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LAW LITELLIGEN CE, COURT OF CHANCERY, April 18. LADBILOOXt V. 111311T11. The Lnrd Chancellor was occupied the whole morning with the further arguments in this part heard appeal. ROLL'S COURT, April 17. Lord Langdale sat to-day shortly after ten o'clock. PRICE 77. WATKINS. This was a petition arisi ng ou t o f a su it by a husband and wife, the plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Price, against the defend ants and others, who were trustees. It appeared that Mrs. Price had lodged in the hands of the defendants a sum 9001., her property, which she had concealed from husb .nd's knowledge. Mr. Price, however, discovered the fact, and compelled his wifo to join him in a suit to compel the defendants to give up the money, which they had refused to do, being desirous of preserving it for the sole use of the wife. . ---- HIS LORDSHIP ordered that the money should be trans ferred to the credit of both the plaintiffs. DAVIES v. DAVIES. Mr. ROLT presented a petition from Mrs. Evans and Mr. George. The husband of the female petitioner and Mr. George were sol'citors, and the prayer of the petition was for a taxation with the view of payment of a bill of costs, and for a lien on the property of the plaintiff till such payment Lad been made. It appeared that Messrs. Evans and George were employed by the plaintiff in the recovery of his suit. The proceedings were extremely intricate and tedious, but the petitioners succeeded in obtaining the cause. The plain tiff, however, had no sooner recovered his suit, than he dis missed the petitioners, and refused to pay the Costs they de manded for the proseeution of the suit, which, of course, he (the plaintiff) would receive. There were two objections on the part of the plaintiff t o t h e p a y men t o f the pet itieners demand the first was, that there was net sufficient activity on the part o f the petitioners, and that an agreement had been entered into by which Mr. Evans had undertaken to conduct the suit without any payment whatever. It app-aced, however, that the plaintiff did not object to the payment of Mr. George's bill of costs. (The Learnel Counsel then read several affida vits in support of his case.) His LORDSHIP said this was one of the most extraor dinary resistencee to the p .y inert of a just demand that he had ever heard of. Mr. Tug:sae, on the part of the respondent. con tended that the petitioner had so right to tail on the Court for assistance. She bad a right, no doubt, to retain any deeds or other documents which might have come into her pus ieesion, until her claim had been discharged. But she was nut warraeted in iustitu'ing the expensive pro ceedines she. had dune, by which the debt was raised con siderabiv. The plaintiff hed never received a farthing of the costs which led to these proceedines. The petitioner also possessed a bend for 3004 of the plaintiff's. Ills LORDSHIP said, the case appeared to him to be simply this Evans had been ernpl‘Ted by the restendent, in in conjnection with Mr. Geurge, to prosecute certain proceedings Mr. Evans died, anti Mr. George was retained for some tene hr the Itintiff, and his bill was taxed, so that, as far as rel. tea to him, the plaintiff was exonorated. The case was different with reference to Mr. Evans. Considering that the matter which led to the proceelings on the part of the petitioner had at first reference only to a sum of 101., he ccu'd not agree that proceeding by non-action, which might last as Meg as the siege of Troy, the best mode of pro ceeding. He wondered that those who concocted these matters were not ashamed to come before that Court. This was a cefe merely between client and client, and party anti party. Air. TURNER. having offered a few observations, His LORDSHIP ordered that the suit for the recovery of the cost oriel:lady claimed should be entered into, the petitioner giving the papers necessary for the purpose of prosecuting the Caine, and that the money thus recovered should be paid by Mr. Dsviee to the petitioner in part payment of the debt. The proceedings of teeth parties had been sentiently wrong to induce him not to make an order respecting the costs for either party. CLARK v. TIPPING. His LORDStIIP, in giving - judgment in this cause, which has been a b lig time before the Court, said, that though a man wa at iiherty to make any use of his own profits that he ciloos*, he could not deduct 41-orn his employers an indefinite 9i.o.(.tity of gw)cts consigned to him. It could not be legal for a consignee, without the privity of his principal, t{; make deductions fur any incidental expenses. important duty devolved on the factor, namely, that of giving up the whole of the profits to his principal, for the purpose of enabling him to have all his means in his possession, which would regulate his judgment as to his speculations. With respect to the point raised in the course of the cau=e by the defendants, as to the peculiar constitution of this suit, he censitlered it was of no importance. Under all the circurustalces, he would order that a clause should be inserted in the decree, that such should be without prejudice to the &Gen:illis. VICE - CHANCELLOR'S COURT, April 18. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) •HE MAYOR, ALDER3IIN, AND BURGESSES OF LOUTH V. THE WARDENS AND ASSISTANTS OF THE FTMF GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF LOUTH.—JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued before him in and after nilary term for no less than eight day. We have already given the facts - of the ease at great length, and it will, therefore, only be necessary merely to state the object of the suit. The bill was filed by .the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Louth. Lincolnshire, against the Wardens and six assistants of the Free Grammar School of that town, who firmed the old corporation before the passing of the Municipal Bill, praying for the declaration of the Court that they were entitled, for the benefit of the town of Louth to.the several markets, and the tolls and profits arising therefrom, held therein, namely, the ancient beast market, held at the time of feir., before the charter of Ed. ward the Sixth ; the Wednesday market, for oxen, sheep, and swine, created by the Curter of Ed yard the Sixth; the piece of ground called the Quarry; the market extended to the sale of horses by the cli,r,er of James the First, with the tolls enforced; and thu Friday market, established in 1802, for the sale of sheep, cattle, and pigs in spring and autumn. His Howoun, after going at considerable length through the different charters, stated his opinion to be, that the tiling of the bill was a mere experiment, that it had failed, and that the parties that had made it must pay the costs. The bill must therefore be dismissed with costs. His Ilouour rose at half-past 11 o'clock. (Before Vice-Chancellor Malian.) IN RE SMITH'S CHARITY. The trustees appeared by petition, to pray a reference to the Master, to approve of a scheme for the administration of the charity, in reference to one class of the objects provided for by the benevolent founder. Mr. Smith, an alderman of the city of London, about the year 1605, founded, first by deed, and then by his will, a charity, comprehending a large number of parishes in the neighbourhood of London within its benevolent provisions; he left also a sum of money tor the relief and ra.lsom or slaves, taken by Turkish pirates; and he left the sum of 1,0001. for the use and relief of the poorest of his kindred, such, namely, as were so conditioned as tp be unable to labour for their own support. The last payment for the redemption of Turkish captives was made in 1760. with the approval of the British Government. The money allotted for the relief of the testator's poor relatives was laid out in the purchase of an estate extending in!o the parishes of Ken , ington, Chelsea, arid St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and called the Kensington estates, which was let in 1665 at a rental of 1701. Since that time there had bees a large increase of those dependent on this part of the charity, and this accord ingly brought the trustees into Court to have a new scheme approved tor the administration of the funds. In 1830 the lease of the Kensington estates expired, and the rental had then become 0004; at which time the trustees found that the poor relatives who were proper objects for relief amounted to 100, and entered into a new arrangement, according to winch they disposed of 3,0001. in classified annuities, leaving 1,0001: to be applied to occasional relief. In 1841 the nett income was 3,6004, and there was a new increase in the objects of the charity; the trustees, therefore, prayed a re ference to tae Master, to have a new scheme approved for the administration of the charity. An order was made, and the trustees were directed to serve the poer relatives with a copy of the order and a notice of the proposed scheme. COURT OF QUEEN'S BEACH, April 18! (Sittings in Banco at Weaminster MILLICIL V. BROOKS. Mr. Sergeant T.ttazoußD applied fur a rule for a new trial in this case. It was tried at Reading, and a verdict for 201. had for the plaintiff; upon the grounds of a breach of con tract. The facts appeared to be that the plaintiff took a berth in a vessel at Sydney, which was advertised to sail in Decem ber, but did not sail until February following; and that on the voyage there was a breach of contract in respect to the quality of the s provisions supplied. The COURT considered that there had been a breach of contract, and refused the rule. ELLIS V. ABRAHAMS. This was a case of malicious prosecution for perjury, arising Out of a sale of 50,000 Tourquoise stones, the facts of which have already been before the public in no fewer than three trials. The present motion was for a rule for a new trial, on the grounds of rejection of evideuce, and excessive damages at the last trial, which took place at Guildhall last term. Judgment deferred. SIR FREDERICK ROE V. TUE MARQUIS OF WESTMEATH. In this case it appeared that Lady Westmeath built upa wall at the rear of her house, in Piccadilly, by which some of the windows in Sir Frederick Roe's house were darkened. The jury fohnd for the plaintiff, and the Solicitor-General I now sought for a rule thr a new trial, on the ground of mis direction. In his argument, he !mid Chat u person had a rig ht to build up a wall, or I, e.g :ten his house, it it should be the side or front of a street, even though that might ha'.e the effect of darkening the light of an opposite house. Ile said this was the first caste 01 the sort that had occurred ; but he contended that it .vc.utti ue amatter f great public incon venience, if in A large town, v ith narrow streets, a person hiving a house in that street, could not he ighten it, even though the opposite house might be damaged thereby. JUdgraiesif. d. 2 errs 1. B COURT. April 18. (Sittings Nisi Prius before Mr. JUStiCe:COLERIDGE.) The causes disposed of in this Court to-day possessed no features of r ry public interest. COURT OF 0 4,;10.1 1 PLEAS, AprillB. (Sittings in Banco.) e.i TouTAL v. JOHNSTON. Mr. Serg , .ant CtIANNEL moved for a rule to show cause why a verdict in this case should not he set aside, and a neW trial granted on the ground of misdirection. The action was braight by Mr. Tootal, a broker, of Manchester, to recover the price of fifty shares in the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway from the defendant, who, it was alleged, bad instrurtea the plaintiff to make the purcliase. The trial took place a. last Ltverpol assizes, before Mr. Justice et_ • Coteridge, ar cl a verdict was given for 4t51. Rule to show cause granted. FITCH V. CUTTS. Sc rg,P.lO t SHEA movet for a rule to show cause why a verdict ir. his case should not be set aside, and a new trial granted no the ground of misdirection, or verdict against evidence. The action arose out of a sale of wines and other effect,. at Rower Hall, near Saffron-Weldon, stated to be the prevrty of a Mr. Steven?, and under Vie order of his exe. eutore. TLe defem lan t attended the sale and made.a,.pur chae of some wines on the faith of tba advertisenient 'eta' printed eatategue, which set forth that the sale would take.: places the residence of Mr. Stevens, " by order of his exe cutors," but subsequently he discovered that the wine was not. the property of Mr. Stevens, and he brought an action against Mr. Fitch to recover on the plea of fraud. A verdict was given to the plaintiff, on the direction of the Judge who tried the case (Mr. Baron Alde i son), who left, as the main point for the considera tion of the jury, whether fair notice had been given. at the sale that some of the wine was the property of Mr Stevens and some was not. Evidence being given to the effect that some statement to that effect had been made, and it also being maintained that the advertisement did not state the property to be sold was that of Mr. Stevens, the state ment only being that the sale would take place at the ret,i deuce of the deceased, The COURT took time to consider. COULTHAS V. THE RSV. DR. BOWES.—CRIX cox. Mr. Sergeant WILDX moved for a rule for a new trial in this case, tried at the last Bedford assizes before Mr. Baron Parke, and a verdict given to trio plaintiff, damages 2004 The action wee brought by the *errant sgeinetkis master, Coulthas being the gamekeeper of Dr. Bowes, the defendant, and it was for criminal conversation with the wife of plaintiff. The rule was now sought on the ground of the verdict being against evidence. The defendant was 70 years of age, and the wife of the defendant, who officiated as housekeeper, was 58. The plaintiff, who was 60 years of age. had been in the service of the defendant for 35 years. During that time a considerable intimacy sprung up and the defendant and his wife were considered as part of plaintiff's family. About five years ago Dr. Bowes had had a very severe attack of illness, a nervous complaint, during which he had been nursed by the plaintiff's wife, which still brought her into more immediate contact with the defendant then before. Subsequent to this she had been in daily waiting on him, and as he bad an affection in one of his feet, she had to lace and unlace his boot morning and night, and otherwise to attend upon his person. It was during the latter period that the alleged adultery took place. The Learned Gentleman then recapitulated the evidence adduced on the trial in support of the charge of adult cry, which set forth that two acts of criminal conversation had been witnessed in one day by two persons, the evidence of whom was believed to be somewhat sup ported by several letters of the defendant preduced on the trial. The witnesses called were parties well known to be on ill terms with the defendant and the plaintiff's :wife, while, in answer to that, there were the whole servants of the establishment called, who proved that no improper familiarity had ever been witnessed, and this was corroborated by the principal relations of the de fendant who visited there. With respect to the direct acts of adultery alleged to have taken place on the 29th of November, the Learned Gentleman said it was proved that the plaintiff went to hed that night at ten o'clock, the hour at which the act of adultery was said to have been seen by two witnesses appointed to watch by the plaintiff: Next day he went to church without making reference to this fact, and he came home at night the worse for liquor, and wished to sleep with his wife, but she resisted. He then got into a violent passion, and upbraided her with being a w-; on which, when one of the servants to whom he addressed himself reproached him with using such language, be said he h a d it f ro m t wo parties, not the Smiths; no reference being made to them, or the night before. The two parties whom he gave as his authority, when spoken to, denied all knowledge of any thing of the kind. In fact, the adultery alleged to have been seen in the study on the 29th was got up, after the wife went home to her mother at Wakefield, to suit a parti cular purpose. It was also proved, in answer, that the blinds bad been put down by the servants, so that it would have been impossible to see anything of the kind from the outside. The same answer applied to the acts of adultery said to have taken place in the bed-room at a later hour the same evening, and watched, it was said, bythe same parties. Considering the al,es of the parties charged, the proceedings et the plaintiff on the nights referred to, the discrepaney in the evidence pro and con, with the fact that Dr. Bowes had solemnly declared on affidavit that he never had had any criminal conversation with the de fendant's wife, he trusted their Lordships would grant the application. Lord Chief Justice TINDAL intimated, that they would confer with the Judge who tried the case before answering the application. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 18. (Sittings in Banco.) WHALLEY r. DAVISON. Mr. BAINES in this case moved, on the part of the plaintiff, for a rule nisi, in order that the verdict which had been ob tained at the late assizes at York, before Mr. Justice Cole ridge, should be set aside, and entered fur plaintiff, with suz:i damages as the Court might allow. The action was one for the recovery of the amount of shares in the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, which had been bargained for and sold by the plaintiff to defendant. The only plea was non-asaumpsit. Thy defence set up by the defendant at the trial was, that he was only acting as an agent, that the shares were not purchased on his own account, and that therefore he was not liable. On the 27th of September last the applica tion was made by defendant for one hundred shares in the Leeds and Thirsk Railway for the account of the 15th October following. On the 2d October following the receipt of the note the plaintiff wrote a letter to defendant, to know who the person was for whom the shares were. The defendant, in reply to that, declined to give the name of the party who had instructed him to give the order, but said he would take the risk upon himself, and gave the name of his father as the purchaser, and engaged to pay the cost of the transfer. Another letter was written by plaintiff on the 11th October, demanding the name of the purchaser. To that letter no answer whatever was returned. The :sth of October came, the day on which the purchase was to be completed, but it was not till ten days after, on the 25th October, that the actual purchaser was given, when the de fendant gave the name of Frederick Tuttall. On inquiring of Mr. Tuttall, the plaintiff ascertained that the defendant had sent a note to Mr. Tuttall very different from the sold note to plaintiffs. The 15th of October was named as the day for the account with plaintiff, but no time at all was specified in the note by defendant to Mr. Tuttall. On the 11th of November a witness was called at the trial, whe proved that he went along with plaintiff to defendant, when the latter offered to pay for the shares of plaintiff. He then left the shares with him, which the plaintiff did not think proper to do. Under these circumstances the Learned Counsel submitted that the defendant had made him self liable for the shares; first, because he refused to give the name of the actual buyer, though repeatedly re quired to do so. In proof of which he quoted Justice Story on agency, sections 267 and 288. where it is sta:ed distinctly that where the agent refuses to disclose the name of the principal for whom be professes to act, he has a right to be treated as the principal himself. The present case was exactly analagous, as the defendant refused to give the name of the principal, though repeatedly called upon to do so; and secondly, by his letter 01 the 2d of October he offered to take the responsibility on himself, and did not give any rame till ten days afterwards, on the 15th of October. the day on which the account was to be finally settled, and when plaintiff could have no claim whatever on Tuttall. Under these circumstances, he submitted that the Court could have no objection to his motion. Rule granted. The remainder of the dal- was occupied in hearing motions. (Sittings at Nisi Prtus, b fore Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Comtnon Juries.) WOODROFFE V. 3IARNHAM. This was an action of trespass to recover compeosati , q2 in damages for false imprisonment. The defendant put ,everal pleas on the record. Mr. Jarvis. with whom wa Mr. Hoggins, conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Humfrey and Mr. Gray appeared for the defendant. Mr. JERVIS, in stating the case, said that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, who carried on the busi ness of clothier and hatter, whilst the defendant, who had been extensively engaged in the coal trade, was a retir.d geoth-man of fortune. It would appoar that the plaintiff had been a debtor of the defendant, and that there was the small amount of about 11. 12s remaining unpaid two years since, when the latter sued him in the County Court in King gate street, Holborn, for debt and costs, together making 21. Is. lid. Upon the plaintiff appearing at that Court, an arrangement was made by which the demand was to be liquidated by instalments These payments were duly made until the total had been reduced to 18, 30, which ought strictly to have been paid off by the loth May, 1844. That not having been done, on th 28th of May an execution was. issued from the Court fur IL Is. 70., including th cost of the warrant, 31. 4d. This warrant was obtained at about eleven o'clock on the morning of the 23;h of May, but it happened that at twenty minutes beibre nine o'clock of that day the plaintiff called and paid the 18s. 3id. to the sister of the collector or agent of the defendant. Tne debt and all the costs bad thus been paid, but in consequence of the warrant on the execution having been obtained, there was the cost of that proceeding, 3s. 4d., still unsatisfied. Accordingly the plaintiff was taken in execution on the 29th, the following day, fur that sum. He was arrested at Paddington, and was in custody about two hours, when, by the advice of his solicitor, he paid the 3s. 4d. to the other under protest, whereupon he was released. The jury, no donbt, had heard much about cheap law, and the outcry which had been constantly raised fur the general establishment of county courts, as the means by which that cheap law was to be obtained. Let him beseech the jury, shhlil they have any peti tion brought to them for their signature, to bear in mind this case. And if there were an illustradon or the system which would more clearly be•ir out what cheap law was, it would be found in Mr. Dickens's " Pickwick," as practised in the office of Dubson and Fogg. It was there related that a then poor, but honest person, ground down to the lowest grade of poverty. had been sued by that celebrated firm fur a pa try sum. After having parted with every article of necessary or comfort of life, the poor debtor had gone to Dobson and Fogg's office with just sufficient money to cover the ex isting demand, inclusive of costs, but upon arriving there alai tendering the amoun', he was, after a few minutes of delay and considerati.tn, infortne that , de vlaretion had been filed, and that there was a further charge for costs in consequence. The poor debtor was ,Lrrested, and afterwards the head of the of f ice told the clerk to go and file the declaration, observing th it the imprisonment would do the debtor good, for he had been a wild anal extravagant man in his early days. Such was one of the benefits of cheap law, in which branch of :he profession few if any men practised who ware under the least responsibility. Following up this rule of cheap law practice, the agent of the deieada.nt, althongh the money had been paid into the hands of his sister, took out execution for the 3s. 43., and it was for the arrest :or that amount that compensation was now sought. Brown, the clerk of the County Court, was then examined, and proved that the warrant had been taken out on the 98 , 11 of May, and given to the officer for executi.in on the following day ; but that it was most probable not until eleven o'clock on the day that it had been taken Out, beca use upon a reference to the onolcs he found out there had been twenty-tive others taken out before it. By Mr. Baron ALDERsox—H e saw that there had been fifty-four other executions entered as h taken th out on that day, and eighty-four in that week. yha e r t rna akntel IttnieTe course of the year there had been about 5,000 taken oebuet,enand all for small sums. Some time since there had alteration in the law, and then the business of the court had very considerably diminished, bat upon a subse. quent alteration, which renewed the power of arrest to the Court, it had again increased. Mr. JERVIS—Yes, my Lord, that is so ; when the power of arrest was abolished all the offic, re and clerks of these courts received a nandsome compensation, and since another Bill has been brought in restoring the power of arrest, and the system is now being carried out more extensively than ever. w Examination by the COURT resumed—Before the arrant was sent out of the office some one, as the re presentative of the defe ndant, the then plaintiff, came, tdataaekbdet.nbaynindhis instructions he stru , :k out the whole of the execution;costs for E e ß v s e o N_ la , w r against him the cost thusofntthut eventually the amount of the claim which blr. Baron sum ha A w L a n s Witness—. Just would have been , that if the warrant had not been taken out, no debt against the plaintiff ? so, my Lord. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—That is what has struck me upon your evidence. Gentlemen of the Jury, it i most serious thing that eve,' man in London should s b a e liable to such a course of proceedinz as this. Examination resumed—When the application was truth is, 3s. 4d" for made for the warrant, the debt remaining due was I/. 12s. 11d. ; then to that was added 55.. 4d. for costs, and also the 3s. 4fi. for the warrinr, making to. , :ethi?r the sum of 21. ls. 7id. Then he had struck off 11. as having been paid, leaving a balance of 11.1 71c1. The plain tiff, however, before the execution of the warrant, paid 18s. 3id., leaving the cost of the warrant, 3s. 4d., and for that he was arrested. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—Then it would be to the ad vantage of the officers of the Court that the warrant should be taken out.? Witness—No doubt it would, fur in truth they have nothing else to live upon. Other witnesses were then called, who proved the payment of the money at least twenty minutes before nine o'clock on the morning on which the execution of the warrant was applied for at eleven o'clock. It was also proved in cross-examination that the collector, the defendant's agent, who is now dead, was not aware of the payment of the money at the time of his obtaining the execution. Steely, the officer, who had executed the warrant, stated that when the defendant objected to pay the 3s. 4d. he had told him that if he would make an application to the Court the sum would be returned to him if his awe ment were correct. The plaintiff, however, took him to his solicitors, by whose advice he paid the sum under protest. Mr. lltutramr, on behalf of the defendant, submitted that this proceeding had arisen out of an nnintentional mistake on the part of a man who had long since died, who had acted as the agent of the defendant. The latter had had no cognizance of any part of the proceedings. The question of the jury would be, whether. at the time that the auent had quitt,d his home, he had done so with the intention of issuing the warrant of execution. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said that the evidence went to prove that be had not. Mr. II UMFRE Y agreed with all the remarks his Learned Friend had made a; to the evil arising out of the prac tice of these • mall courts, but then he was inclined to be of opinion that neither his Learned Friend nor him self should complain of them, seeing that through one of their mal- practices the present case, although 3s. 4d. was the real origin of the proceeding, had come into their hands.—(Laughter.) They could not practice in the small court, and therefore these evils arose; where upon, in order to correct them, the parti , s were com p-11,d to appell to that Court, and the personal aid of his Learned Friend and himself.—(Renewed laughter.) It was a matter for regret, however, that this action -hould have been brought, because its cost, in any way, must be fifty or sixty times the 3s. 4d. He could not help regarting the case as an attorney's action. Only see what a fine bill of costs there would be. It would open thus:—" To advising you whether or not you should pay the 3s. 4d., under protest, 6s. ad. There was double the sum in dispute."—(Laughter.) Then that would be thus followed up—" To giving deeper and longer consideration to the matter, and ad vising you to pay the 3s. 4.1., under protest 13s. 4d." There went a pound at or.ce--(Continued laughter)— " Upon hearing that you would receive back the money if you applied at the County Court in a week, and on consideration advising you not to make the application at that court 13s. 4d.;" and then to advising you to bring the present action in the Court of Exchequer 13s. 4d."—(Roars of laughter)—and so on. That would be the result of the proceeding, and deeply was it to be lamented that such things were. As far as the de fondant was concerned, he knew nothing about the affair. It was quite clear that a mistake had been made, and theret;ire he submitted that the smallest of deranges would be an ample compensation. Mr. Baron ALDERSON to d the jury the plaintiff any way was entitled to the 3s. 4.1., and then they must sav what sum he ought to have for the mistake that had been made. The jury, after a loTig consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—fir the 3s. 4d., and one farthing for the damages .uitained. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner Gout-Bumf.) IN RE REAY AND REAT. To-day was appointed fir an audit of the accounts of these bankrupts, who were wine-merchants in Mark-lane. No thing I üblicly transpired as to the accounts, but it was stated that, at present, no idea could be formed as to the amount of the dividend. _ _ The Solicitor to the assignees applied for the Learned Commissioner's sanction to the allowance of extra costs in this case, for double meetings, as the estate was very large, and the affairs intricate. The Learned COMMISSIOWER having referred to the rules and orders, &c., said that he would allow them. The Solicitor next applied for fees to Counsel on the choice of as-ignees. The Learned COAMISSIONER said he was afraid that he could not make an order tbr that, for by the statute the peti tioning creditor was bound to prosecute the commission until the choice of assignees. . . . . The Solicitor said that he was not solicitor at the time to the petitioning creditor, but appeared on behalf of creditors to the amount of 140,000'., and they were, after a long dis cussion, appointed—it would have been almost impossible to have done justice to the case without the assistance of counsel, wh , Ne exertions were continued at the same meeting. The Learned COMMISSIONER -aid the Act gave power to grant costs zo the petitt,ning creditor and to the assignees, but here there was a gap, and it became a very nice point: but in a case which had been so well conducted thtoughout, he thought all the costs which could be allowed ought to be. He should, therefore, allow these. THE SUN, LON D_O_N, MONDA Y MORNING. APRIL 20, 1846. DT RE SIMPSON AND IRVING. Mr. LAWRENCE applied in this case, the bankrupts being merchants in t he City, for a copy of the bankrupts' examina tion, as it was conceived other persons were partners with them, and that a good dividend might be obtained. all the other persons being perfectly solvent. A dividend of 2s. in the pound has been already paid on the estate. Th. Learned COMMISSIONER considered the bankrupt was entitled to a copy of his own examination. Mr. LAWRENCE said that his application was not only on behalf of the bankrupt, but of a creditor for 1,000/. IN P.E ED. 3101. GAN. This bankrupt, who was a coach-builder in Lisson-grove, Paddington, came up for his last examination, and was op po.,ed. His creditors, without s.•curity, amounted to 9761., with security to 2,7691. His good debts and property amounted to about 601. From April, 1843, he had paid 401/. for interest and discount, and 228/. 16s. for law expenses. His capital at that date was 320/. On the 7th February, 1846, he had received 1,200/. from a building society, which he had paid away to holders of dishonoureebills, and the fiat was issued within a month after, on the 7th of February. He had also mortgaged two houses at Kilburn. He bad kept no books. Mr. TEOMAS urged that on this report of the official assig nee the examination ought to be adjourned. Mr. LAWRENCE said it could not be considered that the payment to persons holding dishonoured bills was a fraudu lent preference _ _ _ The CommissioNEß said it was unnecessary to discuss that point at present, it was a case calling for a rigid inquiry. Adjourned till the 16th of May. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION He US E. Mr. Robson, the solicitor to the Admiralty, appeared before the Lord Mayor, on Saturday, to prosecute two seamen for the violation of 7 and 8 Vict., C. 112, com monly called the Merchant Seamen's Act, in committing frauds. These were the first cases which were ever brought before the chief magistrate, and a great deal of interest was excited. Edward Jackson, a young fellow, was the first charged under the Act. the violation of which was caiculated, ac cording to Mr. Robson's representation, to occasion a vast deal of mischief to the merchant seamen's service. In many instances frauds, had been committed by per sons who had applied for register tickets, and who made away with the money advarced to them, to the great prejudice of those who had engsg-d thorn, relying upon the truth of the representations made by the aypli • cants. In all such cases it was the determination of the Board of Admiralty to prosecute. Mr. E. 11. R. Coleman, clerk to the General Register and Record Office sit' Seamen, in the Office of the Port of London, No. 2, Hamot•street, Minories, stated that it was par-. of his duty to record the tickets transmitted to the out-ports. These tickets were kept in the office. Wh. xi a seaman was registered at one of the out ports a duplicate of the ticket was r-quired to be sent up to the head office, where it was registered. The ticket pro duced was forwarded by witness to Hull for the purpose of being regisi;ered. It was numbered 219,017, and was issued to Edward Jackson, at [lull, on the 21st of March. 1846. It was returned about the 30th to the offic •i i Loudon. Witness knew the prisoner as Edward Jacksiar, who applied on the 9th of April for a ticket, and again on the 11th at the office in Hamet-street, and was desir•-d to call on the 13th, which he accordingly did, aid rA , eived the ticket numb red 323,825, and dated the 13th of August, 1846. The original aed the duplicate corresponded exactly. Mr. Charles Stone, a clerk in the same office, stated that he remembered the prisoner's application fur the re gistered ticket, and that the necessary questions were put to him upon the occasion. The answers were taken in writing by the witness. The prisoner, in answer to the ques'ion whether he had ever been registered before, replied " No." It was necessary fix the applicants to sign the original and the duplicate; and in the original and the duplicate the sig nature was exactly the same. A shipping agent fur the Sailors' Home, in Well street, stated that he shipped the prisoner on board the Scotia, Captain Strickland, in April. The prisoner had a registered ticket with him, numbered 219,017. Wit ness did not ask him where he got the tick. t. The ticket pr.aiue id was the same number, and signed with the same name, and filled up in the same way. The prisoner signed the articles, and got an advance of wages, but never joined the vessel at all. The pri-oner said he had no defence to make, and he was committed to Newgwe. The next case was that of Joseph Porkr,alias J Potter. Mr. Coleman, of the General Register aad Record office of Seamen, stated that the prisoner appli. d for a register ticket, and the ticket numbered 31,671, was issued on the 24th of July to him, in the Thuile of J. Pcrter. The original ticket and the regular ticket were issued under the provisions of the Merchant Seamen's Act. On the 9th of April the prisoner applied for a register ticket, as a first ticket; and afterwards applied on the 11th, in the name of Joseph Edmund kV ter. The ticket issued to him was numbered 328,893. The first ticket was returned to the office as having been the number of a deserter from the ship Wilson. The sig natures to the two tickets were. the same i n every re spect, with the exception of the spelling Of the names of Potter and Porter. By the change of names the prisoner h a d escaped detection. Mr. Stone, at the same office, stated that the neces sary answers had been taken in writing to questions asked before the issue of the tickets ; and the prisoner h a d , i n answer to the question whether he had been ever registered before, replied in the negative. Mr. J ose ph Jones, assistant shipping agent, stated that he shipped the prisoner on board the Wilson, on h 9th of April. The prisoner had then a registered t t ic e ket, s o. 3l67 1, and was so registered according t o the regulations. occur et t o e df very y N e frequent w g a t e ren TT c h e h . ee ticke t n i h assf been e wh considered ic h e rune ot suf ficienttoy to o Theffjustifye(,ncs prisoner r t i''g e aw t si s h s o g stb e r ee t rteeh o nde f onf t ic a ralcaokt7ee adv . a .. nce no h te, for which the delinquent recei g v i t v, s ing mt o i f ne a y n , G On Saturday the several summonses that have been issued again Hr. J. Bather, 33 solicitor of the Metro- politan Railways' Junction Company, and Mr. T. R. Kemp, one of the provisional committee men, were, after several hearings, decided upon by Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Sir P. Laurie. The charges were pr,ferred by Mr. G. Jones, the chairman of the acting committee of shareholders—viz., those against Mr. Barber being, that he, as solicitor of the company, did fail in register ing, in accordance with the 7th tud Bth of Vic., a list of the subscriber? names and a copy of the allotment letter, and against Mr. T. R. Kemp for signing his name as a director to the company's scrip, without holding a share in the undertaking. The evidence in support of the information was talcdn at some length on the 4th inst., and the magistrates withheld their decision until this day, in order to consult the City law-, fficer. That being known, much curiosity was manifested to learn the rtsult, and the court was filled by many interested parties. At half-past two Mr. Alderman Gibbs at:d Sir Peter Lowrie came upon the Brach, and 11,,d evidently taken great pains in arriving at a decision in strict accordance with the Act. Nit.. Alderman GIBBS, in very br!ef termi, remarked that, as regarded the summons against Mr. licmp, and that agait st Mr. Barber for not registering the allot ment letter, they considered had not been proved ; hut, in respect. to the summons for the m , n•registerin of the subscribers' list, they were of opinion that the Ant clearly specifie , l the registering of such a list, and as the defendant had not complied, they convicted him in the penalty or 10/. Mr. Wire, who appeared fir Messrs. Barher and Kemp, then gave notice of appeal. lie believed the re sult wes contrary to the terms of the Act ; and he thouct,ht he could, with the createst confidence, state that scarcely anew projected railway company had regi,tered a subscriber ' list. Sir P. LAURIE replied that they had taken much pains in arriving at a just decision. They bad had go;,d legal assistance, and therefore the conviction of the de fendant must be confirmed by them. CROYDON. On Saturday, the Croydon Railway Company w-re sumoitawd utahr their Act of Parliament for running an g with the atmospheric apparatus emp e l n oy in ed e u e g n the said railway, which engine was not made upon the principle of consuming its own smoke. and for which illegal neglect the company had incurred a penalty of 5/ per day fur every day upon which such engine was used. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the company, and Mr. Lund attended to support the complainants. There were twelve separate summonses against the company for as many different days when, it was alleged, the " smoke" nui sance had heen created. Mr. Lund simply alluded, in opening the case, to the terms of the Act of Parliament applicable to the case, and called Mr. R. L. Peacock, who stated that he resided at Nor wood, near the engine station used for the purpose of exhausting the air-tubes upon the Atmospheric line, and he had frequently observed smoke arising from the chim ney. He did so on the 13th and 14th. and sevetal other days in February. Mr. Peacock, in cross-examination by Mr. Bodkin, said he was not well aequainted with the nature of ma chinery of this deseriptien, and although he had seen the engine in question on several occasiens, he could not say le!echer it was constructed upon the principle of consuming its own sm. ke. Mr. Lund said this was the case on behalf of the complainant. Mr. Peetkin urged the magistrates to bear in mind. that all the company were required to do wee to use en gines constructed upon the principle of consuming their own srneke, and there was not the slightest proof that they had not done so. The company, he should show the magistrates, had adopted every improve men t t o effect this object, and if any effectual method could be shown whereby it might be attained they would readily adopt it. Mr. Field, of the firm of Maudaley and Field, the eminent engineers, was then examined, and Ile preyed that the engine in question was made at their establish ment at the latter fnd of 1845, and that it was at that time constructed, so far as scientific knowledge upon the subject then went, upon the principle of consuming its own smoke. Mr. Field added. that since that period there had been an improved method introduced by a gentleman named Gotte, and this had been adopted by the company. Jame, Pearson, the superintendent of the engine de partment at the Norwood station, was alsa exareieed, and he proved that the company had endeavoured by every means in their power to sff•ct the consumption ..t the smoke from the engine, and that they had a dop te d - the most recent improvement, which was at this moment being carried out, to effect that object. Mr. Lund repli , d. The CHAIRMAN. after a short consultation with his colleagues, said that th. - . Bench were of opr len, that all the company were required to do, was to use ertgittee constructed upon the principle o? consuming their own smoke, and that they had done all in their power to eff ec t that obj-ct. They therefore dismissed the summons. The other summonses, as they nearly involved the same question, were of ceurt , e withdrawn. LAMBE, IL Mr. William Johnson, aliae: IrDowell, was charged before Mr. Norton with being drunk, and assaulting Mr. John Widdicombe, at the Leopard Coffee-house, in the Bridge road, Lambeth, on the preceding evening. Mr. Widdicombe, so well known to the frequenters of Astley's Theatre and the Vauxhall-gardens, as the master of the "ring" in the former. and master of the ceremonies at the latter, dew.sed that on the preceding evening he was in a room of the Leopard Coffee house, when the prisoner, who was a perfect stranger to him, entered, and commenced ap plying to him the grossest epithets. Believing him to be either mad or drunk, he (Mr. Widdicombe) treated his at tack with indifference. Presently the prisoner rushed to wards him, and gate him a desperate blow, which stunned him for several moments. Witness not wishing to contend with such a person, went in search of a constable, and hav ing found one, gave him into custody. Prisoner—You know that you have seduced my wife dur ing my absence, and that your conduct has been most dis graceful. Widdicombe—God bless my soul! I don't know anvthir.g whatever about your wife. Indeed, I know not whether you have a wife or not. This, your worship, is a serious charge against my moral character. What am Ito do about it ? I know nothing of his wife. Mr. NoßroN—l confess it is a most unpleasant charge, and particularly if not true. Widdicombe—lt is not true, sir. P quite true, and i can, if a ll owe d ti me , prove Mr. NoSTON— it to ri b s e o Have you any o bj ect i on, M r. W i dd i combe. that those witnesses the defendant speak s o f s h ou ld b e sen t Prisoner—lt is for? Widdicombe—Not at all, sir; on the contrary,! should wish them sent for, as I am most anxious to remove any im pression you may entertain with respect to my knowledge of the man's wife. The e ca3le eras then adjourned, an d a constable went thr ~4 . H u ghes, the witnes ses a ll uded to. He returned, and informed the magistrate tnat he had seen Mrs. Hughes, wife and that lady informed him that the est' the prisoner 1,- , d lodged at 11.1' house, but that she h a d not b een v i s i te d b y M r. Mr. and Widdicombe, nor had she any knowledge whatever of any intimacy, beyond having heard that she was fond of going to the theatre to see Mr. Widdie4mibe. Mr. Widdicontbe said he could not help such a feeling on the part of the prisoner's wife, and repeated he had never seen the woman, nor had be ever been to the house. Mr. Nostos repeated his belief that the prisoner was quite mistaken, and ordered him to find bail for his good conduct towards Mr. Widdicqmhe and others. THE LATE COLLIERY ACCIDENT. Busrox, FILIDAT.—Last evening an inquest was held on the bodies of the rive men who lost their lives in consequence of the accident which took place on Wednesday. The first witness was a man named Morgan, who stated that he was standing at the top of the pit when the men who have lost their lives were being let down the shaft ; that they were all cautioned not to go into the works until the " doggie " came down : that the skip had just been lowered down the shaft with a second party, but before they had pro ceeded many yards the explosion took place, by which they were all blown mat:" yards into the air. Four were picked up dead immediately afterwards, and William Jones was also found dead at the bottom of the mine, his death having been caused from suffocation. The remainder of the men and boys in the mine were go t u p, h av i ng sustained injuries more or lee extensive. Cux, the a doggie," is , utfering T'rom severe contusion of the brats. The witness further stared that the mine was well ventilate. , completely through its workings, and that it wa:i not usual for the men to go into the pit until the "doggie" had tried it by means of the mfety• iamp ; that this trial not uhfrequently takes place three or four times a day, when there is any apprehension of a collection of sulphur. The remainder of the evidence was corroborative of the statements which have already appeared ie The Sun, and showed the reckless manner in which Jones had rushed upon death; one fact, however, was elicited in the course of the inquiry, which is worthy of especial notice; it was, that the "doggie" did not always go down the mine in the morning in the first skip. The Ci inONSEt remarked on this circumstance, and observed that it ought to be imperative for him to do so. Had such been the case (he said) on this occasion, the lives of five human beings would, is all probability, have been saved. The jury returned a verdict to the effect tha Wm. 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Undoubtedly faults could be pointed out easily; but when the general plan was good, mere errors of detail were redeemed by the efficiency of the ensemble. If he had found any evidence of such a plan in the report sent to the King by the Minister of Marine, he should net have thought it necessary then to address the Chamber. The questions which it seemed chiefly desirable to discuss, in connexion with the subject under examination, were these:—Was the past history of the French navy a cause of discouragement or of hope? What enemy was France most likely to compete with? Had she a sufficient number of men employed in the service, and were adequate pains taken to secure that point ? And, lastly, what ought to be dente between sailing vessels end steamers ? Such were the questions to be examined. As France had about 600 leagues of coast, and only 560 leagues of land frontier, and as, beeidt 8, she was a commercial country, having goods to sell and to purchase, the possession of a navy was to her a mutter of absolute necessity. England and the United States had at present some differences to settle. He trusted that an amicable arrangement would be entered into between these two Powers • bur should a war burst out, what course was France to a dopt? Toe Government had decided that she was to remain perfectly neutral. No doubt that was a fine position, as the commerce between the two countries must mostly fall to her share. But on what conditions could the eesume that position ? On no other than if she possessed s strong and effective navy capable of making her neutrality respected. Franco possessed the great colony of Algeria, which would succeed in the end, in spite of diffi culties, but not unless constant relations could be kept up between the colony and France. He was a great advocate in favour of that colony, and not, therefore, opposed to the existence of a strong navy, as had been wrongly stated of him. Undoubtedly the army was the principal force of the kingdom ; but it would be sometimes fourd useful to di minish it in order to augment the navy,*and vice versa. At one period of the English alliance it would have been allow able, perhaps, to diminish the navy in favour of the land forces He considered that alliance of great utility to France, and was strongly in its favour. He deprecated war as a great calamity ; but he could not shut his eyes to the fact that a collision.rnight some day or other take place between the two countries, as was nearly the case two years back relative to Tahiti. As. therefore, the alliance was not so sure that a war might not arise, care should be taken to have France prepared for such an eventuality. He, there fore, should say, "Increase the navy. Increase it with a gradual increase, and zealously." (Night the past career of the navy to encourage the country to pursue that plan ? He thought that the past was strongly in favour of the development which he recommended; for whenever an energetic and patient attempt had been made to increase the naval force of the kingdom it had fully succeeded. ( The Hen. Deputy instanced various periods in the history of France in which this had been done, and always, he declared, with success.) The navy had fallen off during the seven years' war, and Voltaire had thought it worth while to examine at great length the causes of that decline. Vol taire died in 1778, about the period of the A.: erican war, and then the navy was in a Ltd condition. Yet by the firm resolution of Louis XVl.—ill-rewarded for his exer tions—it recovered strength, and during that war it fought not less than seventeen battles, not one of which was lost except the last. France had, in fact, held the Charnel free, and had sometimes gained advantages over England. The French navy did not, it was true, resist altogether the English power, but it made itself respected in all quarters. What had there been to achieve all that ? A firm deter mination ! The French navy fll off during the revolution. and Napoleon endeavoured to revive it. He lavished men and treasure for the purp se. but he wanted to t srevail much too quickly—he did not allow sufficient time, and he failed Front these circumstances be came to the conclusion that whenever the Government was Cetermined to possess a powerful navy, it could most surely succeed ; not a nays certainly, which was to rule over every see, but a powerfu; timid effective naval force, such as it was under Lsuis XVI. With what country was France most likely to be engaged it a maritime war? Not with Austria, or Russia, or Spain, or Holland, but with England. But what force had that coun try to bring against her eeetny ? In the last war she neve, had one hundred ships at sea at the same time, and, on at, average, not m .re than eighty. To oppose that number, the force of thirty-six or even forty ships of the line, spoken of bs the Committee and in the Bill, could not he regarded as deter mined on seriously. It was trate that the quality of these vessels had been insisted . on ; but quality, though excellent in itselt, was not sufficient ; quantity was also indispensable, and at leaet 60 at ips of the line ought to be kept up by France. With that number, she could, he thought, hold heed against the whole navy of England, for the latter power, from the number of her colo nies was obliged to divide her forces into many quarters. But France must thus concentrate her forces as much as pos sible, and on no account depart from that system. It Wit? because he so clearly felt the importance of this system of concentration, that he had disapproved of the establishment of the Marquesas, ana such distant colonies. No. If money was to be laid out on colonies, let it be in the defence of Algiers, Port Vendres, and the Port of Berra (qy. Bona.)--- (Mevement.) Some persons imagined that large vessels could be nispe"sed with al~rgether, and. that frigates souks be happily employed in naval warfare The case of America was brought forward in support of the present argument. But why did America use frigates? Because she pose sensed t o ethers. She sometimes succeeded, it was true, but at an immense co ,t. In truth, to speak of the greatuess of a navy, and to desire to prepare only for a war of priva teers, was, in his opininion, absolute nonsense. There must always exist a certain fitting proportion between the larger at.d lesser vessels; and, besides, naval warfare with squadrons was far less destructive than with small divisions It was said by some that France could not fit out 50 ships of the line and 50 frigates. That he considered to be a great error. Taking the Government tables, he found that the maritime register afforded 125,010 men. Out of that num ber there were 24,000 workmen ' pilots, captains of coasting vessels, &c. Take away the cabin-boys and others who were not able bodied seamen, and the number left would be 65,000 seamen between 18 and 50. It was said that out of that num ber must be taken the men too old to continue in the service. He believed that up to 50 a sailor was well able to perform his duties, and it was quite a mistake to suppose that many did not remain to a greater age it: the navy. But, making every allowance, the computation of the Minister of Marine might be taken, and 46,000 chosen men be stated as certain to be found in the number just mentioned. But if war was to be carried on with picked men only, the armies of Europe would be exceedingly reduced, and he should increase the computation of the Honourable Minister fast 50,000 .at least. But in all crews two-thirds were old sailors, and one-third the new levy which would give 75,000 men, and with that complement, according to the calculations of the Hon. Minister, 50 ships of the line, 50 frigates, and 100 steamers could be fitted out. Many persons thought that free trade would tend to augment the number of seamen. Such was not his opinion; he considered the protective system more favourable to the development of the navy. He was quite ready to discuss that question, and from the pro gress that the public mind was making on the subject, he conceived that the Chamber would be called on next year to examine the matter thoroughly. One thing, howeve, thought self-evident—that if they desired to increase the meritime register, they must augment the number of vessels. .Whenever the vessels of the Stare were prepared for a larger number of seamen, the latter would be certain to be found, for they would proceed from the merchant service, which, in its turn, would take its nc w supply from the population of the seaports. The mode in which the French navy was kept up, until of tate, was to have a certain number of vessels in commission de rade, which was a kind of half-allowence of men—half a crew, about 350, and.a staff. In that state the crew could be exercised-- could make a voyage from Toulon to Algiers. By adding a certain number of men the crew would be complete. The Minister of Marine had changed that systems, and established ths desponsibilitt de rade, in which case the vessel had no staff. There was also no crew—namely, a guard of 100 men, and the vessel remained always in port. That measure ap peared to him deplorable, as there should be a crew or nothing. He had inquired into the expense of keeping up a crew. To have ten ships of the line completely armed and provisioned, and ten dismantled, it would be necessary to add to the Budget hut 6,000,000 f. a-year; and to have t = elve of each the augmentation would be 9,360,000 t. ; and for fifteen of each the additional cost would be 14,000,000 f. He should, therefore, propose nothing abrupt or immeciate. He merely desired to see six, nine, or fourteen millions added annually to the budget, and if the Minister refused sums, an insignificant in comparison to the objects to be carried out, he (M. niers) must think him not serious in his assertions of readiness to increase the navy. So much for the men to be employed in the navy. Lie should now briefly allude to the number of vessels. If a state of transition was hot now going on, he should consider the number of forty ships of the line as a puerility, but as changes were in preparation, he could conceive that an un willingness existed to build all the vessels that might be manned by the seamen whom the State could famish. Al though steamers were likely in the end to have the advan tage over sailing 'vessels, still ships of the line must.always be of great importance. Under these circumstances, he should not oppose the number of thirty-six or forty vessels, but on condition only, that if the number of vessels was kept down, the full quantity of stores, timber, and materiel, should be carefully prepared. A Voice—That was what the Committee desired. M. Thiers.—No doubt ; but what quantity of timber did the Hon. Minister specify as the proper quantity to be kept on hand? 180,000 steres ! Why, that was not a supply for more than about two years, or three at most. The very smallest quantity that ought, to be kept up was 300,000 steres. The Hon. Deputy here criticised the mode of making experiments in building vessels as practised in France, and gave the preference to England in that respect. To sum up, France, he said, ought to have a powerful navy, not to rule over the seas, but to make herself respected ; and in order to effect that, she must concentrate her forces, have a considerable number of vessels fitted up, and a large quan tity of shores of all kinds. The head➢ of the Marine De partment ought to proceed on a fixed plait, which he did not think could now be asserted. The Minister of Marine, besides, had no excuse for any inferiority in his department, for two or three years back the Chamber insisted on adding 3,000,000 f. to his budget. Under such circumstances, if a Minister did not do all that it was his duty to perform, he incurred an immense responsibility, such as few persons would like to accept.—(Agitation.) IRELAND. DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE-THE FOOD RIOTS. DUBLIW. APRIL 16.—The Tipperary Free Press, received this morning, atter describing the riots amongst the starving population of that town, gives the details of subsequent mea sures for affording relief to the famishing people. If those steps had been taken in proper time there would hare been no popular outbreak: " - A - general meeting was held in the Court House, every part of which was crowded to excess. On the motion of the Very Rev. Dr. Burke, seconded by acclamation, " Captain Osborne, M.P., was called to the chair, and Alderman Hackett was requested to act as secretary " Several resolutions were adopted, and about forty gen tlemen then came forward, and subscribed upwards of 500/., which will be doubled before the sun sets this evening. "Tile committee, after dividing the town into districts, and appointing collectors thereto, adjourned to ten o'clock this morning, to meet at that hour in the grand jury room. "A number of our fellow-townsmen, enrolled as special constables, patrolled the streets during the night, assisted by the police and military, to preserve order." Ail the accounts represent the military and police as having acted with the greatest forbearance all through the riots in the towns of Chime' and Tipperary. Those riots were caused by starvation, and when the means of feeding the people were at length supplied, the town of Clonmel resumed its wonted tranquillity. .. . . A correspondent of the Evening Post of this evening gives the following account of the outbreak in Clonmel : "Clunmel. Wednesday, April 15, 1846. "This town bears all the appearance of a beleagured city—troops are drawn up in the different localities, and cannon pointed down the main street ; as usual, the stable door has been shut when the steed was stolen,' for all the bakers' shops were entered and plundered early yesterday morning by a mob, made up, for the most part, of wonien and children, accompanied by a gang of men totally. unknown in Clonmel or the neighbourhood. They commenced their depredations by an attack on the carts conveying flour from the mills at Cahir, and seriously injured the policemen who were escorting the carts ; the mob then proceeded to the mills of a Mr. &infield, on the county Waterford side of the Suir, which mills they entered and sacked, before the attend ance of any magistrate for the county of Waterford could be procured to accom e any the troops ; after having laid violent hands on all Mr. Banfield's flour, they marched, in a b of about 1,500, to the mills of Mr. James Fluglie, and demanded admit tance. Meanwhile, intelligence bad been sent to Mr. Os borne, of Newtown Anner, who had but just arrived from England, and being a magistrate for IN aterford, he hastened to the mills, but unaccompanied by any tome of military or police. After addressing the mob, and cautioning them against their outrageous conduct, he succeeded is averting the threatened attack, and promised, if they forthwith de sisted from all violence, he would give them fend at New town; the promise was freely given, and they were fed with bread and meat on the road side: Too much praise cannot be given for the prompt and skilful manner Nellie!' was evinced by Mr. Osborne in saving these mill-. The mob dispersed quietly, in accordance with their promise, and a large meeting was convened in the Town-hall of Charnel, to take the state of the country into consideration, at which 5001. was immediately subscribed, CO give immediate emplo' - merit to the peasantry. This fund will be much increa-ed, as the Mayor and most of the surrounding gentry were ab sent ; indeed, the gentry have been dilatory in this district, in not meeting before to take measures of relief into consi deration ; out as the Lord-Lieutenant of the county (Lord Donoughtnore) never resides in it, there is a general feeling of apathy, and, as all are well inclined, no one likes to take the initiative step. There is a report that other mills have been attacked this morning. The country is altoget her in a most unsettled state, and it is impossible to foresee the results. \ I ore anon. " AN EX-MAGISTRATE." A letter from Clonmel, in the Cork Examiner. after j. de- Aeribing the riots, thus concludes:— "To show the state of excitement and detweration to %,hich the peop.e gave way, and the recklessne,s of life which they exhibited, I may mention that a Eumber of .tarts with flour—l believe tifty—were coming into town From Ciogheen, escorted by forty met' of the 33d Regi ment, under the command of Captain Gough acid a tarty if police, wLen, at the workhouse at the entrance to Irish - 'own, they seized - on four sacks of the flour, which they Cragged off one of the cars ; and although the military were loaded, and had received the word " ready," they it'll refused to g:ve it up, observing "that they may as sell be shot, as starved!" Ile officer, seeing their deter mination, cho , e rather to leave it to them than take their ives, although he was repeatedly struck with stones. Great ; ,raise is due to Major Galloway, 33d Regiment, the com oanding officer, tbr his steadiness and coolness dining this •ventful The accounts from of her districts show that the sufferings of the people are daily increasing; but they are appedsed, even by the promise of relief. FOOD RICA'S IN CARRICK-ON-SUIR-THE TOWN SACKED. The Dublin Evening Post gives the following brief letter troin Carrick-or-Suir, county of Tipperary, received just as that journal was going to press : " April 15. This tiwn is in a horrible state. The popu lation rose and broke into all the meal and provision stores; sod afterwards into the shops generally. Unfortunately, our excellent resident magistrate was absent front town on -ome neces,ary duty, and there was nu local magistrate to bring the military out. The moub had it all their own way, and the t,wn is just as if it had be, n sacked by an army of Seikhs." We have seen another letter from Carrick-on-Suir, which states that the flour stores of Mr. O'Donnell and Mr. O'Neill" were broken into and plundered, every bacon-yard was robbed of its contents, and the retail provision-shops were cleared out. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CASHEL RAILWAY. The particulars of the following fatal accid nt (the first, we believe, that ha-, klee‘l:!: don this: liue), which to,ik place on Tuesday night, have been communicated by a gentleman who resides near the scene et' the catastrophe. It appears that on Tuesday Sir John and some other gentle men bad been up towards 'the end of the works (so far as such has progrrsse r in a dir(c. line from Dublin), and on their return by a special train they arrived about ten o'clock at a place called Rhandboon, about tleven miles from Dub lin, in the county of Kildare. Her“ the toad was flat, and some bullocks, belonging to Mr. J:imes Mitchell, of Borehard, were grazing in a field. It is supposed tha. the noise of the engine frightened the animals, and :evei al of them ran across the line. One of the beasts came in contact with the en gine on the rail and was cut in two, the engit.e passing over it. This caused the engine to diverge oti ttte rail. by a most fortunate, but unaccountable, circumstance the link or chain which attached the carriages to the etgine was either broken or loosened, and the carriages remained stationary on the line. The engine, by its own impetus, (la...hed forward and was thr , wn into an adjoining field. The unfortunate driver was killed on the spot, and his body waN mangled in a fearful manner. He was married only on the previous day. Not the slightest blame is attached to any fumy in refer ence to this sad affair. The gentlemen who were in the car riages escaped quite unhurt, .with the exception of oue, who received a few slight bruises.' DEATH OF E RAGoNETTI. We regret to announce the decease: of this celebrated double-bass performer" who expired at his house in Leicester square, on Thursday afternoon. Count Pepoli, the Italian poet; Mr. Novelle, Mr. Piggott, and M. Tolbecque were with the musician during his last moments He was a Vene tian by birth, and was born in 1764 or 1762, for Dragonetti wan never positive about the date. His father was also a contra-basso. At nine years of age Domenico began to play on the guitar. He then t tudikd the violin, and at twelve years old began to play on the double bass, to the amazement et the whole city. lie practised n tech with Mesttino, the famous yio liniet, and at thirteen Dragonetti was nominated prima basso at the Opera Buffa. At fourteen he was promoted to the same position at the Grand Opera Syria, at San Beiletto. At eighteen he was engaged in the chapel of San Marco, performing at concerts the violoncello parrs on the double bass. He then went to Vicenza, where he purchased his well-known Anted double bass. From Vicenza he visited Padua, Atter which he was offered an engagement, as principal contra-basso, at the King's Theatre in this country, in which he remained up to his death. Dragonetti was eccentric in his habits, but had an ardent attachment for his art. His conversation was, curious and amusing, from the strange mixture of French, Italian, and Eeglish words. He was most punctual and honourable in his engagements. For thirty years he and his colleague Lindley were always the first to take their places in an orchestra. Dragonetti kept his beloved instrument as close to the stage-door of the Opera-house as pos sible, in order that it might be saved in the event of a fire. As a performer he was the greatest executant ever known. He was the Paganini of the double bass. His wonderful power of keeping an orchestra together and sustaining singers was not the least of his gifts. The conformation of his hands was particularly favourable for his mus'cular power. A periodical has supplied some anecdotes of interest ; " Dri.gotietti was full of anecdote. The account of his first introduction to Beethoven was highly characteristic. When the impetuous German put before him a violoncello accom paniment to some piece, displaying' a lOrest of 'lutes,' at the completion of the perfirrmance he jumped up from the piano and embraced him. Also his accompanying Mrs. Siddons in a song at Mrs. Darner's, the sculptress. Her musical decla mation, he said, was unpractised—unprofessional, but it was in character with her acting. Her tones were deep, solemn, breathing and majestic. When Dragonetti first visited Parift, he carried with him letters of introduction from Viotti to Cherubini and Gretry. He called upon the former, who was from home, and then proceeded to Gretry'e residence at Montmorency. In the course of conversation Gretry asked his visit or in what quarter of Paris he had taken his lodg ings, and then contrived to have all Dragonerti's effects re moved to his house. ' Friends must not part thus,' said he; while you remain in France you must consider my house your home.' " A " Complete Sj Atom of Doubleßass,"written by Drag.netti, was destroyed unfortunately in a fi-e. His has last illness was confirmed dropsy. leftpse His faculties whichacuities w until the last. 11 Dragoa gap cannoteregood until be of our best players to constitute one Dragonetti. would take the concentrated p..wer of four filled. Aufassi takes his v place at toe Opera-house, but it San Marco, at Venice. We learn that his second best basso $e has bequeated his double bas, as beloved Amati, to o his ha c d ou a n n t? . - x rna ra a .,, C dh a . sol y ani, of the inar collection h t l i r is p f rt ri aog ends in his will. ‘‘, e believe that o Oh f apse d rb o a l e l e s onr a c a n lh m e d aft :s t n n r g ba u: . ff t -boxes, of every count ry ,w which e . has dis tributed Count Pepoli, Mr. Heath, and Mr. Novella :are the executors. The members of the musical profession are anxious to attend the funeral of Dragonetti, as a mark of respect for his genius. "---- FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. - 7 - -- eret Th James Math, , son, EFq., of the Lewis and Adieu, M.P. .ur r n Bennetsfield, of Lafout attracted a brilliant audience on Friday evening. has purchased the estate of in Ross-shire, for o l2,soo4—lnverness Courier. General Lord Gough has remitted 70,0001. f rom I n di a, There were present the Duke and Lord a ndLadyMacdonald, u Countess of Beauchamp, puch Duchess ofliea C u o t rt n; for the purchase of an estate in Ireland. GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY.—On Friday a special and Countess de Jarnac, Lord Chelsea, Countess ordCowor Blessing - t Anthony Esterhasy, Count D'Orsay, ton, the Misses Power, Lady Webster, Lady Slade, Lady meeting of the Society was held at the offices, 36, C !man- Wilson, Lady and the Misses Burgoyne, Sir John and' L a d y street, fer the purpose of receiving the report of Mr. Stephen Lament Lady - Fitzroy Kelly, Hon. Mr. Pery, C ou nt Ki e l- Aldrich, the secretary, as to the result of his application fur man - segg ' e, Mi. Canofari, Hon. Mrs. Leicester Stanhope, Sir her Majesty to patronise the Society. Richardson, Esq., Henry Webb, Sir John H. Lowther, Mr. Milner Gibson, was unanimously called to the chair. Mr. Aldrich read the Mrs. Paul, &c. fbllowing letter from Sir H enry Wheatley —'.St. Jam es ' s ALARMING FIRE IN THE WESTNINSTER,ROAD.— On Palace, April UAL, 1846.—5ir.--I beg to acknowledge the re- Saturday morning, abortiyaet e e t we l ve o , e l ec k, a fi re , w hi c h a t ceipt of your letter accompanied with a memorial from the first threatened very serioug if not fatal consequences, w a s General Annuity Society, which I have not tailed to submit discovered by police-constable 162 L, raging upon the pre- to the Queen, and lam honoured with her Majesty's cona mises in the occupancy of Mr R. C. Gay, a tailor, carrying mends to send thirty guineas as a & nation from the Queen on business at No 9, Mount-street, Westminster-road, Lam- towards that valuable institution, and her Majesty will also beth, next door to the entrance of the Nati ona l Swimming be pleased to allow the Charity to be called the Royal General Baths. The discovery was made by the censtable perc e i v i ng Annuity Society. I beg to inclese a draft for 311. 10s., as smoke issuing from the door and front windows. An imme- the Queen's gracious donation, the receipt of which you will diate alarm was raised, and after a great deal of trouble the have the goodness to acknowledge.-- I have the honour, &c., lumatea were aroused from their slumbers, but not before W. WBEATLEY.—Stephen Aldrich, Eeq."—Mr. Richardson the fire was ascending up the staircase in such dense bcdies highly eulogised the exertions of the secretary, and felt sa es to cut off all means of escape by that quarter. The en- tisfied that the result would greatly benefit the society. giues belonging to the Brigade and West of England-office Several resolutions were then moved and seconded, and were quick in arriving, and the Lambeth Water -works amongst them one thanking Major-General Sir H. Wheatley yielded an immediate and an abundant supply of water, from for his attention, and soliciting him to become Vice-president. which the engines were set to work under the direction of Votes of thanks werethen passed to the Secretary and Chair- Mr. Connorton and Mr. Hamelton. After considerable man, and the meeting separated. trouble the inmates mauaged to effect a safe retreat from the The Earl of Cawdor has agreed to give a suitable site blazing premises, but the fire was not safely extinguished , for a flee church to the congregation in the parish of Caw until the, stock-in -trade in the shop was deetroyed, and the 4 "r- -- I'ver"e" Courier. building much it , jurM by the tire, water and hasty reniovel. .' 4 " 't '" , '' m'' ll . ' ,l hi "if" in th " 111. ' rk— - The origin of the fire is unknown, but dr. Gay, it is under- I place at Apt (Vaucluse) for four years, receiving 100 f. for the I stood, is fully insured. . bergaig. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. LS BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER CO 1- PANIES' STOCK. From tie (Vida List, ruhusuED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17. JOINT-STOCIL BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid, Pr lo4 Annum. 2hare. ....:•.-.. - A a. d. A a. d. Australasia ...... •• • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 28 4 Itritsn North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44g Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 223 e '.:olonial. Londe and Westminstr 61. per cen t. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 Metropolitan ....• -••- 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 88 %, Ditto, N ew... ...• • • al. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1.,,4 National of Ireland • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18 „ Nat. Provneial of Eng. 51. per cen t. 100 0 0 3 5 0 W 3621 Ditto, New......... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of London.... • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 INSURILIVCE COMPANIES. • Dividend Amount Name et t;oinpany. per of Paid. Pr" Annum. share. ----- .. AAlbion• • • ...... ••• • • al. loti 500 a 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19 Ditto Marine... -• • q. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 6 ,4 Atlas . • • British Commercial .. 7s. par s h are 5 0 0 0 50 0 !, A., Clericl,Med.lit Gen• Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 0A '.;ounty ..... ......... 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 I 7rOWA ••••••• • • • • • • • 103. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -, k:,agle • •• • S 6 per ct.,l t& .30 ,. b ,.. s 1000 0 0 250 0 0 Economie Life. •• Eng.& Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% European Life ••• • • • r. 34 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .... .. •• • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe • • ••• • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 138 Guardian - ....• ••• • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 49 Imperial Fire -••• • • • 6/. and bonus 600 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •. • ....• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 17 Indemnity Marine 1/. sh & bs. 100 0 0 513 I 29 Law Life.. ......... 1/. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 60 , Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6 7s , London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14 . 0 London Ship •.. • ...- 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 let Marine.. •-•• • • • • 51• per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Sled. Invlid & Gen. Life 4341. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2 %,, National Life.. •••• . • • 8/. per c e nt. 100 0 0 5 0 0 922 Palladium Life.. ..... . 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. 15 * Phcenda - - 205 Protector Life.. ••• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 43 ' Provident Life •.. - 'ock Life.. --- - .. 4s. 50 0 010 0 4 % iloyal Exchange - ... • 51. per cent Stock. - 180 , un Fire • - - 110 Ditto Life ..... - ... 1/. 61. - - 49 Universal Life • • ... • • 10%1. pr cnt 100 0 615 0 2 0 --- DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name wf Company. per 1 of I Paid. Pr"' Annum. Share. ----' A s. d. A s. d. Commercial • . - 7EI East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 140 East Country - 21 Lindon . . -115 N St Katharine •••- • • • • 5 per cent. Stock. - 1r ,4 36 0 i 30 Southampton ••-• • • • 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 __. WET OP SCOTTISH COIVIP.H.NXES' PRIC I : I° Dividend Amount Nam. of Company. per of Paid. Pri ce 1 Annum. Share. ____.... --- . Rank of Scotland - 100 0 0 165 , I Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per c e nt. - - 100 0 0 1571* British Linen Company Si. par cent. - 100 0 0 221 Commercial Bank ...• 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161 National Bank • ..... • • 61. per cent. -• 10 0 0 1 4 % Union Bank of Scotland 7541. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 9 2 Western Bank.. .... • • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 7 3 Northof Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5n 0 7 U Clydesdale Bank • ... - 61. per cent. - 10 n 0 13 % Eastern Bank - ... •• • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4 4 1 EdinbA (nasg.w Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 0 6/$ ;ity of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 13 ' •tcc•ttish Union Ins. Co. V. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 $ 4 ?; Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14 : limn Co. of Seirtlnd- 5!. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. ! 1 , 7 . North British Incur. • • 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 8 10 0 0 28n Caledonian Fire hour. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 2., Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per c en t. 100 0 0 12 10 A • 18 7 Ellin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. perc. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7 2 , Ditto, 14 shares 7s. 6d. p. a. 12 10 0 All paid. 177 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 28 0 0 20 0 0 16 , tTh4s;;w & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70 ,,' G is.e.l Iv &Greetick Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 11l paid. 1 ,„ 7 , 11,t..fwle.tlartikirk Ball. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 4 ,,u , Dui vitt; & Arbtotitnall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 3 :'. St aidard Li re . I ,itnarne ,Si per cent. 3 0 0 0 210 0 . --' 1,27 11...VM214.•••l 214 itio.lE. .-- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prig' Annum. Share. - -- --- ..£ s, d. r:ast London.... .. .. .. 8/. 100 0 0 - 215 ',rand Junction .• •• • -3/. 10s. 41 1 i 4 -- .1 ,0 ,thit •••••••• • • • • • • • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 - 65 Vauxhall - 57 Wept Middlesex -- . • 5/. 'N. pr cm. 63 12 9 130 ...--- CA,I'S.O.I.S. ... .1 ..i. Names of g.,0 Dividend ,-,„..ce. Names Of Dividend E.,, per pee. , ,i Companies. 2, per Coe.ipanies. Annum. rn A Annum. -,•-. 4 .-.....- -- - - -- 4 X - Ashtn & Oldh 197 51.55. pc 72 Monmouthsh 101 i 81. 160 Ashby-d-la.-Zll3 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 90 Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 1003 - 3$ Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath -.. • • 100 171. r 3411 Brltnk&Abrg 150 5/. I 85 Nottingham . 150 121. ...- Cromford.... 100 14/. 150 Peak Forest. 78 3L 611 Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's .-• 33 1/. 53. !,1 Derby ..• • Ellsinre&Chs 133 , 41. 165 Shropshire - 125 81. -- i 0 2 Erewash •• • 1001 321. 300 Somrset Coal 15 0 71. 10s. •-, Forth & Clyd 100, 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. .1,1 GrandJunctn,loo' 71. 95 Stffrd & Wore 140 281. o" - Grand Union , lool 1!. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15/, 2 1 Glamorgnsh. 1721 13)41. 210 Stonrbridge.. 145 20/. 2' Glstr & Brklyi 00 - - Strtfirdon Av 79 It. los. -- Grantham . • !150, 12/. 100 ,Severn and I 26 1/. Bs. 32 Ruddersfleld.! 57' - - I Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 103{ Trnt& MI 50 au -- Lancaster - : sey, % sh. ..... Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 520 Thema &3led 19 - Leicester ll4O 10/. 105 Worcstr 141 78 2/, 44 Leicstr St Nth' 83 4/. 60 : Binning. Loughboregb(l42 - 1!. 11 k 7O l, 850 Wilts Mks 6 7 MARKET __,l4 b7W—S'.—(nATURDAY.) C 4el iv. The supplies of both Fruit and Vegetables were again extenslf' owing to which the demand was somewhat inactive, at about l a ; week's prices—Pot a t oes f rom 4s to Ss 6d per cwt ; Turnips, to Is 10d ; Carro s, 4s to 5s 6d ; Spring Onions, 104 to 2s t Careen Is 6d to 2s 6d; and L ee k s, 6 d to is 2d per dozen bunch; Apples, Is 6d to s; and spinach, 4d to 8(1 per half New Potatoes, 2cl to 6d per lb ; White Cabbages, 8,1 to Si an Cauliflowers, is to 4s per dozen. Celery, 8d to 2s ; Horseradi s : Is Gd to 4s ; forced Asparagus, 4s to 65 ; and Rhubarb, 4d 1 Is 2,1 per bundle; Oranges, 7s to 15s; and Lemons, 7s to lOs Pc hundred ; Sea-kale, Is 34 to 3s 6,1; and Small Salad, 2el per punne t Turnip Greens, ld to 2d ; and firm:di Sprouts, 4d to 8d per busb e Radishes, 4tl to 8d per dozen hands ; Ca Lettuces, Id to 2d ;.° ll Cucumbers, 26 to 8s each ; Strawberries. 12s per small basket. 3CIXTG.A.IPZ Af4D LEADEZTHALL. Prime Mutton, Veal, and Pork commanded a steady sale, at I" prices. Otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef fro! 2s (id to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 35 13(1 to 4s 6,1 ; Lamb, 5s id to Gs 8 " Veal, 4s 6d to Ss 6d.; aiid Pork, 3s Gd to 5s per Sibs. by t b carcase. The suppdes of both Game and Poultry being more th,! adequate to m. et the wants o f th e buyers, the general demand VII" heavy, at barely stationary prices. NEWPORT. Beef from 2s 8d t o 3s ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 45 AS ; Lamb. - 6 to 6s 8d ; Veal, 4s 4,1 to 5s 4(1 ; and Por;i, 4s to 5s per 81bs. ' .NGERPORD . y The supplies of most EU articles on sale were b no means extend / yet the general demand ruled heavy, at but little variation in price la *MT. Although the supplies orFt b we e by E no means large, the ,emir was hi a sluggish state, and prices were with difficulty supported. lITEXTECHAP EL. 4 Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 64 ; Mutt o n, 3 s 4cl to 45 6.1; Lamb, e. to Gs 6d ; Veal, 4s to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 3s Gd to 5s per 81bs. BREAD. a The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are f ro m 83i 9d; of Household do., 64d to 8d per 4lbs loaf. HIDE IVIARILET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2;id to 3d; do. 641 b t o 721 b, 34 , 3 1 . 4 d ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3%,1 to 3).6d , do. 801 b to 881 b, 3%,:l to r aj do. 58lb to 961 b, 310 to 4d; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 4%d ; 4 Skins, 3s 9d to 6s 9(1; Horse Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 45 6d Gs Gd ; Half Tireds, 44 to 58 741; Downs, 3a to 4s 6d; Lambs, 25 9d 4s; Shearlings, 6d to 9(1. *.d.w XT ‘ a/LW:Mitt. SMITHFIELD - Meadow Hay, 3138 to 41 fis ; Clover ditto, 41 Si t 51 16s; Oat straw, 1112 s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 lßs /* supply, and a sluggish demand. Hay. 31 5s to 4/ lOs ; Cl over ditto, 41 10 load. o m Bu A ER f L i A k r : D v . e ra g m e e ad to 51 14s; Oat Straw, 1/ 128 to 1/ 14s ; Wheat St raw, 1; 14 s to 111 E per load. Trade dull, at late rates. . WHITECHAPEL.—XI eadow flay, 31 3s to 41 Bs; Clover ditto, w / 11 ,, to 61; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wh ea t St raw , 11 14 s to 11 ''' per load. Supply good, and trade dull moderate supplies of grain :everted this week. a WAKEFIELD CORN-MARILF.T, APRIL 17 --Tvletehreavare have' fair business passing in all descriptions of Wheat to-day, a . l steorpapt,i.orntel.n value;l3a rle e l h in e n a n vy so g r u ts a f a t? , Beans dull, and middlici sorts a trifle cheaper. Oats ii,id. per stone, and Shelling 64 dsfie:;lillnisCefurrl freely, t lr3 o i 'e, quit, e ar with outennd sullye rather a e aboutofficers, , comprising p e r r i e s c i n t g an per load higher. Ma:t in good request. sions than the one now occupied by them in Fester-place. Id members having lately thesetabUlinsibmedenStegliacergerCdluinhienii A new building for the Army and Nary Club, St. James,"; Dublin, Th e square, it is stated, is also in contemplation - meetings of ' been held on the suhjeet. ~,,sT, I k. DVEH TISEMeNT ] WH EEZINGS ON THE C. , '— SHORTNESS op BLUTH, ASTHMA, COUGHS, AND COLDS. lO W BAD, ARE E FFECTUALLY CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—There t. no longer any d ou b t but that at those wonderfid pills are an eU. cure for any of th ese compl ints, even though they may be ° f .e „ voral yea' s' stewing. IV ere relief may be • bt a i nr d i n a few dal e ' Such are the extraordi nar y p wer .4* thee pills that many Pe ° Pe , r vao appeared to be almost at drath's door, gasp i n g f or breath, tilt been so relieved in th i t bra , ,thing., d so completely f ree d front W caughs, tt9 9, tonish co'ds, their wheezi n g,, aci d their spitting, as to ro, tonish all their f , hnds.—Sold (dso • 4 olloway's Oi n t men t) at !' All fessor Holloway's listai-lishmrut, .44. Strand; and by alm" l4 respectable vendors of medicine throughout the civilised wo It L____.4 BIRTHS gr* On the 15th inst , at St. Mary Abbott's-terrace, Kensington, Wall= Powell, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., i n Gloucester-road, Hyde-park, the lady of •G Lousada, Esq., of a son. On the 15th i ns t . . at Dunsta b le, Bedfordshire, the wile o f .l obis Pearse, Esq., of a son, still-born. 0. On the 15th in st., In Upper Stamford-street, the wife of Mr- Swinscow, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at Manchester, Mrs. J. Hillard, of a dattichtl . o. On the 16th inst., at M.lton-street, Dorset-square, the lad./ v " Myers, Esq., of a son. On the 16th inst., at Sydenhgm, Kent, Mrs. Samuel Fry, of a 1 MARRIED. On the 15th inst., at St. Mary Magdalene, Taunton, by the I riti James Toogood, Vicar of North Petherton, and Rural Dean, Val 00 1 f Prince, Esq , of Nether Storey. Somenet, to Fanny Ma' s ' daughter of William Woodland, Esq., banker, Taunton. ifs% On the 14th inst., at Albion Chapel, Hull, the Rev. Ni 8.A., formerly of Maidstone, to Charlotte, only daughter of IT Gordon, Esq., F.L.S., both orHull. DIED. IV( 0 0 In Beaumont-street, Marylebone, Lieuteuant-Colonel Nieholl, late of the Bengal army, aged 82. %rolls: 0( On the 21st of December, at Ferozeshab, Captain Geoll e .'''' the 2fith Regiment. IV of On the 10th of February last, at Sobraon, Rabert Ba y , 31 Brigade to the first division of the army of the Sutlej. 'vigor, 90 On the 29th ult., at Gibraltar, Captain Sir W. Mal. Highlanders. Char lotte, the Ilth inst., at the Rectory, Eceleston,near Chester, yeun. est daughter of the Rev. It. Massie. t sots,'On !be 16th inst., James Brand, Esq., of Blackman-stree London: Printed and Publiiiiecl by 1.,' Ult1)0 1 - 01 1 1 41 C. a f,.',pet mratid, Printer, at The Sun Office, Ito. 112. streOd, is Of ' r ‘Apzi of the Savoy, in the County of Ifiddits44 Montle.: 20, MC