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RAILWAY COMMITTEES (SATURDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. YONZSIBTR.23 AND LINCOLNSHIRE. The Committee assembled to-day at the usual hour, Lord Somers in the chair. It will be recollected that in the course of the inquiries of this Committee the several schemes for communication be. tween the manufacturing districts and the agricultural coun ties on the eastern coast have been brought under considera tion. The several companies are now arrived at a point where it is impossible to distinguish the opposition of their several interests, and instead, therefore, of using the titles of the several companies, it will be more intelligible to designate the group by the title affixed. The legal evidence continued this morning was on the Swin ton and Doncaster line, which is especially opposed by the Doncaster, Wakefield, and Leedsline. Yesterday much dispute arose upon the respective position of these two companies, and it was decided that the former of these two companies could not appear as opponents to the latter. To-day a ques tion was raised on the disadvantage which the Swinton and Doncaster Company would be placed in by the right at that time possessed by the Wakefield and Doncaster in the power to call witnesses against their opponents while there could be no rebutting proofs. On this a long argument arose, the room was cleared, and the Committee ultimately decided that the Wakefield and Doncaster Company should not bring forward evidence against the Swinton and Doncaster line, but the landowners on the line were to be allowed to be called, and that Mr. Sergeant Wrangham should be per mitted to address the Committee on the evidence offered. Lord Wharncliffe was then called, and he testified as to the quantity of minerals raised, and stated his impression, that if the Swinton and Doncaster line were to be the monopoly of the carriage of coals would fall into the hands of the Midland Counties. He was himself al a coal-owner and was anxious for a free transmission o f the Besides, coal from the West Riding to the Eastern Co untes there would be great difficulty in the re turn of imerchandize up the line. Mr. Martin, also a coal-owner and resident at Worsborough Hall, confirmed this testimony, and stated that on an average there were 75 vessels containing coals going on the canal of the Don River Company, averaging 40 tons each, and making an aggre gate of 3,000 tons a year, and that h e thought was better than the interference with the general trade proposed by this new company. Mr. Byarn, the agent of Lord Wharncliffe, gave similar testimony, but no new principle was elicited. Earl fitzwilliam was then called, and he explained his r e f us al, and assent and dissent from the line, by stating that lie had, in the first place, objected to the Swinton and Lincoln, or, as it it is now called, the Swinton and Doncaster line, in consequence of the great injury it was likely to do to the residential property of Sir Joseph Copley; in fact, he believed that it was intended to tunnel under the house itself.—(Laughter.) But he had withdrawn his opposition when the line was carried on the other side of the river, and therefore avoided that injury. When, however, he gave that assent the line of the Swinton Company was to be carried as far as Lincoln ; and as the great object of the coal-owners was to get to the north of Lincolnshire, the case was materially altered when the line stopped short at Doncaster; for not only was that circumstance likely to interrupt the communication between the districts to be accommodated beyond each of the termini, but it would throw a monopoly into the hands of the Midland Counties Company. Ile is chairman of the South Yorkshire Coal Company, theugh no railway director; and in that capacity he bad to say that the proprietors would infinitely prefer a line which was merely a coal line to one which is intended for the mixed traffic of passengers and goods. With respect to the great supply of corn from the Isle of Axholme, although he must allow that the Sheffield district was eminently important, he yet thought the Leeds—the whole of the clothing district—from its popula tion and wealth, was more so, and consequently, as he con ceived, there was five times the quantity carried up the Aire and Calder canal that was carried up the river Don. The Committee here adjourned till Monday. Dividend Amount Name of Company. er of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ---• ---•-• X s. d. A a. d. Australasia .... • • ... • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27 Britsh North American Si. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45 1 ,4 Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 25 0 0 0 0 2 1 : `2010nia1.......5i. per cent. 100 0 0 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2 . 6 . % 4 London Joint-Stock . - 0 L 4 61. per cent. 5 0 0 0 10 0 _ Metropolitan - 25 0 0 7 10 0 25 o 4 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 1 00 0 0 10 0 0 IC B Y Ditto, New •. • . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 National of Ireland . • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 35 0 9 36 cent• 20 0 Nat. Provincial of En. Si. per cent. 100 Ditto, New. 10 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 ° 0 0 2 1 5 1 % Onion o of f A L m on tr d ali on!• - • •-• SURAXEC3II COMPANIES. ....... 5i.5 5 6 1 11 . 1 per pe p er r c c e e n n t t. ; 2 5 3 0 0 0 Dividend ' Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --------- ---- - £ a. d. 1 A a. g, Albion ••••••• • • • • • • 31. 10s. 500 00 1 50 0 0 74 Alliance ' Ern. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 1117, Ditto Marine. •.• • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6% Atlas • 130. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial .. 71. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Mol.&Gen•Life 51. per cent. 100 00.2 10 0 6% 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 103. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Kagle 6s. 50 0 0 8 0 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 27 European Life Freemasons' 61. per cent. Stock. - 136 Guardian ....... • Imperial Fire Imperial Life ••.• • • . • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16% Indemnity 3farine ll. eh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life ll. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire .•.• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship •.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Marine.. Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4341. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234 National Life .... Palladium Life ...... Phoenix - - 205 Protector Life.. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life ll. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire • - - 210 Ditto Life 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life .. ..... 10%1. pr cut 100 0 J 615 0 22 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Price, Annum. Share. 1 -- , X s. d. X s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 166 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 157 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank •• - 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161 National Bank Si. per cent. •-•. 10 0 0 15 Union Bank of Scotland 7% /. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92% Western Bank 6 l. per cent. - 50 0 0 84 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7 % Clydesdale Bank •• • • - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank ..... - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4% Edinb.&Glasgewßank 61. per cert. - 50 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd- 51. per cent. ilO 0 0 All paid. 9% North British Insur. ••5% L pr cent. i2OO 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 12 10 0 18% Edin. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 Ditto, % Shares- . • 70.6 d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. IS Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 15% Illasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 73% Glasgrr & Greenckßail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 163, Glsgw &Garnkirk Rail. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 38 Standard LifeAssarnce.l 51. per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 9 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. : per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s, d. , East London.. •••• . • • • 81. 100 0 0 , - 210 Grand Junction ••• . - 31. 100. 41 13 4 , - 90 Kent •••••••• • • • • • • •• 21. 10s. 100 0 0' - 70 Vauxhall - 57 West Middlesex .• •• • • 51. ss. pr cut. 63 12 9 - 130 HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVIII. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER (LONDON, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL BRANCH). The Committee met at the usual hour; Mr. B. Denison in the chair. The Committee were occupied the whole of the day in passing the several clauses of the Bill, including a protecting clause to the'Earl of Digby. Considerable discussion took place as to the forms of the clause compelling the Exeter and Yeovil Company to lay down the additional rails for the convenience of the broad gauge traffic_ - A - clause was finally agreed upon, referring the matter in general terms to the Board of Trade, in accordance with the resolutions mitred at by the Committee yesterday. The several clauses were then passed, and the report algased to. Committee rose at four o'clock. DOCKS. 1 Dividend 1 Amount Name of Company. per I of I Paid. Price. Annum. ' Share. , Z a. d. 1 X a. d. unmercial •. • . I ; Z a. d. I X s. d. commercial •• •• East and West India t Cl. pr cent. r Stock. 1 East Country .. • r 1/. per ale. 1100 0 0 Landon ...... St. Katharine • •. , 5 per cent. I Stock. Southampton ••.•• • .. ' 41. per cent. 150 0 0 50 0 0 141% 21 114 104 2734 GROUP XX. The'Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock, in Room No. 3 l tertenatOrridor) ; present, Mr. Sotheron (chairman), Lord Wiliis Bentinck, Air. Pigott, Mr. Tancred, and Mr. Ross. The Committee had adjourned from Wednesday to this day, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Cockburn's summing up and reply la the cases of the London, Hounslow and Western, and the Richmond Railway (Kew Branch), the evidence for and against those lines having been concluded. In eonsNuence, however, of Mr. Cockburn's engagement at the Old 16ailey, these cases were deferred, and the Com m proceeded with the only remai n i ng Bill i n th e grou p, ely, striutzty =ON MarvivAir DISSOLVING. Mr. PAGET, for the promoters, stated the object of the Bill , to be to enable this Company (which was incorporated by the Act the 41st Geo. III.) to sell the lands, houses, and other property of the company together with the navigable com munication from the dock of the company, to the River Thames at Wandsworth, in the county of Surrey, and to dis solve the company. The inadequacy of the returns was of course the ground of application fer this Bill. Mr. COOK, for Messrs. Child, Lyon, Denison and other persons interested in the maintenance of the line, opposed the Bill, on the ground that capital had been expended in mills, wharfs, and other establishments, on the faith that the rail way should be maintained. The opposing parties claimed, on the alternative a reasonable compensation from the pro ceeds of any sale which Parliament might authorise. Evidence was given of the fact that the Company were almost wholly without funds, that there was little or no traffic, and that, in short, it was almost impossible for the company to keep the line open. There were but four or five persons who ever used the line; and Mr. Lyons and Mr. Child, who had branches to their mills, were among the number. This was originally a double line; but as it had got very much out of repair, one line of rails was taken up to repair the other. Mr. Burcham, solicitor to the South-Western Railway' Company, and also to M r . Ch ap li n ( t h e Sh er iff of London), who is chairman of that company, gave evidence of an agreement between his clients on the one hand, and the Sur rey Iron Railway on the other, for the purchase of the line by the former (in case this Bill should pass) for the sum of 14,000 i. The South-Western Company were quite willing to keep their contract, although they had found they had made a bad bargain. They did not undertake to continue the railway, having carefully worded the contract in such a manner that it should only bind them to purchase the land. He had, however, no doubt it would be continued as a rail way. When the compact was made, the South-Western Railway Company intended to apply to Parliament for a Bill to make a line from Wandsworth to Brighton, in con nexion with which this line would become profitable; but that the Bill, on being submitted to Parliament, was lost on the standing orders; and a Bill for a line between the same termini had been obtained by the London and Bir mingham Company. The line would therefore be of less value than was originally anticipated. Upon - the conclusion of Mr. Burcham's evidence, Mr. Pamet handed in a copy of the Bill, with some of the clauses amended, and others inserted, the object of which amendments and insertions he explained thus : —By the Lauds Clauses Consolidation Act, the landowners upon aline of railway had a right of pre-emption, in case of a. dissolu tion. If this provision was enforced in this case, the con tract of the South-Western Company would be void. Lord Shaftesbury had declared that he would not allow any Bill to . pass the House of Lords without these clauses ; but on an application being made to his Lordship by the promoters, he said that if the Bill came before the House of Lords, he would have no objection to giving the South-Western Com pany an opportunity of buying the line if they chose, but it must be continued as a railway, and there must be a clause introduced, which would suspend the action of the Lands Consolidation Act, but would provide that if the line ceased to be used as a railway, the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act should come into operation. In the clauses which he pro posed to be inserted it would be provided that in ten years time, if the railway were to fall into disuse, the Lands Cl auseeConsolidation Act should then come into operation ; inte r i 4 . t th m eY -would withh o ld the right of pre-emption in the Mr. Ceeraa h hild e , / 11 6 appeared for Messrs. Lyons and Messrs. C Dr. son, "the Committee a petitioner who appeared in per right of ,(30:0*.eina_Fommittee in reply, and urged that the Clauses ought to be maintained, and the Lands ion A.ct ou 'h The room being d eami. t not to be interfered with. suited for a few minute s , - " 4 ' Ole Committee having con- The CHAIRMAN said, on O'qr re. • mittee were of opinion that the L im •0 ns that the Com- Act ought not to be interfered with. ,Clansss Consolidation Doctor Reynolds suggested and moved that the r • tatian of the contract in the preamble be struck out. The Committee declined to deci d e on this p oint übilcthe case was. concluded. The cases of the several petitioners were then pro cee d ad • with. Dr. Reynolds, and the Counsel on the part of each of the other petitioners, addressed the Committee; and the CUSS being completed, The Committee declared the preamble of the Bill proved, but struck the recitation of the contract out. The question as to whether clauses should be inserted, allowing the peti tioners to recover compensation for the loss of the railway, and also the arrangement of some other clauses, was reserved. It was announced in the course of the day that Mr, Cock burn was detained so long at th e C entra l C r i m i na l C our t , that it would be impossible for him to attend here to-day; and it was then arranged that his case should come on peremptorily at two o'clock on Monday. Some doubt was entertaimed as to whether there would be time before that hour to dispose of the clauses of this Bill, and it was there fore agreed that the Committee should meet on Monday,. at eleven o'clock. It being past four o'clock when the Committee came to the decision as to the preamble of the Bill, they then Adjourned. ISLE (F NAN RAILWAY. A meet:ng of the shareholders in this Company was help no S ittirday, at one o'clock, in the Hal! of Commerce, for the porpofie of taking steps to obtain a statement of the ac counts, and to resist the attempt of the directors to retain a larger proportion of the deposits than was authorised by the Act of parliament. J. H. Murchison, Esq., in the chair. Mr. SMITH read the report of the Committee of share holders, stating the proceedings which had been taken to obtain explanations from the directors with regard to their accounts, and requesting the shareholders not to accept the return of 155., which they offered to them, until such explanation had been given. The report, also, suggested th at , the shareholders sould enter into a sub scalption, in order that the opinion of some competent counsel should be taken as to the rights and remedies of the share holders against the directors. This gentleman stated that 5 7000 shares were allotted among 200 individuals, and the deposit upon that number, at. 24 per share, a mounte d to 10,000/.. and out of this sum the directors only intended to return 6,000/. A STIAREHOLDIR said, he did not think that the return of 1 98. was adequate, when there had been no survey nor en gineering expenses. Mr. B itt cv, ca moved that the shareolders should enter into a stii2reiption of la. per share. !ae motion was seconded, and carried unanimously, The meeting then separated. • CANALS. Names of I$ ! Dividend ' s Names of 1 Dividend Pric e. Companies. A 1 per I- " Companies. 4 1 " -- . dun Aahtn&Oldh : 60 \97 1 5 Ann i.5s um . pe l 70 Monsnouthsh ;00 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 4i. VO • 3intgomrysh 100 51. 98 'Barnsley 1 121. - aso . too - 38 BaSing4tok4 100 - - emit ...... 100 171. 340 Brknk&Ahrg 150 6/. 85 ottingham. 150 121. - Cromford 100 141. 150 eak Forest. 78 31. 68 Dudley ,1001 41. - Regent's •••• 33 11. 55. 22% Derby .• •• • • ;100, 61. 73 Rochdale.... 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chs I 1 33; 41. 55 Shropshire.. 125 81. - Erewash .. . 11001 321. 300 Somrset Coal 130 71. 105. 130 Forth & Clyd i 1001 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn l loo! 71. 9534 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 290 Grand Union 100 1 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 315 Glstr&Brklyiloo - - Strtfrdon Av 78 11. 109. - Grantham • .150 121. 100 Severn andi Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. .5 26 11.88. 32 liennt & Am; 391 Is. 6d. 10 Tmt &3fr-1 50 Sot. - Lancaster ... '47 11. 10s. - sey, % sh.j Leeds& Livrp l lool 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester ....1140! 101. 105 Worcstr &-1 78 2/. 44 Leicstr&Nthl 83' 41. 60 Blrmlng•J Loughboroghi 142 701. 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 = & ND. BANK OF ENGL . (From Friday's Gazette.) Ln Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, far the Week ending on Saturday, the 13th day of June, 1846. tuns DarairrismiT. X. X. Notes leaned •.•. • • • • 28,603,395 Government debt . • 11,015,100 Other securities . • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,371,105 Silver bullion .. .. • . 2,232,290 28,603,395 Dated the 18th day ofJune, 1846 . MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. X 28,603,395 BANXING D 7 Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and D - vidend acc'onnts)• • 6,537,132 Other deposits ...... 15,518,397 Seven day and other bi 115•............. 862,665 4 40,858,004 Igpliarboxi . . Dated the lath day of June, 184'1 Government secnri- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) . • 12,988,065 Other securities •• .. 18,122,098 Notes .. .. 9,011,510 Gold and silver coin.. 738,331 40,858.004 M. MARSHALL. Chief Cubic*. IRELAND. DUBLIN, juma 17. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE QUEEN V. CHARLES CAVAN DUFFY, PROPRIETOR OF THE "NATION" NEWSPAPER. At the sitting of the Court this morning this case was called on. The jury panel having been called over, Mr. Holmes, on the part of the traverser, handed in a challenge to the array, on the ground that the jurors had not been summoned in sufficient time. Sir Colman O'Loghlin cited various authorities, showing the ad missibility of the challenge. The Chief Justice having expressed his intention to receive the challenge, the At torney-General demurred, but on Sir Colman O'Loghlin intimating that he was then ready to proceed to argu ment, his Lordship said that there was no necessity, as he would allow the demurrer. Arr. LANCLY opened the case for the Crown, charging Charles Gavan Duffy with having published in a certain newspaper, called the Nation, a malicious and seditious libel of and concerning her Majesty's Government, and calculated to excite towards them a hostility in the minds of the Irish people. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL then addre43€ d the Court for the prosecution. He commented on the article contain ing the alleged libel at great length, and concluded by calling upon the jury, as honest men, for their own sakes, for the sake of the liberty of the press, and the tran quillity of the country, to find a verdict of guilty against the traverser. enehe us.ual . proof s of proprietary, publication, and in closed° t'Aving been given, the case for the Crown tbe hir de ll fe ° ll l ::' 4, r t t n z ro ceed l e urs d edia t c o :x ad rab d ye r n e Et s s s ngi t n h lan e Court d for principally on jturesatitteentroria Genraratleedtmivapn. rests his case waistae after st i r t o w ng a l s an gulge on the The Learned JUDGE then The jury having retired, ins an nounced to the Court that there likelihood of th eir a g reein g . not the sli g h test The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said it Was unnecessary for wasrt if aboutthe y to had aadd adjourn, r a n g , re e d. - a t half -past them `'hen come the inquiry five, the CHIEF JUSTICE directed the sub-sheriff to as k s the jury it' they Ci : o h tu a or d tC a o g u reed. thely'hheas not,-sh sub-sheriff sateterd would.—( le . fe ( s L ul a t u Bailiffs were then 3worn to prevent personsfrom drink, f li e i a na n u d n fi ie r a o ti f n r g om wi t t h h em th . e jury, and to keep meat, and JUNE IS. At the sitting of the Court this morning, by order of the Chief Justice, the jury in this case were conducted into Court. The Registrar asked them if they had agreed to a verdict. Foreman—l can inform your Lordship that we have not igreed to a verdict, and my opinion is that we shall not agree. Several jurors—We never shall—we never can agree. The CHIEF JUSTICE— Gentlemen, you may retire for the present. The jury were then re-conducted by the sheriff to their room, to abide the decision of the Court. RUMOURED LEGAL CHANGES. The following appears in a provincial paper, and has just that amount of truth in it which attaches to all the rumours of the anxiety of a declining Ministry to pro vide for the public services of its officers :—" In conse quence of the present uncertain position of Ministers, it is said that Mr. Justice Perrin will not resign at pre sent, if his health at all permits his remaining on the bench. A proposition was made to Judge Burton, sug gesting his retirement, in consequence of his great age ; but the fine old fellow, who, I am happy to say, is in THE SUN, _LONDON, MONDAY _,EVENING-, JUNE 22, 1846 excellent health, refused point blank. This step, on the part of the government, was made in order to provide for Mr. Greene, the present Attorney- General, lest the Whigs might come in, and the right hon. gentleman be thereby shelved. After old Burton's refusal, an application was made to Judge Torrens, who agreed to retire, if his son was provided for • but no office being at present vacant, the Castle people were again foiled." FREE TRADE.—The Mayo Constitution, in placing before its readers an account of some recent cattle fairs, s ays •.—" Whatever may be the future effect of Sir R. Peel's free-trade measures, we candidly confess that the cattle-feeders of Ireland have as yet no cause to com plain. There were lately held two fairs in our neigh bourhood, at which the prices of all kinds of stock were highly remunerating. We allude to the fairs of Balla and Turlogb. At the former the demand for milkers was unprecedented. They rated at from 81. to 111, and in some few instances went as high as 13/. 10s. A gen tleman with whom we conversed, on his return from the fair, told us that he obtained at Balla 30s. per head more for a lot of heifers than he would have got a month pre vious for the same lot in the same state. At both these fairs sheep were advanced in price, but pigs a shade lower." On the 11th instant, says the Nenagh Guardian, eight men, all armed, went to the house of Wm. Egan, Esq., Ballinderry, broke open the parlour door and the doer of a room inside, when they found three guns, which they carried off. Although there were two men in Mr. Egan's house, and several men in the yard and about the place, still the party never met with the slightest opposition. LAW IN TE LLIGEN CE. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 20. CLARKE V. DITRNSFORD-CRIM. CON. AND DIVORCE. This was a petition to the House, by the plaintiff, for a divorce, on the ground of adultery. An action was tried for criminal conversation in February last, in which our readers will remember that the plaintiff was an attorney at Bristol, and the defendant a surgeon, then in partnership with the plaintiff's mother. It appeared, upon the trial, that the defendant had hired a house at Bath, la February, 1845, and he and the wife of the plaintiff were in the habit of meeting there under the assumed names of Mr. and Mrs. Nyne ; and from this and other circumstances, as well as from evidence of the confession of the parties, the criminal intercourse was proved, and the jury returned a ver dict for the plaintiff, damages 5,000/. The defendant is in prison upon proceedings for the recovery of this sum. Mr. Austin and Mr. Butt now appeared in support of the petition for a divorce. No counsel appeared for the defendant. The evidence produced at the trial was gone into, and the facts of the case were fully corroborated, after which, Lord BROUGHAM, who presided, said the case was one of the clearest he had ever heard, and in his opinion it was satisfactorily proved; he should, therefore, advise their Lord ships so to report to the house, which was agreed to, and their Lordships adjourned. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH; June 20. (Sittings in Banco.) BARROTT V. OLIVER. This is a seduction case, which came before the Court in the shape-of an application for a new trial on the ground of mis direction, and that there was not sufficient evidence adduced on trial to show that the plaintiff had lost the services of her daughter. The plaintiff is the mother of Elizabeth Barrott, aged thirty-three, who resided with her, and kept a school at Saltash, in the county of Devon, and the action was brought against the defendant, a Mr. Oliver, who also resided in Saltash, for the seduction of the daughter, thereby depriving plaintiff of the benefit of her services. The case was tried at the Devonshire assizes before Mr. Justice Coleridge, and a verdict was returned for the defendant. According to the evidence adduced on the trial, Elizabeth Barrett was residing with her mother in Saltash, and opened a school in order to assist her mother in maintaining the family. At this time the defendant was in the habit of visiting them three or four times a week. This ended in the pregnancy of plaintiff's daughter; and when she informed the defendant of her condition he gave her money to purchase drugs to procure abortion, and on several occasions she took turpentine, muriate of iron (tincture of steel), and savin, but they all failed. She received 308. in all before the birth of the child, and 4s. afterwards. When it was publicly known she was with child, the defendant gave up his visits, and refused, when applied to, to do her pecuniary justice for the injury done. Her pupils also left her; hence the action was insti tuted by the mother to obtain compensation. It was endeavoured by cross-examination to show that the daughter of plaintiff had had connexion with another person of the name of Lander, and that she was not at the time in the service of the mother, but that the latter was only residing with the daughter for a short time, and that the latter was perfectly independent of the former, having entire control over her own earnings. Mr. CROWDER applied for the rule on a former day, on the ground of misdirection and that the evidence addued on the trial did not warrant the conclusion that the daughter was the servant of the mother at the time. Mr. MOTAGUE SMITH was heard this morning against the rule, showing that the mother was residing with the daugh ter before the seduction up to within a month of the confinement of her daughter, and then only going for a short time to Plymouth, leaving her daughter in charge of her brother. The Learned Gentleman cited several parallel cases, in which it was r u led th a t th ere was p roo f o f serv i ce . In the present case the daughter was in service when the mother sent for her home ; that when there she opened a school, being then under te jurisdiction and control of the mother, and that therefore the latter was fairly entitled to compensation for the injury done by the loss of service. Mr. CRONVDER replied at length, contending that there was no satisfactory proof of service—that the daughter, with her brother, who kept a boys' school, kept a house jointly, and paid rent, with which the mother had nothing to do — that the daughter had entire control over her own earn ings, the mother being more in the character of servant than otherwise—that she had sufficieutly ari ived at the period of discretion, at least if years were any test of that—and that any incontinence on her part with the old gentleman in question, though its effects might become fit subject of pro ceedings in the Ecclesiastical Courts, did not warrant the mother to compensation at common law. With regard to de bauching the plaintiff's daughter, there could not have been many seductive wiles employed, as it appeared from her evi dence she consented to connexion when asked to do so, and that the defendant was in the habit of entering her bed-room by a ladder at night, and that she was in the habit of returning the compliment by the aid of a ladder. Whether she fixed the ladder or not did not appear. He concluded by asking the Court to make the rule absolute. The COURT said that the practice of the law had always been to admit proof of service in actions for seduction, even when the evidence was not of the most conclusive character. In the present case their Lordships were of opinion, looking to precedents, that service had been made out, and by in ference they must also conclude, there being no evidence, that there was loss of service. They, therefore, considered the jury were justified in coming to the verdict they did on the evidence adduced on the trial. The rule was accordingly discharged. (Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster, before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and a Special Jury.) DONALDSON AND OTHERS V. BIRD. The Attorney-General, Mr. Butt, and Mr. Peacock, were Counsel for the plaintiffs, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Bovil for the defendant. The plaintiffs were the Commissioners of Sewers for West minster and Middlesex, and the defendant was a party who had entered into a bond for the performance of certain works, under a contract made by George Bird, to make a sewer in Gloucester-road, Paddington. Mr. George Bird performed this work, but the plaintiffs alleged that it was done in every incomplete manner, so much so as to make it dangerous to the public, and useless for the purposes intended. Two gentle men of eminence, Mr. Tite and Mr. Rennie, were called in to inspect the works, and to make a report of their union, and in that report those gentlemen stated that the works were de fective. Mr. George Bird was then called upon at his own cost to re-construct the works; he offered to do so at the cost price, provided the question as to his liability was reserved. This, however, the plaintiffs would not accede to, and hence the present action. Very many witnesses, and among them Mr. Tite and Mr. Rennie, were called to show that the work was defective. They had examined the sewer after it had been finished. Upon cross-examination, they admitted that th ese d e f ects (night to have been seen from time to time as the worked pro ceeded. The examination also contained a scientific view* of the nature of the arches used. Mr. John*Jay was employed by the Commissioners to put the sewer in a proper state, for which he had charged 232/. For the defendant it was urged that the plaintiffs were highly blameable in the course they had pursued, and that, if any mischief had arisen it was in consequence of the neg ligence of their own officers, and it was also contended that the plaintiffs' plans as to the arches were improper, and had led to the defect. The plaintiffs' officer had certified the work as perfect in 1841, and George Bird was then paid for it. The interest of the case was entirely confined to the Com missioners of Sewers, to the defendant, and to George Bird, for whom the defendant was surety. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, the jury retired, and having been absent about an hour and a half; they came into Court, and wished to know if they could say that the work was done to the satisfaction of the Commissioners then acting? The officer of the Court informed them that the Learned Judge had left the Court, and that their verdict must be for the plaintiffs or defendant. The jury then again retired. At length the jury came in and said they found a verdict for the plaintiffs; but they were of opinion that the work was done to the satisfaction of the Commissioners then acting.— Damages, 2311. 10s. 4d. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 20. (Sittings at Nisi Prins before the Loan Curia' BARON and Special Jurie s. ) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. SCHULTZ. This was an information filed by the Attorney-General to recover penalties for a breach of the Customs-laws. It ap peared that certain parties had purchased twelve hogsheads of brandy in bond for the ostensible purpose of exporting them to 'Valparaiso, by the Rosalind, but, instead of having them conveyed on board that vessel, empty hogsheads were sent on board, and the twelve bonded hogsheads were con veyed to Hungerford market, and from thence to Mark-lane to a wine-cooper's, where they were tasted an d b o t t l e d o ff , and disposed of according to the orders of one of the principal parties concerned. It was now alleged against the present defendant that in his capacity as an officer in the Customs he had facilitated and connived at the completion of the fraud, and that he was to have received a sum of money out of the profits proportioned to the share lee had taken in the transaction. _ _ Mr. Chambers, with whom was Mr. Pigott, was about to address the jury for the defendant, when he was stopped by The LORD CHIEF BARON, who said that there was not sufficient evidence to go before the jury to connect the de fendant with the alleged fraud. Mr. Jervis then withdrew the record. ARCHES' COURT, June 20. (Before Sir H. J. FusT.) THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE PROMOTED BY BARNES O. SHORE. This is a cause of office, promoted by Mr. Barnes, the registrar of the diocese of Exeter, against the Rev. James Shore, of Bridgetown, in the parish of Berry Pomeroy, in the county of Devon, citing him to answer to certain articles exhibited against him touching his soul's health, and the reformation of his manners ; but, more especially, for having publicly read prayers, preached, and administered the holy sacrament of the Lord's Supper in an unconsecrated building, without any license or authority fur so doing, and contrary to and in spite of the injunction or monition of the Lord Bishop of Exeter. Lett ers o f request were presen t e d in the usual way, a decree issued, and ,Mr. Shore in the first insta nce appeared under protest, but which was overruled, and the Court directed him to appear absolutely. Articles were then brought in and admitted without opposition. Witnesses having been examined upon them, an allegation was asserted on behalf of Mr. Shore, and a debate on its admissibility having taken place the Court rejected it. When the cause was about to be heard, the proceedings of this Court were tied up by a rule for a prohibition, but that rule was afterwards discharged, and the cause now came on for hearing. Dr. ADDAMS (with whom was Dr. Robinson) appeared on behalf of the promoter of the suit. All the articles, he said, except the seventh, were of a technical and formal nature, and their truth was admitted by Mr. Shore. That article was to the following effect :—" That, on Sunday, the 14th of April, 1844, and on Sunday, the 28th of July, 1844, Mr. Shore took upon himself publicly to read prayers, preach, and, on the last-mentioned day, to administer the holy sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and perform ecclesiastical duties and divine offices according to the rites and ceremo nies of the United Church of England and Ireland, in the unconsecrated chapel at Berry Pomeroy, without any !wense or authority for so doing, and contrary to and in spite of the injunction or monition of the Bishop of Exeter." Three witnesses had been examined on that article, two of whom were clerks to Mr. Barnes, and he sub mitted that their testimony clearly proved that Mr. Shore ministered in the chapel on the days alleged. The third witness examined was the pew-opener, who declared his in ability to state who preached on those occasions. He (Dr. Addams) admitted that there was no proof that Mr. Shore had administered the sacrament on the day charged, but one of the witnesses deposed to the table being spread, which was a near approach to it. The only real question in the case was, as to the pen a lt y to b e inflicted on Mr. Shore. The article concluded with a prayer, that the Rev. Gentleman might be admonished not to be guilty of such offences in the future, and that he be condemned in the costs of the proceed ings. The Court, however, would remember that in the course of the proce e di ngs Mr. Shore had made an affidavit, in which he swore that he had on conscientious grounds se ceded from the Church of England, and that he was a Pro testant Dissenter in h o l y orders. lie (Dr. Addams) contended that Mr. Shore was willing to remain aminister of the Church of England as long as he could set his bishop at defiance ; but within a short time after bein g serve d w ith the citation, Mr. Shore seceded from the Church. That heinc• so, be prayed the Court not to admonish the. rev, gentleman, but to pronounce a sentence of deposition. He apprehended that his Learned Friends who were opposed to him would raise no ob jection to that prayer. It would be the most convenient mode of disposing of the entire question. Dr. ROBINSON submitted, that, unless the rev. gentleman were deposed, there would be nothing to prevent him taking a donative. The - QuEEx's ADVOCATE (with whom was Dr. Twigs) appeared on behalf of Mr. Shore. He submitted that the evidence was insufficient to convict Mr. Shore of the charges brought against him. It was stated that he had offended against the laws ecclesiastical, but it was not stated what particular law or canon he had violated. Two witnesses had been examined to prove that he had publicly read prayers on the days referred to, and that on the first oc casion, though not on the last, he had preached a sermon. Neither of those parties, however, were members of the rev. gentleman's congregation, who alone were the proper persons to be called to prove the truth of the allegation. It seemed that in these days, when a charge was brought against a clergyman, the whole presumption of law was to be reversed. Every other man was to be presumed innocent until he were found guilty, but the moment a clergyman was charged with any delinquency, it was said that he must be punished severely by his bishop. He was sure, however, that in that Court justice would be done. He contended that reading the prayers was not au offence in a minister of the Church of England ; on the contrary, he was bound by a rubric to read them daily, either privately or openly. The charges against Mr. Shore were all put conjunctively; it was admitted that a part was not proved, the whole therefore must fall to the ground. He rested that statement upon the common and ordinary proceedings with reference to indictments. His Learned Friend had suggested that the punishment should be increased, in consequence of the course which Mr. Share had pursued. The prayer for a monition, however, had been made after the rev. gentleman had avowed himself a seceder from the Established Church. He was quite sure that the meek and mild Prelate, in whose diocese Mr. Shore had been ministering, would be surprised at the sentence which had now been prayed. On the whole, he submitted that Mr. Shore ought to be dismissed from the suit. Dr. Twiss argued that there was no proof that there was a congregation present at the time the rev. gentleman read the prayers in the chapel. As the chapel was not conse crated, it was, according to the 71st canon, equivalent to a private house, and consequently Mr. Shore had committed no ecclesiastical offence. Dr. ADDAMS and Dr. Roinssox having been heard in reply, _ _ _ The Learned JUDGE said that it would be a waste of time to attempt to show that Mr. Shore was the gentleman who officiated on the days stated in the libel. The two witnesses examined had had ample opportunities of knowing Mr. Shore. He trusted that he should be the last person in the world to debar an accused party a fair opportunity of making his defence, but he was surprised to h ear the Queen's Ad vocate argue that the reading of the prayers on the occasions charged was a compliance with the rubric, There was no occasion to specify any particular law which Mr. Shore had violated, it was sufficient that the common law of the church had been transgressed. It was abundantly clear that Mr. Shore, as a minister in holy orders, did, after the revocation of his license, perform divine offices in the chapel of Berry Pomeroy; and the question was, whether it was an ecclsias tical offence or not. It could not be contended that reading the prayers under the circumstances stated was not contrary to the ecclesiastical law of the land, and the offence here was increased by the fact of the building having been taken away from the Established Church of England. What was necessary to constitute a congregation had not been speci fically defined ; but it was usually considered, according to language used in the prayers, that when two or three were assembled together it was sufficient to form a congregation. The pew-opener, who had been examined, proved that he had put the other witnesses in a seat; it was, therefore, evi dent there was a congregation on those occasions. It never was the intention of the 71st canon to regard unconsecrated chapels as private houses; the term, as employed in that canon, meant a dwelling-house. It had been said that the charges in this case having been lumped together, if any one of them failed the whole fell to the ground. He was of opinion that there was no authority on which such a position could be main tained; on the contrary, cases had occurred over and over again in which parties had been convicted of part of the charges brought against them. He was satisfied that there was a sufficiency proved against Mr. Shore to render him liable to ecclesiastical punishment; the only question was its degree. He was not prepared to go beyond the sentence first prayed, and to admonish him to refrain from publicly reading prayers or preaching in an unconsecrated chapel again. If Mr. Shore were guilty of a repetition of his former conduct, he would not only be amenable to the bishop, but he would be liable to be punished for contempt of court. He being a minister of the Church of England, he could not of his own authority secede from it. He was not a Dissent ing minister, but a minister in holy orders, and from that he could not release himself. He (the Learned Judge) pronounced that the articles were fully proved; he admonished Mr. Shore from offending in like manner in future, and con demned him in the costs of these proceedings. The admo• nition was to extend to every parish in the diocese of Exeter or.province of Canterbury. At a subsequent part of the day the proctor for Mr. Shore prayed that the admonition might not go out for 15 days. The Court granted the prayer. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Chief Justice TtNDAL, Baron Rome, and Alderman TuomrsoN.) Dr. James Ellis surrendered this morning to take his trial, and was placed at the bar, indicted on the coroner's inquisi tion for manslaughter, in the case of Richard Dresser, who died while being subjected to hydropathic treatment under the care of Dr. Ellis, to which charge he pleaded Not Guilty. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.) John Maynard, an attendant in Dr. Ellis's establishment, at Sudbrook Park, near Petersham, stated that he was a bathing man, having certain rooms allotted to his section, and he attended all persons in these rooms. He had been there about six months. He saw Mr. Dresser on the Friday in No. 2, in the cottage, a part of the establishment, a bed room; Dr. Ellis was with him at the time, which was be tween seven and eight o'clock. Dr. Ellis said something to witness, but he did not recollect what it was. Dresser had a bath on Saturday morning betweenseven and eight o'clock, the bath being carried into the room and Dr. Ellis being pre sent. The temperature of the bath was 85 degrees. The patient after remaining in it 90 seconds was taken out and well dried and put to bed. Witness took up water three or four times during the Saturday, about two quarts cold arid two quarts hot ; each time at intervals of three or four hours. Dr. Ellis was there at these times; there was no bath in the room. A cloth about two feet long was taken up with every quantity of water. On Sunday he had a bath at the same time of the morning as before. Dr. Ellis ordered that it should be at a temperature of 85 degrees, and that the patient should remain in it 90 seconds. Towels and water were taken up as on the day previous. In the bed-room his covering was two or three blankets. He had a bath on the Monday, but not quite so early, and no water or towels were sent up that day. Cross-examined—The rubbing down on Saturday morn ing, after the bath, did not cause so much redness as witness had seen in other cases. After the bath on Sunday he walked out, and felt very much better from Dr. Ellis's treatment, and said so frequently. He expressed himself to the same effect after the bath on Monday, and wished to have baths during the day, he felt so much relieved. He had no bath on Monday night. His food was tapioca, milk, bread, and bntter. His bowels were confined from the time he came on Friday till Monday morning; on Sunday some castor oil was taken into Dresser's room. Dr. Ellis sat up with his patient on Sunday and Monday nights, the whole night through, and appeared very anxious about him. On Mon day, at half-past six o'clock in the evening, witness saw no change in the patient. There were four or five gentlemen in the establishment at the time. Henry Rogers, boots in the establishment, said he saw Dresser about three o'clock in the afternoon, when Dr. Ellis ordered him to rub Dresser's feet, which were rather cold. Witness sat up with him that night until half-past three o'clock next morning, and during that time the patient fre quently complained of pain in the side. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. COCKBURN took three technical objections, two on the wording of the indictment, and one on the subject of the ju risdiction of the Court. Chief Justice TINDAL reserved the points. Mr. COCKBURN then addressed the jury, and delivered a long and elaborate defence of the prisoner, and finally put it to the jury whether they could say there was congestion of the lungs, that that congestion was caused by the water treat ment, and that, even if that were so, Dr. Ellis's ignorance of a latent disease of which his patient never spoke a syllable, was of that gross and culpable description which would jus tify them in finding him guilty of manslaughter. Several witnesses patients of Dr. Ellis, were called, who spoke to his care, skill, and humanity. Chief Justice TINDAL summed up the evidence, and sent it to the jury, who, in a few seconds, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The verdict was received with great appainse by several in the Court. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Henry Sharp, a young man of very respectable appear ance, who was described as a warehouseman, was indicted for stealing a quantity of French cambric and cambric hand kerchiefs, of the value of 491. odd, the property of his em ployers, Messrs. Lewis and James, warehousemen, Gutter lane, Cheapside. r. Benj. Lewis said he suspected the prisoner a few days after he had left his employ. In consequence of such suspi cion he had his stock taken, and found the property now produced missing. The cambric and the handkerchiefs exactly corresponded with those in their (the prosecutors) possession, the threads where they had been torn off exactly fitting. In his cross , examination by Mr. BALLANTINE, the prose cutor admitted that he had formerly entertained a very high opinion of the prisoner, and that there were other persons in his employ who also had access to the cambric. The account the prisoner gave of the transaction was that he had pur chased the articles from a Mr. St. Croix, who had been intro duced to him by a Mr. Bisson, a merchant, living at Jersey. Mr. Bisson had been, and prosecutor believed was still, on intimate terms with the prisoner. That gentleman, however, denied ever introducing such a person as Mr. St. Croix to him. About the 26th February, prosecutor, who required the services of Mr. Bisson, as a witness against the prisoner, cautioned him, on being informed that he was going to dine with the prisoner, te) be careful that he was not " drugged." George Hayter was next examined. He was directed by the prosecutors to go to the prisoner's warehouse and endea vour to purchase the cambric, they having been told that the prisoner had some for sale. He accordingly went to prisoner's shop, and there saw the articles producti and pur chased them. Cross-examined—The articles were lying exposed to view. Mr. BALLANTINE made a powerful address on behalf of the prisoner, contending that it would have been absurd for a man in the prisoner's position, who was rapidly improving his condition, and had become the partner of a highly re spectable man, to run the risk of sacrificing his future prospects by committing a paltry theft.—Mr. Bisson, one of the prosecutor's witnesses, had placed between 6001. and 7001. worth of goods in the prisoner's possession since the charge had been brought, and such was the high opinion he enter: . tained of hi m th a t h e would not have this property remnt There had been abundant opportunities of disposinga o articles said to have been stolen, if the prisonercall h disposed, and he (Mr. Ballantine) wouldwitnessadbeen so to the prove that the purchase was made by St. answering the description of Mr. Croix y. and place stated. prier a s t o n the of , e a r y p e t r i s m o n e appeal to the jury, Ulla wit. After a lengthened and feeli n made by the ness was called, and corroborat e Learned Counsel, after which app the statement Mr. CLARKSON said he was instructed to withdraw the prosecution; which announcement was received with accla mations, and the prisoner left the dock in company of his friends. MACRAREL FISHERY.—Large quantities of Mackarel have been caught during the week on both coasts ofour county, and in some. instances they h ave b een sold at three a penny.— West A n ton. RICHMOND PETTY SESSIONS. CAUTION TO STEAMBOAT CAPTAINS.-Ori Saturday, Thomas Green, the captain of the Echo, Richmond steamboat, appeared before the bench, of which R. Gar rick, Esq„ was chairman, to answer a summons laid un der the 67th section of the Waterman's Act, charging him with the avoidance of a fare. The complaint was made by Mr. W. Blake, a gentle man, residing at No. 3, Ailsa-park villas, Twickenham. He stated that on Monday last, a few minutes before twelve o'clock at noon, he saw the Echo steam-boat alongside the pier. When complainant got there, he found there was no possibility of going on board from the pier, in consequence of the place for going on board not being on a level with the boat, which had not ar rived a minute. Some man afterwards placed a board in a nearly perpendicular position, so that they could not step on board. He asked them to move the plank ; they did so, but did not alter the position of the vessel, and the result was that he could not step on board, and the captain (the defendant), wade a signal, and the boat went off without him. The complainant had no witness to support his state ment, and the defendant called as his witness, Timothy Rigby, a waterman, who stated that on Mon day last the complainant and a lady came to the pier and attempted to go on board the Echo steam-boat. There was a plank from the pier to the boat, and the lady had got half was,- with a person on each side to as sist her, and the money-taker holding out his hand from the boat to receive her, when by the desire of the complainant she turned back. The boat which was be hind its time of starting, was already out in the stream. and could not have moved nearer shore without injuring other boats. A lady had previously gone over the same plank, which rested one end on the pier, and the other on the rail of the steam. boat. Richard Hancock, the money-taker on the Echo, cor roborated the major part of the preceding evidence, and proved in addition, that three ladies came on board without any inconvenience, but the complainant refused and said, " That way may do for you, but it won't for e." Mr. Hancock, the part owner of the Echo, said the inclination of the plank was but the quarter of a foot in ten. He was about to explain how difficult it would have been for the boat to have come alongside, when The CHAIRMAN stopped him, and said they could per mit none other than a professional gentleman to offer any remarks. The bench were of opinion that the case of avoidance was made out, and they should fine the defendant 205., including costs. The fine was paid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. CASE OF MRS. BLEWITT.—Mrs. Blewitt, for the man slaughter of whose husband a youth named Graham was acquitted on Thursday last at the Central Criminal Court, waited upon Mr. Henry to explain that she was directed by the coroner to be present at the trial, in case her evidence should be required, and she could not attend during the week at this Court to hear the result of the inquiries his Worship ordered the usher to make respecting her character and habits before and since the death of her husband. Mr. HENRY regretted that the result had proved any thing but satisfactory ; and in addition to other matters, 11.- was given to understand that she had not only not lived on happy terms with her husband, but when on his dying bed at the hospital, he refused to allow her near him. Mrs. Blewitt replied that when first he was removed to tho hospital, he asked for her, as the constable could inform the Court. Mr. HENRY—There are other matters, to which I would feel reluctant to refer, but the inquiry is of your own seeking, and therefore I am bound to ask you if you are acquainted with a man of the name of Dunn, who was cook on board the Tory, in which vessel you came horse from China? Mrs. Blewitt—Yes, I did know him, and all the ship's crew. Mr. HENRY—I understand )ou were in the habit of visiting him in Tothill-fields prison? Mrs. Blewitt—l had to be grateful, as he and the crew were the means of saving my life from the violence of Captain Johnstone, but I don't think that I have been well treated by the public, from whom I consider myself entitled to relief. Mr. HENRY—No doubt you would have obtained re lief had you been a well-conducted person; but it is my duty to prevent the public from being imposed upon,and as you persist in pressing me for an explanation, I am obliged to tell you that I have received information from several quarters that you have lived in adultery with the man l)unn, and also that you have appeared in a cha racter not very creditable to you at this and other police -courts. Mrs. Blewitt—llad I known that such a scrutiny would be made into my private affairs, I would not have come forward to seek relief. What's to be come of my little daughter, who is only eight years of age ? - Mr. HENRY—I do not think you ought to have the management of a child so very young. I have no objec tion that the 51. which has been received from some hu mane person shall be applied to the benefit of your child. Mrs. Blewitt expressed a wish that the child might be ,placed at the charity school in Somers-town, in prefe rence to any other. Mr. HENRY replied, that inquiries should be made respecting that establishment, and, should any further subscriptions be sent to the magistrates of this court, they should be applied to the benefit of the child. Mrs. .Blewitt, finding that the magistrate was deter mined not to hand her over any portion of the Si., be came very much excited, and said that any person who had been instrumental in preventing the public from assisting her by contributions would have a widow's curse, and before they died would be served out by the Lord for such a proceeding. If she had addicted herself to drinking, or had conducted herself in a worse manner, it was entirely owing to the harsh treatment she had ex perienced from her husband. Mr. HENRY repeated that he was sorry the inquiry had been forced upon him. LAMBETH. THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY AND SUSPICIOUS DEATH or A BOY AT DULWlCH.—lnspector Campbell, of the P division, attended before the Hon. G. C. Norton, in com pliance with a message sent to him to give an explana tion to some disclosures made to the Hon. Magistrate late on Friday evening relative to the extraordinary and suspicions death of George James Benwell, a lad, aged fifteen, who had been found dead in a muddy pond at the back of his master's house,on the evening of Tues day week last, with a 281 b. metal weight tied round his neck, and both his hands tied together. The short facts of the case appeared to be these:— The deceased had been in the employment of a person named Evans, a manufacturer of piqua," or British tea, as errand boy, since last April twelvemonths, and on the evening of Tuesday week his master and his master's son proceeded to Sydenham in a pony-chaise for the purpose of purchasing some greens, and on their re turn they found written on the foot-board of the deceased's bed in chalk an intimation that his body was in the pond at the back of the house. A board was also found floating on the pond, on which was written with chalk, " The body of George Benwell is in this pond." The body was found there, and upon being taken out a 281 b. weight was round his neck, and both his hands were found tied together. An inquest has since been held on the body, and, after a lengthened inquiry, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had been the author of his own death, and had committed suicide, Subsequent to the inquiry, Mr. Bishop, the half-brother of the deceased, had received several communications imputing the death of the deceased to very different causes ; and one, in particular, from a female, named Theobald, who had lived as servant with Evans, who states that there was an exceedingly bad feeling between the deceased and his master, and that this had recently become considerably increased on the part of the latter on account of her (Theobald) communicating to the boy the secret of the manufacturing in which he (Evans) had been engaged, and it was on the application of Mr. Bishop that Mr. Norton required the attendance of Mr. Campbell to give some explanation of the case. Mr. Campbell said that he had taken much trouble in and was still pursuing the inquiry into the case, which was one of the most suspicious and extraordinary that he recollected during his lengthened experience as an officer. When before the coroner and jury, Evans, the master of the deceased, who is a most eccentric character and a Socialist, said that he did not observe anything more than ordinary in the deceased's manner, when him self and his son left home for Sydenham, on the evening of Tuesday week, yet when he had proceeded half his journey, he said that something struck him that all was not right at home with George. Upon this he was asked by a juror why be did not return, if such was his feel ing; and his reply was, that he should have done so, but that he thought that if anything happ ene d, h e should be then too late to prevent it, but the answer to this and other questions from the coroner and jury was con sidered anything but satisfactory to them. There were several points in the case which he (Mr. Campbell) could not reconcile to his belief that the de ceased had committed suicide, and even to say the least of them were of a highly suspicious cha racter. In the first place, the cord by which the metal weight was suspended on the neck of the youth was so short, as to be barely sufficient to tie behind, and it was exceedingly doubtful to him whether the lad him self would have been enabled to tie it in the manner in which it had been found. In the next, if even he had so tied it and his hands, he had then to get over a wooden paling four feet six inches in height, and such would i be the difficulty of getting over such an impediment with a quarter of a hundred tied to his neck, that he Campbell) should not be able toaccomplish i t m uch a boy of 15 years of age. In the he (Mr. o more third place , Campbell) found in the boxes of the lad a co pybook and other papers, which bore the hand -writing of the de ceased, and upon comparing, them with the chalk writing on the foot of the deceased's bed, and also the piece of wood found floating on the pond, they bore no comparison what. ever, and in his opinion had never been written by the same hand. The jury were of a similar opinion previous to the stepmother of the deceased being called,buts ohestrtohree point blank that bot h were in the handwriting decease d, and this it was that principally induced the jury to come to the decision they had. Since then the step-mother had been most anxious to get possession of g both the writing and th e b oar d bearing the chalk marks; but he (Mr. Campb e ll) re f used to let her have them, par ticularly as he had found that Evans had been stopping at her house ever since the death of the boy, and some of her neighbours did not hesitate to impute a more than ordinary intimacy between the two parties. There was another circumstance which he (Mr. Campbell) felt it necessary to mention, and that was, that on a medical inspection of the body, appearances of an extraordinary description, arid which he could not particularly allude to, were found, and Evans had acknowledged to him (Mr. Campbell) and others, that he had been accused of an atrocious offence. Mr, Bishop, the step-brother of the deceased, here begged to mention another circumstance, which appeared to add to the many other suspicious incidents in the ease. The chalk writing on the footboard of the bed, and whiob be did not belieye to have been written by the deceased, were in these Words: -- have the kindness to remember me to my friends. George B' nwell is in the yard at the back of the house.' And after the words " Please, Sir," and "my friends," there were commas placed. This circumstance satisfied him that the writing was not by the deceased, as he was palpably ignorant of grammar; and, even if he had not been, lie doubted at such a moment, when on the point of self-destruction, he would have taken the trouble to write so methodically; and altogether he was very dis sati,fif,d with the inquiry, and huped his Worship would not allow it to rest where it stood. Mr. NORTON admitted that the circumstances of the case were exceedingly suspicious, and directed Mr. Campbell to bring all the parties who could throw any light on the inquily before him on a future day, when he should enter on a full investigation of the case. THAMES. Dennis Sullivan, an Irish coal-whipper, of 1, Chuttle worth place, St. George's-in the-East, was cha , ged before Mr. Broughton with having assaulted the person of Mrs. Alderton under the following brutal and aggro xated circumstances, and it is hoped that the particulars may act as a caution to females generally who enter the houses of the poor in the vilest neighbourhoods in the cause of religion or charity :—lt appeared from Mrs. Alderton's statement, who is the wife of a respectable shoemaker, that as she belonged to a society established for the pur pose of relieving the sick poor, and distributing tracts in and about the neighbour hood, she went out in company with another matron to perform what they considered to be their duty. After oing to other parts they stopped at the place where Sullivan resided and commenced distributing tracts, when the prisoner came up and requested her to visit his wife, who he said was then lying on a sick bed, without the slightest hope of recovery. Mrs. Alderton, believing what he stated to be true, immedi ately consented, and accompanied the prisoner to the top room of one of the houses, where she discovered two empty beds and no other person in the place except the man and herself. On the instant she became alarmed, and saw at a glance what was the intention of the pri soner, who immediately made proposals to her of an im proper character, and afterwards attempted to violate her person. Fortunately, however, her cries brought the other matron to her assistance, and eventually the fellow was given into custody. Sullivan (who is a Catholic) pleaded in excuse that he only put his hand upon Mrs. Alderton's shoulder, and that he did not want any of her heretical tracts de livered about his neighbourhood. . The MAGISTRATE, after severely reprimanding the fellow for his brutal, cruel, and dastardly conduct, fined him 405,, or, in default, one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction. COMMISSION of LUNACY at BATH- A Commission de lunutico inquirendo was recently opened at the York House, before Francis Barlow, Esq. , to inquire touching the state of mind of Dame Anne Hussey Bickerton (commonly called Lady Bickerton), of No. 15, in the Circus, Bath, widow of Sir Richard Hussey Bickerton, Baronet, deceased. Mr. Phinn, barrister, appeared as counsel in support of the com mission ; Lady Bickerton had no legal assistance. i Mr. Phinn stated that Lady Bickerton had married, n 1780, Sir R. H. Bickerton, a baronet of an old family possessing an estate in Huntingdonshire ; that she was at present in the receipt of an income between 1,5001. and 2,0001. a year ; and the present inquiry was reluctantly instituted at the instance of her two great nephews, Mr. S. A. Turner and Mr. C. Turner, for the safety and protection of herself and her property. The Learned Counsel then alluded to the various delusions to which the unfortunate lady was subject, one of which was that her husband (who died in 1831) was still alive, and she constantly had a cover laid at dinner for him; another was that her late sister, Mrs. Munro (who has been dead several years), was also still living, end what was still more singular was, that Lady / 3 - mistakes Mr,. Pairhurst, the wife of a tradesman in Bath, for her sister, Mrs. Munro. Another singular delusion under which she laboured was that her house in the Circus was an iun, and she constantly treated her servants as if they belonged to an inn. It was also remarkable (and had been a source of some inconvenience to a neighbour) that Lady B. imagined that the next house to that in which she lived was her own house, and she was continually: going to the next door and demanding admission. Besides these acts, which, perhaps, of themselves would scarcely have been sufficient to justify such an inquiry, she had con tracted a habit of wandering about the town, and calling on all sorts of people uninvited, and had proved beyond a doubt she was deprived of her reason. Her Ladyship was introduced into the room, and took a seat beside the Commissioner, who put a variety of questions to her Ladyship, touching her domestic arrangements, in regard to which her impressions and answers seemed extremely vague and indistinct ; and her replies were, for the most part, ramoling and irrelevant. The evidence of Mr. Wood, Dr. Spry, and Sarah Fountain, showed that tire subject of inquiry did not possess the common reasoning faculties. The jury returned a unanimous verdict, " That Lady Bickerton was of unsound mind , and inca pable of managing her affairs, and that she had been so since the Ist of March, 1845."—Somerset CountyGazetee. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. VOTE OF THANKS TO SIR ROBERT PEEL FOR HIS MEASURE FOR A REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS. On Saturday one of the most numerous meetings of the Marylebone Vestry held for a considerable period (specially convened) took place at the Court House for the purpose of considering the following important reso lution, of which notice had been given on the previous Saturday by Mr. Joseph:— " That this board, the representatives of nearly 15,000 rated inhabitants, hereby tenders its grateful thanks to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., First Lord ot the Treasury, for the untiring zeal, ability, and industry which he has displayed in carrying the Bill for the repeal of the corn-laws through the Commons House of Parlia ment. That this board deeply laments the bitter and factious hostility which the Right Hon. Baronet has been met with from interested parties during the pro gress of the measure. The board, however, begs to express its earnest hope that the Right Hon. Baronet, regardless of opposition, no matter from whatever source it may come, will continue his invaluable aid as First Minister of the Crown to the measures for the relief of trade now before Parliament, measures the most benefi cial to the nation at large that Ministers ever originated or legislature ever passed." The Rev. Dr. Spry presided, and Earl Manvers, Mr. Hume, M.P., Lord Montfort, Mr. W. Williams ' M.P., Sir James Hamilton, Sir W a lt er S t i r li ng , B ar t., Mr. P. Laurie, &c. &c., were present. Mr. JOSEPH, moving his resolution, observed that he considered it was the duty of that vestry, as a liberal public body, to look at measures, not men ; and when they found a man like Sir Robert Peel stepping out of the path he had previously followed solely for the benefit of the country, the nation at large were bound to sup port him.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. POTTER seconded the resolution. Sir Robert Peel had been abused by the Protection party in the House of Commons by language which was a disgrace to the lowest pot-house in St. Giles's ; but he had deter mined to support the rights of the people, who were, therefore, bound to support him.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. H. C. Winsozr said it was with much regret he felt bound to oppose this resolution, on the ground that it made the matter a personal and private question.— (Hear, hear.) He had not so high an opinion of the character of Sir Robert Peel as to justify the eulogiums which had been passed upon him, for he could not shut his eyes to the fact that he had been returned by the Protection party for purposes entirely opposite to those he had carried out, and he might in the same manner deceive those who now placed their confidence in him. He also objected to the resolution on the ground that it was without precedent to call upon the vestry to pass a vote of thanks to any individual member of a Govern ment. Mr. Wilson concluded by moving as an amend ment to the effect : " That the vestry having adopted an address to her Majesty, praying that she would be pleased to adopt necessary measures for repealing the corn and pro vision laws, desired to express its great satisfaction with the Bill for that object which bad passed the House of Commons, and now before the House of Lords, believ ing that the passing of such measure would be produc tive of the most important and beneficial effects on the interests of the nation at large." Mr. HARBERT seconded the amendment. Earl MANYERS said he was desirous of offering a few observations on this subject, being one of those who had been described in the resolution as an interested party in the opposition he had offered to the measure of Sir Robert Peel.—(Hear, hear.) He had opposed it in every stage, and still was determined to do so ; but whilst he did so, he begged to say that he did not class himself amongst those who had indulged in violent and vituperative language in the House of Commons against Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) He was opposed both to the resolution and the amendment, and would venture to submit that they should leave Sir R. Peel to steer his own ship without the assistance of a set of break pilots like the Marylebone vestry.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUaIE, M.P., supported the original resolution. He had been in Parliament for thirty-five years, and until lately had always been adverse to the policy of Sir Robert Peel. He had always been the advocate of measures, not men, and he would say in the case of Sir R. Peel with regard to the corn-laws, there was no minister who had ever stood in the high and proud position in the eyes of the country that Sir Robert Peel did at this moment. Notwithstanding the vituperation which was heaped upon the Right Hon. Baronet, and the motives which were imputed to him by the Pro tection party, he (Mr. Hume) believed that the Right Hon. Baronet, in carrying out the measures he had done, had acted on an honest conviction that they were measures for the benefit of the country. When he (Mr. Hume) found a man sacrificing the power he pos sessed in both Houses of Parliament, as well as all the social ties of a party he 'had acted with throughout a long political career, for the benefit of the country, he considered he was peculiarly entitled to the thanks of the nation at large. Mr. W. WILLIAms, M.P., also supported the original resolution. He considered there was never in the an nals of this country such an instance of a Prime Mini ster sacrificing his own interests for the benefit of his country as in the case of Sir Robert Peel. He hoped, therefore, the amendment would be withdrawn. After some private conversation, Mr. Wilson, by per mission of the vestry, withdrew his amendment. Sir W. STIRLING opposed the motion altogether, as fraught with the greatest mischief at the present crisis of the country. Mr. LAURIE condemned the whole of the proceedings, on the ground that the vestry was a parochial and not a political body. Sir J. HAMILTON took a similar view of the matter, and moved as an amendment that the vestry do adjourn, which was seconded by Sir W. STIRLING. And a division having been demanded by Mr. W. EYRE, there appeared—For the motion, 10 ; against it, 47 • majority against the adjOurnment, 37. *hilst the division was being taken, Sir W. Stirling, and one or two other Conservatives, attempted to leave the room, but, being observed, a motion was at once carried to station the beadles at the door, to prevent any member coming in or going out. The debate was resumed by Mr. Gomm, who moved the omission of the paragraph in the resolution relating to the bitter vituperation of the protectionist party against Sir Robert Peel, which being accepted by the mover and seconder, the resolution as amended, was put from the chair, and was carried but with two dissentients (Earl Manvers and Mr. Alfred Daniel), amidst loud cheers. A NOBLE FRIEND TO THE POOR. Mr. FLOOD, the vestry clerk, laid before the vestry a proposal which, though it was at that moment anony mous, was from a nobleman of very high rank, who had furnished him privately with his name, regretting, that under the present administration of the Poor-laws, there was no distinction made between the best and worst of mankind, and offering to place the sum of 5001. in the hands of the guardians, providing a similar sum was added to it by the parish, for the purpose of placing that class of persons who had become poor from no misconduct on their own part, in a position where they would receive double allowance either in or out of the workhouse, and a separate apartment where the latter was the case. Mr. G. DANIEL moved that such a liberal offer be ac cepted, and at some length showed the advantages re sulting from a better classification between the really deserving, and idle, and dissolute poor. Mr. RIDGWAY seconded the motion. Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS, in support of the motion, stated various instances of poor parishioners applying to him on the subject of being compelled to herd with all sorts of characters. He had no doubt but such a noble pro pv,o,osiutlidon would meet with a general response throughout the parish, and as an earnest of his feeling in the matter, he. begged to put down his name at once for ten gul'iT i aes' a r — d ee ( t C or he a e p rs p . r ) oved of the proposition, object.and said he sa'p-pointedd ‘"'T'Ph7:rrebsyolution was carried . nem. con., and a committee to carry ltythl inhabitant,ef left him in to t t r h u a s t t fo r the use of parated. e object. The vestry then se- yesterday, a w Rahene gentle manPo%TvheoToresßidoeTs.n—erltnhwthaerdeoon n us some stalks of potatoes of the t the blight, as it appeared developedeoetocifty::: s ap, the leaves luxuriant, and the last year, was painfully evident. were manifestly about to throw out growing crop, in which The stalk wa Y a The i i i p scee a a l a4, l l t the stalks appeared wards the harvest of nutriment to the was full sfe e un a l lt r appeared ° d o f i wholetuber a upper part, which par ticularly full and green. About midway down w" the marks of blight were apparent. ' par as it were to enter the stalk at a joint, ir to run downwards only towards the root. of the canal which transmits the ' bore, from the point where the disease struck brownish hue, and in the centre the sap itself seemed to have become stagnant and corrupt. The gentle man who transmitted us the stalks, and who is an excellent agriculturist, says—" I send you a potato stalk attacked with the rot or blight, from which ear's last y crop suffered so much. The potato from which this stalk grew was a pink eye, - and planted in February ; the field in which it grew had not the disease last year." This is a matter which demands, imperatively, the gravest and the speediest atten tion, both at tho hands of the Government as well as private persons. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Sa- . turday. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOW" TRADE.—LEEDS, JUNE 19.—Almost an average quantity of foreign wools has changed hands this week, without any apparent variation in prices. Recent advices from the German wool fairs report greater activity among buyers, and more eagerness to purchase than was at first manifested. There was also a perceptible improvement in prices upon those paid at the commencement of the Breslau fair. ENGLISH WOOD MARKDT.—LEEDS, JUNE 19.—Sales during the present week have been small, and last week's prices are barely maintained. YORK WOOL MARKET, JUNE 18.—We have had another large show of wool, and the business done was very considerable. Prices, however, have declined about 6d. per stone. HULL WooL MARKET, JUNE 16.—The market was well supplied, and there was plenty of buyers, but the dull intelligence from several other provincial markets operated strongly upon prices, which here suffered a de pression of ls. to ls. 6d. per ton, as compared with last week, the sales effect...El being at 255. to 275. 6d. per ton for hog fleeces ; and, the growers believing that the de pression was in part attributable to the large quantities which are everywhere pouring into the markets in con sequence of the great and rapid progress made in shev ing during the late unsurpassed fine weather, determined generally to hold back, and a large quantity remained unsold. We fear, however, that the fall has a more serious cause, for formerly, under similar circumstances, with a brisk manufacturing trade, we have seen prices advance, and we incline to think that a slackness of orders in the mills for goods composed of British wools is the chief reason of the fall. Should a new impetus be given to the woollen trade, there will be no fear of prices being maintained. LEEDS.—Our markets at the Cloth Halls have seldom been duller than they were on Saturday and Tuesday. There are, however, more goods delivering off the mar ket days, at the merchants' warehouses, than has been the case for the last few weeks. The stocks on hand with the manufacturers continue low, and prices are a trifle lower. June is generally a dull month for busi ness, and, as usual, there has been little doing in the warehouses. The fine warm weather, and the prospects of an early harvest, have put people in the trade in spirits, and a good early autumn trade is very confi dently expected. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY, JUNE 18.—The demand for wool still continues comparatively restricted, and spinners do not yet buy with their accustomed spirit. There is a large supply of the new clip in the staplers' hands. One of them informs us he never knew a better clip. There is more inquiry for yarns, and in some sorts the demand exceeds the supply, but, strange to say, the prices do not get up, and till then the spinners will refuse to increase their production. Our piece market haj a very spirited appearance, and a great number of goo were sold in many cases at a slight ad vance. The piece market exhibits signs of a returning brisk trade. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.—The demand for oods has been extr eme l y li m it e d thi s wee k, an d the few sales which have been efActed were at a slight reduction in price. Yarns continue in but moderate demand, at pre vious rates. The uncertainties, both political and mo netary, appear to be the seasons for the want of anima tion now existing. _ LEICESTER. —There has not been much business doing in the warehouses for the London market ; the whole sale houses there being engaged in their half-yearly stock taking. There i s no thi ng new doing in the ship ping demand. Yarns support their late advance. The wool trade is somewhat flatter, and good . farmers' lots do not obtain above 28s. per tod, but prices will not be fixed till after the fair.--Leicester Journal. HEALTH OF THE CI TY .—nn Friday a deput a ti on from the National Philanthropi eiwr, M.P., Lord Dudley St uart, Dr. eAs sedation, consisting of th e D uke Jordan Lynch, Mr. Cochr_ p an.e : , ~ as one of the repres en t at i ves of the Mr. B. B. Cabbell, P.R.S., &c., waited upon Lord John Russ e e w ll, Al , of Grafton, Lord Robert Gros his attention to the present filthy and neg lected state of its C o courts a nd alleys, and ask his ass i stance in their he matter is now taken tip with more interest, from Improvement. T the increasing prevalence t circumstance of e o fevers from the in tensethe circu heat of the weather, and the apprehended visitation of Asiatic cholera. The object and views of the deputation met the most cor dial appro b a tion of Lord John Ru sse ll , who stated that they should in every w ay have his voice and support, and a resolution was passed expressive of the necessity for the immediate employment in sweeping and cleansing of an additional number of hands, is which his Lordship promised his assistance in mernoralising the Commis.. stoners of Sewers. • BIRT On the 16th i ns t , at Matten, Lady HS. Blackett, of a son. On James t 16 th inst., at th e Laws, Forfarshlre, the lady of Henry , he Es q., of a son. On the 16th inst., at Thetford, Mrs. Shelford Bidwell, of a son still-born. On the 17th inst., in Spencer-street, Northampton-square, Mrs. Richard Mnilens, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Fortress-terrace, Kentish-town, Mrs. Spald ing, ()Fa son. On the 18th inst., at Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, Mrs. Edward Walker, of a son. On the 18th lust., at Shaftesbury-crescent, Mrs. Charles Coote, of a son. MARRIED, On the 6th inst., at Christ Church, Marylebone, Mr. Niebolles, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, to Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr. U. N. Turk. On the 16th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Mr. Richard Green, of Lewes, to Ellen, the adopted daughter of James Burt, Esq., of Barns bury-road, Islington. DIED. On the 19th lust., at his sister's house, 28, Bloomsbury-square, William Blackburn, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, in his fifty-eighth year eldest son of the late William Blackburn, Esq., of Southwark. On the 9th inst., at Stratford-le-Bow, Middlesex, Retired-Com mander James Emerton, R.N., aged 70. On the 16th instin.,Upper Southwick-street, Mrs. Freeman, aged 71 On the 17th inst., Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. James Ely, of Soho square. On the 17th inst., in Yerk-place, Pimlico, Sarah Julia, eldest daughter of the late Colonel Stirke, 12th Regiment. On the 17th last., Henrietta Maria Conyers, youngest daughter o, H. J. Conyers, Esq., of Copt Hall, Essex. 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