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Vbtrb VVition+ MANCHESTER RACES. ('r A.Y.) (BY ELECTitiC TELEGRAPH.) The Prod Lee Stakes. Bird•on•the-Wing Calot •.. Hafed Meiklam Handicap. Osbaldiaton Taly Lady Agnes The Union Cap. Frantic Miss Julia Italian. ... ~, 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of the Times says in his letter of yesterday (Tuesday) evening :—" The re ports in circulation this afternoon, cr rather repeated for the third or fourth time, but for the correctness of which it is impossible to vouch, turn on a reduction of the army to the amount of 50,000 men, a compro mise of the Orleanist confiscation at the instance of Fould, and the return of that gentleman to office, and the abolition of the new Ministerial department of General Police, and a consequent sav in g . I g iv e the rumours with all due hesitation as to the truth of the greater part of them." The Corps Legislatif met yesterday at two o'clock, under the presidency of M. Billault. After the adop tion of the prods-verbal, the President observed that the labours of the Assembly would shortly become extremely important, and invited the Deputies to ab stain from demanding leave of absence, in order that they might always be in number to deliberate. M. Vernier next laid on the table the report on the Bill relative to the repression of crimes and offences committed abroad by Frenchmen. The report was ordered to be printed and distributed, and the discussion fixed for Friday. The next order of the day was the discussion on the project for the definitive settlement of the accounts of 1848. No Member having asked to speak on the subject, the different articles of the Bill were read by the Presi dent, and adopted without opposition. The ex penditures for that year were definitively fixed at 1,746,660,504 E M. Brohier moved, before the bal lot should commence, that the remarkable report of committee charged with examining those accounts should be inserted in the iTfoniteur. "It is neces sary," he said, " that France should know what re volutions and the fallacious promises of revolutionists east; it will be a useful warning to the country." The insertion was ordered by the Chamber, and the Bill was subsequently adopted by 180 to 1. The President next announced that, on Friday, the As sembly would hear the report on the accounts of 1849, and that, previous to the public sitting, it would have to appoint a special committee to verify the ac counts of the Corps Leg islatif. The Chamber then adjourned at three o'clock. Letters from Marseilles, dated the day before yes terday, state that M. Joachim Murat, son of Prince Lucien Murat, had arrived at that city on his return from Florence to Paris. It is added that he is the bearer of " important" diepatehes for the Govern ment. He had a long conference with M. Sylvain Blot, Inspector-General of the Police Department at Marseilles. Letters from the same city announce that the Louqsor entered that port the day previoug, having his Highness Said-Pacha, hereditary Prince of Egypt, on board. The Lougior had not entirely complete its quarantine. Various causes are assigned to the visit to France of Saiii-Pacha. The Firebrand, English steamer of war, also ar rived at Marseilles the same day, proceeding from Port Mahon, and bringing dispatches from Admiral Dundas, Commander-in-Chief of the English squadron in the Mediterranean, to the Government. The Fire brand will await at Marseilles the arrival of dispatches from London, which she will take back to Mahon. It is remarked that this is the second extraordinary express within ten days which arrived at Marseilles with dispatches from Admir a l Dundas. The Tribunal of Correctional Police is frequently called upon to award damages for injuries inflicted by dogs and other animals, for which the owners are civilly responsible, but it is rather a novel thing for it to be called on to do so in the case of a lobster. Such, however, was the case on Saturday, when a dealer in shellfish at the fish-market was summoned by a Mme. GREBUCEIBT ' who claimed 30f. damages for the in jury caused to her nose by one of the defendant's lobsters. It appears that the plaintiff, wishing to re gale her husband with a tit-bit fur his dinner, went to the market, and was bargaining for a lobster, which she took up in her hand, but threw it down again, saying it was not fresh. The dealer protested that it was alive, but Mme. GRaBUCRET asserted the contrary, and that it even stunk. To satisfy herself that such was the case, she a second time applied her nose to it, when the lobster, as if in defence of its owner's veracity, seiz,d bold of Mme. GREBUCHET'S proboscis with its claw, and held it fast. She screamed for assistance, but, instead of immediately giving it, the dealer and her companions around bunt out into a laugh, and it was some little time before the nose of the lady could be released. The fishwoman in her defence main tained that she was not to blame, and that the mischief was solely caused by the imprudence of Mme. GRE BUCLIET, in applying her nose so close to the lobster's claw, when she had been told that it was alive; and the Tribunal taking the same view of the case, the complaint was dismissed, and the plaintiff ordered to pay the costs. GERMANY. The Nassau Gazette of the 26th ult., states, that apartments have been engaged at Wiesbaden for the Count DE CHAMBORD, and that he is expected there in. a few days, and will stay two months. The English Congregation at Wiesbaden have just presented to their chaplain, the Rev. J.A. LEICESTER, an edition of Scott's " Commentary on the 8ih19," splendidly bound, and upwards of thirty volumes of the best theological works, as a mark of the high sense they entertain of the zeal and efficiency with which he has discharged his duties for the two Y e ars that he has been their .Alinisa.r. The junior Members of the Congregation, grateful for Mr. LEl stErZEt?t's unceasing exe r t i ons f o r their religious in theicn have also spontaneously subscribed to offer Reverend Gentleman a token of remembrance upon his res i gniog the chaplaincy. SWITZERLAND. The Swig % • hBU7Id ciSta rts that the ac oount given o f the signing of the proto , :ols in Lon don relative to Switzerland is incorrect. This journal pretendssed to th k e rignow that the great powers have not recog nih t , of Prussia over Neufchatel to the e xtent the accounts in question. MORTALITY -----------_----- n th e 'NUMBER OF DEATHS FRO A 1.1. 1 - NJ J. THE WEEK ENHI s . k r 6•„CAUSES REGIS CERED IN 4 rAY-, MAY 29, 1552. Epidemic, Endemic, and c oma Diseases of Uncertain Seat g °us Diseases ...*205 Tub( , tar Diseas es ... ..• ... 44 lercu— - - Diseases of the Bra in, Nerves, and • e , ••• ... 177 Diseases of the Hea rt and Blood.ve ue l s s e s••• ... 104 Diseases of the Lungs, and othe r •1 3rgans of —* ... 40 Respiration ... ." "" '— Diseases of the Stotna;:h, Liver, and other Organs •• ... 115 e of Digestion... ••• -•• Diseases of the Kidneys, Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e. ••• Diseases of the Joints, lit-les, and iguseles 'Diseases of the Skin, &O• *** Mal ••• ••• ••• ••• Premature Birth Atrophy ••• 'Old Age ••• ••• • • • ••• Sudden .• •.. ••• ••• ••• Violence,• Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not s p ec i f i ed .o ... 50 ••• 10 ••• 0 ••• 30 ••• 20 ••• 41 ••• 15 ••• 4 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..• .•' Death 883 e s Populatien Deaths in cOrre- Enumerated sponding week in the Week. 155 i. of 185:. West Districts... 376,427 153 138 North Districts.. 490,396 .... 177 ..• 172 Central Districts 393,256 ... 157 ... 131 East Districts ... 485,522 ... 218 ..• 191 South Districts .. 616,635 ... 285 ..• 223 Totals... 2,362,236 Males ... .•• Females ... ••• 883 ••• ... 477 ... 406 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 776 ... 640 Total „„ 1,416 * ln this number are i nc l u d e d 41 by S car l at i aa , 31 15 Y Typhus Fever, 13 by Dtarrheea, and 2 by Cholera. MoN tvAIARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris is at about 5 per mule prem. eiccording to the new tariff), which, the English Mint price of 31. i7s. 104 d. per ounce for '' 4llda. cci gold, gives an exchange of 25.294 - and the ex that e j e at Paris on L ondon at short being 25 ' .45, it follows gold about 0 . 6 1 per cent. dea re r i n L o nd o n th an in Faris.By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is about 430 aper mark, which, at the English Mint price of 17s. 10 he o. and per ounce h for standard go ld, g i ves an exc h ange 'abort bein ci 13.74 t excange at Ha m burgh on London at 13.84, it follows that old is about 0.58 per cent. g dearer in London than in lianibugrgh. The course of ex change at New York on London tor bills at 60 days' sight is the 23-40 par of exchange between hall Enand 110 per cent., and 109 and America being per ent., it follows the exchange is nominally 0.42 per cent. in favour of England. But, after m a ki ng allowance for difference of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no margin of Brost on the importation of gold from tho United Stags, is ` L~ TIFE - SUN, • . FEARFUL SHIPWRECK . (From the New York Tribune.) The haique Josepha, of Gloucester, England, Ciiptain Cawsey, left Bristol On the 19th of March, 1862. with a cargo of railroad iron, white-leafis skins, &c, bound for B istoc. Her crew, 'ill told, consisted of eighteen pe rsoo,. and all young men. Up to the c-f her wre ck she had a short and pros perous voyage-, and made Cape Arnie Light at twelve o'clock on Monday night, April 19. Tne night being thick and foggy, and an easterly gale blowing, the captain stood off on a south-easterly course, and, when he judgi-d himself far enough out, tacked, and ran in, intending to make Cape Cod, and so up the bay. The fog was extremely thick. The vessel had approached the coast so nearly that in tacking, after sounding and finding 15 fathoms, the ship was on the edge of the bceakers, and struck on the outer bar, about half a mile to the northward of the Highland Light, Cape Cod. This was about three o'clock in the after noon of Tuesday, April 20. She probably struck her bows first, then healed off and lay on her beamends, en d, after a few seas had struck her, which, after a long easterly storm, run with fearful violence on the outer bar, her starboard quarter broke off. In the meantime the pinnace bad been got out, and lowered from the starboard side, but this boat, as well as the longboat, was instantly stove and swept off by the violence of the seas. Her decks now gave way from the stem to the foremast ; her main and mizenmast went overboard, and her larboard side fell in on the railroad iron with which she was freighted. She was six years old, of about 600 tons burden, built chiefly of larch and other north-country wood, in a heavy and substantial mode, and ironed with heavy braces, iron knees, and other iron fasten ings, which, added to the enormous weight of the railroad iron in her, made her almost a complete anchor in herself ; yet, such was the terrible force of the sea that runs on the outer bar, she was carried over that and brought up on the inner bar. In this situation she lay, so thick was the fog, without any one on her seeing the shore, or being seen from it, though only about 300 yards distant, until about five o'clock, the sea making a breach over 1 1 her , when three boys who were walking the beach, the fog now lifting a little, saw her, and proceeded to the Highland Light and informed lklr. Hamilton, the keeper of the light, of the fact. The cries of persons were also heard from the wreck. The keeper of the light got out the articles belong ing to the Humane Society, such as life-preservers, india-rubber coats, caps, and one of the rockets de posited at the light for the purpose of throwing a rope from the shore to the vessel, and went down to the beach opposite the barque, where the people from Pond Village, in Truro (about one mile from the beach), were soon assembled. The men could be plainly seen clinging to the larboard side of the ship, and their cries for assistance are represented as being heartrending beyond all imagination, the spray flying over the foremast, which was still standing. The people of Truro are distinguished for their hospitality to strangers, and their sympathy with those in distress, and the only feeling was to render assistance to the persons on board. But it was plain that not only must succour be speedy, but it could be of no ordinary kind. The lifeboat of the Humane Society for this town is kept in a boathouse about one mile from the spot where the ship struck, and . preparations were now made to bring this up to the spot, and also to fire the rocket. In the meantime, at about seven o'clock, two men from Pond Village, in Truro—Jonathan Collins and D. H. Cassity, both young, the latter 23 years of age, and the former about 35—procured a fisherman's dory, no-called, belonging to the lighthouse, and avowed their intention to peril their own lives in an attempt to save the unfortunate men exposed before their eyes to immediate death. The resolve was a most hazardous one, and the experienced per sons present entreated them not to go. When a heavy sea is running on the outer bar the in-shore surf is a little diminished, and there was little doubt, as every Cape Codman is a master of his boat, that their frail dory could be successfully launched and carried over the shore wave ; but, as after an easterly storm, long continued, the current at this point sweeps with irresistible violence to the north, and the sea was making a breach over the vessel, it was considered certain death to approach the eddy near the ship; in spite of all remonstrance, however, these heroic young men went off through the surf, and approached within about 15 yards of the bark, near enough to speak to those on board, when the dory capsized in stantly, "like a basin," to use the expression of a by stander, and nothing more was seen of the two men in her. The rocket for throwing a rope over the vessel was now got ready, as the lifeboat had been brought down, the plan being in such cases to get a line to the ship, if possible, then to ply between the shore and the vessel in the lifeboat. The rocket has a much larger stick than the common rocket, to which a line is attached, and a heavy charge to carry it a suffi cient distance. It was now fired by Samuel Small, jun., and G. T. Lewis, when the charge exploded, and burst the chamber, instead of carrying the rope to the ship, thus endangering the lives of those who fired it, as well as the bystanders, the stick going over the bank to the leeward. It was almost a miracle that no lives were lost by the explosion of the iron chamber, when the amount of the charge is consi dered, and the immediate vicinity of the persons. It was evident now that uotbing mote could be done from the shore, unless the lifeboat could be got off. But it was evident, after the experiment with the dory, which had ended fatally, that the attempt would be in every probability perfectly unsuccessf u l —the only hope of safely carrying off a lifeboat being by the aid of a rope from the vessel. The lifeboat at North Truro is a large and heavy boat, and difficult to manage in the inshore surf, where facility of execution is indispensable, and one half moment's delay might sweep off boat and crew, and, as it was now dark, and breezing up, no further attempts could be made to communicate with the Fires were built on the shore to show the unfortu nate persons on board that they were not forgotten, and companies formed to walk the beach. The awful cries of the crew for aid, and the cracking of the large timbers as the ship finally broke up, were heard at a house about half-a-mile from the beach, in spite of the terrible surf, which crashed like the heaviest thunder on the echoing shore, and the remorseless beating of the tempest. At about eleven o'clock the lightkeeper returned to the beach, having gone at ten to the l i g h t to tr i m his lamps, and saw a man kneeling before one of the fires, who proved to be one of the crew of the barque George Chetney, and, on b e i ng asked if any of his companions h..d been saved, be informed the light keeper that one other was lying near the water ' • the latter, John Jasper, was in a dying condition, much bruised about the feet, and would not have lived another halt-hour. Beth of these men were taken to the lighthouse, one mile off, in about two hours, by the exertions of Mr. Hamilton and his companion, the Rev. Mr. Lord, of North Truro, the bank above the beach being 100 feet high, of yielding sand, and Jasper unable to help himself. When the foremast gave way the two men who were saved went over with the broadside ; and, though washed off two or three times, and although the rigging caught in the railroad iron and kept them for an hour and a half by the wreck, from which they saw their fourteen companions swept off, they even tually went ashore nearly opposite the wreck. They were most amply cared for at the lighthouse by Mr. Hamilton and his wife. Six bodies of the crew have been since recovered and buried at Province-town, and also that of D. H. Cassity, at North Truro. Thus sixteen persons perished in this terrible ship wreck, and two of our own fearless and heroic Cape Cod fishermen, in a bold attempt to save the lives of their brother sailors. THE LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RE CEPTION AT lIOLYROOD. Last night his Grace the Lord High Commissioner held a reception in the Palace'of Holyrood, which was attended by 1,400 of the nobility and gentry, including of eourse, a vast number of clergy. With the excep tionur of the similar ceremonials th a t took place duringsince the visit o f G eorge t h e F ourt h, i t i s very long th e o l d walls of Holyrood witnessed so brilliant a sce ne- The reception took place in the Pi c t ure G a ll er y, parties on being conducted through the corrid ors n the Too throw : to the south-east staircase to the gallery and th e co was placed in the south end of the gallery, down • a gittny' on passing before his Grace, moved in to the thrown op en. small apartments Between at th e ten andwestern end, twelvew body of the room, and through the hioc'hclowcker,ewahlesto the greatest umbers wa s were pres3nt, the appearance of of handsome a n brilliant in the extreme. An im- Lo th e e n a se nt n iq u o m e b h e a r l), m oladsome chandeliers poured a blaze of light on the di proportion with which they are walls—the grim effigies of royalty with t h e gay crowd . La panelled contrasting strangely beneath them, T he in ac t iz t i neved ceaselessly to and fro laity was amply relieved sombre dress of the clergy end ladies, and the gold scarletuv the brilliant robes of the l t a h r e g emuicor Through the deeply glories of uniforms, of up from the inner court, of military bands floated tongued la rweliceislisetclhewreinwdaoswas um of conversation mingling with the thouQ d n tour • • • ' an - vin out of view muring with]. short, lea vi the brief . n. In of preseutation, the gt d i ,,_ preliminary cere monycrowded aisectibi Y presented all the ap p.?arsrices Of a . Yor ball, with , n of there being -.., the im portant exception no a anci addPd interest of the Instoricd.l ground o n n g, and with the place—the Picture Gallery o f tio4ro which it took ball-room / 0 d being no ordinary or modern . • t w as all as bright and gay, however, as if " w as au erection o f - day, and it was only the indomitable gl oom ahr yester heavy outer walls and towers, and lurking in theoiding the moon light shadows of the pin nacles and arches 0.. t chapel 'that recalled the genius ' and raera t ori t t i 3n e ruined place. A strong feeling of gratitude to the of Earl Mansfield for having so succ essfull y revived 4„m",,e, of of the ancient grandeurs of H ol y rood, was the unuttlit7 mous sentiment of those who witn essed the ver y s triking and animating display the reception produced.—ScotZ man. LONDON. SIR HARRY SMITH AT PORTSMOUTH. PORTSMOUTH. JUNE I,—A ~ e " --c ou•i address has been presented today to Lieutenant-Generat Elarry,Sieth- That proeured yesterday- was f rem the corporation; the one ?resented to-day ea. artop ed at a larg , meeting of the uthatti of the borough generally. It 9. as pre sented by bhe Mayor is the Guildhall, a tare , um er of PeoP l . l brine present:. It was as follows:-- "T. Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith, B at. " Gallant rhe inhabitants ut the borough uf Portsmouth approach you with their warmest congratu lations on your safe return to England after a service of unequalled difficulty, which, by a rare combination of political sagacity and military valour, you have brought apparently to a successful termination. It was with feelings of great confidence in your abi lity for that arduous undertaking that they addressed you in 1847, on your departure from this port for South Africa, to assure you of the sympathy and ad miration with which they regarded you; and they now welcome you most heartily on your return home from that harassing service, and congratulate you on the sub jugation of that desperate horde of savages, who had so long carried on their desolating warfare against her Majesty's subjects in those parts. And now, gallant sir, in conclusion, we express a fervent hope that the same Almighty power that has hitherto protected you in so many and varied dangers, may still be vouchsafed to you in your honourable retirement, regarded as you ever will be by your fellow-countrymen as one of Eng land's brightest ornaments ana bravest defenders." The MAYOR, 111 presenting the above address to Sir Harry, said he did so with the greatest pleasure. It had been agreed to unanimously at a meeting of the inhabi tants, who desired to express their sympathy with a brave and gallant officer, who had been withdrawn at the moment of victory from the scene of his triumph. Sir HARRY SMITH, in returning thanks, said he did so with every feeling of a grateful heart. He had many years since embarked at Portsmouth on the first cam paign he had ever been engaged in, when he was not only unknown to the world, but to himself. For no youth was aware of the latent qualities he might hereafter display, and if he (Sir Harry) had, in his long eventful career, done anything to deserve the encomiums that had been passed on him, he could only say that he had achieved what was every man's wish and endeavour to do, an ample reward in the approbation of the country that gave him birth.—(Cheers.) The position in which he had been recently placed, was an arduous one in every respect. He believed few men had ever stood in a more difficult position. (Hear, hear.) But he was proud in being able to say he had been successful in rescuing the colony com mitted by her Majesty to his government from the dangers in which it was placed.—(Cheers.) This he boldly said he had done.—(Renewed cheers.) And he had now left a brave army under a veteran and able commander, who knew how to turn that army to good account. It might not be quite right to say it, but it was the truth, that soldi ers were b e tt er sa tisfied with some commanders than with others—(Hear)—and if he had been successful in his career, it was to the gallant British army that he owed that success rather than to any abilities it had pleased Almighty God to bless him with.—(Applause.) He did say that there was never an army placed in a position of greater danger and diffi culty, with more obstacles to encounter, than that he had lately commanded.—(Hear.) Not that they suffered hunger or privation, for they were well provisioned; but they were compelled to be out night after night in the bush without anything but a blanket to cover them from the inclemency of the weather; still they rallied bravely around him and appeared to feel proud of having to contend with their invisible enemy in the hope that they would ultimately meet with the approbation of their country.—(Hear.) He candidly admitted it was somewhat painful to a veteran heart to be recalled from an army triumphant in itself and satisfied and contented with its general.—(Loud applause.) But all men in high and public situations must feel they have a respon sible duty to perform as advisers of her Majesty and as represenatives of the country; and if those pieced over him (Sir Harry Smith) by her' Majesty thought it their duty to pursue towards him the conduct they did, he bowed with submission.—(Cheers.) But he felt proud in being able to say he had left a victorious army.— (Renewed applause.) He bad left the colony of the Cape of Go .d Hope—alluding to its civil administra tion—without one particle of its public business left un done, and he had left a treasury without a debt—(Hear, hear)—a people improving among themselves, and only in want of the active operation of the constitution he had so strenuously endeavoured to get for them. But he must admit that her Majesty's late Government were very desirous of giving to the Cape the advantages of a constitution. Therefore, whilst he submitted readily to the position in which he was now placed, he could with safety state that he bad done all that lay in his power to lead the army to success, and to the good civil administra tion of the colony committed to his charge—so as to leave matters to his Gallant Friend, his successor, in a fair position as regarded bringing to a t e r m i na tion th a t con dition of the Cape which had been of so much mischief to itself and expense to the mother country. The ad dress presented to him breathed a hope that Provi dence would still vouchsafe its protection to him. This reminded him of the past, that when adjutant of three companies at the storming of Monte Video, he happened to be fast asleep when the regiment was ordered to fall in. He was called up by a brother officer, when his first ejaculation was, " Oh Lord, in Thee have I put my trust, let me never be confounded."—(Loud applause.) And he came out of that terrific storming unscathed; and ever since those words bad been his safeguard and guide. In conclusion, he said, that as it was Ports mouth that cheered him on his departure to the Cape, he felt bound to be more explicit with them on re turning triumphant and victorious from that place. He could assure them that any trouble in which he had been involved had been amply repaid by their kindness. THE CROPS IN NORTH WALES.—The crops throughout the various districts in the northern part of the principality are most luxuriant. The wheats especially are in a thriving condition, and the early potatoes so far present a very healthy appearance. The grain crops generally look well, and notwithstanding the long drought and easterly winds that have been expe r ie nce d, th ere i s ever y lik el ih oo d of an abundant hay harvest. THE . LONDON GAZETTE, J*ne 1. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 12, 1852. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Drawing-room, at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 33 of June next, at two o'clock. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 31. Notice is hereby given that tho state apartments at Windsor Castle will be closed on and after Wednesday - ext, the 2d of June, until further orders. WHITEHALL, MIT 29. The Qaeen has been pleased to appoint Dr. James Paul to be one of her Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary in Scotland, is the room of Dr. Duncan Meares, de ceased. WHITEHALL, Mir 29. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint William Edmonstoune Aytoun, Esq., Advocate, to be Sheriff and Steward of the Sheriffdoms or Stewartries of Orkney and Zetiand, in the room of Charles Neaves, resigned. The Qw-en has been pleased to appoint Captain Wil liam Lewis Grant (late of the 7th Royal Fusiliers) Egon of her Mijesty'a Royal Body Guard of the Yeo me❑ of the Guard, vice Captain Edmund H. W. Bel lairs, resigned. CROWN-OFFICE, bar 29. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Town and Port of Sandwich—Charles Pelham Pelham Clinton, commonly called Lord Charles PeMare Pelham Clinton, in the room of Charles William Grenfell, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward Lorde ße gm e L n i t e u of e t n ant of YeomanrySo m e r c s a e t v s a h l r i r y e — . of her Majesty's M anor of Hempholme. C l.T w or ni th ias S i° o n me t) r Y se th t Francis Hsviland, Captain Unattached, to be Captain B and Adjutant, vice L e i,h L ye , ret i red, May 18. - William Parsons, retailerANK BANKRUPTS. William Merton, Surr e y, to surrender June 8 and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee; Upward, Copthall-ccurt, Throgmorton-street. John Justum, licensed victualler, Trafalgar-road, Greenwich, June 17, at two, and July 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Martineau and Reid, Raymond buildings, Gray's-inn. Emil Kretzschmar, jeweller, King's.square, Middle sex, June 17, at one, and July 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchuroh lane, Lombard-street; Leverson, St. Helen's-place. George Dover, builder, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, June 16 and July 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court, Acraman, offici a l assignee, Bristol; Price and Stuart, Wolverhampton; Bevan, Bristol. Joseph Jones, coal owner, Macken, Monmouthshire, June 16 and July 14, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol; Birch and Davis, Newport. George Baker, and George Baker, jun., stock brokers, Threadneedle-street, June 11, at halt-past one, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Howard and Dollman, Fenchurch s Greet. William Rowland Hill, silversmith, Birmingham, June 7 and July 3, at half-past ten, at the Birming h a m District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birming ham; Standbridge, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall•street. T. Hall, Romsey Extra, Southampton, common bre o'er, June 22, at eleven —J. B. Cross, Corn hill, watchmaker, June 22, at half-past eleven—C. King, New Bond-street, ravalenta arabica importer, Juno 24, at eleven—W. Townshend and W. Brown, warehousemen, June 19, at half-past twelve—D. F rench and A. Sands, Coal• exchange, coal merchants, Jun o 18, at eleven—J. Freeschool-street, Ilorselydow n, Southwark, rectifier, June 22, at two. Cheapside, In the Country. W. Chadwick. Manchester and Salford, paper manu facturer, at the Court, Manchester, June 23, at twelve -- C. Lucas, II Wilkinson, and E. Bond, Manchester, and Ha:, field, Derbyshire, calico printers, at the Court, Man chester, June 24, at twelve—W. T Adcock, Man-1 cbester, hotel keeper, at the Court, Manchester, June 24, at twelve. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. G. Harri son , F r ith- street, S c h o , i ronmon ger, 65. 9d , on Thursday next, and three following Thursdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Cols man-street. G. Senior, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, apotbocarY, 4s. Bd., on Thursday next and three following Thurs days, between t•leyen and two, at tha office of Mr. Graham, Colemen-street. J. Clark, 1 --TPriall, Cambridgedaire, miller, 2 d , on Thursday next, a n d three following Thursdays, be tween eleven and Colman-etreet. two, of the office of Mr. Graham, , VVEDNIEs'DA Y J. Etu.'y, Gerard-~tree;, Soho, dr.per, 3d., on Thuf zd.ly next, std three Thteed.sys, between eleven sod two, at the office of I.r, G:.i.thsm, Coleman s.treet M. Iffarren, Maceksfiel 1, Cheshire, silk dyer, ,nn Thursday, June 17. and every following Thursd betwern (en and cue, at the office of Mr. LAe, Mao ene4ter. _ _ T. Byrom, M:incnester, 14 , verpool, and Wig:in. 0031 p io p r i e c u r, 3s. 91, oil Tnur4day, Juno 17, and every following Thursday, between ten and one, at the offiee of Mr. Lee. Manchester. E. Ashton, Kingston-upon-Hull, woollen draper, 45., on Tuesday, June 1, or any subsequent Tuesday. be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull. J. Fegan, Lincoln, draper, 2s. id., on Tuesday, June 1, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghull-street. W. Rock, Surrey-place, Surrey, printer and engraver, June 24, at twelve—D. Pugsley, Bread-street, Cheap side, City, warehouseman, June 24, at half-past one— G. Wyatt, Princes-street, Lambeth, Surrey, rectifier, June 24, at one. In the Country. J. Williams, Golynos and Varteg, Monmouthshire, shop-keeper, June 23, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol — W. Williams, Golynos and Varteg, Monmouthshire, shop-keeper, June 23, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol — T. Ross, Manchester, furniture dealer, June 24, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—W. Hewitt, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, brewer, June 23, at twelve, at the Court, Kingston-upon-Hull. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. W. Lougher, T. Lougher, and D. Lougher, Plymouth, Devonshire, iron founders, certificates of the first class —W. Baynes, Leeds, flax spinner, certificate of the third class, after 21 days rom May 27—rG. Moon, Borrowby, Yorkshire, corn miller, certificate of the second class, after 21 days from Ms) , 27—J. Norwood, Snaith, York shire, corn miller, certifi ca t e , of the third class, after 21 days from May 28—D. Shaw and J. Shaw, Royal Edge, Yorkshire, manufacturers, certificate of the third class, after 21 days from May 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. G. A. Creswick, Sheffield, and Craven street, Strand, uphol sterers—T. R. M ars h a ll an d J. C og lan, Jermyn-street, silversmiths—R. . v T e J. rasJames's, aR. Ricards and B. Ricards, Bath, ilors—C. Day and E. Young, Gravesend, Creswick, J. Creswick, N. Creswick, N. Irving, and Fent, surgeons—J. B a ll ar d an d T. Ballard, Duke-street, Manchester-square, paper hanging manufacturers—D. Byles and S. St o k es, L ang l ey 9pl ace , Commercial-road, East, chemists an d d rugg i sts —B. G a l w ay and S. K. Wilson, Min c i ng -l ane, City, Custom-house agents—N. J. Ploughw r i g h t an d J . G o i ng , S pr i ng fi e ld, E sse x, merchants—J. M. Wilson and J. Turner, Cross Hills, Yorkshire, w orste d sp i nners —C. L ow an d T. W. Wise man, Perry's-place, Oxford-street, wholesale stationers —C. IL Ed mon d s an d J. J ones , Eld on - c h am b ers , De vereux-court, Temple, attorneys and solicitors—W. Jackson and W. T. Seal, King's-road, Chelsea, builders—G. Seekings and J. Verguson, Stratford, Essex, ale and porter brewers—T. Bailey, sea., mad T. Bliley, jun., Cockermouth and Keswick, Cumberland, booksellers —S. Castelli and B. Guistiniani, Constanti nople sad London—J. Wardle, jun., and F. Mockett, Preston, Lancashire, gold thread and plate manufac turers, INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Joseph John Mines, Hulme, Lancashire, bookkeeper. James Byrom, Manchester, labourer. Juhn James, St. Woollas, Monmouthshire, grocer. Willie Bison, Newport, Monmouthshire, wheelwright. John Henry Drolenvaux Jackson, Sheerness. C. Green, lienlep-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, coal dealer. John Bate, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, market gardener. W. B. Atkinson, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, grocer. W. Renshaw Wright, Dunkinfield, Cheshire, chemis". _William Frances, Tredeger, Monmouthshire, carpenter. William Hughes, Carnarvon, victualler. Brocklsby, Summer Town, near Oxford, turner. James Tomlinson, Belper, Derbyshire, frame smith. Richard Tucker, Carmarthe , i, retailer of spirits. Edward B as h, D ea l, w h ee lwright. John Appl eton, H utton C rans wick, Yorkshire, farmer's labour er, Thomas Coles, Bristol, carpenter. Edgar Bodle, sen., Ashford, Kent, dealer in coals. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. J. Bannatyne. Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, inn keeper, to meet Jane 8, and June 29, at twelve, within Bannatyne's Inn, Lamlash. LAW IN TELLIGENCE. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, June. 1. (Sittings in Error.) This morning the Judges assembled in the " Ex chequer Chamber" for the purpose of appointing the days on which their Lordships would sit "in Error" after the present term. The days appointed were as follow: For " errors" from the Court of Queen's Bench, to sit on Monday, June 14, and Tuesday, June 17. There are no "errors" from the Cuurt of Exchequer for these sittinge. M'UREQOR v. THE OFXECIAL MANAGER OH THE DOVER AND DEAL RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Baron ALDERSON pronounced the judgment of the Court in this matter. In this case the company had been formed for the purpose of making a railway to be called the " Dover and Deal Railway." The promoters of this un dertaking were prosecuting their bill, and were about to abandon it, when it had been considered that if that pro ject were carried out, it would prove advantageous to the South-Eastern.RailwayCompacy were it to be transferred to that company. Negotiations with this view were there upon entered into between Mr. M'Gregor on the part of the South-Eastern Company and the Dover and Deal Company, which resulted in an agreement to the effect that if the latter would proceed with their schenae, and the Bill should pass, and th e y transferr e d it to the South-Eastern Company, that company undertook in the event of the njectton o f th e project to indemnify the promoters of the Dover and Deal Company from all costs and expenses. The Bill in the end was thrown out, and the latter company had thereupon claimed from the South -Eastern Company the expenses and costs con sequent on their going to Parliament, The South- Eastern Company refused to pay the demand, whereupon an action was brought, in which the Dover and Deal Compan y gained the ve r di ct . E ventua lly t h e c ase c a me upon a writ of error before this court, when it was ar gued that it was.not a personal contract, nor was the contract effective as regarded the company itself. The rese nt defendants. on th e ot h er h an d, had contended at although the South-Eastern Company were not in a position to make the contract, yet that there was not any reason why the plaintiff himself should not make a personal contract. The Court of Queen's Bench, upon this, was chat Mo n rU`Gregor was responsible. It was g. and, the opinion of the Court of Error, however, that that decision therefore, that the judgment of the court below ought to b e reverse d. Judgment of the Court below reversed accordingly. w r MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, J une 1. (Before Mr. Sergeant A DAMS , Assistant-Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates, at the Guildhall, Westminster.) Ann Elizabeth 11c3d, aged 30, was indicted for steal jog a purse, and 4s. 6J. ' the property of Miss Helen An nette Campbell, from her person, Mr. Digby Seymour appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Birnie, for the defence. It appeared that Miss Campbell, who is the daughter of Sir John Campbell, accompanied by her brother and two little girls, went to the Zoological-gardens in the Regent's Park on Saturday afternoon, the 15th of May. At the gate she gave a half-crown to the keeper, but he observing that it was split and would not ring returne d it Miss Campbell then put it back in her purse and entered the gardens, Going about to see the different animals she observed that they were followed by the prisoner , and, as this excited ber suspicions, she took the opportunity at one place of seeing if her purse was safe. Immeniately afterwards, while looking at the kan garoos, she , felt the prisoner push against saw the 'ace of her cloak near her pocket move. The Prisoner then walked away towards the cage of one of the antelopes, evidently wtt_h the intention of escaping, sors, a loadstone, but it was a regular ail de sae, and there Was her, and no exit. Miss Campbell inemc Jiately felt in,her pocket, and discovered that her purse was gone, and thou her brother followed the prisoner, and gave her into custody. On her way to the station she dropped another purse, but the policeman observed it, and picked it ep twain. At the station a pair of sets pocket' and also the split halfcrown. One of the keepers of the animals that evening also found Miss Campbell's purse just if any throw antelope's cage, n inside the , where the prisoner had followed and given into custody. gone before she was and several things were found in her The jury returned a verdict, of Guilty, and Mr. SYlltotra said he was instructed on the part of the Timothy prosecution to recommend the prisoner to mercy. The AssISTANT JUDGE said, that if this recommenda tion bad not been made, he should have remanded the prisoner in order to make further inquiries, and should, cer tainly have transported her. He had no doubt that she for by previous conviction bad been found out, most w as a most accomplished pickpocket, and that she car ried the scissors that were found on her and the load- Ire about with her as implements of her profession. Ile thee sew _ with hard labour.' _. a Metropolitan police-con enced her to nine month's imprisonment, s asa uttiog William Pollard, and Themes Ryan, aged 30, were indicted for unlawfully , Murphy, aged 32, Thomas Keheller, aged 40, le, in the execution of his duty. instructed r• Cooper and Mr. Poland appeared to prosecute, a gentleman from the office of the Solicitor or the Treasury, and Mr. O'Brien for the defence. slttu:bnapnecae made by the p red fromtheevid riso thereenc n e e t r h s atveryearly in wassor he e di quence, went _ n3 9. rei ng of Sunday, the 18th of April, in the house of !I Mr. Ferris, No. 8, Upper Fitaroy-place, where Ke heller 'edged. Mrs. Ferris and her hu,band complaiued of it, and Keheller struck her, and she called out .. Murder," and sent her soli out by the window to fetch again till ' ll Police. Pollard and two other policemen, ill cons he received .room open where the prisoners were. A scuffle ensued, ire which the dour was again closed against them. They to the house, and forced the door of the again forced it, and went into the room and endeavoured to apprehend the prisoners, when Pollard was struck a other two, who armed :hemselves with the poker and leg of a table. Pollard was much injured by the treatment S evere blow by Murphy with the tongs, and also by the the 24th. Ho was taken to the hospital, and the police men, with the assistance of others who came up, took the i prisoners into custody. Mr. O'BRIEN, for the defence, contended that the , and was not able to go on duty Policemen had no right to take the pries eery into custody without a warrant. Under these circumstance, he did not think that the resistance the prisoners made could be construed into an unlawful and malioinfi wounding, as laid in the indictment. __ --. JUNE S, 185 S. Th. ASSISTANT-JUDGE impressed on the jury that, as the Immo-mem way framed tinder a clawe of a particular s l / 2 ttue (Lord Campbell's Act). the offence must td3 s.eictly rn,do out as charged. The police had the power of breaking open a house and taking parties into custody without a warrant where an aggravated a,sauls nad ben committed bist it must be shown to them that this offence had been committed, which did not ar to nave neen dune in this ca,e. If not, tht , y would not b jiiKiti , -d in taking this course, and the patties would have a right to make resistance against being taken into custody. Now, to bear out the indict ment, which charged the prisoners with unlawfully and maliciously wounding with intent to do bodily harm, the jury must be satisfied that the police had a pertect right to take the prisoners into custody, and that they bad not the least pretence of right to resist them, or that they assaulted the police from some other cause, and not because they were going to apprehend them. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Acquittal, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Spurgin, who was some days ago charged with having obtained 11/. from Mr. Everett, newspaper agent, of No. 14, Finch-lane, under false pretences, underwent a final examination before Alderman Wilson. The following report contains the essential points of the additional evidence, which was of very great length : Mr. Everett, jun.—ln giving the cheque for 11/. to the defendant I relied upon his having money in the posses sion of Mr. Strutt, upon whom the order was drawn, as well as upon the statement that he was a director in the Britannia Assurance Company. This is the cheque I gave to him. It was returned with other paid cheques from our banker's. Cross-examined by the solicitor for the defendant— The cheque was written by procaration. The money was my Lather's; but I have been debited with it since. I am not in partnership with my father. I am authorised to draw to any amount. Mr. E. R. Foster, resident director of the Britannia Assurance Company, said, in addition to his former statement—The Standard of England Assurance Com p sny is united with the office of the Britannia, which is, I believe, the older establishment. The defendant had a policy for 5001. in the Standard of England office, dated 3d March, 1840. It was transferred to the Bri tannia iu September of the same year. That policy lapsed in 1852 from non-payment of premiums. It can be revived within twelve months, upon certain conditions. It is in the proprietary branch of the company. The defendant has a policy in force, the date of which is 3d of March, 1845, fur 4991. in the Britannia Mutual Lite Assurance Association. Alderman Weasoer—Supposing that the policy in the Standard was in force, would that, joined to the other policy which is in force, qualify him for the office of director? Witness—No; they are distinct authorities, one of them having no sort of influence upon, or adding to, the effect of the other. Alderman WILSON—IS there anything due from the Britennia, to Mr. Spurgin? Witness—l am not aware that there is. If he were to bring policies to the office now he would be allowed commission. He was our ac knowledged agent at Chipping Ongar and at Leamington. Mr. W. Everett, se e (.he complainant)—l know the defendant from having become joint bait with him for Mr. Lewis, who was here under a charge. I went to the defendant's house on Friday, the 21st of May, in conse quence of what was said to me by my son, and told him that his order upon Mr. Strutt had not been paid, that gentleman having denied that he had any money of Mr. Spurgin's in hand. I also told him that if be did not pay the money he would be plea- 1 in a position similar to that in which Mr. Lewis bad been placed, and that he had said he was a director of the Britannia Assurance Company, at the same time that, he was scarcely known at that office, He then said to me, "lam a director; I have signed the deed." He then asked for an hour's time in order to be able to go to Mr. Strutt, and I said if an arrangement were not made I had no alternative but to bring the matter by summons before the Lord Mayor. Several other witnesses having been examined, the solicitor for the defendant then called Mr. F. David Lewis, advertisement agent, Moorgate street, who said: I know the defendant, and I know the Messrs. Everett many years. I remember accompanying the defendant, on the 10th of May, to Mr. Everett's, in Finch-lane, to see Mr. Everett, sen. We did not see him, but we saw his son. I stated to Mr. Everett, jam, my position in wanting 11/. more to pay the solicitor for the purpose of my defence. I had introduced Mr. Spur gin to him as the gentleman who had been bail together with his father for me. He objected, upon which Mr. Spurgin stated that as he was bound tor my appearance in the sum of 501. and his (Mr. Everett's) father like wise, and my briefs were ready to be delivered to counsel, which could not be done for want of fees, it would hardly be safe for Mr. Lewis to surrender without a counsel, in which case his father would be liable to pay 501. as well as himself. I said I re gretted that Mr. Everett, senior, was not present, as I be lieved he would immediately do what was requisite. Mr. Spurgin then said he would deposit a policy of 500/ as collateral security, and as there appeared to be a diffi culty about getting the money, he stated that he would go to the Britannia office and see whether he could not get the resident director to lend him a cheque for 10/ Upon going out, he said something about pledging his watch, which appeared to be more in joke than anything else. In ten minutes he returned, Mr. Everett and I having remained together in his absence. He said he had not seen Mr. Foster, the resident director. I then suggested to Mr. Spurgin to give the order upon Mr. Strutt. Mr. Spurgin expressed his readiness to give the order in exchange for Mr. Everett's cheque, and after a little hesitation on the part of Mr. Everett, that gentle man said, " Well. Lewis , I'll help you out of your diffi culty," or words to that effect Mr. Spurgin then wrote the letter produced, and Mr. Everett gave the cheque for 111., and handed it to Mr. Spu r po n, who handed the lett er to Mr. Everett, stating teat the order would be paid on the Wednesday following, as Mr. Ste utt was then at Paris. Mr. Everett phut f handsh with me, and The defendant 'e solicitor— i Mr. Spurgin hoped that I would get out of D th d e übe l a t, say that he was a director of the Britannia? Witness— I did nor. I heard him say he would go . and se e t h e re sident director of Br itannia Company, but not that he If he hed said she thath e v c P e 4 .3 o Y f . Mr. Everett, for was himself a director o so, I must have heard him, I regret that h ave to come up and contradict b t t fdri:inthde.r paratmy.het.w lx we) tes, and do not wishboth a t, r 2 e o m ff_, y n the so f cam. for t h e prosecution— three of us present during the con several pounds, Thee r r e s veer e x e a only bey hich I returned to him.. When ion. Spurgin spoke of w havin g counsel for my d e f ence , I Mr. Everett has lent jume the necessity of my all events surrender, a , e said that I would a nut allow victimised. Ho did not my friends to be v say he would go and see heget w hether could not a cheque from a b rot her director. I have not frequently represented Mr. Sp u rgin to Mr. Everett as a director of the Britannia. I went f Mr• Shan, solicit to the office s o _ the or, and handed o ver to him the 1 1 /. I consider myself b oun d to pay the money. re said he could Alde rma n WrLSO not take upon him self to in such a case. It appea re d to hi m that a decide false pretence h a d certainly been used. The defendant, with f rom his long acquaintance known the value a nd deecriptioa of the property Deus lify a man to be a sary to qua director, an d however dis posedht be to serve a friend he might , nothing could 3 which jus tify or excuse the falsehood t ch it vets evident he the res orted to procure pecuniary aid which was consi dered necessary. The defendant said—l —I shall reserve my defence for a future occasion; bat I solemnly declare that I am an innocent man —that I had not the slightest intention to cheat or defraud, or act dishonourably, and that, mo rally, commercially, or professionally, I have done no thing with which I can upbraid myself. The defendant was then bailed to take his trite, BOW-STREET.: Edward Wright, who described himself as the keeper of an ethos to obtain situations for servants out of place, was charged with assaulting and threatenitas William Davis. The complainant stated that he was an auctioneer and house-agent in Dean-street, Soho, and had made him self obnoxious to the defendant by prosecuting him at the Old Bailey for defrauding poor servants out of money deposits under the pretence of procuting situa tions for them. The defendant, with others of his com panions, underwent a term of imprisonment, and since his release he had been constantly pursuing witness with threats and insults, from which he stood in bodily fear of him. On Thursday night, happening to meet the defendant in the street, the ratter said, " I am out again you —, and I'll finish you before I go back." Wit ness avoided him, but presently received a severe blow on his ear with a stone, and before he could turn round the defendant had escaped. Witness saw nothing of him afterwards till that morning (Tuesday), when, at about seven o'clock, while walking in Covent-garden, the defendant rushed upon him suddenly with an open knife in his hand, and male that) attempts to stab him in the stomach. Witness escaf:d injury by stooping, but his trousers were cut in the struggle. The defendant gave a general denial to the statements of the complainant, declining that he had not seen him for several days past, and that the whole story had been trumped up to prevent him ,eom appr at ing against Davis that day at the Merlborough-strt at Polic,-court, wh ere his daughter was going 'u prefer a charge against him. He admitted that he did go into the market on business, and could call bis wife end daughter to prove fiat he brought home some vtgeiables. He denounced the com plainant as the seducer of his (Wright's) daughter ; but he did not complain of this so mcch as he did of the f a l se s wearing and heartless villany of the m an , who no a uctioneer or agent what:-ver, but ob ta i nd his was hying by robbing poor servants of their hat d-eerned un der the pretence of procuting place fo r wages Mr. JARDINE thought it was hardly the defendant to go into th e question of character, th while for character, after the exposure of his own notorious New Oxford-street, for w hi ch h doings in th at way ine w Punished a year o r t wo ago. His ee convicted and complainant's statement, then s worship, believing the ordered Wright to find two sureties of 801. each, and recog nizance in 1601. to keep theenter into his own peace for twelv e mon th s . The defend ant was committed in default. [ -..A DVERTISEMENT.]—A curs by Holloway's Oint ment and Pills of a Tumour in the Knee.— Eightuen months ago Mrs. Jones, of Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, caught a severe cold, which settled in her knee, and formed a tumourlon the joint, which in the course of time became so stiff that she could not bend it, and it continued so for twelve months. She tried remedy after remedy, but to no purpose, and she became fearfully alarmed. At lagt she r ubbed finl )owav'z, Ointment into it, unsparingly every ing, and took the Pills, which completeli di9PerKd tacit as ever, and night and mor.ne tumour, and the joint has become again As PI free from pain.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol loway'', EstOlishatvat, 244, Strand, vA• IRELAND. LIBEL IN THE " WORLD "-SENTENCE ON MR. BIRCH. DUBLIN, TuEsp:ty--Yi-sterds; Mr. Jaixte , Btrch was brut/gut up ~,r judewert iU ,he court of Queftes Bohai, to rac(ive sei,ctuce for a coufcssed ltbt 1 On MI e. FrPilch. Mr. MARTLEY neived f r judgmsnt, at briefly men tioned this 'stets of :he ease. Mr. Birch , eine eed his sorrow for hevieg publish , d the libel cotnplained of. Mr. Justice CRAMPTON, after some preliminary re marks, proceeded to say—You were the printer and proprietor of a is:surest published weekly in this city, called the World. The prosecutrix, Mrs. Elizabeth French, is a widow lady; she had been the wife of gentleman of station and great respectability in this city—the late Mr. Henry Sneyd French. Mrs. French is the daughter of Mr. Abraham Brewster, a gentleman of the bar, a Queen's counsel, dis tinguished for his ability F.Jct eminence in that honourable profession, and respected by all to whom he is known fur the honour and integrity of his private character. It does not appear that you had any ac• quaintance with, or had ever been in the company of Mrs. French; and Mr. Brewster, I believe, was only known to you in his professional and public character. Mrs. French had never given you any offence; she had never offered you any prevccatioe, unless, indeed, it were an offence that bhe was the daughter of Mr. Brewster, at whom you had taken umbrage; unless it were a provocation that she was a bereaved widow, liv ing with her fatherless infant, in the house of her own , u a s n mind under w protecti on.ould respee t the Every sorro humanesorrow and s y mapnad pgthealriseeenrotwith the sufferings of this unoffending lady. The wounded heart naturally courts retirement from notice, its solace thingsc In in privacy morea p nd o iseclusion aggravatefro m the and world,seeks and few t t the e m e s sufferings of, of domesticth e life mourner and t h h e a l n d tbe u o p to the gz , fr a o n m d scorn of the thoughtless and unfeeling world. Such was the situation of Mrs. French when you selected her to Youb t h w e e v d c e t i d m a n o f your engin engine reckless—yourterrible wicked power,and youcalumnies. aimed your envenomed shafts at the head of a defenceless female. Mr. Birch—Might I make an observation ? Judge GnewrroN—Not now. You had in your hand an instrument well fitted to torture a sensitive mind, and you made Mrs. French the victim of your cruelty. You were the publisher and proprietor of a newspaper, and in successive publications you made your journal the vehicle of repeated slanderous attacks upon the character and conduct of Mrs. French. You exhibited her in the columns of your paper in the most odious colours—as a monster of impurity, and as the perpetrator of acts of thk , most heinous and unnatural criminality. Y: ur in disciaminate and nefarious slander did not stop there. It contained within its detestable folds every member of her family, and even the house in which she resided. I have deliberately read over the articles to which I refer, and which are the subject of this indictment, and more disgusting or abominable calumnies I never remember to have seen. Mr. Birch—lf your Lordship read or heard the obser vations made of and to me by Mr. Brewster, in the case of " Birch v. Somerville," your Lordship would wake some allowance for me and for what I wrote under the excitem ent °t the moment. He received 40 guineas fee to abuse me, and to c me a hireling hang dog assassin. Judge CRAMPTON—You are by such observations only adding to the reasons for inducing the Court to pass a severe sentence on you. I repeat again that I have de liberately read these calumnious articles in your journal respecting this lady, and more abominable, more malig nant, more detestable libels I never heard of in the course of my life. I will not enter into the odious detail as ap pearing on the record to which you have pleaded guilty I shall not offend the ears of those who are here assem bled, or desecrate this temple of justice, by stating more particularly the absurd, incredible, and abomidable slan ders which are set out iu this indictment; that they are libels of the grossest character noteely can for a moment doubt; and that they are utterly false and fabricated from the beginning to the end you have yourself confessed— they are the mere fictions of a diabolical or disordered fancy. Icaunot forget chat your confession and contrition (for which, however, you are entitled to consideration) followed close upon the refusal of the Court to postpone your trial, and that tin to that period you persevered in your attitude of defiance, and that your late retractation may be ascribed as much to fear of legal punishment as to contrition for the injuries you had so cruelly com mitted. Mr. Birch—l assure your Lordship that is not the case, for I offered an apology fully two months before. Judge CeeeteeroN—l hope so; and I will now pass over the motion to postpone the trial, and ask what was your motive, and what has been your excuse for these unprovoked and atrocious libels? You were, it seems, offended with Mr. Brewster for his speech on a memo rable trial. Mr. Birth—Not only offsnded, but exasperated. Judge CuAmPToN—Well, then, you were exasperated with Mr. Brewster for his speech made in a memorable trial, in which you were the plaintiff and Mr. Brewster was counsel ;or the defendant; and in your desire to avenge your wrongs (real or supposed) upon the father, you most recklessly sacrifice the reputation of his inno cent, unoffending daughter. This is the only excuse you could allege for the cruel calumnies with which you have assailed the prosecutrix. I must say that a more mean, unmanly, or me-Christian mode of taking revenge upon an adversary I cannot conceive. You hoped to wound the father through the nee ffending daughter's side. This is but an aggravation of the crime. If in a moment of passion you had given way to general ex pressions of a strong and calumnious character against Mr. Brewster or his whole family, I could understand it, bad as it would be; but here you deliberately write down —you pen and prepare carefully your libels, and not only published them, but repubhaued them. Mr. Birch —I protsst against the correctness of your Lordship's statement, Juke CRAMPTON—I must say that this is but an ag gravation of your offence. DJ not misunderstand me. it is nut to give you pain. Mr. Birch—But, my Lord, you are giving me a great deal_ Judge of t' Cu pain. ci a st e a ar i sw e ea r dy o y : od - 71e I ci t ro, i )n s ud n , u o nc t ot to it n ot g ne ilryyme terms 3 0 . 0 of do justice, eh pain s v t raibt, but hTahvoe Courtcl ar i t s o F d a e t s i i s r f o y the usthatpub thheotshea who justice t constitutei co ha beens themselves d e o m n s e e . lv T es he th C e ourt in structors and censors of the public, and wno in their journals Mr. Birch—Al as , my Lord, I have rendered myself unpopular. The CHIEF JUSTICE —Mr, Birch, I must request you will keep silence, and nut interrupt his Lordship. Mr. Birch —I must repeat, my Lord, that I have been rendered unpopular with ell parties for supporting the late Governmens, Judge ChAMPTox—And I must repeat, that those who Constitute themselves the instructors and censors of the public, and who, in their journal 3, may freely criti cise the conduct and characters of public men, should remember that in the wide field of their pursuits they have no warrant to invade the domestic circle—that female honour should especially be held sacred—that as every Englishman's house is his castle, into which the great9st in the land cannot intrude without becoming a trespasser—so privr_:e reputation is a sacred territory which cannot be invaded with impunity. Our law wisely and generously /es the press free and un sh4ckled ; but when that freedom degenerates into licen tiousness,and the press becomes aggressive and injurious to individuals, it becomes amenable to law and punish ment. Wnst, then, should be the measure of your pun ishment? You have already undergone some punish ment; you have, eitht volunrarily, or under the appre hension of consequena:.l, submitted to a humiliation, painful, indeed, to an honest n n. One, and only one, redeeming feature can I see in your conduct—l mean your apology in open court —your public retractation of your infamous calumnies oa Mrs. French, and your public expression of penitence and contrition for your crime. I wish this retractation had been earlier—l wish it had less the appearance of prudence about it; but late as it was Mr. Bincu—l offered it two months ago. Judge CRAMPTOH—Late as it was it has been taken into consideration by the Court, and has operated to mitigate the sentence which would otherwise have been pronounced upon you. Under all the circumstances of this painful case, I am authorised and instructed by the Court to award for the offence of which you now upon your own confession stand convicted the sentence that you be imprisoned for the period of twelve calendar months. The Traverser was about addressing the Court, when The CHIEN JUSTICE said—You had an opportunity of making observations at the proper time, and we cannot hear you now. Mr. Birch—l must state that the chief offence a which I was convict -d--- The CHIEF JUSTICE —It is not the custom to allow a traverser aft,:r sentence to address the Court. You had an opportunity of doing so, and you did not avail your self of it. Mr. Birch—You ellowed John Mitchel to speak after sent. , nce. The CHIEF JUSTICE—Wo cannot hear you, Sir. Let the tiav,-rter be removed. Mr. Birch was then removed in the custody of the City Sheriff, and will, we understand, be imprisoned in Ricnmond Bridewel!, THE CRURCII—M3 Grace the Archbishop of Dublin will no!d an Urdination on Sunday next, being Trinitysi Sunday, in St. Stephen's Church, on which occasion it for in theisicychneu:cmh:redy,h will t.., re-operated for Divine worship. The l Ten and f p o r u a r y and o r T u o h u ok S . un T d h a e y r s e a w re in si b a o te p d ra to ye b r e s half s - v past nue e tu l aar what Fridays, as form , rly, hour has not been stated. and Noss, has ap poiTnhteedLothrde Blltsehvo.puoicfhCaordrk.Giaßveevs.to the Vicarage of Kinsale, and the the Curacy of Inni.care. Admiralty Orders have b een . Tim FLEET Al' QIIEENsT dmir to have additi ona l received at Cork from the Francis Connor, to I o n f - w h a a r r — b o f u h r e d C u h r i a u n g . E x hibition, which i s to b e opened on the progress or h the 10th inst. by the Lord-Lieutenant. n m e o l o fi r e in e g t— s w " h id ic d h ol o i e w s ntofovrisietlecireieneum:tnow. Li vgs OF ,_____- „ E QOAENS O F E NGLAND. BY AGNES STRICKLA T HE Elition. Vol. VIII. —This eighth volume s N o n e . , n ew edition of Miss Stri c kl and ' s popular wo k. co the wholecomplete range of r ecent b iographical books not one, per. combines so much of interest, and of historical value as haps, " - i t whilst it thus v , becomes a popular addition to pri liatinra-ries, to pu lit, collections it is indispensable. Taking rithutlietsterh;ort we see in Miss e thread of our history in the days of William the Con- Strickland's pages the progress of English rule and the general growth of manners, customs, intelligenoe, and morality to the time of Queen Anne—the whole told With'simplicity, a good deal of csndour, and a fair share of anecdote and illustration. Many have gained their most agreeable knowledge of our annals from Miss Strickland's pages, and AMY more Are likoly to d o th e 34111.1".-VailYArtifs. THE COUNT'"? MARIiETS IPSWICH. Jtrws 1. The simply of whest was verN small at market to-day prices sere firmly snpporteo, nd sales made generally in favour of the seller as compareA wiih last week. Beans scarce and dearer. PER QUARTER. I PER QUARTER. Wheat, red Ditto, white Barley, malting ... iitts to 0s Rye Ditto, grinding ... Oos to 0 •s Malt . .... . ..... 00s to 0 01 Beans A v . x . R ... G .. x .. F0R .. .. TItE w 335t001015x jtFl Flour, per uy i sackA . : 29, 18 5 .003t2.0 00. Wheat Barley -I „ 295 id „ Beans, 6O 3os lld Peas Oats ... - „ 00s Od HULL, MAY 25. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states : The weather during the past week has been irregular, but on the whole cold and ungenial. Some rain fell on Sunday and P P terday, but more is needed for the pastures, which are un usually backward. There has been more firmness in the trade generally, but not going beyond a freedom in effecting sales at previous rates. There was a good supply of whea t o from our own farmers to-day, which met re a dy sale at t" full prices of last week, picked samples in some instances fetching a slight advance. Very little fresh foreign on the. market, the bulk of the above import being already dispog ea of ; from granary the sales are very retail. Not much doing. iu barley, and the stocks very sm a ll. B ea n s are without alt er ' ation, with none remaining on ship board. P• as more ) 0 ' quired for, and only one holder. Oats are rather dearer', The Linseed market is v e ry d u ll, an d c a k es con ti n ue depress ed although some quantity of for..ign have been taken to I ,2 rr m „, house. A con ti nue d goo d sa l e f or R ape ca k es from: ship. large arrival of bones is well cleared off at our quotations. The following are the present prices of grain . I Wheat, En g li s h, re d 37 to 40;Peas, white and vel. 30 '"" 5 ; Do. white 4O 44'Do. grey Dantzic and Ko- Harnburgh . 38 —4O D D nigsberg ....... -.. 40 45 Do. Petersburgh ... 42 --" Linseed, Black Sea. !1 6 4 Ru F s r s i i e a s n la ari nd d .. 6 . ci . ess . a 3 3 6 4 Pomeranian and Danish, Holstein, & per tor' o o .. Ri Konigsbergg a & Ar c h n . g . . L . 38 —__ 3 38 8 Lins. po •, u .1 155 0/0 0 fine e f i1 0r. 11 ..:713 o °d d t t c o ) ° - 1 ; Oats, English ....... 17 19 Do. inf. foreign... 01 to 6 , 0 / Do. Vanish.... ...... .16— 1 8 R apeseed ..... . 23/ 10 8 to 'm Do.Friesland ......... 18 20 Rape cakes g . 928 6d to Otisny 54 1 Do. Russ. & Odess a 15 — l7 Tares, En lish 37s ' -5 Barley,malting. ..... 28 --30 Do. foreign 32s --, o, Do. grinding 26 27 G uano Beans 29 —3l Bones, do D0., foreign LivEatoor., JUNE I. The receipts of grain and flour ELL ° la , t Tuesday hav e b een li g h t, b ot h f rom our own and ferc-0 ports, whils, the exports to Ireland and coastwise contineeili be liberal. There has been no particular change of Pr ice le any article of the corn trade during the week. Holders 1 1 lot pressed sales, and buy er s w ill on l y accommo d ate thetas° o by moderate purchases. EVE,NING, CORK, MAY 31. Barrels. earrendP o 6 O White wheat 00$ Od to 001 Od 00$ Od-2 0 O Red wheat oos Od to 00s ()d O Ditto .oos Od to 005 Od 00$ Od- 2 ° dO O Ditto oos Od to 00s i d 21 Barley lls 4d to 12s 3d O Ditto oos Od to 00, Od 00s 0d.....0 9 O Ditto ... OO9 Od to 00. Od O Bere 51 Oats. 115 3d to 121 2d O Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od 00, od-- 0 d i 0 Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od O Pigs Oos Od to 00s Cd 00a Od per e /ri Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:- 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ; 20 barley; 0 beret 0 pigs, Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last weeks'' Wheat, 8. Barley, 285. Oats, 611. Pigs, PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURILINCY• 65' First quality Second quality Third quality ............ 46. Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending May 22 ' Pigs, 2,;(3. Sheep, 440. Cows, 57. „ esi; CONN.—Flour—First 12. 61 to 13s 6d ; e xtra I '„' pme seconds, eraciw9t..6o l d o a .i ttorn 6 l d e(a) t gl o ie l id : s pt eo ; rl h cl o wi u 6t se .d ;hloinnl dian corn 0 0en1 1 10 0 8 5 6,8 6 3d 1 ; to tlie 9 l , o, l b r oo t: s P Q ' s s Bran 87.6 d tc 90 s per ton. Hay—Farmers 18.07t801215°::errrig; 00s; dealers 25, to 3:).s Od; average Cis per ton. Straw--"F„, od; 17s Od to 60 s Od ; average 00s; dealers 231 Od to g a s 03; average 00s Od pe r t on. B rea d — W heaten loaf 6 1Id — sd household loaf 5d to Cl per 41b. Fresh butter, r , ja i r o 10d per lb. Egge-3s 4d to 32 Ed per hundrci. 'c u b* Newport 15s Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landol-e 00 1 ; c ot. 126 6d per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 39s P er 50 Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d par imperial pron. b d to —Beef clid to 7d ; mutton 53 to 6kd ; Yell goo 7d ; pork 4d to Oct ; bacon E 3 to 7d ; sarsages 53 per Lu . l too. 818 s to 9/ Os per cwt. Bangor g'ates 2/ 17s 6d to 310 1 Fe oat Bark, red 71 to Si los per ton. Fleece wool 14s to 15$ P()-G/j. red Hemp 29/ t 0341 per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to p ot ditto, 24. to 00a oer barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ OA to e goll ton. Timber—idemel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 31 5 1 ; Li ld e s.... ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 1(..). Aloe Market 16s to '240: set's(' 18s to 21s per owt ; Cl' „j o lts, 3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9d 0. ; _4 4 e ,t 10d to 12d. Guanc —Peruvian, 101 lOs to 111; 1 na u to 9114 per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel RAILW Y sH Attu, MARK LIVERPOOL mited, but prices were firm. The Joray transactions NGX.—The busines s t o day l wer ' was ra ther 1 1 ' STOCK EXCHA nsactions e---. Caled • man (Clydesdale Junction), 463/4 9 S 16 —Lancashire 61 , 0' dis.—Londe a and Yorkshire, Fifths, '" and North-Western, 122 3 / 4 . Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin; colnehire, 321/2_Ditto, '6l. New Preference, 13-16 P,: _ Midland, 68%—Sbrewsbury and Chester, New Shares, rii. —Eastern Counties, York and North Midland 2334—Dutch Rhenish, 3:4 u —Birmingham and Dudley, 30. MaNetie2sl'Eß. JUNE 1. I, + 40 STOCK EXCHANGE.—We had a very q uiet mar.e., .., and prices had a downward tend enc y . The onl y sales 1.,.'' ported were—Leeds Stock, 72% —Blackburn (No. 1),, 11" , —North Staffordshire 6 7-16 dis.—Midlands, 68%---3-La chaster. Shetli«td; and 'Lincolnshire, 3211—Ditto, Preferen c43 13 1 4—West Riding, 4;f ; dis.—Cheshire Junction. 11 div — London and North-Western, 122 1 4 .. . BIRMEN (irtma, hews 1. pelf STOCK EXCHAN GE.—The share market opened ~ this morning, but closed a trifle flatter. The only (BP' tions reported were—Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( 13 P —Shropshire Union, 3/. Is, 3d. dis. S EABOKNE MA 114 S. LINT (lignites that the mails are sent front the General rOg-°61411 oy the night—and 51 by the morning—dispatch.] When made up is Frond what IVO t'LACICS. General Post-office' port dis- London. I patched. America (by Mit. pkt.)N,June 4 !Liverpool America (by U.S. pkt.) N'June 1 •.• • • !Liverpool • • J az° $ America (by U.S. pkt.) 51 1 Juns 8 ~ „Is out h amp t, Australia (via South ampton) '• . M „ I SoutkamPt• Ditto (via Marseilles) Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N,June 2 Africa ( West coast).. N 114th of the month P 1 mouth 16 N • • • • • ;Plymouth.Dover Jane Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of me.; Do Y ver • " --e Belgium • < mai 6 • • • • N Daily .. ..;Dover •• • 1 Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month lSouthampt. Buenos Ayres • .. 5119th of the month ISonthampt• l une e• 5 California( via Cho Tree) Ml2d & 1 7th or mnntb Southern P Cape of Good llope N,2d & 14th of June Plymouth. • •*-- Cape de Verdi N Juno 2.. • • ..:Plymouth. me y• 30 Constantinople* .. • • i* 7th 17th 27t of mojDover _ T oe 5 Centre • America .. M 2(1 & 17th of men, !SoutbamPl• 12 1 •" - Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri.lSontkamPt• jo u° 5 ,.41 Chili M 17th of the mouth 18o u thamPt : France .. M& N Twice daily .. .. ,D ove r ; lay 30 G reece * •„ 7th 17th 27th of mo ;Dover Ties • 6s o l Hamburgh *Tuesday & Friday London • • Holland • • .. Wednes. & Satur. Lo n don •• Te 2 0 . ,/ Honduras . Nll7th of the mouth l SonthamPt• ! ", rw o iced'' Ireland .. M & NlTwice daily .. Holyhead • • 2 0 India (via aloutbamp.) M 20th of the month SoutharaPt" J7 Tu niii 06 India( via Marseilles) Ni tith& 24t'i of monthlDovet •• " India, via C. of G. llope N l l5 'd or month (Plymouth. • Mauritius .. N, loth of month !Plymouth.. Mediterranean (via June ° Southampton) Mediten anean (vi • a • Ml2oth of the month Southampt. !_y u pe Marseilles) .. • . 24th of mortl Dover " (J un e 5 . Mexico .. Ml2d of the month.. SonthaMPL l ime le Madeira .. M 9th of the month Soutil ara P t ' . ,,,, 10 Papal State . g* Naples* .. •• Peninsular.. .. 10 7 & th 3 ,l o 7 th th o ,l f 9 m th o , n 27 n th/ Dover June • i N ,l ls 7tt t hi t 1 1 175 5 tt t h h h 22 2 75 5 ti t hb h oe o ff f m mm 0 00 over s D poouyt ehar m Peril •• 17th of the month SoathamPt 1.!,:• `0,12 Tuscanria • • • • • .N sth 15th '45 th ofmo Dover • West Indies .. 3d 17th of the month SontlialnPt• i" un West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d o f th e mon th .. I SouthansP e • t c •'=os s * The mails to th ose c °nutr i as t h us m arked (') are French packet via Marselles. SHOCKING DEATH OT AN AGED F E MALE.--- 1 e"- day evening a melan c holy and fatal accident happen st female namtd Sarah Mills, aged 83 y e ars, lately resi d le No. 6, Gr e en- stree t, B e thnal-green-road, under th e foil ing shocking circumstances :—the deceased was very i ° o pt from her advanced age, and it seems that she had bee bile to purchase some trifling article for hou sehold use, and /100 crossing the carriage-way to the shop of a tradesman / 0 be . Bethnal-green-road, she was knocked down b y a ca_Li, longing to Mr. Bryant, the carmaa of Prince's-square, 1 1° ,1cl roan, St. Gtorge's-in-thc •East, and before the driver 0.60 possibly stop the horse. one of :he wheels of the v,.„O l t ut passed along her body. Several tbot• passengers intonate called out, and a ushrd to the assistance of the unfortu creature, who picked up and carried in a state a iri,o o d sibility to the r:_idence of the nearest surgeon, who oroio, her to be placed in a cab and conveyed to the London P; 0 0 dead-house t aa a dm l no b: : : i te f or e oawwna await ihteqauni arrival.t e in e g x uo t ei i i n t c .t t h errc h ea e institution. The body was shortly _afterwards to the station-house by the police• Dispatches were 6 ent esterda from the Colon office to the Governors _ of the Wes Indian Islatidt...ei at tthteh the togauakstreei u ot r o. fr tt b. b iver was co "I B.rliTllB. ne oiDan h ti o e 2 ntethitee,92EtBhst ult,hul,t., at ° r'ent, 7iifits, t he wife of —rPlstitca of the R ev . W . K. a ß t il t a h n e a ß ß e e c d to fo r3 r , d. Sutton, Goldfield, the // if° : or • o• ow-amt. r. On the 30th ult., at Marine-parade, Dover, the Lieutenant -Colonel Farrant, K.L.S. S Paul'On the 30 t h ult., at Worthing, t h e w if e of F. J. • of the Cedars, Sunning hill, - - - MARRIEIJ. On the 29th ult., at Painswick. Thomas Omer, EN. , W e lt son of the lat e Captain Gamer , R.N. , to Ann e surviving daughter of Mr. T. R. Ward, of Painswick. On the 27th ult., at St. Pancras Church, William ru to EN, of Stdce-sub-Hamden, near Ye.vil, Sornersetsbire, Miss L)uisa Dare, of Warren-street -square" TEED Ladi On the 30th ult., in Upper Brook-street, AUG' Colville, widow of Admiral Lord Colville. 4 - Josh ° On the 20th ult., at Ponder's-end, Middlesex, 3 A r ' Farmer, aged 32. D a la te On the 24th ult., at Addison-terrace, of New Bond-street, MlB3 Mary Bevan, aged' 2- d 81 ' re ag e On the 28 , h ult., in Gower-street, Bedtord-squa , Susannah, widow cf the late N. 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