The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-19 00:00:00

C Titt ik 1 010 • n • k . ;l 7 r is e tweeu the of par., , lication L blished r 3. It is '- .hat in then d defile s ' idefinite emies by hat orli ieh en y pain so al 0 10' 1 wipe d are t _ o (x); at about D, mount to uP ot b ou t 70 0 0f a d Prn" iall rbel isonerS , of ;he f o rtreSl Gleiw itl ioo D ig n tiars 0f ni te neates t ogir d °° the !se tb.; Tonal Goverp_i");) hav n owe' e t ober The co mma fla Cracow ,A7 ce rgic` 'te h eld u `' Benin, A s [arch sal vo it wa s A , T tlit,r 4 e ad sPr # h e e ed pew i t; icia. Tb e ev ert „y COl ntV ho ulti . tl l ) I,trnCe $5 ; Of nuitl° L P"doing /i d Of - al t o o rhich eeool , s t h e cu.' „ ps til the r - bo t mowarge /i ts Ati . e .i red. Ddb iVA 4 I ,tan \ er4 ebe , rn Was ify wh ° be. ,, I ti e r, 0 0 te d, jar !en Or es 0, g 10 1 4 0 ate, o o ' 5 ..1 4 instant, I i C rse ll g; ;,t 4 ilile id aal r io , „.. ci fortY 1 3 0 Abollt 0 ( " willis ll3 OPP nviol,. r theg u ed , Fief )(P I ee ;eArtga'' )la l6e Gli tc rtt o 010 X L tl/e, gock,of Lo Jo n o lao' f, A P r° 30 0 '' • 04 . of c ol ,fif• r tDe le4 sle o ' st iv 01. tiIetILAND SOCIETY OP LONDON. P e A GENRFtAL COUla of this CORPORATION, to celebrate /0 Anniversary of the Battle of Alexandria, will be held at the on's Tavern, on SATURDAY, the 21st inst. Diener at a quarter before Seven o'Closk precisely. cCtlr. Graco the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, E.G., President, in the ofn to The eo's of the army and navy, who served with the expedition att e 7 i 3r pli under the late Sir Ralph Abercrombie, are invited to th is commemoration, as the guests of the Society. of „embers of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, and 4114f,.e hers of the ilighiand and Agricultural Society of Scotland, and raucil Societies of Aberdeen, Madras, Bombay, Ste., are ad -3ii410 at all the General Courts of the Society without introduction. Ihti— enTh ers who intend to be present arc requected to give an early 111,,,eiteation to the Honorary Secretary, in order that suitable arrange- The I naT be nude for the dinner. Highland garb (or uniform) is adopted at all General Courts. l'4rl iament-street, GEORGE BAIN, Hon. lee. SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY. LOANS ON DEBENTURE. t o r< Factors of the South Devon Itailway Company are ready 1101,t v e LOANS, for a term of Three-Years, 'oft the security . of Per - 6":„','IOE DEBENTURES, bearing interest at the rate ot Five A,,`' Per annum, payable half-yearly. k t ,, , Wcation to' be made to the undersigned, it the South Devon '''' , lY - oftlee, Bedford Circus, Exeter. • WILLIAM CARE, secretary, ` *l7th •February, 1845, U °MPRESSgp -AIR ENGINE COMPANY. No. I', Pall-mall, East. t ;Parsey, Patentee), ins ekhibrtion of the working model at No. 5 4 Pallnrall, East, will t-ii7c. Saturday, the 21st March instant, l'Afore which day appli us for sharts should be Made. " tht;ueMerous inquiries having been masle by applicants for shares in hat t c 'j n PanY, rs to the extent of tv;.eir liability, the Directors feel tb et • , e number, of shares alreWly taken Justifies thorn in stating b e 41110 further call beyond'lre deposit of one guinea per share will 44 . ; By order, D. E. AIISTIN, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, coßarrin,L, LONDON. Capital 4500,000. his • with Empowered by Act of Parliament. institution oil'ars. inmortant arra suestantial advan- Theth respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. lien e "stlred has, on all cecasiens , the power to borraw, without ex (,6 e or forfeiture of the Poli c Y, t w o-thirds of the premium p a id, of:1 1 '1 1 ' 1 0; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion t er ,: rrals uterasts to meet other conveniences or neoessity. Assurances, i of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT':. th t t t sseeess and increasing prosperity et OW Society 'alit enabled N eu !rectors, at the last =halal investigation, to iticlare a third o u o 7 *kb ,!arY eff in ecte g from en the Profit Sti to 75 per cen e t. on the premiums paid on • d scal. EXAnfPLISS. 1 -7-. ~, fr• l'l 2? 41,7 Ari . g Premium. !.4 Bonus Benas in g g p am tT 1 . - g =ai 'l 2 . PI Li 6 0 ',t t A 1837 £l9l 13 51:687 13 6 413 17 1 ,' O OO 7 4 1838 163 13 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 1839 138 13 . 6 61 14 3 9 2 10 1 1840 89 0 0 41_ 13 41 60 0, 1.E395 II I 346 2 3 2% 13 4 247 4 3 1444.6"__ ot wision proearts is annual, and the next will be made in Di. "'r `ha prevent y. F. FERGUSON CAMROUI, rle4 PELICAN LIFE I 70 . LOMBARD-STREEI Establist DINE( ' tt wood, Esq., M.P. Cotton, Esq., F.R.S. lt,„.W. Curtis, Bart. 141' bavis, Es q . 4 - " A 4r d Fuller, Esq. Gordort, Esq., M.D., Tits INSURANCE OFFICE, r, and 57, CH.ARING-CROSS. tied 1797. CTORS. Kirkrian D. Hodgson, Esq. H. H. Lawrence, Esq: J. Petty 31uspratt, Esq. C. H. Turner, Esq. M. Whiting, Esq. AUDITORS. E manuel Goodhart, Esq. Thomas Hodgson, Esq. Periodical John Davis, Esq. Valuation of the Policies effected with this Com ),llE4°4 the Return System will be made after the 3d of July, 1847, th 'n equitable proportion of the surplus premiums will be allotted Th e holder of every such Policy issued prior to that date. Del l ,' Dee Ull ar feature in the mode of division adopted by this Com listwirgaists in the admission of every member to participate in the Th Ile has assisted to create. vibl et e l general plan of the office comprises all the real advantages of be }.„, the system of life assurance is susceptible. Insurances may hasu r ,lted on the return or non-return systems ; In either case the kse e ;, l, ,_ ill be guaranteed from all liability of partnership, and will qth e - n i zig most ample security' arising from the large accumulations ttnim„;;M:upany invested in the Governmert funds, and the unlimited Zibtllty of Its proprietary. ktti,,,l ec tases and every information Maybe obtained on application *reril', 4l , eel as above, or to the Agents of the Company appointed in M E and principal town in the kingdom. R. TUCKER, Secretary. INT IVERSAT, GAS- 11T COMPANY C apital, 150,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share. 44 1 1 081 t, 2s. per Share. in accordance w th the Act. 1 :46 a++ (Provisionally Registered.) Wl~l - ...otament of Shares NS ill take plaae un the 16th of March next ensuing. '‘i.14;41 4 S. ESC'. Pr , fessor Ryan. M.D., LL.D. onYon Robert Nichol+on, Esq. '''utph - Oncia Esn Patentee Dominique Causse, Esq. Henry Esq. Clk tlee . b eDl° " , . P„sq...l E R e i . J ohn Kissick, Req. sous TOR—J. F. W. Feenmeyer, Esq. b.: 1 14 Irtataxexs—Sir Claude Scott, Dart., and Co. tilt* fly is formed for the purpose of carrying out, and bring- ZProv eci eelleral use, au invention (secured by letters patent) for an ;;! 1) .1111, „ 41 anufacture of gas of, a superior quality, and at much less "ul the usual cost, by an apparatus so simple (i r 86 compendious in form, as to he available in a n yn building Fai e 4 . where the ordinary snpplies of gas are not accessible. 4 14 1 ) (cy i* Prospectus, which may be had at the offices of the Mere • 49 . Drury-lane, with forma of applioatten for shares, and bs OlitY be see. +h •••e apparatus at work, and the brilliancy et the k ka . • Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary, to whom must all "minu rdoittions, post free. NIVERS AL GAS-LIGHT COMPA NY.— ItTia" CO NTRACTS TAKEN' for lighting up with a superior GAS, pity`a reduced rate, towns, villages ' lbrirthouses, dockyards, hos -44, theat res, public offices, manufacto ries printing-offices, prisons, 441, railway-stations, asylums, schools : and other large build her e the ordinary gas is not accessible. Letters to be ad to Mr. William Nicholsoe, Secretary, ir,O, Drury-lane. 'i r ESTBOURNE TERIt ACE TONTINE. G t , e In 3,700 Shares of 1001. h t o to d lToided into Five Classes of 740 shares each. Deposit, 101.; '" be returned Without deduction in the event of failure. TRUSTEES. E le °rOe 'William Anderson, Esq., 69, Harley-street .....orriuel Scott, Esq., 1, Cavendish-square 1144volarles Wardell, Esq., 43, Westbourne-terrtice. t4 s — Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co., 1, Cavendish-square. SOLICITORS. 1*1te,,,,t558r5• Burgoomes, Thrupp, and Clark, 160, Oxford-street , OA oi ;O m-o ne - terrace is confessedly one of the finest ranges of build •:_tl,,,;:ie Metropolis. It s prox i m it y t o H y d e - par k an d Kensington ;;stot' great width, ele va ti o n, an d grave lly s o il, a nd th e v e ry 4" 4 4,, ,s,„and commodious arrangement of the interior of the man -Itoqt,etit a combination of attractions which must rendermost ill,tieto4restment ; particularly where the object is to secure a o o l ree ° 'a Child or children, because by nominating such child or to`oe there,, must necessarily be a good income for such as survive. , ek . ~,Ar,soPrietor of every share of 100/. will have tho privilege of kt t , , _:_'r one life at any time previons to the 24th December, y, toak:od should the nominee die before that day, then another kl_ t kl !obs bstitisted, so that all the subscribers may be en an No too, een the 25th December, 1846, the day from which the e 4 k ereceivable by the Company. 441 4." ti he will be divided Into Five Classes of 740 Shares ; the -1 of the le ' t Claba to be under .. 25 years of age. 2d 3 4 o from .. 4% PS ......40 to 55 „ 1 1 •• • • ......55 to 65 „ It h t io lli kOt th ''' .... -65 upwards. h. or 4 ~,h 2 a the rental ' s.t 20,0001., each class will he entitled to one it ' p,. 01. per annum • lid the survivor of such class will not t' s bo o ;" that income t; his life, but will have the power to leave t.i . is 0 °,, 41 , he pleases for the residue of the term of 98 years. e),,• to"' Qt course necessary for the proorietors of shares, in either Ni i - 46,1 ,, ,r , f any particular age ; many young persons, for instance, V oo ri3te a life in the sth, or elder class, with a liew to their int oVtatoey absolute possession of the 4,0.01. per annum at the end eqr ~°l * , twenty years, and with the certainty of a more rapid in likhli..."."oldend tha•• in the junior classes. Ott,teh7oolas for Shares must he sent, uoder cover, to Messrs. se oil Thrupp, and Clark, No. 160, Oxford-street; Sir Claude ko , tooOoCaventlish-square ; to eitoer ot the Committees, th te % fi!"Mentioncyl Agents •- the Secretary to tile Hall of Com taborAroadneedle-stroet • George Allen, Esq., 43, Princes-street, Il iki N11 •"` ; T. M. Archer, ' Esq., ' Leinster-chambers, Dame-street, ._ kcil. oolut (Ou-nivie Earl., Preston, Lancashire; Messrs. Fletcher . 7tor: l) 4 ' L iverPoo ' l; ' llouAland and loteoe, 51, King-street, Man . 4 r t , 4 , Peet i „ la IV. 11. Collis ond Smith, ntrinti;gham, ißti t t:'S . ""ft May ho obtained front the Solicitors, and the respective , Op h. --4 tt t 7 ° ,91 lir Thompson Architect and Surveyor, No. 2, Con ts,'"keto," Rest, Hyde-park *, * or from J. Tippett, No. 34, West- Syll;:ll o Oaee, or ho wil sliow ' the houses. „. t:oons will be received up to Wednesdfty, the 224 of April, V I % '''' for any particular class doubly the number required 1 10 . 1 ;4141 Period, when notice will be immediately given, and the N, ~,,,, , i; the committee being desirous to discourage all speciula llolpoe,4 tp allot the shares to bona fide applicants only. It is 0., ,l. h err let 4 • , 41, t e ()re, that parties will ilot imply for more sOares than glo w ° take, and that they will make a separate application for lit k c urs i)EsKs WORK BOXES, anti k0 1 t4 ,, 4 114,,; , CRESTS, No. 4, Leadenball-street, combine all thot ~oet , itl - a 7 l " C heap, with the Trost approved patterns, invented by 14 04 4 0 f t o ° Manufactured tell his own premises ; where may be , seen 't 1111 44 ,, i rig° richest speeims in the world of PA olElt OIAC.LIE. , 1 1, lit:L . ", sing Cases, Bagatelle 'fables. Ivory Chessmen, and NCOrt.".“- 1 8, rich Card Cases, Tables, and, in fact, everything for Ito Ito; E Oble and dressing toilet displ .yed in a stele of elegance' ti lt k o _tor ct Z e t by any in Vito kingdOm. Mechi is the sole and original gibz , euli: .. the Castellated Tooth Brushes, Magic Strop and Paste, -0 1• e , 3 °. Steel Razor. the cushioned Bag.atelle Tables. and various o i , 'nits in portable Desks and Dressing Cases combined. 1. e t S s Ii CER'S CHINESE LIQUID HAIR DYE -, lsk ,1 1.1,, lNip tri tee in a few minutes, without trouble, red or grey hair, y o s ,,yekrows, moustaches, &e., to a dark brown or black, by 41 1,m00 y "f a comb wetted with the liquid. One application will I'M 1: ke aolog and permanent change. Price 3s. 6d., 65.. and 'to 'l 4 ttle, e o l iN o Wo i a d,_ of the Proprietors, 25, Nottingham-place, Fieldgate iltelittfinr.,rohapel-road,London; also of Mr. Johnstone, 68, Corn y,. ) 1 1 1 , 4 , Cheapeldo ; I'rout, 229, Strand; banger, 150, Oxford -414,! h "' c lay, Farringdon-street ; Atkinson, 24, Old Bond oV•i'Le°l'er, 43 re King William-stet, London bridge ; Finnigin, NoNkyroct, Bart ; Elmore, Bull-street, Birmingham; and of most n kt o and ° Vendors in town and country. Sent it o the kingd Medicine om by receiving a remittance, past-paid. to it. t h !kSpencer and Co.'s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye." , 6 'roPrietor's address is on the wrapper. lo U RG.T, „,„)..,.-,--aSS'S NEW SAUCE, for general pur toiokqz.nttaving gained such groat approbation, and the , demand %„41 4 ;" 1 .11). Z,',.g to Increase, JOHN BURGESS and SON beg most o.:Sy l 'oloo e " , ,, offer thus their best acknowledgments to the Public lii i 4 11 c lt' Patronage of the same ; its utility aid greatconv en - Ilo ti PO tio - 'abos have recommended P., to the most distinguished ko ttl t , . l. ` , h i ~- ' ,..onti, who have all spoken highly in its reconamenda- OQl,l?ored by them only; and for preventing disappoint es,c,,_, all possible care has been resorted to, by each piy.illto t r.l o. _ od on the cork with their firm and address, as well ki t S. ' 41,11 18 their signature, without which it cannot be 111 S o // trlIG k_k-E , t . , SS and SON'S long-established and mach-esteemed tft '• 1 1,7 1 itooho-_XCHOVIES continues to be prepared oi lit, - Z i r that has given . the greatest saacti by en for many er ' lt 4 4 ". 107, Strand, corner of Savoy Steps, London. tkvt Itk 411 RIt,'N'T AND ANTIBILIOUS MEDICINE FOR L c- %, tp rows GErllAL USE PILL OF 1 1 - IEALTII which t„ Attlts,ttt'4l4 relieves the stomach and bowels by gentle relaxa lkikyo st o o o iftl fdrig or prostration of strength. They remove q's to ti,;°:", eels, dizzlhess, pains in the chest, &c., are highly N 1 , 1 4,4(1 o y '" , mach, promote digestion, create appetite, relieve N I i 4 ..., on lo pression of spirits ; while to those of a full habit, and ltg,re 14 m a re , continually suffering from drowsiness, heaviness, N 4 k 4 DPre:. head and ears, they offer advantages that will not % tto Ne o l k licin. l e d. N 4 ,1 4 .•,,cy bi - s oas for many years received the approval of the kl o lho l kl i tr ioo tlasses of society, and in confirmation of its efil o ~IS to ~,,"Ok letter has been kindly forwarded to Mr. ?rout, 4 4.04 to , i 'LL O Publish it, and, if requisite, to refer any respect % , -.IA". 011thor;- 1 114 ,4 1 Y; Q at. 229, Strand, London. 4, ‘, 0.../ 4.4 . in bein " s H a e b a l v e lt. t o o ee, Easter, s A t p ro r n il g 2 m 4, 1 loritil .t o loti no Pleao ory icl ls t 4 m 4 s . o. t h :V t4l . 0,, 0 /t b1(1 .11. 11 3 i t° the excellence ef your " Frampton's Pill of k ook - zol o h ic consider a most safe, eftleaclous, and very superior i:tit i Ztl• ) 70 of ~,ille widow of an officer, an elderly Indy, and Ooyttt4: ll .elt o ;;'Le , has used them—very rarely having recourse o, eo - 441 1 4 , V y. ftn ''''.. a long period of years ; sho has recommended sol o. ot tit y and supp lied one instance' n which she induced a person 1 • o tilif ,s tfo o.ae ; . , o l d t t h h i e first box herself, they have proved of 4114 4 Ntlril l PY Potent I stimitk ii) l ,._ ne g v____b medicines ?ltthatsfporeerhrahpes public there l o s f sc e a g r u c a e l lo v - a a l n u y e ... ,, D3 , o o "enatilly none possessed of superior claims 4co l `utti 113,. 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'-' t ;,!! - -.7 • t:-: r. - ', .._. • , i ~ . ~ . • '.,,'' . 04 4 ( . , . ,Lf4i* ' • - . .. / . 71- . ~ ~ 0.1.4 ~—.., 4 :2 44 . , *; : t , , 1 ; ~.. • - • r : ::: ) 'C': .: . ; '' I i .' :4 / ,V, ,' ' \ V, k * M , •.-. ,' - 'Z,', 1 : 1 •,, --__:..*-.__-_. ...".„ , ••••• '''' l a Wi • A . 9 \4 4 1 , r ," ) '.' ! ', `,.‘" '. , - .., „„,,,,' ---- --- ‘ 7 4 I ;11S it ! •al-; . :,-%•' . ' ... •S' —_ ~- :1W ~ z it . t' ,',;'tl k 1 ,^7 , ' ~,•!,, ii II: , cti ''''''. * k VL °ll -----\- :1 1 14°' . ' .t....____„/ i ''''',.....-," 2 / \''' ' ' '' ' ,N.- P)tf 1 , A , -, ' r)31.0 ; T. ~, • ' * t ST. PATRICK. ' ALLEGED INCENDIARISM IN Gli ACECHURCH-STREET. The inquiry into the circumstances attending 'the' fin which occurred at No. 6, Gracechurch-street, on Sunday last, was resumed on Tuesday afternoon, at 6 o'clock at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The house, which is occupied by Mr. Plant, stands at the corner of an arched gateway, .known as Corbet-court. A private door opens into this court, and upon the left bend on entering there is a glass partition which separates the shop from the passage leading to the staircase. - Smoke was first observed issuing from the above private door in question, by a policeman who was passing through Corbet-court front Gracechurch-street. The officer immediately aroused the in mates, several of whom appear to have escaped with great di fficulty. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Plant, with an infant child, a young man named William Jordan, who. was a nephew of Mrs. Plant, and acted as shopman, two other youths al4o employed in the shop, and a woman servant. William Jordan was the first person who answered. the po liceman when he gave the alarm, who, when told that the shop was " all on tire," replied, to use the officer's 'words. " Very well, very well." Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the London fire engine e,stsblisliment, gave it as his opinion, arising from an examination of the premises after the flames were got under, than there had been two or three distinct fires in the shop. He also stated that he found several parcels of hosiery and other goods drawn partly out of the partitions in which they were ordinarily kept, some of which had the ends of the paper in which they were enclosed torn open, as if to facili tate their ignition. The fire had raged fiercest behind the counter, but a partition on the opposite side of the shop was much burnt, and marks of pitch or tar, or some such com position, were clearly discoverable on the panels in two p er r e ou s a u b e l l e i t t l h ia e tl fire he (Mr. had B p l r a a c i e d s ;v o ° A d) ° l e d been the result of accident. l i i l e o r t the eo n as si p d p e e r a i i t l n a c t e al were such that:he (Mr. hirakluvood) did not consider it at all was called—He said it was customary for the last person who William Johnson, jun., a shopman in Mr. Plant's employ, left the shop to lock the glass door in the partition, which seirarated the shop from the passage. It was locked and He said " Lock the door, for I shall not. go out to-night." bolted on Saturday night. Jordan told witness to lock it. Witness was alarmed about four o'clock on Sundavtnorning by a loud knocking at the door, and cries of.!ffi.res7,. and escaped over the roof, in consequence. of the- dense smoke which was coming up the staircase,. . Mr. Robert Pla n t sa id b e re ti re d .to rest - about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and was -awoke - braerestitrnittf fire about four o'clock on the following morning. When aroused lie immediately got out of bed and .followed his„wife down stairs. He believed the maid-servant paned tine on the staircase. When he got down the street-door was open. Witneas wenfintO Jordan's bed-room as he came down stairs. Jordan was then pulling , ' his trousers on. - Witness; after having obtained some clothing from a neighbour, "returned to the shop, when Mr. Braidwood pointed out the marks al ready alluded to. Witness had not the slightest knowledge as to how the fire originated. He had passed through the shop about a quarter-past ten on Saturday night, at which time all was safe. There was no keyhole on the oatside of the private door, and no person could get into the house unless he were admitted by some person from the inside. Mrs. Plant confirmed the statement that the private clOor was unlocked and the bolt drawn back on the Sunday morning. William Jordan was calletl—He said he had the manage ment of Mr. Plant's business, and left the shop a few minutes before eleven o'clock on Saturday night, shortly after which he retired to bed. He was awakened by an alarm of fire about four o'clock on Sunday morning, and shortly :after escaped by the private door. After the fire was got under witness went into the shop, and looked first to the box in which the money was kept. Witness found that a 101. note and seven sovereigns were missing from the box. The money was all safe at half-past five o'clock on Saturday even ing. It was possible that some person might have got inte the cellar during the evening, but witness did not think it likely. The pitch marks on the side of the shop were not there on Saturday night, and the parcels of hosiery were all perfectly smooth when witness left the shop. Witness was unable to form any opinion as to the cause of the tire. Wit ness never left his room after lie went to bed until the alarm of fire was given. At the close of this witness's examination the Court was cleared of strangers. =Upon our re-admission into the Court, we learned that the verdict was to the following effect :—" Wilfully set on fire by some person or persons unknown." .... Eventus the following resolutions were passed by the gentlemen of the jury:— "That the prompt and energetic conduct of Police-con stable William Ledam (586 City), upon the occasion of the late fire, at 6, Gracechurch-street, is deserving of the highest praise ; and this jury recommend him especially to the notice of the Commissioner of the City Police, and to the several fire-offices interested in the preservation of the above premises." As a proof of the value entertained by the jury of the services of the above officer, a collection was made by them, and Mr. Deputy Sterens handed him the sum of lL 16s. The following resolve met with the cordial response of the whole of the jury : " That the best and sincerest thanks are due from, and are hereby given, by this jury to William Payne, Esq., coroner for the City of London, for the lengthened, patient, and complete investigation, as to the cause of the fire at 6, Gracechurch-street, on Sunday morning last, and th e y further desire to express their great satisfaction at the revival, by that gentleman, of the ancient practice of holding courts of inquiry on all such fearful occasions in the city of London, which we doubt not will be productive of most im portant results." Mr. PAYNE returned thanks in a few words, and this mysterious investigation terminated for the present. It was stated in the inquest room, that a vestry meeting will be forthwith called for further pursuing this inquiry. THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF The 63d anniversary festival of this Society was celebrate& feet availing at the Freemason's Tavern. The attendance was not very numerous, there being only about 120 persona present. Among the nobility and gentry assembled we observed the following :—Lords Palmerston and Lincoln, Viscount Courtenay, Baron Robeck, Admiral Sir C. Malcolm, General Caulfield, Sir W. Somerville, General L'Estrange, Sir T. B. Lennard, Sir R. Campbell, Sir J. N. R. Campbell, Mr. R. Archbold, M.P., Mr. J. Collett, M.P., Mr. Butler, M.P.. Mr. J. W. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Sharman Crawford, M.P. The cloth having been drawn, and the usual loyal toasts having been proposed and drunk with all the honours, Lord PALMERSTON, who filled the chair, gave "The Army and Navy." In introducing the toast he expressed a hope that a period was fast approaching when wars would cease. He hoped that means might be found of settling differences which might be honourable to both parties, without having recourse to the lamentable struggle of arms ; but if it was our misfortune ever again to be compelled by the violence or injustice of any other nation to draw the sword in defence of our rights and honour, they might be sure they would find our army and navy equal to any emergency. Their nerves. had not been unstrung, their energies not impaired, nor their skill undiminished by the influence of peace. If such an alternative should ever arise, he was sure that Ire land would have her share in the glories and triumphs of their common country. General L'EsTnANGE and Admiral ltark,cktai acknow- fledged the toast on behalf of their respective services. The PnEsinExT than proposed " Health and Prosperity to the Benevolent Society of St. Patrick." In doing so, be said that in most other countries the duties of public charit7 were discharged entirely by the Government ; but in this land they- were mainly supported by the voluntary contribu tions of private individuals. Yet the sources of it never dried up, and lie could only liken it to those streams which flowed from lofty mountain ranges, and which, however sup plied, were never found wanting for the purposes to which Providence had destined them. The poor Irish labourer whis came to this country was an object of peculiar compassion.. In the hour of his difficulty lie was removed from friends and relations. He believed that no greater service could ( be dens to him than by giving to his children, as this Society pre posed, the benefits of instruction. Lie T u b t e en n a ex nt t a to l a r s e r lan p d royosed was the " Tlehlth of the Lord- The Earl -of Liscome returned thanks, and on rising was received with considerable applause. He said that it was in n of t h t e he ab o s ili en c c e e a which the he Lo r h d a - d Lie th u_ e tenant, to thank them for the compliment which they his honourdut duty, in had paid him. He hoped that he might be allowed to inho consideratio n lcl, to rice, interpret the reception which he had met with as an ac knowledgment, with respect to the Lord-Lieutenant, of his desire to co-operate in any measures which might promote the good of the country over which the Sovereign had placed him as viceroy. In improving the condition of Inland, he was sure they would all agree with their Noble I'resident that education stood pre-eminent. He be lieved that Government, and societies, and individuals might do much separately for the amelioration of that unhappy country, but the greatest good for Ireland would be effected by the co-operation of all. The moment had arrived when the Government was called on to make great exertions on behalf of the physical wants of Ireland; but he trusted that private charity would flow not less uninterruptedly from pri vate sources. The health of the various benefactors of the society, that of the President, and various other toasts, were given and drunk, and, the Secretary having announced the amount of subscriptions collected to be about 9801., the guests dis persed. The gallery of the ball was graced with the presence of many ladies, who were patient spectators of the festivities going on beneath. The band of the Coldstreatn Guards was in attendance, and the musical and other arrangements were excellent. . IMPORTS OP FOREIGN WHEAT AT GLOUCESTER,-- We have had, within the last few da y s, our shippintlist, o o lli rte t d ; e from lI 1 i ter Constantinople,r a n some rather ex F t rn en in sive a :rrt il alr'of f l czlz fr"ll m are rn re fr p from Catania, one ; Odessa , three andfrom . Legho t ra w , o o ; a flo ; m all S w mr eat a, laa nn i n: . When the free trade measures of the Government shall have been carried, the port of Gloucester will assuredly participate very largely in the benefits to be derived' from is liberal commercial policy. One indication of an-exisected increase of trade may be observed in the progreisF which is being made in digging out the (=Maths for another very capacious warehouse, adjoining the Basin. It is intended, we believe, for the use of the corn tirm of Messrs. Phillpotts and Co. A Treasury order, we understand, has reached this, in common with the other ports of the kingdom., for the liberation of Indian corn and rice at the nominal duty bf is. per quarter; but the importers are required to enter into a customary bond to pay the higher duty tin the cast of Indian corn, lls. per quarter), in case the Bill at present before Parliament should not pass into a law. This stipula tion will, in all probability, induce the merchants to continue their Indian corn in bond till the fate of the measure iaPar,. 'lament shall be decided, or rendered tolerably , certain. TlAire, are something more than 1,100 quarters or this . corn in Bond i n Gloucester; and this, there can be little doubt, will ins' few weeks at the very f arthest, be liberated for constimption. _Gloucester Jow.nut. . , FITZWILLIAM ISILTSV,UM.- - 1 1 r. Cockerel' has submitted, drawings for the completion of the ball and staircases of the Fitzwilliam Museum, for which parts of the building ' Mr. Basevi had not left designs in a settled form. The 'Syndi cate have expressed their entire concurrence with--Mr. Cockerell'a views as to the mode of finishin g this part of the f Museum; and have recommended that he be requested t prepare working drawings and estimates corresponding wit his designs, with a view to a contract being made for the e xecution of the work. The designs are placed in the Fitz iaiam compartment of the public library, for theinipeotion of the members of the senate.— 773 Breil&r. THE MIDDLESEX NEW Priam—We stated last Week thht the designs for the Middlesex House of Detention Were furnished by the Government Inspectors of Prisons; sintithis has been generally reported. The fact is, howeVer, that it is from an original design of the county surveyor, Mr. : Moseley._ The magistrates have determined to adopt that gen tleman's plan for the entire rebuilding, rather than that of the " Surveyor General of Prisons," for its partial construct ion only ; and the Secretary of State having (subsequently upon the report of the inspectors) sanctioned this more per feet mode of execution, the work is proceeding umler the Ottentmuliace tfla. Altraley.—Th. VOkkr. No. 16,691. - LONDON, THURSDAY #ll - r 37, - I,4L4i n , MARCH 19 ) 1846. 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Dawsons, 74, Cannon-street, City, and giving such references as to respectability, &c:, &c., as the writers may be enabled, or may think necessary, will receive due-attention., UNIFORMITY OF GAUGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU4V. Silk—As a resident in the West.of England, which Owes its escape from the isolated and inactive state in which it has hitherto'existed to the establishment of the railway system, Ido hope that as soon as the public in terest has been exhausted in reference to Indian con quests, American ambition, Polish revolutions; and pro tectionist strugg:es; you will find a little time and space to devote to the Gauge Commissioners' report,.which involves a question of no 'small importance to those who employ railways as a *means of subsistence, and not Merely for pleasure. • - The Gauge Commission have reported that for the general purposes of the kingdom the narrow gauge is decidedly sonerior., to Mr. -Brunel's . broad. gauge. This recommendation has made the 'Great Western people very angry, and they.. have vented their anger in some personal attacks, on the Commissioners in the columns of a Morning cotemporary. With these at tacks I have nothing to do ; but, as one of the travelling public, I wish . to show, from my own experi e n ce , ' as we ll as by a few extra c t s rom the evidence given before the Gauge Commissioners, that great practical benefit in saving of time and money, in: low fares, and punctual delivery of goods at low charges, would arise from the enforcement of a uniform narrow gauge throughont - t ng land and Scotland. Unnecessary expenses incurred either in the construction or the Maintenance of railways, unne cessarily wide bridges, tunnels unnecessarily lofty, carriages Unnecessarily heavy and empty, clerks and porters in extraordinary numbers, in consequence of un necessary labour, must be paid for by the parties using these railroads. Such expenses, like taxes, adjust them how you will, must always fall on the consumer. • The broad-gauge railway,which at present only includes the Great Western and its branches, does cost a great deal more money to make and maintain in working order, and does require,a larger army of porters than a narrow gauge line, even when it does not come in contact with one. The question then very naturally arises, what return is there for all this expense? On 1,900 miles of rail way, running through all kinds of country, steep de clivities, sharp curves, and other engineering difficulties, the locomotive business of the country is done with constantly increasing economy, swiftness, and punc tuality. _ . 0n270 miles of broad gauge we have a gauge which will britr.; to a dead stop any narrow gauge that may run into it, indifferent accommodation to third-class passengers (until public indignation was aroused), wretched accommodation for second-class passengers, the highest charges in ,the kingdom for both passengers and merchandise, and, as a compensation, two express trains a day, at an unlimited speed. By turning back to the journals of the years 1835.36, when Mr. Brunel's project for a seven-feet gauge came before the public, I- find teat he then believed that the country would be divided into railway districts, each of which would adopt a gauge suitable to its lo cality. Where, as is mineral districts, many sharp curves were inevitable, there a narrow gauge would be adopted; where, as on the road between London and Bristol, the curves were unusually flat, a broad gauge. He anticipated no difficulty or injury to commerce from the diversity of gauge. On the Great Western Rail way he expected, by the size of his locomotives, to ob tain extraordinary size and power, and to supply the wants of the public by one or two monster trains daily. With the exception of extraordinary speed, all these anticipations have been falsified. Up to fifty miles an hour, the 4 feet 8i inches, and the 7 feet gauge, are undisputedly equal ; exceeding that rate of speed, the Great Western, on account of its favourable gradients one party contends, and another contends on account of its gauge, has an advantage. But so far from the public being content with one or two monster trains a day, the Great Western Company are compelled to send heavy passenger -trains half empty; and, as each broad gauge first-class carriage weighs about nine tons, while a narrow-gauge only weighs about four tons, every carriage, not half filled, involves an unprofitable weight of at least four tons. The average number of passengers carried by-the Great Western Railway is 47 and a fraction, and the average weight of the train is 67 tons, comprising seven carriages. Seven narrow-gauge carriages, of the best construction, would convey 126 passengers with their luggag e , an d only•weigh about 46 tons. You will see, therefore, that, as a commercial resident in the west of England, I have good reason to be dissa tisfied, when travelling upon the only communication with London and the manufacturing counties, at finding that I am paying not only the cost of my conveyance, and the profit on that conveyance, fairly due to the rail way proprietors, but also a 47th part of the cost of con veying thirty to forty tons of dead weight in empty car riages. Then, with respect to the trucks of the goods' trains the case is even worse. They weigh about nine tons each, and are so large that it is impossible to fill them without waiting too:long for the patience of customers, so that they are sent on half ,and even a quarter filled ; of course the carriage of the heavy truck must be added to the charge for the goods. And all this is a sacrifice we western folks are constantly called upon to make to the magnificent genius of Brunel. Really there was a good deal of truth in the obser vation of the traveller, " That the farther he went to the west, the more convineed• he became that the Wise Men came, out' a ithe east."' Then, again, although- the great gaugeites assure us that a contact' lietween the wide gauge and the narrow gauge is no sort of inconvenience, they seem anxious to obtain uniformity wherever they can ; for, abandoning the icier of fitting gauges to districts, the road to Gloucester, with sharp curves, is fitted with the broad gauge ; and they propo,e to adept the same gauge in all the Great Western projects ' so that the thinly peopled districts of South Wales, North Wilts, Somerset, North Devon, and Cornwall, are to be sup plied with the monster carriages and goods-trucks, which are found twice too large even for the large traffic be tween London and Bristol. The question of curves is avoided as much as possible in the Cornwall and South Wales lines by close-ly hugging the coast It could he cheaper to vote the Queen a million for a new palace, and present Prince Alb rt with an ad ditional regiment to practice army tailoring upon, than to permit the Great Westernites to pursue their costly schemes for drawing empty carriages at the expense of the travelling public. flowover, in spite of this forced extension of the broad gauge, in order to produce uniformity, if half the conterop:ated railway Bills are carried out, the two gauges will meet in more than twenty places. I need not theorise upon the result of such a playing at cross purposes. Unfortunately for ill-fated, indolent, spat hetic Bristol, which when not asleep seems always to awake to execute some gigantic folly, a broad gauge railway, or a Great Britain steamer—unfortunately 1 say for Bristol, a break of gauge occurs at Gloucester, creating a dead halt in the transit between the Northern and Midland manufactories, and what ought to be their port. It is in vain that a large army of porters is kept up, and all sot is of ingenious and costly cranes and con trivances established, (all maintained at the cost of the goods' carrier), delay is inevitable. ' Let any one, us I have done, take his stand at the Gloucester sta tion, and sue the process of unloadin g and re loading a goads' train, consisting of horses, fat cattle, pigs and shttep, tin-plates, iron and timber, baskets of fish and poultry, and miscellaneous small parcels„ He will see tho smalliparcels moved by hand, the heavy goods by mechanical means, and the live stock by a union of every sort of means that can be imagined. The change in a train of ordinary size cannot be effect ed under from four to twelve hours. It will sometimes take two hours , to move one restive ox. Under such circumstances, is it extraordinary that so little communication exists between Bristol and Leeds, Manchester,. Fi tirmingham, the Potteries, and all those districts to wb ich it might, and advantageously, trade ? Neither 60 . nor 70 miles an hour can compensate for such a tax, alai such an interruption to trade as the break of gauge . I think I hove said enough to show that this gauge question is wet 1 worth the serious attention of the mer cantile comma city. Free trade s now all the fashion. If the home trade of England is to (enjoy the same advantages, as the foreign trade, we must have no more crochetty breaks of broad gauge, which i s as severe a tax on our internal com mrrce as any : French or American tariff on our foreign exports. I ref nain, Sir, your obedient servant, A WESTERN MAN. VISION BELINri 'D, 39, ALBEEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLT. — NewIy [ADVERT', SERENT.3 —DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE invented acoust is tubes, for relief of extreme deafness, and when inserted in the , ear cannot be perceived by the nearest observer— they are entirelj /different from all ethers, and are the smallest hear ing instruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of an Inch in their widest pan t ; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unob served, and renu ,ved therefrom with as great ease and facility. Per seus are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear most distinctly in a • place of worship, &c., and what should be greatly considered, a us tural expansion of the cavity of the ear is preserved —a thickening , or contraction of which ia many instances is par tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant sen sation of singing f noises in the - ears is entirely obviated. Also im proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately the newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision, either by day 01 • candlelight, that mist awl dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and t the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brought to its youthful, natured,* and original state. owerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses, and 'Won—Messrs S. and B. 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Any wowed.: , , a b scess, their bad legs, even or .wilyheal by application.—Sold twenty years standing, wall . „ rm . vow' Hol t '• e ri tabli4lllllent by all medicine vendors, and uowny A 244 1 544401 Loudon, , ASSIZE IN TELLIGENCE. ROME CIRCUIT.--Lewes, March 17. The commission for the county of Sussex was opened en Monday at this place. The business is rather heavier than usual at these assizes, there being fifty-five perpons for trial, many of whom are charged with the most serious offences, and fifteen causes are entered on the civil side, five of which are special jury cases. Lord Chief Justice Denman commenced the business of the aSS:Z 3 this morning in the Crown Court, and Mr. Baron Alderson at - Niei Prius. CROWN COURT--.(Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.) William Benstead, 23, a young man of respectable appearance, and formerly a clerk in the Post-office at Chichester, was indicted for feloniously stealing a gold watch, the property of h e r Majesty's Postmaster.; General. Mr. Russell Gurney, with Mr. Clarkson, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Johnson defended the prisoner. It appeared from the testimony adduced that, in the beginning of last December, a watchmaker, at Yor)r, 'named Bell, sent the watch in question, which was a flat gold one, enclosed in a letter, to a person named Apted, in the service of the Duke of Richmond, at Good: wood. The letter never arrived at its proper destina tion, and, on a representation being made upon the sub ject to the authorities of the Post-office, inquiries were set on foot, which resulted in the apprehension of the prisoner. It was then ascertained that almost immedi ately after the period when the letter, with the watch, would in due course have arrived at Chichester, the prisoner took the watch in question to a watchmaker, and emplyed him to remove the hands from it and place others upon it of a different description, at the same time telling him not to say'apytliing about it. When the prisoner was Luken into custody the watch Iran found in his possession, and was now clearly identified. Mr. JOHNSON, on behalf of the prisoner, urged that, as there was no proof of the letter having been seen in his possession, it was probable that the watch might have fallen froin it accidentally, and that he was not proved to be guilty of the most serious part of the charge. The jury found the prisoner guilty of larceny, and sentence was deferred. Mr. Baron ALDERSON disposed of several of the com mon' jury causes, but none of . the details were of any interest. NORTHERN CIRCCIT.—Yorh, March 17. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice P.arrr.soN.) This Court has been engaged the whole of the day in the trial of a special jury cause, upon an issue out of Chancery relating to a question of drainage. It is that of dried over the wound. The deceased never spoke. The woman went to Chilcott's pliblic-house. She afterwards re+ turned to the deceased, and Brown, the constable, .came, and then some men care f u ll y removed the deceased, and put him under a garden wall in the road. The witness saw him about-two in the morning, and he was then Snoring.. Every one thought he was drunk. The next morning (Sunday), about six o'clock, the deceased was found where he was left the night before. He was quite dead. The prisoner had told several persons -that he had caught the deceased with his wife, and had beaten him well about his head and ears. Mr. Tucker,.a surgeon, examined the body of the deceased, and found several superficial bruises. There was a contused wound on the head, and a ceagulation of blood under the dura mater as large as an egg. A vessel in the brain had been ruptured. The injuries might have arisen from blows or falls. The coagulum pressed upon the brain, and caused the death, which might not have taken place for many hours after the blow or fall. The appearances were such as would be preduced-by apoplexy. lie was in doubt - whether the exposure to cold throughout the night accelerated the death. Mr. SLADE addressed the jury for the prisoner. , Mr. Justice ERLE in summing, up, observed,, that they must be satisfied, before they found the prisoner guilty - either ..ofmanslaughter ar mnrder, that the death had arisen from the injuries inflicted by the prisoner ; if they were of opinion that they were inflicted without provocation, it would be their duty to say. he was guilty, of murder ; but if they were of opinion that the deceased died of the injuries occa sioned by the violen'ce of -the prisoner, inflicted under provocation, it would be their duty to find him .guilty of manslaughter only. There were many species of provoca 7 tion, which would reduce an offence from murder to man slaughter. - If a husband found his wife in the act of adultery, and in the heat of the moment inflicted a, wound Which was fatal, it was recognised by the law thatthe husband had acted upon a provocation, which would reduced the fatal act from murder to manslaughter. He thought, in this cite, the parties had lived together so long, and been reported as man and wife, that there was evidence from which the jury might infer that they were married persons. The jury returned a verdict of Guiltyof Manslaughter. Mr. Justice ERLE then proceeded to pass sentence, and addressing the prisoner said, " You stand convicted of the crime of manslaughter ; the jury have acquitted you of the very heavy crime which this indictment imputed, namely, the crime of murder, and that which they have considered as established, is a crime that varies in every degree—it may be one of the greatest magnitude, just short of murder, or it may have been committed under circumstances of very great palliation ; and I consider upon the whole of the evidence that the fact is established by which the jury have reduced the crime, and 1 consider that you did act under circumstances of extreme , provocation, and that great allowance ought to be made for your temper and your violence ; and I take notice, thatalthough you -were excited to use such violence, you made use of no dangerous weapon. You used a stick you had with you, apparently without premeditation ; and I take notice also that from the glows that were inflicted, in all human proba bility, if ordinary care had been taken of the man, no fatal consequences would have ensued, and I mention these facts to explain the sentence I am about to pronounce, because it is of importance that where death takes place, there should be a solemn inquiry into the cause, and if the death has arisen from the illegal act of any other person, he should be made responsible, but I consider you have strong matters of palliation. I take notice that you have been in prison from the early part of December, and I think that the public jus tice of this country will be satisfied, if I pass upon you the sentence that you be fined la., and be imprisoned till the fine be paid. Many hands were instantly put out with a shilling, by which the Treasury will be enriched, and the prisoner was discharged. The result has given the utmost satisfaction. We may mention here that many robberies have been committed during the present assizes • the Judge's marshal has suffered ; a javelin man when holding his staff of office was relieved of upwards of 31.; and last night the person who manages the circuit baggage-van had his pocket picked of 39/. It is said there are police in this town. PRICE SD. . POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • MANSION-HOUSE. A person named Henry Miller, was charged by Mr. Win. .Hitchcock, of No. 2,, Friday-street, factor and warehouseman, under the following circumstances : Mr. Hitchcock stated,that the defendant, who was not known to him even by name, walked into the warehouse, took a seat, and refused to leave the place. In his in tention to remain, he was encouraged by some persons, who told him they would supply him with meat and beer, and whatever else he might be in need of, during the time it might be his pleasure to stay there. Witness told him that he must not be in the way of the business of the house, but finding that expostulation was useless, caused him ' to be apprehended, after having referred him to MeSsrs. Wire and Child, 'as their soliCitOrs, who acted for the house, and were qualified to transact any bnsiness with customers. I The defendant declared that he and his partner sent some goods frcm Manchester, where they carried on I business, to - Mr. Hitchcock, for sale in the London mar l . ket that the sale was accordingly effected, but they could not prevail u p on t h e gentleman to whom they had' remitted the goods . to come to a settlement, on which account .it was considered advisable to persevere . in ru llcing the deMand on the premises. Mr. Hitchcock said h e h a d no notion., of disguiging the fact that the house had received the goods, Lie had re ceived and sold them according to the instructions which had been sent, and he was desirous to come to an imme diate settlement ; but from what occurred subsequently, he apprehended that there was' some doubt as to the manner, in. Well they had been obtained. It appeared to him to be rather a crooked affair, and he had referred the parties idle applied to him for the value of the pro perty, to Messrs. Wire and Child, whom it would be ne cessary to satisfy that it had beat honestly got poss Cs. sion of. The LORD Mixon asked the defendant whether he and his partners had a warehouse at Manchester? De fendant—Wn have a cellar there in which we keep our goods, consisting of fustians, velvets, &c. Mr. Hitchcock—l am willing to leave the money in the hands of your Lordship, or any other respectable man,. until a satisfactory account of the transaction shall be rendered to me. _ _ _ - The defendant said his partner stated that there was no ground for the detention of his property. 'The goods bad been regularly sent' up through Pickford's house to Mr. Hitclieock, whose clerk or warehouseman had been previously spoken with upon the subject of making the sale, to which a prompt assent had been given. The LORD Mevoa—lf the defendant and his partner have any claim upon Mr. Hitchcock, they must adopt a different : course. It is quite impossible to permit a per son to make a claim in such a manner as that adopted. All that Mr. Hitchcock wants is to know whether be would be justified in paying the amount of the sale to the parties applying. The defendant was then bound over, to the amount of 201., to give no further annoyance to Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Tabor, of No. 21, Great Trinity-lane, was sum moned for having refused to pay tithes for the main tenance of the rector of the parish of Holy Trinity the Less. The collector of tithes for the parish stated that he had previously sent a summons to Mr. Tabor, who made it a rule not to take notice of such authority, and the second summons contained a threat of the issue of a warrant for the apprehension of the recusant if he should persevere in rejecting the claim. The LORD MAYOR—What is your objection to the payment of the tithe, Mr. Tabor ? Denfendstnt—l re fuse upon principle altog ether. I am sure we cannot find any authority for th charge in the doctrine of Christ. It is contrary to Christianity. The LORD MAYOR—It is not contrary to law, I know; and as you are able to pay it you must pay is. Mr. Tabor—l dare say I shall pay the demand. Ile then drew out his purse and paid the amount of the tithe. The LORD MAYOR—Now, why do you give us and yourself so much trouble for nothing? Mr. Tabor—lf I happened to be robbed in the street I would take the trou ble of prosecuting the thief, although I should gain nothing by my trouble, and I think it necessary to pro test against this demand while I pay it. The LORD MAYOR—You have to pay the costs, as well as the demand, for your obstinacy. You may just as well protest when the collector calls upon you in the first instance. Mr. Tabor—l object altogether upon principle. A man named,Pope was charged by Mr. Pelham, upon the part of the Board of Trade, for having taken money from a seaman named Fox, as recompense for procuring a ship for him. The Act was made for the protection of seamen, but the evidence adduced in support of the accusation was not suffi3iently strong, and the defendant was dis missed. CLERKEIV WELL. John Morgan Bohl; a German, apparently about twenty years of age, was charged with attempting to murder Mr. J. Hayes, a clerk in a commercial house, who resides at No. 8, Albion-place, Clerkenwell ; also with attempting to cut and wound two policemen of the G division. Mr. Hayes deposed that on the previous night he saw the prisoner lurking about his house, and, suspecting his intent, went for police-constables. On bis return, at half-past nine, he found his parlour door fastened. He demanded admission, but could, obtain none. He then, with the help of a con stable, forced in the door, but had no sooner done so, than the prisoner rushed upon him witha clasp knife, swearing he would murder Dim. One of the constables seized his arm, else the knife would have penetrated his body. The con stables, seeing his determination, closed upon him. He made two er three desperate efforts to re gain the knife, and attack witness, exclaiming, "It is you 1 want—l'll do for you in spite of all you can do." The prisoner was sober, and witness had given him no provocation. Police-constable Rogers, 242 G, corroborated the above statement. Witness forced the knife out of his hand. The prisoner seized witness by the throat, threw him down and kicked him violently in the stomach. At length police-con stable 253 dragged him away. The prisoner thereupon exclaimed, " I'll do for yon," and so saying drew a razor from his pocket, opened it, and flung it at witness's head. Witness raised his arm, and the weapon struck him on the wrist. Police-constable 253 corroborated the above. The prisoner flung another open razor at him, but by turning his head aside Witness evaded the weapon. .Mr.,,CosinE—How is it that the prisoner went to Mr. Hayes's house? Mr. Hayes made no reply. Sergeant Wilkinson—l believe the truth is, your worship, the prosecutor's wife encourages him. Mr. COMM: (to the prisoner)—What have you to say ? Prisoner—What they say is true enough. Mr. COMBE—Why did you treat Mr. Hayes so? Prisoner —Bicause I don't like the man. Mr. Comen —What made you go to his house? Prisoner —To do him an injury. Mr. CosinE—Then do you mean to injure him ? Pri soner—That I certainly do. Mr. Cows—Where are your friends? Prisoner—Most of them in Germany, one of them lives over in Regent's park—my uncle. Mr. Cows—Where is the wife? The constable said she was in the body of the court • Mr. Col:um—Let her come forward. The wife, a handsome young woma n, about nineteen , came forward, exclaiming, " I'll do for him" (pointing to her hus band)po. The violence of her ges tures and language was such that Mr. Combe thoug ht it necessary to place be tweea her and her husband, a very quiet, genteel lic look ng young man, wearing spectacles. Mr. COMaE (to Mrs. Hayes)—llave you known the pri soner long? Mrs. Hayes—Eighteen months. Mr. COMBE—Did you know him before you were married ? Mts. Hayes—Yes; I kept company with him. Mr. Cosine —Why do you favour the prisoner in prefer ence to your own husband ? Mrs. Hayes I —Beca he prisoner.use I don't like my husband—l will do for him ; but like t Why should my husband meddle with bins ? Mr. CorcuE—But he threatened t o stab your husband be • fore a word was said to hint. Mrs. Hayes—l dare say. Mr. Mallett—ls the young man sane ? The constable said he was perfectly sane. Mr. COMM said the prisoner would be committed until the sessions in default of two sureties of 50/. each to keep the peace. Mrs. Hayes ( turn i n g to her husband) —Then you shall not see me again. The prisoner was c ommitted in default of bail. RscautTrN o.--Recruiting has been looking up," in this sub-division of the northern district for the last six weeks. The Artillery - are carrying all before them, and one par ty of " the line," stationed in this town—the 57th—have, we understand, procured twenty " tight-looking fellows" in the course of a single month. This success, .of late, is at tributable to the lowering pf the standard height, and divid ing the bonus with civilians, who bring forward persons eligible to be enlisted by military men. We understandthat the 57th have got nearly 1,000 excellent recruits in. and about Belfast, during the last twelve years. The service com panies of this corps embarked for. India in• January, 1825. They are now at Fort SL George, Presidency of Madras, and the depot of Chatham.—Banner of Ulster. OPTICAL DELUSION IN ARCHITECTURE.—Mr. 3. J • &tiles, in a paper read at the institute of British Architects, on the 23d ultimo, said:—" It is well. known to architect*, that if the shafts of columns are made perfectly straight, that the effect to the eye would be an appearance of curving in wards; and this impleasing effect is remedieil by giving an en t a sis or swelling to the columns. AS Stu ar t an d R 'tt ha fe d lt no a t s d h es oN i r re n , any entasis I wasto tahte Athens,columns aatheeertamif Parthenon,. the Are I Ilitect of the Parthenon had overl oo k e a this point—if these coinm zs were really executed with ou t an y en t as i s ; I bad the opportuni:: of measuring each diamete r of the blocks of a w en m um : : • which clearly proved that an entasis was given, but so s:lghtly as not to give any appearance of swelling out, w ho, : . ia so often seen in the buildings of Italy, but yet sufficient to co:. rect the defect that would have been apparent if the shafts had "ad a straight line.-;-The Builder. Railway King's, Queens, and Princesses figure, " not wisely, but too well," ii rs . Gore's amusing novel of Peers and Parvenus." What will th: nouveau.? riches of the " , Pro Zsably, thßt they fare pe ,:once, both Eng- Bhare•holding world say to this? sive greeted ne: worse than the fashionable dramatis lish and Foreir z whose t .m ysterious ihisro a rk dvent T u h res e such universa. mitres in • I c t liaractilr of George Joddrell is a chef erceurre, as • a type of the empty , hearted and empty-pocketed exquisites of the day—selfish — overbearing—but not the less the darling of fashionable life. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY V. LORD HARBOROUGH.-- ord Th e indictment for alleg ed railwa y riot, yreferred by L Har b oroug h against John Smith and Henry Elliott, con tractors, and Thomas and Samuel Morris, labourers, con nected with the Midland Railway, for rioting in his Lord ship's park at Stapleford, last autumn, came en for hearing at the Oakham Assizes yesterday week, before Chief Justice Mr.,Whitehurst, Q.C., and Mr. Flowers, conducted the prosecution; Mr. llumfrey and Mr. Macaulay, the de fence. 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Theie two interesting little volatiles are net intented for idle or In discriminate perusal, but they are earnestly offered to the attentive coirideration of those who may be more-legitimately and perhap , painfully interested. . s .sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; earvalho, 141, Fleet-street ; 31sun, 311, Coruhill, and all booksellers , 01 direct from the Author, )1, A..”.ig1i , 1-stre,.t. atrxnd. At hoiaie fully till 2 ; veniihrs, 7 till 9 DAWSON V. PAVER AND ANOTHER. Mr. Watson, Mr. Cowling, and Mr. - Albeiton, for the plaintiff; Mr. Baines, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Tomlinson, and Mr. H. Hill for the defendants. - The lands in question are situate in the neighbourhood of Selbi - , and the property of Mr. Dawson, whose mansion is at digabv. There is an immense mass of evidence in the cause, which would not terminate to-day, and may probably continue throughout to-morrow, if not into the next day. CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) John Atkinson, James Ella, and Christopher Wilson, were charged, for that they, on the 9th of February last, at Heworth, in the North Riding; did feloniously and bur glariously break into and enter the dwelling-house of Wm. Vitty, and steal therein five silver tea-spoons, one pair of silver sugar-tongs, and one half-crown, his property. Mr. Dearsley conducted the prosecution, and the prisoners were severally defended by Mr. Temple, Mr. Otter, and Mr. 0 verend. It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor, who is a farmer living in Stockton-lane, and his wife, are very old people, having no other •persons dwelling in their house than a young man named George Vitty, their nephew, and their grandchild, a little girl of about eleven. The family retired to rest at' about ten at night, when all the doors wire safe. But about midnight Mrs. Vitty heard a noise like knocking against a wall, and the dog barked. All was still again after some time, and the old lady again fell asleep. But at about an hour and a half later, she was awoke by one of the pri soners approaching the bed in which she and her husband lay. The prisoners all came into their room, and, the pro secutor having raised himself in bed, one of them, having a gun in his hand, belonging to Mr. Vitty, which the party had found in the house, threatened to blow out his brains. They afterwards when into the room of the nephew, and into that of the little girl. Nofurther violence appeared to have been offered ; but they demanded the money of the family, and searched their clothes for it, and ransacked drawers and other places in the house. Wilson set up an alibi in his defence. The men were all found Guilty, and each sentenced to be transported for fifteen.years. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., sat in the magistrates' room this morning to try prisoners. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, March 18. There are only about 60 prisoners for trial, but many of the offences charged are of a very grave description, as the following analysis will show:— Murdgr 2, manslaughter 6, rape S. unnatural 3, highway robbery 18, cutting and wounding 5, burglary 3, bigamy, horse-stealing 1, maliciously killing a horse 1, larceny 3, malicious shooting 1, uttering 1, embezzlement 1, forgery 1, assault with intent to ravish 1, concealment of birth 1, ab duction 1. (Before Mr. Baron PrArr.) George Dorrell, aged 33, was indicted for the manslaughter of George Lowe, on the 16th of June, 1844, at Upper Arley. The prisoner, who was stated to be in the last stage of con sumption, having been seated in the dock, Mr. BEADON, as counsel for the Crown, stated the facts of the case to the jury, which ware briefly these :—The prisoner, with several others, amongst whom was the deceased, were drinking together at a public-house, when, as it seemed, in a frolic (for all the witnesses agreed that there was no quarrel or ill-will subsisting between the parties) Dorrell caught the deceased by the collar, and threw him over his shoulder, ap parently intending that he should alight on his feet. his at ran gth,however,was unfortunately insufficient for the purpose, for the poor man fell upon the back of his neck, and sustained an injury of the spinal vertebraa, inducing paralysis, and ulti mately causing his death. Dorrell assisted in placing him in a chair, and brought a doctor, but afterwards absconded into Scotland. The jury having feund the prisoner Guilty, with a recom mendation to mercy, his Lordship sentenced him to be im prisoned for one week. Mr. Huddleston appeared for the defence. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Dorchester, March 17. George Bowditch was indicted for killing and slaying John Gale, at Bradpool, on the Lath of October. Mr. C. Saunders was connsel fon the prolitectltitin, andldr. Slade defended the prisoner. . .1 • • T.- It appeared that there had been a fair' neighT6Our hood. The deceased and hie wife were returning Writ from the fair, and were standing talking opposite a beer-shop, at Bradpool. The wife heard some horses coming-along , the road at a furious pace. The deceased pushed his wife close to: the door, and turned off the pavement into the .road, when he was instantly struck down by a horse, which in conse quence fell and threw its rider. It. was about half-past eight in the evening, and it was moonlight. •The deceased had had some drink, but ho was not in liquor; ho was quarrelling with his wife at the time, and was in .such a dreadful state of passion that he hardly knew what he was about. The road was only 15'feet wide. The deceased never spoke af terwards, and died in a few minutes. The prisoner was the man who was riding the Irorse that knocked the deceased down. The deceased went towards the horse, as if he in tended to catch the bridle. Mr. SLADE, on behalf of the prisoner, urged upon the jury that the horse had ran away, and that the matter alto gether was an accident; and he called a witness who was riding with the prisoner 'at the time, and who stated that they were riding very slowly, 'out the prisoner's horse bolted, and the horse of the vritiar, s B ran away also. They were neither of them in liquor. The jury returned a „ ve Pierre benard Mau' it was indicted for the wilful murder of John Mekew, at :,t o th er bury, on the Gth of De cem b er . Mr. Hodges was counse l f or th e prosecuti on , an d M r. Sl a d e for the prisoner. idict of Not Guilty. The "prisoneZ although he had been for many years in England, is, a Frenchman ; he was therefore asked whe ther IA would be tried by a jury of Englishmen, or a jury cons:lsting of half Englishmen and half foreigners. He at or.ce said, "By Englishmen." It appeared that the prisoner was a kind of tramp, and was always accompanied by a woman who passed as his wife, but went by the name of Kitty. They travelled through and about Dorsetsbire, and were well known. The woman had lived with him for fourteen years. On the evening of the 6th of December they were at Palmer's public-house at West Clifton, the woman became very much intoxicated, and the prisoner was anxious to get her away, and took up almost every person's cup of beer and drank out of it. The man and the woman cursed each ether, and he h e ld up a st i ck at her and threatened to beat her. The dec ease d was also i n the house fiv a il n i d aeheeysoani. The woman sa i d she had lived with thed to the wom an , I am going to 13ridport, and prisoner fourteen years, but she was not his vae ; that he was jealous of every one, and she would not live with him any longer. Some time was consumed ie, this jarring, and at last the prisoner left. Soon after teas woman went out, n d o ec t solle:c bad gone to see some et direct road to Bridport; but he afterwards overtook a ny,n (Roper), and asked if he e p a r s o e c d o . ede l d 'he in pr t i h bad seen a man and woman on the Mad. Roper said he had not seen them, but he could 4, —eel. their voices at that mo ment, one, d tahnedn had h e and directed the a ,cention of the prisoner to that circumstance. The prison.er then said, " I've got a stick in my hand, and if I catch, them at something (you know what), I'll give thev^A to good beatin" g. He had a sized walking - stick walking - stick with him. Roper and the prisoner g than separated; but in, a few minutes Roper heard two persons cry i ng " Murdr.r." They appeared to proceed from a man and woman lie instantly sta r t e d to the spot whence the sounds pre'zeeded. He got into a field adjoining the turn pike-reafl.,, and looked over the hedge, saying, "Stop, they've had erough." The prisoner wwa s beating a man, who wee, ea the ground. The man was holding up his arm VI prevent the blows striking his head. The man so strikin was the prisoner, who said, " D —n your eyes, you're not 1 2..... a a man for me," and then he gave him a blow with his fist. The woman at this time was staggering about th; road, curs ing and swearing, and was as drunk as .. ould be. Roper asked him if the woman was his wif e, . . ~ y o , . and p r isoner said she was, but the woman I'll not , ....-re a liar l've been whit. you many years, b l ut told ' 4c, with you again," Thep .:- Boner had previous y Aoper that he had tattght them in the fact. The woman upright. Roper . t . ..was so arunk th a t s h e cou ld not stall( told him to oner got - ' ~,en went to the man on the gfranuai an P. ,at up, and he would protect Win. The pri , down ap, went into an adj o i n i ng field, and then lay • 80 , .a a ditch. The woman w en t away, and the ini ...er followed her. Roper went back to the deceased, and talked to him for ten minut es , and told him he would catch cold. Deceased said his arm was broken, the man had beaten him so, and he would have him before his betters the next day. No one was then in liquor but the woman, In about an hour and a half after this, a woman, who lived near Chileott's public-house, which was nearly two miles from the place where the man was lying in the ditch, heard a noise outside her door. She went out and heard a groan, and tleen she saw it proceeded from a man who was lying in the mud in the road. A man of the name of Biddlecomb came and took the man, who turned out to be the deceased, by the arm, and begged him to get up, but he did cot speak. the woman procured a candle, and then saw there was a Mind OA the dottand'a ftw9 ad hvid. Tiro bliosi had NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Cambridge, March 17. The following case, which has excited tie greatest pos sible interest in the University and town at large, was tried before Mr. Baron Parke in the civil court, all the nisi prius business having been disposed of yesterday by his Lordship. THE TOWN AND GOWN ROWS. John Freestone, a strong and powerful man, about 30, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with as saulting and beating Arthur Walsh with a staff, on the 7th of March last, in this town. _ _ _ Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. O'Malley conducted the case for the prosecution ; Mr. Burchani appeared for ths de fendant. Arthur Walsh—l am the eldest son of Sir John Walsh, On the 7th of March, I went to the Rose-crescent. I was behind the body of gownsmen there assembled. I could see two or three police at the entrance. There was " a row " when I first came up from Trinity street. I should say there were not 100 gowns men altogether. There was a rush, and we were driven back to Trinity street; we retreated to Trinity-gates. I did not see any weapon in the hands of the gownsmen. There were eight or ten policemen between us. The gownsmen were quite quiet, and so were the townsmen then. We tried to g et into oalle g .y ews while my 1.-aetk twee turned to the gates there was a rush on us by the police, backed by the town's-people. I saw Freestone come towards me. I had my gown on, and had retreated to the gate, but could not get in. I had no weapon, and used no exciting actions. I was going sideways, trying to get to the wicket-gate, when I was struck by the defendant on my shoulders so hard that I fell on my knees . While I was down I felt him lay his staff on my forehead, as if to take aim, and then he knocked me quite down. He stunned me. When I re covered the wicket was open, but choked up with men. I got up, and was drawing towards it, and looking back, saw Freestone coining up to me again. He said, "You are up again, are you? Take that ;" and struck me again with his staff over the head. I was stunned, and, staggering through the wicket, fell on the grass inside. I was in the hands of two surgeons afterwards, from the effect of these blows. There were about seventy gownsmen with witness. Walked up and down the Crescent when out of breath, arid then pushed again. Thinks the gownsmen would have kept the Crescent against the town if the police had not interfered. The town would not have beaten us.—(Laughter.) The Crescent was a good position for us. If we had been attacked, could have made a good defence. Thinks it was the duty of the police to interfere, but was angry with them for prevent ing them fighting in the town. Pushed against them be cause he heard they were beating the proctor. The row com menced at Tom Thumb's exhibition. Did not see a gowns man knock out the teeth of a respectable tradesman in the Crescent ; heard of it. In Trinity-street there were about eight policemen and about seventy gownsmen. The gowns men did not run from the eight policemen. Re-examined—The police appeared to- be leading on the. townsmen ; thny were usingrtheir stavesutioss Alas gOwnsineh., .... ,, Alv,.-Bridgraen—Js a. pensioner. .44s:in the . Crescent on' Saturday,. the 7th instant. About seventy gownsmen were there. On the bill were three hundred or four hundred ;foWnsmen. Witness was among those who retreated from the Crescent from Trinity. They called out to open the gates. There was then a cessation of hostility. Saw no we apons with the gownsmen. Offensive language was used on both sides. The police made use of dreadful language. They rushed upon the gownsmen and knocked indiscrimi nately right and left with great violence. While the gowns men were trying to get through the gate, the police were using their staves. Saw Mr. Bruce knocked on the head with a bludgeon, and afterwards there were two policemen striking him on the head and face. He is now ill in London from the effects of blows. Saw Mr. Walsh knocked down. Saw him brought into college almost insensible. Cross-examined—First saw bludgeons at the time of the retreat into Trinity. Saw gownsmen pushing towards the hill. Saw a townsman strike a gownsman, and a policeman follow up theblow, and then protect the townsman back again. Re-examined—Saw bludgeons in the hands of the towns men, none with the gownsmen. Can't tell whether the bludgeons produced are townsmen's or gownsman's. Mr. John Fletcher corroborated the statements of the two former witnesses. Mr. Williams, pensioner of Trinity—Was close to Free stone when he struck Mr. Walsh at Trinity-gate. He said, "That's the man I want. I've marked him, and will kill him if I can." Witness was himself struck twice by the police. Cross-examined Left his rooms because he heard a gownsman was being killed. The Rev. John James Smith, Fellow and Tutor of Caius— On the night of Monday went on to the hill. Saw one stick among the townsmen. Saw the police using their staves on the . gownsmen. Witness was struck by the police. Was urging them not to use their staves. Saw a townsman beat ing the gownsmen with a stick. Urged the police to disarm him, but they paid no attention. The Rev. John Craufurd, one of the deans of Caius, Mr. John Deighton, surgeon, and Mr. Rowe, jun., were called in corroboration. John Whittaker, porter of Trinity, deposed to admitting the gownsmen on,their retreat to Trinity-gate. There were several broken heads and much blood. Mr. Lestourgon, surgeon, deposed that he attended Mr. Walsh on the night of the row. Mr. Walsh bad a severe blow on the aide of his head, but no wound. He was much excited. This was the case for the prosecution.' .Mr. BURCXAM proceeded to address the jury for the de fendant. After commenting upon the evidence the Learned Counsel called several witnesses. David Arnold, police-constable—There were nearly two . hundred gownsmen. Witness was knocked down and struck several times. Did what he could to protect the gownsmen, droveuff the tovnisnied. Cross-examined —Have known the defendant for eix years. Thomas Chapman, .police- officer, was in the Crescent and was knocked down. The gownsmen were,Very violent. Saw police-constable Barker struck with a poker by a gownsman. Cross-examined —Did not see the man's face who knocked him (witness) down. Saw his arm only, but looked up and saw his face when on the ground. Knew it to be the mat from the resemblance ,ef his fist to his face.—(Laughter.) • The skin was ate.—(lmmense laughter.) Thomas Howlett, police-constable—Several gownsmen had sticks. Was knocked down three times th the Crescent. ' Janes Itietcher, a bricklayer—Saw the gownsmen strike the police with sticks. Saw Mr. Walsh rush from the body of gownsmen and strike Howlett, whose hat was knocked off. When he struck Howlett he said," you, policeman, get out &the way, we want a row with these snobs." nicliard Darker; a police=consteblei produced a poker with whiph he *as knocked down by a gOwnsman. Mr.. Henr y a ineilitier tif the watch committee. Saw the disturbance on Saturday on the hill. Thought the conduct of the gownsmen very violent. Mr. Sergeant Bros replied, ;commenting in a humorous manner upon the evidence for the defence; - after which iti t i m pqir pimpled up the ear l observing that the only tie 4. nor the jury to try Wax , merely ithether the assaults complained of by the prosecutor had been committed hy the d:ffendant, and whether such assaults were justifiable? As to the first question, do doubt existed that an assault had been committed. No evidence was offered as to any assault being.committed on the policeman by Mr. Walsh. The other -ground of justification was, if the defendant had committed the. assault in order to quell the riot. It was for the jury to consider if there was evidence to show that this was the case: The jury, after conelderabla deliberation, returned a ver dict of Guilty. Mr. BYLES said, that on the part of :the prosecutor there was no wish to press for any severe punishment, as the pro secution was only induced by a sense of public duty. His Lorimar said, that the prisoner nxust stand commit ti , 144 )1(1 bronfilit is AirJudfaust the WM 211012114.