The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

THE PRINCE PRESIDENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUR. " All that time ren,'!ers nreeEtary must be aco,oroplis' That only which is useless cannot be restored." SIR,—In his most able speech at the highly inte resting ceremony of the distribution in the Cirque National of the Champs Elyee, of the crosses of the Legion of Honour, and of the medals of the first and second class awarded by the jury, and at which ceremony there were present a bout 3,000 people, seated, including the most eminent of the French ma nufacturers of the Exhibition, Louis Napoleon is reported thus to have spoken : " When pondering over the obstacles you had to overcome I said to myself—How great this nation would become if she were allowed to breathe at ease, and to live with the life that is in her ! Yes! it was wirn infernal ideas urged the working classes to de stroy the sources of industry itself—it was when mad ness, clothing itself with the mantle of philanthropy, was turning away men's minds from regular occupations into Utopian specuktions—it was at such time that you exhibited to the worll those productions which se.etnol only possible in a condition of durable tran qu'Ality- . _ <<With such unhop2d-for results I am . justifiecl in repeating, how great the French Republic would become if she were :illowed to follow her real inte rests, and to reform her institutions, instead of being incessantly troubled on the one side by demagogitn, and on the other by monarchical hallucinations. " Accept these crosses of the Legion of Honour, which, in conformity with the grand idea of its founder, are intended to confer equal honour on in dustry as on bravery, and on bravery as on scientific excellence. Before we separate, gentlemen, permit me to encourage you to renewed efforts ; undertake new labours without fear, they will prevent idleness during the present winter. Have no fears for the future. Tranquillity shall be maintained whatever may happen." Now, Sir, why have I troubled you with these ex tracts ? because, Sir, I wish the people of this country to reflect more seriously on the real cha racter of the Prince President, and not to be led away with this notion, that because he has considered it ne cessary to assume a despotic power in France, he has any wish to be at enmity with this nation. It has been said that he is not to be depended upon, and that at the very time he had matured the coup tr itat in his head be was pretending . to have no such thoughts. Th 9 Times appeared to take a very different view of affairs on the 27th November, and one would na turally say from its language on that day it had been fully prepared for the event that occurred on the 2d Dacember. " This speech" (the one from which we have quoted) says the Times," is, if we mistake not, at least as important an appeal to the public interests of the nation, as his political message to the Assembly, and the circumstances which accompanied it may convince every one, even the implacable and despe rate chiefs who are urging on the Assembly to the destruction of representative government itself, that Louis Napoleon is not the man who has most reason to dread the collision. That collision is already possible. It may at any moment become imminent, and if the conjunction of M. Thiers and his friends, with the no unscrupulous partisans of the Mountain, is suf fered to pursue its coarse, it will shortly be in evitable." _ . Whore; let me ask, then, has been the great fault of Louis Napoleon ?—sole:y, it would appear, because he did not wait the signal from the London Times, hut chose the tine hinaseV, when he considered that the collision was inevitable, and that he was not the maa to dread it. He well remembered that ." Danger flies from the uplifted sword, They hest succeed who dare!" I remain, Sir, &c , A CONSTANT READER. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. GLOUCZSTER.— Admiral Berkeley, the Liberi Member for Gloucester city, issued an address to the electors on Saturday, offering his services again as their representative, it appearing most probable that the dissolution of the present Parliament will shortly take piece. The gallant Admiral writes : "I have long he d that honourable distinction, and although no:, consecutieely, altogether for nearly sixteen years. During that time I have never, on the most trivial point. that I am aware of, deviated from that line of policy which first induced you to require my services." And he prdmises, •in case of his re-election, a con tinuance of the same zeal and attention to their inte rests. There is not the least fear of the Admiral's re-election ; and it is also certain that the Conserve jive sitting Member, Mr. H. T. Hope, must give place to Mr. Price, who comes forward in the free trade interest. OXF3nDFIIIRE.—TiIe fo'llwing is Mr. Henley's al.- dress to his coeszituents on taking office : The Este neis•ers (deft ,fed upon a motion made by the it former coiiegue) have, as you arc aware, abandontel the Government of the country. In a Iloute of Commons cf - haposed ref a large miljority of Liberal Members, they have Giiled to :iveure the support rc qui• Bite to enable. !hem satisfactorily to conduct the public husiress. The Prica - • Minister dechred in his place in Parliament, when announcing that the resignation of the Ministry bad been accepted by her NtsjeAy, that, ' There ,VCre Fuel grave onjecuons to a dissolution, that the G.ivorninenz. hid (3, cl,ned recomrnendire; that course to the Crown.' Tinder these circumstances, the Queen corarriznded ti,e Earl of Derby (the head (4 the country party) to form a Government; and his Lord ship, despite the difficulties which presented them selves, at once obeyed the command. In so doing, he acted loyally and rightly; and, for myself, I did not hesitate (notvviihstanding ray unwil:inness to enter into official lite) to accept the ()nice in the present Govern moot which I was recoiesttd to undertake. The honour thus conferred upon me vacetes my seat as one of your representatives in the Commons House of Parliament; and in now asking you to exercise your c onstitutional privilege in my favour, and to re - elect me, you have the opportunity of saying if I have_hitherto done my duty." The election will take place on the 10th inst. The Oxford Journal states that Mr. V. H. Stone has de clined to come forward in opposition to Mr. Henley. Tna NVEty.:T RlDlNG.—Appealed to as the first of English constituencies will shortly be for its opinion on the new Ministry, their principles, and their mea sures, we cannot have a doubt, that the chief concern dell the Liberal and Free-trade electors will be to mark th e i r determination ghat there shell never again h a cern-law in En land For this purpose we hope and believe ' g * Liberals . bine iu thc ',het all shades of will coin eve;i 7 most cordial and complete union, regard ingthis. Nor other nueAion as for the time inferior to can we doubt that they will take the distinguished mr. comen, f nleaderO of the Anti-Corn-law League, b i n was chosen of their Members. This gen 'N,rs.st Riding, in gratitude for his former servi ee Y s t great cause; and we can state wish conade ne , 0 . 1 :- 1 . 45 will be enthusias tically c , AEert upon to offsr h , a t i ' di . h s:lf again to the chic tors. Tki,zt tie will cen - q 1„, this call, we cannot for a trailer' doubt. I'e hope mohmlealtutY to comply with some able and decided Free - be joined with Mr. Cobden, and Liberal will — Leeds iller cu ry. el BIN i GD oen—Sir Frederick Thesiger s nut to be e r‘t Ahingic;n by General Caulfield whom h opPos , e•J • b Y a majority of only e bat at the last election return, he is not to pp Caulfield General Caulfield two;at thin nest` genorxl election. , e Detotialell.—The new Secretary of Sate for the ngtoe has alr , eady Colonies, Sir John Palii u address to the elector s of 'finis borough. li:3sBai__eld ~ii 3 "1 should ex , cei•(/ the usual limita of r. writt Y ea ad_ dress if I were now to ente r into exPlanal')" either of j e epertant subject s Which my conduct upon the many have occupied the attention of the Legislatme since you last elected me, or of the c,Dmiderations which hay, determined me, at a moment of great public difficulty, not to refuse my ase i sten oo i n t he formation of Lord lierhy'4 Government. I trust thst the former has not forfeited your confidence, and that in the latter you will beEeve me to have been guided by an honest :Ind im pera, iv, tense of public duty." Sir John does not enter into any explanation of his polideal views, but reserves these things for the time when he shall meet the elect ors " a t their homes and at the hustings." Sir John, although he voted against the present corn-laws, is willing that they shall be fairly tried. Bear.—We understend that Mr. Richard Walker, the son of the present Member, has been invited to offer himself, but has declined the honour. Mr. Richard .Ashton has 5130 intimated his unw i l li ngness to represent the borough, and the attention of the elec tors is at present directed to Mr. R. N. Philips_ one Of the ma g istrates for the Bury d ivisi on. W been e have informed that Lord Goderich has had an in 13 agent Ilry during the present week, who has hold a eon _ fere • nee with some of the more influential electors, fo r the purpose of ascertaining the probabilities of suc cess, should his Lordship offer himself as 3 candidat e . " — earanchester G I. NARPSUOZOIIGUaIiI..-211,711. K r. Andrew Lawson, who has prevtously rep rk . . offering himself een , ed this borough, intends again interest. Ma.. ANLVaes, a candidate in the Conservative je the Liberal cancl9:ewi' one of the present Members, Lymvi6ToN, Ft t il ea ,) tea t present spoken of• h - i B . —Sir John Itivett Came junction w ith Mr. Andrew has promi,ed to p ut in nomination in con- Stevrart, to solicit the votes and suffragse a the electors of this borough- Tii Tn ie gentlemen are Pr e t e and supporters of the Earl of DerbY's G eeerole '. ° e ais te , Leaps.—The Leeds A f i ,, e r rwcaurinentions four candi dates as likely to come Sturge.arbutt, Sir George Mr. J. G. Malsball, M.p., A/Ir.. for that borough— Goodman,'and. Mr. Joseph NEWPORT, ISLE ( . 4" WIGRT.--M r.Bi ter, has announced hi s in tention to ggs, of Leices 'ttmd date for Newport at th e n ext general election; ari d as' a candi- Mr. Massey, Recorder of portsmoutb ral issued an ad.. tiler. some time since, to the same e fr 'et• thztagits— g On Thursday evening Rf 4 meeting of the WEymouni.-111r. Butt, Queen's Counsel on the Western Circuit, will again take the field, and with every probability of success.—Dorset Chronicle. THE ENGINEERS STRIK Another week h;snowterminated without pro ducing any apparent change in the respective posi tions of the employers and workmen connected with this unfortunate dispute. That the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society consider the aspect of th© strike to be favour able to their ultimate success may be gathered from the fact, that although no material decrease has taken place in the number of skilled workmen relying upon them for relief, the same high rate of strike pay that was adopted in the second week of the strike still con tinues, the men having been paid this day for the past (seventh) week, 15s. for society, and 10s. for non society men. On the other band, although no material increase of skilled labour has been made to the shop., and although some hands previously employed have been discharged through their proved incapacity, the Em ployers Central Committee profess to feel entire con fidence in the ultimate success of their exertions. The pecuniary sacrifice cocsequent upon the strike, up to the eresent time, appears to have been enor mous. Upon the part of the men, it is computed Ova . , on an average, including skilled workmen and labourers, not fewer than 20,000 have been out of work since the shops were first closed on the 10th of January. Taking the average earnings of these 20,000 men at 253. per week, the amount lost in wages by them up to the present time amounts to no less a sum than 175,0001.; to this must be added about 2,000/: weekly, which it has cost different trade societies to maintain the strike, including the day's pay per week contributed by the skilled engineers re maining at work—but independent of public sub scriptions—amounting to a further sum of 14,000/. ; thus making a total of 189,000/., which the strike hands have received during the seven weeks of their inactivity. In addition, some considerable loss must have resulted to employers from the inactivity of their machinery, Sac. ; and, altogether, it is thought that, up to the end of the present week, frOm 200 0001. to 210,000/. would be a fair estimate of the loss entailed upon different parties by the engineers strike. The trades in general still continue to contribute liberally towards the support of the Amalgamated Society, and among those who have voted money within the past fortnight may be enumerated the fol lowing viz. :—Block Printers' Association, Crayford ; Ladies' Shoe Makers, West End ; Tailors, Brighton ; Horse Shoe Fund Society of Farriers, City Division, Paul's Head (20/.); Painters, Merlin's Cave; West minster Friendly Society of Carpenters ; Cordwainers, Gloucester ; United Society of Tailors, West End ; Lithographic Printers, Glasgow ; Blue Society of Hatters; Tin Plate Workers, Black Jack; City of London Society of Carpenters ; Cart Wheelwrights, Bell, Old Bailey ; Brotherly with Unity Society of Plumbers, Hole in the Wall (201.) : Masons from the principal buildings ; Type Founders, London and Edinburgh • French Hatters ; Plasterers (various) ; City Boot Makers, Fifth Division ; Carpenters, Se cond Society, Wh;te Swan, New-street-square ; Pianoforte Makers' Society • Curriera' Society, Black Jack (251.); Brass Finishers' Society (100 ; Car penters, Thirteenth Branch ; Gold Beaters' Society ; Bookbinders' Society (100 ; Day Worker; Carpen ters, Running Horse, Duke-street (201., and a weekly levy upon members); the tobacco trade in general (51. weekly); the Thames Ship Joiners have voted 1001. The executive council have, we learn, decided upon a bold attempt to widen the basis of their operations, with a view, however, rather to prepare for future contingencies than with regard to an immediate effect upon the question at present at issue between the employers and themselves. Their object is stated to be the formation of a great confederated union of all the trades, for the general protection of the universal interests of operative labour. No precise mode of action, we believe, has at present been decided upon, beyond the fact that a preliminary aggregate meeting of the London trades is convened by the executive council for Thursday evening next, at St. Martin's Hall, where an outline of intentions will be submitted, together with resolutions, pledging the trades generally to support the movement. The brunt of the evils arising from the strike still continues to fall upon the labourers. Those in the Lambeth branch are among the favoured, but even there men do not realise more than about 6s. per week. In the West London and other branches the labourers have only received about 1 ls. per man during the seven weeks of the strike, or about ls. 7d. per week. Many of the men with their families are therefore on the brink of starvation.—Sunday Paper THE SUN, BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, FEB. 27.—The Prince of LEININGEN, who was sent on an extraordinary embassy to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, was received by his MAJESTY in a private audience. He had the honour of sub mitting a private letter from his SOVEREIGN contain ing a protest against the decree of confiscation issued by the PRESIDENT of the French Republic, in so far as that decree attacks the property which comprised the marriage portion of the late Queen of the BEL GIANS, and demanding the intervention of the Eat. F Er.ott. We have not heard the result of his High ness's interview with the Emraitou ; but when he went to pay a visit to Prince SCHWARZENBERG (the Ministerial President), the latter informed him that there was nothing to fear for that part of the pro perty of the Orleans family. It is likewise asserted that a positive assurance has been received here from Paris, that the Commission of Jurist nominated by the PRESIDENT of the Republic to examine the appli cation of the decree of confiscation has decided so far that regard should be had to the pretensions resulting from marriage contracts. (This fact is very much doubted by the Prussian papers). Oar Governtnent bas made a contract with CAR.. MICHAEL, BRITT, MURRELL, and Co., for laying down a submarine telegraph between Ostend and London. The works are to be completed in a very short space of time. HOLLAND. TUE HAGUE, FEB. Second Chamber has voted the project of law relative to the establish ment of telegraphic lines destined to put the country in direct communication with Belgium, Prussia, and Hanover. The lines all meet at the Belgian nucleus, whence they will branch o ut. the first to the Hague, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, and Breda, and from thence to Antwerp. The second will take the following di rection :—The Hague, Arnheim, Nimeguen, Venloo, Maestricht, and Liege. The line will therefore be of the length of 1,138 miles. The Minister of the In terior has stated that the greater part of the under biking will be completed in the course of the present year. The line to Belgium will be first commenced. The project of law for laying down these telegraphic lines was brought into the First Chamber on the 27th.—Staats Courant. BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank France on Feb. 26 : ASSETS. Cash in hand ... ..,. ... ... f. 470,033,477 8 Ditto in branch banks ... ... 115,154.102 0 Bills past due ••• ••• ••• 776,881 10 Bills discount*d, but not yet due, of which 14,189,2571. Oc. were received from the Brunch Banks ... ... 41.737,005 51 Bills in'the branch banks ... 69,124,238 0 Advances on coins and ingots... .. 187,600 0. Ditto by the branch banks ... Ditto on French public securities ... Ditto by branch banks... ... 1 3 5 , 2 1 5 5 6 5, 6 75 3 8 6 1 0 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50„00 2'9430'60060 0 3 0 ditto to the State on the Treaty of 30th June, 1848 75,000,000 0 Advanced to the City of Paris on the Previsional Loan of 20,000,000 f. ... 10,000,000 0 R elates of th e reserve fund 10,000,000 0 Routes, di sposable funds ... 42,693,040 83 Investments of the new branch banksin the public funds ... 12,952,725 74 Hotel and f urniture Bank • 4,000,000 0 Real propert Interest in Nation a lof.tle branch ü b t a ß n a k n s 3,416,77 1 0 Bank Ditto branch b anks 200,000 0 103,000 0 Expenses of admi n i strat▪ ion of the Bank 139,472 86 D it to of the Branch Bank, Miscellaneous • •• ••• 185,067 0 ... 2,816,725 39 £ 9 29,926.163 61 Capital ... .., _. ... Ditto of the Branch Banks .. • f . 6 7 ,90 0 ,000 o ... Ditto of the branch banks ... ... io,noomoo o Reserro-immobiliero .•• ..„ ::: 2 4 ;980,750 14 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 436 ,0 0 00m0 0 I Variousi)ll3,.i e ii Ditto itv s itsi c od r pc o i v : the fundran:l.' banks I ~.... 2 1 . 3 : 5 9:1 700 0 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... ' 6 :J 36 12 , ,2 _ 0 0 0 9 Account-current with Treasury creditor 9 9 27 '" 86 82 • 7 ,362 20 ... ... 2 6,272,017 2 : ., ..• ..• 114,644,413 b p l a e y a , t b s i ight •... ... 9,038,000 0 iiiquidstion Expenses anticipated currer.a.. Ditto at branches _. ..„ 3,049,126 0 ... itpheaetelAlgiers Bank ... mint inches'tetand . 379'037 32 Ditto of bran banks .. 658,554 0 Re-discounts of the la. ... . 168,450 0 Ditto in branch banks st six months ..• 240,,W2 0 Interest on protested bills — •.. ... 359,701 31 ann34. lle ! r c a ° n u c h nt e s s MiacelLtneous ... -- ... 657,181 24 ... Certified by the Gov ernor of the 8 i fn 2 k 9 : 926,163 61 D'ARacarr• It appears from the preceding account that the cash in hand has increased by 6,900,000 f, Tho commercial, bills discounted have decreased by 3,140,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 6,1 0 2,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Treasury has increased by 7,509,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by 4,281,000 f. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. Her Majesty's Government, having renewed their contract with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, for the conveyance of the mails twice a month, instead of once a month, as formerly, between Panama, Callao, and Valparaiso, the new arrangement will commence in connexion with the Outward West India Mail of the 2nd March tiexWand Mails for the Western Coast of South America, will be forwarded, thenceforward, by the West India packets leaving Southampton for Chagres, on the mornings of the 2nd and 17th of each month. When, however, the 2nd or 17th of the month falls on a Sunday, the Mails for the Pacific, as well as those for the West Indies, will be dispatched on the following morning. Permission has been given for the packets of the Pacific Company to call at the undermentioned ports:— NEW GRANADA—Buenaventura. PP:au—Pay ta, CallMo, risco, Islay, Arica, Yquique. BOLIVIA—Cobija. CHlLl—Caldera, Huasco, Coquimbo, Valparaiso. The rate of postage chargeable upon letters for New Granada will be Is. the half ounce, &c., and upon letters addressed to any other part of the Western Coast of South America the postage will be 21. when not exceed ing half an ounce in weight; 4a., when above half an ounce, and net exceeding one ounce, and so on, accord ing to the scale for charging Inland Letters. Newspapers addressed to the States of Now Granada, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru, will be forwarded free from p )stage, as at present. Newspapers addressed to Chili will be liable to a rate of 4d. each. LON DON, THE 1111 NT. A report, just printed, to the Lords of the Treasury from Sir J. Herschel, the Master of the Mint, puts the public in possession of the entire proceedings which have been taken for the reform of that establishment. In 1849 a report was presented to Parliament from four Commis sioners who had been appointed for the purposes of in quiry, and who stated an entire reorganization to be ab solutely essential. This was submitted to Mr. Sheil, at that time Master of the Mint, and ho was called upon to propose the plans necessary for carrying out its recom mendations. Mr. Sheil, who had himself been a mem ber of the Commission, agreed entirely with the sugges tions made, with the exception of three, to the effect that none of the coinage work whatever should henceforth be executed by contract, that the assayers and engravers should still be allowed to undertake private work, and that no alteration should take place in the assay depart ment. Upon Mr. Sheil being appointed Minister at Florence Sir J. Herschel was named to succeed him as Master of the Mint, and that gentleman having inti mated his complete concurrence in . the views of the Commissioners as modified by Mr. Sheil, an Order in Council was issued on the 7th of March, 1851, to carry them into effect. The Mint Board was consequently abolished, the arbitrary contract under which the Molter carried on his business was terminated, and the privileges of the Mongers, who claimed to be a corporation and to possess the sole right of coinage, were disallowed. The whole of the ap pointments were then remodelled, and a set of orders were promulgated, placing the establishment in proper subordination to its responsible head. The Metter strongly urged the necessity of retaining the refinery, but in the face of the fact that the Bank of England got their gold refined at a private establishment at a rate far lower than was paid to him for the same duty, although his refinery was esta blished at the public expense, this was felt to be out of the question, and the premises have accordingly been separated from the Mint and let to an eminent merchant, by whom they will again be shortly put In operation. The lease was previously offered to the Melter, but declined, and a pension was then granted him of 1,2001. per annum. The fire Moneyers in claim ing compensation showed that their average profits for the last ten years had beets about 2,6001. per annum each, and in consideration of the sudden termination of these receipts pensions were ac corded of 1,0001. per annum each to the two elder members of the body, 9001. to tho third, 6001. to the fourth, and 5001. to the flab. 150/. a year each was also allowed to two apprentices who had. paid 1,000/. to the body, and had served five years without remuneration on the expectation of becoming Moreyers at the end of seven years. The Melter and also the Moneyers were likewise compensated for such portions as they claimed of the working plant and utensils, the former receiving 1,0031, and the latter altogether 3,093/. The pension to the Assay-mtister was 7501. Before the final adjustment of the new establishment, tenders were invited from persons willing to perform by contract the work hitherto done by the Moneyers, and three re plies wore received, two of • them being from leading eneineering firms in London, and one from a respect able manufacturer. The terms of the first two however, were too high, and the latter did not furnish security to the amount required, namely, 30,000/. It was, therefore, resolved that the execution of the coinage should be carried on by Go• vernment officers permanently attached to the establish ment. As regards the engraving branch, it was resolved, on the recent death of Mr. Wyon, that one skilful die sinker or engraver should be retained as resident engraver on, a fixed salary, and without the right of private work, while the best artists of the day should be appointed modellers and engravers, to be paid, not by salaries, but upon a fixed scale for such work as may be required from them. The chief of the new operations were brought into play on the 21st of August last, and the results from that time are stated to have been entirely satisfactory, and such as fully to justify the recommendations of the Commis sioners end of Mr. Shoji. Not only is the expense dimi nished by the di , continuanee of the extraordinrry pro fits of the Moneyers and Melts r, but that of the fixed establishment is also lessened, the whole department being ut the same time brought under eff:Ttive con trol. The annual saving, with nn average amount of coinage, calcul iced from previous years, will reach, it is estimated, 11,C001., subject f or a t i me to th e d e d nc !i on o f the cornpens ivion allowances. These allowances amount to 8,0001. per annum, and the immediate saving is there fore 3,0004 In case the average gold coinage of future years shall exceed . that o f f ormer years t h e r e w ill, more about 3,0001. on every additional o m v i e l r lio b n e c a oina ing of With regard to the question which has recently been agitated by the refusal of the Bank to receive bullion ex• cept in a condition that shall render refining unneces sary, Sir J. Herschel makes the following remarks, which indicate that he himself is not free from doubt as to the strict interpretation of the existing Act of Par liament:— " A question connected with the conditions on which gold was to be received at the Mint for coinage also re +tired careful cmsiderstion. Much doubt existed as to what could or could not be deemed gold bullion fit for coinage, and proper to be received. It appeared obvious that it never could have teen intended that the Master of the Mint should be required to convert into coin, at the public expense, gold requiring to be refined before it was fit for tha: purpose, and, acting under proper advice in preparing the regulations which have re ceived your Lordships' sanction for the receipt of gold bullion for coinage, I inserted the condition that the gross weight of all the ingots delivered to be coined without charge met not exceed their standard weight. Jr at any time a legal diffiuulty should be experienced in maintaining this condition, it will be necessary to request the interference of Parliament; for, if a wider interpretation of the Act of Parliament were admitted, gold would very probably at the present time be sent to the Mint to be coined, not because coin was wanted, but that it might be refined at an expense to the public greatly exceeding that for which the same quantity of gold not requiting refining coald be coined." The gentleman alluded to in Sir J. Herschel's report as having taken the lease of the refining establishment now separated from the Mint is, we understand, Sir An thony Rothschild.— Times, THE SOCIETY OF ARTS. Tho council of this society has at present under its consideration a very important proposition maths to it by Mr. Harry Chester, and which contemplates the affilia tion of the literary and scientific institutions, the me chanics' institute:, and other similar bodies throughout the country. Since the close ot the Great Exhibition the society, which contributed so largely to the realisa tion of that display, has greatly strengthened its popu larity and means of usefulness. Every week large acces sions are made to the number-of its members, while the series of lectures delivered on the suggestion ot his Royal Highness Prince Albert have proved eminently success ful. These are still in progress every Wednesday even ing, and draw crowded audiences. The extensive range of subjects treated unfits them for being made the mate rials for a newspaper report, but the council has under taken the publication of them in a separate form, and as the lecturers are men of the highest eminence in their respective departments, there cannot be a doubt that their treatises will receive a wide circulation and be highly appreciated. From those which have already been delivered, we are disposed to think that this course of lectures will be found in no respect inferior, either in interest or value, to the long-promised and long-delayed jury reports, the formal character of which, combined with other circumstances, places them at a disadvantage i n many respects when compared with productions the authors of which were in a freer and less em barrassed position to write as they thought. The names of Dr. Whowell, Sir Henry De la Beche, Professor Oxen, Mr. Jacob Bell, Dr. Playfair, Dr. Lindley, Professor Solly, Professor Willis, Mr. Ulashier, Mr. lionise:lan. and Dr. Boyle are sufficient guarantees of themselves for the manner in which their respective tasks have been performed, and the subjects still to be treated before all the sections of the Great Exhibition have been reviewed, will no doubt be confided to equally competent and able hand s . Under such circumstances, and seeing the use fulness of the society and its vigour daily extended, it occurred to Mr. Harry Chester to lay before the council his proposition. He points out in his letttr that the g au r( s a p t ic e , e s u t t literary and scientific institutions which now exist in almost every town throughout the country are at present for the most part in a languishing condition, that they are organized system, common good, end that they have no connexion with the isolated and possess no weans of co-operation for the nce and art. To infuse new lif e )'ets of literature, sci( , hrael o n b s . zociati?ns which pur . suo under national into these local bodies, and to found a well ' Ityl e may be cheaply and t" ( questions apart atm whereby. industrial know , g Mr. Chester aimsconvenientlyat. t diffused, are the creti n s w'bilcii from Re points which might with . points out the soc i alm . aT fuciaa row:a mended by him machinery at command P 1 ted, and he g i ve s examples inwhich t t i ll e oroughly venti a association y developed has been at tended with beneficial results. The council of tho so ciety seems disposed to act upon his estiOn, and thee© cannot be a doubt that if partiall Principle of by the measure ugg adopted a character of greater practical utility i s imported to the local institu tions, a p ublic good of no mail importance U w ill have been a chieved. While the fit, -r L the Crystal Palace remains doubtful, and the Royal Commission shows no sign of returning energy, the Society of Arts, by carefully sustaining the organization of the Exhibi tion, and by fostering the impulse which it gave to in dustrial knowledge. may quietly take possession of a field of usefulness for which its popular constitution and its independence of government control admirably adapt it. In all that relates to the progress of the arts, facili ties of communication between kindred institutions must be extremely desirable, and the benefits to be derived by following up the scheme now contemplated will be better understood when it is remembered how little in formation on industrial subjects had been popularized even in England before the great display in Hyde-park. and how vast an extension it received from that remark able event. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OP LORDS, March 1. Their Lordships sat today, at twelve o'clock, and, after disposing -of some appeals, adjourned until Thursday, when the new Lord Chancellor (Baron St Leonarn'o) will take the oaths and preside for the first time en the Woolsack, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, March 1. (thfore Mr. wommisviioner EVANS.) IN RE J. VEVERS. Vie bankrupt was a warehouseman, of Ne. 7, Iron monger.lane. This was an adjourned examination meeting. Mr. Lloyd opposed for the assignees ; Mr. Link. Mr. LLOYD said there were several thousand pounds of d e bts and no asset s . lie exam in e d the bankrupt and several veral witnesses w ith r es pect to certain pledging al a ar ppntiother transactions, and the Court ordered an ad journment bankrupt's examination to the Bth of IN RE SARAH A ND NICHOL A S I. ISHER W OOD. Aril. of the The bankrupts were house decorators, of Ludgate hill. Their anfentints extend from October 1, 1848, to November 1 40851, and contain the following items :—Craditors, 3,4691.; ditto secured 7531., hold ing property valued at 9501.; property 6261.; draw ings by Mrs. bber wood 8131. ; by N. I. Isherwood 764/. ; deficiency`, at commencement 851. This was an examination meeting. Mr. REED, for the assignees, said Mrs. Isherwood was an elderly l a d y , and he acquitted her of blame. The accounts h a d b een improperly kept, but he did no t think any benefit would arise from an ad journment. Mr. LAwamicE, for the bankrupts, said the busi ness, an old established one, had been worn out by time. His HONOUR passed the bankrupts' examination. IN R E COULTHRED AND DYER. The bankrupts were white lead makers, of Lom bard-street, U n i on - s t ree t, B o rough. This was a cert ifi ca t e me eting. Mr. Moss, from the office of Messrs. Wilkinson and Gurney, ap peared for th e ass i gnee ; Mr. Lloyd for the bank. rupts. Mr. Moss said the bankrupts had commenced with a capital of 1,1811., and their debts were now 1,806/. ; their assets about 7201. The creditors thought that want of prudence on the part of the bankrupts, who were both y oung men , was their only fault, and they bad no objection to their receiving immediate cer tificates. The COMMISSIONER said it was not necessary that Mr. Lloyd should address the Court. The bank rupts would receive immediate certificates of the second elms. INSOLVENT DELITOI?S' COURT, March 1. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.) IN RE JOHN CHAPPELL AND WILLIAM NASD. These insolvents, who were partners as cab pro• prietorP, were opposed by Mr. Sargood, and supported by Mr. Duncan. The complaint was that the insolvents had parted with property to a person named Hubbard within. three months of their application under the Protection AcF. It appeared that in July last a mortgage with a bill of sale annexed was given to Hubbard, and no delivery of chattels made. The first instalment was due in December, and on default Hubbard had taken possession of the property. The question wa s ., whether the insolvents bad " charged or parted with their property" within three months of the petition so as to preclude them from having a day named for the final order. The charge on the property was made beyond the three months, but the property bad, as it was alleged, been " parted" with within the three months of the petition. Mr. Commissioner Panairs said the question was an important one, and he would consult the other Cotntnissioners.—Adjourned to Monday. IN RE WILLTAM ROGER PULESTON. The question in this case was, whether the insol vent, a young man who applied under the Protection Act had incurred debts without reasonable or pro bable expectations of payment. lie had a fortune of 10,0001. when he came of age. He had spent his money, he said, " foolishly," and now owed various debts. Ile had been in the army. Mr. Dow3E was heard on the part of the insolvent, who was not opposed by his creditor=. The insolvent was stated to be the son of Sir R. Puleston, Bart. Mr. Commissioner PHI LLIPS was of opinion that debts bad been incurred without reasonable expecta tion of payment ; but under all the circumstances he in a month. might apply ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Liuceln, March 1. (Before the Lord Chief Justice Jsavis and .a Com ilacoau y l e a a y r , s QO.fC age,., for the defendant. Com mon Jury.) STANDALOPT V. CODDINOTON. This was an action for a bre ac h o f promise of marriage. Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Fl owers appeare d for The plaintiff, Miss Agenora Standaloft, is a lady's t m h a e i p d l ; ai a n b t o iff ut ; forty-two A y- . w in the service of Mrs. Benson, of Utterby, In this county, and has been so for a great many years. The defendant, who is about the same age, was formerly coachman in the same family ; and in the year 1837, when be left that service and went to London, was engaged to be married to the plaintiff. The defendant upon going, to London, went into the service of General Fuller-' ton, and so remained until the autumn of 1847, when he took a public-house in East-street, Msnehester square, and was married to a young woman in the same station of life, and without money. nom the year 1837 the plaintiff and defendant bad never met; but a correspondsnee was kept up between them until March, 1846. A few of the defendant's letter, were read in evidence, dated at considerabl- , intervals, in which the defendant frequently assured the plain tiff that he had no notion of marrying any one else; nor did it appear that he had, for the last of those l e tt e rs was in March, 1846, and his acquaintance with his present wife did not begin till the early part of the year 1847. In November of that year the marriage took place, end this action was not com menced until the month of January in the pre sent year Mr. MACAULAY, on the part of the defendant, ad mitted that a promise was proved, but contended that this was the attorney's action, brought for the sake of getting costs, and that the smallest amount of damages would meet the justice of the case. The plaintiff was a highly respectable and excellent young woman, whose merits he was instructed to admit to the fullest extent; but it was idle to suppose that she bad suf fered uny grievous disappointment from the conduct of the defendant, who had heard nothing of the plain tiff since 1846, and had been led to suppose that the engagement fornerly subsisting between them had, by a sort of tacit consent, come to an end. He had now a wife and family to support, and his ruin would be the consequeeree if' by the verdict of the jury he should be called , Von to s erious amount of pay any damages. The jury retired for a short time, and returned with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damagea, 40s. (Before a Special Jury.) PRICKER V. WATKINBO2I. This was an action of libel. Mr. Hutnfrey, Q.O ~Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. W. H. Adams were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Miller for the defendant. The plaintiff is one of the coroners for Lincoln-. shire, and al so editor and proprietor of the Boston Herald; th e d e f endant i s t h e propr i etor and editor of the Lincolnshire, Boston, and Spalding Free Press, and the action was brought to recover compensation in damage s f or the injury wh i c h the plaintiff alleged himself t o have sustained by the publication in the last-mentioned newspaper of the 2d of December, 1851, Coroner. -...0 n of the f o ll ow i ng paragrap h :—"A P ug ili s ti c Wednesday evening a pugilistic coroner paid a v i s i t to his freehold, the Wrangle Old Haws (?), and village s wains are served by insinuating fellows. ramous in love and war, our hero held an inque b s the village was terrified to hear how quiet over a body before it was cold, and summed np , 27_ singing ' My pretty Jane.' But walls have ea rn, ri nd so have doraesticp, and a certain c omely co ok,et old what what she had seen of the Bloomer costum e to _t: ii; t got master when h e came borne, and so the pug i l i st repreat kicks instead of halfpence, and beat without any of E. L.'s one-and- Billy (not The Wranglers say t h a t our Tommy b The deceleration. ex- Danit.l) 1,—....., b y c halks." to the pia intiff plaincd this cotnpolition as imputing lady who lived that he had wooed Mrs. Swaine'dathe Wrangle Old with her husband at a place celled the between Haws, with a vie w to an illicit i nte rcourse sixpenpayatCshampa gne. i the plaintiff cha racterised ; and the Learned Counsel racterised the libel as a abuse of the liberty of the press. cidled to prove that Two or three witnesses NY.erethe sense imputed to it they understood the libel in Plaintiff himself was not by the declaration ; but the 3-examination that called ; and it was elicited 'Oil cros the plaintiff had frequently disgraceful and aboinioiable d eno unced the defend an t' s paper, and expr esse d his d e termination to put it down , on account of the scurrilous personal attacks which it made upon himself and others. It also appeared that on one occasion the plaintiff, being a member of the Boston tow❑ council, had threatened to pull the nose of another member, and that upon proceeding to enforce the threat, some blows had passed between him and his antagonist. Mr. Sergeant r icli7.LEit, in addressing the jury for the defendant, said that th e i n di gnant an d vitupera tive languagein which the plaintiff's case had been opened must have been borrowed from the memorable account of the fierce contest between the rival editors of the Eatanswilll Gazette and Eatanswill Inde• pendent in " Pickwick ;" and he quoted the racy abuse of those far-famed worthies as illustrative of the apparent character of editorial squabbles in Lin lolnshire. The Learned Counsel characterised the libel as a trumpery squib, which could not possibly injure the character of any one, and urged that its meaning was very ambiguous, but that at all events it was absurd to suppose that it intended to convey my serious imputation of any kind. Whether the plaintiff bad sustained any damage the jury could pretty well infer from the fact that he had not dared to get into the witness,-box. The Learned JUDGE briefly summed up, and The jury having retired for short time, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 5/. On the Civil side two special jury causes and one road indictment remain to be tried. _ _ Mr. Justice Mauls has been engaged in trying prisoners. WESTERN CIRCUIT, Winchester. March 1. The commission was opened here on Saturday by Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Talfourd, Their Lordships attended Divine service yesterday at the Cathedral, and at eleven o'clock this morning they commenced the business of the assize?, Mr. Justice Talfourd presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Erle sitting at Nisi Prins. Tnere are upwards of 100 prisoners in the calendar ; some of the offences are of a very serious character; at the same time it is right to state that' there are vast number of persons charged with most trifling yffences: In his' charge to the grand jury, the Learned JUDGE congratulated them upon the state of the calen dar,, and spoke in high terms of the great efficiency of the constabulary force of the county, under the able superintendence of Captain Harris. The cause list bag only seven cases in it, one of which is to be tried by a special jnry. Nothing has occurred in the Crown Court to call for notice. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) SARGENT V. ZIMMERMAN AND ANOTHER. Mr. Butt and Mr. Karalake were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Crowder and Mr. Maynard for the defendants. This was an interpleader issue to try the right of property in three race-horses which had belonged to Mr. Massingberd, of Eaton-place, the entertainer of Kossuth. The horses had been seized in December by the Sheriff of Hants, under an execution which had been issued against the goods of Mr. Massingberd It the instance of the defendants, who are jewellers in London. The writ was delivered to the sheriff on the sth of December, and an agent of Mr. Massing. herd's had agreed to sell the horses a day before. The question was whether the• sale had been completed before the writ was delivered to the sheriff. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxford, Feb. 28. The commission was opened here this afternoon by \lr. Justice Wightman. The Learned Judges will attend divine service to-morrow, and on Monday morning, at ten o'clock, the business will begin. There are-but three venires returned to the clerk of assize, and it is said all of these have been settled, and that consequently there will be no civil business for trial. The calendar contains the names of 47 pri soners, of whom 6 are charged with burglary, 1 with murder, 6 with cutting and wounding, 5 with assault and robbery, 1 with bestiality, 1 with horse stealing, 2 with arson, 1 with concealing the birth of a child, 1 with perjury, 1 with obtaining goods by false pre tences, 1 with uttering countertest coin, 1 with con spiracy to defraud, and the rest with common lar• cenies. It is thought that the murder case will occupy a great deal of time, as the evidence is circumstantial, and 48 witnesses will have to be examined. Though it is thought that the evidence is pretty conclusive, yet there is a saying here that in Oxfordshire murder is not hanging. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1852. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, March 1. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant. Judge, and a Bench of Magistrates, at the Sessions-house, Gerkenwell.) The March general sessions was commenced to day at Clerkenwell. The calendar was a light one, there being only 52 prisoners for trial, 47 charged with felonies and 5 with misdemeanours. Edwin Smith was brought up to receive judgment. The Learned JUDOS observed that the information he had received of his previous character since the trial had fully confirmed his suspicions He had twice been convicted in addition to what appeared on the trial, and on the occasion that he gave informa tion he was one of the principals, and betrayed his comrades. He also expressed his dissatisfaction at the police sergeant's conduct. Ho then sentenced him to 10 years' transportation. then stepped forward, and said that be was the man who Sergeant Quinnear on the trial said might be mistaken for the prisoner. He had always got his living honestly, and for ten years had lived in Holborn (we understood), and had been ♦ery much injured by the reports that had gone forth about him. lie did not think he could be unintentionally mis taken for the prisoner. One of the jury who was present knew him, and he was sure he could confirm his statement. .161.1 • Mania and the prisoner were then put up near each other, and the only point of identity seeme d to b e t h a t both had light hair. Thomas Hawkins, aged 22, and Stephen Pearce, aged 19, were indicted for stealing six shirts, value 285., the property of William Howe. Hawkins pleaded guilty, and Pearce not guilty. The'facts of the case were as follows;—The prose cutor was a gardener, residing in Navarino .place, Dalston. The shirts in question were hanging on a line in his garden on the 10th of February, and he missed them in the afternoon. The prisoners were seen coming together from the direction of the gar den, Hawkins having a bundle under his arm. On being followed they made off, but dropped the bundle, which was opened and found to contain the shirt& Hawkins was taken into custody on the 25th at Shacklewell, and confessed the robbery and impli cated Pearce. Pearce was taken in the Worship street Police-court when Hawkins was brought before the magistrate. The jury found a verdict of ,Guilty. Hawkins was shown to be a notorious thief, and to have been previously convicted, and The COURT sentenced him to ten years' transpor tation, and Pearce to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. John Bordessa, an Italian, aged 27, was charged with stealing 78 patent movements for looking glasses, a handkerchief, and a knife, value 2/. 53. 9 i., the property of Michael Foletti, his master, and for receiving the same. Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Horry for the defence. Mr. PARRY, in opening the case, stated that Mr. Foletti was a naturalised Italian, and' a lodkingglass maker. He went through the leading features of the case, which were subsequently detailed in evidence, end observed, in conclusion, that he believed Mr. [lorry appeared on the part of the Society for the Protection of Italian Boys to defend. He called — Michael Foletti, who stated that he now resinkdeing• 64, resided at 44, Cowper-street, St. Luke's, and was a 1n glass maker. Ho was living before atßanner street, and about eight o'clock o n the morning of the 26th of January a fire broke out s re onmhiiee s s P were insured. remisFee which i was got under about nine. 1 The prisoner had been in his andi out eig h t left on the 31st months before the fire br oke ou servce abt of his own accord. Mr•Wirisataen 9andtahsekeadgehnimt of hthaet fire-office, examined the patentso ovements which be he had done with some bad taken from the place ) . hesitated a little, and then This was on the 14th of February, The prison would bring them back. He said he took them. b e ti he would not take them beck (witness) "latha them 19 days. Mr. Winstanley as he had . now,keptier to go about his business. As then told the p reraiscithed home be found some Q f them soon as he boy brought 161 pair. He missed brought back. 'these 54 pair. screws were in the cupboard in th e bac k room, and he had seen them safe there on th e Stturday previous to the fire. The value of them w as los. 6,1. a dozen pair. Mr. Hoany cross-examined the witness at some length es to complaints at the police -court for not paying his men or assaulting them, which be stated he had no recollection of. He also said that be met the prisoner on the 14th at Mr. IVinstanley's office in consequence of some information given by the pri soner. There was no dispute in the settlement with the insurance-office. He sent in his claim for 8391., all of which he received with a small deduction fur the patent movements. He had been summoned by the prisoner some days back for goods which he said he lust in the fire, but this was the first time. He gave the prisoner 25/. a year, ls. every Saturday,idi d . shoes w h en ever he wanted them. H e a l s o promised to give him is. for every good bill:taken by him. d _ John William Mears stated that he was an eth boy, and knew the prisoner, who gave him " the screw s to take to FFebruary. oletti' s on t h e 14th of - Adam Mazzuchi gave his evidence through , an ..in terpreter. lie stated that he was in Air. 103415 service, and knew the prisoner. On the morning after the fire he saw the prisoner go into the house about twelve o'clock, and take some patent screws — about two dozen pairs, as far as be klew. Those pro duced were like them. The prisoner asked him to take some with him, but he did not do so. He told his master what he saw on the 13th of Febru ary ; not before. He was still in Mr. Foletti's ser vice, but did not tell him before, because he forgot it. When they were talking about the matter at the fire-office he recollected it, and told him afterwards. John Piachintini stated that the 10th of February the prisoner give him the patent screws produced, to sell for him, but his master would not buy them of him. He brought 3f dozen pairs, and he said he might sell them for Bs. a doz an, or 11. for the lot, in cluding a dozen brass castors. The next day he told the prisoner that his master would not buy them from him, and he said he would send a boy for them, which he did. Marianne Foletti deposed that she never gave the knife produced to the prisoner. It had been lost three month, and she had several times made appli cation to the prisoner about it, who always said he had not got it. Inspector Brennan took the prisoner into custody on the 15th of February, at Roston Old-town. He charged him with the robbery, and b© replied, " If I rob him I send them back." At the station the knife and handkerchief were found on him. The prose cutor said, "These belong to my wife," and the pri soner answered that Mrs. Foletti had given them to him. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. HoaRY regretted that the society alluded to by the learned coun.el for the prosecution no longer existed; for, if it had, the prisoner probably would have had ample means to enable him to get up his defence properly. He then addressed himself to the different parts of the evidence, and Called witnesses to character. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and The COURT sentenced him to six months' imprison meat and bard labour. John Wheeler, aged 19, pleaded Guilty to the charge of stealing 701. in bank-notes, the property, and from the dwelling-house, of George Cain., Coombs, his master, a cheeseinonger, at No. 50, Cowcross-street, St. Sepulchre's. It was shown that be had twice been convicted before, and he was sen tenced to ten years' transportation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Giuseppe D'Amico, who described himself as an Italian refugee, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having created a disturbance at the re sidence of Prince Carini, the Neapolitan Ambassador, in Perk-lane. The butler of his Excellency said the defendant had several times been at the residence of the Prince, and had already been relieved with money, That morning the defendant came again to the house, and by the direction of his Excellency he was told to go away. Trio defendant would not leave the house, and witness was obliged to expel him forcibly. The de fendant immediately commenced knocking at the door, and made such a disturbance that witness gave him into custody. The defendant could or would speak nothing but Italian. The defendant had some letters from dis tinguished personages, amongst whom was Lord Palmerston. Mr. BING HAM, after a short conversation with the defendant, obtained a promise from him to abstain from going to the residence of the ambassador again. Mr. BINGHAM then directed the defendant to be released, upon his entering into his own recognizance in 401. to keep the peace. LAMBETH. Mr. R. Smythe, coal merchant, and proprietor of Hartley's Wharf, Horslydown, appeared before Mr. Elliott to answer the complaint of John Riches, a coal dealer, in East-lane, Walwortb, for having unlawfully sold to the said c omplainant six sacks of coals which did not respectively contain two hundred and twenty four pounds. Mr. Riches, sen., said he had caused th e p resen t complaint to be laid at the request of several coal dealers, and on account of two tons of coals sent to his customers being short of weight. On the day mentioned in the summons his son went to the wharf of the defendant, and ordered a ton of coals, and after they were loaded in the cart, he complained that they were not the legal weight, and asked Mr. Smythe to weigh them, but he refused to do so. On brit.ging them home the coals were weighed, and six sacks out of the number were found to he considerably deficient. Mr. ELLIOTT inquired whether Mr. Riches, jut]., who was the person who laid the complaint, and who alone was competent to prove the offence, was present. Mr. Riches, sen., replied that his son had gone into the city on business, as he did not think his presence was necessary, but he expected him to call at the court in the course of the afternoon. He had, however, in attendance, a constable whom be had called in, and who saw the coals weighed. Police-constable, 016 P, said that on the day before mentioned, he was called in by Mr. Riches, and su perintended the weighing of 10 sacks of coals, which had been brought on the premises in a cart. The first and second sacks were quite right, but the third was deficient albs., the fourth 71bs., the fifth 191 be., the sixth 71bs,, the seventh and eighth were right, the ninth was 91bs. deficient, and the 10th 91bs. also deficient. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that this was an open wharf where coals were loaded from the vessel, and taken away by the purchasers in their own or hired vehicles, and therefore he could not be held accountable for any deficiency when once they left his prerni+es. lie deni e d th a t M r . Ri c h es , junior, had asked him to weigh the coal at the wharf, and called one of his men, who said he weighed and de livered the coals to question. In conclusion the de fend Tit said that this was the first time he had had a complaint, and if Mr. Riches had represented the cir cumstances to him he should not have minded giving him a sack of coals. Mr. ELLIOTT observed that it was somewhat strange that the only person who could establish the case was absent, and dismissed the complaint. In a few minutes after the young man made his appearance, and requested that a fresh summons might be granted, but this Mr. Elliott refused, ob serving that the proper course would have been, if any suspiCion existed, to have called a constable and weighed the coals before they had been taken away. In his, Mr. Elliott's opinion, it would be a great hardship to impose a penalty or hold the defendant responsible for the weight of the coals after taking them off his premises. SOUTHWARK. In the list of the night charges on the police sheet of the M division appeared the name of H. R. Went worth, who was found at an early hour on Sunday morning lying on the pavement adjacent to the Post office at Stones'-end, and in the immediate vicinity of this court. At the time he was first discovered h e perfectly insensible, and it was suppo sed that itl was caused by intoxication, and ho was acco rding y placed on a stretcher and conveyed to the polict% station at the rear of this court. Mr. Odd on ex ex h . surgeon of the police force, was sent for, vi be I atnination of the man it was foun d that . severe wound on the back part of hi e condition, it he then appeared to be in a dange ro ushim taken to the was considered advisable to have , d that when the police s bead, and, as hospital,e magistrate whither to make ;o men called at the hosp . ita it l_ informed that wasinfll e r , mt on ea c t e r c n o o n ni v i e n y g ea. quiries relative to , ' the k a he tent n comatose state from the aprevions (Sunday) n i g ht , s h o e d died a that at h e eightremai ned a o i a c e l cloc k time he was brought there up to the period of his or a fr c i c e o n u d n s o o f rho f h i m ; dece ased bu;p probably, b s a r b e i not y, if person was t h ere f ore in attendance known, n decease. Towh ne ,r el at i ves d no pwuhboliec°ituyidisgigvieveannYto the above circumstances, some one will come forward who will be enabled to give the requisite information. THE LATE MURDER IN 111ARYLEBONE. Yesterday, ut two O'clock, at which hour the Marylehone Police court and passages thereto were crowded to excesss, the man Willi am Styles, who has undergone two previous examinations on the charge of having brutally murdered Emma, his wife, Was placed at the bar before the sitting mag i stra te, Mr. Broughton. Inspector P or t er , 1) di v i s i on , who has been h very iNir active in getti ng up ev id ence , was called upon Broughtontoproduce any fresh witnesses who y migbt be in attendance. Sa muel Jones, who Said—%fl on m er, in Victoria-rnewr, St. The inspector than put up i : to ho t i la s e ,i lv v i t t v n e e r s , s-b in ox al same employ as ther t l werity minutes before ten on John's Wood, and few at hours prior to the discovery pr isoner fetched water from Saturday night O the and carried it towards the of the murder) tw o bucket° , stable he in the habit of carrying stable.the ya t d i n to h n h :- table at that time ? IVitntss— body of the unfortunate deceased was willte b : l e‘i r. i aht, B oe nnw r o oa u tr, g d s h s i r . the large quantity o f water was tbund on discovered, " er ed, a floor of the prisoner 3 apartme n t, and on the out side there of was a p ail f ull of water of a red hue, leading to a su pp os ition that b'oody clothes htd been i m mersed therein, and som e f ema le apparel, wish blood thereon, was discovered in the room, a portion thereof having no doubt been used for the purpose of w i p i n g the floor.) Mr. Broughton—Did you speak to the pri•oaer as he went out of the mews ? Witness—No, your Worship. Mr. Broughton—Must he ha ve een you ? Wit nen—l Woo no doubt oL; • Mr. Broughton—What more do you know of this matter ? Witne!.s—On the next morning I went hit) the room wbich thy' prisoner and his wire occu pied, and siw the poor woman lying dead in bed. Mr. Broughton—Did you see any water in the room ? IVitneis—Yes; and all along the pas.age. Mr. Broughton—Were the police there then ? Wit- ness—They were. Mr. Broughton (to prisoner) —Do you wish to put any questions to this witness' Prisoner (with much lad ifference)—l don't ask him anything. Elizabeth Bryer was the next witness called. She said—l live at 20, Great James-stree', Lisson-grove , and have known the deceased four years. She came to me on Saturday evening, Feb. 14, between six and eight, and bought of me some baked potatoes. She told me she was frightened to go home, and was very much excited. Mr. Brougton—Was she sober. Witness—Qu i t ° sir. I never saw her otherwise. Mr. Broughton—Do you know anything mere of her? Witness—ShP has told me many times that she was continually treated by her husband. Mr. Broughton—Do you know the prisoner ? Witness-1: have known him f:r years. Mr. Broughton—Did you see the poor woman after she was dead ? Witness—No, your Worship. • Mr. Broughton—Have you since seen her clothes ? Witness-1 have, at tho inquest. They .were the seine which she wore when I Auld her the potatoes. Mr. Broughton (the gown having been produced by 38 D)—Do you know this ? Witness--I do. It is much torn, and was not so when I saw the woman. Prisoner—How came you to know her ? Wanes* —By living in Charles-street. She used to haf water-cressea of me,and has told me many times about quarrels which have taken place between you. Charles West—Ou the Saturday night, at nioe. o'clock, I was in Mrs. Heaviside's, the Carpe while nter s • ' Arms, Princes-stree Portman-market, an d •' the landlady was serving me, I saw the prisoner and • a female talking together. A man, named George Walker, was with them. - The prisoner upon the first examination dat4,d, having been in the public-house at all on the aigi r in question, and said that the last time he saw h' s • wife was at seven o'clock in the evening. .• „ . Mr. Broughton (to prisoner)—Will you a sk B°J. thing of this witness ? Prisoner—No. William Hasler, 4 Luton-street, Portman-market' said—l know the prisoner. I saw bim at the Car.- penters' Arms on the Saturday evening. I tkiek he' it was a little after nine. There was a wo man by t m side of him, and the witness Walker was standing opposite. Mr. Broughton—Did you have any conversatioa with the prisoner ? Witness—None, your Worship..s Mr. Broughton (to prisoner)—You can ask do, witness any question if you think fit. Prisoner —- have nothing to ask. Mr. Broughton (to Mr. Porter) —How far 1 0 th e Victoria-mews from the public-house ? Inspector About 400 yards. . Mrs. Br ou ry Ber was recalled. de- Mr ghton—How long have you k nown ceased ? Witness—Four years, your Worship . Mr. Broughton—What did you cons id er ber s inc have e to be ? Witness—" Mary Anne," but I --- . understood that it was " Emma." Sergeant Chester, 23 D, was next sworn• sta tl a r n . b ß ou ro w tr d t i o d n— yo Y u o n u ot t;ok iv t i h tn e es p s rls Worship. tbe Mr. Brought on (in order to ascertain correctly statoa name of the deceased)—What passed at the when the charge was entered in the sheet ? W' ness—l asked him if his wife's name was " En n L u , Mr. Broughton (to Inspector Porter) ---Have at present any further evidence ? Inspector- _Ol Sir. There are a great many rumours rderid,toiotbure wore ference to the murder, but at present I have no witnesses. d'? hel Mr. Broughton—When is the inquest to be Inspector—To.morrovr. The prisoner was remanded till Monday . next f the A great crowd assembled to obtain a sigh t ° t h e prisoner while being conveyed at five o'clock. bi about in re_ Government van, to the House of Dete ntion, Clerke,' well. THE COUNTRY MARKETSuant. i The following is the o ff i cia l sta tem ent of the qities corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports la Essex, from the 23d Feb., 1852, to the 28th Feb., 181 ' 2 both inclusive p N ) 0 2 1 5 I Colchester Harwich Leigh .. Maldon 40 33 52 - 1 25 - 72 - 1 415 Bbo 1(9/ I - 391 ;05 1280 3b5 CHELMSFORD, FEB. 27.—Prices to-day were as follow:- - Wheat, white, 46s to sls ; red, 4Os to 445; barley, 26s to 295; ehevaliet 28s to 335; grinding 21s to 275; malt 55 , to b6s; chevalier 55s to 58s; oats 18s to 255; peas, partridge, 27' to 303; white, 28s to 30s ; boiling, 29s to 325; dun, new, 26s to 28s; beans, tick, 26s to 30s; harrow ticks, 27s to 311; teszagan, 24s to 28s. Cotoirsznit, FEB. 28.—Wheat, white 46s to Vs ; red 424 to 459 ; oats, 20a to 22 5; bean s . maza g an 27s to 289; nafiddle and small 30s to 335; peas, white 32a to 345, grey, new 20 t• 30s ; barley, 304 to 3is per qr. KIRKALDY, FEB. 28.—The following are the quote/as for grain : Wheat. Barley. First 435 Od 21s 6d Second...— 415 6d 27s 6d Third 36s Od 245 6d Oatmeal, per has of 2801bs HADDINGTON, FEB. 27.—Tht grain at our market to-day: — Wheat. Oats. 23s 6d 2ls Od 1183 Od imperial, ie followini Beane. —B Od Pe ," --A IR ' Od --S —; Od }.—e Od 30s Od to I ar e the I 315 prices 0 First. ..• Second... ......... 3P3 10d Third ..... 323 Od Total quantity of Wheat i Do. Barley Do. Oats Do. Beans Barley. 323 Od 2's 5d 253 Cld markot Oats. 3Beanls s. , 2bs Od 34s 04. 21s 10d -4d 19s 6d 29s 64. 726 qrs., 71 50 0 W, 279 qrs., 354 lel gad 6 qrs., blO 3o 303 qrS., 29 4 sold, COAL MARKLT.—YEsTV IDAY. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the In- -- . ' l 3 O 6d, Bate's West Hartley 13s Odl Riddell ..... ... .............. 75 0 ad Buddle'S W.. Hartley 13s OdlEden Main •••••• ..... . 14 3 9d Chester Main 133 Od'Bell ............... ....• 165 od Dean's Primrose Hasting's Hartley Holy well Howard's W. H. Neth l3s OdlLambton ............. 165 13(1 Portland W. Hartley l2s 9d Russell's Hetten ...... " 3 9d Longridge'sW.Hartley 13s Gd Plummer ........ ....• ';'; od 15s Oci I Haswell ..... .. .......... .. North Percy Hartley 139 Od'Shottoa ............. .... I .' s 2 A Redheugh Main Walker's Primrose Od West Wylarn _,. Wylam . l3B 6dJNorth Hartlepool...... 133 01 Wall's .End, &o. 'South Kelloe ......... .... 143 9: Brown .... ..... Bell and Brown... ..14s Od;Tees ............... .... ltis 0: 16a 16e 6 0d d Hosforth ..... ... n Od'Cowpan Hartley 213 n' Harton .............. .. 13 s s 9 d Nixon's Merthyr and ~ fiebburn Northumberland ...... 138 011 ........... ... 43s Gd! Cardiff' Ships at market, 163 Sold, 57. ~_ --- ',WAY SHARE MARKETS. I tlii ' l BRISTOL, MARCH 1. d Stuck EXCAANGE.—The market continues _active, i n L a l d v v l an ß c p ed oo r , a ri ies tt . lA B R r e i t s i to l l . and Exeter ief.o ds:olesealett:Birs7,,taudex div.—Great Western, 865 1 , 3 —bl idiana ' • STocx EXCHANGE.—The share market was rather bitter to-day, and, though the business was not extensive,. Po . wore somewhat improved. The transactions were as follow .- -- i , Caledonians, 16,q cheater, Sheffield, and, Lincolnshire, 30 Yorkshire, 1 1 9•' ; ' Ditto, Fifths, 6% dis.— North-Western St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), Prefer —East Lancashire, 16%--Lataszuhluirnold an in a , 117—Ditto, New Quarters, 3 P i 77%..- , guarant e ed ' 1451,i c.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2et • .. MANCFII4 - ISTER, 8.1 ARCH I. 90' ... e . n lg ee ldlan I STOCK 'EXCHANtE. There -was an improved feelingu _ _.,.. hibited in the share market to - day, and a good b sl re nef: has been done at advanced prices. The transactions we_ am . follow: - Bla c kburn (B), Preference , 17--Caledonian, Ditto,' Preference, 8'4 —East Lancashire, Quarter`, ........, Lancashire and Yorkshire. l6l 1 6 : 69 3 / 4 -Ditto, Fifths, 64 dr:„ 1. • Ma nc h es t e r, Sheffield, and Li ncol n shire, 30-31idland, 67 34 THE ADMIRALTY INQUIRY REGARDING Tri l LIGHTING OF VESSIII.3 AFLOAT.—We believe a gene ral opinion was expressed by the parties who were examined that the lights now employed by steamers should be eS.: tended to sag vessels under weigh —viz., red on starbear" bow; green on larboard; and white light at the masthead ; and that vessels at anchor should hoist the white light ohli on - the tnast. The proceedings are likely, we understand, to occupy several drays. _ — Shipping I G -ette. BIRTHS. At Netherlev-house, N O . F B. ' Aoulit:ti22d ult., the Hon. Blii. Edmund Petre of . . On the 27th , ult., an the heir lady of O. W. Lang, Esq., of Cbt ta" ham Royal Dockyard. • OF • DAUGHTER On the 23d ult., at Kirdford Vicarage, Sussex, the wife of the Rev. J. Willoughby Hodgson. On the 24th ult., at Uaronald, Lanark, the wife of Do McQ. Gray, Esq., of Crotton-hill. ______ MARRIED. On the 1 9 th u lt., at the Roman Catholic Chapel, James W . 0 0 - sop, Notts, Geo r g e Young, 1.. q., third son of the late Young, Esq., of Kinger by-hall, Lincolnshire, to Sophia Mary, eldest daughter of the late H. Owen, Esq., of Worksop. DIED. On the 26th ult., at Down-house, Dorsetshire, aged 8% Sir John Wildbore Sm ith, Bart. don" On the 26th ult., at Sa intbridge-house, Uptonte St. Leßow onard's, Gl ouces tershire, .11,njarnin Williams, Esq., lodge, Cheshire, aged. 8:3. At the Vicarage , C hi pp ing Norton, on the 27th tilt , Helen. wife of the Re v. Alexander Wisha Porttnin-square, w. On the 2:th ult., at Gloucester-place, la of Ellen Ann, wife of Henry White, Esq. ge, aged 80. On the 27th ult., at Brighton, W. A. Stanclert, Esq. tti On the 28th ult., Anna Maria Headland, relict ot the la • Tunbridge, aged tslackheath, Franco Eliza- H e o n r r i v t hlele:2aBdtlial n u d i t , .o,f atf beth, wife of Dr. Robertson, D.O L. cf Doctors..conanions. Augustus Brigstock.,aged 59. On the 25th tilt., at Gellydwyll, Carmarthenshire, the-Rev. London: Pritd and Published by M.IJIWO YOUP 4O, ° t No. 112, S nttrand, Printer, at .Lrhe SZCIL Office, No. 112,, Strand, in tIO Prezinct of Spvoy, in the cotult?' Alida TUegatilt igitiCti 16124,4 j „ ,; • ~', ~i~