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he debate to ill Thorn ( ' He thoog bi ieved that 0f d not be over iance be milt ti tp ought h ;e of tlic Jr, 0 this fine'99° anent of the er which ..,0 I the °' ikely to tilt vi'LONDON and BIRMINGH AM EXTENSION, umtwisTicoxitTßlALTlrwryNe, 03 D ip AI N E I. N,TET, LEAMINGTON, as o' Notice is hereby given, that the new Scrip will be ready for de erY on the 9th of March next, on application at the Company's By order, JOHN E. DE BEAUVOIR, Bart., Chairman. JOHN HERVEy, Secretary. 13 , Old Jewry-chambers, Feb. 24, 1846 ririt HT JMAN i p cm, or the THREE t. .RAXD OF. IzaGED amrE p, and FIRST DIPENS ER SEEN or _ The nobility anandg ehirY, and the lovers of natural sciences, are re 4Vsetfully invited to view the following unprecedented phenomenon ,4,-, Tale Child, Six Months old, by name JOHN BAPTIST DOS ~,„„..,,', a native of Portugal, having THREE LEGS and It e AlibY and lively h^..,„y. .; ,T.Y.NTY TOES, and being otherwise a very fine, well-made, He is a bipenis as well as a trisceles, and the causes of this extraordinary gemination of limbs and organs, and the probabilities of their future growth and development, may well 'uT_l" ample field for the speculations of the learned, ..Exhlbited every day (Sunday excepted) from Eleien to Five crel oo . ~ at No. 56 QUADRANT, REGENT-STREET. Admission, Half-a-Crown. The Child will be shown privately at the residences of the nobility gantry, by applying to Antonio Dos Santos, at the same Address. U" IsTivEß:ii, COMPANY Capital, 1 00,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share. Deposit, 2s• per Share. in accordance with the Act. Vita l .. Provisionally Registered.) ea. Pl6 anis. in ofxsuthime IN , zn'orking Committee, in whose hands the affalri of the lirtiu Ceinpaily are placed until fully registered. Professor Ryan. 3.E.D., LL.D. lissir pep enyon Robert Nicholson, Esq. Jos Y 4i s. mil•, Patentee Dominique Causse, Esq. files OW, hsq• Henry Ault, Esq. lea Ilrook s, i trisq. John Kissick, Esq. SOLICITOR—J, F. W. Fesenmeyer, Esq. Th is , n eNxßils—Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co. nir I, tn ' o mPany is formed for the purpose of carrying out, and bring rePro; parry use, au invention (secured by letters patent) for an exi _ ecl inanufacture of gas of a superior quality, and at much less n 0,7" than the usual cost, by an apparatus so simple in construe or ,h 4 4 . 4. ' 0 c ompendious in form, as to be available in any building Fall where the ordinary supplies of gas are not accessible. c sn, detail s in prospectus, which may be had at the offices of the elier P , 4l ,l 7 . " 9 , Drury-lane, with forms ef application for shares, and 4. 4 , sx "'ale be seen the apparatus at work, and the brilliancy of the he t u ?Il'llfiect Mr• William Nicholson, Secretary, to whom must a ' o l all co mmunications, post free. tivERsAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.- R 4,1,, 00141E.I.CTR TAKEN for lighting up with a superior GAS, pit, i , 4 redUced rate, towns, villages, lighthouses, dockyards, hos harra,.Htll'Stros..public °glees manufactories,printing-offices, prisons, in g , ~.7'., rail way -stations, as ' ylums, schools, and other large build- Ire,4 ", 1 " 1- 0 tile ordinary gas is not accessible. Letters to be ad ------..P12._..0 Air. William Nicholson, Secretary, 149, Drury -lane. i \l —.1.4k-/A -r , i‘ , NAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUIt- ANCE SOCIETY, 26, COANHILL, LONDON. Capital 4500,000. , Ns 1 ~ Empowered by Act of Parliament. .age.s „ a laritution offers important and substantial advan- Th e a ,Z 11, 11 respect both t' Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. l'lllc, n ..' r ect has, on All oce7t9i , ms, the power to borr)w, without ea (6, tahr.eferfeititre of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, .... I 'r ki ') 4 also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion "le 1:%,.„ 4 70 , ta to v meet other ooneniences er necessity. A ssurances 61 Years are granted on the lowest possible rates. The , DIVISION OF PROFIT:. the b j ' lt 'cl'lls and increasing pres;erity of the Soc'ety has enabled boo n , r "' ( " 1 "s, at the last annual investigation, to declare a third ' 4 o(ll:,T ar Ying from :P.l to 73 per cent. on the premiums paid on - "ce• effected on the Proat scale. -- 1 ---- ---. EXAMPLES. tl z i I' g Premium. •E• "1 Bonus lifmns in added. Cash. . al Fi A`4& • 4 g d. 1837 4191 13 74 3 4 1838 165 13 1830 138 13 1840 89 0 SIXB7 13 5 Al 3 17 1 0 74 13 10 11 8 6 6 61 14 3 9 210 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 £395 II 1 346 2 296 13 4 247 4 F tie , i, ----------- ten., ``Alaien o f " 4 )tl. of ~,_ Profit.; is annual, and the next will be made in De. ..0 Present year. !-..._ F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Fee. 1.13D0N, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Ol t is herebygiven to the Shareholders in the capital stock of tulin"MY, that a Di v id en d o f Fi ve per cent. thereon for the year der , L 'we 10th inst., has been declareA, and will he payable on and ltree n 11 t he hours (lay M of ar h , cat the Chief Office of the Company, he 3'of T . welve and Four. ALEX. ROBERTSON, Manager. arl otte -row, M ans i on -h ouse , Feb. 11, 1816. L" N, EDINBURGH, and DUBLIN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 3 , Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, London. RI CHARD SPOONER, Esq., M.P.,Chairm an. „A t B ENJAMIN IFILL, Esq., Deputy Chairman. l t G ENERAL COURT, held on the 9th day of Ju years' as AtNitirka declared a reduction of 25 per cent. on the current I; i te , br ni ,,: r o y f , a l l B l 4 prticipating policies opened on or before the 9th day • l a 1 4 a^ed 40 whopened a policy for 1,0001. h r „, , Calim''''rY, 1841, at n premium of ifth i l m t p° ,l to pay this year only .............. AreN.: ab atement be applied to pay the first year's r4r ti 4 41 of an additional policy, the party, will be s assured. to the extent of . 4 rts of the last report containing a full exposition of the prole], (tit h.", Practice of the Society, may be obtained by applying at ~ 10 , I ke, or any of the agencies. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. .... X 32 10 0 .... 24 7 6 UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE CMPANY, 8, W ATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, LONDO2..f. Establis ent in 1834. DIV IS lON 0i l '11 ) (Tr - g t (. (iT s°ll. l Z_ l N i a... TILE ASSURED. DIRECTORS. 11 % II A- - JAMES STUART, Esq., Chairman h oei A - AISEL DE CASTRO, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. :tlefi t ,'‘ u n!lerson, Esq. Charles Graham, Esq. ,ara l , L • Avarne, Esq. F. Charles Maitland, Esq. i-eh ii ° Yd, Esq., Resident William Railton, Esq. tZ4I4 - 0 1 Loyd, Esq., Assistant- John Ritchie, Esq. es t F. H. Thomson, Esq. . -, pownes, Esq. De' Com Thl Nr geon—F. Hale Thomson, Esq., 48, Berners-street. rr i*i-'et allY established by Act of Pal liament, affords the most lich isjeurity it ' t a large paid-up Capital, and in the great success 7048 attended It since its commencement in 1834, its ANNUAL 4444.4 stnnte,Company • 4 841 411, 8 UPWARDS of 82,000/. added a Bonus of 21. per cent. per annum ~„'ltne t , Insured to all Policies of the Participating Class from we, t„ ` I C3 - were effected. " 1 0,1 nas added to Policies from March, 1834, to December 31, p 4„ ,CS folio -. , , ba , yrs : 4t-' I tel. r une Sum added' Sum Timo Sum Added . ) . (Iq o c A.ssured. to Policy. 'Assured. Assured. te Policy. 7 1 4 1 ) 0 G 3 , 11 . 1 0 nabs. £643 681 £5OOO 4 years £4OO bei, ' Pre;,, e .,?," 600 0 0 5000 2 years 200 t it ,', o ne..}, a ,;ans, nevertheless, are on the most moderate scale, al e t t d 1. f ' IA for life,d be paid for the first Five Years, where the Ins - 11 1; '' ''Y Illr * - ect, r , ,2rmation will be afforded on application to the Resident ken o ,' ,f - dward Boyd, Esq., and E. Lennox Boyd, Esq., of No 8, . 15 ' a ce, Pall-mall, London. t ------- 11 8 LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 1 :4p,,,. 39, THROOMORTON-STREET, BANK. ' n ERED BY SPECIAL ACT OF PARLIAMENT, THOMASS and 6 Will. IV. c. 76. Iv r ARNCOMB, Esq., ' Alderman, Chairman. w , i tp ki ., l r.. Arden, LEAF, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. .1 4 , „.. , rden, E. N. John Humphery, Esq., Alderman, t.4_4;!_liaiibury, Esq, p lot % 4 Itates Esq. Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alderman. ~I l ltie, ~ a ltiplitt, Esq,, Jeremiah Pitcher, Esq. 'll krt s i lit " ..B l. Lewis Pocock, Esq. -uxi cbr, Esq. Fur s , , geltozox ,ctAis —Dr. Jcaffreson , 2 Finsbury-square. • Co w ,_ li • Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. ‘4.'rtise .AcTuaar —Professor Ilall, of King's College. tit,* sedition LOW RATES OF PREMIUM. 4 ; B,, et , ri . t un to the subscribed Capital of .100,000/., the Assured have 4niulatiri or the Company's rapidly increasing ands an .414 t se ! , Assurance Fund invested In Government other °Teel ii.,,... !rules, of considerably larger amount than the esti ile ragtewlities of the Compaay. U,'" ll t 1... 3 Of Premium are reduced to the lowest scale compatible -4-;-..b•- z',ecuritv e.,.. .y, 1., ... ~ of the .Assured and the stability of the Cpmpany, IL:46,da ICQnrin, toPolicy Holder an Immediate and . .. 1 ., ou -411 11 . - " 3 i t - risk, hi lieu of 'the deferred and frequently Feet of a periodical division of Profite. AIN-NITAL pnt3III:P.' TO ASSAYED £lOO. .r .r'or (),,„ it For Seven Years. I Whole Term 40 54 £0 1.1 . 8 1 1 8 £0 19 1 151 2 7 0 1 14 1 1 6 9 3 2 1 19 10 ......_ 4 3 7 0 XI 11 10 2 0 7 2 14 10 4 0 11 6 0 10 . (hie-tliird of the `• o por relit. WILt)I. compound littere L i- t upon the policy for life, or may 1,,, paid off at , s-, as a deb --------------rin" 'Premium may remain unpaid at In Assurane aii3 Hine w ithout notice. 4, , ~,,,•_, , eS for Alleallees or Money, as security for debts, .o e i the 1.1,.....,:_ri!5ni01l family, where the least present outlay is. dtsifratli)ili 1,, I_.`,!!.!e r!.d coeompreltensire tuteesta of the Argus Ottice will be 4, 1 i;e1,11. Ularly favourable to Assured. ' . edieril ()dicers attend daily at a Quarter before Two °llia. EDWARD BATES, ltestilciit Director. 4 Ilboral Commtsion to Solicitor+ and Agents. 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We mtet I ti,l, 'ic, o ,; , ess that a perusal of this work has left such a faveurabl. ts.„: o Ov ery J e eue n0...._ , ees that we not only recommrad, but cordially ~1),,'• to p r ,, 11 ,.,1t'110 it the victim of past folly, or suffering from nulls , , th; P.Oltir i L A kr the advice contained in its pages."—Age and Arges Zttl - lite , t ate • " -b EALII of STIZIACUM is exelusively directed - lace— t orvous debility, irreeelerity, we,keees, loss of ap -se, i t tenti e , ~ In • , era , _elptive habi, end debeites arising &els ^ kaPr la s. e_t4ttlee• price Ils. er g the quantity of four i t ot . 141,1.4-; s.ll;)._iFT Width 11s. are ;eyed. 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NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL .. 1 Its ARISING FROM EXCESS, &s. 4wny arms not l h e e m arth e o 's r youthful charms, and Justly can D a A ' It:: Cre . r: hero i ° e ° % t I . 11 ' ll e ; P : Nlishee 7;,": 4 aitu, in me behold a man !" ti , ,,,. 4 4 '1 sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price Si. 6 d., or ,-\ “r• pi, „"Alaxt, free, to any address, as. 6d., 11, 44 t:tse et:vP-.;6ERVATION : a Popular Essay on s;;lthataktin4.ce,,led disorders, originating in vouthful excesses, .ete4tlo,72eak• the tte't ti,`:•‘_eti saulathliervous Debility, Local and Constitutional h ,gene Likings, Anxieties, and Tremors, 4 1 s i ,. ty o Ai arriarse. tarY, awl the Delicate. 11 ith Ira w ctical Ile'ti:-:P.,bt,cAhliTEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon, 11,,,nted •,;.`2)-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE' :I , ,,,, i ' s 'es of -4',elllher LONDON, of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary T . th;:!_e4?-1,.f? London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate th,int ..,:al.ic,,,ical.London, &c. (ttoteth!lree,,, positions of Lover, Husband, and Parent, the In -1)1' I's t,?.le roles f Mankind, are frequently marred and prevented t• It l ~ ' , ls t s . " and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, among ~ Cetti f•-'l3' addresses itself; and by its perusal many questions • 'kit% etorti ee - oe g enti el ft ., Y aciluated that admit of ne appeal even to the kttl'tttfi (4Pericncend."—Stafford Gazette. tetnetti , s _k o d in os ,e. in the treatment of a class of diseases hitherto !st,;•Oli,tralesit,:,_ll:lperfectly understood by the great balk of the t i o t ' t ra . l t - t ! las e , ,;., ilTe enabled the writer to prove that there are ei 14 atettioe,r rvotm Debility in existence, where the mere 4 •Je',' ,.. ts 0 7 hab; rwoceld never dream of Slidin Beady, traceable 14'41 doesti, ° ,2, r _ ir e i ng the most secret, yet and fatal tl 1 / 4 1 )11 . kl: tt t: t cl b Y th A i..s ry, and premature mortalky."—Wakeileld L ye t• , 1 Z ear o -uthor• and sold 'Jli ' - row, st .• so in London by S. Gilbert, 51 and e xi4 ,', arle, 23, Tich borne-street, Quadrant, Regent stt ;;` 411 ,146 , r ,___•. 63. O xford-etreet ; Noble, 114, Chancery .044 -...,%1Cni1ail pe t , ~.. - street ; and by all Book,sellers. -' *4 Y till Thi9et 1124 heal FITe till Light, PUBLICATIONS. Just published, in Bvo., Is., CRIME I N IRELAND, BY A LATE SERVANT OF TIIE CROWN. W. Pickering, 177, Piccadilly. EN L ARGE MEN 1' of the ATHENA; UM. The SECOND MONTHLY PART for 1816, of the ATHE- NiEM will be ready for SATURDAY NEXT, the 28th. One Hun dred and Four Large Quarto Pages, price Is. 4d., may be had of all Booksellers. Oilice'for Advertisements, 14, Wellington-street, North, NEW VOL.—D'AUBIGNE'S REFORMATION. Now ready, dein} , Bvo. price 12s. cloth, THE FOURTH VOLIIME, containing the most important Epochs in the Great Reformation. r and Boyd, Edinburgh ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., London. In a few days will be published, . TRIAL of MARY ELIZABETH _ll.. SMITH, versus the Right Honourable WASHINGTON SE WALLIS EARL FE RRERS, in the Court of Queens Bench, for an alleged Breach of Promise of Marriage. Printed from the Short hand Writer's Notes. and the original Documents. William Pickering, Publisher, Piccadilly. SECOND EDITION. To be published in Five Monthly Parts, price Is. each, commencing with March 1, 1846, E MOIR S OF AN UMBRELLA. By G. HERBERT RODWELL, Author of " Teddy the Tiler," " Woman's Love," &c. &e. Illustrated by Phi; in a series of 68 Engravings. Part I. will contain a faithful likeness of the Author by the cele brated Baugniet. Also, on March 1, No. 11. of WOMAX7S' LOVE. By the same Author. Illustrated by Alfred Crowquill. London : Wholesale Agent, Samuel Gilbert, Paternoster-row, The above Works may be had of all Booksellers. FIVE PERSONS POISONED. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.—The report which was current yesterday of this dreadful catastrophe turns out, unfortunately, to be too true. An inquest was held yesterday on the bodies of Jane Gilton, aged 17 • her sister, Margaret Gilton, aged IG ; a n d thei r b ro th er, J ohn Gillon, aged 12 years. Two others of the same family had died pre viously to the three deceased, namely, on the 15th of the present Month the youngest son, Edward Gilton, aged seven years, and on the 17th, Mrs. Gilton, the mother, widow of the late Mr. Giltoi pri n;-ink and colour manufacturer. The business bad for some years past been carrled'on on the premises in West Derby. The whole of the inmates of the house hid been mere or less ill for about three weeks; the eldest and yet surviving son (aged . about 20) being the least affected, he not having been so constantly at home as the other members of the faintly. The female servant and a nurse were also taken ill. The eldest son deposed- to these facts, and stated that about three weeks ago he was employed in making green verditer, an article used by paper-stainers, and in colouring walls. In this preparation there was a large quantity of arsenic. Ile put the Ingredients into a boiler in a shed at some distance behind, and detached from the house. Between this shed and the louse there is a long building, which appears to have been formerly conservatory or greenhouse, but had been converted Into what Is now called " the colour-house." In one division or compartment of lie colour-house—that nearest to the shed— there was a well with a pinup on one side of it. The well is about ion; yards deep, and Con tains about two yards in depth of water. This well has also a pipe communicating with a pomp in the back kitchen, from which the water is taken for domestic purposes. It appeared that, after the el dest son had made that part of the preparation containing, the arsenic, it had to be ladled into a bucket, carried into the colour-house, and there put into a tub to cool.. This was carefully don 3 by a labourer who was employed on the premises. After being cooled, and the other Ingredients added, the liquid :::: the top required to be drawn oft; which was done by a siphon-pip,, )etting it into a:wooden spout which discharged its contents into, or near to, a sewer which is be tween the colour-house and the boiler shed. The deposit front the I:quid was all that was required in the trade. There was no evi dence that any of the liquor had been spilt in the transit, but it is not improbable that some of it has either found its way into the well by the top, which was only covered with a wooden lid-level with the Boor, or it may be that sonic of the po!sonons liquor bal eezed from the sough into the well, between which there is a distance of six or tight yaris. The three deceased (on whom the Inquest was held) were similarly affected during their Illness with nausea and vomiting, and the mother had also a severe cough. Neither of the three deceased wore confined to their beds on Tuesday last. John died on Saturday after noon; at six•o'clock ; Jane about IhiCe hours afterwards; and Mar garet at half-past eleven on Monday night. /vest modem examination of one of the bodies was made by 31r. “artint. Ile found all the internal inflammation and appearances, sae!, as led tam to the decided opinion that the deceased had died from the effects of poison. Ile had analysed the water front the wen, and tbund unequivocal traces of arsenic. The CORONER suprgested that the inquiry ShnUM #ie adjourned Until Wednesday, in order that the well, the sewer, and the pipe should be taken up, and even• means used to discover in what manuer the poison had got into the water.—Adjourned accordingly. LAMENTABLE AND FATAL ACCIDENT. (FROlf A CORRESPONDENT.) Dovtla, Fins. 24.—A most lamentable accident, with a fearful loss of life, has occurred here to-day. It appears that a number •f labourers, employed by the South-Eastern Railway Company, on their sea-wall, fronting near Abbot's-cliff tunnel, had entered a sort of cave far the purpose of getting their dinners out of the rain, and that one or more barrels of gunpowder had been most incautiously left in this place; that the powder by some sad accident, probably from a pipe, ignited, and an explosion took place, by which these poor fellow's were blown out of the cave in all directions. In the confu sion that has ensued it is very difficult to ascertain the number of the sufferers. It is reported there were sixteen or seventeen in the eave, and we fear that all are either killed or very severely injured, Eight bodies have been I rought into the station, but so disfigured by the gunpowder that only one, of the name of Hatton (a Dover labourer), has yet been recognised. Fire have been brought in alive, but so mutilated and injured that the greater part of them will probahly die in the course of the evening. Every possible exer-' tine has been made by the omeers of the Railway Company and the authorities for the removal of tho sufferers, and several of the medical men have been in attendance from the moment the accident was known to afford all the relief that could be administered. Thq catastrophe has caused most intense anxiety, and the neigh bourhood of the station is crowded with the relatives of the sufferers in a state of agony and suspense not to be described. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Dorms, FEL 24.—A dreadful accident took place this morning on the works connected with the railway, on the line between Dover and Folkestone,attended witn a severe loss of life. It appears that several labourers (upwards of twenty ha number) who are constantly employed on the embankment, &c., having partaken of their dinner at their usual hour, retired (in consequence of a shower of rain coming on) to a cave at the back, about half way between Shakes peare and Abbott's Cliff tunmds, and in which, unfortunately, a quan tity (some say two casks) of damaged powder, the remains of that which was used in blasting down the chalk hills for the formation of the railway, was deposited, and, lamentable to relate, one of the la bourers havingincautionsly been smoking his pipe therein, it is sup posed that some fragments of the ignited ashes must hare fallen into the powder. A most tremendous explosion was the consequence, and a great many of the poor men were thrown to an in - zedible dis tance, and when taken up their dead mutilated bodies scarcely bore the vestiges of humanity, the bones of many protruding through the flesh and skin, and the rest black and disfigured corpses. As soon as the catastrophe was known to have taken place special engines were dispatched, accompanied by several medical gentlemen, to the spot, to alleviate, if possible, the sufferings of the survivors. Four teen human beings have thus suffered, ten of whom are already dead, and four snore most dreadfully wounded and burnt. FIVE ()Two:, r.m.—lt is not expected that more than two of the four wounded men will recover, the nature of their injuries being such as almost to preclude the possibility of their surviving. THE CIVIL WAR •IN THE CITY.—On Saturday morn ing, Mr. Dadd, superintendent of the Watermen's Steam-boat Com pany, and Edmund Mackey, and John Ireland, two of the crew of the Waterman No 5, were liberated from Newgate, after an incar ceration of thirteen days. They were convicted on the 9th instant, for the part they teak ha resisting the water bailiffs, city police, and others, acting under the authority of the Lord Mayor, who removed by force the barges forming the St. Paul's-wharf pier. Their sen tence was thirteen days' imprisonment, which expired on Saturday morn;ng. Directly they quitted Newgate; they e Ach received a hand some present in money, and a new suit of clothes, for which they were measured in Newgate on the Tuesday previous. They were also entertained at a public breakfast, at the offices of the City Steam-packet Company, in Earl-street, Blackfriars, by a number of gentlemen connected with the trade and navigation of the river, at which Mr. Charles Hancock, secretary of the City Steam-boat Com pany, presided. Itir. Kinchin, the master of Waterman No. 5, who was convicted at the same thne of a common assault, and sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment, will be liberated on Saturday, the 13th of March. SOUTH DURHAM.—Mr. Bowes and Lord Harry Vane, the Menthe's for South Durham, have announced their intentions to rote for the free-trade measures of the Ministry, although, here tofore, they have advocated the necessity of protection to agricultural industry. At Darlington, as well as Barnard Castle, public meetings have this week been held and resolutions passed, expressive of their continued confidence in their representatives, and coMmeilding them for their alterektfOlio finclopinione; 7 4MONN4 Paper. _ No ‘. 16,672. LONDON WEDNESDAY E j B FEBRUARY 25 1846, ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, Lectures on CHEMISTRY, with Brilliant Experiments, by Hr. Ryan, daily at Half-past Three, and on the Evenings of Mondays, .Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine o'Clock. : During Lent a series of LECTURES on ASTRONOMY, by Dr. Bachhoffner on the Mornings and Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days, illustrated by a beautiful DISSOLVING ORRERY. A daily LECTURE on the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, llnistrated by a Working Model earrying Visitors. A New and Powerful Working Model of COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE, which ascends and descends Inclined Planes with one or more passengers. The PHYSIOSCOPE, OPAQUE MICROSCOPE, DISSOLVING VIEWS, CHROM %TROPE, &c. Experiments with the DIVING BELL and DIVER. Open front Eleven to Half-past Five, And rom Seven to Half-past Ten in the Evening,. Admittance, One Shilling. Schools, Half-price. N OR T H WALES RAILWAY GENERAL MEETING. - Notice is hereby given, that the Ordinary or Half-yearly GENE RAL MEETING of the SVAREHOLDERS of the North Wales Railway Company will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishops gate-street, in the City of London, en TuunsnAr, the 26th day of February next, at One o'clock in the afternoon precisely, for the transaction of the ordinary business of the Company, in pursuance of the North Wales Railway Act, 1545, and of the other general Ae-al of Parliament relating to railways. And notice is hereby further given, that the Books for the Regis tration of Transfers will be closed on and after the 16th day of February next, until suck half-yearly general meeting shall have been held. By order of the Board, JOHN MARRINER, Secretary. 2, Guildhall Chambers, Baeinghall-street, Jan. 29, 1845. UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY. At a meeting of the Provisional Committee, held at the othces, 159, Drury-lane, London, on Saturday, the 21st February, 1846, JOHN RYAN, Esq., M.D., LL.D., in the chair, It was reEolved —That the allotment of shares In the above Company shall take place on MONDAY, the 16th day of Marcia next ensuing. Applications for shares 0 be made to the Secretary, Mr. William Nicholson, to whom all letters must be addressed, prepaid. fIIGAR and CHEROOT WAREHOUSES: 21, . BUDGE-ROW, WATLING-STREET, CUEAPSIDE, LONDON. One of the largest stocks in the kingdom, warranted first.,cuality, at CHARLES TOSSWILL and CO.'s, Commission Merchants, Importers, sad Manufacturers. Foreign Cigars, 18s., 205., and 21s. p. r lb. ; Comorades, a new Cigar, 21s. per lb. British, manufactured from the finest Tobaccos imported. Cheroots, Gs. ; Ambrosial, 7s. ; Mexican, 7s. Cigars,--.Caba, 75.; Harannah, 7s. 64. ; Silva.% Rs. Gd. •, RegaThis, Ss.lit.; Cabanas, Bs. Gd. ; Lopez, 95. 6d. ; P incipes, 9s. 6d. per lb. ; and every other kind. T HE LITERARY GAZETTE, ENLARGED AND REDUCED IN PRICE. The Monthly Part for FEBRUARY (four numbers), price Is. 4d., will be ready for delivery on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th February. The LITERARY GAZETTE is published every Saturday, price 4d.; stamped to go free by post, sd. Literary Gazette-office, 7, Wellington-street, Strand. ' ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, an eminently balsamic preparation, is equally celebrated for its safety in application, as for Its mild and soothing operation, in thoroughly purifying the skin of in redness, pimples, spots, freckles, tan, and discolourations ; producing a healthy freshness and transparency of complexion ; and an admired softness and delicacy on the kands, atni.4, and neck! In cases of chilblains, chapped skin, or incidental inflammation, it 13 pre-eminently successful, and gentlemen after shaving will find it Allay all irritation and tenderness of the skin, and render it soft, smooth, and pleasant. Balmy, odoriferous, and creamy, its purifying and refreshing properties have obtained its exclusive selection by the - 2ourt and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the Conti aent of Europe, together with the " elate" of the aristocracy, and haute volee." Its high reputation induces unprincipled shopkeepers to offer the spurious " Kalydors" for sale, composed of mineral astringents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellant action en dangering health. It is, therefore, imperative on purchasers to see that the words "Rowland's Kalydor" are on the envelope (an en graving of exquisite beauty from a steel plate by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) and that A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, llatton garden, are engraved (by authority) on the Government Stamp affixed on each bottle. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. Sold by the Proprietors, and by chemists and perfumers. *.* All other Kalydors are fraudulent imitations 1 DIRECT LONDON AND EXETER RAILWAY. A special general meeting of the proprietors of this Company was h eld at one o'clock on Monday, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving from the committee appointed at the last meeting, a statement of their affairs, and to take steps accordingly. Sir J. B. Chichester, occupied the chair, aad a considerable number of share holders were present, The CHAIRMAN called attention to the resolution passed on the 15th of December last, in which the shareholders stated they had every confidence in the directors, and empowered them to issue shares and to return the deposits to the shareholders in the event of the necessary capital not being subscribed, and that a statement of accounts be prepared to be submitted at a subsequent meeting. At that meeting they awarded a vote of thanks to him for which he felt extremely grateful, but the compliment was not Without its alloy, inasmuch as charges were made against himself and the - other direc tors. He then entered into the proceedings of the last meeting, and contended that it was contrary to the spirit of the deed to discharge the old committee and to appoint another. The SECRETARY then read the report of the committee, which stated that at the last mectin,g the balance in hand was 492/., but th ey expected that in a short time they would be able to show larger balance in favour of the Company. They had applied to the members of the provisional committee who had not paid their deposits to do so, but they had in every case refused. They had, however, taken the opinion of counsel, who were of opinion that they could be com pelled to do so, and they had instructed their solicitor to take steps to recover them; thus several thousands would be added to the assets of the Company. They had experienced great difficulty in inquiring into the state of their finances on account of Dr. Muncie), who had taken a number of papers, which he refused to give up in consequence of a claim which he had made for services rendered in his capacity or honorary secretary. The liabilities of the Company had been greatly underrated at the last meeting. Mr. Columbine had claimed 8121., but on investigation they found that he had re ceived various sums of money, but for what purposes did not appear; they had called on hiin to send in a full statement Of his claim, but he had slot yet done so. His claim, they understood, arose out of an agreement entered into with the old committee on the • 16th of Septeinver, by which lie was to receiVe 1,890 shares, on which 11.75. 6d. should be considered as paid, incon sideration of his having been the prifenoter of the line, and, in addi tion, that he should be retained as its solicitor. They had sought the opinion of counsel on this point, and the opinion they had received was to the effect that it was objection, ble and illegal. Mr. Colum bine had printed a statement, which had thrown much obloquy on the directors ; but as the statements contained in it were untrue, they could afford to despise them. Mr. Antrum had behaved in a 'different manner, as he had consented to receive a smell sum in discharge of his claim, with this prevision, that if the line was ulti mately carried out, his claim might not be prejudiced. Claims, amounting to upwards of 6,9541., had been reduced to about 3,0001. Two actions had been brought against Ahem by Mr.. Braithwaite, the engineer, for 5,533/. 6s. sd. in addition to 8,0001. he had rece i ve d , and the other action was for 9,000/. by one of the surveyors, which the committee held was part of the amount included in the claim made for that portion of their undertaking. They were of opinion that Mr. Braithwaite's claim could not be maintained, and in addition that they could compel him to refund the money he had received, as his plans and sections, were most defective, which were delivered at the last moment, and would have caused the line to be thrown out in standing orders. They intended, by permission of the share holders, to appoint an eminent engineer to go over that gentleman's plans. The opinions of counsel had been obtained at the expense of the directors. A SHAREHOLDER said it was a mistake to say that they constituted a committee, inasmuch as the directors had failed. to form one ; the necessary capital of 3,000,0001. had not been obtained, and the de posits received were simply a pledge that the remainder would be paid when required. They lied no right to spout a shilling belong ing to the shareholders—in fact thy might be taken before the Lord Mayor for doing so.—(Laughter.) The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the report. Mr. VALLANCE said he had no doubt their directors were all honourable men, but they had shown most lamentable incapacity in the management of the affairs of the Company. lie was. however, prepared to prove that at the very time the Chairman stated at the last meeting that there was only a balance of 4121. in hand, lie had 1,0001. belonging to the Company in his pocket, which he intended to devote to stock jobbing transactions.—(Cries of " No, no," and " Hear, hear.") And that he had since devoted 5601. of the Com pany's money to the same purpose. The balance now appeared to be 7,0001, which lie called upon the directors to divide among the shareholders. Subsequent decisions iu the law courts showed that they might recover all the money which their directors had mis appropriated. Mr. COLUMBINE said he was also prepared to show that on the 26th of November the Chairman issued cheques to pay for stock jobbing. The CHAIRMAN said if this was so, he must have been cognizant of the fact, as lie was his professional adviser at that period.—(Cheers.) Mr, VALLANCE then proceeded amidst great noise and confusion to repeat his statements, and concluded by proposing an amendment calling on sir Bruce Chicester, Dr. Phillimore;and Mr. Chambers immediately to dissolve the Company, and to divide the balance amongst the shareholders, without prejudicing their right to claim the deficiency, if any, which may be due to them ca their deposits. Mr. COLUMBINE then proceeded to address the meeting, and en tered into a statement of his connexion with the Company, and of his withdrawal from it. The cheques for the stock-jobbing transac tions were issued by the present Board, and not by the former, one. Mr. Chambers was present on the oceasion. Mr. CHAMBERS denied that he was present. Mr. COLUMBINE inquired if the cheques for the 1,5001. were drawn under his advice? The CHAIRMAN said he (Mr. Columbine) advised him to make the best arrangement he could. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to address the meeting, and trusted that whilst he did so he should not be interrupted, as the thread of his address would be thereby broken. On the 20th of October he came into the Company, when he found Mr. Columbine at " daggers , drawn" with the then committee ; but he was never excluded from any meeting whilst lie (the Chairman) was present. He at length ascer tained what was the nature of the differences between the committee and that gentleman, and they were to this effect—that he was a money-lender, am usurer, and charged seventy per cent. for the money lie lent—that he vi as mixed up in Lord Huntingtower's affairs, and that he was secretary to the "Flying-Kite Machine."—Cries of (" Question.") A SHAREHOLDER rose to order. He considered that these alto sions had no relation to the affairs of that Company. Dr. FuthramoßE said Mr. Columbine had made grave and un• founded charges against Sir 13. Chicester; they had heard one side and were in duty bound to hear the other. The CHAIRMAN proceeded, after some interruption, to read a letter he had received from Mr. Columbine, refe , ring to several members of the provisional committee, as a proof of his respectability and talent. He laid this, letter before the committee, and they imme diately dismissed him from the office he held. (Sir Bruce was about to refer to a pamphlet published by Mr. Columbine and to ether mat ters, but he gave way to repeated calls of" Question, question.") With respect to the charges about the cheques, he read the following statement :—"Dec. 8, received from Currie and Co., balance of cash, 1,1351. 9s. 10d.; Dec. 10, paid into Strahan and Co., 1,1351. 9s. 10d., on account of the Company ; Exchequer-bills, same date, 11,600/." Was this putting their money into his pocket?—(Loud cheers.) Ile did it under the advice of Mr. Columbine, in order to forward the in terests of the Company.—(Loud cheers) Then with respect to the purchase of shares, he admitted lie did it, but it was a common practice by stock-brokers, and he was ready to bear his share in the responsibity. Mr. COHEN said he had been connected with the Stock Exchange all his lifetime, and it was a most improper practice, and one which the authorities of the Stock Exchange would not countenance. The CHAIRMAN said the shares were purchased with a view to compensate Mr. Columbine's bill.—(Hear.) Mr. COHEN wished to know why they bought 1,000 shares, when they had 62,000 now on hand? Who were the brokers that bought them? The CHAIRMAN said, because they did not wish to pay Mr. Colum bine themselves. Who was to pay the 1/. 7s. 6d. per share if they had not done this ? Mr. COHEN said Dr. Blundell had told him that he had received 5121. 10s. from the finance committee, of which Sir 11. Pym, Mr. Healy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Spicer, and Mr. Sharp, were members, to purchase shares with, and that they were purchased at the Hall of Commerce. From this it appeared that the finance committee had jobbed in the shares of the Company with their money. Then he wished to know by whose authority Lord Mexborough was placed on the provisional committee? Mr. ANCRUM stilted that Mr. Clark supplied Mr. Columbine with the names of several parties, on the understanding that it they were placed on the provisional committee 250 shares should be allotted to each. Dr. PHILLIMOME said he was one of the three in which they had placed confidence at the last meeting, and ha had suffered much an• noyanee in his anxiety to carry out their wishet. He then detailed the labours of the committee and drew attention to the fact that charges had been made amounting to 6,4291., which by their exertions had been reduced to about 3,0051. When they found Mr. Braith waite's plans and sections defective they considered that to serve the necessary notices at an expense of 2,000/. would be like throwing money to that amount away.—(Cheers.) They were advised not to incur any additional expense and to go into Parliament as a project, but they were not allowed to do so this session in consequence of the alteration of the standing orders. Ile receives) a letter from Mr. Columbine, saying that he should recommend the provisional com mittee net to pay their deposits in order to embarrass the labours of the committee they had appointed. 31r. COLUMBINE They were my clients.— (Hisses and great up roar ) There was a flaw in the letter or allotment. PIIILLIMORE Said that did not come with much delicacy font 111111. Then there were enormous bills ibr advertisements.—(" Name the papers.") They were made out to Mr. Columbine, who when dismissed offered to give the parties written orders in the name of the Company. Mr. CoLusterxe at first denied this, lint Afterwards said in one or two cases lie had given orders, because he had previously given verbal orders. mILI (MORE 111e11 o that when were en ts rt t o l i p :t r t e o d r el:toittis all unnecessary e\p~•nse~. i :l , t a : l ;y e Y t. re l y , l l l menaces of resigning . eflicc el iancer ,. o . u m still defy them, because his demands were unfair. The board had done nothing to bind them to give MO/. to 31r. Columbine; the attempt was made, but lie mid Mr. Chambers resisted it and succeeded. Sir Bruce Chieester, Mr. Chambers, and himself having laboured with great assiduity in their service, with great per sonal obloquy, having been placarded, and had passages reflecting on their character extracted from newspapers, and letters sent to their residences, he would ask them if they would pass a vote of censure on them?--(Loud cheers.) Sir 11. PYM explained that he Sanctioned the purchasing of the shares, but that he did not realise a shilling by the transaction, nor, on his honour, anything from the funds of the Company, Dr. Blun dell had acted in a most extraordinary and Improper way whilst lie held the office of Secretary. . Dr. BLUNDELL said, he held the paper referred to under legal ad vice. Ile could not understand why he was stated to have money belonging to the Company in his hands. Mr. Naitu said they ought to pass a resolution empowerinr, the Directors to take steps to enforce the payment of tile deposits by those to whom shares had been allotted. Mr. Emil: answered, that by putting an end to the Company they would involve the three Directors, to whom they were much in debted, and themselves in innumerable Chancery suits. r ie d t e h r e r t o t they obtain uld at l ore s p s i l l e re4l the a C g o r m " p t a y i b o r e r n e c e a r o r t y . o i l t d ot n i deposits referred to. Some called " Divide, divide," whilst others shouted and hissed vociferously at Mr. Columbine, who rose to ad dress the meeting. The question was put whether he should be heard or not, but a decided and boisterous negative was the response. The following resolution was then adopted, scarcely with a dis sentient voice :—" That the report be adopted, and that the com mittee be authorised to prosecute with vigour such measures as they may be advised to take for reeovering from the defaulting members ofthe provisional committee the deposit and the shares agreed to be taken by them ; and that this meeting approve of the steps which havebeen taken in resisting the actions of Mr Braithwaite and Mr. Abraham, and to empower the; committee to take such Bather means as shall, be necessary far bringing the differences of these gentlemen with the Company to a satisfactory conclusion." Mr. Vallance's amendment was of course negatived. This stormy meeting which lasted nearly four hours and a half, then separated, after passing a vote of thanks to the directors. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The half yearly general meeting of this Company was yesterday held at their office, 69, Lombard-street. The meeting was numerously attended ; Mr. Wilkin in the chair. The report, which was of a very satisfac tory characters was unanimously adopted, and the usual dividend and bonus declared, after which the meeting separated, highly gra;l - with the prosperous state of their affairs. THE SEI/CHS.—We are reluctantly constrained to j e ide o r f ed th t e he S ir e:klisap- p s suppose mo d s et to that h h a a t r m e ' h p s c t e t d h t e h r e a n h i n n eos our r o p f o t w h e e r , a a d n v d a n r e c destruc tion inevitable, they have in fact withdrawn from their position in our teiTitorieswith a force which is still sufficient to offer a form idabl e re sistance to our advance over the plains of Lahore. The man to whom public opinion in this country unhesitatingly points as the fittest to conduct such an expedition is Sir Charles Napier; and whether it be intended or not that the army of Sinde should act upon the upper branches of the hides, that intrepid and able officer must not be absent from the field of danger and of honour. —Times. re MERCHANT SEAMEN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Yesterday a general meeting of the governors and subscribers to the above institution, founded for the board, education, and maintenance of the children of merchant-seamen deceased, was held at the London Tavern, for general business, and the election of six boys and two girls, by ballot, out of a list of twenty-one candidates; Captain Henry Nelson, R.N., in the chair. It appeared, from the last annual re port, that there are now ninety-two children in the establishment in the New-grove, Bow-road, which yesterday's election will increase to one hundred. The subscriptions and donation, amounted to 1,3431. Os. 6d., including a donation from the Trinity House of 100/. ; from the East India Company, 501.; and from the Building Committee of the late Royal Exchange, 801. TAILORS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yesterday the annual meeting of the subscribers t,) this institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Mr. Adeney in the chair. It appeared that since the last meeting the funded capital had been increased by 9441., the total sum invested amounting now to 12,2491. Including the three pensioners elected that day, the total number wholly maintained in the asylum at Naverstock-hill is at present filly-one, making, since the establishment of the institution, sixty-seven. It is in contemplation to build an infirmary, the esti mated cost of which is 1,500/. • The receipts during the year amounted to 2,5534., and the expenditure left a •balance in haul of 891. LA W INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 24. (London Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the LORD Cum BARON and Common Juries.) igTauELocit. v. MATTHEWS. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 511/. 53., being money lent by plaintiff to defendant. The plaintiff Is mana er of the businesa of Benjamin and Mark Boyd, stockbrokers, of , Bank buildings, and the defendant Is Secretary to the London and Man chester Railway:Company. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. The jury, after a short eleliheratiou, returned a verdict for plaintiff. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Ogle appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder and Sir. Martin for the defendant. \lwo. Mr. Atkinson and Mr. XTTIOVEN Crowder V. apphared 'for the plaintiff. De fendant did not appear by counsel. it This was an action on two bills of exehange, amounting to 1,5601. 15s. 10d., which were drawn by defendant, and were not honoured when they became due. Evidence of the facts having been adduced, a verdict was given for the plaintiff. num... V. HUMBER. sta M r rt .Cowley fe a n n a d an y . r.Jervis inn appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. This was an action brought by plaintiff, a railway surveyor, to re cover a bill of 971. 2s. 8%c1., for surveying a portion of the Direct London and reeds line of railway, and supplying sections, plans, ele vations, &c., thereof. pfend f a o i r A p p la a i i i d iti 3 tr; 0/ services. When which lie considered ample rerun neration e When the case was part heard, a verdict was taken for the plain• tiff, subject to a reference. - - POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHWARK. George Thompson, a young man of respectable appearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Cottingliann charged on the police-sheet with feloniously urging Bridget Edgar, landlady of the Marquis Corn wallis beer-shop in Dyer-street, Gravel-lane, Southwark, to take poison, of which she died. Mr. Robinson (solicitor) briefly stated the case, from which it ap peared that a woman, named Edgar, a widow, kept a beer-shop in the above street ; that for some time past she had been cohabiting with the prisoner, who formed an acquaintance with her from fre quenting her house ; and that of late they lived very unhappily, the prisoner being in the habit of treating her in a ve-y cruel manner. On Saturday night, the 14th instant, they had a disagreement, the result of which was that the prisoner turned her out and shut the door against her. Shortly afterwards a policeman, on finding her in the street, and she having disclosed teapin the conduct of her as sailant, insisted on her admission, and shcrwas accordingly permitted by lam to enter the house again. The following day the parties again had high words, in the midst of which the - deceased drew from her pocket a paper containing a white powdc r, and emptying it into a tea cup, poured water upon it, and exclaimed that she should poison her self. Upon hearing the threat the prisoner did not attempt to prevent the unfortunate woman from carrying It into execution, but gave ut terance to words calculated to urge her into the commission of the act, saying, " Take it, and be —." The moment he used the expres sion, she put the cup to her lips and swallowed off the contents. This was between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon; and although the prisoner mast have been aware of the deadly nature of the dose, yet he made no attempt to counteract its effects, and permitted the un fortunate creature to remain writhing in agony until between 5 and 6 o'clock, when a Mrs. Seager entered the house, and found her lying on her back in one of the rooms, evidently in great pain. The pri soner was present at the time, and in reply to the question of Mrs. Seager, the deceased said that she had taken arsenic, and calling the prisoner to her, site held out her hand and ejaculated, " George, I would not have taken it but for you. You ought to have prevented me; but I forgive you." On that occasion the prisoner said, ." I saw her take a white powder, but I was not aware it was poison." Now lse (Mr. Robinson) contended that the prisoner must have been perfectly cognizant that she had taken a powder of a deleterious nature, for it appeared she had commenced vomiting very soon afterwards, and also complained of great pain and heat internally. Soon after Mrs. Seager's visit the de ceased was conveyed to the hospital, where she lingered until Tuesday, and then expired, notwithstanding the antidotes that were administered to cheek the effects of the poison she had imbibed. On the day following an inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of " Temporary derangement" returned, none of the circumstances with respect to the conduct of the prisoner in the transaction having been made known to the coroner or jury. He (Mr. Robinson) should abstain at present from entering into other facts connected with the case, regarding the property missing belonging to the deceased. As her friends were anxious, under the circumstances, that an investi gation should take place, they had the prisoner taken into custody. Mr. Games, on behalf of the accused, said that he was perfectly ready and willing that the most searching inquiry should be made into all the circumstances, and although it bad been alleged on the present, as well as on a former occasion, when an ex parte statement was made there, that the prisoner had urged the deceased to take the poison, it would be satisfactorily made apparent that he did no thing of the kind, and was totally ignorant of the nature and quali ties of the powder she had mixed and taken off at a draught, and which had unfortunately caused her death. Mr. COTTINGHAM said, he should hear the evidence, if it could be produced, to show that the prisoner was present and urged her to take that which he knew was arsenic; and if such testimony could be adduced, it was clearly as serious a charge as that of a man pre= senting a pistol at and blowing the brains out of another. On the contrary, if even the prisoner were present at the moment the de ceased swallowed the contents of the teacup, but was not aware of the nature or properties of the powder site had taken, then the case, so far as he was concerned, would assume quite a different com plexion. Mr. Robinson said, that it would be remembered the deceased had threatened to destroy herself before she mixed the poison, and that the prisoner on observing her did not use the slightest exertion to prevent her, but, on the contrary, had uttered gross and unfeeling words of a nature to induce her the more certainly to carry out her threats of self-destruction. Mr. COTTINGHAM said lie was ready to bear the evidence: Mrs. Seager was then called, and she stated that she was ac quainted with the deceased landlady of the Marquis Cornwallis, in Dyer-street, Gravel-lane, Southwark ;an that on Saturday, the 14th instant, she went to her house between five and six o'clock. She saw the deceased lying on the floor in great agony, and in reply to a question as to what ailed her,.she said she hat taken a dose of arsenic. The prisoner wan present on the occasion, and deceased put out her hand to him and said, " George, you ought to have pre vented me from taking it, but I freely forgive yon." Witness, on hearing what was said, addressing the prisoner, asked him why he remained a spectator looking on at a woman taking poison, and did not dash it out of her hands ? His reply was that he saw her take a white powder, but did not know it was arsenic. Mr. COTTINGHABI asked the witness If she knew the deceased was in the habit of carrying arsenic about her person? The witness, in reply, said, some time ago the deceased had informed her that she had some arsenic, but she did not say where she got it, or for what purpose it was Intended. Joseph Edgar stated, that he was deceased's son, and that be tween four and five-years ago he accompanied the prisoner to pur chase some arsenic to kill rats, that a small portion of the poison was used at the time., and the remainder was placed In a glass jug which was kept oi; the mantel-piece in his mother's room. He had been informed that his mother had recently taken the arsenic out of the glass jug, and wrapping it in paper, deposited it lie her housewife, which she kept in her pocket. Witness had every reason to believe that the arsenic in question was that which caused her death. Mr. COTTINGIIAM inquired if there was any evade nee to prove the prisoner was aware the deceased was in the habit of carrying arsenic about her, as that would be important, as tending to show that he could not have been ignorant of the nature of the powder she took in his presence? - Mr. Robinson admitted that at present he was not prepared with all the evidence he intended to submit in order to make out the case, as one material witness was absent. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that it appeared the parties had been living together as man and wife, although they were not married, and of late were in the frequent habit of quarrelling; that upon one of those occasions the female was represented to have taken a dose of arsenic in his presence, without his having made any attempt to prevent her. Now, the question was wh e th er the prisoner was cognizant that it was poison or not; for if h e was, and used the words attributed to him, he was gully of a most serious offence, and one which, if proved, would possibly affect his life. The evidence, however, already adduced did not justify such a belief, for although ke admitted hav ing seen her take MC the powder, he afterwards said to Mrs. Seeger ' that lie did not know what it was at the time. Mr. Robinson —lt will be remembered she had often threatened to poison [herself before; and on the last occasion distinctly told the prisoner what she was about to do, and still he never attempted to prevent the occurrence. Mr. Gkmes contended there was no evidence to show the prisoner was guilty of any offence. It Ives trac he cohabited with the wetness, and that they had quarrels, but he was wholly innocent of having had ally participation in her death. Mr. CorriNeatast said that the conduct of the prisoner, to say the least of it, throughout the affair, sensor a most extraordinary nature. The circumstance of his bei»g present when the unfortunate wetnan had the folly to swallow the poison, and making no attempt to tire vent it, and afterwards allowing her to remain for nearly two hours writhing in pain, without calling in the aid of a medical limn, exem plified in an extraordinary degree his utter want of the common reclines oflannsnity, and lie (the magistrate) must say, the necessity of the pl. eat investigation. It was, as he had before said, a most g e a , elm) g', and one, if proved, that would affect the life of the accused ; and in ()Ater that a bill and lair inquiry should ho instituted t ' ' l3 lo o b r each, ' to app ear ( n that day. The ner, into the winds of the cir cumstances, as well on the part of the de ceased's friends as 011 behalf of the accus e d, h e s h ou ld reman d h i m mad a ccept o f bail, himself in 2001. and two not being pr e p ared With the requisite seettrity, was c ommitted. until s e - - - THE NEW PLANET.— Tile recently-discovered planet, Astra:a, was observed from Morton-place Observatory on two suc cessive nights in the beginning of this week. It is at present in the constellation Taurus, rather below the middle of the line joining Aldebaran and the Ilyades. It is a companion of the four Asteroids —Vesta, Juno, Ceres, and Pallas, whose orbits arc situated between those of Mars and Jupiter. When examined with the powerful New tonian it appears no larger than one ofJupiter's satellites. Its right ascension of 64 deg. 56 min., and its declination north 16 de:. 40 min. —Kilmarnock Journal. SUMMARY CONVICTIONS.—•By a return issued on Saturday (procured by Captain Pechell), it seems that in the year eliding Michaelmas, 1844, there were 35,749 summary convictions tiled with the e crits of the peace. In the counties of England there were 21,979, and in the counties of Wales 1,459, making 23,438 in counties. In boroughs in England and Wales the number was 12,311. In Middlesex the number was 220. The largest number was in Lancaster, where 1,332 summary convictions were filed. or MURDERS.—A communication has been directed to:al the Coroners throughout Eagland, by the Home Secre tary, Sir James graham, calling upon them to make returns of all murders that have been committed since the Ist .1 - unitary, 1812, in England, with a view to intended legislative enactment on the Subject. STRIKE AMONG THE ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, AND Smvms.—Dnring the last few days th e w h o l e o f th e Lo n d on nweha- nies connected with the various extensive engineering establishments have been in a state of great commotion, in consequence of the whole body of the trade having struck work, for the purpose of getting the masters to sign an agreement to allow them to leave oil' at four o'clock on Saturdays, and to be paid their full time. A LEGAL WITTICIS3I.—In the course of Sir Thomas isea3e::::: Wilde's argument en Monday at the bar of the House of Lords, in Wood's appeal case, the Learned Counsel had occasion to refer to a useg. ,, ~ It Ls," interposed the Lord Chancellor, ue c e a r l :t ai l: e G w o i r t a to on be , case in the books in which a rat is stated to have mutilated a will. Lord Brougham—" The rat is a surprisi ng anima . ; 1 but I was not fond of shifting " fonder of corn." " Doubtless," rejoined Lord Brougham, "it is very fond of corn." before aware that it ever pract ANOTHER RESIGNATION.—The M.P. for Aberdeenshire, announces to his constituents that he has seen it his duty, in reference to the present measure of Government, to take his stand on the side of protection to the native industry of the country ; and, in order to leave himself free a n d unfettered on the subject of the corn - la ws, has resigned his seat at the Admiralty Board. DEPARTURE OF THE FOREIGN MAILS. —The following notice was yesterday affixed at the General Post-office, St. Martin's le-Grand :—West Indies : For the British Colonies (except Honduras and :Bermuda), the foreign colonies (except liavannah), and includes New Grenada; Venezuela, and Madeira, w ill b e dispatched from Southampton, by the T rent, on the 2d March. Madeira, Bra zils, Buenos Ayres, itc., from Southampton, by her Majesty's brig Crane, on the 3d March. India : Gibraltar, Greece, lonian Isles, Egypt, Ceylon, India, and China, on the 3d March. Lisbon, Malta, Madeira, Spain, Gibraltar,on the 27 and 13 th I • 27th instant. America, Mexico, Honduras, Havannah, y e bbernia from Liverpool, on the 3d March. Sydney and New South Wales, by the Agincourt from Liverpool, on tile 2Stlt instant. Holland, by the General Steam Packet Company's steamer Columbine, this evening (Wednesday, 25th inst.) Hamburgli, by the General Steam Company's vessel the Princess Royal, this day. KING': COLLEGE HOS PITA L. -- Yesterday, at three o'clock, the annual general Court of Governors of King's College Hos pital, which was numerously attended, was held in the board room of the institution, to receive the past annual report, ending the 31st of December last ; Mr. G. Thornton in the chair. Tile report of the committee showed that the receipts amounted to 5,440/. 10s., inclad ing 3,533/. 1 is. donations, 1,1701. 3s. annual subscriptions, and 300/., a contribution from the Holborn Estate Company, which is to be annual. The expenses reached 6,250/. 145., leaving a balance of 804/. 2s. against tile treasurer. to meet which there were Exchequer bills, cash at the bankers, &c., amounting to 1,242/.Bs. 2(1., which would produce a balance in favour of the hospital of 438/, Bs. 2d. There has been an increase of 3,3C0 patients in comparison with the returns of the previous year. The in-patients amounted to 1,100, and the out-patients (including 382 poor married women, attending at their confinement), were 15,93 3 , making the total number of appli cants 17,093, exclusive of numerous minor casualties, and there were then 106 patients in the hospital. The report was received and adopted, when, thanks having been voted to the chairman, the court broke up. THE RECENT CASE OF ASSASSINATION.—On Tuesday afternoon the remains of Mr. Bostoek, the unfortunate man who was shot on Monday week by his apprentice, Thomas Wicks, were con signed to the grave in the burial-ground of old St. Pancras-road, in the presence of a vast concourse of. persons. The crowd in Drury lane was so great as to require the presence of a large body of the F division of police to keep order. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, FEB. 24. The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in ky the undernamed Hon. Members : Yorkshire and Glasgow Union—Mr. 0. Duucombe, Mr. Cayley, and Mr. E Denison. Kent Ahnospherfe—Mr. Frewen and Admiral Dundas. Great North and South Wales—Mr. Morris and Mr. Davies. Cockermouth and 'Workington Extension-31r. Aglionby, Mr. E. Stanley, and Mr. Horsman. Richmond (Kew Branch)-31r. Keruble and Mr. Antrobus. East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley —Sir J. Hope and Mr. Balfour. Edinburgh and Northern (Dunfermline Branch)—Mr. E. Ellice,jun., and Mr. G. W. Hope. Alford Valley—Mr. Bannerman and Sir A. L. Hag, Greet North of Scotland (Eastern Extension)--Mr. Bannerman and Sir A. L. Hay. Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick—Mr. Dugdale, Mr. Newdegate, and Mr. Horsman. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. The fol7owing Resolutions were reported from this Committee :- 1. That in the case of the Alford Valley Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 2. That in the case of the Great North of Scotland (Eastern Ex tension) Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 3. That in the ease of the East Lothian Central and "Tyne Valley Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 4. That in the case of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Man chester Railway (Ashton Canal Purchase) Petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 5. That in the case of the Somersetshire Midland Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. - G. That in ille case of the Richmond Railway (Kew Branch) Peti tion, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the par ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 7. That in the case of the Rugby, Leamington, and Warwick Rail way Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 8. That in the case of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (Dun fermline Branch) Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 9. That in the case of the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction Railway Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on proving to the Committee on the Bill that the amount paid up by each subscriber was so paid up by such subscriber previous to the presentation of the Petition for the Bill. 10. That in the case of the Leicester and Tamworth Junction Rail• way Petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—Thal the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. First, second, third, fifth, sixth, selrenii,eliah, ninth, and ten Resolutions agreed to. SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS. MONDAY, MARCH 2. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction (Humber Ferries). Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway and Grimsby Docks Consolidation. Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Ilalstead. Newcastle and Darlington Junction awl Tyne Dock. Newcastle-upou-Tyne and Carlisle Branch. London, Newbury, and Bath Direct. Great Western and Uxbridge. East Lancashire (Deviations and Branches). Great Western and Wycombe. • Mitcham and South-Western. Derby, Gaiusborough, and Great Grimsby. Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Crickheath and Nrcni Lines). Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction (Extension and De viations). Norat Wales Mineral (Deviation and Branches). SOUTH NOTTINGHAM ELECTION NOTTLNG RAM, HALF-PART 5 P.M.—The returns have been received by express. The following figures indicate the numbers polled in each district, according to Me returns of the committees on each side, up to 4 o'clock : LORD LINCOLN'S COMMITTEE REPORT. SUTTON- UPON-TRENT. Lincoln Hildyard Lincoln Hildyard Lincoln ... Hildyard ... Lincoln ... Hildyard ... Lincoln Hildyard Lincoln ... Ilildyard ... SOUTHWELL. Ifildyard Lincoln ... 98 ... 286 ... 124 ... 232 .110.NEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet, but steady. Sales, 4,000 bales, including 1,000 American on speculation. There was no change in prices. Shares were dull, and generally drooping.. There are not any late arrivals in the City this morning. It is now pretty clear, as we have anticipated, that the de • bate on the corn laws, will not be concluded before Satur day morning next. Not only do the merchants of Liverpool, as referred to in the House of Commons last night, take a deep interest in the early settlement of the corn-law question, but those of the City of London and elsewhere, are equally desir ous of having a definitive vote upon this most important topic. The English Securities show no signs of an alteration, and are dull still. The small purchase of the Chancery broker, and the daily i nves t ment b y the Govern ment broker, serve to maintain prices, as although Thursday's settlement is expected to be Bullish, there is no inclination on the part of the public to make inrestmeats. Bank Stock has been 208%, being not quite so good as yesterday. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98% to 97X, being lower; a railway company is said to be a seller. Consols are 95 3 / 4 to 96 for money, and 95'; to 96 for time. Ihe premium on Exche quer-bills is 365. to 38s. The Foreign Bonds are totally neglected. Portuguese Four per Cents. are down to 58 to 58 3 / 4 . Brazilian Stock has been at 83 3 / 4 . Dutch Two -and-a-Half per Cents. have been 59%, and the Four per Cents. 95 to lA. Shares are flat again to-day. BRITISH FUNDS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities Three per Cent. Consols Annuities New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. South Sea Stock .. Ditto, Old - Annuities • • • • 95 Consols for Account .. • • .. 96 95% ExcLequer Bills. • I%d. I)4d. 1,0001. .. 38 36 pm 5011. •• • • 36 Ditto, Small .. .... 36 38 —— pm PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent . • • • 83% Portuguese Four per Cent .. • 58% Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certiticates .. 95 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Oxford Junction ••2•• • • 24 .... to Caledonian •••• • • 10 13% .•to Ditto Half Shares .. • • • • 2% •• •• • 3%)4 • • to Ditto Extension .. . • • .. 2)4 .. • • 24 .. ••to Chester and Holyhead .. • • .20.. .. 21)4 .... to • • Direct Manchester (Remington's) • • 2% • • 1% • to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • • 54 •• • • 3% •• • • to Direct Northern .. .• • • .. • • 2% • • 2% % 4 to Dublin and Galway .. - • • 4 .• • • 3% .... to Eastern Comitie • • Ditto, New • • ..........Si. 16s, 0d....• p• • to Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61. 13s. 4d. • • ••.• to Ditto, ditto .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d..... % p.. to Ditto, York Extension .. • • .. 105..... .. to Eastern Union .. .. • • .. 25 ••• • •••• to Ditto, Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 6% • 7% •••• to East Lincolnshire • • • • • 1 1 4 .. 234.... to Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425. .... 1 p.. • . to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 15 .. • • 21 .. .. to Great Western .• .- • • • • .. 85 .. •• • 150 ••• • to 149 Ditto Half Shares • • •.. • • • 50 .. • . 84 .... to 83 Ditto, Quarter Sh ares • • • • • • 5 .... 17 .• ••t o Lancaster and Carlisle .. • • •• 35 .. •• 55 .. ••to Ditto New .. 5 ..•• 104 to Leicester and Bedford .. • • • • 225. .. • • dls... to Liverpool. Manch, and Newc. Junct. 2% • 3% •••• to London and Birmingham .. • • ..100 .• • . 222 224.. to 222 Ditto, Thirds • • • • • • • 16 .. • 49)i -• • to Ditto. Quarter Shares • • • • • • 2 .... 27% •• • • two 25 % Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • 2 •• 24 •-to 25 London and Blackwall 161. 13s. 4d. •• • • 8% • • • to Ditto, New • • • • • • • • • • 2!:, ••••4k• • .. to Loudon and Brighton • • .. • • •. 50 .. 64% 654 to 64% London and Croydon .. • • 131. 15s. 9d. .. 21% •••• to 22 Ditto, Guaranteed Five per Cent... 9 •• • 10 •••• to London and South-Western •• 411.63. 10d. •• • • .... to Ditto, New .. .. • • .. 12g .... 234 to London and York • • • • • • • 2 % •• • • 3 %34 ••to Mancluster and Leeds • • • • .. 82 •• • • .. • • to -- Ditto, Extension .• .. • • • . 425. • • 332 p.. to 3 Manchester and Birmingham .• 40 .. • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • • . 2 • 9 32 .... to Manchester and Southampton .. • • 2 •• • 2% •••• to Midland •• •• ..100 •• • • 146% .... to •• •• Ditto, New .. 18 32 to Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 • . 4330 .. to Ditto, New • .. .. • . 1 .... 10 34 •• • • to Newcastle and Berwick .• 10 •• • • 214 •••• to Newry and Enniskillen 2 3 34 .... to worth British .. .. • • • • .. 20 .. • • 274 to Ditto, Half Shares . .. • • .. 6 .... 9)4 1 4 •.to Ditto, Dalkeith .. • • .. 25 .... 3134 • • to North Devon .. .. • • • • • • 2 .. .• I •• • • to North Kent and Direct Dever • • .. 234 .••• 2%... to North Staffordshire .. .. • • • • 425. • • 3% p.. to Norwich and Brandon .. .. • • • • 18 •• • • •• • • to Ditto, New .. .. • • • • • • 5 • • 83% .... to .. Perth and Inverness • • • • • • • • 232 •• • • 1% .. • • to Rugby and Huntingdon • • • • • • 2 • • 14 ••• to Scottish Central .. • • • • • • • • 714 •• • • to Ditto New .. .. • • .• • • .. 232 .... 8% • ... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. • *i •• • • 3 .... to Shropshire Union . . • .. 425....• 4 % die to South Midland • .. 425..... 2;4 p.. to 24 p South Eastern and Dover .. 384 1 —••• • to Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • • . .. 234 3 1 4 ••• to South Wales .. .. • • .. 5 .... 5%% to Swans. & Loughor & Camerens Stm... 2 .. • • 2% .... to Teau and Dove Valley .. .. • • • • 1% .• .. 0%14 • . to Trent Valley and Holyhead Junction 2 / 4 1% to Wexford, Waterford, and Videntia .. I% .. • • 1 . • • to Welsh Midland .. • • • • 232 .• • 1% •••• to York and Carlisle .. .. • . • • .... 2 1 ,4 to York and North Midland .. • . .. 50 •• .. to Ditto, Extension 15 •. 32N .. •.to 32 Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 10 .... to •• •• 208% 964% 95 %3i 96 98% 97% 10 11-16 9-16 % .. 38p FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .• .. 10 •• 11% .. to Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 •• •• • • to ' Ditto ditto (Espelete) • • • • • • 2 • • 2g..., to Dendre Valley • • • • • • • • • • 2 •• • • 4••• - to Dutch Rhenish • • .. • • .. • . 5 •. • • 6% •••. to East Indian •• .. • • • • .. ss. • • 1 •• to Great Northern of France Constituted 5 •• • • 15% %• • to Great Indian xeninsular • • • • • • ss. •• • • % ••to Lyons and AVignon • • • • 2 •• • • 2% .. •• to Luxembourg • • • • .• •• • • • • 4 •• • • 2% % • to Madrid and Valentia • • •• • • • • 2 .. • • 1 .• • • to Orleans and Vierzon • • • .. 10 •• 18 .. ••to Orleans and Bordeaux • • • • .. 6•• • • 11% .. ••to Paris and Oilcans .. •• • • .• 20 .. • • 50% t o 51 'aria and Rouen ••••••.. 20 .. • • 40% ••to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Condon Joint-Stock LOWDHAM. NEWARK. BLNGIIAM. ... 1,512 - 960 ... 1,502 ... 945 >i ... 291 ... 168 ... 202 ... 204 ... 88 ... 426 ... 157 ... 190 •~~ EAST LEAKE. TOTAL. Majority for Hildyard MR. HILDYARD'S COMMITTEE REPORT. SUTTON-UPON-TRENT. Hildyard ... Lincoln ... ... 286 ... 98 SOUTIIIVELL. Hildyard Lincoln ... 232 ... 124 LoWDHANL Hildyard Lincoln ... 159 ... 280 NEWARK. Hildyard Lincoln ... ... 206 ... 198 BINGIIA3I. Hildyard ... Lincoln ... ... 429 ... 88 1111(lyard ... Lincoln ... ... 190 ... 157 II ildyard Lincoln EAST LEAKE% TOTA L. Majority for Ifildyard ... SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ELECTION. NORTHAMPTON, FEB. 24.—The election of a Member, in the room of W. B. Cartwright, Esq., resigned, took place in this town, at ten o'clock this morning, in the County-hall. The lIIGICSHERIFF having opened the proceedings, Sir H. DRYDEN proposed Captain Vyse as a fit and proper person to represent the Southern Division of the county of Northampton. The Hon. Baronet, who was slightly interrupted, spoke strongly in favour of protection to agricultare. Jour( MANtsc, Esq., President of the Northamptonshire Agricul tural Protection Society, briefly seconded the nomination. No other candidate being proposed, the High Sheriff declared the election to have fallen on Captain Vyso. Captain VISE then expressed his firm attachment to the principle of protection, and his devotion to the welfare of the Established Church, in whose faith he had been brought up, and whose institu tions he had been taught to admire. He assured his constituents that his best exertions should always be used to forward their inte rests in connexion with the interests of their common country. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY. CHESTER Cur.-20 to 1 agst Sweetmeat (taken and after wards offered)-22 to 1 agst Best Bower-22 to 1 agst Mer maid-23 to 1 agst Whinstone-25 to 1 agst The Baron -33 to 1 agst Miss Burns (taken)-35 to 1 agst to 1 agst Colleen Dhas (taken)-50 to 1 agst Columbus (taken)-50 to 1 agst Crim Con (taken)-50 to 1 agst Miss Elis (taken). A strong disposition to bet agst Sweetmeat. DER BY. -5 to 1 agst Stino - -15 to 1 agst Brocardo-22 to 1 agst lago-30 to 1 agst Spithead-33 to 1 agst Malcolm (taken and afterwards offered)-30 to 1 agst Tibthorpe (taken)-50 to 1 agst Nutleaf-5 to 1 agst Scott's lot-20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot. _ _ _ OAR . s.-9 to 1 agst Vanish-12 to 1 agst Osprey-20 to 1 agst Fantastic-20 to 1 agst Mendicant (tak en ). LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CIIASE..--6 to 1 agst St. Leger ( talicn) to 1 agst Lancet (taken). CORONER'S INQUEST. THE LATE MURDER IN CRIPPLEGATR.—Last evening Mr. Viu. Payne hekl an inquest in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Martin, aged 37, a marble-paper maker, who died front the effects of wounds received at the hands of John Facey (now in Newgate, on the charge of wilful murder), on the afternoon of Tuesday week last, at NO. 8, Cradle-court, Cripplegatc. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against John Fumy. TROTTlNG.—Yesterday the match between Mr. Rus sell an: Mr. Jenks to trot their horses, came ow on Sunbury-com mon, the contest causing considerable betting in the sporting world. The match was to trot in harness over five miles of road for a stake of IOU!. ; an unusual quantity of spectators being present at the race; the horses having been harnessed to light match carte, and starting at a rattling pace, performed the first mile well together, in three animates and twelve ssconds. Mr. Russell's horse then took the lead, and after a splitting race, the match was brought to is conclusion by his cob coming lu the winner, covering the distance in seventeen minutes. OnsEnvEa;oFneE, 169, STRAND.—With a view to furnish full particulars of the highly important achievements in India, the Observer purposes publishing a gratuitous half-sheet Sup plement of twenty folio columns on Sunday next, March 1. The price of the Observer (including the Supplement) Sixpence. A Mon day' afternoon Edition of the Observer is regularly published at Four o'clock, which edition is best adapted Ibr the country and readers abroad. The Observer was the journal that first announced the in tended alteration in the corn-laws, and which paper has in its subse quent numbers anticipated all the official movements in progress, connected with that highly important measure. WOOLWICH GARRISON, FEB. 23.—NEws FROM BAR BADozs.—A letter received to-day by an officer belonging to this garrison, from the troop-skip Athol, states that that vessel was on the 2d day of January in the harbour at Barbadoes, having been placed under quarantine, owing to the small-pox having broken out on beard, The sufferings of the troops had been severe from the crowded state of the ship, and the delay in reaching their place of destination ; but the disease had providentially sub sided without producing fatal results, excepting that an infant had died on board from its attacks. The above communica tion has greatly relieved the minds of those families who have relatives on board the Athol, as it was strongly rumoured that several had fallen victims to the disease. Royal Aartillery : Major Elgie's company are under orders to proceed to Scotland from Woolwich garrison, and Captain Dupin's company, now stationed at Guernsey and Jersey, are immediately to embark for these quar ters to replace them, for which purpose Captain Hennis , s company embarked on Saturday on board a Government transport from her Majesty's Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, to relieve Captain Dupin's company at that station. It is stated upon the best authority that sub-lieutenants are to be appointed to take charge of the military stations along the coast, which are to be erected for the national de fences of this country. It is intended to select the most deserving and old non-commissioned officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery for this service, as a reward for their past services. REPRESENTATION OF THE EASTERN DIVISION OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE. —GLOUCESTER, MO NDAY.—A large meet i ng of the electors of the eastern division of this county was held here to-day, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means o f secur ing a proper representative for the county, under the circumstance of Mr. Charter's' resignation. The Mayer, H. Iltighes, Esq, was (Ailed to the chair. The meeting was addres se d b y E . Holland, Esq., E . Manfred, Esq., and Sam ue l B ow l y, Esq., and passed a resolution, pledgingthemselves to make preparations for a general election. The speakers expressed their regret that Mr. Charteris had thought it necessary to resign his seat on the call that had been made to him by a few protectionists, and that the Liberals were not at the present moment prepared to bring forward any candidate in opposition to the Marquis of Worcester. ---- - We received the following only a few hours before we went to press. It is from a most influential Tory M.P. :—" Peel's great speech this week is considered equal to anything of Pitt's. I am, I confess, changed by it. Ile will carry free trade, and then, I suppose, Lord John will be Premier immediately. The excitement it Westminster was tremendous on Wednesday, the popular cry alto gether with Evans."—Liverpool Albion. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN THE SOUTHWARK-BRIDGE-ROAD. —Last night, shortly after eleven o'clock, a fire broke out on the large range of premises in the occupation of Messrs. W. W. and It. Brook, tallow-melters and chandlers, Southwark-bridge-road. From the easily ignitable character of the stock; the melting house, where it is said the Are kindled, was soon in a blaze, and though assistance was upon the spot the flames obtained a formidable head before any effective aid could be rendered. The fire was seen to yield to the judicious exertions of the firemen by twelve o'clock, and in another quarter of an hour all further fear of its extension was allayed. • •• 10 .... 14 •••• to MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .. • ... 4 • • • to- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.\ LONDON, FEB. 25.—Wind S., light airs and cloudy. DEAL, I'm 24.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrd. Robert Small, Wil liams, Calcutta; Duke of Cornwall, Whitehead, Calcutta; Helen Mary, Calcutta ; John Line, Edwards, Calcutta ; Mary, Africa ; Louise Sophie, Swecising, Bio Janeiro, for Hamburgh ; Louise, Bahia; Gladiator, Bunting, N .,, w York ; Caroline, Batavia. Arrd from the river, Eagle, Calcutta.. Sld. 24, St. James, New Yorl:. JtasEY.—Sld. 23, Trust Vaulter, Rio Janeiro. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.—Wind S.S.W., fresh.—Arrd, Buenos Ayrian, Coull, Manilla ; Parsee _Merchant, Poole, New Orleans ; Lapland, Walker, New orleans ; Plata, Buss, New York. Shi. Windermere, Tanner, Africa; Sarah, Laidley, Valparaiso. The Larpent, West, from China to Cork, in proceeding down the Woosimg, on the sth of December, grounded on the mud ; floated off with rudder braces injured, and expected would be lightened to repair them. The Gloria and Locswitz, hence to Stettin, was driven on shore hi Dundrinn Bay on the 22d inst.; crew saved. The schooner Spark, of Belfast, was totally wrecked near Pullin Island this morn ing ; crew saved. A barque under close-reefed maintopsail and double-reefed spanker, with the words " Sinking—stone, &c." and also seemingly " Lydia" chalked on her side, pumps constantly going, the English ensign union down, the jack half mast, and other signals of distress flying, was fallen in with 22d ult., lat. 33, lon. 61, by the Lapland, Walker, acrd. here from New Orleans, which bore down to her and rounded too close under the leo, but was unable to render any active assistanc e from the heavy gale blowing at the time ; the Lapland drifted rapidly to leeward and lost sight of the barque during the night. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 24.—The New Fame, nun'', or and for Malta from Newcastle, which put in here leaky, was laid on the Wages it the Camber yesterday, bilged and tilled, has been surveyed and CO/1. denied. A Hogshead of Hollands, marked "_l. B. and Co., No. 6,' was picked up in the Channel by the Industrie, from Fecamp. STANGATE CREEK.—Arrd. New City of Cork,liobbs, P,eyrtu:t. CoirEs, FED. 24.—Arrd. Cynthia, Goldsworthy, Adolphus Sowter, Sunderland fur Paingaruf, leaky, and ii 1 pumps choked. gbain, Forbes, leaky, loss of SALCOMBE, 23.—Arrd. Lady , St. Helena. SCILLY, FEB. toxidlorus, , Frn 24.—Wallace, Callao; Isabella, Thompson. sails, &c., and part of enrgo throw: l oVer u e bo .i a r rd th . e. OFF E Nicholson,em erar a. CORK, nat. 2 •Mauritius; St. Ccynr, FEE. George, Wright, Mauritius. —A t IV . ' l ) ' ‘ o v oi. l c ?s ' ioc ‘ k % , FEB. 24.—Wind IV.S.W., strong.—Sld. 23d, Condor,ll'blt t rg 3tntrona, Jaensen, West Indies. 24. Constan tl i : g lti,cieu;er7Sir:Lland smAsnroan,FEß.2l.—The Northumbrian Maid, 3PFerran, from Liverpool to Londonderry, struck on the rocks at Claughey, in the river this morning, and filled with the tide—part of the cargo saved. The Dottio, Mathews, from Cadiz and Liverpool to the Clyde, struck on Kerney Point this morning, and it is feared will go to pieces. CORK, FEB. 22.—The Briton, Stovin, from Tangiers, has pu in here leaky, and must dischnrge. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY The arrivals of English Wheat since Monday, coastwise, as well as by land carriage, and samples have been again moderate, yet the full prices, but all other stands to-day were (ably supplied with samples of that article. The timellrhovneedgleocfrtodst.eaFdiclyr farteevefroyreign Wheat the demand was inactive, yet the holders would not sell except at extreme figures. Bonded Grain was a mere drug. Malting Barley was rather more kinds test were qlali inquired for, but grinding and distilling sorts were a slow sale. In Malt, the show of which was seasonably extensive, comparatively little tai doing. The Oat trade was exceedingly dull, at the late de cline in value. Beans, Peas, and Flour as last advised. - -- - English Irish ..... Wheat. 1,330 qrs. ARRIVALS. Barley- I Oats Fleur. 1,310 qrs. 1,820 qrs. 1,340 sks 2,200 Foreign ...... 8,580 Malt, 1,260 ara. WII. The supplies of each kind of rr M E eat on sale h CILELPEZ ere were somewhat on the increase. Generally speaking, the demand ruled heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s Gd ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4a to 5s ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5a 2d per Sibs. by the carcase. Great quantities of mackerel have been taken off this coast by our boats during the present week. From 4,000 to 10,000 have been brought in daily by every boat (and Hastings boats included, there has not been less than 20) (luring the week. One Brighton boat took 7,000 into Ports mluth on Wednesday, which fetched 70/. Another (a Hastings btat) brought 6,300 into Brighton on Thursday, which fetched 801. Prices, which are from 20s. to 245. per 100, have been kept up by the French boats buying large quantities for their own supply, of which, as Lent is approach ing, is very considerable.—Brighton Herald. A new Roman Catholic chapel has been opened at Bridgewater. A NEW DI,EASE.—A physician of Vienna has dis covered a new and terrible disease, to which the workmen in inciter match manufactories alone are exposed. it commences with pains in the teeth and cheek bones, and breaking out openly on the re moval of a tooth, when it inflames the periosteum of the jaw -bones, gangrenes, and produces an injurious caries, causing consumption, and thus painfully putting an end to the sufferer's life. The cause of the disease is supposed to be the arsenic in the phosphorus. An offi cial inquiry is ordered.— Cologne Gazette. The Bey of Tunis has issued an edict declaring the blacks throughout his dominions free. A LADY JOCKEY.—At the g reat stee p le chase in Gallia (La Croix de Berny), on 19th April, a second Mrs. Thornhill, it is expected, will jump into the pigskin, and contest the break neck for 30,000 francs. " The lioness" has hitherto had her roarings listened to with deference; what will be the re,ult when She enounces in unmentionables ? THE WAR IN INDIA. OFFICERS KILLED, &c. Sin ROBERT HENRY SALE, G.C.B.—This much lamented officer was the second son of the late Colonel Sale, for many years an active officer of the East India Company, by the daughter of Henry Brine, Esti., of Buckden, Huntingdon shire. He was born in 1782, in the n or th o f Ireland, and married in 1809 the daughter of the late George Meyrick, Esq. Sir Robert entered the army as ensign in the 36th Foot in 1795, being then but 13 years of age. His commis sions are thus dated :—Lieutenant, April 12, 1797; Captain, March 23, 1806 ; Major, December 30, 1813 ; Lieut.-Colonel, June 2, 1825; Colonel, June 26, 1838; Colonel-in-Chief of the 13th or Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry, Dec. 15, 1843. He served at the battle of Molerelly, and siege and storm of Seringapatam, in 1799: for the latter he received a silver medal. Was present throughout the campaign in the Urgand country in 1801 ; served at the storming of the Travancore lines in 1809, at the capture of the Mauritius in 1816, and of Rangoon in 1624 ; particularly distinguished himself at the storming of the stockades near Kemmenline, and in conducting the operations of the sth, Bth, and 15th of December, 1824. Commanded a brigade at the reduction of Bassiere, &c., in 1825 ; was nominated a C. B. for his conduct at Prolue and Malouri in 182546. In October, 1838, was appointed to the command of the Ist Bengal brigade of the army of the Indus, which formed the advance in the campaign in Affghanistan ; commanded the storming party at Ghuznee, under the late Lord Keane, on the 23d of JOY, when he was severely wounded. Shortly afterwards he was nominated a K.C.B. and received the rank of major general in Affghanistan ; he was also presented with the second class medal of the Order of the Dooranee empire. He commanded the force sent to subdue the Kohistan country in September, 1840, and after numerous stormings and captures, compelled Dust Mahommed Khan to surrender himself to the care of Sir William M`Naghten ; for these distinguished services he received the first class order of the Dooranee empire. In 1842 he defended Jellalabad under very disadvantageous circumstances, and was nominated a G.C.B. for his services on the occasion. He as well received the thanks of Parliament for his skill, in trepidity, and perseverance displayed in the military opera tions in Affghanistan. He possessed three medals, viz., for Ghuznee, Caubul, and Jellalabad. He closed his career in the arms cf victory, after nearly fifty-two years serfice, and at the advanced age of sixty-three. The 13th Foot, which Sir Robert commanded, returned to this country a few months since. SIR JOHN lil‘Gastuer.—This officer entered the service on March 10th, 1797. Was appointed Lieutenant, May 14th, 1801 ; Captain, March 6th, 1806; Brevet Major, August 12, 1819; Regimental Major, March 11th, 1824; Lieut.-Colonel, February 17th, 1825 ; Colonel, June 28th 1838. He was at the landing at Port Rico, and seige of St. Juan, May, 1797. On passage to India when the fleet under command of Sir T. Trou bridge was attacked by * the French Admiral Linoisin, in the Marengo (84), a heavy frigate, and another ship, August, 1805. He was present at the sieges and captures of Forts Sattarak, Singbure, Woosutch, and a great many others. Also at the reduction of the strong fortress of Shalapore, and the attack and dispersion of 5,000 of the Peshwa's choicest troops, strongly posted with their guns, fifteen , of which were captured under the walls of the fort, May 11th, 1818. The Governor-General lost no less than four of his staff, as will be seen on reference to the list ; and one of his body guard. The loss altogether amongst the staff officers was no less than fifteen. According to the returns as yet received, the loss, parti cularly of old officers, on the part of her Majesty's regiments, was much greater than that of the Company's, the returns of which would appear to be exceedingly imperfect, from the fact of no lists having been published respecting thirteen regiments. The following brief analysis may not be uninteresting 3d (King's Own) Light Dragoons—Number of officers, 48. Killed 5; wounded, 2. The list of killed includes Captain jerries, understood to be related to the Ri g ht H on . J . C Herries, late Chancellor of the Exchequer. He was one of the aides• de-camp to the Governor-General. He entered the army in 1835, and he also served as aid de-camp to Sir Joseph Hackw•ell at Maraejpore on the 29th of December, 1843. George Wyvelham Knight Bruce, cornet, but de scribed as lieutenant, son of Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. This young gentleman only entered the army in 1844. 9th Foot—Officers killed, 3, including the lamented Sir John 31‘Gaskill. 29th Foot—Four killed and one wounded, the former in cluding Captain Owen Lucas, an officer of 16 years service. 31st Foot—Six killed and seven wounded. Major Baldwin, whose name we perceive with feelings of the deepest regret, in the list of killed, was one of the bravest, as well as most remarkable officers in the British army. His services had extended to a period of thirty-six years. He was at the siege of Flushing with the 36th, served the campaign of 1815 with the 14th, and was present at the battle of Waterloo. He was engaged with the 31st through out the campaign of 1842 in Atlghanistan, under General Pollock, including three important actions. For the latter he received a medal. He was the senior officer engaged in storming the left heights of the pass on the occasion of the battle of Zegeen by the same regi men t. M a j or B a ld w i n was one of the officers present at that lamentable catastrophe the burning of the Kent East Indiam.in. in the Bay of Bascay, on the Ist of March, 1825. Lieut. R. H. Pollock, of the 4th brigade of Horse Artillery, it appears, was the son of General Sir George Pollock, and nephew to the Lord Chief Baron. THE SINDE PRIZE MONEY. The East India Company have recently conveyed instructions to the Government of India for the payment of prize money to tho Queen's troops, and those of the Company, in pursuance of her Majesty's royal warrant, dated the 11th of November, 1845, authoriz ing the distribution of the booty captured in the year 1843, in the operations of the army employed against the imeers of Sinde. The captures consisted of gold and silver in bars and coins, of orna ments. jewels, and ornamental arms, of guns, cattle, and other pro perty, and have realized the following sums, viz.:— Rupees. Paid into the public Treasury on account of articles sold, about • • • • 2.29.038 Realized at Kurrachie .. • • • • 17.743 Value of silver • • • • • • • • • • 25.64.337 Gold sold .. .. • • .• 17.13.537 Gold remaining unsold • • • • • • • • 1.23.273 Lead valued at 15.000 making a total of 46.62.898 rupees ; to which are to bo added the stuns due from the Government for articles transferred to public de ' partmeuts, the sums due from individuals for articles sold in Sinde, and the rums which may be produced by the sale of the jewels, Rre.,, which are at present in deposit at Bombay, but ordered to be sold. Her Majesty directs that one-sixth be given to all such of tie troops stationed at or between Shinkarpoor, Butkur, and Kurrachir. and all such of the Indus Flotilla stationed between &Akar and Iturrachie on any day between the 17th of February, and the 24th of March, 1843, both days included, or shall not be otherwise entitled to a share in the booty. The Major-General commanding in Sinde, and the officers of Met general staff of the forces serving under his orders in the above men tioned operations, are to share in this portion, as well as in the other o be divided into two equal parts, in portions i h n e a r i ta g ft fi e r ve spe citied i the following mariner Stone half to be distributW to the troops who ibught at the battle of Meanee, and the other moiety to those who fought at Hyderabad ; the troops, however, who were engaged in both battles, are to share in each moiety. The allowance of batta money which may have been received by the troops, is to be de ducted from the respective shares. It is further provided that the troops under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Outram, who were detached previously to the battle of Meanee, and directed to fire the Shirkargah upon tho right flank of the army, as well its the detach ment which sot allantly defended the British residency on the 15th of February, and also such portion of the Indus flotilla as were ereseraatd should t o t u la en gaged in that defence, or co-operated with the detachment under Lieutenant-Colonel Outran), or were in any other way employed in immediate connexion with the army that achieved the victory of ctla,pesttatatlll3iydp battle of Van i lt ee l s , h a a i re w j a n s li i k f Q manlier the be entitled to share in the sums allotted to those engaged in the second battle. It is stipulated with Royal warrant that a portion of the ornaments and jewellery captured shall be restored to the Arum's, at the ills, cretion of the Government of India. J. W. COLLETT, ESQ 2/1.r., AND THE GAME -LAWS. —This gentleman is as great an object of terror to the game preservers as Mr. Cobden to the Duke of Richmond, and we fancy a recent act of his, relative to these laws, will' not diminish his character in their eyes. In a recent number of the Hampshire Independent appeared an account of a little boy, aged eleven, being sentenced by the Bench of Magis trates at Romsey, for worrying a hare, to pay a fine of 10s. and costs, and in default was committed to Winchester Bridewell. This attracting the attention of Mr. Irwin Willes, a solicitor' residing in Madd ox - street, Hanover square, he addressed Mr. Collett a letter on the subject, and within a very few hours was requested to wait upon him. Upon an interview with that gentleman, after expressing his abhorrence of the case, he requested Mr. Willes to proceed immediately to Winchester and release the infant poacher from confinement. Mr. Willes on reaching the Bridewell found that the ciild had not been comm i tted there (the bench having determined not to enforce the penalty until after the ex. piration of ten days, and then only at the desire of the prose cutor, Sir John B. Mill, B ar t . B e i ng struck by the appearance of three fine youths, aged 16 and 17, who were inmates or the Bridowell, on account of breaches of the game-laws, and learning that their conduct in prison had been unexcep tionable, he mentioned their case to Mr. Collett. That gen tleman no sooner heard of it than he dispatched Mr Willer instantly to Winchester, and within a few hours the youths were released from the Bridewell, and restored to their parents. The fines and costs in these cases amounted to SI. The gratitude of the poor fellows at their unexpected dis charge was unbounded, and blessings loud and deep were heaped iiissvm p u a p t o h n y t f h o e r h theire ad o m f stiter tunes, a M n e d m h b i e s r l b fo e r r a A I t t y h l i o n n e the fo i r r behalf. SIR ROBERT PEEL'S MEASURES.—TIPPERARY IN A BLAZE!—Sunday night, the country for many miles was a sheet of flame. The fires were so singularly numerous and brilliant, that nothing of the kind to surpass them has been remembered for a very long period. They appeared to have originated in a northerly direction, and to have been caught up with surprising velocity on all sides, so that for many minutes their appearance was extremely grand and attracted universal attention. The Duharrow hills, Keeper and Latte ragh mountains, the Devil's Bit, and on to the Shannon at both sides to Galway and Clare, the fires were everywhere lighted up and all nearly at the same moment. There were o l various conjectures as to the cause o f t h em , but we believe wea temdTu state, a u mour having gone among the peopl e t h at Sir R o bert Peel's measures had been sanctioned by a large ar with some degree of truth, that they rig i ma jority in the House of Commons , and that there was a posi tive • ti v e certainty of their becoming law. There i s no doubt that among the great bulk of the agricultural oP lation— . a t s l i a t t iie i 53,. comprehend i t i e h i e l d uithe labourers naturea nd o t f h the c i s n o tt i i ea e r measures, Sir n tr u i v r i br a o s far e t Peel's plans are extremely popular.—Tipperary Vindicator. HEALTff OF MR. CoBDEIsT, M.P.--We regret to learn that the Honourable Member for Stockport is still confined to , Edgeware-road, although better than re sidence in Connaught-terrace be Many a s a n b been n n for ob severalnoble families days. his lamented death of Major i eaurfo. saornieerset. placedAmionn Among m w arn ar in e g th b e y pu t k h e e s Mbruington, and several oti l i t e'rs Yesterday, - so Lords Westmoreland, Cowley, and of Weuingtoa and great Was the supply of mackerel in the markets, that they were sold in Clare-market and other places at six and eight for a shilling. „.....: " --/- 1 .2_, --e -er'- 11 .--- • --- -- - _____ . _ ea _ _ e.... _ 1 4----___ __ . _z_ 7_, -7 : , DISGRACEFUL USAGE OF CORO NE WS- . TO THE EDITOR JURORS OE EE SUN. -- Sin,—l am not aware whether it is the custom in most - -' places (I hope and believe not;, but here it is the practice of jurors, as soon as quitting the scene of death and misery, which generally on such occasions is presented in its most appalling form, and, if rightly regarded, would lead to solemn thought and reflection, to repair -to some neighbouring ale house, and there spend the money paid them by the coroner, to which each juror adds an additional sum to defray the expenses of a hot joint and such other things as are thought necessary to complete an evening's conviviality, or (to use a homely phrase) an evening's downright enjoyment. I would ask, is this in accordance with the refinement of our age? Is this usage (revolting as it must appear to most) one that should be perpetuated or not? lam sure, Sir, you will say it is a disgraceful practice, and far from reflecting credit upon respectable men. 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