The Sun. — London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

- ton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. RAILWAY CTOMM MMES. (THIS DAY.) Orr, No. 9.- -= (Cont -f colour , Afternoott Mr. William Anderson was briefly examined as to the traffic. 'I his he set down at 23,000 tons, all of which he calculated would come from the canal, the harbour, and the railways on the south side of the harbour. This closed the case for the promoters. Mr. Ifork., on the part of the petitioners, said he would postpone his observations till the close, and would now proceed to call the witnesses on behalf of his case. Mr. B. Kyle, land surveyor, was briefly examined as to the in convenience of the branch to the distilleries, glass works, and other public works on the banks of the canal. • The traffic along it would he very great, and it would be difficult for carts and other traffic so go over it. Mr. Warren, glass worker, gave evidence to the same effect. These witnesses were shortly cress-examined, but nothing very material was elicited beyond the admission, that if the traffic on the branch was properly regulated, the inconvenience weuld be very much reduced. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. OIWIT, No. 15, SOUTII-EIiSTERN (TUNBRIDGE WELLS TO HASTINGS AND RYE.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Mr. AUSTIN then proceeded to open the merits of the line from London to 'Tunbridge and Hastings, being in all 63 miles. It it in d to proceed by RocheFter, Maidstone, Tunbridge, Canterbury, til.cerne,:, and Queenborou;;li. Mr. Austin thought this commumea. tiara with the towns of Mid Kent 'Noah' at once commend the line to tiic Comadttee. Any opposition to be expected was from certain 1 oildholders on turnpikes and from Sir Godfrey Webster, but he th,ught it unnecessary to take up the time by speaking to it. Mr. Knoalts, corn-dealer in Tyeehurst, was examined in reference to the traffic in that neighbourhood. His son was in the-habit of scliug as many as 70 quarters of corn a week in Tyeehurst, and he was sure that the means of seedinu their prozAtet to London would a very great advantage. Tile Rev. mr. Wrtherall, view of Lamberhurst, corroborated the last witness. MI. John Smith, Ilitchenham, gave evidence showing that it svoidd be a very great advantage to those engaged in fattening cattle to have the proposed line constructed through that country, connecting it with the London market. Mr. Barlow, the engineer, was examined as to the length of the branches. Ile said the geological nature of the country along the 1' ii was Hastings' sandstone,which was well adapted to cuttings and ,mbankments, the next best to chalk. There would be 14 miles of I•,,nielling on the whole line, occurring where it approached Tan -1 ridge, the Wadhurst ridge, and Mountricld. The ruling gradient be one in 132. Mr. Barlow estimated the total cost of the lime at 610,0001. Mr. HILL, on the part of Lord Liverpool, proceeded to cross examine the witness as to the details of the cost, and the distances of glares on the line. Mr. Barlow said the present projected line between Hastings and Tunbridge did not differ half a mile at any part from a line thrown ottt by the Board of Trade last year. The present line was Inttuded to cross Lord Liverpoel's Lidham estates, in the form of the two legs of a triangle, meeting the Boeings and Ashford Line, which cuts off the triangular space entirely. Mr. BILL flu sired his ex - amination for Lord Liverpool, and the (7onuoittce postponed hearing any further till to morrow. Mr. Row for the landholders, and Mr. Hill for Sir Godfrey Webster, will premed With the examination of witnesses to-morrow. Sub-Comin!ttee No. 4. nmAnroun, NVALXMFIELD, and EVIXDLAND. (Continued fror.:. our Afternoon Edition.) MT. GELGORY called Mr. Murphy, the engineer, to explain how tits omission had occurred. From this gentleman's statement, and that of a Mr. Greene, it appeared that the bookbinder, through mis take, sent in the wrong copy at first, but took means for substituting the correct book between the lot and 4th of December. After hearing the statements on both sides, the Committee decided that the r.llegation was proved. The nH►t allegation was, that iu the plan and book of reference deposited with the clerk of the peace the lands proposed to be taken lit the parish of Fart'ley, being 81 in number, were not mentioned at all, sad that, therefore, the standing orders had not been tom• plied whit. Mr. PUTT, for the petitioners, called Mr. Dickson, who proved that he had examined the book of re ference, and discovered that the numbers from 1 to 83, in the town .ship of Fernley, had been omitted. It appeared that two pages had been torn out of the book after' it had been lodged, and that the lands alluded to were correctly marked on the leaves which had been s-7.torn. Sub-Committee No. 5. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition). MIDLAND (T.I3MI,VASH VALLEY BizaNcHEs). A petition against this Bill havin been withdrawn, the standim s , orders were ultimately declar,:d to have been complied with. 73XRDEINGEANZ AND oxponxo HAM EXTENSION). After hearing the usual lbrmal evidence in support of this Bill, the Committee decided that the Llanding orders hail been complied with. Sat-Committee No. 6. TEE AnEmnzEN, zaurr, AND Ex.GrAT.. `lThe object of the Bill was to constrict a line from Elgin, by Barr - 11, ro.:haben, Keith, &e., to Aberdeen. The estimated cost is 150,00! b., and the engineer, Mr. Granger, who 13 also engineer to the Edinburgh and Northern and other lines. After hearing the usual formal evidence, the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Committee met this day at three o'clock ; present, the Earl of E4hafteibury (in the chair), and Lords itedesdale and Ilawarden. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN, ANI) LINCOLN AND YORK, AND LEEDS JUNCTION RAILWAY. This line commences at the terminus of the Cambridge and Lin coln line at Lincoln, and proceeds through Gainsborough, Thorne, i3nalth, and Selby, direct to York. The whole length is fifty-seven and a halt miles. The estimated cost is 868,000 L, and the stun de r - .sited in the Court of Chancery is 63,250/. Parliamentary agents, Messrs. I'arrattl and Walmisley ; solicitors, Mr. Elackburne, Leeds, and Mr. James, IJasinghall•street, London ; engineers, Messrs. Leather and Sons. The line could hardly he said to have been opposed, only one peti titian having been presented against it by the London and York Com pany, which was subsequently abandoned. The Committee decided, after hearing the usual evidence, that the Company had complied with the standing orders. EPSOM ANI) DORKING. The Committee decided that the promoters of this line had also complied with the standing orders. EASTEt;N COUNTIES (HERTFORD AND HUNTINGDON). The hearing of this case, which had been atljourned on Friday iv,t, was again resumed by their Lordships. The main objection urged against the Company was a deviation of ten feet in the datum line, an error which had been occasioned by the hostility of a landed proprietor, who would not permit a survey to ir , e, mathe on his estates, The Committee decided, in consequence of that fact, and the candour of the Company in not endeavouring to conceal the truth, that they would recommend the line to be proceeded with. STAMFORD ANI) SPALJ)ING. In this case the wituesses were not prepared, and the consideration (5 the ease was adjourned. ORK AND NORTH MIDLAND (WIDENING AND ENLARG MENT). i oqa In ecliequetice of Lord Wharneliffe's stanaing order not been compiled with, the hearing of the case waa Adjourned for one month, to give the parties time to prepare. Their Lordships adjourned at live, o'clock. PRIVATE COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAT.) G 0 UE 21..5 GRAVITATION WATER-wows. Tin; length of the work 3 proposed to he executed is five miles, and tire cost Vt 0,009/. Agents, Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Hope. - After hearing the evidence of Mr. Geminill and Mr. thde s ihe Coirunlttee declared the standing orders complied with. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. CHESTER cu 1•. 1G to 1 agst Sweetmeat 2O to 1 agst Clumsy `)2 to 1 agst Best Bower 22 to 1 agst Miss Burns 25 to 1 agst Hope 30 to 1 agst Mermaid ;10 to 1 agst Fitzallan .10 to 1 agst The Nlagnet , 10 to 1 agst Arthur WAR:WICK. TRIAL iiTAKia 6 to 4 the field. DERBY. 9 '6O 2 agst Sting 'A to 1 agst Brocardo 25 to 1 agst Tibthorpe 40 to 1 apt Malcolm 50 to 1 agst Poynton—taken OAK.:. G to 1 agst Kent's lot. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Miss Burns 20 to 1 agst Rowland Hill 20 to 1 agst Arthur IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at }lva o'clock. THE CORNWALL AND CENTRAL DEVON RAILWAY. Lord BROUGHAM, producing an immense roll of parchment, said—My Lords, I have the honour to pre sent to your Lordships a petition, which your Lord ships will perceive is of great volume, but it does not relate to the great or extensive measures which are at present before the country. It relates, however, to au important measure, and it is called I believe, the Cornwall and Central Devon Railway. It is the only petition I ever presented in favour of a railway, and being one really of the greatest im portance, it is well worthy of your Lordships' atter.- !ten. It was agreed upon at an immense county meet itrii.g,t.t.Cornwalt. My Lords, the petition I have the honour i l e l v( 77 l -i2'.e, is in favour of the Cornwall and Central to st :„ ., -* o l , tl e vvey ; and it will be only necessary for me fact to entitle it to the utmost attention of your Lordships. It is signed by no fewer than seven. and - thirty thousand Cornisli men, including almost all the landed l:l proprietors of the county, and in cluding almost three fourths of the electors of the county ; it is also sig ne d, to show that the interest is not confined to Cornwall, will b 15,000 of the men of Devonshire. My Lords, Isay no more than this : it is quite sufficient to entitle the measure to the best consideration and attention of the 'louse. The petition was ordered to lie on th e ta b le. . The NOBLE LORD presented a petition from the Earl of Lindsey against one of the Lincolnshire railways. The railway company told the petitioner that if h e in terfered with their proceedingS it would be all the worse for him. He prayed their Lordships' most serious con eitleration in favour of the petitioner. The petition was ordered to lie on the table. - The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition, pray ing their Lordships not to allow of any increase in the number of public-houses. Lore! KINN.AIR I) presented a petition from some pe: t of Seotland, cleprcevting the desecration of the StO-blth on the 30th November last, by the depositing railway plans on that day, and praying that the Legislature would prevent a recurrence of such an act. The Earl of DALHOUSIE said that several reprise seotations had been made to him on the subject of the . petition presented by the Noble Lord. No per son viewed the matter with deeper regret . than he did the scene of the 30th of November last, and it did not lessen his regret to know that similar scenes of bustle and confusion were going on at the same time in every county through the country. Every exertion had been made to avoid this proceeding, but it could not be done with out a violation of the law. In consequence of the immense amount of money at stake he did not wish to incur the responsibility of refusing the plans. The necessity arose &am a standing order of Parliament ; and, under all the circumstances; he could not undertake to act otherwise than be bad done. With respect, however, to the future, he would in a few days submit to their Lordships iu the standing ()Were which would THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING MARCH 16, 1846. prevent the recurrence of similar scenes. His amad merit on the standing order in question would appoint some fixed day by v.hich Sunday would be avoided. OREGON TERRITORY. The Earl of CLARENDON said that he would.move to-morrow for the production of the correspondenee that had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the Minister at Washington, relative to the Oregon territory. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a peti tion ih favour of the Irish Great Western Railway (from Dublin to Galwny.) METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT. The Duke of BUCCLEUCII stated that he would move the second reading of this Bill on Thursday next. The Earl of DALHOUSIE gave notice that he would move for certain returns relating to the production of flax in Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he would move for a return of the number of archbishop and bisheps in Ireland, and the amount of fees and revenues which they had received in 1831, and the amount they re ceived at present. Their Lordships then adjourned. menu might ,pass into law as soon as possible.—(Hear, 'hear.) The petioners stated that their application nes their own spontaneous act, and that they were unin• fluenced in so doing by their employers.—(Hear.) -STATE OF IRELAND. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he wished to give notice that he would postpone his motion with respect to Ire land until after Easter.—(hear, hear.) Mr. OSBORNE desired to ask whether the attention of the Government had been directed to the facilities which the Irish Arms Act afforded to ill-disposed persons to possess themselves of arms; and whether it was the intention of the Government to bring in any measure for the amendment of that Act ? Sir J. GRAHAM observed that the Irish Arms Act did not realise all the benefits anticipated, nor was it at tended with the evils that some Hon. Gentlemen sup posed. The Act terminated in that session, and he d:d not see any reason "Why the Government should not propose its renewal with proper amendments. Mr. SHAW wished to ask whether it was the in tention of the Government to adopt the same course with regard to the Coercion Bill as they did in 1533 with regard to the Arms' Bill. The course then pursued was, the Bill was read for the first time on a Friday, and Lord Althorpe moved its second reading on the Wednesday following. He wished to know whether the Govern ment meant, in point of time, to follow that precedent. Sir Ft. PEEL said his earnest desire was to name the earliest day that he possibly could for the consideration of that measure. But he must say at the same time he was most anxious to proceed with those measures which were of vital importance to the trade of this country—( Hear, hear)—and of such importance did he deem them that he must postpone . for the present the Irish Bill.—(Hear, hear.) Ho did not know whether the House would go through the tariff this night or not, but he hoped they might —(Hear, hear.) They would fix the second reading of the Corn Bill for -to-morrow, and he would then name the earliest day that he could for the first read ing of the Irish Bill, and he was determined to pro ceed with it as rapidly as he could.—(Hear, hear.) Member for the city of London had an opportunity of forming an Administration, he would have done so, and would have acted upon the principles which he propounded in his letter to his constituents Instead, however, of doing so after some petty squabble, the Noble Lord abandoned the prospect of forming an Administration, and the predictions which the Right Hon. Baronet made at the close of the last year had since been fulfilled. Now, he should lik e t o as k the Hon. and Learned Recorder for Dublin, whether he was satisfied that the accJunts with regard to the deplorable con dition of the people of Ireland the Right lion. Baronet had given to the House were not exaggerated.—(Hear.) He should propose that the poor-law should be at once amended in preference to their passing any fever Bills. If that were not done, or if it were not distinctly stated why a different rule of conduct was to be observed by the Imperial Parliament the poor of the one country and of the other ; until that statement were made he for one (although he acknowledged that what the Government was doing with respect to supply the Irish poor with fever hospitsls was very right and proper), thought that one paramount duty was being neglected, namely, that the law should be made to provide for the poor of Ireland. It was admitted by nearly every one who bad furnished these statistics that the cause of fever was to beround in the deficiency of food or in the bad quality of it. Ile had stated on a pevious night that prevention was better than cure, and he considered it the Government's bounden duty to adopt such measures as would for the time coming render the sister country less: liable to the visitations of famine and consequently of fever. Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that the House would not get sap a debate which must necessarily postpone the consideration of the measure, which had been agreed upon as to occupy their attention for the whole of that evening. The tariff had provided for the remission of duty on most ,of the articles of sub sistence as soon - 25 it bad received the sanction of the House, and when the resolutions which he had bad the honour of proposing to the House should be reported. an order would be made for an immeattete reduction of the corn in bond to the terms of the tariff. He would remind the Hon. Members that the more haste that was used to pass this measure, the sooner would they be able to supply the poorer of of her Majesty's subjects in that country with food, and therefore it was that he deprecated any debate which could in any degree interfere with the passing COMMONS' SUMMARY. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. NEVILLE took the oaths and his seat for Windsor, and Captain CannEcrE for Stafford. Several Railway Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed. The order of the day for the second reading of the Great North and South Wales Railway Bill was discharged upon the motion of Mr. MORV.IS, after a few observations from Sir Ds LACY EVANS. • Mr. F. FRENcir presented a petition from a clergyman of the Irish Church, complaining of the course pursued by the Bishop of Limerick in the distribution of livings in his diocese. Several petitions were presented for and against the Go vernment measures with respect to the corn-laws. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK presented a petition from Cum berland, against any alteration in the corn• laws. The Noble Lord stated that the petition was signed by every one of the tenants of the Laird of Netherby, with the exception of one. Sir ROBERT PEEL presented a petition from a vast majority of commercial houses in the City of London, connected with the India House, the Bank of England, and the corn trade, praying the House to relieve commercial stagnation, by coming to a speedy deter mination on the questions relative to the tariff. Lord JOHN ReSSELL postponed his motion relative to the state of Ireland till after Easter. Mr. SMYTHE, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in answer to a question from , Mr. MONCKTON MILNEa, said he had no objection to lay on the table of the House a continuation of the papers respecting the operations of the Consular Jurisdiction Act in the Levant. Sir JAME;GRAT;;:illE11;;;;r to•a question from Captain OSLO:HINE, stated that it was his intention to propose the re newal of the Irish Arms Bill during the present session. Sir R. PEEL, in answer to a question from 'Mr. SHAW, said that it was his intention, as speedily as possible, to proceed with the Life and Prol:Qrty (Ireland) Bill. Mr. SMITH O'BruEN wished to know whether it was in tended by the Government to read the Fever (Ireland) Bill a second time that night, because if it was, he trusted it would not be read after twelve o'clock. _ Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that such was his intention, and he trusted that he should be permitted to do so even after twelve o'clock. Mr. P. ScuorE said that the people of Irdind wanted food and not physic. Sia JAMES GRAHAM could assure the House that ample measures had been taken to relieve the necessities of the people of Ireland. Mr. Hume said the people of Ireland wanted labour by which they might procure food, and did not desire to be made a nation of paupers. Sir J. GRAHAM said that it was the intention of the Government to provide not only labour, but facilities fur obtaining food at a cheap rate for the people of Ireland. After some observations from Mr. WAKLEY and Captain JONES, Sir IL PEEL, trusted that the House would not now be led into a discussion on the subject at the present moment, and thereby prevent them proceeding with the further con sideration of the tariff: O'BRIEN felt bound to assert that what the Government had done and was doing would not relieve the waits of the people of Ireland, and that he could consider no subject so important and so well-deserving the consideration of the House as the famine that was at present existing in Ireland. The subject then dropped. Sir R. l'Exr, in answer to a question from Lord George Bentinck, said that since the repeal of the auction and glass duties, although there had been a falling off in the Excise, there had been an in the customs duties. punishable with death.. However, in their case, that punish ment would probably not be ~ carried into effect, but they must prepare themselves for the next severe punishment, that of being banished from their native land for the re maining period of their lives. The Judge then ordered 51. to be paid to Mr. Haigh for the valour he displayed in re senting the attack upon him. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE proceeded to pass sentence upon prisoners whose cases stood over for judgment. Amongst others were the following important cases : Isaac Martin, who had been found guilty of stealing wear ing apparel from his employers, Messrs. Levi, of Sheffield, was sentenced to 14 years' transportation ; and John Martin, a brother of Isaac, convicted of receiving part of the same property, received the same sentence. James Taylor, a ser vant of the same firm, who was convicted of stealing other articles from his masters, was sentenced to 18 months' im prisonment. Thomas Sladding, aged 29, convicted of having, at Northowram, made a savage attack upon John Mitchell, feloniously cutting and wounding him, was sentenced to 15 years' transportation. MIDLAND ClRCUlT—Nottingham, March 13. CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Justice nsaa.L.) Joseph Rollinson, aged 34, and William Longdon, aged 18, were arraigned for the wilful murder of Thomas Soar. Mr. Wildman appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Macaulay for Rollinson, and Mr. Wilmore for Longdon. On the 22d August last Rollinson was the engine-man at the Cinderhill Colliery, in the parish of Nuttall, and Long don his stoker and occasional assistant. The latter fur the last three months had been permitted to draw up coals, and being a very attentive lad he bad been allowed for the last two months to draw up the men. It was the engineer's duty never to let the engine go on without the signal, which was given by means of a bell, the handle of which was in the pit. If the bell rang once while the engine was still, he was to set it in motion ; if it were going on, to stop it. These signals we,c perfectly well understoed in the pit, and the enginemen had repeatedly received strict orders to attend to them. When a man at the bottom put his foot on the cage he was to cry " held on," which words were to be repeated by the man at the top to the engineman. This was a sort of warn ing to the engineman to be more than usually particular, and nobody ought to get upon the cage, on any pretence what ever, without shouting those words. On the day in ques tion the deceased was employed in pushing off the empty waggons from the cage, and from the evidence of Amos Wardle it was necessary for him to put his foot on the cage. Wardle swore also that the deceased had shouted, but rat was denied by a boy named Smith,- who was at work close by, and the banksman, Harry Starr. The bell, however, was not rung, but • -the cas:; , started up. When it had gone about four or five feet, the deceased was knocked off by the " brow" of the pit, fell against Wardle, knocking him backwards, and then dropped into a sumph of water. lie could not be got out for nearly a quarter of an hour, and then he was quite dead—drowned. The pit is 220 yards deep, and the wire to the bell was naked, and worked in staples. The prisoners were Acquitted. The Learned JUDGE said he thought the verdict a proper one, but he hoped this investigation would have the effect of making`men, whether employed in this or any other pit, extremely careful. They could not be too particular, nor the laws too strict. • March 14. (Before the Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.) MURDEM-William Horner, a butcher, aged 18, was placed at the bar charged with the wilful murder of Mary Ann Perkins, a prostitute, at the borough of Newark. The prisoner had been seen in company with the deceased a short time before she was drowned. The Counsel for the prisoner made a very elaborate speech in defence, after which The JUDGE summed up, and The jury, without letaving the box, Acquitted the pri soner. This terminated the criminal business in this Court. (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) filaday Bell, alias Maday Barrowrliff, aged 16, was in dicted for unlawfully . and maliciously stabbing William Hayes, on the 12th of December last, at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, with intent to maim, disfigure, or disable him, or to do him, the said William Hayes, some grievous bo:nly harm. The jury returned a verdict of Gailty upon the last count of the indictment. To be imprisoned eighteen calendar months. There was not a single cause entered for trial at the assizes either for the town or county, a circumstance quite unprecedented within the recollection of the oldest person living. The assize business terminated at half-past four o'clock this (Saturday) afternoon. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Cambridge, March 14. The judges of assize arrived in this town at two o'clock yesterday, when the commission was opened, and attendance given by them at the University Church. Both the Courts were opened this morning at one o'clock, there being an entry of 9 causes, 4 of which are for tri a l by s pecial juries, and a calendar containing the names of 40 prisoners for the county, and 10 for the borough ; am o ng the f o rmer arc to be found 4 cases of arson, 2 of manslaughter, 2 of rape, 6 of sheep stealing, 2 of night poaching, 1. of burglary, and 2 cases of stabbing. The only case in the borough calendar is one of assault arising out of the recent " town and ;own" rows, the prosecutor being M r . W a l s h, o f T r i n ity College, the son of John Walsh, and the defendant one of the police force of the town Mr. Baron Parke has been engaged nearly all day in try ing two common-jury causes, one of which was referred, while the other involved matters of no moment to any one save the parties concerned. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAnee.) Robert Boit:tell was indicted for stealing a 201. Bank of England note from the person of the Rev. E. Warters. Mr. Bureharn conducted the case fur the prosecution, and from his statement, connected with the evidence of the pro secutor and others, it appeared that the note in question was lost, together with a pocket-book, from the pocket of the prosecutor, on the occasion of the recent " town and gown " rows. On that day the prosecutor deposited the note in his pocket-book, at the bank of Messrs. Mortlock, intending, no doubt, to place it in some place of security ; but the riots coming upon the "dons" rather suddenly, he rushed from his co!lege ( gagdalene), of which he was president, fellow, and tutor, in order to allay them by his presence. He was thus occupied for some time, in various parts of the town, and on his return to the college missed his pocket-book. Notice was given to all the banks early on the following day, and especially to that of Messrs. Mortlock, from whom the prosecutoe had received this note, and not without effect, for that establishment had not been opened many minutes before the prisoner, who keeps the Boar's Head, in the market place, presented himself with the missing note, which he requested change for, stating that he had - taken it in change on the previous night from Mr. Baker, a Member of Trinity College, or a gentleman who represented himself so to be. This account not bsieg quite satisfactory, inquiries were made, and there being no such individual as "Baker, of Trinity," the prisoner was taken into custody on suspicion of having stolen the note. On his way to gaol, he Galled out to his wife, and told her not to forget to make his daughter all right as to her having brought him down 191. 10s. in charge for the note on the night before. On the part of the prisoner, it was contended that there was no proof that the note had been stolen by any one at all, much less by the prisoner, whose conduct throughout bad been that of a man who had given value for the note. As for there not being any " Mr. Baker, of Trinity," it was not to be wondered at, for it might very well be that the pocket book, being lost or stolen, had been changed by the prisoner for the thief or finder, who had assumed the garb of an under graduate, and thus put off upon the prisoner the property of the prosecutor. His Lordship having summed up the case to the jury, left it to them to say whether they thought the account given of his connelion with the note was the true one or no, The jury remained in consultation for nearly half an hour, when they returned a verdict of Guilty, and the pri soner was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. James Boulter, aged twenty, was brought up, charged with being an idle and disorderly person. Mr. Mortleek, the master of the East London work house, stated that the prisoner had been an inmate of the house for many years. He had been discharged ; with clothes and money, to seek work, but he constantly returned to the workhouse. On Monday he had been sent to a Mr. Solomons, nho wanted a stout lad, and who offered him 6s. a week, to be increased to 12s. as he improved and became worth so much. The prisoner positively refused to take the place under half a-crown a day. Mr. Mortlock said that persons who had been long in the workhouse, cared not whether they were in a workhouse or a prison ; they were, therefore, uncon trollable. Another lad had thrown up a place of 12s. a week, to come and live in the workhouse. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS said the judges were coming to the opinion that it was a mistake to think that impri sonment was a punishment to such reckless, unruly lads, and that a good sound whipping was more likely to pro duce a change in their conduct. A third conviction under the Vagrant Act left it to the option of a magis trate to send the offender to be tried at the quarter ses sions, when the magistrates might order corporal punish ment to be inflicted. He would now commit the pri soner for one month, after which he would be qualified for the whipping if he did not behave differently. HOUE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few - minutes to Four. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. IsTEviLLE took the oaths and his scat for the borough of Windsor. Captain CARNEGIE OF° took the oaths and his seat for Stafford. SECOND READINGS. The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed, viz : Bnry Improvement. W it - ham Navigation. Great North and South Wales Railway (by order). Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway. Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke Railway (Thug to Saunderton). Commercial Road. Bolton Waterworks. Glasgow and Belfett Union Railway. Glasgow Harbour Grand Junctim Railway Terminus. Salthouso Embankment. Mr. PARKER moved that the following recommen dation contained in the fifth report from the Select Committee on Railway Bills Classification be con sidered, viz :—" Your Committee further recom mend that the Worsborough Branch of the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester Railway (Dukin field and Worsborough and Glossop Branches, and Shef field Station). be provided for in a separate Bill, and referred to this group (No. 37.)" That the report from the Select Committee on petitions for private Bills, presented 19th of February, in reference to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Line, and 'Manchester Railway (Dukin field, Worsborough, and Glossop Branches, and Sheffield Station) Petition, be read; and that leave be give. to bring in a Bill for enabling the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Line, and Manchester Railway Company, to make a Branch Railway to Worsborough. The motion was agreed to. :GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Mr. MORRIS moved that the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill be discharged. Sir DEL. EVANS said that the discharge of the order would prevent the exposure of one of the most disgraceful bubbles that ha.a ever, been brought before Parliament. Order discharged. Mr. STRUTT presented a petition in favour of the Derby anil Gainsborough Railway Bill. WELSH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Colonel WOOD presented a petition from a parish in Wele3 in fallour of this railway. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. _ Lord SANDON presented a petition from a select vestry in Liverpool, complaining that the proposed Docks Bill would injuriously affect them to the extent of 26,0004 per annum, and praying that they might be heard by counsel before the Committee upon the Bill. After a few words from Mr. GREENE, the petition was referred to the Committee. BETTER OBSERVANCE OF THE LORD'S- DAY. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition praying the House to pass some measures for the better observance of the Lord's-day. The petitioners complained espe cially of the violation of the Sabbath in No vember last, by the parties who deposited plans, &c., relating to railw*s in The offices of the Board of Trade, which violation might have been prevented by the Le gislature providing that those documents might have been deposited on the next day. They prayed the House to remedy such a state of things and generally to introduce and pass measurer, providing for the better ob servance of the Lord's-day. Tha petttion was most respectably and nurAerously signed. —l4. also held in his hand two other petitions to the same effect. i;ORN-LAWS, Mr. SHAW presented a petition from Mallow against the present measures of the Government with regard to the corn laws. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. _ _ Mr. F. FRENCH presented a petition from (as we understood) the Reverend Mr. Brown, of Bal lyteer in Ireland, complaining of the disadvantages ender which the minor clergy of the Established Church in Ireland laboured in consequence of the selfish con duct of their ecclesiastical superiors. The peti tioner stated that he bad been a curate for the last twenty-seven years, and that he had always discharged his duties in a satisfactory manner. Notwithstanding which his application fur promo tion had been rejected by the Bishop of Limerick, who had in each case appointed his own sons or immediate connexions to till them. He further stated that he had been nineteen years in the dio cese, and that a person who had not served in it more than seven years was appointed by the Bishop to an office for which he applied. One living, which was in the gift of seven persons, of whom five voted for him, was given by the Bishop to his chaplain. He there fore prayed the House to take steps to enable parties, who had devoted their lives to religious duties to obtain that promotion to which they were entitled. THE MINISTERIAL POLICY. Lord J. MANNERS presented aTetttion from New. ark in favour of the measures of the Government. BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH. An Hoy;. MEMBER presented a petition against the union of the sees of Ba.ngoviind St. Asaph., TIMBER DUTIES AND IMPORTATION OF CORN FROM THE UNITED STATES. Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented petitions from the Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool: and the princi pal shipowners against the proposed further reduction on timber, and the introduction of corn from the United States, the petitioners considering that the proposition of her MAjesty's Miuisters was in reality offering a pre mium to that country of 2s. 6d. per barrel on flour, and 4s. per quarter on wheat over the produce of Canada. They prayed, therefore, that the portions of the measure which referred to these articles might not be carried into a law. AGRICULTURAL COMPENSATION. Mr. S. O'BRIEN . presented a petition from Limerick, praying for compensation to the agriculturists of that county, in the event of the Ministerial measure passing both Houses. BUILDINGS BILL Mr. lIUME presented a petition from certain builders in London, pointing out many defects in a Bill then before the House for the purpose of amending a Build ing Act of last session, and praying the House to im prove the measure to the extent required. EXCISE VEXATIONS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. The nosh MEMUER also presented a petition from the grocers of the Isle of Wight, complaining of tho vexatious interference of the Excise in the matter of tobacco, and praying the House to reduce the duty rai that article, with the view of doing away altogether with smuggling. RELIGIOUS PROSECUTIONS. The IloN. MENBER also presented a petition from certain residents in the parish of Marylebone, complain ing that a series of prosecutions had bean instituted against individuals on the score of blasphemy, and pray ing that the laws which authorised such proceedings might be put an end to. CORN-LAWS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Thornely, Mr. Baillie Cochrane, and another Hon. Member, against the corn-laws, from Staffordshire and Bridport. SUNDERLAND DOCKS. Mr. GREENE presented a petition in favour of the Bill for making a railway to these docks. CORN-LAWS (IRELAND). Lord G. BENTINCK presented a petition, signed by nineteen magistrates of the county of Tipperary, assem bled at Cloumel, including the High Sheriff, praying that the measures of the Government in respect of the corn-laws might not be passed, and stating that in the event of those measures passing, they apprehended a great scarcity of potatoes, as they believed that the certain consequence of those measures would be to throw a large quantity of land now unemployed in the growth of potatoes out of cultivation, and, consequently, occasion the greatest distress in the county Tipperary. He had another petition to present of a rather remarkable character ; it was signed by upwards of 3,000 of the electors of the eastern division of 'Cumberland, and he believed, with the exception of the steward of the estate, it was signed by every individual tenant of the Laird of Netherby Hall (Sir James Graham).—(A laugh.) The object of the petition was to pray that the Government measure re specting the corn-laws might not pass the Legislature. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre sentedse a petition praying for the continuation of the es of St. Asaph and Bangor, which was ordered to lie on the table. pi, G ,E O L V s E a R id N h M h E a N d T be II en EASURES. Which, pet S i i t r io r n,a tact,tapchreesdentot.it, hlctfrt''eTtaateles espectabily o requested tth e t to signaturespre nt highly honoured d in being called on of the great commercial gentlemen by i the vast c mosejocrii city of London, and he believed East included adi all the trade, and merchants engaged in the was couched in the most respectful a t petitioners complained of the great stagnation The and embarrassment under which commerce suffered ; and they prayed that the would consider such with a view to relieving the sem barrassment. The Right Hon. Gentleman presented another petition from the linen manufacturers of the North of Ireland. they stated that since the removal of protection the culture of flax had flourished, and was the only article of agri cultural produce that had flourished ; and further, that they were then in a position to compete, in the manufacture of linen, with any country in the world, provided that no protection was afforded them. The Right Hon. Baronet presented a third petition from the work ing men employed in the establishment of Bally Bro there, Salebridge, in the county of Chester, praying that the late measures introduced by her Majesty's Govern- i tlIE ARMY. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE (who spoke in a very low tone) was understood to ask what was the intention of Government with respect to the clause of the act of c n listment, under which it appeared that about 400 soldiers had recently claimed exemptien from service in the army, on the ground that they had been enlisted in one county and attested in another, the present Act re quiring that a. soldier •nsust be attested by a magistrate, either in the same district, or acting for that district in which he had enlisted. It appeared that those soldiers had been enlisted in one county and attested in another ; it was discovered that the en listment was in point of fact not legal, and the con sequence was their immediate discharge. It sdso appeared that there were a great number, no less, in fact, than 5,000 or 6,000 men in the same position ! 400 out of 1,500 of the Grenadier Guards were similarly cir cumstanced. Now, he wished to ask the Right llon. Gentleman the Secretary-at-War what was the course which the Government intended to pursue with respect to the• present imperfect Act, and whether it would not be desirable to confirm all those enlistments.—(Hear, hear.) He understood ti.at another course had been suggested, which was to compel those men who had taken advantage of the clause to refund the money which they had received on their enlistment. Under the present law ho believed that a person who had served twenty-one years• in the army was entitled to a pension, and some of those men had become very much alarmed, but the Government should (although he did not believe they would) take advantage of the present defective law. Those men had already sawed ten, and in some eases fifteen years, and they were afraid that all that period of service would be lust, in consequence of their having been enlisted in one county and attested in another. He was quite sure that the Government were prepared to set all things square on the best plan possible, which he (Mr. Duncombe) believed would be by bringing in a short Bill. It was quite clear that something should be done for the sake of those men who had already faithfully served a great number of years in the service of their country. Mr. S. HERPERT (who spoke in a very indistinct tone) was understood to say it was perfectly true flat during the last few days the attention of the Govern ment had been called to the subject, as many had claimed exemption on the grounds stated, but they were not aware that the number was as great as the Hon. Member stated. The subject was of very great import ance, and was under the consideration of the Govern ment. On a future day he should be able to stare what were their intentions on the subject, FAMINE IN IRELAND—FEVER HOSPITALS. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN inquired whether it was the intention of the Government to proceed with the second reading of the - Bid for erecting fever hospitals in Ire land, to-night ? Sir J. GRAHAM (who also spoke in a low tone), was understood to say that he had hoped that the second reading of the Bill might be taken before 12 o'clock to-night.--(llear, hear.) But he feared that the continued opposition to the Government measures, with respect to the import duties, would prevent that consummation. The Government were very anxious to proceed with the Bill without loss of time, but it entirely depended on Hon. Members whether the Bill was passed in a short while, or in the course of a few weeks.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. S. O'BRIEN said, his object in asking the question was not to obstruct the progress of the Bill by discussing!its provisions at any length, but simply that an opportunity mieht, bo afforded him, on its second reading, to c ill the attention of the House to several documents which he had received from Ireland since he last addressed them, describing the progress and alarming increase of the disease in the potato crop, which showed that the Hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) was cor • rect in saying that the Irish people required food instead of physic at the present moment. Mr. P. SCROPE considered that no time ought to be lost in providing food for the people of Ireland in the pre- sent emergency, and that food and not physic Was required. He thought that the chief object of the poor-law of Ire land was to save the people from the effect of famine and consequent pestilence. Now, what he wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Horne Department (Sir J. Graham) was, whether the Govern ment had provided any measures for limiting the distress which the poor in Ireland were suffering previous to finish ing the discussion of the Government measure. He thought this was desirable, because his impression certainly was, that the poor of Tralee required food rather than physic, In England there were provisions made under the poor law for sick hospitals ; but he thought that a better plan might be adopted by preventing the sickness itself. Sir J. GRAHAM said that nothing had been spared by the Government to provide for such a contingency as the Honourable Gentleman had alluded to. He hoped that the Hon. Gentleman would not fail to make this matter the substance of a substantive motion, for no question could certainly be more important than the one be had brought before the House. Now, before any alteration could take place in the poor-law of Ireland, several subjects must be discussed which had a reference to its princi ples ; and he hoped that when that tubject came before the House, the Honourable Gentleman would not fail to repeat his question to the House. In the mean time he might assure the Honourable Gentleman of the House that the Government had taken every measure which had been suggested to their minds for the relief of the distress in Ireland ; the nature of those measures ho should be most happy to state to the House when the proper time came for obtaining the sanction of Parliament for ren dering these acts authoritative. In the mean time they were aware that the Ministry were responsible, but were quite confident to justify their proceedings in this matter. Mr. HUME was glad to hear that the Government had taken this matter into their consideration, but he trusted they would not be so ready to give food without its being earned, for that he did not think would be at all wise ; and he must protest against an y measure that should have the effect of rendering the whole of the people of Ireland paupers. Mr. O'CONNELL—That is just exactly what the people of Ireland require. Sir J. GRAHAM—The anxiety of the Government had been directed in the first instance to pro vide works upon which the people might labour for the purchase of food, and thus obtain an independent subsistence. But where from the nature of the country, or from the position of its inhabitants, it would be too long to wait until this labour obt a i ne d i ts return, facilities had been provided which would enable the people to purchase food before the wages were due, but this was only where distress was urgent and imminent. Mr.O'CONNELL— That is exact what the Irish Members wish and what the Irish people want. Mr. WAKLEY—The Government ought to remem ber that wages could not relieve want until they had been earned ; and it was the want of food which occa sioned famine and pestilence. Now, he wished to know why the Irish and the English labourer were treated in a different way under the same Government ? Now, under the Poor-law in this country, if any number of the , labouring population fell into sick ness and distress a maintenance and :all req'iisite necessaries were provided for them at once. If a poor man werejto die of starvation in this country after having made application for relief to the proper officers appointed to administer it, of what offence would those officers be guilty at law ? Why, if they had withheld the relief they would be guilty of the crime of murder, but in Ireland it appeared that hund re d s and thousands of destitute people might die of starvation, without any parties being answerable for it. He was not astonished that Irish Members could not be quiet under such circumstances. If he were an Irish Member, there should be sao peace in an English Parliament while such a state of things lasted in Irelat d, and so far from condemning the spirit evinced the ether night by the Hon. Member for Limericic, he admired the course the Hon. Member took upon that occasion. It was now apparent from the official retUrne, that throughout Ireland the most dread ful distress prevailed ; and from whom did this in formation come ? Why, it bad come from the medical officers of the various poor-law districts in Ireland, who had opportunities not only of obtaining information from the infirmaries and dispen • series in the county, but were well acquainted with the tate of the poor in the various districts in which they practiced. Now the Right Hon. Baronet et the head of her Majesty's Govern ment stood better with the people of England in re spect of this subject than any other Member of the House. In Mu, first week of November, foreseeing what was likely to !arise what did the Right Hon. Baronet propose ? Why he proposed that the ports of the country should be opened ; and because he could not carry such a proposal he resigned his office in the Go vernment. Such conduct was in the highest degree com mendable, and he for one envied the feelings the Right Honourable Earenet must experience at that moment. The public expected that when the Noble Lord the (LErr sirriNG.) LA W INTELLIGENCE. ROLL'S COURT, March 14. GRAY V. THE LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. An injunction was obtained in this cause to restrain the Liverpool, Wigan, and Bolton Railway Company from constructing their railway over th e p l a i nt iff' s l an d at Darcey Lever. At the time the railway Bill was passed, the Messrs. Darcey, who are owners of large cot ton mills and goits on water-courses, near Liverpool, opposed the railway company, and obtained the insertion of certain clauses in the Act, the effect of which were that the railway should not pass over the land of the plaintiffs, nor in manner to obstruct their works, with out first obtaining their emsent, under a very heavy penalty. The defendants, however, in the face of these clauses, 'dad taken possession of part of the plaintiff's laud and intended to commence forming their line His LORDSHIP granted the injuction. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, March 14. IN RE GRAHAM, AD IBIS, AND co. This case came before the Court for the audit of accounts, as a preliminary proceeding to the declaration of a dividend. A gentleman (Mr.Mackillop) from the office of Mr. Folk tt, the official assignee, exhibited the accounts to the Learned Commissioner. It will be remembered that the parties were warehousemen at the corner of Old Change, in Cheapside. Graham had, it appeared in consequence of railway specultnions, committed suicide. Adams had surrendered, and had passed his examination, and Macfarlane, the other partner, had not surrendered to the fiat. The credit accounts Showed a favourable apre2rance. The debts of the estate were about 44,000/. ; there was a conside ra bl e st o ck given up, and book debts owing to the concern of about 11,000/. There had already been realised for the creditors the sum of 16,0001., now in the hands of the official assignee, for the payment of a dividend, of which sum 8,000/. had been collected from debtors in the country, numbering some hundreds, on applications madeua quantity of of railway the official assignee. There was b es id es a " scrip, ' on which abo u t 7 00 / . h ad q been paid, which it was expected would be made avail able for a second dividend. The audit was made, and a dividend of 7s. in the pound will be payable in a few days. A furth er divi dend is expect e d out of the railway scrip and other property. ASSIZE IN NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, March 13. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) John Webster and Aaron Shaw were charged with having, on the 23d of January, at Sandal Magna, violently assaulted Richard Haigh, and robbed him of 20s. and a half-crown. Mr. Hall and Mr. Stanhope were counsel fur the prosecu tion ; the prisoners were undefended. The prosecutor is a farmer and maltster, residing near Bretton, and on Friday, the 23d of January, he attended Wakefield market. He left the Little Bull Inn about seven o'clock, and on reaching a place called Striker's •hill, about five miles and a quarter from Wakefield, he observed three men a short distance in advance of him. On coming up to the party, his horse was seized on each side by two of them, whilst their accomplice endeavoured to knock him off the animal, by inflicting several severe blows on the back part of his person. The prosecutor successfully resisted their intentians for a short time, and on finding he had no chance any longer to encounter them in that posi tion, lie dismounted, in order that he might better enter into the contest. He was immediately surrounded by the three highwaymen, who were all armed with thick sticks, with which they beat him unmercifully, and eventually knocked him down. During the struggle a number of stabs were made at the prosecutor, but none of them were attended with any serious consequences. Whilst on the ground Mr. Haigh was robbed of his money, and at this juncture two neighbours came up, one of whom, named Stephenson, was knocked down, and his companion, pro bably thinking discretion the better part of valour, ran away. Mr. Stephenson pursued the party who had struck him, and coming up to the prosecutor he found Webster in custody of Mr. llaigh ; it then turned out that Webster, after having knocked Mr. Stephenson down, ran in the direction of the prosecutor, who instantly secured him. Mr. Haigh and his friend next took Webster prisoner to the Beaumont Arms, at Bretton, where lie acknowledged that he was the person that had robbed Mr. Haigh, and produced the whole of the money, amongst which was a half-crown which the prosecutor had had in his possession fur about fourteen years. On the place where the attack was mage being subsequently searched a loaded pistol, with a split cap on the nipple, a knife, and some sticks were found; and on examining Mr. Plaigh's great coat upwards of a dozen incisions were found about the back and breast. Shaw was also captured the same night, and, on being taken to the same house where Webster was in custody, they affected total ignorance of each other. On the next day they were removed to the House of Correction at Wakefield, where it was discovered that Webster had a jacket, having the name " A. Shaw" marked on the sleeve lin.ng. It was then admitted that the prisoners had changed their jackets on Woolley Edge, previous to the robbery, at which time they agreed to rob the first person they met on horseback, but not to attack any one on foot. The jury found the prisoners Guilty. In ordering sentence of death to be recorded against the prisoners, his Loupsurr observed that they had each ')f them been convicted of au offence which still, by law, pansisefl MARYLEBONE. Sarah IVilks, a servant out of place, it appeared, took op her abode for the night at the lodging-house of Mrs. a L t e te e, of 2 after h having n gliehardieatta- soundstre e e lV e l p a , n c s h h e e s t edre-ps departed a e r d e , i when, , the morning, apparently well satisfied with the cleanliness of the mistress of the establishment. Upon leaving the house she went straightway to a neighbouring pawn broker's, and offered in pledge a sheet, which the shrewd tradesman examined minutely, and found, to the utter consternation of the prisoner, these words marked in large characters in the centre, " Martha Lee—stop thief." The pawnbroker looked at the woman, and asked her some questions, the answers to which were so contradictory that he Mt bound to follow the advice given by the author of the words on the sheet, and handed her over to the police. Mrs. Lee identified the property, and the prisoner, who said nothing in defence, was committed. CLERICAL PUNISHMENT IN THE MIDDLE AGES.—A curious discovery was made more than a century ago, during some excavations near the chapter-house, adjoining Thorn ton Abbey, Lincolnshire. It was first mentioned by Stuke ley, who visited the ruins in 1772. He says, "That upon taking down the old wall there, they found a man with a candlestick, table, and book, who was supposed to have been immured." Tradition has always asserted that it was an ab bot who suffered this punishment. The skeleton of a man thus immured was found some years ago at Coldingham Abbey. Another instance was recently discovered at Temple-Bruer, Lincol nsh ire.— 77ie Builder. THE POTATO DISEASE.--Within the last few days the disease has developed itself much more strongly amongst the potatoes in the London markets, and none which are at all suitable for the table can be purchased at retail shops for less than one penny per pound, whilst the price is daily expected to rise. To add to the effects of the disease the almost spontaneous growth of the old stock has considerably deteriorated those which are in store. The supply of Spital fields ➢larket last week was so deteriorated, that many tons were thrown away. The disease is developed in the new po tatoes, which have been introduced into the London markets. THE FISHERY.—During the past week the fishermen of renzance, Nan lvn, and Mousehole, have had some good catches of cod and hog. On Saturday afternoon and even ing oar market was abundantly supplied with fish, which met a ready sale at fair prices. —Penzance Gazette. The Duke and Duchess of Buecleuch entertained the Earl and Countess Camden, Viscount and Viscountess Emlyn, Vis count and Viscountess Jocelyn, Sir James and Lady Graham, the Hight lion. Sydney Herbert, and a distinguished circle at (11 , :ner on Saturday, at Montagu House. The Bishop of London entertained his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen and a select circle to dinner, on Saturday last, at tho Bight Bo orond rrolatt's raaneign Jtottar4-Iscittftro. WINDSOR ELECTION. WINDSOR, SATURDAY EVENING.—The election of a Member of Parliament for this borough, in eonsticitaTee of Mr. Neville having vacated his seat by accepting the office of one of the Lords of the Treasury, took place this day, at the Town-hall at eleven o'clock. No oppo sition to the Honourable Member's re-election having been anticipated, although it was fully expected that a gentleman would have been put in nomination for the purpose of addressing the electors on the subject of the corn-laws, there was very little excitement on the sub ject. Mr. Neville having secured the support of a large and influential section of the Liberal portion of the con stituency, in consequence of his having become the chairman of the Windsor and Staines A tmo:pheric Railway Company, and having also secured the support of many of his former friend;, any opposition to his re turn, at this election, was considered to be totally use less. Shortly before eleven o'clock, Mr. Neville, accom panied by the chairman and members of his committee, and a large party of the Liberal electors, entered the Town-hall, and took their seats on the bench, Mr. Thomas Adams, the mayor, and some of the members of the corporation, having previously arrived. Among those electors who accompanied Mr. Neville to the hustings were Captain Bulkeley, Mr. William Jennings, Mr. W. Legh (one of the magistrates for the borough), Mr. Alderman Banister, Mr. Alderman Snowden, Mr. Clode, Mr. John Clode, jun., Mr. Darvill, Mr. H. Adams, Mr. Burridge, Major Wathen, Mr. C. S. Voules, Mr. Martin, Mr. John Lawrence, the Rev. Mr. Canning (one of the canons of Windsor), Mr. Hol derness, the Rev. Mr. Pope, Mr. Bovingdon, Mr. Long, and several large shareholders in the Atmospheric Rail way Company. The hour of eleven having arrived, The MAYOR rose and said—Gentlemen and fellow townsmen—We are here assembled in consequence of my having received a precept from the High-sheriff of the county of Berks to elect a Member of Parliament for the Borough of New Windsor. It forms no part of my duty to speak of your late Member, Mr. Neville, who has accepted the office of a Lord of the Treasury, and who will, no doubt, as be is a candidate for re-election, address you himself. I hove only to express a hope that every gentleman who has occasion to address you during the proceedings will receive from sou the same attention you have been pleased to give to me. The Sheriff's precept having been read by Mr. Seeker, the town-clerk, the oaths taken by the Mayor, the Act against bribery read, and the usual formalities gone through, Captain BULKELEY, of the Ist Life Guards, rose to propose Ralph Neville, Esq., of Cavendish-square, as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in Parlia ment. The gallant captain commenced by observing— It is now neatly five years ago since it fell to my lot to propose Mr. Neville as a fit person to fill that situation, to which he, a second time, aspires. I then laboured under the disadvantage of recommending to your suffrages an unknown man, but I felt sure, that if you then returned him to Parliament, he would not fail to carry out your wishes. The case is now, however, very materially altered, for you have now the power to decide whether the votes he -has given, since he has been in Parliament are in accordance with your wishes or not. — (Hear, hear.) Our o')ject in returning Mr. Neville in 1841 was to aid in placing Sir Robert Peel in office, and turning out Lord Melbourne and the Whigs.--(Cheers.) Since that period Mr. Neville had given to Sir Robert Peel his steady and constant support.—(A cry of " Yes, and got 1,200/. a year for it.") In 1841, when Sir Robert Peel took office, the annual expenditure of the country exceeded the revenue by three millions of money. In 1842 Sir Robert Peel proposed his new measures—the property-tax and the tariff, and every thing since has gone on prosperously. By the Ministry taking off the duties from the raw material, the workmen of this country will be enabled successfully to compete with foreigners—(Hear)---for even now, we are abso lutely sending out of the country more silks to France than France is sending to us. Then with reference' to foreign cattle—look at the price of meat, and you will find the farmers are now getting better prices for their cattle than before the new tariff was introduced. I have heard it stated that the borough is so much ander the influence of the Crown, that a protectionist, from that cirumstance, would, just now, stand no chance of being returned.' Now what was the fact in 1841, with refer ence to the presumed influence of the Crown? Why, In that year we returned Mr. Neville, in spite of the oppo sition of the Crown and the Government.—(Cheers.) trust you will show your desire to support the Govern ment of Sir R. Peel, by your returning Mr. Neville to Parliament.—(The Gallant Captain resumed his seat amidst loud dicers.) Mr. WILLIAM JENNINGs, the chairman of Mr. Ne ville's Committee, in seconding the nomination of their late Member, expressed his entire satisfaction at his past conduct, and considered that the electors of Windsor owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Neville for fighting the Conservative hauls in 1841. He had, ever since he had been their representative, exerted himself to the utmost of his power and ability to support the advantages and improve the prosperity of the borough. He had, in fact, brought certain parties together around him as his friends, by whom he bad formerly been most strong]) opposed.--(A voice, "Aye, the railroad has done that," and laughter.) Mr. Neville, like themselves, had a high stake in the country, and that was a guarantee that he would ever support the constitution of the ceuntry, and also give his support to those measures which would ad vance the prosperity of the borough and the community at large. After a short pause, no other candidate having been proposed, Mr. NEVILLE rose and said—Mr. Mayor and gentle men, the last time I had the honour of addressing you, it was for the purpose of returning you my sincere thanks for your having thus conferred upon me the highest honour it was possible for me to receive—the honour of my being elected to-represent the borough o New Windsor in Parliament. When you sent .me to the Commons House of Parliament, I went there unfettered by any pledge to be dictated to as to whether I should vote for or against this question, or for or against ano ther. I was left perfectly free and unshackled to vote in that way which I honestly considered in my heart to be right.—(Cheers.) I had then. I confess, but very little experience in public affairs.— (Hear, hear.) When I took my seat in the House of Commons, lament able were the accounts of the distress which prevailed in many parts of the country, and especially in the manufac turing.districts. The workmen of the town of Paisley, for instance, were in so reduced a state as to be dependent upon public charity for support. The high prohibitory duties which were in existence when the present Govern ment came into power bad been gradually and mode rately reduced, and with great success as regarded the trade and commerce of the country.—(Cheers.) Iu 1843 the Canadian Corn Bill was passed, and in 1844 a great reduction took place in wool ; and the Government are now about reducing the duties upon those articles which will materially tend to the benefit of the poor man.—(Hear.) At the end of three years the duties on corn will cease.—(Cheers.) I will not now enter into a detail of all those measures, contemplated by the Minister, which have been so ably discussed in the House of Commons. It has been to me, however, a source of great gratification to find that no member of my con stituency have attempted any opposition to my return. —(A voice, " The atmospheric.") After alluding to the recent victory achieved by the British troops in India, the Hon. Candidate proceeded : You formerly returned, as your representative for this borough, a nobleman, great as the gallant general, Sir Henry Hardicge, to whom I have referred. I allude to the late Marquis Wellesley, own brother to the Duke of Wellington. The Noble Marquis, at the period he was a candidate, asked you for your suffrages as a Lord of the Treasury. I ask the same ; but let me assure you that howeve r high may be that honour, the honour of representing you in Parliament I consider far greater.—(Cheers.) Mr. Jennings has very kindly alluded to the interest I have taken in the affairs of the borough. All interests connected with the prosperity of the borough and its inhabitants, whether of high or low, shall always receive my support. I lately presented two petitions to the House of Commons (one from the corporation, the other from the inhabitants) in favour of the Windsor and Staines Atmospheric Railway, of which company I am chairman. 'Whether as the chairman of the company, or as the representative of the town, it will be my earnest endeavour to carry out the objects of those petitions, feeling assured that the railway in question will prove to the advantage and benefit of the borough.—(Loud cheers.) I sineerely thank you for the very kind manner in which you have listened to me, and I trust that for Many years to come I shall enjoy the confidence of the electors of Windsor. —(Loud cheers greeted Mr. Neville at the close of his address.) No other candidate having been proposed, after wait ing a quarter of an hour, The MAyoR declared Ralph Neville, Esq., to be duly elected. Mr. NEVILLE, having briefly expressed his acknow ledgments for the honour conferred upon him, proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor, which was seconded by Captain BULKELEY, and carried. Mr. ADAMS, the mayor, then caused immense laughter throughout the hall, by rising arid saying, .‘ Gentlemen, I hsve to return you my best thanks fur the honour you have conferred upon me by drinking my good health." The worthy chief magistrate, however, as soon as the laughter had subsided, corrected himself by observing, "I am so unaccustomed to public speaking, and my health has been so often drunk in small parties, that I fancied I was along with one now. However, I return you my best thanks for the compliment you have paid me." _ _ _ After three cheers had been given for' Neville," and " the Queen," the meeting bruke up, and Mr.. Neville was escorted to his crmmittee-room by his friends. BRISTOL SUGAR- MARKET, MARCH 13.—The demand continues good, and a fair amount of business has been done in raw sugar since our last report at very full prices. The supply in the offices is most indifferent, and earl• arrivals will come to a good market. Refined goods are compara tively scarce, and the refiners show much firmnesti; 655. and 70s. may be quoted as the extremes paid.—Bristol Mercury. MANCRESTER PRODUCE MARKET.—There has been a quiet market for sugar this week, but no alteration can be quoted in prices. 600 bags low and middling white Bengal at auc tion were only partly realised from 50s. 6d. to 51 s. 6d. Good white is inquired for, and some of this description will be of fered next week. No alteration to be noticed in refined goods. The Board of Customs has granted the privilege of removing tea under bond upon application. About 400 packages are to be brought forward on the 19th inst. At the small public sale of China silk on Thursday, there was a moderate attendance of buyers, and a fair competition was experienced, excepting for the lower qualities of Tsatlee ; and the prices realised, viz. 15s. to 16s. 9d. for low to fair, were equal to recent transactions. Further supplies are expected. There has been a good inquiry for cotton, and sales to a fair extent have been effected, generally at an advance of id. per lb. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY, MARCH ld.—Since Tuesday, there has been no appearance of improvement in our market. Yarns continue heavy, with prices at the lowert rates. In goods there has been less dune during the Ls,, t T or t days. 'the quotations of pacts are tuicuitugeti ; but, except in certain limited makes, there is much irregularity in actual rates.—Dranchester Guardian. THE HURRICANE IN SCOTLANIit The following interesting details regarding the hurr;Pl2; have been supplied by Professor Nichol of our observato7 ;' —" I have now had experience of a good many storms hir e s ! but s S;stinly none of th e m a t all equalled in fury the gale .., this morning. 'he devastation caused by it in th e dis_pu'' over which it has . passed must have been quite uisPr°* dented. The facts, as observed at this Observ ator y , are following :—About 1 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon the bar o ' meter began to fall. It was then 2915 6 (corrected per te ti a t i; perature), and it fell very gradually, by a small g uan o% each hour, so that at midnight it stood at 28.980. , e , wind was not high as yet. Towards, th e evening it bir': fresh, but nothing more. The subsequent occurrences (1, too important to be passed over with only a genera l and I therefore give them in a table : 4th March. Height of . Force of Dire ction of Hour. Barometer. Wind. Win d. 1 A.m. 28.944 s'.- S. 2 — . 855 10 - - S. 3 _.779 12 . -- S. 4•— —lO5 23. t;• 5 --628 28 . S. 6 —.566 29. S. 7 —.546 30 . S. 8-- —.526 37 . S. slightly R 9 --480 45. S. by W -10 —.549 S. by W. notice 11 —.680 S. W. :-••793 ~a s 11 The temperature at eight in the morning was 47 deg r— s s seconds of Fahrenheit, at nine it was 45 degrees 5 serlll and at ten, 46 degrees 114 seconds. The force of the 'o' l °. i i the foregoing table is expressed in pressure of pounds' noes, on a square foot. The record of force ceases at nine o'c 0 as the tempest then broke the part of the aneuleorc which indicates it.- I was too much engaged lii „i s ; having regard to the safety of the house to take PAr t '` t j u t! note of minute changes ; but I have reason to believe _,,,, the storm at that time was near its maximum. One Peat liarity very much struck me. In general these liu, s rflc t so i come in mere gusts of great waves. This one dot *" f tilt but I never have known a storm in which the power 0 sin, gust was so persistent ; the pencil of the anemometer re,retos ing at its full height for a very cons id era bl e space ca mol l The dynamic effects of the wind here have been quit e 7,5, rl. to what the indications of the anemometer would psel),4's-bel for. A front window of the observatory was early, °3oos in ; and, but fur the aid afforded by a visitor in to! 'dip and Mr. Johnston, farmer, at Horslet-hill, in barrat?,,,, the shutters, I make no doubt that the roof of the bailor..., would have been carried off. The. stand of the flersclin telescope was blown down under pecu li ar circumstances. A, was secured by strong ropes to heavy stones buried litsy;t ground. The rope, attaching it to one of the stones, bre,Acci but the other stone, a block two feet square, and about a nd in thickness, was torn from the earth, and tosse d ten Y,D, from its place l' The magnetic house is levelled to i t, , ground ; but, what is most strange, its floor. - consis tie Lo very heavy beams, has been driven some aix yards 'o i l where it was. Fortunately, no instrument, ex ce P t i sal trifling damage to the anemometer, has suffered. httis quite at a loss to account for this storm. It gave verflibol. if any, premonition of its approach I think it nsust,stst been a storm of translation, or a moving whirlwin d ofi } radius, but of immense power. If that was its charactertoo op same. thing will be found to be - the case as occu rred last great gale, at all similar to this, when Professoc.Tif, informed me, that at the Royal Observatory at Greevi o r the atmosphere underwent no commotion w h a tever. riots posing soy conjecture accurate, I would expect very °lce' intelligence from both coasts of Ireland ; from tbe 0 coast of England,. as far south as Liverpool, and fro o north. But it were quite wrong to speak dogmatics so obscure a subject."—Glcisgow Argus. STATE OF TRADE. ig •,1 FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARaIr .."'" • i r r e lt wools have not been in much request during the P: so isd' and only a limited amount of business has been U Prices remain steady. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET.—LEEDS, MARCIf is ;, demand for combing and clothing wools remains fiats t oe' limited to the immediate wants of the Wand °. f Prices are quoted the same as for the last few weeks. , i ts WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, MARCH 13.—The 07600, the market for both long and short wool is much 41 1 0 00 J In consequence of the lightness of stocks, short woe - 0 10 recede much, if any, in price; but in order to area long wool, lower rices must be submitted to. 1 l LEEDS.—Last Satorday there were more goods soli ; Cloth Halls than on any market day during sro past two months, but on Tuesday the of one ; of the dullest since the commencement . ; ,fril year. Notwithstanding the dull state of t rams the great caution of the manufacturers in litnitirt ib production, the stocks in the Halls continue l ovi season ; in prices there is no alteration. Business b' no s a little be:ter in the warehouses this week; mom 0 0 buyers have been in the town than for some time PI — business in the home trade is rather improving. P HECKHONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, MARCH L...r a r er have been two very indifferent markets this week sou 00'1 small attendance of buYers; notwithstanding, wo°l torsos fur blankets keeps firm, which makes very little al — in prices. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—We cannot St ate is improvement in the demand fur combing wools. Otie,isikil, ners only buy fur their immediate wants. It was on, 0P expected that the slackness of demand would bring fe: prices, but this has proved a mistake. ' Prices CO markably firm, and in fact stocks cannot be replac ed / '.0 ,41 : timei c ' efli ta: prices. Most of the spinners are running a.hort order only. There are as yet no appearances a irnpr? o ctcf , in the yarn market, which is an extremely un sat lncia irs ..4 l state for both buyer and seller. There were loor e for pieces to-day, and on the whole much ino; e too °. done. Prices were, however, the same as for the l• L ' t three weeks. . 0 lEV i o MANCHESTER, THURSDAY.—There was no period to in which some departments of our cloth Ino i liteP t s+ as depressed, at least, prices not so low, as during sre o, o ai sent week, Reference is made to shirtings, wh ica st lower than ever known, and if the mills continue work, and both demand and money c ontinue as t ;ar they at present are, goods must further recede; 0,01; up the excess above the demand is deemed lairvisfoi Other kinds of goods are also lower, and the o ies" indeed closes most heavily. Yarns are nearly as 5,., c , as goods, a-d the buyer has again a decided advanteb„4?l, LEICESTER.—Great complaints still exist both a", e1 0 ) , the London and country hosiers, and a general de f i ,eri es ,,i remains in the market. The uncertain state of l oti ae e , affairs no doubt has great effect in producing th,i 3 , 1 4 1 0 , 1 1 things, together with the continued scarcity of caso c i giv cantilo purposes. Worsted yarns are very flat, 0011111 spinners are working short time. Wools remains ste. but little doing.—Leicester Journal.. -- THE DOUBLE COMET. „if" itev The Paris correspondent of the Augsburg Gaze y r o & I ' the following account of a recent sitting o f lbe 0 r: Academy of Sciences:—"Fresh communication "ft made respecting the double comet. According got) . advices the cele,tial stranger was seen on the w A i l; January in a single, and on the 28th in a ( lc!! 00 1 A il. and it must therefore be supposed that it bro° ° :ir .ass 0° in the interval I It is now represented that I tbei l on the 12th of January, in Washington, and 49t1;rd in Konigsberg, as a double comet, and that ac e Car A the division must have taken place still earlier. 05 12th of February, both the nuclei, according` a g :0 raft calculation, were about 2.000 degrees apa32,,ratitail other, and the observations made seem to in"T i i . s',,,e the distance was increasing more and more. 045 rite peculiarity is now added to this dor% dos • 0 0 Both nuclei stand so that a line call be e; through them almost perpendicular to 0 l e and therefore a northern and souther° o ps '/I exists. At first the southern n ucleus ~,bieb't y brighter than the other, to discern t " po of 0 ( far greater magnifying power was required ; he m biatfel, reverse is the case, and the northern neuckta 'heriliil brighter than the southern. What we are to 0 001 this matter, nobody knows. I pity the astic ) 1 0 Comets were always awkward customers ft ii, stO them a great deal of trouble. This very si', s o.-,e however, was one of the most well-bred of th e t wo i d ( It went round the sun decently and orderly je ti,Jol' and a quarter, and only disturbed itself so far., pa' / vent too close a reckoning ; and now i vvben lvrescl ready wandered for a length of time n th ° r i „„, path of a peaceful heavenly body, it auddenii toot/ perli aps,.from inward fermentation, to the most ; del i schisms and most fearful divisions. It mus t j i b 0 , C I a real piece of good luck that the 11125 S of so n e c ot f, is too small to exercise any considerable in nli r, st e ds its neighbours ; there still remains, how eie c olpill, nosing examLle, At the last sitting of the .n e t, o V' was affirmed that old Chinese books, still e, i s t ' -. 01 0 0 predicted similar casualties in the starry ts' ee s il 0 this antiquated consolation appears to me a , t e bill,/ insufficient, even it' it proves convincingly t",ipe ground and the legitimate correctness of the iw , A l 1 ~,, , i , CHILD KILLED Br A. BIILLOCK.--.1" 4110 / held at Burnham. on Tuesday last, before Wil l !II jun., Esq., deputy coroner, touching the des, t ba t !.A.l, Stephens, aged eight years. It appeared , to teNtry previous Thursday Mr. Thomas kiuddartosoll 4,1 Burnham, was driving up the street a ivlO t i or bullock, knee.banded in the usual nianner,ent . /II had driven from the marshes, and it vl , t he., r along until it arrived at about the middle °', 00' 4 It seems to have been then frightened liar lolly pig, and when opposite to the yard of the P goo . ► 4 which the deceased and another little girl, we le t a l e b' ran at them. The deceased fled into the yard, but fr followed, and tossed her a height of two a ss tbs: s o l She tell under a four-wheel chaise, and L a tecl,yel tected from further mischief. The in . " o bi" A in doing ° ne e r made further attempts to get at andher, 5 pll O 1,: . 4 chaise. It then took to the fields, where it vr e a rico ly 1 1 01. eventually killed. The deceased was ef t get anion "said that she died ou Saturday last. Her eoiri, ) . io escaped with only slight bruises.—Ve rdicl, l,C hel i death," chroni c 1 e. with a deodand of Is. upon the bullocii 24 1,- • --- BIRTHS , ate —,thjel, ft On the 11th inst., at Heller Cottage, Lostw. S it ! Colman Rashleigh, Esq„ of a son. , the ad/ of On the 13th lust., at the School House, ROPY , • Dr. Tait, of a daughter. _,.... On the 13th inst., Mrs. T. Teape, of a son. „„ts, 01 oor On the 1 lth inst., at the Rectory, Essendol:l, ll' ,p , W ebb, of a son. li g! 0 0. On .he 12th inst., at Finchley , Mr. George I ' l til o street, Hanover-square, of a d au g hter. Larn beti) ir On the 12th inst., at Maw be y House, S of a "outh ~, D O , / Jams Thorne, Esq., of a son. 6, On the 13. h inst., Mrs. Parnell, of Bryanston -a / AfARBIED. v 4, of o° ,o' r On the 12th inst., at Wintham, W. A. Balsa, ..'-',,-.'ofilr relSll, Peckham, to Grace daughter of Thomas Turner, r , ''''.'y D. • , , adili , _, 01 On the 12:h lust , at st. James's enurch, 1 itc ~...4 . , 0"- Esq., M.D., to Jane, daughter of the late C. Dottrell, -.' f ( Cornwall. too l/1 18 1 ' On the 12th inst., at Paulers Perry, Nortliallood da,,,4.,./ Cobbett, Esq., of Stratford, Essex, to Frances,o_goptonbP" J, the late henry Elliott, Esq., of Ileathencote, ..N r .a .p. On the let inst., in Bedford-p i la E c a e, SOP ). ssi I Esq., surgeon, aged 48. the 011 1 / S oi On the 8!h inst. at Brighton, Miss llolnle4, sister of the late Colonel G. Holms C B are' pt s, • • gar% i f. On the 9th inst., at Rodney-terrace, Cheltenbaln„, ~, , 1 _, On the 14th inst., in Charlotte-street , of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Watts, age . 'c r ow."' r Russell-square, to Richard Snart, Esq., aged 66. ...inCS , 6 , On the 14th inst., Henry William, only 6013:gottft::: jl.--- ) 19441' B. Aldred, of Holborn of ~,, Croydon, Surrey. 1 ,- ; On the 14th inst., Margaret ..hin Mary Anne , D erO'ori 11 of tl On the 3d inst., at 31adrid, Ellen, widoweoldfc:4o;:edlitso°ll On the 101 h lust., Charles Frank Fletcher, tits set,w' t __, _ . , Charles Fletcher, Esq., of Wands worth. . . - - '' zi.....nd, i': 1,1,1, .it ble ',hit 1,11,e, .No. Stral:AtodAls of the Savoy, I.LI the Coluity of 3,1111411005, 16, 1846. , ‘14t.:41111m, tihnstit, ''lx t red A tt ta ` 3 ,l' forfeit ' t hi ; afa br • "a 3 of ye: ~$ ihl - IkttveiSh,; a rt , •, or 'th ks . ) tti e • t # () XI 44 % ‘1114: 4 4 ,144 111d tttl % , tet4