The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-01 00:00:00

GENERAL SIR H. SMITH. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Times: — Sir,—Your admirable review of the battle of Aliwal, and the just encomiums bestowed on the skill and talent dis played by the commander, Sir Henry Smith, leads me to hope that the following sketch of the military life of that distinguished individual will not be unacceptable to the public: — Sir Henry G. Smith is descended from an ancient family, that has been settled for the last two centuries at Whittlesea Llsle of Ely). In 1805 he was, under the auspices of the ate General Sir William Stewart, appointed to a Second Lieutensricy in the Rifle Brigade (then the 95th). To enumsPate his services would be to name almost every battle that has since been fought by British troops in every quarter of the globe, for he has had more practical experience in war, and passed through more fire, perhaps, than any man living. His first campaign commenced in South America with the storming of Monte Video and attack on Buenos Ayres ; next at the capture of Copenhagen, under Lord Cathcart ; thence to the Peninsula, where he was present in every battle fought by the main army (Talavera excepted) from the beginning to the end of that war. We next find him at the capture of Washington, under General Ross, and for his distinguished conduct on that occasion he was honoured by being made the bearer of the dispatches to England. His next battle-field was in the capacity of military secre tary, in the attack on New Orleans, where the good, the gallant Pakenham died in his arms. And he returned to England in time to partake of the glories of his last Euro pean battle as Assistant Quartermaster- General of the 6th Division under Sir John Lambert, on the field of Waterloo. Sir Henry Smith's career as a staff-officer commenced in 1811 with his appointment as Brigade-Major in the cele brated Light Division, in which he was ever conspicuous alike for his dashing gallantry in the field, his frank warm hearted bearing to his brother officers, and his unwearied attention to the comforts and w an t s o f th e so ldier. Those only who have served under a good and an indif ferent staff-officer can estimate the immense value of the former, and Smith was one of the very best, for his heart and soul were in his duty. His light wiry frame rendered him insensible to fatigue, and, no matter what battle or march might have occupied the day or night, or what elementary war might be raging, Smith was never to be found off his horse until he saw every man in his brigade housed, if cover could possibly be had. His devotion to their comforts was repaid by their affection, which was shown in a manner most gratifying to him when, in 1827, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, he was appointed Deputy-Adjutant-General in the West Indies ; the voluntary attendance of every officer and soldier, from the Governor downwards, made his embarkation triumphal. The following copy of a regimental order issued by the late Sir Amos Norcott on the occasion, speaks the feelings of all concerned, and does honour alike to the writer and the object of it : "Colonel Norcott feels himself bound by every principle of public and private duty to express to Lieutenant-Colonel Smith and the officers and battalion at large his most sincere and deep regret for the loss of an officer who has served for 22 years with such indefatigable zeal, distinguished bravery and merit, and now retires from its active duties on promo tion and an appointment on the staff in Jamaica, but to re sume in that situation the same persevering devotion to his profession, his King, andcountry. " The Colonel knows how truly every officer in the bri gade participates his feelings and sentiments, and is assured of the lively and warm wishes of every non-commissioned officer and soldier for the welfare of one who, with every at tribute of as good and as gallant an officer as ever lived, in variably united the most kind and peculiarinterest for the comfort and happiness of the soldier. "At the particular request of this officer it affords the Colonel much pleasure to release from confinement to bar racks, and punishments of every description, all soldiers now under their sentences ; he only hopes, and he is ready to be lieve, that they will prove sensible and grateful for Colonel Smith's kindness, shown up to the very last moment he re mains amongst them, in addition to e ve ry no bl e an d honour able feeling which all soldiers ought to show in the perform ance of their duty and conduct on every occas i on , by a de termination to rel inquish every habit tending to injure the good of the service, their corps, and individual respectability, comfort, habits, and future welfare. " A. NORCOTT, Colonel. " Efalifax, Nova Scotia, June 4, 1827." To return to the Peninsula, that first of schools for prac • tical military study, possessingthis advantage, that an officer of ordinary capacity, by simply obeying orders and steadily performing his duty, could not fail to arrive at some degree of eminence in the profession ; while others more highly gifted had only to make use of their observing and reflective powers to become masters in the art ; and no one who knew Harry Smith (his familiar name) in those days, could doubt for a moment that whenever he acquired the rank, and the opportunity offered, he would show himself a General worthy of his illustrious preceptor. The fates themselves seem to have conspired in urging him on in the path to glory ; for, though " the hero of a hundred fights," he has been only once wounded, which proved a singular advantage to him in more respects than one, for the chiefs of his brigade proving not so invulnerable, it brought him as commander, succes sively, to several of the most brilliant warriors of that age— Kempt, Barnard, Beckwith, Colburne, &c. ; for while he was honoured with their friendship, he profited largely by their experience. I have already stated that in 1827 he was appointed De puty Adjutant-General in the West Indies. In the year fol lowing he was transferred in the same rank to the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1839 appointed Deputy Adjutant-Gene ral in India, where he has remained ever since, and was en gaged in that rank in 1844 in the battles of Gwalior and Ma harajpore. The distinguished services which he rendered at the head of the Ist division, in the recent battles of Moodkee and Ferozeshah, will be better understood hereafter, when his dispatches on those occasions shall have been published. The battle of Aliwal speaks for itself; as the dispatch of Sir IL Smith would alone proclaim that he had been trained under Sir John Moore, and finished under the master-mind of Wellington. vETERAN. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Lol , :r.nr, Iliatcn ;I.—Wind this day at nooa E.. light breeze, and tine clear weather. DEAL, Maacn 30.—Wind S.E. to E.S.E.—Arrcl. Sophia, Madsen, Rio Janeiro ; George Henry, Greeter, St. Thomas, and sld. for Bremen. Orr i PoßTsmouTri, Mason 30.—Corsair, Sydney, sld. Nov. 11. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30.—Wind B.S.W. to S.C.E.—And. Heywood, Africa; Colonist, Sinnot, Mobile ; Dove, Halifax ; Demetrius, Alex andria. Shi. Duke of Lancaster, Bully, Shanghai ; Cosmopolitan, Griirth, Africa ; Elizabeth, Newby, Africa ; Lady Mona, Perkins, Rio Janeiro ; Science, Williamson, Demerara, Cowes, Straws 30. —The Torch, Brown, from London to St. Michael's, put in here to-day, with larboard-quarter stove, and other damage, having been in contact on the 28th inst., off Dungeness, with a brig, name unknown. LowasTorrE, Ms.xcn 25.—The Jane and Isabella, Langley, from Sunderland to Londen, was in contact in the Cockle this morning, with the Antelope, of Hull, and had her stern carried away. Orr NEw ROMNEY, MAacri 27.—Agnes, Tampico, for Hamburgh. OPP WEIIfOrTH, Mdacil 30.—Eclipse, Austin, Mauritius. Pismourn, Malta; 30.—S1d. Edward, St. John's, New Brunswick. Famitorru, Meactit 29.—Ski. Daniel Webster, Cole, l'aatanzas. GUERNSEY, MARCH 23.—Arrd. Louisa, Domaillie, Pernambuco. CORK, MARCH 27.—Wind N.W. —Sid. Lucinda, Scollay, Valparaiso; Rainbow, Trate, Havannah ; Margaret, Williams, St. Andrew's. LONGHOYE, MARCH 22.—Sid. Ann Louisa, Kell, St. John's, New Brunswick. Dusnxz, Masai 25.—S1d. Susannah, Kidd, Iliramichi. 26th, Horn, Stnrrock, Davis' Straits; Alexander, Stnrrock, ditto; Prin cess Charlotte, Deuchats, ditto ; Advice, Crazumond, ditto. 27th, Janet, Brown, Miramichi. STaomNsss, Meacm 25.—S1d. Abram, Couldray, Davis' Straits. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, March 31. (Before Mr. Commissioner FAxs.) IX RE WALMILET. Mr. PARNALL applied in this case for an order on the insolvent, who is a solicitor in Chancery-lane, under the following circum stances :—The insolvent, whose debts amounted to about 23,0001., came up in August, 1843, when he made a proposition to pay one quarter of his yearly earnings, and to give an annual account from that time. He, however, had not rendered an account until twc years, and then showed that there had been no profit after allowing himself 3001. a year for housekeeping expenses. The assignees, however, on going over the account estimated a profit of 3791. 2s. l id., rejecting an item for costs paid by him, and 1901. on liability for a client, which it was contended by Mr. Parnell ought not to be allowed on account. A summons had been obtained for the attendance of the insolvent, who, however, sent a medical certificate, statinz he was unable to attend, through illness. Mr. Parnell now a pplied for an order for the payment of what was alleged to be due. The Learned Commissions:a said, he could not make any order after the final order. It was clear that the insolvent had not acted up to his proposition, and therefore he (the Learned Commissioner) would take any steps he legally could, bat not a step beyond. when he saw how ready the Courts of Queen's Bench, Exchequer, and Common rleas were to trip up the proceedings of this Court. It had been held that persons acting under these Acts were liable for any error that they might commit. Mr. I'ARNELL urged that, under the 19th section of the last Act, the Court could make an order, and commit if it was disobeyed. The COMMISSIONER said that that section applied to rules and orders made before the final order. Mr. PARNELL then said the assignees would have to apply for the final order to be rescinded. The COMMISSIONER said he was not clear that he had a power to rescind, he hail never been called on to do so, and therefore should not decide until the case came before him. He had power to summon the insolvent, and even to tu n e a warrant, if he did not attend, and would do if there was any neglect, when insolvent had no legal excuse, for the insolvent had by no means kept the terms on which the final order was granted. IN RE SIR JOHN 3055. This bankrupt came up to pass his last examination, and was sup ported by Mr. Bnchannan, solicitor. The examination had been adjourned, as A matter of form, an assignee not having been appointed until the last meeting; and al though he had seen the accounts, and was perfectly satisfied with them, the Learned Commission er of opinion that, as a point el praetice, a short adjournment should take place. The bankrupt now passed his examination. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. The Court sat at half-past nine o'clock this morning. James Thomas and George Wood were placed at the bar, charged with stealing 18 bottles of wine from Mr. George Sloane. The evide - ice was somewhat circumstantial, and at the conclusion of it, when the prisoners were separately asked if they wished to say anything. they each contradicted the other in the account they gave of the manner in which they had become possessed of the wine found with them. They were found Guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and bard labour. John Boswell pleaded guilty to stealing gold pins, some sovereigns, and other property, from Edward Raman, ironmonger. —Sentence deferred._ James Lahr, labourer, aged 13, was charged with a b urg l ary i n the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Turner, of No. 7, Surrey -pl ace, Kenning ton, on the night of the 9th of March. It appeared, from the owl- dence of the prossentrix, that on the night In question she heard the window of her drawing-room raised, upon which she got up, and called the police, who came, got in at the window, and found the pri soner standing on the side-board, who said he had come there for a night's lodging.—(Laughter.) A police-constable produced a lanthorn, a screw -driver, an d some paste and brown paper, which he had found in the chimney. The paste and brown paper, he said, were for the purpose of putting up to a pane of glass, to prevent it making a noise if broken. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Pante, who contended that there was no evidence of an intention to steal. The jury, after having deliberated for some time, found the prisoner Guilty. The Coral' sentenced the prisoner to transportation for ten years. fames Ha - 4=od. aged 24, described as a salesman, stood charged with stealing 3 cash-box, value 55., eight bank-notes, value 651., sixty sove r e igns, and other moneys, the property of James Sykes, his master. It appeared by the evidence of the prosecutor, one of the of St. Paul's, that the prisoner boarded with him. a rge th rs e 213th of last month, after having been absent from town for some time, on his return he found that a cupboard In his bed-room had been broken open, and a purse, containing one 201. note, two 101. notes, and five 5/. notes, and 18 sovereigns, had been abstracted, and also a cash-box, containing 401. in silver and gold, and a promissory note for 101. The prisoner was arrested on the 12th of this month. lie expressed his sorrow to the policeman for what he had done, A considerable portion of the money was found on his person. The jury mild they would not trouble his Lordship to stun up, and returned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for ten years. THE NAVY.—FLAGPROnEoTioN AND RETIREMENT. _it is new reported that the first fltty captains on the list, who are eligible for service as flag-ofikers, Will be Pro mote d to t h e r ank of rear-admiral ; the vacan c i es wh i ch this promotion will occasion will then ed rank be tilled up f , and afte rear-admiralrwards an offer of 255. per diem, with the retir o, will be made to th e seniors, them to retire.and cor responding advantages to the other captains on the list, to induce TOWER HAMLETS.—A. requisition is in the course of IVP'- li signature, and has already received a great maney names. inviting ' 0 l ' ,S Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., shipowner and merchant. at Liverpool, - , Ir'--.- ‘l ll 4:ll l d .3rge at T tte ni n P e s : ne xt P general,, q. , e r e c a t i n o t i l ; anti s lavery arvtehrey Tower advocate, ua ni t t rco me NIiWSPAPERS.—It is stated that 150,000 newspapers re- ,- 4/ -y- were dLspatdhed from the Government Post-office en *sorrier night, ... (, = , ••,,'12, gaeiwolTe eh time SKintulei by Oil worm pooh , -) -. .• -- 1 , ,- ~ '\` A~ I -...~ .: ~~;~ `. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Norwich, March 27. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice MAuLF.) THE YARMOUTH MURDER. Samuel Yarham, aged 29, was charged with the wilful murder of Harriet Candler, at Yarmouth, by inflicting divers blows on her head with a hammer, and cutting her throat with a knife, oa the 18th Nor., 1841 . _ . Mr. Palmer and Mr. O'Malley were counsel for the prose cution ; Mr. Dasent defended the prisoner. The case having been fixed for this morning at ten o'clock, the avenaes of the court were crowded at an early hour of the morning, the greatest anxiety being evinced by all classes to be present at a trial which had for so long a time occu pied the attention of the county, to the exclusion of almost all other matters. The prisoner having pleaded to the in dictment with a clear and determined voice, Mr. PALMER proceeded to open the case on behalf of the prosecution. The first witness was Mr. Worship—l am a surgeon, at Yarmouth. On the 19th of November, 1844, I was called up to attend the de ceased. I went, and found tne deceased behind the counter, in a sitting position. This witness then went on to give a minute description of the injuries which the deceased had sustained from blows on the head, and to describe a cut in her nook, from which he should consider about two pints of blood had flowed. The finger on the right hand was cut obliquely. He should suppose that she had been dead about two hours. The wound in the throat was inflicted before death ; the wounds on the head would not have caused death instantly ; she might have sur►ived the wound in the throat, if the wounds had not been inflicted on the head. These wounds were minutely described at the former trial. By the JuDGE—She died from the loss of blood produced by the wounds. Examination continued—After the infliction of the blows on the head, she was in the state of a person in a fit of apo plexy. She might have opened her eyes after the blows on the head. Cross-examined—The wounds on the head would not have caused instant death. I have seen instances in which in juries to the head had been greater, and the parties had recovered. Mr. W. S. Catchpole, solicitor, Yarmouth, deposed—On the night of the murder the prisoner occupied a part of my house; the prisoner's wife was my housekeeper, and the prisoner was a shoemaker, and had a room for that purpose. Ou the Saturday I told Mrs. Yarham that I was going to dine at the Angel on the Monday, and the prisoner took my dress boots to the Angel. I went home about half-past one o'clock. I rang the bell, and the prisoner opened the door directly ; the prisoner was dressed. I had a Scotch terrier in my house, which was a very watchful animal. When I went back the dog was with the prisoner. Thera was a light in the passage; there was scarcely time for him to have lit the candle before he opened the door; the pri soner assisted me off with my boots, but did not say anything ; the prisoner afterwards came and called me up, as the police had just rung the bell. I was in the Black Swan between five and half-past Ave, when the prisoner went in, and I sent him to my room for my snuff-box and some money. When he returned the pri soner said his wife was frightened, as there was somebody up the chimney; the chimney was searched and nobody found. The prisoner repeatedly said he was quite awake, and never heard any noise. The next morning I went back to the house. The prisoner and his wife were conversing about it. The wife said she had been twice into the shop for candles for him at night, and had not heard or seen any thing. Cross-examined—The prisoner and his wife have lived in my service from July. They were recommended to me by a tradesman in Yarmouth, to whom the prisoner was foreman. I placed confidence in him, and he never abused that confi dence; he was an honest and very industrious man. George F. Knights, private watchman to Mr. Harvey's tan-yard. On the night of the murder I was on duty, and heard a row about twelve o'clock. I went towards the spot, and saw two men going in the direction of Beverley's Mill. From thence they crossed to a sand hill. One stooped at a sand hill, and then they both stooped at another sand hill. They were about forty yards from me. The moon was going down. One man was taller than the other. The prisoner was not one of those two men. I got upon the hinges of the gate to see what they were doing, but could not. Their arms were moving. I - looked towards the bleach pales, and saw a man going towards the north, which would lead to wards the Market-gates. At that moment I heard a noise, and could not see anything. I returned, but saw no more of any of these parties. I could not say who the single man was, but he was about the height of the prisoner. y the JUDGE —That man was very much like Yarham. Examination continued—The next day the money was found near the place where I had seen the two men in the night. After the trial I saw the prisoner when he came from the Castle, and they went to a barber's shop, and from there to a public-house. I heard Yarham say, " that though they were clear of the murder. they "were not clear of the robbery. It would linger and linger on till it was found out." Cross-examined—l was not asked at the last trial about the single man. I was asked about the two men. I then said I saw the shadow of a man. By the JUDGE—I saw the shadow of a man first, and then I saw the man himself. The man had a great coat on. Re-examined—When Yarham came out of the Castle, it struck me that he was the man I had seen. _ _ George Taylor, publican, formerly a policeman deposed : -, On the night of the murder I was on duty. About half-past twelve o'clock I was near Mr. Tooley's buildings, near the Market-row. I turned my lamp against the Farmer's Arms to trim it, and as I passed the corner of the road to the Market-gates I met the pri►oner. I have not the least doubt of it in my own mind, as I have known him before. By the JUDGE—It was about a quarter to one when I met him. Examination continued—On my way home I went to the Feathers Inn, where I saw Hall lying on the settle. Cross-examined—l was discharged from the police for neglect of duty. J. B. Bales, sergeant at mace—l went to the house on the morning of the murder about four o'clock, and assisted in taking the body up. Underneath it was a half-ounce paper of tobacco. I was at the Black Swan the morning after, and went to search the chimney, but could not find anything. Sarah Dick, the wife of John Dick, of the Town Battery— On the morning of Tuesday, 19th November, 1344, I went to get some linen. At half-past two I carried some linen to Mr. Shipley's, and on returning home, I said to my daughter, who was with me, " Let us see, the boys have been hiding something here." I put my hand down, and there was nothing. I followed the marks a little further where the feet stopped. I said there is something here, let us see, perhaps the woman's money is here. I went down on my knees, and begun to poke the sand away, and I found a bag buried, and which jinked as though there were coppers in it. Mr. Tooley's man came over from the mill. My husband pulled the bag out of the hole and said it was the woman's money, because the ticket was on. Royal said there ought to be more yet, and he put his hand in and pulled out a small bag with some gold and silver, and he wanted to count it. My husband said it should not be counted. My husband said he would carry all, but Royal would not let him. We all then went to the inquest together, and gave them to Sergeant Williament. There was a broken bottle and mug near the place, as if for a mark. I was at the battery in the afternoon after I came from the court ; a man came up to me, and was at the place where I found the money ; he was poking at the hole. He walked up to me and began to talk to me; lie had dark trousers and a blue coat buttoned up to his neck, and a high hat, and I did not know him then, but have since ascertained it was the prisoner. The man said it was Gold here, and you need have a good fire. I said I would keep better if I could afford it. lie said, " Your name is Dick !" I said, " Yes." He said, "You found the money." I said "I did." He said, "All you have to do now is to find the murderer." I said, " I wished to God I could: I would walk twenty miles to do so, lame as I was." He then said (moving his foot) " I am the murderer." I said, "If you are the murderer, you would not tell me." I said, " What is your name ?" He said, " You know me." I said " I did not." He said " Yes, you do " I said " If he would tell me I would tell the gentleman ;" he said, " You know me." He then walked away as far as the hole, then turned round and looked at me again, then pro ceeded towards the town. I told the Mayor what had passed, and the Mayor said it was only some person tampering with justice. I said I should like to see Yarham. He said it could not be him. I was afterwards examined before the magistrates, and when the other persons were examined I looked at the dock when before the magistrates, and thought knew him, but could not recollect who it was. There was a young man named Seamen in the battery at the time the man spoke to me, and he told me the man's name was Yar• ham, and that was why I asked to see him. After the trial, I and my husband went home by the train, when we saw Yarham and his wife. He tried to shake hands with my husband, but he refused. I said, "Good God, if that be Yarham, that is the man that spoke to me." After I got in the carriage, Yarham's wife asked me if I thought the people in Yarmouth would think she was the guilty party if they stopped or left Yarmouth ? I said " God knows, you know your conscience best." When the prisoner first came up to the railway station, he said to my husband, " Don't you know me, I am Yarham, but call me Mr. C.," and offered to shake hands. When we were going along, Yarham said, " Mrs. Dick, say as little about the money as possible, for my solicitor told me that the pri soners' solicitor wanted to fetch me in the murder, and you as the person that helped me to hide it." I said, " Dick, do you hear what Yarham says ?" and my husband came up, and the prisoner told him the same thing. On getting to Yarmouth, the prisoner said, " Mrs. Dick, if I see anything in the paper that would affect you or y our husband's cha racter I will let you know." My husband said, "Don't come to mine, I don't want you, I take a paper." I saw him again on the top of the market, on a Tuesday, either a fort night er three weeks after, it was between nine and ten o'clock. He came up to me, and said, " How do you do ?" I said, " Who are you ? I don't know you." I did not just that moment recollect his name. He said, "Do any of these fellows interfere with you ?" I said they did not inter fere with me so much as they did with the girl. I said, 'Do they interfere with you ?" He said, "No ; they know better, but the people plague me so much that I cannot stay here. I have been to the workhouse to get money to go away with." I said, " I think you ought to bare spoken the truth at first, and things would have gone better. I think von are either the murderer yourself, or know who did it." I thought I had no right to say so, and I turned to leave him. He said, " Stop, and I will tell you all about it." I stopped, and he said he was not so much to blame as they were, for they never let him rest after they heard that Mrs. Candler had got the money. He said he heard Mr. Catchpole was going about amongst the " angels'." I said, " Where is the house ?" He said, " The Angel lan." He said they came to him and asked him to let them in ; that he made a bargain with them not to hurt the old woman, for they had time enough to get the money in the time she was getting the beer, as she was generally a quarter of an h our gone. H e let them in at the back door, except Royal, who watched about the time she went for the beer. He told them to go into the bedroom, for that was where she kept her money. While they were there the woman came in sooner than usual. He was up stairs, and on hearing Mrs. Candler come in, he put out the candle, and sat on the bed. Royal went in. She said, " What do you here? I know you." Royal asked for half an ounce of tobacco, and as she was going to get it, Royal and Hal) knocked her down with the pincers. They thought she was dead. Mapes ran out to a woman on the other side of the street, and said, " All's right." He said, "If there is L any noise at the Swan, I will go and Ste who is there." She L said there were several people there. They all went up Black Swan-row, and saw several people there; one of them was a young man who they thought mast know th em . Mapes then ran home to the Feathers' tap. As he was going along the Market-gates, he saw a person turn a light on him, who afterwards appeared to be Layton, the policeman. He then ran home, telling the others to bury the money, and to give him a signal when it was done, as his house was sure to be searched first. When he went home he saw the woman lying in the shop. She turned her eyes on him, and he, seeing a lard knife lying by her, took it, and cut her throat. I said, "You are the murderer." Prisoner said, " No, she could not live, she had been beaten so much by Royal and Hall." Royal did give the signal, and he opened the window a ow i n h t e h re e . w st a r s ee a t, m an an d co pl m ic e em up an th l e V h a a ll n e d r hthiteyhihom both h n wthenetsahwotail3d, e t r o , g a e n th d er s . aid , " Are . you going ?" and comingsa w d down Royal h the going down pureerhossu-ezaanmainwede—atlhowmene.t abo lst ut u m n y ot b lo.o usir ion , and tdomaapodelimcey. man till it was mentioned to the magistrates. It was some time after. I cannot tell how long it was after. It might be three months before I mentioned it. I was at Yarmouth all that time. Yarham was not, to the best of my knowledge. I did not see him. I saw Yarham at the old Gaol Hall. I asked the mayor to see Yarham that I might see him, be cause I wanted to see if it was him. Witness (in great agitation)—My Lord, am I obliged to answer these questiens? JUDGE—Yes, indeed you are. Witness, I thought it was not right to give the man in charge after what the mayor had said. I saw him'when he was before the magistrates. When I saw him there f thought I knew him, but could not recollect for the moment who it was. Re-examined by Mr. PALMER—I did not expect to meet Yarham. My husband told me not to say anything about it, for he said they should get into trouble, as no one .could put an ounce of weight upon his (Yarham's) evidence. I first told a married daughter of mine about it, and she told me to tell the gentlemen ; and it was she that told the gen tlemen about it, and they came down to her about it. Sarah Dick, examined by Mr. O'Mara.nv—l am daughter of last witness. I lived in 1844 at the battery. On Tues day, the 19th of November, I remember a man coming and speaking to my mother. There was a boy in the battery who told me that the man's name was Yarham. The pri soner at the bar is the man. I remember going to Norwich after the trial. Yarham and his wife were there. I know him to be the same man that spoke to my mother. My mother told me the conversation she had with Yarham, and I told Mr. Wm. Yates, the magistrate, about it. There was some disagreeableness between my ather and my mother, and I asked her the reason. She then told me all about it. I told the magistrates, because I thought it not a proper thing to be kept a secret. Re-examined—l had heard my mother mention, speaking to Mr. H. Palmer, who was then mayor, and I did not think it was necessary to mention it again. William Seamen, examined by Mr. PArzirn, deposed—l remember the 19th of November, 1844. I looked out at the gate and saw a man whom I knew to be Yarham. I had known him before. He lived at Mr. Catchpole's. I had seen him there when I swept the chimneys. John Dick, examined by Mr. 0'31.t1 1.1,Y, deposed—l am a gunner of the artillery, and I remember finding the money. I was at the trial, and in the witnesses' room, but I did not see Yarham then. I saw him down at the railway station ; my wife said something to me. I told her to have nothing to do with him, we had had trouble enough. Some time after my wife was going to tell me some conversation with Yarham about it, but I refused to listen to her. Cross-examined—l read the account of the trial in the newspapers to my wife in my own house, and read over her own evidence. I. at her request, read out the trial. Re-examined—My wife was busy about the hou-e. It did not take me long to read it. James Kemp. governor of the workhouse at Yarmouth— On the 18th of March 'Verb= applied to the board fir some money to ge away. The board took time to consider about it, and he was to call upon me on Tuesday the 22d. It was to enable him to leave Yarmouth. I gave him 31. William Shuckford, keeper of the borough gaol—Yarham was in my custody in December, 1844. The paper pro duced I received from Samuel Yarham ; it is in his hand writing. It was given to me to give to the Mayor. I also received two other papers, which I received from the pri soner, or one of the assistants, while they were in my cus tody. I delivered them to the borough magistrates. On Sunday, Dec. 8, 1844, i went into the prisisner'a room, cod he felt very uncomfortable, sad said, it was very hard that he should be shut up there for what he did not know any thing about. I said if he was innocent he had no reason to fear. It was a serious matter, and I had no doubt the truth would come out, and that the reward that was offered would help to get at the truth. Prisoner said if he knew anything about it he would freely tell. The schoolmaster then entered the room. and the prisoner asked him to pray with him, which he did. I never held out any inducement to him to confess. Joseph Jackson, schoolmaster to Yarmouth gaol, held out no inducement whatever to make him confess. Cross-examined—The magistrates several times saw the prisoner, but I was not present, and cannot say what passed. Henry Worship, surgeon to the gaol—l remember seeing the prisoner on the Bth of December. I held out no induce ment or threat whatever to draw out a confession. _ . _ Mr. Holt, clerk to the magistrates, was present when the prisoner was committed the last time. There was no induce ment made to him whatever. These are signed by him. Cross-examined—The magistrates had many interviews with the prisoner on the Bth of December, and before too, and they put questions to him. None of them said in my presence that it would be better for him to tell the truth, and then he would be admitted as evidence. He was com mitted as principal at first, and was not examined after he was committed. He was committed on a charge of murder. I do not know that the magistrates sent men to try to get eat of him what they could. Some of the magistrates came and examined the prisoner nearly every day. I can not say whether much impression was made upon the pri soner by the questions that were asked. He always seemed collected. Sometimes the magistrates visited the prisoner three times a day, and sometimes as many as six magistrates examined bim at once. I was present on most occasions, and Mr. Palmer, the solicitor, was there too. He was very busy about the case, but did not ask any questions of the prisoner. I suggested to the magistrates sometimes. They used to take their friends sometimes, but I didn't think the prisoner was made a " show" of. Their object was to elicit the truth. He was questioned and cross-examined by them. have known prisoners questioned, by justices in public court. These interviews were all in the gaol, and were privately conducted. Re-examined—The visits were made in the justices' room at the gaol, to avoid the neces'ity of taking the prisener through the streets each time. Mr. PALMER then offered to put in evidence certain writ ten statements made by the prisoner on and after the 8:h of December. Mr. DASENT Ilhjectel to their admissibility after the ac count which had been given of the treatment experienced by the prisoner before those statements were procured from h;m ; a His LoaDstur Paid that he should only receive them sub ject to the opinion of the judges. Tee prisoner certainly :appeared to have been dealt with in a most extraordinary manner by the magistrates, though it is difficult exactly to say that they acted improperly. lie was subjected, at all events, to their visits for several weeks, and often three times in one day, there le tag sometimes six magistrates present, besides other parties. If the statements were pressed, he should receive them, but it would be at the peril of the pro secution to use them. Mr. PALMER then declined to put them in evidence, and then closed his case. Mr. Daszerr then addressed the jury. confessing that he rose to do so with great fear and trembling lest the interests of the unfortunate man at the bar might have suffered from the peculiar circumstances under which he had been called upon to defend him, coupled with his inability as an advo cate. He had only been instructed at nine o'clock on that very day, and but for the feeling that, having been present at the former trial, he had a general idea of the case, and that it was his bounden duty not to refuse his professional services—weak though they might be—when they were required in aid of a man accused of so heinous an offence as that of murder, he should certainly have declined to under take so arduous a task. The case of the prisoner was one which had attracted public attention to an extraordinary extent. The peculiar circumstances which formed the groundwork of this charge had found their way not only into the country papers, but into the metropolitan preas ; but he hoped that the jury, in coming to a verdict on the case now presented to them, would discard all rumours and prejudices which they could not but have imbibed when abroad, and would bring to the consideration of the important questions about to be submitted to them the firm determination to administer justice with impartiality, steering a middle course between the desire to shield a murderer from false sympathy on the one hand, and that blind rashness which hurries to a conclusion of his guilt, simply because the offence with which he was charged was that of murder. The case now ripe for their verdict was one which was perhaps unparalleled in the history of crime. Never before had a charge been brought forward under circumstances so extraordinary, so exposed to suspicion ; and it therefore was the duty of the jury to watch and scrutinise the evidence with which it was supported with the utmost jealousy, for if it should appear to them to be a charge capable of proof to a certain extent at least on the former trial, and yet kept back most sedulously from public view on that occasion, in order that the evidence of that day might tally with the view then advanced by the prosecution, it did strike Ishn most forcibly that they ought at once to acquit the prisoner. It was idle to conceal from himself or the jury the notorious fact that Yarham had been examined on the first trial, and had then made certain statements implicating the three men, Royal, Mapes, and Hall, in this murder, under very peculiar circumstances. Mrs. Dick was then a fellow-witness with Yarham, was engaged with him, and acted in support of him in the attempt to take away the lives of those three men, and yet she was then, if she is now speaking truth, in posses. sion of the astounding and conclusive confession of that very fellow-witness, made to her and her daughter too on the day after the murder, that he was the murderer, while he then denied it on his oath. That fact she kept back from the jury on that occasion. So did her daughter. Seamen was not called, and yet the mayor, according to her statement,:knew that she had that information! Was such a case to be readily trusted? If such important evidence was kept back then, and the proof was then dressed and trimmed to suit the peculiar theory of the prosecution, and that, too, with the sanction of the magistrates, who had so conducted themselves towards the prisoner at the bar, when they wanted to extort a " state ment " from his lips, what might there not even now be in the back ground? This case to-day might be as vicious as that, and it was the imperative duty of the jury to interfere and put a check upon such conduct by at once declining act upon the testimony of Mrs. Dick and her daughter. He left his client's cause in their hands, satisfied that they could come to no conclusion but that which would be favourable to him. Mr. Justice MAULE then proceeded to sum up the case. The jury retired for a quarter of an hour, and at the end of that aeon interval returned into court with a verdict of Guilty'. The Learned JUDGE then, proclamation being made, which scarcely stifled a low buzz of approbation consequent on the verdict, passed the awful sentence of death upon the wretched man, whom he conjured to apply himself to the task of pre paration for the future world in the most solemn and im pressive tones, nolding out no prospect or hope of mercy from human laws. The prisoner received the admonition of the Learned Judge and the thrilling sentence of the law with a subdued but indifferent demeanour, and at the conclusion of the scene in which he had borne so prominent a part, was immediately removed by the gaoler from public gaze. Mr. Baron Parke has been trying prisoners during the greater part of the day, and so has Mr. Sergeant Byles, the civil business having terminated rather abruptly. SATURDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, P.M. Both the Courts sat all day, the one to five o'clock, and the other, the Crown Court, to nine o'clock, by which time, with the aid of the Learned Sergeant, the whole calendar was disposed of. Many of the cases tried during the day were of a serious character, but the length to which our report of yesterday's proceedings have carried us, must plead as our excuse for their unwilling omission. On inquiry this morning, it was stated that the convict Yarham was low and dejected, and that he had had frequent and casual interviews with the worthy chaplain of the gaol, but no indication had as yet been given of any desire to give his sanction to the verdict of yesterday, which he had met with the solemn expression, "I am innocent, so help me God." NORTIIERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, March 27. CROWN COURT. The Court opened at nine o'clock. MALICIOUSLY WOU )(MTG.—John Kirkham, Samuel B,oad. hurst, William Savage, Charles Dakin, and James Clarke, were indicted for having feloniously assaulted and wounded with a sharp instrument James Jones, with intent to maim, disable, or do him some grievous bodily harm. The jury returned a verdict—Kirkham and Broadhurst Guilty of assault ; and Savage, Clarke, and DakiniNot:Guilty. The former were sentenced to eighteen months' imprison ment and hard labour. Mr. WILKINS intimated to his Lordship that he had been given to understand that it was the intention of the counsel for the prosecution to prefer another indictment for inter ference with the officers in the discharge of their duty. His LORDSHIP granted him time for consideration. FORGERY.— Wm. Henry Chapman, 22, was indicted for having uttered a bill of exchange, with intuit to defraud Samuel Aston. Mr. Drinkwater prosecuted, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson de fended. Samuel Aston is a capsule-manufacturer, at Bordesley green, near Birmingham, and received by post a letter, dated Lord street Chambers, Liverpool, 23d May, 1845, signed William Bell, ordering ten gross of copaiba capsules. Sent the goods; and afterwards received another letter, dated 28th of the same month, inclosing a bill for 29/. 18s. 91., purporting to be signed by W. 11. Norelil and Co., Liver pool, and addressed to Mr. E. Williams. This bill was a forgery. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy on account of his youth, and the bend that he had been an instrument in the hands of other parties. His LORDSHIP was of the same opinion. Sentence—Two years' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. CIVIL SIDE. Mr. Justice Coleridge took his seat upon the bench this morning at nine o'clock. • LIABILITIES OF SUAREMOLDERS IN JOINV , z7oCK BANKS.— LUCAS V. BUI/CHER. In this case Mr. Martin and Mi. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Watson for the defendant. Mr. bIARTIN stated the facts of the case. Mr. Lucas, the plaintiff, was a gentleman living in the Isle of Man, and the defendant, Mrs. Alice Butcher, was living at Bowness, in Westmoreland. The action was brought to recover 5001., and interest, from May 1843.. Mrs. Butcher was sought to be fixed as a partner in the Isle of Man Bank ; and the manner in which she was sought to be made liable was this: —The bank in question was a joint-stock bank, in which her husband was a proprietor, and hold fifty shares. He died in 1639, after which time she received the shares, and drew the die idend upon them until 1843, when the bank stopped, and his (Mr. Martin's) claim was that Mrs. Butcher thereby became a partner in the bank, and was therefore re epoin,iole for its transactions. Mr. Martin then proceeded to dilate upon the law hearing urn the case. The joint etock bank was formed by a deed, in which Mrs. Butcher's late3beed was a partner, and the Court would know that an executor, before coining to a dividend, was bound to give satisfactory evidence of title ; and this lady seemed to have taken the usual course, by sending the peebete of her hus band's will to the manager of the bank. It appeared from the documents that would be produced, that in 1839 the de fendant wes required to pay a call ; and on the 28th of De cember of that year she again wrote to the manager, re qiaesting the dividend to be paid to her. In August of that year the dividend became due ; and upon the Ist of Decem ber, 1840, the dividend warrant was made out and sent to her. This was transmitted to her through the means of Messrs. Wakefield and Crewdson, of Kendal. Upon the sth of September she wrote to know what price she could get for her 50 bank shares, supposing she sold them. On the 9th Mr. Forbes wrote an answer, stating he considered the shares at that time would not fetch more than 61., or 61. 2s. each. On the 26th she wrote again ; and or. the Ist July of the following year another dividend was declared, and sent to her in the ordinary way. In the January following she again wrote, wishing to know if she could sell her shares. From this correspondence it was perfectly clear that she was a partner in the bank. Witnesses were then called to prove these facts. Mr. WATSON then addressed the jury for the defendant, contending that Mrs. Butcher could only be considered as the executrix of another, and not a partner in the bank. The Learned JUDGE then summed up, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 5591. 7s. 3d. MONET CLUB. DEBT.—HOOD AND OTHERS r. LANGFIELD. This was an action for the recovery of certain sums of money borrowed from the members of a money club holding its meetings at a temperance hotel, in Portland-street, Man cheater, which had been stipulated to be returned by instal ments, but some of which the defendant had failed to pay. Verdict for the plaintiff for 23/. 10s., subject to a rule nisi applied for. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Warwick, March 27. CIVIL SlDE—(Before Mr. Justice TINDAL.) ACTION FOR LIBEL—S/BLEY v. CHAPMAN. Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., and Mr. Hayes were for the plain tiff; Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., and Mr. Miller, for the defendant. The plaintiff is a coach and omnibus proprietor, and, on the occasion of some steeple chases that took place in Southam, in February last, he engaged to carry passengers to and from the ground at the rate of .ss. per head. The races being over, an account of them appeared in the Sandal Times, and at the end of that account was the following para graph, forming the libel complained of : " But we cannot close our remarks without exposing as gross an act of ' coaching rascality' as was ever perpetrated. A fellow of the name of Sibley chartered a coach for the occasion, and was engaged by a party of nineteen to con vey them to and from the ground for ss. each. The fare was paid at the time of taking places. On arriving at Southam, however, the fellow stopped at a small inn, and coolly observed, that he should stay there about an hour, al though it was then close upon the time appointed for the first race to come off, and the ground was a mile and a half beyond that place. Expostulations being useless, most of the party proceeded on foot, and expected, of course, that at the conclusion of the sport the coach would be in waiting to convey them back; the fellow, however, sneaked off with a fresh load before the second match was run, and the party left behind had to hire. other conveyances from. Southam to Leamington, a distance of nearly eight miles: We feel it our dUty to call the attention of the local magistrates to thit gross case of cheating, and trust they will do their 'duty by punishing the fellow as the law directs." The evidence showed that besides two steeple-chases, which were alone marked on the card, there were two matches, one being between Sir William Don and Mr. Milton, for 5001. aside. It was contended. on the part of the defendant, that the coach was not to return till the last match had been decided, while the plaintiff said it was to return after the last race named in the Ii I had been run. The coach leaving at the conclusion of the second race was the occasion of the writing of the paragraph in question. The j'ry Bond for the plaintiff—Damages .501. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLT MAN.) 11',13131NG A BANK.—EVsIta George Blaney was charged as an acces , ory after the fact in the robbery of one hundred 101. promissory notes, stolen on the 4th of January last, from the Warwick an'. Leamington Bank. Mr. 'Waddington and Mr. Mellon were for the prosecution ; Mr. O'Brien for the defence. This ca-q•, and another connected with it, occupied the time of the Court the whole day. The facts were these. Fhe prisoner had a brother, not now in cit,tody, a clerk in a branch of the above bank, at Warwick. In the month of July, two pircelF, containing a number of note:: of the above bank. were made up and delivered to the prisoner's brother to put into the post; they were addressed to Mr. Smith, of Southam. One containing one hundred ten pound notes, the other three hundred five-pound notes. Only the latter parcel reached Mr. Smith. From the evidence of a man named Archer, it appeared that he formerly lived at Leamington, in Warwickshere, though now residing at 13, Trinity-lane, London. This man stated that the prisoner came to him in April last, at Isling ton, and said he had something to say if a money-getting concern. This turned out to be an intended robbery of the was to go to Leamington, a n d the prisoner's to n hand over 8001. or 1,000/. This was subse quentlynbanma brotherke. A was done, of m rs, y s e and the property was passed to a firm of the and 150/. received for it. During the time the transaction was going on, the prisoner went by the name of Brown. Archer admitted that he had been in gaol several times. The prisoner was found Guilty, but sentence was deferred. George William Jenkins and Joseph Myers were charged with receiving the notes, knowing them to have been stolen. The jury found Jenkins Guilty, but Acquitted Myers. Sen tence deferred. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Bodmin, March 27. CROWN COURT.—(Befere Mr. Baron ROLFE.) Joseph Wi'tench was indicted for having, on the 4th March, at the parish of Lanreath, unlawfully and maliciously stabbed and wounded Thomas Meitch, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Oxenham conducted the prosecution. It appeared that a quarrel had taken place between the prosecutor and the prisoner, and that the latter inflicted upon the former two severe wounds with a carving knife. The man was laid up for a fortnight, and the surgeon pronounced that he had been in considerable danger. The medical officer at the gaol said that the conduct of the prisoner had been so extraordinary, as to lead h i m to think he was insane. He was still of opinion that the man was not of sound mind. Mr. Baron RoLVE left it to the jury to decide whether the prisoner was guilty of the charge, or whether he was insane at the time. The jury having consulted for a few minutes, the foreman said—" Our verdict is' Insane.' " The Clerk of Assize having construed this into a verdict of "Not guilty on the ground of Insanity," The Learned JUDGE ordered the prisoner to be removed to the gaol. Thomas Pearce, aged 17, was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Eva, of Truro, and stealing a coat, waistcoat, and trousers. Mr. Oxenham conducted the prosecution. It appeared that the prosecutor was absent from home with his family, and that he left the key of his house in the pos session of his son-in-law, who examined all the doors and windows on the 20th of February, and found that they were properly secured. On the 24th of February he again went to the house, and he discovered that one of the windows had been broken open, and a variety of things were scattered about the floor of the front paileur. The rooms upstairs had also been entered, and the drawers ransacked. Two days afterwards the prisoner enlisted as a soldier at Devonport, and on the following morning, being desirous of paying the "smart money," he pawned some clothes for that purpose. These clothes proved to be the property of the prosecutor, and the prisoner was apprehended. Whilst in gaol, he en tered into conversation with a sailor lad, who was incarce rated for deserting his ship. The prisoner told this person that he and a man named Coutts bad had a spree ; that they went together, between nine and ten o'clock, to the house of Mr. Eva ; and that he (prisoner) was the first to enter. They took away several thing , , and drank a large quantity of wine and spirits which they f ound on the pre mises ; and what they could not drinkthey removed fro m the house. Mr. Baron Rourv: told the jury that, as there was no evi dence, except the prisoner's own statement, that the house had been broken into at a time which would make the offence an act of burglary, it would be better for them to consider whether or not he was g u ilty of the minor offence of house breaking. The prisoner, not being aware of the importance which the law attached to the particular time necessary to be proved in cases of this nature, might have misstated the hour through heedlessness or inadvertence. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of housebreaking, and he was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment ; the Learned Judge observing that he should have inflicted upon him a more severe punishment, had it not been proved that there was no person in the house at the time the robbery was committed. (Before Mr. Justice EnLE.) Thomas Laing was indicted for the commission of a rape on the wife of a man named Westlake, at the parish of Davidstow. Mr. Moody prosecuted, and Mr. Slade defended. The prisoner and the husband of the prosecutrix were small farmers, living on terms of the closest intimac y , and the offence was said to have been committed whilst M rs. Westlake and the prisoner were ret urnin g from market. The trial occupied several hours , and the result was looked for with some anxiety , evidence u the Mr. Justice ERLE having summed p ,the jury turned ronnd to consider their verdict. After the lapse of about ten minutes, the foreamn said, "We can't agree, my Lord, here's one sticks out for the capital offence." The Learned JUDGE intimated that the law had abolished capital punishment in cases of rape. The jury then retired, and after an absence of an hour, re turned into Court with a verdict of " Guilty of a common a.ssault."—Sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Saturday, March 28. Henry Barrett was indicted for killing Ann Barrett, alias Ann Fowell, by throwing a poker at her head on the 10th of December, at Saltash. Mr. Saunders was for the prosecution ; Mr. Whyte for the prisoner, The prisoner and the deceased lived together as man and wife, and the present case was one of the numerous in stances in which death has been the result of a quarrel be tween persons in their condition. The man, it seems, was drinking at a public-house and the woman went to fetch him home, but he refused to go, and desired her to leave him. In the course of a few minutes, however, they went home together, and shortly after a scream was beard by people residing in the same house, and also by the landlady of the public-house, which was opposite the prisoner's lodgings. Several persons immediately entered the room, and seeing that the deceased had received a very severe wound on the head, they exclaimed, " Good Good ! who has done this?" The prisoner replied that he had done it, but he aftewards appeared very sorry for what bad passed, and on a subse quent occasion he stated that he did not intend to strike the deceased with the poker, but to threw it at the crockery on the dresser. The woman died about a fortnight after the occurrence. The deposition :made by the deceased before the magis trate was put in, and it appeared from this statement that the poker struck her as she was in the act of preventing the prisoner from destroying the crockery—that the blow was the result of accident, and that her husband was tipsy at the time. _ _ Mr. WmrrE addressed the jury for the prisoner, and the Learned Judge, in summing up the case, left it to the jury to decide whether the prisoner intended to strike the deceased, or whether the blow was accidental ? The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. (Before Mr. Baroa Roira.) Mary Pearce, a widow woman, of most respectable appear. ance, was indicted for having, on the 18th of July, whilst in the employ of the public service at the post-office at Strat ton, embezzled one penny, which had been intrusted to her in her official capacity. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Poulden conducted the; prosecution. Mr. Slade defended the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner was deputy-postmistress at Stratton, and evidence was given to show that in three in stances, besides that mentioned in the indictment, the stamps bad been removed from letters received at that office, and affixed to other letters for which a penny had been paid to the prisoner ; and it was inferred that she had appropriated the money to her own use, Mr. SLADE. on the part of the prisoner, urged that it was most probable the frauds in question had been committed by some other person who had access to the post•office. Several witnesses were called to speak to the prisoner's character, and the Learned Judge summed up the case. The Jury having returned a verdict of Guilty, Mr. Baxem ROLFE said he had a painful duty to perform, but it was absolutely necessary in cases like the present that the offenders should be severely punished. The sentence was, that the prisoner be transported for seven years. The prisoner was in great distress when removed from the bar. It appeared that she was the mother of three children, and her husband had been dead eight years. Bethuel Hutchings, aged sixty-nine, was charged with a similar offence, at Bude, on the 14th of July. This man was said to be a cousin of the prisoner in the last case. The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and after an ab sence of about half an hour they found the prisoner Guilty. The Learned JUDGE. Said that, notwithstanding the ad vanced age of the prisoner, he was bound to sentence him to seven years' transportation. WESTERN ClRCOlT.—Bodmin, March 27. NISI PRTUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Path.) Ettward Williams was indicted, under 7 and S Geo. IV., cap. 29, sec. 36, for having feloniously stolen a quantity of of stars from an oyster laying, the property of John Tya.:ke. Mr. Greenwood conducted the prosecution; Mr. Slade defended the prisoner. Mr. GREENWOOD, having stated the facts of the ease to the jury, called John Tyacke--I am the lessee and occupier of an oyster fishery in Helford harbour. I am tenant to the Duke of Leeds, and have had the fishery thirty years. Part of it is in Porthnavos creek. In 1844 I laid down forty bushels of oyster brood. It cost me 2001. The bed is marked out by poles stuck in the sell. The oysters are exposed at low water. In May, 1845, I took up some that were saleable, and moved them to another bed, which was also marked out by stakes. I keep a man to watch the beds at low water. At high tides, from time to time, I employ dredges to take the oysters. Cross-examine by Yr. SLIDS —I have no lease from the Duke of Leeds. My tenancy is a yearly taking. I have often been troubled by persons picking oysters off this ground. I have had the prisoner and his wife tried for picking on this ground. They were acquitted. I have heard that the prisoner offered to try the civil right to take the oysters. Mr. SLADE addressed the jury for the prisoner, and contended that no case of felony had been made out against the prisoner, but that his taleng the oysters was done to assert a right, and with a view of trying the question, by civil action, of whether there was any exclusive right in the Duke of Leeds to the fishery of the lower water, and if 311% Tyacke felt aggrieved he might bring his action for trespass. Mr. Justice Ens slimmed up the case to the jury, and left it to them to say whether the prisoner, at the time he took the oysters, knew that he had no right thereto, or whether he did so intending to assert a tight to take oysters in the place in question, and without any felonious intention. The jury immediately returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, March 30. CIVIL SlDE—(Before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN and a Special Jury.) PRMBERTON V. COLL& This was an action for slander, brought by the Rev. Mr. ?ember ton, the vicar of Wandsworth, against the Rev. Mr. Coils, citrate of St. Anne's, Wandsworth, for slander. The declaration alleged special damage by means of the plaintiff having had his name erased from a certain ecclesiastical communication. in consequence of the slander ous language Imputed to the defendant, and also that George Cock rell, curate to the plaintiff, had been unable to act cordially with the plaintiff in the spiritual affairs of the parish, for the same reason. The defendant pleaded, generally, not guilty, and also that no spe dal damage had been sustained by the plaintiff, as he alleged. Mr. CHAMBERS said the plaintiff was formerly minister of the Chapel , Royal, at Brighton, and in the year 1844 he was installed in the vicarage of Wandsworth. The defendant was also a doctor of divinity, and in the course of the same year he was appointed by the plaintiff to the curacy of St. Anne's Chapel, which was one of ease to the parish church of Wandsworth. The de fendant came to the parish in the month of November, 11144, The plaintiff discovered that his parishioners began to treat him very coolly. In the course of the month of October, 1845, he was enabled to discover what he (Mr. Chambers) must call the gross misconduct of the defendant. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state that a gentleman named Cockrell officiated as curate to the plaintiff, at his own church, and it appeared that to this gentleman the slander in question had been spoken by the defeadant. It appeared that the defendant had to this gentleman charged the plaintiff with having upon his Bret arrival at Wandsworth to undertake the curacy, sent for Min to his house to dinner, and that he gave him two glasses of wine which must have been drugged, for immediately after he had taken them he felt completely stupifled, and while in that state the plaintiff induced him to sign a promissory note for the sum of 2,5001. This was the slander of which the plaintiff complained. The plaintiff now, therefore. was compelled, fur the purpose of vindicating his cha racter in the eyes of his neighbours aid parishioners, to appeal to a jury, and to ask their opinion, whether there, was any foundation for the charges made against him ; and if he satisfied them that there was not, he looked for such an amount of damages as would make it manifest to the weed that the defendant was, in point of fact, guilty of the slander which was imputed to WM. The Learned Counsel then called several witnesses. The Loin CHIEF JrsrieE summed Up, and The jury, after 4 short deliberation, returned a ♦erdict for the plalutiff—Darr.ages, 2001. .MIDL A,V.O CI R C UIT.— Warwick, March 30. (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) BrIGLABT WITII VIOLENCE.—George Hart, Edward Watsgrare, James Carr, and William Overton, were chrirged with breaking into the house of H. E. Lander, Esq., on the 28th of February. at 'retch brook, near Warwick, and floating therefrom two gold watches, some money, and a considerable quantity of plate. For the defence an a:oi was attempted, but failed, the alai being that they were out poaching, They were all found Guilty.—Sentence deferred. THE CHANNEL FISHERIES BILL. The following Bill has just been passed by the French Chamber of Deputies:— Art. 1 declares that "all infractions of the regulations of June 23, 1843, relative to the Channel fisheries, committed by a French subject, or any other individual on board a French vessel, shall be tried by the correctional police of the arrondissement, in which is situated the port to which the boat of the offending party belongs."—Art. 2 states that" the proceedings can only take place on the complaint of the Commissary of the French maritime inscription, or of the English consular agent acting fur his countrymen, without prejudice to the right of the civil party to bring forward the matter by direct summons "—Art. 3. "All acts and proceed ings shall be on unstamped paper, and the assignations and acts shall be delivered free of cost."—Art. 4. " The employ inept of nets or other implements of fishing, the dimensions, weight or meshes of which shall be in contravention to the re gulations established for:each kind of fishing, shall warrant the seizure of such articles, and render the offending party liable to a tine of from 10f. to 75E and an imprisonment of from two to ten days."—Nrt. 5. "All persons contravening the measures of precaution and interdiction expressed in the general regulations, relative to the numbers and names to be painted on each boat, the distances to be observed in fishing, the casting of spillers or nets, the lights displayed, &c., shall he liable to a fine of from 10E to 125 f., or to an imprisonment of from five to fifteen days."—Art. 6. " Other infractions shall be punished :-1. By the seizure and destruction of the nets and fishing implements, improperly used; 2. By a fine of from 10f. to 250 E, and an imprisonment of two days to a month."—Art. 7. " In case of recidive, the punishment shall be doubled. The case will be considered one of recidive, when the person so offending shall have been condemned within the preceding two years."—Art. 8. " Whenever fishermen shall have committed at sea acts of violence against other fishermen, or shall have wilfully caused them damage or loss, the tribunal can condemn such offenders to an imprisonment not exceeding twenty days, or a fine not going beyond 125 f. Should there be, at the same time, contravention to the regulations respecting fishing, the fine or imprisonment inflicted for such offence may be cumu lated on the punishment of the other offence."—Art. 9. " When the case is brought before the correctional police, the amount of damages civilly claimed must also be stated." —Art. 10. "All civil actions for damages brought on account of contravention of the general regulations not proceeded with in virtue of Art. 2, or for acts relative to fishing between French fishermen, or between French and English fishermen, shall be carried, whatever the amount, before the juge depaix of the residence of the defendant."—Art. 11. " Every nation, whether relating to the offences provided for by the regulations, or to civil disputes relative to fishing, shall be prescribed after the lapse of three months, dating from the day when the Act shall have taken place."—Art. 12. " Every individual on board a French fishing-boat, accused of having committed, against an Englishman or a Frenchman, in the seas lying between the coast of France and those of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, an act qualified as crime by the French law, shall be tried in the ordinary forms by the Court of Assizes - of the department in which is si tuated the port to which the vessel belongs."—Art. 13. " When an English subject shall be arrested and taken to a French port in execution of Arts. 64, 65, and 66 of the ge neral regulations, the infraction shall be ascertained by the juge depaix of the canton ; this magistrate shad proceed, in conformity with the provisions of Art. 49 of the Code of Criminal Instruction."—Art. 14. " When an English subject shall be arrested and carried into aFrench port, in conformity with Art. 89 of tha general regulations, for contravention of Art. 76 and the following of the said regulations, he shall be tried by the Tribunal of Correctional Police, within the jurisdiction of which ie situated the port to which he has been carried, and shall be punished, if found guilty, bya fine not exceeding 250 f. In case of non- p a y ment, or in place of this tine, the Court can order the vessel to be detained for a space of time not exceeding three months. The forms of proceeding in this case, shall be the same as in respect to French subjects, and the dispositions of Arts. 2,3, 9, and 11 of the 'resent Bill shall be applicable."—Art 15. " In case of an appeal to the Court of Ca;sation, the fine to be marked down shall be reduced to half the amount fixed by Art. 419 of the Code of Instruction." PROSPECTS FROM TIME REPEAL OF TILE CORN-LAWS. --On Tuesday, the grass parks attached to the mansion-house of Barr, the seat of Colonel M'Dowall, Lechwinaoch, were let by public roup, and the yearly rent obtained for the same amounted to no less than 1261. above the sum for which the same ground was lot last year. Similar advances have taken place in various parts of the country.—Edinburgh Witness. THE LATE CAPTAIN CAMPBELL.---By the latest ac counts from India, information was received of the death of Lieu tenant Campbell, who was stated to have been slain in the engage ment of the 21st of January last. The officer alluded to is now ascertained to be Captain Arthur Wellington Campbell, second son of his Excellency Sir Colin Campbell, now Governor of Ceylon, and brother of Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and of the lion. Mrs. Edmund Phipps. This fine young officer being on sick leave from Ceylon, had been sent to India for change of air. There his milltary ardour induced him to proceed to the army of the Sittlej as a.volunteer. At the time he fell he was on his way to join the Governor-General as his Aide-de-camp. At the commencement of the action he was struck by a cannon ball while advancing by the ride of General biz* nary Smith. His death was ltistantaimas, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MARCH N. SToca Exenarms.—The sales are— Bristol and South Wales Junc tion, 1 8-16—Caledonian, B%—Ditto, New, I%—Midland, sew, 28%—Taff Vale, New, 1% . SHEFFIELD, MARCH 30. STOCK Ramat/oz.—The sales Are—Midland, 401. Shares, 23u 4 — Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, 11. 3s.—Ditto,Qearter Shares, % Ditto, Railway and Dock, 2%—Huddersfleld and Manchester, 6 1 A Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, it, 3s.— Sheffield and Lin colnshire, it. fig.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension, I%—Shef field, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 9s. 6d.—South Yorkshire Coal Railway, I%—West Riding Union, 3%. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From t'e Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 31. ZOINT-STOCK BANIZS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ------- -- -- -....--- X 5. d. X S. d. Australasia ...... •• .. 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 26% Britsh 1 , .• orth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44% Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 C olonial.. .... .... . 51. per cent. 190 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 :6% London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% Metropolitan ......... - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48% Ditto, New.• •••• • • • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 17% National of Ireland • • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 18 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 35% Ditto, New. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia -• • 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 Union of London. •• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 MNISITAANCE COMPANIES. - Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X 5. d. X s. d. 7 Albion .........• •• • • 3/. 105 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Chance ktrit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 6% Atlas ....... -••• • • • 135.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 163 f British Commercial • . 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Meddk Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6% llounty .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle ••• • • • ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5% Economic Life. ....... [ 5 8,74t'l 1000 0 0 210 0 0 Eng.& Scot. Law ••• • • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 20 0 2% Europeaa Life ••• • • • 5}4 per cent. 20 0 All paid. 2U Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 3 0 0 Globe . ...... .... •• • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 138 Guardian •• ••••• • • • • • 51. per cent. 'lOO 0 36 10 0 49 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus; 500 0 1 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 1?s. 1100 0 10 00 1 17 Indemnity Marine •• - • 11. sh. Si, be. 100 0 513 1 29 LAW Life .....• L gal and General Life - 50 0 2 0 0 1 6% London Fire •••• . • • • 10s. •..:5 0 12 10 0 I 15% London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 12 10 0 151- , Marine •••••• • • • • • 51. ger cent. leo 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Inviid 84 Gen. Life 41. per ct . 60 0 2ii 0 3 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 210 0 2 1 ' National Life •• • • ..... 81. per cent. 1(43 0 50 0 92 Palladium Life 5l. per cent. tiO 0 2 0 0 2'. is. Plicenix - - 205 Protestor Lie, •• • • •• • 5/. par cent. 20 0 1 0 0 I/. 4s. Provident Life •••• • • • • L'. ss. 100 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Lilc •-•••- • • • • • • 45. b 0 1010 0 4% 1:o) al Exchange - 180 Sun Fire - 1 - 210 Ditto Life - li. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life ....... 10%1. pr :Tit 100 0 J 615 0 20 LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30. STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheskire Junction, 1% p.—Caledonian, 41s. 3d. p.—Clitheroe Junc tion, I% dis.—Derby and Crewe, 1% p.—Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 34 p.—Eastern Counties, New Shares, 6 p.—Glasgow and Greenock, 17% p. —Grand Junction, 20554 ex d. and n.—Ditto, 40/. Shares (L. 31.), 403¢ p. end.— Goole and Doncaster, 1,4 dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 114 dis.—Great Grimsby Docks, 3 dis.—Hud dersfleld and Manchester, 34 p.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 2% p.— Leeds and Dewsbury, 2 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 334 dis.— Liverpool and Bury, 8 p.—Ditto, New Shares, 13% p.—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, I Is. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1% p.—Lon den and Birmingham Extensions, 5% p.—Ditto, Fifths, 21 p.—Man cheater and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 5% p. —Manchester and Leeds, 35 p.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, dim.— Manchester, Matlock, and Midland, % p.—Midland Stock. 141— Ditto, 401. Shares, 10 p.—North British, Carlisle, % p.—Nerth Staf fordshire, 2% p.—North Union (A), 20634—North Wales Mineral, 2 34 p.—North Western, Is. p.—Scottish Central, 234 p.—St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap, Halves, 1554 —Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, % p —Shrewsbury and Herefordshire,: % dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, % dis.—Shropshire Union and Canal, 1811. 6d.— South Eastern, New, Halves, 4s. dis.—South Staffordshire, I die.— West Riding Union, 14 p.—Great County Down, 1% dis. —Newry and Warrenpoint, 1% p.—Dutch Rhenish p.—Paris and Stras burg Constituted, % p. -Paris and Lyons, Constituted, a% MANCHESTER, MAIM 30. ST•CK EXCHANGE.—Ths sales are--Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Sze., I% dis.—Caledonian, 2 34 dis.—Cambridge and Lincolnshire Ex tension, &c., Is. dis.—Chester and Manchester Direct, Vs. 6d. dis.— Clitheroe Junction, 1% dis.— East Lancashire, No. 2, 1 1 1 - - Flee twwd, Preston, and West Riding, 14 dis.— Glasgow and Dumfries, 1% dis.— Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, % p.- -Ditto, Ex tension, IN die.—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 2 % p.—Lan cashire and North Yorkshire, 34 dis.—l 4 eeds and Thirsk, 3 1 ,% Ws. — Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 2 p.—Leicester and Bedford, 13s. 6d. dis. c.—Liverpool and Bury, 8 p —.Ditto, New Shares, 134 p.— Liverpool, Ormakirk, and Preston, 15-16 p. —Manchester and Bir mingham, 7554 —Ditto,Quarters (C), 5% p.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 83( p.—Ditto, Extension, t p.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.— North Western, 1-16 p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (It), sc 7. P.—Shef field and Lincoln Junction, par—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 3), 34 p.— South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), % (Us.— Trent Valley Continuation and Holyhead, 1 dis.—West Riding Union, 54 p. LEEDS, 31.kien 20. _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—London and Croydon, 2054 Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 2 p.—Midland, 141—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares (No. 3), 5 dis.—Leeds and Bradford, 24)4—Leeds and Dewsbury, 255. p.—Leeds and Think, 7/18. dis.— Newcastle and Berwick, 163—North Britt-h, New Carlisle Branch, 98. p.—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 1% dis.— London and York, 32a. 6d.—West Riding Union, 148.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 295. dis.—Buckinghamshire (late Rugby). 19s. die.—Clitheroe Junc tion, 255. dis.—Grand Union, 15s. dis. —Lancashire, and North Yorkshire, 155. dis.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 12s.- 6g. dis.— Leeds, 'Wakefield, and Midland, 15s. die.—Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midland, 6s. 6d. p.—North Staffordshire, 2/. 2s. p.—North Western, 6d.—South Midlands, Is. dis.—Weish Midlands, 255. Ws. MULL, Mattem tn. STOCK EXCEANGE.—Prices are rather better, And not so much dts• position to force sales. The purchases of scrip are made princir ally with the expectation of the new projections being dissoly d. The soles are—Axholme, 275. 6d.—ltlackburn, Parwen, and Bolton, : Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1% —Derby, Gainsborough, &c., 2 East Coast, —Grand Union, 104.—Hall and Barnsley Junction, 23s —Liveroool and Leeds Direct, 2—North British, Carlisle Branch. 31s. —North Staffordshire, 41. 2s. —Trent Valley Continuation and Holyhead, 35a. 9d.—West Riding Union, 3%. YORK, MARCH 30. STACIE EkeßaNaz.—The sales are—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 10s.—Leicester and Bedford, 7s.—London and York, 1% Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21. 4s. 6d.—Newcastle arid Berwick, 1614—Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 714 North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 12e.—Welsh Midland, 19s. 6d.— York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), $. MARKET NE W S.-( YESTERDAY.' L&Y 2VLBatiat.Wrii. SMITHFIELD.-31eadow May, 31 3s to 41 ; Clover ditto. 4/ Es to 61; Oat straw, 1112 s to 11 14s ; 'Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. Trade rather dull, at the above quotations. Cuitamarrn.—Meadow May, 31 is to 41 lOs ; Clover ditto, 41 is to 5/ lhs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1116. per load. A fair average supply and a steady demand. WEnTEcriarm—Meadow Hay, 31 3st o 419 s ; Clover ditto, 41 Rs to 6l; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 145 ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1116 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. (Front the London New Price Current of March 31.) SUGAR.—To-day there was less firmness in the home consumption Sugar market. In West India purchases to a fair extent were made, but merchants were compelled to take rather lower rates, the supply at market being large and the assortment better. The private sales amounted to 450 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were purchased with caution by the home trade-63s to 63s 6d were the rates taken for brown lumps according to quality, and 64s to 64s 6d for standard lumps. Bonded crushed Sugar is dull of sale at 34s 6d to 35s for first quality. MAuninus.—This afternoon there were three public sales of Mauritius, comprising 8,499 bags, but the trade evinced less desire to operate, and prices declined is per cwt; nearly the whole however sold. There was no low brown in the sales. FOREIGN.—To-day 4,202 bags of Pernambuco Sugar were offered at public sale, and all taken in above the value, that is to say, middling dry yellow at 23s to 24e, low ditto 21s to 225, fine brown 20s, middling 19s, low damp ditto 17s, mid dling 18s, fine 19s 6d, low yellow 20s to 21s, and middling at 21s 6d to 22 per Cwt. EASW INDlA.—tfiis afternoon Bengal Sugar met with less attention, and 1,735 bags 58 chests at public sale were sold at bluely former rates. . . Coismx.—This afternoon there was little inclination shown to purchase Native Ceylon, and 815 bags at public sale were only in part sold upon rather lower terms. In Mocha little business was transacted privately. The market for all kinds of Foreign has a dull aspect. TEA.—Although there are sellers of Congou rather under former rates, still the trade have purchased with caution. For Pouchong prices kept pretty steady, but there has been little business done. Hyson has been sparingly dealt in. In Twankay several pui chases have been made, and at rates differ ing little from those of last Tuesday. In Young Hyson sales to a fair extent have been made st 10c1 to Is 6d for Canton, and at Is 8d to 2s 10d for low to fine Hyson kind. Although Gunpowder can be procured at li Sd to 2s 5d for Canton, 2s 6d to 4s for good to fine Hyson kind, still little has been doing. _ _ _ Smexs.—To-day of Nutmegs 31 eases 9 casks 3 bags, at auction, were sill sold, in consequence of merchants sub mitting to a reduction on former rates of Id per lb; of Mace 5 casks sold at very full rates Pimento is in request, and 99 bags at auction fetched 3 5 4 j d to 3%d for middling rather mixed and stalky, being the full worth. Smurrs.—There has been little desire evinced to purchase Jamaica Rum, but the stock not n,ing large, holders are re luctant to further reduce thei - pricer. r Demerara rather lower rates were taken, still ttie quantity alt has been only 200 puns. Leeward Island is not offered upon lower terms; but little business done. For Calcutta previous rates are required, but there hasly.en little passing. Holders of Brandy are unwilling to take lower rates, but there has been little desire evinced to operate. For fine Go :eve fur home consumption the demand has been brisk, but common has been sparingly dealt in. British Corn Spirits are selling at 10s 6d per gallon nett cash, Gin 22 per cent. underproof at 8s 10d, and 17 underproof 9s 4d per gallon. RICE.---To-day at public sale 1,500 bags of Madras Rice were taken in at the moderate rates of 12s to 12s 6d per cwt for low pinkey white rather dusty and broken, mixed with a few red grains. CoctiosaL—Prices are not lower, but there has been little business transacted privately in black or silver, and at public sale 70 bags of Mexican were only in part sold. Tannow.—ln the value of Russian on the spat little varia tion has taken place since last Tuesday, but the purchases made have been limited. For delivery in the last three mouths of the year there are sellers of Petersburg yellow Candle of first quality in bond at 41s 6tl to 42s per cwt, but there has been but little passing. OlLS.—There has been a good business transacted in Olive Oil, and holders display firmness. For Rape Seed Oil re duced rates are taken. ''Palm has been purchased with cau tion privately, and a decline in value has ensued. Cocoa Nut has been in good request privately, but prices do not improve, although the supply is small. There was little de sire shown to purchase Linseed Oil, and a decline in the value took place. Sperm has met with attention, and previous improved rates are fully maintained. CONFESSION OF A MURDERER.—In September, 1842, a farmer was found dead by the side of a public road, in Oxfordshire, and up to the present time the cause of death has remained a mys tery, but now it appears, from a confession which has been made, that he was murdered. A travelling tinker, of the name of Isaac Skerry, who has been oonfined in Banbury gaol, has confessed that he was a party to the murder of the above individual, Mr. George Mobbs, of Dean-hill farm, North Aston, who, on the 29th of Septem ber, 1842, who was found dead by the side of the road leading from the Fez, at North Aston to Dunstew. Skerry says that Isaac Sher riff and James Biddle assisted in the murder, and the police have sue. ceeded in apprehending them. On the 28th of September Mr. Mobbs went to a sale at Staple Aston ; a friend went with him part of the way home, and left hire about eleven o'clock at night, at elan* near to the Fox Inn. The friend's road then lay in a somewhat different direction, and he heard Mr. Mobbs' hor-c go steadily along the lane towards deceased's hems. On the following morning Mr. Mobbs was found dead, and lying on a heap of stones in Dunstew-lane, in a con trary direction to his house. His collar bone was broken, he had re ceived severe injuries on the head, and a great quantity of blood had 1 1 flown from him. The horse was found in ono of deceased's fields. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Com mons gave his customary grand Parliamentary entertainment on Saturday evening to a numerous circle of ltfernbers of the Lower House, among whom were Viscount Acheson, Mr. Warburton, the Hon. Captain Berkeley, Sir George Staunton, Mr. Tancred, Sir Mr. Morris, M r . P a ttison, Mr. i Jrh u n n e'Connell, Mr. Flt zs t ep h e n French, w Charles h e r em Lemon,r. Duncan, a lr ll 3 er r ns Mr. Wyse, Mr. Carew, the Hon. Craven Berkeley, Mr. J. A. Smith, Mr Bowes, Dir. J. H. Vivian, Mr. Ewar B. Sheridan , and Mr. H. Lambton. 4 Captain Dalrymple, Mr. . The Indianipapers allude to an attempt about to be made to introduce an insolvency law among the Straits traders. The subject was mooted some years ago at Singapore, but the public esling was so much against it, that after a few feeble endeavours to obtain the consent of the chief mercantile houses to a petition, nothing further was done, and the question died a natural death. In December last the Chamber of Commerce, bye majority of live. adopted a series of resolutiens in favour of the introduction of a law for the relief of insolvent debtors, and these toting submitted to the Governor, the Hon. Colonel J. W. Butterworth, an .s recomrnenda answer was re ceived, stating that he would forward t h em with his tion in favour of the measure. Th ere is a party ht Singapere wh o oppose tho extension of the insolvent law on the ground that a re e the Chinese spec i a lly given to &nide dealing, and • can easily send away thole property to Ch i na and oth e r places, through their ow n countrymen, and Baia elude the de man d s wouldof who, it is supposed,lose all hope payment it of a creditor , were deprived of the po w er of inc arceration. But It is said that he a ny ilindoos in Calcutta are not less slippery in their transactions than the Chinese at Singapore; yet there has for a long time been an Insolvent Court in the City of Palaces, and the ;oss sustained by native bankruptcy has borne no comparison to that oconsioned by the insolvency 01 Europeans. In Singapore, moresver, it has been found that of the whole number of persons ansigned to Wodson ment for debt, only one-fourth are Chinese. As the old system of leaving the debtor to die or starve in a gaol is so repugnant to all notions of civilised life, the Indian papers s-em to think that the proposal, backed as it is by the recommendation of the Governor, will induce the Legislative Council to give it their hearty ecneur rence, and speedily to pass measures for ruirterlog the process ef fective 's ATTEMPT TO PROCURE ABORTION.—At Norwich IS sizes on Friday Sarah Whisker was indicted for having administered to Frances Bailey a quantity of white hellebore, on the sth March, with intent to procure abortion. It appeared that the prisoner, who is a beldame of between thirty and forty, is esteemed as a " cunning woman " in tine city of Norwich, and that she was visited by the prosecutrix on a day previous to that named in the indictment, for the purpose of having her fortune told. The wretch soon elicited from the girl that :he was in the family way, and directed her to come on the sth of March, when she would give her something which would "do her gocd and not interfere witk her work." The appointment was kept, and the prosecutrix received from the pri soner a powder and a liquid, which she took according to the direc tions which accompanied them. The result, however, was far from satisfactory, for she fell sick, and being obliged to quit her service. resorted very wisely to medical aid for relief. The surgeon was then Cal'ed in, and a chemist, who proved that he had frequently supplied the prisoner with small quantities of " hite hellebore," were now examined, but from lack of experience in " poisons" were not enabled to speak decidedly as to the fact whether that ingredient was or was not a poison, and the prisoner was, therefore, on the point of escaping "scot free." The Learned Judge, however, hearing that Mr. Scott, a celebrated practitioner in this city, and surgeon to the gaol, was present, caused him to be examined, and Rom that gentleman's evi dence, founded on his more extended experience, the whole case was fully made out, and the prisoner was duly convicted and sentenced to transportation for life. STATUE OF SoprroctEs.—The Constitutionnel an nounces that a statue of Sophocles is on its way to Paris, from Athens, whence it has been sent by the French Ambassador, M. Piscatory. It is said to be one of the most remarkable antique works of art which have yet been deposited in the Sculpture Gallery of the Louvre, for Which it is destined. LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRicms - - Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. s. d. 5. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 165 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 159 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 224 Commercial Bank .. • • 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 162% National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 14% Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92 Western Bank.... - 50 0 0 80 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7% Clydesdale Bank.. • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 1371 Eastern Bank.... •• • • 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 4% Edlnb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 631, City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Incur. Co. of Scotlnd.• 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9 North British Insur. • . 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27% Caledonian Fire Insnr. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Thaw. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18% Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73 4 Ditto, Shares 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18% Edln., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 17% Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 71 Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 19 Glagw &Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 41 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39% Standard LifeAssirnce. 51 per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 WATER-WORHS Dividend Amount Name of Company. ' per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X a, d. East London Bl. 100 0 0 215 Grand Junction Kent • ••• •••••• • • • • • • 21. 10s. 100 0 0 - Vauxhall .• ••••• • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 - 57 West Middlesex .... • • 51.55. pr mt. 63 12 9 , -• 130 CANALS. nd Names of Ls Dividend ' Names of Divide Price. 5 per Prise' Companies. Per Companies. Annum. se Annum. - Ashtni Oldh 97 51.55. p e 72 Monmonthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 11. 99 Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 34 Basingstoke.. 100 - Neath ••• • • • 100 171. 34 0 ktrkiik&Abrg 150 5!. 85 Nottingham . 150 121. - Cromford.... 100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 63 Dudley ....• • 100 41. - Regent's • 33 1/. ss. '2 5 Derby • • 100 61. 73 Rochdale ... • 85 41. 7 7 Ellsture&Chs 133 4/. 65 Shropshire •• 125 8:. Erewash .• • 100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 13 0 Forth & Clyd 100 41. - St 12 4/, p. e. 1 GrandJunctn,lool 71. 95 Sttfrd&Worc 140 281. 10 0 Grand Union'loC 1 1. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 2:40 Glalnorgnsla 72 1 %I. 210 Stourbridge .. 145 20/. 233 Glair& Brkly 'OO - - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. Grantham .. 0 121. 100 Severs and 3 26 11. se. t''. 2 Huddersfield., - Wye Rail. Kennt Avtal 311 7s. 6d. - t Trnt & Mr-1 , A 30L Lancaster ... I 47 1 1/. 10s. - sey, sh. " v LeedsBtl.,Arrp 100, 341. 520 IThams &hied 19 - Leicester ~..1140 101. 105 ;Worcstr 7 , ; 31. 44 Leicstr& Nth, 83 41, 60 g Binning. Lougliboroglijl42' 70/. 850 i Wilts I; licks 67 1/, 11 PRESIDENT Po LEVEE. An American levee must i.e a foully thing in its as different from a royal levee or drawing-room in tb' coni.try as a lip in a seven dials' lodging. house is ° Almack's. A few p a ssa ge . f rom t h e ne,criptaon of sue' l, n scene, given in the New York Herald of the 21st 0'; may amuse our readers. First, th e pi cture o f t 1 1- officials is particularly American. " Th e l or d s i n we"' ing consisted of a rough marine in uniform, and policeman, who, true to their vocation, and rigidly 0, hering to the word of command, kept the doors close" refusing admission to some of the company, who et ) ; deavonred to effect an entrance some few minutes befor, the appointed hour, and rudely removed them outsi?# , the doors, stating they should keep' strictly to orders. Nor does the company appear to have been very 0 . .; worthy of such " Lords in Waiting." Our contetor rary says— " At the appointed hour the company began to arri o and in a short time the rooms were filled up with motley group,' from the re fi ne d an d c h as t e l y a tti consort of the foreign ambas s ad or do w n to th e mo re 0 ); tractive and fripperied tailoress, whose bead-dress k i scarlet merino turban, decorated with glass beads bugles), shone conspicuously amid that glittertn throng.' The tout ensemble, to a foreign courtier el versant with the machinery of the entire movement, inej appear somewhat strange, from the general style ' 1 dress and the etiquette that prevailed." Amongst those present we observe " four rough-low ing backwoodsmen jolly farmers, dressed in rl frieze, some with top coats, and others with smoe V j frocks;" and the ladies do no t ex hibit, a s a whol e , n3l l . more propriety i n th e i r at ti re . " S o me wore pl a l shawls, plain muslin gowns, coarse boots and shoes, appeared in undress. Others were rather passe, visiting dresses, whilst the remaining _part of th e COl !my went to the opposite extreme. The " beautlg Miss M., of Ohio," is represented as dressed in " lilj blue satin dress, short sleeves, hair beautifully brail and bound up in a large fillet resembling a crown, 5 1 1, 4 very becoming ;" whilst Mrs. L. is described to /O A wo rn " coarse stuff gown, red, street walking muslin cap." We have " Mr. Dixon, M.C., black b coat, white vest, hat in hand, while escorting a ladf; promenade,"—a perfect American dandy,—whilst Mr. is content to figure in " brown shooting jacket, peg book, with strong walking-cane," and, to complete ,v 4 character, doubtless a quid. The band to w hi c h P` o strange assortment of additions were doomed to lis! e to the chronicler informs us, " would not do common J tice to a managerie."—Liverpool Standard. Auber bas noarly finished a new opera for the .0 semi* Royale at Paris. 1 MILITARY I 30%. , NTELLIGENCE.—CHATHAN, MARCH The Commandant of this garrison, Colonel Sir T. Wiltshire, issued orders this day to C o l one l T . Weare, ICH., the officer in ‘ - 4 0 mend of the Provi s i ona l B atta li on, t o se l ec t the billowing offle'd wider-mentioned corps for service in India—viz., Captain TV, Fawico, Lieutenant Wadham Wyndham Bond, Lienten o V Cowell Bartley, and Assistant-Surgeon T. Deham Lightbody, 01 1 d 4th King's Own Regiment of Foot ; and those of the S4th Regh",,, (the York and L:theashire) are—Captain Charles James, Lir...W e ' l l 1. Dowse, Ensign E Currie, Ensign J. Faircloth, Ent.ian Beague, Ensign C. Collins, and Ensign .7. E. Leahy. Thn these officers are to embark with their detachments for Ma'd The officers, 10 in numb , r, selected from the 31st Regiment. Wy ceed by o , erland route to India, to join the head-quarters of 0 1 regiment, will leave this garrison on the 2d of next irtaith , i, d o expected that the Provisional Battalion will furnish for thsr,gi o now serving in India about 4,000 men. The embarkations commence next month, [ADVERTISE3IENT.]—PALPITATIoN OF THE rixiji SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND GENERAL DEBILITY, CURED 111 LOWIT'S BILLS.—A gentleman of the name of Spencer, resalipo the present in Sackville-street, Dublin, and who was for Years In the East India Company's service. fell into 3 4 r was even at d,ath's door, the action of his heart being *equal s / violent as to cause, when lyingdown, thevery bed to shake; and. from shortness of bre.tth and debility he could scarcely walk tiO ; picas. This gentleman may now ba seen out hunting, in the enjoyment of health, having been cured by the surprising virtu Ilollnway 's justly celebrated Pills, which are sold by every ell and at Professor liolluwAy's Establishment, 244, Strand, Lond°' Name of Complay. DOCXS. Dlvkieud I Amount per of Aumun. j share. 1 X a. d. Commercial .... East and West India t 61. pr cent. I Stock. East Country Lyndon • .• • St Katharine •• •••• .• 5 per cent. Stock. Southampton •••• • • • • 41. per cent. ' 50 0 0 ! - Paid. s. - i 116 - 104!•i 50 0 0 I 30 London: Printed and Published by ItIIIRDO YOUNG, of P . .) Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Ar of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, WedneedeP 1,184 t. ..... . VICTIM AO On the 23d ult., at Bloomfield-road, Maida-hill, Mrs. S.. Roberts. of a son. OF On the 23d ult.. at Dulwich, the wife of Edward Ray, MO geou, of a son. DIED. A On the 27th ult., at his house, Brantford Butts, Richar d " ) nf Esq., ill his 71st year. er On the 22d ult., the Rev. Samuel Wright, Rector of .- parstow, Bucks. # On the 23d ult., at Callis Court, Saint Peter's, Thanet, hire' garet Mertens, widow of the late B. Mertens, Esq., aged 81. On the 24th ult.. at Melton, Suffolk, G. Vitus, Esq., N.D. op On WOn the 25th ult., Thomas Wilmot, Esq., of Couudon, arlv On the 26th ult., at Granville -square, Bertha Anne, y o J daughter of Mr. W. I. Boyle. On the 26th ult., in Gloucester -plaee, Portman-squares relict of John Under wood, Esq., aged 74. C d r On the 26th ult., at Odiha m, Willia m Seymour , Esq., ag e • . On the: 27th ult., at Sh efford, Bed s , Peggy, widow of t he Rell, Esq. On the 27th ult., William Reeves, Esq., of the Upper Greer' nington, aged 71. _...A 'Price.