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we have humbly ventured to submit to your Majesty's consideration. _ v From V tho competition already commenerd between rai r ads and the coasting shipping, we fear that unless immediate measures be taken to improve the harbours and navigable rivers of this kingdom, and, where prac ticable, to lessen the due e a large p of the goods which these vessels now carry will b 4 conveyed by the railroads rapidly extending to almost every part of the coast. We would, therefore, strongly urge , 6uch assistance, not only on economical but on political ground s of the highest ' importance to the maritime interests of the kingdom, as the coasting trade has ever been the best nursery for the hardy raci , ff seamen who have so ably maintained the hotteur acid power of t. 1 ,6 cot' , try. We alluded in our fist rep"rt to the otistructione acid shoals which so seriously impede a rt l endanger the nevi gation of the Thames between Greve;end and London bridge; all the additional information and evidence we have received since that report was presented fully con vince us of the correctness of the opinions we then ex pressed, and we feel confident that, if the various and fre quently conflicting authorities . , to whose guardianship the conservancy of this noble river is entrusted, could be induced to co-operate cordially in its improvement, and to carry on their operation; jointly on one serind and uniform system. the impediments which now discredit the local administrations and endanger the commerce of the metropolis, might be speedily and cheaply removed. And in strong corcOoration of our own view of this sub ject, we subjoin the following extract from the report of a select Committee of the House of Commons in the year 1536, specially appointed to inquire into the state of the pole, - of leindon: "That this Committee are of opinion that the various conflicting jurisdictions and claims of the Admiralty, the Trinity House, and the Corporation of the city of Lon don, over the river Thames below the bridges, have bad a most injurious effect upon the interests of navigation ; that it is desirable they should be consolidated and vested in some one responsible body, and that means should be found to provide for the removal of shoals and obstruc tions in the bed of the river." All these lasts and considerations induce us most earnestly to repeat the recommendation, which we ven tured dutifully to submit to your Majesty in our former report, that all the tidal harbours in the United King dom be placed under the special care ef a board of ob servaney, to be formed under the authority and provi sions of an Act of Parliament (of which we annex a Bill), being fully convinced that any less stringent and decisive measures will be found wholly inadequate for the accomplishment of the great national object which your Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct us to consider and examine. All which we humbly certify to your Majesty. William Bowles, Rear-Admiral, M.P., chairman ; J. J. Gordon Bremer, Captain, R.N. ; Joseph Hume, M.P. ; Aaron Chapman, M.P. ; Edward R. Rice, M . P. ; Thomas Baring, M.P. ; P. Beaufort, Hydrographer • G. B. Airy, Astro nomer Royal ; John Washington, Captain, R.N. ; Richard Godson, Q.C. and M.P., Coun sel to the Admiralty. London, 20th March, 1846. EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL. Another band of the Spanish brigands, cal'ed Tra boucayers, chiefly, if not entirely, composed of men who served in the army of Don Carlos, and took refuge in France on the final discomfiture of that Prince, were brought, on the 19th ultimo, before the Court of Assizes for the Pyrecees Orienteles, upon an indictment, of which we shall give an epitome. The number included in it is 22, of whom 17 (in custody) were arraigned at the bar ; the five others, including a woman named Ca therine Gatel, or Lacoste, having evaded capture. The prosecution was conducted by M. Renard, Procareur- General ofth Cour Royale of Montpellier, assisted by M. Aragon. t se Procureur du Roi. The prisoners were defended by lair counsel. The indictment stated tha; on February 27. 1845, at tea o'clock in the evening, the diligence go ng from Girona to Barcelona, was stopped at a place mile! Lo Sure de la Palle, near the vilage oF La Tord. re. The traces were cut, the doors of the coach violently opened, and all the passengers ordered, on pain of instant death, to alight, and lay themselves on the ground. The robbers then lighted torches and searched the pessengers, taking from thfir per o all they could find, treating the , women in the most indecent manner. This done, they spread a cloak on the ground, and commanded every one, with the most horrible threats, to cast upon it whatever money, jewels, and other valuables they had about them, and which might have escaped discovery. At the same time the diligence was completed./ plundered. This, LoNever, was but a prelude to future outrages. Three of the passengers, M. Balbier, M. Roger, of Figuieras, and M. Massot, Darams, whose passports indicated them to b - ; of great consideration, were seized and bound to be carried off for the sake (.4f their ransom. The mother of M. Massot, who was travelling with him, cast herself at the feet of the bandits, and entreated them for mercy to her on. But they repelled her coarsely, saying that if she did not cease to annoy them with her cries she should see her son stabbed to death before her eyes. The sound of a shrill whistle was then heard, upon which the brigands gathered up their wy, cut the straps of the pantaloons of their three cap tiv s, in order that they might be able to move more freely, and led them away across the mountains, recom mending those left not to repert what had oc curred to them, or they would repent it. On May 3, M. Massot wrote a letter to his mother, desiring her to send him 800 quadruples (rather more than 60,000 francs) for his ransom, saying, " I am worn out by misery. Tne cold distresses me, and these men tor ment me. A fever is killing me, end yet I am obliged to march day and night, with pain and grief, through the snow. All I know is that I am traversing moun tains. Embrace my brothers in the name of God, and b-g the n not to fall into despair from my death, for I am already r. signed to it." Balbier, who was of an advanesd age, c utd not long resist his great sufferings, and in a very few days, finding himself sinking and unable to write, dictated his last will to Roger, which when finished, the brigands took into their hands judging they might derive some advantage from its possession. The unhappy man was left alone in hi, agonies on It' e snow, and, with a refinement of bar barity, the savages took frem his shoulders the cloak he needed only for a few moments more. Three day: after that the Spanish armed force came up with the band, and an engagement ensued in which two of the soldiers were killed, and several of the brigand- , wounded. Some days after the attack on the diligence, Mademoiselle Massot, received a letter by tht Girona mail, signed with the name of Jacques Toquabus. telling her that if she did not send the 800 quadruple, to a place indicated, she should receive her son's ears ; and if that did not reduce her to compliance, they would send her his eyes; and if those did not succeed, she would, at last, have his mutilated head, at the seta e time increasing their demand. On the 25th of March. the brigands and their two prisoners, when in a house called Perrasole de herrasole, near Tazadell, were at tacked by some armed police, and a conflict ensiled, i t which te o of the get d 'MP S w re killed, and M. Roger, receivt d a ball :n the back of the , neck, which lull. nit,. dead instantaneously. The band then divided into to parties—five of them going to a place called Maners, and eight with M. Mass.,t, their sole remaining captive n search of the ar ttto ef .Pa,tsagaldi, where they conceal and s , cure i n. After wand,-ring for sitier..l days, lost in • oss, they reached and crossed the llouga, a river eh ;.h divides the imo ki.gdorni, and - the cave, e ere :•eriseld two days with f o by twc h i_4l , pements of the c!otildr, - , who where included in the in dictment as ace on:hce s Hence four of the eight bandits went to L:is receive the one th.,u,urd qua,l• rupies &mien ~f Ma lame M.,,sot. ET the r,lease her son, heir abode at the ion of one of thei, associates, Burnt net nut one of the four, namet! Pijach.., taking some off, nee, d. serted the reit, returnee to his master, and Lecame tie principal means of dig covering and arresting the whole baud of these brunt; murderers. In cons quence of the measures taken la:. his information, all the brigands named in the indict• meat were pur,-tted, round, and arreated. In the end, Or rea(yhine• the ci.v , ur grotto o' P;sqtguadj, was di , ' cui eredthe h-sly of M. .':asscP, with the ear, cut off, the throat divided, and efevin poignard wount, in the r-;ion of the heart. In the loft of a t'artn callt Del Aloy, waa aft rwarcle found, wrapt in paper, a pair of human ears, with some of the hair of the head stir sticking to them by the clotted blood. These were after wards proved to be the ears of the unfortunate Massot, which the eight hrigtin is, who had excise 1, there carelessly left there, little thinktric- how clear a pro. it would be of their having been t!..e perpetrators this act of cruelty. As an evidence of their to all feeling of pity, when the ears were exhibited them on their being examined before the magistrate ;110 3 pretended nut to know what they wet e, them with the most atidai iota levity, dried mushrooms. It is also stated that alter the death of their two captives. 31. Balbier and M. Roger, the bandits sent letters to their families, stipulating for large sums for their ransom, which was to he sent to certa - n shots indicated, but which, if they had been paid, would have been in pure loss, for those sought to to red. else(' were no longer in existence. The above are the taster ial facts eltscleste by the accomplice Fujade, and which were confirmed by the evidence that was produced. In support of the prosecution, no fewer than 114 witnesses were sum• monad, all of whom attended the trial except two Or three. They consisted of the other passengers in the diligence with the three unfortunate victors, the COD ducteur of the diligence, farmers, and other persons in Spain and France who had been forced by the brigands to afford them shelter and concealment, the Esconados, or armed police of Spain, with whom they had the encounter, and the gendarmes in 'France engaged in their capture. Their united evi dence, which ran to the length of eight days, is too voluminous for us to give even any general epitome ed it, nor would it be of any great interest, inasmuch as i only exhibited in iniitute detail the circumstances upon which the indictment a as founded, and which recapitu lates all the moirprominent, all the essential facts and circumstances. Pujade, the associate cif the gang, ad mitted to give evidence, was a Spanish refugee Cartist. who for two years wee in the domestic service of M. Puns, a man of independent property, living at Passe, (Pyr6n6s Oientales.), but in February, 1845, was se duced away by three men, one of whom M. Pons recog nised among the prisoners, under the pretence of going to see their relations in Spain. He went on leave of ab sence for a fortnight, but did not return till towards the end of April, when M. P. 055 declined taking him back. Another of the prisoners had also been in service with I another family in France, but left it under the same pretext. In the course of the evidence it appeared that the main object of the band in attacking the diligence was a knowledge they had obtained by some means that there was a considerable sum of money to be conveyed by it. This they searched for, ' and not finding it, and being unable to learn from the ' conductor or from any of the passengers where it was ; uncealed, they became the more Ti e n t and brutal, In ;. fact, as stated by the conductor, this money was, on the coach being stopped, thrown by him at the bottom of the coupe, where they never lhought of looking for it, and where it remained safe until after they were gone. The most interesting, but at the same time, the most painful part of the proceedings, was the examination of the bereaved mother, Madame Massot. When called the first time to appear in court, she was too ill to come f )rvvard, and the President postponed her interrogation till the following day, contenting himself with reading her previous depositions, winch gave a most interesting but atEcting statement of the manner in which, in ..pite of all her entreaties, prayers, and promises. h-r son was torn from her arms by main force, when all threats of wro-)g and insulting violence to herself were instiffieient to induce her to relinquish her gasp upon her child. On the fallowing day she ap , p eired in cow', clothed in deep mourning. and so over whelmed in grief thlt she could scarcely be led to the piece from which .:he was to give her testimony. The President adlressrd her in the kindest toes, remind , ing her that, however cruel the task, it was her duty if to rouse herself and enlighten justice. He then desired fed. to 1 ok at the prisoners, and say if she re cognised ans of them. With terror in her countenance she turned her eyes tewerds them, and, pointing to one of them named Jean Simon, exclaimed in tones of agony —" Oh ! that is he who tore my son away from me, and with him tore away my own life. He it was who rejected all my prayers. Yes ! yes ! Indeed it was he who forced him from my arm% Murderer ! murderer !" Simon, who on the first entrance of Madame Massot bad hung down his head, and had ever since re mained immovable, now resumed all his audacity, and addressed the most grossly insulting apostrophes to her. The President spoke to him in strong terms, and ordered the two gens'darmes between whom he W2B placed to compel him to sit down and be silent. Mademoiselle Mascot, having in a degree recovered her self - command, again sur veyed the prisoners, and pointed out another, named Sagalls, as the man who had lighted the torch and examined the faces of the prisoners. She could- not re cognise any of the others. Simon upon this asserted that he saw there was a c,inspiracy against him, and that it 50 such witnesses wet e brought against him, they would all recognise him, adding, "I shall be condemned to death, but I shall die innocent. If I did what they say, may God never suffer me to leave this place alive. But I will not appear again since truth is not to be heard. To-morrow I wdl remain in my prison." Upon this Mladame Mascot assured the President, that she per fectly:recolected his voice. She than referred to the letters she had received, demanding a thousand ounces of gold for the release of her son, but she could not send it, be cause her whole fortune was not equal to the amount, and all she had was settled upon her children. Madame Mascot was asked by th • Procureur-General whether her husband had not been, at another time, arrested in like manner, and redeemed himself from captivity by giving a large sum of money. She replied that she was not able to state the fact ; but M. Villelongue knew more about it than she did. Madame iilassot then be came so faint that she was obliged to be taken out of court. M. Villelongue, being called, deposed that M. Massot had informed him, that about three years ago he was taken by brigands, and kept in secret confine ment. They at first fixed his ransom at 60.000 f., but afterwards reduced it to 15,000 f., which sum being paid he was liberated, At the close of the hearing, at which the above evidence of Madame Massot and M. Ville longue was given, Simon re• awed his intimation to the President that he desired not to appear in Court fie next day ; but the President would not listen to his re quest. The whole of the witnesses having been beard, the Procureur- General addressed the court and jury, in a speech which lasted three hours, and was listened to throughout with the profoundest attention and the deepest interest. He concluded by calling upon the jury to deliver a verdict which would strike terror Tito these violaters of humanity, and dater others from -onamitting the same atrocities. He was replied to by two counsel engaged for the prisoners, who argued against the jurisdiction of the Court, on the ground of the crimes with which their clients stood charged being committed in Spain. On the ninth and last day, the President, previous to his summing up, asked the pri soners whether they had anything to say in their own defense. Simon said, " All I ask is death, and no other punishment; for if France will commit an iejustice, let it be complete." Camps, alias Sa.6, another, said, " You have been told that I killed a Mousou de la Escuada. I have killed not one but several of them, and if I had been at the plunder of the diligence, I would have washed my hands in their blood." A third, named Barlabe alias Negret, denied that he was at the robbery of diligence, and declared that if he had been he would have cut the throats of all the officers :n it, in revenge for the death of his relations, who had been murdered by their political enemies," The rest of the prisoners said nothing ; but several of them during the trial had protested against the truth of the evidence given by the witnesses for the prosecution, affirming that they being Liberals wished to crush them (the prisoners) because they were Carlists. When the President hed summed up, and put the question to the jury upon which they had to decide, M. Lafabreque, one of the counsel for the prisoners, applied to the Court to add to them the three following :—" Was the robbery imputed to the prisoners committed in Spain ? Did the arrests and sequestrations (secret confinements) take place in Spain ? Was the murder committed in Spain?" The Procureur-General argued against these ques tions. and the Court decided that they could not be put. The jury retired about three in the afternoon, and, after five hours' deliberation, returned into Court and declared their verdict, upon which the Court withdrew to consider its judgment. During the half-hour the Court was out, the prisoners were most scandalous in their conducts All the prisoners shouted, "Long live Don Carlos !' Fabregas, May God give him health and strength to return to Spain." Sagas, addressing with a smile the President, who remained on the bench, said, "I give you many thanks, Sir." If these are the new lawn you talk so much about, I compliment you upon them.. You may call it the balance or justice, but I call it the balance o . , hell." Then turning to his fellow-prisoners and laugh ing he said. " Come, we have 40 days more which are necessary for them at Paris to muddle over our papers, end then it will be all at an end ;" at the same time drawing his hand over the neck of Icazes. Three of them were rolling cigars, and were taking flints, steel, and tinder from their pockets, with the intent of lighting them, but were prevented by the gensd'armes. Segal, called one of the jury by his name, and promised him that if he or any of his family came to Spain, the y might rely on being well received. This scene was put a stop to by the Court returning. and delivering the sentences. One having been declared not guilty, was ordered to be tissharged. Tujade was condemned to imprisoment for three years, and another fur five years ; one to eight y, arc, and another to ten years' close confinement, and the pillory ; one to ten years, and one to twenty years' hard labour at the hulks, with the pillory ; six to hard labour at the hulks for life, on account of the jury hav ing found that there were extenuating circumstances in their favour ; and four, among whom were Simon, :'a gals, and Icaz_e, to death. The Court ordered that Si mon and Sagals should be executed at Ceret, and the ether two at Perpignan. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL- LIGENCE' PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Terrible steam frigate, 20 guns, Captain Ramsay, arrived at Spithead this morning iront the Thames. She saluted the Commander-in-Chiefs flag with 17 guns, which eiretunstance alone stamped her as , cruwhing above the conavcon order of steam-vessels; even the Retribution (her alleged sister ship), although having 10 guns on board, not having performed a similar ceremony, whether from incapacity or not remains to be seen ; hut the fact of her not having done so looks suspicious. The Terrible s certainly the most complete looking max-ef- war steamer we ever remember to have seen, with tile exception of the funnels—these spoil the "ship-shape" effect of the other warlike features of the noble vessel. Being ship-rigged gives her another vast advantage in appearance over every other steamer now at Spithead The Retribution looks meagre in comparison, although nearly the saute sized hull as her rival, but 200 tons lighter in build. The only feature in which the Retribution appears to posses , the advantage aver her rival is in having only one fenne', the Terrible's , or giving her more the appear,;uce of a floating bridge titan Afl ',ling battery. But the Retribution, notwithstandir g . •. ler deficiancy of tonnage, stows properly upwards of .ICti t - itis more of coa'i than the Terrible. With regard to effi ciency as men-of-war, we shall have a fair opportunity of judging in the fhrthcominr , trials; until that. we defer our opiliou upon the merit I the respective vessels. But there ,s one feature convected with the efficiency of these huge -tearners, we cannot permit to pass unnotico, as it may be the meane, under Supreme guidance, of saving the lives cf hundreds of men—need we say, we allude to the absence of the paddle-box hosts? With the melancholy experience of the past years before our eyes of the fate of large steamers, we look upon these monstrous fli,ating furnaces as little bet ter than coffins, if pe rm i t t ed to put to sea 'without such in di.pensab:e auxilia r i es to t h e salvation of life a s C a p ta i n Smith's invaluable invention. The Eurydice, 2.G, C:ipiain Elliott, was insrected wester flay by Captain Corry, of the Sup,rs, for the Commander in. Chief, and was towed into harbour to-day, but whether to be paid off or refitted to join the experimental f quadron being one of Admiral Elliott's construction), is not yet ordered. The Wanderer, 12, Commander Somerville, only wants her guns to be ready for sea. The Electra, 18, Commander Maitland, will not proceed to the coast of Mica, the Admiralty having yesterday altered her destination to the Pacific, to join the squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir George Seymour, Commander-in-Chief. The Crocodile, 26 C4ptain Maxwell, took a quantity of ,rovicions fur the squadron on the Irish station, from the Clar , nce yard, end sailed this day for Cork, calling at Plymouth. the Phcenix steam-sloop, Commander Dennis, went out _to Spithead this afternoon. The Scourge steam bomb vessel; Commander Caffin, went out of harbour to join the squadron at Spithead this after noon, with a distinguished party of officers and ladies, friends of Sir Charles Ogle, on board. The Athol troop-ship, Commander Pearn, sailed this after noon for Woolwich with the Royal Artillery companies she brought home. ROYAL MARINE ARTILT,ERY. Her Majesty has commanded that two additional compa nies shall be added to the present establishment of this most important arm of the naval service, without increasing the " strength" l if the corps. The distribution will be as fol lows :-94 divisional companies, each consisting of 1 captain, 2 subalterns, 5 sergeants , 5 corporals, 3 drummers, 84 privates—total, 100; and 7 artillery companks, each col, swung of 1 captain, 4 su b a l terns, 7 sergeants, 7 corporals, 3 bombadi .rs, 120 gunners—t,tal, 145; the strength of this branch of the Royal Marine Corps will then be 1,015. The apo atmeot of , fficers has not yet taken place, but w;11 be made out in a few days. A detachment of Royal Marine Artillery will embark on Saturday for service on board the Terrible steam-trigate. Lieutenant Williams will be the officer for this important duty, a gentleman who, by his zeal and activity since, he has been in the ordinary car p sf, h s asevi 2 ne ri e fi d , t v a h le o n i t s a l o o f ok n e o ltoaa, . likely kind for to his arduoiis pro3ill 2 i arrive at the highest dignities of the .. service: The 43 , 1 Regiment, which arrived from Halifax in the Blenheim transport on Sunday, marched yesterday to Fort Moncton, according to orders from the Horse Guards; but eg to-day they received counter ordeis, and are to proceed Thursday by sailing for Dover. The Bth (King's Own) Regiment, about to quit rison for India, will be succeeded by the 3 d B" quarted at Gosport, in which qrtarters tl ceeded by the 13th Regiment from W gar. a., at present 3d will be suc- a i mer or Deal. LAW I S " ;•ELLIGEN CE. PR/I"; COUNCIL, April 8. T ':e Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yest. rJay iu the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present were, the Lord-Presid en t ( t h e D u k e o f Baccleuch), the Vice Chancellor Wigram, the Jude of the Admiralty Court, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, Sir Alexander Johnstone, Sir H. East, and Sir Edward Ryan. IN THE SCATTER OF THE PETITION OF IDCTIJEE BYRAMGEE, OF B ,, mBAY, AND OTHERS,--TRE PARSEE MURDER CASE The arguments in tt:ia case, which were commenced on Saturday, were resumed and concluded to-day. The ease came before their Lordships upon the petition of Eduljee Byramgee, of Bombay, now a prisoner at Singapore, on behalf of himself and eight other Parses natives of Bombay. for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay, s'ntencing them to trans portation to Singapore, for the wilful murder of a Parsee named Muncherjee Hormu.sjee. The facts of the case may be thus stated. In the town of Bombay the population was divided into political parties, and a person of the name of bluncheriee was a workman in the office of a newspaper, published in the Parsee language, called the Chabook. It appeared he was a person of great bodily strength and violent habits, having been several times imprisoned on charges for assault. On the 21st of April, 1844, a person named Burjorjee, with whom Muncherjee had frequently fought, accompanied by a body of his friends, came into the street in which the newspaper-office was . Muncherjee, who anticipated the visit, was also provided with a body of his friends; a violent tumult arose, and the witnesses examined on the trial stated that Muncherjee was dragged through the street by his opponent, until he met his death from wounds inflicted by a knife or knives (that being sine of the questions). It was remarkable, that although the number of persons on each side was very considerable, and although the trial lasted ten days, only two witnesses were called on the part of the prosecution, and they were accidentally present, and per sans of indiff'rent character. One bad been born a priest, and was then acting as a menial servant. The other was the keeper of a liquor shop, who had recently been dis charged from prison for an aggravated assault; and the Chief Justice (Sir H. Roper) described them "as per sons upon whose testimony, when their passions or in terests were involved, he could not place any great re liance." The account they gave was, that four of the eighteen Farsees who were tried for the murder bad knives, and they struck the deceased and wounded him with them. ThesChief Justice expressed great doubts of the truth of that statement, as the surgeon's evidence was that all the wounds were inflicted with one knife, the knife held by Burjorjee, who, upon his conviction, was executed, having confessed that he was the only person who stabbed the deceased. The jury found the eighteen persona guilty. There was one most important objection to the verdict arising from misdirection. The jury, after being in cmoulta tion five hours, returned into Court and asked the Chief Justice, would they be justified in returning a verdict of manslaughter? The Judge answered, " Gentlemen, it is either murder or it is nothing." There was also another most important miscarriage upon the trial. Their Lordships would be surprised to hear that during the ten days the trial lasted the jury were allowed to separate, and were not under the least control. The consequence was a miscarriage on their part, which in one sense was h onourable to them, as it arose from their anxiety to ascertain the truth, but they misled themselves by their own inquiries, and the result was that they found two persons guilty of wilful murder whom they now believe to be innocent. The petitioner and one of the other parties produced witnesses who stated that they were members of a club which met every Sunday, at a bungalow about a quarter of an hour's drive outside the town, and that at the time the murder was committed they dined there in ccopany with the petitioner, and that he remained in the bungalow until eight o'clock that night. The witnesses were severely cross-examined, but without eliciting any inconsistencies. It appeared that during the progress of the trial a doubt arose whether it was practicable for a buggy to be driven up to the gate of the place where the club met, as had been deposed to by the witnesses for the alibi.. Accordingly, two of the jurors were deputed by the body to settle the matter by personal examination. These parties proceeded in their buggy during the morning drive allowed them for relaxation, pending the trial, to the cemetery in question, until they arrived at a point where the road deviates into two, one leading to the right, the other to the left, they took the right hand road, and found they could not reach the gate of the cemetery without alighting and walking some 150 or 200 yards. Having thus, a., they supposed, established that the road leading to the cemetry was impassible for vehicles, they returned and reported to the other jurors that in this respect they had disproved the evidence for the defence. This circumstance weighed very much with the jury, and induced them to dis believe or doubt the whole of the evidence is 'support of the alibi. After the trial, the two jurors entertaining some doubt whether they had not acted on a misconception of the road in question, again drove to the cemetery, taking the road to the left, and found no difficulty whatever in reaching the gate. This discovery was immediately communicated to Mr. Crawford, who defended the petitioner, with a view, as they stated, of giving the prisoners the benefit of the dis covery. This was clearly a miscarriage in fact, as the other was a miscarriage in law. and no stronger case could be imagined to show the wisdom of the English law in never suffering the jury to separate during a trial. There was ano ther thing, the Chief Justice said, " The impression made on my mind by the evidence and deportment of the first witness was highly unfavourable to the alibi, but that impression was weakened as each succeeding witness gave his testimony, until at last, though still doubting whether the case for the prosecution against the petitioner and Eduljee might not be true, I also greatly doubted whether the al leged alibi could be false. It was, however, a question to be determined by the jury." The Chief Justice states that before he summed up he retired for re freshment with his brother judge (Sir E. Perry) who had taken a different view, and that he impressed him (the Chief Justice) with that view, and that he summed up in a way which doe s not accor d with his present impression, and did not accord with his impression at the time he heard the evidence. The result was that the jury found the petitioner and five others guilty, and recommended them to mercy. Sentence of death having been recorded against them, they were transported for life to Singapore. And under these circumstances the petition was presented for leave to appeal against the judgment of the Court below. Mr. M. D. Hill was heard on Saturday last on behalf of the appeal. Sir J. BAILEY chortly addressed their Lordships to-day on the same side. The Attorney-General and Mr. L. Wigram were heard against the petition, and Mr. M. D. HILL having replied at great length, Their LORDSHIPS stated that they should take time to consider their judgment. Their Lordships then adjourned. SECONDARIES COURT, April 8. (Before Mr. Secondary PorrEn.) FXR •. HAWKINS. Ax AWKWARD MISTAK/I IN A BAamits's Accotw.— The plaintiffs in this action are cattle salesmen in Smitafiell market. The defendant is a butcher in a large way of business. The claim was for 41. 10s. for some lambs sold to the defendant. Mr. THOMAS appeared for the defendant, who pleaded pay ment. It was admitted by him that the lambs had been sold, and to prove the payment he called Hawkins, the defendant's son, who gave evidence that on the llth of August, 1843, he was with his father in Smith field-market when he bought five lambs, at 18s each, of the plaintiff, and went to the wank of Jones and Co., in Smith field and paid 4/. 10s. In the after part of the day he bought four more iambs at 235. of another party, and also paid 41. 12s. into the same bank. It was the custom of the market to pay into the bankers, and for the " penman" of the salesman to ascertain that the money was paid before he allowed the sheep to be delivered. The lambs were taken by the drover; hut a week afterwards a demand was made of the money for them, on the ground that it had not been paid; the dispute led to defendant leav ing off dealing,. After that Mr. Eve one day called to de fendant, and asked how it was they did not deal; and de fendant asked him how it was passible they could after such a mistake about the lambi ? Mr. Eve replied, "Oh, I have nothing to do with that, I have had my money from Jones. Cross-examined—Could not be at all mistaken as to the payment of the two sums, and could point out the clerk to whom he paid it. The person present was the one. lie could not so distinctly remember the second party, 4s there w no dispute, and he did bet call it to his mem4ry. Every salemaa had a book at the batik, and the entry of payment oaght to be made at the time. Mr. THOMAS said he could call many witnesses to show the custom of the market, and that many similar mistakes had occurred. The SECONDARY said he could not take evidence on the hut point. Mi. Salmi, the plaintiff's attorney, said he would admit the get►erad custom. He would then call witnesses to prove that i•ccaiionally credit was given, and also the clerk to whom the money was alleged to be paid, who would swear lie aid not receive it. William S. Stride was then called—Was clerk to Messrs. Joncs and Co. Did not think he saw defendant on the 11th of August, 1843, but was certain he did not receive any money. Mr. THOMAS said he should not a-k the witntss a question after he said he could not remember whether he SAW the de fendant or not. Walker, "penman" to the plaintiff, proved the de livery of the lamb& He did net inquire whether the money was paid or not. Stride (brother of the first witness), provel the entry of 41. lis., received from defendant by him, but knew nothing of the 4/. ICs. Cross-examined —There were six clerks. lie did not know, and would not swear, whether receipts bad been re fused to defendant and others. but receipts never were given. The entry was made to the credit of the party paying 41. lOs stood on the book to the debit of defendant. The debits were taken from the salesmen's account at night. Could not say wheao• Jones had paid plaintiffs. Another clerk was called—He did not remember about the transaction; he believed, however, the money was not paid. Defendant was a rattly money customer, except when he was short of the amount, and then the difference stood over. This closed the plaintiff's caf.e. Mr. Tuomns—sGentlemen of the jury, is it necessary fur me to address you ? Several of the jury —No, no! The SECONDARY—Gentlemen of the jury, it is a question entirely for you. The defendant's witness swears positively as to a perfect recollection, and that the plaintiff, Eve, said he had the money. The Co jury i mmediately' then imme jne deiadteeluyrgad till to-morrowveaverdictfor mtheemig, to defendant. n The try a case specially appointed. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April& Only two of tLe Commini.ners were sitting, and th e business was not of the slightest interest ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT—Taunton, April 6. Caleb Emery, who was convicted on Saturday of Mali ciously wounding John Townsend West, was this morning sentenced to 15 years' transportation. Thomf:s Ball MIS indicted for ravishbag Sarah Corner, on the 31st ofJanuary ; and James Bull and James Emery were charged with ailing and abating Thonizei Bull. Mr. Fitzherbert waF counsel for the prosecution ; and Mr. Cole, who held Mr. Stone's brief, defeuded the prisoner. Sarah Corner stated, that on the evening of the 31st of January she was at a public-house with John Wells, who had been keeping company with her. The prisoners were also the public-house. They left about 10 o'clock, and, as it rained, they stood for shelter under a doorway. The prisoners ane. four other men were standing near ; it was in a village. After it had ceased rainhz she took John Well's arm, and proceeded on their way home. When they had got about a quarter of a mile beyond the how's, the seven men who had been following them came up, and Thomas Bull tirAr 'L . • ..01.1 of her ; and the other - men assisted in drag her away ; and then all seven of them effected their pur pose, one of them holding a knife to her. She then went home ; but her family having gone to bed, she went into an outhouse, and there remained till the foLowing night, till she was nearly starved with the cold. She did net come ont of the outhouse before because she was ashamed. Jahn 11 ells tried to help her, but the parties were too many for him, and he stood by and saw the whole transaction. The jury found the prisoners Guilty. Mr. Baron ROLFE, in passing sentence, observed that this was such a case that almost wade one doubt the policy of the law in abolishing capital punishment for such an offence. They would all be transported for their lives. Sarah Hughes was indicted for administering poison to her infant child, with intent tconiurder it. Mr. Phinn was counsel for the prosecution. Flom the evidence it appeared that the prisoner, a young woman only 18 years of age, was an inmate of the Shepton Ma!lett Union Workhouse, and was delivered of an illegiti mate child. Another woman was also in the union, and she had a bottle containing blue vitriol, which she kept in a cup board in the ward. She had shown it to the prisoner, and told her it was poison. On the 3d of November, the child being then a mouth old, the prisoner bat! an interview with the board of guardians, but what took place did not appear. On her return from the board-room she was seen to give something to the child from a bottle. The child then be came very ill, which led to an inquiry, and the bottle con taining tne poison was found under the pillow in her bed. In a conversation that took place between the prisoner and another woman, the prisoner said if the baby had died, her friends could not blame her for it, because they had frowned on her. When before the magistrates, the prisoner said she was very sorry for what she had done; and if the child lived, she would take care of it, and never do it again. The prisoner was found Guilty, but the jury recommended her to mercy. The guardians also joined in that recommendation, as the prisoner had always borne a good character. Mr. Baron Roars said, be had no discretion, but he would forward the recommendations to the proper quarter. Judgment of death recorded. Bassiasain Leslie was indicted for setting fire to a barn, the property of the Rev. John Stuart Hippisley Horner, but in the occupation of Richard Singer. Mr. Hodges and Mr. Fitzheibert were counsel for the pro secutiori. and Mr. Prideaux for the prisoner. Tne facts of this case were these :—The Rev. Mr. Horner is the proprietor of considerable property at Wells, in this county. On the 2d of March, 1845, a barn and other out buildings were destroyed by fire, and some ricks were burnt about three weeks before this. Although it was considered that these fires were the act of an incendiary, still no one was suspected, but it appeared that on the night of the 25th of February, before the second fire, the prisoner and a cousin of his, of the name of James Smith, were walking into Wells together, when the prisoner said he was going to sleep at a lime-kiln, as he had done for three or four nights, because he nad been turned out of his h ouse. H e bl ame d Mr. Horner and a policeman of the name of Biggs for it, and he said he would be —if he would not have his re venge before he was many days older ; there wouid be a good flare-up in the village before he was many days older, a sight bigger than that at Twaddle-alley (the place where the first fire had happer.ed). A sum of money mad been deposited with Biggs, the policeman, to divide be• tween those parties who had assisted in putting out the first tire, and about three weeks before the second fire the pri soner called upon Biggs and asked for some of the money. He was told his name was not in the list, upon which he said there would be another good flare-up in the parish before long, and he would not help to put it out. Biggs was at toe second fire, and he saw the prisoner and another man together in a field, about thirty Yards from the barn, aughing, and, as he considered, " glorying" in the fire. The parties to whom these observations were made did not, however, say anything on the subject until after the prisoner was taken into custody ; but on the 14th of June the prisoner and a man named Tudgay were together at a public-house, when the prisoner said to aim that he had been to Frome with Adam Ruddcck on the day of the fire ; that they bad made a lot of tinder and matches ; that they well daubed the matches with brim stone, and roled the tinder round the matches, and then tolled them all up in rags ; that they came from Frome to Mr. Singer's barn, and then set fire to the tinder, and threw it into one of the lights of the barn in amongst some straw ; that he had afterwards gone home to his lodgings to bed. Ile prisoner was taken into custody en the Ist of September, and he then said it was true he had told Tudgay the tale which he had told before the magistrates; but Tudgay had told him tales that were quite as bad, and that they used to the get together and see whi c h could tell the biggest lies. end r h i e t hsewpoarret that a t the e prisoner,Adam a anything y ß t u h d i ndg to d o wasck o c a lled, al le with t fire, and that what the prisoner had said was false. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence, transporta tion for life. _ _ Henry Yerbury was indicted for shooting at James Biggs with intent to murder him on the 12th of December ; and John Watts Charles Holt o n. Thomas Olding, George Young, James Middleton, Job Whit , and John Rabbits, were indicted with being present aiding and abetting Henry Yerbury. Mr. Hodges and Mr. Fitzherbert were counsel for the pro secution, and Mr. Phinn defended all the prisoners, but Yer bury, Middleton, and Rabbits. It woald seem that although large property at Wells be longs to the Rev. Mr. Homer, yet that he does not preserve the game; that, however, is done by his uncle, Sir John Hippisley, who in the season visits his nephew and sports over his property. On the night of the 12th of December, about twelve o'clock, the keepers were out near a wood called Melcombe-wood, when they heard fifteen reports of guns. They obtained further assistance. and on going into a field they saw fourteen men. Four of them had guns, and the rest were armed with sticks. The keepers followed them across three or four fields, and then came up with them. They then said to them that it. was a shame to shoot pheasants in that manner. One of the poachers said, " Stand," and they all fell into rank and pointed their guns at the keepers, and said if they came nearer they would shoot them. They said they had had somebirds, and they would have more. The poachers then went on, followed by the keepers, and constantly saying that if they did not keep back they would blow their brains out. At length one of them turned round, levell, d his gun at Biggs, who was one of the keepers, and fired. Biggs instantly fell. Several shots had entered his head, and the cap ha wore was nearly blown to atoms. Biggs was picked up and taken to Frome, and attended by a surgeon, and he recovered. The prisoners were all persons living in Frome. It was a fine moonlight night. Several of the Keepers swore to the fact of the prisoners being the parties who were out that night, and they were most of them ap prehended before daylight that morning. Two of the keepers' party swore that Yerbury was the man who fired the gun. On behalf of Yerbury his mother was called, who swore that en that night her son went to bed about eight o'clock, when she dressed his foot, which had been injured. He did not go out that night. A man of the name of French lodge'l with her; he did not sleep with her that night (her husband had been transported twenty years ago). French was then called, and he stated that Yerbury was at home all that night ; but he contradicted Mr 4. Yerbury, by stating that he had slept with her on that occasion. The jury found all the prisoners Guilty.—Sentence de ferred. TUESDAY MORNING.—AII the prisoners convicted of shoot ing at Biggs last night were this morning put to the bar, and were arraigned on an indictment charging them with being out at night, armed in pursuit of game. All the prisoners, with the exception of Yerbury, pleaded "Guilty" to this indictment, and, with the exception of Mid dleton, were sentenced to be transported for seven years. Middleton, on account of his youth, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. Yerbury pleaded " Not guilty ;" no evidence was offered against him, and judgment, on the charge of which he had been convicted, was respited on the ;round, we understand, of there being great reason to doubt whether the two men who swore to Yerbury are not mis taken as to the identity. Pi 0 THE RN CI C: CI I F.—Liverpool, April 6. Mr. Ju,tice Pat teson tookseat at Lin e o ' c l oc k , an d re• sumed the hearing of civil causes. One or two unimportant cases having been decided, th e Court was occupiA with th, following ease of BREACH OF PROMISE OF 3IARRIAGE—MA RP LAND V. SINGLETON. The plaintiff in this case was Miss Sarah Merkland, and the defendant George Singleton. The declaration stated that the defendant promised plaintiff to marry, and afterwards eroke that promise. The defendant pleaded that be did not make any promise. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and Mr. Seger conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Atherton appeared for the defendant. Mr. WILKINS opened the case, He stated he was there to ask the jury to give compensation in form ofdamages for what was generally considered one of the most serious injuries that could be inflicted by one person on another—it was an action fur breach of promise of marriage. Under ordinary circum stances he thought they would be of opinion that it was no slight grievance inflicted on the suffering party; but when they had heard all the facts he should lay before them, the fullest amount of damages would hardly compensate the young person for the injury she had sustained. Toe father of the plaintiff, till within eight or nine, years ago, carried on the business at Burnley. At that period he, having saved a little motley, came over to Feaiwick,near Preston, where he took the Hunt Arms. Shortly afterwards the defendant in the action became acquainted with the plaintiff, and paid her considerable attention. The family were anxious to r know his intentions, and after some time the mother ques tioned him, and he stated that he intended to marry the plaintiff, and he also went to look after a public house, in which he said they would begin business after being united. The defendant, however, did not make good his promise ; and the mother becoming distressed about her child, and desirous of breaking off the intimacy which had sprung up between the defendant and the plaintiff, sent her from home to an aunt's, at a place called Standish. In about twelve months she returned, the mother feeling satisfied the inti macy was at an end. The defendant, however, on finding that she had returned, repeated his visits. Shortly afterwards the plaintiff was sent away to an aunt who resided in the neighbourhood, at a pl ice cAled Salmesbury, to assist in the public-house during the busy time ; and on the de fendant learning wher e s he ha I gone; he drove over in a gig to see her, and they returned together. On their way borne the gig was upset, and at that time, no doubt, the defendant contrived to effect the destruction of the young woman ; for, in a short time afterwards, she became pregnant, leaving no doubt of the vil e conduct he had been guilty off. The mother remonstrated with him, and reminded him of the promise of marriage be had made, but the defendant did not appear desirous of coming to any arrangement, and the plaintiff was th en sent to Liverpoo l , where she had remained ever since. What he had stated as regarded the promise of marriage would be ' fully made out, leaving no doubt as to the damage inflicted by the defendant on the plaintiff. *life defendant afterwards went to reside with a person at IVal tol-le-Dale, and at his death married the widow, a person atout GO yea rs o f age; this he had dot i e from the mest sel fish of m otives, as the female alluded to had become pos sessed of some p roperty oa the death o f h er h us b an d , which h__e concluded d no doubt oper ate d as an i n d uce m en t t o th e marr i age, hp . by observing that, under all the circumstances _ 1.. o et hi. (lint, would be entitled to ample damages at gaie bands of the • juts •, following witnesses were then called : she ,' hnied Blarkland, the mother of the plaintA s , that tiff;•kept the Hunt Arms, Walton-le-Dale. The plain her daughter, was generally employed to attend in the bar. Defendant ofte c i T i h t t 'd e lllCana at the house, and paid attention to her daughter, in consequence of that she spoke to him frequently on r and he subject, and be stated it to he his intention to marry her, and would not deceive them. The marriage was on one oceesinn fixed for the following Christmas, but defendant put it off. It was vgain fixed for the following March, and defendant bought some china preparater ' and other artiJes again, however, broketo its taking place. lie 3 promises. In cousequenee of is re lation at Standish, where she remained about twelve months. Defendant did net, duriog her absence, come to the house s o o f, en. Oa her return home defendant re peated his acquaintance, and laintiti was then sent to an aunt at Salm es b ury, to assist h P er in a public-house. Shortly after that he took a gig, and went over to se- her. were both returning homy in the d when it Wli:i upset on the read. Soon after that h er daughter became pregnant, and on defendant being spoken to on the subject, he re peated his promise to marry her, adding that be was glad it had happened. Plaintiff continued at home long after the child was born, perhaps about two years, and defendant still continue to make promises and was received in the family as her Mended husband. On one occasion preparations were made for taking a public-house, called the Hoop and Crown, at Preston, as he said he had some money, but did not say how much. As the defendant did rut seem likely to perform his promise witness sent her daughter to Liverpool ; that was about three years ago, and she had remained there ever since. Plaintiff was at home last Easter, and defendant said then he would be married, as there was a situation he could obtain ; but he, as he had previously done, did not perform his promise, and shortly afterwards he got married to a widow, named Jefferson, at whose house he had lodged. The widow's husband died about nitre months ago, and was a man pretty well off in the world. The marriage took place about six weeks after Mr. Jefferson's death ; Mrs. Jefferson was an old lady, nearly sixty years of age, and defendant was thirty-two. Cross-examined by Mr. ATHERTON—My daughter is 26. When we carried on business at Fishwick, and defendant used to come and take his beer with other young fellows. My daughter is at present acting as bar maid with Mrs. Fowles, in Marybone ; she keeps a spirit vault. The defendant is a journeyman miller, working for Mr. Kent, at Walton, and lie used to say he got 225. per week. He lately got the situation formerly held by the widow's husband at the same mill, and would get 255. per week. Catherine Markland, the plaintiff's sister, deposed that she had frequently heard the defendant make promises of mar riage t o her—that was about eight years ago. Cross-examined by Mr. ATHERTON-- The defendant had stayed at her house as late as twelve o'clock at night on various occasions, and frequently insisted to take plaintiff away, but she refused. Elizabeth Lees said she knew the plaintiff and defendant very well. Recollected the plaintiff being confined, and Singleton coming after the child was born, and saying he would marry her as soon as she got up. lie used to bring things for the baby, and talk as if he was engaged to _ _ _ By ➢ir. ATHET TON—It was not a very fine baby. Mr. AmEnToN addressed the jury for the defendant, ob serving that his only object was to bring down the damages, and he would not give them a long speech. The promise had been proved, end the usual evidence produced to the effect that the unhappy defendant seemed to have been going about the country saving nothing but that he would marry the plaintiff. They had heard the promise to marry, and hed only to say what damages the plaintiff was entitled to. She was a barmaid, and defendant was a journeyman miller, able, with sunshine and varying gales, to earn 235. per week; and even able to earn 10s. or 15s. under circumstances not so promising, and it was for them to say bow much the young woman should receive on account of losing the de fendant, who had suffered by falling into the aims of the antique widow. If they gave large damages the defendant would be ruined, and it would be of no advantage to the young woman. He could not conceive it possible that the defendant had obtained any great advantage by his con nexion with the widow, as she was an exception to that class if she had not had her property tightly secured for her own benefit. He concluded by observing that all the jury would have to do would be to afford the plaintiff reasonable com pensation. His LORDSHIP said the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, and it was merely for the jury to say the amount of damages. The jury, after a few moments' consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 751. The Court rose at six o'clock. CIVIL SIDE. His Lordship took his seat on the bench at a few minutes after nine o'clock. LIVERPOOL AND BOLTON RAILWAY--.ACTION AGAINST A PRO VISIONAL DIRECTOR-MINSHULL V. SOUTHERN. This was an action brought by a tradesman of Liverpool against a provisional director, for goods sold and delivered, and work done fur the railway, to which defendant pleaded he was not liable. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Cowling for the plaintiff, and Mr. Baines for the defendant. Mr. WILKINS stated the case. This was an action brought by Mr. Samuel Minshull, an engraver and printer in Liver against Mr. Southern, for a large quantity of engraving, scrip books, plans, sections, and maps, furnished to the directors of the Liverpool and Bolton Direct Railway; and the sum sought was 4011. lls. 11d. The defendant is a gentleman of considerable wealth and the proprietor of extensive coal mines, and a member of the provisional committee and executive committee of the railway. It would turn oat that this gentleman embarked in this speculation with great zea!, as the line was to pass by his coal works, and he anticipated that it would put a great deal of money into his pocket, and was then one of the most active promoters of the railroad; but when the day of adversity came he sought to avoid the consequences, and disputed claims as undeniable as any case laid before a jury. The first prospectus of the company was issued on the 13th of September, last year; it was to have 500,0001, capital in 25,000 shares of 24. each : and the deposit was 21. per share, and the prospectus set forth the shares of the provisional directors. The first meeting was on the 23d of September, and almost immediately after the defendant became an applicant for 100 shares, which were allotted to him ; and he was asked to allow his name to appear as one of the provisional committee. Defendant wrote a letter in reply, stating it would giro him great pleasure in promoting the success of the line, and consenting to be on the provisional committee; and when IGO shares each were allotted to the hoard of directors, defendant received his quota with the rest. He showed an active disposition for pro moting the interests of the line, and waited on the agent of Sir William Massey Stanley, W. Jackson, Esq., and John Laird, Esq., of Birkenhead, directors of the Leeds arid Liver pool Railway, to induce them to take up the Liverpool and Bolton, and make it an auxiliary line to theirs. He also went to Mr. Poole, the superintendent of the goods depart. ment at the Grand Junction, to induce him to use every means in his power to obtain for the Liverpool and Bolton the support of that company. In December the share mar ket began to decline, and as the winter approached the de fendant's ardour began to freeze in reference to the line. The company eventually had to wind up their affairs, and the defendant was a defaulter, having never paid anything on his shares. This was not a case like most of those generally tried, one shareholder trying to cut another, but a claim for work and labour done. Mr. W. A. Barrow, solicitor for the company, was exa mined at considerable length, when Mr. BAINE said that he would not trouble the Court any longer, a verdict for the plaintiff having been agreed to be taken on certain conditions. _ Th. jury accordingly returned a verdict for the plaintiff- Datnage, 4011. lls. KEF.NE V. THO3IPSON. This was an undefended action, arising out of share trans actions between the parties. Mr. Cowling, for the plaintiff, stated that Mr. Keene was a sharebroker in Liverpool, and that he was largely employed during the past year by the defendant, who was agent for the Coleraine Steam-packet Company. The ordinary way of their doing business was that Mr. Thompson was in the habit of giving orders to buy and sell shares in diff , !rent rail Ways to Mr. Keene. The plaintiff, not being a member of the Stock Exchange, made his purchases through Messrs. Sudlow, Brothers, and the advice notes were afterwards copied into Mr. Keene's name and sent to Mr. Thompson. The usual commission was divided between the plaintiff and his broker. On these transactions there remained a balance against the defendant of 1,0921. 10s. Various orders and documents were put in, and the debt proved. Verdict for the plaintiff for that sum. c.f.ITSZ EXTRAORDINARY. _ _ _ A poor old woman, who has long been an attendant of the assize courts, and who is a monomaniac as to a certain law suit on which her early happiness was wrecked, addressed his Lordship at some length. requesting him to see justice done to her. His Lordship listened with the greatest patience, and with a soothing monosyllable or two the poor woman went away quite satisfied that the case would come on again in due time. _ . . The Court rose at half-past five o'clock. Nine causes only now remain, and it is anticipated that all will be disposed of this day. CE\ TRAL CRIMNAL COURT. SENTENCES AND SESSIONAL RESULTS. Subk.ioeti is a list (-f all the :entences passed on the prisoners in the three Courts during the past session:— Transportation for Fifteen Years —Win. Kidd, T. Smith, Ann Sykes, and Mary Turner. For Ten Years --W. Chaffey, J. Lawlor, E. L. Dwyer, J. Wilson, J. Maloney, J. Junes, J. Gwyett, Mary Ann Smith, Elizabeth Nicholson, Eliza Russell, Margaret I)onnegan, Francis Leonard, Sarah Greenwood, Hen rietta White, T. Payne, J. Hollywood, T. Wallis, J. Stone, W. Cafe. For Seven Years—J. Lewis alias Druce, J. Richards, J. Connolly, C. 11. Cross, R. Moore, J. Freeman, 0. Suffolk, 11. Braby, R. Me..tyard,. Thomas Fidler, Ellen Bird, J. Brahum, J. Hohburn alias Currier, T. Davis. IBIPRIii.NMENT AND BARD LABOUR. For Two Yeara--lir-nry Wilson, W Allen. r Eight.-,en Months—J. Brazier, W. Burdett, W. Allen, jun., W. Bre:Liell, J. Nicholls. For Tw..l,- Months—W. litper, H. Frazer, J. Callo. viriy, J. BrAget, C. Franklin, J. Bridger, W. Weston J. Hyde. J. Trevitt, William Turner, Thomas Nye, J. Stark.', rhonias Ower, J..oakarn, J. Greening, Wil• Haul Challis, Ernest Ftlien, J. Coffee, J. Bishop, J. Thomas, George Wood. For Nine tnolths—J. Olney, J. Clarke, Charlotte Duffin, Jane Chappell, G. Moody, J. Williams. For Six Months—E. Cornwall, H. Smith, Thomas Knapp, Ann Knapp, Margaret Riley, J. Mapton, W, Sullivan, J, Bentield, R. Thorpe, C. Cushion, Mary Ann Mks, Bridget Smith, William Bairntes, M. Jenitivp, Ann White, Eliz i VGules, Aun Driteoll, Martha Berry, E. Ogden, J. Stamford, J. Bruekworth, F. Johnson, H. Brown, Letty Copeland, Ann Eiiz-t Putnam. For Four - Months—J. Pearson, J. Smart, J. hardy, S. Newsom, 1). Carter, Mary Alin It - gers, J. Snot)lcF, Thomas Green. Fir Three Months—Loni,a Hellier, S irah Brown Jane E monde. Mary Ann G , bbs, J. King. 'P. Kent, J Brown, J. Leonard, M. Crawley, 11. Horsted, W. Alsop, T. Connor, C. Smith, J. Dunbar, W. Briggs, J. Hetherill, W. Harley, H. Jackson, H. Farrell, R. Larter, J. Bruning. For Two Months---D. M. Cox, J. Williams, T. Edwards, J. Myers, J. Lewis, George Anderson, C. M'Carty. For One Month—F. smith, J. Thdwell, Ann Jones, Ann Duffin, D. Evans, J. Niel, and H. Blackwell. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A young man, who stated that his name was 71tomus , Winch, was bra b e fore the Lord Mayor, charge r ; with having robbed the esptain of a collier, trmiing: to London, of ten sovereigns. Captain John Lymes, of Middlehurgh, near Stockton.' upon- . "1: •-s stat.d that, on the 14th of Fehrtt;:ry, he came !rum hi' ship; which lay in the Regent's Canal, t - St. nary -axe, w;th a chcque for iO/, which he gA cashed ; and on Tearing that place he met a gentleman, with whom he entered casually into conversation. They repaired from the street to a tavern in Thames-street, to enjoy a glass of •tle together ; and they had nit been long together when the prisoncr entered the room, aid • jerociving tii,J the witness was a se: ; tring wan, asked him if he was e ,- Lr in New Y,,rk ? 11is reply , was in the adirmatike. The prisoner said he had been sixteen years servant-to an old gentleman in the United Sta!e,;, who had bequeathed to.hian part of his property near Dover, and money in the bank, which he (the pri , oner) was de sirous to lend out at a per centage and that if eith e r witness or the wher gentlem a n w i s h e d to take any, he. was ready to lend it. Tr)e Loau MAytia aclivd nhet.h. , r th &bpi. g-nile alt Ulla LIAO •vr p. ..re i L b :4 , quainteil with c-tich other?—The witness replied teat they were quite strangers to each other as well as to him. He said, in reply, that a small amount of money would be of no service to bim, but if the prisoner bad made such. k qu entity of money as could be of use to lay out in shippieg, he did not mind. The other gentleman said that he could take a hundred pounds or two if it would suit the prisoner, and that he would go out and get a stamp receipt fur the money, and he would return back ano the receipt should be signed. The other gentleman then went towards the door and beckoned to witness, who followed him, and the prisoner hoped they would both return. The other gentleman, evidently nettled at the expression of a doubt, tinned back, and, to show that he was serious, threw his purse, which , appeared to contain a quantity of cash, into the prisone rs hat, which lay upon the table, as a s..cutity for his return. The prisoner, having expressed u similar hope as to witness's return, witness, not to be outdone in the respectability of the dealing, flung his tea sovereigns into the same hat, to answer for his punctuality. Down stairs the witness and the other gentleman then walked, but the latter got out of the house first, and, as witne s s lin gered a little at the bar, he observed the prisoner, as he thought, slip out at the back door, which led to the wharfs. Upon going up stairs immediately afterwards witness " found all gone." The LORD AI/Joe—What became of the gentleman who went to buy the stamp? Witness—The ether gen tleman never came back twin buying the stamp receipt. The prisoner—l d= dare, my Lcrd, I never saw the prosecutor before yesterday, when he stopped me and Agreed me with the robbery. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, witness, where and when (lid you sce the prisoner again ? Witness—As I. was going along Threadneedle-street yesterday, I met him with an umbrela in his hand in front of Jilin, and the moment he saw me he cro,sed over to the other side of the way, and I followed him. The moment he came to the corner of the next street, he began to move very quickly, and finding that I was following him, he ran as fast as he could. I ran too, and as he turned up a court, that had no thoroughfare, I beckoned to a policeman, who followed immediately, and we took him into custody. A policeman, who apprehended the prisoner, described the hunt up the court, and the capture. The prosecutor accused the prisoner of having robbed him of 10 sovereigns, and the prisoner said he was ready to pay e. The prisoner was taken to the station-house, in a pas sage of which he contrived to deposit the umbrella he carried. In that umbrella we found twenty-six imita• tion soverrigns, and nine imitation half-sovereigns, a purse, and a bundle of tissue paper cut into the size of hank notes, and on the prisoner's person was found a woollen purse containing two bills of exchange, pur porting to be Quebec Bills along time due, &c. The prisoner declared that he had no umbrella at all with him. That he knew nothing of any robbery, and could prove an alibi with the greatest ease if he had time. The Captain said he was to sail next day, and did no know when he should be able to return to London. The LORD MAYOR said it was quite impossible ; that he could nit think of allowing such a criminal, who was so well known to the police as a most ingenious thief, to escate for want of prosecution; and, to the gratification of all i re:eat, bound over the captain to prosecute at the nott sessions. _ _ The prisoner was then committed to Nowzate. MARLBOROUGH STREET. James Readiman. a person of very shabby appearance, was charged with uttering a banker's cheque for the sum of 3/. 35., supposed to have been stolen from the person of Mr. Clay, of Basingstoke, Devon, or accidentally dropped by him in the street, in the neighbourhood of Covent-garden. 'lhe following are briefly the facts of the case : Oa the 2d of February last Mr. Clay received a cheque for the above amount, on Messrs. Twining and C.., Strand, bankers, drawn by Mr. Moseley, of Bedford-street, Covent garden. Shortly afterwards Mr. Clay discovered that he had lost his pocket-book, in which the cheque was placed. Lformation of its loss was immediately given at the bankers, and on the following day the prisoner presented the cheque to Mr. Louis Exerton, baker, of No. 5, Earl-street, Seven-dials, stating that lie had received it from his employer, and requesting cash for it. Mr. Exerton, knowing him as a customer, gave him the amount, and in the course of business paid it away to his miller, and in seven days after, he received notice of payment being refused. Search was then made for the prisoner, but he absconded from the neigh bourhood. Information was given to the police, and Sergeant John Wells, No. 1, of the C division, succeed, d in tracing out and apprehen, log the prisoner at a lodging he had taken, at No. 28, King-street, SL Giles's. On being at tirst charged with being the party who had uttered the cheque to Mr. Exerton, he flatly denied it, but atterwarda admitted the fact, and said his wife had picked it up in the street in the neighbourhood of Covent-garden. The prisoner is a German Mr. MALTBY asked the prisoner what statement be wished to make now on the subject ?—The prisoner said it was true, his wife picked up the cheque in the street. Sergeant Wells said that there had not been time to com municate with Mr. Clay, who is at present at Basingstoke. Mr. MALTBY ordered the prisoner to be remanded until Tuesday next. IMPORTANT PA WNBROKING CASE. CAUTION TO PARTIES ILLEGALLY PLEDGING. Two young woman, named Mary Ann Richards and Ann Attersly, were charged at the Warwickshire Assizes with having been found in possession of certain articles, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Miller, instructed by Mr. T. Harding, appeared on behalf of the prosecution. The pri soners were undefended. Mr. Miller, in stating the case, said that the prosecto;‘,' had been instituted by the Pawnbrokers' Society of Birming ham, for the protection of the trade from parties pledging articles feloniously obtained. The reason why the present prosecution had been commenced was because, according to law, if stolen property is pledged with a pawnbroker, and that property was afterwards discovered to have been stolen and found in the pawnbroker's possession, he was bound to deliver it up to the right owner without receiving the amount of money he had advanced upon it. It could easily be seen that, by artful representations, the most respectable me n i n the above-named trade could be plundered to a great ex tent. Indeed, the practice of pledging stolen articles had been carried to such a height in Birmingham, that the trade were now determined by all the means in their power to put a stop to it. With respect to the case against the prisoners at the bar, should the jury return a verdict of guilty, it was not the intention of the prosecutors to press for any severe purishment, the present being the first case of the kind tlist had been brought before the Court, and that principally for the showing parties acting, as he should show the prisoners had acted, the punishment to which they were liable for the offence. After some other observations, Mrs. Atkins of Worcester, deposed, that her house had been broken open on the night of the sth of January last, and a variety of articles stolen therefrom, among which were two shawls and two scarfs, which were found to have been pledged by the prisoners at the shops of Mr. T. Hadley and Mr. Haywood Vernon. Mr. Hadley and Mr. Vernon, jun.; were then examined, and proved that on the evening of the 6th instant the two pri soners brought the articles in question to the respective shops of the witnesses, and pledged them ; in one instance fur 103., and in the other 12s. ; at each place representing the oroperty as their own, and mentioning the amount they had given for the geo d e . Police constable Edmunds and a woman named Langford, proved that the prisoners were in company with the two men who had committed the burglary on the evening that the articles were pledged, and that the prisoners had since given evidence on the trial of the men who were convicted at the last Worcester assizes, and stated that they had pledged the articles at the request of the two men. The Learned Judge having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty against the prisoners for being in possession of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. JUstice Coltman, in passing sentence upon the pri soner!, said,—The prosecutors in this ca-.e, through the Learned Gentleman who conducted it, have interceded somewhat in your favour, in consequence of this being the first prosecution of the kind. I must say that the prosecu tion is a very proper one; and it was perfectly right on the part of the pawnbrokers to carry out these cases, which are occurring every day. I - only wonder that they have not. before carried out these cases ; but this being the first case of the kind that has been brought before the Court, I shall not sentence vou to so severe a . punishment as otherwise I should have felt it my duty to have passed upon you. I wish you to understand, that for the offence tf which you have been found guilty, you are liable to be transForted for fourteen years, but, for the reasons I have named in this case, I shall only sentence you to be imprisoned for twe calendar months, with hard labour.—Birminghain Pilot. EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.-Sir Charles Napier has obtained a return, which was on Tuesday made public, giving • an account of the weights, draught of water, &c, of the Experimental Squadron on the second and third cruize. Viscount Ingestre has recently procured a return respect in k the Experimental Squadron ou the three cruizes. The pre sent document shows the weights, draught of water, &c., of the squadron on the seclnd and third cruize, similar to the return of the first cruize, ;:lie greatest inclination of each ship when carrying sail, and the greatest number of degrees each ship rolled, and the number of spars sprung and carried away during the cruizes; their defection returning into port, and the expense of making the .defects good. The expense of making good the defects of the ship g t Vincent was 125/. 12s. 2d and 4/. Some defects in the same ship are not yet taken in hand. The defects in the ship Trafalgar amounted to 1041. 75. 4d. and 1431 18s, 10d. ; to the Queen, 801. 14s 9d., and 67/. 15s. 81.; to the Albion, 25/ 19s. 5d., 201. Ils , and 513/. 2s. Bd.; to the Rodney, 236/.195. Ild., 28/. ss. 8d , and 947/. 18s. 2d. ; to the Vanguard, 411/. 19s. 10d., 2,000/ 15:_t. 7d., and 4831.7 5 . 3d .; to t h e Superb, 511. 1 9s. 7(1, 1 1,253 1. 19s. 7d., 70/. 14 s . ltd ., an d 1,101 1 .95. 3d . ; ,1 12:1 Is. 6d., 3CL. 7s. 11d., and 930/. 10s. The;,r, 227/. 55., .14 1 , tt . to the. llartog, 18s. 60. and 402 i. 16s. 7d. ; and to the of extends 2s. 241., and 1,600/. 15s, THE WEATHER -The remarkable I't as the ' , receding winter. ve February and the elapsed have been as f March were unusually tnild,. return h t ex lad t: ti p ds ri t ri o g 13 filar pages. THE . and vegetation presented e erful aspect, only to be black earlierp a ar c t h o erred and checked bythe severe frost that followed. It i, rather a remarks' le i•ircunist.nce that till the middl e o f March. there had not bee n twenty- our hours' continuous frost fur months. d hs The few ais ft ro, f r that month, how ever, _,f rward agricultural operations by pul verising stiff sits. The greater part of th e oat - steed bus been put into the ground in this vicinity in favourable cir cumstances, and barley sowing has commenced. An uu. usually large breadth of, beans . has been laid down, from hesitation of farmers to incur the risk of planting the extent of potatoes that, but fur the dread, of " the disease," they would have been inclined to ,have done. 8:?ed potatoes, sound and of good quality, are plenty, and freely offered at 16s. and .18s. per boll. A b u lk y crop of gra , ,s is anti c ip ate d . k,:iover . has, indeed, been browned by frost, but it is eyery twLere thickly I - hinted, and a fuw days of watinth wilt speedily restore its healthy appearance. We have heard oh several grass parks being let at a considerable rise on last year's prices.-Sebtfman. Sr. CLFMENT DANES.-In this parish 500 warrants for distress, to recover poor-rates, have been Issued. • GENERAL AVITABILE.-Extract of a letter from Naples :-" Avitabile, who was for a long ti ne in the ser• vice of the Shah of Persia, and with Central Ventura was employed :it disciplining huge ntuabers of the Seikli troops, is now residing bore, and we went yest, rtl,y 10 his house, utur Portlci, to call on him. It is very interesting to hear lint talk over the late affairs, as if li. had been a spect.tor of it all, so entrely at home is he in all concerning it. Had lie been there, he would now have been heading the army aga;nst us, and he takes lid little cred.t to Inmate:l at its having beetiso difficult to repulse them. Ile describes them as being the bravest and most fighting race tu all India, but fearfully ferocious in their mode of warfare ; and he foretells the 1 es of many more of our brave and gallant fellows before they ate subdued." [ADVELTISEMENT.]-AN EXTRAORDINARY A FFI DVVIT BADE BEFJIIE TIIE LORD MAYOR, CONCERNING A SURPRISING CURE EFFECTED BY HOLLOWAY'S ::INTMENT AND PILLS.--Janies Sta• Icy, living at Long fitton, made an affidavit befu'e tin. Lord at. Alt: on the 14:li 1 stint, to the lairpent t :at he had been upon Lrutches, and bad for tw,, years, with twenty- Z holes in one leg and ,-, nrteen in the other ; th at he had been o two hospitals and no relief; and that after every other tneans had tided, he bad been radically cured by Holloway's Ointment aLd Ms.-Sold by all druggists, and at Professor 119119 way's Esti buijimauti,344, &road, 1•04956, CAPTAIN GROVER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. DEAR Sia,—You have been kind enough to insert my letter to the friends of Captain Conolly ; I am sure that you will alto not oltjeet to insert the following appeal : TO ALL THE OFFICERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ARMY. ' Most gallant of warriors, and at the same time the most generous of warriors the world ever has seen !—You very trequently extricated me from difficulty and distress, and only lately I was enabled through the gallant, generous, and noble-minded conduct of one of your comrades—the ardent lover of the British army, Captain Grover—and with hii assistance to undertake the journey to Bokhara. You have already read in the newspaper that I disclaim all right to a compensation from Government, for, as Colonel Stoddart and Captain Conolly had been killed twelve months at least previous to my arrival at Bokhara, I was not suc cessful iu my enterprise; but I consider it very hard indeed that the noble-minded Captain Grover should have suffered in his purse, and not only in his purse, but that he actually , should have lost his promotion in the army, on account of his zeal in his attempt to liberate the prisoners. I, therefore, take the liberty to attempt to excite your interest and sym pathy in behalf of your noble-minded fellow officer, Captain Grover, who at differen,t periods has displayed the highest enthusiasm in the service of our Queen and country. When there was a likelihood that war would break out with America, he offered to outfit a whole regiment at his own expense. He spent 500/. on my account, and offered 3501. for every English soldier I should be able to ransom. Gallant and noble-minded officers, in case that it should not be inconsistent with your military duty, I beseech you to petition on behalf of my noble-minded friend, Captain Grover, who actually has suffered, even in his health, on account of the death of Captain Conolly, Colonel Stoddart, and Captain Wyburd, in order that he may obtain his promotion in the army, and that the five hundied pounds may be repaid to him ; and in case that you should be inclined to repay him the said five hundred pounds which he spent on my account. I solemnly promise that I shall reimburse you the sum as soon as the third edition of the narrative of my expedition to Bokhara, which shall be published in a few days, will be sold off • for I am determined not to allo w th a t my b e l ove d and zealous friend, Captain Grover, should suffer on my ac count. I beseech you, therefore, do not disregard my appeal to you. When I was robbed of everything in Mesopotamia, Major Rep*, at Bagdad, assisted me. When I was ill at BO' sorah, Colonel and Captain Taylor assisted- me. When I was plundered by pirates near Salonica, Captain Adolph Slade assisted me. After my liberation from slavery in Khorsts ' satin, Captain Shee and five English sergeants assisted me. When robbed of everything in Affghanistan, Sir Alexander Burns assisted me. At Busheer I was assisted by Colonel Stannes ; upon the Mount Caucasus by General Russell; at Teheraun by Sir Henry Willock and Sir John Campbell. Having thus always received benefits by British officers, I do not deserve any compensation for my late expedition. But nobly Captain Grover is deserving at least not to be a loser by his attempt, which be hitherto has been. Noble and generous officers, grant my request on behalf of Captain Grover! Your most affectionate servant, JOSEPH WOLFF, Vicar of Isle Brewers, near Langport, in Somersetsbirs. Bolton-le-Moors, April 7, 1846. RAILWAY SII 11,E MARKETS ANC R, Arm 7. STOCK EXCKANGE.— M The saIes HESTE are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, And Cheshire Junction, % p.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 1% dis.• Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 1 34 dis.—Derby and Crewe, 1 34 0 p c.—East Lan cas hi re, N o. 2, % dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West, Riding Junction, % dis - Great Eastern and Western, 365. dis.— Hod' dersfteld and Sheffield J unct i on , 2 p.— Li verpool and Bury, 4% lb, c.—Ditto, New Shares, 1 p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston , ' 9-16 p. —London and Manchester (Remington's), 1 15-16 die. c.—Lon don and South-Western, 74% c.— Manchester and Birmingham.: Quarters (.t), p. c — Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 6% 1 ) .*" . " Northumberland and Lancashire, 1 34 dis.—North Staffordshire. • 1 11-16 p.--Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), t p. Preston and WIT Extension, 3s. dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters (No. 1), 3% p. —Ditto, ditto (I{0" 2), 4 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, dis.—South Eastern and ' Dover. Halves (No. 4), )6 dis.—Trent Valley Continuation an d Hob head Junction, % dia._ West Riding Union, 11A p. LEEDS, Arxti:7. S - roci Excusavox. —The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Es' , tension, 7s. 6d. p.—Manchester and L ee d s, E xtensions, 1% p.—MhaV cheater and Birmingham, New Qaarters, p.—fluddersfleld aad Manchester, 2 dis.—lluddersfiela and Sheffield, 2 p.— Leeds and Dewsbury, 15s. p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 5 dig.—North British, MO Carlisle Branch, 7s. 6d. p.-- Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton. 4% dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 10s. p.—West Hidiat Union, 31. 6s. 6d.—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 17s. 6d. dia.- - Pradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 225. 6d. dis.—Clitheroe Juno" tion, 28s. dis.—Essex and Suffelk, 19s. dis.—Great Eastern and: Western, 345. dis.—Leeds and Liverpool Direct, bs. dis.—Memcheg" ter, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 6d. p.—Northumberland an d Lanca-hire Junction, 245. dis.—North Staffordshire, 1% p.—North Western, 2s. dis.—Welsh Midlands, 28s. 6d. dis.— York and Carl's% 365. die. HULL, APRIL 7. Srocx Excruatax.—Great anxiety is felt as to the issue of tb• debate on the interference of Parliament with the passing of the nor schemes. It may be all very well for the Prime Minister not to poe! seas any bowels of compassion for those who have been induced 10 the hopes of gain to speculate in railway property, but does no bisone attach to the Government for want of foresight from the experience of last session? It may be the disease will best work its own curt but, if you legislate at all, why not now? The Government insisted , upon the deposits being made in cash; and the House of Lords stil l require 10 per cent. deposit, both of whi c h have had, and still wi u have, a very injurious effect on the share market. There has been • fair amount of business transacted to-day. The sales are—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, s —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 91. 12s 6d.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 295. 6d.—BostGn, Newark. and Sheffield, 245.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 29s.—art North and South Wales and Worcester, Bs. 6d., Secretary's letter -- Hull and Barnsley Junction. 225. 9d.—Hull and Lincoln, 255.—Liver' pool and Leeds, 445. London and York, 275.-1 ondon and Ms!: chester (Rem.), 17s. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 31. 17s.—Trent Valle/ Continuation, 34a.—West Riding Union, 31. 63. 3d. YORK, Aran. 7. 283( 1 -Newcastle and Berwick, 16%-N ort h B r itish', N E e x w C , n 2 A B z - E. N - sales are-London and Y or k, 1 e The 7. 11 *" lion, 30%-Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 81 . l s. 3d. C M a iS r dr l l l : Bl nc e dK, Extension, 11. Ile. 6d.-York and N or th Mi dland Ex t o n' GLASGOW. APRIL 6. STOCK ExcnAwox.-The sales are - Airdrie and Bathgate, 465. NZ -Ayr and Galloway, Ms.-Bridge of Weir, 3 25.-British and Iris. Union, 363.-Caledimian, New, 295 . - Caledonian Extension, 265. 6 d . -Caledonian Direct Northern, 40s. 6d.-East Indian Railway, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 18s. 6d.-Forth and OP: Junction, 34s -Glasgow G enera l T erm i nus, 9%-Glasgow and fast Union, 225. -Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 228.- Glaslo," Harbour Grand Junction, 23 5. 6d . - Great North and South Wale.' Bs.- Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 295. 6d.-Lestnahagow, 369 ... - Perth and Inverness, 258.-S, otti.h Central, 13% - Scottish South . ern, 348.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 208.-So_ gt ! Midland, 34e.-South Midland Junction, No.-Stirling and Dunferuh line, 245.-Wishaw and Coltness, 47%. LLO V D'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Ann. 8. —Wind at noon S.S W., light breeze and fine. DEAL, APRIL 7.—Wind 7 A.m. N.N.E. fresh and squally ; to N.N.E. mod.—Arrd. 6th, Susanna Crlstina, Hockstra, Ain 'tertian), and sailed for Batavia. DUBLIN, APRIL 6. —Arrd. Margaret, Jackson, Demerara. S id. Transit, Ferguson, Quebec. CASTLETOWN (BEARHAVEN).—AITI Triumph, Roycroft, BaltinloPh for St. John's, New Brunswick. CORK, APRIL Id. Albion, Tardiff, St. John's, New BrunSw l4 ,, , ; Princess, Vaughan, ditto ; P a ll as , H a il, di tto ; M ary, Dunbar, din' DOVER, APRIL 7.—The Charles, of New York, from Charleston to Liverpool, was passed on the Bth ult. near Baltimore, going in distress, by the Marianne, Wieting, arrived off this port. BIDEFORD, APRIL 7.—The Kitty Darv, of Dunbar, from GlO.lO ll to Dunkirk, has been towed in here disruasted. FIARWICII, Ann. 6.--A French brig is said to be ashore on v• - Shipwash. _ _ LOWESTOFT, APRIL ll.—The Liberty, Anderson, from Newcastle, was in contact yesterday off Winterton, with the William, of IllYt pt and lost bulwarks, &c. • NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following is posted at Lloyd's:— "NEW LIGHT ON ALS ISLAND, NEAR KIKENESS, D • MARK. tron " For the benefit of navigation, a new li g ht w ill b e exhibite d , the 15th of April n e xt, on t h e south side of Ale Island, near _ ness. The ight will be furnished with a caladioptrisk reflecting 'y i t „, • paratus of the fourth o rd er , w hi c h w i ll be placed in a tower, abr: seventy-six feet above the lev e l o f th e sea ; and will be visible at ..• distance of about three (Danish) mil es , i n t h e direction EN • round by the S. to W. by N. 3( . N. per compas. " This light will be kept burning every night, as long as the otYet lights. " Royal Board of Trade, Copenhagen, March 12, 1846." " NEW SEA BEACON, ON THE COAST OF DENMARK. • " Several new beacons are intded to be laid own by the Kor o t Board of Trade at Copenhagen, as en early as possibl d e in the course, the present year, and a great number of those already laid do" — will be marked differently than at present." This otter document is too long for insertion, but can be 100 1. 4$ • Llod's, upon application to Mr. Dobson, secretary. MARKET NEWS.— cORN- (YESTERDAY.), EXC E. Since Mond a y t h e arrivals (if English HANG Wheat for our market° , coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, have bee n but moderate. To-day we had a fair show of that d e scrir t tion of prod uce. The finest qualities moved o ff s t ea dily, i t • very full p r i ces, b ut all other kinds were a dull sale. Foreign Wheat, free as well as in bond, so little was doiog• that the quot a ti ons mus t b e cons i dered a l lo ts' ; nominal. The best malting Ba r l e y was scarce, and full as dear, but grinding and distilling sorts were a mere droll The supply of Malt being on the incre ase , th at art i c l e vs' , heavy, at barely stationary prices. In Oats, a full aver/ - amount of business was transacted; b u t B eans , Peas, $ ll • Flour were a dull inquiry. ARRIVALS. Wheat. 620 qrs. Roglish •• • • • • Irish ...... .. Foreign ...... Barley. 1 ni. Oats Flo o ,,r' 1,590 qr., 730 g 910 o ."' 6,740 360 ---- 12,760 250 Malt, 530 ars. WEITECRAPEL. The supplies of each kind of Meat being on the increase, the demand was throughout in a sluggish state, and price. wera net supported. beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 31 2 4d to 4s 4d ; Yea!, 4s to 53; and Pork, 3a ,4d to 5. per Sly' by the carcase. STATE OF TitADE. MANCHESTER, APRIL 7.—Since Friday last there bo n ham a slightly improved feeling in our market, efl/r cially as regards earn, in which a considerable bus!' mess has been done, though without any sensible it°, provement in prices. F ur some des( iipti o n ; o f gonci tt ' too, especially good shillings suitable for the eastern ma r" kets, there has b een a more active inquiry, and a "":, anioant of busin ess h as b een done at the lowest rate' previously current. For nearly all other kinds of cloth however, the demand is very limited ; arid we regret to learn that a large proportion of the handloom weavel in the hundred of Blackburn are out of employment, an that additiol.al looms are stopping daily. t „ se" ROCHDALE, A PRIL 6.—The market was but thin./ tended, though it is fortnight Monday. There has bri . considerably l ess b usiness done in flannels than lase Monday, with n o var i at i on i n prices. The wool market still , retaairis inacti ve , an d t h e l itt l e business that 11's been trausackd is at former prices. LEEDS, APRIL 7.—We have another dull market fill, to report, and a very thin attendance of buyers; 0vi 1 7 9 to the very utd , vourable stat e o f t h e weat h er. Peaces are ~I thout alteration. HUDDERSFIELD, APRIL 7.—Th e g l oomy weather a petns to hive affect( d cur market; and although we have a 1 e 4 ., London buyer s d own , t h ere was but little disposition ~1 5 make purchases t o any ext . nt. In the vvareborls during the week b us i ness h as b een rather brisk ,:lanchc,te.i. Guardian. MARRID. On the 4th inst., at St. Pancras C E hurch, Ettston-egustrei lla•hunit Wmaint.n, Esq., of .F. , -gbastoti, Warwickshire, to -- onl dau.diter ot the late Lieutenant-Gcneral Corner. as , 0 • the 4t. inst., a t St. :Ma'y ' s, Paddington, Colonel Pereira, be o f rtt ".,. t yri.'7, youngest daughter of Barrett Wadden, % s 4" Kingston, Surrey. DI 10. On the 3d inst., at StOtirton, Wilts, the hey. Richard Fete 1006 Re tor of that parish. Of On the 3d inst., in Argyll-street, Florence, the Infant daOlibt er John Harris, Esq. b ejs On the 4th inst., at Little Bowden, Northamptonshire. E 3154 Alicia, wife of the Rey George Fisher, of Greenwich Hospital. uo n, On the sth inst., in Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, the Catherine Lady Pallas, relict of the late Sir G. Dallas. Bart- treet. On the sth !rat., hi London, Alfred Tho mas , o f Charlotte -e ms Park-street, Bristol. On the 6th inst., Alfred, youngest child of John Rees, Esq.. ary-terrace, Dorset-square. • ---...,- r_ - _:":=!!"t=t1r - _ _ Loudon : Printed and Published by VIIIIDO YOUNG, Of_oin'a. ca Strand, Printer, at The Sun Of fi ce , No. 112, Strand, In the ri.- -- 4 011 of the &wor t 11; the COW, of 311depos, ThAnd s b • 9, MC ORNING, APRIL 9, 1846.