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LEEDS AND CARLISLE RAILWA Y. • to the Company's name, that he might commence pro- The Direesevs were determined to ceedings thereon. A general meeting of the Shareholders and others in- defend the action, and he was sure Oat the shareholders tereNted in the above line was held yesterday, at one would not flinch from supporting them.—(Cheers.) o'clock, in the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for The advertising expenses had been but trifling, and . in the purpose of laying before the meeting the terms of that de p artment there were but few accounts remain due. The law expenses were put do wn at 5, . 0m1.,g amalgamation entered into with the Yorkshire and Glas- that being the amount advanced for making up the mow Union Railway, as also to exhibit the general state registry-books, in accordance with the standin,, , e orders. of the Company. They had, since the terms of amalgamation had been The chair was taken by Mr. Beresford, M.P. agreed on, stopped the serving of notices, which would The advertisement calling the meeting having been considerably abridge the expenses. The other parties would serve them, and that Company would share the ex read, penses with them. The traffic tables might be thought The CHAIRMAN said that the Board of Directors to cost a high price, but they had employed the eminent had agreed to issue that advertisement, for the pur- traffic-taker, Mr. Humphrey Brown, and his services, pose of letting the shareholders know the exact however high they might seem charged, were worth the money.—(Hear, hear.) The traffic to be realised was, p.)sit.ion of the Company. They were prepared t o g ive he was informed by Mr. Brown, most satisfactory.— the fullest information on every matter relative to the (Hear, hear.) The rent, salaries, &c., had all amalgamation with the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union. been paid up to the latest moment, and they were aware, It was one which the Committee considered to be most from the financial statement, in what position the Com advantageous for the Leeds and Carlisle, at the same pany stood with regard to Exchequer-bills. time that it was equally advantageous to the other Com- Mr. CARLISLE was exceedingly glad to hear the ex pany. He would not, however, then take up the time of Planation given by the Chairman. It might have ap the meeting with any lengthened observations, rather geared to others as extraordinary as it did to himself, choosing to reserve them until a later stage of the pro that the expenses should hove been so extremely mode ceedings, when gentlemen might ask any questions, and rate, and, like himself, too, some members might have he would give them all the information in his power. suspected that the answer would have been far from satisfactory. He was glad that it was not so ; he wa s But he would beg to say this to the members present. that he was glad to stand there as the head of that Board, and doubly glad that he had put the question, to lay everything in the most open manner before t. meeting knew the exact position in which they for now the le in stood. He was also extremely glad to see gentlemen connected Mr. BOYD (as we understood) asked what was the with the press present, for, as he before said, they were position of the amalgamating Company ? anxious to conceal nothing. They were in a prosperous The CHAIRMAN had gone down last week into York condition; the conduct of the Directors had been honest shire to confer with the Board of Dire c t ors o f t h e other and open, and he was sure that many would from their Company, and a more agreeable s e t o f p ersons h e had confidence in them become future shareholders. He not often met with.—(Hear.) Hi mse lf an d fi ve gentle would now request that the report be read ; the financial men had gone down, and they had formed a accounts would be afterwards given them, and he (the joint board for the first time, and at that board Chairman) would then be happy to give as satisfactory he had the honour of being chosen chairman. He es answers as he could to the questions which might be put teemed it not only an honour to himself to be so chosen, to him.—(Hear, hear.) but he considered it an honour also to the shareholders Mr. WEBB, the Secretary, then read the report as of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway.—(Cheers.) At follows : that meeting he asked several questions, which were as I readily answered. He found that their expenses were ex tremely small when it was considered what they had done; indeed, he was of opinion that 10,000/. would cover all.— (Hear, hear.) They were supported by a large and ex tensive proprietary, many of whom were in the direc tory. He might mention Mr. Wyvil, of Constable Burton ; Mr. Paulett, nephew of Lord Paulett, of Bolton hall ; Mr. Anderson, also a great proprietor in the line, and many gentlemen of smaller properties, who would be equally affected. Then they had upon the provisional committee Lord Beaumont, through whose lands the line passed to the extent of a mile and a half ; Lord Wharncliffe, lately Mr. Stewart Wortley, whose property was affected to the extent of six miles. He (the Chairman) was very well acquainted with the local advantages to the line in Yorkshire, and he did not hesitat e to say that th e Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Company was in a mot prosperous condition, and the joint influ ence of the commercial interest of London and the landed interest of Yorkshire stood so strong before the country as to defy all opposition.—(Cheers.) Mr. BOYD asked what was the amount of deposit paid up? The CHAIRMAN said that they had paid up on 14,000 fifty-pound shares, which was about equal to 40,000 shares of the Leeds and Carlisle. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what number of shares they had issued in all? The CHAIRMAN did not know how many. A SHAREHOLDER—Had they paid enough to bring their scheme before Parliament ? The CHAIRMAN—Yes, quite enough. The fact was, that the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union had registered previous to the 10 per cent. being required by the standing orders; and the consequence was, that they only paid 5 per cent. on their capital; consequently, when they amalgamated, the Leeds and Carlisle would only pay half of the amount which otherwise they would be required to do, while the;Yorkshire and Glasgow Union paid the other half, or all that they had lodged. Again, when they would require to go before the House of Lords, the Leeds and Carlisle had their deposits ready, and the other Company would lodge an additional 5 per cent., which theywere quite ready to do.—(Hear, hear.) That was the reason why the scrip of the Leeds and Carlisle was stamped. The report was then unanimously adopted. Mr. W. J. HARRISON moved a resolution of confi dence in the Directors, which being seconded by Mr. GIDEON COLQUHOUN, was carried. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks, and promised that the exertions of the Directors should not be slack ened until the Company was completely successful. Thanks were then, on the motion of Mr. HANNING, seconded by Mr. UNDERWOOD, given to the Chairman. and the meeting separated. " Your Committee of Management have much pleasure in laying before you a general statement of their proceedings, and of the position of this Company ; under any circumstances your Committee would have deemed it their duty to have reported to you at an early period the steps that have been taken for prosecuting the object which you charged them with ; but, in the present case, that duty becomes a gratification, because your Committee is enabled to make such a statement of the affairs of this Company as they feel convinced will meet your cordial approval. " Notwithstanding the inauspicious moment at which this Company was brought out, a very great number of shares were paid upon by parties of the highest respecta bility, connected by commerce, or by ownership, with the important districts which your line was designed to benefit. In the allotment, the Committee were desirous of conciliating the local interests, and they con sidered applications from such quarters as having a priority of claim ; whilst they deemed it desirable to allot generally to such as gave assurances that they would hold at least two-thirds of the shares allotted to them. Your Com mittee4ilso conceived that their Scotch applicants should be favourably regarded, especially those of Edinburgh and Glasgow, inasmuch, as the success of your Bill would be identical with the interest of those important cities. The total amount of deposits received is 102,909/. 17s. 6d. The Committee of Ma nagement have the pleasure of informing their share holders that ninety-one members of the Provisional Committee of this Company have paid the deposit on the total number of the shares allotted to them. " The line adopted by your Committee commenced at a junction with the Leeds and Thirsk' line, at Hors forth Wood, four miles Borth of Leeds, and passing Rawden, Yeadon, and Guiseley, to Ilkley, it continued up Wharfe Dale to Hawes, and thence through Ap pleby to its junction with the Lanc?.ster and Carlisle' line, at Clifton, 19 miles south of Carlisle ; thus forming the most direct route from London and Leeds to Car lisle, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. The length of this line is 8 t miles, and presents practicable working gradients although to obtain these some heavy works are requisite, especially at Stakefells. These, however, your Com mittee hope to considerably reduce and amend. " In all the proceedings of your Committee it has been their policy to c u lti va t e a f r i en dl y understanding with those companies with which your line is connected, and this spirit has been responded to generally ; the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company,' with which your line is more directly connected, having offered every facility both for a junction and running on the line on fair and reasonable terms; whilst the `Caledonian Directoro have expressed to your Committee, that they view any direct communication from Leeds and the centre of Yorlashire, to Carlisle, as important to the interests of that Company. " In prosecuting your Bill through Parliament you would have to contend as your strongest opponent with the Yorkshire and Glasgow Railway Company,' whose interests were, in many respects, identical with those of this Company, and whose line, from Clifton to Hawes (about 30 miles) ran parallel to your own; thence it passed down the valley of the Yure, through Askrigg, Leyburn, and Bedale, to Thirsk, on the Great North of England Railway,' and (by a branch of seven miles) to Wath (near Ripon) forming a junction with the Leeds and Thirsk' line. This line had the ad vantage over your own, in points of practicability and cheapness of construction, the whole being laid down without a tunnel, or any expensive work. This Company, as well as the 'Leeds and Car lisle,' is supported by strong local influence, and affords a complete line of communication between London, Theds, Carlisle, and Scotland, and by far the shortest and most direct route from Scotland to the important port of Hull. After mature consideration, your Com mittee considered it to be for the interest of this Com p,-or p,y to enter into an amalgamation with the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Company,' as thereby heavy Parliamentary expense will be avoided, and by this union an important national scheme carried out. " Your Committee were gratified to find that such disp.asition was cordially responded to by the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway Company,' which agreed to enter into an amalgamation on terms of perfect equality. Your Committee have the satisfaction of in forming you that the following terms have been entered into accordingly, viz.:— " lit. That an amalgamation be formed between the Leeds and Carlisle' and the Yorkshire and Glasgow LTuion Railway Companies' on terms of perfect equality. " 23. That the affairs of the amalgamation Com pany be managed by a Direction chosen in equal num bers from the Committees of Management of both Com panies. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURT. Joseph Heaviside surrendered to answer an indict ment charging him with the offence of misdemeanour. Mr. Payne conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Clarkson, with Mr. Baldwin, appeared for the defendant. From the statement of the Learned Counsel for the prosecu'ion, and the evidence that was adduced, it ap peared that the defendant was the mate of a vessel called the Nunez, and the offence with which he was charged was having committed a series of assaults upon a led named John Huggard, who was an apprentice on board the vessel. According to the statement of the prosecutor, a rather weakly but intelligent boy, he sailed from Shields on a voyage to Alexandria with coals, and when they were near Gibraltar the defendant beat him severely with a rope's-end, and when they were in the harbour of Alexandria, and the coals were being discharged, he was set to " trim" the lighter, that is, shovel the coals level as they were discharged from the vessel, and because he was not strong enough to do it, he said the mate pelted him with large pieces of coal, which made wounds on both his legs, and that the captain put bluestone into the wounds, and he also said that after this, and while his legs wire very bad, the mate used to jeer him, and tell him to go aft and " get his bluestone. " He likewise said, that because he could not learn the compass the defendant used sometimes to give him a couple of dozen blows on his hand with a shoe, which made his hands very sore, and caused lumps to come upon his wrists. In cross-examination, the boy admitted that he might have d—d the black cook, and that he had said he should like to leave the ship. He likewise said, that on the occa sion when he was struck with the rope, he had been ordered to see that the cook did not waste the water when he served it out, and that he neglected to do so, and told the mate that he had " turned in" instead. " 3d. That as one of the two lines running parallel to each other from Clifton to Hawes, viz.:—that of the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union Railway,' was found to present on comparison better gradients and to be less expenive in construction, that line be adopted, and the othrr abandoned. Mr. Brown, the medical superintendent at Stangate Creek, proved that on the arrival of the vessel in England he examined the person of the witness, and found some sores about his ankles, but in answer to a question from the Court, he said he did not think they could have been occasioned in the way stated by the boy, but they seemed to him more like the injury that would be oc casioned by the :friction of a shoe upon a tender ski❑ irritated by salt water. Mr. CLauxsoN, in addressing the jury for the de fendant, argued that it was a most trumpery charge ; that with regard to the story about throwing the coals it had been negatived by the evidence of the surgeon, and as to, beating with the rope, the defendant was perfectly justified in inflicting it, by reas;,n of the complainant's neglect of his duty in not reporting to him, upon so im portant a subject to a ship at sea, as the waste of the water that was on board. " 4th. That the amlgamated Company do proceed in the cnsuing session for a Bill to construct the main line down the valley of the Yure to Wath, near Ripon, on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway' (with a short branch to Thirsk, on the Great North of England Railwa y '), thereby opening a di rec t commun i cation from Glasgow and Carlisle to Leeds, Yo r k, an d H ull, and through them to the south. That the line from near Hawes to d A , by the Valley of the %Vharfe, be sent in as a pr, - ),e,t only this session, in order to obtain possession of the ground, should the traffic demand at a future tiale two lines of communication between the north and south of England. " sth. That the stock of the amalgamated Comp any he cont r ib u t e d in equal proportions, and that each Com p tny pay their own expenses up to the day of amalga inutlon. The RECORDER having summed up, the jury, after deliberating a short time, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. PAYNE applied to have the defendant held to bail, to answer any indictment that might be preferred against him. He had committed a great many other assaults upon the boy besides those which formed the subject of the present indictment. Mr. CLARKSON objected to this, as the vessel was about to sail. He said the captain of the Nunez was ready to cancel the boy's indentures, and that would effectively prevent the parties from coming into collision in future. The mother of the complainant having consented to this course, the indentures were cancelled, and the de fendant was then discharged. It has been already proved to the satisfaction of your Committee that the local traffic on the Yorkshire and Glasgow' line, independent of the through traffic, will be fully sufficient to reumerate the outlay of capi tal. 'rile important item of lime alone will yield a con siderable revenue, as the line passes through the finest fi e Li s of limestone in Yorkshire, and the inexhaustible su pply which these yield, gives an ample security that the ,1( wand will he extensive and continuous; whilst the cpiantity of coal which will be necessary for burning the will give a remunerative back carriage, and vastly it,crea e the present large consumption in the district. " It has been a strong inducement to your Committee to sanction the formation of that portion of your line first which traverses the lime district, because from the ab sence of difficult or expensive work, this line would not "eznpy much time in construction, and because the local traffic already alluded to would yield an immediate reiurn, and at the same time a line would be secured, which will afford a much shorter route to Scotland than any now existing or projected, and the shortest possible route to Hull fro& the north and north-west. " The following is the Financial Statement of this Co mpany, to December 31st, 1845: r. BY a-Positn;:. £102,949 17 6 To Engineering, on Account „ Advertising „ Law Expenses • •• • •• • „ Traffic Tables ••• ••• •• • ~ Rent, Salaries, Trades.rn—ans.;.l3ill g. Offic e Expenses &es.' Travelling, 35,000/. Exchequer-bills (average) tt 255. prem. „ Bank Security „ Balance in hands of Company's Bankers, in London and the Country POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-ROUSE. A man named Robert Thompson, who was known in the neighbourhood of Stag-alley, Bartholomew-lane, at 'he time of the railway fever, was brought before the Lord Mayor yesterday in the custody of a policeman, charged with having stolen a banker's receipt fur money on account o f a railway company. Mr. James llitehin, of Non ington-terrace, Brunswick place, Dover-road, stated that he was a gentleman out of business, and that w Om best of his rronllpeti ,, ., of, the 17th September last, at about one o'clock, the pri soner came to him at the Hall of Commerce, to which he was a subscriber, and had him called out. The prisoner said that he came from Mr. Gibbons, who was known to witness, for the banker's receipt for the d posits on 40 shares in the British and Irish Union Railway. The de posits were 31. per share, amounting he the whole to 1201. Witness, believing that the prisoner was duly authorised to receive the document, went to Mr. Brown, of Thread needle-street, procured the receipt, and handed it to the prisoner, who in waited for him outside the Ball of Cos merce, and stated, upon being put in possession of it, that he had to go as far as Westminster, and would return in an hour or an hour and a half. Witness waited in anxious expectation until five o'clock, but the prisoner never returned, and witness then went to the house of Mr. Gibbons, of Collet-place, at the East-end, oil and colour manufacturer, to ascertain what could be the cause of the delay. Mr. Gibbons said that he had neither given the prisoner authority to get the banker's receipt, nor even seen the prisoner at all upon the subject. The Prisoner disappeared altogether for some time, but wit ness determi ne d to pun i sh so flagrant a violation of until honesty ~e h LORD ea succeedednd g ioAdyofa in hi_tahp,wpeahs never arndeintdninogth an the . o u l . ) n ped the pursuit A fo i r money withou us t ls a auga.l writtencou rs e a p t o give a b an k er ' s receipt plieation or o r d er from r. Gibb ons ? Witness (as our reporter understood the witness)—No Mr. Gibbons was to sign the deed upon prod yo uc u ing id tbe n . re t ceip . t. N require a Ine a v n e y r 'The LORD MAYOR —And authority from Mr. Gibbons ? Witnesso— thought that any was at all necessary. The LORD MAYOR—And you have lost 1201. by the disappearance of the receipt ? Witness —That was the deposit -money I paid ; but my loss in the affair was 260/. That was the amount of the value of the shares. They were bought in against me at Liverpool at 31. premium, and I have spent 101. more in my endeavours to bring the prisoner to justice.An attorney who attended for the prisoner, and who look n o a rt two the p q le ue complaint as a mere joke, said m h a n ke ha p d eo a to ask of the witness, if the Lord Ma; or considered that the case req u i re d an y inquiry at all. Th e LORD MAYOR having intimated that he looked upon the charge as being one of rather a serious kind, £ 6,000 0 0 1,008 11 6 570 0 0 1,000 0 0 989 16 4 35,907 16 3 35,000 0 0 22,473 13 5 E. E. .£102,949 17 6 4 , WM. BERESFORD, Chairman, " C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary. it C rei l. am Rooms , Basingliall-street, L :ndon, sth Jahmtry, 1845.,, The CHAEIMAN then b an l, that if moment to do so, man and if the mmien had a question to ask that ai if not th en , h e ( t h e Ch a i rm an) should moveotle shareholders i thead adoption of the r e p ort, and its circulat i on amen; both in town and country. Mr. eo . u.i..vrr, M.P. rose to second , pti when , Mr. C ARLISLE said,. its ad 4, on that he would ask the chairman one qm:stitm. The amount placed to account of prt - liminary expees was wiih others copanies of exceedinglys small, fiear, hear) 1 —that amount being little ' equal extent—( . as compared be allowed to ask if the bal more than 9,0001. Might be 1 The CHAIRMAN—No, Cert an ai c , e l yet due was very large? I perceive that 6,000/. was pliteeciltyoutr: The meeting would I gentiestecount of Sir John i Rennie, their engineer. That before the terms of the amalgamation Wenehrtdenn' however, agreed on, t, which sent iii by desire of the Committee his amounted to some 12,800 and odd pounds. Chairman) and the Board considered this charge (then warrantable, and demurred to pay it. Sir John Rennie u then wrote a letter—he (the Chairman) bad it then in his possession)—desiring to be informed of the solicitor . The prisoner's attorney—Pray, was the allotment of the shares made to you ? Witness—No. I purchased the letter of allotment. The prisoner's attorney—The Act says that the party to whom the allotment is made must be the person who is to sign the deed, and that he alone is responsible. Now, there is nobody at all responsible. The LORD MAYOR—But that question has nothing to do with this. This gentleman was induced by the repre• sentation of the prisoner to part with his property. It does not signify what sort of property is in question. It was of value to the owner. The prisoner's attorney—l think the name of the person to whom the shares were allotted was Fletcher, was it not? Witness—l think it was. The prisoner's attorney—You think it was. Are you not sure of it ? Witness—Yes, I can swear the name was Fletcher. The prisoner's attorney—My Lord, these things were never shares. There was no deed signed, for nobody knows anything of Mr. Fletcher. The LORD Alavon—That does not signify one far thing. The banker's receipt everybody must know is valuable security for the deposits. There may be quite enough in this business to justify the commitment of the prisoner to the Central Criminal Court for the robbery. The witness—l request your Lordship Rill remand the prisoner for a few days, until I shall have the op portunity of producing Mr. Gibbons. The prisoner's attorney—My Lord, I hope you will call upon the prosecutor to produce the R...verend Wm. Fletcher, to whom the shares he claims as his are said to have been allotted. The LORD MAYOR—You may produce him upon your side, if you please, as your witness, or Mr. flitchia may call him upon his. The prisoner's attorney—My Lord, it is quite clear let this is altogether a stagging job. There is no principal who can be acknowledged as entitled to sign the deed. The LORD MAYOR—It is time that the " stags" should be brought to justice. I hope we shall be able to stag" some of them here. Remanded till W - edneTday. A poor woman, named Margaret Wright, upwards of 70 years of age, was brought before the Lord Mayor by Captain Kincaid, the governor of Bridewell Hospital. Captain Kincaid said that the old woman had been some time since committed to Bridewell for two months, for having broken a window, and was sent, upon being discharged from that prison, to the City of London Union, in Cannon-street, for the purpose of being con veyed to her parish in the country. By her own ac count, after she had remained at the Union-house at Peckham for a fortnight, she was discharged, although she was anxious to be allowed to remain at that asylum. The LORD MAYOR—She did not discharge herself ? Captain Kincaid—She says she wished to stay there, for she was in a state of utter destitution, and that the authorities would not allow her to remain beyond Mon day morning. The LORD MAYOR—I must say it is very discreditable to the authorities of the large union of the City of Lon don to hear such complaints. They will not take the trouble to make inquiry into the cases brought before them, and thus the poor are doubly afflicted, and an enormous increase of expenditure takes place. I have this day received an account of the mischief done in the breaking of windows during the last year, by persons who came here in consequence,7in most instances, of the defective system of the City of London Union. From Ist Jan. to 31st Dec., 1845. Total number of persons charged before the Lord Mayor with breaking windows Total number of panes of glass broken by the above Total estimated value of the above £44 13 0 Of that number persons charged with breaking windows of the Mansion-house B2 Number of panes broken at the Mansion-house 103 Value of glass destroyed at the Mansion-house £2B 12 The LORD MAYOR observed that the amount of the expense incurred, according to the list he had read, would have diminished the expenses to which the City was subjected by the extraordinary conduct pursued by the authorities of the union. The old woman, in answer to questions put to her by the Lord Mayor, said that she had two brothers in Cum berland, farmers, and she believed they would now have no objection to support her. She had, when only four teen years of age, thought for herself when she was in capable of judging, and married a soldier, and her family looked down upon her, but she hoped they would (those who remained of them), now that she was aged and in firm and destitute, forgive and assist her. The LORD MAYOR said hei would take care that the poor creature should be safely and comfortably conveyed to Cemberland. His Lordship said he could not take a better opportunity of returning his most grateful thanks to the press for the able manner in which they had re sponded to his call for assistance in rendering service to the poor children who were to be seen about the streets in a friendless and deplorable condition. He had received a great number of valuable communications npon the subject, and he had not the slightest doubt that a remedy would in a short time be applied, and in all probability efficaciously, to the alarming evil. Mr. James Young, the master of the Fairy steam-boat, was summoned for that, being in the command and ma nagement of the Fairy steam-boat in the Thames, he did on the 29th of December, wilfully and carelessly navi gate such vessel, whereby certain danger was incurred by persons on board another steam-vessel, contrary to the rules and regulations laid down by law. Mr. Thomas Gun, master of the Ant steam-vessel, said that on Monday, at one o'clock, on the passage from the Adelphi to London-bridge, and as he passed Lon don-bridge, the Fairy came on his quarters, and forced the nose of his vessel upon the Bridegroom steam-vessel, on her passage to Chelsea, and if the Bridegroom had not gone astern, great damage and danger would have been incurred. Mr. Banyon (from the Watermen's and Lightermen's Company) stated that the rules and bye-laws had been only just published, and the owners, &c., of the steam vessels were not yet aware that they had been sanc tioned. It was proper to state that Baron Platt, to whom the rules and bye-laws had been submitted, had confirmed them on the 22d day of December. The LORD MAYOR said he should go no further in this case, as the rules and bye-laws could not be well known, but he should punish in all future cases ; and he directed that copies of the rules and bye-laws should be published for the instruction of all parties. He more particularly called the attention of the masters or those vessels who had been in the habit of racing and over loading, to the orders to which he alluded. He should most positively put every one of the regulations in force, and give no quarter. 13UW-STREET. Joseph Parker, a boy apparently about fifteen years of age, was charged with stealing ono hundred copies of a publication, now out of print, the property of Mr. Car diff, the printer and proprietor of the Court Magazine. Policeman F 25 stated that on Saturday night, having reason to suspect that some stolen property had been concealed in some barrels which were lying in Stocking lane, near Lincoln's Inn, be searched them, and found in one a parcel, which he now produced. He left it in the barrel, and remained there to watch the place. At about twelve o'clock at night he saw the prisoner take the parcel out of the barrel, and walk off with it under his arm. Witness then took him in charge, when the prisoner said that he got it from his master's office, that it contained some tracts, and that he was going to take them home for his mother to read. Witness asked him who was his master, and he said Mr. Cardiff. The spot where the parcel was concealed was about three yards from the b entrance to Mr. Cardiff's premises. Mr. Cardiff stated that for the last ten years a system of robbery had been carried on by persons in his em ploy, and, though several had been discovered and dis charged, the robberies continued. The prisoner was employed by him as an errand-boy, and the papers pro duced were his property. There were about a hundred copies of the same leaf of an old book, the copyright of which was his (witness's) property. The work was ow of print, and very scarce. The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed fur trial. WES7'MINSTER. John Watson Cusworth, a mechanic, was charged with sealing 51. The'accused, who was formerly assistant-secretary to an Odd Fellows' Lodge, held at Mr. Hessen's, the Tvso Chairmen, Dartmouth-street, Westminster, was en trusted with 51. on the 17th of last June, to send to the Loyal Bush Lodge, near Manchester. It was subse quently ascertained that he negleet(ci to remit the money; and it having been ascertained that he had gone to Liverpool, a warrant was obtained against him at this Court, and he was apprehended on Saturday by Collar, one of the warrant officers. Tn tlefryloo, ts•- ne had inclosed the ril. note in a letter addressed to the " N. G.," and sent it by post, at the Lodge at Manchester. A solicitor, who appeared for the prosecution, asked for a remand, in order that witnesses might be brought from Manchester to prove that the money had not been remitted. A solicitor, who appeared for the prosecution, asked for a remand, in order that witnesses might be brought from Manchester, to prove that the money bad not been remitted. Mr. BOND inquired whether the accused was a member of the society at the time the money was entrusted to him, and having been answered in the affirmative, said that, in his opinion, a great difficulty presented itself in the matter as part of the money, it might be alleged, was prisoner's own, he being one of those who con tributed to the fund. The solicitor thought that that was rather a question for another tribunal than for the magistrate's considera- Mr. BOND disagreed with the professional gentleman. It was, he considered, his (the Magistrate's) duty to take care that there was a legal charge against a man before he sent him for trial. Z he p► isontr having, in antwer to Mr. Bond's inquiry, said that he could find sureties, Mr. BOND consented to take bail, provided notice was given, for his appearance in a week. We are requested to acknowledge the receipt of 104 from the Goldsmiths' Company, for the poor-box. MAR LB ORO G 11-STREE T. Robes t Wood Ashdown, John Hart, alias Bullock, John 7 h ign B 'aPson, F. A as ll 'e fe i e n k e George Smp s , ' -Law a re n ro a n i , John Mason, alias Lawrence, it Jo Frederick Ralph, and Lewis Gerhard, were brought be fore Mr. Maltby, charged by the police with being g!tin blerE, and with haying been found in a common gaming house in Castle street, Leicester-square. The visit, on Saturday ni g h t , b y the police, is the second visit of the sort within a short period. Superintendent Beresford, C division, proved that the police had received information, and that the proper legal steps had been taken to warrant their entry into the house. About 12 o'clock on Saturday night, he took a number of constables to the house, and, after a short delay, obtained an entrance to an upper room, where the defendants were assembled. There were no Police-sergeants Whall and Gray, proved the appre hension of the prisoners, and stated that they were all known as gamblers. The defendant Lawrenoe denied this. He said he had only just returned from America. Witall produced a china dice-box which he found in the room. Police-constable Thompson, 47 F, found two dice in the fire-place and a bank box. Inspector Par ker found two dice in the yard, one false, and the su perintendent found a pack of cards on the roof of the beer-shop. Police-constable C 178 said he was told by his super intendent to go to the gambling-house in Castle -street, at twelve o'clock, and to see and hear all he could. Wit ness went on the roof of the house and opened a trap door, which gave him a view of the garning.room and us inmates. Had been there a very few moments when one of the persons in the room called out " Here's the police coming ; they will be here in a moment, put everything on one side." Witness then saw some one throw a park of cards on the fire. Another person in the room said, "Let us go out this way," meaning by the window ; but some one answered, " No ; let us burn all the lot, aid stand our ground, and then they can't hurt us." The police then entered the room, and took all present into custody. Ashdown, who was supposed to be the proprietor, said he opened the door as soon as summoned to do so by the police. He doubted the possibility of the con stable seeing anything that passed in the room from his place at the trapdoor. - The defence ;f Lawrence, Ralph, Neine, Hart, Samp son, Williamson, Gerhard, Ashdown, and Thompson, was that they merely went to the place for a cup of coffee ; Belasco said he went to collect a debt. Three others, who had a lawful excuse for, being in the house, were discharged ; one released on bail did nut appear. Mr. MALTBY inflicted it fine on the ten defendants of 40s. each. MARYLEBONE. Mr. John Douglass, lessee of the Marylebone Theatre, attended before Mr. Rawlinson, with the view of being allowed to make a declaration, under the circumstances below stated:— It appeared that Mr. Douglass had purchased car riages of different descriptions, and amongst them was the vehicle well known to most about town as being the property of " Romeo Coates ;" the motto thereon was in Latin, signifying " While I live I'll crow." Romeo's "drag" was, with a number of others, placed for security and convenience at Mr. Goldspring's, Copland-street, with an understanding that he was to keep them in re pair, and on Wednesday last a distraint for rent was made upon him (Mr. Goldspring). Mr. Douglass, who had in his possession a receipt for all claim that could have legally been made upon him up to the period of the distraint alluded to, obtained the Magistrate's signature to the declaration which had been drawn up, and Mr. Douglass will no doubt, through the manner in which he has proceeded, obtain the property which he claims. W OR SHIP- S TREE T. Georgiana Dempsey, in an advanced state of preg nancy, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with cutting and wounding a young man named John Pitt with a table-knife. It appeared from the statement of the complainant (whose lower jaw and one of his hands were covered with adhesive plaster) that while seated in the tap-room of the Queen's Head, Pitfieldstreet, Hoxton, on Satur day evening, the prisoner abruptly entered the apart ment, and without uttering a word or receiving the slightest provocation, suddenly snatched up a knife from the table, and stabbed at him three times in rapid succession. The first of the blows inflicted a severe gash in his lower lip, and the prisoner then made a thrust at his left breast, the knife completely penetrating through his coat and under garment ; but he succeeded in ward ing off the intended mischief by raising his arm, and received a cut extending across all the fingers of his right hand. The prisoner was then secured by some persons in the room and given into custody, and witness was conducted to the house of Mr. Packer, a neighbour ing st.rgeon, who dressed his wounds, neither of which was, fortunately, of a dangerous character. The prisoner, who was greatly agitated and wept incessantly, said that she had lived for a considerable period with the prosecutor as his wife, but that he sud denly discarded her about three months ago, and, to escape from her importunities, shortly afterwards gave her into custody. Mr. BaoucirroN said that, however much he might feel disposed to compassionate the prisoner's situation, it could not be taken as a justification of the desperate conduct of which she had been guilty, and he must therefore commit her to prison until the additional evi dence necessary to complete the case could be brought forward. LAMBETH. Mr. Kerby, the superintendent, of the Northampton police force, attended before Mr. Henry, to give some facts relative to the prisoner Smith, alias Eales, who had been committed from !this Court on Friday last, on a charge of going to the house of Mr. Hamblin, and by threats, presenting a pistol and dagger, extorting a 101 note. Mr. Kerby stated that Smith, alias Eales, had, in the year 1842, been tried and convicted of a burglary and robbery, near Towcester, and sentenced to ten years' transportation, but had managed to effect his escape from on board one of the hulks off Portsmouth. Besides this, he (Mr. Kerby) held in his hands a warrant for his ap prehension on a charge of a daring highway robbery, but he supposed there would be no use or opportunity of serving it upon him, as the charge upon which he had been committed appeared so conclusive, as to leave very little doubt of his conviction. Mr. HENRY thought it would be desirable, as the pri soner was so notorious a character, that Mr. Kerby, or some other person conversant with the fact, should attend at the trial, and give evidence of his former con viction. Mr. derby replied that this should be done. SOUTHWARK. Charles Perryman and Wm. Harvey were charged with attempting to steal a gold watch from the person of Captain Randall, Holles-street, Cavendish-square, at the execution of Quennell, that morning, at Horsemonger lane gaol, a brief account of which appeared in The Sun of yesterday. Captain Randall stated that he went to witness the execution of Quennell that morning on the top of Horse monger-lane gaol, and that while he was standing in a position commanding a view of the scaffold, he was soon surrounded by a great number of persons. He had not long taken up the position, which was sear the corner of Swan -street, when his attention was excited by observing the prisoners, who were in company of two other men, all of whom stood immediately in front of him. They began what is termed " larking" with each other, during which the two prisoners were designedly pushed by their companions against him, and at the moment he felt Fer ryman's hand at his fob pocket, attempting to pull his watch out. The latter made three different attempts to obtain possession of the watch, and would unquestion ably have succeeded in his object, had not the chain been twisted tightly round complainant's braces. The com plainant finding that the object of the fellows was to rob him, called out for the police, upon which Harvey ejaculated, " Let's be off, Charley ; " and they wer e i n the act of making their way throu g h the crowd when he (complainant) pointed them out to policeman 272 M, who, with another policeman, managed to take them into custody after a stout resistance, during which Harvey struck 272 M a severe blow on the side of the head. Policeman 272 M stated that he attended the execu tion in plain clothes, and had been for some time watch- ing the prisoners, and two other men in their company. That he was standing at a short distance from them at th• moment they attempted to rob Captain Randall, and that he observed two of the men (not in custody) inten tionally push the prisoners against the complainant, when Perryman tried to pull the watch out of his pocket. He (the policeman) immediately went up, and on securing Perryman, he was struck on the head by the other prisoner, and they were both so violent, and made such resistance, that they would have escaped had not some other policemen come up and assisted in taking them into custody. In reply to Mr. COTTINCISAM, Perryman said he ob tained his livelihood by hard work, but he was unable to say for whom or where he was last employed in trade. The other prisoner also asserted that he was obtaining an honest living, but admitted that he had been fia some time out of employ, and was latterly assisted by his family Tt. j pow aeciarc a weir innocence Os flaying any intention to rob the complainant, adding, that on the pressure of the crowd before the prison, they were jostled against the gentleman, but that was all. The MAGISTRATE then proceeded to make some in quiries into the characters of the prisoners, and was in formed by Rent, one of the policemen attached to the Court, that Harvey was tried and convicted some time since at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to be transported, which, however, was afterwards committed to a lengthened imprisonment. The other prisoner was also known as the associate of thieves. A Mr. Austen stepped forward and stated that he was present at the execution, and stood near the spot where the above attempted robbery took place ; that while his attention was directed towards the scaffold, in a moment his watch was drawn from his pocket, but the act was performed so instantaneously, that he had no opportunity of perceiving by whom the robbery was committed. Mr. COTTINGHADI said that it was fortunate for the prisoners they had not succeeded in robbing the com plainant, for if they had, be would assuredly have scat them to the Central Criminal Court, and the sessions being then on, it was probable they would have been tried, convicted, and sentenced to transportation within 48 hours. That men of their character, present at such a scene as was exhibited that morning—that of the execution of a fellow -creature for an offence against the laws of his country—should have been found under the very gallows, attempting to commit robbery, showed that they were devoid of all feeling, and only intent upon the object for which they visited the place, namely, plunder, and that such men deserved the severest punishment. That if they persisted in such courses, it was sure to lead to their destruction, and that either transportation or a worse fate would befal them. The magistrate then sentenced the prisoners to three months' imprisonment and hard labour; and previously to Captain Randall' leaving the Court, Mr., Cottingham expressed his disapproval that a gentleman in his situation of life, bearing her Majesty's commission, should have attended such a spectacle as the public-execution of an unfor tunate malefactor, and have exposed himself to the con sequences of being robbed, by the .rabble which usually congregate on such, occasions. GREENWICH. John Wilson, cook on board the ship Masden, of Stockton-upon-Tees, D u rham, was charged with stealing' gambling implemenis visible, but some dice, cards, and bogey were afterwards found in various parts of the pre mises. The upper room was very difficult of access. The only way of admission was through a sort of trap door, which was secured inside by two strong bolts. Persons wishing to enter the room rang a bell, and if they were known the trap door was lifted up, and they were admitted. a watch, appendages, and eight sovereigns, the property of Captain Stowell, his employer. Sergeant Booth said the prisoner, o n g i v i ng hi mse lf up, made a voluntary confession that he had left the ship in the Pool, and had taken from the master's cabin the watch and eight sovereigns, and that subsequently he was induced to give himself up to the police, as his con duct weighed so heavily on his mind. Witness had since seen the captain, who stated that he missed fifteen sovereigns as well as his watch, &c.; and he had no doubt the prisoner had stolen the whole of it. The captain had promised to be in attendance to prosecute, but had not made his appearance. Mr. JEREMY said, under the circumstances he should remand the prisoner until this day, when the case could be gone into. In the meantime a summons would issue for the captain's attendance. The prisoner was accord ingly remanded. ITANDSIVORTH. William Toms, a seaman, was charged before Mr. Paynter with being riotous at the house of Mrs. Webb, a lady residing in Manor-street, Claphatn, and also with assaulting the police. Police-constable Tompkins, 119 V, stated that on Sa turday night, at ten o'clock, he found the prisoner in the e: closed premises of Mrs. Webb, in Manor street, and as he refused to go away he took him into custody. The prisoner then resisted him, and twice tried to bite him. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said that about a fortnight since Mrs. Webb and her two children came home from India in the ship Madagmcar, belonging to the Messrs. Green. - lie was a seaman on board that ♦essel, and during the voyage washed 940 pieces for Mrs. Webb.—(Laughter.) Mrs. Webb had promised to pay him on her arrival in England, but all he had as yet received was lOs. He bad a wife recently confined now lying dangerously ill, and being.out of money he was obliged to trouble the lady. Mr. PATNTER said the prisoner had not gone the proper way to get his money, but under the circum stances he would fine him one shilling. HAMMERSMITH. Thomas Atkins and John Smith were brought up in the custody of the police, on the following charge:— It appeared from the evidence that on the afternoon of Saturday last, as a parochial constable of Padditgton was passing along the Bayswater-road, he saw the two prisoners near the Crown Tavern, at the corner of the Junction-road, and determined on watching them. He saw them go into different shops along the road, but without effecting their object, until about half-past five o'clock, they arrived at the shop of Mr. Clarke, a baker, at the corner of Brook-green, when, after looking about them for a minute or two, the prisoner Atkins went into the shop in a stooping posture, while the other prisoner (Smith) kept watch at the door. Leathart, the con stable, then saw Atkins creep round the counter, open a desk, and draw oat a till; and immediately went into the shop, and met Atkins as he came round the counter with the till, which contained 7s. 6d. in halfpence, under his arm. Both prisoners were captured. Atkins made no defence, and Smith declared he was not near the place on Saturday afternoon, and knew nothing about the robbery. They were fully committed for trial at the next Mid dlesex sessions.. Mary Watts and Ann Harris, two decently-dressed young women., were brought up on charges of shoplift ing.—Both prisoners were fully committed for trial. THAMES. Patrick Pigott and John Sullivan coal-whippers, were charged with assaulting George Brown, 164, and Michael Dempsey, 247, police-constables of the K division. Evidence having been received, The prisoners, by the advice of Mr. Pelham, said they should reserve their defence till they got before a jury. Mr. BRODERIP said, according to the evidence, a must cowardly assault had been committed on the policemen in the execution of their duty, and it was too serious a case for him to dispose of summarily. He committed the prisoners, in default of bail, for trial at the sessions. Charles Williams, a seaman, was charged with cut ting and wounding William Hanney, a man-of-war's man, and also assaulting Margaret Heaney, his wife. The case was proved, and the prisoner was committed for trial for assaulting and wounding Henney, and also for the assault on his wife. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA'FTERSALL'S—YESTE 'WAY. An expectation that the brilliant entry for the Chester Cup would lead to some business, induced a somewhat larger attendance than usual ; with little purpose, how ever, as it regarded that event, 500 to 10 against The Baron h aving been the only blow struck. Towards the close a Jew bets were made on the Derby and Oaks, at the prices and to the amounts indicated below. We should, observe that the odds laid against Spithead and the T'.vaverser were considered exceedingly liberal; in fact, considerably above the market prices. CHESTER CUP (ACCEPT OR NOT). 40 to 1 on the field. 40 to 1 agst Mr. E. J. Irwin's Warp—taken 50 to 1 50J to 10 agst Mr. E. R. Clarke's The Baron— taken. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot—taken to 2501. V)0 to 20 agst Lord Albemarle's lot—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—t. to 251. & aft. of. 14 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—take 15 to 1 27 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—take 30 to I ZOO to 10 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm—taken 500 to 15 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger—taken 400 to 10 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Mr. E. Peel's Spithead—taken 1;000 to 25 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser—taken 500 to 10 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum. OARS. 12 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish—taken to 251. 200 to 10 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Cuckoo—taken 200 to 10 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant—taken 250 to 10 agst Mr. Preston's Osprey—taken 250 to 10 agst Mr. Maher's Perdita filly 250 to 10 agst Mr. Stanley's Sister to Flambeau. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. CHESTER, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1846. The Produce Stakes. lord Mi'town's ch f by Irish Birdcatcher, out of andy Bet, Mr. Price's Kismet, Mr. Mostyn's Louis 11.ilippe, Sir R. Bulkeley's c by Piccaroon, out of Reso hrtion's dam. Sweepstakes for 25 sovs. each, for two years old. ;Sir W. W. Wynn's Leporella, Lord G. Bentinck's Gitentilt and Projectile, Lord Chesterfield's f by Don John, out of Arachne, Mr. Price's the Prairie, Lord Eglinton's Nerissa, Mr. Mostyn's fby Lanercost, out of Quilt Arnold's dam, Lord Glamis's f by St. Martin, out of Loyalty, Mr. R. Peel's Credential—Mr. Buckley's dleworth, Mr. Worley's Wintonia, Mr. O'Brien's Tribute, Mr. E. R. Clarke's Miles's Boy, Mr. Jaques's Dip thong, Mr. Pedley's Foreclosure. CHESTER CUP. Ile publication of an official list enables us to correct some inaccuracies in the entries received on Saturday. Needful and the Frill colt (the latter once as Rowland Hill) were mentioued twice, and Fisticuff should be onakted altogether. The additions, making the number 142, are Valerian, Advice, Cannaught Ranger, and John Galdham. HAMBURGH MAIL. ARSAW, DEC. 21.—According to the wish of his Majesty the Emperor, the ordinance relative to the cos tuu ie of the Jcws, which is already in force in Russia, is e xtended to Poland. From the first of January next year no Jew will be allowed to be distinguished by any particular article of dress. They are then to assume, without exception, the usual dress of the other iuhabi twits, or the Russian national costume. C OPENRAGEN, DEC. 27.—The Princess Louisa, Con soeh of Prince Christian of Sles wig Holstein Sondesburg Glwo.kburg, was happily delivered of a son on the 24th instant. BERLIN, DEC. 30.—Several dignified clergymen ar rived here yesterday, who are sent by their respective Governments to attend the Conference on the affairs of the Evangelic Church, and the present movemeres in its bo!okn. 111.11 LIN, DEC. 31.—The Universal Gazette has began to publish the Recesses of the several Provincial As semblies. VIENNA, DEC. 25.—An Imperial Russian courier, who arrived from Rome the day before yesterday, brought word that the Emperor of Russia will arrive here on the 28th of this month. It is said at Court that he will stop here only ono day, and leave us on Monday; but as the Duke of Bordeaux and the Duchess of Angou leme., who must be well informed, have taken apartments in a. hotel for six days from the 27th, it seems that the Emperor will make a longer stay. It appears certain that, they came expressly to see the Emperor.—Ham• buig _papers, Jan. 2. Nothing could be better devised than Nicoll's Re gisterred Paletot to suit the ever-varied nature of our climate, forming, as it now does, net only the eine qua non of the railway traveller, but is egually so adapted for any gentleman taking out-door exercise, It may be said distinctly to mark the costume of the nineteenth century, if that is rightly called marked which is only conspicuous for an unpretending and graceful bearer, the wearer feeling es much at ease. Certainly as an over -coat it is patronised highly, and is also a general public favourite, being so peculiarly English, and avoiding all foreign extravagance of style. It must be ac knowledged as a vast improvement ever the old great coat, associated in our remembrance with an uncomfortable sensa tion of tight buttonings, which, from its very clumsiness, defeated its object, the warmth of the person, as interfering with the proper circulation of the blood. The principal hues are black, blue, brown, and olive; also the clerical mixture called Oxford, and can be had of the patentees, or only of the most respectable clothiers out of London. Every winter paletot is three guineas, and is stampted in the lining with the words, "Registered 6 and 7 Vic., sap. 65. H. J. and D. Nicoll, 114, Regent-street, London. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Dangerous Case of Erysi pelas, attended with Swelling and Inflammation, cured by Holloway's Pills and Ointment.—Extract of a letter dated East Real, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, October 3, 1843 :—" I beg to announce to you a most wonderful cure wrought upon myself by your Ointment and Pills. I had a very severe attack of erysipelas i n my r i g ht f oo t an d an cle, withswell ing and inflammation to an alarming extent. I was unable to move without the assistance of crutches. I consulted an eminent physician to no purpose. However, in less than two weeks, by th e use o f y ou r Ointment and Pills, I was cured, to the surprise of all who knew me. Signed, Joseph Gildon, a farmer.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's, 244, Strand, London. LORD JOHN RUSSELL..---It will be remembered that the late sudden call of Lord John Russell to Lon don prevented him from visiting Glasgow to receive the freedom of the city, according to previous arrangement. The course of events having enabled him to return to Scotland, we understand that he has again agre e d t o ac cept the compliment intended him by the corporation, and that the presentation will take place in the City Hall on Monday week, the 12th instant. His Lordship, we believe, has expressed his unwillingness to attend an y public dinner on the occasion ; but it is expected that after the proceedings in the City Hall he will join the Lord Provost and some of the leading members of the Free Trade Association at dinner in the Town hall.—Glasgow Saturday Post. FREE-TRADE MEETINGS WARD OF CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN, Yesterday, at two o'clock, an important and numer ously attended meeting of the merchants, traders, and others of the Ward of Cripplegate Within, was held at the George Hall, Aldermanbury, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning both Houses ofParliament for the immediate and unconditional repeal of the corn laws, the meeting having been con vened in pursuance of a requisition to the Alderman of the Ward (Alderman Challis), signed by a large and influential number of the inhabitants of the ward. Nearly the whole of the Common Councilmen of the' ward were present. Alderman CIIALLIS, having taken the chair, said that the subject of the corn-laws was one of the utmost im portance to every class, and was one that he trusted would meet with the early attention of the LTislature, in order that the question might be finally settled. Mr. CASH, Common. Councilman, moved the first reso lution, which was as follows :—" That this meeting views with deep concern the unsettled state of the country, arising, chiefly (as it believes), from the perni cious operation of the corn-law, which holds out delu sive hopes to the agriculturist, cripples commercial en. terprise, introduces a system of gambling into the ordi nary business of life, which is alike destructive to morals and legitimate trade ; induces a precarious supply, en hances the price et' food, and is not only oppressive to the poor, but also subversive of the best interest of the vast majority of the population." He observed that the resolution he had read expressed that by the corn-laws delusive hopes were held out to the agriculturist, as farmers were always in uncertainty as to the extent of ground they should put in cultivation for the growth of corn, and they were well aware that the corn-laws would not last long. He saw no other way by which the question was to be settled, than by a total repeal of the corn-laws. Had they been repealed years ago, there was no doubt but that the commerce of the country at the pre sent moment would have been in a most flourishing condi tion. As to those states which were now producing their manufactures, we should be sending articles from our manufacturing towns, in exchange for which we should be receiving their corn.—(Loud cries of " Hear.") He thought that the agricultural aristocracy were not aware of the destitution among the farming labourers in some of the counties. He had read an account, which was drawn up by a clergyman of the name of Ferguson, living at Bicester, who had visited some of the miserable dwellings of that class in Buckinghamshire and Oxford. shire. In the former county, he entered one occupied by a man of the name of John Ormsby, who had a wife and six children. He earned 6s. a week; out of that he had to pay Is. 6d. rent a week. They had no bed, but only a sacking filled with straw, to sleep upon. The babitasion was a scene of wretchedness, while there was not a pare of glass. Yet this man, at the festivities on the coming of age of the Marquis of Chandos, was induced to act the character of the fool. Why did not the Noble Marquis give him a bed? —(Hear, hear.) They were aware that a deputation of the Common Council waited on her Majesy last Saturday. He was happy to tell them that the uni versal opinion was, that the answer was considered highly satisfactory, and that the Ministers who were present seemed well pleased that the address was presented. It was also remarked (which was not customary) that a handsome cold collation was provided. He thought that, under all the circumstances, they had good reason to strengthen and support her Majesty's Government. Mr. BENNOCH, also a member of the Court of Common Council, said that so short a period had elapsed since he had expressed his views with regard to the iniquitous corn-laws, that he had hoped some of the more influential inhabitants of the ward would have taken the task of reviewing those laws out of the hands of their represen tatives in the Court of Common Council. But if ever there was a time for the serious discussion of the corn. laws, that time was the present, and he would, with the permission of the meeting, go into the question. In the first place he believed the corn-laws to be based on a wrong principle—(Hear, hear)—and that laws of protec tion should only be for those who could not protect them selves. Laws were in general made for the punishment of crime, and he should like to know why they were to be punished by the continuance of the corn-laws for ask ing for cheap bread ?—(Hear, hear.) The speaker here at some length went on to show that although the corn law was ostensibly made for the agricultural labourer, they had not benefited at all by it, but were in a worse state, with lower wages now than at that time. This, he contended, was owing to the landlords neglecting to do their duty, who, if they had done as the " cotton lords" had done, improved their manufac tures, and thereby increased to a large extent the power of labour, would have conferred great benefit upon their fellow-men. The man who by his industry made two grains of corn grow where one never grew before was a great benefactor to his country—(Hear, hear)—but the culture of agricultural produce was the same now as it was 200 years ago. This was differ ent with the manufacturer, who was able, solely by the great improvements in labour, to produce three yards of silk, or three pairs of stockings, for the same price one was to be purchased for in 1815. The presentation of the addresses on Saturday from two of the most impor tant bodies in the world bad a visible effect upon her Majesty's Ministers, and upon her Majesty herself. (Hear, hear.) In reply to that address the Ministers were bound to admit a falling off in the potato crop, ad mitting that there was a scarcity of food, and Parliament had been ordered to meet at an early day to advance the permanent interest of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Let 'hem look a little further into the question of the corn laws. The landlords said they must have protection, and so they would have if the corn laws were repealed to-morrow. There would be a protection of from eight shillings to ten shillings per quarter upon corn incurred in its transit from foreign countries to this.—(Hear, hear.) The repoal of the corn-laws, he contended, would be a boon to the agricultural labourer, and au ac of great justice to the manufacturer, who woul be enabled to do a much greater amount o. business by exporting his manufactures to America, and taking corn in exchange. The Hon. Gentleman, after some further remarks, concluded au excellent address by stating that the time would come when Dukes and Lords would be swallowed up in the dark sea of oblivion, and they might, in the twenty-ninth century, find a ducal coronet in the museum of some archaeologist merely as a memento to show what comical stuff Dukes were made of in the olden time.—(Hear and laughter.) Protection on the common necessaries of life he believed to be despotic, the brother of crime, the partner of indolence, and the promoter of agricultural ignorance. —(Hear, hear.) He begged most cordially to second the resolution. Mr. BOWDEN, of Wood-street, amid considerable mer riment, and cries of " Bring your grandmother," moved an amendment to the effect that that meeting would not petition Parliament for the abolition of protection to the agriculturists, unless they were ready to petition for a repeal of all protective duties. Mr. COOPER, also of Wood-street, seconded the amend ment ; but on being put, only one hand was held up in its favour, and the original resolution was carried amidst loud cheers. Mr. D. DEWAR, in a neat speech, moved the second resolution—" That the direful effects of the present corn law set forth in the foregoing resolution, render its im mediate and unconditional repeal essential to the pros perity of the people, and the peace and safety of the kingdom." Mr. STRODE seconded the resolution. Mr. HOOLE and Mr. LAST, both members of the Court of Common Council, moved and seconded—" That peti tions founded on the foregoing resolutions be presented by Lord Radnor to the House of Lords, and Lord John Russell to the House of Commons ; and that the other representatives of the city of London be desired to sup • port the prayer of the petition." Mr. S. MORLEY, one of the most extensive merchants in the ward, in moving the rote of thanks to the chair man, called upon all who could afford it, to purchase 4os. freeholds ; he had done so, and had votes for six or eight counties.—(Hear, hear.) The worthy ALDERMAN returned thanks for the honour conferred on him in brief terms. _ Thanks haying beenp;sseTtothe proprietor of the hall, for the gratuitous use of the place of meeting, the resolutions ►-ere ordered to be advertised in the Times, Chronicle, Morning Advertiser, The Sun, Glebe, and Standard, and the meeting broke up. KENSINGTON. A meeting of the friends of free trade and advocates of the speedy abolition of the corn-laws was held last night, at the Theatre, Kensington. W. D. CHRISTIE, Esq., M.P., was unanimously called to the chair. The Hon. Member opened the business of the meeting by congratulating the country on the great and rapid progress which the League and friends of free trade were making against the corn.laws. The League, he said, was at a premium, great and little con nexions coming over and adding to its numbers every day. He rejoiced that such was the case, and was proud to say he had himself always voted for free trade, and co-operated with the Anti-Corn-law League for that object. The meeting which he then had the honour of presiding over was convened for a practical object. lien's minds were now made up about the corn-laws, and they were met for the purpose of uniting with the great body of the country to get rid of them.—(Hear.) Th e League and the friends of free trade were engaged in the active process of making votes that, at the n ext elec tion, would be given against candidates that would avow their determination to uphold the corn-laws, and for can didates that would repeal those laws. There were some people, interested people, who called this " unconstitu tional," and said " they did not like it, yet would not go against it." Now this reminded him of the mysterious wa y of sayi n gs,. do not like you, Doctor Fell," The reason why I cannot tell." —(Laughter.) But even if it were unconstitutional, it would only be fighting the monopolists with their own weapons. Was it constitutional to bribe—to intimidate — to make gagged votes —to have Peers interfering in elections? And it was by these means that the present monopolists were forced into the House of Commons. The League were :developing the Constitution by ad dressing their attention to the augmentation of the forty shilling freehold franchise. By this franchise those who ' could not get votes in boroughs on account of the high rate of the qualification there, might revenge themselves on the counties. The landlord 3 have tried to have it all their own way in the counties by their fifty-pound tenant-at-will clause, which they contrived to carry ; but the people might do retribution upon them by means of the forty-shilling freehold franchise ; and it would be a fine thing to see " great Dukes" and " Graces" beaten in their own strong holds—the counties. The extension of the franchise was a great means for the diffusion of education; besides which it would prove the best safeguard of the public rights, and the best security for good government. Every man who paid 301. or 401. or 501. for a freehold, that would give him 40s. a-year and a vote, had thenceforth always an interest in political questions, and would study these, and make his children also study them. There was an impression, he was glad to inform the meeting, that the county of Middlesex was s a f e t o re t u rn free-trs d e r te s : and if so, it might be ad v i sa bl e f or th ose who had rode, for that county, and who were favourable to freel ll 6 to turn their atte n ti on t o o th er count i es no t so secureir' or for instance, Sussex, Kent, Herefordshire, Ste., tu rD „V, their special att en ti on t o th e D u k e o f Richmond's coo and that also of the Duke of Buckingham ; nod scilop this last Noble Duke object to that course of procee, - b o he (Mr. Christie) would say that they had as I ' l % l d right to visit the Noble Duke's county as his Grace ij j to the franchise in Aberdeenshire, in Banffshiret; o) other counties not his own. Before he (Mr. Cil l ',, s • p g, made way fiir Mr. Moore to address the rsee,'td he would say one word on the corn laws. A Noble who had been opposed to the League, and who stood bib in tin estimation of his party—he meant Lord As hi ,„, e/ e / ft had said some months ago that "the corn-law s 41t , doomed ;" and no man i n hi s senses , he ,108 Christie) would s a y, cou ld d ou b t f or a momen t that'" laws wer e d oome d an d must go; whether t h e i r cleat; , t hei by a slow or qui c k - p recess, go t h ey must, f or docice: if were. They we re w i t hi n a f ew d ays o f t h e meet 05 in 't° Parliament, and so me were anx i ous to k now what 04 be done; but the corn-laws, he repeated, were k ° but The Minister might still keep the people in the dair* ; there could he no doubt whatever—there could be ll o ° o o' ference of opinion —th e corn -l aws must go. The . polists were h o ldi ng t h e i r meetings in the agrie u " ,- 0 counties, but they w ere t o li tt l e purpose, go the - laws must.—(Hear, hear.) 1 09 1 . Mr. MOORE, on rui ng , was rece i ve d w i t h tirP - g li The Learned Gentl eman s p, k e at cons id era ble he t o and in an energetic speech, which was lis!ese ( ft ht throughout with attenti on , urge d t h ose mem b e rs c l og meeting who were not in p ossess i on o f t h e forty;sl'lo4 frai chise qualification to follow their Chairman 9 (0 and lose no time in a stru gg l e t o o b ta i n i t , telling - 1 0 at the same time that they would obtain all inforta° on the subject at the office of the League. , Mr. HENSON moved a resolution to the effect the meeting pledged itself not t o vo t e f or an y Wi' c ot would not pledge himself to vot e f or th e t o t a l and 013 ditional repeal of the corn-laws." Mr. LOCKHART, a gentleman of Buekingha•- seconded the resolution. hi r. LOVETT, efore the ution was ut, exP,,r 9oil castonishment b that Ken r sington esol , liamm p ersraiM ham, and Notti ng -hill, with their populations, 2 03 ° Lip tr to 50,000, sho u ld h ave been left without a repre sen op i the under the R e f orm Bill , while boroughs svi,tl/40 2,000 of a popul a ti on h a d two members given toLu" that Bill. The resolution was then put and carried unant 0 after which, thanks having been voted to the cb' meeting separated. ROYAL ARTILLERY. OPINIONS OF THE SOLICITOR AND is l. ; f ilS NEY-GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF ILLEGAL ATTESTATIONS. The authorities of the War-office having had c er , t# o, facts relative to the claims o f severa l men brilongloi the Royal Artillery to be di sc h arge d , on t h e groti having been illegally att este d, transm i tte d , to th,e,„,iori 0 the Master-General of th e O r d nance, have suu:o these facts to the law o ffi cers o f t h e C rown, the M"°, and Solicitor-General, for their opinions thereon: d decision of the law officers, which is one of great I tance to the army, involving, as it does, the claims great many soldiers, has just been received. s O/1 alb understand the se o pi n i ons i t i s uecessar y to that the claims for discharge were of two kinds , 00 based on the 36th clauses of the Mutiny Act. Th e t< was that the attestati ons were ill ega l , on the grof l l7ol the men having been sw orn i n b e f ore Si r J o hn '! o r; and other officers holding h er Majesty's cowl:LA/14100 the second, that the men h a d, contrary to t h e prove the Mutiny Act, been sw orn i n b e f ore a Inagi,)o not residing within the vici n ity o f t h e p l ace in they were enlisted. The questions submitted to the law officers O if e Crown were four in number, and their substance , that of the opinions, is as follows : e e; First. Whether such offi cers as Si r John, K.C.H., the Director G enera l o f t h e Ordnance "f_aii Department, Dr. Wat son an d t h e Rev. AlT s oc t the Ordnance Chaplain s , an d M r . S tace, the Orloif Storekeeper, were to be considered as holding ad sions within the spirit of th e 36 t h sect i on o f t h e Act? After mature deliberation, the law offieallo4' of opinion that these gentlemen are not officers flu: o eill ing to the s pi r it an d mean i ng of the Act, so as to prey from attesting recruits in the usual marine. l ei Second. Whether a recruit enlisted in one district and attested in another, is legally attested,Hiiii, answer is, that such att es t at i on i s not valid if the' L-11,' be enlisted in on e county and attested in anciebe.rcie? there is considerable doubt as to what is to be c(O l i d e as a vicinity, which would be far more extent ive' . country than in the metropolitan districts. Third. Whether, supposing the before4ll o , 4 ol o gentlemen held commi ss i ons i n t h e army •WitßbeSV, meaning of the 36th sectio n o f th e M ut i ny Ac t, t t yl testations would be illegal? A nswer , undou b te dlpe would, and the men would be entitled to their disc;ol Fourth. Whether th e men w h o h ave b een cnifirbeeS soldiers who may have been illegally attested. W e t$ enlisted in a valid manner? The anawo r:—Yest.ser party enlisting b e i ng at t h e time its her M. ajesti" vice, and in the receipt of full pay. A supplemental answer is given, based up; ,n tb e a re in which the commissions of these gentlemer, are t , see° In the first instanc e , th e C rown law officers bad Il° c 4l j s l the commissions, b u t cop i es having been ti Luesiv:,,"fl them, they expr ess t h e i r prev i ously formed 10; they do not in the least alter their opinioi officers, however, though feeling no doubt w bate/ 01 , 1 0 0 the legality of the attestations made befo re Sir ,tot; Webb, yet perceiving that it may lead to de, übts 1111 0 1 , jections, recommend th a t recru i ts b e not i n fu tare fit` , by that magistrate. Id R. OPAL ORDNANCE CORPS' THE ILLEGAL ATTESTATIC ar isi " In consequ ence o f the doubts which ha, le last 00) as to the pres en t mo d e of attesting recruits .tor tbes, and more particularly for the Royal Artillei 'y told d Engineer Corps, the S ecretary - at - War has causereto following letter to be a dd resse d to Mr. 11, - 3nry 0 %0. the presiding magistrate of the Woolwich P oAice.o 43 , " War-office, De , e. 12,1 8 " Sir,--The Master-General of the Ort Inanc e ,e% transmitted to the Sec re t ar y- at -W ar cop i es o, rert'illeft tations from the Deputy-Adjutant-General o f A f oo!, at Wool w i c h ; an d I am accordingly to re ques:ini t ioll attention to the word s o f th e 30 t h c l ause of the 4u- Act, viz. , ,A; "`The sa id j us ti ce s h a ll put to him the se.yersif,' tions contained in the schedule to this Act stunoce"? shall then and there, in the presence of the said re%o 4 record or c ause to b e recor d ed in writing leis thereunto, and the said justice is hereby required fo r 0,1 with to read over , or cause h i s clerk, in his preselr:',o ! read over such to the recruit, the Ist S and :Id sect' the articles of war.' "Itis of essential importance that there should! o f!! room left for d ou b t i ng t h e legality of the attestatleill recruit; and I am accordingly to request that yo u iflo! instruct the officers o f t h e C ourt over which you pr.,,,t1 that the pro v i s i ons o f the Mutiny Act should ilk e ' instance be strictly complied with. t' "The obviou s mean i ng of the clause is, f 10,'0, justice shall p u t th e questions to the recruit, ar ov r e in the pr esence o f the recruit, record, or cause to b e o" Forded, in writing, then and there, that is at tli i e time in the presence of the justice, his answers tL e reto. " I have the honour to be, &a., (Signed) "L. SAJLLIVA.r 4 :#II In reply to these objections, Mr. Je zemy h as ( lee r ' that it i s n o t necessary for him, either personally 4 ; t y his official clerk, to comply with the p rov i s i ons . Mutiny Act before recited. The swearing in 0 , is numerous recruits at the Woolwich P o li ce - c og therefore, performed by M r. Sherwin, the Usher ofo, Court, in the presence o f t h e magistrate, and .416 oil swers in writing to the printed questions are r 04° 0 0 to be filled up by the non - commissioned officer, 'oyl - b1 the recruit is accompanied, the only part perf9rollioti the magi s t rate b e i ng to affix his name to the, attest° papers. TILE LANDHOLDERS ALARMS..--It is now qu A p dent that the landholders are not on l y alarmed at a c:"0-4.eloo/fi, repeal, but something more—a revision of the press Tit itl unequal and unjust taxation. Th e y are well aware l ;ba t per the community (other than th emselves) who stand il l OA' , of " protection," and they are now apprehensive tht 0 protection will be brought abort. cl BIIITIIB. On the lit inst., at L owndes.square, the lady o'fli e" rile.° Taylor, Esq., of a son. ilf On the Ist in s t ., at Prospect House, near Salts.sh, tliolo ' of Captain I. Jervis Tucker, R. N., of a daughter. Ili ffi' On the I s t inst. at Edinburgh, th e w if e of Captain 1 son, late o f th e 4th Light Dragoons, of a son. On the 2d i nst., at Streatham, the lady of John Gray, o' of a daughter. On the 2d i ns t ., i n the Strand, Mrs. Cuthbert Britt( 13 Slees of a daughter. On the '2d inst., at Walmer, the wife of the Rev... °.l3' Holland, M.A., Perpetual Curate of Weimer, of a son. 44 On the 241 inst., at Brixton-pl ace , Surrey, the la " Kelley, Es q ., of a son. On the 3d inst., in Dean-street, S out h wark, the wi (s ofig H. Pettigrew, Esq., of a son. At New Broad-street, the lady o f G eorge Critchet t, 914 surgeon, of a son. ....--/ MARRIED of On the sth inst., at Padstow, Edward Burall, E 9 4 r tet Trinidad-place, Islingto n , t o F anny, the youngest dalo 13lso of Thomas Best, Esq., of Padstow, Yorkshire. ....,,, O On the 20th ult., at M arylebone Church, E. B. YY 3 !Ili° P Esq., of Cheltenham, to Flora Frances, eldest daughter O. late Colonel John Macdonald, of Summellands, Exeter. , to On the 3d inst., at Hampton, Edmui.td Hammond, nta Mary Frances, third daughter of the, late Right Hop. Robert Kerr. • D On the 28th u l t., at Dover„ lET, t he anne, relict late David Ball, Esq., aged ;11. Eliza Mari of rg e On the 30th u l t., at Bet w , nont House, near Caerleon, to Hall, Esq., one of Ma'jesty's justices of the peace tor county of Mo nmou th. , • On the 30th u l t. , at Delbury Hall, Shropshire, Fre.a erj 1‘ , c Hamilton CornewaA, Esq., aged 55. or On the 30th u lt ., George Warwiner, Esq., o f Bina..." grove, Oxfordshire. • . On the 31st u lt. , at Alby-hill, near Aylsham, Mrs. Fe rrl et, On the lst inst., at Chiswick, Mr. Charles Ward. On the let inst., Mr. T. A. M`Bean, of Devonshire-s'a . et, Portland-place. On the Ist inst., Charles Wright, Esq., of Wirksig° Derbyshire. On the Ist inst., Ed mond H. G. Calder, fourth son o f Henry and Lady Frances Calder. On the Ist inst., at Chelsea, Mrs. Harriet Bayford, age d On the Ist inst., at Newark, Notts, S. Bristowe, Esq* off' On the 2d inst., at Grove-end-road, St. John's -0 William Fergusson, Esq., M.D., aged 73. ,ender; Printed and Puilisied b MURDO o , No. 112, S trand , Printer, at The Sun Office, No. of Strand, in ti e P rec i nc t o f t i e Savoy, in the Cow," Middlesex, Tuesday, January 0, 1846. fin loli t ti b„ ri PI Ptlo 11 * P lea overr ) tie is h ' 6 1 4 P Pet,, e, ] *O,l, re. jAif.Sl tqT• Rtg ° r r befO re tt itt (143 , int th,..aNed Car b eDOSI tOam atti t r ii n e d Ita l ege 1114 111 , ILE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1846