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For the motion ........... ...... 125 Against it ... • Majority 9 THE CANADAS. Lord G. BENTINCK. in rising to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she may be pleased to direct that copies be laid before this House-1. Of the Governor-General Earl Cathcart's speech to the Legisla tive Assembly of the Canadas. 2. Of the dispatch, or dis patches, referred to in the Governor-General's speech as having been addressed to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Co lonies, remonstrating against certain presumed changes in the Imperial Commercialt Policy. 3. Of any petition from the Quebec Beard of Trade, addressed to her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies in the course of the present year, on the subject of apprehended changes in the Impe rial Tariff affecting the produce of the Canadas. The Noble Lord said that he had given notice that it was his intention to propose a discussion on the question of the dangers to their colonies in the present alarming state of their relation with Canada ; and, under any circumstances, more particularly considering that the trade of the country with Canada compre hended three-eighths of the entire trade with America ; con sidering that the shipping interest engaged in North America comprehended one-sixth of the foreign trade ; considering all this, he thought that any question which concerned the pros perity of Canada was well deserving the attention of the House. But, under the present cirumstances, seeing that news had arrived only yesterday of the rejection by the Legislative Assembly of Canada of the Commercial policy of her Ma jesty's Government—(Great cheering) —considering that the rejection of that policy and the defeat of her Majesty's Ministers converted a majority of sixteen, which the Govern ment of Canada in that assembly held at the meeting of the assembly, into a minority of seven on that question, which was immediately connected with that bef ore thi s coun t ry —h e meant the Corn Importation and Tariff Bill—he thought it would be most desirable that the attention of the House and of the country should now be directed to the situation of their Canadian colonies, before they proceeded to a final decision on these measures.---(Cheers.) And although he felt that at this hour of the night there would be at any rate no question of their proceeding with the Corn Importation Bill, he thought that no apology would be due either to the House or to the country in thus at the earliest hour interposing this dis cussion, before they took any further step in that Bill. He felt that the position of the Canadas was a matter of vital import • ante to this country, and therefore it was, he thought, that this House should consider the subject before they proceeded with the other Bill. It was generally known to the Members of that House, that a dispatch had been ad dressed by Mr. Gladstone to the Governor-General of Canada in the early part of March, in which he notified to Lord.Cath cart the nature of the measures which were to be introduced by her Majesty's Ministers. It appeared, by the speech which Lord Cathcart. addressed to The Legislative Assembly, that he had written a remons.rance to Mr. Gladstone against these measures, and Lord Cathcart, in the conclusion of his speech to the Assembly, thus addressed them. (The Noble Lord then read an extract from the Governor- General's speech, to the effect that the changes about to be effected in the commercial policy of the country were viewed with great jealousy by the Canadians, but it would be inadvi sable to express a decided opinion on these measures until they had a full exposition of the schemes which would so materially affect those provinces.) Then it was evident from the speech of the Governor-General that he had addressed a strong remon strance against the commercial policy which was now about to be proposed by her Majesty's Ministers. This appeared to him (Lord George • Bentinck) a matter of grave consideration, but, coupled with the speech of Lord Cathcart, there were other indications of great dissatisfaction on the part of the consti tuted authorities. A meeting of the Board of Trade, in which the mercantile and agricultural interests of the country were represented, took place at Toronto a few days previous to the meeting of the Le g islative Asse m bly, w ith regar d to t h e measure about to b> proposed by her Majesty's Ministers, the Vice President of the Board, Mr. Workman, stated that the mercantile classes of Canada were in a most undecided state of mind at that moment in consequence of these measures—that they were, in fact, in tha situation of men precipitated from an eminence, and labouring under concussion of the brain. These sentiments were responded to by the other speakers. It was only in the year 1843 that the Canada Corn Bill was pa Eed. That measure was held to be a sort of compromise with this Government. The Noble Lord then referred to the opinion entertained in the United States with respect to this subject, and quoted from the New York TVe•?hlyll-raid, which stated that the advan tages which the British Colonial Secretary had pointed out as likely to arise to the Canadas were looked upon by those en gaged in the trade wish the mother country as of little worth. They believed that the advantages only existed in the mind of the Colonial Secretary. The same news paper stated, that notwithstanding the differential duty, Canadian flour could be carried through New York, and landed at Liverpool mush cheaper than if sent direct from Quebec or Montreal. Now there was 36,000 British seamen engaged in the Canadian trade, while only 9,000 were engaged in the trade to the United States. The policy of the Govern ment was calculated to destroy this great trade, and to render the Canadian colonies utterly useless to this country. There was little to render this debate interesting to the House. 111 much h e would say, that th ere was a strong feeling in the Un'ted States on this subject. He trusted th a t the ROat Ron Baronet the head Government would not express. at any indifferenceof the to the prep ossess i ons which had been manifested on d is sub as ject. He was anx i ous that there should be no misuneursltiand ing on the p o i n t, because ht. e beli eve d , at there would measures introduced w hi c h would render the Governmebnet proposition inoperative. He was more anxious upon this point, as he believed in the present experiment there was nothing to jus;ify its adoption. It would appear, from com munications which he had receivA, that there had been one hundred thousand pounds received on the duties upon timber, and he was not disinclined to believe that such was the fact. He held in his hand a letter from a Liverpool merchant, who stated that Canada required a protection, as compared with New York, of not Jess than 4s. or ss. per quarter upon wheat. Anybody who knew anything of commercial interest —any body who knew anythine of shipping interest, must be well aware ti at those ships that were to be laid up daring the whole course 01 the winter, must trade at a great disadvantage, as compared with those that traded during the whole of the Year. Her Majesty's Ministers, when they introduced this measure, held out to the Parliament and to the country, that the friends of free trade in the United States would be encouraged by the removal of the restrictions on the importation of co n. Dear as would be the purchase of an um evricted trade between this country and the United State!. of America, at the cost of the loss of our Canadian colonies, it might be a matter of grave e msideration, whether it would. be to the advantage of this country to adopt the scheme p oposed by her Majesty's Government. He found in the T inns n nespaper, in a leading article, opi nions expressed to the same effect. There was, therefore, no hope of a reduction of the tariff in that. country on the import-- atiou of Britis'n goods. It appeared from the returns of the exports of printed goods and calicoes to our Canadian colonies, that a considerable increase had taken place during the two last yesrs. The value of the raw cotton, and other goods im ported into this conntt v, exceeded by three millions the value of the goods exported irrn this country to that. This circum stance arose from the general feeling that existed in the United States to preserve the in lependence of their home manufactures. The exhort of cotters nom exceeded that of former years. That of 1827 was 273,030 tons, while in 1840 it amounted to 1,241,900 tons ; and in 1845 to 1,409,600 tons. They bad the opinion also of all the leading men of America in favour of protection to industry. Washington maintained aintained that position. him. Jefferson also co i nc id ed with o t ulrl ir , not n s a u di rely be l a wise measure to ri s k t h e i r connexion with he nies. Their export t ra d e w i th the United States had,anw?toh?in the last few years, been almost doubled, while that with their coloeies had gradually dimished. Feeling strongly a t ff ha L t t. the measures now before Parliame n t wou l d alienate of their colonial brethren, he thou g ht i t right to bring m tl r a l e s question before Parliament. He would, th ere f ore, move that an bumble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that she may be pleased to direct that copies be laid before the House of the Governor-General Cathcart's speech to the Legis lative • Astembly of the Canadas—of the dispatches referred to in.the Governor-Gen era l' s speech, as having been a dd resse d to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, remonstrating BRIDPORT ELECTION. Mr. G. BANKES postponed his motion that Win. Rockett be heard at the bar of the House till Tuesday next. lie also on the part of Mr. Christie postponed his amendment till the same day. COUNTY RATES IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Mr. PRAED gave notice that he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the more effectual making of County Rates in England and Wales. RAILWAY COMPANYS BILL. _ _ On the motion of Mr. HUDSON this Bill was read a second time, and was ordered to be read on Thursday next. FACTORY BILL. Mr. BANKES moved that the debate on this Bill be post poned to Friday next. Sir R. PEEL consented to take the debate on Friday, pro vided the Corn Bill and the tariff were disposed of by that day. After a few words from Mr. HINDLEY, who stated that Mr. Greg, who had written a pamphlet in favour of the Ten Hours Bill, had changed his opinions on the subject, and was now opposed to it, the debate was adjourned till Friday next. The House adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. NORTH GRAVESEND RAILWAY. SPECIAL MEETING. A spacial meeting of the proprietors of the North Graves • end Railway was held yesterday, at the station of the Eastern Counties Railway, in pursuance of the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament, at half-past eleven o'clock. The chair was taken by Mr. Routh. The CHAIRMAN, having shortly explained the objects of the meeting, and having stated that scrip, representing 7,520 shares, had been entrusted to him, which was three-fourths of the capital, observed that the meeting was legally c9nsti • tilted. Gentlemen had, therefore, to consider whether it was expedient to proceed with the line. He would therefore move that the scripholders considered the Bill should be proceeded with. Mr. RICHARD HARRISON, of Liverpool, seconded the res Aution, which was carried unanimously. The meeting then broke up. ILFORD AND EPPING RAILWAY. A special meeting of the proprietors, shareholders, and seripholders took place, yesterday, at the station of the Eastern Railway Counties Company, at twelve o'clock. The chair was taken by Mr. Routh. The CHAIRMAN having explained the object of the Bill, stated that 8,250 scrip had been intrusted to the Board of Directors, for the purpose of voting in favour of the Bill. The SECRETARY then read the advertisement calling the mee' ing. The CHAIRMAN observed, that now the meeting was le gally cons ituted he would move that the directors be em powered to proceed with the Bill. Mr. HARMSON, of Liverpool, seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The meeting then separated. EASTERN COUNTIES and THAMES JUNCTION BRANCH RAILWAY. A special meeting of the above Company, in pursuance of the sessional orders of both Houses of Parliament, was also held at the Eastern Counties Railway Station yesterday, at one o'clock. The chair was taken by Mr. Routh. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement calling the meeting, and having stated that one thousand five hun dred shares were represented at the meeting, in favour of the continuance of the scheme in Parliament, The CEIAIRMAN put the question to the meeting, whether it was their opinion that the Bill should be proceeded with ? Mr. 1 - Ltitrusox seconded the motion, which was carried ‘,.; a animonsly, and a vo t e o f th an k s h aving been given to the irman, the meeting separated. EA- _STERN COUNTIES RAILWAY (YORK EXTENSION). SPECIAL MEET IN G A special meeting o f th e proprietors, sharehold4_s G. and scripholders of this Company, i n compliance with the ses sional orders of the Houses of Parliament, took place, at half part one o'clock yesterday, in the London Tavern, Bishops ga,e-street ; George Hudson, Esq., in the chair. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, • The Cnamms.N, briefly stated the objects of the meeting, and proposed that the several extensions should be adopted. Ha dilated upon the favourable prospects of the line, and said that the traffic of the line was increasing so fast, that the directors found it necessary to in crease their staff of locomotive engines. Their present want caused some few irregularities, but he pledged himself that after a few months the Eas rn Counties Railway would not only be one of the best managed, but the most paying line in the country. Many of the statements respecting mismanage ment which appeared in the newspapers were perfectly un true, but the directors were much better employed thin i n c answeringthem. with i the Bill, which Resolutions were r - were e c a t r h r e i e n d put i favour n unanimously. Mr. Drsox then proposed a vote of thanks to the chair man, which was passed by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN briefly thanked the meeting, which then broke up. The FrarceAca Catharina, which left Seriei on the Bth of January, with a cargo of marble for the tomb of the Emperqr Napoleon, arrived on Sunday at Havre, en its way to Rouen. This vessel, after having been obliged to put into Gibraltar and Lisbon, was can;ht in the Bay-of Biscay in a violent gale of wind, which placed it in great danger, and forced It to throw overboard ten tons of its cargo. FOREIGN BOOTS, SHOES, STOCKINGS, AND THROWN SILK.—The number of pairs sf men's boots imported into this coun try in 1841, was 4,821; in 1842, 8.353 ; in 1843, 12,220 ; in 1844. 13,2(11 ; In 184.5, 14,387. Nine•tenths of these come, of course, from France. The number of pairs of men's shoes imported in the same five years was 14,454 ; women's boots, ditto, 20,843. The numb= of pairs of boots and shoes of all sorts collectively imported was—ln 1841, 39,867; in 1842, 55,360; in 1843, 74,773; in 1844, 85,059; in 1845, 82,302. The following is the import of foreign cotton stock ings and socks :—ln 1841, 7,413 pairs ; in 1842, 9,250 ; in 1843, 7,761 ; in 1844, 14,331; in 1845, 8,055. Quantity of thrown silk imported in 1841, 266,851 lbs. ; in 1842, 363,524 lbs.; in 1843, 333,60'2 lbs. ; in 1844, 405,927 lbs. ; in 1845, 541,787 'bp. The quantities of foreign silk hose and gloves, and cotton gloves, were also moved for, bat these are included in " silk manufactures not particularly enume rated," and " cotton manufactures whol)y or in part made up, not otherwise charged with duty." want of feeling displayed by the Learned Gentleman towards a, against certain presumed changes in the imperial commercial professional brother.—Charges had been made against this : policy, cf any petition from the Quebec Board of Trade, ad gentleman, and it was but fair to give him an opportunity of ' dressed to her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the refuting them. He hoped the Government would not refuse Colonies, in the course of the present year, on the subject of the inquiry, for if they troubled the Foese with a division he apprehended changes in the imperial tariff affecting the thought he might safely say they would be left in a minority. Canadas. By the debate of that evening the character of Mr. Smith Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the motion ; but he recollected was brought into question, and it would be not only ungene- a time when the wishes of the Canadian people were not treated rous, but unjust, to refuse him an opportunity of clearing with the same respect by the Noble Lord or by his party. Nor himself. did he think that the vote of the Canadian Parliament was con- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it elusive; it was carried by a small majority, and he could con appeared to him that no case bad been shown which warranted ceive a Ministry placed in such a position as to be in favour the inquiry asked for by the Hon. Me m b er w h o p ro p ose d this with no party.—( Cries of " Hear, hear.") Instances weredaily motion. He was sure that there were many Members present occurring of such a state of things, and he could suppose that who had not heard the whole case, so as to judge of the ques- an adverse party influenced by personal feeling might conduce tion in all its bearings. It was said by one Hon. Member that to the vote of the Canadian Parliament. The party in power they should make this inquiry in fairness and justice to the was not the popular party of the Canadian people. That character of Mr. Smith. Another Hon. Gentleman said, that party knew that loyalty meant profit, and that was the party in fairness to that gentleman, he should have an opportunity of which had loyalty on their lips, and now they were to be found disproving charges b roug ht aga i ns t hi m. Th ere had been ready to turn round and threaten them with an annexation nothing brought against his character. Certain statementshad with the United States of America. Those loyal persons, been made, which were necessary to the explanation of the those loyal Irish Orangemen, talk of an annexation with a ease, and surely thi s con ld no t b e ca ll e d a c h arge against foreign power. What was their loyalty? Nothing but pro character. Nothing had been stated but what was correct. t ction He would now suggest to the Noble Lord, and to The character of Mr. Smith had been alluded to only by those Hon.' Members who had taken up his site of the question. mat erially benefit them. He would ask the tio c se an v a ;li d o a, ac w te o d uld withhim, that which, if applied to the people As far, therefore, as ingoiry was concerned, in Mr. Smith's Noble Lord if he was prepared to a form of free-trade with all case, it was perfectly u nnecessary . Th e H on. M em b er then the shipping of our colon i es. —(C r i es of " No, no," from entered, at considerable length, into the details of the transac- Lord G. Bentinck) Well, then, what was the meaning of tion, as stated to the House by th e Ri g h t H on. the Secretary their sympathy with the Canadas ? 'I heir sympathy was to the Treasury. The Hon. Member for Lambeth had stated protection, and nothing else. (Hear, hear.) The that, of all parties c oncer t e d w i t h t h e transact i on, Mr. Mann, Canada Corn Bill was introduced at a time when the Noble the officer, was the least to blame. He fairly confessed, there- L or d an d hi s p ar ty opposed it, and they went on the hustings fore, that if the House should go i n t o C omm itt ee , he, for one, and cried out against the Right Hon. Baronet for having would not have the slightest knowledge of what would be gassed it. Well, what followed? They now, in their places the course pursued by the Committee in their inquiry- in that House, complained that Canada was greatly benefited He should therefore oppose the appointment of this Committee. by th e measur e. He denied that so much benefit had Mr. ESCOTT ( who rose am idst l ou d cr i es o f .. Divide, resulted to the people of Canada by this measure. divide," and " Oh, oh,") said—The Right Hon. Baronet had The Noble Lord says the exportation to Canada amounted to alluded to the conduct of the persons who set these proceed- three-fourths of the value of our exports to the United States. ing; in motion. In his opinion, the magistrate who granted Why, we need not shut our eyes to the fact that those exports are not to Canada, but through Canada to the United States.— this warrant had acted unjustly and illegally. He had granted a warrant to search a house on no information, except an ano- (Hear, hear.) The danger which the Noble Lord feared from nymons letter. He would not discuss the question as t) whe- those measures was a mere chimera. The three great articles ther the letter was sufficient for the Board of Excise to act of export from the Canadas were timber, cotton, and corn. upon, but there was certainly no groun d for the interference of Th e N oble Lord might be sure that no Legi s lative measures of a magistrate. The proceedings were not consistent with the a round-about trade would ever produce that beneficial effect just and proper operation of the laws , a nd he sh ould vote for which wou ld ar i se f rom a direct course. It had been said that an inquiry into the conduct of the magistrate. adversity brings us in co m pany with strange bedf e ll ows , Mr. MILES (who rose amidst a great uproar) said that a and he certainly thought that the straits to most unjust assertion had been thrown upon the conduct of the which that great party opposite were now reduced mag i s t ra te. Proper reasons had been adduced for the grant- had brought them to the humiliating position which ing of the warrant ; for on the face of the document it uas he did not expect to see. He did not expect to have seen the shown that the proceedings were by no means anonymous, and great leader of the aristocratic party quoting the democratic that the magistrate was perfectly justified in his conduct. The Jefferson and Washington, and making their statements his excise officer swore that he had reasons for suspecting, and own. He was obliged to the House for the kindness with that he did , suspect that a private distillery was concealed on which it had listened to the arguments which he had already the premises of Mr. Smith, and applied for the law to be put adduced, for he should, were it not for the late hour, have in force in the case. He (Mr. Miles) did not attempt to de- wished to avail himself of its indulgence to make a few more fend the night search. The police force frequently acted on observations.—( Hear, hear.) suepicion, and in this case he thought the information was The motion having been put, quite sufficient to justify the conduct of the magistrate. Sir G. CLERK said that he did not rise for the purpose of Mr. SPOONER said, that a statement made by his o ff er i ng any observations on the motion made by his Hon. Learned Friend, the Att orney -G enera ), s h owe d t h at h e was Friend . His object in rising was to notify his intention to add not correctly informed on th e sukeet he had stated, that se- to the list of papers the dispatches of the Secretary of State for veral actions had been brought. the Colonies in this country in reply to those papers for Tice ATTORNEY-GENERAL—No, that notice of action which the Noble Lord had moved. Amongst them was had been given. a letter to the Secretary for the Colonies on the duty of 3s. per A . r. SPOONER—The service of a notice, and the bringing quarter' charged on wheat imported into Canada from the cf an action, were very different things. Even if the actions United States. As the Hon. Member for Bath observed, it were pending now, the proper time had elapsed for bringing was now several weeks since any information had been received them. It had been stated that his Hon. Friend the Member from Canada. Although no official information had arrived, for Worcester bad said that no warrant ought to have been there could be no doubt they would have that information in granted against a man of the rank and character of Mr. Toul- the course of a few hours. The Noble Lord commenced his min Smith. He did not understand his Hon. Friend to say speech by stating that the question now assumed a great de so ; he understood him to say that the station and charact er o f gree of importance on account of the news published this Mr. Smith required that the warrant should be executed with morning with reference to the rejection of Sir Robert great care, and that there should be a lull and complete inquiry p ee l' s policy in Canada. They would find that into the circumstances. Another assertion had bee n mad e that s h e question under consideration was not con his Hon. Friend said that this was not a poor man's case, and fl eeted with the legislative policy of Canada. If they looked that there ought not to be any inquiry into it. His Hon. Friend at the evening papers of a few hours since, they would find that had stated that this was not a poor man's case, and that a man in the Bill was carried by a majority of 7. The news was dated Mr. Smith's station could have inquiry into it, which a poor the 24th of April, and it was stated that they had passed the man could not. There had been no acting on anonymous pro- Bill repealing the duty of 3s. on wheat imported into Canada. ceedings, for the officer swore that he had reason to believe No official information had been received be , Government, and that a distillery was in the house, and an inquiry was therefore no certain information as to the minority. He would have en necessary. tered into an examination of the statement of the Noble Lord, The gallery was then cleared fir a division, but as no opposition was intended to be offered to the produc pOneered= the re-admission of strangers to the gallery there all"' tion of the pap ers , h e wou ld no t ven t ure t o en t er on t h e subject any farther. Mr. HODSON HINDE said that there was some misap prehension in the mind of the Hon. Member with regard to the conduct, past and present, of the Hon. Gentlemen sitting near him, and it was necessary that the minds of the Hon. Members on that side of the House should be disabused on this point. The Hon. and Learned Member said that his (Mr. H. Hinde's) friends sitting near him had stated that in the im portation of wheat Canada never had any advantage. Canada had had a very material advantage in the im portation of corn under the old system, in which corn was admitted at a duty of ss. per quarter. He said they had a right to ascertain the sentiments of her Majesty's Ministers with regard to the measures they intended to adopt with respect to the colonies. He did not say this in any disrespectful manner, but he thought the House had a right to know how they intended to act with regard to Canada.— ( Loud cries of " Question.") The Noble and Learned Member for Bath said that it was true the exports to Canada were large, but he said also that Canada was only a means for introducing exports into the United States. But he would ask, what would become of this country if the measures now in progress were to deprive them of Canada, even as a means of introducing their exports into the United States ? He was much mistaken if the accounts to which the Vice-President of the Board of Trade attached so little importance would not strike dismay into the shipping inte rests of Great Britain. SERVICE OF HEIRS. The LORD ADVOCATE gave notice of his intention to introduce a Bill for the purpose of simplifying and economising the law which related to the service of heirs ; and he purposed also to introduce a clause into the Bill which had received the sanction of the Legislature in the last session relative to Crown charters. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASH HOUSES. The humble Petition of the undersigned Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Committee for promoting the Establishment of Baths and Washhouses for thelabour big classes, Showeth,—That the committee of which your peti tioners are the chairman and deputy-chairman was con stituted at a public meeting held at the Mansion-house, in the city of London, in Oetober, 1844, and con sists of 230 members, many of them engaged in the most important professional and commercial pursuits of the metropolis, and several of them clergymen of its populous and crowded parishes. That your petitioners have been authorised by a spe cial meeting of that committee to present this petition to your Right lion. House, as expressing the sentiments and wishes of that committee. That the various recent official reports on the condi tion of the labouring classes, and on the state of large towns and populous districts, and the evidence on which those reports are founded, show that the dwellings of large numbers of the labouring population are painfully overcrowded, and that, in many places, the overcrowding is steadily increasing. That one of the consequences of such overcrowding, is, in many cases, a total neglect of personal and domes tic cleanliness, leading, with the destruction of all com fort, to intemperance recklessness, and extreme demo ralization. That in those instances in which persons in such cir cumstances do not abandon the endeavour to keep them selves and their rooms clean, they can rarely secure more than such an imperfect degree of cleanliness as is insufficient for the due preservation of their health ; and that the damp alone, arising from the washing and drying of their clothes in the rooms in which they live, does constantly, and to a fearful extent, occasion or ag gravate disease. That not only the vast majority of the labouring classes in all large towns, but also very many of the in dustrious classes whose occupations are not those of mere manual labour (such as clerks, shopmen, ware housemen, and apprentices), are unable, from the want of adequate facilities for bathing, to cultivate those habits of personal cleanliness which are conducive both to the physical comfort and to the sound moral state of the population. That, as a rule, the overcrowding of the labouring classes, and the general deficiency of means for personal and domestic cleanliness, are evils which are not attri butable to any misconduct, or even to any imprudence or neglect of self-control on the part of those who suffer from them, and which are wholly beyond their means to remove, and rarely within their power to avoid or in any sufficient degree to mitigate. That the lamentably injurious consequences to the comfort, health, and morals of the people, resulting from the want of proper supplies of water, the defective state of sewerage, drainage, and street cleansing, and the insufficiency of existing regulations for the preven tion of disease, which the recent official inquiries have shown to affect large numbers of the people, have led to proposals for legislative measures calculated to better, in many respects, their present condition. That were these proposals acted on in the fullest ex tent, the overcrowding of the labouring population would be almost unaffected by the measures which have been suggested. That the most ample supply, to every room, of the purest water, at the cheapest rate, a perfect system of sewerage, drainage, and street cleansing, and the most scientific general regulations for the prevention of dis ease, would still leave many thousands of the families of the labouring population, compelled to live each in a single room, as unable at present to bathe there without a total disregard of common decency—as much exposed as at present to the destruction of comfort and injury to health from washing and drying their clothes at home —and scarcely more able than at present to procure the firing necessary to heat the water for bathing and wash ing, and to dry the clothes. That the cleansing of towns and houses, so far as it could be accomplished by the measures suggested, would not remove any portion of the dirt with which labouring men are, of necessity, in the ordinary course of their work, constantly brought into contact, and from which bathing and washing can alone free their persons and their clothes. That while the committee acknowledge that the measures in question are highly desirable, and promise to be of great benefit, they confidently submit that other measures are necessary to promote the physical and moral improvement of the people. That the committe e have made extensive inquiries among the labouring classes of London, and have as certained that, in general, the washing and drying of their clothes at home occupy the greater part of two days in every week, and in many cases, owing to the absence of proper accommodations, extend into a third day ; and that for the most part they are very im perfectly done. That the committee are fully satisfied that of all the means proposed for enabling the labouring and other industrious classes to cultivate habits of personal and domestic cleanliness, and to escape the injurious effects of washing at home, at the same time avoiding all inter ference with their feeling of independence, none is more promising of beneficial results than the general establishment in large towns and populous districts of public baths and washhouses, to be open at moderate charges. That experience has shown that those for whose ad vantage public baths and washouses have been estab lished gladly resort to them, and are willing to pay such charges as, when the establishments are in full work, may be relied on as sufficient to defray the expense of supporting them. That at the baths and washhouses which have been established at Liverpool by the corporation of that town, and which were opened in the month of May, 1842, the number of those who bathed in the first three years was 41,788, and in the first 'nine months of the present (the fourth) year, ending in February, 1846, was 14,562 ; and that during those three years and nine months 44,115 persons washed there upwards of 1,000,000 articles. That the accommodations at that establishment were found to be so inefficient to meet the wants of the town that the corporation of Liverpool are erecting a second establishment there (at an expense, beyond the value of the land, of about 6,500/), which is to be opened in the course of a few months. That at Glasshouse-yard, near the London Docks, a small establishment of baths and washhouses has been open about 11 months, for the use of the very poor ; and though the accommodations there are so limited that sometimes nearly 200 applicants have of necessity been refused admittance in the course of a single week, 25,123 persons have bathed, and 31,882 persons have washed 235,814 articles there during that period; and of those persons several hundreds have come from distances varying from four to six miles. That the Committee of which your petitioners are members are engaged in the erection, at Goulstone square, Whitechapel, of a model establishment of public baths and washhouses. That the building is to contain about 100 baths, each in a separate apartment, to insure privacy to the bathers —about 100 pairs of wash tubs separated by sufficient screens—hot closets for drying all the articles washed, and accommodation for ironing part of them. Tuat the baths are to be of two sorts, about four fifths of them being for the labouring classes ; and that every bather is to have an ample supply of clean water. That the charges at the baths for the labouring classes, including the use of one towel for every bather, are proposed to he a :d. for a cold bath, and 2d. for a warm bath. That the charges at the other baths, including the use of two towels for every bather, are proposed to be 3d. for a cold bath, and 6d. for a warm bath. That the charges at the washhouses are proposed to be such as to enable the week's washing of a labouring family to be well done, and the articles washed to be dried rapidly, and so as to insure thorough ventilation and the destruction of all vermin and infection, its about three hours, for about 3d. That the use of the wash-house, on such terms, will not only wholly free such of the labouring classes as resort to it from the constant discomfort and frequent injury of washing at home, but will also effect an impor tant saving to them in time and money. That calculations, made on the basis of actual experi ence, show that those proposed charges will, when the establishment is in full work, be not only amply suffi cient fur its support, but will leave a surplus at least equal to the interest of the capital sunk in its erection. That the receipts of the establishment at Liverpool have been, for the first year, 1591. ; for the second year, 2801. ; fur the third year, 3321. ; and for the first three quarters of its current year, 3251, exceeding its ex penses (exclusive of improvements and repairs) during these nine months by more than 301. That the average expense at Glasshouse- yard is a fraction less than threehalfpcnee a-head. That the Legislature has recognised the propriety of taking measures, under the sanction of special laws, and at the public expense, for promoting, not only the health t te r s o n f ea t r h l e y relatingpeople, t a n n d t h e ir their h e alt physical h,b ut a l c s and (in s uc h instances, fo r examp l e , set;r o rt, the N at i onal Gallery, the Victoria Park, and comfort, h t fo h e r e i r t instruction, r i i n ti m sh a u ugh museums) their national amusement and re creation. That the want of personal cleanliness is constantly found, by those who have to endure it, an insuperable obstacle to their availing themselves of opportunities, otherwise within their reach, for obtaining instruction, whether religious or secular, and indulging in rational amusements and recreations. That for the reasons which your petitioners have stated, as well as for others which will readily occur to your Right Hon. House, the Committee are of opinion that it would be highly desirable for the relief of a vast proportion of the inhabitant-) of large towns andpopu lous districts, from evils now incident to their social po sition, and from which they cannot relieve themselves— that it would add greatly to the efficiency of other mea sures proposed for the welfare of the people at large— and that on the ground of public principle and national policy of duty and expediency, it would be right —to facilitate by law the establishment of public baths and wash-houses, and their support for a limited period at the public expense. That your petitioners respectfully suggest that for ea h r a e a bsolilvge n suchthis pbuorrpoousgehist and parishes would voluntarilylaw! on adopting its provision; to establish public baths wash-houses for the use, at moderate charges, of their and ' res p ec tive inhabitants ; for that purpose to obtain loans as lo as for other public works , for the repayment of such a loans, and the support of the establishments during such a period as may be necessary for bringing them into full work, to impose moderate rates, and to carry the income to be derived from such establishments (which, when they are in full work, may be reasonably expect e d to leave a yearly surplus overexpenditure), to the credit of the rates. Your petitioners, tberafore, humbly pray that your Right Hon. House will be pleased to give to the pre mises your careful consideration, aid to take such mea sures for promoting the general establishment, in large towns and populous districts of public baths and wash - houses, as to your wisdom shall seem meet. And your petitioners will ever pray, &c., WILLIAM COTTON, Chairman. WILLIAM HAWES, Deputy-Chairmann. POST-OFFICES OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. Additional Articles to those agreed upon between the Post-office of Great Britain and the Post-office of France, for carrying into execution the Convention of I d n B p 7 ti o r f s u the e c e Convention of the power of granted April by h 3, the Articles between April 3, 1843. an France and Great Britain, to the two Post-offices, to settle the matters of detail, which are to be arranged by mutual consent, for ensuring the execution of the said Convention. The undersigned, duly authorised for that purpose by their respective offices, have agreed upon the following Articles : Art. I.—Letters originating in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the British colonies and possessions, for the Grand Duchy of Baden, shall be transmitted through the Post-office of France, unless especially directed to be sent by some other route. They may be forwarded to the said French Post office, either unpaid or paid, to their destination, at the option of the senders. Art. ll.—Reciprocally, letters originating in the Grand Duchy of Baden, addressed to the United King. dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the British colonies and possessions, shall be transmitted through the Post office of France, unless especially directed to be sent by some other route. They may be forwarded to the British Post-office, either unpaid or paid to their desti nation, at the option of the senders. Art. lll.—The French Post-office shall pay to the British Post-office, for postage on unpaid letters originat ing in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, the British colonies and possessions, addressed to the Grand Duchy of Baden, namely :-Ist. On letters from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 'relent), at the rate of Is. per ounce British, net weight. 2nd. On letters from the British colonies and poElPssions (but only from the port of embarkation in the said colonies and possessions), at the rate of 3s. 4d. per ounce British, net weight. There shall be added to the rate of 3s. 4d., fixed as above, that of ld., for th e i nterna l postage of such of the aforesaid letters as are forwarded from Jamaica (those coming from Kingston excepted), Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, and Newfoundland, making in all 4s. per ounce British, net weight. Art. IV.—The French Post-office shall likewise pay to the British Post-office for postage on letters origi nating in the Grand Duchy of Baden. which shall be paid to their destination in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the British colonies and posses sions—namely, Ist, On letters addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, at the rate of ls. per ounce British, net weight. 2d, On letters ad dressed to the British colonies and possessions (but paid only to the port of landing in the said colonies and pos sessions), at the rate of as. 4d. per ounce British, net weight. There shall be added to the rate of 3s. 4d. fixed as above, that of Bd, for the internal postage of such of the aforesaid letters as are addressed to Jamaica (those addressed to Kingston excepted), Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island, and Newfoundland, making in all 4s. per ounce British, net weight. Art. V.—The British Post-office shall pay, on its part, to the French Post-office, for postage on unpaid letters originating in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the British colonies and possessions, at the rate of lf. 60e. for every thirty grammes, net weight. Art. Vl.—The ;British Post-office shall likewise pay to the French Post-office, for postage on the letters originating in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the British colonies and possessions, which shall be paid to their destination in the Grand Duchy of Baden, at the rate of lf. 60c. for every thirty grammes, net weight. Art. Vll.—The inhabitants of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British colonies and possessions, and those of the Grand Duchy of Baden, may, reciprocally, send registered letters. The postage on such letters must in all oases be paid to the place of destination. Art. VIIL—The sum for which the two offices of France and Great Britain shall mutually account to each other, as regards the postage of registered letters, sent either from the United Kingdom and its possessions to the Grand. Duchy of Baden, or from the Grand Duchy of Baden to the United Kingdom and its posses sions, shall be double the sums mutually fixed upon by the preceding articles 4 and 6 for ordinary letters pa . - to the place of destination. Art. IX.—The French Post-office shall pay to the Post-office of Great Britain an uniform rate of 3s. 4d. per ounce British, net weight, for transit through the territory of the United Kingdom, and for sea convey ance of the paid letters originating in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and addressed to colonies and countries be yond sea, wherever the same may be situated, when for warded by the French to the British Post-office, to be conveyed, either by private ships, by Governmentvessels, or by vessels freighted or maintained by order of Go vernment, from the ports of the United Kingdom. The same rate of Ss. 4d. per ounce British net weight, shall likewise be paid by the French Post- offiee to the Post office of Great Britain for sea conveyance and transit postage through the territory of the United Kingdom of unpaid letters originating in colonies and countries be yond the sea, wherever the same may be situated, ad dressed to the Grand Duchy of Baden. It is, however, understood, that in the rate of 3s. 41 per ounce British, fixed as above, for sea conveyance and transit postage through the territory of the United Kingdom, of the let ters described in the two preceding paragraphs, the rate with which those letters may be chargeable for internal postage in the said colonies and countries beyond sea is not included. Art. X.—The Post-office of Great Britain shall for ward to the French Po.t.office, free from any chage for postage, newspapers and printed papers, originating in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and addressed to the Grand Duchy of Baden. Art. XL—The Post-office of Great Britain shall pay to the French Post-office, at the rate of four centimes for eiery newspaper, for transit postage through France of newspapers originating in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Art. Xll.—The Post -office of France shall pay, on its part, for transit postage and sea conveyance of news papers originating in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and addressed to colonies and countries beyond sea, when forwarded to the British Post-office, to be conveyed either by private ships, by Government vessels, or by vessels freighted by order of Government, from the ports of the United Kingdom, the following rates; namely:-Ist. On newspapers addressed to colonies and countries beyond sea, wherever the same may be situ ated (those addressed to Canada excepted), one penny each. 2d. On newspapers addressed to Canada, three halfpence each. Art. XIII. The Post-office of France shall likewise pay to the British Post-office, for sea conveyance and transit postage of newspapers addressed to the grand Duchy of Baden, and originating in the colonies and countries beyond sea, and brought in any manner whatsoever into the United Kingdom or the Channel Islands, the fullo7- ing rates; namely:-Ist. On newspapers originating in the colonies and countries beyond sea, wherever the same may be situated (those coming from Canada excepted) one penny each. 2nd. On newspapers originating in Canada, three halfpence each. Art. XIV. The forms of letter bills and acknowledg ments of receipts, for the use of the respective offices of exchange, beginning from the first day of May next, shall be made according to the forms agreed upon and annexed to the present article. Art XV.—The present articles shall be considered as additional to these agreed upon between the two offices for carrying into execution the Convention of April 3d, 1843, signed at London the Ist May following, and shall come into operation the first day of May, 1846. Done in Duplicate, and signed at Paris the twenty-filth day of the month of March, 1846, and at London the thirtieth day of the same month. (Signed) W. L MABERLY, Secretary of the Gen. Post-office of the United Kingdom. Approved. (Signed) ST. GERMANS, Postmaster-General of the United Kingdom. METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.—Wednesday a re turn was issued, on the application of Mr. Hawes, of monies re ceived by the Registrar and other persons, under the Metropolitan Buildings' Act. The first branch of the return has reference to monies received anti expended by the Woods and Forests Commis sioners, on account of the salaries of the official referees, and Regis trar of Metropolitan Buildings, from September 1, 1844, to the lato: April, 1846. The contributions received out of the Consolidated Fund, tow ards defraying one moiety of the salaries of the Wilda: referees and registrar, was 2,650/., out of which 1461. 18s. 4d. was deducted for clerks, &c. The contributions in the same Period, out of the rates of the City of London, and the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, and Kent, were 1,500/.. making together 3,863/. le. Bd. On the credit side there were payments to the official referees and registrar at I,oooi. a Year each, of 3,4831. 14s. 9d., and on the Ist of April last, there was due on the accounts to the same part'oe. 1,2.581. 45. 3d., which is now made payable by the statute passed lit the present see sion'out of the Consolidated Fund. A statement is made in the se cond part of the fees received and payments made by Mr. Symonds, the registrar from the Ist of September, 1844, to the Ist of January, 1843. The fees received were 2651. 135., which, with 1461. lie. 4d. received through the office of Woods and Forests by payment of the Treasury on account of salaries, made 4121. I Is. 4d. The money was disbursed, as per statement on the other side, with a sum ck 51. 13s. oj4d, carried to the next account, making 4181. 4s. 4 1 ,4 d. The third account i n the return is a statement of fees and payment; from the Ist of J anuary, 1845, to the Ist of April last (five quarters). The amount r ece i ved in that period was 1,958/. 4s. 9d., which was disbursed in pay ments, except a balance in hand of 641. 18s. Sr. the five quarters as much as 53/. I Is. 10d. was paid for postages The amount due to the Ist of April on salaries and expense, was 351/. le. 9d., and the amount owing to the office was 2111. 2s. I Id. MULLAH TESTIMONIAL FUND.—The fund for the building of a new Music flail, to be identified with Mr. Hullah as the English master of class singing, or what is called in the vernacular, " Singing for the million," proceeds in a successful manner. We believe that it was the intention of the numerous pupils attending these classes to join in the bestowment of some gift of value to Mr. Hulett personally, as a mark of their regard, and an acknowledg ment, in some measure, for the advantage of the musical education received from him. Tice great want of a root* or hall, for the proper Performance of choral music, has been long felt in the metropolis. Aware of this, and anxious that every facility should be presented for the cultivation of musical taste in our youth, as is the case in Germany, and many parts of the Continent, the monies subscribed were, by the approval of a committee, devoted to the building referred to. In aid of the fund several Choral Meetings have been held in Exeter Ilan with, it is believed, beneficial results. On Wednesday another re union, far the same purpose, took place at the above hall. The programme was divided into two parts, sacred and secular; of the former, motet, " I will give thanks," Palestrina ; chant, " Te Deum Laudamus," 0. Gibbons ; and motet, " Give ear, 0 God," Himmel, by Mr. W. 11. Seg u i n an d chorus, were well g i ven; the secon d par t embraced an excell en t se l ect i on of song, g l ee, an d madrigal, the principal of which were— lee now, my love," Hullab ; madrigal, lee, from Obei on, " In Fairy Land," Stevens; madrigal, " Wa ke Now is the m onth of Maying," Morley ; glee, " By the dark roll ing Waters," WMardie ; and glee, "When 'Winds breathe soft," Webb. the whole concluded with the part song, " Rule Britannia," chorus and semi - chorus, which had a fine effect. Mr. May ably presided as conductor. The hull - Rai Slltd with A 'very numerous and r#spectAble company. A Y 15, 1846. PUGILISM. GILL (OF COVENTRY) AND NORLEY (OF MANCHESTER) —CONTEST FOR 5001.—Nought save that irresistible fate which urges the never-varying course of time, and which regulates alike tide and railroads, should have left such of the readers of the Morning Advertiser as seek information on matters pugilistic without a true and particular account of yesterday's doings in Oxford and Glou ces t ers hi re . Had not the Dii ininores decreed a remove, all would have gone well, and " our own commissioner" have found the terminus of his journey in due time to save the suspense of those who, though not so fortunate as to be " there," yet yearn to be possessed of the details of ho w th e fi e ld was won. Wai ving all preliminaries, then, we may state that ere the brilliant noonday sun threw short shadow from the pinnacled tower of Christchurch, Oxford, or the " mighty Tom " had pealed forth the last enumeration of hours, we were rattling along the road to Ensham, a populous hamlet some eight miles from the ancient city of colleges and Corinthians, near which is found a common uncommonly well adapted to the purpose in hand, and on the turf of which Harry Broome and Rowe settled their difference of opinion last year. Here, however, the " heads of houses " had determined that the heud-ifying scene should not be witnessed, and accordingly a detachment of pc ace preservers forbid the combat ; a move was now neces sary, and With) , Green, some seven miles further, on the border cf Wychwood Forest, was pitched upon as the locus in quo. Here, then, at a little before two, all was in readi ness, save a referee, on which much-mooted point a long and tedious argument ensued, and it was three o'clock, wanting five minutes, before the point was settled, and the competi tors for glory and gold (two things more closely allied than the uncandid world will admit) shook hands in sign of the absence of personal animosity. Harry Broome and Sim monds, of Birmingham, seconded Gill, while Johnny Hannan and M'Donald did the attentive to Norley. Betting was brisk, but no price beyond par could be obtained on either. The weights of the men were also as nearly balanced, Norley drawing Bst. 71b., and Gill under the stipulated Bst. 81b. 1. On showing at the scratch, Norley looked hard, browr., lathy, and leggy; Gill round, big, broad, and " heavy for his weight." A long time was spent by both in dodging and manoeuvring, with the intent of penetrating each other's tactics, but here it was "trick and tie," until after twenty five minutes, during which numerous stops, feints, parries, advances, and retreats were put in practice; the Manchester hero got his left home on Gill's frontispiece; Gill returned quick as thought, but missed; a close ensued, and Norley threw Gill heavily. 2. The second round presented a striking contrast to the first; instead of twenty-five minutes of artistic evolution, the men got at it at once. Gill missed his right at the body, but got his left in on Norley's cheek; exchanges followed rapidly, and Norley slipped down in his own corner. This round lasted one minute. 3. Gill again tried his left, but was foiled ; Norley, too, was out of distance. After a little mutual hitting, Norley, in the close, managed to plant a little one on the country man's victualling office, and threw him cleverly. 4. Gill seemed disposed to force the business, but Norley retreated, then resuming the offensive, he drove Gill back ward in return. Feints, stops, and some tedious sparring, scientific avoidances, and parries in abundance; a close, and Norley down, a slight fall, but of serious consequence. This was no less than an accidental blow on the point of the right shoulder, from coming in contact with a stone of some hard body. Hence, although the courageous fellow concealed it from his seconds, it was soon clear that his dexter weapon had lost its cunning; and, as the battle went on, the stiff ness was more and more evident. 5. Long pauses and sparring. Norley got in his left neatly, and some smart exchanges followed; in the close both went Cown ; a dog fall. 6. Norley's disablement manifest; he fought defensively; Gill stepped in to him, and Norley, in retreating, fell. [Six rounds in 45 minutes.] 7. Gill led off, Norley clearly manoeuvring on the retreat. Norley gave Gill a sounding smack on the organ of kissing. Gill ran in, and Norley got down prudently. 8. Counter-hits with the left. Gill caught Norley in the chest, who went down with his own consent. 9. More sparring, and a long pause. Norley active and clever; Gill watching an opening: a close, a short struggle, Norley half down, jumped up again, and swung Gill round on his back. No harm done. 10-150. Although every round of this interesting and gal lant contest finds its brief abstract in our note-book, a detail would be a hundred times told tale; suffice it, therefore, to sav, that Norley, who, previous to the accident which crippled his energies looked well forward for victory and the 500 golden Victories, was gradually losing ground before his persevering and two-handed antagonist. Everything that a brave man could do, or that practical science could suggest, was put into use, yet though " 'tis not in mortals to com mand success," Norley did more, he " deserved it ;" and we trust, while recording his defeat, which took place after no less a time than four hours and seven minutes, during which one hundred and sixty rounds were manfully contested, we shall have established his claim to the high consideration and warm sympathy of the patrons of pugilism. Of Gill, his courageous conqueror, we can only say, that a fairer and a more forbearing fighter is not on the list, and he may well be proud of the victory be h as ac hi eved. Norley bad been for some time going, yet he refused to vield, and was deaf to the remonstrances of his friends until - physical strength failed him, and weakness, not his will, compelled his surrender. It was past seven o'clock ere the mill concluded. Norley arrived in town on Wednesday, and Gill will " show a head' to-morrow or to-day.—Advertiser of yesterday. .-d CHILDREN POISONED to OBTAIN FUNERAL CLUB MONEY. RUNCORN, SATURDAY.--.An inquiry, which has occupied the attention of Mr. 11. Churton, one of the coroners for the county of Chester, nearly the whole day, has produced a degree of excitement never before known in this part of the country. The inquest was held on the bodies of two children of Joseph and Mary Pimlett, who are in custody, charged with the murder of two of their own offspring, and attempting the murder of a third. Pimlett, it appears, is a ship carpenter, and he with his family came to reside in Runcorn about three months before Christmas. Amongst those who knew him he was considered a respectable, industrious, sober, and humane man. The circumstances which led to the disclosure are as fol. lows :.--On the 6th of March, James Pimlett, an infant, ten months old, was reported to have been found dead in bed. An inquest was held on the body, and the principal witness examined was the mother, who gave such an account of the illness of the child as to induce the coroner's jury to believe that death was the result of one of the various diseases incident to children, and a verdict was returned of " Found dead." On the 16th of the same month another child, Richard Pimlet, was taken ill. This child was taken to a medical gentleman, Mr. Edward Pye, who administered an aperient medicine. A day or two afterwards the mother called upon Mr. Pye, and in consequence of her representa tions two alterative powders were given to her. Those pow ders, however, were afterwards found in the house of the parents, having never been administered. This child died on the 21st, and was buried, the father giving orders to the sexton of the church that the body of his former child should be taken out of the grave, the grave made deeper, and the new c o ffi n pl ace d un d er t h e body pre viously buried. On Monday, the 27th of April, the mother took the third child, named Thomas, to the surgery of Mr. Pye. This was three years and two months old, and the symptoms pro• duced no suspicion at the time in the mind of Mr. Pye. Subsequently . Mr. Pye's suspicions were excited, and he gave information to the magistrates and also to the coroner of the county, and in the mean time the child having be. , come very sick and ill, Mr. Pye ordered the mother to pre serve the ejecta, but she cunningly avoidrd doing so, and frustrated his purpose for obtaining possession of any por tion of it. However, being afraid of the life of the child, it was removed from its parents, and both she and her husband were taken into custody. Subsequent inquiries prove that arsenic bad been administered to the child The coroner then issued his warrant for the dis interment of the bodies of James and Richard, and sum moned Mr. Pye to make a post -nwrtent examination of them. On the coffins being opened, both bodies were remarkably fresh, considering the period of time which bad elapsed since death. This led to the supposition that arsenic might have been taken by them, as it has the effect of preserving dead bodies. The internal viscera was removed from both and analysed, a small portion of that of the body of Richard by Mr. Page, who found arsenic in th e b ra i n, ki dneys, spleen, liver, and other parts of the body. The rest was analysed by Dr. Brett, professor of chemistry, of Liverpool, who found in 64 ounces of contents of the stomach of Richard Pimlett no less than eleven grains of white arsenic, or, as he observed, enough to kill several persons. Arsenic was also clearly detected in the abdominal viscera of the other body. A great variety of circumstantial evidence was given affecting the charge, particularly against the mother; but there being nothing more than suspicion against the father, he was discharged, and the jury returned a verdict of" Wilful murder" against the mother, Mary Pimlett, in both cases. The prisoner, immediately on hearing the result, burst into tears, and loudly declared her innocence. The Coroner issued his warrant for the committal of the prisoner to take her trial for the offences at the next Chester assizes. EAMSGATE, MAY 13.—The South-Eastern and Con tinental Steam packet Company's splendid iron steamer Queen of the French arrived here this afternoon from Ostend, after a passage of five hours, with a strong easterly wind, bringing thirty-five pas sengers, fourteen horses, and a great quantity of merchandise. Among the passengers yesterday by the Reincess Mary was M. Marto, with a newly-invented musical instrument, a present to her Majesty from the King of the Belgians. The traffic between this port and Ostend increases daily; the advantages of Ramsgate Harbour, over that of Dover appear to be generally appreciated by travellers ' to and from the Continent. Upwards of four hundred and seventy passengers have crossed to and from here during the last month, a number exceeding the most sanguine expectations of the steam-boat company, to whom and to the directors of the South-Eastern Rail way, the town of Ramsgate is indebted, for being placed in that position with regard to continental traffic, which, from its natural situation as the nearest port to Belgium, and accessible at all times and tides, it ought to have held long ere this. SPAFIELDS' BURYING GROUND.—Mr. Bramwell, the barrister to whom this matter was referred, has just made his award. He was attended on several occasions by Mr. Wakeling, attorney, and vestry-clerk of Clerkenwell, on the part of the prosecution, and by Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, on the part of the several defendants. The indictment was for an alleged nuisance ; and on the trial, on the 19th of June last, it was ordered by the Court of Queen's Bench, by and with the consent of the parties, that the jury should find a ver dict of " Guilty" on the sixth count, and of " Not Guilty" on the rest of the indictment, subject to the award of Mr. Bramwell to direct, order, and determine, in what manner the burial-ground should be conducted in future. The arbitrator has apportioned a part of the ground in a plan for burials, for'a period of 10 years, and has ordered that, in the other part, the soil shall not be disturbed for the time mentioned. After giving a full description of the places where burials may take place, the arbitrator has made certain re gulations which now come into operation :—" No coffin of five feet or upwards in length shall be buried in any grave not deep enough to leave over the upper part of such coffin a depth or thickness of soil of five feet, calculated from the general level of the soil there; and no coffin of less length shall be buried in any grave not deep enough to leave over the upper part thereof a depth or thickness of sail of four feet, calculated as aforesaid ; and I further award, order, and direct that coffins may he buried one or more deep in the said parts of the said ground, and as near to each other in a vertical direction as the said defendants, owners, lessees, and occupiers, or other persons burying, may deem fit, not breaking or disturbing any coffin or body ; but that where any coffin has been buried far one year, the said defendant and others shall not, nor shall they suffer or permit any person or persons to bury as aforesaid over such coffin, nor disturb the ground over the same for the purpose of burying there; and I further award, order, and direct that there shall be in a horizontal or lateral direction a space of one foot at :he least between coffins busied in the said ground; and I further award, order, and direct that the said defendants, owners, lessees, and occupiers shall not, nor shall they suffer or r permit any other person, to remove or disturb any coffin, body! o part thereof, as well those now buried as those that may hereafter be buried, until the same shall ,have been buried for the space of ten years from the time of such hurial." Mr. Bramwell has likewise declared, by his award, as to the other parts of the ground not comprised in the plan, that after the period of ten years burials may take place therein, subject to the rules and regulations above mentioned. SMITIMELD INTELLIGENCE.—Our Smithfield corres pondent writes to us In a state of gloomy despondency. A general flatness prevailed in all sorts of meats, and veal was as dead as mutton. There was a terrible glut of beet, and several cows got their horns crumpled in the crowd. A few southdowne exhibited a slight upward tendency, but they went into a rapid decline before the close of business—a decline caused by a want of general consumption. Pigs fell when taken by the leg, and fine old steers were so depressed that it required several doses of Steer's opodeldoc to bring them up again. There was In the course of the day a buoyancy ILI heifers, but-the Mefferveicencv Wee Way lereporary,—Punch. • LAW IN TELLIGEN CE, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Afiy 14. (Satins at Nisi Prius, Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL and Common Juries.) A case was called on this mo'rning shortly after the sitting of the Court, in which was involved an action for a breach of contract against the owner of a vessel, but there was not the least interest attached to that or any other case heard during the day. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 14. (Sittings in Guildhall.) Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN was occupied during the day in disposing of cases, the leading features in almost all of which were breaches of contract, or actions for the recovery of debts of small amount. SHERIFFS' COURT, May 14. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) BLACKMAN' V. OBBARD. PRIZE MONEY ♦ND PRIZE AGENTS —Theplaintiff in this action is an outfitter, &c., in Leadenhall-street, and the defendant is an officer in the navy. The action was brought to recover the eum of 101. for goods sold. The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted. Mr. CorumE stated the eau. During the last year the de fendant became entitled to prize money to a considerable amount, and having some business with Mr. Levy, a navy and prize agent, the latter introduced him to plaintiff, who supplied him with a variety of articles, which were sent to him at the Golden Cross, Charing-cross. Ho should prove the order and delivery of the goods, and was at a loss to know what the defence could be. The plaintiff's foreman was called, arid proved that the defendant was introduced by Mr. Levy, and goods were or dered. On two subsequent occasions the defendant alone called, and other goods were ordered and sent. Levy said that the defendarit was a man of property. Levy afterwards called, and desired the accounts to be :tent in to him. Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, called for the plaintiff's books, and which it appeared were very irregularly kept. but under the heading of Levy, Obbard's name, as being intro duced, were inserted. The invoices, however, were made out in Levy's name. The Learned Counsel then urged that the credit had throughout been given to Levy,' who had paid something on account, and the bill made out showed what he was to charge defendant in full, and by the discount the sum he was actually to pay. Levy had become bank rupt, but he would be put into the witness-box. Levy, on being called, said that he was in the habit of ad vancing money on prize notes. He had had dealings with plaintiff and defendant before. Defendant was entitled to 500/. prize money. He believed he advanced one-third in money, and dress and ornaments for the rest. Out of the cash part 501. was a bill, which was not taken up. He could not say to whom plaintiff gave the credit, but he, witness, or his brother, bad paid 101. on account. The jury gave a verdict for the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice Covrmasr.) THE BATTERSEA MURDERS. Mr. Baron At DERSON intimated that as no counsel was engaged for the prosecution in tb: case of the woman Clarke, who was charged with the wilful murder of her children by throwing them over Battersea-bridge, the trial (which was in the paper for to-day) muststand over to a futu re p er i o d. Tl' Learned Judge then said that he felt bound in justice to Mr. Bodkin, senior counsel for the prosecution in the trial of Wm. and Ann Maria Richardson for murder, to state that the Learned Counsel had been imperatively compelled to absent himself from Court in order to attend his Parliamentary duties in another place. Mr. BODKIN thanked his Lordship for baying thus publicly stated the reason for his non-attendance in Court during the whole trial. Silvester Houlahan was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying John Stack. The charge in this case arose from what is generallytermed "an Irish row." A party had been given at the prisoner's house, on Monday, the 23d March, and words arose between the host and John Stack, one of the guests. The prisoner seized the poker and struck Stack on the head, who fell down insensible. He was removed to the Westminster Hospital, where he died. The surgeon found, on making a post mortem examination, that the skull had been driven in upon the brain, causing inflammation, which terminated in death. Mr. Hutt conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Parry at tended for the prisoner. Mr. Justice COLTMAN summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter, but with a strong recommenda tion to mercy. Sentenced to imprisonment in the House of Correction for four months, and to be kept to hard labour. THE ASSASSINATION YN DRURY LANE. At twelve o'clock yesterday an inquest was held at the Grange, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, before Mr. Bed ford and a highly respectable jury, on vie w of the body of the unfortunate man Blewitt, who was shot by the lad Graham in Drury-lane, on the night of the 25th ult. The evidence was a repetition of that given at Bow street, and the Coroner, in the absence of the female named Cook, who was unable to attend from illness, adjourned the inquiry for a week. The father of Graham was present, and complained of first statement which appeared in the Times, to the effec that he had encouraged his son to have fire-arms, when tt opposite was the fact, he having spoke to him mildly an. otherwise on the subject; he was not aware of his having either a gun or pistol in his possession. EDITORIAL:ELEGANCIES.—The editor of the Mans Sun quotes the following allusion to himself by his " esteemed con temporary," the Manx Herald:—" Have you seen the Sun 'lately? The fool, the idiot, the jackass (ourselves) who now writes the lead ing articles has, within a few months, undone what took me twenty one years to establish—tke jackass fool, that booby- the man's an ass. He'll d —n the Rising Sun, I mean the .Afan.r Sun, if it is not d—d already. it has been filled up with trash (mere fudge and fus tian) for months past." And the Sun editor does his best to prove himself as " good as his company," by retorting in the following style :—" Our opponent, then, does not demon strate his manly nature by calling us opprobrious names on account of a success which is the natural consequence o the superiority of our social position. In reality, therefore, the ' man ' of the Herald is, in his public capacity, a con ceited, envious, censorious, and mischievous old woman. fit only to be treated with a moral ducking-stool. The lawyer,' though he prates of Justinian's Pander,' the Twelve tables,' the Theodosian Code,' the 'corpus furl s civiiis,' and the profound civi lians,' knows as little of the very alphabet of law as a hen knows of hydrostatics, or a puppy-dog a week old of the cynic school of philosophy. Like the quack in the story-book our opponent ' cured' the Advertiser ' till it died.' He did his best to cure' the Sun, with a similar unhappy result. Fortunately, in the latter case he was dis missed before the final consummation, and be is angry and enviou because a more competent practitioner has restored the ill-used sufferer to health and vigour." Surely some offshoot of the Harris family must have taken possession of the Manx press. In the Mans Sun one can almost trace the old lady's own pen. THE PRINTER.—A printer is the most curious being living. He may have a ban! and coins, and not be worth a cent— have small caps, and neither have wife nor children. o.hers may rim fast, but he gets along swiftest by setting fast. He may be making inivres sions without eloquence ; may use the lye without offending, and be telling the truth ; while others cannot stand when they set, he can set standing, and even do both at the same time--have to use teruitur.., and yet no dwelling —may make and put away pie, and never see a pie, much less eat it, during his life—be a human being and a rot at the same time—may press a great deal, and not ask a favour—may handle a shooting iron, and know nothing about a cannon, gun, of pistol ; he may move the lever that moves the world, and yet be as far from moving the globe as a hog with his nese under a mole hill; spread sheets without being a housewife; he may lay his form on a bed, and yet he obliged to sleep on the floor ; he may use the 'l* withcat sheCding blood, and from the earth may handle the * 55 ; he may be of a rottinq dicpositfon4and yet never desire to travel ; he may have a sheep's foot, and not be deformed ; never be 'without a case, and know nothing in law or physic ; be always correcting his errors, and grow ing worse every day ; have enir- , -,s without ever having the arms of a lass around 141 m ; have his form locked up, and at the same time be free from gaol, watchhouse, or any other confinement. DEATH or ADMIRAL SIR ROBERT WALLER OTWAY, BART., G.C.B.—This distinguished officer expired on Tuesday morn ing, at his residence in Hyde Park-garelens, having just completed his 74th year. Sir Robert was Admiral of the White, a Knight Grand Cross of the order of the Bath, a dignitario of the Brazilian order of the Cross, and Groom of the Stole to her Majesty the Queen, having been appointed to that office by the Whig Administration. He was born in April, 1772; married, August 15, 1801, Clementina, daughter and co-heir of Admiral Holloway, of Wells, Somersetshire, by whom he had issue five sons and seven daughters, of whom two sons and two daughters are dead ; to one of the latter, Adelaide Louisa, Queen Adelaide stood sponsc.r. The eldest son, Robert Waller, born July 22, 1813, a commander in the Royal Navy, was killed by a fall from his horse in Hyde Park, May, 1811. The second son, Charles Cooke, born in June, 1815, w as l ost i n her Majesty's ship Victor (which he commanded) in a hurricane ^ in the West Indies, September, 1842. The deceased was created a baronet at the Corona tion in 1831, for his eminent professional services. lie went to sea early in life. In Lord Howe's action in the Channel he served as lieutenant on board the Impregnable. While in command of the Thorn lie was frequently engaged on shore in the Carib war, and captured the French corvette Courier, in 1795. He commanded the Mermaid, and twice beat off the French frigate Vengeance, of greatly superior force, under the batteries of Besse Terre, Guadeloupe. In command of the boats of the same ship he cut the Marine privateer, of considerable force, from near Porto Rico. In- command of the Cares, he drove on shore, off the Havannah, a Spanish guarda costa of 10 guns, which (the Ceres being also on shore) he destroyed by the boats. In command of the Trent, and with the boats of that ship he brought out a Spanish corvette from L aguayra, in 1799, a n d de stroyed her. Commanded the London in the battle of Copenhagen, in 1801 ; the Montague on the coast of Catalonia, and rendered good service; the Ajax off Toulon, in Sir H. Blackwood's partial engage ment with the French squadron ; and, in the same ship, covered the siege of St. Sebastian, in 1813. In short, the Gallant Admiral was under fire upwards of 100 times, and his name has been repeatedly mentioned in the published dispatches of superior officers. Sir Robert's family is one of great antiquity. In politics he was a Whig and " something more," but of late years he took no active part in political proceedings. POST-OFFICE RETURN.—On Wednesday morning, the letter-carriers of the General Best-office were called upon to make an immediate return to the House of Commons of the amount of their wages, extra duties (stating whether mid-day mails, cart-duties, or otherwise), early delivery, accommodation houses, bell (including houses called at), Christmas graruitieF, and other fees and emoluments. This is in answer to the call of Mr. Pretheroe, ALP upon the House, on Thursday, April 30, 1846. KENSINGTON.—TRIBUTE OF RZSPECT.—The nobility, gentry, and other inhabitants of the parish of Kensington, have pre sented Mr. Chesterton a handsome service of plate on his retirement from the office of churchwarden, which he had filled for the last six and-twenty sears The following is the inscription on the salver : "Presented to Charles Chesterton, Esq., May 5, 1846, on his retire. Malt from the office of churchwatden'Of the'pailsh of St. Mary Ab bot% Kensington, as a memorial of the high esteem and respect in which he is held by his friends,_atid as an acknowledgment of the valu able services rendered by him to the parish during the long period of twenty-six years. in which he has discharged, with diligence, dis cretion, and fidelity, tire arduous duties he had to perform." QUEEN ELIZADETIt AND THE DRAMA.--A hitherto unknown and highly curious document was laid before the Shakspere Society at its last meeting, and it forms an important illustration of our early stage history very shortly before our great dramatist is supposed to have come to London. It is stated by several authori ties, that Queen Elizabeth formed a separate company of royal ?layers, in 1553, putting Richard Tarlton and Robert Wilson at the head of it. We now learn, for the first time, in what way she pro ceeded in order to secure the best actors to be found in any part of the kingdom. She issued a most arbitrary commission under the Great Seal, to Tilney, her Master of the Revels, authorising him to take up, for the Queen's disport and amusements, any of the actors belonging to the different noblemen or companies in London, or in other parts of the kingdom. If they resisted his power, and reftised to quit their present employment, he was to commit them to prison, .e Inraimghat, Sbeuletctas " without bail or mainprlie," until they obeyed. The most singular clause in this document is still to be noticed, for Tilney was not only to exercise this authority over actors, but authors; and every dra matist he chose to summon was to appear before him with their plays, or to read and recite them to him, that h as ho pleased fer performance before the Queen. If they refused, such they might be committed for any period the 3 easter of the ltevele thought fit, non obstante any Act of Parliament. This garde dosntzeadrisermayrkoafbalerbililtursatrryutpolonwears b re y g t a h rd e s cr t o h l e ln d in t c 5 7 2. 1 ::: :: AT TILE LITERARY INSTITUTION, 130RoUGH re. a fae oe C n ( °a . I Ne g i n Et teTars. Wednesday the lecture-room of tho above institution, by Messrs. George Case and N. T. Spark y , which was b ut thinly attended, owing we , imagine, to the wetness o f t h e evening. At the te of the first p art of the programme Mr. John Parry amused the company with ase ng called tra o r d i t n h a e r y " e l4 ff l e e e l a t n b c y b o t l h y e Maiden, forra e gentlemen o r the eh ;ride, the Bree ze, and the Rattleaxe," written by Mr. Powell, will. o i n va t s h p e e p r i f a o n r o m fb e i d te w . l wthheoxse comic powers and scientific skill on that instrument called forth the admiration and applause of the company assembled. It certainly haps ludicrously exaggerate.] ) 1; music' aryl fun, rons of It per sdOinedreaMcvre. at mParry,thei mpimimic a powers nfort e was a curious medley of poetr • who arranged ' it U for o n the h t h e e t piano,vol e i a t nd reflects display e a d t c c r o l e i d s i i . t int'tsperforatance Mrs. A. Newton, Missdisplayed Thornton, great Richardson,execution,an dcc er tainlyase .. Miss E. Ward, who pre and Sporle, were justly entitled to the warm and enthusiastic appro bation which they received from their delighted audience. Baron d'Andre, Secretary of the French Embassy at Turin, arrived in Paris on Sunday. He is the bearer of the treaty concluded betwoen Frame and Satin* Which Om Zing of iiartlinta law ratified, SERIOUS CHARGE OF SINKING A SHIP. On Wedneslay, Robert Henry Leighton, late master, John Bowmaker, mate, and Thomas Taircloitgh, William Grozier, and Thomas Wallis, three of the crew of the schooner Helen, of Sunderland, who were formally arraigned, on Friday last, before the magistrates at the Police-court, Sunderland, were again placed at the bar, charged with having scuttled the schooner Helen, of Sunderland, coal laden from that port to Stettin, on the high seas, with intent to defraud the under writers of the Indemnity Insurance Society, London, of the insurance effected upon the said vessel. William Snowball, Esq., solicitor, appeared in support of the prosecution, instituted by the under-writers of the Helen, and Messrs. G. S. Ranson and Christopher T. Potts attended 03 behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Cooper appeared for Mr. R. Hutchinson, the owner, and stated the case. Mr. Snowball called John Hodge, who deposed that he is a fisherman, and lives at Bridlington Quay. On the night of Sunday, the 26th of April last, he went off to a schooner with John Buddy, which had just come routed Flamborough Head ; as soon as the vessel saw us approach her in our coble, she altered her course, and stood away from us ; we then went ashore again, it was half-ebb of the tide. Cros-examined by Mr. Ranson —When we first saw the vessel she was about three miles from Bridlington ; was within a coble's length of the schooner when the bore away from us; cannot tell whether the crew were pumping the vessel or not, but thinks they were not; saw four men upon the deck; cannot say whether the vessel was by the head or the stern. Re-examined by Mr. Snowball—Has no doubt but she was the same vessel which we saw on the 26th of April, that afterwards came ashore upon the beach to the northward of Bridlington harbour. John Boddy, who is also a fisherman, deposed that he went off with the last witness to a schooner in Bridlington Bay, about half-past seven o'clock in the evening of the 26th of April; the course the vessel was steering would have taken her to land about five miles to the south of Bridlington; between four and five o'clock on the morning of the 27th of April, I was standing on the cliff at Bridlington-quay along with Francis Gray and others, wh en I saw the schooner sink which had been previously riding at her anchor. We saw the vessel sink all but her masts; pn the Wednesday following the vessel discharged herself of her cargo of coals, and we towed her on shore. She turned out to be the Helen, of Sunderland. Has no doubt but she is the same vessel that Bodge, Miles, and himself, went off too on the Sunday night. She came on shore on her starboard side; there were between fifty and sixty vessels in the bay at the time,she sunk. Robert Usher— I s a sa il er at B ridlington. Saw the Helen sink on the morning of the 27th of April. She made no signal of distress before she sunk. Francis Gray—ls also a sailor at Bridlington. Assisted in towing the Helen ashore on the 29th of April. On the Satur day after we discovered four or five auger holes in the starboard quarter of the vessel, which had been bored from the insi.le of her. The plank was splintered on the outside. These holes were covered with water until the Saturday. I was present when the two pieces of plank and timber, - which had the holes bored in them ; were cut oat of the vessel. (The plank and timber were here produced in Court.) has no donbt whatever but that the holes had been bored from the inside of the ship. Found the chisel and auger now pro e . duced in the cabin of the Helen. Mr. Walter Bramwell—ls agent for Lloyd's at Bridlington. • Recollects the Helen sinking on the 27th ult. It is usual for masters of ships to report to him when any accident occurs to them ; in this case no report was made to him. Is of opinion that the auger holes had been bored within two or three clays of the time that he saw them, and from the inside of the ship. • Mr. Thomas B. Siney is Lloyd's surveyor at Sunderland , and was of opinion that the holes had been bored from the in side of the ship, and that they bad been recently done. Mr. Ralph Hutchinson, the owner of the Helen, stated she was insured for 6001., and her cargo and freight for 2001. Ile had refused 9004 for her. The magistrates committed all the prisoners for trial at the next Durham assizes, but said bail would be taken. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 14 .—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E., light breezes and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY 13.—Wind E. to E. by N., strong.—Acrd. Commerce (brig) from South America, for Cronstadt. A three-masted steal schooner, black and white mouldings, westward. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind E. to N.N.E., fresh.—Sld. for 1 crutze, her Majesty's ships St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Queen, R odney 'Albion, Superb, Van guar d , R aleigh, Brilliant ; her Majesty's steame t Terrible, Scourge, Retrib u ti on, G ladiator, Cyclops, Devastation. back, her Majesty's ship Raleigh. Off, Cuba, Degu, Havannab, for Harnburgh. .NEwpoaT, MAY 11.—The Three Brothers, Evans, after being re paired at Fishguard, l e ft on T hursday last, and was shortly after' wards found msking much water ; to avoid her sinking, she beached on Goodwin Sands, when a treenail was found wanting in one of the bottom planks. SEArrear, MAY 12.—The Clara, Gearing, arrived here with lose 0 1 cutwater, jib boom, &c., having been in contact on the 10th inst., r e ' Radcliffe, withthe brig Eliza Ann. IlAawicil, MAY 13.—1 t has been blowing a heavy gale throughou t the day from the eastward, and still continues. LIVERPOOL, MAY 13.—The wreck of the Edward Kent was Passed' 7th ult., in lat 35, l on . 75 , b y the Lady Raffles, Roy, arrived at this port. The Jane Dixon was driven on shore on the main land nea r _ Quintam Island, Patagonia, during a S.W. gale. The Smile was driven on shore to the northward of Quintam Island, I7th Feb., crew saved. DUBLIN, MAY 12.—The Hope, Adams, from the Clyde to DO; (e kirk, put into Kin gs t own yesterday, leaky, and the crew refused proceed. ,he I i MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERDAY)• LLY IVttibiM ETS SMITHFIELD. —Meadow 51 Its; Oat Straw; II 123 to 1/ 14s; Wheat Straw, 1114 s to 11 163 1/ , ' load. Supply good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 31 8s to 41 10s ; Clover ditto, 41 81 to 51 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 13s to 11 15s; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 11 17 0 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 53 to 41 80 ; Clover ditto, 41 Si to GI ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to II 14s ; 'Wheat Straw, 11 I4s to 1 1 161 per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely late rate& 7417. MAT ZW.51.160.3iM TS. Sou'ruALL, MAY 13.—Although the supply of fat stock was, on the whole, good, the demand ruled stem'. - , at fully last week's quotation!• Beef from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, :is Gd to Is ; Lamb, 5s 4d to Gs 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; and Park, Is 8d to 4s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. Boatman, MAY 13.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the cemand ruled heavy. Beef, front 2s lid to 4s; Mutton, as 6d to ss; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d; Veal, 40 to 45 10d; find Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Ribs. Suckling Calves, 188 to 255 ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 145 to 185 ; and Milch Cows► with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. HAILS . II.Of, MAT I3.—We had a steady demand here to-day at full prices. Beef, from 2s lOd to 48 ; Mutton, 38 8d to 58 ; Lamb , 55 6d to Gs 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 42 8d Par 81bs. AIIINDEA MAT 12.—Beef, from 2s Bd. to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 38 8d to 58; Lamb, 5s 6d to Gs ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 45 to 4s 8d Per Bibs. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably firm. CHICHESTER, MAY 13.—There was only a moderate business trans acted this morning, yet the quotations were well supported. Bee r ' from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, as 8d to 5s ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ;Veal, 4s to 45 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6;i . per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 185 to 28!! Quarter-old Store Pigs, 14s to 18s; and Milch Cows, 'a ith their mat' Calf, 161 to'l7/ 158 each. NNIVGA.TE AND LEADENTIA.I.36. We had a fair *ve t a ge supp l y of each kind of meat here. Yo -t M .„, general demand rul e d s t ea d y, at full prices. Beef from 24 6 41 ''' 3s Gd ; Mutton, a s 4d t o 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d; , e 4s to 5s ; and Pork, as 8d to 5s per 816 s by the carcass. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH (URN For the Week ended M a y 9, 11446, made up f rem the Y eturns of the Inspeetqrs in the different Cities and Towns in Enpand and Wale , per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I . BYE. BEA NS. I PRICE .. 56s 8d 29s BARLEY ' OATS. 7d 23s I I 334 od 353 8d 34s PEAS. id DUTY... 16s Od 8 9 Od 55 Od 9r 6d 79 6d Ss 6d DADVERTISEMENT.]—The Gentleman's Real Head of Hair, or Invisible Ventilating Peruke, is_ so close a resem blance to nature as to defy detection ; and to enable any gen tleman to see the effect, a large ascottment is always kept for inspection, any one of which, if weroved of, saves the purchaser both time and trouble. Thcse splendid specimens of the per ruquean art, superior to anything to be obtained elsewhere, either in Paris or London, have only to be seen to be aelinired, and are the sole invention of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. N.B. Splendid hair-cutting apartments on the ground-floor, the whole of the walls being lined with looking-glass a la =ode de Paris. To THE SPOZTING WORLD.—The sale of Bell's Life in London exceeds twenty-four thousand. dell's Life is published at 170, Strand, every Saturday, in time for the afternoon railways: Bella Life, May 17, will contain a full report of the pugilistic conteo between Gill and Norley. [ ADVERTISEMENT.] —DRAPNESS AND '7DEFECTIYg VISION RELIEVED, 39,11 kLBERMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.—Ne wi I invented acoustic tubes, for relief of extreme deafness, and vrhea inserted in the ear cannot be perceived by the nearest observer — they are entirely different from all others, and are the smallest hear ing instruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of an inch 1 0 their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unah served, and removed therefrom with as great ease and facility. per.: scns are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear most distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be greatly considered, a natural expansion of the cavity of the ear Is preserved —a thickening or contraction of which in many instances Is par tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant sen sation of singing noises in the ears Is entirely obviated. Also inn proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately t he newly-Invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which Wea r before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, se that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses , and microscopes. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, are not in any way connected with a person of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood. nor in any part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be had at 39, Albermarle- CURED BY Boa trcet, Piccadilly, opposite the Yor Hotel. OF T wi ii I l l a. ill-health, el 10rthmany aa HEART, nndy [ ADVERTISEMENT. SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND . LOWRY'S PILLS .—A Spencer, .—A gentleman of the name of residing for when lying down, the very hod to Fluke; and, again, DEBILITY, was even at death's door, the action of his hear' being frequently so 3—P G E A N L E P R I A T L A D T ytheearpsTiensetnhte East n as S t a l e n k d v ia ill e e o -street, from shortness of breath and debility he could scarcely walk twenty violent as to cause, yards. This gentleman may now be seen out hunting, in the fullest • enjoyment of health, having been cured by th e surprising virtues of Holloway's justly celebrated Pills, which are sold by every chemists. and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. -- ---- BIRTHS On of a the Ot h inst., at Brighton, th e Wife of George Cary Elwell, En' daughter. On the 10th inst., at Richmond, Mrs. H. Hopwood . of a dauhter On the 11th inst., at the R ec t ory, Orcheston St. Mary, the g o , wife 1 the Rev. E. T. Bidwell, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Shoreditch, Mrs. W. F. Scales, of a son. . On the 11th inst., at U pper Porchester-street, Cambridge-Ra ni "' Mrs. William Williams, of a daughter. On the 10th in s t ., at Herne-hill, Dulwich, the l a dy o f D av id Ina. Noad, Esq., of a daughter. On the 10th inst., Mrs. Neale Horne, of Grove•road, Brixton, of a so n. On the 10th i ns t ., the Wife of Graham Willmore, Esq., of a da tr'hter" On the 11th i nst., at Frogual, Hampstead, the lady of Vaugha n ' Mavis, Esq., of a d aughter. North MARRED. On the 7th i ns t ., at Church Kirk- I , by the Rev. R. T. Wheeler, In cumbent W St. John' s Ch urch, Blackburn, Thomas Simpson. } - 7. 9„ . ' of Fox-hill Ba n k , Lancashire, to Ellen, only daughter of Benjan2i— W alln`leY, Esq-, of Pa. , dock House, Lancashire. On the 9th inst., at the Old Church, Brighton, W. H. Cane, Es i of Uxbridge, to Miss Harriet Jane Zen& of Earl's-court, BromPre m On the 9th inst., at Walcot Church, Edwin T. Caulleild, of Bah eeP: duff, in the Queen's County, Ireland, Esq., to Alicia Almer ia youngest daughter of General Sir David Latimer Eliding Widdrint ton, KOJI., &c. On the 9th inst., at Bromley, Rent, Lieutenant-Colonel Thew:: Chase Parr, of the Bomb a y A rmy , to H arriet, second daug hter Cha! les Pott, Esq., of Freelands, in the same county. On the 9th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, Wiilistn „ Bosville James, Esq., to Ellen, second d aug h ter of Alderma n Aloe— DIED. On the 28th of April, at Naples, of consumption, in his 17th 3' 6 l r ! John, only son of the late Hon. George Talbot, and nephew t o tno Earl of Shrewsbury. On the 7th inst., In Spencer- s t re et, N or th amp t on - sq aare, J * Cornick, aged 66. - , . On the Sth inst., Cecilia, wife of Mr. G. Bellamy, lane, aged 52. On the Bth inst., Sarah, wif e o f M r . G. M u rton Tracy, surgeon* Acacia-road, St. John's-wood. On the Stl, inst., at Shanklla, James, elitist son of Mr. Thomas Jackson, ofKingston, Surrey. of Little Carter- London : Printed and Published by DiUliDO YOUNG, of N•. 112 ' Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Ilealuoi of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, Friday, Ma 12' 1840.