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THE ETON COLLEGE FOURTH ALLEGED MURDER at SHAD WELL OF JUNE REGATTA. Benjamin Gibbins, the man charged on suspicion of causing ETON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This annual festival, estab- the death of Jane, alias Anne Sloman, in Labour-in-Vain lished now upwards of half a century ago for the purpose of street, Shadwell, was brought up on Thursday for re-exami celebrating the anniversary of the birth of George 111., a nation at the Thames Police-court: Sovereign who especially patronized, during his lengthened Inspector Valentine proved that when he asked the pri reign, the Royal College of Eton, took place this evening i soner why he did not get in at the lower window, he at first shortly after seven o'clock. The day, which was remarkably answered it was fast, and afterwards replied that he did not fine, and most intensely sultry, the thermometer being up- like to enter another person's premises. wards of 80 in the shade, attracted a more than usually large Martha Darlow, Jamaica-place, Limehouse, had known the assemblage of distinguished old Etonians, and a large con- prisoner since Tuesday week, when he came to her house course of persons from Oxford, Cambridge, and the metro- with his wife to look for work for her. Saw the deceased La of the accompanied by many of their families, to the banks Monday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, in m. the Thames, in the well-known Brocas, where several bour-in-Vain-street. She said she'd go to the fair t o hi m. thousands had congregated long before the hour for the Did not see her after. On Tuesday morning , at said, "Make starting of the boats to. Old Surley, about three miles above past seven, he came to witness's house, an d dead. She fell a quarter Windsor-bridge. Amongst those we observed in carriages baste, and get the things out, for my wife is oing to tell her I am and on horseback, and amongst the host of pedestrians, were down stairs, and broke her neck. the Marquis of Granby, Lord Guernsey, Lord Curzon, Earl mother." He said no more, but went a;r e ay a . g ici Witness under of Darnley, Dr. Dodsworth, Rev. R. Okes, Dr. Stanford, Lord stood him to mean " the still" when Suffield, Dir. Grenville Penn, Rev. G. Dupuis, Lord Camp.. She and her husband went direc t ly to the house of the pri bell, the things from the Rev. Mr. Abraham, Lady St. Germans, Lady C. Russell, soner, and her husband then b rou g ht lady Exmo u th, Rev. Mr. Wilder, Captain Seymour, jr .W. back window of the room the stll was in. She and her hus- Hw•court, &c. band then went away. Windsor-bridge, and the wharfs and fields on either side John Harris was then called t.h —He was proprietor Market -hill, e , near to of the river, were also crowded with spectators. of the King's Arms, At the hour appointed, which was punctually observed, seven o'clock as l y po d ss e i a b d le, in on h T er ue h s o d u ay ae m io orn L in h g, o n . hearing a our-in-Vain for the departure for Surley-hall, the seven boats with their that a woman hewent to a- the house, and, looking through the k y respective crews attired in naval costume, proceeded up the street, h y d ao movement. t o door, hbute door there l i v i n e was s notee n n o i river, in the van being two shallops, containing the band of who were k h n e o a c r k d ed hole, saw . a woman lying wit i h n o sai u td t et,h an e the 2d Regiment of Life Guards stationed at Windsor. a few minutes, as a woman said they need The following is " the order of their going," with the names fanonrros broken eepnro. policeman, opene P e m e o a f p n o l r e not, as the husband was likel y come in a few moments of their captains and crews : Witness entered the house, as did the husband, who came' The Monarch, 10 oars—Luttrell captain of the boats) • Buller, Miller, ma., Lygon, Trema yne, uturea. 111Seottnitneoenellasekebdeghanim Itso•hycr3he—d"idMnyotP Bosan ma., Lawford, mi., Hanbury, and Bernie ; Mark n ha m steerer. P qu et, r,an W gh el a b m y, , giveo o r dearth ealarm cre a ;- Victory—Bunny, captain • Barnes, Thomps o ooner? He said he did not like to disturb the inhabitants Arnand, Board, Blundell, and ' Welby, mi.;t that hour of thnigh t, Lord Dungarvon, Mills,Mi ls,steerer. e and he went to a coffee-shop to Prince of Wales—Greenwood, capta in; Holden, Feild en , Hamilton, P. Smith, Buchannon, and Miles, get a cup of coffee. ma.; Miles, m ax ., s t ee rer. Anne Sloman, th e mot h er of the deceased,:was then called, BritanniMarshall, captain;Fellowes, , Ogle, De Rutzen andevidence gave similar to that which s h e t en d ere d a t t h e Rhodes, Barton, Reade, and Herres; te H aywood, steerer. inquest, but confirmed the p r i soner ' s s t a t ement as to having Dreadnought--Bagshawe, captain ; ci Co, _Dixon, ursdon, been at the f a i r w i t h t h e d eceased, and riding in one of the Crosse, Nicholles, White, and Wood; Lor d Loughborough, roundabouts at which the prisoner was employed. steerer.' Thorogood, 280 K, dep ose d t o b rea ki ng open t h e d oor i n Thetis—Powys, captain ; Suttie, Norbury, Hammond, Labour-in-Vain-street. Bofore doing so, he heard a sound Boothby, Croft, Curry, and Walpole ; Etherst one , s t eerer. as if some things were being removed. It appeared to come St. George—Miller , mi., captain; Kinlock, Whitingstall, from the next house. He saw the deceased lying on the Walker, Mangham , Cotterell, Holden, mi., and Prendergast ; ground in the passage, with h er f ee t t owar d s t h e sta i rs. The Haywood, ml., steerer. prisoner came in soon after. He said he was sorry for her, A splendid cold collation was provided at Surley-hall, with but he did not know anything about it. The prisoner was wines of the choicest description, for the crews and their re- then taken into custody. spective friends, to which ample justice was done, and the Inspector Valentine having requested to have the prisoner usual loyal and patriotic toasts were duly and expediti ous l y again remanded, as there w ere some ma t er i a l w i tnesses not honoured. then in attendance, Upon the return of the boats to Windsor. bridge the usual Mr. Broderip asked what time he would require? Mr. display of fireworks took place from the eyot. The whole Valentine said he would wish for a week, to procure the at affair pasted off without the occurrence of a single accident. tendance of one very material witness. Mr. Broderip—The charge is a very grave one, and I hope you will be prepared. Inspector Valentine—l shall take care, sir. The prisoner, .being asked if he had anything further to say in his defence, replied, " I only wish to have the neigh bours called up and hear what they have to say about me." Mr. Broderip directed the inspector to bring up everybody • who could throw any light upon the subject, and the case was remanded until Thursday next. 1 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. - - - THE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. T PORTSMOUTH, TIJUTtS 3AY.—The following letters relating to the proceedings of the squadron will be found interesting, as the opinions of experienced officers of different ships : " her Majesty's ship Rattler, at sea, May 27. "We beat the whole squadron under sail alone. In a trial with the Brilliant, yesterday, she acknowledged by signal we beat her a mile to windward in four hours' sail. The Ter rible and Scourge, who paned company the first night, have not made their appearance since. We go into Corrk about the 30th. ZOn Thursday the inquest on the body of Anne Sloman, ad journed from the previous day, was resumed bfore Mr. Baker, jun. It is unnecessary to report the evidence already given at the police-court, and which has so recently been before the public. The evidence adduced to-day only tends to involve the case in deeper mystery. The first witness examined was Anna Lewis, residing at No. 7, next door to the decased, whom she never saw till Saturday, cleaning the step of her door. On Tuesday morn ing, twenty minutes after twelve o'clock, witness heard repeated knockings at N o. 6 , where deceased resided, and being up and dressed, looked out of the win dow. She heard a man (whom she had never seen before) knocking at the door, and crying, "Jane, open the door." A voice, as if a woman's lying on a bed, replied, "I shan't." This was repeated thrice. He asked for the key to let him self in, and in about a minute or two after, no answer being returned, witness heard a noise from the top to the very bottom of the stairs. Witness cried out to the man, " Oh, she has fell down stairs." He continued to knock for about ten minutes more, and then said he would go and get a lodging. Witness heard no more noise until half-past five the same morning, when the same man returned and knocked again until a quarter to seven, when he asked witness's leave to go through her house to get to the back premises at No. 6. She let him in, and he put a ladder on the water-butt, and got in at the window. In about four or five minutes witness and a Mrs. Mann looked through the street-door key-hole, and saw him with a candle. They also saw a female lying in the passage, and he seemed trying to raise her head, and called Jane three times. Before that he seemed trying to straighten her legs down. Witness asked if anything was the matter, when he blew out the light and came out at the door, which he shut behind him, exclaiming, " Oh dear I am afraid there is ; I will go an d f etc h h er mother." Wit ness did not see him again until he was in cusbaly of the police. In half an hour after a man and woman, who were strangers to witness, came to the place. The woman, who represented herself as the deceased's sister, got into the yard of witness's house, and was followed by the man. He got ever the palings and handed a long twisted pipe of tin and a boiler out of No. 6. Witness got frightened, thinking there was something wrong, and ran up stairs. The man then put the twisted thing and the long pipe over. The woman ran up stairs into witness's apartment, with the boiler in her hand, exclaiming, " Oh dear, they have burst the door open." The woman then ran away, and witnes threw the boiler over the next wall. Police-sergeant Townson, 6 IC, was next examined, and re peated the evidence already published in the reports from the Thames Police-court. " The Vanguard, in her trial with the two-deckers, blow ing very hard, found herself the best ship. The Rodney next. The Albion carried away her main] topsail-yard. The St. Vincent, in firing her stern guns from the ward room, knocked down every bulkhead and ornamental work in the ward-room, and required all the carpenters in the fleet to put things to rights. The Rattler has quite surprised everybody. The fleet will be at Spithead about the end of June." "At sea. Lat 48 N., lon. 9.30 W., May 23. " Our gallant Commodore has just made the signal, An opportunity for letters.' ‘-‘ We have only had two trials of sailing—first, 15th in stant, before the wind, 18 miles. At the finale, Vanguard, 1; Albion, 2; Superb, 3; Queen, 4; Rodney, 5; St. Vincent, 6; Trafalgar, 7. Second trial, 19th instant, blowing strong from south-west, with a heavy head sea (three hours) with the two deckers, with as much sail as she could stagger under, three reefs out, and sometimes top-gallant sails over. Early in the trial, the Albion and Superb split their main topsails, so it was left to Rodney and Vanguard. At the conclusion Vanguard weathered her opponent 800 yards dead in the wind's eve. " Queen appears to have fallen eff in her sailing. Albion improved. St. Vincent appears to go sluggishly along, under low sail. We can almost spare her a mainsail. The weather (half the tim e we h ave b een out) has been more like De cember than May, blowing hard, with an ugly sea. " The Brilliant, Terrible, and Retribution lost us the first night ; the two latter have not yet joined, and the former picked up the squadron a few days ago. The most extraor dinary craft is the RAtler, which, I do believe, will beat the 'whole squadron under sail (low sail, blowing fresh). To-day we have had general quarters, firing three rounds blank ; otherwise we have been very quiet, but expect to be roused up nightly to general quarters, firing three rounds as quick as possible. From all I can learn we shall most likely be at Cork early in June." " Her Majesty's ship, St. Vincent, at sea, May 26. "I send this by one of the steamers that the Commodore intends to send to Cork the moment his dispatches are ready, and he says that we are to b e th ere ourse l ves t h ree days after the arrival of the steamer, but not to remain longer than forty-eight hours. Nearly ever since we have been out the weather has been very bad; four days under storm sails, and mostly very thick and foggy, so that we have had but few trials. On both occasions we had an advantage over the Queen and Trafalgar. The two deckers perhaps had an ad vantage over us, but you can scarcely call it a trial. Our principal work has been in exercising a very green ship's company in reefing, and in making and shortening sail, and firing' blank cartridges at quarters. We are busy looking after some of our stray sheep, three of the steamers having parted company the first night. " Vanguard put herself on fire for a minute or two, from the stern port, on lower deck, owing to not being able to have sufficient of the muzzle outboard; that might be remedied by having the two after guns on lower deck about eighteen inches longer. " On the 22d, our patient being better, an order was given for us to go to general quarters, and fire our stern guns. I think it took us about forty minutes to clear away abaft, and after having kept up a very good fire (ten rounds from each gun) we found we had done much damage to our gingerbread, especially in ward-room, and admiral's and captain's cabins; such as admiral's stern-walk much shook ; officers' cabin, bulkheads, down about our ears ; and a variety of other little things, such as glass sashes, &c., knocked to pieces; so that we were compelled to make a signal for two carpenters and joiners:from each ship of the fleet to come on board to repair damages, where they remained for two days. Other ships did not suffer. a On the 26th, at 11 r.n., the night signal was made, Prepare for action, and nre three rounds.' Some of the ships commenced very soon, I think all before us. However, not a man in this ship knew a word about it, except the Commodore and Captain, and considering we are a green' ship's company, I think we did pretty well ; for frcm the time we beat to quarters, hammocks all stowed on deck, tables, stools, and bags all stowed in their places below the gun decks, and fired the first, in twelve minutes, without a single accident of any sort. " St. Vincent is certainly the worst in performing any evolution aloft, such as making or shortening sail, reefing, &c. ; but consider, she has a new ship's company, with 400 men that scarcely ever saw a man-of-war before. and I am sorry to say that the commodore does not make sufficient allowance, for he expects everything to be done as well and as smart as the other ships that have been from two to three years in commission. " Y.S. Brilliant had a few hours' trial on wind with Su perb, and beat her. Raleigh has just made her number." " Her Slajesty's ship at sea, May 29. We all started in company on the 13th ; the next morn ing we found missing the Brilliant, Terrible, and Cyclops ; and the day after the R e t r ib ut i on was also missing. Brilliant we picked up after a week's absence ; the three steamers we have seen nothing of since. Gladiator and Scourge we have had in company mostly all the time ; Rattler always. " It is quite evident that the steam-vessels can do nothing in sailing with a fleet or squadron. Rattler (the one with the screw) does very well. " When we are under very easy sail they are compelled to crowd every stitch they can, and then barely keep up with us. The Gladiator is somewhat better since she unshipped some of her paddle floats • but it took her eight hours to do so, and it wou ld, i n all probability, take half as long again to replace them. Some of the steam-vessels are not even fitted to discon nect, which is a very great drawback. The Scourge can (comparatively) do nothing under sail, she being so situated. " For most part of the time we had very bad weather, blowing hard, with a continuation of thick fogs, so that we have had but few trials, and they being mostly with single ships. Rodney and Vanguard had one good trial with a Ifresh breeze, just able to carry a main topgallant sail. I : I ) a n ink it was allowed that Vanguard had a little advantage. one occasion the St. Vi ncent had a four hours' trial with the Queen ; in which it was afterwards admitted by Sir ron Bremer, by signal, that the St. Vin a cent . had the ad.. Gandage--both of the above trials wer on wtiTedilbToenstaeard day there was a pretty little trial between the Queen, on a wind, with a nice royal breeze : the fo er bad considerable advantage There was also at the same time an interesting trial between the Rodney and the Superb, going about two points free ; the Superb beat her much ; so it is allowed l e bo d ard here th at the Rodney does not sa il quite so well as and the Superb much better. The Trafalgar can do nothingwith any. At this stage of the proceedings it was intimated that the woman alluded to in the statement of Anna Lewis had been discovered by the police, and was in attendance. Mr. Ross, surgeon, had made a post nun tem examination of the body. On examining the external marks upon the face he found that there were internal bruises which corresponded with them, and which were evidently the result of a blow. On carefully taking away the covering from the vicinity of the wound on the back of the head, he observed a slight fracture on the upper part of the occipital bone. There was (an extensive bruise reund the head, and on removing the skull cap and dura mater he found a large quantity of ex travasated blood over the surface of the brain, to the extent of at least three ounces. The brain itself was congested, but otherwise healthy. The occipital bone was slightly frac tured on the inner side, but there was no depression ; the fracture had gone through. The blood had escaped from the superior longitudinal sinus, which was ruptured, and death was occasioned by the effusion of blood upon the brain. In answer to a juror, Mr. Ross said it was possible that the wound and fracture on the back of deceased's head could have been caused by a kick from the toe of a heavy boot. A poker, or any other blunt and heavy instrument, would have inflicted such a wound. Witness did not think that the injuries on the face and the back of the head could have been occasioned by a fall down the stairs. It was just pos sible that a person receiving a blow in the face, and falling down the stairs, could have sustained the injuriez. To the CORONER —lt was possible that a person receiving such an injury might have placed such a pillow as the sack produced under her head, and yet not have sufficient con sciousness to answer a person knocking at the door. A blow might have stunned and made her sick at the time, but she might have sufficiently recovered to move about, yet after wards have died from its effects. Inspector Valentine, of the K division, who took the charge on Tuesday morning, proved that in questioning Gibbins as to why he got in through the upper window, which was a matter of difficulty, instead of at the lower one, which was more easy of access, Gibbins replied, that he tried to lift it, but could not do so. Being told by the inspector it was very easy, and had no fastening, he re plied, " Well, I did not like to go through another per son's premises." The inspector answered, " You were going through his premises in getting in where you did ;" to which the prisoner made no answer. There was no fas tening to the lower window, which was only three feet from the ground, whilst the upper one was ten feet, and the ladder only four feet high. After a minute search no instru ment had been found by which the wound on the deceased's head was likely to have been inflicted. Witness tried to stand the ladder in the water-butt, which had no head, and did not appear to have been recently moved, but could not succeed. A coffee-house keeper named Crafford stated that Gibbing came into his shop at half-past twelve en Tuesda mornin and called for a cup of coffee, which he drank. Lie y remained about half an hour. Witness did not perceive anything particular in his manner. When he returned again, about half-past two, he was very quarrelseme, and appeared as if he had been drinking. At this stage of the proceedings, the jury having sat for tea hours and upwards, the coroner proposed an adjournment till Monday, which was acceded to. THE LATE MELANCHOLY ACCI DENT AT OXFORD, OXFORD, JUNE 4.—An inquest was held this morning by Mr. Coxe, the University coroner, at the house of Mr. William Wayle, publican, at the Weirs, on the body of Mr. George Gibbs, commoner of Exeter College, whe was drowned while bathing in the Isis. Mr. Lionel James Trotter, Postmaster of Merton College, being sworn, said that he met with the deceased, who was his school-fellow, at the Weirs yesterday afternoon, at about a quarter before 3 o'clock, and accompanied him to the lasher called so Bossom's Lasher, for the purpose of bathing. Witness m b z h e t d b t a h th e e d w ec it et o se u d t (whobeing outw a s of no his swimmer)ana havingkow far he witness heard an alarm G* actual lasher. so, left him to Swim toward s the Tyrrell, of St. John's. thatmcitnessibs seeing the arm of deceased abolevawraat Wit ness thought he was a full minute undec Deceased grasped him tight, and pulled' withinn deceased, eB ca ll e d frfionmdinhgimhbimyseplufttnineagrl aaged to shoulders. Thought deceased had - strength, or he could not see deceased rise soon spread, and everv%:ill the adjoining not so rea üblic-Loussertan" w depth, done Gibbs was drowning, from Mr. After a - time L w ug at h ne t n, hold of it. back er to the place, and yhisexhhaanu.ristllihiqs under. in some degree lost his dily have got away. Did after this struggle. The alarm Trotter give the as speedily Lovick Tyrrell, commoner of St. John's sworn, said that he was of the bath' Trotter; he observed Mr. shallow water near the bank. Witness swac tance, and after a short time he heard ceased, "Come here ! here !" Witness swam back to the and standing on the edge of the , place, deceased's elbow, which hold of. M r . coming up and grappling with deceased, witness at this time right to join in the struggle, witness did not think it Thought Mr. Trotter v . .ras a full minute under w a t er , and r appearance of dec ease d further from that time there wig no • till the body was found, which was rather more than a quarter of an hour afterwards. being sworn, said that , he was George Hitchings, surgeon, four o'clock; that he im sent for yest er day afternoon about he found everything mediately set out to the Weirs, where instructions of the had been dohs according to the printed the Humane Society. Witness used every effort for but without re storing of animation which his skill could suggest,file. No alt hungli he continued to do so till half-past nye. No mark of injury was found on the body. T. Hands, appointed waterman by the University, having been sworn, said, that being on his duty on the main stream, he heard an alarm given at a quarter past three o'clock. He immediately punted to the lasher, and having with assistance got his boat over into the lasher pool, found persons searching with drags and a pole. After about ten minutes search, witness succeeded in finding and raising the body of deceased with his long pole. Witness never received any instructions to attend at or near this bathing place, but was in what they call the "Gut," with a view of helping gentlemen in boats on the main stream. Verdict—" Accidentally drowned." " Her Majesty's Ship Rodney at sea, May 29. " We (Rodney) have had but two trials; one with Albion, Superb, and Vanguard, blowing very har d , single-reefed top sails, and topgallant sails occasionally, in which in three hours and a half Vanguard beat us nearly 800 yards to wind ward ; Superb and Albion having split their main fallen were in a meaar re out of the race. Queen has off. Superb, perhaps, beats us all. Raleigh, however, to-day, beat off her the wi n d i n a t r i a l o f th ree h ou rs ; how much I don't know. We consider the extra 80 tons of water has not improved Rodney's sailing qualities, although the four two-deckers are very equal indeed. We have had but two trials., as I said before. We beat to quarters by signal at eleven o'clock last Monday night. We were half an hour from the beat to the time all the guns were secured again, having fired three rounds from every gun in the ship, barring ward room and cabin of course. Day before yesterday Albion and Queen tried under royals, on a wind. Albion beat. Also Superb and Rodney. Royals set going ten knots wind at easy. Superb beat us six thousand :rds, however. In fine weather, • Symonds' ships have the best: chance. As Rodney gets lighter we expect her to improve. Trafalgar very slow; Rattler sails beautifully, never out of her station." The Earl and Countess of Haddington and suite were brono - !it from Ryda this morning by the Lightning steamer, Mr. J, E. Pettey, Master commanding, and proceeded to London by the express train. The Polyphemus steam-sloop, Commander 3PC,leverty, arrived this morning. from the eastward. ------ FIRE INSURANCE. --From a return just issue i by order of the House of Commons, relative to fire insurances, it appears that the following are the same insured in the ire offices in England in farming stock, exempt from duty, for the different quarters in 1845. In the quarter ending March sth, 15,931,660/. ; endi ng 24th June, 5,299,403/. ; 9 ending 29th September, 7,880,7611.; and ending 25th De- Total, 55,858,637/. ceaber, 26,7_46,813/. We read in the Memorial of Pau :—" The news of the approaching visit of the Duke And Duchess de .Nemours seems to be confirmed. The arrival at Paul of A N. La ?trent:fir, controller of their household, who has been 4orderect_tolgive instructions relative to their visit, and to 4. engage aparttuents at Luz, leaves no doubt on the su bj ect. e, ' They will arrive about the 15th of June, and will pass a 1-- month at Pau, and in ex curs i ons i n th e Pyrenees. It is said e: SW they wilOtaimropanied_by their children." L- 't,....... - -r. :....4.lsy zrx ...,/ ;,,..~ e t~ THE GREENWICH RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURL'iO THE loLmsva•—On Monday there were 52,000 passengers who travelled by the above railway; on Tuesday, 30,000; and on Wednesday, 19,000 ; making altogether 101,000 persons—a greater number than has travelled on that line at any pre vious Whitsuntide. THE SUN', LONDON, SATURDAY _MORNING, JUNE 6 0 1846. CHANNEL ISLANDS. COPY OF THE COMMISSION ISSUED TO INQUIRE INTO THE STATE OF THE LAW IN THE CHAN NEL ISLANDS. Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to our trusty and well-beloved Thomas Flower Ellis, Esq., Barrister-at-law, and Thomas Bros, Esq., Barrister-at-law, greeting: Whereas we have deemed it expedient, for divers good causes and considerations, that a Commission should forthwith issue for inquiring into the criminal laws now in force in our Channel Islands, and into the constitution and powers of the tribunals and authorities charged with the execution of such laws : now know ye, that we, having especial trust and confidence in your wisdom and fidelity, have assigned, nominated, and appointed, and do by these presents assign, nominate, and appoint you the said Thomas Flower Ellis and Thomas Bros, to be our Commissione rs , t o go i nto our said islands for the purposes aforesaid ; and for the better effect ing the purposes of this our Commission, we do by these presents give and grant to you, or any one of you, full power and authority to call before you, or any one o f ? you, such persons as you shall judge necessary, by whom you may be the better informed on the subject of this our Com mission, and of every matter connected therewith ; an d a l so to call for, have access to, and examine all such official books, documents, papers, and recei de as may afford the fullest information on the subject, and to inquire of and con cerning the premises by all other lawfitl ways and means whatsoever; and we do hereby give and grant to you, or any on* of you, full power and authority, when the same shall appear to be requisite, to administer an oath or oaths to any person or persons whatsoever to be examined beforb you, or any one of you, touching or concerning the premises: and our further will and pleasure is, that you do and shall with as little delay as possible report to us in our Privy Council, under your hands and seals respectively, your several pro ceedings by virtue of this our Commission, as the same shall be respectively completed and perfected : and we will and command, and by these presents ordain, that this our Com mission shall continue in full force and virtue, and that you our said Commissioners, or any one of you, may from time to time proceed in the ex ecu ti on thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, although the same be not conti nued from time to time by adjournment: and we do hereby require all and every our officers and ministers in our said islands respectively to be aiding and assisting to you and each of you in the due execution of this our Commission : and we have made choice of our trusty and well-beloved Charles Clark, Esq., Barrister -at-law, to be Secretary to this our Commission, and to attend you in the execution thereof; whose service and assistance we require _you to use from time to time as occasion shall require. In witness whereof we have caused these cur letters to be made patent. Witness ourself, at Westminster, the sixteenth day of May, in the ninth year of our reign. By writ of Privy Seal. L. EDMUNDS, Cl er k o f th e C rown. Crown Office, May 25, 1846. FRANCE. CHAMBER OF PEERS.—Srrma OF JurrE 2. MASSACRE OF THE FRENCH PRISONERS BY AB-EL-KADER. The President took thehe chair at half-past two. The order of the day was explanations relative to the mu 'acre of the French prisoners in Africa. The President had to state that the Minister of War being prevented from attending at the sitting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs would reply in his place. Prince de la Moskowa said that he should have hag be fore solicited from the Chamber permission to ask for infor mation respecting the French prisoners in the hands of the Arabs, if grave considerations had not prevented him. He thought that negotiations were going on, and he was afraid of injuring their progress by untimely inquiries. For the precarious, and indeed perilous, situation of these unfortu nate men was a mystery to no one. A column, commanded by his valiant friend M. de Cognord, had been surrounded at Sidi Brahim by a multitude of Arabs, and taken pri soners. They were then, by Abd-el-Kader's orders, marched from tribe to tribe, in the midst of the populations of Mo rocco. This was done to arouse the enthusiasm of those bar barions tribes, and Abd-el-Kader endeavoured to turn fully to advantage the chance which had thrown the French sol diers into his hands. It was the imperative duty of the Government to enter at once into negotiations to rescue these unfortunate men from the fate that awaited them. This was the opinion of the Minister of War, who, on this occa sion, as on all others, showed the greatest solicitude for the men under his care. The Ministry did not take the same view of the matter, and in a Cabinet Council it was decided that to negotiate with Abd-el-Kader would be to make hint of too much importance—would be no longer to treat him as a barbarian chief. It was against that decision that he (M. de la Moscowa) deed to protest. If the account gives by the courageous soldier who escaped from the late massacre was to be credited, all the prisoners had not perished--some offi cers and non-commissioned officers had been spared. He considered that under these circumstances there was occasion to attempt something to save these unfortunate men. Hu manity surely commanded the Government to make some endeavour to rescue them from almost certain death. He considered it right also to ask the Cabinet by what motives it had been induced to refuse to enter into a negotiation, which was not incompatible with the dignity of France, or the security of the establishments in Algeria. He could not suppose that any objection would be made by the Govern ment to state its reasons for acting as it had done. He looked on the conduct of the Government as indicative of a tendency to a policy but little mindful of human blood.— (Denial.) Yes, a tendency to a merciless policy— (Loud de nial)—which was gaining ground more and more in Algeria. Entope looked with inquietude on the establishment of France in Africa. If the Government desired it not to be discussed let it respect the laws of religion and humanity— it was the only means getting the conquest pardoned. The Minister of Foreign Affairs---The Noble Peer was quite right in saying that the Government ought to have Endeavoured to procure the deliverance of the French pri soners; but he w as i n error w h en he said that nothing had been done. The Government had been most anxious about the prisoners, and had at first eagerly listened to some indi rect overtures made on the part of Abd-el-Kader for an ex change of prisoners. If the Government did not accept these overtures it was because they concealed a snare, as the Emir wanted to have proposals made to him by France for the purpose of having the advantage of rejecting them. Such had been the firm conviction of Marshal Bugeaud, and such was the recommendation he had transmitted to Government. " This is not serious," said he, " The intention is to deceive the Arab tribes." The Government would have been alto gether unreasonable to desire to impose its wishes on M. Bugeaud, and all the principal officers on the spot, but the Noble Peer was quite wrong in supposing that, therefore, nothing was done. The Government did, in fact, employ all the means in its power to come to their aid. An attempt was made to surprise the deira, but it failed ; and a negotia tion was opened with the Emperor of Morocco on the subject. The Government said to him, "French prisoners are in your territory; this cannot be permitted; get them given back to us." Once before prisoners had been restored in that way. The negotiations were going on actively of late, and other means of a secret character were employed. Unfortunately, during all these attempts, the G overnment was occupied in the Emperor of M orocco act as we s uggeste d ; i n d, and dispersed i n various c g ho e en t tsienigu:tnhcee Beiratheendeavoured, d on ni b r gotraohkis en ai u dl a p e r nip b t y eo directions. It was at the moment of this critical reso lution, that the deplorable catastrophe took place. The deira did not feel itself strong enough to guard the pri soners, and was unwilling to set them at liberty; it there fore put them to death. Thus it was an event, politically favourable to France, which had led to this dreadful act. There was reason, as the Noble Peer had said, to believe that some prisoners had escaped the fate of their unfor tunate comrades, and the Government would neglect no thing, the Chamber might be cert a i n, to have them restored (in the mid s t o f t h e no i se to their country.—(Hear ; hear.) o as well as we cou l d make o f i r private e C t o s out, he appeared to complain that th e Government did not n te v l e la rsa ne ti r n ea ro d , in a s ,‘ p_ h e i e c c h h , give its generals sufficient latitude in treating for the release of prisoners. General Fabvier, after deploring the frightful disaster that had just taken place, passed a high euloi,ium on the courage and devotedness displayed by the army of Africa. The Marquis De Boissy considered the Governor of Algeria responsible for the late massacre. By the system of exter mination which he had adopted, he had taught the Arabs to be, in their turn, without pity. Baron C. Dupin expressed his surprise that, when the massacre of 300 men was the matter in question, any Noble Peer should take that deplorable event as a motive of attack on the Governor-General of Alg er i a. The Minister of Foreign Affairs must protest against such attacks being made. There was no person in Africa who did not admit that Marshal Bugeaud carried on the war wills as little inhumanity as possible. But the Marshal possessed a merit which might sometimes become a fault, of stating with the simplicity and frankness of a soldier, what he thought and intended to do. Advantage was taken of that custom of his, and it was used against him. But that did not prevent the Marshal from having rendered great services to the French establishment in Algeria, and done honour to the hu manity of France by the manner in which he carried on a difficult war. The Marshal was a man of too generous, too humane a disposition, even to sanction any act of severity which could possibly be avoided.—(Hear, hear.) Prince de la Moscowa desired to knew if it was in conse quence of a system deliberately determined on, of a firm re solve, that the Government had refused to enter into nego tiations with Abd-el-Kader for the exchange of prisoners, and if that was to be so always? The Minister of Foreign airs replied t hat there was no system whatever determined on. When the Government should think that an exchange of prisoners could be made with Abd-el-Kader :without indicting injury to the French establishment in Africa, it should not refuse to do so. The subject then dropped. The order of the day was the discussion on the Bordeaux to Cette Railway Bill. The Marquis d'Audifret did not think that the state of the money market could admit of any other railways being un dertaken this year. He should, therefore, advise the Chamber to _p_ostpone the railway Bill s t o ano th er sess i on . Fulchiron quoted figures to prove that the financial situation of the Bordeaux and Cette line was of a most satis factory character. He maintained, besides, that its construc tion was urgent, and did not admit of delay. Count Beugnot was astonished that the Government alone seemed not to share in the general alarm felt at the magni tude of railway undertakings in France, and at the effects already produced by them in trade and manufactures. The sum total at present to be drawn from private capital for these undertakings was not less than 1,100,000,000 f. He concluded by recommending a postponement of the present Bills. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, June 5. The Lord Chancellor sat at Westminster to-day, and after disposing of the unopposed lunatic petitions on the paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of WHITWORTH V. GAUGALY. This case came before his Lordship on Wednesday last, upon an appeal from the decree of the Vice-Chancellor Wi gram ; and although the facts are not of a nature mush inte • resting to the public, the question raised in the case is one of considerable importance to the legal profession and the public at large. That question is, whether an equitable mortgagee of land is entitled in equity to enforce his charge in priority to a creditor of the mortgagor, who had, without notice of the equitable mortgage, recovered judgment against the mortgagor, obtained possession of the lands by writ of elegit and attornments of tenants, such proceedings being subsequent to the equitable mortgage. The Vice- Chancellor Wigram decided that the equitable mortgagee had the right to enforce his charge in priority, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. The plaintiffs are eminent bankers at Northampton ; and in 1839, Mr. George Cooke, a solicitor of that place, was largely indebted to them on his banking accounts. In April of that year he obtained a further advance of upwards of 3,0001., and gave his pro missory note for payment of that amount with interest. He also deposited with the petitioners the title-deeds of two closes ofland situated on the manor of Kingsthorpe, and also the title-deeds of certain houses and lands in the parish of St. Sepulchre, in Northampto n , accompan i ed w i th a memorandum, in which he engaged, if required, to execute any legal mortgage or other security of the premises and land that the plain tiffs might hereafter require. In the month of November, 1840, two actions of assumpsit were commenced against Cooke, one by a Mr. Mayer, and the other by one of the present defendants, a person named Pell. No defence was made to those actions, judgment was signed in each of them, and subsequently writs of elegit were sued out. Inquisi tions were had of the goods, chattels, and lands of Cook e , an d on the 30th of Decemb er , 1840, Mayer obtained legal sezin of the lands in Kiogsthorpe, and Pell of the lands and houses in the parish of St. Sepulchre and the tenants attorned to them. In February, 1841, fiats of bankruptcy were issued against Cooke and Mayer, and . the defendant Gaugain was ap pointed assignee of the latter. In March of the same year the present Bill was filed, charging that the hereditaments, premises, and securities held by the plaintiff were inadequate to satisfy the amount due to them by virtue of their equit able lien, and praying an account of what was due to them in respect thereof ; and also that they might be declared to have an equitable mortgage on the heriditaments and pre mises, and entitled to priority over the elegit and judgments of Mayer and Pell , and that if the proceeds of the sale of their securities should prove insufficient, that they might be admitted to prove for the deficiency against the estate of Cooke, under the fiat of bankruptcy issued against him. In the answer of the defendant Pell, he denied that he had notice of the plaintiff's equitable lien at the time the legal sezin of the premises was delivered to him under the elegit, and he insisted that as a purchaser for valu able consideration without notice, he was entitled to the full benefit at law of that writ. The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed his judgment. ROLLS' COURT, June 5. BROWN V. BULLPIT. Mr. Tuttxxa said he appeared on the part of Mrs. Celia Brown, the wife of the plaintiff. The object of his client was to obtain the benefit of a leass for 21 years of a house which had been granted to her husband by the defendant, who had subsequently served and carried into execution an ejectment. The answer alleged that there had been a neg lect on the part of the plaintiff to fulfil certain terms in the covenant of the lease. Mr. LLumr, for the defendant, said that the ejectment had not been served until the ;,remises in question were in a state of utter ruin. The ejectment had not been served for several months after the judgment had been obtained. Besides, the plaintiff had not paid the insurance money on the houses, and had in other ways violated the terms of the covenant between him and the defendant- The case of the unfortunate plaintiff bad been taken up by several respectable persons, at various periods, between whom and the solicitor of the defendant ne gotiations passed, which terminated in their relinquishing the cause they had undertaken from a conviction that defendant had not, under the circumstances in the particular of the ejectment, exceeded his duty. Mr. Brown, the plaintiff, made a long statement, from which it appeared that the money by which the lease had been purchased, was the property of his wife, and that there had been some money transactions between him and the defend ant, by whom he stated he had sustained severe injuries. Lord LANGDALE was of opinion that the case of the plain tiff had been made out, and therefore dismissed the cause, without, however, any prejudice to the filing of another bill. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. ROOSE. Mr. Twins (who appeared on the part of the Crown) said that this was an information filed by the Attorney- General against the defendant Lady Jane Elizabeth Roose. The defendant was the widow of Sir David Charles Roose, who was the agent resident in Ireland of the Norwich Union Insurance Company, and in that capacity, as the personal representative of the company, had become indebted to the Crown for certain duties not included in the returns. Mr. KOZDERSLEY, on the part of the defendant, contended that the Norwich Union Insurance Company should be made parties in the defence, with the view that his client might have access to the papers of her husband, which were in the hands of the same company. Mr. CALVERT followed on the same side, and contended, that as there were no returns furnished to show the assets of Sir D. C. Roose, the Crown was not in a position to sustain the present information. Lord LANGDALE said he would reserve his decision, as the case required some consideration. VICE-CHANCERY COURT, June 5. The Vice-Chancellor of England took unopposed cause petitions, short causes, cause petitions, and motions to-day, but no case of any interest came before the Court during the whole morning. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 5. (Sittings in Banco.) WESLir V. KRAMHELM. - In this case the defendant had taken out a patent for a new mode of stereotyping, and employed the plaintiff to negotiate the sale of the invention to certain parties, for which he was to have a commission of 1001. Plaintiff alleged that he had negotiated the sale, which defendant denied, and plaintiff took an action for the recovery of his commission, and the jury found a verdict for the full amount. An application was made in the following term for a rule to set aside that verdict, and the rule was granted, and the present application was made, on the part of defendant, to have that rule discharged, upon the ground that the demand of the plaintiff could not have been for 1001., as the commis sion, if the negotiation had been effected, would have amounted to a much larger sum. Counsel then went into a long statement of the facts, and the terms upon which the sale was to have been effected, but which it was alleged had not been done. The COURT gave judgment in favour of the defendant. (Sitting in Banco.) LAWTON V. HICKMAN. This was a case on special demurrer, as to whether the proceedings in a reilication containing mixed matters of law and fact, were sufficient ; and also involving the question whether the decision of Mr. Baron Alderson in the matter was the correct decision, or whether it was not such a deci sion as this Court ought to set aside. Mr. Pashley appeared in support of the demurrer, and Mr. Cole in that of the replication. The questions at issue sprung out of a litigated railway scheme, denominated " The Union Railway," the proposed object of which was to unite several railways. The Company was provisionally registered, but did not obtain an Act of Parliament to constitute it a Company incorporated by Act of Parliament. The main question upo❑ which issue was taken was, whether the Company, in relation to the position in which it stood, was authorised to transfer its scrip certi ficates. The Learned Counsel on both sides put forth their particu lar views of the various sections of the Act. The '23d section of the Act was relied upon by Mr. Cole, and amongst others, as giving the necessary authority ; but to this particular sec tion Mr. Pashley took objection, contending that all it settled was, the opening of subscription lists, obtaining subscribers, and allotting shares; there was not one word, he submitted, in it, to sanction the sale of scrip. The Learned Gentleman concluded his reply to the arguments of Mr. Cole by sub mitting that the matter was a question of law, and that the defendant was entitled t o th e j u d gment of the ourt. The Court took time to consider. BAL COURT, June 5. There was no case i n this Court to-day of the least public interest. SECONDARIES' COURT, June 5. (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) TUE QUEEN V. MALIN. This was a writ of extent, and the jury were called upon to inquire of what property the defendant was possessed in the bailiwick of the Sheriff's of the city of London. The defendant is the widow of an officer of the East India Com pany, and it was now attempted to be proved that she was entitled to a pension of 2051. 6s. 3d. from a fund called " the Royal Bengal Military Fund," founded by Lord Clive, and of which the Board of Calcutta are trustees, and the Hon. the East India Company are the agents in London for the pay ment. It was now shown by Mr. Lowe, clerk to Major Duff, the agent to the fund, that the defendant was entitled to the pension. It was customary for the amount of the annuities to be transmitted to the East India Company, by whom it was paid to the parties entitled or having a certificate from Major Duff, but the parties could by power of attorney delegate others to receive it. It was next proved that the defendant resided at Calais, and that she had been outlawed, or technically (being a widow) waived, and that she had given sipower of attorney to Messrs. Richards, Little, and Co., E as t I n di a agents, of Bishopgate- Street. Mr. Little was called and proved that hia firm had a power of attorney to receive the amount--it was a fund from which grants were made in India and the money was sent over to England, but if the party resided in India they could receive it there in person cr by agent. They had received the an nuity up to January, but the last quarter had had a atop put upon it. The SECONDARY said that the first important point was to see whether this was a boon, as had been insinuated ; next, whether the East India Company were legally liable to pay the money in the City of London. Mr. Little said he could not decide whether it came to the hands of the East India Company as a matter of conve nience ; but there was no doubt they had it, as they com pelled their officers to subscribe to the fund. The SECONDARY said, that if a person could receive the money in India, they could appoint an agent in England to take it. It must be shown to the jury, at all events. that the money was actually in the hands of the company before they could give a verdict, end suggested that the cal, should stand over till Wednesday next, to give an opportu nity for the Secretary to attend without inconvenience, as the writ had to run till the 12th June.—This was granted. The Minister of Finance, in answer to the Noble Peer, repeated the explanations which he had already given in the other Chamber, on th e state of t h e money market, when taking part in the general discussion on the Budget. It being now a quarter past six, the sitting was brought tc a close. THE CROPS.—The very fine weather admirably suits. the wheat crop, which has not for many seasons at the cor responding period of the year been more vigorous or looked more promising. This remark applies more particularly tc the dry light scils, the crops in the poor wet lands looking very sickly. The Lent corn, generally speaking, affords the farmer the pleasing expectation of a good average crop,._ Kentish Gazette. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NICETY.— tn A fine sturgeo n , measuring 7 feet 3 i nc h es in length, andweighing 13814:i. was caught in the salmon nets in the Red6ridge Creel this afternoon, and forwarded to Billingsgate by one of the night trains. ItEeAnThttamF,lllova.lls .1 „, n l3 S u a t r — da A y lr k . ii i\ ie l d eg g by s, a an n A ur ld se e r r y ne rn y a b n u o ll i Ch l e which was in a field near that town. It appeared that he struck the animal with a small stick in order to drive it away, when the bull turned up on hi m, threw him down, and trampled upon his chest, from the effects of which death etr sued in ten minutes after he was rescued. • Mr. Parry having conducted the festivals of the An cient Brit a i ns on St. David's-day, and rendered other eer. vices to th e Welsh Charity School, for a period of 43 years the gover nors and subscriberspresented him on Thursday with an elegant pi ece of plate in testimony to the usefulness anti kindness of his ezertiona at all times in behalf of that insti tution. Ibrahim Pacha has sent to the Prefect of the Seine a sum of 12,000 f., to be divided-amongst the poor in the twelve arrondissements of Paris. THE SECRETARY OF WAR.—As Mr. Sidney Herbert and the Dowager Lady Pembroke were proceeding through Fisherton Anger, to Wilton Abbey, in a carriage drawn by four post-horses, on Saturday last, on their way from town, a poor old man, named John Newton, who is deaf and infirm, was knocked down by the horses, whereupon the postilion i m mediately pulled up, and a crowd of persons soon gathered upon the spot, where the old man lay bleeding profusely from a wound near the:right temple. The Right Hon. (rentle man instantly alighted, and, without waiting to learn the exteut of the accident, proceeded back as fast as he could to the Salisbury Infirmary, where he procured the assistance of Mr. Tatum, surgeon. Mr. Herbert then returned to the poor man's cottage, and there waited till the wound was dressed, and then, having administered to his e,nif orts, proceeded t o Wilton. During the whole of hers timej (very nearly an hour) the Countess remained i ncarria e anxiously waiting to k now the extent of the g inj n ry received. the street, u Mr. Tatum has si nce constantly a ttended the To hoar Om kJ Abp. 9f his wmfa y, poo r man, and POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION -HOUSE. William Hampton, a person who was formerly in the employment of Mr. Reed, of Mill-street, Bermondsey, corn-lighterman, was brought before Alderman Gibbs upon the charge of having forged an order for goods in the name of his late master. Mr. Jenkins, of Cornhill, tailor, stated that Mr. Reed was a customer of his, and that on the 21st of April the prisoner brought to him a forged request to the following purport:— " Mr. W. Jenkins—Sir,—l want for my &kiwi in Scotland the same quantity of the uest black cloth and kerseymere. If not of the same piece it must be of equally good quality. I should have sent you the cheque for the other parcels, but understanding my friend was likely to want a little more, I thought I would leave it, and draw a cheque for the whole, as it is not exactly in my line of business, but merely to oblige him. I wish to make it one transaction, and then it need not pass through my books, if this is the same price. I will brine a draft with me fur the whole as I come to market.—Yours obediently, " H. T. REED. " Dfill-house, Bermondsey." Believing that the order was in Mr. Reed's hand writing, the witness let the prisoner have the good described in the note. Mr. H. T. Reed stated that he had formerly employed the prisoner as a clerk, and had discharged him. The request produced by Mr. Jenkins, of Cornhill, purporting to be written by witness, was forged, and he believed that it was in the handwriting of the prisoner, who had no authority from him to use his name. There were several cases of a similar kind against the prisoner, who was committed for trial upon four distinct charges. In his pocket were found duplicates for the goods he thus obtained. BOW-STREET. Charles Simpson was charged with defrauding James Leonard of Is. The complainant had met the prisoner (till then unknown to him) in Leather•lane, and had accidently fallen into conversation with him. In the course of the con versation the prisoner offered to sell him two tickets, one of a coat pawned for ss. and another of a waistcoat for 35., which he bought for Is. On going to the pawnbroker's, in Broad street,St. Giles's, he found that these tickets were never made out there, but had been stolen from the counter when blank, and had been since filled in. Mr. Bowstead, the clerk, here observed that Leather-lane was out of the district. Policeman F 11, who had taken the prisoner in charge, said that he had first brought him to Clerkenwell, but the inspector there said that as the pawnbroker lived in this dis trict the case must come to this court. Mr. JARDINE said that as the prisoner was not charged with stealing the tickets, but with defrauding the complainant, he must be taken to the district where the fraud was com mit! ed. The case was accordingly taken to the Clerkenwell Police• court. (The prisoner denied that he was the same person who de. frauded the complainant.) MARKET NEWS. -(YESTERDAY CORN-EXCHANO E. The present week's arrivals of English Wheat up to our market have been very limited, consequently the stands to day exhibited a small number of samples. Still, however, owing to the prevailing fine weather, the demand for that article was heavy, and in some instances the quotations had a downward tendency. In Foreign Wheat, free as well as in bond, so little was doing that the currencies were almost no minal. Barley moved off slowly at barely late rates. We had a full average supply of Malt on offer, and which sold at barely previous prices. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, ruled excessively dull at Monday's quotations. English ...... Irish ........ Foreign ...... IRELAND A public dinner was mooted on the part of the county and city of Limerick, but the trades having previously suggested the soiree, with a view of bringing it within the reach of the masses, and this having met the approbation of Mr. O'Brien, the assembled citizens concurred in the arrangements, leaving the invitation to a dinner to some future day. A committee was then appointed, consisting of some of the gentlemen present, and of the masters and wardens of the trades, for the purpose of carrying forward the arrangements, and of communicating with the several leading persons, both priests and people, in this county and the counties of Clare, Tipperary, &c., informing them of the intended demonstra. tion, with a view of their making the necessary preparations for this grand national display. MURDER OF MR. CLARKE. • The Court of Queen's Bench gave judgment yesterday ; overruled the objections taken by counsel for Rice and Fogarty, found guilty at the late assizes for Tipperary of the murder of the late Patrick Clarke. On the application of the Attorney-General an order was directed to be issued to the High Sheriff of Tipperary, commanding him to have the sentence of death passed on the prisoners carried into execution. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE SQUADRON AT CORK.—The Cork Examiner states that the steam-frigate Gladiator put into Cork on Tuesday, and reports having left the squadron of evolution on Friday last 150 miles south-west of Cape Clear. The squadron will, it is expected, reach Cove about the latter end of the week. MEETING OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL—A Privy Council was held yesterday, at the Council Chamber, Dublin Castle, when a form of prayer and thanksgiving for the safe de • livery of her Majesty was ordered to be prepared by the Archbishops and Bishops now in town. On Sunday next the prayer will be used in all the churches and chapels throughout Ireland. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The provincial journals give the most favourable accounts of the present state and prospects of the crops. Should the present delightful weather continue, we shall have the earliest and most abundant po tatoe crop on record. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS, LIVERPOOL, JL'NE 4. NEw STOCK EXCHANGE.-The Share Market is still quiescent, and as the shareholders are not pressing sales, prices have not receded from the last quotations. The sales are-Blackburn and Preston, 5 1 4 p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, IN p.- Chester and Birkenhead, 201. Shares, 14 p.-Derby and Crewe, 3)4 P.-Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 14 p.-Grand Junction, 226 -Ditto, One-eighth Shares, 26)4-Goole a n d D oncaster, 11 dis.- Liverpool and Bury, 9% p.-Ditto, New Shares, 1% p.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 18s. 6d. p.-London and Birmingham, 228 -Ditto, 32/. Shares, 39 p.-Manchester and Birmingham, 82-Ditto, Continuation, 16s. 6d. dis.-Manchester, Midland. and Great Grimsby, 14 dls.-Midland, 401. Shares, 14)4 p.-North Eastern, 315.-North Staffordshire, 44 p.-North Wales Mineral, 27. p.- Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 1, 5 p.-Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 14 p.-Ditto, No. 3 (late Barnsley), % P. - South-Eastern, 40 -Ditto, New Half Shares, lie. p.-South Midland, % dis.-West Riding Union, 2% p.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Snares, 7 p.- Edinburgh Leith, and Grantor), 15%-Glasgow and Dumfries, lis. die.-Paris and Lyons Constituted, 1% p. LEEDS, JUNE 4. STOCK Exerts/sum-The sales are - Huddersfleld and Manches ter, dis.-Huddersfleld and Sheffield, 574 p.-Leeds and Bradford, 28U p. cash-Leeds and Dewsbury, 1)4 p. cash -London and Brigh ton, Fifths, 11 p.-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 21. I6s. 6d.- Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (C), 8 P.-North Bri tish, Carlisle Branch, Bs. 6d. p.-Clitheroe Junction, 1% dis.-Glas gow and Dumfries, 9s. 6d. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, 30s. dis.-Leeds, York, and Midland, 31s. 6d. dis.-Leicester and Bed ford, 4s. 6d. p.-Lincoln, York, and Leeds, 1 dis.-London and York, 7s. dis.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 19s. p.- Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 20s. dis.-North Staf fordshire, 4 p.-North Western, 6s. p.-Rugby and Huntingdon, dis.-Senth Midland, 1 Is. dis.--Soteth and Midland Junction, 199. 6d. die.-West Riding Union, 41. 14s. HULL, JUNE 4. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, 2336—Mid land Railway Consols, 401. S hares, 32—North British, Carlisle, 1% Ditto, Dalkeith, 29%—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 12s.— Chelmsford an 1 Bury, I is.—Derby and Gainsborough, 14s. 3d.— East Lincolnshire, 21s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2 Goole Doncaster, and Sheffield, 10s. di s .—G ran d Union, 138.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, I%—Leicester and Bedford, 265. 9d.—Mal ton and Driffield Junctien, 475. &L—North Western, I % —North Staffordshire, 61. 2s.—South Midland, 335.—WeLsh Midland, I% West Riding 'Union, 4/. 14s. 6d. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Juma 4. STOCK ExcnAxoE.—The only sale is—Hartlepool Dock and Rail way, New, 10 p. YORKa 4. STOCK Excnarrox.—Th sales ' a r e ns —Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 13s.—Leicester and Bedford, I%—London and York, 2 :Walton and Dridield Junction, 21. ss. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31. is. 6d.—Newcastle and Darlington Ex tension, 91. Bs. 9d.—North British, Carlisle Extension, 11. 14s.—North Western, 11. 83.—York and North Midland, New (East and West Riding), 111. 6s. 3d. EDINBURGH, JUNE 2. STOCK Excusmoz.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41.-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 11. So. - Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 23.-Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 10s.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 10 s.-Armagh and Portrush, 12s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 65.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 21. 43.-Banffshire, 163.-Belfast and County Down, 11. 155.-British and Irish Union, 2/. 35.-Caledonian, 101. 15 1.-Ditto, New, 11. 195.-Caledonian Extension, 11. 1 4 5.-Caledonian and Dum. barton, 1/. 89. 6d.--Caledonian and Northern Direct, 11. I3s. 6d.- Caruwath and West Linton, 11. 23.-Chelmsford and Bury, I ss. -Clydesdale Junction, IV.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/. 1 Os.-Deeside Railway, 41.-Direct Northetn, 11. 185.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 11. 103.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, 211. 55.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, IL 165.-Dundee and Perth, 171. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, V.-Eastern Counties Extension, IL 55.-East Indian Railway, Iss. 3d.-East of Fife, 11. 113.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 1/. ss. 6 d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 11. 195.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 751.-Ditto, Half Shares, 171. 105.-Ditto, Quarters, 201.-Ditto, ditto, New, 181. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 19s. -Edinburgh. Leith, and Granton,l6L-Ditte, Preference, 181. 108.-Edinburgh and Northern, St. I Is. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 155.-Ditto, LochgeLly. 11. 69.- Edinburgh and Peebles, 11. 11s. 6 d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 21. -Edinburgh, Portobello, and Musselburgh, 11. 10s. 6 d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 11. 165. 6d.--Glasgow and Ayrshire. 7 4 4-Ditto, New Stock, 321. 103.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 181. 10s.-Glasgow Belfast Union, 21.:15. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21. 4s. -Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. I Is. 6 d.-Glasgew and Gam_ kirk, 401. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 9/. IN.-Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 103.-Ditto, New Stock, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 153.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 1/. 1 03.-Glasgow Har bour Mineral, IL 15 5.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 11. Bs.-Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 21. 65.-Granton Junc tion, 105.--Great County Down, it. IN.-Great North of Scotland, 11. 133 .-Inverness and Elgin, it. Is. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 21. N.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, fig.-London and Hounslow, lie.-Londoa and Manchester (Rest.), 31. 53.-London and Man chester (Remingtou's), 183.-London and York, 21. 10 s. -Ditto. Half Shares, 21.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 1/. 18s.-Morayshire, 11.-Newcastle and Berwick, 241.-Newry and Londonderry, 1/.- North British, 291.-Ditto, Halves, 111. 10s.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 11. 135.-Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 61. Is. 6d.-North Wales Mineral, 141. 10s.-Ditto, New, 61. 10s.-Perth and Cries! Direct, 11. 13.5.-Perth and Inverness, it. 11 s. -Scottish Central, 151. 165.-Ditto, New, 71. 55.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junc tion, It. 103.-Scottish Grand Junction, 19 3.-Scottish Midland, 71. -Scottish Southern, 1/. IN. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 10s. -Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 31. N.-South Midland, 11, 10s. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, It. 10s. 6d.-Stirling and Mid land, 21.-Strathearn Junction, 11. 10s. -Surrey Grand Junction, 10s.-Wishaw and Coßness, 511. GLAS, Jusiz 3. Swear Excastroz. --The sales are —Airdrie and Bathgate, 625. 6d. — Caledonian Direct Northern, 338.—Dundee and Perth, I'M—East Indian Railway, 13s. ed.—Glasgow General Terminus, 9% —Glas gow and Belfast Union," 43s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 73% Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 30s.—Great Indian Penin sular, 50. 6d.—Great North of India, s s.—Lesmahagow, 470.—Man. cheater and Southampton, 32s.—Perth and Inverness, 31s. 6d.—Sla mannan and Dorrostouness, 675. 6d.—SouthMidland, 293—Stirling shire and Midland Junction, 415. 6d. --- - ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE CHARITY CHILDREN ATIST. PAUL'S.—On Thursday the anniversary meeting of the children connected with the metropolitan and suburban charity schools, took place at St. Paul's. The usual prepa rations were made for the children, some thousands of whom were present. In the immediate neighbourhood of the pulpit were their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and the Ladies Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lady Stratford Canning and family, Sir Stephen Lushington an d f am il y, t h e Lord Bishop ofLlandaff, the Lord Bishop of Worcester, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, the Lord Bishop of Jamaica, &c. The proceedings commenced by the singing of the 100th Psalm (the old verson) by the children. Full choral service was performed, the prayers being chaunted by the Rev. H. J. Knapp, D.D. The reading psalms were chaunted by the gentlemen of the choir, the children joining with good effect in the " Gloria Petri" to each. The sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of Worcester, from the 13th chapter of St. Mathew, verse 38. His Lordship made an eloquent appeal on behalf of the association schools, which was responded to by a liberal collection. The vast assemblage then dispersed. CLERGY ORPHAN Scrroom.—Thursday the annual examination of the male and female pupils educated in the above school took place at the establishment, St. John's Wood, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the presi dent, in the chair, supported by the Right Rev. the Bishops of London and Bangor ; the Rev. Drs. Russell, Shepherd, and Vivian ; the Rev. J. E. Tyler, Sir R. 11. Inglis, Bart., tsheaercthningTish, Grecian, scrutiny and deir Romankn knowledge M.P., &c. &c., ass i s t e d b y the Rev. D. Butler, A.M., the head master. T wenty-three of the girls underwent a very geofthe Bible, histories, geography, chronology, F renc h , music, singing, &c., in which they wit h acquitted themselves in a manner which drew forth the highest commendation s from his Grace and the reverend prelates. The boys, in addition to the above, also gave proofs of their proficiency in Greek. The master's divinity prize (the Bishop of Oxford's History of the American Church) was awarded to Master E. L. Beckwith. Testimonials of honour were also given to Masters F. Wilson and F. Lee. His Grace, in making the presentations, observed, that he leP,ped the above voung gentlemen, when launched into life, would by theirconduct ' .deserve greater rewards. The manner in which the children had all gone through their examination beli eve d to all present, afforded th e greatest le and which mus t necessarily have 1 1 % c reditable to th emses neea.s His to their t u t ors for prese n t at i on by the Rev. Dr, ,:ace ten h 'and b e hi ghly retired, l eav i ng a - crown for each pupil. . Shepherd the s um of half- G tmE-LAW CLEMENCY. —At the last p tty session at Bicester, before the Rev. A. 11. 'Matthew and AI - 3 Style and W. Davies, Thomas lzzard, of Stoke L "sr'. \i ' Yme, a lad o f la, was charged by James Andrews, gamekeeper to the Earl of Jersey, with having, on the 25th of May -,t Ardle) used a snare for the destruction of game, whereby he became' liable to watched a fine of 5/. llitchcott, a looker -out, said he - Rhin Ar -- • a snare just Is dle..; wood the stare was d %n, and the lad came into the wood and put the snare up. The ° lad denied that he set the snare ; he said he went into the wood at a gap to look after birds' ne s t s , t h at he saw the wire lying, and picked it up, but did not re move it. An in quiry was made into the boy's character, an d i t was said to be good, and worked for Mr. Jack man at 3s • per that he her said he had a large family, th a t h e week. The boy's fat did not believe after the snare, that he knew that he went bit of gettingbirds'eggs for Jack that he had been in the ha he ever before. not believe man, and that he did such if he did not leave off Mr. Matthews told him that, . convicted him s. a in 1 lead him to ruin, an practices it would of payment to be tine and 9s. 6d. costs, and in default Correction. moweda im prisoned for 14 days in the House of mon% to pay it in. DUBLIN, JUNI 3.—The trades of Limeri c k are so ena hwimithtoMantSrimurnithphOai'Berinteryn's acnodndpurcotc,esthsiactnttyi k "rhe e city of the violated treaty," on Thursday week. On Satur imnvouriteedd day night Mr. O'Brien arrived in Limerick, and forthwith the patriotic trades—of whom, by the way, the "Head Pa cificator" is President—waited on "the Martyr," to ascertain how and when they could have the satisfaction of repaying him for all the sufferings and sacrifices he has endured and made. Mr. O'Brien, we are told, by the Limerick Reporter, received the deputation most warmly—thanked them for their congratulations, and accepted the intended demonstra tion, after which the deputation retired. The several guilds of the congregated trades assembled again at their hall on Sunday at two o'clock, to enter upon the preliminary arrangements. A preliminary meeting of the citizens was also held at the Commercial-buildings, at two o'clock, the Right Worshipful the Mayor in the chair, to consider the best means of giving all the effect in their power to the intended demonstration. The masters and wardens of the trades attended upon an invitation from this meeting. There was a unanimous feel ing that the forthcoming demonstration should be rendered worthy of the man, and the cause of the congregated trades, and of the people of Limerick. Subscriptions were set on foot upon the spot, towards a magnificent triumphal car for the descendant of the hero of Clontarf. It was further agreed that the whole order of the procession is to be under the management of the trades, who so well know how to conduct such demon strations. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oata Flour 1,940 qrs. 1,270 qrs. 1,880 qrs. 2,540 ska. - - 600 - 3,550 -- 470 --- malt, 3.730 qrs. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Beasts on offer was but moderate, yet the Beef trade was in a very inactive state, at about Monday's quotations. From Holland we received 6 Cows and 100 Sheeps; from Prussia, 20 Oxen; from Germany, 21 Oxen and 180 Sheep; and from Scotland, 80 horned and polled Scots. The numbers of Sheep being on the increase, the Mutton trade ruled dull, at previous quotations. From the Isle of Wight 200 Lambs catne fresh to hand ; from other parts the receipts were extensive. All kinds moved off slowly, and prices were with diffi cu lt y supporte d . In Calves a good business was doing, at an advance of 2d per Blbs. Pigs dull, at our quotations. Milch Cows Were selling at from 161 to 18/ each. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; and quarter-old store Pigs, 16 s t o 19 s each. Beasts 518; ws, 133; Sheep and Lamb s , 10,350 ; C a l ves, 375; Pigs, 296. ZifitIVGATE AND IZIADZATLIA.I4I RlCE.—About 2,400 bags and 2,500 pockets Bengal sold at 9s 6d to 12s 6d per cwt; and 1,750 bags Madras at lOs 6d to Ils 6d for sound. SALTPETRE.-800 bags Calcutta were taken in at 25s to 25s 6d for 91bs to 7 1 41bs refraction. TEA.—The deliveries are good, but there is not a very active market. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 423 6d per cwt. on the spot, and Town 433 6d per cwt. The market has been comparatively quiet as regards new Tallow, the Russians being desirous of obtain ing the whole benefit of the reduced duty, which our mer• chants and manufacturers are not inclined to allow. TOBACCO.—The sales during last month were extremely limited, not having exceeded in purchase 500 hhds., and the market has scarcely presented any feature deserving com ment. Under circumstances, the trade purchase very spar ingly at this period of the year, but business generally has been more limited than usual. The market closed at the end of the month without any alteration in prices. In Virginia, sales have not exceed e d • 80 hhds. In Kentucky, leaf and strips, leaf, 3d. to 3 3 / 4 d. Maryland, a few limited sales have i been at 5 1 ,4(1. to 9d. Havannah Segars have been in fair de- ' mand, and sales of good quality, eligible in size for home trade, have been made to some extent. (From the London New Priee Current of June 5.) &loam—To-day there was a good business transacted in West India Sugar for the use of grocers and refiners, but the rites taken were rather under those that previously existed, making the decline for the week 6d. to is. REFINED.--To-day Refined goods were purchased with eagerness by the home trade, and higher rates were paid, brown lumps selling at 67s to 68s, and standard lumps at 68s 6d to 69s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar is wanted. and it is difficult to purchase first quality under 32s 6d per cwt. Mitunrrius.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was pur chased with more freedom, and 7,671 bags at public sale were all sold at full rates, but not above. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 550 bags of Bengal Sugar sold with more spirit, and steady rates; fine white bringing 54s to 565, damp 53s to 555, and washed 54s 6d. FOREIGN.—For yellow Havannah there has been a good inquiry this week, but holders requiring rather higher rates, business of moment has been prevented; brown is wanted, and there are not sellers upon former terms; white is ❑ot offered at any further decline in prices, but there are few orders in the market at present. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no improvement in the demand for Mocha Coffee, and 42 bales at auction sold at barely former rates. Native Ceylon was only in limited de mand, but Plantation was in fair request. COCAVL—There has been less inquiry after West India this week, and a public sale of 450 bags of Grenada went off heavily at rather lower rates. TEA.—Of Congou of various descriptions many parcels have been disposed of, but holders are compelled to accept easier rates. In Pouchong a fair business has been transacted, but not at better prices. In Twankay there has been little business transacted, but prices keep up. Ilyson is less in re quest, and quotations are not so firm. In Imperial and Gun powder we have little variation to notice, but the demand has been less active. RICE. —To-day Bengal Rice was purchased with increased freedom, and at public sale 1509 bags went with spirit, and at an advance on former rates of 6d per cwt. SPlRlTS.—Leeward Island Rum is wanted, but holders ask ing further advanced rates, business of moment hilt been prevented, and only smsll parcels have been disposed of. In Calcutta a fair business has been transacted, and prices are rising. Jamaica has been less in request, but holders are un willing to reduce their prices. Demerara has been in steady demand, and former rates are well sustained. A further in crease has taken place in the stock of Brandy; and there are sellers upon further reduced terms ; still the home and export demand has been very limited. The market for Geneva is firm, and the home trade have taken several parcels, paying 2s 6d to 3s for good and fine. Prices do not give way for Corn Spirits, Briti s h se lli ng a t lO s 6d ; I r i s h a nd Scotch, lOs 4d to lOs sd. Pepper brought SPICES.—To-day the quantity of Malabar _ bag., and to public sale was large, and amounted to 1,528 to operate , 6,309 robins, but there was little desire evinced and nearly the whole was taken in at numerous after all pag e further n advanced rates are Morassra—The inquiries have ' been descriptions of West India. and . small, business of market being Southernsale nearly Oils, offered, but the supply at e rather lower rates. moment has been preventet es but the demand was good, and auction 20 tuns soki at OlLS.—This afternoon pri all sold. Sperm is cheaper, anti at 21.0ctl declin ed a f t n p r ub 771 i ^ g —s to 791 for Colonial , an d Headmatter 80'. This afternoon at public s..l e, Ls casks of Tallow were taken in ; 122 casks of New South Wales TALLOW.— 0 lessa go ld, fine 42s ' good 41s 3d to 41s 6d, middli ng 38 5 to 404; 73 casks 8 bxs Zanzibar 38s to 41s; 170 brls 2.5 cks North American middiiLg3 ll 6 l:l 6 t ( e i t t l 0430s9a9;d7tock4s2ss3odutfloirAgoodri c a a n i d i s fi o n l d e, a l t o , 3 17 9 a s n t d 39s 6d per cwt. to TURPENTINE.—Although there are sellers at the reduced rates of 39s to 4Us per cwt for spirits, still little business ha, been transacted, and the market is well supplied; that prices will further give way is the general impression. ...........MII.......•••••••••••• ACCIDENT TO THE: BER --,. WICK AND EDINBURGH M AIL . —On Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the mail had I'-ft Berwick for Edinburgh, an accident occur ed which was nearly attended with serious consequences. The mail had reached the north side of Lamberton, nearly five miles from Berwick, when, at a turn in the road, one of the wheels came in contact with a cart, filled with railway men, which was endeavouring to get to one side of the road, in order to make room, but was too late. The mail was heavily laden, and stopped suddenly, by which the guard was thrown from his seat to the ground, and had, we believe, his wrist dislo cated. The horses were startled, and broke away from the coach, carrying the pole and splinter bar along with them, and dragging the driver, named George Moires, off the box, who fell violently on the ground on his back. Fortunately the pmesigero Bust pled ne lAjuin—liertgid Wards', We had a ve:y inactive demand. BOROUGH HOP MARILMT. The accounts from the plantations not being to say fa , vourable, an increase in fly being apparent in most districts, the demand here is steady at full prices. The duty is called 95,000/. to 100,n00/. Mid Kent bags 5/. 10s. to 8/. Bs.; ditto Kent pockets 51. ss. to 81.155. ; ditto Sussex pockets, 51. ss. to 71. ss. COLONIAL. SIMAR.—This having been a partial holiday, we cannot report a very active market for West Indian samples, but the market is not weak. At auction 94 hhds. 6 trcs. new Barbadoes sold at 50s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIAN.-1,752 bags Bengal realised 51s to Os for mid and good whit e , 47 s t o 47 s 6d f or l ow yellow, and at 53s Gd to 55s 6d for good and fine white, damp 47s to 54s 6d per cwt ; 5,378 bags 68'casks Mauritius went at 47s to 49s 6d for low and mid yellow, at 50s to 52s for good and fine, at 46s to 50s for washed, and at 41s 6d to 47s for brown. Ma nilla, 2,405 bags were nearly all taken in at 55s to 57s 6d for mid and good yellow, at 51s to 52s for low, and at 513 to 56a for damp and washed, FOREIGN.-Nlaccio has been sold at 18s per cwt for brown. COFFEE.--There has been very little doing in British Plan tation, or, in fact, in any other description. Singapore Java has been taken in at 21s 6d to 255. 6d for sea damaged. COCOA.—Grenada has been sold at 35s to 40s 6d per cwt. SmcEs —Jamaica Ginger has realised 2/. 12s to 6/. per cwt. Black Pepper 3id per lb., and Nutmegs 2s 10d to 3s 3d per lb. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER CO* PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVISINd. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 5. ZOXNT..STOCH BikiVILS. Name of Cimpany. Dividend er Annum. Amount of Share. Australasia • • • • • • Britsh North American Commercial of London . Londe and Westminstr London Joint-Stock . • • Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland . • Ditto, New... •. . • National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New... ...... Union of Australia Union of L0nd0n..... INS' same of Company. Albion ........ Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine....... Atlas • .. British Commercial .. ClericLMed.&Geu.Life County Crown •••• .......... Eagle Eng. & Scot. Law .. European Lith Freemasons' Guardian ............ Imperial Fire ........ Imperial Life • • •• Indemnity Marine.... Law Legal and General Life London Fire 31. 105 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 13s. 6d. pr sh, 75. per share 51. per cent. 10s. 6s. 5/. per cent. 5% per cent. Si. per cent. 6/. per cent. Si. per cent. 6/. and bonus 12s. 1/. sh.& bs. 11. 55., London Ship .. •• .. Marine .. ........... 10s. 10s. 57. per cent. /. per ct 51. per cent. 87. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p. et. & be. 51. per cent. 11. 53. 4s. M. per cent. 6/. 10s. 1/. 61. ' lON/. pr cnt Med. Invlid & Gen. Life National Lean Fund National Life Palladium Life Phoenix .. Protector Life • • . .. Provident Life•• Rock Life............ Royal Exchange Sun Fire. Ditto Life ..... Universal Life WELTER Dividend Name of Company. per Annum. Amount of Paid. Share. £ 0, d. East London.... •• •• ' 81. Grand Junction •• •• •• 3/. 10s. Kent— •• ...• •• • • 2/. 10s. Vauxhall •• •• ••.• •• St per cent. West Middlesex ••• • • • 51.55. pr cnt. 1(:)o 0 o - 41 13 4 100 0 0 f - 100 0 0 i - 63 12 9 DOCKS. ....." Dividend Amount i - same of Company. per of raid. P rice. Annum. Share. ..----" ---- i - 1----- ------ x 3mmer . eial :.: .. 3/. per cent. I -- St:ClE c . I. — 5. d. .111 I X s. d. £ d• Commercial East and West India 6!. pr cent. St oc k. East Country •• : 1/. per sh. 100 0 0 L)ndon ••••••• • .• • • • 5/. pr cent. St oc k. St. Katharine .... •• • • 5 per cent. Sto c k. Southampton • • X.XST or SCOTTISIZ COM; PR'r =CS °. X.XST or SCOTTISIZ _COMPANXEB' . 2_?--_---- -- Name of Company. Dividend Amount per of raid. ' ? II" Annum. Share. ......."'d -- -----..• 4 s. d. £ 5. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 ~f 66 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 •;,i British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 ~,( 3 161 Commercial Bank ... • Si. p er cen t . - 10 0 0 0 15 National Bank . • - 10 0 ° 93 Union Bank of Scotland 7 14 A 1. pr cent. - 50 0 ...v 53 Western Bank.. ... •• • 6/. per cen t. - 5 0 0 'l s 74 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 ‘, 1 3 Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 i 1 34 , Eastern Bank.. ... •.• 5/. per cen t. - 10 0 0 Caledonian Bank ... • • 7%1. pr cent. - 210 0 74 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. p er cert. - 5 0 0 1 3% city of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 ° gss. Set,ttish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 04 ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 O _, A 9% limn Co. of Sestind• • Si. per cen t. 10 0 0 All P. '. 0 North British Insur. • • 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 22., 0 0 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 IS 0 18Yis Edintourgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 19 10 ,,,6 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 i s Ditto, 14 Shares• •.• 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All P&G,: 1 6 Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 u 7 4 Glasew & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All Pal: 0%, Glasgvr & Greenek Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 4034 Glsgw&Garnkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All pal . .• 0 Dundee& Arbroth Stall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 9 Standard LifeAssarnce. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 ~..........., C.1121.A.X.5. ..------"" Names of ~... 1 ,Dividend l price. Companies. Nam of NamesQ .: 4 Dividend Companies. A perper Primem Annum. u m A Annum. X X Ashtn& 01€111 97,5/.55. p e 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 1 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 Si. 98 Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 Macclesneld. 100 - 33 Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath .. .• • • 100 17 1. 340 Brknk&Abrg 1100 Si. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromford .. • • 100 141. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 68 Dudley lOO, 4/. - Regent's ••• • 33 11. ss. 2236 Derby .. .• • • ;100 1 6/. 73 Rochdale.... 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chs 133' 4/. 55 Shropshire • • 125 81. --- Erewash • • •,100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100, 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 Grand.) anctn 100 7/. 9534 `Stffrd &Worc 140 281. 290 Grand Union 100; 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 120 151. 230 Glamorgnsh .1172' 13%1. 210 Stourb:idge.. 145 201. 31 ' Gistr & Brkly 4 Of:) - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 105. -- Grantham • • Isoj 121. 100 Severn and 26 1/. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57t - - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avii, 39 7s. 6d. 10 Trnt & Mr-) 3 50 aog. '- Lancaster .. • ; 47. 10s. - soy, U sh. ~..„ Leeds& Livrplloo, i 1 / 3 41. 520 Thams &Med 19 - Leicester .. • .1140' 10/. 105 Worcstr & - 1 , 21. 44 Leiestr&Nth 83 4/. 60 1 Birming.s 7 8 Loughborogliil42, 701. 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11 BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, NW. 32, ICI the Week ending on Saturday, the 30th day of May. 1846. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .• • • 27,993,880 Government debt • • 11,815.1 0 0 Other securities • • 2,984,90 v Gold coin and bullion 12,062,5 97 Silver bullion .. .. • 1,931,283 X 27.993,b80 Z 27,993,880 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 4th day ofJune, 1846. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Kest •••••• • • • • • • 3,378,878 Public deposits (in elacling Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sac ing,s-banks, and Di- Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity).. 13,003, 00 Other securities • 18,460,40 Notes 8,043,560 Gold and silver coin.. 704,212 vidend accounts).. 5,228,640 Other deposits ...• •• 16,165,620 Seven day and other bi 115........ . 890,192 Z 40,216,330 4 0,216,330 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 4th day of June, 1846: FIRE AT THE FREEMASONS HALL.—The damage, done to the gallery at the southern end of the Freemasons; Hall in Great Q ueen S treet i s much less than the repor ts and rumours originally described. The fire is supp ose d to hav e originated from the pipe o r t u b e w hi c h carr i es off the heated air from the li g ht s p l ace d j ust a b ove the statue o f the late Duke of Susse x h av i ng b ecome re d h ot, an d b e i ng in contact with the timber or wood-work of the wall, to have caus e " ignition. Fortunately the statue has sustained no injure' and so little has th e business o f th e t avern b een i n terrupted' that several public societies on Th urs d ay h e ld mee tings all" festivals there as if nothing had occurred. [ADVERTISEMENT.] SIGHT AND HEARING. rn 39, --- Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. —Newly-in ven t e d Spectacles. Tele scopes, Opeza Glasses, Microscopes, &c. P a t ron i se d by Generale Sir Edward Paget, Sir Evan Lloyd, Sir John Keatings, Maisto Frederick Goodtellow, Clayton, Gro s v enor M orr i son , Dyott Robert son, Mackenzie, Galway, Biggs, Woolf, Murray, Walker, FoX: Price, Lindsay, and Thaeltray ; Major Generals Sir H. Elphinsto ri Sir John Ross, Sir James Cockburn, Achinty, P. Fyera, D. Macleod,eir Wm. Eustance: Admirals Lord John Hay, Sir G. Cockburn,s_,__ D. Bouverie, Sir J. Macdonall, Sir It. Barton, Sir T. Dallas, e s s ir George Munday, Sir George Martin, Sir James lII.i-otrutt and c d i g i r oo ir , Gold, ROM, Alexander, Curzons, TornPu t rt own arid Ribouleae, tacle Lenses upon a newimcoonserftfoetrtijrgehliterbeocfonim Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen; Rear-Admirals moat s s t brightand brilliant, deafn es, tj tans, have invented Spec &c. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 0P • immedlately they are placed mist 'e nd dullness which appear before before imperfect vision, that t .y object becomes lear and distinct. the eyes is at once removed, e so that the most aged -- ,i th f a t, natural, and original state. Also, Achromatic is brought to its yo aut Glasses, Microscopes, Invisible and ali Achromatic TelescePes , S t tlomons, Opticians, extreme are not in any way person of the same name in their immediate neigh" connected with a t mistakes be cautious, co prevent o and ve s and Observe -0W to bourhood. Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. t 39 Caution—Messrs. l o n o d t s i 0 0 0 f —m Acoustic os sro . f i r . s and t r uri be had a . OBTAIN HEALTH ways' LOST. — The the whole Pills produce upon o _ b system are truly egenerating effects that Holloway's . su rely cleanses an y d CA D vErt.TisEstE oo NTl — ir HOW TO a i s n t ri an ,g i o s r h a in teg g. rities ; it acts upon the stoinich, the heart, the lungs, and the kid neys, and in its course so this: assimilates itself i o ts u elf ho w i Lt l . 4 . organs as to make the return surely health th teheerpbriloosiedganmdeodtiheienre fluids, w Y bil i e de i n t ti r ti e e rn s of a few doses of this wonder-w 1,,' g co nsequence p e rn i ,Tir di p a L e .„„. .f . weilL and debilitated constitutions are er -h'--r---- J' '''''""" r sure totheir health sad vigor by their use, even when every other regain._ a ll medicine vendors ; likewise 244, Strand, London. at Professor Holloway's Establishment. - On the 2d inst., Sirs, Charles ßlßTHS Meyer, Newington-place, Se nn ton, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Hendon, Middleeex, Mrs. George TanguersY, of a daughter. Es O q u , o t%3 s d on in . at., in Ch es t er - square, the wife of Jo h n Streatlbli ma d , On the 3d i ns t ., at King ' s Arms-yard, Coleman-street, mri• " R. Lloyd, of a daughter. f Ag Church RIED Bristol, Joshua Gl iddon. London, to S ara h, younges t d aug h t e r of A ugus ti n e On the 2d inst., at T r i n ity Kno cker, • Bristol. }1 B.• t ° On the 2d inst., at Alveston, Captain George Holbech, • Ellen Catherine, eldest daughter of Charles M. Ricketts, DK- On the 2d inst., at the Church of the Holy. Trinity., BrenlPw". . Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Darby, late Royal Artillery, t o France s, widow of the late S. Page, Esq., of Hadley House, Middlesex. DIED. On the Ist of March, at Barnes, Sarrey, Richard Hall, Esq- On the 21bt ult., at Geneva, Major Dowell, aged 44. On th" 27th ult., at Poinings, Brighton. Thomas Isaacson, BUI.. of On the 30th ult., at Great Glenn, Leicestershire, Helen, the Ivu " the Rev. John Ilaymes. On the 2(1 of April, at sea, James Stephen Wilberforce Atianson Liens vnant, R.A. On the 18th of April, at Calcutta, Caroline , t he wife of r. W. Simms, Esq., civil engineer. On the 31st of May, in Stephen's-groen, Dublin, Francis Prewar' gest, Esq. T tlll 1, 1 3( ~ hie.. Esq inst : ,fttorwood, Charlotte, third daug hter of the late Tiina Ne London: Printed and Published by IisCURDO YOUNG, of 112, Strand, Printer , at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in th e Jr "'"" . . " of the Barb 41 tan cower or aussolose Wad e rs ww .0) la 48 I 61. per cent. N. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 6/. per cent. 5/. per cent. 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