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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 17. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) MANCHESTER AND SALFORD EDUCATION BILL. Mr. BROTHERTON, on moving the second reading of this Bill, said as he was anxious that all persons should be fairly heard, he did not object to the petitions which had been presented; but he reminded the House that they ought to have been submitted to the Private Bill-office.—(Hear.) He would not delay the House by expatiating on the importance of education, for it was admitted on all hands that it was necessary to extend education in the country, but he would frankly state the origin of the Bill and the circumstances in which it was placed. There were three parties in the towns of Manchester and Salford aoxious to promote the cause of education; and they d.ffered as to the best means of accomplishing that object—one party being for religious education, another for secular educa tion, and a third for voluntary education. The Bill was supported by a very large number of rate payers. No less than 40,000 rate-payers in the two townships had signed petitions in favour of the measure. The Town Council of Man chester had, however, thrown out the Bill by a ma jority of 32 to 22, but the Tow❑ Council of Salford had approved of it by a majority of 17 to 14. The majority of 17 paid 9,2432 in local rates, and the mi nority only 1,8261., showing clearly that the feeling of the rate-payers was in favour of taxing themselves for the purposes of education. It had been objected that this was more of a public than a pri vate Bill, but the promoters had despaired of seeing a general measure passed applicable to the whole king dom, and the necessity for education in Manchester and Salford was so great that they deemed it advisable to propose a scheme of their own, which would not only not infringe upon the consciences of any, but be gene rally acceptable to the ratepayers. If the House agreed to the second reading, the Bill might be referred to a Select Committee, or, when the report was brought up, it might be submitted to a Committee of the whole House, and then treated in all respects as a public Bill.—(Hear.) He considered that the towns of Manchester and Salford bad done themselves immortal honour in setting so noble an example to the kingdom, and of showing that they sincerely desired to promote education.—(Cheers.) All they wished was a syst e m o f education suitable for the working classes, supported by local rates, and under local management. The amount of remuneration to be given under the Bill de pended entirely upon the number of scholars, the prin ciple being to pay in proportion to the work done. The Hon. Member concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. Mr. M. GIBSON said he intended to take a rather unusual but not an irregular course with regard to the Bill. He meant to move an amendment, to leave out all the words after the word " that," for the purpose of adding a resolution, to this effect—" That a Select Com mittee be appointed to inquire into the state of education in the municipal boroughs of Manchester and Salford, and adjoining townships, and to ascertain whether it is advisable to make any further proposition, and in what manner, for the education of the inhabitants within such boroughs and townships, by means of local rates to be raised within the same." He made this amendment, because the measure, as a private Bill, was extraordinary. It was, no doubt, tech nically within the rules of the House. It possessed one peculiar distinctive character of a private Bill — e a t ., that it was limited in application to par ticular parties and to a particular locality —and persons who wished to legislate in that way might, undoubtedly, proceed with such a Bill as a private Bill. But ha hoped to have the Speaker's ap proval of a different view of the question. It had been the object of the House, for some time past, to limit the number of objects for which special applications were made for private Bills ; and it had passed general and comprehensive laws of which particular localities could avail themselves by complying with the conditions which they set out. Now, if education was made one of the objects for which spe cial applickions were to be made, such a course would not be consistent with the past proceedings of the House.—(Hear.) If every town in England applied for its own particular Education Bill, there would con stantly he revived religious subjects which would lead to prolonged discussions in the House. The reasonable way to deal with the question of education was for Parlia ment to decide ou the general principles of a measure ap plicable to the whole community, and then to allow particular localities to avail themselves of that measure if they complied with is conditions. So great a change in the public policy as that of sanedoning the formation of free schools for secular education, supported by local rates, without a preliminary Parliamentary inquiry, was never attempted before, and he asked the House not to accede to so novel a principle until such an inquiey had been instituted. This was a measure involving far more than the ques tion of levying local rates for the purpose of education; it involved the great principle of how children should be educated, whether in the Catholic or Protestant reli gion, and upon that point neither the corporation of Salford or Manchester had yet pronounced on opinion.— (Haar, hear.) There was one iniuential body in Man chester for whom this Bill made no provision whatever, except it was that they would have to con tribute to the rates—(A laugh)—while, in reference to the Roman Catholics, they could only avail themselves of the provisions of the Bill by allowing the authorised version of the Scriptures to be used in their schools.— (Hear, hear.) It was not necessary for him to go through all the provisions of the Bill, because that was a subject which ought to be left to the consideration of the Coin mittee.—(flear, hear.) He admitted that the pro moters of this measure were deserving of great credit for the trouble and expense which they had brought to the service of this momentous *Digestion, and he should be sorry if their efforts ulti mately produced no legislative results, but many disagreeable consequences would be spared to them if the Home would only adopt the course which ho re commeseded.—(Hear, hear.) 1 . , was from no hostility to a plan of supporting education out of local rates that he moved this amendment, it was not in the spirit of op posing rating for education that he now pro posed this course, but in the present state of public affairs it was hopeless to think the promoters could succeed in carrying their Bill this session.— (Hear, hear.) It was, therefore, with the view of en abling them :e husband their funds to be used iu the future that he proposed this second course of disposing of the question now.—(clear, hear.) Let not the House be led away by the petitions which had been presented en the subject of this Bill, because many parties had signed those petitions under the erroneous impression that they were signing petitions in favour of national education.—(Hear, hear.) The majority of the people were. anxious tor a Parlia mentary inquiry on the subject-of this Bill—nothing more; and he hoped the House would not sanction the principle which the Bill contained, but agree at once to the plan which he had suggested. Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the amendment, but he did so upon a much narrower ground than that which had induced his Right Hon. Friend to propose it. He objected to the Bill befog considered in the light of a private Bill; it was far too extensive to be placed in that category; but if te c h n i ca lly i t wae a private Bill, he should be glad to hear some one draw the line where a Bill ceased io partake of a private cha racter.—(Bear, hear.) This he contended was no private Bill at all, and therefore he insisted that it ought to be stopped l imine.—(l..kar, hear.) Great public prin ciples were involved in this Bill; it involved private interest, but actually embracedthe ' no andrl great, wide question of national educeue e religious prejudice, at a loss to understand how ' the andbewas mear vernment could allo w it to go on 5 3 a Private Bin . _ Mr. WALPOLE wished hear.) stateto the individual opinion which he entertained upon the subject of the Bill, and the course wh i ch he desired the House to take.—( Hear, hear) Ittch credit was d ue to the promoters of tll Bill, not only for endeavouring to secure education for the people or' Man chester, but for founding their scheme, not upon but a religious basis. not be read a a secular, (Behr, hear.) He thought, however, that the Bill could second time, though with some slight anediamanas he could see no objection to the adoption of the amendment. —(Hear, hear.) Ho did not egrev with those who declared that this was not a P ri vate Bill, for, accerding to the delinition of the stand. ing criers, this was essentially . a private Bin . --(Hear, hear.) But he did tot hbrot to. the Bill upon the ground of its not heir a strehli private Bill, easy(' to deal with a but because it proposed ia a 7/rtv ate • great public question, a nd ii it were allowed to pass ft might be made a dengereus precedeno—(Hear, bear.) There were four great principles involved in this Bill: the first would be fouod in the 64th clause, which propoied to levy a rate, tee second, in clauses 29 and 31, which would make al! schools free, and specified the system of education to be adopted, the third, in clause 69, which gave the rate-payers power to appropriate the rate to the schools, but not to dispose of the surplus if there should happen to be any, w hil e, in clauses /75, 76, and 85, provision wee made that the authorised version of the Scriptures only should be used in these schools-see( He er, hear.) o Now, these were four great. principles, and before the House, could be called upon to affirm ; them, they ought to be, well dis cussed and considered intsConstnitteeaset(Hear, hear.) For t , instance, he doubted the • expedieucy removing the. responsibility . from a parent of providing for the education - of his child, while with regard to the provision making the schools free, he put it to the House whether that was a. principle which it ought to es rent. to without a great public discussion.—(llear, hear.) The cher two prin ciPiesof they were adopted, would iWroduce all the grievance s of the church-rate wi,beut the necessity for it. At present caureb-retes pressed heavily upon so me ela 3 aes, and the third piiet4le would only tend to increase the evil.--(llear, hear.) With regard so the lass principl e of this Bill, h e wae firmly convinced that ably Wtb:s.tion, to be eatabitshed by 13 , V should be based upon religion, end se tar therefore he was fa vourable to the last principle, but seeing that none of ~hoe principles ouglit t o b e a dop te d without previous discussion, he felt that !ho best course to be adopted was to refer out the Bill, hut the whole question, to the consideration of the Select Committer'.—(clear.) Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought this course was the best th,3 ilouee could adopt_ (Heat', hear.) He did not agr, a with' all that the last bipeier had said, but uch of it, and h e concurred with him he did agree With In malt() this a public rather that it .woulC),*•.he tkr than a priyate question.—( far, hear.) It was , of the letmeet importance that questions e d ucative should be restricted to public and not su ff ered ° a lo bo embraced brtho ,eir ced,in. Private Bills.—(11 - ear, hear.) Luelteette cumstaticeaeof the case, how ever, he thought this Bill might lii+V been , tiead a second tine and - referred to a Select C omm i ttee , prov ided it was afterwards to 'be !Moldered in a Committee of the whole R owe, but as the matter now stood ho felt that the better course was to pass the amendme n t.—(H ea r, hear.) Had this been simply a question of whether the Bill should pus or not, he certainly should have voted for the se cond reading, but those who resisted the measure did not desire to carry their opp2tition to the extent of negativing the principle of the Bill, but they simply wished that the Bill should be framed upon a more extended basis, and to that suggestion he could not have the slightest objection.—(Hear, hear.) H . e agreed with the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite that some of the principles of . the Bill, if adopted, would seriously interfere with many of our schools that were now maintained upon the voluntary principle, but some proviso might be introduced into the Bill which should meet that case.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the last principle of the Bill, he felt the diffi culty of deciding upon soma religious system of educa tion in which all parties could agree, but he thought it might be provided that the children of Roman Catholics should be exempted from attendiag the religious department of the schools. It would be unjust to the Catholic and to the Jew to compel them to contribute towards the support of a school which imposed such ditties upon their children as they could not con scientiously perform, and he saw no differ ence between forcing a Roman Catholic to read the Old Testament or forcing a Jew to confine himself to the New.—(Hear, hear.) But these were points of detail which must be loft for the consideration of the Select Committee. And again thanking those who had brought this Bill forward, he concluded by re commending the House to agree to the amendment without any modification whatever.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CARDWELL rose to answer the appeal which had been made to him by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite. Though he had not been intrusted with the conduct of this Bill, he still had taken great interest in it. If the promoters of the Bill reaped no further reward for their laborious exertions than the present discussion, their meritorious exertions would have been fully rewarded. They were much indebted to the Right Hon. Gentle man the Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Noble Lord the late Prime Minister, for the light which they had thrown on this subject. They were all agreed that the Bill should be referred to a Select Committee, and that the subject should have a full and fair inquiry. Ihe Bill in the mean time was to rest at its present stage; and he was quite prepared to say that the House was in a position at present to agree to the principle of the Bill ; and the promoters of it were not at all likely to seek to attain from the course which it was now proposed to take any surreptitious acknowledgment of that nature. The fullest justice had been done to the Bill, and to the merits of the people of M ?Manchester in seeking to obtain for themselves some settled and effica cious scheme of education. There ought, - therefore, to be no heartburnings on the subject, and he hoped that all would unite in agreeing in the expediency of the course now pursued. Mr. W. PATTEN thought it would be a wise course for the promoters of this Bill to accede to the proposi tion which had been made to them; but at the same time he must say that the efforts of the promoters of the Bill were certainly not in su c h a goo d t ra i n f or obtaining the desired result now as they had before been. The promoters of the Bill had not the slightest objection to a full and fair inquiry, but he thought that some pro vision ought to be taken that the opponents, as well as the promoters of the Bill, should not be put to any ex pense in appearing before a Committee. Mr. BROTHERTON had great pleasure in acceding to the proposition which had been made, and he would ask that the second reading of the Bill be deferred until this day six months. Sir R. H. INGLIS said that the doctrine which he held was that the education of the country was vested in the Church established by the State, and nothing he had heard had induced him to depart from that opinion. The Noble Lord the late Prime Minister had laid it down as his opinion that all education ought to be religious, and be (Sir R. Inglis) thought that if the country were to . be taxed for the p ur p ose o f a ff or di ng religious education to the people, it ought to be an edu cation in accordance with the religion established and recognised by the State. Mr. FOX agreed that if money was to be raised by taxation for the purpose of inculcating religious educa tion it ought to be in accordance with the religion of the Church, but that was not th e pr i nc i p l e of the Bill. i He agreed that an inquiry so general and uni versa l as it was proposed to be would be of no use. With regard to the Bill itself ho regretted th a t it did not appear to provide any improvement in the quality of education as well as the quantity. It was well known that the great mass of schools in their particular locality were any thing but a desirable condition and wore not able to afford an education up to the wants of the community. Col. THOMPSON thought that the great object was to got over the religious antipathies of the different classes of the community to contributing any money to the religious education of those opposed to them. Mr. SLANEY hoped that one part of their labours would be to inquire into the propriety o f exem pti ng those persons from taxation who entertained religious scruples on the subject, and who c ou ld s h ow t h at t h ey contributed to the education of their own religious de nomination. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the second reading of the Bill postponed until that day month. The motion for the appointm en t o f a S e l ect Com mittee to inquire into the condition of education in Manchester and Salford, and to report on the best means fur improving the same, was then agreed to. PHARMACY BILL. Mr. ELLIS presented seven petitions in favour of this Bill. Lieutenant-Colonel BOYLE presented a petition from Frome to a similar effect. Mr. J. BELL, in moving the second reading of the Bill, presented a petition from the President and Coun cil of the Royal College of Surgeons in favour of it; also a petition to the same effect from the principal me dical men of the metropolis. This last petition in parti cular, he thought, would remove the objection which had been raised by the Hon. Member for Montrose, and other Honourable Members, that there was no ne cessity for the Bill. Formerly the compounding of physician's prescription s h a d b een performed by apothecaries; but when that body had been transformed into medical men, that duty had been taken up by the chemists. Several efforts had been made to amalgamate this body with some established body, but it was found im possible, and ultimately they were formed by royal charter into the Pharmaceutical Society. This society, however, had at present no powers to prevent persons assuming the name and functions of chemists without possessing the abilities and education requisite for such an important duty. It was proposed by this Bill to render it unlaw ful for any person for the future to assume the profession of a pharmaceutical chemist without having gone through a certain examination, and received a certificate of fitness. It was not, however, proposed to interfere with the vested interests of any persons, and there was a clause in it exempting all persons who had already embarked in the business. It was not his intention either to interfere with the medical profession, and there was another clause which exempted that body from the operation of the Bill.— (Hear.) The Bill was confiued entirely to chemists and drug gists, who were the persons who dispensed medical pre scriptions without belonging to the medical profession, or acting under the authority of any recognised body. The penal clauses of the Bill were not of a stringent nature, in fact the' , were mild prohibitions against any person aseuntiug the name of a pharma ceuticel chemist without proper authority, and the 13i11 itself was a guarantee to the public that all persons belonging to the body were properly quali fied to discharge their duties. Ho was aware that ob jections would be offered to the Bill, the first of which was that it would raise an obstruction to medical reform. Now, the distinguishing featur e o f th e measure was that it had no relation whatever to the medical body, and that while dealing only with chemists and druggists, it left the medical body entirely at ltberty to make what regulations they pleased to meet the alterations _which would be made. The second objection was, that too much power was left in the hands of the Pharmaceutical Society, and it was said, that the Secretary of State ought to have a super vision over all the bye-laws of the society, and that none should become valid without his sanction. Tne Bill which he had introduced last session had contained such a provision; but the then Secretary of State showed such a disinclination to go into the ma.ter, owing probably to the experience which he had had of the difficulty of dealing with medical matters, that he had thought it better not to fetter the Bill with such a clause, and in its place had inserted a provision that no by-law should become valid without the sanction of a special meeting of the Pharma ceutic:el Society. Again, it was urged by the medical m be diee of Scotland that as their diplomas included phar acy their lieeutiates ought to be placed on the same with those who had passed an examination of the Phartn_ace eutical had et Intention of Board in this. country., Now, he their bodi es preventing the licentiates fr f I t was objected om acting as pharmaceutical chemists. that the definition_ pharmaceutical wouid boa ts , but thataredxeleueap belon g i ng to me di cal or surgical master and w rted by th e lions h a d b een i ntro d uced by the of the s ocie t y o f c h em i sts, and suppo His conviction Was, prtohvaincial medical association. t rae i k f e , the Bill passed, in f ete years it would ph amazeutica. great improvements in the body 01,11401,chemists;ltvioel( be the notwith the prohibitory standiug person who wished to becomethechmeaas o f inducing every proper .scieetifio a The em e ist would protect the übr x to pass through a educ at i on. aminltion required and incompetence, a n d would t la lc against ignorance t a n education , h icht by means of turntsh persons the groundwork o nrc - se perseverance and the tx . I ot theirelent and genius, would make them useful tothe_ public and creditable to the country. fie therefore hoped no objection would by offered to the second rea din g . Mr. WALPOLE considered before the u ouse gave its azsent to the pi incipleof of the Bill they ought to the Pharmaceutical (now nne eo hing more of the coestitutio Li Society w hi c h was i nves t e d w ith such great , elect powers. Co m sug gest( that the Bill should be referred to b a tnittee, and in the event of such a Committee being up. witittd, he would suggest the propri:ey of some altera due in the second claute, which ga ve powers to the society for'the formation of bye-laws and regulations Which he thought ought not t.i bo given unless the society was placed under 8J13103 supervision and control. [Jo also thought that great difficulties would arise under the 15th clause, which subjected persons to penalties if they used the name of pharmaceutical chemist withuut being properly registered. Mr. BOUVERIE objected to the Bill because it would give a monopoly to a chartered company of which they knew nothing. The real object ot it was to turn chemists and druggists into apothecaries. and to enable the body of pharmaceutical chemists to obtain a larger revenue than they now derived. Mr. BELL intimated that he would accede to the suggestion of the Secretary of State for the Hume De -0111E144e°. partment for sendingspie Bill to a el Committee. The I3ill was then read a second time on that under standing. THE SUN, LONDON, MENT BILL. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ACT AMEND- Mr. BUNBURY, in moving the second reading of this Bill, briefly explained its object, which he said was to make certain amendments to that part of the Municipal Corporation Act which prevented a member of a town council entering into any kind of eontract with the cor poration. The Bill was introduced by Lord Cranworth in the House of Loris and received the sanction of all the legal authorities in that House. After a few words from Mr. HEADLAM, who stated it was his intention to propose two amendments in the Bill, it was read a second time. COMMON LAW FEES REGULATION BILL. This Bill was read a second time. BURGH HARBOURS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was also read a second time. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. Mr. TUFNELL then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to abolish the property qualification of Members of Parliament. The Hon. Member said he made a similar motion last session, but withdrew it on the promise of Lord J. Russell that he would introduce a clause into his Reform Bill abolishing the property qualification of Members. That Bill had been brought before the House with such a clause in it, but the Noble Lord had abandoned the measure. He had, there fore, taken the earliest opportunity of bringing the subject again before the House, and if the Government would now consent to his motion he would defer the discussion upon the question until some future occasion. Mr. WALPOLE said he would not oppose the intro duction of the Bill, but he objected to pledge the Go vernment one way or the other as to the course they would take. Colonel SIBTHORP could not oppose the motion after the course the Government had taken, but he was extremely jealous of the introduction of any Bill which did away with the constitutional qualifications of Mem bers which had long been held sacred by the House. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, tho House adjourned. • ITALY. We have received (says Galignani) a letter from a correspondent at Milan, which contradicts in the most positive manner the statement lately made in a letter from that city, published by the Opinione of Turin, that the greatest severity had been exercised by the police with regard to English travellers, and that, except under special cir cumstances, no English would be allowed to remain in Lombardy more than twenty-four hours. Our correspondent asserts that the police regulations, with regard to passports, instead of being more rigorous, are, on the contrary, less severe than they had ever been ; and mentions, as an instance, that some military officers lately arrived from India had obtained their passports on sending a porter, instead of being compelled to attend personally, as was formerly required. The Virgilio steam-packet arrived at Genoa on the 11th from Porto-Torres (Sardinia), with two Depu ties to the Turin Chamber on board. The latest accounts from Sassari are of the 9th. The province has been disarmed without resistance, and upwards of 2,000 muskets have been deposited, besides those of the National Guard, which gave up more that it bad received from the Government. On the 11th expedi tions were to be sent into the Nuovo districts, which are infested by armed bandits. Cagliari, Tempi°, Alghero, and Oziero, where disturbances had broken out, are now perfectly quiet. The Opinione of Turin, of the 13th instant, pub lishes the following letter from Milan of the 10th : The avowed object of the journey of the Emperor to Vouice was a visit to the Grand Duke Constantine, but the real motive that induced his Majesty to show himself to his happy subjects in partibus infidelinm was to ascertain the nature of the intrigues carried on in Italy by Russia. The second son of tho Czar, now residing at Venice, makes frequent excursions along the coast, under the pretext of studying his pro fession as Admiral, and expends about 100,000,000 f. monthly. It was thus that the Empress, in 1847, under the pretence of recovering her health, fixed her residence at Olivuaza, near Palermo. The consequence of that Imperial bad health was an alliance with the King of Naples, who thereby was sufficiently strong to brave England and the Italian revolution. An extraordinary Ole was given towards the close of c arnival at the Carcan o Theatre. In order to escape th e vigilance of subaltern spies, the price of th e t i c k ets was fixed at ten livres, and, with a view to exclude the white warriors (the Aus trians), it was agreed not to admit arme d persons. Two officers having presented themselves, were invited to deposit their swords; they refused, and withdrew. An hour afterwards, Count Guilay arrived with all his staff, and, after walking round the hall with his sword knocking on the floor, retired. We have been assured that the Grand Duke Constantine will visit Lombardy next summer, and spend some weeks at Menai." TURKEY. The following has been received by electric tele graph, dated Trieste, 14th inst.:—" A steamer has just arrived from Constantinople, bringing the news that the Sultan, on the 6th, recalled lteschid Pacha to the functions of Grand Vizir." The Patrie, in giving this dispatch, says " This confirms the opinion which we have al ways expressed that the ex-Grand Vizir would soon return to power. So many services rendered by him to Turkey, and so many proofs of devotedness given to the Sultan. Abdul-Medjid, left no doubt on this point on the minds of all those who are ac quainted with the state of the Ottoman empire, and the great things which were commenced under the in fluence of Reschid Pacha. The enemies of those new in stitutions to which Turkey owes her regeneration will feel anger at the recal of the Prime Minister. The true partisans of the grandeur of that country will re joice at it, as a happy event for liberty and for the future welfare of the Turkish people." :PERSIA. A letter from an il,ustrian officer, who has recently entered the Persian service, states that the present years of age, is one of the finest men Shah, inwthhoe t e s nlp only 22 empire. . H s great grandfather had 300 wives and an immense number of children, who, in their turn, have had so many descendants, that it is calculated that the Imperial family now reckons at least 10,000 individaals. MALTA. We have received :Malta journals to the 9th inst. Oct the 2d, at the aiming of the Council of Govern ment the ordinance for the formation of a Maltese militia force was mad in Committee, and passed with some slight alterations. The Malta Mail states that a project of forming a rifle corps for the additional protection of the island was also much spoken of. On the 3d, a grand dinner was given by the military and naval officers to Admiral Sir William Parker and General Ellis, on the occa sion of their approaching departure from Malta. The Governor and many of the public functionaries were present at the dinner. STATE, OF TRADE. (From the ,illanchester Guardiam.) MANCHESTER, TUENDAY.—The quietness that came over cur market last creek is a good deal increased to day. There is still less inquiry for yarns from the merchants, who are evidently more dubious as to the maintenance of prison, than they were then. The production is too extere.iively under contract for any very noticeable effect to be producedupon the value of.yarns by this change of feeling ; but those extreme and merely nominal quotations which the buoyancy of a fornight ago gave rise to, are now .more generally modified than they were on Friday; and the bias of actual prices is slightly in favour of buyers in some kinds of mule and water twist; that is to say, a buyer may secure a little advantage to himself, if not with one spinner, yet with another whose ene.agements may be nearer their termination. As a rule, however, much siteadiness prevails. Warps are affected the most; for they aro to be had at a decline of 1. per lb.—fully that, indeed, in some kinds. Next to them cops betray Rome degree of weakness. There is also a diminished, demand for such goods as were lately in active request; indeed, the falling off is very marked; and if sales must be made, rather lower prices must be su:omitted to; but manufacturers have Goo many orders in hand for any such pressure to take place. The home dealers were beginning to make rather more inquiry for domestics, but this turn for the better is scarcely sustained to-day. The absence of the Ame rican news may have tended in a small degree to quiet ness, though in a less degree than its actual receipt towards the close of business hours. A more evident cause of dulness is the ominous fact that that system of free trade under which the great interests of the coun try aro making such rapid progress, is placed in sus pense by the Government, mid made to depend for its continued existence upon the result of agitation and electioneering contests. Hardly anything else has been talked about on 'Change to-day; and men of all parties feel that the course which Lord Derby asks the House of Commons to allow him to pursue is fraught with most serious evils. _ _ _ ROCHDALE, MONDA:Y.—The flannel market continues very inaciive, with not much prospect of a speedy change. There is no change in wool, either in price or demand. As the manufacturers wish to produce as little as possible under the present circumstances, they purchase ►he raw material for immediate use only. MACCLESFIELD, T ESDA.Y.—The position of our staple manufactured goods, in reference to demand, con tinues much the same as we last noted; bat the want of confidence on the part of wholesale buyers is much com plained of in the spring demand. The thrown silk mark et is now a little less active for the present, but stock s generally are comparatively light, and prices contiaue firm. In the raw silk market, the business doing i s reported. moderate. Peices are much the same as last HALIFAX, SAT UIWA:r.—We have rarely had a duller market than to. day's. The uncertainty that hangs over the Political world, both domestic and foreign, checks all operation s ; and the aspect of the worsted trade is of a most desponding character. Yarns exhibit no amendment ; prices arcs at a stand, and the amount produced is greatly diminished. Wcol is to be bought on easier terms; but ths) transactions are neither large nor numerous. HUDDERSFIELD, TIT E.snay.—There has not been quite so much doing in 011) , market to-day as last week. Crepes, doeskins of ]a rge patterns, and light goods generally, suitable for spring wear, have been inquired for. The fancy trade continues dull; a moderato busi ness has been done in wools, at firm prices. A STREET PREACHER IN ROME. A couple of casks, covered with a few planks, served for a pulpit. A ragged audience, consisting of about a hundred men and women, were listening with open mouths to a sort of ecclesiastic, filthy and sunburnt in his appearance, who was gesticulating away on the top of this primitive erection. He was holding forth upon the Passion. "It was," said he, " the sin of our first father that brought on the death of our beloved Saviour. Consequently, as we are a!! tainted with the original sin, we aro all a party to this assassination. Yes, my brethren, we are all of us the murderers, the execu tioners of our God, and we shall be punished as such, unless we do penance." . So saying, he opened the top of his tunic, and seizing hold of a stone, prepared for the purpose, he fell on his knees, and lacerated his breast most cruelly, muttering prayers all the while in a sort of frenzy. Fired by his example, his audience Jike wise fell on their knees. Some struck themselves violently, at the same time uttering frightful yells; others sobbed aloud, and threw themselves on their faces. Men, women, and g irls seemed alike a prey to the most violent despair, or the deepest repentance. But, what is almost beyond belief, mothers, in their anxiety to make their children participate in the good effects of this exhortation, were whipping them without mercy. The preacher, covered with blood, at length gave over, and the people as suddenly ceased their wailings. The scene now changed. Pale as death, gasping and foam ing at the mouth, the fanatic preacher cast a threaten ing look around him. Ho perceived Fernando and myself observing him from afar; and quick to take ad vantage of this incident, he extended his arms in our di rection, exclaimi ng , " This is the way the apostles of the Lord get treated! Heretic foreigners say to each other, Let us go and see what that priest is after, and make game of his sermons, since the season for laughing at the buffooneries of Punch and Harlequin is now over 1' " I was unable to learn the conclusion he drew from this apos trophe, as my friend, fearing that this holy maniac mightincite the p o p u l ace aga inst us, took me by the arm and drew me away. I could not recover from my surprise. Less struck, however, by the preacher's ad dress than by the tears of his audience, I observed that, no doubt, the fruits of this sermon would rejoice the„ hearts of all ho nest f o l ks. " Y ou l a b ou r under an error',s interrupted Fernando, the religion of the Romans i of the nature of saltpetre that evaporates as t explodes;basks than and these fanatics will have no sooner turn ed their than they will go an d d rown all those fin feelings in liquor, or fritter them away scorine ev al ter violenti e quarrel."—Rambles through Rome, bg the L Chatelain. compunctious The Ceylon Examiner states that lon the 13th of January, about six, P.M a large whale was seen disporting himself off Galle, at the distance of about time miles from the shore. It is very unusual for these monsters of the deep to be found in Indian latitudes. THifitfbAy EVENING, EARL GREY AND SIR HARRY S'MITH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I have heard it more than whispered that it appears almost like persecuting Earl Grey, and hardly fair to keep this subject so continually before the public, under present circumstances. This generous feeling in. and proposed forbearance towards, the late Colonial Secretary, I can most fully appreciate, and indeed, I believe, that it has been the chief, if not the only, cause of the general silence of the editors of all the papers; but, Sir, the taunting and insolent language of your evening contemporary, the Globe, under date the 25th of last month, renders it necessary that the public attention should be kept alive on this subject, and that his Lordship should be af forded that opportunity of rebutting the charge brought against him the Globe so ostentatiously parades before us as being his wish. Your contemporary is, however, most anxious that the acts of former Governors and Governments should be at the same time inquired into; against this we must at once protest, and for this simple reason, that the case we have to consider, the one we have now to deal with, stands between Earl Grey and Sir Harry Smith, and the public aro not to be led away by a sweeping explanation of the general misgovernment of our colonies, or even of the Cape. Earl Grey's charges are clear and distinct against Sir Harry Smith—they are just or unjust, true or false, real or imaginary—by them Earl Grey must stand or fall, as a public man. His Grace the Dake of Wellington has only spoken, and could only speak, for he had no other right,as Sir Haney Smith's commanding officer, and in that capacity his Grace has approved of all his military operations. But only np e yd Earl Grey's dispat c h conta i ns ot h er an d graver c h arges, w hich, in my opinion, an d, as f ar as I h ave b een a bl e to judge, in the opinion of the public, must, sooner or l a t e r, recoil upon hi s L or d s hi p . At the risk of bei ng t e di ous I w ill procee d t o quo t e f r om the Globe, to sa ti s fy your numerous rea d ers t h a t w e are challenged to th e com b a t, an d t h at , even did we wish it, there is no retreat : According to t h e votes an d procee di ngs o f t h e House of Commons," sa y s th e e dit or o f th e Gl o b e — mar k him—on the 25th of F e b ruar y, E ar l G re y b e i ng ou t of office, " we ought now to b e i n t h e m id st o f t h e d e b a t e u pon Cape affairs, instead of witnessing the marvellous development of Lord Derby's Ministry—a grotesque exhibition,in truth! Mr. Adderley's motion, it seems, is not already a dropped notice,' but a notice to be d ro ludeed is it, Mr. Globe Editor? we shall see; and, adds the Globe," it is quite in keeping with the tactics of party that it should be so.Mr.Adderley will be speech a , less, Lord Derby will be dumb, care will be taken to burk alike explanation and defence—affairs at the Cape will go on just as they did before, and Lord Grey's vin dication will be found only as time rolls on in the silent e nd in the subj ugat i on o f th e Kafirs and the establish his principles and his measures, which will representative government." n adoption epn rtof etty o w f well, I think, Sir, for the Globe. This para graph shall b e not i ce d one d a y. ",We most unfeignedly regret that Mr. Adderley,"adds the Globe, " lost his opportunity; a little discussion, oven though very stormy, very personal, very colonial, in fact, would have cleared at least the Parliamentary atmosphere. dispatch which was un j us tifiable. Well, if so, why not fairly give Lord Grey an opportunity of vindicating his dispatch? a Cape debate even in the Commons; but if fair play and a l ove of justice pervade so august a n assembly as that of the Peers of England, as strongly as it does the English people, perhaps Lord Derby will kindly furnish Earl Grey some day with an opportunity of vindicating his policy in his place, and no longer labour under the reproach that he encourages and aids his lieutenants in the Lower House to attackthe Minister who sits before him, whilst he himself fl inches from the contest." Now, Sir, this is pretty well, and pretty ins o l en t. Lord Derby flinch I Well, it may be so, as the Globe asserts it; but we have nothing to do with Earl Grey vindicati ng his policy; it is beside the question. We have nothing to do but with the unjustifiable dispatch, and, with all due deference to the editor of the Globe, we shall not travel out of record, but will endeavour to prove out of Earl Gr'ey's own mouth that his dispatch of the 14th of January was unjust, ungenerous, m utates _ manlike, and altogether unjustifiable. We have already, I think, Sir, proved that it was most cruel in its commencement, and it will be found most cunning in the sequel. Now, Sir, let me beg of you to turn to Earl Grey's dispatch of the 21st October, 1851. Ills Lordship therein acknowledges to have heard from Sir Harry Smith up to the 20th August; expresses his con cern, that less progress than he had hoped had been made in the subjugation of the Kafirs, and that deser tion and disaffection continued to be shown by many o f the coloured inhabitants of the country. His Lordship then proceeds—" Unfavourable as is the intelligence you have transmitted to me, it suggests little or nothing that I could add with advantage to the instructions I have already addressed to you, • • • • and having taken steps for sending to you reinforcements, which I do not understand you to regard as insufficient, her Majesty's Government can now only rely on your energy and judgment for so using the force at your disposal as to effect the subjugation of the enemy with the least pos sible delay." So then, Sir, up to the 21st October, 1851, Earl Grey, having heard from Sir Harry Smith up to the 31st August, sees nothing to add in the way of instruc tions, has no fault to find with Sir Harry, but, on the contrary, states that the Government relies on his energy and judgment. Either, then, that energy had been great up to the 20th . August, and that judgment good, or her Majesty's Government were en during a most uncalled-for responsibility in sending additional troops, and relying on what they did not consider sound—relying in fact on a broken reed. How the Government, or, rather, Earl Grey, is to get out of this dilemma, I know not, but certainly up to the 21st October, 1851, Sir Harry Smith stands fully and honour ably acquitted by his Lordship's own words, and from the very head-quarters — Downing -street. In that very dispatch, too, Earl Grey not only does not find any Smith, but adds additional labour s t alarm to the danger which seems to exist," says his Lordship; " but the tears very natu rallyuh fault owithlook work.with m Harry c i excited amongst the white inhabitants as to the intentions of those of African descent, may induce the former indiscriminately to treat as enemies all the co loured classes, and thus really create that general hos tility which is apprehended. I trust that you will use your best exertions to avert such a result, and protect to the utmost of your power those of her Majesty's coloured subjects against whom no charge of disloyalty can be supported." Here, Sir, was a most important and difficult, and very delicate duty to be performed, and for which Sir Harry wag considered qualified. Now, Sir, I think you will perceive that this case is drawing into a nutshell size, a small compass for a large blue book, but it will expand itself again as we show off each particular item. This dispatch of the 21st of October either most fully acquits; Sir Harry up to that date, or condemns Earl Grey. In my opinion it does both—it acquits Sir Harry Smith, because we must take the dispatch as we find it, and as it is borne out by all previous dispatches, but it eq ua ll y condemns Earl Grey, because I think it will be shown, not only by tho fatal dispatch of the 14th of January, but by many others, that when Earl Grey wrote that of the 21st of October it was then in his heart and his head that he would su persede Sir Harry Smith, but the moment had not arrived, the hour was not ripe —any great success on the part of Sir Harry would render his removal not only un necessary, but impossible. Earl Grey was then ready to claim all the merit, the meeting of Parliament was then at some distance; so Earl Grey concludes on the 21st of October.—" The ultimate abandonment of the Orange Sovereignty should be a settled point in our policy." Poor Sir Harry, did he, indeed, believe that Earl Grey would share the merit of any successful policy? Did he offer to share the punishment of the error of judgment, in permitting the troops to leave the Cape? For this time, Sir, I have done. YOUR CONSTANT READER. March 8, 1852. MARb 11 18r PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OT ER (1051 PANIES' STOCK. From the O f ficial List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 16. JOINT-STOCX BAISOILS. Dividend I Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .... ---- - - Australasia .. ...... .. 5/. per ce n t. 40 0 0 40 0 0 . - BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 49 Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 Colonial. 21. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestershire -- -151 per cent. - - _ r on i ..in .............. 6/. pr cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - London and County - 61. per cant. 50 0 0 30 0 0 - Londn and Westrninstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 29% London Joint-Stook... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - - Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 43 Ditto, New.• •• • • ... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1 636 National of Ireland .• 41. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New. ••• • • - 61. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - South Australia •• •• -6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Union of Australia- - Si. per cent. 25 0 0 35 0 0 36 Ditto .............. 61. per cont. - 2 10 0 - Union of London... .. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ..... , - 40 0 0 40 0 0 .... INSTMANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ------- - - - £ a. d. £ a. 4. Albion - ...• -•••• • • V. 10e. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance Brit. and Fer. 71. 145. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 22 Ditto Marine. •••• • • 61. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 41% Atlas .•• •••••••• .• • •• 133.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 17% Argus Life .... •• • •• 41. per cent. 100 8 0 16 0 0 British Commercial - 7s. 66. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life spr ot.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 263{ County - ............ 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 97 Crown .............. 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% Ea4le . Eqity and Law .....• 4 36 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 4% Eumpean Life -- . 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 12 General ............ - 5 0 - 0 /0 5% Globe Guardian ...... ••• • • • 51. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 553 Imperial Fire --.• •• 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 256 Icaperial Life .....• •• . 125. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19% Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 49 Law Fire . .....• •• •• 25. & 25. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 3 1 4 Law Life ........ .... - 100 0 0 10 0 0 46% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 5% London Fire .....• •• 105. & be. 25 0 0 12 10 0 213 8 London Ship ......... 105: be. 25 0 0 12 10 0 2136 Ilarine •. - ••••• •••• .. 15a.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 15% Med.lnvlid&Gen.Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Monarch - .......... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 19s. National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life 5 l. Per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Phoenix.. - - 161 Professional Life • • 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 15e. 8d Provident Life•....... 11. ss. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 Rock Life ........ .... 55. 50 0 010 0 7% Royal Exchange 6/. p.ct. & be. Steck. all 227 Sun Fire. - „ 213 MUG Life 11. 6e. - „ 48 United Kingdom .... 4/. p. ot.&bs. 20 0 0 40 0 4 Universal Life........ 10% ct. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 39% Victoria Life ......... 51. per cnt. - 412 6 5% ____ Dividend I Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum.. Share. ...........--- -. - ....11.11. X • a. d. £. a. d. Hungerford- - - .... - - - - Southwrk .......... - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 7% P.C. 705. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo ...... -- - - 100 0 0 - 3 Ditts) Old Ann. of 81. 21. es. Od. - 60 0 0 24% Ditto Nw ditto °fat. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 22 Vauxhall .... ... Av. 21. 70 10 8 - 18% WAT'ER=V7ORICIS. 1 Dividend Amount I Name of Company. 1 per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -___....... X B. d. 4 5. d. East London.... cnt. 100 0 0 - 185 Grand 'remotion •:- .• 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 67 K0nt...... ••.•• • • • • • , 41. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 80 Lambeth ---•• • • •• 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97 New River Company.. 21. 10s. - - 60 Senthwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 1100 0 0 - - West Middlesex •• •• •• 161.0 a. p r ent.l - - 1023. DOCICs. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ...----...- --. .£ e. d. £ s. d. Commercial ••••.. •• .. 41. pr cent. Stock. - 90% East and West India... 6361. pr cent. Stock. - 153 East Country .-..•• •• . 20e. per sh. 100 0 0 - - London .• •••••• • • •• 51. pr cent. Stock. - 121% Ditto Bonele.• ••• • •• 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine •• .• •... 3% per cent. Stock. - 81 1 4 Ditto Bonds • • • • •• • • 4341. pr cent. - - - Southampton .. •• .• •• 11. per cent. ,50 0 0 50 0 0 18% CALICALIIS.. . i ..; Dividend I in, Names of ! ▪ Dividend Names of 0 . Price. Companies. ..! per Companies. .?1 An ?or nuna. Price. v Annual. wa , X 4 I Ashtn& Oldh 98 71. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield. 100 21.105. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160 Neath ••• • • • 1001 161. 13rknk&Abrg 150 al. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 100 I 13/. 135 Birmingham 40 4i. Peak Forest. 78 ! 31. 18s. 70 Coventry... • 100 25/. 200 Regent's —. • 33 1/. 3s. 16% Derby. ••• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 15 21. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 692% p. ct. 33% Somrset Coal 1 50 ClrandJunctn 100 31. pr. ct. 4714 Do.LkFd St 12 po., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 1134 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. OS. 3234' Shrewsbury.. 125 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stoarbridge„ 145 201. 290 Kennt& Avn 39, 4s. 04. 534 Severn and i Wye Rau. ( 26 21. Os. 24 Lancaster . 100 Leeds&Livrp 100 201. 455 Wirwick& / Leicester ..•• 100, 51. 66 Illrming. j 100 41. 40 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick/is} Loughborogh 142 701. 510 N apton. 100 31. 28 Monmouthsh 100: Worcstrna ic"/ 78 31. 33 Mntzerysh 100' Birming. j MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks lls. 6d. 7M OAS-LIGHT AND COZE COMPANIES. Dividend' Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ........... •••••• .................... ~...... .......... .......... X • S. d. X. s. d. British •••••• • • •• •• 11 . •• 40 0 0 18 0 0 10% Ditto Frovincial•• •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18 Brighton •••••• • • • • • • 5/. 1 20 0 0 City of London .. •• • • 61. 1 1 60 0 0 150 6 0 128 Continental Coiasolidat. 608. 175 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable •••••.. • • • • "s * 50 0 o 50 o o 27% 5/. Great Central' .• ••• • • 0 0 0 10 0 0 13 % Imperial • • .... •• • • •• 3 1. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Indepsndent ......• •• 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London • .... •• •••• • • - 50 0 0 50 Do., Parl. Preference 6 1. 25 0 0 710 0 - Miceli is . ........ •• •• 31/. per cent. 5 0 0 0 49 0 0 25 Ratcliff -••.••• • • • • • 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General .• •• • • 11. 50 0 0 60 0 0 16% Westalinster Chartered , Si. per cent, 1 50 0 0 _ 39% Ditto, Now ..„ e• •• I 51. per cent. 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 7% ASV 01' SCOTTISE COMPANIES' PILICESI Dividend, . Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X s . d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 201 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10% Clydesdale Bank-. •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12/ 3s Commercial Bank •• •• 71. p er cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 178 Eastern Bank •• •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 9% Elinb.&Glasgow Bank 31. per cent. b 0 0 50 0 8 % Exehangeßnk of Scot - 100 0042 0 0 4% National Bank 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 % North of Scotland Bank bl .percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Itoyalßank of Scotland 51. per eent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 132 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 85% Western Bank.... •• • • 71. percent. +5O 0 0 50 0 0 6631 Br Alliance Fire and Life i% /.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21% itish Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. Os Colonial Life .... • Edinburgh Life Ineur 6 l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 ; 21% Eng.& Li Scot, Law Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 217 6 I 3% fe As soc. of Scotland 6 / .percent. 10 0 0 1 10 0 31. 15s National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 275.0 d North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 I 3234 Scottish Union Ingram 7361. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 305.0 d Standard Life ...... - 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 , 12 34 United Dep,Assurance &Leer cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s Od MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. I Share. ---•-•-.--. ______ , ... X. s. d. X. s. J. Assam Tea .....• .... - 20 0020 0 0 73( kucti.n Mart.... -•• 21. be. 50 0 0 - 2654 Australian AgricultuYl .. 11. 100 0035 0 0 16% Australian Trust •• J. St. per cent. - 35' 0 0 20% Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 23 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 British American Land - - 38 10 0 - Canada ...••.. • • •• .• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 49 Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - - 100 Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds Gl. peecent. - - 1 07 34 City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 93% Gen. Rovers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 E/,uitable Reversienry 51pr. cent. 100 0 Cr 100 0 0 - Ditto New ... - ... • • - 50 0 0 710 0 - Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p.ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2 - Hudson's 8ay.......• - Stock. - 06 Hungerford •-• .: .1 .... 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47 London Institution .• • - .- 78 lb 0 6 3 4 New Zealand Company - 25 0 0. 25 0 0 - 0 -- Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 ussell Institution.... - 26 5 0 _ Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. p. e. /t bs. 50 - 0 0 5 0 00 0 0 0 1 7 0 9 1 % Reversionary Int. Soc. 4% 0 1 1. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 80% Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 o 25 0 0 24 % Elcuth Australian ....• 11. per share. 25 0 0 . 2 0 0 01 - . Van Dleman's Land.. I - ,IV .. • RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. • • BRISTOL, DlAncu 17. STOCK EXCILANOI.--The share market continues firm, at rather advanced rates. The transactions to-day were.... Great Western (Original Shares), 87147-Midland Stock, 5n 3 _Lancashire and Yorkshire, 71 3 4 ex u a t i v niu . d —Taff feeling business e x - 150. LIVERPOOL, MAacit 17. ExcHANG E.—There wasall STOCK hibited in the share market to-day,has been done at advanced prices. The transactions were as 8 9-16—East follow : —Caledonian, 18 3 4 —Eastern Counties, Lancashire 1716 — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1114 des.--Ditto (late Chester and Birkenhead), 17—Lan -72721' —Ditto, Fifths, 6 3-16 dis.— London and Yorkshire, London and North-Western, 1173 4—Ditto, New Quarters, a p n r c e h fe e r s e t enrc, preference, h i e 2 ffi th el_d , 3 x r , —Ditto, Fiftlis, N p.—Manchester, Lin colnshire, 34—Ditto, 61. N e an Mi d dland 6 i V il —Ditto, New Preference, w 4l, 2 er cent., 1 4 dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, 20%—York, .Newcastle, and Berwick, 18 LA —York and North Midland, 227 —Dutch Rhenish, 37, 3 dis. MANCHESTER, MAR CH 17. STOCK EXCHAIE.— consirable amount of was transacted i n our share de market to-day, and business prices closed firmly at the range of yesterday. The transactions were as follow:—.Caledonian, 19—East Lancashire, 17 1 4 Eastern Counties, 8 3 / I —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 72 1 4 Ditto, Fifths, GI% n. dis.—London and North-Western, 117 3 / —Ditto, —Ditto Fifths, 2% p.—Manch es t er , Sh e ffi e ld, an d 33%—Midland, 61 1 4—Blackburn (No. 1), 5 1 / 2 --North British, 7 1 / 2 —North Staffordshire, 8 1 4 dis.—South- Eastern and Dover, 20 11-16—York and North Midland, 23 —Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 1% 1 ) -7 . Preston and Wyre,.4s—cl)e4bire Junction, 11;k Caw donian, Preference, 4 1 , —.Alatlocki, 21,x. 1852. ASSIZE' INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRC U IT.— Dorchester, March 15. The Learned Judges (Sir W. Erie and Sir T. N. Tal fourd) reached here on Saturday, and were met at their entrance into the town by the Sheriff's son in a carriage and pair. To-day the courts were opened for business, the criminal calendar and the cause list being both light. In the Nisi Prius Court the senior judge was occupied all day in trying a family case, in which a sister (the plaintiff) sued her brother (the defendant) for six years' rent of a piece of land left to him by his uncle, she being the residuary legatee. The jury found in her favour for 3601. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) William Thompson, a horrible-looking fellow, was in dicted for attempting to murder James Cullum. The parties were convicts under confin.:ment in Port land Prison, and were working in the stone-yard, when Callum was desired by the warder to take a seat. He did so, and whilst the warder was at a short distance, Thompson came up and claimed the seat, and on Cullum declining to give it up without the warder's leave, the savage scoundrel lifted up his stone-hammer and struck him senseless to the ground, afterwards striking him two other blows on the head, and swearing he would kill the outright. He further declared that, but for the warder's timely arrival, he would have served another in the same fashion. His LORDSHIP, on the prisoner being convicted, ordered sentence of death to be recorded against him, and inti mated.that he must make up his mind to spend the rest of bis days under the severest penal discipline. James and John Hayward, two young fellows, were convicted of breaking into the church of Durweston, and stealing the communion plate, which had been used by the rector, the Hon. and Rev. S. G. Osborne, ou the day before the robbery. The prisoners were taken on some other charge, and in their possession was found some other stolen property and some pheasants and partridges; anu in a cave, to which it was evident they resorted to enjoy a roast pheasant occasionally, was found the plate, and a chisel corresponding with marks on the church door. Sentence—Fifteen years' transportation. MIDLAND CII?CUIT.—Derby, March 14. CROWN COURT.—(Betoro the Lord Chief Justice JEnvis.) Robert Dixon, aged 30, was indicted for the abduction of a girl under 16, and in other counts for the offence of abusing a child between 10 and 11, for the attempt to abuse, and for au assault. Mr. Boden prosecuted, and Mr. W. 11. Adams de fended the prisoner. The circumstances of this case were very peculiar. The prisoner is a travelling " lecturer on the mysteries of magic necromancy," and the prosecutrix, Mary Anne Farringdon, is a little girl just 11 years old. On the morning of the Ist of January last, about eight o'clock, she left her home in Derby, for the purpose of going to work, as her parents supposed; but, according to her own statement, she was accosted by the prisoner, who asked her her name, and whether she had a father or mother? After answering these questions she went to the factory, but being too late she went to the house of a Mrs. Mansfield in the neighbourhood. Later in the day the prisoner addressed her again, and told her that he had seen her father and mother, and that they said that she was to go with him. Another little girl, whom she knew, was with him, and the three went together to the railway station. There the girls were left together by him, and they waited in the waiting room until eight in the evening, when the prisoner came again and took them off to Nottingham by the railway. They slept in a lodging-house there, in a double-bedded room, and the next day the prisoner bought some clothes for the prosecutrix. The next day the prisoner and prosecutrix went to Codnor Park, leaving the other girl at Nottingham, and they travelled together for several days from place to place. They always slept in the same room, and on the second and subsequent nights, accord ing to the girl's statement, the offence was committed. lier story was confirmed by the evidence of other wit nesses, to the extent of showing that the two had been travelling about together; and the me.lical evidence led to the conclusion that violence had boon done to her person; but in several particulars the story of the child was contradicted. The parents of the prosecutrix heard nothing of her from the Ist of January to the 7th, when they received the following letter, which bore the Alfreton post-mark of January 6: — Jan. 6, 1852. "My dear Parents,—l am with a gentleman that treats me very kindly. lam quite comfortable. The first day I went to Bellingham he bought me a frock, and a skirt, and white silk b onnet, an d a pair of nice new boots and stockings, an d a fur fo r my neck, and a he is goin g t o shawl. To-day he is getting me a new pri n t t ruc k made at the dressmaker's, whic h cost 55. ; and get me everything I wa nt new, till I look v er y n i ce an d respectable. We shall come to Derby before long to see you, after lam dressed genteel, and I will bring some nice presents with me for sisters. How arc sisters? It is a great deal better for me to be out to service as I am now, than being at home, because I am getting mo ney as well as clothes. Give my love to Elizabeth and Sarah. I send you this to let you know I am treated very well. The gentleman is writing this for me, and I am telling him what to say. Hoping you are all in good health, as I am at present, " I remain, my dear Parents, " Your affectionate daughter, " MARY ANN FARRINGDON. " P.S.—I get plenty of good food to eat.'.' The prosecutrix herself stated, that at the time she knew neither the names cf the places to which She had been taken, or of the people at whose houses they bad stopped; but she had learnt them since; and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, who kept the Dog Inn, at Pentridge, proved that the prisoner and prosecutrix passed three nights at their house while the prisoner was lecturing in the town. Their evidence was favourable to the prisoner, because the girl had made no complaint to them; nor had they heard her scream, as she had said that she did, and their bed-room was close to the double-bedded pas sage-room, in which the prisoner and prosecutrix slept. In fact. there was nothing which excited their suspicions of any impropriety iu the prisoners conduct towards the prosecutrix. When the prisoner was apprehended, he stated to the constable that it was a bad job for him that he had brought her away; he should not have done so if she had not said that she had no father or mother. He also said that he meant no harm to the girl; he meant her to stand at the school-room doors while he was at his performance, and it had cost him two beds every night. The parents of the prosecutrix, on cross-examination, admitted that the girl had played truant sometimes, and had been beaten by her father the night before she left home. Mr. ADAMS addressed the jury on behalf of the pri soner, directing his observations principally to the charge of violating the person of the child. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, telling them that, as to the charge of abduction, the offence was complete it the prisoner took away the child without the consent of the parents; and that it was not necessary that he should have resorted to any triok or-deception to induce her to go away with him. The prisoner himself then made a statement, com plaining that his case had not been conducted as he de sired, and he was permitted by the Learned Judge to address the jury in his own defence. In the result, however, The jury found him Guilty upon all the counts, and he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. THE PUGILISTIC RIOTS AT BELPER.—Henry Poul son, aged 32, Thomas Paddock, 26, Thomas Whiting, 22, Joseph Eaton, 37, James Williams, 23, John Taylor, 30, John Callaghan, 29, Alfred Trot, 24, James Whar ton, alias Jemmy the Black, 38, John Handley, 27, John Hirst, Robert Wade, John Hibbert, John Maid en , and John Tootal, pleaded guilty to an indictment which charged them with committing a riot, and assaulting two constables in the execution of their duty. They were also indicted for feloniously remaining together for one hour after proclamation made according to the statute of 1 George IV., a. 2, c. 2, s. 1. To this indictment they pleaded not guilty, and no 'evidence being offered in support of the cha r g e, an ac quittal was directed. It appeared that the transaction out of which Belper, prosecution arose took place at Turndith, ht between on the 16th of December last. A prize-figcome (if ,. 00 Poulson and Paddock bad been arranged tti) ted an im tatioa had col co earthis that occasion. and the expec mouse mob. ing sentence, COM lithe lawless violence of mented with great severity up n on i or, The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, in ass and sentenced Peul- I and Wharton to ten son, Paddock, Callaghan, Trot,. which the prisoners had been t ; Hirst, who a eared to h ave pp mon ths' imprisoninheen Riot Act was read, to four month s, gon e away whent m onths imprisonment,hard labour. the rest to six mo a with oard labour. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—NorfoIk, M arc h 1 6. L o rd Campbell opened the commi ss i ons for the county ~ at two of Norfolk and the city of Norwich, yesterday, o'clock, and in the course of the afternoon Mr. Sergeant Adams arrived from London, to take the pluee of Mr. Justice Crompton, who is still detained by indisposi tion, but is expected to join the circuit at Bury St. Edmund's. In the Ni s i p i , th i Ps c t:d presenting for eritin; u j s u r Court the r e c e a c u o s e m i o s t n contains u s e a s n entry of four special . The ri o n a e l r e s 7 county cases, o contains o n f a f m o e w s l o s f t e a . 5 1 - ingr,sof 3 perjury, 9 of f e l onious ly wounding, 2 of night poaching, of highway robbery, 4 of arson, 1 of rape , 2 of murder, 1 of concealment of birth, 1 of manslaughter, 1 of forgery. In the city gaol there are nine cases of an ordinary character. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS and a County Jury.) George Sampson, aged 20, was indicted for assaulting Michael Vesey, at Upwell, on the 16th of October, with intent to rob him, he being then armed with a stick. The jury convicted the prisoner, and as three was a previous conviction proved against him, he was sentenced to be transported for seven years. In the Nisi Prins Court Lord Campbell disposed of tho three common jury causes, which were not produc tive of any materials for a report, and afterwards took prisoners, to whose ca BAGS the same remark applies. IV ORTHEBN Cl. CU/ T.— York, March 16. NISI PRIUS COUR Ar.—( Before Mr. Baron AL DVASON.) LISTER V. .I)ESBOROUGR. This was an action on a ,nolicy of fire insurance, in which the plaintiff, a cotton .manufacturer at EmbsaY, near Sllipton, sought to reco Ter 2,8001 for the loss of his mill and machinery, which were consumed by fire on the 23d of November, 1850, from the defendant, as the secretary of the Atlas Fire In.lurance Company. The defendant pleaded, among six other pleas, fraud and arson. Mr. Watison, Q.C., and Mr. Hall appeared for the plaintiff; wad Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, AIL fill, Q.C., and Mr. J. Henderson, for the defendant. The ease was begen early yestr(lAy raeroing ,Cd only co.cluded at eight o ' c l oc k t ,-,_ ri jo r we ere e`r e ' fore compelled to give a brief and rapid summary of it. It apeeartd that the plaintiff, who had before carried on business so a cotton manufacturer at a mill called West-end Mill, early in 1850 went to l'nbsay, and took a mill called " the Good lotent." He was possessed of about 5,0001. capita!, a portion of which was invested in the mill, and tie roedue in machinery and stock. The machinery he purchased at second-hand at Pres ton, and other places; some of it he had repaired, and some he had removed from his firmer mill. In Octo ber, 1850, he was anxious to insure his mill and (Gs' chinery, and applied to a Mr. Winterbottom, the We t for the Atlas Insurance Company, at Skipton, to tff'e v an insurance with that company. Mr. Winterbott ora went over the mill, and then objecred to insure on the mill and machinery more than 2,000/. The phin tiff, however, said he was going to attach a shaft from his engine to machinery in another room, and then his risk would be greater, and ultimately his proposal to In sure 2.8004 on his mill and machinery was accepted , " notified to him on the 2d or 3d of November, 1850. Stoo after the plaintiff complained that anonymous letters bad been sent to him by members ,f a Di,seuting cornregv lion to which he belonged, and where he occasionally spoke. He had incurred some unpopularity with big church by interf er i ng i n some arraegensee t anost t be pews, and these letters threatened by fire, wind, or water," to get rid of him from E,niesay. These letters, created great alarm in his faieily. On the mor nin g et the 19th of November, 1850 , at half-past five o'elock , tie was knocked up by one of his men (flibbett), stating that his warehouse, and coutoing-house were on lire' That fire was extinguished, but not until nearly all th e e furniture and all the bo o k s i n th e coulitieg-houso we t. ; consumed. The counting-house was partitioned from the warehouse by a bri c k wa ll, w hi c h did not eei te t . reach the ceiling, arid some cotton at the other side e e this wall was consumed. At ni ne o ' c l oc k that " Ul f morning another fire took pl a c e i n t h e c ard.room the mill adjoining, which was evidently no t the re ° of an accident, as matches were fo un d upon and under , " lap" of cotton on fire. The circumstances were s ° , suspicious that the manager, R o b ert J one s, who 1011 ' the keys of this room, and who it was alleged had bee°in seen to enter this room s ho r tly before the fire, was • dicted for arson at this assizes, but the case broke ti °°l ",i The night 0, fore a quantity of cotton had been laid ie a train across the " blow room " to t he door , which a man, named Green, along with Robert Je l ?r:. kicked up, and i n t h e morn i ng some struc k ltieuf ti matches were bro ug ht t o t h e p l aintiff, which J o nes , 59 o i r he had found plac e d un d er t h e " blow room " • Jones, who kept the keys, was asked to give up the e .e .' h i" as there was " foul talk a b out; " bat on Friday ni g", o 4 the 22d of November following., ho was asked to g ° the mill at nine o'clock to go round en d see that all right. Mr. Lister then told him h o h a d b een rouno mill, and he need not go with him, but could take t' d keys. That night Mr. Lister got up at one o'clock, ite again at shortly before three in the morel' to see that all was right, but at h a lf-p as t four tiff mill was on fire, and burnt do wn . The p l3 in t t c , claimed about 9001., as the value of his mash made out from recollection, as his books ? g el , burnt. For the defence it was shown that he ba ij i , manded for many articles of machinery nearly five t ‘ h — i e et as much as he gave for them, and the cost of it t 0 a t was only between 300/. and 400/. It was suggest s he wanted to get rid of this old, worn-out mac and replace it with new, and that he had contr' de stro y fire for that purpoce, fir s t d es t ro yi ng hi s b oo k s t y the evidence of his fraud, and then destroying th e :re chinery. The anony mous l et t ers , i t was suggested, e part of this sch eme , and evidence w as called to Ptfto some of them to be in his own handwriting. The before the first fire he had asked for a Oilen t , iu Y a to the joists of the ceiling of' brown paper, which, it was suggested, ho had ei"" - are that room, as evidence of which nails were t °ll , l3 re there, n(I the top of the rooi/1 and furniture ohlY the counting-house to a burnt. It was suggested that he had laid the c otton 0 theth e e ` a blow g room"manager, ha v having th as 'iter''kineyiso, thehe (.r doo o r h , becausees) ero would ° i1 : 0 t need to take th a t trou bl e it he int...nth , d to se t e° to the mill; to ol th at w h en J ones an d u h . i e g kicked this c o tt on awa y t h ey prevente d its 1!-tbe set fire to by removing it from the door whet' the matches had been pla ce d. Th e d emeanou r also of 0 plaintiff on the m orn i ng o f t h e secon d fire was re lied (i d by the Learned C o u nse l f or t h e d e fence. It apPe i lie that whilst his mill was burning he and four of his INV:T.I3 engaged in successi o n in " family prayer," and ' afterwards ho coolly get his breakfast and smoked 'J o pipe ; and that riot until the manager of the fire-engio threatened to report him did he make any persoe: effort to assist in quelling the fire. The various iie w he of outrageous overcherge, and the evidence affe.ctieg tPth conouct of the plaintiff at the fires were dwelt en, b 4 , 1 •5 great power and ability by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins a address to the jury this morning. Ps ,, A great number of witnesses were then called to tablish the defendant's case, and Mr. Watson, for the plaintiff, began his reply about six o'clock. His LORDSHIP then went through the evidedce , ti v The jury, after retiring for an h ou r, found their er diet on the plea of fraud for th e d e f en d an t. The ()the issues they found for the plaintiff, de- This, therefore, is substantially a verdict for the femlant, fraud vitiating th e pl a intiff 'a contract with the defendant. THE COUNTRY MA.RKEIt so LITERPOOL, MARCH 16.—The attendance t°—slowver• small, and trade viley flat. Wheat and flour ratheei and Beans, oats, and oatmeal supported late rates. Bar FY malt the turn cheaper. Indian corn quite as dearl i n tt d o l b il a gr ; y moderate request. Arrivals—British wheat, 319; 350; ditto malt, 1,680 ; ditto oats 3,' , 20; ditto bea° 9 4 3 21; ditto flour, 3,741 sacks and 2'2 barrels. ' Foreign wir, 3t h ' i r - 'r l'• ditto beans, 2,19') ; di to flour, 4,081 sa•ks and 7, 10 ° „ s e tbis LEEDS, MARCH 16.—Our arrivals of grain were '",•illers week ; the flour trade was depressed, which caused 011r,—a. to be very indifferent as to purchasing wheat ; and sc i it ' ss sed• position in holders to press sales, little business had r oats rates aseratwese a osnbeFforride,a. and bßeaarnlesystewaad in ri syunalpterceed ru un altere d led Wane u d s q he a l t li e ll a NEWCASTLE C ORN M ARKET, M ARCH 1 6.--Tr B uns i n ss exceedingly flat for everything, and in wheat little P prices was transacted, factors being unwilling to accept Ti n ily is offered, and to ge t qu i t o f any quantity a decline of pi . qr. per Io e q r r . . h a co d tb t e o r a b r e t submitted l re in ain t e o d . a b B o u a r t 1 e tb y ewsaasmael.s o 1 6 NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, 111Aacx 16.- -The us ac p t P i I Y e of beasts large, and a splendid show of fat cattle. Trade a nd at about 3d per stone decline from last week's P ric , l l;earlY nearly all sold. Sh eep t ra d e stea d y at former rates, „in all sold. Prices—B ee f, 3 s 6d to Is 6d per ston e ; su ,e"' wool, to 6d METALb ditto, shorn, 40 to sd. w ere iu EDINBURGH MARKET, MARCH 16.—There - h . n the meal market to-day 6 sacks oatmeal, each weigarlejg. 2801bs. imperial, which sold at 325. 3 sacks p°t - b which sold thus: —1 at s, lat 28s, and lat 265 • EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MARCO „; Oat straw, from 8s Od to 9s Od per kemple of 16,stenes wheat ditto, 8s Od to 9s Od ; barley ditto, 6 s 6d to 8 u Hay, from 9d to Ild per stone. , were I IDALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 5.--T u ere __ 95 bags of oatmeal, 21 of barleymeal, and 5 of pot- Wel: at this day's market ; sales dull for oatmeal ; the obarleyrn saencdonPc7t - a b n a d r 1 el lowest meta we st qualitiesr read sale. 3 d per ba fully maintained late. i quotations. Oatmeal geb th e e ap s e a r T imperial •• ••• ••• 2 .), 6d 21s 6g —s Od Barleymeal, per ditto ••• Od —s Od s Od Oatmeal, per sack, of .280 lbs. First Second Third. Oatmeal, Peasemeal ••• ••: ( O ld —a Od. 30s 6d 29s 3 d an r 2 tl B ch Y s e mtko:-.! Flour Pot barb ley ••• 284 Od 12bs Od Od COAL MAR S_E Coal er Lo Chestern Prices Howard's r r i c I s e a y s V oi nf c s tipti 32ey 2 2 :: 8 6 3 6 f d u d I rauneld Moor l2s 6d Wall's End, & 3. . . 13s 6d Acorn o a s r f t o o r n t Close h ............. .. 1 1 3 3 s 3 s 3 ( 1 G llebbarn ........... 133 Od Heaton ..... 11 1 3 3 3: : ( 3 ) (1 Riddell ... •-• W a lker l2s 3d Eden Main . ..... Lathbton Primrose 14 )i 64 Belmont. ............... 143 3 kietton ................. 156 Ships at z.,hrket, ESTZIEDAI. the :I,,arlbtOD ........ 15 s 3 , ue se c sp l e o ile s i e r,s o t t i • e t t h t e: arket ssai Stewart'e .. 15' Denison 136 t 1 Hartlepool 3 Heugh Kellue 153 Soutk Hartlepool ..-•l 5 :3( 1 South Kello e So E r t h i t i ) .) e ' r a ' t h r h a . m . 1 11 4 24 : g ui l d 15 , Tees Sidney's Hartley 255 Sold. 94. btiaedp E lp , e k eg p i : of E uft ß ß T wi : h S th E ic, M hEN T.] —Hollows V's P ills and m ire, y u r e t a i , d e ; : r l ment , the best Remedies for the Cure of Bad Leg men in the neighbou s r h h e o ll' o ci d o , n b s near orpet , was afflicted with e diea but tlhteidt would the . mostnotemyi'eeldnat 0 f her treatment. Her health sutiered severely r and the state 0, t he leg was terrible, tiie ulcers rapidly increasing in size, andri:/,, pain most agonising. In this state she commenced using ' for loway's Ointment and Pills, and after continuing theta the some time the leg was completely cured, and she is now 12 , . i , t, , enjoyment of excellent health. Mr. Wilkinson, dry d gbi Blyth, vouches for the accuracy of this statement 241, 241, all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishm e n t Strand, London. _.........—••- BIRTHS. , CIF A SN. Oa the 12th inst. at Parkhurst, O Isle of Wight, t he wife °f Major King, : 6th Regiment. lit e On the 15th inst., at Weithourne-terrace, Hyde-Park' lady of Lestock R. Reid, Esq. On the 13th lust., at Southsea, the lady of Lieutenant Close, R.N., of H. M. Blenheim. A DAUGHTER. On the 14th inst., at OF St. Mary's-road, Canonbury, the Wife of Joseph T. Cooper, k'.R.A. S. On the 14th inst., at Hastings, the wife of the B e ': • Francis Hastings. MARRIED. On the 16th inst , at Marylebone Church, Richard Alitle' worth Oliver, Commander R.N., second son o f tbe a Robert D. Oliver, A.lmiral of the Red, to Flora , only dug ter cf the late Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel On the 16th inst., at St. Giles's Church, Henry, hl ll ' son of William Evil!, Esq., of Bushey-house, Streatharnse:,,o. to Elizabeth Mary, second daughter of John J. Tweed, of Alfred-place, Bedford-square. DIED On the 27th of January last, . at Girgeh, on the •Ni e le - William Henry, the eldest son of Mr. W. B. St orr, of 1"-np street, Covent-garden, and Mill-farm, Barnes , beloved and re street, by a large circle of relatives and sympathizing frient On the 15th inst., at Vanbrugh-lodge, Blackheath, I"e° Ca On the 13th inst., aged 46, at St. Helier's, Jersey, ‘,""" P. Parke, Esq., late of the 11th Hussars. fr 13est On the 14th inst, at Erleigh, near Reading, Anne /0,, the wife of Thomas May, Lo Earl , aged 36. t:gl' On the 16th inst., at nsdale-square, J. E. Pearson, l a ce. On the 15th inst., at Wilton - street , Grosvenor P -- Algernon Sidney Peake, aged O. Mari , At Board-hill, Sussex, on the 13th inst., aged widow of the late James Mangles , . Esq., of Wood.. Sussex, furmerly M.P. for Guildford. - - O WO, London: Printed and Published by liII.JIWO 11g, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Oilice• OA Strand, in the rreeinct (;t tte S a voy, in th e .° Middlesex, Thursday, biarai 18, 18b2. i