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PROCEEDINGS of LAWSOCIETIES 1 (From the Lazo Times May 9.) ARTICLED CLERKS' SOCIETY. The g2ntlem , n w:to, so creditably to th,:ins' , lves, pro posed thi) formation of this very useful s,.ciety, or which the plan was sugi.-,ested by a correspondent some time have, in pursuance of their obj'ct, addressed thf , fulluwi letter to the Lord Chancellor and the Nias!.e7 of the Rolls, who have promptly transmitted the replieN which we subjnin. The suggestion of the Master of the Rolls will, we hope, be adopted by the attorneys, who should give their cordial aid by contribution and advice to this endeavour of their clerks to obtain the most effi cient means, for that best of all education, self-improve- went : My Lords,—We, the undersigned committee of ar ticled clerks to attorneys and solicitors in England and Wales, having mot together for the purpose of consi dering the propriety and 'necessity of establishing a general Law Students' Society, and having resolved that such a society would be a great boon to the pro fession to which we have the honour of belonging, it was determined that our first step should be to obtain the sanction of your lordships. We have, there ore, ,taken the liberty of addressing to your Lordships the tollowing observations, under the full conviction that, as your Lordships have ever lent your powerful influence towards the promotion of all wise and judicious re forms in the law, and of all measures tending to raise the legal profession in efficiency and public estima tion, your Lordships will not deem it an intrusion on your valuable time when we humbly state that we entertain the highest sense of the importance of the society in question ; but that, on the contrary, your lordships will grant us your sanction, and render us all proper encouragement. Our objects may be briefly stated to be educative and protective. We humbly think that nothing will tend so mich to secure the honour, r espectability, and efficiency of our profession as car efull y watching the education of its rising members. It was to promote this (as your Lordships are well aware) that the examination pr e paratory to the admission of attorney s and solici tors was established, a mea s ur e which, in our humble opinion, has already been of great advantage, and which bids fair for much greater hereafter. Your Lordships' atten tion may not have been called to the f ac t th at t h ere i s no institution existing, either in the m e t ro p o li s or else wberc, receiving the general support of the profession, calculated to assist the articled c l er k i n hi s s t u di es or to aid him in his preparation for the examination, and that consequently the clerk a t th e commencement o f hi s articles (tor want of that ad v i ce an d assistance which such an institution might afford) has to struggle with SO many difficulties that he too frequently abandons himself to despair of ever acquiring a sound and comprehensive knowledge of his profession, and aims solely at getting up sufficient knowledge to enable him to pass,. know ledge acquired m ere ly for the occasion, and which, not being engrafted firmly in his mind, and made, as it were, a part of himself, is more speedily lost than attained; or, as is frequently the case, he fails, not owing so much to his want of inclination or ability, as of that assistance acid stimulus which the generality of youth so much re quire. We would also request your Lordships' attention to the fact that, although amongst articled clerks are to be found youths at least equal in ability to those of any other profession, and although their number is so great' yet few ever attain to eminence or distinction in their profession, caused, as we would humbly submit to your Lordships, by the absence of an institution such as we now propose. Another consequence is, that the profes sion and the public are much exposed to the malpractices of artful and designing men, who, having but a superfi cial acquaintance with the law, make it an instrument of oppression. Thus the public are injured and the pro fession disgraced. The remedy, we humbly suggest, is to be found in the establishment of an institution which will raise the qualified practitioners ab ove t h e a t tac k s of these individuals, and draw so wide a line of demarca tion in respect to character and competency between the two classes, that none in intrusting the care of their for tunes and interests need ever err. We have viewed with great interest the late proceed ings of the benchers of the Middle Temple on behalf of candidates for the bar, and we humbly think that the time is now arrived when the articled clerks should put forth their claims to the consideration and assistance of the attorneys and other members of the legal profes sion, upon the subject of education. The present ap pears, for this reason, to be a very happy crisis, and if we delay urging this subject now, we shall suffer such an opportunity to pass unimproved as may not occur again for many years. The character of the society will not, of course, be collegiate, but institutional. It is intended to be a ♦aluable auxiliary to the office or chambers ; and whilst at the institution the theory and principles of the law are principally learned, the practice at the office or chambers will be rendered more interesting and instruc tive. It is hoped that theory and practice will be thus happily combined ; and that whilst the institution may be as a study, the practice at the office may bear the same relation to the lawyer as the experiments of the laboratory to the chemist. We have not at present entered minutely into the de. tail of our scheme, further than was necessary to satisfy ourselves and to convince your Lordships of its import ance and practicability ; and we have thought that, as so much would depend upon the sanction of your Lord ships to the principle of the measure, it would be better to apply for that in the first instance. Your Lordships will already have collected the general character of the proposed institution ; but we would more par. titularly state, that the specific objects which we have at present contemplated are—the formation of an institution where suitable lectures would be delivered ; the formation of a library ; and, we would here state to your Lordships, that there is not a public law library in London accessible to the general body of articled clerks ; also the formation of classes, under competent tutors and professors, for pri• rate instruction ; the institution of periodical examina tions, and the award of prizes, honours, and distinctions to these who most distinguish themselves. Another object would be (as before stated) protective—namely, for the gelieral conservation of the political and social interest, of the articled clerks, as occasion might here after be found to arise. Although the majority of those undersigned have but a short time to serve under arti cles, and are therefore unlikely to reap any of the pro posed advantages, yet we aro so fully convinced that the scheme we have suggested would effect a more im portant reform in our department of the profession than has ever yet taken place, that we have resolved to devote our time and energies towards the accomplishment of our object ; and we very earnestly and respectfully solicit your Lordships to take the subject into your con sideration, and kindly to give your sanction to its prin ciple, which we feel no doubt would insure to us abundant success. We fear that the importance and number of your Lordships' engagements will prevent your Lord ships from giving us advice or directions in aid of our proceedings ; but it is needless to say with how much respect and gratitude any such suggestions would be re ceived by us. In conclusion, we would state to your Dirdships that we represent a very nurn.rous body of articled clerks. equally desirous with ourselves for success. With great respect, we have the honour to remain, your Lordships' most obedient, humble servants, W. W. WILSON, EDW. TURNER PAYNE, GEO. MARSLAND, jun. S. S ANSOM, T. COOKE. London, 13th March, 1846. To the Right Hon. the Lord Lyndhurst, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, To the Right Hon. the Lord Langdale, Ifaster of the Rolls. Copies of the above letter were forwarded to each of the above Noble and Learned Lords, and the following answers have been received from their Lordships' ra spective secretaries: (Copy-) George-street, 28th April, 1846. Gentlemen,—l am directed by the Lord Chance!Lir to acknowledge the receipt of your lett; r to his lordship, and to state, with reference to the scheme proposed in it. that the Lord Chancellor's engagemet , ts prevent hi , entering into the details of the scheme, or offering env suggestions respectin g th em; b ut that, so far as he has had time to examinei r t op it, th e re fo doesrincreasing not appear any ob jection to the V v an the profes sional knowledg e o f th e mem b ers of the intended society. I have the honour to be, G en tl emen , your very obedient. servant, H. I. PERRY . Sir,—On receiving your letter of the Bth inst. I lai d it before the Master of the Rolls, and his Lordship di rected me to offrr the following observations in reply. His Lordship is satisfied that much may be done to encouragr, and promote the instruction and education or articled clerks, and it would give him very great satis faction to hear of a well-considered and practicable plan being established for that purpose ; but he thinks that such a plan cannot be formed and carried into execution without the advice and assistance of experienced attor neys and solicitors, who may be able to direct attention to the most advantageous course of study, and concur in the application of the time which may be required for pursuing it. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, G. W. SANDERS. Rolls, 15th April, 1846. EMIGRATION TO OHIO-A SET TLER FROM BRIGHTON. (From the Brighton Herald.) A person has recently returned to this town, of which he is a native, from the State of Ohio, in America, to see his friends who are residents in Brighton and other parts of this country. He left Brighton with his wife and several children about 14 years ago in straitened c ircumstances, landed at New York, and proceeded at once to the " far west. Ar - rived in the State of Ohio he pulled off his coat, to use his own words, and went to work on about 100 acres of land, which he found means, slender as were his resources, to purchase, and h as succee d e d we ll, cons id e ring that he had little or no capital to commence with in the New World. He has now 90 acres of well-cleared land—all his own; a house, g ar d ens, out h ouses, sta bl es, cow houses, piggeries, &C.; abundance of everything, and only wants a better market for hi s p ro d uce , o f w hi c h, he says, he can raise twice as muc h , if requ i red; b ut as all his t ime is not requi re d on the land, he and his sons work during the season in his own brick-yard. He returned this week to the States; but whits- in Brighton we had a long conversation with him, and found him a man. He thought, h e said plain, but well informed that the time was not distant when there would lee a separation between the northern and southern States of the Union, as the feud between them runs very high on the slave question. It was the Democrat; (Tories, as we should call them) of the slave-hold ing States who returned Mr. Polk, in spite of the Whigs (Liberals) of the northern States. It was th e D em o c r a ts who insisted upon hexing Texas, and now insist on haring Oregon, THE 817'N', LONDON, TWURSDAY EVENING, LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAIL- WAY COMPANY. A special meeting of the shareholders in this Com pany- was heiciyesterday, at the terrnintis, London-bridge, for the purpose of considering Bills to the following v;z. :—To consolidate the London and Brighton end London and Croydon Railway Companies, with the incidents! undertakings for waking braneli railways from the London and Brighton Railway to or near the town of East Grinstead, comity of Sussex ; to or near the town of Dorking, county of Surrey, from the London and Brighton Railway, in the parish of Croydon, to join the South Western, in the parish of Wandsworth, county of Surrey ; from the Brighton and Chichester R .ilway, to the towns of Bognor and Littlehampton, county of Sussex ; from the Brighton and Chichester Railway, to Steyning, in Sussex ; for making a railway from the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway, to Eastbourne, to Hailsham, and to Seaford and Newhaven (with certain deviations from the line of the said railway), in the county of Sussex ; and a Bill for vesting the Portsmouth Extension of the Brighton and Chichester Railway, in the London and South Western and the London and Brighton Railway Companies. The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting, which contained the above enumeration, J. I'. GRENFELL, Esq , the Chairman, said, the object of the meeting was merely to comply with the sessional order ; and he would, therefore, proceed at once to business The CHAIRMIN then read the title of the first Bill, and proposed a resolution to the effect, that it was ap proved of, end that it should be forthwith proceeded with in Parliament. In reply to a question, the Chairman stated that there was no doubt that the works would be carried out. A SHAREHOLDER said he understood from the late Chairman, that some of these would not be remunerative. Mr. HILL (in explanation) said, that he did not ex press himself to that effect. What he did stare was, that some of these works, considered by themselves, would n. , t perhaps be remum rative, but they should he regarded as feeders to the main line, and in that light they would be highly profitable.—(Hear.) From the re port of the last half-year, they had agre3l to proceed with these works, and the present meeting was held merely in compliance with a sessional order subsequently made. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. Resolutions to the same effect were agreed to with respect to all the other Bills, excepting the last. On coming to that Bill, The CHAIRMAN said he must call their attention to the resolution he had to propose. It was that it should be optional with the Directors either to proceed with, or withdraw that undertaking, as they should think fit, but that if they (the Directors) wished to proceed with the Bill before Parliament, that resolution might be con sidered sufficient authority for doing so. The resolution was then put and carried. The CHAIRIAAN said that it was right to inform the meeting that he held 23,169 proxies in his hand, which were more than sufficient to comply with the Act of Parliament. It was, however, necessary that three-fifths of those present should give them assent, and he would trouble them to do so in writing. This being complied with, the meeting separated. and who make all the clamour about war. The people of the northern States, with Mr. Webster at their head, are for peace; friendly t)wards Great Brit n; moderate in their politics; and, sp, , ,.lting eontidentl', of the State of Ohio, quite as mural as t h e p e opl e o f 'England; but very shrewd in their dealings, very iudus ions and pr severing. Justice, he says, is as well ad einistered as in &l i e,land—the spirit of the laws, and iten the letter, being the same; but there is not that de rum in Courts of Justice which is observed in England. The sale and transfer of land are very simple,. Printed forms may be obtained, and the seller and buyer have nothing to do but fill up the blanks with an account of the Ir3undaries of the land to be sold. It is then taken to the sheriff or mayor, who sees the parties sign the deed, and -inns it himself. For this he charges one shilling. To render the deed quite sure, it is then taken to the register office and registered, for which the charge is 25., and the deed is as good and binding as if drawn up by a score of lawyers, at a cost, as it would be in England, of many pounds. He has no rent to pay, no tithes, and the taxes alto gether are only a few dollars a-year. The soil of the valley of the Ohio is, he says, excellent, and the climate beautiful ; but a little warmer in summer, and a little colder in winter, than in England; but in the depth of winter the sun usually shines brightly, so that a man ma y, with pleasure, throw off his coat at work. He never suffered so much from wet and cold as he did in England in winter. fie knew of no labourer who was paid in Ohio less than 13s. with his board and lodging. No man ever goes out of the farmer's house for his food, which is so plentiful that it is thought little of. The single men usually work for a farmer and live in the house with the above wages, till they have saved enough to take some land of their own. They then marry, and most of them do as well as he has done. In his own township—five miles square, and all the valley is set out in similar townships—there were but two poor persons—one a lunatic, the other an infirm old man. There was rarely a crimi: al; but if a robbery happened or other crime, all the people in every township were on the alert to ap- prehend the criminal. In his township the population was about 1,000 souls. There was plenty of game and wild turkeys for anybody to shoot, and abundance of fish in the rivers. Wheat was 3s. a bushel ; Indian corn (maize) and barley, Is. 6d. per bushel; pork—the best — three halfpence per lb. ; beef, 2d, per lb.; mutton, 2d. per lb. He had abundance of honey in his hives. Spirits were about ls. per gallon. Fruit in abundance ; and excellent molasses made by his own family. He said it was of no use for people to go to America that can't work ; that can't do something useful. Shop• men, clerks, artificial sort of people, had better stop at home, as there were plenty of Americans to take the lighter callings of all kinds. They had good schools, and all the people were educated. On all the navigable rivers there were corn stores; and in going along i❑ the steam boats the passengers would see hung out these stores boards, with the words written upon them, " cash for corn." It was to the storekeepers that the farmers sold their corn, and it was from the storekeepers that the agents from Europe at New York obtained their corn, or rather flour, as it was ground at these stores, and bar relled. He thought that free trade with England would increase the demand for corn in Ohio, and that a great deal inure would be raised in consequence. HISTORY OF A RAZED VILLAGE. (Abriged from the Dublin Freeman.) Newton-Gerard, formerly called Newbridge, was at ore period a populous place ; but the hand of the spoiler came, and the evidence of his progress is unmis takeable. To compensate for this destruction, Mrs. Ger rard has erected a market-house, which is without mer chandise, neither buyer nor seller ever appearing there, and the rusty Iron Triangle, with mouldering beam and scales attached, speak eloquently of the neglected state of this des. rted village. The lady also erected a large house, which she, in her wisdom, deemed fit for the accommodation of twelve policemen ; but, after repeated applications to Government she was refused, and the building stands now a mere monument of the lady's munificence of intention. Mrs. Gerrard also erected here a half-inn, half public-house. In view of this place there is a very elegant lodge, raised for the reception of Mrs. Gerrard whenever she visits that portion of her estates. And here I may remark that her " broad lands " cover a large tract of country, and are valued at the value of over 5,0004 a year. Mrs. Gerrard possesses this property in her own right, it having fallen to her on the death of three brothers many years since. The maiden name of this lady was Netterville, and as she herself has had no family, her heirs pre sumptive are, I am given to understand. Mr. Corbally, the Member for Meath, and Lord Killeen, son of Lord Fingal, whose mother is half-sister to Mrs. Ger rard. Mr. and Mrs. Gerrard reside at a place called Gibbstown, in the county of Meath; the former is said to be in his 80th year, and the latter some ten years his junior. On the road to Mount Bellew, and about a mile from that little town, the first sight of the recent scene of desolation presents itself to view. The village of Ballinglass, parish of Kalasobe, was situate here, and was built on the confines of a bog, which, in a great measure, had been reclaimed by the tenants; the land, particularly at the rear where the houses once stood, presenting an appearance of high cul tivation, which was produced by the patient and hard industry of the tenants. The approach to the vil lage was by a kind of togher, as it is called, along the left of which were heretofore a few scattered houses. About a quarter of a mile from the main road the houses were clustered together in groups of three or four, and so continued at short distances apart ; they were in num ber 61. Not one of those habitations is now standing save one. I went through, or, I should rather say, walked over, the ruins of all, and, from what I saw and heard, I concluded that they were all comfortable, clean, and neatly kept habitations. On approaching the en trance to the village, the first thing that met my eye was some manure or dung, which had been carried away by the wretched people from their houses, and thrown on the side of the road, in order to prevent it from be coming the properrty of the landlady after the tenants were evicted. 'Air. Donovan, who wit nessed the scene which took place on Friday, the 13th Marcb, 1846, describes it as the most appal ing he had ever witnessed —women, young and old, running wildly to and fro with small portions of their property, iu order to save it from the wreck—the screaming of the children, and wild wailings of the mothers driven from home and shelter—their peace ful homes, hallowed by a thousand fond recollee lions—all combined to form a picture of human mi sery, such as the darkest imagination alone could re alise. At as early hour on the morning of Friday, the 13th instant, the sheriff', accompanied by a large force of the 49th regiment, commanded by Captain Brown, and also by a heavy body of police, under the command of Mr. Cummings, proceeded to the place marked out for destruction. The people were then, ace , riling to the process of law, called on to render poe,ession, end f )rth with the bailiffs of Mrs Gerrard commenced the work of demolition. In the first instance the roofs and portions of the walls were only thrown down, the former in most instances lie on the side of the road, on the manure already alluded to. A man and woman, who lay ill of fever, were permitted to remain in a house into which they were carried, after possession of it had been taken, and this is the solitary house remaining, but they have since been served with noti :e to leave the place within fifteen days, or the house would be tumbled on top of them 1 Great pains must have been taken to demolish the houses, es the walls were very thick and composed of an umber clay, arid when the inside turned up good plaster and whitettash always appeared. Not content with throwing down the roofs and walls, the very foundatious have been turned up ; and here I must explain what a moment ago I stated, namely, that only a portion of the walls wens pulled down in the first instance. That is true, but on the night of Friday the wretched creatures pitched a few poles slantwise against the walls, covering them with the thatch in order to procure shelter for the night; but when this was perceived next day, the bailiffs were dispatched with orders to pull down all the walls and root up the founda, ions, in order to prevent the wretches" (this, it appears, is a favourite term ap plied to these poor people) from daring to take shelter amid the ruins. When this last act had been perpe trated, the " wretches" took to the ditches on the high road, where they slept in parties of from ten to fif teen each, huddled together before a fire for the two suc ceeding nights. I saw the marks of the fires in the Tt-1s chea ; ev .. ry b o d y can see t h em , an d t h e t em p orar y t:1. It was a me l anc h o l y s i g ht—b u t m o r e particu ta amongst the ruins. Here a broken chair, there a ‘ma.hed pot, crockery warp, remnants , of eld dressers. boxes and tabl e s, together with br arming im ple ,nents. and a hundred other articles bid:dry and household purwe.es, lay ab ou t the t rCl I n n"- the houses (that had been), or th e fields adjoining. e 4h n e f whole extent of ground connected with the einftee is over 400 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard, the great actors in this modern drama are, the one aged eighty, the latter some ten years his junior. The Freeman gives the names and numbers of each family evicted. We cannot quote them in full. Here is the teal : Total fainilies evicted, 61 : Total persons, 270. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PLYMOUTH. Yesterday L fl ai re n was h (F r iday) morning, between one and two o'clock, a t disco vered to have broken out in t he house No. 4, a occ upied by several tenants. The fire was first discovereilb". 11111, by one of the inmates smelling it , whereon she awoke her nei ghbours, and on going down stairs , they found the room on the ground beer, oe' c,i- pied by a family named Harve y , completely filled with fire. The inmates of this and the adjoining houses were immediately aroused , but the progress of t he fire being very rapid, they were compelled to. leave their houses with so much precipitation, that many of them were not able to clothe themselves, but were compelled to rush for safety into the street almost in a state of nudity Immediately on the spread of the alarm, the Citadel eng ne, attended by a lug, hodv of soldiers, directed by several officers, arrived on the spot, and after some delay in obtaining water, commenced playing upon the devouring element. The house, No. 4, was completely de stroyed, and the adjoining houses were seriously damaged. The scene presented was of the most painful and distressing character—'here were the whole of the inmate.' of the houses (upwarils of twenty in number, including infants, and several who have been the subjects of a long-continued affliction) in the streets almost in a state of 4akedness, compelled to see the destruction of all they possessed in die world. The names of the families who have suffered by the ca lamity are—Harvey, Hodge, Marker, Owens, Davis, Heoper, An drews, and Geyer. We are happy to observe, that a subscription has already been entered into for the relief of the sufferers, and most cor dially do we wish that it may be carried out with a liberality equal to the claims of the sufferers. A painful eire4unstance transpired during the fire—the remains of an aged female, whose death had taken place a day or two preceding, lay in a coffin preparatory f interment, in the house adjoining where the fire took place, and when it became necessary to remove the furniture, the shell was brought out and laid on the green sward in front of the ruins, giving the appearance of still greater misery to the already distressing scene—the naked an the dead lying side by side.—Plymouth Journal. Gre , n p-ei from D-vonshire wet ., offered, yesterday at Covent-garden market at ten shillings per halt sieve. The pea blossom in the different market gardens in the neighbourhood of the metr,polia is very fine, and in a forward state, and promises a very forward crop. ;ham amount t be of boa, ,00ROBBERY or 30,000 L—On Saturday last a mer conatning bills of exchange and railway s cri p to the was stolen from the counter of the Royal Bank, Liverpool. It was brought was only 471. in cub In the box ; 2001 . in for the purpose of being depos ited there for the night. Ther e reward has bun offered for the recovery of it. DUTCH AND BELGIAN MAIL. THE HAGUE, MAY 11.—To-day, in a sitting of the two Chambers united, tie Minister of the In'erior, in his Majesty's name, closed the session with the follow ing speech:— " Noble and mighty Lords, at the beginning of your session, now about to close, the Government, to pro mote, with your co-operation, whatever may tend to the completion of our institutions and legi s l a ti on , p ro posed to your High Mightinesses important measures relative to the internal administration, and afterwards various projects of law respecting the first book of the penal code. "Circumstances, independent of the Government and of you, have made it necessary to defer the settlement of the first to a following session, and our hopes were disappointed, that the establishment of the proposed general enactment of the Netherlands penal code would have paved the way to the completion of the nation's legislation. The Government how ever trust that the time and pains bestowed by your High Mightinesses on the examination of those proposals will not be lost, but tend to facilitate the examination of the important measures proposed. " The precautions taken, with your cooperation, to nromote the importation of provisions, have, by God's blessing., answered our expectation, so that large sup plies have dispelled the fears of an extraordinary scarcity of .the chief necessaries of life, and the gloomy prospects of the approaching winter at the beginning of your session have not been realized. " The adoption of the law for regulating the pensions of civil officers, is a measure that has long been desired. " The Government congratulates itself on your co opperation on this measure to promote commerce and navigation, and on the favourable regulations with re spect to the French and Rus-ian flags. The liberal principles which the King and the nation wish to pre vail in all commercial intercourse with other nations. The measures confirmed by you for a temporary de crease of the import and export duties have led to a negotiation with Belgium, from which a happy result is expected. Your Mightinesses have likewise agreed to several financial measures, among which the improve ment of the excise on sugar, which promises an increase of the public revenue, that for completing the ways and means of 1844 and 1845, and several for regulating the expenditure, which proves more and more that order and regularity prevails in national finances, that the expenditure may be covered by the revenue and confirm the confidence in the national credit. This confidence must be confirmed by the extraordinary disbursements approved by your High Mightinesses fer improving the causeway from Bois le Dec and Corlemburg, for indem nifying the sufferers by the military inundations in some provinces, for the works for completing the De • demsvaart, and for an extraordinary grant to the Charitable Society, which will be provided for out of the disposable funds without any burden on the people. " The measure approved by you for calling in and ex changing the old current cents. is begun, and will be ac tively continued. " The temporary modification of the law in the fishe ries, as you doubtless wish, with the Government, will tend to promote the interests of this important branch of our assembly. " That the Government has seen its endeavours to promote the welfare of the country supported by your zealous co-operation. In the name of the King, I de clare this ordinary session of the Sates-General to be closed." The assembly then broke up. BRUSSELS, MAY 11.—The Chamber resumed and terminated the discussion on the programme of the Mi nistry of M. de Theuz. after four days' debate, without coming to any vote. The assembly merely proceeded to the order of the day, when the list of speakers was ex hausted. At the commencement of the sitting, the Senate agreed to the project of law for granting a provisional credit of five millions of francs to the war department, by a majority of 29 to 1. DRAGONETTI. The following graphic description of the character and personal peculiarities of the unrivalled contra-bassist is ex tracted from a memoir of his life, written by one of his old and intimate friends, which has appeared in the Scotsman "In person Dragonetti was of middle height ; in-kneed ; of a pale and grave countenance. We never saw him laugh, and his marble features seldom relaxed into a smile. When he became interested in the music he was playing, his eye became animated, and shed a strange brassy gleam, remind ing one of Dante's Charon around whose eye glared wheel ing flames.' He generally spoke in a low tone, and with hesitation, for his vocabulary was a strange mixture of three or four languages and several dialects, so that it was not easy to understand him. Indeed, his hearers might suppose they heard Rabelais' Ouydire' with seven tongues and lan guages, or (as in Hudibras) Cerberus himself pronounce a leash of languages at once.' His voice was guttural, and he used to fill up the pauses in his speech by a deep Ha l ' and a significant nodding of his head. When in good hu mour, he used to tell droll stories, which, to those who could follow him, became doubly diverting from the imper turbable gravity with which he narrated them. They were sometimes of the La Fontaine order. His manner was un polished, but sincere; and he never disguised his likings or dislikings. He had great kindness of heart, and was a true and steady friend. He had no vicious habits; and even in the most convivial parties we never saw him intoxicated. Though in the main attentive to economy, he was by no means parsimonious. When he gave a dinner party, as he occasionally did to brother artists, and noble and gentle amateurs, he did so in a princely style. He was liberal in his aid to many of his distressed countrymen ; but privately and unostentatiously. The rooms he generally occupied pre sented a perfect chaos of music, musical instruments, books, prints, pictures, snuff-boxes, &c. On calling upon him one day some years ago, we saw a number of large dressed dolls seated upon a sofa in his room; one of them a negro doll. He said to us, 'these are my children; they are just come from school, and you see they are very quiet•' He used to call his favcurite double-bass his wife.' Of his merits as an artist it is impossible to spoak too highly, as every one who heard him and is capable of judging will freely confess. He was one of the older school of thoroughly-trained Italian ar• tists—a school of which few vestiges now remain." THE LATE OUTRAGE IN WEST- MINSTER. EXTRAORDINARY DECLARATION OF THE INJURED FEMALE. Since the apprehension of William Luff alias William Munfleld, on the charge of brutally assaulting and thri4wing a female out of window, the magistrate,- Mr. Burrell, has, from time to time, inquired after her con dition, with a view of ascertaining whether she was in a fit state to give any account of the transaction, and on its being reported to him that she was competent to give a coherent account, although labouring under erysi pelas, Mr. Burrell determined to secure her examina tion, and on Monday, accompanied by Mr. W. Taylor, the chief clerk at the Westminster Police-court, pro ceeded to the Westminster Hospital, whither the pri soner was conveyed in handcuff, in order that her evi dence might be taken in his presence. The reader will remember the evidence of the parties previously examined, 25 to the quarrel, cries of murder, the wound inflicted on the woman by a poker, and, finally, her being hurled out of the window, evidently by Luff. The Magistrate and clerk having taken their seats by the witness's bed, with the prisoner in front, the pro ceedings commenced. Jane Pullen, examined by Mr. W. Taylor.—l am now an in-patient of this hospital. I lived with the man who now stands before me, whom 1 know by the name of William Luff. I have cohabited with him for about a twelvemonth. About eight o'clock in the evening of this day week I came home and found the prisoner in the room. He began to quarrel with me for not being at home, and said, " This is fine going on for a man to ,come home from work and no fire." One of the lodgers called me out, and the prisoner persuaded me not to go. I said if he w,:uld not 14t me go out of the door I would get out of the window. He said, "You had better sit down," and went to the cupboard and got something to eat. While he was at the cupboard 1 jumped out of the window, which I had attempted before, but he pulled me back. Mr. Taylor—Do you recollect any more ? Wit ness—Yes ; I recollect a young man picking me up in the yard. Mr. Burrell—Did he not push you frum the window ? he did not. Mr. Taylor—had you been drinking ? Witness—l had had a little drop to drink. Mr. Burrell—Was the man sober ? Witness—Yes, quite. .... _. . . . Mr. Taylor—Did the prisoner offer you any violence ? Witneis—No, he did not. Mr. Taylor—Did he not strike you with a poker ? Witness—No, sir ; I had the poker in my own hand. Mr. Burrell—Did you strike him with the poker ? Witness—l was going to, but he took it from me. Mr. Taylor—Did you scream murder ? Witness Yes, sir, I did. n e Mr. It: : B Tayl o r—Why e c a ~ s ehe wOu d ld id n Mr. Tayl or —W as there any blood about you ? yotouletsmcreeagmo scut. ? Wit- Witness (hesitatingly).—Y es , a little. Mr. Taylor—How came blood about you ? Witness —I fell down, and struck my nose, which caused it to bleed. There was no other blood on me before I jumped out of the window. Mr. Burrell—Did he not strike you ? Witness —He only gave me a shove on the shift of the head. Mr. Burrell—Did he not say he would throw you out of the window ? Witness—No, sir ; he did not. Mr. Burrell—Are you quite sure of that ? Witness —I am. This being the conclusion of her evidence, the prisoner was asked whether he wished to put any ques tions to her. He replied "No ;" what she had stated was the whole truth. As the magistrate and clerk were about leaving her bed-aide, she requested permission to speak to the prisoner, mud app , -ared very anxious to do so. Mr. Burrell intimated that when she was better she would have an opportunity of speaking to him. The female still carries marks of brutal violence ; but her condition is much improved, and unless some un favourable change should take place, her ultimate re covery is not despaired of. She smiled at the close of the proceedings. iOn Tuesday ahtethe Perseverance and MYSTERIOUS DEATH OhreldAanYino,qUuoTensift boy. The of George dea w t;:. utphetaob°tiviee neighbourhood, periodf deceasedt , forenoon Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., Tavern, William-street, Hampstead-Toad ; Brown, aged eighteen years, a labouring mews, h in hloaddglanigwaft3t„S eoi.ljlol;.e,lVelxliciaemllesn-mt It was stated that, on Friday last, he took a dose of Epsom salts retiring to rest at ten o'c lock, his usual hour, when he seemed u' usually cheerful. At five next morning (Saturday) he was discovered - lying on the bed quite dead—his face exceedingly discoloured. A sur geon was soon called in, and the body being quite warm, attempts were made to restore animation, but proved useless, as life was totally extinct. The mother of the deceased youth, stepping towards the Coroner, said she could not be satisfied unless a post mortem examination was made. The Coroner —Why bad you not said so before, my good woman ? There appears to be no suspicion against any one, an.l the body is in such a state now, that it is hardly fair to expect a medical man to perform such a task. The Coroner then gave an order for a pea mortem examination, discharged the jury, and desired that a fresh One shoal by erapanuttled—tinn adJourning the inquiry eine die. EAST INDIA COMPANY. A special general court of this company was held yesterday, at the India House, to take into considera tion. and to confirm the unanimous resolutions of the directors, granting to Lieutenant-Gener.l the Right Hon. Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Governor General of India, an annuity of 5,0001. ; and to General Lord Gough, G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief in India, an annuity of 2,0001. Mr. HOGG, M.P., having taken the chair and caused the resolutions to be read, said that they would explain the cause of their assembling that day. They had already met and by unanimous votes expressed their high sense of the eminent services of Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough in the late eventful campaign, a cam paign which began and terminated in the brief period of two months, a campaign in which so many battles had been fought, and all bad been won.—(Hear, hear.) A brave army of little under 100,000 men had been re pulsed, their guns and amunition taken, and a treaty dictated in their capital , a treaty which had excited the astonishment of the conquered for the leniency of its terms. Had this been the termination to an aggressive campaign for the purpose of conquest it might have drawn forth less of approbation, but, so far from this, the invasion had been unprovoked, yet it was repelled in a time scarcely sufficient for the assembling of an army. When they met before in that Court, it was after the battle of Sobraon, at a time when their troops were marching to Lahore. He (Mr. Hogg) could not be silent as to the moderation exhibited by these troops, when, exasperated by the cruelty of their enemies, flushed with success, and un exhausted by the exertions they had made, with all their ammuniticn, with every means in their power of inflicting destruction on their enemies, that army halted within a march of Lahore.—(Cheers.) Within that capital, it was reported, there was bullion to an im mense amount, a report which, in the circumstances, was likely to have provoked to plunder, and to a retribution which one might almost think well merited. It was by the advice of Lord Hardinge, and by the noble and moderate bearing of the troops, gallantly maintained by the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Gough, that that bad not happened.—(Hear, hear.) The war in which they had been engaged, after being forced upon them by unpro voked invasion, had been terminated with splendid victories ; vet, within the capital of the enemy, the only demand made by the leader of these victorious troops was indemnity for the past, and security for the future. He (Mr. Hogg) hoped that, by the wise arrangements made by Lord Hardinge, with all the foresight and sagacity peculiar to l at done length all he e e finally could to healed.ave avoid Indeed that distinguished person, the divisions which had rent that n Hardinge w o u hadd exciting the jealousy of the native princes, and had even made arrangements for moving the army on the morning after the treaty, but had delayed, by the express en treaties of the Princes themselves, and consented, in answer to their prayers, to remain till the end of the year.—(Hear, hear.) Strange spectacle, but a splendid tribute to British moderation and justice.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Hogg) had been very anxious that whatever emanated from that Court should be uninfluenced by the Minister of the Crown or by any Act in Par.iament, and, accordingly, had privately consulted the opinion and intentions of his colleagues about a month ago, and having ascertained their determination to bring forward resolutions to a similar effect as those which had been read, he communicatod with the President of the Board of Trade ; and the resolutions read to the Court that day, had been drawn up altogether irrespective of the high honours which had been con ferred on these distinguished persons by their Sovereign, for he (Mr. Hogg) and his colleagues had been guided by a sence of what was only justice to th 3 individuals, and the best policy to the state.—(Hear, hear.) For how was it that the Company had been always so fortu nate in their public servants ? How, but because they had determined to reward them, and reward them liber ally, and to exact from them the vigorous and honour able discharge of their duties. The Hon. Gentleman, after referring to former grants, moved the resolutions and resumed his seat. Deputy-Chairman TUCKER seconded the resolutions, and supported them eloquently at some length. Mr. GOLDSMID said, that rather than the grants should be diminished he would submit to a diminution of his dividends. Mr. POYNDER having spoken at length on approba tion of the resolutions, _ _ Mr. LEWIS advised that, instead of an annuity to Lord Hardinge, it should be a grant. The CHAIRMAN preferred am annuity on the principle that the person doing the services ought t 4 be rewarded in his life-time, and because this form of reward kept up the connexion between the private individual and the public body. Mr. G. TuomnsoN, after remarking at length on the unremedied eels of the people of India, moved that the pensions to be granted should be paid out of the divi dends of the Proprietors, and not out of the pockets of the people of India. Mr. PETER GORDON seconded the amendment. After several other Hon. Proprietors had addressed the Court, The amendment was put from the Chair and negatived. Resolutions, voting to Viscount Hardinge an annuity of 5,000/. to continue during his life-time, and to Baron Gough an annuity of 2,0001. to continue during his life time, were severally put and carried unanimously. Mr. G. THOIEPSON moved that the pensions which had been voted should be paid eut of the surplus money cf . the Company, after paying a'l charges. This having b.?en seconded by Mr. GORDON, was put to the Court and negatived. Mr. GEORGE THO3IPSON moved, that as the money out of which the pensions had been voted did not bolong to the Company, it should be expressed in the warrant that they are paid by the people of India in considera tion of the service s rendered by Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough in that country. This was seconded by Mr. GORDON, and negatived by the Court. CHAlRMAN cei T ve he the p e ns in timated without' that it would be necessary, on account of the clause in their late Charter, to apply fur an Act of Parliament' to allow Lord Hardinge to re diminution of his salary as Go vernor-General of In, lin, but he anticipated no difficulty. He intimated fut Cher, that a special general Court would be held on Friday' next, for the purpose of confirming the vo t es t h ey h a d c ome V) that day. The Court then adjourned. SOUTHEY.—A monument of ti us admirable poet and excellent man was on Friday last placed in Westminster Abbey, near the figure of Shakspere.. The cheaf feature of the work (which is by Weeks), is an, elegantly sculptured bust, considered by all the poet's friends as the best, and in fact the only likeness that has yet bee n given to the world. A wreath of bay encircles the brow, an d mingles happily with those luxuriant curls which all who :knew Southey will re member as an important feature in his personal appearance. The architectural part of the monutm ent is enriched by a lyre, and other apposite decorations. lrhe expense has been defrayed by a subscription among his .oldest and most inti mate friends. FATAL FALL PROM A WINDOW, —Yeoterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital, nt the body of Lyons Levy, aged eighty-four, who died in the above buttitutfon from injuries he had received by falling from a window,, eight feet high. The de ceased had been formerly a schooltnaste r, and had been obliged to retire in consequence of his infirmities. Since than bse had received m su a p n po , r y t as fr a on , from one of the Jewish synago; rues. In Consequence of his the door, he ill-health he was compelled to take at artmeands in the house of Mr. Soloman, a clothes-dealer, No. 24, G oldsmith-rovs, Hackn e y' 4)11 . w k a o s by ta a ld lo b u y d n a oi po se li a c t e- t e t Friday evening he went to bed, and rtbout three o'clock Mr. Solo under his window and bleeding profusely. He was immediately con veyed inside, and Mr. Soloman identified 1 - 15 lodger. Oil entering wherehimel h imsel f and s l t t a me ble t d tra rt. a On ra an in w qu a l a ri l n y g in a g t his room the window was found to be open, and it La supposed that he got out of bed, and while looking out Of wind() w, overbalanced a a n d d ied fell oa in s t aa o the s m tr on eet i . ing He nweit:;ciuryonveiatarted tolathaev:rosispcitta,4! "Accidental dcatb." MAY 14, 1.848, LAW ISTELLIGEN CE, COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 12. • (Before the LORD CDIEF BARON.) THE QUEEN V. •OSBORNE. This case was resumed at the sitting of the Court to-day, and closed at half-past one o'clock, when the Learned Judge commenced charging the jury. The allegation, as depcsed to by the different wit nesses, was that the defendant had cleared out twelve casks of brandy for Valparaiso, but had hnded them at Ltungerford Market. The penalty incurred by this proceeding was 2,6421. 135., being three tithes the value of the article, which was 8821. 4s. 4d., including the ditty, and which penalty the Ant gave the informer the power to sue for. The jury, without a moment's consideration, found a verdict for the Crown. The Apromay-Giursau. then said that according to the powers of the Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 87, section 105, it was necessary to prove the formal conviction of the defendant, which was the coarse to be adopted after verdict ; and the Act provided that in such cue, in lieu of penalty, the party convicted should be imprisoned for a period of not more than twelve, nor less than six months, in the House of Correction. The defendant's Counsel opposed such a course, on the ground that it was a new charge, upon which they were not prepared, and it Was also a question of identity. Ills LORDSMIP said it appeared to him that in this case the ju.y bad nothing to do with it, they having already found the verdict. But the case should go up to the Exchequer in banco, where it would be competent for the Crown to pray the judgment of the Court. CENTRAL CRIVIINAL COURT. OLD COURT. TRIAL OF THE RICHARDSONS. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Various other witnesses were examined. The evidence they gave was the same in substance as the evidence which they had pre viously given before the magistrates, and which has already been published. Mr. CLAatcsoN addressed the Court at considerable length for th• prisoners. _ The LORD CIIIEF JusTics summed up, and tho Jury, after deliber ating for an hour and a half, returned a verdict of "Not Guity." William Mortimer, 24, baker, was indicted for stealing thirteen spoons, sixteen f,rks, and other articles of plate, value 351., the pro perty of Maria Travers. Mir. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution. It appeared that the prosecutrix is a lady residing at Clapham New Park, and on the 27th April, the prisoner was seen lurking about the house, and eventually he pushed up the window of the room, in which there was a quantity of plate upon the sideboard, a portion of which he succeeded In making his escape with. He was not apprehended until some time afterwards, when he was clearly identified as the man who had been seen to act in the way described, and in addition to this his shoes tallied exactly with the marks upon the chair, in which he had stepped from the window .nto the room, None of the stolen property was recovered. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. A certificate was then produced to show that the prisoner was convicted at the Kingston Assizes, in 1842, and sentenced to be trans ported for seven years. The Racoanza Inquired how it happened that the prisoner came to be at large, after being sentenced to transportation for seven years, in 1842. Mr. Cope said that the prisoner was sent to the hulks, but in con sequence of his good conduct he received a free pardon, after being there three years and a half. DElt Sentenced him to be transported for ten years. IVETV COURT. ...efere the COMMON SERGEANT and Alderman FAREIROTMER.) Thomas Winch, agei 29, was indicted for stealing a purse and ten sovereigns, the property of John Lynas, master of the brig Yorkshire. John Lynas said that be went on the 14th of February last and cashed a cheque for 101., an:i, being in Gracechurch-street imme diately after, tie met with a gentleman, a stranger, who invited him into the Bell Tavern to take a glass of al.. They had not been long there before the prisoner came into the room and sat down. The prisoner then inquired if witness had ever been in New York, and added that a friend of his lately died there, and left him an estate and a large sum of money in the bank, and if a hundred or two pounds would be of advantage to him, he would lend it on security. Upon this the person who had first met with witness chimed in, say ing he wished to have a loan of some money, and he would take a hundred or two, if the gentleman would make him the loan. The prisoner agreed to do so, and the other urged the witness to take a loan of a hundred or two, but Mr. Lynas refused, saying he had no need of it. The otherithen said he would go out for a stamp receipt, and moved towards the door, but when there the prisoner called to him, " Are yon coming back ?" and again, " Are you sure to come back, then ?" By this time witness had risen to ac company the other, when the prisoner said to him, " What, then, are you going too ? Are you coming back ?" The other then cried, " I'm sure to come back," repeating it once or twice, and then threw down his purse on the table as a security for his returning. The witness Lynas seeing this, immediately took out his purse, containing ten sovereigns, and threw it down to the prisoner. Lynas and the other walked towards the door of the tavern, where witness's companion slipped him, and on witness returning to the room he found that the prisoner was gone with the purse and all it contained. Witness never saw prisoner after till he met him in Threadneedle-street on the 7th April. Prisoner immediately dropped his umbrella so as to hide his countenance, and when he saw witness following, ran across the street till he was taken in Plough-court, Lombard-street. John Banger, City constable 562, saw the prisoner running and the witness after him, and took the former in Plough-court, Lombard street. Oa being charged with swindling the witness out of 101. he said he owed a great many persons, he did not knew the witness, but if he was in debt to him he would pay it. At the station-house be was searched when two counterfeit bills, dated from Quebec, one fer 1111. and one for 601., were found on him and two purses, one of them containing a counterfeit guinea, which appeared to some in Court to be a gilt shilling. . . . . Men ry Martin, policeman, assisted to take the prisoner to the station-house. ft was observed that the prisoner did not bring his umbrella into the station-house, but it was found outside, and in it a purse containing twenty-six counterfeit sovereigns and nine coun terfeit half-sovereigns. Mr. BALDWIN defended the prisoner. _ _ The jury found him Guilty, and the prisoner w.s sentenced to even years' trsaaspertation. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the hondon New Price Current of May 12.) SUGAIL.—To-day West India Sugar was wanted, and an advance of 6d per cwt for all descriptions took place, but business of moment was prevented by the show continuing scanty. The quantity disposed of was 250 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in excellent request by the home trade, and advanced rates were paid. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in ex cellent request, and at public sale, 6,814 bags 71 casks were all sold at an advance on former rates of 6d per cwt for yellow, indeed the rise on brown and grey kinds was gene rally is per cwt. E.t.sT INDIA.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Bengal Sugar, but privately some parcels have been sold at prices rather above those previously quoted. Srnerrs.—Leeward Island Rum cannot be obtained upon lower terms, as the quantity at market is small ; but the bu siness transacted has been trifling, at 2s per gallon, proof strength. Calcutta is little wanted, and prices are not so firm. The demand is less for Jamaica of low and mid sort; prices not so firm, but good and fine are wanted, at full rates. Demerara has been sought after, but no further advance in the value has taken place. The deliveries of Brandy are OR the increase, still the demand has been limited since this day week, and holders experience diffictflty in getting former rates for any kind. Geneva is dull of sale, and there are sellers of common emport at is lid to 2s, and fine for home consumptioa at 2s 6d to 3s per gallon. English Coin Spirits are little wanted, and there are sellers at lOs 6d per gallon nett cash. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon was purchased with more freedom, and 490 bags at public sale were sold at full rates. Of Native some parcels were sold, and 101 bags at auction brought full prices. Of Quilon 430 cases and 313 bags were offered, and nearly all taken rather above the value. TEA—No further advance has taken place in the value of Congou, but a good demand has been experienced for all de scriptions. In Pouchong several sales have been made at 4d to 7d, and better quality at 8d to lOd. Twankay is wanted. For Gunpowder and Imperial, prices cannot be quoted higher. In fine scented Orange Pekoe, there has been a large business done. Hy eon has been in excellent request, prices are firm. Ricz.—To-day Bengal Rice met with attention, and 4,235 bags at public sale were all sold, and the rates obtained were generally equal to those that previously existed. BrieEs.—This afternoon a fair business was transacted privately in Black Pepper at full rates, and 325 bags at auc tion were sold at 2id to 2id for good fair Black Penang, and at 2id to 2&d for sea damaged ; 50 cases of Bengal Ginger were sold at 28s to 29s for middling small home consumption kind, and at 263 to 27s for low quality. Cocoa.—This afternoon 104 bags of Trinidad at public sale were sold at firm rates—good middling red at 44s 6d, mid dling 41s Gd to 425, and ordinary dull at 33s per cwt. HOPS.—Many parcels have been disposed of, bat at no im provement in prices, although the supply at market is but moderate. The accounts from the plantations are now be coming interesting—the Hop Plant has made considerable progress, and tying is now become general. INDlGo.—Several purchases have been made in East India since this day week ; the rates paid have been fully equal to those of the last quarterly sale and in some cases rather above for the better sorts. SALTPETRE. —For English Refined reduced rates have been taken, but at 293 6d to 30s per cwt a good business has been transacted. Holders of Rough are still inclined to realise, and accepted prices Gd per cwt under those that previously prevailed, but the trade have operated with caution privately. COCHINEAL—This afternoon a good demand prevailed, and 110 bags of Honduras at auction were sold at stiffer rates, viz., at 53. 7d to 5s lld for silvers, and good to fine at 6s to 6s 3d per lb. Orts.—This afternoon at public sale 10 tuns of Sperm Oil were sold at 801 for Colonial. 70 tuns of Southern sold at lower rates, viz.—at 251 to 2515 s for fine, 24/ lOs to 24115 s for good, and at 23115 s to 2415 s for law and middling quality. TALLOW. —Purchases to a fair extent have been made in Russian on the spot at full rates. At auction 200 casks of Odessa Beef Tallow were nearly all taken in at 41s 9d. Although there are sellers of Russian for the last three months of the year upon lower terms, still buyers are cautious in their proceedings. A good demand has existed for Austra lian on the spot, but better prices have not been obtained. Other sorts have been in fair request at about the former currencies. POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—DEPARTURE OF TUE INDIAN AND FDREDIN MAILS.—The following notice relative to the departure of the Indian and foreign mails, was yesterday posted at the chief slice, St. Martin's-le-Grand :—" Mails to India, China, &c.—The next mails for India, China, &c., v'tz Marseilles, will be dispatch, d from hence on the morning of the 25th inst. Peninsular mails.—The next mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Spain, Gibraltar, and Siditerra noun, &c., will be dispatched from hence on the 18th inst. The Pacha, for the Peninsular mails of the 18th, will sail from Southampton. Malls for the West Indies, &c.—The British colonies (except Honduras), Bermuda; the foreign colonies (except Havannah). San Juan, Nicaragua, New Granada, Venezuela, and Madeira, will be dispatched on the 18th instant by the Dee, from Southampton. India and China, vl4 Southampton.—The next mails dispatched on the 20th instant, by the Achilles. Mails for America.—The next mails for British North America, Bermuda, and the United States, will be dispatched by the Hibernia, from Liverpool, on the 18th inst. The Caledonia, due at Liverpool on the 15th instant. Mails for Syd ney, New South Wales.—The next malls dispatched en the 31st inst. Holland and Hamburgh.— The Giraffe, for the Holland mails, dis patched this morning. The John Bull, with the Hambargh mails, sailed yesterday. Mails for Rotterdam.— A mail bag for Rotterdam will be dispatched by the Batavia on Saturday next, the 16th inst. THE BUILDING TRIDE.—BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY. —At length there is some prospect of the workmen employed in the above trade, and who have been on strike, resuming work again, and some amicable arrangement being come to with the masters. On Monday last the carpenters waited upon Henry Smith, Esq., mayor, and requested him to take the chair at a public meeting which they intended to hold in the Town-hall. The Mayor, on hearing their case, desired them to have an interview with their masters that evening, and try if they could not affect a reconciliation. The Learned Gentleman also had an interview with the masters. and advised them to withdraw the declaration which they required the men to sign. Accordingly, at the meeting on Monday evening, they withdrew the declaration, but would require of the men to promise not to support the bricklayers in their strike. The following morning a large meeting of the men was held in King-street, when it was re solved not to resume work again unless they received an advance of 4d. par day. At the meeting the msn were advised to go the same afternoon and try and make arrangements with their masters, which in some instances was done. It Is expected that the masters will accede to the demand, mid that they will shortly resume work again. Tits RIVER DIBBLE.—We understand that on Mon-- day next a Government engineer will inspect the estuary of the river Ribble, to report whether a lighthouse er a lightship would be more suitable for the entrance to our river. The erection of either would be a great boon to coasting and other shippers. and would, no doubt, prevent many of those disastrous occurrences, the frequent recur rence of which has rendered the Horse Bank and other sand banks off Lytham so much feared. Should a light be placed In the Ribble, the coast of Lancashire will then be well lighted, there being now these nceful beacons, at Walney, Fleetwood, and Formby.—Preston Chronicle. PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is 16% per mille, which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10%d. p er oz. for standard gold gives an exchange of 25 56 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 70, it follows that gold Is 0.54 per cent. dearer in London than In Paris. By advices from Ham burgh, the price of go'd is 433% per Mark, which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10%d. per oz. for standard g o ld , gives an ex change of 13s. lOU d. ; and the exchange at Hamb urg h on Louden ; Is . short being 13s. 1130., it foillews that gold is %FT per cent, dear in LOOM than In Hqupurp. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. Hill, currier, Birmingham—first div. of Is. 6d. in the pound, on any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Bir mingham. _ _ B. Wade, tailor, Strand—first div. of 2s. 3d. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Green, Aldermanbury. D. Smith—first div. of 2s. 2d. in the pound, on any Wed nesday, at the office of Mr. Aeraman, Bristol. I. Blaskburn, engineer, Minories—first div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May , 13, and two following Wed aesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. R. Pettit, livery-stable keeper, Exning, Suffolk—first div. of 3s. 7d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 13, and two fol lowing Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. T. Sims, licensed victualler, Virhitechapel-road—first div. of 2s. 10d. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 13, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. A. A. Dobbs, wine merchant, Liverpool—a div. of 20s. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Folhtt, Liverpool. T. B. Golborne and A. A. Dobbs, wine merchants, Liver pool-;-fourth div. of Is, 6d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. R. Garland, corn chandler, Walham-green, June 3, at eleven—D. Marks, pen manufacturer, Hounsditch, June 11, at one—A. H. Chambers, jun., banker; New Bond- street, June 2, at two—W. H. Matthews, cheesemonger, Blackfriars road, May 22, at eleven—H. J. Murton, Lieutenant-Colonel, R. M., Hill street, Brompton, May 22, at half-past eleven — J. Quarrell, Napier-street, New North-road, Hoxton, May 22, at half-past eleven—L. B. Bartholomew, Whitley, Berkshire, May 22, at twelve—J. Peters, Reading, Berkshire, May 22, at twelve—J. Sergeant, haberdasher, High-street, Poplar, May 22. at twelve—W. M'Millan, carpenter, Lambeth-road Southwark, May 24, at eleven. In the Country. J. Radbone, broker, Alcester, Warwickshire, June 19, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—C. Harrington, plumber and glazier, Kidderminster, June 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—S. Rogers, earthenware manufacturer, Burslem, Staffordshire, June 16, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Scholefield, cutler, Cheapside, June 3—W. • Kearton, cheesemonger, Lanob-street, Spital-square, June 3—G. B. Earp, shipbroker, London, June 3—M. Jones, grocer, fheo bald's-road, June 2—J. Shirt, grocer, Broad• street, Lam beth-butte, June 4—F. Herpent, warehouseman, Sherard street, Golden-square, June 4—P. Crispin, carpenter, Bath, June 5—S. Vertue, merchant, Liverpool, June 2—G. Wil liams, watchmaker, Bristol, June 5—M. T. Knight, uphol• sterer, Bath, June 4—G. Brown, banker, Shiffnal, Shrop shire, June 6—J. Bromiley, manufacturer, Bolton-le-Moors, June 2-I'. Clifton, printer, Barnard Castle, Durham, June 2—J. Bowman, woollendraper, Carlisle, June 2—W. White, tailor, Aylesbury, June 2—J. B. Gillett, dyer, Appel-ley bridge, Yorkshire, June 2—J. Sisley, carpenter, Margate, June 2. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. Reed, E. Roberts, A. Roberts, and C. A. Roberts, mil liners, Liverpool—C. L. Brocklehurst, T. Brocklehurst, and W. M. Hunter, linendrapers, Holmfirth, Yorkshire (so far as regards C. L. Brocklehurst)—J. Darby and R. Garlard, warehousemen, Wood-street, Cheapside—R. F. Long and W. H. Job, saw-millowners, Lim. house—T. W: W. Smart and E. C. Hill, surgeons, Cranborne, Dorsetshire—W. Simpson and G. Boyes, stockbrokers, York—F. and J. Protheroe, coopers, Bristol—T. Huffman and D. T. Westaway, tailors, City-road, Finsbury—R. and H. J. Bellingham, chemists, Strand—T. H. Hadfield and T. Bailey, silk dyer, Barton upon-Irwell, Lancashire—G. Gregory, W. Harding, and J. Whicher, millers, Fiaherton-Anger, Wiltshire—J. Watson and T. Jackson, corn millers, Leeds—G. Blogg and L. Sa muel, Bucklersbury—J. Hebdin and R. Parkinson, jun., sharebrokers, Leeds—J. Lomax and S. Kay, cotton spinEers, Hall-fold, Lancashire—T. Bull and W. Nash, provision mer chants, Minories—G. Jones and J. Walker, ironfounders, Bir mingham—J. and H. E. Boucher, drapers, Birmingham—E. A. and J. Sewell, wholesale toy merchants, Fore-street—W. and J. Wilson, linendrapers, New Bond- street—J Smith and J. W. Browne, attorneys, Swindon, Wiltshire—G. W. Wat kins and G. Gaundry, oil warehousmen, Oxford-street—C. Adshead and J. Goodband, commission agents, Leicester. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Archibald Couper, jun., salesman, Glasgow, May 18, and June 8, at two, at the office of Mr. Young, Gl asgow. George Sanderm, baker, Colinton, May 18. and June 8, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Robertson, Edinburgh. THE GAME-LAW CASE. The evidence of Thomas Silvester, in the recent conviction of Mrs. Bridger, the fisherman's wife, for buying game, and who has been released from durance vile by the humanity and kind-heartedness' of J. Collett, Esq., M P. for Athlone, will not be uninteresting to the enemies of the game-laws, and will afford some valuable information to Mr. Bright's Committee, now sitting in the House of Commons. At the Petty Sessions, held in the Town Hall, Fetersfield, on April 7th, 1846 (Captain Lyons and Sir Charles Taylor, Bart., the presiding magistrates), Thomas Silvester, charcoal burner, in the parish of Liphook, deposed on oath as follows : Police-constable Hale, No. 76, of the North Hants con stabulary force, called on me, when the following conversa tion took place between us : Policeman—Have you any work now to do? Silvester—l have nearly done up all the work I have in hand, consequently I shall be glad to get another job. Policeman—l can tell you how to earn 5/. Silvester—ln what way, and how? Policeman—l have got a pheasant and a hare in my house ; if you will take them to Bridger, the fisherman, at Petersfield, and get him to buy them, and afterwards lay an information against him, in the event of his being convicted, I will guarantee you the 51. from Sir Charles Taylor, of Hol lycomb House, near Liphook. Silvester—lf you cannot recommend me to a better job than that, I would sooner go into the union house than be come an informer. This disgusting affair has caused a great sensation in the town and neighbourhood, and is strongly cond.2mned by the inhabitants generally. The poor fisherman has been called on since the return of his wife from gaol, by Police con stable Smith, with a message pu►porting to be from Sir C. Taylor, stating that he had two other cases against him, and that be was to appear on the sth instant at the Petty Ses sions, at the Town-hall, to answer the charges. Conse quently Bridger attended in person before the game-pre serving and unpaid magistrates on Tuesday last, when Sir Charles Taylor prothised to withdraw the two cases if the fisherman would enter into a bond of promise not to commit the like offence again in future ! ! !—Hampshire Independent. MADEMOISELLE PLESSY.—This charming actress was, on Friday, condemned to pay 100,000 francs (4,0001.), with loss of her pension as a societaire, for having quitted the Theatre Francais, Paris, contrary to the articles of agree ment between her and the director. Our readers will recol lect that, some months ago, this lady married a literary gentleman, M. Arnould, and immediately left France for St. Petersburgh, where she was engaged at a high salary. We gather from the trial that, in reply to a letter from her country residence, stating that she was ill, she received a harsh communication, telling her that the director would not send a physician seven leagues to certify her illness ' and ordering her to return. This very ungallant note so shocked the lady, that she at once closed with the tempting over tures that had been made from St. Petersburgh, and abandoned the director of the French theatre. THE LATE MR. BLEWITT.-In consequence of the lapse of time that took place between the infliction of the gun-shot wound and the death of the unfortunate man Blewitt, considerable interest was excited amongst the medical profession, respecting the course that the ball tra versed, and the precise cause that superinduced the fatal result. This interest arose from an impression amongst many of the faculty, that the ball passed through the lungs, whilst others imagined that it was the shock which the system sustained that occasioned death. Last night a post tnortem examination was instituted, Mr. Partridge acting as chief operator, of which the following is an accurate analy sis :—The ball traversed in a circuitous direction, extending front between the sixth and seventh ribs below the right shoulder-blade, and from thence partially around the chest, between the pleura covering of the lungs and the walls of the chest, through the substance of the i n f er i or l o b e o f th e right lung. On removing the interior part of the thorax, a large quantity of purulent matter escaped, which was ob served to occupy the right pleural cavity, pressing upon the lungs, and thus rendering it impermeable to the air. The large amount of fluid of a purulent character, with the shock the system had sustained, was the paramount cause in the production of death. COALS, &c.—A return has been issued by order of the House of Commons, relative to the quantities of coals, cinders, and culm, shipped, &c., from the United Kingdom. It thence appears that in 1844 there were 7,377,862 tons of coals, cinders, and culm shipped at the several ports of the United Kingdom coastwise to other" ports thereof ; and that in 1845 the quantity was 8,723,468. In the year 1844, the quantity exported from the United Kingdom was 1,754,171 tons, of which the declared value was 672,0561. In the course of; the last year the exports amounted to 2,531,282 tons, and the declared value thereof to 937,6351 In 1846, the quantities of coals brought coastwise, and by inland navigation and land-carriage, into the port of London, amounted to 2,563,166 tons; and in 1845, to 3,461,199 tons. A JUVENILE LAMBERT.—There is at present in the city of Glasgow, a boy of nine years of age, standing 4 feet 6i inches. He ineesures round the chest 44i inches; round the belt 46i ; round the thigh 24 ; round the calf 16i ; and turns the beam against 14 stone His name is Kenneth M'Caskill : is a native of the island of Soa, one of our western Atchipelago, between Cana and Skye, in the direction of the Spar Cave, and brought hither, we believe, by his tither, who is in no affluent circumstances, for e xhibition. The boy's sole language is the energetic lauguage of 0-atan.— Scotch paper. pan N y Oß w w il i l cu hav A e PORT. the —ltsoefemdseitnhoantttrhaetinßga,ilpwra2c,tFcaolmly: that Norwich can be made a port of importance. During the as eighteen sea-borne vessels, v i a last Lowestoft, wee manyk a , s manyo thm of considerable burthen, having been lying near Foundry-bridge, laden with coals, coke, and o th er materials, for delivery at the railway station. This proves how excellent and how practicable was the plan of our late esteemed fellow-citizen, Crisp . Brown, Esq. ; and must cause universal regret that it then failed. It becomes a question, whether, as the Haven and Pier Commissioners and the Yarmouth people, throw so many impediments in the way of effecting a communication between Norwich and the sea via that port, it would not be well for the committee for im proving the navigation to turn their attention to Lowestoft, where a commodious and spacious harbour is forming ; and by which, it is now abundantly proved, sea-borne vessels can obtain access to our wharfs?--:Nolrfok Chronicle. THE MAMMOTH LOG OF MAHOGANY.—By the last West India mail, we learn that our fellow-subjects at Hon duras were rejoicing in the possession of what they had christened the "Mammoth Log." T!le schooner Vigilant had towed up, from Glover's Reef, the largest log see n i n th e settlement for many years. It w as t o be shipped to England in the St. Croix. The full measurement was :—Length, 19 feet six inches ; breadth, 5 feet; depth, 4 feet 2 inches; and set down at 4,750 feet; exceeding 12 tons in weight. This log was cut about three years ago, at the Rio Cuero; but in consequence of its great draught of water, could not be got over the bar till recently, when advantage was taken of a great freshet in the river. The colony was doing well. By the Superintendent's message to•his Parliament, it appears that the balance of revenue over expenditure for the past year was 4,070/. The salmon fisheries in Sutherlandshire have been more productive this season than for some years back, and while we noticed numbers caught by the net, we are equally delighted with the success of the anglers. On some of the Sutherland rivers seven salmon have been killed in one (lay with the same road, some of which were very large. One gentleman when fishing for salmon, hooked a very rare fish, not known to be an inhabitant of the rivers, and, from its strange appearance, some of the old fishers have named it colonel." —Ross-shire Advertiser. Ambrose Hussey, Eq., M.P. for Salisbury, h,is beets unavoidably absent from his duties In Parliament during the present session, hiving been obliged to visit Naples for the health of a member of his ; but,.ie soon se eireums will permit, be hopes to Tenon MVO dttliON Or mot 111* Wants la case of a dlssolgtha, RAILWAY SIB ARE MARKET'S. MANC RESTER, MAT 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birkenhead, Chester, Moi.d, &c. 21s dis. -Birkenhead,Lancashire, andChe,shire, 2p. -Blackburn,Chor ley, and Liverpool, 1% dis.--Blackburn, Dstrwen, and Bolton, 1 dis.- Buckingham and Bletchly Junction, 7-16 p.-Caledonian Extension, % dis.-Chester and Manchester Direct, 2Ss. dis.-Clitheroe Junc tion, 9-16 dis.-Derby and Crewe, 334 p.-Direct Northern, 5 dis. -East Lancashire, No. 1,4% p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 7s. dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, % DoncaSten Sheffield. &c., 546 p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, % dis.-Ditto, Quarters, par-Huddersfield, Hailfax, &c., 2% Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, par-Leeds and Thirsk, 4 dis.--Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, % p.-Leicester and Birmingham, % dis.-Liverpool and Bury, New, % p.-Liverpool. Ormskirk, and Preston, 255. 6d. p.-London and Yo. - k, 3-16 dis.- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 5-16 p.-Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarters (B), c. p.-Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, % dis. -Manchester and Hyde. % p.-Manchester and Southampton, par-North British, Carlisle Branch, 1% p.-North Staffordshire, 4% p.-North Western, . --Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 12s. p.- Sheffield and Lincoln shire Junction, 7-16 p.-Ditto, Extension, % dis.-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3. 1 c. p.-Shrewsbury and Binning ham, 13-16 p.-Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 11-16 dis.- South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), 7-16 p.-West Riding Union, 3% p. LEEDS, MAT 13. STOCKEXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3 p. c.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, • % dia.—Ditto, Extensions, % dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, % p.—Huddersfleld and Sheffield, 61 16s. 3d. p. c.—Leeds and Dews bury, 2% p. c.—Ditto, Branches, ss. p.—Ditto, Extensions, 59. P. - 7 Leeds and Thirsk, 34 dis.—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, p.—Nortifliritish, Carlisle Branch, 255. 6d. p.—Ambergate, Notting". ham, and Boston, 12s. 6d. dn.—Buckinghamshire, 10s. p.—Clithero o Junction, 10s. dis —Direct Northern, 15s. dis.—Laneashire and Noah Yorkshire, Bs. dis.— Leeds and York, % dis.—Leeds, Wake field, and Midland, ls. 6d. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 6s. Gd. dis• —Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 3s. dis.—London and York, 4s. die. —London and Portsmouth, ss. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31s. 6d. -North Staffordshire, 4%—North Western. 13s. 6d. p.—South Midland, 2 p.—Welsh Midlands, 225. Gd. West Riding Union, 51. 19s.—Yorkshi re an d Glasgow Union, 235. dis. HULL. MAT 13. STOCK EiCTIANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, Half Shares. 271. I6s. 3d.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 51s. 9d.—Ditto, Dal keith, 6—Buckinghamshire, 21. I 1 s. 6d.—East Lincolnshire, 243. — Grimsby, Louth, and Horncastle, 20s. 6d.—Hull and Barnsley Junc tion, 255. 3d.— Leicester and Bedford, 15s. 6d.—Leicester and Tam worth, 24s:—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 41. Is. 6d.—North Western, 11. I2s. 6d.—Rugby and Huntingdon, 225. 6d.—South 3!. 16s.— Shropshire Union,_l% West Riding Union, 61. 3s. 641. 81.114:FFIELii, MAT 13. STOCK EXCUANGE.—The sales are—Sheffield and Manchester , Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 1% p.—Grimsby and Sheffield Exten sion, Cs. dis.—London and Windsor, 16s. 6d. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, Is. dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, Us. 6d. dis.—North Western, 12s. p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 10s. p.—Shetlleld, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 133. dis.— South Yorkshire Coal Railway, Is. dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAT 13. STOCK Exciatiscm. —The sales are—Leeds and Bradford, 26 London and York, Is. 6d. dis. ,:7 West Riding Union, 2% p. YORK, MAr 13. STOCK EICHANOE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Exten• sion, 1/. 16s. 6d.—Leicester and Bedford, % London and York, 21. Ss.—Halton and Driffie!d Junction, 21. 45. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton. Matlock, and Midland, 31. 13s. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick. 26 North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 12s.—North Staffordshire, 6/. 17s. —North Western, 1/. 13s. 6d. - West Riding Union, 6. GLASGOW, MAT 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Airdrie and Bathgate, 565. 6d. —Ayr and Galloway. 375. 6d.— Caledonian, 13%—Caledonian Ex tension, 365. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 33s. — Direct Northern, 42s.—Dunblane, Donne, and Callender. 308.—East Indian Railway, 16s.—Glasgow General Terminus, 101.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 418. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 38s. — Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 443.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 35s.—Lanark and Lothians, 438.—Lesmahagow, 435.—Man chester and Southampton, 563.—Perth and Inverness, 29s.—Scot tish Southern, 358. Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 295• 6d.—South Midland, 85s.—South and Midland Junction, 223. 6d. — Stirling and Dunfermline, 335. LADY HESTER STANHOPE.—AII who have perused the memoirs of this remarkable individual, will be glad to learn that three new volumes have just been published, com prising the narrative of her travels. The work is intended (says the prospectus) to complete the Memoirs of Lady llester Stanhope. As the " Memoirs " embraced a period of about 15 years, in which were traced the causes which led to the " decline and fall " of her Ladyship's somewhat visionary Empire in the East, the Travels take up her his' tory from the time she quitted England, and by a faithful narrative of her extraordinary adventnres, show the rise alid, growth of her Oriental greatness. A distinct li n e may et once be drawn between this and all other books of travels to the East—for it boasts of a heroine who marches at the head of Arab tribes through the Syrian Desert—who calls Gover nors of Cities to her aid, while she excavates the earth is search of hidden treasures—who sends Generals with their troops to carry fire and sword into the feat ful passes of a mountainous country to avenge the death of a murdered tra veller—and who then goes defenceless and unprotected to sit down a sojourner in the midst of them. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVI VISION RELIEVED, 39, ALBEENABLE-STEEET, PICCADILLY.—NeirIf invented acoustic tubes, for relief of extreme deafness, and when inserted in the ear cannot be perceived by the nearest observer they are entirely different from all others, arid are the smallest hear ing instruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of an inch iri their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the ears usolr served, and removed therefrom with as great ease'and facility. Per sons are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear most distinctly in a plugs of worship, &c., and what should be grenui considered, a natural expansion of the cavity of the ear Is preserve,. —a thickening or contraction of which in many instances is Par" tially the cause of deafness—and by their use the unpleasant sea' sation of singing' noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Also L.f; proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately tug newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect visa° . either by day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which aPP ear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear a nd , distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original statt Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera glasses, at microscopes. Caution-Messrs S. and B. Solomons, opticians, xr." not in any way connected with a person of the same name in th en . immediate neighbourhood , nor in any part of the country. To prey"' mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only to be bad at 39, _Albemarle treet, Piccadilly, opposite the Yor Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A VERY BAD LEG CURE D et HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.—The foreman of the large paper mill near Armagh (the property of Mr. Gwynn), from ex; cessive confinement and being empl.iyed so much on his feet, had one leg 5w....11en to such an extent as ultimately to break into ulcers , from which he suffered so severely as to incapacitate him from at tending to his duties. It was a desperate case ; but this, like many of the same nature, was quickly healed by using these powerful re medies. All wounds, abscesses, contracted, and stiff joints, as lite wise white swellings, tumours, or other unnatural enlargements, are readily cured by the use of Holloway's Pills and Ointment. —Sol I bf all druggists and at the proprietor's Establishment, 244, Strands London. TO THE SPOZTING WORLD.—The sale of Bell's Life in London exceeds twenty-four thousand. Bell's Life is published at 170, Strand, every Saturday, in time for the afternoon railways. Bell's Life, May 17, will contain a full report of the pugilistic contest between Gill and Nurley. LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOITSE KEEPERS' AS''' soctinos.—This charitable association for the relief of reduced coffee and eating-house keepers, their wives and f ll ' ►milies, celebrated its ninth anniversary on Tuesday, by s dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern. Between two and three hundred persons sat down to dinner. The chair was taken by General Sir de Lacy Evans, M.P. Immediately on the cloth being removed, and after the usual loyal toasts, the Chairman proposed ‘‘ the health and prosperity of the Londot! Coffee and Eating-house Keepers' Association," in a 0 1 ° 11 and appropriate tip tech expressive of its benefits, stating' that the whole body of coffee and eating-house keepers 10 the metropolis amounted to about 2,000; of these one thou sand were members of the association, but, he regretted to say, that. only 250 were annual subscribers. The society had, however, from its commencement been steadily progress ing. The toast was received with the utmost enthusiasms' and drunk with three times, three. Other toasts, including the health of the chairman, were given in the course of th evening. Some excellent comic and other singing contr buted to the general hilarity. A DAGUERREOTYPED ECLIPSE.---During the solar eclipse of Saturday last, Mr. Cherry, the daguerreotype artist , planted his apparatus, by way cf experiment, before the partially ot soured luminary, when a rather singular phenomenon presented itself as the result. Two suns, each undergoing an eclipse, were pro• duce,' at the same time, by the myst'c lens on the metallic plate, with this remarkable difference, however, between the two, that the one showed an opaque, the other a luminous surface; the former being encircled by silvery clouds, the Litter standing out like a ra diant speck on the ethereal vault. What may be the explanation of this beautiful prodigy, the joint production of art and nature, we are unable to conjecture.—Belfast Banner. MELANCHOLY CASE.—On Monday evening about nine o'clock, a man rung the bell at the door of Mr. Probyn, of Love! Belgrave street, and on its being opened by the servant, she was I d ' that her mother had died very suddenly. The announcement had such an effect on the poor girl's mind, that she ran up stairs, and was heard to exclaim, that " She would soom be with her mother." mediately a loud crash was heard in the areaef the house, into which she had thrown herself from the attic window. Mr. Griffith wa s sent for, and was on the spot in an instant, when he found site had fractured her arm and her leg, and met with other injuries. Site wav perfectly sensible, and was conveyed to St. George's Hospital. he On the 7th, at halt-past eleven in the morning. t he Prince de Jolnville embarked In his boat at the Arsenal of To ulon, n under a salute of 24 guns, which, immediately on his appearallee_'... the roadstead, was repeated by all the ships of war, which dressed on the occasion. At half-past one his Royal Highness we:, on board the Souverain, where he hoisted his flag, and took the cum wand of the squadron, in the room of Rear-Admiral Parseirbee Detchene3. In the afternoon the Prince visited ail the WO , . „. 0 ginning with the Jemappes. All the ships of the s q uadron ready for sea were to sail immediately for the Levant. The Pr."' will, it was said, put in at Naples on his way. SUSPECTED INFANTICIDE.—On Tuesday in Ore se about nine o'clock, the family of J. Rolfe, Esq., of Dralcot-house,, Ship-lane, St. Mary's-square, Lambeth, was thrown into a stat.* great excitement in consequence of the body of a new-horn being found in the garden by one of the female servants. It tied up In a piece of merino, and appeared to have been born be'_, few hours only. The body was that of a full-sized infant, and no doubt been born alive. It was conveyed to Mr. Wagstaff , 1 , _ 1 ;;; surgeon, but he could not give any opinion as to the cause of de; t .' . , without a post mortem examination. Dunn, the beadle of the trict, immediately took charge of the body, and removed it In. shell to the dead-room at Lambeth Church, where it awaits the in quest. FOREIGN BoOTS, SHOES, STOCKINGS, AND THltosc.. SILK. The number of pairs of men's boots n impo 4 rted into this cot. 10 ". try in 1811, was 4,821 ; in 1842, 8 3534 . t l iese l B e 3 1 2 22 ; in 184 4 ' 13,251 1 eine, of course, from ed T in he th i e tu s fe A b il ; ol. ine ls tile import of foreign cotton l't°c -13,261 ; In 1845, 14,387. N five years was 14,454 ; women's boots, ditto, oiptc:irszo:B3f6ol,727 in ine8d4ifi250,1.1110:58:54::2i30.:6:0363 Ill in so l r B ts 43 7tlvely France. The number of pairs of men's shoes 20,843.nnpoimrt 74,773; in 1844, 85,059 ; ings and socks 1841, 7,413 pairs ; in 1842, 9,250; in 1843, 7,7 61 ,i In 1844, 14,331; in 1845, 8,055. Quantity of thrown silk imported I" 1841, 266,651 lbs. ; 1844, 405.927 lbs. ; in 1845, 541,787 lbs. The quantities of threw silh hose an d gloves, and cotton gloves, were also esed for, bu t these are included in " silk manufactures not moved rated," and "cotton manufactures wholly particularly 11 " not or in part made UP' oth , retise charged with duty." '524 lbs. ; 1843, 331:r6:2d lbs. , 1844, BIRTHS On the 9th inst., at B r i g ht on, the wife of George Cary Eh'' ss ' ZO4' of a daughter. ht• On the 10th inst., a t Ri chmond, Mrs. H. Hopwood, of a data er ' of On the 11th inst., at the Rectory, Orcheston St. Mary; the the Rev. E. T. Bidwell, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Shoreditch, Mrs. W. F. Scales, of A so n. ore. On the 11th i ns t ., at Upper Porchester-street, Cambridge-K Mrs. William Williams, of a daughter. David I nneji On the 10th inst., at Herne-hill, Dulwich, the lady of load, Esq., of a daughter. a, 21°1111 On the 10th i nst., Mrs. Neale Home, of GrOY4I4O/ 1 Brixton, of a son. daug hter ' On the 10th i ns t ., t h e wife of Graham Willmore, Esq., of 1t . . 1,1 00a On the 11th i nst., at Frognal, Hampstead, the lady of v Davis, Esq. of a daughter. , 'heele r, I". MARRIED On the 7th ist., at Kirk, b the Rev. R. T, 117,. cu bent of St. n John's Church Church, Blackb y urn, Thomas Simpso n : lo lin of Fox-hill Bank, Lancashire, to Ellen, only daughter of Be t ' Walmsley, Esq., of Pa idock House, Lancashire. Zsg. , On the 9th inst. at the Old Church, Brighton, W. a , a..- on. of Uxbridge, to Miss Harriet Jane Bond, a Earl's-court, BronWhea. On the 9th inst., at Walcot Church, Edwin T. Caulfeild, o f 11. duff, in the Queen's County,, Ireland, Esq., to Alicia 7ring. youngest daughter of General Sir David Latimer Finling ton, K.C.H., &c. On the 9th inst., at Bromley, Kent, Lieutenant• Colonel T hor of Chase Parr, of the Bombay Army, to Harriet, second clang." Charles Pott, Esq., of Freelands, in the same county. On the 9th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, 147111rin. 13osville James, Esq., to Ellen, second daughter of Aldertnan lED.ar. e On the 28th of April, at Nap le s, of consum ption, in his 17t h I.„ John, only son of the late Hoa. George Talbot, and nephew' to IP" Earl of Shrewsbury • . Ur j• On the 7th inst., in Spencer-street, Northampton-square, Cornick, aged 6. On the Bth hi 6 st., Cecilia, wife of Mr. G. Bellamy, of Little Carter lane, aged 52, On the Bth ?net., Sarah, wife of Mr. G. Murton Tracy, surge°n' Acacia-road, St. at eJohn'-wood. On the atli inst., Shanklin, James, eldest son of Mt, Thoma s Jackson, of Kingston, Surrey. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG 1114 . Strand, Printer, at Pita 3esn Office, No. US, Strand. in of the Saves, in the county of Tharsts7. MME