The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-05 00:00:00

HE SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. (From the Times.) By the Gladiator, which had been dispatched to Cork from the squadron of evolution, we have received reports of all the trials of sailing which kai taken pl ace u p t o her departure. Since leaving Portsmouth the rendezvous of the squadron had never been made known by signal, but each captain or commander had it in a sealed letter, which letter was not to be opened except in the event of parting company. If we say, however, that the cruising ground was between the latitude of 48 deg. and 49 deg. north, and longitude 9 deg. and 10 deg. west, we shall be near enough for reference. It was proposed at the time our advices left that the whole of the squadron shall be at Cork on Friday next, and that their stay there should only be to get answers to the letters which the Gladiator was to take in. During their stay there, which was expected to be at most only three days, the whole of the marines of the squadron, and the field-pieces manned with seamen, were to be landed on Spike Island. The number of the men would probably be 2,000, the field-pieces twenty. After sailing from Cork, the next landing was proposed to he at Bantry Bay, where access to the shore is more difficult on account of the serf. Whiddy Island, at the bottom of the bay, was the place spoken of, though it was considered too small. As to what bad already been done, " but little," says one of our correspondents, "can be said; the commodore keeps the squadron at it, though, I lament to say, that in him, as well as in his predecessor s in c o mman d, long residence on shore as n o t improved the nerves. As yet we have had no casualt ies, or, at least, none have been reported." A letter of subsequent date says :—" As Raleigh joined to-day, and Belleisle, with the new captain (John Shepperd) of St. Vincent, is cruising in sear ch of us, our going into Cork is delayed until the 9th of June." We subjoin a detailed account of each trial:— The first table, that which contains the angle sub tended by the mast-heads of t he respective ships, as also their particular bearings at the commencement and at the conclusion of each trial, furnishes elements suffi cient for those among our professional readers who may have leisure to construct their own diagrams ; while tke table of results affords to the uninitiated at one view the advantages that each ship had over the others. For instance, in trial No. 1 the Vanguard stands first ; if the eye be carried along the line horizontally, it will be found that the name of the Superb follows, marked 352; that is, the Vanguard had the advantage of the Superb by 352 fathoms. Again, the Vanguard beats the Albion by 521 fathoms, the Queen by 7 9 9, and so on. The next ship is the Superb, and it will be seen that she beats the St. Vincent by 997 fathoms. The mile is made up of 1,010 of these fathoms; 101 fathoms are taken as a cable's length; and 10 cables are considered a mile. No. I. MAY 15. TRIAL OF SAILING WITH THE WIND ABAFT. At 11h. 30m7, force of wind from 3 to 2, with a slight swell from the eastward; the signal was made to try rate of sailing, and the course to be steered was W. half N. The sail carried beside all plain sail was port lower, topmast, and topgallant studding eails, and starboard top gallant studding sails with staysails. At 1 P.M., the wind veered to due east, when the staysails and spankers were taken in, the wind having fallen to 2 and PA. The rate of sailing at starting was not more than from 3 1 % to 4 knots. RESULT. cr. ci r.. C e., co 6 ' et. = .-- A 4 . Ships' Names. ', 1 :7. ,i' , P .-'e E DJ - 1 0 rs 1 I r 1 Vanguard ... ... 352 51 7 2 91025'134912715 2 Superb... ... ... 169 377 673 i 997 2363 3 Albion ... ... ... ; 208 504; 828 2194 4 Queen ... ... ... — 620 1986 5 Rodney ... —.— 324 1690 6 St. Vincent ... ... —; 1366 7 Trafalgar (l as t) ...' ! REMARKS. Before the trial of sailing took place, the line-of-battle ships of the squadron (except St. Vincent) exercised firing their cabin, ward-room, and gun-room guns from their stern ports with a view of ascertaining the eff►cts of the concus sion on the frame-work of the stern, as also the time re quired for clearing away the bulk-heads, &c. The effect produced by the concussion was in no instance material, al though it was greater than if fired from broadside guns. The time taken varied from thirty minutes to an hour. The weather was fine, the swell very trifling, and therefore afforded no good opportunity of judging which of the ships could have fought them best in heavier weather. The trial of sailing was very uninteresting, except that the Rattler was decidedly the best of the steam-vessels. No firing took place on board them. No. 11. MAY 16. Taut OF SAILING ON A WEID. At two P.M. the lee division—namely, Queen, Rodney, and Superb—started under single-reefed topsails, royals, jibs, and spankers, the wind S. by W., the course ordered west, force of wind 4 and freshening, with a little swell from the south ward, St. Vincent jogging along under easy sail. At four r.m. the signal was made to tack, but the division being at least seven miles ahead, the masthead angles could not be depended oe. At 4h. 30m., Rodney being apparently the best ship, was ordered to tack, with a view of ascertaining if she could cross Queen's bows, Superb being unquestionably at the time the windward ship; Rodney, however, failed to do Po, and the recall was then made. The ships at starting were as under, viz. : p.-4 p., 0.3 61 ; Ships'Names. g 0 g a- 0 I Bearing. 5.. " 0 t z C , cv 7) 1 1 = 4 0.. = , • 3 : le. 1 0 I D.M. S. Superb Rodney ' Queen 176 7 332 45 N . 3032 W. 475 From this it may be found that Superb at starting was 191 fathoms to leeward of St. Vincent, Rodney 324 fathoms, and Queen 354 fathoms, thus showing that on the present occasion there could have been no great difference in favour of either ship. All the steamers except Rattler were found missing to-day, as was also the Brilliant. Lat. in at noon, 49 30 N. ; lon. 7 31 W. No. 111. MAY 17. REMARKS. To-day being Sunday the squadron was ordered to keep station, and make and shorten sail as necessary to do so. This proved an excellent mode of ascertaining what one ship could spare another. The wind was N.W. force good 7. The St. Vincent lead the weather line, followed by Vanguard, Albion, and Trafalgar. The Vanguard occasionally, and Albion constantly, spared the St. Vincent a mainsail. The Trafalgar was run nearly out of sight. The Queen led the lee line, followed by Rodney and Superb, the two latter sparing Queen their mainsails. At 2h. 30m. P.M. a general signal was made by the Commodore, " Has St. Vincent to day beaten Queen ?" and each ship, including Queen, answered in the affirmative, the answers returned being, " most decidedly," " decidedly," " certainly," &c. ; not that there was the least doubt in any one's mind as to the result between Queen and St. Vincent, but that the opinions of the respective captains might be entered in the signal log as to the fact. The sail carried was single reefed topsails, but there was a cross sail from the southward, and - whenever such is the case, or a head sea, Queen - yin be beaten by every ship, as occurred last year, when Trafalgar beat her under similar circumstances. Rattler did remarkably well under sail. The other steamers in company—namely, Gladiator, Retribution, and Scourge (the latter three having rejoined)— did but little, and if they had been under steam would have done less, for the screws of the one, and the paddle-wheels of the other, would have been half the time out of water. In short, with the exception of Rattler, whose sailing qualities appear to have been much improved, the steamers have done nothing under sail, and have retarded the progress of the squadron considerably since leaving Portsmouth. If bound to an enemy's coast, the sailing ships, in weather like to-day, would have bad to wait fir them, and if they had been under steam on their arrival there they would have been useless for want of coals. Terrible, Cyclops, and Brilliant still keep out of sight, so their sailing qualities as yet remain untried. Lat. M at noon, 48 deg. 32 min. N. ; long, 8 deg. 25 min. W. No. IV. MAY 18. REMARK-S To-day th e e. i nd bas been from . West to W. by N.. blow ing 7 and 8. At 11h. the weather division bore up, and formed line cf battle in open order, on the lee column—an evolution well performed, the squadron generally under trebly reefed topsails. At a little before TlO2l, the lee division (now the leading one) wore in succession, and came to the wind on the Port tack. At noon, the port or -lee di vision again wore, as did also the weather division, and formed the prescribed circler of nailing on the starboard tack. y. Towards evening This closed the manceavring for the da the squadron jogged along under the wind freshened, and close reefed topsails. Lat. in, 4S deg. 44 min. N.; long., 8 deg. 44 m i n. w. No. V. MAy 19. TRIAL OF SAILING 01 AW N At lob. 30m. Rodney, Vanguar d, S uperb, l and Albion, having prevlously run down to leewardbetwteheen sdiixetaanudeesewveane miles, hauled to the wind, per signal, but too great for mast-head angles. The wind heading steady N.N. by from S. W. 12Y W. the St. Vincent under eas3tsail W.; the force of wind was full 7, with a short head sea, fore and the sail carr i e d at starting was single-reefed topsails, and main topgallant sails, jib, and spanker—a press of sail which on no other occasion has been carried. Scarcely had they started when Albion split her maintopsail; shortly afterwards Superb's main tack went, followed quickly by her maintopsail sheets and jib and spanker. The race was thus left to Rodney end Vargnard, and a more interesting one has never taken place. First, the ships were well matched; next, the sail carried was excessive; and lastly, both ships were handled beautifully. About the finish there can be no doubt ; for, after having tacked, Vanguard passed across St. Vincent's bows about two cables' length distant, and when directly to windward was something less ; Rod ney stood on until within her own length of St. Vincent's lee beam, and would have passed through her, so to speak, when she was obliged to bear up a little and pass under her stern. It was just at the moment of putting her helm up that she looked most nobly—topgallant sails had been taken in, for the wind had considerably freshened, but the sail on the lee yardarm baffled her people for a long time, and was to be seen bagging away to leeward; it was a moment of intense anxiety, for a spOke of the wheel the wrong way, or the carrying away of a tiller rope, would have caused irre parable damage to both, and when h er sails, which momen tarily flapped while passing under St. Vincent's lee, caught the breeze again as she drew clear, her yards quivered like willow rods, and then resumed their arch-like form. The distance between the two ships in a direct line was now about 3 cables' length, Vanguard being that to windward. At starting from a mean of two or three mast-head angles that were taken on board St. Vincent by different observers, Rodney was found to be 10 cables' length to leeward of Vanguard ; but, as before mentioned, the distance was too great to admit of certainty. Vanguard makes Rodney 650 yards to leeward at starting, and claims a victory, but this cannot be from their positions at the finish. My own im pression is that Rodney had the best of it ; one thing, how ever, is very certain, that Vanguard pitched more heavily than Rodney, and that both ships must hare had enough of that particularly agreeable motion. Shortly after the trial was over, the wind increased to 9, and the ships took in everything but their close-reefed roeintoPsails, set fore and THE _SUN, LONDON, _PRIDA Y w MORNING, 'UNE 5, 1846. main staysails, main and mizen trysails, housed topgallant masts, and made all snug, Rattler, was the only one of the steamers in company, and she keeping her station admirably, and otherwise doing well. Lat. in, 47 deg. 52 min. N. ; long., 8 deg. 48 min. W. No. VI. MAY 20. RE3IARKS. This day has been passed under a close-reefed maintop sail, fore and main staysails, main and mizen trysails the wind W„ blowing from Bto 9, with a heavy sea on. Some observations were made to day on the motion of the different ships in heavy weather. The result is that Albion rolled five times to Trafalgar's once, and rolled her main channels under, taking the sea in on her quarter-deck ; in short, it was frightful to look at her. Superb rolled her main-deck ports in, and filled her ward-room from the officers' cabins. Vanguard rolled heavily, but net so much as Albion or Rod ney. Queen was best of the Symonites. St. Vincent rolled 27 deg. to starboard and 20 min. to port ; was very easy, but shipped a good deal of water on her lower deck, from the new fangled way of securing the ports with screws, instead of the old port-bar and forelock. Rodney behaved well, and, take her in every respect, is the best two-deck ship among us. Queen was obliged occasionally to set her reefed foresail, to prevent her falling off so much to leeward. Rattler, was the only one of the steamers w ith us , and making very good weather. Lat. m,48 deg. 46 min. N. ; long., 8 deg. 52 min. W. No. VIL Mar 21. REMAIIKS. The wind to-day has been blowing hard from the N. W., and the Superb was early ordered to look out to leeward, and the Trafalgar to windward, the utmost sail they could carry being double -reefed topsails, whole courses, fore and main top-gallant sails, jib and spanker ; the remainder of the squadron under the same sail as yesterday, with a good deal of motion for the want of more (sail). The Brilliant was brought back among us to-day, and repo led having seen two of the steamers on Tuesday, Rattler being the only one with us ; th e o th er rive, viz., Terrible, Cyclops, Gla diator, Scourge, and Retribution, having come out to h ave their ;ailing qualities tested, are to be yet found ere they undergo that operation. Lat. in, 48 deg. N. ; long., 9 deg. 48 min. W. No. VIII. MAY 22. REMARKS. The wind and sea had considerably abated during the past night, so much so that St. Vincent in the forenoon exercised firing her middle and lower deck guns from her stern ports ; the reason why she did not exercise before being owing to the dangerous illness of one of the men, who is now conva lescent. It occupied one hour to remove bulkheads, &c., and 10 rounds from each of the four guns—namely, 2 in ward room, and 2 in gun-room—making in all 40 discharges, were fired in 15 minutes. The effects of the concussion were more serious than those produced in the other ships, but it may in some degree be attributed to the loosening of the fastenings of some of the ornamental fittings of the stern, from the working of the ship during the last few days, and not alto gether from the firing. At it was, however, she lost a great part of her stern ornaments during the exercise, and her stern galleries were loosened and suffered proportionally. Carpenters and joiners were called in to assist in putting mat ters in place again, from the other ships of the squadron, though many articles of glass and coarser material were found to be beyond repair. In short, this cruise will be a most ex pensive one to the Government, and an almost ruinous one to the officers' messes, by reason of the many breakages. Gladiator and Scourge rejoined the squadron this evening:, Cyclops, Retribution, and Terrible being still missing. Too mach praise cannot be given to Rattler for the way in which she has kept her station. The weather we have experieneed has been just such as was wanted to test the steamers' sailing and other qualities, but their separation from the rest of the squadron has prevented most effeernally the comparison from taking place, and it may be a long time now before such another opportunity offers. a Lat. in, 48 deg. 8 min. N. ; l ong ., 9 d eg . 8 m i n . W . i 453 No. IX. MAY 23. REMARKS. 6 The weather to-day has been tolerably fair :no evolutions, and nothing doing, save that Gladiator took eight hours to unship her floats, and the ships of the squadron had per mission to communicate wiah each other. MAY 24. REMARKS. To-day there has been a nice breeze from the N.E., blowing 3to 3i. In the morning Trafalgar was ordered to look out to leeward, and Brilliant and Rattler to windward ; the rest of the squadron in the prescribed order of sailing, in close order. St. Vincent and Queen equal ; Superb better than Rodney; and Vanguard and Albion on a par, as far as sailing went; but the great feat of the day was Rattler beating Brilliant 2 miles to windward in 4 hours. It really was painful to see so noble-looking a corvette do so badly. Query —would either of the other steamers have done half as much ? Every day proves more and more their inutility under sail alone. May 23—Lat. in, 47 deg.4B min. N. ; long. 9 deg. 38 min.W. May 24—Latin, 47 deg. 47 min. N. ; long., 8 deg. 53 min.W. NO. X. MAY 25. RICMARKS. To-day the weather has been fine, the water smooth, the wind from the N.E., blowing about 3. At 9h. 30m. the squadron exercised at general quarters, firing blank cart ridge. As this was done principally to give the newly raised men an opportunity of reducing to real practice what they have been regularly drilled at without firing siace leaving Portsmouth, there is no room to say a great deal about it. Better kept-up firing will of course be attained as soon as the men know tore of the drill ; and perhaps real firing more frequently with a few number of rounds would give them more confidence than going through the mere motions, and at last expend all the powder allowed for exercise at one great battue. To-day three rounds from each ship was the prescribed allowance. "Terrible" and " Cyclops" are still missing. Lat. in, 40 deg. 10 min. N. ; long., 9 deg. 30 min. W. co. XI. Noy 26. TRIAL •F SAILING 02f A WIND. At 11h. 85m. A.M., Brilliant, Superb, and Rattler started on port tack, the wind N.E. Sail carried, single-reefed top sails, royals, and flying jib ; with a slight swell from the northward, and the force of the wind from 4 to 41,4. Ships' Names Brilliant Superb Rattler RESULT. Superb. 103 Rattler. 199 196 REMAJI. Ks. This trial terminated very differently from what had been expected, and every one is at a loss in what way to account for it. Brilliant appeared to move without life, even her sails required to be setby signal from the Commodore, and yet by diagram and by eye she held the first place ; Rattler, Scourge, and Gladiator, the only steamers in company; the rest of the squadron in the prescribed order of sailing under double reefed topsails and topgallantsails, St. Vincent maintaining a slight advantage over Queen. Lat. in, 48 deg. 30 min. N. ; long. 10 deg. 13 min. W. No. XII. MAY 27. Last night, at 11 o'clock, the unusual sound of " Lash up hammocks," followed by beating to quarters, was heard, and the night signal to engage was hoisted at the mizen. Ham mocks were up and stowed; stools, tables, kc., cleared away, and the first gun fired in ten minutes. The time which elapsed between making the signal and firing the first gun was nearly as follows :—Number of rounds fired—three. Time signal was made being at 11 P.M. h. m. sec. h. m. sec. Queen, Ist gun at ... 11 5 00 ceased firing 11 20 00 Vanguard, ditto ... 11 530 ditto ... 11 17 30 Rattler, ditto ... 11 6 20 ditt o Superb, ditto ... 11 6 30 ditto Rodney, ditto ... 11 6 40 ditto Brilliant, ditto ... 11. 6 50 ditto Albion, ditto ... 11 7 00 ditto Trafalgar, ditto ... 11 7 30 ditto St. Vincent, ditto ... 11 10 00 ditto Gladiator, ditto ... 11 10 30 ditto Scourge, ditto ... 11 12 00 ditto at about h. in. 11 29 RE3IARKS It is difficult to state precisely the time of finishing, but the above will be found not very wide of the truth. The particulars relative to St. Vincent were as follows :—At 1111. hammocks were piped up; in six minutes they were stowed, and the men at the upper deck quarters covering them. At 11b. 10m. the firing became general on the main and middle decks; at 1111. 17m. the guns on all the decks, except those in the cabins, ward-room, and gun-room) were in full play. At 11h. 27m. firing ceased, three rounds having been ex pended. At 11h. 50m. lower deck tables and stools having been replaced, the magazines secured, and decks swept, hammocks were piped down, and at 12 the watch was called. The effect was very pretty, the night fine, a little swell f rom _ . _ _.... -- the northward, and force of wind - 3, The squadron was in the prescribed order of sailing, under double reefed-topsails, foresail, roaintrygail, and spanker. No accident is reported, and, often altogether, it must be considered a very creditable performance. The Vanguard's firing wai the best su,tained. Trafalgar fired a running broadside admirably. Brilliant fired a broadside which told well, and the heavy guns of the steamers produced an involuntary shudder, as their deep re port came booming along. To-day h as been passed very p leasantly; . two of the weresqua dron sent to l oo k out, the one i n to windward, the ether ickiu up the st r ay the g spot fixed on ' to leeward, but ha ve not succeed sheep. We are cros s i ng and re-crossing for our rendezvous, but Cyclops, Retribation, and T err ibl e are no wh ere to be found. Lat. in, 48 deg. 24 min. N. ; long. 9 deg. 18 min. W. No. XIII. TRIAL OT MAY 28. %AMMO ON A WIND. At 8h: 30m. A. 141., Quee n and Albion started on port tack. Sail carried, whole topsails, royals, and flying jib. Force of wind 3, from E.N.E. to E. by N. N., with a slight confused swe ll. St. Vincent and rest of squadro nander single reefed topsails and topgallantsails, with jib spluiker. The steamers under the same sa il. RESULT. Albion boat Queen 1,783 fathoms, ARKS or mil e. REM. The trial excited but little interest in those wh o had w • nessed the performances of these two ships on former oca sions. Albion, with a deck less than Queen, and cone_: quently with less top hamp er, and having a greater spread of canvass, ought at least to prove herself the better sailer. Rodney and Superb had a sort of trial on a S. by E, course, in which Rodney had an apparent advantage, for i t can be only apparent when judged of at a distance of 6 or 7 miles. The object was more as a look-out than anything else. yet, after all the exertions made by the Commodor e to find Re tribution, Cyclops, and Terrible, they will not appear. Lat. at noon, 48 deg. 34 min. N. ; long., 9 deg. 36 min. W. COVE OF CORK, Ma' 31. The Gladiator steam- frigate, Captain Robb, arrived here this morning at daylight from the squadron of evo lution, which she left on the evening of the 29th, about 230 miles to the S.W. of this place. The squadron had experienced all the effects of the late gale, in which the Retribution parted company. The only steam-frigate that remained with the squadron was the Gladiator, and the Rattler and Scourge steam-sloops. On the night of the 15th, the Cyclops, Terrible, and Brilliant parted company with the squadron, and the Retribution on the night of the 17th, in the gale of wind. The Scourge and Gladiator also parted company, but, ' on the same night, with the Brilliant, rejoined and kept company with the squadroa when the Gladiator left. The larger part of the steam squadron having parted company, there were few steam evolutions; indeed, when the Gladiator joined, she had the signal made to take off her paddle-floats, as she is unable to disconnect her engine, and being obliged to drag the floats through the water, not only strains the engine a great deal, but requires a greater quantity, of sail to be carried. Both Gladiator and Scourge appeared to have suffered a great deal during the gale, as they looked as if they had shipped some heavy seas, and their berthing and spon sons appeared to have started; one of the Gladiator's quarter-boats appeared to have been stove, but in other respects she appeared to have behaved very well, and joined the fleet in good order; and after h av i ng t a k en off her paddle-floats, sailed and kept company with the squadron under all sail, and certainly appeared by far the finest looking stea m -f r i gate i n the squadron; in proof of which it may b e s t ate d t h at with her paddle floats shipped, and he r eng i ne connected, she kept com pany with the sailing ships of the squadron, when the Terrible, Retribution, and Cyclops were obliged to part company, and take shelter in the gale from stress of weather. In making her passage to this place the Gla diator broke one of the brasses of the connecting rod of one of her air pumps, and was obliged to stop her en gines, to discover the defective one, for four hours, but proceeded on her course, and came here with one engine only. She is a noble-looking frigate, and is far lighter on the water than any we have seen here. The squadron may be expected here on the 2d or 3d inst. Extract of another letter, dated Chops of the Channel, May 29 :—" I have only a moment to tell you that the equadron are ' all well' in the Chops of the Channel, this 29th of May. " St. Vincent—sails well. " Queen—not so well as when Sir Baldwin Walker com manded her. " Trafalgar —very badly. " Superb—best. " Rodney—not so well. " Albion—better than Rodney. " Vanguard —next to Superb. "The Rattler, propelling steamer, is the only one that has been able to keep company with the sailing ships, all the others or most of them have been damaged. The Terrible lost her rudder, Retribution a paddle-box, Cyclops severely damaged; and you may confidently state that except Rattler not one of our steameri are fit for,' ocean work,' and they may retire to the Lakes, or into smooth water, as soon as they please. The Rattler has been on the weather bow of the Commodore, her station, every morning at daybreak without a miss. We have had many trials of sailing, in which the false keel and the skill of Captain Corry have made Superb the fleetest of the fleet, and in every evolution, by day or by night, the superior officers of the Superb have proved their superiority. " The squadron go to Cork, land the marines, and astonish the natives. Then on a cruise—then to Bantry-bay—then to cruise—then to Spithead—then to cruise—and then to Plymouth—another cruise—and lay up on the Ist of Novem ber, unless we should be wanted upon foreign service. " I could have wished to have been more particular, but the signals for Letters to England' immediate, leaves me no more time." SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION. We publish in another part of our impression of this day a series of communications from the squadron of evolution, which form a most striking contrast to the observations we had unfortunately occasion to make on the sluggish performances and inefficient command of the trial squadron last year. On the present occasion the whole arrangement of the cruise, the nature of the evolutions, the evident improvement in the ships' com panies, and the masterly handling of the vessels, have produced most interesting, satisfactary, and instructive results. The severe gale which blew in the Channel im mediately after the squadron had left Spithead defeated one of the principal objects of this cruise, which was to try the powers of the large steamers under sail, and to put in practice some novel combinations of naval tactics produced by the union of first-class steamers of war with a squadron of line-of-battle ships. But the accidental cause which frustrated this project and dispersed the principal steam portion of the fleet, has served to ex hibit in a most striking light the vast inferiority of our best steamers to ships of the line at sea, and the incon veniences attached to this whole class of vessels. With the exception of the Rattler, which is, we believe, fitted at this time with Woodcroft's screw propeller, and which distinguished herself on all occasions, under sail as well as steam, the large steamers have proved huge incumbrances to the fleet. The Terrible and Cy clops were missing, for they had, in fact, put back into Plymouth to refit after the first gale ; the Retribution, though less shaken by the gale, parted company on the 17th of May ; and the Gladiator was the only steam frigate that held on with the fleet, and upon her joining the signal was made:to take off her paddle-floats. The Devastation had proceeded at once on a particular ser vice. As an experimental steam cruise the failure is complete, but it is all the more instructive. We have never affected to undervalue the importance of steam vessels as auxiliaries to a fleet, more especially in ope rations near land, or in rivers, &c. ; but it is clear that very large steamers constructed on the present system are comparatively useless at sea. If this fleet had been ordered to proceed to the coast of America on a rapid hostile expedition, or if it had been engaged in one of those terrible chases of an enemy's squadron which have so often tried the whole patience and energy of our seamen, the presence of the steamers would have defeated the object, they would have retarded the squadron, and perhaps proved useless for want of coals on their arrival at their destination. The Rattler, indeed, the only screw-propelled steamer of the squadron, must be excepted from these observations ; and the experiment is highly favourable to that Inge. nious mode of applying steam power. But, generally speaking, the advantage has been in favour of the prac tical utility of small rather than of first-class steamers, and none of them have, es sea-going ships, the indis pensable qualities of the man• of-war:under canvass. This experiment has, therefore, greatly strengthened the con viction we have repeatedly expressed, in opposition to the doctrines of the Prince de Joinvill9, who holds that steam-vessels are destined to supersede the ancient bul warks of the navy. Commodore Sir Francis Collier de serves credit for the spirit and activity he has infused into the movements of the squadron during this cruise. The trial of the 19th of May between the Vanguard and the Rodney, which our correspondent has described with a sailor's enthusiasm, shows how completely the com manders of those fine ships and their gallant crews have now got them in hand. The night exercise at the guns on the 27th of May was performed with astonishing ra pidity and precision. At 11 o'clock Pat. the order "„Lash up hammocks" was heard, followed by beating to quarters; in five minutes from that moment the Queen fired her first gun, and within seven minutes more the whole squadron had opened its fire, ending with the deep roar of the huge artillery of the Scourge. Thee rounds were fired, and in less than an hour from the first signal the ships had resumed their former appearance, hammocks were piped down, and at midnight the watch was called. The squadron will probably reach the Cove of Cork about the 9th of June, where some experiments will be made in lauding the marines of the squadron, the field-pieces, and a large party of seamen on Spike Island ; and another similar demonstration is also projected on Whiddy Island, in Bantry Bay, where the shore is more difficult of access. As, however, it is intended very shortly to re-assemble the whole squadron at Ports mouth, for several important reasons, these operations may possibly be postponed. We may hope that the evolutions of the combined steam squadron and ships of the line will still be tried, as they may be applied with increased rather than diminished utility within reach ofour coasts. We trust that, to these pacific and inoffensive exercises, the strength of our navy may long be confined, and that the bare reputation of their power may suffice to shield the honour and interests of the country. But if, without our seeking fresh opportunities to raise the renown of British seamen, and in spite of the sincere efforts of a temperate policy to preserve the tranquillity of the world, we are driven to resort to more decided measures, we are proud to think that a finer squadron has never left our ports, and that it would be followed, if necessary, by reinforcements eager to attain the same degree of excellence. Meanwhile, the detachment of Sappers and Artillerymen who are about to leave Wool wich, under the orders of Captain Blackwood, for the purpose of strengthening the British forts in the Oregon territory, are ready to proceed on their destination, and they will take out with theta stores amply sufficient to provide for the defence of thet province by the agents of the Hudson's Bay Company.— Times. FATAL ACCIDENT AT LONDON-BRlDGE.—Wednesday, Mr. W. Baker, jun., held an inquest at the Town of Rams gate, Wapping, on the body of William Somers, aged eleven years. It appeared from the evidence, that on the 20th of May the deceasc was leaning over one of the recesses on London-bridge, when the wind blew the cap off his head on to the stone work outside the balustrades. He attempted to reach it, and, in so doing, he lost his balance and was pre cipitated into the i iver. Every exertion was made to save him, but without effect. A sailor, named Brown, picked the body up off Wapping Old Stairs, on Monday morning last, and conveyed it to the dead•house. The mother identified the body as that of her son. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." VICTORIA PAaK.—This now popular place of resort at the east end of the metropolis has been a great source of attraction during the holidays. It was visited on Whit San day alone by upwards of 25,000 persons, and by about 5,000 each on the three following days. Since Easter it has been twice visited by royalty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert having made an inspection on his return from laying the foundation of the Sailors' Church, and the Duke of Cambridge about a week afterwards, each being attended by Mr. Curtis, the forester. THE LATE SWINDLING CASE AT WINDSOR, &C.— WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY. —Under the impression that it was not unlikely letters might have arrived through the post, at Windsor, for the person who had swindled the innkeeper and tradesmen in this vicinity out of their property, Mr. Dotesio, of the Royal Hotel, Slough, caused inquiries to be made this morning at the Windsor post-office, in order, if such had been the case, to endeavour to find means to trace the soi- T he,la tte r. p therrt handwriting n t et h w e r i directiontin g o f - a disant Mr. Wyndham. A letter was found lying at the post-office, which was originally addressed as follows, and in apparently Esq , ona e Hotel, re-addressed to of It appears out,oysantneddd- Charles-street, Haymarket" h w a o d nl b an e been — h e crossed Haymarket." e b d il : e . n W p in Cleveland -street, Fitzro - are,. on Friday, the 29th of May, the very day on sehicK a l obtained the property in neighbourhood, and left the Royal Hotel for town. .A letter has been forwarded this evening to the secretary to the Post master-General, from Mr. Dotesio, suggesting that if the letter were returned to the General Post-office, and opened by the proper authorities, fur the purpose of ascertaining if it would he the means of enabling those whom he has plun dered to discover the place of his r e t reat, in order that he might be apprehended and brought to justico, the public materially benefited by a s t o p b e i ng put to his ne uld be wo ; f " doings." ar.ous During his stay at Slough he called twice at the Windsor post-office and received hi s letters, which were merely addressed, ~ JAL Wyndham, Esq., Windsor." T HE ROYAL THAM ES YACHT CLUE HALLE NGE CuP MATCH.--T he g reat trials of C aquatic skill b etween members and owners of yachts belonging to thi s club The start will take pl ace at will come off to-day. Greenwich, and sail to Coa llwas e-point, below Gra vesend, will start :—Prima Donna, Thomas and back. The following F,sq.; Secret, J. Smith, Esq.; Harvey, Esq. ; Inn, H. Gibson, Belvidere, Lord A. Paget; Vixen, Messrs. leighintons ; Fleur-de-Marie, Twisden Hodges, Esq. The Star steamer will accompany the yachts in the match, for members and their friends only. To MILITARY I M POSTORS.--Found, on the Epsom race-course, a pair of moustaches. They are of a dark colour, and turned up at each end. The proprietor can have them tli e.--Punch. by sending his name and address to our o c LAW IN TELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, June 4. The LORD CHANCELLOR took appeal motions to-day. COOMBE V. THE CITY OF LONDON. This appeal motion, which stood on the paper to-day for argument, was postponed until the appeal in the House of Lords had been heard and decided. NEWMAN P KING. This case came before the Court upon two appeal motions, the object of one being to commit certain parties for the breach of an injunction, and the other to show cause against dissolving the injunction. The case occupied his Lordship the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY COURT, June 4. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLA.ND.) His Honour heard motions to-day. WOODIN V. FIELL _ This case came before the Court upon motion, on behalf of the defendant, for the dissolution of an injunction, restraining him from manufacturing and selling horse-shoes of the same construction as those for which the plaintiff had obtained a patent. _ _ _ His Hoxoutt, at the conclusion of the arguments, gave judgment dissolving the injunction with costs, but giving liberty to the plaintiff to bring such action as he might be advised. ROLLS' COURT, June 4. This being the general day for petitions, Lord Langdale was occupied during the early part of it in hearing the same, and then proceeded with the motions, none of which possessed any interest. LOCKHART V. HARDY. The arguments in this cause were resumed. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 4. (Sittings in Banco. j THE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE Hag. EAST INDIA COMPANY V. CAPTAIN DOUGLAS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose at the siitting of the Court this morning, and stated that in this case he had complied with the direction of the Court to inspect the different counts of the indictment, with a view to ascertain which of them there were,and how many, upon which a nolle prosequi should be entered, and after having given the whole of their counts the best consideration he could, he had come Ito the determination that there were five of the counts upon which a mile prosequi might be entered; but, as the indict ment contained sixteen counts, there would still remain eleven upon which he was clearly of opinion that he had a right to call for the judgment of the Court; and he now begged leave to say he would call for that judgment on Mon day next. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that that would be too soon to call for judgment, and would not be affording him sufficient time to ascertain whether he had not a right to move for a new trial upon some of the other counts. The COURT concurred with the Learned Gentleman, and postponed the judgment until next Thursday. THE QUEEN V. THE HULL DOCK CO3IPANT. This was a question which came before the Court, upon a certiorm i, to determine whether the finding of a jury, in a case of compensation between the Hull Dock Company, on the one part, and Mr. Jubb, proprietor of the Cannon Brewery, on the other, could be maintain e d. It appeare d t h at t h e Hull Dock Company having obtained an Act for the formation of their docks, required the land on which Mr. Jubb's brewery was situated, and the jury was empanelled to assess its value. The jury awarded a sum of 4001. compensation for the value of the land premises; and a further sum of 3001. for Mr. Jubb's loss of interest in the premises, supposed to be occa sioned by loss of connexion, removal, and finding other premises. To the finding of 400/. for the land the dock company took no objection ; but to the finding of 300/. for loss of interest in business they objected, and the case came now before the Court on appeal for its opinion. For the finding of the jury and judgment of the Sheriff, Mr. WATSON, Q.C., and Mr. HENDERSON were heard ; the Hull Dock Company was supported by the Solicitor- General (who was heard) and by Mr. Martin, Q.C., whose arguments the Court postponed the hearing of to a future day. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL contended that the finding of the 300/. was excessive, and that the jury was not warranted by the Act to make such an award. THE QUEEN V. RUSSELL. This was a case in which the defendant was charged with having kept a gaming house, and it was ordered to be tried at the sessions; but a rule had been obtained to enable the defendant to show cause why the case should be moved, by certiorari, to the Queen's Bench, and cause having been shown why the rule should be made absolute, Counsel for the prosecution contended at great length that the rule should be discharged. The Court decided that the case should be sent back to the session. BAIL COURT, June 4. This Court was occupied for a considerable time in hearing the arguments in a case of rather a novel char acter. It was to this effect, that one party held an I. 0. U. which the alleged maker contended was a forgery, as he had no recollection of ever having made it ; and the application was, that the Court would make a rule ordering the holder of the document to submit it to the inspection of the party alleged to have made it. It appeared that no precedent conld be found for the Court making such an order, and it therefore declined to do so, but ordered the document to be proved by the usual process. SHERIFFS' COURT, June 4. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCIIELL.) DOLMAN v. WATERS. This was an action to recover the sum of 121. 17s. 6d., under the following circumstances :—lt appeared that the defendant had been entitled to an annuity, which he had made over to the Commercial and General Life Assurance Company for a debt due to them, but on his being required to pay up, the plaintiff was engaged as an agent to dispose of it, and he did so to General Hodgson. It was, however, agreed between tLe plaintiff, as the agent, and the defendant, that the latter should allow one quarter's dividend to the purchaser for costs. On the settlement, however, the plain tiff paid off the lien of the Commercial and General Life As surance Company and the rest to the defendant, not deduct ing the quarter's dividend as agreed, and he now sought to recover it as money paid in error. The UNDER-SHIRIFF said that there could not be a doubt that the money was recoverable, and the jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. ANSELL V. ATKIWS. This was an action to recover the sum of 111. 55., for goods sold, and the defendant pleaded a set oft'. . . The plaintiff is a carman, and the defendant a corn and coal merchant in Islington. The proof depended on rather singular testimony. For the plaintiff a discharged servant of the defendant was called, who proved that a certain quantity of straw was taken in by him, but he could not remember any clover, coal, or flour being sent back in return, or at any other time. On the contrary, a discharged servant of the plaintiff's was called, and swore that, to the best of his belief, he did not deliver so much straw as spoken of, and he swore to deliveries of clover, beans, &c., over a period of f our months, although the defendant in the particulars of hi s set-off only claimed for during two months. After a great deal of argument and attempted explanation, The UNDIR-SHERIFF left the case to the jury, and they gave a verdict for 1/. 9s. lid., being the difference between the claim and set-off; without taking into consideration the contradictions on either side. SUMMER CIRCUITS. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. Wednesday the Right Hon. Sir Edw. Hull Alderson, Knt., one of the Barons of the Exchequer, and the Hon. Sir John Williams, Knt., one of the justices of the Queen's Bench, the judges appointed to proceed on this circuit, finally appointed the days for holding the assizes in and for the several coun ties comprised in the circuit—viz, for Buckinghamshire, Friday, July 10, at Buckingham. Bedfordshire 'Tuesday,N ~ 14, at B e df or d . Huntingdonshire, Friday, „ 17, at H unt i ng d on. y ~ 22, a t t h e Castle, at N or- Ca o m eo b l r k Cambridge.... Wednesda idgeshire . . ich. Norwich and City, Same day at t w he Guildhall. Suffolk Tuesday, ~ 28, at Ipswich. The days for holding the Assizes in and for the several counties on the Northern, Western, Midland, Oxford, Home, and North and South Wales Circuits have not yet been finally appointed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE: MANSION-HOUSE. Alderman Gibbs was occupie,i during the greater part of yesterday in an investigation which had been com menced on the preceding day, and which, from the na ture of the charge and the respectability of the party ac cu-ed, excited considerable interest. Mr. Clarkson attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the defence. Mr. Hertry Sharpe, of the firm of Sharpe and Co., of Paternoster-row, warehouseman, appeared 'voluntarily before the Lord Mayor, under the circumstances de tailed in the following evidence:— Mr. Benjamin Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and James, Gutter-lane, Cheapside, linen and Manchester ware houseman, said—The defendant was in our service as a traveller, and left us about the 18th of February last. He was subject to a three months' notice, which was given to him in December; but I paid him on the 18th of February to the Ist of March, and discharged him. A few days before the 28th of February we missed some French cambric handkerchiefs and some 1 , rench cambric. We keep a book called the " Selling-book," in which entries are made of the stock; and when goods are sold they are entered in the waste-book, and from the waste book the selling-book is marked off, and, on missing one of the articles—a piece of cambric—we took all our stock over again, and then we found a deficiency, allow ing for that sold, of 16 dozen of 7s. French cambric hankerchiefs, and four pieces of cambric, the amount of which, together, would be 471. 19s. In consequence of this deficiency I consulted Mr. Depree, my solicitor, and John Forrester, the officer, and hearing that some cam brics answering the description of those we had lost were in the possession of Mr. Sharpe, and I having sus pected him all along, I caused some steps to be taken; and eventually some goods were sent to our warehouse by a Mr. George Hayter, which goods are now pro duced. We had on the Ist of January two pieces of " demi" French cambric in stock, No. 28,286, marked 46 in our selling character. They are made originally in fifteen yard lengths, and these are cut in i hu n aavye t stocke inr two and c a ll e d " d em i es. " W e m i sse d out of our stock on e o f th ese " dem i es, " t h e other remaining s corresponds; to a e n k d a n o nd elin l of s w theeverye ar itparticularpieces once nc e formedproduced wi th p at the part by oof the piecebt Ih p i t e h e i e s opinion corresponded isthat a t precisely. when same piece. O n comparing the two edges together, where it h as been ori g inally to rn i n t wo , I found they ly a th reason thick thread for form ing inon e there is there is a corresponding one in the other piece, and on joinining the two edges together, they so exactly cor responded, that I will swear they once formed the same piece of goods. The number has been evidently broken out of th e se l vage of the cambric. It is not customary to sell cambrics without a ticket ; and I believe the tear on the selvag e is wh ere t h e ticket has been. The dozen of cambric handkerchiefs produced is also part of what Mr. Hayter sent to us. It has been orignally made a double piece, awl I produce from our own stock th e corresponding, dozen, which has once formed part of the same piece of cambric; and, on com paring it with a magnifyiag-glass, I find that all the threads agree, and I have, therefore, no douht that it once formed part of our stock. The number of this article is 1,660, and we lost two dozen of that number ; we had five in stock on the Ist of January ; and I believe the other piece prod uce d is the fellow of No. 1,660, but I cannot swear to it. Last Thursday I saw Mr. Sharpe at my counting-house (in consequence of Forrester having been to him.) I first said lam ready to hear anything you have to say. He began by saying it was a very unpleasant thing about these earnbrics, or some thing to that effect. He then proceeded to state that he purchased them of a Mr. St. Croix, a friend of Mr. Besson, of Jersey, and introduced by Mr. Besson when that gentleman was last in town, and that he bought them at Kinner's Hotel, in Crown -court, Cheapside—(Mr. Bisson was a customer of our's, an d th ere f ore I k new when he was in town), that St. Croix was a little French man with a tuft under his chin. I think he further said that it was a regular transaction. He said he had an invoice of them made out in pencil, and he invited me to come over to his counting-house and he would show me the invoice in his books; and I did go over, and saw his books, in which I saw what he said was a copy of the invoice in his book; and I think he added that it was in the handwriting of Mr. Murray; and he looked in his desk for the invoice, but he said he could not find it. I then came away, and went back with Mr. Leary, and asked him if he could show me a receipt for the money, but he could not; but he showed me two entries. which he represented as payment to Mr. St. Croix, but I did not understand them. He showed me a margin number in the invoice -book, beginning at 231 to 357. He said he paid St. Croix 36/. 175., less 10 per cent.; but I can't swear whether that entry related to the 361. 175., but I saw 725. put down. The num bers the handkerchiefs bore were 349 to 353. Cross-examined by Mr. Lloyd, the solicitor to the de • fendant.—On the paper-wrapper of the cambrics, I find numbers corresponding with the numbers in the invoice book. The prisoner did not deny that he had sold them to Mr. Hayter. The other goods produced bore a simi lar character, but I cannot identify any except those two pieces. He bought the cambric of Bertrand, of Cam bray, in France ; the handkerchiefs of Holland and Du bois, of Valenciennes. I cannot say when he bought hem without referring to our books. I believe I saw them last in stock on the 31st of December. We had then about 97 pieces of demi cambrics, and of full length cambrics about 200. I believe we have bought more since of the same sort. I sent Mr. Snockhill to purchase the goods of Mr. George Hayter. I don't know a person named St. Croix. Mr. George Hay ter said he was a warehouseman, in Bow-lane. In consequence of a request made to him, he went to Mr. Sharpe's warehouse on Friday, the 22d of May, and saw the goods now produced, and also Mr. Sharpe, and asked him what the goods were. He replied that they were some samples left for sale by a Mr. St. Croix, and that they were 25 or 30 per cent. under the regular price. Witness said that if they were so cheap ne could sell them, if he were allowed to take samples, which was agreed to. He looked at a few, and they appeared to be cheap ; and next day he called again, and told Mr. Sharpe that he had a customer coming to his warehouse to look at them, who would, if they were as cheap as had been represented, buy them. Mr. Sharpe then said they should be cheap, that they were goods not in his firm's line, and that his partner had made ar rangements with St. Croix, from whom they expected to get consignments of French waistcoatings. Mr. Sharpe then tied them up. There were fourteen pieces of cam bric and cambric handkerchiefs, and Mr. Sharpe gave witness a card of the quantities and prices. Mr. Sharpe asked him to whom he should sell them, and he replied to the retail trade. After a little more conversation witness took the goods to his warehouse, and then went to the house of the prosecutor, and while he was there Mr. Sharpe came and called him out. They then went to witness's warehouse, where witness having stated that he did not consider some of the goods so cheap as had been represented, Mr. Sharpe altered the price of them to a lower figure. Subsequently Mr. Brockhill culled at the warehouse, purchased the goods, and ob erved that they should be sent to the premises of Messrs. Lewis and James. Again, on the 29th of May, he saw :dr. Sharpe, who called upon him, and said it was a very unpleasant piece of business they had got into. Witness said it was all right with him, as he could show where he got the goods from ; and Mr. Sharpe said, " Oh, yes, I can clear you, and I can also show where I got the goods." Mr. Sharpe then gave, what witness told him was a different account from what he had given before ; and he said that the account was different, unfortunately. The witness, on cross-examination, said that on going es see defendant, my object was merely to buy goods. The goods were open in the warehouse. He went to Messrs. Lewis and James's, to get goods to compare with them. Mr. Sharpe expressed no surprise at seeing him at Messrs. Lewis and James's, and made no observation on the fact. -.Mr. E. Hayter, warehouseman to Messrs. Lewis and James, gave evidence to the effect, that he believed that the goods produced were part of the missing stock. John Forrester, the officer, said in consequence of in formation I received, I went to Mr. Sharpe's warehouse, and said I have come to ask you a question or two about some cambrics which Mr. Lewis lost out of his stock some time back, and which you sold to Mr. Hayter. I want you to tell me where you got them from. He :aid he bought them of a Mr. St. Croix, introduced by a gentleman of the name of Bisson, of Jersey, and that Mr. Bisson was present at the time he bought them ; that he received an invoice or bill of narcels written in pencil, but it was in French. He said he did not know vho Mr. St. Croix was, and where he lived, but he be lieved him to be an agent to some French house. He said he could not find the bill of parcels then, but he thought he should be able to find it at another time, and he asked me if he had not better see Mr. Lewis, and I ,aid he might do as he pleased. He did not say when the transaction took place, but he said that Bisson and St. Croix were stopping at Kennon's hotel together. This morning I went to Mr. Sharpe and asked him to come down here and have this matter investigated, and he readily came down. I did not consider him in cus tody, but Ido now so consider him. I consider him in willing custody. He understood who I was, andiin fact, addressed me by name. Mr. Philip Bisson, of Jersey, draper, said—l know the accused, and dined with him this day. At the latter end of April I was here, on my usual journey, at Ken non's hotel, and there was a lot of pretended cambrics, but I did not see them opened, but Mr. Sharpe said that they were French cambrics, and he asked me to propose to sell them to Mr. Nash, at Cowper's. I believe they were taken by the boots to Nash, to whom I afterwards went and offered them for sale. They were afterwards sent to Kennon's with my address, and they were left in the bar for Mr. Sharpe ; and I told Mr. Sharpe that Mr. Nash would not give the price asked as they were rather out of condition. I know half a dozen persons of the name of St. Croix, of Jersey. I never introduced a person of that name to Mr. Sharpe, nor was I present when any cambrics were bought by Mr. Sharpe of a person named St. Croix, nor did I see anything of any invoice. I was not living with any person of that name in April last. When Mr. Sharpe told me to apply to Mr. Nash, he did not tell me any particular place in that house to go to. Cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine—l dined with Mr. Lewis yesterday. I was nearly all day with him. He offered me . a bed. The defendant ha s some goo d s o f mine. Mr. Lewis saw me on Tuesday, and told me it would be right to come to town to see about the goods. I have never recommended Mr. St. Croix to the de fendant, but I have recommended foreigners to him, and I have recommended him to many persons whose names Ido not know, but who are coming to London. He has near 6001. or 700/. of mine in his hands. I only saw the paper, not the cambrics. No doubt it would injure the prosecutor's trade Mr. Sharpe's setting up in the place where he carried on business against that firm. I have an excellent opinion of the defendant, as well as of the prosecutor, and neither of them attempted in the slightest degree to influence my testimony. Mr. Ballantine said it was absurd to suppose that a gentleman who maintained so high a character, and to whom property to an enormous extent was constantly intrusted, would be involved in the transaction dis honourably. Alderman Gibbs appointed Saturday for signing the deposition, previously to sending the case to the Central Criminal Court, and took bail for the appsaranc of Mr. Sharpe at the Session-house, himself in 2001., and two sureties in 100/. each. THE SCRIP FORGERIES.—John B. Falkner, and Rou t/dm Fabian, accused of having forged the Buckingham shire railway scrip, were again brought up. Mr. Ballantine requested to be furnished as speedily as possible, with copies of the minutes and depositions in the case, as it was his intention to apply forthwith to the Court of Queen's Bench on behalf of his clients, for their liberation on bail ; inasmuch as the strongest doubts were entertained whether the statute of the 11th Geo. IV. and Ist William IV., cap. 66, sec. 10, was ap plicable, under any view of the case, to the o ff ence with which the prisoners were charged, since as docu ments such as they were charged with having forged were not in existence when that statute was passed, the alleged forgeries would not come under any of the de nominations specified in it. Alderman Orinns, with the advice of Mr. Goodman, (the chief clerk), however, considered that the forged documents would come under the terms used in the sec tion of the Act above quoted, of " any acquittance or re ceipt for money," or " any warrant, &c., for the delivery of, &c., any security for payment of money." In pur suance of that view of the Alderman, the prisoners were therefore committed " for feloniously, &c., and against the peace, &c." in which it will be perceived by profes sional readers, that the offence charged is brought within the terms of the Act, with great legal acumen and ingenuity. The commitment is as follows :—" For feloniously forging, and for feloniously uttering and disposing ot; knowing the same to be forged, in this city, eleven ac quittances and receipts for money, to wit, for the sum of 105/. each, and five warrants for the delivery of certain securities for the payment of money, to wit, for the de livery of fifty shares of the value of 20/. each, on a cer tain provisionally registered railway company, called the Southamptonshire Railway, and Oxford and 13Ietchley Junction, with latent to defraud the raid Levy Solomon, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided and against the peace, &c. MARSTON; OR, Trio SOLDIER AND STATESMAN, By the Rev. G. CROLY, LL.D., Author of " Salathiel."—We un hesitatingly pronounce the romance of "Salathiel " to be the most splendid and most powerful fiction that England has given birth to within the last twenty years. Take it for all in all, it is the master-piece of the age; and we greet with heartfelt satisfaction the publication of "Marston" from the same rich, brilliant, and glowing pen. Intimately conversant with all the horrors of the French Revolution —with all the sanguinary and frightful scenes by which its earlier period were desecrated—Dr. Croly has here prod uce d a work of ap palling power. It points an important moral to the world, more especially to England--" That in all violent political change the humblest ranks are sure to suffer most; that their bodies are used merely to till up the trench over which their leaders pass to power; that their severest sacrifices only turn a demagogue into a tyrant; and that the only alterna tives of a democracy are national decay or military despot. ism." 'We doubt whether there be anoth er writer living who could so effectively have performed the task.--Nava and Military Gazette. ALLEGED MURDER in SHADWELL On Wednesday a coroner's jury was convened at the Hal Moon, Lower Shadwell, before Mr. Baker, jun., on view of the body of Anne Sloman, who came by her death in a mys terious manner at the house of 6, Labour-in-Vairo street. Shadwell. From the defence insinuated in the statement or the man Gibbins, who stands charged with having caused her death, he would evidently hav e it i n f erred that the de ceased ( who, according to his statement before the magis trates, was very much gone in liquor at five o'clock on Mon day evening), must have gone home and have fallen down stairs in the course of the night, thereby sustaining the injuries from which she died. The appearances of the place, however, coupled with the position in which the body was discovered, render that supposition very improbable. Neither is there in the vicinity in which she lay any wood, or other hard substance, which would inflict a wound of the shape of that which the deceased's head exhibits. Indeed, nothing on the staircase indicates any sign of a fall, but there are other marks which tend to show that there had been a struggle in the parlour, and that the death-blow had been inflicted there. On the wall is the perfect impre,-sion of a female hand, which must have pressed there with great energy, so closely is the outline delineated, and there are also spots of blood on the parlour door. The spots on the wall, spoken of by Mr. Ross in the examination before the magistrAte, would correspond with the supp(A:ion that in dragging the body of the deceased from the parlour to lay it in the position in which it had been fowid, her head touched the walL One of the most mysterious portions of the case is, that so little blood was to he seen. The spots on the wall, door, and staircase, together with what was found on the sacking on which the wretched creature's head rested, were as nothing in proportion to the wound. The only way in which the phenomenon can be accounted for is. that the blood was shed in the parlour, and was subsequently washed away by the spirit and water with which the apartment had been afterwards flooded. Indeed, more blood by far has oozed from the wound since the body was removed up stairs than was visible on its first discovery. The appearance of the house, which consists of four apartments, was wretched in the extreme. The jury, having viewed tl.e body and the premises, ac companied by Mr. Ross, the surgeon, who pointed out the appearances which he had already observed, returned to the inquest-room, when The CORONER said that, having two previous engage ments, he would only call such evidence as would prove the identity. Anne Sloman, the mother of the deceased, a widow, re siding at 108, Eastfield-street, Limehouse, was then called. She said the deceased, whose name was Anne (not Jane) Sloman, was her daughter. She was an unmarried woman, and lived for some time with Gibbins. They only went to the house in Labour-in-Vain street that day week. She was 28 years of age. Witness saw deceased alive for the last time about half-past two on Monday, in the house where she re sided with Gibbins. There was another woman, who witness understood lived there. Deceased went out with witness, and was quite well and in good spirits. This was the only evidence taken on Wednesday, when the further hearing was adjourned until ten o'clock this day, the coroner ►equesting that Inspector Valentine would have the man in custody on the charge in attendance. The result of the post mortem examination made by Mr. Ross tends to confirm the supposition that personal violence had been used. The marks on the face alluded to on the trial, and of which he then expressed a doubt as to whether they were the results of violence, he now feels satisfied were pro duced by blows. There was a slight fracture of the skull under the wound. One of the large veins had been ruptured, causing extravasation of blood on the surface of the brain, from which death ensued. HORRIBLE MURDER and SUICIDE. The neighbourhood of Widegate-street, Bishopsgale, was thrown into a state of great consternation on Wednesday, by the rumour that a man named Towny, residing at No. 13, in the above street, had committed suicide, having first murdered his wife. It appears that the deceased and his wretched partner were the parents of three children, the eldest of whom, a girl about thirteen years of age, went to the lodgings occupied by her parents, a second pair back in the house in question, about fur o'clock yesterday after noon. She knocked at the door, but receiving no answer, the girl looked through the keyhole, and saw her father in a po sition which led her to believe he was in a fit. Having given the alarm, the door, which was locked, was burst open, and Towny was found vile dead, suspended from the bedstead. A paper was found pinned to his coat, which con tained a statement of the motives that induced the unhappy man to commit the rash act, viz., the dread of approaching. starvation. Towny carried on the business of a jobbing tailor, or " slobberer," as it is technically called, and had been out of work for a considerable period. About three quarters of an hour after the discovery of his dead body, in pushing the bedstead nearer the wall, the body of eis wife was discovered on the floor under the bed. The poor woman was also quite dead, and from the appearances presented, it was evident that she had been inhumanly strangled. Her hands were tied together, and were tightly and convulsively clasped. It is said she was given to drink ing, and it is supposed that her husband, on going home about two o'clock, found h er lyi ng on t h e bed 'intoxi cated, and he thereupon proceeded to tie her hands. The act of strangling her was not accomplished without a scuffling noise, which excited the notice of the neighbours. They called out, supposing them to be fighting, and the noise ceased, the woman being unable to offer much resist ance, either from the effects of the liquor she had drunk, or, as is conjectured, from the operation of some drug which had been administered, with or without her own consent, by her husband. The ill-fated woman was at the time of her death in daily expectation of her recouchement, and it is considered remarkable that the manner of her untimely death did not bring on the pains of premature parturition. It is rumoured that Towny or his wife made application to the parochial authorities for temporary relief during the period of her con finement, and that relief was refused them unless they went into the workhouse, with which condition Towny could not bring himself to comply. The truth of this, and other ru mours in connexion with this lamentable affair, will undergo full investigation at the inquest, which is expected to be held this day (Thursday). According to some reports, the wretched husband took the life of his wife with her own con sent, but this is scarcely consistent with another statement which appears entitled to credit—that he has repeatedl been heard to threaten her life, and that he has on previous occa sions proceeded to various acts of ill-usage. Three children are made orphans by this lamentable occurrence, which, from the circumstances of the woman's condition, the alleged refusal to give her temporary relief, and the misery which they were known to have endured during the period of the husband being out of work, has created the greatest sym pathy in the neighbourhood. THE MURDERS BY POISONING IN NORFOLK. HAPPISRUrtGIT, WEDNESDAY MORNING.—The inquiry wal resumed yesterday morning at the Harbro' Hill House of this village, before the same coroner and jury. According to the instructions of the coroner the remains of Maria Lacey were exhumed, but the body was quite decayed. The body of the child, Hannah Peggs, was disinterred on the previous evening at Hingham. The skeleton only remained. The jury being duly empannelled to inquire into the cause of the death of Maria Lacey and Hannah Peggs, the following evidence was taken:— Elizabeth Peggs, daughter of the late Jonathan Balls, deposed that she had seen the coffins and knew one to be her deceased sister's and the other her child's. The latter had been buried about seven years. It was first taken ill at her house. It was In the habit of going to its grandfather's house all day long, while she was out at work. On Saturday the 7th of June, 1839, the child came home unwell and died on the following Friday. It was sick just before it died. The old man (Balla) only came to witness's house once before the child died, at least, after being attacked, and that was on the day it died. It expired about five minutes after he arrived. Witness was with him all the time. She had no reason to suppose it died from any other than natural causes. She thought it had the small-pox. An inquest was held on the body. Mr. Clowes, the surgeon, attended, and witness considered that it died of the small-pox. By the CORONER—She never purchased any poison nor did she eversee any—remembered being taken in just before her sister died. That was about eleven years since, She was seized in a field and was violently sick. Had not been to her father's shortly before, nor did she recollect her father coming to her house. Mr. Dicks attended her first ; Mr. Hewet, after. She thought it was the fever. By the jury —Did not say that she could have transported her father years ago if she had liked. Witness was further examined as to the death of her sister's infant, but proved nothing material. Of her sister she said they all thou g ht s h e di e d f rom t h e l ying - in and from the blow. Mr. Dicks attended her. 'Witness did not tell Mr. Dicks anything about it. She did not hear that her sister was beaten at Happisburgh fair. She was there just before she died. Did not hear Lacey say if his wife got better he would use her worse than ever ho did. Had seen him treat her kindly. Mary Green saidher father proposed the marriage between ker sister and Lace, because her sister was in the family way by him. Her father promised to give them some things, but did not. Lacey used to " cheek" her about it. Witness was at the death of her sister Her further evidence was quite immaterial. Ann Lawson, wife of George Lawson, labourer at Happis bugh, on being sworn, state.: that she had known the de ceased Mrs. Lacey before she was married. Did not know what became of the child that was born about a year after marriage. Witness visited her when she was dying. Wit ness, on laying her out, noticed a mark on her body. It ap peared like a kick, almost like a blow from the toe of a shoe. She did not know if any doctor attended her. The investigation was adjourned with a view of hearing the result of the medical examination of the remains of the deceased. MR: HARRIS'S THEATRICAL COLLECTION.--In the theatrical collection of portraits to be sold, on Monday next, by Mr. Edmund Robins, it is not pretended that it will rival Charles Mathews's, which has found a sort of parental abode at the Garrick Club, but the one which is to be sold unre servedly on Monday, was formed by the Mr. Harris, who for half a century was the principal proprietor of Covent Garden Theatre. There are some valuable morceaux of our renowned favourites, and it includes the celebrated picture that had nearly provoked a chancery suit by Col. Berkley—the beau tiful picture of Miss Foote in the character of Maria Darling ton..os She appears in thisjpart to have surpassed any pre o v N i ve u y attempt to combine dancing and acting, and a more imagine. has l picture altogether it would be difficult to ha a s been whispered that the Duke of D,!vonshir h e o has a wish to possess this treasure. Mr. Clint,expresse d nted it, I led Countess. Clint h s amazing likeness of the accomplished always accounted it his best effort; it t ls w still p said to be an all praise—his theatrical picture of Liston is piquantbeyond only fi ft y guineas for each likeness. Miss several beautiful specimens in this ra re little assemblage. His clients Foote paid paid h.timsogainas for Maria Darlington. There f Emery, as ke; that is really beyond all praise. Monday is do ome d to dis persen retend .in _ this delightful although g little collection. is the celebrated picture o F IR E AT FREEMASONS' HALL.— kl• (-dnesday, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, the greatest excitement was created in the immediate vicinity of Lincoln's Inn -fields in consequence of a report being circulated that the Free masons'-hall was on fire. Very speedily the seve ra l eng i ne s of the London Fire Establi s h ment, together with those of th• parish, and two escapes belonging to the Royal Society fo , the Protection of Life from Fire, reached the spot ; it wa, then ascertained that the gallery at the end of the gran, hall had, from some cause that could not be satisfactorill explained, become on fire. From inquiries made on th, spot, it appeared that whilst the Freemasons were holdin4 one of their general quarterly courts, the members of th. craft experienced a strong smell of burning wood. At firF no particular notice was taken of that circumstance ; bu• shortly afterwards the Earl of Zetland, the Grand Master noticed smoke issuing from the top of the splendid statue° , his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. An instant alarm was then raised ; the business of the Freemasons war abruptly terminated; and very speedily the numerous do. mestics of the place were engaged in procuring bucketsce water, which they discharged upon the gallery; this had the desired effect of preventing the flames from extendicg, bue upon the arrival of the firemen, they commenced tearing in the flooring of the gallery, where they found the jointing are rafters smouldering away. With the assistance of mor water, the whole of the fire was extinguished. It is, however . to be feared, that the statue of the late illustrious Grans: Master has suffered to some extent by the disaster. MEXICAN CRUISERS. It will be recollected that before Almonte broke up his mission in this country, he stated positively, that in the event of a war between the United States and Mexico, the latter would corer the sea with privateers under the Mexican flag. There is a great deal of anxiety beginning to be manifested for the result of this threat. Almonte, at the last accounts, was at Havannah. It seems that he was sent there under the pretext of being accredited as a Minister to France; but instead of pro ceeding to Europe, he remained at Havannah, and scut his secretary back to Mexico. Who knows that this was not a mere feint, and that Almonte knew what was to take 'dace on the Rh) Grande, and went to Havannah for the purpose of issuing letters of marque, as he threat ened when at Washington? This is certainly a menacing and important view of the case ; and what makes it more disastrous is the probability that it is true. The amount of American property in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and in the South Seas, is worth probably one hundred millions of dollars, belonging to all the sea-ports in the United State . The tonnage enrol:erl, and belonging to the United States, apornaches 3.000,000, about one• half of which is actively engaged in the foreign trade. This tonna':.e, estimated at the moderate sum of 60 dols. per ten, for vessel and cargo, would make the amount of property now at sea 90,000,000 dols. But this is a lolow estimate, both as t o th e vessels at sea, and their estimated value. To the shipping interest of the countt y generally, the past season has been, perhaps, the most active and prosperous experienced for many years. The o naparative' destitute and meagre show of ship ping which the various ports throughout the United States now present, is sufficient evidence that this esti mate of property at present afloat is not exaggerated. There are 657 whalemen at sea, which may be valued et twenty millions of dollars. This immense amount of propt'rty is at the risk of being taken by these cruisers ; anti the first information we may get, may be disastrous the shipping int e r es t t o an extent b eyond any antici pation of the public. The effect of such designs as those attributed to Almonte and the Mexican Government, will be felt in all the principal seaports. The first result will he the complete explosion of the in surance companies, and the effect of the:e explo sions wilt materially injure the banks in all the large cities. The aggregate result will be the bringing about a revulsion more disastrous in its effects than that of the year 1837. There will probably be another revul sion in commercial interests, and particularly in the shipting business in all the great cities. The amount of American property that may be lost in this way is incalculable. This is the view of the disasters that may be pro duced by the present war. Another is, the effect which the distribution of the funds of the Government may cause in the rise of breadstuffs and the munitions of war in the Western States and in the Gulf of Mexico, to supply the army on the Rio Grande. Thus it will be seen, that while the Atlantic cities and coast will suffer terribly, the west and south-west w l . ll be benefited by the vast expenditures that will be re quired to bring the war to a sec 'essful and honourable termination. These expectations are gloomy on 011 e side and glorious on the other. We must take them as they come, and do the best we can. An imbecile Govern' meet has brought us into this condition ; and having, elected them, we must ma k e the best we can of a ban bargain, and fight it out with the best energy An d courag's we have.—New York Paper. LLOY'D'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JUNE 4.—Wind this day at noon, E., l i g ht pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, JUNE 3.—Wind N.N.E—Arrd. from the River and sailed for, Cressy, Mollison, Calcutta ; Westminster, Hovey New York. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 2.—Wind E.—Arrd. Lotus, Santander BRISTOL, JUNE 3 —Sid. Steadfast, Merritt, Antigua. NEWPORT, JUNE 3.—Sid. Iris, Safstrom, Singapore. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 3.—Wind S.W., light.—Sld. Paramatt* Bloomfield, Valparaiso. CLYDE, JUNE 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. May 30, Blakel e Y' Gibson, Singapore and Manilla ; Lalla Rookh, Burrow* Barbadoes. 1. Jamaica, Martin, Montreal ; 2. Casket , Ritchie, Tobago. Lady WATERFORD, JUNE 2.—Wind E.S . E. t o Campbell, Power, Quebec. CORK, JUNE L—Wind S.S.E.—SId. Mary Morris, 1308t00. BELFAST, JUNE 2.—Wind S.E.—Slot. Belinda, Quebec. MARKET NEWS. -(YESTERDAY)' MEAT MARI:CET. SOUTITALI„ JUNX 3 —On the whole, the supply of eac h kind of tat stock here to-day was mo d era t e ly exten!lv e r while the general demand was steady, at our quotations . Beef from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Lamb , 5s W 6s; Veal, 4s to 4s 6:1; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JUNE 3.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs ecninianded a steady sale, at full prices; otherwise, the de mand was in a slu,;:4 - ish state. Beef from 2s 6d to 4s; Glutton, 3s to 4s 4d; Lard', 5s to 5s 106 ; Veal, 4a to 43 6d; and Pork, 48 to 4s 6.1 per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 295; quarter old store Pigs, 18s to 19s; and Alileh Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to 181 each. LEWES, JUNE 2.—Beef from 3s to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Lamb, .r.",s to 6s 6d; and Veal, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. A moderate supply, and a steady trade. INTEIVGALICE AND T.EII.IIXLIVHELTAL. We had a fair average supply of meat on sale to. day. Generally speaking the demand, owing to the warm weather, was heavy. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2a 10d tO 4s ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per 81bs. MILIZIEETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 4/ ; Clover ditto, 41 5s to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. CUMBERIAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 53 to 41 Os ; Clover ditto 4/ 5s to 5/ 14s; Oat Straw, 11 13s to 1115 s; Wheat Straw, 11 15s to 1/ 17s per load. A fai r averag e suPPIY, and aheavy demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/3s to 4/ 4s ; Clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 18s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wh ea t Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORI For the Week ended May 30, 1 K 46, m a d e up f rom th e R e turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wa le° per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. I BEANS. PEAs• PRICE .. 1536 4d 28s 4d 23s 9d 32s 4d 35s 10d 134 s 2 ' 1 4 DUTY... 17s Od 9s Od 5s Od 111 9s 6d 7s 6d 85 6. Yesterday Ibrahim Pacha paid his farewell visit to M. Guizot, and in the evening, at nine o'clock, went to the Royal Observatory. His Highness, who was received by bf• Arago, looked at the heavens through the powerful telescope of the establishment.— Galignani. A " CONJUROR" IN TR ,ÜBLE.—WINDSOR, JUNE 3 . -- Yesterday morning, a p erson named George Robert young , the assistant conjuror to his brother, Mr. E. W. Young, " the Great Northern Wizard," who has been exhibiting at the trates theatre (Mr. Adams in this tow the mayor, ann, was broughtd Mr. Le before the sittin charged ag having committed' a violent ass a ult un p on gh Mr. Wood, th e superinten'lent of th e Wi n d sor G as Works. It appea red, from the evide nce o f M r. Wood, that on the evening 0r _ Saturday last th e comp l a i nant saw the defendant ' s brother , the real c o nj uror , i n th e yar d o f t h e S tar an d G ar t e r rep: when, the br o th er , w h o was excee di ng l y d run k , a b us ed . 51 r_ Wood, because the com p an y h a d re f use d t o trus t hi m for9° gas supplied at the theat re d ur i ng hi s p er f ormance s. N l V!n.f . the altercation was goi ng on , t h e d e f en d an t, w hon Wood had never before seen, rushed out of the tap, in a state of " furious intoxication," knocked down the com plainant with his fists, striking him on the head and body without saving a word. The defendant, who appeared to be no conjuror " before the bench, sa id, i n hi s d e f ence , he did strike Mr. Wood; but the fact was, he wr , s so drunk (having been drinking a good deal in getting his brother's traps packed up), that he really did not know what he was about, and had not the least recollection of what had taken place. Mr. Wood recommended him to the mercy of the magistrates, observing that all lie desired was protection from the as sistant conjuror's violence. The Mayor told the defendant, that in consequence of the kind recommendation of Mr. Wood. they were disposed to treat the case far more leniently than they otherwise should have done. They should there fore inflict a small fine; which, with the costs, amounted to 13s. 6d. The money was shortly afterwards paid, and he was then liberated. THE LATE MELANCHOLY CASE OF POISONING IN ANNAN.—We understand Professor Christison reports that he has discovered common arsenic in the sediment of the porter left in the bottle fro..n which the late Rev. Mr. Dobbie and his wife, and their friend Mr. Pool, had drunk. The i precise quantity has not b een a scer t a i ne d, b u t he thinks t. will not be less than a dessert spoonful. There must been negligence of the most c u lp a bl e ki n d in the cleaning of that bottle at least.—Dwmfries Courier. [ADVERTISEMENT.] )SFIERVILLE GARDENS- - ' Messrs. Ross and Sons beg to inform the public, that they have purchased the two bears, born and reared at these gar dens, and intend shooting one of them on Tuesday, the 9th of June, when a irr9nd gala is to take place; any one pre ferring to have the fat direct from the animal can do so, by applying on the 10th of June, at their establishment, 119 , and 120, Bish , pagate-street. There is no doubt that bear's grease, in its pure state, is decidedly the m os t nour i sh i ng ar ticle for the hair hitherto discovered, and used alternately with their botanic water, is the only thing that will restore it ; numerous instances of which occur daily. BIRTHS of the Ash" On the Ist inst., the wife of M r . Benjamin Williamson, bourne-road, Derby, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Rochester, the wife of Henry Char- - Hawkey, Esq., of a son. On the Ist inst., at Kennington, the wife of Nowell Stowers, of a son. On the Ist inst . , th e wife of Mr. Henry Hills, cf Wes, ' ''-- Kingst,n, Surrey, of a son. OO • On the Ist in st ., at Ware Vicarage, Herta, Mrs. BlakesleY, son. On the 211 inst , at .Norwood, the lady o f Mr. J. Ma i t l a nd, On the 2d in s t ., at Gracechurch-street, Mrs. C. Ray, of a daugn On the 2d in s t ., M rs. C. Farlow, of the strand, of a son. ...„,,00n On the 2d inst., at Millfleld - lane, Mrs. J. J." Miles, of a so n. On the 2d i ns t ., at Gloucester-place, Portman-square, t h e wife or Joseph Ronsor, E sq., of a daughter. °I - B hie MA RRIED. vet On the 3d inst., at the Parish Church, St.3fat lebone, bY e Georg n Rev. Dr. Thomas Bunbury Gough, Dean of Derry, the Hon• S. Gough, of the Grenadier Guards, only son of the R 4 ig h lf General Lord Gough, G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief in the Esq., Indies, to Jane, second daughter of the late George Arbuthnot, of Elderslie, Surrey, and Upper Wimpole-strcut, DIED. (Iv. 4 , , 91 nit., at Kimberley, the Right Hon. John Lord Wode" beg*. i VI• ta tat of December la.st, at Wellington, New Zealand, Harold MacLeod, of MacLeod, aged 24. On the 20th ult., Rebe cca , th e w if e o f P e t e r Yzarn, Esq., of He"- hill, Surrey, aged 63. On the 24th ult., Ann Hannah Richardson, daughter of MO. of O Long-lane, Bermondsey. n the 2sth 11 , 1, Mr. Benjamin Edmonds, of Albion-grove, Barnsfr bur O y-park, Islington. n the 30th tilt , at Epsom, Hugh Montgomery Campbell, Esq" of the Holies, Staffordshire. On the 30th ult., at Dor se t-pla c e, Clapham-road, Martin Forster, of Lawrence Pou Utley-place. f Esq., John On the 30th ult at Ramsgate, John Lewis, the ch ild o Fagg, of Gloucester-place, Portman-square. late On the Ist inst., at Turnham-green, Mary Anne, relict of the Stephen Leach, Esq. of Upper-street, On the Ist inst., Mr. John Anthony Wiley, Islington, aged 45. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct or the Saws', in the County of Middlesex, FrWAY, Ifil" 5,1846. of No. 112,