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-• -• . tj A 74 ' '''' • , T 7.1 7 44 : - ' f r • ‘f , j't* ..t644,4te, 1 0r-7 - - • I • r 1 . , • / 1.74 , , I ;,`, - t - "le s ' • - =-• '35, • vn„„ .1 , • 1 1 .7 • 1 I.= • et • • ' 26 , ,Nl7 -• ar sa L" .~~`~' t 1:12‘ ROYAL ASYLUM of ST. ANN'S SOCIETY, for the Children of those once in Prosperity. By Voluntary Contributions. 'At His HALF-YEARLY ELECTION holden at the London TA urn, this day, JOHN BRIGHT, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair, , the following Children were declared duly Elected:— . BOYS. Sloan, William— ........ 4,160 Bannister Henry• ••• • • .... 3,592 Golds, Edwin Albert .... 3,903 Radford William A. .. • ... 3,580 Hartry, , George H.—. •.3,694 Ramsay, G. E. C. •. • ..... 3,382 - GIRLS. Robins, Charlotte M. • • .. 3,482 I Scotchbun, Jane .......... 2,73 5 Roberts, Louisa M. •• ..3,132 I Holiday, M. A. .• • • .... 2,255 Overton, Caroline ... 2,863 I Hollingdale, Mary J. •• • ... 2,142 And the following Child was also admitted into the Asylum, as the htghest unsuccessful of all the Candidates since their nominntien : I Knight, Richard ...... ..... ....... 5,245 ,Thanks was voted to Edward Brewster, Esq., and the other Scru tineers. Thanks were also voted to John Bright, Esq., F.L.S., for his able conduct in the Chair this day. E. F. LEEKS, Secretary. 3Y, Royal Exclutnge-ballelings, Feb. 11, 1848. WHITTINGTON CLUB and METROPO LITIN ATHENA:UM. I Members are informed that in consequence of the urgent request of several Members of the Club, they can obtain mere than one Visi tor's Ticket for the next Soiree. Al: Tickets must be applied for on or before Monday next, Feb. 14. • G. W. TAP?, Secretary. 'Offices, 6s, Cheapside, and 189, Strand, Feb. 10, 1848. • TEMPERANCE & GENERAL PROVIDEN I' INSTITUTION, 39, 3loargate-street, London. The Premium charged by one of the older offices for 1,0001. at ago 21-, will assure 1,4001. at this Office, being equal to a certain Bonus of 4001., or an immediate reduction of 40 per Cent. on the Premiums, o4clusiee of the actual prolts of the Society, the whole of which are dlyided among the Assured. Prospectuses bent free to any address. ' UNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE lJ COMPANY. $, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL, London ; 97, George . street, Edinburgh ; 12, St. Vincent-place, Glasgow; 4, College Green, Dublin. (Established by Act of Parliament in 1834.) ' In 1841 the Company added a bonus of 2 per cent. per annum en tide sum assured to all Policies of the Participating Class from the time they were effected. When the insurance is for life, only oie-half the annaal premium abed be paid for the first five years. ;Every information will be afforded on application to the Resident Director, No. 8, Waterloo place, Pall-mall, London, where prospec tuses, &c., may be had. ('CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFB ASSURANCE SOCIETY. he ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS will held at the Once of the Society on TnuasnAY, the 2d day of ➢LlYch next, at One o'clock precisely, at which Meeting Four Dirac- tors will be elected. Any Proprietor desirous of proposing a Candidate for t he O ffi ce of Director must send the name of suck Candidate to the Secretary, at • leist fourteen days before the day of meeting. !The Ballot will commence at Nleven, and close at Two o'clock. GEO. IL PINCKARD, Resident iiecretary. 1 02iee, No. 99, Great Russell-street, Blomsbary, • February 10, 1848. • PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, 40, REGENT-STREET, and 2, ROYAL EXCHANGE . igKILDINGS, CITY. Established ISO 6. • INVESTED CAPITAL, 1,200,0001. • A.stinal Income 140,000/. Bonuses declared 529,000/. • Claims paid since the Establishment of the °Mee, 1,520,0001. PRINIDINT. The Right Honourable EARL GREY. PIABCTOILl• • 'The Earl of Macclesfield. Rev. James Sherman. The lion. Arthur Kinnalrd. Henry B. Churchill, Esq. flit Richard D. King, Bart. I William Judd, lisq. ' Alexander Henderson, M.D. James bedgwick, Esq. Capt. W. John Williams. Alfred Beaumont, Esq. ;John Deering, Esq., M-P. George Dacre, Esq. William Henry Stone, Esq. Richard Sherwood, Esq. 1. The Rates of Premium are those adopted by the principal Life ' , sums, the rats without beans is lower than that of most other • offices. Y. The Bonuses are added to the Policies, or applied to the rednc tjn of the Premiums, or may be received in cash as soon as de red, at their then present value. (.3. Policies issued by this office are purchased at their full value ; es' Loans may be obtained upon them to the same amount. If a party neglect to pay for the renewal of his Policy, he may • ripair the OMISSiOII any time within twelve months, upon proof of gOod health. Bonuses paid upon Policies which have become Claims. Life insured. ,Sum lasuredd Sum paid. . Jqhn Wharton, Esq., Skelton Castle 6,000 ; Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart... 5,000 Sir William Wake, Bart. .. • • • • 5,000 Earl Strathmore .• •• • • • •• • • ••• • • 5,000 £. t. d. 7,706 6 • 7,652 13 5 7,500 7,128 15 $ 4,509 1 1 by. H. N. Canterbury I 3,000 The Marquis et Wellesley • • • 2,000 Earl Cathcart .. • • • . _ 1,000 3,411 1 3 1,862 4 11 trospectuses and full particulars may be obtained upon applica tlea to the agents of the office is all the principal towns of the United I f +litklom ; and at the head office, No. 50, Regent-street. JOHN ♦. BE-4,11110NT, Managing Director. JOWETT'S HYDRAULIC TELEGRAPH. Hundreds of visitors, including various scientific men of dis thignished celebrity, have, daring the last week, inspected the MO- DiEL and FLANS of the above astonishing and interesting produc tion, whilst, with trifling scceptions, but one opinion has predomi nited is respect to its successful operations and powerful results ; es- P l/ dallY the simplicity of its construction, the very considerable re diactien in outlay compared with the electric, and, as the Morning Peet (in its critical remarks) observes, " no one can examine the adodel without being struck with the principle it so beautifully itins tratee." A Committee of Management is now in formation to fully Wry out the important objects of the Patentee, and areport of scien tific opinions upon the merits of the Hydraulic Telegraph, together I;rith the notices of the daily and weekl y journals, will shortly be blishod. 'Ain, 17, Wellington-street, Strand, adjoining the Morning Post aqd Court Journal. Open daily, from Eleven to Three o'clock. R. HA MPD EN. W THOUGHTS AT WESTMINSTER-EALL. The Judges assembled at Westnilister-hall, t On a matter important to greet and to small ; The scene was exciting, the Court was a cranim'd 'an, And all seemed absorbed in the subject of Hamp den. " Zech opened his ears, while he opened his vision, ) All anxious to come at the Judges' decision. 'Twas pleasing to see, in a place so immense, The " gents of the long robe" with interest intense ; ' While the Judges appeared in their wigs and their ermine, The Bishop of Hereford's case to determine. ,1 My opinion concerning this matter—but et 'Tie a party affair, and the subject must drop. For a topic like this—a political one Is kept iu the back-ground by MOSES and SON. let MOSRi and SON your attention would call To a few acatter'd musings in Westminster-hall. There were certainly many things there to adnii:e, While thousands assembled with faultless attire. I could trace, while I stood in the old justice-room, The presence of MOSES (at least in costume) ; Bath of which (though I wouldn't run anything down), In beauty could vie with the lung legal gown. While I gazed oa the ermine the Judges had on, I thought of the Furs of E. EIOSES•and SON. The Boots and the Shoes, and the Prime Paris Hats, The Gloves and the Kerchiefs, t: e Stocks and Cravats, .4 Plainly proved that the concourse in Westminster-halt, • t ]!ad given another great building a call. May they do so again —may the Mart be a " cramra'd 'un," And than concludes MOSES, with Vann Dickson Hampden. LIST OF PRICES. Beaver Taglion' ... •• . ........ from .£0 9 0 Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every description of Over-coat, handsomely trimmed.. ••• • • • •• • • The Paella Coat .... • • •••• • • • • .............. 1 8 0 The Bulloter, espeolally adapted for snowy and wet waather• .. 1 The Premier—. . . t Boy's Winter Coats, in every style •••• • • • • ...... 0 6 Men's Do. Trousers, lined .. •••• • • • • 0 4 0 Doeskin...... 0 12 6 Dress Coats ••••• • • • • 1 0 t Double-breasted Winter Vests.. •••• . • • • ........ 0 2 0 2111 3'1' Hussar and Tunic Suits. ••••. • • • • 0 16 6 MADE TO ICZABINIII. " Winter Coats, In every style and shape, hand -1 sorely trimmed ••••••••••••' • • • • • • • • • • • fr°ul 1 Milled cloth Over-coats, velvet collar and cliffs • 2 IS 4 . 6 Doeskin Trousers Best, or Dress•• •••••• • • • • • • ..... 1 6 0 1 12 3 Drew Coat B e st quality made.. •• • • ...... 2 15 0 Frock Ao• Best quality made •••• • • • • 3 3 0 Cashmere Tests .. •••••• • • • • • • Satins, Plain or Fancy •••••••••••• • • • • • • " • • • • 0 12 Boy's Hussar and Tunic Suits .. •••••••• • • • • • • • • 1 6 0 0 16 0 A Snit of Clothes complete.. ..... ••••••• • • • • • • 1 16 0 Mourning is any extent at Five Minutes notice. Observe.—Any article purchased, ready made, or made ii men • gore, if not approved of, will be exchanged, or if preferred, the 1/loney returned. B. MOSES and SAN, Tailors, Woollendrapers, Clothiers, Hatters, /osiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for Ladies aid Gentlemen, 154, 155, and 1.56, 157 Minories, and 81, 4, 85, and 86 Aligate, City, London. Cs.attsi.—E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the talblio against impostors, but have learned that the tuitradesms.zi- Vse falsehood of being connected with titem, or it's the same concern, has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons.. They have no connexion with any ether house in or out of London; Mad those who desire genuine and cheap clothing, Ac., should call at, or send to, Minories and Aldgate, City, Lqiidon. • tliotice.—No business transacted at this establishment from sun set Friday, till sunset Saturday, when business is resumed till twelve eitiock. DR. LA'MERT ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES O F YOUTH ' AND MATURITY.—WITH 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. nst published, and may lee had in French or English, in a Sealed Envelope, 2s. ed„ or post-free, from the author, for forty-two • Stamps SELF-PRESERVATION ; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma turity, usually acquired at an early period of ilfr, which enervate The Physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural ?e_ellngs, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practice Observations en the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion, whether arising from these causes, close study, or the influence of Fopleed climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, Liertricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Inelis g!tl,,,Ta. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the Anatomy. Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs, explaining their structures, uses, and functions , a nd the various furies that a re produced in' them by solitary habits, excesses, and 'lnfection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., 9. REDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Poctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, honorary Member f of the London Hospital Medical Society, &c. M arriage reqaires the f u lfil me nt of several conditions. in order ghat it 4 may be really the cause of mutual happines s. Could the vs.., which covers the origin of domestic wretchedness, be raised, aid its true source in every instance disclosed, in how many could be traced to physical disqualifications and their atteudant disap- P9intreente. Excesses are always injurious ; the gift, which when Mal in moderation is fraught with advantage, becomes, when 'abused, the Prolific source of mischief, and of greater or less injury t 9 t he constitutieruil and vital powers. The particular excesses, on v a le nature a n d consequence of which this Treatise pro f esses t o dilate, are Productive of greater severity of misery to the kaman frame, Stan any other to which it is subject. This work contains ass accurate and complete account of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Organs, and of their relative conditions In health and disease. It deservedly 'requires the closest a tt en ti on and study, for what su bj ec t can of more importance than the preservation of the health, and of the physical capabilities of which every man should ,be possessed. It unfortunately happens that the unhappy ,victim of excessive iadnlgence and vicious habits, whether acqaired in early life or from the follies of advanced age, while sufferiag •froin their invariable censeque eces , unwisely entertains a tear of ap plying to a qualified physician for r e li ef. Shame and the dread se frequently, but erroneously entertain e d that these m heyond the reach of art, alike restrict him and preventcoliiiis socking are kor assistance where alone it can be procured. I n aetiag tsheucs!lige *gets that accurate discrimination. n ascertai n i ng the cause's of Mamie, sympathy with the sufferer, and, above all, secrecy, inva riably characterise the intelligent and practical physician, and to the Medical man who can show by posse sion of the requisite legal qualifications that he is entitled to esteem and respect la his 'wares ..tie,nal pursuits, the utmost coufldeace should be extended. Dr. ‘A . MRItT has obtained the highest medical honours, as his diplomas *try. and the great extent of his practice for many years is 4 g u arantee for his professional experience, which has reference almost 141 elY to the treatraeat of these diseases. g i P ublished by the Author, and may he had of Kent aid R i chards , Paternoster row; Hannay, 63, Osferd-street; Starie, Tichbonie ., Haymiutet ; Mansell, 115, Fleet - street; Gordo n, 146, = a d_ nti all - street, London; or, free by post for forty - two stamps , ;7, - ' l l 7 lie Author, bike may be consulted on these disorders personally by login!, e t ail,,trom Ten till Two, and from Five till Eight at his ee• Bedfcall-street Bedford-avian: London. LONDON, SA 1 1 U RDAY EVENING • - FaIRSUANT to a DECREE of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause BOGLE against HAMILTON, the Creditors of JOHN RI/HERMON, late of Picca dilly, in tho county of Middlesex, and formerly of Saville-row, and afterwards of Curzon-street, ix the said county, Gentleman (who died in the month of October, 1846), are forthwith to conic in and prove their Debts before Sir Gunn WILSON, ono of the Masters of the said Court, at his chambers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-laze, Lontion, or, ix default thereof, they will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. February 9, 184 i. WM. OLIVER, 16, New Bridge-street, London, Plaintiff's Solicitor. E ASTERN COUNTIES RAIWLAT. TENDERS FOR LOANS. The Directors are ready to receive TENDERS FOR. LOANS in sums •r not less than 1001., for Axed periods, at the rate of 41. per Cent. per Annum. By order, C. P. RONEY, secretary. Bishopogate Station, Aug. 12, 11147. LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. 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And notice is hereby further given, that the said Meeting is Spe cially convened for the purpose of considering the draft of a Bill pro posed to be introduced into Parliament in the present session, in• tituled " A bill to enable the Chester and Holyhead Railway Com pany to purchase, hire, and use steam-boats, and for other purposes." The Transfer-books will be closed from the 26th day of February until after the Meeting. By order, GEORGE LING, secretary. 61, Moorgata-street, January 31, 184$ . PUBLICATIONS. New ready, 18mo. cloth, price 71. 6d., T II E 0 U T-S TATIO N; Or, JAUNTS In the JUNGLE. By JAMES WILLTIMS GRILLS. Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. Just published, in pest Svo., price 91. clots, illustrated with a Frontispiece and Wood Engravings, SPIRITUAL HEROES; or, Sketches of the Pu ritans, their Character and Times. By the Rev. 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Published by the Authors : sold by Strange, 21, Pateruoster-row Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; Starie, 23, Titehborne -treet, Ilaymarket ; and Gordon, 146, Leadeithall-street. PART I. treats if the anatomy and physiology of the re-productive organs, and is illastrated by Six Coloured Engravings. PAST 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive indal gence, and their lamentable effects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative incapacity. It is illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. PAST 111. Treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in the primary or secondary form, and contains explicit directions for their treatment. The consequences of early neglect and of the abuse of mercury, are also clearly pointed out. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured Engravings. PART IV. Treats of Perry's Preventative Lotion, by the use of which the dangers of infection are obviated. 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Attendance daily at 19, tier ners-street, from Eleven till Two, and Five to Eight : eat Bundays rem Eleven to One. A A CT E. One half the world are desolately single, and the other supposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a sense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em titter the litter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un roenprosing hurry ; but the trans lies deeper. Physical incapacity, and broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness said social content. The dowry should not be the only marriage set tlement. Honour and justicederaand that health should form au item In the compact; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or neglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfortune. Header, if .here surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERWELL'S little EMOIRS 'On Single and Married Life, " pub. 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They are not merely aamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's .ife, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob servance of the maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he would be done unte—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always .in the "sunny side of the way." The above works may be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet -street ; Mann, 3S, Cornhill ; Nalson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by post or other wise) from the author (who may be conferred with personally, iiornings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place Regent-street ; and all [A DVERTISIMANT.]—Teas and Coffees delivered, car riage free, at the wholesale prices, by which means, fami lies residing in the cointry. whose consumption is large, are enabled to purchase on the first market terms, tlsoreby saving all the intermediate profits of retail establish ments. Samples and a list of prices forwarded free, on application by post. References or cash is expected with first order. Mansell and Co., wholesale tea-dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside. [ADVERTISEMENT.] A DREADFUL ABSCESS UNDER THE CHIN CURED ET HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PlLLS.—Robert Davidson, shoemaker, of An struther, had suffered for more than five years with a very dreadful abscess under his chin. During this time he had been under the care of two surgeons in Anstru ther, and one in Edinburgh, without the least prospect cf a cure ; in this miserable condition he began to use Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which in the short space of two months soundly healed the wound, and he is now enjoying the best of health. These fine medicines are admirable remedies for King's evil, wounds of all kinds, burns, scalds, piles, fistula, and bearings down. Sold by all druggists, and at rrofessor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand, London. ROLLO AND HIS RACE ; OR, FOOTSTEPS OF THE NORHANS.—The new work under the above title, by Acton Warburton, Esq., is published this day by Mr. Bentley, and we are requested to state that it may now be obtained of all booksellers, and at every library, in 2 vols., post Bvo., with engravings, price 21s. FATAL STEAM-BOAT COLLISION. NORTH SHIELDS, FEB. 10.—A most deplorable occurrence hap pened on the Tyne, early this morning, which involved the lass of four lives. It appears that between five and six o'clock six boiler makers in the employ of Marshall, at South Shields, put off in a boat to cross the river. The weather was rather hazy, and on the boat reaching about the middle of the river, two steamers were no ticed coming down. They had their usual lights up, and the men in the boat believing that there was time for them to row over before them, proceeded to so with all their might, at the same time hailing the crews of the steamers to ease their engines. They had, however, been observed, and one of the steamers, the Alice, had her engines stopped and her helm put to the south. Unfortunately this happened to be the di rection the boat was going to get clear, and before it could succeed, the Alice came in contact with the craft, and ran it down. The whole of its unfortunate occu pants were instantly struggling in the water. Cries being raised for assistance, boats put off to assist in rescuing the poor fellows: Two of them managed to grasp the steamer's paddle, and were saved; while an other was picked up by a coble. The remainder, how ever, with the boatman, were not seen, and consequently perished. DEATH SIR ALEXANDER C. GIBSON MAITLAND, BART.—We have to record the death of the above vene rable Beronet who died on Monday list at Edinburgh, at the great age of 92 years, having been born in 1755. He was eldest son of the Hon. General Sir Alexander Maitland, Bart., son of the sixth Earl of Lauderdale, who obtained the baronetcy for his military services. In 1786 he married Helen, daughter and heir of Mr. Alexander Gibson Wright, on whole death the venerable Bar Beet took the name of " Gibson" in addition to his patronymic of Maitland. He had a numerous family, and is succeeded by his grandson, Alexander Charles, born in 1120. The deceased Baronet was brother of General Frederick Maitland, Colonel of the 58th Regi tne:•t, whose death, at Tonbridge Wells, we announced on the Ath instant. THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The President, the Mar quis of Northampton, has issued invitations for his cus tomary soire'es for the 4th and 18th of the ensuing month, and on the Ist and lath, of April. the port, the limits of which were stated to ex te:.d in the old charters from Sheerinass to Ha wk wood along the waters of the Meadway, and that in this character they were entitled to receive the tolls which were now disputed. The Learned Counsel in support of his case cited numerous ancient authorities, showing that it was customary for the King to receive dues or tolls upon all coals imported into any port in the kingdom and to let the same to any corporate bodi es , e ith er by a free grant for ser vices rendered, or upon payment of an annual sum for the same, which was called " a fee farm rent." Customary dues had been required, according to Lord Hale, with respect to the measuring of commodities; this had been called " bushelage," duties had also been claimed by the Archbishop with respect to the anchorage of all vessels in the waters of Hull, and by the King himself at Plymouth from all vessels anchoring in the waters of Plymouth. Lord Hale also said that the King was usually answered for 2d. upon every "chaulder" of coals delivered into any port. By a statute passed in the 9th of Henry V. it was enacted " that every keel of a ship from Newcastle should contain the amount of twenty chaulders, and be payable upon them a custom of 2d. per chaulder to the King." From the various Acts passed in those early times, it appeared that a con siderable quantity of coals was imported from New castle. An Act was passed in the 26th of Edward 1., in the year 1306, which prohibited the use of sea• borne coal in London, and the reason given for the prohibition was, " that it did so create a nuisance by corrupting the air by stink and smoke, so that nice dames of London would not come into their rooms, or eat meat therein." It appeared,that a combination had of late years taken piece among the coal-mer chants of Rochester to resist the payment of these dues, and the present action was the consequence. The case was not completed when the Court rose, and it was understood there were upwards of twenty witnesses remaining yet to be examined. The LORD CHIEF BARON stated that, considering the importance of the case, he would appoint next Wednesday for hearing the further evidence in the case. As he would have to sit in London upon that day he would be able, no doubt, to get one of his Learned Brothers to sit for him there, leaving the present case to be decided at Westminster. TAW VALE RAILWAY AND DOCK. (THIS DAY.) The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this company was held to-day, at twelve o'clock, at the Lon don Tavern; Emanuel Cooper, Esq., in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, and the seal of the company affixed to the register of proprietors, The SECRETARY (Mr. G. IL Harris) read the follow ing report:— Rtfrrring to the report made to the proprietors at :he last half yearly meeting in August last, your direc :ors may state, that i❑ consequence of the severe mone• tarn pressure of the past autumn, and in consideration of the present circumstances of the company, in refer ence to the unavoidable suspension of the Bill for leasing the railway to the London and South-Western Railway Company, your directors were of opinion that they should best consult the interests of the company and the wishes of the proprietors by limiting the progress of the works, and thus avoiding the necessity of a call until the decision of Parliament upon the leasing of the Bill is ascertained. Your directors have, however, received the cordial aid of your allies, the London and South-Western Company and proprietors of this company connected with them, who have made advances in anticipation of cal!s, which has prevented an entire suspension of the works. " Your directors will proceed with the Leasing Bill during the present session of Parliament, and the South ;Western Company will also proceed with their suspended Bills from Salisbury to Exeter. The South- Western Company have presented a Bill for a junction from their central station in Exeter to Cowley-bridge, on the Exeter and Crediton line; and also a Bill for leasing the Exeter and Crediton Railway, both of which passed standing orders. " The report of the acting engineer, W. R. Neale,• will inform you that the railway from the docks at Fremington to Barnstaple is completed, and tt gauge igh. of the Exeter and Crediton Railway has been re' cently altered to the national gauge in, comformity with the resolutions of their proprietors, that the gauge of that company should be altered to adapt it to that of the Taw Vale Company. " Your directors suggest that a vote should be passed authorising an issue of 5,000/. debentures, under the powers of the Act Ist Victoria, cap. 27, the requisite amount of capital having been paid up. " Your directors are gratified to inform the pro prietors that the opening of an extensive culm mine near Bideford promises an unexpected source of income to the company of considerable amount, so soon as the branch to that town can be formed. " Mr. Williams, one of the auditors, goes out by rota tion this year, but is eligible for re-election, and offers himself for re• appointment. "Four of your directors, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cory, Mr. Sharland, and Mr. Wheelton, retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. " The Railway Commissioners are now considering the question of the gauge, which was left to their deci sion, and vour directors, impressed, amongst other reasons, with the importance of a cheap line to the proprietors and to the public, have strongly memorialized the Railway Commissioners to fix this part of the line on the national gauge, in conformity with that part already laid down, and with the recent alteration of the Exeter and Creditors, since the moderate fares and moderate rates of tonnage which characterize the cheaper con struction and working of the national gauge can alone ensure a sufficient traffic to pay an adequate remunera tion to the proprietors. Memorials to the same effect have been numerously and most respectably signed by the influential parties of the district through which the railway is to pass, and h ave b een a dd ressed to the Rail- way Commissioners. Under these circumstances your directors cannot doubt that the Commissioners will de cide in favour of the national gauge, more especially as the broad gauge would entail an increased outlay to the public and the proprietors of about 125,0001., an amount which your directors would not in the present times feel justified in calling upon the proprietors thus unneces wile to expend." The following supplemental report was also read Since your directors prepared their report, they have received with much surprise an order from the Commis sioners of Railways, that the line from Crediton to Barnstaple shall be laid down on the seven Sect gauge. This decision is the more surprising, because the Com missioners appear to have overlooked the original Taw Vale Act, the line authorised, by which it is formed on the national gauge, and they appear also to have over looked the Exeter and Crediton line, also laid down upon the nail 'nal gauge ; thus, by this extraordinary decision, a broad gauge line is placed between two national gauge lines, which will impose upon the passengers two changes o f carriages in a distance of thirty-one miles. Under these circumstances, your directors considered it their duty immediately to place themselves in commu nication with the London and South-Western Board, in order that they might be enabled to inform the propri etors whether, in consequence of this order of the Rail way C o mmissioners, the determination of the South- Western Company to carry into effect their agreement had un d ergone any change, and Frith directors have much pl easure i n i n f orm i ng t h e pro prietors that they have received from the South-Western 'board assurances that no effort shall be wanting on their part to fulfil their agreement, and to obtain the sanction of Parliament to the Leasing Bill." t or in tl g y to b n e made The engineer's report was — also r ea d , an d d eta il e d t h e progress which had been made in th e wor k s, as a l so t h e order of the Railway Commissioners. Th e eng i neer ' s revrt stated that a single line of railway b e t ween Barn staple o Pill had been laid d available for transmission of coal and goods; consider a bl e p r o g res s l, t a o mtih that h wharf at it c o at uldEr s had been made in the l ine betwe en th u Crediton and Tim berleigh-bridge; the deep cutting at Barnstaple end was nearly completed, and two bridges, th© heaviest on the line, were in a forward state. The Bideford branch had been sot out. The statement of the receipts and expenditure for the half-year ending on the 31st December showed the following result: —Receipt s, 119,189/. 7s. 33.; expendi ture, 117,5591. 18s. 10d.; leaving a, balance of 1,629/. waosuldmuchasthey 8:!. .sd. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the shareholders. approve of their conduct i f t l i e r c ed m i l ie si i d e e g re th d e th ex at pe thnsee y scould, and with a view to such end they had reduced the allowance So liberally given to them (the directors) one-half,— (Hear, hear.) With regard to the unpaid culls, he had to state that they had received about 1,0001. Since the last meeting ; and that 1 ,3901. on the first, and 2,4301. on the second, remained unpaid, which Was ti very small sum. The culm mine mentioned in the report promised to yield a considerable revenu , --upon a moderate calculation they would re ceive 30,0001. in tonnage. He invited their serious at tention to the extraordinary decision of the Railway Commissioners at the eleventh hour, and to consider the most advisable course to be adopted under the cir cumstances. The directors waived yesterday on the South-Western directors, when the company unhesi tatingly expre: sed their intention to carry out the agceetnent into which they had entered fairly and hore,ursbiy, and the directors of this company would do the same. They considered the terms satisfactory at the time they agreed to them, and though the line now presented more promising features than it did at that time, and was, therefore, more Yalu- able as an ally, they intended strictly to adhere to those terms. The decision of the Commissioners was most extraordinary, as a person travelling from Exeter by the line, starting at Cawley Bridge, was carried six miles upon the oat; uial gauge, which, at that part, would be opened in tell days or a fort night ; he then would ride thirty-one miles to Barnstaple on the broad gauge; then four miles fur ther, to Fremington Pill, upon the national gauge; then Ito Bideford, ten miles further, which he supposed would be on the broad gauge; being thus, by t h e w i s d om of V . O tea 7Ztettion CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat to-day in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, at eleven o'clock. FORDYCE V. BRIDGES.-JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment at great length to-day on this case, which came before his Lordship in Nov ember last, upon an appeal from the decision of the present Master of the Rolls. The case, which was stated by his Lordship to be one of perfect novelty and great difficulty, has been in this court since the year 1833, and the facts of it may be thus stated :—The bill, which was filed by Alexander Dingwall Fordyce in July, 1844, prayed that it might be declared by the Court that a claim made in the year 1833 was not binding upon him. John Dingwall being possessed of large real and personal estates in Scotland and England, by a deed of entail in the Scotch form settled his Scotch estates on his grand nephew, John Dingwall, and on failure of his issue, he limited the estates to the other branches of his family in strict entail. On the lath of January, 1808, he made his will, giving his English estates to trustees, for the use of his grand nephew, John Dingwall, with the usual remainder, in strict settlement to his issue, and with remainder over strict settlement to other branches of his family, on whom he had settled his Scotch estates. And the testator gave his residue and personal estate to the same trustees, whom he appointed his executors in trust to lay out the same in the purchase of lands in England and Scotland, as they should think proper, and to settle the lands purchased in England to the same uses as his English estates were limited by his will, and the lands purchased in Scotland in the same manner as he had settled his Scotch estates. And power was given to appoint new trustees who were to has e the same discretion, power, and privileges, as was given to the old trustees. The testator died on the 28th of April, 1812. J. Dingwall entered into possession of the English and Scotch estates, and the executors proved the will and administered the personal estate. They had in their hands a large residuary personal estate to be laid out under the trusts of the will, in lands in England or Scotland. An unlimited discretion, in this respect, was given to the trustees. After the testator's death they laid out 172,4431. in the purchase of lands in Scotland, and only a small stun in the purchase of lands in England. For twenty years and upwards the estates were enjoyed by the grand-nephew, during whose life all the trustees died, the last survivor being Alexander Croaibie, whose personal representative became the trustee of the will. John Dingwall, the grand-nephew, died in January, 1833, leaving an only child, John Duff Dingwall, an infant, seventeen years of age. There was at that time a large unin vested portion of the residuary personal estate. As things then stood, John Duff Dingwall was entitled, as tenant in tail of the estates purchased in England and of the estates purchased in Scotland ; he was the first heir substitute without power or alienation, with remainder to other persons in succession. As to the uninvested residue of the personal estate, J. D. Dingwall was entitled to have it invested, and the trusts of the will executed for the benefit of himself and those entitled in succession, according to the laws of the two countries respectively. He having no guardian, and the representative of the lest sur viving trustees being desirous of being discharged from the trusts, it became necessary to apply to the Court. Accordingly a bill was filed on behalf of the infant by his maternal grandfather. The bill alleged that the trust had not been properly performed by the trustees, who had invested a larger portion ci the personal estate in lands in Scotland than they ought to have done, and it asked for inquiries respecting thi., and for investment of the rest of the personal estate in lands in England, and for the appointment of a guardian and new trustees. A. Dingwall Fordyce, who was entitled as heir-substitute in remainder, and as tenant for life under the will, was a party to the suit, and in his answer he insisted that the purchases had been properly made, and ought not to be disturbed. In 1833 the cause was heard on bill and answer be fore Sir J. Leach, then Vice-Chancellor, and a guardian was appointed, and the representative of this last personal trustee was discharged from the trust, and it was referred to the Master to approve of new trustees; and it was declared that the residuary personal estate, which had been brought into court, ought to be invested in the purchase of real estates in England, having regard to the purchases already made ; and that the new trustees and guardian of the infant were to be at liberty to lay proposals before the Master on the investment of it. The plaintiff alleged that this decree was not binding upon him, as he was no party to the suit ; and that he ought to be relieved from the effect of it. The proceedings were carried on with notice to A. D. Fordyce, who died in April, 1834; and a few days after his death the Master made his report, from which it appeared that the residuary estate was of large amount; that he had approved of new trustees; but that no proposals had been laid before him for investment in real estate. By the order on further directions of the Ist of June, 1834, it was referred to the Master to approve of conveyance to the new trustees. On the 15th of October, 1836, John D. Dingwall attained 21, and he executed a disentailing deed, and petitioned the Court for a transfer of the funds to hint, which was ordered on 21st November. This order, it was admitted, must follow the fa `e of the decree. J. D. Dingwall died in October, 1840, without issue, having, by his will, given all his real and personal estate to the defendant, Sir Henry Bridges, who proved his will. Arthur Dingwall Fordyce, the elder brother of the plaintiff, having become the next heir substitute, filed his bill to have it declared that he was not bound by ` - the decree. But he having died, the present plaintiff then became heir-substitute, and he filed this bill on the 22d July, 1844. The Master of the Rolls, in giving judgment in the case, which had been argued before him at great length, said the first question was, whether the plaintiff was bound by the decree? and if he was not, then, whe ther he had endeavoured to obtain relief in the proper form. He was of opinion that he was not bound by the decree, and that his interest was material at the date of the decree, and was not pro perly protected, and that the bill was in a proper form. The plaintiff did not seek to alter a decree made against himself, or those under whom he claimed. The testator had given a discretionary power to his trustees, and he was of opinion that new trustees might have been appointed with the sanction of the Court, and that they would have had the same dis cretionary power as the original trustees. But the power given to the trustees was such as the Court ought not to have executed without the trustees. The only person having legal authority to act as trustee was discharged, and no provision was made for the appointment of new trustees in the manner directed by the will. The Court took upon itself to exercise a dis cretion which the testator intended to be exercised by the trustees alone. He must, therefore, declare that the plaintiff, and other persons interested after him, were not bound by the decree. The defendant :oust pay the funds into court, and if he did not adroit assets of J. D. Dingwall, h,.0 must account in the usual way. And he must also declare that the trustees were not pro perly appointed, and that 'Jew trustees ought now to be appointed, according to the directions of the will. And there must be an inquiry as to what part of the funds transferral consisted of capital, and what of interest. From this decision the defendant appealed to this branch of the Court, and upon that appeal his Lordship now gave judgment. The Lord Chancellor, after going at considerable length into the case, st :ted his opinion to be that it was impossible that the decree in its present shape could stand. He was of opinion that the parties were bound by the decree of 1833 upon the merits ; that the discretionary power given by the testator ceased to exist in 1833 ; that the Court had no right to exercise it, and that half of the surplus fund ought to have been invested in lands in Scotland, and half in lands in England; and that the plaintiff had the right to say that upon the separation of the two estates the discretionary power did not exist. IN TDB MATTER OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, OXFORD His LORDSHIP stated that it might be convenient to parties in the country to know that he intended giving judgment in this case on Wednesday next. EXCHEQUER.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings before the LORD CIE BARON and Special Juries.) MAYOR AND BURGESSES OF ROCHESTIR V. LER AND ANOTIIER. This was an issue directed to be sued by the Vice- Chancellor, for the purpose of ascertaining the rights of the Corporation of Rochester to levy a toll of 4d. per chaldron on all coals brought into that port. The Attorney-General, Mr. Martin, Mr. Peters dorff, and Mr. Lewis for the plaintiff. Sir F. Thesiger, Sergeant Shee, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. Bovill for the defendants. The ATTORNEY - GENERAL, in opening the case, stated the Corporation of Rochester had been en titled from a period beyond that of legal memory to receive the tolls upon all coals brought by water into the port of Rochester. The city and port of Roches ter had been incorporated before the reign of Richard rI. The corporation were by prescription owners of S N 114.113 R ARY 12, 1848. g the Commissioners, obliged to ride in four different carriages over a distance of forty-nine miles.—(liear, hear.) He concluded by suggesting that the directors should be entrusted with power to use whatever means might seem meet to them to obtain a reversal of the decision of the Commissioners. In reply to several questions, The CHAIRMAN stated that the whole of the shares of the company (26,000) were allotted; but only 22,040 had been taken ups they were not compelled to issue the whole of the shares, and at present they could not say whether they should require them all. The number not taken up appeared extremely small. Tne deposits upon all these shares had been paid. It was right to state that they were 10,0001. or 12,0001. in debt. Payments in anticipation of calls to the amount of 3'. per share had been made by many shareholders. The directors would delay the next call as long as possible, with a view to the interests of the company. Mr. Rowx said, doubtless secret and sinister interest had been used with the Commissioners for crushing this line, and answering the ends of several Noble Lords and others in daily communication with the board, and he trusted the directors would demand of some influen tial Member of Parliament copies of all documents and memorials sent to the Commissioners. Ater much discussion, in which Mr. Badham, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Davey, Mr. Thorne, and others, took part, the report was received and adopted, the directors and auditor, who retired, were re-elected, the directors were invested with power to adopt any course they might think proper to obtain a reversal of the order, and the usual complimentary vote having been passed, the meet ing separated shortly after two o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GREAT YARMOUTH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Hog Cooke, one of the Yarmouth postmen proved the delivery of a bulky registered letter to Lord Arthur Lennox, the day previous to the election. It appeared to him that the letter contained notes. Mr. Charles Slowman, printer, of Yarmouth, proved that he printed the addresses of the sitting Members for which he charged 341. lie sent his bill to Corey, the agent, and afterwards received payment from a party hom he did not know. He vot&d for Lennox and Coope. Mr. Sergeant KINGLIam then summed up the evi dence, and called upon the Committee to unseat the sit ting Members. The Committee then adjourned till Monday morning et elereu o'clock. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FRB. 11.-500 hhds. WQst Indian have been sold in the raw sugar market this week at about former prices, but the market closed with a very dull appearance.—Bristol Mercury. Mr. Mitchell paired off in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill with Mr. Knight against. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. George Woolis was brought up for final examin ation, charged with having stolen a cheque for 501., the property of his employer, Mr. C. L. Mosley, gold pen-maker. He had been entrusted with the cheque by Mr. Mosley, and was to have taken up a bill with the proceeds,instead of doing which he ab sconded with the cash, and spent it all, when he suddenly repented. He assured the Lord Mayor that he was prompted by distress to commit the robbery, as his wages were not high enough to keep life in him.—Committed for trial. The LORD MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of ten guineas from the Drapers' Company for the poor box. lie also acknowledged the receipt of the second hllf of a 51. note for the poor-box, from a " Citizen and Liveryman." LAMBETH. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A TRADESMAN.-Mr. William Barnett, landlord of the Crooked Billet, in Johnson's-change, Rosemary-lane, surrendered to his bail to be further examined on a charge of conceal ing the birth of a child, of which Jane Davey, his bar-maid, had been delivered. Mr. Games appeared on behalfof the prisoner. Mr. Inspector Campbell informed the magistrate, Mr. Norton, that the coroner's jury that had been empannelled to inquire into the circumstances atten dant on' the death of the young moman, Jane Davy, had returned a verdict of natural death, and were of opinion—an opinion founded on the medical evidence —that her removal from Rosemary-lane to Camber well had not accelerated her death. It will be recollected that at the last examination Mr. Smith, a surgeon, had stated that about twelve months before he attended deceased at the house of Mrs. Chambers, the prisoner's sister, during her con finement, and that on the 19th January he was called in to attend her at the same place, where he found her very ill. He continued to attend her regularly from that time up to the time of her death, on Sunday, the 30th, and he swore positively that though he had to operate upon her left breast he had not discovered anything to lead him to believe that she had recently been delivered of a child, and that it was not until after her death that such a thing had been hinted at. Yesterday Mr. Flower, a surgeon, residing in Camberwell-green, attended, and deposed that on Monday, the 31st of last month, he, at the request of Mr. Inspector Campbell, proceeded to the house of Mrs. Chambers, No. 4, Cork-street, Camberwell, and examined the body of Jane Davey. Perceiving that the breasts were large he placed his hand on one of them, and on slightly pressing it the milk spurted into his face. He subsequently made a post mortem examination of the body, and found that the death of the deceased had been occasioned by an extensive abscess which had formed under the left breast. This caused a considerable constitutional disturbance and congestion of the brain, and led to her death. The abscess had been occasioned, he had no doubt, from the suppression of milk for on opening it he found that the pint of matter it contained was composed of a portion of milk. In reply to the questions of Mr. NORTON, Mr. Flower said that at the first examination he had made on the day after death, he was thoroughly satisfied that she had been recently delivered of a child. He also said that, had he been called in in the first instance, it was impossible he could have mistaken, or be de ceived in the fact of the young woman having been recently delivered of a child. Mr. Campbell was next questioned, and said that though the most minute search had been made on the premises belonging to the prisoner and elsewhere, for the body of the infant, it had not yet been found. Mr. Campbell also said that he thought the sister of the deceased, and to whom she bad made some disclosures, would be able to attend on Thurs day next. Mr. NORTON thought the case one of a nature re quiring the strictest and most scrupulous investiga• tion, and therefore adjourned it to a future day. On the application of Mr. Games, the prisoner was admitted to p,o at large on entering into his own surety in 100/. to appear on the day named. FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 10.—The colliery,at which the lamentable disaster occurred (alluded to briefly i❑ The Sun of yesterday,) was , the Ileathfield Pits, the property of the Earl of Dartmouth, leased by Messrs. Salter and Raybould, And situated a short distance from West Bromwich. At six o'clock yesterday morning the men de scended the shaft of the pit (in relief of the night colliers) to commence their usual daily occupations. Before descending, as a matter of course, they had not the slightest suspicion (no intimation having been given to that effect) of the.. presence of sulphur in any of the sidings in which they were about to work. It appears that nine miners had been in the pit during the night, and that in all, at the hour mentioned, 27 colliers descended. Shortly after their descent a fearful explosion occurred, the flames issuing through the mouth of the pit, and creating, as might be ex pected in so densely a populated neighbourhood, the greatest consternation. Six or seven of the men escaped by means of a gateway leading to Lord Lewisham's pits, and were afterwards enabled, having ascended the shaft of those works, to state at the office of Messrs. Salter and Co. the fearful calamity which had occurred below. So :soon as the conflagration occasioned by the ignition of the vapour had subsided, a descent was made with soms difficulty into the lleathfield Pits. It had been previously discovered that the violence of the explosion had broken the rope attached to the skip by which the men always dascended. On ar riving at the workings it was found that four men were dead, that two were so dangerously burnt that little hopes were entained of their recovery, and that about twelve other colliers are more or less injured. It is at present impossible to speak with accuracy of the cause of this distressing accident. Various rumours are afloat By some it is stated that before 1 the men went down the " Doggy" never examined the workings, and that no Davy safety lamp was used in the pit. Upon these points it would be pre ' mature at present to pronounce an opinion. The i coro ner's inquiry, which will be held at the Dart mouth-hotel to-morrow, will more correctly disclose the blame, whether it may attach to the " Doggy," Ithe " Butty," or the lessee, u n d er t h e c i rcums t ances which have unhappily occurred. It will be deern - ed singular that an occurrence of so distressing a character should create so little excite- PR ICE D. ment in this neighbourhood. The fact is, that they are of so frequent occurrence that little is known of or cared about them, beyond the immediate neigh bourhood in which they take place. HALF-PAST SEVEN.—Since the above has been written it has been ascertained that two others of the unfortunate sufferers are dead, and two more are not expected to live. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-EIGHT LIVES LOST. A Manchester correspondent, writing yesterday afternoon, informs us of a dreadful accident which has occurred in that town, from the bursting of a boiler at the manufactory of Mr. Thomas Riley, spindle and fly maker, Medlock-striet, Ardwick. The catastrophe occurred about half- past eight o'clock yesterday morning, and eight human beings, varying from twenty to thirty years of age, were sent to their last account without a moment's warning. Five of the unfortunates were workpeople in the employ of Riley, the owner of the boiler. Two children be longed to a butcher named Wordsworth, resident in the neighbourhood, and another was the child of a blacksmith, whos e f orge was i n t h e same yar d as Riley's manufactory, and which was also completely destroyed. There were others seriously hurt, and they lie at the Manchester Infirmary in a dangerous state. It was currently reported in the neighbour hood of the accident that the boiler has been consi dered in a dangerous state for some time past, and that people have refused to work at the manufactory in consequence. It was, therefore, thought proper to take Riley into custody. Another thing which tells against him is, that the person whom he employed to take charge of the engine was a boy only fifteen years of age. This boy's name was Joseph Atkinson, and he was killed. The accident has, of course, caused great excitement in Manchester; and the inquest, which will doubtless be held this day (Saturday), is looked forward to with great anxiety. ELECTION COMMITTEES. GREAT YARMOUTH. The Select Committee appointed to try the allega tions of the petition against the return of Lord A. Lennox and Mr. Coope, the sitting members for the borough of Great Yarmouth, met again yesterday, at eleven o'clock, in Room 22. Present—Mr. H. Ker Selmer, chairman; Mr. Edward Ellice, Mr. W. 11. C. Plowden, Mr. Charles Lushington, and Mr. H. Stuart. The following evidence was adduced before the Committee : Samuel Carr Banks, a freeman of the borough of Yarmouth, said that at the last election he bad voted f 4 the " Blues," having on the nomination day re ceived from Mr. Shingles, a chyinkt, in the Red interest, two guineas as " back arrears." He had voted fur Mr. Baring and Mr. Soames at the last election, and had then received a promise of two guineas from Mr. Lushington Preston. Having been asked by Mr. Costerton to vote for Lord A. Lennox and Mr. Coope, he had demanded his " back arrears"—had been referred by Mr. Preston to Mr. Green, by Mr. Green to Mr. Shingles, and after re peated applications, had at last got his two guineas from the last-named person. The money was not handed to him by the chemist, but put upon the table, and he took it up. This witness spoke in a tone of most virtuous indignation about his wrongs, and told, with an air of great self satisfaction, .how early on the morning after receiving this money, he had voted for the Blue candidates. On his cross examination by Mr. O'Malley, it appeared that he had been convicted at Newcastle of obtaining money under false pretences, having taken his employer's ship to that port, and passed himself off as the cap tain. He confessed the fact with a most amusing in genuousness, adding, "I spoke the truth, and I suf fered for it." Having been re-examined with regard to an assault made by him on a:Alr. Shelly, at an election some time ago, he said, in explanation, " Mr: Shelly was a Blue, and I was strong in the Tory interest have e s c t i h i n a n g e, -also y a principles free m an s o i since." Y " armouth, the ß n o . be l rtN stated in evidence, that on the polling-clay, the result of the election being then clear, he had applied to Mr. Stagg for a chairman's ticket, for his brother-in-law, and had received it. Sergeant Going had subsequently paid him 10s. on the production of that ticket, and he had given the money to his brother-in-law. William Andrews, a freeman, had received a chair man's ticket from Mr. Stagg on the nomination day, and had been paid 10s. on showing it to Sergeant Going at the Weavers' Arms. The Sergeant sat in an arbour distributing half-sovereigns to all who pro duced tickets. Edmond Conyers, doorkeeper of the Tory com mittee-room, :laid that he had seen there Mr. Green, Mr. Lushington Preston, Mr. Coble, Sergeant Going, Mr. Stagg, Mr. Corey, Mr. Boulby, and others. Mr. Coble, on the morning of the election, had desired him to keep the stairs clear. Mr. Corey was there with his clerk, as agent for the Red candidates. Sergeant Going, the last witness called, and who visibly gave his evidence with considerable reluctance, said that Mr. Corey had told him there was some money for him in his office to pay the flagmen, clerks, &c., with. He went there, and found behind the clerk's desk 2001. or 2.50/., he did not now re member which. He did not recollect whether the money was in Bank of England or Yarmouth notes, but he had them changed into gold—part at one bank, part at the other. He communicated to Mr. Stagg that he would settle with the flagmen, &c., at the Weavers' Arms, and that arrangement had been car ried out, he sending the tickets to Mr. Corey's office as vouchers. This witness was asked if Mr. Coble was in Yarmouth, and said he thought not. He did not know where he was to be found. Perhaps he was on the continent. The witness had known him take continental trips before. Mr. SergeantKirsoeaxx was proceeding to examine the witness as to the conversation which passed be tween him and Mr. Corey with respect to the money in Mr. Corey's office, when Mr. ANDREWS objected on the ground that such evidence was inadmissible. A lengthened argument then ensued, which occu pied the remainder of the sitting, and was not con cluded when the Committee adjourned. The Committee meets again at eleven o'clock this day. CHELTENHAM. The Select Committee which, under the title of the Cheltenham Election Committee, has been appointed to inquire into the validity of the recognizances at tached to petitions against the return of the sitting Members for several different places in Parliament, met again to-day, at two o'clock, in Room No. 3. During the entire sitting they were occupied with closed doors in examining the agents for the var ious parties before them, and at their rising they adjourned till two o'clock on Tuesday next. NORWICH THEATRIL—On Monday evening, the performances were under the patronage of the gentle men of the Norfolk Harriers ; a tolerably good house was the result. The pieces were the " Love Chase," with Miss Davenport as Constance, and Mr. Montague as Wildrake ; and the romantic drama of " Der Frets. chtez." In the course of the evening a hunting song was very tastefully sung by Mr. Thornley, which wits honoured with an encore. At the end of the comedy, it being the last evening before Easter, ', G o d save the Queen was sung by the company. Mr. Daven port has, it is said, made arrangements with Miss R a i n _ forth and Mr. Stretton, for some operatic performances after Easter. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—At the Court of Common Council held on Tha,• lay Alderman Humpbery w „ a ppointed Governor of the Irish Society ; Mr. Hardwick, Deputy-Governor, and Aldermen Salomon: and Challis were appointed members. The officers of __ . the corporation were all re-elected, and Mr. Bunning WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY , Fso. 11.7 was re-elected under the title of arc hi tect an d surveyor. Our arrivals of grain are pretty good for this day a Alderman Kelly presented a p e titi on f rom t h e Associa- market. The trade continues heavy for most articles. Lion for the poor of the city of London, which was se- Wheat is Is. to 2s. per quarter lower than on this day conded by Alderman Wilson, and referred to the corn- se'nnignt. Barley has declined is. mittee. A petition was a l so p resen t e d hy Mr. Lawrence Shelling steady, but sale very li mited. Beans without from Mr. Henry Tri m b r y G ray , w h ose case has been alteration. Arrivals:—Wheat, noticed in our jour na l, f or ass i stance i n d e f ray i ng th e Oats. 414 ; Beans, 1, 390 ; L inseed, 365; Shelling, 120; expenses incurr e d b y t h e pet i t i oner i n t h e p rosecu ti on Malt, 64. of 12P,6"12q;uaBrat'erlre;yO, 45",72:1; swindlers, and moved that it be referred to the Coal, RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. —On Saturday a frightful Corn, and Fin ance Committee. The motion was se - acci dent occurred at the Midland Railway station Bit.- conded by Mr. Wilson, and several members having ax- utingham, by which one of the guards came by his death. pressed th e i r a pp ro b at i on of it, it was agreed to amidst It appears that the sufferer (named Jackson) was to have the accl ama ti ons o f the Court. A report was then •secompanied tl , e four o'clock train to Derby, and had brought u p r e c o mmending that 300,0001 should be bor- wade the necessary preparations for that purpose, but rowed fr om th e Bank of Englard to accomplish the im- unfortunately be delayed a short time in taking his place proyements in the City of London. upon the trai n . The usual s i gnal having been given the THE MURDER BY A GANG OF BURGLARS..--. train m oved, and just as it was set in motion Jackson BRA DFORD , FEB. 10.—The villages of Faweather and, attempted to get on the carriage step. His foot, how- Ilawkesworth, a few miles distant from this town, hire° , saver, unfortunately slipped, and he tell under the whee:s during the la s t few days, been painfully excited by the and was crushed. The train was stopped, and the guard 1 death of a respectable farmer named William Wood, who 1 taken up and conveyed to the General Hospital, where died from the brutal violence of a gang of burglars, , it was ascertained that both his legs were all but severed whilst resisting them in plundering his d w elling-house. from his body. lie expired in about an hour after. He this farm was within the district of Faweather, but to was 26 years of age, and lived at Derby. Almost at secure him more prompt medical aid, he was conveyed the same hour another accident, which had nearly been to Aarksworth, where he expired. Verdict—" Willu'L I attended with similar fatal results, happened at the murder against George Calvert and Thomas Hodgson. r Camp-hill station, belonging to the Birmingham The usual warrant was then made out for their co.a,_ : . and Gloucester Railway Company. A man, named initial to York Castle, for trial at the ensuing Assize,a, lEvans, was engaged with two other porters moving RATHER TOO BAD,some w retched joker has, sent (some carriages, when he unfortunately got between the us the following riddles:—Q• When would a bed make buffers, and was dreadfully bruised. He was taken to the best hunting ground? A. When it is made an ew i :the hospital, where he still lies.. for rest (a New Forest). — Q. What trade was the man ' Letters from Bremen of the 18th ult. state that who killed William Rufus ? A. A A Bill sticker.—Q. the Dutch Government had opene d ne g otiations with When does a man tu rn fluid int o metal? A. When he :lie Zollverein for the conclu , lion of ',treaty of commerce makes inquiry (ink wiry).—PuNck. ' ;and navigation. Dr. Lushington had an interview yesterday -with Sir G. Grey. Mr. Matthew Bell, M.P. for Northum bethind had also an interview with the Right lion. Baronet. Mr T. W. Webster had zln interview yesterday .kith the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, at the Office of the Commissioners of Railways, on the subject of the Lease of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway, accom panied by Mr. Sheill, of Dundee, the Secretary to the Company. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday, and heard an appeal from Jamaica, Davis v. Barrett. THE LATE TRIAL FOR ARSON. TO THE EISITOR OF THE SUN. Slit,—l venture to suggest a topic for your value.' ble comu:ent in the case of George Frederick Mid dlebrook, who was last week, at the Central Criminal, ',/.! Court, sentenced to seven years' transportation for setting on fire his master's dwelling-house, &c., and as the untoward result of this prosecution has plunged an intelligent young man in suffering and di , grace, cast a cloud upon the wholg of,` his future life, and involved in the deepest sorrow a large circle of respectable connexions, you would render an essential service to the cause of humanity were you to direct your able pen towards facilitating the efforts to obtain at least a mitigation of the sentence, which his friends have already set on foot. In relating the trial you have remarked that the whole court was astonished at the verdict; and I doubt not that in examining the evidence you will join in that surprise. Is it not a fundamental principle recognised in British courts that the prisoner must have the benefit of any doubt that may exist ? Was not the evidence in this case all doubt ? What did the prosecution prove, except that the fire occurred—that Mr. Hannaford said he missed some money, which has not yet been traced—that the prisoner was the only person in the house when the fire was discovered, but not the only person who had been in the house within a period brief enough for a fire to have existed unobserved ? I am informed that the prisoner still declares his innocence, and that he has already enlisted the sym pathies of the chaplain and governor of the prison, who have expressed their belief that he is not guilty. I have the honour to be, Sir, &c., THOMAS LOWTHER DOVE. Duchy Wharf, Strand, Feb. 10, 1848. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUff. SIR,—Nil )you permit me to inquire whether you do not think there ought to be some other qualifica tion for jurymen than the mere possession of house hold property—l mean some intellectual test ? My attention has been drawn to this subject by the consideration of the verdict returned by the jury on Saturday last, in the case of G. F. Middlebrook, charged with arson, against whom a verdict of " guilty" . was pronounced, whether in accordance with the evidence or not, must of course be left to God and their own conscience ; but in alcase of such contradictory evidence, doubt, and manifest impro bability, methinks it would have been more consis tent with the iniportance of the case if the .jury had retired to consider and properly weigh the evidence brought before them; and, then, unless perfectly convinced of the prisoner's guilt, have given any doubt in his favour. More especially when cases have so recently been brought to public notice of parties who have been brought in as guilty by juries, and punished accordingly, having their innocence ulti mately clearly proved. You very correctly state that the verdict was to the surprise of a crowded court. A few remarks on this subject from your able pen will much oblige, yours, respectfully, AN ENGLISHMAN. Feb. 10, 1848. I enclose my card, which I believe is required by you. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council. at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord President, the Lord Chan cellor, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secreta ries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments ; the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Control for the MI airs of India, the Lord Steward, the Master of the Horse, and the Grooms of the Stole to Prince Albert. At the Council, her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Charles Lord Sudeley to be Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Montgomery, his Lordship took the usual oaths. The Archbishop of York and William Good enough Ilayter, Esq., were, by command of the Queen, sworn of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, and took their respective places at the Board. The Right Hon. W. G. Ilayter had the honour of kissing hands on being appointed Judge-Advocate- General. The Queen pricked the list of Sheriffs for the pre sent year. A Seal for the general government of New Zea iand ;- a Seal for the Province of New Ulster, in New Zealand ; a Seal for the Province of New Munster, in New Zealand; and a Seal for the Island of Labuan, which had been prepared by Mr. Benjamin Wyon, Chief Engraver of her Majesty's Seals, were sub mitted to the Queen in Council, and were approved of. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting at the Court. Viscount Falkland had an audience of the Queen, and resigned his Gold Stick of Office, as Captain of the Yeoman Guard. The Marquis of Donegal had an audience of her Majesty, and kissed hands on being appointed Captain of the Yeoman Guard. The Noble Marquis received from the Queen his Gold Stick of Office. Lord Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster, had an audience of the Queen, when her Ma jesty appointed a Sheriff for Lancashire. The Queen gave audiences to the Marquis of Lans downe and Lord John Russell. The Court was attended by the Marquis of Anglesey, Gold Stick in waiting ; the Treasurer of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Comp troller of the Household, the Earl of Morly, Lord in waiting, and Colonel Drummond, Groom in waiting. At the close of the performance of the adipus, at Buckingham Palace, on Thursday (the anniversary of her Majesty's marriage), the Queen and Prince Albert were pleased to express to Mr. Bartley their most gracious approbation of the admirable manner in which he had officiated as reader of the tragedy. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were also pleased to express to Mr. Bartholomew their gra cious approval of his translation of the work. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace, yesterday, included their Royal Highneses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cobourg, Count Artur Mens droff, Madame de Waugenheim, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Baron Fritsch. The band of the Coldstream Guards were in attend ance during dinner. The royal children took their accustomed airings yesterday. The Hon. Miss Murray and the Hon. Miss Mac donald have succeeded Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Paget as the Maids of Honour in waiting to her Majesty. A deputation from the Steam Shipowners' Asso ciation, consisting of Mr. Anderson, M.P., Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Morgan (secretary), and accompanied by Mr. Pattison, M.P., Mr. Browne, M.P., Mr. Duncan, M.P., Mr. Guin ness, M.P., Mr. Willeox, M.P., and Mr. Br y den, Parliamentary agent, had an interv iew y esterda y with the Commissioners of Railways , at the Board of Trade. A deputation from the candle manufacturers of the attended headed ld lv e i r r m e, a n t h e ll i r u m s o p l h i c e i r t y, o ' r M. an P d . , and Mr. Bryden, Parliascentary agent, had an interview with the President of the Board of Trade yesterday, on the subject of the opposition to Price's Patent Candle Company's Bill. The deputation consisted of the following gentlemen : —Mr. Warren, i\lr. llale, Mr. Humphries, Mr. Tindall, and Mr. Davis. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North American Provinces.