The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-06 00:00:00

Tab Erb lattion S N OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. • The New York packet-ship, Fidelia, Capt. Yeaton, .has arrived. She sailed on the 16th ultimo, one day later than the John R. Skiddy, which reached this port on Monday afternoon. Although the news from the United States is meagre and unimportant, the intelligence from Mexico will be perused with inte rest and attention. The steam-ship Cambria had not arrived out at New York when the Fidelia sailed. The Fidelia .does not bring any specie. • MEXICO. An arrival from Vera Cruz, at New Orleans, brings :intelligence that the attack made by the guerillas on . Colonel Briscoe, of the United States army, and a •small party under his command, had been successful :to a certain extent, inasmuch as the former captured .the_mules belonging to the Americans, and burned • most of the waggons. Colonel Briscoe was compelled - to leave his killed and wounded behind him, and make his way to Cordova. . . The latest advices from the city of Queretaro state that all was quite there, and that the idea of speedy . peace was the all-engrossing topic with the people of all classes. . _ COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. . There is not any striking news under this head. • The New York Express of the 16th contains the fol • lowing r-- • Freights are very dull. Cotton is taken to Liverpool at 5-32 d, Grain sd. Exchange on England is dull at • 1093 to 1094. ' The money market tight. Stocks have fallen off, and there is less disposition to purchase. By the last official return of the Secretary of the Treasury, viz., 21st February, the amount then on hand subject to draft, in all the Sub-Treasuries, muss only 2,097,188 dolls.; the amount in this city was• 188,499 dolls. This is running the balances down very close. It shows one thing pretty clearly Alm, although the Government may receive a large amount of specie, it cannot keep it long. In this city the balance has at certain periods run up to two millions, • but its vaults have retained it but a short period. The GoVernment can now afford to run its balances closer than usual, as they can turn their stocks into money • instantly. A large amount of money has been lying idle to be invested in the loan of the Government, and the parties not- being successful, are now directing the amount to other objects. A large batch of merchants' paper was 1. taken to-day at nine per cent. per annum. BELGIUM. The Brussels Emancipation of Tuesday contains a variety of information on the affairs of the continent, of which, however, the greater portion has beep anticipated. It appears that the tumultuary pro : ceedings at Ghent and elsewhere have temporarily subsided, although fears were entertained of renewed .disturbances on Monday evening, when the opera ' ti'ves out of work were expected to assemble in the place publique. _ On Monday, the KING received a deputation of Belgian boatmen, who complained that they could not obtain any employment in consequence of the commercial crisis. His MAJESTY replied that he would examine their demand rlith the most scrupi lous attention, and that it should be referred to the consideration of the Government. Many Germans, Poles, and Italian refugees left Belgium on Mon'lay and Tuesday, taking the dirt - tion of Rhenish Prussia. They were decorated wall the national cockades of their respective countries. I At the sitting of the Chambers on the 31st ult., tie Minister of War laid on the table a project of law flar the granting of an extraordinary credit of 9,000,004 f. Flora the tables annexed to the expo 5i of the Minister, it appears that the grand total increase of the effective force amounts to 23,740 men and 2,000 horses. ITALY. _______ We have letters of the 30th ult. from our corre spondent in the city of Milan. The King of SA - . DINIA, at the head of nearly 20,000 regular troo s, • was close to Marshal RADETSYT, in the vicinity of ' Creme ; ttnd if the latter means to fight an engage . meet ao imminent, our correspondent belleqes • that the Marshal must capitulate. Venice has re nounced the Republic, agreed to follow the example : of Milan, and wait till the Austrians be expelledlto ( . discuss the future form of government, so have Brescia, Bergamo, Como, Lodi, Crema, Pavia, • Sondai, and other towns. The barricades of Milan are removed.— Times. THE NATIONAL CON VENTION. (THIS' DAY.) - The National Convention re-assembled this morning at nine o'clock ; Mr. P. M`Grath in the chair. The Government reporters sent yesterday again at tended this morning. The hall was crowded to excess. 'the CHAIRMAN requested the delegates to abstain from the ' expression of such terms as were but too commonly indulged in yesterdayin reference to his oiwn particular duty, which had been designated as harsh and despostic. He would endeavour to fulfil his duties im fertially and fairly, and give every man a fair hearing. ADDRESS TO THF. COUNTRY. Mr. KYDD then brought forward a motion that an address be issued to the country, laying before the working classes the social condition of the labouring men throughout the empire, and the necessity that exists for improved legislation on the part of the GuseU-n -rnent. Mr. FUSSRLL seconded the motion. Mr. FRANCIS and other delegates supported the motion. Mr. CUFFAY did not see that any necessity existed for the promulgation of such an address. The condition, of the working classes was well known, and it seemed to him that it would be premature to issue it (even' it thought otherwise advisable) before Monday or Tuesday. when they would be better able to say whether or nut it would be necessary at all. • • Mr. Clarke, Mr. Ernest Jones, and Mr. Gleniston suppnrted th e proposition. After some discussion, the proposition was carried, • and a committee was appointed to prep are t h e addr e ss, consisting of th e following do. • West, Doyle, Marsden, Grant, I., g, . ' ,, t e i h s ' a n n a d mel y Timm vvILLIAMs. AND JONESWiId. ; Mr. FE ARGUS O'CoNNon wished to kr.ow what rt II • • Lions were received, or preparing, in the different disti praying for the restoration of Frog, Will;ams Jones? He also moved that a committee, consisti'le three persons, be appointed to prepare a petition t signed by the members of the Convention for the - purpose. The following were named as the committe Messrs. Reynolds, Wild, and Dixon. azttourrioNs CF THE CHARTIST EXECUTIVE. Mr. Clarke then read a set ies of resolutions prop • by the Executive Council to be adopted by the de crate throughout the country, in the event of the peti • being refused. The first resolution—That in the event of the peal • being refused, her Majesty be memorialised to dial • from her councils her present Ministers, and to cal her aid men whose principles would be in consoni with the people's charter. Mr. WHEELER seconded the resolution. Mr. ADAMS, by way of amendment, proposed that ' Conference should consider the steps necessary tt taken previous to the presentation of the petition. thought it would be premature to think that the pet: i - • -would b e re j ecte d a t all. In the event of tsrejee . • he wciuld be prepared to go on with the majority (et Convention, were it even to the scaffold. h Yr' CUFFAY said that the sub-committee in L oUd -a' prepared the ceremonial required for e co t n . veying -• • national M r. isP,‘tii , n to the Houses of I ar i . lamr kJ , Coeson said that he had nee been idle on : feet 4 inehe s °t'east ". He had prepared two carriages, one for the conveY:"' decorated with flags and mottoes, ,•• • the carrying of th e another for of the deputation, and 12 horses, e petition. These would be drawn by Mr. WHEELER thoughto • i.emed to the shopkeeper that an address should be them of the determinatiotn the ,, line of route, assuring the Convention to use every exertion fur the proect!. cotnmending them to shut thei r L° '- °f property. but re of the procession. se ep „ d • - uring the passing portion of the . Mr. ERNEST JONES thought th • address which recommended tha4tththatshops should be joined in shut should be withdrawn. that tal -delegate, • withdraw it, - the same request, and gtoonwthernselves Mr. WHEELER expressed his readiness Mr. MCARTHY objected to their takin g • the IPCIi()11 o duty f this l of hie e p es, and heolice. These were paid f or the pro_ g thought that th ey should be • allowed to conduct their own duties. The proposition for an address was carried with o n l y two dissentient voices. Mr. Wren reminded the Conference that by taking • -- motions hand e d i n b y d e l egates, they Were throw g the resolutions prop ose d b y t h e E xecutive. n- aside '-. • Mr. CLARICE again read the resolution which had been t- thrown aside by the introd uc ti on of Mr. Whe e l er ' s motion, L; • and moved that it be adopted. ."; Mr. WHEELER seconded the proposition. -": 1 Mr. REYNOLDS thought they should have no more ( “ rl "'litihmi ss i on , no more precrastination. It th e people's , petition were re j ecte d t h ey s h ould consider it a declare.;- Lion of war against the country ; constitute themselves n'\.!.~; le's P ar li ament, an d if necessary copy the example -i- dgekt Parliament that sat in the. reign of Charles I.— e . Seat, hear.) He was therefore opposed to this resolu. Leariajor e and proposed iris cad that the c on f erence s h ou l d be sent.. l .(Tpe'littO 4 Mr. CUFFAY supported the amendment. ,'he execu tive shrank from the responsibility imposed up on th em N rS Q leti- iets, and g ot .0b io.(ne rtion miss 31 to ipmee ,~'`~ ~, the be He ;tion r the Tali SUN; LONDON, now that'the crisis was come, instead of being prepared, as they ought to have been, to lead the Chartists of the ' country to the death if necessary. Mr. BRONTERRE O'BRIEN dissented both from the programme and the mode of Mr. Reynolds' amendment. He maintained that they only represented a small section of the people of this country. There were vast numbers of the working classes who placed no dependence npon ) Mr. O'Connor or himself. These men should be in= vited to join them, and for that purpose he proposed that this Conference should be held to be only the pre enrsor of a truly national convention to be called at sonic future time. Mr. LOWRY seconded the amendment proposed by Mr. O'Brien.—(Hisses.) Mr. FEAROUS O'CONNOR denied that the Executive desired to shrink from any responsibility that might attach to them. So far from it, he declared that he was prepared to abide by the decisions of the majority of this Conference. The object of the Executive was not to retard or delay this movement, but to secure and strengthen it. Did lie wish to retard this movement ? Was he not to be found always in the front of danger ? Would be not be the first mark for the finger of the law, or the mark of the enemy ? Some men looked to posthumous fame rather than to the ease of an ignominious lite, and so help him God, he would rather die a martyr than live a slave.—(Cheers.) He prayed them now, and he felt that he could beg it on his knees, not to damage their good cause by any pre mature step, which might be found irretrievable. Mr. CHILD rose to move a third amendment—That the motion now before the Conference be adjourned till after Monday next. Mr. DosaivAri supported the original motion. Mr. TerrEneaLL said that this question was more important than many members there seemed to consider it. It was simply a question of peace or war. If they said war, were they prepared for this ? Lord John Russell was, to all intents and purposes, king of England, Scotland, Ireland, and W ales, for the Qaeen would not oppose his and the Cabinet's wishes. Were the Conference, then, prepared to thrust themselves forward in opposition to the Government. He represented Lancashire, and he knew that the..lads of Lancashire, if the petition were rejected, would say, " We'll fight for it;" but he did not wish this., He would, therefore, move another amendment:—" That the people . should hold meetings over the country on thel2th of_April, to consider their present circumstancei, and to give instructions to the Conference for their future guidance." Mr. LINNET seconded the amendment. Mr. E. JoNEs_moved. onother amendment—" That in the event of .the petition being rejected, the people should hold 'simultaneous meetings to demand the din°. lution of Parliament and the dismissal of Ministers ; to elect delegates to a new Convention, and to instruct this conference. to sit. permanently until the meeting of the nyw National Convention." Mr. CLARKE seconded the amendment. Mr. STEPHENSON supported it. He protested against any sacrifice of human blocd when they were not pre pared to carry out their intentions successfully. Mr. LUNN supported Mr. Tattersall's amendment. Mr. ERNEST JONES, Mr. SHIRRON, and other dele gates, supported the amendment proposed by Mr. Jones. The Conference afterwards adjourned. At the re• assemblicg of the Convention, at half past two o'clock, the discussion on the resolutions and amend ments before the Conference was resumed, and each delegate who, addressed the meeting gave his reasons fur supporting one or other of these. Towards the conclusion of the sitting Mr. Tattersall and Mr. Child wit hd rew their amendments, and gave in their adhesion to that proposed by Mr. Ernest Jones. Mr. CLARKE withdrew the resolution proposed by the Executive, and accepted instead the same amendment. The whole series of resolutions as amended was after wards agreed to. The Conference then adjourned till to-morrow at nine o'clock. ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the shareholders of this corn piny was this day held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of transacting the ordinary business of the company . The chair was taken at one o'clock by A. Colville, Esq. The notice convening the meeting having been read, ihe Secretary proceeded to read the report, from which it appeared that there had been an increase both upon the reeeipts and expenditure during the past 3 ear. The charges for cost, freight,' and other expenses for coal, as well as those for wages, port charges, and pilot age, coal sacks, and office and law expenses, although with an augmented business, were in the aggregate 624/. ss. 6d. less in 1847 than in the preceding year. On the credit side of this account there was a decrease in the homeward freight, arising from diminished ship ment of specie in Mexico, and there was less receipt from intercolonial and homeward passage-money, which was also chiefly to be attributed to the hostilities in that country. The total receipts, however, from freight and passage-money in 1847. exceeded those of the previous year by 5,845/. 9s. 6d. The balance upon the profit and loss account for 1847, after charging the dividend declared in October last, amounted to 74,0181. 13s. 5d., subject to the payment of _the fert,laeom4ig jiyidend,. New boilers had b een re . %aired ftlr• the Severn,' . side levers and iron benne tor the Avon, as well as extra repairing and materially strengthening the l'eviot, amounting in the whole to 13,565/. 84. 7d., and were charged . i n the profit and lo ss account as not being properly chargeable to the working account of the year 1847. By the balance-sheet it would be observed that the suin standing to the credit of the insurance account, after deducting the cost of the Great Western, purchased to supply the place of the Twe e d, amounte d to 49,9632 ls. 2d. The investment on this insurance account, how ever, had not been diminished, amounting on the 31st of December, 1847, to 74,2811. 58., to which was added in January last the sum of 25,0001, making a total of 99,2811. 55., invested in the purchase of 105,868/. 7s. 7d. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock; the general in vestment of 55,000/. remaining as at the end of the year 1846. The directors announced their intention to assimi late the working account, in future, to the method in which the annual accounts were prepared, as the effect of the company's operations would by that means be more distinctly exhibited. Since the last general meeting was held, an arrangement had been made, giving to the West India Colonies a direct monthly postal communication with the Northern States of America, by which the company's operations were extended to New York - and this ne w line, :44 Bermuda, would be commenced on the 7th of next month. The company, however, were at liberty to dia. continue this branch of service, should it be foind hereafter that, contrary to expectation, it mull not be maintained with advantage." The directors having to en into consideration all the circumstan ces o f t h e compiniy; recommended that a dividend of 2/. per share, exclusive ofincome-tax, the same to be payable on and after the liOth instant. From the statement of accounts laid before the meet ing it appeared that the total receipts of the company fur the past y ear amounted to 412,962/. 7s. Bd., the di, hur,ements to 300,6614 Hs. 10d., leaving a surplus of 112,3001. Ss. 10d. The total balance in favour of the company after deducting loges and extraordinary (Alt lays tor the year 1847, was 99,9881. 13s. sd. The balance in hand from the year 1846 had been appropriated fur the payment of the dividend, declared Bth of April, 1847, ..mounting to 25,9701., and had carried to the credit of the reserved fund, the cum of 56,5941. 15s. I Id. The following general balauce-bheot was also laid , befor e t h e meet i ng:— Da To c ost and outfit of steam-Ahips, Sm 31, 1846 Dec. ••• ... 803.748 13 3 Add the Conway... 39,745 17 11 Deduct the Liffey, sold ..• y, .C. s. d. 643,494 11 2 4,000 0 0 To stock of coals, coal sacks, &c To stock of boilers, engineers' and other stores ••• ••• ••• ••• To Londo n an d Southampton pre mises, Jamaica wharf, and Pacific Treasure houses ... To insurance 4,591 16 9 investm en t in • Three and•a-Quarter per Cent. Stock "' 74,281 5 0 To gener a l i nvestment To ships' p en di ng voyages •• • •• • 55,(X)0 0 0... ••• ITo bills r ece i va bl e and cash balances 39,450,08 3 13 1 To Contract money d ue this day ... 60 3 1 ,000 0 0 £1,133,988 7 6 839,494 1 29,374 21,711 1 CR. By capital stock, Dec.3l, 1846 £888,835 Arrears of calls receid. in 1847 150 888,985 0 o 3,134 1 3 49,963 1 9 By dividends unpaid By insurance account By bills payable and outstanding ac counts By reserve fund By profit and loss ••• 47,267 15 2 ... 70,619 16 6 ... 74,018 13 5 £.1,133,988 7 The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. A PaoPRIETou moved an amendment, to the effect that the dividend be increased to 21. Ss. per share; the motion, however, found no seconder, and of course fell to the ground. Some discussion took place upon the amount of remu neration paid to the managers of the company, after which the report was unanimously agreed to. n Me. Masterman and Captain Nelson were re-elected directors o f t h e company; a gen tleman was also e l ecte d at direct or ireeto r in the r oom o f one of the directors who re tired n ; and Captain fluish was elected auditor of the cor nmny. C The Ihsel(s f the hairmme meeting were up . then voted to the d an , meetin g the ~...______........ D 1 y .) HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS i Peers The Tiouse at to day to hear appeals. The any] present wer Banda Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, a the Earl ofn. LAPSLYN ANT, OTHER S V. UUERSTON AND OTHERS. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were re sumed and concluded to. day. The case came before their Lordships upon an appeal against any interlocutor of the Court Ot Session in Scotland, and the question at; issue was whether the appellants were the lawful born - childrn 'or i.ne -John• Lap , ley, ot Glasgow It ap pearcd that in the. year 179 a, 0114 Artilt,im .14,p,ie1, grocer in Edillburgh, died. In 1792 he had extr a el . ' ' d settlement 'll li . h h cured a trust- isposition an se ement, yw le e conveyed his heritable property situated in Virginia- street, Glasgow, in favour of trustees in behalf of his children, William, Robert, James, and John, in life rent, and to their children in fee and property, equally among them. The sons Robert and James died without leaving any issue. William, the eldest son, settled in Montreal, where he married and died, leaving two children, William and Sarah Agden Lapsley. In February, 1819, these two parties were served and returned nearest and lawful heirs of provi sion to their grandfather under the trust disposi tion. William and Sarah, therefore, their uncle, John Lapaley, not having left any lawful issue, were in feft in the heritable subjects in Virginia-street. In the course of time, the property was purchased of their guardian, with their consent, by the father of the respondent, for 1,4001., and until 1834, the respondent remained in quiet possession, at which period the ap pellants, as the children of John Lapaley, who had died in 1810, claimed an interest in it, and contended that William and Sarah had no title beyond one half. The appellants raised an action of declarator of legiti macy and putting to silence. The respondent, on the other hand, had brought a reduction of the service of the appellants, and in these conjoined pro cesses the judgment appealed from was pronounced. The mother of the appellants, and who was alleged by theni to have been " the lawful wife of John Lapsley, their father, was a woman of the name of Janet M - Kinlay. This female originally married a baker of the name of Kidd, and upon his death she afterwards united herself to one William Paul, who subsequently went nut to the United States, in conse quence, as it was imputed, of the intemperate habits of his wife. Paul went away in 1801, and settled at New York, leaving his wife Janet in Glasgow. This last letter that had been received from Paul was to his brother Thomas, and bore the date of 21st of May, 1804. From this period it would seem there had been no tidings of him. After Paul had been gone some time, his wife contracted an intimacy with John Laps ley, and of this connexiO4 appOlant Robert, and the mother of the two .other appellants, were , the alleged offspring, their statement being that, from the year 1807, those parties had cohabited as man and wife, and were . babito and repute married persons. When the matter had come before the magis trates of Glasgow in the 'month of April, 1810, three months after the death of John Lapaley upon a memo rial from Janet 11•Kinlay, praying. for aliment for the children as the lawful issue , of the deceased by herself, the respondents . hasl••opposed the applica-• tion on she ground mainly that there was no evidence of- the death of -.Paul, her former hus band. The magistrates direLlid aliment, and gave a commission to America to take proof of the death of Paul, of which fact at that moment, they said they had no satisfactory evident.:. The aliment, therefore, was awarded to her children. as the illegitimate issue of John Lapsley. The matter was subsequently carried before the Court of Court of Session when the Court pro nuanced an interlocutory judgment to the effect that the appellants were not proved to have been the legiti mate issue of a legitimate marriage, and therefore, that the two children of the eldest sou, William, were the sole parties entitled to an interest in the property in question. The present appeal was, therefore, against that interlocutor. _ Mr. Stuart Wortley and Mr. Anderson were counsel for the appellants; and Mr. G. Turner and Mr. Bolt supported the decision of the Court below. Mr. S. WORTLEY concluded his reply to-day, and Their LoaDstries postponed giving judgment till Thursday next. COMMITTEE FOR PRIVILEGES AND ELECTION FOR RE PRESENTATIVE PEERS FOR SCOTLAND. The House will sit in a Committee for Privileges on Tuesday next, April 11, for the purpose of taking into consideration the resolution of the House of March 21, with respect to the election of Representative Peers for Scotland; also to consider the cases. of The Saye and Sele Barony; The Crawfurd and Lindsay Peerage; The Marquis of Drogheda's claim to vote for Repre sentative Peers for Ireland; The Earl of Lanesborough's claim to vote for Repre• sentative Peers for Ireland; and Lord • Dufferin and Claneboy's claim to vote for Re , presentative Peers for Ireland tor Ireland. CRIMINAL COURT. - (THIS DAY OLD COURP. STABBING .- Yenry Parker a tailor, aged 26, was found guilty of dangerously wounding Mary Ritchie, a young woman with whom he had cohabited for some time, and by whom she was in the family way at the time. The case must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. The woman had left him, and gone to her mother, and because she would not come to him when he came for her to her mother's house, although he had previously told her he would see her no more, he rushed into the room, where she stabbed her several times, and then similarly assaulted her mother. The prisoner was found Guilty.—Sentence was de (erred. THE CHARGE AGAINST LORD KINGSTON.—At five o'clock this evening the grand jury at the Central Cri minal Court ignored the bill charging him with inde cently assaulting George Call, on Friday last. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) I3ODMIN. The rest . of the day was taken up with Mr. Sergelw). Wringhani%Tsaimmiu g lity ow behalf of Mr. Lac y,14 Mr. Wordswo r th' s re ply t o t he case of the" . petitionin on behalf of Mr. Wyld. The Committee adjourned at four, till eleven o'clock to-morrow morning. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS. The General Coinmittee of Elections re-assembled this afternoon at:two o'clock; Mr. Tux Maule in the chair. The parties engai'ad in the prosecution of the Chel tenham, Walsall, and Leicester petitions (being the three cases which stood for nomination- to-day) having be e n called in, The CHAIRMAN announced that in consequence of the Election Recognizances Bill not having yet passed through the Lords, they were not.in a position to justify their striking any ,petitions to-day, and as there would be a further delay before the Bill could pass into a law, the Committee had determined' to adjourn the appoint• ment of the Cheltenham and Leicester Committees till the 4th of May, and the Walsall, Dublin, and Longford Com mittees till the Bth of May. The Committee then adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENIN G.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. ODD FELLOWS. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented several petitions .from the societies of Odd Fellows, praying to Le put on the same footing as Friendly Societies. . ANSWER To THE ADDRESS. Eatl FORTESCUE, the Lord Steward of the Royal Household, brought .tin her Majesty's answer to the address of their Lordships, congratulating her Majesty on the birth .of a Princess. The following is the answer : " Lords,—l have received your affectionate and loyal address with the • truest satisfaction. I sincerely thank you for your congratulations on the birth of a Princess, and .the regard which you express on this occasion for my person and family." . . • NAVIGATION -LAWS. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Gla>gow against any alteration in the navigation-laws. DENUNCIATIONS FROM THE ALTAR. The. Earl .of MOUNTCASIIEL presented petitions from different parts ut Ireland against denunciations at the altar. Earl FORTESCUE presented petitions from several societies of Odd Fellows praying to be put on the same footing as friendly societies. Lord.BEAUMONT presented similar petitions, The. Bishop of WINCHESTER presented petitions from Winchester .and Salisbury against the duty on charitable bequests. RASTER RECESS. Lord. STANLEY wished to know from her Majesty's Government at what period they intended to propose the adjournment. of the house for the Easter recess, and for what duration,; he, also wished to know whether, sup posing .the Jewish .Disabilities Bill came up from the House of Commons. before Easter, it was their intention to proceed with that measure before the Easter recess? The. Marquis of .LA.NSDOWNE did not see any reason, at present, why the usual coarse should not be adopted, of reoving..the adjournment of the House on Tuesday in Passion Week, till the Tuesday week following, nor did .be see any reason why the measures alluded to by the Noble Lord should interfere with the adoption of the usual course. ..PROPERTY TAX BILL. Thelfarquis of LANSDOWNE then rose to move the second. reading of the Property -tax Bill. The Noble Marquis went at some length into the provisions of the B ill and the.. exigencies of the State that required the re-e na ctm e nt of the property-tax for three years, and was . . (LEFT SPEAKING.) •-• HOUSE OF COMMONS. The-SPEARED, took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The Kettering Small Tenements Rating Bill and the Leicester Cemetery Bill were read a third time and passed. Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from Lei cester signed by 4,000 persons praying for the abolition of the present. law fur rating, and the adoption of the national rate. Sir THOMAS BIRCH presented a petition from Liverpool, complaining of the usurpation of the ec clesiastical courts of civil rights, and praying for redress. ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS. Mr. LASCELLES, the comptroller of the royal household appeared at the Bar in the Windsor uniform with his wand of office, and brought up the answer to the address of congratulation of the Honsv of Commons to her Majesty on the birth of a Princess. The follow. in;; Is the answer I return you my hearty thanks for this dutiful and ffoctionate Address, Sind I cordially receive }our con gratulations on the birth of a Princess. " I gratefully rec.•ive every additional proof of your cordial attachment to my person and family." Mr. FOX MAULE presented petitions from different parts of Scotland in favour of the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. Mr. - P. O'CONNOR .presented a petition trona fo► ty nine delegates in National Convention assembled, aLd representing five millions of people, praying for tie libaration of Frost, Williams, and Jones. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL apprehended that the petition could not be received, inasmuch as it stated that it came from the " National Conventi,,n." Mr. F. O'CONNOR reminded the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that similar petitions were allowed to be received under Sir Robert Peel's Government, and as a convention of 49 delegates was recognised by the law, he could not see what objection there could be to the re ception of thelpetition. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was decidedly of opinion that the petition was not legally worded, but he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not press its recep tion till he had had time to look into the authorities upon the subject. Mr. F. O'CONNOR said the request of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, coming as it did from the firbt law officer of the Crown sounded very much like a command but as a matter of courtesy to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, he would not press it. The petition was accordingly withdrawn. 'LYME REGIS ELECTION. • Mr. HUMS gave notice that on an early day he would call the attention of the. House to the Special Report of the Lyme Regis Election Committee with the view of instruction being given to the Right lion. the Attorney-General, to prosecute Mr. James Ed wards for the bribery set forth in the Minutes of Evi dence. IRELAND. Mr. FIUME gave - notice that immediately after the Easter recess he would move a resolution to the follow ing effect—That the time had arrived when all just complaints on the part of the people of Ireland ought to be remedied, and when the promises made by both Houses of Parliament in the year 1833, ought to be tulfilled ; namely, that the burdens of the Church Establishment respecting all vested rights should be mitigated; that the Parliamentary suffrages of the people should be placed on the same footing as England and Scotland; and that a satisfactory Registration Bill should be brought in, and that the same franchises should be . given to the municipal corporations of all towns, boroughs, and cities in Ireland that was enjoyed by the municipal corporations of the boroughs, towns, and cities of England and Scotland; that, lastly, that the grand jury laws should be aininded,' so as to lead to a general equalisation of the rates now imposed upon the people. MANUFACTURE OF PIKES IN IRELAND. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL gave n o ti ce that to-morro w he would put a question to the Right Hon..the. Secretary for Ireland relative to the report of a case that had ap peared in the Dublin papers, and in which the manufac turing of pikes was traced to a. subordinate of the police. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. DIV.aT .moved for account of all fees and emoluments received by each of the messengers of the Court of Bankruptcy in London and in the-country; showing the date of the fiat, with the name and descrip ttpn of the bankrupt, and 'the number of days allowed for possession in each-case, on taxation of the Messen ger's bill, for the last five years, ending the 25th day of March 1848.—Agreed to. Mr. COWAN presented a petition complaing of the treatment the Rev. Mr. Shore had received at the hands of the Bishop of Exeter. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then replied to several questions that had been asked of him in connexion with this matter. He could not say whether the question would be reported by the Bishops to the Court of Queen's Bench ; and it was not hiS intention to introduce any measure on the subject, as the whole question of ecclesiastical procedure was under the consi deration of the Government. JOINT-STOCK BILL. In reply to Mr. lIUME, _ _ Mr. SI:GIBSON stated that this Bill would be pro ceeded with as soon as the public business would allow. BRITISH GUINEA. Lord G. BENTINCK, wished to know from the Hon. Gentleman :the Under Secretary for the Colonies if the statement in the Royal Gazette of the 7th of March, which arrived yesterday by the steamer from the West Indies, to the effect that the Court Policy had come to a resolution to postpone voting the supplies until the 15th of May, , in ~consequence of the dis tress that prevailed in the colony was true ? Also whether the tree labourers who had left their employ ment at Christmas had yet returned to it,. and whether the tillage of the sugar crop, and in tact the tillage of the entire land, had not been in a great measure re tarded in consequence? Also, whether he would have any objection to lay a balance sheet of the revenue anti expet.diture of Ceylon for 1847 upon the table of the House? Mr. HAWES replied, that it appeared by the Royal Gazette that the suspension of payments until the 17th of May had been agreed to. The suggestion was made by the Council to the Governor, and be assented to it. From the last dispatch received from the Governor it seemed that the labourers , who had left their work had not then returned to it ; but there was a confident belief that everything would be arranged to their satis faction, and that the tillage of the land would shortly be resumed. He should have no objection to lay a balance sheet before them with respect to the financial conditien of Ceylon up to June, 1847. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Mr. OSBORNE wished to ca ll th e - attention of the House to a question affecting its privileges. Perhaps Hon. Gentlemen were not aware that yesterday a reso lution was moved by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Montrose, which would have the effect of preventing any expression of opinion upon the order of the day. t_ The SPE , thet.Hon. Gentleman was not entitled to brfng the - niitter forward as a question !of privilege. Mr. OSBORNE then gave notice that he should to morrow move the aescinding of the order. CEN'fRA.L AMERICA. Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to-morrow ask a question with respect to three British vessels which had been attacked (us we understood) on the coast lof America. Earl LINCOLN moved for a return of all new pla4 created, and appointment& made since the 19th day, March, 1845, whether under any Act of Parliament,i by any other authority, and of the names o f the per appointed to them; ;stating separately, the salaries each, and the estimated annual expenses of the esta lishments in couneition with such appointments ( continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 595, of sessit 1845. ) —Agreed to. CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION. Sir J. WALSH wished to know from the Right Hpn. the Secretary of State for the Horne Department, whether he had received any information with respect to a aim ber of persons called Chartists t o meet at K enn i ng on Common on Monday next, for the ostensible purpose of forming a numerous procession to move through the streets of the metropolis, and presenting a petition to this House in favour of what was called the six points of the Charter; and if the Go vernment had had its attention called to these circum stances, were they prepared to take those measures which might be necessary to secure the independence of the House from being overawed by any meeting calcu lated to intimidate them, and likewise to aid in the pro fGtillieEpYeascaeiadtelanndowlo)h'aolld in my heed a notice, tee s t ir ion G o . people of London. which I believe was published yesterday, signed by three individuals, one of whom declares himself the secretary, I presume, of the Chartist Association, in which he states that a Convention, conisisting of forty-nine delegates, will assemble in a particular place upon a given day, and some following days, for the purpose of superintending , the presentatio n of a petition to Parliament, and to advise the adoption of such other course as they may think tit for the purpose of securing the enactment of the People's Charter. A great metro politan demonstration will accompany the petition, and persons are invited to attend at Kennington-common, where the route of the procession would be prescribed. 'rho attention of the Government having been called to this notice, and other information, having reached! me respecting the intended proceedings upon Monday nekt, the Government have directed a notice to be issued, which they hope will be published in the course ot, half an hour, pointing out that, by the Statutes of the Common Law of these realms, such procession is illegal, and warning all loyal and peaceable subjects of her Majesty to abstain from taking any part in the proceedings, and to give their best aid in maintaining order and preventing any breach of the peace that may ensue.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. P. O'CONNOR, said that the course pursued by the Government would be taking the people utterly by surprise. There were several precedents in favour of these processions. In the year 1831 a procession of 100,000 or 150,000 persons marched down to this House and presented a petition in favour of the Reform 'Bill. In 1834 a procession of 100,000 also marched down to this House while it was sitting, and presented a peti tion in favour of the liberation of the Dorchester .la bourers. A large demonstration ref sailors also wiilked past this H ouse a short t i me s i n ce. Those pet sons who h ave put their:names to the d ocument refifrred to by the Right h o nourable Baronet, have ' this day p asse d resolutions that every man , who joined th e procession should be a special constable himself, an d t h ey pledged themselve s not onl y to' pre serve the p eace, but to take any man i n t o custody', who might attempt to violate the rights o f property:. It i come down not the intention of the people to down to the door of the House,_ they were to have in that procession.: gone over Westrninster.bridgc. He had never in his life attempted to palm a falsehood upon that House, and had he thought that the pasties had any sinister motive "r view, or any ulterior design, he would not for a mo ment have lent his sanction to the proceeding, or joined tional right of the people to assemble in that manner, and he trusted that the Government would not further interfere upon the occasion than to preserve peace. by surprise, I can only say He believed that it was a constitu tional hoped that the people would be allowed to come citethe down in procession as was intended to the House. He should consider him se lf unwor thy n, seat in that House if h e lent himself to any demonstration calculated to in- Sir G. GREY —With respect to the people being taken Pt - We to the slightest infraction of the peace. tingharn this evening. at which the Government e'ould deliberate after they re ceived the information, that at the earliest moment they directed the notice to which I have before referred to be issued, and it may no has, : with respect. doubt be in the possession of the lion. Member for Not what, i -n the opinion of the law advisers the law of the g.—(Cheers.) That notice will state land is upon the subject, and, without reference to pre cedents, I sin sure, after having aoowed the opinions he will, I am sure, be the la.ritmaii to encourage any body to the good conduct of the people, he of men summoned to join mu assembly Inviolate the law. Mr. HUME said that on. :a former occasion it had been asked if a peaceable procession was illegal, and Lord Melbourne's Government had stated that it was not, and they refused to interf,•rc. He (Mr. Hume) thought that it would be dangerous for the Government to interfere at the present time, and be hoped that they would be induced to withdraw this notice.—(Cries of " No. no.") PROTECTION OF THE CROWN AND GOVERN- MINT. Sir G. GREY—I beg, Sir, to give notice, that I shall, to-morrow, move, before the other Orders of the Day, for leave to bring ina Bill to provide for the better se curity of the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom.—(Loud and long-continued cheering). MEXICO. Mr. URQUAHART gave notice that he would, to morrow, ask her Majesty's Government whether they had taken any steps to secure the interests of the British bondholders in Mexico, in ease of the cession of any of the territory belonging to that republic to the United States. CROWN OF BELGIUM. The Holz. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention to ask her ISlajest)'s Government whether they had given any guarantee for the Crown of Belgium, or had, in constquence of the recent events on the Continent, entered into any engagement to maintain the existing order of things in that kingdom. CENTRAL AMERICA. The HoN. MEMBER also asked whe:her, by consulting the law officers of the Crown, or obtaining the authority of the Privy Council, the requisite steps had been taken to legalize the hostilities carrying on in Central America. S. d. •••••"" - 7 , 7" tr.r rrn 'KT, RSDAY EV i` APRIL d o 1648, ECCLESIASTICAL UOURTS. Mr.ROUVERIE - postponed his motion relating to the Ecclesiastical Courts till after Easter: WASTE LANDS OF IRELAND. Mr. F. FRENCH then rose to bring forward his motion for leave to introduce a Bill to facilitate the reclamation of Waste Lands in Ireland, and said the time had come when that House must attend to the interests of Ireland, the time had come when the people of that country would take no excuse for any neglect of their wants, and he therefore thiSted the House would indulge him with its attention while he pointed out a plan by which much of the misery and suffering of Ireland might be mitigated.—(Hear, hear.) At the present moment there were upwards of half a million of agricultural labourers out of employ in Ireland, and if they did not adopt some such a measure as the one he was now about to propose, how they were to find employment for this large multitude. Emigration could not be rt sorted to, for the people were not disposed to emigrate, nor would the inha bitants of the British colonies receive them if they were. What better course could be adoptet under these circumstances, than by doing what had already been done in this country to a large extent, namely, setting the unemployed to reclaim the waste lands? All the Committee that had been appointed to inquire into the matter had agreed in opinion that the greatest good could not fail to result from the reclama tion of waste lands. The Committee of 1830 stated that 5,000,000 sf these lands might be profitably re claimed. It had been stated that bog land which was reclaimed would, after a given time, return to its original state ; this had been proved by practical experience not only in Ireland but in Sweden and other parts of Europe. Such a measure as this would prove of the greatest advantage—it would reduce the rates and save the property of the country; and, in order to see that the money to be voted was properly ex pended, a central Commission should be appointed to superintend the expenditure in the different localities As an indivividual Member, he had no power to provide by his B►ll for the raising now rates. but he proposed to establish two unpaid Commissions, who should be added to the Board of Works, and that the funds to be raised for carrying on their operations should be provided by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, advancing money to the counties upon the same terms and same principles that the Russian Government advanced money to their land banks. The establishment of such land-banks in Ireland would prove of great benefit to the people, while it would avoid the necessity of making any demands upon the public Exchcquer. Without, therefore, troubling the House any longer, he begged to move for leave to intro duce the Bill of which be had given notice.—(Hear.) Mr. P. SCROPE sympathised with the views of the Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward the subject, and be had great pleasure in seconding the motion. Blready Committees of the House had recom mended a similar proposal, and had Government in 1846 employed the starving people upon the waste lands, the effect would have been the preservation of many lives, the raising of large sums of money to this country, and the improvement of the condition of the Irish people. (LErr SPEARING.) TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. Six O'CLOGIC. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Jericho 8 to 1 agst Cracow 8 to 1 agst Rat-trap 10 to 1 agst Tufthunter 11 to 1 agst Glen Saddel 12 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 12 to 1 agst Maid of Lyme 14 to 1 agst Snuff-box 20 to 1 agst Walmgate Bar Without 20 to 1 agst Remembrance 25 to 1 agst Inheritress 30 to 1 agst Bacchanalian 40 to 1 agst Moscow 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES. 2 to 1 on the field CHEsTER CUP. 18 to 1 agst War Eagle DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Springy Jack 10 to 1 agst Glendower 11 to 1 agst Surplice 15 to 1 agst Loadstone 40 to I agst The Fowler 40 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume 40 to 1 agst Sesostris fourtb:llUltiolt THE INTENDED CHARTIST MEETING. GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION. The following Proclamation, with an early copy of which we have been favoured, will be circulated in the metropolis to-morrow morning : " NOTICE ! ! " Whereas the assemblage of large numbers of people, accompanied with circumstances tending to excite terro and alarm in the minds of her Majesty's subjects, is criminal and unlawful ; " And whereas not only those persons who take an active part in such assemblage, but those also who by their presence wilfully countenance it, are acting con trary to law, and are liable to punishment; and whereas an Act of Parliament, passed in the 13th year of the reign of his late Majesty King Charles 11., intituled An Act against tumults and disorders, upon pretence of pre paring or presenting public petitions or other addresses to his Majesty in the Parliament:: it was enacted, that no person or persons whatsoever shall repair to his Majesty or both or either of the Houses of Parliament, upon pretence of presenting or delivering any petition, com plaint, remonstrance, or declaration, or other addresses, accompanied with excessive numbers 'of people, nor at any one time with above the number of ten persons; " And whereas a meeting has been called to assemble on Monday next, the 10th inst., at Kennington•common, and it is announced in the printed notices calling such meeting, that is intended by certain persons to repair thence in procession to the House of Commons, accompanied with excessive numbers of people, upon pretence of presenting a petition to the Commons House of Parliament ; and whereas information has been received that persons have been advised to pro cure arms and weapons, with the purpose of carry inv the same in such procession ; and whereas such proposed procession is calculated to excite terror and alarm in the minds of her Majesty's subjects; " All persons are hereby cautioned and strictly en joined not to attend, or take part in, or be present at, any such assemblage or procession. " And all well-disposed persons are hereby called upon and required to aid in enforcing the provisions of the law, and effectually to protect the public peace, and suppress any attempt at the disturbance thereof. ; (Signed) " C. ROWAN, " R. MAYNE, "Commissioners of the Police of the Metropolis. " Metropolitan Police-office, Whitehall-place, April 6, 1848." LAW INTELLIGENCE. --- CITY SMALL DEBTS COURT, April 5. (Before F. BULLOCK, Esq.) COLE V. DY;GLEY. The plaintiff in this action is the secretary of the Me tropolitan Benefit Society's Asylum Fund, and claimed the balance of an account for theatrical tickets delivered to the defendant. The plaintiff said that the society took a benefit at the Victoria Theatre in 1846, and the defendant, who was one of the committee, requested to have some tickets left him for sale or return, and be sold some and kept the rest. ..I.le Learned JUDGE asked whether the society was enr oiled, or was under Act of Parliament or Charter ? Th e plaintiff replied in the negative; it Kas a friendly society, and he considered did not require enrolment. The Learned JUDGE said it must be shown that the plaintiff, as secretary, had a right to sue. The plaintiff said the defendant, as one of the com • mittee, must have been well aware that he (plaintiff) had the tickets to deliver out, and was answerable for them, and he, in fact, took the house for the night. The Learned JUDGE said, although it might appear hard to nonsuit in such a case, the plaintiff had not shown his right, and must be nonsuited. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. I - 10 HE ClRCUlT.—Kingston. April 4. (Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. MITCHELL. This was an indictment for an assault upon seine officers of the Queen's Bench Prison, in the execution of their duty. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Ballantine were for the prose cution. The defendant, who is a lady-like, middle-aged per son, conducted her own case. This prosecution arose out of some proceedings taken against a prisoner in the Queen's Bench, named Her ring, the circumstances connected with which have been frequently before the public. It appeared that upon the day in question the person referred to was taken upon a habeas to the Bail Court, and on his being brought back in a cab it was alleged that the defendant placed herself in the way of the officers, and obstructed them The defendant conducted her own ease with a good deal of skill, and occasioned much amusement in the Court by the ingenious manner iu which she cross-examined the witnesses ' and objected to questions being put by Mr. Sergeant Shee for the prosecution. The defendant, at the close of the case against her, addressed the jury, and called witnesses to show that she did not commit the acts imputed to her. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. CHADWICK v. AMBER. This was also a special jury case. Sergeant Shee and another Learned Gentleman were for the plaintiff, and Sergeant Channell for the de fendant. This was an action for libel. The plaintiff was the Chairman of the North Wales Railway Company, and the defendant, it appeared, had formerly been in the service of the company, and on his being removed he published a pamphlet, entitled " A Black Book with a White Face," in which he made a variety of charges against the plaintiff, connected with the management of the railway. The defendant pleaded a justification as to some of the charges, but he failed in supporting the pleas. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 1001. The business of this circuit concluded with these cases. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Warwick, April 5. THE QUEEN V. GUTTERIDGE. The various events giving rise to this transaction hay ing been gone . through, a number of witnesses were called to speak to the habits and mode of life of the reverend prosecutor, commencing with the Bishop of Worcester, who spoke in the highest terms of his reverend brother. The evidence of the Bishop of Worcester was taken yesterday. This morning the case for the prosecution recom menced with a witness named Blaekister, who deposed to having been acquainted with the Bishop of Man chester for more than twenty years. Considered him a singularly temperate person, almost amounting to abstemiousness. Had been very intimate with him, but had never seen anything approaching intemperance. The Rev. John Garbett, rector of St. George's, Bir mingham, and dean of the rural deanery called the Deanery of Birmingham, has known Dr. Lee, since 1838, intimately, and been at his house at all hours. Believes him to be a man of great temperance. Witness, 1)r. Lee, and Captain Tindal were on the committee of the Bluecoat School. The Rector took a very active part with those gentlemen. Dr. Lee had an affection of his eyes, producing at times the effect of partial blindness and giddiness. Cross-examined—King Edward's School is one of the largest endowed schools in the kingdom. There are about 1,200 or 1,400 scholars. Dr. Lee was head master, and had a visitorial authority over the elemen tary schools, of which there are five. The Bishop of the diocese has no power in the actual management of the school. _ . _ Mr. George Harris, a solicitor, and Samuel Buckland, a surgeon, at Rugby, had been ♦ery intimate with Dr. Leo, and spoke in high terms of his temperance. The Rev. Mr. Hastings, curate of St. George's, Bir mingham, was a pupil for three years and a half of Dr. Lee, and resided in the house during the whole of that time. He was an early riser, and read prayers to the boys nearly every morning. Considered him as most sober, temperate, and abstemious. Mr. Charles Evans, of Trinity College, Cambridge, who had obtained distinguished honours there last year, and was a pupil of Dr. Lee's, gave similar testimony. Captain Charles Tindal, brother of the late Lord Chief Justice, was a Commander in the Royal Navy, and now manager of the branch Bank of England at Birmingham. Was well acquainted with the Bishop and knew his character. He was a sober man. Never saw him other wise than sober, or knew of his being so. He was scrupulous with respect to statements at public meetings, at which he often spoke. Had remarked him as being particularly so—always very careful. This (the en dorsement on the envelope before adverted to) is not the Bishop's writing—most decidedly not. Mr. S. H. Amphlett was a surgeon at Birmingham and to the General Hospital. Had well known the Bishop, almost from his first arrival in Birmingham, and attended his family at all hours of the day. Always found him quite sober. Never knew him at all otherwise. Cross-examined—This (an opinion of Sir F. Pollock's) belongs to me. I got it from Mr. Whately—perhaps you will allow me to have it again. I have lost it several years. Captain Constantine R. Moorsom was intimately ac quainted with the Bishop. Had long been so. Corro borated the other testimony. George Bennett was servant to the Bishop during the time i❑ question. Susan Smith was so also. These witnesses were asked no questions, and put into the box only for the defendant to cross examine them, which he declined to do. Mr. Richard Tapper Cadbury was a member of the Society of Friends. Well knew the Bishop. He was a sober man. Never knew of his being otherwise, &c. Cross-examined—" We have often met at the hos pital." " Thou sayest it, and Ido not deny it." " There have been stormy discussions in thy presence." The LORD CEIEF JUSTICE—We must not get into irrelevant matters. The witness—l hope that rule will be observed. Cross-examination resumed—l did not say at a meeting, on account of illegality of proceedings, " Then let us make a law." I caled on thee. Thou gavedst me a. written document. I did not at all approve of thy document, although I suggested an alteration. I did not wish the contest to be stopped, but I knew at the same time that could only be by thy acknowledging thy great errors. I was very much surprised at thy calling on me at all. I suppose thou didst so because I am a man of peace. [Nearly every answer of this witness was received with roars of laughter, from the imperturbable gravity with which he gave them, especially when the gave his imprimatur to the remark of the Lord Chief Justice.] This closed the case for the prosecution at about twelve o'clock this day. The defendant then proceeded shortly after twelve o'clock, to open his address to the jury, which was con cluded in about two hours and a half. HALF-PAST SIX. Mr. Gutteridge is at present examining in chief the schoolmaster of the Blue-coat Scheol, who is speak ing positively to the intoxication, about which he made communications the next day to the authorities. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gioucester, April 4. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CREMWELL.) Octavia Sarah Wyatt, alias Lady Ada Alice Wyattville, 28, was arraigned on an indictment .charging her with having, at Cheltenham, on the 17th of December last, feloniously married one Thomas Hinckley, her former husband, Henry Wyatt, being then alive. Mr. Greaves, with Mr. Ings, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Cooke defonded the risoner, wh o a p peared far advanced in a " certain state,". and was allowed a seat in the dock. It appeared that on the Bth November, 1838, the pri soner was married at Kensington Church, in the name of " Octavia Sarah Moore de Bellone, daughter of Henry de Bellone, Marshal of France," to Mr. Henry Wyatt, the witnesses to their marriage being Francis Brothers, the clerk of St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington, and a Mrs. Murray (then Miss Cully), who officiat ed as lady's maid for the prisoner, and accompanied her and Mr. Wyatt to Boulogne, where they stayed one night. The next day he put the two females into a Dieppe diligence, and left them, since which time no com munication appears to have taken place between them; for what reasons he adopted so extraordinary a mode of action is involved in mystery. From Dieppe Mrs. Wyatt went to Havre, when Miss Cully left her and returned to England, Mrs. Wyatt not again visiting this country until the end of 1839. In May, 1847, from an account in the newspapers, Mrs. Murray went to Marlborough -street Police-office, where she saw the prisoner, who, although it did not appear to-day, was then before the magistrates at that office on a charge of having intermarried with Anthony Joseph Collard, an artist. A few days after this the two females met by accident in the street, and had some conversation, Murray telling her she had seen the procession pass on the day the Duke of Wellington's statue was put up, and saw Mr. Wyatt on that occasion. Prisoner said to her, " Did you speak to him?" The witness replied " No, another gentleman was with him, and I did not like to." She then asked her how she came to marry Collard, knowing Wyatt was living, which she evaded by acme light remark, and again asked, " Are you sure you have seen Wyatt ?" In the latter end of 1846 the prisoner told Mr. Tyler, an assistant of Mr. Collard's, that she had been before married to Mr. Wyatt, who was after wards knighted, and became Sir Henry Wyatt, that she had met him in the streets since her return from France, and that he had discarded her. In the autumn of last year the p r i soner we nt to Cheltenham, and . imxed in the first soci e ty th e re, under the designation of" Lady Ada Alice Wyattville," residing at No. 14 , Victoria- street,in which house also lodged Mr. Thomas Hinckley, a c i v il engineer (whose father i s clerk of the peace for the county of Stafford). The young gentleman wts fasci nated by the blandishments of the "Lady Ada," who was described as a rich widow, and on the 17th of De cember last: they repaired, in an unostentatious manner, by no means suiting the high• sounding title and aristo cratic appearance of the lady, to the venerable church of St. Mary, where they were married by the Rev. Mr. Geneste, an accountant and a chamber-maid from the Queen's Hotel being the witnesses. But they soon found that happiness in this world is but transitory. A cloud hung over their prospects, and burst upon the astonished husband and adventurous wife, transferring her from his arms to the county gaol. Mr. Ilinekley,, auspicious not spi e ous intimated ap proving of the marriage, and havingso m e circumstances to him, prosecuted inquiri es, came to Cheltenham, and caused th e p r i soner to be taken ' before the magistrates, by whom the veil was removed, the title vanished, and th e "L a d y Ad a Alice Wyat ville" appeared to-day as plain Wavle Sara Wyatt , to take her trial on three indictmsnts for bigamy. It appeared that after the last wedding the repast was partaken of at an humble bonnet shop, and it was elicited that the three h us b ar d s had all been staying at the Lower George Inn, in this city, during the assizes, . _ . . ;n I that the marriage to Collard took place on the 22 :f June, 1847, at St. James's Westminster. . 0 Mr. COOKE made an ingenious and feeling address t fhe jury, contending that it was doubtful whether she knew her first husband was living at the titn6 she mar ried Hinckley. Then the fact of the three husbands staying at one house, end seeking, as it would appear, to 4et her banished from the country, showed, ihat with all her faults, she was more sinned against than sinning, and he confidently asked for a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was Acquitted, and no evidence 9ffered by the prosecution on the other two indictments. NISI PRIUS CONRT. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON and a Special Jury.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE—PHILIPS V. CHARLES. In this case Mr. Sergeant Taltourd, with Mr. Godson, Q.C., and Mr. Cooke were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Whately, Q.C.. represented the defendant. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage. ' The plaintiff was a lady of 43, the sister of a merchant at Cardigan; and the defendant, who was 46, was an attorney in that town. They had known each other for nearly twenty years. What was remarkable in the case was, that after the wedding-dresses, cards, and cakes had been prepared, the breakfast ordered, the day fixed, and a wedding.party invited, the defendant, without any pre - vioui intimation of his change of intention, married an invalid old woman of seventy, just two days before the day fixed for his marriage with the plaintiff. Mrs. Margaret Gwyer was the wife of a commission agent, at Bristol, and the sister of the plaintiff. The plaintiff kept house herself at Cardigan, and her brother. who was a matster, lived with her. Was at Cardigan in August last. The defendant called at plaintiff's house at seven in the evening of Thursday, the sth of August. There was a pie-nic party the next day on Cardigan bar. A Mr. Al• Cord and the defendant went before the party to make arrangements. Saw the plaintiff and the defendant together there. They walked about together, and came up to near where I was. I heard Mr. Charles say, he hoped I would not place any obstacle in the way of his marriage with my sister. I replied, " I never dictated to her in my life, but have always looked to her for advice." He made no remark, but he wished the marriage to take place immediately—on the following Tuesday. My sister said, " No, I will take time to consider it." Ho did nut become pressing. _ I do not recollect anything further. I then separated for a short time from them. We met again at dinner. After dinner the plaintiff and defendant walked away together, and again came together to tea. After tea the defendant joined me and renewed the subject, and expressed a wish that the marriage should take place on the Tuesday. He talked of his property, said he was worth 9,0001., and would settle his landed property on Mary, and his personal property too, if she wished it. I said she would no doubt be satisfied with any arrange ment he might make. I was the first to name the place where the marriage should be solemnized. My sister wished to have one of her sisters to be present at the wedding. Elizabeth Jordan is her other sister. Mr. Charles said he had not the slightest objection to go anywhere. After that we went home. On the next day, Saturday, I saw him about one o'clock, at my sis ter's house. He said he called to apologise, and hoped he had not offended her the day before. I said she was not very well pleased, but I would go for her. That phrase referred to his having been excited the day be fore. He had been excited after the dinner, just as we were leaving. I went for her, and brought her to him, and he then expressed his sorrow. He generally called her Mary. I went away, leaving them together. They remained together for half an hour. Before I left I saw him trying a ring on her finger. He came again the same evening. Mr. M'Cord came with him. He still wished the marriage to take place immediately. He said it was useless to spend longer time in courtship. My sister said she was not prepared—she was in mourn ing—she would take time to consider—and would never marry until she could do so as it suitediher station in life. It was then arranged to postpone it, and that she should come to Bristol. I was to go the marriage trip with them to Paris. They remained together some hours that evening. My sister came to Bristol on the Ist of September, and resided at Clifton with my sister, Mrs. Jordan. The 16th of September was named for the marriage. Dresses, cards, and cake were ordered and prepared. Bridemaids were spoken to, a wedding breakfast was prepared. Mr. Charles was expected in Bristol on Tuesday the 14th. Called on Wednesday on my sister. He had not arrived, and she could not ac count for his absence. After it was clear on the Wed nesday that he would not come, the breakfast was coun termanded, and the guests were apprised of it. My sister was deeply depressed, and felt insulted, and her health appeared to suffer. The cards were ordered and printed. • Cross-examined.—My father was a spirit merchant. Spirits could be bad at his shop in small quantities. After his death my sister kept the shop ter a year, or • year and a half. She also let lodgings, and continues to do so up to the present time. Mr:M•Cord keeps a spirit shop at Cardigan. My father was also a shipowner. He had shares in several coasting vessels. He was not a fisherman in early life. The picnic had been fixed • week before the sth of August. It was on that evening the defendant was invited to join it. After the pic.nio there was some brandy elrantr. The defendant did not become so drunk that he was brought home in a donkey cart. He rode home part of •the•way in a donkey cart. I left the next day. The defendant lodged at Miss Williams's for some years. I have not seen h er for 20 years. When last I saw her she was far advanced in years. My sister told me that Miss Williams sent her a message that the defendant could not marry her while she (Miss Williams) lived. Mies Williams was the lady the defendant had since married, * Mr. Charles gay) ref sister.6ol. to buy weddine favours. Re-examined.—The 30/. was expended in the purchase of wedding favours. After defendant, in returning from the pic-nic, had ridden for a short distance in the don key-cart, he walked home with me. The bar was threat miles from our house. Mr."ffenry Brown Jordan (the brother-in-law of the plaintiff), proved that the marriage was arranged to take place at his house, and that the breakfast was ordered. On the 14th witness and the plaintiff went to the Curs' Berland-dock to meet the defeudant, who was expected by the Swansea packet. .On the next day he was ex' pected by the mail, but on his not appearing the break' fast was countermanded. On the Thursday morning a letter came from, witness's brother-in-law, Mr. Philips, stating that the defendant had been married to Mist/ Williams. Plaintiff seemed, to feel acutely the defers' dant's conduct, and suffered severely. She was deeidedif distressed. Cross-examined—l went .by her direction that verf morning to an.attorney's office and the next day a writ was issued. Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan, the wife of the last witneser proved that she was present when a letter from the de' tendant, dated the sth of September, 1847, in an save' lope, addressed to Mr. Jordan, was received. The letter was read, it commenced thus:—" My dear Maria,—ln answer to . your kind favour, which relieved my mind of some anxiety, we had a storm here 10 1 Tuesday." This singular opening created some laughtoe in court. . The letter then went on to describe the stored and the casualties arising out of it, and then to request a few lines "to know if our plans are altered; if not, shall start by the mail this day -week for Swansea, and thence on Thursday by the packet to Bristol, and oft Thursday week I hope to be happy-for ever. Cardigan has been very fiat since you left. ' In . ' the mean timer after dinner, I studyto be steady and domestic. I smoke one cigar every evening in my small garden to whit e away the time. The old maids begin to think that )ea have given me the slip, _ es there is not a word said about our getting married.. Mr. Morgan..invited. me to spend the Sunday at his house, and offered to take me in hie chaise, but I declined, as you did not seem inclined to like my going. Mr: Lucas called but did not nonee our affair. • Mr. Nugent•calls almost every day, generally in his usual state. lie has no encouragement from me , Drinking in the mottling is ungentlerainly and die' graceful. . Elizabeth Bradford, a dresanieker, - at Bristol, proved that.she made.the. wedding dresses; and .when about • month after the time fixed for the marriage she at" tempted to fit en one of them .aha.lound Miss Philips_ very greatly depressed in spirits, an d cons i dera bly thinner. • The Rev. J. Thomas ' the clergyman o f C ar di ga n, knew the plainti ff and defendant formany years. She was a regular communicant. On the 13th of September the defendant applied for a license to marry Miss Wil liams; on which the witness said, he was very much astonished at the application, as he understood he won to be married. to Alias Philips, and desired him to re" collect what he had. said in the.week about his intention to marry Miss Philips, .and told.. him it was a &erica:" thing to say the week before that he meant another person, and asked him, did he feel comfortable? He said he had quite altered his mind and would marry Mrs. Williams. That he had lodged with her for 29 yearq. The witness added, I told him he had ' 0 solemn oath to make before my granting the license , and I handed to him the printed form of oath and the license. He carefully and deliberately read both over I said, " Mr. Charles, you will see, on leading these, whether your way is quite clear." He was married the next day, the 14th et September.—(His bride w5l called by the witnesses Mrs. and Miss Williams indir criminately). Cross-examined—Have known Mrs. Williams for years. She was brought into church to be married i 0 a sedan chair 'up to the steps of the communion.table• She cannot walk in her own room without crutches. She appears to be about seventy. She has been for years an invalid. She had been a sort of mother to My Charles. We frequently called her his mother. Re-examined—Did Mrs. Williams' infirmities ineresee or diminish your surprise that he should so insult the, plaintiff? Witness—l cannot say, as lam not a medics+ man. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. WUATELY having addressed the jury in mitigir Lion of damages, His LORDSUIP summed up, and the jury, after a few moments' deliberation, returned a verdict for the plain' tiff—Damages, 1,0004 The Court was engaged the rest of the day with 0 0 action of replevin, to try a right of common. Bln, RTS. On the 31st x lt ., at Milto Pe H terborough, the Viscounteaa Milton, of a :roc On the 25th ult., at Larnaca, Cyprus, the lady of Nivea Kerr, Esq. ; of a eon. • • • DIED. On the 19th ult.,• at Corfu, Geraldine Frances D'Aquilarr th.:-wife of George-Bradford Ellicombe, Esq. On •the 25th ult., at Lambeth; Clements Vincent, third sell of the late Anthony Bertolacci, Esq., aged 39. On the 30th ult., at Harbottle Castle, Northumberland , Thomas Clennell. Esq., eldest son of the late Thomas Fell' wick, Esq., aged 82. a 4 London: Printed and Published bT MUBDO,'TOLNG. No: 112, 'Strand,' Printer, at The Sun OfZfe, •Nix Strant-in - the Precinct of the Savoy, - iti the' dimity Bilddlesez, Thuraday, April 6, IE4B.