The Sun. — London, England, 1848-03-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS. Mach 15. HARWICH ELECTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. V. SMITH thought that it would be very in convenient to discuss at present the question of the disfranchisement of the borough of Harwich. He thought that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department had been some what hardly dealt with by Honourable Members. The Honourable Member for Montrose (Mr. Hume) had attacked him as though he wished to screen the offence. He (Mr. Vernon Smith) un derstood him to take no such course. The question which the Right Hon. Baronet put to the House was, whether the writ should issue now or not. That was a question entirely distinct from the disfranchise ment of the borough. He thought that in a consti tutional view of the question the writ ought to issue, because no borough ought to remain unrepresented for any longer period than was absolutely necessary. One of the Hon. Members on the Committee had said that it appeared to them that there was some thing like collusion practised between the parties; and he (Mr. V. Smith) thought that circumstance, coupled with the recommendation of the chairman of the Committee, ought to have some weight with the House in inducing it to allow the present debate to be adjourned. Captain ELLIOT said that what he had stated was, that after the Committee had sat for a few days it did certainly appear that there was something like collusion between the , parties, but subsequently, when they saw the petitioners doing their utmost to prove their case, that opinion was entirely done away with.—(Hear, hear.) Lord D. STUART said that he understood the arrangement come to last night by the House, was that the further discussion of the question should he postponed untilllon.Members should have been afforded an opportunity of considering the whole question ; but he did not think that that arrangement at all affected the motion of to-day for issuing the new writ. He could tell Hon. Members, that if they wished to enjoy the real confidence of the country, and be the real representatives of the people, they must not endeavour to stifle inquiries upon these subjects, but, on the contrary, keep the elections as pure as possible. Already a considerable feeling of disaffection pre vailed throughout the country with the inequality of the present representation.-- (Hear.) Mr. BAGGE said that he was entirely in the hands of the Home, and would either withdraw or consent to adjourn his motion. Lord PALMERSTON said that he was quite prepared to agree to the motion being withdrawn, and the debate thereon being considered as dropped, and that the motion for issuing the writ should not be renewed until after the minutes of the evidence had been printed and placed in the hands of Members a sufficient time to allow of its being fully considered, and then that notice should be given when the motion would be brought forward. lie thought that the adoption of that course would fully reconcile the opinions of all parties upon the subject.—(Hear, hear.) He felt called upon to confirm the statement of his Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with respect to the understanding which prevailed last night upon this subject. He was in the House at the time, and could speak from a perfect recollection of the circumstances. The under standing to which he was a party, and to which he' considered Hon. Members on the other side had acceded, was that the question of whether the writ should issue or not should be postponed until after the evidence given before the Committee had been considered by the House.—(Hear, hear.) His own opinion was that he should be ready upon the" statement of the Hon. Chairman of the Committee to move for the issue of the writ, and he thought that the reference which had been made to the former re port of the Committee, in 1842, tended rather to confirm him in that opinion, because he found that upon that ectasion there was a charge, of general, if not universal corruption in the borough ; whereas it ap peared upon this occasion that the most searching inquiry by the petitioners did not result in a proof of anything like general corruption, or even corrup tion extending beyond three or four individuals.— (Hear, hear.) The question of bribery was one of such great importance, that he felt that it was an abuse which struck so vitally at the root of everything upon which the influence the character, the respectability, and effi ciency of this House depended—(Cheers)--that he thought that this House should at all times, if they erred at all, err on the side of extending opportuni ties far inquiring into all cases where it had been shown that any acts of bribery had been practised. —(Hear, hear.) Although he was aware that upon general principles this House should be careful not unnecessarily to suspend the issuing of writs, or leave any portion of the country unrepresented, he thought that upon the present occasion it would be expedient that the motion should be withdrawn, and the issuing of the writ not moved for until the evi dence given before the Committee had been printed, and the House had had a full opportunity of con sidering its nature.—(Hear.) He therefore suggested that the Hon. Member should withdraw his motion, and immediately move that the evidence should be printed. Mr. BLACKSTONE—That has already been moved. Lord PALMERSTON—If such a motion had been made he thought that the wisest course for the House to adopt would be to agree to that motion. Sir J. GRAHAM said, that upon the suggestion of the Noble Lord he had no objection to withdraw his motion, on the understanding, however, that the issue of this writ should not be moved for without notice, and such notice not to be given until after the evidence had been printed. Mr. WAKLEY had witnessed, with great delight, the virtuous indignation of the Noble Member for Tiverton (Lord Palmerston), and he should not be surprised to see that Noble Lord one day appearing as the illustrious head of a powerful Radical party i n that House.—(Laughter.) Stranger things than that had occurred before now in that House.—(Laughter.) He was proud to see that the Noble Lord was not determined, with inflexible stupidity, like some Honourable Members, to stick to old and obso lete prejudices, but had shown himself willing to advance in the right direction.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord the Member for Marylebone (Lord D. Stuart), and the Hon. Member for Northampton (Mr. Y. Smith), had endeavoured to excuse, or to palliate, the conduct of the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Department. He could not account for that course of conduct. Last night the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) was for delay to-day, he being acquainted with the f ac t s o f t h e case, , was anxious for the immediate issuing of the writ.— Hear, hear.) Shortly after the appointment of the ight Honourable Baronet to office, he (Mr. Wakley) had taken a phrenological view of his cranium —(A laugh)—and he noticed distinctly that the Right Honourable Baronet was possessed of a very large organ of " justice."—(Renewed laughter.) Now, after knowing that bribery had been practised in this, the most corrupt and rotten of all corrupt boroughs in the kingdom—(Cries of "No, no") — well, then, on. of the most corrupt—the Right Hon. Baronet was in favour of issuing the writ. To whom was he to send this writ ? The writ would have to be sent to these corrupt electors, who were thus to be the instruments of adding another to the number of " Attwoodian " Members in this House. What, he would ask the House, was there that would be safe in this country, if the fountain of justice—the Right Hon. Baronet—were so corrupted? Would the lives and property of the people of this country be safe or protected if the fountain of their laws were to be thus corrupt ?—(Hear, hear.) Large sums of money had been expended for the purpose of corrupting this House to a degree which had never been known.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member for Essex, who seemed to entertain a fear for the necessity of bringing forward a new Reform Bill, had said that he thought that the lar ge con s tit uenc i es were not in the h a bit o f j u d g i ng w i t h su ffi c i ent sagacity, or exercising a proper degree of caution in the choice of their representatives. Why, was not the Honourable M em b er hi mself a Member for a large constituency ?—(Hear, hear.) He wondered that the lion. Member had not formed a comp l ete re futation of his , arguments in hi s own person.— (L au ghter.) Essex had always been famous for its representatives. The House might rest assured that these things would be constantly recurring so long as the election for Members was septennial instead of annual, and they continued to be elected by small constituencies who could be influenced by cor rupt means. If the constituencies were enlarged it would be out of the power of persons to cor rupt them. At present it was considered a good speculation for persons to invest their money in an election ; they knew that they would have their seats for seven years, and could be able by that7time to palm their relations upon the public. 1 , he 14oble Lord, the Member for Marylebone (Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart), had said that in this case as much as 475/. was given for a single vote. Did the House suppose that such a sum would have been paid for a vote if the party paying it did not consider that it would be a profitable outlay ? There was an opinion fast gaining ground among the people out of doors that they were not properly re presented, and they would demand as a right that they should be fairly represented in this House. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Bute said the C. i Committee did not restrain the petitioners from enter ing nto the general charge of bribery and treating. Ile said—" We 'found there was bribery, but we could not discov e r f o r w hi c h can did a t e it was papaid."—paid."—(Hear, and lau g ht e r.) N ow wh a t a searchinginquiry that must have been which could not make such a discove r y. —(H ear, hear.) To h i m the inquiry did not appear a very searching one. Why, they had the admission of the sitting Member, who they must suppose represented the virtue of the place, that the majority of the voters were corrupt ; and under such circumstances, was the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon (Sir J. Graham) to get up in his place, and move sim ply that the debate be adjourned ? Let the House " assume some virtue if it have it not." Out of doors the people were dissatisfied at the con duct of the House with respect to these matters — they were becoming sullen, and declined to make any application to the House, because they were impressed with the idea that they did not fairly represent them.—(Hear.) The people were willing to conform to the established state of things if they were fairly represented. Proof of this was to be found in the fact that there was not the same demand for a republic here as in France. Those who were guilty of such conduct as that pursued with respect to this borough ought to be punished with the utmost rigour of the law. Unless this was done, and the people more fairly dealt with, anarchy and confusion could not fail to be the result. Sir G. GREY thought the Hon. Member had expended a great deal too much virtuous indignation with respect to him. He had even taken a phreno logical survey of his head.—(Laughter.) He hoped that nothing he had done on this occasion had thrown any discredit upon his phreno logical skill.—(Prolonged cheering.) Ile in stanced the cases of Lancaster and Carlisle. because he thought they should follow the course adopted with respect to those boroughs ;—nothing, he assured the House, but considerations of justice in duced him to take the course he had.—(Loud cheers.) All boroughs charged with bribery should, he thought, be dealt with equally; and he did not think it just that the Honourable: Member, after having the report of the Committee of 1842 before him for nearly iseven years, which stated that bribery was there committed—after allowing it to slum ber for all that period that he should come down to the House now, and with great virtuous in dignation, wish to visit the sin of the constituency of 1842 upon the constituency of 1848. (Loud cheers.) It was because such a proposition was unjust, that he had taken the course he had.—(Loud cheers.) But he was willing to bow to the decision of the House.—(Hear.) The motion for the issuing of the writ, and that for the adjournment of the debate, having been ac ceded to, The SPEAKER then put the motion, that the issuing of the writ be suspended until the evidence was before the House. Mr. MOWATT rose amidst much impatience on the part of the House. He eulogised the sentiments enunciated by Lord Palmerston, that the House should be purified of those who had been improperly returned to it. The conduct of the Noble Lord presented a remarkable contrast—he might almost say it contrasted shamefully with the avowal of the Righ t Hon. Baronet (Sir G. G re y).— (Cries of "Oh ! ) He admitted, however, that he qualified his sentiments in some measure. Lord PALMERSTON rose to order. He hoped his llon. Friend would withdraw the word " shame fully"—(Loud cheers)—which no doubt had fallen from him in consequence of net being used to the House. Mr. MOWATT most readily withdrew the ob jectionable phrase. Being a new Member must plead as his excuse.—( Hear, hear.) He certainly under stood the Right Hon. Baronet to be the advocate of the present system of corruption.—(Cries of " Oh ! ") Sir G. GREY wished to say one word.—(Cheers.) He felt deeply indebted to the House for this assur ance of its confidence in him.—(Cheers.) After such an expression of feeling it would be wholly unecessary to say another word.—(Prolonged cheering.) Any thing he could say, he was sure, would uaerly fail to show the House he was blameable.—(Hear.) Mr. S. WORTLEY (the Chairman of the Co:n mittee) explained that the words "no evidence to show" were introduced by the Committee into the resolution he hid drawn up. Mr. MUNTZ said that the people looked upon such conduct as that shown to have taken place at the last election for Harwich with ineffable contempt. The Right Hon. Baronet had said, as they had not visited the sins of the electors of 1842 upon them, that they should not do so upon those of 1848. This was an extraordinary statement. Why, if they did not punish these guilty parties now, they would have no future opportunity of doing so. Not punishing them would be taken as a precedent in other cases of a similar nature. On account of such proceedings, his constituents, and the people in other parts of the country, entertained great doubts of the honesty of the House. If all who spoke so strongly against such. conduct were to act as resolutely as they seemed disposed to do, all the difficulties in the way would be removed in a week. If steps were not immedi ately taken by the House to punish such conduct, and to put an end to it, proceedings out of doors would be taken to accomplish the desired result. Captain ELLIOT defended the Committee, of which he was a member. There was no ground for saying that the House favoured these petitioned against on the score of bribery, as almost in every instance of disputed returns during the present session theiMembers petitioned against had been unseated. How, then, could Hon. Members be accused of coun tenancing such proceedings ? Hon. Members should support the legislation and decisions of the House, instead of casting discredit upon them, and making them unpopular with the country. The lion. Member for Finsbury complained that the Committee did not sufficientlyinvestigate the evidence adduced be fore it. He denied that this was so. If not he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would investigate their conduct elsewhere in his judicial capacity; though, from the deficient acuteness he had evinced on this occasion, he should be sorry to put himself under his hands.— (Roars of laughter.) Mr. B. OSBORNE considered that there was a "mock" modesty in the House respecting proceedings relative to cases of bribery, and a laugh was instinctively raised when such subjects were introduced.—(Hear, hear.) There was no assimilation between the cases of Lancaster, and Carlisle, and Harwich. The last was a monstrous one. It was a new " dodge" to taunt Hon. Members with acting unfairly when they spoke openly and fearlessly with respect to such places. Sir W. HE ATHCOTE could not avoid expres sing his indignation at the remark which had been directed against the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, while he could assure the House that the under standing come to last night was not that the writ should be postponed till the minutes were laid upon the table, but that it should be postponed till the report of the Committee was in the hands of Hon. Members.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUAIE was quite certain that his Hon - . Friend the Member for Finsbury meant no offence to the Right Hon. Baronet in the observations he had addressed to the House. No doubt his Hon. Friend had spoken warmly upon the subject before the House, but the House must bear in mind that the Right Hon. Baronet drew a comparison between Harwich and Carlisle and Lancaster, which certainly was not justified by the evidence taken before the Committees. He was confident that his Hon. Friend meant no personal offence towards the Right Hon. Baronet, and all that could be said of the remarks his Hon. Friend had made was, that they betrayed an error of judgment.—(Hear.) With regard to what had just fallen from the Hon. Baronet opposite, he, for one, understood just the contrary to what was stated by the Hon. Baronet. He understood that the writ was not to be moved for till the minutes, as well as the report, were before them.—(Hear.) Mr. BROTHERTON felt himself called upon to confirm what had fallen from the Hon. Baronet opposite, and to protest against the language applied to the Right Hon. Baronet by the Hon. Member for Falmouth. Mr. MOWATT trusted the House would allow him to say one word in explantion. He had no personal motives in applying the observations he did to the Right Hon. Baronet, but all that he intended was to express his disapprobation in the strongest language the usages of Parliament would admit of at the con duct of the Right Hon. Baronet in wishing to bring forward the issuing of the writ.—(Hear.) The motion for the production and printing of the minutes was then agreed to. ELECTION RECOGNIZANCES BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill being read, Mr. HENLEY presented a petition from the elec tors of Warrington against the Bill. Mr. WALPOLE, in moving the second reading of the Bill, said he would endeavour to state as shortly as possible the provisions of the Bill, though after the exciting debate which had just closed he could hardly hope to receive the attention of the House. It would be in the recollection of the House that in the course of the present session a number of petitions had been presented complaining of the re cognizances entered in to for prosecuting certain election petitions, but upon the advice of counsel it was found that it would be dangerous if the House allowed those election petitions to be entertained. The House must bear in mind tha it was now sitting in a judicial capacity, having the interest of the sitting Member and his constituents to protect, and it was to enable the House to protect the interest of those two parties that this Bill had been brought in. He rested the support of the Bill upon two cases, namely, the Leicester and Walsall election petitions. In the first case, the examiner of recognizances, although he had some doubt es to their validity, passed the recogni zances; but they were afterwards pronounced to be insufficient, and the case was thereupon stopped altogether. In the other case, however, the examiner of the recognizances allowed the parties to amend their recognizances, and upon their putting in such amended recognizances, the case was allowed to go on. It would be seen that these two cases in the first instance were exactly alike. There was some informality in the recognizances, but the examiner overlooked the informality in the one instance, and called upon the parties in the other to amend. In the latter case the parties were allowed to proceed with their petition, but in the other the parties were deprived altogether of a remedy against what they considered to be an invalid return; and the ob ject of the present Bill was to remove this anomalous state of things.—(Hear, hear.) The task he had undertaken was a most unthankful one, but in the conscientious discharge of his duty he could adopt no other course than tQ lay the present Bill on the table of the House. It was a measure, however, that, whatever might be the objections to it, ought not to be met by such an amendment as that which was to be proposed by the Hon. Member for Warwickshire. The Hon. Member trusted that the House would allow the Bill to be read a second time. Mr. SPOONER then rose to move the following amendment :—" To leave out the word That' in order to add ' the orders referring the petitions presented against the returns of Members to this House for the boroughs of Bodmin, Cheltenham, Leicester, and Walsall, the city of Dublin, and the county of Long ford, to the General Committee of Elections, which petitions are mentioned or referred to in the said Bill, be discharged, and that no further proceedings be taken on the said petitions.' " He thought justice would not be done by giving the second reading of the Bill a direct negative and such being his opinion, he had determined, thinking it the best course he could pursue, to move the amendment, of which he had given notice, and in doing so he could assure the House he was not actuated by any party motive or party views. The Bill set out by stating that doubts existed. He denied that any doubts did exist.—(Hear, hear.) It was the duty of the petitioners, with the assistance of their legal advisers, to see that the petition was in compliance with the required forms, and he did not think that the House ought to interfere to cure the omissions caused by the negligence of those parties.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the Cheltenham election petition, he thought that the omission complained of did not arise from negligence, for it appeared from the evidence of Mr. Coppock, who was examined before the Committee, that he had properly prepared the recognizances in Lon don, and that they were sent down pJrfect to Cheltenham, where an alteration was made by striking out the important words, "each and every one of them." He thought, therefore, that this House ought not to pander to such cases. He deprecated any alteration of the laws for ex past facto purposes, instead of receiving a full and deliberate discussion by the House, such as the importance of the case required. He felt himself, therefore, bound to move the amendment which he bad read to the House. Sir GEORGE GREY said that he thought a remedy might be found for those inconveniences which, it was alleged, some Hon. Members were put to. As one of the members of the Committee to whom the Cheltenham election petition was referred, he con sidered with the other Hon. Members in what way it would be best to provide a remedy for the evils com plained of. He entirely concurred with the sugges tion offered to the Committee by the Honour able and Learned Member for Midhurst (Mr. Walpole), and he thought that the Bill founded on that suggestion, and which was now before, the House, would provide a sufficient remedy for the evils complained of, and as a member of that Committee he was prepared to give the Bill his most cordial support, and to vote in favour of the second reading. He trusted that the House would not con cur in the amendment proposed by the Hon. Member for Warwickshire (Mr. Spooner) ; it would be setting a most dangerous precedent, causing a resolution of the House to supersede an Act of Parliament. __ _ Mr. LAW considered that Committees should in the first instance inquire into the validity of the recognizances at the time the endorsement was made. He objected to the amendment of the Hon. Member for Warwickshire (Mr. Spooner), because he thought it would not be well to interfere, by a resolution of that House, with an Act of Parliament. He recommended his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. Walpole) to adopt his suggestion, and to make it the primary object of his measure. A middle course would best meet the justice of the case. . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the amendment, on the ground that it might lead to a tyrannical exercise of the power which it would give, and would take the question of privilege out of the hands of the House.—(Hear.) If the amendment was negatived he should give his support to the Bill. Mr. HILDYARD did not concur in the opinion just delivered by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, though he by no means wished it to be under stood that he was favourable to the second reading of this Bill. He, however, saw no objection to the amendment of his Honourable Friend the Membei for the county of Warwick ; but there were objections, and exceedingly strong ones, too, to tho provisions of the Bill itself. In the first place, the Bill itself partook of an ex post fact* law, and the House ought always to be extremely cautious in adopting a measure based upon that principle.— (Hear, hear.) To remedy the defects which the Bill proposed to remove he would give the Court of Com mon Pleas jurisdiction to decide whether recognizances were ipso facto void, and if this Bill were withdrawn another measure could be introduced to establish the jurisdiction he had suggested.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. H. INGLIS had strong objections to the five propositions contained in the report presented to the House on the subject, and, of course, entertaining such objections, he could not support the Bill or the amendment, because they were both founded upon those propositions: The House ought to take care not easily to part with its juris diction in these matters of election petitions; and he, therefore, hoped the House would neither pass this Bill nor adopt the suggestion of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had just resumed his seat.—(Hear.) He thought the best course would be to let matters stand as they did at present till the end of the session, and then bring in A Bill to regulate the whole election law in future, if it was thought necessary. Mr. ANSTEY ,objected to the Bill because it was a private Bill and an ex post facto Bill. Such being the case, he asserted—and he did so advisedly—that if the Bill was passed, it would never have the force of law. He should record his vote in favour of the amendment of the Honourable Member for Warwickshire. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided on the question, that all the words after " That" should be omitted— Noes Ayes . _ Majority —2 The House then divided on the question that the amendment should be inserted-- Ayes .. • • • • .. 78 Noes .. .. • • .. 165 Majority .. • • ••• -87 So that the only word left in the main question was " That." There was no time, however, to take any further division on the subject, the hour of six o'clock having passed. ELECTION COMMITTEES. AYLESBURY. The Aylesbury Election Commit t ee re-assembled yes terday morning; Mr. R. Palmer in the chair. The Committee proceeded to hear fresh evidence in support of the charge of treating by Mr. Deering and his agents. The Committee were engaged the rest of the day in receiving similar evidence. The Committee adjourned at four till eleven o'clock to-morrow. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, MARC R l6, 1846. KING O'PHILLIPS FOR IRELAND. (From Punch.) CH-S-LM A-ST-- Y TU JOHN O'CONNELL, M.P. " Sir, —Although I have not yet made it a part of my impeachment of Lord Palmerston, I intend to do so. Yes ; the accusation—l have to prefer—will be con tinued in my next. In the mean time, I take the widest, the strongest, and the deepest means (need I allude to the pages of Punch ?) to inform all Ire land of the chains at this mement being forged for her ; forged by the traitorous Foreign Secretary, to whom treason is a labour of affection. " For many days the whereabout of the ex-King of the French has been kept a secret. He has been at Dreux—at Fu—at Tettport—at Herne Bay. Such have been the conflicting rumours of a venal press. All, of course, to put the world upon a wrong scent until the iniquity, for some days hatching, shall receive portentous birth. " Now, sir, prepare to be astonished; for I am about to inform you and the bamboozled world at large of the real hiding-place of the late King of the French. Know, then, that his ex-Majesty is at this moment—and has been for some days past—at No. 3, Carlton-house-ter race. Yes; in legal phrase, he is there • harboured and comforted' by Viscount Palmerston, the Foreign Se cretary. " I am the last man to suggest any intrusion upon the privacy of fallen greatness ; but—if you doubt the vera city of nay information—l have only to direct you to the above address. Knock at the door, rush by the porter, run up stairs; and on the third-pair back (turning to the right, you will see a cut glass handle to the door) you will find the royal fugitive. There he is, seated in an arm-chair covered with Russia leather, which (stuffed with Russian bank-paper) was a grateful present of Nicholas, for work done, to the Foreign Secretary. There is the ex-King, in that Russian chair, with his feet upon a Turkey carpet, the bribe of the Sultan ; there he is, with a Persian cat (the souvenir of the Shah) bridling at his royal knee ; with his royal but exiled elbow leaning on a Spanish mahogany table, the gift of Christina for winking at the Spanish marriage. There is the King, air (at the hour I write), with a cup of tea before him —the tea the gift of the Emperor of China, in recom pense for a certain foreign treaty that sacrificed the in terests of the English merchant; the tea sweetened by the sugar of Brazil, originally sent in a loaf, to purchase destruction of the West Indies—milked from a Brahmin cow, the gift of the East India Company—and stirred by a spoon, a small item of the extensive service of plate manufactured at the mine's mouth in Peru, to buy the Foreign Secretary to the interests of the republic. I might, sir, give many other particulars touching the furniture of that back room—nay of every moveable of No. 3—but I am the last man to be personal. " Well, sir, you will ask wherefore should Lord PP 1- meraton—the Foreign Secretary of England—give an asylum to the castaway Louis Philippe. Listen. The King of the French cannot leave off a crown. After wearing one for nearly eighteen years, it is—he declares—as needful to his health as flannel. " The King of the French is desirous to purchase an other kingdom—to lay down so much ready money for it—and, sir, (now prepare to shriek)—Lord Palmerston proposes to sell him Ireland " Yes! You clench your patriotic hand—you strike it on your heart (I knew you would)—you gaze towards the ceiling and —no, you are too much of a gentleman —you don't swear. " Fur these past three days, whilst even the Chronicle —a public organ that Lord Palmerston has ceased to grind—has preached of Louis Philippe's wanderings in France, his Majesty has—l repeat it—been lodged at No. 3, Carlton house- terrace, bargaining for the purchase of the first flower of the earth and first gem of the sea;' and they are now—after much haggling on the King's part—sold to him as though the flower was of no more worth than a daisy, and the gem as common as Margate shingle. " 'lreland was Peel's difficulty'—said Palmerston to a friend I could name but I have turned it into ready cash. We are the first Ministry who ever made a penny by it.' " I have not yet made my mind up to publish the precise sum paid by Louis Philippe for the throne of Ireland; but I shall be quite prepared—when the time, comes—to summon to the bar of the Commons the identical clerk from Coutts's who cashed his Majesty's cheque. " I shall also be quite ready to call Mr. to the bar, to prove that he received instructions to make out the conveyance deeds. This much I will, however, ven ture to state without further hesitation. " Of course, Ministers said nothing of the transaction. It was their selfish policy to keep it secret until they secured the income-tax. "It is not yet settled when his Majesty will take pos session of Ireland, but I think I may venture to predict that it will be on the very earliest day of April. " The King—in order that certain passages of his Paris life may be forgotten—proposes to cast aside his present name as he would change dirty linen, and to mount the throne (which in this case he has ordered of cast iron, not to be consumed by fire) under the title of O'Phillips the First. "I can assure you that the King re-enters upon Majesty with the greatest vigour, and in the highest spirits. Mr. Sheil, the Master of the Mint, has already been to advise with him respecting the new coinage: and already Mr. John Leech and Mr. Richard Doyle have been solicited to supply designs for the five pat piece and the O'Phillips-d'or. (A hand closing an um brella, for the obverse has been suggested, as significant of the brevity of the royal reign.) " Messrs. Storr and Mortimer have taken the King's hat to measure for the new crown (of gilt silver): a light, tasteful thing composed of shamrocks, and enriched with polished fragments of the real Blarney Stone. " Mr. Moses, from the MinOries, has been honoured with an order to make the royal robes of the vety best cotton velvet, to be trimmed with real fox. Mr. Moses was as I am informed, kept in ignorance of the rank of of his customer; Lord Palmerston in his wily way, assuring the single-hearted tailor that ' the old gentle man was a bit of a character, and only wanted the robes for the purpose of a masquerade.' " And now, sir, having communicated to you a part of the designs of iord Palmerston, it is for you, as the Patriot of Erin, to determine for the seven millions who look all the way up to you; it is for you to say whether you will take the Son of Gaul in exchange for the hated Saxon. I will not tell you the name I have already heard as determined upon by King O'Phillips as his prime minister for life; but it begins with O'C. "Again, it cannot be denied that King O'Phillips comes with a ready made royal family. There is Nemours, and D'Aumale, and Montpensier, each ready to head an Irish invading army; whilst Admiral Join vine, in command of the armada of the Liffy, may pour his thunder on either side of the Thames. This, it must be confessed, will be revenge on the blood-thirsty Saxon —revenge sweet and unctuous as butter-milk I " That Ireland will benefit by the change—that the country which has been blighted by the rule of the Saxon will run with oil and honey under the beneficent auspices of the Gaul—is not to be doubted. Neverthe less, be assured that the corrupt and avaricious states man who has transacted the bargain—selling a whole nation for a bank cheque—will, in the proper place, namely, the House of Commons, at the bar of the coun try, bo duly impeached by " Your obedient servant, . _ _ " CM-8-1:31 A--ST--Y. " J. O'Connell Esq., M.P. " P.S. It is a small matter, but I have just learned that Louis Philippe binds himself and his heirs for ever, to supply for the same time mountain dew and potatoes to the cellar and the kitchen of a certain mansion in Carlton• house-terrace." SALE OF A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF Ex- GRANINGS.—On Tuesday a sale by auction of a valuable collection of engravings ; principally artists' proofs, was proceeded with by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, the auctioneers, of Wellington-street, Strand. Out of the 132 lots, forming the sale, the following were worthy of notice:—La Madonna di S. Sisto, by Muller, sold for 81. 155.; Highland Drovers departing for the South, after Landseer, by Watt, a superb proof before the letters, sold for 41. 1 ls.; "The Reading Magdalen," after Correggio, by Longhi, choice proof before the letters, 141.; " Deerstalker's Return," by Willmore, after Landseer, artist's proof on India paper, sold for 8/. 155.; " Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time," by Cousins, first class proof on India paper, sold for 41. 10s.; The Queen and Children, by Cousins, India proof before letters, sold for two guineas; Deerstalking in the Highlands, a fine set of artist's proofs, sold for 131. 55.; the Protestant Protest at the Diet of Spiers, after Cattermole, engraved by Walker, artist's proof, sold for 51. 155.; "The Death of the Stag," artist's proof, by Ryall, sold for 71. 10s.; " Not Caught Yet," artist's proof, sold for 61. 125.; " Christ Weeping over Jerusalem," after Eastlake, by Cousins, a fine artist's proof, sold for 71.; " Prince Charles Edward's ent r y i n t o Edinburgh," engraved by Bacon, an artist's p roo f on I n di a paper, sold for 51 . The other engravings, although of the choicest description, fetched but low prices, those noticed above selling for about ono-fourth of the price they were originally pub lished at. A meeting to congratulate the French people was held on Monday evening at Bath. Some excitement was created in the city by the announcement of the gather ing, and a considerable number of special constables were sworn in on Monday morning, but the precautions taken by the magistracy turned out to be quite unneces sary, the meeting being, considering its extent, one of the most orderly ever held in the city. The speakers enforced the necessity of peace and order, and declared their motto to be " Republic for France ; the Constitu tion for England." The address to the French people, and a petition to Parliament in favour of the people's charter, were carried unanimously. ALLEGED PREMATURE BURIAL.—The most extra ordinary reports are in circulation concerning the death of a respectable householder, for many years a resident in the neighbourhood of Red Lien-squares It appears that on Sunday last the deceased, shortly after his return from church, fell down and expired in a fit. The next day the undertaker attended and placed the corpse in a coffin, the lid of which was fastened down. Shortly afterwards a noise, which was attributed to the bursting of the body, was heard in the coffin, but of which no further notice was taken until a relative arrived, who had the coffin opened, and found the body in such a position as left no doubt the suspended animation had returned, and that a death struggle ensued after the body was enclosed in its narrow shell.—Sunday paper. SHOCKING MILL AcciDENT.—Yesterday week, en inquest was held et the house of Mr. Thomas Walton, the Queen's Arias Inn, Manchester road, on view of the , body of a youth aged 16 years, named Richard Mang. han. It appears that the deceased was employed at Messrs. Waud's mill, and on the previous day he had got entangled in one of the !straps, by means of which he had one leg and one arm torn completely from his body. The poor unfortunate lad only survived the acci dent about twenty minutes. The verdict of the jury was "Accidental death."—Leeds Mercury. DUNDALK. The Select Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition against the return of Mr. M.‘Tavish for Dundalk met for the first time yesterday morning; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Pea cock appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, with whom was Mr. Rogers, for the sitting Member. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAHE opened the case for the peti tioners. In the first place the petitioners complained that Mr. M‘Tavish had no qualification; secondly, that he obtained his return by bribery and treating. It might, however, save time if the objection of want of qualifica tion were decided in the first instance. The petitioners contended that Mr. M'Tavish was an alien, forasmuch as the Honourable Gentleman was born in America. The decision on the point of qualification was reserved till the:evidence had been adduced. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE then proceeded to disclose the case of bribery and treating which the evidence would establish. One voter, he said, whose name was M'Gouch,it would be proved was promised 50/. to support Mr. M'Tavish, while at the time the promise was made he received 101. on account. In other cases the Committee would find that the rates of the electors werelpaid, but, although this did not amount to bribery, it was sufficient to invalidate the votes of the parties. Treating was also carried on during the election to a considerable extent, and should the point relating to the qualification of Mr. M'Tavish not satisfy the Committee, alter hearing the evidence, he was convinced they would have no hesi tation in unseating the Hon. Gentleman on the ground of bribery. The customary formal proofs relating to the election having been put in, a passport describing Mr. M'Tavish as an American citizen was put in and received quantum valent. The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to morrow. BEWDLEY. The Bewdley Election Committee re-assembled yes terday morning; Mr. Wrightson in the chair. The whole of the morning was taken up with evidence and arguments to prove agency against Sir Thomas Winnington's friends. The CHAIRMAN intimated that the evidence of treat ing relating to Bewdley had made but little impression upon the minds of the Committee. The case against Sir Thomas Winnington was then closed, after which several witnesses were called to rebut the charges of treating at Bewdley and Stourport. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS, March 15. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) WELSH V. TREVANIAN. This cause, which involves a question upon a mort gage to the Bank of England, relating to property in Cornwall to a large amount, was only part-heard, at the rising of the Court, Further hearing adjourned. (Before Sir J. KNIGHT f.CRUCE.) TIIJ ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. MUNRO. His HONOUR gave judgment in this case. The relators alleged in their information that the church, schools, and premises erected in St. Peter's-square, Manchester, had been purchased by subscriptions raised in 1832 among certain members of the Established Church of Scotland, and were vested in trustees by a deed dated 4th of April, 1832, under certain trusts, one of which declared that the church should be used for the pur pose of public worship in connexion with and according to the doctrine and discipline of the Established Church of Scotland. They complained that the defendants had seceded from that church, and in violation of the trusts, appropriated the church to public worship in con nexion with the Free Church of Scotland. They prayed an injunction, and an account of the pew rents and other income. The deed of April, 1832, was nut enrolled as required by the statute, and the defendants. after the secession, had a new deed executed in February, 18-11; and in their answer they contended that the deed under which the plaintiffs claimed was invalid for want of en rolment; and the Rev. Mr. Munro, although ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, denied their spiritual and ecclesiastical authority in England. His Honour declared that it was not necessary to state an opinion on the question of enrolment, an possession had been taken and held under the deed of April,lB32, which was framed in perfect compliance with the statute of George H. The question to be decided was whether the trusts created under that deed had been improperly adminis tered. With respect to the trust prescribing that the worship in St. Peter's Church should be in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland, the defendants declared that the practice and doctrines of that Church had changed. Now, on that point, after reviewing the evidence and materials before him, his Honour felt bound to declare that the doctrine, polity, and discipline of the Established Church of Scotland was the same in 1832, and the same down to the present time, as it was when Mr. Munro was ordained and inducted into St. Peter's Church. In compliance with the prayer of the relators' information, he also de clared that the spiritual and ecclesiastical authority of the Established Church of Scotland did extend to those in connexion with it in this country, and that the Rev. Mr. Munro had been ordained a minister of that Church, and that he had ceased to be a minister in connexion with the Established Church of Scotland in July, 1844, and that he ceased to be in communion with it up to the present time,:and that the worship in St. Peter's Church had not been since July, 1844, and was not now, in con nexio❑ with the Established Church of Scotland; and. therefore, that the practical administration of the charity was improper, and in direct contravention of the rights and trusts created under the deed of April, 1832. He therefore decreed that the defendants, whose pro ceedings he designated as being contrary to justice, fide lity, and plain dealing, should pay the relatofs the costs of the suit, at least, up to this time. He also declared that the Rev. Mr. Munro, having ceased to belong to the Established Church of Scotland, ought not to be allowed to continue to act as;minister in St. Peter's Church; and he directed an injunction to restrain him accordingly. His Honour alsu decreed that the trustees should be changed, and that an account of the rents and profits should be taken. CONSISIORY COURT, March 15. (Before Dr. LUSHINGTON.) DAWSON AGAINST DAWSON. The wife, in this case, is the party proceeding against the husband for a divorce, on the ground of cruelty and adultery; and as no opposition was offered, the Court granted the divorce. ADMIRALTY COUR7, March 15. (Before Dr. LUSHINGTON.) Motions were disposed of, this being default day, but they were not of public interest. THE MELLONA. The Mellona and the George came into collision in 1845, and subsequently the owners entered an action for 1,1001. The value of the ship first named was 5401. A tender was made and accepted. The case was referred to the registrar and merchants, and the award was assessed at 7601. The owner of the Mellona refused to appear. Drs. Addams and Robinson held that the George having accepted bail for the 5401., they could claim no more. The QUEEN'S ADVOCATE and Dr. BAYFORD held that the owners of the George were entitled to have the full award. Dr. LUSHINOTON having gone over the material facts of the case, considered that the tender must be held good. The other parties could have gone before the registrar. Costs to follow the decree. SALTAGE.-TRE ROWENA. This was a suit for salvage for services rendered to the Rowena, while on a trading voyage to Sierra Leone. The salvors alleged she was out of her course in Sep tember last. The master died, and the principal salvor brought the ship home to London. The value was about 1,1001. A tender had been made and refused. After hearing civilians, The COURT considered that there had been good ser vices rendered; and also held that there was a legal claim for salvage. The Rowena left Sierra Leone in September, and soon after the master died. The ship fell in with the Mary, the master of which, Mr. Acra tr an, brought the Rowena into Cowes. The provisions on board were short, as well as food, water, and mcdi. tine, and a vessel so badly provided ought never to have been-sent on so long a voyage as from London to Sierra Leone. The Ccurt, considering that there was some risk to Mr. Acraman, as there had been fever on board the Rowena, awarded 1501. and costs. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Statrord, March 14. CROWN COURT. John Henry Hill, 25, Samuel Bunner, 28, and John Hewson, 23, were indicted for assaulting Benjamin Ro berts, at Westbromwich, on the 21st of December, put ting him in bodily fear ' and stealing from his person 69/. 55., the property of Walter Williams. Mr. Gordon prosecuted, and Mr. Huddlesten, with Mr. Kettle, defended the prisoners. The prosecutor had been to Birmingham and received the moneys for his master, Mr. Williams, which was placed in a handkerchief. He called et the Wheatsheaf on the road, where the prisoner Hewson was. Roberts left him there, and went on by the packet-boat to Brum ford-bridge, whence he proceeded along the canal side towardaYhis master's house. In a minute or two after an attack was made on him by four men, who stifled his cries, and robbed him of the sum named in the in dictment. It was dark at the time. The men got over the rails, and ran along the side of the towing.path. A policeman, named Bates, hearing cries of murder and robbery, ran after and took Hewson, on whom was found a lite-preserver and two knives. He said his name was John Jones, and that he carried it for pro tection, as he was a hawker. It was proved that he was in Fisher's public-house near the bridge just before the robbery, and that on Miss Fisher saying the boat was coming he went out, and directly after the robbery was committed. The evidence was not so strong against the other pri soners, but it was shown they were associates of hew • son's, and were arrested on the canal side. The fourth man was not found or identified. liewaon was found Guilty, and the other two prisoners were Acquitted. Hewson was sentenced to be transported for seven years. George Hampton 21, and Edward Hemmings, 23, were indicted for wounding Henry Higginson, at Stoke upon-Trent, on the 19th of December, with intent to kill and murder him. ........ The prisoners were prosecuted by Mr. Meteyard, and defended by Mr. Vaughan. The case having been heard, the jury convicted the prisoners on the minor count of the indictment, for a common assault, and they were sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Several other cases of stabbing and wounding were disposed of during the day, and the Court rose at seven o'clock. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Derby, March 15. The Commission for this county was opened yester day by Mr. Justice Maule, who immediately after pro ceeded to All Saints Church, where divine service was performed. There is an entry of seven causes, four of which were disposed of ; nothing transpired that would justify a report. There are fifty-one prisoners for trial, but the great majority of the cases are mere sessions cases. There is a case of arson, one of forgery, and one of cutting and maiming. It is worthy of remark that of the whole fifty-one prisoners there is not one who has received a commonly Rood education. There are eleven who can neither read nor write, and the re mainder can only read and write imperfectly. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, March 14. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) SMITH V. DEARLOVE. This was an action of trover, for a carriage and two sets of harness. The defendant pleaded that he was not guilty. lowing facts:— forMthre MARTIN r. ( a M nd r. c li agd gin w s it w n i e t s h se h s ilD to ) The plaintiff was a gentleman, and the defendant was stated e t t h h e e c f a o s l e . the keeper of the Queen's Hotel, at Harrowgate. The did by dyrt con version nth r h e oi es e t ga , r e i e v r a r t i e eg h e ou i r zh w e h d e e r f e ee h d e a l o iv e s s d e , o tt a t e H h- a h r o r o o e w e: indebted to the defendant from time to time, and b l gen o : c o ktstaat,hlkneeedrannoldfhl out,itt left shh etchdooafea tfc again acen December mt a t, a p n la d tientb h iffu or th s ka e e s dpat in ap his stables. In that way he became paid him. In October and December be was absent from Harrowgate, except one night, when he came home tbo about following ,n n tdw i o m n oh e nl o ee. r nt n o it i toh n c know where he was, except that he understood coachman wont for the carriage, Mrs. Smith wishing o t h o r e d g e w o r s a out re i n f iunsLei London. by tho defendant necessary to maintain this form of action. At that time there was due from the plain tiff to the defendant 171. 18s. for keep of horses and the account of hotel expenses of a friend of the plaintiff, he having sent his friend there on his responsibility, and 2/, for himself for sherry and lemonade. This:debt was not disputed, and upon this the defendant rested his' claim to a lien on the carriage and harness till it was paid; and whether in law he was entitled to a lien or not was the question in the cause. It was proved by one witness for the plaintiff that 'the carriage was`werth between 801. and 901., and the har ness 101. each set. For the defendant it was proved that two executions from the County Court had afterwards issued against the, plaintiff; making together 43/. 65.; that the carriage and harness were seized under them, and sold for 381. 9s. • Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he should rule that there was no lien in this case, giving Mr. Baines leave to move to enter a verdict for the defendant, if that ruling was wrong. He had himself a strong opinion on the point An innkeeper had a lien on the property of his guest for the payment of his bill, but he held that the plaintiff was not the guest of the defendant. His liabi lity for the bill contracted by his friend did not make himself a guest, and the defendant was, as regarded the carriage and horses of the plaintiff, a mere livery-stable keeper, and as such had no lien for the horses' keep, ex cept there had been an express agreement to that effect. An innkeeper had a lien which a livery stable-lrepptr had not, because the former was obliged to receive a guest, but the latter was not obliged to receive a cus tomer. He therefore directed the jury to - find for the plaintiff, and told them the only question for their con sideration was the amount of damages. In forming their judgment they must consider what damages the plaintiff had sustained by-the carriage and horses being refused on the 11th of December. Had they b;!en then given up the plaintiff might have removed them, and s,i avlided their being taken in execution ; but, on the other hand, the produce of the sale had gone in payment of the plaintiff's debts. They would, probably, in con sidering the value of the articles taken, neither take the estimate of the plaintiff's witness nor the produce of a forced sale: The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 301 CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron Rotsz.) John Mullun, aged forty, with no education, was in dicted for a felonious assault en Rebecca Allen, a gi.l of the lowest order of intellect apparently, and aged seventeen. Atter hearing evidence the jury found the prisoner guilty of an aggravated: assault, and His Lottosuir sentenced the prisoner to be im prisoned two years, with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. G. A. Young, surveyor, attended before Alder men Musgrove and Gibbs, to answer the complaint of Mr. Weedthorpe, the surveyor of the eastern district of the city of London, for neglecting to pay him 21. 25.. as his costs and expenses, pursuant to an award of the offi cial referees of Metropolitan Buildings. Mr. Young said, he refused to pay this sum as costs to the district surveyor on the principle that those who endeavoured to serve the public ought not to be mulcted • for their • pains. •In passing accidentally by America square, he - . "observed a house to be in a condition dan geroti.4 to the public, and be gave notice to the district surveyor of.the fact. The surveyor thought the build ing safe, but he (;ho defendant) still thought otherwise, and brought the matter under the notice of the official referees, having no personal interest in the matter at all, and interfering solely for the safety of the public. He might see a•hundred unsafe buildings in the course of a year, but he could not be expected to give warning to the district surveyor if he were each time to pay a couple of guineas for his trouble. _ _ Mr. Afferman MusonovE observed, he was not sur prised to hear this, for the public was an ungrateful . master. He liad been serving the public many years, and had never got anything by it,.though he had spent some money. Mr. Woodthorpe said.the case did not stand exactly as his friend had represented. 'Mr. Young would not have been asked to pay anything if he had not appealed against his decision. The surveyor for the owner of the house concurred with him that the building was safe, and so did the official referees, who were also surveyors; and as theSe four surveyors were of one opinion, the magistrates would believe Mr. You'ig was wrong, and troubled them all unnecessarily. lie had had eight at tendances on the subject, and this might occur every day if it were not checked by ordering the payment of costs. He handed in the award, from which it appeared that Mr. Young had alleged that the building was in a dan- gerous condition, particularly as to the outer walls thereof, - which were considerably out of the perpendi cular, the walls towards Ameriva-square overhanging towards'the public way to the extent of thirteen inches. Mr. Woodthorpe had previously certified that the build ing was sebure,and the passengers in no way endangered; but the official ,referees, on receiving Mr. Young's ap peal, visited the premises, and they decided that the house was not in a ruinous or dangerous condition, and that it was not necessary to shore up, repair, or pull down the walls. And they awarded that Mr. Young should pay two guineas for their expenses, and two guineas to the City surveyor.' The Magistrates, after referring to the statute, sail their duty was only ministerial, to enforce payment of the award, without entering into its fairness or expedi ency. The fees must be paid. Mr. Young said he had clid the 2/. 2s. to the re ferees, but he considered it impolitic to load him with further charges. Mr. Alderman MUSGROVE said, the New Building Act was filled with openings for vexatious interference and enormous charges, and he hoped Mr. Young would suggest how it might be amended. He had been a great sufferer . by it, almost to the extent of the loss of a free hold house. Mr. Woodthorpe gave his fees to the poor.box. BOW- S TREET. Andrew Green, and his son Samuel, were brought up for further examination upon the various charges of felony, obtaining money under false pretences, &c. There being nothing. to implicate the son in the guilty transactions of his father, he was now discharged from custody. A number of other tradesmen now attended, prepared to prove charges against the elder Green, precisely si milar to those Which bad been already reported, namely, for obtaining money for the supposed insertion of adver tisements in is imaginary Parliamentary Chronicle, dur ing a number of years past. Mr. Ley, the son of the chief clerk to the House of Commons, proved that his father was defrauded of six guineas by the prisoner, by his representations respect ing this paper. Inspector Marsh said, a book was found on the pri• soner, containing a list of signatures, purporting to be those of the subscribers to the work. Among them was that of Mr. Ley. Mr. HENRY had received a letter from Mr. Ley, deny ing the . genuineness of this signature. The prisoner was prepared to stake his character on -this point.—(A. laugh.) .. Inspector Marsh having proved that all the prisoner's statements respecting the printing of his paper, &c., were false, • Mr. HENRY remanded him for further examination. ---- A letter-carrier - in the Post-office, named Horace Brown, who had been detected by a messenger in the act of stealing two letters, and upon whom they were afterwards found (the one containing ls. 6d., and the other sixpence) was fully committed for trial on the charge. iVESTMINSTER. James Collier, described as a labourer, and Sarah, his wife, were charged before Mr. Broderip with the follow ing gross outrage: — William Baxter, assistant to Mr. Lucas, of the Cock, North-street, Chelsea, stated that, between eight and nine o'clock on the previous evening, the defendants came in and asked for some biscuits and other refresh ment; with which they immediately regaled themselves, and on witnesS asking for payment, the male defendant very coolly observed, "That he did not mean to pay, he was hungry and thirsty, and should eat and drink as much as he pleased, and without paying for anything." Witness said he must have his money for the articles supplied, and, after some talk, the male defendant threw down half a sovereign. Mrs. Baxter placed their change (nine shillings and fourpence) before defendants upon the counter, and requested them repeatedly to count it. The female observed that it was all right, and told her husband to take it up, but he refused, and let it remain upon the counter for a quarter of an hour, when he pretended that there was a shilling short. Both defendants .then made use of the most horrible and dis g usting language, swore they would smash witness and his wife, and would demolish the windows, and, advancing furiously to the bar with their fists up, threatened to attack them. The male defendant then took a sovereign from his pocket and tossed it up, and on its falling on the floor picked it up, and having deposited it safely in another pocket, pretended in a minute or two afterwards to feel in the pocket from which he had originally taken it, and then swore that witness had robbed him of it. Witness attempted to put the fellow out, but he resisted violently, and made repeated blows at him, which. fortunately, did not take effect, and the female seizAl a quart p t, and threatened to smash' anybody's skull who attempted to interfere. The police were called, and they were both taken into custody. In concluding his statement, witness said that the defendants created a disturbance for no less a time than three-quarters of an hour, during which business was entirely suspended. In reply to the charge, the male defendant said there was a shilling short in the change. Mr. BRODERIP observed that their conduct had been very violent, and ordered them both to find good bail for the next three months. They were committed in default. SOUTHWARK. Thomas Brown, a well-dressed, •elderly man, was brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with stealing a carpet bag, containing clothes and linen, at the Ruse and Ram Inn, Redcross• street, Southwark. Mr. Bell, the proprietor of the inn, stated that between four and five o'clock on the preceding afternoon, the pri soner walked into the house, and having remained for some time there, bejsid that he was waiting for a gen tleman with whom he had business of importance to transact, and that he expected him every moment. This explanation threw the people of the inn off their guard, and while they were attending to the general business of the house, the prisoner availed himself of the opportu nity, and stepped upstairs to a, bed room, occupied by a Mr. Templeman, and possessed himself of a carpet bag filled with clothes and other property. Ile then descended, and passed quickly through the house, but was observed by the complainant going out of the door, and having been pursued, he was taken with the carpet bag and its contents in his possession. The owner of the property said that he left the carpet bag safe in his bed-room when he went out at twelve o'clock the same day; that lie had not sent for it, and that the prisoner was a perfect stranger to him. The policeman, into whose custody he was given, said that, when he was searched at the station• house, there was found in his pocket a new dark plaid scarf, with a ticket attached, marked 1842, 205.; also a scarlet flowered shawl, a Pair of new white doeskin gloves, and other articles, all of which appeared to have beet► recently taken from some shop or warehouse. The prisoner, in his defence, said that he had an ap pointment with a gentleman at the aiyive house, who• desired him, in the event of his not meeting him there, to go up stairs and fetch away a carpet bag, would find in one of the rooms, and that he cad h was directed, and was then taken into custody. !- respect the shawls, and other articles found . hlr i 1 they were his own property. , bid the Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he strongly suspee.., Jet prisoner was one of those well-dressed men who,. upu_., the pretext of haling business to transact at the , boa Ti of licensed victuallers, contrived to slip up ate ,irs, afterwards succeed in plundering them of mane, whatever property they could lay their haneks, But with regard to the other property found in the it' d soner's possession, it was possible ho had stoleniit. a D therefore, for the purpose of ascertaining the fnettl should remand him . for a few days, and then be AP' be committed on both the charges. George Graham, a, blind man, possessinggreat was, charged with stealing a halt-crown from Willis, at the bar of a public house. • goose It appeared that. the parties were in the public' t together, when the complainant having thrown di le halt-crown on the counter to pay for some HOOP d moment the prisoner hoard the sound it caused, he s e; a snatch at it, and passing it quickly . into the hate' a ,. an associate, then proclaimea his innocence wil u oath, and challenged to tight any man in the plot though blind, who dared to stigmatise him as a. thiek-ho The prisoner, when called on for his detence,tesi!.., was as blind as a hut, and that it was ridiculous to,eT:.,: h him of stealing a half crown from off the counter, ern it was impossible for him to have seen; that he wor e not deny that he challenged any man to fight W u charged him with .such au offence. It was here stated that although the prisoner 1 1 4 blind, he had been in custody several times for cone°, ting violent assaults, and that he was tried at the 80 111 assizes for a highway robbery; that he was a nutniel sessing great strength of. body, and when engege :Auf street riots he frequently eluded pursuit by the :te' with which he ran, and that knowing all the tell in and out of the Mint a locality which he knew, although deprived of his eye-sight—gave hinl'; advantage generally .over those who ventured to ibii ° him. The prisoner was remanded, in order that his asso c - 1. might be taken. THAMES. . Mary Gallagher, the wife of a labourer in the en3P l l of Ditchburn and Mare, iron steam-ship builders, Aw brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing,: knife and fork, a drinking-glass, and a metal spoon, I _7l property of Thomas Gough, landlord of the Orelle'" House, Blackwell. It appeared in evidence that the prisoner brought ILI husband's dinner to the Orchard House on Tuesday,,_,,a' she remained in the taproom for several hour:saw", wards. About five o'clock in the evening Brown, th e waiter, had occasion to enter the taproom, and saw 14 ",, j , prisoner in the act of concealing a drinking-glass, Ilion she was rolling up in her apron on her lap. ile P: information to his master, and some time afterward*°' she was leaving the taproom, Mr. Gough stopped bei and told her she ht‘d better give him the glass she secreted: She reluctantly returned to the taproom, an d Mr. Gough compelled her to take the glass from , c hr 4 pocket, and she also produced at the same time a 0 0 and fork, and a metal spoon, which she had also plt killed. They were identified by Mr. Gough, who DIM had them in his possession many years. . The prisoner, in defence, said she had poured.wellA in the glass and used it, and she was not aware she J ial' it about her when she was stopped. Mr. Yardley—How am Ito believe that ? Wb was the knife and fork and spoon ? Mr. Gough. replie d that they were tied up in a bundle with the plates m• which she had brought her husband's dinner. Mr. Yardley—ln what part of the house were the knives deposited ? Mr. Gough—ln the window of tk° taproom. Mr. Yardley—Was her husband coming out with her' Mr. Gough - Yes, Sir ; both were coming out together. Her husband is a very hard-working man, and I dont believe ho knew anything about this. She was a little intoxicated. Mr. Yardley—From the tenour of your remarks" suppose you don't wish to prosecute ? Mr. Gough-4 4 Sir. Mr. Yardley—Very good. A great question mis t arise how far she was liable, havi ng d one w h a t s he 1 ' under the eye of her husband. The Magistrate the° addressed the prisoner, and said she was very near geP ting herself, and her husband too, in very serious trouble. He should have committed her for trial bet for the merciful construction put on her actions by gr• Gough, and he advised her to be more careful in fatal* He then liberated her on the intercession of the prole' cutor. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• • LIVERPOOL, IWARciI 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Laney shire, and Cheshire Junction, New, 7% die.—East Lards: shire, New, 6 3 / 4 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late L. sinn -B.), 11 3 / 4 die.—London and North-Western, 110—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 p —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln," shire, Preference, par—Midland, 100—Ditto, Halves, 5% dis.—North Staffordshire, % dis.—Sonth-Eastern and Doyen, N 0.4, 61s. 3d. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. an d B.), No. 2, t/ p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 14 donian, 29%. MANCHESTER, Min= 14. _ _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lance shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6%_ di&—East Anglian, Pre ferenee (6 per cent.), 3 7-16—Huddersfield and Manche.: ter Railway and Canal, Thirds, 1 3 / 4 dia.—Lancashire eca• Yorkshire, Fifths, 5 ,‘ dis. —London and North-Western (Man' chester and Birmingham), Quarters (A), 2% ii.:—DittOp ditto (B), 25 ia p.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 2% dis.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference (101. paid), par—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 7% dis —North British, Thirds, 1; 2 dis.—North Staffordshire, 15-1 6 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No 4, 2 15-16 dis.—White haven and Furness, 8 1 4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, EgEDS, MARCH 14. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The following are to-day's prices, at which a moderate amount of business was done :—East Lan cashire, New, 6 1 4 n. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 341. n. dia.—Esst and West Yorkshire, 9 n. dis.*Great Northern, 714 Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 17s. 6d. dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 635. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 191 4 n. London, Brighton, and South Coast, 30 n.—Manchsater, Buxton, Matluck, &c., Ms. dis.—North British, Thirds, 1% dis.— Ditto, Quarters, 1 5 4 dis.—Ditto, Extension, Is. Id. di& - North Staffordshire, 18s. 9d. dis.—North-Western, dis. ex int.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (NeW Berwicks), 7s. 6d. n. p. BIRMINGHAM, Maxon 14. _ _ STOCK EICCITANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottin ham, and Boston, 234 dis. (for pre. ace.) . —North Stafford • shire, 16s. 3d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 581. 9d. dis.—Shropshire Union, 668. 3d. dia—South Stafford shire, b6s. 3d; dis. (for pre. acc. ) BRISTOL, Blanca 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tbe sales are—Great Western, Quar ters, 1 , 4 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, IJA p.—Midland Old, par—Nelfr castle and Berwick, 2 3 4 p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MARCH 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle and car lisle, 100—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (late N. and B.), 27%. YORK, MAIM 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following were the quotations this day : —Great Northern, 5 1 A—North British, Thirds, 125. —Ditto, Extension, 4s. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 10%—Ditto (G. N. E. Pur• chase), 8 1 / 8 . EDINBURGH, MARCH 14. STOCK EXCILINGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Northern* 275. 6d.—Glasgow and Ayrshire, Esl.—Great Northern, 51. v.—North British, 211. ss. —Ditto, Quarters, 818.—Ditto, Thirds, 318.—Edinburgh and Northern (Newports). 61. 15s. A PROMISING DISCIPLE OF ISAAC WALTON:" The youthful Marquis of Bowmont (son of the Duke of Roxburghe), who is only eight and a half years of age. captured six salmon with the rod on Saturday afternoon in the Noble Duke's water opposite Floors Castle. This early command over the mysteries of the gentle art is as promising of future triumphs as it is, we have no doubt, much owing to the en►thusiastic and affectionate preceptorship of his Lordship's grandfather, the late Sir Charles Dalbiac. The whole of the fish were hooked by his Lordship without assistance. The weight of the whole was 551 b., and the largest weighed 141b.--/felse Chronicle. [Any eaTisumExT.]—Teas and Boffees delivered, car riage free, at the wholesale prices, by whieh means, fs6li• lies residing in the country. whose consumption is large, are enabled to purchase on the first market terms, thereby saving all the intermediate profits of retail establish.. ments. 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Dublin, the lady of Sir jamas Pitcairn, Inspector-General of Military Hospitals in Ireland,of a daughter. On the 10th inst., at Barrow House, Somerset, the wife of J. H. Blagrave, Esq., of a son. On the 11th inst., Mrs. Henry Lee, of Bailin, Surrey, of I daughter. On the 11th inst., at Cheltenham, the lady of Captain Hunt, Royal Navy, of a son. On the 11th inst., at Ardmore, Waterford, the lady of the Rev. T. P. Thirkill; of a daughter. On the 12th inst., in Welbeck-street, the lady of Dr. Miller, of a son. On the 12th inst., in Bond-street, the wife of Mr. Cherie. Asprey, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Margate, the lady of R. Hovil, Esq., of a son. On the lath inst., at Burntwood, Wandsworth•commone the wife of Edward Herring, Esq., of a son. MAARIED. On the 18th of September last, at St. David's Cathedrals Hobart-town. Leader Cols, eldest son of Leader Stevenson. Big., of Vanbrugh-fields, Blackheath, to Louisa Phi Ms. daughter of Jiihn Swan, EEq., of Beaulieu, near Hobart. , town. DIM. On the Bth inst., at Charlton, Dover, Joshia Platt, Esq. On the 12th inst., at Brighton, Elizabeth, the wife of Ben• jatain Wilson, Esq. On the 12th inst., at Kensington, Frederick George Went• worth, youngest son of Charles Sturgeon, Esq., barrister. On the 12th inst., at Tunbridge-wells, Amelia Mary Anne Moore, youngest daughter of the Rev Calvert F. Moore. On the 12th inst., at Avon Lodge, St. John's-wood, Anna. bells, second daughter of Captain ifMangles Denham, Royal Navy, aged 16. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ogee, No. 112, Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 0 Middlesex, Thursday, March 16, 1848.