The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-10 00:00:00

ralittry. It was impossible to control a large mull tilde---(iiear, hear.) Mr. CLARICE suggested, that if the meeting w( re not allowed to be held on Kennington-common, they should adjourn to Blackheath. Mr CUFFAY said the car had arrived, and as it nas time to go it was useless talking any longer. After some discussion, it was decided that Mr. Clarke's suggestion ought not to be entertained. Ultimately some of the delegates became loud in t heir intimations that it was time to go, and the Meeting taking the hint rose rather abruptly. Outside a large but orderly assemblage of people Were assembled awaiting the appearance of the delegates. The following hand-bill was freely dis tributed amongst them :- 4 THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO THE WORKING CLASSES OF LONDON. " Fellow Countrymen !—The time of your en - Irenchis ement i s at hand ! Nothing but the folly of ourselve s can prevent i t ! If you wou ld b e success you must be peaceable. • ...` The sacred cause o f F ree d om must not be tar - Tailed by any act of violence ! The Convention ~tdeclares that man to be an enemy who in any way nmits a Violation of the Peace. " The Convention will be at KENNINGTON ''(4I4.ON at Eleven o'clock on MONDAY morn -1,1;1, APRIL 10, an d w ill procee d w ith the National retitlon along the line of route already published, and will observe, in all its proceedings, the most theregard far life and property, and the P eace o f (ee Metropolis. ou " The Convention assures the Special Constables and ti!;Fter Authorities, that they may rely upon the aid of 014 e Convention in enforcing PEACE, LAW, and 46D ER-By order of the Convention, "PHILIP Dal-RATH, president." PROGRESS OF THE DELEGATES TO KENNINGTON-COMMON. The delegates at a few minutes after ten o'clock took their seats in the waggon which had been sent up by the NATIONAL LAND ASSOCIATION, and of course their appe a ra n ce was the signal for a loud burst of enthusiastic cheering on the part of the assembled multitude. The waggon was gaily deco rated with with flags and banners bearing the usual Mottoes of the Chartist body, such as " Vote by 1411ot," " Universal Suffrage," &c., with afew others applicable to the occasion ; amongst the most con -BPlcuous of which were " Onward, and we conquer back ward and we fall." "Who would be a slave if hi " 41 c1 be fr ee ." " W e are th e m illi ons , an d wan t our tights " " Speak with your voice—not with the rn —4840 The waggon was preceded by an im- Meese truck for the petition to rest upon, and both I ; l ebl eles were dr awn by f o ur e x ceedingly fine cart ors "' Mr. Feargus O'Connor took up a position Iq the centre seat, supported on either side b3l Mr. Ernest J o nes, and Mr. M'Grath, the Chairm an o f t h e C onven ti on . The procession f be gan move about half-past ten, and it is grati :mg to state that it proceeded quietly and orderly ,"n Holb orn, along Farr i ng d on • stree t, an d a cross ulaekfriars-bridge, being cheered most energetically by . the People throughout the whole route. Not a P ol iceman or soldier was to be seen from the point of ata rting to the b r id ge ; b u t it was s t a t e d that most of the large inns, the vacant space whereon formerly stood the Fleet-prison, and the Bridewell, in Brklge treet, were occupied with troops and large bodies of luounted police. KENNINGTON. COMMON. On o ur reporter's reaching Kennington t hi s morning, at an early hour, be found not more than i 731 11 400 or 500 persons congregated in the vicinity of the Common. Very few, indeed, disported them cielyes on the sward, which was exceedingly soft and S ,PI owing to th e t orrents o f ra i n th a t f e ll during eu e night—the majority preferring to await the event of the day outside the rails. All the shops in the vi eualtYl with one or two trifling exceptions, were closed — even the public-houses were barred, and the thirsty of the multitude found it, therefore, far from 114 easy matter to gratify their desire for drink on t he Scene of the demonstration. It is right to state t hat at the time we mention, between 8 and 1] o'clock, the conduct of those who had gathered together was praiseworthy in the extreme; their demeanour was eze ellent and exemplary. There was no rushing to and fro, and thereby endangering the bodies, if not the lives, of the more peaceably disposed pedestrian. ' l emon pursued their toils unmolested—bakers' c arts, and bakers' baskets were spared from pillage; in fact the Proclamation of the Commissioners of Police, or rather of the Government, and the sen tences passed on Saturday at the Central Criminal Court on the pillagers of the pawnbroker's shop, ap peared to have awed the people, and struck terror into the breasts of the thieves, who were no doubt dis posed, almost at any risk, to turn a demonstration of the people into a melee for their advantage and profit. It was generally rumoured that Kennington Church, the Vitriol Works, and the Horns Tavern, contained detachments of military. With respect to the Horns, we may state that the house was closed and barred, and that the blinds were do% n. Very few police were to be seen, and the greatest order and good feeling prevailed. Over copies of the letter written by the Convention to Sir George Grey, co pies of which were stuck about in all directions, the rollowing words, in large letters, were inscribed— ' The preservation of the peace and security of pro lerty i s the first duty of every citizen." " The l'ational Convention will regard that man as an e lemy, who in any way interrupts the peace of the °tropolis." During the morning bands of special constables Paraded through the streets, and contributed by their PrElence to allay, in a great measure, the apprehen sion that had been excited in the minds of the inha bitatts. It was a remaahable fact that nearly all the pawnbrokers' shops that came under our obser vatior were closed. About eleven o'clock a large procession from Fins bury, consisting of about one thousand of various trades, arrived on the Common, and took up their position on the south side, when they were arranged under the superintendence of their marshals, according to the various trades. In one part of the Common a considerable number of persons were assembled round a speaker, who Nvas e ndeavouring to p ersua d e th e peop l e f rom committing any acts of violence ; that all such proceedings would be 'attended with evil consequences; and espcciaily enforcing his arguments by the assurance " that God Would aveng e his own elect." About half -past eleven an immense procession from the Tower Hamlets and Spitalfields, who had pre viously assembled on Stepney-green, proceeded along Bishopsgate-street and over London-bridge. They were joined in the B lackfriars-road by a pro cession of the Irish Confederates. RUSSELL-SQUARE. The procession was headed by a band. The Irish confederates, who joined in the procession, carried the green and orange flag. There were numerous flags, among which—the tricolor was particularly con spicuous. " The cordwaincrs," who headed the procession, bore a flag bearing the inscription, "Let labour have its due, and never shall my heart repine." T here were also numerous white flags bearing the inscription, " The Charter, and no surrender." The whole of the procession was arranged by mar shals. It was very generally reported that the Irish Confederates came prepared for any collision that might take place. About the same time another large body ar• tived at the Brixton end of the Common, also dis playing large tri-color flags, and several poles 'allied surmounted by caps of liberty, and adorned with red, blue, and white ribands. A similar procession also arrived from Clapham common, composed of the men of Merton, Morton, Tooting, &c. At twelve o'clock the cheers of the a3sembltd multitude, who by this time numbered' including those around the common, at least, 150,000 ; announced the arrival of the car, containing the peti tion, drawn by four or five horses, caparisoned with red, blue, and white ribands, followed by another open waggon, containing in the front Mr. F. O'Connor and the members of the Convention. The petitions which was of an enormous size, occupying nearly the whole of the waggon, was placed upon a kind of bier, so that it could be lifted out with facility, and conveyed into the House. Upon the car were a number of flags with various inscriptions, and down the front were inscribed " The Voics of the People,' " Vote by Ballot," "Universal Suffrage," " No Pro perty Qualification ;" and upon the sides were painted the words "We are millions, and demand our rights," " Who would be a slave who could be free ?" " The people are the source of industry, and ought to be the first to partake of its fruits." The waggons drove on to the common, and after travelling round, took up a position near the Horns. ARREST OF FEARGUS O'CONNOR, ESQ. At this moment considerable commotion took place in consequence of a cry having been raised that P. O'Connor had been arrested. Upon proceeding to the spot, we found a dense crowd col lected, who from their cries and demeanour, evinced, that if such were the case, an attempt at rescue would immediately take place. In the midst of the crowd we observed Mr. Commissioner Jayne and Mr. Abel Smith, M.P., on horseback, addressing Mr. O'Connor, who was on foot in the road, accompanied by Mr. M'Grath. After the lapse of a few minutes, in which the greatest confusion prevailed, Mr. O'Connor mounted; the roof of one of " Hansom's Patent Safety's," which had been arrested in its course by the crowd, and having at length ob tained silence, said— " My friends,—Nothing can be more civil than the authorities have been to me. They have given me 4 quiet message ; I am going back to the meeting. How foolish then it is for you to be irritated , to be ridiculous in your conduct, and try to jeopardize the cause which you and I have at heart.—(Renewed confusion.) I am now going back to the meeting. the Honourable Gentleman then proceeded towards the meeting amidst the loud cheers of the multitude, while Mr. Commissioner Mayne and Mr. A. Smith proceeded down the Kennington-road towards the po lice-station amid the yells and execrations of the crowd. CHARTIST DENIONSTRATION AT THE EAST END OF LONDON.—(THIS DAY.) As early as seven o'clock this morning men and lads were congregating on Stepney-green. At nine 'clock it was announced that a procession of Chartists was approaching from the Bethnal-Green district, and in a short time they came in sight, a band pre ceding them. To every party of thirty or forty men there was a white flag, bearing the number of the section to which they belonged. There were numerous banners with the words " The Charter and no surrender " " The Bethnal-green National Land Company,"—" Live and Let Live.' We also noticed the tri-coloured flag being borne amongst the principals. The men walked arm in arm, six abreast, with pink and white ribbons at tached to their button-holes. They mustered several thousands. The parochial authorities, however, with their specials, were on the alert. Most of the shops were closed. The body was told to kEep peace and order, and the victory would be theirs. At half-past nine they moved down the Whitechapel-road, over London-bridge, to Kennington. At the Docks, the labourers sworn in as specials were mustered at an early hour this morning, and were immediately placed on their respective posts. The Royal Mint had an accession of troops during the night, and was strengthened in every way to repel an attack. The arrangements for securing the for tress of the Tower of London have already ap peared. The Foot Guards, Royal Artillery, and Sappers and Miners had considcroble additions. Similar protection was afforded to the Trinity House, East India House and warehouses, Custom House, &c. A strong detachment of the 633 Regiment, between nine and ten o'clock, was marched into the Mansion House, ready to act in case of any emergency.; The Royal Exchange was closed, excepting to mer chants. At nine o'clock between two hundred and three hundred pensioners, fully equipped, took pos• session of the merchants' area, and now remain under arms. Similar precaution is alsu adopted at Lloyd's, South Sea House, the banks, and insurance-offices. The Electric Telegraph Station, behind the Brnk, is in the hands of the Government. A military guard is here on duty. Up to the time of this being written, the City be trayed no ,symptoms of disorder. Very few shops are closed, and there seems to be the usual amount of business going on. The City authorities, between two and three o'clock this morning, were alarmed by the out break of a serious fire in the vicinity of Gos well-street, which was followed by a laud ex plosion. The fire, which burned down several houses in the above street, was ascertained to be quite accidental. The flames extended to an oil warehouse, in which was stored 1001bs. of powder, which exploded. NEWMARKET RACES. NEWMAIIKET, SUNDAY NICHT. . _ The Craven Stakes did not fill: Lola Mont, z walks over for the lliddlesworth, and the match between Con spiracy and Geraldine is postponed to Wednesday. The races, therefore, for to-morrow, be six in number, which the following were made to-night:— TILE Handicap, D.M. Clernentina, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Cosacbia, 4 yrs, Bst Taffrail, 3 yrs, Est 71b—Sunnyside, 3 yrs, Est 11b— Hussar, 3 yrs, Est—Silistria filly, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Man cilia, 3 yrs, sst 121 b. Handicap. T.Y.C. Spider, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; Vert Vert, 4 yrs, Bst 31b ; Cir- cassian Maid, 4 yrs, Bst 31b; Csrissima, 6 yrs, Bst. The extra train this evening brought a considerable accession of company, but from reasons too obvious to be notified, the attendance is likely to be far below the average. The Observer of Sunday, April 9, gave twelve folio columns of Chartist movements, including upwards of three columns of the Saturday proceedings of the National Convention. Mr. Feargus O'Connor's speech at length, preparations of the Government, and all the latest particulars of the itoc:ided demonstration. It may be asked, why is the Observer enabled on every po pular occasion to do so much better th an ot h er j ournals ? The reply ii, that the establishment of the Observer is equal to that of all the Tlaer Sunday papers put toge ther; so far as regards editors and reporters, the Observer is on an equality with nearly all the daily newspapers. The Observer gave a column of Saturday's p rocee di ngs at a meeting of su rve y ors at Ireernason's Tavern, Saturday's Marylebone Vestry, &c.&c.—P rice o f t h e Observer 6d. Monday's edition at Four Monday after noons. BIRTH.—On the 9th inst., at 3, Onslow-square, Brompton, Mrs. Hamilton 11. Fulton, of a son. BIRTII.—On the Bth inst., at Conington house, the lady of W. Westwood Chaff, Esq., of a daughter. SUDDEN DEATII.—We regret to learn that Captain Sir C. W. Kent, Bart., Ist Life Guards, expired sud denly on Saturday morning last while at barracks with his regiment, it is supposed from the bursting of a blood vessel. The deceased baronet was the only child of the late Sir C. E. Kent, Bart., and Lady S. M. Lygon, third daughter of the late Earl Beauchamp. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in December, 1834, his mother having died in the previous month. Sir Charles completed his 29th year on the 15th of Feb. last. The baronetcy becomes extinct by his lamented death. The Earl of Beauchamp, the Hon. General Lygon, the Countess (Dowager) of Longford, Mr. and Lady Emily hlesketh, and sev era l f am ili es o f ran k are placed in mourning by his dissolution. LORD BnouctiAm.—The Noble and Learned Lord arrived at the family r es id ence i n Grafton-street, yes terday evening, from Paris, in which capital his Lord ship made a sojourn of six dui s, on his way to London from Cannes. GRAY'S INN . .—Nearly 400 spec i a l consta b les, con sistirg of barristers i and .stud ents o f t h e soc i ety, occu piers of chambers n the inn, their clerks and servants, were sworn in before Mr. Broderip and Mr. Walesby, at Gray's Inn Hall, on Saturday, and arrangements have teen made for complettdy organizing their body. 1 she Princess Lieven has left town for Brighton. SUN, LONDON, MONDAY tVENING, APRIL 10, 184 e. birV iM'bitton SUX- OFFICE, Quarter-past 7 kree a' Clock. CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION. (THIS DAY.) THE MEETING ON KENNINGTON- COMMON. ABANDONMENT OF THE PROCESSION. We were informed that the nature of the communica• tion given to Mr. O'Connor was to the effect that the bridges had been taken possession of by the troops and police, and that if the procession proeeeded to one of them, that a collision with the authorities would be ine vitable. They represented that-this message might be made known to the meeting. Mr. O'Connor promised to do so. Mr. O'Corsaron then mounted the waggon and stated that the Government were determined to prevent them from proceeding across the bridges, and that he would suggest, in accordance with the decision of the Conven tion this morning, " that the proceedings should ter minate with the meeting, and that the petition should be taken to the House, in an ordinary manner, for presentation this evening to the House of Commons." He put it to the meeting whether it would not be ad visable to adopt this course, and to avoid an inevitable collision with the authorities. He thought it would be well not to violate the law, but to trust to the moral influence tkey possessed. The crowd immediately expressed its concurrence by cheers. Mr. F. O'Coataton then addressed the meeting. He said that he hoped they would be peaceable, and not bring him into any trouble. He was sure that they could but ill afford to dispense with his services at pre sent. There was nothing sweet in life for him but to witness the promotion of the interests of the people. Ile trusted, therefore, that all who were actuated by a wish that the voice of 5,100,736 people should be heard, for that was the number who signed the petition, and that the petition should be taken by the Executive to the House, and presented by him in the usual man ner, would hold up their hands.—(Here an im mense forest of hands were held up.) He called upon the meeting then quietly to disperse, and not form into any procession, even the horses who drew their car would not go over the bridges, but go quietly to Greenwich. He again called upon the meet ing to take off their hats, and vow in the face of heaven that they would not violate the law. A vast portion of the mass here uncovered and vocife rously huzzaed. If ever he deserted the people might his God desert him.—(Loud Cheers.) He was deter mined to go on from conquering to conquer in ihe glorious cause of tho people.—(Loud cheers.) At the conclusion of his speech, the lion. Gentleman ap peared to be much affected by the effect of his exertion and complained very much of a pain in his chest. Mr. E. JONES said that he a as a physical force Chartist, but deprecated any attempt at collision with the authori ties when they were so unprepared for it. He was one of those who had recommended that the procession should not be formed on this side of the water, nor allow the bridges to be between them and the !Luse of Commons. If they had met an the other side of the water the police would never have attempted to stop the procession. But as it was they were caught in the trap set for them by the police. It their petition was not granted, they would, however, meet in larger numbers upon the other side of the water, and earry their remonstrance to the foot of the Throne.— (Cheers.) If they dispersed peaceably upon this occasion they would, they might depend upon it, bo able to meet in larger numbers upon another occa sion, joined by thousands of the middle classes. Mr. F. O'Coaralon then asked leave to go as their ambassador to Sir George Grey, and inform him that they did not intend to come into collision wtih the au thorities, which was given to him by an immense number who held up their hands in approval of the proposition. Mr. F. O'Connor then left the waggon, stating that he was going in the office of plenipotentiary. and that his chest and his head were literally breaking. Mr. CLARK, in a violent speech, then moved the adop tion of a petition to the House of Commons against the "Gagging Bill" of the Government. The speaker was frequently interrupted by persons in the crowd, who cried out, Don't let the petition go down to Parliament tonight—take it back again, and wait till we can go with you." Mr. SPUR, a person in the crowd, deprecated the dispersion of the meeting, and a smart discussion was kept up between him and Mr. Donovan, one of the Con vention, on the propriety of dispersing. Mr. Spur said that he should recommend the processior. going with the petition until they met the military, and then if they should attempt to stop them, wby then it would be time to consider the propriety of dispersing. Mr. CUFFAY, one of the delegates, was also of opinion that it would be time enough to be afraid of the military when they were met with them face to face. Mr. KIDD, a delegate from Oldham, said that if the Government passed this :Bill they would make treason rampant throughout the land. A DELEGATE wished Mr. Cuffay not to continue to incite the people to go in procession. To this request Mr. CUFFAY replied that he was only expressing his opinion, and he would do so in spite of him or hell. Mr. SPUR, the individual wishing the people to go in procession, here got up in the waggon, and some very violent altercation took place between him and the other members of the Convention, while the terms " traitor," " coward," " braggadocio," were most liberally bandied about. Mr. BROOKES then addressed the people, denouncing Mr. Spur as a traitor, and one who had deserted them to go to the moral force humbugs at the National Hall. Mr. DoYLE, the chairman, stepped up to Mr. Spur, and stated that he would give him into custody if he attempted to interrupt the proceedings of the meeting. There was not a greater coward present than Mr. Spur; he was one of the pro-Lovett party, that had left them at the National Hall. Mr. CUFFAY said that ho believed the whole Con vention were a set of cowardly humbugs, and ho would have nothing more to do with them, and proceeded to the hinder part of the waggon for the purpose of leaving them. The motion for the adoption of the petition was unanimously agreed to, and the Chairman declared the meeting dissolved. The waggon was then, with its six horses, driven rapidly through the immense crowd, causing the utmost confusion. The members of the Convention then ilea the waggons, and the crowd began to disperse. Im mense numbers of persons still continued in different groups discussing the propriety of forming in procession towards the bridge. THE IRISH CONFEDERATES. Mr. G. W. M. REYNOLDS addressed from a balcony 4,000 or 5,000 of the body who rallied round the Irish flag at the side of the common. He said their piaceable conduct that day—their intention not to allow the slightest disturbance—would do their cause incalculable good, as it would sho w to the world that they were worthy of the possession of the rights they sought. He concluded an elaborate ad dress by imploreing them not to commit any breach of the peace, and to wait until the House of Commons had refused their petition. Mr. WEST next addressed the throng. He said the peaceable demeanour of the hundreds of thousands would show to Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey that whilst they were treated like men, they would not violate the law. If bringing up troops by special trains, if overawing them in every possible way, was to be the law, the time might come when they would take the law into their own hands. Let them be assured of this that the National Convention would not cease to agitate until the Charter had been obtained. (Loud cheers.) Ireland should belong to her people, and not to an absentee aristocracy. It shall be a free land—it shall no longer be a land of slaves.—(Cheers.) If the Government thought they could transport the Chartists, let them take care that they were not transported themselves—let them take care of their own lives. The people were the true power, and they were determined to wield it—determined not to be shot down fur simply advocating their inherent rights. If the Government refused to grant the prayer of their petition let them take the responsibility upon themselves. If they had their spies upon them they had their spies upon them. Ile wished to say to Prince Albert, and those who cried them down, " We can put down revolutionary movements—if you are disposed to be brave wait a little and we will show you what we can do. You shall not attack us unprepared."—(Cheers.) Mr. J. lIARNEY next came forward. He said, if the Government had been making preparations to meet the French who were upon their way to the metropolis, they could not have made greater preparations to put them down.—(llear.) An Act of Parliament, passed in the time of the diabolical, the debauched, the scoundrel Charles 11., had been raked up to punish them; but let them bear in mind that Lord W. Russell, the ancestor of Lord J. Russell;was beheaded in that reign for advocating tie principles they had met to promote. how would Lord John Russell like if they raked up an old Act to punish him. (A voice—" Off with his head I"—A laugh.) Yes; they intended this to be a peaceable de monstration, but if they did not obtain their just rights he could assure the military and police that they would find them the next time on the other side of the water. Ile and four others had been warned that they had been selected to be shot to day — (Laughter) —b u t there were men in Ireland, and men in Nottingham who would not be slow to imitate Robin Hood and take a terrible revenge for the heads of him self and his confederates.—(Hear, hear). If they were denied their rights, the greatness of England could not long continue. When the news of Louis Philippe's expulsion from France reached New York, a proposal was set on foot to raise 1,000,000 dollars to aid the Irish in their struggles.—(Loud cheers.) A resolution was passed, which, as a loyal sub ject, he would merely mention—(Laughter) —to the effect that they hoped the time was not far distiant when a glorious republic would be established in England, and Prince Albert's wife sent to Germany.—(Laughter.) He hoped the time was not far distant when the union between Englund and Ireland would be one of affection, and not merely of Parliament. The populace having at his request declared their opinion that it was wise to abandon the procession, three chi ers were given for the Repeal of the Union and he Charter, and the proceedings terminated. The people then began slowly to leave the common. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, AND ITS APPROACHES. From ten o'clock Whitehall, Parliament street, and Bridge•street were throngA with crowds pressing to ward; Westminster-bride, akin - tr,h the wills along the route were placarded with " not i ces, " e xhorting " all peaceable persons to abstain f rom j o i n ing any meet ing which was disord e rly, or l i k e ly to become io. ' The bridge itself was densely crowded all the 'orenoon, by the masses moving on towards Ken nington-common ; and at the foot of the bridge, to wards the Westminster-road, two large bodies of the polico, drafted from the N and V divisions, were stationed to enforce the notice issued this morning that "No pro • cession accompanying the petition would be allowed to cross the bridge.' There were other notices placarded on the parapet of the bridge, warning the public that the paling was only temporary, and that it was dangerous to crowd the b r id ge . I n Palace-yard, in front of Westminster H a ll, a troo p of mounted police (of the S division) was s t a ti one d a ll the morning. The men were armed with c u tl asses an d pistols. There was a reserve of special con s t a bl es s t a tioned in West minster Hall, and parties o f th ose o ff icers , distinguished by broad armlets of white s ilk, para d e d the adjoining streets from Abiegdon-street t o Ch ar i n g cross and Tra falgar-square, which latt er space was occupied by the police from eight o ' c l oc k i n t h e m orning. In Westminster-bridge-road and th e K enn ington main road nearly all the shops were shut. Detachments of police were stationed at several points, and within the enclo sure of Bethlehem Hospital there were stationed a com pany of artillery and a troop of the Horse Guards. These roads were excessively crowded with thousands hurrying forward to the common, but the whole fore noon passed away without the exhibition of any alarm ing symptom, or of anything to excite the least appre hension of a breach of the peace. It became known to the authorities that the marshals of the procession, having receivtd notice of the deter mination of the Secretary of State and the Com missioners not to allow them to cross Blackfriars bridge with the petition, they changed their design of route, and it was g i ven out that the peti tion would be taken by the procession over Blackfriars bridge ; but that was taken possession of; as well as Waterloo-bridge, by the police, and placards were put up to the same effect, as on Westminster-bridge, that no procession would be allowed to accompany the petition across any of the bridges. Three cabs were then called upon the common, and the petition transferred in various parcels from the wag gons to them. A member of the Executive occupied each of the cabs with the petition, which then drove off with loud cheers. _ _ Mr. J. Harney, Mr. Jones. Mr. Reynolds, and the gentlemen who addressed the Irish confederation, left the common, accompanied by large numbers of the people, and at two o'clock, of the whole of the vast as sembly, there were scarcely a hundred persons on the common. All the roads leading from the common were, of course, thronged by the numbers leaving it. Mr. James White, reporter for the Gorernment, was allowed to have a seat in the van, and took a close " note" of the speeches which were delivered. His po sition was by no means an enviable one, if it be true, as stated, that two or three ignorant fellows who had sin gled him out intended to annihilate him. He was, as usual, entrusted by some enthusiasiastie Chartists with confidential messages to Lord John Russell and his colleagues respecting their rights and their innumerable grievances. On the nice tiug breaking up the people dispersed in different direction;:, the most numerous body proceeding along the Kennington-road towards Westminster-bridge. 'They proceeded in a peaceable manner without any pre tence to walk in order. They proceeded over Westminster bridge, the police not attempting to obstruct their progress. The discretion which the authorities exhibited cannot be too much commended. As the crowd approached the police filed on each side of the bridge, and allowed the people to pass, a few at a time, until the road was in some de gree eased of the immense mass of human beings with which it was crowded. A great number of the police were then withdrawn from the bridge and stationed near the House of Commons, in order to protect that part from any obstruction. W EST MINSTER-BRIDG E . THREE O'CLOCK. The approaches to Westminster-bridge are stopped, and the various thoroughfares leading to and from the Houses of Parliament are strongly guarded by large bodies of police. It was not without some difficulty that the bridge was cleared, and even now the police are struggling to disperse a mob that persists in retaining possession of Bridge-street. The Police Commissioners have just issued a placard, stating that no parties will be allowed to pass along Parliament street with the petition, excepting those who are actually in charge of it. A number of determined Chartists were heard to announce at the meeting on Kennington Com mon, that be the consequences what they mi g ht, t h ey would make an attempt to follow the petnitn to White hall. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1848. All quiet at Liverpool at 10 45, A.M. No accounts have been received by the Government from any other parts of the country, and we are astho rised to state that none could have been transmitted by private channels, as the Government has taken posses. sion of the telegraphs. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday closed very heavily. Sales, 2,500 bales. American went at 4/d. to Sid. per lb. Railway Shares were very flat, at a further decline. The Continental advices received to-day are not of special interest, beyond wh at appears i n the morning papers. The declaration o f war b y Austr i a against Sar dinia excites no surprise. From the United St a t es t h ere are late a d v i c es by the Cambria. The intellig ence of the revolut i on in Paris had caused a great se nsa ti on, and the pro b a bl e influence of that great political event upon the pos i t i o n of the United States was much d e b ated. The mercantile advi ces mention that "should the steamer from Liverpo o l, now nearly due, b r i ng advices that the revolution has sett l e d down into a P rov isionary Government, and that th e movement had b een confined to France, it will reliev e t h e m i nds of all c l asses on thiswill side very much, and give a great impetus -to' specula tion. We have no id ea t h at such w ill be the elm racter of the next accounts, as the effect of even what had taken place at the latest dates upon public confidence, upon trade and the general industry of Europe, has , no doubt, been sufficient to prostrate credit and produce a great derangement in the commercial affairs of the world. We shall not escape ; our export trade will be materially reduced, but our import trade may fall off sufficient to keep the balance of trade about where it is. " Within the past few days prices of stocks generally have fallen off, but this is attributed more to the con dition of the money market than to anything else, although there is no doubt but that the p o sition of poli tical affairs on the oth er s i de, and the pro b a ble effect upon financial and com merc i al affairs, have a dePre' s ' n g influence. Our dom es ti c fi nances are slight l y and it will probably be Soule time before they are suffi• ciently regulated to make money abundant. Internal navigation will soon be resumed, and as soon as business premium; o i BeatTn7khee commences we may look for an improvement in the money market, from payments made by merchants from the interior. The banks are playing a very cautiousbe game, and we commend them fur it; whatever may the means, object they have in view, the end sanctifies the &rang , d, means, and there is no cause for complaint." This was exp:xted to be almost a holiday in Exchange, but it is surprising to find the quotation.. s il o firmly maintained and a fair business doing, a proof, at least, of the strong reliance placed in the loyalty of the people of this country, and the firm ness of our institutions. This is the first day for the payment the Stock s of the dividends, and parties are very . pru dently' dently abstaining from their accustomed visits , o win g to the danger of robbery on their way have realised 80- .. 1 to 831 -'l. On the walls of tho Bank the quantity of • small sand-bags pieced attract the has been jestingly attention of crowds of gazers, and it remarked that they have all t h e appsesaratice though, of money-bags. and that it 1 3 1? B on - ds d a re d f they could. Exche quer-billst N o t o c e :B ' i o s -} T s ; t h e r a a e d n e y d . the factious to help themselves i in confident safety, the are 38a, to 415.:a. Old appears r as l Ln i e damd Indiacy . under 1,0001. 18s. to 21s. premium. b„,en and a-Quarter per Cents. have . _ at 18:A. Securities the transactions have been In the Foreign have been quoted 10. the Three per Cents. at 78-i',- to i "'4 . Porto yuese Four per and the Three per Cents. i• limited. Spanish Five 14. Brazil Stock has r Cents. have been quoted 13 to beenquoted been 53 to 54. Grenada Bonds have l2, and the funds come heavy Mexican 14. From Amsterdam, again. In Shares the dealings have been circumscribed, and per Cents.l7 prices are flit. ONE CLOSING PILD‘FS:, ... 18 5L /2 155% Bank Stock ....................... . _,_ ~„..4 , ___ ••iticEs OF IsItITISII FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Reduced Amis.— • -i „ 3 1( ,.; 1 ,1 1 u t lt 79% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities....... rl.l-/ 72 4 81% 80 80 1 ' o' LOCK' uongAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o ••• b. 4 8, New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. ........... _. l ,is 79% 8 0 1 4 80% India Bonds, 1,0001. . 18 21 p Ditto under 1,0001. • . ..... ---. 80( 3 1, 3 / 1 .4 21 p Consols for Account .....•...... • • 4 4/2 3d. 81% Exchequer Bills 41 38 p 1,0001. 500 38 4 a p Small 3B . ...... .................... 41 _ 1 3 _ B P ONE CLOSING i , RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds 53 54 54 Ditto, Small .................. ...• 57 53 55 Grenada Bolds, 1 per Cent 12 12 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846........• 14 Ditto, Acc0unt.................... 14 14 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent. l3 13 Ditto, Small l4 14 Russian Bonds .. ....... .. .. — 76 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account ..... ... Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto, Account Dividends on the above payble in London. 171,4 PRICES OF r, ,,. BUSINESS DONE C L OSING RAILWAY SHARES. ' ... A' - : AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen ---- 50 ...... —- Amber., Nott., Boston, „ -- and Eastern Junction VA..... LA 3 i Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% ...... Belfast & County Down 13 ...... ..... ..... Birmingham and Ox ford.... Jlluction .... ... 20 ...... —. ..;,..,, Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ••• ••• •• Birming.,Wolverlepton, and Stour Valley 101. 148... ••• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jung.... ••• • '''''''' Boston, Stanmfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 Ditto, Thirds...... 20 Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. Caledonian .. 5O ... Ditto, Half Shares . 6 ...... •••• ••• Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37% "- Ditto, Preference l5 ...... • Clare nce Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2,1 Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ••• Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast June. 25 •••••• Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% — East Anglia, r 247 ...ngi. , 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 ...... Do., 3/. 10s. ......... 3 1 A .... ••..•• Eastern Counties....~.. 20 Ditto,Extension,s per _ Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto Do., Ndoirtttho., 4 N0 E . 94 2. t . e . rn 61. 5 13 0 5. 4d... % dis. x d •••• _ Do., Quarters ... ...... 12q • •••• Do., New. ............... 23 — _„,,•• Eastern Uni0n........... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% • Ditto, Thirds .......138.4d.. .... Do. (guar.6 percent.) 10 ...... • •••• % (it ad Ditto, ditto ... ......... 20 East Lancashire ......... 27% Ditto, New ......... ... 15 ...... ...,_--... ....—__ Ditto, New Quarters 33% _ — East Lincolnshire ....•• 16,i Edinburgh and Gl asgow 50 .....• ........ ~ ... 37 Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. . ......... ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .... : . Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, New.. ............ 3 ..... % ...... —'Ditto, Newport l2 ...... . •"Ditto, ditto, New 2l . „... _,. Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2 ..... Ditto, New ... 2 ...... ......... • Glasgow, Dumfries, and 12% Carlisle ....... ... ..81. 6s. 841.., Gl as gow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ..... . """......•• — Ditto, New Do. Preference Consol l5 ....... _ ...... ..... . Great Northern Do., London and York 2%...... _ 3 Great South. and West. •• ............ (Ireland) Great North of England 100 ...... ..... Ditto, New, 40/ ...... ... 5 Ditto, New, 301......... 30 Ditto, New, 15/... ...... 6% ... .• .. ...... Great Western .. 90 ... .. 81% 83 Ditto, 14 Shares 5O ...... Ditto, 14 Sh ar es Ditto, Fifths Ditto, New 171— ..... 9%... .. 61 / 2 3 4 6% Huddersfield and Manch. 26 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby 5O Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ipswich &Bury St. Edm 17%...... Do., do., and Norwick 15 Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Climb. & Ely) 2 1 / 2 — - Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ..... Ditto, Thirds - Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto, 14 Shares Do. Quarter Shares 14% lO% ••• ...... •••••• Do. Fifths... ......... ... 9 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/.45...... 7 3 / dis. ...... Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 Ditto 1 ,4 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 Do.(Wakefi eld,Pon te tract, awl Goole) ... 50 Do. (W. Riding Union)4/. 25... Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 D 0.% Shares (A)... 9 Leeds and Bradford 5O Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 42 h...... 42 h...... Do., Half Shares 17% — ... .. ... Do., (blue) Scrip."... 2 Leeds and Thirsk ...... 40 Ditto, New Do., Prefer. ,6 per Ct. ....... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport. 2 Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... D.A...., London &Blackwall...l3/. 68. 8d.... Do. New, No. 2. 5/.135.4d.... Do. Extension ...... 20 London, Brighton, and South C0a5t......... 50 Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 — Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ... ...... Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12/15s 443... ......„, „ — 27% Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d... London and N. Western 100 122 121' 121% Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 ...... ...» — Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 20 „ Do. 101. (M. & 13.) A. 71$ 8 8 Do. 101. (11. & B.) B. 7%...... 6 ...... , 8 Do. 10 7 . (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... Lon 1. & S. Western Do. New 50/. ... ..... 37%.. .. Do. New 401. .. 30 Do. Tenths (ConsoL) 50 ...... ....... Ditto ditto ....... .... 40 Ditto, Thirds ... London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry Sr aleraine 27% .... - Londonderry and Ennis- ICllen Lowestoft (4 per et.) 37% Ditto (6 - per ct.) Manchester,Buaton,and Matlock 3 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ...100 - Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 • Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% — Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% — Ditto, Gt.:Grimsby ... 30 Ditto ditto . ........ 9 Ditto ditto - 000000 .•••,•••• - Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO ...... ....... ..-- Do., Grimsby Dock l5 - Manchest. & Southampt. 2% — ••• -- nidlani .......... ........ 100 ...... 911/a 91 92%... 92% Do. Consolidated Pref.loo ...... Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ... .. Do. Birm., and Derbyloo — DO.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 ......110 Midlnd, Brist. &Glocstr. 36 ..... - Ditto, ditto ..... - 11/.35. 6d... ........ Midlnd,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ...... -- Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket&Chesterford 18% ..... Do. Extension ...... —2/. 128.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 .••••• ....... ..' Newry and Enniskillen 7 - Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevcr .. 15 Do. Man. &Lin. Union 41.28 — - Norfolk .......... ........ -.100 - Do. New 20/. .. ... 5 Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 5 1 ,4pc. 5 Do. Scrip, 1847, N orth of N0rf01k........... 2 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 — North British ... .... .25 — Do. Half Shuts 12%...... ......... ...... Do. Quarters .. 5 % — ... Do. Extension Ditt , l Thirds North & South-Western 2 ...... ........ ...... North Staffordshire lO ...... 6t4 % North Wales North Western. 7 % — ...- .... ..... - Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate - - Roystc,n and Hitchin ... 1% - ..... •• .. Scottish Central - Scottish Midland 22% . .... — Ditto, New ......... ..... 10 — .. ••• •• -- Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole ... Shrewsbury and Birm... 7 MOM BMW 19% 6% . ._.. Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 Shrewbbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... .. .... Ditto Oswestry ...... 14 - Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 6 ...... ... .... .... . Shrewsbury and llerefd. 2 ...... Shropshire Union South Devon 40 Do. Preference South Staffordshire South Eastern. Do., No. 1 24 Do., Nc. 2. Do., N 0.3 .».......... 20 ........ .... ..... D0., No. 4 South Wales ...... 23 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 - ..• .. ...... ... --- Taw Vale Extension ... 6 - Thames Haven Dock and Railway ..... ...... 17%...... Vale of Neath 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13 1 / 2 . Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, _ , . . and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. - ... »4, Do. do. do. ... 25 - West Cornwall 6 ... .. •-• . .............. ...... Whitehaven & Furness 11 - Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 Wilts, Somerset, & 'Wey mouth ........ ..-..... 30 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. Do. Original New and 27 B erw i c k 25 - - .......... •• Do. Extensioa No. 1 . 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 ...... 9 1 4 •-• 9 Do. G.N E.Preference 8 ...... 7 York and North Atidland 50 60% 61% Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2O Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 16 Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley... 4 ••••••••• ..•••• Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish 7 .•• -- East Indian 1 •••••• ...... Great Indian Peninsular 55. Italian and Austrian 4 Jamaica S. Mid.Janction 1 ....•• Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg 7 Lyons and Avignon 5 ...... Madrid and Valentin 2 ...... Namur and Liege l6 ... .. Northern of France lO Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...••• Over Yssel 413 s Paris and Lyons lO ... ......•••••• Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ........ 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 4%.••.•••...... Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 West F1ander5........... 41 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 10.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and showery. ARDROSSAN, Aram 6.—Sld. Henry, St. John's, New Brunswick. Ant, APRIL 6.—Sld. Albert Wise, Quebec ; Princess Victoria, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 7.—Arrd. The William Kile, Wishart, St. John's, New Brunswick. 8. Sld. Patria, Hong-kong; Lintin, Calcutta; Camilla, Lima; Amity, Pugwash ; Biscartara, Bavannah; Dolores, Campeachy; Devonport, New Orleans ; Hindostan, New Orleans ; Metoka, New York; Constitution, New Orleans; Acadia, Boston; Lord Elgin, Boston; Margaret, Halifax; Susan, Boston ; Concordia, Prince Edward's Island ; Jessy, Prince Edward's Island; Kate Kearney, St. John's, New Brunswick. FALMOUTH, APRIL B.—Sld. Alchymist, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 9.—The Sobraou, from Belfast, has arrived at New Orleans, leaky, and with part of her cargo thro wn over b oar d, having been on shore. The Harriet Scott, Alexander, from Belfast, has ar rived at Charleston, much strained and leaky, having been on shore. DenTaxouni, APRIL B.—Sld. Amethyst, Quebec; 9. Spring-flower, Quebec. OFF ButsToL, APRIL 9.—Tartar, Harvey, Hong Kong. 8. Sid. Emerald, Demerara ; ElizAbeth, New Yolk; Yorkshire, Quebec; Countess of Mulgrave, ditto. PonTsmouTti, APRIL 9.—Arrd. Wodain, Bendiscan, New Orleans for Gothenburg. Sid. 8. Carband The resa, St. Domingo; Prosperous, St. Michael's. GREEtiocic, APRIL 6.—The Aim Harley, Scott, which sailed hence for Now York yesterday, went on shore about 3 miles below, but got off again and proceeded. DUBLIN, APRIL B.—A large barque, supposed to be an outward-bound emigrant ship, is on shore on the Arklow Batik, due east of Arklow ; but as when the ex press left, the sea was runni ng too high to communicate from the s hore, her name could not be ascertained. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. — MONDAY. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain last week for our market coastwise were on a very limited scale. B y land carriage the receipts were moderate, but from Ire land and Scotland scarcely any supply reached us. The imports from abroad were good, viz., 14,289 quarters of W heat, 5,907 ditto of Barley, 15,388 ditto of Oats, 10,625 ditto of Beans, 225 ditto of Peas, 235 ditto of Tares, 2,075 ditto of Linseed, 26 ditto of Mustard Seed, and 495 ditto of sundry seeds, including Indian Corn. Fresh up ;to. day very little Wheat of home produce came to hand, either from Essex, Kent, or Cambridgeshire, hence the show of samples of that grain was trifling, though of fair average quality. Owing to the Chartist movement, very few factors or buyers, most of whom were called away at an early houre to serve as special constables, were in attendance. We have. there fore, to report an unusually inactive sale for all kinds of English Wheat at almost nominal quotations. In foreign Wheat we have scarcely a transaction to notice, at late figures. Barley was a dull inquiry, at previous quota tions. Scarcely a transaction took place in Malt, at unaltered figures. The supply was by no means large. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn, as last advised. In Flour nothing doing. We never recollect so small an amount of business doing here on any previous Monday. This accounts for the brevity of the report. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 58s to M's ‘ Red..... .• .. 44s to 556 Oats Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 4Gs 58s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 20s Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red..... 45s 48s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White .... 46s 53s Black . ...... 15s 185 Irish, Red.... •• . • —8 —s Cork, 'White • .... 17s 205 Ditto, White .. •• • . —5 —5 Scotch, Feed..... 21s 23 5 Rye—Old —•. • • ...... —s 6 Beans—Tick ......... 325 44 5 New. —•• • • ...... 328 348 Pigeons Barley—Grinding..... 29s 3ls Peas—Grey .. • • ...... 33s 38 5 Malting .••• • • • 32s 33s Maple ........... 53s 38 8 Chevalier •• • • ••• 338 34s Whits ... 358 38 s Slalt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ......... 36s 405 folk. •••••.. .. .. 555 575 Flonr—Town-made ... 4l 5 46 s Brown ... •• • ... .. 48s 525 Suffolk •• • • ...... 35s 38 5 Pllngstion and Ware 575 58s Stacktn & Norfolk 355 38 5 SMITHFIELD. The past week's imports of live stock, into London, have been seasonably good, as will be seen by the follow ing return : From whence. Beasts. Harlingen Hamburgh B9 Rotterdam 166 Sheep. ... 190 ... 46 ... 541 Calvet. Total 526 Corresponding week in 1847 ... 777 - 656 ... 92 ... GI Difference ...... 306 more. 656 more. 61 more. At the outports about 500 head of each kind of stock have been landed, mostly in good condition, from Ham burgh and Rotterdam. Annexed is an official statement of the importations during the first two months of the present and past years:— 1847. 1848. Oxen Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Pigs Total 11,243 7,384 The number of Foreign Beags on offer this morning were moderately extensive; those of Sheep and Calves limited. The demand for all kinds was active, at Im proved quotations. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts fresh up to-day were limited, but of excellent quality. Although the attendance of both town and country buyers was :mall, the Beef trade ruled brisk, at an advance in the quotations paid on Monday last of from 4d to 6d per 81bs. A few of the best Scots sold as high as 4s Bd, but the more general top figure for Beef did not exceed 4s 6d per 81b. A good clearance was effected. The droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, consisted of about 1,000 Scots and Short Horns; from the Northern, Western, and Midland counties, 800 Herefords, Runts, Devons, and Irish beasts; from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds; and from Scotland, 210 horned and polled Scots. With Sheep we were again scantily supplied. The Mutton trade was very firm, at Friday's advanced rates of 2d per 81bs. The primest old Downs sold peadily at 5s 6d per Sibs. From the Isle of Wight there were received 85 Sheep and 160 Lambs. The Lamb trade was again steady, at from 6d to 7d per Blbs. P r i me sma ll C alves sold freely; other qualities of Veal slowly, at last week's p r i ce s. The Pork trade was somewhat inactive, at late rates. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. 0. d. to v. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior "leash.— 3 6 310 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 •tecond quality -... 4 0 4 2 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 8 5 2 Prime large.Oxcn.. 4 2 4 4 Southdown Wether 5 4 5 6 Prime Scots ...... 4 4 4 6 Ditto eut of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 2 Small Porkers ••.. 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 27 0 Quarter old Pigs ..18 0 25 0 Inferior Sheep .. .3 10 4 0 Lambs .......... 6 0 7 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Reacts. I &mei). I Calves. I Pirs 2,737 1;.ITO 96 365 _ lATEWGIITIS 11.31'D =ADEN/WM. The arrivals oislaZiitJedKfeaTironScotiand and various parts of England, since Monday last, have been moderately good, they having consisted of about 140 carcasses of Beef, 240 ditto of Mutton, 90 ditto of Lamb, 180 ditto of Veal, and 300 ditto of Pork. The supply of Mutton on offer killed in the metropolis has been small, that of other kinds of Meat good. Generally speaking, the trade has ruled somewhat active, and, in some instances, the quotations have had an upward tendency. A few baskets of Meat have arrived from Hamburgh. At per stone by the Carcase. a. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. 3 6 3 10 Bee f ,inferior.• .• .. 3 0 3 2 Mutton, inferior middling ••.. 3 2 3 4 ------ raiddling• • 4 0 4 4 8 4 primelarge •• 3 4 3 6 ---- prime .... 34 6 4 4 prime small .. 3 6 3 8 , Pork, s ala mi l ....... . 4 e........ 8 5 0 Veal •••• • • • • ...... 3 10 5 0 ! --- mol 6 Lamb. 5a 10 to Gs 10d. 3301tOUGli ANzs srxgr.azrziaix!vs. The arrival of potatoes, last week, coastwise, and by 's, 100 s railway, were good. From Antwerp we received 140, from Rotterdam 30, and from Hamburgh 48 tons. Really good samples are in s teady request at full prices; but those of most other qualities are with difficulty sup gents, 120 s to 1 Whit es , ported.—York Regents, 1203 to 150 s ditto Shaw to 110 s; Wisbeach Regents, loos to 130 s ditto ens,id 1 1 00 ss s e ; x Du R to e h ditto, 70s to 3 9 0 0 3 4 90s to 100 s; Scotch Reds, 110 s to 120 s; ditto B9oesigtoianlWoOhs enBtosantod per ton. i ; i e i s C , ZWILOITGII ILOP MARKE T. There is othera slight improvement in the de mand for the r' best Hops in pockets at full prices. In little is doing that the quotations are kinds so S u ssex Pockets, 3 / to 316 3 ; Weald of i almostent ditto, 313 s to nominal. 31 10s; Mid and Cast Kent ditto, 31 i 5s to 518 s per cwt. WOOL. During last week the imports of Wool into London wore composed of 89 bales f rom Il am b urg b, 281 ditto, from Monte Video, 11 ditto from Antwerp, 14 ditto from Ostend, and 292 ditto from Taganrog. The stock in the absence of anything like a healthy demand, is rapidly increasing, anti, to effect large sales—z . hich ap pears next to an impossibility —a decline in the quota tions must be submitted to. TIkLX.OW. Our market is by no tneans so active as last week, and the late advance in the quotations is with difficulty sup ported. P.Y.C,, on the spot, is quoted to day at 523. par cwt. Town Tallow is scarce at 533. net cash. Rough fat 23. Hid. per Blbs. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORD E R and il;. Commissioner BIILLOCK..) James Mayhew, 41, a most respectable man, and described in the calendar as an auctioneer, was indicted with feloniously forging, altering, and uttering a bill of exchange for 271. 143. 6d., with intent to defraud Cuthbert Coiling wood Hall, well knowing the same to have been forged. The facts of the case have been so recently before the public that it will be quite unnecessary to recapitulate them. The prisoner had acted as agent to the prosecutor in getting his bills discounted, and the charge against him was that of obtaining the amount of the bills, and putting his signature to them, without the authority of the prose. cut or. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the pro secution; Mr. Perry defended the prisoner. The case appeared likely to occupy the Court to a late hour, and the greater part of the morning has been occupied with reading a most voluminous correspon dence between the prisoner and the prosecutor for the purpose of showing that the prosecutor had authorised the prisoner to do what he had done. NEW COURT. Before the COMMON SERGEANT, Alderman Sir CHAP.. MAN MARSHALL, Mr. Sheriff HILL, &e.) THE RIOTS IN KENNINGTON IN MARCH LAST. Thomas Horssey, (who was acquitted on Saturday last, of the robbery at Mr. Grey's,) William Barrett, David Anthony Duffy, (convicted on Saturday. and sentenced to seven years transportation,) Win. Bailey (convicted on Saturday and sentenced to seven years' transportation), John Williams and George Smith, were indicted with feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Robert Creasy, in South ampton- street, Camberwell, on the 13th of March last, and stealing therefrom a large quantity of boots and other articles, his property. The evidence given in this case was similar to that given in the case of the robbery of Mr. Grey, on Satur day. The prisoners all of them denied any knowledge of the robbery. The jury found them all Guilty. Henry Bates, 19; William Barrett, 16; John Den. more, 23; Thomas Howlett, convicted on Saturday and transported for seven years; Samuel Morgan, George Payne, convicted on Saturday and sentenced to seven years' transportation; James Taylor, also convicted on Saturday and transported for seven years; and Richard Webster, were indicted with feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of David Jameson, in Southampton-street, Camberwell, and stealing therefrom 100 pair of shoes and other articles, his property. Mr. Bonime, on the part of the prosecution, declined offering any evidence against the prisoner Webster, who was acquitted on Saturday of being a party to the rob bery at Mr. Grey's, and he was ordered to be discharged. The evidence against the other prisoners was precisely similar to that brought forward in the last case. The jury found all the prisoners Guilty, with the ex ception of John Denmore and Thomas Howlett, both of whom they acquitted. Benjamin Prophett, Thomas Howlett, Robert Archer, acquitted on Saturday, William Barrett, George Lovers, convicted on Saturday and sentenced to 7 years' tran sportation, henry Davis, and William Bugden were indicted with feloniously breaking an! entering the dwelling-house of Alfred Thomas on the 13th of March last, and stealing one pound weight of cigars and other articles, his property. The evidence in this case was very similar to the last, and the robbery, like the previous one, arose out of the meeting and riot that took place at Kennington Common on the 13th of last month. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.y Handicap of 20 sovF. each. D.M. Sunny side Tamil ... - 2 3 Hussar ... Won in a canter. Handicap. T. Y„. C. Carissima Vert Vert ... 1 ... 2 Spider ••• ••• /1•• Won cleverly. r • ... 3 The Hinchinbrook Sttkes. Lord Sandwich's f by Normanby Colonel Peel's Franciscan ... 1 ... 2 Won by a head. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, April 6. CROWN COURT. Esau Troughton, 30, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Charles Cull, at Ashchurcb, on the 24th of November, and stealing therefrom a silver watch, some silver spoons, and other articles. The prisoner was in the prosecutor's employ, as a farm servant, living in the house. In the morning of the day in question, Mr. and Mrs. Cull went to Tewkesbury, giving the prisoner orders to attend to the field work on the farm, and on their return in the evening, about six o'clock, they found that some per son had entered the house by forcing the bolt of a window,`and then putting their hands through, had opened the door. On going up-stairs they discovered that some boxes had been completely ransacked ; everything was in confusion, and the articles enume rated in the indictment stolen. Several circum stances tended to attach suspicion to the prisoner, who gave a man some cider, and was seen in the cider-house about the time that the robbery was sup posed to have been committed, when his master's orders, and his own duties, should have found him at work in the fields. The next day some of the stolen spoons, wrapped up in a handkerchief, were found hidden in the thatch of the stable. This handker chief belonged to the prisoner's brother Isaac, but was seen in Esau's possession on the day of the robbery. A melancholy feature in this case was that of the prosecution calling the prisoner's aged mother as a witness to prove the ownership of the handkerchief. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and two pre vious convictions, on one of which he was adjudged to be transported, were proved against him. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL said that all reformation in him appeared to be totally hopeless, and passed sentence of fourteen years' transportation. William Bean, 26, broughtlup by a writ of habeas corpus from Bristol gaol, was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Elizabeth Heddow, at Clifton, on the .13th of June, his former wife , Fanny Spriggs, being then alive. The JUDGE told him his case was not a very aggra vated one ; still a man deceiving a woman under such circumstances, entailed great injury on the individual and occasioned more evil to society than when a woman committed the offence of bigamy. It was true he had not done the woman the injury he might have done, as it appeared he had never lived with her under the same roof after the completion of the ceremony, and not, therefore, consummated the marriage; still women's feelings were not to be trifled with, and their hopes of domestic happiness destroyed by men acting towards them in such a way. Sentence, three months bard labour. all Tt membershe T a mrLE o r t hOen MiddleSatu dsy, Templen o notice ebe in ance at the Hall at noon, in order that arrangements of numerous gentlemen asettentndto of any emergency. The names d and be sworn as might be made for the barristers being forthcoming Tease who were ready to come . for l w s a t r , which, in the course " specials" were set down in . a who were disposed Directions were further given, that Hallat half • Temple past nine shoeld be at the Middlewhen plans would be announced of the afternoon was transmittledallto the Home-office. this (:Monday) peace in that neighbourhood. any disturbance o the drift d • regarding the cnolu:ritsnhelenbasirable to be pursued in case of ST. IvEs.---Boats on during the past week have been taking from 100 to 5,000 mackerel per night, which have been wa sold Gat f r om ss. to 13 s . p er h un d red of D ES PERATE SUICIDE AT Box LET .--O n Thursday afternoon , the sth instant, an i nquest was held at a s i x score. —Corn ll az. beer -shop in the village of Boxley, a short distance from Maidstone, by Mr. Dudlow, one of the Coroners for West Kent, on the body of a man unknown, who was found on Tuesday aftern oon , t h e 4th instant, by John Smith, a hawker, residing at Maidstone, w time, was in company with ho at the a young man walking near the place called Boxley Summer, when their attention was directed to a hat lyi ng on t h e groun d, a b out two rods inside of the wood, which is a short distance from the church. On going to the hat they found a black silk stock in it, and on their looking up they saw the body of a well-dressed man hanging to the branch of a tree close by. This circumstance was made known to the village constable, and the body was cut down. The deceased, there was no doubt, had committed self destruction by hanging himself with packing line, which was four times doubled ; his feet were about a foot and a half from the ground. He had on a brown frock cloth coat, black trousers, and a very good pair of Blucher boots, and altogether his dress was respectable. In his pockets were found one farthing and two small bottles which had contained laudanum, and a bottle that had gin in it. There was also a note written, beginning with " Dear Uncle—l have put Mary to bed: You may think it strange that I have not done my work as usual," Scc. There was no signature, but outside there is the name of William Bishop. The deceased appeared to be about forty years of age. In the absence of evidence as to who he was, a verdict was returned " That the de ceased was found dead, hanging . to a tree." RAMSGATE —Upwards of sixty tubs of spirits have been brought to the Custom-house here, which were found buried in the land near to this place. It is sup posed that they have lr.)tn lauded from a boat l elongiug ‘ to Dover.