The Sun. — London, England, 1848-02-10 00:00:00

tbirZt SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING sut O'CLOCK. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agst Alboni. 20 to 1 agst Tufthunter 25 to 1 agst Marquis of Conyngham 25 to 1 agst Yampyre 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES. 5 to 1 agst Starplice CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 agst Cracow 22 to 1 agst Blaze 25 to 1 agst Jonathan Wild 30 to 1 agst War Eagle 40 to 1 agst Swallow 50 to 1 agst Bantam 50 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 50 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft 50 to 1 agst The Widow DERBY. 9 to 1 agst surplice. 25 to 1 agst Nil Desperandum. 40 to 1 agst The Sheriff—taken 40 to 1 agst The Slinger—taken 50 to 1 agst Whitstone—taken - _ ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GREAT YARMOUTH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) Samuel Amiss, a shipwright, proved receiving 31. in the same way as the previous witness, and also spoke to receiving 41. afterwards from a lir. Powell. Mr. Robert Blake stated that he met Coble on the morning of the poll. Coble told him tbat, he was pre pared to pay him the " arrears " of the previous election, but witness declined to plump for the Reds, and Coble refused to pay him. Several other freemen deposed to having received 3/. in the manner described by former witness. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock, till eleven o'clock to-morrow morning, WAVENEY VALLEY AND GREAT YARMOUTH RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) A special meeting of the scripholders in this Corn- Rany was held thiii afternoon at the London Tavern. W. Wilshire, Esq., in the chair. J. WILKINSON, Esq., solicitor to the company, read the report of the Committee of Managem ent, which stated that, in accordance with a resolution at the last meeting of the scripholders, the directors had entered into an agreement with the Norfolk Railway Company, en 21st Oct., 1846, by which it was agreed that the Norfolk Company should app l y to Parliament to!. an Aet to construct a line from Reedham to Diss, with a branch from Beccles to Walesworth. To provide funds for that purpose the Norfolk Company agreed to create new stock, bearing a guaranteed interest at 5 per cent. The Waveney Valley Company were to be entitled to subscribe for 20,000 shares, of 201. each, by payment of a deposit of 305. in each share, credit being given to them by the Norfolk Company as if 21. had been paid upon every share. It was also agreed that upon the applica tion to Parliament being successful, the Norfolk Company should pay the sum of ss. upon each share to the Waveney Valley Company. The Act had been ob tained, and in accordance with the agreement 5,0001. was due to this company, which, however, had not been paid, although the Norfolk Company had agreed to hand over that sum in October last. The directors, therefore, suggested the expediency of being entrusted by the scripholders with power to enfore their rights either by an appeal to a court of equity or by some other moans. The accounts showed the receipts of the company to be 35,875/.. ss. 2.d., of which only 1,2551. remained in the hands of the bankers, the rest having been expended. Captain Morrison, the engineer, had made a further claim of 1,725/. against the company, which, however, they considered exorbitant, and refused to pa — Afte y. r a good deal of discussion, during which two or three shareholders objected to any proceedings being , taken that might invonie the company in a tedious law suit in Chancery, and urged upon the directors the propriety of endeavouring to make some arrangement with the Norfolk Company, The report of the committee of management was received and adopted. A resolution was then passed to the effect that the committee of management be requested to take steps with reference to the agreement with the Norfolk Com pany, as they may be advised. and report thereon to a meeting of the scripholders, to be called for the pur pose, on as early a day as possible. Another resolution was then agreed to, giving the directors power to take similar proceedings to recover the money agreed to be paid by the Eastern Union and Chelmsford and Bury Companies as their quota of the expenses incurred in proceeding to Parliament. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman, and the meet:rig separated. ST. MARYLEBONE BANK FOR SAVINGS.—(THIS DAY.) The eighteenth annual general meeting of this institution was held this day at the office, No. 76, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square; the Rev. John Hume Spry, D.D., in the chair. It appeared from the several reports read to the meeting, that no less than 2,206 new deposits had been made in the last year ; 18,119 deposit accounts remained open on the 90th November last, of which no less than 13,437 held balances averaging less than 31. 7s. Id. each. Upwards of 301,6331. was then invested with the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. The continued evidence thus afforded of the dispo sition of the working classes to provide against the casualties of life will prove a source of gratification to all reflecting minds; and it may indeed be hoped that this provident disposition has its influence in im proving the character and conduct, materially contri buting to this class of workmen being the last to be discharged whenever establishments are reduced from scarcity of work. EXCHEQU ER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sitting before the LORD CRISP BARON and Special Juries.) MAYTIEW V. SPOONER. This was an action brought to recover compensa tion in damages for the use of slanderous language by the defendant, affecting the character of the plaintiff, at a meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern. Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Petersdorff appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. M. Hill for the defendant.. The meeting in question was, it appeared, held for the purpose of considering an application made by the defendant to the Government for a new charter to the Veterinary College. During the proceedings the plaintiff stated that he had delivered lectures at that institution, which was deemed to be untrue by the defendant, who cautioned the meeting not to place any reliance on the plaintiff, who was " a convicted libeller and a ridiculer of the Christian religion." Mr. COCKBURN stated that the object of the plaintiff was not to obtain excessive damages, but to clear his character from the foul blot cast upon it. Mr. Sergeant WiLansstated that, after the state ment of the LearneTiCounsel, he should be even quite willing t o sugges t Me withdrawal of the offensive ex pressions made use of by the defendant. Mr. COCKBURN was quite willing to let the matter drop upon payment of the costs of the action. !lints proposition was objected to by Mr. Sergeant WILKrSS, w g h tt o e d st e i s o i n re o d f hl o s a L ts o . rdship to express an opi nion on the The Loan CHIEF BARON said that if he were called upon to express an opinion on the matter, he would certainly recommend th e d e f en d ant t o pay th e cos t s of the action. The Attorney fort defendant sa id, that he had Learned no t authorised the Sergeant to make any such proposition as he had done. This proceeding on the part of the attorney caused mu ch excitement. The Loan CIIIRP BARON at that his mind length said, that h© wou ld postpone the case in order t n afford ti me f or the parties t o consult to g ether on the subject. tll Th e Attorney for the defendant said, said was made up o n the subject. The case ought to he allowed to go to the jury. Mr. Sergeant WILKEss said, that under the cir cumstances of the c ase, he felt it his dut y to with draw from the cause. it was at length argreed t o After some discussio n, `withdraw a juror, the defendant consenting to a rule to pay all costs which had been paid out of the plain. tiff's pocket. ___—.....—•ss IMPERIAL PA R LIAM ENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. Earl FITZHARDINGE presented a petition from Bristol in favour of Jewish emancipation. Earl FITZWILLIAM presented several other petitions from various places with a similar prayer. The Bish o p o f SALISBURY presented a petition from the Archdeacon and clergy of Gloucester against the measure ; also a petitb n from the same parties complaini ng o f t h e spiritual' destitution pre vailing in that diocese. HALIFAX AND QUEBEC RAILWAY Earl FITZWILLIAIII. had a petition to present, to 'which he wished to draw the particular of their Lordships. It was a petition for the grant of wierepaiiilt money for the construction of a rai o l t - Ist E ,---ifii-fitirn, Halifax to Quebec. It would be re icollected that at the time of the outbreak of the 4/.' ,1 5:' , ..,1 rebellion in Canada, there was great difficulty ~ , _ *. tr..„...,,ng army and ordnance stores into the .., in - t eg iqr,.. .*anada, and had there then existed a rail c O Nc .. c c — wa y --- *.i:r : alifax to Quebec there would have been \. cility for the transport of these stores. It was N. alsb important as affording increased facilities for the Aransmission of emigrants to their place of destination THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY the West India proprietors, without interfering with BERKELEY presented a petition from he Billof 1846. mr H. Bristol, signed by upwards of 6,000 persons, praying for a comprehensive Health of Towns Bill. Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from Walsall in favour of the Bill now before the House I for the removal of the Jewish disabilities; and also one in favour of the Catholic Relief Bill. Mr. WOOD presented a petition from Oxford in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Mr. ORD presented petitions from Newcastle upon-Tyne, in favour of the Health of Towns Bill ; and also a petition from the same place, against any increase in the military establishments without a pre- vious inquiry. Sir R. FERGUSON presented petitions in favour of the Health of Towns Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from Stafford in favour of a comprehensive Health of Towns Bill. Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions from places in the West Riding of Yorkshire against the increase of the army and navy. Mr. R. YORKE presented petitions from York, in favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Dr. BOWRING presented petitions from Bolton and Oldbury, both the same effect. Mr. STRUTT presented a petition from Derby in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Sir W. lIEATHCOTE presented petitions from Hampshire against the Jewish Disabilities Bill. Mr. ANSTEY presented a petition in favour of the Catholic Relief Bill. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from Leeds to the same effect. Mr. BURROUGHES presented petitions from Norfolk against the Jewish Disabilities Bill. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ELECTION. The SPEAKER informed the House that he had received an intimation from the parties who had presented a petition against the return for North Staffordshire, stating that it was not the intention of the petitioners to proceed with their petition. WINDOW-TAX. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from St. Paul's Covent-garden, praying the House to pass an Act for the abolition of the window-tax. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath, complaining of the operation of the legacy duty. SCOTCH HIGHWAYS. - Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath, complaining of the present mode of managing high. ways in Scotland. The petitioners stated that the rates fell heavy on the poor, and suggested that under a proper system of management, a toll upon horses alone would be sufficient to keep them in repair. JEWISH DISABILITIES. An HoN. MEMBER presented a petition from Frome in favour of the removal of the Jewish disabilities. An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from a place in Somerset to the same effect. DEFENCES OF THE COUNTRY. An HON MEMBER presented a petition against any increase of the defences of the country. THE CURRENCY. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Brechin, praying for the repeal of the Act of 1845, so far as it interfered with the banks of Scotland. COUNTY COURTS. Dr. BOWRING inquired whether it was the ntention of the Government to bring in a Bill to amend the County Courts' Act. The Act, particu larly with respect to the expense to which suitors were put, was much complained of. His constitu ents loudly complained of its injustice. Sir G. GREY replied that it was unnecessary to bring in any Bill on the subject, as by the present Act the Secretary to the Treasury was empowered to alter the fees. A gentleman had been some time engaged in obtaining information from the various courts, and when he had collected sufficient information, the Government would determine what alterations should be made. The inquiry was in an advanced state, and no time mould be lost in informing the House of the nature of any improvements which the Government might deem necessary. THE WINDOW DUTIES. Lord DUNCAN rose to give notice, that unless he was preceded by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, or by his Noble Friend the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests, hp should on this day fortnight, the 24th of February, propose a notion to the effect that the Committee of the Health of Towns Association and the directors of the Metro politan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Working Classes having declared that - no sanatory improvement would be complete which did not in clude a repeal of the window-tax—(Cheers) —as it induced the bad construction of houses, and fell with quadruple force on the poor as compared with the rich, he should, in order that the people might be more equitably taxed, propose the total repeal of those duties.—(Hear.) The SPEAKER was understood to say that the Noble Lord should make his motion more positive in its character, or he might experience some diffi culty in bringing it on. Lord DUNCAN then gave notice that he would propose the total repeal of those duties on the day he had named. APPEALS IN CRIMINAL CASES. Mr. EWART said that he would on this day fort night bring in a Bill for granting the power of ap peal in criminal cases. DIRECT TAXATION. The HON. Mastssu also stated that he would, unless the Government should themselves bring for ward some measure on the subject, again bring be fore the House his motion on the subject of a system of direct taxation. WASTE LANDS (IRELAND.) Mr. P. SCROPE gave notice that he would, upon an early day, bring before the notice of the House the report of the Poor-law Commissioners respecting the propriety of appropriating the waste lands of Ireland for the purpose of giving employment to the able-bodied poor. LIGHTHOUSES. Mr. HUME moved fora series of unopposed re tun-is, which were agreed to, with respect to the various lighthouses of the country. HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT. The HON. MEMBER also moved for certain returns respecting the Hydrographic Department of the Ad miralty, which were also agreed to. MARITIME SURVEYS. The How. MEMBER also moved for a series of unopposed returns on the subject of the nature and locality of the various maritime surveys, which had been made under the direction of the Admiralty. SCOTTISH ENTAIL. _ _ Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know whether it was the intention of the Government to bring forward any mea3ure for altering the law relating to Scottish entail. The LORD ADVOCATE was understood to say that the Government was not at present provided with any measure on the subject. LAND IMPROVEMENT ACT. Mr. MONSELL wished to know when the returns of the amount applied for and sanctioned under the Land Improvement Act would be laid upon the table of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in a few days he hoped to be able to have the re turns ready for distribution. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS (IRELAND). Mr. MONSELL also wished to know when the returns of the agricultural statistics would be ready for Hon. Members. Sir G. GREY could not state precisely upon what day they would be prepared. He had endeavoured to expedite their preparation as much as possible. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. G. THOMPSON moved for copies of all correspondence between the Governor-General's agent at Benares and the Government of India, and between the Government of India and the Court of Directors of the East India Company, relative to the affairs of the late Pertaub Sing, the deposed Raja of Sattara, from the Ist day of October, 1847, to the present time; also for copies of all letters addressed by Rungoo Bapojee to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated, re , peetively, the ht and 31st day of January, 1848, and the answers (if any) which had been returned.—Motion agreed to. CUSTOMS AND POST-OFFICE (INDIA). The Holt. ME3lnnt also moved for copies of instructions issued by Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General of India, when at M a dra s in th e year 1834, to a commission of civil servants appointed by his Lordship to examine and report upon the Customs and Post-office systems ; also a copy of the report of the said c ommission.—Agreed to. SWITZERLAND. Sir H. VERNEY wished to know from the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the decree of the canton of Frihurg (as we understood), of the 24th of November, 1847, would in any manner affect the interests of British residents in that canton, and also whether the offers which had been made to mediate between the contending parties in Swit zerland had been attended with any success. Lord PALMERSTON said that he was not aware of any British subject who had been at all affected by the decree referred to. With respect to the latter part of the question it was true that her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires had made a communication with c respectjal nature,to arbitrating e b w e a t s w eneont ablethe ptaortsiteasteofwahnetuhner offiany success had dLs presentedTattendedlNDlA a pet that communication. COLONIES. fro mh of S S i t r . R Vincent, prayin g re li e f t o . th e Wteset islandodia colonies. 2d and 3d Victoria, which gave the power of apply ing the system of separate imprisonment to persons • before trial. The Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home Department had paid a good deal of attention to this subject, and he hoped he should have the sanction of the Right Hon. Baronet to introduce the Bill. They had no right to imprison parties in this manner who had not undergone a trial. It was said, however, this system of separate confinement was established to prevent contamination amongst pri soners; but it was opposed to all principles of equity and justice to test experiments of this sort upon par ties who ought to be considered innocent of any crime until they had been convicted by a jury of their countrymen. Besides, if this system were to be continued, there would be an end to the barrier which drew a distinction between those who were guilty and those whom Government was only justified in holding in detention. By the law as it at present stood, all letters from the nearest and dearest friends were taken from prisoners untried, and read by the authorities of the goal. He might be told that all this was necessary, in order to prevent improper communications, but in his opinion nothing could justify such a tax upon an unhappy and unfortunate prisoner. It appeared to him to be a tyranny without any purpose whatever ; he be lieved it to be totally inconsistent with the system of jurisprudence of which this country so proudly boasted, and it was an aggravation of punish ment upon the untried totally inconsistent with the merciful policy of the English law. Separate punishment was a severe reformatory prin ciple. Sir James Graham, in his letter, printed in the first report of the Commissioners of Pentonville Prison, stated it to be a probationary punishment, instituted for the purpose of preparing criminals for transportation, and for regulating the nature of the punishment to which they were to be subjected. Hard labour was not described by the Commissioners as an additional punishment, but as a relief from the hor rors of separate confinement. Mr. William Merry, one of the prison inspectors, who took an active part in the construction of the gaol of Reading for separate confinement, said, before the Committee of the House of Lords on criminal law, "I believe there is no man confined in a separate cell who would not escape from such confinement if he could for the purpose a of labouring on the tread-mill ;" and the pri son inspectors in their last year's report stated that persons separately confined " are obliged to work, from the irksomeness of idleness." The Rev. Mr. Field, the chaplain of Reading gaol for 20 years, and ' the highest authority on the subject, stated in a book which he had written—" As a general rule I assert with confidence that prisoners prefer the hardest labour, even that under ordinary circum stances extremely irksome, to idleness which is con strained." Mr. M. D. Hill, the Recorder of Bir- mingham, was of the same opinion; he said that the punishment was extremely severe in itself without any addition. And Mr. Baron Alderson, a most enlightened and benevolent man, said, " It appears to me that there will be no effectual reform in prison discipline so long as the county gaols continue as at present. What is wanted is this—we ought to have county houses of detention for untried prisoners." Most cordially did he agree with his Lordship's sentiments, as he belived, with him, that there never could be any effectual punishment until they had powers of detention, such as he re commended, separate from the ordinary gaols. Separate punishment fell far more severely on the poor than on the rich, as the friends of the rich were enabled to gather round him and to administer con solation to him, whereas the poor could not afford to pay travelling expenses, or the expenses incidental to an occasional stay in a country town for the pur pose of visiting their relations in confinement. The rich man might surround himself with many comforts which the poor man could not obtain. The poor man more than the rich required communion with his fellow men, and from this he was entirely debarred. The authorities to which he referred, showed that the punishment was a formidable refor matory one, and it might be said, if this was such a reformatory kind of punishment, why not carry it out to the utmost. The answer to such a question would be that they had no right to apply refor matory punishment to unconvicted persons. To act upon the presumption that a party required reforma tion was to act contrary to the whole presumption of the common law as declared by the judges, and by all the commentators upon the common law. The fun damental principle of that law was, that all persons should be held to be innocent till they were convicted. If the parties therefore were untried there was not one of them but might say they had no more business with their reformation until they were convicted than they had with his worrship who committed him upon suspi cion, and until the issue " not guilty " had been tried, and his guilt pronounced, they had no right whatever to apply to them the any penal reformatory punishment. There were, however, exceptions to this rule. It was obvious that very young persons ought not to be allowed to associate with persons under the suspicion of having committed grave offences. The child was very dif ferent from the adult, the child had no civil rights whatever with the exception of the right to protec tion. The State stood towards it in loco parentis, and was bound to exercise the same rights and per form the same duties as were required of the parent or other guardian of the child. There was also a certain class of offences with respect to which it was evident that it would be improper to allow persons suspected of, to mix in the so ciety of others, and perhaps those who had been already convicted of offences might constitute another exception to the rule, All these were, however, examples that could easily be dealt with. It was the duty of the State of make this portion of the punishment as light as possible, and were it could not be mitigated in severity in point of discipline, it was obviously necessary that the duration of the impri- sonment should be shortened as much as possible. To this end it was necessary to afford more frequent opportunities to the prisoners to have their casees heard and determined, by multiplying the times of the various gaol deliveries throughout the country. He rested this motion on these grounds, namely, that this system was contrary to the principles of general justice. The system pressed heavier upon the poor than the rich, and while it interfered with the undoubted right of an accused party to prepare his defence without being subjected to the inspection of his detainers it drew no distinction between the guilty and the innocent. Thanking the House for the indulgences it had afforded him in allowing him to make this statement, he begged leave to move the resolution of which he had given notice. Dr. BOWRING seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY gave his Noble Friend due credit for the motives which had induced him to make this motion, but he could not at the same time concur with him in the reasons he had just advanced in sup port of his motion. It was of the utmost importance that the Act to which the Noble Lord had so often alluded should be kept in force. The provision which the Noble Lord sought to repeal was a most valuable one. It had established one of the most wholesome rules at present existing in the system of prison discipline prevailing in the country. He fully agreed with the Noble Lord that, speaking generally, a distinction ought to be drawn between an accused party and a convicted criminal, but he could not go the length of the Noble Lorrd in asserting that all accused parties, previous to their conviction, ought to be placed upon an equl footing. Foi• instance, a party charged with the wilful crime of murdeo ought never ito be allowed to intermix with parties accused of lighter offences ' • and here he must take leave to say that the Noble Lord was in error in supposing that the system of separate confinement, which the 2d and 3d of Victoria established, was opposed to the old common law of the country, for it was a notorious fact, that from time im memorial, parties charged with heinous offences, had been kept separate from other prisoners, while they were awaiting their trials.—(Hear, hear.) The whole object of subjecting untried prisoners to separate imprisonment was for their good, and in order to show the Noble Lord that the course he pro poEed to pursue of repealing this statute in that respect he would refer to several documents, some of which had been before the House. The Right Honourable Baronet then read extracts from the report of the Committee of the House of Commons on Secondary Punishments ; also the report of the Select Committee in the House of Lords on the same subject ; the report of Mr. Clay, the Chaplain of the House of Correction ; and the report of M. Tocqueville to the Chamber of Deputies in France, all of which spoke of the neces sity, for the good of untried prisoners themselves, of subjecting them to separate imprisonment. He said separate confinement prevented con tamination. The convention at Frankfort, which was attended by 80,000 persons who had taken an interest in prison discipline from all parts of Europe, which would no doubt be in the recollection of the Noble Lord, resulted in a resolution approving of separate confinemen,t the Ministers of Prussia, Poland, and France having fully assented to the proposition. If the system did not prevail in the houses of detention great injury to the morals of the prisoners could not fail to be the result. The Noble Lord would find this ably set forth in a book entitled " Prisons and Prisoners." A house of detention had been established in Middle sex, in which though the persons confined were kept in separate confinement, they were allowed to have free access to their friends and legal advisers. The 10th report of the Inspectors of Prisons, published in August, 1845, showed that the fears of the Noble Lord were groundless. It stated that the prisoners had good and sufficient food, that they were protected from contamination or injury from the other prisoners, that they might obtain the pre- sence at any time of the warden, the governor, the surgeon, and the chaplain, that they might see their friends and legal advisers, and read letters. They were not allowed to read objectionable books, but they were allowed to work if they thought proper, to have exercise in the open air, and to attend chapel. Their tempers were not irritated by others and they concluded by saying that if they believed the friends of persons committed for trial would rather see their relations placed in this confinement than in any other. He bore testimony to the excel lence of the motives by which the Noble Lord was actuated; but, seeing that the subject had been fully considered by many benevolent individuals, he earnestly entreated the House not to consent to the motion, because he believed it would be injuries, as it could not fail to partake of a retrogade character and to derange all the excellent arrangements fur the improvement of prison discipline that had been made during the last few years.—(Cheers.) After a few observations from several llon. Mem bers, the motion was withdrawn. (LEFT SITTING.) CHARGE OF CRUELTY.—Yesterday Mr. R. Hunt, of Old Brentford, was brought before the sitting magis- 1 trates of Brentford on a charge of cruelty to his nephew, Charles Hunt, a boy 14 years of age, who was suffering from ill-health, and was allowed a chair during the exa mination. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. C. Allen and Mr. Myers, the assistant overseer and over seer of the parish, from that of police-sergeant Carshaw, and from the statement of the boy himself, that he (the boy) had been a sort of servant to his uncle, that he had been kept in solitary confinement in a garret by his uncle for a fortnight. ending Saturday last, and fed on bread and water. There had been no fire in the room during that time, he had straw to sleep on, and during part of that time he had been tied by a cord by the leg to the grate, to prevent his escape. He had been very ill, and had been supplied with pills by his uncle. The uncle, in his defence, made a lengthened statement complaining of the boy's conduct, and saying that the police were prejudiced against him. The magistrates called upon him to find sureties for his appearance at the sessions, and, as he did not produce them at the moment, he was detained in custody. _ . ELECTION PETITIONS.—The following days have been selected for the appointment of the Select Com mittees to try the matter of the petitions complaining of undue elections : for Bodmin and Bolton, on Thursday, the 14th of February; for Montgomery (borough) and Carlisle, on Monday, 28th February; and for Bewdley and Northern Division of Staffordshire, Thursday, 2d of March. PENTLAND FIRTH.—We learn that 14 experienced pilots have manned two large well equipped boats at Duncansbay, for the purpose of piloting vessels through the Orkneys. Ship captains may now with greater con fidence approach the firth, as they will at all times, weather permitting, be met at Duncansbay by one of these boats, when a pilot may be taken on board. —John 0' Grout Journal. PRISON DISCIPLINE. Lord NUGENT rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal so much of the in the interior of Canada from this port of disembarka tion, that every facility should be furnished them of railway accommodation. The sum of 62,0001. was asked for as a loan, and in return for the loan the petitioners would carry the mail for nothing, and thus the sum now paid to the American Government for conveying the mails would be saved. Lord ASHBURTON considered that while the United States were traversed in every direction by railways and telegraphs, our American colonies, which did not enjoy the same advantages, were placed in an unfair position ; therefore he trusted that the Government would give every encourage ment for the construction of railways in Canada and Nova Scotia. The Noble Lord presented a petition from two townships. in New Brunswick, praying for aid to the British North American Tail ways. Earl GREY assured their Lordships that the im portance of railways in Canada had not escaped the attention of the Government. They considered it of the greatest importance to establish a line of commu nication between Halifax and Quebec. The en gineering officers engaged in surveying the country had, he was happy to say, suc ceeded in finding a practicable route, but until their report was in the possession of the Government he could not give any opinion as to the propriety of assisting any particular company. At the present moment there were most pressing demands from every one of the colonies on the Govern ment for assistance in the construction of great public works, but the circumstances of the country did not permit of large advances being made for this purpose. With regard to furnishing employment for emigrants, he could say that although upwards of a quarter of a million of persons emigrated last year to New Brunswick, there was no lack of employment in that colony, and the Government had actually been obliged to send home for labourers to be employed in the construction of certain public works which Were necessary for the public service. Certainly many of the emigrants were in a destitute condition, not because there was any lack of profitable employment,Lbut because they were unused . to, and in capable of performing the wor k required by the wants of the colony. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). Earl FITZWILLIAM then rose to move for a return of the several unions in Ireland of which the boards of guardians have been dissolved, stating the population, the extent of acres, and rateable value of each such union. He had no doubt but that the law was better administered in many in stances by paid guardians appointed by the Government than by the local guardians ; but it was an anomaly in this country to find funds, the proceeds of local taxation administered by officials appointed by the Executive Government, and it must be a matter of grave doubt whether a law which authorised the substitution of paid officers ap pointed by the Crown for guardians elected by the ratepayers was calculated to attain the object which the Legislature had in view in passing the law. The number of unions in Ireland were 130, and thirteen boards of guardians had been dissolved, but those thirteen unions comprehended a much greater proportion of the total acreage of Ireland, than would appear by a comparison between 130 and 13. The principles of the poor-law established in this country were, totally ivapplicable to Ireland. They would yet have to consider the whole question of the principles to be adopted, in legislating for Ireland. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE admitted that the power of appointing paid guardians exercised by the Government was one which ought to be watched with peculiar attention by the Legislature. He had never shared in the enthusiastic hopes of those who had considered the alteration of the poor law as a complete remedy of the evils of Ireland. He had doubted the power even of Parliament to in tioduce a measure of this nature which should be perfect, but he considered, and he believed the great majority of their Lordships had considered, that there would be great difficulties in the way of finding a local machinery for the working of the Bill, but yet it was better to attempt to find that machinery than to throw the whole power into the hands of tl e Government. But still, where no such local ma chinery existsd, or where it was manifestly incom petent to the performance of its duties, it was necessary to give the Government the power of interfering. The Government had so interfered in thirteen instances, and he admittal that those instances comprehended the largest union: , , because in theM the greatest difficulties existed. In some instances the Government had found it neces sary to interfere, because the guardians refused to perform their duties. In others the guardians had deposed themselves, on account of the diffi culties in which they found themselves placed— difficulties more easily to be overcome by paid guardians than by themselves. He agreed that this was a state of things that ought not to continue, but the amount of poor rate at pre sent collected would not have been collected but for appointment of paid paid guardians. The collection of the poor-rate was a work of difficulty, and wculd be so for some months to come at least.—Hear, hear.) He believed that it would always be a difficulty unless accoirpanied by collateral measures of relief; tinq one of the wisest of those measures, was that which their Lordships had adopted last year, of au thorizing advances to be made to the landholders for improvements. That measure was being rapidly brought into operation, and on the part of the Irish proprietors generally there had been exhibited the greatest anxiety to avail themselves of this measure. Up to the present moment the number of loans ap plied for by the Irish landowners, under the provi sions of that Act, was 2,460 000/ Of these, 896 ap plications had been sanctioned, and 1,068,2501. had been advanced, and was now employed in improving lands and in giving employment to the population. Great assistance had also been given to the schools in Ireland, which came in aid of the Poor-rate. There were 774 national schools in Ireland, containing 94,000 children ; to those the Government had distributed 655.000 rations, averag ing 6fd. a head. He had no objection at all to the motion. In answes to a question from a NOBLE LORD, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE stated that the loan to the Irish proprietors for improvements was advanced by instalments Lord MONTEAGLE —So that, as the law stood, it was competent for the Board of Guardians, if they were unanimous, to substitute a union rating for a parochial rating. Now he had not made any objec tion to this, so being as the guardians were elected, licause it was very unlikely that an Irish Board of Guardians would be ever unanimous, or if they were, and were unanimous in taxing themselves no one had any right to complain, but when these paid guardians were substituted for twenty guardians elected by the rate-payers and certain others sitting at the board ex dicio, it became a very different matter, and he could not but view with great jealousy the power thus given to guardians appointed by the Crown to alter the whole system of rating, and substitute a uniou for a parochial rating, it to them it should seem meet. He could not sit down without stating how gratifying it was to find that English gentiemen of the highest rank had exposed themselves to all the perils of infection, and to fatigues and dangers, in order to aid in the efficient carrying out of this law. Earl FITZWILLIAM replied, and the motion, after a few words of explanation from the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, was agreed to. I)1 PLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH ROME. Lord STANLEY wished to know what course the Government intended to pursue with regard to the Bill for regulating Diplomatic intercourse with Rome. He wished to know, in the event of the Bill passing the second reading, what day would be fixed for the Committee. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE would move the second reading on Thursday, and should then go fully into the subject. No doubt there would be considerble discussion, and in the event of the House consenting to the second reading of the Bill he thought no delay should take place, and he had in tended to propose going into Committee on the Friday or Monday following ; and he would now state that should the Bill be read a second time on Thursday, he should propose going into Committee on the next day (Friday). Their Lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAX.EU took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. The Marquis of KILDARE took the oaths and his seat n eftourrtnhse were e nt i3 v r o es f e l n ( t ild ed at the bar from the Court of Chancer y. LLlNGAß ROADS BILL. MullmLL. . gar u Colonel CONOLLY brought in t Roads Bill, which wa s re ad a first and ordered t o be read ) a tsheceonmdottiiomn of Mr. BERNAL, th e f o l low e. motion' were agree d to :—That it be an instructionl to the Committee of Selection, not to app o i nt any Committee on any Bill relating to town improve ment, markets, or police, cemeteries, sewage, water works, or gas, to meet before the report which may he required to be obtained from the Commissioners of `Woods and Forests, under the Act 9 and 10 Vic. c. , 196, in each particular case, shall have been printed. .I . hat it be an instruction to the Committee of Selec tion, not to appoint any Committee to meet on . any rtheipetolPen which it may be necessary to obtain a and - l t o fr V orn ic. office of Lord High Admiral, under the Act 9 the , e. I L O6 o r , d u s ailsu ch report Commissioners eport shall f o r have been printed. _ _ - Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from the Lord Provost of Glasgow in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill; also a petition praying for relief to • . 4 , • ; w i tt .• 4 ;7 t.„V: EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, 1848. VALE OF HEATH RAILWAY. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the share holders in this company was held yesterday morning, at the offices of the company, 449, West Strand ; Lord Villiers in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that at the general meeting held on the 25th of February last, that the South \Vales Railway Company had consented to subscribe for 6,389 shares in the Vale of Neath Railway Company, but in consequence of some ambiguity in the wording of the Act of 1846, which rendered it doubtful whether this arrangement could be legally carried out, the directors had, at the request of the South Wales Railway Company, applied to Parliament for a confirmation of this subscription, and a Bill had been introduced for that purpose. The directors intended to apply for the full extension of time allowed for the completion of the works by the new General Railway Act. In consequence of the continued depressed state of the money market, the directors had not thought it right to press on the works on the line with that rapidity which they could otherwise have wished. The report stated that Mr. R. F. Gower had re• ired from the board. The engineer's report did not give a very satis factory statement with regard to the progress of the works, delay having been occasioned in obtaining the land; but all obstacles, he stated, were in a fair way of being removed, so that they might proceed with the letting of the contracts for the completion of the main line. • The total amount of receipts up to 31st December, 1847, was 104,9701.; the total amount of pay ments, 30,0861. ls. ld., leaving a balance of 74,884/. 18s. 11d. The CHAIRMAN stated that the great object of the directors had been to husband the resources of the company as much as possible until a more favourable state of things should arise. They had entered into two contracts for the construction of about eight or nine miles of the railway, which they expected would be open for traffic by the beginning of next year, and these contracts were of a most satisfactory description. They intended to apply for an extension of the time allowed by the Act tor the purchase of land, and the completion of the works, but that would have no injurious effect upon the prosperity of the company, as a great por tion of the traffic on the line would depend upon its communication with others which had applied for similar powers. A SHAREHOLDER asked when the directors intended to make arwther call ? The CHAIRMAN said that, in all probability, the directors would have to make a call before the month of June. He could not state whether it would be necessary to make two calls this year. The report was then received and adopted. The directors who retired by rotation were re elected. Mr. T. Wayne was re-elected auditor of the company's accounts. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chair, the meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF Q UEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 9. DUX) OF BRUNSWICK e. PEPPER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday, Several other witnesses were then called in support of the plaintiff's case, at the conclusion of which Mr. COCKBURN addressed the jury at some length on behalf of the defendant. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, 1,000% COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 9. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Chief Justice WILDE and a Special. Jury.) DUKE OF BRUNSWICK V. SLOWMAN AND OTHERS This action was brought to recover damages for a trespass committed by the defendants, in breaking open the door of the Duke of Brunswick's residence, and obtaining a forcible entrance into it for the purpose of serving a writ of fi. fa. The trial occupied the Court nearly the whole of yesterday and to-day. Mr. Sergeant Allen and Messrs. Lush and Hen niker were counsel for the Duke ; Slowman was re presented by Mr. Sergeant Byles; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Cleasby appeared for Miles and Townsend ; and Mr. E. James for Baker and Brown. Joseph Bute, the porter of the Duke, examined by Mr. Lush, stated—On Saturday, the sth of May last, he heard a ring at the outer entrance, and seeing a ➢lr. Gates, an artist, at the gate, he opened it, but before Gates could enter, the witne:s was knocked down by Baker, who rushed in and made for the door of the house, which, however, was closed. Witness immediately followed, and seized him at the foot of the steps leading to the door. A struggle ensued, and Baker was dragged back to the gate, which opened to let him out, when Miles and Brown dashed in. The witness then called out for help ; two of his fellow-servants came out, and a general scuffle took place between the Duke's people and the sheriff's officers, which was terminated by a couple of police men, who were attracted by the loud cries of the cDmbatants, scrambling over the wall which sepa rates the grounds from the public road. Baker then departed, but soon returned in company with Towns end, and joined the other men at the door of the house. The secretary of the Duke then emerged from the area gate, and proposed to them to seize the Duke's carriage and horses. Baker, never theless, and Townsend proceeded to arm them selves with huge stones, which they threw repeatedly against the door until a panel was broken, through which the men crept into the house. In the course of the night Baker went out and returned with eight men, with whom he remained in the house until Monday, the 17th. On cross• examination the witness said that the Duke of Brunswick had been expecting for some days that the sheriff's officers would make their appearance. The Duke had his dinner sent to him daily from a pastry cook called Grcndoni, who handed it down to a servant in the area. Witness kept a look out through a small hole in the door for suspicious-looking characters, and another person was outside the gate to watch. Was quite sure that Baker had not got into the house before the door was broken open, and had never said that he had chucked Baker out of the house, and would do so again fifty times if necessary. William Burfield, the groom, and Mr. James Gates, artist, corroborated the preceding. William Oddy, examined by Mr. Sergeant ALLEN —ls the secretary of the Duke. On the evening in question he begged the Sheriff's men to seize the carriages and horses, which were worth 1,0004, but not to break into the house, as he thought it not unlik:ly that if they did the Duke would shoot some of them. The door, however, was broken, and the men entered the house. Witness then asked Baker how much he claimed ? To which Baker answered 2201. Witness went to the Duke (who was in the house during the whole of the proceeding), and having obtained the amount from him, in gold, r Mr. George Brown, 2, Brompton-place, was a returned to Baker in the dining room, placed the t prizeholder last year in the Art Union for 251. He money upon the table, and tendered it to him ; under selected a picture valued at 25 guineas from the protest. Townsend, who was standing by, said to British Artists' Gallery, and paid the prisoner %is., Baker, laughing, " Take it, protest means nothing;" the difference. but Baker said something which witness did not Mr. George Stevens, 72, Arlington-street, Cern hear, and made a snatch at it, and succeeded in secur- den-town, treasurer to the Soeiety of British Artists, ing about 1001. 'Witness then took up the remainder, Pall-mall East, said, the prisoner had been in the which, however, he again tendered to Baker, who employ of the society, as keeper of the gallery, for answered that if the money were put down he would the last four years. During that period it was the seize it ; but would not take it as a settlement, as he prisoner's duty to sell the pictures exhibited in the was not first in office. Baker then said the best gallery, to receive payment for the same, and to plan would be to go to Slowman, and ask him to hand the money over to him. The prisoner was take the money. Witness adopted this advice, and bound to make payments of all moneys received for set off in a cab with Miles and Townsend in pictures two or three times a week. In the month search of Slowman. After going from place to place of May last the prisoner had only accounted to him for three hours, they ultimately found that person in for the sum of 51., as having been received from Mr. a house in Piccadilly, called the Piccadilly Saloon, Winter. The sum of 101. only was paid to him by where there were many ladies, and dancing was going the prisoner as the full sum received from Mr. on. Having been introduced to Slowman, witness Boetefoer. The prisoner had never paid any money told him that there had been a row at Brunswick• to him which he had received from the witnesses house; that the officers had broken open the outer door and got in, and that Baker had taken 1001. away. Slowman replied, that he had that money. Witness then said that he had called to ask him to withdraw the men, it being very disagreeable to have six men in the house till Monday. Slowman replied he could withdraw them if the witness would stand Hillier and Brown. Witness produced the priced catalogues of the society's exhibition for 1847, the register of the works sold, and the register of the price of the works sold that year, together with the account-book, all being in the hand-writing of the prisoner. The prisoner declined to make any defence, and 201., to which the witness assented. He returned to the house and told Baker what had passed between himself and Slowman. Baker said he did not care was fully committed. WORSHIP-STREET. Seven stout ablebodied male paupers, named Berry, - - - . Hussey, Rozier, Rosamond, Ske?field, Beckwith, and Standish, were placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with violent and outrageous conduct in the workhouse of the Bethnal-green Union. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Fairfield, the master, and Culverhouse, the superintendent of task work, that for some short time past a number of the male inmates had conducted themselves in a very insubordinate and vexatious manner, mixing their work up together, so that it was impossible to punish the lazy and idle, as each claimed the greater portion for his share, and so mutually bellied each other to thwart the regulations of the house, and escape with impunity. On Monday three or four of the men so indecently insulted the matron while delivering out provisions that it was determined to give them into custody, but they were ultimately forgiven upon promise of amendment, and sent to their work. An hour had scarcely elapsed, however, when between 70 and 80 of them marched up in a body to the master's office, and in the most insolent manner demanded leave of absence from the house, upon the excuse of seeking work elsewhere. Their con duct was so vexatious, and it was so manifestly only a pretence for the sake of annoyance, that this was refused, and they went away muttering threats of their determination to do something. The next morning, on the hour arriving for commencing work, they again began their annoyance, and, ex pressing their intention not to wait until their tools could be delivered to them, about 19 or 20 of them marched out of the workhouse. Nothing more was heard of any of them until about nine o'clock at night, when they all came back to the workhouse and demanded admittance, and conducted themselves in such a violent manner at the gate that the porter was afraid to let them in. The master, however, came forward and gave directions that they should be admitted, arid they were allowed to go to their respective wards ; but they had no sooner en tered them than more than a hundred of the men sot up a loud shout of triumph and defiance, and made such a disturbance that many of the female inmates, who were then at their suppers, became greatly alarmed ; three of them were so frighted that they fainted away, and one woman dropped down in strong convulsions, continued in fits for a long time, and had been seriously ill ever since. Under these circumstances it was found absolutely necessary that an example should be made, for the comfort of the other inmates and maintenance of the regulations of the establishment, and as the seven prisoners had prominently distinguished themselves in heading the others in their insubordination, they were selected from the rest, the police called in, and they were given into custody. When called upon for their defence, the prisoners made various excuses for their misconduct, some say ing that they wanted to see their friends, and the majority that they had really gone in search of em- Voyment, although all admitted that they had not obtained it, and four of them, Berry, Rosier, Sher field, and Beckwith, expressed great regret, and en treating the magistrate to deal leniently with them, promised to conduct themselves peaceably in future. It was proved that Hussey, Standish, and Rosa mond, had been before convicted and sentenced to light terms of punishment for similar behaviour, and that the last named prisoner had only just been libe rated from prison. Mr. ARNOLD forcibly pointed out the hardship it was upon the heavily taxed ratepayers, many of whom were scarcely in better circumstances than the inmates of workhouses themselves, to be made to pay rates for the maintenance of such idle characters, and to meet with such a return, and having ordered the four first-named prisoners to be liberated, sentenced the other three, who were proved to be the most out rageous, Hussey, Rosamond, and Standish, to be committed to the House of Correction for three weeks each, with hard labour. what arrangement Slowman made, he had himself been pushed about and would be paid, and he asked for 201. Witness went and told this to the Duke, who declined paying the demand. He then went to the police and asked for four or five men for protec tion. They were sent. The sheriff's men remained in possession till Monday afternoon, when witness showed them a paper from Slowman. He had seen Slowman on Monday at 12 o'clock, and paid the balance alleged to be due. On his return he paid the men about 81., which was claimed for their expenses. John Harrison, clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, examined by Mr. HENNIKER—SIowman, in May, called at the office of plaintiff's attorney, and said he understood it was desired that the execu tion should not take place for a few days, but of course it must be on the usual understanding, that he was to be paid his fees. The attorney an swered certainly, and asked how much he required? Slowman answered 201. to postpone the execution for a few days. He was told that his proposition should be communicated to the Duke, which was done. Witness afterwards called with the last witness at Slowman's, on the Monday after the execution. Witness said he came to pay the amount due, but that he did so under protest. Slowman replied he did not care for the protest. The money was paid, and a receipt given. Mr. Sergeant BYLES having unsuccessfully applied for a nonsuit on behalf of his client, addressed the jury, and was followed by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. E. James. The following witnesses were then called : Henry Moxhav, a commercial traveller, went with Baker between six and seven o'clock in the evening of the 15th of May, to see what should occur. Baker went to the gate, and witness stood up on a board which is half-way up the wall, and thus overlooked the grounds. Did not see Baker go up to the house, but observed the house-door wide open, and three or four men coming out of it dragging Baker to the gate. Thomas Thorp, a cab-driver, said that on the even ing in question he drove Mills to the top of Harley street, when Baker came up and spoke to Mills. The latter got out and crossed the road near the Duke's house. Witness drew up his cab on the Ulster-ter race side of the road, and from the box-seat of his cab could look into the garden. He observed a person, looking like a confectioner, go through the gate, and with him Baker. Saw Baker run up the steps of the house door and go into the house. After two or three minutes saw him dragged out by three men to the gate, through which, as soon as it was opened, Mills and another man passed. Witness then got upon the board mentioned by the proceeding witness, and saw ten or twelve men pulling Baker about violently. Townsend then drove up in a poney chaise and joined Mills. Two policemen, were then called, who stated that they had gone to the house, and were told by Baker, in the presence of the Duke's porter, and other per sons assembled on that occasion, that he was a sherifrs officer, and that he had got into the house, but had been expelled from it by the porter, and that the latter had thereupon observed that it was true, and that he would turn him out again. Mr. Sergeant ALLEN having replied, The Foreman of the jury, before the Learned Judge commenced summing up, said they would not trouble his Lordship to do so, but wished him to say something on the subject of the amount of damages. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE told the jury that with respect to Slowman, as he was not present, it would be for them to say whether he bad adopted and sanc tioned the acts of the other defendants, without which he would not be liable. The great question in the cause was whether Baker had or not entered the outer door before the porter laid hold of him, and tried to put him out. The jury had nothing to do with the moral or political conduct of the plaintiff, and they would be forgetting their duty • they allowed such considerations to influence them. The law had at all times, and for sound reasons, held the breaking open of the outer door of a house a very serious thing, and, in our criminal law books, many instances were found of deaths having occurred in the conflicts connected with the breaking of outer doors. Such observations were made to challenge the serious consideration of the jury to the real question in this case. It was for the plaintiff to make out that the door had not been open before it was broken open, and if the jury thought that point established, they would find for the plaintiff. The next question was as to the amount of damages. If the jury thought that the 2201. paid by the plain tiff under protest was paid for the purpose of getting rid of the officers, and not simply on account of the execution, they ought to give that as part of the damages. The sum to be recovered beyond that was entirely for their consideration, but he felt bound to say that where officers broke open an outer door in the execution of process, it was a very serious trespass, and ought not to be passed over lightly. The peace able execution of the law could only be secured by binding them to the strictest discharge of their dutie:-. With a calm and temperate judgment, and influenced only by the evidence in the case, the jury would say w hat amount of damages, in the whole, the plaintiff was entitled to. The jury having retired for about a quarter of an hour, found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, 7201. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FRB. 9. STOCK ExcHANGE.—The sales are--Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 5% c. dig.—East Lancashire, 21—Hud dersfield Canal and Railway, 2% c. dis.—Lancashire and Carlisle, Thirds, 1 11 4 p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire. Fifths, p.—Ditto, Fifths (West Riding Union), 2% dis.—Lon don and North-Western, 147% c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 5 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, % p.--Midland, 115 c.—Ditto, Halves, 1% dis.—North Staf fordshire, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), '2 dis. —Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, Preference, p. —Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 2% dis.—Soutk Staffordshire, 2% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Original), 81% — Ditto (U. N. E. Purchase), 2% p.—Dutch Rhenish, 4% dm.' MANCHESTER, Fan. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 4 2!,4 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 7-16 dis.—Ditto (C. and B.), 17 1-16 ex div.—East Anglian, New Preference, 3 9-16—Great Northern, 6 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 82/. Shares, 4% din.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 2 7-16 dis.—Ditto, Preston and Wyre (B scrip), 5-16 p.—Londin and North- Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (C), 34 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 75—Ditto, Pre ference. 1-16 p.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 5 1 ,4 1 dis. —Midland, 501. Shares, 1 1-16 dis.—North Staffordshire, 11-16 p.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, va LEEDS, Pan. S. STOCK EXCIIINGIL—To-day's prices and the monist of sales are much the same as yesterday. The prices are—East Lancashire, 21% —Ditto, New, 3% die.—Great Northern, 6 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 7s. 6d. p.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 2% dis —Leeds and Thirsk, 15/. Us. 3d. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 3s. 6d. dis.—Mancheater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 2s. p.—North Bri tish, Thirds, par—Ditto, Quarters, 7s. 6d. dis.—North Staf fordshire, 1 tr. 3d. p.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 33i dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Preference, 2!4 p.— Ditto, Ns. 2 (New Berwicks), 34 c. p. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 9. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Fe& 9. (Sittings in Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.) REYNELL V. LEWIS. This was an action of debt, brought by the plain tiff, an advertising agent, against the defendant, as one of the provisional committee of the Central Kent Railway Company, to recover a sum of nearly 1,0001., in respea of advertisements inserted by the plaintiff in various newspapers, between the 13th of September and the 29th of November, 1845. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The only sales wore—North Stafford shire, 135. 91 F. —North British, Quarters, IA p. HULL FHB. 1. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Hull and Selby, 108 —Ditto, Halves, 51 1 / 2 —Ditto Quarters, 21—Malton and Dritlield Junction, 471 dis.—North British, Quarters, is. dis.—North Staffordshire, I Is. p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% dig. Mr. Knowles, with Messrs. Bramwell and Wills, appeared for'the plaintiff; and the Attorney- General, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Cowling for the defendant. The case was tried, in the first instance, so far back as the 24th of June, 1846, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff. That verdict was afterwards the subject of discussion before the Court in bunco, and occasioned an elaborate judgment, which was fully re ported in Michaelmas Term, 1846. The Court then ordered a new trial, which now took place accord ingly. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. EDINBURGH, FEB. 8. STOCK ExcrwiciE.—Tha sales are—Edinburgh and North ern (Newport), 8/. 12s.—Great Northern, 4/. IN.—North British, Quarters, 5/. N.—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 li.—Ditto Thirds, 39s.—Wishaw and Coltness, 454 ex di,r. [ALvenTisExteNT.]—Scrofulous Wounds and Dis eases of the: Skin cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pill..—However inveterately maladies of this nature are rooted in the human frame, Holloway's celebrated me dicines possess such curative powers, that by a strict ad herence to the rules laid down for their use, the disease may be completely eradicated, and the most healthful constitutions re-established ; therefore, let the afflicted try these sterling remedies, for it is truly astonishing to know the number of persons that have been cured of king's evil, scurvy, leprosy, ringworm, and every variety of skin disease, by Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which are sold be almost every vendor of medicine throughout the civilised world, and at the establishment of the pro prietor, Professor Holloway, 244, Strand, London. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—We regret to learn that one of the porters at the terminus here of the Ar broath Railway, when in the act, yesterday (Thursday), of coupling some waggons, was crushed betwixt the buf fers, in consequence of the waggons behind him being unexpectedly set in motion, and thereby instantaneously depriving him of life.—Montrose Revtay. WILD SWANS ON WINDERMERE.--There have for a week back been six swans on Windermere, and hun dreds of " divers " of various descriptions, and great has been the slaughter made by the " long gun " men_ Two of the swans have been shot by Mr. B. Alemby, with a common fowling gun, right and left, which he came upon when feeding on the shore.— frestnorlasul Garette. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET._ Elisha Royal was before Mr. Hardwick, charged with creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. Edward Cavendish, No. 2, Great Pulteney street, Golden-square. Complainant said, about eleven o'clock on Tuesday the defendant and another man came to his house, and asked to see a lady by the name of Simons. Complainant said there was no such person residing there, but that a lady by that name sometimes came there for letters. The defendant replied that was all humbug, he knew she was there, and he would see her. Compl a i n a n t assure d hi m h e was mistaken and requested him to leave the house ; he refused to do so, and made use of suck horrible and abominable language that he was obliged to send for a constable and give him in charge. The defendant, who made a very rambling defence, was ordered to find two sureties in 201. each, and eater into his own recognizances in 401. to keep the peace towards complainant for the next two months. Edward Weixon, keeper of the Gallery of the British Artists, Suffolk-street, was brought up for final examination. Mr. William Winter, perfumer, 205, Oxford street, said last year he was a prizeholder in the Art Union for 251. NVishing to change his prize for a picture of hiKber value, he selected a picture valued at 35 guineas at the Gallery of the Society of British Artists, and paid the difference, 11/. 155., to the prisoner. This transaction occurred some time in May last. Mr. A. Boetefoer, of 4.5, Moscow- street, Bays water, said he was also a prizeholder in the Art Union in April last. The prize was of the value of 401. He went to the British Artists' Gallery, and selected a 50 guinea picture, paying the difference, 12/. 10i., by a cheque on Messrs. Currie and Co., to the prisoner. 'S. On the sth i ns t., in Cumberland-terrace, Regent's-park the lady of Mayer Carvick, Esq„ of arson. OR the Ith inst., in Woburn-place, Russell square, Mrs. L. H. Braham, of a son. On the 7th inst., at Eton, the wife of the Rey. Charles Old Goodford, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at the Parsonage, Skipton, the wife of tilt Rev. John Blair, of a son. On the 7th inst., at Warley Barracks, the lady of Lieute nant-Colonel Leslie, of a daughter. Mr. Henry Hillier, 17, Cecil-court, was a prize holder in the Art Union, in April last, for 301. He selected a picture in the British Gallery, and paid the prisoner the difference, 3/. MARRIED. On the sth inst., at Lewisham Church, William Henry Smith, Esq., of Upper Bedford-place, to Harriott Anse, eldest (laughter of Samuel Prior, Esq., of Blackheath. DIEB. On the sth inst., at Brussels, Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Wilson, Esq., aged 58. On the 7th inst., in Hyde-park-square, Major-General R. L. Evans, C.B. and K.C.F., Celonsl •f the 37th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, aged 65. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the ooturif Middlesex, Thursday, February 10, 1244. 41. - • " I ;. 1