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Western Company by Mr. Dobie, on behalf of this com pany, requiring their compliance with such demand within one week from this date, and further giving notice to the Great Western Company, that failing such compliance, sash steps will be forthwith taken for the protection of the interests of this company, under the agreement, as counsel shall advise; and this meeting doth hereby authorise and order such steps to be taken accordingly by Mr. Dobie on account of this company." Mr. PNITON seconded the resolution, The CHAIIIMAN did not mean to contend that the coupons were contingent upon the extension of tho bread gauge, provided the shareholders did all in their power to obtain it ; and he considered that before the coupons were given, they ought to sign a declaration not to oppose the broad gauge. Mr. SAUNDERS then gave a minute statement of the negotiations which had taken place between Sir F. Rally and Mr. Rolt. It appeared, from his statements, to be a disputed point with whom the conditions of the "secret article" originated. Mr. Russnu. (Chairman of the Great Western) said they had beei y asked if they were prepared to adhere to the agreement of November 11, 1846. He would answer in the affirmative; but as to the extent and mode in which they should carry it out they must be guided by their legal advisers. That agreement should be fulfilled as speedily as possible; but as far as his influence went, he would never deliver into the hands of the dissentient shareholders the securities sought for, until they, the Great Western Company, possessed assurances that they should not encounter opposition similar to that which they had hitherto experienced. He would never consent that the Great Western Company should be bound over to the amount of a million-and-a-half of money, and still be subjected to the opposition of those who were benefited by it, to whichever denomination they might belong, North Western, Midland Counties, or Buckinkleamshires. At this stage of the proceedings, the meeting ad journed for half an hour, in order to hold THE ADEOURNED SPECIAL MEETING. This meeting was adjourned for the purpose of taking into consideration Bills enabling the company to make deviation lines from Leamington to Warwick ; to con struct a loop line through the town of Birmingham ; and • Bill to confer additional powers on the Great Western, with reference to the agreement of November 12th, 1846. Mr. MOZLNY said he should not make any observa tions, but content himself with moving the following re solution :—" That the said Bills be opposed in the name and in the behalf of this company, for the purpose only of procuring the insertion of such clauses therein res pectively, as counsel may advise, for giving full and immediate effect to the agreement of the 12th of No vember, 1846, and that the seal now produced be affixed, as the common seal of this company, to such petition or petitions as counsel shall advise for the pur pose aforesaid." The CHAIRMAN said that, acting under the advice he had received, he should decline to put the resolution. A long and angry conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. Mosley and Mr. Russell exchanged ex pressions far from complimentary. The Chairman still refusing to put the motion, Mr., Mosley undertook the duty, and it was carr ied by a large majority. Mr. Mosear neat moved the following resolution : " That the present attorneys and solicitors be no longer employed as such, and that all business of this company et law, in equity, in Parliament, or otherwise, be hence forth conducted by Mr. Alexander Dobie, of London, and Messrs. Colmore and Beale, of Birmingham, as the attorneys and solicitors of this company, and that the directors be, and they are hereby instructed to act in eonformity with this resolution ; and that the seal now produced be now affixed as the common seal of the com pany to this resolution." This meeting was then adjourned to the 28d of March, to be held at the Adelphi, Liverpool, at two o'clock in the afternoon. lIEIPITYZD ITALY-YEARLY MEETING. The business of this meeting having been resumed, the resolution of Mr. Mosley, with regard to the correspon dence between Mr. Dobie and Messrs. Hume, and the proceedings against the Great Western railway, was then put and carried. The CiaArnmeN having real a brief report of the directors, together with a statement of accounts, moved their reception and adoption. Mr. MOZLEY, on the ground of not having seen the accounts, opposed the motion; and this meeting was also adjourned to the !3d of March, to be held at_the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool. THE MEETING OF FRENCHMEN AT THE OFFICE OF " L'OBSERVATEUR FRANCAIS." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sll),—ln your paper of the 7th inst. you say, alluding to the French meeting held at the office of the Observa tear Francais, " that the meeting was presided over by M. Caplin, reputed to be a Royalist." This must be at least a mistake, and one of very great inconsistency, because it is not rational to admit that the persons present at the meeting would consent to be pre sided over, not only by a Royalist, but even by any one of doubtful opinions or unknown to them. The opinion of a man must be known by his deeds more than by his words, and those who know me well are aware that I am one of the vainqueurs de Juillet— that during the three days r was in the struggle, and fighting Jt la easerno Babylone, au pouf des Ades, a /a prise des TuileristA; and the next day after the revolution I was entrusted with the command of the camp do Vaugirard, a place intended to receive the regular soldiers, then eying and scattered in every direction. I had also, at the same time, the superintendence of five different pasts of the National Guard, which was assembled and organized through my exertion in the evening of the third day of the revolution; and it is in consequence of my conduct and my service that I have been the first officer elected by the people as first captain: I was honoured afterwards with the care of the funeral service and burial of the men killed during the three days. I was in uniform at the burial of General Lamark, as an ostensible manifestation of my opinion, and I have been the object of a public ovation in the place I was living (Vaugirard). I left France of my own accord, because I would not submit myself to the tyranny of the chief of the Government office where I was employed as an artist. I will now ask if these facts constitute a Royalist? I, therefore, give openly the lie to every one who would try to insinuate that lam a Royalist. I have never cried for any party or any government. The word republic is but a name : as long as that name signifies public liberty, and will secure the rights of the oitizens; as long as that sort of government shall prove to be the best, to be impartial, wise, rational, and make the people happy, I shall be republican—if it should prove to be a deception, I shall be against it. Liberty, equality, fraternity is my motto. Trusting, Sir, that you will, according to your principle of honour, insert these few lines for the sake of truth, I remain your most obedient servant, J. CAPLIN. MI, Berners-street, March 10, 184.11. P.S. If it were necessary that some well-known Re publican should ♦o*ch for the correctness of the above statement, I have no doubt that my friend Marrast, now a member of the Provisional Government, would be the man. [Our reporter received his information from some one present al the meeting.—En. gun.] Tx' Faviiscu EMBASSY.—His Excellency the Count de Jarnae is at length relieved from his duties as French Minister at this Court. On Friday last M. Cottee, whose name will be familiar to many of our readers as one of the Attaches to the former embassy, arrived at Hertford House from Paris, charged with instructions from the Provisional Government to receive from the Count de Jarnac the archives and seals of the Embassy. His Excellency having (delivered over the seals took his final departure from Hertford House, and is now residing (where, indeed, he has been staying during the put fortnight) at the house of his noble brother-in-law, Lord Foley, in Grosvenor-square: Tix FAxim- or FRANCE.—The re ception of the Royal family of France in this country has been marked by sound judgment and good feeling. Everything has been forgotten except that they hare fallen from the summit of human greatness to a condi tion so dejected that the bitterest animosity must be disarmed in contemplating it. In common with the rest of the world, we are under the impression that the Comte de Neuilly had prudently amassed and secured sufficient funds to support his family in afinenc,e and comfort, but we regret to find that this notion is the reverse of the truth. Louis Philippe, it now appears, whether frora an ill groundeil confidence in the stability of his Government, or from motives of nationality and patriotism—possibly from a mixture of both—had entrusted the whole for tunes of himself and his children to the soil or faith of Trance. If, therefore, the future Legislature should de termine to confiscate the private property of the House of Orleans, those unhappy Princes would be reduced to a state of destitution which would fill all Europe with sentiments of shame and indignation. We do not, how ever, anticipate anything so merciless and unjust—so inconsistent with the magnanimity of the French cha racter, and with those principles of equity, humanity, and moderation on which the revolution professes to be found • d Times DIAVH 0/ SIB WILLIAM YOMNO, BART.—Thi, venerable Baronet, the particulars of whose recent con viction for the illegal sale of East India cadetships are fresh in the recollection of our readers, died on Friday last at his residence in Wesbourne-terrace, Hyde -park, aged Ti. He had been latterly in a very delicate state of health ; so debilitated indeed was he, that the result of the trial was never communicated to him, and arrest of jiidgment on his behalf was moved for last term ay Cockburn ; but now all, so far as regards his part in the transaction, is over. The deceased was for many years an East India director ; hut, although thus connected with, perhaps, the richest corporate body in the world, he latterly suffered from great pecu niary embarrassments. Ile is succeeded in the title by his eldest son, John, ALP., for Cavan county, and late Searotary to the Treasury. The other male members of his family hold oivil and military appointments in India. —Obserotr. Tim GOVNINOR or MADBAIL—HiS Excellency Lieutenant-Goneral the Marquis of Tweeddale, K.T., C. 8., by letters received in town on Saturday, intended to leave Madras, In her Majesty's frigate Fox, 42 guns, Commodore Sir Henry Blackwood, Bart., on the 45th of January, for England. VISCOUNTIOS PALMIESTON'S ASSEMBLY. Vis count and Viscountess Palmerston entertained at dinner on Saturday last, at their mansion in Carlton-gardens, his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, Lord and Lady Beau ♦ale, Lord Edward Howard, Lady Anne Charteris, Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir George Shee, the Hon. W. Truiple, the Hon. W. Cowper, Mr. and the Misses Suliran, ham. In Ike erasing Lady Palmerston had an assembly. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1848. Birch, he had intended to have announced to their Lordships the appointment of Mr. Currie to the office held by Mr. Birch, of Mr. Rose to that held by Mr. Currie, and of Mr. Edmonds to that held by Mr. Rose. In consequence of the melancholy event of this morning—(His Lordship was understood to al lude to the sudden decease of Mr. Currie, which oc cured this afternoon)—the first appointment, of course, would be lett vacant ; but it was his duty to announce that he had appointed W. Rose, Esq., to be additional Clerk-Assistant in the room of Benjamin Currey, Esq.; and George Edmunds, Esq., to be reading clerk, in the room of W. Rose, Esq. The Earl of DOURO passed a high eulogium on the character of the late Mr. Currey. IRISH POOR-LAW. The Earl of LUCAN rose, according to notice, to draw the attention of the House to the state of the Irish poor-law as regards the rating of lessees. The Noble Earl contended that nothing could be more unjust than the present Irish poor-law was to the landed proprietors of Ireland, and he was surprised that any Government should have proposed or should consent to administer such a measure. The rate should be levied on the occupier and not on the lessor. The law was a monstrous law, and he was a t a l os s to conceive what defence o f could be made by the Government. The Noble Earl then went into a :long detail:of the proceedings adopted by the Government is relation to a Beard of Guardians with which he himself was connected, to enforce the payment of the poor-rates, which proceedings he denounced as grossly unjust. The Earl of ST. GERMAN'S defended the con duct of the late Government in introducing and carrying this law. It had been found absolutely impossible to collect the rates from the occupiers of small holdings, and yet it would be most unjust to exempt this description of property from contributing to the poor- rates, and therefore it was determined that the lessor should be assessed to the rates instead of the occupier, and the Act provided that the rates should be recovered from the lessors. The lessor, in fact, was placed in ,precisely the same position as the other ratepayers. I'he Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the paid guardians of the union to which the Noble Earl (Lucan) had alluded, had been obliged .to adopt legal measures to enforce the levying of the rate, inasmuch as when they were appointed to succeed the unpaid guardians they found the union absolutely without funds. They had no alternative but to levy a rate as they had done, inasmuch as they had been refused access to the valuation of the parish, and if the Noble Earl felt himself aggrieved he had the right of appeal. (LEFT 8114 AILING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter to Four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Sir H. W. Barron took the oaths and his seat for Waterford, and Mr. Armstrong for the borough of Lancaster. CASUAL POOR WARDS. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition, signed by 400 of the inhabitants of Westminster, com plaining of the state of the casual wards at the various unions, and praying the House to make some alte rations in the system of affording casual relief to the poor. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee against the Bill for authorising the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome. Sir R. H. INGLIS also presented several petitions to the same effect. Petitions against the measure were also presented by Mr. Ewart, from Dumfries; by Mr. Lushington, from Westminster ; by Mr. Lockhart, from Lanark • shire; by Mr. Plumptre, from various places • by Col. Lindsay, from Wigan ; by Mr. Cowan, places; the Moderator of the General Assembly of Scotland, and various other places. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. HUDSON presented a petition ;from Sun derland against any alteration in the navigation laws. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dum fries to the same effect. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. Sir R. INGLIS presented several petitions against the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented several petitions to the same effect. Mr. COWAN presented petitions to the same effect. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. Petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Bill were presented by Sir R. Inglis, by Mr. Plumptre, and by Mr. Hamilton. LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition against the proposed Landlord and Tenant Bill from Bally more and various other places in Ireland. IRISH POOR-LAW. Mr. HAMILTON presented several petitions praying for an alteration in the present poor-law of Ireland. PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Mr. CORBALLY presented a petition from Meath, praying the House to abolish the system of punishment of death. Mr. WAWN presented a petition from South Shields against any alteration in the navigation laws. Mr. MONSELL presented a petition from the grand jury of the County of Limerick, regretting the failure of Mr. Dunne 's motion with respect to the Irish poor-laws, and praying for inquiry on the subject. Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions from Shepton Mallet, and other places, against the game-laws. LAND REVENUES. On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN the fol lowing returns were ordered :—Return of the annual income derived from the possessions and land reve nues of the Crown under the management of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., includ ing fines on leases, and all other sums received in respect of such leases, or otherwise, for or in respect of the said possessions and land revenues (exeept from sales and exchanges), within each of the ten years ended the sth day of April, 1847, and in the three quarters of a year ended the sth day of January, 1848 ; showing, also, the amount which has been applied within each of the same periods out of such income, —in the costs, charges, and expenses attending the management of the said possessions and land re venues; in the payment and discharge of any fixed annual sum of money, or any pension permanently charged thereon; in the payment of any principal sum, and the interest of any prin cipal sum or sums of money, charged upon the said possessions and land revenues by way of loan ; and the amount which has been carried to the Consolidated Fund. Showing, further, the balance in the hands of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., in respect of such annual income, at the end of the periods respectively above mentioned; and the balance in the hands of the said Commissioners en the accession of her present Ma jesty. Returns—showing the several powers of sale now vested in the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., in respect of the possessions and land revenues of the Crown under the management of that Board ; and showing the amount which in each of the ten years ended the sth day of April, 1847, and within the three quarters of a year ended the sth day of January last, has been rised in exer cise of those powers ; the aggregate rental of the properties sold, the purposes to which the produce has been applied, distinguishing the amount appro printed under each head, and the balance in the hands of the said Commissioners at the end of each of those periods respectively : Of all powers of purchase vested in the said Commissioners, showing the amount which has been expended in the exercise of those powers, the aggregate rental of the property acquired, and the purposes to which such property has been applied : And a similar return as to the powers of exchange vested in the same Commission ers, and as to the exercise of such powers, so far as it may have involved the receipt or application of money. Returns of all monies raised and at present chargeable on the security of the Land Revenues of the Crown, specifying the authority under which, and the purposes for which they have been so raised, and whether suc h authority i s li m it e d or otherwise in amount, the dates and amounts of the respective i loans, the p ar ti es w i t h whom, an d th e per i o d s for which they h ave b een con tracted; the rate or rates of interest respectively pay able thereon ; the amount of interest hitherto paid, and the fund out of which it has been paid. And of o any furth er sum or sum s of money pr o p ose d to b e raised on the s a me security; the authority und er which, and the purposes for which it is proposed to raise them, and the amount. Returns, showing the amounts respectively voted by Parliament within each of the ten years ended the 31st day March, 1847, for services in the department of the C omm i ss i on ers of her Majesty's works and buildings, distinguishing special from ordi nary services ; showing also the expenditute incurred in respect of those services : showing the amounts respectively voted by Parliament, ender the same heads, for the year ended the 31st day of March, 1848; and the expenditure incurred in respect of each up to the 31st day of December, 1847: of the aggre gate balances in the hands of the said Commissioners, in respect of the moneys so voted, at the end of each of the periods above mentioned; and the application of such balances. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Leicester, stating that the petitioners preferred a tax on income to a tax on articles for consumption, and praying that no tax might be made on the necessaries of life.— (Hear, hear.) EXPULSION OF ENGLISH FROAI FRANCE. Mr. STAFFORD seeing the Right lion. the Se cretary of State for the Home Department in his place, wished to ask him whether he had received any THE LATE RIOTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srn,—Perhaps your readers may be interested in the progress of the riots which have disgraced the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow for the last few days, and some of those who take a deep interest in the welfare of the intelligent portion of the working classes, will be de lighted to hear that the rioters had and have no political object in view. A number of the newspapers both here and in Glasgow designated those abominable outbreak ings, Chartist riots, but I can safely assure you, that al though it is quite true that thieves and blackguards, and wild apprentice boys, have taken advantage of the pre sent excitement, and of the meetings of the Chartists, to create a disturbance yet not a single Chartist, as such , has lifted a hand to disturb the peace of either city. On the contrary, numbers of them have been, at their own request, enrolled as special constables. My place . 9t business is in one of the principal thoroug hfares in Edinburgh, and I have had (although I am no Chartist) many opportunities of conversing with those men, and I find them intelligent, sober, and industrious, although they often use strong language in denouncing what they call "class legislation." The city of Edinburgh is now perfectly quiet, and no further disturbances are anticipated. A number of thieves, Irish labourers, painters' boys, drunken clerks, &c., &c., have been taken up, and many of them sent off to Bridewell for sixty days. I remain, Sir, yours respectfully, A CITIZEN OF EDINBURGH. Edinburgh, March 9, 1848. P.S.—I have no doubt but the London riots, of which you arc ashamed, will turn out like ours. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. H. Fiske, Portsmouth, ironmonger, April 3, at half past twelve—L. Wood and C. 11. Wood,Willow-walk, Ber mondsey, builders, April 3, at one—F. Peake and J. Jil lings, Honiton, Devonshire,drapers, April 3, at two—T. Brunker, Queen-street, Finsbury, wadding manufacturer, March 31, at twelve—F. Pinder, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, tanner, March 31, at one—C. Graves, Norton-folgate, cheesemonger, March 31, at twelve—H. Woodhouse and T. T. Woodhouse, Aldermanbury, warehousemen, March 31, at halt-past eleven—L. A. Hollander, Winchester-street, City, and Clapham-rise, diampnd merchant, March 31, at two—W. Sherwood, Belvedere-road, Lambeth, builder, March 31, at twelve — D. P. Gamble, Exchange-buildings, City, electric tele graph manufacturer, March 31, at eleven. In the Country. W. Bottomley, Honley, Yorkshire, millwright, at the Court, Leeds, April 4, at eleven—J. Robinson, Honley, Yorkshire, dyer, at the Court, Leeda, April 3, at twelve— G. Taylor, Bradford, Yorkshire, grocer, at the Court, Leeds, April 11, at eleven—W. Burton, Bradford, York shire, builder, at the Court, Leeds, April 4, at eleven —C. Taylor, Mirfield, Yorkshire, common brewer, at the Court, Leeds, April 3, at twelve. AYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. C. Martin, Darlington, plumber, ls. 6d., on Saturday, March 11, and any subsequent Saturday, between the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. B. Gillett, Apperley-bridge, Yorkshire, dyer, first dividend, id., and on subsequent proofs a first and second dividend of Is. Bid., any day on or after March 20, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. G. Morton, Leeds, paper stainer, 3s. 4d., any day on or after March 13, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leech.. J. Haley, Batley Carr, Yorkshire, machine maker, .ss. 6d., any day on or after March 2U, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. K. Kittlewell, Leeds, silversmith, 2s. 6d., any day on or after March 13, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. W. Smith, )3ramham, Yorkshire, brickmaker, 55., any day on or after March 13, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. R. D. Pawton, Leeds, apothecary, 3s. 4d., any day on or after March 20, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. J. S. Austwick, Bradford, Yorkshire, linendraper, 45., any day on or after March 20, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. G. H. Lupton, Leeds, flaxspinner, ls. 31, any day on or after March 13, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds. F. Glover, Leeds, dyer, 10-16ths of id., any Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. and Z. Wilkinson, Clayton Heights, Yorkshire, worsted stuff manufacturers, final dividend of 2d., and 2s. 6d. on new proofs, on Tuesday, March 14, or any subsequent Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. J. and J. Garsted, Leeds, flax manufacturers, 3d., on Tuesday, March 14, or any subsequent Tuesday, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. Brunker, Queen-street, Finsbury, wadding manu facturer, April 7, at eleven—D. P. Gamble, Exchange buildings, City, electric telegraph manufacturer and contractor, March 31, at eleven—J. Brown, John-street, Edgeware-road, cheesemonger, March 31. at half-past eleven—F. Ashford, Ipswich, grocer, March 31, at eleven—C. W. Macbryde, Watling-street, City, wine merchant, March 31, at one—T. Ayres, Great Bath street, Clerkenwell, fancy cabinet maker, April 3, at twelve—W. Lawrence, Ealing, Middlesex, grocer, March 31, at half-past twelve. In the Country. A. Singer, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, grocer, March 31, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Yemms, Gloucester, plumber and glazier, March 31, at twelve, at the Court, Bristol—J. Leyshon, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, March 31, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. White, Shrews bury, auctioneer, April 5, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—G. Meeks, Birmingham, hardwareman, April 5, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Side bottom, Derby, plumber and glasier, March 31, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—Catharine Barclay, Birkenhead, Cheshire, contectioner, April 5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—R. Nightingale, Bury, Lanca shire, common brewer,, March 31, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—J. Parker, Blackburn, Lancashire, grocer, April 3, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester. Court of Review, March 31. E. Goslin, Northend, Fulham, maltster—J. Clark, Northend, Fulham, maltster—W. Tew, Walsall, Staf fordshire, railway contractor—A. Israel and W. Turner, Great 'Tower-street, City, merchants—Ann Collyer, Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, cowkeeper —R. M. Joslin, Stambourn, Essex, sheep and cattle dealer—R. Newman, Bristol, grocer—R. Roberts, Den bigh, innkeeper—R. Williams, Chirk, Denbighshire, miller—lsaac Gaze, Stroud•road, Gloucestershire, builder—T. Westall, Manchester, auctioneer—J. IV. Dyer, Myddelton-street, Clerkenwell, cheesemonger— J. W. Cole, Great Winchester-street, City, merchant— R. Nicol, Fenchurch-street, grocer and tea dealer—R. Shakspeare, Banbury, Oxfordshire, tailor and draper— C. Stevenson, Howley-place, Paddington, builder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Town and L Penny, Ulverston, Lancashire, mer cers—Mary Ann Tatchell and G. Noble, George-yard, Lombard-street, Russia brokers—E. S. Manico, Trinity square, Tower-hill, and E. S. Manico, Upper Thames street, merchants—W. 11. Williamson and F. J. Nash, Philpot-lane, City, wholesale tea dealers—A. Felkner and G. Falkner, M anc h es t er , li t h ograp hi c pr i n t ers — Sarah Nicholson and Jane Bragg, Whitehaven, milliners —W. Fry and J. Fry, Smaiden, Kent, blacksmiths—T. Bonell and 11. Sparrow, Birmingham, iron founders—R. Smythe and J. Percival, Green-street, Wellington-street, Boruugh, soap and candlemakers, Laytoa's-grove, High. street, drysalters, and Bank-end, Southwark, coal mer chants—J. Hinchliff, Z. Hinchliff, and J. Horncastle, Swan Bank-mill, near Holmfirth, Yorkshire, scribbling and fulling millers—J. Hodge and J. Wrentmore, Skin ier-street, Bishopsgate, Italian warehousemen—J. Hinchcliff and J. Hincholiff, Skelmanthorp, Yorkshire, tallowchandlers—O. A. Wallis and H. W. Pennington, Tottenham-court-road, clothiers and outfitters—A. Haynes and J. A. Haynes, Frome Selwood, Somerset shire, tea dealers—R. Parham and W. Potts, Cros combo, Somersetshire, millers—G. Compton and 11. Brooker, John-street. Tottenham-court-road, fancy chair and couch makers—W. Tice and J. K. Welch, Christ church, Hampshire, bankers—J. Barlow, J. Dakin, and T. Peacock, Manchester and Bolton, manufacturers of cotton goods—J. G. Lenny and J. Croft, Bury St. Edmund's and Wrentham, Suffolk, land surveyors—C. J. Townley and W. H. Whitehead, Liverpool, stock and sharebrokers—T. Dawson, J. Dawson, and S. Daniels, Wolverhampton, corn and flour dealers—B. Robson, J. Harrison,: and J. Bulmer, Moor-edge, near Lanches ter Durham, quarrymen—W. Woodbridge, J. Dyer, and H. W. Woodbridge, Mincing-lane, [colonial brokers (so far as regards H.W.O Woodbridge)—T. A. Farmer and E. Page, Gainaborough, Lincolnshire, ironmongers —W. Simmons, J. Simmons, and C. Evans, Overton, Flint shire, plumbers and glaziers —W. Roworth, jun., and G. Sheperley, Nottingham, stock and sharebrokers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Stephen Carr, Skipton, Yorkshire, tailor. Thomas Hawkins, Skipton, Yorkshire, fruit dealer. Joseph Jeff's, Welford, Gloucestershire, tailor. David Brasier, Hastings, sworn corn meter. George Theophilua Armstrong Fitzroy Kelly, Pem broke, clerk. Charles Sainsloury, Sheerness, drill sergeant-major. Alfred William Farrell, Cambridge, licensed victualler. Edin Pugh, Seasalter, Kent, Licensed victualler. John Pope, Alphinton, Devonshire, blacksmith. Edwin Fisher, Teignmouth, Devonshire, tailor. George Parmenter, Hundon, Suffolk, shopkeeper. William Botterill, Newton Abbott, Devonshire, railway inspector. Thomas Mason, Derby, fishmonger. William Rix, Shirley, Derbyshire, farmer. William George Jones, D David Brenchley, Ferneux Pelham Harts, farmer. William Taylor, Covent ry , watch i manufacturer. Charles Hill, Hemel Hempstead, Hens saddler SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Lamont, jun., Glasgow, merchant, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, March 15 an d A pril 5, at one. D. Heron, Glasgo w, ship chandler, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, March 15 and April 5, at twelve. R. Hart, Kilsyth, paper maker, to meet within Camp bell's Royal Hotel, Stirling, March 14 and April 4, at 2. J. Howie, Glasgow, stockbroker, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, March 13 and April 3, at twelve. J. Smith and Co., Glasgow, wholesale tea dealers, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, March 14 and April 4, at one. J. Cumming and Son, Dairy, Ayrshire, merchants, to meet within the Commercial Inn, Ayr, March 14 and April 4, at two. - Dr. Gresham, :Master of Christ's College, Cam bridge, has been appointed to the vacant bishopric. CbtrV 12bition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. GREAT CHARTIST MEETING ON KENNINGTON-COMMON. (THIS DAY.) It is gratifying to record that the great demonstration reported in our last edition passed off without any conflict with the police or military. The proceedings were brought to a close at about half-past two o'clock, and a vote of thanks having been awarded to the chair man, the meeting began quietly to disperse, a proceeding which was greatly facilitated by a heavy shower of rain. The resolutions given in our last edition were all passed without a dissentient voice, and with the loudest demon strations of applause•we ever heard. The chairman, who at the close again implored the multitude not to give way to any violence, to exhibit moral force alone, was in structed to convey the nature of the resolutions to the Ministers, and to convey their reply to a meeting to be hereafter convened by him. In a quarter of an hour the common was clear, and the people made the beat of their way, through the pelting rain, to their dwellings. The movers in the proceedings adopted a wise course when they abandoned the idea of advising the people to march en masse to the official residence of the Prime Minister, in Downing-street. Bloodshed, if not loss of life, must have been the inevitable result of-such a pro ceeding, for both the police and the military bad, we un derstand, received positive instructions to resort to ex treme measures to prevent anything in the shape of a procession. After the meeting had separated wet, but in peace, the police patrolled out of their hiding-places, and after marching to and fro a little, were trotted off home. The military in ambush did not show themselves. It was said they would not file of till nightfall. The fact of any of the military being is the neighbourhood seemed totally unknown to the inhabitants—even the " oldest" one—in consequence of their having been se creted long before the break of day. Detachments of the police were obtained from nearly all the divisions in the metropolis and the suburbs. A small number of one division were stowed away in the vaults of the church in the Waterloo-road, and we were told that they spent the time somewhat merrily. In consequence of so many of the police having been withdrawn from other portions of the town, some thieves took advantage of the circumstance and turned it to their profit. We were told that a pawnbroker's shop in Southampton street, Camberwell, was broken into, and that a great number of gold and silver watches and a quantity of plate were stolen. The windows were broken, and the other property much damaged. The absence of the police was much complained of ; there was not one to be seen or obtained, and the proprietor armed himself and his assistants with guns and pistols, and prepared themselves for any second attack that might be made. A toy and comb shop in the same street, we were told, was also robbed. Several other robberies took place. The, inauspicious state of the weather has done more to clear the streets than the 4,000 police on duty, and the 200 or 300 soldiers—horie and foot—ready, during the whole day, at a given signal, to start from their ambush upon the multitude on Kennington-common. SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. CURRIE, THE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY• CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) We feel the greatest sorrow in having to announce the sudden death of Mr. Currie, the newly-appointed principal clerk of the House of Lords, which took place to-day shortly after four o'clock. Mr. Currie was in his place in the House of Lords this morning having for the first time to-day been employed in the discharge of the duties of his new appointment In the early part of the morning he appeared cheerful as usual, and about twelve o'clock went to his private room to transact some business connected with his office, accompanied by one of the gentlemen of the [louse ; while there he was suddenly taken ill, and requested that his son might be sent for ; the gentleman left him to send off a messenger for that pur pose, and on returning to the room he found Mr. Currie on the floor, in an apoplectic fit, and totally unconscious of all around him. Medical assistance was im. mediately sent for, but all human aid was found to be quite in vain ; the unfortunate Gentleman's consciousness never once returned, and he expired shortly after four o'clock. In the death of Mr, Currie, the House of Lords sustains the irreparable loss of one of its most valuable officers, his family that of a kind and affectionate parent, and society an honest, useful, and amiable man. Mr. Currie had filled for many years the office of second clerk of the Parliament, and by his engaging manners and obliging disposition had endeared himself to a wide circle of friends. His death has created a blank that will not easily be filled up. His remains are now lying in his own private room at the House of Lords, awaiting a coroner's inquest. ELECTTON COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) AYLESBURY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The customary formal proofs having been put in, it was established upon the evidence of Mr. Robert Gibbs, the editor, proprietor, and publisker of the Bucks and Aylesina y News, that at the last election an agency sub sisted between several parties who gave orders for the treating and the sitting Member. Martha Rhodes, the waitress and chamber-maid at the Crown:lnn, Aylesbury, proved that Mr. Deering's Cora mittee he'd its sittings in a room at the Crown. Re peated dinners werelgiven there, when Mr. Deering and a large number of his friends were present. A great number of Committeemen, Electors, and others, had wine and refreshment there every day during the elec tion, free of expense. Lucas Jacock proved, that he got a ticket from one of Mr. Deering's Committeemen, named Bedford, which he afterwards changed for three pots of ale at the George Inn. Other witnesses gave evidence of treating and bribery The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. HARWICH. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) John Manering, an elector at Harwich, proved that on the day of the nomination and the day of election he, together with a number of other voters, were at the Duke's Head, in Harwich, where they were supplied with as much drink as they required, free of expense. They went up in a body to vote for Mr. Attwood, headed by a band of music. They all plumped for Mr. Att. wood, who, after voting, accompanied them to the Cups, where they were again liberally treated. James Pritchard, landlord of the Royal Oak, proved that similar practices prevailed at his house. His bill amounted to 251., which was paid by Mr. Hastie, an agent of Mr. Attwood. Other witnesses gave similar testimony, and the evi dence for the petitioners closed. Mr. Sergeant KINGLIKE then summed up, contending that the allegations of bribery and treating had been fully established, after which The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock . BE W DLEY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) The witness Bennett, upon cross-examination, said he agreed to Ackroyd's proposition, because he thought he might just as well have a cheap ride as not. At the time he went away he had 3/. in his pocket, besides the 51., although when he left Bewdley he owed 141. for rent. lie was a shoemaker and constable, but had not been dismissed from the office of constable. The county superintendent told him that he had better not act again, and he replied, " Very well, I am very glad of it, for I do more for nothing than you do for your salary." It was untrue that the reason he and Stubbs did not go to London was, that the porter at the station would not let them get into the train. Thomas Parkins was recalled, on behalf of Mr. Ire land, to prove that both Bennett and Stubbs were drunk when he carried them to Birmingham. Stubbs was so drunk that he was unable to articulate properly, and on the road both of them were so noisy that he was glad to give them more liquor to get them to sleep. Upon reaching Birmingham, both of them insisted upon going up to town, but on the road to the station they passed a house kept by a priae- fighter and insisted upon going in, where they had a considerable quantity of porter, for which he refused to pay, and Bennett paid the money. They then went to the station, where he procured two tickets for London, but upon their appearing on the platform, the inspector on duty seeing they were so drunk refused to allow them to go by the train. Both of them then retired to a waiting room, and having slept there for three quarters of an hour, he awoke them up, and started them off by the Rugby train. It was at their own request he took them to Birmingham, upon a promise from Mr. Ackroyd that he would reimburse him the expenses. The Committee adjourned till eleven o'clock to morrow morning. EMPE L PA RLIAM ENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Lon) CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Earl of FALMOUTH presented petitions from Newtown, in llampshire; I'enley, in Shrop shire; and Ruan, in Cornwall, against the admission of Jews into Parliament. The Marquis, of BREDALBANE presented petitions from various Free-Church congregations in Scotland against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from South Shields against any alteration in the navigation-laws; also several petitions against denunciations from the altar by Roman Catholic priests in Ireland. OFFICER S OF THE HOUSE—DEATH OF B. CURRIE, ESQ. The LORD CHANCELLOR announced to the House that in consequence of the retirement of Mr. !further information with reference to the expulsion of the English from France ? Sir G. GREY was most happy to have an opportu nity to answer the question of the hon. member. He had received a list of the workmen who had already ar rived at Portsmouth, and a statement of the amount of wages due to them, which list had been transmitted to the Foreign-office, in ()Her that a demand might be made upon the provisional Government of France for compensation. He had also ascertained that conveyance for a considerable number of other workmen, who were being driven from France, would have to be provided, while he had re ceived information from the Lord Mayor, that large bodies of labourers, who had been ex pelled from various parts of France, were daily arriving in London in a destitute condition. THE DEE BRIDGE. Mr. OSBORNE, seeing the First Commissioner of Railways in his place, wished to ask him a ques tion of some little importance. It would probably be in the recollection of the Right Hon. Gentleman, he put a question to him with reference to the safety of the Dee Bridge, on the Chester and Holyhead Railway. He had since learned that on the same day that he put one of the girders was cracked by the simple blow of a four pound hammer; and the state of the bridge was such that the trains had to pass over it shooting the steaming off. The other day, however, a trai❑ went over it with the steam on, when the oscillation was frightful ; and as the stete of the bridge had given rise to a good deal of alarm in the neigh bourhood, and no notice was taken of it at the recent meeting of the Chester and Holyhead Company, he wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman whether he had received the report upon the subject, and if so, whether he should have any objection to lay it on the table ? Mr. STRUTT stated that he had received infor mation from the engineer to the company that there was no danger to be feared from the fracture in the girder, and that it was his intention to replace the fractured girder by a sound one. PUBLIC HEALTH. In answer to a question put by Mr. DIVETT, Lord MORPETH said that he did not think that be should be able to move the committal of the Public Health until Friday se'nnight. It was his intention to move that the House shouldgo into Committee pro forma in order that he might introduce several alterations in the Bill, which he thought would improve the efficiency of the Bill: At the same time he would beg to state that it was not the intention of the Go vernment to include the metropolis in that Bill, as that would be provided for by a distinct measure ; he could not, however, say when that measure would be ready for introduction. THE COAL-WHIPPERS OF LONDON. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to kcow whether the report of the offer of the body of coal-whippers to act as special constable was correct ? His object in putting the question was to render to that body their due—(Hear, hear)—and to bring in a marked man ner befbre the House an example of the beneficial effect which had resulted from the labours of this House to ameliorate the condition of that class of persons.—(Hear.) Mr. LABOUCHERE said that it was quite true that the coal-whippers had offered their services as a body to act as special constables, to the number of 2,500 men.—(Hear, hear.) The offer of those ser• vices had, he believed, been accepted, and 300 of that body had been sworn in on Saturday. The magistrates had received instructions to be in attendance to swear in any others whose services might be required.— (Hear, hear.) With respect to the measures alluded to by the Hon. Member, which were passed by this House about six years since, he believed that that measure had been productive of the most beneficial results to that class of persons. Sir G. GREY said that he felt bound to confirm the statements made by his Right Hon. Friend. In the course of last week the cOalwhippers made an offer of their services to act as special constables in any part of the metropolis where their services might be required, and he most gladly bore his testimony to the value of the example set by that body of men.—(Hear, hear.) The next attempted disturbances had elicited from all classes of persons the most praiseworthy desire, not only in the metro polis, but in the other large cities of England and Scotland, to give their most cordial co• operation and valuable aid in the suppression of any disturbances— (Cries of " Hear, hear")—and in the maintenance of public order, which was essential to the interests and welfare not of one class only, but of all classes in the country.—(Hear, hear.) In Manchester alone 11,000 persons, including a large body of operatives, were sworn in as special constables in one day.— (Hear, hear.) In Glasgow a great number, also, had been sworn in, and he bad been informed by the Lord Advocate, who had himself gone down to Glas gow, that he believed 20,000 special constables could be obtained should their services be required.—(Hear.) The same might be said of Liverpool and other large towns, and he was receiving at all hours of the day the most gratifying communications upon the same subject.—(Loud cheers.) EXECUTIONS AT CLONMEL. In answer to an Hose MEMBER, Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that he had not re ceived any official communications with respect to the proceedings which took place at the execution of Philip and Henry Cody, at Clonmel. Mr. B. OSBORNE could assure the Right Hon. Baronet that the accounts as they appeared in the public journals were perfectly correct. STATE OF THE QUADRANT. In answer to a question from an HON. MEMBER, Lord MORPETH said he had received communi cations from both of the parties concerned in the dis pute now going on with respect to the eolonade of the Quadrant, and he had no doubt that ultimately the affair would be arranged amicably between all parties. TREATY WITH PRUSSIA. Mr. HINDLEY said that, as he did not see the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in his place, he would give notice of his intention to ask whether there was any truth in the report that the Government of this country had just concluded a treaty offensive and defensive with Prussia WAYS AND MEANS. _ On the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate of going into a Committee of 'Ways and Means, Mr. HUME suggested that the debate on the in come-tax ought to be brought to a close as soon as possible. Mr. BANKS said the honourable member should specially direct his remarks to the Right Honourable Baronet the member fur Tamworth. Sir R. PEEL said the Hon. Member ought rather to blame the Hon. Member for the city of ‘Varwick and the Hon. Member for Stamford, for they it was who really commenced the debate.—(Laughter.) The House then went into Committee. On the question being put, Mr. MACGREGOR said it might be presumptive and rash in him in presenting himself to the Com mittee at that early period of the evening, but as he had had many opportunities of collecting information on the subject, which, if he were not very stupid, ought to enable him to give the House an opinion upon it, hetrusted the Committee would allow him to say a word or two before the debate proceeded further, Why, no subject could be of more importanca or could be more entitled to the calm attention and scrutiny of the House, than the one now under dis cussion ; and however painful it might be to him to oppose the administration of his Noble Friend the First Lord of the Treasury, he could not conscien siously support the continuance of a tax for three years, which he considered to be not only unequal but unconstitutional.—(Hear, hear.) But before he went into the question of the tax itself, perhaps the House would indulge him for a few mo ments, whilst he attempted to clear up some misrepresentations which the House had been put in possession of with reference to himself. He felt it to be his duty to declare that he fully concurred in ' the wisdom of the policy which the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Tamworth pursued from the day he entered office in 1841 till the time left it, whatever might be stated to the contrary, he must be allowed to expess his belief that the measures be introiuced were his own, and the public were indebted to him alone for the benefit which they had confecred upon the country.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the extract read from the Glasgow paper the other night, it was, he supposed, in the report of a meeting at which upwards of 6,000 were present, and where five or six Chartists came forward, one of whom he believed began the riots the other day at Glasgow to get up a disturbance.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) One of them asked him if he did not pre pare Sir Robert Peel's tariff, but he declined to an • swer him, and thereupon a monsterous uproar took place.—(Hear, hear, and laughther.) In order to quell the noise he stated that he would endeavour to give him as answer, and he distinctly stated that had the Right lion. Baronet or himself been in office, he would not have given an answer to it, because he considered it an impertinent question.— (Hear, and laughter.) He, however, stated to the fellow who asked the question, that at the time to which reference had been made he was Secretary to the Board of Trade, and that the Right lion. Baro net, who was then Vice-President, directed him to prepare skeleton schedules for the new tariff ; and that the Right Honourable Gentleman himself; and a young gentleman who was at the time his own private secretary, were all who had access to these schedules.—(Hear, hear.) That was what he did say at the meeting, and he regretted to state, that the only two Glasgow papers that told the truth in reference to the meeting were the two opposed io hife.—(Hear and laughter.) He objected to the tax because it was unequal, unpopular, and oppressive in its operation. He thought this country and Scotland had great right to complain unless the tax was extended to Ireland.—(Hcar.) He considered that the expenditure of the country was excessive, and required alteration and reduction. He thought it would be one of the greatest calamities that the country country could endure if the Chancellor of the Exchequer was unable to pay the dividends on the public debt; but he had no doubt such a calamity might be avoided by a proper economy in the ex penditure, and upon that ground it was his intention to vote against the renewal of a 3 per cent. income tax for three years. Mr. Alderman SIDN EY rose and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING. six ovLocx. LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASE. 8 to 1 agst The Chandler 8 to 1 ligst The Curate 8 to 1 agst St. Leger 10 to 1 agst Alexander 1p to 1 agst British Yeoman 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Blaze 5 to 1 agst Flatcateher NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 9 to 1 agst Walingate Bar IVithout 10 to 1 agst Thistledown 16 to 1 agst M-untain 1)1,w POI.ITAN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 on the field 16 to 1 agst Marquis of Conynearn 20 to 1 agst "Vampyre CHE,TER CUP. 22 to.l agst Cracow 40 to 1 agst Glen Saddel 40 to 1 agst Lightning 40 to 1 agst Bantam—taken 40 to 1 agst Hetman Platoff 50 to 1 agst C,nyngham DERBY. 14 to 1 agst Glendower 14 to 1 agst Springy Jack 25 to I agst Fern 40:to 1 agst Beshorough 40ito 1 agst Flatcather 50 to 1 agst Keraun 50 to 1 agst Deerstalker: WARWICK TRIAL. 7 to 4 on the field WARWICK HANDICAP. 3 to 1 on the field 8 to 1 agst Sunninsido ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Worcester, March 10. • CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice YATTESON. ) G'torge Miliward, 3], was indicted for burglariously breaking open the dwelling-house of William Lane, at Ombersley, on the night of the 20th of. January, and stealing therefrom twenty yards of printed cotton, ten shawls, and various other articles, the property of the said William Lane. Mr. Whitmore appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Huddleston for the defence. The prisoner has for many years carried on a highly respectable and profitable business as a hairdresser, in Angel-street, Worcester, and he is also a man of consi derable substance. Evidence having been given, it was also proved that the prisoner, and another man, about eleven o'clock .in the morning of the 21st of January, pawned some of the stolen articles at the shop of Mr. Carter, in the Bull ring, Birmingham, fur 21. 25., giving the name and ad- dress of " Wl!Hata Tomlinson, Digbell," and that they also pledged other portions of the goods at another pawnbroker's named Dugard. in the name of" William Johnson, 21, Coleshill-street." Scv,ral of these articles were produced in court, and identified by Mr. Lane as his property. In a tailet over a stable at the George and Dragon Inn, City-police Sergeant Chipp found anothvr large quantity of drapery goods, which it was supposed were placed there by young Whittaker. Sus picion was of course attached to the prisoner, and the authorities gave instructions for his apprehension, and he was taken into custody by Sergeant Chipp, at his house in Angel- street, on the 6th of February. On the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Huddleston addressed the jury for the prisoner. Mr. John Humphreys, of the Shakspere Inn, Wor. tester, and several other respectable witnesses, who had known the prisoner for a period of from ten to sixteen years, were called, and gave the prisoner a very good character. Mr. Justice PATTESON having carefully summed up, the jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. HUDDLESTON said he was not in a position before to mention a fact which had been communicated to him, viz., that Mr. Lane, the prosecutor, had, through Mr. Tarley, a draper, of Worcester, made a promise to the prisoner, that, let the matter end how it might, if he would afford information where the property might be found, he should be forgiven. In consequence of the promise, the prisoner made a statement which led to the recovery of some of the property. In consequence of this, the prisoner was only sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Charles Box and George Tolley, who were on Friday convicted of burglary, and whose case appeared in Saturday's Sun, were now sentenced to 15 years' trans portation._ . _ . T T James Cartwright, 24, Thomas Tuberville, 22, lienry Sweatman, 22, and William Paine, were indicted for a burglary in the houso of Joh❑ Mound, at Knight upon-Tame, on the night of the 22d of January, and stealing therefrom 1151. in notes, gold, and silver, and also a gun. They were convicted, and sentenced to be each transported for 15 years. Mr. Justice Patteson was again aided by the valuable assistance of Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, who has ably supplied the place of Mr. Justice Cresswell. These Assizes concluded about half-past nine o'clock. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. — Yor k, March 10. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) This morning his Lordship attended to try the only prisoner in the city for trial, at the very early hour of half-past eight o'clock. Having congratulated the grand jury on the lightness of their duty, and remarked that the offence charged often carried it own punishment along with it, they retired, and in a short time returned a true bill against John Malthouse, for bigamy. On being called on to plead, though Mr. llears/ey was instructed to defend him, be pleaded Guilty. His LORDSHIP then called the second wife and in quired whether or not he had deceived her, by pretend. ing that he was a single man Y She said he had told her that he was a widower, and had buried his former wife at Darlington. Both were young. His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to 18 months' imprisonment, with hard labour. At 12 o'clock the Courts were opened at the Castle, Mr. Baron Alderson presiding on the Civil, and Mr. Baron Rolfe in the Crown Court. Mr. Baron ROLFE charged the Grand Jury. He said the calendar contained several cases of great enormity. Among others, two cases, where the charge was murder, as to one of which there could be no doubt, if the wit nesses were believed. In the other ,case the ques tioa would he, whether or not the parties could he satisfactorily identified. The evidence o . i that point was not the most sa.isfactory kind of evident., but it was in law receivable. That evidence was the statement made by the deceased, who could nut, of course, when he made it be cross-examined so as to test its accuracy. In another case, also, the evidence would be tendered given on a former occasion by a party since deceased; but the objection was not so strong, as it was given in the presence of the party charged. There was another case which, though not a case of murder, was very nearly akin to it; it was that of maliciously shoot ing at a gamekeeper, and it was a melancholy instance of the evil consequences of night poaching. One of the poachers lost his life on the occasion. In that case the statement made by that person would be tendered in evidence. There were also cases of wounding, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Some of them arose out of quarrels, and in such cases it was incumbent on them to look carefully into the alleged intention, as they could not find such a bill unless the intention do grievous bodily harm was proved. For his own part, he thought there was too much disposition to commit— the practice was too prevalent—on such charges, when there was no evidence of such an intention, but on the contrary, the suddenness of the affray rather led to the conclusion that the party had no intention at all. Now, the statuteable offence consisted in the intention, and not in the injury actually done, how ever grievous the wound or bodily harm might be. If they asked him to define what was to be the grievous bodily harm which the party should be proved to have intended to do, he confessed he could not do so —neither the statute, nor the decisions upon it, enabled him to do so; but he thought he should , if in their situation, 'ex pect the wound intended to be inflicted to be in some way dangerous to life, or something of that kind. Again if several were charged, though all might be legally guilty of the injury actually cone, it behoved thew to consider how far this evidence proved the intention alleged as it regarded each of them, for it by no means followed that all had the same intention. Finally, though perhaps it was a subject rather for remarks in the Le gislature than in a court of justice, he could not help remarking on the very small portion of the persons charged who had not the smallest portion of education. He almost always found that the persons charged with crimes of violence were wholly destitute of education. Persons might be too sanguine as to the effects of edu cation, and though it was by no means a corollory that if persons were all educated, there would be no crimes of violence, he thought it fair to assume that a more extended education of the people would materially diminish their number. ::The Grand Jury (Mr. Bothell foreman) then refired to their room. The cases tried were unimportant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. James Hastings, and Rebecca Hastings, his mother, were charged, the former with stealing, and the latter with feloniously receiving, a large quantity of drapery goods, &c., the property of Mr. Rees, 18, Great Russell street, Covern-garden. The male prisoner had been in the prosecutor's ser vice, as shopman, at a salary of 17s. 6(1. per week, he. sides board and lodging, for upwards of five years. On Friday afternoon, the housekeeper of Mr. Rees, while in the prisoner's bed-room, saw a piece of satin and a scarf in a carpet bag, and, mentioning her suspicions to her master, the prisoner was charged with stealing them, and given into custody. lie then stated that he hal no intention to steal the articles, but had meant to pay for them afterwards. B: cock, of the F division, on going to the house of the mother (the other prisoner), at 1, Albany.road, Camberwell, and searching • the room said to have bees occupied by the son, found in the drawers 12 pieces of cloth, 26 satin scarls, 12 siLk handkerchiefs, 6 new costs' 6 new pairs of tri , users, 9 waistcoats, a piece of carpet ing, and a table cover. In so me boxes on the landing he also found broad cloths, pieces of satin, velvet, a neir hat, and 40 remnants of cotton. In the mother's bed: room he found, in the drawers, 4 pieces of cloth, 4 1 j:,rds of gambroon, 2 yards of plaid, 12 yards of black and mitt r good., whole and uncut. He detecte d r in 'ven ting new gloves, when he took her PO cost. dy. The prisoner contented himself with the declaratiO U that i.is mother was innocent of the felony. They were both remanded for further examination. THAMES. Four Irish tailors, named Thomas Grady, Willi ° Arnold, Thomas .A 1 nold, and William Coghlan, of 1 4 s• 19, Fulwood's-rents, Holborn, were charged with s e stalking several policemen in the execution of their &IT , and beating a vomau, named Ellen Mahoney. Ther e was also a charge against them of creating a disturban ce in the Horns And Horseshoe public-house, in Cable street, Whitechapel, and turtling on the liquor-W l ' thereby causing a great waste of rum and brandy. ,„ It appeared that the tailors found their way Johnson's-change, Rosemary•lane, on Thursday Dig b " and after acting in a most riotous and disorderly manli er ' endeavoured to force their way into a house kept byl woman named Mahoney, and a severe fight occurred between her people and the prisoners, who broke Mr windows and fumed in a door. Thomas Arnold attacke d the woman, and pummelled her in. ,a most unmerelf manner as she lay upon the groun.i. The police 8O made their appearance, and endeav oured to capture th e tailors, who beat them off, and proceeded to the Home and Horse-shoe, where they turned on the beer, set the liquor-taps running, and capsized the landlord's servants,' They also began devouring a tray of biscuits, os_ i l created terrible confusion. The police were oar: in to eject the prisoners, who made a furious stuck on the officers, and knocked down several of thembsfs" they were secured. Sullivan and Taylor, of the H diw sion, 172 and 91, were very severely punished, and Cr hibited marks of violence. Several witnesses deposed to the outrageous conduc t . -of the prisoners. Mr. BALLANTINE—YOU are four tailors from th e . other side of Holborn. We don't want you here kis' now. Yuu may as well keep your demonstrations to your own neighbourhood. I shall commit you all ° the House of Correction for one month for beating th e policemen. I won't have them knocked about by tailors or anybody else when they are in the fair and tempera te discharge of their duty. The man who assaulted th e old woman will undergo a further imprisonment of too months, unless he can pay a fine of a The landlord .of the Horns and Horse-shoe said the prisoners had wasted four quarts of rum and other liquors, and ho wished to proceed against them. Mr. BALLANTINE—I can do no more with them 1 4 present, they are all committed to prison. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY THAFFIC.—The following are the Total Iteeelpts of lilt ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which w; respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the AO' week in the previous year: i 5 XV i C 1r e. C I —..--4 Week ending Last week. NAME OF RAILWAY. liar. Feb. 27 Mar.— Feb. 24 20 Mar. .i 4 3 4 i 5 Aberdeen • •.... •• • • ...... Amiens and Boulogne . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Arbroath and Forfar ••••••.• • • • • • •• Chester and Birkenhead. •••• • • • . .• Caledonian. . . Chester and Holyhead. •• ...... Cockermouth and Workington........ Dublin and Drogheda. • • • • • •• • ••• . Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen........ East Aeg ian • •• • • • • • • • • • • .. Ennburgn and Glasgow . •• • ••• • • • .. Edinburgh and Northern • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • • t, astern Uni0n...... •. ••.. • • • ..... Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... Glasgow and Greenock• •• . .• • .... Great Southern and Western ........ Great Western, &c .. Kendal and Windermere•• • • •• Lancashire and Yorkshire.... Lancaster and Carlisle ...... Leeds and Thir5t............. • • L,ndonderry and . nniskillen— London and North Western, Sac. London and Blackwall.• • • • • •••• .• London and Brighton . • • .... • London and South Western Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle • Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Newcastle and Car1i51e.............. North British .. •• • • • • • • .• • • • • • • •• Paris and Rouen. • • • • • • • • • • Rouen and Havre .. • ..• • • • • .. • ..... Scottish Central •••• • • .. Shrewsbury and Chester • • • • .. • • .... South Eastern and Branches •• • • .• South Dev0n........ ............... Tart Vale • • • • .• • • .. Whitehaven Junction ............... Wishaw and Connote ........ ..... York and Newcastle . ••••• • •• ••• • •• York and North Midland ..... 2,654 540 8,020 1,042 10,72 i 978 1,021 2,052 913 1,836 "$Ol 107 8,787 1,812 128 36,217 559 6,301 6,910 1,952 -- 3,234 b 22 19,1119 DS 8,6 5 i 79 1 414 2,1 65 1,009 1,0 41 15. 7 ° 3 s,SIO 1,947 1,684 1,863 4,201 1,479 484 0,649 -- ,S 3b 2 ' 70 1 5,01 1 6,0 6 $ 1,1 51 528 17,014 2,0 0 10 2 1.2111 0,101 320 3,19 7 135 1,0 1 /26 697 1,703 763 167 9,691 6,961 15,50 5,196 ItAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. MANCHESTER, MARCH 1 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Lancashire and York' shire, Quaners, 214 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 8% dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference. par —Ditto (Grimsby), 501. Shares, 18 dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 7 dis.—North Staffordshire, dis.—Sontl" Eastern and Dover, 25—Ditto, No 4,2 T dis.—York, Nor castle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2, % p.—North Ba tish, Thirds, 1 dis. LEEDS, MARCH 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Lancashire, New , 6', dis.—Great Northern, 71. 13s, 9d. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 635. c. dis.—North British, Thirds, k 3s. dis.— Ditto, Quarters, 335. dis.—Ditto, Exten sion, 6s. dis.— North Staffordshire, 17s. 6d. dir.—North - Western, 6 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwiek, No. 2 (New Berwicks), 153. p. / HULL, MARCH 11. STOCK EXCHANGE —The only stock that has attracted notice to-day is North British, in which the " Bears" are vet/ active. The announcement of the determination of the company to press their calls having had an injurious effect. The market generally is in a very unsettled state. The We are—North British, Quarters, 265. dis.—Ditto, Extension (scrip), 6 dis.—Ditto, Thirds, 235. dis. WCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Hamm 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle and Car isle, 100—Ditto, New Scrip, 10 1 ,4—North British, 235. THE STEALER'S LEVER.—The names of Dl!' Thoruely, Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. Henry, were sew dentally omitt e d f rom the list of Members at the Speak' er's levee, on Saturday last. Lord Northampton's first soiree, given on the 4th inst., was, as usual, very numerously attended. The. generally received belief that th e ki n d and accomplishe d Marquis will not again be put in nomination for the presidency of the Royal Society, is much regretted bf some of the best friends of the society. LIE FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT BLUE no, NEAR ROCIIDALE.—MANCHLSTRR, FRIDAY.—The ad' journrd ugliest has been held respecting the d ea ths of tour )Ding men, who u ere killed by the explosion of 6 steam boiler, the particulars of which have already bee° publishf.d. Mr, Nasinyth, of Patrierott, gave it as his opinion that the boiler had had too much pressure.. It appearo by other evidence, that when the explosion took place the guage was at 14 inches ; it had usually been worked at 18 inches pressure. Mr. Robert Wilk" son, engineer, at the Lowmoor Company, near Bred" ford, where the engine was made, said that the engli.i° when made was not intended to work at more than 0 1 , inches pressure. In 1843 the boil e r was re p a i re d, so°,, two siitys put in it, and of late it had b een wor k e d n 18 inches pressure; and previous to the stay being placed it had been worked at 12 inches pressure. There wall no evidence to show that Mr. Walker, or the manager of the mill, were at all implicated, but that the manage' merit of the engine had been left to the engineer, wh ° was one of the four men killed. He had been engineer about six months, at 14s. per week wages. He lied been fireman twelve months previous to that. The fire' man had had his situation' only three weeks, at 10s. Per week wa2es. The jury returned the following verdict:--" " That William Wild and the others came to their death by the bursting of a steam boiler, th e s t a y s o f which were insecure; and it is the opinion of the jury that two •of the cotters were out at the ti me o f th e explosion. The jury are also of opinion, that the boiler was never le' tended to sustain the pressure to which it had been sub' jetted for some time back." THE CONVICT ESTABLISMMENTS. — The Secretor,' of State for the Home Department has issued an order to the overseers of the various convict establishmentst that a certain number of convicts are to be kept in front the works every day for the purpose of attending school* Fifty will thus attend every day in the Royal Anima' and a similar number, in proportion to the whole body of prisons rs, in the other establishment. The Scripture readers are to assist the schoolmaster in his labours; for which their salaries are increased from 801 to 9 0 . 4 per annum. In consequence of the many serious acct' dents which have happened to the Juatitia convict AV; by fragments of guns, burst during proof at the b atty having alighted on the de c k o f that vesse l, th e authoritle 4 have at length ordered the vessel to be removed to t l , l ° distance of WO yards from her present position. Worm' men are employed cutting a channel in the mud for 8 0 removal of the vessel. MATHS. On the 9th inst., the wife of John Shepherd, Esq., o f Mount Clare, Roehampton, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Kensington-garden-terrace, 1 1 1 d" park, the lady of Martin Alepson, Esq., of a son. On the 9th inst., at Upper Tooting, the lady of Edwa ll Meyer, Esq., of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Kennington, the lady of Nowel l Stowers, Esq., of a son. On th© 9th inst., at Chesham•place, the wife of Mr' Serjeant Bain, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Wymondham, Norfolk, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Badham, of a daughter. A/AAR/SD. On the 2d inst., at St. George's, Hanover square, MHO% Seaton, Esq., of Edgebaston, Warwickshire, to Elizabeth, re lict of the late Mr. John Barke, of Liverpool. DIED. On the Bth inst., at Twickenham, the Dowager Lad/ Cawdor. On the 3d inst., at Kennington, Mr. S. Vale, aged iO. On the 9th inst., Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Edward reP mer, of High-street, Southwark. On the 10th inst., at Clapham, Miss Helen Andrew, aged 84 London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. at No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sua Office, No. 1 1 2 Strand, in the 'Precinct .of.the Savoy, in the count/ Middlesex, Monday, March 13, 1848. R D.e4>ar L 4 Xotfee %Ro ts. 44t, l Atit. 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