The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-27 00:00:00

gift labttton+l SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. FRANCE. M. de Larochejaquelein has addressed the following letter to the editor of the lndependance Beige : " I have just read in the Independence of the 20:h and 21st May a passage of your correspondence which makes ma say that I was present at the meeting of the Tuileries, au the residence of General Changarnier, of which so much has been said for some days past. The fact is false in all points, and though I contradict this statement slue amongst so many others of which I am frequently the object in the journals, it is because it ap plie,s not to me alone. " Receive, Sir, the expression of most distinguished sentiments. " M. DE LAROCHEJAQtTELEIN." A long letter appears in the Elysean journal, Le Pays, on the fusion between the elder and younger branch of the house of Bourbon. It is taken from the Emancipation of Bruzsels, and, with the exception of a postscrir., whieh states that all ob'stacles are now removed, contains nothing more than what has appeared on the same subject over and over again. The postscript referred to speaks of the fusion, or reconciliation, as in fact concluded, and that the friends of the Count de Chambord and the Orleans Princes have come to an uaderstanding on the terms of a manifesto, the publication of which is adjourned for the moment, ; that General Changarnier was on the point of setting out for Frohsdorf to finish the matter, but was persuaded by his fiieads not to do so yet ; and that General Bedeau bas become a decided fusionist. The Gazette de Cologne of the 21st also states that the Count de Chambord was expected at Wiesbaden with his suite, and that the Orleanists, "having at their head the Dukes of Montpensier, Nemours, and Aumale, were to proceed at the same time to Ems, as also the Queen Amelie." Th ere is no question that the present appears to be the most propitious moment, and many of those who bad heretofore held out may be tempted to go over ; and it is in fact stated that of the persons who had, until very recently, counselled the Duchess of Orleans, for the interests of her s on , aga i ns t ac- out of regard cepting thefusion, are nowof acontrary way of think ing. If this be the case in some instances, in others, however, it is doubted whether many, who, though belonging to the opposition during a considerable part of the late reign, p reserve t h e i r attac h ment to the Sing' sons, will approve or sympathise with a n event which, as they believe, is owing to foreign influence. But whether thefusion be really in the advanced state described or not, it is not un deserving of remark that the Pays, a journal that constantly su p por t s t h e Government, pub lishes in extenso, and with much care, everything that appears about it in the foreign press. On the other hand, and with a perseverance no less re markable, M. Emile Girardin continues his quo tations from the speeches of M. Guizot on various occasions, and particularly on the Belgrave- square pilgrimages, in which the Legitimists as a political party are turned into ridicule end spoken of with contempt, and otherwise described as latterly in capable of government. Day after day the war is carried on by that indefatigable writer against the Assemblie Nationale —supposed to be the organ of M. Guizot—with the object of again exciting bad blood between the partisans of the Count de Chain bord and the Orleans Princes. The opinion that ge nerally prevails, however, is that this time at least the question of the fusion is decided favourably. POST-OFFICE N OTICE. ESTABLISHNEET OF CONTRACT MAIL PACKETS TO CEY LON, AIAIIRITIIIS AND INDIA, `IA TEE CAPE OF GOOD ROPE On and after the 15th June next, the mail packets of the general Screw steam Shipping Company, conveying mails to the Cape of Good Hops', will call at Ascension, and will proceed from the Cape to Mauritiai, Point de Galle (Ceylon) and Calcatta. All letters and newspapers for Ascension or for Mauritius will h?reaf;er be forwarded by these pickets, unless specially aldrelscd to be otherwise sent, but letters fur Ceylon or India intended to hs snot by this route must be specially addressed "rid the Cape of Good Hope." Letters for all these British poi;r.essiona will be liable to the uniform rate of one v snilling, when not ex ceeding half an ounce in weight, two shillings when not exceeding an ouac3, and so on in proportion, bu: news papers will be coavayed free from charge. The postage chargeable upon letters for Ascension and Mauritius must be paid in advance, but letters for Ceylon and India forwarded by these packets may be posted unpaid. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS: The LORD CHANCELLOR. took his seat on the Wool sack at Five o'cio,:k. PETITIONS. The Duke of RICEI:i:OND crelentei a petition from Portsmouth in l'aiNiur of the enCranerment of copy holds; ono from Susv..x ag-,:oit the present spTem of beer-t oua. , ; and sE.ycrai others againat the Macno, , th gran. The Earl of I.I,ODEN prentol ceveral peti•iona from Ireiacd again3t the I,l,yoo•.ith grant; al-:o Flying ftx the inspection of nuuneriv:;. MR. NIATHETS CASE. Ia answer to a question from R4rIFITZWILLIA.M, The Earl of MALMESBUARY said that this case had at last, after great exertions and anxiety on the part of Mr. Scarlett, our charge ;d'affaires at Florence, been brought to a termination, and had resulted in Mr. Mather having obtained an amount of pecuniary damages equi valent, according to Mr. Scarlett's opinion, to those which ho would have received in an English court of justice had the scion been brought. All feeling of nationality, he might add, had been disclaimed on the part of the AustrtAu cffi_er 113 prompting him to the un justifaible act of which he hal been guilty. WELSH. WITNESSES. The Earl of POWIS put aquestian to the Lora Chan cellor, respecting the trial o•L' John Joseph Corby at the Monmouthshire weizsi, whetner it were true that the Learned Judge stated to a witness, who desired to speak Welsh, that if she did nor, ana;ver in English, she would not have her exr,ensea. The LORD CHANC E LLOR said that it was per fectly true that the Learned J , Ld e of assize had ad dreesed such a remark to the witness in question. It was often found that Welsh witnesses who could speak Eng lish r e f use d t o b e exmined, CI C''.p l'. in Welsh, and the ens e s was the only threw of not being allowed ther,exP listi._(Lhar, hear.) means of making la thi s ocse the La t r h n e e m d .3'Cd P'i g k . I b ' a n l beenl farmer's wife, informed that th e witness, w h o Wa3 a respectable could speak English fluently, and in answer to all re cln°Eti to her t o speak Enelsh, she only answered that she woutd be examined in Wel3h. The Learned Judg e cert ainly did ma k e to her tho siaement which was attri buted t ° him, but at the end of the cause he ordered her expenses to he alloyed her, and she received them. Lord C 411----P6ELL protested that any Welsh witness, who could spenk EngliA, could insist upon being exa mined in Welsh. tr -Ae also bore his testimony to .the truth of the remark of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, that the f acu lty of speaking " 1 Y way of suddenly conferring the Xzglisla fluently on Welsh witnesses was to threaten them not to allow their expenses. After a few words from Lord DYNEVOR the subject dropped , m co A ON LAMP PIIOCEDURE BILL. L o rd TRURO rose to move the third reading of this ....,ismtA N )pproved.of the Bil l, Bill. Lord ..yr , and gave it his hearty support. FLEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMON S* The Spwcot took the Chair as 'out riti vATE The following Bills were read a third tim e and Passed: Beaconsfield and Redhill Road. Eastern Union Railway. .upon-Hull Humber C onservancy end Kingston °elm Ketterin g an d N ort h ampton Road. Kingston and Sheetbridgo Roado. Kingston-upon-gull Duna andLDooks. Manchester HouSe of Recovery- N oue Valley Drainage and Navigation Improvement. The following, Bills were considered and agreed tot— Corris,ac-"h Ynlieth, and River Dovey hallway, with Branches. Great Wevorn Railway (Ne. 2). • London and North-We s t eru , an d Backin Railways.- • • . , ighanuhire Monmouthshire Railway and Canal. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. Shr.wshury and Cheeter Railway. Swansea Local Board of Health. Wyernnbo Railway. Clarkaon's Estate and the Phalle° Ibsprovement BMX were; read a vet - in. - I time and nrdpNd ba c.:4-ramitte 3 . WEXFORD Ha-Raoul:. Mr. SULLIVAN moved that thE3 — W - exford Harbour Improvement Bill be re-committed to the Committee to whom it was originally referred; that the Committee have leave to sit and procfed to-morrow, at twelve, o'clock; three selected 'Members to form a qnornm. Mr. STAFFORD said the tvimiratty would remain neutral upon thie questinn; th;37 rould neither oppese nor rapport the motion, but 1?.....v:: it fOr the Honee to de cide whether nr no the Bill should be re-committed. sir WILLIAM MOLESWOR.TH opposed the mo tion ua chairman of the former Committee. A - Mr. t Nilson brief conversation, in which Mr. M'Cullagh, on Patten, and Mr. Reynolds took part, th e oppuition was witAndrawo, and thy motion agreed to. Sir JA.M.ES.DmiPEn ri°Ns• i z City of London 5 pre; a petition from th e I gaitit the Maynooth grant. Sit W. VERNER preached tvcat.y - - petitions from the county of Cavan, in Irelanl, to the som e e ff ec t. Mr. ELLIS presenteda petition from Aylesbury against eburch.r3tes. Mr. SPOONER prezentei , petitionp.ut from Warwto - • k I shire against the Mayhr , oth ' m r . a CABB ED ELt , 0;.?..it.q, i lottil: in; favour , mead pen ri 7 pds - itig ,- . Mr. REYNOLDS preawited a p eti tion fitC, m the Ir I. 1411 THE _ SUN,. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 277 League in Manchester, praying foi the repeal of the Ec clesiastical Titles Act. Mr. fIUME presented a petition from Newbury against church-ratee. Mr. PORTER presented a petition from Hampshire against the post horse duty. Mr. BOOKER presented a petition from Hereford shire, praying the House to take steps to secure the in spection of nunneries. Mr. HORSMAN presented a petition from Plymouth, praying the House to address her Majesty upon the sub ject of issuing a commission to revise the Book of Com mon Prayer. Mr. B. CARTER presented a petition from Winches ter in favour of ocean penny postage. Lord D. STUART presented a pet ition from Maryle bone, praying for the repeal of the attorneys' certificate duty. DROPPED ORDERS. The dropped orders and notices of motion were re appointed. SIGNALS OF DISTRESS. Mr. M ACGREGOR moved for copies of all:letters, and answers thereto, sent from the Admiralty to Mr. Robert Nettie, the inventor of the coloured lights system of signals for saving collisions of vessels at sea, showing signals of distress, ships at anchor, &e., when in Scot land and in England, since 1842 to 1852; when he was entered on board the navy or the books of the Rattler steam-frigate, and at Woolwich and Portsmouth, where the various trials took place, under the Government of Sir Robert Peel: and of the various memorials to the Admiralty from the different ports and steam navigation companies for their adoption.—Agreed to. ACCIDENT IN MINES. Oa the motion of Mr. CAYLEY, it was agreed that a Committee should be appointed to inquire into the causes of accidents in mines, with the view of devising some means to render them less frequent. SENTENCING A BRITISH SUBJECT TO DEATH further contain a statement to that effect; and if the affidavit shall contain no such statement, the Accountant- General shall be at liberty to invest as soon as conve niently may be the said cash in Bank 31. per Cent. An nuities in the matter of the particular trust; or in case of dividends or interest on stock or securities transferred, such dividends or interest in the like stock, and all ac cumulations of the dividends of the stock in which such cash shall be hives:ad, and of the dividends or in terest on such stock or securities as aforesaid, from time to time in the like matter, without any special order made by the Court in that behalf, and without any formal request for that purpose. And the Accountant-General is to declare the trust thereof when purchased, subject to the order of this Court. And for the purposes aforesaid, the Ac countant-General is to draw on the Bank s according to the form prescribed by the Act of Parliament and the general rules and orders of the Court in that case made and provided. Provided always, that if at any time a request in writing, by or on behalf of any party claiming to be en titled, that such investment be discontinued shall be left with the Accountant-General, ho shall be at liberty to cease making any further investment in the matter of the particular trust until the Court shall have made some order in that behalf. ST. LEONARD'S, C. JOHN ROMILLY, M.R. RAILWAY LOANS. The following railway companies are in the money market for loans upon mortgage and debenture bonds:— SOUTH WALES.—On mortgage, bearing interest at 4 per cent. per annnum, for periods of not less than three and not exceeding seven years. LEEDS NORTHERN•—AG 3t per cent. per annum, for three or five years, in sums of 1001. or upwards. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-.WESTERN.-111 sums of 5001. and upwards, for terms not loss than three years. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, AND MATLOCK.—Not exceed ing on the whole 100,0001. The money is required for the purchase of the Cromford Canal and works, and the mortgages constitute a first charge on both un dertakings. SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER.—For a limited amount, to replace mortgages as they f4ll in. BRISTOL AND EXETER—Are ready to either pay off immediately, in cash, any debentures of this company which bear interest at 5 or 4i per cent., or to grant per petual preference 4 per cent. stock in exchange for them, allowing forthwith, in either case, to the holders, the difference of interest. CORK AND BANDON.—On debentures, in sums of not less than 1001., for five or seven years, bearing interest at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum, payable half yearly. CALEDONIAN.—On debentures, in sums of 2001. and upwards, at 4 per cent. per annum, for terms of years. VALE OF NEATH.—On debentures, in sums of not less than 1001. and upwards, at 31 per cent. per annum, for terms of three, five, or seven years. HEALTHOF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) Tho total deaths registered in the metropolitan dis tricts, which in the first week of May were 972, and in the second rose to 1,070, declined in the week that ended last Saturday to 943. The mean weekly tem perature rose in the three weeks from 48.1° to 55 - 6°. In the ten weeks corresponding to the last, of the years 1842.51, the average number was 889, which if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes 978. The mortality of last week is, therefore, less than the estimated amount by 35. Of the 943 persons whose deaths are enumerated in the present return, 449 were males, 494 females. It appears that the present reduction of mortality is among the old and the middle aged, and with regard to young persons that the number who died last week is near the amount usually observable at this period. In comparing the results of the last two weeks there is a difference, greater or less, in favour of last week in all the principal classes of fatal diseases. Although smallpox is gaining ground, and there seems to be a good deal of scarlatina, the mortality of epidemics in the Aggregate declined from 234 to 228; of tubercular diseases, from 200 to 189; of diseases of the heart, from 45 to 33; but the principal reduction occurs in diseases of the organs of respiration which in the previous wee k were fatal in 169 cases, in the last in 131. Bronchitis, belonging to the last class, has declined in the two weeks from 79 to 50. Phthisis, of the tubercular order, has fallen from 142 to 129. Of epidemic disorders, smallpox carried off 38 children and 6 adults. 'The corrected average is 18. It is only reported in three cases —those of a bey, aged 1 year, and a boy and girl severally 4 years—that vaccination had been previously performed. Next in fatality are scarla tina and hooping cough, each of which destroyed 42 lives. Typhus, synocha, Lc., number 41 cases, and rheumatic fever 3. Croup carried off ten children, measles 12, thrush dysentery 2, Home 1. Diarrheas was fatal in 14 in 2, p ur p ura i n 2, erys i pe l as i n 7, s yphilis in 1. The di seases i nc i dental to childbearing were fatal to 10 wome n , 5 o f w h om sank under puerperal fever. Three deaths occ urred i n the Smallpox Hospital, of which the following are the particulars:— On the 16th May a glasspainter from Priory-street, Camden-town, aged 22 years," smallpox, confluent, un protected (15 days)," On the 16th May a labourer from Jennings'-build ings, Kensiugton, aged 24 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (15 days)." On the 22d May a female servant from Little Camden street, St. Pancras, aged 31 years, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (7 days)." At 17, George-lard, Islington, on the 21st May, the son of a labourer, aged 6 years, died of " variola con flans; exhaustion: Mr. Butterfield states that "within a month there have been 20 cases of smallpox in this court, which has no supply of water, is entirely without accommodation, and wretchedly drained." At 70, Shoe-lane, St. Andrew's, on the 17th May, the daughter of a tailor, 4 years, died of " variola .con fluens." Mr. Nason, the registrar, adds that " the whole family, consistin g of four, have been attacked with smallpox. Two have not been vaccinated, and of these one died; the others are going on favourably. On the 20th May, at 3, Gas-court, is the subalistrict of 01d-street, the daughter of a labourer, aged 9 years, died of small-pox (10 days), not vaccinated." Mr. Austin mentions that in this case " vaccination had been de layed, and the child at the age of 2 years had smallpox, and thereafter was considered to be quite safe." At 9, Queen's-place, New-street, Lambeth, on 17th May, the son of a smith, aged 4 years, died of " smallpox, con fluent ( 8 days), without previous vaccination." Mr. Wheatley says:—" None of the children in this family, numbering four, have been vaccinated; the eldest, who is about 10 years old, was inoculated some years ago. The two younger were sickening from the complaint when I called. The mother did not approve of vaccination, but rthink because convinced when the benefits resulting from the operation were pointed out." At 37, Brompton-crescent, a girl, aged 5 years, died cf scarlatina maligna (5 days)." Mr. Stone observes:— " This is the second death in the family within eight days. An open drain at the back part of the crescent and adjacent houses-has been frequently complained of, but hitherto without effect. There can be no doubt of its being prejudicial to the health of the neighbourhood." In Somers-town, on 19th May, at 11, Grafton-place, the son of a stonemason, aged one year, died of " per tussis (6 weeks), convulsions, followed by coma (7 hours)." " The drains," says Mr. Matthews, " are re ported to be very bad." At the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, 8 pensioners died between the 13th and 20th May inclusive, the youngest of whom was 64 years, and the oldest 81 years, while their average ago at death was 74 years. In the district of St. Mary, Marylebone, at 5, Sey mour-yard, on the 14th of May, a groom, aged 33 years, and his son aged 5 months, died of phthisis. Th e father and hie child died within a few hours of each other. The son of a mariner, aged 10 weeks, was suffo cated by a portion of food getting into the trachea ; died in five minutes. On the 11th of April, at 1, Bul strode-court, Cavendish-square, a boy, aged five weeks, was " starved to death." Post mortem. (In quest.) On the 3d May a labourer, aged 30 years, was found dead in Copenhagen-fields, having been suffocated on a clump of burning bricks. (Inquest.) A girl, aged 7 weeks, was accidentally suffocated in bed. On the 19th May the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 21 years, died of chorea, after 6 years' illness. A woman, aged 52 years, died of " pyrosia (18 months) kerne temesis." STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky was clear throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate at each exami nation. t e c e s t d riC ir l i t n y g , —: MONDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day. Rain fell frequently. From 9h. r. as. to 10h. 30m. P.M. light ning was frequent, and thunder was heard between Oh. 48m. e t l i e ay etr i i t c w ity as overcast ; cumu. times of inspection., TUESDAY.—The sky was one•half covered with cloud at was shown at the lostratus and cirrostratus. Rain fell frequently. Electricity— Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon. o an oo d o l , o a b t . WEDNESDAY. —Three-fourths of the sky were covered with cloud throughout the da y; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and cirro strati. Electricity—From this time till Saturday at 10h. A.M. the apparatus was under repair, and during the re mainder of the day w eak positiv e e l ec t r i c it y was cons ta n t. TaunsDAT.—The szcy was one-fourth part covered dur i ng the morning, and overcast during the remainder of the day ; cumului, cirrocumuli, and cirrostrati. Rain fell at night. FRIDAY. —The sky was o vercast t h roughout t h e d ay; cirrostratus. Rain fell during the earlier portion of the mornintr. SATURDAY. —The sky was overcast till the evening, and was mostly free from cloud afterwards. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.st. was 58.1° ; and the mean reading at Oh. P.M. was 55.1° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 57 . 5 q and 54 . 1 Q respectively; _ The reading of the b arometer decreased from 29.89 in. at the beginning f f h °- —e week to 29.46 in. by n o o n on the 18th increased t . o 2 9.86 i _ . by 9h. A M. on the 20th, at a b ou t which reading it continued till the 22d, whenit further increased to 29.91 in. by the end of the week. are desce nded of Po o/ a FAMILY Potatoes is well known to be in America. since They the ea didyrea 0 to FAMILY lllSToiiii --- FRIEND. The family seat members of this family spread The eot paratively new race in our own geoem eome over until some time after country, tmh ue C on queror.eh th at all ogists have nearly settled, after discussion, Their town seat is in the neighbourhood from the Potatoes of Chili. over the world, upon hills facing the sea. taeighbourhood of Valparaiso, over many portions of tima T he Potatoes were early spread nefit of man, who had not erica' on missions for the be they were friends worth been long in discovering that that the first Potato whe eultivating properly. It is said, Sir Francis Drake, in i. _visited Europe, came over with the family . had accotnpais. 3; it is said, also, that some of it is certain that a bod yrued Sir John Hawkins, in 1563; 1586, and came to Engl and of Potatoes quitted Virginia in M. Duna!, who has written with Sir Walter Raleigh. Potato family, shows i t an elaborate history of the fore the time of Hale ; to be extremely probable that, be been formed in Sp a i n. n g , a settlement of Potatoes bad benevolent Potato (two Reaching England in 1586, the 1590. Ict 1610, the fi r i Y was welcomed into Belgium in they eventually tnui s . t Potatoes went to Ireland, where of the most important multiplied and grew, to form one Scotch Potatoes date branches of this worthy race. The from 1728. It we their origin as a distinct branch, this, that other.htanB at dates not very di ff erent from many. T h e Potatoe gibes of the family settled in Ger in the Canton Berri*/ of Switzerland first settled in 1730, tended its ll' In 1738. the thriving family ex was not until 1/ benevolent assistance to the Prussians; but it France, the kindi that its aid was solicited inTuscany. In preciated, until, • Y efforts of this family were not ap, arose a man, pa la the middle of the last century, there Potatoes i n t o p. ilh eatief, who backed the introduction of that , it was "Ince with recommendations so emphatic, of near d esignedrelatio nship, to impute to him the interest but by callin g potatoes not indeed by calling him Potato, benevolent e g by his name, Parmentiers. The half of Fr made by the Potato family on be established it 9 , during the famine of 1793, completely toes, th I n favour with tho grateful people. Pota toes, their health 8° widely spread, are unable to maintain they fi x Under too warm a climate. On the Andes, thousand th e i r feet; abode at a height of ten or thirteen the etiounta. t ; ill the Swiss Alps, they are comfortable on five In aid tho usan , cs, and spread in Berne to a height of north o f " feet, or not very much less. Over the farther on Europe the Potato family extends its labours famous as n into the cold than e ven barley, which • is settled it a hardie s t of grain. There are Potatoes declines to I celand, r though it is a p lace in which barley l"'"—Dickens's ".Household Words." mtrt e (hue° of 7—................-- NAIION AL 7 . 3 report having a n nual meet; "A-Nic oF 111. ELAND.—The seventeenth h ,„ -- -og of th e " or prietors of this company was held i. Octavius 0 -Inmanne in the chair. After the usual pre preliminaries , the secretaryYread the report of the directors a etailing , the eperati the ban) t o " 13, old Broad-street, yesterday ; of the bank for the year ending December, 1851. The lotion for the adoption of the been long statistical comparison, to show that the resources of the company eluded byhad never been properly developed, and con seconn seconded , Mr. Dennehey went into a appealing" to the directors to use their best exer tions to raise the bank to a level with its rivals in Ireland and in this country. Mr. Cartlan combated Mr. Dennehey's statements, which he charged with omitting all reference to the 'disastro us i nfluence of the potato famine upon the Na tional Bank, and from the pressu re of which ita rivals in the north of Irel an d and i • were co mparatively exempt. then The report was n Dublin unanimously adopted, and after the vacancies in the dtrecti* • separated. on ha e d b en filed up, the meeting SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 26*—Arrd. Medway steamer, West Indie; li erroann , N e w York. FALMOUTH, MAY 26 . —Wind B , fresh.—Off por t, Christian, Porto Rico for Copenhagen. NEWPORT, NAY 9 G . -- Wind N.E. -- Sld. Lacy; Grenade, -- -- YorPhiladelphia, f or Liverpoccl,l4.—O ff port, TUSCAMO, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 26. (Sittiogs in Banco, before Lord CAMPBELL, and Justices COLERIDGE, ERLE, and CROMPTON.) REGINA V. AVERY. This was an infornution in the nature of a quo war ranto, calling upon the defendant to show by what authority he exercised the office of town councillor of the borough of Barnstaple. Four votes had been given for the defendant, which were objected to upon the ground that the Christian names of the voters were not described at full length in the voting papers, but by their initials only. At the trial the verdict was given for the defendant, but leave was reserved to move to enter a verdict for the Crown. Mr. CROWDER, Q.C,,andiir. TAPRELL now showed cause against the rule, and supported the validity of the defendant's election. It was an odd circumstance that the objection should be insisted on by the relator, whose own name being Thomas Baron Brown, was signed Thomai B. Brown only. Where the Legislature in tended that the parties should be described by their Christian names at full length, it required it to be done is express terms, but in the present instancy that was not required. The Municipal Corporations Amendment Act (sth and 6th William IV., c. 76) merely said that the voting-papers should be signed with the names of the burgesses voting. The parties were described in the way in which they usually signed their names, and so as to be perfectly well known, which was all that was required. If any doubt existed as to the identity of the parties, they might be questioned on the subject when they cane to vote, and thus all doubt would be removed. The Attorney-General, Mr. Slade, Q.C., and Mr. M. Smith were heard for the relator, and contended that the Christian names of the voters should be described at full length, according to the form of the schedule, which contained a space with the words, " Christian and sur name at full length." The 32d section of the Act re quired that the voting papers should be signed by the " name" of the party voting, and by the word "name" was to be understood the Christian and surname of the party at full length. Lord CAMPBELL said he had no doubt whatever on the question, which turned entirely on the construction to be put upon the 32d section of the sth and 6th Wil liam IV., c. 76, which directed the mode in which the voting papers were to be signed. The words of the section were—" Such paper being previously signed with the name of the burgess voting." The question was, whether these papers, being signed by the surname and the initial of the parties, by which they were well known, were signed with the name of the burgesses voting. They were signed by the parties in the ordinary manner in which they Biped their names, viz., with their initials and their surnames at full length. Wills and deeds and instruments required by the Statute of Frauds to be signed, might be signed in that way, and such signatures had been held to be sufficient. In some instances the Legislature had required greater particula rity, and the Christian name was required to be in serted at full length; but there was nothing of the kind in this Act, nor was there any reference in it to the schedule. If there were any doubt as to the identity of the voter, he might be questioned upon the subject when he came to vote, and if he gave a false answer he would be liable to be indicted. He (Lord Campbell) thought that elections might be conducted with simpli city and propriety according to the rule which he now laid down; but if a contrary rule were to be adopted, great contusion would follow, and the effect would be to disfranchise half the burgesses in the kingdom. Upon these grounds he (Lord Campbell) was of opinion that these votes ought to be recorded, and to tell iu the de fendant's favour. The other Judges expressed similar opinions. This decision placed the defendant in a majority. Mr. SLADE then supported the defendant's case against another class of objections, but the counsel for the relator being unable to sust a i n th ese o bj ec tions, the rule which had been granted to enter a verdict for the Crown was discharged, and judgment given for the de fendant. Judgment for the defendant. BALL COURT, May 26. (Sittings at Nisi Pries, before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN. CLARKE V. NEWSOM. Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Heaton were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Butt and Mr. Hawkins for the de fend ant. This was an action brought by the executors of Robert Clarke upon two promissory notes—one for 1001, dated 26th of January, 1841, and the other for 2001., dated the 23i of March, 1842. The defendant pleaded payment, the Statute of Limitations, and several other pleas. To prove the plaintiff's case the son of the defendant was called, but he did not believe the signatures to the notes to be in his father's handwriting. He had never paid Mr. Clarke anything for interest or on account of these notes. The defendant himself was then called. He admitted the signatures to the notes were his, but he denied ever having paid anything on account of the notes or the in terest, for the account had been settled in 1842. These witnesses were pressed very closely, but no better evidence could be obtained from them, and there fore the verdict was given for the plaintiff. Mr. BRAMWELL then produced a book written by the deceased, stating that interest had been regularly paid by the defendant or his son up to 1852. DIIBRULLE V. LEMPERT. Mr. Watson and Mr. Petersdorlf were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkins appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff was a baker at Lisle. The defendant had borrowed 6801. of the plaintiff, and had given him 33 bills of exchange, upon which the action was brought. The handwriting of the defendant was proved, and it was shown that he had been a bankrupt in France, and had been tried in his absence, and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. Verdict for the plaintiff, 7211 123. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. Mr. John Fiddes, a well dressed man, who described himself as a discount agent, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charg e d w ith stealing a promissory n o t e f or the payment and of the value of SON. Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and m aliens, ap peared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wolff for the def cene. William Brown Watts, of 82, St. John's-wood -t errace, said he was an agent. Lie knew the defendant, an d h ad been acquainted with him about five months. O n the 10th of April last ho saw the defendant of a promissory respecting th e 0/ Witness asked negotiation not defendant ar 30. e him if he could get it don e, and Witness then gave him the particulars_ of the n o t e upon re piece of paper. The n ote was drawn by Messrs. Pace, Nephew, and Company, to their own order, and . as an ofthe note, witness additional security for the Payment . , 200 shares in the told him there would be Galtymeren d in the hands of th e p arty deposited Mining Company discounting the note. The defendant the n sa id he would . to see if he could get the bill done, and make inquiries A lhe saw him egain one the 14th of ..epri Kin W'll' at the Kin g William the Fourth, in g i iana-street, Strand, w h e n be tol d witness be could ge t the note discounted, b u t the party who was to discount i t w i shed to be satisfied that t he shares were actually in existe nce . Witness said they were, and he had them with him him to let ' Defendant asked him show th em to then. the party, and ho would ret urn t h em the following mo rning.tohim, and received a gave the shares ived m produced acknowledgment of the receipt a paper of. On the followingday witness saw the de tfahnerdeant again a t the same place, when he told him (witness) that the l gentleman was sati s fi e d , and if ho (witness) w ould get the promissory note, i t would be finished the same day. Not having the note with him, witness made an appointment to meet him the same afternoon, which appointment pri soner k ept. Witness t h en the & bowed him promissory note, an d told him it was toe late to carry the matterout that afternoon, and agreed to meet him the following morning, the 16th ,of Apr il; Witness subsequently walked with the defend ant from the Strand to Oxfor4-street, and on the way defendant . asked him several times f o r th e prom i ssory note e and 'when they got towards Oxford-street defendant told witness the gentlemen who was to do the bill lived close at hand, and if he (witness) would let bim (defendant) have the note Ire would either bring the money or the note back within ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. Witness then gave him the note, and waitedforhis return nearly three hours, but he never made his appearance. Oa the following day witness re ceived the note produced, wherein the defendant apolo gised for his non-attendance. Previous to giving the defendant the promissory note, he (defendant) did not mention anything about a Mrellarrison, or that the matter was to be negotiated the following day. Witness gave him the note on the faith that he would return in ten or fifteen• minutes with the note or the money. The prisoner had not returned the note since, and witness had received information that the prisoner had nego tiated it, and that it was now in the hands of Mr. Isaacs, of Jeffries-square. Mr. Mullens said a suunnops had been served upon Mr: Isaacs, to obtain his attendance to-day, but as that gentleman was not present 'he (Mr. Mullens) wished to have the defendant remanded to a future day. Mr. HARDWICK remanded the defendant, upon his own recognizance of 1001., till Tuesday. LAMBETH. It will bo recollected that in the early part of last week Mr. Townshend, managing clerk to Messrs. Trinder and Eyre, solicitors, of John-street, Bedford-row, ap plied to Mr. Elliott for his assistance to bring to justice some parties who had obtained a bill of exchange for 604 from a country clergyman by fraud and false pre tences. It was now stated by Mr. Eyre, that tho bill had been given up, and therefore it would nunecessary to pro ceed further in the matter. To the kindness of his wor ship, in the first instance, and the erpose of the press in the next, his client was indebted for the restoration of the bill, and the saving of i nterminable annoyance or gross imposition. MEAT MAUICIITS. SOUTHALL, MAY 26.—The supply of fat stock on sale here to-day was but moderate, whilst the general demand ruled steady, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 4s 2d to 55; Veal, 3s 41 to 4s; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offs's. ROXFORD, MAY 26.—The general demand has ruled steady on the following terms:—Beef, from 2s 10d to 38 10c1; Mutton, 23 10d to 4s; Lamb, 4s 2d to 5s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4 s ; Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 6d p er Sib s; Suckling Calves, 20s to 233; und quarter-old store Pigs 16s to 19s esfli. • LEWIS, MAY 25.—Our market is firm, a nd 'prices are well supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4 3; MuttoD, 39 4d to 45; Lamb, 4a 4cl to ss; Veil, 32 2cl to 3s 10d per INSTITUTION' OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. The session of the Institution of Civil Engineers was appropriately terminated on Tuesday evening by a con versazione, which was attended by the members, and a numeroua and brilliant 233e1.1113!aze of distinguished visitors, who were received by Mr. J. M. Rendel (the President), attended by Mr. Char!ei tLubv Cho secre tary), upon whom devolved the duty of collecting and arranging the works of art, models of machinery, and specimens of manufacture with which the rooms were profusely and elegantly decorated. It would exceed our limits to notice more than a few of the principal points of attraction. In the reception saloons, which were burg with Au busson tapestry, by Jackson end Graham, and decorated with a profusion of flowers, were Sir Edwin Landseer's "Random Shot," and Ward's picture of "James 11. reading the Despatch," both from, the collection of Mr. Jacob Bell; Turner's " Blue Lights," with an extraordi nary facsimile in coloured lithography. Around these were placed pictures by Stanfield, Haglie, Egg, Herring, Ansdell, Phillip, Wehnert, Lance, Wood, Crowley, Rothwell, Niemann, lii , , , nnedy, Winter halter, Wilson, and Carmichael, Sir Emerson Tennent had contributed some beautiful specimens of Ceylonese and Chinese carvings; Mr. Montague a remarkable silver plateau of Maltese filigree work; Mr. Hancock a rich silver vase, made for Lord Ward; Messrs. Elkington a large assortment of beauti ful pieces of gold and silVtr plate, vases, Sr.c.; Messrs. Copeland and Messrs. Alcock, fine collections of Parian &a, severa of them d es i gned figuers and groups, china, by Alfred Crowquill, who exhibited a new statuette of " The Iron Duke" from life. Mr. Bailey ser•.t a remarkable lifo•liho bun of Robert Stephenson, M.P., and the modelled design for the statue of the late George Stephenson; and specimens of sculpture by Lough, Thomas, Loft, and others, with brouz3 by Collus and F. Bramah, wore also grouped around. Mr. Apsley Pellatt sent a largo collection of glass, and amidst it was placed a beautiful basket of flowers and insects electrotyped in gold and silver, by Captain Ibbetson. Mr. Gould contributed some brilliant specimens of his beautiful Humming Birds, which contrasted well with three scenes of " Falconry" by air. Hancock (of Newcastle). The principal room contained a numerous collection of models, many of which were shown at work. Among these may be particularly noticed the antistatic process of printing, exhibited by Messrs. Glynn and Appel, who had recently introduced a method of preparing paper by the addition to it, while still in a state of pulp, of an in soluble salt of copper, and a peculiar preparation of palm oil, so that when an attempt was made to reproduce any document, it became fixed to the plate, and no transfer could be made. Messrs. Napierand Son exhibited an Auto maton Sovereign Weighing Machine, which differed from those now in use at the Bank, by its separating the coin into three classes, the too light—those between cer tain limits, which might be variable—and the too heavy, instead of simply into the light and the lull. They also exhibited a captain's registering compass, which showed at a Blanca the exact course the ship had taken, and the moment when any deviation from the true course had been made. Air. W. S. Bacon also explained a very beautiful model illustrative of his ideas as to the management of ship's boats, how they should be steered, and suspended, and lowered in case of emergency, an important desi deratum. Mr. S. Elighley's Achromatic Gas Microscope Lamp, a contrivance for combining, or rather modifying the glaring light common to ordinary gas microscopic burners when making researches, seemed to be an object of great interest. There were also many models in various branches of engineering; Messrs. Mendslay and Messrs. Penn con tributing models of almost every kind of marine engine, and to Captain Henderson was duo the collection of a vast number of difftrent kinds of vessels, for the pur pose of showing the great discrepancy that existed in different countries in the lines of ships. In railways, permanent way seemed to be the point to which inventors chiefly devoted their thoughts, and the various modifications of Mr. W. H. Barlow for a road entirely of wrought iron, of Mr. Henson for a similar rail supported by longitudinal timbers, and of Messrs. P. W. Barlow, Greaves, Doull, and Reed, for chairs and supports of cast iron, so as to make the road partly of cast, and partly of wrought, but still entirely of iron, were shown. Mr. Henson also contributed a beautiful model of his covered railway goods waggon, by which it was said a saving of at least fifty per cent. in repairs alone over the old waggons with sheets would be effected. The centre table was devoted to an assortment of every description of fire-arms, from the old Indian and Chinese matchlocks, so me of which even were revolvers, down to the Minni 6 rifle, the Colt revolver, and the Lan caster smooth-bored rifle. There were also numerous applications of Mr. Hodges' cumulators, a new mecha nical power obtained by the accumulation of elastic force; as well as Mr. Appold's arrangement for showing water below twenty degrees without freezing. In the ante-room, Mr. Goddard (of Ipswich) explained a gas 000 king-stove, and an asbestos fire, in lieu of that formerly produced by platinum, and there was also a combined gas stove, by Mr. N. I)efriea. On the mantel piece was one of Mr. Bain's electricclocks, with the most recent modifications, all the power being contained in vases. An elegant mantel-piece of Llangollen slate stone, showed the capability of that material for receiving the highest polish, and by the new process of imitating mar ble, the very beautiful workmanship, which might be had for a small cost. Tho guests remained until a Into hour, engaged in the examination of the works of art, listening to the expla nation given of the difit-rent models, and to enjoying the hospitality of the President in the refreshment-room. On Wednesday the rooms wore again thrown open in the middle of th e day, for th e purpose o f ena bli ng the ladies to examine the cAlection at their leisure, and many noble and distinguished persons including the Duchess of Sutherland, Ladies Reese, Douglas, Ara bella King, & c . s m, it avaea themselves of the opportu nity. They were attended by Mr. C. Manby (secretary), and by Mr. Jam es F orrest, who explained to them the peculiarities of the various models. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Northumb-rlaud held a levee on Tues day at Whitehall, which was attended by the following officers:— Captains C. Talbot, F. Scott, W. B. Dobson, C. M Hawkey, J. B. Maxwell, S. Robb, G. WoolcJrnbe, A. C. Key, and T. T. Stopford. Commanders T. Wilson, H. BD.. Stewart, R, G. p C h . ii tl ps en , ds, C. Fes:ing, C. P. Coppin, P. and W. Robson. Lieutenants T. Poad, A. Darby, E. B. Everest, H. Floyd, W. P. Chapman, F. W. Ellis, W. E. Fisher, C. G. Crawley, •and J. G. Robins. Master S. S. Flinn. Inspector of Hospitals Sir Benjamin Outram, M.D. Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Mason, 1.C.8., and . Rear- Admiral Hyde Park er , 0.13., held a levee t at e owthioellAdmintg ralty on T ues d ay, which was attende d b y the officers:— Captains W. B. Dobson P. Justice, J. Robb, F. Scott, J. B. Maxwell, L. A. Rubinson, and W. J. Cole. Com manders J. Richardson, R. A. Oliver, E. F. Roberts, and E. W. Vansittart. Lieutenants F. W. Ellis, H. Floyd, W. P. Chapman, J. P. Luce. A. Bathurst, C. M. Lucraft, and Rear-Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, K.C.8., has dis , continued holding levees for the present. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Henry Lloyd (1841), senior Lieutenant, serving in the London, 90, at Sheerness, to command the Triton, 3, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, of 260- horse power, commissioned at Woolwich for service as mail packet on the Mediterranean station. Clerk in Charge—Theodore W. S. Neame (1845), to the Triton. Captain Rundle B. Watson, C.B , and Lieut. Hugh M. Elliot (1847), having both completed a course of study of steam at the factory at Woolwich Dockyard, were examined by Mr. Charles Atherton, chief engineer there, and received certificates. Liut. Henry Hannant(iB42) has been appointed first to the F,ncounter, vice Curtis, promoted. Commander Henry Harvey (1841) has been appointed to the Penelope, steam-frigate, coast of Africa, b ear i ng the broad pendant of Cocmodore Bruce, on the coast of Africa, vice Hillyer, promoted. Commander Thomas. Miller has been appointed to study steam at Woolwich. Tile Superb, 80, Captain Purcell, is ordered round to Sheerness, to be inspected, prior to the ship being put out of commission. We, in common with many others connected with the service, regret to see so fine a ship's company dispersed at a time when tho feelings of the whole nation are in favour of retaining a powerful force afloat; but we presume the defects of the ship are so great as to compel the Admiralty to pay her off. The Superb was built from the lines of the ex - Surveyor of the Navy. PoRTONOUTH, WEDNESDAY.--Tho Court will (it is understood) remove from Osborne to Buckingham Pa lace to-morrow, coming up, as usual, to the Clarence yard in tho Fairy. The Edinburgh, 58, snrew block-ship, went out of harbour yesterday to try her enginet, &c.: tho engines worked most satisfactorily, and her speed was su perior to all the other ships of her class ; she made, with the wind and tide in her favour, between 11 and 12 knots, and against wind and tide, she made be tween 8 and 9 knots. She was light; when her stores and guns are in she will come down in the water about two or three feet; but she is fully rigged, end had top: gallantmasts up. She has come into harbour, and alongside the j e tty t o h ave h er temporar y ballsst re moved. Matson, f mo uorr to:.en.ii;:c.ck --- Fairy royal yacht, Captain Crispin,conveyeti his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge from Osborne to Southampton yesterday. Queen, 116, Captain Wiae, took in her lower Beek along side guns yesterday at Spithead, and this morning she took on boat d her powder. She will probably sail to-morrow, weather permitting, for Plymouth. Highflyer screw-frigate, Captain the jetty, under the sheers, awaiting her new bow sprit. Commander Egerton has arrived at Portsmouth, and will commission ttie Basilisk to-morrow Wind easterly, with rain. toldwer eonb!c•reefed PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. . The °or/Es nil N0..6 reports that between three an t i pilot boat morning she saw a large frigat e outside the Eddystone; wind, N . N .E r s , ain g up Channel topsails and topgallant sails ov er di, li,, • - Her Maic s tY'a ship Rodn e y , JO, ~ ,,u ' "ing strong. andh , i v : she , og sBetareie a,completedemdp.nvthe{ises seoainhmeß:earraoisenalzt;lz3,o(ino,,:nlint a eor p d t o tt rr ill o wsi t ,:,3 ; l ; r a mil h oi 7 trd: for gusenstovvn. made a trial trip rou n d the E in char ge o f M r . B rown, thl The screw steam block - shipS Y a s n t° s n i"eil a z' s da tu Y vv . etl to the jetty on Idoud a a o r nril vi ° Y to take in her ateres. The brig Ferret was emirnissioned by Commander Ph , .2.!)5, on Sunday. AM (RICAN NEWS. The aecousits feoro New York this week contain nothing of nian-rial im portance. The recent rise in toe rate of exchange had not been fully maintained, and the shipment of specie, which had seemed about to recommence, had consequently ag ain been checked. Money was more abundant than evert and 4 per cent. was now the highest rate to b e ob toned for loans at call. The stock market, never" thcless, was on th e average a shade lower, being partly influenced by the flood of railway bonds which still continued to be poured upon it. The better descriptions of th ese b on d s were reaidY taken, but the necessity for caution, with regard to the majority, was daily becoming more evident. 11 sorts of petty towns and counties were pledging their faith for the payment of the interest, and already the constitutionality of some of their pro ceedings had become a matter of dispute and litiga tion. The increasing demand for channels of invest ment was likely, however, to overcome all other n oo * siderations, and the m e re soun d o f a "guarantee," no matter bow worthless, serves in the United States, as on this side, to entrap many who would h e sitate, to enter into the mo s t legitimate enterprises that ha d nothing but their intrinsic goodness to reconr mend them. During the week there had been two failures of mercantile firms, the parties being Duoscomb, Cook, and Co., of New York, and Johnson and Travers, of Baltimore, both in the South American and West India trade. Th e r e w as nothing later from California, but an arrival would b e expected shortly, and if it should bring a further: large supply of gold the stimulus to the money market would be very great. Meanwhile, the traffic to San Fran c i sco was undiminished, and the North er Light had lately sailed for Nicaragua with 900 Pa li : . sengers. F rom M exico the advices were to the 1 801- April. They confirmed the rejection of the T e. ' huantepec treaty, an d stated that on the day M fallowing the vote on that question M. Larrain sart she new Minister fromexico ' to the United , States, had left th e capital, in order to en ter' upon his duties at W as hi ngton. In the 11Insinail Congress nothing lik e real business of anY I : he w-- seemed practicable. It was thought, however, the basis of some reform in the tariff might fo l ' e— e:" be arranged, althou g h t h e removal of the P re ' l : bitory duties would be refused. The Senat e, i n appears, are favourabl e t o a general reduction o f ln per cent. The foreign representatives in ple xlc° were still in communication with Senor Ramirez, the Minister of Relations, on the subject of their protest against the exceptional lowering of the tariff at the port of Matamoras, to the injury o f the importing merchants at Tampico and Vera Cruz. They had notified to the Minister their intention to persist in demanding an equalization, and that they would not put up with delay. If their repre sentations were longer neglected serious difficulties might therefore arise, while, on the other hand, the the position of the Government was a perplexing one, since, if the duties were raised to their former here at Matamoros, the revolutionary attempts on " 3 ; frontier would forthwith be recommended as a nor! . fur smuggling, while on the other hand a general re e. duction would at once cr ea t e a l arm f or the revel 3 u With regard to the existing stat e o f th e frontier, the bo accounts were far from satisf a ct o ry. Carvajain w ne was lately arrested by the United States' autho.ritiele; and put through the ceremony of giving bal i n sv ets now reported to be again reorganizing h i s proje he of invasion. According to some accounts bad none up the hio Grande with the remains of or 0 7 Fa! forces to form a j unc ti on w i t h " Colone l from the interior of T exas, " and 300 German ; Meanwhile he is s a id t o h ave so l d his lan d s in , the , neighbourhood of th e f ront i er to " Ainer.'elo an i e Company" for 200,000 d o ll s . N umerous ot h e r Ind e cations also sho w th at opera ti ons w i ll long co nt to be carried on s i m il ar t o t h ose wh i ch prece ded the annexation of T exas . Th e l aw l ess Mex i can s reta liate by crossing the border and committing robberies and murders, pr o f ess i ng t o ac t un d er or ders fil l their own auth or i t i es; an d th e A mer i cans , on other hand, resort to Lynch law, and hang the offa l ; d , ers, or susp ec t e d o ff en d ers , w h enever th e y can to . caught. The object on both sides is to exaggel et every individual case of violence into something shall provoke a determined war, and in this tbeY, of course aided by both the Texan and MeV' newspapers. THE COUNTRY MARKETS LIVERPOOL, MAY 25.—The arrivals since last Two very moderate. A fair attendance at market to-day. W i l n - g and flour held firm, and last week's prices realised; s P r t ; r . corn in fair demand, at an advance of 6d per qu ar ie - y , Arrivals, Ireland and coastwise—Wheat, 25s ; bar 118; mat, 160; oats, 2,047; flour, 144 sacks and 98 ba re 91 beans, 150. Foreign wheat, 2,536 ; oats, 785; flour, I,IOU sacks, &c.; beans, 56. Limos, MAY 25.—Trade no t very act i ve, b u t market s as steady at Friday's rates. Barley nominal. Beaus 10 1 Y dear. Oats and other articles as before. NEWCASTLE C ATTLE M ARKET, MAT 25. The of beasts was confi n ed t o 760 h ea d ; deman d ac tive, and : sold at full rates of c urrency . N um b er o f s h ee p and, nearly sup all a,212. The mutton trade was in an active state, an" a ll were disposed of. Lambs met with a good inquiry, an a tctal clearance was effe c t e d. Beef, 5 s 4d to 6s per st°a" mutton, 4d to 5- 1 / t d ; lambs, 7d to 8d per lb. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MAY 25. We had better arrivals of wheat, as well as good deliveries from our on° farmers. Prices rather firmer, with a little more b usines ! done. Barley difficult to quit. Peas were still very scare', and brought full prices. Oats a slow sale, particularly fore EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MAY 25 .—There were the meal market to-day 10 sacks oatmeal, each weighl 2801bs. imperial, which sold thus :-4 at 1 1 Ils °,A and 6 at 11 lO s Od • ave rage price of the whole 11 IN 4'•• 9-I 2ths. 3 sack s pot-barley, whereof 1 sold at 28s, and 2 1 .5 911. EDINBURGH H AY AND S TR AW MARKET, MAY 7; - :; Oat straw, from 7s 6d t o 9 s Od per kemple of 16 stov e6 l; - 01 wheat ditto, 6s Od to 7s Cd; barley ditto, 6s Od tg Hay, DALKEITH 9d to 1 Id p stone. frr KEITH MEAL MARKET, MAY 24. —There in the market to-day 78 bags of oatmeal, 2of barley r ket; 3 of pot-barley ; there was no peasemeal or flour in n 3 a . sales brisk. Oatmeal the same as last week for all qualities. barleymeal 6d per bag cheaper. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs . First Second Third. :. imperial •. ••• ••• 30s 6 d 30s Oct 29s 64 Barleyraeal, per ditto • ... 23s Oct —s Oct — s Od P ease meal ... ... ••• —s Od--s Od —8 Od Flour ... ... ... ... —5 Od — a Od — s Od Pot barley ... ... ... 1 , .6s Cd —s Oct ....t; Od —.There w I. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. • , BRISTOL, MAY 26. STOCK: ExCHANGE.—We had a very quiet market to-dal' The only sales reported were—Bristol and Exeter, 1921.4" Great Western, 904. Ll VERPOOL, MAY 26. STOCK EXCIUNGE.—We have no improvement to 11 06 : to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and pri., c t varied little from those which have been quoted for the 1 few days. The sales reported were as follow :—Birkenbes , Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Birkenhead), l7 ' l ',, —Caledonian 19—Eastern Counties, 8 7<i—Edinburgh, Pell„ t 7 and Dundee, s—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 71 ii—LiverPv''' Crosby,and Southport, 20;1—London and North-West ern, 122—Ditto, New Quarters, 5 p.--Midland, 67%- --313ti c i , cheater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32—S outh-Easter n „ Dover, 20 V, South Staffordshire, 1 dis.—York and No r ' — Llidland, 23 MANCHESTER, MAY 26. i• ited , STOCK EXCHANGE. —The business to day was very .i rn , ;oo s and prices not quite so good as yesterday. The transaci' Es B were as follow :—Arobergate, Nottinszham, Boston, an -- „,, a r. t i Junction, 1% dis.—Caledonian, 19—East Lancashire , w h 7 7 y,, tars, 16 13 . 16 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 71—Midlan d ' v — South.Easteru and Dover, 20%. THE COLLIER --- Y EXPLOSION NEAR ABERD Atßi ABERDARE, MAY 26.—The investigation into the cans the iecc r kh e wc Valley s e oo n r t tmh d bnt r yy e h ael explosions,Gvf e a os lverwerenm explosionlonas Government nl owfs a apt t sehcce lli tomo l nr i c d ,la d urr l di e eseai nddDgtauhnffi this ay day r t, in dar which he remarked that the loss of 159 lives in the A b culiarly dangerous state of the fire damp in the fr 4 o - ni fee t t beseP3ille . and the overlying strata, urgently demanded the entire the elusion of naked lights and the ordinary furnace, and adoption of strictly enforced rules and a larger ventilat_.d The Coroner having summed up, the jury, a fter a lengtheu_'ef deliberation, returned the following verdict :—" In the c asc o Thomas Prichard we find a verdict of • A cc id e ntal De and we are of opinion that the Middle Duffryn pit WAS at but time in a good state of ventilation for ordinary purpase s; ,, r ge that a fall in No. 2 cross heading to the dip produced , to discharge of gas that passed along the return-air cou':re the flue, there ignited,' and caused the expl os ion whir l stilted in such a great sacrifice of human life. We are a of opinion that there is no neglect or culpability attached t ° A e of the agents or men in their employ, notwithstanding t he much regret that the recommendations of the jury, o ld : o of u in his rep or t on t h e o ccasi° s th g e g l e a s r Blackwell, k‘vl'pie not been complied with; V d Ao pt errnes tly recommend that the proprieto r b e en j o i ne d to au ni b Mr. Blackwell's plau of ventilation, especially in the du drift." BY A FOREIGN POWER. Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to ask the Noble Lord the Under-Secretary for the Colonies a question of which he had given notice, namely, whether the attention of Government had been called to the case of Mr. Marry, a gentleman of English descent, whose ances tors had served in the British army, and who himself had held a commission under the Crown. This gentle man, after being imprisoned for a period of two years in Rome, had suddenly been brought to trial before a secret tribunal, and sentenced to death for a political offence. Now, what he wanted to know was, whether the Go vernment intended to take steps to prevent that sentence being put in force?—(Hear, hear.) Lord STANLEY said it was quite true what the Noble Lord had stated. Mr. Murray was a British subject, and had formerly served in the army of Rome under the Re public. He exchanged that position,however,for the office of head police agent under the Republic at Ancona, and while he filled that situation several murders took place of persons who had been favourable to the cause of the Pope. It was thought at the time that Mr. Murray had connived at these murders, and ho was arrested, but afterwards liberated. At the fall, however, of the Republic he was again arrested, and remained in prison two years and four months, at the expiration of which time he was brought to trial for the previous offence, and sentenced to death. This came to the knowledge of Mr. More, the British agent at Ancona, and he, together with Mr. Free born, the consul at Rome, sent home to the Government a history of the whole case. Instructions were immediately returned to them directing them to make an effort to obtain his liberation in the event of their believing that he was innocent of the crime imputed to him, or, on the other hand, to plead for a mitigation of his sentence. The unfortunate gentleman had since been removed from Rome to Ancona, and efforts were now being made to prevent his sentence being carried into eff ct.—(Hcar.) Lord DUDLEY STUART asked if it was true that Mr. Murray was accused of a political offence only? Lord S fANLEY said the accusation was that Mr. Murray had connived at murder, which was something greater than a political cffence.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME asked if Mr. Murray was tried before a secret tribunal? Lord STANLEY said ho was tried before a epeeist' tribunal. Mr. HUME wished to know if Mr. Murray remained in gaol so long without any information of the fact be ing sent home until recently? Lord STANLEY said it undoubtedly was so.: Lord D. STUART gave notice that he should call attention to the subject again to-morrow.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. ANSTEY said that to-morrow he should ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether any actual communication had taken place between the Government and the Governor of Ancona with regard to the case of Mr. Murray. Lord STANLEY considered that for the present it would be better to drop the subject. MAYNOOTH. In reply to a question from Mr. P. HOWARD, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had voted for the adjournment of the House on Tuesday, without any reference to the Maynooth ques tion, but simply because there were five motions upon the paper affecting the revenue of the country which he did not wish to be brought on.—(Hear, hear.) UNIVERSITY COMMISSION: Mr. HORSMAN gave notice that to-morrow he should ask the Secretary of State when it was probable that tho University Commission would conclude their report; he also wished to know if the Chancellor of the Exchequer intended to bring on the Committee of Supply as the first Government business to-morrow? Tee CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he proposed to take the report on the Militia Bill tho first thicg to-morrow. THE SCOTCH MAIL. Mr. COWAN gave notice that he should ask the Secretary to the, Treasury if any arrangement could be by Govercrivitit to expedite or shorten the time taken up in Ott transminsion of the London and Edin burgh mail.—(Llear, hear.) MILITIA BILL. On the motion for considering this Bill as amended, Colonel SII3THORP moved In lines 21 and 22 alter the words " appointments to the rank of major," to leave out the word " major," and insert the words "captain or any higher rank." It was admitted by two Governments that the militia was ne cessary, and he wished to make the force what It ought to be. The militia was formerly kept up in a con stitutional and efficient manner, and he desired it should be so for the future. Mr. HUME said no amendment would reconcile him to the Bill, which he protested against in tote. It was impolitic and barbarous in these enlightened days t o estababh a system of conscription among the people; eud he should not hesitate to avail himself of every op. portunity to oppose a measure which involved such a principle. Mr. W. WILLIAMS also observed that nothing could reconcile him to the measure. He bad been opposed to it from the commencement; first, on the ground that our military defences were sufficient; and, 2dly, that if they were not, the militia would not supply the deficiency, The system of ballot, as provided for in this clause, would greatly embarrass the Government when it was put into operation, for nothing was so cdicus and objectionable to the people of this country as conscription in a time of profound peace. The public had been grossly misled to believe that t h e m ili tary force available for the defence of the country was only on e -h a lf of i ts real numer i cal extent. Mr. WALPOLE said reasonable time would be given by the Government for Hon. Members to consider the eourso they should take on the third reading. He would fix the third reading for Monday week, In regard to the amendment of the Hen, and Gallant Colonel, he should make certain alterations in the cl ause which he thought would meet his objecti ons . The amendment 'was then withdrawn. (LEFT SITTING.) COURT OF CHANCERY. NEW ORDERS OF COURT. INVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS AND ACCUMULATIONS. Tuesday, May 4. Whereas under and by virtue of an Act passed in the 36th year of the reign of his Majesty King George the Third, chap. 52, intituled " An Act for repealing cer tain duties on legacies and shares of personal estates, and for granting other duties thereon in certain cases;" and of an Act passed in the 37th year of the reign of his said Majesty, chap. 135, to explain and amend the said Acts, it is enacted that monies paid in under the first-recited Act into the Bank of England, with the privity of the Accountant-General of the High Court of Chancery when paid in, be laid out by the said Accountant-General without any formal request for that purpose in the purchase of Bank 31. per Cent. Annuities. By virtue of the powers contained in the last-mentioned of the said Acts, and of all other Powers enabling him in that behalf, the Right Hon. Ed ward Burtenshaw, Lord St. Leonard's, Lord High Chan cellor of Great Britain, (loth hereby order and direct that shall bays Accountant-General be at liberty, unless he he . ave received, on behalf of some party claiming to entitled, notice in writing of ,an intended application tion, he::: -to the .to tiino to lay out and invest the dividends from time .to for otherwise disposing of the fund, ° ll sh ek when so purchased, and all accumula purchase a ll as the same shall accrue due, in the a d toc ,ormal request for that purpose, and wit out isc „' , like Bank 3/. per Cent. Annuities, plane the the .said se Purchased Purchased with such dividends to original suuss "fl a ratters and accounts to which the Gsa ___!it . ock respectively stand, ii3asyn t d toi 1 e l d o Ar r a c t : Accountant- and the purchased, subjeecetaieis ttohedefculratrheetrhoertdreurstotfhethreisofcwouhretn, ofpFuraprout eoanfte.resaid the Accountant-General t ie he on the zsa a k ording to the forms prescribed a c s e l : a n ne made ll o a; u d o7 p t e. r n o tti v : i a d ow e N d :L . Bp Lord,6 C.s t . d the general rules'and orders of the Court in that e _ the Honourable & Tl;® Right Lion. Ed ward .„ Friday, May 7. __ f Great Britain, with Leonard's, Lord High sefeuring trusettlit. .r John her and in the 10th er ß e ig f ht Rau Rthoemaiielysii:tlcannciwf mtha.let o f an Act of P at hi arse _. 8, cloth hereby, in pursuance e b reign e t t e r A y n ear Ac e t f fo th r t a i n tu d le l d lt ‘ h ‘ Majesty, in the relief of trustees," and in pursuance and execution s ty for of all other powers enabling hies in that execution . at behalf, order and direct in manner following, that l e to ~a _ _: _ __ , Where any trustee desiring to p a y can __ y y '' - ` e er trans f er steel; or securities into the name of the A —ceo tinta neral of the Court of C hancery, under the Said Ge under a general order o f the said Court, da ted the Act, is t day of June, 1848, directe d to file an affidavit entitled in the matter of the Act and of the trust, „ ttin forth certain matters and things in the said ordegr of Court specified and declared, in future, such ts. davit in . every case, where the parties.deem it unt ie . clesssgry to have the money, or the dividends, interest of diterest of steak or securities invebted in the meantime, shall EPSOM RACES. BY EXPRESS.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Fourth Edition.) The Cobham Plate of 501. Heroine ... ... ... ... .•• ... Thornhill ... ... ... ••• ... Hambletonian ... ... ••• ••• ... ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 The Selling Stakes were won by Lady Isabel, beating Backhound and two others. ROY AL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. The anniversary meeting of the Royal Geographical Society and presentation of the royal medals, took place on Tuesday, in the rooms of the society, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall; Sir Roderick Murchison, president, in the chair. The President announced that the council had this year awarded the founder's gold medal to Dr. John Rae, of the Hudson's Bay Company, for his survey of Boothia, under most severe privations, in 1848, and for his recent explorations on foot and in boats of the coasts of Wollaston and Victoria Lands, by which very im portant additions have been made to the geography of the Arctic Regions. The patron's gold medal was con ferred upon Captain Henry Strachey, of the Hon. East India Company's service, for his extensive explorations and surveys in Western Thibet. The President then proceeded to deliver his usual annual address, which was of extreme length, and was a complete retrospect of all the subjects of interest that had been brought under the attention of the society during the past ye a r. The most prominent was a notice of the different expeditions that bad been dispatched from this country to the Arctic Regions in search of Sir John Franklin. With such men as Sir Edward Belcher, Captain lielief, Lieutenant Osborne, Captain Pim, and a host of others engaged in this work, there was no doubt whatever on his mind that all that was possible would be done to throw light on the fate of their long-lost countrymen. He alluded to the two abandoned ships seen by the Renovation, and expressed his opinion that they were the ships of the Franklin expedition, and that being seen in that latitude might be accounted for in the strong currents that ran in that direction. The President also referred to the discoveries of gold in Australia, the existence of which ho had indicated in a letter to Earl Grey in 1846, a pe riod long antecedent to the finding of the ore in fornia. After touching upon other topics, he concluded an address of upwards of two hours' duration by con gratulating the members on the great accession to the stores of knowledge that had taken place through the means and energy of the members of the Royal Geo graphical Society. The Earl of Reese moved the thanks of the society to the president for his able address, with a request that he would allow it to be printed for the benefit of the members. Lord De Manley seconded the reso!utioe, which was put and agreed to unanimously. The President acknowledged the compliment in a brief speech. Sir B. Outrun moved a vote of thanks to the retiring members of the council, which was agreed to, and the meeting dissolved. NAVY PAY. The following is a Bill prepared and brought in by Mr. Secretary Stafford and the Hon. Captain Dun combe, to amend an Act of the eleventh year of King George IV., for amending and consolidating the laws relating to the pay of the Royal Navy : " Whereas by the 18th section of the Act 11th George IV., chap. 20, provisions are made for the payment of wages and pay of the officers and seamen of the Royal navy, and by such section it is, among other things, enacted that there shall always be left six months wages in arrear and unpaid over and above the wages accruing to the time during which the ship's books shall have been prepar ing and examinieg, but that whenever any ship shall return home in order to be laid up, all the wages due for such ship shall be entirely paid off as soon after wards as may be: and whereas it is expedient to repeal the said 18th section of the said Act, and to make other provisions in lieu of those thereby enacted, and also other provisions in regard to naval remittances. Be it, therefore, enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com mons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: " 1. That from and after the let day of October, 1852, the 18th section of the Act of 11 th George IV., chap. 20, shall be and the same is hereby repealed. "2. That out of all supplies to be granted by Par liament for naval services, the necessary sums of money shall ba first appropriated, issued, and applied for the regular and punctual payment of the pay and wages of the officers and men of the Royal . Marines; and when any of her Maj e sty' s s hips in commission shall be or arrive at any port of the United Kingdom, or on the coast thereof, on or after the Ist day of October, 1852, such officers and men shall be paid their pay and wages according to such x o e f eu t t h in e g U t n h i e te o d ffi l c i e in o g t do L m or , d o r n t h g e h CAo Admiral regulations an d su bj ect to suc h restrictions as the Lord silioignherAs Admiral r ira e l of the United Kingdom, shall at any time or times , or from time to time, order, di rec t, or appoint, ' with power for such Lord High Admiral or Commissioners to alter or revoke at any time or times such regulations and restrictions, or any of them, or to make the same or any of them applicable, if he or they think fit, both to sea-going and stationary ships, or to make some applicable to seagoing ships and others to stationary ships; and to order, at any time or times, which ship or ehips shall be deemed sea going and which shall be deemed stationary : provided always, that under such regulations and restrictions there shall not at any time be due to any of such officers and men, when borne on t h e b oo k s o f any of her Majesty ships in commission which may be at any such port or on such coast, more than the gross amount of three calendar months' pay and wages, except when any such officers or men shall cease to have full pay or bo discharged from the service, when all the p a y an d wag es which may b e . due to them or to which they may bo entitled as having belonged to any ship in commission shall bo entirely paid to them as soon as may be. "3. That, notwithstanding anything in the said Act of the 11th of George IV., chap. other Act or Acts contained, all naval remittances what soever when made by any person belonging to one Majesty's of ships not being in her 2O, or anything in any any port of the United. Kingdom or on the coast thereof may extend to and include all such wages and pay which may be due to t he persons respectively making any such remittances, as the Lord High Admiral or the said Commissioners may at any time or timeF , or from time to time, ord er or direct, with power for him or them, at any time or ti mes, i to order or revoke any such order or direction." DEATH OF A MEMBER. OF THE SWELL MOD,— On Monday morning, at an early hour, a young man died in the accident ward of St. Thomas's Hospital, under circumstances of a very remarkable nature. The deceased was well known as a member of the swell mob, frequenting the neighbourhood of the Elephant and Castle. It appears that the deceased got into conversation on Saturday evening with two gentlemen in the Walworth-road, and after taking some refreshment with them, he followed and attempted to rob one of them, who happened to be a good boxer, and gave the deceased a sound thrashing, and then let him depart. The deceased was shortly after taken ill, and the foot passengers carried him into the shop of Mr. Waring, the chemist, of Walworth-road, where he appeared to be suffering from the effects of a narcotic. Lie was accordingly placed in a cab and taken by a police-con stable of the Pdivision to the hospital, where he remained in a state of unconsciousness until five o'clock yesterday morn ing, when he died. A female identified the deceased as James Smith, and the police have also recognised him as being the man they were in search of for robbery. QuEENsrowrr, MAY 25.—Wind E., fresh.—Sld. Eli zabeth Bentley, New York. SHIELDS, MAY 26 .--Sld. Sceptre, Nova Scotia; Sove reign, Quebec.. CARDIFF, MAY 26 . --Wild SE.—Sld. Zuluka Porto Rico Carleton, Callao, 1852, BIRTHS. OF A SON. nll ol3 ' On the 2 Ist inst., at Castl e C arroty. C arrick-on- S han the wife of William Peyton, E sq ., J.P . On the 23d inst., at Tollington-park, Hornsey-road , M fg. Edward Sharwood. • • , D j A u :MITER% O f ti e f: n oo tff hcie,7:2iatrtaihreisiii3ncsa`6ors) tre On the 2" Grasvenor-Equa re, 15th inst ., at Albert•roid, Sydenharn-park, the RRIED. On the 2 5th inst., at e S A t. Pancras Church, Mr. Edwar d Ale xander Johnston, of Ch ar l o tt e - s treet, Fitzroy scluarfl to o Clara, the only surv i v i ng daug h ter o f th e late Mr. Wil Giles, of Appleton, Berks. . . DIED On the 21st inst., at Star-hill, Rochester, John Lewis, 9‘ l " H.P., and in c h arge o f me di c al stores, Fort Pitt, Chathalm r a On the 22d inst., at Sydenham-hill, Kent, aged 36 , E d qtr. Esq., barrister-at-law, eldest son of the la te Se On the 22d inst., Mr. John Hatchett, of Savage-gardelg' Trinity-square, aged 69. ife • On the 22d inst., at Drayton, Shrop3hire, Elias, tha of William Manly Wilkinson. At Sock:, on the 23 d last., Joseph Winter, Egg. , o f St) near Manchester, aged 81. 61 Old Oa the 24th inst.,. at Hackney, John Jones, Evi , Broad-street, City, aged 73 . On the 22d inst., at Cheltenham, Charles Dormer, - Loudon: Fri:iced and Published by LvtURDO YOUL•4I'IS4 No. 112, Strand. Printer, et The SUM Ofgc" g e '" Strand, in the Precinct of the Saiuy the °9131 "' Asiddiep,4 1111411514% till? 2I