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patronage of_ .r,thaer_isatee the - office, with a view to the regulation of LICENSED VICTUALLERS' before the oecupation of the new Houses of ASYLUM.. r I a n:lent, and who were empowered to report from tithe to time to the flou.:e,' as they may deem expedient:, On Wednesday evening the twenty-first anniversary of this society was celebrated by the annual festival of a Agreed to. dinner, at the White Conduit House. There is nothing souse ll l 3l - 4 1 the question of bringing up some papers, the in the social condition of this country which so pre-euni was cuunted out at lwo o'clock, nently distinguishes it as the character and number of the philanthropic institutions which have emanated from the spontaneous efforts of private persons, to provide for the necessities of those who, .having occupied indepen dent and respectable positions in society, have been forced, by untoward events, and the vicissitudes of human lite, into adverse circumstances. The ancient corporate guilds of the various corporations, in the olden time, it is but reasonable to believe, had the means of alleviating those accidents of life ; but in modern times other means were required to alleviate the sufferings and privations of unsuccess ful industry in honest and honourable exertions. It was to meet the exigency of modern necessities that this society was instituted, by which so many respectable families are not - only relieved from the degradation and hardships of the workhouse, but the public exonerated from the charge of supporting them from cutnpulsory rates. There were not less than five hundred connected with the trade assembled on this occasion to forward the charitable objects contemplated by this praiseworthy institution. The room in which the festival was celebrated was fitted up in a manner to cor respond with the design. There were two transparencies, in which the virtues of charity and benevolence were delineated with considerable skill. On the one hand the philan; hropist was seen performing the part of the good Samaritan, relieving the wants of our afflicted fellow-creatures ; .and, on the other, the widow, fostered by charitable benevolence, bestowing her blessing on her orphan child ; .an apt illustration of the noble efforts of the trade, which provides an asylum for the old and destitute, and an educational establishment for orphans. The chandeliers were decorated with flags and penons, on which were emblazoned the royal arms, the crown, the anchor, and the union, which, by their combined effects very much enlivened the picturesque appearance of the scene. William Wigram, Esq., presided. On either side of the chairman we noticed William Reid, Esq.; Edward Wigram, Esq.; Octavius Wigram, Esq ; Money Wigram, jun., Esq.; F. W. Flavell, Esq.; and Charles Bleaden, Esq.; Mr. Raven, chairman of the Asylum; past chairmen, Messrs. Vousley, Float, Wallis, Stennett, Hodges, Findley, Button, and Mr. Jones, the secretary. Of the Incorporated Society, Mr. Jones, the governor; past governors, Messrs. Ireland and F. Ward; Mr. Smalley, secretary; ~ and J. Scott, 'Esq , editor of the Morning Advertiser. Of the Protection Society, Mr. Bennett, chairnian; Messrs. Hughes and Hook, past chairmen, and Mr. Smith, secretary. Of the Trustees and Committee of the Incorporated Society, we noticed Messrs. Bishop, Kirkpatrick, Phillips, Finney, and Hill. Of the Protection Society, Messrs. Hair, Shepherd, Rountree, Green, and several others. The cloth being removed, The CHAIRMAN called upon •the vocalists, Messrs. G. F. Taylor, C. Kenny, Smirke, Morley, Shoubridge, and Jones, to give the musical grace, Non nobis Domine, which was sung with great taste and effect. The CHAIRMAN said the first toast ho had to propose was one in which he felt convinced all would agree and drink with enthusiasm. It was that of " Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen," and God bless her. Drunk•with three times three, the company standing. The vocalists gave the National Anthem, " God save the Queen," i❑ which the whole company joined chorus. The CHAIRMAN then gave the " Queen Dowager." Drunk with three times three. Song—" Sleep, gentle Lady, sleep." The CHAIRMAN said he had next the honour of pro posing "The health of her Majesty's Consort, Prince Albert, Albert Prince of \Vales, and the rest of the Royal Family." Drunk with all the honours. Glee—" The Prince and the Queen." • The CHAIRMAN, then gave " The Army and _Navy," which was drunk-by-the-compauy standing, with three imes three. PAR LIAMi;NTARY DIVISIONS. ( P rom the Potts and Proceedings of t/ House of Commons.) THURSDAY, ItAY 18. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.—(IN THE COMMITTEE.) Cl a use thr ee -- (And he it Enacted, That the First Com 11.11asioner for the time being of her Majesty's Woods and forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, together uw.nitltier B the ll two other persons as her Majesty, by warrant royal sign manual, may he pleased to appoint, shtillehtetlti7aed constitute a Board for superintending the execu tion Act, and shall be called " The General Board o , Health," and shall have and execute all the powers and tilti.ties.v'tsted in or imposed on such Board by this Act; and tszeitditittieo,aerdt h; e said First Commissioner shall be the President of the e a r nd it shall be lawful for her Majesty, from time pleasure, to remove all or any of the persons i !D aPpointed by her, and to appoint others in their stead ; Act the p Uhowers and duties vested in the said Board by this ; In lY he exe rc i sed and executed by the said First Corn- sii oner, or b y the two other members thereof ..) —Motion Polled. Illacie ' a nd Questio n put, " That the said Clause be post- The" Committee divided ; dust MINORITY —AYES, 45. A:, k gYs t c . Lakiovreiks,hitt,,Q"eorge Buncombe, 0. Egerton, W. T. Mastorman, John Neck', Joseph Banker" Ge • ...• Fitzroy, Henry Newdegate, N. Itentinck a r t* " Forbes, W. . Pearson, Charles teorweestroor,d'hWilli. 411 Galway, Vise"nt Fuller, A. E.: Pechell, Captain B rooke, L ord G. Hallord, Sir 11. Pilkington, James Powlett, Lord W. Buck, L . 1 ,,,A - Han, str .B. Sibthorp, Colonel ear dWell - Ea . Parris, Captain Smyth, John G. Christ y ' s , 'ward Henley, J. W. Lordßichard p. Clive, 11 . i l ra udi • Hiltlyard; T. B. T. S S p tu o a o r n t e , r Bisraell 11.. c. , Com t4n li Johnstone, Sir J. Sutton, H. M. Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Terser, G. J. . Lincoln, Earl of ~,ancalt I r is o TELLERS. " 4 4Cconab e, 1: 412 ; • Lindsay, Colonel ' Urquhart, David 1 Lowther, Henry Hudson, George Ably, BIAJORITY—NOES, 145. T. IC• A lantl,.Slr T D Gardner, Richard Parker, John A dair, It. Shaft() D. Glyn, G. C. Pig o tt, Francis Agllonby, FL A. Grace, 0. D. Pinney, William Alison, Colon e l Graham, Sir J. Power, Dr. ArraStrong trillelye,l.Lt'ar'lro'ft. Granger, T. C. Power, Nicholall Greene, John Price, Sir R. Grenfell, C. Pascoe Pugh. David Altines AL. T. Grenfell, Charles W. l'usey, P. , Il arnard, f... G. Grey, Sir G. Reynolds, John .arringt„,•Lord *Grey, R. W. Rice, E. it. Renew It. M. Grosvenor; Lord R. Rich; Henry . 1/erk eleY II F . Guest, Sir John Robartes, T. J. Illeckall,'s.....* Hawes liezlj. Romilly, John B o .1 , Russell, Lord John ,) e. Colen e i • ' 'lay, Lord J. t r arnsto n, T . ~.. Hayter, W. G. Burke W. . ' Heald, James Russell, Rutherford,k F. C A . I . I . urlte, sir T'• ' • Meneage, Gi H. Salwey, Colonel liusfeild, W . j. i leneage, E. Sanders, George I3utler, f' S Seholefield, William Iliary, Alexander Carter, Xolin.•r, Cavu diith - 0 -. 7, Ti o i t t . i : u . s ..Y . sir - - 3. N: . l e i Y a m tlo e , r' lt l . l D en .7 lier C4vendisn: W. C ' Ilottha tiA ; . 3 . 41 . Shell, K. L. Clay 4 '' .G. i...• - 1 Shelburne, Earl of Co am" , ~ ..etiges, ,T. L. ,Itty, Sri iv , • I lovvardAY. W. ' - C obden it. Howard, E 0 Slaney, Robert A. Smith, J. A. C ockkn' 'cha rd — • - s Co rn, Alex Howard, P. IL °lldliglia ' _ Hume Jonah . • sminoltihie,tf„.Aß.enjamin Co mun na, Lora A . - jaeroo'n. William Somerville, Sir W. Yi 1,4-1 A Coa, ---- N ' Jervis, Sir John Stanton, W. • .li. Co wan ',„,.. Charle s ,-, - Per, A... P. - . lieppel, George T. Start, H. G. ~'r a te. W, G ••• Kershaw, James 'rawfo rd, l ',, i ; . Lemou. Sir Charles , Tal t tourd, Serg, ant T.jiiCrnue'ssEe., K. A. Diy., 3o, t 4, S. Lewis, G. C. Dodd, G. "Ir a' Loch, James I) runil Thom son, -- Luslaington Charles Do 1.1 " d, Hem, Mackinnon, ' , T C ,h o o l . on a3 el -4Ctift j , , „, W . Danil as. ' l,,_ oonTowneley, Charles • . I ,itullagh, W. T. 1 ownley, R s .,G.. 144 bas 17 1r i- L' ' • M'aitland, Thomas W'air!j'aleY'Coirloanel Dn..-_ '... r bavid 3iangies, R. D. W atk:ns j T taszzrr:rancis P. Marshall, J. G. W as ! n' T . tiliet Joh n ^4o4. Martin C. W. Williams, John •,„ , t , _ .. f Williamson, Sir 11. -, ,yans, J„, ,• alatule, Fox rer -"11• -1 1141itchell, A. T. i.,,, g llB , Joh n W. ood, Sir Charles ..,ey , J. II Morpeth,Viscount Wood , W • P- Mulgrave, Earl ',,Q r r s ci t Y e e r e ; s ', l2 n • Wyld, James Munta, G. 1r;• - • pox. il,_‘..attlieve • l'i ugent...llolsl . ' . , 11• QX, I.Y . cn _ r a rd M. . . gle, S. C. 4.relach, F. .. •, Owety,dillir John Palmer Robert TELLERS. Tufnell, IL 11111, Lord Marcus 0 BOROUGH ELECTIONS (No. 2) BILL. tio I'd° f or Second liZeiding4endl Motion made, and Ques; „ril Propos ed, " That the bill be now d at read a second time : ' the :11„!irldtnent proposed, to leave out the word " nov, an . zn: 4 - t " h " 0 f the Question to ndffthe words" upon this day six word Of -- Question put, "That t he ' now' stand part the Question." " H di v i ded : I he Ho us e • ' - BIAJORITY—AYES,:Ia A .abilY, Thomas • Fr. Ferguson, Sir R. - - ..t..p' after, John Adair? a nd, Sir T. Fitzpatrick, J. W. A Pearson, 'Charles Pechell, Captain Adare, it. shafto •- Fordyce, A. 11. Peel, Sir Robert , 44re, vi scount - .... Fox, Richard M. --nem) • 1 '-F.W. J. , Perfect, Robert Alo oek ~ I. • 4, - • ch 7 . - - Pigott, Francis Ails . rh°rnaa Gib so n, rren' Thomas M. - Pilkington, James 2131C°1°11e1 ;XI Nit E. Pinney, W. strong, si r A. Gladstone, wrge W . _ Plowden, W. H. strong, R. B. . ii . ' 4 Ui do , E ar , 0 , , .i., C c iY atger. T. C. .. D r . "Power, s !chola, b a gshaw J o h n - in- Greene, Jo a , Price, Sir R. aiel ii ,„ „'. , ~ i Gro,Efir G. it arkry: - 11 e ',... 1 ;, • ; . d. i Grey, Ralph W. , Pugh, , Da id Ilellew, Rm. . . Grosvenor, Lord R. - • R u a, s v e) ,, , n, I. s rkele ' y, •H. . Gaest. Sir J. d Colonel i ti 'erlial, Ralpl! s . Hall, Sir Benjamin Reynolds, Jouh HaweS;Benjamin Ricardo, Osman Rice, E. R. tt: l trv ir- e t° ie n , e i'.. W P . . * ' _ u5y,...L9 rd John b° Ivring Dr. Hayter, W. G. Ri c h, H enry >le, Co lonel.E -- - Headlam, T. H. Robartes, T. J. brand, Thonial Heald, James Romilly, J o h n 'Tight J hi. Renew's. G. 11. W. Russell, Lord J. ),roiltertonj- • Heneage, Edward Rutherfurd, A. It -4 , ael "hail l E * D Henry, Alexander Salwey, Colonel -- Nit* E. • Herbert, Henry A. Sanders, George Browne ' g i ,i,... IL D. Herbert, Sydney ~ Seynser, H. K. b,ley. Sir R. B. Heywood, James Seymour, Lord ~sotler, l'• S• Hill , Lord Ai. Shell, It. ,t4lXton, Sir E. medley Charles Shelburne, Earl of " a 4rc iwell, E. Hodges, T. L. Simeon, John Clar re , w, W. 11. Pole Ilollond, Robert Smith, John B. Cav es ' j. 13„ Howard, CW. G. Smythe, G. 1 i cA:encusb. C• C. Howard, E. G. Somerville, Sir W. . coendisla, G. H. Howard, P.R. Sotheron, T. H. S. i , ,ehclish, W. G. H oward, Sir R. Stanton, W. 11. c Titer, Ed ward S. . Hutt, William Strickland, Sir - G. Q t , 3 ",..' JaM titr, es ' Jackson, William Sullivan, Mic Michael cii...rd G. (; Johnstone, Sir J. Talbot, C. It. I ;.:n, n. u. Keppel,Talfourd, sergeant cotZetl, Richard Ker, Richard Tattered, 11. W. ~,,),,.?arooke, Kershaw, James Tenison, E. K. ! •eit r i.' ghEltn, Lord A. King, P. J. Thicknesse, It. A. *tir l t.,' 4 ' - • .Labouchere, Henry Thompson, Colonel Co, „,-44Y. Viscount Lemon, Sir C. Thoniely, T. Cr au, c harles Leonard, T. B. Towneley, Charles Cra i g , IV G. e r w ford, IN.. s Lewis, George C. Townley, R.:G. Lincoln, Earl of Townshend. Captala 11 - r lienrY S . Lindsay, Colonel - TrelawlTY. J. S. ti,,, i - rnPle - 4. 1, e R '.„..-„aPtitin 31acnaiara, Major Tuthell, lienry ! - - , ed,' -i r 4 1'' •., ; 31`Cullagh, W. T. Vane, Lord H. i lje ' , er s ' IV * : bi.,, Qua, J. r meagber,,Thoiflas NValmaley, sir J. Ward, H. G. I ji,',llCOurt T • • -.3(ab-ell. °7jarrnan W tkins Colonel i 1 ) - ' e4r1 .Le'r • Maitland. Thomas a ' i ,ti e , n, ~ d Mangles, It. D. Wawn, J. T. rni eu ft, ~ I = o e . o n r g e Marshall, W. West, F. IL ii! Westhead, J. P. ' 1i as, ~ , t n , ,,,,.__. Martin,. C.' W . . 1 el Wilcox, Brodie ~t N' ilu as e. , - s ir 17 kt a tle , sop o , x („o on Williams, Jolla , z' ' l '''lla I P . Williamson, ;Sir H.l kill I°° t l L milaes, It. M. ,ot . Lord I , t, ter ',., j '"E. - Mitchell; T, I. ' Wood„tiir Charles Wood, W. P. k, -- ',,% a hl A , - ,?. 4,11 . n. , , Al Airig se ra li v' e w , k i l l ar ia l n , Wrightson, W. R. i S r i S W illlarr, - Norreys, Lord Wy v.ll, Marmaduke .. Willi -.. lconeys, Sir D. Young, Sir John 1 „,..y o , „ .a o , 3 1111, - Z. " tilia tia Ogle, S. C. TELLERS. i s, L . P aget, Lord A. Hanmer, Sir J. (- ' ' Palmerston, Vis. Hume, Joseph •, ,i i 1 41. . r 1 rt m kiwri g h t, 0 MINORITY —NOES, 85. Isti:Y, Joseph , ' Godson, Richard Newry, Viscount . li t ''''‘, t 1 ' Jull' 61°r e , W• 0 * O'Brien, Sir Lucius li 4b° "' .1 • I. hetrti ' l'hilin • °, let ' 6114 Granby, Marquis of • Packe, C. W. • Grogan, Edward Palmer Robert Re, n 01t,L„,.., , Hale, R. II Petulant, Colonel i i esibra N'''.. • ' Rent J: • ' Prime, Rleliard trhar .Willie e Y 'W . 14,,, (1, vi se , al 'ferries, John C. Repton, 0: W. 11 144°, re, unfit 'ferries, C. Scott, F. ti oi , ,or.i. sta r ,_ liiidyard, T. swaythe, George Ito '''). 11 q 4144 ' Hill, LordlE - .- - u : SOuterset, Captain 11 " 1 " Act' . ,' ' rt,.... 1,,,..., nebhoul:,,m.j 3 . ~- . Spooner, Richard tt=,4l,-"6.141)te 8i a 1 .... itedgso wLi Stafford, Augustus ~'lit's t- s ter. Lo''''',. 'LL • liope s .I.' t • C I . Stanley, E. , - .1 11. t e 1 , S . 14;1 'T. Inga, Sir R. H. ' Stuart, Henry :',Ziltti:tetanry, r t. J..ollitre, Sir;W G. Stuart, J. Q w e, 11.' 4. : Sir yr . J ones , Sir W. Start, Henry G. .! ! „''s, ii . z o o.errisrm, Sir .E. • Thoinpson. Ald. Lascelles, R. Trollope, Sir J. ~,'4, . Dtoi i., , b il 0n,4` . 1.C, loWther, lion. CoI . Venter, Sir W. t,.' , leti , ~ U. • , ~° wt her. Henry 'Villiers, F. W. eL t kiti s. ,'• .-31 Con, Gen. Vivian, J. E. t , t, s it ...tor y , Mandeville, Vivian, t Vyvyan, Sir R. It. It w itrel,, J .,* h. • Illtilliora. Lord G. -1 .1 Waddington, H. S. , t ° r •Yer, J: l lenry _. asterman,Vorcester, Marquis Per Wra4 t'l l ir, 0 . b. ic th ap e,'4 l , v,illi os zni k , ~; .Wortley, J. S. Cliii, v e tt , .. }-,... _ . 1 ., 1A . ,,,, Neeld e J° h9 • .• o ' i ~, Tria-ras. eeld, Joseph'!: a 'lludson, G. • • l-. Ye :14.-owdegate, C.7N'. '. 'Sibthorp, Colonel sp o . it - ......: . ___ l•T ‘Port, Viscount, ' . . .. A tr,,:tleturt ik 9c,, INTELLIGENCE. Plirpu,,,--...nntob-",, aoALL'S:—YEttEnnAr. Pik4 a e-o, t ottp itt r . °I the aubscribers attended for the tfibereror °34leruble.44; books (a proceeding which occu ,„4r, 4 nd e' „,". 141 tiet , P „ °11 iOl l of the afternoon); the betting, "as fortbarst:',ltho )„, - ' ru ttlence until late, was extremely 4, .. Nii ves per a :f l __,eh effect on the market. Surplice t ' le ndo we P e rand,7,_ vu u deal of money at 2 to 1 and 7 to I lie oth. , r at 5 to "' at 5 to 1, 11 to 2, and 6 to 1, and luro, her ban I; no others were in force, but, on __. 1 , and ,w e faro Etev e 1 maY select Besborough, Eagle's Arises • sev r h lay er , from Sever m are l as having been particularly out of oul th es Were backed for•the Oaks, the VekEtltiolv:re dioBetaArcitY oi` bOOks,being just what the , l'it,ii,..-e... to grant: Do-it-again, Cymba, r"une, and A . 7 to spasm, were must in request. 11 r 4 asst r I/RRRY " .0 2 L ard 0,. ,• 4t o , a sst M r. _.r`,"'cwo 3 Surplice 10 to ' agst M r, ';), 15. I Y i a Nil Desperandum—tkn 14 t o 1 'gat si r : -`-4Ye's Glendower 1 4 t 1 tt,,B, Lor d owess Springy Jack —taken 2 A °li' • Clifd ' '.. to , -Ist M r. -. „en 3 Loadstone i i ttt 000 i . I tat t tit ic. ass ' ttt' Duke 11 .1 1 1 _..... 3 of , G iie r ty e u e , tt ]: iisalrisnTedSsh,bhaeyo. Thersloot c ui kng Stinger er 2. to 4 1 0 ..• •,,,r 11 2 kiree.teB Swiss B oy Fiddler 4 0 t o 1 a ßst Lord E 40 1 , itg, t u ._ . „rs. glinton'ii Eagle's Plume 8 0 tc. 1 itgst Mr. "Utimi?reerl'a Beverlac 4 t 1 - ft gst mr. s er's Oscar . to I , : 1 ao t si andr ord'a The Sheriff —taken %00 t° ' l. • . ei h, Not Ni x. '" ilusse.Y'a Telegraph Cil i• 49 to n) Llttoi,. C t gst Marjorjrspba•kte.stol4' gugleman . ock 'mlyile de c l ared 'tt Per--,taken . -------_ not:. start Lat halt Mr. Sinirke sang "Poor Jeanette," which was received with great applause, - particularly the couplet, "Let those who make the quarrel Be the only men to fight." The SECRETARY then read the report, and subse quently the first list of subscriptions, which amounted to upwards of 1,2001., atuong which appeared'Messrs. Reid and Co., 100 guineas, and 30 guineas' annual subscrip tion ; William Wigram, Esq.. 10 guineas ; W. Reid, Esq., 10 guineas ; Edward Wigram Esq., 10 guineas ; Octavius Wigram, Esq., 10 guineas ; Money Wigram, Esq., jun., 10 guineas—making a total from the firm of 170 guineas, which, added to the subscriptions of the so licitor to the firm, and other parties connected with it, amounted to a total of 2151. 18s. The CHAIRMAN proposed `• Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' As)luaii and success to the Endowment Fund." The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The health of the brewers, distillers, wine -merchants, and other supporters of the institution." "John Scott, Esq., Editor of the Morning Advertiser, and the Press of England." " The Ladies who were the supporters of the Institu tion—with a hope that those who were not would soon follow their example." " The Chairman of the Asylum, the Trustees and Committee, and the Out-door Committee of that Insti. tutio❑ ;" and " The Governor of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, the Trustees, and Committee of that body." The CHAIRMAN then rose, and, accompanied by seve ral of his private friends, retired amidst the cheers of the company. Mr. Raven, the Chairman of the Asylum, was then called to the chair, and the festivities of the evening were kept up for some time longer, after which the company generally retired, highly gratified with the pro ceedings of the evening. We must observe, before concluding, that the dinner was of that choice and abundant character for which the White Conduit House, under the management of Mr. Rouse, has been long renowned, and that throughout the whole of the entertainment Mr. Riggs proved himself to be a most efficient toastmaster. CONVOCATION OF THE CLERGY. Wednesday having been appointed for the convocation of the clergy of the province of Canterbury, in con ' formity with the mandate issued by the Most Reverend the Primate, the Members of the Upper House assem bled at the Chapter House of St. Paul's, at eleven o'clock, and the Members of the Lower House (consisting of the representatives of the various dioceses, archdeaconries, and cathedrals), together with the capitular body, met , at-the same hour in the vestry-room. The Archbishop of Canterbury, accompanied by-his chaplains, having arrived at the Chapter House, was met by the Bishops of Winchester, Hereford, Bangor, Salisbury, Llandaff, and other Eight Reverend Pre lates, and the business of convocation was formally opened. The Very Rev. William Rowe Lyall, D.D., who had been elected Prolocutor, presided at the meeting of the Lower House, there being present the Very Rev. the Dean of Norwich, the Very Rev. the Dean of Hereford, the Venerable Archdeacon Hale, the Venerable Arch deacon Sinclair, the Ver.erable Archdeacon Crofts, the Rev. Dr. Russell, Rector of Bishops ate ; the Rev. Dr. Spry, Rector of Marylebone ; the Rev. Charles B. Dal ton, M.A., hector of Lambeth; the Rev. Dr. Randolph, Rector of Sau(erstead; the Rev. James Lupton, M.A., Rector of Queenhithe; the Hnn. and Rev. H. M. Vil liers, M.A., and other clergymen elected as represen tatives. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, having taken his seat as President of the Upper House, stated that they had assembled, in accordance with ancient usage, for the purpose of adopting au address to her Majesty. The Convocation had met in November, but, in consequence of that meeting having been prorogued, the address had not been presented, and it bad become necessary for her Majesty to issue to him (the Arch bishop) another writ, commanding the re-assembling of Convocation, a writ which was of a similar nature to that directed to his late lamented predecessor. The members of the Lower House having then been summoned, entered the church in procession. The Litany Service, in Latin, was then read, and a Latin prayer for the occasion. Her Majesty's writ of summons was next read. The Archbishop then rose and said—l am sorry that I am not enabled to state to you the precise day on which the address which was unanimously agreed to be presented to her Majesty, ca❑ be received. It cannot, however, be presented before Thursday, the 25th inst., the same day on which the address from the University of Cambridge will be presented, at least that being a matter of notoriety, 1 think that will be the day fixed. The Convocation must, therefore, stand prorogued to that day. His Grace added that although the Convocation stood adjourned to the 25th inst., it was by no means certain that the address would be presented on that day. On receiving a communication from her Majesty, he would give due notice to the clergy. The members of the Convocation then separated. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 1 6.—Disputations will be holden in the Divinity School on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 22, 23, and 24, by the Rev. Thomas Carteret Maule, M.A.; the Rev. James Bellamy, M.A.; the Rev. James Gram Brine, Fellows of St. John's College, previous to their taking the dtcree of Bachelor of Divinity, on the following subjects:— "An libri dicti Apocriphi recte a Canone S. Scrip ture rejecti fuerint." " An Cultus Angelorum et Sanctorum Christianis in terdietus sit." " An Sacrificum sit a Deo institutum." "An Preces Publi cx lingua popula intell4a peragi debean t." " An in Christo Servatore nostro, dun Naturce, Divina tic humans, inseparabiliter conjunctw fuerint." " An Spiritus Sanctus a Petre et Filio procedat." In the convocation to be holden on Thursday next, at ten o'clock, it will be proposed to confer the honorary degree of Doctor in Civil Law on the Right Rev. Alex ander Penrose Forbes, M.A., Brasenose College, Bishop of Brechin in Scotland. The Regius Professor of Modern History (Dr. Cramer, Dean of Carlisle) proposes this term to continue his course on the Diplomatic History of Europe, from the French Revolution to the Congress of Vienna ; the lectures to commence on the 23,1 inst., at two o'clock. Those gentlemen who are desirous of attending are requested to leave their names with the porter of New inn Hall. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 17.—. TEE BURNEY PRIZE.—ThiS annual prize, founded by Miss Caroline T. Burney, to be awarded to the Bachelor of Arts in the first year of his standing who shall produce the bast EngliSh essay " on some moral or metaphysical. subject, on the exist ence, nature, and attributes of God, or on the truth and evidence of the Christian religion," has been awarded to Granville Hamilton Forbes, 8.A., Downing College. Subject : " The doctrine of a Divine Providence is inse parable from belief in the existence of an absolutely perfect Creator." The medical examinations by the Regius Professor of Physic will commence on Monday, the 29th inst., is the schools under the public library. Candidates are to send i❑ their names on or before the 22d inst. The professors of botany and chemistry will examine candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Physic on the 25th and 26th insts. A permanent curator of the building of the Fitz william Museum (in addition to the curator of the coi l( ction) is to be appointed with a salary of 1001. per annum. Such is the recommendation of the museum synuicate, and there Is no doubt of its adoption by the senate. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. Voluntary Classical Examination, May, 1848. First Class.—Burnett, Curt, Gee, Harrison, Hon. R. C. Her bert, Irving, Kemp, Morley, Powell, Wawn. . Second Class—Aitkens, Anstice, Attenborough, Codd, Cooke, lladtield, Jonas, Kearney, Lovell, Price, Tatham, Wes ton, Woodhouse. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER TUESDAY.—The dark and threatening appearance of political affairs of the continent generally, and particularly the renewal of disturbances in Paris, with the increasing prospect of intervention by France in reference to the affairs of Italy and Poland, have ex-• ercised an injurious effect upon our market to day. There has scarcely been a transaction for any part of the con tinent of Europe; and, although the home trade conti nues good, the absence of demand for markets which, under ordinary circumstances absorb so large a propor tion of the entire production of this district, is neces sarily felt in the gradual accumulation of stocks and the continued decline of prices. The little business done has been at irregular rates, and, in many cases, at a slight concession from the prices of last week. From what we have heard upon the subject, we are inclined to believe that goods and yarns are scarce, and decidedly wanted, in some of the continental markets; but the difficulties of negotiating are so great as to pre sent almost insuperable obstacles to mercantile enter prise. In most of the commercial cities of Germany, we believe, it is almost impossjble to make purchases or to procure foreign credits ; excepting by means of specie, or short dated paper, with good English acceptances. And such is the want of. confidence in the stability of governments and institutions on the continent, that it seems probable that, for some time to come, payments even between cities comparatively near each other, will be generally made by bills on England. Before that can be accomplished, foreign bankers will have to provide funds here to cover their drafts; and we have reason to believe that large sums, in specie and in bills drawn against shipments of produce, have been placed in the hands of London bankers for that purpose. We are glad to learn, that although the cotton trade is suffering . under so severe a depression, the silk trade, which is carried on to &large extent in this neighbour hood, is in a comparatively prosperous condition. The very low price of the raw material, the former prudence of the manufacturer in limiting their production to the wants of the trade, zed the prostrate condition of the silk. manufacture in France, have concurred in causing a very active demand both for broad silks and for mixed goods; and the workpeople engaged in the manufacture are fully and beneficially employed.- - We-learn too, that the that the fine weather has been decidedly advantageous to the muslin printers, and other parties engaged in the production of articles suited to the finer branches of the home trade, who are generally well employed. For the same reason, and also on account of a rather extensive inquiry for India, the muslin manufacturers at Glasgow have experienced an improved demand for their fabrics, and are in a much better condition than they were in a few weeks ago. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.— There was some alight im provement in the demand for flannels to-day, and rather more pieces sold than last week, but the prices given were very low. In wool, the demand is fiat, and the sales limited, without any change in price. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—A little more is doing in light fancy goods for trouserings, but not so much as might be expected at this season, and in other sorts there is no improvement. The state of the continent prevents all exports of yarn, with the exception of the demand for the Russian market, and the deepest depression in consequence exists. In wool, scarcely any sales are effected. The stock in the market continues light, and little is coming forward. If there be any alteration in price, it is in favour of the buyer. severaldoing, either r s i n h the e C a t l t o e t n h d HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Th ere h as not b een much H ed al t l o. o d r a w y a s r m eh a o r u k s e e t s . , although n ho g u o g od h fancy woollens, there is a complaint of great scarcity; and the uncertainty of the result of the wool sales now on, has had a tendency to prevent the production of new stocks. g butth i v s er days yfe w m a g r o k o e d t s b T a h n e ge a d t t h e a n n d d a s n , c e a n h d a sp price LEEDS, TUESDAY. — W e have no alteration to report as usual, ruled very low, although not lower than goods can be replaced by the manufacturers at the present depressed raw material, which may be bought on easier terms than for many years past. —Manchester Guardian. FESTIVAL .OF - 'THE SONS OF THE CLERGY... The anniversary festival of the Sons of the Clergy was celebrated yesterday in the usual way; first, in St. Paul's Cathedral in the afternoon by a full choral ser viees after which an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Thomas Dale, vicar of St. Pancras, and after wards, in the evening, in the Merchant Tailors' Hall, Threadneedle-street, when upwards of two hundred and th;rty gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous entertain ment, provided by MeSsrs.' Bathe and Breach, the tasteful and munificent proprietors of the London Tavern. . . The chair at the dinner„was occupied by the Lord Mayor, supported on his right by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Viscount Camden, Mr. Justice 'Patteson, the Lord Bishop of Exeter; and on his left by the Earl of Harrowby, the Lord Bishop of Winchester, the Lord Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Oxford, &c. At the high table were also most of the Aldermen in their scarlet robes; amongst whom we observed Sir Claudius Hunter, . Sir George Carroll, Mri , Alderman Copeland, Mr. Alderman Challis, Mr. Alderman John son, Sir Chapman ,Marshall, ,&c. Near the chair were also Lord Bolton, Thomas Greene, Esq., NV. Cotton, Esq., Sir R. - P: Glyn, Sir it H. Inglis, Sheriffs Cubitt and Hill, Sto, ,;;. . The vocalists .engaged for the occasion veers Messrs. Francis, Barnby, Martin, ;Bailey, Machin, and Shou bridge, assisted by the young gentlemen of the Chapel Royal. The cloth having been remqved, and the usual loyal . - toasts disposed of, The LORD MAYOR proposed the "Health of his ROyal Highness Pr , iqua, George of Cambrid ge , t h e R oya lS tevrar d of the year.' His Grace tliti Archbishop of CifoErinuar (the Pre sident of the festival) apologised for the absence of his Royal,Higlinessomd proposed the - "'Health of the Lord Mayor." - I , 2cl The Loan Mayon returned thanks, and proposed the " Health of the Archtiishopif Canterbury." His Gasca returned thanks.- I ' 3 " The Loan Mayon next proposed the " Health of Lord Denman, the vice• president. of the day." Mr. Justice PATTESON apologised for the absence of the Noble Lord, and made an eloquent and forcible appeal to the hearts of all present in behalf of the Clergy Orphan Society, and the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy. He described the vast benefits conferred on society by the indefatigable zeal of the clergy, and the claims which such services gave the institution on public support. As a going judge of assize, he had many opportunities of witnessing the fact, that in those parishes where clergymen discharged their duties zealously and diligently crime was least prevalent, and that it abounded most in crowded towas, where the number of the clergy ) was not adequate to the wants of the population. , ~,The Learned Judge then went into a long statistical statement for the purpose of showing that ct - Tile was the invariable attendant on imperfect education, and concluded by pay ing a compliment to the population of London for the readiness with which all parties, from the highest to the lowest, had enrolled themselves as special constables on the 10th of April last, for the preservation of public order.—(Cheers.) A collection was then made in aid of the funds, which, with the collection in the morning at St. Paul's Cathe dral, and the dividends accruing from funded property, was stated by the treasurer, Mr. Hargreave, to amount to 976/., and elicited cheering. The LORD Mal OR next proposed " The health of the Stewards." The Earl of HARROWBY returned thanks. " The health of the Bishop of London," of "The Rev. Thomas Dale, the preacher of the day," of " The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's," and various other toasts,.were given and responded to during the evening. The last toast DO the list was " Prosperity to the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy," which was responded to with cordial approbation, and the company broke up at half past ten o'clock. -past four 3 ft, f• OAKS . 7 to 1 aget fir. Dixon's Do..it li) to , /41ECIt Alr. Pedley's Cyraba again —taken 10 I &Rot M. Voljambe's Queen of the May . -.., ~. iv,. Il . 10 t o i Est saaron ito thschild's Sister to Satirist —t 12 to ;" BiCSt Sir J. Hawley's Vexation 13 to , s=,'st Lord Exeter's Tic e 4 to i oast 3 ar• S. Coniiily's Lady Elizabeth to 1. IN' Air• QtlirliS Attraction .t 4, k a gst Air 3.terry' f el S - ^Albsc ••• - 3 d this day and shArday. ription-room will be opene d Aspasia—taken re y Al e tt ' "--!----.!--.......„................, . . , an 4quil 'll' frora of of the Bth, P 11 ce 3 t h e _ 1 Durando 4 The re -capture of Udine by Genera Ili, a 4re given. pos i t i ve ly announces Nth() art,;:lizette du Mid ' i (Marseilles paper ) . from Nut4pleft ~.. of the steamer Leonidas, with educes . 4ilelyi, toi lte klih. The Dra finetti Ministry, hay'rg Lroolto efuse the de cis g of the Sardinian Arnbas• hcatilaktuh the whole of the Neapolitan army iota , roc Y, had been accused of h - tti tli t i t tresq erhand cmpelled portfolios. ----- THE CONVICTS ANNETTE MEYERS AND MART ANN HUNT.—The governor of Newgate has been re lieved of the custody of these two wretched criminals, who have been so long confined under respited sentences of death within the walls of that prison. Yesterday Mr. Cope received from the Secretary of State for the Home Department a communication informing him of the com muted sentence which it had been determined to inflict upon both convicts. This sentence is two years' im prisonment in the Westminster Bridewell, and, at the expiration of that period, transportation for life to a penal settlement. In accordance with this order, the prisoners were yesterday removed to Tuthill Fields Prison, where it has been directed they are to undergo the first portion of their sentence. Franconi s celebrated equestrian troupe of per formers terminated their engagement at Drury-lane Theatre on Tuesday night, and yesterday morning em barhed at St. Katherine s.w.bart, un board the General Steam Navigation Company's steam-ship Wilberforce, from Lime, en route to Paris. TO THE E DITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,--With reference to a paragraph in the news papers, stating that an accident occurred on the Eastern Counties Railway on Saturday last, I beg to inform you that the N ewmarket Railwa, is not unde r t Sir he management y upon whi c h it n a ppened, I of this com p any . am, , your very obedient servant, Eastern Counti es Railway Office C. P. RONEY. , Bishop sgate Station, London, Zelay,lB. ,hp The Madrid Gazette publishes a decree, ordering the dissolution of the re glwent of &paha. _The ear purals and eergeants are to be ;educed Co the_ranks. The superior and subaltern oircers are to be placed on the retired list. 11 71 1 1 R f.• ---8 rt. N , --- rDA Y N . • - • • . M Y • IRELAND. Dunrary 17.—REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—This body met to-day at half-past one o'clock, and were attended by Mr. O'Connell, M.P. Mr. J. O'Conn e ll, MT., Mr. D. O'CO n n ell, Mr. J. ' H. Dunne, Mr. T. Gal way, and also Mr. Fitzgerald, one of the jurors in the case of " The Queen v. W. S. O'Brien." Mr. O'CONNELL filled the chair, and congratulated the Irish people upon the defeat sustained by the Government in the late state prosecutions against the Hon. Member .for the county Limerick and Mr. J. F. Meagher. MY• ST WIC then brought forward a resolution, ex pressing the delight of the Committee at the result of the two prosecutions in which the Crown were defeated. The motion was as follows:—" That this associa tion hails with inexpressible delight the refusal on the p art of the two special juries, composed of. a selectio n carefully made by the agents of the Crown, f rom what they declared to be the _oin telligence, property, and c h aracter o f the c i t i zens o f _ l) ,_b r l_in, to find a v er di ct of Guilty,' against Messrs. id ien and Meagher, inasmuch as the most convincing proof has b een thereby furni s h e d o f t h e li g h t i n w hi c h the question of r e p ea l i s regarded by the class to which those ju rors b elong, and an incontrovertible answer has been given to the calumnies of the English press, and the boast s of th e Whi g Ministry. That a copy of the foregoin g be communicated with our sincerest congra tulations to Messrs. O'Brien and Meagher." The Learned Gentleman, in conclusion , expressed it as his opinion th at the ' Whigs wouldver again attempt to put down nationality by packing j uries, or by force. Mr. G ALWAY seconded the motion, and i ns i ste d on t h e formati on o f a National Council according to his plan, notwithstanding the proclamations of which they sh ou ld regard as waste paper. Government, The motion was adopted, and the rent was announced at four o'clock to be 331. APPLICATION TO ADMIT MR. MITCHEL TO BAIL. An applicatio n was made in the Queen's Ben c h charn ' ber, before the Chi e f J ustice, at half the admission of M r . John Mitchel toptisatiLten clock, f or Sir Colman O'Loghlen read a portion of the inforMa tions under which Mr. Mitchel had been e' prison, and stated th at by a recent Acto,nittnhietted to 11th Victoria, the offence with which Mr. Mitchel stood charged was Made a fel ony, otherwise he wouldhave been admitted to bail in the usual way. The f acts the case rendered it a matt er of right that Mr. Artioat el f should be admitted to bail if the court were satisfiedt he would afterwards be ame na bl e to justice. According to "Blackstone's Commentarie s " a ll offences were bail able except those of murder, treason, and some other felonies therein specified ; but it leaves the ordinary cases untouched. This offence was the same as those bailable at common law, and the Court in all such cases never refused bail, except in something of an extraor dinary description. In delivering judgement in the case of "The Queen v. Wood," Mr. Justice Crampton said that in all such cases, where sufficient bail could be given so as to ensure the attendance of the party accused, the Court should always accept it. In the case of " The Queen v. Gray," an application was made to Judge Perrin on circuit to have the prisoner admitted to bail, but he having some doubts on his mind as to the pro priety of doing so, referred the application to the Queen's Bench, and they acted on it. The prisoner was accordingly admitted to bail. There was nothing to pre vent bail from being taken in common law, except in cases of the offences of murder, manslaughter, and some other cases; which come under the peculiar construction of the statute. He would therefore call on the Court to admit Mr. Mitchel to bail, which was a matter en tirely at the discretion of the Court. Mr. Baldwin opposed the application, and said that the offence with which Mr. Mitchel was charged was not only felony, but it was an instigation to commit the highest class of offences known to the law, hav ing a tendency to deprive her Majesty of her royal prerogative and Crown, and to establish a republic. Mr. Mitchel stood charged with two offences of that description under the third section of the Act, and his Lordship would see the propriety of not admitting Mr. Mitchel to bail, who was in the habit of repeating the offence. He did not dispute the right of the Court to exercise its jurisdiction, and did not mean to say but the Court might take bail ; but it was an extraordinary kind of offence. The only effect that bail would have would be to discharge Mr. Mitchel for two days, as he was entitled to take his tri a l on Saturday before his commission. FINS. HERBERT'S GREAT PICTURE. THE ACQI7.I7'TAL of the SEVEN BISHOPS. Painted by J. R. Herbert, R,A. Those who visited the exhibition of the Royal Academy in 1843 will not have forgotten the extra ordinary work of art which elevated the name of Mr. Herbert to the first class among contemporary aftists. Th e el a b oratiOn of the design, the multitude of the figures, the greatness of the subject, the ex quisite combination of the colouring, the correctness of the costume, were all too remarkable to fade upon the recollection. It was a picture to be seen once to be remembered always. In its production Mr. Herbert ambitioned much, and his ambition was very far from being disappointed. He consumed in its production three whole years, and those three whole years were not lost, for they enabled him to complete a great historical painting worthy of the daring of his theme, and almost worthy of his own genius. Among those who, in 1848, will stand before his scriptural com position o f " H erod and Herodias, " in the Royal Academy E x hibi t i on, and especially a mong those who, in 1847, pause d b efore his noble representat i on of the " Holy F am il y, " there will be very f ew indeed w h o will not b e so li citous to exam i ne a gai n his cel e b ra t e d p i cture of The Acquittal of the Seven Bishops." From time to time cir cumstances have revived the curiosity of those who have not been fortunate enough to see the production itself. One while the Reverend Hugh M'Neile delivers a discourse illustrative of its merits, at another the Rev. Hugh Stowell pronounces a similar eulogium. At the same time it is generally known that the engraving of the picture is progressing steadily in the atelier of Mr. S. W. Reynolds, and that the original has rece i ved many master-touc h es f rom the hand of M r . H erbert since the period of its last public ex hibi t i on. We had the gratificat i on o f ourselves witn ess i ng the admirable f i n i s h o f thi s work of art wh en we v i sited, the other morn i ng , t h e picture gallery at N o . 23 , C ockspur-street. T o ana ly se the painting anew would be superfluous, but it will not be superfluous to remark that its excel lence grows upon the mind the longer and the oftener it is seen. Assisted in a great measure by the strik ing character of the costume of the seventeenth cen tury, the artist has diffused a peculiar splendour over the canvass ; and, while the eye is successively at tracted to the jury -box in the centre of the back ground, to the judges on the right hand side, to the young law students on the left, to the spectators in the body of the hall and in the gallery, unity and concentration is imparted to the picture by the pro minence of the seven accused prelates seated in the middle of the foregrOund. This is the more remark able inasmuch as the necessity of preserving the cos tumes as accurately as possible compelled the artist to delineate a row of seven bishops clad in a monoto nous white--the prelates being, of course, the Arch bishop of Canterbury, Sancroft ; the Bishop of Bris tol, Trelawney ; the Bishop of St. Asaph, Lloyd ; the Bishop of Chichester, Lake ; the Bishop ofPeterborough, White ; the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Kenn ; and the Bishop of Ely, Turner. In these, and altogether in nearly twenty-eight instances, the likenesses have been preserved with the most scrupulous attention— s circumstance which enhances the value of the com position a hundredfold. Among these portraitures there is very considerable power in the visages of the four judges —Sir Robert Wright, the Lord Chief Justice of England; Justice Powell ; Justice Hol loway ; and Sir Richard Allibone. Sir Roger Langley, Bart., the foreman of the jury of twelve good men and true, is just delivering in the memor able verdict of " Not Guilty ;" and a youth is pro claiming the glad intelligence to the crowd assembled in Westminster Hall. One face and one figure, however, have an interest to us paramount to all the rest. It is the face of a young man—handsome—in telligent—nonchalant. It is the figure of a junior barrister. He has already delivered his speech as the last of the counsel of the accused, arid although his maiden speech, his oration has profoundly influenced the verdict. The young barrister afterwards be came Lord High Chancellor of England. It is the celebrated Lord Somers—" an illustrious states man, of consummate abilities and irreproachable integrity." There is much genius —genius of a peculiar character in Mr. Herbert's delineation of Lord Somers, then Somers. He is represented as looking at the Lord Chief Justice, who is inter rupting Sir Roger Langley with an objection—and the physiogomy of the future Chancellor is expressive of his perfect conviction of the futility of such inter ruptions, and his confidence in the result of the cause he has himself defended with so much eloquence. As indicative of his placidity in that moment of inde scribable anxiety, he is calmly extracting a pinch of snuff from his snuff-box. We might unquestionably enumerate a variety of blemishes in the production ; we might condemn the feebleness of the back ground, the want of aerial perspective, the over-minuteness of some parts, such lIR the very weaving together of the threads in the Brussels carpet, we might cavil at the introduction of a lap-dog into a subject so infinitely austere in its moral—but we cannot but feel that, with the counterpoise of so many extraordinary merits as are perceptible at the first glance, such an enumer ation would be little better than hypercritical. It is an honourable fact —a fact worthy of remembrance in the records of art—that the idea of this great picture was suggested by a provincial publisher, Mr. Thomas Agnew, of Manchester, and that to the munificence of Mr. Agnew is attributable, in the first instance, the encouragement of the artistic genius of John Rogers Herbert. Sir COLMAN O'LocnLEN—I wish to observe, with respect to Mr. Baldwin's remark about Mr. Mitchel'i offence being treason— Mr. BALDWIN—I beg your pardon, I don't mean to say so ; I allude to its tendency. CHIEF JUSTICE—I wish to state that I will be con siderably influenced on the subject, in coming to a deci sion, by an affidavit from Mr. Mitchel, stating that the publication of such documents will not hereafter be repeated. Sir COLMAN OTOGHLEN—My Lord, I have received no instructions to that effect. CHIEF JUSTICE—WeII, then, I must refuse bail, as there is no security given that the offence will not be repeated. His Lordship thea left the chamber, and the parties retired. ART-UNION JOURNAL. Another admirable number of the Art-Union Journal has just been published, illustrated by a beautiful engraving of the " Grape Gatherer of Capri," from the original painting by Rodolph Leh mann. Mrs. Hall's serial of " Pilgrimages to Eng lish Shrines" continues to be among the most attractive features of the periodical; the present instalment of the series being descriptive of the Residence of Dr. Isaac Watts. Some of the original designs for domestic purposes are really exquisite — instance the coffee-cup and teacup at page 146, by Henry Fitz. Cook. Mary Thornycroft's Statuete of the Princess Alice, as Spring, is prettily repre sented by E. Corbould ; and Mr. Collins's picture of " Crossing the Sands " i s excellently engraved by Radclyffe. Most o f th e miscellaneous notices and criticisms evince considerable intelligence. rANe% L .oa li s...... E foT ß r h P fie O le O sis L ita, , , g 0 oSer demand a E n x d c 1) 11 RAILWAY SHARE 31ARKETS. 7 k M a rn A a T a n cic i l market is steady, irt ietilarly London and North-Western and Midland, Dover, Newcastle and Berwick, and Great Northern. The sales are—Amber gate, Nottingham, and Boston, 51s. 3d. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 6/. 13s. 9d. dis.— Caledonian, 3214—Eastern Counties, 15 Ditto, New 10/. Shares, I Is. 3d. p.—Great Northern, 9% dis.—Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Fifths, ; ,j dis.—Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 3% c. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 21% dis.— London and North-Western, 134 1 / 2 —Ditto, Quarters, 2% p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 1, c. dis.—Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 15—Ditto, Eighths, 41 4 dis. —Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 20 1 ,i dis.— Midland Stock, 107 c.—Ditto, New Halves, 4% dis.—North Staffordshire, 2 1 / i dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extension), No. 2, lz%p.—York, and North Midland (East and West Riding Extension, 31 3 /. MANCHESTER, MAT 18. STOCK EXCItAIiGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting ham, and Boston, 2 9-16 dis.—Birkenb ea d, L ancas hi re, and Cheshire Junction, 6 9-16 dis.—Eastern Counties, 15—Ditto, Preference (min. 6 per cent.), 1 / 2 p.—Great Northern, 9% dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 3 11-16 dis.—London and North-Western, New, N p.—London and South-Western, 49—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, Preference, p.—North Staffordshire, 2 3-16 dis.— Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 18 dis.—South• Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 13-16 dis. ROBERT ITOUDIN'S SOIREES FANTASTIQUES.—The extraordinary and interesting experiments of this master of magic continue to increase in popularity and attrac tion. The St. James's Theatre was last night crowded with a fashionable audience, notwithstanding the counter attractions of Jenny Lind and Grisi, at the two great lyric establishments. During the past week the fol lowing distinguished persons have visited these per formances:—The Marquis and Marchiones of Douglas, the Marquis of Donegall, the Marquis of Blandford, the Ladies Cadogan, Viscount Strangford, Lord Churchill, La Marquise Como de la Force, Lord Rivers, the Coun tess of Blessington and the Mi-sea Power, the Count d'Orsay, Lady and th e Mi sses Domvile, Viscount Newry, Lady de D unstanville, Sir John and Lady Lyster Kaye, Hon. Mr. Ashburnharn, Sir Geo Talbot, Mr. and Mrs. Lyne Stephens, Mr. and Mr s . Brunel, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs.lFitzgerald, Mr. and Mrs. Arabin, Sir F. Trench, Hon. Sir Edward Butler, Ad miral and Mrs. Mitford, Mr. B. B. Willia CaPtain Lyon, Mr. Williamson Ramsay, Miss LAelirgmhs,, Captain Boyd, Ur. Baillie, the Misses Buller, fl a c ti . d Miss Holford, Mr. Little Gilmour, Mr. Addington, GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.---:YeS• terday forenoon the annual meeting of t h e subscribers and friend s o f this well-supported and useful society was held in the Hanover Square Rooms. The Hon. Sidney Pierrepont, who presid e d , opened the business of the meeting by a few prefatory observations on the progress and advantages of the institution The Rev. David Laing, honorary secret,ry, read th; ort for 1847. The receipts of the institution had re considerably in creased, and assistance in temporary distress had been rendered in 331 cases, to the amount of 7811. The num ber of Irish cases was particularly large, and their dis tress great. Seven additional annuities to aged go vernesses had been granted. In relation to the Pro vident Fund, the receipts for annuities on Go vernment security amounted to 5,3891. 10s.; in this branch the severe pressure of the times has been painfully felt. Th e sum deposited last year in the Savings Bank was 685/. 6s. The Home has fully an swered the purposes of its formation as a permanent shelter for the sick and needy, and a site has been se lected on which to erect an asylum for the aged. The number registered during the past year was 1,343, of whom 742 have obtained engagements. 10,558 persons entered their names on the porter's book. The financial statement showed the receipts of the institution to he 9,037/. 15s. 5d., the expenditure left a balance of 615/. The receipts towards the Provident Fund amounted to 8,3261. 12s. 11d., and residue, left after the disburse ments, 165/. The Right Honourable Lord Manner& moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Viscount Ingestre, and passed unanimously. A vote of thanks to the committees, officers, and chairman, closed the proceedings. REPRESENTATION OP CIRENCESTER.—TWO ad dresses have been issued to the electors of this borough. The Honourable Charles Pousonby, son of Lord de Manley, a Whig, has issued an address, wherein he says—" Having during the last two Parliaments sup ported reform, the experience of past events has streng thened my conviction that a liberal policy is best adapted to our constitution, and the best and surest guarantee to the stability of our institutions. Although a supporter of the general policy of the Government, I cannot view but with regret the re-imposition of the income-tax in its present oppressive form; and hope that, before long, property will bear its fair share of the national burdens, and that by stricteconomy the industrious classes will be relieved from a tax which presses so unequally upon them." Mr. Joseph R. Mullings, who is a Conservative and resident of the town, has issued an address, in the course of which he says—" I am a strenuous supporter of our invaluable institutions, and especially all apper taining to Protestantism; and whilst opposed to:measures calculated to destroy our venerated constitution by or ganic and ill-considered changes, I am, and ever have been, a friend to civil and religious liberty, in the true and proper meaning of those terms. lam anxious, and will use my endeavours, that the necessary and inevitable burdens and taxation of this country shall be placed upon a footing which shall secure, as far as practicable, a fair and equitable adjustment; and that in measures of legislation, the proper advancement and the interest of its inhabitants shall'have my first and most devoted re, Bard." The late Mr. Crippa was a son of Mr. Cripps, the father, as he was called, of the House of Commons, who represented this borough in successive Parliaments for noariy thirty-fire pare. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday morning at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, went yesterday morning to inspect the model lodging house.. , Her Majesty, ieconipitnied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and attended by the Hon. Ma tilda Paget, took an airing in an open carriage and four, yesterday afternoon. The Hon. Colonel Grey, Equerry in Waiting, attended on horseback. Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, were taken a drive in a carriage and four yester day, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Princess Alice took an airing in the garden of the Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended by the Hon. Charles Grey, anti Captai n t h e H on . Alexander Countess of Charlemont, Earl of Morton, Colonel the Gordon, honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre with their presence last evening. Her Reyal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Au gusta Bruce, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, also honoured the performance yesterday even ing, with their presence. Major Hagart, of the 7th Hussars, was presented to the Queen by the Marquis of Anglesey, on Wednesday, at the Levee. The Rector and Churchwardens of St. Margaret's, Westminster, with an Address to her Majesty, had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home office. The Rev. William H. Biederman had an interview on Wednesday with Sir George Grey, to present an Address. Mr. Cunard, Mr. M‘Carthy, and Mr. Wyse had in terviews with Earl Grey ,yesterday, at the Colonial office. A deputation appointed at a public meeting o f the rate-payer s o f th e borough of Birmingham , consistin g of Mr. G. F. Muntz, M.P., Mr. Jos e p h Allday, William Kerkhoff, and Mr. Joseph Corbett, had an in terview yesterday with Sir George G re y . The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for En gland had a general meeting yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Coloni a l_ office, from the Governors of the North American P ro . vinces. The Mayor of Liverpool, Sir Thomas Phillips, M r . Hindley, and Mr. Pollard, had interviews, yesterday, with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. CARRIAGE. ie n , ar a r n a d l narrates probably inc u r i eatin ß g Al n L e W ce A s Y sity for ...... I D n E e S o P n E n /t e A x T io E n STRUGGLEwitwith the com municationstghuraeredsthei thieves, in emergency between the singular and desperate encounter between an officer and utthfeoyr would t v a es t , ra w in hom the he ß w ir a u m s p i t o n a n g k h i a t n:g e t j o e :W u n r s a n t r a a w: Warwick gaol by railway. When the train had passed Stitclaford and, fellows suddenly sprang tempted to force him out of the window. The officer, gushed fr om criednam e named aloudP earsfoenr, help. struggled iits a n g ri a e i s n s were ehries opponentsunheard; haveoverpowered accomplished i b s y h e t d h e t h e their desperadoes, purpese the aperture through which they endeavoured to thrust as no trace of him has since' him. Failing in this, he was pinioned to the floor of the carriage, while two of the villains pressed their knees e that the blood *the officer's mouth. During this dreadful struggle one aonndhsius c c c h e e el t e d within es s c u a c p h i i f l o g r , c . of the thieves contrived to slip his handcuffs, an d , e ting out 'of the window, threw himself off t h e train been discoiered. On the arrival of the train at Marst Green, Pearson apprised the guard of what had occurred and one o f the rai l way _co nstables was p l aced inthe ,, carriage' as i iiii additional seCurity; and accumped- th prisoners to War w ick, where they were Bahl l 43 gaol. y od ged in 180. =~~ cs4M :" -i * • , _, ~ .tgfic ---. k . 4 r THE' CHINESE WAR JUNK KEYING. Yesterday private view of this novel and beautiful vessel took place at the East India Docks. After having successfully encountered many perils by sea, the junk has at length safely arrived in the river Thames, owing, in a great measure, : to the enterprise and nautical skill of Captain. ellett and Mr, Revert. The Chinese being for the theist part only coasters, and, although they know the use of the cninpass, 'are' averse to long Journeys, or, indeed, any travelling by sea In which it is likely that traces of land may be lost, the utmost efforts were re quired to get the vessel past the Bogue Forts without interruption, more especially was this the case, as con siderable suspicion was aroused on account of the junk being registered in ballast only. It was, however, ulti mately got out to sea, with a crew consisting of thirty natives and twelve English seamen with officers. Great care was necessary in keeping the natives in good humour, as they hid never before taken so long a voyage. Before theyavould sign their articles Capt. Kellett was obliged to purchase, to a considerable amount, tinfoil, silvered paper, and josh-sticks, for the purpose of their worship. At first they scrupulously performed their idolatrous worship, • but after a time they grew cold, and on the representations of the captain, voluntarily abandoned it. One of their most common and highly-prized super stitions was a belief in the efficacy of tying red rags on the rudder, cable, mast, and principal parts of the vessel, which were considered safeguards against danger. The largest junks are of about one thousand tons burden, the "Keying" is of the second size. The following descrip tion of it will, in some measure, give our readers an idea .of its peculiarities. The " Keying" is so named out of compliment to the-Chinese Commissioner at Canton; is built entirely of teak; and is understood to be nearly a hundred years old. This seemed highly probable, as one of her former crew had sailed in her upwards of fifty years since. Her extreme length is 'one hundred and sixty feet; dep th bread of th h of d beam,twelve vof twenty eot five feet and a h • height -of her thirty-eight sh e carries f t e h e r t heightee mu smasts. o P a te ' her i bow,. rom thirty tha water, feet. The mainmast is ninety• Ave feet in length, and is wade of one, large piece of , teak, ten feet in circumfer ence at the bottom, but not perfectly straight, and is hooped round with iron in consequence of being cracked, while undergoin g the process of hardening. The mode adopted to accomplish this last purpose by the Chinese, is to bury the timber for a considerable period in marshy ground ; and teak, after being thus treated, is said to become as hard as iron. There are Chinese characters painted on the b6dy, signifying " Good luck to the junk." The fo remast is seventy-five feet in length, and thirty inches in diameter , it rakes forward, and is supported by a larg e p i ece of ood on the after part. The sails are made of closely woven matting —a substance much li ghter than eanvass, o ho n lds the wind better, and rarely weighs ninenl?et splits, because it never shakes shakes in the wind. The main sailfnd covers a surface of eleven hundred yards , wt:h the aid of the' capstan, ich eights, men would be ponderous weight without t s tfhooetyaidmeoi raise such a needed. The rudder is w w l e t i g i h s t m i a s d epfroeorfultpon woodthe m and ost teak, singular bopo bound rhoser and a half to eight of the vessel . It obidal holes, and, in with iron, tons. It is perforated w ith tom of the vessel. deep water, is twelve feet below the The great elevation of the stern e nablestoote the rudder to t hi s m ea ns the draught of water of the be elevated or depressed according dclath, and by made to vary from twelve to twenty-four Keyinge may be the rudder is raised up, as must be the case i t. When water, the vessel is steered with a shorter tillnershalitohiwet second poop. When let down to its greatest depth, on requires occasionally the aid of fifteen men to move the large tiller, and even then with the aid of a luff tackl e purchase, and the best patent blocks. Without this aid it would require thirty men. On one occasion, when the junk was running before a fresh gale, attended with hail squalls, a tiller rope of nine inches was snapped in two. Instead of braces and pintles, two immense ropes made of bamboo and grass pass under the bottom, and come over the bows on the upper deck, where they are fastened; these serve to confine the rudder to the stern. The anchors are made of iron wood, the one weighing three thousand, the other two thousand seven hundred pounds. The cables aboard are very curious, and are made either of bamboo or rattan—of these the former is the more preferable, as it does not chafe so much on rocky ground, and lasts equally long, whether used in salt or fresh water. The windlass, which is made of iron -wood, has no palls, so that one part of the men employed at it are obliged to hold on. The whole mode of building is most peculiar; instead of the timbers being first raised, as with us, they are the last in their places, and the vessel is put together with immense spiked nails. The next process is doubling and clamping above and below decks. Two immense beams or string pieces are then ranged below, fore and aft, which keep the other beams in their places. The deck frames are an arch, and a platform erected on it protects it from the sun, and from other in juries otherwise inevitable. The wales form an other singular .feature in this vessel. They usually project about three feet from the side. Their object is threefold, to enable the vessel to carry more cargo, to save tonnage* dues, for the wales are not regarded in the meastirement, and to prevent the vessel's rolling. The vessel is roughly executed, as indeed is the case with most of the Chinese boats. In every respect does this junk differ from any vessel of ours —its build, absence of bowsprit and shrouds, and other minutisa, to Au us ra maruen tittnrence from our•pre sent seafaring craft. Surveying the deck from the summit of the poop, it has much the appearance in its general arrangements of the large early English men of-war, such as the " Great Barry.' The galley or cooking-house is built of bricks, painted a bright blue, and having two compartments, the one fur fry ing meat, and the ether for boiling rice. The saloon, or state cabin, in which most of the curiosi ties are placed, will next demand our attention. The entrance is protected by a sort of sky-light, the sides of which are formed of the prepared oyster-shells, so commonly. used in China instead of glass, the latter being too expensive for general purposes. It is thirty two feet long, twenty eight broad, and fifteen and a half feet in height. From the ceiling are suspended specimens of some of the different kind of lanterns for which the Chinese are so remarkable. They are made of every imaginable form and size, and the materials of which they are composed are extremely various. The Joss-house is situated at the back of the saloon, and with the idol it contains is held in the highest venera tion by the sailors. In the second gallery is the sailors' Joss-house, which contains the deity of the sea. Her most gracious Majesty the Queen, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, has been over th e j un k , and expressed her gratification at the view. On the occasion of her Majesty's visit, the junk was decorated with the most beautiful flags and banners ; the for emost o f which, and the one which first caught the royal at t ent i on, bore on it a Chinese inscrip. tion to the following effect :—" May the Queen live a thousand years." LAW INTELLIG.e . SHERIFFS' COURT, A, (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BUR SEARLE V. GRAPE. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damage in an action to recover compensation for an assault and false imprisc nment, under the following circumstances: — The plaintiff, a compositor, having received his wages On ,Saturday night, the bth"of January, in the present Yea!'" Was returning home to Lambeth, where he resides, in company with a shopmate named Berets, and on passing through Blackfriars-road, they turned into a public-house to have a' glass of ale. Plaintiff called for at pint of ale, and wishing to obtain change, before he returned home, he requested - a female at the bar to give him change for a sovereign. Mrs. Grape, the landlady, shortly after brought the change, and handed it to • the plaintiff; and the latter, in re turn, gave her the sovereign. Soon after, however, Mrs. Grape again returned, and said that the pLintiff had not given her the sovereign, upon which an altercation took place, the result of which was, that Mr. Grape, the de fendant, went for - a policeman, and gave the plaintiff into custody on a charge of felony; he was consequently conveyed through the streets to the station-house, at Tower -street, Lambeth, where the charge was formally entered against him, and he was locked up in a cold, damp cell, where he remained until Monday morning. The plaintiff was then taken to the Southwark Police court, and the case heard before Mr, Cettingham. The magistrate, however, dismissed th e case , and discharged the plainti ff, with he remark that he (the plaintiff) left the court without , the slightest stain upon his cha racter. It was alleged that the plaintiff's health had been materialli injured by the confinement in the cell at the police station, and that it also affected his mind to a considerable extent. ~, VALZ - j - , , ; These facts were proved in evidence by several wit nesses. Other evidence was given, which established the fact that the defendant had attempted to compromise the affair.- - For the defence, evidence was given to show that the plaintiff did not give the sovereign, but in this they After some further proceedings, The UNDER-SHERIFF, in summing up, said the plain- , tiff was entitled to whatever amount of damages the jury considered would.compensate him for the injury inflicted on his health and character. From the evidence it ap peared that he was a man of character. The fact of his being eighteen years in the same employment spoke much as to his respectability. The' defendant had cer tainly acted very incautiously. He should have taken care to have properly investigated the matter betore he gave the plaintiff in charge. Tne jury were to take all the circumstances into their consideration, and give th• plaintiff fair and reasonable compensation for the injury inflicted on him. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 71. 10s. AYFRAY WIT!! THE M ILITARY.—WOOLWICII, MAY 18.--A disturbance of rather a serious character occurred at Woolwich last night. The representative of the Guelphs and Ghibbelines were in this case the gunners of the Royal Artillery and the privates of the Royal Marines, and, as far as we could learn, the origin of the feud was this: —An athletic gunner of Artillery, named Walker, was a few nights since "set upon" and ill treated by several privates of Marines, who were drink ing at a public-house in the lower part of the town. The Artilleryman, smarting to avenge the injury, mustered a clan of recruits, in number about twenty, who visited the low public-houses, and inflicted summary punishment upon all the members of the amphibious corps who were unlucky enough to fall into their clutches. Last night it became the turn of the Marines to retaliate, and accordingly, between eight and nine o'clock, about 150 men of that corps assembled, many of them armed with heavy sticks, and visited all the public-houses, turning out the artillery, and administer ing the summary law of Justice Lynch to all they met. The artillerymen resisted as well as they were able, and at one time matters assumed a very serious aspect. The alarm was gi ven at head quarters, and extra pickets were sent out, who paraded the streets with drawn bayonets, and at length succeeded in restoring order. The results of the battle were, that one artilleryman was conveyed to the barracks on a stretcher, two or three others were so severely injured as to be carried off the field hors de" combat, and a multitude of the belligerents on both sides swelled the catalogue of the wounded, having received broken heads, black eyes, and other contusions. Threats have been made of a renewal of the conflict to-night, but it is to be hoped that the au thorities will confine the men to barracks. The police did not interfer e , i n consequence of a standing order from the Co mmissioners that they are not to interpose except complaint is made by a civilian. THE SALE OP ARMS 'IN MANCHESTER.—Yester day morning a shop for the sale of arms was opened in the Ruchdale-road at the corner of Gould-street, by a boot and shoemaker, named Douney. His stock of weapons apparently consists of only two descriptions— a pike head, having a blade about a foot in length, by tapering from about 1 inch in breadth to a point, spring ing from a heavy pi ece o f i ron a b out six inches in length, which has at the other end two cheek pieces about one foot staff: in length, b y which the bead is to be fastened upon the The other weapon is a rude cutlass, with a blade about two feet in length, fastened into a common wooden handle, without any guard for the hand; this is apparently the same description of weapon as that el li The by the well-k nown Dr. Reynolds, at Liverpool. _T shop was in th e early part of the day surrounded by a considerabl e number of persons. when we visi , ted the spot in the a f ternoon there were but few aboutpersonss the it, chiefly I r i s h men. They were critically discussing merits of th e weapons, which they seemed to think but very indifferent ones, as they observed thatthepike heads would prove far too heavy for effcctual use,at the end of an eight-feet staff, while the , inferior l materials and workm ans hi p of thee h ut e l e a r ss u es u , a i w ou ld r ender th em easy to be b ro k en. -21fa nces POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. OUTRAGE AND DEATH IN CONNAUGLIT.—I n the week past, four butchers of the town of Sligo made an excursion to an adjacent market for the purpose of pur chasing cattle. When there, they were pointed out to certain desperate individuals of the mob who, at th e late election, were hired, according to the expression of the locality, "to shout and fight for Towr eley." The persons singled out for the ferocious, assau It to be per petrated at a later hour, were Gilgan, G or _ n , Healey, and Burns ; and accordingly, on their return to Sligo from Ballymote, they were assailed with merciless brutality. One of the number, Burns, had his leg fractured in the affray, and died, in consequence, on Sunday last. The poor fellow leaves a wife and family in the depth of grief and ( destitution. Two of the cowardly offenders have.. been identified and lodged in prison. Their confessions are expected to reveal the shameful instigation to which the savage outrage iS to be escribed.---From a Correspondent. Sir Peter Laurie, with committing the following daring George Smith and John Barris, were charged bef . o robbery. Joseph Dalton, 366, stated, that while on duty on Holborn-hill, a b ou t t we nty m i nu t es b e f ore e i g ht o , elock , the previous evening, he observed the two prisoners and another man walking up and down two or three times in front of Mr. Thompson's shop. They looked in as they paSsed, and observing the shopman's back was turned, Smith immediately took a large roll of cloth from the doorway. and they all walked away towards Ely-place. He followed them, and when they arrived at Mitre court, g il h a i r s ris ba o t pen e d a sack, and Smith put the cloth into it. Witness rushed forward, upon which the last foerdterp,riwsohni was raised by Dalton, and h m third man escaped. Daniel prisoner d Humphreys, a o . behind ro h pp i ed . Athecryclootfli,‘, "step b th o i l e te f d ; captured in Ely-place the securedoffi e ce w r ae Harris. The Francis Franklin, a s t h r o im pm main , porter, at Ely-place, deposed to hearing the cry of si and seizing the prisoner near the gates on tiolbocfrn-hili. in the service of Mr. Thompson, draper and seller, identified the property as belonging to his masntger c yards of pl a id d oeskin, valued at 3/. 4s.tb id nsisted o f 291 Sir PETE R L AURIE said the case was qu i te clear They bad com m i tte d a b old and daring robbery, andthe. sooner they w ere sent out of the country the better. They were committed for trial. John Gibbs, in the service of Mr. George Alexander Buckland and Co., of Bath-street, Newgate street, packers, and George Scott, in the employ of Messrs. John and Charles Webb, of Coleman -street, merchants, were charged, the former with stealing a piece of cloth, and the latter with purloining a quantity of canvass, the pro perty of their masters; a,rici Benjamin Cohen, Church passage, Blsinghall-street, deseribeo as a general dealer, with receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. Evidence having been received, all three prisoners Were committed to Newgate for trial. WORShIP-STREET. Three men of notorious character, named Thomas Jones, Samuel Smith, and Barry Douglas, were charged, conjointly with a woman named Elizabeth Smith, with having assaulted Emma Underwood, and stolen from her person a purse containing 17s. 1 The prosecutrix _stated that she hat . ; occasion to pro ceed to Whitechapel in a nab on the precedin g evening, and on parting u ith a friend who accornpanted - her, eivo she was a stranger in that neighb - oul-hood, she entered a public-house, to inquire her way to Holborn, where she resided. The prisoners, who were drinking in front of the bar and overheard her inquiry, intimated that they were going that way themselves, and offered to see her as far as they went. She accepted their proposal, and, after taking some money from her purse to pay for some refreshment, and replacing it in her bosom in their pre sence, she pro cee d e d w i t h them till they reached Finsbury-square, when the prisoner Jones stepped hastily in front of her and struck her a violent blow on the face, which knocked her down in the road. The prisoner Douglas then seized her by the shoulders and forcibly held her down, while Jones knelt upon her chest, and, thrusting his hands down her bosom, ab stracted her purse and money, when the whole of them ran off; but her cries of " murder" attracted the atten tion of a policeman, and they were almost immediately secured. Police -constable Fisher stated, that upon hearing the woman 'a outcries, he ran to the spot, and found the pro secutrix, whose mouth was streaming with blood, in the act . of rising from the ground, and observing the pri soner Douglas running rapidly from her he pursued and took him into custody. He afterwards accompanied the prosecutrix in the direction the other prisoners had taken, all of whom were also shortly overtaken, and having been at once; recognised by the young woman as her assailants, were secured and lodged in the station. In their defence, the prisoners, with the exception of Jones, who declined saying anything, gave a general denial to the charge, 'and the magistrate ordered them to be brought up again on Tuesday next, that the depo sitions of the witnesses might be taken. THE MURDER IN SPITALFIELDS. Yesterday Mr. W. Baker held an inquest at the Duke of Wellington, Spitalfields, on the body of Henry Lazarus, aged six and a half years, who was murdered on Monday night last. Mr. S. Gates, solicitor, attended on behalf of the friends of the deceased to watch the case. The jury having viewed the body, the following witnesses were called : David Lazarus, a general dealer, of 26, Tenter-street, Tenter-ground, Spitalfields, identified the deceased as his son, and having repeated the evidence given before the magistrate at Worship -street Police court, added that he saw the deceased last alive at about half-past nine o'clock on Monday night. The CORONER—When you last saw the deceased, was any one with him? Witness —There was; my wife and cousin were there. The CORONER—How was it that you first missed the child? Witness—l had ordered my wife to make the bed, when the deceased went to the front door, and sat on a chair. It was from the chair I missed him. After the bed was made my wife called the children one by one, and after the two girls were undressed I found that deceased had left the chair unknown to either of us. We then went about the neighbourhood making inqui ries about him, but could gain no tidings of him. He was dressed in a pair ?of dark corduroy trousers and jacket, but no waistcoat, and a pair of stout boots. CORONER Was there any mark on the clothes? Witness—One of the buttons was broken off the jacket, and I removed one from the hip of the trousers to supply its place, and fixed an ',odd one on the trousers; besides which, the legs being too long, I turned them up at the bottom, so th a t I s h ou ld b e a bl e to id ent ify them if amongst 10,000 pairs. its The wa into C t a o o N t h E e u newspapersT iis i is very t important, and will have the i e f ff i e t e fi t nd o s f causing every person to examine any clothing that may c a l ot crown.hes W T iht The off red for sale. the a l a u b e o e of the halt' n e s A s n r r ohre—y Wwould t not fetch boots might probably fetch another Is. 6d. Joseph Lev} - o, t No. 9, Fryingpan-all e y, sa id t h at he was in the service of Mr. Cartesso, a coal d ea l er, o f 16, Tenter-street. He left off work at eleven o'clock on Monday night, and went home to sleep. The COIZONER—When y ou l eft was there any one in the yard? Witness—l am certain there was not, for ,before I left, in consequence of having missed some things from the yard, I looked round and found that nobody was there. The next morning, when I went to the yard I saw the child's ear through a crevice in the board. The board had been removed from where I placed it to the wall against the house. Nothing else was disturbed in the yard. Mr. Gilbert, surgeon, said that he was called up on Tuesday morning to see the deceased. When be ar rived life was extinct, and had been so some hours. His impression was that death was caused from stran gulation. The CORONER said it would not be right to bring a case of such importance hastily to a conclusion. He should like the contents of the stomach to be analysed, as it was impossible to tell what might hereafter arise. He did not think they ought to leave a stone unturned, and if additional time was given the clothing of deceased might be traced. The case was certainly one of the most mysterious nature he had ever beard of. The jury were therefore bound over, each ix the sum of 40L, to appear on Monday next. IRISH IMPUDENCE.—A few days since an Irish beggar addressed a respectable inb.abitant of Taunton as follows:—" Good morning, yer honour. and is it yerself that will place to be kind enough to give me a penny?" The reply of the person appealed to was that he hadn't one. " And is it yer ownself," asked. the Irishman, " that would be kind enough to go and ask that gentle man for one for me!" Finding that it was not himself that would do anything of the, sort, 11 1 44 dy walked off.