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THE SUN, LONDON, lEtwitta. on SUN OFFICE , Seven u RAILWAY COMMITTEE, S. (THIS DAY.) onour No. 4.-13tamINGHA.M A ND OXFOR D ered, and the clauses of the Bro ad Gauge 13111 were consid Bill ordered to' be reported. BIRMINGHAM AND OxYonn.—The object of this Bill is tb enable the, above c•unptny to make a deviation lino from Leamington to Warwick. Case opened, and evi dence tak.o in its tavour. GROUP No. 6.—NEwrnisT AND PONTYPOOL.—The ease for this Bill was further considered, and adjourned. GROUP No. 7.—ROYSTON AND arcHirt.—The Bill to authorise this e,inpany to extend their line to Cam bridge was further considered. - GROUP No. B.—LONDON AND SOI7TH-WESTERN. —. '• The Exeter and Credtton and 'raw Vale Purchase Bill of this company was again considered and adjourned. GROUP N, . Kt.—DUNDEE AND PERTH. —This Bill is to enabt , the above company to lease the Dundee and Arbroath line. Case opened. GROUP No. 1 3. CALEDONIAN. —The Committee were engaged the entire day in considering the elauses of the company's Bill for purchasing or leasing the Wi>haw and Coltness Railway, hut in the end the parties determined to withdraw the Bill rather than allow some running clauses to be introduced. GROUP No. 14.—The following Bills were recom mitted for the purpose of inserting a clause relative to the raising and disposal of the capital to be subscribed under the provisions of the several Bills: Le'eds and Thirsk Railway (Harrogate and Pateley rranch). Bristol and Exeter Railway (Branch from Bleadon to Wells, Glastonbury, and Street). London and Blackwall Railway Improvement, and Branches to St. Katharine's and Lotidon Docks. Great Northern Railway (Isle of .Axhulme Extension). Bristol and Exeter Railway (Taunton aud Castle Cary Branch). Strathtay and Breadalbane Extension Railway. ELECTIGN COMMITTEE. (TI-ll's DAY.) DUBLIN. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE apologised for his absence yesterday, and renewed the application to have the poll-books cast up in the presence of the Committee. The Committee granted the application. Mr. Martin Crean was then called to prove that he was agent of the Liberal Registration Society in Dublin, and that after the last i lection he had access to the polling-books, when he found, on casting them, that several of them gave a false reckoning in favour of Grt gory and Grogan. After some discussion upon the point the scrutiny was proceeded with, and evidence was put in to show that several of the voters who p olled for Mr. Reynolds were defaulters in the payment of a borough rate, which disqualified them from exercising their franchise. DERBYSHIRE. STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WORCESTERSHIRE JUNCTION RAIL WAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) rl'he general halt yearly meeting of this company was held .to -day at their offices, at one o'clock; R. G. Alston, the chair . Th e CHAIRMAN stated the first business of the meet ing was yO ascertain the c orrectness of the list of the shareholcie.rs. Since the meeting in December, th e directors hied felt it a duty to eximine this list with - the utmost care, and the result had been tht, coostitution of an entirely new li s t. There were only four names on which any questiom could be raised. These %ere gentlemen who had for merly acted as dh-ectors of the company, but who had been registered ou shares which were th e p roperty o f the company. The p,rtitis alluded to were Mr. D. T. Johnsa,, Mr. Henry Johnson, Mr. William King, and the Baron de Dopff. The SECRETARY then read the report, which stated that the register contained all the original names, Fxc,pt these tour which he had left out, in consequence of their not having paid anything [icon the shares which they were represented to nave held. Al ter a lung diicu)siun, is was decided that the names should be omitted. The seal of the company was then formally attached te; the list of shareholdure. The SECIVETARY then read the report of the directors, the ,tub.gance of which was as Hollows:—The claims upon the 'company will be liquidated by the directors as speedily as the payments of the calls will allow. The bills of the sol.citors are now under taxation, and the claims of many individuals who have never been CPC ploy(' by the company will in all probability be disal loweC. The call of 11. per share made in July last was paid upon 3,431 shares, and unpaid upon 8,025 ; but there having been no sealed register legal difficulty was appre hended in recovering the amounts. That difficulty has been removed by the recent valid call, upon which 215/ only has beerrpaid, but the directors have.given directions proceed against every defaulter. Steps have also been tb,ken to rectrver the three cheques for 4201. from Mr. IL T. Johnson, Mr. King, and Mr. K. J. Spiers. The Railway Ginirnissioners have granted an extension a o vo years for the cornpletien of the railway, and 1;030 for the compulsory purchase • of lands from tee fixtd periods of five and three years. The ba/J.ece-sheet up to May 15 stated the receipts during the- year tt; be 1,000/. Bi. lcl.. and the total of payments 6591. B c h ; It avirg a balance in hind of 78/. 11s. sd. The assets ari,ing from amounts due on calls, sbare property, end other sources are 8„i911, 9 ;., the claims upon tie company amount to 3.435/. 13s. 111. The CHAIRM,S.N moved that thie report be adopted. Mr. 'LEDGER, afar a high eulogy on the character ef Mr. Spiers, said that that gentleman was quite ready to leave the question of remuneration to himself to any disinterested parties, and that he was ready to give up his cheque on being freed from further liability. He had, ineeed, in the first instance altogether resisted the issne of the cheques at al'. After some further conversation the report was 'adopted. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the xeeeting separated. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DA ) (Before Mr. Undersheriff BURCHELL.) WOOLF V. BURTON AND WIFE. This was an action to recover the sum of 5/. 4,F. for board and lodging of defendant's wife. Plaintiff was a i 'iciusekeeper in Arundel-street, Strand ; and defendant •is a solicitor at Manchester. The material plea was that the plaintiff kept a house of ill fame, and that defendant's w ife was jiving in the house for immoral purposes, and tha:: Ole bawd and lodging was afforded to her to assist her ia such purposes. Mr. PARRY, who app Fred for the plaintiff, said that he coufi nor conceive boa- the deft.-ndant could have ven- tar ,'; to put such a pea On the record, as defendant had frequently visited Mrs. Burton, then Miss Durant, and married her from the house. Mrs. Rebecca Menzies was called, and said Ae had been housekeeper at the hous,, 28, Arundel-street. Knew defendant's wife, she lodged at the house from June to Octoher last year. D.dentiant was in the Ire qa..ent habit of visiting Miss Durant during that time, and they were married in o,tober last. Defendant slept at the houss the night before tha marriage, and on leasing the next day gave an 1 0 U for 5/. 44. cruss.examined—Let the apartments to Mrs. Burton. Did not agree that she was to ba allowed to are gentlemen. Miss Durant did not ask. When she to,,k the apartments she said she was about being married to a Mr. Burton, at Manchester, and he called the next week. Gentlemen certainly playing visited her. She said said she had be e n at the . Depttord Theatre - in the Stranew-,- and it was most likely she would have several friend s t o v isi t h e. Other professional ladies lived in the house. Could not s ay the gentlemen slept with her. She had a latch key, and avt.'s out late at night. Mr. Burton sl e p t there, 133 U, t Miss Durant always he slept on the si,f it . knew a ny other gentlemen stay there. There were er t w o other ladies, and the y al so had latch keys. They said they were not married ladi es and that they had gentlemen to visit the m. , was 'now the keeper of the house. Would claim the protection of the Court, whether she was bound to answer if she lived with plaintiff as his wife. The UNDER-,SHERIFF said she was not bound to answer. Mr. THOMAS addressed the jury, and urged that the • plea was made out by the plaintiff's own witness. A juror said he had mad up his mind. Mr. PARRY claimed the right of reply. Mr. TnomAs then said he would call a witness to prove payment, by a friend of defendant, and also the AlateriAl plea. The UNDER-SHERIFF suggested that a juror should be withdrawn; but the plaintiff's attorney would nut consent. Mr. ALFRED Moos was called to prove the payment; but he said he only lent the money to last witness on the I 0 .Neverpaid anything on account of Miss Durant, but had (riven her a trifle now and then. He returned the I Oi . U — because he could not bring an action on it, and the money was still owing to him. Did not offer to support Miss Bat ant if she would not marry Burton. — (Laughter.) Declined answering whether he had an improper intimacy with Miss Durant. Thictiael Nathan was present when Harriet Matilda • Sloman (who passed by the name of Durant) took the apartments. •She gave Mrs. Menzies intimation for what purpose she wanted apartments---to see gentlemen; she had n o o th er me a ns of g e tti ng a li v i ng. arnined—Nliss Durant told Mrs. Menzies she would h e' a ' ve "friends" to see her. She was not a theatrical lady. Harriet who resided in the house, proved that Miss Durant frequently took home gentlemen: Mrs They often Menzies often let th em in. Menzies on the occurrences which took place. She fre quently met Miss Durant at the theatres and in the street. Plaintiff' charged 21.• ;AL board lod g ing." Had distinct permission from' .Msis-. - Menzies to s I "friends." --- - Mr. PARRY brit fly repliecl. TIT!, UsDER-SEthilfFit un. und up, and slid the plea of payment had tailed, and if the lAA plea was made out, neither the defendant or his wile were at any time The jury said they did not wish to re-hear the evi dence, and gave a verdict for the defendant. DIVISION ON TEE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF RILL YESTERDAY.—On the ,ecund division on the Rowan catholic' 'Relief Bill, Mr. Newdegate Voted with the " Ares," and not with the " Noes," as stated in the list:pu.b LMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS. IThe SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. REPORTS. The following reports were considered and agreed to :- 1 Midland Great Western . Railway of Ireland (Devia tion Line from Mullingar to Athlone) Bill. .North and South-Western Railway (Harrow to Brant ford) Bill. Scottish Midland Junction Railway (Amendment and Branches to Birnam, &c.) Bill. ii - :k, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Deviation and Abandonment of part of the Think and Mahon Branch) Bill. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time, and 1 )a, ssEd:- -Ed inburgh and Glasgow Railway (No. l—Amendment A* Acts and Branches, Eye.) •th and Clyde Navigation and Airdrie and Coatbridge Vatvr Bill. Grt at Western Railway (Extension of the Berks and B ants Railway from - Hungerford to Westbury, with a .Br lrich to Devizes). York lk Railway (Amendment of Acts and Extension of Time for commencing Reedham and Diss Branches). North-Western Railway (Diversions at Skipton, Caster ton, and Sedbergh). 11,EPEAL OF THE UNION—AN IRISH PAR - LIAMENT. ' The Lord Mayor of Dublin (accompanied by several of the Corporation of the city, wearing their robes) appeared at the bar and presented a petition against the repeal of the Union, and praying for the restoration ot the Irish Parliament. The petition, which w as very voluminous, was read by the Clerk at the table. It was ordered to lie on the table. NAVIGATION - LAWS . Mr. FREWEN presented a petition against the Bill proposed by her Majesty's Government for altering these laws. Mr. FAGAN presented a similar pet ition from Cork. Mr. COBBOLD presented a petition to the same effect. SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS. Mr. FOX presented a petition trom Oldham, praying the Housl3 to restrict the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath. PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented fifty petitions from Preston praying f T or a r HEeduction of t public expendit ure . FRANCIJISE he . Mr. HUME said he had a petition to present. from Mr. Robinson (as we understood), a clerk in the Signet office in Scotland stating, up to the recent revolution in France , he was a strong Conservative —(Laughter)— but that be was now a Radical Reformer, and that there would be no peace in the country until there was an extension of the suffrage, annual Parliament!, and a m are equitable distribution of the electoral districts. LEICESTER ELECTION. Mr. KER SEYMER reported that the Com mittee had arrived at the opinion that Sir Joshua Walmsley and Mr. Richard Gardner were not duly elected to represent the borough in Parliament at the last election, and that both had by their agents been guilty of bribery; that several of the electors had been bribed by small Stl WS of money, one with 11. 2s. 6d., the " gift of a new bat"—(Laughter)—and that the system of bribery was such as to require the serious attention of the House.—(tTheers.) The report was ordered to be printed. Mr. W. MILES presented petitions from Somerset shire, complaining of the increase of vagrancy, and praying for an alteration of the law NnVIGATION-LAWS. Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from the merchants and bankers of Liverpool praying for a re peal of the navigation-laws. BAKERS. Lord R. GROSVENOR. , gave notice of his intention, at some early day, to bring in a Bill to prohibit the working of bake-houses at certain hours of the night. DEFALCATIONS IN CALCUTTA. Viscount JOCELYN, seeing the Right HOl7. Baronet the President of the Board of Control in his place, wished to know whether it was true as reported, that there was a deficiency to the extent of 100,9001. in the accounts of Sir Thomas Tcrton, the Ecclesiastical Regis trar of the Supreme Court of Calcutta; and, if so, how it was intended to make up the deficiency ; and whether the Indian Government were engaged in concerting mea sures by which such delinquencies would in future be prevented? Sir J. HOBHOUSE said it was with extreme sorrow he had to state that the report of the defalcation of the Ecclesiastical Recistrar of the Supreme Court of Calcutta was too true. From the information he had received he could nut say that the sum was so large as that men tioncd by the Noble Load; but still it was a very large sum indeed. The sureties accepted on Sir Thomas Turton taking the office were only for 10,0001.; and even supposing that this sum were recovered, it would gee but a very little way indeed towards making good the deficiency. With respect to the second question, as to who would be at the loss, he was sorry he could not give the Noble Lord any satisfactory answer. The East India Company insist that the loss ought to be charged upon the revenue, but no doubt his Right Hon. Friend would protest against that course being pursued. With respect to the third question, as to whether some scheme was being concocted to prevent such delinquencies in Suture, he had to inform the Noble Lord that, on the first receipt of the intelligence from India, he thought it his duty to consult the law officers of the Crown with respect to the punishment of this individual party—as to whether it would be advisable to indict Sir Thomas Turton but the opinion given by the law offiurs was not favourable to that course, and he had thought it right to inform the Governor-General of India of that opinion. The Government in India, how ever, were now preparing an Act by which it would be their endeavour to prevent, by all possible means, a re currence of such delinquencies. THE WEST INDIES. Mr. BERKELEY wished to ask the Hon. Member for Montrose a question respecting his resolutions on the state of the West Lithe-. He observed that the Hon. Member had postponed the discussion upon the re-olu noes till the 22d of Junr, and he wished to ask him under what circumstances it was that Government would not consent to an earlier day? He wished to ask, also, whether, supposing the H use affirmed the resolutions, they would be productive of good, when, on the sth of June, the is. 6d. preferential duty would tali in? Mr. lIUME said he had only two days to choose from, and he had fixed upon the 22d of June as being the best adapted to the discussion. At the time, how - , ever, that he named that day, he was not aware of the preferential duty expiring so shortly afterwards, and it the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would • agree to it, he should have no objection to bring on the discussion this day week. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would reply to the Hon. Member's question to-morrow. Mr. GOULBURN wished to ask the Noble Lord at the hi ad of the Government whether he was prepared to bring forward any measuie upon this subject? Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied that imin,diately atter the recess he or one of his Right Lion. Fricuds would state the course Government were prepared to take on the subject. ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. In answer to a question from Mr. KEOGH, The SOLICITOR. GENERAL stated that the 13111 was ready for committal, and it would be brought on on the first opportunity. • LAW OF MARRIAGE. Mr. SLANEY wished to ask the Hon. Member for Renfrewshire, seeing bias in his place, when the report of the Commission on the Law of Marriage would be laid on the table? Mr. S. IVORTLEY said, as most of the Members on that Commission had important avocations indeper dent of the Commission, there had been some difficulty in getting meetings as frequently as was desirable, but he was happy to say that the Commissioners had come to the determination to report separately on the questions of marriage, and the degrees of affinity; and that the reports on these subjects had been prepared and were only waiting to be engrossed. As soon as they were ready they would be presented to her Majesty, and it would rest with the Government to lay them upon the table of the House. IMPORTANT NOTICE OF MOTION. OATHS OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, AND PAYMENT OF ASSESSED TAXES. Lard JOHN RUSSELL—I beg to give notice that, on Monday next, I shall usk leave of the House to bring in a Bill to alter the form of oaths taken by Members of Parliament on taking their seats in Parliament; and also, that on Friday next I shall move for leave to intro duce a Bill to repeal so much of the existing laws as makes' it necessary to pay the assessed taxes before elec tors can be registered in cities and boroughs.--(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and cheer-.) BOROUGH OF DERBY. Mr. COLVILE rose to move, that Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of two burgesses to serve in this present Parliament for the borough of Derby, in the room of the R•ght lion. Edwa r d S trutt and the ion. Edward Frederick Leveson Gower, whose election has been determined to be void. Mr. STAFFORD seconded the motion. He said he should like to know. how many of the Hon. Members who were prepared to vote against the petition had read the petition from Derby signed by borne 2,000, out of the 45,000 inhabitants of the town. Writs had issued to other places with the same amount of population as Derby, the same const ituenc y , and a similar cha rge brought against them. ry was thus eff , cted: Bribe cAeptoefrd,ereadnd petitioned abill for his vote ß which he andae agai6stthe return, it was not unlikely that the whole would be dis franchised in consequence of th e act of ono in dividual, and that he thought was nut a sufficient reason for the disfranchisement of t he innocent. If the House withheld this writ he would talce care that it should not be the last time the question of its issuing should be brought forward, fur he would time after time and day-by day test by divisions who were the Members who would withhold from their fellow-men the right of representa.tioe.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HUNIE denied that those who refused the issuing of this writ were acting unjustly. The very reverse was the case. His only of ject was to ascertain, for the benefit of the cummur icy at large, who were the parties that had been guilty of unjust practices. As he understood the rule laid down by the House, it was, that the writs should not be issued to any of the boroughs which had been re ported as guilty of corrupt practices, in order that it should be proved whether they had been guilty or not. He should certainly tale the sense Of the House against ;he isßuipg of ohe Sir G. GREY said that the question before the House was, whether the circumstances that appeared upon the evidence' before the House were sufficient to justify what he thought the itisturig of this writ, at this time, would amount to—tiattielY, the indefinite suspension of the writ altogether.—(Hear.) In his opinion, the case of Derby was very different to that of Yarmouth.—(Hear.) He admitted that an inquiry and a most searching one too ought to be instituted into all these cases of cor ruption, but at the time he voted for the postponement of the writ, he did not anticipate that issuing writ would be delayed for an indeffinite period, namely, until the Bill of the Hon. Member for Flint borough had passed, there did not appear to him to be any prospect of that Bill passing in the present session; and looking at the fact that there were 1,800 uncorrupted 10/. householders in this borough, he really thought the issuing of the writ ought no longer to be delayed. Mr. RICE wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether, supposing the writ were issued, he would still consent to the state of the borough being inquired into. Sir. G. GREY said he had not the slightest objec tion to the inquiry, and although they consented to the issuing of the writ, Derby might still be included in the schedule of the B. The Earl of LINCOLN said it would be perfectly easy to retain Derby in the schedule, but what could r r ah t y e t, d t to ent af te r al them hmt h e e b t uh w c t ea r art i ttt grossa nr was ely- possibly be the u s e te.otnvraiti i ete f hde e t inl h ao e dbt o i or n ren q oplu l y i og i corruptionivsouuesd. elections Th h e a dC(p) Committee could not see how they could now issue this writ with any degree of consistency. The Right Hon. Baronet said the writ out not to be delayed tilt the Bill passed, because there was every prospect of the Bill nut being got through this session. Let them issue this writ and be WAS quite sure it would not, for no destinction could be drawn between t i issue u e the the case., wholeit wou l d o f them. have Derby and Yar mout h, an d if t h ey i ssued one writ, they must out tolf b t e h e a n t ultimatelymuch better turned had they never stopped the writ, for the public would then conclude that the House had been insincere in all the protestations it had made upon the subject.—(ifear.) Sir J. IiiNMER felt convinced, after. what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet, that if they issued this writ he should experience great difficulty in pre vailing upon the House to bring forward his Bill. He earnestly entreated the Hon. Member for Lambeth not to persevere with his amendment, but to make it a substantive motion on another oecasion. That day was altogether an unfortunate one for the House to come to a resolution to issue a writ for the borough of Derby, which undoubtedly every person would acknow ledge was a great and important town. They ought to teach all those great and important places that a greater responsibility rested upon them in consequence of their importance to prevent and put down corruption at elections, and that if they were found guilty of corruption they were not to be treated more leniently than other places. He did not see how he could, consistently with all his declarations in that House, con sent to the issuing of this writ, and therefore, as far as regarded the diverse course taken by Honourable Members with respect to the issuing of writs for places where Members had been unseated for bribery, he held himself altogether guiltless, because he had objectel to the issuing of every or.e of them. He held in his hand a petition what had been printed in the votes for an extension of the franchise, and the preven tion of bribery at elections, and he trusted Honourable Members would give it their serious consideration. If Hon. Members thought that the spreading opinions as regarded the prevention of corruption were only en tained by Chartists, and men of extreme political views, he could assure them they were very much mistaken.—(Hear, hear.) He had introduced a Bill into the House with the view of puttiug an end to bribery, and if it were fairly met by Hon. Members, it would soon be in a state to go forward to the other House. He did not wish to detain the House any longer, and would merely conclude by expressing his decided opinion against the issuing of the writ. Mr. GOULBURN said, if they refused the writ on the grounds stared, that they would soon have many of the large towns of the country unrepresented. He had as great a horror of bribery and corruption as any man; but be considered that the bribery complained of could be as well inquired into after a new election as during the suspension iif the writ, and considered that no good would arise from the rdfusal to issue the writ, he should support the motion. But it the House was inclined to refuse to issue the writ, he thought they should insti tute an immediate inquiry. However, he could not be a party to suspending writs for an indefinite period, and for an undefined purpose. Mr. MUNTZ said he was not easily astonished, but he really was astonished at the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet, (Sir G. Grey,) for fl ore it it appeared that the Government intended to throw their shield over such proceedings as those that took place at Derby. He could tell them that such a reform as this conid not be received by the people. He was ready to suspend the writ for a definite purpose, but recollect that those who were bribed were freemen, and that it would be, a difficult matter to draw the line of demarcation, he considered that the borough ought to be punished, and• should there fore, oppose the motion. The' House should bear in mind that there was a growing feeling out of doors that the majority of the seats in that House were pur chased. Colonel SIBTHORP supported the isming of the writ. Strangers were then ordered to wi►hdraw, and the Rouse divided, when there appeared— For i.suing the writ 136 Against it . . Maj , irity against issuing the writ -17 The issuing of the writ was consequently postponed. (LEFT SITTING.) TATTERSA LL'S—T HIS EVENING. • Six o'CLocK. THE EMPEROR'S VASE. 5 to 4 agst The Pero 6 to 4 agst War Eagle ASCOT STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Varapyre 10 to 1 agst Plaudjt 10 to 1 agst Montpensier 10 to 1 agst Lady IVildair 12 to 1 agst Tarella 12 to 1 agst Marpesu3 14 to 1 agst Nlathernatician ST. LEG ER. 2 to 1 agst Surplice 7 to 1 agst Justice to Ireland POOR-LAW COMMISSION.—By a return printed yesterday an account is given of the amount of salaries or other payments rectived in the years 1841 to 1847 in clusive by the poor-law commissioners, secretaries,. and others, and all other charges or contingencies incidental to the department. In 18 , 10-1 the amount was 42,622/ 64. 9d.; in 1841.2, 38 913/. 15s. 6d.; in 1842-3, 32.762/. 6! , . 5.1.; in 18-13.4, 30,818/. 16v. 7t1.; in 18445, 30,691 r. 14s. in 1845.6, 32,293/. 7s. 3d.; and in 1946-7, 31,536/. Ild. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 31. (Before Mr. Commissioner FoNnLarfguE.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF CHARLES ROWCRUFT. The bankrupt, who was an author, came up on the question of passing his last examination. He was thus -oescribed upon the fiat, which was issued upon the 19th of April last, upon his own petition—" Charles How croft, formerly of 76, Upper Stamford-street, also of Adelaide-road, Haverstock-hill. and of 17, Poulton square, Chelsea, bookseller." He was made a bankrupt by virtue of his having " exercised the trade and busi ness of a printer by purchasing paper and pay i ng f ur t h e printing thereon certain periodical publications, arid selling or causing to be sold the same when made up into books;" also by purchasing paper and causing to be printed thereon Foods Magazine, and afterwards selling the same. Amongst the list of secured creditors are Smith, Elder, and Co., who hold 490 copies of " Tales of the Colonies." It is also stated that Messrs. Spottiswuode hold securi ties in the copyright of the same publication. Another creditor named Warton holds securities in the copyright of the " Bush Ranger." Messrs. Saunders and Otley, of Conduit-street, are set down as debtors for 1501., under their agreement for publishing " The Man without a Profession ;" but it is added that they dispute this debt. Under the head of " property" is set down copyright of " Fanny, the Little Milliner;" copyright of the " Chroni cles of Fleet Prison," 1501. ; and 2,500 numbers of Hood's Magazine, valued at 1501. The accounts not being in readiness, the meeting was adjourned. (Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS ) Iti THE BANKRUPTCY OF W. T. GRuVES. The bankrupt was a wholesale dealer in sugar, re siding in Arthur-street We,t. Mr. Cooke appeared for the bankrupt's father, a large creditor. It appeared from the statement of the . Learned Coun sel, that in August last the bankrupt, of hunselt in difficulty, called together a meeting of his creditors and offered them twenty shillings in the pound, in instal ments of ten shillings in three months, five shillings in four months, and five shillings in five months. His father became security for the payment of the first and last. The first instalment became due in November last, and the bankrupt being unable to meet it his father advanced the money, 2.561/. Mr. Groves, sen., also advanced the money to pay the third instalment, 1,280/.; and yet after receiving fifteen shillings in the pound Messrs. Hale and Boyd, creditors who had been paid 372/. out of 4961., forced the binktupt into the Gazette. Mr. Groves, sen., who had held security upon the stock an d furniture for the money advanced, now gave up that security for the benefit of tho creditors. The CoihstissiosiEß said, that Mr. Groves, sen., had acted in a very honourable manner. This was the meeting for the choice of assignees, who were accordingly appointed, Mr. Groves, sen., having been allowed to prove for the full amount of his claim. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 31. (Before Mr. Comtnisioner LAW.) IN 1U REV. C. WETHERELL. Mr. NICHOLS moved, on behalt of the provisional as signee of this court, for a rule, calling on the Bishop of Peterborough to show cause why he should not make a return of the proceeds of a sequestration of the insol vent's living, doted June 14, 1946, and why ho should ❑ ot pay the same into this court. The insolvent was the rector of By field, Northamptonshire, and a vestry order had been obtained against him upon a creditor's petition, and it was deemed a case where it was expe dient to apply for a sequestration, which was accord ingly issued in June, 1846. Some time after, in the year 1847, a creditor named Smith dot a judgment THURSDA Y EVENING, J UNE 1, 18413. against the insolvent, and also issued a sequestration ; and then endeavoured to sat aside the prior sequestra tion of the provisional assignee. For that purpose he obtained a rule in the Court of Queen's Bench, which was argued in Noveniber last and discharged. There being a sum of money in the hands of the sequestrator, application was made to him to state the amount and to pay it to this court, but he declined to do se, on the ground that another creditor named Pritchard had lodged a demand similar to that of Smith. Pritchard had not given any notice to the provisional assignee of his intention to dispute his title, and under these circum stances the prese nt application was m a d e . Mr. Commissioner LAW directed the papers to be handed into court, and said, that before giving any deci sion he should see the provisional assignee with respect to the matter. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. 'Fillings Charles Trowbridge, and John Cousins, his partner, who were described as commission agents, oc cupying premises at the Swan Chambers, Gresham street, were brought up before Alderman Copeland for final examination, on suspicion of breaking into the pre mises of Messrs. Sleigh and Woolley, and stealing cash and goods to the amount of about 1001.. There was a second charge of stealing a board. Alderman COPELAND Said, there was quite sufficient evidence to send them for trial; and they were accord ingly committed to Newgate on the charge of stealing from Messrs. Sleigh and Woolley. MARYLEBONE. William Lye, butler to Lady Elizabeth Repton, re siding at 27, Norfolk-street, Park-lime, attended at this court in consequence of a summons having been served upon her Ladyship, charging her with having, on the 10th ult., caused a carriage and pair of horses to be driven up near to the turnpike called Gibbs's-gate, in the Finchleproad , and given to her footman a letter t h e payment of toll, amount i ng to ls., and for which offence she (Lady Repton) had rendered herself iai butler, prior to any evidence b e i ng gone i nto , said he was instruct e d by her Ladyship to admit her p a y, considerin g t h at s h e was not compelled to ef lwTbth which he passed through the s a id gate , th ere b y evadin g l h e e to a penalty not exceeding 5L inasmuch tel she had not p asse d t h roug h t h e r gate. Mr. BROUGHTON called upon Milton, the toll collector, who stated that the horses were pulled up within 20 or refusal to o , 30 yards of the turnpike, when the footman alighted, and, going to the carriage door, received from her Lady ship a letter; be went through -the gate with it, and after some time returned, upon which he took his seat on the vehicle, which was then turned round and driven off. He bad previously demanded the toll of her Ladyship, but she objected to pay it, and gave him ter card. Mr. Johnson, solicitor, who appeared on the part of the lessee of the road, said that, under all the circum stances, he was not at all desirous of pressing for a heavy penalty. The MAGISTRATE ultimately decided the case by or dering that her Ladyship should pay ss. for the offence for which she wan summoned, with 24. costs, as also 51. for the expense which the lessee had incurred in em ploying a man to take the place of the toll collector, who had come forward to give evidence. These sums, together with ls. toll, were immediately paid. WORSHIP-STREET. A powerful young man, named Richard Routfire, was placed before Mr. Jiammill, charged with the following brutal and aggravated assault upon Mrs. Mary Anne Tyler, an elderly widow residing at Kingsland. The complainant, whose face-was greatly swollen and contused, stated that her daughter, a girl under 16 years of age, bad. unfortunately . formed. a connexion with the prisoner, who. was in toe . habit, against the remon strances of her family, pf . onticing her from home nearly every evening, and keeping her out the greater part of the night. This occasioned the witness much grief and annoyance, and on the preceding evening she was ad monishing the girl upon the disgraceful conduct she Was pursuing, when the prisoner, who had come to en tice her out again, and had evidently hearti their con versation in the ;passage, ►suddenly burst in the room door, and after loading witness with the foulest abuse, began beating her with such brutality that both her eyes were bruised, and one of. her teeth knocked out, and finally struck her such a violent blow in the side that her body was dashed through the wainscot partition of the room, one of the panels of which was shattered to pieces, and she fell heavily into the adjoining apartment. On hearing the crash the landlord of the house and other inmates hastened in to ascertain the cause of it,. and having obtained the assistance of a policeman, the Fit suner was cart ied off to the station. The complainant's landlord corroborated the latter part of her evidence, and added, that besides destroying the partition in the manner she bad described by his outrageous conduct, the prisoner had also destroyed the lock of the door, and done other serious mischief, which it would cause considerable expense to repair. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that he had merely interposed to protect the young woman from her mother's violence, and that during the struggle between them she had accidentally fallen againat the wall, which broke down with her weight. Mr. HAMMILL, however, told him that he had seldom heard a more dastard.y outrage than that of which he had been guilty, as it was proved that he was not only in the constant habit Asiducing the girl away from her borne at improper hour% but that when her mother en deavoured to protect her daughter's morality be had at tacked her in a most bra; al manner. He did not think he should be doing duty if he el id nut inflict upon him the highest arnour,,t of penalty it was in his powet to impose—namel;', 51., or in default he must stand com mitted for two niimOts to the House of Correction. The prisoner way unable to pay the penalty, and was therefure removed in the van. Mr. Isaacs, a stationer in Old-street-road, waited upon accompanied assistanc b e y underthe following dis an elderly man named s 'i t s ated, that between o. twelve and one the — preceding smith,the lii n o 9 tgaoi applicant requestt v r i t i i e tt, ra i out in a place called Hoxton t, Saturday a very su in ch extreme destructive o tr ,c e i s o s c ln k g a c i t r cut fire night ns ttbroke s i , ag ve a r l i m sh o e s d t entirely occupied at the back of bitshperemmei,stesia, the and same from state. the fl Imes s m a n nh a i rinr4,7,akleird:ntya named h e a d t L in a id i e little r, and three others ' adjoining reduced it originated, ~,,,,:aasheeelsi sr pe b lr y ye apde guffrws o i et i hd i I less than an 'hour the house in tenanted by a journey to m a nvery children,nearly middle of the night, when they were In . two of these houses alling out in the were tour or five families, corn about as asleep, the poor creatures werewith fear, and in bed and it was the greatest mercythat they had been enabled to escape with imaginab le ther lives. who was with him, a shoemaker, who The man forcedr, had lived twenty years there, had been to the top of his house, where he by the fire saw hies for a long time making vain calls for assistance, h without any being rendered him, and the instant it at last cou rageously rushed through the flames into i the street, the whole house was enveloped in fire, and shortly after fell to the ground. One of the families his house, and had been fed and clothedpartially tretuge in bite; while, upon going round to P t ' he arutis te by morning he found five little children, all huddled t r o7- t ther in a corner of an empty room, with nothing but rags on their backs, and a sheet rolled round the whole of them. All of the families had lost everything they possessed, were almost entirely without food and cloth ) . * ing—in fact, it was impossible to be more wretched and d es titute, arid, although he was trying to raise a sub scription for their relieF, ho had only been able to raise so small a sum as to be of but little use among so many, and without the magistrate's interposition in their be half the majority must be driven into the workhouse. Mr. Ha.ateseee. said, that he sincerely sympathised with the unfortunate victims of such a calamity, but the funds at his disposal were so limited he could not render such Desistance as he should wish ; he would, however, contribute 20s. from the poor-box, and it was to be hoped that the press would take notice of the case, when there could path doubt such wretchedness would be met by that symy from the public he had so often had occasion to thankfully acknowledge. CLERKEIV WELL. Charles Flower, a middle aged man, of respectable ap pearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged by Police-constable Wallace, 205, and other officers of the G division, with riotous conduct, and causing a mob by addressing them in Clerkenwell-green on Tuesday night last. Mr. TYRIVI/ITT said, there is a su • mmar) mode of punishment under the Act of Parliament, but I shall let the case stand by fur a time in order to cons ider Whether or not I shall order you to find heavy bail to keep the peace for three mouths. The prisoner was then locked up ; and William Franklin, a %-ell-dressed youth, respectably connected, was charged by the police with inciting the mob to attempt the rescue of the prisoner, and pelting the officers with stones. Cobbett, 208 G, deposed that he was assisting the police to take Flower. when he saw the prisoner pick up several stones and fling at them. He exclaimed, " Don't see a man taken in this way, it you are English men ; don't see the man locked up, he has done no thing." He called out several times to the police, " You vagabonds !" " You butchers !" Witness took him into custody, and he went quietly to the station house. Hammond, a special constable, confirmed this evi dence, and added that the prisoner exclaimed, " If you have got English blood or English pluck in you, don't see the man ill-used or taken." The prisoner denied the charge, saying he could bring forward gentlemen of the greatest respectability to give him a character. Mr. Teavenerr said he should be perfectly wanting in his duty if he did not mark the prisoner's conduct with some punishment. He sentenced him to fifteen days' imprisonment with hard labour in the House of Cor rection. paralysed blnriegchke Ha was conveyed to prison. Flower was In the c o urse of the day the prisoner - again brou g ht u p for judgment , when ' Mr. TYRWIIITT addressing him said—l consider yours to be an exceedingly bad case. You are evidently a man of some thought and talent ; you were exciting an igno rant mob against the police ; you resisted the officers ; and I sentence you to fifteen days' imprisonment, and at the expir a ti on of that term to put in bail, yourself in 40/. and two sureties in 20!. each, to keep the peace for three months. Mr. Goodyear, the prisoner's employer, of Aldersgate street, in company with his principal clerk, attended to give the prisoner the highest character. lie had been many years in his employ ; he was sober, honest, and industrious ; and far from entertaining any political opinions, he felt confident that the bench was misguided by mi s r e presentations, d decide as he was quite a different man altogether. Mr. TIRWRITt-e.He is not to be puni s hed for p o u t i oid °PiniOnt. • . • . . • Mr. Goodyear's clerk was addressing Mr. Tyrwhitt as to the prisoner's character and with a view to get him off, when TYRWIIITT said, the case was over, and suggested that other business should be brought on, and that the gentleman should retire.. The clerk. however, still kept his position in the wit ness-box, anxious to address the bench further, when he was forced to the door of the court, whilst he exclaimed that it was "disgraceful ;" and Mr. Goodyear expressed his determination not to let the matter quietly drop here. The prisoner was conveyed to the (louse of Correc tion in the course of the day. Mr. Tyrwhitt, by order of the Secretary of State, was in attendance on Tuesday, and also last night, in the event of any outbreak, or charges being brought to this court. DRURY-LANE THEATRICAL FUND. The anniversary festival in aid of the Drury-lane Theatrical Fund 'took place yesterday at the Freema sons' Hall, Great Queen-street, and was attended by upwards of 150 gentlemen. In the unavoidable absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the President of the Institution, the chair was ably and efficiently filled by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, K.G. a triend of the institution, of above thirty years' standing. The proceedings were rendered the more in teresting by being set off and graced by the presence of a large number of beautiful women, who were accom modated with seats in the gallery, and at the lower-end of the superb banquetting-room. A rich musical treat was provided to add lustre to the festivity—the arrange ments for which were conducted by the accomplished and world-renouned Jullien—the following eminent ar tists volunteering their professional services on the °eta -sion:—Madame Anna Thillon, Miss P. Horton, Miss Dolby, Miss Birch, Mrs. Weiss, Miss Miran, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. H. IrVhitworth, Mr. D. W. King, Mr. Weiss, Mr. Machin, Mr. W. Farren, jun., Mr. Genge, Mr. Binge, Mr. Nilson, Mr. Kerr•dge, Mr. Maretzek, Mr. Shoubridge, Mr. Green, Mr. Henry Phillips, Mons. A. Hermann (the violinist from Paris), and Herr Kraus (th: celebrated pianist from Florence). After. Non nobis had been sung, the Noble CHAIRMAN gave " the health of her Majesty the Queen," and an nounced that, with her usual munificence, her Majesty had forwarded a donation of 50/. in aid of the institution. —(The toast was drunk with three times three and one cheer more.) The other loyal and patriotic toasts wero then pro posed and responded to with all due honours. The CHAIRMAN then gave " the in-allh of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge," the illustrious presi dent of the society, who in all works of charity had ever taken the lead, and assisted alike by his purse and ex ample the numerous benevo!ent institutions which abound throughout the land, and particularly the Drury line Theatrical, Fund, to which ho had sent a donation 201 —(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with three times three , and fol lowed by the celebrated air in the l as t scene o f Lucia di Lammermoor, which was performed by Monsieur A. IL mann on the violin, and rapturously applaudsd. The Rev. Dr. Thackeray gave "the health of the Chairman, his Grace the Duke of Beaufort." Drunk with three times three and one cheer more. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compli ment, said that he yielded to no one in his anxiety to promote the welfare of this most excellent institution; and so long as he should be able he would attend its anniversaries, and by every means in his power endea vour to forward its admirable objects.—(Cheers.) Song, by Miss P. Horton. The CHAIRMAN, it a few words, gave " Prosperity to the Drury lane Theatrical Fund," and associated with it the name of Mr. Harley. The toast was rt;ceived with an enthusiastic response, and Mr. HARLEY returned thanks. He said--May it please you, my Lord Duke, my Lords, and Gentlemen, — It is again my happy privilege to adelress you; it is also my gratification to see around me a goodly efmpany of distinguished patrons, who, amidst the exciting scenes that are acing on the great theatre of tha world, are drawn hither by the voice of benevolence, not trumpet tongued, full of " sound and fury," but discoursing " most eloquent music."—(Cheers.) If I do not inflict upon you my warned quantum of tediousness, impute it not to my diminished z 'anis the good old cause— to any plethoric symptoms in our fund (to whose trea sury there is, believe me, no alarming determination of ducats), or to less valid claims upon • its resources—.but to this fact alone—that its merits have been, on former anniversaries, so fully explained to, and appreciated by, its patrons, that upon the present occasion I can af ford to be brief, seeing that you have been disposed to be generous. The . advantages to be derived from this institution are manifold. It teaches the actor in his early career a lesson of economy—by inducing him to spare out of his means, be they ample or otherwise, an• annual slam sufficient to entitle him to its future benefits, and when age, decrepitude, and adverse fortune shall ensue, what a refuge will it afford him—what atreen -jot hedged in from - the wild waste of worldly cures ! Thanks, my Lords and Gentlemen—to your liberality we have been enabled, during the past year, not only to meet the claims of our annuitants, but to afford oc casiorial relief to those of the profession who had no claim but such as we never had the heart to resist—their destitution—and we hope, we feel assured, that many and urgent as have been, -and still Continue to be, the calls upon your bounty, you will look with favour upon an institution that has smoothed the downward path of the histrionic veteran, who, but for its frugal appliances and timely aid, would have proved the vanity of that fleeting iuberitance, popular applause.--(Loud cheers.) From the brilliant arena of his professional triumphs, with the last shout that hailed his mastery over the human passions, with the last sigh of regret at his final exit still vibrating in his ears, you have followed him to his humble retirement—net with - the world's cheap, obtrusive pity—but, charity's unostentatious, and liberal largess.—(Chei.rs.) Royalty has ever been fore. most in acknowledging the merits of the Drury -lane 'fnea:ricai Fund,. •P‘iur; of 'lts august presidents it owes to that illustrious house to whose guardianship Eugl Ind has confided her spotless diadem, her far ' famed liberties, her national honour, her imperishaule renown! • And I have to announce that, as a con. tinued proof of royal patronage, our Sovereign Lady, the triple-crown mistress of these impkrial- isles, fols this 'day graciously transmitted to, us-tier ..megnifieent donation of 501.—(Cheerp.) Nor can I suppose that unless its usefulness was fully apparent to sour Grace, that you, sit, would adVoc vie its cause orrSauetion its anniversary festival by your presences—while every dis iingish( d patron to whom I have the honiur to offer my most cordial greetingis siiti additional guarantee for ail that has been advanced in its favour. In my address - es from this chair I haVe rested ifs merits On the value of the stage asriff intellectual a,nausernent—as a school of vi quince; and though the stage be now ill partial abeyance, may not its professors reasonably hope to meet their patrons under -happier auspices cud in more prosperous times? Meanwhile, let us not relax in our endo.vours to , perpetuate the benevolent intentions . pf our founder, David Garrick, which not only provided for the actor in his "sear And yellow leaf," but for his be •rea ved family. Let us nut relax in this labour of love— it is a debt of gratitude we owe to the British drama, ' which, so long as mankind have a heart for sympathy, an ear for eloquence, and an eye for beauty, shall never cease to ennoble, to enlighten,- to illustrate, and to charm. Song, by Miss Miran. , The - CIaIRMAN proposed "The Health of the Vice- Presidents," which was acknowledged by Mr. H. C. Ibbetson, and followed by a song from Miss Dolby. "The Memory°•of David Garrick, the Founder of the Institution," was then drunk in silence. The CHAIRMAN next rose to give " Prosperity to the British Drains." His Grace said, that though we might admire the great dexterity of our French friends at one of our great national theatres, and be delighted at the dulcet, sounds of our Italian friends at the other, yet he should be glad to see the day when Drury-lane and Covent-garden again presented on their boards the old sterling, legitimate drama.—(Loud and repeated cheers.) To thou who numbered so many years as he did, and who had the good tortune of seeing those ornaments of the British stage—the Kemble family, Edmund Kean, Miss O'Neill ; and a host of others, every one of whom was a " star!'in his and her own bright and particular hemisphere—it was rather painful when tLey turned towards those national•theatres to see them occupied as they now were.— (Cheers.) True, they could not help admiring the talent of those who occupied them; but with Mr. Harley he hoped that one day they would be restored to their pristine splendour, and that again our British theatres would be filled by British compunies. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) Sing, " Jeannette and Jeanoot," by Miss P. Horton, whose performance of it was exquisitely beautiful, and elicited an universal encore. Mr. Harley then read the. list of subscriptions, which included the following:—=The Queen, 501.;_ the Duk e o f Cambridge, 201.; the Duke of Beaufort, 201.; the Duke of St. Alban's, 51. 5e.; the Duke of. Devonshire, 25 guineas; the Duke of Bedford, 50 guineas; Lord Wil loughby De Eresby, 201; .Itobartes, Esq 10 guiness; "A. Tribute of Gratitude, 45 years' old," 5/.; Strutt, Esq., lot 10s.; Charles Itaan,,E.i.q., 211 ; and two legacies of 1001. each. The total amounted to nearly 8001. Sung—"Fra p0 . c0," by' Mr. Silas Reeves. Mr. Reeves' performance of this fine piece of musical. composition was a masterly effort and a most succ,ssful illustration of the proficiency to which, hp had attained in his art. A strenuous call was made for an encore, but it was riot complied with in consequence of Mr. Reeves' attendance being immediately required at Exeter Hall. " The Stewards ". and " The Ladies " were subse quently given from the chair, and received with all the honours; after which the company separated. It is but justice to state that Messrs. Bacon served up , an excellent dinner, sod that Mr. Harker acquitted him self creditably as toastmaster. MRS. WARD'S JOURNAL OF lIER FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN KAFFIRLAND, WITH SKETCHES OF THE LATE WAR —M rs . W ar d' s wor k h as come must eppor tunely to supply us wilh a circumstantial and detailed account of the event s o f th e l a t e sea t o f w ar. It is the production of one eminently adapted to chronicle so ex citing a series of ev e nts t a ki n g pl a ce in the heart of a wild and savage country. Our authoress though not in the enjoyment of even tolerable health, never shrunk , when the excitement of battle was near; by the side of her gallant husband no danger was sufficient to arrest her interest, full The narrative is one of deep nterest, full of exciting adventures and wild and graphic de scriptions of scenes the most extraordinary which could be presented to the eyes of the traveller; we are hurried through a variety o f warlike operat io ns with the rapi dity of thought. The interest of the wnole never flags. —Sunday •Tiines. • NEW EDITION OF PEPTS' DIARY. The first volume of the new edition of the celebrated " Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys just been pub • Fished by Mr. Colburia. This edition will comprise as much new matter as the ori g inal work consisted of, with many additional Notes, by Lcrd Braybreolte. It will doubtless attain a very large circulation, fur Pepys may be truly considered as one of the most valuable as well as the most entertaining of our national histori ans . " Pepys' Diary , " says the E d i nburgh _Review, makes us comprehend the grea t histor i cal ev ents of the age, and the people who bore a part in them, and give s us more clear glimpses into the true English life of the times than all the other mi morials of th em th a t h ave come down to our own." The Quarterly Review observes that repys' Diary ,during throws a distinct an d v i v id li g h t over the picture of England and it s Government, the period succeeding the Restor a ti on ; an d if, quitting the bread path of history we look for m i nu t e information co ncerning ancient manners and customs, the progress of arts and sciences, and the v ar i ous branches of antiquity. we have never seen• a mine so rich as these volumes," TIIAMES. Thomas Jones, a well-known thief, was charged with stealing a gold watch, value thirty-eight guineas, from Mr. Joseph Palmer Wilson, master-mariner. The prosecutor went to see the great fire in the Whitechapel-road on Tuesday night, and while looking at it he felt a fumbling in his waistcoat-pocket where his watch was deposited. lie inami-diately put his hand to his pocket and caught the prisoner's right band close to his pocket and the watch in his hand. The prisoner made a desperate resistance and struck Mr. Wilson se= veral times. Several, men, who were no doubt connected with the prisoner, also hustled Mr. Wilson, but he kept firm hold of the villain, and called fur the police. A constable took the prisoner into custody. A rescue was attempted by a gang of ruffians. Mr. YARDLEY committed the prisoner for trial at the Clei kenwell Sessions. IRELAND. DUBLIN, MAY 29. —The two indictments against Mr. Mitchel for sedition, which were to have been tried in the present term, have, as a matter of course, been abandoned by the Crown. Notices have been 'served upon the two juries which had been struck for the trial of those cases, intimating that their attendance will not be required. The Crown has yet taken no step for proceeding with new trials in the cases of Messrs. Smith O'Brien and Meagher; but it is said they will be tried in the present term. The United Irishman newspaper is extinct. It appears that the Crown has Tully carried out the sequestration against the property of Mr. Mitchel, so far as the print ing materials are concerned. The only goods returned on Saturday were certain fixtures claimed by the land lord of the house. As Mr. Mitchel was the registered proprietor, the Stamp-office has the right to rr'jcct any other persons seeking to register themselves'es his suc cessors. But already a new journal, or rather the United Irishman revived, is announced, as will be perceived by the following extraordinary notification:— • " THE UNITED IRISHMAN. " TO THE PEOPLE OF IRELAND. " John Mitchel is a captive in the bands of our ene mies. His office, types, and newspaper machinery are in the hands of the police—the United Irishman is at an end ; but, under another name, we are anxiously pre paring to restore it ; and as soon as we can get together the necessary materiel of a newspaper, the United Irish man will again appear under the sovereign style, title, and dignity of the Irish Felon, to sustain the principles, and accomplish the intentions of the illustrious man who is taken from amongst us. In this case we but dis charge our clear duty to our country, and to him. " The prospectus of the Irish Felon shall be issued is a few days : _ _ _ " All debts due to the United Irishman, though not recoverable by English law, should be paid to William Mitchel, 8, Ontario-terrace, Rathmines, Dublin, to whom all communications should be addressed for the present. All debts due by our friend shall be paid as soon as possible, or be made chargeable on the I r i s h Felon, which shall be really, though not legally, hi. property. "Subscribers to the United hishman shall be supplied with the Irish Felon as soon as possible, and any time that may intervene shall be allowed thorn in the term of subscription. " T. DEVIN REILLY, "JOEIN MARTIN." The Roman Catholic clergy of tour dioceses have adopted addresses to the Queen , praying a repeal of the union. In a fifth diocese, Ard:igh, a similar address has been signed by eighty-six clergymen. The Roman Catholic Bishop of that diocese, Dr. O'Higgins, is at present in Rome. ARRIVAL OF JOHN MITCHEL AT SPIKE ISLAND. HALF PAST FIVE o'CLocK.—An extraordinary edition of the Cork Examiner, published on Sunday (yesterday) evening, contains the following:— ‘,‘ The vessel that brought John Mitchel to Spike ar rivedin the harbour at an early hour to-day; and before it dropped - its anchor, the martyr patriot was landed on the is/and, and handed over to the custody of the go vernor. " lie was brought offshore from the vessel by two of the Dublin police and two Marines. " Shortly after his arrival; Ciiptain Atkins, of Water park, the inspector of the Penitentiary, gave orders that a separate room should be provided for him, and that he should not be interfered with for this day,• but that, on to-morrow, he would be obliged, to wear the con vict dress, and be treated in all respects as an ordinary convict." The same journal clntaiaa the following' " Tow WISH AND CHILDRKK OY JOHN gITCHEL.— The wife and children of Lhe : felttn patriot belong to. Ire land, for wbom the father and the husband has•sacri ficed.his ltbarty, and was ready to: yield up his lite. The law, remorseless in its decrees, haa.seiz-d upon his pro , perty—their.property ; and they aro now without hus band, father, and pi'ovider. Ireland must take that ha reaw.d wife to its tenderest care, those helpless children to its warm bosom. It will be a duty, a justice, and a consolation. Already Dublin bas set an example, by commencing the formation of a fund, such as may shield that afflicted family from the want. which a patriot's de votion and the law's' vengeance have drawn down on their &fenceless heads., The mention of this fact is .sufficient to insure a universal inaitatiouDf so,grateful duty." REPEAL ASSOCIATION, MAT 29. The weekly meeting of this body was hold this day in Conciliation Hull. The meeting was more crowded than on ordinary occasions, in the expectation that reference would be made by some of die speakers to the ptoceed ings of the past week. Mr. linaxt (barrister) having been called to the chair, proceeded to refer to the trial of Mr. Mitchel. lie declar.•d that the loathsome Whigs—the loaded dice Whigs---(Hisses)—had cast aside the mask, and pro claimed as practically as if they had written it on the walls of the city,. that they had suspended the Consti tution. Mr. GALWEY, having charged the Government with jury packin g , reminded the meeting that on a f o r mer occasion he had promised to point out to them, in case of the conviction of Mr. Mitchel, the course they should adopt. While he (Mr. Galwey) was considering what had to be done, a benignant spirit whispered in his ear that John Mitchel had left behind him a wife and six children, and he said he would propose that the country should adopt both, that they should pour balm into the ears of the afflicted lady, and become the fathers of the fatherless.—(Loud cheers.) In conclusion, he moved the following resolutions:— " Resolved, I. That in the late case of The Queen v. John Mitchel,' the jury selected to sit on the trial of the accused was packed from his known political op ponents.. "2. That, therefore, the verdict of that jury is no evi dence of Mr. Mitchel's guilt. "3. That punishment based upon that verdict is an act of arbitrary power, and a blow struck, through the medium of jury•packing, at the lives and liberties of Irishmen. "4. That, under the circumstances, it is the bounden duty of Ireland to adopt the family of Mr. Mitchel as its own, and to provide for their comfort and education at the public expense, during that gentleman's absence from this country. "5. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions be pre sented to Mrs. Mitchel, accompanied by an expression of sincere condolence on the part of this association." Mr. JOHN O'Cofetinu. seconded the resolutions. He had questioned himself as to the course the country should take—ho had examined his inmost soul as to the principles of the association, arid the prospects of con tinuing in their present course, when the intentions of the Government had been so fully developed by striking down the trial by jury, and by this most cowardly siola tion of all right and justice. He was glad of the course that had been proposed by his friend (Mr. Galwey); for it was well, before they considered the destinies of their country, they should consider whet steps were to be taken for the purpose of giving expression to those softer feelings which they would not be men if they did not feel.—(Cheers.) With respect to the conviction of Mr. Mitchel, it was fully and completely done. It was an act of vengeance on the p,rt of the Crown, and had lost the character of justice.—(Cheers.) Lerd Claren don was revenged.—(Hisses.) Lord John Russell was revenged—(llisses)—for past reproaches which Mr. Mitchr.l had flung upon him.—(Cheers.) But lie could tell them that Mr. Mitchel in Norfolk Island, or in whatever place they sent him, would be more powerful against the Government in inculcating his principles and doctrines than ever he cautd be at hotne.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. J. O'Connell) must sincerely trusted, that if that unfortunate men the Attor ney-General —(Hisses) should speak to any of his fellow-Catholics, they would spit upon him.—(Loud cheers.) He had spit upon his fellow-Catholics, and he had proclaimed that they were unworthy of being believed upon their oaths. He (Mr. J. O'Connell) trusted .he would not dare presume to speak to him.— (Cheers.) He knew him once, but would consider him self degraded by continuing to know him.—(Loud cheers.) He (Mr. J. O'Connell) was almost ashamed of the name of Catholic, in which he was accustomed to glory, because that min could call himself by the same, name.—(Cheers.) He should not occupy the attention of the association with anything so base, so infamous, and so degraded.—(Loud cheers.) But those who would defend him after such an act must fall into the same depth of infamy and degradation into which that untor tunate man had himself fallen.—(Cheers.) He would call on the chivalrous spirits, like him who was in chains, not singly to expose themselves to be struck down; but let them band themselves together, and present the un broken front of determined and united Irishmen. — (Cheers.) They should not be quiet, but should agitate. They should not sit down in tame submission it the constitution were taken from them, and be for ever the degraded slaves of England.—(Cheers.) The resolutions were carried. Some other speeches were delivered, and the meeting adjourned. The rent for the week was 121. Colonel Froeston had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Dwain-street. DUTCH PAPERS. ni.rsl AMSTERDAM, MAY 29.-Inland fut.ds were in WI-- demand, although there was a decline in the prices to. wards the close of the Bourse. tit Spanish funds commenced high and in demand, consequence of the high exchange of Madrid and A"' werp, but they all closed flat. Portuguese were also fia t Peruvian were in demand and higher; 'and i n Buse iu funds there is a very sensible .improvement. Austrian likewise were improved ; the other funds rem ained with* out any change:- Amster dam Courant. Tux HAGUE, MAY 28.-A petition to his MaJ . ° 4l is in circulation at Rotterdam, signed by all the priece• pal inhabitants, praying his Majesty promptlY sur press the slave-trade in the Dutch West Indies, snd t° make a reasonable indemnity to the owners of the slavetn To this end the petitioner s pray, that the following dtir positions may h- introduced into the new proj ect of t fundamentallaw:- N,:trier 1.1:e Netherlands' nor in it ; p ossess b 'vend sea is either slavery or commerce i a slaves 6-4(.- rated. which is ~. project of law relative to the inrieinnity to be given to the proprietors of slaves w ill be presenie; in the first session which shall follow t he promul a" g of.he fundamental law modified. In two years, at the latest, after this promulgall° the present law, the slavery shall be entirely suppressera AMSTERDAM. MAY 29.-The morning after tbe val of his Majesty, and Prince Henry, they stl e vnt o Divine service. His Majesty afterwards review.e_rti Communal Guard of the eapitul. He was receireanh e great enthusiasm both by the Communil Guard 60:4 thousands of spectators who were assembled. !or' j.'sty went through all the ranks; after w hich the divisions defiled. i ts sod All the volunteers were present in the ran sa several among them wore their civic dress. kw, After the review the King appeared on the b!t s and never, perhaps have more lively testinionte demonstration of the attachment of the people tio,..tetb% sovereign been displayed, than on the occasion 15.:ca visit. The King afterwards received the °celesta u authorities and several other public bodies. His Majesty has conferred the Cross of .tbe sed, aIId lands Lion on five majors of the Communal li the order of the Crown of Oak upon their capitol' Am, , terdain Courant. • of t he he Stoats Courant contains the promulgation. _sin, law of the 10th of May, concerning the provilions t : l g to tenance, for two years, of several Belgian 13." ct`i of force in the Duchy of Limburg, exclusive of tbe Maestrieht and the Commune of St. Pierre. , s od THE HAGUE, MAY 30.-The Minister of Just ° od Interior has addressed a letter to the Paymast er the other officials of Limburg informing them, tht“'' il dr est firm resolution of his Majesty's Government t o the grievances of the lower classes, partly by a re l l e -s tind of charges and taxes upon them, as well as bl,n'd beea them certain immunities. The petition which nigits presented by the inhabitants of Limburg for, r s e ,,,Ferill liberty would likewise be speedily and sati s “ - ellt..° attended to. The Minister concludes by the maintenance of unity, assuring them that sal pro' observance of the laws they would most else? l e wd mote the grand aim of all their efforts-the a°,l ll , 30 • exhorting, do and honour of Limburg..-Journal de la Rage, . 0 0111 J DUTCH FUNDS.-AxsTzaDAX. Ito bone/. 45 1 $ Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.. • • „..... 41% 4,4 Ditto, 3 per Cent . ...... ........... 6311 Ditto, 4 per Cent. ••••• • • • • • ....... 63 ., 60/1 Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent. . '. •• ... 6 0 /11 •••• Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • • East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • • - it 91 Exchange on London, at sight • • • • • • • • 2 l, Two months . . l On Hamburgh, at sight •• •• 3 4 37 Two months.— • • • • 34 62 On Paris . .............• 56 12 Two months. ••••••• • • • • • • • 56 TS RAILWAY SHARE g 9 1 LIVERPOOL, MAY 31 • STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Great r''-'744-c.., Bs. 9d. dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths. *tfesn,,, -Ditto (West Riding Union); 3% c. ;Ye, '3% dis.-Lofidon and North-Western, 130 cel7'',„ -- „lnel',i), Quarters, 1 3 / 4 1p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and lelleetP,"‘ Preference, p.-Ditto (late Great GriunshY ll3 ll, L ive-' 4 ",h'• Quarters, 4 3 4 dia.- Midland Stock, 103-Ditt o, dis.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester 7% .g )r, S e " . Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 3th , d!'" * ,; l. castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), I A , MAJSCHESTER, MAY 31 . d " nts, STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Birke nbee shire, and Cheshire JunctiOn, '7 3 4 dis.-Ea stern e 7' l6 ' ' 14 1 / 2 - East Lancashire, 7 1 / 41 dis.- Great Northeentvitto,%, -Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 3.16 die teenths, 5 3 4-Ditto, 321. Shares late E a tensionra rev - -Ditto I( West Riding Union), 3 7 dis 0 • 46): Western, New, 1 3 4 p.-Manchester, Shetfieh 4 u e). shire, 60 1 ,4-Ditto Quarters, No. 2, 15-Ditto (0,0 5121. Shares, 22' L.-Ditto (Sheffield and I,l„l'coteto 0 4 9 c. dis.-North Staffordshire, 21h dis Dover, No. 4, 3 dis. fe° ° BIRMINGHAM, Mar 31. 00 0 te r' STOCK EXCIUNGE.-The following are the ret, t at t oos r t s e ie the share list:-London and North- Weatere, r , "" s od `,,es I:S . S p.-North Staffordshire, 2% dis-Shrewsbur,:ve milzharn (A), 4!,i dis.-Ditto (B) 3 dig*-- Union, 2% cis: • • - for - LEEDS, MAY 30. " Pt% - STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are Amberga'- atist i 97r ham, and Boston, V. 13s. n. dis.-Eastern hey" Pe East Lancashire, New, 61.165. 3d.dts.-Great' , dis.-Lancashire 'and • Yorkshire (West • b. dis.-Leeds and Think, 2114 dis.--North Witt , /0 0 38s 6d. Alia -North Staffordshire, 21. 63. 3d.d i , s ! -North Midland, Preterence, 33 / 4 p. 2 4 i , GLASGOW, MAY 30. STOCK Ex&estue.-Tee sales are -- ",,; r iii i ' ll B ee -Glasgow, Dumfries. and Carlisle, 6 Is,'- alogy - e,el and Ayr. Halves,' No. 1, 81.6-Ditt o, Midland, 105-North British, Thirds, 21s. ' Quarters (scrip), N.-Scottish Central, 27%! Os • YORK, May 30. , i 0• 0 1 , 0; tie STOCK EXCHANGE.- The bus iness transaco sew as-foilows : -Great Northern, 3 1 . 14e. n•-•. -I ; g ' and Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 11 ,v stie°' Col l - 9 t . HULL, MAY 31. , 4 STOCK EXCHANGE -the salei a re-De•- tel lialve„; ea: New, Ils. 6d. p.-Hull and Selby, 99 1 , 2 --Di tt° l,loo 6 'Nor ° ' -Lancashire .and Yorkshire, Halves ( : I °' - 3 - 114 - ;;,,,,4i 00 Sheffield), 10 3 4 dis.--London 'and to, BrighteiN, or•ltieel (scrip), 43, British, 229d. -D34-Di it tto, Thirds, 218. Quarter% ss. 4t North , itiffer% dis.-North Western % retz U l e • 4 - DISCOVERY OF AS -ANTIQUE COPP s.• 1 a 9 9, REMAINS AT MESSING.-A few 'days' sew. ,cle workmen were land-ditching in a fi eld u pon ou bii sP oi e Miore!alarin,*at Messing, one of theni tb e ,,oe , upon a large stone about eighteen inches O slo • r ice r 00 , face, which, bidding defiance to both sPa tie l , turtb e bicb the man was induced to remove the ear t " ik ivg 7 0 t when he found it to be a flagstone, u pon st r . n dietn i a hollow. sound proceeded from- .beneath, d vacuum. One- 01 the men informed 1 111.. . v. roe° 0 0 went to-the spot, and - directed theinea• to u!b• hu ge 6 ot ia stone, and clear the earth away; 1 1119 ' 1 , 6 ,, e t Jot iur , coffin was presented to view, about seven 5, t 04 eighteen inches deep, with three flagston° r s b i. ° ll , which served as a lid; on , removing the Ja' a _ e jan; ' c on skeleton, nearly perfect, was . found in the w-deettl; pe tit h i e d to a great portion of the smaller bones erupt. , t e ye the admission of the air.. The teeth were 1 ,0000 state of preservat ion. Mr. -Moore bad tbeZ; to his house in Messing-street. The "is ler thick, and hati - neither date, ornament, Ot t t hio nor was any 'thing found among the a shes. vi je d S e e • to the least trace of the party, who Ives d b . il o o ll gis secluded spot, a field adjoining " Pre ,te . h e ad and nearly a mile distant from any hou s e ' (IP" Sb e of one cpniinuoui siie from head to Not e ag t ieel po r of it laid to the ,porth. There is 120 d°u „ for ce sirr coffin and contents h ave b e en deposited th e : ü bs ries ; but h ow th ey came t h e r e is, and no- ‘•°- .' main, a mystery.-Essex Herald. i „ o e s , A DVERTISEM ENT.] -GiddilleSS in Lo 115 p it) • and Apoplexy Cu red by •Hullovvaye ellcb;e man of the name of Death]; a mariner, of MOunt, near Penzance, - was for ,year s 13ce seat• ° log tacked Witt'' giddinessin his head w hile at t he toe h it rendered his situation one of imminen t p eril; 0 love increased so much that he was compelled tootiellee ocoupation. He then commenced taking re st / • r e.. - Pills, which in a comparatively . short time eter to health, and enabled him to resume bits form: l l ' o d $0 ,4 0 . went. For bile, sick headaches, ()sterility , ' ° f ,,1 0 tee d k OO bend, or symptoms of apoplexy, this ucknirau„,o feet, should be taken, which' is a certain cure. s lobs° , Drpggists, and at Professor Holloway' s st 244, Strand, London. V s° ift 6 .THE .EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.--° 4 gaf the ironmongers in the borough of Southwan' t, se t : o n their adherence to the early closing nuoluetheir et cessfully carried out- by the members 0 bolo s re. within the city of London, and terminateoth er Tee 0 seven o'el )ck, and on Monday n ext all th vie Il i politan districts will follow their example. the mongers are pledged to join the movement 0 7 • proxinad. . 41R2'11.5. Dublin, the s op On the 20th ult., at Stephe n ' s- g reen, Major C. Cotton, of a son. TT 071'1 )1$4* On the 25th ult., Mrs. J. D. Finney, of wet . 0 o the p i le road, of a. daughter. On the 27th ult. , at Lee-terrace, Blackhe ath' • C. A. Peri:won, E-q., of a.daughter. West, g r" On the. 29th ult., at Hyde Park-pla ce ' M. Lyte, of a son. On tha29th ult., at Eburyeareet, the ladY e f J. .l'• ' Esq., of a son. On the 29th ult. , .at Harley-street, the la dy to* Broughton, E.q„ of , a son. genitl'e° f i e On the 29th . ult., Mrs. W. Cooper, 0 - o f v elloway, ot a son. , t h e led/ . •On the 29th ult . ., at Bury. St. Edmund ' s, prlf Rev. W. H. Skrine, of a daughter. the l icitis • On the, 29th ult„ at Talacre,7Flint ahlret hour. Mostyn, of a son, which survi ve d only a° t/i ° - - . t o On the 30th ult.,:at - St il : A : Rj eorge sD '; 112 " ve i r I Very Rev. the Dean of Chester, H. 1 il f. " l land '" co'' • to te of Lady Anne Primrose,-danghter of the 111. b/ of Rosebery. • • • steeenar 'Relk„ Ou the 24th-ult., at 'North-end 110064. sesebeet Revs G. le. nloomfield, Mr. - C.• C. Hal le g' . goph ers° Anna Maria, only daughter of t he late ee 09. • . ag - 0 10 " • At Lisbon, on the-15th ult., R. L cash t _u oet ,ta On the 25th ult., at Tcrrick Hall, ;0/13,a(Ael,tallylei'gr, bath, the wife of Captain tls. H. On the 26th ult., at Redland, nPe:(r)l.lj.r.istho.l;lll,o:o..srarliote; of the Rev. W. Knight, rector of St• 3 1 • 1 ! , S e d 64, 4) " (IP On the.96th ult., at Milton-on-Tirane: .b wits 0 the wife of W. Parsons, Esq. . s C; On oreir On the.l7tleult.. as. Norwich, E li a s 0. 0, S. Child, of New Bond-street. Oa the 29th ult.; at 13 e i 50. c p. aged 31. . • Lowndes-square, deptilla t Dedford•ro On the.3oth ult.,3lre. S. Parkhouse. ag On the 30th alt.. at John-stree , ed 27. 46. stop, Esq., of the Middle Temple," AC . v sed et At Winslow, Bucks, J. Dauncen ilia„7 - 001 • London: Printed and Published _ " ;;„s IIBD 0006t" 'OIIW . , - • No. 112,. Strand, Printer , at ele fitrand,.in the P r ecinct of the. S ' its IllurldgY , J ll2° 1, i