The Sun. — London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

gi,„- g ary '6' di ,4 13 %0„,, ItaiU On SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LATEST FROM PARIS. Every day and ❑ight conflicts take place in the wood of Romainville between refugee insurgents and the National Guards. Last Friday six National Guards and a considerable number of insurgents are said to have fallen. The state of siege, which is somewhat relaxed in Paris, continues to be strictly maintained in the Banlieue, more particularly at Belleville and its neighbourhood. The National Guard of Belleville was disarmed several days ago, but 4,000 muskets are still unlawfully detained by some of the inha bitants, who, it is useless to say, are believed to have taken an active part in the insurrection. The Mayor of Paris assembled the mayors of the different arrondissements of that capital on Friday, to inform them of the measures he had adopted for the diarmament and re •organization of the National Guard, and the distribution of relief to distressed families. The disarmament of the National Guards of the Bth, 9th, and 12th arrondissements, whose dissolution had been decreed, was proceeding satisfactorily. It was complete in the 9th, where 7,500 muskets had been surrendered. In the Bth, considerable depots of arms had been discovered ; but several portions of the arrondissement had not been completely searched, and required a re-exami nation. In the 12th district, a greater quantity of aims than had been originally distributed were seized. In the nine other legions the disarma ment was partial, 27 companies only having been dissolved. Many muskets were found in the wells, garrets, cellars, and in the Canal of St. Martin. The operation once terminated, the Government was to proceed to re-organize the National Guard, so that the civic militia, devoted, by its very institu tion, to the maintenance of order, the defence of the Republic and the laws, shall not be divided into two hostile camps, as it was in June last, and provide soldiers for the insurrection. All citizens living in furnished lodgings, or residing tem porarily in the arrondissement, hereafter will not be admitted to serve in the ranks of the National Guard. Relief continued to be distributed to the unemployed workmen, through the medium of agents, who did not belong to the national workshops. That relief was to be merely temporary, until the resumption of labour. M. MARRAST, in conclusion, announced the proximate adoption of measures for encouraging industry and relieving the capital from the presence of its superabundant labouring population RUSSIA. The following account of the Russian army sta tioned on the Polish frontiers, will be read with in terest : " The forces of the Russian empire, at present avail able, consist of 600,000 men. The various announce ments put forth that Russia has not a sufficient stock of war materials are groundless. Uniforms, arms, horses, and harness aro all in excellent order, and provisions abound. The maintenance of the troops costs compara tively little, and the treasury of the Emperor, as is well known, is far from being empty. The preparations throughout the whole empire are carried on with great energy; yet it is not true that 300,000 men are ready to act in Poland. In the whole of Russian Poland there are only two army corps, each consisting of 50,000 men, It is true that Warsaw is strongly occupied, but there are only 12,000 men in garrison. Towards the fron tiers of Silesia only one battalion has been moved for ward, and one II mall corps towards the frontiers of Cracow. Oa the side of the Grand Duchy of Posen along the whole extent of the frontier, there are only , 25,000 men posted. This, therefore, is the formid able power of which so much has been said. True, however, it is that fresh troops are daily sent forward as reinforcements, so that by the end of September there will be a force of 300,000 men at least ready for any operations in the kingdom of Poland. Only a single spark is required to awaken the whole of the popu lation of Poland; but at the present moment all re mains as quiet as the grave, both in that country and in Galicia, as any insurrection would be hopeless. The motive of the Emperor in collecting the army in such force is a secret to the highest military authorities. There does not appear any object for the concentration of this enormous force beyond the fear of an inva sion of German revolutionary principles. But even if this army of 600,000 men were intended for any of fensive operations, there is not so much to fear from its power as a is supposed: for 100,000 men at least must re main within the kingdom; us many more to watch the Caucasus; a similar number to guard against Turkey; and an equal portion to remain in the interior of Russia; so that only a disposable force of 200,000 men would remain for any invasion, if contemplated. This is certainly a formidable army, but it could hardly overpower any part of Germany." RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP No. 3.— SALISBURY AND YEOVIL —Clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER, WITH A BRANCH TO DEVIZES.—CIause 3 agreed to and ordered to be re ported. GROUP No. 4.— MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LiNcomisslnE (Humber Ferries Improvement at Hull and New Iluiland).—Case and opposition further con sidered. GROUP No. S.—CHESTEIt AND HOLYHEAD (POWn to Purchase).—The object of this Bill is to enable the Chester and Holyhead Company to become the proprietors of a fleet of steam-boats, to ply between Holyhead and Kingstown. It is opposed by the General Steam Shipping Association, the City of Dublin, and other steam-boat companies. The case for the promoters was opened to-day by Mr. Talbot, and evidence adduced in its favour. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) DUBLIN. The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds' ma jority was resumed, and, in the course of the day, the petitioners succeeded in striking off three additional votes. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordship met at Five o'clock. IRELAND. Lord BROUGHAM wished to draw the attention of the House to the recent proceedings in Ireland, and to the establishment of drilling clubs there, and to ask the Noble Marquis opposite if the Government had adopted uo v measures to meet the threatened danger? He could assure the Government that if it wanted further powers to meet those dangers, they would find no difficulty in g carryin them through that House. The Marquis of LANSDOW NE, who spoke in a very low tone, was understood to say that the Government was perfectly aware of the present perilous state of Ire land, and that the Lord-Lieutenant was prepared t o meet it. PETITIONS, Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Glasgow in tavour of the Scottish Entail Bill. The Marquis of BREADALBANE presented up wards ot 200 petitions from various Free Church con gregations in Scotland and Ireland, complaining of the retu,al of Free Church sites in Scotland, and praying for the passing of such a measure as s hould afford them adequate relief. There were certain individual members ot their Lordships' House who had retused those sites; but he hoped that, on consideration, they would think better of the subject, and no longer interpose between their fellow-men and their Maker. Lord REDESDALE presented sixteen petitions from various Waterworks Companies, against the Health of Towns Bill. 'The Marquis of LONDONDERRY asked if at the present moment her Majesty's Government bad any means of knowing what was going on in Spain. It had been stated that a very distinguished Carlist General had been taken and shot, notwithstanding the proclama tion of General Cabrera that he should show mercy to his prisoner. He wished to know if the Government had received any information that the Carlist General Alzana had been shot by the Queen's troops. Earl GREY said that it was exceedingly inconvenient to have those questions put without notice. - The Marquis of LOisiDONDERRY gave notice o the question for Thursday. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL. . . On the motion of the Duke of BEAUFORT the Cruelty to Animals Bill passed through Conimitte9. The other measures on the tabl e were f orwar d e d a s t ag e, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The. SPEAHF,R took the Chair at Four o'clock. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. Mr. BROTHERTON moved--" That it be an in struction to the Committee of Sele-ction t o a pp o i nt t h e Committee on t he Lancashire and York s hi re R a il way 'Amendment of Acts and R,gulation of Capit a l) Bill, to b it forthwith, if the y shall think fit."—Agreed to. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' amendments to the Great Western Rail gay (Extension of the Berks and Hants Railway from liungerfurd to Westbury, with a Branch to Devizes) Jain were considered and agreed to. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed: 'Birkenhead Dock Commissioners (Transfer of Powers to New Commissioners, effecting Arrangements with the Crown, and Amendment of Aets—No 2). 1 - ulme and Eccles Road. Philanthropic Society Charity Estate. 1 lamias' (or Bishops Hull Curacy) Estate. THE Worcester Turnpike Trost. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS. 'The following reports were considered and agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be engrossed : Crossford Bridge and Manchester Road. New Grand Canal Company (Ireland—No. 2). Thorne Moor Drainage and Improvement. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition against the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Mr. GREENE presented a petition from Lancaster, praying for Parliamentary reform. An Hors. MEMBER presented a petition from the bakers of Dundee, praying the House to pass a Bill to restrict the hours of labour in their trade. Viscount GALWAY presented a petition praying the House to restrain the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from the Anti- Malt Tax Association praying for the repeal of the malt tax. The Hon. Member gave notice that to-morrow be should move that it be printed with the votes. Mr. THORNELY trusted the Hon. Member would leave the consideration of the petition to the Committee on petitions. Every petition of importance was inva riably ordered to be printed, and already 1,200 petitions had been printed this session. AGRICULTURAL TENANT-RIGHT BILL. Mr. PUSEY said perhaps it would be for the conve nience of the House if he stated that he was afraid he should not be able to proceed with the Agricultural Tenant Right Bill this session. He therefore begged to move that the order for the second reading be discharged. The motion was agreed to. Sir DAVID DUN DAS presented a petition from the magistrates of Dingwall, praying for the establishment of a college at Inverness, the capital of the north of Scotland. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the bakers of St. Marylebone against the Bill introduced by Lord Ashley for regulating their trade. Sir B. HALL presented a petition in favour of Parliamentary reform. BATTERSEA PARK. Sir ROBERT INGLIS, pursuant to notice, wished to ask the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in what state were the arrangements for the formation of:a park at Battersea, and the erection of a bridge therefrom over the Thames; and, further, to ask for the returns of pro gress made under the Westminster Improvement Act of 10 and 11 Vic. c. 131. Lord MORPETH said, in answer to the Honourable Baronet, he had to state with regret that the arrange ments for the formation of Battersea Park, were necessarily suspended in consequence of there being no available funds for that purpose in the hands of the Exchequer. With respect to the progress of the Westminster improvements, he had to state that the department to which he belonged had received some returns upon that subject, which it was pro posed to lay upon the table of the House. He had also the satisfaction of stating that he had been informed by one of the Commissioners, that notwithstanding the unparalleled pressure of the times, there had been expended up to December, 1847, 60,0001, and there was still every prospect of the West minster improvements being proceeded with without the least delay. Mr. FOSTER hoped that the bridge at Battersea had not been altogether abandoned. Lord MORPETH said the word he used was sus pended not abandoned. The Government had no inten tion to abandon so important a work, and the Com missioners of Woods and Forests would proceed with it as soon as sufficient funds were placed at their disposal. ROYAL PALACES. In answer to a question from Mr. HUME, Lord MORPETH stated that the return for which the Hon. Member had moved with respect to the cost of re pairing the royal palaces in this country, would be laid on the table as soon as possible. ARMY AND NAVY. Mr. HUME said he should move to-morrow that the return for which he had moved on the 31st ult. with re spect to the army and navy, should be laid on the table of the House forthwith. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. EWART wished to know if any authority on the part of the House had been appointed to see that such arrangements were made in the interior of the new House as would be conducive to the comfort and convenience of the Members. Mr. GREENE said at present the attention of the Com missioners was directed chiefly to that part of the building required for the offices of the gifferent departments. As to the internal arrangements of the House, nothing more had been done than fixing the frames upon which the seats were to rest, and in progressing with the ornamental parts of the House for which contracts had been taken. A Committee was sitting at present for the purpose of seeing that the necessary arrangements for the con venience of Members was carried out ; but how tar their duties extended, or what course they had taken, he was unable to say. Mr. EWART inquired if the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Northamptonshire, who was a member of a Committee in relation to the new Houses, would have any objection to include in its labours the arrangements with respect to the fittings, no such instructions having yet been given to it. Mr. STAFFORD replied that there would be no ob jeection on the part of the Committee, provided the House should think proper so to instruct them. Mr. OSBORNE inquired of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Greene) it the Committee of which he was a member had altered the plan of Mr. Barry with respect to the rooms below the library; and if so, whethrr the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been communicated with with respect to the expense. Mr. GREENE said some alteration had been made, and! that the Commissioners had communicated the nature of them to the Treasury, not having the power of making any alteration without their consent. Mr. OSBORNE inquired if the communication was official, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer had stated last Friday night that he had only received a private communication on the matter. Mr. GREENE replied that on last Thursday fort night the Treasury was communicated with. Dr. BOWRING inquired when the House would be fit for the reception of Members? Mr. GREENE could not give a definitive reply, but he hoped the House would be ready by the session of 1850.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") BRIBER? AT ELECTIONS BILL. Sir J. PAKINGTON withdrew this Bill, and said he should bring it forward next session, unless the Govern ment proceeded with the Bill of which notice heal been given by the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern ment. BRAYHEAD, WATERFORD, WEXFORD, AND WICKLO W RAILWAY. In reply to Mr. S. HERBERT, Mr. WARD intimated that the Admiralty had no power of interfering with the approaches from the river to the fishing town in question (the fishermen having complained that the bridge to be erected for this railway would materially interfere with that access); but Mr. Brunel, the engineer, had expressed a wish to serve the interest of the fishermen as much as possible. THE MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND BILL— THE LIGHT DUES BILL. In reply to Mr. CARDWELL as to when he would proceed with these Bills, Lord JOHN RUSSELL intimated that he did not intend to proceed with them to-night, but that in a day or two he would state to the House the course he should pursue with respect to them. ENCUMBERED:ESTATES' (IRISH FRANCHISE, AND LANDLORD AND TENANT BILLS). In reply to Sir JOHN HAITMER, Lord J. RUSSELL stated that as soon as the Sugar Duties Bill had passed through Committee, he should state to the House the course he intended to pursue with respect to the above• named and other Bills. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said it would be:a great con venience to the House if the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would state what measures he in tended to persevere in this session. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would state on Monday next the course Government intended to pur sue with reference to the bu LsinessEONE before the House. SIERRA . Mr. CHISHOLM ANSTEY, pursuant to notice, wished to ask the Under-Secretary for the; Colonie s the reasons of the recent removal of Thomas O'Brien, Esq., from the office of Colonial Secretary for Sierra Leone, and for information as to the charges brought by that gentleman against the present Governor of the same colony. Mr. HAWES replied, that a dispute arose between the Governor and Mr. O'Brien which led to inquiry, and after the inquiry . had taken place Mr. O'Brien stated that it was quite impossible for him to serve under the Governor. Upon this intimation the Colonial Department determined to withdraw Mr. O'Brien. With regard to the papers, they contained much private and personal matter, and unless compelled to do so, he must decline to produce them. Mr. C. ANSTEY gave notice that on an early day he should move for their production. COLONIZATION. In reply to a question from Lord LINCOLN, Mr. HAWES stated that a Committee of the House of Lords was now sitting upon the subject of coloniza tion, but whether their inquiry would result iu any plan for mitigating the evils of Ireland by an improved system of colonisation, of course he could not say. Since, however, the Noble Lord had b ro ught the matter under the consideration of the House last year, the Colonial Department had devoted a good deal of attention to the subject, and the Noble Lord at the head of that department had sanetioneda loan of 100,0001. for the purpose of promoting emigration, besides aiding the relations of emigrants in British North America in procuring passages across to their friends. Lord LINCOLN said his question was a very simple one, but had not been answered by the Hon. Member. In consequence of an address to the Crown which had been agreed to by the House, her Majesty directed that a special inquiry should, b e instituted into the condition of our colonies by the Colonial-office, and be wished t o known whether any such inquiry had taken place? Mr. HAW ES said no inquiry bad taken place except that before the Lords' Committee. Lord LINCOLN said the Committee concluded its sittings on the 4th of June, and the reply of her Majesty to the Address vi as given on the 14th of the same month.—(Hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said there had been great sickness and mortality among the emigrants from this country to the Canadian colonies last year, and in consequence of that great complaints had been made against a further influx of emigrants. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Mr. HUME asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer fwo whether any new est i mate h a d b een f urn i s h e d f or making the alterations fromdhdeirt additional a o ol r tffi i e g ro i ae n ts a i 0; l naspnldan, had if ostbo been e h t no what e House ofse amount Commons ; and whether by the Commissioners su p er i n t en di ng th e r e t a building. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1848 SUN, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there had been an alteration in the estimato to the ex tent of 5,000/,, which would be required for addition a offices that were considered essentially necessary. This additional expenditure had been sanctioned by the Trea sury, but would not be laid out during the present year. Mr. OSBORNE inquired whether the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been drawn to note in one of the Parliamentary papers on this subject, pre sented this morning, stating that the additional remune ration of the architect for the alterations was to be made a subject of consideration ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said his attention had been called to all those cases of public buildings in which additional expense had been incurred. In the case of the New Houses of Parliament, be believed the additional expense could not have been foreseen; but he thought no additional expense should have been in curred without the previous consent of the Treasury. He had directed the additional remuneration to be paid in this case ; but not in any other case, of a similar nature, unless the alterations had been agreed to by the proper department.—(Hear, hear.) MR. O'NEAL'S CASE. In replying to the O'CONNOR DON, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated that he had written to Ireland, and in reply had received a letter from a Mr. Griffin, stating that during the last five weeks seventy-five men had been employed on the estate of Mr. O'Neal, in Galway, and that that gentle man was quite ignorant at the time that he bad laid himself open to complaint. IsiEW PLACES. _ _ _ Lord LINCOLN inquired whether the return he had moved for with respect to new places created since 19th of March, 1845, down to which period a return bad been furnished, would be laid on the table. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said three•fourths of the return had come in; the return of some of the legal departments had not yet come in, but he should immediately take steps to have the return completed at the earliest possible moment. AUGMENTATION OF THE POLICE. Sir DE LACY EVANS inquired if it would be open to him, on the motion for going into supply on Friday, to draw the attention of the House to the proposed in- crease of the police, and the consequent cost? Sir GEORGE GREY apprehended that it would not be open to the Honourable Baronet to do so • but it', in accordance with the rules of the House for him to do so of course he had not the least objection. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, July 8. (Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and a Special Jury. DAVIDSON V. BOHN. This was an action on the case, brought by the plain. tiff, a bookseller and publisher, against the defendant, who is in the same line of business, for the infringement of an alleged copyright in the words of the songs," Said a smile to a tear, ' from the comic opera of False Alarms, or, My Cousin ; " Home, sweet home," from the opera of Clari, or the Maid of Milan ; and "Fill, fill, till the glass runs o'er," from the English version of Der Frey schutz ; and in the right to set music to these songs. The defendant put a great variety of pleas on the record. Mr. Sergeant Channell, Mr. Lush, and Mr. Scotland appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Sergeant Byles, and Mr. Bovill fur the defendant. On behalf of the plaintiff, it was shown that before the late Copyright Act came into operation, the words of the two first songs had been published. in Cumberland's British Theatre, and of " Fill, fill," &c., in the libretto of Der Freyschutz, and the ownership in these two works was proved by certified copies of entries in the registry of the Stationers' Company to belong to John Cumberland, who had assigned it to the plaintiff. It was also shown that in March, 1846, the defendant had been cautioned, by letter, by the plaintiff, not to infringe his copy wright; and likewise in the following April, by means of a printed circular, which was left at the defendant's shop. A copy of the work published by the defendant, called the " Musical Gem," which contained the words of the songs in question put to music, was put in, and proved to have been bought from the defendant. Several legal objections were taken to the plaintiff 's case, and reserved for the Court in Banco. The defendant's case was, that James Kenney was the author of the worth of "Said a smile to a tear," which was published in 1807, and was assigned by him in the following year to Messrs. Longman and Co., without any formal deed or memorandum. Braham composed the music to this song ; and both the music and the words were published with Kenney's tacit as sent. He assigned his right by deed in 1815, and also in 1844, to D'Almaine and Co. John Howard Payne was the author of the words of " Home, sweet home," and Sir Henry Bishop set it to music ; which he adapted from a Sicilian air. The words were first published in 1823, by John Miller, who had purchased Payne's interest ; and who sold his right to them to Chri.- topher Harris, but on neither occasion was the trans action evidenced by deed or memorandum. This song, with Bishop's music, was published in 1824, by D'Al maine and Co. George Soanne composed the words of "Fill, fill," &c., in 1824, under the direction of Sir Henry Bishop, who arranged the music of " Der Frey schutz," for Elliston, at that time lessee of Drury-lane Theatre. This song, with the music, was likewise published by D'Alumine and Co., who, in 1837, ob tained an assignment by deed, in the two last songs from Sir Henry Bishop. Their publication of these three songs, with the music, had never been interfered with, and copies of each had been purchased by the de fendant at various times, who afterwards bound them up together, putting a new title page in the commencement, in which he called his work the " Musical Gem," and had his name entered at the bottom as publisher. Several witnesses, amongst them Sir Henry Bishop and Mr. Braham, stated that the composers of the music of an opera had the right to use the words, and to publish them, with the mu s ic, without asking the author's con sent. _ _ _ _ The plaintiff, in reply, gave evidence of a deed of as signment, in 1834, of all Swine's right to the plaintiff, and a receipt from Harris to Cumberland, for the pur chase.money of the words of " Home, sweet home," and that Cumberland had bought Longman and Co.'s right in "Said a smile to a tear," but without any deed of me morandum of assignment. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS told the jury that as to the defendant's having printed the words of the songs, or sold them, knowing them to have been unlawfully pirated, there was no evidence, and said the verdict on those points must be for the defendant. The only ques tion of fact left fur the jury was to say whether or not the authors had furnished the words of the songs with the implied understanding that the composers of the music were to have the right to publish and sell them with the music.' The jury retired , and, after a short time, found the question in the affirmative as to the authorship of " Said a smile to a tear" and " Home, sweet home," and in the negative as to Fill, fill," kc. The effect of this finding, together with the Learned Judge's direction, was substantially a verdict for the de fendant, subject, however, to certain paints of law re served in the course of the trial for the consideration of the full Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Drury liahr, assuming to be a man of fortune, and holding a commission in the Honourable East India Company's service, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having contemplated a fraud on a large scale on Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, silversmiths, Bond street, and having committed fraud on other parties. The prisoner was also charged with having attempted to utter several forged bills of exchange, purporting to have been drawn by the melts committee of the 28th Regi ment of Bengal Native Infantry. The first charge was for obtaining from Messrs. Hunt and Co. a set of tur viols° shirt and waistcoat buttons, value 101., under false and fraudulent pretences. Charles Poulten, cashier to Messrs. Hunt and Co., said on Thur: day last the prisoner came into their warehouse in Bond-street, and gave an order for a service of plate, value 9001, which he said was for the officers of the 28th Bengal Native Infantry, and which he proposed to pay for by a bill for 12,500 rupees, drawn in his favour by the mess-officers of the regiment. The bill in question purported to be signed by the pre sident of the mess committee, and witness having had a letter advising him on the subject a few days back, had not the least suspicion that fraud was contemplated. The service of plate was to come to about 9,000 rupees, and the balance (3,500 rupees) was to be handed over to the prisoner. in the course of co n vers a ti on witness asked the prisoner if he was acquainted with Messrs. Forbes and Co., in the City. The prisoner endeavoured to evade the question, and appeared annoyed at the in quiry. The prisoner, however, turned the matter off, and asked to look at some, turquoise shirt studs and buttons. The prisoner chose a set which came to 101., handed witness the bill now produced for 12,500 rupees, and left the shop , taking the studs and buttons with him. Witness subsequently made inquiries in the City, and then ascertained that the bill was a forgery. Police-constable Checkley, C division, took the pri soner into custody at his lodgings, in Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. Witness told the p r i soner the nature of the charge against him, and then searched his lodging. He found a large portmanteau filled with new clothes, large bundle of pawnbrokers' duplicates, and also on the prisoner's person several bills for large amounts in sicca rupees. Wiiness,.also found sixty sovereigns in the prisoner's possession, and a letter which proved that the prisoner had received 1341. from a firm in Fenchurch street, on one of these spurious bills. Witness also found a paper on which was written an oath to this effect, that he (the prisoner) on his Bible swor e th a t he would ab stain from squandering away, lending, or borrowing money, on any pretence, by whatever means he might get money. A smart groom came forward, and stated that he had been hired by the prisoner to valet him about a month ago. The prisoner then lived in Trinity-square, in the Borough, and from his appearance and representations witness was induced to believe that he was a gentleman of large fortune, just arrived from India, and about to set up an establishment of a first-rate character. The groom said he had been in the prisoner's service a month, and had as yet received no money. Mr. BINGuAIt ordered the groom to be paid his wages out of the money taken from the prisoner. The prisoner was remanded until next Saturday. .111 , 1 1 ? YLEBONE. Theodore Piedfort, a foreigner, carrying on the busi ness of hairdresser and perfumer, No. 5, Bury-street, examined on a charge of having St. James's, was finally violated the person of Rose Harris, one of the servants in the establishment of the Countess of Dundonald. Mr. Humphreys attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the prisoner. The evidence taken at the previous examination having been read over by Mr. Phillips, the clerk, the com plainant was cross-examined by Mr. Lewis at great length, without his being able to shako her testimony in the slightest degree. Eliza, Manning, the countess's housekeeper, deposed that the prisoner had dressed her ladyship's hair for upwards of twenty years. On Thursday week he came to her Ladyship's house in Chesterfied street, Mayfair, at twelve o'clock, and was told to call again at nine o'clock in the evening. Her ladyship thought of returning to Hampstead on that day, but did not do so until Friday night. On complainant making her acquainted with the treatment she had received from the prisoner, witness communicated it to the uncle and aunt of the young wo man, and also to the Countess. Witness had examined the complainant's back, which she said had been hurt by the prisoner pushing her against a table in the par• lour, and found a lump upon her back, which must have been caused by great violence. Policeman Crosby, C 151, who apprehended the pri soner in Albemarle-street, deposed that when he told him the charge on which he was taken, he said, It must be all a mistake." Mr. Lewis urged that the charge against his client, which was a very serious one, rested solely on the evi dence of one witness, the complainant herself, and asked that the prisoner might be admitted to bail. Mr. Lose, howe,er, refused to accept bail, and the prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial on tho ca pital charge. HAMMERSMITH. Thomas Oxley and six other costermongers and general dealers, were summoned before Mr. T. Painter, by the police, fur permitting their barrows, &C., to stand longer than necessary for loading or unloading in the public thor,Aigh faro round Kensington -churchyat d, whereby they had incurred penalties not exceeding 40s. or a month's imprisonment. It appeared that the defendants were in the nightly practice, with others, of congregating with baskets, trucks, barrows, &c., on the open space of the high road, to sell fish, fruit, vegetables, haberdashery, &c., forming a compete market, and the su mmon s es w ere taken out in consequence of the repeated complaints of the shopkeepers of the nuisance occasioned thereby. The defendants pleaded guilty, and said they were compelled to do so for the purpose of obtaining a liveli hood, and keeping themselves and families out of the workhouse. Mr. PAYNTER said there could he'll° doubt that it was quite illegal fur them to do so ; but he had himself ub served an evening or two before, as well as on other occasions, a crowd of the_carriages of the nobility and gentry stopping up the thoroughfare in the high road, in consequence of some fashionable party, and he felt that it would be a I:,reat mockery of justice to punish the poor persons then before him for committing nn offence which was committed by the rich n•ith impu nity. He should, therefore, only inflict on each of the defendants a nominal fine of one penny, without any costs. The poor men appeared much delighted at the justice of the decision of the worthy Magistrate, and very cheerfully paid their pence. THE BEOLEY HALL ESTATE, WORCESTERSHIRE. BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY.—A case of considerable in terest in the county of Worcester, and, in some degree, involving a claim to property of great extent in the neighbourhood of Redditch, came on for hearing before J. T. Lawrence, Esq., and other county magistrates, at Alcester Lanes-end, to-day. Mr. Whitehouse, a gentle man of considerable landed property; Mr. Woolaston, steward of the Beoley Hall estate, acting under Mr. Oliver, solicitor of London; and four persons, named Porter, Richmond, Carpenter, and Bolton, were charged with riot and assault. Mr. Johnson, solicitor, of Dudley, appeared for the complainant, one Joseph Rogers, who described himself as being " a yeoman," residing at Braidley, in Staffordshire. A brief explanation is necessary to the proper appre ciation of the charge. The Beoley Hall estate, oue of the most beautiful properties in the eastern division of Worcestershire, was formerly in the possession of the anciant house ot Shel don, and from them descended by purchase to the family ot Holmes. Some sixty years ago Mr. Holmes, the then possessor, sold the estate, at that time in its entirety, comprising the whole parish of Beoley, and consisting of about 4,506 acres, iu lots to various parties. One por tion of the estate, consisting of the hall, and about 300 acres of land, fell into the hands of Mr. Whitehouse, one of the present defendants; but before the formal con veyance was completed (the sale being duly effected) Mr. Holmes died without a will. The sale was however, ratified by his successors. Within these last few years, claimants to the whole estate of Beoley, now divided into separate purchases, have sprung up in the persons of a family of working colliers, named Staunton, of Braidley, near Dudley, who claim as the legitimate re presentatives of the Holmeses, and who, moreover, affirm that the sales made by Mr. Holmes were not of the free hold, but leasehold, expirable in sixty years from the time the leases were executed. This period they affirm has now elapsed; but it is remarkable that no copy of any one lease has yet been produced. Under these circumstances the Stauntons, by the in strumentality of Rogers, on Thursday morning last pro ceeded to assert and do acts of ownership. It appears that Mr. Whitehouse does not occupy the hall, but that the premises were in the care of a gardener named Mor ris, and his wife. About ten o'clock on the morning in question, Rogers, and an attendant bailiff, named Hall, who did occasional jobs for him, proceeded to Beoley, and having obtained admission to the hall, they imme diately assumed the right of proprietorship. Morris, the gardener, and his wife, were required to perform suit and service; the cookery apparatus was in im mediate requisition, and the lordly intruders dealt with everything within their reach as the goods and chattels of their colliery employers, the Stauntons. This glorification was, however, doomed to be of short duration. On Saturday evening Mr. White house, accompanied by Mr. Woolaston, and a nume rous band of trusty retainers, made their appearance, when they found doors and shutters bolted and barred, and every preparation made to resist a formidable siege. A surrender was demanded, but refused; force became necessary, the windows of the drawing-room were broken in, the doors forced, and ultimately the besieged Mr. Rogers and his knight, finding that the enemy had not only effected a breach, but that the besiegers were talk ing in unmistakeable terms of a contiguous horse pond, thrust the keys of the mansion into the pockets of a constable (who was present to keep the peace), ex claiming that "he had seen enough ; " and made a pre cipitate escape to avoid the personal indignities in anti cipation. It was for the assault and riot committed on the occasion that the present charge was instituted. Green, the constable, who was called to corroborate the witness, decidedly contradicted him. He witnessed neither assault nor riot. The Magistrate gave no opinion as to the legal right to the property, but dismissed the charge of riot and assault. The constable immediately gave up the keys of the hall to Mr. Whitehouse, under a protest from Rogers. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. IL Evans, J. F. Skinner, Z. Langten, and T. Foster, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, East India merchants, July 28, at eleven—T. Burton, Commercial•road, Lambeth, builder, July 28, at one—R. Weatherhog and R. Weatherhog,, Stone, Kent, farmers, July 28, at twelve— J. O'Donnell, Sidney-street, Chelsea, bricklayer, July 28, at eleven. In the Country. A. M. Paterson, J. Walker, J. Boydell, and C. B. T. Roper, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, iron founders, July 27, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Harland, Marrick, Yorkshire, banker, July 31, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—S. Hawley. Ashton under-Lyne, grocer, July 31, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—W. Ed mond and T. Edmund, Liverpool, merchants, July 29, at twelve, at the Court, Liverpool—R. Smith and M. Smith, Baxenden, calico printers, July 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—M. Smith, Baxenden, calico printer, July 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester— R. Smith, Baxenden, calico printer, July 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—R. Webster, Preston, linen draper, July 28, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. W. Montagu, Pleasant-row, Stepney green, com mander in the royal navy, 5d., July 10, and two subse quent Mondays, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Carman, Birchin-lane. W. Bullrnore, Clerkenwell close, and Bedford-court, Covent-garden, gold wire drawer, 6d., July 10, and two subsequent Mondays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Cannan, Birchin-lane. R. Brown, Kingston-upon-Hull, bookseller, second dividend of 4d., together with a first dividend of 2s. 6d., payable on new proof's, any Friday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull. R. Goulding, Gainsborough, cabinet maker, 3s. Bd., any Friday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Carrick, Hull. J. R. Clark, Royston, Yorkshire, grocer, second and final dividend, any Tuesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. W. Watts, Doncaster, millwright, second and final dividend, any Tuesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. G. Henwood, Leeds, carver and gilder, first and final dividend, any Tuesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. C. S. Jackson, Leeds, cloth merchant, second dividend, any Tuesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. J. Senior, Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, fancy cloth manu facturer, second and final dividend, any Tuesday, be tween the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. W. M'Kay, Manningham, Yorkshire, stuff manufac turer, second and final dividend, any Tuesday, between the hours of ten and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Leeds. J. S. Welch, St. James's-street, Piccadilly, printseller, 3s. 6d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. T. Lett, Apsley Guise, Bedfordshire, builder, 2s. 2c1., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. C. T. Wood, Drury-lane, licensed victualler, 45., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. J. Bentley, St. John-street•road, linen and woollen draper, 3s. 6d., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, City. Horne ant Burghes, Cheapside, booksellers, 3s. Id , any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, City. W. Hosking, Clink-street, Southwark, coal merchant, 205., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall•chambers, City. J. Walters, Union-street, Southwark, bottle merchant, ls., any Thursday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, City. J. Turner, Newmarket, Suffolk, saddler and harness maker, 75. 6d., any Thursday. between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall chambers, City. J. Goodwin, Birmingham, printer, 11d., any Thurs day, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham. W. J. Joyner. Avely, Essex, manufacturer of agricul tural machines, ss. 2d., any Wednesday, between the hours of twelve nad three, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook- court, Basing hall-street. S. Cunningham, Minerva-road, Hackney-road, sawyer, 7-id., any Wednesday, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Ba singhall- street. F. Clark, George-street, Adelphi, jewel-case maker, 10d., any Wednesday, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Sambrook-court, Ba singliall-street. P. Gans, Manchester, cotton spinner, twenty-three thirty-seconds of one penny, on Tuesday, July 11, or any subsequent Tuesday, b . etween the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. NOTICES OP CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall- street. A. Carrol, jun., Strand, newspaper proprietor, July 28, at twelve—C. Kowcroft, Hampstead, bookseller, July 28, at two—T. C. Knight, Fort-street, Spital square, undertaker, July 28, at two—T. Borkwood, Shadwell-street, Dock -street, ship-chandler, July 28, at one—J. Carter, Swaff ham Bulbec, Cambridgeshire, grocer, July 29, at one—F. G. Klingelhoefer, Old Broad street, City, merchant, July 28, at half-past twelve—W. Kerr, New-inn-yard, Tottenham Court-road, cabinet maker, Aug. 2, at twelve—T. Hair, Miles-street, South Lambeth, July 31, at half-past one. In the Country. J. Worsley, Preston, c itton-spinner, July 28, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—A. Marsland, Macclesfield, silk-manufacturer, July 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Jones, Manchester, stationer, July 29, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—T. Brown, Limerick and Manchester. draper, July 28, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—J. Child, Wakefield, grocer, Aug. 4, at ten, at the Court, Leeds—G. Oddy, jun., Bradford, inn keeper, Aug. 4, at eleven, at the Court. Leeds—J. Holmes, Sheffield, cutler, Aug. 5, at ten, at the Council hall, Sheffield—S. Meyer, Burslem, earthenware-manu facturer, Aug. 8, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham. At the Court of Review, July 28. W. Mills, Foster-lane, City, glove manufacturer—W. Wright, Holland-road, Brixton, builder—E. Hughes, Liverpool, grocer and provision dealer—J. Gray, jun., Liverpool, metal broker—S. Ashbury, Trentham, Staf fordshire, brick manufacturer—T. Martens, Middles borough, Yorkshire, merchant and shipbroker—Maria Sirdefield, Emscote, Warwickshire, brassfounder—W. Harwood, Bristol, merchant—W. Davis, Abercarne, Monmouthshire, iron and tin plate manufacturer—T. Y. Greenbank, Manchester, tobacconist and general commission agent—J. Arnell, Stanhope;street, Hamp stead-road, care and coal merchant—W. T. Horsey, Manchester, maker up and packer—Hannah Prosser and Ann Prosser, New Bond-street, milliners and dress makers—G. Hawkins, Bristol, victualler—J. Wilson and J. W. Brooke, merchants and shipowners—P. S. F. Martin, Halste d , E ssex , iron manufacturer a n d li me burner —J. Robinson, Birmingham, cut nail manufac turer—J. Laurie, Liverpool, coal merchant—J. Beckett, Liverpool, ironmonger. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. W. Ames and E. Dennis, Mark-lane—J. Cleaver and W. Taylor, Nottingham, trimming manufacturers— R. Rostron and J. L. Rostron, Stockport, drapers—F. Bellamy and C. Edkins, Somerton, Somersetshire, surgeons —W. Rendell and E. Pearse, Callington, Cornwall, surgeons—F. W. Coates, J. Ingle, and 0. Wood, Wood-street, Cheapside (so far as regards 0. Wood)—B. Walker and J. Winstanley, Liverpool, cabinet makers—T. Rigby and R. Wright, Liverpool, timber dealers —R. B. Barrow arui M. Kelham, Nottingham, attor neys—S. F. Hooper and F. H. Parker, Little Tower-street, City, tea and colonial brokers—C. B. Carruthers and D. C. Budd, Copthall-court, Throgmorton-street, insurance brokers—J. F. Fixsen, sen., J. F. Fixsen, jun., and F. Bellenger, Queen-street, City, wholesale grocers (so far as regards J. F. Fixsen, jun.)—J. Hepherd, sen., J. Hap herd, jun., J. Stretch, and T. Powell, Watrington, Lan cashire, maltsters (so far as regards J. Stretch)—E. D. Wilmot, H. Hutton, F. Clark, W. Roberts, and C. Daniel, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, factors—J. Winter and J. Burton, Huddersfield, woollen merchants —H. Steele and J. Thompson, Liverpool, timber mar chants—H. S. Conway and E. Howe, Star-court, Bread street, wholesale tea-dealers—H. Hull and T. W. Rust, Leicester, worsted spinners—T. dams, D. Nash. and W. Nash, Strand, seedsmen (so far as regards T. Adams) —J. Chaplin and E. Emson, Sudbury, ironmongers—H. Bishop and W. Wells, Dursley, Gloucestershire, attor neys—A. Riddock and J. Riddock, Liverpool, master porters and general agents—G. Pollard and G. T. Pol lard, Halifax, woollen manufacturers—C. Bartlett and W. Watkins, Arundel, Sussex, millers and bakers—A. Gaukrodger and W. Kaye, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, fancy manufacturers—H. Bensley and J. Wragg, Great Yar mouth—E. Wix and G. Wakeling, Greek-street and Old Compton-street, Soho, leather-sellers—M. J. Keighley, R. Keighley, and C. C. Brochner, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchants and commission agents (so far as regards C. C. Brochner). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Joseph Love's, Christow, Devonshire. W illiam Maunder, Exeter, baker. Thomas Preston, Salford, clogger and shoemaker. Henry Smith, Northwich, Cheshire, tailor and draper. John Smith Lostock Graham, Cheshire, tailor. George Somers, Newark, stone and marble mason. William Jerson, Stone, Staffordshire, boot and shoe maker. Thomas Hall, Dover, victualler. Joseph Goodison, Bradford, Yorkshire. William Inman, Bradford, Yorkshire, beerseller. David Hartley, Great Horton, Yorkshire, hawker of tins. ALLEGED POISONING FOR BURIAL FEES. COLCHESTER, SATURDAY Moans N6.—The discovery of a horrible murder by secret poisoning, and the general belief that as many as fourteen or fifteen human beings have fallen victims under a similar diabolical system, has during the week created the greatest excitement throughout the eastern division of this county (Essex). For several days past, Mr. Codd, the coroner, has been pursuing a most searching investigation into the whole of the facts, and at ten o'clock last night (Friday) the inquiry terminated in a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Mary May, for feloniously administering arsenic to her brother, the deceased, and thereby causing his death. The subjoined facts, as collected from the coro ner's report, briefly detail the whole particulars con nected with the dreadful affair. In the parish of Wickes, a small village on the high road to Harwich, about six miles from the Manningtree station of the Eastern L'nio Railway, lived the deceased, William Constable, anus Watts. He had not been married. He maintained himself by hawking trifling things about the country, and for comfort sake lodged in the house of his sister, Mary May, a married woman. He appeared to have prepared his own meals, with the exception of tea, which he was in the habit of taking with his sister. On the Bth ult. he returned to his lodgings in good health and spirits, and had tea with his sister. Shortly afterwards he was attacked with violent retching and burning pains in his throat and stomach. These symptoms continued till the following Sunday, when he died. The moment he was attacked the sister called in several neighbours to see him. She assured them that it was almost certain that he would die, but, strange to rewurk, no suspicion was excited that anything had been administered to him. On the declaration of the sister that death had resulted from natural decline, the body was interred in the parish churchyard, she officiating as chief mourner. In the coarse of a few days she called on the Rev. G. Wilkins, the incumbent, for the purpose, as she explained, of ob taining a certificate from the reverend gentleman that the deceased was in good health a fortnight before his death, and that he was in his thirty-eighth year (forty•eight was his real age). This he declined doing, and inquired of her what she wanted it for. She replied that she had entered him in a burial club at Harwich fortnight before his death, and that the society would not pay the money allowed for the interment of the deceased unless they had a certificate of his good health at the time he was entered. He told her that the money did not belong to her. She said that no one else was en titled to it, as she bad done it all herself; and nobody else knew anything about it. These and some other suspi cious circumstances, particularly the number of children she had buried, coupled with the suspicious death of her former husband, and the hasty and earnest solicitations she made in this instance to obtain the fees from the burial society, induced the coroner of the district to direct the exhumation of the body. This being done, the stomach and contents were forwarded to Mr. Taylor, the eminent professor of chemistry at Guy's Hospital, for analysation. The inquest was opened at the Waggon public-house at Wickes, and very conclusive evidence was adduced. The secretary of the burial society in question, John Pratt, of Harwich, said it was designated the " New Mourner's Society," and paid 9/. or 101. on the death of a member, the sum depending on the number of mem bers in the club. On the 13th of last May the female, Mary May, accompanied by the schoolmistress of Wickes school, called at the office and inquired if the club was full. Being told that it had some vacancies, she said she wished to enter her brother in the club. He was healthy man, and she had never known him to have a day's illness in her life, and that he was only thirty-five years of age. The secretary then entered the deceased's name, and she paid the fees, is. 3d. for entering, and 4(1. in advance. On the 6th of June the schoolmistress brought 2s. for the payments due, and he (the secretary) heard no more of the party till the 11th of June (Sun day), when a man brought a note, signed " Mrs. May," stating that Constable hadj ust died from strong inflam mation, and that the schoolmistress had seen him a short time previous. It was shown that the deceased was in good health up to the moment of partaking of the poi soned victuals on the evening of the Bth, and in contra diction, of course, to the instructions the sister had given to the registrar relative to the cease of death, she having stated it to be " decline;" duration of sickness " three mouths." A man named Simpson, who lived in the same house as the deceased, said that two days before his death Mrs. May told him that she had entered her brother in a burial clnb, and counted on getting his burial money (10/.), which would set her up in business. She in tended to buy a horse and cart and go about the coun try higgling. Professor Taylor. F.R.S., lecturer on medical juris prudence and chemistry at Guy's, in an elaborate and interesting report on the analysis, stated that arsenic was present in the contents of the stomach ; that the quantity was sufficient to destroy two grown-up per sons; that it was taken during lite in the form of pow der, and that it caused death. Other circumstantial evidence being adduced, showing an attempt on the part of Mrs. May to tamper with the principal witnesses, and urging them not to disclose all they knew, The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the sister, Mary May, and she was accordingly com mitted to the county gaol at Chelmsford, for trial at the next assizes. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 8. STOCK EXCHANGFL—We have to report an inactive market, at prices scarcely so high as those of Yesterday. The sales are— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Ju nc ti on , at /. Shares, 7 3 4 dis.—Ditto (late C. and B. ), 271. 10s. Shares, 14 —Lancashire and Yorkshire (late M. and B.), Fifth Shares, I'4 dis.—Difto, 101. Preference, 6 per cent., % p.—Ditto, Fifths ( late West Riding Union), 765. 3d. dis.—London and North-Western, 125—Ditto, New Quarters, 1 1 4 p.—Midland Stock, 104 c.—Ditto, New Halves, 5% dis. ex int.—North Union (A), 202—South-Eastern and Dover. No. 2, 10% die. —Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, •2% dis. ex int.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 1% p. ex int. MANCHESTER, JULY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 7% dis.-- East Lancashire, Preference, 3 p.—Huddersfield and Man chester (unpaid up), 7 1 4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby), '2Ol. Shares, 8 5 ,fi dis.—Ditto, Quar ters, 5% dis.—Ditto (Grimsby Dock), 10 3 / 4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Whitehaven and I , urness, 10 c. South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 2 13-16 dis. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Business was limited to-day, but prices in favourite lines remained firm. There has been for the last few days a decided improvement in the tone of the Share Market. The sales are—North Staffordshire, 2% dii. —Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5 dis.—Ditto (B), 3% dis. - South Staffordshire. 3 dis. YORK, SULT 7. ! STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was as follows : —Great Northern, 61. 2s. ex int.—North British, Quarters, 5 1 4—Ditto Extension, 4s. 6d.—Y or k, N ewcas tl e , and Berwick, 32 —Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), —York and North Midland (East and West Riding Exten sion), NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jur./ 8. STOCK EXCHANGZ.—The sales are—Newcastle and Car lisle, Scrip (red), 4 p.—North British, Thirds, 1/. 18s. dia.-- North Staffordshire,,2,A.dis.__ .GLASGOW, JULY 7. STOCK EXCII A NGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 1 1 .4 1 -- Dundee and Perth, 26—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 89—Edin burgh and Perth, 15—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ay 75—Ditto, Halves, No 1, 7%—Ditto, No. 2, 7!. 149. Glasgow and Greenock, 15—Great Northern, 6—North Bri tish, Thirds, 535. GUNPOWDER CONVEYED BY may not be generally known that large quantities of ow powder are frequently and safely conveyed by railway, as much as 11 tons in one day, and in the course of * few months above 100 tons of gunpowder have been car ried on the London and North-Western line to Liver pool, Manchester, Leeds, and other places. The wag gons in which the gunpowder is conveyed are made ex pressly for the purpose. There are eight of these wag gons on the London and North Western Railway, constructed in accordance with the patent of Mr. Henson. The body of the waggon is formed with bheet iron on the outside; the inside is lined with two-inch plank, between which and the iron outside a thickness of felt is carefully placed. These are screwed together from the outside, so that there is nothing but wood inside; except on the floor, which is covered with sheet lead. The door fits close with a double rabbit, so that it is almost air-tight, and it is therefore impossible for any fire to get to the powder inside the waggon. The axles are cased with ' wood. The comparative absence of the usual noise and vibration in the movement of these powder-waggons is very remarkable.—Herapath's Journal. A Constantinople letter of the 21st ult., states that 3,000 houses in the suburbs of Pera had been destroyed by fire. The choiersi continued to make progress. m4R1210. On the 4th inst., at Thicket Priory, Yorkshire, Mrs. D. Jefferson, of a daughter. On the sth inst., Mrs. John Seriven, Sloane-street, of daughter. On the sth inst., at Cambridge-street, Hyde-park, lirel Bainbridge Daniell, of a son. On the 6th inst., at the Philanthropic, St. George's-field* the lady of the Rev. S. Turner, of a son. On the 6th inst., at Weybread Vicarage. the wife of the Rev. T. K. Thomas, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., in London, the wife of J. Wynne, Es 4. late of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, of a son and heir. On the 7th inst., at Hertford-street, Mayfair, the wife of Mr. H. Wilde, barrister, of a daughter. At the Hyde Parsonage, Bedlordshire, the wife of the Rev. E. B. Webster, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at Clifton Church, J. Drake Pridham► Esq., to Elizabeth, second daughter of tke late R. B. Reed► Lieutenant R.N. On the 6th inst., at West Hackney Church, F. A. Daviss• second son of the late J. Davies, Esq., of Upper Holloway, to Augusta Mary Frances, eldest daughter of T. Washington , Esq., of Prospect House, Stoke Newington. On the 6th inst., at Cheddon Fitzpaine, near Taunton, the Rev. W. D. West, M.A., of St. John's College, Oxford, to Isabella, only daughter of D. Roberts, Esq., of the Kent• road, London. NEW WRITS. Lord J. RUSSELL moved " That no new writs shall be issued for the boroughs of Derby and Leicester before Tuesday the 15th day of August next." In reply to Mr. STAFFORD, Lord JOHN RUSSELL intimated that he did not intend to proceed with the Horsham Bill in tha meantime, neither did he intend to take up the Bill of the Hon. Baronet for the Flint boroughs. On Thursday he should bring in a Bill on this subject. On the 15th of August it would be open for the House to adopt any course it might think fit. Colonel SIBTHORP asked the Noble Lord if he meant to abandon these two Bills or not, and whether, if he intended to bring in a new Bill upon this subject it would be brought in this session. The fact was he had no confidence in the statements of the Noble Lord, and he wanted to tie him down to a pledge.—(Laughter.) The motion was then put and agreed to. . Colonel SIBTHORP said, notwithstanding the motion had been put and carried, he should be glad to have an answer from the Noble Lord. Lord J. RUSSELL said he hoped on Thursday to be able to move for leave to bring in a new Bill. SUGAR DUTIES. The House then went into Committee on the sugar duties. Mr. HUME repeated that it was the duty of the House not to make any alteration in the existing sugar duties, unless the House were satisfied that the change would improve the colonies. The West Indies had never had an opportunity of testing the experiment of using free labour, and he must, thvrefore, protest against this being a question of free trade. This was a question of justice to the colonies, and if they hoped ever to see the colo nies prospering again, they must allow the colonies to legislate tor themselves, and not leave them under the management of the Colonial-office. The colonies were placed in their present deplorable condition through the misconduct of the Colonial- office, and the misconduct of the House, and the only reparation they could make was to place the colonies under such a free and fair system as would enable free labour to compete with slave labour. All he asked, therefore, of the House was to put the colonies in a condition to compete with slave labour. lie was convinced that the Act of 1846, as proposed to be continued by the Noble Lord would not have that effect. He thought it would be better to leave the Act as it was, or give to those interested in the colonies suf ficient time to regain confidence. He was of opinion that if free labour was properly dealtwith it would be able to compete with slave-labour in any part of the world. The colonies, he considered, had been grievously used. He read a memorial of the Assembly of Jamaica, agreed to the 7th of June, complaining of the mismanagement of the Colonial-office, to show that this was so. The colonies would never prosper until they left them to con duct their own affairs, and to employ free instead of slave labour. Lord G. BENTINCK then rose. He said, as the Chairman of the Committee up stairs, he wished, at this early hour of the evening, to address the Committee. (LETT SPEAKING.) TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING Slx o'CLocK, LIVERPOOL CUP. 5 to 2 apt Cawroush 5 to 1 agst Executor 7 to 1 agst Prince Charlio 10 to 1 agst Ulysses 14 to 1 agst Jovial 15 to 1 agst Grimston GOODWOOD STAKES. 6 to 1 agst Chanticleer 9 to 1 agst Crozier 12 to 1 agst Diplomatist GOODWOOD CUP. 2 to 1 agst The Hero 4 to 1 agst Van Tromp T. LEGER. 6 to 1 agst Justice to Ireland—taken DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman 16 to 1 agst Honeycomb 20 to 1 agst Garrick 25 to 1 agst Uriel 25 to 1 agst Elthiron 30 to 1 agst Borneo—taken THE CHARTIST TRIALS. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. , oLo COURT. Mr. Sergeant Wfuusfs (in continuation of our After noon Edition), having adverted to the opening speech of Sharpe at the meeting at Bonner's Fields, which he contended was not seditious, the Learned Sergeant then proceeded to address himself to the speech which Jones was indicted with uttering. He recom mended the people to organize and form wardmotes and class leaders, as the best means, of accomplishing the object they had in view, but there was nothing whatever of a seditious nature in that recommendation. What systems of organization were more perfect than that es tablished by John Wesley, for the regulation of the Wes leyan Methodists, and that by which the Anti Corn-law League were enrolled to obtain their end? The Learned Sergeant having referred to that part of the speech in which Jones congratulated the people upon the proba bility of a revolution in Ireland, proceeded to uphold the doctrine that when men were convinced that a revolution was necessary to the well-being of the community, it was their duty to advocate and forward it, qu o ti ng in support of his opinion, Milton, Locke, Bolingbroke, Paley, Hume, and Russell's " History of Modern Europe." Jones' speech concluded by a foolish observation, that if the people organized they would soon see the green flag floating over Downing- street and St. Stephen's, and would be able to bring back Frost and Williams to this country, and send Lord John Russell ands Earl Grey to occupy their places. The jury should, however, look upon that as a mere effervescent piece of oratory, and recollect at the same time the saying of an eminent man, that liberty of speech was the safety-valve of our constitution. The case was not so much a question between Ernest Jones and the Crown as one involving the rights, privileges, and happiness of a people—in volving the right of public speaking, of giving expression to our feelings, and of criticising the acts of the Government—a right which was the salvation of our country, had made it what it was, and which they would preserve entire, and let no human being infringe it, having reference to their chil dren's children, the security of the Throne, and every thing which they held sacred and dear. If, after the address of the Attorney• General and the summing up of the Learned Judge, any juryman remained uncon vinced, it was his sacred duty to hold out until his tongue failed him rather than return a verdict of guilty against the prisoner. The Learned ATTORNEY-GENERAL concluded a most admirable and able reply at ten minutes past four o'clock. _ _ . Lord Chief Justice WILDE summed up with great particularity, occupying no less than an hour and a buff. Tho jury, after a short consultation, then wished to retire, and at a quarter to six o'clock they left the box to consider their verdict, and returned at six o'clock, when, having answered to their names, The Clerk of the Arraigns said—Gentlemen, are you all agreed ? Foreman—We are. The Clerk of the Arraigns—Do you find the defendant Ernest Charles Jones guilty or not guilty ? Foreman—Guilty of all the counts except the last, that of riot. Mr. Jones was then taken into custody of the governor of Newgate, and the Court adjourned for half an hour. No sentences were passed up to the time of our going o press. His Excellency the Marquis of Lisboa, the Brazi lian Minister, l e t t town th i s afierno ,, n for B r i g h ton . , EARFUL MwriLtxxoN.—On Monday last, Samuel Herrod, a small f armer, l i v i ng at Huc k na ll- un d er - Huthwaite, deliberately cut off his left hand, in a fit of insanit3, with a hatchet. The poor fellow had suffered from mental aberration for a short time previous, but had appearedr e s m o s f e a r s r e w c i o t v h e o r u e t d z y to a t b te e n d e a l allow e dto Messrs. go aCboootpltertahned P Godfrey, surgeons, who were fetched from Mansfield to him,attendhi he higher found an i td the necessary patte t n o t p i e s a rfo , rm a second ampu tation pre sent doing well.—Nottinyham Journal. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. Gair, Tain, agent for the British Linen Company, to meet within Ellison's Hotel, Tain, July 10 and 31, at one. _ _ _ A. Gordon, Paisley, dyer, to meet within the Saracen's Head Inn. Faisley, July 13 and Aug. 10, at one. R. M. Walker, Edinburgh, printer, to meet within the Ship Hotel, Edinburgh, July 10 and 31, atone. - T. Hamilton and A. Adams, Glasgow, manufacturers, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, July 11 and Aug. 2, at one. A Thompson, Edinburgh, horse dealer, to meet within Ferguson's Ship Hotel, Edinburgh, July 14 and Aug. f, at two. Sir William and Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner, on Saturday, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Dowager Countess of Sandwich, Mr. Thackeray, Lord and Lady Milford, Mr. Charles Dickens, Earl and Coun • toss of Lovelace, the Rev. Hugh Millman, Hon. C. P. Villiers, Sir A. and Lady Duff Gordon, aco. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. DEMAND ON THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX FOR THE SUPPORT OF AN ADDITIONAL POLICE FORCE.-011 Sa turday, at the meeting of the Marylebone Vestry, which was very fully attended by its members, consi derable interest was created on account of its being known that some proceedings would be taken in re ference to the determination of the Government to persist in their late demand on the parishes in the county of Middlesex for the support of an additional police terce for the metropolis. The gallery was thronged, and there were the churchwardens and authorities of several other of the metropolitan parishes present during the proceedings. John Williams, Esq., M.P., having been called to the chair, Mr. FLOOD, the vestry clerk, read the following com munication from the St. Marylebone Parochial Commit tee on the subject : " Parochial Committee-room, George-street, Manchester-square, July 6, 1848. "At a very numerous meeting of the Marylebone parochial commizte#, present, Mr. Walters in the chair, it was resolved unanimously— " That this committee have heard with surprise and indignation that an additional sum has been demanded from this parish for the police force, after the vestry had been led to expect that no additional sum would have been required, and they feel that the mode of levying this impost is most unjust and unequal, inasmuch as the county of Middlesex is called upon by the increased value of the rental prepared by the committee of justices, and upon which the county police rates are levied, to bear a much larger share of the expense than would be the case if all the counties included in the metropolitan police district were so assessed; unjust, because, as the plea of the Minister for increasing the police force, and thereby requiring larger funds for its support, is the disturbed state of the country generally, the expense consequent thereon ought therefore to be paid out of the national funds. "This committee most especially condemns the con duct of the Government in using the late outbreak as a pretence for adding to the numbers of the metropolitan police force, at a period of time when the rate-payers are suffering under depressed trade, diminished pros pects, and unequal taxation. "Extracted from the minutes, " CHAS. BROTHERTON, Secretary. _ _ "To the Hon. the Vestry of St. Mar) lebone." - Mr. GARNETT moved that this communication be en tered on the minutes ; and the motion, having been seconded, was, after considerable discussion (in which Sir Benjamin Hall, Earl Manvers, Sir James Hamilton, Lord Dudley Stuart, and other gentlemen took part), agreed to. Mr. STANFORD said he would now move as a substan tive motion—"'That this vestry do memorialise her Ma jesty's First Lord of the Treasury, respectfully repre senting to the Noble Lord the justice of the increased expense of the police force being paid out of a national grant." Sir James Hamilton seconded the resolution. Mr. GARNETT moved, as an amendment, " That a committee be appointed to take into consideration the breach of faith which the Government has committed, by not acting up to the engagements contained in the letters forwarded from the Home-office and the Police commissioners, by which an expense of 6,1761. will be entailed upon the parish beyond the sum which the Go vernment had positively stated would be required for the maintenance of the police, payable in the year 1848, and upon which assurance the rate fo r the year has been made by the vestry. That the committee have power to communicate with the other parishes in the county of Middlesex, arid adopt such measures, either by me tnorialising the Government or otherwise, as they ma y think tit." Several gentlemen having spoken upon the question, the amendment was ultimately adopted by a very large majority, and the vestry separated, the debate on the question having occupied the entire sitting. One day last week, as the men employed at Whiteineh, by the Relief Committee, were busy at their labour, they observed a young woman sitting near, whom they, for amusement, thoughtlessly assailed with gibes and common-place jokes. The woman returned them no answer, nor seemingly paid any attention to what they were saying, and at length rose to go away, when she staggered and fell senseless to the ground. The men who seemed so thoughtless a few minutes before now ran to her assistance, when they found she had fainted ; water was speedily procured, and she was soon restored to a state of consciousness, when she told them that it was actual starvation that was the cause of the occurrence, and that she was on her way to Gree nock i❑ search of her husband. The words were no sooner out of her mouth then towels, little bags, and pocket handkerchiefs, were quickly unfolded, and their contents (the coarse but homely fare which the workers had brought with them for their own dinners) were poured into her lap; nor did their generosity end there, for pockets were soon rummaged for stray coppers, and Is. 6d. was collected for her behoof. The men then as sisted the poor woman to the water's edge, hailed the first steam-boat that passed, and put her on board; whilst she, with tears in her eyes, was showering blessings on their heads.— Edinburgh News. PRINCE DEMIDOEF AND THE ENGLISH AT FLO RENCE.—This nobleman, who was amongst the most distinguished of the foreign contributors to the relief fund raised at Florence by the committee of English at that city last year, for the Irish and Scotch sufferers by famine, and who, on the occasion of the fete then given, lent his villa, San Donato, and entertained nearly two thousand visitors, has just been presented by the com mittee with a bust in marble, executed at Rome by Gib son, of her Majesty Queen Victoria, accompanied by a letter expressive 01 their thanks, through Lord Vernor. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL—The East India Com pany, in addition to former grunts, amounting to 1501., has liberally voted 501. in aid of the funds of this insti tution. Lieutenant E. C. S. Williams, who came out first at the recent Addiscombe examination, and re eeived the Pollock medal, was wholly educated at the Royal Naval School, from which he went direct to Ad discombe. AN ACT FOR: THE RELIEF OF TRUSTEES.—On Saturday a Bill in the House of Commons, to secure trust funds, and to relieve tin:tees in Ireland, was printed. It is a similar Bill to the one passed last year with respect to England. Trustees may pay trust money, or transfer stocks and securities in the Courts of Chan cery or Exchequer in Ireland. DIES. At Alva•street, Edinburgh, on the sth inst., Mrs. K. D. Fraser, relict of the late R. Landreth, Esq., of Granada. On the 6th inst., at Charles-street, Berkeley-square, Anne, wife of Richard Prime, Esq., M.P., of Walberton, Susses' and daughter of J. Shuttleworth, Esq., of Ga w th or p e Hal Lancashire. On the 6th inst., at Maryland-point, Stratford, EsseS , Frances, second daughter of the late G. Kilner, Esq., ° I Ipswich, aged 32. On the 7th inst.. at Sydenharn- park, Ann, relict of tke late J. Pearson, Esq., of Greenwich, aged 77. On the 3d inst., at Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, aged 17, H. L. Powys, third son of C a pt a i n t h e H on. 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