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EVIPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. . ROUSE OF CO111(012NIALTr ID/55 BILL. OUT-GOING TENANTS (Continued from our Afternoon d ofEditionn yesterday.) Mr. J. O'CONNELL sal had been said that the great populatie.n. of Ireland . , was . an evil ; but would the House ot Lommons give its sanction to that o pinion ? The people of Ireland were solely dependent upon the land ; there were no large manufactories, and very few persons employed in commercial pursuits. The people of Ireland mast live, but if they were to be exterminated at the will of the landlords, why let that rule be at once openly proclaimed, so that the people might know what they had to depend upon. With respect to tenant-right, it had been shown that in those provinces where that system existed there was also great prosperity. Tenant-right did not supersede the necessity of leases, it was simply this—that the tenant ' should not be turned out of his occupancy without ob taining the means of going elsewhere. He did not wish . the House to pass a law compelling all parties to pay a sum for tenant-right at so many years' purchase, what he wished was that the parties might have the full benefit of going into the open market, and ob taming the full value for their tenant-right. The House had it in its power to allay the present large amount of bad feeling • which existed in the country on the subject. He thought that this measure was most desirable for Ireland, that it was more looked to than the question of repeal, and he was sure that if the House was anxious to wean the people of Ireland from agitating the repeal, they could not adopt a better course than giving their sanction to this measure.— (Hear.) Lord CASTLEREAGH trusted the House would allow the second reading of the Bill to take place, in order that the measure might go to a Committee up stairs. If the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Rochdale, however, would not allow the Bill to go to • a Committee up stairs, he should, however reluc tantly, believing that the Hon. Member had brought in the measure with the best intentions, feel com pelled to vote against the second reading of the Bill. Captain ARCHDALL denied the statements that had been made by the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. John O'Connell) with respect to the Orangemen of Ireland, but asserted that there were still plenty of members of that body ready to put down the poi . sonous agitation that his conduct had given rise to. Sir J. WALSH opposed the second reading of the ; Bill, believing that the general alteration of the law • of landlord and tenant in Ireland could never be productive of any good to that country. He be lieved that no system of legislation could by any means satisfactorily settle the question, but of this he was convinced, that it would never benefit the tenant. Leave the tenants to themselves, and they would never attempt to effect improvement in the land, and he, therefore, called upon the Rouse to consider before they inflicted injus tice upon the landlords by passing t his Bill. Many of its clauses were, in his opinion, most impo litic, and he was very much afraid that if other Bills passed into a law it would have the effect of in creasing rather than mitigating the evils of the sister kingdom.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. F. O'CONNOR highly approved of the general tone of the speech delivered by the Hon. and Learned Member for the University of Dublin, notwithstanding it was regarded by the Hon. Member for Limerick as teeming with acerbity. He denied • the statement of the Hon. Member for Limerick, that if they passed the Bill they would be inflicting a juggle upon the people. On the contrary, in his ,pinion, it would confer considerable benefit upon the Irish nation ; and if they analysed the arguments of the Honourable Member, the House would find that they in no way militated against the Bill. He had no desire to deprive the landlords of Ireland of their jest rights, but the House must not forget that the tenant had rights too. He directed skill, capital, and in . dustry to the improvement of his landlord's property, and it was nothing but just that he should be com pensated whenever he was deprived of his holding. The Honourable Member for Limerick said they ought not to legislate upon this subject, but, in his opinion, that was a most socialist argument, and one that ought not to be entertained. If they were not to legislate upon this subject, how was the poor tenant to obtain redress for his wrongs ? The Bill under discussion, in his estimation, did not go far enough. It did', not provide for the performance of the duties of those landlords who forsook their native land for the sunny clime of Italy ; but he would, nevertheless, be satisfied with the Bill as it stood, and he warned the English landlords of that House - that it would ultimately turn out for their interest that it should be passed into a hew. The truth was, the Hon. and Learned Member for Limerick had mistaken cause for effect, and confounding the Bill with that of the Secretary's for Ireland, he had. fallen into the error of making a most splenetic speech upon the rights of the tenants of Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Much oppression had been inflicted by the English nation upon Ireland, but he could not conceal from himself the fact that England had been no less oppressed by the Irish representatives in that House, and the ma jority of them were following up that system of injustice towards England by trying to convince her Members that this measure was a mockery, a delusion, and a snare.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") If Lord Clarendon's plan of sending lecturers through the country were adopted, great good could not fail to ensue—not mere theorists, who travelled through the country with " white feathers and cockades," but practical men.—(Loud laughter.) Let the landlords do their duty—but they were too proud to do so, too proud to identify them selves with agriculture.—(Cries of "No, no.") He was glad to hear it; but in his time the land lords were so; in fact the words of Sheridan were very applicable to this country, namely, that it was a " poor and a proud one." He could not sit down without recommending the House not to be Ted away by the speech of the Honourable Member for Limerick. Sir G. GREY said, as the Secretary for Ireland, on the last day on which the Bill was before the House, entered fully into the reasons that induced the Go vernment to withhold its assent from the Bill, be would not now needlessly occupy the time of the House. He bore testimony to the practical speech of the Honourable Gentleman the Member for the - University of Dublin.—(Hear.) The next question _ was fraught with great difficulties ; but if they thought that they could pass a law to settle all ar rangements between landlords and tenants in all parts of Ireland they were much mistaken. Wh en a t e n an t took land at lO s . an acre which he believ e d h e cou ld , raise to the valu e of 30.5.' he should stipulate to take given period.—(hear.) To him it the land for a appeared that the interests of th m e ost andlord s and promotion thr.t tenants were identical ; and it was they should act together for the tection of their common interests. l•i'haencißpigrob-s Honourable Baronet then read an advertisement which had been published in s ome of tahgeenftuoefese County papers, issued by Mr. Pric e , the Marquis of Lansdowne, !and Mr. Fitzpatrick, stating that farms were ready to let for terms of 21 or 30 veari on conditions which would secure to the tenant fair • value for his improvements. When the Landlord And Tenant Bill came before the House, he should b e pre pared to show the facilities w hi c h it gave for adjusting such matters between landlords and tenants. lie certainly could not agree in the proposal that the mere tenancy-at-will occupancy of any person should be sufficient to give a claim upon the land lord for compensation upon a change of tenancy, for such was one of the provisions in the Bill now before the House. He felt certain that such a principle was not one which the House would recognise, and it was his opinion that if such expectations were held out by its consenting to the second reading of the Bill, the most injurious results would be the consequence. He was also of opinion that any attempt s at legislation upon the question inits pre beet form would only lead to the most extensive litiga tson. Upon these nounds, therefore, he trusted that the _ would agree with him in the opinion that it wa s riot advisable to allow the Bill to proceed any further. made to him ti by to tine appeal which had been I. O'Connell) e s , y the u i n l o on. Member for Limerick (Mr. Orangemen were W whether armed bands of of Ireland, he was allowedsueetla to wander about the north for him to say that there at it was almost unnecessary foundation for any such assertion.wnot the least shadow of Mr. FAGAN said that ;et. not been able to discover what there was in the had of the Hon. call forth the lliember for Limerick calculated tofr Nottingham hoa_t that Hon. . denunciations of the Hon. Member (Mr. F. O'Connor). He thougt Member had gone considerably b n is l w r a e make that attack. y to Colonel BLACK-ILL opposed the se of the Bill. With respect to the question of t c h Ulster tenant-right, he begged to state that he was connectede ;with some property in the north of Ireland where l o t was acknowledged, upon which he had e that been comp,,lled to bring more ejectmentsthatneruwpoans other property where the tenant-ri g ht of Ulster not recognised. He thought it much better that no legislation should take place upon the subject of tenant-right. Mr. P. SCROPE alluded to the state of discontent _ existing among the people of Ireland, and called up on the House to endeavour to adopt some measures to fut an end to the disgraceful state of things existing en that country , . The character of the agricultur e of Ireland was of the most crude and barbarous kind, and there was no doubt that this was the result of the existing law of landlord and tenant in Ireland, and the uncertainty of tenure dependent thereon. Mr. Drummond, in his celebrated letter, in which he ]rat announced the great truth " that property had Its duties as well as its rights," stated that the enornaou extent of the subdivision of the land was the saw* of great evil to Ireland. He had course of the been charged with bringing " wholesale charges" against the landlords of Ireland, he denied that he bad done so. He was fully aware that there were landlords in Ireland as good as in this country, but they were assembled as legislators, and it was their duty to endeavour to adopt measures for the prevention of anything like injustice or oppression upon the part of any of the landlords. He hoped that the question now before the House would be perma nently settled before the close of the present session. It appeared that the tenant-right existing in Ireland had existed for a considerable length of time. It had been said that it would be better to leave that question to be settled by the custom of L liter, and not by legislative enactment. This tenant right was similar to the " customary tenure" which had lately been legalised in this coun try. Another system of tenant right was that of oc cupancy, giving a right to compensation; this no doubt arose from the peculiar situation of the tenant, who, if turned out of his little holding, had no means whatever of obtaining the means of existence. He did not think that the proposed measure would satis factorily settle the complicated question, and he should therefore feel compelled to give his opposition to the second reading. Colonel RAWDON said that he should support the second reading, in deference and respect to the feelings of the people of Ireland, hut, at the same ime, reserved to himself the right of adopting any which he thought proper in the future stages Bill. Mr. SCULLY supported the second reading of the Bill. It was most essential to the well-being of the people of Ireland that they should have something like certainty in the occupation of their lands. Until some settlement of this question was made, the House would find that agrarian outrages would continue. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD replied. He had heard nothing to induce him to change his opinion upon the justice and importance of the Bill. If all the landlords of Ireland were generous and humane, there would be no necessity for the measure ; but he regretted to say that the majority of the Irish landlords were not of that class; and in justice therefore to the oppressed tenants, he should press the motion for the second reading of his Bill to a division.— (Hear, hear.) It had been urged that there was no necessity for the Bill, as the custom of tenant right could be established under the common law. That, however, was a mistake ; tenant right in Ireland could only be established by a legislative enactment, and it was not until he had made himself convinced of this that he consented to introduce this Bill.— (Hear, hear.) He was not so absurd as to think that the clauses of the Bill were incapable of altera tion, and let the House sanction the second reading, and he would readily consent to amendments in the Committee. The House then divided, when there appeared-- For the second reading ... 22 Against it _ . . . . Majority against it —123 GREAT YARMOUTH FREEMEN DISFRAN CHISEMENT BILL. Mr. SEYMER moved the second reading of this Bill. He said he supported the Bill because it was necessary to purify th e const i tuenc i es o f the kingdom, and where this proved ineffectual to disfran chise them. A freeman who could sell his vote for 3/. ought not to be entrusted with the exercise of the franchise. The Hon. Gentleman read a number of extracts from the evidence adduced before the Select Committee, to show that the electors ought to have the franchise taken out of their hands, as they had shown th emse l ves unworthy to exercise the great trust delegated to them by the Reform Bill. No one of common sense could doubt that gross and open bribery was practised at t h e last and previous elec tions for Great Yarmouth. Mr. LUSHINIiTON seconded the motion. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. VOID ELECTIONS. On the motion of Mr. HUME, the following mo tion was agreed to That in all cases where the seat of any Member has been declared void by an Election Committee, on the grounds of bribery or treating, no motion for the issuing of a new writ shall be made without previous notice being given in the votes." THE SUN, ORDERS OF THE DAY. On the motion of Mr. HUME, the following mo tion was also agreed to :—That the orders of the day be disposed of in the order in which they stand upon the paper, the right being still reserved to her Ma jesty's Ministers of placing Government Bills at the head of the list, by previous notice, in the rotation in which they are to be taken on the days on which Government Bills have precedence. That, at the time fixed for the commencement of public business, on days on which orders have precedence of notices of motions, and after the notices of motions have been disposed of on all other days, Mr. Speaker direct the Clerk at the Table to read the Orders of the Day without the question being put. THE NAVY. Mr. HUME moved for the following returns : Return of all admirals, vice, rear, and retired ad mirals, retired captains, captains, commanders, and lieutenants in the Royal Nary, promoted on and since the 18th of July, 1843 ; distinguishing those promoted on full pay from those on half-pay at the time of their promotion, stating the date of entry of each officer into the navy, and the dates of the se veral commissions successively attained ; also the period which each officer had served in each commission, and the period on half-pay in each commission, and the aggregate time of full pay and of half-pay of each officer to the Ist day of January, 1848. Abstract return of the total number of promotions in the royal navy since the 15th day of May, 1843, from the rank of mid shipmen to that of admiral inclusive ; stating the number of each rank promoted in each year, and distinguishing the number of each rank promoted, when employed and afloat, from those on half pay, and also from those on the Coast Guard ser vice in each year ; returns of the number of sea officers on the Ist day of January in each of the years 1845 and 1848 ; and also the total amount per annum for the sea-pay of those employed, and the half-pay of those unemployed, at each of these periods ; stating also the number of each rank em ployed and unemployed at each of those periods, and the total number of each class ; and showing the total number of officers in the Royal Navy on the Ist day of January in each of the years 1844 to January 1848, both inclusive ; distinguishing the number of each rank, from admiral to lieutenant, inclusive, on half pay and in commission ; also, distinguishing the number of officers and their ranks, in the Coast Guard service in each of those years (all in continuation of Parlia mentary Paper, No. 449, of Session 1843). ORDNANCE SURVEYS. The following return was also agreed to on the motion of the same HoN. MEMBER :—Returns of the towns of the United Kingdem surveyed by the Ord nance Department on The 60 inch scal9 ; the dates of the commen cemen t an d completion of sUrNeeach survey, the area included in each 37:, and the total expense of each ; also, in de tail,ploy e t d b , e an t a lm t e he occupied, the number of hands em branches of thewock of block plan, the filrlinviz., t, upon the following separate plotting, and engraving the triangulation, the survey ment of the other surSvelyns of of detail, the levelling, the the branches above of particulars the work of the state of townsadvance respectn o w to n t p h r e o g s r e e p s a s, . and dealready dis tinguishing those towns, the surreys completed, and s s u a rv . eys of which have been undertaken specially for (Nttry purposes. B s O LI m C E N R V v OLI L (S E brought lA N in I)) ; Bill to Sir W. amend the Act of the present session the completion of these works, which" to facilitate time. was read a first The House then adjourned. ELECTION COMMITTEE. BODMIN. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. AIEREWEATHER summed up on behalf the peti tioners, after which the Committee came to the following resolution _ _ "That no case of bribery has been proved agai ns t e ither of the sitting Members, and counsel were there fore requested to confine their attention to the allegations and proof offered of treating." Both the sitting Members' counsel then applied for costs. The Committee reserved their decision. Mr. WORDSWORTEI said he did not intend to call any witnesses on behalf of ilr. W 3 1(1, but Mr. Lacy did in- tend to put in evidence. He had, therefore, to ask the Committee to hear him, and then decide upon the case, as far as Mr. Wyld was concerned, before going into Mr. Lacy's defence. The room was again cleared, but after deliberating upon tiii:i n!, the r h a. : application, the Committee declined to accede to it. ‘,, , \ Vi ORDSWORTII said he would . reserve his reply rezevin Lacy's atheyalaevidenee had been put in. ah e a r rn a : l nno w w it i n e.d esses were then called to prove that the were ttte o s r distributed by Mr. Lacy's agents, subscribed for ' by a number of tra.lesmen of Bod- Lacy' they Were given to the voters without Mr. The Committee consent. then adjourned until to-morrow. _______ NATIONAL CONVENTION. After the re-assembling of the Convention, yesterday the reports of the delegates were continued. More importance was attached to the afternoon sit ting, in cou,equence of two reporters from the establish ment of Messrs. Gurney being present, they having been ordered by the authorities of the Honie-otfice to attend, and to take a close note of the proceedings. The district reports having been brought to a close, Mr. CLARKE gave an outline of the plan proposed to be adopted by the executive council of the Chartist Association. The plan was simply to effect the pro posed reforms in the legislative councils of the country by simultaneous meetings held throughout tho umpire. LONDON% TICURSDAY After some frivolous discussions on points of no inter est, which had nearly, as one of the delegates expressed it, " put an end to this great movement," the Convention adjourned till to-morrow at nine o'clock. WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY. The adjourned Half-yearly General Meeting of the proprietors of the West Cornwall Railway was held yester day afternoon, at the King's Arms Hotel, in Palace-yard, Westminster; Captain Moorsom in the chair. The report of the committee stated that it was esti mated by Mr.Brunel that the line from Hoyle to Penzance would cost 100,000/. for a double line, and 82,000/. for a single line; from Hoyle toßedwith, 155,000/. fora double and 100,000/. for a single line; from Redwith to Truro Junction, 125,000/. for a double and 110 000/. for a single line; and for the Falmouth branch, 95,0001. for a double and 80,0001. for a single line, making in the whole a total mileage of nearly forty miles; and as the traffic of these districts was very extensive, holding out a prospect of a good return, the report recommended that these lines should be proceeded with by degrees after a lapse of six months. The amount raised by the West Cornwall Company up to the present line was 64,617/. 10s., of which 22,595/. 2s. had been paid to the solicitors on account, 10,66t3/. 13s. 7d. to the engineers, and 6,0001. on account of the Hoyle Railway, leaving a balance in hand of 1,914/. 17s. sd. The liabilities of the company amounted to 24,7321. 6s. 6d. The shares, however, which had already been allotted would yield 271,739/.; and this sum, after satis fying the liabilities, would enable the company to com plete the lines already mentioned, without having reference to its borrowing powers. After some discussion it was agreed that the meeting should be adjourned, to enable the directors to consider what course they thought it best to adopt under the circumstances, and the meeting terminated. STATIONS OF THE ROYAL NAVY IN COMMISSION, WITH THE YEARS WHEN BUILT, AND DATES OF COMMIS SION OF THE OFFICERS IN COMMAND. (From Colburn's United Service Magazine.) Acheron, 3, st., 1838, Corn. J. L. Stokes, 1846, New Zealand Acorn, 16, 1638, Corn. J. E. Bingham, 1841, East Indies Adder, 1, at., Mast.-Com. J. Hammond (act. ), Pembroke Advice, 1, st.-tug, Lt.-Corn. C. A. Petch, 1838, Pembroke Agincourt, 72, 1814, Capt. W. B. Mends, 1814, Devonport Alarm, 26, 1845, Capt. G. G. Loch, 1841, North America and West Indies Alban, 1, st. v., 1827, Master-Corn. M. Bradshaw, 1842, particular service Albatross, 16, 1841, Corn. A. Farquhar, 1844, East Indies Alecto, st. v., 1539, Corn. V. A. Massingberd, 1842, South east Coast of America Alert, 8, Com. H. Dunlop, 1842, Coast of Africa Alligator, 26, 1821, Hospital Ship, China Amazon, 26, 1821, Capt. James J. Stopford, 1841, Ports. mouth Amphion, st., Capt. W. J. Williams, 1841, Portsmouth Amphitrite, 26, Capt. T. R. Eden, 1844, Coast of Africa Andromache, 26, store-sh., 1832, Mast.-Com. T. Johnson, 18u3, particular service Andromeda, 44, store-sh., 1829, particular service Antelope, Lieut.-Com. F. Smyth, 1826, Mediterranean Apollo, 8, tr. sh., 1805, Corn. W. Radcliffe, 1830, particular service Arab, 16, Com. W. Morris, 1847, Cape of Good Hope Ardent, st. v., 1841, Lieut.-Corn. W. C. Nowell, 1823, Me. diterranean Asia, 84, Rear-Ad. P. Hornby, Capt. R. F. Stopford, 1840, Pacific Asp, 1, st., Lieut.-Corn. W. W. Oke, 1825, Portpatrick Astrea, 16, st., Mast.-Com. W. Yeames, 1810, Falmouth Athol, 2, tr. sh., 1820, Mast.-Com. E. J. P. Yearn, 1827, particular service Avon, st.-v., 1825, Corn. J. B. Cator, 1831, partic. service 13elleisle, 24, tr.-s. 1819, Capt. J. Kingcome, 1838, par. service Bellerophon, 78, Capt. R. L. Baynes, C. 8., 1828, particular service Bermuda, sch., Lieut.-Com. A. D. Jolly, 1842, North Ame rica and West Irdies Birkenhead, st.-v., 1845, Corn. Hewlett (pro tern.) Portsmouth Bittern, 16, 1840, Coin. T. Hope, 1841, Coast of Africa Black Eagle, st.-v., 1831, Mast.-Com. S. B. Cook, 1838, Woolwich Blazer, 3, st.-v., 1834, Lieut.-Corn.. G. Smith, Coast of Alrica Blenheim, 56, st.-v., 1830, Capt. H. T. Autin, C. 8., 1830, Portsmouth Bloodhound, st.-y., 1845, Lieut.-Com. R. Phillipps, 1830, par ticular service Bonetta, 4, Lieut.-Corn. F. E. Forbes, 1843, Coast of Africa Bramble, 10, 1822, Lieut. C. B. Yule, 1842, tender to Rattle snake, East Indies Brilliant, 22, 11315, Capt. R. B. Watson, C. 8., 1842, Cape of Goed Hope Britomart, 10, Cora. W. C. Chamberlain, 1844, Coast of Africa Bull-dog, st.-v., 1845, Commander A. C. Key, 1845, Mediter ranean Caledonia, 120, 1808, Rear Admiral Sir John Louis, Capt. T. W. Carter, 1831, Devonport Calliope, 26, 1837, Capt. E. Stanley, 1838, East Indies Calypso, 20, 1845, Capt. H. J. Worth, 1840, Pacific Cambrian, 36, Com. J. H. Plumridge, 1822, East Indies Canopus, 84, 1794, Capt. F. Moresby, C. 8., 1814, Cork Cerus, tender, Sec. Master T. Fogden (act. ), Sheerness Ceylon, 2, 1810, rec. ship, Rear-Adm. Sir L. Curtis, Bart., Lieut. J. A. P. Price, 1842, Flag-Lieut., Malta Champion, 14, Corn. J. M. Hayes, 1841, Devonpert Cherokee, st.-v., Corn. W. N. Fowell, 1839, Lakes of Canada Childers, 16, 1827, Corn. J. C. Pitman, 1842, East Indies Cockatrice, sch., Mast.-Com. Jas. Rundle, 1836, Pacific Collingwood, 80, 1841, Rear-Adm. Sir G. Seymour, G. C.H., Capt, R. Smart, K. H., 1827, Pacific Columbine, 18, 1826, Corn. J. C. D. Hay, 1846, East Indies Comet, st.-v., 1822, Lieut.-Com. C. G. Rigge, 1838, Tagus Comus, 18, 1828, Corn. E. C. T. D'Eyncourt, 1842, South• east Coast of America Confiance, st.-v., Sec. Master J. Jagoe (act.), Devonport Constance, 50, 1846, _Capt. G. W. C. Ceurtenay, 1828, Pacific Contest, 12, 1846, Corn. A. McMurdo, 1843, Coast of Africa Crescent, 42, rec. sh., 1810, Lieut.-Corn. T. C. Meheux, 1838, Rio de Janeiro Crocodile, rec. sh., 1827, Rear-Adm. Hon. D. H. Mackay, Lieut.-Com. S. R. Protheroe, 1826, Cork Cuckoo, st. -v.,Corn. H. Dumaresq, 1842, Channel Islands Cygnet, 10, Corn. G. Kenyon, 184.3, Coast of Africa Drecialus, 16, 1828, Capt. P. McQuhae, 1835, East Indies Daring, 12, 1844, Corn. W. Peel, 1846, North America and West Indies Dart, 3, Lieut.-Com. E. A. Glynne, 1840. Coast of Africa. Dasher, st.-v., 1837, Lieut.-Com. A. Parks, 1815, Sheerness Dee, 2, st.-v., 1832, Mast. G. Filmer, 1838, Woolwich Devastation, st.-v., 1841, Corn. R. C. Michell, 1843, Cape of Good Hope Dido, 20, 1836, Capt. J. B. Maxwell, 1837, East Indies Dolphin, 3, Lieut. Hon. R. F. Boyle, 1843, Coast of Africa Doterel, st. p., 1826, Mast.-Corn. J. Grey, (act.), Holyhead Dragon, st. v., 1845, Capt. W. H. Hall, 1844, Cork Electra, 14, 1837, Corn. F. W. P. Bouverie, 1842, (act.), North America and West Indies Enterprise, disc. ship, Capt. Sir James C. Ross, Blackwall Erebus, bomb v., 1827, Capt. Sir J. Franklin, 1822, Arctic Expedition Espiegle, 12, 1844, Corn. F. A. Campbell, 1846, East Indies Eurydice, 26, 1843, Capt. T. V. Anson, 1841, Cape of Good Hope Excellent, 18)0, Rear-Ad. Prescott, C. 8., Capt. H. D. Chads, C. 8., 1825, Portsmouth Fairy, yt., 1845, tender to Victoria and Albert, Mast.-Corn. D. N. Welsh, 1844, Portsmouth Fantome, 16, 1839, Corn. T. P. Le Hardy, 1837, Mediter ranean F F e av rr o e r t i : e B , , l l 4 B , 4 l o 7 6o C ra o . na G . A . . Murray, 1840, Coast of Africa. Sprigg, 1844, Coast of Africa Firebrand, st. v., 1843, Com. Sir T. Herbert, Capt, J. Hope, C. B. 1838, S.E. Coast of America t l . B -v 1 . 9 , Com. naodore Johnston, sir Portsmouth j . GBremer, Ki, Firefly', st.-v., 1832, Li eu t.-C om. T. C. Ponsonb 1827, y, Coast of Africa F F is r g eg ar u d e , en 4 ' 2 .C. 8., and e v r . Chief eL Lieut. - Com., .N . V c o o o m l Woolwich L ordinary, avi e ( k c V o o m o 1 ; w . Flamer, Co m m Medi terranean Fly, 18, 1831, Corn. R. A. Oliver, 1844, New Zealand Fox, 42, 1829, Commod. Sir H. Blackwood, 1837, East Indies Fury, st. v., Corn. I. Wilcox, 1846, East Indies Ganges, 84, Capt. H. Smith, C. 8., 1829, Sheerness Geyser, st. v., 1841, Com. F. T. Brown, 1840, Cape of Good Hope Gladiator st. v., 1790, Capt. J. Robb, 1841, Mediterranean Gordon, st..v., Corn. Grenfell (pro tern.), Portsmouth Grampus, 50, 1784, Capt. H. B. Martin, C. 8., 1828, Pacific Grappler, st.-v., 1846, Lieut.-Com. T. H. Lysaht, 1841, Coast of Africa . Grecian, 16, 1838, Corn. L. S. Tindal, 1831, S.E. Coast of America Griffon, 3, 1832, Lieut.-Corn. J. P. Thurburn, 1541, S.E. Coast of America Harlequin, 12, 1836, Corn. J. Moere, 1843, South-east Coast of America Harpy, st. v., 1845, Lieut.-Com. J. W. Tomlinson, 1826, S.E. Coast of America Havannah, 22, Capt. J. E. Erskine, 1838, Portsmouth Hecate, 4, st.-v., 1839, Com. R. Moorman, 1845, Mediter ranean Herald, 26, 1823, surv., Capt. 11. Kellett., C. 8., 1842, Pacific Hercules, 72, Mist.-Corn. R. Felton, 1814, Plymouth Heroine, 6, 1841. Corn. C. Edmunds, 1841, Coast of Africa Hibernia, 104, 1840, 'Vice-Ad. Sir W. Parker, Bt., G.C. 8., Capt. Peter Richards, C. 8., 1828, Mediterranean Hound, 6, 1846, Corn. G. H. Wood, 1846, Coast of Africa Howe, 120, 1815, Capt. Sir James Stirling, 1818, Lisbon Hydra, st., Corn. J. Skipwith, 1842, South America Illustrious, 72, depot-ship, Capt. R. A. Yates, 1827, Ports mouth Iraaurn, 72, Commod. G. R. Lambert, 1825, rec. ship, Jamaica Inconstant, 36, Capt. John Shepherd, 1840, Rio Janiero Inflexible, st. v., 1845, Corn. J. C. Hoseason, East Indies Investigator, disc -ship, Capt. E. J. Bird, 1843 Jackal, it. v., 1845, Lieut.-Com. G. Western, 1837, Oporto Jasper, st. v., Mast.- Com. E. Rose, 1823, Pembroke Juno, 26;1844, Capt. P. I. Blake, 1841, Pacific Kestrel, brig, Lieut.-Com. H. Baker, 1846, South East Coast of America Ki n_fisher, 12, 1945, Corn. F. W. Horton, 1846, Coast of Africa Kite, st.-v., 1835 Second Master Balliston, Bermuda Lark, sur.•v., 1830, Lieut.-Corn. G. B. Lawrence, 1843, North America and West Indies Lightning, 2, st.-y., 1823, Mast.-Com. Petley, 1844, Wool wich Lizard, st., 1844, Lieut.-Com. W. A. R. Pearse (act.), S. E. Coast of America Locust, 3, st.-v., 1840, Lieut.-Com. E. R. Power, 1839, Me diterranean Lucifer, st -v., 1825, Lieut.-Com. R. H. Risk, 1844, particu lar service Madagascar, 44, 1822, Corn. Robert Mann 1845, particular service Mariner, 16, Com. C. M. Mathison, 1813, East Indies Mastiff, sur. v., 1813, Corn. A. B. Becher, 1841, Orkney Islands Meander, 44, Capt. Hon. H. Keppel, 1837, Portsmouth Medea, st.-v., 1833, Corn. T. H. Mason, 1841, East Indies Medina, 2, st..-v., 1840, Mast.-Cone. W. Smithett (act.), Liverpool Medusa, 2, st.-v., 1839, Lieut.-Com. J. G. Raymond, 1828, Liverpool Melampus, 42, Capt. J. N. Campbell, C. 11., 1827, East Indies Merlin, 2, st., 1839, Lieut.-Com. A. T. Mann, 1827, Liverpool Meteor, 2, st., 1824, Lieut.-Com. G. Buttler, (Corn.) 1846, Mediterranean Minden, 20, sto. ie sh,la m ster J. J. l larper (act), Mitchell, lB 84 271,C5, Lake Erie China Minos, st.-v• Lat• • Master John N 'f y v s ß e n r y , a l n B t 3 , 2 ,s . v Lake i c l h I uron i‘ l M l l u o o n h ti k a n w e e y , k , , l 2 2 l ; , . ie - C v u o . t. , m - S C . e c'm pa c. Mediterranean Naiad. 42, sto. sh., 1797, Mast.-Com. W. L. Browne, 1831 Valparaiso Nautilus, 10, 1830, Lieut.-Com. W. T. Rivers, 1841, Ports mouth Nerbudda, 12, 1830, Corn. E. Peirse, 1842, Bombay Nereus, 42, store . depot, 1821, .11Ias.*Com• F. W. Bateman) 1537, Yaliss.rais9 Nimrod, 20, 1828, Com. J. R. Dacres, 1841, C. of Good Hope Oberon, st.-y., Lieut.-Com. G. J. Gardner, ;815, Mediter- ranean Ocean, 89, 1805, Vice-Ad. Sir E. D. King, K. C. 11., Capt. J. N. Nott, 1842, Sheerness Odin, st.-v., 1846, Capt. Hon. F. T. Pelham, 1840, Mediter ranean _ Onyx, st.-v., 1843, Lieut.-Corn. R. Mudge, 1815, Dover Otter, st.-surv.-v., Lieut.-Corn. E. Wylde, 1814, Holyhead Pandora, 6, 1833. Lieut.-Com. James Wood (a), 1841, Pacific Penelope, st.-v., 1829, Commodore Sir C. Hotham, K. C. 8., Capt. L. T. Jones, 1840, Coast of Africa Perseus, rec. sh., 1812, Lieut.. Com. Greet, 1840, off the Tower Philomel, 6, 1842, Conn. W. C. Wood, 1841, C o ast of Africa Pigmy, 1, at.-v., 18 2 7, Lieut.-Com. A. D ar by, 1828, Pem broke Pike, 1, st., Lieut.. Com. A. Boyter, 1815, Portpatrick Plover, Lieut.• Corn. T. E. L. Moore, 1843, Pacific Pluto, 2, 1831, Lieut. •Com. R. M'Kinlay Richardson, Wool- wick Poictiers, 72, 1809, Capt.-Sup. Sir T. Bourchier, K.C.8., 1827, Chatham Polyphemus, 1, st., 1839, Corn. ITCleverty, 1842, MAcliter- ranean Porcupine, st.-v., 1844, Lieut.-Com. E. F. Roberts, 1841, Ale- diterranean Powerful, 84, Capt. Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., 1824, Ports- mouth President, 50, 1830, Rear-Adm. Dacres, Capt. W. P. Stan ley, 1838, Cape of Good Hope Princess Alice, 1844, Alas.-Com. Luke &althea (act.), Dover Prince Regent, 90, Capt. W. F. Martin, 1724, Portsmouth Prospero, 1, st.-v., 1829, Sec. Alas. C. J. Palfer (act.), Pembroke _ _ Queen, - 110, 1839, Capt. 11. W. Bruce, 1821, Mediter raeean _ Racehorse, 18, IMO, Corn. E. S. Southeby, 1841, East Indies Raleigh, 50, 1845, Corn. Sir T, Herbert, 1822, S. E. Coast of America Ranger, 6, 18.35, Corn. Jas. Anderson, 1841, Coast of Africa Rapid, 10, 1840, Corn. E. Dixon, 1841, Coast of Africa Rattlesnake, 2, 1822, sure.-v., Capt. 9. Stanley, 1844, East Indies Redwing, st. v., 1834, Corn. T. Bevis, 1829, Liverpool Resistance, 1805, tr.-1., Corn. G. Lowe, 1840, part. service Rhadamanthu3, '2, st., 1632, Mast.-Com. J. Aylen, 1812, part. service Rin,gdeve, 16, 1833, Corn. E. A. Inglefield, 1845, East Indies Rodney, 92, 1833, Capt. Edward Collier, C. 13., 1844, sledi terranean _ _ Rosamond, 1644, Com. J. Foote, 1845, Cape of Good Hope _ _ _ Royalist, 1839, Lieut.-Com. D. McD. Gordon (act.), 1646, East Indies Royal Sovereign, yacht, 1604, Capt.-Sup. G. T. Falcon, 1813, Pembroke St. Vincent, 120, 1815, Rear-Adm. Sir C. Napier, K. C. 8., Capt. S. C. Dacres, 1840, Cork Sampson, st.-frigate, 1844, Capt. T. Henderson, 1840, Pacific San Josef, 110, Ordinary guard-ship, Adm. Sir John West, Bart., Capt. Sir H. J. Leeke, K. H., 1826, Devonport Scourge, st.-sloop, 1844, Com. H. E. Wingrove, 1846, Lisbon Scout, 18, 1832, Corn. F. E. Johnstone, East Indies Sealark, 10, Corn. W. B. Monypenny, 1841, Coast of Africa Seringapatam, store-ship, Master-Cora. D. McCreight, Cape of Good Hone Shearwater, 2, st.-v., 1826, Lieut.-Corn. Tumour, 1842, Holy head Sidon, st.-fri., 1846, Capt. W. H. Henderson, 1838, Medi terranean Siren, 16, 1841, Com. T. Chaloner, 1845, Coast of Africa Spartan, 22, 1841, Capt. T. M. C. Symonds, 1841, Mediter ranean Spider, 6, Lieut.-Com. C. Haydon, 1810, S.E. C. of America Spitfire, st.-v., 1845, Lieut.-Corn. J. A. Macdonald, 1827, Mediterranean Sprightly, 1, at , 1823, Mast.-Corn. J. P. Moon, (act.), Holyhead Spy, 3, 1841, Lieut.-Com. S. 0. Wooldridge, 1837, Pacific Star, Corn. C. W. Riley, 1838, Devonport Stromboli, 6, 1835, Com. Lord A. W. Beauclerk, 1846, Portsmouth Styx, 6, st.-v., 1841, Corn. H. Chads, 1835, Coast of Africa Superb, 80, 1842, Capt. A. L. Corry, 1821, Mediterranean Tartarus, st.-v., 1831, Lieut.-Corn. Sir G. Webster, Bt., 1840, Mediterranean Terrible, st.-v., 1845, Capt. W. Ramsay, 1838, partic. service Terror, 7, 1813, Capt. F. R. M. Crozier, 1841, Arctic Expe dition Thetis, 36, 1846, Capt. H. J. Codrington,lC.B., 1836, Medi terranean Thunder, 6, sur-v., 1829, Capt. E. Barnett, 1846, North Ame rica and West Indies Torch, et.-v., 1846, Lieut.-Corn. G. Morris, 1823, particu lar service Tortoise, 12, guard-ship, Capt. F. Hutton, 1844, Ascension Trafalgar, 120, 1841, Capt. C. Hope, 1826, Mediterranean Trincomalee, 26, 1819, Capt. R. L. Warren, 1839, North America and West Indies Triton, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. J. P. Glinn, 1842, Woolwich Urgent, 2, st.-v., Lieut.-Com. A. S. Symes, 1816, Liverpool Vanguard, 80, 1836, Capt. G. F. Rich 1823, Mediterranean Vengeance, 84, 1824, Capt. S. Lushington, Mediter ranen Vernon, 50, 1832, Rear-Adm. Inglefield, C. 8., Capt. J. C. Fitzgerald, 1841, East Indies. Vesuvius, 6, st.-v., 1840, Corn. 11. G. Austen, 1846, North America and West Indies Victoria and Albert, yacht, 1843, Capt. Lord A. Fitzclarence G. C. H., 1821, Portsmouth Victory, 101, 1765, Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bt., Capt. C. Eden, 1841, Portsmouth ♦indictive, 50, 1813, Vice-Admiral S,ir F. Austen, Capt. M. Seymour, 1826, North America and West Indies Viper, 6, 1831, Lieut.-Cam. E. G. lore, 1846, North America and West Indies Vixen, st.- v. , 1840, Com. ♦. P. Ryder, 1846, North America and West Indies Volage, 26, 1825, Mediterranean' Volcano, 2, st., 1836, Lieut.-Cons. J. H. Crang, 1640, Me diterranean. Vulture, st.-v., 1843, Capt. John M'Dougall (b), 1836, East Indies Wanderer, 12, 1835, Corn. F. B. Montresor, 1842, Coast of Africa Wellesley, 72, Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundonald ; Capt. G. Goldsmith, 1842, Devoaport Wellington, 72, Capt. D. Price, 1815, Sheerness Widgeon, 1, at., Lieut.-Com. T. S. Scriven, 1822, Dover Wildfire, I, st.-v., 1826, Sec. Master G. Brockman, Sheerness Zephyr, 1, st., 1827, Lieut.-Com. C. P. Ladd, 1815, Holy head HER MAJESTY'S PACKET BRIGS AT FALMOUTH. Crane, 1839, Lieut.-Com. J. Parsons, 1815 Linnet, 1835, Lieut.. Com. T. James, 1821 Penguin, 1838, Lieut.-Com. W. Leslie, 1814, pro. tern. Peterel, 1838, Lieut.-Cons. T. Creser, 1826 Seagull, 1832, Lieut.-Corn. James Smart, 1825 Swift, 1635,.Lieut.-Com.W. Lory, itut. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April 5. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONISLANQUE.) IN RE JOSEPH WILLIAXS. The bankrupt, the late proprietor of concert and billiard-rooms in the Westminster-bridge -road, applied for his certificate. Mr. Duncan appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. Bag ley opposed on behalf of Mr. Batten, and another cre ditor, named Day, a carpenter. It appeared by the balance-sheet, which embraced a period of about four years, that the debts were 2,1361., and nothing has been yet realised to meet this amount of debt. The profits amounted to 3,1601., and trade ex penses 3,554/. ; private 4751., and losses 481/. It further appeared that this was the bankrupt's own petition, and that the case was before the Court in February last, Mr. Smith, i i t t h it , o w b h e ich was 3' t i e n e n o r t d h e i e r that g a n e n e e s g 0 0 - f when it was adjourned to this da supposed to be very beneficial for the creditors, he (S m ith) having swept away the whole of the bankrupt' s pr o perty, it this tia ti °n estate should u a l n d d b a e having been assigned to him, h e having also been in possession of a warrant of attorney since the year 1842 and a bill of sale in 1843, but that had been ineffec • tual. It was next alleged that the bankrupt had volun tarily transferred wine and spirit licenses, which were of great value in the vicinity within which the business was .tarried on, to Smith, and after the bankrupt had ex pended 3,0971. in the alteration of these premises, and it being expected that the Westminster-bridge Company would take the house, and pay a large amount for it, all his interest in it (one half) was also transferred to Smith. The charge of Mr. Batten was, that having been employed by the bankrupt to do certain pewterer's work, and stating that he (the bankrupt) was a " ready money man," he gave a bill for two months, which was never paid. Witnesses having been examined at some length, His HoNoux said, he considered that it would be better to adjourn the case, in order to ascertain whether Mr. Smith would g i ve up that property, or part of it, for the benefit of the creditors, and therefore it would be useless for the Learned Counsel to reply. Ultimately the case was adjOurned till November next Protection was granted. IN RE WILLIAM RAY. The bankrupt, described as of Rolls'. buildings, Fetter lane, coal merchant, applied for his certificate. The balance-sheet embraced a period of three years, and showed that the bankrupt had commenced business with a capital of 1,700/., and now owed 8781., to meet which the assets were stated to be, good debts 531!., and doubt terxlenpsegOneOrd/si.,turcTe.ahmeeprofits amounted to 8321•; the trade ex penses being 642/., domestic 6241., and losses 1,743/. h i l l i s es :o b N a o n u k a ru s p u t a s p , end e d the certificate for six months, on the ground of improper book-keeping and extravagant Protection was granted. IN RE STAPLETON AND CO. described as of Whitefriars, sca vengers, up t o pass their adjourned last exa mination. No opposition Was ofTered, and the bankrupts passed. INS OLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, April 5. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE JOAN CIJISSETT. This insolvent, who had been a jeweller, was remanded under the discretionary clause for six months. He had been several times before the Court, and His HoNourt, after briefly adverting to the manner in which he had disposed of his property, showing a disre gard to the interests of his creditors, remanded him for the period mentioned. CITY SMALL DEBTS COURT, April 5. (Before E. BULLOCK, Esq•) COLE V. DINGLEY. The plaintiff in this action is the secretary of the Me tropolitan Benefit Society's Asylum Fund, and claimed the balance of an account fur theatrical tickets delivered to the defendant. The plaintiff said that the society took a b ene fi t at the Victoria Th eatre in 1846, and the was one of the committee, requested to have some tickets defendant, who left him for sale or return, and he sold some and kept the rest. The Learned JUDGE asked whether the society was enrolled, or was under Act of Parliament or Charter ? The plaintiff replied in the negative; it was a friendly society, and h e considered did not require enrolment. The Learned JUDGE said it must be shown that the plaintiff, as secretary, had a right to sue. The plaintiff said the defendant, as one of the com mittee, must have been well aware that he (plaintiff) had the tickets to deliver out, and was answerable for them, and he, in fact, took the house for the night. The Learned JUDGE said, although it might appear hard to nonsuit in such a. case, the plaintiff bchl not shown his right, and must be uousuited. APRIL et, 1848. LAFOREST V. CATCIIPOLE. The plaintiff in this action is a tavern-keeper in the City, and defendant a solicitor. The action was brought to recover the sum of 31. 17s. for wine, spirits, &c. The defendant did not appear, but The Learned JUDGE said he must strike out the items for spirits. As the law was so strict on that point, licensed victuallers ought to get paid at the time. The plaintiff said that was next to impossible. A verdict was given for the plaintiff. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, April 4. (Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. ➢IITCHELL. This was an indictment for an assault upon some officers of the Queen's Bench Prison, in the execution of their duty. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Ballantine were for the prose cution. The defendant, who is a lady-like, middle aged per son, conducted her own case. This prosecution arose out of some proceedings taken aga:nst a prisoner in the Queen's Bench, named Her ring, the circumstances connected with which have been frequently before the public. It appeared that upon the day in question the person referred to was taken upon a habeas to the Bail Court, and on his being brought back in a cab it was alleged that the defendant placed herself in the way of the officers, and obstructed them, The defendant conducted her own ease with a good deal of skill, and occasioned much amusement i❑ the Court by the ingenious manner in which she cross-examined the witnesses, and objected to questions being put by Mr. Sergeant Shee for the prosecution. The defendant, at the close of the case against her, addressed the jury, and called witnesses to show that she did not commit the acts imputed to her. The jury returned a ♦erdict of Not Guilty. CHADWICK V. ARCHER. This was also a special jury case. Sergeant Shee and another Learned Gentleman were for the plaintiff, and Sergeant Channell for the de fendant, This was an action for libel. The plaintiff was the Chairman of the North 'Wales Railway Company, and the defendant, it appeared, had formerly been in the service of the company, and on his b,ing removed he published a pamphlet, entitled " A Black Book with a White Face," in which he made a variety of charges against the plaintiff, connected with the management of the railway. The defendant pleaded a justification as to some of the charges, but he failed in supporting the pleas. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 100/. The business of this circuit concluded with these cases. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.— Warwick, April 5. THE QUEEN V. GUTTERIDGE. The various events giving rise to this transaction hav ing been gone.through, a number of witnesses were called to speak to the habits and mode of life of the reverend prosecutor, commencing with the Bishop of Worcester, who spoke in the highest terms of his reverend brother. The evidence of the Bishop of Worcester was taken yesterday. This morning the case for the prosecution recom menced with a witness named Blackister, who deposed to having been acquainted with the Bishop of Man chester for more than twenty years. Considered him a singularly temperate person, almost amounting to abstemiousness. Had been very intimate with him, but had never seen anything approaching intemperance. The Rev. John Garbett, rector of St. George's, Bir mingham, and dean of the rural deanery called the Deanery of Birmingham, has known Dr. Lee, since 1838, intimately, and been at his house at all hours. Believes him to be a man of great temperance. Witness, Dr. Lee, and Captain Tindal were on the committee of the Bluecoat School. The Rector took a very active part with those gentlemen. Dr. Lee had an affection of his eyes, producing at times the effect of partial blindness and giddiness, Cross-examined—King Edward's School is one of the largest endowed schools in the kingdom. There are about 1,200 or 1,400 scholars. Dr. Lee was head master, and had a visitorial authority over the elemen tary schools, of which there are five. The Bishop of the diocese has no power in the actual management of the school. Mr. George Harris, a solicitor, and Samuel Buckland, a surgeon, at Rugby, had been very intimate with Dr. Lee, and spoke in high terms of his temperance. The Rev. Mr. Hastings, curate of St. George's, Bir mingham, was a pupil for three years and a half of Dr. Lee, and resided in the house during the whole of that time. He was an early riser, and read prayers to the boys nearly every morning. Considered him as most sober, temperate, and abstemious. Mr. Charles Evans, of Trinity College, Cambridge, who had obtained distinguished honours there last year, and was a pupil of Dr. Lee's, gave similar testimony. Captain Charles Tindal, brother of the late Lord Chief Justice, was a Commander in the Royal Navy, and now manager of the branch Bank of England at Birmingham. Was well acquainted with the Bishop and knew his character. He was a sober man. Never saw him other wise than sober, or knew of his being so. He was scrupulous with respect to statements at public meetings, at which he often spoke. Had remarked him as being particularly so—always very careful. This (the en dorsement on the envelope before adverted to) is not the Bishop's writing—most decidedly not. Mr. S. H. Amphlett was a surgeon at Birmingham and to the General Hospital. Had well known the Bishop, almost from his first arrival in Birmingham, and attended his family at all hours of the day. Always found him quite sober. Never knew him at all otherwise. Cross-examined—This (an opinion of Sir F. Pollock's) belongs to me. I got it from Mr. Whately—perhaps you will allow me to have it again. I have lost it several years. Captain Constantine R. Moorsom was intimately ac quainted with the Bishop. Had long been so. Corro borated the other testimony. George Bennett was servant to the Bishop durirg the time in question. Susan Smith was so also. These witnesses were asked no questions, and put into the box only for the defendant to cross examine them, which he declined to do. Mr. Richard Tapper Cadbury was a member of the Society of Friends. Well knew the Bishop. He was a sober man. Never knew of his being otherwise, &C. Cross-examined—" We have often met at the hos pital." " Thou sayest it, and Ido not deny it." " There have been stormy discussions in thy presence." The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—We must not get into irrelevant matters. _ _ The witness—l hope that rule will be observed. Cross-examination resumed—l did not say at a meeting, on account of illegality of proceedings, " Then let us make a law." I called on thee. Thou gavedst me a written document. I did not at all approve of thy document, although I suggested an alteration. I did not wish the contest to be stopped, but I knew at the same time that could only be by thy acknowledging thy great errors. I was very much surprised at thy calling on me at all. I suppose thou didst so because I am a man of peace. [Nearly every ansv,er of this witness was received with roars of laughter, from the imperturbable gravity with which he gave them, especially when ihe . gave his imprimatur to the remark of the L ord Chief Justice.] This closed the case for the prosecution at about twelve o'clock this day. The defendant then proceeded shortly after twelve o'clock, to open his address to the jury, which was con cluded in about two hours and a half. HALF-PAST SIX.. Mr. Gutteridge is at present examining in chief the schoolmaster of the Blue-coat School, who is speak ing positively to the intoxication, about which he made communications the next day to the authorities. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, April 4. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CaEswELL.) Octavia SarakWyatt, alias Lady Ada Alice Vilyatteille, 28, was arraigned on an indictment charging her with having, at Cheltenham, on the 17th of December last, feloniously married one Thomas Hinckley, her former husband, Henry Wyatt, being then alive. Mr. Greaves, with Mr. Ings, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Cooke defended the prisoner, who appeared far advanced in a "certain state," and was allowed a seat in the dock. It appeared that on the Bth November, 1838, the pri soner was married at Kensington Church, in the name of " Octavia Sarah Moore de Bellone, daughter of Henry de Bellone, Marshal of France," to Mr. Henry Wyatt, the witnesses to their marriage being Francis Brothers, the clerk of St. Mary Abbott's, Kensington, and a Mrs. Murray (then Miss Cully), who officiated as lady's maid for the prisoner, and accompanied her and Mr. Wyatt to Boulogne, where they stayed one night. The next day he put the two females into a Dieppe diligence, and left them, since which time no com munication appears to have taken place between them; for what reasons he adopted so extraordinary a modo of action is involved in mystery. From Dieppe Mrs. Wyatt went to Havre, when Miss Cully left her and returned to England, Mrs. Wyatt not again visiting this country until the end of 1839. In May, 1847, from an account in the newspapers, Mrs. Murray went to Marlborough -street Police-office, where she saw the prisoner, who, although it did not appear to-day, was then before the magistrates at that office on a charge of having intermarried with Anthony Joseph Collard, an artist. A few days after this the two females met by accident in the street, and had some conversation, Murray telling her she had seen the procession pass on the day the Duke of Wellington's statue was put up, and saw Mr. Wyatt on that occasion. Prisoner said to her, " Did you speak to him?" The witness replied " No, another gentleman was with him, and I did not like to." She then asked her how she came to marry Collard, knowing Wyatt was which she evaded by scmo li g h t remark, and again asked, " Are you sure yen have seen Wyatt ?" In the latter end of 1846 the prisoner told Mr. Tyler, an assistant of Mr. Collard's, that she had been before married to Mr. Wyatt, who was after wards knighted, and became Sir Henry Wyatt, that she had met him in the streets since her return'from France, and that he had discarded her. In the autumn of last year the prisoner went to Cheltenham, and mixed in the first society there, under the designation of " Lady Ada Alice Wyattville," residing at No. 14, Victoria-street,in which house also lodged Mr. Thomas Hinckley, a civil engineer (whose father is clerk of the peace for the county of Stafford). Tho young gentleman was fasci nated by the blandishments of the "Lady Ada," who was described as a rich widow, and on the 17th of De cember last: they repaired, in an unostentatious manner, by no means suiting the high sounding title and aristo cratic appeararce of the lady, to the venerable church of St. Mary, where they were married by the Rev. Mr. Geneste, an accountant and a chamber-maid from the Queen's Hotel being the witnesses. But they soon found that happiness in this world is but transitory. A cloud hung over their prospects, and burst upon the astonished husband and adventurous wife, transferring her from his arms to the county gaol. Mr. Hinckley, sen., not ap proving of the marriage, and having some suspicious circumstances intimated to him, prosecuted ii.quiries, came to Cheltenham, and caused the prisoner to be taken before the magistrates, by whom the veil was removed, the title vanished, and the "Lady Ada Alice Wyat ville" appeared to-day as plain Octavia Sara Wyatt, to take her trial on three indictments for bigamy. It appeared that after the last wedding the repast was partaken of at an humble bonnet-shop, and it was elicited that the three husbands had all been staying at the Lower George Inn, in this city, during the assizes, and that the marriage to Collard took place on the 22d of June, 1847, at St. James's Westminster. Mr. COOKE made an ingenious and feeling address to the jury, contending that it was doubtful whether she knew her first husband was living at the time she mar ried Hinckley. Then the fact of the three husbands staying at one house, and seeking, as it would appear, to get her banished from the country, showed, that with all her faults, she was more sinned against than sinning, and he confidently asked for a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was Acquitted, and no evidence offered by the prosecution o❑ the other two indictments. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Refore Mr. Justice PATTESON and a Special Jury.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE-PHILIPS V. CHARLES In this case Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, with Mr. Godson, Q.C., and Mr. Cooke were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Whately, Q.C., represented the defendant. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff was a lady of 43, the sister of a merchant at Cardigan; and the defendant, who was 46 , was an attorney in that town. They had known each other for nearly twenty years. What was remarkable in the case was, that after the wedding-dresses, cards, and cakes had been prepared, the breakfast ordered, the day fixed, and a wedding -party invited, the defendant, without any previous intimation of his change of intention, married an invalid old woman of seventy, just two days before the day fined for his marriage with the plaintiff. Mrs. Margaret Gwyer was the wife of a commission agent, at Bristol, and the sister of the plaintiff. The plaintiff kept house herself at Cardigan, and her brother, who was a matster, lived with her. Was at Cardigan in August last. The defendant called at plaintiff's house at seven in the evening of Thursday, the sth of August. There was a pic-nic party the next day on Cardigan bar. A Mr. M'Cord and the defendant went before the party to make arrangements. Saw the plaintiff and the defendant together there. They walked about together, and came up to near where I was. I heard Mr. Charles say, he hoped I would not place any obstacle in the way of his marriage with my sister. I replied, " I never dictated to her in my life, but have always looked to her for advice." He made no remark, but he wished the marriage to take place immediately—on the following Tuesday. My sister said, " No, I will take time to consider it." He did not become pressing. I do not recollect anything further. I then separated for a short time from them. We met again at dinner. After dinner the plaintiff and defendant walked away together, and again came together to tea. After tea the defendant joined me and renewed the subject, and expressed a wish that the marriage should take place on the Tuesday. He talked of his property, said he was worth 9,0001., and would settle his landed property on Mary, and his personal property too, if she wished it. I said she would no doubt be satisfied with any arrange ment he might make. I was the first to name the place where the marriage should be solemnized. My sister wished to have one of her sisters to be present at the wedding. Elizabeth Jordan is her other sister. Mr. Charles said he had not the slightest objection to go anywhere. After that we went home. On the next day, Saturday, I saw him about one o'clock, at my sis ter's house. He said he called to apologise, and hoped he had not offended her the day before. I said she was not very well pleased, but I would go for her. That phrase referred to his having been excited the day be fore. He had been excited after the dinner, just as we were leaving. I went for her, and brought her to him, and he then expressed his sorrow. He generally called her Mary. I went away, leaving them together. They remained together for half an hour. Before I left I saw him trying a ring on her finger. He came again the same evening. Mr. M`Cord came with him. He still wished the marriage to take place immediately. lie said it was useless to spend longer time in courtship. My sister said she was not prepared—she was in mourn ing—she would take time to consider—and would never marry until she could do so as it suited;her station in life. It was then arranged to postpone it, and that she should come to Bristol. I was to go the marriage trip with them to Paris. They remained together some hours that evening. My sister came to Bristol on the Ist of September, and resided at Clifton with my sister, Mrs. Jordan. The 16th of September was named for the marriage. Dresses, cards, and cake were ordered and prepared. Bridemaids were spoken to, a wedding breakfast was prepared. Mr. Charles was expected in Bristol on Tuesday the 14th. Called on Wednesday on my sister. He had not arrived, and she could not ac count for his absence. After it was clear on the Wed nesday that he would not come, the breakfast was coun termanded, and the guests were apprised of it. My sister was deeply depressed, and felt insulted, and her health appeared to suffer. The cards were ordered and printed. Cross-examined.—My father was a spirit merchant. Spirits could be had at his shop in small quantities. After his death my sister kept the shop for a year, or a year and a half. She also let lodgings, and continues to do so up to the present time. Mr. M'C•ord keeps a spirit shop at Cardigan. My father was also a shipowner. He had shares in several coasting vessels. He was not a fisherman in early life. The picnic had been fixed a week before the sth of August. It was on that evening the defendant was invited to join it. After the picnic there was some brandy drank. The defendant did not become so drunk that he was brought home in a donkey cart. He rode home part of the way in a donkey cart. I left the next day. The defendant lodged at Miss Williams's for some years. I have not seen her for 20 years. When last I saw her she was far advanced in years. My sister told me that Miss Williams sent her a message that the defendant could not marry her while she (Miss Williams) lived. Miss Williams was the lady the defendant had since married. Mr. Charles gave my sister 501. to buy wedding favours. Re-examined.--The 501. was expended in the purchase of wedding favours. After defendant, in returning from the pic-nic, had ridden for a short distance in the don key-cart, he walked home with me. The bar was three miles from our house. Mr. Henry Brown Jordan (the brother-in-law of the plaintiff), proved that the marriage was arranged to take place at his house, and that the breakfast was ordered. On the 14th witness and the plaintiff went to the Cum berland-dock to meet the defendant, who was expected by the Swansea packet. On the next day he was ex pected by the mail, but on his not appearing the break• fast was countermanded. On the Thursday morning a letter came from witness's brother-in-law, Mr. Philips, stating that the defendant had been married to Miss aseuhetelwyasthdeeciddeefdenly ddWiasnitl t r l ' i e s a s m s c e o s d n . d a l e ) ! , a ianntdi ffs u s ff e e e d e d s e t er o f e e l e y l . ex amined—l went by her direction that very morning Ciss: to an attorney's office and the next day a writ was issued. Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan, the wife of the last witness, proved that she was present when a letter from the de fendant, dated the sth of September, 1847, in an enve lope, addressed to Mr. Jordan, was received. The letter was read, it commenced thus:—" My dear Maria,—ln answer to your kind favour, which relieved my mind of some anxiety, we had a storm here last Tuesday." This singular opening created some laughter in court. The letter then went on to describe the storm and the casualties arising out of it, and then to request a few lines "to know it our plans are altered; if not, I shall start by the mail this day week for Swansea, and thence on Thursday by the packet to Bristol, and on Thursday week I hope to be happy for ever. Cardigan has been very flat since you left. In the mean time, after dinner, I study to be steady and domestic. I smoke one cigar every evening in my small garden to while away the time. The old maids begin to think that) ou have given me the slip, as there is not a word said about our getting married. Mr. Morgan invited m e t o spen d the Sunday at his house, and offered to take me in his chaise, but I declined, as you did not seem inclined to like my going. Mr. Lucas called but did not notice our affair. Mr. Nugent calls almost every day, generally in his usual state. lie has no encouragement from me. Drinking in the morning is ungentlemanly and dis graceful." Elizabeth Bradford, a dressmaker, at Bristol, proved that she made the wedding dresses; and when about a month after the time fixed fur the marriage she at tempted to fit on one of them she found Miss Philips very ill, greatly depressed in spirits, and considerably thinner. The Rev. J. Thomas, the clergyman of Cardigan, knew the plaintiff and defendant for many years. She was a regular communicant. On the 13th of September the defendant applied for a license to marry Miss Wil liams; on which the witness saki, he was very much astonished at the application, as he understood he was to be married to Miss Philips, and desired him to re collect what he had said in the week about his intention to marry Miss Philips, and told him it was a serious thing to say the week before that he meant another person, and asked him, did he feel comfortable? 11 said he had quite altered his mind and would marry Mrs. Williams. That he had lodged with her for 29 years. The witness added, I told him ho had a solemn oath to make before my granting the license, and I handed to him the printed form of oath and the license. He carefully and deliberately read both over. I said, " Mr. Charles, you will see, on reading these, whether your way is quite clear." lie was married the next day, the 14th et September.—(llis bride was called by the witnesses Mrs. and Miss Williams indis criminately). Cross-examined—Have known Mrs. Williams for years. She was brought into church to be married in a sedan chair up to the steps of the communion .table. She cannot walk in her own room without crutches. She appears to be about seventy. She has been fur years an invalid. She had been a sort of mother to Mr. Charles. We frequently called her his mother. Re-examined—Did Mrs. Williams' infirmities increase or diminish your surprise that he should so insult the plaintiff? Witness—l cannot say, as lam not a medical man. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. WHATELY having addressed the jury in mitiga tion of damages, His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury, after a few moments' deliberation, returned a verdict for the plain. tiff—Damages, 1,0001. The Court was engaged the rest of the day with an action of replevin, to try a right of common. VISCOUNT lIAIUMNGE. - The banquet to this Nobleman by the members of the Carlton Club will take place on Wednesday next. The magnificent suite of rooms of the new building will be thrown open on the occasion. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NE W COUR T (Before the COMMON SERGEANT, and Aldermen Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL and Fisms.) John William Thompson, 36, a master mariner, was charged in three indictments with stealing gold dust to the value of between 6,0001. and 7,0001, the property of Geor7e Samuel Ruck, his master, which he had been entrusted to convey from the gold coast of Africa to England. The prisoner, on being placed at the bar, pleaded " Guilty." Mr. BODKIN said, as the prisoner had p'eaded guilty, he only had to draw the attention of the Court to the principal facts of the case. The prisoner was master of the Medora, and in his capacity as such was entrusted with nearly 1,600 ounces of gold dust, which he was to convey home from the coast of Africa. It seemed that during the voyage home the prisoner, in an assumed fit of delirium, threw something overboard, which he en deavoured to make believe was the gold dust, saying that in his fit he supposed some one was going to steal it away from the ship. However, he brought the gold dust to England, where ho bartered it fur sale on his own account. lie thought it right to inform the Court, that when before the magistrate, the prisoner made a statement which led to the recovery of a great portion of the property. The COMMON SERGEANT was about to pronounce sen tence on the prisoner, when Mr. CLARLON, addressing his Lordship, said, the prisoner was a man whose connexions and friends were of the first respectability, and the prisoner himself had always up to the present affair borne a most respectable and exemplary character. Under all the circumstances, and considering that the prisoner had pointed out the means for the recovery of the property, he trusted that the promoters of the prosecution would be inclined to recommend the prisoner to the mercy of the Court. The Commox SERGEANT said a more serious case had never come before the Court, and the ccurse the Court was bound to take was clear and imperative; for an example must be shown to those who, like the prisoner, filled important and lucrative positions. The Court had no wish to punish the prisoner, indeed it was sorry for him, and for his respectable friends, too; but the Court would be failing in the duty it owed to the public, if it did not pronounce a severe sentence, and that sentence was, that on the first indictment the prisoner be trans ported for seven years, and for the like period upon the second, making fourteen in all. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Henry .Tames was brought before the Lord Mayor. A waiter at the Lord Wellington Tavern, in Great Tower street, was the accuser of the prisoner, who, on the day before, walked into the house and ordered some dinner. When the meat and vegetables were placed before him ho tried an experiment upon the waiter which had pre viously succeeded. He suddenly rose and expressed regret that he found he happened to have no money about him. The waiter was not so polite as to tell him not to baulk himself, so that out he went without taking an atom of the edge off his appetite. The waiter having been struck with the recollection of a similar occurrence some time ago, quietly followed his visitor, who, on moving along, sounded as if he had transferred some of the glass from the sideboard to his pocket. The cus tomer took a turn into two or three other taverns, and at last walked into a coffee-shop, sat down in a box, and called for some refreshment. The waiter followed, sat opposite to him, and, after inquiry about his health, expressed surprise that a gen tleman, who had just left a tavern because he had no money in his pocket, should be so quickly supplied with the necessary funds. He denied the impeachment, and declared that he had not been in any other house; but a policeman soon produced evidence of the fact, by pulling out of the prisoner's pockets two tumblers, a pepper castor, and some other articles which had very lately ornamented the sideboard of the Lord Wel lington. The LORD MAYOR—You had a visit from him before? Witness—About six months ago he called in, ordered dinner, and when I brought it in said " Bless me! I forgot my money," and rose to go away. I, however, told him I would rely upon his honour, and he had what he wanted, and went away, but I never saw him since, till he came to commit the double robbery. The LORD MAYOR—Why, prisoner, you have been carrying on a very atrocious game. What have you to say for yourself ? The prisoner (with a deep sigh)— Nothing at all. _ The LORD MAYOR—I shall punish you as severely as I can, and that is by sentencing you to imprisonment and hard labour for three months. The LORD MAYOR requested it might be noticed is the public press, that he had received from the work men employed upon the Observateur Francais the sum of 671. 55., for the service of the English workmen who had been obliged to leave France. It gave him, he said, the greatest satisfaction to witness such noble . sympathy, particularly at a time when general trade was so dull, and whe.n such an unparalleled distraction seemed to prevail all around. His Lordship likewise acknowledged with gratitude the following note, with an inelosure to the amount therein stated:— " My Lord,— We beg to hand herewith to your Lord ship the sum of 661. ss. 6d., being the amount of the second list of subscriptions made amongst the French residents, for the benefit of the English workmen, re fugees from France. " We remain, your Lordship's obedient servants, " E. GAMBART. " C. H. HERBERT." A great number of merchants and tradesmen were sworn in as constables. Amongst the workmen who crowded into the justice room to receive the privilege of what they considered to be adequate protection, in the event of an outbreak, were those of Messrs. Collard, the pianoforte manufacturers; of Cheapside. The principal official gentlemen of the Corporation of London were also sworn in. BO IV- STREET. A young man named Alex. Bruquet Gules, a member of the French troupe of Equestrians at Drury-lane Theatre, was charged before Mr. Hall with having com mitted a violent assault on Charles Broach, a hawker of prints, in Trafalgar-square. The complainant said that he was offering his prints for sale to by-passers, on Tuesday afternoon, having them placed in a row upon his left arm, when the defendant, and some other foreigners who accompanied him, pushed him aside. lie merely remonstrated with them whew. the defendant rushed upon him, knocked the prints off his arm, and kicked him in the lower part of his stomach with such violence, that he had sustained severe injuries therefrom. Witness declared that he did not give the slightest provocation. Mr. Hector Rose, of 50, Nottingham -place, and a Mr. Jones, both of whom witnessed the assault, confirmed the statement of complainant, that he offered no provoca tion, and said that the people cried " shame" at the assault, Teo evidence of the witnesses having to be conveyed to the defendant through two separate mediums, occu pied considerable time. A member of the company who knew English first re l a t e d i t to another in Spanish, by whom it Was then det a il e d to the prisoner in French; and so . with all th e p r i soner ' s answers to the charge, and his defence, which, having passed through this circuitous route, amounted in English to a simple denial of the charge, as to his unprovoked violence. He described the scene as it occurrel, declaring that he was walking peaceably with an elderly gentleman, when the com plainant caught his friend by the arm, and tried to force him to purchase his prints. lie pushed him away, and then the complainant put himself' in a fighting attitude, upon which he (the defendant) repelled him in the national custom of his country, by putting his foot in the fellow's stomach. (The defendant accompanied this narrative by a degree of gesticulation and personal illus tration in the dock that caused considerable alarm to the gaoler and some amusement to the Court.) M. Lewar, another member of the troupe, alike igno rant of English, also sought to exonerate his friend from the cowardice attributed to him, and even went so far as to deny the assault, which the defendant himself had admitted. Mr. HALL said there could be no doubt that the charge had been fully substantiated, and the defendant must be taught that such a mode of attack was not to be tolerated in England. His Worship fined him 54, or to be com mitted for a month. As s as the amount became known the defendant's friends clubbed together and paid it, and ho was then discharged. Mary Anderson was charged with riotous behaviour, breaking glass, &c., in the Old Bell, Wellington -street. Sophia Burford proved that the prisoner came in and asked fur a glass of gin, early that morning, but witness, seeing that she had already had enough, refused to serve her, and requested her to leave quietly. The girl then threw herselt into a violent rage, smashed the win dows and cutlery, and caused damage to the extent of -I/. 7s. Witness never saw the girl before iu her life. The prisoner had no defence to offer. Mr. HENRY warmly commended Mrs. Burford for re fusing to serve the gin, and committed the prisoner for two months. On Monday Thomas Lane was charged with assaulting Mr. E. J. Phillips, landlord of the MiHord Arms, Mill ord lane, Strand. Mr. Phillips stated that the defendant called at his house between one and two in the morning, and wanted to be served with liquor. Witness, perci iving that he was intoxicated, roused to serve him, but requested him to have the house quietly. The defendant then struck him, and he was given into custody. Constable 148 F corroborated this evidence, having witnessed the assault. Mr. JARDINE observed that it was very creditable to the landlord that he had refused to serve a drunken man with liquor; and when a magistrate found a publican doing his duty, as Mr. Phillips had done in this case, it was his bounden duty to give him every protection. His Worship fined the defendant 20s. During the day a large number of housekeepers and others were sworn in as special constables by Mr. llenry. And, within the past few days, all the clerks and officers of the Admiralty have been also enrolled. BTHS. On the 31st alt., at Milton, lß Peterborough, the Viscountess Milton, of a sea. On the 25th ult., at Larnaca, Cyprus, the lady of Liven Kerr, Esq., of a son. DIED. On the 19th ult., at Corfu, Geraldine Prances D'Aquilar, the wife of George Bradford Ellicombe, Esq. On the 25th ult., at Lambeth, Clements Vincent, third son of the late Anthony Bertolacci, Esq., aged 39. On the 30th ult., at Ilarbattle Gistle, Northumberland, Thomas Clennell. Esq., eldest son of the late Thomas Fen wick, Esq,, aged 82. London: Printed and Published by AIURDO YOUNG, at No. 112, Strand, l'rinter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Thursday, April 6, le4s.