The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-07 00:00:00

151iiVa VVittou RAIL WAY. PASSENGERS' AS SURANCE COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) A. general meeting of the proprietors of this con• pang, in accordance wits the Act of Parliament, for the confirmation or otherwise of their Bill, was held to-day at twelve o'clock at the London Tavern, Mr. J. D. Paul in the chair. Mr. HOLT (of the firm of Messrs. Holt and Aubin, Bucklersbury) read the following report : " The directors have much pleasure in reporting to the general meeting of the shareholders the progress cf the company in connexion with their proceedings up to the present time. " On the 15th of December, 1848, the comp an y was provisionally registered in conformity with the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110, with a capital of 1,000,0001. divided into 20,000 shares of 50/. each. " The necessity for establishing such a system of assurance, and the confidence reposed in the peculiar mode adopted by the directors for its practical applica tion has caused upwards of 10,500 shares to be taken, without recourse being had to any of the usual public modes of procuring shareholders. " Under the pr ovisions of the said Act, a deed of set tlement has been prepared, and duly executed, and the Company became incorporated on ,the 221 March, 1849, on which day . the official certificate of complete registra tion was obtained. " The directors appointed by the said deed of settle ment are :—John Dean Paul, Esq., 217, Strand, chair man; George Berkeley Harrison, E ,q., 24, Great Tower street, deputy chairman; George Clive, Esq., Sandersted, Croydon - Samuel Whitfield Daukes, Esq., 14, Whitehall place; Hawie Morton Farquhar, Esq., 16, St. James's street; Alexander Greig, Esq., 10, Lowndes-street, Eel grave-square ; the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, Pall-mall East; with power to add five more to their namter. "In order to obtain the additional legislative powers requisite for effectually carrying on the business of the company, the directors introduced a Bill into Parliament under the charge of the Marquis of Granby, W. P. Wood, Esq., and Robert Perfect, Esq., which Bill has passed through the Parliamentary stages of a first and second reading, and the directors have much pleasure in stating that in a Committee of the whole House resolu tions were unanimously passed exempting this company from the operation of the stamp duty on their assurances, and the Bill having been referred to the Select Committee, has passed the same and since been reported to the House. The directors have, therefore, every reason to, expect that, in the usual course of Parliamentary business, the Bill will be read a third time, pass the House of Commons, and be introduced into the House of Lords in the course of the present month. " In compliance with the regulation of the House of Lords, and thereby to afford the shareholders an oppor tunity of expressing their opinions on the Bill, this meeting has been convened. " The directors feel assured that the shareholders generally will participate in the gratification they feel at the rapid and successful progress that has been made in establishing the Company, as well as:that negotiations of a satisfactory nature, by which the co-operation of the principal railway companies will be secured, are in a state of great for wardness, and warrant the belief that the business of this company will be commenced on a large scale, imme diately after the Royal assent shall have been given to the Bill.' The CHAIRMAN drew attention to the great advan tage which this company would confer upon the public, inasmuch as, for a few pence, persons travel ling by first, second, and third-class carriages might assure the payment of a considerable sum of money to their family or relatives in the event of accident or death. Few, he considered, who travelled by rail ways, more especially commercial travellers, who might be said 10 live upon the line, would hesitate to avail themselves of the paramount advantages offered by the company, the operations of which, he doubted not, would yield a handsome remuneration to the shareholders. Nothing should be left undone on his part, or the part of the directors, to carry the company to a successful issue. The report was unanimously adopted, the draft of the Bill approved of, and a vote of thanks hiving being awarded to the Chairman and directors, the meeting adjourned. DIORAMA.-(THIS DAY,) The Diorama re-opens on Easter Monday with two new pictures (with a private view of which we were favoured this afternoon), viz., a scene in the valley of, Rosen 'in the ,Bernese Oberland, and the interior of the Church of Santa Croce at Flo rence. The Swiss landscape is painted by M. Diosse, who was a pupil of M. Daguerre, and who as an artist surpa-ses even his great master. Never have we seen a more beautiful picture than this of the Valley of Rosenlaui. The following description of the locality of the valley is from the programme of the Diorama : " In the southern part of the Canton Berne, enclosed within the chain of lofty Arias which scparates the Ser nese Oberland from the Canton Valais, lies the V a lli. ) , of Rosenlaui, one of the moat interesting of those wild and beautiful glens which enrich this part of Switz r land. Although inferior in extent to the neighbouring valleys of Grindelwald and Me) ringen, yet in the gran deur and sublimity of acme rtion of its mountain tcele , y it may fairly challenge comparison whh either ot them. Hemmed in between the We ttelhorn (Peak of Tempests), which rises 12,000 feet above the level of the sea, and the Schwartzhorn, this valley is elevated 2,300 feet above .that of Hash or Aleyrirgen, and the various torrents of the Reic'i' aback and its tributary streams are precipitated from it into the Valley of HaAii by five succe.sire leap 3, well IcLown to all travellers as the Falls of Reichenback. On the south-west the sum mit of the Grand Scheideck, which divides the Valley of Rosenlaui from that cf Grindelwald, rises to the height of 6,711 feet. It is in ascending from Meyringen that the valley presents itself under the most imposing aspect, and after a toilsome ascent of two hours the traveller reaches the entranco of this wild and secluded valley, where snows of dazzling whiteness appear to mingle with the rich vegetation which clothes its sides, and where, at every step he takes along the path which follows the windings of the torrent, the traveller is delighted with an ever-varying succession of most sublime pictures. By degrees the giant Wetterhorn appears to rise from the sombre depth of the valley, and then in front of it the Wellborn comes into view, but inferior in height by nearly 2,000 feet. On the left, embedded between the Wellhorn and the Engel horner (or Angels' Peaks) the Glacier of Rosenlaui de scends almost perpendicularly. This glacier, from the extreme purity of its surface, and the exquisite and tran sparent blue colour of its icy chasms, has been called the " Pearl of Swiss Glaciers." The Weissbach issues from the glacier, and mingles its waters with those of the Reichenback, the source of which is a small lake on the summit of the Schwartahorn. The rocks on the right hand of the spectator form part of the base of this mountain. The pathway seen on the left of the picture leads across the Grand Schiedeck to Grindelwald, and the snowy summit seen in the extreme distance is that of the Grand Eigher, which reaches an elevation of 13 Oit feet above the sea level." We have first the view of the valley by daylight—. the snow-capped mountains in the glaciers glistening in the sun, and the waters of the roaring torrent of the Reichenback sparkling:like gems. Suddenly the at mosphere becomes darkened by clouds, and we see the vivid lightning flashing from peak to peak of the mountains, illuminating the whole landscape for an instant with a glare of lurid light. All becomes calm again, and when we leave the valley the shades of evening are closing over it. This is, we repeat, the most beautiful landscape that has ever been exhibited. The interior of the Church of Santa Croce was painted by the Chevalier Bouton in 1835, and so completely archi tectural is it in its appearance, that it is almost im possible to imagine it can be a mere picture painted with ordinary colours and on a flat piece of canvas. When we enter into the church (for so complete is the illusion, that we seem actually to enter it,) it is noon, and the sunshine streaming through the win dows, brings out in strong relief the mouuments and architectural details of the church. The shades of evening gradually close in—we have twilight firs', then darkness, then gradually the chandeliers and candelabras are illuminated, the candles on the altar are lighted up, the church appears artificially illumi nated as for evening service. The organ is heard, and the congregation is seen in the distance; the lights are gradually extinguished, the congregation disap pear, and in the grey dawn of morning we quit Santa Croce, and on quitting it are almost surprised to find that we are not at Florence. We anticipate for the Diorama a perfect harvest this season. The present exhibition is one that everybody must see. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The transactions in the mining been so extensive as we share market have not everyave found them for some time past, although there i disposition to purchase, especially in our leading miner, The metal marketw i cannot be obtained . appears to at buyers ' limits. fain considerable firmness, whilst in tut and lead an ad vance is anticipated. ctevvith in - Devon Great Consols have b e a t done this :Ic some instances, under our former q uotat i ons,o standing an advanced dividend may be expected at the next division of profits in May. We learn, on the autho rity of an eminent practical mining agent, who has re cently inspected the mines, that upwards of 60,000/, worth of ore is in sight. The advance of the standard has enabled the directors to lessen their sales, at the Fame time realising larger returns than previously, thereby making reserves for long continuous dividends. Trelawny, Bedford United, Trehane, and Mary Ann, from poSitive and anticipated improvements, have been in request. South Basset, East Pool, Great Rough Tor Consols, Levant, and West Buller, have been sought for, but sellers rather scarce. Tincroft and Lewis continue to maintain their grati fying positions represented in onr former reports, arid buyers free at quoted prices. Bast Varner, South Tamar, and lleignston Down are noksuWiite-fie r , 3 . cifordtrtirited are in demand, and business done at oaryreseta . to tat i on. Snares, itrtf l e following mines have changed hands daring the ',saki —Devon Great Consols, South Wheal BesseVe . ., 0 014110 w, Bedfo r d U n i te d, T re h ane , Tre lawafi -VW an, Kingsett and Bedford, Tineroft, —I THE' SUN, Stray Park, East Tamar, South Tamar, Drake Walls, East Crowndale, Lewis, Tamar Consols, Treviskey and Barrier, Herodsfoot, Franco, Treleigb, - West Wheal Jewel, Birch Tor, Callington, Cwm Erfin, Wellington, Heignston Down South Molton, &c. At the Wheal Catherine meeting, the accounts from August, 1846, to July, 1847, were balanced, and 1341. 84. found due to the purser. A call of 245. per share was made. At the Wheal Basset meeting, the statements repre sented the profits for Jan. and Feb. to be 400/., which, with the former balance, 4201. 13s. 11d., was carried to credit of nest account. At the Runnaford Coombe meeting the finances were represented in a favourable position. The agent's report is very satisfactory, and arrangements for vigorous operations are being made for more complete develop ment. ' At the South Wheal Trelawcy meeting a call of 2/. per share was made. The reports of Captains Bryant, Dunstan, and Lean, recommending the only hope of satisfactory results—to sink the engine-shaft 20 fathoms deeper, were adopted. At the West Wheal Treasury meeting, from the state ment of accounts, it appeared a loss of 411. 7s. Id. was sustained during December and January. The agent's report, however, is encouraging—anticipating early im provemenis from present appearances. At the Pennant and Craigwen meeting the result was highly satisfactory, and there is now little doubt that, after the long delay, through the perseverance evinced, the mines will shortly prove highly remunerative. We were pleased to find the meeting so numerously attended, upwads of 6,000 shares being represented, or nearly seven eighths of the entire body of shareholders. At the meeting of the Company of Copper Miners in England, on Wednesday last, a protracted and some what noisy discussion took place; the report was at length received, and it is hoped a plan will shortly be successfully arranged for a complete resuscitation of the company. At the Lamherooe meeting, on Thursday, the accounts showed a balance in hand of 598/. up to the end of Ja nuary; 85 shares wcre forfeited, and a call of 11. was made. At the Comblawn meeting, on Tuesday last, the ac counts showed a balance against the mine of 181. 2s. 7d., and a call of 2/. per share was made. In foreign mines, the prinlipal transactions appear to have been in United Mexican, St. John del Rey, Aus tralian, C..paipo, Guadalcanal, Lenares, and Barossa Range, and the North British Australasian. Dispatches have been received by the St. John del Rey, United Mexican, and the Bolaaos Mining Com panies. The St. John del Rey letters are highly satisfactory, which are dated to the 18th January, representing the profits for December to be 3,9381. 133. 2d. The United Mexican advices are to the 9th February. The Santo Toribio Mine is represented to have im proved generally, and the remittance of 30,000 dollars, advised in the lust report, has been received. The Bolanos advices are down to the sth February; but they do not contain any matter of importance. The mines, at present, are far from being productive. At El Dote Mine the erection of the engine, and other requi sites, were progressing satisfactorily. About one ton of rich copper ore was found on the surface upon a portion of the Bon Accord property, ad joining Burra liurra. This section of land was pur chased by the Scottish Australian Investment Company, who have let one-third to the North British Australasian Company, and another portion to Mr. Rankin, reserving the remainder themselves, and which property, we un derstand, is about being developed. Since our last, we have received the report of Burra Burrs half-yearly meeting, held in the colony since Oc tober last. The financial statement shows a profit of 69,9561. 9s. 7d. during eleven months, and dividends to the amount of 61,6001. paid to the Ist March ; seven di vidends had bet:n paid, amounting to 123,0001. The di rectors' report refers to a valuable discovery having been made subsequent to the previous meeting, which will give greater permanency to the mine. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— Week ending Last week. NAME OF RAILWAY. re 0.? " • U b March I & Apri 7. Aberdeen .. •.... Amiens and Boulogne . • • •• • • • • •• •• •• Belfast and Ballymena • • • • •• • • • • •• •• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and W. Y. Caledonian.... Chester and Holyhead. Cockermouth and Workington........ Dublin and Drogheda.. ......... Dublin and Kingstown •• • • •.•••• • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen........ East Anglian... ................ Edinburgh and G1a5g0w............ Edinbnrgh and ivorthern.. •• •• •• •• Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire •• •• Eastern Union Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • .. Glasgow and Greenock.... • • • • • .. .. Great Northern and E. L.•••• •••• •• Great Southern and. Western •• Great Western,&e Kendal anti Windermere•• ....•• •• •• Lancashire and Yorkshire..•• •••••• Lancaster and Carlisle . Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport • • .. Londonderry and Enniskillen London and North Western, &c. London and Blackwall ••••• • • • • • London and Brighton ... •• • . • • .... London and South Western . Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) • • • • .. Monklands ......................... Newcastle and Carlisle.. •• •• •• •• . North British ........... Paris and Itouen . • • • • • • • • •• Rouen and Havre.. • • • . • • •• • Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Chester • • :: :: ..:: .. South Eastern and Branches •• •• .... Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • Ulster . .. ...... Waterford and Limerick......... Whitehaven Junction York and Newcastle . .......... York and North Midland PRUSSIA. !,498 459 387 5,055 1,209 854 1,005 719 3,528 1,709 13,018 2,031 I,usl 2,711 - 938 1,875 3,529 18,803 11,119 2,290 135 40,030 419 6,758 8,741 3,131 20,351 1,052 1,264 7M 3,419 1,030 787 464 3,318 1,189 13,065 1,036 2,010 947 2,115 17;561 2,641 5,452 2,272 1,022 1,388 6,576 1,765 2,009 699 273 8,933 1,487 37,065 6,795 7,958 2,261 18,816 11,829 70341 1404 2,663 1,108 709 7,125 885 1,789 837 7 Prince METTERNICH not having paid the Govern mental and Communal taxes which have become due from 1815 to 1848 on his chateau of Johannisberg, in the Duchy of Nassau, the judicial authorities pro ceeded on the 30th ult. to effect a seizure of the pre cious wines in the cellars. If within a certain brief period the Prince does not pay the taxes, 70,651 florins (about 177,000 francs), the wines will be sold. Some of the wines are two hundred years old ; the latter are valued at 100 francs the bottle. AUSTRIA. Letters from Prague of the 29th ult., state tha that city was in a very agitated state. The Sclavo nian Asscciatien had sent a petition to the Emperor, demanding the dismissal of the Ministry, the promul gation of the Constitution of the Diet, in place of that granted by the Emperor, &c., &c. SICILY. The Official Journal of Palermo, of the 26th ult., contains a proclamation from M. Calvi, Minister of Public Worship and Justice, announcing the recommencement of hostilities, and inviting the people to pray to the Almighty for suc cess to their arms. It also publishes a let ter to the said Minister from the President of the Ecclesiastical Assembly, announcing that the said body has divided itself into four committees ; the first to direct preachers to animate the people of the towns and the army in the national cause; the second to collect alms; the third to assist the wounded in the hospitals ; and the fourth to administer the last sacrament to the dying in the towns as well as on the field. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette of this clay.) VOLUNTEERS FOR INDIA.-16tb and 54th Regiments volunteer 90 men each to the 87th Fusiliers; 73d and 79th Highlanders, 100 men to 75th Regiment; 7th Fusi hers and 19th Regiments, 100 men to 10th Regiment; 34th Regiment, 100 men to 32d Regiment; 35th, 79th, and 95th Regiments, 80 men to Ist battation 60th Rifles: 88th Connaught Rangers, 110 men to 29th Regiment; Ist battalion Ist Royals, 190 men, and 93d _Highlanders, 26 men, to 24th Regiment. Total, 886 men. THE ROYAL MARINES.—The following is the esta blishment of the corps, since the late reduction of 1,500 men :—Divisional companies, 10.416 ; artillery compa• vies, 1,500; staff, 70—total, 11,986. Strength of a Divisional Company -1 captain, 2 sub. alterns, 5 sergeants, 5 corporals, 3 drummers, 77 pri vates—total, 93. . _ Strength of an Artillery Company-1 captain, 2 first. lieutenants, 2 second-lieutenants, 7 sergeants, 7 corpo• rals, 3 bombadiers, 3 drummers, 125 gunners—total, 150. HER MAJESTY'S MARINE EXCURSION AND THE ROYAL YACIITS.--Her Majesty's royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzela rence, G.C.H., and her screw steam-tender Fairy, are both refitting with all dispatch at Portsmouth for her Majesty's summer excursion. The former is to be taken in hand at once, and it is expected that she will be quite ready for service by the end of June next; but the Fairy will be in good order in every respect by the middle of next month. TURRI,II GENTLEMEN IN THE ENGLISH NAVY.— Messrs. Ahmed Bey, Ilassim Effendi, Ariff Effendi, studying 1 1 . a 8 sirta Effendi, Ali Effendi, and Mahmed Effendi. yeuarrksish gentlemen who have been for the past two havebeen Cadets to the Victin Engl and, appointed Naval will eventually join other ory, flag ship at Portsmouth, and course of the forthcoming ships in her Majesty's service. A. FRIGATE SQUADR ON.—It will be assembled for elliel is rumoured that, in the summer, a squadron of frigates jteexesreise. The first-cl as s etv,sr, and Phaet on , o. razes, fr and igates available are—Wars Vindictive, new 50, at Chatham; Leander, n' S 0 50, razee, at Portsmouth ; and Dublin, 50, razee, and Indefatigable, new 50, a t D evonport. We have authority for stating that Captain William Peel will not be appointed t o t h e command of the Cleo.. patra, 26, as reported, or any ot h er f r i gate. The souof the ex-Premier is, as we have already announced, about to devote some little time to study fortification at Chat ham, under Sir Frederick Smith. How THE WAR MEDAL S HOTTED BE WORN. —The question is frequently asked—" On what occasion, and in what dresi, .are the War Medals to be worn ?" The Queen's Regulations, page 132, thus explains— " Officers, on all occasions on which the Sovereign is present, are, :if in uniform, to appear in full dress ; the riband on those occasions is to be worn over the coat, but not to be so worn in plain or undress uniform." It is therefore to be inferred, except on that specified occasion, that it is entirely at the option of the Officer awarded a Medal to wear it in any manner or occasion that suits his judgment and taste. THE NEW BARRACKS IN THE TOWER.—This new and splendid building, which has been erected upon the site of the disastrous fire which took place some years ago, is now occupied by the men of the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards. The officers' quarters are not yet completed. LONDON, SATURDAY STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, APRIL s.—Business to a very small amount has been transacted in foreign wools during the past week, but prices have in no degree varied for some weeks past. The sales yesterday of co lonial wools went off, we understand, at about the prices realised in London February sales. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET.—LEEDS, APRIL s.—We have not any change to report this week e ith er i n t h e demand or prices. Transactions have been small, prices stationary. LELDS.—Less than an average business has been doae at our Cloth Halls, both on Saturday and Tuesday, and the deliveries to order have been less than for sltne time. Low g o o d s are hi g h er i n pr i ce, but but e clothiers complain that they cannot replace them at the present price of woal. Middle qualities and fine goods continue stationary, and the stocks are low for thz time of the year. Many country buyers have been in the town, purchasing their stocks for Easter, and in consequence there has been a little more doing by the home houses; the foreign houses also continue busy. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY. - -WoolS—The re luctance to purchase combing wools still continues, and the holders show no inclination to press sales. The high prices now sought, as compared with the cost of wools in course of consumption, tend to damp the spirits of inquirers, and we find the spinners unwilling to buy at the prices sought. To effect sales to any extent, lower prices must be submitted to; but the staplers are loth to do this, seeing, as they do, among the growers such a firm ness to maintain prices that cannot be realised here. Yarns—This market is not so active as it was at the close of February, and prices then current cannot be realised; nor is the position of the spinner by any means so good as it then was, for wools have as sumed a fixity of price from which there has been no giving way equal to the expectations of the con sumer, or to the low price at which orders have been taken. Labour is decidedly dearer in every department than it was last autumn, and without an improvement in the current rate for yarns the condition of the spinner will not be very cheering. Pieces—The flattering news from the east, and the arrival of the American steamers with tidings of a great abundance of money, cheap discount, and low ra'o of exchange, are all highly favourable to a large business for the approaching season. The sales of goods thus far, for the spring, .are reported as very satisfactory. If the fair at Leipsic, Just now on the eve, be equal to expectation, we may look for a particularly busy season, for there are now no stocks of goods on hand, and the facilities for producing them are limited, as relays are not applicable to power-loom weav ing- The business doing to-day has not exhibited any marked alterations. The manufacturers are generally in good spirits, and in many instances extensively engaged to order. In prices there is no alteration. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—The face of things in the commercial world is quite changed since this day week, i. e. as regards our cloth market. Then all was gloomy and lifeless, to-day the market assumes quite another hue, and a good business is doing at improving rates, and there is now a disposition on the part of buyers to contract for future delivery. The news:from India, whether political or commercial, is deemed most satisfactory, and large shipments for the East are in active progress. There are also large orders in town for tne United States by last steamer, and the market may be called healthy in every branch. Yarns aro in better demand, and id. to higher than on this day week. The sales for the week are—Friday, 5,000 bales ; Saturday, 6.000; Mon day, 8,00; Tuesdap, 6,000; Wednesday, 7,000; Thurs day, 4,000; total, 46,000 bales. LEIC . ESTER.—business in the warehouses remains the same as last reported. The worsted spinners are fully employed in working up their stock of wools, and prices remain without a lt erat i on , th oug h t h e demand has slackened. The check in wools has inclined the fell mongers to bring their skin wool into the market, but I e prices they required will not enable the spinner to produce at a profit on present terms, so that but little has been done either in skin wool or fleece sorts. The little effected has been at prices a shade in favour of the buyer. Mrs. Butler (Fanny Kemble), a New York paper informs us, still continues to have crowded and fashion able auditors at her Shaksperia❑ readings, at Stuyvesant Institute, three mornings and three evenings a week. She is coining money, and out of her Boston and New York sojourns together, occupying a term of about two months, she will have made a pretty little fortune. At the former place we have seen it stated that she cleared nearly ten thousand dollars, which we can readily be lieve, happening personally to know the sort of houses she had at the Masonic Temple there. Here she is creating the same furore, it being the decidedly fashion able thing to attend her matinees and soirees. Nobody ventures to admit the possibility of surviving a single omission of the " readings," any more than, a few months ago, that of staying in town during the watering-place season. The subsequent readings of Mrs. Butler have all been of the same elevated character with that of the Macbeth, the details of which we gave the day follow ing its delivery. She is certainly imbued with the true spirit of ShAspere's genius, to a degree rarely witnessed, on or off the stage. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basiughall-street. E. L. James, Queen-street, Cheapside, stationer, Apri, 30, at half•past one—W. Abbott and W. Abbott, jun., Bermondsey-street, Southwark, patent hair felt manu facturers. April 27, at eleven—W. Abbott, sen., Ber mondsey-street, patent hair felt manufacturer, April 27, at eleven—W. Abbott, jun., Bermondsey-street, patent hair felt manufacturer, April 27, at eleven—J. B. Withers, Winchester, draper, April 27, at one—W. Minton, Li verpool, linendraper, April 27, at eleven—J. Ager, Northampton, boot .and shoemaker, April 28, at twelve —lt. 11. Evans and C. Evans, New Bond-street, auc tioneers and booksellers, April 27, at one—P. F. A. V. Vyver, Crutched Friars, merchant, April 28, at twelve. In the Country. J. Dent, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, cloth merchan, April 27, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Whitworth, Leeds, millwright and ironfounder, April 27, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Jackson, Lackenby, Yorkshire, builder, shipowner, and corn-merchant, May 1, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W. Ask, Wakefield, Yorkshire, watchmaker and jeweller, May 1, at twelve, at the Court, Leeds—C. Broad, Bristol, timber merchant, April 27, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Roe, Manchester, drysalter, April 27, at twelve. at the Court, Manchester —W. Clayton, W. Clayton, and W. Wilson, Preston, bankers, April 27, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. H. Rogers, Southampton, draper, is. 6d., on any Wed nesday, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall- street. J. Brocklehurst, High Holborn, lamp manufacturer, Is. 4d., on any Wednesday, between the hours of twelve and three, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, and three, th o r n ee ! at Basingh a ll street . F. Pinder, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, tanner, 3 n the office Wednesday, e oiMr. E betweenoile Follett the, Sambrook-court, hours broo o k f . t e w o e u l r v i e , Basinghall-street. T. Ashworth, and M. S. Keyworth, Manchester , com mon brewers, Is., on any Tuesday , between the hours of eleven and on e , at the o ffi ce of Mr' . Fraser, Manchester. M. S. K e y wort h, M anchester, common brewer, 205., on any Tue s d a y, b etween the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES, At the Court, Basinghall- street. R. C. Chappell, Water-lane, Tower-street, wine mer chant, April 28, at eleven—S. Bennett, High-street, Is lington, draper and laceman, April 28, at half -past twelve —J. S. Turner, Woolwich, surgeoa and apothecary. April 27, at one—G. Davison, Prince's-street, Turk street, Bethnal-green, leather seller, April 28, at half past one—A. D. Young, Graceehurch-street, and Box worth-grove, Islington, commission agent, April 30, at eleven—W. Minton, Liverpool, linendraper, April 27, at eleven—J. Tibbs, Railway-place, Fenchurch-street, wine merchant, April 28, at eleven—C. F. Ellerman and H. S. Coleman, St. Martin's-lane, Westminster, mer chants, April 27, at eleven. In the Country. J. Holley, Norton St. Philip, Somersetshire, miller, April 27, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—T. Grinsley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, commercial clerk and traveller, April 24, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol —Hannah Husband, Richmond, Yorkshire, innkeeper, May 1, at one, at the Court, Leeds—A. J. Crowther, Church Garforth, Yorkshire, draper and grocer, April 30, at eleven at the Court, Leeds—J. Bradley, Barn ham, Yorkshire, painter and paper-hanger, April 30, at one, at the Court, Leeds—R. Owen, Manchester, tailor and draper, April 30, at twelve, at the Court, Manches ter—G. Latham, Liverpool, hotel keeper, April 30, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Maddock, Burslem, Staffordshire, grocer, May 1, at ten, at the Court, Bir mingham. At the Court of Review, April 27. S. J. Thomas, London-road, Southwark, surgeon and apothecary—T. Stanley, Dudley, Worcestershire, and Tipton, Staffordshire, printer—S. Brownentt, Liverpool, fruit merchant—T. Williams, Birmingham, surgeon, and apothecary—J. W. Jeffry ea and J. Meek, Liver pool, merchants—S. Williams, Reading, coach proprietor —H. Hawgood, Newington-causeway, Surrey, stationer —J. Horsfield, Sunderland, merchant tailor—J. Jack son, Clifford, Herefordshire, farmer and cattle dealer— A. Warrand, Skinner•street, Snowhill, money scrivener and boarding house keeper—J. Bishop, Worcester, car penter and cabinet maker—T. Bourne, Birmingham, coal dealer and scale beam maker—A. Gardiner, jun., Chep stow, Monmouthshire, timber and bark merchant—J. L. Butler, Liverpool, coal merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Hennessey and G. Calderwood, Wardour-street, Soho, upholsterers—J. Hargreaves, T. Platt, and G. Hargreaves, M anc h es t er an d Liverpool, and Shanghai, China —T. Holland and W. Warburton, Leicester, bob bin turners—J. Southcomb and J. H. Selwood, Allington and Bridport, Dorsetshire, surgeons and apothecaries— B. Buch anan and G. Buchanan, Liverpool. stock and . s h are brok ers—J. Potts and G. W. Rice, Fetter-lane, City,l map mounters—E Garnar, M. G arnar , an d T. Garnar, John-street, , Old K ent-road, leather dres sera (as far as regards E. Garnar)—W. P. Price, A. G. Price, C. Walker, and R. Heane, Gloucester, timber and slate merchants—J. Charlton and G. Charlton, Warminster, Wiltshire, grocers—R. E. Hodges and T. Craddock, Birmingham, engineers and machine makers—J. Stewert and T. Beveridge, Preston, Lancashire, millwrights—W. Arthur and J. Belsham, Edgeware-road, boot and shoemakers—A. J. Evans and T. IL Hall, Barnstaple, Devonshire, grocers and drug gists—Sarah Pritty, Phoebe Pritty, and Jasper Pritty, Haughley, Suffolk, grocers—J. N. Carpenter and J. Lane, Eardislend, Hereford, millers—S. Reynolds and R. Brett, High-street, Stoke Newington and Newington green, surgeons and apothecaries—W. Ayre, sen., and T. J. Ayre, Castle Rising, Norfolk, millers—J. T. Tal madge and T. Burton, King William-street, City, tea dealers—W. Marshall and J. Marshall, Aldmondbury. Yorkshire, brewers—J. Ryan, F. Sherlock, H. Hay ward, H. H. Gear, and G. E. M. Stretton, Chandos street, Cavendish-square, and Black Swan-yard, Ber mondsey-street, manure manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Richard Penny, Bishop's Hull, Somersetshire, farmer. George Matthews, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, attor- ney-law. Jotin Jones, Llanfair, Montgomeryshire, surgeon. William Steer, Ashton-under-Lyne, joiner. Zicariah Parry, Awre, Gloucester. Lime Rowe, Wellington, Somersetshire, tailor. John Ross, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, grocer. George Moody, Great Driffield, Yorkshire, draper. Henry Spencer, King's Lynn, Norfolk, dealer. William Harris, Tardebigg, Worcestershire. William Sharp, King's Lynn, Norfolk, pipemaker. John Rolings, Taunton, Somersetshire, grocer. Charles Davies, Hakin, Pembrokeshire, butcher. Anthony Guidice, Birmingham, brace manufacturer. Edward Perry, Birmingham, boot and shoemaker. Joseph Ashton, Birmingham, nail manufacturer. William Henry Benton, Aston, Warwickshire, inlayer. James Bashford, Birmingham, coal dealer. Benjamin Smith, Mosely, Worcestershire. William Taylor, Birmingham, brass and ironfounder. William Register, King's Lynn, Norfolk, baker. James Gurr, Milton, Gravesend, collecting clerk. Charles Ashwin, Balsall-heath, Worcestershire, clerk. John Clarke, Devonport, painter and glazier. James Alexander Barry Clarke, Devonport, painter and glazier. Pierre Sisco, Ramsgate, Kent, interpreter. Mary Ann Wellard, Brighlnlod%ing• house keeper. SCOTCU SEQUESIrIiATIONS. H. Ferguson, Glasgow, commission merchant, to meet within the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, April 10 and May 1, at twelve. J. Robertson, Caldwell„ Renfrewabire, farmer, to meet within the Saracen's Read Inn, Paisley, April 13 and May 5, at twelve. A. Cunningham, Glasgow, contractor, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, April 13 and Mt) , 4, at twelve. A. A. Marshall, Aberdeen, copper•smith, to meet within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, April 12 and May 7, at one. E. Finlason, Aberdeen, tailor and banker, to meet within the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, April 13, and May 3, at two. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending April 3, 1849, is 265. 10d. per cwt. ELIZ C I - IT.N E Y. The Norwich M ercury says—" This most faithful and courageous woman, an example to a ll c l asses, and particularly to those of her own class, had, we under stand, felt a proper desire to give her testimony without regard to her own personal safety. However this feeling could not be otherwise than respected, its indulgence, of course depended upon her state. Fortunat e l y that state was sufficiently satisfactory to enable her medical attendant to permit her to give evidence, and a bed was constructed, to be carried by men in a manner similar to that of a sedan chair, with a canopy and curtains. On Wednesday afternoon the wounded girl left that Hall, the scene of much guilt and so much mourning, for Norwich. In this palanquin she was carried by two men, with relays at certain places, and at every 40 yards a slight stop was made, for the double purpose of rest to the carriers and for the con venience of the patient. A body of county police accompanied the invalid, and at Hartford-bridge the cortege was met by a large body of city police, under the direction of M r . Y arington, i n case any rus h of persons should ha ve co ll ected. Th ese f orme d a li ne ahead and behind th e county po li ce , who marched at the side and directly across the road at a distance from the main body, and thus prevented any evil from eager curiosity or improper conduct. Thus did Eliza Chestney enter Norwich to aid in the great purposes of legal and moral justi ce . Its effect upon those who saw this peculiarly interesting procession—and we have heard several speak of it, women both of high and low position —was the same ; a sensation of faint ness, but also of deep feeling, almost amounting to silent prayer for the safety of one whose devotedness to her mistress more than amply compensates for, if it cannot hide, the shame which attaches to the county for the great guilt of the perpetrator. Thus passed the pro cession to the house of Mrs. Watson, opposite the Shire hall, where rooms had been secured— a procession which will long be remembered, and would be no un interesting and certainly a worthy subject for the pencil of the artist, as the " entry of the good and faithful servant." We trust that the country univer sally, if not the most illustrious in the land, who are said to taken the deepest interest in the case, will not suffer this devotion to be unmarked by some memento, not alone of proper liberality, but of its sense of faith ful service, as an example not to be forgotten, but handed down to hereafter ages as equally worthy to be ennobled with deeds of glory, by a public testimony. If Grace Darling, who devoted herself to the safety of the shipwrecked mariner, be worthy of the record she received, the devotion and single-heartedness of Eliza Chestney, the faithful servant, the strong minded and morally courageous woman, ought not to be lost sight of in these days, but to be held up to the present and future generations as an example of which the county .of Norfolk boasts, and of which there is no other similar one on its records. EXTENSION OF BRITISH COM MERCIAL INTERCOURSE. Mr. H. Montgomery Martin, who for several years has been endeavouring to ,induce her Majesty's Go vernment to open Japan, Corea, Cochin Chi na , an d Siam to . British commerce and enterprise, has just visited some large towns in the manufacturing dis dtriircetestioonfs fromthe north th e Boardof England, o f Trade, in pursuance su a s a e f the opinions a nd views of the, leadin g merc h ants and c n e c rt a i o n manufacturers on the subject. On Monday last h visited Leeds, the seat of the woollen cloth manufac ture, where a number of gent!emen, including bankers, merchants, and manufacturers, assembled to confer with him. The Mayor of Leeds having taken the chair, Mr. Martin entered into a full explanation of the great national object in view. He stated, that in the four countries mentioned there are 100,000,000 civilised people with whom we have at present no intercourse w h a t ever, excepting a very slight coasting trade, but w ith w h om there is reason to thatofita b i n l e t trade dseumb subject tb established.evvere iinvolved pointed believe a ou p t r a trade directly with those cou n t r i es, b ut a trade col laterally with the vast empire of China and the adjacent regions, containing about 367,000,000 of inhabitants, a number which, added to the 100,000,000 above mentioned, amounted to more than half the popu lation of the globe. The mode in which it was proposed to carry out the object of opening those markets Mr. Martin explained to be this :—One of her Majesty's frigates to be fitted out as a transport; her guns to be placed in the hold, to avoid exciting suspicion in ithe minds of the natives of the countries visited that the vessel had gone for belligerent purposes; her crew to be composed of old experienced seamen from the guard ships, to be commanded by officers of the Royal Navy, and to be accompanied by surveying officers, whose duty it should be to survey ports and lay down plans for the guidance of merchant vessels on subsequent occasions ; the vessel to have on board a cargo of British manufactures, to be under the care of a supercargo in whom the owners of the goods have confidence; those goods to be conveyed freight free to the re spective ports ; and whatever is received in exchange for them to be conveyed freight-free home. He also explained the instructions which would be given to the envoy having charge of the commission, as to pro posing and entering. into treaties of commerce on behalf of this country. At the conclusion of Mr. Martin's statement a conversation took place, and both the object and the mode by which it was pro posed to carry it out seemed to be generally approved by the meeting. Mr. 11. C. Marshall moved — "That this meeting, havin g heard the statements of Mr. M. Martin relative to opening mercantile intercourse with Japan, Corea, Cochin China, and Siam, are of opinion that the subject is of great national importance, and hereby authorise his Worship the Mayor of Leeds on behalf of this meeting to memorialise the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department and the President of the Board of Trade, praying that her Majesty's Govern ment will adopt such measures as may be deemed ad visable to establish a traffic with the four above-named countries, and this meeting have no doubt that a suffi ciency of assorted goods would be provided for a ten tative commercial mission in Japan, &c., if such goods were conveyed to the respective countries in one of her Majesty's vessels for the purpose of trying the markets and peaceably effecting the object in view.' Mr. Sykes seconded the resolution, and it passed unanimously. It was next resolved, on the propo sition of Mr. J. iloldforth, seconded by Mr. W. Brown, banker---, " That the M em b ers f or the boroug h o f L ee d s aut ih6 West Riding of York s hi re b e reques t e d to co-operat e with the representatives of other manufacturing districts in support of the object of the memorial." Thanks were then voted to Mr. Martin, and the conference ended. The Right hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel and Miss Peel left Whitehall- gArciens on Thursday evening for Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, kr the Easter holidays. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton. April 5. CROWN COURT.—(Betore Lord DENMAN James Perry was indicted for having maliciously and feloniously set fire to five wheat ricks and se►ne bean ricks, the property of Joseph Duke, at llawlishwake, in this county, on the 7th of November last. Mr. Mowbray and Mr. Kingdom were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. H. T. Cole defended the prisoner. It appeared by the evidence, that the prosecutor, Mr. Duke, is a farmer, living at Dawli,h farm, near Ilminster, in this county, on the morning of the 7th of November last, at about half-past two o'clock, he was awakened by a cry of " fire!" He got up, and saw the pri,oner Perry under his window ; he was crying " fire!" and fire was coming from a barn which joined the rick barton. Two of the wheat ricks were also on fire. Mr. Duke told the prisoner to go for assistance, and he ran away to do so. The neighbours soon arrived ; but in spite of their• efforts the fire extended, and destroyed wheat ricks and bean and barley ricks to the value of 800/. The evi• dente by which it was sought to bring home guilt to the prisoner was purely circumstantial. It appeared that on the night of the 6th of November, the prisoner, who was the sou of the prosecutor's carter, was at L. minster, drinking at several beer-houses until about half past twelve; he then went home towards Da.wli,h with another man, named John Perry, who worked for the prosecutor. They stayed a short time at a public-house on the road, and parted at Mr. Duke's barton gate. This was about two o'clock, and on parting John Perry told the prisoner that he was going to sleep in the stable. The prisoner went towards his home, which was about 150 yards from the rick barton of the prosecutor, and nothing more was seen of him until he roused Mr. Duke by the cry of fire. He was then entirely dressed. After the fire he was asked bow he first came to know of the fire, and he said that he was in bed and that some one cried fire under his window; that he got up and shook his brother, who did not not wake; that he then went down stairs and alarmed Mr. Duke. He then said that he did not know the person who called him. The father and mother of the prisoner stated that they never heard him come into the house that night, and the brother, who slept in the room in which the prisoner always slept, also stated the setae thing; but, on cross examination of the mother, it appeared that the back door was left open by her for the son to come in, and in the morning the prisoner's bed appeared to have been laid on. Mr. Duke swore that the fire could not have been seen from the prisoner's room. The only other evidence against him was, that he had asked the man John Perry, aid others who had been with him that bight, not to say that he had been to Il minster so late. It was also proved that on the 17th of October he was at a beer-house, and was speaking of another fire which had taken place in some cottages near to Mr. Duke's house. He expressed himself much dissatisfied with the reward that he got from Mr. Duke for assistance ran &red by him at that fire. Ile said that old Duke had only given him Is. 6d. instead of 3s. 6d. which the others had had; that there would be another fire soon at Daw lish, and that he bed-d if he would help old Duke, if he was burning in it. On cross•examiration of Mr. Duke, it was elicited that he had been letting off fire-works that night at about eight o'clock, but some distance from the barton. The case foe the prosecution having been closed, Mr. COLE addressed ihe jury for the prisoner, con tending, first, that it was not satisfactorily made out that the fire was the result of accident produced by the fire-works. But even if this were not so, still the case against the prisoner was one of mere suspicion, upon which it would be unsafe for the jury to act. Lord DENMAN having summed up, the jury Acquitted the prisoner. John Palmer, William Palmer, and John Hill were in dicted for bring together, armed, by night on enclosed laud in the occupation of Sir Peregrine Ackland, for the purpose of taking game. Mr. Stone, with whom was Mr. Edwards, conducted the prosecution; Mr. Esdaile defended Hill, and Mr. Cox the other two prisoners. It appeared that on the 9.h of December last, Sir Pere gripe Ackland's keepers were out watching, end heard guns in a wood called Fortfield Wood. They went to the edge of the cover, and two keepers watched by a gate, and two others went round to another part of the wood. The two keepers who stayed by the gate heard persons whistling to each other in the wood, and shortly after three persons came out, who the keepers swore were the three prisoners. One of the keepers went towards the men, when Hill threw a heavy bludgeon at hie head, but missed him; he then called out d— his eyes, bring the gun and shoot the b . The keeper then turned and ran, and immediately a gun was discharged. He looked round, and immediately a second gun was dis charged at him by William Palmer, the shot of which struck one of the other keepers, who came up at the time. The head keeper, fearing some injury to his men from the firearms of the poachers, ordered them to retire, and the poachers then made off. The next day search was made at William Palmer's house, and in the chimney was found a gun-barrel, and in the kitchen the stock of a gun, but no ramrod, and ia the field just where William Palmer tired at the keeper was found a ramrod of a gun. The keepers were cross-examined at some length as to the identity of the prisoners, but they swore distinctly to them and to having known them all well before. Mr. ESDAILE and Mr. Cox then addressed the jury for their respective clients, and an alibi was set up for Hill. Mr, STONE replied, and the Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury found ell the prisoners Guilty. They were then sentenced—William Palmer and Hill to twelve months' and John Palmer to four months' imprisonment, with hard labour. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAms.) George Mathias was indicted under the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., c. 29, s. 49, fur embezzling the sum of 1,500/. Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Stone, and Mr. El wards conducted the case for the prosecution; Mr. Crowder and Mr. Poulden appeared for the defence. The prosecution had been instituted by a Mr. Spicer and Mr. James, the executor and executrix to the will of Mr. Robert James, formerly an attorney practising at Glastonbury, but who has been dead for some y,ars. It appeared that shortly before Mr. James's death ho en tered into partnership with the defendant in this case, by which it was stipulated that Mr. James's practice should be carried on by the defendant for five years, and the profits shar,cl between him and Mr. James's family; these articles of partnership having been entered into when Mr. James had given up all hopes of lite. Shortly after they were signed, Mr. James divd. The defendant was then employed by the executors and executrix of Mr. James's will to wind up his estate, with strict in junctions to pay all money received into the bank of Messrs. Stuckey; to the account of the exe cutors. Mr. James had insured his life in one office in a sum of 2,0001. odd, and in another in the sum of 1,5001. The former sum had been received by the defendant on behalf of the executors, and had been then paid into the bank in accordance with tho directions g:ren. The other sum was also received by the defendant, and at the time the necessary autho rity was sigued by the executors for this purpose a written paper was given to the defendant, requiring him to pay this sum into the bank, to the credit of the exe cutors. Instead of d ing this he paid it into his own credit, and the consequence was, the executors lost about 1,1001 of the amount, the defendant having subse quently become bankrupt. It was elicited in the course of the trial, by the defen dantTOonnsel, that Mr. James, at the time of his death, was indebted to Stuckey's bask in a sum exceeding 5,000/.; and that when the product of the first insurance was paid in one of the partners had informed the defen dant, that though paid in the name of the executors they should retain the amount, and not allow it to be again taken from the bank, but set it off against Mr. James's debt. It was also shown that a portion of the 1,500/. had been employed by the defendant in liquidating the debts due from James's estate. At the close of the case for the prosecution, the Learned JUDGE put it to the jury whether these two facts were not sufficient to reader it doubtful whether he had failed to pay the money into the bank, " in violation of good faith," which is what he must have done under the statute upon which the prosecution was founded, in order to sustain this indictment. The jury acquiesced in the opinion expressed by the Court, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty. NORTH WALES ClRCUlT.—Chester, April 5. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELE.) SAINTER V. FERGUSON.—CRIM. CON. This was an action for adultery with the plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at 5,0001. Mr. Evans, Q.C., and Mr. Welsby appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Chilton, Q.C., and Mr. Townsend for the defendant. Mr. Evans opened the case for the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a medical man residing at Maccles field ar.d the defendant was his assistant. The facts are detailed in the evidence. William M. Wilkinson—l am plaintiff's attorney, and have known plaintiff and his wife nearly twenty years. Mrs. Sainter was the only surviving daughter of a Dr. I)ow. Ia 1833 plaintiff was in London, walking the hospitals. lie was Dr. Dow's guest for a few months. I produce the examined copy of the certificate of mar• riage of the plaintiff and his wife. They went to live at Macclesfied. I have visited them. They appeared to live on affectionate terms. They had one child, a son, now thirteen or fourteen. Mrs. Sainter was a very fond mother. In consequence of a letter I re ceived from plaintiff, I went down to Macclesfield on the 26th of August. I found Mr. and Mrs. Sainter in a dreadful state of mind. I called on the defendant on the Sunday morning, August 27. I told him I bad called at the desire of Mrs. Sainter ; that she had confessed to me what had taken place between them, and of course she could not be permitted to remain in her husband's house. He said, " Confessed what? I don't know what you mean; what are you a l luding to?" I said, " She has confei,sed all to me within this half hour, and it is impossible to conceive that a woman would ad mit herself guilty, if she is not guilty." He said again, "I don't know what you are alluding to, what has all this to do with me?" I said, " Oh yes, you know very well." Then he said, " I don't admit anything; but what do you want me to do?" I said, " To leave the town: It is not proper that you and she should be in the sattid town together." He said, " I have just been appointed to the club; how can you expect me to . !gave?" 1 told him he could not be permitted to practice in the tO;Alti; because it was contrary to hiA agreement. I entreated him to leave the town, and said Mrs. Sainter had b eggtct la , - to express her wick that he would '^ shiel.ded from public rumour leave e might b , that sh - i to sere her; " but as He told me he would do a great oe.. - --1 the mis she has confessed all to you and her lansoa.-, . T chief is done, for how can they live together again?" .s. said, "Indeed it is a dreadful busin'ss, but for the sake of plaintiff's child, and the wife with whom he has lived 1 for feurteen years, it is possible that, after some absence, • they may live together in another town distant from re." He saict," But if I stay in the to wn, do you think Sainter will get a divorce? If he would, I will say at once I will not leave." I said, " I have not come to bar gain with you about that, but to ask you to leave the town." We had some talk about the agreement. I told him if he wished to stay in town I should get An injunc tion to restrain him from practising in Macclesfield in about a fortnight, therefore he had far better go at once. I felt faint, and asked him to get me a glass of water, for I was unwell. I said, "I knew her when she was a litle girl in her father's house, and I would rather have followed her to the grave, as I did her brother a short time before, than this should have happened." He said, "It is hard lines for you to bear, but I am not so much to blame as you think I am; fur I assure you I resisted her as lot g as I c•iuld." We appointed a meeting at five the next day, to receive his answer. He said Sainter had behaved m a very ungentlemanly way to him, and that he (de• fendant) was of so resentful a disposition, that if any one injured him he never forgave them; therefore, though he might be ruined by law proceedings, he would ruin plaintiff too, and injure Lirn in every way he could. Cross-examined by Mr. Cmurox—Mrs. Sainter is very little more than thirty; she is three or four years younger than me, Mr. Sainter is about three years older than his wife. I have brought an action against defendant for 5001—the penalty of the agreement not to practice; it siands next fur trial. We tailed to i , btain an injunction; hut the matter was ordered to stand over, with leave to bring an action at law. I first saw Mr. Sidebottom, of Macclesfield, a fortnight ago. Re -examined—l heard from plaintiff that his maid servant, Mary Taylor, was with child by the defendant. The plaintiff gave me an intercepted 'eaer from de fendant to Mrs. Sainter. (Letter was produced.) It stated that he had denied, and should deny, their criminal intimacy. Some lines of verse were on another piece of paper. John Gaskill, Big. —I live at Ingersleigh, and am a magi‘trate. I have known plaintiff ever since he came to Macclesfield. I know Mrs. Sainter; I have frequently met plaintiff and his wife in society. I always considered them a very happy couple. William T. Ardern—l am a surgeon in Macclesfield, and have been intimate with plaintiff and his wife. When my se,s living she and I were frequent visitors at plaintiff's house. They livid happily together. I went to the plaintiff's house early one morning in August. I found him in a state of great excitement. Mrs Sainter was there. She had been crying. I took a portmanteau with me because I understood I was to accompany Mrs. Sainter to Fleetwood, on her way to Scotland. I called at Mr. Sidebottom's the same morning. Whilst there, Mary Taylor came. She brought him a letter. Is was open, and I read it. There was a ring in the letter. We took it out. The letter was re-sealed, and given back to the girl. I don't know what eventually became of the ring. Mr. Sidebottom had it when I last saw it. John Gawthorpe—l live at Moberly, near kt!celes field. I carried on business in Macclesfield as a drug gist. My house was nearly opposite to Mr. Saireer's. From my shop I could see the window of plaintiff's sur gery. I could see the staircase window, and the cham ber window looking into the yard where the surgery was. I remember the defendant coming to Macclesfield. Be fore he came I had seen Mrs. Sainter going to take 114 r walk; she used to go occasionally from the front and back door. After defendant came, I observed a differ ence; she would go from the front round to the back be fore she took her walk. I have seen her step in at the back door, and immediately come out again, and go her walk. I once saw her speck to defendant. I have seen defendant go in the same direction' as Mrs. Sainter. I have seen them walking out down the fields on the Prest bury-road, arm-in-arm. I have seen Mrs. Sainter at the chamber•window, motioning to some one in the surgery. I have seen a woman and girl come to the surgery door, and knock; I saw Mr. Sainter go off on his pony before they came. The. woman and girl were unable to get into the surgery for some time. The defendant came to the door. Cross-examined by Mr. CHILTON—The motioning I have named I saw not long previous to June, but not before May. Mrs. Sainter is a " passable lady," about thirty. George Sidebottom—l am an artist. I became inti mately acquainted with the plaintiff and his family. I observed a difference in matters about a month after de fendant came to Macclesfield; great attention was paid to Mrs. Saititer, more than I thought was proper. I taw Mrs. Sainter in the yard the first Sunday in April. She asked defendant it he was ready for church. He did not reply, but embraced Mrs. &linter. I went off through the yard door. After this I went less frequently to plaintiff's. I have seen Mrs. Sainter and defendant to gether since. Once, passing the breakfast room door, I saw defendant seated iu plaintiff's chair smoking. I was one Tuesday in June at Gawthorpe's shop. I saw Mrs. Sainter at the window; she was motioning to some one below. I saw defendant three-quarters of au hour after wards at my lodging. In cons. queece of what I ob served, I followed- Mrs. Sainter on SW ednetday or Thurs day in the third week in June. I saw her leave the house. She went in the direction of the Town-fields, along Boughey-lane. I was in the field adjoining. There is a plantation adjoining the lane. When she approached this, she slackened her pace. She went through a gap into the plantation. I saw defendant approach her; he was behind the edge. lie said something to her. He came to the gap, looked up the lane and down. He re turned to Mrs. Sainter. The witness then went into particulars which clearly proved the adultery. Mrs. Sainter went off in the direction of the house. I fol lowed and overtook Mrs. Sainter in the town, and spoke to her. She seemed strange, and "put about." It was some weeks after this that I mentioned my suspi cions to Mr. Sainter. I told him Mrs. Sainter had been seen in the fields, embraced by the arm of a lover. Be fore defendant came plaintiff and his wife lived together very comfortably; he was everything that is kind to her. Cross-examined by Mr. CHILTON—I often dined at plaintiff's house. I dined with them regularly on Sun days. After the occurrence in the plantation a shyness arose, and I was not invited to plaintiff's as before. I have taken tea with plaintiff alone once since. I hive seen defendant write, The two papers produced are in his handwriting. Mary Taylor (the servant in the house) was called, but not examined, Mr. Chilton observing that after the evidence which had been given he would not deny the act of adultery. Catherine Rawatone—This witness spoke to the affec tionate terms on which plaintiff and his wife lived. She accompanied plaintiff's wife by the railway to Fleet wood, on her way to Scotland. The plaintiff received letters from his wife, but he returned them unopened. In October plaintiff's wife came there, and plaintiff had high words with her. Plaintiff sent her away in his own carriage. This closed the case for the plaintiff. Mr. CHILTON addressed the jury in mitigation of damages. In the course of his speech he stated (and the fact, he s_id, was highly honourable to the princi pality) that, though he had been a great number of years in the professian, regularly attending the Welsh circuits, he had never before been engaged in an action for adultery. He contended that the object of this ac tion was not so much to seek reparation for the injury sustained, as to drive away the defendant from competin g professionally with the plaintiff in Macclesfield; that the wife, though not away, is a contenting party to the pro ceedings, and that she would return to her husband, and lire with him. The Learned JUDGE summed up, and The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 3501. SAME V. SAME. This was an action between the same parties, brought to recover the penalty of an agreement which had been made between them, restraining defendant from practis ing in Macclesfield. The breach by defendant was proved, and The jury, under the direction of the Judge, returned a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages, 5001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. L.43113ETH. On Thursday evening, at a late hour, owing to the absence of the solicitor for the prosecution, the Rev, Job, George Hounsfield, chaplain to the Earl of Airlie, was placed at the f'lop's bar, before the Hon. G. C. Nor ton, for further examination on two distinct charges, the one with stealing four silver spoons and other property Irons his ready-furnished cottage at Norwood, and the other with obtaining 200/. from a Mr. Masters by fraud and false representations. The attorney for the prosecution said, that with re spect to the first charge, namely, that of stealing the silver spoons and other articles belonging to Mr. Curtis, from whom the prisoner rented a ready-furnished cot tage, he should leave its disposal in the hands of his Worship; but as regarded the second charge, of obtain ing 200/. from Mr. Masters, he had some additional evi dence to offer. The difficulty, however, of producing the required testimony, from the principal witnesses re siding in Yorkshire, was considerable; but the prose cutor bad determined, notwithstanding the trouble end expense, to proceed with the case, and as his Worship would no doubt feel it to be one which should be sent to another tribunal, it would be his (the solicitor's) duty, at the end of the present examination, to apply for a further remand. A certificate, bearing the official seal of the Y or k dis trict Insolvent Court was put in, to show that the pro perty upon the deeds, relating to which the prisoner had obtained from Mr. Masters, in 1847, 2004, had beer, disposed of in 1841 by the assignees fur the benefit of his (insolvent's) creditors, and that they had full power to do so under the Ist and 2d Victoria, cap. 110, se. 36 and 37. It was also urged that this fact must have been per fectly known to the prisoner at the time, as in the year 1840 he brought an action at law against Mr. Drury, the assignee appointed to his insolvency, and also against Mr. Copeland, the gentleman who purchased his interest in the property, in which he signally failed; and that, therefore, his repr esen t a ti ons t o Mr. Masters, and by which alone h e o b ta i ne d hi s mo n e y , were false, and amounted to a fraud. twit ness, hut thought that fic in evidence, un le s s authenticatedurMr. NOR TON cou ld n ot receive t b h y e c a er e t n i tp a' e e in tenpu`, y or Mr. Co, el a nd, if all the additiunal (esti mbrootulyghrtecifourirwe'adr.d, would M au r p . p p l 3 r . p y r , o prosecuting t l i s n a g s attorney, was The prisoner, on remanded a a u p d p ed lica to tio a n r the day, a future o told that he would be admitted to bail, provided he gave the required sureties. THICK FOG.—From art early hour yesterday morning until eight o'clock A.M., the atmosphere of the City r.a.3 serene and bright, when shortly after that period an impenetrable fog came suddenly over the horizon, which forevd into immediate retie( st artificial lights of every kind, in order that the domestic occupa• Lions or . the private house, and tie limited business of the public office, should be duly di.charged. This - 1 however, was soon withdrawn, and for the misty onfoyed a clear sky, and a warm sun rest. of the day wu _ - beautiful spring. —the apparent dawning or a EVENING, APRIL 7, 1849. THE C(bUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, Aram s.—The market being held off the usual day causes a less attendance, and business is consequently limited. The supplies are large of wheat and barley, and moderate of other articles. There is no change to note in the value of wheat. Barley is very difficult to dispose of, and Is per quarter lower. Oats declined id per stone, and shelling Is per load. Beans without alteration. WI-TEAT, per qr. 8 bushels 601 b Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red Ditto, white ... Norfolk and Hunts., red ... New. Old. S. ... 43 to 45 ••• 46 48 43 - to _. Ditto. white ... 4 3 46 Lincolnshire and,Cambridge, red ... 40 43 ..• 43 4 1 Yorksh D ir i e t , t c ' et w i hite ••• •40 4 Ditto, white ••• 43 46 Dautzic and Konigsburg, white .. 45 47 Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... 4il 44 Med terranean, red ••• ••• 33 — 4l BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels: Norfolk and Suffolk... ..• .. 27 —29 Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 26 29 Scotch ••• ••• ... 27 29 Grinding p er 30 s t one ... 22 —24 Foreign ••• ... 23 27 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631b:— Small, fine ... ..• ... 28 —3O 27 29 Foreign ... 25 27 OATS, per stone : :Healing . ••• Od to 104 —4 to d Feeding —B4to 94 —d to —d Foreign •• •• ••• 83 to 94 —d to —d SHELLING, per loud of 2611 b k 3 —24 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 37 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter : Blue and white boilers ... ... 28 —3O Grey mil Feet. 25 —27 EXETER, APRIL s .—Cattle—The number of stock driven in was less than on several preceding weeks, probably in con sequence of the market being held out of its usual course. Of fat bullocks especially the supply was small, and met with a tolerably ready sale, at 8s to 8s 6d per score. Cows and calves were equal to the demand, and moved off slowly, at from 81 lOs to 131. Barreners were not much asked for, and must be quoted at from 4s sa to 5s per score. A few young steers were on sale at from 9i to 11 , each. Butchers' calves, 4d to sist per lb. The supply of sheep was also small, but this did not improve the sale, the demand being very dull ; a few prime small wethers made sie per lb, but the general price for fat wethers and ewes was 54 per lb. Store sheep were also sold at lower rates; a lot of store hogs, of weight and quality equal to what would in former years have sold for 30s each, were sold for 22s each. Pork Carcasses —The supply was about 20 pigs less than that of last week. Prices ranged from 78 3d to Si per score. Pannier—A small supply : turkeys, 5s 64 to 7s each ; ducklings, 5s 6d to 7s per couple ; fowls, as 6d to 4s 64 ditto; spring chickens, 3s 6d to 4s ditto; galenas, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per couple; leverets, 3s each; batter, Is 2d per lb; eggs, 20 for Is. Corn Exchange—There was not a very large at tendance of dealers in the market to-day, nor was there much anxiety to sell, and as a whole, the result is, that the mar ket has been firmer than for some weeks, although we do not note much actual advance in price. The feeling is pretty general that prices have seen their lowest, at least between this and the next harvest, and there seems fair ground for such a supposition. In the first place it is admitted that, notwithstanding the deliveries by the growers for several months past have been less than the average, yet such was the deficien' harvest of last year, that the stocks on hand now are supposed to be less than during any year at this season for the last twenty years. Foreign corn is also now selling in this country as low as at the ports from which it is shipped, so that the importers are serious losers, whilst American flour is actually cheaper at Liverpool than at New York. The importations from America have in fact being insignificant for months past, showing conclusively that Great Britain can never expect large supplies from that country at low prices. The large supplies of Wheat and flour introduced from near Continental,ports, especially from France, have been the principal cause of the depressed state of the market here, and as it is well known that France had no stock on hand prior to the last harvest, it is reasonable to suppose, that if order is maintained in that country trade will revive, an increasing demand will be felt for food, and the French will be purchasers in our market instead of sellers. To day, English wheat has sold at from 5s 6d to 6s 64 per bushel, for the best warranted samples; Foreign red wheat, 44s to 46s per quarter; white, 47s to 49; barley, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel ; oats, 2s 2d to 2s 64 ditto ; fiue flour, 34s to 37s per sr cit. NEWBURY, APRIL s.—The supply of wheat to-day is only moderate, and the condition and quality very indifferent. Finest selected-lots realised fully late rates, whilst oth er sorts were extremely difficult to sell at slightly reduced rates. Bar ley, moderate supply ; fine malting qualities, being scarce, sold freely at full prices; other sorts more slowly, at about the prices of last week. Beans, peas, and eats, although a mode rate supply, met a dull dragging sale, and to effect sales must be noted 6d to Is per quarter lower. In seeds but little passing, at rather declining rates. TIVERTON, APRIL 3 . — Corn—Little or no variation from our last week's quotations, except in barley, which showed a slight improvement. Wheat 4s 6d to 6s; barley 3a 4d to 3s 10d; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 8d; clover 4d to 5d per lb; eaver, 3s 6,1 to 4s. Shambles—Beef, 5d to bid, best joints ; pork, 4i,1 to 6d; wether mutton, 5d to 6d ; veal, sliel to 50 ; bacon, unsalted, 51,:l to Sid. Pannier —Eggs, 6d to sid per doz ; fresh butter, Is Id per lb ; salted ditto, 104 and lld ; but few poultry were offered ; potatoes sold at 20 lbs for 16d. Muslim., APRIL s.—Our arrivals of grain, foreign as well as coastwise, during the week, have been extensive. Wheat, white, new, 5s to 5s 6d ; red, 4s 6d to 5s 3d. Barley,English, malting, 30s to 336 per quarter. Foreign, 26s to 30s ; grind ing, per 400 lbs 22s to 255. Flour, fine, per sack, 36s to 38s ; seconds, 33s to 355. TEWKESBURY, APRIL 3 .—Wheat, 21 I's 7d; barley, 1/ 7s Id; beans, 11 14s Bd. KNARESBOROUCH, APRIL 4.—We had a full market of all descriptions of grain, but very few sales were effected, at last week's prices. Wheat, Cs to 7s 6d; beans, 4s to 4s 9d per bushel ; barley, 26s to 32s ; oats, 17s to 23s per quarter. OTLEY, APRIL s.—The supplies to-day are limited, and the attendance thin. Wheat, 443 to 52, per quarter ; shelling, 25s to 266 per load ; beans, 18s to 223 per sack ; flour, Is 9d to Is lld per stone of 141bs ; oatmeal, 2s 4d per 20Ibs ; eggs, 22 to 24 for Is ; butter, Is to Is 8d p er ro ll of 24 oz.; potatoes, Ils 6d t o 12s 6d per load ; fowls, is 4d to Is 9d each. RIPON, APRIL 5. We had only a small supply at this day's market. Wheat a dull sale at Is per quarter decline. Oats, barley, and beans heavy at prices stated. White wheat 6s to 6s 60; red do. 5s 3d to Cs 3d; beans 4s 3d to 4s 9d per bushel; barley 27s to 31s; oats I's to 22s per quarter. BARNARI) CASTLE, APRIL 4.—A good supply and dull market. Red wheat lOs to 13s, white lls 6d to 14s, oats 3s 64 to 6 , 1., beans 9s 6d to 10s, grey pets 9s to 9s 6d, white ditto 9s 6d to 10', barley 7s to Bs, tares As to lOs per boll. NORTHALLERTON, APRIL 4 .—Wheat, white, 6s 3d to 6s 64 ; red 53 9,1 to 6s ; oats Is 94 to 2s 3d; beans 4s 6d to 5s ; barley 3s 6d to 4s per bushel. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 5.—A large business has been done in sugar this week at very full prices • the transactions being chiefly confined to Mauritius. The refined market is steady, but prices are not dearer.—Bristol cury. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 4.—We have had a fair supply of stock, both in quantity and quality, the season taken into account. The demand was good, being the week previous to Easter, and prices were readily obtained which were current last week, say for beef, 44d to sid, and mutton, 5d to 6d per lb. Only a very few inferior beasts and sheep were sold. EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 4.—The supply of cattle this morning was 545, being 97 more than last week. The demand was good, and sales were easily effected. Top price of the best stot beef 7s 3d; current 6s 6dto 7s; middling and inferior 5s to 6s per Dutch stone. At the close a good clearance was effected. DUNBAR, APRIL 3.—Wheat, weighing 64}lbs, brought 48., and prices to 303. Barley, weighing 55ilbs, brought 30s, and prices to 21s 6d. Oats, weighing 44,11b5, brought 20s, and prices to 14s 9d. Beans and Peas, weighing 691bs, brought 30s, and prices to 2's. INVERNESS, APRIL 3.—New wheat, per quarter, weighing 621 b per bushel, 41s to 445; barley, b4lb per bushel, 23r; oats, 4 lb per bushel, 17s to 17s 6d ; seed oats, per qr, 421 b per bush, 2as to 22s Oatmeal, per imperial boll, 15s; second, 14s; barleymeal, lls ; peasemeal, 14s to 15s; bran, per stone, 6d to 8d; first flour, per 2hOlb, 38s to 403- second, 28s to 30s; oatm e al, b es t , per stone of 14Ib imperial, Is 6cl; second, OS Od ; barleymeal, Is 2d ; peasemeal, Is 6d; first flour, 2s 9d cash, 3s credit; secono, 2s ad cash, 2s 6tl credit. Pota toes, per stone, 6d to Od ; beef, per pound, 5d to 8d; veal, 4d to 6d ; mutton, 441 to 7d ; pork, 4d to 63 ; fowls, each, 12d to 15d; chickens, per pair, 1 2cht5.16,1 ; eggs, psr dozen, 4d to 4id ; butter, fresh, per lb, lid tol2d ; salt, Ild to 12d ; croudie (curds) Od ; four.pound loaf, cash, 6d to 7d, credit, 6id to 71s1 ; coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 6d.. • - _ MINING INTELLIGENCE COPPER ORES SOLD AT POOL, APRIL s . —Total, 3,942 tons; average produce, 73 ; quantity of tine copper, 298 tons 8 cwt; amount of sale, 20,9971 83 6d ; average standard, 1061 i 3s. Last Sale—Standard, 1071 ss; produce, 7i. Average price per 21 cwt., 5165. Comm ORES FOR SALE AT REDRUTII, APRIL 19.—. Wh. Josiah, Wh. Fanny, Wh. Maria, and Wh. Anna Maria I,3o2—Fowey Consols 324—West Caradon 3 05—Mark Valley 241 Wh. Friendship 213—Bedford United 114—Holmbush 83 —Wh. Pink 55—South Fortune 49 —Wh. Bucketts 40—. Phoenix Alines 1 5—Total, 2,741. COPPER ORES FOR SALE AT SWANSEA APRIL 12. 316- I,9 G l i l b . urra 71 , 1 0 - 35 C — hi S li a 4 n 8 6 — ag ll o (13d5e3n—Sra g e a 2 r h 4 a — v e T n 4,, Ka C p ° u b n r d e a, 61 TORQUAY.—CONSECRATION OF THE NEW CHURCH. —The consecration of the new church at Upton, to e only creditable specimen of Ecclesiastical architecture. n Torquay, hill take place probably in the early part of next week. The sum for which the building committee are responsible, and for which some of the resident gentry here have become security, amounts now to about 3001. Without this guarani, e, thus voluntarily given, the con sccratio❑ of the building would in all probability have been delayed many months. The collection at the offertory o❑ the day of consecration, will be applied to wards purehusiog an organ for the church.--Exeter Flying Post. BIRTHS. On the :3d inst., at Ewell, the lady of the Rev. Sir George L. - Bart., of a d aug h ter. 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On the 3d inst., at Knighton-lodge, _Leicestershire Sir E. C. Hartopp, Bart , aged 60. On the 4th inst., at I%ew-terrace, Kennington-common, Mr. Robert Acut t, age d 69 . On the 4th at Kensington, Cecilia Frances, wi.'e of J. 'Envy. E q., assistant secretary to the Post-office, aged 32. On the sth inst.. at Kensmgton, Francisca Campbell, aged 78, relict of Major Jolin Henry Campbell, formerly of Ful. vier, Bucks, and Illmisgate. At Nice, Eugene Pr2vost, Esq., of Little Tower-street, and Priory. lane, Lee, Kent, aged 25. London Printed and Published by MUIWO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the county of Middlesex, Saturday, April 711549. I