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tiers, a number of fresh proofs were to-day admitted without any opposition. A creditor claimed to prove upon the joint acceptance of the bankrupts for a debt incurred on account of the 7'ablet weekly newspaper, of which, however, only Mr. 'Thomas Beasley was the "registered proprietor."—Admitted. Mr. Lucas, the principal editor and manager of the 7aslet, claimed to prove against the joint estate for the full amount of a sum &al to him for acting in those capacities. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—Under what denomina tion do you seek to prove ? The claimant—As a servant, I suppose, for wages and for work and labour done. Commercial travellers, I believe, have been allowed to prove in full. Mr. Commissioner FONELANQUE--Commercial travellers, not solely employed by one person, are not allowed to prove in full ; and, in your case, you might have employed your leisure time otherwise than in your literary labours for this newspaper. The claimant—l have kept the accounts as well ; and I also had to superintend the general management. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE—But the keeping the ac counts was only incidental to your literary labour? 'I he claimant—That service was actually demanded of me. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQLTE—And that still less makes you a " clerk" or a " servant." The elaimant—This also is a business in which I might have become a bankrupt. The Learned COMMISSIONER—DecidedIy not; you can prove ag a i ns t th e se p ara t e es t a t e o f Th omas B eas l ey . y I would give a liberal construction to the clause of the Act to which you refer; but I am also ruled by another clause, to construe the Act for the " general benefit of the creditors." Mr. Lucas-1 at told, your Honour, that in the recent case of the proprietors of the Public Ledger, that they were made bankrupts. The Learned COMMISSIONEIt-NOt as the proprietors and literary conductors of a newspaper ; but if, to these avocations, they added the business of general printers for others, then they might be made bankrupts in the same way as attorneys, being money scriveners, arc, in the latte r ca p ac ity, made bankrupts. Two other literary gentlemen also sought to prove for the full amount of their re=pective demands, but were inf.rmed by the Learned Commissioner that they could only be allowed to prove against the separate estate of the registered pro prietor of that journal. Another claimant (Mr. Staff) sought to prove for seventy five guineas, which be had expended in roasting a bullock for the bankrupts, and which they distributed to their workmen in commemoration of the marriage of our most gracious Queen. One of the Trado Assignees said that the elaimar.t had charged 101. for pepper and salt upon that occasion.—Claim admitted. The Learned Commissioner asked what course was now in tended to be pursued and The Official Assignee (Mr. Pennell) answered that there was no objection to the bankrupts passing their final examina tion. The Trade Assignees concurred, and no creditor having made any objection, the bankrupts answered the usual interro gatorieF, and were declared to have passed their final examination. APRIL -7. T.S/ THE MATTER OF MICHAEL STEWART WALLACE.. This day was appointed for auditing the accounts under a fiat in this Court, of the estate of Michael Stetcart Wallace, one of the parties tried at the late Central Criminal Court, and sentenced to transportation for the loss of the ship Dryad. Mr. Johnson, the official assignee, was engaged the whole morning in preparing the accounts, and a draft of the available assess, for the approval of the Commissioner, previous to the appointment of a day for the first dividend. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, APRIL 6. Michael Williams applied to be discharged on bail. thln the course of the case the Chief Commissioner complained cat one of the documents relating to the application was in omplete, and handed it down twice or thrice to the attorney, and in a peremptory manner asked whether it was correct? It was intimated that the attorney had had but little busi ness in the Court. The Commissioner continued in the same strain of interrogation. Mr. CaEsswELL rose and said he believed that the present was the first ease the attorney had had in the Court ; and he thought some excuse should be made for him. " And (added the Learned Gentleman) he is no doubt intimidated by your mode of addressing him." Chief COMMISSIONER (with warmth)—"Upon my word, Sir, I am surprised, I am amazingly surprised, that you or any gentleman of the bar should interfere." Mr. CRESSWELL—I shall say no more— CHIEF COMMISSIONER—You ought not, nor any gentle man, to interfere, or to make excuses for the ignorance of persons. Mr. CRESSWELI (excited)—l never had a rebuke from the Court before, and I have been here since 1827. I thought it my duty to state that this was the first ease— 'The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said he should not hare in terfered. Mt. CRESSVVELL—I thought it my duty: The CHIEF COMMISSIONER.—CertainIy not, Sir. I am quite surprised at you or any person interfering with the Court. The matter dropped. The bail were accepted. (Before Mr. Commissioner LAw. ) IN THE MATTER OF SIR THOMAS S. M. CHAMPNETS, BART. This case again occupied Mr. Commissioner Law the whole day on the proof of debts, before the declaration of a divi dend. The investigation has brought to light some extraor dinary disclosures on " bill transactions," the means adopted to raise money at great sacrifices, and the sale of property in some instances at one third of the sum charged. The Learned Commissioner has on his return from Circuit resumed the inquiry, and, from the able and searching manner which Mr, Commissioner Law has applied to the affairs, it is expected that the first dividend wilt be as much as 6s. in the pound. The matter, it is supposed, will be concluded in a few days. ( Before Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS.) IN THE MATTER OF RICHARD COOKE. The insolvent in this case applied to be discharged under the benefit of the Act. He resided at No. 1, Bath street, City-road, whore he carried on business as an apo thecary and druggist. It appeared that, in the year 1832, he borrowed from his mother, Mrs. Mary Cooke, the sum of 2001., to secure the repayment of which a warrant of attorney was exe cuted to her. With this money he commenced business in the above premises, and continued until 1837, when, meeting with some difficulties, he borrowed various sums of money, among which was 140/. from a person named Pursden, who got the lease of the house as security. In March, 1840, becoming still further embarrassed, Mrs. Cooke caused the power of attorney to be put in f irce against his property, and the lease, good-will, and fixtures being sold fur 3001., she received 160/. in part payment of her demand, and the balance was given to Mr. Pursden, who then handed the lease over to the new purchaser. The insolvent being opposed by the detaining creditor in person, Mrs. Cooke was called, and subjected to a very strict cross-examination by the Commissioner, to establish the validity, or otherwise, of the warrant of attorney. She stated that she was seventy-three years of age, and having advanced all she possessed in the world to set her son up in business, if other creditors took precedence of her, sbe would have no resource left but to seek refuge in a workhouse. Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS—H,W many persons di:l the insolvent's family consist of ? Witness—A I.dy named Cannon and her two children lodged in the house with us. COMMISSIONER—Who is Mrs. Cannon ? Witness (after some hesitation)— I don't know; she is at present in York shire ; she used to pay 120. a-week for her lodgings. CONIMISSIONRR—I don't see this sum entered in the schedule. Mr. WOODRUFFE said ho WAS instructed to state that the insolvent cohabited with the female alluded to, hut being in practice as a medical man it was necessary that appearances should be kept up ; their intimacy was there fore kept a secret from even Mrs. Cooke, and Mrs. Can non lived in the Louse as a lodger, the insolvent giving her 123. every week to pay to the old la iy as rent, that she might not be aware of her real character. The Learned Gentleman then contended at length that the di content under which the insolvents property was seized was bona fide, and net for the purpose of excluding the other numerous creditors. Mr. Commissioner REYNOLDS commented on the facts of the case, and ordered the insolvent to be remanded ler six inonthe. MORNING EDITION ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. .1101VE CIRGUITIK.r.vosro,v, APRIL 7. (Befor e Lord DENMAN and a Common Jury.) FENWICK V. LETCOCK. TV is was an action to recover the sum of 3q. 91 for fireworks supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant. Mr. Platt fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Creasy for the de fendant. Th e plaintiff proved that he supplied goods to the amount specified, and the defenc e set up was that the de fendant was merely the agent of a person named Miller. Mr. Creasy also contended that the sale of fireworks being illegal by the Act of the 9th and 10th Geo. IV. the plaintiff could nut recover. Lord DENMAN said that this should have been specially pleaded. The Jury then returned a verdict fur the plaintiff for tl - e amount claimed. Two other cases of no public importance were th en di s . posed of and the busineis of this assize terminated, The Jery retied, and returned in tan minutes, finding both the prisoners Not Guilty. They were then arraigned on two other indictments, one charging them with having discharged the contents of a pipe at Benjamin and 11111e3 Cooper, on the 20th of No vember and the sth December, with intent to murder them. No evidence was offered, and verdicts of acquittal were taken ; and there being no other charge against Huime, he was discharged. Re-examined by Mr. Anorsmus—Went out to get the note changed, because he thought it was not a good one. It was not his intention to get change of the note, but merely to ascertain whether it was a good one. Mrs. Helen ]ledges—Would not swear that the prisoner at the bar was the person that came to her husband's shop on Sa turday the 20th of February, but. he was very much like the man. He called the following day and said that her h t o usband h a d not sent the boots he bought the previous night, e zh_ r i , ch w ; t witness he p r i repliedsaid dt thatthey wasd b n e o e t n I hseen rightt tto Bruns- Wick -row e s ' He gave witness 53. and took away the boots himself. at CNhoar.le4s, SLu,stwtonntieDa_ance,a7naeAatollbooh,o.aty.,nd shoemaker, residing it was about road. On the 20th of February , the Prison er chase a pair of boots ; s The prisoner asked for a pair ofaiNiVyehillnt shop, h and wanted tp l pu k r- . chosewitness a pairreplied f t h h e e didut, for ro whichkeep for his :address g ti pa n st h e o le o v ts e , n to o c iw o n c ich he tenderertehlicsep.iecPerofsopn?.7 per. Upon witness asking Witness he wrote upon it, " J. Monteith, 7, firunswick-road." out of the note, 4/. 9s. 6d. The prisoner toonkgau,:eahihm change and the boots, but returned shortly afterwards for t heis moneyum um brella. Witness did not look closely to the note, as he had two other persons in the shop. Went on Tuesd ay to the direction given by the prisoners but could discover no person o f t h e name of Monteith. Saw the prisoner in custody, and recog nised him as the person who came to his shop on S aturday night. Cross-examined by Mr. l'incLips—Th e note was not hi ng like a Bank of England note. Re-examined by Sir F. PoLLoCK—Did not try to part with the note at all. Finch, a police constable, F 90 .—His station was a t Nun head. On the evening of the 20th of March went to the house of Mr. Trott at Nunhead. He saw the prisoner there and took him into custody, for attempting to pass off a forged t 5/. note to Mr. Trott. Searched the prisoner, and found w.o other 51. notes upon him. '1 he notes shown to witness were not the notes, but the two notes now shown to him are the two notes. Found the notes between his thigh and his trows , rs. Joshua Freeman—Was Inspector of Notes in the Bank of England. The papers produced were gross imitations of the Hank of England note. They were forgeries in every respect. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. PHILLIPS addressed the Jury for the prisoner. Mr. Justice PATTEsos summed up. The Jury, after a short consultation, found the prisoner Guilty. There were other indictments against the prisoner, but Sir F. Pommel( intimated that it was not the intention of the 13snk of England to proceed with them. Mr. Justice PATTESON sentenced the prisoner to transpor tation for life. RAPE.— George Mill ar d, age d 22 , a l a b ourer, was i ndicted for a rape upon a marr i e d woman, named Mary Major, at riang, o n t h e 22d of March last; and Edward Russell, alias Fisher, w as i n d icted as an accessory before the fact. It o app eare d that the prosecutrix on the night in question was at a beer-sh p in the neighbourhood of Ealing; the two prisoners were also there ; the prosecutrix left shortly after eleven o'clock, and when about half-way home the prisoner Millard came behind her, clasped her round the waist, threw her down, and committed the offence for which he stood charged. The other prisoner was present, assisted Millard to effect his object. and then attempted to commit the same crime himself, but was prevented by the struggles of the prosecutrix. CHARGE OP RAPE AGAINST ♦ StIRGEON. Robert Hector, surgeon, was then indicted for a rape upon the person of Ann Thistleton, on Sunday, the 28th of March. Mr. Murphy was for the prosecution, and Mr. Wilkins For the defence. The cvilence was totally unfit for publication. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. The Court adjourned at eight o'clock.—The prisoner will be brought up for sentence this morning. WELSH ClRCUlT—Cussrint, Ariur. 6. TRIAL post. 111111%1ACR. —This morning being appointed for the trial of Bartholomew Murray, th e Court was excessively crowded. The Marquis of Westminster sat on the bench. The prisoner, who is nineteen years of age, was indicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Cooke and Mary Cooke his wife, at Higher Peover, on Monday, the 24th August last. The Attorney-General, Mr. Cottingham, and Mr. Trafford, appeared as counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. R. G. Temple for the defence. The circumstances of the case have recently been fully de tailed. The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a ver dict of Guilty. His LORDSHIP immediately passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the u,ual form, holding out no hope of mercy towards him. The trial terminated at ten o'clock at night, having occupied the Court thirteen hours. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) STABRING.—Ann Connell, aged 24, was convicted of stab bing James Collins, a milkman, on the 31st of March, and sen tenced to 15 years' transportation. The prisoner, who, it appeared, was a woman of the town of violent character, attempted to extort money from the prosecu tor, and, on his refusing to comply with her demands, she seized a knife, stabbed him in the cheek, and struck him vio lently with the leg of a table, which she tore off for the pur pos.e. When the prisoner was taken into custody, the knife aad leg of the table were wet with the blood of the prosecutor. (Before Mr. Justice PATTEsON.) FORGERY.—John Evans, a respectable-looking young man, was indicted for forgin,s and uttering as true, on the 28th of February last, a Bank of England note for 51. with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. Sir F. POLLOCK, who appeared for the Batik of England, stated the case to the Jury, and called the following wit nesses : Mr. Henry Hedges stated that he resided at No. 5, Wells row, Islington, and was a boot-maker. On the evening of the 20th of February witness was in his shop. A person very much resembling the prisoner came into the shop, and asked tor a pair of Wellington boots. He bargained for a pair at 305., for the payment of which he tendered a five-pound note. Witness wrote on the note the direction the prisoner gave him, " Davis, 22, Holloway-place ;" and added his own initials, , 6 J. IL " Witness went out to get the note changed, and in consequence of what was said to him by the party whom he asked to change the note, he took it back to the shop and told the prisoner be could nut change it. Witness asked him if he had a sovereign, to which the prisoner replied that he had only 155., which he gave to witness, and the remainder was to be paid when the boots were sent hone. Had not seen the prisoner f.-om that time to the present, although he had called at his house. When the boots were sent to the place the prisoner had directed they were all gone to bed. Returned the note to the prisoner. Cross-examined by Mr. l'inwes—Suspected that the note was a forgery when he returned it to the prisoner, but did not tell him so. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIrERrooL, APRIL 6. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron MAng. THE MURDER AT ASHTON. _Hahne and Williams were placed at the bar this morning on the Jury entering the Court. Mr. WILKINs then proceeded to address the Jury on behalf of the prisoner s . H e came now t o th e consideration of the case for the defence, and he could not conceal from him self, that he had an extremely arduous, complicated, and im portant duty to perform,—arduous, not so much on account of the facts which had ben brought to bear against the prisoners or of any d.fficuity he fe!t in combating those facts and the arguments raised upon them,— but arduous on account of the consequences which pressed themselves painfully upon his mind, and on ac count of the immense length of evidence that he bad to wade through, and the complicated fActs he bad to unrave!. Th: Learned Counsel then, in an able speech, which occupied in its delivery about two hours and three quartere, proceeded to analyse the testimony of each wit ness in succession, commencing with James Cooper, and tcrmina,ing with Mr. Bahe, the surveyor. He examined the evidence of the three approvers with much closeness, and pointed out the several matters in which their accounts diff:rcd farm each ot/ier, and strongly urged that the deed was commi , fed, not by the prisoners, but by Dav:es and the two Hardwicks. Mr. Justice :stuns then proceeded to address the Jury. As to the fact that a murder had been committed with t tie pipe produced, loaded with gunpowder and leaden slugs, there could be no doubt, and the only question fur the Jury was, by whom this murder had been committed. The murder was suggested as having been the result of excited feelings of animosity against the masters, by the working sawyers ; and, if so, it was a very remarkable circumstance that, according to all the evidence in the case,the hand that eonarnitted the murder was that of a man in no way con. nected with the society of working sawyers. Hulme was act a sawyer, nor was any reason suggested for his having any (such feeling; against:the masters or against the knobstick s . The Learned Attorney-General had shown his good sense in nut affecting to treat Edward Dirks in any other light than that of an accom plice ; a person who was at least as deeply implicated in the murder as any one else. lie (the Judge) believed it was entirely without precedent that any man had been convicted on the sole and uncorroborated testimony_ of an accomplice — for Judges f rom t h e earliest records bad been in the habit of advising Juries, and Juries of adopting that advice, not so to convict—for two reasons That the accemplice was a person directly interested in the matter, in a very serious way ; and, 2dly, That the ac complice l:avieg bren a oartleipator in a crime, according to his own admission. especially in a crime like this, was so infamous in charecter, that he might reasonably be sup posed as likely, particularly when his own interest was concerned, to commit the lesser crime of perjury. If Davies was capable of witnessing the shedding of innocent blood, by the discharge of this cannon, as he was upon his own showing, unle s s the Jury could believe be sup posed this cannon was discharged in mere child's play, then he was capable of perjury in his evidence on this trial. According to his account throughout, he was a re markably timid person, always reproving Williams for his avowed intentions ; and Williams, with the deliberate intent of committing this murder, was always uttering the most rash and foolish expressions as to his determination to stert tie knobeticks ; and, after the fatal deed, was al ways confiding nest merely in persons with whom he was but slightly acquainted, but even to Davies himself, who, if the Jury believed him, had repeatedly threatened, be fore the act, if the pipe were not put away, he would tell those who v. ould pr, vent any such crime. The wise determination of the Jury to submit to confinement, away from their homes, for the night, in order to bring their understanding fresh and vigorous to the case, had also left him (the Jude) some tone to look over the evidence; and he should go over ir, not dwelling on many points set up as corroborations, but which did not appear to him corroborations of the evidence as to any particular points affecting the prisoners. The Learned Judge then, passing hastily over the evi dence of the earlier witnesses in the case, read nearly the whole of that of Davies, pointing out many apparent improbabilities occurring in it. He thought the circumstance of his rapid journey to so many places showed him an active man in the a. cie'y ; and said that the society could hardly have allowed sufficient funds to a man to perform suck a journey in an short a time (evee in third-class railway trains and steerage of steamers) merely to seek work. His Lordship adverted to the inconsistency of Davies's professions of moderation, and a wish to prevent any mischief, with his witnessing the previous murderous attempts, and ultimat ly, the fatal act itself. He also corn. mented on the pouring a gill of water into the piece, in stead of throwing it into the canal, breaking it to pieces, or drawing the charge, and selling it for old iron. He remarked also on the improbability of Williams proposing not to did. guise himself, but Davies, by exchanging body coats, Williams having a top-coat as well. This would have been 'an effectual means of detection ; fur, if Williams was caught, he had his own top-coat on; if Davies was caught, he would have had Williams's coat on, which would anon have been identified, and have led to the detection of Wil hams or cf both. His Lordship commented on Davies's statement as to seeing, when the piece was discharged, n train of fire a yard long, which, he said, he could not un dersaed bow it could be true, as the train must either have been laid on tbe tap of the bank, which aas six feet above the field, or laid from the ground up the side of the bank ; and in the former case tbe train to a person at some yards' distance in the dark would not appear as running along the ground, being above the level of the head, and in the !atter case it would appear to ascend rather than run along the ground. As to the woman's exclama tien on hearing the explosion, which was stated by Davies and corroborated by the woman herself, that was no corroboration of the presence of either Williams or Hulme at the murder. And so with many things in con nection with the different beer-shops. The Learned Judge next noticed the various conversations, and confes sions, and admissions in the several lockups and prisons, and went at considerable length through the evidence of the principal witnesses in the case. His Lordship con cluded by stating shortly the two views of the case, the one that of the prosecution that the prisoners were the murderers, and against that view there were many diffi culties, and the view taken for the defence that Davies who, according to his own admission, was participating in the murder, with the two Hardwicks, who were mixed up with the transaction, were they, or some of them, the actual murderers, and that they, having opportunities in prison, had together conspired to make the charge against the present prisoners. If, considering the character of the accomplices and the position in which tbey stood, the Jury thought the confirmations were sufficient to support the truth of their statements, they would find the prisoners guilty. If, on the contrary, they entertained any reasonable doubt, they would give the prisoners the benefit of that doubt. If they entertained a doubt as to one prisoner, and not as to the other, they would make that distinction in their ver dict. The Learned Judge concluded his address at 25 minutes before four o'clock, having continued it to a length of four hours save five minutes. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Thomas Thomas, aged 34, described as a dealer, was in dicted for stealing four 51. Bank of England notes from the person of Thomas Stow. The prosecutor on the Bth March last had occasion to go to the Corn Exchange in Mark-lane, to transact some business, and was in the act of descendin g the steps, w hen he feltsome thing at his pocket, and on putting in his hand, discovered that his money was gone. He turned round and perceived a per son making off, but it was not the prisoner at the bar—he was standing on the other side of the street. As the person who was running away passed the prisoner, the prosecutor thought he saw some communication take place between them, and instead of pursuing the person who was running, he seized hold of the prisoner, and a scuffle ensued, which brought seve ral persons to the spot. One of the parties who witnessed the trarisaAion saw the prisoner, when he was seized by the prose cutor, throw a parcel away behind him, which, on being exa mined, proved to contain the notes in question. Several witnesses were called, who gave the prisoner a good character up to the time of his apprehension. The COMMON SERGEANT, in passing sentence, said that it was a case that ought not to be leniently dealt with. The public must be protected against such pet sons as the pri soner, who infested the public places of the metropolis for the sole purpose of robbery. The prisoner was sentenced to ten years' transportation. John Poster, 23, who was described as a labourer, but who, it appeared, was a reporter and book-keeper to Mr. John Roberts, the proprietor of one of the Chester field newspapers (the name did not transpire), was in dicted for having feloniously stoles six printod books, two pocket books, three paper knives, and thirty-six pencils, having been stolen out of the shop of the prosecutor. Mr. Pittm.iPs conducted the case for the prosecution, the prisoner defended himself. Mr. Roberts. the first witness called, stated that he was a bookseller and stationer, and lived in Chesterfield. The prisoner came into his service in September, 1839. He gave him notice to leave him no the 6th of February, 1841. The notice was a month's notice, bat before that time had expired, the prisoner left his house suddenly and without his knowledge. The witness missed him on the 24th of February ; he did not come as u:ual. A few days afterwards the witness received a letter by post in the hand writing of the prisoner to the following effect :—" Sir, by the time you reek ice this I shall have put an end to my existence, begun in misery and ended in sorrow. No effort will discover me. Your account hive 'ent to my brother, who wilt discharge it w others." He witness, from inf..rmation he received, pro. ceeded to London on the fat of Marcie and on the 2d went to Gray's Inn Coffee-house. Whi , e he was there the prisoner came into the coffee-room with a companion, and the witness directly gave him into custody. The witness, the officer, and the prisoner proceeded to the lodgings of the prisoner, where be recognised his property. All the books had a privwe mark on them. From further in formation the witeese proceeded to Piektord's wharf, and there found a box waiting fur the prisoner. It was opened, and several books, &c., the property of the witness, were discovered. This box was taken to the station-house, and the witness there further searched and discovered three dozen black-lead pencils, his property. Two of the books 'vete out of the circulating library 1; longing to the wit ness. None of the books or other articles were ever sold by the witness to the prisoner. Cross-examined by the prisoner —What was my general character? Witness—.l can't say particularly. If I an swer that question it may not tend to your advantage. What was my general character up to the let January? —I had some suspicion, but I was averse to entertain the opinion in consequence of your station. Why were you averse to entertain that opinion ?—I have just told you. Why did you entertain the opinion?--Because I thought you had embezzled some money. What situation did I hold ?—You were a preacher amongst the Wesleyans, and from that circumstance I was averse to entertain a bad opinion of you. Now. Sir, I ask you what character I bore up to the lst of January, 1841 ? The COURT... You had better not press this question— it will only tend to your disadvantage. Prisoner (with energy)—l will, my Lord; I have no thing to fear from it. The prisoner then went on to cross-examine the witness at some length on a sulject net bearing on the case, and on being informed by the Court that it would benefit him nothing, be desisted, and returned to the facts. Prisoner—Will you undertake to swear that you did not sell me these books ? Witness—l will. The witness here produced a list which it seemed had been taken from the day book of the witness, and con tained articles, which the prisoner had entered on his own account in the day book, and the prisoner requested that it might be handed to him, which being done, he proceeded to call over each article to the witness, requesting to know if he had sold him any of them, to all of which the witness answered he had sot to his knowlege. The prisoner then proceeded on his cross•exam;nation. Prisoner_Have you the authority of the subscribers to the library to prosecute me? Witness—No, I have not. Did you never give me leave to take any of the books out of the library to read ?—No, I did not. Did Mrs. Roberts ?—I can't say. The COURT--4 don't see how these queatiens can affect you at all. Prisoner—My Lord, I had occasion to leave Chester field suddenly, and this will account for my having those books that are out of the 1 brary. The COURT—I see, of course go on. of that. Prisoner, to the witness—Did you give me leave to read your private library ?—I might have said so. Do you not think it would have been better to have brought those person; who were in the shop to convict me ? By the COURT--. Was this evidence gone into before the Msgisirhte ? Witness—He asked me if I had ascertained from Mrs. Roberti and the young person in the shop if he had purchased these things from them. Prisoner—Did I not say that I hoped you would bring them here, that I might hose an opportunity of cross examining them? Witness—No, I never hoard you say so. Who assisted me to keep the books ?—Mrs. Roberts. Where were we in the habit of writing the books?— Some.imes in the dining-room, sometimes in the library. Were any persons present on those occasions?—Some times there were. I was not aware Might anything improper have occurred on those occa sions?—l know. Turning to the Bench—My Lord, I would pledge my word, my honour, and life The COURT—Mr. Roberts, there is no imputation on your wife but the word of the prisoner. This is no proof. Prisoner—Have there been any disputes between you and me about some repea; ?—Not to my knowledge. I ask you with refcrenco to the Poor-law Courts ?—I base frequently struck out a great deal. The prisoner cross-examined the witness at great length, but thine were the principal question:. James Ba!1 White, said he was cI4 rk and traveller to the prosecutor. The, prisoner lodAed with witness in Chester_ felt'. Witness had often seen the box produced in the pri soner's room. The prisoner cross-examired this witness at tcme length, the object of which was to show that he was of a religious turn, and not cdculated to iljare any person. O one occusi,n the witness had written a short report of the Chesterfield races 1 . .4. the prisoner, owing to his religious scruples in not attending, and thAt although he had a free admission to the theatre, he rt.fused to go from the same motive. William Turner, a porter, who carried the box of the prisoner in Chestirfied, was called, but the Learned Judge thought that the evidence of the witness had better not be taken, as from his maneer it was tvident he was so confused that he hardly knew what he was saying, as at the first part of his examination be said the day he earrried the box was on the Ist of March, and, on being asked the same question again, he said it was on the 22d of October. Mr. C. PHILLIPS to the witness—How many months are there in the year ?—Witr.e:s, atter some hesitation, said, Twenty, Sir.—(Loud laughter.) The two policemen who took the prisoner into custody were called, and they corroborated the testimony of the 1 he prisoner then addressed the Jury st considerable length, and was listened to with marked attention by the gentlemen cf the bar and the Court, and concluded by calling several witnesses to his character. LEARNED JUDGE summed up the evidence, and the Jury requested to retire, and returned in an hour and a half, with a verdict of Guilty, and a recommendation to mercy.—Sentence deferred. The offence was clearly proved, but the facts are totally unfit forwards in the street, and there was no evidence as to for publication. violence, or intimidation, or threat. Mr. Anonearus, by order of the Learned Judge, conducted Alderman WtnsoN said that the sixth of George the . the prosecution ; and C. Pitrwe s defended the prisoner. F tart* enacted tfe-,t r int!rnidvion, o r vlo- Mr. .lu,tice PATTESON summed up, and the Jury acquitted fence should be used, and tinst ! :ersons slicald not be rno both prisoners. listed, nor in any way obstructed. Now, there was distinct evidence as to the blocking of the shop, decidedly an obstruction and molestation, and hands had been laid upon one of the witnesses. Mr. Ashley said it would have been much bever if the defendant had staid away, and such was the defendant's own impression. Sir PETER LAURIE—WeII, the defendant promises not to give any more trouble to the prosecutor and the men whom the prosecutor shall think oropr to employ ? Prisoner—Certainly I will promise and declare that I never will gave any trouble. The Magistrates consulted for some time together. and Alderman WiLsots said to the defendant—" You twee subjected yourself to three months' imprironment, and hard labour, by the course you have pursued ; but my brother Magistrates are disposed to depend upon your so- L•mn promise. Sir PETER LAURIE—I advised in a recent case, in wl ich the workmen in tie Temple Church were concerned, that the contlhAtory mode should Inc adopted. My advice was taken, and everything went on harmoniously arermards. have no doubt that there will be no more " blocking " after this escape. Sir JOHN CowAN—I was one of' the Magistrates who adjudicated in the ease to which Sir Peter Laurie has al. luded, and the result has completely answered our wishes and expectations. It is our own wish to reclaim, not to punish ; and we feel gratification in not convicting the dr . fondant, as it would be a termination of the affair m,..st disgraceful to him. Alderman WILSON—WiIIs respect to the regulations to which Mr. Ashley aluded, we have nothing what, ver to do with them, Thy are eviden t in the:risclvi of the existence of c-mbination, and I utterly disapprove of all combinations. I assure the defendant, and all who ~re in. terested in this question, that I shall do every thing to protect masters against Such conduct, as that of wi ich satisfactory evidence has been given this day. The de fendant is let off on this occasion. Mr. Piarce—l am sorry to say that we have a worse case for to-morrow in another office. Inspector Brake assured the Alderman that the police had already had a grew. deal of trouble in consequence of this " blockirg ' used against Mr. Reinhalt, and that he had been obliged to set some of his men to be upon the watch. Alderman Wit.soli—l hope we shall hear no more of this most indecent sort of interference. Every man must he allowed to gut an honest living as well as he can, and without impediment. The defendant appeared to be grateful to the Alder men for their decision. WORSHIP-STREET. A woman named Mary Ann Milburn, altNided before Mr. BROUGHTON, to sustain an a , sault warrant which she had taken out against an extensivo and highly respectable farmer, whose town residence is situated in this divriet. The complainant slated that she had been engeged by the defendant to wait upon his daughters during his ab sence from town, but on his re , urn from the country a sl.ort time rtoo, he turned her away at a moment's notice without paying her her wageJ, which amounted to 11. Upon calling at his house to den:arid the amount a few days ago, she was unable to sec the d fondant, but his (laughter paid her ss. on account and desired her to call again. She went accordingly, and was in conversstion with his daughter in the passage, when she heard the de for,dant exclaim from the parlour, " there's that woman again," upon which she went in and asked for the balance due to her. Instead i.f paying it, however, he took her by the shoulders and turned her forcibly out of doors. The NIAGISTRATE asked the defendant if he wished to make any answer to the charge. The defendant (who was in a state of great excitement) paid he rented two farms in the country which frequently required his personal superintendence, and about sixteen months ago, to his great misfortune, he hired the com plainant to attend upon his daughters in town during his occasional absence. His e!clest daughter was then as amiable and innocent a girl as ever I ved, but on return ing from the country a few months at!erwards be was shocked to find the wretched young creature in such a state of intoxication that she could scarcely recognize him, and upon making inquiry, he ascertained that his house had been the scene of constant dissipation almost ever since he bad been away. To provide means for keep ing up such excesses, his property had been pledged to each en extent thst it cost him upwards of 401. to redeem it. He was advised by his fiends to prosecute the complairant, whose name appeared on nearly all the duplicates, but as he could not do so without involving his chill in disgrace, he thought it beet to pay the woman ber wageo, and send her about her business. He invited an elderly female re lative to take charge of his house soon afterwards, and there was every appearance of repentance and reformation on the part of his daughter; but when he last arrived in town he found that the complainant, by paying furtive visits to the place, had resumed her pernicious influence over her mind, and he grieved to say that his unhappy child had now became an irreclaimable drunkard. He discovered the woman in his house a few days ago, and drove her away ; but to his great surprise, she came to him next day, and demanded wages for her services to his daughter. Ho was so incensed at her effrontery, that he certiinly turned her out without using unnecessary violence, al though he considered he would have been almost justified if he had done so. Mr. BROUGHTON observed that the defendant's statement was a very extraordinary one, and he wished to know if the complainant was capable of rebutting it? The complainant said it was certainly true that the young lady had taken to drinking, but th , t she could not help it. Mr. BROUGHTON—Did you pledge your mas Or's pro perty to gat money to procure the liquor? Complainant —My young mistress sent me t.) pledge come things to provide what was necovary in the house. Some of the complainant's neighbours here stepped 14- ward, one of whom stated that he had repeatedly seen the woman pass his window with a dram-bc.ttle, which she gut replenished at an adjoining gin -shop. Hanky, the chief usher, said that be knew the defend pectibility. He for 35 years. b a n a d t T t rw o eos h i e do er a dt h g i rn e e n te t h l g e e m ehi j a ot n uks me o of re t i hrieol rose highestoccupied rneius nicate additional facts, but The MAGISTRATE said that i• was quite unnecessary to hear any more of such disiressing details, as he had trade up his mind to dismiss the complaint. The warrant was discharged. • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S,) PRESIDENT STEAMER. A letter from Liverpool says, " that the report of the London Parrs of yesterday of a large steamer having been seen steering for Fayal, or one of the Western Islands, by a vessel that arrived here on Sunday, is without any foundation. 5, 30 p. m.—There is no account whatever of the President steamer, or any other steamer supposed to be her, since she was last seen by the Orpheus, very early on the morning of the 12th ult. I mention this to obviate the many absurd ru mours afloat." LONDON, APKIL 7.—Wind this day at noon, S. S. E. cloudy. DEAL, AraH, ti.• Wind N. E.,—Arrived from the River, and ,ailed. the Ritjah, for Hobart. Town ; Briton, Evans, Mau ritius ; Shannon, Bermuda; British Queen, St. John's, New Brunswick; Pusey Hall, Ware, Quebec ; James Harris, ditto; Camden, ditto; Llizabeth, ditto ; Kingston, ditt , 4; Cid, Agri una,o, St. Ander, Brunswick. PORTSMOUTH, Arun . . 6.—Wind E.N. E—Sailed the Strath eden, olfe, for P.,rt Phillip; fLatdrik Jann, Wapp, Bata via ; 31argaretha, Johanna, ditto ; Anna Robertson, Hamil ton, Nadia, ; Symmetry, Mackwood, Ceylon ; Mary Ann, Smyrna ; M r . Th ompson, MadeiraTunnel' Castle, ditto ; Wellingt on , Ch a d w i c k , N ew r' Storey, Gib ? a lt ar ; B risto l , Palermol;oi•k ; B ; r R d Be b o e f rt A b i v' i d e o n s r , y W A e a l l k e n n e , Quebec; Eve' thorpe, ditto. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL ti. - -Arrived the Leeds(steamer), from Gibraltar. FA 1.310 UT ir, APRIL 5. —Wind W.N.W., fresh breezes.— Sailed the Tagus (steamer), for Vigo, &c. Put back the Eliz4beth, Jack.on, for 13arbailoes. COWES.—Sailed the Abliwrion, for Sydney ; Chas. Quin' Ilavannah ; Ferrolano, St. Jago de Cuba. POOLE, APRIL 6.—Arrived the Magdalena, Bohn, from Al tuna. Sailed the Anglicomia. for Quebec. TEIG N MOUTH, APRIL 6.—Sailed, the Friend,hip, Toke, for Newfoundland ; Active, Nickels, ditto. GUERNSEY, APRIL 3.—Sailed, the William, for Port Adelaide. An American balk, 49 feet long, one square, and marked T I, was picked up off the bell of Portland, by the Virginia, arr ved here. MILFORD. APRIL s.—Arrived the Eldon, from Quebec. WORKINGTO%, APRIL s.—Salted Thwes, Johnston, Quebec. DUBLIN, APRIL 4.—Arrived, the Elizabe h, of Lancaster, King, from Honduras, with loss of boats, bulwarks, sails, &c. KINGSTOWN, APRIL s. —Arrived, the Sillartin, from St. John's, New Brunswick. GLOUCESTER, .Arßxr, s.—Sailed the Hope, Scott, from Quebec ; Briton, ditto. LI vEttrooL, APRIL 6.—Wind S., light. Arrived—Lati mer, Hill, Charente. Sailed—Ercole, Genoa; Lereya, ; Aurora, Mundez, Oporto; Autumnus, White, Seise}; Per severance, Corkhill, do. ; Science, St. 'Vincent ; Hope, INl‘Gowan, Savannah ; Mary, Kingsland ; Weare, New York ; Jane Augusta, do. ; Agnes Ecourz, APLean, Halifax ; Mi nerva, Crawl°, d, Sydney ; C. 13. John, Quebec ; Jane, do ; Zupper, Trieste; Mazeppa, Jordan, Mal a. The tric hina, hence to Barhadoes, anchored off Crookhaven, April 3, for a supply of water, having had her water-casks stove, and lust wern boat. HULL, APRIL 6.—Wind N.E. Sailed—Trinidad, Sierra Leone ; Venerable, Quebec; Cove, do. ; Wiliam and Ann, Bahia. - , GREENWICH _PAIR —The local Magistrates, acting under the authority of the Cammissi,ners et Police, have issued the same order.; as the last year, regarding the limitation of the time in which this fair is to be hat, pursuant to the regulations of the New Police Act. The time for clos ing the several booths and tents is eleven o'clock at night, and none are to be opened before six o'clock in the morning, any in fringement of these regulations being visited with severe penal . ties, which, it is under.tood, will be strictly enforced These restrictions, which were acted upon for the first time w. last Easter, met with little opposition from the stal and booth keepers, and the town and neighbourhood were comparative:y fee from those annoyances to which they had been subject for several years pa-it. The fair will. as usual, he held in the large field across the river Rayensbourne from Deptford, on the Greenwich side The Directors of the Greenwich Rail road have issued notices for the running of an extra number of trains during the Easter holidays, and several additional steam-boats will be place,: on. THE POPULAR NEW PUBLICATIONS.-1. 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Henry Dean., who was on Saturday charged before Al derman Wilson with havirg endeavoured to prevent the men employed by Mr. IL itiholdt, the shoemaker, of Ar thur-street West, from working for their master, was brought up for further examination. He had bean locked up in the Compter since his first examination, although in formed that bail would be taken fur his appearance. Al_ derma() Wilson, Sir John Cowan, and Sir Peter Laurie. prk sit-led on the (ccasion, which collected toge:her a great number of operatives. Mr. Ashlly, solicitor, attended for the defendant. t:o n The evidence g i v e n on S a t ur d ay h av i ng b ean rea d over, Mr. Pie rce , f oreman to the prosecutor, stated that the de. having iansg h seen ralo from i t e h n i . his conduct about the on immediate the fore heoral take n i nto custody. Upon that terr .s n h ieatio n o f t h e de f endant to effect the object of intimi dea c, mz s n i i o n n g W b i e t: n ou-neigh bh d • 00 , advised him to gohome, upon which he ob serve 1, " I can ate thi s ,a won't do; we must have a few more on the look out ; yen' men aceordin.l se nd h next morning there were che shop." se- Green, one of the Y pro s e e n e fendant, in endeavouri u t tor'sine n , stated that the do ployer's work, laid his h 6 a g nd ou induce i him to quit his cm that it was better for him to ~l'ont tim. bus told him said, " I know no law can touchl' aJout is iness, and ha us, except we lay hands upon the workmen." Mr. Ashley—Aod you say he laid hands upon y ou ? Witness —He put his hand upon my shoulder, and ,aid that R inholdt's teen were going t o s t rike. Several journeymen shoemekcrs stated that they had teen shop on th nib) , and S e detendsnt atid others blocking the pros ecut:r ' s anirdaj . . The policeman who took the detendent into custod y de posed to th, - same effect. Joseph Lloyd, one of the men employed by the prose cu tor, stated that he had refused to join the strike, an d had been grossly insulted by those who were employed to block the shop. His wife too had been pulled about and insulted, but as the persons who are set noon the watch ate changed frequently, she could not identify those who attacked bet. Mr. Ashley said that the cause of the grievance was that the prosecutor would not pay flee , rding to some regu lotions to which other masters agr,ed No doubt the de fendant would by no menus be justifi , -cl in casting any Im pediment in the way of the bujness of the prosecutor ; but there was no law to punish hint for walking backwards and THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL B, 1841 INCREASE OF THE POWERS OF THE VESSELS OF WAR. The fnllow;no. letter !las been ach - ?ressed to the First Lord of the Admiralty by Captain R. But ton, R.N.K.H. : " No. 14, Park-square, March 15, 1841. " MY LORD—Whilst surrounding nations are employing all that human ingenuity can invent, and science make perfect, in increasing the powers of defence and destruction in the various modes of warfare, permit me to suggest to your Lordship a plan by means of which the force of all vessels of war, which have gangways, would be greatly in creased at an expense perfectly inconsiderable, when weighed against its manifold and undoubted advantages. " Your Lordship is fully aware that the universal nautical opinion is against the adoption of guns upon gangways; the reason of this conclusion being, that such a course would impede the work ing of the ship. I propose that so large and so commanding a space should no longer remain in our line• of-battle ships and frigates, unarmed, hut that their gangways should be furnished with howitzers, the importance of which, with your Lordship's permission, I will proceed, respectfully, to point out. Ist. These howitzers would occupy but little space, and would, consequently form no impedi ment to the working of the ship. " 2. Loaded with canister shot, or bags of musket balls, they would effectually clear the ene my's tops of riflurnen, and thus prevent many of our brave officers and men from sharing the fate of our glorious and immortal Nelson. " 3d. Thus loaded, they would make boarding from ships or boats, even with the greatest force, a most perilous attempt. " 4th. These howitzers, if loaded with com bustibles, would he most effective in firing the sails and rigging of the enemy. " sth. This method of increasing the armament of our various vessels of war will effectually carry out my idea of the classification of our navy, as promulgated in the pamphlet I had the honour to transmit to your Lordship—namely, that 120 gun ships would be equal to those of 130; the 90 to 100 ; and the 50 gun frigate to one of 60. Your Lordship will perceive, that all this in crease of force is independent of the legitimate use of the howitzers in throwing shells. I would re commend that their bore should be equal to receive a6B or 32-pound iron shot, being in conformity with the weight of metal now generally adopted throughout the navy. There is another advantage arising from the placing of this species of projectile on the gangway's, as those places are the only ones in a ship which are clear of rigging. " The gangways would be protected by a bul wark uniform with the quarter-deck and forecastle, thus forming one handsome and unbroken line from stern to stern, crowned with the hammock-rails, in which the hammocks would be stowed obliquely, as they' usually are upon the quarter-deck. Immedi ately above the port-holes for the howitzers, the platforms containing the hammocks must be made to unship ; and, in clearing for action, these, and the hammocks they contained, are to be thrown into the boats behind. The port-hole being thus left open at the top, enables the howitzer to com mand any elevation, even to the zenith. " The howitzers should be fitted on chocks, im mediately over the ribs of the vessel, so that the concussion of the discharge will bear on the frame work of the ship, and likewise give more room to the gangways. " My Lord, I will no longer occupy your Lord ship's valuable time by dwelling on the many ad vantages that would ensue upon the adoption of this plan ; your Lordship undoubtedly sees them more plainly than I can point out. " Ir, conclusion, my Lord, permit me to remara, that if I had omitted to have communicated this idea to your Lordship, I should have felt that I had failed in my duty to that profession to which I am devoted as an officer, as well as in what I owe to my country as a man and a patriot. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's most obedient servant, " I. RYDER BURTON." REFUGE HARBOURS. So the question of refuge harbours on the south-eastern coast of England is put to rest for the present ; but we predict it will rise again, ere long, "in form more palpable" than ever. The Chancellor of the Exchequer on Thursday gave it the go-by in rather equivocal style, and in a style we did not altogether expect from him, though our hopes were not very sanguine of the success of Mr. R ice's motion for a Committee. We do not so much blame the Chancellor of the Exchequer for objecting to the mode of proceeding with " the important question of :he defence of the coast" by Committee, if this mode was considered by him " inexpedient," but what we find fault with on the part of Mr. Baring is, that though he admitted its importance, he left it in a position that we can. make " neither head nor tail," to use an expres sive enough though somewhat vulgar phrase, of his intentions. He said, "he thought that the appointment of a Committee would tend greatly to defeat the object. He admitted that there was one part of the Report of the Com missioners upon which there was some doubt, and upon which it might be necessary to have further information. It was thought that the object might be effected at a smaller expense. If it could be done for a quarter of a million instead of two millions, all parties must desire such a result ; hut he thought that that saving would be much better rife, ted by the proper officers. He trusted that his Hon. Henri, upon the assurance that the information which he possessed should he referred to the officers appointed by the Treasury, would not deem it necessary to go to a division." If from this statement we are to understand that the work is to be set about without furtler evidence than has already been obtained, so far so well ; but if it was meant to imply that nothing is to he done, on the part of the Government, beyond the surrey of the Commission of last year, it would have been only candid in the Chancellor to have said so, as such a declaration would have opened the field to private speculation. One thing is certain, that whether or no our present Government shall earn for themselves the credit of placing the south-eastern coast in a condition of defence and security, as' regards its hat hours, com mensurate with the wants of the British navy, an enlightened public will not suffer it long to remain in its present ruinous and defenceless state. No, no, this all-important subject will not be lost sight of by the British people, more especially by the shipping interest ; and it shall not be the fault of the Morning Advertiaer, which was among the very first in the field to vindicate the right of our right arm to proper consideration, in the respect of which we are speaking, it it is not agitated ! agi tated ! agitated ! till the matter is carried to that consummation so devoutly to be desired. The discussion of the harbour question in the House of Commons on Thursday last, will have a beneficial effect in opening the eyes of the public to its actual position, and we do hope the shipping in terest of the country especially will take it up at once in the manner it ought to be taken up. What are the merchants of the great metropolis about that they do not move in a matter so nearly affecting their immediate interests ? They are not wont to be so "stack " when matters of much smaller im port are on the tapis. We could enumerate many cases where Government grants have been forth coming, infinitely smaller in importanc e than the one in question. Scarcely was there a speaker in the House of Common s on Thursday who opened his mouth on the subject of reln,ze harbours, who did not reiterate the sentiments and arguments promulgated many months since in the columns of the Moraing "Myer user ; and The Sun and Standard have also, we are glad to find, ably supported cur views. In the Standard of Friday evening last a most powerful apptal to the nation was made on the vast, the pa ramount importance of providing a capacious deep water harbour, not only as a station fur vessels of war• hut also as a place of shelter for the world's shipping generally, on this all-important and much neglected coast ; and were it not that its length pre cludes the practibility of our quoting it here, we we should have given it a place as corroborative of the position we have ourselves single-handed re peatedly maintained. Whiie calling attention to Mr: Rice's motion, a fortnight since, we said, that to the immediate ad(,,ini on of the recommendation of the Admiralty- Commission (that is, to construct capacious deep. water harbours at Dor!r, Margate, and Langley Point), in whole or in part, we anticipated but one objection, viz., the cost ; but in a country like this whose wealth, strength, and boast were her wotidei , nails, we hold any reasonable outlay to supply thr desideratu m in question to be a matter very secon dary, if not entirely insignificant in importance. The Standard takes precisely the same ground. and maintains that the prevention of the loss of that property—not to mention the saving of the more precious lives of our sailors—of our merchants, would, in a very brief space, cover the expense of a refuge harbour in the Channel, and that in the event of a war this expense might he covered in a few days. There is another kind of coincidence between ourselves and our Conservative Contemporary, to which we shall briefly allude ; it is the site for the chief refuge port in the Channel. The Standard points out Dover as the most eligible site. This also do the Admiralty Commissioners ;and to show that we were in advance of both (for we wrote be fore the Admiralty Report had imtle its appear ance) in the expression of this opinion, we have only to make the following quotat►on from our pa per of May the 21st, 1840. We then said, and, as lawyers say, we did so " without prejudice," that " anv one visiting Dover must be struck with the local advantages it holds out fur the formation of a port of shelter for our shippin,., either front the war of elements, or that of hostile fleets. Here the majestic chalky cliff's which stand boldly forward as a br , :ast,work to the kingdom, actually part asunder, and form a most inviting haven ; and, in short, Dame Nature, as it were, throws orn her arms for the reception of the way-worn mariner and his tempest-to3t barque, whilst the beautiful capacious bay between, presents an extent of an chorage, on which a whole fleet of the largest class of ships might, in perfect safety, ►ide out the most boisterous gale. Ahd farther, these natural advan tages are much strengthened by the town and har bour being flanked and covered by the protection of the first batteries in the kingdom ; namely, those of the Redoubr and the thand Citadel on the right, and the Castle on the left, whilst a formi claole range of martello towers stretches on either side along the whole line of coast." While noticing, with much satisfaction, the able co-operation on this important national question of our Contemporaries of the daily press above named, we cannot help remarking the profound silence on the subject maintained by those ministerial organs, the Chronicle and the Globe. Nay, even the Times Is yet mute on the subjt.ct, though it is ever wont to give tongue most lustily, professedly for the every inteiest of the British navy. Surely the fear of embarrassing the Government is not before the eyes of the " Thunderer." The question, thanks to its promoters, is in nowise mixed up with parti zanship ; and, therefore, our taciturn friends cannot he influenced by any such cons:derations.—Morn ing Advertiser. ST. ÜBE'S. Some detsils respecting the commerce of St. Übe's hive been furnished by a resident Coriespondent, which will be interesting to commercial readers, and indeed to the public generally, but little cognisant of the grow ing Importance of the place. The port or b.ty of St. Übe's is very large and se cure ; 200 or 300 vess, Is may ride safe at once in it. The entrance is of such easy access, that several ves sels come in without pilots, even in bad weather and the night time. There is a bar at the entrance, but vessels drawing upwards of twenty feet may get over it in sa ety. The trade is principaly in the export of excellent salt, which latterly has been so extensive Char of last year's crop there hardly remain 25,000 to 30,000 moys or from 80 to 100 cargoes ; the salt-board has therefore determined to reserve one half thereof fur the native shipping, and to allot the remainder to foreign vessels. Tnis quantity will perhaps not last for more thin one month, should vessels drop in in such numbers, for last week there arrived se->enteen, mostly very large ships. Some even came from Cadiz, where it seems the article is both scarce and dear ; here, however, they have not altered the price of 1 500 per moys of 15 cwt., at which it was paid several years ago, by mutual agreement, between all p lrtics, and under the authority and sanction of the Govern ment. Former:y the arrivals seldom exceeded 200 foreign vessels, but since Government have t iken off the ex port du'i.-s, and the tonnage due of vessels, their num ber has more than doubled. The average produce of the salt pans is about 200,000 !Boys, (or 150,000 tone), and last year, al though the sea,on was not quite f.voitrable, this quati tity was secured, but in addition to the great exporta tion, there was a large quantity destroyed by the great floods of last month. The native shipping ex.iort about 25.000 or 30,000 mots, of which about 5,000 or 6.000 rnoys are takrn to Ireland, and toe remainder to Oporto, and the other northern ports of this kinalom. The gardens about this neighbourhood product! over 15,000 clie,ts of oranges, of which from 4.000 to 6,000 ar• shipped off to England and Ireland, as much more to Franc.:, gum and Holland, and the remainder are consume I here, or sent overland to Lisbon. Among the exports of 1839 there are 123 pipes of oil, but none has been shipped last year, because the price was nearly doul 1. 1, owing to bad crops. In 1839 there were almo exported two cargoes of wheat to England ; a thing that has not occurred perhaps in tour hundred years. Almost all the cora and other articles, the produce of the fertile province ot Aiem tijo, is shipped at Alcacer Stil, a town nearly 30 miles up our river, and is taken direct to Lisbon in coasting vessels of about 60 tons hurthen, which return, with supplies of goods and other foreign produce for the province of Alemtijo. An artic:e, the exportation of which has much i u creased, is corkwood ; two English houses, lately esta blished here, havo introduced this trade, and have even sent into Spain for supplies of prime quality. Formerly al+ the corkwood produced in this province was sent round to Farr in coating vessel , , to be shipped then- for En Linn. A.nother English est t bli,hin nt his been opened at Sims, 40 miles to the southward of this, and export; from eght to teu cargoes of corkwood and fruit every year to Eagland. e grow a great deal ot wi ne, but export none at present, as this town and shipping consume all that is manufactured, not only here but at Palinella and Azeilao, neighbouring own', and even occasiomilly some is imported from Lisbon. Formerly they made a delicious Muscatel wine, mu ch celebrated throughout Europe, but the secret was J oit, and what is still made is good for nothing, havini; little or no flavour, and Komi spoils. The quarantine regulatioa•s are very strictly observed, and auy vessel that omits to bring a !Jill of health. con• taining the exact number of persons on board, is placed under quarantine for five days ; it must be certified by the Portuguese Consul, or by the Spanish if cleared for Cadiz, and calling here. TAle new salt is seldom fit to ship before the end of July. COTTON MILL BUI tNT.— On Friday night last, a few n.inutes before ten o'cloel., a fire was dis covered to be breaking out in the cot ton factory of Mr. William Bradbury, Lee Mill, Alanchesti•r-street, Oldham. The flames commenced in one of the mule shinning-roomy, in the third story, and are sup posed to have originated front the accidental friction, of v n upright shaft. A num ber of the workmen rendered the utmost assistance, and two engines ( Messrs. Jones' s and Mi.isrs. Tay or's) were speedily on the spot, but the two most power ful and well-managed engirt les. those from G. e •t.- acres Moor, did not arrite td 1 half-past eleven o'cic ck, an hour and a half of er ti e cornmencumeat of the fire; in the meanwhile , t he flames had extended with great rapidity, and, in the course of little more than three quarters of an hour from the fire breaking out, the whole of the fliors and roof fell in, the body of :he mill and ; t stash huildt gat its astern end were rendered an entire ruin. Eight ebrdilg engin a, a number of throstle frames arid a. veral mule jest were consumed, and one of th, steam engines h much in jured. °Aim! to the service .m of the Gre - enacrei Moe en gine, the conveyance of wa' from the street pines, and the exerions of the crowd, the engine -house and loom shop were saved. The part. of the mill ths'ro)e.i was ten windows in length, and four in he;g,t ; th t damage is e timated to amount to from '6,0001. to 7 COW. ; and th e prernisms are iremred with the Nceuix Company for front 4.000/ to 5.000/. The nun ber of hands throw., out of employment by this lam ent able occurrence i.s near ly 200. An efficient fire-engine est4ll,hit eat i., extremely necessary in Oldham: the t.uhi c hay heel spoke,' of at the 1 3 :4ke Commissioners' r ri.ctin:..s, And 0 , ..ig!1t to receive speedy rittent.on.--illanclie, ter Guardian, . - . THE CALEDONIA.- —Ttiv Caledonia arrived see at tit t a seve "it pas age of thine •11 days a hal ; on the 12 in ult. the iy bad a Yttry severe gale 'rota N W. anti a tri-mAidous t E..)), in which th. y ldst th-ir for sail gib-bo:.rn, aid one of tee Gu firer b aT.s. " The ship " says a letter, " behav ed admirably, and astonished sum!. of he pas;eng - triii, who oil -re old ship-masters in this tra.'e, and had n-,er knatv n yt heavy a g•le to last so long a time."—Liverpool Time s A man in the employ 0 1 Mr. Oliver. of Aythrop Roothing, last week hav' n g >t cauta;usly left his master's stable door insecurely fast e ne 1, three horses therein ob tained access to a CV:antity of wheat upon the barn floor death uff red of m oneuch , undressed, a n d partook of sr) much of it as to cause t h e fifhat herm v vale eer , c e e d ut a e t r 3eo,ll.—Essex Herald. . ; others. which ol e The Roman Catholic .; prelates will assemble at Maynootii 8 ,. EAstcr, to consider how 'Air. C'slquhouti's Bull is to al ,e,l that Seminary.—Limerick Chronic Her Majesty's Btu ; k How l& will not meet oil Azeot Heath on Elover Monday, as of late years, but at Stoke Common. It is mot expc-eted that her M a j esty w ill be present. MORN LNG EDITION' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• MANCHESTE R—TtiEc7nav EvEstNo. The attendance h s morning was higi,l) resP 4l and numer,us. THE CHESTE R C UP .— A very L i !igu l ar n ltera'; o - „ 1 1, seLti itself to the r ea d er ' s eye in Plover being 01 ' vourite, It may b e d ou b te d bv some, however. A e ing to our own car, and the best intell!gence, the P . " left of thus :- 11 to 1 agst Mr. Flintoff's The Plover-12 t fred!, 11 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Qucen Bee-12 to 1 t to" 15 to 1 a4st Col. Cradoek's G r dlip o t—olered. 100 to 7 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury—offe .4± 100 ,o 6 agst Ccl. Peel's Gibraltar 100 to 6 agst Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen—tak en 100 to 6 ogst Mr. Price's Tuly—take IS to 1 0 1 100 to 6 agst Mr. Hornbv's Champagne—take 22 100 to 6 agst Major Hay's Retriever—offered 100 to 5 agst Mr. St Paul's C , dyoso—offered 100 to 6 eg.t Mr. Gocdman's Bedford—t:ken 100 to 4 agst Rough Robin—offered 13 to I agst Mr. Co&tt's Tubaleain—offered ifr 50 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Be lona—off'=rc times over. 1// ' 1 000 to 100 was off ere d, b y a Li verpoo l leo .T4i , ,st The Pl o ver ; p art i es were open to ta k e it, tm ;vie " Rollin." Bloomsb ur y, we b e li eve, was baeke"l terday itt 500 to 42. g e ld; THE COLUMN STA KES .-7 t o 4 o ff ere d o n the offers were made et noon t ) take 20 to 10 on C311) 06 ' 00 '0 Thete was ncthie g done on th e O a k s; 1,000 to I° have been !aid against naming the three winne rs ' Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger. THE MARKETS.-YESTEDO . CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all cleserip ions of Grain this week harem moderate. There was little Wheat for sale, and priL' e l s r. ,tre' unaltered from Monday. Barley, Beans, and Peas as ported. Oats met few buyer,, and the rates were I . o ` t , of Flour as last reported. Th ere w ill b e no mar k et held he Friday. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. . prig The supply ;if Meat was fair, trade fo r mos t de.icripu ° 6d; good, and prices as last quo ed. Beef 3s. Fd. to 4 : 0 ' 4 4); NI ut ton, 4 s . t o s s . 2d. ; V ea l , 4q. Bd. to ss. Bd. ~14* to ss. 2d. per sto ne o f Blbs. Game and P ou lt r y were ° l s l to supply, and price s as follow :-Hares 25.; Rabbits l'• Is. 9d. fir tame, and 6d. to Ild. for wild ; Gosling' 12s. ; Ducklings 6s. to 10s. ; large Surrey Fowls 4s. ; ° 5 ,,0. 4 Will Ducks 6d. to Is. 6d. ; Widgeons 4d. to IS. 6d. ; Ciickens 3s. 6d. to ss. ; barndoor ditto Is. 6d, to*P.'Jh ; Fowls 3s to Os ; Turkeys ss. to 8s ; Snipes 6d. Woodcocks 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Plovers 3d. ; Teal 3d. to Lige Guinea Fowls 2s. 6d. t o 4 s . ; P ea F ow l s 7s. to 1 0 '' Ge!°' stock for lipping, --Ducks 245. to 275. ; Hens 245. ; 0 0' 1545. ; Turkeys 48s. to 545. ; Guinea Fowls 335. Per eil 6 ' P;geons for shooting 10s. to 12s. per dozen. Eggs 43 ' Os. per 120 ; Plover ditto 6d. per dozen. TALLOW MARKET. ft fi The demand was good for Russian Tallow, an d prie if firm. P. Y. Candle on the spot, 7s 3d, and for der:;p the last three months. Sales were made at 48s to 4 per cwt. WOOL MARKET. Prices of both E ng li s h and Foreign were firm, but ° ltd. ness done was limited. It is expected a better dell exist shortly. COLONIAL MARKET. t In the value of P ro d uce littl e var i at i on too k p l a ce, " 31 0 0 Market was dull. The Home Trade continue to be al r loier . exclusive operators. Coffee more in demand, a nd pricei 70s. paid for good ordinary Ceylon. TEA MARKET. O ° There was but little business done, buyers, for th e " part, waiting the arrival of news from China, but ri ce o li, firm, and Company's C ongou pro d uce d I s. 7 4 d . per ON c SPIRIT MARKET. aJe In Brandy the transactions were on a more extend," :la , at former prices. Rum difficult of sale, 2s. 3d. was the of Proof Leewards. FRUIT A. Prices had further given way the Home Trade buy with cauti eels of Fruit have been taken. COAL M Ships arrived since s. d.. Ilell, noliyon & Co. Hartley 16 n Charlotte Main ... 17 (3 eontoi) Windsor Stint '4Pontop l5 (3 Town:ey . Wyla Walls End Clenuell Walls End Heaton l9 0 Walk End Hilda Walls End Killinfovorth ... '8 • W,ols End Riddell's W. E. Itraddyll'sfletton 21 9 Walls End Change l9 6 Wails End Hetton 22 0 lARKET. in s; for both Currants a ncilla l- mt. ion, but for export sev eral r IARKET. last market day, 101. 0 :a a Walls End Whitwell .........rl Walls Et d Hartlepool ••"": •21 k%allc End Kelloe .......... 0 0 Walls End Adel •.de ....... 10 Walls End Clarence He ttoll i 6 Walls End Even wo od ..•••..iv 0 %%all: End'seymour •;l 6 Wa! s EnerTees .............. 16 I G•wpea ........................... Forced .. Splint ......... ........ 1 7, 9 Hurtles' .................... : . ir Howaid's Nethertcn . Walls tnd Elgin .............. Li V ERPOOL CORN 'lll. kll :tt.T.--April 69 0 9 7 Red , WiIEAT, English, White, per 701 h..,. -. 6 r g 4 0 --.. - Scotch, A.V,lch, and Manx i v b - Irish, White 7 9 ti u 9 Red Foreign OATS, EligliA, WehM, and Scotch, per 4.51 b. ..... 011 s 5 - ••••••••••-• Irish ..... IP t i gl ° - Foreign n 5 A 4 9 ISARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. q uar t er ...... - g ~. - Scotch and Irish, pet 110 lbs. 4 5 u Feeding BEANS, English, per Imperi a l quar t er 43 o 0 0 0 - Irish, &c. 40 a 42, i l Foreign - Foreign 47 4 9, 49 0 Anna, English, per •280Ih . 42 - 21; 3 - Irish .27 0 is 0 Ja - rmEat, English and Irish i per 2401bs .......... .. BA 0 • 36 ° .NOIAN Coax, pc r 4801 b. • ••••••• ........... ••••• 3 . 3 0 61 0 RYE, per imperial quarter „,,., f ) ..... A 7 _ MALT, per imperial quarter ...... .. ..................... .. KE • oUBLIN MARKET IRISH NOTE for ,he WE,-; eliding APB'. -- AveragV' I,rorn To, 33 5 51' Wlleat,perbarrvi iti swile '9 0 3'4 () 0 i) 0 Bere ... ....... ... 16 stole 0 0 0 0 0 a 488 Barley 4r Oafs 0 Pour, per cwt 418 Oatmeal Sold to Bakers only. 04 t . ) '2'2 6 8,23. i Cwt. P tour. ..... ...... ...... - to Average price a! %%rein and lour 51. 8d Per to '2 4, °4 Receipts of Flour, 14,0031 5.1.. of Do. 9, i6l 4. ec ht °l l: d ":"" fromFlrAg 5....... from ' 5 5 5 .. ed. to is , .g a d r ... _ rom lo .”.. a to 1 PftiCE or BAILATU Quarters'. Loat Wheat (per 20st.)2Ss d. C O ° .l. a tt,33 l‘ 19* o Ad l ß . S u Kli a Ea ts .lll. l S p Qu- e - r arA l4 Pt s er t ri . in. . 3 . 1 12 ".tun434 „ . :14 ‘) Barley (per 165t.)12 9 1:3 9 l IFlcwr (per cwt . Oattreal per ..... Od to iCS Meet, 4d. to 7d.—Mutton sd. tl 4d to "'• ' Pork, 40. to sd.—FreshFluttet, 10d. to Ild per lb. PRICE OF BUTTER. COUPtil To the Merchants. To the 9 ,, First ....... ••••,"' .. Second ..103 .... Third ..• ......... ••••••• • • 96 A." '' Fourth . 93 ' ....... ..... ..•••••••••••••••••• •.• 87 . 79 ••••••••••••••,....• ..... ftKETS.....ApriI 3 Cwt. Sixth CLONMELL MA d Per A PI 0 I. d. 8. d. 9. ~. Of A Ut 4.. 4 . u New Butter ......... 9 6 0 toloo 0 Hides (raw)......444 , ' 4- 4 Oatmeal 12 0 14 3 Bacon Pig 5....“..... C 41 ..., Rendered Lard 0 b 2 0 Reads .....4.44...4.44. 2 S 0 Per Eaf,. ~, 41 flour, Second ~... 0 PS 01 /. lour,"itirda......+ ',,,' ..• --..Household 0 36 o f F0urtna.44.4.20 v Per Barrel. 1 4 0 Rapeseed 20 0 0 Barley —.4..4. ...... 13 0 40 Bere.... ....... ••••••••• • S 4 10 CIO - Ws .................... ‘,,'9 rd KILKEKE. ''' Wheat s par barrel)2Bl. Od. to 3NNY MAR TS ss. 04. Beef 'ler tp...... 0.4 , 0 / Rar'ey 12 0 15 0 Mutter) ............ 0 5 ° r Uats ......... l4 0 15 0 Pork ,„,........ 0 6 4 0 0 Flour (per bag) 20 0 hS 0 Yea;........... 4. ° I 0 0 autter (per cwt.) 70 0 10n 0 kresh Him .„ ~ ~ 0 01 4 Bacon Pigs RS 0 40 0 Salt Ditto 4 .. 4 .. 44 . 0 g u 0 Coals 1 0 1 .2 Potatoes(per st.) 0 ' [ADVERTISEMENT.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS"'" IS' OF A BAD LEG, OF 17 YEARS' STANDING, IN I/ i i o ttli; —The Honourahle Barclay Stevens, of Clifford ye ll) Northcet, near Tadcaster, was cured month (- 0 13i 0 ', of a bad leg, of 17 years' standing, in 11 days' °!,,,,n0: ihere were 13 ulcers, and for the last 18 monihs be 7 hoe d able to st an d o n it. Th ese won d er f u l me dicines ( 1 ",,; 0 0 0 together) will cure every description of d al/ c lici'l e wound and ulcer. Th e pills are also the finest IDe.„torl that can I,e used by f ema l es . S o ld at t h e ProP;li; p ie' Establishment, 244, S tran d, seven doors front th e bar, and by e ver y resp ectable chemist througo" kingdom. Ai , LADY'S GOLD NECK Cll: o fie may be selected from of se vera l patt e r ns, price, we i g h , f ; sovereigns, Five G u ine as ; weig h t o f fi ve soverelif° 1 4 0 Guineas : weight of six sov ere i gns , S even Guine a9 ;er vio o : weight is given by compari son w ith th e we i g ht of 90.„ a being more easily referred t o th an if s t ate d i n o unces t",,,c/I' The quality of the Gold i s warran t e d equa l t o an y that 10 into articles of this description. 111 T. COX SAN On', CO ° Goldsmith, Silversmith, Watchmaker, &c., 47 9 rt . (Seven Doors from Gra c echu rc h- i t re et), Lomi ° if sr Drawings of the newest patterns will be sent pest free, plication be made post paid SPOONS. FORKS, &C., superior to Silver rability, equal in appearance. Table Spoons or For k li e ltic ° ' Dessert, 10s. ; Tea Spoons, ss. per doz en; Table Can", viiBl 8 inches high, is. per pair; the p ar ti cu lar metal °` y a tut these articles are made is so like silver, that it can ° ° _, li osafs C' from it by the stamp; every article made in silver •'" itirril ill this material by tree t ' RIPPON and BURTON, Wells -street, Oxfork s Who, to prevent imposition, confine the sale of it to th e Catalogues of prices gratis. ------- ----' BIRTHS.-- the On the sth inst. in EncWeigh•streot, Tavistock-sclutre, lady of Palmer,son. „elef' Olt he . sth Inst., in Tilney -street, Lady Caroline To of a daughter, sti.l born. wry otr On the 6th inst., in Pertman- square , t h e l a dy of C . Esq., jun., of a son. ___-- _ _ _ ________ s4 I I IRRIED. A . ' On the Ist inst., at lingate, Sussex, W. ICenneuP o nti o , l a te Down, Irelardoo Georgi na , f ourt h daughter of th e Sir Charles Paget. and ni ece o f th e M a rquis 0f±.251 c L e ... ) :: , co Lieutenant •:. N., son of Hugh K enne d ' ---- —_—_— On the 6th inst., in Mabledon-plane, plED Thomas Dory ' E l o a fs t qs e .t,, L ...f i oc) i rsm i o t i n i,.: tt liy.. r i t oa - f :' , j o a l an n ca e l i l c , na G : re in na er il s i i e i r iit t h , i . o a rds. 'lle P el ' f of On i the Bth of January, Ib4l, in Canada, Mr. Grimb e. I la On the Ist inst., at. PortaeLo near Edinburgh, — l s lan d L Oti s Gordon, eldest daughter of W. Stedman, ' 111• I) °f ti° - , • • , On the 2d inst., at Brussels, Elizabeth, relict of 11 " Ce" f 1 f" on the 3d lost., E. S. Johnson, the infant son o• 3 r. Johnson, of Lettlenhall-street, aced 13 months. ~b(411, On the 4th inst., at Weston HOuse , Albury, Jane '''''' i•, ' - the third daughter of J. H. Cardale, Esq.. aged 9.rlotte mittA, On th e 4,1 i inst., at Bazing-place, Lambeth, Cha the wife of Mr. C. Field, aged 36. n EA"' On the sth inst., at B ro mpton-row, W. Smithyrna , , late of the Hank of England, aged 58 h fla rri. On the sth inst., at Peckham , Surrey, Mrs. Sara son, agud 77. On the sth inst., in Tavistock-square, G. Davi es, E6q 1 . 61 101 On the sth inst.. in Alillbank - st reet, Westminster, " Tappendon, Esq., aged 99. r PLO .' On the sth inst., Elizabeth, widow of he late Si • ~d. • ngton, Esq., 0f ... Z=3 fi..........................................."'", °-"/ Condon I:l,, E:r s it t l i t a e n d d, an a d t the county d Militlleaex.—Thursday, April 8, 1841• PublishedT The e S --- (ce 7 3 , 1 N i j o R I D 6 . 11 2 1 r , 6 5 ti t g :I: i li Itt CHARLES It AT thE if e msitlerin °Y the Colon 14 ' th e f thee. measure; WU/ atk i t.le 1" :1 1 ; e' Pr,,,h iee r Wale s, a ' r( t h e l i g tt regat 1~ Ditt o -it the oPor A44' to t . s hin ' 'kht viz Od er I ktn Y ' 4 al,' ba 3 elit no b( hc. 04 it i% .`"' du h "tl) l4 'deed e 411.1: t ri ' a 'll, a '' t. h "