The Sun. — London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, tories from the disputes . which must necessarily arise upon the meaning of the word " op a q ue." Smoke COMMONS,might be made opaque by the colour of the HOUSE OF July 11. but he had another technical DUR ATION OF PARLIAMENT BILL. sky above it, objection it to the Bill. One claus e, for instance, provide (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) n in cases of irregular lig h t in g s of fires ; but the Mr. BRIGHT explained that the last person to P i le u a s ies o e perhaps, w as not aware that in most of the ma whom the remark " pulling at the Treasury" nufa,ctu ' ring districts the fires of the furnaces wore never Could be applied was his Honourable Friend allowed to go out, and the clause might produce great the Member for Rochester (Mr. Bernal). Never- annoyance to the manufacturers, but certainly it never theless, the Government possessed much Church could be carried into operation by any bench patronage, whioh WAS equal to money value, and he be- of magistrates. Some centuries ago, in the time hived that the Treasury exercised much more influence of Charles the Second, a book was written upon over Ministers during Parliaments of six or seven years the smoke nuisance, a copy of which he held in his duration than they could if they were shorter. Direct hand, and if the House would give him leave he would bribes might not be known, but Members were more read some very amusing extracts from it. The Hon. likely to attend to the wishes of their constita- Gentleman then proceeded to read some of the contents ants if they appeared oftener on the hurt- of the book, which represented London at the ins. It was notorious that sin ce the ales- period to be so continuously enveloped in smoke Lion of the present Parliament greater deference as to render it dangerous to live in, and then bad been paid to the popular will than during any went on to contend that this smoke nuisance former period. In 1720, Burke, speaking of septennial had always been a subject of dispute, and to Parliaments, said, that annual Parliaments, which he defy the House to prove that London was worse off now, supported, prevented that corruption of the deputies of so far as smoke was concerned, than it was in the time the Minister which must result in Parliaments of longer of Charles the Second. The manufacturers were as duration. There could be no doubt that the state anxious to prevent the atmosphere being poisoned with of things mentioned by Burke was in existence smoke as any one, and they bad long been encouraging at the present moment. His Honourable Colleague had scientific experiments to discover some means for con alluded to pledges. Many honourable men did not ap- suming smoke. Instead, therefore, of crowding the prove of giving pledges; but hustings pledgee were statute with useless, mischievous measures like these, merely the statement of opinions on certain measures. it was far better to leave the matter in the hands of the On the hustings he should not pledge himself scientific men who were now engaged in endeavouring to vote this way upon this matter, and to devise some means for getting rid of the nuisance another way as to that. A Member must, to do his duty this Bill was intended, but could not get rid of. The properly, be unshackled by pleiges. To show the im Bill, however, which the Hon. Member for Lymington propriety of doing so, he must point to the instances seemed anxious to pass without reference to the they had had during the last three years of parties whom it would more immediately affect, Members voting directly in the teeth of the p rin- it adopted by the House would lead to eiples they ' had advocated.—(Protectionist cheers.) endless disputes, and in the end prove a miserable failure. Constituents should have a guarantee that their Members For instance, the parties to be liable to its penalties would appear oftener before them and be informed of were to be the owners of fires producing the smoke. their sentiments. The Member for Su rre y g enerall y Just consider for a moment that in the manufacturing acted so eccentrically that when he got up it was impos- districts there were such things as chimneys used by fur- Bible to tell which way he intended to vote. Hewas uace owners in common, and the smoke of ea c h f urnace was bath Democratic and Conservative , a nd says conveyed to the chimney by a common t unne l p ass i ng which, but for the good humour with which they were said, would dcribtless be hard hits. If they wouldhave under ground. Now, how could it b e d ec id e d i n suc h a case as that which furnaces had produced the smoke?— large constituencies, despite little cliques in those con (Hear, hear.) Well, then, the House might depend upon atitusncies, Members who represented them, if they it that the best course for them to adopt was to leave pursued an honest and independent course in that House would in the end conciliate the goodwill of those the matter to science. He and other manufacturers were as anxious as any one .to get rid of the constituencies. He insisted this House ought toimpossible to represent fairly the intelligence, the virtue, and the m e n t s r a i n d ce ol. smbohte, as s it it was just preventassome portion of the indus'ry of the country ; he utterly denied that itoccas ional) suffering did either the one or the other. Those questions i. - ' )eleulationof the was to from and he ho p ed the House would not allow the ought not to be met in that flippant manner in which roin want; . rid of desire of (setting rid the smoke they were too diem met, but gradual concessions ought ' to pass the Bill. to be made to public opion, so as to bring the institutions Mr. CUBITT was as anxious as any man, and so was of the country remit into harmony with that public his brother, to do all in his power to purify the atmose opinion. p h er e of Lendon, but he telt t hat he could not carr y on Mr. WILLYA7e'i was opposed to any definite period hi s works, and at the same time consume his ow n sm o ke. for the duration o. Parliament; but he would support He should be happy to support any practicable measure. the second readi ng o f th e B i ll o n the ground that seven M r . LABOUCHERIS said that it the Hon. Member ears eas too pretract, d a period for the duration of , who bad introduced this Bill felt himself justified in Parliaments, and that if Members were o F tener remitte d proceeding with the measure at the present late to their constituencies than at present, there would be period of the session, tied proposed to go into leis room foe the existence of bribery at elections. Committee on the Bill, he should feel himself Mr. HENRY BERKELEY said he should vote fur bound to vote for that motion. He had triennial - Parliaments as a part of that sys t e m which he formed his opinion with respect to this Bill from the thongc,t ()tient to be accorded to this House. report of a Committee appointed at the suggestion of Lord DUDLEY S rumi - r thou ht it did little credit the Noble Lord the Member for Falkirk, and the evi• to the Government to oopese such a measure as this, dente produced upon it. Without pledging himself to and some day they would find out the very great mis all the provisions of the Bill, considering it founded take they had committed, and that it was not safe long upon the report of the Committee he had alluded to, he to disregerd the loudly expressed wishes of the people. thought the Bill ought to be allowed to be further pro- Ile knew that occ nionally they awoke a little from their carded with. apetny . and prerni-ed some cur cessions to the people; Mr. THI)RNELY objected to the further proceeding but sell nil that could be got out of them was a slight with the Bill, conslderine that the matter — should be left glimmer of their future intentions. There must, how- to the supervision of the ' local authorities ever, be something more than shadows. The workiisg Mr. SPOONER contended that there were different cla set of the country must have the pledge of a local Acts now in ex i s t ence w hi c h wou ld e ff ec t a ll measure, and they would never be satisfied th a t was contemplated by the present measure, until Government came forward with a Bill for im and that, therefore, the present Bill was unnect ssary. proving the representation of the country. It bad been stated •by the Right Honourable Baronet a t the They might put their machine in the best possible con dition, yet its operation was left to their workmen, and head of the `h me Dep irtment that the Triennial they could not get those workmen to attend . assiduously Bill only provided that Parliament should meet to the working of the machine. The smelting of metals once in three years, a statement that betrayed depended on a certain heat, and any inattention on the either great ignorance of history or great carelessness; part of the working men irreparably damaged all the metals for, so far from that being the case, the Bill provided under the process of smelting. Again, this Bill not only that Members of that House should be re-elected every applied to towns, but it applied also to the mines of the three years. The Hon. Member for Truro had fallen country. It would be a thorough waste of time to go into a mistake in supposing that this Bill enunciated the into Committee on this Bill. Ho should, therefore, vote principle that the duration of Parliament ought not to against it. exceed three years. It only declared the principle that Mr. PARKER hoped his Hon. Friend (Mr. Mackin at present the duration of Parliament was far too long a non) who had brought forward the Bill would post period, but for his part, althoupi he admitted that the pone its consideration for another year ; for after reduction of years would be an improvement in the sys- all that had been said respecting it by the several Mem tero, he was decidedly in favour of triennial Par- leers who had spoken on its merits, it was quite clear the liaments ; and if the House wished to make Bill ought not to pass in its present shape. Before the the representation of the people full, free, and House legislated on this subject it would do well effsctive, they must reduce the duration of Parliament to consider what they could and what they could not do to that extent. Of course such a measure ought to be in relation to it.—(Hear, hear.) accompanied by other reforms, such as the ballot and au Mr. G . SANDARS cited the opinion of an eminent extension of the suffrage, and in supporting this Bill he engineer in Lancashire to show that the smoke proven was quite ready to give the people all the rights which lion clause in the Manchester Local Act worked ad they had so justly demanded of Paliament.—(Hear.) mirably well. It would be desirable, in his opinion, that Colonel SALWEY said nothing had been so painful the House should go into Committee on the Bill. to him, as a consistent Liberal, as witnessing, as he slid Mr. BONH.AM. CARTER had no steam-engine of , last night, the contrast between the professions of the his own, and he lived in an agricultural district; but Government while in opposition, and their practice while the other day he saw an enterprising miller who in office. To him it was painful in the extreme to see had erected a stationary steam-engine on his farm. them abandoning the principles and the people who had Any man who bad a spite against the miller placed them in power, and much as he disliked Toryism, might lodge an information against him for work ho despised still more that spurious kind of Whiggism log hisleteam-engine, which he thought a very hard case. which professed liberal opinions when in opposition, He thought this was not wholly a manufacturing question, but when in office was regardless and wanton in the and he would vote against the Bill in its present shape. expenditure of the country, and took no sort of Mr. W. PATTEN said he would vote for the House interest in the wishes of the people.—(Hear, hear.) going into Committee on the Bill, but he did not think So thoroughly did he detest such a mode of proceeding, tnat much good would result from that course. that he thought no honest Liberal ought to sit on the Mr. MACKINNON replied. To the manufacturing Government side of the House.—(Hear, and a laugh.) a Wnt ion this was merely a question of pounds, shill The establishment of the Septennial Act was the e ings, and pence. When it was said this Bill was ob most daring act of usurpation that had ever taken jectionable on the score of expense, the Hon. Gentleman place in this country; it was the seat of a ll th e evils that attached to our representative system; who made that remark spoke of furnaces generally, and it had promoted bribery and corruption at elections, not to furnaces which fed steam-engines only. He and in all departments of the State, and he considered it (elr. Mackinnon) thought that that distinction should had been the means of enormously increasing the na- be borne in mind. There could be no question that tional debt; it allowed Honourable Members six years the smoke could be wholly prevented in furnaces which for sinning and only one for repentance, and with these supplied stationari e steam le -e d n e g d in h es, and . that too we a l t a ver t y e views he should Rive his most cordial support to the a to m r al th e e x f House gold s Conarrittseaey.l7Divide.)4 vo te Right Hon. Gentleman who had introduced this motion After a few e words from Mr. LACY, to the House.—(Cheers.) Mr. BRIGHT said it was impossible for any general Mr. KERSHAW . adverted to the necessity of the law to work so well as a local municipal Act. measure, and said it was a melancholy sight to witness After some observations from Mr. DUNCAN, the Government abandoning those principles which they The House divided, when there appeared— had previously adhered to. He cordially supported the For going into Committee 83 motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and he trusted For the amendment the Liberal Members of the House would support the 64 principle of it. Majority for going i n t o C omm i ttee — HI The House then went into Committee on the Bill. Mr. CAMPBELL denied that the Noble Lord at the head of the Government had abandoned the principles On the first clause being proposed, a lengthened dis which he advocated when in opposition, and defied the cussion took place as to the meaning of opaque smoke, Hon. Member for Montrose to prove that such was the Mr. Mackinnon describing it as smoke that could not be case by any documentary evidence.—(Cries of "Divide.") seen through, a d e fi n iti on w hi c h M r. Villi ers, M r. Br i ght, a Mr D'EYNCOURT said the simple question before and several oth er M em b ers t h ought very vague. the House was, whether or not they should return to The ATTORNEY -GENERAL thought it ought to triennial Parliaments. He aitreed in many of the ob- be required that the smoke should bo such as to consti servetions that had been made, for the debate had taken tate a nuisance, and that it should also be required that a far wider range than he had anticipated. The policy informers or other persons who complained of it should of the Reform Bill had been discussed. When the give notice to the parties to stop the emission of smoke Noble Lord had stated on his motion in 1837 from the chimney before any proceedings could be taken. that five years was a fair duration for Par. Mr. ROEBUCK said, as it would require the liaments, how could the Government justify the draughtsman of the Bill to remodel the whole of it course they were adopting? The Right Hon. Baronet before he could introduce the suggestion of the Attorney (Sir G. Grey) treated his observations in the same General, he would suggest that his Hon. Friend should flippant way as he had done when he spoke upon the withdraw the Bill for the present. second reading of the Bill. It was true, the demise of Mr. MACKINNON said it was unfair at that late the Crown and political changes had reduced period of the session to ask him to withdraw the Bill. the duratioa of three septennial Parliaments ; but ,ehu therefore, to th e recommendation of the Hon. He thought h e was b ound to press it, and could not that was no argument against his motion. life de- assent, clared that long Parliaments induced Members to be AltrePmdandAßDO thought the Ho n . G en tl eman (M r. more easily seduced from their allegiance than they Mackinnon) when he sought to get rid of opaque smoke would be if they were shorter. should consider whether the getting rid of it was n o t The House then divided, when there appeared— more mischievous than its going off by the chimneys. For the amendment ... ... ... 132 Sir JAMES GRAHAM had looked at this subject Against it ... ••• ..• ••• 57 repeatedly, with a view of devising a method of getting Majority ... ... ..• —75 rid of the smoke nuisance, but he had come to the con- SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL, elusion that there was no remedy but such as was pro- On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. ROEBUCK rose to oppose the motion. He said vided by the common law. A Bill more absurdly drawn :he represented a great number of the manufacturers of was he had of than this never seen in the course hi s ex 'Sheffield, Rotheram, and other places. Science had not perience, and if a motion were made for the rejection arrived at such a state as to enable large manufacturers to of the clause under the consideration of the House, consume their own smoke. The Act said that proceed- he would vote for that motion ; and if no ings should be taken on information against manufac- such motion were made, he would vote for the amend ment of the lion. Member for Sheffield, that the Chair issue,turers from wh ose c hi mneys opaque smoke was seen to provided it was proved injurious to the neigh- man should report progress. .bourhood. Why, could they conceive that anything After a few words from Mr. E. Damson and Mr. could lead to more litigation, or be more harassing to Memzerietoze, who said be was de c id e dly op p ose d to M r . manufacturers tha n this? Speaking on behalf of a large Bernal's leaving the chair, number of manufacturers, he felt it his duty to move Mr. WALPOLE called the attention of the House to that the House go into Co mm i ttee on t h e Bill t hi s d ay the report of th e C om mitte e w hi c h sa t on t h e su bj ect of three months, smoke nuisance, in which the proposition was laid down Mr. Alderman COPELA.ND condemned the Bill, and that opaque smoke might be so managed as to be no considered that a proceeding of this kind should emanate longer a public nuisance. He thought a clause might from the Government. If there was a valuable patent by be drawn for the obviating of opaque smoke which which the inconvenience of smoke might be prevented, would work well. let the Government purchase it and try it. The Bill Sir J. GRAHAM was sorry to hear that the Bill had the manufactur ers of would be found most injurious to emanated from a Committee of this House; and also this country. that the Hon. Member (Mr. Mackinnon) adhered to Sir G. STRICKLAND said no one was more dean t'ne original form of the Bill, though it had been for some rotas than ho was that the Bill to effect the abolition of years before the House, and ho had obtained so much h m a F r o m re a , hs a h n o d,lherefore, he was at a loss to smoke should be passed; but the plan which would bn, amended d ce in the meantime. The clause could not be u not report progress, in order applied under it having been tried, had not been fotene see why ti t t ' e x C te so susceptible of advantage as had been predicted of in that this defective Bill might He trusted that the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw the be arp.'"ld' ' d. Wherever lif e his Bill for the present, because, as the manufacturing was endangered, , person in j ured : had a right at common law. Smoke was necessary for the carrying on of the interests were now much distressed, it would not he ad and the House should be visable to Put them to any additional expense in manufactures of the county"-, altering their furnaces. He would • himself, how- careful how it interfered 'with them, and opened a door ever, advise him n i o t t to abandon it alto- to the common ,c.—(Hear.) gether, but to 7 being Mr. LABO ITCHF;ftE expressed himself in favour of it Was forward again next year, for he admitted that much as p ,ssitle the. emisaionnecessary to prevent as • of smoke from menu- the Bill, believing, on the faith of Dr. Lyon Playfair and factories. Sir Henry Delaiteche, that manufacturers in large towns Mr. BANEES. aheuld certainly could consume their own smoke, anti that such a because he iesahma : that wour of going into n vote in f a- course . was necessary for the health of the thought the time bed now conic, Wants. But he had never disguised from him the ought to look to the health of those wh we r e w. when they ' cis...l=lllos Not hav ing vise most seriou,ly injured by the s moke matter. His Learned Friend the Attorney-General nuisanceßill was defective. he assured bim that the . ad only then, but every day they sat, they wer * large sum of money for having air pumpedei3yinga 1 the Hon. Gentleman to take the advice which . had House which was adulterated and mad into the been ~,w tendered e ß r i e l cli until i him l another Bit l t il t r h . eC.dimlt unwholesome . 4 bylithe manufactories on the ether side of the water.— (This created a laugh, owing to the House being at the the discussion th e a e t n VILLIERSf said the moment they read the y h o ad de b ating with the subject presented time full of smoke.) He might mention as an instal: c itice if, and it ea t Id an informer prove the issui ngliraeewed in the course of the injurious effects of smoke that a fine row of trees e c ' ff of an (Alluvia from attache Ito the grounds of the Westminster School hadtaken place. How it might be brought t been almost entirely destroyed owing to its vicinity to e himney ?He could not obtain possession . of it and pee duce it.—(Laughter.) Why, t e s e nostrils by a aide-wind. The Honourableo the manufactories in the neighbourhood.—(Hear.) lo Mel nber for Dorsetshire said that a disagreeablep eunserom Mr. FORSTER deprecated such an interferen ce wit h manufactories, and said tile House might as well attempt eente ivia had to-day found its way into the to prevent expectoration in the streets.—(A. laugh.) the, process of Dr. Reid. Why, it might ha Sir CHARLES BURRELL supported the motion. Mr.'BRIGHT said there were two or three reasons n tan ufacturer at Lambeth might be indicted by p an i thatf a us :in that House for an effluvium which upon n or 7hich be Sitheld object to the measure. The firstmight ha ve clause was objectionable in a leg al po in t o f * eof i nto it from his works, or, perhaps, view. In , from that of the le t three lines' there 'was . the word opaque,and if some, body else. —(Laughter.) ' • . this B:II passed a good dea l An, er some observations from Mr. MACKINNON and of and InecP,— yeaienee would result to • annoyance Sir C<- GREY, it was agreed that the Chairman should parties en g a ged in lar:cifaC. Nprogrest. - repair . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Wednesday week. STOCK-IN-TRADE BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed till to morrow. YOOR•LAW UNION CHARGES ACT AMEND- MENT BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill, when Captain PECHELL moved that the Chairman should report progress. This motion was agreed to without any discussion. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the House resumed. HIGHWAYS DISTRICT SURVEYING BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill, Sir GEORGE GREY said that the Bill had been read a second time on the understanding that it should not be further proceeded with during the present session. COUNTY-RATES AND EXPENDITURE BILL. On the motion for the resumption of the debate on the second reading of this Bill, Sir J. PAKINGTON declared his intention to press the motion of which he had given notice, that the Bill should be read a second time that day six months. After some observations from Mr. STAFFORD and Mr. HUME, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be comm:ttpd certain amendments having been agreed to. PROTECTION OF WOMEN BILL. After several petitions had been presented in favour of this Bill, the House went into Committee on the Bill. Mr. C. WYNN objected to the course pursued with respect to the Bill which had come down from the House of Lords, but which was now proposed to them with only seven lines of the original measure as it passed that House. The Right Hon. Gentleman moved the rejec tion of the clause. Mr. BRIGHT felt some difficulty as to the course he should pursue with respect to the Bill until he had heard the opinion of the Attorney-General upon the present state of the law on the subject. After some observations from Mr. SPOONER, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the clause ap plied to all persons who for lucre or gain, and by frau dulent representation, procured the seduction of any young female. He thought, however, if the clause were carried, that it would defeat the object which the Hon. Gentleman had in view. After a few words from Mr. ANSTEY, At the suggestion of Sir GEORGE GREY The House resumed, the Chairman reported pro gress, and obtained leave to sit again this day week. HIGHWAY RATES BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at Six o'clock. THE LATE JAMES KNOX POLK Official intelligence has been receivrd at this Legation that James Knox Polk, so lately President of the United States, expired on the 15th day of June last. Unlike his predecessors, he has ended life before the even ing of old age ; but not before completing an illustrious and memorable career. The judgment of his countrymen ever marked him out for high services. Raised successively to the first places in the sate--chair man of the most important Congressional Committee, head of the House of Representatives of the whole Ame rican people, supreme Magistrate in his own Com monwealth, President of the Federal Republic—he ever approved his fitness for the highest trusts; excel ling not more in station than in laboriousness, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. He defined, established, and extended the boundaries of his country. He planted , he laws of the Anr•rican Union on the shores of the Pacific. His inflaeneo and his counsel= tended to organize the national treasury on the principles of the Constitution, and to apply the rue of freedom to _navigation, trade, and industry. Most beloved where best known, he lived happily, and died in the midst of his country's unexampled prosperity, which his own measures had contributed to establish. I invite the Consuls and Vice-Consuls of the United States, and all others of my fellow-citizens now in the United Kingdom, to share the sorrow of his family and his country. His memory as a public man lives in honour, and will endure ; the youth of our country will be formed to virtue, by emulating the purity of his private life. GEORGE BANCROFT. United States' Legation, London, 11th July, 1849. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES DEFEAT OF THE GERMANS BEFORE FREDERICIA. The Ilamburgh Borsenhalle of Saturday has the following : " At two o'clock on the 6th inst. the Danes made a sortie with an army 01 sixteen battalions from Fredericia, and attacked our positions. The accounts are various, but the attack seems to have been fearful, and our troops and the batteries have unquestionably suffered very much. By next post we shall hear the nearer details. The post-office at Hadersleben, three o'clock in the afternoon, July 6, 1849." Communications from the Army Post office at Kolding : .. The Danes have made a sortie with 20,000 men from Fredericia. The army retires upon Vede." Another account states, from the mouth of a tra yeller : " That the 4th Rifles have suffered very much, and that one battery had been taken by the Danes; but they had been driven back again, and the same regained." "Erritsoe, near Fredericia, July 6, 9 o'clock A.M. . ___ " This morning the Danes made a sortie agsinst our left wing, drove our troops back, and destroyed several of our Entrenchments. The sth and 6th battalions of Schleswig-Holstein Infantry and the 4th Rifles have suf fered very much. The Danes forced the Holstein troops back upon Stenstrup, and set fire to their qaarters, but were again in turn also driven back. The vanguard and the right wing are now to attack the Danes in the flank. The wounded are being conveyed to Bolding. About fifty Danes are prisoners. Steustrup and several other villages are in flames, and burning. •` Hadersleben, July 6. " During the nights of the sth and 6th inst. the Danes made a sortie from Fredericia; drove the outposts in, and captured four pieces of artillery and two howitzers, which had been placed tbo day before in battery. The Ist and 2d Holstein Infantry battalion suffered much, but, being the first troop the enemy encountered, fought very bravely. Most of the officers have fallen, or are taken and wounded. How great the loss has been cannot be made out, but, to judge from the 4th Rifles, the loss must have been very considerable. The whole of the Danish army is said to be in Fredericia, and the Guards were also brought into action, and were opposed to the Ist Holstein battalion, which suffered so much. Between three and four o'clock this morning the Holstein troops succeeded, however, in driving the Danish forces with considerable loss back again into the fortress." This account is confirmed by the Altona Mercury, which is the organ of the Schleswig-Holstein Pro visional Government. This journal has the fol " Altona, Saturday Evening, July 7. " We had sent our usual matter to press when we re ceived the following account from our army near Fredericia, which, coming from a respectable party, we publish, and for the present are com pellA rather reluctantly to digest, but with the remark, that as regards the last part of the statement considerable allowance must be made for the surprise at first manifested, and the alarm felt, by persons at the dis tance. Should the retirement, however, of our troops from before Fredericia not be a planned affair, the matter remains earnest enough for us to view; and we must also feel surprised enough that, on our side, the troops were not sufficiently prepared for such an attack, and complete success on the part of the Danes, as the movements of the Danish ships of war, and the supposed embarkation of the corps under General Rye, should have forewarned the General commanding officers of such a blow being in contemplation." FRANCE. 1 The LiberM contains the following : " We warn M. Thiers that he was seen the other day on the road to England. What business had M. Thiers in London under present circumstances? Will this secret journey be denied like the family compact and the letter of the Count de Neuilly?" SPAIN. Madrid journals of the sth have arrived. Queen Christina left Madrid on that day for Bar. celona. MADRID BOLSA, JULY 5.--The news of the capitu lation of Rome had produced a favourable impression at the Bourse. The Three per Cents. remained at 251 for paper; the Five per Cents., at 101; the Debt without Interest, at 31; and the Coupons at 51. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The upward tendency ob servable in this market of late has been more decidedly and generally developed to-day. The buyers have found the sellers, at the very least, harder to deal with ; for some descriptions of goods, and most kinds of yarns, an advance upon the attainable prices of last week has been demanded ; to some ex tent this demand has proved successful ; and, on the whsle, a fair amount of business has been done. This movement is, perhaps, mainly attributable to the still upwar d course of t h e cotton market, viewed in connexion with the scarcity of many of our staples, and the comparative lightness of stocks in others. To this short summary, we will add a few necessary de• tails. In the course o f th e d ay sp i nners were a good deal excited on learning that the American steamer brought advices of a further advance of to cent. per lb. in cotton ; and that an active demand, at increasing rates, had ensued in Liver pool. For leading counts and qualities, the quotations rose id. to id.; and, in some particular kinds, per lb. The home manufacturers yielded the most readily, and in the greatest degree. But even the continental buyers complied with the evident necessity el going somewhat beyond their previous limits ; and their operations have been of fair extent, certainly larger than those of last week, including some purchases for Russia. The India merchants, moved by no induce ments iu their own markets, have done exceedingly little. Doubled yarns about No. 40's are higher. Some descrip tions of goods have commanded prices to-day exceeding by 3d., 4id., and even 6d.. per pv . ce, such as were cur partic and particularly 26-inch is rly the case with 36 n -inch fosrbtnirigtihntgsagnon. This and printing s cloths, prin ters. The makers of 40-inch shirtings show the great est firmness, and, if not selling much , they have little to offer. The slight improvement in heavy goods, which we h ave no ti ce d in recent articles, is sustained, 'though not carried much further. Some growth of confidence is perceptible in the home department of business. RocuDALg, tilorP4.T.—The market to-day hag been LONDON, THURS DAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1849. quite equal to that of the preceding Mbnclay. The de mand continues good, and the manufacturers are asking rather higher prices. There is yet but a limited de mand for kerseys, and the manuf9cturers of those goods are rather slack at present. The woolstaplers are asking rather higher prices for the raw material at present, and in some instances the demand may have been ob tained. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—AIthough our Piece Hall does not exhibit very much animation, there is a good deal of inquiry for worsted goods, chiefly fancy, for the South American market, and as stocks are very low, prices are looking upwards. The demand for yarns is on the in crease, and the spinners are full of orders, at improving quotations. The wool market is more active, at advanced rates, but the new clip coming to market tends to prevent any rise of importance. FROM TUESDAY'S GAZETTE. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. T. T. Haydon, Wandsworth, butcher, 25., on Thurs day, July 12, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basing hall-street. W. Amos, Whitstable, Kent, coal merchant, 2s. Bd., on Thursday, July 12, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinglsall-street. J. S. Gornme, Angel- terrace, Hammersmith, cabinet maker, 6s. 91, on Thursday, July 12, and three follow ing Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansteld, Basinghall-street. C. Andrews, Brighton, fruiterer, Is. 9d., on Thursday, July 12, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall street. P. Garbanati, Newman...street, Oxford-street, carver and gilder, Is. 21d., on Thursday, July 12, and three feel ow i e e• Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of 'Mr. Stansteld, Basinghall-street. R. F. Gower, jun., New Broad-street, merchant, Is., on Thursday, July 12, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. Humphrey, North Waltham, Norfolk, grocer, 100., on Thursday, July 12, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfeld, Basinghall-street. J. A. Beaver, Manchester, cotton spinner, 3d., on Tuesday, July 17, or any following Tuesday, between eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Pott, Manchester. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES, In the Country. J. Wilson, Westbromwich, Staffordshire, steel manu facturer, Aug. 4, at twelve, at the Court, Birmingham. At the Coen of Review, July 31. M. Strang, Liverpool, merchant—T. Marsom, South place, Finsbury, dealer in horses—W. 11. Osborn, jun., Sa James's-place, Piccadilly, silversmith and jeweller— T. Bishop, Malden, Herefordshire, cattle dealer—J. Nichols, Snow-hill, City, ironmonger—R. Smithies, Aighton Briley and Chaigpley, Lancashire, timber dealer —G. L. Richardson, Liverpool, cutler —J. Vaughan, Hereford, plumber—J. Taverner, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, draper—W. Scott, Exeter, ironmonger and tinman—A. Westley, Sou:hill and Biggleswade, Bedfurthhire, mill. r. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Bailey and D. Ritchie, St. Paul's-church-yard, City, silkunereers and linendrapers—T. Evans and J. Lascell-s, Great Guildford-street, Southwark, coopers — J. D. Rees and D. R. Thomas, Thornton-street, Hors leydown, drapers— W. Mart and R. Wilson, Yarm, Yorkshire, artifiLial manure manufacturer—Caroline Horsoman and Elizabeth Catherine Parker, Davies s reet, Berkeley-square, milliners and dress makers—S. Bury, J. Price, and M. Price, Shevington, Lancashire, coal merchants (so far as regards M. Price)—H. Schroeder and I. Ashlin, Liverpool, stock and share broekers—G. Watson and J. Watson, Lancaster, linen aed woollee drapers—J. Clarkson and J. Blenkiron, Reeth, Yorks irt.—T. Lee and J. Lee, Runcorn and Weston Point, Cheshire, grocers—C. Fisher and C. 11. llawkins, Gloucester, linen and woollen drapers—J. Cairns, sen., and W. Cairn=, Chorley, Lancashire, cotton spinners—W. Stark and J. Mills, Norwich, dyers—R. C. Gardiner and C. B. Emmott, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, surgeons—T. Parry, T. S. Parry, and C. Parry, City road Basin, Macclesfied-street, Islington, coal merchants —C. Dyson, E. Sykes,:and J. Dyson, Huddersfield, cotton warp makers (so far as regards J. Dyson)—E. F. Rain and S. Stagg, Aske-street, Hoxton, manufacturing jewellers—R. Gardner and T. Bazley, Manchester and flalliwell, near Bolton, cotton spinners—F. H. Green street and T. Paton, Liverpool, engineers—E. Willcox and W. Jones, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, brewers—R. Gardner, T. Bazley, and R. Gardner, Manchester, and near Bolton, cotton spinners (as far as regards R. Gardner) —11. Hoyle, G. Hardman, 11. Hargreaves, R. Nuttall, and J. H. Nuttall, Rio de Janeiro and Monte Video, South America, commission agents. INSOLVEN r PETITIONERS. George Bowes, Birmingham, baker. Richard Millen, Minster, Kent, farmer. William Cornford, Minster, Kent, brickmaker. William Richards, Pontypool, painter and glacier. Samuel Pugh, Trevethin, Monmouthshire, grocer. dyer. Jam, bookkeeper. J j o a s tn e e p s h E L i e e e ld , i li ng a . li b fa u x r , y d , John Jones, Broughton, Denbighshire, collier. • John Corns, Salford, clerk. William J. Monkhouse, Panteague, Monmouthshire, agent. Robert Cole, 'Miliaria Bumpated, Essex, farmer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. Glen, Garshake, near Dumbarton, farmer, to meet within Dowell's Roams, Edinburgh, July 18 and Aug. 8, at two. A. Murray, Edinburgh, printer, to meet within Dowell's Rooms, Edinburgh, July 16, and Aug, 6, at two. J. Costorphiue, Leith, wino and spirit merchant, to meet within the New Ship Hotel, Leith, July 16, and Aug. 6, at one. J. Cowan, Edinburgh, paper manufacturer, to meet within the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh, July 16, and Aug. 6, at one. A. Crabb, Montrose, grocer and baker, to meet within the Star Hotel, Montrose, July 14, and Aug. 6, at twelve. RIOTOUS PROCEEDINGS AT KIL- LINGWORTII COLLIERY. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, TUESDAY.—It will be remem• bered that, some time ago, there was a general strike among the pitmen employed in the collieries of the Tyne and the Wear. That strike lasted several months, and the men ultimately , returned to their employment with out having gained the objects they sought to obtain. They were literally " starved" into submission, for their union funds were exhausted and their credit was sus pended. Recently, however, they have adopted the plan of striking in detachments, and while the men at one or two collieries remained idle, they were supported by those who continued in employment. Under this plan there have been strikes at Hartley and Hallowell, and the men are now on strike at Killingworth and West Moor collieries, belonging to Lord liavensworth and partners. The strike at the latter collieries was con tinued for some weeks, and there being no prospect of an amicable arrangement, the men have lately resorted to very unlawful means to enforce their demands. No actual breach of the peace, however, took place till last night, when a number of men disguised, some being dressed in women's clothes, and others in masks with their coats turned inside out, assembled at West Moor colliery, and proceeded to destroy the works. They drove the men that were there away, threw the curves and materials on the surface down the shaft, gutted the houses of one of the men who had not joined in the strike, assailed the police, and broke the windows of the colliery offices. Intelligence of these riotous proceedings having been conveyed to Newcastle, a large body of police, under Mr. Stephens, proceeded to the colliery, armed with cutlasses. On their approach the rioters fled, but were pursued, and six of the leaders captured, who were brought in custody to Newcastle, and after undergoing a preliminary examination before the magistrates to-day, were remanded till Saturday. The names of the prisoners are William Arnott, Mat thew Teesdale, David White, John Baxter, and Henry Walker. Mr. Stephens stated that he had received a letter from Mr. Johnson, the viewer at the colliery, stating that he was apprehensive of another outbreak to-night ; that great damage had been done to property; and requesting the aid of the military. Mr. Stephens added that he had been in communication with Colonel Pole, who had said he would render every assistance to the civil power. It was accordingly arranged that the military should be called upon if necessary. A considerable number of the Newcastle police h.ve in as special con stables for the county of Northumberland, to meet the emergency. FOLEY'S "INO AND INFANT BACCHUS." —ln the - Court of Queen's Bench on 29th ult., Lord C. Townsend sought to recover from Mr. Foley 2501. had and r , ceived to form a group in marble on the model exhibited at Westminster Hall as " Iwo and the Infant Bacchus," to be executed for 550 guineas. His Lordship, however, during its progress, regretted he had not commissioned a single figure, and ultimately, on an understanding with Mr. Foley's brother, claimed the " refusal 'of the group. Mr. Foley thereupon sold it to Lord Ellesmere f or 750 guineas, and Lord Townsend applied for a return of the 2501. advanced. The defendant urged the usual practice of bargains with sculptors in cases where the r esu l t o f their commissioned labour was rejected, namely, pay. ment of one-half the price in advance and no repay ment, leaving, in this case, 38/. 15s. due to the defendant, who, however, had ordered to refer the matter in dispute to Sir Robert Peel , o r other com p e tent arbi trator. Lord Denman recomm ended Lord Tow nshend to commission a single figure—a .proposal at once acce d e d to by both parties. After withdrawing a juror, a n d entering a nunsuit, with costs to neither, Lord Denman erparty paying the difference to the other, if above or below 2001.—The Budder, THE SALE AND ADULTERATION OF BREAD.—A Bill, introduced into the House of Commons, by Mr. Bankcs, Mr. R. Spooner, and Mr. Stuart, proposes to " prevent frauds in the sale of bread, and to make fur ther provision for securing the wholesome quality of ar ticles used in the manufacture of bread." With this object in view; it enacts that after the Ist of October next all bakers and dealers in bread shall impress on the out side of all bread made and exposed by them fur sale (ex cepting rolls of fancy bread), in large and distinct figures the imperial weight of such bread, under a penalty of 40s. for every' violation of this law. Bakers offering bread for sale under the weilht so impressA will be punishable by a fine of 51. for every offence. The inspectors of weights, constables, and other persons, rosy be empowered by magistrate s to examine shops and other places where bread is sold. Clause 3 provides for the further prevention of the adulteration of meal and flour. The Ac' - ‘, is not to extend to Ireland. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from tho Governors of the North American C/91911161ft ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Hertford, July The proceedings of this Circuit commenced on Tues day, by the opening of the Commission for the county of Herts at this place, by the Lord Chief Baron, and business was this morning commenced in both courts, the Lord Chief Baron presiding on the Civil side, and Mr. Baron Alderson in the Crown Court. Twenty-two causes are entered at nisi prius, but the greater portion of them are undefended cases, and there is only one special jury trial. The business on the Crown side is also very light, nearly the whole of the charges being of the ordinary description. No case of interest was dis posed of during the day. SURREY SESSIONS. ,Before Thomas PIICKLE, E4q., and a full Bench of Magistrates.) Yesterday Joseph Goodhy, aged 35, was indicted for stealing seven sovereigns, from the person of Isaac Yed mire, a commercial traveller, under the following daring circumstances:— The prosecutor deposed, that on the evening of the 25th ultimo, he went to the Surrey Theatre, and at the close of the performance he proceeded to the Duke of Clarence public-house close by, and while drinking a glass of ale the prisoner came in, and entered let° con versation with him. Believing him to be a respectable man, he treated him to a glass of gin and water, and being rather hungry he invited him into a neighbouring coffee-house, where he called for refreshments, which witness paid for. He had hardly drank the first cup of coffee when he was suddenly overcome with stupor, and laid his head on the table, when he fell fast asleep. His money was quite safe then, but when he was rowed up he missed it, and charged the prisoner with stealing it. . . _ A young female, who was in the coffee-house at the time, slid she s the prisoner put something into pro secutor's coffee, but believing them to be friends, she had no suspicion that anything was wrong. She also saw the prisoner put his hand into prosecutor's waist coat pocket, and leave the house. He returned in half an hour, and attempted to take the prosecutor's watch, when her suspicions were excited. She accordingly roused the prosecutor up, and he charged the prisoner with robbing him. In defence, the prisoner said that he knew nothing about the prosecutor's money; that the reason why he left the house was to fetch some one to him, and when he returned he was given into custody. The constable said the prisoner ran into his arms, while endeavouring to esuaim f.vw the prosecutor. Lie searched him, but found no money on him. Verdie, Guilty. Sentence, six months' hard labour at Brixton. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. George Bevington, the stockbroker, who was some days ago brought up in the custody of Daniel Forrester, upon the charge of having defrauded a purchaser of stock to the amount of between two and three hundred pounds, by means of a forged receipt, purporting to be the re ipt of an official of the Bank of England, for the amount of stock in the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, &c. &c., was put to the bar for a second examination. Several persons who complained of having been robbed of money to the extent of all they had been able to get top-thir for years, appeared in the justice• room, which was crowded during the investigation. Mr. Wontnet attended for the prisoner, who seemed to suffer deeply, both in mind and body, and to be un ab!e to utter a word. Mr. Robinson, the gentleman who who had brought the charge in the first instance, and had known the pri soner fur a considerable time, did not appear upon being called. _ _ The LORD MAYOR asked whether there were any other accusations against the prisoner? A pro`essional gentleman said he attended on the part of a poor widow, who had employed the prisoner to purchase stock, upon the dividends on which and the fruit of her future industry she had calculated to live in comfort during the rest of her days. By the fraudulent conduct of Me prisoner, however, her hopes of indepen dence had been entirely broken down. Mr. Wontner said the case of the female alluded to did not come within the provisions of the Act to which it had been said the prisoner made himself amenable, arid he had the satisfaction to state that the friends of the prisoner were engaged in making arrangements for the payment of the money, which it was admitted the prisoner lad received, and not applied to its proper use. The LORD MAYOR desired that any case which could be supported by evidence under such flagrant circum stances should be stated. Elizabeth Farnham, wie.ow, then stepped into the witness-box. She said she resided in Winchester-street, Bethnal-green, and knew the prisoner. On the 4th of December, 1848, she employed the prisoner to purchase for her stock to the amount of 3001., and paid to him at two separate times, viz., the day she gave him the order and the following day, the money for the pur chase, to the amount of 2631. 12s. 6d. The first sum, amounting to 2581., she paid into his own hands, and the b4lance between that and 263/.125. 6d., she paid into the hands of his clerk. She then produced the pri soner's receipts for the money. The LORD MAYOR—That money you had saved from time to time, to tall back upon as years advanced upon you ? Witness—l had, my Lord. Here are his re ceipts. The LORD MAYOR—Did you receive the dividend upon the supposed stock? Witness—Yes; he paid me the dividend. The LORD Mina—Had you given him any instruc tions in writing for the purchase of the stock? Wit- n es s —No. - The LORD MAYOR—That admission, I am sorry to say, puts you out of court. The Act of Parliament requires, and it cannot be too frequently or strongly impressed upon the purchasers of stock, that a written instruction should be given to the broker, otherwise the case of moral robbery, however serious, resolves itself into a mere debt. A gentleman rose in another part of the justice room and said he had a eharge against the prisoner, exactly similar, he apprehended, to that of the poor widow. The LORD M AYOR having ascertained the particulars of the second transaction, and observed a tatal similarity to the former, intimated that his jurisdiction was again rendered null and void, by the neglect on the part of the purchaser of the necessary forms in accordance with the Act. A third complainant thought there was a point in his case likely to affect the penal responsibility of the pri soner. He had employed the prisoner to purchase No/ stock for him, and he bad subsequently written to the prisoner a note, expressing his wish to purchase more stock, and requesting to be informed at what time he should transmit a cheque for the amount. The prisoner, instead of writing, called at his house for the cheque, received it, and misappropriated the proceeds. Now the enacted hni letter teahcemt r e od w s n iateghls:aoibtfryyiiifmnt the theapenl yi prisoner.e implied maoninnetyen instruction tion to purchase to pu r e h a e t , h e a stock either was or implied an instruction to purchase, and the Mr. Wontner referred to o t the e security statute, for w h which ex ply m e s e s al t y transaction appeared to be complete upon the receipt of of money shall be intrusted to a broker for any purpose, a direction in writing as to its application must be given to him. It did not appear that the letter which the com plainant had written to the prisoner came within the meaning of the Act, for it contained no direction, but merely expressed an intention to purchase. Besides, the letter did not contain the money, or security for the money, which was unaccompanied by any direction in writing. The case therefore tell out of the Magistrate's jurisdiction as completely as if no correspondence at all had occurred in it. ' The complainant—He came the day after I wrote to him stating what I wanted to do, and received from me the money to apply according to what I consider to have been my instructions. The LORD MAYOR again referred to the Act. He could not look upon the written document which the complainant referred to as the sort of written instruction meant by the statute, and he therefore could not commit upon the strength of it. It was intimated by Mr. Wont ner, he was glad to say, that the friends of the prisoner were making arrangements for the liquidation of the sums of money of which the prisoner had so grossly de frauded his customers. It was satisfactory to know that such was the case; but, in dismissing the prisoner, it was necessary to state that the legal escape from punishment in not the slightest degree diminished the moral respon sibility of the amused. Mr. Robinson, the complainant on the first transac tion, was again called, and not making his appearance either personally or by his attorney, the prisoner was discharged. It may be useful to mention that hundreds of applica tions have been made within the last few years for war rants against brokers and agents guilty of similar delin quency, but the fatal omission as to the written directions has shut out the unfortunate applicants from the chance of redress. Alderman Copeland has for several years been in the habit of making a perennial representation of the mis conduct of sworn brokers of the City, a course to which he is, we understand, forcibly urged by the numerous eminent members of the Stock Exchange. GUILDHALL. Thomas Bresnau, alias Browney, but whose real name is Bressingham, living in Field-lane, was brought up before Mr. Alderman Musgrove, charged with having committed the following violent and unprovoked as saults:— George Wildgood, barman to Mr. Merritt, of the City h r e i a akw the a s Arms, Victoria - street , at the foot of Holborn-hill, said that about a quarter be f o re twelve o'clock the previous day he was going down Farringdon-street, baned and ass. th r own at his head , w hich fortunatel y missed him. He immediately a b instantly turned r ound, and observed Bresnau drawin g a p n a d ni i o m n m o e f his arm back, as if he had j ust flung something. Wit ness then passed on , when the p risoner followed and formerin g the say prisonert h a "that's s n dh companion knocked him down. He arose again, and received a tremendous blow in the face, which caused his nose and mouth to bleed, and then he was thrown to the ground a second time. He got up, and sought refuge in the shop of a Mr. Lee, followed by the prisoner, who declared that he would do for him, but was prevented from en• tering by Mr. Lee's daughter. A policeman was called, when the prisoner attacked the officer in a savage man ner, kicking and biting him, and making a most deape• rate resistance. Alderman AusanovE asked the prisoner if he wished to put any question to the witness. Prisener —Did you not, throw the brick at me first? Wil lgood—l did not. Alderman MusaeovE—Do you know the prisoner? Wildgood—l do net, having only been there a short time; but Mr. Merritt has forbidden him the house, mad will not serve him. Further proof having been given, Alderman Muss:mow. asked him what defence he had to make. The prisoner said that he was pelted first. He did not know whether he struck Wlldgo id or riot. Alderman MUSGROVE said he had heard enough of. his character, and should therefore bind him over to ap pear at the September London sessions for the assault on the complainant, and also on the officers—himself in 401. and two sureties in 201. each. The prisoner said he could not find them, and was ac cordingly conveyed to the Compter. CLE RKEIN WELL. Mr. John Thomas, one of the overseers, and governor and director of the poor of the united parishes of St. An drew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, was placed at the bar, charged before Mr. Combo with having assaulted Mr. Thomas Pari4, one of the board of guardians, and a governor and director of the poor belonging to the same parish. The case excited considerable interest, in consequence of the disputed claim or title of the complainant to act as a governor and director of the poor, or guardian, he being, as alleged, merely a ret.tiler, not a gentleman or wholesale tradesman, as required under the provi:dons of the law and their local Act, and the parish authorities were in attendance. Mr. Wakeling, solicitor and vestry-clerk of Ow ken wal, attended for the prosecution ; and Mr. Ballancy ne, the barrister, for the defendant. Mr. Wakeling briefly opened the case. His ellen , had been nominated and duly elected by the p trishioner, as one of the board of gu , sr , lians and gov& ruor and di rector of the poor, and in that capacity he was pro ceeding p•-acenbly to the board room, when he was stopped, interrupted, and assaulted by the defendant. lie called Mr. Paris, who was sworn. He resides at 25, Lay stall-street, Mount Pleasant, St. Andrew's, Holborn, where he carri , d on a brewery. Thursday evening last he was proceeding to the Board-room, in Little Gray's Inn-lane, and about to sign the bock as a governor and director, when he was surrounded by the detenAtue and other parties, pushed about. and assaulted by the de fendant, He took possession of the book, which was dragged from him, and he fell on the steps at the door, and hurt his loins. By Mr. Wakeling—Was duly elected in March lay, and had been summoned twice to attend the Bwrd roam in the capacity of governor and director. Was about to sign the book when defendant flew at him with violence, and took the book from him. After some further proceedings, a witness was called to prove the assault. Mr. Wakeling contended that if there was any dis• put.. a, to hic client's title to sic as a governor and direc tor of the poor, to which be had been legally elected, they bad no right to assault and treat him with violence, but to pursue a proper and legal course of proceeding. Mr. CO3IBE said, as this was a question in reference to the right cf the complainant sitting at the board as a governor and director of the poor, and disputing the legality of his election; and as he (Mr. Combe) could only interfere in the matter of assault, he would send the case before a jury. The sole question rested upon the right of Mr. Paris being there in the capacity of a m.vernor, and if lie bad no right there, whether Mr. Thomas was justifiud in doing what he had done. Mr. Wakeling said that a proper course should be adopted, and after contending that his client had been properly and legally elected, Mr. COMBE said he would send the case to be tried by a jury, and the parties were bound over to prosecute. Mr. Thomas was held to bail fur his appearance at the sessions. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR. A special meeting of this company was hrld yester day at the offices, New Broad-street, for the purpose of considering and approving of a Bill now before Parlia ment to incorporate the company, Lord Wharncliffe in the chair. The CHAIRMAN briefly stated the object of the meet ing, and alluded to the difficulties which the directors had to encounter during the early stages of the Bill in the House of Commons, and to the consequent delay which would have prevented the passing of the Bill this session were it not for the kind assistance rendered to the company by the Government and the Board of Con trol. It was absolutely necessary they should have the sanction of Parliament to carry out the undertaking with a view to remove all doubts on the subject, and to limit the liabilities of the shareholders. Mr. BORRXTT, the solicitor, read the preamble and sii?eheads of the Bill, which stated that the company would come under the regulations of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, that the directors may enter into arrangements with the East India Company; sp.ci fying the capital to be 500,0001., in shares of 51. e.ich, with power to increase the shares to 251 or 50/. each; that the number of the directors may be increased from eight to nineteen; and that the capital may be increased for extensions of the line with the consent of the East India company and of the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the resolution for the ap proval of the Bill, said that the clause giving power to increase the capital tor further extensions of the line was inserted at the request of the East Board. Mr. COLQUHOUN seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unaaimously. In answer to questions it was stated that the prelimi nary expenses, up to the 28th of March last, amounted to 25,0001., which would be included in the capital up.,n which they would receive 5 per cent. interest. The shares upon which 10s. only had been paid would be placed upon the same footing as those shares upon which 51. had been paid in full. The present guarantee was upon 500,0001., which they calculated would be ample to complete the first section of the line, about 35 miles in length. The contract with the East India Company would be signed as soon as possiblo atter the Bill receives the royal assent. Every difficulty with regard to the ar rangements has been removed, and nothing remained but to carry them into effect. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. Yesterday the adjourned meeting of this company took place at York, but as notice had been given that a further adjournment would take place, the attendance of proprietors was very limited. ➢lr. R. Davies took the chair. _ _ The LORD MAYOR of YORK said the Committee of In vestigation very deeply regretted that circumstances had arisen to prevent them presenting their second report on this occasion. They might, perhaps, have had it ready on the Monday; but as it was of considerable extent, they were anxious that the shareholders should have more time, so that they might go coolly and deliberately through the whole before the day of meeting. The com mittee hoped to place the report in the hands of the shareholders not later than Friday evening, and this would give them an ample opportunity of perusing it. He, therefore, begged to move that this meeting be ad journed to Thursday, the 19th instant. Mr. LOVE seconded the motion. Mr. CHAYTOR said he wished to inquire whether the report would be a final one? The LORD MAYOR—No. Mr. CHAYTUR then asked what further period would be required to finish the lab ,urs of the committee? The LORD MAYOR could not answer that question. He could assure the lion. Proprietor that the labours of the committee were very great; they- worked long hours, and did all they could to get through their duties as soon as possible. He hoped they would be able to state at the next meeting the period when they would make their final report. Mr. CHAYTOR was quite sure the shareholders must be greatly gratified with the exertions of the committee but he felt that whilst matters were going on as at pre sent, the board of directors must be paralysed from not being complete, and especially as important transactions were before them, such as the settlement of the Great North of England purchase, the period for which is last approaching. He therefore gave notice that at the next meeting he should move the following resolution:— " That the number of directors be increased to twelve, and that the present directors be requested to call a special meeting for their election; that the names of the persons proposed as new directors shall be sent to the ae cretary by any shareholder, and the secretary shall in form the shareholders of the same in the circular calling the meeting, at which meeting they shall ballot for the requisite number out of the said names; that it is highly expedient to complete the new board of directions, in or der that the affairs of the company may not suffer from a continuance of the present uncertainty." The motion for the adjournment was then carried. The meeting then separated. NOR VII But usa. A special general meeting tot' the shareholders of this company was held in Edinburgh on Tuesday, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee of in vestigation, appointed at the last half-yearly meeting. Mr. J. Learmouth, the chairman of the company, pre sided. The CHAIRMAN stated that, in consequence of the committee not being able to complete their report, the meeting would be merely a proforma me. Mr. SHoRTRID9E,of South Shi e ld s , th e c h a i rman o f t h e c ommittee, said, i t would have been extremely agree able had they been able at this meeting to have laid their report before the sharehold ers . O w i ng, h owever, to t h e preliminary arrangements which required to be made with the accountant, and th e diffi cu l ty o f fi x i ng on d a y s to suit the convenience of the members of the committee, who came from various parts of the kingdom, it had been found, impossible, notwithstanding their best exertions, to complete the investigation. lie begged, therefore, to move " that the meeting should stand adjourned till Thursday, the 9th of August," by which time the com mittee expected to have their report in readiness for the consideration of the shareholders. Dr. M'FARLAMD seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to ; after which the meeting broke up. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.—It appears that one of the directors, who, until the recent breach with the Great Western, expressed full confi dence in that company, has lately addressed a circular to the shareholders, pointing out the desirableness of forming an alliance with the Shrewsbury and Birming ham and another company, completing the line from Wolverhaepton to Worcester, forming a junction with the Midland (Bristol and Birmingham) at the latter place, and leaving the Great Western, if they choose, to complete the communication with their line at Oxford out of their own tunds. EASTERN AND NORTHERN•COUNTIES JUNCTION RAILWAY —Yesterday the Master in Chaecery, Dow. deswell, appointed an official manager to wind up this company's atf,i.s, and to assess the contributions from parties to whom shares on its being projected were allotted to pay off outstanding liabiliities to the extent of betwe , n 2.000/. and 3,0001. NORTHAMPTON. LINCOLN. AND HULL RAILWAY,— The parties iob-rl.sted to the aindiug upo s eon). piny 's atf,irs vss( muted y. •,(ertilty belie Sir V, ilitsto Horne, in Southampton- buildings, 4.0 receive a A,41, I..ent of the origin and formation and subsequent proceedings of this company. This having bees done, as far as was at present practicable, Mr. Pell declining to give up the books on the ground of his having a lien upon them, The MASTER ordered that this claim should be torth• with sent in, and the books given up, and said he conti nued to receive, in answer to applications to original allo:tees, both at his office and private residence, shoals of " dead letters" through the Post office. In settling the list of contributors he should require the strictest proof under the Act as to the grounds upon which indi vidual atlottees were considered liable. NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—Another section of the main line is to b opened in a few days, extending from Skipton to Ingleton. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JULT,lo.—There is an unusually smolt rlu,w of beasts • n offer here to-day, includ ing about 100 from the North of Scotland by sea, which era of a very ii•different quality; of sheep and lambs the supply is also short, tde quality of !he former is tolerably good, but the latter is in middling condition. The rupply of beef would comprise 36i head of beasts—the falling off in the numbers, and there being, good attendance of buyers, has c +use t prices to advance from 3d to 61 per stone, otherwise the bent trade is dull, yet all will be sold. LThe number of sheep and lambs 5,500. The mutton trade is more active, yet prices have undergone little altoration, very little remains on hand. Lambs :Are in brisk demand, and prices have advanced from 1- , to is 6 1 on to , mer rate , , and all sold. Prices—Beasts, prime Scots, 6s 93 ; middling, 6 s 3 t t o , ; good steers, 6s to 6. 31; middling, 5s 971; inferior, 5s per stone of 141bs. Sheep, 5,1 to 5/11; lambs, 6d to L a-head more per lb, *inking the offal. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JULY 10.—There were in the market to-day 71 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus: —3B at 11 lOs Od, 13 at 119, 6d, 6at I/ 9s Od, 8 at 1, 84 6d, I at 1 / 83 Od, 0 at 1/ 7s Od. Average price of the whole, 11 93 7d 2-I2ths. 7 sacks flour, whereof 2 st,ld at 325, 2at 30s, 3at 295, and oat 263. 1 sack iiarleymeal, which was not sold. 11 sacks pot-barley, whereof 7 so d thus: —1 at 11 9s Od, 1 at 1/ 7s 4d, 1 at 1/ 4s 6d, 3 at 1/ 4s Us, 1 at 113 s Od. 2 sacks brosemeal, none told. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET. JULY 10.— Supplies of ad kinds moderate. Oat straw, from fis Od to 7s Od per kemple of 16,tones trop ; wheat ditto, 5s 03 to 6s 03 ; barley ditto, 5s Od to 6s 6.1. Hay from 7d to 93 per stone. BELFAST, JULY 9.—The supplies of grain since Friday are small, and prices remain unchanged. Wheat, from 9s 3d to lOs 9d:; barley , 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; oats, 6s 9d to 7s 6d ; oatmeal, from lis 9d to 12s 94 per cwt. Indian cora is in fair demand at 8/ 7s 6d to 81 lOs for yellow, and 81 15s for white. Potatoes, per stone, 9d to Ild ; ditto, per cwt, 5s 4 , 1 to 6s Od ; new, 10d to Is 3d per stone. Fruit—Apples, per dozen, 64 to 9d; pears, per ditto, Od to Od; grapes, per lb., 8d to 104 ; lemons, per dozen, Os 9d to Os 10d; nuts, per quart, ed to "d ; wall -nut., per hundred, 13 to is 3d; chest nuts, per ditto, Is Od to Os ; cocoa nuts, 6d to 8d each; American apples, 10d to Is Od per dozen ; mixed pickles, 10d to Is. Butchers' Meat—beef, per lb, 4d to ; mutton, 5d to 74 ; veal, 5d to 61d ; lamb, 5d to bid per lb. Fish—Trout, Os 6d per lb ; brett, 3s Od to 4s Od ; soles, is to 2s Od per pair ; salmon, 6d per lb; lobsters, from 6d to Is 6d each ; crabs. 6d to 3s per dozen, at Keane's, Wil son's-court. Poultry—Fowls, 2s to 2s 6d a•pair ; chickens, Is 6d to 2s per pair; ducks, Os to 2s 64 ; turkeys, Os to Os each ; geese, Os Od to Os Od ; eggs, per doz, 6d to 7d. Hay, old, Is 2d to 2s Od ; new ditto, Is to is 6d; straw, oat, 8d to is 4d ; ditto, wheat, 9d to Is 2d per cwt. COAL lIIAKKE' .-YESTERDAY. Buddle's W. Hartley.. 13s 6d South Hartlepool Carr's Hartley - rhornley East Adairs Main..... 124 6, ~ V hitworth l3s fd flasting's Hartley l3s 60 lowndon Tees ... .. ... p:s ed New Tanfield Ravensworth'sW.Hart 12s 6d HSt. Helen's Tees ..... 14s M I anfield Moor .... l2s 6d Tee:, ........ .... 17s 3d Walker's Primrose ... 12s 6d W est Cornforth ........ 15s 6d Wall's End, &e. West Hetton lss 6d Eden Main Bell Stewart's Slips at market, 94. RAILWAY , +tiAKil, MARKETS. BRISTOL, JULY 11. 5 - rock EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat, the business done being confined to Great iYe,t,rii, Quarters, which were do,,e at 5% dis., and New 171. shares, at 3% dis. LIVERPoOL, JULY 11. STocit Exerts/4(a. —The share market was quiet and steady. to-day. Prices, however, are about the same, and a fair amount of business was transacted. The market closed firmly for London and North-Western, and all the Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock. The sales are Birkenhead, Lancashlre, and Cheshire, 15% dis. Bolton, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire (North-Western, B, guar anteed 6 per cent.,) 1734—Great Nor hern, 5 per cent. Preference. I dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol., Fifths, 3% dis.—Ditto, Halves (Huddersfield and Shrewsbury), 10 dis - Ditto, Halves (L. and B.), 9% dis.— London and North-Western, New Quarters, , %p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference. 11%—Midland. 66—Ditto, Halves. 12% dis. —North Union (A), 226 - Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 4 1 4, dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Ori ginal Neweastle, and Berwick), 2034—Ditto (G N. E--Purchase, 6 per sent. till 1850), 3% dis.—York and North Midland, 29% MANcIiESTER, JULY 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as tollow : Leeds, Halves, 0 dia.—Ditto, Thirds (32/. Shares), 6 13-16 dis.--- Ditto Fifths, dis. —Seeflield, Preference, 11% Clitheroe, Prefer once, 17% —l3.gton and Bury, 19 dls. —Dover (No. 4), 6% ex in. BIRMINGHAM, JULY 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were as follow : Shrewsburyand Birmingham (A), 6% —South Staffordshire, dis. YORK, JULY 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol low: lineal Northern, 10% —North British, Preference, 2/. 10s. 6d. —North Staffordshire, 13—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, N. Div., guaranter.d 5 per cent , 11 —Yor,,, Newcastle, and Berwick 203( —Ditto (Newcastle Extension), 14—York and North Midland, Pre ference, 6%, GLASGOW, JULY 10. STOCK Excnatiox —The trans,;ctioni to-day were as follow: — Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 55—Ditto (5 per cent. guaranteed), 10:3—North British, Preference, 49s 6d.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 4 —Wilsoutown, Morninuside, and Coltne.s, New, 48. FIRE IN LAMBETH.—Yesterday morning, about Eve o'clock, a fire, attended with a considerable destrue• con of properiy, and nearly fatal results to the inmates, broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. C. Coch rane, a corn and seed merchant, carrying on business ill the New cut, Lambeth, next door to the Windmill Ts vern. The discovery was made by Police-constable 196 of the L division, through seeing a body of smoke pour ing forth from the basement floor. The officer imme diately aroused the residents, when they found the flames ascending the staircase so fiercely as to prevent their descending. They immediately went to the second floor, but there they were fellowed by the fire, and they were at length obliged to jump upon a leaden roof over one of the stores filled with hay and straw. Whilst waiting there for a ladder, the flames shot through the windows and trap-door, so that nothing but destruction stared them in the face. Two police officers having got a short ladder, they held it out at arms length in the form of a bridge, over which the parties passed into the hotted' enjoining. Nearly three hours elapsed ere the fire was extinguished, and not until the whole of Mr. Cochran.'/ furniture, wearing apparel, and stick in trade wore do. , stroyed, and the premises nearly gutted. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK. THIRTEEN PERsoll STARVED TO DEATH.—By the Emma Sherratt, which arrived yesterday, from Sydney, particulars hav e been received rtla'ive to the loss of the British ship S a rah Crisp, Captain Taylor master, and the appalling suffer ings of the crew, thirteen of whom perished from starve' tion. The Emma Sherratt, on her outward voyage W Hong-Kong, in lat. 170. 28. N., long. 116. 5. E., Ref' ceiviug a vessel in distress, bore down to her assist" ance, and she proved to be the unfortunate vessel is question. She was teak laden, and waterlagged—almost a perfect wreck—her masts were gone, as well as every' thing on deck. With much care, nineteen persons, in s most shocking state of exhaustion, were taken off the wreck by the Emma Sherratt's boats. They proved to be Capt.in Taylor, the master; Mr. Long, the chief mate; and 17 seamen. The it sufferings had been mill awful—they had been 27 nights end days on the wreck, with nothing to subsist on excepting a monkey and trio fish. All the wate r t h ey h ad was about a couple o f buckets, which they caught by some old canvass. The second mate and 12 set,men had died from want of sub' sistence. The ship's loss was attributed to a plank starting, as she filled in a very short time, and turned over on her side. The crew jumped on her beam 0 she went over, and there held on until daylight, when they succeeded in righting the wreck by cutting awl/ the mast. Her poop and forecastle were washed away' Not a vestige of provisions that were below could b e procured. Th e wreck is supposed to have parted 00 d disappeared soon after the Emma Sherratt left. The vessel and cargo were insured to the amount of 20.0001. THE MARBLE ARCH.—We have no faith ii the statement of some of our contemporaries thbt th e marble arch is going to Windsor. Our correspo .dent puts before us the suggestion made in the Athencesnh that it should be erected in front of the British Mus tili). e incline much more strongly to the suggestion in our o en pages (among twenty others), that it should be made to form a fitting entrance to St. Jameo's•park. at Spring•gardens, where such is inuch needed.— Pi' Builder. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Dangerous Liver COI' plaint effectually cured by Holloway's Pills.—Extract Of 6 letter from Mr. W. Hewers, blacksmith, Ravensworth, Heat River, New S ou th W a l es. t» 'Jr. J. H. Heyden, anent fox Holloway's Pills and Ointment, at Sydney, dated Jan. 17: 1849 : . "Sir,—About etAliteen months since, I was attacke d with a severe liver complaint, for which I consulted the We medical men of this district; but I derived no benefit frOts their treatment, and a' last they gave me up without the lead hope of recovery. I then commenced taxing Holloway's In; valuable Pills, and continued them fo r a b ou t seveo weeks, and lam now completely cured. I have great pleasure in giving this publicity to the case."—Sold by all Druggists, and $ Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS, On the 9th inst., the Hon. Mrs. Beaumont, of a daughter. On the 6th inst., at Aylesmore-house, Gloucestershire, the wife of Captain Lacon, B.A. On the 7th inst., the lady of G. Moore, Esq., of Appleby' hall, Leicester4hire, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Arrowe-park, Cheshire, the lady of J• R. Shaw, Esq., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Clapham-common, the wife of Ricbar a Ravenhill, Esq., of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Bridlington-quay, the wife of Charles Preston, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 7th inst., at St. M .ry's Church, Portsea, Willis Spear, Esq., of Cobland-hoase, Totton, near Southampton' to Harriett Jones, only child of the late Lieutenant Thorns" Mitchell, R.M. On the 7th inst., at All Souls', Langham-place, David Black, Esq., of Brighton, to Clara Maria, only daughter o G. Patten, Esq., A.R.A., of Berners• street, London. On the ;th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Theodosius Webb? Esq., Captain Royal Engineers, second son of Sir J. Web b+ H., to Julia Thal, daughter of the late William Calclice Brandrum, Fsq. DIED. On the 9th inst., at Lyme Regis, Dorset, James Lean, g 544 of Clifton, Bristol, aged 75. On the 9th inst., at Cliefden, John Hay Mackenzie, P 4 '' of Newhall and Cromertie. ne• On the 9th ins'.. at Tetbury, Glocestershire, aged 78p 7., borah Smith, widow of the late T. R. Smith, Esq., of Fu h' nival's On the 9th inst., at Great Coram-street, George Han fifth sot of the late J. Biidgett, Esq., aged 15. 11. On the 10th inst., in Albemarle-street, aged 67, Sir W. Pearson, M. i J., F. tt S. •-• I)(iiitecl and Vublibhed by ;HUHU° 2tiLTl`;`l i k ,1:2, Strand, Printer, at The Sum ()thee, grand, in the Precinct. of the Savoy, in the gala bliddlesei, Thursday, July 12,1546 , From 1 I) ,t 1. , f 1 „ t 11 ] st ( 11 1 " E Due at o'clock. Fron t F , t 1 IP 1 Due at evenin g at 7 45 Dereha On 17t From 13 On tb o'clock The 1 P•M., d. Gene] ........___ EA A Tra and reto The 9 Chelr asf i The IC ford, The 9 Time' 1 2th ins Eishoj ........_____ EIA tipli o ---,....... 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