The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, (From the Morning Herald.) The discussion last Tuesday, on Mr. Colquhoun's proviso to the 10th clause of the Poor-law Amendment Bic admirably illustrates the unsettled views of those who, while calling for the education of the people on a cern prenensive principle, have not amongst themselves an understood principle at all. Mr. Colquhoun's proposition was direct and practical—" That in the union schools far the infant poor a chaplain of the church of England be appointed to regulate and superintend tie instruction of the children, except the children of such parents as are of a different creed from the established church ; or, in the case of orphans, whose godfather or god mother object to the child receiving instruction in the doctrines of the established church." Let us see the variety of objections to this truly conciliatory propo sition. Dr. Lusbington, after having declared in a long speech that "he believed that the Dissenters of this country would receive this proposition not merely without reluctance, but with joyful acceptation," repented, and said that "he would leave the door open, not only to the parents and guardians, but also to those who were interested in the welfare of these children, to show what was the belief of these parents " To say nothing about the assumption that people could feel very much interested in the welfare of poor children and let them go to a union bastile, the doctor's proposition is about as absurd as any " notion" (as he called it) we ever heard of, except one. Mr. Langdale decidedly outdid him. That Hon. Gentle. man moved that the following words be added to the pro viso—" That no instruction should be given to an orphan against the express wish of the orphan itielf! We rather suspect that Mr. Langdale must have been petted at home under a foolish mother, who would not allow a tutor to instruct him against the darling's "express wish." There is no other way of accounting for such juvenile Utopianism. Lord John Russell, however, did not cut a much better figure, when we contrast him with his former self. He insisted that the word "religious" should be inserted before the word " instruction " in the clause, when all the world knows that in his famous education scheme, he would not allow the clergy of the Establish ment to have the superintendence of religious instruction at all I Then there was Mr. Hawes, who must have hie hand in every thing, objecting to the appointmeht of Chaplains, that it would aggravate the Church-rate question—when the more that question was aggra vated the better it would suit the Honourable Member ; and there was Mr. Ward asserting that the clergy should only be paid rateably ; and there was somebody else who contended for something like a sectarian census of the population, so as to know what pro portion of the children would fall under the care of the Established Clergy; and to end this amusing discussion, there was Mr. Hume to grace it with a vulgarity which we th aught had been exploded for years, " that there were lot,: of black coats doing nothing, taking away the pro perty of the country, and appropriating it to themselves !" The truth ie that all this precious school have an against the Church which most of them caenot deice, and which not one of them dare explain. Some dill ke it as the bulwark of religion ; others hate it as a buttress to the institution of property ; and all of them are ini:nical to it as adverse to organic changes., which would unsettle every thing, aad the religious faith of society amongst them. (From the Morning Post.) The anxiously expected arrival from America has taken place, and we have carefully collected in another column all the intelligence from the United States which it has placed in our p es , mion. 'Phis intelligence will not realse the expectations generelly entertained in this coun. try, for it deck not inclu d o , Lany . i intimati on of the liberation, actual or intended, of to us anyt ti: io low nl -subject, Mr. M‘Lcod nor does it cenvey and are than the plevalent rumours at Wasigltgton glee, York as to the na ture of the demand relati ng to him which has been addresse I by Mr. Fox to the American pursuance of the latest instructions fromernmL e o nt, Palmerston. The news indeed, muc h mor d e vague than the people of Engl an d expectee and de: shred. It amounts merely to the fact that an application of some kind or other had beeu made by the. British Minister to the United Sate; Government; that General Harrison and his Cabinet had held an anxious, or at least a prsl ongtd, conference, supposed to be on the subject cf that communication; and that no open and visible steps h vi yet been taken to affect in any manner the position o. , Mr. M'Leod. One Jnircal, inde.eJ, expresses its belie that the Attorney-General of the Federal Government had received instructions to repair to Lockport, and csm jectures that the object cf this legal mission i 3 to inter pose, in the name and by the authority of the Free - dent, on the aeproachirg trial of the British prisoner. It is, in the meanwhile, not disagreeable to remark the very striking change which has taken plsce in the tone of the United States journals. The language of arrogant boasting and of fierce disdain has somewhat suddenly given place to a show of moderation and a display of argu ment. Of these we hare collected a few of the more fa vourable specimens; and the British public-, if they ca'- not, its perusing these lucubrations, compliment their brethren at the other side of the Atlantic on the accur Icy of their statements, or the strictness of their logic, will recognise with pleasure the visible improvement of their tem per. It is said that one of the passengers by the Britannia is a special messenger charged with important despatches from Mr. Fox to the British Government. (From the Globe.) The Bill to admit Jews to held . Corporate offices was read a third time last night in the House of Commons. The majo ity in its favour was more than three to one : the numbers being, for the third reading, leg ; aeainst it, 31. As the words, on " the tru e f a i t h of a Cetittien, in the declaration required to be taken by all persoes elected to offices in Corporations, and which, therefore, excluded members of the Jewish faith from such offices:, were introduced into the Bill by the House of Lords, we doubt whether the large majority by which the House of Commons has passed the present Bill, which goes t o expunge these words from the declaration, will induce their L or d s hip s t o a d o pt a measure which ca ll s upon them to review and rescind their former decision. Mr. W. Gladstone led the opposition last night ; and maintained the character he has acquired for uncom prnmising hostility to all whose creed is not squared tit strict conformity to his own. From an apprehension scarcely consistent in an unshaken faith in the apos tolic succession claimed for his own Church, or with the more enlarged and certainly mare enlightened belief in the divine origin of Christianity , Mr Gladstone insisted that if this Bill beca me l aw the Church of England would be en dangered, and our common country be'un Christianized Vain and impotent morta l s, busily and labori ously employed ittraising 01910 hills, ass outworks to protect the cause of the FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Times.) Although intelligence from America has for some time beers looked for with more than ordinary interest, the ar rival of the Britannia, which left Boston o n th e 16t h o f March (several days later than the President's departure from New York), presents no news relative to M`Leod's affair of any determinate character. That he himself was still kept a prisoner, with little hope of being exempted from trial, appears to be the only material fact in the Bri tannia's barren budget. We learn, however, from our own intelligent correspondent " the Genevese Traveller," that his subjection to the course of law had been irre versibly decreed : only, with the view of insuring his cer tain acquiltl, he has been transferred from the frontier county of Niagara to Albany, where, it is said, no causes of any sort ex i st t h at are likely to operate to his pre judice. Our correspondent further assures us, that though Mr. Fox's instructions do not actually enjoin him, ia the event of receiving that refusal of M‘Leod'e immediate release which the President of the States will feel co!titutionally imposed upon him, to demand his passports and quit the country, no eventual rupture will be thereby occasioned, inasmuch as the declaration of the British Government, undertaking the entire responsibility of the Ciroline's destruction, will be pleaded and sus• tained at M`Lcod's trial, as constituting an infallible bar to his conviction. From these consideratiens, as well as from the altered tone of the American journals, and espe cially from the circumstance that their original clamour for what they called the rights of justice has cooled down into a mere punctiliousness about its forms, the cer tainty is, that M`Leod's trial would be nothing more than a solemn judicial farce, ending, as it began, in veritable smolie. One reason why Mr. Fox bad not yet succeeded in obtaining that gentleman's release is said to have been that the requisite official communications with the new Government could not be proceeded with until the British Minister were formally presented to General Harrison ; but as that ceremony came off on the 9th ult., (a week before the Britannia sailed), we must infer that Mr. Fox's final negotiations had encountered other obstacles, particularly as we learn that he had not entered on them up to the 11th ult. For our own part, notwithstanding the "untoward event" which has been made such a gratuitous handle of in thie momentary spirt of national temper, we never could bring ourselves seriously to believe that the worthy Jonathan would so far com promise his cautious and calculating character as to com mit himself to the contingencies of war upon a basis so barrow and insignificant. " Talkee, talkee," (as the negroes say) is, to be sure, no unusual pastime of his; but, take him in the main, he is of a sound reflective turn ; and accordingly, when his occasional ebullitions of speech sub side into a quiet depth of thought, his practical conclu sions, though often implying a censure upon his antece dent infirmities, are, for the most part, unexceptionable. Never, perhaps, was America in a worse condition for assuming a belligerent attitude than she is at the present moment. Such is the comparatively defenceless state of her frontier towns, that their inhabitants seem already to be panic-struck with the very idea of the ap• preach of a British army. Her scattered navy happens at present to be very inadequate for any sudden emer gency, nor could it be concentrated without the twcfold disadvantage of considerable delay, and its withdrawment from remote interests which usually demand protection. Her " sinews of war" also—the well-replenished coffers and stable credit indispensable to a good commissariat— are dreadfully out of order; added to which, the millions of her sieve population ready to sacrifice everything for personal freedom, constitute, as she well knows, an enemy within the camp, quite manageable in tranquil times, but willing and competent, at a moment's warning, to make common cause with any invading army that might insure them deliverance from their oppressors. The expedient of the American authorities for main taining their national dignity, by resolving to have M`Leod tried at Albany, for the purpose of preventing his convic tion, is, therefore, a very prudent and intelligible after thought. Upon the whole, the prospect of a war with Great Britain upon this isolated question, even if Mr. Fox should have - actually demanded his passports, seems to be considered by all. parties in America to be at an end. What may subsequently come of the other unsettled dis putes respecting the north-eastern boundary, and the right of search on the African coast it were mere folly to con jecture. It is perfectly clear that our national rights on those points cannot be surrendered without equal injury to the security of our Canadian possessions, and to the hu mane wardenship in regard to the slave-trade which this country is irrevocably pledged to exercise. That we may eventually be involved in war on such grounds is far from being impossible: but in the mean time we console our selves with the reflection, that "sufficient for the day is the evil thereof." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS• 'FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIME S.--It is said that the East India Company have to-day raised the interest of their bonds from 3to 3i per cent., a measure which would appear to be needlessly deferred, as it was obvious from the state of the Money Market that they would only circulate at a large discount, and thus lose the preference they have usually obtained, as a deposit of capital for temporary investment, for which purpose, in times past, they have often stood on an equal footing with Exchequer Bills. This change of system has partly arisen from the conditions under which the last issue of bonds was made obliging the Company to give a notice of twelve months previous to any reduction of the interest, and they seem to have held it politic therefore, to try the strength of the market as long as pofeible, before incurring an ad ditional charge for interest, of which it would take them so long a time to relieve themselves if they fouud that they had exceeded the market value. Those who have re mained steady holders of the security will probably have no reason to complain, for though, under the old system of raising the interest as soon as the bonds fell to a discount, they would have got the advance a little sooner, yet that difference will be made up to them by the increased length of the period for which they are insured against reduction. For those who have only made use of India Bonds for short investments, who are by far the greater number, the old method would be pre ferable, and the Company on their side have always to consider that the continued quotation of their securities at a discount does not exhibit them in the high standing of credit which they ought to occupy. They had better by far err on the contrary side, and these nice calculations as to a quarter per cent. more or less are better suites to petty traders than to the first mercantile corporation in the world. The Consol market in the early part of the day was sta tionary, but some purchases subsequently made by influen tial brokers rallied prices, which closed firm at a trifling advance upon yesterday. The increased rate of interest that India Bonds are to bear has also improved their stand ing in the market. With a demand for money at about 7 per cent. the set tlement in the foreign securities passed over without diffi culty, and its only characteristic was the firmness of the market at the conclusion of business, with a slight advance in the South American and Peninsular bonds. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. se2n in your paper of to.day a statement which, among many others, has, as I fear, been made to you to prejudice me in the eyes of tha public—viz., that Mr. Abbott's difficulties arose from transactions with me in foreign loans,—l beg leave to say that at no pc iod of my life was I ever (to my recollection) concerned with that gentleman in any stock, or loan transaction, whatove-. I was well acquainted with Mr. Abbott, and occa sionally assisted him in moments of pecuniary difficulty, and always found him honourable in his transactions; and the different advances made to him were some time ago consolidated in a mortgage on some buildirg land in Li. verpool (now in the hands of our assignees), and which will, as I believe, when rcalizei, fully cover the amount advanced. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 18, Aldermanbury, March 31, JOHN WRIGHT. ) oST.—This being the last day left for the assent or dissent cf the Portuguese bondholders to; or from, the decree of the 21 of November, issued by the Finance 51inister at Lisbon, has been one of very great excitement, the parties, in cases, influenced, as they necessarily must be, by the advice of the Committee, backed as that Com mittee is by Lord Palmerston and Lord Howard de Wal den on the one hand, and the threats of excluaioa of the Portuguese agents in London, countenanced as they are said to be, though the fact cin scarcely be credited, by the very contractors of the loans themselves, on the other, not knowing how to act for the best. It is not for us to attempt to point out which is the better course for the sufferers to take, but it is to be observed that they have before them two prominent in stances of the injudiciousness of precipitately acquiescieg in schemes of conversion submitted for their acceptance. was ,,,,a eleven years In the case of Spain, the advice of Mr. Weedieg, who the chairman bonahol d e o r f s . i S n u in a g ni f sh ! esh Co p rT e i r tte f, e n. , their original bonds • b paper conversi on n holders had the bet "' . of tlaeir e Mr. R.tohbeta , , ut of what intrinsic value is that In the case of Chili, the bond qua,. indefatigableter sense to act upon the suggettions C• N 4' 31yiie Chairman, Mr. Robinson, Committee.. The parative value of the too In - 1 , • for illu3trat ion. It La 3 been aia e t the other Gentlemen of the in the latter in case the corn_ is too appareet to C ill , doubtless at the instance of interested persone, that certain guese bonds had declared themselves, on holdieg Portu clients, favourable to the conversion. '7ihoe Com n.be part of their however, with praiseworthy ind ustry , got at the lu te h ave, discover that all such statements ar e totally dest foundation. Two of the leading bankers namedi t d i tate of Coutts and Co. , and Messrs. Child and CO., were egs ' applied to upon the subject. Each of these eminent fir ms may , hold, on behalf of others, about half a miilien of stock. In the caee of the one not a client had authorised conversion, while in that of the other about one-twentieth part re mained doubtful, the holders of th it twentieth -part being undecided, and leaving their claims in the hands of their bankers to act as might, in so desperate a matter, seem to be for the best. We will put the affairs of the Portuguese bondholders before them in this manner. Spain, in 1834, under the constitutional system, seduced the Spanish bondholder; into a conversion of their stocks. One-third was deducted from their capital, and the eleven }ears of interest was wholly ea cri6ced, or thrown intoa deferred funtl. This was to secure a punctual and religiously scrupulous discharge of tho dividends on the poor remnant. Through Messrs Ricer do and Co., of London, and Mcssr:. Ardoin and Co., of Paris, new bonds were obtained; but these new bonds, it is to be observed, have nothing of the stringency of security of the original ones about them-_a circumstance that has been commented upon by Mr. Thornton and bis committee, as it will continue to be, until some redress is afforded. Portugal has always been found to follow the example of the Sister Kingdom in financial as well as other things. The present moment is no exception to the general rule. Let the Portuguese bondholders therefore reflect, while there is yet a moment left them to do so, and beware of beingimprovidently enguifei in the fatal Spanish prece dent we place before them. In consequence of the lamented death of Mrs. Wilberforce, we believe that no Bampton lectures will be delivered is the Univerbity pulpit _this year.—. Oxford Herald. Omnipotent !—fallible creatures, pronouncing with the arrogance of infallibility upon the mysterious truths of revelation, while they violate its benevolent injunctions; assuming the office of a judge, and pronouncing con demnation upon the professors of creeds other than their own—your numbers are happily fast diminishing, and your powers are almost extinct. Mr. Gladstone and Sir R. Inglis your leaders in the Commons. We have seen what they would have been, and what they would have done, in another age, by what they are, and what they at tempt in thie. Who will be found in the Howe of Lords to repeat the intolerant dogmas which Mr. Gla I stone last night, and Sir R. Inglis on a former occasion, ad vanced against the measure which ie now beyond their reach, we may imagine, and the event, whea the Bill is before that august assembly, will disclose. (From the Standard.) The St. Alban'e Election Committee having satisfied their conscience; that Doctor Webster, who brought Lord Listowell to St. Alban's—who proposed Lord Listowell at St. Alhan's—canvassed arm in arm with Lord Lis towel! at St. Alban's—admini3tere 3 large bribes on be half of Lord Listowell at St. Alban's—and remained with Lord Listowell silent when both were taxed with bribery—the Committee, we say, who heard all that we have stated sworn to, and heard no c mtradiction— having satisfied their consciences that Dr. Webster did not act for Lord Listowell, that being the English of " agency," it of course became useless to prosecute the petition further. When a few gentlemen choose to form a judgment different from the judgment of every other man in the em pire, it is quite plain that they are not to be convinced by the proofs that prevail with other men, and it is to compro mise the interest; of truth and justice to carry on a face of reasoning with them. We are willing to put the whole case to any man upon one issue. Dr. Webster, in the presence of Lord Listowell, was publicly and so lemnly charged with bribery, and the actual bribe was pro duced. Dr. Webster was silent, and Lord Listowell was silent. Now, what we ask is this—would Dr. Webster have been silent if he had not been guilty, or would Lord Listowell have been silent if he had not been fully cognisant of Dr. Webster's crime. If Dr. Webster bad been innocent, would he not at once have given the lie to his accuser ? Or, if Lori Listowell had not been ats ac complice, or rather, the principal, would he not have sai4 something like this—" I do not believe that my friend and proposer has been guilty of bribery, but if he has I ant sorry and ashamed, and declare, with a clear conscience, that I am no participator in his guilt." Such would be the course of innocent men in the circumstances but both Dr. Web ster and Lord Listowell pleaded guilty by their silence ; and yet, forsooth, the Committee acquit Lord Listowell of any connection with his bribing agent. If this proceed, the new Act for the trial of elections is waste paper. ( From the Courier.) The absence of any decisive manifestation of action iu the case of ,11'Leod, for so the silence of the advicee from the United States by the Britannia may be construed, appears, on the other side of the water as here, to be regarded rather in the favourable sense of approximation to a conciliatory understanding finally than otherwise. No precise reasons are assigned as the foundation for the general impression, and there fore, except conjecturally, or by reasoning from probable events and plausible appearances, we are left entirely in the dark as to the actual position in which mat ters• remained at the latest date. We may, however, be justified, perhaps, in assuming a certain nega tive line of action, on the part of the British minister in Washington at least, which would tend to prolong discussion and procrastinate the decisive issue, to which strict and immediate compliance with the positive in structions understood to have been transmitted for his guidance by Lord Palmerston, must inevitably have hurried the question of war or peace. We apprehend, for instance, that Mr. Fox may have been prevailed upon, or have found it prudent, to withhold the formal demand for the instant and unconditional release of M'Leod, the refusal of which must necessarily have been followed by a request for his passports and the termination of his mission. But, although not to embarrass the ad ministration of General Harrison but just installed into office, with the instant pressure of a point so mo merntous, Mr. Fox may have consented to waive for a time the presentation of the official and peremptory note, which, once made, became irrevocable, yet there can be no doubt that extra officially and privately he must have com municated to Mr. Daniel Webster, the new Fcreign Se cretary of the Union, not substantially only, but literally, the contents of his instructions, however absolute they might be, This would account for the frequency of Ca binet Councils at Washington, in which doubtless the ques tion in all its phases was anxiously deliberated. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1841 COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of business. A Report was brnught np From the Commissioners of Sewers, F taring fiat the Commissioners accepted the grant of 1,6001. fur the erection of a statue of William IV., in the wide space between King William-street and Grace church-street, according to the very beautiful design ex hibited to the members of the Court, prepared by Mr. Kelsey, the surveyor to the Commissioners, and Mr. Nixon, a very rising artist. The work was directed to be proceeded with immediately. WRETCHED HABITATIONS OF LABOURING; MEN IN TILE CITY. Alderman KELLY presented a petition from the Ward Inquest of Farringdon ;Within, which he said was one of considerable importanie and interest, as regarded the poor people who laboured in the City of London, and was most credi . able to the humane feelings of the gentlemen from whom it issued. That petition stated that the Inquest Jury in going round the Ward of Farringdon Within, to dispense the money raised for the service of the industrious poor in the late severe season, found that the claimants paid enormous rents for the most wretched tenements, and that the land. lords in many cases treated them with' great inhumanity .if they happened to be unable ti pay. The petition, which resembled that which was a few weeks ago presented to the Court of Aldermen by the same petitioners, prayed that the Court would take the case of these poor oppressed persons into their humane consideration and supply a piece of ground for the erection of several small houses for their accommodation upon cheap rent.. Mr. STEEL, one of the petitioners, addressed the Court in a speech of considerable length. He deprecated the emduct of unreasonab_e landlords, who deserved to be punished as severely as tradesmen who gave false mea sure and bad quality, and argued that the corporation would do mere credit to itself by affording the means of providing cheap and comfortable habitations for the Is bouring poor than in laying out large sums of money in magnificent improvements. Mr. LAWRENCE said that ore ward were to receive the accommodation thus required all the rest of the twenty—ix might be expected to apply for similar in dulgence, and the Corporation would never be able, bow eaer willing, to comply with such an arrangement. If the ward of Farringdon Within were so remarkably distin guished from all the other wards, would it not be likely to be crowded to the inconvenience of the inhahitaws ? He considered that the thing was quite impracticable, and therefore moved as an amendment—That the petition be laid on the table. Mr. STACEY seconded the amendment. He contended that the very improvements which had bee.] alluded to by the petitioners, were infinitely snore serviceable to the poor labourers, than new and cheap tenements could prove to be. Mr. ASHURST approved of sending the petition to a Commitee, and said that it might be advisable to make the experiment Mr. R. L. JONES opposed the principle altogether, and stated that there was not a ward in the City, which had less reason to complain than the ward of Farringdon Within. Mr, ANDERTON said that if the prayer was granted, it would have the effect of driving the poor of Farringdon Within into Farringdon Without, which had already quite enough of its own. MI: WESTWOOD was convinced that the thing was quite practicable, and would be highly beneficial. The amendment was then carried by a very large majority. THE COAL-WHIPPERS ENSLAVED BY THE PUBLICANS. Mr. RICHARD JOHNSON, the late Chairman to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, presented a petition, signed by a large body of the coal-whippers of the metro. polis. It stated that the selection and appointment of the gangs of coal-Whippers depended upon the owners of pub lic-houses, many of whom were shareholders of coal Nrs sets and consignees of the cargoes, and had the power to employ and reject whom they pleased ; that it was the practice of those publicans to employ those who fre quented their houses, and that hard drinking was the best recommendation; that, as a necessary consequence, the most profligate and intemperate were in constant employ ment, while decent persons who were anxious to bring up their families properly, found every difficulty thrown in their way on account of their refusal to join in the filthy vices of the tap-room. The petition, in very energetic language, besought the Court to do all they could to save the poor petitioners from the horrible and degrading ty ranny exercised over the body by appointing a:public office to which.application should be made for coal-whippers. The petition was received in the warmest manner, and Mr. R. JOHNSON moved, amidst cheers, that it should be referred to a Committee. Mr. STEVENS declared that it was highly creditable to the poor men who petitioned to show such anxiety to escape frem such slavery as they had described, and he trusted that some means would be devised to relieve them and their families, from the persecution of the harpies of whom they had expressed such horror. The petition was unanimously referred to a Committee, HE REV. H. STOWELL, AND THE CHARTISTS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) On Tuesday evening last the Bath Protestant Associa tion held their annual meeting at the Assembly-rooms, to which were invited by placard the operative classes, who, however, could gain admission but by tickets. The ob ject of the party calling the meeting was to form an Ope rative Protestant Society, but that object was frustrated by the Chartist', who attended in great numbers. On the platform were several Church clergymen, fome Dis senters, and a few members of the Society of Friends. The number present were estimated at from 5,000 to 6,000. On the ticket of admission it was stated that the person using it stood amenable to the direction of the chair. The Chartists therefore, proposed their ewn Chairman, much to the mortification of the g-ntlemen on the pl kt form, who said they would take steps to put down such il legal proceedings. Here a scuffle ensued, which ended in the success of the Chartist party, who, after much resis tance secured the chair, nearly pulling all the platform gentry who had seized it from the platform. The scene at this moment baffled all description —never was the like witnessed in that room before. The appearance of po lice on the platform was treated with groans, hooting, and whistling, which continued for a length of time. At last, however, the Chartists passed, almost unanimously, a re solution against the formation of a❑ Operative Protestant Society, which, they said, would be like arraying one sect against another. — Mr. S. BARTLETT obtained a hearing, and made an in teresting speech, tolhe satisfaction of all parties. Rev. Hera STOWELL, Protestant Missionary from Man chester, rose to address the meeting, and after abusing the Catholics, who, he said, would commit murder if told to do it by their priests, declared himself to be a Tory. This declaration was hailed with hooting and groans from the operative classes, who would not hear him any more. The Rev. Gentleman at length gave way to the feeling of the meeting, and retired. Three cheers were given for the Charter, as many for Frost, Williams, and Jones ; and after paying the usual compliment to the Chair, one of the most uproarious meet inr,s ever held in Bzth was dissolved about half past ten The Rev. Hugh Stc well challenged Bishop Baines. of the Catholic College, to meet him in discussion. The Bishop was not present. Bath, March 31, 1341. RAILWAY TRAVELLING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,_By your giving this insertion it may at once be the means of preventing such inconvenience as that ex perienced by the passengers of the coach alluded to in your Evening Paper of the 30th ult. The Jolly Alderman observes he left Bath, with 10 or 11 passengers, at a quarter-past one, to arrive at Wootton Bassett at five, and the Paddington terminus at eight ; and if further appears when they arrived at Wootton Bassett they were informed there was no train for passengers until two o'clock the next morning, unless they chose to go by the luggage train about seven o'clock that evening, at an extra charge of 6s. each passenger. They were, no doubt, taken with much surprise and chagrin at receiving such ad intimation. Now had I fortunately for them been one of the passengers, I should have set them the example of ordering a post-chaise out to proceed on the journey, the contract bt tog after the arrival of the coach at Wootton Bassett to be conveyed to Paddington by the railway, and to arrive at eight o'clock. Your's, &c. AN OLD TRAVELLER. JUMPING FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN.—When he five-o'clock down train was proceeding, on Thursday evening, between Duffield and Belper, the hat of a man, dressed in a smock-frock, and riding in a thiri.class train, blew off ; in spite of all that the other passengers could do to prevent it, the man jumped out of the carriage to recover his hat, and, it was thought, was killed on the spot, but such does not appear to be the case. He was able to walk a short distance, and, it is hope;], will recover from the shock—hut this is very doubtful. It is a mercy that he was not dashed to atoms, as the train was at that time travelling at the rate of thirty miles an hour. No blame whatever attaches to the Company's servants. Several deaths have occurred from persons thoughtlessly jumping out of railway trains when going at a rapid rate.. W e hope this will operate as a caution to others, to avoid attempt'ng a feat which must generally end in the death o f the p erson perforating it. We underst a nd th e thought less man was a servant of Messrs. Wheatcrofts.—Derby- Shire Chronicle. DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-oe.Wednesday at the floor-cloth manufactory now erecting in Page's walk, Grange road, Bermondsey, where the workmen, to the of of fift y, were employed in erecting the frame work ot a -builiing of very large dimensions, and had raised several massive pieces of timber upwards of forty feet in height, which were bolted to the joists intended to support the flooring, a sudden and violent gust cf wind snappped tho braces, and in an instant levelled the whole en, erusredd which, falling falnie with tile ground, weight. Two of them had the s ir v l e e g w s e f r r e a e d t r u e r a e d d ru i l n ly a amongst the numerous workm ,gaostz them,and all %el's? bleeding pro_ manner. The remaining in their beads, backs, and legs, injured shock ing as t. be named Edwards and fasely. In a short time two Johnson, were so far recoveredhospitalremoved in to a their very own homes. The others ninths at the precarious state. li2ADJOURNED COMMISSI ON OF LUNACY. Wednesday morning, at half -past eleven o'clock, th mission of lunacy upon Miss White, of Tvvict . enham e eere which WAS adjourned from the 17th inst., at th e requ ' e of Miss White, in order to p rovid e herself with profes't sional assistance, was resumed before Mr. Commissioner Blount and a special jury, composed of the county mag i s _ tracy, at the Crown Hotel, Twickenham. A great deal of evidence was adduced, but the greater portion o f i t went to show that the lady was eccentric, rather than insane ; and after a personal interview the jury found that Miss Barbara White is of sound mind, and capable of managing her own af f airs and her property. Miss White is in her 52ad year. As these statements tally precisely with what we ob serve, it will be fair and just to consider them per fectly correct and candid. One remark, however, must be made upon the observation in the York report concerning the short sowing of barley. The fact is certain ; the same practice is taking place in Vie mid land corn districts, but why ? 13 the Chevalier barley so much preferred by maltaters as to render the sowing of the old spring variety of little avail ? SJ we hear. Or may we not look to the spread of whit is sillly called " tee-totalism ? " A v - ..ry sensible lett n anneat7, signed " A Farmer," at p. 5, col. iii., of the Mark Lane Express. The writer views the prospective consequences of an abstinence from beer on farm pro duce, and adds " The fist article that it may be at 11 likely to affect would be barley. Now, after watching its effects for above a year, lam come to the conclusi in that it would be so far from b •ing an injury to us, that I believe it would be an immense benefit. I find when a labouring man hasl,ft off drinking he generally purchases a pig. and bestows more- barley upon that in the course of the year than he would consume himself in the shape of malt. In fact, if all the labouring classes speed nothieg for drink, nearly all that they earn is laid out for food ; and thus every sixpence comes back to the farmer imme diately, without, perhaps, more than one penny being de ducted for a profit for the butcher a id baker ; but if the same sixpence is spent at the public-house, not more than three half-pence of that comes back to the grower." We cannot copy the whole, nor it, most ju.t allusions to the effect of abstinence on !show., on the direction of out lay, on family comfort, Poor-laws, and taxation. As the mental and bodily power so maintained would be devoted to the manual and practical duties of husbandry, so might we, with equal justice, insist *hat science. direct-d by ti.;- tional educational farms, would influence the knowledge of the agriculturist and conduct him to the perfection of his art. HOW TO GET A COAT ON AN EMERGENCY, IN GALWAY. called, Sir," said the complaisant maitre d'hotel, o know if you wish to go to the ball this even rig ? There will be a very f u ll atten d ance : a f e w only of the tickets remain to be disposed of; and, as no more will be issued in case of crowding the room, I amdesirous of giving my guests the refusal of those in my possession." My rubicund visitor seemed at first no better than a Job's comforter; for, after briefly and frankly relating my ill-fated condition, he replied, " is very unfortunate indeed ; that I might be a month in Galway before I could gat one made; I might be lucky to have it ready in a fortnight : as for myself," he continued, " I usually leave my measure at Christmas, and get the suit home at Easter I" A pause ensued, and thiniti-g that matters had now come t o a cr i s i s , I was carelessly replacing the disordered contents of the port• manteau, when the wcrLhy landlord, stetting as if some happy ilea had struck hi m, exc l a i med, " One chance still remains, Sir; and, as it world be hard for a Sportsman . sman to lose su c h an opportun i ty of seeing our fair citizens, won't be my fault if you do not succe !el. It strikes me." he continued, " that some of the tailors, who have now hot week with the dandies of the town, might be prevailed upon for a consideration to lend you the loan ef some gentleman's coat for the night ; and, although it may not be the fairest way in the world t o get w h at one wants, still it is a consolation to know, that, whoever the unfortunate may be, be cannot he ha'f so badly ofeas yourself in the way of dress." This speech was certainly as plain as it was unpleasant ; but there was no time for reflection, and before I well knew what I was about, I found myself at the door of " Mr. Daly, Tailor to His Worship the Mayor and Gintry of Galway.”—" Is Mr. Daly within ?" shouted my Cicerone to the ninth part of a man standing at the door.—" He is, your Honor," was the reply. —" Then go and tell him that Sir Wallace Maxwell wishes to sera him instantly," said he " of the flote:," looking sigeific intly at me; and the next moment a dapper little Saran, evidently iirended by nature either for a midwife or a tailor, usl esed us into a small back room, and shutting the door said, " Your humble servant, Sir Wallace." I was mute. My host addressed the tailor : "Now, Mr. Daly, we wish you assistance. Sir Wallace Maxwell is come over to this court try to fish and shoot, and see our green hills and fine lakes and rivers, and it will be your fault if he doesn't see our fine ladies into the bargain. He must go to the bad to-night; his luggage has not arrived as yet, and the civil a coat he has to put to his back, barring a frock or a shooting-jacket. Though it isn't the fashion in this town to keep clothes ready made, or to make any without a month's notice, you can sarve him materially by landing one of the best dress coats you are making for the night ; it will be returned ia the morning, and you will be well paid for the loan." The Knight of the Thimble looked blank, bure'd and ha'd for a few moments, and at length answered, " I am afraid I can't be if any saivice to ye, for the fact of the matter is there's not a co a t i n the house that would fit Sir Wallace but ' Mad Blake's,' and I m ight as well cut my throat at once as disappoint him."—" No excuse," cried the innkeeper, authoritatively; " the coat we . . must have by hook or by crook. You know who is speaking to you. Let us see if it will fit." Tile coat was pro duced at last, and the bargain struck. Not to lose sight of the treasur e , my companion resolved to carry it with him, a n d as he was wishing Mr Daly a good afternoon the errand-boy entered, saying that Mr. Blake was waiting below 1 The poor tailor looked black and trembled ; and, as we were crossing the thresh old, we beard Mad Blake's voice shouting, " Is it ready ? Is it ready, you scoundrel ?"_,. We had ;I lucky escape," said the innkeeper, as we hurried along a narrow la) -sue( t leading to the hotel ; " for it would be no joke to corn, foul of that mecap Blake. Although he 13 a good i in ne a a la a n t d e i t n he all b o e t s h t er fly m ..fi a - t t e )e rg r roeniattliincgritso,emr,ahne i o s b a e v as e t ry ; e a : v e i n i the poor country girls staff .r from his doing', and . on a marke day I've often seen him le‘titg ffcrackera um.er their r e d petticoats, and making them dance about like hens upon a hot griddle. But we've jockey'd the tailor anyhow with the title; and if Blake doesn't render him speechless, as he has done many a better man, it will be round the town before morning that he has atided the name of Sir Wel laceMaxwelr to the list of his customers ” —Old Sport ing Magazine. took a fancy to Nassarino, . ---, Queen is very A RESTIVE GALLANT.--Tne generous, but has not a large allowance• When she first 1410 , whose cecist ea he then was, that she must gve him up to her, arld the Stigliano consented ; but the gallant himself was restive, and would not Le dtspo.we she told the Princess of S t i g _ of, and devoted his time and attendance to a third lady whom ha really loved.—Swinburne's Courts cif Europe. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR MARCH. Since our last we have passed through a month of splen dour. Such a March has rarely- been witno.sed cr re corded, and its effects have been equally There have been, perhaps, six or eight partial marks of frosty rime, produced an hour before dawn ; but in no one instance have our thermometers, however situated, denoted the freezing degree : once we had the mercury at 33 de grees. Tlse equinoctial period passed with rather st - irmy concomitants ; but though clouds, packed together in huge cumulous masses, came with south to south.wes'erly clouds, the weather was little more than showery, it could not be called rainy; and, therefore, we augur that the spring and summer will be deciJedly genial, generally sunny; but the gleams relieved by seasonably alternating showers. It is a glorious and benign season—full of promise and hope. Wherever we go we observe all the crops rich and healthy. The snow saturated the land, and stored it with fertlizing ammoniacal salts, and ovary subsequent shower (fur the volume of rain has been generally below an aver age) has tcld ; hence, there has been less of March dust than is usual. Moisture has been• sufficient, yet not re dundant, and the land has been ploughed, harrowed, sow", Fee., without one serious interruptio n . Oats, beans and peas are up and flourishing. Wheat varying a little in intensity of verdure, but everywhere healthy, beautiful, and abundant ; very much spring wheat has been sown. That which we thus record from our own inspection, our correspondents affirm. And now we will turn our at tention to distant intelligence, which we obtain from the compendious statements in the last Mark Lane Express previously observing, that, after all the " fears," and evil surmisings of interested dealers (for such are abundaetly sensitive and ever on the alert to create alarm), the truth is plainly told, unvarnished, and without qualification, in the cheering quotations to which we now solicit the reader's attention. From Yorkshire, to the 19th of March...." February commenced with severe but seasonable weather ; this gra dually gave way to very warm and extremely genial weather for the season, and even March sust tined the same character up to the 15th ; since, the evenings have been cold, south-east winds and a little rah, have followed. To begin wlih the wheat crop—we actually h ave to say t h at, never in our recollection was the appea rance o f wheat so favourable ; the plat. ist full, so much so, that you may travel for fifty miles, in almost any direction in the coun try, and not see a single field deficient in plant. The blade looks exceedingly broad and healthy, creeps along the ground, and in many cases already covers the lind; neither the frost of winter, nor the drought of the period since the storm, has at all injured it. A very small breadth of barley will be sown, but large enough, we ap prehend, to supply the diminished demand. The prospects of wheat for another year, therefore, are excellent ; and should Providence grant us a good harvest there will be more than a supply. Turnips were never known so plen tiful. Stock sells well, farm work is extremely forward, and pastures are beginning to look green." " LINCOLNSHIRE.— We have now passed the equinox, with the gales of wind usual at this season, all from the south, and without more rain than a few showers. Vege tation has made an early start, and is acting upon the wheat and grass lands most energetically. The first sown beans are beginning to break through, and barley and oats will soon follow. The hawthorn hedges aro partially in lea; and everything indicates an early spring. Cattle of all descriptions are enormously dear." GENERAL REVIEW. Extract. )—" With a continuance of extraordinary fine weather, great progress has be el made with spring sowing. Bear, and pea-planting is already finished, most of the oats have also been corn. mitted to the ground, and even the sowing of barley has been generally commenced. Since the breaking up of the frost till the present period (29th) the weather has been highly favourable for all species of husbandry. The ground turned up pliable and mellow, and ploughing suffered no interruption; the surface was rendered dry by brisk winds and sunshiny days ; most of the seeds con sequently got an excellent bed. Subsequently we have had occasional showers, and already beans, peas, and oats have appeared above ground ; meanwhile ihe young wheat plant has daily been gaining vigour, and at the present period the country presents a truly delightful aspect," In Scotl ind the favourable weather experienced during nearly the whole month has enabled the farmers to get well forward. From Ireland the accounts are precisely similar. The markets of both countries cantinue to be indiffereetly supplied with grain of all kinds, and, though the demand had by no means been brisk, former prices had been eel supported. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The Jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was ordered to he transported tnr ten years. Upon the application of the prosecutor the gold watch and the other property found in the prisoner's possession, were ordered to be given up to him, as there was no doubt that they were the produce of the robbery. This case concluded the business on the Crown side, and Mr. Byron Parke then proceeded to assist in disposing of the cause list. EVANPORL V. LORD W. PAGET. This was an action to recover the amount of two bills of exchange, one for 4,800 franca, and the other for 651. ac cepted by the defendant. .Mr. S a - ge ant Chann e ll an d M r. Willi es were for the and Mr. Petersdorff aapeared for the defendant. The acceptances were admitted, but the defendant made sev-ral special pleas, among which were—that the accept ances had been obtained by fraud—and also that no cwi sideration had been given for the bills. Mr. PEDERSDORFF then ca!lcd in support of the de fendant's case a person named Samuel Lawrence. who stated that is the year 1835 he was carrying on the busi ness of a Horse Repository at Brussels, where the trans actions referred to took place, and in the month of Au gust Lord William Paget wished him to accompany him to the eitabl , shment of a horse and carriage dea'er named Bondroit, to look out a carriage and horses, and he did so, and Lord ‘Villiam seleet,cl a phaeton and pair of horses, for which he was to give 4,000 francs by a bill at six months, and in consideration of the credit 800 francs more were to be given. Lord William also purchased a chariot for 651., and two bills for the respective amounts were drawn and accepted by his Lordship and given to Bondroit, and it was arranged that the carriages and homes were to be sent to his repository the Lest day. The witness swore that the carriages and horses were never sent, aid when he apDlied to the plaintiff, who car ried on business with Bondroit, for either the bills cr the carriages, he refused to let him have either one or the other, and his Lordship, in point of fact, never received any consideration for the bill.. This witness on being cross-examined said his name was S•imuel Lawrence Laza:us, and that he was of the JeAish permlasion. He admi:tcd that he had taken the oath upon the New Testament, but he said that although he was a Jew to did not fallow his religion very strictly, and he considered the oath as binding upon his conscience as though he had taken it upon the Old Testament. He had left Brussels about 5,0001. in debt, but he had since paid all his creditors. In answer to a question from Mr. PETERSDOUFF the witr.eis described the plaintiff as a dealer in carriages and bill discount 3r, and he said that Bondroit was a horse. dealer and a notorious usurer. A witness named Bush, who stated that he was also pre. sent when the transaction in goc,tion took place, corrobo rated the evidence of the witnais reipccting Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL then put in a letter identified as the handwriting of Lord W. Pazet, in which the writer said he hal no objection to the plaintiff being the drawer of his bill for G5l. Baron PARKE addressed the Jury, and said it was for them to consfler whether the defendant had made out, his plea of %ant of consideration, and whether the accept ances had been fraudulently obtained from him by the parties, and without there being any ii,tention on their part to let him have the property for which they were given. The Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, found for the plmintiff upon the 65/. bill, and fur the defendant upon the bill for 4,800 francs. Mr. Setaeant CHANNELL said that of course the interest upon thy 651. bill, amounting to IV. would be included. The Jury said they would nut give any ilitgrest. Baron PARKE said it was the regular rule to &low ir terest, and he recommended the Jury to do so, and the Jury then contented that the interest should be added. (Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury. ) THE QUEEN V. THE LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILVVAY COMPANY. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS (with whom was Mr. Patera dorff, ) stated that this was an indictment charging the Com pany with having neglected a duty imposed upon them by their Act of Parliament, in reference to public ways. Their Act authorized them to interfere with the public highways, but only upon certain conditions ; one of which was, that when they did take up any portion of an old road, that they should provide an equally good and commodious on e for the public. LI 1836 the Compiny's works had been brought to a place called Red Lion-court, running from Berrnond.ey-street to College -street, an irregular passage, varying from six to forty feet in width, and with foot pave ments on each side; and the cnarge against the Compaey was that their viaduct completely blocked up this footway, without giving the public any equivalent for i , . A witness was then called, but after his examination had been shortly gone into, it was suggested that the mat ter might be arranged by a reference, and a verdict of Not Guilty was then taken by consent. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Ann Connell was yesterday placed at the bar charged with having stabbed a man of the name of Collins, in the eye. The complainant stated that he was passing along Drury lance last evening, when he was stopped by the ; risoner, WllO requested him to treat her, and he did so. She then took him to her own hou , e, a-id when they were in, locked the door and demanded his money.ning seized a k n i fe threate He refused t o give her any, an d sLe to take his life unless he delivered up his money. He still ref use d , and the prisoner stabbed him in the eye. Complainant then a!tempted to e-cape by the window, but found he could oot do so without endangering his life. He called loudly for the police, and the pri , oner broke a leg off the table, and commenced beating the complainant about the head and shoulders; by this time the police-officer had suc ceeded in obtaining an entrance, and took the prisoner into custody. The police-officer was called, who corroborated the latter part of this testimony. The prisoner, in her defence, merely denied the charge, and she was fully committed for trial. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILwA v. —An engine-driver named Innes Ras killed on the above Railway on Friday last, in conse quNice of Lis engine coming into collision with a luggage rain. It was entirely his own fault, and a verdict excul pating the Company Gas been returned by a Coroner's Jury. HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 1. The House sat to-day, to hear appeals. The Pet , rs present were the Lord Chancedor, the Earl of Bandon, and Lout Colburne. _- THE MARQUIS OF BREADALBANE V. CAMPBELL. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, affirming the judgment below, with costs. The only question in the case related to the validity of the entail of the lands which formed the property of Combie. LAWRENCE V. BLAKE. Their Lordships then proceeded to hear the arguments in this appeal from the decision of the Lord Chancellor of Ire land. The case is an extremely heavy one, and likely to oc cupy several days. Shortly after two o'clock the further consideration of the cas" . was adjourned till Monday, the Lord Chancellor having to attend a Council at Buckingham Palace. ROLLS' COURT, APRIL 1. KING OF HANOVER V. SIR H. WHEATLEY. The defendants in this case, it may be recollected, obtained an order for a Commission to Hanover to cross-examine two of the plaintiff's witnesses, but a difficulty having arisen as to the form of the order, the case was brought on again for the purpose of obtaining theldirection of the Court. The MASTER of the RoLLs this morning stated that search having been made an order had been discovered in a case of Campbell v. Scongall, which appeared to him applicable to the present case, and directed the order to be drawn up in the same form. V I OE-CFIANCELLOR'S COURT, MARCH 31. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OF GRAVEIEND. This ca,e, which was before the Court at intervals during the greater part of last week, was concluded to-lay. It was a motion for an injunction to restrain the clrpo ration from applying the pier tolls in payment of certain loans which it was alleged it had made in contravention of the Pi r Act=, and to the prejudice of the proper credi tors of the tolls. His Honour thought that no part of the motion could be granted at present. He should, there fore, make no order. APRIL 1. RAYNE V. BENEDICKE. HI3 HONOUR the Vice-Chancellor was occupied nearly the whole morning with the fu r th er arguments in this part- I . eard case, whi c h came before the Court upon a motion to (issfilve an injunction, restraining the captain of a vessel trading between Newcastle and New York from leaving Cowes for New Yotk. The ground upon which the in. junction was obtained was the belief of the plaintiff who bad shipped goods on board the vessel, of the intention of the captain to devote part of the cargo to the repairs of the ship, the owners being insolvent. The arguments were not concluded in consequence of the absence of Air. K. Bruce, who was engaged in the }Luse of Lords. The Learned Gentleman will reply to morrow (this day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, MARCH 31. In the course of the day an order was communicated from the Lord High Chancellor to the Learned Commissioners of this Court. enjoining upon them to require from the dif. ferent official assignees a monthly r e t urn , upon oat h , of all the balances whic may remain in their hands upon the respective estates to the collection and administration of which they may have been appointed. This matter has been frequently pressed by the Commis;loners themselves upon the official assignees, but hitherto without the least effect. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.--KINGSTON, APRIL 1. James Oldbrook. who was on Wednesday night con. victed of manslaughter, was ordered to be transported for fourteen years. Richard Edwin Oseman, 21, was indicted for feloni ously stealing fifty-five pounds in gold and silver, fiur ten-pound bank notes, one five-pound note, and other anti. cies, the moneys and property of George &icy:al Field. Mr. Chambers conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson the defence. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor kept the Compasses public house, Bankside, and the prisoner went to lodge with him in the month of November, and continued there till the 12th of December. On the 11th of that month, Mrs. Fiel 1, the aunt of the prosecutor, plated about a hundred pounds in gold and silvt r in sepa rate bags in a box in her bed-room, and left the place secured. The next day the prisoner was observed to go up stairs, and he did not make his appearance any more, and upon the annt going to the box the same day, she discove;ed that it had been broken open, and that all the money was gone. Nothing was heard of the prisoner until the month of March in the present year, when, from information that was received, an officer was despatched to Worcester, where he apprehended the prisoner, and on searching his box a bag was found, which was clea•ly identified as being one of those that had con tained a portion of the stolen money. A gold watch, a new suit of clothes, and bills for atticles he had purchased to the amount of between 201. and 30/. were found in his possession. HACKNEY PETTY SESSIONS TUESDAY. (From the Brighton Gazette.) PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.--The Asia, 84,'Capt. Fisher and Pique, 36, Captain Boxer, have arrived at Chatham, the fsrmer to be paid off, and the latter to be refitted with all dispatch. At present, not a single ship is fit-ing out, at Plymouth or POrtsmouth. The 'ndus, 84, Captain Sir J. St'r'ing, Vernon, 50, Captain Walpole, Pelican, 18, Commander Napier, and .N.iutilus, 10; Lieut. Beaufoy, form the squadron at Spit bead ; the two first waiting to complete their crews, and the latter for orders to proceed. The transport, Belle Alliance; is fitting out at Deptford, to convey stores to Singapore, for the use of the squadron on the coast of China. ActiVe ' exertions are making to complete the 50 gun frigates, Warspite and Dublin;or commission. They will be ready for the pendant in about a month: The Vindic tive, 50, is also in a forward state. The Tweed, 20, Commander Douglas, and Iris, 26, Captain Nurse, have sailed, the former to the \Volt Indies, and the latter to the coast of Africa. The troop ship Apollo may be chilly expected to arrive from Qac..bec, with the 24th Re..irnent on board, having recently Linde,' there the 68th R •piment. The brigs Curlew, 10, and Acorn, 16, were in Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, all well, on the 22d January, refitting to procee i to the west coast. S IPPING INTEL LIGEN CE. (LLOYD'S.) Lox noNs, Amur, I.—Wind, Thursday, at noon, W.N.W., light breeze and cloudy. DEAL:, MARCH 31. —Wind W.—Arrived from the river the Asia, Davidson, for Hobart Town; Marmion, Harrison, Quebec. Sailed the Wellington, Chadwick, for New York. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Caro line, from Shields ; Hibernia, Quin, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31. Wind N.W., strong and squally.—Arrived the Stratheden, from Port Philip; Mary Ann, Woodwork, Madeira and Calcutta ; Robert Henry Allen, Norey, Gibraltar. RAMSGATE, MARCH 31.—Arrived the Margaret, Richard son, from Africa, with lOss of anchor and chain. The Orion, from Flalifax to Loodun, has put in here very leaky, with loss of anchors and other damage. FALMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breeze. Arrived, the Albina, Logie, from Sierra Leone ; Lenard. St. Michaels. Sailed, the Express, Naylor, Algiers; put, back, Mina, bound to Lisbon.' - . • LIVERPOOL, M RCM 31.—Wind fresh. Arrived, the WaamTurcar, GonaiVes ; Colonist, from Tobascl ; Alayflower, Knight, Mobile ; Britania, steamer, Boston and Halifax. The Grace, from New Orleans to this port, ran aground, six miles below the former port whilst in tow of a steamer, but got off after discharging deck load. The Vibelia. from Newcastle to Aden, put in here leaky, having been off five weeks. WIVENHOE, MARCH 31. Me Traveller, from Stockton, was wrecked this morning on the Gunfleet Sand--crew say, d. SCILLY, MARCH 24.—Arrived the Undaunted, for Cadiz; Adeona, for Havannah, with six to seven tons of coal thrown overboard, having experienced very bad weather. The Rapid, from Newcastle to Algiers, was struck by a heavy sea on the 18th, became leaky, and it is supposed must discharge. The Selura, which sailed on the lath, for Lisbon, put back on the 20th, and proceeded for Newport on t'e 23d. CORK, MARCH 29.—Arrived off, the London, Bannerman, from St. John's. New Brunswick. A large ship of about 1,000 tons supposed from the same rILCC. SUNDERLAND, 111 A acts 29.—Sailed the Dungannon, for. Montreal ; Mariners, Hope, Richebucto. , HULL, MARCH 31.—Wi n d S. W., strong gales.—Sailed the Regent, Stephenson, for Quebec. The Titelia and Tiger, steamers, in going out of the Dock Basin to-day got in contact, the former had bulwarks and stancheons carried away, and has lot back; the latter received damage to covering boards, and remains. VESSELS SPOKEN WITI-L—The Hector, of Dundee, for Pernambuco, March 28, off Cork, by the William Turcan, ar rived at Liverpool. Columbia, Liverpool to New Orleans, Feb. 18, lat. 19. lon. 67; Sarah, from Newcastle, 22d, lat. 43, lon. 10 ; Lima, from Liverpool, 27th, lat. 50, lon. 8 ; Elva, Bell, London to Pernambuco, 25th, lat. 46, lon. 14, by the Renard, arrived at Falmouth. Zodiac, Surinam to Rotter dam, 14th ult., in lat. 44 N., lon. 26 W., by the Concordia, arrived in the Texel. The Acadia steamer, to Halifax, on the 27th, lat. 43, l on . 27 . T he Alice, Brooks, New York for Buenos Ayres, in lat. 48, lon. 10. CONTESTS OF WATER COMPANIES.--A case has just occurred, which is brought to our notice by a Correspondent, to prove what reckless injury is sometimes inflicted on innocent parties and the public, under tha at tempts of rival Water Companies to maintain their posi tion, and to establish a monopoly of the article they supply. The facts are these :—On the removal i;f the old London briOge Company's engine about 20 years ago, they disposed of their conee-n to the Borough Company, thus placing iat the power of the litter the supply f water for nearly the whole district of Southwark. Th consequence was, arise of about 15 or 25 per cent. in the rate, t ) which the inha bitants were obliged to submit, as they had no means of re sistance. Some persons, however, denounced thiS increas e of rate as an extortion, and exprrs.ed their determination to get a supply from another source, if such a source pre sented itself, the monopoly alone keeping the power in the hands of the Borough Company. The desired opportunity was at length afforded by the establishment of another, the Vauxhall Campany, which not only destroyed th e mono poly, but offered to supply water on such terms as would have put the inhabitants nearly in the same po sition as several years ago. The Southwark establish ment. perceiving that the inhabitants were about to desert them, and embrace the advantages offered by the Vauxhall Company, at once cut cff the supply cf nearly 20 tenants, the Vauxhall Company not having yet laid th it pipes in the neighbourhood. These tenants were chiefly engaged in purstets which rendered a constant supply of water in dispensable, and the consequence might have been that they would all have left immediately, to the great detri ment of the landlord's property. Fortunately the Vaux hall Company prevented the mischief by a seasonable sup ply with their water-carts. The merits of the case between the two companies it is not requisite to consider here, but it seems very dangerous that such arbitrary power should be in the hands of any company over one of the chief ne cessaries of life, when what they consider to be their in crest may off. , r continual temptations to abuse it.— Times BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER.-Mr. Baker held al inquest on Wednesday at the Green Man. I-Fg! , - Peplar, on the body of a once fine young man, epoa rently ::god 20, and name net positively known. Cornelius Ryan preyed finding the body on Monday morning floating on the Thames cif Messrs. Napier and Co.'s factory, Mill-wall. Deceased was well dressed, and in a pocket eas found a letter addressed " James George, care of Mr. John George, 22, Lower Shadwell, London, Eng land," and dated " Graten, Feb. 4, 1841," and signed " Crisal Morison." There being no evidence to prove the identity of deceased, or to show bow he came into the Thames, the verdict of the Jury was an open one, viz., Found dead." MALT.—A return has been laid before the House of Commons of the quantity of malt used in the dis tilleries during the years 1839 and 1840 in the united kingdom, The total arnmunt in 1839 was 4,223,342 bushels; and in 1840, 4,037,122 bushels. The quantities used in the three countries for the last year were as fol lovis :—Engl a r i d, 23 8,263 ; Irehnd, 486,240 ; and Scot land, 3,312, 619 b us h e l s , being nearly five times as much as that used in England and Ireland together, CHURCH -RATE'S. 13. fol - Mr. Br.-- S.:ltdeid, Mr. Wilson, ael Mr. But!er. Several hundred defaulters were summoned beLro the Magistrates to answer for non-payment of Church-rates, amongst whom were several of the most wealthy and re spectable inhabitants of the parish. For some time after the commencement of the proceedings it was found almost impossible to maintain order, owing to the anxiety of the recusants to gain admittance to the justice-room, but the Bench had given orders previously that a small number of appellants should appear before them at a time. The cla mour at length became so great that the Magistrates wer e apprehensive of the doors being forced, and eventually they were obliged to call in the assistance of the police fur the purpose of preserving order. The first defaulter who appeared was George Offer, Esq. (a Magistrate ). His objecti on t o t h e rate, he said, was, that as he never attended the church, he ought not to be burdened with a portion of the expense for conducting divine worship there, the more especially ns those who did atteid were suffi ,iently wealthy to provide for their own spir;tusl instruction. The BENCH inquired whether he meant to deny the va lidity of the rate. Mr. Offer said he had no wish whatever to appear in the Ecclesiastical Court, and therefore he would rather that the Magistrates decided the queAtion whether the ob jections he had stated aff , cted the validity. After a short consultation, the Bench decided that the•o was no force in the objection, and ordered payment on Mr. Offer and several of his tenants. The next appellant was Mr. Charles Green, who said he would object to the purposes for which the rate was made. Even a Church -rate, to be valid, must be made for purposes which the law recognised. The repair of ti.e church was the principal object —in legal discussions was generally assumed to be the s:tle object. FL! held in his hand a copy 'of the estimate for this rate, which amounted to 6981 4i., and the item of repairs amounted only to 75/. The rest was swallowed up in salaries to all sorts of church officers ; playing and repairing the organ above 1501. ; uniform and gold lace for beadles, and other matters of that kind. These things, he submitted, were not neces sary to the decent performance of divine worship. The Iltshops of Norwich and Exeter, in the House of Lcrds last session, cried shame upon Churchmen who forced such payments from Dissenters, and declare i that a Dis seater was not bound to pay for the luxu•ies and contin ge sci s comprised under the head of " Church-rates." Mr. Pulley said that: as a majority in vestry had allowed the rate, it had thereby become legalised. Several Magistrates expressed themselves of that opi nion also. After urging some further objections, in answer to a question from the Bench, Mr. Green said he felt some diffidence in deciding what did and what did not invaloiste a Church-rate. The most eminent legal authori,ies dif fered en that point. The Attorney-General was at issue with Sir Frederick Pollock, and one Lord Chief Justice with another. He would rather that the Bench deter mined whether the irregularity which he had pointed out was sufficient to inva!idate the rate. • The Bench declined doing anything of the sort. The appellant must; decide for himself, ay or no, whether he meant to dispute the validity of the rate. Mr. Green said, although he would much rather have avoided the responsibility of making a direct avowal; yet, as it was insisted op by the bench, he begged to state em phatically that he would dispute the validity. Mr. Varty (Churchwarden)—Then I now declare that, after that avowal, we shall to-morrow commence proceed• inff ' s to bring th e ma tt er b e f ore t h e E cc l es i astica l Court. At the close of this case a large ',umber of appellants were admitted, many of whom denied the legality of ti.e rate, and others plea ed poverty. A few ciders for pay ment were made by the Magistrate?. . NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MORNING EDITIO CORN AVERAGES• PRICES ()ENTERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH (V• ,' (;a ti' F , r the "Xe.-1, en , ), Nlarch 2i, 1 8 41. nia,le op !rola the il e i n'' , 1 "(ir , ~ '!-, , i,verc:,i: Cit,c, and ewwns in gel j, 0,-, p 11 12., ,r np,rial goiart2,. ' , 1 , 1)e.A .. t;4s. 4d. Oats ... . 23s. sd. I an ...• L 2:. I ."..` I' 3:trley :. lid. Rye ; 0 44 AVERAGES OF THE LAST six WEE"' N. - f; 01 . „0 Weak eliding WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. B °_,, A-- • 4 .." , I ---- .---..- -.-.- 11,„, PI 0 Feb. .9 61 1' 32 0 21 0 35 7 .1,,' 5 :11 2i ~9 ;4' - g slarchs 6b 6 32 9 22 8 33 0 .2,,' -f)' W 1 12 63 11 32 11 22 11 35 1 ,i'' ' ' ' . 1 2 I'l 63 9 31 2 :23 0 33 6 '''''', t , - 5 o , 23 ,64 4 :12 11 23 5 31 9 '',„: well lIIPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TIIE 5.." ali. A Wnvat 63s. 44 1 Oats 23s Sd. I Beans ....... garltiy 12a. " 74, I Rye nuToxs ON FOREIGN CORN. „Ili; Wheat tiarlev l3). 104.1 Eye - THE MARKETS—YESTEam7.. COLONIAL MARKET. t he rei There was little done by private treaty, and i t uts' sales were unimportant. Prices were, however , for most articles. The imports were small. TEA MARKET. s od r - 7 4, There was a fair busine ss d one i n F ree Trade , 10. were fully supported. Company's Congou steaddY per lb. cash 35 4 TALLOW MARKET. There w* a fair business d one i n Russian n ilv itils H6 prices we re fi rm at 455. (id. on the spot ; to" 495. 6d. per cwt. WHITECHAPEL MARKET. o i fist Prices we re m a i n t a i ne d f or b oth C lover and Ale'Agitsls' The demand wa3 good, and the supply rroderate. Joe gool request at 425. to 44s ; Clover, 4/. 153. to 6 1 . ; 3/. 16s. to Si. COUN ETS. W heat. L . nariey. Oats. ----- - ---- ... - ;-- Per Quarter, a, t o s. A. to -.. a. to 8. R.ston Braitittee 13 ighton 59 9 28 35 C 3 .A Can bridge — (.1 30 —. 20 Chichester '5B 61 27 3 23 27 Duilmow Grantham iritnsby ' 5l 64 i 27 33 18 W flailsham 6l 60 30 33 21 25 llitchin I,, , ich 5 i Co i :70 34 24 23 Lewes 56 61 136 21 22 23 Lyon 56 69 7 34 21 28 Maidstone a.) 6ij 30 :79 26 132 Norwich Pet wor th 3 4 9. , 23 26 Rom ford 64 74 , 3') 35 24 30 Sandwich Tnettotcl Wisbech .... 6O 15 '2S '.4 i2l 20 Witham 57 67 _3O 30 25 29 Yarmouth 62 66 j; 1 34 24 30 Li V ERPOOL CORN /11 ARKET.. WIMAT, English, White, per 7011.... _ Red 35 a . to 40 5 6 40 3 8 40 36 40 4i ;s4 4. i. 51) 33 7 . '" 34 33 49 34 35 44 33 4 9, j° 40 5$ 0 3; 9/ 59 0 40 0 $6 0 9; 0 49 $ 1 94' 0 4 1 0 '4l ll Wei 7 4 s 6 $ 6 3 0 q 3 J,ll 0 v„, .•••• 25 ••••• slO 14 3 ' 4, 1 '"„" 4S 0 ° 41.1 " 40 • 40 0 410 "*. 41 0 4 1 0 ••" ay 0 31 I • 41 ° • • "' 0 19 34 0 9 , •••• 3 3 0 el 47 3 , 42 '4O 4 ! t ' ll,larch 9 g c. 6 4 1 ' ••• • - Scotch, We!ch, and Manx -- Irish, White Foreign i l OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 1 Irish Foreign ... iIAtiLLY, English, Malting, per I mp . quarter ---- !•41itch and Irish, per (Bibs. Feeding licArs:s, English, per Imperial quarter - Irish, &r ----- Foreign Pease, English, per Imperial quarter - Foreign rlcurt, English, per 980,16. ---- Irish :).-trmitAL, English and Irish, per 2.lnib s NPIAN Coml.:, pc r 4801 b. • M ALT, per Impe r i a l quar t er .., HULL CORN MARKET . 60 e a 0...,... Wheat, Whit( (per Q uarter ) s6i. t .i 4.9., lied 54s- C I :SP Foreign CJs..." - git Barley, Malting Grinding 4s. 4,2 ' .3 Oats, British - $l 5, OS. Foreign (in bond) - 40 s, Beans 36 ;,,. O. 40,. 34 s. as " -- Pease, Grey .. Blue and White 365. ". tei• Linseed 50s. 335 ,, " ' D. 41 —OSL! Flour (pun' sack) s. 4. 3 34 Rapeseed per 10 quar t ers ) .../. k CHELTENHAM MARKETS. d. I t $i Per Bashel. s. d. to s. d. Per lb. I, 1 W heat Barley . ................... 8 Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal , ..... " 6 (f 1 1 3C3', , - ....... *". 0 York I Pease ' 5 0 8 0 Lamb .. . ............... ...' Hay 41.105. to 54 Os. Od. per top' CAN'rEItRU RI MARKET. o' 4 ' Wheat, white.----.. 631. to 71s. —.... 01d............ --:: to "" 1/ _ . „: -- red.„--....... 565. to 655........ 01d..........* -", t o.- -- , Barley, Malting....,. 28s. to 3is. ....... Grnding.• ''' ' to , '" Oats .. • 245. to 275...,..,. 01d.........-"" --.4 , to g t Beans ......—....—..._____. 31s to 405.....,. 01d,........* Z 4 :10 0 Pease ..., —....,.,,.,....,.,,425. to —5....... Grey........ '-'" ... P CHELMSFORD MARKET. 1. 25 to Wheat, White 69 to 76 Oats .................... .. ..... 0 i s Red Barley 33 26 White ...-0" .... 0 Chevalier °6 37 Beans, Ti c k ............ .... Grinding THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.--The interesting new works have just been published ''/l r Colburn, of Great Marlborough -street., and saat he :4 had at all the libraries De Clifford; or, stunt Man, by R. Plumer Ward, Es q , author fl ea' mainc," " De V ere ," &e.-2. The French Stage S i g ell t French People, edit e d b y Th eo d ore Hook, BSI; - 61) r ar small Boy. 3. Th e B oo k w i t h out a N ame , by lo„( - and Lady Morgan, 2 vole., small Bvo.-4. Tbo og ment, a novel, 3 vol%-5. The Personal H ist ' George the Fourth, by the Rev. George b ee 's , edition, 2 vols., small Bvo., 21s. bound. 6. S gha dFit Courts of Europe, 2 vols., Bvo.-7. The Moller - '0 7, 1 ' or, the Lesson of a Life, by Horace Smith, Es t liffs —B. Dr. Granville's Spas of England, 1 vol., • OW; and 30 illustrations, lbs. bound.-9. 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" The ship ," a .h r d " behaved admirably , an d aston i shed so me 01 "" e SO' sengers, who were o ld s hi p - masters i n t his trat e ; bad never known s o h eavy a ga l e to l ast so l on g el ate RAPID VEGETATION.—The follOWI"g ordinary prodigy i n t h e vegeta b le kingdom is, * l e o 0 1 ,1 deserving of notic e , an d i s by no means less silign% f, tale :—A few days ago the shoot of a common bris ( ,e4ll bramble, was o u t on Thi st l e Hil l, K nare sboregg h ,,,hlcti 4 the place where Eugene Aram was hung in cbain s) ' t ;nlsil when measured, w as f oun d to h ave atta i ne d On as ing growth of thi rty f eet an d upwards s i nce last are 7,,, f _Halifax Paper. or At the clo se o f t h e po ll f or t h e Clectionb Councillor f o r t h e war d o f St. Thomas, Forls° 3°u „ t io' d if Tuesday, Mr. E manue l , a J ew, was electe d by a t° 1 d 1.6 e of 33. The numbe rs f or M r. E manuel b e i ng i 7 ,', s lit . Mr. Price (a Ch r i st i an , an d of the same Libel" with I is opponent), 84. PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY and SON' ..„,1 1 : 1 facturing Silversmith s , N o . 1 4, C ornhill, Lon d on , olni)Or Bank of Engla n d. Th e b est wrought SIL VER j(isl, o ( and FoRKS, Fiddle Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce. "- ig's- Pattern, 7s. 4d. p er ounce . The following are th e h e a t h' recommended, but the articles may be had lighter of at the same price per ounce : Fiddle : 2 2 Table Dessert King'sSpd ( i , t o t n , O s w s 4Z t t se :I: '. . '. 1 11 : 4 0 1 :1 1 1 4 12 Tab e Forks 40 4 A ". 9 1 0 8 0 12 Dessertditto 26 4 ;''' 4 , i '' 2 Gravy Spoons 12 „' - " A ' . : 4 "0 1 Soup Ladle. 12 4 j 7,',' 4 1 4 0 1 1 1 Sauce ditto—. 12 ' : . t i . 2 4 Salt Spoons (strong P.' 3 j: I Fi,li Slice . ................. , g . . 10.. ) e 12 Tea Si.oens. 14 7 1 a 1 p..ir Sugar Tong s .... n liu .; u ale, aped as a Newspaper , l tp O . 'very information relate ,iO.. elate, may be had 00 in P.!' ° P—.4 l) %cer intry, free of postage, -- /. oz. s. d. £s. d. 12 Table Spoons 30 at 7 210 15 0 12 Dessert ditto 20 72 7 3 4 12 'Fable Forks. 3) 7210 15 0 12 Desse , tititto2o 7 2 7 3 4 2 Gravy Spoons 10 '• 311 8 1 Soul, Ladle... 10 7Q3 11 8 4Sauce ditto... 10 783 16 4 Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 1 0 1 Fish Slice 2 10 0 12 Te.t Spoons. 10 78:1 16 8 1 Pair Sugar Tongs 0 IS 0 N.B. A Price Current, stam silverb be se n t o or into Sheffield e the by drawings, an d conta i n i ng el tio purchasen,or will `o i i t; e to a paid letter. PATENT LEVER GOLD IVA— g o, Lady's Size, with strong engine-turned double-bac ke ' cases, elegant gold dials, Fourteen Guineas each. . so cketr Gentlemen's size, with seconds. and small for the Y hard enamel dial, Thirteen Guineas each. 14° 8 This celebrated construction (the most accurate es r oe a watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest il bo teSo ments, i. e., the detached escapement, jewelled in feu_r_ pt i o as capped, ha n d t o mar k t h e secon d s, ma i nta i n i ng po , er te" going while windin g u p, a t th e a b ove pr i ce . web t bB ; A printed w arran t y i s g i ven, w i t h fi xe d terms , on Watches will always receive any attention required* T. COX 'SAVORY, 0 0 °, Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., 47, Cor n hill (Seven d oors Gracechurch-street), London. • • N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in lgo t TABLE CANDLESTICKS, s uperior to A ; l 6 , U fa- durability, equal i n a p pearance. T a bl e candiestin-.115, inches high, - 7s. per pair; 9 inches high, 9s. ; prj inches' IS& per pair , ditto, with rich shell mountings, 9 inches paged ' c oo , per pai r; snuffer trays, with shell mountings and ch so is tre, 4s. each. Th e particular metal of w hich then f r o.: great va r i e ty o f et h er articles are made, can only be told silver by reference to the stamp. Catalogues gratis. stree_ moef t• RIPPON and BURTON, Wells-street, Oxford- BIRTHS. On the 27th ult., at Walmer, Mrs. G. Karney, of s S°ll6l' On the 28th ult., at Dartmouth, the wife of Sydenhala thus. Esq., of a daughter. 1 00 1 ' On the 30th ult., at Hampstead, th e l a dy o f J. -- Tc -n Esq., of a son. 10 0 w 1.6 On the 30th ult., at Artillery-place West, Mrs. of a son. tIR On the 3 1 1th ult., in D evons hi re-street, P or tl a nd-plaeep lady of M. E. Impey, Esq., of a daughter. On the 31st ult., at E as t Ham, Mrs. W. S. Fry, 0f_11.12.t.....- On the 30th ult., T. PM/Acrßl, lEEsD. Company's Madras Civil Service, el d est i son of T. Py croft, Egl'" Pennelather, Esq.., Grosvenor-Place, Bath, to Frances S., second daughter of the late Major Bates, R. A. On the 30th ult ,at Totterieg Edward, eldest son of gr of the Hon. East Wig third diughter of the late Richard Hall, Esq., of Portland-pl aee ' and Copped hall, Hertfordshire. of Fitzwilliime'-square, Dublin, to Harrie t ' On Hallo the 31st ult., by special license, a t St. George's , ver-square, th e Ri g h t Hon. Francis Baring, Di. P., eldest 9 ?: of Sir Thomas Baring, Bart of Stratton park, Hants, t o tn . Lady Ar. i h e ll a Georgiana Ho;•ard, second daughter of the Earl of Effingham. On th e 29th u7t, at Brenzett, Mr. W. H. Westwood, of Newgate-street, to Mary, seconddaughter of the late E. King''' . north, Esq., of Kinnardwgton. DIED. On the 6th of January last, drowned at sea, J. R. D. Foster, grandson of Mr. H. Dixon, of Deptford, aged 18. • On the 29th ult., at Camberwell, Surrey , M rs. J. Livesayr of Kent Lodge, Hanwell, Middlesex, aged 73. Of (hi the 29th ult., Diana, the wife of C . Bennett, Esq-, Clapham, Surrey London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , °' No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Otficw, No. 112, Strand, in tho county of Middlesex.—Friday, April 2, 184. E - - _-_.