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A L T a numerous and highly respectable the wIIIEETING of persons interested in the prosperity of A s ' EA T COLONY of NEW SOUTH WALES, he'd G ''°t%fe an Vu' we Ts rem, in the Ctte of Lotosoo, on a! e na ss.. ,. , the (la) 0 . A„, ;ail, co 'versed ice- the p.i.p of snslderiog the " CO.:DITIONS" recently promulgated !line Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, touch thethet f uture conduct of Muntv Emigration, and to decide on and n essures ne . essary in order' to obtain their annulment, thereby avert the alarming injury they are calculated to se as respects the future supply of labour to New South itCHARLES BARRY' BALDWIN, Esq., M.P., in the Chair, Ras moved by STUART DONALDSON, Esq., seconded by CHARLES LEE, Esq., and That unan i mously, ,Jhat the l a t est accounts from New South Wales represent agent for labour in that colony to be more pressing and I.g.ent than at any former period ; wages had risen enormously, nt,l!'ere expected to be still higher; the flock o-.vners were 11:091aeto obtain shepherds at ail approximating to the number . Itt ly necessary for their proper care; great apprehen to.ns were entertained that much of the forthcoming harvest, fo u r ta vi ll promised to be very abundant, would perish in the fields and all of a sufficient supply of labour to reap and store it; s ada 4 the great interests of the colony were very seriously ngered from the alarming deficiency of labour. A Conn ':ltee of the Legislative Council,of which the Bishop of Austra 2as Chairman, in their Report to the Council in September s tio atate, that ar "Every deptment f industr is cramped; undertaking, public or private, o can be pr y osecuted ex- Pt at an immerse expense, owing to the exorbitant rate of n , and tbe inconceivable difficulty in procuring workmen, S'Sra o ts, or mechanics, upon any terms whacever there is no T a t f the colony in which it may not be truly said that there I tt e 'tnal dearth of hands to carry on the ordinary business. Of , e Instance of sheep farming, the distress arising from want butinepherds is almost incresiiblo. Thus a very fatal check is i t °Pon the a d vanc i ng prosper i ty o f th e C o l ony ." Was moved by THOMAS lc ELM', Esq., of New South Wales, 'ascended b ALEXANDER. SMITH, Esq., of Liverpool, and Tb ße . Resolved unanimously, i stse 1 / 4 t in the opinion of this meeting it is in the highest de to N important that the supply of labour from these kingdoms ps ict e i w South Wales should be encouraged and promoted by all a kin 'able means, and that every possible facility and encourage ag.s. consistent with the existing law of the land, should be e t — t i l med to all persons engaged in supplying it. In a Report V I Z Committee of the Legislative Council of New South to e b' they state '•that to permit immigration to be suspended as aed in its extent, would be to seal the death-warrant ss;'°llial prosperity, and to expose to certain ruin the nu -4s flourishing and extending interests which have been *irk thia.Pnlania"arsleitostay also be tszalts affirmed that attar e s i„Ul the supply of labour to IsteitsAbutli Wales is also cal ki, l by refle c tion, to be highly injurious to the best inte. Is the Mother Country." bYsesbas snor d e by EDWARD DIVETT, Esq.. M.P., seconded /i t a GILCHRIST, Esq., of Glasgow, and N .l Ored unanimous:y, frati e this Meeting considers the Bounty system of Emi by sh s n l s .,Which was originated and established in the Colony, .iei ta :„colonial authorities, under the administration cf Sir tais ie • ° l3 ourke, to have been a most valuable means of ob viatline necessary supply of Labour, and to have conferred 12, 0 1efit on the Colony. It is estimated that upwards of Persons emigrated to New South Wales last year under (4rration of the Bounty system, and in the . present year, h.. ) there is reason to believe that a vastly increased supply tos "° furnished under this invaluable system, if left, as here -4.1e, to the energy of those engaged in sending it out, 1 / 4 s.„ k kled by the imposition of unnecessary and obstructive vaditions " In their estimate of the great value of the I „ ° tY system, this Meeting has the entire concurrence of Sir f se k t ge Gipps, who, in a despasch to the Secretary of State • e Colonies, presented to, and printed by order of Parbo ils -4 ' 1 ) 1 "the Bounty system, however, has been found so ts t l :Perior to that of Government Emigration, both as w h descripti on o f persons supplied by it, and the cost "tr passage, that it appears to me very doubtful t h e cther any other should be persevered in ;" and in another patch the Governor, speaking of the Resort which had then 4 ,t 1 7 been presented by the Committee on Emigration in 1 / 4 /:'''''ony to the Legislative Council, thus expresses himself : 4 % ° 1 in no way able to dispute the correctness of the con k_ of the Committee, in respect to the superiority of the ig en tYsystem over that which is carried on by the immediate 0' of Government. The Bounty system is found to be 41. sy st : e ads or about 21 per cent. cheaper than the Government t sahi tas reckoning men, women, and children . all alike, and tla s r !a no difference for the quality of the emigrants ; but if 144,11fferenee be taken into consideration, and especially the t kl u er proportion of children introduced b the Bounty sys da',the advantage of that system must he estimated eonsi tte.'''Y higher, and I am inclined to think with the Commit that 200 Government emigrants cost as much as 3GO t oti n tY ones of equal value to the Co!ony." This, it should be ),,, °, tly borne in mind, is the voluntary testimony of the Go uf the Colony, in his official communications to the s4 gte ts o f S tate. A s respec t s th a t mos t i m p or t an t cons i- W4tion—th e comparat i ve s t a t e o f h ea lth on b oar d Govern t and Bounty ships conveying passengers to New South Lei, it was stated in evidence before the Committee of the iii rslative C ounc il at Sydney in 1839, that the relative loss of t a ll the voyage was as follows, viz. : Government Bounty Oft,. Ships. Ships. aggregate number on board lin 16 ... lin 34 Ditto of Adults meDitto of Children nthe Report of the Committee of 1840, on Immigration, aZted to the Legislative Council, of which the Bishop of SR - J. 1 , 4 , 1 a was the Chairman, the Committee state—" In pri istlClPs,under the Bounty s:ystem, there were embarked 884 aiga -4, viz. 423 Males and 461 Females, and 170 Children 111g Male ' end ninety female. The register of deaths among tvi t le t i tas not been preserved, as will be found stated in the ce. As, however, no ships of this class have been placed alstran t ,_ s ! tine during the past season , it is reasonable to believe , t°,l' 1 indeed, a matter of general notoriety , that the immi - Bounty ships have arrived invariably in a state of good ' t ttp s kd ss that the casualties at sea have been exceedingly few." `meted by JAMES JOHN CUMMINS, Esq., seconded by NEIL CAMPBELL, Esq., and 11 11 1101ved unanimously, tlisiss!, 4 thus proved beyond all question, as the superiority of th e ''''Unty system has be e n, as a medium for supplyi n g l a bo u r t o Colony, it is a duty of the most urgent obligation on the of the Government of this country, to encourage and pro et that system by affording every possible facility and free f rom all unnecessary interference with those engaged in J i tr rYingit on, consistent with the provisions of the existing "°f the land, and the stringent regulations in force in k South Wales, as respects all persons introduced into the ',° o f under the Bounty system. It was moved by WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., seconded by ROBERT BROOKS, Esq., and T hat unanimously, Oat this Meeting has learnt with great alarm, that, acting 1;47 the representations made to him by the Colonial Land P e k;Fnligrwtion Commissioners, the Secretary of State for the iskea has permitted them to interfere seriously, and most s,in tis ti '!°Usly, with those engaged in conducting Bounty emigra -04,01 virtue of authority from the Colonial Government, and tqr strictly-defiled conditions and regulations on the part of ita ss , Government ; that the Commissioners have actually a k ,7,_ certain " conditions" of a most oppressive, and, as this ▪ 4 4 . entirely believes, wholly uncalled, for nature ; which Sei: nd stions" are a direct infraction of the contracts entered P a l by the Colonial Government with persons resident in the li st °l3 ,i's the effe c t of which, if persevered in, will, this Meeting sl: e 'won to believe, be the immediate and large diminution taw e supply of labour under the Bounty system, and its even afesand early abandonment by those engaged in it. -e d b E d d b y ....AMBERT, sq., secon e y HENRY FLOWER, Esq., and Palllesolved unanimously, tiki'lat these consequences, so pregnant with cause for alarm, to4: l° greatly to be derecated, will have a powerful tendency tits tnish, if not almost entirely to stop, the safe of land in htis;'"lnly ; the sourcewhence the means of furnishing the S til :4e supply of labour' is derived, inasmuch as in the event sock owners being compelled to diminish their flocks, the; the impossibility of obtaining shepherds and labourers, tapi ss c a,nuet require any increase of pasture, nor will fresh Itsir s De invested by others in the production of the greas Apo of the Colony : thus the means of defraying the cost of qoteling out emigrants will be seriously endangered. by WILLIAM WALKER, Esq., seconded by GEORGE HAY DONALDSON, Esq., and sptlesolved unanimously, tas - mat this Meeting is desirous that all practicable security th e ts_ e° lnfort should be afforded to all persons emigrating under lati s qlonial Bounties ; and is of opinion that the all-sufficient liss di °lns of the Passengers Act, and the stringent regulations, tes p j enforced as they are, by the Colonial Government, as f lat s : t a the introduction of labour under its authority (with cltsit i g and literal compliance with which the parties intro essBit cannot obtain payment of the bounties), afford ample le t !, ss on and security to all persons proceeding to New N., wales at the Colonial cost ; an t this Meeting is fully °lit in this view by the results of recorded investigations k r ia ° Colo ny b y C omm ii tees of the Legislative Council, acting Itos sa r ' t hc appointment of the Governor. °Y J. GORE, Esq., seconded by H. BUCK r.z, Esq., and hisesolved unanimously, lit e - "at the followinsr Gentlemen (of whom five shall be a quo- Itsi t iz., Stuart Donaldson, Esq., Thomas Iceley, Esq., Ed- N o nvett, Esq., M.P., John S. l3rownrigg, Esq. ALP.' 'qt . ' s ! Barry Baldwin, Esq., M. P. , Thomas Walker , Esq. , ' 4 °, Brown, Esq., Frances 3lowatt, Esq., William Walker, ll ® ' Robert Brooks, Esq., Arthur Willis, Esq., James John tili t :tliss, E s q., Henry Buckle, Esq., George Fife A ngas s , E sq., Anderdon, Esq., John Gilchrts., Esq. (of Glasgow ), Esq. (of Liverpool), Robert How, Esq.,. and I Zta "g l i n r es Esq., be, and are hereby appointed, a Committee, q t .— such measures by communicating with the Secretary I tlts - 4 a , for the:Coloni ' es, the Members 'of the Legislature, ana N ...le, as to' them shall seem to be expedient, in .order i• • P t th e . Nh il , serious evils which this meeting apprehends . will in llestmlY be produced, as respscts Bounty emigration, if the t s iSa'd interference of the Latot and Emiaration Commis- Nos shall h e permitted Isy the Secretary of &State. : ARTHUR WILLIS,sq., seconded by CHARLES Gong, Esq., and hilesolved unanimously, Isiel/4eat should the Committee,contrary to the earnest hope and Itats ti ! i ° ll Of thii Meeting, fail in inducing ,the . See7tary of sata s `° - order the annulment of the " conditions,' dated ° larch, 1841, promulgated by the Land and Emigration ka ''issioners, a Petitions be, without delay, prepared, signed. .tlts i ,,P r esent e d to the House of Commons, praying that „`os s i ll : able House to appoint a Committee to investigate .74 & ta t:a ents made to the Colonial Department by the Land ss 'utl gration Commissioners, respecting Bounty emigration, sl i tO et hi ss eh were presented to the House of Commons on the I F ebruary last, and printed by its order, and generally t at 4 11 4 • s qrti . e . into and report thereon, and on the best means 014. 1511111 g the requisite supply of labour to New South 'e l . and that until such Committee shall be appointed, I .‘lloPcrt presented, and the measures consequent thereupon k N ett Zebeen definitively decided upon, Lord John Russell be 7 teas and very earnestly solicited to direct that the s 4e „ c, conditions" promulgated by the Land and Ernigra hee'rross. loners, touching Bounty emigration, be entirely -4 0.t ed '1 EDWARD DIVETT, Esq., and seconded by ARTHUR IZe zo Wmus, Esq., and ilt wg 44;4 tred u nan i mous l y , Lsto nt , t h s e warmest thanks of this Meeting , as well as of all thieelin an interest in the great Colony of New S 7 atiri st ales; and in the well-being and comfort of the I,Population of the mother country, are justly due to Vder eti ! A tt•SHALL, Esq., for the eminent services he has trill., i n sending ou t a l ar ge and steady supply of efficientos ell nudes the Bounty sstem. bY DAVID Foiseis, Esq., seconded by HENRY /INS GoLWIN, Esq., and al te. seas tsea Unanimously, its Coitte bene authorised to publish these Resolu s.ttadaisi Times, Ming Herald,andorning Chronicle, ex - '- tn_ th ey ' ra , The Sun, and Globe, in such othei. publications 11 - vatt e d aY deem proper, with the view of giving the most ased tPublicity to them. Y J o e MARSHALL, Esq., seconded by WILLIAM 11,e4rri BKowN, Esq., and 11, shed b y acclamation, rry s s. ., best thanks of this Meeting are due to Charles il l ‘ A t ltltt7 se ci e w i a4: l l, Esq., M. P. for his kindness in taking the Chair 4 over 'along and for the manner in which he has pro ,..,"l,llroceedings. ` 44 ARLES BARRY BALDWIN, Chairman. NEW WORK ON STRICTURES OF THE URETHRA. Just published, price ss. i h k PRACTICAL TREATISE on the CAUSES, NATURE, and TREATMENT of STRICTURES et' the URETHRA, and their CONSE QUENCES. By FRANCIS BURDETT COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L. And late Surgeon tot e Metropolitan Infirmary fur the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. 2ONTENTS. CHAPThit I. Causes of Strictures. Divisions of Strictures. Consequences of Strictures. No. 15,161. CONTRACTS FOR COAL SACKS AND COAL BAGS. DEPARTMENI' OF THE STOREKEEPER.GENERAL OF THE NAVI, SOMERSET-PLACE, APRIL 7, ROL rpHE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUT ING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby give Notice, that on THURSDAY, the 6th May next, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Majesty's Dock Yards at Deptford and Woolwich (under a contract ;or Twelve Months certain, and afterwards until the expiration of Three Months' warning) with COAL SACKS AND COAL BAGS. Patterns, and a Form of the Toiler, may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the Day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Sec retar y of the Ad miralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Ten der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset place, accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible per sons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 5001. for the due performance of the Contract. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT- STREET. FOR THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. NEW APPLICATION of the OXYHY DROGEN MICROSCOPE (by Cary), its power and light applied to Eighteen Beautiful Dissolving Pictures, each magnified to a surface of 500 superficial feet. Among the 1,800 works of art and science which the Exhibition con tains, are the PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, the Mag nified and Illuminated DAGUERREOTYPE VIEWS, the PANORAMA of CANTON, the Table de Marischaux, the Models in motion, Diving Bell and Diver, the Electrotype and other Popular Lectures, and the Bode Light. The Band of Music performs from Three to Five, and from Half-past Eight to Half-past Ten o'clock. AdmiNsion4 OMR 441,411ing. GREENWICH FAIL?. The QUICKEST and CHEAPEST TRAVEL LING to GREENWICH is by the BLACKWALL RAILWAY and the STEAMERS which ply between that place and the Railway Terminus at the Brunswick Pier. The Railway Trains start every quarter of an hour from Half-past Eight in the Morning till a Quarter before Nine at Night ; and, during the Easter Holidays,,will be even later. Fares by the Railway !—First Class, 6d. ; Second Class, 4d. STEAM BOATS to WOOLWICH will pass between that place and Blaekwall every Quarter of an Hour throughout the day, Fares, 4d. ; and to Gravesend, by the new boat " The Brunswick," every day at Half past Nine, Half-past One, and Half-past Five o'clock. Fares—Chief Cabin, Is. ; Fore Ca bin, Bd. G RAVESEND to BLACKWALL, in Con nexion with the RAILWAY. The New Fast Iron Steam-boat " BRUNSWICK," Captain PATTISON,Ieaves the TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND, Daily, at Half-past Seven, Half-past Eleven, and Half-past Three o'clock : and she leaves the BRUNSWICK PIER, BLACKWALL, at Half-past Nine, Half-past One, and Half past Five o'clock. On SUNDAYS, from GRAVESEND, at Half-past Seven, Half-past Twelve, and Half-past Four ; and from BLACKWALL, at Half-past Nine, Half-past Two, and Half-past Six. Two additional Iron Steam-boats will very shortly be put upopi this station, and thus will be afforded a constant commu nication between Gravesend and Blackwall, and from thence, by Railway, to the Metropolis. IIIANCHESTER and BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. - • TENDERS FOR LOANS. The DIRECTORS of the MANCHESTER and BIR MINGHAM RAILWAY COMPANY are now prepared to GRANT MORTGAGES (under the powers of their Act of Parliament) of the TOLLS and WORKS of their un dertaking, as a security for Loans of Money, in sums of not less than 5001. on each mortgage, and for the periods of four, five, six, and seven years, at the option of the lender. Interest warrants, calculated at the rate of M. per cent. per annum, and payable at the Company's bankers, in London or Manchester, on the half-yearly days on which the interest will become due during the whole period of the. Loan, will be de livered to the Lender with the mortgages. Particulars, explaining the peculiar eligibility of this secu rity, may be obtained at the Company's Offices, No. 43. Pie cadilly, Manchester; or at the office of Slater and Heelis, Princess -street, Manchester. THOMAS ASHTON, Chairman. Manchester, January 12th, 1841. 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We have often thought that were it consistent with the usages of this country to introduce sacred subjects. on the stage, the story of Jephtha would furnish ma terial kfor one of the most touching and heart rending dramas ever produced. Our classical readers may form some idea of the dramatic ca pabilities of such a subject from the recollections of the iphegenia in Aulis of Euripides; but how infinitely more touching is the calm and willing self 'sacrifice of the daughter of Jephtha, and how infinitely more sublime are the impelling motives of Jephtha than those of Agamemnon? The music of Handel needs not words to give it expression. What, for in stance, can be more heart-rending than the reci tative, " Deeper and deeper still ;" more ten derly pathetic than " Farewell, ye limpid streams ;" or more expressive of calm re signation than the " Waft her, angel: , .`' This oratorio was performed, as all those got up by this admirable Society have ever been, in a manner worthy the sublime composer and the sacred subject. In fact it is impossible to give sacred music better than this So ciety has ever given it. Madame Caradori Allen, Phillips, and Pearsall were the prin cipal singers. We never heard " Waft her, angels" given with greater taste and feeling than it was given by Pearsall, who was raptu rously encored. The fine contr'alto voice of Nliss Masson told excellently in the beautiful air " Let other creatures die," and Miss Cubitt in the only air she had to sing, " Happy Iphis," elicited loud, and most well-deserved, applause. The gem of the oratorio, however, was the reci tative and air, " The smiling dawn," by Madame Caradori Allan. She was of course called on to repeat it, and nothing but the fear of fatiguing her prevented a second encore. The sublime chorusses were most efficiently per formed, and the concluding one of the first. part, " When his loud voice," was encored. The or chestra and chorus were on the most extensive scale, and, indeed, it is only by having them thus full and complete that any thing like justice can be done to the productions of this most sublime of composers. The immense area of the hall was crammed to suffocation, and the announcement that the oratorio would be repeated on Friday, tile 16th instant, was received with loud applause. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of. Deaths from all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturday, the 3d Apiil, 1841." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General:— Weekly CAUSES OF DEATH, Total. Average 1838-9-40. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 156 204 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 137 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration Diseases •f the Hea-t and Bloodvessels Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 56 60 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c 1 1 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Old Age, or Natural Decay 6B 71 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 28 25 Causes not specified Deaths from all causes... - Average Weekly Deaths .. 926 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths,lB3B-9-40. Western Districts ..... ... 132 ...... 139 North Districts ( 'mitral.Districts 164 ..... 190 Last Districts 192 ...... 211 • t , Juth Districts ... Total BS4 :926 It is stated that under the term Metropolis are com prised tae 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of London within and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the bills of mortality---and the parishes of St. Marylebone ; St. Pancras ; Kensington ; Fulham ; Hammersmith (Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; Paddington; St. Mary, Stoke Newington; St. Leonard, Bromley; St. Mary-le bow ; Camterwoll ; Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and St. Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The population as enu rnerat( d in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weekly average for 1838, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the three years by 156. TEMPERATURE IN THE WEEKS ENDING March 27. April 3. 64 ° 60' 43 38 52 49 it 8, 1841. Highest Lowest Daily Mean General Register-office, Apr No ELDER TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM WICK.—It appears that the Town Council of Wick have decided, by seen to four votes, that the burgh shall net at present return an elder to the ensuing General Assem_ bly. A motion was made by Mr. Kennedy (Editor of the John 0' Groat Journal), that the Council should narTt on the ensuing Friday to elect an elder. Batli. Campbell moved an amendment, in the Parliamentary style, , hit the question be postponed till that day six months, a%11;e11, as we bsv stated. %cos carried by a majority three. Does this arise from a preponderance of Dissent A-s in the Coun cil, or from disgust at the Non-intrusion majority of the Assembly ?—lnverness Couri9Tl CA l TION. THE Public arc resp•sctfully cautioned against an imposition frequently practised by unprincipled per sons filling SCHWEPPE'S bottles with a spuriou , , article, and passing it off as SCEINVEPPE'.... - SODA WATER. N one i s genuine without a Red Label over the cork representing the Royal Appointment in the centre, and their signature on each side. The same attention will be requisite in ascertaining the genuineness of their LIQUID MAGNESIA, which is simi larly protected. Both the above valuable Preparations are manufactured on the largest scale by Schweppe and Co.. and are sold by the most resuectable Chemists and Patent Medicine Venders, in the Unitod Ki r gdom. J. S. and Co. are the largest Importers of GERMAN SELTZER WATER. in Quarts and Pints, and are con• Mandy receiving fresh supplies from the Springs. .. 4...,,,,,,,,,,. .144,.. ...:c....,.....,--,...-4:.4 • .. ' -1 - .41www....."----migimmunmer --- 4 , 1....r. --- - - - r — -- ----,--..",,-. .-•-•,---.. w - . -- , if . ~.. . ' ..) 1: 1 eet..4.-: i, . .., T -' '''• . -•:::; -,' . ' t , , ,, „. 4;4 4; , .il t'' • , . _.. ....,. i, - ~,,- . - . 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I ,15\r'-4-zez-ek-^. '''''' -- ° l9 C '''• ' ' ''''' di / IN . ' ' l ‘ ' - 3 '`.<l l- ' • ';';'..!S , ' ' - 1 • . ~ LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1841. SALMON FISHERY (SCOTLAND.) A Bill has been brought into the House . of Com mons by Mr. Edward Ellice and Mr. Henry Baillie, for the better preservation of Salmon Fisheries in Scotland. The following are the principal clauses :—Scotland is to be divided into twelve districts for the purposes of tile Act. Pro prietors of salmon fisheries may meet and change the close times of fishings in districts and rivers, and the close time adopted at ''the meeting shall remain for three Sears. The cruivee, or other devices for takiiig salmor, grilse, &c., shall be opened to the full extent required by former Acts, between six o'clock on Satur dey night, and sunrise on Monday morning, and that an ample space shall be made for the free passage of the fish. This clause does not apply to fishing with net or coble, according to law. Clause 8 regulates the size and positon of the cruive in a river. It shall not be lawful to place any fixed engine, net, machine, or device in or across the' mouth of any river, soils to pre vent the run of salmon-up the river ; and all milldam s, caulds, &c., which shun not have been used for. two years shall be so altered as o permit the free run of fish over them, provided always that no such alteratiO shall prejudice the going of the mills situate upon' the river, inspectors are to be appointed by the sheriffs of counties specified in the schedule ; the salaries of such inspectors to be paid by the proprietors of the fishing. Clause 15 enacts that fourieen clear days after close time has commenced ; it. shall be lawful for persons duly authorised to angle for salmon, erase, sea trout, ar other fish of the salmon kind, prchided they are.6tot sold, The clause relating to cruives-, &e-., shall not apply to riVers, the right to the fishing of which is vested in one proprietor only. One half of the flees, some of which are heavy, is to be paid to the informer, and the other half is to be appl ed to wards defraying the expenses of carrying the Act into execution in the district. The Act is net to extend to England, Wales, Ireland, or Berwick-upon-Tweed, or to the fisheries on the Tweed or in the Solway Firth. THE LATE JOSIAH MISTER. (From the Salopian Journal.) It may be recollected that the Jury retired to take some refreshment two or three times during the course of their important inquiry, which occupied nearly twelve hours. On each of these occasions the prisoner also went down to one of the cells underneath the Court, to which there is ready access from the dock. Captain Mayne, the Rev. D. Winstone, Mr. Heathcott (surgeon to the gaol), Mr. Cartwright, and one or two other gentlemen, were accommodated by Mr. Dawson with " standing places " in the dock during the trial, and one of the party having gone Maw immediately after the prisoner, accidentally went into the cell in which he was in the act of taxing some refreshment, He was with drawing, with au apology for the intrusion, when Mis ter requested him not to go away. The turnkey or policeman who also was in the cell did not object to this gentleman's remaining, which he accordingly did. The witness Mary Foulkes (cook at the Angei Inn, Ludlow), had been under tress-examination by Mr. Lee immediately before this, and Mister asked rather anxiously, " What do you think, Sir? How is it going on ?" The reply was, " I do not think the case against you, as far as it has gone, as bad as was expected from what transpired on the examination at Ludlow." Mister then said, in quite a gay mariner, " They can make nothing of it, Sir. The prosecution was very baldly got up. What do you think of Sergeant Lud low's speech ?" '1 he answer was, "It was a very tem perate one, and therefore more likely to make an im pression against you than if it had been violent, and had overstated the case." There followed a short pause, and Mister then said, with some vehemence, " Mr. Lee is doing it very well, I could do the cross-examination much better than he does." The observation which his visitor made was, " I think be does it remarkably well." 11 Ii: replied, " Yes, he does—but no one can do it as well as or.e who knows all the facts. See what I made of it at Ludlow ; I made Cooke admit that the few drops of blood on my shirt might have got on it by being spirted out from Mackreth's wounds while the sur geon was dressing them. There's that Mary Foulkes, I must get Mr. Lee to ask her if she did not admit at Ludlow, that she had not washed her hands between the time of leaving Mackreth's room and cominz into mine. That is in the deptlition, and I must have them read. She left his room with her hands all bloody, and came into mine without having washed them. It was from her hands that the blood came upon the bad cur tain, and I am only surprised that the bedclothes were not bloody also, for she pulled them off me in a heap." He added, with considerable emphasis, " I'm sorry I did not defend myself, and cross-examine the vritneses, No body can do it so well as one who knows the fact=." He then proceeded very rapidly, " Mr. Charles Phillips has used me very badly, hasn't he ?" He then said, " Lee is doing it very well, but as soon as over I get out, I'll have a fly at Mr. Phillips. put him into the newspapers." Whan this conversation was going on—if that can be called conversation where one person does nearly all the speaking—Mister appeared extremely at his ease. He did not sit down, but walked up and down the cell. occasionally turning his full bright eyes upon his visitor. A pause ensued while he Was finishing the refresh ment provided for him, but he lost little time in again speaking. " What a pity," he said, " that Gurney tries me ? I was before him a year ago, at Hereford, but I was most wrongfully accused. There was no witness against me, and I had drawn a bill for 1251. before." But what this was, it was impossible to ascertain, as, at that moment, one of the officers sum moned the prisoner to resume his place at the bar, as the Jury had returned. H e made a civil bow to the gentleman to whom he had been speaking, and was re moved from the cell. When he went below a second time, he was within the cell, standing near the entrance, when the gentle man above referred to happened to be passing by. Feel ings of humanity impelled him to hand Mister a paper of sandwiches ; and when they were disposed of—being received with the expression of much gratitude—Mis ter said, in a more subdued manner than before, " It is very hard, Sir, to be accused of a crime I never committed. I can prove that on the Saturday they say I was between Shrewsbury and Ludlow, I had gone to Birmingham, and dined on that very day at the Swan in Wolverhampton. They might as well say that Mr. Crawford did it as I. If you had been in the Angel that night, and slept in my room, you would have been open to suspicion as much as I." The reply was to the effect that previous good cha racter would in such a case exempt any one of respect able appearance from the suspicions to which a Trial who went to any inn without any money in his pocket would be liable—that such suspicions once roused would naturally be increased when it was found that he had put up at two inns in a pennyless condition, espe cially when those inns were those at which Mr. Ludlow put up, and that his defence would be incomplete un less he could show that he had not dodged Mr. Lud low from place to pace, or could account for having done so. This reply did not appear to please Mister, for he turned into his cell, and did not resume the con. versition. On the day of execution, as Mister was ascending the stairs (within the porter's lodge) leading to the drop, he passed the gentleman who had thus conversed with him on the day of trial, and showed, by bowing his heal, that he recognised him. The curious in such points may like to learn that Mister was by no means what can be called an educated man. He wrote a good, plain hand, but almost every sentence is ungrammatical. In spelling, he almost in variably wrote " as" instead of " has." It will scarcely be believed that a gentleman in Ludlow received a commission from an autograph collector in London desir ing him to go as far as five guineas, if requisite, to pro cure a letter in Mister's own hand-writing! When the body was taken down from the drop, it was removed, through the porter's lodge, to a cell ad joining one of the courts at the left, and extended upon a bedstead. On removing the cap, the features were found not at all distorted. The face tartts nearly the natu ra 1 co'our,-I;ttle paler, perhaps, than in life. The eyes were closed, and on the lids being raised it ap peared that the pupils had considerably dilated. The lips, which had their natural hue at first, soon grew livid. The expression of the face was stern,—precisely what has been well described, " as unrelenting, dark, and passionless." It bad bean expected that his reek would have been broken by the fall from the drop, but, on examination, it appeared that there was only a slight red streaky mark round part of the throat, which was most decidedly on the left side. The rope had got fixed upon the thyriod cartilage (Immediately under the lump in the neck com monly called the pomum Adatiai), and pressing on it with much force had crushed it in and caused instant dtath by suffocation. .Such, was the. opinion of the me dical gentlemen whom we beard speak upon the subject. The deceased was a very well made young man, con siderably under the middle size, and looked more like a lad of nineteen than a man of five-and-twenty. A s thepsuto a handsome in lody was not no:cla;t7lm ied by Mi s t er 's relatives, it wa coffin, on which was a plate bearing this inscripton— "vjenosioa'ic' o A c l l iste o r n s, a g ed 25 years, Monday lB4l." morning the Josiah Misters %las buried on th e n or th 'side of St. Mary's churchyard, next the railing. body of l At oven Tee RigLt Hoe. H. Labouchere has left town for Stowey. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. ( From the Times.) Although, if the ostensible and constructive • ad vantages of Captain Elliot's heads of agreement with the Chinese do not tarn out to have been seriously Corn promised in the subsequent arrangement of clet:ile some of those advantages are undoubtedly entitled to our fa vourable consideration, we ate very tar indeed from attach ing the importance to them which seems to be so absurdly magnified by the M nisterial journals. According to the ineuetinent boastings of the Downing-street press, the Chinese dispute has been brought to a triumphant, ho nourable, and satisfactory adjustment. For their own gloomy and discouraging anticipations, warranted by former advices, they have now the acuteness to_ discover, nnt there was no oundation whatever. The whole course cf Captain Elliott's: management has been charaeteiized, it seems, by progressive prosperity, issuing in final!Succens. Now, whether the impudence or the stu • pidity of these pretensions be the more conspicuous, it May be someehat difficult to say. Certain it is that the reflecting portion of the community, being thereby led to examine the precise nature and amour.t of the al dogma suceass of this Celestial enterprise, cannot fail to be struck with the practical insignificance and indefi niteness which appear, more or less, to mark the entire upshot. Be fore proceeding, however, to offer a few ob servations upon this subject, we cannot refrain from no tieing the burlesque magniloquence indulged in by Captain Elliot. From the style of the circulars issued by that self complacent personage, who occupies a sort of hybrid posi tion between a mercantile and a political Conant, it is plain that his experience in Oriental diplomacy has imparted to his proclamations a considerable smack of eeleseiariam. As 'specimens pompous bathos, they almost trans cend the renowned compositions of the sublime Ke- Sher., or the ill-appreciated Lin. Laying aside the humble title of " the British Superintendent at Canton," the gallant functionary has suddenly sprung to the altitude of her Majesty's Plenipoten tiary ;" and, as well bescems so high an officer, be largely magnifies his culling, by an inflated phraseology which even the courtiers of Pekin must ever despair to emulate. But what, after all, has the worthy Plenipotentiary achieved for us ? To understand the full value of the sti pulations with which he has contented himself on behalf of Great Britain, it is necessary to keep in mind the precise grievances he was called upon to redress. Not to mention the loss of Mr. Moss's ears, and the infrineement of Mr. Stanton's liberty (in reference to which the Globe tells us that "the cause of the war was the violent spoliation and coer cion of British subjects"), we must not forget that our countrymen had been arbitrarily defrauded to the tune of about $10,000,000; that many of them had been an. prisoned for six weeks, and threatened with starvation; that the Plenipotentiary himself had also been put into limbo, and menaced at "the last degree of scveity ;" that the confiscated property was surrendered by Cap tain Elliot on a solemn pledge that the sufferers should be indemnified, with interest, by the English Go vernment ; that British vessels had incurred a heavy demurrage at Whampoa ; that at Macao, whither the British traders had retired, the water springs hid been poisoned ; and, finally, that the crew and pas sengers of an unarmed passage-boat had been attacked by certain Mandarins and inhumanly butcbei ed. To effect a salutary reparation for these enormities, an expensive expe dition was despatched and placed at the gallant plenipo's disposal. During seven entire months did that expedition attend his potent beck. At length, having reason to sus- Feet that the force of reflection and self-interest, combined with a small expenditure of powder and shot, might bring his refractory opponents to a sound mind, a warlike demonstration was seriously set about, and the redoubtable Ke- Shen forthwith proclaimed, in the Captain's own style, that " the Engiish barbarians were now obe dient to orders," and that he should therefore " solicit fur them the Imperial favour." On the occur rence of this farcical solemnity, her Majesty's Plenipoten tiary prescribed nia terms cf peace—the terms, miud. which prefess to redress all the foregoing catalogue of wrongs and with which the Whig prints are now in ab solute ecstacy. Of those terms generally, we have al ready given an opinion, which we see no occasion to ruodify ; but that they fail, in various respects, to meet the exigencies of tie case, must be admitted, we think, by every impartial person competent to understand them. For example, the nominal cession of the island of Hong-Kong to the British Crown, though apparen ly promising considerable advantages to our mercantile interests, has been clogged with con ditions which in practice may substantially defeat them. As the same imposts are to be exacted by the Chinese at that island, as have heretofore been imposed at Canton, the disadvantage of British traders leaving a large city where a profitable traffic has been carried on for cen turier, to take up their residence in an insulated and un frequented locality, appears to ba counterbalanced by no thing but the pretaction anticipated from a military sta tion, which, if any faith can be put in the effieiency of Captain Elliot's treaties, might be equally available, whe ther our countrymen should prefer to reside in the one place or in the other. Not more satisfactory, as we stated yester day, are the terms of the pecuniary indemnification, for the payment of which, to the full value of the property confiscated, the precipitate Plenipotentiary had long ego put in pawn the credit of her Majesty's Government. The sum which Captain Elliot has compounded for, is, as we showed in a former article, %holly disproportionate to the losses sustained. But, apart altogether from this un justifiable inadequacy, the question as to the mode in which the Chinese may think fit to raise the solatium, still remains to be solved. For any thing that Captain Elliot has done, his wily circumventors may levy the stipulated instalments in the shape of an augmented tariff upon bar barian commerce. " A tael or two on tea (says the Canton Press) will soon raise the required sum." And iu that case the whole burden will devolve upon English COP sunicre. On the other hand, if an extra import duty be imposed, the smart will fall upon ourselves in the de creased consumption and profits of the articles which we send to their markets. In any event, the probability is, that the whole amount of this miserable compromise will be dragged in some form or another from British purses. On the guarantees exacted from the Chinese for their future good conduct, and even for the fulfilment of their extorted engagements, Captain Elliot maintains a prudent ciplomatic reserve. To say that no better terms could be obtained under the circumstances, is just to say that the crafty Orientals have beat us. In addition to all this, the plausible recourse which our defrauded country men will have upon our impoverished Home Exchequer, will perhaps give the Government more annoyance than they choose at present to anticipate. For our own part, we think we can discern certain lingering elements of dis turbance in this Chinese business, which it may require some ti ne and trouble to extinguish. The Morning Post of this day contains a leading article on the subject of Free Trade, in the course of which our Contemporary says :—" All we want is such amount of protection as may secure a decided preference to our home industry, it is not our wish both to exclude practical com petition on the part of foreigners, and the possibility of all such competition, no matter how dear or how inferior the products of our own country may be. We should ra ther have the possibility of competition under certain cir cumstances, as to form a check upon extortion, and a spur to improvement." Th'e Morning Chronicle, alluding to our late military operations in Canada and the Eas', remarks as follows : " It must be manifest to the nations that while England has the strongest interest in preserving the peace of the world, the immense resources which she can command must make her a formidable enemy. This consiCeration must check in the bud many ambitious designs. It is not always by determining obstinately on preserving peace at whatever cost, that peace, for a continuance, can be most effectually secured. In this respect our late operations have been peaceful in their tendency.* The Morning 'Wiwi tiser thus refers to the recent in telligence from China :—" The possession of Hong. Kong is in itself an object of great importance: but yet greats r will be the establishment of " direct official relations be tween the countries on an equal footing." The latter, however, is a point which the Chinese, with their wonted duplicity, may endeavour to evade. Wi:h all these con tingonciesolLmever, the arrangement is such as to afford much satisfaction ; fur, after what has taken place—after the experience that the negotiators have had of each other, it is scarcely to be expected that the Chinese will again iaeur the chastisement of Britism arms, by endeavouring to evade the stipulations or to baffle them in details, or that the British representatives will accede to any condi tions which will possibly admit of misconstruction or mis take. To this expectancy, however, the Tories cling as the last live of justifying their disastrous forebodings." REPEAL OF THE BREAD TAX.—There are two things which seem more especially to have contri buted to the success which has hitherto attended the ope ration of the League—the taking up of the broad ground of justice, and the demanding of the abolition of the bread tax in preference to nibbling at details ; and the restric tion of the exertions of the League to this one object. By this means the League has escaped the waste of time and irritation which must have been produced by discussions of detail ; and it has saved itself from all hazard of neg lecting the main object amid a press of kindred busineF. To this policy the League will continue to adhere. Its members rejoice to see the sound principles of free trade gaining ground in all directions, but they will not abandon the work they have taken in hand to turn themselves to any other. There are many questions closely connected with the Corn-laws, and if they took up one because of this relation they could not well refuse to take up others. The best way to avoid destruction is to refuse to have anything to do, as mem bers of the League, with any other till this is settled. The re-at)ustinent of the duties imposed upon commodities which may be taxed is quite a different question from the extrication of one article—food, from the vortex of taxa tion altogether. Again, demanding as justice the total abolition of the Corn-laws, they cannot enter into discus sions regardi ng, the relative merits of a fixed or sliding scale of duties—a higher or lower rate of duty.—Anti- G9rn-late Circular. THE FIRST DAILY LONDON NEWSPAPER. Londoners did not enjoy the luxury of a new:. paper every day until the year 1709, in the reign of Queen Anne. One was thel ablished, the title of which was the Daily Courant, :11:.;h was issued every day of the week but Sunday. At that time there was seventeen others published thrice a week, and cne twice. Among them wire the British Apollo, the General Postcript, the London Gazette, the Postman, the City Intelligencer, the Evening Post, &c. PRICE 5(1. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 17. Intelligence-has just reached us from Persia, dated Tabreex, Fet . ".l3, .by which it appears that Hussein Khan has beep appointed Ambassador Extraordinary to England, and would probably leave in the course of six weeks, unless Mr. Rink, whose arrival at Teheran we have just learned, induces the Persian Government to change the appointment, and send some more respect able person in his stead. This same Hussein Khan ha?, barely recovered from a severe bastinadoing he got from the Shah abbot a month ;So. It is said he received about 500 blows of tbestick, and had his toe-nailspearly knocked off. The Persians, however, do not appear to think it a disgrace to get a licking from the Shah ; and it is a thing that almost all the nobles about the court expect to receive dnceor twice in the course of their lives, and therefore alwayS'lseep on friendly terms with the execu tioners, by giving them presents, &c.; so that when they have the ill leek to be tied up, ere executioner is induced to deal mercifully with them, and contrives - to hit the wooden bar to which their legs are tied, instead of their feet ! In one of my former letters I mentioned a certa;n Ady-Giuzec a famous robber chief in the Karadagh district, and who had' latterly assumed the title of Shah. It is quite astonishing the power and inguence this man obtained in a very short time. His followers amounted, they say, to; nearly 300 ; besides which, all the villages in Karadagh were in his interest. He of fered all persons who would join him with a horse and a gun, 60 tomauns (300 a year, besides a share of the plunder. His wife Tied to accompany him in all his expeditiongie,a4 nted as , quite an Amazon in etrietegtr 'f•aWe tt, e. rle was "wro r — C - Critatiartli Russians very much, and, being close to their frontier, made frequent expeditions into their territory, to plunder their v.llages. He once stopped one of their Government couriers, who was carrying, be sides despatches, a large sum of money, to Tab reez. Owing to the wooded and difficult nature of the country he resided in, the Persian Govern ment could not attack him openly, but finally suc ceeded in taking him by surprise. Cold weather having come on, he disbanded his troop for the winter, and settled down in a village with only five of his fol lowers. News of this was secretly brought to Mehty- Cooly-Meerzta, the governor of the district, who in stantly, under pretext of going on a hunting excursion, ordered his horse and people to get ready to follow him. The village in which Ady-Giuzel bad taken up his quarters was about one hundred miles off, but which Mehty-Cooly-Meerza reached in an incredibly short time, and surprised and caught the robber chief with hls five followers, all of whom were forthwith marched t) Tabreez. Ady-Giuzel being a Russian subject, it was first intended to send him to Tiflis : but in consequence of there not being a sufficient number of troops in the place to escort him, and fearing his being rescued on the road, the Russians had him executed at Tabreez. He was a fine, hold, dashing fellow, and on the day of his death walked with a firm and intrepid step to the place of execution, on reaching which he threw himself lull length on the ground, and, calling to the executioner, said to him, " Mess, keupekoglu, ,lass" (strike, thou son of a dog, strike), and who forthwith, as if he had to deal with a sheep, cut his throat, and left him to liked to death. Tile execution of this man caused a great deal of ex citement and disturbance in the place ; so much so, that the Government people have been afraid of put ting his five folloWers to death, they also having been ordered for execution. The people say he did nothing worthy of death, having (throughout his steer: career) only robbed the infidels, which it was lawful for him to do ; besides which, according to them, he always as sisted the poor end needy of his own (Mnssulman) faith. His executioner was the same afternoon murdered by some of the soldiery; and of this the Government has taken no notice. M. du Hamel, the Russian Minister at the Court of Teheran, will, it is said, shortly return to Russia ; us does also Baron Bodi, his first Secretary. It is not yet 'known who will replace them. Trade hat -been very brisk, but, owing to the near approach of the sa cred month of Moharrem, is dull again. Grain, which has been very dear, is becoming cheaper, in consequence of those who had large stocks of it being afraid of keeping it any longer in reserve. My informant adds in a proscript—" I have just heard that the followers of Ady Giuzel were secretly sent off to Tiflis last night. Little Ali Effendi, the Turkish Consul at Tabreez, has been trying to roast one of his servants for having sim ply stolen a little soap. He tied him to a beam and lit a fire under him, but the ma❑ being a Russian de• serter, and the Consul (Rusr.ian) hearing of what was going forward, sent and had him taken away, just in time to save his life ; however, the poor fellow, they say, has lost the use of his limbs." EXCISE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT BlLL—This Bill, introduced by Mr. R. Gordon, and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposes, amongst many other provisions, to enact as follows, viz.-1. That none but such as were market-towns at the time of the passing cf the 7th and Bth of George IV., c. 53. shall be deemed market-towns within that Act. 2. That no keepers of ex cise offices shall, on that account, be deemed officers of excise, &c. 3. That all machines, vessels, &c., not duly entered, and all goods, &e., found in unentered vessels or premises, shall be forfeited. 4. That managers and directors of joint stock companies shall make entries on behalf of their respective companies, &c. 5. That the Lords of the Treasury may appoint a controller and auditor of excise, &e. 6. That all the revenues, &c., of the excise shall be paid over to the Receiver-General of Excise at the chief office of Excise, &c., to be paid by him into the Bank of Eng land. 7. That all such motley shall be placed to the ac count of the Exchequer, under the provisions of the 4th of William IV., c. 15. 8. That all goods subject to duties of excise, and all materials, &c., used in their manufactures, shall be liable (with certain exceptions) fur all duties, arrears, and penalties, incurred whilst in the possession of the trader. 9. That persons aggrieved by any judgment of the Commissioners of Excise, may ap peal to the Barons of the Exchequer, &c. 10. That the Registrar of the Commissioners of Excise shall be the Registrar of the said Barons of the Exchequer, on appeals, &c. 11. That all seizures under the value of 15/., unless claimed within one month after the seizure, shall be con demned, &c. By this measure portions of several former Acts are repealed. Pine-apples in Singapore are so abundant that ship-captains frequently purchase them by boat-loads to scour their decks. The constitution of Ibrahim Paella is said to be breaking up from confirmed habits of intemperance, and the anxiety and mortifications he has recently undergone. He is dropsical, but persists in drinking to excess. IRISH LABOURERS IN PARIS.—A number of quarry-men, who bad been employed at Bullock, six miles from Dublin, have been taken off to Paris to work upon the fortifications. THE DANGER OF CHANGING COATS.—The Gazette des Tribunaux gives the following :—Some time ago the owner of a large silk warehouse, in the Quarder St. Denis, who bad a very pretty wife, and a clever clerk who enjoyed all his confidence, whilst, on the contrary, the wife appeared to have a dislike to him. left Paris for Lyons, on business connected with his establishment. Almost as soon as he entered the diligence he fell asleep, and did not awake until he was at a distance cf 25 leagues from Paris. Having made notes of what he had to do at Lyons in his pocket-book, which contained also a large sum in bank notes, be drew out a pocket-book with the intention of ar ranging his plans at Lyons from his notes, so as to expe dite his affaira as much as possible. He saw immediately that the pocket-book was not his own, and, glancing at the sleeve of his coat, ascertained that he had in his hurry to leeve his shop put on the clerk's coat instead of his own. Supposing that his own pocket-book would be for warded to Lyons by his clerk as soon a 3 the mistake should have been discovered, he was not uneasy, except on ac count of the delay, and replaced the book in the pocket. Before he had reached Lyons, however, an irresistible cu riosity impelled him to open the pocket-book, and there to his horror he found four love letters addressed by his wife to the clerk, towards whom she pretended to have so much aversion. The poor silk-mercer staid only two hours in Lyons, and returned home as rapidly as possible. During his absence, the guilty pair, certain of the discovery which had been made, had left together for England. Repent ance, however, soon overtook the wife, and she returned a few days ago to her husband with his pocket-book and its contents intact, having preferred disposing of her own trinkets for support to adding robbery to the crime of which she had been guilty. The husband, says the Ga. zette des Tribunaux, gave a hearty welcome t o the pc;eket book, but having received it, shut his doors for ever against his wife. A a y i‘ o l u A n g D laßbotliiLigWcoAuYnt,PyinAaSnS, EdrNesGseEdßin.—a O ro n un r fr id o : k y last, , got into one of the carriages at Reading to proceed to London byand onouitts and d pp j i u n m g p a c t d Sl a o b u o g u h t contraryoneof th tot e morning he regulations,traisnhe got y s t h o e m p u l ac h tfo s r in i d n e e a d, v a e s y to un c u o s n u v a i l n c a c ti e d v e e r x y tr p a e o r r s d o i n n a ‘ r vi; o m s a a n w n e h r is ; strange gesticulations that his mind was affected. However, he was again persuaded to enter the carriage, and proceeded to London - with the other passengers. Mr. Byles, of the Hope Inn, Windsor, and his son, with one of the guards, were in the same box, and their attention was excited by the violent manner of their fellow passenger, whom Mr. Byles watched most attentively. When the train neared Hanwell, the young countryman suddenly made a desperate attempt to jump out of the carriage (the train then gong at great speed), but by the firmness and promptness of Mr. Byles, who was as sisted by his son and the guard, he was forced back into his seat, and compelled to remain there until their arrival at Padding : . ton, when it was deemed necessary, from his extreme violence, to have him confined until taken before a Magistrate and ex amined by a medical gentleman. This was done, and the me dical man gave his decided opinion that he was insane. In se curing him it appeared that he was in a paroxysm of rage, and hit Mr. Byles, the guard, and every person who laid hold of him, and he broke the windows of the cab in his way to the Magistrates. The Magistrate deemed it necessary to order that he should be taken care of until his friends were discovered. His name was discovered to be Sanders, and he said he had killed his child, and he intended to kill himself.—Rucks Ga zette. GODALMING, SURREY. ISO BE LET, FURNISHED, a most Com fortable FAMILY HOUSE, containing Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Library, and Drawing Room, opening on a Lawn, with spacious Bed .Booms ; Servants' Rooms, Water Closet, and the usual offices ; Coach and Chaise Houses ; Three-stall Stable ; good Water, Garden, and Lawn. Fit fur immediate occupation. For Particulars and Cards to view, apply at 61, Strand ; or to Mr. Peacock, House Agent, Godalming. A MOST CONVENIENT FAMILY HOUSE, FULLY FURNISHED. TO BE LET for the SEASON, or for a TERM, in the Best Part of BAKER-STREET, containing Dining Room, Library and Gentleman's Room, Two Drawing Rooms, good Bed Rooms, with attached Dress ing Rooms, Water Closets on each Floor, excellent Offices, Housekeeper's Room, Butler's Pantry, Servants' Hall, &c. Four-stall Stable and Coachhouse, with Servants' Rooms over. For Cards to view apply to Mr. Bates, Weibeck-street ; or Mr. L;!.ie, New Bond-street. lIC,ENSED VICTUALLERS' and GE- A 1 NERAL FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCE PANY. , Adelaide-place, London-bridge ; George-street, Edinburgh ; Oldham-street, Manchester; and Wason's-buildings, Liverpool. Empowered by Act of Parliament. FIRE DEPARTMENT The DIRECTORS beg to remind their Friends whose pre miums became due at Lady-day, that no extra charge is made at this office for the transfer of policies, and that they will be rated on terms peculiarly favourable to arties insuring. LIFE DEPARTMENT. For the convenience of parties wishing to assure for a spe cific sum, without a prospective bonus, a new table at lower rates has beers calculated, on which, as well as on the parti cipating scale, ONE-HALF OF THE PREMIUMS MAY REMAIN ON INTEREST AT FIVE PER CENT. FOR FIVE YEARS, thus enabling a person to assure his life for 1,0001. on the immediate payment of the premium for 500/. only. The following are the annual premiums for the assurance of 1001., one-half of which may remain for five years by merely paying the interest annually at 5 per cent. ; and should the policy become a claim in the interim, the amount due will then be deducted. Per Cent. Per Cent. Age 20, without profits £1 13 0 with profits...El 18 10 „ 33,........d0 ll9 8 do 2 5 8 ~ 40, do ... ... 214 3 do 3 1 3 „50 do. A Committee of Directors, attended by a medical officer, sit at the Company's house every Tuesday, from Twelvo to Two o'Clocit, to grant a , surances; but one Director is daily in at tendance to render every facility to those to whom despatch may be an object. J. T. CLEMENT, Actuary. For the convenience of those residing in the western district of London and its vicinity, assurances may be either effected or renewed with Mr. Joseph Strother, agent, 3, Hornton-street, Kensington. TO ATAGISTRATES, SOLICITORS, POOR-LAW UNIONS, &c. This day is published, No. 14, Vol. V., price 6d. stamped, THE JUSTICE of the PEACE ; contain ing—Whether an Order of Justices mad° under ss. 33, 42, or 44 of the 9th Ceo. IV., c. 40, for the better regu lation of Lunatics, and unappealed against, is conclusive as to the settlement of the Lunatic—Copyholds Commutation and Enfranchisement Bill—Charitable Trust Bill—Turnpike Roads and Highway Bill—Tuson v. Evans—Libel—What words con stitute Privileged Communication—Milligan tt Wedge—The Queen v. the Inhabitants of Denbighshire—T)rrel v. Walley and Bothwell—Benefit Society—Construction of Rules—Al lowances—Fixed Sum in Lien. London : Henry Shaw, 137, Fetter-lane. COTTLE'S GRANULES, or grains de sante. Angular particles for mixing in the food of children and adults, and insuring a daily action on the bowels by an operation totally mechanical and not medicinal. They form for all an effectual substitute for physic, of an agree able spicy taste. In Is. I id. packets, with practical data show ing that by their use in food infants may be reared safely with out the natural milk. By a Surgeon. Hannay and Deitrichsen, 63, Oxford-street, and all Chemists. A 2 2e ' „ ,, ,t _, , , SPORTING INTELLIGENO' 7I \9” ..-- ,..t.... ( ..4 - - - ?Q 2 .111 . . 1 .4, -,....___ NORTHLEACH STEEPLE CHASE,."{,4iltkfite,...4. The Cotswold 'Handicap of 2 save. CIICI4'*O „., . ...,- ',,; added ; be second try save his stake. 4 miles. ' 4 'h i 0051 :.----,-,- ' Col. aCktarriti-, , 's Bieck Prince, lOst. 71b. (Craclemer2o7::e Sir C. R. toci - etell named Grimace, llst. 4;% 2 tt21443P Mr. J. Net:rati named Lt.. fr. Frolic, 10st. Soyeral vthors started. Won in a canter. The second envie f r a sweepstake with 20 says. added, llsl. 7 Grasshopper lb:each, h r.. 6l3 olt tn n i ) l 7b ' ea w .i a n s g wonb five ethers. LATE' S. Onley's LATE" ...ST BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FainAv. CHESTER CLI*".-11 to 1 agst Plover, 13 to 1 agst Cruis. keen, 14 4i 1 ag‘t Gallipot, 16 t o 1 agst Queen Bee, 100 to 6 agst Tubaleait“.'Pken), 100 t. 9 6 agst Bloomsbury, 100 to '7 agst Bedford., 25,d 1 agst Cowboy, and 25 to 1 agstLugwardine. DERBI'.IB to 1 agst Coronation, 11 to 1 apt Van Am burgh (taken) 16 to 1 agst Rosalie c (taken), 18 to 1 agst Knight of the Wblstle, 22 to 1 agst E r i ngo, 25 to 1 agst Ma.r shalSoulti (taken), and 50 to l agst the Duke of \I ellington (taken-). Oke OARs..-12 to 1 agst Ermengardis, a n d 20 to 1 agst Palmyra n). .Hl7l\ TING APPOIYTAIENTS. Her Majesty' stag-hounds, to meet on Monday, at Stoke Common, and Monday week at Lyedhurst. Tiekhara houndS, Tuesday, at Herne-hill Chureb ; Friday, at Long Beach--lialf-past ten. Devon,and Soaters3t stag-hounds, Tuesday, Park End Gate Cothelstone. Inn—half-past ten. , Cambridgeshire Iniunds, Thursday, at Caller Bridge--half past ten. • Craven hounds, M ;nday, at Wiitehill • Wednesday, at H ens . wood ; Friday', at Harnstead Norris—half-past ten. Mr. Tathvay's hounds. Tuesday, at the Stourton Inn ; Thursday, at Varnfield ; Saturday, at Tucker's Grove Gate. Pvtchley hounds, Monday, 'at Boughton Park; 'Wednesday, at Farming Woods: Friday, at Clapthorne Cow .Pasture_ quarter to eleven. Earl Fitz-William's hounds—Monday, - at Nassington Lodge ; WednesdaY,-at .Ilulwick ; Friday, at Bedfurd Purlieus. Mr. BillteA's hounds, Tuesday, at Glaze Bridge —ten. Herefordshire 'hounds, Tuesday, England's Gate ; Friday, at Bradwarditie—ten. Mr. Candler's hounds, Tuesday, at Alfrick ; Friday, at the Windmill, Ardeley . Common—half•past ten. Mr. Giles7s hounds, Tuesday, at Huntley —t en . Northumberland and North hounds, Tuesday, at Hut Hill ; cdne,(tiy, at.Newton-on-the 7 .:Moor ; Thursday, at Framling. ton ; Priughley Wo9d.—halfla.st ten. " Tues -da'3":,"a 74icetiititle ; ThirSday, at Woolllee ; Saturday, at Chisholm—halt-past ten. Oakley huunds, Monday, at Castle Ashby ; Thursday, at Snelson; Saturday, at Dungee Corner—half-past ten. ASSIZE INTEL-C.IGENCE. NORFOLK. Cl.l7C;11-"w—Iir_.---...NoRivIcir, APRIL 8. (Before Mr. Justice BoswNevaT.) Charlotte Yaxley was indicted for the wilful murder of Lavinia Kcrrisoo by drowning, on the 23d of March, at Great Yarmouth. The prisoner, a ho is a young woman of 22, was married in August list to John Yaxley, a fisherman living at Yarmouth ; the deceased was an illegitimate child of John Yaxley, and at the time of its violent death had just reached its tenth month of existence. The child lived with its mother, Mary Kerrison, until about the Ist of March, when at the joint request of the prisoner and her husband it was taken to live wholly with them. The prisoner had been uniformly kind to it Un til the day which terminated its existence ; had been used to have it sent to see her and its father ; and made it such little presents as her poor means enabled and its smal wants required. It had just begun to totter alone from chair to cnair, and so lately as the Saturday previous to its death the prisoner had bought it a,pair anew shoes. Oa Monday the 22d of March, the prisoner's husband left home for the purpose of attending a fair at some dist ince, and was not expected home until late on the following day ; and at six o'clock on that esening, the prisoner put the child, who was then quite well, to bed, and hushed it to sleep with an as siduity and tenderness almost maternal. Great, therefore, was the wonder of her neighbours, on the foil swing morn ing, to hea- that the infant was dead. At eight o'clock on Tuesday, the 23d, the prisoner called on her sister-in law, who lived next door to her, with a cup of tea, which she said had same brandy in it, and which she pressed her sister to drink. She scorned at this time to haat something " on her mind," but shortly after wards she left tic house, and was not seen again until ten o'clock. At that hour she sgsin called on her relation and said she thought she should go after her husband, for she thought him long away; and then, turning abruptly round. she added " the child is dead." She went on to say she did it, and csied exceedingly. Her sister-in law tent into her house, and these saw the body of the babe nicely covered up and lying in the cradle ; nothing was visible but its face, but by that she saw it was deal. She fled in great alarm, and called a neigh bour to her ri3, and they uncovered the chili and found it dead and quite cold. It appeared that is the pri soner's yard there was a pond of fiithy water, shallow and muddy, and covered with a green slime; and at the gate leading from the street into this yard the prisoner was seen standing by a man named Carter, at seven in the morning on which the child met with its death. She had the child in her arms, dressed in its bed-clothes, and ap peared to be " huil.ing" it. The death of the unfor tunate infant having been noised abroad, its mother, Mary Kerrison, came to the prisoner's house before noon, and the prisorer no sooner saw he: than she thrt w her arms round her neck and cr i e d bi tter l y, o b serving to her " Oh, ,her I did it, I did it ; but your poor child is happy now." The mother asked her why she did it, and she said " She would tall her by and by," add ing, that " Vie child was well at soar), and dead at a quarter past." Upon her house being searched on the fol leviiag day, the night-clothes of the poor babe were found concealed under the prisoner's bed. They were rolled up together, and were even then thoroughly wet in every part. They had, however, been wetted with perfectly clean wet .1., and could not possibly have been im mersed in tho dirty peed in her yard which has been already mentioned. Indeed, to this very hour the place where the poor child was drowned is quite unknown, except to her who perpetrated the crime ; but the probability is, that she must have immersed it in a pail of water. She told the constable she did not fear to die, she was so unhappy; end she did it to get rid of her own life ; but she would not say where she did it till the hour of her dca:h. These were the leading fea tures of this mel7nenoly and mysterious case. No motive, except possibly that which she assigned to the constable, could be suggested for the commission of thinmurder. ' Dislike to the child did not appear to have influenced her, as she was invariably fond of and kind to it ; and she had even induced her husband to allow a shilling a week to its mother out of his own scanty earnings for its support. The Jury deliberated half an hour, aud then found a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner, who during the trial had been in tears and in great distress, appeared to be utterly subdued and pros trated by this awful announcement. After a pause of intense interest, Tee LEARNED JUDGE said, under all the circumstances of her case, he should order the sentence of death to be recorded, and should recommend to her Majesty to spare her life, but it would be on condition of her being trans ported for life from her native. country. The pri.oner was then► removed, cicing . , from the bar. - • - . _ -~,_ The Countess of Kerry accompanies the Earl of Shelburne, M. P. to the Continent. The Earl and her Lady ship embarked at Dover for Calais on Sunday en route to Paris, which capital they were to leave to-day for Lyons, and from thence to Milan. We understand his Lordship, in com pany with his amiable sister-in-law, will make a tour of seve ral necks in Italy. " ROYAL PROGRESSES."—We have every reason to believe that it is the intention of her 'Majesty and her illustrious consort, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, to visit several of the principal pr ov i nc i a l dis tricts during the ensuing summer ; and th e i ntimation we had last week the satisfaction of giving, w i t h respect to the expected arrival of the Queen's hounds in the New Forest, has been followed up by the assurance ire have received from well.in:ormed circles, that arrange ments are making in Lyndhurst and its neighbourhood for the reception of the royal party, wiih a numerous suite of distinguished p ersonages. In the pleasant and picturesque velage of Brook, which lies in the direct line from Salisbury to Lyndhurst, we understand that accommodations for the lovers of the chase are about to be prepared on an extensive scale. We should likewise presume, as we sincerely hope, that the ancient and time-honoured city of Sarum will be graced and ho noured by the presence of royalty. —Salisbury Herald. AUGSBURGII, APRIL I.—The Malta papers contain the foll ow i n g n ews from Constantinople :—News has just been received Item Circassia that the Russians, taking advantage of a heavy fall of snow, had made an attack on Zibil with 3,000 Georgians and Mongrelians, The Circassians attempt e d to and 2,000 regular troops. defend the place, but were put to flight with the loss of Allgerneine Zeitung , A p ril 2. Co two of their chiefs , 300 killed, and 300 taken prison ers . — TT°N • Altels"befo BURNT.—On Frid 'clock, a fireaywansigalis l - t r last, a few ninnies r to be breaking out in the co tton factory of Mr. are e d muletohave shinning originated from in covered lia e m Bradbury, Lee Mill , Manchester -street, Oldh am. T'i the accidental fr i c tion of a n upright shaft. A num ber the workmen rendered th ber o f e utmost assistance, and twoengines ( Messrs. Jone s s an d M essrs. Taylor's) t c h e flames third start, commenced arn one p f h e )i were speedily on the spot, but the two most power ful and well-managed engines, those from Green acres Moor, did not arrive till half -past eleven o'clock, an hour and a half el er the commencement of the fi re; in the meanwhile the flames had extended with great rapidity, and, in the course - of little more than three qnarters of an hour from the fire breaking out, the whole of the floors -and reef fell in, the body of the mill and a small building at' its eastern end were rendered an entire ruin. Eight carding engines, a number of thrustle frames, and several mule jennies, were consumed, and one of th e steam engines ii much in jured. O w i ng t ) the services of the Grcenacres Moor en gine, the cenveerree of water from the street pipes, and the exer.ioes of the crowd, the engine-house and loom shop were saved. The part of the mill destroyed was ten windows in length, and four in height; the damage is e , tireated to amount to from 6 0001. to 7,0001. ; and tb• premises arc iasured with the PLcenix Company for from 4,000/. to 5,0001. The number of hands thrown . out of employment by this lamentablet tji occurrence ct is nearly 200. An efficient fire-engine .cs a 1 im n is extremely Oldham : the sub.' , ct has been spoken of at necessary in meetings, and ought the Police Commissioners h to receive speedy attention —ll.fanc_este . Guardi an. We are happy to announce that Mr. Macready has become the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre. This un dertaking, so honourable to Mr. Macready, will be greeted, as it ought to be, by every lover of dramatic lite iature. —Morning Paper. The Marquis of Downshire, after dining with tho Duke of Wellington on Saturday evening, left for East hampstcad Park, Berks, where the Noble Marquis and Mar chioness, and Lady Charlotte Hill, intend residing during tire noliday4. The Earl of Hillsborough, M.P., and Countess o Hillsborough are visiting at the above seat. !••