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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 18. Their Lordships met to-day to hear writs of error. Lord Brougham presiding and the Judges being in attendance. The arguments in the part-heard case of Roe v. Lord Trimlestove were resumed, and e i pntintted up to two o'clock, at which hour the Lord Chancellor, robed as a Lord Commissioner, entered the House. _ _ ROYAL ASSENTS. The Royal assent was then given by . Commission to the fol lowing Bills : —The Sugar Duties Bill, the Roasted Malt Bill, the Pentonville Prison Bill, Incumbents' Leasing B 11, Wit nesies lodernsiity Bill, Tines and Recoveries ( Wales) Bill, the Capital Punishments (Ireland) Bill, the Civil Decrees Bill, the Kingston Mariners Church Bill, the Newcastle and Darlington Railway Bill, the Bristol and Gloucester Rail .o ay Bill, the • Warwick and Leamington Railway Bill, Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill, Dundee and Arbroath Railway Bill, North of England Railway Bill, Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill, the Birmingham and Liverpool Canal Bill, Leith Harbour Bill, the Saundersfoot Harbour Bill, Green ock Hai bot r Bill, Drogheda Harbour Bill, Workswoi th Harbour Bill, Boston Harbour Bill, Arhroath Harbour Bill, South Metropolitan Gas Bill, Brentford Gas bill, Camberwell and Peckham Lighting and Improvement Bill, Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, Ely-place Improvement Bill, Health of Liverpool Bill, St. Pancras Improvement Bill, Boroukh Courts Liverpool . Bill, Gravesend Pier Bill, Tyne fisher:ei Bill, Guarantee Society's Bill, Cwym Iron Company's Bill, Marine Insurance Bill, City of Glasgow Lie APm sore Bill, and a number of Road Bills, and one Naturali zation Bill. The Lords Commission re were the Lord Chancellor, the D ke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The House of Commons having retired from the bar, the Eirl of S haftesbury took his seat on the Woolsack, and revel al Bills on the table were forwarded a stage ; after which the Earl of Shaftesbury left the Woolsack, and their Lord ships resumed the hearing of the arguments on the writs of error, Lord Brougham presiding. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jane 18. The Sep:AKER took the Choir at Twelve o'clock. Mr. SHARMAN CRAW FORD gave notice that in Com mittee on the Poor-law Bill, he would move an amendment on the fit st clause to limit the duration of the Commission to ene year, and that he would also move an antendMent to give the Commissioner§ power o order relief to be administered to the pour in Ireland, upon the terms of the out-door labour test. RAILWAYS BILL. The Order of the Dav was then read fur the House going into Committee on the hallways Bill.. Mr. HARDY wished to inquire whether, when her Majesty had travelled from Slough to London, on the Great Western Railway, proper care was taken to prevent her Majesty's car risa.e Lem corning into coldsion with the engine. Mr. RUSSELL said, there were two carriages between her Majesty's carriage and the engine, and there was not the least risk 01 a collision. Mr. I I ODGSON 'LINDE then moved the insertion of the following clause :—" And whereas, by various Acts relating to Railways, it is provided that the Companies shall cause to be painted on boards, and to be affixed, and continued and re newed as often as the same 01311 be obliterated or def teed, to or upon every tollhouse or building at which any rates or tolls 'hall be collected or received, in some conspicuous place, in large and legible characters", an account or list of the several rates and tolls which the said Companies shall from time to time direct and appoint to be taken; and whereas it is for the public convenience that the said list of rates and tolls should be - 'Tinted and affixed within every station-house, or other place where such rates and tolls shall be payable: Be it enacted, tt-at it moy be lawful for any Railway C ,rneany to affix such printed list of rates and tolls in a conspicuous situation within every station-house or other building where such rates or tolls are collected, instead of affixing snch boards, painted as afore said ; and that such Company - shall be held to have complied - with the provision of the said Acts as effectually as if the said table at rates and tolls had been painted on boards and affixed to such toll-hum or build:ng; and that such rates or tolls shall be payable, and may be demanded and taken during the time in which such printed lists are affixed as aforesaid, in the same manner as they are authorised to be demanded and taken during the time thst such boards shall remain so affixed." Dr. BOWRING said the question was the greater or less convenience of the public, and as it appeared to him that the existi g practice would afford the greatest security against im po-ito n he should opi ose the insertion of this clause. lJ r, WALLACE opposed the clause. Mr. GLADSTONE opposed the clause. The object of the B 11, as might he gathered from the preamble, was to make provi. ian for the public safety, and he thought that was the olejeet which they should keep in view. Whatever might be tile abstract merits of the clause, he could not think that that was the proper time for discussing it, and he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not persevere. The clause was foreign to t he purpose s of' the Bill. Mr. DARBY thought the safety of the public was the most important object, and the clause appeared to him likely to dis tratt attention from it. After a brief conversation between Lord R. Gaosvestom and Lotd SEYMOUR, the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority against the clause... Mr. IL PALMER moved the following clause :—" And Le it enacted, that whenever it shall appear to the Lords of the said Committee, that the line of any railway is carried so nearly parallel to, or at so short a distance from, any turnpike or public carriage or bridle road, as seriously to endanger the public safety, it shall be lawful for the Lords of the said Com mittee to call on the Directors of any such railway to erect and maintain a sufficient fence bet ween the line of railway and any such turnpike, eartiege, or bridle road, as the nature of the case may require." Mr. GLADSTONE was not opposed to the clause, but he hoped his Honout able Friend would not press it on the Committee, because the object of it was &ready pru vided for in the particular Railroad Acts. The power given to two Justices by these particular Acts was sufficient. In these cases, too, the Board of Trade had been accustomed to act by suggesting necessary precautions, and in all cases those suggestions were attended to by the Railway Companies. After a few words from Mr. HINDLEY, Mr. C. RUSSELL confirmed the statement of the Right lion. Gentleman as to the readiness of the Railway Companies to comply with the suggestions of the Board of Trade. Be thought the danger, too, from this -cause, had been much ex agge, meted. A desultory discussion followed, which was interrupted by a MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS, Bringing up certain Bills. RAILWAYS BILL—RESUMED. The House again resolved itself into a Committee of the 'whole 11,spe, when Mr. PALMER withdrew his clause. . . . . • —.- Ir. CRAVEN BERKELEY was understood to withdraw the clause of which he had given notice, making it incumbent upon all Companies applying to Parliament for any new Act, or amendment of their original Act, to make provision fur maintaining the poor, and those applt ing for parochial relief, caused by the intreduction of labourers into the different parishes through which the railway passes, in the same manner as has heretofore been the case in Canal Acts. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN rose to move the insertion of a clause to prevent the locking of the door of any carriage c intaiiiing passengers, on the side nearest those stations at which such carriages stop. If the Right Hon. Gentleman would say that he coul.l command every Company to cease locking their carriage doors at any time he pleased, without the insertion of this or a similar clause, he should consent to withdraw his motion; but unless that caiuld be ac complished, he thought it to be his duty, for the protection and safety of the immense mass of people who travelled by raiway, to press this motion to a division. He need not refer to particular cases in proof of the necessity for such a clause ; the recent Paris case must live in the recollection of them all; but even without that example of the destructive consequences, he thought it must be evident to every one that it was a most daugerGus thing, and a thing unattended with any good (muse quoice, to lock the doors of the carriages. He thought the satety ut the public was concerned, and that this matter re quired the particular attention of the House. Mr. RUSSELL was understood to say that in the Paris case, which had created so much consternation in the minds of the public, the whole of the carriages were second-class car riages, where the whole top and sides were open ; and the per sous inside, it they had contemplated danger, might have got i,ot with as much chance of safety by those openings, as by the doors if they had been unlocked. He held in his hand a paper containing a list of the accidents which had recurred on • the Great Western Railway, and these ran "jumping out of carriage whilst train in motion," " at tempting to get into carriage whilst train in motion," &e., whilst, not one accident had yet occurred on that railway whilst the doors were locked which would not have occurred if the doors had been unleeked. He contended that it was far safer to lock the doors than to leave them open. The clause was read a first time ; and on the question, that it be read a second time, • _ _ • Mr. GLADSTONE thought the practice of unlocking one door having been adopted, ought not to be resumed. t The question was not whether the matter of the clause was ob jection dale or not, but whether there should be any regulative enactment on the subject or not. It had Iren thought advisable by a Committee, which had re ported on the stfsject, that compulsory powers should not be given to the Board of Trade. That would be throwing upon a Government office responsibilities which should devolve upon the Directors of Companiesalene. He would remind the House that t he Inspector of the Board of Trade bad recommended the practice of locking the doors ; and this fact showed, at least, that the sub ject was one ef much difficulty. Under those circumstances, he did not think it advisable that the House should now pass any law which would prevent any further consideration of the matter. two gentlemen of about the.same size as the Hon. Member. t They had attempted to get out together ; of course they could not succeed ; and he proposed that they should toss up for choice.—(A laugh.) Had he known that the door of that coach would have been locked, he certainly never would have booked him .elf to go by it. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN denied that ho had been in duced to propose this clause in consequence of the accident on the Versailles Railway. Public attention had been drawn to the subject long before that accident had occurred. He felt it necessary to say this to vindicate himself from the charge of having proposed this measure hastily and without sufficient grounds. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod entered the House, and having advanced to the table, summoned the House to the bar of the House of Peers, to hear the Royal assent given by Commission to certain Bills. The Speaker, accomi anied by several Members, then left, the House, and proceeded to the bar of the House of Peers. After a short absence the Speaker returned, and announced to the House, that he had been at the bar of the House cf Peers, and had heard the Royal Assent given by Commission to a variety of Bills—(for which see Lords' Report). RAILWAYS BILL. The Committee on the Railway Bill then resumed, and Mr. RUSSELL rose amidst loud and continued cries of" Di • vide, divide." He stated that the stations on the Great West ern Railway had been constructed with a view to the locking up of the carriages on both sides. But he assured the House that the Company would be most happy to act upon the Bug g: scions of the Government, and to carry into effect the inten tions of the Hou , e.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. R. PALMER, amidst very loud and importunate cries of " Divide, divide," opposed the clause. After a tew remarks from Mr. S. O'BRIEN the Committee divided, and the numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority against the clause 23 On our return to the gallery we found Mr. PLU3IPTRE on his legs, who was moving the introduction of the following clauses :--" And be it enacted, that no railway shall be used on any part of the Lord's Day."— .l Provided always, and be it further enacted, that nothing in this Act, contaked shall extend to prohibit the use of any raj - - way on the Lord's Day in cases of charity or neeesrity.' The consequences of allowing trains to run en Sunday, were most dangerous to the public, as well as causing the servants of the different Railway Companies to work seven days instead of six, thereby breaking the Commandments. The Hon. Member concluded by Moving fur leave to bring up the clause. Mr. MACAULAY objected to any further legislation wii.h respect to Sunday travelling. Why, he would ask, should oce mode of travelling be prohibited and others allowed, especially when that mode caused the least exertion both to man and beast ? (Hear, hear.) He trusted the House would not en tertain a proposition so futile as that brought forward by the Hon. M. mber opposite. Lord SANDON, with all respect to his Hon. Friend who had brought forward the question, trusted that the Mouse would not debate it further, because they never could come to any be neficial result. Mr. PLUMPTRE would leave the subject to the Com mittee_to treat it as they might think fit. Mr. GLADS CONE trusted the Hon. Gentleman would not press the present clause, if he wished at a future period to have the subject calmly discussed. Mr. V. SMITH objected to the arrogant assumption of tl.e Hon. Member for Kent, that his proposal had the support t f all who feared God and honoured Him. Sir It. H. INGLIS: under all the circumstances, would re commend his Hon. Friend, the Member for Kent, to withdraw his motion. _ . . 111 r. Al. GIBSON deprecated the practice of bringing fer ward motions in that House on which it was not intended that the House should divide. Mr. G. BERKELEY objected to this puritanical legis lation which, on a different subject; had the effect . f causing the assassin's knife to be used as a substitute fcr the manly practice of boxing. The Committee then divided. The numbers were— For the clause Against it Majority against the clause —97 Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR then brought for ward the following clause, of which he had given notice : " And be it enacted that when two or more railway companies, whose railways have a common terminus, • or a portion of the same line of rails in common, or which form separate portions of one continued line of railway communication, shall not be able to agree upon arrangements for conducting their joint traffic with convenience 'to the public, so far as the same relates to the booking of passengers, the running of carriages, or the removal of luggage and passengers, it shall be lawful for the Lords of the said .Cominittee, upon the applica tion of any of the parties, to take cognizance of the questions in dispute ;- and if they shall find that any one of the said companies has granted to any other of, the companies any accommodation in regard to the booking of passengers, the running of carriages, or the removal of luggage and passengers, and has refused to permit the same accommodation - on the same terms, as nearly as circumstances will permit, to any other such company, it shall be lawful for the Lords of the said Committee to order the same to be granted to the company complaining of such refusal, and to order and determine whether the whole or what propor tion of the expenses attending on such arrangement. shall be borne by either of the parties respectively ; and if any-railway company shall refuse or wilfully neglect to obey any such order made upon or against such com pany by the Lord:: of the said Committee pursuant to' this provision, such company shall forfeit to her Ma jesty the sum of 201. per day for every day during which such refusal or neglect shall continue ; and every such penalty may be recovered in any of her Majesty's Courts of Record." _ _ _ Mr. GLADSTONE did not deny that there might be cases of the kind to which the clause re ferred, in which difficulty and inconvenience might result to the public ; but he thought the remedy proposed was one which the country would not bear. This subject involved very serious questions of pro prietary rights, and he did not think that the Board of Trade was at all a suitable tribunal to adjudicate on such rights. However, he did not say that it was not de sirable that the House should take into its consideration thepropriety ofconstituting some tribunal for the purpose. He hoped the Noble Lord would not press the clause on the Committee, because the power was one that could not be exercised by the Board of Trade, with satisfac tion to the country. Mr. JARVIS aid not think the Right Hon. Gentle man looked at the clause in its proper light ; he admit ted the importance of the clause, but he said the Board of Trade was not a competent tribunal to exercise the power, bat he admitted it was a competent tribunal to decide between conflicting railways. He should support the clause of the Noble Lord. Mr. DARBY said there were many cases in which the clause, if carried, would operate most injuriously with regard to the public. Jf the Noble Lord grounded the clause on the inconvenience that was felt on a parti cular line, it ought to be limited to that line, and not extended generally. Mr. J. PARKER supported the clause. Lord SANDON opposed the clause, on the ground, that having prevented the Board of Trade from interfer• ing generally with railway management, it would be in consistent to give them the power of interfering in this particular instance. - Lord SEYMOUR opposed the clause. 311.. GRIMSDITCII supported the clause, consider ing it to be absolutely necessary that the Board of Trade should have power to interfer3 in this instance, such interference being absolutely necessary for the public safety. Mr. WALLACE thought that the Noble Lord had made out a most excellent case, and that not one word had yet been said in answer to it. When the Right Hon. Gentleman said— " 1)00 let us legislate en these small points, the Board of Trade can do every thing so well, and will have only to suggest to the Railway Companies what is right, ould - the Right Hon. Gentleman say that that interrup tion should not take place ? Lord CLEMENTS expressed his approval of the clause proposed by his Noble Friend (Lord It. Gros venor.) He slid not think the Right HUH. Gentleman should oppose the clause unless he were prepared to bring in a better in its stead. Mr. T. EGERTON approved of the amendment. lie hoped his Noble Friend would press the question to a division. Dr. BOWRING said that it was allowed upon all hands that the present system was defective. At the same time he thought it better that the House should not come to a division on the point without further consi deration. Mr. GLADSTONE said that he could not consent to the proposal of the Ncble Lord. The subject was one which included various considerations, and he depreca ted a hasty decision on the matter. He believed that the clause of the Noble Lord was one which could not be carried into abet. The Committee then divided, when the numbers were, For the clause Captain LAY ARD said that he was decidedly in favour o: the practice of lockilig-up carriages on 'rail. 'ways, inasmuch as he thought that it contributed on the 1 , 1 - I.le to the greater safety of the public. lie had lately teen trav,liing on the lice to Liverpool, and an accident has- - - ing occurred, the passengers tindine the doors of the carriages open, leaped out. Now, if a train had been passing at the time t•ie most serious consequences might have resulted. As it was, one gentleman had lost his hat—t. Laughter )—and in looking for it he ran the rid: of losing, his head in addition. A:t e r a few words from Sir C. Be RitELL and Mr. C. RUSSELL, which were inaudible in the gallery, Mr. M. MILNES said that public opinion was so decided on the matter that it must be effected. It was necessary that a compulsory power should be given to the Board of Trade to act in the matter on their own responsibility. Sir H. PEEL said that if the principle of defiuine by 1 gis!ation what the regulations should be according to which railroads slsould be conducted, the next accident that occurred some gentleman would collie forward with a new clause to pre sent the recurrence of such an accident, and thus it would be en every such occasion. lie thought that the persons who travelled by railroads were the best guardians of their own safety, and he saw no necessity whatever for any legislative regulations on this matter. When the Committee on ,- Itailways sat last year they had come to the unanimous determination that security to the public would be best insured by e , eivin to the Board of Trade a „ power enabling them to make sugeestions, so as in f.et to aggravate - the responsibility of railway companies. It was by far the beltway to let poblic opinion, which generally lulu' iSz.c --We .M.R. vroses TRAVELS IN K are requested to state that M , Colburn, A o s f li Gre ' at .ii'larlbo.rough acted in the right -direction, set the matter right ; and if there street, has this day published, Travels ! Travels its Kashmere, Ladak, were any old ladies-or ecclesiastics who were afraid of being Iskard, and the countries adjoining the mountain course of the 1 - e.ked up, let the Railway Directors and those people settle it lidos and Himalaya North of the Panjab," by Vigne, I:e;eree n them.— ( Hear, and laughter. ) Air. GRANTLEY BERKELEY wished to ask if any di- Esq., ' F.G.S., author ' of " A Personal Narrative of a Visit to reetiona had he , •ll git-eit to the Greenw - ich and Illackwall Rail- Affehanistan, &e.. 2 vols., 810., with a valuable, map, and 22 Way Conti anies on the subjeet. 3lr. GLAD S TO NE understood that the conduct of those 'other illustrations, which can now be h a d o f a ll b oo k sellers. . 31r. Colburn has also just published r , 47 l i lLye e F s e6dittlitodnes to o f the e•eri , parties I.ad exempted them from animadversion on that point. following popular works:-1. Dr. G Spas of England, in 2 vols., price 125., either of which m • b - ‘' r t Il • "HA'S was cpposed to minute leislation en - may P the subject. Ile would . had separately, comprising upwards of 1,100 close pages of suggest a test to the Railway Corn prnies to aseertzin pub! 0 opinion. let them have acertain letter-press : vol. I. contains the_ northern Spas, with 27 illus number of carriages lockedtrations, and table of the chemical analyses of the various up,irahntd' discover a certain number un locked, audio a fortnight theys.pi•ings ; vol. 2, contains the Alidland and Southern Spas, with what was public opinion on the subject, and act accordi °4 illustrations, and table of the chemical analyses of the various 165., bound. ,Jr. B. ESCOTT would vote for tb n ,a g t lY in . easure which would Fpri u g s . —2. The Countess of 131essington's " Idler in France," give the most unlimited Power to the Railroad Companies to 2 vols., small Svo., lbs., bound.-3. The Hon. Mrs. Darner's make any regulations thcy.naight think fit. The Hon. Alember Turkey, Egypt, and the who had just. sat down ssa3 hardly an impartial so the door were locket!, witness, liras- " Diary of her Travels in Greece, much as if he were upset. Holy Land," 2 , vole., small SY )., with illustrations, ()act!, he could BRISTOL '',I:OAR MARKET, JUNE I 7.—The d e . ii,t get out of the .window.—(A laugh.) Mr. M. PHILIPPS 04 - d- once in a c mend has continued brisk through the week, with a greater common coach be. ei inquiry for middling groceries than could be responded to. Low i n Ihe t: eon position alluded to by the II ' . ' on. Gentleman and good middling scales, also anything desirable for the pans, He bad been Wild. In the coach there were besides himself' , hare been sold from Into 2a . . dearerowßristotlfercu r y „ _., _ Against the clause Majority against the clause —1 On the next clause of the Bill being proposed, Lord HOWICK said that he thought the House should give proprietors of land adjoining the lines of railways the means of recovering compensation for any loss they might sustain by the negligence of the ser vants of companies. He understood that it had lAen decided in a recent case, that the companies were not liable fur the injury done to property by sparks issuing from an engine. Mr. GLADSTONE admitted that the subject was one deserving of consideration. He believed, however, that in the case alluded to by the Noble Lord, the injury had been done to a haystack raised immediately by the line of the railway. After some further conversation the clause was ordered to'stand part of the Bit!. The 15th clause was then struck out, the remaining clauses were agreed to. The Bill passed t! - ,rougl Com mittee, and the House resumed. The Customs Act Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed on Monday. The House adjourned at Quarter-past Five o'Clo-,k, to Monday. SPIRIT of • the PUBLIC JOURNALS.I FROM TUE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. . GLOBE.—The Duke of Wellington's notions of military discipline in debate did not succeed in fore ing the Income-tax through the Lords at three o'clock in the morntno. The Duke of Newcastle said he was so opposed to the Bill, that he should certainly support any. motion of adjournment. It is' gratify ing to have the Duke of Newcastle's sanction, on this occasion, to protracting debate in a manner which has been been called " factious" in less lofty quarters. Opposition like that ofthe Duke of Newcastle and Sir R. Vyvyan who has published a long letter to his consti tuents of flelston, in utter reprobation of the Peel policy, which we may find space to notice in detail on another occasion,—opposition from such quarters as these, representing the real Toryism of the country, is a most menacing indication of an imminent split in the Tory party. The Post, and various minor oracles, are already declared organs of the malcon tents. Things seem coming to extremities, like those of 1829.. "After the experience," says Sir Richard • Vyvyan, "of the general election of last year, can it be maintained that the constituencies of the United Kingdom would not respond to an • appeal from a new Administration, in which they openly expressed their determination to abstain from any attempt to coerce the House of Commons, as it is now coerced, and to allow Parliament to legislate in accordance with the opinions of the elec tors instead of threatening the Legislature with re signation unless it placed itself under the dictation of the Executive Government ?" We cannot agree with Lord Clarendon, either that the Tories could have hem expected last year to support the Whig budget as the Whigs had supported the Tory Emancipation of the Catholics, or that the Whigs, this year, ought to acknowledge the policy now carrying out as their policy. The Tories could not have been expected to support the free trade Whig budget, because they had always professed principles ac cordant with monopolist interests. No party can be expected to forward the triumph of the principles of opponents ; except after that they arc called in, and hope to retain place by surrendering principles. Sir . Robert Peel individually might have gone over to the Whigs last year; but it was not in Parliamentary nature that any large portion of his party should have followed him. , llle must have ceased . to be head of the party which, for years, he had been "building up ;" and he thought I it better, ,as probably any other party-chief would have done, to lead hiS party first into place, and throw its principles overboard afterwards. ST AND ARD .—The conviction of the traitor Francis must have been expected by the country. The evidence against the culprit—of which all were ' aware some time—was complete and demonstrative, and the total absence of any topic of defence on his part—for not even the plea of insanity;was surmised renders this as perfect a case of full proof as ever was presented . to a Court of Justice. Mr. Clarkson, the pri soner's counsel, did all that it was possible for zeal and ' talent to do in behalf of a client ; and the brief de liberation of the Jury, which extended but little be . yond half an hour, employed probably in applying • `the evidence to the proper counts of the indictment, shows how very clear the matter was made to the minds of the gentlemen impanelled. On the whole, the result cf the trial must be of great value. Queen Victoria has ever been secured in her own character and conduct from traitors by • personal or political malignity, and now she is protected against • the assaults of traitors by vanity or. caprice. It may be safely predicted that the precious life of a Sovereign so justly dear to her people will never again be in danger from the act of an assassin. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' CQUR7; June 18. IN RE JOHN ALTON. The insolvent was described as a currier and leather-dresser, carrying on business at Mill-wall. In his schedule the amount of debts appearing exceeded 2,5001. , and the assets, consisting of stock in trade, machinery, and the interest in the lease of the premises, used as a factory, with good debts, was about 7501. His petition to be discharged, was opposed in person by a creditor named Etty. The grounds of opposition was for hav ing vexatiously defended a suit for the recovery of 571., for which sum he became liable, in consequence of having joined his brother-in-law in a promissory note for that amount. It appeared, in a very lengthened and contradictory evidence, th a t theinsolvent was to get half the amount of the promissory note, upon the opposing creditor discounting it ; but this per son paid over the whole amount to Smythe, the brother-in-law who never gave the insolvent any of it • and he urged in hi defence that he was, therefore, not liable for the amount of the note, having received no consideration for it. _ After several witnesses had been called in support of the pe tition, the insolvent was ordered to be discharged forthwith. Several unopposed petitions were heard dung the day, and the applicants ordered to be discharged. Sir John Milley Doyle, Knt., appeared, on his applica tion from the Queen's Prison, to be discharged under the Act. Mr. Cooke supported the insolvent. The debts in the case were set forth at 37,9081. 18s: 4d., of which the consideration claims were 34,437Z.185. 4d. The debts on the other side owing to the insolvent were 22,9051. He described himself as a Major-General in tho Portuguese service, having been Aide-de-Camp to Don Pedro. Be was likewise a retired Colonel in the British army. The insolvency was stated to have been occa sioned by heavy law expenses, and to losses incurred in raising money to prosecute his claim, and those of his colleagues, on the Portuguese Government. Several losses were set forth on the special balance-sheet. Nearly the whole of the money owing to the insolvent is stated to be " good," the principal portion of which is claimed from the Portuguese Government for services rendered. The proposed bail were Joseph Mercer and George Bonham. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER inquired of them whether ther they were aware of the extent to which the Court wuuld require bail in this case2—The bail said they be lieved in the sum of 2001. • Mr. COOKE remarked that, although the debts of Sir John Milley Doyle were large, the Court would see from the schedule that a portion was owing to his relatives. The late General Sir John Doyle was inserted•as a cre ditor for 4,4984; and he (Mr. Cooke) had a consent from Sir Charles Doyle, now residing at Paris, as executor of the late General, to waive the debt mentioned in the amount of bail, and to forego any participation that might arise on the recognizance being enforced. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER thought an application should have been made in the first instance to reduce the amount of bail. A clerk to the attorney for the retaining creditor ap peared to oppose the bail. The Court held that he could not appear, as the only opposition to . bail must he by the attorney or counsel appearing for the creditors. Mr. CRESWELL, the barrister, was immediately in structed by the clerk, and opposed the bail. The proposed surety, George Bonham, was examined. He had described himself, in his affidavit, of Marylebonc street, Piccadilly, silversmith. It was not his own shop, and he was at another place in the employ of a pawn broker, which was not stated in the affidavit. CHIEF CommssioNEß—Then you are not a silversmith on your own account ? • Bonham—No, Sir. CHIEF COMMISSIONER—Then this won't do. Any person reading this would suppose you were a silver smith on your own account. The bail must be rejected. The application for bail was refused accordingly. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. TRIAL OF COOPER, THE MURDERER. Saturday, at ten o'clock, Thomas Cooper was arraigned upon an indictment for maliciously shooting at and murdering Timothy Daley, a policeman ; and also upon two other indict ments for shooting at and maiming, with intent to murder, Charles Mott and Charles Mess. The prisoner, who was dressed in a suit of black, appeared to be pale, but was much improved in his appearance since last session. He pleaded Not Guilty, in a faltering tone. The Judges who presided were Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Baron Gurney. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Chambers appeared as Counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. S. C. Horry defended the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN having briefly narrated the evidence he proposed to lay before the Jury, concluded by saying that he should not weaken the defence of insanity, which he believed would be set up for the prisoner, as it would be necessary, in order that it should have any avail, to support it by evidence ; and if that course was pursued, he (Mr. 13odkin) would have an opportu• nity of again addressing them. Charles Moss examined by Mr. Chambers—Ow the Bth of May last I was a constable in the V division of police. I was by the side of liornsey-wood in the afternoon of that day. 1 met a gentleman, and he had a bunch of sea!s. 1 had pre viously received information of several robberies having been committed, and therefore I watched the gentleman. As 1 turned round to go away from the gentleman, after watching him to the end of my beat, I saw the prisoner Cooper. I was in my police uniform, and when Cooper saw me, he ran across the road into a field. I followed him, and found him stooping under the hedge. He had two pistols lying before him on the ground. I a-ked him what he did there, and he said, Nothing particular. I told him if he could not give a better account than that that I must take him into custody. He then sprang forward, and stood before me. He held the pistols in each hind, and appa rently aimed one at my head. I was then two yards from him, and I put up my left arm to save my head. He fired the pistol he held in his right hand, and something struck me above the wrist. He then stepped back two or three steps, and changed the pistols from the left to his right hand, and I advanced towards him. The pistol he had previously held in his left hand he pointed at my head, but I was nearer to him, and 1 rushed at him. He pulled the trigger, and I heard it snap, but a think the second pistol was not loaded. We then struggled together and his hat fell off. I was obliged to let him go as I had not the least use of this arm (pointing to his left arm, which was in a sling). He then ran about 15 yards, and I was about to follow him, upon which he said, if I followed him or made any alarm he would shoot me dead. lie then ran away without his hat, and I pursued him, crying out " Murder l" When he reached the opposite field he put the pistol he bad held in his right hand into his breast and pulled out from his trowsers what appeared to 1).1 a large carving knife. Tie said if I followed him any further he would certainly do for me. I pulled out my staff and he then ran away, and upon attempting to get over a hedge my arm failed me, and then I discovered it was bleeding. I continued to cry out murder, and I could see from the opposite side of the hedge that he stopped and appeared to be loading a pistol. I did not attempt to go near him, and he aimed a pistol at me and said some. , thing, but I could not hear him. Mallett, another constable, and several persons came up. I have since been in Bartholo mew's Hospital in consequence of the wetted, and am not yet discharged. James Wallcott was next examined, but his evidence was not important. John William Young, the waiter at Highbury Barn Tavern, after repeating the evidence given before the Magistrate, said as Mott the baker approached the prisoner he raised his arm, which had heels previously by his side, and shot the baker through the shoulder, and as Daley advanced he shot him through the bod and he instant ly . fell dead. He appeared to take en aim at laley . Upon Um he wee ireated4teir pisid by the persons around him, and taken to" the station-house. Witness afterwards made a communication to the police, de- I I saw him searched and two bullets taken from him. The boy scribing his pet son. Euson brought a hat to the station-house, and I showed it to James Swearn was then called, and identified him as a per the prisoner and he said it was his. 1 saw Mr. Drury, the son who had ribbed him of his watch, and struck him on the surgeon, when he attended Daley, after his death. head, abou' a week before the murder. John William Howard, examined by Mr. BODKIN, said I William Barton—ls an inspector of the G division. Has saw the prisoner in the way described with a crowd of persons known Cooper about ten years. Has seen him, on an average, standing round him, and a pistol in each hand, and in a few three or four times a week. He knew his father. He has con minutes I heard the report of a pistol, and directly afterwards I versed with the prisoner very frequently. He always talked saw Daley fall. Daley had not laid his hand upon the prisoner rationally. Witness once had him in custody. He was then before be was shot. The people then closed upon the prisoner, I committed for an assault. It was in March, 1841. Witness and took from him two pistols and a knife, upon which the pris I met him since that time, and he said " I shall never be happy soner said, "I am done." I said it was almost time he had, till I've been the death of one of you." He has used the same and he was then secured and taken to the station-house. expressions frequently in witness's hearing. Stephen Turnbull repeated the evidence he gave at the first Cross-examined-Has seen the prisoner among reputed examination proving that he saw the prisoner shoot Daley. thieves. After the examination of W ns , Smith, whose evidence was W. Penny—ls an inspector of police of the G division. Has not material, the next witness was known prisoner six years. Has had him in custody eight times, ' Charles Mott, who was examined by. Mr. CHAMBERS, and for assaults and for robberies. Has known him to be summarily said—l am a journeyman baker, and was delivering my bread convicted. Has talked to him on these subjects. Never ob • on the sth of May, at Highbury, when I heard the alarm raised served anything irrational in his manners. He was convicted against the prisoner, and joined in the pursuit. I came up to for assaulting witness. him in the lane with other persons. The prisoner put his Mr Fisher—ls a surgeon. He attended in Newgate on the back to the palings, and holding up two pistols told Daley to 4th inst. There were other medical gentlemen present, who keep off or he would have the contents of the pistols. Daley attended on the part of the prisoner's friends. Saw the prisoner. asked him what he had been doing, and he said he had been Entered into conversation with him for the space of an hour. cutting turf. I asked him why h e wan t e d pistols to cut turf, From that conversation, witness should be of opinion that he and he made no answer. When Daley said the pistols were was perfectly sane. not loaded, the prisoner told him to " try them." A number Mr. Hoaitx then again addressed the Jury. He compared of persons had come up by this time, and I attempted to rush the case set up by him for the defence with that endeavoured in on the prisoner, and he fired immediately, and I received to be set up by the prosecution. All that had been proved was, the ball in my shoulder. I had got held of the Fisoner, but that, instead of being quiet, he had been outrageous ; there my foot slipped. In consequence of the injuries I received, I was not a circumstance that was inconsistent with the idea of have since been in the hospital. I had no stick at fhe time in insanity. The question was not whether he was insane after my ha. d. the act, but at the very moment the murder was committed. Cross-examined—l will swear positively I had no stick in Mr. Justice PATTEEON having summed up, the Jury, in a my hand. I did not see any stick broken over the palings by a few minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty. blow made at the prisoner. The LEA aNED Joon x then proceeded to pass sentence in the Erasmus Symonds stated that he was in Highbury Barn following manner :—Thomas Groper, after a long investiga- Tavern at the - time the prisoner was pursued, and that witness tion, the Jury have come to a conclusion that the act you corn joined in the pursuit. The remainder of his evidence was of a mitted was done in a state of mind in which you were perfectly corroborative character. aware of what you were about. I. think there is no person James Wheeler was a waiter at the Highbury Barn Tavern. who has attended patiently who has the slightest doubt that He received two pistols from the last witness. Before the pri- they have come to a perfectly correct conclusion. You seem soner tired, he said he would shoot any person who attempted to have gone out, whether with intent to rob I cannot say, but to take him. Saw Daley dead. you have done so before, and whether you had such intent on Christopher Norman was a sergeant of police. Searched the sth of May I know not. One thing is clear, that you shot and found two bullets in the prisoner's pockets, and two pistols, a policeman who pursued you, and wouneed him in the arm; you which were banded to Sergeant Thatcher. went away, reloaded the pistol, and went to a place whence you Sergeant Thatcher produced the pistols and bullets; and could not escape (the prisoner here shook his head at Inspector stated that the prisoner, on being told Daley was dead, turned Penny, for whirls he was severely admonished by the Learned very pale. Judge ). You then fired at Mott and wounded him, you afterwards Several ether witnesses corroborated the previous statements. shot Da!ey—you sent him out of the world possibly unprepared. Mr. Drury, a surgeon, was. called to see Daley, and found him When your mother appealed to you to pray to your Maker for dead from a pistol wound, mercy, you treated her request with indifference. 1t hether Cross-examined —Continued excitement would keep away you have since made goori use of your time, I know not. I sleep. Want of sleep is Lot always a symptom of affection of do entreat you not to lose any of that very short space left to the brain, ever. if sleeplessness was habitual for many years. A you. Your life is forfeited most justly, and there can be no man calling himself Dick Tuspin, and saying he hope for you on this side the grave. I should be doing an ;n -wanted hit father out of the grave, fur it was no use his lying justice were I to hold out the slightest hopes th,t your lire there, would be symptoms of unsoundness of mind. An ex- will be spared. You will have every opportunity of coming to pression of weariness of life, was not a symptom of insanity ; a right mind, and I again earnestly implore you to make a good but, perhaps, coupled with other circumstances it. might be. use of your time. It only remains fur me now to pass mean A high state of fever eotnenonly affected the brain. Sometimes you the sentence of the law, whence is—" That you be taken the effects of the disease did not soars pass away. Has known hence to the place from whence you came. and from thence to persons to be affected for two or three years after the fever. the place of execution, and that sou be there hanged by the insane persons are particularly prone to resist any violence. It neck until you be dead ; and may 'Almighty God have mercy on is also a symptom of insanity to go wandering about without ,your miserable soul." any object. Quiet and repose are favourable to a person in The Learned Judge, when the prisoner had been removed, such a state. stated that he had power, by Act of Parliament, to order A Re-examined—Does not think that from the evidence of the sum of money to he paid to the widow of any constable killed conduct of the prisoner, that he is a man of unsound mind. in the execution of his duty, and he should certainly order it Assuming a man to have committed sevet al robberies, and that on this occasion. He also stated that he was convinced that, man, seeing a policeman coming behind him, witness would not if named in the proper quarter, the tout ageous conduct of Mott, consider it an act of insanity fur the man to jump through a the baker, and Moss, the policeman, would be rewarded. hedge; it would be a sympton of perfect consciousness. It is euppoeed the execution will not take place till Monday Mr. R. Mould deposed that he was clerk to the Magistrates week. et Clerkenwell. Heard Mr. Greenwood put a question to the prisoner. At the conclusion of the examination of each witness the Magistrate asked the prisoner if he wished to put a question to the witness. On the con clusion of Young's evidence, this question was put to the prisoner, and he said, " I did not say that I would shoot, but I said I would shoot whoever took me." This was in correction of Young's evidence. The pri soner paid great attention to the reading of the depositions. More than that, the Magistrate asked him if he perfectly under stood wbat was being read to him, and he expressed assent. The Court here adjourned for a quarter of an hour. On the re-assembling of the Court, Mr. BODAIN said the case for the prosecution had terminated. Mr. Homier then addressed the Jury fur the prisoner. He said that for the first time during the seven years that he had been at the bar, his was called upon to address a Jury upon a charge, conviction upon which was certain death. Ile almost felt that his anxiety would defeat itself He could not help referring to different published statements, most of them monstrous per versions of the fact, and all calculated to excite the prejudices of a Jury. When he saw these, he could hardly ram that they lived in an enlightened age. Was it a symptom of enlightenment to load a falling man? They knew in private life how difficult it. was to eradicate pre judices. He could not hope that they would forget what they had heard ; but what he regretted was, that a man placed in the unfortunate situation of the prisoner, should be subjected to such prejudices. He called upon them to consider before they gave an opinion, whether that opinion was founded on what they had heard that day, or what they had heard elsewhere. This was the only course by which they could escape being charged before the Almighty at the great judgment of having sacrifized human life. It had been well known the line of defence he was about to take. They had concealed nothing from the prosecu tors. They said, in fairness, if the man is worthy of punishment, let him meet it -e but if he was a being upon whom the light of reason did not shine, then would he be entitled, by the law of the country, to be released from the awful charge under which he stood. This case, involving such difficulties as it did, must be looked at in two lights, first, whe ther the act itself was not so, extraordinary, that it was a proof of insanity;;; and they must recollect that this was not a premeditated murder. It was a murder so called purely by the operation of the law. 'ln the case of a suicide the gcods of the suicide were held forfeited to the Crown, but this was avoided by proving the person in a deranged state. Suicide was murder—self murder. There was no difference with respect to the law. If they proved the man insane his goods were saved. Take the case of Lord Castlereagh, the only proofs were dejectedness and lowness of spirits ; these could be proved with respect to the prisoner at the bar. Why should there be a difference in the case of the prisoner and the suicide ? With respect to insanity, there were many cases similar to the one before them. In 'Ryan's Report was the account of a man hav ing thrown his child into the water, whereby it was drowned. This was held to be an act of insanity. The keeper of the lunatic asyluml said that the fact of the person being subsequently able to give a rational account of himself was no proof of the man's sanity. The Learned Counsel instanced a great number of other eases of a similar description. Take the case of Margaret Nicholson. There was but the one act of insanity brought against her, and that was raising a knife against the Sovereign, yet this was held sufficient, and she s - was not • subjected to a trial. So with the case of Oxford; there was no otherproof of insanity for them, than the one act of firing at the Queen. Now look at Cooper's act and compare it with these cases. If the cases he had referred to were' acts-,of insanity, how much more was Cooper. Here there was no premeditation shown, 'and the evidence of Mr. Drury proved that insane persons were prone to resistance.. Was the act reasonable—would a reascnable man have attempted it, the penalty being cer tain death ? It; was consistent only with the act of a madman. Had he been a sane man he would have accom plished his flight, as ismumerable opportunities were offered. Chen they had a firing without an adequate motive; by firing at the men he placed himself in greater jeopardy than before. The act of firing must have entirely prevented the possibility of his escaping. Was not this the pure act of a madman ? The act of a madman goaded to vengeance, his vengeance heightened by resistance and pursuit? The Learned Counsel then read a Report of Mr. Smith upon insanity, wherein he said that madmen were prone to resist anything like an attack, and also calculated to exaggerate the attack in their own minds. Well, then, in the case f Cooper, had they not all these facts clear in the evidence? '1 homes Cooper was the son of a bricklayer, and in the early part of his life he appeared to be a reasonable child. Subsequently he was attacked with putrid fever, and from that time he was an altered being, and pre sented all the appearance of a person of diseased mind. Ile should be able to show that this had existed for a period of seven years. During that time he had the power of abstaining from sleep for periods of extraordinary length, one great proof of insanity. He should further show that he always appeared to be almost incapable of pain, or did not seem to experience any. Then there would be proof of a ravenous appetite. He should also show that Cooper, who was exceedingly attached to his mother, was frequently in the habit of . harshly treating her. This was another great procf of insanity. Cooper had all his life been fond of carrying pistols and can nons about him. This was stated also to be the ease with regard to Oxford, and Pierce, who was tried about two years ago. No doubt his Learned Friend would address himself to the fact of there being no delusion, but one of the greatest French authors on the subject, said that madness could exist without delusion. Was there any delusion in the case of Oxford? He (the Learned Counsel) had beard of one madman asking another to cut his head off, which he consented to do, and the operation was performed with perfect good will on both sides. Was there any delusion there? The madman knew what he was about, although he did not know that what he was doing was an offence agaimt the law of God and man. Cooper saying, after he was taken, " Is he dead ?" was no proof of sanity, but it was a proof that he did not intend to kill but to disable. Did net Oxford ask if he had hurt the Queen, and yet was that considered a proof of his sanity ? Supposing Cooper had shot himself instead of the policeman, would they have considered him a felon, considering his whole conduct? Would they not hare at once said that he was insane? Why then could they not come to the same conclusion now that he had killed anotl.er man instead of him self. The first witness he should call would be the unhappy mother. The death of the father had left them destitute. His mother would state to them his manner and general habits, as he had stated them. The death of the father lead separated them from individuals with whom they were connected, and this was the reason why they were unable to corroborate the testimony of the mother beyond four years ago; but her testimony relating to periods since that time would be corrobo rated by other witnesses. He should be able to show that a few weeks ago the prisoner asked a young man to stand at one end of the room and he would stand at the other, that they might try and hit each other with pistols. He (the Learned Counsel) had done his duty, and he reminded them, that if they enter.. tained the smallest doubt of the prisoner's sanity, they must acquit him on that ground. The Learned Counsel then called POLICE INTELLIGENCE. . MANSION HOUSE. THE ROBBERY OF THE 5001. BILL.—We published lately an account of an application made by Mr. Hum phreys, the solicitor, for a warant against a person named John Alves, who was charged with having stolen a Bill for 5001, the property of two ladies of high respectability, who entrusted him with it to discount. The bill, it will be recollected, got into the hands of a person named Bowie, who keeps a grocer's shop in Shoe-lane, and who stated to the ladies that he had advanced 2001. to Alves upon it, and was to give 2001. more to that indi vidual in the course of the day, reserving to himself 100/. for the accommodation ; and subsequently Bowie offered to restore it to the ladies if they would hand over to him the 200/. he declared he had advan ced, and the one; hundred pounds interest, to which he considered himself entitled by virtue of his arrange ment with Alves. The ladies, however, who happened to have clever advisers after they got into the hobble, re fused to pay one farthing, and Mr. Humphreys, the soli citor, gave notice to Bowie not to negotiate or part with the bill, under any circumstances, as it had been stolen by Alves. On Saturday Mr. Humphreys waited upon the Lord Mayor, and informed his Lordship that a n anon y mous let ter nad been received, enclosing the 500/. bill. The ladies, Mr. Humphreys said, were most grateful to his Lordship for the assistance rendered to them on so important an occasion. The LORD MAYOR said he was happy that the stolen bill had been recovered, as 110 doubt its restitution would save the ladies a great deal of disagreeable trouble. His Lordship, however, regretted that the person who had stolen it had escaped. BO ll'-STREET. The two persons who, on Friday week, were remand e d on a charge of defrauding a young West India mer chant of 30/., by conspiring with others to cheat him at the game of thimble-rig, at Ascot races, were brought up for final examination, when Mr. Humphreys, the so licitor, attended on the part of the prosecution, 'and Mr. Adolphus and Mr. Lucas, as counsel for the prisoners. The evidence adduced on the former occasion having been read over, and no furthur evidence being offered, Mr. Adolphus contended that there was nothing in the case that would justify the Court in committing the prisoners, or even holding them to bail. Mr. JARDINE, after consulting several law books, said the case was a very peculiar one, and expressed a doubt whether the prisoners would be convicted, if he commit ted them for trial, and ultimately he ordered them to be discharged. The City policeman, who apprehended the prisoners, asked what he was to do with the six 5L notes he had taken from Williams at the time of his apprehension, and which had been identified by the prosecutor as those which he had paid to Williams ? Mr. JARDINE said. he would not make any order re specting them, upon which the priSoner Williams said, " I demand those notes as my property, and desire that they may be given up to me immediately." The policeman said he had not got the notes, but they were at the station-house, and would be delivered up to which ever party the superintendent thought was entitled to them, on hearing which both the prosecutor and prisoner wended their way to the station-house, to en force their respective claims to the notes, the validity of which will, in all probability, have to be decided by an action at law. MARLBOROUGH-STREE2". On Saturday, Mr. Win. Auetin, the landlord of the White Bear public-house, in Little Newport-street, Golden-square, was summoned for refusing to receive and afford accommodation to Wm. Galahar (a recruit in the 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards), duly billited upon him. William Bale, corporal in the 2d Dragoon Guards, stated, that about seven o'clock in the evening of Wed nesday last he went to the defendant's house with tile recruit, and presented a billet for him for one night. He handed it to the defendant over the counter, who having read it, threw it down, and said he would have nothing to do with it. On being remonstrated with, he said he had had a billet about two months ago, and he'd be d—d if he would have another, and witness might go and do his best and worst. The billet was, in conse quence, returned to the inspector of police from whom it had been obtained, and another procured for a differ ent house. Sergeant E.. Fadden, of the 3rd, or Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards, corroborated the foregoing statements. The defendant said this , was a most gross conspiracy against him to extort money. The facts of the ease were as follows :—The complainant and his witness, with three or four recruits, entered his house, all of them in a very intoxicated state, and complainant, pro . - ducing a paper, said, " Here, landlord, give me chan ge for a 51. Bank f England note, all in sil ver m i n d ; l et ' s have none of your light gold." He declined doing so, and the whole party directly left the house without a word being uttered about a billet, or indeed was a syllable spoken but what he had mentioned. Mr. HARDWICK—Can you expect me, for one moment, to entertain a defence so utterly at variance with all probability?—it is perfect nonsense. You might as well tell me that a party came into your house to billet a soldier, and that all they did was to stand upon their heads. The defendant said that a respectable tradesman, a customer of his, was standing at the bar at the time, and would, if the ease was allowed to stand over, come forward and prove what he had stated to be correct. He would have attended then, but he was obliged to go a short distance out of town on particular business. Mr. HARDWICK—I certainly shall not postpone the ease on any such preposterous statements. Defendant—The informer and his witness were beastly drunk. The sergeant and corporal both stated that they were perfectly sober. . Police-sergeant, No. 8 of the C division stated that the s.rgeant and corporal applied to him for another billet a few minutes after they had been to the defend ant's house, and that they were then perfectly sober. Mr. HARDWICK (to , the defendant)— You are making your own case worse by "throwing out these unfounded, imputations ; and, taking. the whole of your conduct into consideration, I feel it to be my duty to inflict the highest penalty the law allows—namely, 51. The defendant said he was constrained to abide the Magistrate's decision, however unjust it might be. After some further consideration, Mr. Hardwick mi tigated the fine to al., and the defendant not having the amount about him was detained until be procured it. The complaining party in these cases is entitled to one moiety of the fine: Isabella Co per, who deposed that she was the mother of the prisoner, and lived at No. 1, Rawstorne street. He was 23 years of age. Whenlie was young, at about the age of one year and eight months, he had the putrid fever. Before that illness he was like other children. After that illness he presented a different appearance. He never seemed to take any rest at all like another child. Whenever she went into his room be was always awake. He grew up with that restlessness. He never seemed to take rest to the present time. Others observed this besides herself. It was a subject of remark to a person who lived with her five yeers ago. Wh en h e was struck or burnt he never seemed to have any feeli n g. H e was once so scalded i n th e a rm that the skin came off with his jacket. He said " I don't care much about it." Witness cried, and he said, " I don't feel it much ; don't cry." That was when he was twelve years of age. On another occasion he tore his arm with some spikes, and he did not then seem to feel ; he was then fourteen years of age. He h a d shown that disre gar d t o pa i n t o the present time. He also hurt the back part of his neck when a child. He was very ravenous in his appetite. Witness could never satisfy him. Hannah SJuthall was next called, and stated that she has lived with Mrs. Cooper for fifteen months ; she corroborated that witness's statement as to the prisoner's sleeplessness and several other facts mentioned by Mrs. Cooper. Mrs. Ellen Roach, who said she knew the prisoner at the bar; she saw him on the 18th April; she was walking with a friend in a lane near Homes ton. It was about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon. After he had passed he turned round and presented a pistol at her friend, Mrs. Cook's face, and said, " Your money, or your life." He then said " I'll have thi.;," meaning a gold Chain and locket which was round her neck. She refused to let him have it, but he eventually took it f rom h er . Ile:• then pointed the pistol at witness, who said there was no occasion to ell so, as she would give him what she had, and she gave him half-a-crown. He then said, " If you make any alai m I will return and blow your balm out; I've got one pistol for each." He then went away. A letter from Toulouse conveys the following particulars relating to the late fiery metecr seen on the 3d inst., as having been communicated by the Director of the Obser vatory of that place. "It was apparent at the Observatory at the same time as at Montpellier, and was also seen by General Lejeune, who was on horseback, during the space of time that he rode about 50 yards. These circumstances prove that it was from a great height above the earth, and allows a belief that it mutt have descended near, but not touching our planet. It was for a long time believed that. these meteors were produced within our own atmosphere, but their periodical appearance, which now seems to be fully established, has for some time led towards a belief that they are small planets, like the earth, regularly circulating rouni the sun. Another bolide, or globe of fire, passed on the 9th init. at 1,4421,122 metres from the earth's surface- Its relative velocity of motion tpund our sphere was 37,330 metres (rather more than nine leagues) a second, and its absolute swiftness iu the space greater than that of the earth by 40.902 metres (a little ma:c that, 1(1 . :cacao: ) a see ma d. C onsequen tly, at the moment of its greatest brilliancy, it must have been far beyond our atmosphere, which does not Weal to above 100,000 metre; in vertical height." PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 17. Number Dividend Price of Per - CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid Sher 766 7 pet cant. Ashton & Oldham...Average97l.lB s .sh. 94 ,48 41. Asitny•de-le-Zouch Arcrage 1131.5 h. 11 $ 26 Basingstoke 1001.0. 5 005 51. Brecknock and Aber gavenny , 150t.sh. 92 900 1-16th. 101 Birmingham. 1-16th share ....ell.&7it. 194 4,000 ...." .. Ditto & Liverpool Junes. MI. sh.loo pi 21 600 3 . /. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool. eh. 01113 •-• 499 51. Chehner and Black water lOOl.Bll. 161 300 322. Coventry ..... # 1001.5 h. 305 ......... Croydon. Average3ll.2s 10d. sh . - 2,080 51. Os. Dudley 1001.8 h. 94 600 131. Derby lool.sh . 120 )1,000 4 per cent. ilatinne and Mayne 412• las. 4e .pd Si 3,5'75i 4' EBessnere and Chester Averts e 133:.5h . C 9 231 621 Ereivasn 5,4 , 15 841 Forth and Clyde ....... 100/rso. 1001. pd : I:2 .453 71. Grano Junction 2,649 i 255. Grand Union lool.sh 27 ',500 1,000: Cl. percent . Ditto (optional) Ltian 1001. 1198 ... Grand Western ........ ..... .. 41. sit. sill pd 10 800 13 ' 124.80 . Giamorgan:bire, Aver. cost 111:1.13s.ed: 'llO 749 121. tilratithay. lsol.sh, 2an 6 . 238 2..05. littddersl2:ld: Average 511. 68.6 d. sh. 19 100 .. Kensingtoa lOll.O. allpd 10 25.323 11.10 s. Kennet ind Avon, Av. 391.185.10 , i .sb 17. 'y 11,6991 11. 10s. Lancaster Average 471. Cs. Lid 271, g 2,8971 311. Lecd2,lll( l . Liverpool t 1101.60 . (30 5454 1 1 10s. Leicester 1401.0 14S ,897 5/.et Leicester ei Nort '.,,mptoti Aver .7l.itn . '79 2,409 101 Monmouthshire l ool.si '.14) 250 131. Melton Mowbray ti 7 i,l.rb. 200 100 251. Mersey and Irwell IOCI,sh. 510 3,000 11. 295.. MacclesPeld lOOl. sh. all ed 16 247 171. N eat It 11101.61, 3f5 2.400 51. Peak Forest A v ez..ge about 731.5 h. IS 1,418 %/ Regent's (or London) Av. 331.16x.8d.5h. 16 5,669 81. Rothdale Average d. 51 .sh $2 603 81. Shropshire 1251.5h. 137 800 111. 105. Somers e. Coal •••• • 3,600/. 6 rn.r cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 12/. 10s. sh 11 'a 700 361. Stafford and Worcester 1401. eh. 63G 500 151 Shrewsbury . 1251. sh. 2 , 1 4 0 300 91. 3t0urbridge.......... mi."... 143/.sh. 316 8,647 21. Os Stratford-on-Avon st wer....79/ . 9s. R:ti,sh 93 533 Int sv,.. 10ei.,13. 205 3,762 21. Us. Severn and Wye & Rai livay A r. 201.95. sh. 45 2,its.ion . '4l/. ills Crent stet Alersey. I shore 11•01. sh. 475 d. 14.9 Chan:cc and Mediray Av.l9/. 6s. Sd. sh 2 I,ooos h. i 141, Warwick amt Wrraingharti ioot.sri 200 1,1)00151[. 950 10.. Warwick and ivape•n let)i.sh. 1 9 7,000 11 W.icesict & Birmingham Av. 78.2 St. A 66 4.000 365. Wilts and Reeks Average 871. 105 Bd. sh. 20 AOll 6i. Willey and Lestngton 125/. sh '74 .28 005 l4 sVey and Arun llOl sn 20 OCCE.n. 2.800 0 1 C. , 1 , c correneic at -......... ,001.sb. Cl 1,085101. t • 5 per rent. East e nd West India . ...........Etock 10) % 3,234,31011 Sit p et. London Steck 62 Ditto liolltid 2,209 3/.6x. sd. Bristol Average 14 - 1. Os. sh 75 68,3241. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various ananuntv IOS fit. 2,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock ICO 50e,es.rt 4* per cent. Ditto Bonds 20i1.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years •••. Deptiord Pie: 4 71/. oh. 201. pd 10 1311.1.00 ES - - - - - - - - /,600 1/. Plaminersrniti cOl. tlt 214 7,231 Southwark, Old . v. Mi. :23. H. Si! 35„ 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7i per cent., 50/.sh 154; 4 4100 ... .. W a t er l oo 100/. eh 3 5,000 I.s. lid Ditto, Old Annuitieii of 81 00/. p. - 21 5,000 19s. 3d Ditto, New Ditto of 71 4O!. pd 1814 (4 0,0001 5/. per cent Ditto v 01.~ 5,848 27s Vauxhall ASSURANCF COMPANIES. 2,000 31 Ills Albion 5OO/. sh. 50/. pd f 9 59,000 / 6 1' n e , r i c i e s n B. l Alliancefi ritish & Foreignlool. sh. II!. pd 133 k 50,000 ti per cent Ditto, Marini lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5k 24,000 4/ perch. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 143 I,2oofsh. 5/. Birmingham l• ire.. ....... ..em. sh. 55/ pd 107% 20,000 U. percent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 41 12,000 61. per cent. British Commereiti 5O/.sk. 51. pd 6 5,000 51. pc r cont. Clerical & Medical life, ICOLsh.:I/10s pd 6% 4,000 210 s County 1,000 ss. Eagle 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 4% „,,„ f 5 per cent.l Economic r • lOOO/. sh. 250/. pd 406 `"' 1 and 30i bs.3 Lab. 2,271 22s.per cent. European , Li "01. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, Kew n()1. sh . 2/. isd I% .000,000/. fl. per c t Globe ' Stock P. - 5 20,000 51. ,Guar.ilin-, " 100/. sii. tail pd 37U 36 000 4s. 0:1 Hoe p 2, , 400 5 !. 123, Rd Imperial f ite ;,,..... ....... 500/ eh. 501. pd 140 7,500 103. fd. Imperial Lite . . t i. 1001. eh. 10!. pd ll4 13,459 5/. per cent Indemnity 51.a1}ift lt sh. 8/. pd 32 2,020 31 103 Kent Fire ..3:..,0 50/.eh. all pd 91 96. Ditto Life ,t: 10,000 253 Law Life '' ' lOO/. ill. 101. pd 3254 5.000 Ills. London, Fire 25/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 17 3,900 10s. London, Ship .. 251. eh. ltd. les. pd 17 1.000.0001 ... ..... Minerva I Ale... IOW. sh. 21,000 s'. per cent. National Loan Fune.. . 201. sh 2/. 101. pd 2% :10,000 14. per cent. Palladium Lif ,, 50/. sh. 2/. pd 50,000 51. per cent. Protector !If. " 2Ol. sh. et. pd 19.0 d 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant .nsrenters ....11.0!. sh. 51. pd 5% 9,500 11. Provtti.ent Lae lOW. sh. 10!. pd co 100,600 4s. Od. Rock Life "9,2201 51. per cist. Royal Excli.44et Stock 170 6,000 5 per cent University Life 1001. sh. 5/. pd 11 10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS. ... . ...... . .-. . .. -.. 25,000 ' Agric. end Com. of I reland2s/. sh. 10/. pd 15 : 000 Kper cent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. pd 52% 10,0011 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 501. sh. 10/. pd 1354 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank . NO/.sh. 101. pd :a 31,000 0 per cent. London & Westminster 1001 sh. 4.02. pd 211% 60,000 51. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 101. pd 13 .1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster Wash. 20/. pd :.0 25,001' In per cent. Liverpool. 100/ 'oh. 12i/. pd 19 50,000 7; percent Manchester and Liver.] 501. th. 151 pd 194, pool Disronnt.a 20,000 7 per , et.. t . Manchester IOU, .sh 10/. pd 444 80,000 8 pe - eent. Provincial Burk ef lrelandloo/. sh. 25/. p 4 491 9 10,00) 0 cr cent National Bank of Ireland 5 0 /. sh. 17t/ pd 1654 10,000 0 per cent National Pros ..clal Eng.lool. oh. 35/. pd 35 10,006 ...... .. Ditto New JO/. sh. 10/ pd 0 10,000 Gloucestershire NV. oh. 10/. pd 32 4,000 10 per cent. Hampshire cO/. sh. 5/. pd 9% GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 Ws otl Bath 201. sh. MI. pd •..2 5,000 British 4Ol. sh. 161. pd 19 Ann 3* f 51. percent: $ 1 t and Bs. 01 Ditto Provincial •. 20/. oh. 191. pd 43 . 928 51 lOs Birmingham 50' sh. 101 1,250 210 s Bristol ...... c'fli, sh. : ) .6 2,250 3/ lOs Brighton 2Ol sh. 14 750 3110 a Ditto, New 2Ol. sh . IS/. pd 9 1,471 41 per cent Brighton General 2O/. oh. all pd 9% 4,000 71.103. Continental Consolidatvd -751. 6211 pi 110 1,000 101. City of London.. ....... ....100/..h. all pd 195 1,000 _ 61. Ditto, New lOO/• s li• 75/• L Yd 150 ...... 1,000 31.65. k.:quitable , 501. pd 29 10,000 3/. per cent. imperial sfl. sh. 68 800 51. per cent. Isle hi Thanet 251. sh. EN. pd 19 11,350 6/. per cent. Independent "MTh. slip., 56 9,000 51. per cent. Phcznix 5O/. sli. 30/. NI 5014 1,000 IL per cent. Ratcliff ........» ... ....... ....lOW. sh. PO/. pd 114 4,000 South M.tropolitan 501. sh. ?3341.1x9 17 • 9,000 5/.per cent. United °enc.] 50/. sh. 47/. p 9 30 240 51. per cent. Warwick .01. sh. 50 400 51. per cent WaKefield 9,000 31. Westminster Chartere r: 6,000 Its. Ditto New 780 3 per cont. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd W ATER WORKS 1,800 345. Birmingham 2::. sh. 7.:61. pd 21 1,433 71. East London 100!.sh. 03 5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 411 lbs. 4d. sh. 6d 1,000 21. Kent 100/. sh. 524 372 101. Liverpool Bootle 2291. sit. 35 1,500 2110 s Scat River London Bridge Water Ann... E 0 6,486 2/10s Manchester and Salford ....... IOW. sh. 54 1,000 5 per cent. South Loudor. lOO/.sh. 98 . 3,294 411. West Middlesex Average 631.' , 128. 9d.sh. 95 1,360 11 Its York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 100/. sh. 35 IR(P4 RAILWAYS. 6,300 21. Os. Bit toing,hara and Derby •. . II oi pd (.0 9,5e0 3 pet cent. Birmingham and Gloucester If Of. pd 52 iS,OfO 4 per cent. Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh 70 pd 43 7,500 ..... .... Cheltenham& G. West ern ...1001..h. 80/ . 8 3,900 Clarence 1001. sh 100/ pd 27 8,000 Dublin an 3 Drogheda lOW. sh. 5/. 11.1 50,000 Ea:tern Counties 211. sh. 231. pd 0% 10,000 5 per cent. Great North of England 1001. sh. 1(01. pd 8 •)4 10,918 12 per eeta. brand Junction lOO/. sh all pe 190 2.5,"0r, 4 per cent. Great Western 1001 sh. 05/ pd 87+4 25,000 3 per cent. Ditto New ' SW, sh. !Oi. pd 61 4 2,000 8 per cent. Hartlepool 1001. oh. 1001. pd 143% 8.000 Hull and .3elby 5Ol. sh. 50/. pd 40 2,100 4 per amt. Leeds and Selby 5,100 10 per cent. Liverrmo! Sr klanchester 10( I.sh. 100/. pa 18816 7,9:8 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares WI. pd 91 11,495 10 per colt. Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd 45 36,000 .... ..... London and Brighton 50/. sh. 50/ pd 25\ 24,000 London and Black wall 23!. sh. 23/. pd 104 kO,OOO 9 per cent. London and Greenwich 9.0/. 5 . ... 201. pd 6 75.000 pi Per sh. London Az Birmingham 100/. sh. 904 pd Fe% 25,000 21.7 s Id. Ditto Quarter Shares -.251. sh. 5! pd 3So 31,250 51.:'s. 4d. Dit o New Shares '32/. sh. 321. pd 3 ) 45,2n0 3 per sh. London and S. Western Av. 43/, 13s. Od. 6t _ • 33,000 .... ..... London and Croydon] Av 13/ Lis Pd. 13 Ditto New Scrip.- • ' l3 13,000 4 . per sh. Manchester and Leeds...lool. th. '704 pd 75 13,6110 ... ...... Ditto Half Shares 5Ol. 301. pd 30. 10,00 r Manchester and liirmiwgham 70/.611. 401. t 616 ..... •••• Ditto Extension I, 7! pd 2 10,600 2/.1 , s. Midland Counties COL sh. 100/ pd 69 15,000 SI. Os. North Midland Was Ditto New 401. rd 3' 10,2.6 1/.106. Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh. 45'. pd 4114 „flog ..... .... Preston and Wyre .... ..... 50/. sh, 5"!. rid :16 .8,000 . 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dover lOl. pd 25% 1/100 i in. per ce..i Stockton and Darlington .........101. 1 1.5h. 265 %ON ' Thames Haven 501. sh 5/. pd 6,000 101. per cent. lock and North Midland 50 . sh. 501 pd el% MIN ES. Albion Copper 51. zi/. pa 12 Allen l5/. sh 12/ l's pd 1% Angie Mexican,iss. 5/ pm.lool.sh. a • .rd 2 Ditto Subscription 25/ 1 o 2% roet, Bolanos l5O/. sh all pd 4 0.0041 15. 10s Brazilian Imp. iss.sl. pm 25/.sh. 911. pd 9 6,000 ......... Nlacaubas 4 Cocaes United 251.5h.251. pd 414 d,OOO Ditto St. John Del Rey 2Ol sh. 141. pd I% .0,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 20/. pd 1 10,000 Ditto Scrip lO/. sh. 10/. psi 2 ,AOOO ..., ..... British Iron lOO/ sh. 70/ pd 8 .009 British Copper ' 5/. sh. 4il. pd 1% •,. ...... Cs', i Branca 6ll. pd 536 Candonza ... 0,000 1 / Copia.po ..... ..... ..... ..... 20/. sh, 131. tie 0 8,508 Columbiar, iss. ss. pm. ...55/. sh. 55/. pd e 2.850 4 i . Enlish .... ”...14/. Cs. pd 3 20,000 Gen a ral Mining Assoclatlon2o/. sh./FIL pd 3% 6.155 'Mexican Company 100/. sh. on/ pi 1 3,00 e Polbtron Consols .. lO/. sh. 81. pd 4 1,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered 2% Dittc. Loan Note' l5Ol. pd 50 United Mexican, iss. 2 pre. 404 eh. all pd 1 1 % Mtn. Scrip 134 Ditto New 5Crip.............”. .. 'n M ... .. . _.41 pd 3% West Cork ........................50i. s . pd 38 %CVO 4,000 IL bs s" LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. ~otp ! „fs , London University lOOl. eh. all pd 7 7(1 6 King' College 100/. 19% NUSCELL A NEOUS. (),C6O 3A. Australian Agricaltural.loo/. sh 281 pd 33 6, , CC 1, percent. British American Land Company Wit. pd 9 10.0.747 6/ per cekt. Canada Company,. ...... 1001. sh. 3244 pd 3(1 ;(\OCC 51. per c.vnt. ripper Cana • a Loan City Bonds, 4 p•sr cent IGO .11.00 u I/. Gs. GencralSteam Navigation 151.. h. 14/. psi 24% 101. per csnt. Hudson's Bay Stock 11. London Corn. Sale Reorns ....Av. 751. sh IN ... ...... CaoLtcheuc Company 1!!f/. pd 12% New Brunswick Land Comps,y...sed pd 12 5,187 41. per emit Rev crsienary int. 50c...1001. sh. lOU pti 95 i,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 101)!. pd 107 4.004 .. Thames Tunnel , 50!. eh. a ll ps l 10.000 6s. Van Dic..ner.'s Land.... 100!. sh. 19!, pd 10 LIST of SCO7'T-TSF-1 COMPANIES' PRICES JUNE 14, 1842. A Nits. o.oot 61, ct. r ank of Scotlanci —B3l. os. 8t1.4h allpd '54 1,000,000/ fl. p. et. Rcyal of Scotland 100/.sh allpd 155 500.0C.0/. 81. p. et. British Linen Company 1001.8 h. pd 05 600,0001. 71 p. ct. Commercial .5001.5;h. 1001. pd !CO 500,0014, Gn. et. National ............. 101. pd 14 5:70,100/. Bf. p. et. Glasgow Union 250/. sit. 50!. pd 71.1 4000,0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOI. sh 40/. pd C 8 INSURANCE O,IIPANIES. eso.ooosh 63 p. ct. Scottish Union ..«,«........201. sh. 11. pd 24s Od. 7,500 p. ct. Hercules lOOl. sh. 10/. p~l l 2 t. 00,000 10p. ct. Insurauce Co. of Scotland .10/. sh. all pd 9 50,000 10 p. ct. North Sritish "2301. sh. ICI. pd 50 1,000 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 20 5,000 10 p. ct. Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. Irv. F .,4 15 100,000 3} tt. ct. West of Scotland ... .... 101. pd MISCELLANEOUS'. 4,818 Edin. and Glas. Un. Canalso/. sh. al I pd Ditto Allocated,* »... ..... sh. all pd 4154 425,400 ei per cent. Edinb. Joint Stuck Water.2sl. sh all pd 31 1,0065 h 21 per cent. Shotts Iron k0underv......50/.sh 481 pd 36 0,003 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass.2o/.sh. 16/. pd 4;03 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coil Gas 25/.sh. alt pit 50 1,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas ...... , 251. sh. all pd 59 750 7i per cent • Leith Coal Gas ... „. 2O/. sh. all pd 5.'5 U 54 Edinburgh and Dalkelthdatiway 50/. sh 30 It has been stated in the journa!s that her 'Majesty has accepted the invitation of the Duke of Buckingham lo visit Stowe, and spend some 'Lys at his G? act's mansion. We have reason to believe that there is no truth whatever in this an nouncement Observer. 11Ra 111AJzsres THEATRE.--On Saturday night, La Sonnanibula was performed at her Majesty's Theatre to a crowded and triNant audience. Rubini, as Elvino, drew down peals of the Most enthusiastic applause. Mad. Peniani. as /Arnim. was as charming as r; and F. 1.3.1,!ayi,0 eozittt:'ll the gig it part he had as*.igneti Litn with considerabie Rubini wcs reed on the stage en the close of the first act, and Persiani at the coneu3ion of the opera, to receive the homage of their atimirerr. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) The Boyne transport, il.detif. George Young agent, arrived on Thursday from Gibraltar, with naval and military invalids, under charge of Mr. Lardner, surgeon of the Jaseur sloop of war, and returned ordnance stores, as guns of increased calibre are being mounte d in that garrison, where the repairs of the f o rtifications had commenced. The American squadron had left the vicinity of Gibraltar ; but whether it had gone home or to the coast of Africa, was not known. The Forniidabl e, 84, Capt. Sir C. Sullivan, was about to cruise. on the east coast of Spain. The Danish corvette Flora, of 20 guns, Capt. Palen der, arrived at Cowes on Wednesday, from Lisbon. on her route to Copenhagen. She has on loard another Captain in the Danish service, a scientific officer, wil e acts as tutor to a host of young gentlemen, who sr • bringing up for the service, no less than 42 of whew came up yesterday morning to pay their respects to the Port Admiral, and to visit the tiag-ship St. Vincent. The Scylla, 18, Commander Sharp, arrived at fialif o on the 20th May; the SappLo, 18, Commander I'arreY lett. Halifax, for Quebec, with specie for the troops, about the same date. The Pique, 36, was re-commissioned on Tuesday' Pl.' Capt. Forties. The Beagle, surveying ship, Capt. Stokes, was I .'" Adelaide, South Australia, on the 28th January last. The freight ship Athenian, Alann, with provisions for the China fleet, sailed on Monday last. The Pluto steamer was paid oft at Woolwich yesterdaY; The ship Geoege Fyfe, for New Zealand, is at 60' head, and will rail in a day or two. The Madagascar, Weller, Essex, Brewer, and Buce" phalus, Bell, for Madras and Bengal, lest - Spithead ea, Thursday. The St. James. Sebor, New York packet, will sail Or Monday. The Calcutta, arrived this evening, from Van Di e ' men's Land, sailed the 10th of February, out 128 M I : Captain Ross, with the Terror and Erebus, took his last departure' for the South Pole, from New Zealand, in Of- , ' tuber last, and nothing has since been heard of the eV. pedition. They were all well 'and in high spirits on leaving New Zealand. The Gladiator, New York packet, Captain Britton, arrived this evening ; she left the States on the 22d 01 !: The Mary Anne, from Madras, anchored at St„lielel l ' /this evening. The Plantagenet, John Domett, arrived off the Isle °I Wight :his afternoon, from Calcutta, the 3d Feb., e n the Cape of Good Hope 10th April. Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, being about to \le e the whole of his station, will start to-morrow in t ' Fanny for Jersey. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 16.—The Diligence, transpor t ' sailed on Sunday for Woolwich and Deptford, )Pith stores, and the Devon, lighter, with stores fur Petn, broke. The Stork, 6, was commissioned by Lieute o 7 C. G. Butler, on the same day. The Star, pa`' et ' Lieut. T. Creser, arrived on Tuesday from Falmo uth, and came into harbour to be paid off. The Netley, der, arrived from Liverpool yesterday, with newly raisr: men ; and the Gypsey, tender, from Sheerness, with s i e il pernumeraries. sailed the Adventure, transport, w stores, for Portsmouth. Wolf, 18, was yesterday C OI. missioned by Commander C. 0. Hayes. The Aniertelh 50, was masted, and r ill shortly be commissioned. In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Wolf, Star, Plnle mel, Atna, and Confiance steamer. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS PROMOTIONS. Assistant Surgeon—Mr. W. D. Wilkes, to the ran i ‘ of Surgeon. 1),Q0;' APPOINTMENTS. Captain—Henry Forbes, to the Pique. Lieutenants—G. E. Patey, and R. B. Harvey, to t_bile, Wolf ; J. McDougall, E. H. Kennett, T: Hodgkifo ri H. Western, and H. M. Baker, to the Pique ; Byng, to command the Avon steam vessel. Master—Henry Paul, to the Wolf. Acting Master:—George Filmer, to the Pique. to Surgeons—NV. Fo!ds, to the Pique ; John Edwar ds ' the Excellent. -ef; Assistant Surgeons—R. J. Scott, to the San P' oo A. D. Milne, to the Pique ; T. R. Pickthorne, t 0 St. Vincent ; G. M. Mcalare, to the Excellent. to Pursers—Stephen Rains, to the Wolf ; John Wa r ' the Pique. Chaplain—Rev. W. R. Payne, to the San Josef. to Clerk-in-Charge—J. C. Aldridge, from the Pe e ' the Avon. Volunteers Ist Class—B. C. Pym, to the Sylvia' Mitchell, to the Pique ; A Campbell, to the V e t-110 0 . m Royal Marines—Lieutenants Steele and Davies, to w Pique. •oied Mr. John C. Sabben, Assistant-Surgeon, is apr i- o rs Assistant-Surgeon of Portsmouth Dock-y a rd, vice St uff promoted. REPORTED _MURDER NEAR WORCESTER. (Abridged from the Worcester Journal of Yestell lo. ,;?4, On Monday this city was thrown into a state of no t siderable excitement by a rumour which had got a". O that a murder had been committed in or near the e1,;`, 1 and that the mutilated remains of the victim 11 , d b oo discovered by some boys, concealed on the bank of Severn at Pitchcroft Ham. The rumour as it o%i first circulated was very vague ; several v ersioot the affair and its circumstances being given, a l 0 which at last resolved themselves into this—th Or el two boys were walking up Pitehroft, they discol o r the arms and hands of a human body in the gray' to the margin of the river, thatthey were conv e ,bo them to this city when they were met by two men , ' OO snatched the mutilated remains from the boys no' l l i c r, off. This story having come to the ears of the V l o re immediate inquiries were instituted, and the bop t ` i , c it closely examined. They persisted in the truth of `,, - ; , 11 statement ; and in consequence of the information ' f ':); 0$ was obtained from them, two young men, named f o ra drop and Barber, were yesterday morning taken u' t ioif Mr. Sidebuttom, who made a p re li m i nar y i n vestiP into the matter. At one o'clock the two boys, whose names are 141,4111rscr and Harris, the one aged about 14 and the other 8 fo to together with Waldron and Barber, were taken h e , s t the Mayor and a full bench of Magistrates sitl i %43 the police-office in the Guildhall, when the Cas e 0 41 thoroughly investigated. The office was crowded respectable citizens, and the outer hall was besieged .n a numerous band of women, who evidently looked ny-tf, the affair as a second edition of the Roehampton atr ecl ile Harris was the first of the two boys examined• or stated that on the previous day (Monday) about of dil era o'clock, he walked up Pithcroft by the side 0 T t he river with Palmer. When they had arrived 11 u se, point opposite to the 'Dog and Duck publie-hu olt a he observed lying in the grass, between the ftleElba and the river, and upon the river's bank, t n.° ap , man hands and arms., He at once picked 010 1 in g, and showing them to his companion, exel 3in f l on e " Look, what I've found !" P a l mer t oo k held `)- A na of the arms, observed that it smelt badly' then returned it to H arr i s , w h en b o th proceedY",: t ioa the remains down th e s id e o f th e r i ver i n the thr c- o ce for Worcester. Wh en th e y arr i ve d a t a short d"` a ul from the Grand St an d two men came up, to %% ye a they showed the arms, upon which one o t f t t h b e e s.a. a r , snatched them f ro m hi s h a nd, saving, a time, that " he'd k ee p it f or th e sa k e of the r il 'fon there being, as Palmer declared, a plain gold ring ' c at a finger of one of th e h an d s . Th e arms had be IV off the body near to the elbow, and there were a ' a s of of blood ut that part, and also upon other nar ar at. 'the arm. There wer e no oth er i ncis ions in th e t On being confronted with Barber he said he thou eb was one of them, but could not positively say. not appear to know Waldron at all. gait John Palmer, on his examination, corroborate d , o 4 ris's statement in its chief points. On being, ei 53 0 questioned as to the appearance of the limbs, h e fr aia that the extremities, where they had been severe A , )0 0 the main body, were " haggled' or ragged. t'l l ' o i l es they had been separ a t e d w ith a bl un t knife ; the i beea, were broken and splintered, as though they ha t , 0 0a chopped through with a h a t c h e t. There was a deal of coagulated blood upon the arms, and th ere , l o s a ring upon a finger of one of the hands. I h ° , ol d 3 . smelt very badly, and th ere were h o l e s in the 'l , - $ 5 produced by putr e f a cti on . Th e b o y s poke positives o f to the identity of Barber, wh o h e a ffirmed was had the men who snatched th e arms f rom Harris. lie known Barber personally for some time. cot° Waldron and Barber were then required to aes daft for the manner in whi c h th e y h a d s p en t the prev. i°l/ which the did satisfactoril. Th y e inquiry occupied two hours, and at its cloaitemthree Magistrates, after a brief consultation, decided that was no evidence before them which would warr snt ca r , :e' in detaining Waldron or Barber, and they Were qucutly set at liberty with the boys. The police are still engaged in making further ries into this extraordinary affair. THE 1 1 1AR10ETS.—SATURv' - Y. WHITECHAPEL MARKET. t et The supply was light, an d t h ere was a f a i r trade , „ r ticle i ' st better prices. Beef s o ld extremely well and is a arc e l "4 5 . Beef, 39. 2d. to 45.; Mutt on , 2 s . Bd. to 3s. 10d ' to 4s. 44.; Pork, 2s. Bd. t o 4 s . ed . ; L am b, 3s. 1 0 _,• . .,`"fisy, Clover, 21. to 51. 10 8 . ; H a y, 11 16 s . t o 41. 4s. ; to 31. 10s. ; Straw, 1/. 12s. to IL 16s. TEA MARKET. There was a fair business transacted, at firm rata' sound common Congou, Is. Bd. per lb. cash. TALLOW MARKET. the re arest Buyers came forward reluctantly, and 48s. 3d. oli s '— value of P. Y. Candle on the spot. OIL MARKET. wh ,let A good business was done a t f u ll rates. Southern 3‘.1. to 33'. per tun. r SPIRIT MARKET. but D i na 1Y n ßum in better request, an d p r i ces firmer, . glected, and prices looking downward. „. v, tan l WAKEFIELD CORN , tArthr , ' Wme' i The arrivals of Grain were small. The bestrew altered t vanerd Is., but second qualities and Old were ulli! 1 .,, IP ii e. 7 0. value. Barley nominal. Oats and Shelling not s' ) --I &IP - . last week's rates were fully obtained. Beans the turn No variation in other articles. ~,,. eer ( .14 1N.1.L. ,se:,. Essex and Kent..... --0. 61s. En E'..," ' finC,. 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