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--- - handwriting of Mr. Jermy. He knew the handwriting of Mr. Jean} well. Mary Ann Rog was next called, arid examined by Ser ge She was the ate-sting witness to a deed exeoutea between Ir. jermy and Mr. Itthh. It was the last mortgage. Emily Sroadford was then recalled, and Rush pro. ceeded to examine her at great length upon her deposi tion taken before the magistrates. The Learned Judge had frequent occasions to call him to order for the irre levancy of his questions, and for the improper manner in which be put others to the witness. Rush (to witntss)- 7 -Do you recollect me ever putting my name to any paper with Mr. Jermy's signature to it? Witness—No. Rush (to the Judge)—Have you put that down, my Lord? Judge—Not yet. Rush—Then put it down. JUDGE—Did you ever see him sign a paper on which the name of Mr. Jermy appeared? Witness—l can't recollect whether or not I did, my Lord. Rush (to Judge)—Put that down. JUDGE—CouId you see whether Mr. Jermy's name was attached to the documents when they were filled up? Witness—Not always, my Lord. Rush (to witness)—Have you not in some of your letters to me written in different hands? Witness— Pos3ibly. Rush—Can you write different hands? Witness—l C 2.11 if I please. Rush—Have you not committed some material errors in the particulars of your going to Stanfield Hall on the 10th of October ? Witness—Not that I am aware of. Rash—Have you never told any one that you went to the hall that night? Witness—No. Rush—Why did you so much want to go to Stanfield Rail that night when I told you you could not? Wit ness—Why you knew very well it was to accompny you. Rush—l cannot understand it; it is quite mysterious to me altogether. You know I had a squa:•e wooden box with George Preston on it? Witness—Yes. Rush—Have you not a gold watch ir, your possession that I gave you to take care of? Wit.ness—Yes, I have it in my posession. Rush—Did I not give you five sovereigns some time ago? Witness—Yes. Rush—Did you consider that i t was for yourself or for you to keep for me? Witness—For myself. Rush—Did you ever buy any househc Id furniture your self? Witness—Yes, I bought. a bed in London. Rush—Out of your own money? Witness—No, out of your money which you save me. Several receipts for bees, household furniture, and steer thins were handed 'in. It appeared that the wit ness had paid for them or.it of money given to her for that purpose b y the prisoner. Kush—Did you net kr,ow that I had no money at the time, end that what I, spent came from my mother? IV it n . ss—No. Rush—Have you ric ft put an "s" to the Mr., so as to make the bills mat:, out to Mrs. James. Witness— Never; you have friglienfly been out with me, and have introduced yourself as Mr. James. I have kept them in your possession si The prisoner filen closed his cross-examination of the unfortunate feir,al a , and she was allowed to retire, after being in the rsitness-box altogether, on Friday and to day, upward's of 17 hours. The next, witness called was William Bowion, and ex anuned bra ; Mr. PRENDERGAST—I was at Stanfield Hall on the nigh t of the 28th of November. I found a ramrod thsre, 'N'nich I produce. I found it in the hall, near to tLe pace where Mrs. Jermy was ly in g . I noticed the wall was marked by a shot. I, was near the doorway of the staircase hull. Cross-exemined by Rush—l knew the hour, because u gentleman pulled out his watch, and said it was ten minutes to nine. Ru4i—Was there a light? Witness—l did not see one. Rush—When you were in the garden could you see a ligh• ? Witiasss—No. Rash—Did you sae Mr. Jermy lying in the hall? Witness—l did. Rush—When you got out of the fly did you know Mr. Jermy was lying in the place? Witness—No; I only heard he vas shat. Rush—Was it a dark night? Witness—Yes, very duels and windy. JUDGE—Was the ramrod broken when you picked it up? Witness—No. [The ramrod was a short thick one, rather heavily mounted with brass, and seemed more to have belonged to a biunderbues than a pistol.] William Bailey, examined by Mr. EVANS—I was in the service of the late Mr. Jermy. On Friday, the 24th of November, I saw the prisoner as I was coming over the fields. He asked me if Mr. Jermy or young Mr. Jermy was at home. I had been thrashing out some corn for the prisoner. He has not paid me for it. Rush—When I asked you the question before the ma gistrates, did you not say that you were not sure, whe ther I asked you whether Mr. Jermy had been to Nor wich or not? Witness—No. Rush here insisted upon having the depositions taken before the magistrates read, which was accord ingly done, but his testimony was not shaken in the slightest degree. John Chapman, examined by Mr. Sergeant BYLES—I am gate-keeper of th e ga t e ove r the Eastern Counties Railway at Kettringham. On the Saturday before the murder, the prisoner asked me if I knew whether Mr. Jermy was at home. I told him I did not know. William Frederick Rowe said I live in Marlborough street, Greenwich. I was a clerk to Mr. Waugh, solici tor, of Ileobala's-road. In December, 1847, I was at Jo - -,sop's, in Catherine-street, Strand. There was a con serssSion going on about boxing. The prisoner said to a fkghtin4,* msu who was there also, " It I could strike Wise you," addressing the fighting man, "I would knock Jermy dawn like a bullock." On one occasion when he was talking about the action that Mr. Jermy had brought against him for ejectment, he said " He would soon serve him with an ejectment for the other world," or " that it will not be long before he has an ejectment for the other world." He was alluding to Mr. Jermy. He frequently used words of a very unfriendly character towards Mr. Jerrny. Rusk said he did not think it fair to examine this wit ness until he had made some inquiry conce rnin g him; it was only within the last few days that he had heard of him; he c"uld not, the-refore, cross-examine him until he knew something about him. JUDGE—Do you with to postpone the cross-examina tion, if so, you can till Monday. Prisoner—Certainly. JUDGE—Very well; I should have thought he did not require cross-examining. Alfred Atkinson, assistant clerk at the Wymondham station, proved the sale of Rush's pamphlet at the Wymondham station. Robert Smith was next called—l recollect the period of Mr. Jermy's murder. I know the way by Potash Farm to Stanfield-hall. I should go by the footpath, end thence across the turnip-field. I scattered straw elongside the paths, by Mr. Rush's direction—(it was a long 15 acres field)—about halfway along it, and also in the worst of the places where it was done. I laid the straw down on the Tuesday, when Mr. Jermy was killed. I laid some straw down there on the Friday before. I saw some one else laying straw down on the previous Friday. There was some lying down there when I was putting it down. Rush cross-examined the witness, and he was re-ex amined by the Recorder, but th e r e as nothing to shake his testimony. A policeman, whose evidence was disallowed on ac count of its confused and contradictory character, hav ing been examined, an application was made for a postponement. Baron IiOLITE assented, and informed the prisoner that the ease for the prosecution would close on Monday morning. The prisoner would therefore be ready for his defence at that time, and he hoped that oil Monday it would close., The Court then adjourned until Monday morning. HER MAJESTY'S iIIEATRE.—TIer royal Highness the Duc}Ass of Cambridge, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses the Princess Amelie and Elise of Hohenlohe Fse'aillingsfurst, and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, honoured the theatre with her presence. The Royal party occupied her Majesty the Queen Ade laide's box, and were attended by the Corn tessa d'Erfa, and the Hon. William Ashley. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Naples, Count of Syracuse, also ho noured the theatre with his presence. Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Duchess of Sutherland, Miss A. Mackenzie, Mrs. Lascelles, Miss Ellis, the Count Pahlen, Mr. Sebright Lascelles, and Mr. Leopold Ellis. Amongst the visitors were his Excellency the Rwsian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow, and Madlle. Olga do Lechner; his Excellency the Sweedish Minis tsr, and the Baroness Rehausen ; bis Excellency the Aus trian Minister (the Count Colloredo), his Ecellency the Baron and the Lady Augusta Nieumann, the Duchess of Leeds and "Miss Lane Fox. his Excellency the Danish Minister, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Dowager Mar chioness; of Sligo and the Ladies Browne, the Earl Gran v*, Ile, the Earl of Besborough, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Peel Munster, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Car digan, Viscount Anson, and Viscount and Vise untess Vaihoe, Viscount Chtden, the Baron Weidenbruke, M. *tie nerg,Lord Templem ore, Lord Adolphus insclarence, Lord Williant Lennox, Lord Beaumont, Lord Gardner, Lady Charles Somerset, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA COVENT GARDEN.—Her Msjeety's box was occupied on Saturday evening by Mr. G. E. and the Hen. Mrs. Anson Lady Louisa Prim rose, Sir Arthur a n d L idy Brooke.. Among the vi sitors who also honoured theperformance with th eir presence were his Exc e ll ency the TuAmbassador and • h and suite, his Excellency th e Sardinian Minister, his Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis of Headfort and Lady Olivia Taylour, the Earl Grosvenor, the Earl of (bean, the Earl ef Belfast, the E.irl Granville, the C.a.intess Brancaleone, the Viscount Exmouth, the Vis count Sclney, the Viscount Cranbourne, the Viscount Mandeville, the Viscount Cantilupe, Lord Charles Ilay ' Lies7l and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lord Francis Go r d on nal:Gut-ton, ;Lord A. St. Maur, Lord H. Lennox, Lord Sandys, Lard Ward, Lord A. Hervey, Lord E. Russell, Lady Mary Young, Lady Williams, Lady Yi.organ, Lady Webster and party, Lady Dom ;'.le, Lady Rendleshain, Lady F. Bentinek, Lady Caroliee .slaxse, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth, Lily Jodrell, Hon. I. Fortescue, Hon. George Miller, lion. Stuart Wortley, Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, Hon. Captain Ilorlce Pitt, Hon. Csptain Walpole, Sir John and Lady Carni: :be Sir Felix Booth, Sir G. and Lady Armytage, : , er John aid Lady Hall, ,Sir G. and Lady Carroll Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild, Baroness, Nathaniel de Rothschild, and Baron Meyer de Roths child ; Micsßurdett Coutts, and Miss Burdett, &c. &c. Lord and Lady John Russell, with the rest of her Majesty's Ministers and their ladies, have accepted in vitations from the Lord Mayor and ,Lady Mayoress to a grand banquet on Wednesday, the 25th inst., and cards have been issued ton distinguished circle of the nobility W meet them. THE LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ftrovisionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,001'1., in 80,000 Shares, of 2 51 . each. Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share Trrspectuses and Mll information may be obtained at the Tempo- Ary CJThes of the Company, 13A, Canuon-row, Westminster, oi. ap -Leati::. to G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tem. lIE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXX., will be published on THURSDAY next. CONTENTS: — I. The Vanity and Glory of Literature. 11. The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena. 111. Taylor's Eve of the Conquest. IV. Mrs. Jameson's Sacred and Legendary Art. V. Mary Barton. VI. Miss Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England. VII. Duke of Argyll's " Presbytery Examined." VIII. University Reform : Cambridge and Oxford. IX. Financial Prospects, 1849. X. Political State of Germany. XI. M. Guizot's Democracy In France. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. HER, MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MDLLE. LIND. It is respectfully announced that a Series of SIX CONCERTS mill be given at tier Majesty's Theatre, comprising the following operas :—The Flauto Magico of Mozart ; Oberon, Der Freyschutz, and Euryanthe, et Reber; La Nectate and Fernand Cortez of Spontini ; and Fidelio of Beethoven; which will be sung by Mdlle. Lind and the principal Singers of the Establishment, accompanied by a full Orchestra and Chorus. The dates and particulars will be duly announced. The Subscribers are respectfully informed that they will have the option of including any number of these Concerts in their Season's Subscription. The First Concert will take place on Thursday, April 12. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. THIS EVENING. And Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, GRAND EQUESTRIAN FETES, when the Theatre will close on Thursday Evening for the production of a Grand Equestrian Spec tacle, on Easter Monday. Box-office open from Eleven till Five. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. WEATHER.--SoN OWCE, APRIL 2. THERMODUCTXR, Lowest, 42: Highest, 49; Noon, 53. BAROMETER, 29.49. WIND S.S.E.—Morning, fine ; Afternoon. showery. iIIGFI WATER AT LONDON Kitlo(4E. Tiffs DAY —Morning, 5 rain. after 9 I Evening, 49 nen. after 9 To-Mosaow — ,rorlan., 32 tnin. after 10 j Evenin. , 14 min. after 11 \ r #,, 01l Cal I• .4 ' \ 4 ' l' ;' : u. ,r• ~,:‘ •, .A , :, 0 ; '''' 'i ' - la r = . -.:. • , ;`, „'- 14 ::?!. . ,• - Al. .._,V___ - 4.` \ A.A. t iii . l!" i'' if - yr . .. 1' , 11 , 41e . '' oti jF. tip' loo , .:.•::+ew' - ' ' v. - -' '''''' • .1-- Ottnilkt ‘,? ) LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1849. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief Lord GOUGH, one of the most lion-hearted veterans in the British army, has more than fulfilled our expectations. He has obliterated all recollection of his reverse at Ramnuggur, and of his deplorable success at Chillianwallah, by his splendid and triumphant victory over the Seikh forces on the 21st of February The reputation of Lord Gouou as a soldier will be materially enhanced by his recent proceedings in the Punjaub, and his future biographer will have to enumerate as among the most brilliant of his heroic achievements the triumph of his army over the com bined strength of the Rajas of Northern India in the great battle of Goojerat. We are satisfied that no Englishman will do other wise than rejoice in the advantages gained over his antagonists by the veteran victor of Goojerat. Even those who inveighed the most bitterly against Lord GOUGH—amongst whom we are gratified to remember that we cannot be enumerated—will not hesitate to bestow upon him that meed of applause to which he is eminently entitled. The recollection of many a " well-foughten field" will be revived by the news of the final route of the rebels between the banks of the Chenab and the Jhelum ; and Lord Got= will hence forth be only remembered as having been twice the Conqueror of the Seikhs, the most warlike and, in every respect, the most formidable of all the native races of Hindostan. The period during which the British-Indian army was commanded by the Baron of Sobraon, and during which the Asiatic empire of .England was governed by the Earl of DALHOUSIE, will be memorable as the time when the last of the great provinces of India was brought within the im mediate boundary of our dominions—when the Pun jaub was finally annexed to the enormous territories already subservient to our authority. Since the date of the last Overland Mail from Bombay, the Commander-in-Chief appears to have displayed a caution and forethought for which few were disposed to have given him credit, and which was probably forced upon him unwillingly by the remembrances of his recent perils and difficul ties. The attitude preserved by Lord Gouou up to the 21st of February was strictly defensive. He was resolved not to haeard a single movement to wards an encounter before his army bad been strengthened by the arrival of the Bombay column, under Brigadier DONDAS, and of the Bengal division commanded by General Waisn. Mean while the enemy seems to have striven by every device to lure its antagonists into a precipitate assault, conscious that a terrific slaughter must inevitably ensue among the English in consequence of the almost impregnable character of the ground occupied by the insurgents. Between the 6th and the 12th nume rove skirmishes took place, but no decisive encounter en the side of the Jhelum near the village of Chillianwallah. Finding it impossible to goad Lord Gowan into an attack, either by taking up a position to the right, so as to threaten an outflanking movement, or by perpetually harassing the grass cutters and camp followers surrounding the adjacent encampment SMEIE SINGS had by the 13th removed the heavy artillery from his entrenchments at Itussool, had drawn up his cavalry in the vil age of Coira, and had marched directly towards Goojerat. It was upon this change in the position of the belligerents occurring that the English were first enabled i to examine at leisure the nature of the ground u p on which the last disastrous conflict had taken place. It was then detected that the position so long occupied by the Seikhs was one of enormous strength—the double line of entrench• ments being defended in front by umbrageous thickets large enough to screen the defenders, and to impede the cavalry of the assailants. The whole was situated on the slope of an accli vity, with a battery raised in the broken ground—a steep and intricate ravine in one direction —and in the rear, near the river, a wall of rock almost perpendicular. Having inspected the arena of his last encounter with the rebels, Lord Govan proceeded to Supooree and onwards to Sudalpoor, the enemy having advanced in the direction of Goo jerat as far as Needun and Chimbur. Shortly afterwards SIIERE SINGH was joined by the insur gent troops under his father, CHIITTUIL SINGH j and Lord Govan received the important re inforcements of the divisions respectively con ducted by General Wilful and Brigadier DUNDAS. Such being the accumulated power of the belligerent armies, they gave each other battle on the 21st of February, in the neighbourhood of Goojerat —a date and a locality which will not be very speedily forgotten, seeing that they were signalised by the complete overthrow of the leaders of the Seikh rebel lion, by the total rout of their forces, by a victory, in short, so complete and overwhelming that the standing camp, the guns and the ammunition of the vanquished, were left in the possession of the con querors as trophies of their valour and as testimonies of the total destruction of the powers of their oppo nents. No details whatever have yet been received from the field of battle, seeing that the messenger with the brief notification of the triumph of our soldiers had only just reached Bombay in time to forward this brief but satisfactory announcement by the Overland Mail to England, adding to the intelligence that at the moment of his departure from Goojerat—a place situated nearly hail-way betwi en the Jhelum and th e Chenwb—th e B r i t i s h were p u rsuing the Seikh fugi tives through the country. .Ehefortress of M ou l tan, cap t ure d by storm, with all its' treasures, and fortifications—the combined armies of the insurgents broken and routed—the artillery and ammunition, and even the standing camp in our hands the Moomias a captive - CHUTTUR SIN fill and SHERE SINGII flying in the di rection of the Himalayas—Lahore still ours—the Durbar awed into tranquillity by our successes— there is surely little enough remaining to be done for the completion of the cam paign. In the hour of vic tory we cannot but mourn the loss of those brave men who fell in the preliminary struggle, with the in noise of great, disasters Alone ringing their ears, we cannot but call to mind those heroic soldiers who would have exulted in the great battle of Goojerat— CURETON, and PENNYCUICK, and HAVELOCK, and POPE, and CURISTIE. Events have recently verified the remarks made by the Duke of WELLINGTON and Sir JOHN CAM HOB HOUSE to the effect, that the state of affairs in the Punjaub was far from bearing the aspect of a great and perilous emergency. With a profound confidence in the force of our arms in Hindostan—a force which has been continually justified from the Battle of Plassy to the Battle of Goojerat—the Commander of the Forces and the President of the Board of Control foresaw that signal triumph with which the gallant old warrior GOUGH will now terminate his career as a Captain, and clear the path of all difficulties before the arrival of his illustrious successor. We are re joiced to think that a long and heroic career has not been marred by untimely reverses, and that instead of returning with a venerable but tarnished reputation, Lord GOUGH will reach the shores of Eugland enve loped in the renown of Goojerat. A general feeling appears to prevail that the Right lion. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, has at length discovered the true solution of the Irish pro- blem. Half measures will no longer suffice. There is something radically defective in the social condi tion of Ireland, and means must be adopted ade quate to the emergency. The first great want of Ireland is full and constant employment for its labouring population. The industrial resources of the island must be completely developed. There is, perhaps, no other country in the world that possesses more favourable channels for the beneficial employment of labour. Mines of wealth exist in every quarter; all that is required is that due ad vantage should be taken thereof; that they should not be suffered to remain dormant and unproductive. There is no lack of the only real capital—that which and sinews of the in the thews working men. Labour unfortunately is a mere drug in the market. Thousands and tens of thou sands of persons, able and willing to work, drag on a miserable existence, obtaining barely sufficient to keep life and soul together ; and yet those very per sons, who are burdens on the national resources might under a more judicious system become they creators and producers of national wealth. The ma chinery is perfect, the motive power alone is wanting, and to supply that power, .; to bring the various springs and wheels into harmonious working, is the great desideratum. Great and comprehensive enactments are required for that purpose. The nation is placed on the verge of a precipice, and it cannot be rescued from destruc tion, save by a magnanimous disregard of common rules and principles, which, although the best that could be framed in an ordinary state of society, are by no means suited to the magnitude of the emergency. The remedy, in fact, must be suited to the disease. The social condition of the country has been well de scribed in the first "Report on Irish Poor-laws" in 1836. It says— " Ireland is now suffering under a circle of evils, pro ducing and reproducing one another. Want of capital produces want of employment—want of employment, turbulence and misery—turbulence and misery, inse curity—insecurity prevents the introduction of capital — and so on. Until this circle is broken the evils must con- tinue, and probably augment. The first thing to be done is to give security that will produce or invite capital — and capital will give amployment." This is, unfortunately, but too true a picture. The insecurity at present arises, however, more from the enormous burdens that are placed on the land, than from the turbulence of the inhabitants, and it is not merely the actual amount to be liquidated, large as it undoubtedly is, that occasions the mischief, but the fear that the worst has not as yet been encountered, and that additional charges may be imposed—charges sufficient to absorb the entire productions of the soil, and to leave nothing whatever to satisfy the claims of the land lords for rent, or to reward the industry of the tenants. This is the great evil to be remedied. Satisfy capitali.ts that they shall receive fair returns for their investments, and you Rill speedily find capital flowing into a land that offers so many in ducements. Sir Rosunt PEEL has now discovered that nothing of permanent utility can be done for the country until it receives the blessings of a solvent pro prietary, qualified to discharge the duties in cidental to the possession of property. lie proposes, in fact, to get rid of those nominal owners who, without any real advantage to them selves, clog and impede the industry of the people. New blood must be infused into the nation, and, with all regard fur the rights of property, it is both just and expedient to compel those who cannot act bene ficially either for themselves or their tenantries to dispose of their lands to others, who may have both the ability and the will to Ex tract the latent treasures from the soil, to bring it into a condition of the highest fertility and pro ductiveness. This may be called confiscation, but if so, it is a necessary and an equitable confiscation—a confiscation which will be no less beneficial to the ejected proprietors than to the community in general. Although they may entertain a national feeling of re gret at the loss of estates that hare descended through many generations in their families, they will become infinitely happier when in the unincumbered posses sion of even a small surplus, than they had been when heavily embarrassed with constant demands which they were unable to satisfy, and witnessing the misery and sufferings of their wretched dependents, suffer ings which they were wholly unable to mitigate or alleviate. We may take some credit to ourselves for having long since pointed out the ab solute necessity for such a change. More than two years since we spoke of the enormous incumbrances affecting the owners of Irish estates, as the monster grievance of Ireland; and suggested re medies analogous to those now proposed by Sir ROBERT PaEL. On the 2d February, 1847, we said— " Perhaps among the many causes that have contri buted to the lamentable condition of the sister kingdom few have had a greater effect in producing that result than the embarrassment and pecuniary difficulties of the proprietors of the soil, coupled with the strict settlements and entails, and the other laws by which the free disposal and transfer of property in land was fet treeraelldy t andthe e r e o s t w r a n i e n r e . d n . r T c h o e u l a d p p h a e d rent e a pl oss withessorthe p w r a o as a r not t). in that capacity. The nominal owner of extensive districts and wide-spread domains had a large and showy rent-roll, but, in reality, a small income. He was little better than the agent, the trustee of others." And again, in the same impression, we added : " What then is the remedy to be adopted t what palliative can be found by which the disease may be removed or even mitigated ? Simply this— that every facility should be given to the free transfer of land, that so much as may be necessary to satisfy the encumbrances affecting it should as speedily as possible be brought to the hammer. Make it an article of free sale, and reduce the expenses of transfer to a reasonable and moderate amount. Simplify the law relating to real property, and make such arrange ments as will give full security of title. Cut off entails and settlements, or at least let them affect the purchase-money in place of the land itself. That purchase.money may be placed in the funds or on other good and sufficient securities, and subjected to the trusts that theretofore applied to the land. The greatest blessing that can be conferred upon a nation a solvent and unembarrassed proprie tary will he obtained. If the land could be conveyed, and a good and perfect title assured to the purchasers, there are numbers of persons with sufficient capital ready to bid for all that may be brought into the market. The supply cannot exceed the demand ao as unduly to depress the commodity. Even the unencumbered proprietor will frequently find it his interest to sell a part to improve the rest of his property, and the soil of the country will pass into the hands of those who have the capital and ability to manage it with the greatest advantage to them selves and to their country." Such were our views in the beginning of the year 1847, and time has tested their propriety, and we have at length the satisfaction of finding them recog nised and adopted by the statesman who proposed the emancipation of his Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, and who obtained the legislative sanction to the glorious doctrines of Free Trade. DEATH or MRS. KEAN.—We deeply regret having to announce the demise of Mrs. Kean, relict of the late Edmund Kean, Esq. Mrs. Kean expired after a long and painful illness, on Friday last, at the country resi • denco ,of her son, Mr. Charles Kean, Keydell, near Southampton. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and his Royal High ness Prince Albert, and the youthful members of the Royal Family, according to present arrangements, leave Buckiagham Palace on Wednesday afternoon, for Windsor Castle, where the Queen will remain a fort. night for the Easter holidays, during which her Majesty will mar) a SUCCCSS/Vn of iIIUSWOUS yisiters. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a moderate demaLd for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday, end the market closed firmly at previous rates. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, and comprised about 5,000 American at 3; 7 .1. to 61d., 100 Bahia at sd. to 54d., and 300 Surat a; 3/d. to 3lid. per lb.—ln Railway Snares a lair business was done. There is a large number of ship arrivals to-day, but the date of the accounts which they bring is generally not so late. We observe that there is specie on board some of the vessels, and, among others, from the Cape of Good Hope. The market for wheat has been steady at about last Monday's prices, except as regards inferior foreign, which may be quoted rather lower. Oats have been ls. to 2s. cheaper, owing to the large arrivals. Private letters received this morning by the Hans burgh mail state that although there had been no official announcement on the subject, it was the confident impression, in well-informed quarters, that peace would be concluded between Denmark and Germany. The rate of exchange at Hamburgh was 13 84, and the price of gold 437. The following is part of a statement upon the Staf fordshire iron trace furnished in Aris' Birmingham Gazette : " The preliminary meeting of the South Staffordshire di s trict was held at Dudley on Thursday last, and most numerously attended, scarcely one house recognised as belonging to the meeting being without its representa tive. A very full and impartial discussion of the posi tion and prospects of the trade ended in the gratifying result of an unanimous determination to uphold the ad• vance of 20a. per ton partially declared in February last. The puddlers and other workmen engaged in the im mediate manufacturing of iron will also participate in the improvement. It was decided to advance the wages of the farmer sixpence per ton. We are happy to learn that there is every disposition among the Lon don dealers and large purchasers generally to do busi ness upon these terms. The Shropshire trade also coincide in the advance, and it will be determinedly carried out in the transactions of the ensuing quar terly meetings. Indeed, with the high prices of pig iron, and the rate of wages now to be paid, it is no longer a matter of option, if any, even the smallest remuneration for risk and capital is to be obtained. The tone of business has also become more lively since the decision of the meeting has been known, confidence and activity are reviving, and we think there is every . reason to anticipate the full usual amount of business in store for our local meetings, which will take place on the customary days of next week, the first being at Walsall on Tuesday the 10th inst." Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Co., 0., of Manchester, write as follows: " Prices generally have undergone a material decline as respects the value of certain descriptions of both cloth and twist. The tendency is still downwards, prices becoming very irregular, arising from the continued existence of old contracts and the disposition of spinners and manufacturers who are disengaged either to effect sales or to enter into new arrangements. Stocks so far have but in very few instances commenced to accumu• late; and though the aggregate transactions of the month are large, they must he considered chiefly as the results of previous contracts, as purchases made during the month have been limited to existing wants, in expec tation of declining prices." In the Bengal Hurkaru, of February 233, there is a curious paragraph stating that Shere Singh had re treated, without the loss of a single man, across the Jhelum. The editor concludes thus:—" We have every reason to rely upon the correctness of the information which we now communicate." The mercantile advices from India are very favourable, and the impurts of goods were not large. The Amsterdam Bourse on Saturday, was in a more favourable position fur home stock, and Mexican also were in more request. At Frankfort, on the 29th of March, the Austrian Funds were supported, but there was not much doing in other securities. The English Funds have been extremely animated, and the improvement upon Saturday's prices has been per cent., although there has been some fluctuation, and the rise is not maintained at the time of our writing. The very favourable news from India, the announcement that the revenue returns will show an increase of in come, and a surplus on the year, compared with the expenditure, and the hope expressed that the renewed Danish armistice will result in peace, have all tended to inspire confidence, and to discourage further speculation for a fall. Consols have touched 931 j for Transfer, and 931- for Account ; the later transactions having been, however, at 92* to I and 92/ to 92j. Exchequer-bills have been 41s. to 445., and India Bonds 51s. premium. In the Foreign Stock Market there has been a good deal done in Mexican Stock, though up to the present time there have been conflicting rumours as to the nature of the correspondence received, some parties affirming upon hearsay that it will be good, while others, who profess to be equally well informed, maintain the reverse. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders will not publish the letters until after Stock Exchange hours, as they have the requisite copies to make. Mexican Stock has been 304 to 31i j. Peruvian are 66i. Brazilian have been 784 to 79 ex. disc Spanish Five per Cents. are 17 to e, and the Three per Cents. 30 to 4. Buenos Ayres have been at 40. Portuguese Four per Cents. arc 28* to 4. Dutch Two- and•a-I lalf per Cents. are 49i to 50. Railway Shares generally are better, being favourably influenced by the Funds. In some lines there is a de cided improvement. CITY, THREE O'CLOCK. We have just seen the Mexican correspondence, which we have only time to sum up. Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, under date of February 12, state that they were not aware whether the Calypso had on board any amount for the dividends, and that the Mexican Government had ordered 97 per cent., instead of 71 per cent., of the Six per Cent. Export Duty to be applied for the bondholders. For the cotton licenses Messrs. Manning have not yet been able to meet with purchasers, as the duty on the article bas been re duced, and may be more so yet, in which case possibly the Government may grant some indemnity. Fur the 500,000 dollars of the indemnity money the Government will appropriate to its own use an equal amount of duties. The indemnity money is expected to be received in May next at latest. The payments from the tobacco monopoly were to commence in last month (March). In January the duties did not exceed 60,000 dollars, and Mr. Glass, at Tampico, had already paid the Mexi can Government in cash and bills 64,809 dollars. Mr. Robertson was at Vera Crux on February 10. o,k, .../AirANG fl u, r , O r RETISR FUNDS. O'CLOCK koRICLS 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 3 14 1 /i% 92% 9 2 % Ditto under 1,000/. ... ...... Bank Stock for Account, - 198 Consols for Account 93%VA 92% 92% xchequer Bills. 1 1 /0. & 2d. 1,000/. June 500/. June Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 ...... 771/ e 79 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 40 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. Bi. M exi can, 5 per Cent. 1846......... 301 h 31 1 4 3i k„ Ditto, Account .... 31 30% 31 31 31 1 4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents...... Ditto, Account 66th Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent 2 8 14 28 1 ,E Ditto, Account . 2 8 1;4 28% 1 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. 1 Ditto, Account . 17% 16% Ditto, 3 per Cent . . , CLOSI PRICES. 79 xd Dividends on the above payable in Londou. Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 50 49 1 4 49 1 4 Ditto, 4 Per Cent. Certificates 77 3 ,4 78 x d 78 x d PRICES OF n BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY WARES. " a-- AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE'. kberdeen 5 0 . . ....,.. 17 l 13/4xi3A 1 4 2 4 1 /4 dis.; l 3 /4 dis Do. New 101. Pref..... 10 ..... 12%,2 ..... .jhester and Holyhead... 50 ...... a u i c e k d i o n n g i h an amsh .......... .. .... .... ... 24 1 ) 4 2 —, Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 1 :, East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and - D..-.... 25 Eastern Counties....... 20 ...... 9 1 / 4 Ai Ditto, Extension,s per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Do. New 43 — Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 20 East Lincolnshire ...... 25 lir reat Northern Do., ! Ai A Deferred ... 124-- 5 — Do., %B 6 per C en t— 7 % • 6 %% Do. Extension 2% l% % Great Western 100 Ditto, % Shares 5O ...... 48 Ditto, 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths ..... Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... .. 13% 'lull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... 99 Ve Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 -.....— Ditto, ditto ............ 86 ••••• ••• • • • Do. Fifths... ........ .... 10 Do. New,Gua.6 perct. 10 ...... 11% Leeds and Bradford London &Blackwell__ 12% 5 l /2 London, Brighton, and South Coast London and N. Western 101) Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 ...... 13% 12 Ditto, Fifths ..... ... 2 .....• 9 % 9 ••• Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... 'RI l iii Lon 4. &S. Western 5O ...... 3 7% Do.. New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. oss Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls 5 Manchester,l3uxten,and Matlock 4%. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnahive 100 Ditto, New 101. Pre_ 10 — Midland ... ... . 100 Do., do., 50/. Shares .. 25 ... .. 17' 17 17 1 / 4 Do. Birm., end Derbyloo Do•Consol. Bristol and Birming.,6 per et,....100 ......121 Newmarket North British ........ ... 25 ...... 11 3 / .. Ditto, Quarters North Staffordshire 17% 14 % 1 /4 Royston and Hit - ....hin ... 3 1 / 2 3? Scottish Central ... Shrewsbury and Bins,... 11 Ditto ditto, Clan B. 7 Shropshire Union 3 )uth Devon 5O ...... South Eastern Do., liegittered No. 4 10 ...... 7% ......... t. I A P Do., Scrip No 4 South W toes— .... 33 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. G.iaraneed ...... 60 fork NeweasLl:. and Berwick..... ...... 25 1 , 1 Do. Newcastle E iten, '2 ...... 18 1 ); Do. G.N.L.Pretereuce 8 7 5 ,4 1 ; 2 .. ,nd North tlibilond 59 ...... 4.1E 2 ,7 ,)4 Ditto. I'l6l'er:ice Do. East and Wes",-, Exte.mon FOREIGN RAILWATh. Bmlogne and Amiens 2O Central of France (Or i erzon) East Indian! 3 1% 4 1 2 5401••••••• • Grert Indian Perinsv'ar 5 Northern o: France...... 13 Orleans and Bordeaux.. ...... Paris and Or'eans ...... 20 ..... ..... Paris and Rouen.... 2O 22 Paris and Strasbourg ... 10 ...... Rouen and Havre ...... 20 12y 8 12 12t/2 Sambre and Meuse 2O T..mrs and Nantes .. 9 •• ••••• ..... LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—(T HIS DAY. LONDON, APRIL S.S.E., moderate breeze and fine. with passing clouds. DEAI„ MARCH 31.—Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E.—Arrd. Euphrates, Gifford, Hong Kong; London, Mauritius; Emily, Wilson, Gambia, for Ghent; John Scott, Demerara. Arrived from the River, Horundi, Banks, Calao; Weterben, Dodds, New York; Marshall, Quebec; Adolphus, Young, ditto. April 1, Cromwell, M`Pherson, Adelaide, South Australia; Por ma, Gunton, Newfoundland. Arrd. from the River and sld., glary Bannatyne, China. March 31, Funny, Barnes, Demerara; Northumberland, Griswold, New York; Man chester, Watson, Boston. Ist, Loyal Briton, Pearson, Quebec. Sid. 31st, Scindian, Cape of Good Hope; John Graham, Gibraltar, &c. Ist, Margaret, South Seas. 31st Thy Ann Best, Forbes, Calais, was in contact 25th inst. off the Lizard Light with the Albert, of Boston, and re ceived considerable damage. FALMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind S. to W.S.W.— APRIL I.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. 30th, Tallentire,White, Mauritius, and sailed for Dublin; Westmoreland, Con way, Pernambuco; Clio, Povels, Port-au-Prince, and both sailed for Hamburgb; General Wiltshire, Strachan, Havannah; Jacit, Johnson, Jacmel; 31st, Ann Jenkins, Lewis, Buenos Ayres; Matador, Raber, ditto; Walde mar, Rasmussen, La Guayra ; Henrietta, Grieve, ditto; Louise, Steenker, Baltimore, both for Brumn. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.—Wind W.S.W., squally. —Arrd. 30th, Ceesarea, Brican, Pernambuco, with fore mast sprung and loss of foreyard; 31st, Hyperion, Penny, Honduras. Margaritta, Lange, Havannah, fur Bremen. Off port, Elphiustone, Tillman, Sydney, New South Wales; William Brandoz, Batavia, for Amster dam; Royal Alice, Calcutta; James, coast of Africa. LIVERPOOL, APRIL I.—Arrd. Buenos Ayrean, Major, Calcutta; Laura, Dambrill, Demerara; Osceola, Thomas, New Orleans; Countess of London, Mobile. Sld. Colony, New York; Gibson, Pictou; Hydaspes, Port Philip and Adelaide, South Australia ; H. H. Boody, New York ; Standard, Panama ; Su perb, Barbadoes ; Persian, Apalachicola'; General Parkhill, Charleston; H. N. Woolf, ditto; N. and E. Perkins, ditto; &rine, Montreal. Off port, Ferris, Calcutta; Chusan, Valparaiso; Eliza Morrison, Mobile; Hopewell, Ferrago; Savannah, Couvier. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Last week's arrivals of English Wheat, from our mar ket, coastwise as well as by land carriage, were ex tremely small, and of very middling quality. The re ceipts of all other articles of home produce were trifling. No supplies reached us from Ireland ; and those from Scotland were confined to a few cargoes of Oats. The foreign imports were heavy, viz., 25,641 quarters of Wheat ; 22,232 do. of Barley ; 71,421 do. of Oats ; 2,133 do. of Rye; 1,447 do. of Beans; 1,428 do. of Peas; 290 do. of Tares ; 1,502 do. of Linseed; 90 do. of Mus tard-seed ; 76 do. of sundry seeds ; 1,786 sacks and 30 barrels of Flour. Since the above returns were made up, several cargoes of Wheat, Barley, and Oats have come to band ; and the change in the wind is cal culated to bring into port a large number of grain vessels from the Black and M. diterranean Seas. The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up this morning, was again very moderate, and in middling and interior condition. The attendance of buyers was larger than for some time past, hence the demand for the finest samples of both red and white home-grown Wheats was steady, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices paid on this day se'unight. The middling kinds met a slow inquiry, yet last week's quotations were mostly supported. At the close of the market a fair clearance of the stands had been effected. Although the imports of Foreign Wheat since this day week have been good, the actual supply of that article on offer to day, was not to say extensive. Selected qualities of both red and white were in moderate request at full rates of cur rency. The out-of-condition samples were a dull sale, and prices ruled the turn in favour of the buyers. Floating cargoes of Wheat, Barley, and Oats were freely offered by the importers. The business doing on board was comparatively small; consequently the bulk of the supplies will be lauded here. With English Barley we were scantily supplied; but the quantity of foreign was ex ensive. Fine making samples were scarce, and in steady request at full currencies. Grinding and distilling parcels were heavy, yet we cannot call them cheaper. Notwithstanding that the quantity of Malt ready for delivery was small, that article was dull in sale, and late prices were with difficulty supported. Fbr forward de livery, very few transactions took place. Several larger parcels of the late imports of foreign Oats having been disposed of last week, the supply of that grain here this morning was not so great as would otherwise have been the case. The leading dealers are still short of stock, yet the trade was in a very sluggish state, and the prices of the best sam ples receded ls ; of the inferior kinds 2s per qr, leaving a portion of the supply unsold. The sale for Beans was heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. Peas moved off slowly, at about last week's quotations. The supply was very moderate. Indian Corn and Meal commanded scarcely any attention. Holders, however, refused to submit to lower terms. The Flour trade was in a very inactive state. Fine qualities were unaltered, but inferior parcels were lower to purchase. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL . MEAKURE. Whes►t—Essen & Kent, I Malt—Chevalier•..... Sas to 59s Red. ........ 36s to 48s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New &Ss 52s Lincolnsh., Feod. 15s 19s Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red. •• .. 36s 475 Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. •• •• 36s 485 Black . ... •• • 145 19s Irish, Red-- 3is 40s Cork, White..... 16s 19. Ditto,White— •• .• 42s 445 Scotch, Feed..... las 22s Rye—Old ••• • • • •• •• 22s 255 Beans—Tick 255 3ts New. ••• • • • ...... 216 25s Pige0n5.......... 335 42, Barley—Grinding. •• •• 235 24. s Peas —Grey ••• • • 20s 34s Malting . 26s 30s Maple ..• • • • 33s 341 Chevalier ... 31s 32s White... •• •• • •• 245 27s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers folk •••••• • • • • • • 57s 581 Flour—Town-made 365 428 Brown .•••••• • . •• 45is 50s Suffolk .... ••• • • • 31s 24s Kingston and Ware 57s 565 Stocktn & Norfolk 30s 338 SEED MARKET. For all kinds of Seed our market is in a very inactive state, and in some instances the quotations have a down ward tendency. Linseed cakes have further declined 5s to 104 pf r 1,000. Turnip,White, per bush. lls to 12: Red and Green .. • . lls 12: Mustard, Brown .. • • . Cs 11: Carrauray . . 29s 80s coriander .... • • •• • • 18s 19e Ilempseed, per quarter 32s Ils ,Linseed, Eng. 'owing • • 50s 52s Cru•hing • • • • • • • . 3Ss 40s Baltic • • • • .. 38s 4Os Odessa Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo— W lOs 101 es Foreign Gi Os 81 Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 5s 41 :0- itapeseed, pot' last 301 Os 321 Os White •• ...... Ss 12.1 Tares, New •• ••••• • •• 79 _ I _ _ • Old • • .• Canary, per quarter .. 100 s 12, s Rye grass.•_ , .., 20s 211, dour, Red En,. (cwt.) 32s 58s! White ..•• 329 43s Foreign nod.. •. •• 28e 42s White.... 305 42s Trefoil • . ....• 129 18s BOROUGH HOP MARKET. No change worthy of notice has taken place in the demand for, or prices of, any kind of Hops. Fine tem ples are scarce, and quite as dear. Old Hops are selling as low as 103 per cwt. N,-w Hops—Sussex pockets, 214 s to 31; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 12s to 31 8s; Mid and East Kent ditto 313. to 61 10.1 per cwt. SMITIIPIELD. Owing, doubtless, to the depressed state of our market, and the unusually low prices at which agricul tural produce is selling, a considerable decline has taken place in the arrival of foreign stock into London during the past week. The total importation has amounted to only 972 head, chiefly from Rotterdam and Harlingen. Iu that number, is included five Pigs from Naples, brought hither for breeding purposes. In the preceding week, we received 1,944; at the corresponding period in 1848, 1,894, and at the same time in 1847, 1,231 heal The falling off in the arrivals is, therefore, large. Ad vices from the principal Dutch ports inform us that the supplies of stock ready for shipment hither, aro still extensive, and that great losses have been lately sus tained by many of the leading speculators. The follow ing statement shows the quarters from whence the stock has been derived:— IMPORTS INTO LONDON. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calvet. Pigs, Rotterdam lOO ... 309 ... 71 Amsterdam 4 ... 63 ... ... Naples — Harlingen 255 ... Antwerp Bremen Ostend — 120 ... 25 ... 8 ..... ... .... ... .."' ... 5 --- .. -- ... 8 ... Total 863 ... 492 ... 25 ... 87 .. 5 Corresponding week in 1848 853 502 ... - ... 139 Difference ... 490 less. 10 less. 25 more. 52 less. sm, The arrivals at the outports have been very small and of secondary quality. By sea, from Ireland, 104 Oxen and 80 Lambs have arrived for this market, in tolerably good condition. The supply of Foreign Stock in to day's market was very limited; yet the demand for it was exceedingly heavy, at drooping prices. For the time of year, the arrivals of Beasts from our sing districts fresh up this horning were again extensive, aril of excellent quality. The weather being somewhat unfavourable for slaughtering, and the dead markets e . .tensively supplit d, the Beef trade ruled excessively heavy, at a decline in the prices of Monday last of quite 2d per Blbs. A few very su perior lots found buyers at 3s 6d pt r 81bs, but the general quotation for Beef did not exceed 3s 4d per 81Ls. At the close of the market a large number of Beasts were unsold. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire we received 1,800 Scots and Short horns; from the western and midland couaties 800 Here fords, Devons, &c.; from other parts of England 600 of various breeds, and from Scotland 320 horned and polled Scots. There was a further increase in the supply of Sheep, owing to which the demand for that kind of stock wa s i n a very s l ugg i s h state. Prime old Downs were mostly disposed of at last week's prices, vim , from 4s to 4s 4d per 81bs in the wool, but all other breeds ruled 2d per 81bs lower. at which a clearance was not effected. Lambs were in fair request, at from 5s 4d to 63 6d per 811)3. Erem the We of Wight 30 IMO 1845. 1846. 1849. Stock this day .... •• i Price of Y. C. •• .. i 22,414 I 14,653 383 3d 42s Gd 'to 38s 60 to 43s Od Delivery last week: •• 788 j 1,4 i 6 Ditto from June 1.... 75,944 ' 79,712 Ar , ivals last week . 1,765 517 Ditto from June 1 ... 79,367 75,561 415 44s 6d 12,284 49s 9d to 50s 6,633 152 s 9d to 27,473 395 6d to 39s 1,369 $6,13‘7 479 72,790 1,772 74,451 53s Od Os Od 1,401 89,64 i 1,095 58,181 1,903 106,812 433 Price •f Town ...... THE STANFIELD-HALL MURDERS. TRIAL OF RUSH. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) NORWICH, THREE O'CLOCK. Mr. Baron Rolfe sat at a quarter to nine. The Court was crowded. The first witness was Point, who took Rush into custody. He proved finding a wet pair of boots, two loaded double-barrelled guns; that the clock at Potash was a quarter of an hour taster than that at Stanfield Hall; that it took him 40 minutes to walk between the two; that Rush made use of the remarkable expression, "you say that the murder was committed at eight o'clock, did not you," and that Mortar, a con stable, replied, " Nobody named the time." In going from the Bridew ell to Stanfield Hall Rush asked who was it at Potash that named the time of the murder ? In reply to Rush the witness said at that time his impression was that it had been mentioned, but he found subsequently that it had not. Baron ROUTE said the witness might commit minor discrepancies, but the prisoner's cross••examination had led him to confirm ten thousand more important ones. Rush said the witness had perjured himself. Thompson, another constable, corroborated the material portion of the above. Mortar proved finding the cloak on the prisoner's bed, and that he asked him interrogatively if it took place a little after eight o'clock, did it not? No one had named the time in his (witness's) presence. The prisoner said he heard so. Under the mattrass he found a dagger. Amoy, another constable, corroborated the above re markable expression, and the finding the powder flasks and a dark lantern. Osborne, also a constable, swore that Rush said when arrested, and before he was told the cause, " Good God, I hope they don't suspect me. It is a very serious charge ; that fellow Clarke, a solicitor, has caused me to be suspected, but Savory, the lai, and Emily Sand ford can clear me. lam innocent." Superintendent Hubberty produced the cloak and cap. Savory, who proved the laying of the straw along the wet soil on the day of the murder, is under ex amination. Rush may commence his defence this afternoon. I shall communicate more at six o'clock. ANOTIIER MURDER. A fish merchant named Prince mortally stabbed a man last night at Ditchingham, from motives of revenge. IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING.- ' 1 he Peel manifesto for the regeneration of Ireland orms the all-engrossing topic of conversation here; nothing else is spoken or thought of. Even thus early it may be safely predicted that the gigantic project will be favourably received by a majority of the Irish people. Four baronies in the county of Cork are suddenly left without a high constable to collect the rates. The offices hare been thrown up in utter despair, and no one car► be found willing to undertake a duty which is felt to be worse than useless. The county of Cork Grand Jury have petitioned Par liament in favour of a ss. duty on foreign corn, the re venue to be applied to the support of the poor in Ireland whenever the rate shall exceed 3a. in the pound. The cholera has nearly disappeared in Limerick, and confidence is being quickly restored. The petitim in favour of the non-proae•cution of Mr. Gavan Duffy was exposed for signature to-day at all the Roman Catholic chapels in this city. Thousands of names were affixed to the memorial. AMERICA.—Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.--ACCOUnts from New York of the 9th ult., via Glasgow, have been received. Their contents are unimportant. Exchange on England was quoted at 1071 to 108. CORY, MARCH 31. The weather for the last twenty four hours has been severe, wind variable, blow ing very strong last night from the southward, and this morning from the east, with heavy rain occa sionally. DEPARTURE or THE QUEEN or THE BELGIANS.— Her Mak sty the Queen of the Belgians reached the Bricklayers' Arms Station, from Claremont, shortly before 11 o'clock on Saturday morning, accompanied by the Duke de Nemours, and attended by the Countess dllulat and Major de Moerkerke. His Excellency the Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer, and Madame Van do Weyer, M. Drouet (secretary to the Legation), and Sir Edward Cust, were in attendance on her Majesty at the railway. Mr. Renshaw, deputy-chairman, and Mr. Smale, director of the South-Eastern Railway, received the Queen at the station, and attended her Majesty, with the royal suite, to Dover. On the arrival ot the special train at Dover, salutes were fired from the heights, and a guard of honour conducted the Queen to her Britannic Majesty's steamer the Vivid, in which the royal party embarked for Ostend. THE REVENUE.—We are happy to be able to state that the receipts of the Customs, the most important criterion of trade, will exhibit an increase of not less than a million on the year, as compared with the ac counts published in April, 1848. An increase will also appear in the Excise, which will be more than counter balanced by the tailing off in the Stamps, which, we regret to say, has not yet been checked , and which is T t h h e e r transference u h o t t tnhoet carriagebe w h d o u l t l y t e a t e o c o t n h n e t e E x d s for by that the stamp duties levied upon the transactions of commerce, and on the transfer of property, have very seriously declined. The department of taxes will ex hibit no great difference from the estimates of last year. The property-tax also will be much the same, and the Post-office will show no materLi alteration. In , the miscellaneous there will be a truing increase. Upon the whole the amount of revenue for the year will more than amply realise the estimate of the Government, aiid Riii show the satisfactory ba!ance of an excess of income above the expenditure of the year.—Observer. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons had his last Pulliam, ntary dinner this session on Saturday, at hi, official residence in E in square. CAPE or Goon nom—The Graham's Town Journal states that the Queen has been graciousl) pleased to giant to Lady Smith, in consideration ot Sir Harry Smith's gallant suppression of the insurrection at Butm Pleats, au allowance from the Civil List of 5004 a year. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The I, , )rd Chant( slur did not sit to-day. VICE-CHANCERY.--KTHIS DAY.) Neither Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce nor Vice- Charletlior Wigram ,at to-::ay. MARLIIII.O%SI'itEiT—( THIS DAY). Ann Savage, a well dressed young woman, in the s.:;r vice of Mr. Joseph Collard, superintendent of the Gccat Western Railway police, 32, Castle street, Cavendish square, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with h av i n g stolen a gold watch, value 161, the property of her master. She was also charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of Frederick Thomas Collard. Frederick Thomas Collard stated that he resided with his lather at 32. Cable street, Cavendish -square. The prisoner was servant there. On Saturday bight he was winding up his watch, when he accidentally broke the glass. lie placed the watch on the mantel shelf in the kitchen, and proceeded up stairs to bed. When he en tered the kitche n on Sunday morning he looked for his watch, but coMd not find it. lie then asked the pri soner if she had seen it. She said the had not, nor e:id she knew an)thing about it. He then made inquiries of his sisttrs, who searched the house over, but the watch could not be found. During the search the prisoner left the house, and on witness going into the parlour he missed his father's watch from the watch stand on the chimney-piece, where it had been left but a few minutes previous. Neither of the watches had been seen since. Mary Collard, aunt to the last witness, said, on Sun day morning, about ten o'clock, she left her brother's house for the purpo! e of ordering in some brandy from the public- hou,e opposite. On crossing over the street she suet the prisoner coming up the street in an opposite direction. Witness asked her where she had been, when she replied that she had merely ran out to bring witness her slippers, which she had left behind. Witness then returned to the house, where she was told of the robbery. Witness had seen the gold watch previous to her leaving the house to order the brandy. The prisoner shortly after came in at d was given in charge. Wilkinson, 74 C, proved that the prisoner had been in custody for a similar offence on the 23d of January last, but was discharged for want of sufficient evidence. The prisoner denied the charge; and was remanded until Thursday next. TO THE SECRETAR Y OF THE METROPOLITAN REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wednesday the 28th the Insolvent Members Bill as altered was considered. The ten dency and aim of the Bill becomes plainer every time. As was stated by a Member of the legal profession in the debate, the Bill makes no proposal for enabling the law to take its ordinary course upon a Member of the Rouse of Commons by removal of his present privilege but applies itself entirely to what is the real object of the Bill, the giving a power beyond the law, by means of the dangerous application of expul sion from the House. It is all very well for sanctimonious and purse proud men to set up imaginary cases in which it may be clear the House would be better without the presence of the insolvent debtor. But what moderate men, and above all things men jealous of the right of constituencies to determine who shall or shall not re present them, should look to, is the danger of what may be done in cases which are not so clear. For example, in the actual question, there is no substan tial doubt, or more properly it is well and accu rately known, that one immediate effect from the propo.ed Bill, is to be the freeing of a wealthy Liberal or his connexion, from the unpleasant rivalry at a county election, of a candidate supposed likely to be acted on by the Bill. For reasons which were not very plain, the mover was advised to withdraw his Bill ; and then was allowed on the spot to bring inanother with the same title, saving the addition, probably fortuitous, of the word " certain" before " Persons having privilege of Parliament." I may be allowed here to correct an error implied in a former statement. It is not the fact, that after a legal decision on a debt, the ordinary process of law is open against a Member of Parlirment. He is still privileged, during the sitting of Parliament. And this it is which straightforward men would propose to alter. But something else is the object in view. On Thursday motion was made for a Select Com mittee to inquire into the circumstances connected with the failure of a Savings' Bank in Dublin, to which it was further moved to add three other places in Ireland and Scotland. The facts are strange and frightful ; and likely to continue so. Every man in his conscience and conviction knows, that the indus trious and poor were urged by those who profess to care lor them, to lodge their savings in Savings' Banks. Every man knows that the Government of the day took credit for engaging in the patriotic work, and that there would have been as much use in suggesting suspicions against Mrs. Hannah More's " exemplary clergyman," as in intimating that the poor might not be safe in entrusting their money as proposed. And now it turns out, that anybody may run away with the money that likes, and there is no remedy. The Government is magnanimous in declaring that there is no remedy, that it was never intended there should be any remedy, and that special care was taken there should be no remedy ; out of all which it works up the conclusion, that there is at all events no remedy against them. They specially plead, that the trustees of Savings' Banks were left tree to make themselves responsible for de falcations among their agents, or not to do it; after which it is unnecessary to point to the fact that they let the thing alone. And now, agents have run away witn the money, to the amount it appears of fifty thousand pounds in Dublin only, and there is no responsibility. The poor are to be robbed of their savings by anybody that pleases, because the Govern ment, or some Government, chose to send a ship to sea with a hole in the bottom, and invite the poor to embark their savings in this hull. The question that arises on this is, whether the case is not one where, without quarrelling about what particular Government the blame of the past should light on, the first operation of the community through such Government as it may have, should be to replace what deficiency may remain after all due efforts to recover. That there was a moral contract with the working classes, is as clear as that there is a moral contract that a ship shall not have a hole in the bottom. In a somewhat parallel case relating to Exchequer-bills, the Govern ment, to prevent greater evil, refunded. And they must refund now, or the question must be tried. And the decision will depend very much on the spirit the working classes shall show. It they sit down sleepily under the damage because it has not come to their own doors, it may come to their own doors next. Those who may have particular reasons for thinking themselves safe, must take their own risk. But the general principle on which a friend of the working classes ought to act, is to give them notice that the security for anything lodged in the Savings' Banks is worse than nothing, and that their true policy is to "Go for gold, "bile there is anything to get. If they will do this, they will quicken the movements of the Go vernment, and instead of making a whip to defeat inquiry as it was within three of doing on Thursday night, it will set about two things—first, the providing for replacing the money as was done in the case of the Exchequer bills, and secondly, the placing the money in the Savings' Banks avowedly under the security of Government. If it says there will be trouble and expense in this, let it take payment for it, as it does for other things. Who asked the Government to leave things at sixes and sevens, on the score that setting them to rights must be paid tor ? Is there a soul among the contributors to the Savings' Banks ao stupid as to say, let every body be fr ee t o run away w ith my money, only let me not be charged with the expense of altering it ? A. better thing for the working classes to employ their leisure hours on, than most they have en g aged in lately, would be to look after the salvation of their money in the Savings' Banks. If they do not do it themselves, nobody intends to do it for them. The present is the time for a constitutional demonstration, if they have it in them. At all events do not let them say their watchmen were all dumb dogs that cannot bark. I should have been glad to have given mouth myself to as much as is here ; but the Irishmen after spending five hours in weary speeches (except their lawyers), were anxious not to delay going to a division. The appointment of a Committee was finally carried by 51 to 48. But a Committee will be nothing, un less the thing is followed up. On Friday the House was occupied all the night by debate on the Rate in Aid (Ireland) Bill, which was finally adjourned till Monday. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, April 2, 1849. C. , OMMISSIONERSIIIP OF nig lONIAN IsLies.—Mr. Ward, the Secretary of the Admiralty, will not enter upon his new appointment until after the navy estimates have been passed. The present Lord High Commis sioner of the lonian Islands, Lord Seaton, receives salary of 5,000/. per antlum, besides 1,200/. a year as Licut. Colonel of the 15th Dragoons. We hear that Mr. Ward has accepted the office with the reduction from its present e.nolurnents of 1,000/. The future Lord High Commis‘ioner of the lonian Is:ands, there fore, will receive no more than 4,0001. a year. DIED. On Friday, the 30th ult., at Keydell, near Horndean, Hampshire, the residence of her on , Charles Kean, Mary Kean, relict of the late Edmund Kean. On the 28th inst., at Middleham, Yorkshire, aged 72, L. Topham, Esq., clerk of the peace for the North Riding of that county. On the 29th. tilt , at Brighton, Edgar Cripps, youngest son of the late W. Cripps, Esq., I'LP. for Cirencester. On the 28th u l t ., at Newark-upon -Trent, Elizabeth, relict of E. S. Godfrey, Esq., aged 78. On the 29th ult., F. N. Muller, Esq., of Hamburgh. On the ;?Bth ult., at Doctors'-commons, London, S. B. Burnaby, Esq., D.C.', aged 77. London Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county cor Middlesex, Zd.ouday, April 2,1849. 44p 45 p 45 p 66 th 1 . 4 p 53 44% 19% 28% 111 99% 99 51,6 4t 371/2 10'k, 78 17 1 4 53 14 3 / 4 34 14 1 4 3 j 8 2414 3 1 4 2 1 ,4 16% 23% 74 1G 25 1 , 18',4 7% 44 22A came to hand per railway. The sale for Calves WP.9 %.11 a very inactive state, but we have no tilt , . ration to notice in prices. Pig met a very dull inquiry, at barely last I week's currtncieF. Per Blbe. to sink the offal. s. d. to E. d. e. d. to s. O. Interior Bears..... 2 4 2 6 Second qual. SlA.ep 3 2 3 6 Gcond quality •.. 2 8 210 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 3 10 Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 .t;outllowii Wette.:r 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots ...• .. 3 4 3 6 Ditto ~ utof the wool 0 0 0 0 i.arge coarse Calves 3 0 4 0 Large Hogs ?'rime small &Ito .. 4 2 4 6 Small Porkers uckling Calves .18 0 2b 0 quarter old Pigs l6 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep . . 2 8 :s 0 Lambs ••••• • • • 0 0 u 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. i Sheep. 1 Calves. 1 Pi gs 3,794 1 23,320 112 250 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. Sheep. 1 Calves. I Pigs. 1304 710 69 NE V/GATD AND LEADENIXAMM. - • During last week the arrivals of country killed meat for these market; were large ior the time of year, viz, upwards of 6,000 carcasses, chic fly from the eastern, western, and midland counties. The supplies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis having been on the in crease, the general demand has ruled heavy, and, in some instances, the quotations have had a downward tendency. About 300 carcases of foreign mea', killed in London, have been disposed of at very low prices. From Hamburg!), two baskets of fresh meat have come to band. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 4 s. d. to s. d. Beef ,inferior• ••• •• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 4 2 8 - middling .... 2 6 2 iii middling.. 210 3 4 - prime large 210 3 0 , prime 3 i 8 - prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arge........ 2 8 3 4 Veal• •••• • • • ...... 3 4 4 4 - small ...... 3 6 4 2 WOOL. Last week's imports of Wool, into London, were com posed of 300 bales from the Cape ; 349 do. from Syd ney ; 10 do. from Naples; and 227 do. from ilamburgh, The quantity of Wool on offer in the private contract market is but moderate, although it is well known that the farmers hold unusually large stocks. Most descrip• duns are steady, and prices are well supported. 130ROUGII AND SPITAMPIELDS. Although the arrivals of Potatoes from abroad, since Monday last, have not been so extensive as i❑ some previous weeks, they have proved heavy, as our list shows. From Rotterdam there have arrived 3,869 bags, 60 tons ; from Hamburgh, 108 sacks, 364 bags ; from Dunkirk, 81 tons ; from Antwerp, 213 bags, 75 tons ; from Gravelines, 73 tons; from Amsterdam, 76 baskets; and from Ghent, 100 tons. In addition to the above, 10 barrels of Sweet Potatoes have been received from St. Michael's. Coastwise, the fresh supplies have been but moderate. To-day, selected samples commanded a steady sale, at full prices. In other kinds only a limited business was doing: Per Ton. York. Regents 1 15s to 140 s Ditto Shaws ... 110 s to 130 s Per Ton. Essex Regents ... 90s to lals I)itto Shaws ...... 90s to 110 s Scotch Reds 9ss to 110 s Ditto Cups 9o* to 115 s Ditto Whites BO3 to 90s Ditto Kidneys loss to 135 s French Whites Bos to 95s Belgian ditto Lincoln.ltegents. 90s to 105 s Dutch ditto TALLOW. Since our last report , this market has ruled heavy, and prices have not been supported. Last week, the deli veries were only 1,369 casks—the imports 1,903 ditto, chit-fly from Sydney. To-day, P. Y. C. on the spot is se►ling slowly, at 39s 6d to 395; and, for forward deli very, there are offers at 40s to 40s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow, 40s 61 to 40s 9d per cwt, net cash; Rough Fat, 2s 3id per 81b3. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1849.