The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-30 00:00:00

The BIRMINGHAM CONFERENCE. On Monday a meeting of electors and others, who had signed the Memorial of Mr. Sturge, was held at Thornton's Coffee-house, Brompton-road, Knights i dge. The Chair was taken by Mr. BARNETT. Mr. WESTERTON read the Circular appointed to be ea d at Delegate Meetings, and it having been agreed o as of the utmost importance that as many advocates of the People's Charter as possible should be sent to the Conference, concluded his remarks by proposing the Rev. Dr. Wade as a proper person. Mr. THOMPSON seconded the motion, which was supported by Messrs. Minchins, Brown, eesoull and others, and carried with acclamation. Mr. SPENCER read a letter he had received from Dr. Wade, requesting him, in his name, to propose his friend Mr. Westerton, which he did, and, for his own part, cordially seconded the proposal. Messrs. Simpson, Henderson, Renshaw, Neesom, Barnett, Wilson, Davy, and other gentlemen sup ported the resolution, and it was finally agreed to that both these gentlemen should proceed to Birming ham ai'their representatives. A Committee was immediately formed to receive the Report of the Delegates on their return, and to increase the subscription, which was liberally com menced in the room, to defray the expenses of the mission. The meeting, after the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman, separated at a late hour. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROBI TEE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The British nation, we are well as sured, will never permanently submit to the de gradation, the wrong, the infamy, of Sir Robert Peel's income tax. Its flagrant injustice admits of no excuse—no palliative ; whilst the inquisitoria machinery by which it is to be carried into effect, will fix an indelible slave-badge upon every man who submits to its infliction. The only question is, whether the indignant resistance shall come now or hereafter—now, by a combined movement of the lovers of order and freedom; or, hereafter, by an universal and undiscriminating outburst of national indignation. Revolutionists say, " Pass the Bill, for the sake of the swift and sure frenzy that will follow ;" and Sir R. Peel, in one sense their leader, gives the same advice, though of course without anticipating the same result. The public, however,- should be well aware that by J means of a packed and pledged party, it is in the power of the Minister to force the measure through Parliament; and nothing but a well-organised resistance throughout the community will avail to prevent so dire a calamity. On one point we think that many well-meanul. men require to be cautioned. No opposition will be effectual, either now or hereafter, that is not decided against the vital principle of the Bill—its inqui sitorial operation. To tax visible property is one thing—to tax income is another. No Go vernment has a right to ash of its subjects infor mation as to their private affairs; none but a Government in its spirit and tendency de spotic, would ask it. This is the great principle upon which alone the battle can be successfully fought. The Ministerial prints which pretend to improve the details, are traitors to the sacred cause of public liberty. The principle is so exe crable, that perfection in the details will make the Bill worse instead of better. The Times very properly argued, in its patriotic days, that ten per cent. was better than five per cent. in such a case—li_ecause borne with more difficulty, and shaken Off with more ease. We warn the public against all who would make the " mon ster-grievance" bearable ; and we invite all classes who feel themselves aggrieved, to lay aside party feelings, and to unite as one man to prevent the perpetration of this great national enormity. STANDARD.—AII the grounds, then, for peace retrenchments not too base to be stated— all the political groundsu—tterly fail, and it. fol lows that the question is to be considered solely with reference to the expense on the average of years; but this question has been fhlly answered by the history of the last century, a history which demonstrates arithmetically that peace re trenchment is the most prodigal policy that a nation can adopt. A wise state policy would ra ther augment than diminish taxation in peace— rather reduce than impose new taxes in war. This, we repeat it, is our view, and our view only, and we put it forward with the certainty that it will be condemned even by some thinking men ; but it is a duty to tell the truth, whatever may be the foreknown reception of it, when the truth is necessary to disabuse men's minds of mischiev ous error; and this duty devolves properly to such humble pioneers in politics as ourselves, who sacrifice no cause or party, by what ever overthrow may await us. Sooner or later the truth will prevail, but the sooner it is whispered the earlier will probably be it: , victory. We do not anticipate the victory in our time, but come it will, if Great Britain is to be still impregnable, and to become the mighty empire for which, plainly, Providence designs her. It is not, however, necessary to go • the length of the views we have avowed to see that at present very large sacrifices must be made to meet a more than threatening danger, collecting to burst over our heads if we should be found un prepared. Let the Whig wars in Asia continue bat another year—no matter with what event— and an European war, and an American war ton, will be inevitable, should our defensive prepara tions rest at the preseLt scale. Let the condition of - our Indian empire appear precarious for but one little month ; and not all the wisdom, en ergy, and good feeling of Louis Philippe, sup ported as they would be by the wisdom, energy, and good feeling of M. Guizot, and of all the good men in France—we willingly believe a great majority of the nation—could prevent the war party from forcing the Government to avail itself of our supposed difficulty, unless the Government could employ the sedative effect of pointing to a stout British fleet in the Channel, and to another in the Mediterranean. A 'French war would be instantly followed by an American war, and Russia would not long balk her inclination for " settling the Eastern ques tion," in concert with France. This must be the effect of a want of preparation in a crisis so pregnant with danger as that in which we are placed. Look at the exultation of the Paris journals at our imagined danger in India; look to the last accounts from the United States ; and then sit down to calculate how, by balancing long and short annuities, profits of trade and profits of capital invested in land, you can best contrive to cheat the country (that is, the truth) of the means of necessary defence. The war will come, and then, for the four millions, which you try to shift from shoulder to shoulder, you will have to pay hundreds of millions, or, with pa ternal tenderness, leave them to be paid by your children. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterda, WEYMOUTH AND MELCOMBE REGIS. The Committee finally struck off the vote of Plough man, the baker, as bad. On the part of the sitting Mem bers a claim was then made for the vote of the other Ploughman, the saddler, to be added to their poll. The claim, however, was rejected by the Committee, thus lowing the sitting Members in a minority of one. GREAT MART,OW. The Committee met at the usual hour yesterday. The sitting Member being in a minority, Mr. COCKBURN objected to the vote el-Owen Davis, on the grounds of non-occupation, and insufficiency of T al tie. William Francis deposed that he objected to the vote, and appeared before the Revising Barrister to sustain his objections. Thomas Gale deposed that he lived in a portion of the house let to Davis ; that he had a separate entrance, and that he always kept the key in his possession. Davis had a stable, but no horses. There was a passage be tween his part of the house and Davis's, and a door at each end, with a bolt on his side. George Vernon valued the entire premises at 9L ss. ; Davis's portion at 5/. lOs. ; Gale's at 31. 155., per annum. George Cook valued the premises at 9L ; Davis's at . sq. los., Gale's at 31.105., per annum. William Field, land-agent to Mr. Williams, M.P., de posed to letting the house to Davis, and to his payment of rent and rates. Davis wag stud-groom to Mr. Williams, and, previous to taking these premises, had occupied a house the property of Mr. Williams, but had Bet paid rent. The alterations had been made in the promises for the purpose of getting votes out of them. Mr. Cooper deposed that he had attended the Revising Barrister's Court at Great Marlow, and that the voter bad valued the stable, a part of the demised premises, at 5/. per annum. The Committee decided that the vote of Owen Davis was good. The Committee then adjourned to eleven o'clock this day. A GOOD THOUGHT. — Man is but a reed, and it is s true representation of the weakness of nature ; but then he is a reed that th inks. It does not need the universe to crush him ; a breat h of air , a drop of water will kill him. But even if the material universe should overwhelm him, maf would be more noble than that -which destroys him ; because he knows that he dies, while the universe knows nothing of the advantage which it obtains over him. Our true dignity, tin-n, consists in thought. From thence we must derive our elevation, sot from space or duration. Let us endeavour then to think well ; this is the principle of morals.—Pascal. On Tuesday, says a letter from Boulogne, one of the fishing-boats of that port brought in the bodies of sever a l men b e lo ng i ng t o a b oa t w hi c h h a d been wrecked durin g the late storms on the coast of England, and the crem drowned. They had bee n was h e d on shore, and careful them into oak coffins. ly collected them, and put MARKUT INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of March 29.) SUGAR. —To-day the Sugar market was closed, but business will be resumed to-li , orrow ; some public sales of Mauritius and Bengal are declared. REFINED.—A fair demand has existed for Refined Goods for home use ; brown lumps at 77s to 78s, good and fine 79s to 81s, Standard lumps 82s to 82s 6d, Tit tlers and Hamburgh loaves, common 80s to 82s, mid 83s to 84s, good 85s to 90s, fine 91s to 98s, double loaves 99s to 112 s per cwt : For Pieces a fair demand has existed— 68s to 74s paid for good and fine, and 60s to 67s for .common to mid. Bastards have moved off slowly, good to fine at 51s to 595, low to mid 42s to 50s per cwt. Treacle has been in good request —common at 26s 6d to 275, patent 28s to 295, best old make 28s 6d to 295, Golden Syrup 29s 6d to 31s 6d per cwt. In Bonded crushed Sugar a good business has been transacted at 28s 9d to 29s for best quality. In Loaves a fair business has been transacted, 141bs have fetched 32s to 32s 6d, 101bs 33s to 34s per cwt. Treacle has secured a good sale at 12s 6d to 13s. Bastards and Pieces have been in good request ; the former at 15s 6d to 17s 6d, and the latter 18s to 25s per cwt. For Dutch crushed Sugar no orders. MAIIRITIUS.—There. has been no public sale since Tuesday, last, but privately a fair business has been transacted at fully former rates—Food and fine yellow have realised 66s to 698 low to mid 63s to 65s 6d, good to fine brown 59s to 628, per cwt. EAST INDlA.—Prices have been sustained for white Bengal Sugar—at auction 5,990 bags were chiefly dis posed of—fine white at 70s to 70s 6d, good 68s to 695, mid 66s to 67s 6d, good strong grainy yellow 69s to 70s, good mid 68s, and yellow 58s 6d to 595, damp 30s to 57s 6d, low to good mid brown 46s to 495, low to fine grey 53s to 655. The arrivals have been light since this day week, and the deliveries large. With Manilla Sugar the market is scantily supplied. For public sale on 31st, 1,300 bskts Java, and for 12th April, 4,000 bags Siam, 5,000 bags Manilla, and 500 bskts 120 bags Penang are declared. FOREIGN.—In white Havannah there are few trans actions to report privately ; yellow has met with a good demand, and has commanded full rates. The private sales have been 850 chests, fine quality at 21s 6d, good 20s 6d to 21s per cwt. White Brazil has been little enquired for ; prices, however, are firm at 20s to 24s for lvw to good white ; brown kinds have been in good request, principally by our refiners, the supply, however, is still insufficient for the wants of the trade ; good and fine qualities have fetched 17s to 18s per cwt. ; at auction 128 casks 58 barrels have been offered, white prin- tipsily bought in, Pernambuco good dry quality at 23s 6d to 245. rather soft 235, being the full value , yellow realised 19s 6d for good, and lgs to 18s 6d for 4 common and mid, and Rio 21s to 21s 6d per cwt. Of I Cuba 200 boxes were sold at public sale, mid yellow at 19s to 20s, washed 18s 6d to 20s, and wet 15s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—In West India the operations have bgen , upon a small scale only, and confined to 100 puns at former rates. The advanced rates asked for Foreign has checked business, and at public sale 268 casks Cuba were taken in at 10s, being 2s to 3s above former prices. 35 tierces 14 brls Cuba Honey sold at 40s to 47s ; 25 cases E. I. Tamarinds 20s per cwt. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—For East India Rum, subject to the high rate of duty, the demand has been good for exportation, and 280 hhds have been dis posed of at is 4d to ls 4d for common proof, and Is .`AI for good quality : with certificate there has been more inquiry durtng:the last few days, and 150 puns, &c., have been disposed of for home consumption, as follows : fine quality at Is 10d to Is ild proof; good Is 9d to 1691 d mid is 8d to is 84d, low dark is 6d to is 7d per gallon : the principal part of the East Rum here is only adapted for shipping. Prices for Leewards, the supply being short, and demand good : the sales have been 200 hhds—proof quality at 2s 2d to 2s 3d per gallon. Jamaica, however, has met with a slow sale, and rather lower rates have been accepted : 120 puns have been disposed of ; tine quality and favourite marks at 5s 4d to 5s 7d, good quality 30 to 35 per cent. 0. P. 4s 7d to 5s 2d, mid and good mid 22 to 29 O. P. 4s 2d to 4s Gd per gallon. Demerara of strong quality in small parcels has been selling at 3s 6d to 4s per gallon. The arrivals of Rum have been small since this day week. Prices continue on the decline for Brandy, and both ship pers and the home trade have operated with much caution—we quote Cognac, Ist brands of the vintage of 1836, hhds 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; 1837, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d ; 1838, hhds 5s 2d, puns 5s ; 1839, hhds 4s Sd, puns 4s 6d ; 1840, hhds 4s, puns 3s 10d per gallon. Of fine old sorts of Brandy the stock is light. Geneva in smallparcels has been selling at is ltd to 2s for common shipping quality, and fine fit for duty at 2s 6d to 2s 8d per gallon. In English Corn Spirits there has been rather more business transacted at 9s 8d per gallon cash. COFFEE.—Prices have been sustained for West India Coffee, but the transactions by private treaty have been upon a small scale only, and at auction 95 casks 33 bar-• rels and bags only partly sold ; Berbice mid at IC5s Gd to 107 s 6d, low mid 98s to 10Cs, fine and fine fine ordi nary 83s to 90s, good ordinary 75s to 795, ordi nary GGs per cwt. East India and Cape Coffee are held with firmness, and only a small quantity is pressing for sale ; Ceylon has been taken sparingly by private contract, good ordinary at 76s to 775, fine ordinary 78s to 81s per cwt. None has been offered at auction. Java has met with little attention, • 56s to 57s accepted for good and fine Company's. Mocha has been dull of sale : at auction 446 bales went 4s lower, mid to good clean garbled at 96s • to 103 s 6d. ord to good ord 87s Gd to 90s per cwt. Other • sorts of Coffee have been little sought after. The stock • of West India Coffee is 1,026 casks, 1:001 barrels and bags, of Ceylon 204 bags of East India and Cape sorts , 13,501 bags less than last year at this period ;of Mocha the stock is however 1,516 bales greater than in 1841 at this time. CocoA.—Prices keep up for West India, and there has been a fair demand : at auction 100 bags Trinidad went at 42s to 45s for mid to good red, being full rates. Foreign is steady in request, red at 32 6d to 33s per cwt. FRUIT—Red Smyrna Raisins at 32s per cwt. Denia in baskets are much wanted, at 3Cs. Valentia Raisins at 36s per cwt. Currants have met with a free sale— Patras we quote 57s to 59, Zante and Cephalonia 54s to 55s per cwt. The stock of Figs is light, and the demand steady at 56s to 70s. per cwt. Almonds have brought full rates, and for French Fruit prices remain firm. TEA—Since our last report the market for free trade Tea has been in a tranquil state and prices have further declined, large parcels having been pressed for sale ; indeed the quantity brought forward has proved more than ample for the wants of the trade. The public sales were brought to a close on Thurs • day ; of 33,000 packages offered, 15,600 were disposed of at prices which established a decline on last sales' rates aid to id for Congou, ld to lid for Twan key, 3d to 4d for Gunpowder and Imperial, 2d to 3d for Hyson ; the proportion of green Tea offered was un usually large, and the biddings for such were languid; nearly the whole of the Congou was of good quality. To day Twankay was in good request at 1s 10d to Is lOid for common, and it is difficult to make further purchase under Is lthiel per lb ; but in black Tea the operations were upon a small scale only, the public sales declared causing the trade to be cautious in their pro ceedings—is 10 d to 18 10,i41 is the value of common Congou cash, and Company's is lid per lb. BlLE.—lmporters of Bengal Rice are still desirous to realize, and prices have suffered a decline of 3d to 6d per cwt ; the low rates, however, cause the demand to be good, and at auction 2,283 bags were all disposed of, good clean white at lOs to lOs Gd, and yellow 7s to 7s 6d per cwt. Java has sustained the previous value. Patna at 15s to 225. Caroline first sort at 365, second 345, third 325, inferior and broken 28s to 30s per cwt. To-day some purchases were made by treaty in Bengal Rice, and stiffer rates were paid, mid white fetched 9s 6d to lOs per cwt. TALLOW.—Since our last report the market has ex hibited a dull appearance for Russian Tallow, the candle making season being nearly at an end. To-day the trade operated with mueh caution, and P. Y. Candle on the spot cannot be quoted above 475. for delivery in the last three months of the year-48s 3d to 48s Gd is the value. Town is selling at 47s 6d nett cash. For auction on Friday 400 sks 100 srns South American are declared. OILS.—We have still to announce a dull market for all sorts of Fish Oils. Pale Seal has declined to 38/. 15s to 39/. ; Cod 281. to 28/. 5s ; Southern 301 to 341 per tun. Brown Seal is wanted at 241. lOs to 261. lOs per tun. Sperm, 861 to 87L is the value of .Britigh ; at auction 70 tuns American were nearly all taken in. In Linseed Oil the operations have been upon a small scale either for home use or export; Crushers have been de sirous to realize, and prices have suffered a decline of Is 6d per cwt ; sales on the spot have been at 325, and for delivery at 32s 3d per cwt.; prices are low in compa rison to those of Seed, and few of the crushers are working. Rape Oil, pale, at 48s to 48s 3d, and brown 47s 9d to 48s per cwt ; the supply is yet small. Olive Oil has found ready purchasers. Gallipoli at 58/. tó 59/ , and Spanish 541 to 551 per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil i s fi rm in price ; but the demand has been limited at 41s to 42s for the best ; the stock is light. Palm sells slowly, first sort at 321. to 321 lOs per tun. INDlGo.—Prices remain firm for East India Indigo ; Madras and common sorts of Bengal have been in good request at fully last year's rates, indeed, in some cases hi to 2d per lb advance has been paid. The quantity offering for sale is small. The better rinds of Bengal have been more in request at the rates of January, MEETING OE THE HOOT AND SHOEMAKERS AGAINST THE NEW TARIFF.—A meeting of the boot and shoe makers of Liverpool, which included both masters and journeymen, was held yesterday (Monday), in the large room attached to the York Hotel, to take into conside ration the effect likely to be produced upon the trade by the proposed reduction of d u ty on th e i m p or t a ti on o f foreign beets and shoes. The meeting was a very nu merous one, the large room being nearly filled. Mr. Thomas Turner was called to the chair. The following excellent and pithy resolution was passed unanimously : —" That this meeting views with great alarm the pro posed tariff relative to the importation of foreign boots and shoes, without a corresponding reduction on two other necessary articles of life, viz.--corn and sugar." Mr. James Stout and Mr. William Harris moved and seconded this resolution, which, with other resolutions, were subsequently moved and carried ; and it was ulti mately resolved to draw up a petition to Parliament, praying for a better adjustment of the tariff, the petition to be confided to the members of the borough for pre sentation.—Liverpool Times. A. new plan is to be tried for paying the out-pen sioners of Chelsea Hospital. It is proposed that this duty shall in future be performed by captains selected from the half-pay list. 'The experiment is to be first put in practice in North Britain, where ten officers of that rank are to be posted. The superior Tribunal of Barcelona has just con demned to ten years' hard labour at the hulks the 41calde of San Martin dels Provenzals and his Secretary, as members of a band of highway robbers. A similar con demnation occurred, a short time back, in the Me of the Alcaldo of San Andres. THE SUN', -LONDON, FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE WAR-OFFICE, Mencia 29, 1842. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon G. K. Pitcairn, M.D., from the 58th Foot, to be Assist ant-Surgeon, vice Graves, promoted to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, March 29. 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon J. W. Moffat to be Surgeon, vice Lavens, deceased, Jan. 17. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet and Ad jutant J. Cocks to have the rank of Lieutenant, Jan. 27. 7th Regiment of Foot—Capt. C. F. B. Jones, from half-pay of Sub-Inspector of Militia, to be Captain, vice Brevet-Major Wm. Guard, who exchanges ; and Lieut. the Hon. W. P. M. Talbot to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jones, who retires, March 29. 10th Foot—Brevet-Colonel J. Considine, from half pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet- Colonel Custance, appointed to the Depots ; Captain T. Miller (2d), from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. G. Paley, who exchanges, March 29. 24th Foot—Lieutenant G. A. Ferrier to be Paymaster, vice A. Tovey, who retires on half-pay, March 29. 37th Foot—Lieutenant S. M. Eddington, from the 78th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice T. M. Keogh, who ex changes, March 29. 58th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon W. Denny, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Pitcairn, appointed to the 4th Light Dragoons, March 29. 60th Foot—Serjeant-Major T. Berry to be Quarter master, vice Waterhouse, deceased, March 29. 78th Foot—Lieut. T. M. Keogh, from the 37th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Eddington, who exchanges, March 29. _ _ _ 80th Foot—Captain W. Hay, from half-pay Un attached, to be Captain, vice E. L. Wollay, who ex changes ; Lieut. E. H. Ffinney, from half-pay 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice H. r. Torkington, who ex- changes, March 29. 3d West India Regiment—Cornet Sir T. W. White, Bart., from half-pay 10th Light Dragoons, to be Ensign (repaying the difference), vice Mowbray, promoted ; T. M'Curdy, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sir T. W. White, who retires, March 29. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Deputy Inspectors-General of Hospitals, with local rank : J. Robertson, M.D. ; W. Dawson, M.D., March 29, to be Deputy Inspectors- G enera of Hospitals. MEMORANDM—Brevet - Col. H. Custance, from the 10th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel of Infantry, for the purp9se of taking charge of certain Infantry Depots, March 29. The promotion of Assistant-Surgeon J. W. Moffat, of the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Se cond Class, as stated in the Gazette of the 11th instant, has been cancelled. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. The Right Hon. G. A. H. Anne Baron Rancliffe to be Deputy-Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, MARcH 12, 1842. The Lord Chancellor has appointed J. Pearse, of Hatherleigh, in the county of Devon, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. WILLIAM HOOPER, tobacco-manufacturer, Read• ing, Berkshire. GEORGE BROWN, bricklayer, Pembroke-cottage, Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place, Middlesex. BANK ItUPTS. JOSEPH KILSBY, shoe manufacturer, Ronde. North amptonshire, to surrender April 8, at eleven, and May 10, at two, at the Dolphin, Northampton. Lowe, Sta ple Inn, London ; Becke, Northampton. JOH CROWE, innkeeper, Durham, April 14, at twelve, and May 10, at eleven, at the Bridge Hotel, Sun derland. Shield and Harwood, Queen-street, Cheapside, London ; Preston, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. SAMUEL WILD, coal dealer, Manchester, April 22, and May 10, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester. Wright, New Inn, London; Taylor, Manchester. EDWARD SMITH, grocer, Southampton, April 9 and May 10, at twelve, at the George Inn, Southamp ton. Sandell, Bread-street, Cheapside, London. SAMUEL MAGNUS, slop-seller, Dover, April 11, and May 10, at tiro, at the Shakspeare Hotel, Dover. Bass, Dover. ELIZABETH FRANKLAND, widow, innkeeper, Reading, April 11, and May 10, at the George Inn, Reading. Weedoa and Slocombe, Reading ; Hill, 23, Throgmorton• street, London. EDWARD TILL, butcher, Worcester, April 5 and May 10, at twelve, at the New Greyhound Inn, Wor cester. Becke and Flower, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London; Hill, Worcester. CHARLES JAMES WILLIAMS and EDWARD NEVILL, coffin makers, Birmingham, April 6, and May 10, at two, Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham. Tooke and Son, Bedford-row, London ; Unett and Sons, Suck ling, Birmingham. ROBERT MARTIN, carpenter, Beccles,OSuffolk, April 12 and May 10, at twelve, at the White Lion Inn, Beccles. Read, Halesworth ; Francis and Son, Monu ment-yard, London. JOHN DARBYSHIRE and SAMUEL POPE, Calico- and Mousseline de Leine printers, Manchester, April 13 and May 10, at two, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. B. M. and C. Baxter, Lincoln's inn-fields, London ; Sale and Worthington, Manchester. THOMAS SCOTT, brickmaker, Barnwood, Glou cestershire, April 11, and May 10, at twelve, at the office of Messrs. Winterbotham and Thomas, TeWkesbury, Gloucestershire. Baylis, Devonshire-square, London ; Winterbotham and Thomas, Tewkesbury. SAMUEL PALMER GLADSTONE, shipwright, Crisp-street, East India-road, Poplar, April 7, at eleven, and May 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, Basinghall-street, official assignee ; Gole, Lime-street, Leadenhall-street. HENRY DUCKETT, carpenter, Ramsgate, April 6, and May 10, at one, at the Royal Oak Inu, Ram agate. Daniel, Ramsgate ; Hawkins, Bloxam, and Stocker, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. R. Fenner and S. Hobson, corn factors, London -street, Fenchurch-street, April 19, at eleven—J. Ewbanke, draper, Crawford-street, Marylebone, April 19, at half past eleven—T. Wright, coffin furniture dealer, City of London, April 19, at twelve—G Smallfield, printer, Newgate-street, April 19, at half-past twelve—J. P. Lloyd, boot maker, Coventry-street, Haymarket, April 19, at one—S. H. Croswell and J. May, sun., wine mer chants, Devonport, April 19, at twelve—J. Denycr, tailor, High-street, Southwark, April 21, at one—J. and T. Brook, drapers, Stonrbridge, Worcestershire, 'April 21, at twelve—R. A.Jones, linen warehouseman, Friday street, Cheapside, April 20, at twelve—C. M'Lean, up holsterer, Poland-street, Oxford-street, April 19, at half past twelve—G. and G. Evans, hop merchants, High-st., Southwark, April 21, at one—A. Beauvais, wine mer chant, John-street, Berkeley-square, April 19, at twelve —C. Brown, china dealer, Oxford-street, April 20, at eleven—C. Stocking, bookseller, Paternoster-row, April 20, at half-past eleven—R. M‘Kinlay and A. Marr, recti fiers, Silver-street, Wood-street, City, April 20, at twelve —A. and W. M. Oppenheim, timber merchants, Man sell-street, Goodman's fields, April 20, at half-past twelve—W. Straker, bookseller, West Strand, April 21, at eleven—C. Schofield, timber merchant, Kingston upon-Thames, April 21, at twelve. In the Country. J. Baker, brewer, Sidmouth, Devonshire, April 27, at two, at the Old London Inn, Exeter—A. Tempest, worsted spinner, Clayton-heights, Yorkshire, April 19, at twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds—P. Mann, army contractor, Leeds, April 21, at eleven, at the Com missioners'-rooms, Leeds—J. Hadfield, horse dealer, Manchester, April 25, at eleven, at the Commissioners' • rooms, Leeds—W. Swift, draper, Manchester, April 22, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester— J. Molineux, sen., professor of music, Liverpool, April 18, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool J. Young, ship builder, Newport, Monmouthshire, April 26, at one, at the Westgate Inn, Newport. - PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Stebbing and F. Clemow, woollen drapers, Holborn —T. Storey and W. Elder, hosiers, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—W. Jackson and R. Holland, varnish manufac turers, Birmingham—T. Moore and J. Wilkinson, wheelwrights, Goodman's-yard, Goodman's-fields—E. F. Tilt and M. Sanaon, portable jelly manufacturers, Isling ton—J. Robinson and W. Rogers, timber merchants, South Stookton• upor.-Tees, Yorkshire—J. Sowry and J. Otley, pawnbrokers, Leeds--G. Edwards and G. Cra croft, engravers, Worcester—C. Bennett and J. George, innkeepers, Stowe, Buckinghamshire—E. B. and M. Reed, house carpenters, Newcastle - upon-Tyne—Jh. and Js. Lester, timber merchants, Bath—H. Tunstill and T. Haworth, cotton spinners, Burnley, Lancashire—J. Rich ton and R. Ratcliffe, cotton spinners, Hoddlesden, Lan cashire—H. Gilpin and J. F. Holmes, general dealers, Liverpool—E. Johnson and J. North, woollen cloth mer chants, Huddersfield, Yorkshire—J. B. Owen and W. Holdich, drapers, Black Prince-row, Walworth-road--- G. Martin and D. Stephens, linen drapers, King's-road, Chelsea—J. and G. Moorhouse, cloth manufacturers, Holmfirth, Yorkshire—J. Fawcett, B. W. Rawlings, and D. A. Rivolta, attorneys, Jewin-street, Cripplegate (so far as regards B. W. Rawlings.) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. THOMAS MAXWELL, victualler, Glasgow, March 30 and April 27, at two, at the Chambers of C. and R. Baird, Glasgow. ROBERT MARTIN, wood merchant, Burnhank ' place, near Airdrie, March 31 and April 21, at twelve, at the Commercial Inn, Hamilton. WILLIAM BAIRD, grain merchant, Glasgow, March 29 and April 26, at two, at the Chambers of C. and R. Baird, Glasgow. ERIC EDWARD, victual dealer, Edinburgh, March 30 and April2o, at two, at the Ship Tavern, Edinburgh. WALTER BUCHANAN and CO., printers, Black land Mill, March 31 and April 22, at one, at the Office of A. Millar, Paisley. JOHN MURDOCH, baker, Forres, Moray, April 1 and 29, at two, at Murdoch's Inn, Forres. JOHN DRUMMOND, distiller, Hosh Distillery, near Crieff, March 31 and April 28, at one, at the Drummond Arms Inn, Crieff. DUNCAN MACMILLAN, block maker, Broomie law, Glasgow, March 30 and April 27, at twelve, at the Chambers of C. and R. Baird, Glasgow. JOHN RUSSELL, merchant, Glasgow, March 31 and April 23, at one, at the Office of Knox and Findlay, Glasgow. DUNCAN HENDERSON, ironmonger, Coat Bridge, near Airdrie, April 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Office of Marshall and Hill, Glasgow. ROBERT STIVEN, merchant, Glasgow, April 2 and 22, at twelve, at the Chambers of Murray and Galloway, Glasgow. JOHN PRINGLE NICHOL, insurance broker, Glasgow, April 5 and 29, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Glasgow. ADAM RANKIFE, merchant, Kirkcudbright, April 5 and 26, at one, at the Court House, Kirkcudbright. The Progres du Pas de Calais says that eight entire horses, lately brought into Calais, from England, by Colonel Desearrieres, cost together 80,000 f. The cost of one alone, thoroughbred, was 25,000 f. 'EDNESP ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT—Kingston, Tuesday, March 29. CROWN COURT. Baron GURNEY took his seat in this Court soon after ten o'clock. His Lordship, in charging the Grand Jury, expressed his gratifiesKion at seeing so numerous an as semblage of gentlemen in attendance ready to fulfil the important duties of grand jurors ; not only was the num ber of twenty-three that was actually required by the law, present, but a great many others also, and this showed the interest taken by the gentlemen of the county in the due execution of the law, which was of so much importance to them all. With respect to the calendar before him, he regretted to see that it contained two charges of child murder, and in both of these the most important question for them to take into their consider ation in the first instance was, whether the child was born alive. He perceived by the depositions that in one case the medical gentleman gave a decided opinion that the child was born alive ; but he must observe, that some of the signs that/ were urged in support of this opinion had been long exploded ; and he was, indeed, surprised that medical gentlemen of the present day should place any reliance upon those tests. In the other case, there was evidence of the child having been born alive, and it also appeared that there were wounds upon the child's throat and head that would amply ac count for death. His Lordship then proceeded to say, that they were now assembled to perform a most pain ful and important duty, that of discovering and punish ing the authors of crime, and it behoved them to look about them and endeavour to discover the causes of crime, and to see whether they could not do something that would tend to put an effectual stop to • it. Much had, no doubt; been done by improvement in the law, and in its administration, and also in the improvement of prison discipline, but it was very evident that very much still remained to be accomplished, and they should never lose sight of the importance of giving instruction and education to the people, not mere education only, but a moral and re ligious education, which was alone calculated to teach the lower orders of society their duty to God and to their neighbours, and by this means only would they be taught to recoil from the commission of crime, and to believe that it would lead to their destruction in this world and in the world to come. When thpy . . were aware of the scenes of vice and debauchery in which many of the unhappy persons who appeared before them had been brought up, the result was not to be wondered at, and it was their duty, there fore, by every means in their power, to remedy such an evil. He therefore prayed them to use their influ ence, in whatever capacity they might be placed, to. exert themselves to improve and instruct the young ; and, in accordance with the terms of the proclamation that had just been read, to discourage the vicious ; and also, he begged of them to do all that lay in their power to put down that odious vice of drunkenness, which his experience taught him contributed so much to swell the calendars at the different assizes. His Lordship con. eluded by stating that there was one other vice most dangerous in its results, viz., gaming ; and he observed, that, if in any part of Mat county it was allowed, as was alleged, to be carried on. openly, publicly, and shame lessly, he was compelled to observe, that the Magistrates of the county neglected their duty in not putting the law in force to suppress it. Sarah Smith, 24, Sarah Conolly, 15, and Ann Clines, 16, were indicted for steistling two hats, the property of Sarah Cox.' Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock defended the prisoner Smith. It appeared in evidence that on the 17th of February, Conolly and Smith, accompanied by a man, went into the shop of the prosecutrix, who carries on the business of a hatter in the Borough, and the man asked to see some of the best hats, and a number of them were shown him. He made various objections to the hats, and while the shopman's attention was engaged, each of the two women contrived to secrete a hat under her clothes, and when this had been effected, the other eo men came in and asked the way to Blackfriars-bridge, and the other prisoners then left the shop. The hats were missed directly, and the prisoners were traced to a public-house in Redcross-street, and under the table at which they had been sitting, a piece of tissue paper, that had been round one of the hats, was found crumpled up. The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty, and Smith was proved to have been before convicted of felony, and it appeared that she Weis sentenced to be transported for seven years. Baron GURNEY sentenced Smith to be transported for life, and the other prisoners for seven years. When the sentence was delivered, Smith, who several times prayed the Court earnestly not " to give her life," called out " Good bye all, I have only got life," and she continued to vociferate the same expression until she was removed from the dock. CIVIL SlDE. —(Before Mr. Baron Alderson.) BABBITT V. TRB DUKE OF NORMANDY. This was an' action to recover the sum of 238/. for goods sold and delivered. • Mr. Platt and Mr. Wordsworth were for the plaintiff Mr. Thesiger and Mr. Sergeant Channell for the de fendant. Mr. PLATT said the plaintiff was an upholsterer, residing at Camberwell, and the action was brought to recover the sum of 2381., for furniture supplied to the defendant, whilst residing in that neighbourhood. The defendant clsimed to be King of France, but was residing in this country as a private individual, and if under such circumstances, ho incurred any debts, he was bound to pay them as any other person. The defendant at first resided at Camberwell-green, but subsequently removed to the Old Kent-road, •and then applied to the plaintiff.. to furnish his house. Goods were supplied according to his wish, but in August last the plaintiff, having reason to suppose that the defendant was about to return to his hereditary estates in France, sued him for the balance of his ac count, which amounted to the sum in question. After some witnesses had been called to prove the delivery of the goods and their value, Mr. Baron ALDERSON suggested that as there was a cross action, it would be better to have both cases deferred, when their merits could be inquired into together. The Jury returned a verdict for the pl tintiff for the amount claimed, subject to a reference. THE DUKE OF NORMANDY V. BARRITT. The nature of this action did not transpire, a verdict being taken by consent upon the same terms. STEPHENS V. EMILY AND ANOTHER. Mr. Platt and Mr. Petersdorff for the plaintiff; Mr. Thesiger and Mr. Swann for the defendant. The plaintiff, who is a builder, sought to recover the sum of 521. 15s. Od., for work done at the Alliance Club house, Pall• mall, of which the defendants Mr. Emily and Mr. Hastings were members. It appeared that in the early part of the year 1837, a number of gentlemen established a club, which they called the Alliance, and took suitable premises in Fall mall, the lease of which vas granted to the defendants and two other gentlemen. The affairs of the club were conducted by a Committee selected from the general body of members, whose duty it was to give orders, audit the accounts, &c. The defendants were on the Committee from its first appointment to the final breaking up of the establishment, in 1839. The Club did not answer the expectations of the founders, and was abandoned in consequence of want of funds to meet the necessary expermes. Orders to tradesmen were given by the Committee, through the Secretary, and payment made by cheques signed by three of them. The work, which formed the subject of the present action, was ordered to be done in the usual manner, and at va rious times ; but it was not distinctly Ithown that, on any occasion when such orders were given, both the de fendants were present. One of the items was for erect ing a platform in front of the building, at the time of the Coronation; and it appeared that Mr. Emily objected to such an outlay being made, in consequence of thy state of the funds of the Club, but as the question was decided against him, he refrained from attending, the Committees from that period (June 1838) till Feb ruary in the following year, when it was found that the receipts were totally insufficient to meet the expenditure, theaffairs were wound up, and the Club was found to be in debt several hundred pounds. The defendants, feel ing that the Committee were bound to pay the out standing debts, suggested that each member of the Committee should subscribe a certain sum for that pur pose A few paid their portions, but others refused to do so. The plaintiff, being unable to obtain the amount of his bill, brought the present action. On the part of the plaintiff, it was contended that the defendants being members of the Committee by whom the orders were given, were liable for the amount ; and some letters, written by them jointly, were put in, in which they expressed their fears that they (the Com mittee) would be compelled to pay the outstanding debts. Mr. TnESIGER, on behalf of the defendants, com plained of the hardships of their being alone called upon to liquidate the debts of the Club, after they had done all in their power to induce the other members to raise a sufficient sum to meet all demands upon them ; and that no proceedings should be taken against those who had refused to accede to so reasonable and equitable a propo sition. The Learned Counsel contended that the de fendants were not liable in the present instance, as it had not been found that they were present when the order in question were given. The question was not to whom credit was given, but with whom the contract was made; if it was found that the Committee made the con tract either personally or by their agent, they would be liable, but if the order was given by the Committee gene rally, the defendants would not be by. Mr. Baron ALDERSON, in summing up, said the question was, whether the by the Secretary, I f ‘ o , o r r kt,hthe c o o n r s d i e d r era fo t r io l n v h i o e f h the was Jury giveyn was ordered by the defendants, or either of them. If they were satisfied that Mr. Hastings was present when the order was given for erecting the platform at the time of the Coronation, he would undoubtedly be liable, but ' not und er th e presen t action. The members of a cl u b were not bound, unless by some specific agreement ; if they were satisfied that the defendants were present when the orders were given, they would undoubtedly be liable, or if they believed that they had agreed to be bound by any order given by the Committee ; and although they were not actually present when the order in question was given, still they would be equally liable. Mr. Emily, in his letter, said he considered the Committee liable for the debts of the concern; and it would be a question for their consideration, whether by that he Meant that he considered the Committee, each and every one of them, bound by a previous agreement. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. NORFOLK CIRCUIT,Bury St. Edmund's, March 28. The Commission for this county was duly opened on Saturday at a late hour ; there being 15 cases entered for trial, of which three ire Special Jury causes, the rest of a rather common class. Since the last Assizes at this place the county Courts have been remodelled at some expense, and various al terations effected in their general structure, which tend materially to the comfort of the Learned Judges. We regret to say, however, this the accommodation afforded Y EVENIXG, MARCH 30, 1542. to the Bar and the Attorneys is rather circumscribed. though, on the whole the Courts have been improved both in their external and internal appearance. CIVIL COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ATCLIERLEY.) BROWN V. FIELD. Mr. Kelly and Mr. O'Malley were Counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Prendergast appeared (with Mr. Byles) for defendant. This was an action of slander, the parties to which were neighbours, residing at Cronfield, in this county. On the part of the plaintiff it was asserted that the de fendant, without any provocation, had first accused him of having " stolen or taken away his plough irons," and had afterwards added, that " he had been in gaol for robbing the house of Mr. James Freeman," a farmer, in the vicinity, of which he at the time said he had been " informed by Ted Freeman." On the part of the defen dant, the Learned Counsel elicited from the first witness, in cross-examination, that the defendant and Mr. Field came on the road quarrelling, to the spot where the plaintiff was raking his peas, and that thereupon there was a general war of words, in which both parties abused each other, while the plaintiff called up the witness to hear what the defendant would say against him. During this interview the witness also said, " the conduct of the plaintiff was so very aggravating, that if he had been the defendant he really did think he should have knocked him down." Upon this the Learned Judge interposed, and suggested that the case should be compromised by the withdrawal of a juror. Mr. KELLY said he would consent to this willingly, if the defendant would retract his words, that being the only object of the action. • Mr. PRENDERGAST was very ready to say, on the part of his client, that no serious imputation was meant to be conveyed by the language used by . him. Both the par ties, indeed, were highly respectable men in their way, and possessed but one fault, which was that they were both rather quarrelsome and bad tempered.—(Laughter.) His LORDSHIP thought that this was by far the best termination to such a case, which had evidently arisen out of a hasty quarrel. Each party would now pay his own costs. CROWN COURT—(Before Lord Chief Justice TYNDAL.) The calendar contains a list of only eighteen prisoners, in consequence of the gaols having recently been de livered by the Magistrates at an adjourned sessions. The offences, however, set forth in the calendar are of a serious character. John Gilbert and James Riches were indicted for hav ing burglariously entered the house of the widow Far row, on the night of Saturday, the Bth of January last, and stolen thereout six silver spoons, five half-crowns, sundry shillings, sixpences, and eight farthings. To this charge the latter-named prisoner pleaded guilty. It appeared that, on the morning of Friday, the 7th January, 1842, the prisoner Gilbert called at the house of the prosecutrix, who keeps a general shop in the un frequented village of Bromeswell, near Woodbridge, in this county, and asked for three halfpennyworth of to bacco. Having been served, he next asked for a light, when he was politely asked to walk in and light his pipe at the fire of the " keeping-room." While in this sanctum the stranger saw the widow put the money he had paid her into a drawer in her bureau, an antique piece of furniture which adorned the walls of the room. On the next evening a Mrs. Keeble brought to the shop a half-crown, in which was a notch, as well as a slit in the rim, the effect of which was that it had no " ring" in it. Besides this there were four other half-crowns, 155., and:six tea-spoons in the bureau, when Mrs. Farrow retired to her lonely couch at nine o'clock, after having seen that all was safe. About one o'clock her rest was broken by a noise, but no cause for suspicion arising, the prosecutrix " danged them noisy chaps," and turned again to the arms of Morpheus. On coming down stairs, however, at eight o'clock the next morning, it was apparent that the window had been broken open, the house entered, and the bureau rifled of all its precious contents. The alarm being given, the constables were sent in pursuit, and in a very .port time the prisoners were both in the custody of the police. In order to connect the prisoner Gil bert vi ith the commission of this offence, it was now proved that his shoes corresponded with the snow marks around the window, as well as did those of Riches, there being two distinct sets: They were both, moreover, seen at ten o'clock on Friday near the shop of the prosecutrix, and it was proved that, on being turned out of a beer-house in Woodbridge, at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, both the prisoners went to gether past their own lodgings towards Bromeswell. After having been taken into custody, the 13risoners made their escape, but being retaken, they afterward, made certain statements, which, as far as Gilbert was concerned, plainly indicated his participation in the crime imputed to him. The CHIEF JUSTICE then summed up the case to the Jury, and having called their attention to the possibi• lity of their finding Gilbert guilty of housebreaking alone, as there was no direct proof of the hour when the house was entered, The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, in accordance with that suggestion. Gilbert having been previously convicted of felony, was forthwith transported for fifteen years ; but Riches was only sentenced to one year's imprisonment, there being no other imputation upon his character. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, March 28. CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) James Brown was indicted for a highway robbery from the person of Benjamin Johnson, in the neighbour hood of Manchester, on the 13th of Dec. last. Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Boothby for the prosecution; Mr. Whigham for the defence. It appeared from the statement of the 'prosecutor, that on the night in question he was proceeding from his warehouse in Manchester to his residence at Hardwick, about a mile off. He had in his pocket a roll of notes, amounting to about 2301. Ye had reached the end of Tipping's-lane, approaching his own house, when he was set upon by several men, at least three, who knocked him down, seized him by the throat, and in an instant rendered him senseless. When he recovered a little, he found two men helping him up. His money was gone, and he was severely cut about the head, apparently from kicks by heavy clogs. His throat was so injured, that he even now spoke with great difficulty. His watch pocket, containing the notes, had been cut away. One of the notes was a 201. note, which had been cut in two, and very imperfectly put together again. A little boy, who was near the spot, said that there were four men is the gang, that they knocked the pro secutor down, and that while one knelt on him the others ran away. He thought the prisoner was like one of the latter. In the course of the next evening a person passing through one of the back streets of Manchester heard a cry of murder, and running to the spot found the pri soner on the ground, and several men beating him. On his coming up the assailants ran away. He asked the prisoner what was the matter, who replied that they wanted to rob him, but his money was safe. He said he knew them. The witness said he ought to go and give information, for the purpose of having them punished. The prisoner replied his money was safe, and he would not do so. The witness suspecting something wrong, said he would detain him until he saw the police, upon which the prisoner ran away, but was pursued and taken; on his person was found about 53/. in gold and silver. It appeared that he had lately been changing notes at various places, and had been seen in possession of several 101. notes, and one of 201 similar to the one which had been lost by the prosecutor. One of the notes he had changed was a 51. note of the Bank of England, No. 10,479, and evidence, which occupied the Court the greater part of the day, was adduced to show that this note formed part of the bundle which had been taken from the person of the prosecutor. It was traced froin the branch bank at Manchester, through a great number of hands, and was supposed at last to have formed part of a payment made to the prosecutor by Messrs. liar greaves and Dugdale, and which ho had deposited with the other notes. The prisoner was convicted and sentenced to twenty years' transportation. William Hoyle and John Mills, the former about thir teen, and the latter about eleven years old, were indicted for attempting to commit a felony, by endeavouring to burn the cotton-mill of Mr. Charles Haigh, at Spotland, near Rochdale, on the 15th of February last. Mr. Brant conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Green the defence. It appeared that the mill had been left safe by the manager at eight o'clock in the evening. On going into the rcilxing room, where the cotton goes through one of the earliest processes, It wag discovered that some "fly," that is, the soft clown which escapes from the machine during the process, which had settled upon the sill of one of the windows, had been nti flit , This window was about three feet from the floor of the mill inside, but was level with the ground on the outside—a circumstance which fortunately kept the " fly," which had settled there, so damp that the surface only had taken fire. In the third row of panes, about twenty-seven inches from the ground outside, a pane had been broken some days before, and was still out. On searching, part of a lucifer match was found, which there was every reason to sup pose had been put through the broken pane. The win dow was next a private foot-path, where marks of clogs were found, which corresponded with those worn by the prisoner Hoyle, who was taken into custody. He said that he and Mills had done it in the evening before they went home, and that they had a great mind to have gone back and ex tinguished it, but they_ did not. Mills said he had nothing to do with it. Hoyle said to him, " Yea, thou has: then, thou stood three yards off by the wall." Mills denied again, on which Hoyle told the police that Mills had got a bottle of oil of vitriol to throw on the cotton, and that it was put behind the old necessary door. On searching, it was found there. It did not appear whether the oil of vitriol would ignite the cotton or not. _ On the close of the case for the prosecution, the Judge said there was nothing to go to the jury as against Mills, who was removed from the bar, and Mr. GREEN proceeded. to address the jury on behalf of Hoyle, contending that it was a wicked and dangerous trick, but was not accompanied by an intention to burn the mill. The Judge summed up the case, and the jury found Hoyle guilty. Mr. Brandt, on behalf of the prosecution recom mended him to the mercy of the Court, on the ground that he believed the prisoner to be the dupe of more wicked persons of riper years. On some inquiry lacing made, it appeared that this was the third attempt made within a very short time to fire the mill. The Judge said the case was one of a very serious cha racter, and in moral guilt as great as if the whole of the property was actually , destroyed, that being the intention Such things must be prevented. He would consider what it would be best to do with the prisoner before he passed sentence. A few day:, ago the Spinning-mills of M. B. Pru- VC Alt, at La Pugnoy, near Bethune, in the Pas de Calais, Es ivinult entirely destroyed. POLICE INT GENCE. QUEEN-SQUARE , Yesterday John Browney, the driver of a cabriolet, No. 5,896, and a woman, known by the name of Poll Ryan, and who has been repeatedly in custody, charged with being concerned in robberies of a des perate character, perpetrated in the purlieus of Or chard-street and the Almonry, Westminster, were charged with committing the following robbery: — William Smith, a toll-collector, residing at Slough, stated that on Monday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, having reached as far as Knightsbridge, on his way to town, he went into a public-house, near to the horse-barracks, to procure some refreshment; and hearing some music and dancing going on in an apartment up stairs, he was induced to introduce himself to the company, which he found to consist principally of soldiers and girls of the town. Having got into conversation with a man who was a perfect stranger he was prevailed upon to drink, and in the course of the evening they had three pints of porter between them. About ten o'clock witness had occasion to withdraw from the room for a few mi nutes ; he was at that time perfectly sober, and did not in any way feel affected, but in the course of a very short period, and before he rejoined his company, he was suddenly seized with giddiness, and immediately afterwards became totany unconscious of what was passing around him, and continued in that state until yesterday morning, when he found himself in the station-house. He felt quite confident that something deleterious had been put into his drink. When he went into the public-house at Knightsbridge, he had between 3/. and 4/. in gold and silver in his pockets, and amongst the money witness remembered he had a half-sovereign of the date of the year 1842. Yes terday morning he had only six or seven shillings left. Police constable, No. 49 of the B division, stated that about two o'clock yesterday morning he saw the prosecutor, being supported by some men, at the door of the King's Head public-house, in Orchard-street, which is kept open all night, and is the resort of the most desperate thieves and prostitutes in London. He had, it appears, been brought there with the female prisoner by the male prisoner, in his cab. Know ing Ryan, he asked what was the matter, and she replied that " the man had been picked up," and that just previously to witness coming up, "there were about fifty at him." Witness concluding that the prosecutor had been robbed , took both the prisoners into custody, and in convey ing them to the station-house, Ryan was observed to pass some money to Browney, and on searching him at the station-house, 18s. 6d. in silver, and a half sovereign of the date mentioned by the prosecutor, were found about him, he having but just previously declared that all the money he had about him was about 18s. or 20s. all in silver. The prisoners were fully committed. MILTON'S HOUSE. Milton's, House, at Horton, was pulled down about fifty years since, and another apparently of similar dimensions built in its stead. The gar den and ground are the same ; and an old pigeon house belonging to the former mansion has been preserved. In the garden is a decayed apple tree under which the poet is said—with no great probability—to have composed the "Arcades." The situation of the house is low and marshy. • Though near the public-road, it is concealed by the shrubbery and a cluster of " hedge-row elms." We had some difficulty in finding the house, as the villagers considered our inquiries directed towards a more aristocratic mansion, the manor-house which has recently been destroyed, to the great regret of the people, who described it as a noble old residence that has stood for hundreds of years. The Milton-house was the second of importance in the village. Having traced out the spot, we found the proprietor, Mr. Cooke, a hale, cheerful old gentleman, en gaged in the field, superintending his hay makers. He came with great alacrity to show us the house, pointed out the pigeon-house and apple-tree, and dwelt with peculiar delight on the appearance of two tall poplars on the lawn, about a hundred feet in height, which were visible, he said, all the way to Slough, near Windsor, and on the London-road. There is not a hill betwixt Horton and London. In this secluded spot, " shrouded in cheerful shade," the poet had nothing to withdraw him from the studies in which he delighted. Mr. Cooke called one of his labourers to accompany us to Horton Church, in which he said no doubt the Milton's often sat, and where the poet's mother lay buried. The honest peasant was as civil and cheerful as his master, of whom he spoke with the affections of the " olden time," that still lingers in these re mote nooks and corners; society is much the same as it was two hundred years since. His master, he said, bad suffered much affliction ; all his family had died before him, and their tombs were in the church. There is, fortunately in some minds an elasticity and ever-springing cheerfulness—the result of a happy nature and happy reliance on the goodness of Providence — that enables them to surmount the heaviest cala mities that befall humanity. Horton Church is, like the village, low and antique; it has its yew trees and ivy-mantled walls, the characteristic and interesting accompaniments of such spots. An ancient fount is in the interior. The chancel is paved with red bricks, ardong which the blue flag-stone over the grave of the poet's mother is conspicuous. The stone is inscribed, " Here lyeth the body of Sarah Milton, the wife of John Milton, who died the 3d of April, 1637." Fraser's Magazine. A TAX ON LOSSES. We cannot tell how it may be in future years, (though prospects at present are gloomy enough), but of the payments made on the transactions of 1841, much more will be "hush-money" to the tax-gatherer than profits of trade made by the merchant or tradesman. The merchants or shipowners of the port of Liver pool will, no doubt, be expected to pay a large sum towards the income tax out of the profits of last year. Many of them probably will pay pretty handsomely rather than submit to have their affairs looked into; but it will be out of their capital rea lized in former years, not out of the profits of the last. The losses on cotton in Liverpool during the last year are understood to have amounted to a mil lion sterling ; on timber there has been a deprecia tion of between forty and fifty per cent. on the heaviest stocks ever held ; on iron the 'fall has been ruinous ; Brazilian and other free sugars and cof fees have been a mere drug on the market ; sheep's wool and dye wares have fallen greatly ; colonial shipping has been unsaleable at any price, and British shipping has lost, at least for the present, one-third of its value ; yet all these articles will be expected to contribute their quota to the income tax, and any one concerned in them who returns his income at nothing (as thousands may with truth), or who returns less than the commissioners expect, will not only be liable to be examined on oath, but will be actually examined and compelled to disclose all the details of his business. Precisely the same state of things exist amongst the manufacturers of Manchester, Bolton, Stockport, Leeds, Notting ham, and Leicester, i and amongst the importers of produce in London and the other out-ports o!' the kingdom, as well as Liverpool ; but all this is nothing to the tax-gatherer and his master. "An income he wants, and an income he'll have," and those whose pockets and consciences refuse to contribute will have to buy exemption at the risk of ruin. The shopkeeper will be treated precisely in the same manner. He will have to pay or plead his poverty, and he, like the merchant, will in a vast number of cases find it better to make a false return of profits and to pay the penalty than to allow the *grid to know his real circumstances. The univer sal prosure of the times will thus add unspeakably to the injustice And tyranny of a tax which can never be otherwise, than unjust and tyrannical. — Liverpool Journal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Lord Portman's hds., Tues.. Knacker's-hill ; Fri., Bulbarrow. Mr. Farquharson's hds., Tues., Sydling Cross Roads ; Wed., Came House ; Thurs., Coombe Coppice. Mr. Wyndham's hds., Tues., Beckford Arms, Fonthill ; Thurs., Little Ridge. N. F. H., Tues., Beaulieu Village ; Thurs., Roche court ; Sat., Godshill Enclosure. Mr. Morgan's (Ruperra) hds., Wed., Clippa Park ; Friday, Llanvihangel Bridge-12. Hursley hds., Tues., Farley Church ; Fri., Rookley Pond. Odeham harrs., 'Thurs., Kennell-10. Begelly hds., Wed., Ashbridge ; Friday, Amroth —lO. H. 11., Tues., Hinton House ; Thurs., Nutley Church ; Sat., G 0 A Bill has passed the House of Delegates of Mary land Legislature, which provides that any free negro or mulatto, who shall come into the State after the passage of the Act, may be arrested by any person, and shall be adjudged to be his slave. And any free negro, who shall leave the State and return to it, -shall be liable to the same penalty; unless, in both cases, they are tra velling as servants of a white person. The fact that they are in the State, to be prima fade evidence that they have come into it contrary to law. The re st of the Bill, which contains 35 sections, is in the same liberal spirit. Every delegate from Baltimore voted against it. It passed, however, and is now before the Senate. On the 15th inst., says a letter from Madrid, one of the 15 brigands who have infested the country near Meutrida, was arrested at that place. He was found con cealed in a dry well, from which he discharged his musket and killed the officer commanding the detach ment 0f troops w hich arrested him. Before he w 0 , 114 surrender it was found necessary to throw burning brim , stone into the well to driN a him out. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Tab INCOME TAX , o b t Pg /I YARMOUTIL—The proposition of Sir R° bent to inflict upon the people of England art Income ion , has been received here with mingled feeling' ° f 5 1 ,01 and indignation. Alarm at the injuries such a scheme is pregnant to the intins .r . l ,o, and indignation at the inquisitorial systavi must be the necessary accompaniment of ° toraa ' tax. A meeting of the inhabitants of this, is likely to be summoned, to memorialize be11„704 jesty on the obnoxious impost proposed to be lin' t ;, e , on us by her present Ministers. Nothing b t _ e og united voice of the whole empire will deter the 1,7 we Premier from the adoption of a scheme whic esce ° , nt ; hesitate not to say, will cause his nar..te t° d with execration to posterity.—lpswich Expv ess. Al 6 THE INCOME TAX AND THE NEW TAE s h u t; though the door of the House of Commons pre, against petitions complaining of the new tax, ei n iC mon is beginning to be given to the feeling ab Avith some of the details. At Braintree petitions to Queen and to the House of Lords are in ce t oo of signature amongst the trade smen a t it. A similar petition has been agreed to rot wich. The farmers also are beginning to see effects of some portions of the tariff, and-the „res.' tree Farmers' Club, having passed resolut ions ar sive of their apprehension on the subject, 113v ; e ir pointed a deputation to wait on the Count,' bo o; bers. The Chelmsford Farmers' Club ol i e r , g ‘toil to petition on the subject; and we unu e- be t ij that the Ministerial plan, as regards agricultur:lit now fully developed, the East Essex Agr ic he Society is up and stirring ; the members of t ., ,,t 0 .1 ciety meet, we learn, to-morrow, when it is e1; 0 4,i• some strong and decided resolutions will be PIT 0 .." and petitions to the Legislature found ed upon t"e Essex Herald. ode THE INCOME TAX.—A requisition is, ‘`l, l " e to stand, in the course of • signature, addressuu.,titiO Mayor, soliciting him to call a meeting !? che, Parliament against the Ministerial Finanem s —Devonport Independent. -sco(€s, WHY DON'T WE PETITION AGAINST Ta o ,0 , TAX ?-0n all sides we hear loud and I.ntigt,:cllo‘ inations of dissatisfaction at the impost with 1. 1 0 o lr; are about to be burdened, and indignation at / 0 , 0 10 1 vious, monstrous, inequality ; yet not a band ° the R, against it. For aught that can be known t°4,4ls4v; vernment, the inhabitants of Ipswich are s stis % , the income tax. Sir R. Peel may fairly ro t ', undoubtedly will assume, that the in dustries t° cte and professional men of this town are content o r t 4 tribute, out of their hard-earned incomes, f° ll/. ftio pounds to every one pound of the landowners°. ig holder, in aid of the public revenue. party question : it is one of self-preservA t '°'„, se a: friends of the Peel Cabinet , as well a s its °Pr 11 should join in deprecating _the obnoxious ts:(-• do we not imitate the Metropolitan parishe.sio casting aside for the moment all party strife , Po, requisition to the Mayor for a public meetintot tition the Queen, Lords and Commons , " 6 "" income tax.—lpswich Express. g , POSTPONEMENT of the TA . 7. 0 l be The Scottish agriculturists are beginiliDg h p — rt 14 4 themselves against the measures of Sir 1 1 °"" j 3 sr° In the north a strong feeling of dissatisfaetilot pidly spreading, and in the south we observe eailitt„, first of a series of meetings, which are in llll to be held, has taken place at Haddingt° ll o . a r chair was filled by Sir George Warrender, solutions, denouncing the contemplated changeooad moved by Sir G. Grant Suttie, Mr. Ait c ,l Drummore, Mr. Ainslie of Elvington, 311 ' . I , l i gentlemen, and unanimously agreed to. d 7 On Wednesday last, Mr. Allan Gilmour, 1 r,,„ .. fel Mitchell, and Mr. Robert Rodger, a d e pute Glasgow, had an interview with Sir Robert he VI his official residence in Downing-street. if ve i ' , mier is understood to have made very e1 1° 1 ,13 with the statements which these gentleman fore him, and he treated their dolorous coulP,`o. such a way as to render it unlikely that woo visit Downing-street again with the same O le g If 01 lips. Sir Robert altogether showed than a match for the deputation, and they trust, lose no time in drawing up an acc' un interview, for the edification of the publi‘ It is evident, nevertheless, that from opposition to the new tariff, Sir Robe] so much pressed that he will be induw its coming into operation, if not-to wit; present. He now tells the deputation *upon him, that, if a sudden change wi cuniary harm, he will give more time timber merchants—so he says to the a , the colonies. TVe adhere, therefore, that after he obtains his new tax upo will be found ready enough to put off form for another year. Such, also, the impressions of several of the lead tions that have recently seen the High —Glasgow Argus. MILLING IN CINCINNATI FOR 1841 in this city, at the commencement of the flour and two oil mills ; two of the fort down, and rebuilt within the year. Ow of water in the canals, these mills were tion but ten months out of the twelve. nufactured, in the above period, 3551 wheat, equal. to 71,072 barrels of flour. mate puts the whole number of barrelf factured at. 67,653, but the other estim' rect ; and, according to that, the whole rels, made in the twelve months, would hl The number of hands, employed in the thirty, and the numbers of runs of sto) The whole amount of capital invested, round numbers at 158,000 dol. The tw factured 11,672 bushels flax seed, equal of oil, or 23,830 gallons for twelve mot her of hands employed in the oil mill ploy three hydraulic presses. The whol pital invested in these mills is 17,000 do' ARMY AND NAVY.—The April Ni BURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE, , A. ow „tiro • g ts •f C, Imons On the 29th inst., stMEAseßrie-k, ,Onstant 11:ary, eldest dauhter of the Rev. Dr. above place. On the 29th inst., at St. George's Chovell9 Bev. Edward Moore, to Lady Harriet ,gest sister of the Duke of Buecleuch. On the 2 9 th inst ., at St. George's, IW°' ' Robertson, Esq., son of the late Geolge ,of Denbolme Castle, North Britaio , t ° Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle. E, On the 16th of February, at the Carryin) of Quinte, Upper Canada, Henry Webley .- On the 21st inst., at Langt,n Illatsavers, . Samuel Serrell, formerly Vicar of St. Cu thber t On the 25th inst., at Brunswick - sq uare' Ralph Gore, Bart., aged 113. • Chris At Egerton-road, Blackheath, Captain 4 1 0 0;" R N., aged 6,1 • * I " i herlu e ' 5 a On the 2t3th inst., at Kensington. Cat _Age, j late George Matcham, Esq , of Ashfold L _ e, only surviving sister of the late Adruira t , 11 1.‘. 1 Nelson, K. E, ~ ''. 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MILITARY JOURNAL, will contain, among ~ '''' 0' 4 7.. . mg papers :—Observations on the Report °'itrio,, Committee of the House of Commons O h , C,i, Navy Appointments, and on the Report of !Pori sioners for inquiring into Na val and 31di t he 6v e tiuns—On Oceanic Surf—A Cruise ill t ‘ies. 47 4+ Corinth—Naval Operations in the China it , C , Officer of the Nemesis—Sketches of the Aus ti. t . c oit'. l .,' Service, by a ci-devant Hussar Officer—Cottewitillo Spy, collected by an Officer of the Nav r tr --I hi iif c . of a Light Dragoon—Historical Details In to t e' ° Military Force of Great Britain—A WO e ',/ Officer—Promotion in the Army by purclissioly,l'' Mortality among the Troops during tne fe ur • , V Windward and Leeward Islands and ColoOrof butions of the Army and Navy, and all the p. f, nests of the month. 010 M e i ol l L or ' COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY Ni.• APRlL.—Thomas Hood, the distinguished, l 'io l t 4. j New Monthly Magazine, seems indefatiga e dil:. 4 for the public taste. In the April nurnDet. - ,,tio'bf,-. lar periodical, besides an admirable con . 5 , facetious extravaganza, " The SchOoliniitroli istiiii, he has furnished his numerous readers w tl „ l l'l 3e "' commentary on the late false alarm, calk.d,odieY Quakers." Two old favourites of the per l ,,eic l V have joined his literary forces this mo nth c ol; her in heelf—one being Lady Morgan, w, b „ ° ti ris il ,,, ; ' I ( one of her most pleasant pieces of ant (l- , 0 00_A' . 04 under the title of " Courts and Court J UL J" - o cev i tic; the other Mrs. Trollope, who has coir!:° e The yf , work, called " The Barnabys in America. ;t o ,4 affords a vast field of entertainment. ole #: Blanchard contributes one of his agr° thealli' which is entitled, "Suiting the Action t o . h Jor to The author of "Paul Pry," proceeds s' e fol t lt` i ; Quiddy," in a manner that brings his lierolb° 0 0 :0 circumstances peculiarly interesting. I ; e e or ° fel, " Peter Priggins " gives another spirited c ',‘C oll ,t life from the " Proctor's Note-Book." Th. f e ., j og! v iq of an Avaricious Man," by the late 11. J,b i e o d i diciously continued ; and the author's mt clil i ° more than usually crowded with pleasan t A r d - •ti" ri ;c ll,i number also contains. an admirable 11 ;; 1 4 1 '' .tri " Reminiscences of a Medical Student, v er.c' attracted so much attention. The story is, 9 ' To 0 e . one, and is called, " The Widow's Child . ' fi de e / I ,,ifr have to add one of those clever epigrattl °l- jel. , which the Magazine has so long heed c e ~: titled "Means and Ends." .de + esS" - A V? A tax upon income, except as a 113 ,007 1 0 ,, value,of property, is a wicked absurditi.th yooP a i? Sir Robert Peel's income tax accords wi ofP the country will soon have an opportunity y j usz ofch Express. - 7. i l l - • ur BIRTHS. Of a the V On the 25th nisi. ; at St. John's-woo , . g, Alexander Hepburne, Esq., of a daughter. , o bit , On the 27th inst., at Eastwood, Netttngew ~ ,,, 1 ~ of George Walker, Esq., of a daughter. the I cv On the 27th inst., at Canonhury-place, the 1a Harvey, Esq., of a daughter. the On the 2tith inst., in Hyde Park-gartle! lg ' f Shaw Lefevre, Esq., of a daughter. t 0 On a thery, eldest 2gth inst daughter.,st M E:str t i e h ß k e l , E R C l :on v is %s r !' ri h r a e : lis ' ,6 lll / 1 0 1 ti the above place. ~„_ .1 3 0 0 ,6 On the 29th inst., at St. George's unto'. ; 51 0 ' the Rev. Edward Moore, to Lady Ilarr ie r e, youngest sister of the Duke of Buccleuch. ei„..cit,,,i'i On the 29th inst., at St. George's, flan °° 1 ; 0 1)e l 0 bald Robertson, Esq., son of the late George 11 Esq., of Benholme Castle, North Britain, t° of the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle. V:, - DIED ''' to' • 'O-1) 1° fg ti On the 16th of February, at the Carryl too l, t, I of Quinte, Upper Canada, Henry Webley por ‘ j;e ll° ', On the 21st inst., at Langb.n Matravet?, _,,, _ D P Samuel Serrell, formerly Vicar of St. CuthDer' 130 , On the 25th inst., at Brunswick-stleare' ,t ,D. 13..1,3, t ern Hart._ ncrpa fin. . ehr i,toi .., i tblic. e 0,,,, wet ~i v 1 4 Is ria ' , 4,, 1 the , 4 0 , rd . a ( rt reel 1 1 ` it ~, r a , iced te l'°fLity '44 thdraw it s iti , 11',''t d, N 'ts a , ns &In,' ' c e l l i'a ISniB Per :1 )kl.t ,i 2......,. ,ill do 10"te 0 I NI •so be eh, Ltd! e s ..... s . leputatie lif„ t o the a). e,JI (;t,,j1.,, ' •0011,:fre ei ol d, Lir,. en hi, ripon. : r , o l , t th ol Y 11.; pifthe A I ti i N o ,IL I ~bll n , We I, K e ',.'N*IL-:}le, lers of 1 3 0% 6 f ' ' t'ttin-; :net -it goo. For !... 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