The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

TIII4 L E GAL. TITL E ASSURANCE • c i rcums t ances o f t h e case, and afford some indications COM . . 'itTituc Prn • tt rar, 0:11:;es plicatlon to 2,000 0 ,000 !, 10.000 Shares Preliminary [►rims 6d. per Share )e obtained at t Tempi ter, on al G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. ELIOT WARBURTON, ESQ. On Monday, the 23d of April, will be published, in 3 vols. demy with numerous Portraits from original Paintings. MEMOIRS NDTHEE of PRINCE CAVALIERS RUPERT Including their Correspondence. Now first published from the Ori ginal MSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq. Author of " The Crescent and the Cross." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street (Publisher in ordinary to her Majesty). HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE , Third Appearance of Mdlle. PARODI. Third Appearance this Season of Signor LABLACKE. The Nobility, Sabscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are respect• fally informed that - THIS EVENING, Will be presented Bellinrs Opera of NORMA. Pollione, Signor Gardoni; Oreyeso, Signor Lablache; Norma,Mdlle. Parodi ; Adalgisa, Madame Giuliani. To conclude with (the scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall) an en tirely new grand Ballet, by M. Taglioni, entitled ELECTRA ; or, The Lost Plelade. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Half-past seven, Concert to coinmence at Eight. ROBERT HOUDIN'S FAREWELL. The celebrated Robert Houdin begs to announce that his Fare well Performances in this country will positively terminate at the end of the present month ; he will have the honour of performing during the present Week THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, and SA TURDAY, at the ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Doors open each Evening at Eight o'clock, being positively his Last Appearance but Three, prior to his departure for Paris. In compliance with numerous applications, a grand DAY PER FORMANCE will be given on FRIDAY, April 27. In order to perpetuate an agreeable souvenir of his visit to this country, none but the most popular and the most surprising experi ments will be executed on these farewell occasions, whilst the Dis tribution from the Come d'Abondance will be made with extended liberality and profusion. Boxes, 4s. Pit, 2a.; Amphitheatre, ls. 6d. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets for this extraordinary Entertainment may be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five o'clock. rfIEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Arr. B. Webster, Sele Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENITif . . Will be performed the Comedy of TOWN and COUNTRY. Cha racters by Messrs. J. Wallack, Wigan, Keeley, Beckstone, and Web ster; Miss P. Horton, Miss Reynolds, and Mrs. Glover. After which a Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE SPHINX. To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Cnder the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be perthrmed THE HOP PICKERS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Boyce, Wright, Paul Bedford, Hughes, Mun yard, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Worrell, Madame Celeste, Kiss Woolgar, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Taylor, Miss E. Chaplin, &c. After, which, WHO LIVES AT No. ? Characters by Messrs. Wright and Worrell, and Miss Chaplin. Ta conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith Ariel, Miss E. Chaplin. LOYAL LYCItIIM THEATKE. Luder the Management of Madame Watts. ~olc Lessee. Mr. Charle. Ma he NS. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, called A ROMANTIC IDEA. Auer which, a new Piece entitled HOLD YOUR TONGUE. Cha racters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, and Parselle ; Miss H. Gil- Deft, Miss Jane Coleman, and Madame Vestris. T. conclude with THR SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTEN DOM. Dresl flexes, Si. ; Upper Boxes, 45. ; Pit, 2s ; Gallery, is. N o WI-price to any part of the, house. T ew I.toX-olllce. No. 2, Wellingto: - street, h open to the entitle ,u-y 4 aN , from Tan till PRINCESS'S THEAT,: ,. .I.. Mr. J. M. Maddox, t 4 kge Lessee and manager. THIS EVENIN4i. _ _ Will be performed the Romiuttle Opera, entitles LEOLINE. Fount Acielnittr. Mr. Charles Braham ; the Senesch.t!, Mr. H. Here castle ; Frantz, Herr Mengis ; Mrs . "ei 53; Leeline, Miss Poole. Idler which, TEE WATERMAN. Tom Tag, Mr. C. Braham. To conclude with A new grand Extravaganza, entitled NOURED DIN -ND 111 E FAIR Pi..RSIAN. 3..sTLY.Y'z; ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Vr. W. Batty. 11,dar the P.aronage of her 'Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Esc. The new grand Easter Spectacle unprecedentedly successful. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Equestrian Spec tacle, by Fitzball, entitled THE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR NIA; or, the Horse of the Ocean. fu be iollowed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, in which the first Equestrian talent of the day will appear. To conclude with on 'Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, THE DUMB DRIVER; and the Farce of TILE SECRET on the al ternate Evenings. _ tux-office open from Eleven till Five. , taste Manager, Mr. W. West. TO CORRESPONDENTS. .No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. TfiE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, APRIL 17. TH nmoatzTEß, Lowest, 32, Highest, 46; Noon, 41. BAROMETER, 29.79. WIND N. to N.N.W.—Morning, slight fall of snow ; Afternoon, cold breeze, with fino sunshiny weather. :11011 Vi ATER •AT LONDON 11111101 E. Tnla 11A - T -4 7 4nrning, 11l min. after S 4 Evesinr, 12 Wart. after II To-Nloaaww—ldorning, 51 min. after 9 Evening, IT vain. after 10 fbe Iran: action p ;cktt;;4 . sliv luck lee a little aft lock on the rnerfts of Saturday, thP The witr, ii about that Lour " heard a great screaming and crying in Miss JET- i FRIES' bed-room." She went down, and mentioned t to her landlady, Mrs. FRY, and they both went I back, and knocked at the wall separating her own room from Miss JErransi, and • I in a minute or two the noise ceased. About seven o'clock the same morning the witness told the prisoner that " she thought it was her mis - I tress attempting to pull her out of bed, and that it was • she herself was crying." She subsequently added, " I had heard her cry two or three days before in the yard, and knew her voice. I had seen her cry, and heard her mistress call her a dirty hussy, and say she was slow • i at work." Here then is distinct and positive testimony that" thegreat screaming and crying" proceeded from • the unfortunate girl, who, in all human probability, had about that time been severely beaten by Miss I JEFFRIES, before she had in the instinct of self-de fence, or perhaps in the passion excited by the unwar rantable assault, struck the blow that terminated so fatally. Mrs. HAM'S evidence was directly corroborated by the witness JANE Fxr, who heard the "great screaming and crying," and strengthened by that of the surgeon to the police, who stated that "he had not known an instance where a person who had received such a blow had been able to scream for two or three minutes." There can, therefore, be no doubt that the screams were not those of Miss JEFFRIES, but of SARAH THOMAS herself. Under these circumstances, then, we fearlessly appeal to every unprejudiced person— ; even to those who consider a stern administration of the law essential to the well-being of society—whe ther there are not extenuating circumstances that should be taken into account, and which fully i warrant a remission of the extreme penalty. A stone is not a weapon that would be deliberately resorted to as the instrument of death. Hatchets, hammers, knives, pokers lay scattered about, some lof which would have been used if a fatal result were contemplated; but a stone is that which would be I seized in a moment of excitement and anger, when ; nothing more was intended than to return the blows with interest that had been showered upon her. If the proceedings up to the moment of death were apt such as to merit capital punishment, the subse iquent purloining of property should not turn the scale. The entire conduct of the wretched being was ridiculously absurd, preying that she was little better than a fool. She made no attempt to escape ; her father's cottage at Horfield, but two miles removed from the scene of her guilt, was her selected place of refuge. The evidences of her crime were scattered ' about ; she had even given a pair of bracelets belong ing to the deceased to her brother and sister as play things. Her simplicity and folly were unquestion able, and yet this child of lit years of age, this wretched girl so ignorant of worldly affairs, is to be publicly strangled on Friday next, unless Sir G. GREY should, in the interim, take a lenient view of the case, ' and recommend a commutation of the sentence. We cannot think that the judicial murder will be perpetrated—we cannot suppose we are returning to the Draconic code that existed in the good old times " when GEORGE 111. was King," when the gibbet and the halter were allotted to the most trifling transgressions. We would again invite the attention of all those who are anxious to see justice tem pered with mercy to the case of this ill fated girl. If she should be executed, a strong impetus will be given to the feeling against capital punishment under any circumstances, and many will join the movement who would otherwise remain neutral, or resist its abolition in cases of wilful and premeditated murder. i The tide of public feeling that for a time bore so I strongly against Mr. HUDSON has completely turned, . i , and has set in with equal strength in his favour. lEvery expedient had been resorted to to swell the 1 public indignation against the doomed individual. IHis opponents were well experienced in the act of I circulating unfounded rumours, and whispering away , I the characters of those who excited their indignation. , 1 None could be more obnoxious than the man who i interfered with their darling project of depie -1 elating their neighbour's property, who prevented 1 them from bri n gi ng ru i n on th ose, to w h ose enterprise I we are indebted for the magnificent iron net-work Iby which the country is intersected, who afforded I facilities to traveller s a l mos t equa l to th ose f a b u l ous I modes of locomotion mentioned in the " Arabian 1 Nights," by which time and space were practically I annihilated. Mr. HUDSON had previously excited their envy by his great success, and their anger by his 1 efforts on behalf of his brother shareholders. He had increased the dividends in every line with which he had been concerned previous to the ;general stagnation of trade and commerce, and, as a matter of course, increased the market values of the shares, and thus inflicted heavy pecuniary Ilosses on the " Bears." A magnificent testimonial t had been sub s cribed by grateful men, whose fortunes i had been materially augmented by his exertions. He Ihad acquired wide-spread domains, and all the accom paniments of wealth and prosperity, and the rancour swelled to overflowing and could no longer be con. cealed. He was looked upon as the incarnation of the railway system, was styled the " Railway King," and any injury that could be inflicted to either his purse or character would have a material effect on the value of shares, not only in what are termed " Hudson's Lines," but in every railway company throughout the kingdom. Hence no pains were spared to prejudice the case, and to hold up the aceused party to public odium, even before he had been permitted to enter into his defence. The Eng- lishman's privilege of being heard before condemn; tion was denied to him, and we stood almost alone in daring to utter one word in favour of the once po pular GEORGE HUDSON. So industrious were his calumniators, and so successful in their vile attempts, that the misled shareholders in the York, Newcastle, and Berwick were induced to follow in the general throng, and let those of the number who were corn pellEd to dispose of their shares in the interim, ask themselves with what result P The value of each 251, share was reduced by about 81., or nearly 121. per cent., or far more than the entire money paid to Mr. HUDSON for the shares be had disposed of to the company. The barbed arrow shot at their chairman by some of the members recoiled with fourfold force upon themselves. Since his virtual acquittal prices have again rallied and are now 2i. per share, or •l. per cent. higher than on the publi- cation of the report. They may judge from these significant facts how much it is opposed to their true interests to lend themselves to the views of Mr. HUDSON'S opponents—bow very dear a return of 7,0001. or 8,0001., or even a cancelling of the entire transaction, and the re-payment of the money paid to Mr. HUDSON, may chance to cost them. We would invite the public attention to two ar ticles which will be found in other parts of our im pression extracted from the columns of respected Contemporaries, in which the case respecting Mr. HUDSON is well and clearly stated. It will be mani fest from a perusal of these articles, as well as of those which we have already published on the subject, 'hat every serious charge is completely answered, that there is nothing whatsoever affecting the honour or integrity of Mr. HUDSON. The mistake tbat occurred has been fully explained, and will un- doubtedly be forthwith rectified, as it would have _ been ere this, had no inquiry ever taken place. The only points on which any difference of opinion can possibly exist are, whether Mr. HUDSON was bound to consider himself as a trustee for the coca- pang, and to give them the shares which he had pur chased before he was empowered to act on behalf of the company; and, secondly, whether he was jus tified in accepting a trifling advance on the Stock Exchange quotations for what is technically termed " the market value of the shares." On the first point we have already expressed our opinions. If Mr. HUDSON bad made injudicious or imprudent bargains the company would not have re- lieved him, or taken them off his hands. If, on the other hand, he obtained good value for his money, the company could not expect to reap the benefit. There would be no reciprocity whatever, the transac tion would be altogether one-sided, and contrary to every principle of equity. If he could at all be regarded as a trustee, or clothed with a fidu- ciary character, it would not have been, until after ~'ur! uf tLe 2i3 . . , • , 3 puren*,io uA ai'...coMt,f Li- th-,t, timE, 1 ) ,1 apaky, :'.. ,t 7 rather mon: •Int i tna.. esLimace. Thus we hull hit o, U__ the 14th October, paying through Mr. E. BROWNE 19/ premium for 151. shares; on the 15th, 19f, and 19i ; same prices on the 16th, and 201. premium on the 19th and 21st. Again, through Mr. LAW RENCE, we find him paying on the 16th and 21st, 20 and 19j premium. Now, as Mr. PLEWS'S valuation was 21/. Ss. 3d. per share, or 19i premium, it will be seen how very trifling was the amount at issue to a man of such undoubted wealth as Mr. HUDSON, whose transactions were of such gigantic dimensions at that period. Indeed, it would be of very little consequence in a pecuniary point cf view what the decision might be in that re spect. We may, however, ask, did the shareholders of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, atthat time, sup pose that Mr. HUDSON, by occupying the situation as chairman to their company, had abandoned all private speculation in railways, or that he was in every tran saction to act as their trustee? Was it not notorious that he bought and sold to a very large amount for every account day, and that he gained considerable profits by so doing ? Would not the charge that he was doing so be looked upon as perfectly absurd, and laughed out of court, if it had then been brought forward ? And what has since occurred to alter his position with regard to the company ? We, therefore, con ceive that Mr. HUDSON could not fairly be regarded as a trustee for the company for any shares pur chased, or ordered, prior to the 26th October, 1846. On the second point we have no hesitation in say ing, that if Mr. HUDSON was possessed of those shares in his own right, and not as trustee for the company, he was fully justified in selling at Mr. PLEWS's valuations, and not at the nominal quotations of the day. If he had at that time gone into the market to purchase—if he had sent his broker to Mr. PRANCE—the Chairman of the Committee of Investigation —who was the prin cipal jobber in the Great North of England shares, the prices would speedily have increased be yond the estimated value. It is true that PRANCE would have realised many thousands by the transac tion, but the company would have been no gainers ; indeed, they would have been worse off than they would have been on the plan adopted by Mr. HUDSON but for the mistake that occurred. Mr. HUDSON himself puts this matter in the clearest light in an answer to Mr. PRANCE:— " Mr. Hudson—Experience has taught me that in at tempting to buy any large quantity of good shares, it is utterly impossible to obtain them without materially ad. va!icing the price. I give an instance :—Last Saturday I wrote to two brokers in London to purchase Great North of England shares at about the price of the day ; the answers I have got are, that they are unable to make any purchases whatever, though the Stock Ex change List ' showed sales on that day. I believe, but for the unfortunate error respecting the 151. shares, the -um paid to me for my shares would not be more thau 5004 above the market value at that time." Under these circumstances, then, we assert that he was in every respect fully justified in thus disposing of these shares, and that nothing in the slightest degree derogatory to his character can be asserted. That so far as anything has been proved against him, he is still without stain and without reproach. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY :MORNING.—The United States mail steamer Washington has just arrived here from Bremen, with upwards of 100 passengers, en route to New York. She left Bremerhaven on Sunday morn ing, and at the mouth of the Weser saw two large Danish frigates cruising to blockade the entrances of the river. Five Danish frigates were employed in main taining a close blockade of the Elbe and Weser. Mail steamers only under neutral flag are to be per mitted to pass. At Bremen business was at a stand-still in conse quence of the stoppage cf the foreign trade. The buoys and light-ship ha►e been removed. The Danes had captured two Bremen brigs and a ship. The French steamer Nord has arrived from Havre, laden with merchandise for transhipment in the Wash ington. Up to Saturday night the Cotton Market at Havre was exceedingly brisk, and sales were 2,627 bales, and to two o'clock yesterday 1,3.57. Prices for inferior kinds in favour of the buyers. Finer sorts more firmly held. The ship Albert arrived at Havre last evening from Charleston, with 1,155 bales of cotton. Sailed—The Royal Mail steamer Avon, with West Indian and Pacific mails, and the Iberia with the mails for the Peninsular ports. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aran. 17.—Wind this day at noon, E., moderate breene and fine clear weather. LERWICX, APRIL 10.—The Olive Branch, of and from Newcastle to Konigsberg, having experienced very heavy gales from the S.E., put back here the Bth inst., with loss of some bulwarks, sld. again to-day. SHIELDS, APRIL I6.—The Hermione, of and from this port for London, in putting back 14th instant, struck the Bar, became leaky, and must discharge. HARTLEPOOL, APRIL 16.—The Jessie Stephens, from Newcastle to London, was wrecked 14th instant, on the North Gau Sand, at the mouth of the Tees; crew saved. The Edward, billy-boy, of Lynn, from Port Dundas, bound to London, was assisted in here yesterday with rl C ß4 a ltL r h o , l l i 3 n i e_ r , o dvaiintrterodi.a. slight damag e . AaERDEEN, APRIL 13.—S1d . Sarah, Quebec; Sir Wm. Wallace, dit to; ißisatr, baprhailaHdoegipahritay: Ne L w " O D r ° le N a D n E s. R d A . "C"OaDicti,ff' New York.AyPau.ls.—Sld. Albion, St. John. WATERFORD, APRIL 15.—Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E. Sld. 14th Sophia, Halifax. tonhatvhinegl3th sprung inst., a I C e h ak ur o c ff h, tth'reomlslLeiovefrmpeaonl ,torAutrcinhahnegreel HOLYHEAD, A PRIL 16.—The Fortitude, schooter , to effoct repairs. WELLS, APRIL 16 —The Friendship, sloop, of South told, from the nor ht, laden, san k off the Dudgeon yes rday; crew saved. HARWICH, APRIL 16.—The Catharine Rosser, from Swansea to Hamburgh, has put in here, having been warned off the Elbe, by the Danish frigate Bellona. BRLDLINOTON, APRIL 14.—A piece of head rail with "Patriot" painted in yellow letters on it, was picked up yesterday near this place. YAR3IOErTH, APRIL 16.—The Norham Castl e , of and from Shields, got upon the Scroby Sand to-day, b ut has been assisted off without damage. LIAIE WE, APRIL 15. —Wind N.E.—Sld. James Red- din, New York; Governor, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 16.— Wind N.N.E. to N.N.W. Arrd., 15 t h, Mi sc hi e f , P ara; H e l en , Jackso n, Savannah; 16th, M ar y A nn J o h nston, C a l cutta; P eruv i an , Blair, Punta Arenas; Howard, Bowen, Buenos Ayres, sailed Bth February ; Charles Saunders, Simpson, New Or leans: St. John, Burns, ditto; Raritan, Holmes, Mobile Blake, Armstrong, New York. Sld., 15th, Ajax San Francisco; Manilla, New York ; Lee, Bolivar; Ar gent, Newfoundland ; Orion, Madeira. Off port, 16th, John Thomas Carr; William Wilberforce; Free Trader; Isabella; Loodianah (supposed). The Brenda, Read, has arrived here from Smyrna, leaky, having struck on Burbo Banks. D E AL, APRIL 16.—Wind N.E. to N.W.—Arz. Apollo, Pearl, Demerara; Mayflower, Savannan ; Garonne, Baltimore, for Rotterdam. Arrived from the River, Rose, Wright, Barbadoes ; Ellen, Irvine, J ama i ca ; Eliza, Simpson, ditto; Racer, Screech, Ber muda. Arrived from the River and sailed, Mohawk, Morrison, Hong-Kong; Rolla, Pernambuco; Richmond, Greengrass, St. Helena. SALco➢[IE, APRIL 16.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. 14th. Preciosa, Weekman, Rio Janeiro. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY ) liii.Y rff.a..lt2CETS. SMITILFIELD.—Meadow flay, 21 103 to 31155; Clover ditto, 31 to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, I/ 6s to 11 lOs per loa d . Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. CUMBEULAND. — Meadow ' Hay, 2/ 12 s t o 9 / 17s • Cl ove r ditto, 3/ to 4/ 13s ; and Stra w , 11 Es to I/ Its per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. HITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 3/ to 41 18s; and Straw, 11 Ts to 11 10s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. COLONIAL. SUGAR. —Importers of British Plantation have shown more disposition to realise, and in some instances a de cline of 6d per cwt. has been submitted to. Sales, 554 hogsheads; 10,570 bags Mauritius were mostly sold; the better qualities at 6d decline, whilst other kiads barely supported the previous currency; good to fine white crystalised brought 43s 6d to 475, mid to fine yellow 385 to 435, grey 37s to 398, and low to fine brown 31s to 375; 4,640 bags Bengal were only par tially sold at a slight reduction; mid to fine white Benares at 39s 6d to 43s 6d, and good and fin e w hit e gra iny 42s 6d to 475; 660 bags low brown Manilla in bond were withdrawn at 16s. The quantity of British landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 226 hhds 23 tierces 251 barrels, there were tak , n for borne consumption 1,000 hhds 73 tierces 233 barrels. The stock in the same places is 10,569 hhds 1,417 tierces 2,258 barrels. COFFEE.—The market continues dull. andEasttakenfurl49home24 consumption stockin3o6 1c andexe s s m is 19 219 puns 2,349 hhds. RICE —1,370 bags and 2,840 pockets Bengal found buyers at 8s to lls for broken of low quality to good white, being 3d to 6d lower; 600 bags Madras sold steadily at 8s to 8s 63 for fair pinky. Seco.-370 boxes realised 21s to 24s 6d; for good to fine bold Pearl being rather dearer. TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 38s 6d per owt on the spot, and Town 41s. Tice.—The market is steady, and the delivenies were much larger in the metropolis last week. . . . de " ' .... I L L: t: an ~ r•n o * 4 • ,•- • ' ‘,,.,,..:•,- o'• eiytnimiflhi LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 17. 1849. The execution of the unfortunate girl, SARAH H ARMLET Tuossis, who was convicted at the last assizes for the county of Gloucester of the murder of her mistress, Miss Euzsasexu Jereares, at Bristol, on the 3d of March last, has been appointed to take place on Friday next, the 20th instant. If, there fore, the Royal prerogative of mercy should not be exercised in her favour, this ill-fated young creature (who was only 18 years of age in August last) will, on that day, expiate her offences by suffering a painful and ignominious death. The case would undoubtedly have attracted a consi derable portion of the public attention, and have been commented upon by the press generally, but for the deep and overpowering interest felt respecting the trial of JAMES BLOMFIELD RUSH for the Stanfield hall murders, which was going on at the same time. The entire transaction has riot, therefore, been as fully considered as would otherwise have been I the case; and it is perhaps owing to this fact that efforts have not hitherto been made to rescue the unfortunate child from the fearful fate impending—that the mitigating cir cumstances have not been prominently brought for ward, and petitions forwarded to the Home-office, praying that the strong and unanimous recommenda tion to mercy with which the jury who tried the case accompanied their verdict might be taken into consideration. We are not among those who consider that capital punishment should be wholly abolished, that the wilful and deliberate murderer should escape the extreme penalty which the law has wisely affixed to his enormous offence. There is, perhaps, no crime in which there are so many gradations and degrees of guilt. Some cases approach so neArly the line of demarcation between murder and aggravated man slaughter, that the jury would be fully justified in returning either verdict. The present is one of the number. It is itnpossil-de to say that the seve ral facts —so ably alluded to by Mr. Sergeant ALLEN in his imprt-ssive address for the de fence might not have warranted the jury in taking the more lenient view of the case and coming to a decision which would have subjected the wretched prisoner (although her life would have been spared) to the highest secondary punishment known to the law. We do not, how ever, impugn the conclusion at which they reluctantly arrived. The case undoubtedly came within the legal definition of murder, although there are the strongest reasons for believing that it was wholly un premeditated, and that the wretched girl never contem plated the death of her mistress until, in the excess of passion brought on by the great provocation she had received, and the extremely harsh and oppressive treatment to which she had been subjected, she strut k the fatal blow that deprived a fallow -creature of life, and involved herself in the murderer's punishment. The entire evidence showed that Miss JEFFRIES' conduct towards her servants was extremely bad, that she habitually used abusive language, and that she did not hesitate even to beat them on some occasions when provoked to anger. It %as at an early hour in the morning that she generally quarrelled most, being anxious to make them get up from bed, and proceed to the cheerless kitchen, in which no spark of fire was ever allowed. The witness, SARAH MILLER, proved " that Miss JEFFRIES was very violent to wards her servants, and thit she ill-treated them?' L UCY CHAD had been obli ge d " to leave on account of bad treatment . " Her mistress had " threatened to beat her," and "raised a stick" for that purpose. She also "threatened to beat her for not getting up in the morning when called." CHARLOTTE MoROAR had only been able to remain " two nights and one day ; " she bad left because her mistress quarrelled with her " about getting up in the morning." These undoubted facts throw some light on the otherwise mysterious THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1849 mONEV and COMMERCIAL. N CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) . : . ch.utid &awn ) , yr,- - ,• Ili,e atio_n ltl pneee. There was n 7 -a ,y. e;I: IN Rc N T STACK =t ... • . . „,e,Tioae -.ort.e but cur Egyptian there w.is but little inquiry. The axles we. re estimated at 5,000 bales, and comprised 4,500 Ameri cans at 41. to 60.; 900 Bahia at 5c1.; 100 Egyptian at 6d. to (Ad.; 300 Surats at 34d. to 3d.; and 30 Sea Islands at 8i -d. to Is. per lb. In Railway Shares there was but little doing, at rather higher quotations. There are several ship arrivals from different quar ters, but the dates they bring are not later. The ves sels are mostly from the East, including the Cape of Good Hope, the Mauritius, &c. It is stated in advices from Java that the quantity of Coffee deliver , d or to be delivered before the close of last year was 832,084 piculs, and of Sugar 999,190 piculs. This comprises the Government products otil‘. The private estates produced in the year 1848, 109,267 piculs of Coffee, and 365,344 piculs of Sugar. The Continental mails bring news of general political interest. We may mention, however, that the accounts from Poland again notice very ac tive movements among the Russian troops, and an increase of strength which can hardly be said to be justified by the ravages of cholera last year in the ranks of the army. It is assumed that Russia will assist Austria, and the intervention of France in favour of the Pope, and no doubt with the tacit approbation of Beglaud, may, as sole of our City people inter, encou rage the Autocrat to meddle elsewhere. Still, if he lends aid against Hungary, assists Denmark, and beards Turkey, he need have the power as well as the audacity of Napoleon in the height of his career. From Holland we are advised that the most friendly relations subsisted between the new Sovereign and King Leopold, the grand order of the Dutch Lion having been transmitted to the latter in a very complimentary manner. At Amsterdam, on the 15th instant, the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 49 15-16. The only Foreign St curities in which there was any animation was Spanish. The Aietwerp market was quiet yesterday. Belgian Five per Cents. were nominally 90i. Spanish Three were 231, but it must be remembered that they are quoted ex-dividend. At Frankfort, on the 14th inst., Austria Five per Cents. were quoted 76k. At Berlin, on the 13th, Russian Stock was 1064, and at Vienna, on the 11th, the Metallics were 884. We are hourly expecting the steamer with late news from America, and it is supposed there will be advices of interest from California. A;steamer left Liverpool yes terday for San Francisco, with a good freight and over seventy passengers. The Public Sales advertised for the present week in the praglace markets are of some extent, but although the consumption of all the leading staples is good, buyers are exceedingly cautious, and there is not the least indication of speculative dealing. So far the abundance of money is without any effect, and perhaps there is not much to regret in the circumstance, as all classes get supplied cheaply with the necessaries of life, and business is conducted on a sounder basis. The various reports concerning Russia, the state of the Danish question, the intervention of France in Italy, and the other foreign incidents, although differently in terpreted, favourable or otherwise, according to the prejudices or interests of the parties concerned, have enabled the 'tears to get down Consols which after being 921 and 921 are now 911 to 92. The French funds were firmer upon the intervention for the Pope, and this caused our Market to open well, but since then the other circum stances have come into flay. The New 3i per Cents. have been 911 to /. Bank Stock has ranged from 192 to 1931, and India Stock, which was 248, is now 2451, a wide margin being always made between buying and sadling. Exchequer-bills have been 455. to 48s. pre mium, and India Bonds 635. to 655. In the Foreign Market, the transactions have been dratted. Mexican are about the same as yesterday, viz., 28 to 281 ex coupons. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 29 to Equador have been 4to i t and the spccu latos are jobbio ,, in them. Spanish Three per Cents. realise 321 1. Dutch Two -and-a-Half per Cents. bring 501 to _Hail way Shares look steady, but the advanced prices of yesterday are not supported for Midland and York and Berwick. Brighton are firm, and Caledonian also; North Western scarcely so high. ON F. OLost 1 , G ettl('Es (Jr BlttTiSki k LT.NIM). ."CLOCK PRICES. .tank Stock 193 192 193% 193% ..: Cent. Reduced A-_ns. ...... .. 90% 3 / 90% 3 per Oen% Consols annuities...... 91% 92 1 4 91% 92 Neva 3E4 per Cent. Grins...... • 91 % 3 /4 % 91% '- ,, rs Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 -16 8% 8% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 - 16 8% ;ndia Stock Ldia 13onds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,000/. . -65 63 p 63 p c,, neo l s f or A ccount..... , :xcheouer Bills. I%d. as 2d. 1,0001. June 45 p 5001. Jun , Small. June PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS 03TE O'CIifJCE Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 Der Cent. 39% Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent... - Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. 6% p 6% p F.quador Bonds Grenada Bonds, I per Cent. - 18 3 / Ditto Deferred. M.ixie.tui, 5 per Cent. 1846 2814 x Coupons 273f 3 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 6l Portugnese 5 per Cents. - Ditto, 4 per Cent 29% Ditto, Account Spar ash 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dut c h 2lh per Cent., 12 Guild 50 1 14 50 1 4 Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates - 77 1 / 2 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING qAIL WAY SIiAREI. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES ,iiirder.n. Do. Preference ...... 2 1 :4 i 24' 2% . s 8., ming, Wolverh'ton, ... . . •• and Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... 15% l6 Bristol' and Exeter 9O ...... _ Ditto, Thirds ... ...... 27%..,,,, - .. 16% Buckinghamshire ... 16!. 4s. ..... - %34.. dis .. .... . 1% dis . .;ii.led °plan - Do. Quarters Ditto, Preference l 5 _lest& and Holyhead... 50 ...... 18 18 13 '-'a.st Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 3 3 Do., 18/., E. &H.... 18 ...... 2 Eastern Counties........ 20 ...- 8%%% 8 'Ai Do. New Guaranteed • 6 per Cent . ..• lO ...... IA 1~ Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d.... - Ditto ditto, No. 2-64 133. 4d... Is p l4 dis. Eastern Union, Class A (late E. . Shares) 25 - Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... 20 19% .. 19% East Lancashire - 17 1 4 ; - 'dinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 42 '••""' ... .. 42 •ireat Northern ...... 10% lO% Do., %B 6 per Cent... 7% ...... _ • i•t:at North of England.] 00 ...... - Great Western 100 .... 94% 9 4 1/ Ditto, 14 Shares Ditto, Fifths .. 20 ..... lit Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 . . -- Ditto, 1 4 Shares ...... 46 ... .. - Do. Fifths... ... 10 London &81ackwa11...... 12% - ...... ........ 51 i2 London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ..... 39 39%4 ...... 39% Do.Gu2.rant. 5 per ct 9 .. . 946 9% London and N. We. , teru 100 - 132 ..... Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 .... 111 1 4. ll Loa .1. & z".. W, stern...... SO -.... 36 1 ,4 'o.;inch ester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 Midland ... . • 6 ' 1 " ) •••... 76 76% 75%... Do., do., F.Ol. Shares... 25 ... .. - ..... ......... North Britilh ••• Ditto, Quarters, i 6% ...... 3% ......... ..... Ditto, Thirds ...... •• 8 1 / 4 .... 4%...... ......... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ... . 50 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 12% ..... - Scottish Central !hr , - , wshury and Bina ll ...... 53/4 Sh.ropshire Union south RfiAtmrn ... ...... .. 33 1 / 8 2 2 1 43 raw Vale Extension ... 1,4 ... ... 1 ork,. Newcastle, and Berwick-- .._ .. - 25 .. ... 2 3 1 ,4 1•4 . Do. New cas tl e E cten, 20 Do. U.N .L.Prs.it,rerice 8 -• " 66 % . York .Ind North Miffland 50 ..... 42 4134 - ...... :). East Indian .. FOREIGN RAILWAY ... 3% - • •• 4 Namur and Liege Paris and Orlearis Paris and Rouen .... 2O --• 22% 22 CLOSI). ?RIC Es 39 IA 75% 15'i 14 3' 4 4IA EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and a Common Jury.) COLMAN AND OTHERS V. 'LOCK. This was an action brought to recover the balance of 3171. 13s. 2d. upon two bills of exchange. Mr. SEARLE, who appeared for the plaintiffs, stated that they were mustard manufacturers and millers, carrying on business at Norwich, and that the defendant was a miller residing at Barnstaple. The plaintiffs had supplied the defendant aiih flour to the value of 6001., for which he had given bills, all of which had been honoured but two, which were the subject of the present action. _ 19 1 / 2 13% 23 7 / 8 5 3 / 4 9% 2t„ 22V8 2314 17 63‘ 41 The defendant pleaded that he had not accepted, bu subsequently admitted his handwriting to the accept. ances by a judge's order. The case was undefended, and the jury, under the di rection of Mr. Baron Alderson, found a verdict for the plaintiff for 3171. 13e. 2d. kustralia MINES. n.... .......... 3 ...... 6 %s Bra zilian Imperial .....24% Do. St. John Del Rey 15 •••••• Cobre Copper ......... 40 Genera 1................. 20 JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint 5t0ck,..,.. 10 1 1 IA . . . DEPARTURE OS' THE PRINCE CONSORT.--(Tms DAY.)—Hi s R oyal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marqui s of tenant Colon e l F . H. Seymour (Equerry in Waiting), Abercorn (Groom of the Stole), Lieu and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps (Private Secret;iry), left Windsor Castle this morning at seven o'clock, and proceeded to the Watford Station of the North- Western Railway, and thence by special train to Lincoln and Brocklesby Hall, the seat of the Earl of Yarborough. The Prince and suite will dine and sleep at Brocklesby, and after the ceremony at Grimsby, to morrow, retum to tov;n to meet her Majesty, who will leave the Castle for Buckingham Palace, after luncheon to-morrow. The Court will remain in town, with the ex ception of a few days at Osborne, until the first week in Juke, when tie Q.ieen will return to the Castle for a few days during Ascot Paces. Last evening the Lord Mayor had the honour of entertaining the Chairman, the Deputy. Chairman, and other members of the committee of the General Ship owners' Society, together with Mr. Henley, M.P., Mr. Waddington, M.P., Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Lord Robert son (E linburgh), Mr Sheriff Finnis, Mr. Money Wi. gram, Mr. Josiah Wilson, Mr. C. Enderby, Mr. J. D. Powles, Mr. Geo. Lyall, jun., Mr. C. Graham, Captain Halsted, R.N. (of Lloyd's), Mr. Brooks, Mr. Carter, &c. The Chairman of Lloyd's was prevented joining the party through indisposition. Covers were laid for fifty. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress have issued cards of invitation to a distinguished circle to meet Sir Robert and Lady Peel, on Wednesday, the 9th of May. Lord Sherborne has given all his tenants liberty to kill the hares and rabbits on his estates. Q'. , . 114ILWAY COMPANT 4 LLNE). Toe arguments in this case, vt loch wt re commenced yesterday, were resumed nod concluded to-day. The case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the decision of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, dismissing a petition presented by a shareholder in the railway company for the winding up and dissolu tioa of the company, under the provisions ot the Winding up Act, 11 and 18 Vic., c. 45. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the ar guments, asked for the affidavits, and said that he would give judgment to-morrow. He would also give judgment at the same time in the case that was heard yt sterday, Ex pal to Spackman in re the Agricultural :attle In surance Company," in which the same question was involved. TEMPEST V. THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England, overruling a demurrer put in by the defendants to the plaintiff's bill, and granting an injunction. The bill was filed by Sir Charles IL Tempest against the company for the specific performance of an agreement to purchase a plot of land, of the extent of one acre, three roods, and sixteen perch( s, at the rate of 250/. per acre. The bill also prayed for an injunction to restrain the company from continuing in possession of the land without payment of the purchase-money. The facts may be thus shortly stated :—ln the latter part of 1847 the company took certain portions of land belonging to the plaintiff, for the purpose of giving greater breadth to the line of the railway, and for which the price agreed on was 2501. per acre. A negotiation subsequently en sued between the plaintiff and the company as to the purchase, in the course of which the plaintiff refused to sell the company any land for the purpose of getting stone and soil out of it. On the Bth of November, 1848, the company gave the usual no:ice under the Act, .and took possession of the land. Further correspondence then took pllce between plaintiff and Mr. Birkbeck, acting for the company, when Mr. Birkbe ek agreed to pay the valuation, " as soon as Mr. Bradley's (the plaintiff's surveyor) va luation should be confirmed by Mr. Watson," the engi neer of the company. No agreement was, however, drawn up; but a difference having subsequently arisen between the parties, the plaintiff tiled this bill for specific performance, and an injunction, on the grouni that there was an agreement by the company, on the face of the correspondence, to take the laud at the same rate of 2501. an acre, and that the company had no right to enter on the land before payment of the purchase money: Ob• jections were taken by the plaintiff to the form of the notice delivered by the company, on the ground that the notice was in the form given by the 32d section of the Act for taking land for temporary purposes, but there was nothing in the case to show that the land was not in tended to be taken finally. On the case coming on before the Vice-Chancellor of England, his Honour overruled the demurrer put in by the defendants to the plaintiff's bill, and granted an injunction restraining the company from continuing in possession of the land with out the purchase money was paid. From this decision the defendants appealed, and that appeal now came on for argument. The case occupied his Lordship the remainder of the morning. ::'S . ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Petitions of no general interest occupied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND ) His Honour having disposed of all the cause petitions in his paper, none of which possessed any points of in terest except to the parties concerned, rose shortly after eleven o'clock. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) HIS HONOUR sat for the first time to-day since the Easter recess, and heard motions, but no case cubing i'or a special report came before him during the morning. (Before the Vice Chancellor WIQRAM.) LEE V. ELMSLIE.—JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued bofore him a short time since. The object of the suit was to set aside a partnership, which had been entered into between the defendant, who is an architect, and the plaintiff, and also to obtain from the de • Pendant the sum of 8001., which had been advanced by the father of the plaintiff as his part of the money to carry on the partnership. The equity of the plaintiff's case was, that he had been misled by the defendant as to the value and extent of the business. The defendant's case was, that there had been no misrepresentation, and that the plaintiff had had full opportunity of judging for himself of the business into which he sought to be ad mitted as a partner. His Honour, after shortly advert.. ing to the facts of the case, directed the plaintiff's bill to be retained for a twelvemonth, in order to give the plaintiff an opportunity of bringing such action against the defendant as ho might be advised. (Sittings at QUEEN'S N The COU RT th en procee d e d to hear motions. PBriuEs BENCH.—(THIS M .— r. ( J T us i ti j cn i -AT S P D TE A SO and Y N .) • Mr. Justice ERLE.) LOCRE V. ASHTON—PALSE IMPRISONMENT. This was an action to recover compensation in damages for false imprisonment, and had been tried twice, the second trial being had on the ground of mis direction. The plaintiff is a carter, and the defendant a corn dealer. He employed the plaintiff to bring him nine quarters of oats from Messrs. Rosslyn and Watson's, of Blacktriars, for which he gave him twenty sacks. Ho only brought back seventeen sacks and an empty one, saying that it was not filled because there was a hole in it. He should have brought back, it appeared, eighteen sacks, and having brought an acknowledgment with the sacks that he had received 18, and as, on in quiry, the foreman of Messrs. Rosslyn sad Watson was positive he had given him 18 full sacks, and as the plaintiff said he could not account for the missing one, and supposed he had only received 17, he was given into custody, and remanded on the charge; but before he was brought up a second time, he admitted that he had left one of the sacks in pawn for the City toll. Of course he was discharged, the truth of this having been ascertained. The jury gave him a verdict for 1004 The case was tried at the last sittings after term. Mr. WH/TEHURST now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, on the ground that the damages were excessive. He submitted that such a verdict, under the circum stances he had detailed, was monstrous. He was only a casual servant, and was only given into custody when great suspicion attached to him, in consequence of deny. ink that he had received more than 17 sacks. Mr. Justice PATTESON said there were some peculiar circumstances in the case. The damages appeared large. The Learned Counsel might take a rule, and perhaps some arrangement might be come to between the con tending parties in the meantime.—Rule granted. No Bususess.—The Court had to wait some time this morning, before any learned gentleman prepared to bring any matter before it. Several causes were called on for argument, but it appeared that either the counsel on one side were absent or not in attendance at all, and not one of the many counsel present held a brief. Mr. Townsend was pressed to proceed with a cause which stood as the next, but he said he could not, as Mr. Welsby, who was on the other side, was absent. A lengthy pause ensued, during which the Court seemed disposed to wait for some learned gentleman who held a brief, dur ing which Mr. Townsend withdrew. Mr. Justice Pat teson, on getting impatient, and his equable temperament getting slightly ruffled, directed the usher to intimate to Mr. Townsend that he must proceed with his case. It was found that he was then engaged in a case in the Ex chequer. These events, bearing in mind the arrears of business and the anxiety of the Court to proceed with something, caused mueh laughter. At length Mr. Whitehurst relieved their Lordships by the above pro ceeding. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance .on Saturday evening in the Castle, and played the folluwijog pieces:— Overture, " La Sirene" Couplets, " Marie" Entr' Actes Lindpaintn4 r. Coro, " Viva Enrico" . Grus im Alpenlande Marsch Hubner. Captain Gore (Royal Navy) bad an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Hodges, Chan cellorM.P., bad an i nterv i ew with the of " th e Exchequer yesterday. Mr. John Woo, Chairman of th e B oard of Inland Revenue, bad also a ,u interview yesterday, with the Right Hon. Baronet, at la is official residence in Downing -street. Dispatcnes were sent off yesterday evening from tli ,e Colonial-office, for the Governors of the Wet India The Earl of Carlisle left town yesterday for Brockleslt y Brigg, Lincolnshire, the seat of the Earl of Yarboroug! h. Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday trvu2 Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Pnrk. HULL. A public meeting was held in the Court House yestt day, to consider the propriety of petitioning the House Lords against the Act which is being passed through th e House of Commons, entitled an "Act to Amend the bla • vigations." The MAYOR, John L. Smith, Esq., was moved to tti e chair, who, atter the requisition calling the meeting hal b 1 en read, expressed his opposition to the measure and t o free-trade principles generally. Mr. HessELL, taking a portion of the Mayor's speecji as his text, temperately reiterated the old arguments use; d on such occasions, and terminated his harangue by mov - ing a resolutio❑ deprecatory of the measure. This aas seconded by Mr. WARD in a firm, straight; forward, Tory manner. Upon this resolutio❑ an amendment was moved by Mr . HOLDSWORTH, in a good truth-telling speech. Mr. Alderman JONES, ex-Mayor, seconded the amend ment, and took occasion, as well as the previous speaker, to animadvert upon the unusual course adopted by this mayor in enunciating his opinions from the chair, on t subject the meeting had to consider, which he presided over. Mr. CLARLE, a lecturer on Shakspere, and whosif zeal for exhibition had long shown itself prominent by a restless inquietude of seat, and a demand for a jug ofi water, rose from a chair generally occupied by some of the dignitaries of the town, and with vehement gesticu. lations, an attempt at oratory and statistical information, inflicted a long speech on the meeting in support of thti original motion, Mr. MATTHEW TATE, shoemaker, also supported it in a somewhat heavy speech, as did also Mr. DAVID GOODWILL, jun. Mr. FRENCH, shipowner, spoke against the measure. His opinion being that taxation should be first reduced, and the British shipbuilder placed on an equitable footing. A sailor, wh ose name was not mentiolaed, denounced the measu re strongly, on she ground o f it s interfering with the B r iti s h seaman ' s labour; but, at the same time, paying a poor compliment to the shipowners. Mr. John Foster, Belgium Consul; Mr. John Richard son, dentist; Mr. William Irving, liax-drQsser; and Mr. Scholey, tailor, spoke in approval of the amendment. of The original res o luti o n w a s carried by four fifths exceed the me e threet ingthe , hundred; numbers am a o t o whichamongst w did ho mther e not a any t was tt n m o e t a few captains, .and scarcely on e many rhipowners, only blue jacket. The principal portion of the auditory were dockside labourers, Jumpers, a few carpenters, and the usual idlers that mostly attend public meetings. The meeting, although discursive and various in opinion, would have ended without ill -feeling, h a d not Mr. HASSELL, in replying, forgot himself so far as to lose nut only his temper but his manners, by using the word "lie. Mr. J. lisnwoon, however, with his usual dexterity on such occasions caused all to end pe a cenbly. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) 3 (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE, and Justices COLTMAN, CRESSWELL, and WILLIAMS.) SMITH AND ANOTHER v. TROUIL. Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS, Q.C., said, in this Case he had to show cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Bramwell, calling on the defendant to show cause why he should retain the several sums of 83i 17s. and 421. Ifs., ordered by him to be paid to the plaintiff', I under an award made pursuant to a rule of Court. It ' appeared that this was a cause that was submitted to arbitration under a Judge's order, which was afterwards made a rule of Court ; and that the arbitrator afterwards proceeded to mak e his award, and ho awarded that Mr. Trouk, the defendant, should pay the plaintiffs 831. 175.; and, sub sequently, on the taxation of the costs, the sum of 421. I ls. was taxed as the costs. In substance, the de fendant objected to the awar,l altogether, because the defeedant stated that he had never given any authority at all to his then attorney to submit the cause to arbi tration, and that all the prom edinga took place sfiithout his knowledge and acquiescence. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said there were two points which the defendant's counsel had to deal with—first, whether they could question the authority of their at torney in this mention to refer, and whether they must not necessarily refer to their remedy against their at torney i and, secondly, supposing it was open to that ob jection to the defendant in the general, was it open to him in the present, application? lie (the Lord Chief Justice) thought the defendant's counsel would find no =lll=B* , authority in the books for the course they were then HULL, MONDAY, HALF PAST oIX.---At length the pursuing. Mr. llew ßiNs f ollowed cn the same side as Mr. Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councillors, hav e h a d Chambers. a meeting, ar.d the telegraph h as b een put in requisi tion to know if Prince Alb ert w ill receive a loyal add ress The LORD C RIES ' JUSTICE (without hear i ng M r , from th, m. 'I hey m ee t aga i n to- Bramwell w at t e n o ' c l oc k Bramwell in r e pl y ) sa id i t seemed to hi m t h at t h e ma i n to arra , ge the Mir. We would report progre ss , b ut ground on w hi c h cause was s h own aga i ns t thi s ru l e un to they meet in a private rooan, net i n t h e i r failed --th a t was to say, that i t was no t s h own to the C our t t h at t h e awar d, which was f or - Hall of Council ; p er h a p s t hi s i s t h e reason we have only just heard of thi s , th e i r e l event h h our ' s, doing. many an d proper l y ma d e acc ording t o the authority, was an award foundP4 on an !Inn tho- :.:eittieeal fry wined aut hortty to 0Ork", wf : Wria" ) e:rcua-e,tatit:e , 00 dl , orLey eX ceeded leis authority, the outer party teas not to be embarrassed by that, but that he who had placed confi dence in his attorney must look to that attorney for a remedy if he exceeded his authority. The rule must be made absolute. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) ATTEMPT TO M TAME R.—Eliza Wagliorne, spinster, aged 25, was indicted for feloniously cutting and wound ing Charles Gibson, with intent to murder him. Mr. Robinson prosecuted; the prisoner was wide fenti(,d. It appeared from the evidence that on the night of the 27th of February the prosecutor went to his house in a coon in Whitechapel in a state of intoxication, and it unfortunately happened that he arrived just at the mo ment that the prisoner was pursuing a young woman named Morris, with whom she had been quar relling, and mistaking him in the dark for Morris, she drew a knife acros his throat and in flicted a severe wound upon it. He fell to the ground bleeding, and while he lay there a wash-hand basin was thrown upon him from one of the houses in the court, but when taken to the hospital, and restored to consciousness, being drunk at the time, he could not tell whether the wounds upon his person were inflicted with a knife or by the basin falling on him. A woman, however, who was in the yard during toe whole occur rence, witnessed the offence, and upon her information the prisoner was taken into custody. The prisoner, in her defence, denied all knowledge of the matter, further than that a woman had told her that a girl, known by the name of Dark Sall, was the guilty party who cut the prosecutor's throat. The RECORDER briefly summed up, remarking that as the parties on the night of the offence were all drunk together, the evidence would hardly justify a verdict of an attempt to,naurdnr, or of cutting and wounding with intent to do some grievous bodily harm; but the law pro vides for cases like this by empowering the jury, if they so thought fit, to find the prisoner guilty of an aggra vated assault, and he would suggest to the jury that they should pursue that course on this occasion. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, and The RECORDER sentenced her to two years' imprison men t. MANSLAUGHTER.—EIiza Mitchell, aged 21, spinster, was indicted for the manslaughter of Hannah Maioey, her own bastard child, by exposing it to the cold and de• serting it in the streets. Under the advice of Counsel the prisoner pleatied Guilty, and The RECORDER, in an impressive manner, sentenced her to two p2ars' imprisonment, with hard labour. BO W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) THE ROBBERY OF COINS AT THE BRITISH 2!113- BEUM, &C.-7 imoleon Vlasto, who stands accused , of these extensive robbe r i es f rom the M useum, and from the collections of several persons of distinction, !vas placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, on remaid from Thursday last. Mr. Bodkin conducted the prosecutit ni; Mr. Clarkson attended for the defendant. On the be' Bch were General Fox, Sir Henry Ellis, the Earl of En niskillen, &c. Mr. Doubleday, one of the curators of the antiquit;ies, swore positively to two coins, now produced, as having been stolen from the collection in the museum under ;his care. He could not be mistaken about them, for he Iliad taken, previously to the theft, a cast from each of them in a sulphur mould, which was of the most perfect kind that could be made, and gave the minutest flaw and pt feu liarity of the original with great exactness. He could swear without any doubt whatever to the identity of those 11 wo coins, upon that ground. He had taken no cast sii ice the robbery. The coins had been in the possession; of the police since the arrest of the prisoner. The two. of which Mr. Doubleday deposed, had been found by Mr. Inspector Field of the A division of pollee, concealed in a secret drawer, which was sit nk neatly in the bottom of the prisoner's writing desk. `The inspector, in the course of his evidenoe, now produced in addition seventy-4 ine valuable coins, which he also found at the prisons r's lodgings, No. 15, St. James's-square. —General I ox identified the greater part of these as having been stolen from his cabinet, to which the prisoner had access. Of the remainder he could not be so positive, although, as they were all rare and valuable, and similar at least; to those which were missing from his collection with the other more certainly identified ones, he could hi .ve no doubt they were the same. The value of these coins as old metal might not be obi 'ye ten pounds in the whole. But their va;lue as antiquities was not so easily determined. There was none of them that was not worth at least three or four pounds, and he had paid at a greater rate for m. oat of them. The Gallant General took occasion farther to say, that he had been informed by persons of the high est respectability, that not only was the prisoner's fans ily highly connected, but his own conduct had been ir re proachable up to the circumstances from which these charges arose, and which were quite at variance with :his previous life and character. Mr. JArtDINE said that such testimony might be• of some service to the prisoner elsewhere, but could s lot avail him at present. He was remanded for anotk ter week. The prisoner's father, the late Count Vlasto, was cc .n. nected with the Turkish diplomatic corps, about twentty three years ago. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning; in the Slopes. The Royal Family took their usual airings. Her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hobo n lohe Schillingsfurst is expected to arrive at the Castle this evening on a visit to her Majesty. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Parma visited i he Queen on Saturday afternoon, at the Castle, and aft 'er wards paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duch less of Kent, at Frogmore House. The Royal dinner party this evening will include 11 er Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Higl h ness the Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe Schillingsfur at, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and the Mtl r quis of Abereorn. 14% 47 p 47 p 43 p 29 1 4 171.4 32q siss. BLACKHEATH GOLF CLUB.—The of the noblemen and gentlemen members 'of this 01 tinguished club, w hi c h h as now existed for upwar",,er a century and a h a lf, an d established for the pro the tion and practice in England of golf Scot most ancient a ri d popular of all the Se°,;soll games and pasti mes — was held on Saturday, to CO" c s' for the spring m e d a l, & c. Prior to the cornine"„. mint of the play th e annua l general meeting of theorem 1 bers was held at the club-house, fo r t h e purpose W I " oothers) of receiving the report of the committee y, management, and a statement of the finances of the c,no, which had pre v i ous l y b een examined by the anti, Sir R. Anstruther, Bart., having been voted to the to explained the o bj ects of the meeting, after which Dr o l i d Jelt Sharp, the indefatigable honorary secretary je treasurer, read the several reports, which were ere dared to be hi g hl y sat i sfactory, and of course 4/09 duly received, confirmed, and adopted. r eal Major then stated, that he had very - 3° pleasure in informing the amateurs and players 0 to t noble and truly manly and athletic game of golf,hof, a club had been established in the far East at Bow ? , and that they had done this club the honour of fool° 0 4 ing a medal to be contested for by the m e mbers, B p d that such competiti on wou ld take place on the sec. Saturday in October. The election of officers foll0: 4 3 Field-Marshal o f t h e c l u b , George Lindsay, „A-rafiril Captain of the c l u b, A rc hib ald liastie, Esq., committee:—The Right Hon. Fox Maule, M• 1 'J Hale, Esq., T. Ritchie, Esq., Francis Grant, Esq' , at C. Sutherland, Esq. Major Sharp here an no uncedr - fo r the contest for the go ld medal —the principal prisetho the year—given by the club, would take place 011 second Saturday in June. Attention was next direc i d, to an admirable likeness of Mr. Lindsay, the r marshal, in the e l egant un i form of the club. The ~,Po t ,eti trait was paint e d by M r . F ranc i s Grant, and prese " : by him to his br o th er mem b ers. The picture was 0 handsome gold frame, bearing an appropriate ins c 7oo y pass tion. A vote of th an k s was unanimously passed to . chairman, secretary, an d several other gentlemell pp; vested with the di rec ti on of the club. The complii ii ,: a a having been d u ly ac k nowledged by all parties to " v it was presented, the members, in their red coats, to , paired to the heath, where a large concourse of sP ee bo d tors, principally consisting of the resident gentry' 1 0 been attracted to witness the sport. The for master was very protracted and severe, and the bat Cult of the match for some time extremely doubtful, , e d at length the skill and untiring energy of the respeel o b captain, Mr. Archibald Elastic, prevailed, and the Ineu to r amidst the congratulations of his friends and br ()t .0 players, was awarded to him. The weather being , inviting induced several of the members to continue to game, and a number of private matches were Pit i /j 3 O strugf e , until ' half-past six o'clock, when they adjourned to t o Green Man Hotel Blackheath, to partake of the pleasur e of the table. On the 11th i ns t ., at L ackadd e r Lady Houston Bop. e BM2II. of a son. At Barrow-h ouse, S omerset, on the 12th inst., the w ,t• e of J. H. Blagrave, Esq., of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at Spring-bank. Bradford, Yorkshir e ' Mrs. Douglas, of a son. At Bitterne-grove, near Southampton, on the 12th il lstd the lady of A. Noyes, Esq., of a daughter. At Donnington, Berks, on the 13th inst., the lady of CIO* Hayes, R.N., of a son. On the 13th inst., at New-road, Fi tzroy -square, Mme' f'• Davison, ot a son. the Rev. the 13th inst., at Godahnin g, Surrey, th e w ife of the Rev. E. E. Rowsell, M.A., of a son. MARRIED. , At Broomfield. Church, So merset, on the 13th inst. the a o Rev. James S. Black woo d , L .L.D., to the Right Hon. Alicia Lambert, ' granddaughter of the late and sister 0 ' present Earl of Cavan. On the 12th inst., at Caversham Church, Oxon, Willi Henry Ashley, Al D., of B oyne. terrace, Notting-hill, iterr sington, to H arr i ette Mary, third daughter of T. Gill, ~eq 4 Captain R.N. of the Lodge, Caversham, Oxfordshire. DIED. On the 10th inst., at Cheltenham, aged 28, Emma 4.gf tasia, the bel ove d and deeply-lamented wife of Pio v`-- chettini, the celebrated composer. On the II th i nst . , at Dolly ' s, Montgomeryshire, 4.26—nr ge Meares, Esq., aged 34. On the 11th just, at Marine-house, Hastings, George - bra•th Meares, Esq., aged 65. On the 12th in s t., a t H ampton, Middlesex, Mr. iT a Thresher, aged 42. On the 12th i ns t., a t G uernsey, Emily, the wife of - pter B. Dobree, Esq., of Beauregard, in that island, aged 4 6 o f On the 12th inst., aged 39, Gastrill, the eldest sel l Gastrill Wilkins, Esq., 01 Cosham, near Portsmouth. On the 13th i ns t , at E rrol-park, N. 8., Robert D. D.A•„'leo.., second son of Capt a i n and Lady Henrietta Alien, and gra' „ a son of the Earl of Carnperdown. aged 12. On the 13th inst., at Oakley. souare, Chelsea, Mr. 0 01 Archbutt, aged 28. of On the 14th i ns t., at S tamford-hill, Mr. G. R. Phil li p s, Aldersga , e-street, aged 35. London: Pri n t e d an d P u bli s h e d b y WHIM° youricGh°2f No. 112, Strand, Pri n t er , a t Th e S un Office, No• h- o f Strand, in ttat Precinct of th e S avoy , the cou- 01 " 7 - Middlesex, Tuesday, April 17, 1849. PRO‘zPECTTVE rTI cfAxiverrer, ,~ S . • ; • of Irisn rprestnFatives, viii wdi th. u%TM /IL, re, lof them the very simpl e question, ho w th ey w ill li ke ie .. taxed. It unfortunately happens that the choice is butt limited, for there are t wo a l ternat i ves, and no more t b l t, two—one, the late in aid ; the other, Iturarial taXS:til including, among less.-r b ur d ens, the incr , me- ta x and tb assessed taxes. My Lo r d s an d Gentlereete it i s for: it at to decide. We shall be perfectly satisfied with w hich' ever you choose. When a question of this sort is put t ° children, they commonly answer that they would.rathe l hava midier ; but as we a d vance t h rough this valeo f tears we learn by sad exp er i ence t h at life does consist° alternatives, and that we must 064 ri choos e one of tpt disagreeable courses. The hund:ed representatives Ireland may save themselves the trouble and disgrace d ° childish reply. Should hey say " Neither," their re tassl plead will only p re j u di ce t h e i r cause. England, w bicS , has suffered s o muc h, aa d st ill su ff ers so much through her costly sacrifices to atone for the accumulated sins° Irish landlordism, will not rest a day till Ireland nro°; tains her own poor ; or at lt ast does her utmost, 1 " Lord John cannot carry that point, another Ministet must be found wh o can an d w i ll carry it. There need not be any hesitation as to which is the most h e arsl# evil. In the first place, income-tax and assessed talt es amount together to a shilling in the pound un a m iddl e class income. Ask any professional man who midL e ‘ 1,000/. a year by his p ro f ess i on, and he will tell you tb a the tax for his thirty-five windows, skylights, and a° holes, for his one carriage, for his one horse, for hi s ol footboy, for his one do g , an d hi s one seal, takes away the rest of the shilli ng l e f t b y the income-tax. the question of amount there can then be no rei sonable doubt. Th e quest i on of permanence is eciallo simple. We can j ust i magine the rate in aid shsko off at the end of t wo years. Indeed, not only is pried fixed, but it is actually contingent on a neceso"( which may or may not continue, and which is very WI not to continue longer than i two , two years. There is a gr e probability that it the potato recovers its fecundity $ ll soundness, the twenty-t wo b an k rupt unions will not r. 6, quire more than the p ro p ose d maximum rate of 70.1 010 the pound ; and in that c ase th ere w il l be no.levy 01 0 rest of Ireland. On th e contrary, i ncome tax and 1,1 sessed taxes, besides being of n a ti ona l character, things that cleave to a man and to his estate. They 11 00 a sort of leprosy up on a man and upon his beast, of .„6 his house and up on hi s l and, upon his man-servants everything that is his. Our younger rs ader, who : 0 1 just taken hou se or rooms, or lodgings, will for the bed time in his life rec e i ve a di sagreeable foolscap shent4 vered with inquisit or i a l i nqu i ries in black and red " r with divers declarati ons to be filled up, and nufneoi ous unintelligible directions. Let hitt take ding e note of the day that f oo l scap sheet is first had d. a his table, for it will never depart from table, except to return before the twelvemonth is will pursue him through life. If he goes from one 117 1 to another, he will find it in his new abode, and Iva' • b followed also with a d up li cate sheet f i om that wine j o has left. Every year he will have to sign at least l ot declaration for the assessed-tuxes, and some three, four for the income-t ax . E very other year it will he inflated to him that h e h as not made a full and true s , ' turn, and he will eith er h ave to su b mit to a further them!' je or go through th e worry an d expense of an appeal. 10, will const an tly occcur. As sure as Lady -day reittroo Lis enemies in black and red ink will knock at-his d ° . , 0 1 and infest his study-table. When he dies they will Int' a i his heirs and executors, his successors in his house, 7 1 . his partners in his trade. Unless Irish gentlemen 4 prepared to conjure. back again the vermin St. Pa t pl banished from the land, they will not t e le their fate by asking for assessed or into taxes. But besides the amount and the pernsan e "o of these burdens, they are also far more vexatious a rate in aid. The inquisitorial character of the into 01 tax has been so frequently discussed in these colut o l that we will not repeat what even an Irishman ,„ 11) ,, f i know. W e w ill speak only of the assessed taxes. 'Aw e is nothing in this country so nearly amounting to .P e sonal slavery as t h ese imposts. You cannot add nPgt try to your hou se; you cannot open a loop-hole in 1 o or „,,01 cellar, or put a li g h t over your hall-dour; you ca ms ride a mile on old D o bbi n the carrier's horse, you not rescue a lost dog from starvation, and harbour` o l for 24 hours, you cannot employ an occasional w 1;!.? 0 for one evening in th e t we l vemonth, you cannot %010 letter to your grand mo th er and seal it with your gto , father's seal, you cannot take an old pony from the P i r, dock and send a l a b ourer on his back to summon doctor, you cannot s en d your carriage to be repaired use an old " trap" once or twice in its stead, y o u con d o employ a youth ou t o f t h e village to help half gl eb ti in your garden, you cannot exceed s so ,many i° o ol, of window, of wheel, or of pony ; in o r you can h ar dl y d o anything without finding noti selves liable to an overcharge, a summons, an appeal, and compelled either to put declaree 01 what is literally a false and insufficient : 013 ' of pay duty for an o th er d og, window, servant, horseo carriage, as th e case may happen to be. Now we, 04 glishmen, can stand all this. W e were b orn an d tax-payers. The iron has entered into our souls. „ie begin life with a sa l utary presentiment of the . tal 7,0 therer. We expect hi m, an d h e comes. Death and tax-gatherer are common to us all. The Irishmen oil not had this edu ca ti on f or assessed taxes. He will their tyranny a b so l ute l y i nsupportable. Nay, tt by avowed lately in Parliament that it would be impos t to collect th em i n I re l an d . This we do not quite beowo,,ie So long a s there. are soldie rs an d po li ce, prisons an d ' f p lows, in Ireland, we entertain no doubt of our polderas collect any reasonable taxation. But there can h t %be man's doubt ass sposed ess taxes are utterly abh o r rent to the Jr:Thil dion. We beg bin], therefore , to weigh.,.'ai point with th e cons id erat i on it deserves. ' ls he prePi o t to pay assessed taxes together with the income-teapso ever, instead of a s i xpenny rate on his land for years? We cannot think him so rash.—Times.