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te t 4 , r -v , -, - -- - - ---- 1 0, -7— *,, 7 -------- " T , 411111.0 ►$'UN OFFICE, Stven o'Ciock. THE EUGELEY MURDERS. COURT OF QUEEN BENCH, THIS DAY. (Sittings in Banco, before Chief justice Campbell, Justices Coleridge, Wightman, and Erie.) TEE QUM? V. WILLIAX PALMER. _ _ Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said he was instructed to move their lordships for a certiorari to bring up the in quisition and depositions in this case with a view to move for a trial at bar, or alter the venue to another county than that of Stafford. He could not do better than read to their lordship the affidavits on which he founded his motion. They were not long, but they were forcible, and it did appear to him that the justice of the 'case require*" that this motion should be acceded to by the court. The following are the aCciavitn In the Queen's Bench, In teems:tier of William Palmer, a prisoner. William Palmer, late of Rageley, in the county cf Stale.', hat aew a prisoner, confined in her Majesty's gaol at Stafford, charged upon the coroner's - wi inquisition th the *ilia - itarder of the late John Parsons Cook, made oath, and say 1, That for ten years I have bean residing at Augeley aforesaid, occasionally practising as a surgeon 2. The paper writing hereunto annexed, marked " A," is a copy of the warrant upon which I was arrested, and wee now detained in the said gaol. I am informed, and believe that I cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the county of Stafford, or, in fact, elnewhere is the midland counties, inasmuch as the pre judice aeainst me !s Re great, that I do not believe, amongst an ordinary panel of jurymen, any 12 men could be found unbiassed and unprejudiced. 4. I say that, in:addition to the charge of murder of the late John Parsons Cook, I am also charged on coroner's inquisitions with the murder of my late wife, Anne Pal mer, and Illy late brother, Walter Palmer, all the said murders being alleged to have been committed by means f Poison. •). I am informed, and verily believe, that in and about the neighbourhood of Stafford (Rugeley being only nine miles distant from Stafford) lam also accused of having murdered several other persons, which rumour is generally believed to he true. C. In each of these cases with which I am now charged, and upon which I am now in gaol, the same being charges murder by poisoning, Alfred Swaine Taylor, of Guy's Hospital, Doctor of Medicine, is the principal witness; and in order to rebut the evidence gives by him it will be ne cessary that I should have a sufficient number of scientific pei eons t. give evidence upon my trial, most of whom are resident in London. I say the expense of such witnesses will, as I am in wined, and believe, be 1,0001., or thereabouts if I am tried s`' Stafford. , 8. I say, of myself, that I have no fends wherewith to meet such expense, and am consequently entirely depen dent on my hien& and relations, and owing to my depen dent positiona, - Mar I-:shall not he so well or properly defended, unless I can be tiled where the expense of such witnaessee will be ranch less. !'. lam informed, and truly believe, that the solicitor who ie. acting ageintt roe in the prosecution upon the charge or wilful murder of my said late wife, and said late brother, has admitted to my solicitor that he does not believe it will be possible for me to have an impartial trial in the county of litafford or its neighbourhood. 10. I say that I am innocent of having committed the said alleged murders, or any or either of them. The following is a co py o f the affidavit of Mr. John Smith, see oe'n the 2Ctie of Jenuary, 1856 : I, John Smith, of Birmingham, in the county of War. gentleman, attorney for Wm. Palmer, hereinafter mentioned, make oath and say 1. •That the said Win. Palmer is, and stands charged upon the coroner's inquisitions in the county of Stafford shire with three murders by poisoning, that is to say, with the murder of Anne Palmer, his late wife, Walter Feltner, his late brother, and one John Parsons Cook, two of such murders being alleged to have takes place at Hugely, in t.te said county of Stafford, and one of them at Stafford, in the same county. 2, 'That I appeared to watch the proceedings taken upon the inquisitions held en the bodies of Acne Palmer, the wife of the maid Wm. Palmer, and Walter' Palmer, the Lrether of the eeid Wra. Palmer, for, and on behalf of, the said Wm, Palmer,n 3. I say that, by reason of my having so acted, I am en Ailed to judge of the feeling of the inhabitants of Ruge ley and the neighbourhood. 4. I say flint upon the said inquisitions soheld as afore sad, there were gpwerde of 30 newspapers represented by Carious reporters. 5. That the jury empannelled upon such inquisitions ap peared to m e t o b e greatly prejudiced against the said Palmer. C. I say that I have been informed, and believe that one of the jurymen who set upon the said inquisitions assisted in getting up evidence against the said Wm, Palmer. 7. That the evidoeee given upon the aforesaid inquisi lions before the Coroner has all been published in the va s ',bus newspapers published in Staffordshire, Warwick shire, and the neighbonieng counties, and that numerous paragraphs have appeared in the newspapers unfavourable to the said Wm. in Palmer, many instances assuming his guilt, and the effect has been that the bulk of the inhabit ant% of the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and otbtar neighbouring counties are greatly prejudiced against the said Wm. Palmer, and eager for his conviction and nunishreent, and I verily believe passing by the considera tion of the question whether he can by evidence be proved to be guilty of the crimes with the commission which ha i 3 charged ; and 1 verily believe that such prejudiced feeling has been raised to such an extent as to incapaeitaie the persons under its influence from freely and properly teeing the duty of jurors in the case in which the said William Palmer is charged as aforesaid. 8. I say that many of the paragraphs that have appeared in the said papers as aforesaid are false, and have contained bgross inisrepiesenratioue, and have, as I firmly believe, een written for the purpose of prejudging the case, and abusing the public mind. 9 I believe, amongst a very great number of persons in the e sunty of Stafford, Warwick, and neighbouring coun ties, the people generally are kept in a state of excitement and prejudice against the said William Palmer by the various articles which have from time to time appeared in the newspapers. 10. I do not believe that the said William Palmer could have a fair and impartial trial at Stafford, Warwick, or in any of the midland - counties, owing to the prejudice which exists as 8.}., me stated. 11. I say that Mr. Deane, the solicitor for the insurance office, and who conducted the inquiry before the Coroner on behalf of the Crown, in the case of Anne Palmer and Walter Palmer, infornied me that he thought there Was great prejediee in the minds of the inhabitants of Stafford and surrounding counties, and he believed en impartial tiiel could not be had in the county of Stafford or any surrounding county. r im these two aMdavits he asked their lordships, for the sake of justice, and not for the sakelof the individual concerned, to grant the application. Their lordships, he apprehended, had the power of doing so ; and he thought their lordehips would not call on him for au thorities in support of his motion. Lord Campbell—There can be no doubt that the (neva has the right to grant a certiorari, and remove an indictment from an inferior tribunal into this court. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said that all be asked for was a s - rtioror; to bring up tha inquisitions and depositions in tL case preparatory to his asking for a trial at bar. Lord Canaphell—The Court will hear what you have to say in support of your application, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said what ceuld be urged in favatic of the application was contained in the affidavits, sual to them he directed their lordships' attention. The tret, that of Wm. Primer, stated the facts, which seemed te; him (Sergeant Waking) !sufficient to justify the pre sent application, and wherein it was stated that. the Holiritor for the prosecution had asserted that it was his oeneiction that so much excitement and prejudice would be excited against the prisoner that be did not think he could obtain a fair trill at Staffird or in the neigh bourhood. If he (Sergeant Wilkins) addressed their lordship till to-morrew morning he did not think ho eftafki urge anYthing stronger in favour of the applies tior, Oulu that contained in the affidavits, of William Palmer, and l!nr. Smith, his solicitor. Their lordships -would observe that it was stated in one of the allega tion's contained in one of the affidavits, that if the trial took place at Stafford, or in the county, it would cost the prisoner 1 ,000/, to insure the attendance of scientific men to meet the statements on the other side ; whereas, lithe trial took place in London, the expenses would be small. Ile c ou ld not, of course, ask their colep ratively . lordships to take notice of the extrajudicial notice of aV.enipts that had been made of a disgraceful nature to -affect the public mind. Lord Campbell (after a s hort consultatiOn with the other learned judges)—Do you confine your application to the inquisitions of the coroner and the depositions, or extend it to any indictment or indictments that might be returned by the grand ju r y of the county of Stafford against the prisoner Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said he would extend his ap• plication to that also. Lord Campbell said it appeared to him indisputable it should extend to that, or the court could not inter fere, because the rads of justice could not be answered without it. Mr. Sergeant W . liking said be .cents also. I n cu would extend bi s t motion to th e b r i ng i ng up th e indictments eases oi f e l ony applications of t hisdesoription were in the natur e of a rule 4i3e: to show cause. )fr. Justice Wightimaza—Would there be time to answer ilia rule this term. ? 11Ir. 'Servant Wilkins. said the Court might grant 21 - 1. t, I a absolnteinthe.firat Instance. Lord ' Campbell 'sa l ,il that without the Court ucaated a rule thelrial taust take place at Stafford, be c.,:tiolge, unk...ss they brougTit the indictment before theta by (?rticrari, they had no power to interfere. lizving tike right to grant the ce7 tiorct,';, and bayi ng th e indict ments before them, he cc Ixteeived they could order, the trial to take place in An j • c ounty o f E ngland where the ruin of justice might req. Zito it. . Ir. Wilkins said that was what he aged their lordships to do. Ero thought it 11 no mean, im probable that the Crow; 1 would anent to the course be2nß. adcioted L asked a the present state of things. 1. -.4 411 Campbell said tki p re^licrari coned not bring the Tiur rate'. Lee, rAulal fudge:es, Aldernianbuty ; Mardo and Prichard, Claistchnrch chambers, Newgate-street. SCOTCH SEQUEiTRATIONS. Henry Fergus, brewer, Kirkcaldy; to meet Feb. 6, at the National Hotel, Kirkcaldy. Niel Stewart, wino merchant, Perth, Feb. 6, at the /Loyal George Hotel, Perth. John Innesaud Company, sewed muslin manufacturers, Feb.ll, at the Globe Hotel, Glasgow. ANGE. This DAY. Gibraltar ...••••••••••• Lcgborn ••••• ..... •.•• 33 20 Genoa ....•...•••.•••• 26 tO Milan . •• • •• •• •••••• •• Venlce•••• •• •••• •• •- • Naples . 44% Palermo ..... Messina .. ... 133% Lisbon ...... Oporto •••••••••• •• •• •• 53% Rio Janeiro ..... . • • •• Buenos Ayres.. •• • • • • New Yori,6o days' sight Philadelphia • ......... men Of lIIILIICN, Pll oz. Foreign Gold in Bars 43 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Sliver in bars ...... 0 0 0 ttq.l-z.t, because'tlie indict. meets could not be found until the assizes for Stafford, and until that return was made the court could make no order respecting the trial. It would be very inexpe pedient for this, or indeed hi any case for a trial to take place on the coroner's inquisition only, which was often very defective, but on an indictment which had been preferred before a grand jury. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins then referred their lordships to a case reported in l'arnwell and Adolphin, 4th ♦ol., p. 576, relative to the removal of an indictment for felony by certiorari. Lord Campbell said there could be no doubt, as he had already said, but that this Court had the power of granting this application. In cases of murder the court had, on foramsr occasions, removed the trials from limited jurisdictions within a county to be tried ,at the county assizes, and from the county of a city to the county at large, according as the ends of justice required. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said he thought if a rule nisi were greeted that between this day and the last day of term the Crown would be prepared to assent to the application now asked. Lord Campbell—Take a rule to show cause. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—lf we serve the rule on the Solicitors residing in town, I suppose that will be inlsc!e2: ; Lord Campbell--I 51c.114 tlainE and also on the coroner ; and let copies 'of th;7friavits be served with the rule. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—Certainly, my lord. Lord CAMPBELL—Don't let it be supposed that we think you have laid any foundation for a trial at bar. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins—ln the case of Mr. Cook I sup pose it will be sufficient to serve a copy of the affidavits and the rule on the attorney's town agent acting in th• matter ? Lord Campbell said that in such a serious case they had not thought it right to offer 'any delay to the application by requiring to be informed why the motion had not been made earlier. It was necessary that every ma* should be warned to serve the rule and affi davits to-night. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins assented, and the rule was issued accordingly. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) --_-(0. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this afternoon : commANLINR. W. A. It. Pearse, to the London. LIEUTENANTS.. F. 0. Han:Bold, to Cue London. W. G. Silverlock, to the London. W. N. Tufneil, to the B. B. Creagh, to the Cruizer. It STER s. (;eorge D. Perry, to the Medusa. Alex. Brown to the Vesuvius. SECOND MASTER. John R. Allen to the Royal Albert. PROMOTION. Edward Pearn, to be Surzeon. LONDON GAZETTR---(This Evening.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, JAN. 28. All peeresses, on announcing their intention of being present on the occasion of the opening of Parliament, on Thursday, the Slat of January, will have places reserved for therain•the House of Lords, if the announcement be made at this office before Eve o'clock on Weduestlay the 30th instant. Peers' eldest sons will hive ticbots for the peers' eldest sons' box forwarded to them, upon 4 written or personal application at the office. No strangers can be admitted except by ticket from the Lord Great Chamberlain. The doors will be opened at 12 o'clock. WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C. FOREIGN OFFICE, J. 25. The Queen has been pleased to approve of lfr. William Watson as Consul at Liverpool for the Republic of Vene zuela. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 28. The Queen has been pleased to approve-of Don Fernando Montoya, 3farquis of Cubal!ero, as Consul at St. John's, Newfoundland, for her 3fujesty the Queen of Spain. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 2S. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State-for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despiitoh - frons her Majesty's Consul at Rotterdam, enolosing,lwathilation of a Law, passed by the Netherlands Gorernmettt,letablishing, as below mentioned, the import duties on the MIA - wing articles, until the Ist Jan., 1857: Potatoes, five cents per 10 mud = ld. per 14 cwt. Millet, one cent per 100 pounds = 1.5 d, per 220 85.127 lbs. Rice, three cents per 100 pounds per 220 85.127 lbs. Rice, in husk or paddy, two cents per 100 pounds =Md. per 220 81-127 lbs. • Crain :— Wheat and peeled spelt, tea cents per last=2d. per 10i qrs. Rye, maize, or Turkish eorn, ten cents per last=2d. per 101 grp. Bailey and malt, ten cent! per 1ax . t=2d...p , .4r 10i qrs. Buck Wheat, ten cents per last--- - --21 per loi qrs. Oats and unpeeled spelt, tea cents per last = 21. per 10 qrs. Beans, tares, peas, and lentils, ten cents per last = 2d. per 10q qrs. Groats, grits, and peeled barley; ten cents per last = 2d. por 10t qrs. Until the 31st of December, 1855, the import d u ti es will be levied as f o ll ows , on bread, biscuit, and flour of all sorts of grain, as also— Setnoule, 4 florins 10 per 100 pounds 6i. 10d. per 220 85-127 lbs. Bran, 2 florins per 100 pounds = 3s. 4d. per 220 85-127 lbs. From tha Ist of January,. 1856, until the 'st of January, 1857, the import duties will be levied as follows on bread, biscuit, and flour, of all sorts of grain, and of potatoes, as also semoule and bran : 10 cents per 100 pounds 2,1. per 220 5.3-127 Ih3, BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 2S. Tho Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Piivy Council far Trade and Plantations haie received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Nojesty's Ambassador at Paris, inclosing copy of a French Itoperial Decree establishing a drawback of 6 francs per 100 kilogrammes on the exportation of sul phate of soda. CO (MISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. _Forfar and Kincardine Regiment of Militia artillery— John Clervaux Chaytor, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant ; George Auchterl o ni e , ent., to be Second Lieutenant. let Somerset Regiment of Militia—Ensign Patten, to be Lieutenant, vice Bullock, resigned. 2d Somerset Regiment of Militia—John Grant Wilson, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, ?lice Johnson, resigned. Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia—Lien tenant Henry Davy Cartels Cole to be Captain, vice West, resigned ; Lieutenant Francis Bernhard to be Captain, vice Scott, resigned. Light Infantry Battalion of the . Royal Snssex Militia — Louis Denial Brunet Geneste, Gent., to be Ensign. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—Resign Edward Beck to be Lieutenant, vice Philpson ; Ensign Edwin Andrew Corhet to be Lieutenant, vice Gardiner, resigned ; John Leche _Rowland, Cent., t o be Ensign: Hampshire Militia Artillery Second Lieutenant Richard Dawson to be First Lieutenant. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Thomas Bowe Steel, Gent., to be Eusigo, vice Himen, promoted. Kent 11Iiiitia Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant Edward Henry Jackson to be Lieutenant, vice Kirkpatrick, promoted. BANKRUPTS. ,• Benjamin Farmer, builder, Bristol, to surrender, Feb. 11, and March 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan and Girling, Bristol. -Francis Drake. innkeeper, Willand, Devonshire, Feb. 7 and March 6, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, offi cial assignee, Exeter; Partridge, Tiverton; Turner, Exot James Reynolds Gummow, builder, Wrexham, Den bighshire, Feb. 13. and March C, at eleven, at the Liver pool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory, Liverpool. COURSE OF EXI Amsterdam •••• I 1 17% Ditto, t h ree =tithe 12 0 Rotterdam •• •• •• •••••• 12 0% Antwerp ......... . Brussels 25 6 , 1 Fialehargh _ •••••••••••• 13 10 j •• •• •••••••••••• tan., • •• •• ••••• • • • 25 323 Ditto, three months Marseilles ••••• •••••••• 25 7244 Bourdea.na ..•• •••• •••• : Frsuiltfort•on Maine..., i2OU Rerlin •••••••••••••••• Vi 81111%•• •• •• •••• •• •• •• 10 59 l'reste.••• •••• ••• ••••• 11 3 Petersburg •••••••••• •• Ifadrid ••••••• •••c . ••• 49 % Cadiz ••• •• •••• Barcelona •• •• •••• •• •••• ••••••••• •••- Naval and Military Intelligence, Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steamer Spitfire, Captain Spratt, was admitted into the basin at Woolwich on Sa turday from the Mediterranean, having been in commission four years and a-half, during which time she has been prineipaliy engaged in surveys, and has rendered some important services in that capacity. Her machinery will have to be refitted, and she will likewise require a thorough repair, after which she is to continue her surveying operations in the Mediterrauean. The Spitfire is one of the steamers which was in constant attendance on and preceded the fleet for the purpose of carrying on soundings, &e in the Block Sea.. Lieutenant Mansell, of the Spitfire,. has commissioned the Tartarus, which will be r e ady f or serv i ce i n a few weeks. She has been ordered to the Mediterranean, and will take out the officers and crew of the Spitfire t.. join the Medusa orMedina, one of the latter ships being intended to prosecute the surveys in con junction with the Tartarus. The Spitfire is to be paid off on Saturday next. The Coquette, lately launched from the shipbuilder's yard at Blackwell, and commissioned by Master-Com mander Risk, was received into basin at Woolwich on Saturday to be fitted for sea. She is to be manned with six 32.poun.lera and two pivot guns. A new gun-boat, the Griper, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morning: from Messrs. Scott Russell's, and is to be rigged and fitted with despatch. - The Admiralty yacht Vivid, Master • Commander Allen, entered Woolwich basin yesterday. The screw-transport Northumberland, No. 51, arrived yesterday morning off Woolwich Arsenal from Deptford, having shipped the greater portion of. her cargo there. She has room for about 30 tons of ammunition and other stores, •vhich she has commenced embarking at Wool wich, and will most probably leave to-morrow for Greenbithe and Balaklava. The strength of the British navy at the present time is as follows : 38 screw line•of•battle ships, 25 heavy screw f - igates, 61 powerful screw corvettes, 4 screw floating batteries, 7 screw troop frigates, 19 heavy paddle frigates, and 67 various paddle corvettes. Our old sailing frigates of 42 and 46 guns are conver tible to screw moktar frigates, and the oldest to shell magazines, as the For, &c. ; our splendid merchant navy —such as the Peninsuls.r and Oriental Company, the Royal West India Mail Packet Company, the Cunard line, the General Screw Company, Green's, Wigrana's, Smith's, and others, with hundreds of light draught screw merchant steamers, would be available for Govern namnt ser7ice in two months. The screw gun-boats arrive at Portsmouth daily from the eastern yards. We understand they are to anchor in line at Spithead, preparatory to commencing practical evolutions in a sham attack upon the liners and torts, as well as target practice whilst under weigh. They can have no better sp .rt than trying their skill at one of our 0',4 hulks to be moored inside the Nab Light, and see what they can do at 1,000 yards range, as well as a little rile practice at the same time, having some dum mies on the hammock nettings t ) represent the enemy, and then a lit - le reward lir the best shot. The fallowing aPpointratrits were wade yestenlay at the Admiralty : ',lent T. Macon/flora, to the St. Vincent, for service of Portsmouth ordinary; E. T. bounders, master, to the Rodney ; Geo. Gilpin, ma s ter, to the Esk ; W. P. I-fain., promoted to master and appointed to the Falcon ; Go). Fair-ter, naval instructor, to the Impregnable ; Robt. Bernard, surgeon, to the London_; Alex. Jeffreys, paymaster, to the Ear: ; S. L. H. Giles, paymaster, to the F.cmouth ; Wm. Wiles, paymaster, to the Hawke; E. F. Raffell, assistant-paymaster, to the Blenheim" ' • E. B. Walker, assistant-paymaster in charge, to th e Mo hawk ; .Tas. M. Carmichael, clerk, to the Rodney ; Hamilton M. Cole, assistant-clerk, to the Conflict. The following naval cadets have been appointed X npernurnerarks to the Victory, the appointrueute to bear date the 26:6 of January inst. : L. N. Moncrieff, E. H. Steel, Win. E. K. Cocket4 Chat. C. Rising, A. H. Markham, P. R. H. Parker, J,hn P. Bridges, Chas. Stuart, Robt. Barton, and Gen. We4ey ; and to the Impregnable—N. Maskelyne, Geo. W. Hand, It. H. C. Lawson, Chas. Mason, G. H. Bur ton, R. N. Spoiling, and B. W. Beuvon. Nicholas o'ntaised five nalilions hter'lng from Tur key as an iogleinnity fur the expenses of the war. Is England to pour out her blood and her treasuro, in de fence of the rights of the liberties of Europe, at the caprice of an unprincipled despot, who fights as long as he has the tnealv, and then, retaining all his ill•gotten plunder, makes peace till he can recruit his resources for another attack ? There are several . things to be guarded with great care. After beating Russia in the field, we mast not be cajoled by her in the Cabinet. Lord Palmerston is the best, if not the only man, we have at present who is able and willing to compete with the wily and treacherous diplomatists of Russia and Austria. The peace negotia tions should be committed to his hands. The place of meeting should be removed from Russian influences. The time of meeting should be with as little delay as possible. After all, Lord Palmerston may rest assured that the great body of the English people do not, under existing circumstances, wish for peace with Russ.ia. They think that too much has been suffered and too little done by England. Dragged reluctantly into a war with Rn>sia against their will, they do not wish to he coaxed by Austria inlo a peace with Rust-is against their judgment. A peace now will be but a hollow truce. Russia will not rest, Europe will not he permanently newN-ful, Eng land witl be dissatified, and in a few years the whole work will inevitably have to be done over again. TUE CASE OF PALMER, TELE" SURGEON, OF RUGELAY. BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT COURT OF BANK RUPTCY, JAIL 28. (Before Mr. Commissioner Balgey.) This morning the appeal in the matter of the adjudi cation of fiat of bankruptcy against Wre. Palmer, the • surgeon, of Rugeley, came on for hearing before the Com missioner in his private room, it being usual, as it was stated, to take all such preliminary proceedings out of the public courts. The learned Censmissioner, as well as Mr. Smith, solicitor, who appeared against, the adju dication, readily consented to the admision of the press ; but this Mr. T. S. James, who appeared for the peti tioning creditor, opposed. His Honour, under such cite enmstanees, could not deviate from the usual practice of the Court, and the press was consequently excluded. The following narrative will explain the nature and cir cumstances of the application : On the 9th of January last Mr. John Sniffle, ironmas ter, of West Bromwich, presented a petition to the Court for a fiat against Wrn. Palmer, sureenn, apothecary, dealer, and chapman. On the same day Mr. Saittle proved his debt, which was to the amount of 1,000/ , upon a bill of exchange, dated the 19th of Sept., 1855. drawn by *Wm. Palmer upon, and accented by Sarah Palmer, pay able to the order of Wm. Palmer three months after date, and by W. Palmer endorsed to J Spittle. The act of bankruptcy relied upon wee that proved by Mr, H. Gil lard, sheriff's officer of Staffar I, who ',fated that he ar • rested Palmer under a captasad safisliciozdeo,:„ at the suit of one Henry Padwick, on the 13th day of December, and on the 17th day of the same - month Palmer was re moved uneler the same writ, and also on a coroner's warrant, under a charge of murder, to the cnunty gaol of Stafford. Upon these facts Mr. Waterfield, the re gistrar of 'the Birmingham Court of Bankruptcy, acting for Mr. Commissioner Belguy, in his absence, aij tidioated Palmer a bankrupt. The notice Of edjndination was duly served, when Mr. Smith gave notice that he should this day dispute its validity. In whlitinn to the above particulars, and in further explanation of the reasons which hastened the adjudication of bankruptcy, it may 114) mentionefi that Palmer, on the 512 of May, 1855, executed a bill of sale. to Mr. E Wright. solicitor, of Birmingham, for the sum of 8,0001. and upwards, and that by virtue of this instrument the whole of his pro perty had been sold and swept off, in satisfaction of that debt. It appears that the date of Wright's bill was an terior to the date of Spittle's hill of exchange. The object of the bankruptcy was. if posihle, to set aside the bill of sale, and to obtain possession of its proceeds for the benefit of the general body of creditnre. Mr. Smith said he was now prepared to oppose the adjudication ow/0 upon Spittle's petition. Mr. James imme !lately observed that be had another Petition to present, founded upon the facts mentioned above. It was the joint petition • f the ahovenamed John Spittle, Frederick Crahhe, of Ruelev, gentleman. and Thomas Simpson, of- Rn7eley, tax collector, It prayed that the former adjudication asieht be annulled, awl rave an undertaking that they would prosecute a new fiat. AI 2- 10 St. at. 3 10 w Mr. Smith contended that the C un. had no power to receive the petition on the morning , when the matter of the first petition was to be discus-lei ; besides which, if the prayer of the petition was assented to. the right of the bankrupt, under the 104th section of the statute would he taken away ; and, as there wa> tin sulh power in the Court to deprive the bankrup• of his statutahle right, he (Mr. Smith) insisted at thix time upon being heard against the validity of the Adjudication. The 104th section was to the effect :--"Such person shall be allowed seven days, or such exteoled Vow., not exceed ing 14 days in the whole, as the Court shall think fit, from the service of such duplicate, to show cause to the Court against the validity of suc h atijadication ; and if such person shall within such time show t the listiefac• :it.. St. !Von of the Court that the petitioning creditor, debt. trading, and act of ba»kruptcy upon which such adju dication bas been granted, or any nr either of such mat ters, are insufficient to support such adjudication, and upon such showing no other creditor, debt, trading, or act of bankruptcy sufficient to support such adjudiea tion, or such of the last-mentioned matters as shall be requisite to support such adjudication in lieu of the petitioning crelitor'ldebt, trading, and act of bank ruptcy, or any other, or either of such matters which shall be deemed sufficient on that behalf, as the ewe may he, shall be proved to the eati-fac tion of the Court, the Court shall order such adjra• cation to he annniled, and the earn, shall be annulled accordingly," Mr. Smith then arguer] that the primary jurisdiction clause, s. 12, did not give any right to the Commissioner, to hear, determine, or make orders in any matter of hankruntcv whatever whet- there was an ex press provision er.etrolling the acts of the commissioner, or eivinz a statutable right_ to any person apnearing before the Court; and, as the 12th section merely gave the right to the bankrupt to dispute the mere judicial act under the primary jurisdiction clause, the Guilt could not over-tide the no‘itive enactment itself 5 5 If# 10 Mr. Commissioner Baletly—T am clearly of opinion that I am bound to hear th e bankrupt avtinst the vali dity of the adjudication. The 104th section gives to the hankrnpt the right to dispute. He has brolicAt himself within the terms of the act, and I do not consider that the 12th section en•lbles me to exercise any jurisdiction where there is provision in the stntute dire.ctinv what shall be done. lam therefore of opinion that the hank rapt is entitled to dispute the adjudicatioo, notwith standing the second petition which Mr. James has pre sented. Mr. Smith then stated that he was premixed to dis pute the trading, and the act of bankruptcy itself—the trading on the ground that Palmer had not been in busi ness for more than two years, the 8,13 of bankruptcy on the authority, ea , parte, of " Bowes" (4 Vesey) and "Regina v, Page" (1 Broderick - and Bing-him), where it had been dearly held that a ners,in must be in custody on civil process only ; and, although the GOth sctotho of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act used the work "having been arreste , l or committed to pr'son fir any other cause," yet such cause should he su; ge4eris, and have reference to the law relating to bankrept4, which was not the fact in this case. Mr. James---11 your honour 1)(41(14 th -, a,t Mr. Smith hsm a right to dispute the adjidication, I shall not attempt to support it ' • bat shall forthwith present anither peti thm, when Mr. Smith may he let in to dispute the ad judication, so that I will nit plan,' him in the posithm of having to incur expense in the bringing up his wit nesses again. Mr. 6'mith here offered to dispute the a‘ljudication at once if' documents waire placed before so that he might judee whether he should n:quire farther informa• tion from his client. The first adjudication of bankruptcy, of which notice had been given to diSpute, was then annulled. Mr. James left the room for the purpose of -preparing another petition, and in the interim Mr. Smith intimated that he should not enter upon its merits that day, but suggested that the case should be taken nest Thursday. At a later period of the day Mr. James presented an other petition from creditors, which the Court refused to open. IRE IWOOLEr PoISOVING THE EXHUMATION OF THE BODY OF MR. COOKE. - - - --- From some cause or other the gentlemen acting on behalf of the Crown have deemed it proper to exhume the body of the late Mr. Cooke. Information reached Mr. Smith, the pr'isoner's attorney, on Friday night, about 11 o'clock, of their intention. That, gentleman immediatel y g a" notice to Meerre. Lander and Gardiner, the solici tors for the prosecution, at Rugeley, that be should upon being present, with a view to an examination of the spinal marrow and brain ; these two important organ?, never having been examined before, althou?li they wonl'l be those primarily affected by the administration of strychnine. Prefessor 11,1 ton and Mr. O'iver Pemberton, surgeon to the Birming ham General flivipital. attended at Rugeley on Saturday morning, where they met Dr. Monet ton, who has been deputed by the Crown to make the re examination of the body, as required. We are not in a po sition to state what report T)r. Monckton may make, but we are assured that so far as the examination went there was nothing discovered to show that death had resulted from the adminiktration of strychnine. Tie brain, how ever, was not examined. It had been extracted on the first post marten examination, and had then been thrown amongst the ablominal viscera, and consequently re• examination upon the present occasion was impossible. In connection with" this case, we may inentim that notice has been given to the solicitors for the Crown, by , Mr. Smith. s a yi ng en D r . T ay l or for Lis reasons for supposing Mr. Cooke had died from tetanir, produced by the administration of strychnine ; and also to know Whether Dr. Taylor founded his opinion before the spinal column and brain hail been examined, and also upon what data,. Mr. Smith also required a statement of the condition of each organ be bad examined in refer ence to Dr. Taylor's evidence, wherein he said that no other medicine Jut strychnine could produce tetanus. A long array )f medical gentleme n have 1 - ren connoted will) regard to Prefes, , or Taylor's opilOore. a•:(1 a lip at vniuminnus e'respoedence (eantei,ing Rom , important, instances contradictory of the eff, , et said t, f.av, , been produced by the drugs found in the body of the deceased) will be produce' at the trial. runsTIAT mrtlxitro, JANtrAny IL !Alt SIIARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWIYS. Closing Friuli this day 24 26 4 - 4i 1M ~~ T 1 - 16 - in ":3 - £4 9 - .ii 83 -8 86i ;;L 13. *"." *so 4 -- 2 .13t, - 9j 25 V! 13 --- 21 72 - 74 31 - 5$ 23 - ~, . , 180 - 8 - ! '124 126 126 104 3.18 571 54 F 4 • 56 73 - 74 80A - 81 ••• 61 sq 99 101 98i J 9 -• par! I 87 ";13 7 5 ,11 251 -- 25i1 69 - 69 40 42 ... ~. 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The Post Arnpt gazette states that the fifth point contains not only the clause which forbids the re construction of Bornarsund, but also the demand that the island of Aland shall be converted into ;neutral grounil, and never occupied by a Russ ian rarrison. The same journal has a letter froin Vienna, which says, according to a report, which, however, requires confirmation, that Con•it de Kesselrode will himself be present at the negotia tions. Le Nord, cannot belieirelhat any serious difficulty will arise in the discussion on the Fifth Point, see- Eag that the details were not deemed of sufficient aportance to be specified in the preliminaries with rniuuteness which characterised the mention of le other conditions. " Russia," says le Nord, ‘4‘ has loyally accepted the nropositions made to it, ismal will lnvally maintain them, .but they must not The , exteaded and developed under the influence of ithe ambitious desires, and the regret for war, v.rlich certain journals may allow to escape, but which no statesman will dare to manifest." Le also contends for the admission of Prussia in to the Conferences, arguing that the power which has rested neutral will be least influenced by in tez-ettted motives. '_Che Constitutionnel publishes the following stai'.ement : " The Allies of the 2d December have taken advan tage of the interval which has elapsed between the tele grap:iic announcement of the acceptaace and the arrival of thee courier who will bring the protocol on the sob ject, i a exchanging. by means of the telegraph, their views., and thus deciding by common acoord on t'a. ulteri. it measures to be adopted for following up their accept sauce. The Allies are fully decided on stipulati , ut in the definitive treaty of peace that the military occu pation ef the Russian territory by the allied armies shall c xntinue until the court of St. Petersburg shall have fe kiithfully executed the stipulations contained in that do ciainerit. L is more than probable that such militar, r occupation, after the ratification of the defini tive tre sty of peace, will be effected by means of mixed garrisoi w, as was the' case in the war of 1848 between Austria iait,d Sardinia. Penetrated with the urgency of restoring pace to the world, the three allies have agreed that, in ozdt r to simplify and accelerate their adios, no other poi wcr besides Russia, and those which represent the confiermscos of Vienna, shall take part either in the signatnre of the preliminaries or in the conclusion of the arntistice. 1 lie question as to what powers shall be ad mitted to talc( s part in the negotiations relative to the definitive peace will be examined and decided on as soon as the plat si of meeting has been fixed on. .As to 'Sardinia, her adi uiseion has long since been decided on in concert with the Western Powers and Austria. It is Tincontestible thot as the future peace is to be placed under the general iTurantee of Europe, the participation of Prussia in the regulations of peace would attain that ob ject better than if :the court of Berlin were to remain ex eluded. This is on a of the considerations which at th is moment seriously occupy the attention of the allies of the 2d of December, and the more so that the Pros t Ilan Cabinet appears elisposed to give to the Western rowers ample guaranis .es to the attitude which the pie. n ipotentiaries of King 1? rederick William would assume a t the Congress. Col. iltranteuffel is prolonging his stay a Vienna in order to :settle this affair through the in tl of Austria." Robert Hughes, paper manufacturer, Bolton and Man chester, Feb. 9 and March 6, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester ; Boyle, Manchester. Samuel Bentley Woodhouse, dealer in general hosiery, Leicester, Feb. 12 and March 11, at half-past ten, at the Birrringham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ~ Hawker, Leicester, George Wells, licensed victualler, Worcester, Feb. 9 and 29, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit more, official assignee, 'Birmingham k Much, Worcester ; E. and H. Wright, Birmingham. . William Shirtcliff, manufacturer of hosiery, Lough abr. the ? oela and Quorndon, Leicester , Feb. 12, and Mar c h 11, Birmingham District Court, Nottingham. Harris, Har rison and Wood, Birmingham. official assienee, Nottingham - I From. the Derbyshire Courier.) e a a ti th d ei n a g r ii ll e g a la i ttstere r and cabinet maker, The tine - that elapses before the country is called on Norwich, Feb. Plows, and Boyer, Old dew , assignee, Basinghail.street ;1 official 15. at twelve, at the Court of , to act de finitely and decidedly on the Peace Negotiation, Bankruptcy. Pennell , will not b e thrown away. England was taken by our prise on t he first outbreak of the intelligence of the Laurance, Samuel Barnes, d " uncondi tioral" acceptance by Russia of the peace pro -13 and March 5, at half - past ten, at the Feb. i posals. ( ;onsets went up, corn went down. Jobbers in trict Court. Christie, offi c i a l As • ' ter, Oldbury 7 -chamber i. Pinning ham Die: ... Hodgson and Allen, Birmingham. ' " sign ee gi n , - n o m ; politics an Al stocks, of all kinds and grades, began to George Thos. Bate, grocer, Weal Brom ' shire, Feb. 11 and 3d March,-at halfspottasetiaiten, ;14 gather nor end the carcass of the expiring hostilities. At Bromwich i Stafford- such a cri sic s omething may be "got " out of the coun mingharn District Court. Christie, the Bir- try. The eol2o.lMolllsensas'of England now Rees that if we mingham ; Southall, Birmingham. Edward Le ece , co tt on spinn e r, Whittle-le- VitanioaT:Lßainr.. s a nd. regot to the beginning, it is but the beginning of the cashire, Feb. 18 and March 3, at twelve, at the M. . Russia. if ; seems, assents to talc's these " four points " tar District Cou r t. pat, o ffi c i a l assignee, Manct l a :s e tt e r' as a basis ft n. negotiation. 1. She relinquishes the Pro -...arn.ey, ; Cooper nni l SOI13 ; - ii lurtanley and oe i Preston mste : tectorate of the Danubian principalities. 2. She concedes ' I the free nu; vigation of the Danube. 3. The neutralisation guaran- Aifeset Mew Judd, licensed victualler, UppGi •-street, iof the Blr a.k Sea. 4. The religious and political rights i s ii ug sce; Feb. 7, at two, and March 10, at one at the ' Court of Baokruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, of the C!1 rl 'Alan population of Turkey shall be using- I teed by 1 n. iris France Great Britain, and Turkey— hall-atreet ; Martineau and Reid, Raymond-buil dings, R un i - ' -3 . in ' necessary deliberations on ata kin v part the Gray's-inc. Truscott, this objec t j j . „2 n , Henry T stationer Sutherland-tee er ace s ' , o far 0 This will be very well for Austria, East Brixton, Feb. lt, at two, and ' March 11, at t ecelve, but the A good. re. The will at ties Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assigeeee ; 1 • lli ee avill require something mo . y Moat, Gracecherch - 'tree.. require nso re than the cession of a little bit of Besse . la h ' rabia to • Austria. How about Bomareund 9 . What - Joseph' Claywortb; piiiilterer, Gracechurch-street, • s • ~i , •A • 13, at two, and March 1 1, nt one, at the C our t of Beth 1t:- , about fut ore " acqu i sit i ons " i n S can di navia . hat iuptcy. Szaesfeld, official assignee; Chidl e y, orelban I . a b o ut th e sea coast of Circat,sia ? And what a b out street.the enorrt 9UR expenditure to which this conetry has James Fraser, w i n o an d spirit merchant, 704, Len an • been put by the obrinate prosecution ley Ru , sia Thames-street, wad e r the style of James Fraser and C 4, •., 1 of her ul 'principled schemes o f territorial aggran- ' Feb, 12, at two, an d g atc bil, at one, at the Court of 13an1 'a -- . ' slieenseut.? By the treaty of Adrianople the Czar f -~._.~, 't Total, 221 110 N -1 RATLwAys. 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A hostile movement was commenced against Fy-by-Night, but it was not attensled with any disastrous elite.; 10 to 1 was repeatedly betted against hint for the Decoy those odds being ta k e n in the antlegate to upward s o f 3001. F or t h e Tw o Thou. sand; 7to 2 and 4 to 1 were currently offered against him ; Yellow Jack was, therefore, the favourite for that event. This horse was also backed at 12 to 1 for the Derby ; 700 to 100 were booted about Wentworth. Toe Ches'er Cup was the only "legitimate" Handicap event opettued upon. 20 to 1 was offered on the fi e ld. De., 2 , 4ine being the decided favourite ; 1,000 to 40 way. laid twic , , and afterwards 'Arm ed against Courtenay. Epsminundas receded t 28 to 1 offered. The meet imp •rtant tr .n.actioes were relative to Mishap nod Scythian). Atter 50 t) 1 had been taken about each of them, they were adva, ced respectively to 40 to 1, a t which odds they were firm a! the close. Yellow Jack also found support for this event at 40 to 1. Coroner was friendless. The " Metropolitan" was frequently mentioned, bat we saw no bet Made upon it. The outlays on the Liverpool Steeplechase were, with exception to thcme rela,ive to Sir Peter Laurie, insigui• ficant. Odiham, who bad been backed freely at 15 W 1 during the morning in the City, declined to 100 to 6 taken and offered. The following notices were posted in the room : " THE RUGELET CASE.—Any gentleman who saVt William Palmer in Lemdon on Salirday, the 24th of November last, is earnestly requested to communicate with J. H. Hatton, Esq., chief of the County Collate. bulary, Stafford Lor witti Mr. W. V. Stephens, N.). 11, Camden grove, Kewingtou, executor to Mr. J. P. Cook, deceased. Any person who saw William Palmer, of Rugeley, in London on Saturday, the let of De' cember last, is earnestly ri,que4ted to communicate wit's J. H. Hatton, E.q., thief of the County Cos" staliulary, Stafford ; or with Mr. W. V. Stephens, N•• 11, CaoAdeo-grove, Kerisligton, executor to Mr. J• P. Cook, deceased." Closing prices : THE LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 art Sir Peter 'Laurie (taken) 14 to 1 apt Harry L wrequer (taken) 15 to 1 agst Black SAlbli (taken) 15 to 1 ag,t Forest Queen 100 to 6 aget Odibaru (taken and off.) TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 30 aget Yellow Jack (taken) 4to 1 ag4 Flyby-Night (off.) 10 to 1 agst Bird-in Hand (taken) THE CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 ag.t I ugene (taken and offered) 20 to 1 apt Cuurtenay (taken) 23 to 1 aget Epaminondas (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Fatalist (akin) 40 to 1 agst Scythian (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mishap (taken) 40 to 1 aget Yellow Jack (taken) 50 to 1 aget Stark (taken) 2000 to 30 agst At,iford (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Tug o' War (taken) TES DERBY. 7to 1 agst Wentworth (taken to 1001.) 9 to 1 agst Ellington 10 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 12 to 1 apt Yellow Jack (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Bonnie Scotland (taken) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE' MENTS.' CHESTER CUP.—Eulogist, Gamekeeper, General Po' ton, Valnous, Clara, Sure-Star, Cooney, Blue . Rocky Iraland'a Eye, Enchanter, Stradbally, The Chicken (Ira-h), F . eddy, Greencastle, GREAT NoRTHERN HANDICAP. —All Mr. Morris,. hor.eo, and Mr. Le C 4JE; ' . La Victime. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING.7.-Gamekeeper, Coeselr_ and General Picton out of all their engagements at Oil met ting. LIVERPOOL CUP —St. Clare. THIRSK HANDICAP. —Eulogist, Gamekeeper, Sole" St ir, Virtuou,, and La Victims: M STROPoLITAN STAKES - Corley, Virtuost. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE `..TAKES,—Eulogist, VirtuouC. AND HURDLE RACE S. d Somerset Steeplechase.. . .et • 1 11. Dieppe R , ;ckley 9 d Stamford • 9 6 Qral4b4 The Doctor Nugget 9 . a Cruiser Hercules • Hurdle Race. BATH STEEPLECHASE MEETIN( Weights for the Bath an, st lip Emigrant Tom Gurney lO 12 Garland ..... Teddesley Nonsuch ..... 10 0 Theooine Freedom General Evans ... Weights for th, St lb Miperys Turn Gurney lO 12 Garland lO 10 No,r.uch G..neral Ev,ins Fr,.edom Stamford Weights for the II Fit 41 1 / 4 C.;laverhouse ... Parchment . 9 Nicholas - Ft I laton Fr*nk . Royalty 9 0 Oh Fie ......... 8 10 unter Steeplechase. si .lb I iodine . 32 5 Little Nau l2 ° Gi ey Biomes Roach NApth a lO 7 ;ere' Steeplechase to be de' et lb Dieppe , tley Nugget l3 0 Minus Biily . 13,•an ..... . 12 L Acceptances for the Kuril Glared on Thursday next. 7.— JAN. 28. the elm* ,f the merlret. Wsllsoad, Ito. COAL MARK !Maas of Coal per ton .tt I. el. Bate's West Hartley 17 RB. di Huddle W. Hartley lB 6 Eden Main - 18 0 Davison's West Hartley 18 6 Eiraddyll lB 0 Hastiug's Hartley Howard's West Hartley ' , atoll l9 8 Netherton lB I , 'iepier Grange lB 3 North Percy Hartley ...17 6 :am htou Tanfiold Moor l6 l Riclanund Taufield Moor Butes .111 o•Amtli Hetton 11 9 Walker Primrose .........15 6 Stewart's - 8 West Pelton l6 0 Hartlepool lB , ( 4 ! Willingtou Hartley ......17 0 Hougi, Hall .17 •f, Sonth Kelloe 17 0 !Toes lB 9 Edon .17 6 Whitworth l7 6 Horton , 17 0 Evenwood .. ,17 6 Walleend. lec Heaton Flips at market... 153 I Sold rADVERTISRAIENT].—Nothing canibe more interesting than the numerous extraordinary cures without medicine of Indi gestion (Dyspesia), Fl Aulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bili ous, and Liver complaint,4, Cough, /Wilma, Consumption, and Debility effected by Du Barry's delicious Health • Restoriull Arabica Food, We give a few,—Winchester, De °ember, 3.1, 1847. Gentlemen,—l am happy to be able to inform you that the person for whom your Revaleuta Was procured has derived a very great benefit from its use ; dis tressing symptom s o f D ropsy, Dyspepsia, and Constipation of long standing have been removed, and a feeling of restored health induced Having witnessed the beneficial. effects in the above mentioned-case I can with confidence recent mend it, C . c. JAAIES &ORLAND, late Surgeon, 96th Regiment. Silvington Rectory, Cleobury Mortimer Salop, Feb., 1851. Guntlein en, —l was in a miserable state of nervous irritation, but now I am entirely free from it; and in the enjoyment of good health, your Food is everything to be desired is my case, as I feel as if I was in a new state of existeneo;• and Ire olurnend others similarly affected to try it, for its effects are most surprising and agreeable.—Rev. JOHN Joni. In canisters, slbs. Ils. ; ' £2s. The 121b6, earrag free, on rece ipt o f post-office order. Barry du Barry and C 0.., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Green. church-street ; 31.) and 451; Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 68, Cernbill ; 49, Bishepsg,ate.street; 55, Charing-orom ; 64, wor • Baker-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street. BIRTHS. 07 A MON. On the 27th inst., the 'elf. of Alfred Hamilton, Esq.. of 16, Oxford square, and Romford, Essex. On the 25th met., at Edinburgh, the wife of Lieutenant- Colonel Onslow. OW • DAIJCITEII. On th© 27th inst., in Cadogsn-place, the wife of Charlse Morgan, Esq. On the 271 h inst., at One Ash, Rochdale, the wife of John Blight, M.P. MARRIED. On the 213th inst., at St. Phillip's, Gray!'lle-squere, G. A. Woodman, of Upper - eharles-struet, Northampton square, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Joku Spickett, Esq., of Clifford's-inn, and the (hove, Hackney. On the '2Gth inst., at St. Mary Abbott's Kensington. Heury, second On cf Mr. J. Little, of Abbott's, Kensington, to Caroline Rosa, youngest daughter of Mr. W. H. Al Queen, of 184, Tottonbam-ooert-road. DIE I) On the 97th inst., Edward White, Esq., of (liftowroed, St. John's wood, and Hark-lane, aged 50. On the 27th inst., at Manor-terrace, Brizton, Joshua T. Bedford, Esq., of Farringdon-strea. city, Deputy of the Ward of Parringdon.without, aged 7Ct. On the Itith inst., at 1, City-tenve, City-road, Dr. Robert Hills. On the 27th inst., at Hampstead, John Lalor, E. 19. On the 25th inst., at Exmouth, la Cosetei , se de Vismes, widow of. the late Colonel Count de.Viames, of the Cold stream Guards, aged 1-9. On the 24th inyt. , at Bromptou, Thomas Esq., late of Cotnhili, aged 66. On the 24th inst., at Cheltenham, Capt. - Wm. Comma, late of the ILE 1 C S., aged 68. On the 23d inst., at Addi - Ans-terrace, Notting•hill, Jeph thah Huntly, Esq., aged, 78. On the 19th inat. ) at. Tunbridge-well s , M rs . H ar riet Waghorn, wid ow o f the late Lieutenant Thomas Fletcher Waghorn aged 54. On the 24th inst., the Rev. Maurice Hiller Goodman, of Oar. House. Wilts, aged 70. On the 25th it.st., at Whither, Mary Jane, wife of the Rey. Wm. Canning, canon of Windsor, aged 7d. t't-,bitobpi' by ,mirsix) y(RTN' , • ! at Sun CD 1 12 : btraud, ha the Precbact of the Savoy, ill tie-want/ eh Aliddleus, Twor.lay, Jar Mary 29, 163 ti.. 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