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h j e h were he cou rse r ` c r ot woul d rathe to EvAN s o ' d -, on the -e • c A e rri o ther con sl7ol' ra desman 110,1,0 Fl who wa s EvAN's, 5 t!‘ friends ° ol i )nse nted "di ut being,.° o o , ent out , 4, aw , ea tre, • c ea rt, but ig;dl hey g ive 11 0 $, ) 1 e to y.other thin` 'l ttl eha r rges ' and we fear th a t thousands of Pu rc h: an nually exto r t e d f rom t i m id p ers ons llN G Vxemption f rom th em . In Mr. cro , A LL's case it i s i mposs ibl e f or the e i nt lll° ns of hum an b e i ngs to b e li eve a jght of the criminatory part of the evidence l y i tri gains t him ; but there are many per of td men who, f rom th e difficulty, or •,and uI LY, in maki ng ou t so com pl e te a such rota apprehension of the consequences ieh of" charge on the mind of the public, k,t ac ten take s%hin up and ret a i n s v ag ue notions of 'tl if n vna i g to a man aga i nst w h om it i s ma de, rro t— ! wh o nnocenthere are many men, we her t h' "jug the se f ears, su b m i t to extort i on • an A quir e , netend themselves. Surely our law r 4e en t o 4orne alteration, which shall render ae cus r s , who f a il i n establ i sh i ng the trut h of at i b an th ey °us more accessible to punishment w are. tf e be no 81i r k ort Papers contain no intelligence ghtest consequence. h ,as been reported ----ttha er 4 ' vi s i t t one of the objects of trt of t o' was t o _ l-10 Duke of O RLEAN S to this coun , the t o [ equest th e expu l s i on o f t h e mem b er s h er N4 PARTE family, who are now re ildofthe. We are r eques ted by a personal f e Duk e to say t h at t h ere i s no foun or the report. i. T here are 4 tilti oos of last ru 'me or t wo po i n t s o f interest in the . in , House a nt the of Com btr t° whi c h 4 der We beg to direct the attention of arter s I t will be seen that the Bank i t ,,lleel t (ille , stl i on will probably be brought on ' una ,that .Mr. C. GRANT has assured l ' t , i , t ,Ses u B s i e n t h ile East Charter will be discussed We never had any doubt of this ihNt to ' l ' now long will the Session last? In le2bs en , a questio n from Mr. HUME, respecting b7tl P A c e nf our Ambassador at Constantinople piL tl4 f 0 . ,. 3 / 4 1\ :!sT?N said he had been wind far'4nt „ I month at Naples. Naples is a r ace to spend a month in, or we °tit ord I ) %Rat ONSONBY would have found a at ther 117, 1 , e were such things as s.tearn ilet "ow not whether it would be 'neon. ~.1 4a dn..1 th diplomatic dignity for our Am to , h ead p r oceed to Constantinople by steam lit, of 4 t Proceeding there in a frigate ; but te r auld we ap say to a commercial traveller, I teri n g be en t directed to go to Alanchester, g aw a L • et p r „ employer's time at Liverpool,_ t i t !at t f ie ` e nfe that . he could not find horses? o tg, most important discussion . of the . t 4 einh "°vvever, related to the continuance of A be 4 g n On Dutch commerce. There can huteonia dn ubt that we are suffering greatly in WI( th coe rce in con seq uence of it ; but we toq, e re asons which were given by his 'Ala t, 0 , w ernment in its defence were satisfac kl eon s Or would be worse, and war might be 1 11) g Of Ilience of suffering the conduct of the e( Hith er °LLAND to go uncoerced. Peace ,0 been preserved ; but as the King i tc' o ,!he oi t ; "D appears to pay little regard - ,. a , r ress the mercantile part of hie %, 7 . 111 , e ' a ti ller by the embargo, it may soon whether the mode of 00 0 question Ctle nt, s hould not be changed to one more t °ll ter y a nd less hurtful to ourselves. The Et rn ti ees, it will be seen, took the oppor 4eiNarrotcled them by the secrecy in which ietkr,slll:: fttleignoitsitaetriso.ns are necessarily shrouded, to Foreign affairs is always the t t i) l it' tta groutid on which a weak opposition take ,etia,ie necessity t ' L l d ; but in this instance the people see too of bringing the Dutchman . to 4 es, to be led away by the sophistries of ti ll IN D,4(41„ 4 , 111) VYVYAN and his clique, although pl c ,ny some inconsiderate friends of the SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. kt 1 , ' 4 -ARKET SECOND SPRING A r „ . 0' 11 ; tt TIN G. —( CONCLUDED.) the 501. x '•; - -Besides the two horses placed for the following also started :—Mr. Kirby'. 4. 1 . 1 .;11,', 1 • ; Mr. Bloss's Water Witch, 5 yrs. ; Mr. ,144;h`letraait 4 yrs • Mr. J. Rogers's Whim, 3 yrs. ; \ %l7 alll 's f. ili um , 3 yrs. ; Mr. Clover's b. f. ; Lord - m Lichfield's sister to Terry Alt, Newton's ch. c. by Emilius, 3 yrs. ; and Mr. (11 '‘`°, te t ,l 4 : .by Filho, 3 yrs. Betting, 6 to 4ag st. J o ao ' hor se , 5 to I agst . Whi m , an d 6 to 1 agst . s tlst by a length cleverly. The first race was won °,t ‘t T a t n e4 e by Camarine, ridden by Robinson ; her op it V ri ls Wa.s quite out of his element over the B.C. iN t , 4 t, t; t . tl e• ; speed, notwithstanding his roaring, 4, 41; 4 t , 1 1 4 'd to good account ; is now turned out the Ot t ; 414 brother Incubus was also a roarer, but " e ti NI the dam's side), Tarantella, has not yet 7 disposition to keep up the family failing. 4 1 at, CHESTER RACES. —tger stakes of 25 save., with 50 added by the Sir 'stand committee. (6 subs.) Wt. Z,i; stand La Grace 1 le. n!iee's The G overnor '2 k' n frard's b . c. by Filho 3 At ktG l 'Tnis's Newcastle (late Abel) N ot 4 'got's ch. f. by Sultan 5 tl of 25 save. each, for 2-yr-old, three quarters Itt,., of a mile. (5 subs.) Lo ,tostyn's Vittoria 1 A 14 b erby's M agus 2 t' ll C, f ree handicap of 30 sous. did not fill. No,l ie4 70 BOVS. in specie, the gift f the most Nf r ' e th e Marquis of Westminster. (11 o subs.) l it' Nairmy' s Belmont, 5 yrs Sir' h obson's Ossian, 5 yrs 1 I'. Stanley's Lawrie Todd 3 3 dr. 'NE FUNDS.—(THIS DAY.) kli 1 1 t t ,,. p l CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CK. Vte lis ‘ges concerned in the West India trade strongly de. NC tc h ' plan of Government for the emancipation of the 1 :1;;'tt - ,` I 't West Indies. This, indeed, forms the general mho t te % versation in the City. Upon viewing this scheme,. 'itt ' , li kilt, many obstacles to overcome, and the West India l'ltt, ' ''t ~C Q of opinion that it cannot be carried into effect N ll , -.4 t o '- ke material alterations. The next and most im. kiii ) l lo . , s ideration is what security can the West India t1),„ . ,N ',' Merchants give for the loan to them of fifteen eft4a t ,' great number of their estates being already under ta t 2t I , Much teared, should this plan be carried into , Most of the planters and merchants will be ruined. 4 ' 4 kl Pte,., (V ele s THE FUNDS. IA th e ' Q at the price they left off-127% for account, It • 3' are 871 i. k kt " t he HALF-PAST ONE. k t ,1 4 ,,, .!Ilerai opinion in the City that when the Govern. ' l, ll ' t e k tl ia T r the emancipation of the negroes arriv f es th a ts t It ' island will declare itself independent o i, It t .._ 4„'E`c,,,‘Portm li •olloi ti llit t . } 7 , that Austria, France, and England are going ' i likt, -t i'l 4", e ,Y °llll g Oueen of Portugal, and that an agent, , ~', ,,i itii `Qo above three Powers, is to proceed to Don i r 't ii " i ''le, 4 subject. tnp i ., :il. 4,, riti 101 l were looking down in the early part of the ' , I to 6 . 7 1 °11e at 87 s - > ,, to I,i for the Account, have since li . with little d o i ng . Cp l tla ct, t t4e Account, 87x 7rEE O'CLOCK. 0 CK. 4 p., 4 S °SINi z 1. -, t c'ek . - PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK. liet c!.,it, Red;;;;;..... India Stock 0 28 lit, 7,1t,1tt, c e ...., 861 Ditto Bonds 27 pm. l' , e' Z t ...... ...... 1 ",,, 7 1 South Sea Stock 971 I, ‘ " C 'lt. p - - - Q '''' ,„.,. 1 Ditto Old Ann.......... 851 i t, 4 41:t... - .. e . nt . .....::: ,4 5 Ditto New Ann. Ex. Bills, 10u0/.... 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't n t .... 33, Dutch, 21 per cent 45 11 ..... . 15-- Ditto, 5 per cent B4i COURT OF KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAY). TRIAL OF MR. BARING WALL, M.P. THE KING V. WALL, ESQ MP. The trial of this cause having been fixed for this morn ing, the Court was crowded to excess, and the most in tense interest was excited. At half-past nine o'clock the Lord Chief Justice came into Court, when a special jury was sworn. Lord Melbourne, Lord Auckland, and the Dean of Sa lisbury sat on the Bench, and several other distinguished public characters, among whom was Lord Morpeth, were in different parts of the Court. Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the prosecution ; and Sir JAMES SCARLETT, Mr. F. POLLOCK, and Mr. C. PHIL LIPS for the defendant. Mr. CLARKSON opened the case. This was an indict ment imputing to Charles Baring Wall, Esq., M : P., a misdemeanor, of a most aggravated nature ; and it re quired the most serious attention of the jury . It imputed to him that he was guilty of one of the basest crimes that could be conceived. There were three counts in the in dictment, two of which charged the defendant with doing certain acts for the purpose of inducing the prosecutor to commit an abominable offence, and the third charged him only with a common assault. The prosecutor was John Palmer, who, when the offence was charged to have been committed, was a policeman of the B division, No. I'2. He was a person of fair fame, a fact which in thi. case was of the utmost importance. The defendant was a gentleman of rank, fortune, and fashion, moving in the highest and best circles of society, and whose character had, up to the period when the offence was supposed to have been committed, been perfectly pure. He was from his station of course able to throw around himself the pro tection of the ablest lawyers, and with all the advantages in his favour it would be for the jury to say whether the charge was well founded or whether it was founded only in the prosecutor's base imagination. There were two things for consideration, one of which must inevitably be the result; either the defendant was unworthy to hold that station in society which he had hitherto held, or that the prosecutor was a base slanderer and calumniator. There could not by any possibility be any mistake about that, for the identity of the individual was beyond all manner of doubt. Therefore the ques tion could not be whether the prosecutor was by any possibility mistaken, but whether he spoke the truth. One of the most profound sages of the law, in commenting on this description of offence, said, " It was a charge easy to be preferred, to be proved with some diffi culty, and, if the defendant be ever so innocent, rebutted with the utmost difficulty." There were, however, some means by which juries, fortunately for the purposes of justice, could arrive at the truth, viz., where the party pro secuting was of fair fame, and whether the charge was instantly preferred. The jury, in this case, would find those points in the affirmative ; there were, however, some circumstances in the case which would excite a jealousy of belief, for language was attrilsuted to the de fendant which might raise something like a doubt as to its having been uttered by any human being. The prose cutor's demeanour would be of much importance, and after lie should have undergone all the criticism of his (Mr. Clarkson's) learned friends, it would he for the jury to say whether he spoke the truth. The Learned Counsel then detailed the evidence, as would be proved by the prose cutor, and proceeded to say, that if the jury entertained such a doubt as in charity would lead them to find a verdict only for the common assault they could do so ; hut in his (Mr. Clarkson's) opinion, whether be was found guilty of the two first counts, or of the last count, his character would be blasted for ever. At the same time, every thing dear in life to the prosecutor was also at stake as well as to the defendant. The prosecutor was without profes sional assistance excepting what be (Mr. C.) had been able to afford him,and it was a most painful duty that he felt him self called upon to perform. He should feel great pleasure to;find that the defendant was nos guilty. If they believed the whole story to be a fabrication, let the consequences rest upon the prosecutor's own head ; or if there was any reasonable doubt on the subject, let the defendant have the full benefit of it; but if they were of opinion that there was no fabrication, but that the defendant had polluted the prosecutor's person in the way that would be described, a special jury of Englishmen, whatever was the rank or station of the accused, would do their duty—although, doubtless, a painful one—and return a verdict accordingly. John Palmer, the prosecutor, was then called in, sworn, and deposed as follows. On the 28th of February I was a policeman of the D division, No. 122. At a quarter to one o'clock that morning I was on duty in Harley-street, when Mr. 'Wall came up to me.—[The wit ness here related a conversation of a most revolting na ture, in which the defendant made use of the most horrid oaths.] With that I was going away, but he caught hold of my hand, squeezed it, and put a shilling in it. [The witness here described the nature of the first assault.] I was confused, and did not know what he meant ; I had scarcely time to . speak before he put a half-crown into my hand. He then put his coat aside, and I saw a portion of his dress unbuttoned.—[He then described the second attack, which was like the first, of a disgusting nature.] I then seized him by the collar, and said, with an oath, " Do you; think lam a or what? You shall go to the watchhouse." He then said something, but I cannot re collect what it was. When I got him to the corner of Harley-street, he wanted me to let him go, and he put another shilling into my hand ; he said something about his character, but I don't recollect what. I said " No, I would sooner let a gang of burglars go than I would you." He said," If you leave go of me I will walk quietly." I left go, and be walked until we got to the middle of Cavendish square, when be tried to run away. I caught hold of him by his collar and cuff, and he then said, "If you will let me go I will give you anything." I refused. When we got into Henrietta-street he caught hold of the railings, but on my threatening to spring my rattle for assistance, he walked on, and I took him to the watch-house in Marylebone-lane. Inspector Tull, or Tyrell, took the charge, but I do not know whether he is here ; the man on the reserve who was present when the charge was taken (Frederick Bannister) is here.—(The witness here produced the money which the defendant had given him.) I produced this money at the watchhouse. In the morn ing I found the defendant in the superintendent's room, and the defendant was taken before Mr. Hoskins, of Marylebone office. The evidence and the prisoner's defence were taken down by Mr. Fell, the clerk, who is now in the Court. Cross-examined by Sir JAMES SCARLETT—I have been about two years in the police. I never was concerned in any similar subject, nor ever heard of policemen having made similar charges before. I have heard of one in Hyde park a bit ago. I believe the morning in question was a fine morning, but I cannot say whether it was moon light or not. The defendant had not passed me just before, that I know of. lam not in the habit of saying "good night" to gentlemen passing me, without they first speak. Ido not think the defendant was drunk. I did not take him for a gentleman. I cannot tell any reason for my stopping and co n versing with him ; I merely staid to hear what lie had to say. I thought him a strange sort of chap. A policeman named Tomlinson passed us, but on the opposite side of the way in Harley-street. There was nobody else in the street that I saw. The witness was then examined with great minuteness upon the situa two of his hands and those of the defendant during the assaults, and when the money was given ; the first assault he said, would not have induced him to take the defendant into custody, because he thought it might have been ac cidental, but of the second he could 'not entertain a doubt The whole of the time they were standing together might have been five or six or even ten minutes, he could not precisely tell. Frederick Bannister, policeman, D. 85, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Was the reserved man in the watchhouse is Marylebone-lane on the morning of the 28th of Fe bruary. Recollected Palmer coming to the watchhouse about one o'clock, or a little before. Did not know the distance from the watchhouse to the middle of Maryle bone-lane—could not judge of it, not being in the habit of doing duty there. James Fell examined by Mr. CLARKSON—Is the chief clerk to the Magistrates of the Marylebone Police Office. On the 28th of February last, took down the examination of the prosecutor; after which Mr. Wall was called upon to answer the charge. Witness also took down what Mr. Wall stated, which was as follows :—" I confess to having stopped the witness, and giving him a shilling and half a-. crown ; the other is all a falsification. I never touched him, further than putting the shilling into his hand. It was quite at the lower end of Harley-street that the conversation took place. It is !rue I gave him money to let me go, telling him that whether the charge was substantiated or not, whether it was a grave or trivial one, it would be sufficient to blastmy character. I was surprised tha t I had only given him a shilling to let me go, thinking it was a sovereign. I walked away, and was much surprised when he came and took me." Sir J. SCARLETT submitted whether this was evidence. The LORD CHIEF-JUSTICE considered it so. The charge and examination of the prosecutor were then read, which were precisely the same as the prosecutor had detailed in Court. Sir J. SCARLETT then rose to address the Jury on be half of the defendant. He never felt more anxiety in addressing a Jury in the whole course of his life, than he did at that moment, knowing that if the charge was sub stantiated, it would wound the honour, and blast the prospects, of the highly respectable individual against whom it was made for life, and whatever might be the result of the trial, he was sure that his unfortunate friend would have reason to regret his unfortunate rencontre with the policeman, but he would venture to say if the case was treated by the ordinary rules with which jurors generally considered cases of this kind, and with that impartiality which generally characterised the proceedings of English juries, the result would be an acquittal of the abominable charge that bad been brought against this unfortunate indi vidual. The Learned Gentleman who conducted the case for the prosecution bad stated that he had no per sonal feeling in the issue of the case ; and, alluding to a passage in the works of Lord Hall, he had also stated that charges of this nature were easily made, and very difficult to be refuted. No charge of the nature imputed in the present case was ever made where the scene was not laid where two persons only could be present, one of whom was deprived by law of an opportunity of stating his case, and the other, when such a charge was made, was pledged and tied down to bring forward such evidence as would unquestionably sustain the charge. He prayed the Jury to consider the means left for the most innocent man to defend himself against such a charge. He would suppose any friend of theirs had had the misfortune most unjustly, and most falsely, to have such a charge made against him, upon what principle could they expect him to be defended? There were only two modes, the thoroughly sifting of the examination of the prose cutor in the case, taking care that there was no thing in the main story that was improbable—that all the circumstances taken together had such a proba bility as to leave no doubt in the mind of any man that the witness had spoken nothing but the truth. The other mode of defence was, that the individual against whom the charge was made, could and must rest his case upon his previous character—upon that character which his friends who had known him hest and longest could give of him. Those were the only two modes of defence. With respect to the latter, he would venture to say that of all men, either in public or private life, no one indivi dual could have been selected of whom his friend, from the earliest period of his life, would think it more impro bable that he should use such language as that attributed to him than Mr. Baring Wall. It would therefore become necessary for the Jury to judge whether that lan• gone was not more familiar to the witness than the person from whom it was represented to come. The Jury would have to judge whether it was not more natural to suppose the language was invented by a man with whom it was fami liar for his own purposes, and that he now adhered to that story, knowing that if he was detected, some proceedings of a most serious nature would be instituted against him. The Jury would hear from the mouth• of Mr. Well's own friends, upon their oath, that they did not believe it was possible for him to use that language which had been attri buted to him. He need not tell the Jury who Air. Wall was—it was sufficient for him to say that he bad moved in the first society, had received a religious educa tion, and, as his friends would state, bad never been known to utter one word of blasphemy or sedition. It was therefore impossible for the jury to believe the story which had been told by the policeman, without they supposed Mr. Wall was habituated and had bru talized himself by his passions. He could conceive a man who had been accustomed to treat religion with levity, and who had been successful in a life of immorality, being so abandoned as to attack a stranger in the middle of the street, and place at once at the mercy of that stranger his fortune and his liberty, but he never could believe that a man brought up and educated in religious habits could all at once so far forget himself as to make an attack on a police officer, accompanying that attack with language that be had never been accustomed to before. The jury were aware that Mr. Wall was a Member of the House of Commons ; that House often sat late, and it was not, therefore, at all surprising that any Member after being long confined in so heated an atmosphere, should feel anxious to walk, at the hour stated, for the fresh air; nor was it at all an improbable thing that a gentleman, if he had been treated with civility by a policeman, should give him a shilling ; and it was equally as probable that the person receiving that shilling might conceive a project to turn it to his advantage, and for that purpose might make statements and threats which would alarm a timid person, and induce them to give more money to get rid of so disagreeable a business. Mr. Wall admitted that he had given the prosecutor the shilling and the half.crown, and expressed his surprise that it was not more, thinking that he had given a sovereign. A man of firm nerve, it was true, would resist such a charge to the last ; but the timid would do any thing rather than be placed in so disagreeable a dilemma. The Learned Counsel then proceeded, at some length, to remark upon the evidence given by the prosecutor, and t argue upon its extreme improbability. Mr. Wall did nut deny that money passed between them— and who would not have done so, placed in such cir cumstances? He would have given five sovereigns hail he had them, in order to escape from such an imputation. He would put it to the Jury whether, from their own experience, they did not think that the man, having received the shilling from Mr. Wall, thought he might make more money from him—that he might ex tract a further stun by frightening him, He begged the Jury to look at the case as it stood in reality. What was there in the pretended and absurd remarks about what regiment he bulonged to ? The policema❑ stated before the Magistrate that the question was, " What regiment do you belong to?" But to-day, finding that such an absurdity would not pass with the Jury, he now mended his evidence, and said the question was—" What regiment have you belonged to?" That was a discrepancy to be carefully looked into, and he had no doubt but that the Jury would not forget it. These were the remarks which he would submit to the Jury with confidence, but with great anxiety. He submitted that there were such discrepancies in the testimony of the policeman, as would warrant the Jury to return a verdict of not guilty. But when they heard the character of the accused, from men of all parties, and he might say, from all classes, he conceived they would have no difficulty at all in the case. What were likely to be the habits of a man who could be guilty of such an offence? If you hear that he was a man of such pecu liarly delicate habits as not to allow his body servant to be in his dressing-room while engaged in that act, when they heard that he was a man who had never been heard to utter an oath or an obscene word, even by his most inti mate acquaintances, could they, if all that was proved, possibly believe that such a man would go into the open street and commit such an act upon an utter stranger ? If Mr. Wall, after such a defence, should be convicted, the character and life of no man would be safe—no man would the❑ be safe from the attacks of such characters as that policeman. It would be one of the most odious and successful means by which character might be utterly destroyed. When Mr. Wall was taken to the station house, what could have been easier than to have denied every statement made by the policeman He might have said that the policeman wished to extort money from him —that he had thrust his hand into Isis pocket and taken the half crown by force, and that when he (Mr. Wall) called out, then to screen himself the policeman took him into custody; what would have been easier than that? But Mr. Wall was a man,of such strict morality— had such a regard to truth that he at once told the whole truth, and at once declared that he had given money in order to escape. One fact that was strong against the evidence of the man was, that when Mr. Wall was first taken into custody, after having given the half crown, he took out what he conceived to be a sovereign, and put it into the hand of the policeman ; he was then set at lie herty, and the policeman looked at the money, when he found that it was only a shilling ; then it was that he again laid bands upon Mr. Wall, and took him to the station house. When all these things were proved, he trusted that for the safety of their fellow-subjects--for their own safety, they would at once find a verdict of not guilty, which he was sure would give them pleasure. The Rev. Arundel Bouverie was then called and ex amined by Air. ADOLPHUS—He had known Mr. B. Wall upwards of 20 years. Had been at Eaton with him and afterwards at Oxford, and from that time had been intimate with him. He believed that he had as high a character for morality and religion as any man in Eng• land. His conversation was strictly in accordance with that character, and he had never heard him make use of a single blasphemous or law expression. Dr. Pearson, Dean of Salisbury, had been acquainted with Mr. Wall upwards of twenty-six years. Mr. Wall had been a private pupil of his before he went to Eaton. Knew him there and at Oxford, and afterwards accompa nied him abroad on his travels. His conductduring the whole time he had known him had been most gentlemanly and uniformly correct. Never heard him, upon any occasion, use oaths or blasphemous language. Lord Morpeth said Le had known Mr. Wall for twelve years, and during that time his conduct bad not only been correct and gentlemanly, but he always considered him as being possessed of a most peculiarly decorous and refined mind. The above evidence was corroborated in every degree by -- Smith, Esq. Lords Darnley, Auckland, Elliot; the Hon. W. Ponsonby, Mr. Gutch, an apothes cary, Henry Labouchere, Esq. M.P., Messrs. Lascelles, Calcraft, Sturt, E. Denison, Sloane, Stanley, none of whom had known him a shorter time than 10 years. W. Warner had been butler and valet to Mr. Wall for is years, and bad left him about three. Travelled with him, and as valet it was his duty to attend the dressing of his master. Never was at any time permitted to enter the room when Mr. Wall was undressed. Never heard him swear or use any indecent language all the time he was with him. Could not possibly believe that he could make use of such language as was attributed to him that day. Edward Farrel succeeded \Varner as butler and valet to Mr. Wall. Had been such three years and a half. Never saw any thing in his conduct at all disgusting or obscene, and never on any occasion heard him swear but once, when being very much vexed he said " Damn it." Sir Thomas Baring and Mr. Alexander Baring both had know❑ him from a child, and he was a most reli gious and well-behaved young man.- Lord Sandon was then called, but Sir JAMES SCAR LET", said he would not trespass longer on the patience of the jury, but would leave his case where it was. The Jury, after a minute's consultation, said they would not trouble his Lordship at all, and instantly re turned a verdict of Not Guilty, adding, that Mr. Wall left the Court with a character entirely spotless. We understand Mr. Wall is in the country, but is now expected to return instantly to his Parliamentary duties. WESTMINSTER ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) At half-past one o'clock the Committee of the successful candidate, Colonel Evans, headed by the Chairman, Colonel Hodges, and preceded by a band of music, went in procession from the Crown and Anchor Tavern to the hustings in Covent. garden. Shortly afterwards Colonel Evans arrived on the hust ings, and was received with loud and continued cheers by an immense assemblage. Mr. SMEDLEY, the High Bailiff's assessor, arrived at 2 o'clock, and addressed the meeting, and declared the result of the elec. tion as follows : Col. Evans 4.027 (Cheers.) Sir J. C. Hobhouse 1,875 (Hisses.) Mr. Escott 738 (Cheers.) He consequently declared Lieut.. Col. Evans duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for the city of Westminster. He had endeavoured to perform the duties which had de volved on him with the strictest impartiality, and to afford accommodation to all parties, as far as was consistent with his duty, and he hoped he had not been altogether unsuccessful.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") If any delay had taken place at the St. George's, Hanover-square booth, after the poll was open, he assured them he regretted it, and that it was not his fault, for he had given the necessary directions which he was sorry to say had not been carried into effect. He thanked the candidates and their agents for the facilities they had afforded during this arduous struggle, and he also thanked the meeting for their peaceable conduct, but he entreated of them that on any future occasion they would not act with such violence towards any candidate, as they did on the day of nomination.—(Cheers.) Colonel Evans then addressed the meeting. It now became his duty to address a few words to them. He had ever held that it was the very essence of all popular constitutions — (Mr. Escott at this moment came on the hustings, and was loudly cheered.) When silence was obtained, the Gallant Colonel proceeded to say that it was the very essence of all free constitutions, that the most familiar and unreserved inter change of sentiment should take place between the representa tive and the constituency.—(Loud cheering.) That was the opinion of Mr. Canning, a Tory, and in mention ing that name now, he owed it to Mr. Canning's memory to say, that though a Tory, he rendered before his death a signal piece of service to the country. He quoted that Tory because at the last election, when he acted upon that sen timent, he was stigmatised and abused by the partisans of that party. He had abstained, however, from doing so at the early part of this election, merely with the view of preventing Isis enemies from having the means of again misrepresenting him. But now, in his present station, he defied their misrepresentations, and was ready to give satisfaction to any elector without fear of attack from the partisans who used those weapons against him.—(Loud cheers.) The great cause of their assembling to-day, should be respect ing the house and window taxes, and until they were relieved from those odious taxes, he should consider it his bounden duty to advert to them and repudiate them on every occasion that was in his power.—(Loud cheers.) He knew not how the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the other Members who supported him in his efforts before he came into office to effect a repeal of those taxes, could lay their heads on their pillow on Tuesday night, and sup pose they were not greatly In debt in point of political honour.—(Cheers.) It was then declared that it was impossible to dispense with those taxes without substituting a property tax, or endangering the public faith, and the resources for paying the public creditor. That was altogether a fiction, and there was not the slightest foundation for such a pretence. Reduc tion was the proper way by which the house and window tax should be removed, and in justice to himself he would state, that during the last year he submitted a motion for a reduction of 1,800,0001., and he knew that some of the Ministers were of opinion that that reduction could be accomplished, and that it was just and well-founded. Yet those very Ministers openly opposed the motion in the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) If the Ministers continued the same estimate for the army and the other large establishments, and refused to reduce pensions and sinecures, which they had been all their lives elo quently contending for, he, for one, would consider that they had forfeited all claim to the confidence of the country.—(Cheers.) In speaking of the conduct of their late representative, he could not be suspected now of having any improper motive, nor did be wish to use strong language with respect to him, but to speak of him merely as a statesman, and of Isis conduct and its conse quences as a warning to other men in similar high stations. He should say then that the conduct of their late Representa tive was quite indefensible, either as a Minister of the Crown or as a Representative of the people. Upon his (Sir J. Hob house's) own showing, both in print and verbally, if the motion of Lord Althorp had not been carried, calamities scarcely to be described would have befallen the country. If that was his opinion, had he not broken hls faith to the Crown by not voting for that motion 2—(Hear, hear.) On the other hand, he had clearly not answered the expectations of the electors of Westminster.—Continued cheering.) The duty of a Representative of the people was paramount to that of a servant of the Crown even when the two duties clashed.—(Hear, hear.) He would now allude to one or two points in which the public took great interest. First, there was the tax on knowledge.— (Hear, hear.) Lord Althorp and others had pursued conduct equally culpable and equally indefensible with respect to :this subject, for they had brought forward motions year after year for the repeal of this very tax, and now refused to give the people any material relief from its pressure.—(Hear, hear, and a cry of " What do you think of corn laws 2") lie assured the elector who referred to the corn laws, that he should not be wanting to put them upon a more just footing than they now were.—(Loud cheers.) With respect to triennial Parlia. ments and the ballot, he sincerely advocated them. He had been called a " Destructive," but he was one desirous of supporting ancient institutions in preference to having new ones, except when there was something radically wrong in the old. Now triennial Parliaments was an ancient institution of the country, which should have his warmest support.— (Cheers.) The ballot he was convinced of the absolute neces sity of their having, and he had no doubt that the want of it had prevented at least 1,000 or 1,500 voters taking the part they wished in this election.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then censured the Government for not having at once passed the Factory Bill without inquiry. With respect to slavery, he had only this morning seen in the papers an account of the Government plan. Upon the cursory view he had taken of it, there were one or two important points of it in which he did not think he should be able to concur. Ministers proposed to advance 15,000,0001. to the sell.styled proprietors of the slaves, by way of loan.—(Laughter, and cries of " Shame.") The details of this loan were not stated, but he did not think he should be able to concur in it, unless he was satisfied of the security for its repayment, and of the payment of the interest of that large sum; as it was proposed also that this country skeu Id pay the expenses of the public establishments of the We,t Indies—(A laugh)—if such a thing as this was neces sary in any of our colonies, the sooner we got rid of them the better.--(Cheers.) He had now to return his best thanks to the Tory candidate and to his supporters, for he had n ver witnessed in any contest more manly, honourable conduct than those gentlemen had displayed. He appreciated the motives, recollections, and associations, which had no doubt honestly actuated many of the opponents of the party of Sir John Hobhouse, but at the same time, he must say that to the persons who had directed the operations of that party, he owed no thanks, and had no obligations to confess.—(Cheers.) Well knowing that the representation of Westminster was the brightest garland in the power of the people to bestow, and fully feeling the splendid honour which they had imposed upon him, he would endeavour to the very utmost of his power to show, by his conduct, that he was worthy of his situation. He hoped his Majesty's Government would take warning by the present event, and conduct themselves with more propriety, more consistency, and more faith towards themselves and to the public than, he was sorry to say, they had for the last six months.—(Hear.) He had now only to offer his individual thanks tothe Deputy High Bailiff (Mr. Smedley) for his excellent and upright conduct throughout the whole of the contest. He had to request that they would give a fair hearing to every gentleman, and particularly to the unsuccessful gentlemen, who might think proper to ad dress them, and that the whole of their triumph might be conducted throughout the day with good order and tranquillity, and without offence to either party. There was one circum. stance more he would allude to—namely, with respect to the proceedings which had lately taken place at the polling places, and which had been commented upon in several of the newspapers. He had thought it right to have the oath administered to each person as he came to the poll, as 30 or 40 people, representing themselves to be voters, had appeared to poll for Sir John Hobhouse, and whom it was discovered were not voters.—(Cheers.) Mr. WILD then came forward on the part of Sir John Hob house, amidst hooting and hissing, and begged the meeting to listen to him but for a few moments. He was sure the commu nication he was going to make would be received with gladness. He begged, in Sir John Hobhouse's name, to return the electors his most hearty thanks for the support they had rendered him. —(Hisses.) There had been a report current that morning, that owing to certain informalities, it was the intention of Sir John Hobhouse to avail himself of those informalities, and to endeavour to displace their present Member ; but he had now to state, on the part of Sir John Hobhouse, that it was not his intention, nor the intention of any of his f:iends, at all to disturb that election which they had now carried,—(Bravo, bravo!) As he had the misfortune to be in the minority—(Laughter) — he hoped that that good feeling which had always existed among the electors of Westminster, would be restored, and he trusted, now that the election was finished, they would all go to their respective homes--(Laugh ter, and a cry of" 'We have sent Sir John home!")—that the same good feeling that they had always manifested one towards another, would be continued, and that they would bury in eternal oblivion any unpleasant feelings that might have arisen during the contest.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Escorr then came forward, and was received with cheers. He entreated them most earnestly that they would be as quiet as possible, in order that he might be able to do his duty to them without injuring them_ selves.—(Hear, hear.) They had been engaged in a great contest for the independence of the first city in England; those who had been engaged in that contest had had different views of political and public principles, but he was willing to give them all credit for entertaining those opinions in sincerity,", and allow to others the full indulgence which he claimed for himself.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Bravo.") He had always stood forward upon public grounds, and public grounds alone, and it was upon those grounds that he now entreated their attention, whilst he explained two or three charges which had been made against him, and which he knew, if unexplained, must operate prejudicially to his in terests and the rights of honest Englishmen.—(Cheers.) He would first observe, that those charges were in themselves so very opposite in their nature, that he might content himself with placing one set of charges against the other, and trusting to their own manifest contradiction for the best refutation of their truth. But he would not do that, for he had no secrets, no concealments, and he would state to them plainly and fairly what had been said against him, and he would state to them plainly and fairly what was the answer he meant to give.—(Cheers.) It had first of all been said to him, and said by some few friends in whom he placed great confidence, and whose opinions upon some qustions he re spected, that he ought not to have persevered to the end of this contest, because by so doing he had carried the election of Colonel Evans.—(Loud cheering.) If the question with him had been a comparison between the merits of Sir John Hobhouse and Colonel Evans, then he would have considered that objection, but Ir. would undoubtedly have decidedly differed from his friends.—(L)ud cheers.) But that had never been a question with him; the question with him had been to stand forward upon his own principles and to give the electors an opportunity of declaring whom they preferred. he now came to the next objection that had been made to him, and made by electors equally worthy and equally respectable, but with whom he did not have the same acquaintance, and that objection was that he was forsooth a Tory, and there that he had no right to come forward and claim their confidence. That objection had beenl very powerfully stated, and was made use of yesterday with great success, and with extraordinary talent and eloquence by a Learned Gentleman, who he wished might be then present, who had made a long speech after he (Mr. E.) had concluded yesterday. lie had already told the electors that there was nothing in a name—it mattered little whether a man was a Whig, a Tory, a Radical, a Democrat, or a Monarchy man, as long as he advocated those measures which were likely to lead to the happiness and prosperity of the people.—(Loud cheers.) That Learned Gentleman had at tacked him , not in direct terms, but by insinuations. The course he had adopted was, that he first called him Tory, he then talked of the principles of Tories in other days, and had said that they were the oppressors of the people--that they had no common feel ing and interest with the people, and without telling him to his face that he had no common feeling with the people, for if he had done so he should have contradicted him, he endea. voured to lead the - , electors to: believe that he: was not worthy of their confidence. All he (Mr. Escott) wanted was a specific charge made against him by some honourable and worthy elector of Westrninster.—(Hear, hear, hear.) If that man would come forward, be he who he might, and say what it was he had known against him adverse to the interests of the people, he would immediately answer him. If there was any doubt upon that point, the electors of Westminster, by their fair and candid conduct, had proved to the contrary. If he had been guilty of airy of those acts which had been attributed to him, he should never have been shameless enough to have presented himself at the hustings of Westminster. Of all the countries in the world England stood proudly pre eminent, The inhabitants of every other nation preferred her next to their own, and he had no hesitation in saying that the country which was second to all, was the first in the world. England had long been the chosen cradle of liberty.— (Hear, hear, and cheering.) It was there that she was first nourished, and from which she spread to other clime. It was in this country that he would ever try to maintain her. If he were asked what form of Government he thought the best for this country, and most calculated to preserve her liberties, he wouid say that sire should have a benevolent King upon the throne, and an honest Parliament to support him.—(Loud cheering.) He entirely agreed with the statements that had been made yesterday, that Parliament ought to be the mirror of the people ; but to be a faithful one, it must be the mirror of all classes.—(Continued cheering.) He would not detain them longer than to say what he should deem it his duty to do on any future vacancy in the represen tation of the city of Westminster. If, from what the electors now knew of him, they should, on any such occasion, call upon him to stand again as a candidate—(Hear) — they would find that he would be ready. But in saying this, he must also state, that it was a matter of surprise to him to witness the small portion of the whole number of electors who had recorded their votes on the poll. He had been told, too, that many voters who had promised him their support, had been prevented by improper intervention. Was this, he would ask, redeeming the promise of a reforming Government, that nothing should take place to impede elections ?—(Cries of " No, no.") To those who had not shown the alacrity which they ought to have shown in voting for him, he would say, that yesterday he was not angry with them,—that today they had his contempt—that to-morrow he would afford them his pity, and that the day after Ire hoped most sincerely he should for ever forget them.—(Loud cheers.) He depre cated the conduct of those who had deceived the expectations they had themselves raised, and the fulfilment of which they had utterly destroyed. If it was proper that there should be changes in the Legislature, it was surely as proper there should be changes in the Legislation.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that they would not have to lament their confidence in those who had given them so many loud promises and pro fessions. He did not mean to attribute anything improper to the Gallant Colonel and his party, but they, like the Whigs, might disappoint the expectations of the people, who would then have to fall back upon that party which had always acted fearlessly, and he believed honestly, for the public good, and he again begged to thank them most sincerely for their patience in hearing him throughout.—(Loud cheering.) Mr. SMEDLEY then came forward, and said that their repre sentative had returned thanks, and they had heard the other candidates; he had nothing now to do but to retire and sign the return. He therefore declared that the meeting was at an end. The Gallant Colonel then got into his carriage, which was in waiting decorated with a profusion of blue ribbons, and drove off, accompanied by a band of music and a great concourse of his friends. SUN OFFICE, Five o'Cloci A very numerous meeting of the House of Commons took place this afternoon at the Foreign Office, on the in vitation of Lord Althorp, for the purpose of hearing in greater detail the plan proposed by Ministers for the abo lition of slavery in the West India colonies. Between two and three hundred Members were present, but Mr. Fowell Buxton did not attend. The plan was explained at great length, and several Members remarked upon it. The prevailing feeling appeared to be one of dissatisfac tion, the abolitionists thinking it did not go sufficiently far, and the planters disapproving of any attempt to inter fere with the rights over slave labour, which they now enjoy. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY, FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, M►Y 10.—Wind W.—Arrived from the river and sailed the Brilliant, Hopton, for the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind S.W., light —Arrived the James, Stokes, from Lisbon ; sailed his Majesty's ship Lame, for the West Indies. FALMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind variable, light breezes.— Arrived the Lady Emma, Clark, from St. Michael's; and Sarah, Piggott, from Scilly. BRISTOL, MAY 10.—Arrived the Queen Ann, Sampson, from Jamaica. _ _ DUBLIN, MAY B.—Arrived the Favourite, Silk, from London. CARDIFF, MAT B.—Arrived the Commerce, Henalt, from Oporto. WATERFORD, MAY S.—Arrived the Mary, Moss, from Memel ; and Superb, Scurlock, from London. GOTTENBURG, May I.—The quarantine is taken off ships from British ports, but Ireland is still suspected. ELSINORE, MAY 4.—The Sophia, Pearson, from Memel, is reported to have put:into Eartholms, leaky, yesterday, having been on shore. La Grange, bound to New York, has put back to Liverpool with damage. , COURT OF COMMON COUNClL.—Yester day the discussion on the subject of the City of London Day and Night Consolidation Police Bill was resumed. The interest was greatly increased, the Court was crowded, and multitudes of the inhabitants of the wards were be. hind the bar. Upon several occasions the Court exhibited symptoms of insubordination of a less enlightened kind than has been usually seen of lat e . The question was, wheth er the Court should agree with the report of the police com mittee, which recommended the adoption of the Bill. Mr. Lana had , . the preceding day, mov e d th e p rev i ous ques tion, which is to the effect of getting rid of the question ; and M . r. LEca's motion wa s carr i e d yes t er d a y by a la r ge majonty, so that, for the present, the Bill is lost. SALMON FISITING.—The salmon fishing on the Clyde is beginning to be productive to the different tacksmen. The shots from the Broomielaw to Paisley water-mouth are daily sending a considerable number of fish to the market. Salmon is selling at from Is. 2d. to Is, 6d. per lb. SLAVE EMANCIPATION. The following is the Government plan is proposed — I. That every slave, upon the passing of this Act, shall be at liberty to claim, before the protector of slaves, custos of the parish, or such other officer as shall be named by his Majesty for that purpose, to be registered as an apprenticed labourer. 11. That the terms of such apprenticeship should 1.4. That the power of corporeal punishment should be altogether taken from the master, and transferred to the magistrate. 2d. That in consideration of food and clothing, and such allowances as are now made by law to the .lave, the labourer should work for his master three fourths of his time, leaving it to be settled by con tract whether for three-fourths of the week, or for each day. 3d. That the labourer should have a right to &aim employment of his master for the remaining one-fourth of his time, according to a fixed scale of wages. 4th. That during such one-fourth of his time the labourer should be at liberty to employ himself else where. sth. That the master should fix a price upon the labourer at the time of his apprenticeship. 6th. That the wages to be paid by the master should bear such a proportion to the price fixed by him, that for the whole of his spare time, if given to the master, the negro should receive 1-12th of his price annually ; and in proportion for each lesser •erm. 7th. That every negro, on becoming an appren tice, shall be entitled to a money-payment weekly, in lieu of food and clothing, should he p , efer it, the amount to be fixed by a magistrate with reference to the actual cost of the legal provision. Bth. That every apprenticed 'abourer be bound to pay a portion, to be fixed, of his wages, half yearly, to an officer to be appointed by his Majesty. 9th. That in default of such payment the master be liable, and, in return, may exact an equivalent amount of 1 ibour without payment in the succeeding half' year. 10th. That every apprenticed negro. on payment of the price fixed by his master, or such portion of it as may from time to time remain due, be abso lutely free. 11th. That every such apprentice may borrow the sum so required, and bind himself, by contract before a magistrate, for a limited period, as an ap prenticed labour. r to the lender. 111. That a loan to the amount of 15,000,000/. sterling be granted to the proprietors of West In dian estates and slaves, on such security as may be approved by commissioners appointed by the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury. IV. That such loan be distributed among the different colonies, in a ratio compounded of the ►,umber of slaves, and the amount of exports. V. That the half-yearly payments hereinbefore authorized to be made by the apprenticed negroes be taken in liquidation of so much of the debt con tracted by the planter to the public. VI. That all children who at the time of the pass ing of this Act shall be under the age of six years be free, and be maintained by their respective parents. VII. That in failure of such maintenance they be deemed apprentices to the master of the parents (without receiving wages), the males till the age of 24, the females to the age of 20, at which pe riods respectively they and their children, if any, shall be absolutely free. VIII. That this Act shall not prevent his Ma jesty from assenting to such Acts as may be passed by the colonial Legislatures for the promotion of in dustry or the prevention of vagrancy, applicable to all classes of the community. IX. That upon the recommendation of the local Legislatures, his Majesty will be prepared to recom mend to Parliament, out of the revenues of this country, to grant such aid as may be deemed neces sary for the due support of the administration of justice, of an efficient police establishment, and of a general system of religious and moral education. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a good supply of Vegetables at this morning's mar ket, but that of Fruit was rather limited; trade somewhat brisk ; prices about stationary, s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. Potatoes (cwt.) Ca',bages (12) 1 0 2 0 Apples 3 0 10 0 Ditto Red 20 46 Onions 26 40 Brocoli 0 9 1 0 Seville Oranges (100).. 7 6 10 0 Horse Iladish(bundle) 3 6 5 0 Sweet Oranges 3ti 8 0 Rhubarb 0 6 1 0 Lemons 7 0 13 0 Celery 0 6 1 l Asparagus Carrots (12bunches)... 3 6 5 6 French Beans Turnips Coleworts or Greens 2 0 3 0 French ditto 4 0 6 0 Leeks 0 6 1 0 Spanish Hazlenuts .... 4 0 6 0 Young O n ions 2 0 3 U Brazilian Nuts 0 :4 0 For. Grapes (per 1b.).... 0 8 2 6 Turnip Greens (bush )0 6 0 9 English, Forced ..... ... 8 0 10 0 Broceli Sprouts 0 6 0 O Pine Apples (lb.) BOlO 0 Radishes (12 hands)... 1 0 1 0 New Potatoes 0 9 1 01Parsnips (dozen) 0 9 1 0 Strawberries (ounce)... 2 0 5 O'Young Carrots (bunch) 0 8 1 0 Small Salad (punnet).. 0 2 0 3 Cucumbers (brace) 1 6 3 0 Sea Kail 0 8 1 OiCosLettuces (per score).? 0 3 1-4 HAY MARKETS.--tAt per Load of 30 Trumsee.) CUMBERLAND. Supply moderate, trade dull, and prices stationary. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to .V 2 1 0 K e w Meadow Hay .......... .................. 0 0 0 L. Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Itye-grass Hay 3 15 4 3 Clover Hay 4 5 5 15 Oat Straw......£l Bto £1 101 Wheat Straw 1 10 1 10 SMITHFIELD. Supply good, trade dull, and prices aboutistationary. Coarse neavy Lowland Meadow Hay .42. 15 to £3 0 Sew Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay......... 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)....£s o... Generally !at Straw ... £1 4to .£1 01 Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 HAMBURG MARKETS. HAMBURG, Afar 3.—Bonsxx HALLE.—Several par cels of Wheat have been taken during the week for exporta tion, for consumption very little ; the arrivals were chiefly of inferior quality. In Rye little was done. Barley finds buyers, but at reduced prices. Oats are heavy, though with a short supply. From the 20th to the 26th ult. 26 cargoes of corn passed through the Sound for British, 12 for Dutch, and 4 for Norwegian ports ; of 3 the destination was unknown. Rix-dollars. Wheat, Anhalt, white ----- red WI to 85 84 to MASKS ---- Mecklenburg -- Holstein -- Lower Elbe 6O to 68 Rye, Upland 7O to '72 -- Danish 52 to 5 5 Petersburgh and Riga. 75 to 76 Barley, Auhalt 45 to 50 -- Mecklcnburgh 4O to 43 Lower Elbe Oats, Mecklenburg 2B to 32 Lower Elbe 24 to 26 Malt, Pomeranian 4O to 43 Buck Wheat 47 to 52 Pease, Upland, yellow Beans 42 to 50 The following is the quantity of grain imported and exported during the week : Lasts Imported. Lasts Exported. Wheat Rye 6B Barley Oats 9l Pease Tares l7 Rapeseed l 5 HAMBURG STOCK EXCHANGH, MAY 7, HALF-PAST Two o'CLocK.—The prices of funds have improved. Purchases of Austrian, tt. R hr u ee ssi per an, c a e n n d t Prussian Stock, have been made to-day at the quotations. ADl' Russian nnsggc 11°..°-unDt ln sc ription, anißussian s hlmr CaLoan. n, 5 per 71U, 1® 913, Ditto, ditto, 1831 90% Ditto, ditto, 1832.1832. Polish Bonds 90% 11436 Prussian Bonds, 1832 Austrian Bank Shares ..... Ditto Metalliques • .......... ... 1226 93 New Austrian Four per Cents 83% Spanish 3 per Cents. 43 —Hamburg Reporter. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG ' MAY 7.-13 13; two months, 1 311 34. BREMEN, MAY 3.—Two months, 613 612. CHRISTIANA, APRIL 27.—Three months, 6 28. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 26.—Ninety days, 14 10. BERLIN, MAY 2 —Three months, 6 27%. PRUSIAN FUNDS—BERLIN, M A Y 4. K . Du se sist h tiao u n i d d Eit Sc ntog h .i.i .. 6.l 4 .,.. p Lo. e .. r .a. c .n e .: l 22 . l . B .. : ..... ............ cc .. cre . :,,, .. tt ................... : . : . : ...............4., t Ditto ditto, 80nd5.... 1830, 4 percent. ____.—................... agiseestiin cdoismtr7ei t t 4 ti committing tdhreeadi island d r ravages By accounts from Matanzas of the Ist of owed that from 10,000 to 12,000 persons, of whom at least two-thirds are negroes, have been carried off. Cuba.Ar° the chtheleLarthweArsa