The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-16 00:00:00

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of last (Thursday) Evening contained : The eontibuatien of the reports of the Railway Com mittees of the House of Commons. The Betting at o f Tat t te h e rsal Trial of Connor , l's, up to seven o' at clo the Old The conclusion . •Balley. Parliameutary proceedings of the Evening, being a full report of the Debates in the House of Com mons, up to a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. RAILWAY NEW S • liscribers and others interested in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS before the RAJ'-WAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD EDITION of TUE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY. Sun-0070e, 112, Strand. --- Now ready, in 2 vols. tivo., with Portrait, 245. bound, MEMOIRS OF pRiNcE C HARLES STUART, Commonly called THE YOUNG PRETENDER." With Notices of the Rebellion in 174.5. BY CHARLES L. KLOSE, Esq. jlestry 06iburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 3 vols., Mil. D'ISRAELI'S NEW WORK, " SYBIL ; or, THE TWO NATIONS." tieury Cplburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborongkstreet. To be hail et all Booksellem and at all the Librotries tkroughout Ste Kingdovo. ___----- Ncir reaklY, in vols. aro., with Portraits. CI D M A li 0 N' S A FIRST COLLECTIVE EDITION of the LETTERS of the Ajtl. of CIiaTERFIRLD. Including numerous Letters and seve ral 'Political Characters, new first published from the Original MSS. Printed tuliforinly with Mr. Bentley's Collective of Horace Walpele'sUtters. 'Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in ordinary to her Majesty)). ----o .w zr-, - WEB 111A.IRBTA TILEATRItt. TO-MORROW MTENING Wm girperfigrael (for the first time these two years) Dofttoettre 9poryt, etititied LIItiD 'DI CILA.MOUNI. Linda, Madame Cas *llan (has flr4 apitea ein that character). The Dauseoses irl sea (under the direction of Madame Jesepbble Weiss) will appear in some of their favourite Pea. litecween the las of the Opera the highly successful Scena and " Pee des A.1110tilli," by the Danseusea Vieanolees ; and in the course of the Evening " La Liongrolse," anti the highly successful " Pas Rococo." Atka which, for this occasion only, the Divertissement of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV.. In whieh Ydlla. Ladle Grahn will appear u a titer of the Court of Luis XIV., and will dance with 3ldlle. In Costume of the sane O onrt, the celebrated " Minuet de la Geer" sod " Gavotte." " Pas de iqz" from the Ballet ef RATA. by &Mlle. L. Grahn and Ferret, eapported ky Ferdiaaad, Casual, Denaelisse, and 114onoelet. " Le Contilllon." by right Coryphees of the Corps de Ballet. " La Craorrisonnor (Pas do Caraotere), by Mdlle. Lucile Gratin, and the oelebrattd Pas do Quatre, from " La Lae des Fee," by Mdlle. Coritol.Fordinand, Nfoncelet, and M. St. Leon. Beaglis Opera of " Pirate," and litossini's Opera of "La Gazza Ladrif" will be repeated forthwith. Didlle. Carlotta Grist is daily expected- in town, and will shortly aPPear• Applications for Roses. Stalls, and Pit Tiakets is be made at the Operst-cilice, Colonnade, ilaymarket. - . HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TM Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfally hifonned, that there will be an Extra Night (not Included in the Subscription), ON THURSDAY, MAT 22, !Mon will be performed Mozart's Opera, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna. Madame Grist ; Donna Elvira, Madame Rita Borio ; Zerlina, Madame Anaide Castellan; Don Giovanni, S. Fornasari ; Don Ottavlo, Sig. Mario ; Il Commandatore, Sig. I3otelli; Masetto, Big. , F. Lablacho; Leporello, Sig. Lablache. Tie Danseuses Nriennoises (ander the direction of Madame lo w/111e Weiss) will appear in some of their favourite Pas. 7.0.b0 followod by a variety of Attractive Entertainments, in which 4111 apptsar ydlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Ladle Gratin, M. fie. Leon, and M. Perrot. To conclude with LA. ESMERALDA. La Eameralda, Caphibea Grist. I,ppilialiona for Box, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at Om Box, Opona Colonnade. Doors open at Leven; to command at Half-paat o,Cloek. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING will be repeated as entirely new and Original Opera. entitled TAD INCEANTRES,S. The Music composed by M. W. Balls ; the •.elmtie, by U. de St. Georges and Mr. Bunn. in the Orchestra. Mr. Balfe will, on this occasion. preside Boa Sylvie. Mr. W. Harrison ; Ramir, Mr. Borrani ; Duke 4L'lgniia, Mr. Weiss; Nugnez, Mr. 11. Ilerncastle ; Pacheco. Mr. barker; Stella, Madame Anna Thillon. Te conclude wtth the Last Act of the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. The Hulce of Silesia , M onsieur Gasparini ; Giselle, Mdlle- Pella. Drgist Circle, 79 ; Boxes, ; Pit, as ; Gallery. 2s ; Upper Gallery, U. taxes. Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Tar- Jens, at the Box-office of the Theatre. TH EASSRETEE ROYAL. B. WEBSTER. HAYMARKET. LE, MR. B THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by DollglE/1 Jerrold, tretitled TIME WORKS WONDERS. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farren ; Felix Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam. Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Bessy Tulip, Madame Testris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue Miss Tucker. Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Hamby. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravagtraza, entitled TIER GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, d. Bland. Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DIRK. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. 'UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELZATE. THIS Will be performed PAUL PRY. Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, htr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs. Yates ; Phoebe, Miss Woelgar. After which will be repeated, TILE PRETTY GIRLS OF STIL EBRO. Ernest, Mr. Webster, in which he will give his celebrated pena lisation of the Emperor Napoleon ; Margot (her original oharao terielliadame Celeste. cpnelude with a New Grand Empirical Exposition. called GtORGR AND TILE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Ileasrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John. Saunders Selby; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. tIiBIiGESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-TREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADD. THIS EVENING AVM be repeated Auber's Comic Opera, entitled LE DIX D'OLONNE. Gaspard. Mr. Leffler ; The ChevalieMr,i Cr.M Allen Blanesßlanesde Molina. Mane. Helen Cundell; Mariquita, ss rant. Alter whielp d Sew Divertissement, entitled LE PILINTEMPS. 1444PPorte1 31eSers. Gilbert and Marshall, Miss Bailin and Miss Marshall. To concinde with a New Farce, entitled LOVE IN LIVERY. Lord Sparkle, Mr. W &Ma Lacy ; Paul Pattatt, Mr. Compton ; Miss Emma Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. I. Walla.*; Stage Direetor, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. • UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Ebert Week of another New Burlesque. Brilliant Snocess of " Our New Governess" every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Original Comedy, entitled OUR NEW GOVRRNES'S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, itauton, and Keeley; firs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, Misr Arden, and Mrs. Yo ley. Previous to whteh a New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. WoolliElgs and Miss Dawson. To conclude with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric, "Fair'', Romantic Burlesque, entitled CINDERELLA. The Principal 'aracters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, Mr. J. 'W. Collier, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Villar Miss l'airbrother , Mrs. WOollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, ikc. The Box-office is open daily, under the ;direction of Mr. Grogan soul Ten till Four. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—FRENCH PLAYS. Mt. MITCHELL be ;r3 to announce that, as the Engagements o Plessy and Monsieur R,egnier, will unavoidably terminate CM the 28th instant, the present representation will le positively the Last Night bat Six of their performances. THIS EVENING Will be performed Duval's popular Comedy, PROJECTS DE MAR lAGE; on, icS deux Militaires Pedro, .Monsieur Regnier ; ItoSallne, 3ldlle. Plessy. • 'Po conclude with a N ew Comedy, entitled LE MARI ala CAM PAGA E. Fenitnand Colombet. Monsieur Regnier : M. Mathieu, Mei:Blear Oortigny ; Ursule, Mademoiselle Plessy. Ploctet4, Gs. • Plt, 38. 6d. ; Amphitheatre,Gallery, 2s. Doors 'will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances commence $t gale-past. r.• ASTLEI"S ROYAL AMPIIITHFUTRE. PROPItIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES. 1 compliance with the wish of several influential and fashionable and in order to accommodate those who, residing at a die ' tee,are prevented from visiting the nightly representations at the Amphitheatre, as well as with a view to the gratification of the juvenile members of families, Mr. BATTY has concluded an arrange ment with Mons. Tournaire for FOUR DAY PERFORMANCES, introducing the entire troop of French Equestrians. Thesis per. forFuances will take place on every THURSDAY, commencing on the.22d and 29th May, June 5 and 12. 'ire doors will be opened at Halt past One , an d the performance evil) commence at Two o'Clock precisely. Full programmes of the Entertainments will be issued immediately, and can be had by ap plication at the Box-office. DAVIDGE'B ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Entirely New Entertainments, and re-engagement of the World's 'Wonder, who, having recovered from his late accident, will perform some New and Astonishing Feats. THIS E.VENING Will be -performed a New Local Driuna, entitled THE OLD ELF:PETE PRISON; or, The Widow and her Suitors. Splendidly rap gyrated and supported by the Entire Company. be to/low4. by the Extraordinary Feats of the American Sampson. To conclude with a New Melodrama, entitled THE SECRET FOE ; • or, The Mason of Abbeville. !laces end Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box - nine . % from Eleven to Pour. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. -- - THIS EVENING Will be repeitted a New and Original Nautica l Drama. entitled %lit YELL°. ADMIRAL ; or, The Perils of the Battle and the Breeze: Supported by the whole Company. After which, an Original Laughable Faroe, entitled WILFUL MURDER. Mr. Cons-I. Mr. Erseer Jones ; Pythagoras Sphoon, Mr. J. Herbert; Frank Featherly, Mr. T. IL Higgie : Rhode, Mrs. O. Tice; Whiskers, Mils E. Terry. 'To eon-elude with an entirely New and Original Drama, entitled 7115 nLD TOLL 110Uct ; or, The Carrier and his Dog. In which Mears. Cony, Blanchard, and the Dog Rector will perform. A DIYIBILENT SUBJECT EACH SEASONI-GRAND OPENING FETES. Rttlibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by I 1 R. li. PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her impost Gracious MAJESTY, ker Majesty the (WREN DOWAGER, U. R. H. PRLIOE ALBERT, &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. A Magnificent modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, the `ride of Scotland and of Scotchmen, and the immortal Scott's " iia Romantic Towit." Introducing the Old and New Town, the Nee I soh, ea it formerly extsteAl, the Calton Hill. Nelson's Monument, isthufs Beat. &tll9bttry Craggs, the Castle, Air Walter Scott's Monu s...ont, the !tempi Institution. Hall-reed Palace, and all the most inter esting featrtres of " Auld Reekle." The proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his al Highness Prince Albert. and he is delighted to say it met with Lis m ost dead° and perfeet-approval, and from the more than usual ... . . oars-which boa been observed in its execution, he points it out as the happioat production of Mr. Danson's pencil. The drawings wer made by Mr. Denson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye view ighletpal objects of the Old and Now Town, the Firth of Forth, &c* The FIZOMBNADR CONCERTS, so decidedly popular at this Xstabilshment, will this season be on an unusually effective scale. Mr. 11110DFREIY has been occupied sine° the close of last summer, la - r osinF sad arrangirig a varied and pleasing succession of superior Novelties, which will be produced in rotation, including some Ori -0,4 rives hy rrst ri3 Composers, not yet performed in this country. At Dull 441145 lace the most extraordinary Exhibition of F E-pire a.-euer-_t The er.:lre of the Gigantic Model All be Shinektakd. The different devices in front of the hou ses, the lire. oft the - Calton dill, Arthur's Seat, and the sarrounding Mann tigna,.thOgilratnation. pfNelson' Monument, and all the rejoicings erixtek took pitcts nix het Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour trayell. And; NC a-pimptle, a grand Aquatic Royal and Patriotic 'Di blau,, Fifty - 4'eet, telleight, will be exhibited Albert the centre of the 'Leta 1 . The POrtrettat her Majesty and Prince , surmounted - by/Anse , an d sari , ed by emblems and other devices will be In tl lleetr.--L • T•• •• eau designed and executed by Mr. Denson. A Mr. Scpthby been occupied fbr months in giving effect to this isAtehredit inad •rb design, which combined with the Faux D'Artl the Salute and Discharge of Rockets from the castle and stir ratudin heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrstzchnic Display er er witnessed. at reelfiretrttke C,arnivora, at half-past Four ; Pelicaza, Ave Six; and Pyrotechnic Display at Nine. Admission, One Shilling. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY Is . 1845. and Toulouse (Mackenzie), sf. ; ditto and Cette (Espeleta), 16f. 25c. • CI sil and St. Quentin , If. 25 c. ; Paris and Stras burg ( Ganneron), 15f.; Dijon and Mulhausen, sf. pal as well as moral law, when dealing with that exercise, they ought not to have any existence what ever. Yet the Act of Parliament to which Mr. BRODERIP referred, indnces, if it do not compel, the magistrate to be constantly screening the possessor of property from these penal liabilities on account of offences against the law, while fey are constantly enforced to their utmost extent, and in their severest stress, against the destitute of property. The late Mr. Under-Secretary DRUMMOND is immortalised by his apothegm that " Property has its duties as well as its rights." But our stipendiary magistrates have been in the habit, too long, of improving upon that apothegm, by illustrating another—namely, " that property has its wrongs as well as its rights." That is to say, the privilege of committing wrongs,— a luxury which your moneyless man is no more to be permitted, in their opinion, than a pauper husband, whose wife has eloped from him, and deserted her family, should be entitled to a sentence of divorce by the House of Lords, " a .rin.cu/o matrimonii." Obse quious magistrates have established a regular tariff of rebukes and animadversions in disposing of cases of assault and battery, as the Act of Parliament has prescribed a regular tariff of money fines and their " Exchange rates" of equivalent terms of imprison ment. To a roystering Marquis, or a pugnacious Viscount, or a silly spendthrift Lord, they have graduated admonitions to be addressed to the noble offender,—as " a nobleman of such distinguished rank and station," a " person whose high rank should have preserved him from so committing him self;" a "young nobleman so highly connected." A run-over policeman, a capsized gate-keeper, a knocked up pa ter familial tradesman, or a knocked-down shop - man, are apprised that they had better retire, and see whether they cannot settle matters with the noble accused ; or, the Marquis is ordered to pay 101.; the Earl, 71.; the young Viscount, 51. ; which in each of their cases is readily produced. The complainant steps down and disappears ; the young aristocrat bows with mock humility to the bench, the Magis trate smiles benevolently, and the Court is cleared — the police " officer" showing out their recent pri soners with a degree of deference proportioned to the expectations they indulge of the acknowledgment they may receive or return. But, lot some ambi tious medical student—full of everything but medical science and money—or a lawyer's clerk, with purse as empty as his head ; or an eniulons shopman who has parted with his discretion and his money together overnight—is brought up for some high deeds of street-daring, accurately modelled on the practice of the lordly " disorderlies," but pushed by no means to the same scandalous extent to which ;the latter would have carried tilt m. The same magistrate, perhaps, sed quantum rnutatus ab illo, hears the charge, examines the witnesses, and passes sentence on the prisoner. From habit he detects, in a moment, all the iniquitous destitution of the proud culprit's pockets. Indignation gives eloquence to his law—emphasis to his admonitions. He paints, with graphic force, and vivid earnestness, all the terrors of bell-pulling, knocker-wrenching, police flooring, waiter " bonaeting," cabmen defraud ing, turnpike bolting, and other such enormities. " Extenuating circumstances" he will no more listen to than RHADIMANTHUa himself would attend (on the passing of his irrevocable sentence) to a private note on gold-edged ivory paper from Paonsarms, praying for a mitigated judgment. No. In m atters where the wrong doer is " b ad p a y ," as it is phrased, the magistrate becomes like the Cumean Sybil, full of a holy inspi ration. He must vindicate the snajenty of justice, and the pennylees rascals fined 51. each, must, in de fault of payment, be imprisoned for the regular tariff equivalent term of so many weeks or months. Thus, as Mr. BRODBRIT intimated, a pecuniary fine is the lightest possible tax on a moneyed offender for the in dulgence of his passion or capriee, his brutality or his folly. But if you put him on the same footing with the monsyless, and hand him over to be dealt with by a criminal jurisdiction, and the unbiassei opinions of a jury of twelve true men, you really do fair and equal justice. The offence is equal, let the remedy, or the chance of remedy be equal. The offenders are alike poccant, lot their Punishment, or their chance of punishment, be similar. Take away a jurisdiction that is presented with two alternatives, one of which can never be equally applied to the cases of two offenders not in equal circumstances. Remit, on proof ten• dared to the satisfaction of the committing magistrate, both cases to another tribunal, witch has one defined jurisdiction, and is liable to no such fluctuations between two alternatives— and whose decision must be beyond the imputation that cannot but apply to those of the magistrate, who may either summarily fine, or im prison, or refer the case before hina for trial at a Icriminal assizes. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY). The House sat to-day for the first time, since the termina tion of the Whitsuntide recess, to heal Scotch Appeals. The Peers present were Lord Cottenham, Lord Brougham, and the Lishop of Chester. C.UIPBKLL v. SIR JOHN COLIN CAMPBELL. Sir T. WILDF. opened the appeal on the part of the appel lants, and occupied their Lordships the greater part of the morning in his address to them on his behalf. The case arose out of an action brought in the Court of Session by Sir Colin Campbell, against the appellants, for the purpose of obtaining reparation for:the loss sustained by him in conse quence of their breath of professional duty when acting as agents. Mr. Anderson was counsel for the appellants, with Sir Thomas Wilde, and Mr. Turner and Mr. bolt (who appear, and most deservedly so, from their great talents, to be favou rites, not only with Parliamentary agents, but solicitors, in the Chancery Courts), were counsel for the respondents. The case appears likely to occupy several days. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary Je.)ii.s.) ATKINS _V. tiOBBS. This was an action for libel. The parties are well-known public vocalists. The damages were laid at 2,0001. The libel was set forth in the declaration as being a letter written by the defendant to Mr. George Robinson, in the following words : " 29, Upper Stamford-street, Nov. 11. " Dear Sir,—My reason for asking who would constitute your party was, that I might not pledge myself to you if I had any chance of meeting that rogue Atkins—he robbed me of the major part of 100/. I therefore consider him to be too dishonest for me to meet him; and for that reason must decline your kind remembrance." The defendant suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. WATKINS addressed tke jury at great length. He said that the plaintiff and defendant had formerly been on the most friendly terms, and the plaintiff had formerly always endeavoured to promote the interests of the defendant. It had been said that lowliness was young Ambition's ladder, but when Ambition grew old, he was apt to kick down the steps by which he had ascended—this was the case with the defendant, who had at all times re ceived the most kindly attentions from the plaintiff, but having raised himself to a high position in his profession, he had turned round upon his friend, and for some reason had chosen to traduce his character. His friendship had dropped to coolness, and from coolness to aversion. He (the Learned Counsel) considered that this letter could not be viewed as a mere ebullition Of Ebeling over some injury, either real or imaginary, but was a deliberate intention to malign the plaintiff. The Learned Counsel dwelt with considerable force on the position in which the plaintiff stood with the public, and that such an aspersion was likely to do him the most serious injury. The object of the plaintiff was not to put money into his pocket, but to vindicate his character. The defendant had been twice written to by Mr. Hobler, the plaintiff's attorney, to retract thecalumniousexpresbions, but he had not deigned a reply. as Mr. George Robinson examined — ls a p ublic sin g er. In November, 1844, was engaged to make up a party of vocalists to sing at Haberdashers' Hall. He wrote both to plaintiff and defendant, inviting them to be of the party, and received the letter produced from Mr. Hobbs. In consequence of that letter witness again applied to Mr. Hobbs, and offered to alter the party—that was, to request Mr. Atkins not to at tend, but he, Mr. Hobbs, however, declined to attend, on the ground of a pre-engagement. Had known both parties for years, and had been in the habit of engaging them when he had occasion. Had not engaged Mr. Atkins since that time. Mr. WOOLRYCII then addressed the jury for the de fendant ; he said, that if the defendant had acted with the malignancy imputed to him, he would deserve the strong epithets which had been applied to him, but he had done no thing except what any person in his situation would have done. The facts were these—that so far from the defendant being under any obligation to the plaintiff, it was the re verse—that the defendant had accepted many accommoda tion bills for the plaintiff, which ought to have been taken up by him, but which the defendant had been obliged to pay, and an action had been tried, and a verdict— The SECONDARY said he could not hear statements which, if evidence to support was called, he was bound to reject. The Learned Counsel could not go into detail, but might show that there was a ground for ill-feeling. He, however, could not go into evidence to justify the words imputing robbery to the plaintiff, as there was no plea of justification on the record. Mr. WOOLRYCII then proceeded, and urged that the let ters from Mr. Hobler were written in such a tone that it was quite impossible for the defendant to admit the assertions that he had made " most wicked and unfounded aspersions on his (Mr. Atkins's) character." Indeed, the bitter censure in the letter was almost libellous. He begged the jury to well weigh the circumstances before they gave heavy damages, and to place the fair interpretation on the words, and not construe them to apply in the ordinary meaning of the words—not as charging a legal robbery, but a moral fraud. Mr. Wfumis replied. The SLICONDARY summed up. The plaintiff's conduct in writing for an apology had been most proper and gentle manly—he had received an injury, and no apology or atone ment had been made, therefore the jury would give damages, but not excessive or vindictive. The jury consulted twenty minutes, and gave a verdict— Damages, 251. THE LATE. MURDER AT GREENWICH. CRIMINAL COURT.-(T HIS DAY OLD COURT. Martha Brixy, aged. IS, charged with the wilful murder of Robert Barry. Ffinch, aged ten months, the son of Mr. Flinch, a solicitor, of -Greenwich, was arraigned, and pleaded " Zot Guilty" to the charge in a feeble voice. She was then removed, and on the arrival of Lord Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice Coltman, who were accompanied by the Lord Mayor, and the Sheriffs, she was again placed at the bar. She is a dark good-looking girl, with nothing in her appearance to denote that she was influenced by violent passions, or that she was labouring under that most distressing of all maladies—insanity. On being placed in the dock she burst into tears, and was placed in a chair by the attendants. During the address of the Counsel for the pro secution she hurg down her head, kept her hankerchief to her mouth, and rocked herself to and fro. The court was not so crowded as during the trial of Connor yesterday. There were several respectably-dressed females present. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Wyld appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson for the prisoner. Mr. BODKIN then stated the case to the jury, and pointed out several peculiarities on the part of the prisoner, which, he said, denoted insanity, or that at the time she committed the murder she was not res p onsible for her actions. The y would, therefore , h ave to consider whether she was account able for actions at t he time she destro y ed the life of the child • or not. The Learned Counsel the called the following wit- Madrid journals of the Sth inst. have been received. The discussion of the budget was still going on in the Chamber of Deputies, and two important resolutions had been adopted—one authorising the Government to raise a loan for repairing and constructing roads, the interest of which should not exceed 15,000,000 reals (150,0001.), and the other fixing the amount of the an nual tax on landed property at 300,000,000 reels (3,000,000 L) The latter was adopted by a majority of S$ to 27. This certainly is a very heavy tax for such a country as Spain, and has produced a strong sensation among the landed proprietors. On the 7th the first horse-races for the ontoseaso toc,k place at the Casa de Campo. The QUEEN n yal Family attended by NIRVAEZ and MARTINEZ DE LA Rose, the French Ambassador, and many general officers, were present on the occasion. Among the sports was a hurdle race, which excited much interest. The Three per Cents. were done at a 44 for cash, and 351 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 25 for cash, and 251 at 60 days ; and the Debt without Interest at fli at 60 days. gp ie isone and r Mr. e rt nesses en T e r d a itlhhe room I t in Mr. Flinch, the father of the infant, said—On the 20th of August the deceased W 29 born. On the 4th of May I was i a n b o m u y t I d O r a l I n v itnhge oo an excited state , an d said, " Oh ! what have I done ; will you forgive me." W e all rose. She said, " O h, S ir, lam a murderer. I have c ut the bab y 's throat." I ran from the rroomrnin with . m i y he w r f room, and proceeded to the nursery. I there saw the child in the cot, with his head very nearly off. I saw an ordinary table knife lying across the child, which I saw was dead. I left the room, and on the landing I met Mr. Traill. I told him what had happened. I went down stairs, and shortly after I saw the prisoner iu what is called my room. She there begged my forgiveness, and said, " Oh, what will become of me." I said, "'Yon wretch, you have murdered my pOor child which never could have done you any Nury. You will be hanged, that's what will become of you. 'I pushed her from me, and she fell down on her knees and prayed God to for give her: • A policeman was called, and she was given into his charge. She said, "Oh, Sir, let me atop to change my boots." I said there was no necessity for that ; but they were brought by one of the servants, and she was taken away. She was kind to the children in every respect. By Mr. CLR AK 2ON—lier general conduct was kind. I had noticed that she was dull and restless, and unwell. Mrs. Flinch had applied to a medical gentleman respecting her. Her mother had been sent for in consequence of committing that crime. She said she wished to leave her situation, and after wards prayed that she might be allowed to stay. She had mourning with others on account of the death of my father. Her mother was at my house on the Ist of May. Ido not know if she ever complained of her head. I had seen her in the nursery that morning with the child in her arms, about a quarter before nine. The other nurse had the entire care of the children. I know of nothing that would cause her to have any enmity to her mistress. She was always treated with the utmost kindness. She seemed sensible of the kind nes.s she was receiving. I noticed nothing peculiar in her demeanciur towards the child. By Lord DENMAN—She had been three years in my ser vice, and the children seemed fond of her. Mr. Trail, one of the magistrates at Union-hall—l was at Mr. Ffinch's house on Sunday morning, the 4th of May. followed Mr. Flinch when- he left the room, and met him coming out of the nursery door. I saw the sight was too horrible_ for the mother of the child to see, and I went down to prevent her coming up. I saw the prisoner at the bottom of the stairs. I took hold of her hands, and held her. She addressed ins by name, an d said, "What have I done — what will become of me ; do you think God will forgive me?" She had used the expressions when she came into the room, "lam a murderer." The first time I he x spoke to me I said, " You poor, miserable wretch expressed no opinion. By Mr. CLaitenox—My first impression was, that some act of carelessness had led to some dreadful accident. Per • haps that she had let the infant fall out of the window. I could not say that her conduct was that of a person who had become conscious by some act she had committed. From the first time I saw herl thought she was low-spirited. Mr. John Sutton, residing at Greenwich, grand uncle to the deceased, surgeon, described the appearance of the child. The head was nearly severed from its body. Sarah May—l have been in Mr. Ffinch's service two years next June. I recollect the Sunday morning. The prisoner had nursed the child. She did not very often take him in the morning, more frequently during, the day time. The prisoner afterwards assisted me in making a IJed. She asked me if I thought Mrs. Flinch would forgive her, and allow her to stop. I said, " Martha, Mrs. Flinch will not let you stop." Sh e stood in a study,im biting her nails. I went down stairs i n to the back yard mediately. She had previously gone into the back nursery where the infant was. Three eller children were in the said nursery. I heard a scream. I had not seen the prisoner from the time I left her till I heard the scream. She was the only person left up stairs with the exception of the children. She was a person of kind disposition, and the children were fond of her. I recollect Mrs. Flinch going to Dover. On the same morn ing she gave the servants niourning. The prisoner was dissatis fied with her's, though there was nothing the matter with it. She was low in spirits and did not loo k so well as she used to do. After Mrs. Finch had gone to Dover she took the body off, and said she would burn it. She put it in the middle of the flames and pushed it down with a poker. I told Mrs. Flinch this wiles she came back. This I told the prisoner I would do so. I told Mrs. Flinch. Mrs. Ffineh told' her that she must be in a great passion to do it, and she must leave her service. Her mother was sent for. Mr. and Mrs. Flinch overlooked this, and she was to stop. Mrs. Flinch also said that if she heard anything more about the dress she should leave. The prisoner seemed desirous to leave. I recollect the prisoner being sent to fetch the childrenfrom school on the 2d of 514 Y. She was gone a long time and came in with the d r ess in her hand and said she had been to the dress-maker's, Mrs, Flinch said, " You re collect, Martha, what 1 said about the dress last night, and that if anything more was said about it you should leave. You must now leave." The prisoner cried. On the Satin , day she asked to be allowed to 3t2Y. I heard her say many times that she would never be happy again if she left. Mrs. Flinch told her that she had beetito Deptford to see a young woman who was comin g to take her place in the 'nue3ery. The prisoner acid she was (THIS DAY.) The Paris journals are chiefly occupied with corn ments on the proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies on the great northern lino of railway, but they possess little interest to the English reader. The Bill introduced by the Government, it appears, will be adopted with little alteration. On Wednesday, the Chamber had adopted all the clauses up to the 47th, and rejected many amendments. One of the amendments proposed by M. E. BLANC was, that the third-class carriages should be so c onstructed as to be closed, not with curtains, as pro posed in the Bill, but with glass or wood, like the other carriages. The amendment was lost. The Deputies of the Pas de Calais presented ,an amendment, proposing a branch line from Fampaux, near Arras, to Hazebrouck, with a view to place Calais and Dunkirk on the same footing as Boulogne in respect to communication with the centre of France. This amendment was re ferred to the Committee on the Bill, who recommended that it should be rejected. The accounts from Africa are not favourable. ABD-EL-KADER is evidently deter mined that Marshal BuGMAUD shall not enjoy his title in peace. A. letter from Algiers, of the 6th instant, states that the insurrection is complete in the mountains of the Ouarenserris, and that mirrored of the Arab chiefs who had received appointments from the Governor- General have been sacrificed. It is also stated that nearly 2,000 mounted Arabs appeared on the 28th ult. before Orleanville, and menaced an attack, but withdrew on a sortie being made by the garrison, supported by the cannon of the camp. On the 30th a serious engage ment took place in sight of Orleanrille, between the hos tile Arabs and a French detachment. The Arabs were defeated, with a loss of 20 killed. The French had only two men killed and six wounded. The Journal des Debats has a long article on the report of M. GARELLA, who had been sent out by the Go vernment to examine the practicability of the scheme for making a canal through the Isthmus of Panama,. He reports in favour of the measure, but one of his plans is rather alarming for the success of such an undertaking. He found the lowest elevation between the two seas to be about 500 feet, and as it is too great an elevation for a ship canal, he proposes an enormous tunnel, capable of allowing frigates to pass through. He thinks, from an examination of the soil, that a tunnel of 100 feet in height above the surface of the canal would be practicable, and might be made within a reasonable outlay of money. On the Paris Bourse on Wednesday the Three per Cents. closed at 86f. 25c. ; the New Loan at 86f. 55c. ; the Five per Cents., at 121 f. 30c. ; Orleans Railroad shares, 1,221 f. 25c. Rouen, I,oBBf. 75c. ; Vierzon, 822 f. 50c. ; Havre, BS2f. 50c. ; Avignon, 1,055 f. ; Basle, 271 f. 25c. ; Belgian Two and-a-Half per Cents., 62f ; Spanish Actives, 40 1 , 1 4 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 42f. ; Spanish Passives, 84,f. The following are the quotations in shares for the new lines:- Orleans and Bordeaux, 220 f. prem. ; Boulogne, 170 f. ditto ; Troyes, and Montereau, 75f. ; Paris an d Lyons (Lafitte), ISt 50C.; ditto (Calon), If. 50c.; ditto (Ganneron), 7f. 50c. ; Northern Line (Lafitte), 32f. 50c. • ditto (Rosamel), 12f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie): 12f. 50c. ; ditto (Drouil lar d), par; ditto (O'Neill),l2f. 50c. ; ditto - (J acques Leferre), ! 35f.; ditto (Compagme ileridionale), 12f. 500. ; Bordeaux par ; Lyons and Avignon (Lecointe), 25f. ; ditto Cralabot' -_ :.~.~ very sorry indeed, and hoped her mistress would forgive her, , Newark are anxious for the adoption of the line by the Trent Valley :.nd Holy; 2% .........•,... and let her stop. She seemed very comfortable and cheerful, Legislature. It would place Newark in its former position 'wad 4 unetik n ...... ... 1% and indeed I heard her sing on the Saturday afternoon. She with respect to the northern and southern traffic, which has Waterford and Kilkenny 1 .., ---. .......... :::•.." spoke about the young woman coming, and said she did not been one of the great elements of its prosperity. Newark VN est Cornwall like another to come in her place, and that she should stay. would become, by means of this line, a depot for railway York and Not th Midland 50 ...... .... •4, ; al / The prisoner had been taking medicine. She had complained traffic. The inhabitants of Newark are anxious for Do. Extension of her head about a month before the occurrence—before Mrs. the success of the Newark and Sheffield line, and FI,ENCH RAILWAYS. Ffinch went to Dover. She said it was a curious sort of also for that of the Nottingham and Lincoln, Boulogne and An ions 4 aching pain. She had said she was better. She was v er y but the y have not the same interest in the latter line which Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 ...... 2% ............. .. much liked in the family. On the Saturday morning she the y have in the two former. Newark is a great agricultu- Dijon and Mulhouse 2 ...... spoke about persons being hung. She said , " I need not ral market. It is a g reat market for malt and flonr. Any- Great North. of France.. 4 5 % ......... make myself so unhappy as Ido ; anyone would think I bad thing that would bring Manchester nearer to Newark would Jamaica Junction I% 3% 3. ::: ::::;; committed a murder." I said, " Martha, don't talk in that be of advantage to Newark. The more direct the way the Lyons and Avignon 2 way." She asked me if I ever heard of women being hung ; greater the advantage. Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 ... • •••••• ..... ••• and I said they were hung as well as men. She said she Other witnesses were then called, who gave evidence in Namur and Liege would rather be hung or transported than put in a mad- favour of the project. Orleans and Bordeaux 2 ...... 10 1 A ............ .. house. She spoke of this herself. The idea of leaving was Orleans and Vierzen uppermost in her mind ; she talked of nothing else. Over Yssel 413 a 4d ............... ............... By Mr. CLatucsox—She had said that Greenwich did not Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 agree with her, and that her health was bad. She told this Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 to her mistress. This was about three weeks before the oc- Paris and Lyons, Gals currence. Her dress fitted very well indeed. She said it neron'q did.not feel comfortable, and she would nor wear it. She Royal North of Spain ... 2 - ..... wanted for nothing—neither money nor nothing else. I found Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 ...... she had pawned the dress, to which she had a new body Tours and Nantes, Mac made. From the time she was told she was to go, she be - kenzie's 2 in 'ca JOINT STOCK BANKS Elizabeth Middleditch, housemaid to Mr. Ffinch—Let Mr. Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Traill in 10 minutes before 10. I returned to the kitchen. The prisoner was there. She went into the pantry. I fol lowed her. She took a large knife out of the box. I asked her what she was going to do with it, and she said she was going to cut a pencil for one of the children. I said a smaller one would do, and she said it would do to cut the bread and butter in the afternoon, and took a smaller knife, and took them both up stairs. Heard the infant scream. On the same morning I went into the nursery at a quarter past nine o'clock. She was washing up the breakfast tkings. She said, " Oh, Eliza, I wish I was dead." I said that was a strange wish, as she was going to stop. Caroline Matilda Priest, cook to Mr. Ffinch—l have been four months in his service. I recollect the prisoner coming into the kitchen. She afterwards had two knives. I saw her feel the blade of one of them. Mr. John Burton, surgeon—l was desired to send the prisoner some medicine on the 31st March. I treated her for irregularity. By Mr. CLARKSON—I have treated young females for a similar complaint, It affects the constitution, and fre quently the head. It causes dullness, moroseness, and fits of irritability, and great excitement. These fits sometimes come on suddenly. I have known cases where the mind has been visibly affected. I did not see her after, but I had been constantly consulted by Mrs. Ffinch about her. I recommended that she should be sent away, because I con sidered that such an act of violence as burning her dress unfitted her for her occupation.: I thought it was•a prudent recommendation. She had taken medicine up to the day of the fatal occurrence. By Mr. BoDKIII—I did not state that she was deranged at the time. By Lord DE La do you think so? Witness—That is a difficult question to answer. Police constable 21 R—l was at tke station-house when the prisoner was brought in. She asked me If I thought God would forgive her? She said that she had not quar relled with any of the family, and that there never was a kinder master or mistress. She asked me if I thought she would be sent across the water in chains. She said she wanted to go, and could not stop there, and asked if I thought Mr. Ffinch would forgive her in a week. She asked if she would have to wear the prison dress, and if they would treat her harshly. If they did, she should not know what to do, as she had always been treated kindly. Elizabeth Gerrard had the care of the prisoner at the sta tion-house. She wrote that letter on the following Monday morning, about nine o'clock : NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE FREE-TRADE BAZAAR. (THIS DAY.) Notwithstanding the price of admission to the Bazaar has been raised to 2s. 6d., it still continues to be crowded. The doors this morning, long before the hour of opening, were besieged by crowds of well-dressed ladies and gentlemen, anxious to secure an early admission. Bow•street was thronged with carriages, and the exterior of the box entrance of Covent-garden Theatre presented an appearance which reminded the playgoer of times long gone by, when the Kembles were in their glory. There were placards posted outside the theatre announcing to visitors from the country that on their pre senting their return railway tickets at the box-office they would be admitted once to the Bazaar free. The sales have been, we believe, considerable; for we observe that in many of the standings all the articles which were exhibited the first day have disappeared, and others substituted in their stead. Indeed, it is announced that every day there will be a change in the articles exhibited at the standings. Contributions continue to arrive daily, and so numerous are they that we believe, although the Bazaar has now been open for more than a week, not one half of the contributions have yet been exhibited. Among the recent arrivals is an elegant pony phaeton, manufactured and presented by Mr. Richard Andrews, Southampton. It is a beautifully built little carriage, under duty size. Its colour is purple lake, with fine blue leather lining. It is marked at 40 guineas. There is also a cargo of coals sent to the Bazaar. The band and the rock harmonicon are stationed in the upper boxes. We mention this fact, because we have heard many persons express a great anxiety to see the rock har monicon, but they have been unable to discover in what part of the theatre it was stationed. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 4,000 bales, all to the trade. Prices were Ud. per lb. lower than before the Great Western arrived, and the staple was freely offered ; 200 bales Surat went at 2%d. ; and the rest was American, and sold at 3 1 ,4 d. to sd. per lb.— The shares of established railways were -in im proved request, but the scrip of the new lines was dull Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 11% 10%; Black bum, Dewen, and Bolton, 5 1 4 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 8% Belfast and Coleraine, 3 ; Belfast and County Down, 1 , Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13% 1 4 ; Caledonian, 11 1 A ; Ditto Extension, 3% 4s. ; Cambridge aid Lincoln, 7 16s. 3d. ; Chester aid Birkenhead, 53 1 ,4 %' • Ditto, Half Shares, 26%; Churnet Valley, 6% ; Clitheroe Junction, 2% % ; Clydes dale Junction, 8% 3 / 4 ; Cork and Bandon, 8% %; Cork and Waterford, 2% I A •, Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 4% %; Eastern Counties, 19% ; Ditto, New Shares, 414 ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 245. ; Grand Junction, ; 228 Ditto, Half Shares, 115 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 56 ; Ditto, New Quarters, 48 1 ,: ; Ditto, Eighth Shares, 20% ; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 6 3 / 4 7 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 7 1 4 ; Hull and Selby, 107 ; Limerick and Waterford, 8% 3 / 4 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 37% 38% ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 435. 6d. 2 1 4 • London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 32 3 / 4 ; London and Windsor, 10s. ; Londonderry and Coleraine, 3% ; Londonderry and Enniskilen, 4% ; London and York, 4%; Direct Northern, 3 1 4 ; Leeds and Dewsbury, 10 9% ; Leeds and Thirsk, 7% ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 10% 10 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury , 159 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 6 ; Manchester and Leeds, Shares, 154 ; Ditto, Half 7 0 14 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 20M 3 4 ; Midland Railway, 161 162% ; Ditto, 40/. Shares, 20 ; Newcastle and Berwick, 14 1 4 ; Newry and Enniskillen, 5 A ; North Wales, 31% 6s. 3d. ; North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 5 3 4 ; North Western, 4% ; Oxford and. Birmingham Junction, 3 3 / 4 4 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 2 ; Preston and Wyre, 29 1 4 ; Runcorn Gap, Preference Shares, 34 1 4 %; Sheffield and Manchester, 121 ; Ditto Quarter Shares, 15%; Sheffield and Lincoln, 38s. ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 5 1 ,4 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 41 1 4 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,6% ; Scottish Central, 6% 1 4 ; Waterford and Kilkenny, 3% ; Welsh Midland, 41s. 6d. ; West Yorkshire, 2% 2 ; Worcester and Tring, 4% %; York and Carlisle, VA % ; Boulogne and Amiens (English), 10%; Great Paris and Lyons, 38e. ; Northern of prance (English), 5% ; Ditto, Rommel's, ( English), 2 1 4 ; Paris and Lyons, Laffitte's [(English), 3 2'% ; Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's), 545. ; Verona and Ancona, 425. 2 1 4. The state of trade in the wholesale markets appears just now to be tolerably satisfactory, as there is a good business doing for actual consumption in most of the leading staples. The arrivals from all parts of the world continue large, and this keeps prices down, and checks speculation, whether in all cases the importers are obtaining a satisfactory return on their capital may admit of some doubt. Among the Manchester houses there has been a little bustle by the arrival in town of so many parties connected with the manu facturing districts and large provincial cities, to visit the Anti-Corn-law Bazaar ; and the retailers have generally experienced a decided increase in their business from the same cause. The influx of visitors and men of business to the " great metropolis," is another proof, at the same time, of the important influence of low fares on railways, as it is undoubt edly in a great measure owing to the excellent arrangements of the League for bringing up passengers at greatly reduced farce, that the arrivals are so numerous. The Funds have been slightly flattened by rather an in creased supply of stock, but there is no essential alteration. Consols for immediate transfer have realised 98% to 98 1 ,4, and for time 99 to 99%. Exchequer-bills have been again marked 545. to 565. premium. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 100% to 101, and the Three per Cents. 97 7 6 to 98. India Stock has been at 277%. 1 his is selling day in the Foreign Market, and there has been very little business done. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 30%, and the Three per Cents. 42 to 1 4. Mexican Stock has realised 36%, and Chilian 98N. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 63%. A meeting of the Portuguese Bondholders is to be called, to consider the con version scheme. The Shares of many of the Railways already in operation have been rather firmer to-day, and there is an improve ment in their value. The scrip of the projected lines re mains about the same. Paris and Lyons Shares have risen, both for Laffitte's and Ganneron's. " sth of May. " Dear Mary,—Pray send me another collar, and a pair o gloves, and may God Almighty forgive me for the wicked. neat I have done. I remain your sincere friend, " MARTHA BRIXEY." This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. CLARKSON then rose to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He characterised the case as one of the most painful which had ever engaged his attention during a long professional life. He could not complain of the way in which his Learned Friend had opened the case, nor of the law which met cases of the distressing kind before them. He referred at some length to the answers of the law Lords to questions propounded to them by the House of Lords, respecting the state of the laws relating to lunatics, to show that no general rules could be laid down for the guidance of juries in arriving at conclusions in cases of insanity. So great a responsibility then devolving upon them, it behoved them to be extremely cautious in returning their verdict. The unsettled disposi tion of the prisoner, the irregularity of her system, the pains in her head, the sudden fits of passion which came upon her from trivial causes, all denoted that she was labouring under insanity, and had been affected with this disease for three weeks before the murder. Her kindness to the children, and their love for her, her desire to leave her employment at one time and to stay at another, also denoted aberration of intellect. The family doctor had advised her removal, as from her condi tion she ought not to be trusted with children ; so that he had noticed the diseased state of her mind. Let them recollect the questions she put to one of the witnesses, "if women were ever hanged ?" and, when in custody, if she should be sent abroad in chains? that she could not stay in the prison, and must be let out ; and her asking if Mr. Ffinch would forgive her in a week ; her conduct in the house, and every circumstance in the case, and then let them say if she was in a sound state of mind. He concluded by confidently rely ing on a verdict of acquittal in behalf of the unhappy prisoner at the bar. Lord Dzssux then proceeded to sum up the evidence. He held that the act was clearly proved against the prisoner, but they would have to consider whether she was or was not in a deranged state of mind at the time of its commission. After pointing out the responsibility of juries, and telling them that they had to consider the facts of the case as honest and sensible men, without bias either one way or the other, and dismissing from their minds all apprehensions, to arrive at a conclusion warranted by the evidence which they had heard. He read over the evidence, and commented as he proceeded ou the important points. His Lordship con cluded by leaving the case in the hands of the jury, who re tired to consider their verdict at half-past one o'clock. After an absence of twenty-five minutes the jury returned into Court with this verdict :—" That from constitutional and other causes the prisoner, at the time of committing the act, was not responsible for her actions"—virtually Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity. The prisoner, who could scarcely stand whilst the names of the jury were being called over, was then led from the dock. During the whole of the trial she never raised her head, and rocked herself slightly backwards and forwards during the whole time it lasted. THE CASE OF MR. MYER—TIiE LATE ASSAULT IN THE STRAND. ARRIVALS. Barley. 1,280 qrs. The Grand Jury this morning ignored the bill in this cue. It will be recollected that Mr. Myer was committed for trial by Mr. Twyford, for an assault on Mr. M'Lean, a picture dealer in the Strand. Mr. CLARKSON, during the absence of the jury in the case of Martha Brixey, said Mr. M'Lean had not presented himself before the grand jury to support his prosecution against Mr. Myer. He wished to state publicly that Mr. Myer was not a party to Mr. M'Lean's absence. Engilsh • • .• .• Irish ••• • • • • Foreign . • ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 3M per Cents 100% 101 101% Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 11 3 b 1 ,4 11 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11 9-16 11 9-16 India Stock 277% 277% India Bonds, I,OOOL. Ditto under 1,0001... . 70 70 South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account. Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., I%d. ... 54 56 pm. 56 Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small ... 54 57 pm. 57 Wkosit. 7,280 qrs. RAILWAY COMMITTEES 4,590 Group V. NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD LINE. The Committee, consisting of the O'Conor Don (Chair man), Mr. Hope Johnston, Mr. J. A. S. Davies, Sir Denham Vorreys, and Sir John Rae Reid, re-assembled this morning, to hear further traffic evidence. Mr. Johnstone, draper, in Newark, was called, and stated that the present defective mode of communication between Manchester, Barnsley, Hudderfield, &c., entailed the greatest disadvantage on the drapers of that town. He was sure that the projected railway had received the sanction of the inha tants of Newark. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent..... 98% Ditto. Deferred Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela — ' Mexican 5 per Cent. 1837 3 6 1,E Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. CLOSING PRICES. 98% 52 15% 36% 17% - Richardson, clerk to Giltstaff's hotel and coach-office, gave the number of coaches that left Newark daily, to the places en the line of railway. He was sure the passengers would, on the completion of the railway, go by it. Ditto ' Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account 30% Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. ... •. 42 42 Ditto, Account 42% 42% Belgian 4% per Cent. — 99% Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific., 97% 98% 98% PRICES OF CLOSING PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAY SHARES PRICES Aberdeen Birming. and Gloucesterloo l3B 137 l3B Bri'ton, Lewes, & Ilast. 10 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Caledonian Ditto Extension ...... 2% 3% 2% Cambridge and Lincoln 1% Chester and Holyhead... 5 Churnet Valley Cork and Waterford ... 1% 2%... 2% Coventry and Leicester 11 . E l% l l/z Cornwall Direct Northern 1 Mblin and Belfast June 2 1 ,4 ll Dublin and Galway 4% Dublin and Mullingar 2 li /2 - Eastern Counties Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1—.51. 13s. 4d Eastern Union 67% Group DD. THE CALEDONIAN, AND THE GLASGOW, DUM. - FRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAYS. The adjourned Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour, and proceeded with the further investigation of the schemes before them. Mr. TALBOT resumed his examination of witnesses, by calling Mr. Landell, mining engineer at Musselborough. He stated he had been engaged generally in mining affairs since the year 1840, and was in the constant habit of giving opinions as to the condition of mineral fields, and the manner of working them. He was the managing agent fur the coal pits belonging to Sir John Hope, and from that and other sources had gained considerable practical experience in mineral fields in Scotland. He had been employed by the Caledonian Company to examine the strata of the various mineral grounds which would be intersected by the railway. He was well acquainted with those dis tricts, and in his official capacity had inspected them se veral times. He also knew the locality of the stations on the railway to which it was intended to bring coals ant other produce. The making of the railway would tend to open up many coal-grounds which at present are not worked, owing to the expense of carriage for bringing the coals to a profitable market. The principal spot on the line where lime strata were met with was at Freshwater, and the aggregate thickness of it was 55 feet. Sand-stone and clay iron stone were also met with there in considerable quantities. The neighbourhood of Poole and Sismahago abounded in various qualities of coal, and at the present time six workable seams existed in that district. The produce from these places would for the most part be transmitted to Edinburgh to be disposed of, if a line of railway existed. The expense of putting the coals on the line would amount to about 4s. ed. per ton. The plies of coal at present in Edinburgh was IL Is. per ton, and was still rising. This was a very high price to pay for coal in Scotland, but if the • railway were made, the expense would be considerably reduced, and there would result a better regulated supply. The witness then went minutely into the details of the quantity and quality of minerals to be obtained generally along the line. The gross quantity of lime expected to bo conveyed was 66,000 tons, - which would yield an income of 5,1301. per annum. The amount of coal would be 236,000 tons, and the annual revenue from this item would be 30,000/. The principal iron works nearest the line were situated at Castlehill ; the proprietors of these works had been communicated with, and . they had stated they would send their iron to Edinburgh by the Caledonian Railway, in preference to any of the exist ing modes of conveyance. The manufactured, iron from Garthaherrie would be transmitted by the Castlecarry branch. Mr. Landell concluded his evidence, by stating he was of opinion, that the construction of the proposed line would considerably facilitate the conveyance of minerals and other produce at a diminished expense through all the districts which it intersected. Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Great South. and W est. ( Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England..loo 2Ol Ditto New Ditto New 2 24% 25 1 / x .. Great Western BO Ditto y Shares 5O lO5 ...... ..... Ditto, lifths Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2 % ... Hull and Selby 5O lO7 .. . Lancaster and Carlisle... 20 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...234 Do. New Thirds Do. New Quarters ... 2 London and Blackwsill. 16/. 138.4 d. 2 1 44 London and Brighton... 50 London and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 18 1 4 % ...... Do. New l3s 4d — London, Salisbury, and Yeovil London and S. Western 41/ 6s 10d Do. New London and York Londonderry &Coleraine 2 A 4%... Manchester and Birmm. 40 — Do. New Quarters ... 2 Manchester and Leeds... 73 : 154 153 155.. Do. 1 ,4 Shares Midland 100 ... 162 163161% Do. New Midland, Birm., Derby 100 123 126 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ...... 48% Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1% l 4l 14 15., Newark and Sheffield .. I% 4% 5 North British ...... ..... 10 Do. New Perth and Inverness ... 2% Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland l% 3 14 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley. and Birm 2%. .... 5% ...... ... Scuth Devon. South Eastern' & Dover 3312 s 4d... Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 South \Wel, lli Z5Vi Sir T. Phillips cross-examined the last witness at great length, but no material alterations in his evidence resulted. Group X. The Committee re-assembled to-day, Lord Courtenay in the chair. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Committee proceeded to hear evidence in favour of this project. Mr. (;lark, a farmer and hopgrower, and also a poor-law guardian, of Tuxford, was called, and examined by Mr DENI sox. He stated that the town of Tuxford had considerably declined since the withdrawal of the traffic from the great north road. The town contained a population of 1,000, and it was the principal market for the district around. Taking a radius of 6i miles round the town, the population of the district was about 11,000. The witness stated that a great saving would be made in the conveyance of the produce of the district if the proposed line were made. Mr. Gladstone, 111:1)„ was then called, and examined by Mr. M. Ssnru—The London and York line passes near Newark. The people of Newark are favourable to the line. I do not wish to give any opinion with respect le this project, except so far as the interests of Newark are concerned. I have no doubt the people_ of 1 1 4 2 1 4 63 13 2 . 201 51 1 % 24% 105% 42 41% 234 45 32% _9,/i [3% 4% 68% 63 20 1 ,4 126 48% 29% 4% 3% 4 ;' 6% 31,4 5 27 40% 13IA 3 4 5% WA i 2% 2 3 50% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THISP- ''' an L d o c N lo D u o d N y ,. MAY 16.—Wind northerly , moderate breeze, DEAL, THAT 15.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E.—SId. Anguals Meline, Port Republicain ; Rosebury, Singapore' CsliP7 JamaiJEßca. ld• BET, MAT 12.—Arrd. Peggy , Le Breton, IChabOL - 14th, Campbell, Rio Janeiro. , stea m er SOUTHAMMON, MAY 15.—Arrd. her Majeety s 8,4 Hecate, Alexandria, has consumed all her coals, spare sPa rs t ' a FALMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind N. to N.N.E. , r" derli i-,.:; Off, Conquest, Wilson, Itio, sailed March 10, PernOs-u-d 2d ult., proceeded for Liverpool, having on board the carlit,, ; , the St. Lawrence, from Rio Grande, condemned At P . Janeiro. bpi Mid POET TALBOT, MAY 14.—The Margaret Hardy - a d d an tol/ bulk-heads built inside, and was floated yesterday into Swansea to be docked. ril."ar 10 044 OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY Ya 15.—R0 1 Salon, ‘, Calcutta. u ; ANA PLYMOUTH, MAT 15.—Sld. Her Majesty's 1'..1) Portsmouth. WATERFORD, MAT 14.—Sld Lavinia and non, Q us iti c. obsa . HARWICH, MAT 15.—Arrd. Orestes, porter' for Hull. O o s ß s K M SAL A C T OMBE, MAT 12.—Betty, Rio for GotteubarC:o c , 13.—And. Asia, Chambers, Barbadoetlo79,ll Jane, Newport, for Quebec, towed in dismasted s od a° or nor ult., was supplied with some spare spars, b4, ; tb Jana , slid Douglas, of this port, which remained by the D''''' - rendered all possible assistance. A Wilt.* LIVERPOOL, MAT 15.—Wind N., light.-"A r ' s qa Wil li ; Wood, Russell, Buenos Ayres, Feb. 19 ; Muskisgtilet, ah" Cincinnatti ; Liverpool, Albama, and Cornelia, ci a , NW 14. Isis, Calcutta ; Campbell, Trinidad • i r ,i r g o l i :ga, CPT York ; Active and Catherine, Halifax ; Nelson , . T.,.,'„70, ° t . , - bec ; Devon, China ; Java, Singapore ; Da' a ni ii • . 1. " cutta ; John Loochay, Valparaiso ; Rival, lia rarib ilo 'I4IIIC mona, Rio Grande ; Nymph, Nassau ; Montiordocglast York ; Britannia, St. Andrew's ; Brazilian. al l t: int, b S. Lady C. Guest, for Ancona, got ashore on Crosby A ° came off, and proceeded on the flood. v a Ori e l CLYDE, MAY 14.—And. Charlotte Harrison,- -, l ir ga gelt -i. Countess Loudon, Mobile ; Romulus, Charleston i '' John's New Brunswick. AY•) MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA"' CORN EXCHANGE—FRIPvgi#`I,;t A t For the time of year, the arrivals of El:4 11 ° 4 ,1: of our market continue good, yet the show of saroPk7ors grain here was by no means large. Very f ew : b nltif e, in attendance, the demand was extremely. previous rates were barely supported. Forago rj kA' again heavy, but not cheaper, while Cori s t ow mere drug. Barley and Malt ruled extremq doll, s, l ' 0 last quotations. Oats were heavy, at bagel Beans and Peas commanded full prices. 9 19 !: 05te.4,1" 3, 55° 1,50) 15,29° I 12,420 I Malt, 4,300 qrs. 11 e r SAIITILFVOL D. 0 0 4 v Although the supply of Beasts on sale Was se * 000 0 ‘140 .ensive, the Beef trade was active, at an advance 011 ece iol 7 - 00. quotations of 2d per Blbs. From Scotland, ite,, r d c ond itl ,, to Scots, and from Holland, 44 Oxen and COW/ it' gr e o wlets, The numbers of Sheep were rather exte"l7,let prof. l o . which the Mutton trade was somewhat inactive, J o ba§ l , ll o rates were supported. In Lambs, only A the 0 11 13 0 was doing at unaltered currencies. From the ° Ac tive, Idle 200 came fresh to hand. The Veal trade 11 , 8 %,,. foriZ improvement of from 2d to 4d per sibs. 1 0 11 7106 0 41 ' was doing. Dlileh Cows sold at from 161 to 1 9 11. 1 °' 4 Per albs. to sink the offal. O. ; 4 g 41 • • Inferior Beasts .... 2 10 . 3 ' 2 . Second gulag , ' ditt° 4 9 41 9 tt r e s 4 $ ..... Second quality ditto. 3 4 3 8 Coarse- woo lled d i Prime large Oxen.. 310 4 0 Soutbdorn We ill , e 1 -"' $ 6 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 310 4 0 Large°llo3, li; Prime small ditto • . 410 5 0 Small Parket ' '1.16 ! 4/v Suckling Calves, —l6 0 10 0 Q uarter old rigi • . 4 ly Inferior Sheep .... a 4 310 Lambs "...... rigs. SUPPLY IT MAIZICET. • 1 184 Beasts. I Sheep. I Callrei, 690 I 9,630 I " 2 .art 05114.1. or NENVII , A.TEI AND X.SAPrp. wo o free./ We had a very steady demand, and P r ` c-- ported. tee' 4 st per stone, by the CarcaSe• L . 3 •. 3 4 s. d. to 1 Beef; inferior...... 2 2 2 * 14. 'WWI, 1111,16,.:4%; 3 1 ; 4 : middling ••.. 3 0 3 3 , ------- 221..--•• • 2 Prime large 3 4 3 6 ----- prin.). •• ... 11 0 4 g Te — al. p . r . i . m . e . 33 . 1 . 111 0 .. a z u .... 0 : u 33 0 1 6 0 11 4 3 11 1 0 1 0 sb____Ponrik'slizitral:::::• 3 il The e thedent accounts from plantations L t am he b, oaad w I 3411 ..,e, and here, for all kinds bein g ofll ~ , r able, lie, prices have a downward tendency. re it the t e COLONIAL SUGAR.—As the markets were closed ' on r ti esdel er , co o eas than usual to report. Of British Plalltatioo e l ;l,ll3i' 00 tinues to be extensive deliveries, and, generally °P ao 001 3 Par market is tolerably well supported, though th e other wi sel Pere being large check the buoyancy that might 00, vail. Some new Barbadoes, 125 hhds 10 tr..* a t all 4 4! nearly all sold at 44s 6d to 53s for low to &ie. , beet 1 ;00 0 EAST INDlA.—Large sales of Mauritius 1210bicb ad 00 üblicl, viz., 17,385 bags, nearly all of "0001'04 buyers; low to good yellow, 37s 6d to 483 6d , jr toed 40havole., 48s to 57s low to good brown 32s 6d, ihie, 3 „ . s i sh ipoi r ,, washed 32s 6d to 395 par cwt. Damp 0 ' 1 ,4 . bligs A to or, went at 38s 6d to 53s 6d per cwt. 3, °' sgs ee 6 4 realised 50s 6d to 58s for low to good yellon to 52i , for fi ne, 45s to 500 for low to mid w hite, 5 116 d oe" good, and 37s 6d for brown. s At ' FOREIGN.—A cargo of Pernambuco afloat 0 0 ,At per cwt for brown. worte llk t, 070-1-sisrabhloyolf;ooo 4 COFFEE.—The transactions have not been 1. 011 p lslloos auction scarcely anything has been done. D r ' n to Oa, p° t , has been sold at 28s to 29. per cwt for con: o °6d to I; pre Jamaica sorts. St. Domingo has bean at 975..,idi le cwt. Ceylon was sold at 45s 6d for good s m all 4 (pt r c if vately. Cocoa. —Trinidad has realised 405 to 461 6d Pa — Ol ‘,. ea w good red. at Is— sold so RICE.-3,373 bags of Bengal mostly 243 to P . per cwt. perS s e L w T t P , E T according nn.— 2, 5t402 quality.bag bags of Bengal went at lt i ••A re cl t 4 ' e n SPlCES.—Malabar Pepper has be te l o ci e s ato O a Ilan taken in at 2id to 2jd per lb. It 22d to 2id per lb. CorroN.—The market is not so firra. . , io the bill 11 :0 RUM.—There has been more demand lint' , a gyp : days. rs efr-01 0- M.A.—The market has been quiet. l'eonly, 1, 7 ; 43 public sale of 4,839 packages, b u t even that p d to 6 33 buyers. TALLow.—P.Y.C. has been rather firmer at per cwt on the spot. ------- t' il: ERRATUM —ln our report of t he 00 0611 ei g hlt, Coar t 0 Choi: cery in yesterday's paper the case , •11e . Cslllllo,.io bridge," should have been printed "Croslo , t , Sr..o- i ii, TheTHE GREAT RURNING MATeli Ao mile . o Vti exciting match for a pedestrian to run tch leas t ;ieio r t o two hours was determined to -day. Th. Ini the Prgtere° f el a military gentleman betting blr. Bragg,',4 t he o"Ssild„, the Star Hotel, at Slough, 2001. to 100 1 . t'; hour, t he l e c 'h, not produce a man to run 20 miles in two trio o f o iet 0 pedestrians were put into training and he`i e d for ti l 0 0 4 of when blaxfleld, the North Star, was selec ortio g , too l . i d The greatest interest has prevailed in til e 'P t e uto f o ' g eiS 4o , to the result of this undertaking, and a la n s tly Cl it '10 0 ; 00 was pending the issue. Maxfield has freciae.. , f o r i j olt/ag himself as one of the most rior runtlehi'hetweeo o?filioe tance, of the present day. Ina late Matcolioglisin'orell"e of the American Deer, and Sheppard, of P r bu t the g re corloo of 11 miles was accomplished in one hour , , :0 the „ i eta.d, of 20 miles in two hours is unprecedente.utu'de of . ibid o ' ile pedestrianism. At an early boor a 0?, ,I,ll,,resee?°. 0 odd assembled near the btar Inn, and Maxne; . .i - o ci Lou v er. 0 10 started for the herculean task. He Per' ti . der rho a e , in 5% minutes, and completed keptiles 0 . ow ed,' r 0 0 was refreshed at intervals, and on ' ,ilioner. „boso6/ ultimately succeeded in running /0 I . ' , 00 0,. ,-,., be. Oei EMIGRATION. -- Yesterday eaten! _.,, 011•7_„.1,o 0 te i o'clock, six of the Piccadilly omnibuses dt':',l ectino be.,,, India Docks, with about 120 healthYT:r o f t030:0, of agricultural labourers, the greater 0e,% . Th° io to 11 ,Aetie from Grcnicestershire and Dlonmouthigui en tere t he 0 4eir her wiailheir wives and families, have Burnete, 1 . 0 D o t i d of Mr . J. o aid _Atli „ a e tract to work on the estate • ono, hr. - l o ot St. iKitt's, but the ter the afire irt 00.00 iii,ol spire. The emigrants earedap to _ much / 441 11 e• 0 0,3 spirits, and were evidently actuated 01,,,a0. . we ek than the prospects at home held out to I . g ev i e rnl o l l, o o o _4o o at high water to morrow, in the berg 0 m the nail; TV co, °I An elopement took place frail. if/el,. ~ al N. ..10141. of Wolviston, near Stockton, on Mona",:arv, dews b ut n i i i gb , were a knight of the cleaver and auku,ilsirs, aueir.w.ipl her last birthday, only numbered fa .110r' neo2,;,t.c.oo"floi reported to be worth ' some thousyta!'thero in ar t he .. i.o, O f was discovered, pursuit was made L.ttesto; st o 7 ill7ceo, But love flies now on the wings 0" . 4 , 0 eon 42 _,.., ella th i , ro fugitives had been linked together 111.' s bed 01, t? h p. Gretna-green, long before their Pfe"yeoog lationahl°l overtaking them. It is said that t ..oug ht c le t' " member of the same family that has 0 mee t! , the in the same manner.— Trie /tfersurY., ist efelnoicl,i: O. ENDOWMENT Or IVIATICOOTO.---71",.0010'1,0, in t he ing of the parishioners of St. Clement lcurchWa,sieto,oo - s a t i r r y , - t r o o 0: 0 1 n , s S i d t r e a r n d t la, eMprr.ollcrriilektyinsoofo:dectsitirooonilLogtibio:ablies; Peat; grant to ilaynooth. blr.AdeY or,..,oooth_.;hilier,_ahr. natory of the proposed grant to E,0!:. 7 . A pa . tl rit ebli l t ioh ca sonde by Mr. Benning, a Que t 7 c e .': .ri iino'_..nirtfr. 06' energetic speech, regretted that.s. 0,07er, so xtvii';'oo3; yeti _ion should be proposed in a f lloyfe- on AO th a0 4 .. 5 dwelt. Two other gentlemen 4 ,, ) „,,__. mo tion . 5 for, _ ir oia.•• After which Mr. Adey replied. I°7oered ', he chi. and upon a show of hands there al'.i:otpd to v• 0 0 a wore , III 4 against ieerg.) Thank I'i° o o . l° 0 and the meeting broke U. .0 1 01 Loa D o °soli- the `"- ell OPENING OP TAB K BVIIn° e ctoro ' 3f tho ri gliiel)' BLIsWOgTht To Sineort.---,..e d e cided to OPerflortf.ol36o reel; parisn d Birmingham Railway have de , aw ford c o ~,r• A 0 0 .., from Blisworth to Sibson, near " whe Or , . lft, or from on Monday, the 2d of June but ,„ 10 . ol,!: o f tp_li eno for the transit of the trains, but the tlitgoritootte ow - t or inoffideisepetnisnaeblet,o ilitrorradnegretoaanileo: the joabbyilithfriroreALitsocore lotsirii Leeds mails. which will be c onvey ed Ne w teat _4O way to Sleaford, Lincoln, Gfatt."ll,o _ilogesie' and Leeds, from which places it when the l'" CO Ofi le l ef be a mid-day mail into London tiel‘ii9 °O.OI completed. ichecill 62, 54 0 r$ 0 The Chancellor of the q fiNo, ~ _Apr the receipt of the following sum s T-80',18) f .. .k °r ..' ' two half-notes (Nos. 0,023 an_'„,cioncer from persons un kn own, for w-- street, &lay 15, 1843. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MAT 16. TUERMOMETEIt, Lowest, 45 ; Highest, 62; Noon, 56. BAROMETER, N.N.E. Nom—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the 1 rh erme meter during tht preceding twenty -four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. M o rning •. 48 minutes after 8 EYSIILLIS •. 21 ralatatea after 9. ---- de . Ilt -..---- ' • • i'• •,--;--„ -1; 4" . C. . , N r,'+ NATI...- . n ie ~, , ... 1 / 4 :1:4 ,I, I ... e s. .. •, 7 Ali .., i,: , A '''' \ , ' IL - , ..I 4 IMUI (1 .. . i, .., .; , , letarlt ,', 4 • .... .7... ott br i entin c l / 4 0-- LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1845. The House of Commons met at Four o'clock. Mr. SPOONER moved the second reading of the i Birmingham, Gloucester, and Wolverhampton Rail way Bill. Mr. PARINGTON opposed the motion, which, how ever, was carried. by a majority of 19—the numbers being, for the motion, 41; against it, 22. Mr. WARLRY then moved that a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the manage Tent of the Royal College of Surgeons in England. The Hon. Member, at great length, detailed the grievances of which the members of the College had to complain — grievances which were entirely owing to the mis conduct of the Council, the self-elected governing body of the College. On the Speaker being abo th ea t reo put the being forty question, the House was counted out, n Members present. Ireland has been so little accustomed to acts of kind• ness on the part of the English Government, that every favour now proffered is received with suspicion and dis trust, or with fear that a scheme is in progress for de stroying national liberty and undermining tiae founda tions of the Catholic faith. This is no new symptom in human nature, it is as ancient as the siege of Troy, and when statesmen —long hostile either from necessity or in clination to the Catholic population, suddenly change their policy, and in place of Coercion Bills, Registration Bills, Arms Bills, and fifty others of the same stamp — bring forward measures of conciliation, and profess to regard a proscribed race as friends and fellow-subjects, we cannot be surprised that the Irish look well at the presents and the givers before they accept them with gratitude. This may, therefore, be admitted as a pallia tion for the bitter hostility displayed by some of the Irish journals to the Academies Bill, but by no means as a justification for unjust imputations and wicked charges against the long-tried friends of Ireland as well as the repentant Tory Administration. N o men ever made greater sacrifices for the sake of peace than the Whigs and Liberal Members of the House of Commons. They have displayed a moral courage above all praise, and notwithstanding threats and promises, and every possible means resorted to for the purpose of conversion, these honourable representatives, with some contemptible exceptions, have adhered to their convic tions. Are noble minded men like these to be in cluded in the same category with Lord STANLEY and Mr. GOULBURN, and accused of concurring in a plot for demOlishing public spirit in Ireland ? One of the Irish provincial journals thus comments on the Education Bill which received such general support from all parties in the House :—" It is not a generous concession to Irish wants, but a treacherous scheme to corrupt the young mind and taint the young heart of our country through Government patronage and influence. Away with it ! It is directed chiefly against repeal. No scholar will obtain a professorship in any of the proposed collegiate institutibns who be- , lieves that domestic legislation would be a blessing to his country. He may be first of a hundred candidates, but if he be a repealer, he will be requested to retire. The Irish youth must not dare to think on Irish ques tions otherwise than as the English Government ap proves, or they will be excluded from the benefits of academical education in their own country ! Away with it again, it is an abomination We spurn with scorn such a gift. We will do still more. If they dare to in sult oureyes with any of these stews of Governmentcor ruption, under the name of colleges, we will level them with the ground." The same paper adds :—" It is not learning we want at all. It is food and raiment. We ask for bread, and you give us a book." Such wild de clamation would require little notice were not the same view taken by many Englishmen. They also say, give the Irish bread—give them employment—but they never tell us how it is to be done ; and Englishmen who have made the experiment, know, to their cost, the ruin which has befallen many speculations well calculated to give broad to thousands. And what put an end to these beneficent schemes ? Irish jealousy of England. The ignorant multitude were excited by lying Journals. They rose against their best friends, literally carried int effect the rabid injunction of the Kilkenny editor, and levelled the English factories with the ground. We have always said that Irish misrule has lasted so long that an age will be required to redress grievances, and place the population in a sound and civilised condition. The work cannot be accomplished at once. Time, and judicious treatment , a re absolutel y necessary, and a wise Government will, therefore, turn a deaf ear to such absurdities, propose measures which they believe practicable, and persevere in them to the last, regard less alike of political bigotry and popular ignorance. We have been looking with much anxiety to the view which the Irish Catholic bishops and clergy take of this Academies Bill, because, on their decision, will its fate rest. Should they oppose it, the prospects of that country will be gloomy indeed. The Government cannot, if they would, allow them the superintendence of any of the colleges. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in vain, attempted to carry his Factories Education Bill for England, and if the interference of Protestant bishops is. regarded with such horror, would that of Catholic prelates bo viewed in a less favour able light ? In a case which came before the sitting Magis trate at the Thames Police-office, a day or two ago, some observations fell from that functionary, which were distinguished by so much right feeling and good sense, that we conceive them entitled to special at tention. A woman had been compelled to bring a charge of a most brutal assault against her husband — an engineer, in full employment with highly respect able employers—and, so far as the character or capa city of an individual can be judged of, when at tempting, under vehement excitement, to defend himself before a Magistrate, a man not wanting in intelligence. With the points of the case, as deposed to in the evidence adduced in support of the charge, we are not called upon at present to deal, except to observe that they went to establish the commission, by the husband, of.a most aggravated and unmanly outrage against his wife. After the hearing, Mr. BRODBRIP proceeded to state the reasons which induced him not to dispose, summarily, of the case, by imposing, as the Act of Parliament authorised him to do, a pecu niary fine on the accused—but to send the case for trial before another tribunal —the Criminal Court. Of these two alternatives, which the Act of Parliament left in matters of the present nature, when proved to the satisfaction of the magistrate, he, for one, greatly lamented the alternative of imposing a pecuniary fine had been given to them at all Tho obvious evil attaching to the exercise o f this summary jurisdiction was, that the discretion it left to the delinquent of paying a pecuniary fine, or submitting to an equivalent term of imprisonment, dismissed the wealthy offender with out any particle of punishment, which for the same offence it visited on the poorer culprit. In the case be fore him, any fine which he would be empowered to lay upon the prisoner would be.little felt by a man in hi s condition, earning competent wages, and would, there fore, be very little proportioned to the extremely seri ous character of the offence which had, in Mr. BRO.' Deaie's opinion, been proved against him. So the cr usual enstorna m al bainenebra bai l to Criminal for appear ocr worthy magistrate bound the witness es over in the against the prisoner at t he o t u he rt m ; a a n t ,s th a e pp s e a a m ra e n t c i e me ta ac ta c k ep e ti h n i g s trial on the indictment which would be prepared from their if h depositions.t eth e re Now, be one feature in the proceedings of our police judicature more offensive than another, it certainly is that vicious inequality between the penal ties inflicted for offences of the same class and degr ee on the offender with mone y in his p ocket and the offender without it. It has been often boasted that England is that country in which the rights of property are always best respect ed. In God's name, where they exist, let then b e religiously respected ; but, there are ways of exer cising them, which so completely remove them out o the pale of all " respect," that in the eye of naunici- rn....... SUI I pp tad e _--1 ( 7. w.°T aY e7et ~ o rd 11:1411 Itlghan 11 1,, • , `4 ' . • "01, :44