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to look on what they had done, although it mieht tippet!: like the brazen serpent in the wilderness, they would find that it had less than its healing virtues. Mr. HUME could assure the Bon. Gentleman that there was no necessity whatever for the'alarm which he seemed to entertain. If he thought this measure would lead to an extension of the franchise that would be another reason why he should support it ; but he found it would produce no such results. The Hon. Gentleman seemed to labour under the delusion that the precious metals were limited in their amount, but the present state of the coffers of the Bank of Eng land was sufficient to dissipate such a delusion. The Bank of England had at the present moment actually so much gold that they did not know how to get rid of it, and so long as England was capable of selling her pro duce cheaper . than other countries, she would never want for gold. This Bill maintained a gold standard with a paper currency, convertible into gold, so as to make paper of the same value as the gold. His Hon. Friend who had introduced this motion had spoken to him on the subject, and he had hoped that he might have been able to support it. He thought it had been limited to a statement which had been made by the Right Ho nourable Baronet, in which he attributed the fluc tuation to over-issue on the part of the country banks. Now, at the present moment, it was impossible that any Bank could issue a larger quantity of notes than the country required, as long as those notes rested on the basis of convertibility. The Hon. Baronet did not carry out his own theory. One half of the currency was convertible on demand, but the other half was not of that character. Every bank note ought to be con vertible into gold on demand, but such was not the case with country bank notes. They were convertible into . Bank of England notes only. Now the holder of every note ought always to be able to obtain its value in gold on demand. The Right Hon. Gentleman, by continuing the legal tender clause, destroyed his own theory ; for a note was not currency if it was not immediately con vertible—it was commercial paper merely. He thought there ought to be only one bank of issue, and that, as the Government took upon itself to issue all the gold and silver, it ought also to have charge of the paper. He preferred metallic currency, but as a mixed currency was more economical and convenient, he did not object to it, provided the paper was made convertible. lie knew not why the Bank of England should have any privileges beyond the rest of the community ; since the Government did not choose to take banking into their own charge, they ought to have given all her Majesty's subjects the same fair and equal chance. If the Right lion. Baronet made all notes convertible he might suffer the issue to be unlimited, for that would be always checked by its convertibility. As long as notes re mained convertible, he would dely any set of men to put forth more of them than the demands of the country re quired. A great deal had been said about the United States, but those who had failed there, a l though they might be called bankers, were not in reality such—they were merchants and dealers. There was not an instance of any hank which had acted on purely basking prin ciples having failed. Let them look at Scotland, where there was no restriction as to issue. The number of banks in that country was now twenty-five, and the circulation had not been added to from what it hail been when there were only six. They did not issue more, but the issues were more divided. Mr. Blair, in his evidence, had stated that he believed , that the whole of the notes issued by the Edinburgh banks were returned every ten or twelve days ; and he attributed it to the fact that no one had tiny inducement to keep any bank notes in his pocket ; and they brought them into the branch banks, whence they were transmitted to Edinburgh. It was not possible to push the amount of the circulation beyond what was sufficient for the wants of the country. The amount of the cur reney in England was less now than it was ten years ago. Instead of hoarding bank notes, as they did formerly, people now deposited them either in savings' banks .or joint-stock banks, for the sake of their interest ; and in large transactions the currency was greatly economised through the operations of the clear ing-house. This they were able to do with a tench less amount of currency than formerly. It wits not fair to attribute to the present system all the benkrupteies which had taken place. The failure of Wright's bank, in this city, one of the greatest failures which had taken place, had no connection whatever with the present system of currency. The Hon. 'Member then quoted from Mr. Kennedy's evidence, to the effect that he believed a single bank of issue would be destruc tive to ,t 4 eotland, and ilea, when there was a great deal of b li ii; en in e;;e Bank of England, the restriction of issue wou ld be limiter;. The effect of the extent of issue by the country banks Lad been greatly exaggerated by the Right lion. Baronet. ;shy, even in Ireland, where the system of banking was impealect, there had not been excessive issue. He (Mr. II.) denies net the issues of private banks had anything to do with the exiepsive bank ruptcies which had occurred within a recent period, end very little to do with the commercial stagnation which had taken place. In 1819, according. to the statement of the Committee of the House of Commons, the issue of the country banks was fifty millions, and of the Bank of England thirty millions. The Committee recbm mended an immediate contraction of the paper issue. Accordingly, in 1820, the issue of the blank of England was reduced to 23,000,000, and the quantity of bullion in its coffers increased from three millionsiand a half, - which it had been in the previous yea 4 to 8,000,000. On the 28th February, 1821, the issue of the Bank of England was reduced to 16,000,000, and the bul lion in the coffers of the Bank had increased to 11,000,000, thus showing, that as the Bank of England had contracted its issue, the bullion in its stores had in creased. The lion. Member quoted from nuineroue l turns to show that extravagant issue on the part 01 Bank hail been productive of disastrous conseque] and that as they restrained that injudicious circuit the bullion in the Bank increased, and the currency - came more steady. There was no good reason wild Bank of England should be c on ve rted into a mono by giving it such control over banks within sixty! miles of the metropolis. He did not think therel any need for obliging the Bank of England to kee much gold in its coffers. He did not wish them to' more than would enable them to change I notes. As long as they kept up the corn-laws or other system that caused such a drain upon the but there would be derangements in the currency and ex quent commercial embarassment ; and it must be collected that this corn, in being paid for, had draw le ,s than ten millions sterling out of the country. It was nut necessary for him to go into any further details.. Ile had shown where, in his opinion, the proposition of the Government was sound and where it was unsour.d; and though he should wish the measure modified in the in stances he had shown, he had still great pleasure in giving his support to it. Mr. WODEHOUSE said it was his good fortune . to be placed in a part of the country where the banks were admirably conducted, where the people were satisfied-with their ma nagement, and where they had the greatest confidence in them. They deserved now the opinion which had been ex presesd by Mr. Iluskisson in 1810 when writing on the subject et banking generally. That eminent authority said, " 'Many p'e charge them as being at the root of the evil, but let the pa rent stock be restored to a sound state of health, and time va rious ramifications in the country would soon be found to de serve no blame." He ( Mr. Wodehouse) did not wish to ex tenuate the evils that had followed from a too great ex pansion of the currency, but he was afraid the govern ment would soon find that they had run into thei con trary evil, and had subjected the country to the chances of . a too great contraction ; and, unfortunately, they weredeter seined not to give way at all—to permit of no relaxationi what ever of their plan. They said—" We will hold you fist and tight," arid would listen to no suggestions—hear of no cempro sniSe. To him (Mr. Wodehouse) it would be much pleasanter to go with the Government if he could possibly do so. But • they left him no alternative; he wished to God they would do so. Under these circumstances, he could only satisfy his own • mind in the fulfilment of his duty by voting against the'propo- Wien of the Government. Mr. C. BULLER said, as he had a little to do with the wording of the resolution of his Hon. Friend, he felt some dis appointment at the objections that had been taken to the form of it. The Hon. Member for Montreal, objected to it. It . seemed as if no one could be pleased w ith it. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came forward, and with what was rather a favourite taunt of the Government, said it would have been more manly to have moved that the Bill be read a second time that day six months; but his Hon. Friend did not object to the renewal of the Rank charter, therefore be did not oppose the great object of the Bill. Had he moved the second reading for that day six months, it would have implied that he did not wish the Bank charter to be renewed at all. It was not his intention to go at any length into this question, but be must state this, that it had never been clearly laid down with what • object this interference with the paper of country banks was made. SOme said that a large issue of paper by country banks would endanger the convertibility of the paper by the Bank of England. The Right Hon. Baronet said that it would check over-speculation. Why had he read to them that long list of private banks which had failed, except to intimate that he was going to provide a remedy for this undue speculation ? He be lieved that the law as it stood did all that a legislature Could do te put the circulation of the country on a sound footing.; He ap proved of the principle of the Bill of 1819. He thought it was founded on honesty and common sense—it put an end to what was a kind of lie by Act of Parliament. Notes being but promises to pay, it enforced the payment of those promises as it would enforce the performance of any others. He equally approved of the Bill of 1823, which put an end to the'circula ' Lion of one-pound notes. The Legislature might always inter , fere, net to regulate credit, but to regulate what were frauds of credit. It had not been shown that the disasters of the American banks were• caused by speculation in banking only. They were caused by an over-Speculation in all kinds of trades. There the system of small notes was carried to ex cess. The " - shinplasters," which . were in general circulation, were notes of 2s. each, or half a dollar. Where such notes as these were current, it was impossible for any one to know the stability of the banks issuing them. He' thought the Government was also right in taking those measures which led to the establishment of joint-stock banks. He thought 'nothing was more unwise than limiting the number of persons engaged in banking. The precautions that had been taken had fatly answered, and wherever the failure of joint-stock banks had taken place he believed there was no instance in which the holders of those notes had not been paid. • The object of • the present measure was still farther to change the banking system of this country. There could be no doubt that the ob ject of the Right Hon. Baronet in limiting the paper currency of the country banks was to prepare the way for the ultimate establishment of one bank of issue. Now this limitation Ste (Mr. Buller) objected to. All their measures on this sub ject had hitherto been sound, but, in adopting this principle, the Right Hon. Baronet was embarking on the unsound course 'of' limiting one particular form of credit. The only result would be, that the people would resort to other forms of credit which would be less safe. Much confusion had arisen on this question by time u e of the term " paper- money ;" the term was An inconsistent enc. . What was the proper meaning of the . word money ? It was some peculiar commodity of value • which all nations had agreed to take as the instrument of ex • change. What was a bank note ? It was nothing but a par • titular form of credit—it had no intrinsic value. It might be a tangible instrument, but it was intrinsically worthless, and was only a form of credit. He objected to the plan of the Govern ' 4 ment, bec ause i t was delusive, and was calculated to p roduce I 2,lve 7st effects. He cou ld not see upon w h at groun d s t h e Xi7,„..67irere meat were justified in pursuing the course they had ! could be no d ou b t t h at i t was the intention of • ee' tbe Hon. Baronet ultimately to put an end to private ' ' t -_lt wa s tr ue ie that he dtd,not attempt to do it in the' first instance; but as put such restrictions upon them ' as would cause them to give u P p " ti tus c i i n i e e s u s ia ajtog o et f h t e i r. The-present measure would cut down the country banks from eighteen to ten millions. He cOnnsiderel is•of the motion that had been made by his lion. Friend a most ! proper one, and he should, therefore, (rive it his support. Mr. MASTERMAN would vote for the Government, but he hoped that some of its obnoxious regulations would be con sidered in Committee and removed. The respectable country bankers were tied down in too stringent a way, by having their circulation confined to the average of the last two years, a period during which, some of them from prudence and others in consequence of the difficulties of the country, had been com pelled to curtail their issues. The proposal made by the country bankers, that they should be either permitted to issue a larger amount than the average of the last two years, or that the maximum should be calculated upon an average for the last five years, was certainly not unreasonable. He wished to ad vert to the subject of a memorial which he had presented to the First Lord of the Treasury, and which was signed by a great number of the bankers in London, complaining of the restriction of the circulation to 14,000,0001., and proposing that a power of expansion should be vested in her Majesty's Government and in the Bank of England. From what they had heard that night from the Right lion. Gentleman, he feared that the Government would not consent to that proposal ; but he hoped that further time might make them look mere kindly on the proposition. It could not be said that 14,000,000/. was the exact amount required, and all they asked was that a power of expansion should be vested somewhere, so as to prevent a crisis, in the event of such a thing being likely to occur. Mr. WARBURTON said the Hon. Member for Liskeard had asked what was the object of the Bill ? Why, the object of the Bill was not to prevent speculation—no Bill could prevent that ; not to prevent baukruptcy—no Bill could prevent that ; but to ensure convertibility— not that sort of convertibility with which he had heard, to his surprise, the Hon. Member for Lambeth declare, that he should be satisfied that the paper should be worth so much sugar or so much coffee.—(" No, no," from Mr. Hawes). The Hon. Member denied that; but what was the test he had applied during the term of non-convertibility? Why, he con teaded that the Bank had conducted itself properly during that period, and that the currency had not been depreciated, because, estimated according to its value in sugar and certain other com modities, it had not undergone depreciation. The Hon. Mem ber for Lambeth had certainly not gone so far as to set up an abstract standard of value, but he had set up a standard of sugar, which, he admitted, was something tangible ; but that was not what he (Mr. Warburton) understood by convertibility. By convertibility he understood the convertibility of paper into gold, and the object ef the Bill was to secure that convertibility. The Hon. Member for Warwick contended that the Bill ought not to extend to the restriction of country banks, be cause it appeared from the statements made by persons from those banks, before the Committee of 1839-40, that they were unable to regulate their country paper in conformity with the exchanges, or with the gold in the hands of the Bank of Eng land. It appeared that the country bankers never did con form to those exchanges, and it was indispensable to converti bility that they should do so. The only objection that could be reasonably urged against the measure appeared to him to be this—it provided that the Bank of England paper should ex peed and contract in proportion to the stock of bullion ; but it did not provide the same with regard to the country banks, and so far it was defective. It seemed to him of little importance whether country bank notes were convertible into gold or Bank of England notes, but it did not go far enough, inas much as it did not make the country paper expand and con tract, as the Bank paper did. He did not find fault with the Go vernment for that—the present opposition showed that they had carried it as far as it was prudent to attempt it. They had not provided for its expansion and contraction, but they had set a maximum founded on the average of the two preceding years. The effects to be apprehended from the contraction of the currency had been greatly exaggerated. The only conse quence of that contraction would be the substitution of a small amount of gold for the paper which would be withdrawn. Now to suppose that this great country, which at the close of the war bore an expenditure of 120,000,0001. per annum, could not provide a little gold for the deficiency of the currency, was too absurd to maintain. An other argument was, that a great deal of gold was produced in Russia, and that Russia was so jealous of our power that she would not allow it to come into this country. He had heard that " Aurum per medios virat Sattellites ;" and he would remind the House that, during the war, Mr. Rothschild had carried the gold for the payment of our troops through the midst of the French army. It was ridiculous to suppose that any jealousy could prevent gold from being brought to this country—the facility of its transport rendered it so appli cable for the standard of value. It passed over all obstacles ; and to imagine that a poor country like Russia would lock up their gold mines from us, was perfectly absurd. The Bill did not profess to prevent speculation, which was only one of the elements of rise of price. He did not say it was not an element, for if every man deposited gold in one bank, and had credit only for the amount of that gold, the concerns of the country might be carried on without paying any gold at all; but if they gave him additional credit they gave him additional power of purchase, and that would create a rise of price. Lie was happy to hear that the Govern ment would firmly resist the application of the London honkers to allow an expansion of currency under circumstances ef difficulty—it would destroy the vi hole plan, by expanding the currency at the very period when it ought to be contracted. The only way to maintain convertibility was to contract and expand the currency in proportion to the amount of the precious metals. The Government had adopted that mode of securing convertibility—that was the object of the Bill, and for that the Government deserved the thanks of the country. Mr. DARBY admitted that if they made the issues of the Bank of England dependent upon exchanges they could not altogether leave out the country banks ; but what the country bankers complained of was, that they were placed on too limited a basis, which would place not only the country bankers, but those who depended on them, in a very difficult position.—(" Hear, hear," from Col. Sibthorp. ) Country bankers had, during the last few years, been very careful in their issues and accommodations, and it certainly was limiting them too narrowly to take the average of the last two years as the maximum. There had been no issues recently but such as had been called for by the wants of the people, and the effect of thus limiting the circu lation would be to induce everybody to contract their commer cial business. In the manufacturing districts the deficiency of accommodation might be partially remedied by means of bills of exchange, but such could not be the case in the agricultural dis tricts, and if they so contracted the basis of the circulation, the farmer could not possibly have that accommodation which he required. Sudden contraction in the issues was very pernicious, and would force the adoption of a system of small bills, than which nothing could be more ruinous. With respect to the Order in Council for a greater issue than that allowed by the Bill, be must say it was very strange that the Bill should repu diate a principle, and, at the same time, permit a license which seemed in direct opposition to its provisions. He thought the Order in Council should be further extended, and that the coun try banks should derive some advantage from it. air. GISBORNE would have been very favourable to the proposition that the Bill be read a second time that day six months. The first question was, had every person who had mercantile transactions a right to trust whom he pleased, but this Bill attempted to abstract that liberty. A might go to B under the present system, and offer him a price for his goods which he was willing to accept of, but as A had not the money, and as he was unknown to B, he gave him a bill indorsed by C, who was known to B ' • A having put his name on the bill was deemed satisfactory. B put the bill in circulation, but it happened that neither A or C were known to D, but he was willing to take the signature of E ; thus it was all the letters of the alphabet, as he might say, were engaged. These transactions were deemed perfectly innocent, and were never interfered with so long as they kept above the sum of 5/. ; and so long as the promise was to pay at the expiration of two or three months, but if the promi e was to pay "on demand," and the sum beneath five pounds, all the malignancy, and all the mischief was said to attach to it. Demand for gold caused a reduction of price, and abundance of gold the reverse; and, therefore, he could perfectly understand how paper currency might depreciate or rather hinder the appreciation of gold. By our legislation, we certainly did run some risk of injuring the convertibility of the Bank of England, and the great danger that Bank had to fear was the loan of fourteen millions to the Government which the present measure imposed. He would now call the attention of the House to the way in which they had legislated upon this subject, and to which he (Mr. Gisborne) objected altogether. ( Here the Hon. Gen tleman took a historical review of the different measures passed by the Legislature on the subject of the currency, but has the same view has been given in reports of preceding speakers, we refrain from repeating it.) The lion. Gentleman having ar rived at the legislation of 1519, said that he agreed in the pro priety of a return to cash payments, but he did not agree with the proposers of that measure in the standard of value they had established. When at a subsequent period this return to cash payments was not found to be sufficient to ward off the evil which afflicted this country, it was found necessary to resort to other measures, and they were told if they only suppressed the issue of one-pound notes, all their difficulties would vanish. They were suppressed, and very shortly afterwards the coun try was again in trouble. They were told the currency had only to be put on a sounder footing and all would be well again, and to this end the infallible remedy was bit upon of li miting the number of partners in a bank to six. This led him on to the time when trouble ccming again joint-stock banks were established. In 1836 or 1837, he forgot which, they first heard the mention of one hank of issue, which arose from a remonstrance addressed to the Go vernment by the town of Manchester, and Mr. Jones Loyd having told them they were right in their view, they became fully satisfied on the subject. They never thought, or they could not see, that the object of Mr. Jones Loyd was to put down every monopoly but his own.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman concluded amidst loud cries of " Divide, divide," by stating that he would support the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth. Sir ROBERT PEEL said nothing which he had heard at all influenced his judgment against the Bill before the House. All the persons who had spoken against the Bill had also expressed themselves in favour of a metallic currency. He did not know from the Hon. Gentleman who proposed the resolution, or from the Hon. Gentleman who closed the de bate, why the metallic currency should be abandoned.—( Hear, hear.) The Bill of 1819 was passed on the recommendation of Committees which had examined the whole subject. The House would recollect what had occurred in the inquiries re specting the establishment of silver as the standard of value. A resolution was passed declaring the dollars to be worth four shillings, but it was discovered that at that rate the dollars left the country. The value of the dollar was subsequently de clared to be 4s. 6d., and the exportation of dollars ceased. It was a contradiction of facts, which he thought the experience of every man recognised as perfectly plain. The Hon Gen tleman bad referred to the United States to show that the analogy drawn from the affairs of that country was totally in applicable. Why, in the United States they had joint-stock banks; they had a paper convertible into gold; in the consti tution of the banks they had every guarantee for solvency ; but there was an unlimited competition of issue, and the conse quence was, bankruptcy and general failure.—( Hear, hear. ) In 1811 there was a State bank, corresponding to some extent, in functions and powers, with the Bank of England ; this hank exercised a Lcontrel over the others. In 1811 this central State bank was abolished, and three years afterwards there was an universal suspension of cash payments, in consequence of the check af forded by the central bank being removed. In 1830 another this kind T bank of the same ki n d was es t a bli s h e d—it cease d to exist in 1833, and a f ew years a f terwar d s t h ey lo ' nia found all the banks twi ce i n success i on suspen di ng cash payments. This, he cont en d e d, was an argument for an increased control. Then, let him ref er t o th e op i nion of two men of the highest autho rmity eybsitnerqueasntdiont Mr.ofGallatin. k in th e United gentlemanStates—Mird. tiiatthe of failure of dissolutionofthe i n State of e t hh theb B ank a s nk w" a a United natu ral consequence of the States, which exercised a salut ary control over the circulation and issues of the others. Mr. Webster a' • gain said that he was in favour of a convertible paper currency, be cause no paper could be made equal and kept equal to metal, except it was convertible into gold and silver on demand ; and what body or power ought to he made the regulator of this? What was their experience in t he ir own country? Did he pro- pose to disturb a perfectly successful system. They all adhered to a metallic standard ; but it was said there bad not been shown sufficient grounds for interfering with the issue of paper. Why, what warnings had they not had within the last twenty year; ? What proofs had they not had of the necessity for legislative interference, in order to maintain the principle of convertibility. There were four years in which there was a great drain of gold from the country, 1825, 1832, 1836, and 1839. In that period it was decisively proved that the country banks did not conform in their issues to theexchanges, and were not reduced according to the efflux of gold. On the contrary, their issues had increased, when, if his principles were tru they ought to have been contracted. It, was said the aces, ,tion the poly -five was keep heir any lion, ,nse- I no that the Bank of England had the power of protecting itself. He knew that the Bank of England had the power of main taining the convertibility of its own notes during the most dis tressing periods, but it would be by most tremendous sacrifices of the trade and commerce of the country. —( Hear, hear. ) It was that he wished to avert. It was also said that no securities were taken against the Bank of England. Why, the whole measure was founded on taking securities against the Bank of England, and it com pelled the Bank of England to conform to certain principles, to which, in certain periods of monetary crises, it was their opinion it ought to conform. The amount of their issues or securities was limited to 14,000,0001., and the remainder of their issues was to be issued in gold. It was said that the Bank of England might restrict the issues of their paper, but they provided against the possibility of that, because they gave power to per sons of going to the Bank and demanding paper for gold. Thus they obliged the Bank to pay gold for notes on demand, and on tfie other hand, they took securities that the Bank should not restiet its issues by giving power to demand from the Bank paper for gold. It was said that the restrictions thus imposed on the issues of country paper would subject the country to great inconvenience—that they interfered with one form of paper credit, and that another form of it•would be substituted. If country paper were essential to agricultural prosperity, how was the fact to be accounted for, that in eight or ten agricul tural counties 1,300,0001. of country paper was circulated—in Sussex, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Cambridgeshire, North amptonshire, and Suff,dlc, which were comprised within a radius of 65 miles of London? The whole of the necessities of that district were provided for by country banks issuing 1,300,000/. They might depend on it, a very short experience of Bank of England papers issued by them would remove the prejudices which existed. The Bank of England, at this moment, supplied Birmingham with a circulation to the amount of 621,0001., and he very much doubted whether there was a circulation of the paper of other banks in Birmingham. Mr. MUNTZ—Not so much. _ _ Sir R. PEEL—WeII, then, but if the country banks refused to issue their notes would not the Bank of England take care to supply the want of commerce ? and if those banks wished:to substitute Bank of England notes for their own, as sixty banks of issue did at this moment, the Bank of England was ready to supply them with its own paper at a commission of one per cent. if the restriction of the issue of country paper would lead to the issue of bills of exchange to supply its place, why had not this taken place before? It was said that in those districts the people were accustomed to Bank of England paper, and would have a disinclination to receive the issues of other banks. But here was a great manufacturing district requiring paper to the amount of 700,000/., and yet to carry on its large manufactur ing concerns it did not require 100,0001. of country paper. Were bills of exchange issued there ? If the apprehension was well founded that paper in another farm would be substituted for notes, how was it that bills of exchange to any considerable value did not exist in Birmingham? Mr. GISBORNE said they did exist. Sir. R. PEEL said that of course must be the case to some extent, but the question was, were they issued to supply the use of a local circulation ? The same was the case with the great town of Manchester. The Bank of England supplied Manchester with almost the whole of its circulation, and it supplied Liverpool to the extent of upwards of one million. Now a great deal had been said about the benefit of joint stock backing. With respect to them what was the fact ? Why he had returns with respect to those banks, the Manchester Bank, the Northern and Central Bank, and several other banks; and they presented such a detail of fraudulent prac tices as he had never before heard of. If he wanted any con clusive proof of the policy of interference by legislation with the joint-stock banks, many statements would supply it. There was the Commercial Bank of England, with a nominal capital of half a million ; but in point of fact, having only 260,0001. paid up, and in February 1840, only ' four months before the bank came to an end, the directors said " that they had the satis faction of stating to the proprietors that it continued to stand firm in the estimation and confidence of the public, and to ad vance in its career of usefulness—also that the profits for the preceding last half year had been greater than during any similar period since their • commencement."—( Laughter. ) Here was a bank of issue, which had advanced 180,000/. to a man of whom it was declared by one of the directors, that he could not have got credit for 500/. from any other establish ment in the town where lived.—(Laughter.) It was all very well for Hon. Gentlemen opposite to say that every man should trust his neighbour, but the history of this bank showed the necessity of some interference. He did not involve the whole Of ti.e joint-stock banks in the discredit which attached to some of them, for many of them were conducted on the best principles, and were conferring the greatest benefit on the country, not merely by the advance of notes, but by the legiti mate use of capital. Still he believed it was as much for their own interest, as for the interest of the community, to prevent the abuse of such establishments.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Liskeard had stated that there was some mistake in the returns of the number of the private bankers who had failed. He (Sir R. Peel) had consulted Mr. Montague, who was in the Accountant's office in the Court of Bank ruptcy, and he ascertained that with respect to six names out of eighty-six, the fiats were issued against shareholders in joint stock banks, and so far there was an error in the statement. He had so fully stated the general principles of this measure, on a former occas on, that he would not detain them by any further remarks. He could not think that any objections which had been urged would induce even a small minority in that House to oppose the further progress of the measure. He trusted that that House would bear in mind that, during the last twenty-five years, they had had four decisive proofs, on four several occasions, that the princi ple of convertibility was in danger. They had had in 1825 a great increase of country bank paper, when, if there were any truth in the doctrine of chances, there ought to have been a reduction. In 1832 they were exposed to panic; again the Bank was in danger, and the circumstances under which that danger was averted afforded a confirmation of the theory for which he contended. It had been declared by the Chamber of Commerce that, in consequence of the fluctuations in the circulating medium, there had been, in 1836 and 1837, a loss of forty millions. The Hon. Member for Paisley had referred to the case of 1839 with apparent satisfaction, asking what would then have been done if the bullion kad been reduced from nine to two millions. He believed that by enforcing his principles, the occasion would not arise. Why the amount of gold had been reduced to two millions in 1839, because the Bank had then neglected those principles. The issues had not been based upon the amount of the securities. They had disregarded the two principles by which the monetary system in this country ought to be regulated, and the consequence had been, that in 1839 the Bank of England had been obliged to lean for assist ance on the Bank of France, and then to suddenly contract its own circulation, in order to save its own credit, al qiough by so doing great inconvenience was produced. Within their own experience—within the last twenty years— they had had proof that the present system stood in need of improvement. The Government had proposed a measure which they believed would effect that improvement, and at the same time show a proper consideration for existing interests. He knew not what might be the effect of a combina nation of personal interests against the measure, but the Government had only acted from a sense of public duty in proposing it. To that principle they would steadily adhere. If any difficulty should be thrown in the way of the ultimate success of the measure, the House, and not the Government, must be responsible ; and if the Government should fail, and it should be proved that increased issue had led to illegitimate speculation, caused by that issue, they would have the satisfaction that they had offered advice, and proposed measures, cal culated, as they thought, to avert such a calamity.—( Cheers.) They were not wild enough to suppose that they would, by any measure, prevent speculation, but when speculation proceeded from undue issue, they proposed a measure calculated to check that issue. When speculation arose from other causes, that spirit of speculation was frequently aggravated by a paper currency. It was not in their power, nor had they any wish to check legitimate speculation; he admitted that they could not counteract illegitimate speculation, but yet, he asked them not to aggravate its evils by refusing to check those which were properly within their jurisdiction. —( Cheers. ) • Mr. W. WILLIAMS suggested that the debate should be adjourned. He supported the Bill, but he should wish to have an opportunity of stating his views on the subject.—( Cries of " Divide, divide ;" " Go on.") Col. SIBTHORP, in consequence of the refusal of the Right Hon. Baronet to accede to the proposition of the Lon don bankers, was determined to support the motion of the lion. Member for Lambeth, out of justice to that respectable body, the country bankers. He would sooner place his chest, with 100,1,0;'4. in it, in the hands of a country banker than in the Bank of England—the monopoly bank of the country.— ( A laugh.) He was astonished—it anything could be called astonishment in these times—at the conduct of the Hon. Member for Montrose, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, both of whom had, in 1828, showed them selves so wedded to a paper currency that they actually spoke in favour of the 11. notes. Mr. PLUMPT RE complained of the oppression which the country bankers would suffer from the Bill in its present shape —an oppression which was aggravated by the belief, on the part of the country bankers, that the Right Hon. Gentleman would, at least, leave them in as good a position as he had found them. Mr. MUNTZ said the only point on which he differed from the Right Hon. Gentlemen was on the standard of value, which could never be made to work with the present corn-laws. There was one point which had fallen from many Hon. Mem bers in the course of the debate in which he fully agreed, and that was, that in every measure which had been proposed they had failed most enterely.—( Hear, hear.) Whether they were to succeed in this he would not say. It was a very serious consideration, and in many minds it was a very anxious one, seeing that the present measure was brought is under the auspices of those who had introduced the previous failures. He should not think of saying more at that late hour of the night, but should reserve a more detailed explanation of his opinions for a future stage of the Bill. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House di vided, when the numbers were— For the resolution Against it Majority — 155 The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. Sir R. PEEL said that the Dissenters' Chapels Bill must have precedence on Monday. DUCHY OF CORNWALL. PARLIAMENTARY DIV ISIONS. (Prows the Votes and Proceedings oldie House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12. CHURCH TEMPORALITIES (IRELAND) BILL. Motion made, and Question put, " That this House de resolve itself ►nto a Committee upon the present state of the Temporalities of the Church of Ireland:" The House divided: MINORITY—AYES, 1794 Aglionby H. A. Swart, William Pechell, Captain Aldam, William Fielden, J. Philips, 0 R Archbold, Robert Ferguson, Colonel Philips, M. Armstrong, Andrew Fitzroy, Lord C. Plumridge, Captain Bannerman, A. Fitzwilliam, G. W. Pulsford, Robert Barclay, David Forster, Matthew Rawdon, J. D. Baring. F. 'l'. Fox, Charles Richard Redington, I'. N. Barnard, E. G. Gisborne, Thomas Ricardo, J. L. Barron, Sir H. Gore, Robert Rice, E. R. Bellew, It. M. Granger T. C. Roebuck, J. A. Berkeley, C. Grey, Set G. Ross, David It. Berkeley, Captain Grosvenor, Lord R. Roue, Hom. Captain Berkeley, H. F. Guest, Sir John Russell, Lord John Ber nal, Captain Hall, Sir B. Russell, Lord E. Blake, Marc Hallyburton, Lord J Scrope, G. P Blewitt, Reginald Hastie, Archibald Settle, Sir J. Henry Bouveric, E. P. Hawes, B. Seymour, Lord Bowring, Dr. Hobliouse, Sir J. C. Shell, R. L. EtJeklehurst, J. llolland, Robert Shelburne, Lord Brotherton, J. Herman, Edward Smith, B Browne, R. D. Howard, C. G. W. Smith, Vernon Buller, C. Howard, J. IC.. Stanley, Hon W. Buller, E. Howard, H. Stanstleld, W. It Busteild, W. Howick, Viscount Stanton, W. Henry Butler, P. S. Hume, Josep Stewart, P. M. Byng, George Humphery, J. Stuart, Lord James Byng, G. S. Hatt, W. Stuart, W. Villiers Carew, Hon. R. S. Jervis, J. • Stock, Sergeant Cavendish, Hon. C. Johnson, Genoral Strickland, Sir G. Cavendish, G. H. Labouctere, H. Strutt, Edward ' Chapman Benjamin Langston, J. H. Talbot, C. R. M. Clay, Sir W Layard, Captain Tancred, Henry W Clements, Lord Leader, J. 'l'. 1 homely, Thomas Clive, E. B. Macauley, T. B. Tollemache, F. J. Colborne, N. R. W. Maher, Nicolas Towneley, John Colebrooke, Sir T. Marjoribanks, S. Trelawny, J. S. Collett, John Marshall, W. Tufnell, Henry Collins, W. Marsland, Henry Vane, Lord Harry Cowper, Hon. W. I Martin, John Villiers, Charles I Craig, QV 0. Matheson, James Vivian, J. H. Curtels, FL B. Mettle, Hon. Fex Vivian, Captain lalmeny, Lord Mitcalfe, Henry Wakley, Thomas Dalrymple, Captain Mitchell, T. A. Walker, R. Dawson, 'I. V. Morris, David Wall, Charles B. Denison, W. J. Muntz, G. F. Wallace, Robert Denison,John Evelyn Murphy, F. S. Warburton, Henry Dennistoun, J. Murray, C. R. S. Watson, W. H. D'Eyncourt, T. C. Murray,7A. Wawn, John T. Duff James Napier, Sir Charles Wemyss, Captain. Duncan, Lord Norreys, Sir D. J. Wilde, Sir T. Duncan, George O'Brien, J. Williams, W. Dundas, Admiral O'Connell, Maurice Wilshere, W. Dundas, Frederick O'Connell, M. J. Wood, Charles Dundas, David O'Conor Don Worsley, Lord Dundas, Hon. J. C. O'Ferrall, R. M. Wrightson, W. B. Easthope, Sir John Ogle, S. C. H. Wyse, 1 homas Ebrington, Viscount Ord William Yorke, H. Redhead Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. _Paget, Lord Alfred Ellice, E. Palmerston, Visct. TELLERS. Elphinstone, Howard Parker. J. - Ward, H. 0. wane, W. Pattison, James Hill, Lord Marcus MAJORITY—NOES, 27A. Actand, Sir T. D. Entwisle, William Manners, Lord J. Acland, 'l'. 11. Escott, Bickham Marsharn, Viscount A'Court( apt. Eatcourt, T. G. B. Martin, C. W. Acton, Colonel Farnham, E. B. Masterman, John Adare, Lord Fellowes, Edward Maxwell, J. P. Adderley, C. B. Ferguson, Sir R. A, Meynell, Captain Altord, Viscount - • }Miner, Sir E Mildmay, H. St. J. Allix, Jshn Peter Fitzmaurice i W. Miles, William Antrobus, Edward Fl ower , Si r James Mordaunt, Sir J. Arbuthnot, Hon. H. Forbes, William Morgan, Oetavius Archdall, Captain Forester, Hon G. Mundy, E. M. Arkwright, George Forman, T. Seaton Neeld, Josepk Ashley, Lord Fox, S.Lane Neeld, John Astell, William Fremantle, Sir T. Neville, Ralph Bagge, Wm. Gasket', James M Newdegate, C. N Bailey, Joseph Gladstone, W. E. Newport, Vi-count Baillie, Colonel Gladstone, Captain N e wry, Viscount Raillie, H. J. Glynne, Sir Stephen Nicholl, J. Baird, William Godson, Ri c h ar d Norreys, Lord Balfour, J. M. Gordon, Hon. W. O'Brien, A. S. Baring, W. B. Gore, M. Oswald, Alexander Baring, Thomas Gore, W. Ormsby Owen, Sir John Barrington, Viscount Gore, W. R. O. Palmer, R. Baskerville, TB. M. Goring, Charles Palmer, G.' Bateson, Thomas Goulburn, Henry Patten J. Wilson Beckett, William. Graham, Sir James Peel, Sir Robert ßentinck, Lord G. G ran b y, Marquis of Peel, Jonathan Blackburr.e, J. L Greens-i, P e ter Pennant, Colonel Blackstone, W. G reene , T. ~ ;Rigot, Sir R. Blakeinore, R. Gregory, W. H. . ,_Polhill, Frederick Bodkin, \V. H. Grimston , Lord ' Pollington, Viscount Boldero, Henry G. Grogan, Edward Freed, William T. Borthwiek, Peter Hale, R. Blagdon Pringle, Alexander 13ottield, Boriah Halford, H. Pusey, Pailip Bowles, Admiral Hami.ton, C. J. B. Rashleigh, Wm. Bradshaw, James Hamilton, G. A. Repton, George W. Bramston, T. W. Hamilton, Lord C. Richards, Richard Brisco, Musgrave Hanmer, Sir John Rolleston, Colonel Broadley, H. Harcourt, G. G. Round, Charles Gray Brooke, Sir A. B. H ar d y , John Round, John Brownrigg, J. S. Harris, E. A. J. Ruslibrooke, Colonel Bruce, Lord Ernest Heatheote, Sir W, Russell, Charle Bruges, W. H. L. Heneage, G W. Russell, J. D. Watts Buck, Lewis W. Henley, J. W. Ryder, G. D. Buckley, Edmund Henniker, Lord Sanderson, Richard Buller, Sir J. Y ar d s H ep b urn, Si r T . B. Sandon, Lord Burrell, Sir C. M. Herbert, Sydney Seymour, Sir IL Campbell, Sir H. Hodgson, F. shaw, F. Campbell, John H. Hodgson. R. Sheppard, Thomas Cardwell, Edward Hogg, J. NV Shirley, E. P. Castlereagh, Visct. Hope, Charles Sibthorp, Colonel Charteris, Francis Hope, Alexanier Smith, Abel Chelsea, Lord Hope G. W. Smyth, Sir H. Ctittwode, Sir John Hornby, John Smollett, Alexander Cholmondeley, Hugh Hotham, Lord Somerset, Lord (3. Christopher, R. A. Hughes, W. B. Sotheron, T. H. Chute, W. L. W. Hussey, Ambrose Stanley, Lord Clayton, Rice R Hussey. Thomas Stanley. Edward Clerk, Sir George Ingestre, Lord Stewart, John Clive, Viscount Ingl s, Sir R. Stuart, H. Clive, R. H. James, Sir W. C. Stint, H. C. Cockburn, Sir G. Jerrayn, Earl Sutton, Hon. H M. Codrington, Sir W. Jocelyn, Viscount Taylor, Edward Collett, W. R. Johnstone, Sir John Tennent, J. E. Colquhoun, J. C. J o h ns t one, Hop* Thesiger, F. Colvile, C. Robert Jones, Captain Tnompson, AM. Compton, H. C. Kelly, Fitzroy 'Di rnhill, George Copeland, W. Kemble, Henry Tollemache, John Corry, H. Kerr, D. ' Tomline, George Courtenay, Lord Kirk, Peter Trench, Sir F. W. Cresswell, A. J. B. Knatchbull, Sir E. Trevor, Hon. R Cripps, William Knight, Henry Gaily Trollop), Sir John Darby, George Knight, F. W. Trotter, J. Dawnay, Hon. W. Law, Hon. C. E. Tumor, Christopher Denison, E. Leckett Lawson, Andrew Verner, Colonel Dick, Quintin Lefroy, Anthony Vernon, Granville Dickinson, F. H. Legh, G. C. Vesey, Hon. Thomas Dodd, George Lennox. Lord A. Vivian, John Enna. Douglas, Sir H. Leslie, C. P. Waddington, H. S. Douglas, Sir C. E. Liddel, H. I'. Walsh, Sir John Douglas, J. D. S. Lincoln, Earl of Welby, Glynne Earls Douro, Marquis of Lockhart, William Whitmore, T. C. Dowdeswell, W. Lopes, Sir Ralph Williams, T. P. Drummond, H. H. Lowther, Hon. Col. Wodehouse, E. Duncombe, A. Lygon, General Wortley, Jas. Duncombe, Hon. 0. M'Geachy, F. A. Wortley. Hon. John Du Pre, George Mackenzie, W. F. Wynn, C. %V. East, James Buller Mackinnon, W. A. Wynn, Sir W. W. Egerton, W. T. M'Neill, Duncan 'Yorke, E. T. Egerton, Sir P. G. Mahon, Viscount TELLERS. Eliot, Lord MAnwaring T. Young, John Emlyn, Viscount Manners, Lord C. Baring, Henry DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION. FOR THE BILL. Members of the Government Conservative Members 97 Liberal Members AGAINST TRH BILL. Conservatives lO6 Liberals Conservatives absent l4O Liberals absent Vacant 1 Speaker LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, June 12. IN RE DYCE SOMBRE. Mr. BETHELL applied to his Lordship, requesting that those medical gentlemen who had been examined at the Commission should see Mr. Dyee Sombre. Sir T. WELDS and Mr. WAKEFIELD opposed this ap plication, contending that Mr. Dyce Sombre ought not to be seen by any medical gentleman, unless such as he approved of, or those his Lordship might think proper to appoint. The LonD CHANCELLOR said he thought it desirable that some of the medical gentlemen previously examined should see Mr. Dyce Sombre, but not those to whom he might object ; in addition to whom he would direct some other medical gentlemen to have an interview, and would himself see Mr. Dyce Sombre. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCII, Jane 12. (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. BARNARD GREGORY. This was a rule calling upon the Duke of Brunswick to show cause why the trial of the defendant, which at pre sent stood fixed for Friday next, should not be postponed until the sitting after Hilary term, 1845. The prosecution is in the form of a criminal information, fur a libel imputing to the Duke of Brunswick that he was the person who mur dered a woman a few years ago in a house a short way over Waterloo-bridge. The rule was obtained yesterday in the Bail Court, and cause was now shown against it by Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Wordsworth. It appeared that the grounds of the application were, that the defendant was at present a prisoner in Newgate ; that he was in such a state of ill health as to require the attend ance of several medical gentlemen, whose names were set out, and who had made a report to the Secretary of State, upon the subject; that in such circumstances he was un able to give instructions to his counsel for the conduct of the case, or to arrange the evidence of such of the witnesses sts were accessible to him at present; and that there were other witnesses who could give material evidence upon the de, fence whose residences the defendant could not find out in his present situation, but which he would be able to disco ver as soon as he should be at liberty; and that it was also necessary for the purpose of his defence to inspect several do cuments which were at his private residence, but which were ' not accessible to him at present. In answer to these grounds, the Learned Sergeant and Learned Counsel urged that the information might have been tried a long time ago, if it had not been that it was made a special jury case by the &fen • dant himself; that no step had been taken to strike the spe cial jury even yet ; that none of the medical gentlemen men tioned in the affidavit of Mr. Gregory had made an affidavit; and that if the trial should be put off, it ought only to be for a week, and upon the condition that when the record went down for trial, it should be tried by a common jury, if, in consequence of the ladies of the defendant, it could not be tried by a special one. Mr. PLAIT appeared in support of the rule, which he thought that the feelings of common humanity ought to have prevented the prosecutor from opposing. The Learned Counsel went over the several grounds upon which the rule nisi was granted, and contended that, as the imprison ment of Mr. Gregory would not be at an end before the 26th of November next, the trial ought at any rate to be adjourned until the sittings after Michaelmas Term in the present year. Lord DENMAN thought such to be the . most reasonable course that could be adopted, and the trial was accordingly put off until the sittings after Michaelmas next. JUNE 13. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN, anti a Special Jury.) xtAm.m.trn v. CRAWFORD. This was an action directed from the Court of Chancery, arising out of the bankruptcy of Copeland and Co., of Liver pool. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 13. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Baron RoIJE.) SPILLEIt V. MASON. Mr. ADOLPITUS proceeded to call the witnesses in support of the first indictment, there being several against the pri soners. Sir R. PEEL moved for leave to bring in two Bills—one for defining certain rights in the Duchy of Cornwall, and another for empowering Prince Albert to sell and exchange certain lands in the Duchy. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Two o'clock. 656 T•tal number of Conservatives now in the House... 372 Voted for the Bill, being two more than one-third of the part• ................. 126 Total number of Liberals now in the House Voted for the Bill (being eight less than three fourths of the party) fir. KELLY addressed the jury in defence, and called wit. nesses. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. PUBLIC-HOUSE LICENSES.—It is said to he in con templation to revise the whole system of licensing inns and public-houses during the next session of Parliament, so as to place it on a similar footing to that now in practice on the Continent, by which the revenue will be greatly increased and monopolies to a very great extent done away with.—lpswich Express. RESUMPTION OP COLLIERY OPERATIONS.—ThOUgh " the strike " continues, several collieries are again in operation. Amongst the number, we are glad to men tion Iletton, one of the most important in the trade ; where upwards of ninety cbaldrons are being produced daily. Upwards of 100 men and boys are employed under-ground—a considerable number of whom are old pitmen, who have seceded from the Union. As a staggering proof of the absurd and mischievous policy of that body, we may mention the fact, that some of the men now working at Hetton have earned Gs. l ld. each per day of six hours, on the terms of last year ; one person, who had never before been a coal-hewer, on the second day earned ss. sd. ; and even a barber shaved, as he expressed it, for 3s. South Hetton, North Hetton, and, we are in formed, some of the Lambton Colleries, are again at work. South Wingate, Castle Eden, and East Hetton, have also secured large complements of men. We be lieve Haswell, also, is again at work, and Thornley is going on briskly. Lord Londonderry has not yet con cluded any arrangement with his men ; as we understand his Lordship refuses to give up the condition of the monthly bond.—Durhum Chronicle. ST. IVES.—The mackerel boats have been taking from 500 to 3,000 per boat. Five boats have sailed' for the Bristol and I,\ markets, and others have retailed their fish at M. per hundred. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1844. The Court was engaged all the morning with the above case, which was an action bronght by the plaintiff to compel the defendant to effect certain repairs in a house in Clare street, Clare-Market. The chief point in dispute was to fix the defendant as the tenant, but the details of the case and the evidence, so far as it had proceeded, were of the most dry and uninteresting character. The matter appeared likely to occupy the attention of the Court for the rest of the day. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, June 13. IN RP. WM. ENGLISH. The insolvent in this case, who had carried on business as a publican at Turnham-green, had been before the Court on a former clay, when the case was adjourned, in order that he might give up this house and other property for the benefit of his creditors. The insolvent again appeared in Court to-day, when Mr. Cooke prayed for judgment. The COURT sentenced the insolvent to be imprisoned for five months from the date of his vesting order. Several unopposed insolvents, in whose cases there appeared no feature of general interest, were discharged upon their petitions. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.) TOE ROBBERY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.—This morning, Elizabeth Lindsay, aged 37, spinster, Ellen Lindsay, aged 33, spinster, and James Lindsav, GO, surgeon, were placed at the bar, the females charged with stealing several blankets, seve ral sheets and counterpanes, and a quantity of linen, value 401., the property of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, their mistress; and James Lindsay with feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen. _ _ _ _ The Solicitor-General and Mr. Adolphus appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Kelly, Q.C., Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Ballantine, defended the prisoners. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL having stated the case for the prosecution, _ . The evidence was nearly the same as that given before the magistrate at Queen square, and it is therefore needless to repeat it. Mary Jebberdan (examined by Mr. BODKIN) stated that she was a charwoman employed in the Palace. Linen, towels, and dusters were delivered out by Elizabeth. Witness fre quently had them without marks. Had seen the prisoners in possession of linen, their own property, which had been the property of their mother. Had known one of the sisters twenty years. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR •GENERAL—Had worked at St. James's Palace during the life of George the Fourth ; but only occasionally. Was now regularly employed at Buckingham Palace. Saw the linen at St. James's Palace, sheets and blankets, which she said was her mother's. Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN-There were sheets and blankets frequently in use without the royal mark. Saw a sheet last week without the royal mark. Elizabeth Summers, an occasional charwoman in the Pa lace, stated that she had frequently received dusters from Elizabeth, some of which had not the royal mark upon them. Another charwoman employed at the Palace gave similar evidence. Ann Ball, one of the housemaids at the Palace, stated that •he had been in the habit of receiving linen from Elizabeth Lindsay—towels, dusters, sheets, and pillow-cases—every day. Frequently the dusters were not marked. Another housemaid in the Palace gave testimony of the same character. It appeared that there are nearly thirty housemaids in the Palace. Mrs. Harding, laundress to the Queen's Palace, stated that she had been laundress to her Majesty ten years, and had often received sheets, towels, pillow-cases, and dusters, from Elizabeth Lindsay, which were not marked. On cross-examination by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, the witness said the unmarked things came back again and again. By Mr. Baron GURNEY—I knew that the things were used in the Palace, because they were counted with the Queen's things. Mr. Murchison, the President of the Royal Geographical Society ; Mr. Stillwell, navy agent ; Mr. Holber, clerk of the Admiralty; Mr. Dohey, surgeon, R.N. ; and Mr. Slade, a member of the Stock Exchange, gave Dr. James Lindsay a very high character. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied, and stated his desire that the jury should decide upon the case without prejudice. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up the evidence. The jury then retired ; and, after four hours' absence, returned a ver dict of Acquittal against all the prisoners. The verdict was not delivered till nine o'clock. There are other indictments. Three foreigners, named Benjamin Runtzman, Moses Lebright Carl Lowenthal, and Isidore Guttscholk, were brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of In spector Waller, charged with having stolen a quantity of silk from the warehouse of Messrs. M'Gill and Co., of No. 1, Bread-street, Cheapside, commission agents. Mr. Richard T. Toms, one of the partners in the house of M'Gill and Co., stated that Runtzman and Lowenthal came to the warehouse at about half past one o'clock on Monday, with the professed intention of making pur chases. Lowenthal acted as interpreter to Runtzman, and, hating :walked up stairs, they looked over the stock, and asked a great many questions as to the length, breadth, and price of silk handkerchiefs, and other articles which they seemed desirous to purchase. Lowenthal, as they looked over the goods, expressed his regret that he had not such a knowledge of the English language as to be able to make himself intelligible, and used a great variety of gesticulations, no doubt for the purpose of at tracting and monopolising witness's attention to him away from Runtzman. After having spoken something about a large discount, they intimated that they would return next day, and make a large purchase. They were asked for the address of the house, and Lowenthal gave No. 7, Osborne-street, Whitechapel, as theirs. As witness and the interpreter were speaking together, Runtzman slipped off, an d L owen th a l soon f o ll owe d him. Witness then got his hat and followed them, and upon going into Cheapside saw Guttscholk join them. Upon going into Trump-street, he observed Runtzman and Lowenthal together, and immediately afterwards he saw the former go into a cab, and gave directions to a po liceman to apprehend him, while he went to Lowenthal, who said "Me no thief." Witness, not havin g found that Lowenthal had any stolen goods about him, to all appearance, did not consider himself justified in detaining the prisoner, but upon looking into the cab which the policeman stopped, he saw Runtzman putting down some pieces of silk on the seat. The silk, which consisted of six pieces, each of the length of eleven yards, had been in the warehouse before the two first prisoners entered, and was worth 121. 7s. After Runtzman was safely deposited in the station-house, search was made for Lowanthal, who had stated his name to be Hert, and the policeman found him in the neighbourhood of an address which was taken out of Runtzman's pocket, and was quite different from that which had been given by him. of Paul's-chai n , Here Guttscholk declared that he never for a moment supposed the other two prisoners were men capabl e o f committing a robbery. He had, he admitted, introd uce d andthem m t e o ssrs. Messrs.ro Po wers, of R Coles, u s s a i a n - d r oCwo: and oth er houses Co., which he had been in the habit of supplying with pens, but ho positively asserted that he had been at home at dinner at half-past one on Monday, when he was stated to have been in Cheapside. The LORD MAYOR asked the prosecutor, whether Guttscholk could see the warehouse in Bread-street from the place in Cheapside in which the prosecutor had observed him in conversation with one of the other prisoners. Mr. Toms replied, that he certainly could. Guttscholk, who was subsequently apprehended, said, in the course SOUTHAMPTON. JLsE 12.—At two P.m. this day her Majesty's war steamer the Sydenham arrived at the pier, having on board Lord Stuart de Rothesay and suite from St. Petersburgh, and three carriages. His Lordship, who looks far from well, upon his landing proceeded to the Dolphin Hotel, and from thence to his seat near Christchurch, where Lady Canning had ar rived yesterday. for the purpose of receivin g her noble father. The Oriental Company's steam-packet Oriental, Captain Sow, expected to be released from quarantine on Friday, when she w fr i l o l m co A m l Alexandria, ainntdori the a , is Sloyuit„hg at the Motherbank ; she is Southampton docks and land her passengers. At eleven o'clock to-day an alarming fire broke out in the timber-yard of Messrs. Sharpe and gents for a wood paving company, immediately opposite Co.,Le railway terminus. The fire raged with great fury for some time from the want of water, and the delay before the arrival of any engines, and even then, the scanty supply of water rendered them almost useless. Fortunately there was but little wind, or the destruction of property must have been immense. One new-built house, backing on the timber-yard, in the occu pation of Mr. Nicholls, caught fire, but fortunately, from its having no windows at the back, this house was saved from destruction ; but the furniture sustained great damage from being thrown into the street. Two cottages in the rear of the yard are nearly destroyed; Had this fire broken out in the night, the whole of Orchard-lane and place must have been totally destroyed from the very inefficient supply and almost total want of water. Messrs. Sharpe and Co. are insured, as is also Mr. Nicholls, but not so with the two cottages. The fire is supposed to have occurred by the overboiling of an iron vessel of pitch and tar. The damages are esti mated at between 2001. and 3001. - GALLANT ENCOUNTER.—On Saturday morning, 93 Superintendent English, of Polstead, was on his tour of duty, he came in contatt with two notorious and desperate thieves of that parish, laden with a bag of flour, whom he attempted to take into custody, when a most violent struggle ensued, one of the thieves presenting a gun at Mr. English, and threatening to shoot him. After some severe blows, pretty freely administered on both sides, Mr. English, who is a powerful though not a large man, succeeded in securing both parties, and delivering them into the custody of the parish constable. On the same day the prisoners, James Wright, alias Dagger, aged 23, and Golden Stow, aged 20, underwent an examination at the Bell Inn, Stoke, before Sir Joshua Rowley, Bart., and Charles Tyrrell, Esq. The prisoners were fully committed for trial at the assizes. GILLS TO THE BAR.—LINCOLN'S INN, JUNE 11. —The remainder of the " Proposed for the Bar," for Trinity Term, 1844, were this evening, upon going through the usual forms, and upon accepting the customary oaths before the Benchers of this Honourable Society, admitted to the degree of Barristers-at-Law :—Mr. George French, Mr. Edwd. Dug dales Bucknall Estcourt, Mr. Charles Sims Weir, Mr. Wil loughby John Guthrie, London ; Mr. John Pearson and Mr. Charles Brent, Wales. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.--On Wednesday, the gen tlemen educated in Westminster school, held their annual festival at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, when about forty partook of a splendid dinner, at which the Hon. W. Ridley Colborne presided. MISSIONS OF THE FREE CHURCH OP SCOTLAND. —Tho annual public meeting of the members and friends of the Free Church of Scotland was held on Wednesday at Exeter Hall. The great hall was filled by an enthusiastic audience. On the platform we noticed, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Bombay; the Rev. Dr. Crook, of Belfast; the Rev. James Hamilton, of the Scots Church, Regent-square ; Alexander Gillespie, jun., Esq., and all the warmest friends of this important movement in the metro polis. Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq., M.P., took the chair, amidst great applause, and the report having been received, resolutions favourable to the object of propagating religion by the voluntary method were unanimously adopted. Several clergymen, and amongst others the Rev. Baptist Noel, ad dressed the meeting, and at the close of the proceedings a liberal collection was made. THE HUNGERPORD SUSPENSION BRIDGE.--This structure is at length progressing rapidly towards completion, the whole of the eight patent wire lengths of rope have been carried over, and yesterday morning several of the directors were present, and witnessed the successful suspension of the first link of the massive chains which are to form the chief feature of the same bride. T T. 71- of their conversation, you don't suppose I'd have intro duced these people, if I thought there was anything wrong about them, to which witness replied, that he did now know how the two men could know about the warehouse unless from the information of somebody who was acquainted with it. _ _ _ The Prisoner Lowenthal said, I knew nothing about the pieces of silk. What could I do, if the gentleman took the whole of the stock in the shop ? I was merely his integpreter. The driver of the cab corroborated the statement that Runtzman laid down the pieces of silk oa the seat of the cab. Runtzman said—" I never seed silk at alt." Guttscholk said the two other prisoners called upon him, telling him they came from Berlin, and told him so much about his father and mother, that he was con vinced they were respectable persons, and heintroduced them to the house in which they lodged upon that ground, and also to the firms he supplied with pens. After having heard more evidence to the same effect, The LORD MAYOR committed all the prisoners for trial. It was stated in the Justice-room that no doubt was entertained as to the perpetration of numerous robberies through the instrumentality of persons who went about to warehouses for the ostensible purpose of selling pens, quills, ink, &c., and %%he closely observed the condition and quality of the property exhibited for sale. CLERKENWEL L. Thomas Fitzgerald, an Irish labourer, and Catherine, his wife, were charged with s series of assaults of a vio lent character oa the person of George Moody, a broker, and his assistants. The prisoners live in Clarke's-buildings, St. Giles's, which are being pulled down, under the direction of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in order to carry out the extensive plan of improvement so much wanted in that neighbourhood. Not long since legal proceedings were instituted against the prisoners and many others of their class, residing in the same neighbourhood, in order to compel them to leave, but they were abandoned upon their solemn promise to give possession peaceably at a certain period, and a large sum of rent due by them was humanely remitted. Fitzgerald, however, broke his promise, and obstinately persevered in keeping possession. Police-constable Bryson, 76 E, deposed, that in order to serve the warrant on Fitzgerald he was obliged to break open his door, and when he did so he saw the pri soner standing in a recess behind, with a long-handed shovel raised in his hand, and ready to fell him to the ground. He, however, succeeded in wresting the shovel from his hand and effecting the service of the warrant. Edward Shea, in the service of Moody, the broker, deposed, that having a warrant of distraint for 51. 6s. Bd. rent, due by Fitzgerald, he went to his dwelling on Thursday last. The door was, however, closed, and he was obliged to enter the house through the window. The female prisoner was sitting in the middle of the flour, and declared she would never leave unless she were permitted to remove some wearing apparel. Leave was given her to do so, but when they removed the goods she became more violent than ever, and they were obliged to use force in ejecting her. She returned in two hours after and whilst witness was unheedingly standing in the street, she attacked him in the most furious manner, flinging a brick at his abdomen, and kicked him so that there were several swellings and contusions on his legs and body. She was, however, torn away from him, and the door of the house was locked and fastened, so that they might not again enter. George Moody, the broker, deposed that he went to the hou - se the same evening, at nine o'clock, and was surprised at finding the prisoners and their children in it. They had crept into it through the window. He knocked at the door ; it was at once opened ; but he had not ad vanced beyond the threshold, when he received a tre mendous blow on the head, which felled him to the ground. The blow was struck by the prisoner, with a piece of timber five feet long, and as thick as a man's leg ; it was struck with such violence that the stave was broken on his head. He still felt great pain and giddi ness from the blow, and was not at all well. He re treated as soon as he could, but a hatchet was flung at him in departing, which, had it struck him on the head, would have killed him. (The hatchet and pieces of timber were produced.) Mr. GREENWOOD said that the conduct of the pri soners resembled that of savages more than civilized beings. He was sorry to observed that persons in the prisoners' condition looked upon their landlord as their greatest enemy, and the broker as a fit object to wreak their vengeance upon. They had been treated with great clemency, and they had shown themselves utterly unworthy of it. If the law of landlord and tenant was to be upheld any longer such conduct must be punished. He would fine the prisoners it. each, or a month's imprisonment.—They were committed. John O'Brien, a dweller in the same place, was held to bail, for threatening to stab Moody, the broker, with a knife, when he exhibited his warrant of distress. QUEEN-SQUARE. - - - Joseph Bowers, ajourneyman chimney-sweeper, was charged i with disorderly conduct n the streets, and with assaulting the police. Policeman 157 B saw the defendant and some other sweeps in Queen's-buildings, Knightsbridge. He was jumping, shouting, and making other discordant noises, and throwing his coat, which was, as may be imagined, none of the clean est, at persons who passed. Witness cautioned him, and de sired him to desist, but, instead of doing so, lie made use of threatening and obscene language. Knowing the defendant• to be a dangerous character, and as he was in the habit of boasting that whenever taken into custody, six policemen were invariably required to do so, he obtained the assistance of other constables, who assisted him in taking the defendant into custody. Six policemen were, as usual, required for the purpose, some of whom were severely struck and kicked• by the defendant, who refused to walk, and they experienced the utmost difficulty in getting hins to the station-house, in the way to which he swore that when he was at liberty he would prevent them from taking any other persons into cus tody. The defendant said he had been drinking, and had no re collection of having been guilty of so much violence. He was fined 405., and in default to be committed for a month. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Frances Robinson, a genteel-looking girl, 15 years of age, was charged with robbing her parents, under the following circumstances : Mrs. Mary Ann Robinson, the mother of the girl, who was so deeply affected that she could scarcely be kept from faint ing while giving her evidence, stated that she was residing with 'her husband and another of her daughters, in Little Pulteney-street, Golden-square. Every possible care had been taken in bringing up the prisoner, but within the last six months she had formed a connexion with several dissolute lads and girls of her own age in the neighbourhood, and had become a most wicked and abandoned girl, frequently re maining out all night. She (witness) had begged of her with tears, and on her knees, to desist from her evil courses, but without the slightest effect. A few days ago, she, during the absence of her parents from home,broke open a box and stole a writing desk, a tea caddy, and a valuable shawl, with which she absconded; and her parents heard no more of her until she was taken into custody by the police. The shawl was afterwards discovered to have been pawned by her at a pawn broker's in the neighbourhood, but no trace of the other pro perty had been discovered. The mother added that she attributed her daughter's ruin to her being enticed to a sing ing and dancing-room at a public-house in Earl-street, Seven-dials, where there was nightly an assemblage of from fifty to one hundred girls and boys, some of the former not more than twelve years of age ; smoking and drinking were permitted, and scenes of the most disgusting profligacy took place. Mr. HARDWICK gave peremptory orders for measures to be instantly taken for the punishment of the proprietor of the room in question. _ _ Mrs. Robinson said she was afraid that if some restraint was not put on the prisoner she would come to an untimely and shameful end. Mr. HARDWICK said it might appear very severe to her feelings, but under all the circumstances she had better pro secute. The Court might, perhaps, send the prisoner to some asylum Mrs. Robinson said she should adopt the magistrate's ad vice, and the prisoner was accordingly committed. THAMES POLICE. Wednesday, Mr. John Cockburn Belaney, the writer of a work upon falconry, and who represented himself as a sur geon, was brought up in custody of police-sergeant M‘Cardell, No. 4 K, charged on suspicion of having caused the death of his wife Rachel, by administering to her a quantity of prussic acid on Saturday last, at the house 46, Green-street, Stepney. The prisoner, who leant on the front of the dock in a ve►y dejected manner during the inquiry, appeared to be about 45 years of age. Previously to the inquiry being entered into, the prisoner requested a postponement of the case, as he had sent for counsel to conduct the defence. Mr. BRODERIP said, that any evidence which might be taken could be read over on the arrival of the barrister, who would then have an opportunity of putting any questions to the witnesses which he thought necessary. Prisoner—ln my position, Sir, under the present circum stances, the complexion of the case is very dark. Mr. BRODERIP—I must view it as a complete blank, which is only to be filled up by the evidence brought before me. Mrs. Matilda Hippingstall, 46, Green-street, Stepney, stated that on Tuesday week the prisoner engaged two apart ments in her house on the ground floor for himself and his wife. About twenty minutes before eight o'clock on Satur day morning last, the prisoner called out, "Mistress Mistress ! conic up, my wife is very ill." She did go up, and found the deceased lying on the bed apparently in a strong fit. Witness raised her up, and said " She is very bad indeed." The pri soner said, " Pray try something for her; put her feet in warm water," and the water was at once procured. The prisoner and a servant girl proceeded to rub her feet, and witness said, "Oh ! send for somebody." A Mrs. M'Eachern and a Cap tain Clark, friends of the prisoner and his wife, were then sent for, and ultimately Mr. Garratt, a surgeon, was called in. At that time the upper part of the deceased's body was dreadfully convulsed. The prisoner said he was himself a medical man, and would bleed the deceased, but that she had no pulse ; he added, that he supposed she was labouring under an affection of the heart, of which her mother had died nine months previously. The prisoner and Captain Clark rubbed the deceased's legs, the Captain using a clothes brush, the operation seemed to revive her a little,.and a mustard plaster was then applied to her chest ; but witness could not say whether by the Captain or by the prisoner. The deceased breathed about twice after Captain Clark came in, and died with a convulsive g as p u p on w i tness ' s shoulder. Her death occurred about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes after the witness went up ; but it was difficult to point out the precise time of her death, there were such long intervals be tween the gaspings. There were two tumblers on the table by the bedside, and the nearest one seemed to have been full of a clear liquid, which witness - neither tasted nor smelt. Witness saw no phial, except a bottle in which, she under stood, a black draught had been brought for the deceased. She saw no broken glass in the place. So far as she observed, the prisoner and his wife lived happily together. She played on the piano for him. They had been at the theatre together, and had bad friends to visit them. She was a pretty little woman, twenty years of age, and about seven months advanced in pregnancy. Their intercourse seemed to be more like that of father and daughter than of husband and wife. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Charnock, the bar rister, and Mr. Hicks, the solicitor, appeared for the defence. Sarah Williams, servant to the last witness, deposed to the affectionate terms upon which the deceased and the prisoner appeared to live. On the Wednesday after they came Mr. Belaney sent the witness for a black draught, and then brought out a basin which he requested her to empty. No medicine was purchased by witness after the Wednesday. About 7 o'clock, on Saturday morning, the prisoner called for a glass and a spoon, which witness took to him, and he then said that he was going to write. At a quarter to 8 a.m , the prisoner called ou " Mistress! _Mistress ! my wife is very ill l" Witness wont up, and saw • shs was foaming at the mouth, but she was not convulsed. The Prrioe bathed her feet and legs in hot water, and sa id he we?,joo the lancet, but that she had no vulse. He then sai.4lt and cried, saying that she was in a fit, and that be fer te shoul&not get out of it. Witness saw one tumbler table half full of clear liquid. heard art Mrs. Hippingstall being recalled,said she n ever thing unpleasant pass between the deceased and the Pr i :bel The tumblers stood on the side table at the bead of t o biet and both appeared to have been used. The furthest t had nothing in it. She saw some salts and a tease° eatil table, but nobody, as far as she was aware , tasted Wee"'e:: in the glass. She emptied and rinsed out the glass not at the prisoner's bidding. Sarah Williams, being re-called, stated tbat sbe f e ° ,, ea glass stopper under the piano, in the front par lour, e' es oi Saturday after the death of deceased. Thep r isoner AP,P cov ii• much distressed, and rubbed the face of the decease" nually with vinegar and water. d Mr. J. B. Curling, surgeon, of New Broad-street, a I L bog don Hospital, made a post mortem examination o f te , . 40 , on Monday, in the presence of Mr. Garrett, another su'eo,lo rd He found no disease of the heart, but there were traceroe old disorder on the upper part of the lungs. 0 ° the contents of the stomach there was a strong smell tion acid, and its actual presence was discovered on analYsiiioypttsG Mr. Leithby, an experienced chemist of the London tto tir The amount found in the stomach was quite suffiie° 'troy life. In his cross-examination Mr. Curlingadmitted tha.t.bt?:ds,:to cyanic acid was frequently prescribed in small t the amount of four or five drops of Scheele's PfintlefnueitP accustomed to it might increase the quantity with )1 1 1 ; cre , but not in the degree that one taking opium mig ht ,. in it. Witness was not aware that medical men sr!i" b i e ise habit of using this medicine, and had never used,, l ,, the l Ho saw the unhappy gentleman at the bar aft ~ball ~bst" mortem examination, but did not mention to hon, t h, 0 : (witness) conceived to be the cause of deceased's dTfor analysing the contents of a stomach he did not lee r : o ilit r traces of Epsom salts, having satisfied himself that the suited from the presence of prussic acid. e .er Mr. M. B. Garratt, of No. 3, New-road, St. George t , East, was at the post mortem examination, awl e °ll ,".heb'''' : statement of the last witness as to the appearance o,i . L ibr eo, He was called in at about five minutes to nine in W e j, of Saturday. The prisoner rose when though they were strangers, shook hands with 1 °, 0 ,e3 t 1 : hearing the particulars of the case, witness suAtelieltt„ Captain Clark the propriety of having , an in c it s which the prisoner, when it was mentioned to 11 “ Te rEs ' ' assented, requesting witness to proceed with it in t enter e 4 . course. Witness never stated to the prisoner his e c P io tO, to the cause of the death of the deceased. Captain call a Mr. Hobson, a bookseller in the Commercial-road, t coo the witness late on Monday night, and, after a•a11 e ,,,% tn,I P ;; sation, the prisoner, who was waiting outside, 6 2 - , bef,„ l l voluntarily made the following statement :—" 1 t the habit of taking Prussic acid for indigest`t;l",,lt, three drops in the dose. On Saturday m orning to take my usual quantity, but found s ome t o . in removing the glass stopper from the P bia . : tb ?° the handle of a tooth-brush, which I w ed b a r little force, and in so doing the neck of the b° 01 1 " ,jed.he' j e off. Some of the liquid was spilled, and than t he °'" ! 0 poured into a tumbler, placing it on a drawer too side of the room. I then went nut into the f_ rit st 4,4 write to some friends in the country and I hee' - get , from the bed-room : I proceeded at 'once to the t o found my wife in convulsions. She said " De a l. ° gr,fr taken something hot or strong out of the tunw'-tivit some cold water." Mr. Garrett proceeded to ea9 , , es tli,' mained silent as to the cause of the deceaseda,", J Da the examination before the Coroner had taken_ny's-' 50;•e, , Mr. Charnock, at this stage of the proceeid O , j IJ would rather reserve any evidence he bad for 3 h ip if o f quiry ; but at the same time he hoped his W. l : ep e t , allow his client an opportunity of being brag" Coroner's inquest. Mr. BRODERIP could not interfere with the another court ; but the evidence before him 111 " J bit him in remanding the prisoner. As he said beforeicieoc?it was a tabula rasa, only to be imprinted by the e v „d Pr to The case was adjourned to this day week, , s ."„f cle r :t) M'Cardell was desired by Mr. Symons, the s em,t oc ere" collect whatever additional testimony he cola P. - et tO :Tee advicehteh epnriomonkfe locked s w u cp h o. who n s a e p l p d e e a c r n e d in exceedinglyak ingso de l i e d e fet MARKET NE WS.-(YESTV` , 41; HAT MAZZETS. , to ," 0 SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 'n" 4/ nIS s. ful ditto, 4/ 4s to 4/ lOs ; fine Upland clit'" l /60 0 r j ' 15s ; Clover Hay, 41 15s to 5/15s ; Oat Stravit i • but Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 108 per load. SON a/ rate, and trade rather brisk. . 0 , to 41 01 Cunpkitt.Asn.—Coarse Meadow hay, • -- 4/ 1 4I 0' ful ditto, 41 2s to 4/ 12s ; fine Upland dit" /10g; 04 1 Clover nay, 4/ to 51 12s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 85 t° 1 A t fI P. Straw; 1110 s to 1/ 12s per load. Trade steady( 4!; to tations.' ' 31 IvA. 't WHITECHAPEL..-- Coarse Meadow SaY , ,, itto , 4 • ityP ; useful ditto, 4/ 4s to 4/ 88; fine Upland 141 65t° 01Pr 41155; Clover Hay, 4/ 153 to 61; Oat Stra^l c orse Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1110 s per load. A f' ,, - and a steady demand. el s MEAT MAILIZETS. ole SOUTHALL, JUNE 12.—The supply of fat st ock s l being large, and the weather unfavourable Sei,"lo; the trade was unusually dull, at drooping Pnc h e- 40 to 2s 4d to 3s 8(1; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; La tu lOcl re( .Vaal, 33 4{l to 4s; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3 3,„ ' C Supply—Beasts, 41 ; Sheep and Lambs, ,1" Pigs, 52. ROMP:NM, JUNE 12.—We had a full averaget bo 3 dffer, to-day, while the demand was, throietua; lower terms.—Beef, from 2s 441 to 3s 8d ;4s 2 d 01;tie 3s 10d; Lamb, 4s to 4s 10(1; Veal, 3s 4d to 4 84. „; ( e 0 4 .; 2s 4-(1 to 3s 6cl per 8113 s. Sucking Calves, 18s to 2?to igi old. Store. Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, 1 61 0 / fat o yP i HAILSHAM, JUNE 12.—Although the supPlY,l a i e to: on sale to-day was by no means large, they e ll- 28 6 " 0 1,' ruled heavy, at barely late rates. Beef, oxam, 10d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s; Lamb, 4s to 4s l oc t . 441 to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 441 to 3s 6d per Sibs. . de g _l ARUNDEL, JUNE 11.—Prime Sheep were ' ll s cor'V, fully previous rates. In all other kinds of stock , `1(10tt014 o o,r little was doing. Beef, from 2s • 6cl to 3s ld u ndr to 4s ; Lamb, 4s to 4s - 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4 5 ; al r . o'l 10(1 to 3s 4cl per 81bs. d u ll i ll % O m ' CHICHESTER, JUNE 12.—We had a very 4, fro, fat stock to-day, on the following terms :--P e- 4s 9 0 ac„ to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 10c1 to 4s ; Lain b ',.Bl lo ' ;P r' Veal, 3s 4(1 to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 10(1 to 3s 6 , 1 Re, 100 ing Calves, 18s to 20s ; Quarter-old Store DA' and Mulch Cows, with their small calf, 161 to 19/ CORN AVERAG-r - ''''sc`ito BRlT ls oeL t ior i . , GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF For the Week ended June 1, 1641, made up fr ° „lio 7„l,Ar the Inspectors in the different Cities and 'ro w " r Wales, per Imperial Quarter. „ 51s. 6d. Oats 21s. 114.1 S e . of. Barley 3ls. 4d. I Rye e —.0. 11 IV AVERAGES OF THE LAST 511147 010, Weeks ending' wnzar. orre. m Ys ' 1 .-••! 0 1 55 331 11 20 1 1 1 XI s l d 1 55 1 31 5 110 5 S• g 1 1 $g I 55 10 31 I 21 01 31 „ 55 1 0 55 10 30 7 21 2 SI 11 $.4 1 55 6 30 9 21 7 i s o' s 55 6 31 4 21 11 •• • s 4 2: ' AGGREGATE AVERAGES Or -it Sas , " is. 6d. Oats 21• 114.1 pease,' I. 0 15. I Rye DUTIES OW FOREIGN C03,„'',01.0'..‘" Wheat l7s 0(1.1 Oats 6.. 0 ,1 •1 4; - ase.." Barley is . 05 . 1 Rye ... . . «.. 10; dd. •e f.f, FIRE AT NOTTINu-DA -1 ' 4 Si'4 $ lll WATER. tit tlie ti r col is Wednesday morning shortly after eig- - ' was neighbourhood of Notting-dale, Baylwater,st„goep-esor-ori, a state of the utmost csosternation, in e i ,„d iilP l O ,O, sudden outbreak of a fire, which has resn'''"„teri t ps i tion of eight dwelling- houses and_ tw o car Pis with their contents, including the working f 50 journeymen. hous e ° at ° The fire commenced in about the centre , erected row of buildings, situate immediate* 000,01/ • land-crescent, Notting-dale, Bayswater. c oo ;de 0 1 ' With all speed three engines of the C goa l r toti if ( Brigade, headed by Mr. Fogo, the forenisibcosiOgicifiit, of firemen, were at the scene, as well as gr'Tbe P ° o l the West of England firemen and engine' spo t 0 °6' 0 4 ,1 gine of the County-office was also fromethe besoot quick. The engines were set to workqthe and by dint of great exertion on the part succeeded in staying the further pro is gr it r thew v e r e p eh ti ol ie' before eight of the houses, together timber and the two carpenters' workshoPsn l eP sumed. The engines were still playing wh A e ed. iS 0 3 ' • II o'clock, but no great danger was apebeil- i des ,estel e feAlr THE BITER BITTEN.--A farmer bat' ley lf' neighbourhood, and who is on veil , r 1 0 0 .' 11 0 cl o t another farmer, whose fields adjoin hi s in . 0 , ,A bon ings since found a number of stray sh e . e AbO r t orS'il field, and believing them to be his ile_ l s . t hel,O , mediately had them driven to the Pot",: bo or'hotoriti r that, instead of the sheep being his rteiE" o.s wel l t ,eivg actually his own. The unlucky n3O l t heir to pay the expenses 'connected with , pounded.—Somerset Gazette. I,A 4 4 ' S• 11 June I. 1 II IMPXKIAL Wheat 5; [gads] 3 On the 9th inst., the la d y BIRTHS. fO ...,.„,tlef,- f, place, South Lambeth, of a son . o 6 f tile 1)0 On the Bth inst., at Carmarthen, the f li s if° ol l° . o i Thomas, Master of Bancrof ' Hospital, o' I " -a On the 9th • Bancroft 's t he 0 inst. at Plaistow, Egg's ., ,r iv Lenox, Esq., of'•brtus Pow $, of . 9 a daughter. On the 10th • in • e wife of inst., Clifford-street, th o af Esq., of a daughter. t, t b° I , mend the i, 10th inst., in Upper Harley toff Wi. d _ epys_, Esq., of a d tog , aughter. . r , ,_. psis. ft On the 9th ' inst., at the Grange Niii s *" 0 Gull 1 emard, of a daughter f A °lnelCi* On the 9th inst., 31rs. Seymour Clarke, °- jor t l. On the 9th inst, at Serlst eet, Linc °lns g . Burton Ravenscroft, of a e- r • of 1)r / On the • B° 3* he Wi fe 10th inst , at Percy-street, t . .0 of the - e 6th Regiment, of a daughter. f ailiti MARILL E 1:). T , , t , Rho o f CP ~ On the 4th inst.. at Walcot Church, B a t - ',.,bter fll'i Each., to Emma Hutchinson, youngest dlie. t;4 btu Smith, Esq., Cavendish-place, Bath. Mf• Sfie A On the Bth inst.,St. John' HackneY, t o $ ~ r at t. s, o I. i of Fenchurch-street, to Elizabeth Crosby, or. ort , T. F. Evans, Esq., of Upper Clapton. NOV? On the Bth inst., at All Soul; St. m a ryle ,_ te g ip Leppingwell, to Jane, only daughter of the &del Lundin Hooper, Esq., of Cambridge-terrace, 0 1" DIED. • Rie b On the 11th inst., at Leek, Staffordshire, _lll Esq., in his 79th year. BO W " le On the 15th of April, at Calcutta, Job!! ~. o f hill, Esq., of the Hon. Company's Civil Sersr'iles'ytef, On the Ist inst., at Durham, Dr. G. A . ' e lis .l chester. 0 P c° On the 2d inst., William Thomas Crichto I e, of Crichton, Es ltA sll rt . / q. , Dor .4 ) 0 j On the Bth inst., Daniel Dixon, E s q., of f ce nv ot e On the 9th inst., Daniel Curling. Esq.' of the Ae r n V" On the 9th inst., Harriet Ann, widoet 0 u ot i - 1 Duthy, Esq., of Ropley, Hants. Eow- ' 4 , On. the 9th inst., at Norwood, Satre)", f" o f son of the late Charles Mawhood, Esq• , painVer* oif ifo On the 10th inst. , at Hornsey, Charles Croom's, Greenwich. gioP actor° On the Bth inst., at Springfield, Essex, _ s o i Richard Brown, Esq., of York -place, Portnrizepery ,Dr On the Bth inst., Elizabeth, the wife ° • e s ei ~,........................./ CP Esq., of Trodegar-square, Mile. end. „ v , 1 ,0 ,t. On the 9th inst., at the Elms, SoutharriPtizegito" _.0.1r rifle wife of Captain J. G. Weir, late 29th __, 1 9 II:i 1 se",f London : Printed and Published by lil-113•00CAfrOlv No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The s " s , d • tile Strand, in the Precinct of the sav o r' •"" Middlesex, Friday, Juee.l4, 1844. .;:,;, ?'-. 1 0\ „11,4, Or 631 At n l b :: 11 !:„" tA4rd. 1, fir n , L o tt a. ‘4i114; 01 1 ' ti „ . , 14 4 4%t At 4; F~re,