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Mbitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALL'S.-THIS EVENING. QUARTER TO SIX O'CLOCK. CHESTER CUP. _ _ 8 to 1 agst Pagan 15 to 1 agst Sir Robert 16 to 1 agst Cattonite 22 to 1 agst Freedom 25 to 1 agst Red Deer 28 to 1 agst Tacita 30 to 1 agst The Prior 30 to 1 agst Everton DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Rattan 13 to 2 agst Ugly Buck 17 to 1 agst Orlando 25 to 1 agst Cockamaroo 30 to 1 agst Running Rein 40 to 1 agst Apprentice 40 to 1 agst King of the Gipsies 50 to 1 agst Campunero 50 to 1 agst Grey Momus colt 50 to 1 agst Mount Charles 100 to 1 agst Boots 100 to 1 agst Akbar 200 to 1 agst Sir Isaac SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—In the House of Commons last night Lord Worsley moved, pursuant to notice, for "a Se lect Committee to inquire into the mode of appoint ment, the duties, and the present system of remune ratinG, the clerks to justices at petty sessions in England and Wales, and to report the evidence and their opinion thereon to the House." Long before the attention of the Legislature was directed to the subject, we had employed ourselves in col lecting from the provincial journals, and other sources, proofs of the injustice and oppression of the existing sustem. It is to us, therefore, especially gratifying to find the purpose we aimed at likely to be effected. The Noble Lord who took up the question in Parlia ment obtained, in the course of last session, a return of the fees paid to clerks in petty sessions ; the num ber of fines inflicted ; and the persons who had been sent to prison in default of paymentof costs, or fines. From these returns his Lordship selected a consider able number of instances in which a fearful amount of suffering had been inflicted on poor persons by in ability to pay the fees upon summary convictions, where the fine amounted only to a few pence : " Parties were sent to prison, not because a fine was inflicted of a serious nature, or one that indicated a de sire on the part of the magistrates to visit the person convicted with severe punishment, but they were sent to prison for the non-payment of fees and costs, super added to those small fines. That was a great evil, and one that might be avoided by adopting a different system of paying the clerks. If they were paid regular salaries out of the county rates, the system would work better than the present one." Lord Worsley, as will be seen by a reference to the speech with which his Lordship intoduced his notion, made out a very strong case fbr inquiry, with a view to the abrogation of the existing system. At its close, Mr. M. Sutton stated, that " the attention of the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of his department had been called to the subject, and that a Bill was in preparation which would, he believed, be in a short time introduced." Lord Worsley, on receiving this assurance, withdrew his motion for a Committee. We know of few subjects pertaining to the adminis tration of justice which has more loudly called for at tention from the Executive than this. If, in connec tion with the mode of remuneration, the Bill to be introduced provides for the direct appointment of the clerks to petty sessions by the Crown, they might be iso employed to conduct prosecutions for offences committed within their respective districts, in a way similar to that in which the Sheriffs-depute in Scotland are employed. Responsible to the Crown for the due performance of their duties, they would be vigilant and impartial ; and the ends of public justice would be frequently promoted and secured by their means. The clerk to the Petworth Bench has written to us, re questing us to state that the amount of damage and .costs in the case we referred to on Monday, was paid by the defendant; and thus the imprisonment of 21 (rays assigned as the punishment, in default ofpayment, was avoided. The poor woman—or rather her hus band, or some one for him—having paid the amount, and thus escaped the imprisonment, does not affect the argument. The fact remains untouched. The damage was threepence, and the costs 19s. 6d.— seventy-eight times the amount of the fine I Nor is it disputed that the alternative of non-payment was twenty-one days' imprisonment. We have, however, under the hand of Mr. J. L. Ellis, the clerk to the Petworth justices, a statement of the way in which the 19s. 6d. costs are made up. As the several items are fixed by high authority, and may be considered as the established charges in such cases, we insert them for the information of the curious : Fees to the Clerk to the Magistrates, as fixed s. d by the Magistrates of the county at their Quarter Sessions, in June, 1841, and con firmed by Sir Nicholas Tindal and Mr. Jus tice Bosanquet Constable's charges, as settled by the Magis trates in Quarter Sessions assembled in Ja nuary, 1843, under 5 and 6 Vict., cap. 109 14 0 19 6 STANDARD—That it is for the interest of the community that all its land should be cultivated, and cultivated up to the highest degree of productiveness of which it is capable, will not be disputed ; any -more than the corollary from this proposition, that the Legislature is bound to promote this universal and complete cultivation to the utmost of its power. These abstract truths are, however, subject to great qua lification, arising out of the right of property. When society concedes to a man an absolute pro perty in anything, it concedes the right of abuse as well as of use ; it is his, he may do with it what he pleases ; and if he chose to employ it unprofitably, ecciety cannot interpose to correct his folly, unless the misemployment produce some direct injury to others. We may regret this, but it is a necessary consequence of that sacredness of proprietary right without which society cannot be permanently maintained. The right of property in land, however, cannot be distinguished from any other right of property, with out destroying it altogether; and therefore it is scarcely possible for the Legislature to promote culti vation by any direct process. Parliament can not compel a nobleman to lay his park and pleasure grounds under the plough, notwithstanding that his aloingl so might conduce to his own profit, as well as increasing the stock of food and Ole demand for labour in the country. The paCk is his ; he prefers enjo . ying it as a luxury to em i, , %loying it as a means of profit, and to invade his freedom in this respect would form a precedent for violating l 'he citizen's villa garden ; and, indeed, f or a endence of the domestic ec onom y of legal superi . la every family, With a view to its su m pt uar y reform. There is, however, in the country an amount of land still wholly' uncultivated, though capable of profitable cultivation, variously estimated at from two to eight' millions of acres; which land is not continued hi this useless state by reason of the choice 'or caprice of proprietors, but by the defect of the law, which in some measu'r'e disables the proprietors from cultivating it as they could wish. Every one sees that this is a case urgently demanding the in terposition of the Legislature ; an interposition, how ever, which shall not infringe upon any rights of property, but facilitate their enjoyment. In the case of waste lands, it is true, tin re is some diffi culty, not merely in ascertaining the personality of the proprietors, but the kind of property which each is entitled to claim ; for, as every one acquainted with English law is aware ' there may b e man v proprietors of the same parcel o f ground, each hav m iir iera a is may different „kind of property ; the mi nes an d b b long to one ; the pr o d uce o f t h e soil by . tillage or pasturage to another ; the gaMe to a thi.lll ; a right of way to a f ourt h ; and 5 6 • A law for the inclosure, or othe r more strict .Npropiation of wastes, which would not re spect al, these rights, either by securing the in, or by giving an edequate compensation, would be manifestly unjust to somebody. And here, indeed, is the hitch -which has caused such an amount of land to remain so long cainparatively unprofitable to the com munity. Lord Worsley's Bill is a well-meant attempt to overcome the serious obstacle in question. Whether this Bill will pass, or whether, having passed, it would effect its object, are questions which we are at present unable to aaiswer even by guess . It has some benevolent pro visions for the poor, and more no doubt will be aided in its progress ; but upon these we set less value, than per haps others would be disposed to do, beta use with out at all depreciating the value of t* e.mpor ar y teller of' the distressed, which, without' regaled to the future effect, is as much an obligation upon Christian states as upon Christian men, we cannot but see that the most benevolent disposition posoible of the waste lands of the country would. operate to the relief of the poor for but a very brie'! .season. In an enterprising, money-making, and progres sive country, such as this, there is not neans of „dealing with destitution but keeping down ' the num- Water of the destitute, and there is no means o.r keeping down the number of the destitute but by snaking thew a burden, a heavy burden, upon the m' ire afflu ent. It was in this way that the old poor-law v forked to restrain pauperism, which the substituted new pi )or-law has so rightfully increased. Under the old !pa or-lavv indeed, a l ly more than under the new, the pent 11 bur den was not properly applied to the great contribu tors to the ranks of poverty—" the manufacb ewers of cottons and of paupers," as the Edinburgli Review truly called them—and so far the system was defec tive ; but let the burden be justly imposed, and a poor-law cannot be too burdensome, for file public good cannot be too liberal. Meanwhile w. s -wish all B ,nccess to Lord Worsley's purpose, which is pn both sidt...lp,seful and benevolent. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1844. ment of Greece. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for corresponeence, or extracts of any correspondence, between her lajesty's Goverement and Sir Edmund Lyons, or the Courts of France and Russia, relating to recent events in Greece. Sir R. PEEL trusted the House would permit the Government to exercise a large discretion with re spect to the part of the correspondence which it should be advisable to produce. The correspondence which he (Sir R. Peel) would produce would rather refer to the general principles which this country, acting in con cert with the Government of France, had advised the National Assembly of Greece to pursue, in lay ing the foundation of their future constitutional government. He thought the House and the Hon. Gentleman would admit that those instructions and that advice had been influenced by the purest mo tives, and the sincerest wishes, to establish in Greece a popular representative and constitu tional government, combined, at the same time, with such institutions as should secure the existence of a limited monarchy. He thought that the corres pondence which he should lay before the House would fully prove the truth of his assertion. But he should feel exceedingly unwilling to lay before the House at present any correspondence with regard to the details which are now under consider ation. He thought that the way in which the National Assembly and the constituted authorities had acted up to the present time, showed that they were deserving of public con fidence. He thought that at present it would be very impolitic to enter into a discussiou on the subject. —(Hear, hear.) As a proof of the inexpedi ency of entering into these discussions at present, he would mention one circumstance. If the Hon. Gentleman had asked him, at four o'clock, what was the decision of the Assembly of Greece on the sub . ;ect of the duration of the term of office of Ministers in that country, he could not have given him any infor mation on the subject, but, after the lapse of a few minute=, he was enabled to inform him that accounts had been received from Greece during the course of the present day, with the result of the discussion of that subject in the Greek Assembly. A division had taken place on the question, and the votes had been equal on each side—ninety-eight • - 1 the limitation of the time of holt..- e years, and ninety-eight for office being held during life. It was expected that a division would take place the next day, which would decide the question. The House would therefore see, whilst these great ques tions were under discusssion in the Assembly of Greece, properly and constitutionally constituted, how extremely inconvenient it would be to have these matters discussed in the British House of Commons. He felt assured that the House would agree with him that it would be exceedingly improper to attempt any premature discussion of the subject in that House, lest they should create an unjust and improper pre judice on the subject. Every effort had been made since the commencement of these proceed ings, both by the British and by the French Governments, to give such advice only as it was fitting for them to give, and as it was also fitting for a free nation, like the nation of Greece, to receive. —(Hear, hear.) With regard to the loan, he trusted that the Hon. Gentleman would excuse him if he declined giving any answer on the subject at present. Although at one time it might have been considered expedient to insist upon the repay ment of the loan, yet when they considered what had recently taken place, he thought the House would agree with him in opinion that allowances ought to be made for a people who were passing through such a crisis as the people of Greece were passing through at present. He hoped the House would feel assured that every attempt would be made, on the part of the Go vernment, to reconcile the duty which they owed. to this country as the guardians of the public purse, with what they felt was due ,to a country placed in such a position as that which Greece now occupied.— (Cheers.) In about ten days he hoped to be able to lay on the table of the House all that portion of the correspondence which he should think it right to produce, and which he trusted would be found suffi cient to satisfy the Hon. Member.—(Cheers.) Lord PALMERSTON confessed that the answer which the Right Hon. Gentleman had given was more satisfactory, than, judging from the state of the Treasury , Bench, when the Hon. Gentleman began his speech he could have possibly expected.—(A laugh.) He thought the statement of the Right Honourable Baronet, as far as it regarded the motion of the Hon. Gentleman was entirely satis factory. He was glad that the Right Honour able Baronet had consented to present the pa pers, and he thought that the utmost discretion ought to be allowed to the Government in the selection of those papers which they might think right to present. He thought that the utmost deli cacy ought to be exhibited not to offend the feelings of independent nations.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member for Bridport bad alluded to what he called the late event in Greece—he would not. call it a revolution, because it was the act of the Greek nation, claiming those institutions to which they were by right entitled. Their conduct during that event, in his opinion, reflected the highest honour on the people of Greece.—(Cheers.) Per sons had said that the Greeks had been so many centuries under slavery and oppression, that they were not yet fitted for a constitutional form of government. The event had proved how undeserving they were of that opinion.—(Cheers.) He believed that all nations were fitted for constitutional Go vernment—(Cheers)—and if there were any nations not fitted for it, the only way to fit them for it was to give them constitutions—(Loud cheers)—for if they were to wait until the enemies of popular constitu tions pronounced that the people were fitted to receive them, he feared they would haVe to wait along time.—(Cheers and laughter.) Nothingcould bemore honourable to the Greek nation than the mode in which they had brought about the establishment of their Constitution—(Cheers)—and the conduct of the King of Greece during this trying state of things had been infinitely honourable to him. Now, when the repugnance which he had evinced to the granting of a popular constitution, might have ren dered it probable that he would have endeavoured to have escaped from the necessity of submitting to that constitution which had lawn forced upon him, but he had throughout acted with the utmost sincerity and good faith in a manner whic h reflected on him the highest honour. He agreed with the Right Honourable Baronet that there ought to be the utmost discretion exercised by the Governments of France and England in any advice which they might think it right to offer to the Greek nation at the present time—(Loud cheers)—although he admitted that they had a right to advise, yet the utmost for hearance ought to be shown in the exercise of that right.—(Cheers.) He agreed with the Honour able Member for Bridport that the attention of those Governments ought to be disected to that article in the Greek Constitution which provided that the Sovereign should be of the Greek religion. If the succession should fail in the line of King Otho, the Crown would descend to Leopold and his descendants who would be Catholics. This regulation would be in compatible therefore with the rights of the succession. He trusted he should not be told that this incompati bility might be got over by the adoption of the Greek religion by the successor to the throne of Greece who might be a Catholic. He trusted that neither England nor France, nor the Greek people, would expect that a person brought up in one particular profession would change it merely to step into a foreign throne. He thought it would be in consistent with the treaties by which the succession to the throne of Greece was regulated if that article of the constitution should be ratified. But there was another objection to this article, collateral and consti tutionad ; for if all the branches of the House of Ba, varia should fail, and if that article should remain in force, where would the Greeks have to go to find a successor to the throne ? They would be driven to He hoped he would admit that the Government were entitled to some credit for having retained in office the person appointed by their predecessors, and re posed in him that full and entire confidence to which he was entitled. It was an honour to the profession to which he belonged that he should discharge his du ties with such discretion, fidelity, and ability. Sir H. DOUGLAS concurred entirely in some of the views thrown out by the Noble Lord the Member for Tiverton, and especially in reference to the main spring of the revolution in Greece. It was not a revolution in the ordinary sense of the word. It was one of those military pronun ciaments of which they had seen so many of late. He begged to remind the House that the great object of the Greek revolution was the full and entire separation, spiritual and temporal, of the Greek Church from the Patriarchate of Constantinople. By the first article of the protocol which he held in his hand, it was provided that the Greek Church should recognise no spiritual head but our Saviour, Jesus Christ ; and he thought that the Noble Lord must be well aware of the serious inconveniences that had arisen in the lonian Islands for want of this separation. When the late Government were in power, the connection with the patriarchate of Con stantinople impeded many contemplated acts of im provement; and at length the Greeks became so im patient of dictation from that quarter, that he was obliged to order the British Ambassador positively to insist that the separation should take place. All the struggles of Greece would be unavailing, all her blood had been shed for nothing, if she was still to continue in spiritual subjection to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Noble Lord had truly stated, upon what family the election was likely to fall if the monarchy became elective. These were the great objects for which the Greek people were struggling, and with which the people of Europe and the whole civilised world would sympa thise and agree with them. Sir R. H. INGLIS thought that the proposition of the Noble Lord would come under the term of what might be denominated ultra-liberal He thought the conduct of Sir Edmund Lyons was quite free from the slightest imputation of blame, and ths , no .Tmnintment had ever been made by the oble Judge BALL (the grand jury having been re-sworn), pro ceeded to deliver his charge, and said he was very happy to find, with reference to the calendar before him, that the amount, as well as the general description of crime in this division of the county, was considerably less than the average of former assizes. Ile had, procured a return, which had been handed to him that moment, which he (Judge Ball) considered to be an interesting one and which might also be found a useful one. A column annexed to the calendar con tained a specification of the state of education of the prisoners in gaol, and who were for trial, and he found that, with the exception of about ten out of sixty-one, the others were able either to read or write ; or, in other words, that of sixty-one prisoners, fifty-one were so far instructed as either to be able to read or write. That strtick him, whether for good or evil, as a fact well worth attending to. It also appeared that more were able to write than to read. The fact might not of itself be of much importance, but if such returns were furnished of the state of education at every assize, they might, to gentle men of experience, afford a means of explaining the causes which led to crime within the county, and what means were calculated to check it. He,(Judge Ball) had not any occasion to detain them by making further observations to them, and he would, therefore, proceed to take the presentments, while the foreman and the majority of the grand jury would proceed to dispose of the bills which would be sent up to them. The case in which four men are in custody for the wilful murder of the late Mr. Scully will not, we understand, be prosecuted at the present assizes. so unobjeCtionable as that one. In his opinion s that gentleman was entitled to repre sent England and its interests, not only on account of his uniting the high character of an English gentleman with that of an eminent officer, The Noble Lord had said that the three protective Powers were entitled to claim a Constitution for Greece. More than that, the King himself had ten years ago promised to give a Constitution, and it was by virtue of that pledge he continued to govern that tine and glorious country. He believed that a grosser system of tyranny was exercised in that country during those ten years, than in any other country in Europe for a century. He would not stop to inquire whether whathad happened on the 15th September was worthy of the name of a revolution ; but it was of such a nature as to recommend anything even bear ing that name, to him. He should no go along with his Gallant Friend in saying that it was a military movement. He believed the revolution was prepared by the scarcely endurable despotism of the King— (Hear, hear)—and that the soldiers shared, but did not lead the feeling of the country.—(Hear, hear.) Sir H. DOUGLAS explained. Mr. B. COCHRANE replied. The motion was then agreed to. THE PORTE. Mr. M. MILNES, in rising, according to notice, "to call the attention of the House to the present state of criminal jurisdiction over British subjects within the dominions of the Porte," said he must found his justification for bringing forward his mo tion, on the enormous practical importance of the question. He knew how very few Members took any interest in what were called foreign affairs, proceed ing from circumstances on which he would not then dilate. And when to these circumstances was added the one that there was no representative of the foreign department of the Government in that House, and that any one wishing to bring forward such a motion could not do so without great trouble to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government (Sir Robert Peel) he should not have felt himself authorised in his present course were not his object one of great acknowledged importance. The inhabitants of Malta were an industrious popu lation, and so were the inhabitants of the lonian Islands; and coould it be expected that they would not do all in their power to obtain the regeneration they looked for ? He traced the treaties that had been made between eastern countries and the nations of Europe, from the time of Charlemagne to the days of Henri IV. of France, showing that the jurisdiction over delinquents was exclusively vested in the Consuls of the nation to which the culprit belonged. Having obtained these stipulations from the Porte, ought they not to have submitted them to some competent autho rities of their own. (LEFT SPEAKING.) IRISH ASSIZES. THE MURDER OF ADJUTANT MACKAY, OF THE 5Th FUSILIERS. At the Tullamore assizes, on Saturday, George Jubee was arraigned for the murder of Robinson Mackay, on the 11th of August last, by shooting him in the right side of the back with a leaden bullet. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL conducted the case for the prose cution. The evidence was precisely the same as that given on the coroner's inquest. Mr. GORMAN, who was assigned as counsel for the prisoner o si t e h d e t hfaeejtuorir thei a C very ingeni ous speec h , calling atten tionrown not havi ng a tt r ib ute d any ade quate motive to the prisoner for the comm i ss i on o f t h e mur der,addr t e from which he argued, that if an individual committed an act that in his sound mind he must know would bring him to condign punishment, and did not attempt to fly after its commission, could it be said that man was in possession of his reason at the time ? If any individual in that Court assas sinated a fellow-creature where these was no possibility of escape, could they doubt that that man at the time was la bouring under temporary insanity? He did not attempt to fly or shelter himself, but stood there with his musket between his legs. There was no disputing the facts of the case ; and he would submit to them that they should consider delibe rately the state of the prisoner's mind at the time of the com mission of the act. No witnesses were examined on the part of the prisoner. The CHIEF JusncE charged the jury, who retired for a few minutes, and, on their return into Court, handed in a verdict of " Guilty." Clerk of the Crown—Gaoler, look to your prisoner. George Jubee, what have you now to say why sentence of death and execution should not be awarded against you according to law ? The prisoner made no reply. The CHIEF JUSTICE then passed sentence of death in the usual form. - The unfortunate young man was immediately removed to the condemned cell, where he has passed the greater part of the time in prayer. The poor fellow is extremely penitent and resigned. The day for his execution will not be named until the close of the assizes. KING'S COUNTY. — TumAmong, MARCH 10. MURDER OF LORD NORBURY. The Crown Counsel, including the Solicitor-General, held a consultation respecting the expediency of proceeding at the present assizes with the prosecution for the murder of Lord Norbury. At first it was rumoured that the had determined to go on, and to apply to the Court to fix Wednesday next for the trial ; but it is now stated very confidently that the case will be postponed until next assizes. Some witnesses summoned from England have already arrived. One of the witnesses for the Crown i I the steward of the murdered noble man ; but that person, understand, has not yet reached Tullamore. THE MURDER OF MR. GATCHELL. Thomas Dowling, charged with the murder of Mr. Thomas Gatchell, is to be placed on his trial to-morrow. MARCH 11. The Solicitor-General is still here, and upon inquiry of him this morning, with regard to the Norbury case, he stated that the Crown had not even then finally resolved upon the course which they would pursue. I believe they are waiting for the arrival of some of the Norbury family from England, whom they think right to examine should the trial bo proceeded with. There are the most extraor dinary rumours afloat here with regard to the matter, which it would be improper to mention pending a trial. The names of the two men to be tried are Dolan and Gill ; they were both in the employment of Lord Norbury at the time the murder took place, one as a farm-labourer and the other as a shepherd. he Royal family of Prussia, one of the three par ies to the conference, by which the independence of Greece was established, and it was a fundamental condition of that alliance that neither one of the three Royal families should give a succession to th.e Throne of that country. It was their intention to make Greece independent of these three powers, therefore it was another objection to this article of the Constitution that it would drive the Greeks to choose a successor from the Imperial family of one of their contracting parties to the treaty. Be trusted the Governments of Es 'gland and France would use the influence they were entitled to exercise to obtain a modification of this article. He was delighted to hear the tes timony that had been borne by the Hon. Member for Bridport to the conduct of that distinguished offivcer and diplomatist, Sir Edmund Lyons. Through out;o all th e t ransac ti ons i n w hi c h h e h a d b een en gt'ed uraibale to Greece, himself h i his n d c conduct duct had been equally un lio a advantageousto theco try. They had him appointed under peculiar respon sibiditii3S. Though he was distinguished as an able officer, he had in • never before been engaged bplernacy, and he was glad that the result had justjfied their judgment. He was glad • that the Right Hon. Baronet had agreed to give the pa for. Ile thought that the Ho n . M em b er rwpeorus mldexer cise a. sound discretion in leaving it to the Government to ma ke such a fair selection as they might consider might be done without detriment to the interests of the po. blic service. Sir R. PEEL trusted that the House would not draw : any inference from his silence on particular points of the Greek Constitution. The religion of trxe successor to the throne of that country was a point that had not escaped the attention of the Govern ment. It had occupied its full consideration, but hey believed the Noble Lord would concur with him in considering it to be unwise in entering upon the discussion of that question at present. The /sT, able Lord took some credit to himself, and justly moo, for the appointment of Sir Edmund Lyons. TRIAL FOR MURDER. At ten o'clock this morning, Chief Justice Doherty took his seat in the Crown Court, and, after the grand panel was called over, three brothers, named Thomas Gilligan, James Gilligan, and Christopher Gilligan, were arraigned for the murder of John Fuller, which took place at or near Bally cumber, on the evening of the 29th of August last. Mr. GORMAN, counsel for the prisoners, stated that by ar rangement with the Crown, he would only ask forty IPeremp tory challenges on the part of the three prisoners, although, in point of law, they would be entitled to twenty each. We believe that this course was adopted to prevent the Crown trying the accused separately, which they would have a right to insist upon if they thought proper. We may here state, that amongst the first hundred names on the jury panel there are but eight Catho lics. - The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the case very briefly, and then called witnesses. It appeared that the son of the deceased and the prisoners had had a difference previously; that on the night in ques tion a scuffle occurred between the parties, in which the elder Fuller was so severely iujured by a blow that he died in nine days after. - The jury brought in a verdict of manslaughter. His LORDSHIP passed the sentence of transportation for life on the prisoners. FINDING OF THE BILLS FOR THE MURDER OF LORD NORBURT. The expected witnesses in the Norbury murder case ar rived here, be fore the grand jury, which came down at half- p ast three found. to - day, at two o'clock when bills were sent jury,lt is said that one of the sons of Lord Norbury, their agent Mr. Garvey. the house-steward, and several of the servants who were at Durrow Abbey when the murder was com mitted, are amongst the witnesses who arrived here to-day. Besides the Solicitor-General and the whole host of Crown counsel who are to prosecute, Mr. M‘Donagh is engaged on the part of the next of kin. ARRAIGNING OF THE PRISONERS. At four o'clock, John Gill.anQPeter Dolan were-put to the bar, and arraigned for the wilful murder of Hector Toler, Earl of Norbury, on the Ist of January, in the second year of the reign of the Queen. The prisoners were in the garb of and da Gill yb y a s common labourers, and each appeared abo ut 32 y ears of a g e. They pleaded Not Guilty. If the trial for the murder of Gatchell ends to-mo rrow, - the Norbury ca se will be tried on Wednesday—if not, on Th ur sday The most intense interest exists with regard t o it . D o l an is charged as the principal , the ePRPiEghRt Hon. Judge (SOUTH BaIL RIDING). an accessory before the fact. CL°NmELI MARCH 9.—The Commission was o p ened h ere this IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCZLLOR took his seat on the Woo' sack at Five o'Clock. — Petitions in favour of protection to agriculture by Lord Prudhoe, from Northumberland ; by Lord Sondes, from a number of places in Kent ; and by Lord Brownlow, from Yorkshire, were presented. On the motion of Lord COTTENHAM, the Com mittee on the petition presented by the Noble and Learned Lord the other night, respecting Dissenters' property, was appointed. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER, took the Chair at the usual hour. Mr. M. MILNES presented six petitions against the Bradford and Leeds Railway. Mr. WALKER presented similar petitions from the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Wilton, and others. Lord WORSLEY presented petitions from York shire in favour of the Commons Inclosure Bill. Mr. P. BORTHWICK presented a petition from certain persons connected with the silk trade, pray ing that the operation of the Factories Bill might not ex tend to their trade. Mr. ALDAM presented a petition from Leeds against certain clauses of the Factories Bill. Lord MAHON presented a petition from Hert ford against any further tax being imposed on coal imported into the Port of London. Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition from the cotton-spinners of Bolton, praying for the abolition of the duty on cotton wool. Lord OSSULTON presented petitions from Northumberland in favour of protection to agri culture. Mr. HARDY presented a petition from Bradford in favour of a Ten-hours' Bill. AUSTRALIA. Mr. G. HOPE said that his lion. Friend, the Member for Oxford had, last night, moved for certain papers relating to Australia. In moving for those papers, his Hon. Friend had entered into a long state ment respecting the condition of the squatters in South Australia. In the ordinary channels of in formation this statement had been given to the public, but his (Mr. Hope's) reply to it had not. lie therefore now rose merely to state that although the Government did not object to the production of the papers moved for by his Hon. Friend, yet they did not agree with the statement made by the Hon. Gentleman with respect to the condition of the squat ters in South Australia. Mr. RICARDO presented a petition from the Potteries, praying for the release of a person confined for sedition. Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liver pool against the union of the sees of Bangor and S' Asaph NOTICES OF MOTION. Lord PALMERSTON deferred till this day fort night his motion relative to the treaties between F'rance and England on the subject of the right of search. PENINSULAR HEROES. Col. LEITH HAY gave notice that on Wednes day, the 20th instant, he should move an address to her Majesty, praying the Crown to confer some ho norary badge of distinction on the surviving officers of the Peninsular army. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. M. GIBSON postpcned his motion on the deficiency of agricultural statistics, until this day fortnight. MORTMAIN. Lord J. MANNERS gave notice of a motion for a future day on the law of mortmain. CATHOLIC OATH. Mr. VERNON SMITH, owing to the absence from town of several Members, whose assistance he desired to have, postponed his motion for an altera tion of the oath taken by Roman Catholics on enter ing Parliament; and gave notice of his intention to introduce a Bill upon the subject soon after Easter. THE RECENT DUEL. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY said that, with the per mission of the House, he begged leave to correct a mistatement which he had been led into the other evening with regard to the late duel between Lieut. Munro and Lieut.-Colonel Fawcett. He stated on that occasion he heard it reported that on the day be tween the provocation and the duel, % which was a Friday, Lieut. Munro, or his second, consulted the officer of his regiment. Since then he had received the following letter from Mrs. Munro, which he would read to the House : " 51, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park. " March 12, 1844. " Sir,—Observing in the Times of to-day a letter from yourself regarding the late melancholy duel, re flecting upon any advice offered to my most unfor tunate husband from his brother officers, allow me to assure you that not one officer still holding a com mission in that regiment was consulted on Friday, and the truth is this, that one officer of 30 years stand ing was consulted, likewise a gentleman of much experi ence in those affairs. This gentleman during the day consulted a general officer, and Lieut. Munro con sulted three military friends not in his own regiment, who all were of opinion that there was no other course to be adopted but the one he followed. " I still linger in England to defend my unfortunate husband's case, as far as lies in my power; and I again beg to assure you that there is not the slightest blame to be attached to any of the officers of the Royal Horse Guards. "By publishing this letter, in answer to yours of this day, to do justice to the officers of the Blues in this lamentable occurrence, will greatly oblige, " Sir, your obedient Servant, " ELIZA MUNRO. _ 5 6 " W. 0. Stanley, Esq., M.P." GREECE. Mr. B. COCHRANE said he rose for the purpose of asking the Government what course they intended to pursue with regard to our future diplomatic re lations with Greece. Before the 15th of September Greece was suffering all the evils incident to petty disputes. The internal administration of the country was enfeebled, and its resources were destroyed. The municipal privileges of the people, which they held scx dear, were destroyed, and, at the same time, foreign soldiers and mercenary troops were employed to perpetuate this state of things. The best friends of Greece, and those who were best acquainted with the country, as the Hon. Member for Bolton anticipated that this would produce a renewal of those scenes of bloodshed and violence which had for so long a period devastated that country. On the 15th of September the nation rose in a mass, but they did not commit a single act of bloodshed or violence. The Con stitution was proclaimed, and it was accepted by the representatives of Franc? and England ; the latter of whom, in ,this respect, anticipated th e feelings of his Governinent ; and here the House would pardon him if he paid the tribute of his admiration to that Gallant officer, who filled the situation of Minister of this country at the Court of Greece. He received communications from Greece informing him that to the conciliatory policy of Sir E. Lyons, Greece was indebted for many valuable services. In any allusion that might be made to the revolu tion, he should not at all touch upon the revolution which affected the Crown at so recent a period; but at the same time he should render his meed of praise and approbation to the results of the late elections. The next point to which he should refer briefly, was, that with respect to the communication with Piscatori. In that it was asserted directly that they were most anxious to maintain all the legitimate institu tions of the empire in their original integrity. The document concluded by exhorting King Otho to use his influence in a moderate and temperate man ner, or he would be plunged into worse dangers than those he had escaped. (The Hon. Gentleman then read an extract from the dispatch of the Earl of Aberdeen to Sir E. Lyon.) He regretted to say that, since that period, the Russian party had used all influence l in opposition to the other combined parties. wo n nasly p g u su r ta s a u tre a a n nti c tle e aeta e o f nbe t y h e object of his motion, he could o t f he tb s e te a t r e t , ic a le n s d. o h f e t s h h e ou w Constitution ist.o know how far the Governmentitintendedinto wish h rmit hifiicchatsiotanteodf,tthhaatt article. eve r ysuccesro a r G s t ort Greek ke 3c throne9ht h tar ticlehe r ratification Greece, shall be a member of the this article was entirely opposed to the treaty of 1832, which placed the succession to the Greek throne in 2' the house of Bavaria, and the next brother of King Otho was a Roman Catholic. If this article should be ratified, it must lead to great difficulties, and a complete subversion of all the objects of the Revolution. Another article was the 70th, which gave the Ki ng the power of appointing officers of the State for life. There are several minor points, but the succession to the thro ne , an d th e se ttl emen t of the Civil List, were those to which he desired chiefly to direct the atten tion of th e Government. By adopting the Constitu tion,. the Greek s h a d p l ace d th emse l ves in the posi tion which they would have been in 1832, if the conditions of the treaty had been fulfilled by the Allied Powers . It was the duty of the two Powers, if they had the interest of Greece at heart, to interfere to prevent th e rat ifi cat i on of the art i cles. He thought it would be most unwise and injudicious in the people of that country, if, with the example of France and England before their e y es , t h ey were not satisfied with the same amount of constitutional li berty as was enjoyed by other Europ ean countr i es. The King, having so cordially adopted the constitu tion, it would be unjust if the people did not meet him with reliance and good faith. He thought that the course that had been pursued was erroneous, and that other means ought to be taken for the purpose of considering what course would be best calculated to lead to the proper govern- FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL BRUSSELS, MARCH 9.—The Chamber of Representatives in its sitting to-day agreed to the project of law for the conver sion of 100,800,000 f. _ _ . ..._ . . ... Count F. de Hanal, lately attached to the Belgian Lega tion at Copenhagen, set out this morning for Madrid, to act in the same capacity to the Belgian Legation in Spain. M. Mans, the engineer, has returned from his visit to Ire land, whither he was sent by the Government to inquire into the advantages that might result from the adoption of the system of atmospheric railways. Mr. Stephenson, the celebrated English engineer, was requested to be present at the experiment to be made at Dalkey, in order to enable M. Mans to examine the advantages and inconveniences of this system. The Belgian engineer has been furnished with every information, and his report, which will shortly be published, will be extremely interesting. Some time ago two of our most important establishments for the manufactory of machines were in negotiation with the Russian Government for the supply of 150 locomotives. The whole of the sum required was about 6 millions of francs. An American house likewise made proposals which have been accepted. BRUSSELS, MARCH 10.—The King and Queen came to the palace at Brussels to-day. The municipal taxes of the city of Brussels produced in the month of February 224,132 f., which is 12,232 f. more than in February, last year. BRUSSELS, MARCH 11.—The King and Queen set out this morning for Ghent, where they will arrive at five this after noon. The object of their Majesties is to view the splendid annual exhibition of the Horticultural Society, which is one of the most distinguished for the beauty and variety of the flowers exhibited that has been known for many years. Many of the most eminent botanists of Holland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, have come to Ghent, to form ajuly to award the prizes. BATAVIA, Nov. 10.—On the 2d and 3d of September, there arrived in the road of Timor Koepang, the English corvette the Fly, Captain Blackwood, and the schooner the Bramble, Lieutenant Yale, and, after taking in refreshment, sailed on the sth of September for Swan River. These vessels are commissioned to make a survey of Torres Straits, an opera tion which, according to Captain Blackwood, will take three years to complete. They will come again to Timor Koepang in January. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 12.—We are happy to learn that his Majesty will visit this city on Friday next, and that the Royal family will, as usual, visit us after Easter. The papers are filled with articles respecting the income tax, and some detailed reports of the speeches delivered in the Second Chamber for and against the measure. DISTRAINT AND SALE FOR INCOME-TAX. The circumstances attending the distraint on the pro perty of Messrs. Fielden, Brothers, of Todmorden and Manchester, having transpired, and been published in other journals, we may briefly notice and correct some of the statements. It seems that Messrs. Fielden had returned the papers which they were required to fill up with their trade profits, &c., with the word " nil." The Commissioners, not being satisfied with the return, as sessed tham in about 350 L Mr. John Fielden, M.P., the senior partner, appealed against the decision of the Commissioners, when the assessment was confirmed. Messrs. Fielden having refused to pay the amount, the Commissioners issued a warrant of distress, with which a sheriff's officer proceeded to Todmorden, to demand the money. He was, however, met with a peremptory refusal of payment, and he was told that he might distrain ; the partners, who were on the premises, declaring that they would turn out all their hands, and close their works when he did so. However, it having incidentally transpired that there were goods in the warehouse of the firm in Manchester, supposed to be sufficient to satisfy the claim, the sheriff's officer said that he would first see the stock there, and if he found it adequate he would withdraw the man he had brought with him, and whom he then left in possession. The Messrs. Fielden immediately stopped their works, and turned out all their hands, thus causing considerable excite ment in Todmorden, and the bailiff in possession was for a time in no very enviable position. The sheriff's officer, finding that there was property enough in the ware house at Manchester to satisfy the amount clainied, sent immediately to Todmorden, and withdrew the man. On the officers proceeding to the warehous, No. 21, Peel-street, Manchester, Mr. T. Fielden gave orders that no more business should be transacted until the affair was settled, and refused to allow any goods to pass either in or out of the premises. He refused all informa tion to the officers, and when one of them asked for the key of a locked door in the upper story, it was refused, and upon this the officer broke it open. In our paper of Wednesday was advertised the sale by auction of a quantity of grey domestics and sheetings on the follow ing Monday. The sale, under such circumstances, at• tracted various parties, and it was well attended. We should state that though the original amount due from the firm as income-tax was about 3501., this had been increased by costs and expenses to nearly 400/., and to this extent the auctioneer was> authorised to sell. The sale commenced shortly after eleven o'clock on Monday; and Mr. Joseph Gale, the auctioneer, sold forty-one lots, consisting of grey domestics and sheetings, of va rious lengths, widths, &c., at prices from 2d. a yard for 27-inch grey domestics, to 9id. a yard for 82-inch sheet ings; being, we believe, a little, but not much, under the market prices of the goods. The 41 lots realised 4071., 13s. 5d.; and though there were six more lots in the ca talogue, the auctioneer having sold sufficient to cover the required amount, closed the sale. Manchester Guardian. STEAM-BOAT VENTILATION. One of the Addiscombe Professors, Lieut. Cook, R.N., F.R.S.. has invented a method of ventilating steam• boats, which promises fair to add materially to the comfort of passengers by these vessels. Those who have merely crossed the Channel, especially by night in boisterous weather, are well aware of the impurity of the air which passengers, however delicate, are under the disagreeable necessity of inhaling, and which of itself is quite enough to produce sickness ; but in a hot climate, the evil is of still greater magnitude. Even in large steam-boats, invalid passengers have been fairly driven upon deck in the night from the lower cabins, finding it impossible to remain in such an atmosphere. The evil being universally admitted, it remains to be seen how far the remedy will be applied, should it in practice prove as efficient as in principle it appears to be sound. A cylinder—in which a solid piston moves air-tight—has two valves at each end ; through one, opening inwards, fresh air is ad mitted into a vacuum ; which is, by the next action of the piston, forced through the other valve at the same end, opening outwards into tubes, and by those conveyed to every cabin upon each deck ; while the hot, or foul air, is at the same time drawn off from these cabins into a vacuum above the piston, through a valve opening inwards, from whence it is finally ejected through the fourth valve, opening outwards into the open air. The effect produced will, of course, depend upon the size of the cylinder, and this upon the size of the vessel. One two feet in diameter—the piston having a two-feet stroke—with tubes and valves sufficiently large, would force in about 100 cubic feet, or above 600 gal lons of fresh air (drawing off the same quantity of im pure air) every minute. Large steam-boats m'ght have two cylinders. The machinery may, in an instant, be dis connected, so as to cease from acting. The fresh air would be conveyed in a regular stream, and not be inter mitting in its effect. EXCISE SALES.—On Wednesday, at one o'clock, in pursuance of instructions from the Commissioners of Excise. a sale by auction was announced at the sale-room of the Ex oise-office, Broad-street, City of a large quantity of spirits and other articles, under forfeiture to the Government. They coh sist of 1,300 gallons of illicit Irish whisky, 16,090 gallons of brandy, 4,000 gallons of Geneva, which have been condemned and re-distilled, 6,4001b5. of scented and other soaps, 1,617 lbs. of British sugar, 102 eases of British mixed brandy, a large quantity of bottled and pale ale, plain spirits, Scotch whiskeyt compounds, sweet leaf tobacco, cheroots, wearing apparel, copper stills, tubs, casks, &c. &c. There was a crowd of bidders for the various lots in the room, the greater portion of whom were of the Hebrew nation. In consequence of the numerous lots, the sale will occupy three days of the present and one of the ensuing week. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT, Maidstone, Marcia 13. The Commission for Kent was opened on Monday. There are seventeen cases set down for trial, and of these nine are special jury cases. Notwithstanding the winter assize, there are upwards of a h un d re d prisoners for trial on thel Crown Side, but, with few exceptions, the cases are of a very trifling description. Baron ALDERSON, in his charge to the grand jnry, after some observations upon the other cases in the calendar, referred to a charge against a party of having caused the death of his wife by wilful neglect. His Lordship observed that he felt it was a dan gerous thing for him to venture any opinion upon matters which were the subject of public discus sion, and he should not have done so, but that the facts disclosed in the depositions in this case almost compelled him. His Lordship then observed that it became a matter of very grave consideration, whether the system of centralisation under the New Poor-law, in the matter of medical relief, did net fall upon the aged and the sick with a severity which it was almost fearful to contemplate. It appeared by the depositions in this case, that the deceased had a distance of three miles to go to obtain medical relief, and at this time she was not at all in a condition to go that distance, and but for the kindness and benevolence of another me dical gentlemen, she would not has e received any medical -tssistanee at at all. His Lordship observed that he was glad to see that the subject was at present under discussion in the Legislature, and he trusted that some alteration would be made, so as to remedy such a Rrions evil. The Learned Judge then proceeded to allude to the facts of the case, and said that a husband was both morally and legally bound to pro vide for his wife; and if he wilfully failed to do so, and death was the consequence, the offence might amount to murder, or at all events to manslaughter; and he said that to some extent the same observation would apply to a relieving-officer, who, by his office, was bound to afford relief to the destitute poor, and it; by his neglect, death ensued, he might be amenable to one or other of the charges he had alluded to. His Lordship, in the course of his observations said, it was a disgrace to a Christian country that the sick poor should not receive that immediate and proper attention which Ithey re quired; and he said he hoped such a state of things would be remedied for the future. CIVIL SIDE. (Before Lord Chief-Justice DENMAN.) HOCKING V. PRICE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to reco • ver damages from the defendant for the seduction of his daughter. Mr. Sergeant Dowling and another Learned Gentle men were for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Platt, and Mr. Clarkson for the defendant. Mr. Sergeant DOWLING stated the case, and said the plaintiff had formerly been in the Preventive Service, and lived with his family at Dover. The defendant was a shipwright, and it appeared was possessed of consider able property. The unfortunate subject of the present action was a girl, 16 years of age, and it was for her se duction by the defendant that the plaintiff brought the present action, to recover compensation for the injury he had sustained. The Learned Counsel concluded by calling witnesses. Anne Hockings examined—l am the daughter of the plaintiff. I was in service at Dover, but used to go home to my father's house at night. I became acquainted with the defendant first when I was about sixteen years old. Ho was then about nineteen, and was working as a shipwright. After we had been acquainted some time he made me a proposal of marriage, and I told my father of it, but he refused his assent, because I was too young. After this the defendant frequently came to my father's house, and the result of one of his visits was that I be came a mother. The defendant told me that he should be entitled to a property of five or six thousand pounds, and that I should enjoy it with him. I left my place under the idea that I was going to be married to the defendant. After I was in the family way, the defendant frequently repeated his promise to marry me, and he told me that he had admitted to my mother that he was the father of my child, and that he had told her ho would marry me. When my father heard of it, he wished us to get mar ried directly, and the defendant went to get a license, as lie said he did not wish to be married in the town by banns as his friends would all know my state. The de fendant never came into our house after the time he went away, as he said to get the license. The witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. Platt, and in the course of her evidence she said that she and her sister slept in the same room with her father and mother. The father at present carried on the trade of a shoemaker. On the night when this business first happened, she deniedthatshe beckoned the defendant into the house. She also said that she was sitting on a chair by the fire when • the defendant got up and locked the door—and then it all happened. In answer to questions from the Court, the witness said that the defendant gave her money to buy furniture with, and that at present she had 4/. or 51. worth in her possession. Mr. PLATT, on behalf of the defendant, commented upon the circumstances of the case, and said thrt it was clearly an endeavour to extort money from the defendant, who, he said, had already been compelled to pay 1001. in damages for the breach of promise of marriage. He said that the plaintiff, by allowing his daughters to sleep in the same room with himself and wife, had shown a disregard of the decencies of life in his own person, and that he was not, under all the circumstances, entitled to any damages for the alleged injury he had received. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, Fifty Pounds. Maidstone, March 13. (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. WILLIAM BAKER AND BENJAMIN FEA THERBY. This was an indictment against the defendants for a misdemeanour, in having unlawfully assaulted and in terupted the officers of the Excise in the execution of their duty. Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Platt, and Mr. Ryland, conducted the case for the Crown ; Mr. Clarkson, with Mr. Smith, for the defence. Mr. THESIGER briefly stated the case, and said, the present prosecution was instituted by the Commissioners of her Majesty's Customs against the defendants, for a very serious offence, in having, in company with a num ber of other persons, and with great violence, resisted the officers of the Excise, and endeavouring to prevent them from seizing a large quantity of contraband spirits. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the facts of the case, and it appeared that on the 19th of July, the Customs officers stationed at Rochester re ceived information that a large quantity of smug gled spirits were concealed at a beer shop about four miles from Rochester, and at night five Excise-officers, named Blake, Johnson, Arnett, Taff, and Allen, proceeded to the place in question for the purpose of making the seizure. Three of the officers stationed themselves in the front of the premises, and two behind, and very soon afterwards they were sur rounded by a mob of between sixty and seventy persons, some of them carrying pitchforks, and the rest bludgeons. The defendants, Baker and Featherby, then a b use d the officers, and both of them eventually assaulted them, and several of the officers were knocked down, and the mob hustled them away from the premises for some distance. Featherby, it appeared, was the constable of a neighbouring village, and on the officers calling upon him to aid and assist in the Queen's name, he knocked down the officer who appealed to him. The officers contrived to get back to the premises, and prevent the mob from getting away the spirits, and at length it was found necessary to send to Rochester for the military, and on their arrival the peo ple dispersed. The premises were then searched, and in a sort of subterranean deposit under the house there were found upwards of 200 kegs of brandy and geneva, the value of which it appears was 1,3001., the whole of which were seized and lodged in the Custom-house at Rochester. The Learned Counsel concluded by stating that after the occurrence the defendants came to the offi cers and expressed contrition for what they had done, and said they hoped it would be looked over. The au thorities, however, upon having the circumstances re presented to them, felt that the offence was one of so serious and important a character, that they should be neglecting their duty if they did not institute proceed ings against the parties. Witnesses were called who made out the statement of the Learned Counsel, and on their cross. examination by Mr. Clarkson, they admitted that there had been an opening dinner at a public-house in the neighbourhood, which both the defendants had attended, and that at the time of the occurrence they were both intoxicated. Mr. CLARKSON, on behalf of the defendants, said he could not deny that they had misconducted themselves, but he urged that the act they had committed had been very much exaggerated, and that there was no proof of any intention on their part to obstruct the officers in the execution of their duty. Witnesses were then called, who to some extent con firmed the statement of the Learned Counsel. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having 'summed up, the jury found the defendants guiity,of a.common assault, and they were ordered to entAbintn a personal recogni zance to appear and receive Eh4' judgment of the Court when required to do so. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday two men, named James Burton, and Henry Edmeads, were brought up for final examination, before Mr. Broughton, charged with having been found en gaged in the manufacture of spurious money. It appeared from the evidence, that in consequence of the police having received information that a gang of coiners had established themselves in a house, situate in Green's-court, St. Luke's, Sergeants Brannan and Hull, of the G division, repaired thither, in company with police-constables Redmond and Cole, on the afternoon of Wednesday se'nnight, in order to effect their capture, Finding the street• door open, they proceeded up stairs, to an apartment on the tint floor, the door of which was fastened, but they immediately stove in the upper pannel, and on looking into the room they observed the two prisoners, who were actively engaged in their un lawful occupation. They were both seated in front of a strong fire, on which a pipkin was placed, containing molten metal, and the prisoner Burton was in the act of pouring some of it from a large spoon into a plaster of Paris mould, which was held by the other prisoner. On observing the officers, the prisoner Edmeads immediately thrust the heated mould into his mouth and began destroying it with his teeth ; but Sergeant Brennan, who had in the meantime effected an entrance, instantly seized him by the throat and forced him to disgorge the fragments, which he made a despe rate attempt to swallow. On searching the room they discovered a quantity of files, scissors, and other instru ments used in the fabrication of counterfeit coin, to gether with three perfect moulds and some half-crown pieces, which had evidently been recently cast. The whole of the apparatus and other materials were secured and the prisoners were conveyed to the station house. Sergeant Brennan stated that th e p r i soner Burton had been convicted of highway robbery, and had been since repeatedly in custody for other offences. Mr. Powell, jun., who attended on the part of the Mint authorities, also proved that Edmeads had been convicted of uttering spurious coin for which he had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The prisoners, who reserved their defence, were com mitted for trial. CLERNWELL. John Cressw e ll, a cab-drive KE r, badge 8,470, and driver of cabriolet 1,241, was charged by Mr. Seabrook, his em ployer, with misconduct. Police -constable North, being on duty in Theberton street, Islington, at two o'clock in the morning, saw the gates of Mr. Seabrook's premises open, and the cab standing in the middle of the street opposite. He gave information of the circumstance to the complainant, who stated that the prisoner went out with the cab and horse about eight o'clock, and that he had not seen him since that time. They went to the stable and saw the horse standing there, but neither the prisoner nor the har ness were anywhere to be found. They called the pri soner loudly by name, but no answer was made ; at length he was seen lying under the horse, in the stall, his head protruding from between the animal's hind legs. The prisoner, who was stupidly drunk, was dragged from his perilous position, mad placed upon his .limbs, when his appearance was irresistibly ludicrous — he was completely rigged out in the horse's furniture, having the winkers on his head, the collar round . his neck, and the saddle on hi s b ac k . He had mechanically stripped the horse, and then, under the influence of some Bacchinalian freak, assumed the humiliating appearance and position described, The statement produced much merriment in COur : The prisoner, who looked very sheepish, declared her ,I) SOW, d up" that he recolleetea ituffiug ° what was said to have t a k en place. He was fin ed " ye shillings. Stephen Austen was charged by the parochial author' tits of Islington with deserting his three c hildrep ' whereby they became chargeable to that parish. The fact was admitted by the prisoner, who deC that he deserted them because he was unable to prne'l; food for them. Having expressed his willingnos pt il come to an arrangement, the case was remanded fore Monday, to afford him an opportunity of going the Board. A lad, apparently about 18 years of age, o f very de li. titute appearance, sought relief from the Magistra te hme Mr. ComnE asked him his name and address ? he applicant said his name was James Carter, and that was a native of Nottingham. Mr. ColLßE—Where did you sleep last night ? AIY plicant—Nowhere, Sir. r e ? Mr. COMBE—Where did you sleep the night he- 43r 0 Applicant—l did not sleep anywhere, Sir. I have „ r walking about the streets night and day for the litst' ° ' nights.• Mr. COMBE—Why did you not apply at the ivOrult: house ? Applicant—l did apply at St. Giles's vie r / house, but they refused to admit me. The las t dine slept anywhere was in St. Giles's. Vs& Mr. COMBE—Then you should have gone to he borough-street Police-court. The boy (crying) se i 's, had been there, and the Magistrate sent him t°_, ent , Giles's workhouse, into which he had been receive,' one night, but discharged again the next morning. S t , Mr. COMBE told the lad he must again apPli f t to Giles's workhouse, and if they persevered in re na'fib a o f receive him, he must again go before the Magiatra, t 'L'a Marlborough-street, in which district the St. vi,";,j workhouse was situate. The worthy Magistrate erne him a trifle to supply present necessities. Ad th e A man and his wife, and four children, famish - T: 1 , t he ing creatures, complained to the Magistrate Wilbein overseers of Clerkenwell parish refused to rece ive ' T he into the house, or to afford them adequate relief., " o husband said they lived in Peter-street, and he had Tr working in the stone-yard of the workhouse up to thee° • mencement of the present week. He received a shill e j day, besides some bread ; and on this they were ena.4, to exist, but the parochial authorities had now dl.wed nished the employment one half, so that he only re„ ce ,i, ll . o % three shillings a week and some bread. On this, fin the it impossible to live and pay rent, they applied t° workhouse for admission, but were refused it. A ter. Mr. ComnE.directed inquiry to be made intothe ID LLOYD'S SHIPPING. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Foreign-office, March 12, 184 —.1 1. • Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to Ow? mit to you, for the information of the Chairma n h e r Committee of Lloyd's, a copy of a dispatch from Majesty's Consul in Denmark, reporting the teinPl or removal of the Light-ship at Dragal, and that an '',;„ i t tion is intended to be introduced into the Ligh t -s hip the " Knoben." I am, Sir, your most obedient humble serva nt f }, (Signed) CANN'" To William Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's. ( CoCopy.) My Lord,—l have the honoulrsitnooirnef,orrmeb.y2os:olB.,e,44;droi ship that two notices have been issued by the ° to l e° the Board of Customs and Trade at Copenhagen, de 23d instant, to the effect— it 1. That in consequence of the Light-shiteo Dragal being subjected to a thorough repair, a e,, t of 11l bi -ed • - thr -Ail the '7 25 galliot Je placed upon ..at station um. May, which will show her light from her foremestiora feet above the water, and as usual exhibit a red flag her fore-top during the day-time. ar the 2. That the Light-ship at the " Knoben," ne ," e d flog Island of Anholt, in the Cattigut, instead of the . 1 foe; hitherto shown, will be provided with a large b l ioteo feet in diameter, formed of twisted iron bars, and P ii „sl red, which will be constantly hoisted' at her fore -We an elevation of 52 feet above the level of the see- I have, vr v p - &c., tit (Signed) HENRY GEORGE The Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., & c. 40 1, The Swedish and Norwegian Consulate - G en 04 4 ' 2, Crosby-square, March 11, 0 f o r Sir,—l have the honour to communicate to r t ; 0 ' 11 Of the information of mariners, the following transat" to elv an ordinance issued by the Royal Navy Board AI " holm, on the 14th of January last : f the 1. The Light-house on the southern point odon Island of Olana will be partially Pull d , to it' during the present year, and afterwards rebuilt.he /t 1 former height, having a Lintille apparatus of class, a feu fixe. The rebuilding of the towerti-ria be commenced on the Ist of May, and continued :1 4 t he the summer, and should the work be so far advanc ed, ii' new Light will be exhibited during the prese nt, any event, during the ensuing year. , n ros 2. During the period fixed upon for altering tu in t struction of the Light-house on the southern tbs Olana, the ," Gronskars" Light-house, situated t. be Sanelhamn entt4e to Stockholm, and likelby rebuilt; arid the prelent coal Light will be replac e Lentille'Light of the 3d class a feu fire. nstrf 3. During the period occupied in the re - e n z - „utek tion and making the alterations of these Light"'jd the illumination will take place by means -of 1 , - t be lantern -hung out but should the :aeration i n Li&ht on the southern point of Olana not be eolt i u be withinAhis year, a provisional open coal Light ,wer, exhibited from the top of the tower during t he Is t o months, from the Ist of November, 1844, to the April, 1845. 4. The Royal Navy Board will, by further Prtsel Lion, make known the precise time for exhibiting 01 " light. I have the honour to remain, Sir, Your most obedient servanl„to. (Signed) CHARLES T O TA` William Dobson, Esq., &c., Lloyd's. STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH v IDL A ' .r es ll3'" ADEN, FEB. 4.—The Oriental Company's bight Bentinck arrived here on the 29th ult., at °I A .,' r having made the passage from Suez in only * * -0 Ole hours (1,340 miles), the quickest ever yet done nice n ice Red Sea. The East India Compa ny's steamer P;:e the (with the mails), which left Suez 6 hours heft,°lt„, . Bentinck, did not arrive here until the 3lst " th e acin g 10 P.M., having been 7 days and 11 hours ni- ate uel passage. The Victoria, East India CompanY'si;y, ei was in waiting to take in the mails to 1 3043— Dit• started with them and the passengers on the n o. , 8 A.m. The Bentinck, however, although havi ng a ea r here, left this for Calcutta, &c., 8 hours befor e n tls P e ' val of the Berenice, end 18 hours before the In Victoria started. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. :„ Arrivals,—Euphrates, Wilson, f rom China , i Zaiee , Downs, sailed Nov. 21, St. Helena, C Feb. 1 ts ,• m - 2, S t ' Norris, from China, in the Downs, sailed r 4 e v 'ctrole* Helena, Jan. 24; Fama, Bennett, from New off the Wight, sailed from Sydney Aug. 2 , 1, g ive 26 ; Peru, Campbell, from Mauritius, Ou saild Dec. 9. , 24, it & Arrivals at St. Helena.—Elizabeth, Law. Ja l ..; „' e bi Mauritius, and sailed 26th to London ; Loin r d 24th from Batavia, and sailed 25th to Rot h -ri A ' o l 2 6 . 1 Elizabeth, Moore, 25th from Batavia, and s ' - s ea to Hamburgh ; Isabella, Wood, from Ceylon , an d an 26th to London ; Robert Bemm, from Be e : ‘ ,Pl sailed 26th to Liverpool ; Margaretha, 26th , t;,,2 . tavia, and sailed 27th to London • Ann, Sq ui ijaCt s3 6 from Sydney, and sailed 27th to London ; from Mauritius, and sailed 27th to Leith ; 1 - 111 ;d 3 o0 11 ; 1 ,. Manilla, and sailed 27th to Hamburg!' ; South:v., prize to her Majesty's steamer Thunderbolt , Douglas, Wade, 28th, f r o m th e coas t of Afri e t n i c isai:4 beth, from whaling ; N arwa l, from Bourb on, t r• - ti oth .j e' 29th to Havre ; Ba r b ara , P urss from sailed 29th to Dublin ; Brenda, Ward, 29th from ibs bar, and sailed 30th to Salem ; Halifax, Gral b t ; 11 -a3lll - the coast of Africa, and sailed 31st to Ge e r o s (c o mony, from the Cape ; Colchester, Withersl:lo the coast of Liverpool ; Mary Ann, Holton , I f ; to Clyde ; Esmeralda, T o ll ens , f ro m Singapore 'SOP" rier, from Batavia ; Beulah, Paton, from De n g' * L P from Bourbon to Marseilles. n 25, 0 ;i0i Departures from St. Helena.—Clutha, Ja mouth ; Eliza, 26th, to Cork ; Andromach e ? - Gulnare, to Liverpool. Arrivals at Madeira.—Lord Hungerford, ou tb. 00 , Lady Clarke; Lawrence, Feb. 21, from Port s , Act. , 2 ?, Arrivals at Moulmein.—Cinderella, Pu t . v i; ° '?l .ol4 4 ; from London .and Padang; Samuel Stint., ; "' y, 9 ° Atkinson, 23d ; Hope, 23 Hero, 24th 1 15th ....04 ; - fromAyrshire, Calcutta. D ec. 1; Hersey,lndi ngueen' Easterby, o • Oc‘ pore and Penang. Departures from Moulmein Clutha, ."'""%tativ-al - 12vr.i.r00 25, to London; Reliance, 27th to Robertson, ‘4laft to Wigeon, Capes, Nov. 11, to Arracan; The ing for London. IMPERI — AL — P — A — RLIAM 36I4T' HOUSE OF COMMONS , . Th. COMMONS INCLOSURE AC l *„e of tb ; : Al . COWPER supported d re rj ou'l• le ili g'' • the second Bill. He said he thought In ° f°- ft the present „ o at ge d Latin • g with reference to inclosures was s i ,; ppogr o an r d h Injurious one, and on that ground ' ,,A ; r oils ff ; t e principle of this measure, It apPef,7,o of 1100 Porters' estimates that there were eight n 10 ,7„ - , 1 00 11: ::w of uncultivated land in this, country of which '-- pep to t were capable of being brought into cultivation.,oolo4 i.t ion was rapidly increasing. Some person be emigration as the only remedy for distress ;e' w lie!, they should look to the cultivation of go oir t , The advantage of being able to feed a w a g s Ory:ry Pit y March 13! (" Hear, hear," from Col. Sibthorp) ---- .. 0 0 03 • In his opinion, the condition of the poor &O w l web t h e was most materially injured by the manner i li a . T 1 e various Inclosure Bills had been carried ° " - t ivse -11 , had been a sad forgetfulness in them of wh e- e d to e s iji to the poor, and, in the present Bill, hose, begghe o ho IA if no one else proposed an allotment - ri.t bi , endeavour to get one introduced. Another ~,,a wished to see attended to was this, that there Viol no inclosure under this Bill of the waste i e°° ' likred diately adjacent to the large towns. Ther e " r° tilit ri l portions of waste land in Lancashire and tbe lA r e g ice pti e l o ; of Yorkshire, and near to towns. If, lawer ,„ e i.see' - r the lands immediately contiguous to these tov" - ; pt: could ion be provided, m enclosing the oth j e h f oil', t . • s to allot plots to the artisan ii` i t he i f ie mg tradesmen, he foresaw, not onlY_ i° of I d. crease of employment, but in the vartaticertiblet o aside ;ve a 1 nature and character of that employment, c vantage. He must object to the vast powers. gi e d th o the Bill to the Tithe Commissioners, and he e, ° n ot s j , H e coo ot ito a part of the Bill would be modified. down without expressing his opinion that gre tit fore I° o was due to the Noble Lord (Worsley) for th e d be I I 0 trouble he had bestowed upon this subject ; s , be b sure, when filtered and modi fi ed in the rill ' .1 I