The Sun. — London, England, 1845-08-11 00:00:00

M'"w. u r, re g` fe ar tail' to till ofirLhoer,q_neea wc is t:,, e, sae. Saturday, to the house `t to clo,e the session of Parliament with a speech from th e t h rone. ea l ' state proc ess i on was f orme d at a quarter past one eck, in the following order, at Buckingham Palace:— et:,k. carriag e d rawn by six bays, conveying Lieutenant titil'e°._ne„.l Sir T. Noel Harris, and Captain the Hon. Mor r 6ackville West, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, 4 , Captain Kincaid, Exon of the Yeomen Guard. 1104 carriage drawn by a set of bays, conveying Colonel 4lea_verie, Silver Stick in Waiting ; Captain . the Hon. /, 1 , -sander Neleon Hood, Groom in Waiting ; Captain w a ncis Ifugh Seymour, Groom of the Robes ; Colonel 1441sda Equerry in 'Waiting to Prince Albert and f at s NVortley an d G or d on , P ages o f H onour i n A n R g. • Rigcarriage drawn by six bays, conveying Colonel the thg A e se t George L. Dawson Darner, Comptroller of thiaaousehold ; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Mar ae), Equer r y i n W a i t i ng, an d t h e C apta i n o f t h e G uar d . caretset a a e a 6 drawn by a set of bays, conveying Viscount I. o ,. l‘ fuen• Lord in Waiting., Lord George Lennox, p ar r in Waiting to Prince Albert, and the Earl of Be- Al, Captain of the Yeomen Guard. C O 3,, e , a rriage drawn six black horses, conveying the tip - , - ;: e ss of Charlemont, Lady in Waiting, the Earl of G ro ` c P° ol , Lord Steward, the Marquis of Exeter, K.G., of r e -rn of the Stole to Prince Albert, and the Marquis 17nclonderry G C B Gold Stick in Waiting. , e a , n • • •• the a,„`° 4lo en and Prince Albert were conducted from ltta - ‘ 5 Rooms to their carriage by the Lord Chamber hots Snd the Vice• Chamberlain, her Majesty's train P rin g born e b y t h e P ages o f Ilonour i n W a i t i ng. Th e asre'lwas habited in a Field Marshal's uniform and G l a c i en t he collars of the Order of the Garter and the e "'ere Fleece. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness lis rs 'anded into th e s t a te coach by the p as t or of the kart ‘• apposite to her Majesty and her Royal C . on• le, ke sat th e Dachess of Buecleuch, M i stress of the and the Earl of Jersey, G.C.H., Master of the Th e 8 114 1 State coach was preceded by the Queen's Mar- Part, of the Queen's footmen, in State liveries, and a pa ari •ref the Yeomen Guard. The Queen's Guard (corn l•tgi-tb of the Grenadier Guards), and the band of the teip m e nt• who were on duty on the Palace lawn, re Ths' t he c , Sovereign with the usual honours. Past e e State proc2s,ion left the Palac at twenty minutes Th" li e o'clock, escorted by a party of Life Guards. S'sa r e e erown was conveyed to the House of Lords by I TI," ' a main Martins, Gentleman Usher. top p 4 katleen and Prince Albert and the royal suite re t° Buckingham Palace at a quarter before three laic r e• the Lord Chamberlain and the Vice-Chamberd atraneeetving her Majesty and the Prince at the grand The ktai e e Yeomen of the Guard lined the grand hall and ti oll ' i lt se• commanded by Sir George Philip Lee, the efface li e - r eil vlt• and Mr. Ellerthorp, the Adjutant. Majesty and Prince Albert lett Buckingham 4s e , a chariot and four, at twenty minutes . past 'rol e - ,! l °ek on Saturday afternoon, for Woalvvich,. to to 4 " for the Continent. The Countess of Gains , re ticre Is t ea and the Viscountess Canning, Ladies , in Wait ; viscount Hawarden, and Mr. George Edward 'rieAn w, ore in a no th, r carriage and four ; and Lord ktla Wellesley and Colonel Wylde followed in god s carriage and four. theirr Majesty and her Royal Consort were conducted to th e ,earriage by the Vice-Chamberlain, the Keeper of 4 to' ri vY Purse the Master of the Household ? Lord Fra r ge Len llon Captain Hood, and Captain aki s e Lennox, . kyr,' aeymour. , e , tl chment of the 4th Light Dragoons escorted the la se ' p a rty from the Palace to Woolwich. k•lie e lnet Hawarden, Lord in Waiting, and Lord took j e3 Wellesley (Clerk Marshal) Equerry in Waiting,. teta a ' e ave of the Queen and Prince at Woolwich, and Ti l ld to town. l' i tita e a l e Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge . and gib e ; George paid visits to her Majesty and Prince 1 4 - 04 Friday at Buckingham Palace. til ph Prince Pierre d'Oldenbourg visited his Royal triCa ri a e ,ss the Duke of Cambridge yesterday at Cam ataara' laouse, and also called at Gloucester House, the 411 ei c ' e " of her Royal Highness the Duchess of It th:,, st ". The Duke of Cambridge visited the Prince klarendon a l) ila, s a l t °eel Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended NtitcAservice yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel, „1 1 1 1 ,i' l idley-street. ,Tt 6,1 Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, ' 4 O V ° of Cambridge, and Prince George, honoured lii°,ossetun with a visit on Friday evening. the a a ,oe'al Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured lei",,nzin Opera with his presence on Saturday . evening. 1 %6' 'lum en and Mr. Cunningham, a deputation from tia r eqa company; Mr. Charles Simonds, deputed by '' e cutive Government of New Brunswick to make „ 4•" t ions upon the subjc . ct of extending further rights kotaaing to th e A mer i cans; and Mr. George R. Young, teei" of th e A ssem bly o f Nov a Scotia, had an in 'fit°,'-* With Lord Stanley on Saturday at the Colonial aij Committee on Education of the Lords of her e e- "Y's most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting laia.tturday afternoon at the Council-office. There b 4 ,11 - jr n esent the Lord President, Sir Robert Peel, the `ko k a a - Buccleuch, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, a"uersaacellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Granville 4. 4 et. i a lla,lsra e l J osep h , l a t e f rom N e w Zealand, had an uffi t tte vr on Friday w . e h Lord Stanley at the Colonial kat:bake of Wellington, and Sir Frederick Trench), hoy a ",ed the early service yesterday in the Chapel a ktC," St. James's. The Rev. J. C. Baden officiated ' r eached the sermon. Lords Talbot, Hawarden, 1 4 t i l 4 t tru ce, and W. Paget, attended the daily service e aa ell4 Pel Ro -al • prayers were read by the Rev. J. 'ao ni -Q n• the les ) son ' s by the Rev. Horsley Dakins, and ant hem service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The the a ti w as e n hed by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The 'est e ; was preached your hands" (Greene). Mr. 4" Presided at c the p organ. 41 t1C.A.TION OF THE QUEEN r „1 1 . AT WOOLWICH. rat l a ev ent, anticipated for many weeks, and for which ,i t tY arfr,eParations have been made, took place on Satur- Oris;', 4l oon The weather had been threatening earlier . part of the day, and the wind was 0:i'„ what nautical men term a strong " sou'-wester." nal showers of rain tended to make the aspect T,rodi a l a s , c heering and many of the veterans of the flood , • - "'d that her Majesty would never put to sea in i'klf, h - a e tkkher • but " time told a different tale." At °l ls n i p st °Le o'clock an express arrived at the Governor's 'ae e e ';°ra th e Admiralty, conveying the welcome intelli k,4tlC:32iv Francis Collier that the Queen would leave - "W i e reme Palace at four o'clock precisely, and arrive %I.Tiwich soon after five o'clock. i et• ia` 'r ancis Collier immediately sent off a dispatch to "idatafatlant-General Lord Bloomfield, the Colonel-Com ,7ek ; tit ' and issued instructions to the officers in the goi• a s e;lrd to prepare for her Majesty's arrival, which,. it Tropic)" he stated, was one hour in anticipation of the time c ,4kt i tt a ' l 3' appointed. , 1 "` tie;', a r ee o'clo c k Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, captain , 4 ,kel e " v ietoria and Albert steam yacht, arrived at the a ` 4 % I f a at d• and immediately proceeded in his " gig" to "gap e - Yal steam yacht, which lay 200 yards from the 6,41 bentbent 4 ° the same time a van arrived from Buckingham gee co ntaining her Majesty's plate, which was at aTh - I , l4 eYed on board. O as e a'", ar t of Liverpool, the Steward of her Majesty's 4 (1:a -c4 d• arriv e d a t h a lf-past three o'clock, and pro- At direct to the royal yacht. qUarter past four o'clock a battery of Artillery 4 `k,oi a • - ,,'nko the dockyard, and took up their position on 'ket; a l,ef the watergate , and immediately in the rear of ttarti,'ding sheds. second battery was located in the adjoining the Royal Arsenal. ; Yale lwi ng the Royal Artillery, a company of the ta4arines, headed by their splendid band, marched "e d ockyard. h ettterl ant-General Lord Bloomfield commanded : o ' 4 rs: t r t nri,egst the officers commanding, were Colonel Censer a 4 ejorsGeneral Sir Hugh de Ross, Lieutenants as Ta:v.au t trades and Colonel Powell. 'e e r - e l a rinee ' were farmed into lines on both sides of 11 1 13 e",,,a" Passage, and constituted the guard of honour. I..`kea-''ockyard had now assumed a brilliant appear • e -tISo hundreds of elegantly dressed ladies were either side of the pathway along which their Avs e l 4 n was tow walk, and the superb uniforms of the teposiaod military officers gave the assemblage a very . !rde rea n g effect. Owing to some stringent but w.ell late, "tkregulations of the captain-superintendent of the telve a ' a u e dockyard was kept from being inconvenntly e at - a "' ,as none but the immediate friends of the rest -4 navy and military officers, with a select number of Isteeraey from town, were permitted to be present. arrival of importance was that of the Earl e llte n ,Ston, the first Lord of the Admiralty, and Sir 7, t aeage. 1 1, 511 ' e ''' re ttr i of Haddington was received by Sir Francis i i , 4l p l p er ,',,,t a P,tain-Superintendent of the yard. His Lord 'rasa ""eued to inspect the royal yacht, denen re te shore, to await the arrival of the Que belawarr, the Lord Chamberlain, and Earl F o v V Il• e i' t t h ... e Master of the Horse, soon afterwards ar toved of the royal carriages, and_ were quickly the Earl of Aberdeen, the Secretary for Fo he Afi e ,7311 p a all d of the Royal Artillery and also that of the • "" -a rinee entertained the company with several °3'Ell ar an whilst awaiting the arrival of the Thprty. /P qr rh all ziety to see her Majesty was as great as ever i t lt t ., clti e ; is et a n _be ,, r to have witnesssed , . and the police had the itrpiut the at the same time delicate duty to perform in ta tt lider a e r oyal approach to the river clear of fair _; 11 but Mr. Malalieu, the very active and otaperintendent of the R division, succeeded ill At e'logating all and disobliging none. e ltte e 01 4 . 1v° minutes past five - o'clock the sud . den . appear- C qv 411 outrider in royal livery galloping into the gthltwgave notice of the near approach of royalty, Toes 0 minutes afterwards the great gates th e ett e v ia were as e ° "i e °Pen, and the royal cortege, consisting of al edi t ? ca ges and four, with outriders, and accorn 4hro ••Y a detachment of the 4th Light Dragoons, tu. l i Oterl W a G rd of command was given, the soldiers prhee ea4etieekireaes, the two bands commenced playing t kteaced -anthem, and three tremendous cheers an "a of .4) t he Queen her p re senc e in the midst of thou the" h her sub°Ya.l carriage dro ve up at the commencement_ of_ le .Q covered jeets. tie ee w an and from the first carriage descended Ileaty, ; a nd his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her f dinat a - Nn alighting, was received by the Earl o -114 1, -- s -11 ' t he Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Delawarr, Earl ' a tlarat ri• Gage, Sir Francis Collier, and Lieut.- If 4 rd R - -loomfield. " ( 41, 'lest/ and e are happy to say, looked extremely 'eta, - tpeared t o b e i n most exce ll en t s pirits. The l ue Passed towards the stairs, constantly re •• turned , ilk, groaing with smilea and 110%1. Prince. Al bert war. also exceedingly well received. Te Queen was attired in a dress of purple shot silk, a black satin mantle, and straw cottage bonnet, trimmed with striped blue ribbon. At the moment the Queen arrived at the head of the granite stairs descending to the river, the sight that met her eyes must have been at once pleasing and gratifying. The Albert and Victoria yacht, the Porcupine survey ing steam-vessel, and the Black Eagle steamship, had all their yards manned ; hundreds of small boats dotted the water, and farther off from the shore, in the rear of the Government vessels, were several large steamers, crammed with passengers. The Queen was conducted' to her barge by the Earl of Haddington, Lord Aberdeen, the Lord Chamberlain, and Lord Steward ; an:l Sir Francis Collier had the honour of steering her Majesty. The royal barge was occupied by the Queen, Prince Albert, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Canning, and the Countess of Gainsborough, Ladies in Waiting. The royal salute was fired as her Majesty proceeded to the Victoria and Albert yacht. On reaching this vessel three cheers were given by the crews of this and other steam ships, and Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence hastened to assist the ascent of her Majesty upon deck. The royal standard floated in the breeze momentarily with the Queen's arrival on the deck of the royal yacht. The Lord. Steward, Sir James Clarke, her Majesty's physician in ordinary, and others of the royal suite, were taken to the Victoria and Albert yacht, in one of the Ad • miralty barges. Mr. G. E. Anson, treailirer and private secretary to Prince Albert, and Colonel Wyide, Equerry to his Royal Highness, with others of the Household, embarked on board the Black Eagle. The Royal yacht had now got her steam up, and was preparing to cast taller moorings, when it was hinted to the Noble Captain that a servant of PriNce Albert's had not arrived, and hence a delay of ten minutes or a quarter of an hour occurred. At last the individual arrived by a Waterman steamer ; he jumped into one of the Trinity barges and in very quick time was on board the Royal yacht, when her moorings were cast oft, and she proceeded down the river in a majestic style, followed at the distance of a quarter of a mile astern by the Por cupine surveying steam-vessel, Captain Frederick Bul lock, and the Black Eagle steam-ship, Master Com mander B. Cook. A royal salute was fired from the marshes as the royal squadron passed the Arsenal. It is expected that the royal squadron will anchor fur the night at the Nore Light. For the convenience Of her Majesty's table, an Alder ney cow is housed on board the yacht, adjoining the starboard piddle-box forward. Between the funnel and the mainmast, amidships, a large Monzani's life boat is stowed fore and aft. The services of Mr. Knight, the pilot, who has been engaged on board the royal yacht heretofore, and in whose skill and experience, in navigating all the large ships that leave the river, the utmost confidence is ever placed, are again called into requisition on this occasion. THE ROYAL PROGRESS.—The following has been pAlished as a correct programme of the royal move ments for the next few days:— The royal yacht, after lying at the Nore for the night, will proceed at an early hour this (Sunday) morning to Antwerp. Arriving at Antwerp, her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort will proceed thence by railway to Bruhl, a palace belonging to the King of Prussia, situate in the Prussian Rhenish provinces near Cologne. Her Majesty will remain the guest of the King of Prussia at Bruhl two days. Upon leaving Bruhl, her Majesty, accompanied by the King and Queen of Prussia, will proceed by Bonn to Stolzenfels, a small castle on the Rhine, near Coblentz, also belonging to the King of Prussia. Here the royal party will remain two days, proceed ing thence vitt Mayence, Frankfort, Wurtzburgh, Bam berz, on to Coburg and Gotha.—Observer. COLONIAL ACCOUNTS. The Select Committee appointed to examine into the accounts of colonial receipt and expenditure laid on the table of the House, and to report their opinion as to the mode in which it may be desirable to frame the same for the future, in order to introduce uniformity, regularity, correctness, and completeness, and who were empoa ered to report the minutes of evidence, have con sidered the matters referred to them, and have agreed to the following resolutions, which they recommend should be conveyed to the Crown colonies for prompt adoption, in all cases in which they may not have been already adopted and complied with under the instruc tions that have been issued far the guidance of colonial accountants, and to the colonies having representative assemblies, as suggestions for the general improvement of the colonial accounts, and for carrying out the objects recommended to the attention of your Select Committee Resolved-1. That in the opinion of this Committee it is desirable that a uniform plan of colonial estimates be adopted. " 2. That it is the opinion of this Committee that such estimates be prepared (wherever it is possible):in time to receive the sanction of the Treasury Board and Secre tary of State before the commencement of the service to which the estimates apply. " 3. That it is the opinion of the Committee that such estimates be accompanied by a comparative statement of the receipts and expenditure, made up to the close of the year pr.-vious to that in which the estimates are prepared. "4. That it is the opinion of this Committee that such estimates as regards the colonial receipts, shall represent the gross revenues under their several and distinct heads. " 5. That it is the opinion of this Committee that as regards the colonial expenditure, the different charges, including the charges of collecting the revenue, be classed separately under their different heads, and that the same order of arrangement be universally adopted. " 6. That it is the opinion of this Committee that the fixed charges for salaries and other personal ser vices be kept distinct from all other charges. " 7. That it is the opinion of this Committee that in case of extraordinary or unanticipated expenditure, a supplementary estimate, in the same form as the yearly estimate, be prepared in the colony, and forwarded without delay to the Colonial-office. " 8. That it is the opinion of this Committee that immediately after the local examination in each colony of the annual account has been completed, a compara tive statement of the estimated and actual receipts and disbursements of the year should be prepared by the auditors or other officers by whom the accounts are examined, showing under each head of revenue and expenditure any difference that may have occurred between the estimated and actual receipts and disburse ments of the year, and explaining the cause of any such differences. " 9. That it is the opinion of this Committee that as all the evidence taken before the Committee proves the superiority of the double-entry system of book-keeping, its success wherever introduced into the public depart. ments, and its general adaptation to the public service, it is expedient that the said system be adopted for keep- ,g the accounts of colonial revenue and expenditure. " 10. That it is the opinion of this Committee that a cash-book, journal, and ledger be kept in all the colonies, and that the ledger distinctly represent the various heads of receipt and expenditure, as exhibited in the estimates. " 11. That it is the opinion of this Committee that with a view to the prompt examination of the colonial accounts, in all cases where a local auditor has not been appointed, provision should be made for a speedy and efficient local examination of the accounts ; and the auditor or other officer to whom such local examination is intrusted, should be em powered at any and all reasonable times to compare the cash or other balances of the treasurer, or any other officer intrusted with public money, with the balances represented in the cash accounts of their respective de partments ; but such inspection and comparison are not to supersede the periodical verification of public balances by cemmittees or otherwise, which the governors of colo nies have heretofore been instructed to institute. " 12. That it is the opinion of this Committee that the accounts of the receipt and expenditure, when sent to the Audit Board in London, be accompanied by the esti mates fur the year to which the accounts belong. " 13. That it is the opinion of this Committee that the colonial accountants be required to make up and for ward their accounts to the Audit Board in London, within three months after the close of the financial year to which the accounts refer, or specially to report the causes of any greater delay. " 14. That it is the opinion of this Committee that in addition to the accounts sent home after audit in the co lonies, copies of the colonial cash-book and journals be forwarded to the Audit Board. " 15. That it is the opinion of this Committee that where any inquiries or questions necessary for the elucidation and prompt audit of the colonial accounts are suggested by the Beard of Audit, the colonial accountant be re quired to reply to the same within one month after their receipt, or to send a special report as to the causes of de lay, stating the period at which the explanations may be expected. " 16. That it is the opinion of this Committee that in case such replies or explanations shall not be received by the Audit Board within a reasonable time (to be estimated according to the distance of the colonies and the facilities of communication with the same), the Audit Board shall call the attention of the Lords of the Treasury to the neglect of the colonial accountant. " 17. That it is the opinion of this Committee that a quarterly report be made by the Audit Board to the Lords of the Treasury on the state of the colonial ac counts, showing the arrears and the causes of the arrears, and calling the attention of the Treasury Board to every case of irregularity and delay. " 18. That it is the opinion of this Committee that abstracts of the accounts of the various colonies, after being examined by the Audit Board, be annuall y pre sented' to Parliament ; and that they be accompanied with copies of the estimates for the years to which they refer. " 19. That it is the opinion of this Committee that it .is desirable that steps should be taken for ensuring the more punctual transmission of the periodical returns of revenue and expenditure, provided for in the 7th chapter of the Rules and Regulations for the Colonial Service;' and that it is also desirable that a systematic record should be kept at the Audit-office, in a complete and concentrated shape, of the results of all the colonial ac counts rendered to, and examined in, that department, in such manner as at all times would afford the means, so fur as regards the Crown colonies, of giving to Go vernment and Parliament specific information on all points relating to the colonial receipt and expenditure ; and likewise that the Board of Audit should, from time to time, suggest the introduction of such improvements in the existing modes cf keeping or rendering the colo nial accounts as would remove the present anomalies, and secure a uniform, regular, and correct system of colonial book-keeping ; and should also suggest the needful instructions to the colonial officers for that pur purpose, and prepare such forms and models as may be useful to give effect to these instructions.° July 17. n A v 014-14, S tY LONDOI4, RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. NAMES OF RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Arbroath and Forfar . Ditto Half Shares . Armagh, Colr., & Portrush 13elfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birknhd, Lan. & Ches, Jnc. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New ( iss. at 7 1 / 2 dis.) Ditto Half Shares ... Birminghm & Oxfrd. June. Blckburn, Chrly, & N. Um Black burn, Darwn, & ilohn Button, Wigan, & Liverpl. Brighton, Lewes, and Ilast Bristol and Exeter Ditto New . Bristol and Gloucester . Caledonian . Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln Chester and Birkenhead Ditto New Shares .. Ditto Half Shares ... Chester and Holyhead.... Cheltenham and Oxford.. Chichester and Brighton... Churnet Valley Clydesdale Junction . Cork and Bandon Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford Cork and Youghal Covntry, Bedwrth, & Nun. Coventry and Leicester Cornwall . Diss,Beccles, and Yarmoth Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast Junct Dublin, Belfast, & Colraine Dublin and Galway Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Ditto Dundee and Perth .. Eastern Counties Do. New .... Do. Perp., 5 pr Cnt., No. I Do. ditto N 0.2 East Dereham & Norwich Eastern Union Ditto Extension ...... Edinbgh, Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow Do. Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Edinb., Leith, and Granton Ditto Pref. 5 per Cent. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebleshire Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Bedford Enniskillen and Sligo Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchstr Garnkirk and Glasgow Glasgow and Ayr .. Do. Quarter Shares...... Glasgow and Greenock .... Ditto New Ditto Preference Glasgow, Dmfries, and Car Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction. Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares ... Ditto New Quarters...... Ditto Eighths • •••• 00000 •• Grand Union .. . Great Grimsby & Sheffield Gt Sothrn & Wstrn (Irelnd) Ditto Extension ~ Great Munster ... ••• Great Northern of Scotlnd Great Northern of Englnd Do. New, 40/. Shares Do. New, 30/. Shares Great Western Ditto Half Shares . Ditto Fifths Guildfrd, Farehm, & Ports Harwich . Hudrsfld & Ran. R. & Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough Hull and Selby Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto Half Shares. Inverness and Elgin. Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray Killarney Junctions,— ..... ,ancaster and Carlisle seeds and Bradford seeds and anvsbury seedy and Thirsk Leeds and W. Riding June Leicester and Birmingham Leicester and Bedford Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis,& Kit. June Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares Lip rhl , Ormskirk, & Prestn London and Birmingham. Ditto Thirds Ditto Quarters London arid Blackwall London and Brighton Do. Cnsolidated Eighths London and Croydon: Ditto New... Do. Guarantd. 5 per cent. London and Greenwich Da Prefrne. or Privilege London & South Western Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 50/. Shares Do. New, 401. Shares London and York London and 'Windsor Londn, Salisbury, & Yeovil Londonderry and Coleraine Londonderry & Enniskillen Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereham... Manchester and Leeds Ditto Half Shares . Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto Sixteenths Manchester & Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Manchestr, Bolton, & Bury Manchstr, Bury, & Rosend Manchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk Midland Ditto Fifths Ditto New Do. Cons. Birrn & Derby Midland Gt Westrn (Irish) Do. Extension to Sligo.. Nwcastl & Darltngtn Junc Do. New (Brandling)... Newcastle and Berwick ... Newcastle and Carlisle .... Newport and Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen ... Newa . rk and Sheffield ...... North British . ..... Ditto tA Northern and Eastern ..... Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares North Kent North Staffordshire North Eastern North Union (A) Ditto (B) North Wales Mineral Ditto New Shares . North Western North Wales Norwich and Brandon Ditto New Not., Belvoir, and Granthm Nottingham and Boston Nutt., Erewsh Val. & Man Nottingham and Mansfield Oxford and firming. June Oxford and Worcester Perth and Inverness Portsmouth Direct Preston arid Wyre . Ditto Half Sliarea ...... Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar. Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Riclimnd and \V. End June. Rugby, Worcester, & Tring Scottish Central ....... Scottish Midland Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto ditto (No. 2) Ditto ditto ( No. 3) Sheffield and Lincoln Shrews)., Wor., and Crewe Shrews.,Wolv.,Dudly,&Bir Shrewsbry & Trnt Val. Un. Shrewsb, lierefd, & N.Wals Slaunannan South Devon . South Midland South Eastern and Dover Da. New (iss. 32/.) No. I Do. (iss. 33/.65.8d.) „ 2 Do (iss. 301.) „ 3 Staines and Richmond Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales Trent Valley and Ilolyhead June West. London, Old Shares West End& Southrn Coun Wexford and Carlow Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wexfd,Wick&Dub Wakfld, Pontefrct. & Goole Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London West Lancashire Worcester and Tring Whitehaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares.,, Liver- London d pool. Aug. 9, 2% 44 11 3 % 27,4 13 / 3 2% 20 1 / 2 7p 31% 232 - 501% 26 1 4 24 1 % L P 4% 202 64% 31 7a/4 lAug. 8. 9 1 / ?: 25 1 / 4 10% 3 3 / 4 69 65 34 1 % 4 201/ 86 1 4 2% 53 23 1 / 2 1% 6 13 15% 26 1 / 2 13 Ils. 3d. 41s. 3d. 7 % I) 76 27 1 4 137 274 30 94 34 25 2 6 th 6 3 % 251 2% 5 1 ,4 8% 24 3 4 113 158 T. 6d. 3% 12s. 4y, 7% 35 5% Man chester. lAug. 9. 6% 9% 9 264 10 5 / 8 4% 87% 1% 12 1 4 14% 12% 14% 2 1-16 6 1 ,4 45-16! 81 /N 4 9-16 2 3-16 L 40% Bristol. 'Aug. 9. 12 1 4 214 % 1 ,1 3 6% ..... 5% 31 1 4 5 York. lAug. 8. 3% 625. 79 1 ,4 5% - 535. 4d. - 3lh 7% Leeds. I Bun. lAug. 6, 21/ /4 - 18% 138 6% . p. 235. 6d 375. p 338. p 28 1 ,4 5% 12% 3 1 4 3 1 .4 3% 38 2514 5% 47% lAug. 9, 9 % 3% 6% 25g. 214 Itudders field. 24 3 4 15s. p 3 % 28s. !Aug. 14 15% 33 /4 5p 12s. 425. 6d. jsaemela 8% 5 1 4 !Aug. 7. 2% 5% 18% 5Ss. 9d, 3% 3% 14% Glasgow. Aug. 9. 68 343. 414 p 8% 218. - 2% 2% p Welsh Midland. West Cornwall West Yorkshire. 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Mr. Sergeant SHEE, in opening the case, said that the plaintiff; with two other gentlemen named Suther land and Chesemore, carried on the business of a bank at Croydon, known as the Croydon Union Bank, and the plaintiff himself also carried on an extensive busi • nets as a wine merchant. The defendant was a miller and a farmer, and there was no doubt that he was a man of considerable property. The bank in question was established in 1838, and, in 1840, the defendant opened an account with it, which was, however, closed in about six months. Another account was afterwards opened, which went on for some time ; and, in 1842, his account was very con siderably overdrawn. 11 , peated remonstrances were made by Mr. Robinson and his partners, and at length, in the course of 1843, the bankers felt it necessary to put a stop to the course pursued by the defendant, and they, therefore, directed the clerk of the bank to return his cheques, there being no assets to meet them. This was accordingly done on several occasions, and ever since that had occurred there had been very great ill-feeling on the part of the defendant, and he had endeavoured by every means in his power to injure the credit of Mr. Robinson, and he had repeatedly represented Mr. Ro binson as a man who had no property; iu fact, a man of straw, and one entirely unfitted to carry on the business of a banker. After commenting upon the nature of the business of a banker, and the necessity that every one connected with such a business should be above even the shadow of suspicion, the Learned Counsel went on to say that the precise ground on which the pre sent action was brought was, that the defendant had, on several occasions, stated publicly that if the plaintiff paid his debts he would not give fifty shillings for him; that Mr. Sutherland, the principal partner, was about to leave the country and creep out of the concern; and that lie knew a person at Croydon who had got 5001. in his house, but would not trust it in the plaintiff's bank. In consequence of these statements of the defendant., a gen tleman named Smith had withdrawn his account from the bank ; and as the defendant had had the temerity to go to all the different markets through the county and make the same statement, the consequences were calcu lated to be of the most serious description, and the plaintiff felt that he had no alternative but to adopt the present proceedings to vindicate his character. Evidence was then adduced to prove the facts stated by the Learned Counsel. Mr. CHAMBERS grounded his defence upon the argu ment that the action arose entirely out of the ill• feeling occasioned by the defendant warning off the stag hounds, and he contended that it was idle to suppose any real in jury had been inflicted upon the plaintiff by the words spoken by the defendant, while under a feeling of ex citement, occasioned by his cheques being returned, and the state of his banker's account being exposed to his neighbours. The Chief Justice having summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 50/, VALLENCE V. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. This was also an action for slander, brought by Mr. Vallence, who was for a considerable time solicitor to his Highness the Duke of Brunswick, against bis former client, for having in a speech, delivered at the Sheriff's Court, charged him with treacherous znd improper con — duct while engaged in the capacity of his attorney. The case occupied several hours, and was adjourned at fise o'clock. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Warwick, Aug. 8. CROWN COURT.—( Before Mr. Justice 111AOLE.) IMPORTANT CASE OF BURGLARY.—John Bratt, aged 26, Thomas Perry, 25, and Frederick Grey, 20, were charged with having, in the parish of Rodway, on the 16th of Decem ber, committed a burglary in the house of Mary Chambers. Mr. Miller prosecuted, and Mr. Hayes defended. Mary Chambers deposed that she lives at Rodway, in Warwickshire. At the time of the robbery her household consisted of herself and two female servants. Owing to illness the witness had for the best part of the month been obliged to keep her room. On the night in question had gone to rest about half-past nine. One of the servants went with her. On awaking in the course of the night she saw a light shine through the door. Thinking it might be the servant, she called out " Caroling" She received no answer, and almost immediately afterwards the door opened, and three men entered the room, the first having a candle in one hand, and a large horse pistol in the other, and his face blackened. He was what is called a thick-set man with a broad-brimmed hat on his head, and rather overhanging his face. The second was tall and thin. The third she had not the save opportunity of observing as she had the other two. The man that had the pistol in hand came to the side of the bed where the witness lay, and, putting the pistol close to her fore head, said, " We have come for your money, and we will have it or your life." The poor woman said, "Don't kill me." Upon which, the ruffian replied, "If you will give me the key where the money and plate are, I will not." At that time, the second man was trying the bureau. The witness said, her keys were in the right-hand drawer. A ring was then taken out with two keys upon it. After some ineffectual attempts to open the drawer, it was opened, though before that one of the men said, " If you do not tell us where your money is, we will send the contents of the pistol through you." By this time the other servant had become alarmed, and called out, "What's the matter, mistress ?" One of the men called out sternly, " Stop where you are ;" and she again entreated the man with the pistol " not to kill her." They then pro ceeded to take what money and valuable articles they could find, and after being in the house about half an hour they quitted the premises, threatening the prosecutrix that if she made any alarm before an hour from the time of their quitting the place they would return and shoot her. One of the men asked her if she knew them, or the number of the notes they had taken, to which questions she answered " No." Some time had elapsed before Mrs. Chambers could recover from her fright so as to be able to speak, and she did not examine the house for two or three days after. When she did, she found some table, dessert, and salt spoons, with her initials upon them, were gone, and also a thimble, with the words upon it —" From a Friend." Witness also had the numbers of the notes. Caroline Morris, servant to the last witness ' stated that she saw the doors and windows were all fast. The next morn ing she found the back door fastened with a wooden peg. It was not so left the night before. Found a lucifer match in the cellar. _ _ John Washbrook, a labourer, stated that early en the runn ing of the 17th he was passing the house of Miss Chambers, when he saw the cellar window-frame broken, and some bars wrenched out. Sidney Conway, who had been admitted Queen's evi dence, said he came out of gaol that day, where he had been confined for being concerned in the robbery. Lives with his father at Balscote. The prisoner Grey was in his father's employ. Witness and Grey slept together. Knows Brett also, who lives at Neithrop, about four miles from Balscote. Perry lived about half a mile off. The robbery was first mentioned by Bratt and Perry. Bratt said that Perry, Grey, and himself had been planning to rob Miss Chambers, and asked witness to go with them, and he agreed. On the night of the 16th, witness took a ladder from a gate-house near to his father's, and he and Grey went up stairs as if going to bed. They then got out of the window by the ladder. They went to the stable and blackened their faces. It was two when they reached the house of the prosecutrix ; they got in by the cellar window, got a light by means of a Weiler. Brett and Perry opened the back door, and let witness and Grey in. Grey, Bratt, and himself went into Miss Chambers's room. Bratt first, with a large horse pistol, Grey second, witness third. They each had a small pistol. Perry was left in the passage to watch. Two of the pistols belonged to witness, the other to his father. Witness found them all him self and loaded them himself with powder and ball. (The wit ness then described what took place pretty much the same as the prosecutrix had done.) A good deal ef, evidence was then given, which clearly showed portions of the stolen property to have been in the pos session of the different prisoners, which property was identified by Miss Chambers as the property of which she had been robbed. _ Mr. HAYES, on the part of the prisoners, directed the chief part of his address to the fact of the person whom he contended to be worst of the four being admitted as approver. The prisoners were all found Guilty, and sentenced to be transported for fifteen years. ROBBERY BY A POSTMISTRESS..—.Miss Louisa Maria Mewis, who had the superintendence of the receiving-office of the Edgbaston Post-office, and an account of whose embezzle ments appeared in our columns last week, pleaded guilty when placed at the bar this day. CHESTER ASSIZES, August 8. CROWN COURT. Mr. Justice Coltman i;ok his seat in bourt at nine o'clock, and proceeded to try John Foley for two rapes, committed upon two children at Dunkenfield. . . . The offence was committed and the prisoner taken into cus tody so long ago as the sth of December in the last year. In consequence, however, of the defective education of one girl, and the deplorable ignorance of the other, the Learned Judge who presided in the criminal court at the last assizes for this county felt it necessary, for the purposes of justice, to remand the prisoner to the present assires, in order that the children might be sent to school. Of course the evidence adduced in the case was of a cha racter quite unfitted for the pablie eye, and we shall not give it. Sufficient evidence was given to justify the jury in return ing a verdict of guilty of an aggravated assault, and the pri soner was sentenced to two years' imprisonment in Knutsford House of Correction. His Lordship was next occupied some time in trying another of this class of cases ; but at the suggestion of the Judge the Attorney-General abandoned the charge, and the prisoner was acquitted. The business of the assizes came to a close at seven o'clock, the services of the second list of jurors not being called into re quisition. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Carlisle, Ang. 7. The two charges of murder, the one against Jane Crosby, and the other against John Graham, at these assizes, have caused quite a ferment in this town and its vicinity. Yester day, during the trial of the former, which lasted from the com mencement to the close of the day, not only the whole Court, but every passage around it, and even the street, were crowded with people. Jane Crosby was acquitted after a short deliberation among the jury, who retired fur but a few minutes. She was de fended by Mr. Wilkins. The principal facts deposed to were, that she had held her little child upon the fire for such a time as to cause it to be burnt so severely that ,it died of the injuries thus sustained. But it had already been partially burnt by its clothes accident ally taking fire, after which the mother had first extinguished the flame, and then, as stated by the other daughter, a child of 11, she had put the living child upon the fire and held it there. In this case the Court concluded in the view taken by Mr. Wilkins, the defending counsel, namely, that although the pri soner was shown to have been rendered in a manner crazy from the habit of drinking, and had treated both her children with occasional great harshness, there was much inconsistency in her conduct if she really intended to put the child to death. It was suggested to the jury as being not at all improbable that she in fact, so placed the child in order to " draw the fire out," which had already been communicated to the child's body, it being a common notion with some people that such means of " counteraction" will be efficacious. ( Before Mr. Baron ROLFE. ) CHARGE OF POISONING AT KIRKANDREWS.—John Gra ham (aged 44) was placed at the bar on the charge of having, in November last, wilfully caused the death of his wife by ad ministering to her arsenic mixed in some panada, or bread and milk. _ . .... Mr. Temple stated the case to the jury. Richard Hind, examine 4 by Mr. Laurie, stated that he was brother of deceased, who lived at Kirkandrews. She died on the 27th of November last, and was interred in Kirkandrews tikitol) , ori e it ~ da Int=o6 il , 44slk:Nailiii4= faked up in Jane hisi, Thomas Elliot, surgeon, cf Carlisle, made the post-niortem examination of the body. Mr. Eliot stated particularly the appearance of the body, and his evidence left no doubt that de ; ceased died of the poison as supposed, and that in it there was a large quantity of arsenic when exhumed. Mary Hind said I am the sister of Margaret Graham, and remember her death. She died on Wednesday, the 27th of November, at seven o' c l oc k i n th e even i ng . Sh e h a d b een i n good health before that, for a few months, but not very well for a few weeks before. I saw her on the Sunday morning before her death, and she said she was much better. I saw her that day in John Graham's, her own house. She came up to our house that morning, and stayed about an hour. I live with my father in the same village, Kirkandrews-upon- Eden. I saw her next after that on Monday morning, about nine o'clock, I think. She was then very ill in bed, and said she had been very ill all night. She complained of a very great heat and pain in her breast. Site was purged, and vomited. I remained with her that morning till past eleven o'clock. John Graham was at home during that time, sometimes in her bed-room, and sometimes walk ing about. Mrs. Graham was very thirsty, and asked me to make her some whey. I got bath the milk and ale for it, and she drank it and vomited it up again. She asked me for some gin-and-water, and John Graham gave her it. I went home and returned afterwards. He sent for the doctor at eight o'clock. When I returned at two o'clock, Mr. Sewell, surgeon, bad come. Mrs. Graham was rather easier, and he gave her something amongst brandy. I left about three o'clock, and returned between five and six. I left her for the night about eight o'clock. She was easier then. The purging had abated, and the vomiting had ceased. I saw her next at eight in the morning on the Tuesday. She was in bed. Nobody was in the room with her when I first went in. She had been easier through the night, and said she ha.! had some sleep. Her thirst still continued. I went borne, and told my father and mother how she was, and came back again. I re turned about nine o'clock. About ten o'clock Jahn Graham made her some sago. It is what is called panada. John prepared it. He boiled it. I was in the kitchen when it was on the fire, and remarked to him that it was too thick. I was nertr him while it was on the fire. When he took it off, he asked Betsy Robinson, his servant, if it would do. I had my back to him then. His servant, Robinson, is also called Elizabeth Graham. I was in the kitchen. I was in the kitchen all the time it was boiling, and do not knew what he put into it after he took it off the fire. Ido not know what he might have put in before I was in the kitchen. We gave it to Mrs. Graham. I did not see her partake of it . . 1 did not see her take anything else that morning. About an hour after she took it she was taken very ill—the same as the day before, but much severer ; both vomiting and pirging worse. Her thirst was very great. She said no one could tell what she suffered that day from pain and burning heat in her stomach arid chest. Cold sweat was upon her brow, and her hands were very cold. She did not see well that day, but made no complaint of her sight. She complained much of pain in her head. Dr. Sewell and John Graham's mother came after eleven o'clock. John Graham was present. Dr. Sewell proposed to send for Dr. Oliver, and John Graham went himself for him about an hour after. 1)r. Oliver came about two o'clock, and he had a consultation with Dr. Sewell, who then left. Dr. Oliver gave her some thing amongst brandy, and she vomited it up again. He or dered her a mustard plaster fur her breast and bowels. John's mother and I applied it. In the evening we had her up a little. She seemed very weak, and trembled all over. After I got her put to bed again, about six o'clock, the pri soner said I and John's mother had to go, and he would lie down beside her. We then went to a neighbour's house for a little while. When we returned we saw her again. She was easier, John still lying on the bed beside her. Benjamin Mitchell the elder had gone to Carlisle to tell Dr. Oliver not to come. He was one of John's servants, and was sent by the prisoner. He had sent him before we came. Dr. Oliver came about ten in the evening, and John seemed very much displeased. Dr. Oliver gave her something more amongst brandy, and she vomited it up again. He ordered a little panada for her. Betsy Robinson made it, and my sister took it. It remained on her stomach while I was there, and I was there for half an hour after she took it. Mrs. Cannell is a sister of John Graham's. She called that night. Joseph told me so. Dr. Oliver said that Mrs. Graham was to be strictly watched, and was to have nourishment during the night. John Graham was present; it was proposed in his presence, that John Gra ham's servant, Elizabeth, and his father's servant, Mary Beckton, should sit up with Mrs. Graham. John did not say anything about this while Dr. Oliver was there; but as soon as he went away he refused; and my brother Joseph and lie got to high words about it. My brother Joseph wanted them to sit up, and John would not let them. When John refused he said he would wait on her himself as well as any woman they could get. I went home about eleven o'clock, and returned next morning (Wednesday) at eight o'clock. She was easier, but much weaker.• I did make some beef tea that morning and gave her it. She was very low that day, and took no notice of anything. She saw less, and did not hear so well. She died about seven o'clock that evening. Mr. Sewell, surgeon, of Burgh, attended Mrs. Graham during her illness, and described the symptoms as similar to those produced by an irritating poison. Dr. Oliver, M.D., was also sent for, and coincided with Mr. Sewell respecting the symptoms. The witness was of opinion that the arsenic was taken in repeated doses. He was inclined to think, from the re-accession of the symptoms of irritation under which he found her labouring on the Wednes day, that there had been a fresh dose given in the interval between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. On cross-examination, Dr. Oliver stated that he had been fetched to decea.ed by the prisoner. Benjamin Mitchell (by Mr. TEMPLE)—I was the servant of John Graham, at the time of Mrs. Graham's death. I had lived with him about two years and a quarter. On the Sunday before Mrs. Graham died I was at home in the evening, betwixt seven and eight o'clock. Mrs. Graham had been rather off health, but on that evening when I came home she was as usual. My master was out. I went to bed before he came home. I and Betty Robinson went to bed within a few minutes of each other ; she went first. I saw my mistress, before I went to bed, put some milk into a pan, and then some bread. Just as she was doing that I went to bed. I sleep above the kitchen. I heard the prisoner come in few minutes after I went to bed. After he came in I heard her say, " John, you've never anv time to spare, for my com pany, but all will work over." When I first went to Mr. Gra ham, he and his wife were on very good terms. Margaret Rickerby was living there when I went. At first her conduct and demeanour towards her mistress was very good, proper, and respectful. She left her service before my mistress died, at Martinmas, last year, and Betsy Robinson came in her place. Before she left her conduct had changed. She fre quently absented herself from the house in the evening, and upon occasions, when she was absent, John Graham has been absent also. Upon those occasions I have heard his voice in Mary Elliot's house, which is about fifty yards from our fold gate. I have heard his voice more than once in that house. I have not seen her go into the house on those occasions when I heard his voice. I told John Graham that people were talking about his going there. The house was blamed for clash—sometimes people call it backbiting. I have seen alterations in the conduct of Rickerby to Mrs. Graham in the prisoner's presence ; she has used language that did not become a servant. Sometimes he did and sometimes be did not reprove her for the language she used. When he reproved her, he said, " hold your tongue ;" nothing more. I remember one Sunday when he had a goose for dinner. Mrs. Graham had been at church that morning, and Margaret Rickerby remained at home. We all sat down to dinner, John Graham with the rest. Mrs. Graham said to Rickerby, " Margaret, I think you have pinched us of gravy—is there no more ?" Rickerby went and provided some more, and when she brought it back—John Graham was then sitting at the table— she set it down, and said, " D—n her, that'll grease her guts ;" and she told her mistress on the same day that she had no more religion than an old sow. After this language Mrs. Graham removed her plate from the table, and went into another room, and had her dinner. She was very nervous at the time, all of a shake. The words had put her out of the way. John Graham remained and finished his dinner with me, Margaret Rickerby, and another servant, William Richardson, who left at Martinmas. Whilst we were at table, Rickerby said to Mrs. Graham that she was a laughing stock to the whole village. Mrs. Graham was in the other room then, but John Graham heard it. During the dinner John Graham said, " Hold your tongue," and she said, " No, I'll not hold my tongue, she is a laughing-stock to the whole village." I told him she behaved very badly to her mis tress, and he said she had a very bad tongue. I remember Carlisle races. When John Graham came home to supper Rickerby came in, and John told her to get herself some sup per. She said she would never break her fast in the house again, because the mistress had removed the things off the table. The prisoner asked her what she meant by taking the things from the table. Mrs. Graham said she had removed nothing—there was nothing to remove but a pot. I went to bed, and did not hear any more. I first ob.erved this sort of conduct on the part of Rickerby towards her mistress sometime before Midsum mer. During the autumn, and up to the time of my mistress's death, the prisoner was absent sometimes in the evenings, and Margaret Rickerby was absent also. Nine o'clock was bed time. Sometimes they came home before and some times after nine. I have sometimes gone to bed and left both out, but my mistress up. I saw Rickerby, after she left my mistress, at Candlemas hiring. I saw John Graham go across the street where she was standing and crack his fingers ( witness cracked his finger and thumb). She crossed over to him, and they went together into Lowther-street. Up to the autumn Rickerby's conduct had always been very good to her mistress. _ Richard James—l am a physician in Carlisle. John Gra ham came to me a little after four o'clock on the morning of the 3d of June. I was in bed, and he called me up. He asked me if his wife was going to be taken up that day, and I said I did not know anything about it. I said if it had been the case, it was most likely I should have known. He said if it was the case that she was taken up, he would be obliged to leave the place. He also said he had never done injury to any person in his life. I replied I was very sorry for him. He requested me not to mention to any one that he had called me up. I said it was quite impossible to keep it secret. It was broad daylight, and there were several per sons in the street. . . _ John Sabbage, examined by Mr. RAMSIIAY--I am super intendent of Carlisle police. I saw the prisoner on Thursday, the sth of June, about 200 yards on this side of his own house, at Kirkandrews. He asked me if it was true that they were going to lift his wife. I told him it was; that I was just going over to arrange about it the next day. He said, could they not see Mr. Carrick, and get the opinion of the doctors without lifting her, for if they did he could not stand it ? I told him I thought that would be no use now. He said, "If they do find poison, I did not do it." I saw him returning, and the same conversation was repeated. On the 9th, the Wednes day, about half-past three in the morning, I went to apprehend him. He said, " You are come to take me ?" I told him I had a warrant for him, and assisted to dress him. I read the "1 1 . 4ifik .44 rltii • 7 %.; 41"4 4 poia.t of 1 4w - 4i ihi bs.l th‘ Cf4rn . :o thuilfbi i.teila - Eq v O , marked that such an application ought not to prejudiii address to the facts of the case, for undoubtedly, in a matter isf doubt affecting the life of a client, it was the duty of the counsel to make the application if he thought it likely to be advan tageous. It was necessary to tell the jury what the charge against the prisoner was. It was that, knowing that his late wife, Margaret Graham, was about to take some bread and milk, or that she was going to take some panada, or some medicine (any of these would be sufficient), he, contriving wickedly to poistm her, mixed up with that bread, or that panada, or that medicine, or with all of them, a certain quantity of deadly poison called arsenic; and afterwards, she not knowing that there was any poison mixed up with the bread and milk, or the panada, or the medicine, or with all of them, swallowed it, and thereby, in consequence of that, died, either from taking first one and then the other, all of them being mixed with poison, or from taking any one of them so mixed. It was for the jury to be satisfied as to whether that charge had been proved. Such being the charge, then, what was the nature of the evidence by which it was sup ported ? In any charge of death occasioned by poison, it was, from the nature of things, scarcely ever possible to have any direct testimony. It was said always to be the most ()lions kind of murder ; perhaps. among other reasons, that stamp was affixed on it because it was necessarily perpetrated in the dark, or, what was the same thing, in obscurity, with no eye to detect it, wiih no possibility of detecting it, but by circumstan tial evidence. If they were satisfied beyond all reasonable doubt that the prisoner did administer poison and cause the death of his wife, their oath, by which they swore to do their duty to their country, imperatively called upon them to return a verdict of guilty. But if the circumstances de tailed in the evidence, and the inferences fairly deduced from them, did not lead to that conclusion, he for one thought it would be an insult to them to suppose that anything they might have heard out of Court could induce them to commit the gross injustice of letting a man suffer, not for the evidence on which he was tried, and which he had the opportunity of answering and commenting on, but on what might have been said by irresponsible persons whom he had no opportunity of contradicting. They must now proceed to the discharge of their duty, and return a verdict according to what they consi dered to be the real nature of the else. The jury then retired, and after an abser.ce of little more than half an hour, returned a verdict of Nut Guilty. August 8. FURTHER CHARGE AGAINST JOHN GRAHAM. Mr. Baron Rolfe took hii seat on the bench at nine o'clock, and Mr. Temple having intimated to his Lordship that the prosecution had thought it necessary to go on with the second ►ndictment against the prisoner, he was brought up at once, and the trial proceeded ; but after some evidence HIS LORDSHIP recapitulated the facts to the jury, and in so doing, appeared to express his view of the case to be, that it was not one upon which the jury could satisfactorily believe, without doubt, that the crime alleged had been perpetrated. The jury retired from the Court for somewhat leas than a quarter of an hour, and returned a verdict of Acquittal. warrant to him in the yard. George Tinniswood, M.D.—I am a physician, practising in Carlisle. I remember receiving from Sabbage, on the 28th of last June, a parcel purporting to contain the contents of some pockets. They consisted of some crumbs of bread and cheese, some pieces of sealing wax, and a little woolly matter, such as is found in the corner of a pocket. There was mixed amongst it a chrystalline substance like fine sand. I kept the parcel till Monday, the 30th, when it was analysed by me in conjunction with Mr. Elliot, Dr. James, and Dr. Cartnell. We found that it contained arsenic, by the same experiments as were described by Mr. Elliot. It was the oxide of arsenic, the arsenic of commerce. I received, on the 14th of last month, a waistcoat from Sabbage. Arsenic was found in each pocket. I heard Dr. Oliver's evidence. Judging from the symptoms described_ by him, and the arsenic had morbid e disease found on dissection , I am of opinion that had been taken in repe ated doses. jury for th e p r i soner, contend se in which th e f acts were dis ingAAtihrt.aettriNoVminfieuLdeci'vhtieosrotstthhheaeedrrdeer rumours,ewvsiasdseeaddressed ehc it was the c ase t h at had beer, prop Or de tailed that day. There was hardly a shadow of evidence to justify the charge against the prisoner. There had been no proof of improper intimacy between him and Rickerby ; and, if it bad been substantiated, it only showed that he had no thing to gain from her, by the death of his wife, he having her already at his bidding. Out of the whole history of John Graham, only one instance had been found of reproach from the lips of his wife. All the circumstances alleged with re gard to his treatment of her were more in his favour than against him. The Learned JUDGE in summing up said—Before the Learned Counsel addressed them application had been made to him on what was called a point of law. He did not think it fit NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, Auc. 10.—The Fairy, tender to the ro) al yacht, Acting Master Commander R. W. Roberts, 'aving:completed the necessary preparations for sea, left yesterday for Antwerp, to be in attendance upon her Majesty. The Cambrian, 36, Commodore Chads, was paid off yesterday. The Cambrian, considering she is is a new ship, is in a very deplorable condition. Her bowsprit is rotten, mainmast sprung, and her rib timbers in a very unsound state. She will require a most expensive refit before she can again be sent to sea. The Barretto Junior transport, which accompanied the discovery ships Erebus and Terror on their departure from England (under command of Captain Sir John Franklin), having proceeded with them as far as Whale fish Island, Disco, parted company with them on the 12th ult., and passed Spithead on her way to the Downs on Wednesday. The following is an extract of a letter received from her : " The Downs, August 7. " I hasten to tell you of our arrival, not sorry at having turned our backs upon the frigid zone. We had a boisterous passage:out, though not a long one, rounding Cape Farewell on the 23d and 24th of June, in a heavy gale of wind from the S. E., in lat. 59 10 N., lon. 46 47 W. The discovery ships behaved gloriously ; there was no small sea on, for, high out of the water as we are, we had one of our dead lights stove in. Two days after we entered Davis's Straits the weather became very fine, and we saw the stupendous mountains of West Green land, covered with ice and snow, also three large icebergs, which in a few days thickened on us, but fortunately we had generally leading winds, which enabled us to thread them without danger. We left our excellent and good friends of the discovery ships at Whalefish Island, Disco, on the 12th, all in good health and high spirits as to their future enterprise, full of hope as to their ultimate success. They are famously strong ships, well manned, and impossible to be better officered. We left them complete in full three years' provisions, stores, and feel, besides five bullocks, which we killed there for them. Our passage home has been a short one ; the first week we passed in Davis's Straits, in a heavy gale of wind and thick weather right up. We had both the land and the ice to keep clear of; however, we got out untouched. The rest of the passage has been fine for a northern climate. The wind being fair from the N. E., we have come.home by the Engli s h Channel, instead of as usual north abcut." THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—Letters have bean re ceived at Woolwich, dated her Majesty's ship Erebus, Whalefish Islands, Davis's Straits, July 8, 1845, from one of which the following is an extract : " We are discharging the transport as quickly as possible, for the season is far advanced and we are in a great hurry to get up the country ; but we have plenty of time yet, if the weather keeps fine. We calculate on being absent two years and a half at most, unless we get through into the Southern Ocean, when it may be three or four years before we return. We are all well, and lam very happy. We have the best treatment, and one of the best of captains, and a good set of officers through out. The Barretto Junior, the transport ship, sails the day after tomorrow (July 10) on her return. The naives here are civilised, and as shrewd at making a bargain as you or I would be in any transactions at home," The following general order relative to the Arctic ex pedition has been promulgated amongst the officers and men of the American navy GENERAL ORDER. " Information has been received at this department that her Britannic Majesty's ships Erebus and Terror are proceeding to make a further attempt fur the accomplishment of a north west passage by sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. In compliance with the request of the British Government, communicated by her Majesty's Minister at Washington, and to the end that the Government of the United States may mani fest its interest in the effort to advance the bounds of human knowledge, all officers in the naval urvice of the United States are hereby authorised and directed to afford every assistance in their power, in case of need, to the commanders of these vessels in promotion of the object of the expedition. "GEORGE BANCROFT. " Naval Department, June 11." The Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, Bart., 'was at the Cape of Good Hope on the 20th of June, from a five months' cruize in the Mozambique Channel. On the 4th of April her pinnace, whilst cruizing be tween the port of Mozambique and Cape Delgado, under the command of Lieutenant Charles Codringtou Forsyth, captured, after a short resistance (one man being severely wounded), an Arab dhow, with eighty three slaves on board, and a crew of fourteen men, armed with spears, creases, swords, and double-barrelled guns. The slaves were principally small children, who had been kidnapped at the l'ortuguese settlements on the coast by the Moors, and by them sold to the Arabs, who take them to Muscat. The boat, on her way to rejoin the Helena, unfortunately lost seven of her best men from a sort of yellow fever. The dhow was such a wretched craft that she was sunk soon after her capture, not being in a fit state to send to an English colony, and the slaves put on board the Helena. The Athol troop-ship, Master-Commander Pearce, progresses very favourably in her equipments for sea, and will be ready in a few days. The Neptune, 120, is expected shortly to be commis sioned at this port to supersede the Victory as ordinary guard ship. - The Kingfisher, 12, Scourge steam-sloop, an 1 Har lequin, 16, are all ready for the pendant. The Admiralty would do well to commission a ship forthwith at this and the eastern ports t 3 pick up the seamen lately paid off from the Alfred, 50, and Cam brian, 36, at Portsmouth ; and Scout, 16, and Ferret, 10, at the eastward. Jack will soon have spent his money, and be in want of another ship, and the hands thus at liberty are good serviceable men, and worth preserving to the service. PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant—H. R. Foote, 1842, late commar ding the Heroine, to the rank of Commander. Acting Master—J. G. IL Thain, of the Fairy, royal tender, to the rank of Master. Mates—E. L. Browne, 1836, of the Spiteful hteam sloop on the Chinese station ; P. G. Nettleton, 1837, of the Eclair steam-sloop, Acting-Lieutenant on the coast of Africa ; W. E. Shaw, 1837, late of the Electo steam sloop ; and C. I). Fegan, 1837, of the Philomel, surveying vessel on the south-east coast of America—to the rank of Lieutenant. Clerk—J. W. Ozzard, of the Agincourt, to the rank of Purser, and appointed to the Vixen, ateam•sloop, vice Harcourt, to the Vestal, vice Gregory, deceased. APPOINTMENTS. Commander—lL. F. Gambier, late of the Satellite, to the Sappho, vice Hope, promoted. Lieutenant—W. G. Deane, to the Excellent. Surgeons—J. Lardner, to the Tasmania, convict ship ; J. Carmichael, M.D., to the Samuel Boddington, convict ship. Mate—W. A. R. Lee, to the Seaflower. Assistant-Surgeons —J. P. Lawrence, to the Victory ; R. Galvin, to the Nautilus. Second Mate—R. W. Roberts, of the Victoria and Albert, to be Acting• Master commanding of the Fairy, tender, vice Thain, promoted. Midshipman—E. W. Shaw, to the Rodney. Clerk in Charge—H. W. Rowlstone, to the Volcano. COAST-GUARD. Removal—Lieutenant John Hill (b), from Toreros, to Flamborough-head station, vice Lieutenant J. O'Reilly (a), removed. THE NEW RAILWAYS Or THE S ESSION.—Now that the i o h s t a eventful d i session ts c lose soef pi Parliament b l recorded o n i o n u r a t e l from our official returns, the f o ll ow i ng as the great results of history m y its legislation. Parlia ment h as sanctioned the construction of way 2,090 miles of new railways in England and Scotland. and of 560 miles in Ireland. This is in effect to double the extent of the railways o f G reat Britain, exclusive of Ireland. The capital authorised to be raised in shares for this purpose amounts to 31,680,000/., exclusive of 6,800,000/. required for the Irish lines, making in all 38,480,0001. to be applied in England within the next two or three years for our own railways. The cost of the new railways per mile will be thus very much less than that of existing lines. The average of the new is nearly 15,000/. per mile, and that of the old exceeds 30,0001. per mile. It will thus be seen that the amount to be provided for the new railways is not so enormous as has been supposed from the number of Bills before Parliament. At the saxes" time it is sufficiently large to require serious consideration, and to arrest the progress of reckless speculation. 10 ,000,0001. a-year for the next three years can be easily spared by a na tion whose annual savings are calculated to exceed 50,000,0001. By an investment of these 30,0:10,0001. profitably the country will be enriched, and multitudes benefited both at present and permanently. At the same time the demand for money, whey the calls for these works come to be made, will be sufficient to Put a check upon all idle and foolish schemes, such as those against which we have earned our readers. Th e ex p ec t e d revenue from these new lines considerably exceeds 2,000,000 L sterling per annum.—Railway Chronicle. ug", )0 1 1 I*s no; 11e 0 ' vith for f oti isb; )