The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-22 00:00:00

about to be .thrown down about them.—(Cheers and ' laughter.) Yes, the movement is progressing—it is it resistible. They may delude a miserable constituency in one place, and overrule a constituency in another; . __but the public,. intellect is_ upon its march, like the mighty wave. of the ocean with the in-coming tide. The tyrant of old bade the ,sea to . stop at his mandate, but the waves came on and overwhelmed the vain tyrant,. who thought- to resist its progress.—(Hear, hear.) We do not want to overwhelm those men—we will only wet their feet a little.---(Laughter.) No: the progress bf t this great cause is magnificent. On what country on. the face of the earth could , they do what you did last year? :You raised 50,000 L—the income of two or three of the sovereign princes of Germany. This year you subscribe 100,000 t, and, if necessary, next year double it.—.-(Hear, hear.) It is not double or win, but double and win.--(Cheers and laughter.) Yes, the movement is on its majestic progress. From day to day new re cruits fill your ranks, and we, who are the veterans in the contest, are able to look on with delight at the ra pidity with which our ranks are augmented and our peaceable troops swarm around us.—(Cheers.) The force of public opinion is manifesting itself every where. Even the vilest despots of the earth, with the exception. of the monster Nicholas, do not any longer dare those things which they formerly perpetrated. The sentiment of England is awakened and abroad, and it will never sleep till the poor are righted, and the rich compelled to be honest. (The Hon. and Learned Gen tleman sat down amid deafening and protracted cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next introduced Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON to the meeting. When the applause which greeted his appearance subsied, he said, when I entered this house this night to be a wit • ness of the reception given to Mr. O'Connell, I did not cherish the remotest idea of being called on to address the meeting; nor do I now feel, standing in the posi tion which unhappily I now occupy, that I can be any thing other than that shadow of which Mr. O'Connell spoke, which was almost afraid to follow its mighty master. Ladies and gentlemen, this -is to me a most ; exhilirating spectacle, from the circumstance particularly that for the last 16 months I have been absent from this country; and during all that period travelling over Conntries where no such - Scenes or sounds as those I have now witnessed Were ever exhibited. Though' I have trayeUed a distance of 15,000 miles • from the spot on which I now stand, I have not travelled any distance so great as to preclude me from the society of those who had a knowledge of the . proCeedings of this gigantic bcdy, which is now guiding and" directing the ultimate • triumph of public sentiment.—(llear, hear.) It has been my privilege, if not to be intimately associated in labour with-the Anti-Corn-law League, at least to possess a knowledge of its progress from the commencement, and to number amongst my earliest and best friends those who have endured the burden and heat of the day. I cannot, - "on returning to my•native land, but contrast the condi tion of the cause this night with its condition when I took my farewell at a meeting in Manchester, convened for the very same purpose as that which brings you within these walls to-night. I knew the League when it consisted simplyof 1,200 persons; I now meet its mem bers within the Walls of this building, which is the largest in this metropolis, and which is capable of con taining at least 6,000 individuals.—(Cheers.) I left you in a struggle with silent opponents, depending almost entirely on their rank, and station, 'and wealth, to oppose your progress. I meet you now in open combat - with this party, their silence broken, their- plans disconcerted, their hopes thwarted, and their glory diminished, compelled at last, in self-defence, to have recourse to precisely similar measures on their own part to those which they have condemned you for adopting. Do I anticipate any injury to your cause from the circumstance that - your opponents are now banding themselves together, and occupying themselves with considering the plans which they must pursue for the purpose of thwarting your intentions ? 'Nothing of the kind.—(Hear, hear.) I think it a most hopeful sign of the times, that you are • now able, every morning, to learn what is said in every part of the country—that you are able now to grapple freely with—if they may be so called—the arguments of those who will, as long as they are able, both in Parliament and out of Parliament, endeavour to sustain and - maintain a _monopoly of which they are, the patrons, and by which they live.— (Hear.) I congratulate you on your mighty progress. Leongratulate you on the having induced, by the ex cellency of your principles, the most enlightened arid intelligent of the nation to become members of the League. I congratulate you on having now arrayed around your standand, all that is excellent and estimable, or nearly- so, in the land.—(Cheers.) I congratulate you. upon. the prospect of a glorious and peaceful triumph over the party with which you have been long contend ing. —(Cheers.) Mr. Thompson then went on to say that whereVer he had travelled, whether in England or in India, he hadTmind the deepest interest taken in the proceedings of this Association.-:--(Cheers.) He had foiled the greatest wonder everywhere expressed at the folly and wickedness of those who were endeavouring by the distress, peverty,, and the crime of the people, to maintain a guilty prosperity. Men who were removed froni party influence, and who had a domestic personal interest in thii , queition held but one opinion upon the subject. They could not traverse regions thousands of miles in extent,. celebrated for the resources they possessed while engaged in bringing from the most , remote .districts of the sea-board and thence across the ocean, those commodities which, if they came here would be capable of sustaining those who were nearly perishing—they could not behold such a state of things, and know that whatever they sent there would come back to them in the most de sirable shape—they could not see and know these things without standing amazed at the existence, in the present day, of so monstrous and stupendous a robbery as that which was perpetrated in this country. He had never taken but one view of the corn-laws. That'was an all comprising view. It was a view of the subject which made him an everlasting hater of those laws which cir cumscribed the bounds of Divine Proiidence, and said to the' ifts of God, which had been scattered so libe rally over the surface of the earth for the benefit of aU, ",Hitherto shalt thou come, and no further." EVen the national view of the subject sank into insiznifieance in his mind when he contemplated that God - c•aAld never have designed -that a people every day increasing, and living upon a soil that never could be extended. should depend solely upon their own land for food, while the path of the ocean—the ingenuity of man—the bravery of the merchant seamen—the fertility of distant lands—the wants of remote nations—and the prosperity of the world—pointed to the dispensations of God, who, in his fatherly care of man, evidently designed that mau should exchange the abundance of one region, in order to contribute to' the comfort and happiness of another.— (Hear, hear.) To prevent the advantages of such inter course was a practical denial of God's gifts. It stopped them_ half-way between God and his creatures, uho ought to be the recipients of his bounty. It brought into existence a famished population, who would commit a crime if they took one grain of the yellow harvest which the Almighty had so bountifully provided for the • subsistence of all:—(Cheers.) Let them not talk to him of ancient rights and vested interests, of the title of the • aristocrat to his green acres. He would give him his title ; he respected' his rank, and, most of all, when to that rank he added that which was more than rank— sympathy with his fellow mortals, which should increase in proportion as God had been good to him, • and seen fit to withhold from them.—(Cheers.) Let the aristocrat possess his parks, his paddocks, his hunting grounds, and his preserves ; let him wall those around if be pleased, and let him post upon a bbard " Man traps - and spring guns set here," he (Mr. Thompson) would not enter upon his manor, he would not even look over his wall ; he would be satisfied to pursue his journey on the dusty road, if, when be got to the end of it, he could share in the bounty of Providence. The aristocrat asked for protection; he had that pro tection in the superior fertility of his estate, in the vicinity of the fields where his corn was grown .to the market where it was' sold. He had it in .the . distance of every competing country from his own,—he had it in the hurricanes on the ocean —he had it in the insurance offices, the land charges, the Water charges, in the wharf dues, and the warehouse dues—in all those he had a protection lasting as the ocean itself—a protection of which no man could de prive him. But he sought more—he sought to place an arbitrary and artificial price on the commodity which he had for sale, and he would not allow to poor man to buy in the world's market, but compelled him to purchase from himself till he had 'none to sell, 'and only allowed ' him to purchase elsewhere when there could be no pos . sibility of his being benefited by' his withholding the permission. —(Here some interruption took place, which, on the Chairman intimating that the person who caused it would be given. into the custody of the police if he repeated the annoyance, 'ceased, - and Mr. Thompson resumed.) He said—the view he had taken of the subject a the corn-laws. was so impressed upon his mind, that it was impossible for the ingenuity of man to alter it. It was not the patriot who roused . his countrymen to a Sense -- of their wrongs that deserved punishment, if -any • consequences that could be re gretted ever sprang from- agitation against unjust and oppressive laws. No ! it was the framer of those laws on whom the responsibility and the right of punishment should fall. Sedition would starve if laws were equitable, and gallows might rot and become fire-wood, if legisla tors were just. If the prosperity of this country was to be restored, loyalty preserved, and public security main tained, justice must b e d one to the people ; justice, not only to the coloured men of the West Indies, but the bread of England, and the labour cif England, must must be free.—(Cheers.) Mr. R. R. Moons, after stating that he would be very 'brief, having been unexpectedly called upon to speak a 'that evening, said, that he would giv e th em an outline of the general plan of the measures by which they .hoped to carry the question. Their meetings—the pub lic excitement which they caused—the spread of informa tion, by means of tracts and reports in the public papers of their proceedings formed the general m eans by which they would prepare men's minds to do their work.—(Cheers.) With respect to the plan of details, they asked the country to contribute 100,0001. They asked London, as the metropolis of England, to contri bute as large!? at least, as the manufacturing metropolis , Manchester. They proposed to expend the money in teach ing the electors of Englandthat it was theirduty ta send not party.men to Parliament, but men who would vote for liberty and free trade, and for the right of property of the man who, by the sweat of his brow, earned the means of his subsistence. One of the evils which they had particularly to overcome in this country, was the apathy of the electors to any practical question, and their slavish bowing down to the.miluence.of party'spirit. The: citizens of London, who had returned at the late elec tion James Pattison as their Member, had done more service to their cause throughout the country than they P.NID ON, -Tl4 TT-R SDAY E VENIINT4,- PEB . R ET AR 17 22, 1844. combinatiOn of interested partiei, no selfish views supported by the Minister of the day and a packed Parliament, can withstand the public voice. Even Mr. O ' CONNELL, who has an interest in supporting the Irish landlords, is com pelled by this public voice to join in the cry for a repeal of the corn-laws. His presence last evening at Covent-garden confirmed the fact. Would a man with his discrimination have come forward, against the deliberate sentiments of many Irish landlords, if he had not been convinced that monopoly was at an end ? He performed his part nobly, and he WAS duly rewarded. Never was such enthusiasm dis played on the entrance of a performer as was displayed lUt night. Every person in the house rose when he spoke. The cheers and waving of handkerchiefs, and umbrellas, and other demonstrations, surpassed every exhibition of the kind we ever witnessed. The " convicted conspirator " was welcomed as a brother ; and, notwithstanding all the unjust attacks he - has made on the Saxon race, the English forgot his de fects, and remembered only his merits. He must ad mit that this is a good feature in the Saxon character and that there is still a generous spirit in this coun try which will avail him more than foreign aid or repeal. He has done much for his country—no man ever did more ; and we only wish, for the peace of England and Ireland, that in place of advocating a measure to which all England, Scotland, and a great part of Ireland, are opposed, he would exert his great abilities in the proper place, and not make his best friends his enemies. In the Cotumons, after some discussion, the County Coroners' Bill 'was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 6th of March. On the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee on the "Horse-racing Penalties' Bill," Mr. HORSMAN asked Mr. J. S. WORTLEY if the Bill was of such a pressing nature as to interpose before the Order of the Day. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY said the Bill was of such a pressini nature that he should move that the House go into Committee. , Mr. BRIGHT moved, as an instruction to the Com mittee, to extend the provisions of the Bill to all pro ceedings of common informers under the authority of any penal Act. Mr. CHRISTIE, having previously spoken on the motion, was precluded from moving the instruction, .. but he seconded it, and said he wanted a broad, general, just, and impartial applica tion of a wholesome principle, and that legislation should not be for individuals but for the whole People. This led to a lengthened discussion, and ultimately the House Went into Committee on the Bill. The different clauses were then discussed, and the House resumed. The Irish Attorney-General resumed the adjourned debate on the state of Ireland, and was the only speaker. The debate was again adjourned. The House sat till Ten minutes toTwelve o'Clock. The protest of Lord NORMANBY and several other ' Liberal Peers on the subject of Ireland, is one that does credit to them both as legislators and as English gentlemen: The protest comprises not less than seven distinct reasons, each of which, to our thinking, is irresistible, and is expressed in the simplest, tersest, and most straight-forward manner possible. One of the reasons is as 'follows, and there is not a single word in it that could be altered for the better :—" Dissentient, because under the system pursued during the first four years of her MAJESTY'S reign, the value of property in Ireland had increased, in consequence of the tranquillity produced by confidence in the impartial administration of the laws.. Since then, Ireland has become the chief difficulty of , the Executive, and for this reason, .that they who as legislators had previously impeded the full extension of equal laws, have since, in the conduct of the Government, neglected to secure to that people the practical enjoyment of equal rights." In these few significant words we have an explana tion of the whole cause of the present discontented state of the sister country. The people there have lost the confidence which four short years ago they had in the favourable disposition of an English Government. While the MELBOURNE Ministry were in power, they felt that they had some rational ground for hope ; they knew that efforts would be made to befriend them, and that a small, arbitrary faction, always inimical to their best interests, would not be openly upheld and patronised to their manifest disadvantage; but this ground for hope has now been cut away from under their feet; the Tories are in power—the Tories who never yet conferred on them even the most trivial boon from good will, but al ways from the pressure of stern, gaunt necessity— consequently the Irish people see clearly enough that the course of policy that will be hence forth pursued_towards them will be one of no earthly benefit to their interests, but will be founded on the " as-little-as• needs-be" principle. As a matter of course, Sir ROBERT PEEL and his congenial col leagues, who have already determined on their line of action, will do little or nothing for Ireland ; some alteration in the franchise they will make—whether for better or worse cannot as yet be ascertained — and some day or other they will come forth with a bulky Report of the Landlord-and- Tenant Commission ; and this is just about the sum total of benefit which they propose to confer• on the native country of their great idol, the Duke of WELLINGTON ! But no, we do the Tories injustice. They will allow the Irish question to be debated for long nights together in the House of Commons; aye, and they will even allow the whole six hundred and fifty-eight Members of which that spotless and patriotic House consists, to have their full swing of talk on the occasion but why is this ? Because, in the first place they cannot help themselves ; and secondly, because they are pretty well assured of their majority. When the present debate is brought to a close, Ministers will consider that' the great ques tion of Ireland is fairly and fully settled for the session, and will make a point of doing all that in them lies to check any further discussion on the subject. And while they persist in a miserable, mischievous line of policy like this, they expect the Irish people to be un feignedly grateful, and look about them with a fool ish stare of wonder when they find themselves dis appointed in their expectations ! Of one thing Ministers may rest assured—so long as they main tain the principles of Toryism, they will never be able to appease the discontents of Ireland, or govern it with any credit to themselves, or advantage to the country. . They may, indeed, . mana ge to keep it, quiet —as NA POLEON by filling it with horse,ee quieted do Germany -- ot, and artillery; but they will never gain the confidence and affections of the people ; and this is, or should be, the great aim,and end of all legislation. And how long, pray, will England con sent to be saddled with an income-tax, in order that GovernMent may be enabled to meet the heavy ex penses of the military occupation of Ireland ? This is a question, the solution of which cannot now be very long deferred, and on its successful solution or otherwise, depends, in a great measure, the stability of the Peel Administration. Madrid journals of the 14th have been received, but they bring no intelligence of the slightest in terest. The whole of the country is now under mi litary law, and the Constitution is at an end. The people of. Catalonia may thank themselves for this happy result. According to . the Government jour nals, for scarcely any others are now published, order and peace universally prevail. The National Guards of Leon, Salamanca, Cuenca, Talavera de la Reina, Zamora, Badajoz, Orense,'and Corunna, had been disarmed, and those towns declared in a state of siege. The Three per Cents. were done at 28 13-16 for cash, and 29} at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 20} ; the . Debt without interest, at. 7i at 60 days. The Paris Opposition journals still continue their comments on the dethronement of Queen POMARE, and the decision of the brave Admiral DUPETIT TROUARS, in occupying Otaheite. These comments generally are in the worst possible taste, and are made evidently not from any importance attached to the acquisition, but to raise a bad feeling against the GUIZOT Cabinet, and to make unjust attacks on the policy of England. • TRIERS' journal is equally vio lent and vain-glorious with the others ; and thus, with much complacency, adverts to the prejudices and antipathies of John Bull, and the admirable fa culty of assimilation which is pecu lia r to France in her relation's with new nations , Algiers, of course,, is a proof of this assertion. "We have no doubt," says that journal, (‘ that could be aware of.- - --(Hear, hear.) They owed many of the subscriptions which they had received to the fact of the capital having thrown aside" every paltry feeling of party, and returned to the Imperial Legisla ture the friend of freedom and of the poor man. They meant to teach the constituencies to look, in their votes, not to whether the candidate was Tory, Whig, or Radical, not to whether he was- a monopolist or free trader. They would appoint canvassers to ascertain the sentiments upon the subject of every. Honourable Member, and they would get up a requisition reqUesting each of them to vote in favour of Mr. Villiers' motion. According as they ascertained, by the answer of each Hon. Member, his opinion, they would record that opinion, and having learned by their canvassers the state of feeling in the district : which he represented; they would, at the time of election, know where they were strong and where they were weak, and accordingly under stand where they were to concentrate their efforts.—(Hear, hear,) They meant to contest every borough where a vacancy might occur.—(Cheers.)• It was said,thattbe Anti-Corn-law League was an unconstitutional, a re volutionary, and a dangerous body. They were dan gerous to nothing but monopoly—they revolutionised nothing but ignorance. Their whole power was in their power to spread knowledge, and in their resolution never to rest till the people h;cl.been taught what itwas their real interest to know.—(Cheers.) They did not seek by an enormous array of .numbers to intimidate. He repeated they meant to contest every borough, whether their chance were good or bad. If it were as bad as Devizes, they would contest it. By unfurling the banner of free trade they would give strength to those who were with them, and he would never be the man to say that any place, even Devizes itself, was hopeless for the free trade on some future occasion. —(Hear, heir.) But the greatest work of all which they had to do was to put down that old monster which bad defrauded the people, not only of their bread, but of their power to do right— bribery at elections.—(Hear, hear.) That had been the great difficulty in the way of all advancement. — (Hear, hear.) Men did not - come before the public to express their opinions • fairly. Efforts were made to tempt the needy, to influence the. doubtful, to cor rupt all. The parties who made : them had no wish that knowledge should be the power of this country: They had no wish to enlighten men; but•they desired to buy the untaught, to corrupt the poor, and to d.grade all. Against that degradation of the people, against that • purchasing of votes, against that buying of men, and selling of the rights of industry, the League had pledged itself to devote its most powerful energies.—(Cheers:) The matter was not one of mere declamation. • The League left it to the judges of the country to put down bribery. They offered, in every place where a contest arose, a reward of a hundred pounds to, every one who would give such information as might lead to the detec -don of any party who had given, offered, or taken a bribe. The punishment by law for that mis demeanour was an imprisonment of two years at the treadmill.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) . It was hard to get such evidence as would Prosecute men to conviction; but they put down wholesale bribery; they made it dis graceful; they put respectable men out of the list of bribers ; they made it a thing bard to do. The men who bribed knew well that those who were corrupt enough to take a bribe might go a step further, and try and.get the reward . of 100/.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He had now told them their practical plan to carry out their object. The only power which they relied upon was the. power, through the funds committed to their charge, to teach the people. It would be a glor i ous da y for England when her people, being unfettered from monopoly, put forth all their strength and all their skill; and, when armies of industry should be the power with which they made the world their own—not conquering it by battle, but exercising its power to give them every comfort, every luxury which it could produce, conquer ing all its barrenness, all its waste, all its idleness, and making all nations their own, because their skill was the greatest—because their power to produce was the greatest power of production in the world. 0! it would be a glorious day for England when every ship left her port with a white flag flying at the mast-head, a golden wheatsheaf upon it, and the words "Free-trade with all the world" visibly displayed.—(Loud cheers.) Three cheers were then given for " Justice to Eng land and Ireland," after which the vast assembly was dissolved. • KICICING.UP A DUST !—Whether this adage derives its origin from all. London going_ to Epsom on the Derby day, or from a brisk gale on the Holyhead-road at noon day in July, we cannot say; but out ofdoors or in doors there never was such a dust kicked up as that at Covent garden Theatre last night. Verily, such was the vehe mence with which the dense mass in the pit kicked and stamped, that the dust rose up to the ceiling of the house, and, after hovering in clouds for some minutes, slowly descended, but the bursts of cheers sent it in eddying currents over boxes, stage, slips, and galleries, while the heads of those in the pit were actually powdered with their own dust I FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, FEB. 18.—M. Van de Weyer, Envoy Ex traordinary and. Minister Plenipotentiary of Belgium at London, accompanied by his lady, arrived yesterday at Brussels. Count Duval de Beaulieu, one of the most distin guished members of the Senate, died yesterday. A letter from Cologne, of the 14th, announces that the railway from that city to Bonne was opened on that day. The general debate on the budget of the department of public works was closed yesterday. The King, who was expected at the Palace of Lacken .to-day, will not return till some day next week. His Majesty is induced by the fine weather to prolong his visit to St. Hubert. - • - BRUSSELS, FEB. 19.—Sir W. Ross, painter-...t0. her Majesty the Queen of England, arrived here frOna.Lon don. This celebrated artist went the day before yeater day to the Palace of Lacken, where he obtained the honour of a first sitting of the Queen, whose portrait in miniature, and that of the.young Princess Charlotte; he is to paint for the Queen of England. There is to be a general exhibition of the productions of the arts and manufactures of the States composing the Customs' Union, this year, at' Berlin. It is to open on the 15th of August, and to continue eight weeks. FEB. 20.—There are now four ships in lading in our ports for the Belgian Colonization Company, viz., two at Antwerp, one at Bruges, and one at Ostend. All these vessels will shortly sail - for the Belgiat r k colony at St. Thomas's, in Guatamala. We find in the Gazette of Aix-la-Chapelle a new symptom of those germs of distrust and uneasiness which appears from time to time in Prussia, especially in those towns in which there are universities. The above-men tioned journal contains the following letter : " HALLE, FEB. 12.—Our town is in the greatest alarm ; for reasons which are unknown, and which we can only guess at from recent events, the most rigorous domici.- liary visits have been made since six o'clock this morn ing in the lodgings of many students, all of whose papers have been seized. Some have already been arrested. It is reported that nothing important has - yet been dis covered." DEATH FROM ExcEssivE DRINICING.—The in vestigation into the circumstances attending the death of Helen Goodlad, some particulars relative to whiCh have be fore appeared in this journal, was resumed and concluded yesterday, at the Red Lion, Batty-street, Commercial-road East. Mr. Chadwick Jones appeared to watch the case on behalf of the persons charged as instrumental in causing the death of the deceased, who were themselves present in the custody of an inspector of the H division of the police. The evidence of the young woman Papworth, the only witness examined on Monday last, having been read over by the Coroner, she was subjected to a severe cross-exami nation by Mr.. Jones. Her statement varied in no important particular from that made on the last occasion ; but she ad mitted deceased was often the worse for liquor. The Coroner said he had been. informed that the parties in custody had given wrong names when before him on Monday last, and he thought it would be desirable to amend the error at once. Mr. Jones. thought the matter immaterial in the present stage of the inquiry ; but the jurors were unanimous in re quiring that the proper names should be given. It was then stated that the name of one was Hands, and that of the other person Asell. Mr. Dillon, a comedian, attached to the Gar rick Theatre,..was next examined. His evidence went to show that the parties charged were not so much to blame as the first witness alleged, and that every attention had been paid to the deceased and her companion after they had taken the spirits. Mr. Mark Garrett, surgeon, stated that on Making a post mortem examination of the deceased, he found no marks or bruises externally. On dividing the scalp he found a small quantity of coagiilated blood effused, probably caused by a blow or fall. The brain was much congested throughout, and at its base about half an ounce of, serum or bloody fluid had collected. The stomach was empty, with the exception of about a pint of liquid, which smelt strongly of spirits. He at tributed.-death to the concussion caused by the fall, accele rated no doubt by the state of the system from having swallowed so large a quantity of spirits. There was no appearance to in dicate the deceased's having been a person addicted to drink - Other witnesses having been examined, the Coroner summed up at great length, pointing out the law as it applied to cases of manslaughter generally, and quoting an opinion laid down by Mr. Justice Park in the case of the Queen v. Packard (where the defendant was indicted for having ad ministered a quantity of spirits to a 'sheriff's officer, and afterwards driven him about in a cab until he died), to this effect--" The simple facts of persons getting together to drink, or the one pressing another to do so, is not an unlaw ful act, or if death ensues an event that can be construed into manslaughter." The Court was then cleared, and after a short deliberation the jury found that the deceased died a natural death, accelerated by drinking an excessive quan tity of spirits called Geneva, and that she had suffered no violence from any person. The jury refrained from com menting on the conduct of the parties who had been privy to her taking it, 'inasmuch as they felt that the publicity which the facts had obtained would be a sufficient punish ment and a warning to them as to their future conduct. The parties were tit m taken to Lambeth-street police-office. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.-- The next concert of this Society takes place to-morrow (Friday) evening. With the exception of Handel's Occa sional Overture, the programme consists entirely of works to be performed for the first time by the Society, viz., Handel's Third Organ Concerto, and one of his Coronation. Anthems ; Mendelssohn's Forty-Second Psalm, and Haydn's Sixteenth Mass. A LEGACY TO PRINCE ALBERT.—The Leipsic Gazette states that the late Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg and Gotha has left . personal property to the amount of twelve millions of forms, and has not disposed,by any will or testa ment, of this large fortune. According to the laws of inheri tance in Saxony, personal property left by a father is,equally divided between the children, and there only being the now reigning Duke Ernest and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the latter's share will be about six hundred thousand pounds, if the statement proves correct. The word " - Napists" frequently appears in the po litical correspondence from Greece. It is applied to the Russian party, and has the following origin :—When Count Capo d'lstrias w:as at the head of the Greel Government, there was at Napoli di Romania a madman, or idiot, named Napas, constantly followed by the children of the town. This appellation was therefore given in 'derision to Capo d'lstrias and his party. • JUSTICE TO IRELAND; At a MEETING herd at Cleveland-row, Monday, Feb. -nary 19, 1844, Resolved-- That tba conduct of the present Government towards Ireland, in its general policy, and particularly in connection with the late trial of Daniel O'Connell and his fellow-traversers, deserves and demands the most severe reprobation. s, That equal laws and equal privileges—freedom of discussion—meet ing together to proclaim grievances--agitation by peaceable anti legal means—and fair trial by jury---are the birthrights of every subject of the United Kingdom. • That the powers brought to bear against these rights in Ireland, although directed against Mr. O'Connell, are equally adverse to the rights of Englishmen. That, in'order to show the, sympathy of Englishmen with Irish men, and the admiration entertained in this country for the constant and consistent advocate of the rights and privileges of Irishmen during the last forty years, a public dinner be given to Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P. That Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, Esq., M.P., be requested to preside on the occasion, JAMES COPPOCK, Hon. Secretary, • 13, Great Marlborough-street.• MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES . OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. THE NEW AND RIIVISED EDITION IS NOW READY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SEASON 1844. - The following outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season Is respectfully panted to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public. ENGAGEMENTS FOE TUE (RHEA. Madame Grist, Madlie. M. Fayanti (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame BeUlnl, Madame Dai nor!, and Madame Persian!. Signor Mario, Sig. Correlli (his first appearance at this Theatre), 11g. Dal Fiori, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Fornasarl, Sig. F. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa. THE BALLET. Madlle. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Adelaide Frits!, of the Teatro di Pergola, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy Stephan ; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planonet, Madlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. Fanny Elssler, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassn (his Drat appearance in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gosselln, M. Gouriet, M. Venafra, M. Bertram, and M. Perrot, and a numerous and efficient Corps de Ballet. Arrangements are also pending with Madlle. Taglioni, apd there is. every probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se cured for a limited number of representations. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Tined Acts, called 'THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline. Miss Rainforth; Queen of the Gipsies. Miss Betts. After which, Will be repeated Albert's celebrated Ballet of THE BEAUTY OF OHEN T. Marquis de San Lucar, M. Albert ; Beneaiet, M. Hoguet Vestris ; Beatrix,_ Wile. Fleury ; Agnes, Millie. Clara Webster; Julia, Madame Petit Stephan • Diana, Mdlle. O'Bryan. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Is. ;' Upper Circles of Boxes Is., Second Price 35.; Pit 3s , Second Price Is.; Middle Gallery 28.. Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price f)d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN S CONCERTS THIS EVENING, Februar 22, THE CONCERT will be for the BENEFIT of HERR kcENIG. when he will have the honour to perform a New 'Solo, entitled " The Storm." M. Deloflle, who has just arrived from Paris, will make his First Ap. rarance this Season, and play a Solo an the Violin. Beethoven's celebrated Septette, and the Destruction of Pompeii, will also be performed. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING—PART L Overture, Leonora—Beethoven. Quadrille, the Buffo Quadrille on Mr. John Parry's celebrated Comic Songs, arranged by M. Jullien. Beethoven's Septette for Violin, Tenor, Violoncello, Double Bass, Clarionet, Horn, and Bassoon, performed on Twelve Violins, Six Tenors, Four Violoncellos, Feur Double Basses, Two Clarionots, Two Horns, and Two Bassoons. Valse, Bird of Paradise, received with the greatest favour at the Nobility's Balls —Kcenig. Sinfonia in C Minor, The Andante, Allegro, and Finale—Beethoven. Solo r Cornet.a.pistons, Herr Koenig, The Storm (First Drne)- Roch Albert. - - • The Destruction of Pompeii—Rock Albert. , PART IL Newaßobert le Diable, Grand Fantasia, with Solos —Meyerb e e r . uadrille, The Irish Echoes—Jullien. Solo, Violin, Deloffire (First Time)—Deloffte. New Valse, Die Victorian Waist r (First Time)—Kcenig. ~ Ihe English Quadrille—Jullien. Doors Open at Halt past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. ' Promenade, ts , , Upper Boxes, is..; Dress Circle : s. dd. ; Private Boxes, lt. Is. I ickets to be obtained at the Box-office of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, KfliV Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's O ffi ce, 4, Maddox street, Bon d street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MIL BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSER THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE MILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews; Francine, Madame Vestris. After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonus Leech, Mr Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New hairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LUCKS! King L.schrymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, 55. ; Boxes, 58. • Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 2e.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half.price—Boxes 3s. ;' Pit 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half.past Six, and the Performance commence at Seven. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREE'T. LESSEE, Mr. J. DI. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Will be performed Bellini's Opera Serie, NORMA. Pollio, Mr. Wood; Oroveao, Mr. Weis; Norma, Mts. Wood; Adel isa, Miss Grant; Clotitda, Miss Floyd. After which, a New Comic Drama, called BLASE; or, The Man in Search of a Sensation. Monsieur Blase, Mr. Kee ey ; Grosf4r, Mr. Paul Bedford; Louise, Madame Eugenie Prosper; Madame Pipou, Mrs. H. P. Grattan. -To conclude with a New Farce, called BOUNCE; or, The Ojibbeway Indians. THEATRS ROYAL. ADELPHI. THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Will be repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., TICE CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. Q. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, korman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Mathews, Miss Chaplin, and alias Lee. After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Rl chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley. ' To conclude with THE WRECK ASHORE Principal Cha racters—Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, and Wright. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING. FEBRUARY 22. Will be repeated LOVE'S SACRIFICE, support d by the entire Company. After which, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Boz," with splendid Appointments. . To conclude with THE BOHEMIANS OF PARIS. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. Having received comylaints from many of our Subscribers, that they do not receive the THIRD EDITION 'of The Sun, containing the Debates in Parliament up to the latest hour of Post, as well as the Gazettes on Tuesday and Friday Even ings, containing Military and other Promotions, the Betting at Tattersall's on Monday. and Thursday, &c. &c., this is to give notice, that if any irregularity occur in future, it will be immediately rectified by parties forwarding the names of the agents who supply them, to The Sun Office, 112, Strand, London. The THIRD EDITION of The Sun is published regularly every Evening at Seven o'Clock, in time for post, and may be had• 300 miles from London next day, and all over the Kingdom within 36 hours. The Morning Sun, containing all the Debates, &c., may be had by the early trains at Six o'Clock in all large towns on the main lines within a•circle of 120 miles by breakfast time, and further distances in proportion. Places more remote from the great lines will receive their papers by the Morning Mails. Orders received by all new ' s agents, and at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, London- THE WEATHER-_ 7 Surr OFFICE, FEB. 22. TnERMOSIETER, Lowest, 30 ;Hl h est, 39 ; Noon, 33. BAROMETER 29.4.—N IND N.E. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 18 minutes after 4 .1 Evening .. 34 minutes after 4 qe ''i • • • -4- • • 04 , 1 ~1111110& A , ",„ 1. ; :11 , ,;.„ • Nag7W.' ;;1‘: irEi; ' t , 1261T tZ." SECOND EDITION: Ant, - LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1844 The exhibition which took place in Covent-garden Theatre, last evening, -is a remarkable symptom of the times. Never was that theatre, so celebrated for the great actors who have attracted countless thou sands, so crowded as it was on this occasion, which was merely a weekly meeting of cornAaw repealers• Pit, boxes, galleries, passages, and every nook and corner of the house, were filled to overflowing, and with an audience, too, that would bear comparison with any meeting in the country. There was no rabble, no visitors merely for amusement ; it was a meeting of men who felt, from sad experience, the grievance of class legislation, and were determined, in spite of the Houses of Parliament, to defend their rights. They cared nothing for the assertion of the Prime Minister, that he was determined to main tain the sliding-scale; and raise the price of bread, which, since his declaration, has actually taken place ! They set the monopolist landlords, with RICHMOND and BUCKINGHAM at their head, at defiance, and resolved that a tax, the most unjust and selfish that ever was inflicted on a community, shall not long remain on the statute-book. They are not alone in this resolve. Every town, and many coun ties too, throughout the country, join with them in condemning this nefarious system of propping up bankrupt landowners by subscriptions from the poor. With the exception of the interested parties, there is not one man in the United Kingdom who supports the present corn-law. It is an anomaly in the system of legislation, and never, for one year, would have been submitted to in any country but England go verned by the aristocracy, if we except the despotical and barbarous governments of Russia and Turkey. The corn-law was made only for one class. If it were a fair tax, like most others—if a certain fixed duty were paid on the importation of foreign grain, there would be less grounds for complaint; but it is nothing of the kind. It is a regular formed plan to raise the price of food at all hazards, for the benefit of a particular class. Bread is now rising, to the sorrow of thousands of poor families who before had scarcely means to keep soul and body together, and at this' the " farmers' friends" rejoice J Such meetings, how ever, as that which took place at Covent garden last night, will in time, and in a short time too, have their due effect. In this country no act of legislation, no the - Ministry is exceedingly chagrined and em barrassed at the success which the conduct of the brave Admiral 'D U PET I T Tnoumts has just obtained. But it must make up its mind to act. The welcome which public opinion has given to this act of vigour and sound policy will not permit it henceforward to draw back; without being covered with shame. Willingly or unwillingly, it must accept the new colony with which our navy .has enriched us. We are accustomed to the ridiculous language of the journals of London, and we expect, in reference to this matter, to read 'in their columns furious declamations against the unbridled ambition of France. Those accusations, and the abuse attendant on them, will find us perfectly indifferent.. The English them selves, at least all those who are acquainted with their epoch, do not believe one word of those griev ances, repeated from the time of PITT, and which are flung as food to the prejudices, and antipathies of old John Bull. They know what task their mis sionaries have imposed on themselves in the latitudes of Oceania, and they will perceive that, if the condi-. tions of our treaty with the chiefs of the Society Islands have of necessity been changed, it is solely because the influence of the Methodist traders, who had seized on the chief power in Queen POMARR'S name, had rendered the maintenance of the protecto rate impossible. In the bottom of their hearts they will render justice to France; and there is not one who is not of opinion, that in an analogous situation, ‘England would have been obliged to do what France has done. But it is not precisely according to sound pense and justice that the English journals will regulate their opinion. There is a fact, in all this, which occupies and annoys them. Our marine has exhibited vigour, in seas where our flag was scarcely known, and where Eng land reigned supreme. With our taste for civilisation, and with that admirable faculty of assimilation, which is peculiar to France in her relations with new nations, Gon only knows where this first step may lead us. If such is, in fact, the cause of anxiety to the English nation, we are sorry for her, but it will not turn France away from the path where her destinies call her." The Ministerial journals preserve a strict silence on the subject. The Chamber. of Deputies have been engaged for• several days in discussing the Game Bill in Committee, when the Government was beaten in a division on a rather important clause. One of the clauses exempted from the provisions of the Bill the Crown property, though the penalties enacted by it were to be enforced against trespassers on the royal domains. Against this privilege the Opposition de clared, and the article was rejected by a considerable majority. Upon this, Ministers are stated to have retired from the hall, leading away a large number of their voters, and the consequence was that the ballot on the whole Bill could not take place, and the house adjourned. Queen MARIA CHRISTINA arrived on Saturday at Chalons, where she slept. She embarked next day for Lyons, receiving royal honours throughout her journey. THE BOURSE-TUESDAY, FEB. 20. First Highest Lowest Last 'Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. .... 125 65 .. 125 65 .. 125 55 .. 125 55 Four-and-a-Half.— 112 50 .. 112 50 .. 112 50,, • 112 50 Four per Cents... • • 106 50 .. 106 50 .. 106 50 .. 106 50 Three per Cents... .• 82 35 .. 82 35 .. 82 35 • • 82 35 Bank of France ..... • • • • .• • 3280 ..3280 ..3280 —3280 Laffltte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo2 50 ..1105 ..1102 50 .. 1105 5,000 f. Sharesso72 50 .. 5072 50 '.. 5072 50 —5072 50 Belgian Bank Belgian Fives . • • 1071 • • 1071 • • 1071 • • 1071 1840 .... •• • • 1091 .• 1091 .. 1091 1091 1842 •••••••. 1101 .. 1101 .. 1101 .. 1101 Dutch:Two-and-a-Half 561 .. 561 .. 56t .. 561 Spanish Active .••••• • • • • • - 31/ .. 311 .. 314 • • 31; Passive 54 .. 54 .• 54 .. 51 Old •Deferred• ••• .• • 71 .. 71 New Deferred ••.• • 13 .. 13 Portuguese Five per Cents • • 451 • . 451 Neapolitan. 105 .• 105 Roman . •• 454 .. 105 • • 106 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain • • ..... ....... 805 .. 805 • • 805 .. Versailles, • L.8.........170 .. 170 .. 170 .. Rouen'•••••• Rouen to Havre Orleans •• • • ••.• • •• • • • 833 75 .. 836 25 • • 832 50 .. Strasburg to Bale .... •.• Montpellier to Cette 455 455 • • 455 .. Avignon to Marseilles.— • • 735 • • 735 • • 730 • . 805 340 170 617 50 657 55 836 25 240 455 732 50 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. St. Germain • 805 .. 805 .. 805 Versailles, R.B. L. 13 l7O .. 170 .. 170 Rouen..•.•.•-•••••• .. 805 .. 340 170 817 60 660 837 50 240 455 732 50 Rouen to. Rowe ..• ....... 655 Orleans .. Strasburg to 8a1e.... • • • • • • 238 75 .. 240 Montpellier to Cetto • . • • .... 455 .. 455 Avignon to Marseilles• • • • • • 735 • • 735 RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE AT ARICA. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 21. SIR,--I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to state, for the information of the Committee for managing the affairs of: Lloyd's, that Captain Ni cholas, of H. M. S. inflictive, in a letter dated the 11th of November last, has reported that the blockade of Arica has Wen raised, so that merchant ships may again enter freely into all ports of Peru.—T am, &c., &e., (Signed) JOHN BARROW. To W. Dobson, Esq., Secritary, Lloyd's. THE AQUATIC BIRDS IN THE PARK.—(From a Correspondent.)—Within the last few days some of the wild duck, widgeon, and teal, which have been domesticated upon ' the waters of the above enclosures, have peregrinated in pairs for the breeding season. This circumstance denotee the breaking up of winter. Last year a team of flappers (young wild ducks) were hatched on the estate of Lord 3lansfield at, Caen Wood, near Highgate. They were quite as tams and as easy of approach as the birds in the parks, but as soon as they acquired sufficient strength of wing to migrate, they were , conducted by their parent protectors to their accustomed Innulte in the Reput'a Park. li's.olSiLl Y .A ',,,i S 07%131ERC [AI. Tit . " ( UIIiIIIR TO THREE. Li, eiv.,ul yesterduy coutinu ed q ut le t : Sales 5,000 bales, all to the trade. There was no ment in Riiilway Shares, and prices still had a downwardrs, tendency.—Grand Junction were 225 ; Birmingham quarto 263 ; Brighton, 43 • South Western Eighths, 33 . ' . 31 ' 9 1 : chester and Birmingham, 40* ; North Midland Thirds, Paris and Lyons, 2/. 16s. 6d. ; Ditto dad Orleans, 32i ; and Rouen, 32 ; Sheffield and Manchster, 65 ; South Easter n ' 361 Ditto, New, 363. to he advices received from America by the last pac ket stil l. • that considerable preparations were making in the agr ic mott le tural portions of the Union for the rearing of pigslan'd for the British market. In the course of the ensuing ”._tff,nl,3 is calculated that . the exportations of cured provn'''' will be enormou increased, and as the utmost efforio are being made- to suit the taste of the Pe c 7 d, of this country,a most lucrative trade will, it i s exPec be carried on, The prices- at which those provisions ,ill be invoiced will place it in the power of numbers the lir ch classes .to purchase. The recent importations, nd of a notice has already appeared,. realised, from their neveir)re generally speaking, a value rather. aboVe what they "'teen., worth. When, however, the supplieg become moree" e f sive, competition willbe less active, and the full advantage low rates afforded to the consumer. nre to The price of grain within the last few weeks aPP e— en d have been steadily rising in most parts of the kingdom: Yet it is con,sidered probable that a further advance w i n' . ?he occur, the stocks of, foreign being reduced, nu, " free ly supplies of home-grown seldom-. coming forward ',„," at at this period of the year, especially when the seaann' . .00 present, is so favonrable for out-door farming speculations in ?oreign corn, whatever may be their from the cannot yet affect prices, as no supplies can reach us of Northern ports of Europe until. the re-opening the . navigation. As yet we believe, " - b e ing that fresh contracts .for continental grain are n ot orao entered into very freely, though last autumn there was 9 business done. r ioes, operatios' extent' The Funds have been maintained to-day at steadY) and there has been n moderate business doing' r— age official purchase to- day is 20,000 Consols at 933, anV it he te 97i has been from 973 to 973 for Money, and from s ent/ for Account. There is hence a seal-City of Stock at pro w ; and a slight " baccadation." . Bank Stock is quiet, o ,r l i f e er and India Stock at 278. The Reduced Three-and -a-n Cents. are 1033 to 103* ; and the New, 1023 to 1 02 1 . chequer Bills are not quite so good, being:69s. to 71s. PLeroin. There is Still. some speculation in foreign stocks. • " t he bianhave been 133 to .143 ; not having been affected. 3t statement frOm Carthagena that the Governolloo going to• do something for the creditors , .13 0 0 it is . to' be accompanied by a new loan to in 'the 'name' of common - sense "would lend , raPncrest Colombia, which has" never paid a farthing oc eke for years, just becauSe it may suit her suddenly tn,r fp icon,, show of honesty, and send over a paltry dividend? t 124 Bonds have been firm at 345 to 3, and the Deferred a iiisll to 3. Peruvian are a little firmer, being 31 to 3. 13r81 nese 78 to .791.. The Peninsular stocks' are steady. Convrted have been at 453 to 46 ; Spanish 'rive per C ell, be at 233 to 3 ; and the Three per Cents. at 33 to 3 31 ota• Deferred are 133 to 133 ; Ilelfßan and Dutch Stocks any eat. The Railway Shares are quieter, and are still loolting,Aeo Portog ti, Birmingham have fallen from 126 to 124 Pr, : e n ,Thila, South Western have been '3 to '3 5 3 . Pursets- te* and Brighton are 73 discount, being about .but Manchester and Leeds have dropped to 403 PL .° e Ar e previo wh o, and South Eastern 145 to discount. The*. French i' n ' o ° 6 5 not quite so good. London Joint Stock Bank Shan e 5 premium. . . BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 . - rLOC IC . (From the Official List.) Bank Stock l lt 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9610 973 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 10%4 3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 ION a' 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 334 per Cent. Annuities iili • Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860, ig-l% ~, . Ditto S 1 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. IF60. India Stock z97 o. Consols for Account • Exchequet Bills, 13(d. 134 d• 1,0001. 5001. Ditto Small . 72 Er,4,OCP" FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE U L'tr-ii Belgian Bonds 5 per Cent • 819 9 8° 1 1i,i Brazilian Bond s, i 5 per Cent. Columbian Bonds. ..... Mexican Bonds, 1837, sper Cent. ,,.... 844 7., Ditto for the Account. I2N Ditto Deferred Stock • Peruvian Bonds; 6 per Cents. iTii ° Ditto for the Account. .. .4(1 4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent - Ditto Converted SW!' Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent Ditto for the Account 4O Ditto Treasury Bonds Ditto Passive Bonds.lt Ditto Deferred Ditto Three per Cent...,., • 0 4 Ditto for the Account 1 6P 4 Dutch 5 per Cents. New Loan 1837, 5 per Cent 5.............. ........ • Tg.. ) PRICES - OF SHARES THIS DAY AT 80A . 0 RATLWAXS. ' . PAID. PER . ' ..... ' Chichester and Brighton • 5 ......... 4 '.. ::,... g 0 ...; Eastern Union 5 ....... 5 ". .. " Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 57 .... to Great Western ig " Ditto k Shares " .... London end Brighton ;5O . ....... 106 67 . . .. .... .." 50 ''l" ...: te .: so a .. ...,!' Ditto Loan Notes I() . tO London and Birmingham Stock ..... . 2•24 .• •""'.. tO Ditto li Shares Ditto New Thirds ' ~...• 50 ..- London and South Western 41% ...... 7 7 $ ...... Ditto Eighths A ... ..... 2 tc" -1 .. .... London and Croydon (Trunk) Ditto Scrip 734 Manchester and Leeds... 7O Ditto 34 Shares 1 1 1 3 0 w" • *: .............. : 7. 1 ' to •"" Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 15 .... Northern and Eastern Morth Midland Ditto % Shares 4O ,42 "' to , .. ... Paris and Orleans ........ 2O ......... V.,„,4 ... 10 . • Paris and Rouen ' 20 South Eastern and Dover Ditto Scrip Yarmouth and Norwich l6 gar ....••• 0 , Ditto Scarboro' Branch 234 ...... 173¢ .•••. ,„ ...* JOINT STOCK JUNKS. i. . w %... • London Joint Stock - . t, .. 10 Provincial of Ireland. i --The • tO G. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FE B . .. ca rt e d ' has • tr . o t, - , p e r has been quiet to-day, and a limited business . pit ,iris The quotations are :—Eastern Counties, 10 7-16 , ; petual, 1/. 7s. 4d. ; Manchester and Birmingham, 4 " chester and Liverpool Bank, 10i 10 1-16. • • TIAE t t). THE CtIARTER HOUSE-SQUARE .„ e 01 - 0 FIBMARY.--LaSt evening, the Annual General Me„e..7 0 49 members of this Institution, was held at the t,. Ward School Rooms, Peter-street, Bishopsgate-stree.o,4l chair was occupied by Mr. Deputy Peacock, lit o siet i , ported by several members. The proceedings s oeo g, shortly after eight o'clock, when the Chairman addreroidto meeting, observing that he felt great pleasure h? P o Of although not particularly conversant with the ohJe t ie fi c t Institution, which were, he was informed, to Pr °- o f, by small contributions amongst the members therectorid of the Charter House-square Infirmary, the cilie,, fi f d toT # tors having once been patients within its walls; T o stict o ir in promoting the objects of that ' benevolent the tii",K, Having expressed his approbation of the object,!' s e crn, man concluded. The report was next read by tu, e t terP;ith from which it appears that the objects of the C l) Infirmary are the curing and relieving of person s 3 fur the r fistula, fits, and other such diseases. The r eport no t i d . , tailed the operations of the committee during t ? 3 er s , It appeared that the total receipts had been 125.`%,d With ducting the expenditure; a small balance retasu"' Treasurer. The report was adopted. , THE GAME OF FOOT-HALL -On Snr ° As $ 113 7 0 0 11 a vast number of people from the varioiti loa'; lages surrounding Kingston flocked into that to w t cost ° 01 1 the game of foot-ball, which, according to InV ie t e be f° ° 0 " . 110 16 annually played on the above-named day. t h he . is kicked through the principal streets of the t° - eat -• sor of the shopkeepers putftup their shutters, to Prings3 e 00 molition of their windows, consequently all 13 ' 10 At oe o pended, and the day is one .of general holids) % s l trsd e 4o;" o'clock a procession, composed of the prineiP the IS . in the town, started from the Town hall, jaiecl he place, and paraded round the enlivenf retV, splendid band. The procession was " r , n e f play of a great number of flags and stresol de d its% Oil cession, on its return to • the Town-hall, dig the two parties, and immediately commenced „ ve x° to e; party having a gold-coloured and the other a r v hen,. oo f. ball. The game continued until six o'cl ° ,' e C.tc 4 balls having reached the place from wi1 e ..., 11 .k tiP „t„ re,; started, the pling ceased. The band s;" - t i t od ' 9 ; lir save the Queen;' after which the players; turned home. The . superintendent, an n , s pectort 1 - 0 pre' n o; A a nce was well ,d ! erf e sergeants of the V division were in lawn - e nce to I ) order, but all went off well, and their interfer _lade required. Three years since an attempt was s o 1 ,7 1 ,0 down this game loth at Kingston and Riche t a itho„ u giet kicking the ball through the streets went, t heir "oro' the latter place the police succeeded in effectinjas dter o tO , at Kingston they got sadly maltreated, And it . t o; I t b . deemed advisable by the municipal authorittet.: ~etwa interfere. At Hampton-court, Hampton-lor je t t 3 s, soL; dington, the game of foot-ball was also Pl„sY e he titre on did former places the ball was kicked throng! , t u daiiiP p iti trade was suspended, as at Kingston;' but at c io tf: players confined themselves to a - meadow 0` ) the village. At either of these pla•_:es there oti c° slightest disposition to riot manifested. ing ora cl e POST-OFFICE NOTICES.—The follow'_ool - ,•„t• appeared yesterday at the General Post-odic „ e le-Grand :—" The Montrose will take out mails of the morning of the 22d instant. liT st of .1 11 t . ck i‘ the India, &c. mails, of the morning of the 4th cif 49t The Caledonia, for the American ma ils of tha.ls -„f The Superior, for the New South Wales ni instant.' of . . ----:---- BIRTHS. . • hta a On the 19th inst., Mrs • H Milli Blakey'f Dog a daughter. . aril , . ~,„,,,,a• hoop ," • . i. On the 19th inst., at the Parsonage,_ Lain- of a n , t he lands, Berks, the lady of the Rev. John 13acon, a.,Jells, • _ On the 19th inst., at Calverly Park, Tonbridge4, ,lady of John Henry Hay Buxton, Esq., of a sou- - , Ws. ', _ _On the 20th inst., at Michael's -place, jrolup.toll Moore, of a daughter. ' o tai' l On the 19th inst., at ST A G R eo ß rge lE 's, D lia nliver ' srluare;oill a t'-dc Whitelock, Hon. East India Company A rlT ' Y 'of 1;-141 ., second daughter of the late A. G. Storer, Esq.'Or park, Berks. ares irli tso On the 20th inst.. at St. Mary's, Bryan of o f caP . Inman Welsh, Esq., to Eliza Ann, only daughter jt. 'f. Wilson, R.N. A ' tre eti I' l° On the 20th inst., at St. Benet's, Gracechur---4 o f CO Wheeler, Esq., to Maria Anne, eldest daughter ts. l as West Wheeler, Esq., M.D., of Shirley Lodge , nl i f .11111,'Ic ' On the 20th inst., at St. George's, Camberwell, ... r ce s C O , O White, of Long Ditton, Surre3,7,_ to Elizabeth FLtilte.biog',. man, third daughter of the late Mr. Coleman, °l.' in the same county. . DIED- T It COOP er' . 0 On the 11th init., at Brompton, Henry On the 15th inst., at Cheltenham, Lyd;: li. r eelict °I til ' of ,bter Colonel Dixon, of Gledhow, York. t dt'''"' . -On the 16th inst., at Langside, Jane C., eldes 00 Mr. James Westwater, merchant, Glasgow. ,' o'' „rsidiat On the 19th inst. , ,Ja mes Underwood, Esq.- , i g 0 'r* House, Pulse-hill, Brixton, Surrey. Ludlow, e _,_, On the 19th inst., at Mary Vale Cottage, ---- Nightingale Esq., Assistant Commissary-G On the 19th , inst., at Pennhill, Bexley, Ern , gr.. et,nerst• At ogastly' the On son of William Joseph King, E i scl ide ' s t s o e' , On the 19th inst., James Tiptaft 1 %-ea" felV Keal, surgeon, Oalthain, Rutlandshire. . Fl oor, On the 19th inst., Frances, the wife of William ...th i of Hilltop, near Midhurst. of 1 " - • - ' On the 20th inst., at the house of the Society the Adelphi, Miss' A. B. Cockings , aged 7 8 . _...-1 _-------_ > 01 • London : PrintEl and Published by MUBDO joi,tl No. IN. Strand, at The Sun Office,lC o .112 , County of Middlesex, niunditY , Februal .. 660 •• 655 • • .. 838 75 ... 832 50 •• 238 75 •• .. 455 •• .. 730 •• MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ------------- TJAYMAR.SETS. SstrrifiniELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ ; use ful ditto, 31 3s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 3/16s ; Clover Hay, 313 s to 5l; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ lOs per load. upply moderate and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to 3/ 3s ; useful ditto, 31 5s to 3l 13s ; ' fine Upland ditto, 31 14s to 4/ ; Myer Hay, 31 to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ I's to 119 s ; Wheat SiraW, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. WMTEeliApEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 3/ ; useful ditto, 3/ 3s. to 3/ 10s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 12s to 3l 16s ; Clover Hay, 31 to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 118 s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 10s per load. Supply good, trade throughout dull. MEAT MARKETS. HAILSIIAM, FEl;72l.—WellB7ljrTyasniall supply of fat stock on offer, to day, yet the demand was active, on the following terms :—Beef, froth 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d; Veal, 3s 6d to 48 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, FEB. 20.—Prime old Downs commanded a 'steady sale, at full prices, but otherwise, the trade ruled dull :—Beef , from 2s 10d to 3s lad ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 6d ; Veal, 38 8d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 6d per 81bs. CHICHESTER, FEB. 21.—Although the supplies were by no means extensive, the trade was heavy, and prices had a downward tendency.—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s . 6d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 6d per Blbs. Suckling . Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter old Store Pigs, Its to 19s ; and Mach Cow's, with their small Calf, 161 to 18! 10s. eac h. SOUTHALL, FEB. 21.—We had's, very active demand here to-day, for all kinds of fat stock, at, in some instances, droop ing prices.—Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ; Veal,. 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. Supply—Beasts, 33 ; Sheep, 1,230 ; Calves, 48 ; Pigs, 50. The whole of the stock was not disposed of. ROMFORD, FEB. 21.;--1?or the best Calves and Pigs we had rather an active demand, at fully last week's prices ; but in other kinds of stock very little business was transacted. —Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d per 81bs. 'Suckling Calves; 18s to 28s ; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s tO 21s ; and Milcli Cows with their small Calf; 161 to 191 each. CORN AVERAGES. • • • GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended February 17, 184 S, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Englan.i and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wbeat......... 535. 6d. 0at5,......... 19s. 6d. Beans 30s 61 Barley...—. SU 4d. I Rye ...... 333 I sd Pease 3ls. Id AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending' WHCAT. &ARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. i REAMS. TEASE, Jan. 50 9 31 0 18 3 ; 1 3 5j to 8 :31 0 '20.... 5l S 33 7 18 9 31 7 I :29 E 3 30 3 27. 52 3 33 8 19 9 32 41 29 6 SO 10 Feb. 52 6. 31 2 18 9 33 10; 21 S 30 8 10 52 7 33 1 'l9 1 32 9, 29 10 90 6 53 6 33 , 4 19 6 33 5 f3O 0 31 1 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE ATERAGEs OF THE SIX wErics Wheat 52* 2d Oats ......... 19s. 01.1 8ean5.........29a.10d 33.. 43 . 1 Rye DUTIES OW ToZZIGN CORE. Wheat......... 18.. Barley l 5.. Od. Rye ..... 109. 6d.1 Pease 691. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON', FEB. 22.—Wind, light N.E. breeze, .with rain and SOW. DEAL, FEB. 21.—A.31. Wind W.S.W. to S. fresh breeze ; P.M. E.$.E., moderate.—Arrd. Eliza, Nelson, China; Ange line, Shields, for Palermo, with damage done in contact. ORBAY, FEB. 20.—S1d. Margaretha Ida, Batavia. MlLFortn, FEB. 20.—Arrd. Ambassador, Henderson, Africa, for Liverpool, with foremast and niainyard sprung, and loss of sails. It blew a strong gale yesterday from N.W. to N.N.W. FALMOUTH, FEB. 21.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Belle Creole, Pincher, , Mauritius; Crane packet, Ply mou th . Sld her Majesty's steamer .,. Prometheus, Africa. Arrd. The Gallevidea, Ray, from Newcastle to Liverpool, which put in here 18th inst., with pumps choked; has been surveyed, and is discharging 'her cargo. ANJER, Nov. 4.—Arrd. Sir Robert Peel, for Cork. OFF DOVER, FEB. 16.—Arrd. Diamond, Balleter, Charles ton for Bremen. . NEWRY, FEB. 18.—Arrd. Mayflower, St. John's, N.B. CORK, FED . l9.—Arrd. off, Delaware, Nassau for Liver. pool ; Quinter Leitch, Gray, China ; Elizabeth, Demerara. DUBLIN, - FEB. 20.--Arrd. Sarah, Btown, Seville ; Corn. coerce, Grave, Ostend. • Hui, FEB. 21.—Wind WS.W.—SId. Ellison, Powdrill, New York ; Columbine, Taykir; Marseilles. HAisnououou, FEB. 20.—The Asenath, Banfield, of and from Sunderland, with coals and copperas, struck upon the outer bank, and has become a total wreck; master drowned. YARMOUTH, FEB. 21.—The Anna Malvina, Fenwick, of and from Shields, for London got on the Scroby Sand last night, and has become a wreck ; crew saved Eloowicu, FEB. 21.—The William and Nancy, of Leith, from Carling to Sheerness, got on shore on the South Sand yesterday morning, and subsequently sank in deep water; crew saved. SWANSEA, FEB. 20.—The Chester. Carter, from Sligo to London, has put in here leaky, and with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, chainplates, and other damage, having been in contact, 15th inst., ()tithe Black Rock, near Sligo, with the schooner Toronto, apparently in ballast, it blowing strong at N.W. at the time. • HUNGERFORD MAuxET.—Some improvements are at present in progress in Hungerford Market, under the di rection of the Company, iu expectation of a large increase of traffic following the erection of the suspension -bridge, which. it is stated, will be opened for foot-passengers about the mid dle of the next summer. There is to be an addition of forty two shops, which are being built in two separate rows, in that part of the market which is called the grand wall. The stalls will be all removed. Over the eastern gallery, rooms are being raised for the accommodation of the tenants under th e m. It is expected that in the course of a few days the engineer will commence placing the suspension chains on the i piers, the chains being all ready for that purpose. 1 LAW IN 17 LI Ic INC El QUEEN'S BENCH.-(IHIS DA"i".) Lord Denman sat at nisi prius at the Guildhall this morn ing, with a London common jury, and disposed of two cases, neither of which were of auy interest, except to the persons immediately concerned. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Chief Justice TINDAL.) FRASER V. BAGLEY.—CRIM. CON. The evidence on the part of the defendant was proceeded with at the opening of the Court this morning. Dr. Smith was called. and examined by Mr. WORDSWORTH —The witness proved he knew Mr. Fraser, and that it was at his house Mr. Fraser first met Miss Simmons. He once dined with. Mr. Fraser at his chambers, and supped with him twice. He saw a lady named Dalgleish with him, to whom Mr. Fraser paid more attention than he (witness) thought proper. He also saw the Arnolds with him. Sophia Dalgleish, examined by Mr. CHAMBERS--I reside with my father in Park-road Cottage. I was introduced to Mr. Fraser. I had then two 'married sisters. It was in 1840. I was at that time engaged to be married. Mr. Fraser visited me with Mr. Fitzjames at our house. They became acquainted through me with my. sister. The engagement between me and Mr. Wapping, to whom I was engaged, was broken off. Mr. Fraser was introduced to us as a married man. My mother made inquiriee. after Mrs. Fraser. We wished to be introduced to her. Mr. Fraser said she resided in the'country, and scarcely ever came to town. He said her little boy was in very delicate health. The acquaintance be tweeh Mr. Fraser and our family continued about two years ; he always said his wife was in the country. Cross-examined ;by Mr. THESIGER—I first told what I knew of this subject to Mr. Shaw, about three weeks ago; I told it to my acquaintance generally. Re-examined by Mr. Chamnens—When I first saw Mr. Fraser he behaved in a manner that I did not approve; he treated me as a child, and kissed me once in the hall. I told him not to do it again. After that 'his conduct was very gentlemanly, and I had nothing to complain of. Mrs. Ann Richards examined by Mr. Wonoswonru.---I lived with Mr. Fraser in the King's Bench-walk. I often saw Mr. Bagley with him. They were very great friends. There were various ladies coming to Mr. Fraser. I saw a Miss . Simmons there. I cannot say whether she was there once, twice, or thrice. I recollect on one occasion he had two ladies with him. He sent one away in a cab, and the other remained. I saw Miss Arnold there. Her father brought her two or three times, and left her with Mr. Fraser. She dined and took tea with Mr. Fraser, and used to go out about eleven o'clock. I recollect on one occasion Miss Arnold and her brother came to Mr. Fraser's about seven o'clock in the morning. They breakfasted together and went off to the South Sea House, where Mr. Artiold had a situation. Some time after Miss Arnold came in a cab with two other ladies. Mr. Fraser was not at home. They had a dispute with the cabman. I know Mrs. Fraser. She came on one occasion to the chambers of Mr. Fraser. to have a cheque changed. Mr. Fraser was not at home. She then went to Mr. Bagley's chambers. I went to get the cheque changed. I met Mr. Bagle3r, and told him Mrs. Fraser was there. He did not go in. On another occasion Mrs. Fraser came to the chambers of Mr. Fraser. Sheattppeared to be in a disturbed state of mind. She searched the chambers. I went down and told Mr. Bagley. He came up and remonstrated with her, and told her that she ought not to do so. Mrs. Lillywhite examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I was in the service of Mr. Arnold, of the South Sea House. I know Mr. Fraser. One of the Misses Arnold was abroad. While she was abroad there was a Miss Simmons at the South Sea House. She was there about a year and seven months. Mr. Fraser brought Miss Arnold home. They came in the even ing. Mr. Fraser paid Missi Simmons every attention, and took her to several places of amusement. Sometimes he took Miss Arnold and Miss Simmons together. Miss Arnold was not in such good spirits a short time after she came from Germany as she was when she first came. On one occasion she was in hysterics from eleven till five o'clock ; she called out the name of Fraser several times. I recollect a note being brought by Mr. Fraser's clerk to Miss Simmons. Miss Simmons went out in the course of the evening. After that Miss Arnold got ill ; I was sent away. About a fortnight afterwards I was sent for ; there was no servant kept while I was away. Preparations were made to take Miss Arnold down to Devonshire. Mr. Fraser knew of those preparations. On another occasion she went to Read ing. I delivered several notes to Miss Arnold which I received from Mr. Fraser's clerk. He sent some jewellery to Miss Simmons and Miss Arnold. Mr. Fraser used to remain very late. He slept at the house several times when Miss Arnold was there. Miss Simmonds did not sleep with her. Miss Arnold and Mr. Fraser used to breakfast together when-Mr. Fraser slept in the house. I recollect on one occasion going into the drawing-room to light the fire ;it was between seven and eight o'clock. Mr. Fraser slept in the drawing-room. Miss Arnold slept in a room off the drawing-room. When I went in Mr. Fraser was in the drawing-room. While lighting the fire Miss Arnold came in. She was not dressed; she had her night-dress and a shawl on. It was the dress she slept in. I remarked, on one occasion, that Mr. Fraser had better live in the house altogether ;he was coming so often. Mr. Fraser used to take her out for an entire day. I heard him say, on one occasion, he was taking her to his sister's. He used call Miss Arnold Eliza. She used to let Mr. Fraser out of the house when he remained late. I left the Arnolds in February, 1842. I left to be married. Cross -examined by Mr. Timmamt—There were about ten rooms in the house. Mr. Arnold's family lived in the house. I slept in a room near the kitchen. I married last November twelve months. My husband is a carpenter and wholesale cheesemonger. We live in Cecil-court, St. Martin's-lane. Miss Arnold went to Reading in 1841, in the summer. It was after she came from Exeter that she went to Reading. I was in the service of the Arnolds about two years, when Miss Arnold came from abroad. I went into the service of the Arnolds in 1839. Miss Arnold remained 12 months in Exe ter. To the best of my recollection it was in 1841 she went to Exeter. Mr. Shaw called upon me about this matter. A lady called upon me. I don t know who she was. She asked where Miss Simmons was. That was all. I told Mr. Shaw about what I saw in the drawing-room. The lady who called was a respectable person. I did not receive any thing. I was promised nothing. Mr. Bishop, who acted as solicitor of Mr. Fraser in 1841, with regard to the bill of sale referred to by Mr. White in his evidence yesterday, proved that Mr. Fraser requested Mr. Bagley to go to Mrs. Fraser to reconcile her to the step. Mrs. Fraser called at my office five or six times. She always in quired after her husband, and complained to witness of his absence from her, and his associating with others. She asked witness for the address of Mr. Fraser. Witness did not give the address, because he had directions to that effect from Mr. Fraser. On one occasion, in 1842, Mrs. Fraser called at witness's office with some shirts belonging to Mr. Fraser. Mr. and Mrs. Fraser met on one occasion at my office. Mr. Fraser was living at Stamford-street then. I had a conversation in 1840 with Mr. Fraser respecting Miss Simmons. I was introduced to her at Mr. Fraser's chambers. There was an appointment made that a meeting should take place at his offices between Mr. Fraser and a Mr. Bennett, a professor of music. They met and an agreement was come to that Mr. Bennett should be paid down 100/., and receive 50/. a-year, for three years, on the consideration of his teaching Miss Simmons music and singing. The 100/. was paid down, I think it was paid by Mr. Fraser. Mr. Arnold was there also. A note was given for the first instalment. When it became due it was paid. The second instalment was not paid. Mr. Fraser came to witness to have the agreement cancelled, and he stated as his reason that the lady was in the family way, and also that he was not in circumstances to pay the money. I saw Miss Simmons after. She was in the family way. She was at the house of a Mrs. Birch, in Henri etta-street. Mr. Bennett was then called, and corroborated the last wit ness. After she was some time with me I perceived she was in a state of pregnancy. Mr. Birch, examined by Mr WORDSWORTH—I live at No. 12, Henrietta-street. A Miss Simmons came there on the Bth of June, 1841. She appeared to be in the family way. She was very large. She was there about a year and a half. Mary Anne Touse, examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—I lived in 1841 at Exeter with my mother, who is a confectioner. Mr. Fraser used to live there during sessions and assizes. He had a sitting-room and a bed-room. A Miss Arnold used to visit him. She came very often. He used to call her Eliza and Miss Arnold. She used to come every day. She used to lunch and dine with him every evening. She used to re main till ten or eleven o'clock. There was a sofa in the sitting room. He used to come every sessions and assizes. Cross-examined by Mr. Thesmea—Before 1 came here, I saw Mr. Shaw and a lady. The lady was respectably dressed. Thomas Greatwood examined—l am a crier in the Queen's Bench Prison. I was - formerly a messenger for prisoners. I know Mr. Fraser. I knew him in the summer of 1839, when in the Queen's Bench. He had two rooms. On one occasion he gave me a letter to take to a Miss Edwards, of Pimlico. He described her to me as a dark looking person. I went two days for her before I could find her. I saw her at last, and gave her the letter. It was arranged that she was to meet me outside the prison at ten o'clock in the morning, and I was to take her in. She came to her appointment, and I took her to Mr. Fraser. She left in a cab about eight o'clock. She came again next day about eleven o'clock, and left about nine. She came again the third day. The prison is.open for females till ten o'clock during term time. It is closed earlier in vacation. Miss Edwards used to come constantly. When Mr. Fraser left the prison I went to him with some pickles I had for sale. I know a person named Maria Serle. She waited on Mr. Fraser and Miss Edwards. Sarah Spicer examined—l live in Greenwich. I recollect Maria Serle coming to my house with a lady and gentleman. It was in 1839. They passed under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. I afterwards heard the gentleman was called Fraser, and the lady was called Edwards. Mr. Broughton, the Police Magistrate, examined—l am re lated to Mrs. Fraser. I knew Att. and Mrs. Fraser after their marriage. We were on intinate terms,_ and lived near each other in Melcombe-place. Mrs. Broughton was in the habit of going to see Mrs. Fraser. They were not at all living hap pily together. Both parties made complaints. Constant complaints were made by Mrs. Fraser. I saw Mr. Fraser on one or two occasions on the subject of those complaints. I told Mr. Fraser that Mrs. Fraser complained of general neg lect on his part, absence froM home, and waste of money ; of his returning home at late hours, and that it was the firm conviction of Mrs. Fraser that he was spending his money upon a Miss Arnold. Mr. Fraser said she worried him to death with her jealousy, and often made his home uncomfortable. He said it was his professional avocations which made it necessary for him to be so much absent from home. he denied having any criminal intercourse with Miss Ar nold, and on another occasion he most solemnly assured him that he had never been alone in a room with Miss Arnold. I had many conversations with ; Mr. FraSer on the subject of his pecuniary difficulties. He always said he would get over them, and said that he was involved by other persons. I met Mr. Bagley at Mr. Fraser's. After Mr. Fraser had left his wife, he called upon me very frequently. He expressed a wish to see his children on one occasion. Mrs. Fraser had no objection that he should see them. [The trial was proceeding when we went to press.] .. 451 .. 105 .. 106 N 4 14