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their qualification as special jurors. The Right Hon. Gentle man said there was an omission of only fifteen, but there was in r oint of fart an omission of twenty-seven names. The special jury list was of course distinct from the common jury hat. He had shown that fifteen were omitted from the special jars list, but it seemed that twelve others were omitted from the special jury list, but included in the common jury list, and an uncommon jury they were. —( Laughter.) The fifteen names that were not in the special jury list at all, were persons pro fessing the Roman Catholic religion.—( Near, hear.) The deponent, from whose affidavit he had teed, also deposed to having employed a competent person to revise and take down the names of such persons who had been admitted by the Recorder as persons qualified to serve as special jurors.—(Hear.) That person having made a return to him, he found that the subjoined persons,pro fessing the Roman Catholic religion, were passed by the Re corder as persons to be placed on the special jury list. The whole of these names were omitted from the Sheriff'slist of spe cial jurors, and the names of such persons were as follow. ( Then followed the names of twelve persons.) It therefore appeared that the special jury list was deficient of twenty-seven names. twelve having been placed on the wrong list, and fifteen that were omitted from both lists. The deponent further stated that he was present at the office of Mr. Bourne on the sth of Ja nuary, when the list of forty-eight names was drawn from the ballot-box. He saw that list reduced to twenty-four by twelve being struck off on each side. Mr. Kemmis attended on behalf of the Crown, and out of the twelve jurors struck off by him eleven were persons professing the Roman Catholic they being the only persons out of the forty-eight persons whose names were drawn from the ballot-box. The application con tained in the foregoing affidavit was not for the purpose of creating delay, but because the deponent, in his consci ence, believed that, under the circumstances, the traversers were placed under disadvantages and dis qualifications which the law did not impose upon them. It was quite clear from the proclamation of the 19th January that the Government were at the time cognisant of everything which approached to conspiracy in the conduct of the accused. It was said that only twenty-four names had been omitted. On the other side it was asserted that sixty-five names were accidentally left out.—(Cheers.) When the panel came to be struck, it was evident to every man that the traversers could not have a fair jury.—(Hear, hear.) Let it be said that the omission of the ten Roman Catholics was as accidental as the putting on of the twelve Protestants and anti-repealers. It was now clear that the jury list was deficient in twenty-four or twenty-five names. But it had been also clearly shown that no irregularities bad occurred—(Cheers)—except those that were committed on the side of the Crown. The traversers swore they believed it to be essential to a fair trial that the panel should be quashed. The Crown had got a list so imper fect (whether by design or not he would not stop to inquire), with so few Catholics upon it that they had the entire com mand of it. Now he (Sir T. Wilde) did not hesitate to say that whoever took advantage of a fraud was as bad as he who committed the fraud.—(Loud cheers.) He who seeks to get a man tried by a jury, which that man swears to be un fairly and illegally formed, and in which it is a material point as between Protestants and Catholics, is guilty of unjust and indecent conduct.—(Cheers.) What must be the cha racter of a Government that would thui try a man ? I say, were I a member of it, I should be ashamed to belong to it for one moment longer after such a transaction.—(Cheers.) By doing so, I should consider my character and honour gone. --(Great cheering.) They ought in s t an tly to have conceded the gnashing of the panel. —(Cheers.) He did not impute dishonesty to the Learned Recorder for Dublin, but he did charge upon him a mistake in his duty of the most grossly grossly abominable character.—(Loud cheers.) This he would not venture to have said except in the discharge of a public duty. —( Hear, hear.) As the representative of the Crown, his first care, his first thought, his first duty, was to see that there was a fair jury, in order to have a fair trial; and in net seeing to that, the Learned Recorder of Dublin had done less than his duty.—( Great cheering.) Did net the Crown eagerly grasp at the jury ? and would any one tell him that was of no importance? The Crown thought it would suit the purpose, and the Crown retained the panel, instead of quashing it. What bad the Crown incurred for this ? Dishonour.—( Great cheering. ) What is the price they have paid for their Protestant jury ? 1 hat the whole trial is involved in suspicion, injustice, and wrong.—( Great cheering.) The Crown manifested that they did not think it safe to trust to a jury in which Protestant and Catholic might be fairly chanced together. The Noble Lord said, in common cases, did not an attorney strike off names, and deal with a case so as to win for his client? Yes ! and his complaint was, that the Crown had played to win.—(Loud cheers.) His complaint was, that the Crown had taken every advantage, had availed itself of every circumstance, whether proper or improper, fraudulent or honest, to do that which the £4oble Lord said attorneys did in common practice, namely, to win.—( Cheers.) Would any man tell him that Mr. O'Connell's acquittal by a jury of Catholics and Protestants jointly, if the people were satisfied that the trial was a fair one, would not have done more good for the country than his conviction as it then stood 2—(Cheeis. ) The law would have been laid down, the eyes of the public would have been opened, the diligence of the Government would have been shown, Ire land would have seen the law administered with dignity. Under those circumstances Mr. O'Connell's acquittal would have been a piece of good fortune for the country rather than otherwise. What was he indicted for? Among other things, for endeavouring to withdraw the confidence of the people from the courts of justice. What have you done ?—( Loud cheers. ) You hare done infinitely more to destroy the confi dence of the people of Ireland in the administration of justice, than Mr. O'Connell ever did. The Catholics believed that they had marked them, and that it was part of their policy to try Catholics by Protestant juries.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. Thompson, one of the jury who tried Mr. O'Connell, was a member of the Town Council of Dublin when Mr. O'Connell made his motion on Repeal. Mr. Thompson on that occasion was his strong opponent, and moved the counter-amendment, to the effect that the union should be supported by every pos sible means. —(" Ne, no," from an Hon. Member on the Mi nisterial benches. ) SHEIL—He seconded the amendment. Sir T. WILDE—The Honourable Gentleman shall have all the benefit of my slight mistake. He did not mean to say, of course, that Mr. Thompson had supported such an amendment since he bad ceased to be a member of the Town Council, but this facility of denial made it extremely important that the facts should be ascertained. He believed, from information which he had, and which he did not take from first, second, or third statements, that Mr. Thompson was the gentleman who seconded that amendment. He was also told that several of the jury were voters against Mr. O'Connell. But be stood upon this, that it was a Protestant urv—that it was a Protestant jury, by the Crown insisting on taking advantage of the improper conduct, neglectful or frau dulent, of the public officers who made up that list. By the opposition made by the Crown to the quashing of that panel— by the doubt, the discredit, and the suspicion it incurred by that trial the Government had shown that it would sooner lie under that suspicion, than run the chance of an acquittal by having Catholics on the jury. Could this trial be presented to the Irish people as a vindication of public justice? Could any man be satisfied that Mr. O'Connell had not been convicted on this most complicated indictment—this extraordinary mass of evidence, composed in a manner that no ordinary jury could possibly disentangle it, or distinguish the guilt of the several men brought together ?—( Hear, hear.) Could ahy weight attach to the verdict ? But there wanted no verdict. He could not help thinking that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Attorney-General for Ireland, now that he had time to consider, now that he was away from the excitement of the place, and that moment he thought he must be as satisfied of the danger to which he bad put the country by the course he had taken as any gentleman in that House could be. But would it have any effect in allaying agitation ? Would it have any effect in producing confidence in the Irish people in the administration of justice? It would be the very reverse.—(Loud cheers.) Send Mr. Connell to prison if they please-'. Let the Court refuse a new trial if it thought fit. Let the writ of error be over-ruled, and the judgment affirmed, still Mr. O'Connell had not had a fair trial, and had a right to complain of the Crown as having been tried without all that protection the law gave him. Such a man had a right to treat the verdict obtained against him, as one that was illegal—as one for which he could have no respect. Now they saw what the last year had added in point of policy, of credit, and of honour to the present Government with regal dto Ireland. Was it for their extraordinary diligence in putting down these meet ings by the lawful means of a proclamation, if it required one ? Should the Government have taken the responsibility of allow ing these meetings to continue ? Why had they not tried the experiment of a lawful proclamation ? What if such a procla mation had been issued, and Mr. O'Connell had continued to bold his meetings ? No better evidence could have been af forded, that he did not mean to pay obedience to the law.— ( Hear, hear.) But they had not adopted this course. Some persons were set to watch the sayings of that scan of master mind—not always, he would say, master of himself in a great assembly, on a great public question, in which his country's interest was concerned. They added to his sayings the com ments of newspapers ; and they thus placed him in a situation in which no Englishman ought to be placed on his trial. It was not that species of prosecution which any Government in a free country ought to institute_ Looking, therefore, at what had been the state of lreland,and looking at the close of this prosecution, what did they expect to follow ? They could not expect that anything like peace and order would be the effect of this prosecution. Would they be told that an improper part was taken in investigating these proceedings? It was a stale thing for one party to impute to another, " Why you are causing or aggravating the mischief which you talk of.' Such conduct had often been marked, and, as Mr. Burke said, it was generally the mark of very shallow people.—( Hear.) It was the duty of every Member of that House to discuss the state of Ireland, and, in particular, to discuss what related to the administration of justice.—( Hear, hear.) Especially was it their duty, when they found that the law bad been wrested, and that a course of proceedings had been adopted which could not have been imported into this country in days when liberty was not so safe as it is now. He did not for a moment doubt the Government were the ad vocates of public liberty, however they might take measures which in their practical consequences might he destructive of public liberty. He did not suppose that the Right Hon. Ba ronet was a less zealous guardian of public liberty than any Hon. Gentleman in that House, but he said that if the course which had been taken in Ireland were to be adopted in this country there was not a single great public question which the people would be able to discuss. The judges, sitting as they did in a calm atmosphere, were apt to ask, on reading public meet ings, whether that was calm discussion—fair reasoning ? The Noble Lord (Lord Stanley) said the jury was their pro tection. Yes, but fairness of spirit was essential to the value of trial by jury.—( Hear, hear.) Though agitation might be quieted for the moment, let them not suppose that it was at an end. Ireland had too long complained of a want of due share in power; she had too long complained of her religious state ; she had too long felt appiehensions that the party now in power were unfavourable in their dispositions to the liberty of Ireland, to be quieted by such measures as had been adopted in that country. The question was, what was their object for the future? Did they mean to hold Ireland by the force of troops Cries of " Hear, hear.") They were told that the agitation of Ireland was an old story. The Right Hon. Baronet (Sir Robert Peel), when he introduced the Catholic Emancipation Bill, thought that if the story was old, it was well worth attending to. They bad now witnessed many years of distraction in Ireland. Concession while it fell short o f j ust i ce, would not be considered a boon ' till it reached its utmost limit.—(Ch ee rs.) A statesman might mistake once in his lif e , b ut he who continued to be un wise spite of experience, would fi n d that however high character, ai Minister. another H e be Would never gain the reputation of a would call the Right Hon. Baronet's attertoean to sage of his own, to show und er what circumstancespali was expedient to concede. What was conceded to justice would, in the case of a generous people like that of Ireland, he received with gratitude, and he bad no doubt gratitude would be followed by obedience. This was not a party question unless in the sense of its having been brought forward by the party from whom all measures for the benefit of Ireland had emanated. The Irish people had gained emancipation for themselves by means of agitation, and by agitation in that House they had with the., other aid of that party contrived to receive be neficial measures. No body expecte d that that motion would lead to a change of Government. The Right Hon. Gentle man at the head of affairs was surrounded by supporters who were banded together upon questions of a far different descrip tion from the present, so as to prevent anything like apprehen sion of his being removed from office upon this question. There could then be no such motive for bringing it forward as the hope of effecting a change of Government. But if it would lead to any improvement in the state of Ireland, they would be content to let their opponents have the honour of it. His Noble Friend had not contented himself with finding fault THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1844 JUSTICE TO IREL AND! At a MEETING held at Cleveland-row, Monday, Feb -uary 19, 1844, • Resolved — That the 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. That equal laws and equal privileges—freedom of discussion—meet ing together to proclaim grievances—agitation by peaceable and legal means—and fair trial by jury—arc 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 conntry 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 buncombe, Esq., M.P., be requested to preside on the occasion. JAMES COPPOCK, llon. Secretary. with the policy of the Government, but he had stated what he considered ought to be done. In so doing, he had shown him self a statesman and a politician, although, perhaps, he had not shown himself a skilful tactician, for he could not but recollect that the Right Honourable Baronet, when in office, always said, if his plans were found fault with, Tell me of something better, or mine must be the best—and when out of office, if he found fault with the plans of others, and was called on to produce his own, he refused to do so until he was regu larly called in and received his fee.—(Cheers and laughter. ) He trusted the British and Irish public would, during the course of this debate, hear from the Right lion. Baronet a manly, fair, and bold exposition of his own policy —(Cheers)—he trusted the Right Hon. Gentleman would not content himself with merely cavilling at the bye points which had been alluded to in the debate, but would apply himself to the real subject of the debate, for the people of England had a right to know his policy, and he trusted he would not shrink from declaring it.—(Loud cheers.) He (Sir T. Wilde) sup ported the motion of the Noble Lord, and he had no doubt that the day was not far distant when either such a motion would be carried, or rendered unnecessary by the adoption of a wiser, and better, and sounder, and safer policy towards Ire land than that which had hitherto been pursued.—The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then sat down amidst tremendous cheering, which lasted for several minutes. At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Wyse and several other Irish Members went up to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, and shook him cor dially by the hand. Mr. SHAW explained that after the conclusion of the re vision he had remained in Dublin more than a week ; that he had then gone to England, but had not taken a single original list with him, but had directed his registrar to make a rough copy of the special jury list, and send it to him ; and that was the only copy of the list he had seen. out of Court. It would have been contrary to law for the officers to have permitted any one to have had access to the list until it had been delivered to the Sheriff. The list bad been delivered to the Sheriff on the 28th of December, and on the 29th, in answer to an application made by the traversers' counsel for a copy of the list, he had stated that he should be glad to give such copy if it could be shown to him that he bad any power to do so under the Act of Parliament ; and he had further said, that if the Crown would consent, he would order his officer to make out two copies of the list, and furnish one to the traversers and one to the Crown prosecutors. He sent down the clerk of the peace to see whether the Crown lawyers would consent to it or not, but they refused to con sent.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Oh.") The Right Hon. Gentleman proceeded to explain the omission of names from the list. Twenty-four names had been omitted in all from the list, and no more. Of those he believed the greater number were Catholics. The omission had arisen from pure accident. 'The Right Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to enter into particulars, and said he had taken the utmost pains to rectify the mistake. He held in his hand the list of the jurors, and he could state every name which had been omitted and the cause of the omission. Sir T. WILDE said the Right Hon. Gentleman had not at all touched upon the point to which he had alluded, which he ( Sir T. Wilde) contended had been left in as unsatisfactory a state as before. What he alluded to was the refusal of the sheriff to allow the books to be inspected by the traversers, without the consent of the Crown. On the motion of an HON. MEMBER. the debate was spin adjourned. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Three o'clock. ILLNESS of the KING of SWEDEN STOCKHOLM, FEB. 9. BEEEETtss.—FEn. 7, ONE, P.M.—Yesterday afternoon his Majesty was tolerably easy, but his appetite had diminished. He did not pass so good a night, and his sleep was disturbed, partly by pain in the foot, and partly by general restlessness, but without fever. This forenoon his Majesty has been fainter than on the preceding day, and his appetite continues to diminish. There is no perceptible change in the foot. FEB. B.—Yesterday afternoon his Majesty took some food, and afterwards had some tranquil sleep, till past midnight. Since two o'clock this morning his sleep has been more dis turbed. This forenoon he was rather better than at the same time yesterday. There is no change in the foot. - FEB. 9.—His Majesty has experienced no change since the last bulletin, only that he did not sleep so well during the night. The Aftenb/ad,;which, in the little that it has said respect ing the august patient, has hitherto been pretty well in formed, says that yesterday morning he was free from fever, but that he was very weak. To-day the same paper says— " We understand that his Majesty's situation gives some cause for apprehension, inasmuch as he cannot take with appetite any such food as might give him some strength, and he has had scarcely two hours' sleep since yesterday ; so that the faint hope, which was entertained for some days, appears now to vanish." And, in fact, the public begin again to feel some uneasiness, which no journal expresses so strongly, accom panied with so much dissatisfaction, at the meagreness of the bulletin in the Swenska Minerva. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. MESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Sir Robert (t) '2O to 1 agst Pagan 16 to 1 agst The Prior 27 to 1 agst Tacita 18 to 1 agst Merry Andrew 28 to 1 agst What 18 to 1 agst Cattonite 25 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn 20 to 1 agst Pharaoh 5 to 1 agst Dawson's lot 20 to 1 agst Freedom (t) 8 to 1 agst Kent's lot 30 to 1 agst lonian 35 to 1 agst Loadstone (offers to take) 50 to 1 agst Apprentice 5i to 1 agst Scott's lot 10 to 1 agst Peel's lot 25 to 1 agst Ford's lot (off to t) OAKS. 100 to 6 agst Boarding School Miss (taken) LIVERPOOL GREAT NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. Acceptances for a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, &c Gaylad, 12st 121b—Peter Simple, 12st 121b—Robinson, 12st 71b—Wiverton, 12st 41b—IIeslington, 12st—The Re turned, 12st--Cxsar, list 101b—Consul, list 71b—Fitz monarch, list 71b—Magic, list 41b—Lather, list 21b—Louis Philippe, list—Robin Adair, 1 Ist—Little Tommy, I Ist Saucepan, lOst 121b—Discount, lOst 121b—Little Peter, lOst 121b—Nimrod, lOst 101b—Marengo, lOst 101b—Teeto turn, lOst 71b— Torn Tug, lOst 71b—Charity, lOst 71b—The Romp, lOst 71b. The rest declared. ALTCAR COURSING MEETING, FEB. 16 AND 17. The Cup (16 dogs) was decided by Mr. E. G. Hornby's bd and w d Hill Coolie and his bd d Hermit. The Sefton Stakes (4 dogs) were won by Mr. Moore's Mingo. The Crox teth Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr. E. G. Hornby's How qua—Mr. Swan's Syria ran up. The West Derby Stakes were won by Mr. Clove's Countess. The Sapling Stakes were won by Mr. E. G. Hornby's Hibernia. The Ditch-in Stakes were won by Mr. Moore's Mawworm. The Hill house Stakes by Mr. Clowes's Crutch; and the Altcar Hall Stakes by Mr. Swan's Sovereign Queen. 7 to 1 agst Rattan 7 to 1 agst Ugly Buck (off) 16 to 1 agst Orlando 17 to 1 agst Leander 500 to 30 agst Cockamaroo (t) 28 to 1 agst T'Auld Squire 30 to 1 agst Voltri LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY LONDON, FEB. 21.—Wind S.E., with light rain. DEAL, FEB. 20.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., fresh breeies. —Arrd. John Cooper, Salmon, Calcutta; Ellen Gillman, Squires, St Michael's; Swiftsure, Tyack, Cephalonia. Sld. the outward bound, except the Emnore, for Sydney, and Or well, for the Cape of Good Hope. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Eliza, Barker, St. Vincent's; London, Freeman, Ja maica ; Clarendon, Fisher, ditto ; Prince George transport, Bermuda; Sophia, Slarks, Constantinople. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Magpie, Mediterranean, and sailed to the eastward. FALMOUTH, FEB. 20.—Wind, N.—Off port, Marie Eliza beth, Fokkes, Buenos Ayres, sailed Dec. 12, and proceeded for Rotterdam. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 20.—Wind, W.N.W., fresh breezes— Arrd. Flora Kerr, Kerkman ' Calcutta ; Columbine, Crisp, Mauritius, sailed 19th November; Elizabeth Beynon, Lower Lima; Ann, Cooper, Maracaibo; Roscal, Reeker, and Walter Boyd, New Orleans • James Cunard, New York ; Shepherdess, Craig, Genoa. Ski. Hardee, Marshall, Sydney, New South Wales ; Texian, Alleyne, Valparaiso ; George IV., Stawe, Africa; Parton, Richardson, Hayti; Mermaid, Dale, Ha vannah ' • Orlando, Cockerell, Charleston ; Bristol, Hoyt, St. John's, New Brunswick; Bethel, Curd, Halifax; Robqt Reed, Alexandria ; Europe, Bawen, Galatz ; Eleanor Palmer, Harris, Constantinople ; Lotus, Sprague, Genoa ; Emma Graham, Ferguson, Oporto. TORQUAY, FEB. 19.—Devon, Oporto. Hum., FEB. 19.—Arrd. Fanny Allen, Gainsborough, for Milton, to repair damage, having been in contact with the Trent steamer. _ _ _ DovEn, FEB. 20.—Arrd. off, Templar, Calcutta. HASTINGS, FEB. 20.—Arrd. off, Avoca, Harney, Singapore. BRISTOL, FEB. 20,—Arrd. Maid of Cashmere, Palermo. RAMSGATE, FEB. 20.—S1d. Beacon, Ritchie, Barcelona ; Bedside, Quillebouef. . . CowEs, }En. 20.—Arrd. Ludwig, Andre, Odessa, and pro ceeded fur the Mother Bank. Sid. Nautilus, Hamburgh, YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, FEB. 20.—Sid. Rebel, Lung, St. Michael's. D.urratouTit, FEB. 20.—Sid. Heroine, Furzeman, St. Mi chael's ; Harmony, Cadiz. Sm,comnE, FEB. 20.—Lord Nelson, St. Michael's. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 20.—The Thomas and Ann (Flat), from this port to Beaumaris, is on shore near Rhyl, and the Harriet (Eat), is near the same place ; crews saved. . - KI.C.;STOWN, FEB. 19.—Arrd. Sarah, Seville, under jury. masts, having been diunasted in a squall in the Bay of Bay on the Bth instant. SHIELDS, FEB. 18.—Arrd. Albert and Alexander, Meme; Sld. Richard Brandt, Duckell. Havannah ; Alpha. Naples. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.—Her Majesty with the most gracious kindness and consideration has granted an apartment in Hampton Court Palace to the Miss Pottingers, sisters of Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., and also to the orphan family of Sir Lionel Smith, Bart., and Lady Smith. PAUPERS AND PRISONERS.—Returns have been directed to be forthwith prepared for the House of Lords, on the respective motions of Lord Vivian and Lord Godolphin, of the average number of paupers in the parishes of each of the unions of England and Wales, for the three years prior to the passing of the new Poor-law, and in the unions for the three years last past, and the cost of maintenance, including all charge; together with the number of illegitimate chil dren receiving parochial relief, stating their per centage, as compared to other paupers, and the present population in the different unions. Also a return of all prisoners confined in the gaols of England and Wales, on the Ist of February, 1844, committed by the Commissioners of Taxes for non payment of surcharges upon game duties; specifying those who had previously been punished by fine or imprisonment by magistrates under the Game Acts, for the same offence under which the surcharge was made. These returns were severally ordered to be laid before the House, so soon as they shall have been_prepared. SHOCKING PARRICIDE.—Some time since a work man and his wife, named Thourenin, were found murdered in their residence, at Antigny-la-Tour (Meurthe). The perpetrator of the dreadful crime has just been arrested, and has confessed his guilt. He is the son of the murdered couple It appears, from his statement, that, being over whelmed with debt, and knowing that his father was tired of giving him money, he felt completely at a loss how to extricate himself from his embarrassments. Learning that the old couple had shortly before passed acts before a notary, mutually giving each other their property, in case of survival, he determined to get rid of them both together, and inherit whatever they left. Accordingly, he went to his mother, and asked her to give him a small quan tity of brandy for his wife, who was unwell. The old woman proceeded to take the brandy from a cupboard, and, on turn ing round, received a violent blow from her son's hand with a gun-barrel that was lying near. She fell without s u t t r t i e k ri i n n g g l a ; imcryw. t e he th:_ e n a a po tt n ac u k n e t d il e is w fa a t s h er, dead. an d c it on i t s in el u ,e e n d i s i a a i n d d t on t h , i a s ft f e a r t h h e a r v , s i n _ FA e a g rt o n toe a as w e a e y rt , a h i e n r if e t h uhis ith H e rn w e de ;earneadlllyandl ead. —Gazette des Tribunaux. THE QUEEN AND HER PEOPLE.—It is already very manifest Lord John Russell's observation in the House of Commons last week, that he knew the Queen was anxious equal justice should be given to all her subjects, has already produced a very great impression. It was sure to do so ; the declaration was a most judicious one, and extremely well timed. • FIER MAJE , S , TY'S THEATRE. 1844. The following outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season is respectfully presented to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Madame Grist, Madlle. M. Favanti (her first appearance at this Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dai Fiori, and Madame Persian!. Signor Mario, Sig. Conelli (his first appearance at this Theatre), itg. Bat Fiori, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig. Fornasart, Sig. F. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa. 1311.1d15..1. • Madlle. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di Pergola, Flerence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy .itephan ; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre) ; Madlle. Fanny Elseler, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassu (his first appearance in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, M. Gouriet, M. Venafra, M. Bertram, and M. Perrot, and a numerous And efficient Corps de Ballet. Arrangements are also pending with Madlle. Taglioni, and there is. every probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se cured for a limited number of representations. The Theatre will Open in the first week of March, when will be produced Ilerold's celebrated Opera of " Zampa:" Camilla, Madame Persiani; Zampa, Sig. Fornasari. To be followed by a New Ballet, by M. Perrot, with New Scenery, Dresses, &c., entitled " La Eame ralda." The Music by Sig. Pugni. The Scenery by W. Grieve. The Principal Characters by Madlle. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, Madame Guy Stephan, Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Planquet, Madlle. Ferdinand, and Madlle. Barvllle ; M. Perrot, M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, and M. St. Leon. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. IV-MORROW EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, Win be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Mimi Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, Will be repeated Albert's celebrated Ballet of THE BEAUTY OF GHENI'. Marquis de San Lucar, M. Albert ; Bene-lict, M. Hoguet Vestris; Beatrix, Mdlle. Fleury ; Agnes Mdlle Clara Webster; Julia, Madame Petit Stephan; Diana, Mille. O'Bryan. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6d. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55., Second Price Is. ; Pit 3.1, Second Price 25.; Middle Gallery 25.. Second Price Is. ; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS THIS EVENING, WEDNESDAY, there will be no Perform ance, the Theatre having been let previous to M. Jullien's occu pation. TO—MORROW EVENING, February 22, THE CONCERT will be for the BENEFIT of HEtiR KCENIG. when he will have the honour to perform a New Solo, entitled "The Storm." M. Delottre, who has just arrived from Paris, will make his First Ap. pearance this Season, and play a Solo in the Violin. Beethoven's celebrated Septette, and the Destruction of Pompeii, will also be performed. Doors Open at Hall-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is. ; Dress Circle `! s. dd. ; Private Boxes, I/. is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box-office of the Theatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James ' s -street; and M. Jul li en's O ffi ce, r, Maddox-street, Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. M tt. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSER TO-MORROW 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. Hamby. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr. I. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Lucidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 56. ; Pit, t's. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, ls. Half-price—Boxes, ss. ; Pit 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at h alf past Six, and the l'erformance commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. TO-MORROW EVENING, FEBRUARY 2' Will be repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE -CHRISTMAS CAROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith, Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Mathews, Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee. After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Ri chard, Mr. Wright ; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with THE WRECK ASHORE. Principal Cha racters—Mrs. Yates, bliss Woolgar, Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, and Wright. LAW INTELLIGENCE. MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEW I ..e. QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) 1 - The Cotton MarkeCt C ITY, L F; ive Q rro A ol ll ye T sfer l d l ay TO was T s ii• e r y ßE g Effiet ' . .. (Sittings at Guildhall, b e f ore M r . J us tice WicatTm.AN and a but at previous rates. Sales 2,000 bales, one-half on snecn Common Jury.) BUNNETT V. BREEZE. lation. Shares had a general tendency downwards, and there were numerous sellers in the market.—Birmigham f!Li The Court was engaged up . to the hour of our going to Gloucester were 70 • Easter Counties, IN; Grand Junctio:: press with this cause, which involved mere dry questions of 224 ; Birmingham 228 ; Ditto, New, 39* ; Manchester and, account, the validity or non _ va lidity o f a contract, and a dis- ' Birmingham, 391; Midland Counties 86 ; North Midland, puted liability ; b u t p resen ti n g no one feature of interest or 8.5-i ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 16s. 3d. ; South Eastern 36*, and importance except to the parties concerned. Ditto, New, 36*. . Much conversation has taken place this morning anfel l , COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.) parties connected with the South Sea trade, at the coat re (Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.) tion of the intelligence of the dethronement of Queen P01n'.47 v FRASER . BAGLEY—CIUM CON. and the taking possession of Tahiti by the French Acting.; At the opening of the Court this morning this cause was for Louis Philippe. No doubt is entertained that th is coll:I:0 proceeded with, by calling the following witnesses for the of proceeding will lead to angry negotiations between .a _ .. , defence : British and French Governments. Indeed already the I ^., Edward White examined byMr. CHAMBERS — I am soli- advisers of the Queen had addressed communications ti __ l fe citor to the Duchy of Cornwall. I prepared the marriage the subject to the Court of the Tuileries, news having si_in t settlemmt between the plaintiff and his wife. The wife had I time since reached. Ministers of the - previous hard troltremn7b 10,300/. fortune. Mr. Fraser got 4,300/. immediately after of Queen Pomare. This further course of policy by thn_trance• the marriage. Mr. Fraserhad no property of his own. After Admiral must unquestionably induce further remo b to the marriage they lived abroad for about five or six years. if not something else. The capture of Tahiti is the Ind li rl as After their retu r n, I use d t o see them professionally. Mrs. be regretted, as the British intercourse in that direc tl y . 1 g Fraser used to compl a i n o f th e con d uc t o f her husband. I been greatly increased within the last year or two, n` did not speak to him of any complaints she made. I moreover, hitherto a most profitable one. . ves ted heard of something about a sale of the furniture As showing the enormous amount of capital now when Mrs. Fraser lived in Wilton-crescent. An ap- in railways - in Great Britain (said to be now not plication was made to Mrs. Fraser's brother to become sixty millions sterling) the following figures are of Fl oe mortgagee, but he declined. At a meeting which subse- interest. They demonstrate the increase that has talttl eto , sequently took place, Mr. Bagley offered to advance the in the value of this sort of property since the month in o pen money ;at first he seemed disinclined, but ultimately he ad- ber, 1842. At that time, taking the amount paid 1 P ell iranced the money. The object was to preserve the property the shares of 73 lines of railway, and the price per share of for Mrs. Fraser, whose property I believed the furniture to tamable in the market, there was a loss in disconsiuto be, and not Mr. Fraser's. About May, 1842, I saw Mrs. 2,052,696/. But in the latter end of 1843, railwaY t , f t he Fraser with regard to the furniture. Mr. Fraser was very property had so much increased in favour on the pa,! tes much embarrassed. I received Mrs. Fraser's interest, and I Public, that upon 82 lines, the premiums exceeded tn: tober , paid it over to her. counts by 13,748,139/. Adding the discounts in ° __ o e ef To the Counr—The 300/. which was advanced by Mr. 1842, it follows that since the period last stated, the Ta.,, ot far l o s n lis t e o a f t Bagley was paid over to Mr. Fraser, who claimed the furni- railway shares generally has advanced not less I, $ ture amongst others. 15,796,183/. Those who had the means of purchasing *,`,,,',., To Mr. CtuainEns—An execution was subsequently put low range of prices, and that largely, must have wad"' in. I left directions to my clerk to settle the matter for Mrs. tunes, where they have held on throughout. „ ra tes Fraser. I received a letter from Mr. Fraser, dated the 18th The Funds are supported to-day, and realise f c . 0:111;;Il e st of July, enclosing one written to Mrs. Fraser, dated the Bth Consols being 97# to 971 for Money,. and 971 to 97i f°_l•4o-; of July, and addressed to her, at No. 30, Baker-street, Port- count. The Commissioners have taken 20,000/. in man-square. There was merely an envelope round the letter 971. Exchequer-bills are 70s. to 725. premium ; ti a;• L i f pct to Mrs. Fraser. (The letters were put in and read. The letter India Bonds 88s. premium ; the New Three-and - - ;„ 1 , 1 . - ,, e , per 0 Mrs. Fraser was very long, and its reading occupied a con- Cents. obtain 102* to * ; the Reduced 103* to *; the i 'n es A re siderable time. It was full of charges of unkindness. and Cents 98# to #. A . s the settling day approaches, pair:t o e. violence on the part of Mrs. Fraser towards the writer.) I buying in .or carrying over, and Stock seemed rathe °' toc ic enclosed a letter from Mrs. Fraser, in answer to that' letter. Bank Stock is not so good, being 194 to 1941 ; Indi a It was dated the 26th of July, 1842. (The letter was read. is 279 . ve tbs• t Another letter, dated the 23d of May, from Mr. Fraser to The Foreign Market is rather lively. W cei We , per ~o , c oo • Mrs. Fraser, was handed in and read.) lam not aware of there is a Bull party for Deferred Mexican Bonds. ", t i c ee• anything occurring between the 23d of May and the ',Bth of sidering the present rates too low in proportion to the f' c at ioe• I July to account for the alteration in the tone of those letters. are endeavouring to raise them in general esfin! _ . .4it Mrs. Fraser was in Brighton in July, 1842. She came to Parties should be cautious, however, as to the degree of c'The town, and called upon me for my advice. I advised her to they attach to anonymous calculations or assertil : ;• efet recl take lodgings, instead of renting a house as she proposed. Five per Cents. Mexican Bonds are 34 * ; and the dr r Between July, 1842, and July, 1843, Mr. Fraser came to me 12* to 1; Columbian are 131 to 14*, being better ; alL,, e ato for the purpose of raising money, to enable him to go ruvian have been 29-k to 30*. The Spanish invei sti n tlis to India. I saw him several times during this time. look more buoyant. The Actives are 24 to 23i ; .. e be.e ° Ido not recollect his asking where his wife and children Three per Cents. 33# to *. Portuguese Converted h;f: were, except when she was living at Ramsgate. Mr. Fraser marked 46* to 451. Brazilian are 791. - _,...,,,`4 c h let wanted 200/. ; I urged Mrs. Fraser to advance the money . The market for Railway Shares is certainly ~', ,r ais p OSl out of her means ; she consented, with some reluctance. i buoyant than it was a few days since ; and there i 5 L. from proposed to Mr. Fraser that his passage should be paid, and tion to speculate for a decline, and to take the fittr t ter to give him a letter of credit for the balance when he arrived the recent advance, which, however, may pro'it:n.` 4 , at Bombay. He had to get a certificate from Lord Denman porary. To-day a moderate business is doing. •!` ‘‘. to enable him to p rac ti ce a t th e I n di an b ar tL , which delayed BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE OOCs. • him for some time. He then said that he wished to go over (From the Official List.) , ••• ; lo t Bank Stock .... 191* .' 3 2 land to India, as he had to escort a niece of his and another 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities r'.• ift7 lady. I gave him 20/. to buy some things ; he afterwards came 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities for the residue in October, and said he was going in November. 3}4 per Cent. Reduced Annuities .- * ;.103 „ I objected, and told him I did not wi s h t o tr u st him with New 3% per Cent. Annuities • -10 Z 057 b w.-• i a the money. He subsequently got the bala n ce. Mrs. Fraser Lon Annuities, k ~, re Expire sth Jan. 1860 , India Stoc :JP irt.%• -- visited my family when she came to York-buildings. I con- Conso l s f or A ccount , - sidered her manners were rather free. Mr. Fraser hinted a • Exchequer Bills, 1%/1. _ 130. • E ,.,4 suspicion to me with regard to the conduct of the defendant 1,0001. . , ....... ~....... 74 Pin" . ,-',•., and his wife. This was before he received the money. Ditto Ad ver ti s ed ' — II•Pril• _,,.' 'ic Cross-examined by. Mr. TIIESIGER—Mr. Fraser told me FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT 00 -O'Clf Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. -4' 'l6 there were reports circulated to the prejudice of Mrs. Fraser. I Columbian Bonds 1 do not recollect telling Mr. Fraser : that I would see Mrs. M ex i can B on d s , 1837, 5 p er C e nt. - ••• - 241 Fraser on the subject. Ido not recollect telling Mr. Fraser Ditto Deferred Stock that Mrs. Fraser said he had nothing to do with her friend- Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. • • ir o - • - 5 04 Ditto for the Account ships or acquaintances since he had separated from her. I Portuguese Bonds 5 per Cent. • ... 44 45%' rt believe Mr. Fraser said on one occasion that it was a pity Ditt o Converted ~ she had not some person to keep her in the right path. I Ditto for the Account tali.% might have answered, that that was more easily said than done. Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent „. ON '°l Ditto for the Account He expressed a wish that she should continue her acquaintance Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. ex Do. ei 1 with the Broughton family, and have respectable persons Ditto Passive Bonds. • 1 4 . 44 about her. I do not recollect that I gave the address of Ditto Three per Cent. -.- -135 NA i° Mrs. Fraser to Mr. Fraser, which he asked for in his letter Ditto for the Account ' '4e of the 18th of July. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent -, , li r .• Ditto Deferred .lc :y, Re-examined by Mr. KELLY—If I did not give the ad- Dutch 2% per Cents ,110 4 dress of Mrs. Fraser, it was with no intention of concealing Ditto for the Account. "' it from Mr. Fraser. Mrs. Fraser has continued her ac- Dutch 5 per Cents. ....................... .... ........tiagg quaintance with the Broughton family, and continues to PRICES:OF SHARES THIS. DAY AT all l ' o ,6 RAILWAYS. have respectable acquaintances. I do not know of her hay- • RAID. PER 4 0) ," .tO Itg es stg r a a n n d d Exeter "IV 671 .. ; ..• to ...- ing one disreputable acquaintance. Mr. Frazer continued H o lyhead his negotiations for the 2001 . after he expressed his suspicions Eastern Counties with regard to the defendant. Ditto New 25 l2 fir!"! . to 61 John Curtis, a clerk in the office of the last witness, was Edinburgh and Glasgow 56,7 ...... to / - 75 106,s -;•*" to •• called and examined. by Mr. KELLy—The evidence of the Grgto•Wesanair - 50 witness related to the bill.of sale of the furniture, and the London and Brighton es money transactions referred to by Mr..Fhite. London and Blackwall • '11634 Chas. Wood, examined. by Mr. WoaDswowrn—My mother London and Birmingham Stock keeps the hotel, called Wood's Hotel, in Portugal-street, Lin- London and South Western 41% 7o(zit• .... tom coin's Inn-fields. I know Mr. Fraser. We have an account with Manchester and - ••••••" . to " him, commencing in FebruaiY, 1840, and ending September Ditto New Shares .., 30 3d,- 1841. The amount for that time is.llB/. ls. 4d. I got Manchester and Birmingham ~ 40 ... :=Midland Counties lOO two acceptances for the amothit. When they became due 83 • ....... 50 t Norwich and Brandon - 2 4 A ,2" t° .) 45)i theT were dishonoured. ' - Nesbcastle and Darlington Junct. 15 - Captain Charles Hart—l am Captain, on lialf-pay, of the Northern and Eastern Morth Midland 60th Regimenr. I know Mr. Fraser. I knew him when he 100 became a candidate for the representation of Hythe. I un- Ditto 34 Shares - 40 .4 . , t g ik .. ,............... I:: Ditto Thirds 2l . 13s 4d. rlf ; - ..... to derstood him to say he had expectations of a l arge fortune Paris and Orleans ro 32N . .... , to from his father. I knew Mr. and Mrs. Fraser b e f ore an d Rouen an d Havre.. "'""" after their marriage. Mr. Fraser used to ask me to dine. South Eastern and Dover Sometimes Mr. Fraser came home very late,, and Ditto Scrip . t I/ sometimes he did not come home at all. He used York and North Midland ....„.. 50 -; l• ....... to Ditto Scarboro• Branch •' 2 34 ... to tell me that I would alWay s fi n d M rs . F raser at h ome. JOINT STOCK BANKS. ,'-. to , e 1 About 1840 they were living in Melcombe-place. I met Mr. London Joint Stock . ...... ...,.4... 10 Bagley there at dinner sometimes. Mr. F. was prese,nt, and COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YES'rEi -171 :- ' when he was absent my da u ght er di ne d th ere . I never no - A mster d am CF . 12 6 Gib ra lt ar ....... .--. .. . . ... 30 7. / 4 ticed any particular familiarity between Mr. Bagley and Mrs Ditt o , a t s i g ht l2 4. Leghorn- ..... . -.-: . . ... • p 9.' Fraser. Mr. Bagley used to play with the children. I never Rotterdam 2U. 12 6* Genoa ..........t'.. .... • ..., saw him play at blind-man's 'buff with them.—(Laughter.) I Antwerp 25 95 Milan .......... ..4 . • ... • 47, never saw anything like unkindness on the part of Mr. or Il am b urg h M.B. 13 15 V en i ce .... ..... 4.;-- ••'' 39 1 Mrs. Fraser towards each other. After Mrs. Fraser left Altona Melcombe-place, she told me she lived at Lady Doyle's. She P ar i s , 3 d a y s ' s i g ht 25 70 ' Palermo, per 01. .... 5 3 1 did not dress in a showy manner. As far as my opinion goes, , Ditto, 3 months 25 90 ' Lisbon: ......... ...,.r.•" 5 3 1 she is not an attractive person ; but that is a matter of Marseilles opinion. —(Laughter.) Bourdeaux 25 95 Rio Janeiro ............. ' 0 Cross-examined by Mr. THESIGER.—I should not say that Frankfort on Maine 122 '•" Bahia .......... . : • , t,'" .0' Mrs. F. was extremely mild.: 7 -(Laughter.) She was a mild Petersburgh, 3Us 34 ' • Buenos AyreS .. .. ~• .1;4 .--- person. I never heard anything about family jars.— Berlin 7 ' . NewYork,2ld y isig --- 4 , (Laughter.) There was some talking as to Mr. Fraser's Vienna, effec. fi. 3 M 957 Phil a d e lphia .. • . ,•;* f se vg extravagance, and his coming home later than his business Trieste, dittos . __ . 9 58_ pritcF,s OF BUL." -.'" , (5 .,. :Hr . , 4 "4 !! b required: I never heard Mr. Fraser use a harsh word to. wards Mrs. Fraser. There was a constant upbraiding of Mr, Fraser on the part of Mrs. Fraser, on account of his extra vagance, and his being absent from home. Lady Catherine Hayes was next called, and examined by Mr. WoRDSwoRTH—I am widow of Commodore Sir John Hayes. I know Mrs. Fraser. I have known her about six years. I knew her in 1839. I knew her when she removed to Melcombe-place. It was not far from my house. I was on intimate terms with her up to the time that I heard of this trial. We saw each other frequently. I remem ber when Mr. Fraser slept at my house. It might have been more than one night. It was about the time she was removing to Melcombe-place. I have known very little of Mr. Fraser. I never saw him when I called. I saw him two or three times when I dined there ; never, on any other occasion. I cannot say if they lived happily together. Mrs. Fraser appeared to be a most devoted mother. I should say her mode of dressing was ra ther shabby.—(A laugh.) She generally wore a cap. She was tidy, but not so well dressed as a lady in her situation might have been. I was often shown the picture of her husband. She appeared to be extremely fond of it; more so than she ought to be in my opinion. Cross-examined by Mrs. THESIGER—Mrs. Fraser appeared to be fond and proud of her husband. My husband was in the East India Company's service. Mr. Dodd, a surgeon, residing at No. 12, -Portman-street, Portman-square, examined by Mr. WORDSWORTH—I at tended Mrs. Fraser in her last four confinements, on January 22, 1828 ; on August 7. 1839 ; on October 6, 1841; and on December 9, 1842. I attended her on other occasions besides those. She appeared to be a very tender and affectionate mother. I don't know whether the last child has blue eyes. Cross-examined by Mr. HusioninEY—The last child has red hair, and the child before the last. None of the others have red hair. Zephaniah: Davis examined by Mr. CIIAMBERS-I was in the service of Mr. Bagley as a clerk. I left the same night on which Mr. Bagley gave a dinner party in 1840. Mr. Fraser was there. Mrs. Fraser and another lady were there. The party broke up at half-past ten. Mr. Fraser left with his wife and Miss Birch. Mr. Bagley desired me to have the chambers carefully arranged. Cross-examined by Mr. TuEstemn—l was clerk to Mr. Bagley about three months. I was recommended to Mr. Hodges. Mr. Bagley is about 35. He has not red hair—he has red whiskers.—(A laugh.) His hair is of a sandy colour. I don't think it is sandy. I believe it is the same colour as my own. (The witness's hair being very black, his answer created much laughter.) When I said the hair was sandy, I was confounding it with the whiskers.—(Laughter.) I per fectly recollect Mr. Bagley's hair. I will swear it is not sandy. It is the same colour as my own. To Mr. KELLY—Look at this gentleman's hair (pointing to Mr. Bagley's brother), and say is it as dark as this gentle man's hair. Witness—Decidedly darker. Elizabeth Barrow, examined by Mr. KELLY—I am in the service of Mrs. Fraser. I entered into it on the Ist January, 1839. I was cook. When I first went Mr. Fraser was absent from home about five weeks. When he returned, he used to be very little at home. He used to coine holne about eleven or twelve o'clock at night. I recollect the birth of one of the children, named Joseph. He came home very late at the time this child was born. I used to open the door till a key was made for him. Mr. Fraser went for the doctor. He left home after breakfast and returned late at night. He did not dine at home during the confinemet of Mrs. Fraser. From what I saw going on in the house, I gave notice of leaving. I thought Mr. Fraser could not be the master of the house. I afterwards made inquiries, and found she was sister to Lady Doyle. I then remained. I did not know Mr. Bagley until we had removed to Melcombe-place. He used to visit frequently there when Mr. Fraser was at home, and when he was not. On one occasion he came with Mr. Fraser when Mr. Fraser was going to Exeter. He de sired me to take care of my mistress while he was away, and that Mr. Bagley was to sleep there. Mr. Bagley did not sleep there. On one night he slept at the house when Mr. Fraser was in town. It was a very snowy night: He slept on the sofa in the drawing-room. Mr. raser slept in the house that night. I recollect when Isabella was born. Some time before, Mr. Fraser and Mr. Bagley came home together, about eleven o'clock iu the morning. They went up to Mrs. Fraser's bed-room. I saw them there. Mrs. Fraser was dressed in a morning gown. She was sitting when I saw her. The others were standing near her. I do not know what passed. I heard Mr. Fraser frequently say that he asked Mr. Bagley to dinner. This was mostly in 1842, about winter time. Mr. Bagley had been often invited to dinner when Mr. Fraser was not there to receive him. There used to be a lady there frequently. I remember Mr. Fraser going away and not coming back again. This was in 1842. Mrs. Fraser went to Brighton. I saw Mr. Bagley at Brighton. I recollect on one occasion that Mr. Bagley and Mrs. Fraser, and one of the children, went out. I and the other servant went to church. On our return home we found the street-door open, and also the parlour door. Mr. Bagley and Mrs. Fraser were o in the parlour. Mr. Fraser returned to town, and went to York-buildings, shortly after she was confined. Mr. Bagley called after she was confined. (The witness was under examination when our Re porter left). Madrid - i ---: 6fd bat- - 1 7 oreign 0 , 0 Cadiz Bilbao 36 7 New Doubloons' s - ,0 4 111 Barcelona 36 New Dollars ....... • • . 0 4_ 0 .0 Seville — - ' Silver in Bar's. ive I ' MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 20---;4,4Po,asdiji, considerable business doing' at the following cla ° :l6; ,or Eastern Counties, 104 9-16 ; Ditto, Registered, 12.teirpik(or burgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 14 13-16 ; 1,- Mancho,,, 01, o vii mingham, 40* ; Paris and: Rouen, 32* ; SheffieP-'_„? cheater, 66 ; South Eastern Scrip, 36* ; Chester , head, -si. - ' ' 't tho. pe,l o , —r ' VIOLENT CHANGES.— re 121 regard to a • bre' noet Corn-law, the supporters of it make " violent mi s v, their arguments. Now, what is to be said id ea lad s s o change which was made when these very 4 . ,oili n et? les l imposed upon the country by force of the beY° o: s e 1 not this a " violent change ?" .Bad excuses an" never answer any party or person. 'The - • ita C° COMPLETE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT."'" vireea-fier of the National Complete Suffrage Union met et , e tter 9 pr on Monday last ; the President. in the Chair. toe , ,to e• read from London, Liverpool, .Montrose, Sortbali tb chester, Newcastle, Bristol, Bridgewater, Bath , 3 nre seli' o o. the ° to be The accounts from all parts of the kingdom r fi e blie r ee l del supply movement as making rapid progress in P, - , r ly L il o se Arrangements were made for holding the Vat — e inv"_ Ere" at the - Public-office on Monday next, when friends of the Union, resident in Birmingham, 311 the ciayy invited to attend. # iveeU e USED POSTAGE STAMPS.—One day o s e, e , oral t- 0 be Solicitor at the Legacy-duty-office, at Some Fos „, t ceived a letter from the Solicitor at the Get fr° c c informing him that some letters; had beev"beell 40 0 former on which used Post-office atanWal This P e sci o :l and which, according to the law, is AtfelonY• _ a lio, t oe 0 act occurring so near the head of the StaMP la` l ets some consternation and alarm. The fault wa g d o le' OP; to one of the messengers, who was sent wit , ' wi t 101 tbe a the Post-office with money to pre-pay the"' ; Jo° lll' o o° 4, ing some heads in the court-yard, and being s a n P ° ls ine they had been used, placed them on the lette._ the money. The matter was thus satisfactori lts U c ony' and the punishment inflicted on the offender 'I a reprimand. bert W O Al At Upper Clapton, on e 20th inst., D.u.• ti l he e of a son. , s ..pSt On the 19th inst., at Storey's-gate, St•I$111". wife' ' P l ' of J. Wright, Esq., M.D ., of a daugliter;oopsgte' i d On the 19th inst., at St. Helen's -place, 1 31 1 ,66° Halket, of a daughter. al l , grf" ~, On the 18th inst., at Pulbro-place , Irau-7-h of Oil) b rtu P proosten, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., Mrs. Thomas Gree n ' Ill + lios• place, Camberwell, of a daughter. the On the 19th inst ., in Great George -Street/ _ fi lolin John Talbot, of a son. „ 1 0 1-141 v) On the 16th inst., at Heston Hall, 118 6 . 4-4 Raver Hogarth, Esq., of a daughte r. ell ig h Or On the 16th inst., Mrs. T. Teape, of a 6' ,' eog ie On the 17th inst., in Gower-street, Mrs. ------ wood, of a daughter. -___ • 3121.R.R1ED . g ii t ,:e%9 1, ,, 11 5_ °13 ;:, t6 Fre O d n er t i li c e B l7 ro t h wn i i n o s w t ~ R a u t s h L b yni ro o in k s e t , e rECsqhfce h a p , ii th i nt s e i r - u oi tyhou'' "- Fusilier Guarde, to Albinia Maria, second daug Evans, Esq., of Lymms* ter. ~t a riP 11 , 1361. :1 06r On the 30th of December, at Somerset Chor e go o ~s 1 William Armit Eyre, Eaq., 20th Regiment, to va., I ' o rat phine, eldest daughter of Joseph Ballingal ~. j o elti Storekeeper Superintendent of her 3 1 43 estY P •t"" 411 ' Bermuda. 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Places more remote from the great lines will receive their papers by the Morning Mails. Orders received by all news agents, and at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, London. THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, FEB. 21. • THERMOMETER, Lowest, 27 ; Highest, 38.; Noon, 36. BAROMETER, S.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. Mornirg 46 minutes after 3 I Evening 1 minute after 4 - ;4-, • e A t i "'soy, sui.k4 t ., _ . SECOND EDITION.. .„ cit.... 4 Winn 11 . - z - Alitt _.• • LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1844. In the Lords the " Gaming Transactions Wit nesses' Indemnity Bill," was read a third time and passed. The Law of Libel Bill, on the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, was read a second time and referred to a Committee. No other business was done, and the House adjourned till Thursday. In the Commons several Railway Bills were brought up and read a first time. The Manchester and Ros sendale Railway Bill was read a second time, and or dered to be committed. Lord PALMERSTON postponed his motion on the Right of Search till this day fortnight. On the motion of Mr. WATSON, a number of re turns relative to the Courts of Common Pleas and Chancery of the County Palatine of Lancaster were ordered. Mr. HUME moved for a Select Committee to in quire into the extent of smuggling in articles that paid a high duty, and into various malversations con nected with the Custom-house, and the expenses in curred for the protection of the Customs' revenue. Lord SOMERSET suggested that the motion, for the present, should be postponed; and, as far as we can judge from the report, Mr. HUME acquiesced. In answer to a question from Mr. HUME, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the Post office authorities were in communication with those of the United States, for the purpose of adopting re ciprocal Post-office regulations between the two countries. Mr. HAWES resumed the adjourned debate on the state of Ireland. His speech very properly was almost entirely directed to the Established Church of Ireland. To that he attributed most of her grievances. The " No Popery" cry could not now be raised. The Protestant Dissenters had formerlibeen opposed to the Catholics, because the Catholics were opposed to civil liberty. Now the case was different. The Catholics supported the principle of civil liberty, and they would have the Dissenters with them. He added, if the payment of the Catholic priesthood should be proposed as part of a great plan for tranquillising Ireland, if it were joined with a mea sure for the extension of the franchise, then he would sacrifice his pre-conceived opinions, and support such a measure. All the old evils of Ireland were sure to find fresh nourishment, to receive permanency and strength, from the maintenance of the Irish Established Church. The contest was between religious liberty and religious intolerance, and he had no fear as to the result ; but, in the meantime, the nation was weakened by these unseemly struggles, and the enemies of this great country were looking on with hope, when they saw England weakened by the misgovernment of Ireland. Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON followed, and made a characteristic Tory speech about the trial of the tra versers, Father MATEEW, and the peaceable state of Ulster compared with Tipperary. The O'CONOR DON supported Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion, and expressed his conviction that if the House entered on the state of Ireland in the proper spirit, the condition of that country would be speedily im proved. The principal speakers of the evening were Mr. GISBORNE, Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, and Sir T. WJLDE, to whose speech we direct particular attention. The debate was again adjourned, and the House' rose at a Quarter to Three o'Clock. The Herald of this morning, alluding to some re marks made by Colonel VERNER and Mr. BUSFEILD FERRAND, in the House of Commons, on Monday night, respecting the Irish Protestants, of whose ex istence these bright senators seemed to take for granted that the House was ignorant, says, "in omitting to refer to the number, position, and rights, of the Protestants of Ireland, the opponents of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion gave up the better part, if not the whole, of their case. Let us for a moment endeavour to prove that there are Protestants in the sister country, and by proofs that cannot be dis puted." Our Contemporary then adds—and by way of impressing the remarkable fact still more strongly on the minds of his readers, he prints it in italics— " there are Protestants in Ireland !" Now, does the . Herald really believe that the country needs to be re minded of this fact ?—that it is at all likely to forget, so long as the records of history endure, that there is a fierce, bigoted, inexorable faction in the sister country rejoicing in the title of Protestants, and still more so in that of ascendancy-men ? Are not the annals of this furious party written in the heart's blood of the Catholics ? Are they not associated with the recollection of the pitch-cap and the triangle— with the public flogging, by order of Rev. Irish Archdeacons, of innocent women—with the noto rious BERESFORD riding-school—with the hangings, and drawings, and quarterings of hundreds of ignorant peasants—with the conflagration of villages—the sack of towns—the revenge of an in furiate soldiery—the atrocious spy-system which penetrated into every house and cabin, sowing dissen sion in the bosom of private families ;—and, in short, with all the horrors of the rebellion of 1798 ? While these things are remembered, can the existence of Irish Protestants be forgotten ? But, 'granted that even these atrocities could be expunged from men's minds, still, is there: not a wealthy, sinecure Church Establishment, with its staff of bishops and deans, prebendaries and archdeacons, canons and minor canons, to say nothing of the favourite tithe hunts of the parsons, to keep Irish Pro testantism alive in public recollection? What absurdity, then, in the Herald—with these facts star ing it fully and broadly in the face—to assure its readers that " there are Protestants in Ireland 1" " Protestants in Ireland 1" Aye, verily there are ! Else wherefore the late speeches of Lord STANLEY and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and the desperate cheers of the Treasury Bench whenever any sentiment of an Orange complexion falls from the lips of the Minis ters or their obsequious cads ? What the people require to be reminded of is—not that " there are Protes tants in Ireland," but that there are Catholics in that country—injured, insulted, oppressed Catholics, who are left to wither in the cold shade of neglect, and who on public trials of moment are not even thought worthy to serve in the capacity of jurymen ! This is what the people need to be reminded of, for the policy of Government is so studiously framed as to lead to the inference that the Irish Catholics are a mere ag- gregate of cyphers, on whom a serious consideration is thrown away, and for whose imagined grievances it is not worth while to legislate in a kindly and enlightened spirit. To throw to them from time to time a soft word or a specious promise, just as you would throw a bone to a dog; to endeavour to keep them in good humour by assuring them that one day or other something shall be done for them, when it is fully intended that the day of relief shall never arrive ; to promote the antagonist party to offices of trust, power, and emolument, while professions are constantly made by those thus acting, of moderation and impartiality, thereby adding insult to injustice—this is the manner in which our Tory Ministers treat the Catholics ; and then, when the latter protest with vehemence against such treatment, the former lift up their righteous eyes in perfect as tonishment at such ingratitude Gentle Herald, it needs not that you remind your Tory readers of the existence of Irish Protestants, for they know it right well—too well ; enough that you remind them that there are such beings as Catholics in Ire land, and that you impress on them also the whole some fact that these Catholics—notwithstanding that they refuse to anathematise the POPE—are quite as worthyfas their Orange brethren, to share the favours of Government ! The humanity and interest which had long been vainly appealed to on behalf of that enormous com munity of the rising generation,—the youth and chil dren of both sexes engaged in the various pro cesses of our manufacturing industry—have been, within the last four or five years, excited into vigorous and healthful action. The kindly feelings thus elicited have not evaporated in the mere enuncia tion of general principles. Sympathy and charity have not stopped short at the rounding of a few well turned periods, inculcating sentiments of unexceptionable benevolence. They have vi sited the abodes—they have inspected the habits —they have watched the incessant labours of their unfortunate clients. They have scanned the amount of their privations; they have measured the protracted efforts of their t oilin g indus try; they have contrasted the maximum product of their vigilance, dexterity, and application, with t he m i nimum wages received by them. They have superintend e d th e ent i re occupa tions of their p h y sical existe nce, from the early close of their short nig ht's slumber, and the s can ty morse l (h as tily snatched in the uncertain daybreak, dimly lighting the misery of their squalid homes) to their morning's toil, in the mill or the factory, amidst con gregated masses offellow-labourers, pent up in spacious, but unhealthy, work-rooms. This toil they have seen the young work-people prolong, through the live-long day, in the polluted atmosphere of densely crowded chambers, and a midst the incessant uproar of steam • engines in action, and huge revolving machinery— through the afternoon, whose brightness and sunshine never glowed or beamed for them—through the soft evening, whose refreshing coolness was not suffered to play upon their pallid cheeks—and far into the night, whose solemnity and silence were properties which they had learned only by report ; for, how could they know these through the din of wheels, the hiss ing of steam, the hurtling of looms, and the flying of shuttles? From the monster mill or the labyrinthine factory, the same disinterested philanthropy has tracked the returning footsteps of the overworked infant and the exhausted adult, perhaps through the dreary buffetings of a tempestuous night to their cheerless cottages. It has examined the discomfort, it has glanced over the desolation, of those miserable tenements ; it has tasted of the wretched pittance that has awaited the factory people for their mournful supper; and it hai contemplated the more wretched pallets to which they have betaken themselves for their deep but feverish sleep of " a scant" five hours, prior to the morning's renewal of their ever-recurring and spirit-crushing toils! It is certain that the spirited exertions of an active beneficence, incited by the noble example of such men as the late Mr. THOMAS SADDLER, and the present Lord ASHLEY, have been successful with the master rnanufacturms and millowners, to induce them greatly to ameliorate the condition and to multiply the com forts of these hard-working children of labour. The Legislature, at the instance of Government, has assiduously addressed itself to the task of protecting them from oppression—from overwork—from being rendered, under various pretences and misrepresenta tions, accessories to their own wrong, by facilitating evasions, on the part of the employers, of the statutes touching the lowest ages at which children may be employed, and the utmost daily time for which they shall work. We are well pleased to see that Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in kis official capacity, i s lending a powerful aid to the furtherance and conso lidation of these' sanatory measures of protection. We have given, elsewhere, a notice of the Bill lately introduced by the Right Hon. Baronet, and now be fore the House, "for regulating the employment of children, young persons, and women in factories." It is scarcely requisite for us to add, that we wish, f o r I so just and humane a measure, all the success to which it is fairly entitled ; and to its framers and supporters, without distinction of party, all the credit and praise that are due to those who step forward to befriend the friendless. The intelligence from Spain, which is to the 13th inst., has heen anticipated by the French telegraphic dispatches given in another place. General RONCALI, it will be seen, has blockaded Alicant, and that town would probably yield in a few days. Some accounts say that he had refused to obey the orders of the Minister of War to shoot the thirty insurgents made prisoners at Alcoz, and would be recalled. This report, however, has been officially contradicted. The Three per Cents. were done at 28i for cash, and 29} at 60 days ; Five per Cents. at 201 at 60 days. The French Government on Monday received the following intelligence from Spain : "TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES. " BAYONN E, FEB, 16. " The Portuguese movement has taken place at Torres Novas, in the 4th Cavalry. Several arrests were ordered on _ . _ the 7th at Lisbon. " General Roncali writes on the 9th from Villa Francasa, that he has blockaded Alicant, with General Pardo. " Several of the insurgents had surrendered to him. " The address of the Deputies to the Queen has been sub scribed by seventy-two of them." " FEBRUARY 17, "We learn from Orihuela, whence the advice of the 9th, that the insurgents had abandoned that town, and shut themselves up in Carthagena. " Baron Bomtin, who is believed to be the leader of the late Portuguese movement, has been arrested at Yelvas. " M. Olozaga has been sent by the Government to reside at St. tiles." The following telegraphic dispatch of an earlier date appears in the Illoniteur of the same day " BAYONNE, FEB. 15. " Forty senators, present in Madrid, have voted an address to Qucen Isabella, in which they assure her Majesty of their adhesion to her Government. They voted another address to the Queen-Mother, expressive of their wish that she should ppeedily return to Spain. The Deputies of the majority fol lowed the example of the senators. "The disarmament of the National Militia of Lugo, Cadiz, Seville, Ceuta, and of the whole camp of San Roque, took place without any disturbance. Malaga and Almeria were tranquil." The Paris Government journals make no com ments whatever on the intelligence brought from Otaheite, and will probably continue to do so till a commmunication on the subject tekes place between Lord ABERDEEN and M. GUIZOT. Some of the Op position journals, on the other hand, praise in high terms the conduct of Admiral DUPETIT THOUARS, and call upon the Cabinet to sanction at once the occu pation of these islands in the name of the KING of the FRENCH. The poor missionaries, of course, come in for a great deal of abuse. "M. GuizoT," says the National, " whatever he may really think, cannot dis avow our brave Admiral, and we shall necessarily learn, without delay, that he has ratified the defini tive and complete occupation of Otaheite. Let the Bible-sellers cry out; their Government laughs at our most legitimate complaints; let us treat with contempt the Methodist brawling of those preaching folks, who, under the missionary's dress, cannot con ceal the political agent, and still less the trader !" The Siecle views the affair in a different light, and is opposed to any scheme for colonizing "at great ex pense an island which cannot be preserved during a time of war, and will not repay us in time of peace, for the expenses imposed on our treasury. It will therefore be necessary to give way to the intrigues of this Mr. PRITCHARD, or get deeper and deeper in an ugly affair." The Quotidienne says Lord ABERDEEN " would with very bad grace exhibit indignation at our taking possession of the island, and it would be but too easy to remind him with how little scruple England plants her flag wherever she pleases. The British establishments in China, the encroachments on Gwalior, the flagrant usurpation of Sinde, are examples enough of what England does, but which French honour would blush to imitate." Yet French honour dethroned the Dey of ALGIERS, plun dered his treasury of several millions sterling, and seized his dominions, and something more, be cause from accident or momentary irritation, he touched the sacred cheek of the French Consul with his fan. • The French Funds remain nearly stationary. On Monday the Three per Cents. closed at 82f. 35c., and the Fives at 125 f. 55c. THE BOURSE—MONDAY, FEB. 19. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. • • 125 65 .• 125 65 .. 125 60 .. 125 60 Four-and-a-Half.... 112 50 .. 112 50 .. 112 50 .• 112.50 Three per Cents... • • 82 35 .. 82 35 .. 82 25 •• 82 35 Bank of France Laftlttc Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo2 50 • • 1102 50 .• 1102 50 .. 1102 50 Belgian Bank .. • . • . Belgian Fives .•••••• • • • • • • 1071 • • 1071 • • 1071 • • 1074 1840•.••••.. lO9l •• 109 i •• 109 •• 1091 1842 Spanish Active Passive 5l . • 51 .. . • 51 Portuguese Five per Cents • • 444 • • 45 . • 444 • • 45 Neapolitan• •• . •••••• • • • • • - 104 50 •• 104 75 .. 104 25 • • 104 50 Roman •.• • • - ••• ••••.• • • • • • 106 • • 106 • . 106 • • 106 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain Versailles, L.B l7O •• 175 •• 170 •• 170 Rouen .•.... Rouen to Havre • • • • ...... • • 670 • • 670 . • 655 .'. 655 Orleans ....... • - • • • 837 50 . • 837 50 . • 830 • • 830 Strasburg to Bale.. •••• •• , • 242 50 .• 242 50 • . 237 50 • • 238 75 Avignon to Marseilles.. •• • • 730 • • 730 .. 720 • • 720 Mulhausen to Thann .• • • • • • 380 380 • • 380 • • 380 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR TIIE ACCOUNT. Ver - ailles, L.B.•••••• ••• • • • 172 50 .. 172 50 • • 172 50 • • 172 80 Rouen•.••.. Rouen to Havre 670 670 661 25 .. 661 25 Orleans ••.• .• • Strasburg to Bale.-- •• 241 25 .. 242 50 .. 235 240 Avignon to Marseilles.. 740 741 25 .. 722 50 . • 730 Montpellier to Cette • • • • .. • • 445 445 . • 445 445 DODD'S PARLIAMENTARY COMPANION.-Mr. Dodd, so well known for his useful information on subjects connected with the two Houses of Parliament, has just brought out a new edition of this work. It con tains amy emendations and improvements, and fur nishes the latest statistical intelligence on the con stitution of the country. The details respecting the House of Commons are very copious, and include a concise biography of the Members, their principles, and pledges to their constituencies, their parentage, age, marriage, &c. It furnishes also a statement of the numbers polled at the last general election, the population of each place, the registered electors, and a general outline of the forms and usages adopted in Parliament. The returns for all the vacancies caused by death and resignations since the last prorogation up to the present session are given, with the usual historical and family notices. We believe this is the only hand-book of the kind now published. LORD HERTFORD'S WlLL.—Another hearing respect ing a codicil, claimed by the Right Hon. .1. Croker, of 100,000 dollars in Virginia Stock, under the will of the late Marquis of Hertford, was given this morning by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, to hear the Solicitor-General on behalf of the Right Hon. Claimant. Lord Brougham, although evidently suffer ing under the effects of lumbago, was present, as were also Lords Campbell, Abinger, Denman, and other Lords. Sir William Follett having concluded, it was intimated by the Court that judgment would be deferred to a future period. Sir Charles Wetherell appeared on the part of the present Marquis of Hertford, the respondent in this case. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE -7-WEDNESDAY, We had about an average supply of English Wheat. For the finest parcels the demand was steady, at previous rates, but in other kinds exceedingly little was doing. Foreign Wheat was a heavy sale, but we can notice no alteration in prices. Barley was quite as dear, but Malt Barley supported Monday's figures. Oats, Beaus, Peas, and Flour were un altered. ARRIVALS. Wheat. English. 1,140 qrs. Irish - Foreign 6OO Barley. Oats. Flour 3,570 qrs. t 1,540 glya. 3,450 sacks , 760 10,550 --- Lew Malt, 1,750 qrs. WIIITECHAPEL. Although the supply of each kind of meat was but mode rate, the trade was throughout heavy. on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Veal, 2s 10d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2$ 6d to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY IMPORTANT STATEMENT. This morning a special adjourned Court was held at the East India House for the purpose of further considering the papers relating to Sinde. The Minutes of the last Court having been read, The Chairman, Mr. CorrErt, said, the Court of Directors deplored the course pursued by the Governor-General of India, in relation to the Arneers of Sinde. But they were satisfied that he had acted conscientiously; and it was the intention of the Court of Directors to give every aid and pro tection to the Ameers, against whom no charges had been established. He thought it would be the better course to ad journ the Court without discussing the resolutions proposed at the last meeting. After this important statement, a discussion upon the point oforder ensued, in which the Chairman gave way, and admitted that the resolutions proposed at the last Court might now be discussed. -------- • Mr. WEEnniu then addressed the Court and Was left speaking. BURGLARY.—Between the hours of eleven on Monday night and six on the Tuesday morning, the premises of Mr. Lindsey, keeper of the Lewisham post-office, were broken into and robbed of bank notes, silver, gold, and a quantity of plate, amounting in value to about 3001. The letter-bag, which had been dropped the previous evening by the Hastings mail, had been broken open, and the letters it contained opened, and their contents torn into fragments and strewed on the floor. THE Pgicr or BREAD.—The bakers throughout the metropolis raised the price of bread yesterday. The firs rate bakers at the west-end now charge 91d. and even 10d. for the 41b. loaf; the second-rate, Bd. and 7id. Some of the inferior ones in Whitechapel, Blackfriars-road, Westminster, Drury-lane, and St. Giles's, only charge Qd. and 7d. Not withstanding that there is a plentiful supply of wheat in the country, of English crowth, no less than 6,220 quarters of foreign wheat have been received during the last week in the port of London-1,500 quarters of which were from"Dantzic, and 1,000 from Odessa. Twenty thousand quarters were entered on Monday last at the 19s. duty. The price of wheat at Mark-lane varies from 40s. to 60s. per quarter, and flour of superior quality from 466. to 50s. second ditto, 40s. to 455. per sack. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. postBvo., CH A TSWORTH; OR, THE ROMANCE OF A WEEK. Edited by R. PLUMER WARD, 'Esq. Author of " Treinaine," " De Vere," Sec. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. martin,ofßud d a . - -- -7 -- - - ' , W Y DIED. , SO ° On the 11th inst., at Isleworth, Middlesc—' fa , Drinkwater, aged 74. ~ ,i ) e 110' On the 13th inst., Hebe Elizabeth, relict o f " ‘ite mend Prideaux, Esq., of Hexworthy, Cornwo;lo,cesters7,re. On the 14th inst., at Warmington-grange, ,ao g ! 1 t of the Hon. Mrs. Gist, only daughter of the late Lobetti, rehcose, On the 15th inst., at Cheltenham, Ann 1 : 1 ',,, z11 buill 110 the late George Adam Ashew, Esq., of Paii,"s Isabc"-$ Northumberland, aged 84. • grs• go , On the 16th inst., at Brentor, Devonshire,. the l a te . Holwell Holwell, of Devonshire -place, widow ot Li' .4e. Edward Ofspring Holwell, Vicar of Plyrntree. ... t . Tetlir„,,, On the 16th inst., Mr. Henry Henry" ofElm-col':'susall, On the 16th inst., at Southwick -street, Hyde-PIP ' Wife eldest daughter of the late Captain H. 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