The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-03 00:00:00

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'ranee from tiler right' Ales go oa Friday the _. _._ ithly COUP 'Wigs were imencenleut i the OW' ginister at' e intentieeg t of the ire as in fail 4 be arrie 1. rot ,rest Trice. . 2 1 30 • 1 ,0 ::3 14° ..109 0 62 2 b b 0 12 4 S 114 11 62 0t so 1$ •• 40 4 ) 681 s, ". /00 se ) 20 • 42S UT§ 0 0 ) ty7 T 10 •,1127 S 0 7 50 .• 4:2 0 5 75 • ' vA s a 7b •' l p79 . ) ng 16. t5O 7 50 ••" 6 0 0 5 00 0 2 5 0 '' l % • 7 ' ..131 5 325 • 5 0 of gy EW 6 ' sTEA zuEss An d the i •oner, — rde r one A '" The mo tes , . ve ry from sOO mee ting , led, in civro r d e rs, th fo r had beell sbl e Conoi der roir oa ts for I d locall, l lo' with 4A I the P" t e i d ed, see m hoo d ' Leighb Qur stationed r to n istodY °wed' ira u s o' i e co . bea 'g tb e e fowl I weal Iclo to 55, ed ~ azam' w og t or .; ac ood ot IP icriPt i°ll 280, OS 1 4 -01 1 . 11,‘ :15 41 !,r 11 • A 17 • ""••••••.......• rust that are observed now were there when I first saw Th th em. From Victoria -terrace we went to No. 1 7 Charles eet, and we found among other things a pair of' trousers. the ".Were on a so f a bed. They were marked with blood at tobottom, and on the left knee. (The trousers were handed the Coroner.) They were not concealed in any wey. I !;ldwas informed by the father that they were his son' Thomas's, were last worn by him on Friday evening. I produce a waistcoat belonging to Thomas, and which I under _st_oed • .rom the father and mother was worn on the same Li. note There is a small spot of blood on the left side. (The th e letter also handed round the table.) I also found paper and wafers, which correspond with put in. The wafers are marked F. ; tales° found a bottle of blue ink. The mother vto write That was the ink Thomas, poor fellow, used I have omitted to state that I found a so eere'igli at his fath er ' s lodgings. I produce the watch handed 1 /344 b y Scotuay. fatheraeector Shackell—Th at i s the sovereign offered by the .i. , which I di d not take at the time. 50;n3 Pec tor Partrid ge —I found also a sovereign and half- Teirleign on th e mantel-shelf, and one on the bed. tto ; 0 11 44. a 3 Hocker—You did not find the sovereign. I gave Th e c, Ina ` 4143 / I F-n—Thomas Rocker says he gave it to you. ii,.;_--Pector Partridge —I saw it lying on the bed, and the -.7lner picked it up, and gave it to me. 4. B Pector th Haynes examined—l attended the examination theunas Hecker at Marylebone, on Wednesday . last, and Sha ck eame day I went with Inspectors Partridge ana assist 11 to V ictoria -terrace, to the prisoner's lodgings. I 4 butt 6td hi searching the room, and on the sideboard I found eh I here produce. (lid e ,, C ? n ° ) TEn—Did you mark it at the time? Witness— eee,,,-°.• It bas never been out of my sight. I afterwards I e t , — Penied the Inspectors to the father's, and, from what p r i B " and heard there, I was induced to go to Clerkenwell ea wh e • vere er re prisoner was confined. Mr. Kilsby, the go sired t :. at toy request, sent for Thomas Rocker, and I de desite,ll,ll! to pull off his body coat, which I produce. I also there'll to Pull off his trousers and drawers, and on all of The ono was a quantity of blood. —4l Mexn—NV that coat on at Marylebone ? Ye e , " ;_ wh o ., Pri e ,c, 111 , 4 , -- --And not examined ? Witness--No. The blood key 11 -14 " Y on the left knee of the drawers, and on the left e laric ef the trousers. I examined his person, but found no 161(1 4 1 , 6 i . n 1111 n. (The trousers and drawers were produced, ;_t•TWere much stained with blood. The coat was also Le oide - e e r "„aud the right-hand cuff was stained, as were the _etty tee,,,loe pockets, and the outside.) th. - " t 4 " -- -.lN'ho had charge of the prisoner at the olice the coat was not examined? Witness_lnspector r, e tesl l ,2 6 atld Scotney took him into custody. lon will Lee Si r e ri ,, t that there are two buttons torn off here, and / o ,, i mentl 7 ,„" produce exactly matches. There has been Eliedrai ‘ 4l attempt to wash out thn blood upon the wrist InePere. p s ._ I have nothing further to state. °erg had no question to ask of the witness. Ingri,f"-it Gray examined. t et atetr, ‘ur Haines--Before . Mr. Gray is examined, I may for i th tas. ,e Prisoner's coat is torn, but the mother accounts p ett Png that he had a lark wit . h . a girl. th or Gra—At ten minutes past . e!ght on the night 6 21st etche_February I received an intimation from Sergeant tt eek t hat a murder had been committed in the Haver kid 'flel de• Fletcher stated that he had left police-constable Lee Vt with the body. I immediately procured some men, Iree ted that the body should be conveyed to the York 4diei • e Y• The men were sent to Bellsi ze -l ane , or t h e M 1 1411 3,, field. I sent for the surgeon. The pockets ‘ l eeeaaed were examined when the body was 'et - ," 13 . the stretcher. I have nothing to add to his:tl4table Baldock's evidence. The note was found 114 Y, (kstance 4s !tet pocket. A button was handed to me, next itt th l e fields by a police-constable. It had been found of two yards from where y had been ?rice, I have compared the button foundwith those on the 4645;,,er',8 coat, and it corresponds. I found writing in the Petkef'',B lodgings which resembled the note found in his l'eiT oo l le(1 also the letters found with the prisoner. ! 1111 the e °nstable Thomas, 53 S, stationed at Hamp!tead— here n,22muebruary, I went to search Haverstock- . fields, tOi e - Z e er was committed. I went at seven in the zo hi . 6' and found at that time a button within a yard of 7r4 ‘ ,. ° °4 t hat l ay on the ground. I gave it to Inspector ~(kvt fo und nothing else. 4tirti`ral Papers were handed in, found at the lodgings of .; They w ere ev i dently copies for teaching writing in Ksasti-nr Shackell—l omitted to say that the younger pri . - 4 A thei e ' e aPPIi request the Magistrate for leave to sT:) his l i o yr 11 and the was acceeded to, provided the inter ; t iler presence. The prisoner Thomas told h tot t . ,the f211;-What time was this ? Witness—At half-past one Ott hi t ' 4 , day of examination, at the Police-court. Thomas „t k ,urether to fetch him a pair of drawers and a pair of L,.'4ere,ria'• j e _entio . n . ed to the pare . nts that Thomas had spoken n alibi, but they said, " N Mr. Shackell, he left i 2e dist 14 e ven, and did not return till S . aturdaymo_rning . ." IS 'h enc e from the prisoners' lodgings to the Bellsize w k rt. ejeeet ten minutes' walk. thki ae,Altoe Edwards was in such a fainting state that . she F tt agOModated with a chair, and the evidence was given tilk_mtue medium of one of the inspectors. She lived at 4 1 1 ad ti ,, e ,• Knew the prisoner, Thomas Henry Rocker. ate "'" anplied to her for money, and she had not lent bh. tre iii"h% Knew his handwriting, and these three letters ; 18 h andwriting. The note found in the deceased's -ea shown, and was also stated to be like his hand er,. S he saw the prisoner on the after Monda ys othe44late house, and he had then a watch, . he n h. .1 1 Ca ?jol with one before. There was a brilliant on is e t :att c cb me same evening. She had not seen it before. 'M"Txtt D larue in the habit of wearing only " I e oolttlea., nspector .Shackell—Only one, Sir. tler‘ 3 examination continued—l have known him (the Ip t (lay' 'et about fifteen weeks. I last saw him before that • the Tuesday previous. I positively lent him no .he • d either gold or imitation, hi s prisoner had a guar )0411 j_ n eek on the Monday evening. tf,,l Phipps was next examined, a young and I v a ery m hle VG --1 reside with last witness at Bath-place. biter n ' et tioll or occupation I last saw Thomas Henry ~deairti°Zetenday night last, about eleven o'clock. I went e.. Nil, IN°. 15, Portland-place. Sir Oswald Moseley ! o b ." ko s e e i The prisoner left me there. I slept at Sir Os ;Ok-1- e c ,'„ s e Ve• I saw him before that on the Tuesday pre eOP),-"Las Hooker showed me a watch on Monday even t! • 1444 forget -4 told me he had bought it. He did say whe gold the 44d name. It had a chain. I cannot say whether 1 T th e °r Silver, but it was the colour of gold. I should wiljatch. Three or four watches were shown to her, t heZ T he ses pointed out the watch belonging to the de literke Poorgirl could scarcely give her evidence, and se!e-ter, f orthefirst time . during . the proceedings, exhi- Oki:Motion by concealing his face within his hands, W ito k i, 4 kinst• him berlon continued—She saw him with a ring and .13k tc?v r v e ' Ih t tei to i trda--I am deceived. )11 Vet 4 trt ord ere d Mrs. Edwards t o b e remove d. 41 )„ . 1 g t e - -- t. I've d ece i ve d th e C oroner . I saw hi m on 44'0 tee6„tion continued—l saw the prisoner on Friday ! the N" I tO sW mi• nutes past nine. I saw him at Portland-place, • Moseley's. He saw me . in the housekeeper's ge th ' l4 the presence of Mrs. Marra Ed . wards, kr+, . 44e t aL• , ,tou s w i t ness . ,I expected him there, but at 4 it. T ho ur. He was with me till about eleven o'clock tee i4 he r - Le then left the house alone. During the f it s with me he showed me a watch t4° ‘Th sho w n to her.) The ring h. 44 44 ° , 11 e Ik. 6 rin g was h ) He said, " The k lot;? . ;lele',, l4 ,id he had bought the watch that day. He did • o • oe became possessed of the ring. He was ktitii4ilte4l:4lat evening in a black coat and trousers, and a I let lee Ile had no new clothes at that time. The macd liLeoe th°llld know if I saw it. It was a dark one. Idi 011-3;.,h100(1 upon his person ; bat he said there was t tOei k °os front of his shirt, for his governor cu thine g eel l eY. I understood him to mean his employer, tit -Nle ilPloyer had made his (Thos.Hocker's) nose bleed. ®e trb, (Th n u vi'ith the macintosh on his arm, and he kept Zitiniseintosh was shown to the witness, who, '1 ( .41, h ee h t ‘ ed, said " Oh, that is the macintosh.") Saw loit' a ratl o — "' ne blood on it. He said he had just come th e , thi I.U.street. He did not show me any weapon ! and I tai liti tle 4 ' h e had a stick with him. He never mentioned ksho Delarue, nor that of Cooper, to me. (The letters tion , 4 1e r.) That was like his writing. did notmer! e 0. ethe r 3 114 3' Person who had been with him. He spok . f kid °et - R arn ee , and of a young lady he was acquainted with. h „aa 1 1 ,.„I'eak of leaving London for a short time. He Tee i ntment to meet me on Monday or Tuesday. te i s t k etel - kb 7 6 . "ttad either go to Dulwich on Saturday or on role tryl ay •ue aid not appear either . excited or confused L ltte 'rie, • She had not seen him with the watch or ring ":1 4. t i e 4 4 7,- l have never been called " Caroline" by him, Dle,te meet' th name. He had never come Nej . 'en t a_eent• befor e :. l e have known him for some ten 11? '' I never saw him with a large stick in his O"al - 'eat ~-,,74.--Asked the inspectors if they knew any ilterteTei t ed upon the character of James Rocker? and 1 14 14 4: ,kt the negative. k ' 4ll DI, 4801 1 examined—l am a baker, residing at , T urnham-green. I know Thomas Hem) ItZ . t 4 t -6 St il l "as a teacher in a school. His parents lodge th trt, .7, C harles -street, Portland-town. My family ' 4 ' 1 0 4 I sa w Ti le'rnas Henry Hecker did not l ive there. The 4 4 44 f ,b,f 4ther , hirn was on Saturday evening. was_asked p 141 4 4 r oom about eleven on that evening. I went up 4 h 4 ni e - r z trents and Thos. Henry Hocker. Shortly after ilehmtah t : . lo Thomas exhibited to me a pair of boots he Oott (111 ed th I had coffee, and while I was drinking rt . I geti:es e murder at Hampstead. The poor father said, hiak, - ; how did it happen ?" I said " I believe they sei t i;°,, , Tl the head till his brains protruded." Thomas ftes • b ."° l l't let us talk of that—let's speak of s.ome it,taie-1 ree l Ve then sang a song. Afterwards , . having a ees, 61 4 h,"`"las said, "We don't always do it this . way." t zirt 'tt io t dto see the family so happy, enjoying them thl4, then showed me the wristband of his e ir T) . irtom of his coat, and showed me the shirt I tettri e3 ' gave you some rough usage. The father 'CV " -°4B that you can't what you have been "aa e 84 id th *ka li Ine s ea at he was only t romping with some girls. '6. 14 t eam t ne in he said, " Dear me, there has been a gen tred d o leg said , and a letter found in his poss . esion." There cl e lgeti st a . to that, and, the clock striking twelve,. ot of a T gave information to the police, in con N,,_eeriviction of mine that I knew who the mur -el "lae Of ern be a`l• I went on Tuesday, having a convicd ' 44 -6 ' vib e nl llad that Thomas Rocker had murdere qttl e. l:l44 his intimate acquaintance, to the parlour Q. ttey°l4e, and was reading the paper when Ser- IN g ad h ea ca ,,nae to the Prince of Wales, and sent for IN%, err what I had said from Mr. Battersby. (The kl ltite e heut nob. a c onversation in the parlour of the . public hal kit the lhg evidence, was not received in Court.) L'i er at 17 ;.,reeldence of docker at 11, Victoria-terrace, ollttltieg"-'thheaLles.street. The prisoners have been in the h 7 e 64 tnnt a Ar Meals in my house. I . am only now at fiq .°l lt e e. t her Y Q ° ,venings. I know nothing further. My 1041 "ere e. Sri Was t h on Friday evening, but 444eleiln"—ketliar writlirs o a f Seven to eight. I never saw tai, it 1 -, 4 a ring or watch. I have seen him !)th.' eier:vi' at but not for some time. I have . 1 h nl Y itt house. I have seen him, I think, ee l Lee 'ersoti life.. know nothing concerning any 41,habit I..mnlieated in this murder. I was 11°CZer, see a great deal of Thomas '41, 44 41) 0 -° tnas. oly suspicions are entirely directed to held „, re. believe James as innocent as the tier-obey let, °‘ °tie of the Rocker family asked me . to "aie b ,l tit t rillation from the police. I gave information NeglhewentY Minutes before eight, and, in less than k oera g ils ceeded in a "bus" to London. t itte.; at thjel on questions to ask this witness, and the OWn request, permitted to retire for ten lo f f't Pt \ 1, a r,„,eariy. "RAI OF MR. DELARUE. l w " , / ed "nur y est ,4 11,„" 1 11 E i r , in the erday the body of the murdered man of et th e F°lhrt from the small cottage in which it Al tt 4 th, the y__Tgh . t the deed was perpetrated, into the at tare rehire Grey and and all the arrangements, te n mi, a ICeal n Sons, having been corn- A tl tct er the old bdore ten the mournful procession 4 4 , 4 kira y, 11-4(.1 church in the following order :—Mr. rrautltaid oonstables of the S division ; Mr. Ultir otirfel tho body of Mr James Delarue, borne by four young men, and a police man on either side. Mr. Daniel Delarue, the brother of the deceased, followed next to the corpse as chief mourner, ,and throughout the progress to the church, and during the service he appeared deeply affected. He was supported by the deceased's late landlord, Mr. Kitchener. The other mourners were four in number, consisting of Mr. James Kitchener, the brother of the last-mentioned person, and Mr. W. Telfer, Mr. Frederick Telfer, and Mr. John Telfer, personal friends of the deceased. On the arrival of the body at the entrance to the new bu rial ground attached to the old church the procession was met by the Rev. W. Ainger, Vicar of llampstead, and one of his curates, the Rev. Mr. Faulkner, and it was preceded by those gentlemen to the third ground, where a new grave, ten feet deep, had been dug for the body. The coffin of the de ceased, which was covered with black cloth, studded with black nails, bore on it a plate with the following inscription : Mr. James Delarue, died 21st February, 1845, aged thirty-three years." It :may be mentioned that police-constable Baldock, who first discovered deceased's body, also followed the corpse to the churchyard, immediately after the mourners. The brother of the deceased left Hampstead shortly after the funeral, accompanied by his friends, for London ; and as soon as the I orkshire Grey was once opened, it became utterly impossible to close it, in consequence of the crowds of persons which kept continually 14o4king in. The large space in front also presented the appearance of a fair. During the day, it is estimated that there could not have been fewer than twenty thousand persons visiting the scene of the murder. L CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The March Sessions commenced this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the Sheriffs, Alderman Hughes Hughes, and Sir John Key. ' The grand jury having been sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his usual charge. He said the number and character of the offences specified in the calendar were such as to afford a well-grounded ex pectation that their labours would be brought to a close in the course of the present week. There were few cases of a serious nature, and they presented no difficulty in point of law. In regard to the assistance of the Court, as to the course they would have to pursue in their investiga tions, he had particularly to refer to a charge of murder and to the charge against a woman of attempting to drown her own child. The circumstances attending the charge of murder (that of the young man Tap ping, charged with shooting Emma Whiter, at Bethnal green), were numerous, and afforded such a body of evidence, that he was bound to tell them that it was their duty to put that case into a further train of inquiry. Having re commended them to adopt this course, he should abstain from entering into the particulars of the case. The same observation applied to the case of attempting to drown an infant ; the body of evidence presented rendered it highly desirable that it should undergo further investigation—that the prisoners in both these cases should be put upon their trial. After referring to Sir Michael Foster's treatise with respect to the difference between homicide and murder, he proceeded to say that the offence of attempting to drown was provided for by the Ist of Victoria, c. 85, sec. 3, which enacted " that whoever shall attempt to drown, or strangle, with the intention of committing the crime of murder, shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction shall, under the dis cretion of the Court, be transported beyond the seas for the term of his or her natural life, or for any term less than fifteen years, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding three years." The penalty that attached to this offence, on convic tion, was such that he should nave been cautious to recommend the necessity of putting the case into further inquiry, were not the circumstances such as to call for the course he had pointed out. It was unnecessary for him to occupy their time with the other cases in the calendar, as he apprehended that no difficulty would arise in connexion with them. After pointing out the duty and responsibility which devolved upon them, he concluded by dismissing them to their duties. The Court then proceeped to try unimportant cases. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 4 assembled this morning in Com mittee-room No. 7. The Committee consisted of Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Childers. The Committee took unopposed petitions. The first was the Ulster Railway. The necessary proofs of notices having been gone through, the Committe e decided that the standing orders had been complied with. MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. The returns for the past week show a trifling increase in the ar rivals of English Wheat and Barley, and a very extensive one in these of Irish Oats. No Foreign or Colonial Wheat has come to hand, while the receipts of other kinds of Grain, as well as Flour, were on a moderate scale. Fresh up, coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, the arrivals of Wheat from Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire, and, indeed, most other parts, were only moderate, and of but middling quality. The stands were by no means heavily supplied with samples of either Red or White. For the best descrip tions the demand ruled steady, at fully, but nothing quotable beyond, the prices obtained on this day ee'nnight. In middling and inferior kinds but a limited business was passing, yet the quotations were supported. The show of fine foreign Wheats was again small, but fully adequate to meet the wants of the buyers—all descriptions being a slew inquiry, though at full rates. So little was doing in Corn under lock, as has been the case for some time past, that the quotations were little bet ter than nominal. We had a fair supply of both English and Foreign Barley on show. Selected parcels of malting readily produced full currencies, but all other kinds met a very slow inquiry. In Malt rather a limited business was transacted, yet the factors would not submit to lower figures. Notwithstanding the large arrival of Oats, the Oat trade was comparatively steady, at last week's prices. In Beans, Peas, Flour, and Seeds, very few sales worthy of notice took place. DI value, no material alteration occurred. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat--• Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • • • • 644 to 6bs Red . Ditto, White.. 488 56s Lincolnsh., Feed. 22e 235 Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe ...... 231 245 coin, Red... • • 38s 43s Youghall and Cork, Ditto, White. ••- • • 40a 47a Black Irish, Red •••• • • • • ---8 Cork, White •• . 211 23s Ditto, White —a —s Scotch, Feed, .... 22s 23s Rye—Old 308 34s Beane—Tick . 34a 365 New. . • . Barley—Grinding •• • 27s 30s Pease—Grey . Malting ......... 335 355 Maple. Chevalier •••• • • . 36s —s White ..... • 330 35e Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers . . folk . . 58s 63s Flour—Town-made .• • 42s —s Brown ••• . • . 36s 60s Suffolk . Kingston and Ware 60s —s Stoektn & Norfolk 334 338 FOREIGN GRAIN A • D FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dents:lc .. •• • • 32s to 36s Beans Hamburgh Barley Oats—New .• • • ...... • 17a 18s Baltic .••••• • • • .. 18s —s Feed •• •••••• • • • • 15s 17s SMITHFIELD. Since this day se'nnight, the imports of live stock from abroad, for our market have been limited, compared with those of many pre ceding weeks, they not having exceeded 42 Oxen, 5 Cows, and 14 Sheep, all from Holland. As the whole of the above importations were brought forward and disposed of on Friday last, not a single head was exhibited to-day. This falling off in the reeeipts of foreign Beasts and Sheep must be chiefly attributed to the stringent regula tions in Holland to prevent the spreading of the epidemic, which is raging with fearful violence amongst live stock in that country. The supply of Beasts received from our own grazing districts was seasonably extensive, and of unusually prime quality, especially as relates to the Scots and homebred., from Norfolk ; indeed, we have seldom seen so fine and so even a collection of that description of stock as this morning. We ought to observe, however, that the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, and the quotations, in conse quence, suffered a decline of quite 2d per 81bs, the ;very highest figure for the best Scots not exceeding 35 10d per Sibs, and yet a clearance was not effected. The bullock droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Fesex, and Cambridgeshire, comprised 2,200 Scots and homebreds ; while from the Northern counties we received only 200 short horns ; from the western and midland districts, 200 of various kinds ; from other parts of England, 300 of various kinds ; and from Scotland, 100 horned and pelled Scots. The numbers of Sheep were somewhat less than last week, yet they ; were sufficiently large. Prime old Downs com manded a steady, but not to say brisk, inquiry, at full prices, while in most other kinds a fair amount of business was doing, at late rates. The Veal trade was rather heavy, yet the quotations were mostly supported. Prime small Porkers were quite as dear. In other kinds of Pork very little was doing. Per 81bs. to si e. d. a. d. Inferior Beasts • • 2 4 2 8 Second quality ditto. 210 3 2 Prime large Oxen •• 3 4 3 6 Primo Scots .. Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Prime small ditto •. 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves, lB 0 30 0 Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT Beasts. 3,137 Sheep. 24,510 ink the offal. I. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 6 4 0 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Ditto ont ofthe wool Large Hogs •••• • • 3 0 3 8 Small Porkers •••• 3 10 4 4 Quarter old Piga •• 16 0 20 0 Lambs MARKET. I Calves. Pigs. 62 333 21111WCULTII AND LE&DENHAI.L• Rather an extensive arrival of country slaughtered meat has taken place for these markets during the week : while the supplies of meat killed in the metropolis have been seasonably large, though a slight falling off has been observed in quality. For the primest Mutton, Veal, and Pork, the demand has ruled tolerably steady, at fully pre vious figures; but, with all other kinds of meat, the trade has been dull. The imports of live stock having been mostly sold in Smith field for country-consumption, we have had no carcase., on sale here since our last. At per stone, by the Carcase. e. d. to s. d. O. d. to s. d Beef, inferior 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• 2 6 210 middling ••• • 2 6 2 8 middling• • 3 0 3 2 prime largo •.2 10 3 6 prime • 3 4 3 8 prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large• •• . 310 5 0 small 8 4 ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. Scotland • 34 700 600 Yorkshire • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... • 40 SOO 800 Norfolk Suffolk Cambridgeshire .. Essex 34 200 140 200 Surrey .. .•••• • • • • 40 340 200 340 Devonshire Wiltshire Other parts . ....... Total e 286 2,850 MO 2,670 Previous week's arrival. 235 1,980 490 2,290 Diffecinee sines onr last ...... 51 870 20 180 BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Contrary to almost general expectation, the demand for most kinds of Flops continues extremely heavy, and when sales are pressed of the inferior quality, lower rates must be submitted to. A few specu lative purchases have been made in old qualities. 330ROITGEI AND SPITALPIZLDS. The arrivals of Potatoes from the Channel Islands and most other quarters, during the week, have been seasonably good, and of fair average quality. For the best samples the demand is somewhat active, at full prices, but most other kinds are a slow Inquiry. TALLOW. Notwithstanding the increased delivery, and the firmness in the prices at St. I'otersburgh for the autumn, there is a further depres sion in prices hero, both on the spot and for delivery forward. Or dinary Y.C., can be obtained easily at 39s ; but really fine with diffi culty at 395. 6d. Something has been done during the week for March and April, under 395. In new Y.C. there are sellers at 39s 3d to 38a per cwt. Town Tallow is steady and rather firmer. V7OOl. ZWARBI3T. Only about 1,000 bales of Wool have been imported during the past week. Although there is only a moderate amount of business passing in Foreign and Colonial Wools, prices may be considered about stationary. English Wools are in better request, and, in some instances, higher rates have been obtained by the holders, arising from the oomparatively small stocks on hand. HORRIBLE DISCOVERT.—On Saturday much ex citement prevailed at Kensington, in consequence of the bodies of two newly-born infants having been found within 100 yards of each other, and one of them in the common sewer. It appears that for some days past the drain in Sad broke-place, Notting-hill, having been stopped up,informa tion of the fact was conveyed on Friday to the parochial authorities, who gave orders for the discovery and removal of the cause. Accordingly some labourers repaired thither, and after digging to the sewer, r ere horrified at finding the impediment to be the dead body of a female child, with only one arin, the missing one having evidently been gnawed away by rats, which vermin had also frightfully disfigured other parts of the body. The deceased infant was imme diately taken to the workhouse, and shortly afterwards, as a labouring man, residing at Notting-hill, was passing through a street leading to Ladbroke-square, he saw something wrapped up in a white rag, lying in the middle of the road. In hopes he had found a prize, he took it up, when, on open ing the wrapper, he saw the body of a male infant, quite dead. That was also carried to the workhouse, where both await an inquest, beforo which taking place, no doubt, it will be ascertained whether or not either was born alive. We understand that the situation of Collector of Customs at Dartmouth, having become vacant by the death of Mr. Brooking, the office will be filled by Mr. NtoOdy, now Comptroller Of the Customs at Portsmouth. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool was very buoyant again on Saturday. Prices were firm. Sales 11,000 to 12,000 bales, including about 5,000 on speculation.—There was a firm market for Shares, and the good lines had an upward tendency. Caledonian, 7% 7 ; Chester and Holyhead, 8 ; Dublin and Cashel, 12 11% ; Eastern Counties, 17% 18 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 64 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 31 3 ; Liverpool and Manchester, New, 563,!, ; London and Bir mingham, 231 ; Ditto and Brighton, 60% 61%; Manchester and Birmingham, 67% 68 1 /., • Midland Counties, 127 128 ; Newcastle and Berwick, 14N ' % ; Preston and Wyre, 25 1 %; Sheffield and Manchester, 104 1 ,4 ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 6 1 % ; South-Eastern, iCew, No. 1, 17% ; Ditto, No. 2, 11 1 4; Trent Valley, 20% 1 ,4 ; Lyons and Avignon, 2/. 9s. ; Paris and Rouen, 43% ; Northern of France, 51. 165., 6/. 17s. 6d. There was nothing of interest in the City to-day as regards news. The market fbr Stocks has been firm, but rather quiet to-day. The report of the Paris Bourse shows that there was a good deal of buoyancy there on Saturday ; and it would appear that the French Ministry is considered safer. Consols have been 99 1 ,2 to 997 for present transfer, and 100 to 100% for the 17th of April. The Unfunded Debt is better supported, the premium having been 62a. to 635. East India Bonds are 725. premium. The New Three-and a- Quarter per Cents. obtain 103% to 103%, and the Three per Cents. 100 to 100 1 4. Bank Stock has been steady at 212 to 213. Long Annuities are 12 1-16. The Foreign Securities, notwithstanding the limited extent of the operations entered into, have been all firm. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 28 1 / t 1 ,4, and the Three per Cents 41 to 41%. Portuguese Converted have been 61 1 4, Mexican have realised 36 1 4 to 36%, Brazilian 87, and Buenos Ayres 4314. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. are 63 1 4, and the Four per Cents. 99 1 , 4 . Shares generally are buoyant to-day. Brighton and South- Eastern are higher, owing to the reported amalgation of the two, the latter being guaranteed a high rats of interest. Churnet Valley are not so good. French lines are rising. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols ...... New 3% per Cents Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 12 1-16 12% :Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 — ll% s Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001.. .. . 72 72 South Sea Stock - - Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account.... ...... Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 110 62 63 pm. 65 Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small Ditto Advertised 6l 62 pm. 62 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 87 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 87 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 43M Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 36% Ditto, Account 36M% Ditto, Deferred — Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ' Ditto Converted Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 2 8 141/ Ditto, Passive Ditto, Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account Dutch, 2% per Cent 0N 414114 E O'CLOCK. CLOSING Ditto, 4 per Cent., ; A C l e D r . tific i . T .. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES PRICES, Birming. and Gloucesterloo 13 3 1/ 134 135 Bristol and Exeter Ditto New.... . ......... 2 ...... 5 1 / 2 Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% 3M 3 1 / 2 Chester and Holyhoad... 5 Chichester and Brighton 5 Chumet Valley Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Belfast June. 2% 5% Dublin and Galway..... 2 11 / 3 Dublin and Mullingar... 2% 2 Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 17' 7 Eastern Union lO .. ... 19 20 Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, New Quarters.. 2 1 / ...... —1 ... •• Ditto, Quarter Shares 1.2%.•.... 15% 16 Great South. and West. (Ireland) Great North of England..loo l - New 5 Great Western BO Ditto % Shares 5O ...... •-•-: Guildford, Farn'm,Ports 214 ..• .. Harwich Hull and Gainsborough 1% 2M% Hull and Selby 5O Ditto Quarter Shares 121/2...... Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlisle London and Birminghm (Stock) 232 ... London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s 4d 7M% London and Brighton... 50 65 % 64 % 6564 1 / 2 N Ditto Consolidated Bth 50 London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 19M London and S. Western 41/6310d 79% 90 Do. New consolidated Bths 6 ...... 28 Ditto New 2l London and York 2% 7 Lynn and Ely 2% s4. Manchester and Leeds... 73 Ditto % Shares 32 :64 Manchester and Birmin. 40 ...67% 9 814 ... Ditto Quarters Midland 100 ......12730 Ditto New 2 .. .. 98% 9% Midlandßirm and Derby 100 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction .. ,24 ....•. 47 1 0 8% 7 Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 Newark and Sheffield ... 1% 2 ... ..... North British Ditto, New ......... ..... 1 Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2 1,4. .... 4N% South Eastern & Dover 33l 2s 4d... 4314 south Ditto,DDitto,i t io WalesNNN o. 00..2 1 8 3. 2 2 2 1 4 9 51 / ‘ Trent Valley 2 ...... 20% M Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Selby Ditto Extension IM .; .... 15 1 ,4 14% 15M FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2 11 ( 2 ) 10V Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Lyons and Avignon 2 Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 17 / 2 Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 t'aris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Rouen and Havre l 4 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Tours and Nantes 1 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 36 3 / 4 1676 2 8 IA 63/4 407 i 631,‘ - 58% 8 1 4 5% 1% 17% 19 4 3 / 1 5% 14% Australasia London Joint Stock..... 10 79 1 / 2 .... 12% 9% 96 14 3 / 4 3 5% 263/4 60/, 15% 11% MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH I.—We have had a steady market, and prices close more firmly. A moderate business has been done at the following quotations : —Eastern Counties, 17%; London and Brighton, 60% 61, ex new and ex div. ; Manchester and Leeds, Half Shares, 60 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 67 ex div. ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 12 1 4 if ex div. ; Midland Railway, 40/. Shares, 814; Preston and Wyre, 25 1 ,E 1 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 13 ; Barnsley, Junction, Half Shares, 3% 3-16 ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 8% ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 5 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 3%; Churnet Valley, 7 6%; Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 2 3 4 ; Huddersfield and Manchester Rail way and Canal, 5%; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 4 9-16; Leeds and Thirsk, ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3% ; London and York, 7% ; Manchester and Bux ton, 3% ; Newark and Sheffield, 2%; Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 11%. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAucl3.—Wind S.W., light breeze. It has rained hard at times since dawn, and continues. _ SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH I.—Arrd. Great Liverpool steamer, Alexandria. Sld. Medway steamer, West Indies; Duke of Cornwall, Constantinople. DEAL, MARCH I.—Wind S. E. by E. to E.S.E., moderate. —2. N.E. to N.N.E.—Arrd. Active of Bremen, River Plate for Bremen ; Helena, Last, Porto Cabello, for Hamburgh. Sld. 2. Kyle, Calcutta; Mary Stuart, Cape of Good Hops; Brisk, St. Domingo ; City of Rochester, Galveston ; Northum berland, New York ; Robert Heddle, Cape Coast Castle. OFF BEAUTY HEAD, FRB. 27.--Victoria, Dyke, Arica for Hamburgh. DOVER, MARCH 2.—Wind E.S.E., fine.—Arrd. Active, Beckmann, Bathurst for Bremen. FALMOUTH, MARCH 2.—Sld. Cornwall, Aden. Arrd. Naiad, London for Cape de Verde; Adolphus Yates, Moore, Ichaboe, sailed from Madeira 4th ult.; Highland Lad, Yar mouth for Bristol, with cargo shifted. OFF THE WIGHT, FEE. 27.—Washington, Mauritius. PonTsmomr, MARCH I.—Wind E.S.E. 2. N.N.E.— Arrd. 1. Napoleon, Bendixen, Rio, for Hamburgh. Sid. Her Majesty's steamer Dee, ork. 2. Her Majesty's ship Skylark, Liverpool. DARTMOUTH, MARCH 2.—Wind N.—Arrd. 1. Agilis, Lon don, for Leghorn, loss of bulwarks, &c., having been in con tact on the night of the 27th ult. two miles off Dungeness. SHEERNESS, FEB. 28.—The Apollo, Silley, from Dart mouth to London, struck on the Nore Sand to-day and filled ; she has since burst, and her cargo of potatoes are drifting out; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, MARCH I.—Wind S.S.E., fresh. 2. N., light. —Arrd. Young England, Fretwell, Ichaboe ; Parthenon, Woodbury, and Scotland, Merryman, New Orleans ; Kate Thom, Newton, St. John's, New Brunswick. 2. Peru, Bateson, Madras; United Kingdom, Tuelon, Bombay; Midas and Stour, Ichaboe ; Franconia, Huron, and Solon, New Orleans ; Alabama, Apalachicola ; Tartar, Lockwood, and Susquehannah, Charleston; Emigrant, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. I. Panthea, Calcutta ; Agricola, Bombay ; Tamerlane, New Orleans ; Crown and Pactolus, Mobile ; Othello, Charleston. 2. Ceserea, Buenos Ayres ; Pacific, New York ; Cairo, Boston. A vessel, supposed English, and which appeared to have been ashore and lightened, was seen at anchor 26th January, off Gun Key light, with wreckers alongside. The Huskisson, hence to Africa, has put back, with loss of rudder, iron, &c., having been ashore off Point Lynas. - Plasmic, Fun. 28.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Circassian, Store Canton. CORK, FEB. 28.—Wind E.S.E., fresh.-51d. Zephyr, Bar badoes ; New City of Cork, Trinidad. STROMNEB3, FEB. 24.—51e1. Waterloo, Ichaboe. ABEHDEE , I, FEB. 27.—S1d. Supply, Ichaboe. SHIELDS, MAncn I.—Arrd. Susan, Cant, Ichaboe; Ro sanna, Patrick, with guano, from the Halifax Islands. "" HULL, MAncif E.S.E.—Arrd. Rolla, Ichaboe. THE PIRATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. The vessels reported to have been seen (and supposed to be piratical) by the Spanish vessel " Sorpresa," which put back to Cadiz a short time since, are reported to be three Portuguese Revenue cruisers. TRI4I SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1845. FIRST REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY BILLS. MARTIS ll° DIE FEBRUARII, 1845. Ordered,—That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the best mode of constituting Committees on railway Bills in the present session of Parliament, and of the most expedient manner in which Railway Bills, having relation to similar objects, may be brought under the consideration of the same Committee. And a Committee was appointed of — Lord Granville Somerset Mr. Greene Sir George Grey Mr. Ewart Mr. Gladstone Mr. Colquhoun Mr. Wallace Mr. Shaw Mr. Strutt Mr. Hodgson Hinde Viscount Howick Mr. Pakington Lord Harry Vane The O'Conor Don. Mr. Estcourt Prdered,—That the Committee have power to send far persons, papers, and records. Ordered,—That five be the quorum of the Committee. TENRRIS, 280 DIE FERUARII, 1845. Ordered,—That the Committee have power to report their opinion from time to time to the House. REPORT. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the best mode of constituting Committees on Railway Bills in the present sea. Mon of Parliament, and of the most expedient manner in which railway Bills, having relation to similar objects may be brought under the consideration of the same Committee; and who were empowered to report from time to time to the House, have considered the matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following resolutions :- 1. That a Committee of five Members be appointed, to be called the Classification Committee of Railway Bills, and that three be the quorum of such Committee. 2. That copies of all railway Bills presented to the House, and a list of all projected railways, of which plans and sections have been deposited in the Private Bill-office, he laid before the said Committee, together with all reports and minutes of the Board of Trade upon such projected railways, which shall have been laid, or which shall from time to time be laid, before the House. 3. That the Committee of Classification shall farm into groups . all railway Bills er projects which, in their opinion, it would be ex pedient to submit to the same Committee. 4. That Committees on railway Bills during the present session of Parliament shall be composed of a Chairman and four Mem bers, to be appointed by the Committee of Selection. 5. That each Member of a Committee on a railway Bill or Bills shall, before he be entitled to attend and vote on such Committee, sign a declaration that his constituents have no local interest, and that he himself has no personal interest for or against any Bill or project referred to him; and no such Committee shall proceed to business until the whole of the Members thereof shall have signed such declaration. 6. That the promoters of a railway Bill shall be prepared to go into the Committee on the Bill on such a day as the Committee of Selection shall, subject to the order that there be seven clear days between the seeond reading of every private Bill and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, think proper to appoint, provided that the Classification Committee shall have reported on such Bill. 7. That the Committee of Selection shall not appoint an earlier day for the first meeting of the Committee on any group of Bills than the twenty-sixth day after the presentation to the House of the reports et the Board of Trade en all railway projects included in such group, unless all the petitions for Bills relating to such projects shall have been sooner presented. 8. That the Committee of Selection shall give sacs Member net less than fourteen days' notice of the week in which it will be ne cessary for him to be in attendance for the purpose •f serving, if required, on a Railway Bill Committee. 9. That the Committee of Selection shall nive eaoh Member a sufficient notice of his appointment as a Member of a Committee en a railway Bill, and shall transmit to him a copy of the fifth resolu tion, and a blank form of the declaratiqi therein required, with a request that he will forthwith return it to those properly filled up and signed. 10. That if the Committee of Se!Wien shall not within due time receive from each such Member the aforesaid declaration, or an excuse which they shall deem sufficient, they shall report to the House the name of such defaulting Member. 11. That the Committee of Selection shall have the power of substituting, at any time before the first meeting of a Committee, another Member for a Member whom they shall deem it proper to excuse front serving on that Committee. 12. That power be given to the Committee of Selection to send for persons, papers, and records, in the execution of the duties im. posed on them by the foregoing resolutions. 13. That no Member of a Committee shall absent himself from his duties on such Committee, unless in the case of sickness, or by leave of the House. 14. That if the Chairman shall be absent from the Committee the Member next in rotation on the list (who shall be present) shal act as Chairman. 15. That Committees shall be allowed to proceed so long as three Members shall be present, but uot with a less nuraber, unless by special leave of the House. 16. That if on any day within one hour after the time ap. pointed for the meeting of a Committee three Members shall not be present, the Committee shall be adjourned to the same hour on the next day on which the House shall sit which had been fixed for that day. 17. That in the ea*e of a Member not being present within one hour after the time appointed for the meeting of the Committee, or of any Member absenting himself from the duties on such Com mittee, such Member shall be reported in the House at its next sitting. 18. That each Committee shall be appointed to meet on each day at its sitting, not later than twelve o'clock, unless by the re. gular vote of the Committee. 10. That parties promoting railway projects which have been grouped together by the Classification Committee, shall be per mitted to appear before the Cemmitte !en a railway Bill belong. ing to such group, and to offer evidence either against the Bill im mediately under the consideration of the Committee, or in sup. port of their own projects. 20. That in Committees en a Bill or Bills, when such evidence has been given, it shall be within the competency of a CuminMee to adjourn their proceedings until the Bill or Bills for such other projects shall be before them, care being taken by the Committee of Selection that In all such eases the Bills for the se opposing pro- jects shall be referred to the Committee by which the first Bill or Bills had been considered. 21. That as soon as the Committee of Classification shall have determined what railway Bills or projects are to be grouped toge ther, they shall report the same to the House, and all petiti ons . . . . againct any of the said Ellis or projects shall be presented to the House three clear days before the meeting of the Committee thereon. 22. That the Committee on a group of railway Bills or projects shall hear, so far as may be necessary, parties appearing in support of stash petitions, so as to receive without interruption the whole of the evidence on the general merits of the Bills or projects before them, and also on the details of the Bill or project, or Bills or projects, which they shall be of opinien ought to be adopted, in order that if the Committee should consider that a Bill or Bills not yet read a second time at the time of the inquiry ought to be preferred, they may be enabled, when that Bill or Bills shall be formally committed, to dispense with receiving any further evidence, and to confine their proceeding, to making such amendments in the clauses as their previous investigation may have shown Si be no. cessary. February 28 b 1446 SWITZERLAND. The following dispatch from Lord Aberdeen to Mr. Morier, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty in Switzerland, is given by the Con stittfitionnel "Foreign-office, Feb. 11. " Sir,—Your dispatches respecting the eventa.which have lately occurred In Switzerland, and which depict the agitated situation of certain cantons, have attracted the serious atten tion of her Majesty's Government. Although the contents of these dispatches have deeply grieved her Majesty's Govern ment, it does not, however, think itself called on to pro nounce a judgment on the cause-s that may have brought about sucn a state of things. Its respect for the inde pendent sovereignty of the cantonal Governments would, in fact, at all times, prevent her Majesty's Government from offering any counsel or opinion that might per mit it to be believed that it had any desire to interfere in the domestic affairs of Switzerland. At the same time, her Majesty's Government cannot but feel appre. hensive that a prolongation of the present agitation may eventually be the cause of consequences to the Confederation, the possibility of which is regarded by her Majesty's Go vernment with so much the greater solicitude, that they ap pear to have escaped attention, or to have been treated as of little importance by the parties engaged in the unfortunate dissensions which at present appear to threaten the dissolu tion of the federal band. The consequences to which I allude are those which might affect the international rela tions between Switzerland and the rest of Europe, such as they are defined by general decrees and by the treaties which have guaranteed to the Swiss confederation, consti tuted by the existing federal compact, the advantages of perpetual neutrality, and of territorial independence. It is evident that the destruction of this compact, no matter by what means, or by the fault of what party in Switzerland, it might be effected, would sooner or later generate the ne cessity of re-constituting the Helvetic body under some other form, which, in order to obtain a legal position in the general political system in Europe, would require the formal assent of the Powers which took part in the act of the 20th of November, 1815, by which it was declared that the neu trality and inviolability of Switzerland, and her independence from all foreign influence, are for the true interests of the policy of the whole of Europe. So difficult a result as that of the re cognition by the rest of Europe of a new Switzerland could not be obtained but through complications probably preju dicial to the dearest interest of the cantons, and which would necessarily invo:ve the intervention of the foreign Powers. Her Majesty's Government is not ignorant with what aversion such an intervention would be viewed by the Swiss of all par ties, and it entirely appreciates the patriotic sentiment with which this manner of regarding the matter inspires them. It is on this account, and looking at the eventuality of such re sults for Switzerland, that her Majesty's Government feels most anxious that the cantonal Governments, in the examina tion of the questions which are at present agitated in their country, should lay aside all considerations foreign from the general interests, permanent well-being, and tranquillity of the confederation, and that, bearing in mind their duty towards their common country, their federal obligations, and the grave responsibility which weighs on each of them towards its respective population, they should. by means of mutual good will and concession, aid the federal Directory in obtaining a solution of these questions, in the legal forms prescribed by the compact, and not by the employment of violent or anar chical means. Her Majesty's Government recognises the re spect which is due to the free decisions of a sovereign state in matters regarding exclusively its own well-being and domes the policy ; but, whatever advantages it may be hoped to gather from certain measures, they could scarcely counter balance the acknowledged inconveniences of civil commotions and dissensions, and of a foreign intervention, which would be the necessary consequence. The sincere and friendly interest which the Britannic Government has always taken in the welfare of Switzerland, and the relations which result from the position of Great Britain with regard to the con federation, as one of the parties that took part in the act which guaranteed the independence of Switzerlfind, at the same time that they justify the solicitude with which her Majesty's Government awaits the end of the present agita tion, impose on it the duty to endeavour to call the serious attention of the Swiss, of all parties and all opinions, to the too probable consequences of a further continuance of such a state of things. You are, in consequence, authorised to com municate this dispatch to the President of the federal Directory, and to give a copy of it, if you think flt, to his Excellency. It is also permitted to you to make known the views of her Majesty's Government wherever you suppose that the expression of them can be advantageous to the interests of Switzerland. "ABERDEEN." RESIGNATION OF MR. HIGGS, DEFUTY-CORONER FOR WEsnimszEn.—ln the course of an inquiry that took place on Saturday, which was of no public importance, Mr. Higgs stated that, after fulfilling the duties of Deputy-Co roner for the city and liberties of Westminster for a period of twenty-eight years, his health now compelled him to re sign that office ; and, although be should still continue to hold the Crown coronership for the Duchy of Lancaster, the inquisitions for Westminster would, in future, be taken by Mr. Bedford, of the firm of Vincent and Bedford, whom Mr. Gill had selected to succeed him. A chimney-sweep, eight years old, was suffocated at Bridgenorth, on Friday last, whilst ascending a chimney. He bad not got up more than two yards before he com plained and wanted to come down, but had not the power. A young man, named John Piper, who accompanied the boy and sent him up the chimney, has been committed by the coroner frrmaaglaughtvr. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. MONTHLY SUMMARY OF THE MONEY MARKET. The usual half-yearly General Meeting of the Share holders in the Chester and Holyhead Railway, was held on "Wednesday, at the Office in Moorgate-street ; Mr. W. R. Collett, M.P., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the Chair. The minutes of the last half-yearly meeting having been read and confirmed, The CITAIRMAN said he would pursue the plan which had been generally adopted at most railway meetings of introducing the report with a few preparatory re marks. The report which would be read to them was of so explicit a nature that it would render it unneces sary for him to detain the meeting for more than a few minutes. A rumour had got abroad, but from what source it proceeded he knew not, that the Directors had applied to Government for 80,0001., as a re muneration for carrying the Irish mails. Now, as one of the persons who conducted this negotiation, he could stata positively that no such a sum as 80,000/. was ever mentioned—at all events, if it had, the amount would have included the expense of conveying the mails by steam-packet from Holyhead to Dublin. The sum, however, which they asked was 40,000/., and the Government had determined upon giving them 30,0001. for five years, and at the expiration of that time the same sum would be continued upon certain contingencies for a further period of seven years. Tb is arrangement the Directors thought extremely liberal, and they trusted it would prove satisfactory to the Pro prietors generally.—(Hear, hear.) He could refer with no less satisfaction to another rumour which had gone abroad, namely, the surmises respecting their share re gistry. The registry was now complete in every parti cular, and the meeting would remember that the whole of their shares had been allotted with the aid of a single advertisement, so firm was the confidence of the public in the feasibility of the undertaking.—(Applause.) It had been said that the Directors had unnecessarily declined opening their line, but when they looked at the difficulty of the works, could the Shareholders blame them for adopting more than ordinary caution in this instance ?—(Hear, hear.) Some of these difficulties had, however, been overcome, and two contracts had been ac cepted —one, for contracting eight miles of the line out of Chester; the other, for making the Penmaen Bach Tunnel. It had been currently reported that their bridge across the Menai Straits could not possibly be accomplished under five years, and at a cost of half a million. Now he could state, on the authority of their engineer, that it would not take more than three-fourths of this expense; indeed, it was estimated that the cost would not exceed 350,000/., and the works would be completed in some thing less than three years.—(Hear, hear.) The ex penditure had fallen far short of whit had been originally estimated. The expenditure attending the formation of the Company, which was stated at the last meeting to be upwards of 20,0001. had not exceeded 19,0001., while the expense of the Mould Junction only amounted to 23,199/ Iss. 2d., leaving a balance in hand of 250,000l.—(Hear, hear.) Reference had lately been made to the purchase of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway. Some there were who doubted whether this agreement would be carried out, but he was in a position to state that the Bill 'WO s now before Parliament, and the Chester and Birkenhead Company were determined to carry the arrangement through.—(Hear, hear.) The Irish Rail ways were likely to bring the traffic from the south and south-western parts of that country to Dublin, and then it would have to pass over their line. Ho had, therefore, thought it advisable to connect himself with some of these undertakings, because there were some people who desired that the traffic should be brought to Wexford, and transported into the interior of England by means of a railway intended to cross the river Severn ; but, as there were more difficulties in the way of a bridge being thrown across the Severn than the Menai Straits, he thought their line would have the advantage.—(Hear, hear.) A new railway had lately come under the notice of the Directors, called the North Wales Railway, and as it would command a large slate traffic over their line, they were inclined to regard it favourably, as one of their own branches. They were no doubt all aware of the inten tions of the Government to make Holyhead a packet station and a harbour of refuge. Ho believed within the present year a sum of money would be voted for the purpose. Holyhead would be immediately converted into a packet-station, and in the course of five years no doubt it would become a harbour of refuge, capable of containing the American packets, and all vessels that enter the port of Liverpool.—(Applause.) The SECRETARY then read the report. It stated that " the Proprietors were aware that, at the desire of her Majesty's Government, the Bangor portion of the line approaching the Menai Straits, and the passage over the Straits, have been omitted from the Company's Act of last session, in order that further consideration might be bestowed on the important points connected therewith. Two routes had at that time been surveyed, —one, by the Company's engineer, laid down with the greatest regard to economy in construction, but objected to by the Bishop of Bangor, on account of its proximity to his palace—and by her Majesty's Government on public grounds, as taking too circuitous a course for a lino of so great national importance. The Directors considered the latter route as absolutely inadmissible, on account of the formidable nature of the works, involving a very heavy amount of expenditure and great loss of time in construction. The intermediate line which h as been (From the Bankers' Circvlar, j ) LONDON, F i n. 26, 1845. The state of the English funds during the past month has afforded a very interesting subject for inquiry, to those who are fond of investigating the causes which, at various times, so curiously affed this delicate barometer of the money mar ket, and of political changes. The value of money for dis count of commercial paper has hardly changed during the past, month, and yet the funds have been heavy and declin ing during nearly the whole time. Towards the close they have somewhat improved ; but it is difficult to fix on the exact cause which has occasioned such a decided depression in value. The railway speculation has probably had considerable influence in the matter; and it is asserted that the Scotch banks have been converting the stock held by them into money, in anticipation of the measures regarding the currency of the country which may be proposed by Sir Robert Peel. The settlement of the railway halt monthly account is at this time enormously heavy, from the great amount of speculation going on in this now favourite species of investment ; and the demand for money on short loans, by those who have to pro vide for their engagements, is proportionably great. The rate of interest paid by many of the brokers for advances on shares, shows that they experience the same difficulty - in effecting their settlements that we noticed last month. As much as from 20 to 30 per cent., and even more, has been paid by brokers of very respectable standing, in order to obtain the necessary funds to meet their engagements : We again repeat that, notwithstanding the hope of many well-informed men to the contrary, this state of the market must bring on a crisis. Those who ex plain the depression of the funds, by reference to this rail way speculation, say that capitalists find these short loans to the brokers, &c., so very much more profitable than the Hinds, that all their floating capital goes into the share market, instead of being invested in exchequer-bills and the public securities. As regards the sale of stock by the Scotch bankers, we believe the amount has been ridiculously exaggerated ; and that the Minister's threatened interference with the currency, has certainly not frightened them into the course imputed to them. Some heavy sales by English bankers are attributed to their being now called upon to pay into the Bank of England the deposits which have been lodged with them on the shares of various new companies. The alteration of the tariff by the Premier is looked upon approvingly in the City; and by increasing the activity of various branches of trade, as well as giving an impetus to commercial dealings generally, it is thought that it will very probably, in a short time, increase the value of money. While, however, we are threatened with a crisis, from the absurd speculation and gambling which is now carried on in railway shares, we can hardly look forward with confidence to any satisfactory change in the Money Market at present. The French Government have adopted very stringent regulations, for the purpose, it is supposed, of sup pressing the gambling in Railway Shares. A deposit of twenty per cent. is to be paid by every proposed Company, before it is to be allowed to enter into any arrangements for the lease of a line, according to the French practice with regard to railways; and only one month is to be allowed for collecting subscriptions, previous to the determination being made on the proposals. These, regulations have depressed the shares of all the new French lines. The French Funds have been kept down by the un certain position of the ministry, the strong and continued attacks of the Opposition rendering it very doubtful whether the present Ministry can continue in power, without A disso lution of the Chambers. The Foreign Funds generally have suffered from the der pression of the public securities, but have somewhat rallied at. the close of the month. The St. Domingo loan does not ap pear to be progressing very satisfactorily, although some few bargains have been done in it, at from 12 to 1 premium. The Mexican bondholders have had the value of their secu rities enhanced during the month ; the probability of any im mediate act of hostility on the part of the United States, with reference to th e annexat i on of Texas, appearing to be; more remote than formerly. The arrival of the Ameri can packet was earnestly looked for by the holders of Pennsylvania stock, as it was hoped the flourishing con dition of that State might induce the Governor to urge the liquidation of the just claims upon it. We regret to find, however, that these claims are postponed for a future conside ration, and the States' creditors are still to be defied. since proposed, the Directors were happy to state, in no way interfered with the Bishop of Bangor, and it was trusted that it would also meet the views of her Ma- jesty's Government. The Bill for powers to make it was now before Parliament, and it was expected would be passed without opposition from any quarter. " The description of bridge and site at the Britannia Rocks, as proposed by the Company's engineer, for crossing the Menai Straits, had undergone the most rigid scrutiny of the Lords of the Ad m i ra lty, an d w i t h th modifications proposed would, it was hoped, re• ceive, before the Bill was in Committee, their final concurrence and approval. The first eight miles out of Chester, of which the works for the first portion were peculiarly heavy, had been contracted for, as also the tunnel through the Headland of Penmaen Bach, near Conway, with the adjoining embankments. A further length of twenty-two miles, in continuation from Ches ter, would be contracted for next week, the remainder of the line towards Bangor, as far as the Parliamentary powers extend, in the month of April—and the Angle sey portion immediately afterwards. Your Directors are also endeavouring to make arrangements to proceed at once with the line at Bangor and the bridge across the Menai, pending the progress of the Bill—so that they had full confidence that in their next half-yearly report they would be in a condition to state that the works of the railway, from one end to the other, were in active operation. "Your Directors, after mature consideration, have come to the conclusion that it will be the moat judicious course to so make their arrangements that the whole line shall be completed and opened simultaneously. " The expenditure hitherto has been very small. But, as the works would henceforward proceed rapidly, the Directors purpose making a call of 51. per share, payable on the 21st of April next. " The Directors, knowing from experience the damage inflicted on property adjacent to the line—the annoy ance experienced by the resident gentry—the delay in the progress of the works—and the loss sustained by the contractors—from the loose and unsettled habits of the description of men engaged in railway works—had felt it to be their duty to hold out inducements to constant and steady industry, and to promote among them the growth of moral habits. They had„therefore,made pro vision in the contracts entered into.-1. For proper ac commodation being secured to them, where the villages and towns contiguous to the line might not afford it, by the erection of huts, and having regard in fixing the site of the same to their being available when the line was completed. 2. For the duo payment of their wages on stated days and in money. " In addition to these precautions, the Directors be lieved that very many and great benefits would arise to the Company, no less than the men themselves, if some suitable moans were adopted, under due authority and supervision, for enabling and inducing the men to attend divine worship on Sundays. It was obvious that the existing places of worship, oven where accessible to them, and the service in their own language, would not be sufficient for the numbers about to b© thus suddenly brought into the country, in addition to the present population. But there would be erections on the works which might be made use of for the purpose, if a minister were found to officiate. After full consideration of the subject, the Directors begged to recommend that a sum not exceeding 3001. for the current year be placed at their disposal to promote this object. " The Directors recommended the construction of a line of railway to Mold, that district abounding in minerals, coal, iron, and limestone, which weuld form a PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. TRADE AND NAVIGATION. most important addition to the estimated traffic. The line, as laid out, was proposed to join the Chester and Holyhead line about 21 miles from Chester, and was 9i miles in length, making the entire distance from Chester to Mold l2i miles." The report having been adopted, a resolution voting 300/. for the purposes named in the report, was agreed to. Thanks were then voted to the Directors and the Chairman, and the meeting separated. Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation; Customs' Duties and Tonnage of Vessels: presented by her Ma jesty's command and ordered to be printed, February 12. These very interesting accounts may be be said to be the basis of the new intended " Blue Book," showing the Customs' duties received on 823 articles, and the effect of these duties on the two years preceding, and the two years following, the imposition of the last tariff, which was issued immediately prior to the Premier's financial statement, or Budget, of the 14th inst. The first of the accounts now before us, entitled, " Imports into the United Kingdom," regards " the principal articles of foreign and colonial merchandize, of the consumption of such articles, and of the Customs' duties received thereon, in the year ended sth of January, 1845, com pared with the imports, consumption, and receipts of the preceding year." The account is made up for the years 1843 and 1844. In 1843, the total amount of coffee im ported was, from British possessions, 18,277,553 lbs. ; from foreign ditto, 20,664,916. Of this total of 38,942,469 lbs., there were entered for home consumption, 30,031,422 lbs., and the gross amount of duty received on the whole was 697,983/ In 1544, the total imports of coffee were 46,521,2431b5., whereof there were entered for home consumption 31,394,2251b5. ; gross amount of duty received, 682,218/. Of cheese there were (in 1843) 179,389 cwt. ; in 1844 there were 215,460 cwt. ; and the gross duties for each year were respectively thereon, 91,7521, and 117,2721 Duties on butter im ported were, in the same years, 151,9071, and 186,667/. Of the next important article, corn (wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas, beans, maize or Indian corn, wheatmeal or flour, and oatmeal), the total imports were, in 1843, 1,747,949 quarters ; in 1844, 3,745,879 quarters ; whereof the proportions of wheat and flour were, in the former year, wheat 940,120 quarters, and flour 436,878 quarters, respectively ; in the latter year, wheat 1,100,305 quarters, and flour 985,852 quarters. The total of all imported corn entered for home consumption, in 1843, was 1,670,283 qrs .; in 1844, 3,251,549 qrs. Gross duties received in each of the two years, 763,0421. and 1,107,8171. Gross duties on fruits in 1843, 382,5871; in 1844, 349,755/. In addition to this sum, raisins yielded of duties, 186,873/. and 159,4864 ; spirits, 2,183,687/., and 2,211,2431. The account of sugars is as follows :—Total imported in 1843, 5,020,5691b5.; in 1844, 4,874,1081b5. Of these quantities there were retained for home consumptions,4,o37,92 llbs., and4,l39,994lbs.respec tively. The gross duties received in this commodity were, in 1843, 5,086,036/. and 5,216,569/. The other principal articles were—tallow-duties on the two years respectively 195,095/. and 172,6021.; tea, 4,408,195/ and 4,524,6131; staves, 422,193/. and 538,771/. ; foreign timbers, 180,1171, and 265,2911; tobacco, 3,729,7291. and 3,980,037/.; wine, 1,765,9511 and 1,991,0961.; cotton wool 743,920/ and 682,923/. Total of all Customs for 1843, 22,636,6591.; for 1844, 24,019,054/. No. 2, is an account of exports of foreign and colonial merchandise from the United Kingdom, distinguishing the qualities. No. 3. Of the exports of British produce and manufactures from the United Kingdom. The total of the declared value of these exported articles—coals and culm, cotton manufa,ctures and yarn, earthenware, glass, hardware, and cutlery, linen manufactures and yam. Metals (as iron and steel, copper and brass, lead, tin in bars and tin plates), salt, silk manu factures, sugar refined, wool, sheep's or lamb's, wool len yarn, woollen manufactures for 1843, 44,812,020 Z ; for 1844, 50,615,265/. Of the other tables wo have so recently given an abstract in noticing the Blue Book, that we do not repeat them here. They COM prise the produce of Customs' duties of the United Kingdom ; vessels employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom ; vessels employed in the coasting trade of the United Kngdom. SECOND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY CAPT. LO MAX, R.A.—Within the last few days the family and friends of Captain Lomax, R.A., have been thrown into a state of great mental suffering, in consequence of Captain Lomax having, for the second time, attempted self-destruction, by cutting his throat with a razor. On this, as on the former lamentable occasion, Captain Lomax was prevented from carrying his purpose fully into effect by the opportune arrival of his wife, who finding that he did not make his appearance at the treakfast- table, and knowing that he had again lately exhibited symptoms of aberration of intellect, proceeded to his bed-room, when she was horrified at discovering him in the act of cutting his throat. An alarm was immediately made, and medical aid having been obtained, the effusion of blood was stopped, and he was subsequently conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where ho received every attention which that excellent institution at all times affords ; and on inquir ingoe yesterday, his bodily he alth was re p orted to be g oin g on favourably. His mental faculties are, however, evidently greatly on the decline ; a nd it is said t hat an in q ui ry into the real state of his mind will be forthwith instituted, b tut o ed, pu in order th a t upon r r that some restraint (if found necessary) m hi m . The unfortunate gentleman, wno is 33 years of age, re sided with his wife at No. 2, Ilishop's-place, Fulham-road. FOOT-RACE ON WATERLOO-BRIDGE.—This morn ing the race between Warwick (known as the Epsom Stag), and Tilling (who bears the cognomen of the St. James's Pet), came off. The distance contested was the whole length of Waterloo-bridge, about 420 yards. The race drew a large assemblage of spectators; the stakes, which were 5/. a side, having been duly posted, the competitors came to the start ing mark, and at the signal, bounded away at locomotive speed. Tilling soon showed in front, which he continued for 100 yards, when he relaxed, and his opponent came Up. Tilling made a fresh effort, the.distance was strenuously con tested till within 20 yards of the goal, when Tilling went in a winner by l yards, his adversary failing from exhaustion, 10 yards short of the distance. The race was a quick run one, and much money was won and lost. FUNERAL OF THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—The mortal remains of the late Earl of Mornington were removed this morning, from the family mansion, Grosvenor.squafe, for interment in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. The remains of the deceased, which have lain in state since Saturday, are enclosed in three coffins, the inner one, contain ing the body, is of lead, lined throughout with white satin ; the outer or state coffin is manufactured of the best Spanish mahogany, covered with rich Genoa velvet, thickly studded with gilt nails and ornaments; on either side the armorial bearings of the house of Wel lesley on richly chased plates, gilt handles; on the lid, the inscription-plate, on which is engraved the deceased's titles, and the dates of his birth and death. About twenty minutes before eleven, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Earl of Mornington, Viscount Wellesley, Sec„ s a i r o r n ived set ; o a n n t. d a A t tahqaulia_rptasertpeasletveenlevthene,ptrhoceemssioounrnfaul prnyrodoceas t the chapel, when the funeral service was read by the Rector, and the body was deposited ( in th t e he ße sa v m . e M N r . . a l n l lt ow w - o h rt e h re , j3 th .p e . r ) e ' mains of his mother, the late Countess of Mornington, repose. THE M E NDICITY SOCIETY.--The proceeding s o f beenthis advertised, benevolent institut i on an d at oncef o r showthe firstits efficiency quarter oof andlB4tsh the have in which it is held by the poor. The statistics show that a large amount of relief has been granted, and a stron g case for the support of the public is made out. servicet Wednesday India D EAT H OF VICE-ADMIRAL S IR T HOMAS B ARER, K.C.B.—We have to announce the demise of Vi ce -Ad m i ral Sir Thomas Baker,esreapappointed eni .)tCenee.daßay. navy no w the e o expired of hon e Ea last at his residence, the Shrubbe r y, W a l mer, Kent. The o t n he th N e em 23 Nemesis, of anAdugii in 1803 803 1781. In 1799 he deceased, after eta having Company, h d e w entered obtained the command of the Phoenix. In 1805 he captured La Didon, French frigate, after a most determined resistance, and served in the same vessel in Sir Richard Strachan's action off Ferrol. Sir Thomas was in the receipt of one of the " good service pensions." We understand the late Marquis of Westminster has left his valuable racing stud to his grandson, the present Earl Grosvenor, who is a patron of the sports of the turf. FRACAS BETWEEN BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS.— On Saturday a fracas took place in the Bankruptcy Court, between Mr. Cooke, the barrister, and Mr. Laurence, a so licitor, on the right of the latter gentleman to address the Court ; Mr. Cooke claiming precedence. Mr. Laurence con tended that, until lately, the business of the Court was wholly conducted by solicitors, or their clerks. The bar had latterly made their appearance in these Courts, and had suc ceeded in preventing clerks transacting the business of their principals, to the great inconvenience of the profession. In an angry discussion, Mr. Laurence said an attemptwas being made to drive solicitors from the Courts ; but the bar might rely upon it they would never accomplish that object, as he was well assured of the assistance of his brother solicitors in m int a e i rf n t e i r ini e , n a g n d t h the e l. HEREFORD MEETING, FEB. 27 . — The Sweepstakes of r n p a otbt- matter t r i o d n r . opp liT e l d r . . Commissioner Goulburn 3/. 10s. each, with a Cup added (76 Subs.), were won by Mr. Nott's Nettle; Mr. C. Randell's Ruby ran up, and received Ti, 10c DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF A CHILD IN A PICKLE JAR.—On Friday afternoon, while some dredgemen were engaged in cleansing the West India Export-dock, they brought up a good-sized pi c kli ng j ar, the bung well secured, and evidently containing some heavy substance. They immediately commenced opening it to share the spoil, when, on removing the bung, they were greatly astounded in beholding the body of a large sized infant apparently pre served in spirit, devoid of any clothing. It appeared to have been a six or eight months' child, and on the forehead was a cut, as if from a blow by some sharp instrument. Mr. Bain, a surgeo n o f P op l ar, exam i ned the wound, and did not think that it had caused death; the skull was not fractured. A coroner's inquest was held on Saturday, and a verdict of ":Irouncl did" returned. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND pub /tic Optnton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The Journal des Debats publishes long extracts from the French paper published at Otaheite, but they have all re ference to events already noticed in the papers. The follow= ing appears in the / 1 /imiteur :—" The Minister of Marine and Colonies has received a dispatch from Admiral Hamelin, on the 13th of November, from the roadstead of Valparaiso, announcing his intention to sail the next morning (the 14th) on board of the frigate Virginie, which bears his flag, for the Marquesas and Otaheite, where, consequently, it is pro bable he arrived about the middle of December. Admiral Hamelin had received information from Captain Bruat, un der date of October 3, of the maintenance of public tranquil lity at Otaheite, as was announced by the last dispatches re ceived in France from that Governor of the date of Aug. 21." The Commerce says :—" We have reason to believe, from a certain source of information, that the Queen of England will visit France in the month of April next. Her intention is not to come so far as Paris. She reckons upon stopping at one of the royal palaces, where, as ws are assured, prepara tions are already being made for her reception." Galignani's Messenger of Friday says :—" We question very much the accuracy of the announcement made by the Commerce." A letter from Bourges, of the 26th ult., states that the wife of Don Carlos was confined to her bed by illness. The Var announces the death of the Bishop of Frejus, on the 22d ult., at the age of 84. A letter from Geneva, of the 23th ult., says :—" Yesterday 7,000 citizens assembled in order to make a demonstration against the Jesuits. A petition and a declaration to be de livered to the President were both agreed upon." The police had seized in Madrid a number of forged titles of the public debt, which had led to the arrest of several in dividuals. Lopez has addressed a letter to the public journals, deny ing the truth of the rumour that he was about to make up his differences with the Ministry, and declaring that their principles are such that he can have nothing in common with them. The Carlist plot discovered at Burgos was of no import ance, the leaders being members of the clergy and canons of the cathedral. The priests at Valladolid intended also to make some demonstration, but had subsequently desisted. Al Valencia, a collision had occurred between soldiers of the ar tillery and infantry, in which several were wounded on both sides. Its cause, however, was unconnected with politics. COURT--FASHIONABLE. Earl Fitawilliam has left Mortimer House, Grosvenor place, for Milton Park, near Peterborough. The Earl and Countess of Wilton have arrived in Gros venor-square. His Lordship came from Eaton on Friday, and was joined by the Countess from Egerton-lodge, Melton Mowbray, on Saturday. Viscountess Palmerston had a soiree (the first of the season) on Saturday, at her Ladyship's mansion on Carlton house-terrace. Viscount Melbourne has quite recovered from his recent attack of gout. The Noble Viscount gave several small din ner parties in the course of last week at his residence in South-street. Viscount Cantilupe has left London for a few days, for Hooton Pali, where there is a sporting party for Liverpool races. The Lord Chancellor and Lady Lynhurst have issued cards for a grand dinner and evening party on Friday next. Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor have left Park-street for Eaton-hall, on a visit to the Dowager Marchioness of West minster. The Earl of Minto and Lady Elizabeth Elliot arrived in town early in the last week from Minto House, Roxburgh shire. The Noble Earl and daughter are staying at Lady Hislop's residence in "Wilton- crescent. Lady Stanley has a musical party on Saturday next, after the grand dinner party announced for that evening. Viscount and Viscountess Villiers are shortly expected in town from Upton House, Warwickshire, for the season. The Noble Viscount has taken Lord Norreya' residence in Charles street, Berkeley-square. His Excellency the French Ambassador and Countess de St. Aulaire leave the French Embassy in a few days, for Bad minton, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort. Count and Countess D'Harcourt purpose going to St Leo nard's during the absence from town of the Ambassador and Countess. The Duke and Duchess of Bucclench have issued cards for a grand entertainment at Montague House, on Saturday next. The Duke and Duchess of Leeds arrived at the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday, from Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, for the season. The Earl ofHarrowby, who has been indisposed during the last fortnight, is much better. MISCELLANEOUS. Much rain fell in the course of last night and this morn ing. The weather, however, has suddenly changed. There is now a keen east wind, and much snow has fallen in the course of the day. On Sunday last, says the West Briton, a great many per sons who had for a c onsiderable time absented themselves from Falmouth Church, again were observed in their pews— the black gown was again worn in the pulpit—the turning to the communion-table was not performed—the psalms were sung and not chanted—in fact, all the objectionable prac tices were abandoned, and the church was, as formerly, filled with a large congregation. The circulation of base coin in the metropolis is now prac tised to a great extent, particularly of shillings and six pences. The spurious coin are manufactured in a superior style, being double plated, and the sound excellent, and are supposed to be made in Birmingham. During the past week, Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare, of Blackwall, launched the Government steam-packet Torch, with engines by Messrs. Seaward. Mr. Edmondea, who has long officiated as deputy-clerk of the peace at the Middlesex Sessions, has been compelled, through ill health, to vacate his appointment, and has been succeeded by Mr. Arthur Grey Maude, who has been called to the bar, on the recommendation of the Assistant-Judge, to enable him to fulfil his situation. On Saturday evening the " Most Honourable and Loyal Society of Ancient Britons" celebrated their hundred and thirty-first anniversary dinner in Freemasons' Hall. The re cent death of the Marquis of Westminster having occa sioned the absence of Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., the late President, the chair was taken by Earl Powis, who was decorated with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. The Noble Earl was supported by the Bish o p o f Chi c h es t er , L or d Clive, M.P., Sir M. W. Wynn, Bart., M.P., the Hon. Rice Trevor, Hon. Hugh Cholmendeley, &c. The following sub scriptions were announced by the treasurer, CoL Wood : The Queen, 100 guineas; the President, Earl Powis, 50 guineas ; Sir Watkin W. Wynn, Bart., 50 guineas ; Sir C. Morgan, 50 guineas ; C. Morgan, 50 guineas ; the Marquis of Anglesea, Lord Kenyon, Rice Trevor, Esq., and several others, 25 guineas, with several smaller donations. The total sum already subscribed for the ensuing year is 9551. lls. RE THE CASE OF JAMES CARNIE AND THE DROWNING MAN HE SAVED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Covent-garden, March 3. Sin,—You will remember being so kind, a fortnight sinee, to give the benefit of your widely circulated journal to a report of this brave man's conduct, who, by great intrepidity and courage, saved a fellow -creature from drowning in the Leith Dock. I took the opportunity of endeavouring to incline public sympathy to this case, and I wish I could add that it has been responded to as I had fully relied on ; but there are only five sovereigns, including my own, that I h acknowledge. My reaso n , h owever , f or t respass i ng upon have to y to your 13 , arises out of a letter I have h a d the honour to receive from th e clergyman of Newhaven, in favour of this brave fellow : i t i s worthy of his great call ing; and it is indeed ve r y re f reshing to read in this kind valuablecolumn testimony that, independently of this act of heroism, but kind-hearted conduct, stands out very prominent in days gone by in the picture of charity. It is no less due to the worthy rector than myself, that the public should know they have not been asked to lend their mite in a doubtful cause; and I am still inclined to hope that when this welcome cor roboration is read, I may still have to offer my thankfulness for additional aid. I will not spoil the effect of the following kind and clever testimonial, but say unto those who have the means—" spare a trifle to create a stimulant for future exertions." GEORGE ROBINS. :" Summer Lodge, Trinity, 27th February, 11145. " Sir,—l cannel forbear expressing to yourself the delight with which I have marked your generous proceedings in regard to my worthrniend James Carkie. I rejoice in what you have done for one thing, because it is pleasiag to think that a brave *fan should awaken sympathetic emotions in kindred minds, so widely sepa rated in place and station ; and for another, because nothing ran be conceived better calculated to foster the generous and devoted spirits of such men as Carnie. I have yet another reason for being delighted with your proceedings. Carrie is one of the numerous and ancient race ett N ewharen fishermen, and was himself, till very lately, employe' in that capacity. They are a singular and fate. resting peope, having occupied their present locality for upwards qf SOO years certain, with as little change of manners as can be imagined. They are well known to the inhabitants of Edinburgh, and are, indeed, objects of very general interest. I need hardly tell you that they are distinguished for their clannish feelings, and that a kind action done to one of their number thrills at ante through the whole body, and vicceersa, as many an unlucky wight can testify 1 Your interference in behalf of Carnie is, therefore, felt as a boon to the whole fraternity, and is the most effectiveof all ex hortations to them "to go and do likewise." " could lam ; r te. a w ort hi er man, or one who y to you to know, that you will acknowledge it more gratefully, a, I, q u it. remar k a bl e f or esu sca . r e c u e r l e y it il be dens fa the superiority of his intellectual, moral, and reli g i ous c h aracter, hu w ed i o s a at f i s s vc e u t and by his bright example exercises a most salutary influence ever the young men of the . place. H e b e l ongs also to one of the most considerable fami lies, mid has married into another most respectable house; his father and grandfather (James Cantles too) are alive; and all the three, including your friend James, are members of the Church over which I am hon oure d t o preside. It is honourable to the family that a younger brother of James did, about the same time, save another man from drowning. It may amuse to state that honest James had some scruples about allowing your kind efforts to be continued. In st a ti ng hi s doubts to me, I reasoned thus with him ) James, said I, if you had thrown the man into the water, would it not have been right to punish you as a warning to others? Is it not right, then, that you should be rewarded as an encouragement to others? This reason ing overcame his scruples. " I hope you will excuse this procedure. I take it partly with the view of giving expression to my own feelings, and partly to afford you the satisfaction you so well merit of kn ow i ng that you have done a worthy action to a worthy ob ject, and with the certainty of producing the best effects on others.-4 have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, " JAMES FAIRBAIUN, " Minister of Newhaven. " George Robins, Ng., Lendon.,* FUNERAL OF SIR T. FONVELL BUXTON, BAR T .— The remains of this late respected Baronet were interred on Thursday last at Overtrand Church, Norfolk. The whole arrangements were conducted in the most simple and un ostentatious manner. At twelve o'clock the procession left North Rapp Hall, the residence of the deceased; but long before that time the roads were lined by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, anxious to pay , their last tribute of respect to the memory of the departed Baronet. At a quarter past one the mournful cortege arrived at the church, where it was met by the Rev. T. C. Law, who read the funeral service. In addition to Sir Edward Buxton, Bart., and Miss Buxton, Powell Buxton, Esq., and Mrs. Buxton, Mr. Samuel Gurney and Mr. J. S. Gurney, who were present on the mournful occasion, the church was crowded by the principal and most influental inhabitants of the neighbourhood. The greater part/of the tradesmen at Cromar had their shops closed during the day. DEATH OF LADY AswrowN.--We have to announce the demise of Lady Ashtown, who expired on Tuesday last, at Woodlaw, the family seat in county Galway. Her Lady ship was youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas Phillips Corby, and married 29th of August, 1831, Lord Ashtown, by whom her Ladyship leaves a yollthful family. The deceased Lady was in her 35th year.