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) • • LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROW 1E _OE LORDS, March 5. The House sad today to hear Scotch appeals for the first time during the , present session. The Peers present were the Lord Chancelk or, L',rd Brougham, and Lord Campbell. DRIZADIOND V. WOOD AND OTHERS. This cast, came before their Lordships upon appeal from the decili , in or the Court of Session. The appellants, as partners. 'in the Second Fife Bank, brought an action of relief against, `themselves, and the respondents as having been part ners i.n the first Fife Bank, asserting that in the former of these, capacities they had become creditors of themselves, and the respondolts in the latter capacity to the extent of 14:14000/. On the action for relief being brought before the .Lord Ordinary it was dismissed, and that decision being ,sustained in. the Court of Session, the appellants appealed to this House against that decision. Mr. Stuart and Mr. Moir appeared as counsel for the appellants, and Mr. Kelly, Mr. B. Andrews, and.llr. Anderson, were for the respondents. - The arguments appear likely to occupy their Lordships several days. VIC72-CHANCELLOR' S COURT, March 5. The V,ice-Chancellor of England did not sit to-day. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME ClRCUlT.—Chelmsford, March 5. Both Courts this morning proceeded to business, the Lord Chief JUstice presiding in the Crown Court and Mr. Baron Alderson presiding at Nisi Prius. Although there were a number of causes entered on the civil side, yet, from some of them being referred, and others breaking down, the list was gone through by one o'clock, and Mr.. Barrm Alderson then proceeded to try prisoners in relief of t t /.le business of the Crown side. (F,efore Lord Chief Justice DENMAN.) Michael Challis, 19, a groom, was indicted for felo niously q2.tting fire to an out-house, the property of Samuel V 'orter Matthews. Mr. M arsh conducted the prosecution. It appeared from the evidence, that the prosecutor lives at, Hounslow, and the prisoner was in his service. A sho' rt time before the 18th of December, the prisoner hadrepresented that he had seen strange persons about the - premises, and expressed his opinion that there would be a " a flare up" before long. In consequence of this, a policeman was sent for to watch the premises, and it was while he was so engaged, that the fire happened. Upon the alarm being given, the prisoner was heard to call out, and he was seen running in a direction from the fire. The circumstances which led to the suspicion against the, prisoner, were the contradictory stories that be told, ar.d also the fact that a piece of linen which the prisoner made use of to cover his harness, was found to have.n portion torn from it, and this piece, partly burnt, awd wrapped round some dry combustible material, was Ticked up near the out-house that-was burnt. Mr. An .derson4the:keeper at Ilford goal, alsoproved that while he was c•'Jnveying the prisoner for examination before the magistrates, he told him that he had always borne a good character, but he was afraid the piece of rag would do for him. Other circumstances were also adduced, which left very little doubt of the prisoner's guilt. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE went carefully through the whole of the evidence, and The jury, after a very short deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to be transported for fifteen years, and he left the dock declaring that he was innocent. , • (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) James Boreham, 34, labourer, David Kempton, 28, labourer, James Kempton, 35, labourer, and Christopher Wright, 23, alio a labourer, were charged with being feloniously in a certain close of land, armed with guns, for the purpose of taking game, and also assaulting the keepers. 311 :-Ryland, with Mr. Rodwell, conducted the prose cut;,on, and Mr. Charnock defended the three last men tioned prisoners. Boreham pleaded guilty to the charge. It appeared from the statement of the Learned Coun sel, and the evidence that was adduced, that the trans action in question.took place upon a piece ~pf land in the manor of Heron-gate, near Brentwood, and which is in the ucCupation of Mr.' James, the trustee, who has the right of shooting, and who employs persons to preserve the game upon it. On the 4th of January, a man named Benjamin Kent, who is employed by the prosecutor to preserve the game, was on the look out, accompanied by three - other persons, when he heard the report of a gun. and on their going to the spot, they met the pri soners,two-of whom had guns, and upon their endea vouring to take them into custody, a violent struggle took place between the poachers and the keepers, during which the latter were repeatedly knocked down with the barrels of the poachers' guns, and were severely beaten. At length the prisoner Boreham was struck to the ground by one. of the keepers, and while they were securing him the others made their escape. They were, huwever, afterwards taken into custody, and were posi tively identified as the parties who were present at the time the attack was made upon the keepers. The jury, found all the prisoners Guilty. Sentence was deferred. • Ilertford,'March 2. CIVIL 'SIDE. (Before Lord Chief Justice DENMAN and a Special Jury.) ARDEN V. WEEDON. This cause was commenced on Friday, and did not conclude until a very late hour on Saturday night. It was an action brought, by the plaintiff, nominally, to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon his property, but the real object in view was to establish a right to prevent the public from pass ing. over his property. Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Sergeant Channell, Mr. Ogle, and Mr. - Peacock, were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Platt, Mr. Montagu Chambers, Mr. Willes, and Mr. R. A. Price, were for the de fendant. The plaintiff, Colonel Arden, is the owner and occupier of Rickmersworth Park and the residence attached to it, and it has been in his possession for some years. It would appear that theta is a path which was near his house that has been used for several years by the inhabitants of the neighbour hood, and others, to go to some mills in the vicinity ; and it would seem that this created some annoyance to the plaintiff; and, acting under advice that the path in question had not been legally dedicated to the public, he resolved upon clos ing it, and preventing persons from making use of it as here tofore. The 'inhabitants, however, feeling that they had a right to this, path as a public way, resolved, at a vestry meeting, to, assert that right, and the defendant and some others br °lce down the hedge and other impediments that had beers placed for prevent the use of the path, and upon that act the. present action was brought, to try the question of right. On the part of the plaintiff it was contended, of course, that there was no public footpath, and although it was ad mitted that persons had for several years been in the habit of making use of the path, it was only upon sufferance that they did so, and that there was no legal right of way. On behalf of the defendant it was urged, that the path had been, by long usage, dedicated to the public, and that not withstanding whatever might have been the original cir acumatarices under which the path was used, that by reason wt . the long period it had been made use of by the public, their right to pass over it could not now be disputed. To f papppr,t this case, a great number of aged persons were called at wl:cnesses, and they deposed to the fact of having made use of the path in question for a great number of years without s any interruption. The jury, after the Learned Judge had addressed them, re turned a verdict for the defendant, thus establishing the light of the public to the use of the footpath in question. The commission for the county of Essex was opened to day at Chelmsford. As there was a winter gaol delivery in this county there are very few prisoners for trial, but the cause list is rather heavy. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. • MANSION-HO USE. The following singular case was brought before the Lord Mayor, who very closely investigated all the extra ordinary circumstances detailed. Sir John Pixie sat, in Conjunction with his Lordship. A - young man of respectable appearance and address appeared in consequence of the issue of a summons, calling upon him to answer the complaint of a widow lady of the name of May. Mr. Bozon briefly stated the heads of the complaint: He said he appeared as solicitor on behalf of Mrs. May, the widow of the late Captain James May, of the Diana, in support of a charge against the defendant, who was chief mate .of that vessel. In the month of March, 1843, the Diana was homeward bound, and within sight of the island of Ascension, when suddenly; at a late Period of the evening, the report of a pistol was heard on deck from the captain's cabin. The second mate im raediately.proceeded thither to ascertain the cause of it, and on the way met the defendant coming from his cabin, which was next to that of' the captain. They went together to the . captain's cabin, and found Captain May lying dead, and a pistol by his head, the bullet from which had evidently passed through his head,. Next* day, by order of the defendant, the body of Capt. May was buried in the sea, and the defendant then pro- - posed to the crew to take the Diana to St. Helena, although she was actually within sight and within twelve or fourteen hours' sail of the island of Ascension. The crew did not relish the proposition, but the defend ant gave a peremptory order to that effect, and the vessel was accordingly steered towards St. Helena, where, upon her arrival, he disposed of all Captain May's property. For that property, which was conside rable, the defendant had not accounted to the widow, whose shock, upon hearing of the awful catastrophe, was extreme, and left traces upon her mind and appearance which marked her as an object of great commisseratio n . Ab out a fortnight after the ship had reached St. Helena a further calamity occurred. An explosion took place in the after-part of the ship, and the captain's cabin, and sae greater portion of the after-part of the vessel was destroyed. That explosion also destroyed the life of the unfortunate steward, who was at the time in the part which was blown up. The defendant had just previously gone ashore. Here was a case which, in the opinion of Mr. Bozon, was one of no light or fantastic suspicion. He considered that the defendant ought to have proceeded on the home bound voyage instead of goin,g back to St. Helena ; and the intention in taking the vessel to tha. place could not have been other than fraudulent, particularly as she was within so short a distance of the island of Ascension, to which it was the duty of the defendant to convey the remains of the captain. He therefore charged the defendant, that by taking the ship to St. Helena,' in sight' of the island of Ascensio n , w h ere he ought to have deposited-the body of his captain, he feloniously took possession of Captain May's property, and by disposing of that property at St. Helena, and afterwards producing to the widow false accounts, he conunmitted a larceny on the high seas. John Christy said—l was 'a seaman on board the Diana, Captain May, in March last. We were making our passage for England, off Ascension Island, when, one evening about half-past nine o'clock, the 'second mate heard a noise in the cabin like the report of a pistol. Ile asked the men who had the look out what it was ? And he then went down, and he said he met the defendant outside his own cabin, and he and the defend ant went into the captain's cabin, and observed smoke there, and saw the captain lying; shot through the head. I went down, and saw him lying, with a wound through his temples. I saw - the pistol there; I afterwards looked , through the sky-light and saW the defendant lying by the I side of the body. The second mate begged the defen dant not to lie alongside of the body. Next day, about TB 8 or g o'clock in the morning, we were all called down i into the cabin by the defendant, who said he should not take charge of the ship in the state in which she then was, and that we had better go back to St. Helena, and he pointed out the track he should go. I saw Ascension Island from the mast-head the same evening the captain was shot. He told the crew they had better go back, and the agents there would settle everything. Two days afterwards, two of the boat steerers and the cooper, and the cooper's mate, said they had better go to Ascension, and the ,defendant said he did not care about going to St. Helena. The evening I was at the wheel, the defendant asked me what I looked so pleasant for? I said it was because I was in hopes of getting back to my home. He held out a promise if we got a whale he would give us a sovereign each; or, at least, on his own responsibility, a half-sovereign, and then we went back to St. Helena. The captain was buried the day after. The conversation about going back to St. Helena took place before the captain was buried. During the voyage there were violent quarrels between the captain and the defendant. On one occasion the defendant said he would fight the captain a duel, either gentleman fashion or blackguard fashion. I can't say what watch the captain had when: at St. Helena.. After we an chored the steward was stopping a leak, and the day before we ought to have started an explosion took place, and I and others were blown up and much injured. The defendant was not on board at the time. There was a survey on board after the accident. The defendant told me an evening or two after the captain's death the reason why he wanted to go to St. Helena was because the widow's property would fetch more there than in England. - - Abijah Lott, of No. 29, Princes-street, Rotherhithe, said, I was in St. Helena in May last. I saw the de fendant there. I saw the Diana before the explosion. She might have gone home; but she was rather open at her open ends forward. I went on board her before and after the explosion. I purchased article. from Carroll, the agent there. After the explosion I was on the survey of the vessel, and found her blown up from the taffrail to the mainmast. Not a beam was there that was not broke, and the decks shook fore and aft. The coverings of her hatchways were started. The cause was from the magazine. The powder was in copper. Caroline Matilda May said, I have applied to the defendant respecting my husband's effects. This (pro ducing a paper) is one of the accounts he gave me. When my husband went to sea he had a gold watch, chain, and key. I spoke to the defendant about that watch. He gave me a brass chain, and said that was the chain my husband wore. In one letter I had received from my husband, he said he had done very well in trading. The defendant said that he had acted all through the affair to the best of his skill and judgment, and upon the opinion of the oldest and most experienced officers at St. Helena. An inquest had been held upon the body of the captain at St. Helena, and a verdict was at once re turned, after the examination of, the crew, to the effect, that the unfortunate man died by his own hand. He repelled with indignation and scorn the insinuations which had been made, and solemnly declared that in every proceeding he had adopted he was influenced by -the most honourable - feelings. The LORD MAiroxi'ind Sir Jour; PIRIE said, that in the present condition 'Of the evidence there were cer tainly matters which were calculated to excite much suspicion. They, therefore, declared that the defendant must find bail to appear on another day, himself in the sum of 200/.,, and two sureties in 100/. each. Tiro highly respectable men afterwards came forward and bailed the defendant, whom they described as a per fectly honourable man, against whom no imputation had ever been cast. Yesterday a lad, about 15 years est' age, in the service of Joseph Witney, of Heneage-lane, chimney-sweeper, was brought before Sir Peter Laurie, upon the charge of having embezzled the sum of one shilling, which he had received for cleaning a chimney in the house of Mr. Duff, of Leadenhall-street. • In the progress of this investigation Sir Peter Laurie ascertained that the prisoner had cleansed the chimney by climbing instead of having done the job, as required by Act of Parliament, with the machine. Sir PETER LAURIE—How happens it that this boy was allowed to work himself up the chimney with his knees and elbows, directly in the teeth of the statute, which was intended and calculated to do so much good ? Why was not the machine used ?—The complainant said the chimney could not be properly swept with a ma chine, and he therefore permitted the prisoner to go up, but he had learned from the prisoner previously that he was twenty-one years old, the age at which people were authorised to ascend. Sir P. LAURlE—Twenty-one ! Why, he is no more twenty-one than he is thirty-one years of age. Any body would see at once that he was not more than 15. The complainant—He assured me he was pastthe age. The prisoner —Never, your Lordship. Mosier/ never asked me any age, but sent me up without: aword. The complainant considered himself boutt n o. g talteiliet prisoner's word, which certainly was passetl,-or there should have been no climbing. Besides, . the prisoner had received Is. 6d. for the work. _ _ The prisoner said he had received ls. 6d. for ascend ing, but he considered himself entitled to what he got for sweeping a chimney with himself. Whatever he re ceived for sweeping with the machine he regularly handed over to his master. _ Sir P. LAURIE—It is worse than slavery in the West Indies, to send him up a chimney, and I must not suffer so excellent an Act of Parliament to be violated with impunity. I hope this does not often happen. Complainant—Oh, dear! not at all. The prisoner—l have been with Mr. Witney three weeks, and I have been up the flue three ,times since I have been employed by him. Sir PETER LAURIE—The Act inflicts a penalty of 10!. upon the party who allows a person, under 21 years of age, to climb a chimney, for the purpose of sweeping it. I discharge the prisoner, on the charge of embezzling ; but I direct that the person, whose chimney he has climbed, be summoned before me on Thursday next, to answer for thus setting the law at defiance. I trust that the public will give me assistance in enforcing the ob servance of this most necessary law. The summons was accordingly issued. Several boys, who stated that they travelled to London, from various parts of the country, to seek employment, were brought up, charged with having, in a gang, taken bread out of a baker's shop. Sir PETER LAURIE said it was well known through the country that sums of money were sent by benevo lent individuals for the poor-boxes at the police-offices, and that sort of intelligence was sure to bring up vast numbers, upon the speculation of distress. Mr. Goodman stated that as many as thirty-eight country people had been before • the Lord Mayor on the' preceding day pleading destitution. The increase of ap plications of this kind were so frightfully great of late, that it was quite impossible to deal with them. Sir P. LAURIE trusted that in the Amended Poor-law Bill some provision would be made to meet the evil which entailed such expense and trouble upon the City of London. He sent the boys to the union. About a dozen girls were afterwards brought up, charged with having broken the windows of the union, and also the windows of the Mansion-house. They said their object was to get admission into Bridewell. Sir P. LAURIE refused to send them to Bridewell, but ordered a couple of officers to take them to Peckham workhouse. It is now the constant practice of the refractory of both sexes to break the windows of the Mansion-house. WORSHIP-STREET. Thomas Burton, an old soldier, who stood charged with having attempted to obtain various sums from different individuals, under the pretence that he was their forgotten relative, just returned from abroad, was placed before Mr. Bingham for final examination. The facts of the case have already appeared, and it may be recollected that the only instance in which he actually succeeded in obtaining money was from a young married woman named Caroline Williams, upon whom he played off a slight variation from his usual stratagem, and pretended that he was charged with the delivery of' sundry valuable presents from her brother, who was a soldier in Canada, and that they were then lying at the Custom-house. The evidence in the above case having been completed, Mr. BROUGHAM inquired whether any additional cases had been discovered. Haywood, the summoning officer, said, that among a great number of defrauded individuals who had seen him in prison, he was recognised by an old army sur geon upon he had called in prosecution of his swindling scheme, and promised to present him with a parrot which he had brought from abroad, but the gentleman in question was himself too old a soldier to be so easily, imposed upon, and he sent him off to practise his arts on persons of greater credulity, The prisoner here handed 'up a written paper to the Bench, in which it was stated, that he had received several gun-shot wounds in the head, which rendered him at times unconscious of what he was about. Mr. BINGHAM observed that it was rather unfortunate for the prisoner that he had prepared such - a document, as it' furnished indubitable evidence of his being the same person who had committed a similar series of au dacious frauds in the neighbourhood of Liverpool. llc had received a letter that morning from Mr. Henry Dobson, of Broadwood House, near Liverpool, stating that a person answering the exact description of the prisoner, and whose head was scarred from alleged musket-wounds, had defrauded numerous persons in that part of the country by means of the same artful device which he had practised in the metropolis. He should order both the documents to be preserved and w h T i e l ! he e pts o i u t o d n c s o m o f m t i h t s e e v prisoner i t f cn o oe r ms s t nile r trial. The produced in eviden ce a t th e C entral Criminal Court, to e e d r . e then completed, and the prisoner was fully CLERKEIVIVELL. Yesterday two able-bodied men, named Ponter and Sanglon, were charged with refusing to perform the work assigned them by Act of Parliament in the -Hol born Union workhouse. On the previous night the pri soners were admitted as destitute poor by Barlow, the porter. They had their bed and breakfast, but in the morning positively . refused to pick half a pound ,of oakum, the task assigned to them. The case having been proved, Mr. COMBE gaie the prisoners the option of going back to the workhouse and doing the work. They positively refused, and were sent to the House of Correction for seven days. An elderly, weather-beaten looking man applied„ to Mr. Combe for assistance under the following circum stances :—He stated that he was a native of Newfound land, and had been chief mate on board the ship Thomas, Captain Grange master which arrived in London in October last. On landing here he became very ill, and was at first confined in St. Thomas's, and subseqUently in the London hospital. When convalescent, he found that his ship had returned to Newfoundland, and being wholly destitute, he applied for relief in the first in stance to Lord Stanle3r, the Secretary for the Colonies, and subsequently to - the Lord-Mayor, but from neither received any assistance. He then applied to the Board of Admiralty, and received an anaNyer bpi the Secretary, SUN, LONDON, WEDNISDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1844 the Hon. Sidney Herbert, in which that gentleman stated ' that he regretted the Board of Admiralty could not assist him, but at the same time enclosing a sum suffi cient to convey him to Liverpool, whence he might find a vessel that would take him back to his native place. Applicant went to -Liverpool, but after remaining there for a considerable time, and being unable to attain his object, returned to London. He arrived here this day, and he sought of the Magistrate to assist him, being without money and friends. Mr. COMBE said his better course would be to apply to the workhouse. The applicant, whose appearance bespoke great desti tution, declared, in the most earnest manner, that he had not tasted a morsel of food for the last forty-eight hours, and that he was unable to walk from weakness. Mr. CONDE observed that he could as easily have ob tained a ship from Liverpool as from London to New foundland. The worthy Magistrate, however, directed that he should have an immediate supply of food. Mary. Hartwell, aged 20, was charged with breaking three panes of glass at the Clerkenwell workhouse. Smith, the porter, proved the offence, which indeed the prisbner herself admitted. Both her hands were bandaged, having been cut and mangled by the glass. Mr. CONDE—Why did you break the windows ? Prisoner—Because I was refused relief or admission this morning, when I applied for it at the workhouse. Mr. COMBE—Who refused you ? Prisoner—Mr. Cooksoy, the overseer. He said, " What does a prosti tute like you want with relief ?" Mr. Harriet, the master of the workhouse, said the prisoner had been formerly an inmate of the workhouse. The board had obtained several situations for her, but she left them all. She was a very bad character. Mr. Comm—But let her be as bad as she can be, still if she be destitute she ought to have relief, and has a right to demand it. The refusal of relief may force them to become prostitutes. The prisoner said that when she applied she was in very great want. Mr. Harriet said he could not say whether or not she was refused relief, but he knew the windows were broken. Mr. CosinE directed the overseer to be sent for. In about an hour afterwards the master returned into Court, and said the overseer was so busy in discharging the duties of his office, that he could not attend before the Court. Tlie reason assigned by the overseer for not relieving the prisoner was that she was so insolent. Mr. COMBE fined the prisoner 35., the amount of damage done, or a week's imprisonment. . Five pounds were sent to Mr. Combe yesterday for the use of the poor box of this Court, by an anonymous con tributor, the receipt of which we were requested to ac knowledge. . James and Alfred Stroud, respectable looking trades men residing in the Southwark Bridge-road, were charged with assaulting Mr. Bradley Thornhill, a corn dealer, living in Gray's Inn-terrace, Gray's Inn-road, under rather singular circumstances. The prosecutor deposed that on the 27th ult., he ac companied the defendants to the Old Swan Tavern in Holloway. On their way thither, they stopped at several public houses. When they, reached the Swan, the de fendant Alfred asked him to play at "four points"; witness did so; he was very drunk,:and lost all the money he had on his person 71.; he subsequently recollected having given the defendants a 20L bill, and an acceptance for 36L To the latter document he affixed his name, butin an hour after, reflecting on what he had done, he snatched the 361. acceptance out of the hand of Alfred, and tore it in pieces. Alfred then knocked witness down and kicked him until his face was covered with bleed, and his sides sore. Witness endorsed his name to the 201. bill at the instance of James, but was so intoxicated at the moment as to be quite uncon scious of what he was doing. The fragments of the bill were picked up-by a friend of the defendants, and carefully put together, so as to form a whole. Witness obtained the 20L bill from the defendants by means of a ruse since the assault. Evidence was tendered to show that the prosecutor had himself challenged the defendants to play with him, that the money was fairly won from him, that he was not drunk, and that he had struck the first blow. Mr. COMBE said he would not undertake to decide the matter then. It seemed to be a very nefarious trans action, and it was evident that the prosecutor was drunk at the time he lost .the money. He would bind over the defendants in two sureties of 401. each to an swer any charge' that might be preferred against them at the setsions. The prisoner's guilt is proved by his own confession, and that confession a written one. Therefore it would have been idle in me to have attempted to defend the prisoner. The prisoner then pleaded Guilty to this and another in dictment, and was removed in custody from the dock, judg ment upon him being deferred. William Christie then surrendered to take his trial on a charge of misdemeanour, inhaving obtainedmoney under false pretences. The same counsel as in the last case appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the traverser, who pleaded "Not Guilty" to the charge. The ArronNE - r- GENERAL stated the facts of the case, which were simply that the defendant was a Custom-house agent, and had landed from the William Jolliffe, Calais steamer, certain cases df clocks and other goods, and entered them at the Customs for less than the amount which he charged to and received from the parties to whom they were consigned, and put into his own pocket the money, the diffe rence of the duties. Thomas Cope examined by Mr. JARVIS—I am a clerk in the Long-room of the Custom-house. The person who gave me the declaration now handed to me signed it " James Christie." H. Peet examined—l am a clerk in the Registrar's-office, and make out the blue books They have on the outside the name of the ship, master, and other particulars. The book now in my hand is made in the usual way. It is sent to the landing waiter to examine goods, &c. In the year 1842 parties could land goods at any quay they pleased. The officer generally kept to one quay for about a month. When the landing waiter has made his entry in the blue book it is returned again to the Registrar's-office. I know the hand writing of James Christie. The defendant was a Custom house agent, and James Christie is, I believe, his brother, and may have acted in the capacity of his clerk. Gross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—The surveyor and landing waiter must agree in their valuation of the goods. In some respects the valuation is arbitrary. George Mitchell—l am a clerk in the Registrar's-office, and the blue book now produced is in my handwriting. Thomas Noble—l am a clerk in the office of the Receiver of the Custom-house. I received the duty on these cases, 311. Bs. 2d. It is entered " 31/. 8s 2d., W. Christie," but I cannot tell who paid me the amount. William Wilmot—l am the receiver of the grand receipt. I received a Treasury note for the 311. Bs. '2d. Mr. CLARKSON submitted to the Court, that not one tittle of the evidence hitherto adduced affected his client. The sight-entry was not brought home to the defendant—there was indeed nothing to implicate him in any nefarious trans action, supposing such transaction had occurred. The COURT over-ruled the objection, and the " sight entry" was then put in and read, which gave the marks of the cases " A. Z." " H. S. 6," " G. and C. No. 4," per William •Jolliffe, Captain Middleton, from Calais. Critchley—l am a watch and clock-maker, and have been in England going on for nineteen years. Germany is my native country. I have known the defendant ever since I have been in England, and I have employed him as Cus tom-house agent ever since the death of his father. In the early part of April, 1842, I received advice of a consignment of clocks and a bill of lading. I did not preserve that bill of lading. In April, 1842, I employed defendant to clear three cases of clocks. The papers put into my hands are Mr. Chris tie's papers in reference to these cases. I saw Mr. Christie himself about the clocks and the cleaning of them. I paid him the money myself for so doing. I have no recollection whether I paid him in gold or notes, but as sure as I stand here, I paid him the money. • I always received the bills re. ceipted when I paid the bill. I did not open the cases myself; but sent them forward to Anthony Zippel, to Mr. Brunel, and to Mr. Gantril. Zippel lives in Oldham, Brunal in Edgbas ton-street, Birmingham, and Gantril in Wolverhampton. Cross-examined— I never paid duties in advance to Christie. When cases arrived for me, Christie informed me, and I paid him duties as they were due. I left all arrange ments to him, because I had no reason to have any doubts about him whatever. I cannot state the particular time of the day it was when I paid him the money to clear those clocks. I never had the cases in my possession. When I paid the money to Mr. Christie for duties, I directed him, when they were out of charge of the Customs, to forward them to the carriers for conveyance to my consignees. Anthony Zippel—l live at Oldham, and am a clock maker. In May, 1842, I received from Mr. Critchley a case of clocks marked " A. Z.," and containing 305 clocks. Ignatius Brunal—l am a clockmaker, living at Birming ham. In April, 1842, I received a case of clocks from. Mr. Critchley. This was on the 11th of April, and the case was marked "H. S., 6," and it contained 106 clocks. Thaddeus Gantril—l live at Wolverhampton. On April the 22d, 1842, I received a case of cl ocks marked "G. and C., No. 4," and containing 253 clocks. The various official books from the Custom-house, proving vessel, date, arrival, manifest, duties chargable, duties paid, and other minute particulars, were here put in; as was also the evidence of various parties from the Custom-house, to prove the usual course of proceeding in that establishment. This evidence was purely of a technical character, necessary to maintain the chain of testimony, but of the most dry' and uninteresting character possible. With this evidence the case for the prosecution closed. Mr. CLARKSON then addressed the jury for the defendant, contending that the case of fraud was not brought home legally to his client ; and that such was the negli gent way in which the landing surveyor checked the landing waiter, and the landing waiter the Custom-house agent, that no regular system could be looked for in any pro ceedings of that establishment. That there had been a fraud he admitted; but he denied that there was any proof that his client had defrauded either Critchley or the Crown. The Learned Counsel having gone over the merits of the case, then proceeded at considerable length to the law bearing upon it, and submitted to the Bench that the obtaining of money under false pretences—the gravamen of the charge—was not legally substantiated. - The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied on the law, and Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up, directing the jury that the two first counts of the indictment were not supported by the evidence, and that they must therefore confine their at tention to the other portions of the indictment, and the evi dence, as they might think it affected them. The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, found a verdict of Guilty against the defendant. INCENDIARY FIRE AT OFFTON. Scarcely a night passes without intelligence reaching this town of a fire in the neighbourhood, and so accus tomed are the inhabitants to hearing the cry of. " Fire" sounded in their streets, that, upon the first alarm; hundreds may be seen hastening towards the spot •- 4, ^ro it is supposed to be raging. On Wednesday night last, about seven -- 04 sounded in St. Mathew's, and the fears of the inhabi- tants dwelling in that part of the town wanted no confirmation, as the western horizon was illuminated with that vivid glare which clearly told that there was an awful conflagration, and, as many thought, at no great distance. It was at first supposed that Bram ford was the ill-fated place, as an alarm had been given the night previous of a fire there, which happily proved to be false. On reaching Bramford, however, the flames still hsn appearedatß gtaynham, lenh to be some con s id era bl e di stance o ff, an d it ascertained to b e on th e prem i ses o f Mr. Offton. Th e H a dl e i g h an d Needhain. eras engines were the first on the spot, and had succeeded in getting the fire under, and preventing:the flames reaching the dwelling-house, which stood at no great distance, by the time the ;engines from Ipswich arrived. As the Suffolk Fire Office Engines were passing through Bramford, some miscreants endeavoured to put them on the wrong track, by directing them to the left of Bram ford. To this, together with the distance, and the state of the roads at the time, may be attributed the late arrival of the Ipswich engines. The buildings destroyed a valuable blood h orse , wort h 1501., w ith a cons i s ted of a double barn, stable, bullock-shed, turnip pigs, perished in the flames, although the most' praisewo r th y e ff orts were ma d e t o res cue them. The shrieks of the poor animals were truly h s p o o ite W us o e u ;n s 86 d t c. oah;feaarrr.ow Thetwelve fire Ivas first discovered by a ser vant girl, who was left in ch arge o f t h e f arm , M r . an d Mrs. Raynham being from home at the time. A large number of the neighbouring peasantry were present, and appeared to vie with one another in their praise worthy exertions to extinguish the flames. The stock was insured in the Sun, and the buildings in the Suffolk Fire-office. The damage is estimated at 1,0001. We understand Mr. Baynham had some threatening letters sent him about two months since, and an effort was made some time ago to fire the stacks, but without effect. —lpswich Express. 'T HE LATE FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—AIthough some days may perhaps elapse before the amount for which the several firms are insured can be ascertained with accu racy, we have succeeded in obtaining, from an authentic soukce, what we believe will be , found to be a correet state ment of the loss to each of. the insurance-offices by this un expected calamity. The statement is as follows :—Alliance, 17,000/. ; Imperial, 13,8004 ; Atlas, 9,0004 ; West .of England, 9,000/. ; Phoenix, 8,0001. ; MancheAter, 8,000/. • Scottish Union, 8,000/. ; Sun, 6,000/. ; Norwich Union, 6,000/. ; Cale donian, 6,000/. ' • Royal Exchange, 5,000/. ; County, 5,000/. ; North British, 5,300/. ; London, 4,000/. ; Globe, 3,000/. • and Leeds. an d Yorkshire, 2,ooo4—making a total of 116,100/. The Liverpoolloffice is said to have had a policy on the pre mises in question, up to Christmas last, for 8,100/., but the Directors having then determined not to insure what are termed " wood-lined" warehouses, the renewal of that policy, with a larger amount upon other similar risks, was declined. —Liverpool .Albion. SUDDEN DEATH Or A GENTLEMAN.—On Monday afternoon an inquest was held in the drawing-room of the late residence of William. Simons, Esq., - No. 1, New Grove, Mile-end-road; on the body of that .gentleman, who was found dead in his bed-room on the morning of Saturday last. Priscilla Anne Fox, a domestic servant in the family of de ceased, deposed that her master, who was seventy-eight years of age, on Friday night retired to rest at his usual hour, being in his accustomed health and spirits, which were unu sually good considering his very advanced years. On the following morning, witness went to call him to breakfast, and on knocking at the door and receiving no answer, she entered the room and found him apparently asleep, but on a closer examination, she discovered he was quite dead. Mr. New, a surgeon, was sent for,. but pronounced life to be quite extinct. He attributed the sudden death to a general decay of nature, and from the placid appearance of the corpse, he had no doubt deceased had expired whilst , asleep. The de ceased had occupied the important and responsible situation of clerk to the committees of buying and warehouses at the East India House for many years, and had retired for the last fifteen years upon a superannuation allowance of 800/. a year. The jury returned a verdict of "Natural death." THE ANTI-LEAGUE.-7--At length the Anti-League, alias the " Association for the Protection of National Indus try," has ventured to do a bold thing. After weeks of pri vate meetings—meetings kept as carefully a secret from the public as if the parties had been preparing for the commis sion of some- terrible act of high treason—the agricultural clique of persons acting under the inspiration of the Dukes of Richmond and Buckingham, have screwed their courage to the sticking-point, and held a meeting with open doors ! But in what way have they gone to work? Not in a manly, honourable manner, by coming openly forward themselves. They hired a number of working men to take the most pro minent part in the proceedings, hoping thereby to bring over the labouring classes to their side, and then make them the blind instruments of carrying into effect monopolist purposes. How much of the money which has lately been raised in the counties, was expended.in bribing the Spitalfields weavers who played so distinguished a part in the drama which was last night performed in the Freemasons Tavern, we have no means of knowing; but no one who was present can doubt that the sum must have been very.large. But what, it will be asked, was the result ? Did the ing enious device succeed ? There never was a more signal, as t here could not have been a more dese rve d, f a il u re. So complete w as the discomfiture of the artful dodgers who attempte d this ex p eriment on the intelligence of the working classes , that we ma y safely ven ture t noto predict thus have done themselves immortal honour by showin g that the y were They at once saw through easily it will 7 l t o ne b never er gulled. be lled repeated.. The working classes the deception which it was intended to practise on them, and with becoming spirit resolved not to be made the cat's-paw of an insolent, aristocracy. They mustered in large numbers, . r *lnd the blow which, the monoygliats intended for the "c 9644 t 4 fall with terrible effect On tkieranlYo.—,Adverawr. 7 - MARKET NEWS.--(YESTERDAY.) HAYMAX/LBTS. SurrHFlELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 les to Si ; ttea-• ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 8l 12s to 3/ 16s ' • Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 51; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1 / 8 s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at about last week's quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to 3/ 5s ; useful ditto, 3/ 6s to 3/ 12s; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 14s to 4 / ; Clover Hay, 3/58 to 4/158; Oat. Straw, 1/7s to 1/ 9s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Supply very moderate, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3/ ; useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12a to 3/ 16s; Clover Hay, 3l to 5/; Oat Straw, 11 8s to 118 s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. A short supply, and a sluggish demand. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—Very little business is doing in British Planta _lon, only about 150 hhds having been sold at previous prices, but the market is firm. The public sales have contained 3,484 bags Bengal, 342 bags East India (imported from Sin. gapore, subject to 32s per cwt duty and five per cent), 740 boxes white Havannah (chiefly damaged). All the Bengal was sold, but went off heavily at 62s 6d to 70s for good yellow and fine white Benares, and fine grainy yellow (Dobha kind) at 68s 6d to 70s, being for the better sort of white, in some instances, 6d to is cheaper. The Madras sold comparatively at high prices, viz., at 54s to 61s 6d for strong low brown to low greyish yellow. All the sound Havannah was taken in at 24s 6d to 28s 6d for low to good white, being rather above the value ; the damaged brought rather higher rates than were previously obtainable, wiz., 21s to 25s 6d. There has been very little business doing privately, no transactions having taken place worth reporting ; holders generally, how ever, remain extremely firm, and purchases of Foreign Su gar cannot be made at lower prices. A cargo of white Macao has been disposed of afloat. The quantity of British Planta tion landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 155. hhds 1 tierce. The stock of British Plantation in Lon don is 5,882 hhds 673 trcs, against 10,700 hhds 1,408 trcs at this time last year. The stocks of Mauritius and Bengal are lower. COFFEE. 746 bags Ceylon, and 566 bags East India (chiefly Singapore Java), offered by auction, were all taken in, the former at 66s 6d to 69s for good ord pale tO very good ord coloury quality, being rather cheaper, and at which prices there were net purchasers ; and the latter at 40s for good ord coloury Singapore Java, and ord Batavia at 30s. Privately, a small parcel of very fine Pedang sold at 345, which is a very high price, but at which there are not further buyers. The consumption has increased this year. The stock of B.P. in all the docks is 2,406 hhds, 1,775 brls and bags, against 3,833 hhds 2,055 brls and bags on the Ist March, 1843. Ittm.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 76 puns 134 hhds. The stock in London is 13,237 puns 2,795 hhds against 18,780 puns 5,014 hhds at this time last year. SALTPETRE.—Of 350 bags at auction all was withdrawn at 24s for 20 per cent refraction, being about the comparative value. . SPICES.-1,517 bags Black Pepper and 289 chests Cassia Lignea at auction, the former only partly sold at 3d to 3Ad for good ord Sumatra, and ord at 20 to 2id, all the latter found buyers at 57s to 66s for good ord coarse to good mid quality, which are about former rates. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 40s 6d to 41s per cwt on the spot, and Town at 43s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The public sales have gone off with spirit, and prices are fully maintained. (From the London New Price Current of March 5 ) SUGAR.—The rates previously established are fully sustained for West India Sugar ; grocers and refiners have been de sirous to purchase all descriptions, but business has been checked by the very small and indifferent assortment at market. To-day there was little business transacted in the West India Sugar market, and the purchases are not worth enumerating, but the supply being still scanty, merchants were enabled to obtain former rates. REFINED. —The home trade have been free purchasers of Refined Sugar, paying stiffer rates. Dutch Crushed Sugar at 23s to . 23s 64 per cwt paid. To-day several parcels of Refined goods were taken by the home trade, standard Lumps at 78s 6(1 to 795, and brown Grocery 77s to 77s 6d per cwt. Pieces and Bastards are much wanted, but the supply is small. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells readily at 26s 6d per cwt. Loaves much in demand. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon bright yellow and strong re fining qualities sold at a decline on former rates of 6d to is per cwt ; fine yellow went at 675, good 64s to 655, middling and good middling 61s to 63s 6d, strong grey 60s 6d to 61s, low 58s to 59s 6d, and fine brown 58s to 59s per cwt. EAsT INDIA.—This afternoon 1,509 bags Bengal were offered at public sale, nearly the whole damaged ; good sound white sold at 67s 6d to 68s, middling grey 625, middling yellow 61s to 635, low b9s, white damp and washed 65s 6d to 66s 6d, yellow ditto 57s to 62s 6d, good damp brown 56s 6d per cwt, being rather under former rates. _ _ _ Havannah Sugar, fine at 22s to 22s 6d, other descriptions at 20s to 21s 6d per cwt; white Havannah, good taken in at 28s to 28s 6d, middling 26s to 27s 6d, and low 24s 6d to 25s 6d ; damaged fetched 21s to 255. 6d per cwt. Brazil has sustained the previous currency. Java Sugar at rather higher rates for brown, but white qualities went rather cheaper. MOLASSIS. - For West India higher rates asked; good De raerara at 26s 6d, and Antigua at 28s per cwt. Bengal Mo lasses at 18s to 19s per cwt. Cocoa.-West India at rather higher prices ; Trinidad fine 54s to 565, good 50s to 535, middling 48s to 495, and low 45s to 47. per cwt. Para taken in at 28s 6d for good fair red ; two lots sold at 29s per cat. This afternoon Trinidad sold at 46s to 46s 6d for low grey. Ricz.-In cleaned Rice a good deal has been done at 141 to 17s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina. This afternoon Bengal Rice at 21s for good middling white ; sea damaged fetched 9. to 113 6d per cwt. Privately some parcels of East India Rice were sold. SAGO.-This afternoon Sago is in less request : good large Pearl at 18i to 183 6d, middling taken in at 17s, and small brown at 15s to 16s, being the full value. Tapioca only part sold at 5d to 7d per lb. Corrax.-The business transacted privately in West India Coffee has been at full rates, but the supply at market is not sufficient for the increasing wants of the trade. This 'after noon the demand privately was brisk for Foreign Coffee, and prices are still on the advance, St. Domingo sell ing 'at 31s to 325, and Brazil 311 to 34s per ewt; some merchants will not sell at these rates, owing to the excited state of the Hamburgh market. East I n di a e m pf,„„ sustained. :3,016 bags were submitted to public competition and partly soli. Batavia, fine ordinary mixed pale 42. to 441, good ordinary mixed pale 32. 6d to 335, ordinary3ls to 31s 6d, slea damaged first class 30s 6d to 375, second class 28s to 295, third class 22s 6d to 265, fourth class 21s ; Singapore Java, good ordinary pale 38s 6d; a small part of the Batavia was taken in at 38s 6d to 395. Of Ceylon, by private contract some parcels were sold at 68s for good ordinary. TICA.-Since this day week the market has presented a lively appearance ; the trade have been eager purchasers of black and green tea : large parcels have been taken by specu lators, and prices have again advanced id, making the rise, as compared with last public sales rates, ld to lid per lb. To-day 28 Pekoe Ouchain, 30 Hyson, 1,204 Young Hyson, 590 Sou. chong, 223 Imperial, 380 Gunpowder, and the biddings were brisk at the sales for all descriptions of Tea, and the' advanced rates established in the private market were fully sustaihed for Congon and Twankay ; Gunpowder and Young Hyson went at stiff rates, but Flowery Pekoe must be considered 2d per lb lower. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS..--FOr all descriptions of Rum prices have further advanced. Jamaica at an ad vance on previous rates of Id to 2d per gallon ; in second hands 700 puns sold at 3s to 5s 6d for 30 to 36 over proof of low to fine quality ;Calcutta, proof with certificate, Is 10d to Is 10 1 Ad paid For Demerara and Leewards, prices have fur ther improved, the former at 2s 10d to 3s 2d for 30 to 38 per cent over, and the latter at 2s op to 2s Id proof strength. For Brandy the market has a firm appearance ; we quote Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds at 5s 11d, puns 5s 9d; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s Bd, puns 5s 6d ; ditto, 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ; ditto, 1641, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d ; ditto, 1842, hhds Os 3d, puns 5s ld ; mid marks 3s 8d to 4s 6d, an d low 34 to 3s 7d per gall. Geneva for shipping is wanted at Is 10d to Is lld ; fine for duty is 2s 41 to 3sper gallon. English Spirits 10s 2d per gallon, cash, and 10s 3d for single puncheons. To-day 2s Id to 212 d paid for proof Leewards, 3s to 3s 3d for fair and fine Demerara, 3s 3d to 3s 9d for Ord to mid Jamaica, and Is 10d to Is lld for proof Calcutta. SPICES. -A lively demand has existed for Cassia Lignea, and prices have advanced Is per cwt for the lower qualities. This afternoon the market for Pepper was quiet; Sumatra sound nearly all taken in at 3d for good light ; sea damaged sold at 2d to 3d ; a few lots of sound sold at aid ; white partly sold at snd to sad for mid rather mixed. Pimento mid at 3d to 3Ad per lb ; four cues of Nutmegs sold at 3s to 3a 7d. Nur 00.-Madras at 2s' 9d to 3s 6d, being an advance on the last quarterly sale of. 2d to 3d per lb. Bengal at a small advance; the sorts most in request have been those from 3s to 3s 9d. The demand for Spanish Indigo is on the increase, and prices are advancing. Ons.-There has been an increased demand for all descrip tions of common Fish Oils. Cod has advanced to 33/ to 331 10s per tun. Pale Seal at 341 103 to 35/, and Southern at 321 to 35l per tun. Sperm Oil at 681 per tun for British. Linseed Oil at 27s to 27s 3d per cwt on the spot. In Olive Oil rather higher rates given for better qualities ; Gallipoli 461 to 471, Spanish 421 to 42/ 10s, and Barbary 411 to 411 10s per tun. Cocoa Nut Oil has been in request. Ceylon fetched 30. 6d to 31s per cwt. Rape Oil at 35s Scl to 36. for pale, and 34. 6d to 35s per ewt for brown. Palm Oil firm ; fine quality is 28s to 28s 6d per cwt. North American Lard Oil bought in at 42/ per tun. • T&LLow.-In Ike Russian Tallow market prices have im proved. On the spot 40s Cid to 41s per cwt paid for P.Y. Candle of first quality; for delivery 41s 6d to 42s paid for the last three months of the year. South American fetched 35s 6d to 395, and very low soft 31s 9d to 32s 6d ; second sort St. Petersburgh Yellow Candle 37s 3d to 39s 9d, and Italian 37s 2d to 3.9 s 9d. Town Tallow 40s 6d to 41s nett cash. . MORMON PILGRIMS.—On Saturday last about thirty individuals left this port by the mail packet for Liver pool, en route to the New Jerusalem "of Mr. Joe Smith, the Mormon impostor, in the far west. Mr. Kelly, late of the Rhean, near this town, and his family, embark for Liver pool this day, and sail thence on Friday, on their way to , 'auvoo.—lllona (Isle of Man) Herald. ATTEMPTED INCENDIARY FIRE AT MESSRS. GRIS SELL AND PETO'S.—On Saturday morning it was discovered that an attempt had been made to set fire to the premises of Messrs. Grissell and Peto, situate in Guildford-street, York road, Lambeth. The premises occupy nearly the whole ex tent of Guildford-street, from the tork-road to Pedlar's acre, while the depth is about 300 feet. The side next to the York-road consists of nine large four story houses, while a still greater number of houses abut on the place on the opposite side. Within the premises about 150 men are em ployed. The attempt to fire the place is supposed to have taken place some time in the course of Friday night, as when the men left off at half-past five o'clock, to all appear ance everything was in perfect safety. The spot fixed on was in a corner of the yard adjoining the workshed, which is 150 feet long, by 60 in width, containing several thousand pounds' worth of property. Against this portion of the pre mises a fire was regularly built up, consisting of shavings, chips, and pieces of wood, and which no doubt was lighted by some combustible missile. From some unexplained cause the fire only extended partially through the layer thus made, but the flame arising from it charred the outside of the shod to a height of about six feet and about two in width, and, with this exception, doing no injury. A reward of 200/. was offered to any person who would give such information as would lead to the :discovery of the offender, but up to the present time no clue has been obtained. THE THAMES TUNNELL.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, a general assembly of the Proprietors of the Thames Tunnel was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for gene ral purposes, Mr. Hawes, M.P., in the chair, when, from the Report, it appeared that the number of passengers who had passed through the Tunnel, since its opening, was 2,038,477, producing 8,478/. 2s. Bd., and the shopkeepers had paid 460/. ; while it had been found that the water in the Tunnel came from the land springs and not the Thames, but which the engin , er expected would quickly cease. The accounts up to the 31st December being received, and it being stated that there would be a saving of 1,0001. the next year, and that on the anniversary of the opening of the Tunnel there would be a fancy fair, the meeting brae op. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE *►ND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 5• Dividend per Annum. Amount Names of Corn- of Paid. i rrice. pantos. Share. ' Canals. Ash ton and 01 dh am... 4 per cent. 41. £ s. I. X - siiiiy-de : la-Zouch-av Basingstoke Breckneck & Abergay. Birmingham, 1-16 t h sh. Do. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Cram ford Dudley Derby Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewask ••••••• Forth and Clyde Grand Junction Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham .. Huddersfled ..... .....av Kennet : - .ad Avon ...av Lancaster Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Northamp. Loughborough ........av Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire ..... Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath Oxford Peak Forest av Regent's (or London).. Rochdale av Shropshire . Somerset Coal Do. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury, Stourbridge Stratford.on-Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 14 sh Thames & Mcdway..av Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton W.,rcester & Birming Wilts and Berks ay Wisbeach Wey and Arun per cent. 41. 401. [on 'O o - 11/ IS 4 81.1 b . 71. IL ss. SI 12s. Sd. 158. 11.10 s. 341. 101. 3% 170. tid. 10/. 6 percent. 28 151. 20.!. 1/. 10s. 15/. ioo O o [oo — o o All paid 321. 10s. 101. 81. 10s. 41. 11. 41. 3 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. I 3 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol ai Do.Bnds,var. amounts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton Bridges Hammersmith Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of 7% pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of Si Ditto New ditto of 71 Ditto 80nd5....... VauxhalL av 100 Q 0 Stoik Stock 147 9 0 Stock 50 a 0 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 per cent. 1/. Os. Bd. 18s. Id. per cent. I/. 7s. 70 10 )08. 4 percent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 13s. 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National of Ireland Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire Union of Australia Union of London. Gaslight & Coke Bath British Ditto Provincial...— Birmingham Birming. & Staffbrdsh Bristol Brighton Ditto General City, of London Ditto Ne: - Continental Cu.:solid New Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet Independent Phoenix Ratcliff. South Metropolitan..... United General ...... Westmins. Chartered.. Ditto New... Water Works. Birmingham East London Grand Junction av Kent Nw Riv Lon. Bridg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex .av Yrk Buldg Co.Les.Prop Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Binning. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltenhm & Gt. West Clarence Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New Grand Junction.... Great North of Englnd Great Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths Hull and Selby ....... Leeds and Selby Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighten Ditto Loan Notes London and Blackwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds....... London and S. Western London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares.— Manchstr and Birming Ditto Extension Midland Counties North Midland Do. )i.Sh., iss. 10 dis. Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss. Paris and Rouen Stocktnin & Darlington South East. and Dover Ditto New, iss. 25 dis. York and N. Midland Ditto New Shares Mines. Albion Copper Allen Anglo Mex., iss.sl. p.m. Ditto Subscription Bolanos Ditto Scrip Brazil. Imp. 61.5/. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coe. U Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo... ....... Columbian, iss. 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Londn,with Sin. Ticket :London University Russell King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricultur Brit. American Land, 16 0 0 18 9 0 19 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 Canada Upper Canada Bonds Copper Miners' Comp Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick (Land) New Zealand ...... Penins. & Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. 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Scottish Union Insur Standard Life Insur Dalkeith Railway Edin. and Glas. Railwy Glasg. and Green. Rail. Dundeeand Arbr Rail. 100 0 0 2.5 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 35 10 0 32 10 0 'ANIE S 0 0 14 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 75 0 0 2b 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 ' 50 0 0 20 0 0 s' PRI, 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 50 0 0 0 25 0 25 0 0 WESTMINSTER ABBEY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. we * SIR,—I was much surprised on a recent visit to to minster Abbey to find that fees are still exacted. This see, most extraordinary, when we remember what passed ofl House of Commons upon the subject during the last seA: s t when Sir Robert Peel stated, amidst general cheering, til e in appointing Dr. Turton to be Dean of Westminster , only request he made of that Rev. Gentleman was, that would exert himself with the Chapter to procu re free a mission to the public to the body of the Abbey." e t notha A whole year has been permitted to pass, and y has been done ! We may now, however, hope for b,ttly,r times, as his Royal Highness Prince Albert has been g radi° S. pleased to accept the office of patron to the Society for C taming Free Admission to National Monuments and Works°, Art." The present condition both of Westminst er Abbc and St. Paul's is disgraceful. I am, Sir, your humble sinwant, AN ENEMY TO CHURCH ABIOS' BOW-STREET. • Mrs. Warner, the landlady of the Grapes Tavern, in Rose street, Long-acre, was summoned. before Mr. Twyford for keeping her house open after twelve o'clock at night on Saturday, the 24th of February, for the sale of spirituous liquors. Mr. Johnstone attended on behalf of the defendant. The first witness called was. Police-sergeant Dominick' Cord, F 15, who stated that, about twenty minutes past twelve o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 25th of February, he was on duty in Rose-street, Long-acre, when his attention was directed to the house kept by the defendant. A constable had informed him that he had seen two men come out of the house. The witness went up to the house and knocked, upon which a man opened the door and asked who was there ? Witness said, "It is the police. You have got persons inside the house." The man imme diately replied, "There is no person here:except a few friends up stairs, and they will be down presently." He (witness) then went up Atans and found eleven men sitting round the room .smoking and drinking. He merely said that they ought to be out of the house before that time, and then he left. The Clerk—Did you see the landlady at that time ? Wit neee—a think I saw her in the parlour. Inspector Medlicot was then called, and he said that, in consequence ,) what the last witness told him, he west to the house kei t by' the defendant about a quarter to one o'clock oa the morning in question. He saw five men sitting up stairs. He spoke to defendant as to the lateness of the hour, and she said she could e:;;; - . very well turn her customers out. Mr. Johnstone asked what was the general character of tae house? Inspector Medlicot—lt is a very sec conducted house generally. This was the evidence in support of the complaint. Mr. Johnstone said there was no evidence that liquor had been sold after twelve o'clock on the Saturday night. The evidence merely went to show that parties were in the house partaking of liquor after that hour. Mr. TWYFORD—It is not necessary to prove that money was taken. The Act of Parliament does not only apply to, selling liquor after a certain hour, but also to a person keep ing his house open 'for the sale of liquor. Now it appears from the evidence, that at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock on this Saturday night, eleven persons were seen drinking together, and at a quarter to one on Sunday morning, five persons were seen drinking together. Mr. Johnstone—l can produce several witnesses who will prove that no liquor was supplied after the hOur'in question. The words of the Act of Parliament are not " keeping open" but " any person opening." The Clerk—The words 'are " any licenced victualler open ing his within the metropolitan police district for the sale of wines, spirits, &c." - • Mr. TwyFoun—Exactly. Now • you may show if you like that no liquor was sold after twelve o'clock. Mr Johnstone—l will call gentlemen who frequent the de fendant's house - . It is 'a house in which a number of trades men meet in the evening after their business is over. Mr. Tw - rmari—Yes, but I cannot make any distinction. Mr. Johnstone—l will call my witnesses. Mr. A. WAllan was then called, and he said that he was in the habit'of frequenting this house. The waiter was never allowed to supply anything after twelve o'clock on the Sa turday,nights.- -He (witness) had frequented the house for fourteen years and he had never once known this rule broken through. • Mr. Johnstone—Can you speak, of your own knowledge,' as to this particular evening? Mr. M'Allan—l can. The defendant has lived in this neighbourhood for forty years, and I am sure that the whole parish can bear testimony as to the respectability of the house. Mr. TWYFORD—Is it the custom to call for a quantity, of liquor sufficient to last the night, immediately before twelve o'clock ? Mr. M'Allan—Decidedly not. Mr. TwvFonn—What were you drinking ? Mr. WAllan —Whisky. Mr. Johnstone—Do not a great many gentlemen, who frequent that house, drink wine and water? Mr. WAllan— great many of them do, Mr. Tw - rronn—Well, in this case, I do not feel inclined to say that the defendant's house was kept open for the sale of spirituous liquors; but it was a very proper case to bring before me.—The summons was their dismissed. MARLBOROUGIP.ST"RE ET. Thomas Cates, a young man of respectable appearance, living at New-road, Parson's Mead, Croydon, Surrey, was brought up in custody of Inspector Pearce, of the detective force, charged.with havinginttered a forged cheque for the sum of 760/. 9i. 10d.; at the banking4Ruise of Sir W. P. Call, Bart.; Martin . ancl• 'or NO. , 25, Old Bond-street. The brief facts of t'he' ease are as follows:-About half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon • the - prisoner presented the cheque in question, which purPorted to be drawn by the firm of Messrs. Elliot and Co., of Pimlico, brewers, who banked at Sir William P. Call, Martin and Co., in favour of a Mr. John Thompson, on bearer. Suspicion was excited as to the genuineness of the signature, lint the money was, nevertheless, paid, in 700/. in notes, . and the rest in gold. After he was gone the suspicions returned, and he was followed to the Ship Hotel, Charmg-cross, where he was given into custody, and all the money found on his person. He said that he was employed by a gentleman to cash the cheqUe, of the nature of which he knew nothing. Some circumstances seemed to render his account of the matter probable, and he was remanded for a fognight. CENTRAL CRI VIINAL COURT. OLD COURT. CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUDS. - The Judges Patteson and Williams took their seats in the Old Court at a quarter-past ten, when Henry Jones was put upon his trial for frauds committed on her Majesty's Customs. The Counsel for the Crown were the Attorney-General, Mr. Jarvis, Queen's Counsel, Mr. AdOlphusond Mr. Pollock, jun. • and for the defendant Mr. Wilkins. The prisoner, who was a landing waiter, in the employ ment of her Majesty, having pleaded Not Guilty to the charges statedin the indictment, The Arrommy-GmERAL proceeded to state the case.' The prisoner was formerly a landing waiter in the service of the Customs, and this prosecution was brought under the au thority of— Mr. Wilanis—My Lords, as Counsel for the prisoner, I have looked thoroughly into this case, and I find it impossible for the prisoner to bear up against the evidence which will be brought against him. And the prisoner has just sent to me_ to express his desire to withdraw the plea put in, and to plead guilty at once. He wishes to make every reparation in his power for the wrongs he has done. The ArronsiEv-Gravplati—lt must be distinctly under stood the Crown is no party to this. Mr. Wimurts—Certainly not. The ArromtEY-GENEEAL—Nor do I hold out the slightest expectation of mercy because he has saved the Court and the jury the trouble of hearing the case. There are other cases as well against— Mr. WiLluxs—l really den't understand this. It is the first time I ever heard of a prosecutor opposing• a plea of Guilty. • The ArronNEv-GENERAL—I do not opp os e th e c o u rse the prisoner - desires to pursue. • • Judge PAITESON—You merely mean it to be understood that you are no party to the arrangement by which the prisoner pleaded Guilty. Mr. WILKINS.--NOt for an instant. It is the voluntary coarse of the prisoner, approved by me as his Counsel. Judge ParrEsoN—Prisoners sometimes withdraw their pleas of Not Guilty, in the hope of receiving more merciful consideration from the Court. - We will look into the de positions. m r Wu stns--Bat, my Lords, flare aro no depolitiono. 51. ss. 4 per cent. 7& per share 5 per cent. 6a. 5 per cent. & 30s. bds 5% per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. 2s. 6d. 12 per cent. 'l2s. I.sh - . - 14 bds. 1/. ss. 10s. 'los. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 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(per cent, Eper cent. (per cant. 7per cent. - - 6per cent. tiper cent. Bper cent. ?percent. 9 per cent. :per cent. taper cent. :per cent. . bper cent. 2 g per cent. 2% per cen t On Friday evening last a large and influential meeting was held at the King's Head Tavern, Newgate street, for the purpose of electing a Committee from the wards of Castle Baynard and Farringdon, to soligt the various h9PkeeP.era to don their ehßri at a definite RAILWAYS. 620 260 3 , 0 30 240 70 :3814 108 72 IR% 5% 15% 6 6% 5 1 / 4 400 11.113 L '137% 48 184 16 16 2 408. 20s. 4% 170 205 12% lbti 434 40 135 16 13% 3 tZ 25 25 10 504 77 6034 25 10% 53% 14% 95% 109% 69 18% 61 20 110 5 4 24.. 56N, 76 16% 113 88 89 41$ 57 33 265 35% 35% 121 6 6 6U N% 13 20 29 IN 6 10% - 1 814 118 1 334 3 9 39% 101 u p 4 4 4 5214 ZS% 104 161 k 162 217 164 isi 17% 1 4% 50 50% 14 a w- London : Printed and Published by - P 1 • No 112, Strand, at The Sly:Office, P. LA 6 , County a aiddlosea, WednoaditY, - • • -- - - (FROM OUR CITY CORRESPONDENT.) A considerable degree of interest is taken among capitacapitaat the proceedings Parliament with respect to the re' r of the inquiries now progressing upon the subject ef ways. The immense sums laid out in those undertala amounting to nearly 50 millions sterling, subscribed f°.ori thousands of individuals, make the subject almost a ns ! ' her one. Our columns have already teemed with rernarkswi t 1 0, spect to the exactions of too many of the Director s of Itail,,.tiara and the want of proper accommodation and protection the weather no* felt by the poorer classes. These are: t y jects well-deserving the attention of the Com mittee a vo House of Commons, and the example set by the ff e w Government in this respect is worthy fell°PpA We understand an ordinance has been issued that a tpa '„„ t 1 all railwayi, third class carriages must be covered over, the passengers in them protected by curtains. The far_ . ,c s ' i re, are to be settled by a Committee appointed fo r that I- pot so that passengers, from the highest to the lowest, *ba.,_ be left to the caprice or exactions of any bo d y of itewte.... provincial share-broker, in his letter read yesterday' , l o gs " The great extent of capital already invested in ra to rsi their improved management, and the care n ow be s ts bf on their regulation and safety in all resPec . t o tl l6 Parliament, makes them a valuable addition ite securities usually resorted to for trust purposes ha ' ji gs; great and rapidly increasing wealth of the country' Cci's diminished the income arising from the public itois other legalized sources, has rendered it important for to have the benefit of railways with a fund of paid -up „ 1 tal amounting to nearly 5 0 , 000 , 0001 . , in their Polce;,o investment. As trustees generally have at the ' P r V I time no discretion in this matter, all persons makilig should consult and be governed by th e opinion o f professional advisers. To make t h e safest , el e d railway investments for trust purposes, works sbevil.o selected that have been in full operation for eirerY,l,l traffic for the preceeding two years, and whose cal"' de; count is closed ; in order that this point might b e well autibit, stood, a register should be kept to ascertain it by some P de 11 1 authority, that could be referred to, as the Board of Tr s otherwise, as Parliament might deem proper." MR. PAKENHAM AND rr OREGON QUESTION. (From a New York paper.) A reproachful expression uttered by a sc e ,t l ' . o o paper in this cti , , to the effect that the rak' gO O family might find another New Orleans in the 9firetle question, has created universal disgust among s;eets• respectable portion of the community, an d e tli with approbation nowhere. Even if it were tru, pMajor-General Pakenham , who commanded ai!.c. Orleans, bad tarnished the honourable name I"lecs bore, it would be the most ungentlemanly mettal i o i tl!°' quote that fact in connexion with the name drir Right Hon. Richard Pakenham, the newly-arrive i s tr !lister from England. The doctrine that one laa rt o e sponsible for the sins of another, merely he e , a f oli v bears the same name, or is connected with te t e 50 f 0 , family, is at least not a republican doctrine. 1 311 . ..„' 0 as we know, the only reproach which rests I lYi; r ote'S memory of Major -General Pakenham is, that he bstF, fell in an unsuccessful conflict , while in the d°cofli of his duty to his country. So did General Moutgist'; at Quebec. Yet we rank Montgome r y among e l ! o f heroes, and his memory is embalmed in the hear I countrymen. e c ji°o It is some comfort to be able to say , that tohp to , , who put forth the disgraceful taunt above all e ulo ; not an American, and shares little in the f the American people. In every point of us ictl l t Richard Pakenham is entitled to the highest eilte tion and respect. To say . nothing of his priltiti97, toes, or his personal merits, he is the represeao the most powerful nation on earth, and comes 'bassy of peace. He comes in the hope of ea:'',ol. o '"r adjustment of the only question between hi to and our own which is liable in any waY desi r e rupt our friendly relations. It is at least as be 5601 to us as to England that this question should fur J o without delay. In sending her minister hereof:lac:or purpose, she has manifested a generous e ° l l as well as a disposition to preserve the ge c ' tr oS, standing which now happily exists. W e ,,, n pro, 4 overture will be met in the spirit which P r va The question is surrounded with difficulties , o n t ofse easy to see how it is to be adjusted to mutual sti t b, r°, One party or the other, or more probably hevv,d'd make large concessions before they can meet. dis) to the 54th degree of latitude ; England V ii.s to oy 01 and how much further we know not—Per".„ l. tb Columbia river. We take it for grunted, ,- iMvi negotiation is, or is soon to be, commenceo, subject will be dropped on the floor of Congr w e s a s. o 6 , it ought to be, is in effect admitted by the 1 i csri Globe, which a few days since remarked as fotoy " Mr. Pakenham, we hear, is expected daily land, and it is supposed that be will bring .40 1, powers to treat on this subject. After his ar„ositi pending an actual negotiation, it might be cviii indecorous to the Power with whom we were to interfere by debate or otherwise. BUS n ," in/ any negotiation is commenced, while we ai - 1 01 committed, it is most desirable that we 6 „ 11 ,, ° fo ° itf some expression of public sentiment, e specilloiissii e pti popular branch, in regard to a matter scL a ii portant as the question whether or not we br, treaty, to a nation noted for her encroacluvoidd, district of territory containing not millioo.di ' l l 4 hundreds of millions of acres. We have a1,re ° ,0 )3 ,,C0`,1 during the negotiation of 1826, to cede to ul - `ol''oxt? upwards of 100,000,000 acres, the norther° i ', 0 04 the territory of Oregon, and even that fa r 6 . , concession Great Britain refused. Befureijooll), offers still further comprising the nations' Wish further curtailing the national territory, 'c e the representatives of the people speak o ut? 9J O -.4 cb DEATH BY HYDROPHOBIA.--A more vP• ii ,, instance of death by hydrophobia we hav e The *er 44i,4 that which we have unhappily to notice. Miss Anna Delacour, eldest daughter of the r,..`"'510 1 1/1 4 ;4 surer of the county, Mr. James Delacour , , ° e d She was in her 18th year, would have comPle' ne t, ' . 3A",a on the Ist of May-. She had, unfortunately , ' c iog. remarking about the end of January that the ),1€1,,,,, seem well, she asked her father to look at h i t g and on communicating with an uncle of the .117,tit suspected that the animal was mad ; but, vo•r be i 10 0;01 their suspicion to Miss Delacour, they said" the nst w „ .40 him into a warm bath. On hearing this, f illj irod malady seems to have struck her, for she 1u 4 .,.,. P„ . 0 . ..t' " If the dog is mad, it is all over with InfA.'"aog, ° ,o, my lip, and there is a slight sore on it." vi e t hst he was put into the bath, died, but nothing pelb; o iviy; cite apprehension occurred in the case of mi, 55 ,4•00',,e 4 J , she continued until Wednesday last her toue;;Diti dance on her grandfather and two other age'j that day, however, she became indisposed, a;ion way, of -Mallow, was called in. The indi s P °s do i n, F4 O a messenger was dispatched to Cork for Dr•r jog/0.0,# end, who had been in attendance on thc 0 1 , t csPj sor 6 o'clock in t,he evening the character_i° ova,-0.4t unequivocally disphlayed. Paroxvsips until 1:0 We/ from time to time NVl,th great violence, tiL e. hota l ,,,,,A Thursday evening, .thai:li f tt. about t we ntyrul dp -LAP tY fiitt indication of ilhies4 (Then she el' itC *II ef A ,h 1 tution. 10 ' att torr o f v A , FALL IN Tall PRICE IM-I,I3READ•4 01,101 first quality of bread at west-end P o t, F ro charged Sid. and -9d., the second qualiq j-Selt 11 0 , bakers in Whitechapel, the Blackfrhars-reannfialsV tti,aoP minster, Drury-lane, Wild-street, Pe T v „. p attsl l eo d e, Tottenham-court-road, and other po,owtilf, w tropolis, had it ticketed up 6icl. per 41 1 ). •"-16vr livery. Price of bread in Paris, first (": 11 " 8 ,,y. quality, 4id. (9 sous) per 2 kilos., or 410f„,j,r0 ----"' t o 10' ' • BIRTHS. Tot h' t v " Toth' I" On the 27th ult., at Carnock House, '''' veli e, lady of Jahn Osborne, Esq., of a daughter. t / tree I 0) On the 28th ult., in Lower Wharton -8- 0 01 A Cf b Mrs. Thomas Kilner, of a son. . th ° On the 28th ult., at Ashwick-groc.' ,er i ‘i Strachey, Esq., of a son. A rch BA 01 v On the 29th ult., at Hillingdon , Mrs ' ik daOn ughter. a t the the Ist inst., at Great Russell-8 4 •. 1-c ' • d t , Rev. Robert Morris, of a daughter. rog ' A Oil, 111ARRIED . , t obre — ' o b att i On the 27th ult, at John's-placed). l',, t h CAW' surgeon of the 72d Highlanders, to Eliz° daughter of George Gibson, Esq. njcbor- ' .10 ouo 01 Or o ( At St. James's, Piccadilly, Mr. G. A.- '' Greenwich, to Mrs. Ruby, of Rye, Snsset B ow:" e On the 29th ult., at Ardoyne Cliti rc ''Meri; i. , o che E si s r q T ., h o o f m G a u s is ß bo u r t e le u r g , h B , ar Y t o . r , k o s f h n ir ani e , to I , e ur A I e C BI II4IBP FA( Telt4 s ; c us, /3, ye ~,or On the 28th ult., at Morton Church* ' Arool/4ottr- ,I, Marcus Synnot, Esq., of Ballytneer, thor pe ..-- 4 fri eldest daughter of William Parker, of r, 0 1 '00 1 . . 1 , ttro li, / Bourne, Lincolnshire, . 6 v. Cbu r ,,l , a l On the 28th ult., at St. PIIIIICraS.,'e 4 .„ YP-..,1 0 t. Walker, Esq., of Doncaster, Yorkshire, " o f Cl' daughter of James Greenhalgh, Esq., Fitzroy-square. cfl°l# .o DIED. _.,010, ti,.. On the 20th ult., at the Clifton got - R elief obeli," Birch, late of the 65 th Regiment), aged 7 ;-) u blia' 'lO On the 28th ult., in Alountjov-square, .., lot P Rosa Aliaga, the wife of P. 'W. JLellY , scl. ' t isi + Consul for Carthagena de Colombia. .., t rOci . 0 4 1 Goa iifi On the 28th ult., at Brewer-street, 0 fr ' Alexander Poidevin, aged 46. I th e 0 On the 28th ult., Sarah, the wife of J. 'ri-- ver ' ° ..,0 el ' nia Tavern, Blackvrall. On the 29th ult., Mervyn Kyle, Mervyn Patterson, Norfolk-street, Park-laßec.ntisllA On the 29th ult., at Fortess-terrace, ,n, 2 0 James Hume Fife, of Long Acre, aged 44- Insal'orlp 1 r On the Ist inst., at Brighton, Thomas Chakaitsf, On the Ist inst., at Worthing, Regina ld a f a l :4 of Walter Henry Wyatt, of Notting-bill. , tal i 0 0 i On the Ist inst., Robert Blemell, agellifloilara' :` William, aged 16 months, the sons of I. ''''' re ° the elder Pie IP Brompton-square. Aoe, top On the 2d inst., in Ebury-street, Pinalic°' 01°1 the late John Walter, Esq., aged 89. williaa l IVP At Talgarth House, Merioncth, Parker lit I, ....................„,../ Esq., Gentleman Cadet of the Roy - al 311 or e 'i, Woolwich, aged 18. ~„,,. Stal, Itl' r od' On the 2d inst., at Harrow Weald, n'r fl ier' soa A Elizabeth, the wife of the Rev. I•:rnest S. AP , ;,idest On the 3d inst. James William Georg Viil ° W. West, Esq., of'Datchett, aged 21. , o f rii r On the 27th ult., Benjamin Mills, DA'' 0 6 ; 0 East, Regent's-park. ________-------, 10, ;0 MOP' 6000 40 0 0 LIN sL I# ZuctiZ, 4 PPlle,i I , : hi *tl Ts , e : lt l,i t; Li i N t ' i c itlegt (17t iair; °l red to . krt_ 4l t44 Ott ' 4 ig ty,4l