The Sun. — London, England, 1844-03-25 00:00:00

THE LATE FATAL DUEL IN THE UNITED STATES. The following are a few particulars, taken from the New York papers just received, of the late fatal duel at Washington. This duel has, it is said, made as much noise, and excited as much interest, on that side the Atlantic as the Fawcett and Munro affair did here:— In regard to the origin of the duel, it is believed that on Thursday morning last, Feb. 15 (not on Thursday night), Mr. Cochran said, in the presence of two or three of Mr. May's friends, that he believed Mt. May a coward. This expression of Cochran was immediately reported to Mr. May, at whose request two or three of his friends immediately waited upon Mr. Cochran, at his room, to demand of him a retractation of the words, and an apo logy. Mr. Cochran declined, saying that he would con sult his friends, which he did. This was about noon of Thursday. By the advice of his friends Mr. Cochran decided to make no apology, but, on the contrary, excepted an in vitation to meet Mr. May and his friends at 8 o'clock the next morning (Friday) at Mr. Nelson's tavern, about a mile or a mile-and-a-half the other side of the chain bridge, in Fairfax county, Virginia. Mr. Cochran and his friends left the city of Washing ton about halfpast 5 o'clock on Friday morning, in a coach with four white horses. They arrived upon the ground at Nelson's Tavern about half an hour before the other party. As soon as Mr. May and his friends ar rived—as they did in a single coach, Dr. Miller attend ing on horseback—he sent a challenge in the usual style to Mr. Cochran, which was accepted. Mr. Pooler acted as Mr. May's second, and Mr. Ash as Mr. Cochran's second. Mr. Cochran was also attended by his surgeon. Articles were drawn up and signed by the seconds, designating the weapons, which were to be rifles, and the distance fifty paces. The mode of proceeding to be with the breach of the rifle to the shoulder—the muzzle down—and to be raised at the word. The words, " Are you ready, gen tlemen ?" were then to be asked. Each were to reply " ready," and at the word " fire 1" the muzzles of the rifles were to be raised. They were then to fire between the words " one," " two," " three," " stop"—neither be fore " one," nor after "stop." The seconds arrived about nine o'clock upon the field. when the efforts to effect a reconciliation were renewed, but without effect. The distance was then measured off. All the parties were perfectly cool and composed. Both the principals were members of the Temperance Society • Cochran was urged, however, to take a glass of liquor, but refused. Both were perfectly composed, each ex pecting to wound his man and escape himself unhurt, and each hoped to draw the other's fire—that is, by firing at the word " one," to anticipate the other's fire. Mr. Cochran, as was his custom, continued to sing little snatch es f songs. Each took his place ; Mr. Ash gave the word, it being his privilege as the second of the challenged party. Mr. Cochran threw off his hat. Both replied, " ready," in a fine clear voice. At the word " one," both fired ; Mr Cochran a second after Mr. May. Mr. May remained unhurt. Mr. Cochran stood a moment—his rifle dropped from his hands, and he fell heavily and slowly back, partly on his left side, the right leg being thrown over the left. Mr. Cochran's surgeon was first on the spot. Blood was seen flowing from his forehead, and, upon pushing up the hair with the fingers, a wound was discovered through which a portion of the brain protruded about the size of two fingers. He ap• Reared, and was at first believed, to be dead. Scarcely any pulsation or breathing was perceptible. Mr. May still continued in his place for some time, but subsequently went to the place where his second had stood. Almost immediately after, Mr. Cochran's surgeon came to the spot. Dr. Miller ran to his assistance, and concurred in the opinion that Mr. Cochran must die in a few minutes. He called to Mr. May to take his horse and make his escape. Mr. May did so. His seconds came up to Mr. Cochran, and finding that he was dying, ran to their carriage, which was a quarter of a mile off, and returned to the city with Dr. Miller. Mr. Cochran was then left dying upon the field, with no persons in attendance upon him but his surgeon and second, who was deeply affected by the fall of his friend. The driver of the coach and four white horses, frightened at the fall of Mr. Cochran, had suddenly driven off to the distance of half a mile, but was brought back, and in the course of half an hour blankets were procured, and Cochran was removed to his coach. In taking' him to Nelson's tavern, Cochran vomited several times, and revived a little, his pulse becoming more perceptible. He was perfectly senseless—bled profusely, drenching the seats of the coach with his blood. Efforts were made upon the ground, before Dr. Miller left, ter replace the protruding brain. The hair was shaved off in the vicinity of the wound, but it was found impossible to restore the brain, and it was removed, and a bandage applied. At Mr. Nelson's, everything possible was done for Mr. Cochran. Doctors Holmead, Elliott, and Hall, of Washington, and Richie, of Georgetown, were immediately in attend ance. The shots were exchanged about a quarter past nine o'clock on Friday, the 16th instant. From that time till half-past four o'clock on the following Sunday morning he remained p er f ec tly i nsens ibl e , an at that hour died. The injury to the bones of the head was of a peculiar and striking character, and it seems remark able that he should have lived so long as he did. The direction taken by the ball proves that he was taking aim when he received the wound. The corpse was removed to the city on the 18th, and was buried the next morning. It is said that Mr. May returned hastily to the city, took the horse of his brother, Dr. Frederick May, and fled from Washi ng t on . The seconds on both sides also fled, and none of them have been since heard of publicly. There has been great excite ment, originating from the youth of the parties engaged in the duel, and a supposition that it might have been prevented, and ought to have been pre vented. There are those who unhesitatingly say the civil authorities ought to have been called upon to arrest the parties, and thus prevented the deed. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, of March 22.) SUGAR.-The mark t has been better supplied with West India Sugar this week ; the trade generally have operated with reluctance, and the demand for Refining and Grocery purposes has been very limited ; the rats accepted show a decline on those of this day week of is per cwt. To-day there was no public sale of raw Sugar of any sort ; a better demand prevailed for British Plantation, and 400 hhds were sold at the rates previously established ; Refiners and Grocers, however, were not disposed to purchase more than present wants require. RE/IN/M.-Prices have again given way for Refined goods, and rule is 6d to 2s per cwt under those of this day week. To-day Refined Sugar was in better request, but the Refiners were disposed to make sales, and accepted 74s for brown, and 75s for standard Lumps. In bonded Crushed little was done, but there is no disposition to further give way in price. MAURITIUS-There has been a reduction on previous rates of Is per cwt ; low brown at 49s 6d to 51s, good and mid 548 to 565, low yellow 58s to 583 6d, mid 59s 6d to 61s, good 61s 6d to 62s 6d, fine 65s to 665, very fine bright and strong 67s to 67s 6d. and mid to good grey 58s to 61s per cwt. EAST Itenza.-Prices have further given way 6d to is per cwt for Bengal Sugar this week, good and fine white at 65s to 665, middling yellow 58s 6d, good bright 62s 6d to 635, white damp and washed 623 to 655, yellow ditto at b7s 6d to 61s per cwt ; for Manilla Sugar rather higher rates paid ; Java at 17s to 22s per cwt. FOREIGN.-To-day there was no public sales of Foreign Sugar • privately 1,000 box es b rown an d l ow so f t ye ll ow Ha vannah, of old importation, sold at 183 to 19s for refining here in bond, and were considered high prices, when it was taken into consideration the inferior quality ; this is is per cwt above last Friday's rates. ' MoLasses.-Prices continue to give way for West India, and are is per cwt under those of this day week. Demerara 25s per cwt for fine. Bengal Syrup at lower rates. Cocoa. --Holders of Foreign show firmness. Pars taken in at 293 6d per cwt for mixed red, only 27s 6d offered; West India is much wanted ; Trinidad, good to fine red 578 to 60s, low to middling 51s to 565, and grey 50s to 55s per cwt. TEA.-The amount of business transacted in black Tea has been upon a small scale only, and rather lower rates again accepted. To-day many parcels of new Green Tea were sold at stiff rates ; Young Hyson fetched 2s to 3s sd, and Imperial and Gunpowder 3s to 4s 6d per lb ; in Congou and Twankay little business was done. RICE.-Bengal mid to fine white at 11s 6d to 12s 6d ; lOs to 10s 6d for low broken white, and 9s 6d fer sea damaged • yel low Madras and Java at 8s 6d to 9s per cwt. Cleaned Rice at the former currency. SAGO.-Fine small white at 235, good 22s 6d, good mid grey IBs 6d to 193, mid 17s to 18s, and one lot foul I6s per cwt. Sago Flour 21s to 223 per cwt for good quality. Arrowroot : Bermuda 10d to is 24d, St. Vincents 40 to 6d, and Jamaica 6d per lb. OFFHIL-For West India not much inquiry has prevailed this week, but the supply being small, previous rates are sus tained. This afternoon the home trade were little disposed to purchase Coffee, and the market p resented a flat appearance. Ceylon was dispos e d o f by private contract at 66s tower. 6s 6d per cat f or good ordinary, being ag ain l Of Costa Ri ce 978 bagswere offered at public sale and partly sold at the former value : fine ordinary green 52s to 545; 142 bags of Batavia sold at 28s for good or dinary rather mixed ; 396 bags of M ysore taken in above the value ; good ordinary yellow at 47s 6d to 48s • 41 barrels o f Berbice sold at 66s for fine ordinary unclean. 57's to 59s 6d for good ordinary, and 23s to 27s for Triage. Foreign Coffee was much in demand privately, and 35s paid for a parcel of 500 bags fine ordinary Rio. SPICES. -This afternoon at public sale 100 bags of middling Barbadoes Ginger taken in at 455; 40 barrels of Jamaica partly sold at 61153 to 101 lOs for low middling to good bold ; 6 casks of Singapore Nutm egs, duty paid, taken in at 4s 6d per lb. Ruse, H BRA NDY , AND OLLA NDS. -Jamaica Rum at 3s 6d to 3s 7d per gallon for 30 to 34 per cent overproof of fair quality ; Demerara, 35 to 40 per cent overproof, 3s 3d to 3s 4d per gallon ; Leewards, proof, at 2s 2d p er g allon ; Calcutta Rum at la lld proof with certificate. The demand fer Brandy has been good, and the market has a firm appearance ; Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 531 Id, puns 5s 9d ; 1839, hhds 5s Bd, puns 55. 6d ; 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4il; 1841, hhds .5s sd, puns 5s 3d ; 1842, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d, mid 3s 6d to 4s 6d, and common marks 2s 10d to 3s 5d per gallon. Geneva, shipping sorts Is 9d to Is 10d, and fine for duty 2s 3d to 3s per gallon. English Corn Spirits lOs 2d cash, and Gin 22 per cent overproof 8s 8d per gallon. INDIGO.-An inereased desire has been shown on the part of shippers and the home trade to purchase East India ; prices have advanced; the demand for all descriptions has been good, and the rates given show an advance on those of the last quarterly sale of 3d to 4d per lb. For Spanish prices rule 2d to 3d per lb. above those of the last public auction. TALLOW.-On the spot, 40s 9d to 41s paid for Petersburgh Yellow Candle of first quality; in some cases 41s 3d per cwt. given • for delivery in th e l as t th ree mon ths of the year a t 41s ato 42s per cwt. Town Tallow 41s to 41s 6d per cat nett cash. American 32s to 40s 6d per cwt for low to fine quality. This afternoon South American went at 3.5 s to :395; Ibrail at 40s to 40s 9d ; New South Wales, 33s 6d to 40s 9d ; East India, 37s 6d to 41s 6d ; Italian, 42s ; North American, 34s 3d to 40s 3d ; Lard, 33s 6d to 38s per cwt. Ozt.s.--.A considerablo advance has taken place in the value of Olive Oil. Gallipoli has been fetching 494 Sicily 17/, Spa nish 461 to 46/ 10s ; Linseed Oil on the spot at 26s 64 to 26s 94 per cwt ; Rape Oil pale 375, and brown 36s per cwt. Cocoa Nut at 29s to 325; Palm, first quality at 28s to 22s per cwt. Priemiare firm for Sperm Oil; fine British at 711 to 72/, and Amselead VII zto 701 lOs per ton. In all descriptions of commpti gilks_Na - prices:have advanced ' - 341 5s to 341 103 for iTah'_Fseat 354- and'jow to fine Southern 31l to 34l Eer ii. l .sltis -afteenOo n P a l m Oil went at 25s to 25s ; refined Z • - $lOOll 81.0 d per cyo4- -,, ,':-.',.': • , , lz.) .:_. -,;; • - - '- --- -11 i t -..,_- : • %). 1 PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 22. Amount Names of Coro ponies. Share. Canals, Ashtoirsnd Oldham Ashby-de-la-Zouch..av Basingstoke ......... Breckneck & Abergay. Birmingham, 1-Ifit h Do. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Crom ford Dudley Derby Danube and ilayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash Forth and ... Grand Junction Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield .....av Kennet r.rid Avon ...av Lancaster, .....av 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 ...... Shropshire Somerset ...... Do. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury ...... Stourbridge ........ Str afford .on.Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, 1 4 sh Thames & Medway..av Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Binning Wilts and Berks......av Wisbeach ........ Wey and Arun Docks. X s. d. 97 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 _0 0 Commercial ....... East and West India London Ditto Bonds ....... Bristol...—. ..... - ...... av Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine. ..... —. Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton Bridges Hammersmith. ..... Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of 734 pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of Si r Ditto New ditto of 71. Ditto 80nd5........ Vauxhall. AV Assurances. Albion Alfred Life' Alliance Brit. and. For Ditto Marine.... ..... Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Economic Life ...... European Life Ditto New Freemasons ..... Globe . Guardian .... I SHope Life Ditto Imperial Fire.— Ditto ..... Indemnity Marine Law Life ..... . Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund.,, Palladium Life ..... Protector Life Provident Life Rock Life R yal Exchange Sun Fire ..... Ditto University Life Universal Life.... . Union Fire and L ife Joint Stk Ranks Australasi, ...... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New..„, ,.. London Joint Stock Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland Ditto New...... .. . ... National of Irelan d Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire ~.. Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight &. Coke Bath . .... ..... 8riti5h........ ... . .. Ditto Birmingham . . .. Birming. & Staffordsh l Bristol Brighton.... ...... Ditto General City of London Ditto New... ......... Continental Consolid Ditto New...... Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet Independent Phcernx RatclifF. South Metropolitan United Genera 1,.,, ,,.,, Westmins. Chartered Ditto New ..... Water Works. Birmingham ....... East L0nd0n........ Grand Junction .av Nw Riv Lon. iiridg An. Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex av Yrk Buldg Co. Les. Prop Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Chsltenhm & GL West Clarence Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New. ...... Grand Junction...—. Great North of Engln d Great Western Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths Hull and Selby ...... Leedi and Selby Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes London and 81 - ckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds London and S. West ern London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares.... Manchstr and Birming Ditto Extension Midland Counties North Midland Do. 4-Sh., iss. 10 dis. Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.bl. dis. Paris and Rouen Stockton & Darlington South East. and Dover Ditto New, iss. 25 dis. York and N. Midland... Ditto New Shares Mines. Albkn Copper Alten Anglo Mex.,155.51. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolanos ............. Ditto Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss. 5/. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo Columbian, iss. 5I p.m General Mining ... Hibernian ........ Imperial Slate Compy. Mexican Mining Co. of Ireland.. Real del Monte, Unreg. Ditto Loan Notes."... R.hymney Iron Santiago de Cuba." United Max., iss.2l. pin Ditto Scrip Ditto New Scrip..." Zit erary. Londn, with Sin. Ticket :London University Russell King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricultur, Brit, American Land , Canaria ..... Upper Canada Bonds:: Copper Miners' Comp. Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., in, U. Mex. and S. American Newßrunswick (Land) New Zealand Penins. Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam Reversionary Int. Soc South Australian Thames Tunnel Van Diemen's Land 11. 44. 154. (per cent. per cent. 5 per cent. 2135. andl %3.6 d. ba. tpe,r cent. per cent. 314 per cent 6per cent 6s. LIST OP SCOTTISH COM MARCH 5, Bank of Scotland Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance. North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scott. Edinburgh Lite Insur Scottish Union In ter • Standard Life Incur Dalkeith Railway .." Ellin. and Glas. natty 's Ging. snd Green. RaiL Dundeeand Arhr Rail. O 0 ' lOO O 0 20 O 0 50 O 0 20 PANIES' PRI 844. (per cent. (per cent, t per cent. !yer resit per cent. ( per cent t per cent. t3per cent ?per cent. 9 per cent. !per gent Per cent. Iper cent. L per cent. 414 per cent. gx per cen t _ 4 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 a 12 10 A 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 23 0 0 23 9 0 13% 20 9 4034 101 ?7% 9Di pm 4t 4}fi 52% 29 11 104 MS. 165% 161 220 162 17% 1 4. 50 59% 14 We have it from undoubted authority that an ex tensive retirement amongst the Commandants, Field Officers, and Captains of the Royal Marines has been d e t erm i ne d upon ; which will give about thirty steps to the junior bran c h es o f that distinguished service.—Naval and Military Gazette. Dividend per Annum. 14 per cent. 41. per cent. U. 401. 81. 155. IL se. 31 123.8 d. 15s. 11.10 s. 34/. 101. 3 17s. 6d. 104 6 percent. 26 15L 201. 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GLOBE.—We have no means of affirming or dellying the following statement, which we copy from the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday :—" The Premier himself has addressed a letter to the Irish Executive upon the subject of national education, in which he distinctly de clares that no future patronage is to be bestowed on clergymen of the Established Church in Ireland, who not only are not inimical to the system of national education, but who will not undertake to place all the schools in the parishes or dioceses in which they may be promoted, under the immediate management of Dr. Murray's Board." The journal from which we quote describes the statement as " resting upon such authority that its truth admits neither of question nor of doubt." Whe ther it be founded on fact, or whether it be a mere fabri cation, is of comparatively little consequence for the purposes of our argument. The statement has ob tained credence, and produced one of those outbursts of Ultra-Protestant fury against Sir Robert Peel's Government, which show how little that powerful party in Ireland are disposed to trust his policy, and how cordially they detest his Administration. If the statement have its foundation in fact, this de cisive and well-directed movement in the right di rection may well provoke the bigots of the Pro testant Church to employ their vituperative powers in stirring up strife within the ranks of the Govern ment supporters. Their efforts would, however, be neu tralised, and the confidence of the nation would be strengthened in the Administration, by the assurance which such a step would give of the settled purpose of Ministers to support their own plans, and not longer allow the only system of education which can benefit the people of Ireland to be thwarted and counteracted by those on whom the Government patronage is bestowed. The reproach which has been cast upon the Government that fosters the opposition which it is doomed to encounter, and thus renders itself ridiculous on the one hand, while it provokes the Catholie population of Ireland to resentment on the other, would be rolled away. Ministers would, at least, seem honest in their professed wish to extend the means of educating the people by their Educational Board. The system of education taught in the schools founded and supported by the funds entrusted by Parlia ment to that Board, is professedly approved by the Government. The schools are designated, " Govern ment schopls." Yet, with an inconsistency which has rendered the honesty of the Government suspected, and has contributed to the dislike with which its rule is re garded by the Irish people, the most inveterate oppo nents of the Government schools have been selected to fill bishoprics, deaneries, and other dignified posts in the Church, as they have become vacant!! The Govern ment has thus stultified its own plans, and contributed to multipy its difficulties, and to deepen its own dis grace ! It will, therefore, be politic in the Govern ment, and advantageous to the people of Ireland, if the statement of the Dublin Mail be well founded. But if the statement be an invention, it has, at all. events, been received as a truth by the Ultra-Protes tant party in Ireland. The -leaders of that party have evidently taken alarm. If the opposition of the High Church clergy to the education of the people—except by the exclusive system which they persist in opposing to the system of the Government—should be checked, as checked it would be by the declared intention of the Pre mier, "to appoint English clergymen to benefices or bishoprics, as either may become vacant, should the clergy of Ireland continue contumacious"—if such an intimation has been communicated, clerical conversions to the Government scheme of Irish education will be thick "as leaves in Vallambrosa." Very little more would be heard of resistance to the only system which is worthy of being called " national." The schools which the clergy have set up against those of the Go vernment would be given up ; and the clamour which has been raised against the Government plan of edu cating the people would be heard no more. Price. 107 3154 65 1200 155 100 117 900 240 28 495 5 172 122 I*g log 112% 101)4 211 3 17 3 24 2034 5% 400 11.;1 - 3L 48 I 65i 186 STANDARD.—Lord Ashley's motion, to reduce to ten working hours the period during, which women and children should be employed in factories, was rejected in the House of Commons last night by a majority of 7- 188 to 181. Sir James Graham's proposition, to ex • tend the number of working hours to twelve, was in turn rejected by a majority of 3-186 to 183. In this anomalous position the question stands at present. But this is not the only anomaly in the matter. The House determined on Monday that women and children should be forbidden to work in factories during the night, and that the word " night" should be interpreted to mean the time included between six P.M. and six A.M. ; by this determination, still unrescinded, it is impossible that women and children can be present in the factory more than twelve hours; and, allowing the pauses absolutely necessary for rest and food, that they can work more than ten hours. Lord Ashley's purpose is, therefore, virtually unaffected by last night's decision, and must remain so until last Monday's vote shall be directly and distinctly rescinded. Sir J. Graham declared last night that he would on Monday explain the course that he will pursue in this perplexed condition of the question. Let us respectfully intimate to him that there is but one course open which will not involve the Government in inextricable dif ficulties, and a prolonged contest, _ and that is, gracefully to yield to the expressed will of the House of Commons on Monday night ; a will, the expression of which was not, as we have intimated, re tracted last night. If, however, the House of Commons had unequivocally retracted its steps, it would surely still be a grave question, whether a statesman ought to join in the retrogradation, supported by a majority of only 7, or 7 times 7. There is a great difference be tween withholding a promise and withdrawing a pro mise already made—the first may be regarded as a wrong, but it cannot be considered an insult ; the other is an insult as well as a wrong. Now, without the testimony of Sir Robert Inglis, every one must feel that the vote of Monday would be re garded as a promise of restriction of the hours of labour by the factory labourers ; but the statements in the Honourable Member for Oxford's admirable speech prove by facts what every one's own feeling must hare anticipated—the factory labourers believe that they have the House of Commons pledged to their relief. And is it just, is it wise, to disappoint them, relying upon the sic volumus of a majority of seven? It was truly said by Sir James Graham that there are experiments from which it is impossible to retire ; but we think that the experiment of a limitation of the hours of labour is not one of these experiments. We are convinced that should the labourers in factories find the effect of a ten hours' law to be to reduce wages and diminish employment, they would as earnestly pray for the repeal of such a law, as they now pray for its enactment. The promise of an experiment, from which men expect great benefit, is, however, an engagement from which, indeed, it is in no case courteous, just, or safe to retire ; and such a promise the House of Commons has given. But we will say no more upon this view of the matter, becouse we adhere to the hope that even yet the vote of Monday will be faithfully followed out, even in the present session ; that it will be law before another year we have no doubt whatever. There was nothing new offered in the course of last night's debate, but some old fallacies were re peated with so much confidence, that it may be pro per to refer to them. It was observed that the effect of limiting the hours of labour would be to transfer much capital to the Continent for the esta blishment of rival manufactories, Our first answer to this is a very short one. Consols closed yesterday at 981. There is, therefore, abundance of capital in the country- to invest in foreign manufactories, if these manufactories offer a profit of more than 3 per cent. upon the outlay and wages. But they do not, and cannot. In every country some manufactories must exist, because of the coarser pro ducts of labour the carriage is more than the cost of raw material and manufacture, and this easily enough accounts for the success of some foreign speculators, up to a certain point—but beyond that point they cannot go, though all the millowners of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire were to migrate, say to Austria, in a body, and by a favour of a miracle, like that which trans ferred the Cottage of Loretto, to carry their mills with them. The home market is the indispensable nurse of manufactures upon , a great scale a nurse as necessary in those maladies of depression, to which every commercial pursuit is subject, as in infancy. It is the home (including the colonial) market, which has called into existence the manu factures of Great Britain, and which by consuming five-sixths of their produce, supports them—this market the migrating millowners cannot take with them. It will remain with us as long as we protect our agricul ture, our colonies, and our capital; it will demand more of our manufactures than all the world beside, and we need not say that they who manufacture the most, and the most steadily, will in the end always produce the best and the cheapest commodity. The country which has the greatest amount of capital and the best markets, will always maintain the ascendancy in manufactures ; and the only effect of the contest of such a country with others will be merely a competition which shall make its labourers most miserable. 1634 16 )4 % 2 40s. 119 s. 4% 170 205 12% lba 411 i 13f) 43% Pi% 13N 34% 9% 25 2554 10% 22 20 24 120 93 36 22 25 207 81 56 60 11, 6 10% 231 100 _ 111% 70 GI NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Devonport Indtpendent.) LATEST FROM CHINA. We have received letters by the Overland Mail, from our correspondent at Hong-Kong (China), dated Dec. 30, 1843, from which we extract the following:— "The Rattlesnake sailed on December 10, with 200 in valids from the fleet, amongst whom are Lieut. Daily, from the Pelican ; Lieut. Priest, R.M., Minden ; and Mr. Rogers, Assistant-Surgeon, Minden. "Her Majesty's brig Childers, 16, Commander Wellesley, will leave China in January, for England, with 1,000,000 of dollars. " Mr. Miles Hammett, Master, of the Wolverine, is dead ; and Mr. Jones is appointed in his place. " I have just learnt that trade to the north is exceedingly brisk, and that Wosang, in the Yang-tse-kiang, is full of money—dollars and sycee—waiting for English goods, which are not to be had in sufficient quantities to meet the demand. " We had a fine view of the eclipse on the 22d of Decem ber ; it commenced about one o'clock, and the moon passed right over the sun, like passing one plate over another; it was seen better here than in any other place. I will give you the Chinese opinions of the eclipse : they say that the large dragon swallows the sun, and then disgorges it again—a pretty strange conceit. Several of the Chinamen told me this, but the better educated men do not believe it; still it is very difficult to make them understand it. They are, in deed, a strange people. 6‘ Lord Saltoun, the commander of the forces, went in the Cornwallis for a trip to Manilla, but returned directly, as his successor is daily expected here in the Castor. " There are at present 47 patients in the Minden's hospital ; of these 32 are soldiers, who are going on shore to the mili tary 5 hboeslpointagng hospital and thel oar ti e ee t t. hejr own men, so that th ey h ave but 'ler Majesty's steam-frigate Styx, Corn. Vidal, was paid wages on Tuesday last, and sailed the same day for the Azores, to proceed with her survey. Her Majesty's store and guard-ship Tortoise, 12, Comman der Finlaison, arrived on Monday from Portsmouth, on her way to Ascension, where she is to be s t a tioned. Sh e h as ! some passeng6is and a quantity of stores on board. Her crew was paid wages on Thursday. Her Majesty's sloop Lame, 18, Com. J. W. D. Brisbane, having refitted, was towed out of harbour by the Confiance. Her Majesty's ship Forte, 44, having been mry-rigged, was towed out of harbour on Thursday, and sailed the same day for Deptford, to be broken up. The Adventure, naval transport, arrived on Sunday, with tores from Portsmouth. Ships in Harbour—Caledonia, 120, Captain A Milne (with the flag of Admiral Sir David Milne) ; San Josef, Captain F. W. _Burgoyne ; America, 50, Captain the Hon. John Gor don ; Confiance, steamer ; AdVenture, transport ; Falmouth, lighter. In the Sound—Larne, 18, Coin. J. W. D Brisbane ; Tor toise, Coin. Finlaison. DOCK-YARD.--Mr. T. Granville, leading man of ship wrights, to be inspector ; Mr. William Stephens, to be lead ing man of smiths, vice Truscott, promoted. The naval payments for the quarter ending the 31st March, will lie made at the Pay-office, in this yard, on Monday, the Ist of April. Her Majesty's sloop Ringdove, 18, Commander Sir 'William Daniell, is ordered from the West Indies, to assist in the blockade of the Coast of Africa. Her Majesty's brig Star, 10, Commander J. R. Dunlop, was spoken on the sth ult., in lat. 1 S., lon. 3 E., on her pas sage from Ascension to the Gambia—all well. Mr. C. Bur ney, of this vessel, passed his examination for Master's As sistant, on board the Madagascar, on the 9th of January. Slavers are very plentiful on the Coast, nearly every ship having taken one or more. Her Majesty's ship Madagascar, 44, Captain John Foote, was at Ascension on the 10th January. Her orders for Eng land were daily expected. Her Majesty's brig Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Lapidge, is or dered home from the Coast of Africa, to be paid off. A sergeant of the detective police said that Stowell was continually in the company of thieves, and that he now wanted to act as solicitor for the accused persons. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he should take care that that should not be the case. The only additional evidence adduced was that of a Mrs. Bear and a li We boy, her brother, who identified the boy Williams as having been concerned in the robbery of Mrs. Kingsinill, who had her pocket picked of a purse containing twelve sovereigns. The witnesses said they were walking behind Mrs. Kingsmill at the time she was robbed, and saw the two men' and the boy Williams commit the offence, and that they escaped at the time by running down one of the turnings. They were certain as to the identity of the boy, but not so as to the other two prisoners,' whom they were unable to swear to with any degree of confidence. Sergeant Langley said that Mrs. Cutts, the lady who was robed of the 7201. in the Islington omnibus, was so ill that she was unable to attend, and that Mr. Cutts, being persuaded that her illness was produced from the agitation consequent on the magnitude of the robbery, had, therefore, expressed a wish that she should not be compelled to appear again. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that Mrs. Cutt's attendance was absolutely necessary ; that the fact of the three prisoners launching out into extravagance immediately atter the robbery of the above lady was a strong cir cumstance of suspicion against them, in addition to Wil liams being identified as riding in the same omnibus with her, and also two men resembling the other pri soners, although she could not speak with the same de gree of certainty as to their identification. The prisoners' counsel contended that the evidence was not sufficiently strong to bring the charges home against either of them, but the Magistrate differed in opinion on that subject, and said that he should commit Williams for - trial, but, with a view to have the at tendance of Mrs. Cutts, should remand the other pri soners until Friday. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. Broughton, the sitting Magistrate, was occupied until an advanced hour with the examination of eight persons, male and female, charged with having suspicious possession of a large quantity of silk and other goods, which it now appeared had been obtained from a manu facturing house in the country in the names of the fic titious firm of J. Wigram, Brothers, and Co., of Bar clay-place, Hackney. The prisoners were a young man named James Mar tin, of 5, Dotteridge-place, Hoxton, a clerk; Alfred, Elizabeth, and Mary Spurrell, brother and sisters, of 31, Goring-street, Hoxton; George Williams, an elderly man, and Edward and Jane Williams, his son and daughter, resident at Melina-place, Hackney. They were taken under the following circumstances:— On Friday evening Elizabeth Spurrell went to the shop of Messrs. Alton and Walker, pawnbrokers, to pledge some new articles, consisting of several quantities of silk, &c., and on being questioned, gave her name Pack, and her addres in Goring-street, and said that she had been sent to pledge the goods by her father, a half-pay officer. As she had several times before pledged similar property, Mr. Alton went home with her, and found that she had given a fictitious name, and being induced to be lieve, from what he observed, that the goods had been improperly obtained, he gave her in charge to the police. Sergeant Lambert, 2 N. afterwards went to the house in Goring-street, with Policeman Balls, to make in quiries, and saw in different parts of the house various quantities of new goods lying about in a very suspicious way, and found two deal covers of pack ing-cases, from which the addresses had been erased. The front parlour was locked, and Martin, who was then present, said it was occupied by the elder Spurrell, who had the key with him, but old Mrs. Spurrell, who was in bed up stairs, being questioned, said the parlour was occupied by Martin, and the officers having obtained the key, entered it, and there found other quantities of pro perty, and a small box, containing several tradesmens' directories, and various documents, including a whole quire of printed circulars of Wigram and Co., for distri bution amongst manufa,cturers•-and tradespeople in the country. In Martin's possession were found no less than forty-seven pawnbrokers' duplicates, and an invoice for goods, of which those above described appeared to have been part. The elder Williams entered while the officers were there, and it appeared that he had been to the pawnbroker's, and offering himself as bail for Eliza beth Spurrell ; and at his residence, at Hackney, some silk and other goods were found in possession of his son and daughter, and three pawn-tickets for such property. Sergeant Lambert now produced one of the circulars of " Wigram and C 0.," which was handed to the Magis trate and read. The circular, which was addressed to " Merchants, manufacturers, tradesmen, and private gentlemen of respectability," was of great leneh, awl set forth in very imposing terms the ine,timable tapes which those to whom it was addressed would de rive from a transmission of their money or goods to "Wigram, Brothers, and C 0.," Barclay-place, Hackney, in exchange for "good and respectable bona-fide London and country hills of exchange," which they were in the habit of procuring for the accommodation of merchants, manufacturers, and others in temporary want of assist ance; or if the parties addressed should happen to have goods on hand, and find sales dull or difficult, Messrs. W. and Co. promise to use their best endeavours to turn them into cash. They stipulated, however, that any ap plication to them for accommodation bills, &c., should be accompanied with a remittance of cash at the rate of 5 per cent., for the amount received by their agency. Balls, the police-constable, produced, amongst the ar ticles found in the possession of Martin, an immensely long invoice of goods recently forwarded to " Wigram, Brothers, and C 0.," from D. G. Learoyd, of Pontefract, amounting to 17:3L lls. A heap of goods was also pro duced, consisting of silk handkerchiefs, shawls, muslins, lace, and which, with those offered in pawn, corres ponded with the invoice. Sergeant Lambert said he had made inquiries at Hackney, and ascertained that the elder Spurrell at one time kept a beer-shop in Barclay-place, Haeltney, pre viously to his removal to Heaton, and that numerous packages and letters came there;,addressed to Wi gram, Brothers, and C 0,,: •btst 410;:iandlord and neigh bours declared that there Win, in reality, no person of that name, and that,flSpurrell himself was the only " Wigram and Co." The sergeant said he had also seen the postman of the district; Who then held four letters to the same address, but refused to give them up because he had orders from Spurrell to deliver them into no hands but his own. Spurrell, however, had not been home, and could not be met with since the detention of his daughter and the present discovery. Mr. BROUGHTON, having heard this evidence, ordered all the prisoners to be removed from the bar except Eli zabeth Spurrell, whom he then asked what account she wished to give of the possession of these goods.—The prisoner said that her father, who is a half-pay officer, sent her to pledge them, and that they were goods which had been consigned to him from the country to be dis posed of. Martin, who was next called upon, said that he was merely a visitor at Spurrell's in Goring-street, and knew no more of the goods than that they had been received from the country by Spurrell. Williams, the elder, stated himself to be a pensioner, and said that he merely went as a friend and neighbouf to get bail for Miss Spurrell, when he was detained. He knew nothing of the property, and the articles found at his place had, it appeared, been presented to his son and daughter by the Spurrells. Mr. BROUGHTON, after a long inquiry, discharged all the prisoners except Elizabeth Spurrell, who was found offering part of the goods in pawn, and Martin, in whose possession the invoice and the duplicates of the other property had been found. He remanded those two persons for a week, to give the officers time to com municate with the trdesmen at Pontefract, and to trace other matters connected with the fictitious firm of " Wigram, Brothers, and Co." THAMES POLICE. Denis Driscoll, a rough, rollicking-looking fellow, who evidently preierred summary process to the slow and technical formalities of the law, was charged with having, without " rhyme or raison," assaulted a fellow exile of Erin, named Florence Sullivan. Florence stated his own case thus :—" As I was goin, your Wurtchip, down along Shadwell, Mr. Driscoll comes up to me an says, How d'ye do, Flurry ?' says he. Very well, I thank ye, Deny,' says I. 'How is your people ?' says I. They're very well for that matther;' says Denis. But,' says he, why don't you pay me mother the one and a penny yer owes her ?' says he. Pay me mother, you —, he says, gettin hotter in the matther, or rn break your neck,' says he. Wid that he tuck hould o' me be the collar, an kicked me an bate me till he kilt me almost intirely. Mr. BALLANTINE (smiling)—No, not entirely, Mr. Sullivan. Florence—Faix, then he did that thing. He did it then, your reverence. Denis, in his defence, denied the assault. " 'Tisn't the way at all Lbate him, your Lordship, as Mr. Sullivan tells how I done it. Oh, Flurry, agrah ! 'tis you have a conscience like a rib stockin', sure 'twould stretch to anything. 'Twas a pity to aware him, your Wurtchip, for I think the memory is failin the poor boy, since he turned a tee-totum (tee-totaller.) Yerrah, Flurry avourneen your'e on your oath, ma bouchel ! so, look me in the face, an tell me, isn't this the way it was ? Didn't I meet you, an after giving; you the time of the day (exchanging the usual greet • ills), didn't I say, peaceably and quietly, I'm thinkin, Flurry, 'tis forgettin the thrifle that's dhue to the ould ooman, you are.' Iss, yer Wurtchip, them is the very words as passed; an', somehow or other, jist as I was a going on me foot hot his, an' I think he sthaggered, or he fell on something, and that's the whole totle of it. Kill him, mah Oh, Flurry, ain't you makin' a show o' yourself this blessed day, takin' up the time o' the coort an' his rivirence, an' keeping me from me work, to say nothin' of what you swore before all the Christians. Farra gu dho, Flurry, ain't you a disgrace to the Sullivans."—(Loud laughter.) Mr. BALLANTINE—Then you mean to say that it was only an accident? Denis—That's it, your Wurtchip only I could not exactly swear it.—(Laughter.) Mr. BALLANTINE ordered Denis to pay is. damages, and 25., the costs of the summons, which, being done, the parties adjourned to a neighbouring public-house to discuss the merits of the case, the manner of hearing, some half-and-half, and the justice of the decision. HAMMERSMITH. Mr. William Bolton, the landlord of the Ship public house, in the Suspension Bridge-road, Hammersmith, was summoned before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting magis trate, at the instance of the police, for having had his house open before the hour of one o'clock on Sunday last, the 17th instant. Mr. Bolton having pleaded not guilty, Police-constable Gibson, T 121, deposed that on the forenoon of Sunday last he went, accompanied by an ether constable, to visit the defendant's house. On knocking at the door it was opened to them by the de fendent, when they saw four persons standing at the bar. The defendant said th ey were travellers. -On go ing into the bar, he f oun d a p i nt pot about a third full of beer on the counter. By Mr. CLIVE—The men were entire strangers to witness. The defendant told us they were travellers. The door was opened by the defendant immediately that they knocked. By the defendant—Came from the direction of the bridge to the house, but did not see him standing in the road before they came up. Defendant told them that one of the four persons had been taken ill, and had had some brandy-and -water. Police-constable Jones, T 31, deposed that he accom panied the last witness to the defendant's house, and corroborated his statement as to four persons being at the bar. By the defendant—The shortest of the four appeared very ill, and he said something about having had brandy and water, or he should have died. The whole of the young men offered to give their addresses in support of their statement. Every facility was afforded by the defendant to the police searching the house, and on their entering he opened the bar-door, and said, "'here are four persons there," but witness had already seen them through the glass window. Mr. Bolton declared that the real facts of the case were these:—Oa Sunday, soon after eleven o'clock, two young gentlemen brought a third to his house, saying he had been taken very ill, and begged for God's sake that he might be admitted for the purpose of having some hot brandy-and-water. On the police coming to the house he explained to them the circtrestances, as did also the party in question, who were all connected with public offices, and were therefore unable to attend at that Court that day. He had, however, the waterman in attendance who had brought them up the river, who would prove the truth of his statement. He then called Charles Campbell, waterman, of No. 1, Church -street, Waterloo-road, who deposed that on Sunday morning last he took a party of three gentlemen up the river from Westminster-bridge -stairs. It was a very cold day, and the wind blew very hard. One of the gentlemen who sat in the head of the boat, when near Hammer smith-bridge, was taken very bad, and they were all afraid he would have died. He was taken ashore at the bridge by the other gentlemen to the defendant's house, and witness afterwards went to see how he was, when the landlord asked him in, and he had a pint of porter and a biscuit. The pot he had it in was that which the policeman had spoken of. Mr. CLIVE said that was not a case for a conviction. The summons must be dismissed. On Saturday information was circulated, by authority of Government, and inserted in the Police Gazette, offering a reward• to the amount of 3001. for the dis covery of a person, at present unknown, who, on the morning of the 13th instant, attempted to murder Charles. Grimmer, a farmer, at Pakefield, in Suffolk, by discharging a loaded gun at him. Rewards of 50/., on the part of her Majesty's Government, and 201. by Mr. Grimmer himself, in addition to 2801. by the Ma gistrates and others, are offered for the discovery, and it is stated that her Majesty's pardon will be granted to any accomplice (excepting only the person who actually fired the gun), who will give such information as may be the means of bringing to justice the perpetrator of the outrage. THE HOUSEBREAKING AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IN ESSEX.—The following description is given of the two men, said to be Irish labourers, who, on the night of the 15th inst., broke into and plundered the house of Mr. Peter Asplin, jun., at West Tilbury, Essex, and attempted to murder his farm servant. One of them is about five feet eight inches high, of dark complexion, with very dark, small whiskers, good-looking, and thick set, with good teeth, which he shows very much when talking, and has a scar under the cheek bone. The other is five feet six inches, about 25 years old, fair complexion, light hair, small whiskers, long face, with high cheek bones, and a wrinkle down each cheek, his wrists and ankles nearly as large as his arms, two of his fingers joined together above the first joint, and is ruptured. The lower part of their dress is supposed to have been very muddy when they made off, as they walked in the mud after leaving the boat in which they crossed the river from Gray's to Northfloet ; and they were traced as far Shooter's-hill the next day. At the Potice Committe of Aldermen for the remov ing Irish and Scotch paupers, on Friday, the presidin magistrates, Mr. Alderman Copeland and Mr. Alder man Johnson, expressed a wish that it might be made known through the Press that the Houses of Shelter for poor people would be closed for the season in a few days. The metropolis, the City especially, had of late been inundated with destitute objects from all parts of the country, who had been attracted by hearing of these places of refuge, though they could not expect to find employment in their ordinary occupations—as miners, agricultural labourers, &c. These poor persons had been a great tax on the City poor-boxes, where they had less funds than at the Metropolitan police-courts. It was very desirable that the poor objects should have timely warning of the closing of the receiving-houses alluded to, that they might not continue to pour into London, when there were no such places of resort, and where there was no possibility of their getting em- ployment. THE LATE ROBBERY FROM THE OXFORD COACH. OXFORD, SATURDAY EVENING.—It being understood that Richard Elliott. the person in custody on suspicion of being concerned, with two others, in robbing the De fiance Oxford coach, on the Monday before, of a box containing 1,500 sovereigns, was to have been publicly examined before the county magistrates to-day, consider able interest was manifested by many of the inhabitants of this city to be present to see the prisoner, and hear the proceedings against him. In this, however, they were disappointed„for, from some reason or other of the clerical magistrates and others, who have the conducting of the case, the most mysterious secresy is preserved. About three o'clock Dr. Harrington, who is the Principal of one of the Colleges, and also a county ma gistrate, attended in the committee -room of the county gaol, adjoining the city, for the purpose, as it was_ stated, of further examining Elliott, and our reporter made application to be present. He was introduced to the presence of Dr. Harrington by Captain Robins, the governor of the prison, and, upon his stating that he had come from town to attend the examination and report the proceedings for the Sunday Times, the Rev. Doctor replied that an application h a d just been wade to him by, the solicitor engaged for the prosecution, requesting that the examination of that day should be strictly private, and it being his impres sion also that a disclosure and publication of the evi dence in the case, as far as it had gone, would tend to defeat the ends of justice, he could not comply with the wish of the reporter to be present. • The reporter ventured to suggest that all examinations of the sort taking place in the metropolis were pub lished, and thh magistrates before whom they took place invariably acknowledged that their publication, instead of defeating, materially assisted the ends of justice. The Rev. Doctor replied that, as far as the present case was concerned, he was of a different opinion, and for these reasons he must insist upon the investigation being strictly private. He begged at th e same ti me t o say that when the case was quite ripe for publication he should have no objection whatever to the presence of reporters for the public press. The reporter then withdrew. An application was then made on the part of Mr. Ro binson, who attended on behalf of the prisoner, to be al lowed a private interview with his client, but this was refused. He next requested to see him in the presence of Ballard the officer, but this also was refused, as well as permission to be present at the examination. He (Mr. Robinson) then requested to be informed upon what ground his client was kept in custody, and was told by the Reverend Magistrate that such a course was unusual, and that therefore he could not comply with the request. At a later period of the day Dr. Marsham, another clerical magistrate, and Captain Shepheard, attended, when theprisoner was brought before them. There were also present Ballard. who had formerly belonged to Bow street, and who, it appears, is especially employed in the case, Sergeant Thompson of the D division of the metropolitan police, and Lucas, a marshalman, who ap prehended the prisoner on the night of the robbery. The prisoner was very respectably dressed, is a genteel-look ing young man about thirty years of age, and it was said has kept a tobacconist's shop, in Bell-street, Edgware road, for some years past. Sergeant Thompson recognised him as a member of the " swell mob," and stated that he had been in cus tody before, and committed to the House of Correction as a member of that fraternity of thieves. Beyond this nothing has been discovered to implicate him with the robbery. Mr. - Harrington told him the decision of the Bench was to remand him to a future day, and asked him if he had anything to say against being retained until Friday next ?—The prisoner said he should prefer Wednesday to Friday, but, upon his being informed that Mr. Robin son, his solicitor, wished for the longest day, he said he had no objection to Friday, and was then removed to his cell. Dr. Harrington subsequently intimated to Mr. Robin son that the next examination should also be private, and that if after this, the Bench should see reason to commit the prisoner for trial, their clerk would commu nicate with him (Mr. Robinson), so that on a future day he would have - an opportunity of attending and cross examining the-different witnesses in the case. The wife of the prisoner, an exceedingly good-looking and fashionably-dressed young woman, was in attend ance at the gaol for several hours, and an application was made on her behalf to the Bench to be allowed even to shake hands with her husband, but this was denied. The refusal seemed to distress her much, and she cried very bitterly., There are two circumstances in the case worthy of remark—one is that the prisoner was left in the care of Lucas from .the time of his apprehension until that (Saturday) morning, when he was ordered into the gaol, and the other that Mr. Walshe, the magistrate's clerk, is employed for the prosecution. The practice of permitting magistrates' clerks to act as attorneys in prosecutions they themselves or their assistants have taken the evidence in, is one which has been discountenanced and discouraged in many countries, and should not in any case be per mitted. The situation of magistrates' clerk and prose cuting attorney in one and the same case is, in a great measure, incompatible, and should not be continued. That the robbery in this case was what is called a " put-up" there can be no doubt, as since it has been committed a carpet-bag and box, which was intended as a "dummy," has been discovered by the police. The box was placed in a bag in the same way as the one containing the sovereigns, and was as near as possible of the same size and the bag of the same description as -- that stolen.—Sunday Times. ANCIENT RELIC. 7 —Mr. T. Walsh, Patrick-street, Limerick, has got a curious and rare specimen of the gold pin or bodkin, which the Irish chieftains of old wore in the front of their dress. It was found in the crevice of a rock at Carrigaholt CaStle, on Tuesday, where a few natives were burning sea-weed. It is fully seven inches long, with a head on the apex, and is of the purest gold, weighing over two ounces.—cork Examiner. _ _ _ Sir Edward Knatchhitll left town on Saturday for his residence in Kent. THE MURDER AT BRIGHT() 1;4 After the sentence had been pa s s e d upon the t he man, Lawrence, at Lewes, he was taken back wo o r gaol, and the next m orn i ng h e was conveyed to 4 is sham, where the sentence is to be carried into d e to the custody of two turnkeys, who had strict ordeb,;od, watch him, in order th a t h e might not lay Yie l ti t if so upon himself, which he h as re p ea t e dly threaten ed e i g ht opportunity is afforded him. It is now nearly ri atlY years since an execution has t a k en place in this co 10 and it is rather remarkable th a t th e last rams w a , hcl e brought to the scaffold was convicted throuhrk '1% 6 0 ertions of Solomon, the unhappy victim in lu e 4 o wss, instance. This man's name was Shepherd, a n ' s jetso , a noted burglar, upon the occasion on which he__„ ur ses having committed no less than four blub;, td on as many successive nights. lie _ l ,, o ctuu Aid s Brighton after the commission of the last, britiVw, e rtif him a large portmanteau, filled with valuable Frur an d P the produce of the robberies he had committed; " -- ,orted took his place by a coach, which at that pee at six o'clock in the morning for London. 111 ..„ . 0 67 , whom he sent with his portmanteau to the cow taf es excited the suspicion of the police, and he was r ei te and taken to the station-house at Brighton , / L" - tbss* was questioned by Sulomon, and on his saY„derai tt he had brought the portmanteau from s cor who was going by the coach, Solomon tem stable to accompany him to the office and see if his ,>r was true. This was done, and on Shepher d _7 O dr up and claiming the property he was allowe'l. d ifel part. Very soon afterwards information was closi of the robbery, and Solomon proceeded to Sb and after some search succeeded in appre hendig es s tsi herd, who was ultimately convicted at the ass?, to ots, executed. As has been already stated, the 11 0)r o deceased was very much respected in the to • c h is Brighton, and a subscription has been opened , the expected to realise a very considerable a mount , ;or benefit of his wife, who ever since the melancheliilii rence has been in an almost frantic state, and his 1 5, and a benefit has been announced at Batty's Si tc ,; r still the same object. We und e r s t a nd that the rattru e ;:ill the continues to declare that he had no intention W deceased when he inflicted the blow upon hitni e s ott expected that 'the sentence will be carried into Monday, the Bth of April. FLANDERS AND DUTCH -- st-A I t he BRUSSELS,„ MARCH 21.—Baron Kielniansegit 11P Hanoverian Minister at the Hague and at Bru s l e Seg e l been' to Waterloo, to visit the fi e ld o f battle. of, the necessary orders for the r e p a i r of the rs trn b e fes erected in memory of the Hanoverian soldiers W ' in that battle. Wei The Chamber of Representatives, at the cc i n i .ate d v.:, ment of yesterday's sitting, una nimously an'r f o rts: amendment of the Senate to the project of Is w t h e er conversion of Five per Cents. The interest of rote Stock will, therefore be payable at Paris, witlfthe l) o,o . o° that the expense of the operation s hall not exce7 , „Aorl francs per annum. The Senate adopted by a T o o of 26 to 1, the project of law relative to the lo go t0t84,686,000 francs. • BRUSSELS, MARCH 22.—The Minister of thee t r o announced in the Chamber o f R e presentatives Af oits', Company had offered to undertake, on vet/ 7 0 fs" geous terms, the works for repair* the kk e e e isS 4 Polder of Lills ; the project of l aw on this 3 0 u* , therefore, put on the order of the day. can The heavy rains which have again sot in ha ve n eells'ii a fresh rising of the Senne, but we do not,.... l P ri r .n ieb, that it will do much injury. A letter from in t e ver-1 the 14th, says that the farmers do not reineinu:,ol o have seen the country in such a condition as s'i s oti The ground is so wet that nothing can be d°,n e ! t tistow, public roads are absolutely i m p assa ble. 14e "" i ittorS e i• ing the vigilance recommended by the King s scire.elif general robberies continue to be frequent,. night passes without some fresh instances of 01 10 0 Ff i the environs. Unhappily, the state of things o f i ceP 6110- ,hit seem likely to cease so soon, for the p , „ o on cannot remove the cause of the evil, which is 1 0 0: 3 than the extreme misery of the people. Th s we es, 1 ' rains aggravate the distress of the poorer c th w retarding the growth of the fruits of the eel' ter pig should serve for their subsistence, the Isi s / visions being wholly exhausted. „,,„ EOr t it POSEN, MARCH 9. — (FROM A CORRE..- 14 ,, P k yore hasten to inform you, that the rigorous in" - ke j, 0 ,, specting the Polish emigrants is, if not tit s ill • or t essentially modified, inasmuch as their tom' depart,; ll ;ool ll L finitely adjourned. This decision of our tO ro f f j has caused general joy here, and is a P s agsf,;s the emigrants have by no mean s „ .it .. 0 ,1 "' in any sort of intrigues. Neither '„,.." t i o ss that any of them have already let` sofe" 0 1 wince; they are all still here, and bless the • o tioe .ia l who has not hesitated t o w ithd raw suc h a r e re folVd soon as it was found to be unn cessa ry, and tu` e lert•' - .0 in harmony with his universally acknowledled,,„,•2oP; of mind. The Communists who have latter Y_'':ai or Poland, and been here in th e ci t a d e l, are al re. : - 'oer veyed, partly to Magdeburg, a nd partly to S notettillia The recal of Prince Pa s k ew it sc h a nd the Or. • • r of Prince Czonitschiff as his s uccessor cause s ,k 0 sensation here, because it gives reason to al 3 Aire, e 0 further rigorous measures in Poland, the r ca , e o 11 ' . Field-Marshal beint , attributed to his to b" I to ir, bearance. • ~i ' THE HAGUE, MARCH 20.—The Java par - ...-,,,0 25th of November last, have the following ne ws ialtT e r " Batavia, Nov. 17, 1843.—The chief town ? l air" was visited, on the night of the Ist instant (a_i: hs li• ~4 midnight), and on the afternoon of the stlll A tm' to ~,0 { two, by dreadful fires, by which it was redunco with the exception of the old town. All the r• - „,., 0 of the European and native officers to check tln_cifotri of the flames were rendered unavailing byr nre ol7l south-east winds, and the drought which br a i 0 14 . 40 for some hours past. 2,075 houses, of whicn'hieli it stone, are destroyed in the nine vrampongs : a t . p, it consumed ; 6,000 persons are hereby re" 'rho r i g( greatest distress, and four lives were lost. ___.' eV houses, clothes, furniture, merchandise, silnlo l 7 l ,o iron, and notes, cattle, &c., is estimated at , 266,ovii c e, ' e t The General Chamber of Accounts gives,,„ l/° 4 sO tti s itil on the 15th and 16th of this month, bonds '''' lo 4 o ei various descriptions (a list of w hi c h is given),, , 0 1 1: 0 - 01 1f in all to the nominal val ue o f 482,836,000 of m it publicly burnt. • 010 n ., frelvet s ~, THE HAGUE, MARCH 21.—We learn fro-- s o -, r that his Majesty's steamier the Bromo put t*? thenew 18th of this month, bo un d t o B a tavia an a d " ' 0 1 Japan. ulg's i The Stoats Courant contains the prom sod* * financial law lately passed by the Chanah e ' ...- ^AO tioned by the King. . 0." 1 ,, do , °W " Several honourable citizens of Rottera. to daily from ten to one o'clock, in order 1 0 1 1 ; v Old to fellow-citizens all the information which ,n - ii,, , ,r,100: quire to make them comprehend the financ' s -oe if convince them of the advantage of pre ferring_ i% 0 tary loan to the free gift to th e p a y m ent of_tiw *ill be levied if the loan sh ou ld no t be filled U P- _JO io --,,,, illIIS P7 0 ) , 0 , 4 f, LETTERS OF MART, QUEEN OF OCC"'"' lA A of her Personal History, edited by Agnes Strick„rodkiji. edition of the above interesting work has just Tat 7so plete in two volumes, uniform with Miss Strie_ l( ..„'7, of „ice; of the Queens of England." " The Life andlir• in Sid l i:: Queen of Scots (says the Edinburgh Courant) 1 p0P 0 ,10 0 ; liar degree of attention, not only as an imPort an dical , 'ft history; but as a story deeply romantic and tra r iz - v iet. or is calculated to engage the sympathy of everY,,, yettelli o l present publication contains the whole of Mary tirFp have yet come to light, besides many that are Y . bil 0, and being all arranged in chronological order, Il i 01110 notices, explanatory of the matters to which theforif seP; i 4 present a connected series of documents more c l sof jeo r i thsi l a tive of the important events of this perio d , _,„. s hee' .„I which has yet been published. The work fr,;,,ileot;iP valuable addition to our stock of historical I `,. n ; jiiSt'' gives a new aspect and deeper interest to the sr character of the unfortunate Scottish Queen. o rle , 0.4 0 1 FREDERICK THE GREATS ANTlrB lo3 „ r vio lv Al GOlEN.—Zimmerman, in his narratives of his lni."„ the n / ti ) Frederick the Great, of Prussia, says, 11 TO -1-- i' l li r l had taken a great quantity of soup luau s 'Thinf s "'tieto strongest gravy drawn from the most healing - f 0 Y - 1 a this portion lie mixed a large table-spoon fu s laM l ; p ' I A mace and pounded ginger. He then eat„ w ed .„e% of beef stew e d i n b ran d y . Thi s he foo t ' ce",',• r a copious allowance of a n Italian d i t ct s riek& half of maize-flower and half of Parraen• ie,'" y e this is added the juice of garlic, and the w';',, gag er butter till it acquires a crust as thick as 00, - „ o tintiA,; • favourite dish is called polenta. At length c iftelf iii l o pi merman) the King, praising the excellent aPPe i if ith ai dandelion had given him, concluded the sel li th it o;J plate of eel pie, so hot and so highly season'," t h! ?ice' to have been baked in hell ; while at tabi1,...,64, asleep, and was seized with convulsions." - ei g il-ln ° ` BIRTHS.' Chel te 14 On the 23d inst., at Sandford-place , t hs Countess Baptiste Metaxa, of a son and heir._es,oo9o, On the 7th inst., at Naples, in the Palazzor_iibelP. of Francis Hastings Medhurst, Esq., of a so„„nr. ygo o f On the 17th inst., at Lorn-road, Mrs. Z . '''' sit' of a son. floect 4 i On the 21st inst., the wife of Luke TraPP f i son', l ., i" Lidham Lodge, Addison-road, Kensington,,S , th ze'''' . _, On the 21st inst., the lady of Edward 031 .. :,,,liie l daughter. ,flesafo" h et On the 21st inst., Mrs. Greaves Walker, ' 3l - O W ings, Strand, of a daughter. O • %T ~ ill On the 21st inst., at Brighton, tho lady o f the '' l s, Hanbury Tracy, of a son. land. 0, On the 21st inst., in Devonshire-street, -.- - of =/ lady of the Rev. J. H. Butterworth, of a 11(. 10 * m orel On the 22d inst., Mrs. A. Gillespie, Amer ica---*----- r p . : • MARRIED. ...,.; s on lorc irt On the 23d of December, 1843, in the Kandy, Ceylon, Mr. Charles Urquhart Stusliorth Aa r of the late Dr. Robert Stuart, of Grant -town, OAP" , to Clarissa Sophia, third daughter of M r. Jaill'" to , re ; Grove-hill-terrace, Camberwell, Surrey. .... o sir On the 20th inst., at St. Philip's Church, 8;7. - " c i o f Benjamin Smith, of Birmingham, to Ann' "' I - - otso r if Mr. Cyrus Slater, of London. st sploLos t On the 21st inst., at Boston, Lincolnshire, ~,n4aP--- Curtis, Esq, of Stoke-Newington, London, to Charles Wright, Esq., of -Boston. Oi l On the 20th inst., in Cofffgfi_terrace, Liuraworelr'ill;loo44" wife of Benjamin Cowie, Esq., of Tilgate s , vi Sussex. , Susses' MO S ,A I On the 12th inst., at Ringmer, Sus'" — ' ... 1 ) Ivory, surgeon, aged 45. Ogg' cabief ff' On the 19th inst., at Quemerford, near A of the late Slater Heale, aged 86. t t, I l til l i Vfr e l On the 19th inst., in Upper Brook-s-r •e _forit 1 0 1 NancY , relict of the late T. E. Tidwell, Esq. , if..,.rivlOe ./ On the 19th inst., Harley Greville, eldest 3P' . of 7 , General and Lady Charlotte Bacon. ._r„,,t 11 0 ...; La •I d the int.— ,sr On the 20th inst., Peter Wine an / ol Brophy, Esq., of Dublin. „ r • A. if iC i°l ! O,O On the 22d inst., at Greenwich, Anna I. ol ,00 late Right Hon. George Tierney. tite r On the 22d inst., Charlotte, eldest chug hter Wildom, of Wood-street, Cheapside. _..... , a el yOV /4 London : Printed and Published by U Ogce' frat, No 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun coo l3# Strand, in the Precinct of the SavoY, the Monday, March 25,1844. Paid. A s. d. .. Ho 1 o 41 13 4 100 Ka 00 All paid fie 0 0 4000 50 0 0 5 0 0 H 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 i li 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 All paid 2 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 ( 50 0 0 19 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 6 5 0 20 0 0 40 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 2.5 0 0 10 0 • 17 10 35 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 18 • 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 1 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 31 5 0 29 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 39 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 23 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 12 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 8 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 00 0 0 2 0 0 3100 70 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 7 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 40 • 0 45 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 • 50 0 0 2S 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 ' 31 0 13 10 0 100 0 V 25 0 ( 150 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 75 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 0 40 0 0 13 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 50 0 0 7 0 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 2 10 0 lon 7 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 90 0 0 35 10 0 92 10 0 3 0 0 1400 1 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 75 i 0 2 5 0 0 SO 0 0 573 i 25 35% 265 STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCII 22.—A consi • derable business has been done in foreign wools this week, chiefly in the low and middle descriptions, and prices are steady. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MARCH 22.—We have not any alteration to report in the state of this market during the present week. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, Mallen 22.—We cannot re port any favourable change in the demand for combing fleece wools, and as there is no hope of farmers submitting to lower prices, holders generally are very firm. The demand for blanket wools is fair, and full rates are maintained. LEEDS.—There was a very thin attendance of buyers and manufacturers at our Cloth Halls, both on Saturday and Tuesday, which circumstance, together with the severity of the weather, has been the cause of a considerable falling off in the demand for summer Tweeds, particularly for the lower sorts. The markets have also been duller for goods of all descriptions than for several weeks past. The stocks on hand are, however, very small for the season, and prices are about the same as during the last month. Business has been dull in the warehouses during the early part of the week, but there has been some improvement during the last few days. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—Pieces have certainly moved off in good quantities, and it is said the last packet from America brought over good orders for the manufacture of this market, which. with the approaching spring trade, will no doubt keep the market animated for some time to come. Prices continue very firm. Yarns to some extent participate in the same degree of dulness as is apparent in the wool market, and the buyers exhibit great caution in their purchases, and are only buying from " hand to mouth," in anticipation of supplying themselves on more favourable terms. The demand for all kinds of wools continues to be very limited, and a greater disposition evinced by dealers and staplers to sell ; as such we may fairly quote all sorts a shade lower. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—As was anticipated in our last,, the very low state of stocks of yarn on the Con tinent has at last compelled shippers to purchase for their early spring shipments, though as yet it has not been done to any considerable extent ; still a commencement has taken place, which must now continue. Prices during the week have in consequence been steady. In cloth we have not much change to notice, but buyers continue their operations for China and India. Printing goods generally are declining. The demand for domestics for the home market continues good, but grey fustians are not so brisk as we have seen at this season.—Leeds Mercury. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. L (SATURDAY.) GUILDHALL. • • James Holt, a collector for Messrs. Sutton and Co., railway and canal carriers, Whitecross-street, was brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, for final examina tion, charged with embezzling three bankers' cheques, and a sum of 21. 6s. 9d., received on account of his em ployers. Mr. Thomas, the barrister, stated the nature of the case. The prisoner was employed to collect orders and cash. Sometimes the carmen delivered goods for the carriage of which they were not paid at the time, although the parties were not customers to whom credit was given by agreement. These sums were collected by the prisoner. He was also sometimes entrusted to collect from those who paid for the carriage of their goods monthly, and these were called ledger accounts. The charge against the prisoner was that he had re ceived four of these ledger accounts, and had embezzled the amount. He should have accounted for them as soon as they were received. If he had acknowledged that he had received the money, and refused or neglected to give it up, perhaps he would not have been liable to punishment, but he concealed the payment, and even when taxed denied it. Mr. James Oldfield, one of the agents of the Messrs. Sutton, discovered the fraud by calling for payment upon a customer who had previously paid his account to the prisoner. Upon further inquiry other defalcations were detected. He should show that the cheques had been paid to the prisoner, and, if neces- L sary, he could also show that the prisoner had applied them to his own use. The payment of three cheques, for the sums of 131. 65., 6/. 25., and 2/. 45., by customers to the firm to the prisoner, who gave receipts for them, was proved. Also the payment of 21. 6s. 9d. in cash. Mr. John Oldfield deposed that he and his brother are the joint agents for Messrs. Sutton and Co., whose chief establishment is near Derby. Witness manages the in-door business, looking to the cash, keeping the books, &c., and his brother attends, to the out-door business, and collects the ledger accounts of those cus tomers who pay for the carriage of their goods monthly or quarterly. The prisoner collected the sums which parties neglected, or refused to pay to the carman, and he delivered the ledger accounts preparatory to Mr. James Oldfield calling for payment. The prisoner was authorised to receive such accounts, if offered to him, and had been sometimes instructed to call for the money. If he received a ledger account, it was the pri soner s duty to pay it over immediately, and also to mention it to Mr. J. Oldfield, that he might not trouble the customer by calling for payment a second time. The prisoner had not accounted to him for the cheques, or other sum mentioned. Mr. James Oldfield proved that the prisoner had not accounted for the cheques or money to him. The prisoner's solicitor examined the Messrs. Oldfield at considerable length, to show that the prisoner had endeavoured to borrow money from the firm on the ground of having to meet expenses f rom t h e s i c k ness of his family, but really to cover a l oss o f 15 1 . w hi ch h ad °ccurredi to immediately, the end of a month or six weeks, an d t h at t h e l e d ger and general accounts had been int erm i xe d ; t h at t h e prisoner had received cheques from cus t omers b e f ore, h d i i m ate account ;lythat the pri soner was not bound to , but had b a l anced his account at and changed them into cash, duly accounting for the amount. Mr. Alderman GIBBS thought the charge of embezzle ment was sufficiently made out, as it was clear he should have accounted immediately for the receipt of the ledger bills.---The prisoner was committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. John Kebble and James Kebble, two young men of re spectable appearance, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having stolen a larg e quan tit y o f s ilk scarfs, the property of Messrs. Higgins and Co., mercers, of Bond-street. The prisoners, it appeared, were in the habit of calling upon a shopman in the employ of the prosecutors, and in consequence of suspicions which occurred, the stock was looked over, and then it was discovered that five or six dozen silk scarfs, wurth between 301. and 401., had been stolen. The prisoners were suspected, and they were taken into custody by police-sergeant Whall, C division, who succeeded in tracing some of the property to pawn brokers to whom it had been pledged by the prisoners. The constable having told Mr. Hardwick that he was not prepared with all the evidence against the prisoners, the Magistrate consented to remand the case for a week. Wm. Clark, a little boy, remarkable for his ugliness, was charged with having stolen a watch, gold chain, and seals, worth 10/., belonging to his master, Thomas Scard field. The master said he took the prisoner into his service out of compassion, but he soon found out that the pri soner was in the habit of pilfering articles and otherwise repaying with ingratitude the kindness with which he had been treated. That morning he (prosecutor) missed his watch and seals from his bed-room, and believing that the thief was the prisoner, he questioned him about it. The prisoner sturdily denied all knowledge of the watch, and further asserted he had no money about him. Prosecutor proceeded to search him, and in one pocket he found a penny, and in a second pocket another penny. The boy s t out l y d ec l are d thi s was a ll h e h a d got ;. but prosecutor having noticed that he tried to conceal something in his hand, took a piece of paper from him, and found it to contain ss. 6d. in silver. Pro secutor was of opinion that this money was part of the proceeds of the sale of his watch and seals. The boy asserted, upon his sacred honour, he picked up the money in Monmouth-court. Mr. HA.RDWICK entertained so strong a doubt about the accuracy . of this piece of luck, that he directed the boy should be locked up, in order to bring the real truth more clearly to his recollection. William Taprell, a heavy looking lad, was charged with having indecently assaulted a little girl, named Mary Smith, aged seven years. The lad was employed to clean knives by the aunt of the little girl, who lived in Bury street. St. 'James's, and the discovery of the prisoner's abominable conduct arose thfough the complaints of the little girl. As' it did not appear from the surgeon's examination that the capital offence was completed, Mr. Hardwick decided upon taking the case as one of com mon assault, and the penalty of 5L or two months' im prisonment, was then inflicted. UNION-HALL. William Ware and William Smith, the two men, and Jamas Williams, the youth, charged in conjunction on suspicion with having robbed Mrs. Cutts of 7201., in an omnibus, and also with stealing a purse, containing twelve sovereigns, from the person of a Mrs. Kingsmill, in Liquorpond-street, were brought before Mr. Cotting ham for re-examination on those charges. The prisoners were defended by two counsel. Previously to the examination an application was made to prel-ent the interference of Thomas Stowell, the common informer, who on Saturday last attempted to thwart the ends of justice, by an endeavour to mislead a female witness in her identity- of the boy Williams. Mr. COTTINGHAIII directed that should any complaint of a similar kind arise, he should order the removal of Stowell from the Court, who had no right whatsoever to interfere in the case. titiz tra tio`uonnce .4.n, will t Ittek 1 0 !„,ft• C. P. Glabor will r4eitZ 4 adniii N 414767. Fleet 141111ered Vast sii , cl —eal 14 1110 01 Z )410,21te PROI kies 7 *t . the E ‘.41,..4 fc,, and will tiZu to loc a l a %me Committee V I "autemeli % k r, Cent. pe ''!fit nail yea. V I LE DO] o„.114111b„, v , -ea t comi Capital il kht e etusee - wi 1 414 2 7 4, 1 - Pardeula k wao thiratte, 6 and 11.1 +0 Oliphant Nat . t° ll 7th an fakkAireemut eheste U 4 LEDOr 4 R P 41. Ling this A 14 e t rti am - di la ng th 1 0, o ,,re G( the 20th gg 1 Ption of ° IV,Zitre the expr l 4141t c e " a ' u m of ttda e tn t N , tioll to the e before the a the week to TO TR ANTE] Ithre veranee. * Ile will % W h en. lf lout ea O t s 41r's,..„t N E .....2.1?,L! I i 2 I , . 1 11rIDEN k TY the E 3 4100 4250 41 .000 4 o k a l biltinsto l 4 'Avid/411d 1 Small Large for Prosp t rult - 0 T S 's tl t listi lt WINE , from 4:14, 4041 1 11 9zt and (47 we 4t h. I Igt e o, 00l 4h. to 5 Vgl ereami ma g i trY order. e o l4 ept. -I. Berne ' quart, lc 11 1 r T. Damn] x ' l 4 i, ma ndsonle 131 t4i t i kl 4 . l 4 tnee kZ *i th ' Watson 11e*,„ ' equal to N ' ol '4 ' hots es ha , rrki, ,7 11 . 1c11 S : . _ l ' . au thaert K 1 7, Ivory Id r itt i utridles, or her s NyIT 41; erther mix 11 4 4. ; tytth t and Is 245. e NZ• h (k i p