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" ............. .......... ..••• ... Tyne for t lie 'top Rai ved to sag' Lnd leader )u that tb,, e i se harged 7 ", th a t "er IY de—Tche rites. fa o o'cm- ......... go 0 ........ , .. . .... ---" 1$ ,0 .......... ......... ...... %4 sr pio• ' , co P I tO pc N E O'Ct64 O . ......... i t .......... ... .......... 00 00000 •••• LAW INTELLIGENCE QUEEN'S BEN C THIS DAY.) (Sitting in Banco after Term.) GREYILLE V. CUAPMAN. • It will be recollected that this action was tried some time back, when the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 3001. damages. was an action for a libel which appeared in the Sunday Times newspaper, of which the defendant is the registered publisher, and the libellous matter complained of was to the effect that the plaintiff bad entered a horse to , run a certain race at Epsom, which horse he had subse quently withdrawn, in order, as asserted in the defendant's paper, to obtain a mean and unfair advantage over other persons, helthe plaintiff) having laid heavy bets with divers persons on the event of the race, and by thus withdrawing his horse, secured to himself large winnings on these bets: At the time of trial a justi ficat:on was put on the pleas by the defendant, but this was negatived by the jury. Subsequently a rule for a new trial Was granted upon two grounds :—the first being that the plaintiff, by his own evidence, presented himself to the Court under legal disability to claim redress for any in jury done to his character, horse racing transactions having no claim to protection, which the Court now held to be wholly un tenable; and; on the second ground, that an improper question was allowed by the Court to be put to Lord George Fitzroy, a wit. ness of great importance, and who, as a member of the Jockey Club, described the way in which they proceeded to settle disputes whenever they unfortunately occurred. The question then was,whe ther the opinion of this witness should or should not be taken, as to the morality of the rules enunciated by the Jockey Club, thus trans ferring to a witness the privileges which attached solely and pecu liarly to a jury. But looking at the whole of the proceedings as regarded this witness, the Court held that such was not the case. 'he libel asserted that the plaintiff; having entered a horse know. I nglY and unfairly, did soand knowingly and unfairly withdrew it, for the purpose of improperly gaining money. The plaintiff oral Proved, by the evidence, to be a member of the Jockey Club, and one of the rules of that Club was, that any member was endowed with the privilege of' withdrawing his horse at any time he likes, before the actual start for the race. The witness said that the Jockey Club, in deciding any differences that might from time to time unhappily arise, were always go. serried in their decisions by the rules of equity and justice ; and When asked, on cross-examination, whether the rules of the Club did not yield to a subscriber the sole right of withdrawing his horse, and that too without assigning any reason whatever f or so doing, his answer was distinctly in the affirrna. Live. When the Learned Judge asked him whether, in his oPinion s that would be according to justice and equity, with the view of ascertaining whether the Jockey Club would sanction a proceed ing wherein a subscriber acted in this way from a fraudulent mo tive, the witness had most properly answered that any person, sub scriber or non-subscriber to the Jockey Club, acting in this way would be doing that which Wail most dishonourable and improper, and would undoubtedly incur merited reprobation and disgrace in the eyes of every honest and high-minded man. Thus guarded and qualified, the Court held that the question was wholly free from objection, and in fact necessary, in order properly to under stand the tenor of the evidence. The judgment of the Court, as delivered by Lord Denman, therefore, was, that upon both grounds the rule must be dtscharged. LORD GEORGE RENTINCIL V. CONNOP. In this case there had been a demurrer to several pleas, and Lord DENMAN proceeded to give the Judgment of the Court. The talon was one of assumpsit, and there had been several points dis cussed, on various occasions, as to the validity of one of the-pleas, which the Court would not waste time in referring to now, because it keld the opinion that the declaration was altogether insufficient. The declaration set forth an agreement made between the parties to the effect that in the running for the Grand Duke Michael *takes the sum of fifty pounds for each colt • or filly, should b subscribed by the owners, or namers, of such colts or fillies; that both the plaintiff and the defendant, with divers other persons, had become subscribers to these stakes ; that the Plaintiff named four colts •and one filly ; that the defendant named two colts and one filly; that thereupon the plaintiff, at the request of th e defendant, and in consideration of the premises named, 141 29 t Ned and agreed with defendant to perform all things alike and Von the name terms ; that the race was duly run ; and that the horse of the plaintiff won it, whereby the defendant became liable to Pay three sums of fifty pounds each. It had been slightly con. ten ded,' on the part of the defendant, that the race being for More than fifty pounds, was not a legal one; but it was strongly and distinctly urged that no action could properly be maintained against the defendant, as, by the 16th of Charles the Second, it was enacted that no action could be maintained to recover a stake of a greater amount than one hundred pounds, yet that, if paid down, the tran saction would be a legal one,—the object of the statute being to pre vent Persons venturing for more than a hundred pounds, except for money paid down, and in the present case, the stake was for one hundred and fifty. The plaintiff, in support of his averment that his action might be maintained, had referred i ° two cases, neither of which, however, in his (Lord Denman's) . 4) Piliien, applied to the present case; because, in each of th em Ole sum did not exceed one hundred pounds; but it was aigttcd that as there was no contract for credit, the statute ' ll, l not apply ; but the Court was clearly of the opinion that the Words of the statute could not be limited to a case of express con tract for credit, but applied to all cases of more than one hundred Pounds, and not paid down immediately ; and, where it WAi neces 'sarY to enforce the claim, the case WA: within the words, as well ~ the spirit of the act, the objet of which was well undersood to Ij * that of restraining the practice of gambli ng . Therefore, the Court was clearly of opinion that judgment must be entered up for the defendant. CRIMINAf.Co-IfitT.--(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT'. (Before Mr. Justice CRE39WELL and Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) SENTENCE ON Carr. PETRIZ.—At the sitting of the Court this m orning Peter Petrie, R.N., aged 54, the captain of the bar que L ydia; a merchant vessel, was brought up for judgment , he ha v ing "-been tbund guilty of cutting and wounding Josiah Lawton, a sea. -man, with intent to disable him. Mr. Justice CoLERIDGE, in passing sentence, said, that after a and careful investigation of the charge against the prisoner, he e "d been found guilty. The jury, however, had accompanied their verdict with a strong recommendation to mercy, which recommen. lotion the Court, in passing sentence, would of course take into its to nsideration. The Court, however, could not forget the circurn atancei under which the assault of which the prisoner had been fo und guilty wet committed. When the Court took into its con. sideration the facts of the case—considering that the prisoner was the captain of a vessel, and that the crew had not the power of re sisting any cruelty, it was necessary to hold this case up as an ea tople. The sentence of the Court therefore was, that he be impri. *?lied in the House of Correction for 18 calendar months, and that during that time he be kept to bard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. UNION HAL(THIS DAY.) Anis Smith. a woman advanced in years, was charged before Mr. Ccerrin.oaers with stealing a purse containing 21 sovereigns, and three blif.crowns, the property of Mr. Kilburne. A sergeant of the P division, stated that the prisoner was given into custody last night, by Mr. Kilburne, who charged her wtih robbing •hint of a purse containing the aboue sum. His account was, that'while he was conversing with the prisoner she contrived to-take thepurse and money out of his pocket. The Sergeant ad ded,.that the complainant expressed his determination to attend this morning and follow up the charge against the prisoner, but he Was'not present now. Mr. Corrusonsre made some strong remarks on the frequent circumstance of prosecutors not attending to substantiate their -charges, after giving persons into custody. The present was an ;Instance of this sort, and, as the complainant failed in his atten kance, he should, therefore, discharge the prisoner. Yatton and Caroline Malbone were also put to the bar, charged. with robbing a gentleman named Pearce of several shares publiecompanies. The prisoners were given into custody this morning at eight O'clock, in the Circus, by Mr. Pearce, but when the case was called on he r was absent. Mr. Commowitu said, that as the robbery was committed so re cently, he should keep the prisoners in custody a short time, but if the complainant did not attend he should discharge them. LITERATURE. • THE SECRET PASSION. 3 Vols. Colburn, London, 1844. Th e best portions of thi s romance a r e d ec id e dly the more serious and imaginative- , --those more espe elanywhich refer to the gradual - development of the " Secret Passion" —whence the story derives its title --of the celebrated Countess of Pembroke, the most deservedly distinguished character of her day. The allthor works up this incident with considerable force a nd feeling, and excites a deep interest for his sus ceptible ,he ro i ne i n the breast of the reader. The manners of the times, too, are depicted with very screditable accuracy ; but we must protest against the author's humour, which—as honest Dogberry would tY," — " is most t o l era bl e an d no t t o b e en d ure d ;" ",,"". also against th e f requent qua i ntness an d obsolete less of his language, which wears the aspect of sheer affectation. A novelist, even though treating of Past times, Should always, like Sir Walter Scott, Chetthe vernacular of his day, and not adopt ;,, of the p as t . I n t h e opening c h apter o f t h e " Il iance before us, the style seems studiously ;tint and - old-fashioned ; and the author ex• wt.; wa s special fancy for the use of words '`43cl l are lot, and never were, English. Thus, in tai of the t erm "content," he adopts the odd, a ff ecte d 11 1 !"€' contentation," and so enamoured is he of !* 5 nevi , coinage, which never issued from a Saxon that he repeats it not less than three times in Q Z page There is another specimen of his style, ttt °s e slighthst blemish is, that it has the most dis acquaintance possible with grammar :—" They N got so familiar with the strangeness of his fashion e th k ey had acqu i red a sort of aifectionateness to it." th o , ‘ s h ould not h ave no ti ce d th ese d e f ec t s, b u t th a t occur in almost every other page, and form the b ee ' drawba c k to a story which might otherwise have Ait ul tle a favo ur i te w i th the novel-reading commu a,.iaasinuch as it i s b y no means d est i tute o f f ancy, 111 . pla ces is full of passionate sensibility. _,,,, _. ~.—oirtTALriry IN THE ME THO POLL9.—The total number °1 deaths; during the week ending Feb. 3; amounted to ~,,,86, showing an increase of 75 over those of the pre di:us- week. The excess has taken - place chiefly among aths caused by diseases of the lungs, the aye -3asg• b ?„ i , l ig 330, while the present returns give wa l .; "le number carried off by inflammation • . 1 06, and from consumption 162, both con siderably wh o above the average iby small -pox violent con whom II ho.d deaths ' . not been vaccinated. , and • tted by fe iBolenotf IS, 4 of which were suicides ' coninn by .th ma le s. Proti the meteorological observations taken at tueAireenwi Observatory it appears that the ther io.eeter.during the week was lowest. on Feb. 1, and E EARL or . iti : d i ' e z 0 4 t . ;:::u Jan. 29, the degrees being respectively 27.5 Tii • !r,kye-received in 'town from Castle Howard respecting the CARLISLE.—Last evening accounts .!•lakniineg illness of the Earl of Carlisle, which represent th e , '''* ,, : n etli f the of Earl to be exceedingly precarious. Tha alar m ing which have manifested themselves are of asu t _ , . A,!ig charactr, so as to excite painful apprehensioroble. :_ v 43 •Lordship's ultimate recovery. If anything the _ Lavalid.' w thang e -r as somewhat improved on Thursday night, but the the f.--ar l arS sii sliglit as not to remote in the least degree t . B,eutertained by the member - of his family assembled that seat. Th e H of Rom, Ho n J• E. Elliot, late Member for the county Lady lotirngl, brother to Earl Minto, and paternal uncle to anti-Corn- Russell, has transmitted to the freasurer of the N ' i ld of I law League Association at Hawick the sum of 10/., u National Leag,ue Fund of 100,000/. I.ol:.tistrlitions have been received by the Office of E s Zx t. _; to cover with mourning the Chapel Royal, St -,,;: a, and the . New Chapel, Buckingham Palace, and to .7 l i ,.y . tor Divine service by Sunday next. • vi c i j iiisal4 Thompson, one of . the Nottingham c0n ,,,.. -,rvilny eat:aped from custody Th r ee Year's-day, has ir etekeu #tud lodged in gaol. others are still at " • ....... . , RAILWAY RETURNS. We extract - from the Railway Magazine the sums re aeived on the. principal Railways of Great Britain for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to each. The return includes the money received for passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer chandize : Week Name of 'Railway. Total. ended s. d. Feb. 3 Birmingham and Derby Junction.... 1,246 6 10 2 Birmingham and Gloucester 3 Brandling Junction .. 762 1 5 2 Chester and Birkenhead .. 312 14 4 4 Dundee and Arbroath ... 231 18 111 3 Edinburgh and Glasgow... 1,742 16 10 4 Eastern Counties .. ... 3,517 7 1 3 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 1,131 2 6 3 Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenork...... 648 4 2 3 Grand Junction, and Chester & Crewe 6,88 10 6 3 Great North of England 4 Great Western 2 Liverpool and Manchester 3,965 7 8 2 London - and Birmingham 14,585 13 7 8 London and Blackwall 536 19 3 - 3 London and Brighton • 6 London and Croydon l9O 10 8i 8 London and Greenwich ... 568 12 1 4 London and South Western 4,654 17 111 1 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 7OO It) 2 3 Manchester and Birmingham 3 Manchester & Leeds & Hull & Selby 5,405 10 8 b Midland Counties.... 3 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,083 7 4 4 Newcastle and North Shields Northern and Eastern . 3 North Midland North Union. Jan. 30 Paris and Orleans 3,125 6 6 Feb. 5 Paris and Rouen .... 2,566 0 0 3 Preston and Wyre 3 Sheffield and Manchester 477 13 8 8 South Eastern 4 Taff Vale.. •••• 481 19 4 8 Ulster 550 18 6 3 York and North Midland 1,371 0 5 .... 4,075 17 0 COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MARINE RESIDENCE FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS ROYAL. Her Majesty has not yet settled on a summer residence for the Royal infants ; the treaty for the purchase of Norris Castle is off, and surveyors were down on Tuesday to Eagle Hurst, to inspect and report on its capabilities and value; there are nearly 300 acres of land ; the house stands on a great deal of ground, but it is on one floor ; the situation and views are good ; there is also a lofty tower attached, called " Lutrel's Folly ;" it is in the-New Forest, near the entrance of Southampton River, and directly opposite Cowes; the amount demanded for it is the principal objection--the dif ference is, howtver, only about 8,000/. Should it be pur chased her Majestyintends lying in her yacht off Cowes, the nursery establishment only being at Eagle Hurst. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—That .dashing style of treatment which made last year's opera so delightful to the public and so prosperous to the management, will character ise the present season. Mr. Lumley exhibits even an increase of vigour in his present programme, instead of finding in past success a moral Capna. The arrangements for his ballet present an unprecedented accumulation of strength. Four such artistes as Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerito, Mary Taglioni, and Fanny Elssler, never before appeared in any theatre dur ing a single season ; and, in addition to these, we have Stephan, Planquet, and Scheffre,with Frasi,whose beauty bestows a four fold charm upon her art. Perrot is wielding his sceptre as here tofore, and is busily at work upon a new ballet, to be en titled La Esmeralda, which will follow Herold's master piece, the Zampa, upon the opening night. This is to re store us "the" Hotta, anxious to expatiate the guilt of a more easterly sojourn by her re-appearance on more aris tocratic boards. We may also announce a grand heroic ballet, called Jeanne d'Arc, for Fanny Elssler's first appear ance. In opera, our old favourites and friends, the glorious Lablache, those admirable artists Fornasari and Mario, the divine Grisi, and that nightingale Persiani, come back to us ; while the Signora Favanti, whom report describes as a star of the first magnitude, and that excellent tenor, Corelli, make their first appearance before an English audience. Costa's opera, Don Carlos, which is composed expressly for the company, will be produced ; and Ricci's Corrado d'Almatura, with the Fantasma of Persiani, will be added to the old repertoire. Such unprecedented attractions ought to secure a splendid subscription, and will, we doubt not, when coupled With . the intended visit of the King of the French to these shores, produce a season whose brilliancy will efface that of all its predecessors, We cannot close this notice without a word for our own compatriote, Favanti, who comes to us crowned with unfaded laurels, won in the land of song. We hail the advent of this native syren with feel ings of mingled pride and pleasure, and feel convinced she will receive the same 'warm welcome which has attended her pro , ess through foreign lands. HE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT BARCLAY AND CO.'S BREWERY.—Mr. Carter, Coroner for the Clink Liberty, and a jury of the inhabitants, met at the Anchor Inn, Bank side, Southwark, yesterday afternoon, to investigate the cir cumstances attending the death of Henry Roberts, aged 39, and John Steadman; aged 22. Thomas Harris, a labourer in No. 16 store, deposed that, on Wednesday last, the deceased, Mr. Roberts, who was foreman, gave instructions to Stead man and witness to get a ladder into the vat No. 71, in order to descend and clear away the hops and sediment at the bot tom. While the ladder was being procured, Mr. Roberts was supposed to have tried the safety of the vat by the usual test—namely, by lowering a candle, as witness saw him with a candle attached to a line. Mr. Roberts directed the de ceased (Steadman) to go down. The poor fellow 'descended about three yards, when he returned. On reaching within three feet of the top of the ladder, witness tried to reach him, supposing he was Affected by the gas, but before he could get hold -Of him Steadman fell over backwards. Witness was . about to descend to the rescue of his fel low-workman, when Mr. Roberts placed • him on one side, saying, " Let me go myself, Tom." He accord ingly went doWn and raised Steadman with his right arm, and with his left hand appeared to be loosening the handkerchief round his neck, when he sud denly fell backwards with his arms extended, and Steadman fell upon his legs. Witness raised an alarm, and several mess came, and one, named Peter Hicks, was lowered with a rope, round his body. Before, however, he had been let down two feet, he showed signs of exhaustion, and was taken up again. As it was not thought prudent for any one to make another attempt to descend, drags were procured, and the body of Steadman was got up in a quarter of an hour after the alarm was given. He appeared to be quite dead. After the lapse of another quarter of an hour, Roberts was got out, also dead. Mr, Callaway, the surgeon, was sent for, and resuscitation was attempted, but in vain. Witness had no doubt they were suffocated by the carbonic acid gas that was generated in the vat. William George Mountain, another labourer, stated that he was the person who generally opened the vats preparatory to cleaning them. The vat No. 71, in which the two lives were lost, was opened about ten o'clock in the morning of the day on which the accident occurred, and had only been open about three hours. The vat had contained East India ale, and it was unsafe to go into such a vat until it had been open . some two or three • days, but in a mild beer vat a man would take no harm directly it was emptied. After the accident a candle was tried, and it would not burn within six feet Of the bottom. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." Li;';i;TOiNDIA AND HONG-KONG.—The fol- lowing important notice was issued yesterday at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand :—" General Post-office, Feb. 1844.—0 n and from the 15th inst., the postage on let ters posted in the United Kingdom and addressed to India, marked to be forwarded via Southampton, may be paid in advance or not at the option of the sender. This regulation applies only to letters from places within the territories of the Hon. East India Company conveyed by packet, vid South ampton, the postage on all other letters addressed to India, vid France, as well as on all letters addressed to countries beyond India (the colony of Hong-Kong excepted), by whatever route they may be forwarded, must be paid in ad vance as at present, or the letters cannot be forwarded.—By command, W. L. MABERLY, Secretary." THE WILL OF AN ECCENTRIC AND WEALTHY BEG osa.—ln the i•arlsh church of Rotherhithe a tablet has been erected to the memory of James Smith, who is designated Esq. The career of this man has been a very extraordinary one, and it shows how wealth is amassed by strict economy. He was a beggar of no usual description, and though advanced in years, was one of the most active of his class. His continued round of employment was through two hundred and ten parishes, and his industry was well rewarded. He left an immense deal of property, the chief part for charitable purposes. None of the two hundred and ten parishes have been forgotten, where he was kindly treated. To al most all he has left funds, but has carefully excluded from his will all parochial authorities, in whose district he fancied he had been neglected. To the parish of Rotherhithe, which was always a fa. vourite resting place of his, he has left property which produces 40/. a year, and the interest of the money is thus disposed of:— Upon each Sunday, after the sermon in the church, 120 loaves, of the value of 6d. each, are distributed among the poor old people of the parish, who thus profit by a beggar's wealth and gratitude; for no doubt many of the recipients of his bounty have often given their mite to the real and eccentric mendicant. THE ITALIAN l/PERA.—The programme of 'the engagements for the forthcoming season has just been Issued by Mr. Lumley. It contains the names of Osisi, Favanti, and Per. siani, Mario, Fornasari, Lablache; and in the ballet department, Carlotta Grisi, Adelaide Fred, Fanny Ellsler, Cerito, and Taglioni. The Opera will open in the first week in March, with Fornasari and Persiani, in Herold's opera of Zampa. A brilliant season is expected. DEATH FROM DESTITUTION. —Yesterday, Mr. Baker, the Coroner, held an inquest at the Black Horse, kingsland. road, on the body of Johann Kuhulein, aged 40. John Smith, gatekeeper at the Shoreditch workhouse, stated, that at eight o'clock on Tuesday night last the deceased was found sitting on the step of a door, in Hoxton, by police constable Dean, No. 205. De. ceased was then in an insensible state, and the policeman had him taken to the workhouse. Witness had him placed In one of the wards, and sent for the parish surgeon. On the following day he recovered a little, but not sufficiently to be able to speak. In the night he grew worse, and at six o'clock the next morning died. Witness found in his pockets a pawnbroker's duplicate for a pair of shoes ,and a pistol, pledged at Dover, on January 15, 1844, in the name of Henry Curling, of Ltmekiln.street. There was also a book partly written and partly printed, and which contained a description of Johann Kuhulein. The description agreed with deceased's appearance, and it was supposed from some writing in the book that he (deceased) had been a miller, and had travelled on business through Dresden, Hamburgh, and many other places on the Continent. Deceased was very poorly dressed in an old blue coat, canvas trousers, and old cotton socks. From a passport in his possession, and some entries in the book. witness thought the last place he was at was Rotterdam. Mr. James Clark, the parish surgeon, said that deceased was scarcely able to breathe when he saw him. He died next morning, and witness had no doubt that his death was caused by the want of food. Upon an examination of the body nothing whatever was found in the intestines. Ver. diet, " Natural death, accelerated by want and destitution." LONDON FEVER HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday afternoon the annual meeting of the Governors and supporters of this charity was held , at the Freemasons' Tavern, the Earl of Devon in the chair. Dr. Southwood read the report, which proved the exist. ence in the metropolis of an awful amount of fever. The admis sions into the hospital were 1,462 during the year; being an excess of 418 over the preceding year. In March fever was at its height, and the admissions were 179. In the East-end there was little fever compared with the central, southern, and northern districts, where, iti some instances, there was not a house exempt from it, which was attributable to the undrained, filthy, and closely.built condition of these localities. A large proportion- of the patients consisted of agricultural labourers and provincial mechanics who came to Loudon in search of employment, and whose illness was occasioned by want of food and clothing, and being obliged to sleep in the open fields. Relapses frequently occurred twice and thrice. The gross mortality was about 16/ per cent. Twenty-nine nurses , and some officers of the hospital were attacked with fever, of whom six died. The number restored to health during the year was 1,224 The receipts were 2,5561. as. 7d., and the disbursements ,9801. 14s. 10d., leaving a debt of 400/. After the adoption o o f peptuibtiloicn bodies, e G a. o i v a er a n i m d eanftt, the e the h a C a o p r i p t f r t, it Loudon,wa re sol ve d a nd The Earl of Devon was re-elected president, and the other officers t r h at e io r n ep : for the year wereappointed. After which thanks were voted to the o t h t e o r Noble Chairmen. THE SUN, LO N DON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 10, LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company - was held at the Euston-square Terminus, Mr. George Carr Glyn, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, presiding. The Secretary having read the minutes of the last half-yearly meeting, on the 11th of August, at Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, the Chairman attached the seal of the Company to the Report of Shares, and the business of the day was proceeded with. The following Report was next read and adopted unanimously:— The Statements of Account which are now before the meeting, afford conclusive evidence of a progressive improve ment in the net returns of the Company. Compared with the corresponding half-year of 1842, the Revenue Account shows an increase in the ordinary traffic of 11,398/., and a decrease of 6,221/, in the working charges. Taking the principal heads of receipt and expenditure of the two statements in detail, the following are the differ ences between the December, 1842, and 1843 Accounts : In General Traffic the receipt is more by .. £11,398 Rents ditto ditto 1,039 In Working Charges the expense is less by Interest on Loans ditto 8,488 27,146 In Interests on Calls in arrear, and Bankers' Balances, the receipt is less by £2,255 In Parish Rates the expense is more by 1,832 Passenger duty ditto ... 288 Depreciation of Stock ditto 1,655 .. ..,-- 6,030 Making an increase of net Profit in favour of De cember, 1843, of £21,116 With reference to, the increasing charge for parish rates, which have been successively raised from 15,314/. in 1840, to 18,3511. in 1843, the Directorshave the assurance of their legal advisers that the present excessive rating of the Rail way is at variance with 'the law. Reluctant to enter on a course of litigation with the various parishes on the line, the Directors submitted to the injustice so long as the charge was stationary ; but the evil has assumed so general and oppressive a character, that they shall most readily support and co-operate in any measures which may be calculated to substitute a fair and uniform system of rating for the present arbitrary and vexatious proceedings of parochial authorities. As respects the increased charge for depreciation of stock, the' Directors, in the full conviction of the importance of pro viding for the deterioration of the Works of the Railway, by a timely reserve from the Company's profits, and satisfied of the advantage of the system by their experience of the ne cessity for such a fund, in the case of their carrying stock,. have appropriated 3,0001. per annum to a " Depreciatiob Fund for Works," and arranged that one-third shall be charged on the profits of the June half, and two-thirds on the. December half of each year. Reverting to the progressive decrease .in those charges which immediately appertain to the working of the Railway, and to its beneficial effect on the Company's profits, the Directors have to invite attention to the Abstract appended to the Accounts, from which it appears that, whilst the traffic of the year 1843 only exceeds by 27,898/. the average traffic of the three preceding years, the charges referred to are 36,805/. below the same average, making a difference, in favour of 1843, of 64,7031. The Directors have to report, that the net profits for the year 1843, being and the Dividend declared at the last half yearly meeting there remains a disposable balance of ...... £259,751 6' 5 from which they recommend that a dividend be declared at the same rate as the last, leaving 17,0061. 18s. sd. to the credit of the current half-year. The Directors have the pleasure to state, that the progress made towards the construction of the Warwick and Leaming ton, and Northampton and Peterborough Branch Railways is in all respects satisfactory, and that in both cases the con tracts for works of the road, rails, and other materials, for the permanent way, have been taken by competent parties, on terms which secure the Company from any excess in their contemplated expenditure. The liquidation of the claims of landowners on the Northampton and Peterborough line is rapidly advancing to completion, at prices which are in ac cord with the Parliamentary estimate. Amongst the many notices which have been given of intended applications to Parliament, in the present ses sion, for powers to make new lines, that which is of greatest importance to this Company is the line from Chester to Holyhead. Founded as this measure is on the declared intention of Government to construct a new harbour at the port of Holyhead, and to make it not only the great medium of intercourse with Ireland, but a harbour of refuge and general trade, it becomes an object for this Company to secure, as early as possible, that connexion with the manage ment of the affairs which the interest of the London and Birmingham Railway, in the traffic, appears to demand. The Directors having in consequence given their careful conside ration to the subject, have no hesitation in applying to the Proprietors for those powers which, in their unanimous opinion, the occasion calls for. The CRAIRMAN said, that the line between Warwick and Leamington would be open in the spring of 1845 ; and that alluded to by the Hon. Proprietor in the autumn of the same year. A motion was proposed and 'carried unanimously, declaring a dividen'd of five per cent. on the 100/. shares, and of 17s. in the pound upon the 32/. shares for the . half-year. ,Tlie next resolution proposed was, one granting power to the Directors to appropriate such a portion of the available capital of the Company for the completion of the Chester and Holyhead line of railway, not exceeding one million sterling, and to take such steps as might be required for the interests of the body of the Share holders. The fourth resolution empowered the Directors, in nearly .similar words, to expend a sum of 100,0001. in finishing the L ancaster and Carlisle Railway. The following gentlemen having fulfilled the term of their office as Directors of the Company, were re-elected : —Mr. Cropper, Mr. Carr Glyn, Mr. Theodore William Rathbone, Mr. Young, and Mr. Tooke. Mr. Ramsden proposed, Mr. Holecombe seconded, and Mr. Baxendale supported a motion, declaratory of the high opinion entertained by the Shareholders and Directors of the eminent services rendered by Mr. Creed, as Secretary of the London - and Birmingham Railway, to the Company, and appointing a Committee to afford to him some testimonial from the Company that would indicate th e i r hi g h sense an d appreciat.on of those services, after which, A vote of thanks was IA as passed to the Chairman for his courteous demeanour on the present and all former occasions, when he came in contact. u ith the Share holders. After which the meeting separated. vote against their consciences, in order to secure their own living. Now he would enumerate about six of those men, who, if they thus had a majority, wpuld be on their side—(Hear, hear)—and these six inen would reduce the majority of 47 to that of 35. (Cheers.) Then he would observe, that it was not only these men, but there were sextons, bell-ringers, and others, to whom the same remarks were applica • ble, so that it was for them to carry out their system, and fi nally they wou ld o bt a in a majority for Members to serve in Parliament. He wished to impress on them, that they wanted nothing but honest men on their side; they wanted, as it had been before said, at the election, no sneaking, shirking, or snivelling fellows among them, for such characters he detested. —(Hear, hear.) And if they had none of that character among them,' then they would soon be enabled to discover who were their real friends. They would have no battledore and shuttlecock men, who cuuld be tossed first to one side and then to the other, backwards and forwards con tinually—(Laughter) —for if they were not honesi and firm to their cause, let them go on the opposit e side, and God speed them. So if there was any man in the opposite ranks that was not firm to their cause, let him come to their side, and they would receive him. And if they established themselves- on a good basis, on the principles of truth and justice, they must at length prevail.—(Cheers.) • With regard to the forthcoming contest, he would repeat that he had strong hopes of success—(Reiterated cheering) —if they properly exerted themselves, and which they appeared most determined to do. e would new thank them fur their very kind attention, and re gretted that he could not remain longer with them. In conclusion, he most sincerely trusted that success might attend their honest endeavours.—(Cheers.) Mr. Lambert then retired, amidst great 'cheering, after which his health was responded to with deafen ing applause. Mr. EDWARD VANDENHOFF next addressed the meeting at some length, in the course of which he alluded to the qualifications of Mr. Lambert as being very eminent for the office to which ha aspired, whe ther they viewed him as a man of property, of great attainments, moral rectitude, goodness of heart, and charitable in all his views, constructions, and actions. The speaker then eloquently pointed out the great good that could and had been effected by the instru • mentality of non-electors, and sat down amid great applause. Several other gentlemen followed at great length, till a late hour had arrived, when the meeting broke up in a peaceable and orderly manner. Mr. NEEDHAM, of Shoreditch, proposed the third resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Foskey end car r;ed by acclamation, to the effect that the meeting de termined to do its utmost to promote the closing of shops in the districts and neighbourhood at eight o'clock during the summer months, froM - October to March inclusive, and at seven o'clock from April tilt September. The fourth resolution, " That those already carried should be circulated as extensively as possible by hand bills, &c." was then put and carried unanimously. The meeting, having passed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, broke up. ADVERTISEMENT. SUPPL , MENTS GRATIS WITH THE " DISPATCH. 4 Every Week during the GREAT NATIONAL TRIAL AT DUBLIN. A succession of SUPPLEMENTS GRATIS WILL BE PUBLISHED WITH THE DISPATCH.. Cols. The First on SUNDAY, February 4, con- } 16 tain ' inr , Mr. Sheil's Speech, a gem o f oratory... The Second (of the full size of the WEEKLY DISPATCH) on SUNDAY, February 11, con taining the Speeches of Mr. Whiteside, Mr. O'Connell, and other Leading Counsel who 48 may address the Court in the course of the Wreck for which the services of several Short hand Writers of Eminence have been engaged. The dimensions of the succeeding Supplements will be re gulated by the importance of the matter; but the last Sup plement will be also of the full size of the DISPATCH, and form the early portion of the trial, and embrace the proceed ings from the commencement to that stage at which the first begins, so that every subscriber to the WEEKLY DIS PATCH will be in possession of a complete and faithful re cord of this great national trial—a trial which must become a matter of history, and ever be regarded as an event of un usual importance. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of MR. O'CONNELL will precede the account of the Trial, which will be written by a Gentleman intimately acquainted with the " great Agitator," and consequently one who has treasured up many reminiscences that will render the Biography a paper of general and absorbing interest. The SUPPLEMENTS, forming a great number of columns, will be printed uniformly with the DISPATCH, and contain a quantity of information equal to at least an Octavo Volume of 1,000 pages. Orders received by every Bookseller and News Agent in the United Kingdom, and at the DISPATCH Office, 139, Fleet-street. MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE. CHELTENHAM, THURSDAY EVENING.—This fashionable spa, " the queen of watering-places," has been thrown into a state of great excitement, in consequence of a singular oc cureence having taken place at " the Grange" this evening, to the family of the respected incumbent of the parish, the Rev. Francis Close. The Rev. Gentleman received this evening, at five o'clock, a hamper, by the Birmingham coach, addressed to "the Grange," which is the Parsonage-house. The hamper was packed in the most careful manner. When the Rev. Gen tleman returned home he proceeded to open the hamper, in which he discovered a small box, securely fastened. With some difficulty this box was opened, when he was both asto nished and alarmed to find that it contained a very handsome child's coffin. The parish authorities were instantly sent for, and on the coffin being opened, it was found to contain the dead body of a remarkably fine male infant, apparently about a fortnight eld. By the advice of the parish authorities the Vicar lost no time in making Mr. Russell, the superintendent of the police, acquainted with the circumstance. Information of this ex traordinary affair was sent to the magistrates of Cheltenham, and the Coroner was also made acquainted with the intelli gence, in order that an inquest might be held on the body. The Rev. Incumbent is a married man with a large family, and it is not long ago that a base attempt was made to affiliate a child upon him, which turned out on the most rigid inquiry to be utterly groundless. It is conjectured that the same parties, who have since left Cheltenham, have a hand in this affair. The circumstance has created great excitement, and the Vicar's " present" has formed the leading subject of conver sat i(,n among all classes of society. The inquest was expected to be held on Friday. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL- LIGENCE. In thus laying their views before the Proprietors, the Directors feel satisfied that there is much in the present posi tion of the Company favourable to the further developement of that prosperity which has hitherto distinguished the Lon don and Birmingham Railway ; and they declare their con viction, as stated at a former meeting, in August, 1841— " That this ,object can in no way be more effectually pro moted than by a due and considerate regard to the accom modation of the public." Acting on these views, they have given to all passengers going and returning by the railway on the same day, the benefit of a reduction of one-third in their fares; and they allow passengers to compound for two mouths' fares at halt price. They have also modified their rates to first-class passengers riding in the Company's coaches, but travelling with their own carriages on the train, by charging only second class fares ; and as respects the comfort of the working classes, the Directors provided coverings in the early part of the winter, and protection from the weather for their third-class carriages. The following Directors go out of office at the present meeting, and are re-eligible :—Mr. Cropper, Mr. Glyn, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Tooke, and Mr. Young. The dividend will be payable on the 15th instant, to the Proprietors whose shares were registered ou the books of the Company when closed, provided all calls on such shares are paid. The proportion of the dividend r which arises from the profit on Sunday travelling, is at the rate of 4s. 9d. per 100/. of ca pital stock; and - 10d. per new 32/. share. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the Shareholders on this, their first meeting in their new room, to have a dividend of five per cent. on each share from the clear profits.—(Cheers.) Formerly they used to allow ten per cent., but that arose from premiums upon the sale of shares, which the Company considered it prudent to appropriate to the purpose. The Proprietors had the accounts in their own hands, and would see that a part of the advantages which they d er i ve d d ur i ng the last half-year were not only from an increase in the sources of revenue, but also from the diminished expenditure. The consolidation of the London establishment led also to reductions in the expenses, and would enable them to let the-buildings at Camden-town which had been origi nally intended for a terminus, The arrangments of the station at Wolverton had likewise been such as to be most advantageous to the Company. He had always looked with extreme satisfaction to the expenditure which had taken place at this station, because at that spot a population had been collected from all parts of England, and there were, consequently, no ties or asso ciations to bind them to the spot. They , were a most orderly and well-conducted people, which was evidenced by the fact that there was always a good attendance at the church which had been built by the CoMpany at that place. There had also been schools founded, in which the children received a sound, moral, and religious education. Benefit societies and lending libraries were also founded, and had been well supported.— (Cheers.) He invited the attention of the Proprietors to the condition of the population at that station, when ever they went so far, and he was sure that they would agree with him that the money had -been well expended. —(Hear, hear.) Even abstractedly from the benefit re sulting to the Company's servants from this expendi ture it was attended with a further beneficial resultito the Company itself, by insuring greater safety to the public, and consequently increased the number of persons willing to travel by the railway.—(Hear, hear.) He would now direct the attention of the Shareholders to the number of railway lines which it was proposed to construct during this session of Parliament, which he trusted would not be equally memorable.. with another from the reckless and chimerical projects which hadbeen brought forward in consequence of the state of the money, market at that period. He need not remind them of the serious loss, and, in many cases, the total ruin of many families, which was the consequence of those mad speculations. He was happy to be able to state that the London and Birmingham Railway Com pany did not in any way apply to Parliament, but they were individually connected with two projects or un dertakings now before the House of Commons, the first of which was the projected line from Lancaster to Car lisle, on which two years ago they entered into an agreement, at the request of the other connecting Rail way Companies, that they would contribute a portion of the capital required for completing the undertaking, the traffic on the proposed line to merge into the line from Rugby to London. That pledge they were now called on to fulfil, and the Directors asked the Proprie tors that they should be allowed to subscribe to the undertaking to the amount of 100,000/. ; and he thought the traffic that would be brought into the line at Bir mingham by this undertaking, would afford a very fair though not a very large dividend. The second under taking was one of infinitely greater importance. He al luded to the proposed line of railway between Chester and Holyhead, at which latter port the Company intend constructing a harbour of refuge, not only for Channel vessels, but also for the purposes of general trade ; and in furtherance of this object the Government proposed a certain sum, but had not as yet stated the amount. However much or little the Government might advance for the completion of this project, they should soon de clare their intentions ; otherwise private individuals would be found to invest their capital in the speculation. The Chairman next alluded at some length to the sub ject of local taxation, to which the line was subjected in several other parishes through which it passed, and said the meeting would perceive that the parish rates had been raised from 15,314/., in 1840, to 18,351/., in 1843. The Direction had upon this subject the assurance of their legal advisers, that the present excessive rating of the railway was at variance with the law ; but that, being reluctant to enter upon a course of litigation with the various parishes on the line, the Directors submitted to the charge so long as it was stationary ; but the evil had assumed so general and oppressive a character, that they should most cordially support and co-operate in any measures which might substitute a fair and uniform sys tem of rating for the present arbitrary and vexatious proceedings of parochial authorities. All the Company wanted was to be placed upon the same footing as other establishments, and he trusted that measures would be adopted by Parliament to effect this object, as the Com pany wished, above all things, to avoid any litigation. A PROPRIETOR wished to know what amount of money would be required to defray the expenses of the proposed new line, as he understood that a sum of 2,100,000/. would be required for the purpose ; and it was currently reported, in many parts of Lancashire, that the Govern ment had refused to have anything to do with the un dertaking. The CHAIRMAN denied that there was the slightest foundation for any such rumour. Mr. CAPEL begged to ask, when the branch line be tween Northampton and Peterborough, would be likely 19 be gm for frolic SALISBURYTOWNC — OUNCIL. SALISBURY, Ferna Y.—A well-attended meeting took place at. the Rose and Crown Inn, last evening, which was literally crammed to excess, to consider the most efficient and proper means to secure the return of John Lambert, Esq., as Town Councillor for the Ward of St. Thomas, vacated by the lamented and sudden death of T. N. Chubb, Esq., one of the freemen of this city.. The address of Mr. Lambert was then read, and re ceived with evident marks of approbation, when some gentleman present rose and proposed a gentleman named Fulford, a linendraper of the High-street, who is the opponent of Mr. Lambert, on the Con servative interest, as a fit and proper person for their support ; whereupon a third party proposed that a deputation should be dispatched to Mr. Fulford to request that he would be pleased to honour the meet ing with his presence, and to state his political senti ments, and his opinion of the manner in which their municipal elections had been and ought to be con ducted; and finally, if returned, whether he would vote that the business of the city may be conducted with open doors, or in the dark, as at present. This proposi tion, however, was overruled, on the ground that it would be a waste of time, it being evident that Mr. Fulford would go the whole hog for the Tories, although Mr. F. had issued no address. Several gentlemen then addressed the meeting as to. the im portance they should attach to the prevent occasion— the best methods to be employed—so that " not a stone may be left unturned " to serve the cause of Mr. Lambert, and concluded with im pressive appeals for them to be ready at their post of duty. Shortly afterwards Mr. Lambert's arrival was announced, and received with very great applause. Mr. LAMBERT then rose, and said he was sorry he could not address them at any lngth, as he had another engagement to attend to ; however, by their kind permission while there, he would do himself the honour of saying a few words on a subject which they were pretty well aware of, he alluded to the va cancy which had occurred in their municipal corpora tion.—(Cheers.) Now he was quite satisfied that if they properly, exerted themselves, and their friends proved true, then the result of the election would be what they desired, and what their adversaries antici pated.—(Hear, hear.) At the same time, were they not thus to exert themselves, then they might depend that success would attend the wily efforts of their op ponents. By the very numerous and respectable as semblage then present, it was quite evident that they were now in such a position as to be enabled to pro perly test what their real strength was, and which it would be very satisfactory for them to ar rive at.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) That Is they would by this test know who their real friends were, and who in heart were their opponents ; and they would further know whether in the ward of St. Thomas they were in a majority or minority. . He would therefore exhort them to diligence and perse verance, and he would also exhort them to encourage a conciliatory spirit and unanimity one with another, and they may rely that truth and justice must.be the stars for them to sail by. And they may also rely that if they suffered themselves to be diverted from those paths, just in proportion would their cause suffer by it.--(Cheers.) All petty ani mosity should be entirely done away with, and it was to their interest, equally as much as it was their duty, to make as many friends as they possibly could. And they mu.t bear in mind that a faithful discharge of their political duty was as much a part of the Christian code, as that of loving their enemies. And if they were not prepared to love their political enemies, then they were not' fit to• carry on their cause ; and this was 'the' test by which they must alone hope to carry the day.—(Hear, hear.) And if they could not love their political enemies, then he would tell them that they could not expect to suc ceed ; but if so, then there was something in their enemies' hearts which would at length yield to kind reasoning; and this they must do by continuing to bring before them truth, which must prevail! Truth was of a very slow progress, and so was Christianity, which had now been in the world 1,800 years : and the triumph of their cause may also be very slow, but at the same time it was certain.—(Cheers.) He had now much stronger hopes of success in the forth coming contest than he had on the last occasion ; and he would only tell them this, that if they did not oarry their point this time it would not be the fault of their enemies but of themselves.—(Mr. Lambert here directed the attention of the meeting to an anonymous lett er, w h ich he said h e rece i ve d subse quently to th e l a t e municipal election con t es t f or St. Martin's Ward, when M r . K e lsey, the Tory candi date, defeated hi m b y only sixteen vo t es , an d wh en a majority of at l east forty votes was expected.) Mr. Lambert also said he had abundant proof in his pos session that this criticism on the late election was in the hand-writing of a gentleman of independent for tune and of undoubted respectability, who had always hitherto acted with the Conservative party, and who voted against him on that last occasion. The follow ing is a copy of this anonymous epistle : " Salisbury, Jan. 10, 1844. " GLORIOUS- TRIUMPH. " Such was the heading of a handbill announcing the close of the poll at t h e election o f a town-councillor for the Ward of St. M art i n, th e result of which was much as it was expected i t would b e, e xcept that the majority for Mr. E. E. P. K e l sey was a b ou t sixteen less than even his own party t h oug h t i t w ould be—indeed, some of that party imagined_ that Mr. Lambert would not Doll twenty votes. However, no one expected that Mr. Lambert would succeed on that occassion ; but it was a good beginning, and promises a better result in future. " It is to be hoped the electors will n ot hereafter b e dictated to by half a d ozen u ltra-Tories, who have the last few years carried ever ything their own way in Sa lisbury, disbursed the borough funds just as they pleased, and distributed the city charities , and most of the subordinate offices, amongst their own pa r tu t " The election busy-bodies, were geing (Roman Catholic, no doubt, they ra about meant); you must as if the support the. Church,' and such twaddle ; Pro testant Church would be at all endangered by a Roman last week, saying, You must not vote fora Catholic,' Catholic becoming a town-councillor. Some few of the electors were led away by such an argument , but man y were too sen•ible to be misled : they know that Roman Catholics, Dissenters, Quakers, &c., are ail by law eligible for seats in the town-council as well as in Par liament,; and it is but just that all sects and classes should be represented in offices of town and state. " In Salisbury, I am happy to • say, there is a great deal of talent and ability amongst the Liberal party, and it is a pity they have not come forward 'luring the last four years for the different offices. They should recollect the maxim of Nothing venture, nothing have.' They should consider what has been gained by their party . in the kingdom during th e l as t _fifteen or twenty years." Now the Conservative party denied the existence of such correspondence, and said that if such did exist the author was not a Conservative gentleman (as he had stated in his printed address). But the evidence which he (Mr. L.) could submit, to su b s t an ti a t e hi s offer to refer it to the most evidence to sh ow th a t the stamp on the u assertion, would convi n ce the most sceptical party, and lultra-Tory. a Tr e was.perfectlyn tvilolifin He could paper of this anonymous letter cor responded with anoth er sheet of pape r on w hi c h th e author wrote him a lett er i n his own name previously; that precisely the same abreviations were employed in these two letters, and on close comparison had found that the author wrote on both occasions with the same " black lines," though the first letter he had received from him was nine months ago. Still he owed this gentleman no and his letter was a proof that they had conducted manner.them selves in a proper --(Cries of " Hear, hear.") And if there was one among them that had not acted properly, he was altogether unworthy of the cause which he espoused, and should be disregarded as such. —(Cheers.) And the same remarit he may apply to the anonymous writer, or any other of his party. All he could say was, that had any of his (Mr. Lambert's) party written and published such a letter, he ought to be viewed by them in a very suspicious manner. As he had told them on a former occasion, so he would now repeat, that he was prepared to fight their battles again and again, till, by dint of perseverance, they got a majority.—(Cheers.) Some person had made a remark by saying, " Get a majority in your munici pal affairs, and then you r may y cave your other matters to the boys ! " There was great truth in this, for he had heard that certain underlings, good men at heart, had been heard to confess that, in their hearts they were on their side—(Cheers)—but wore compelled to Woot.wrca, FEB. 9.—Several workmen have been selected from the Woolwich Dockyard to proceed to the Island of Ascension, for the i urpose of establishing a small steam factory, for the repairs of the machinery of the stearn.vesaels of the Royal Navy employed upon the African station. It is expected these men will leave about the 18th instant, and proceed from Chatham in the Tortoise cur., ship, Master-Commandet James Wood, going out to Ascen. sion to be stationed there as a receiving ship. Tire Prometheus steam-vessel. Lieut. Commander W. J. E. M. Pasco, left Greenhithe on Monday for Portsmouth and Plymouth, and will be paid wages in advance at the latter port. The Ariel steam-vessel, Master-Commander L. :Sinithitt, arrived at NVooNich from Dover on Wednestlay, and her crew will take bark the Charon steam vessel to Dover to-morrow (Saturday). The Adventure transport ship arrived at Woolwich from Sheer. Des 4 on Wednesday, to load for Pembroke. The Aid will sail early next week for Portsmouth and Plymouth. The Rattler stearn.vessel, with screw propeller, was tried down the river to-day with a new screw formed of three distinct pieces in the diameter instead of two, the number previously used. The new screw is a beautiful piece of workmanship, and is thickly sheathed with brass. Royal Adalery.—By private letters from Graham's Town, Cape cf Good Hope, the troops stationed there are represented to be in excellent health. On the 28th of October last the Lieute- - nant-Gosernor inspected Major England's demi-battery at Gra ham's Toun. The men appeared on the parade ground in field battery order, with one light 6.pounder gun, a 12-pounder how. hzer, and a rocket carriage with 12 pounder and 3.pounder rockets, and went through their evolutions in a highly creditable manner, and the Lieutcnant.Governor expressed himself pleased with the soldier-like appearance of the men, and the admirable condition of the bosses. His Honour passed a high eulogium on Major Eng. land, the Commanding Officer, and alluded to Captain Buchannan, the second in command, as an officer to whom the service was un. der obligations for the zeal and ability with which he performed his duties. The Governor also noticed the excellent manner In which the non.commissioned officers and gunners and drivers performed their exercises, which would have been deserving of praise had they taken place at Woolwich. The 91st Regiment—This gallant corps, stationed at Graham's. town, Cape of Good Hope, under the command of Lieutenant. Colonel Lindsay, was reviewed by the Lieutenant-Governor on the 30th of October, and went through their exercises to the entire satisfaction of Colonel Hare, K.H., the Lieutenant-Governor of the Eastern District. The gallant Colonel afterwards proceeded to Fort England, and inspected the messes and barracks, with all of which, and the excellent appearance of the men during the day, he expressed himself highly satisfied. In the evening the Lieutenant. Governor dined with the officers, and many pleasant toasts re. minded them all of their native land. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 7.—The Dordrecht, Dutch store-ship, Cap. tain the lion. de Haare Bomme, from Surinam, sailed on Monday for the Texel. The Russian sloop Irtish went out of port yesterday morning, and brought up at Spithead, and, after saluting the Admiral and Go. veinor, made sail for Kamschatka. The Alban steamer arrived at this port on the sth inst. from Cork, with the depi.t of the 45th Foot, which landed at Gosport. By letters received from the Cape, dated December 5, it Is stated that her Majesty's ship Winchester, 50, Captain Eden, flag of Rear. Admiral the Hon. Jocelyn Percy, C. 8., was ordered to sail from Sitnon's-bay on the lot of January, for the Coast and St. Ilelesa. She had just returned from a cruise, when the above fresh sailing orders reached her. The Java transport arrived from the West Indies on the 4th inst., with Colonel Macdonald, 18 officers, and 520 men, of the 92d Highlanders, and sailed for Leith on the 6th to land them. It is in contemplation by the Government to convert Fort Dloneton Barracks, near Gosport, Into a military prison. PLv➢MOUTU, Fee. 6.—The Penelope, 22, steam.frigate, Captain W. Jones, after putting into harbour to have the damages which she received during her late experimental cruise repaired, has re. ceived orders to sail for a three months' cruise ot the coast of Africa, and then return home. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL WALKER, C.B.—ln telligence of the demise of the above gallant and distinguished offi. ea, ccmmanding, with local rank of Major-General, the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers, at Madras, was received by the Overland Mail. General Walker had been forty.flve years in the service. He had served at Bhurtpore, and compaigns of Lord Lake, and siege of Kaloonga, under Major. General Gillespie, who was killed. He was appointed Colonel of the 21st Fusiliers. THAMES AND MEDWAY CANAL COMPANY—Yes terday a special meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the George and Vulture Tavern, Combat, John Moron, Esq., in the chair, ter the purpose of considering a proposal which has been made for taking a lease of the canal, with a view to the immediate construction of a railway from Gravesend to Rochester, and for carrying the determination of such special meeting into effect. A report was read, from which it appeared that the object of the Thames and Medway Canal Company is to connect Graves. end with Stroud, Rochester, Chatham, and Brompton, by laying down a single line of rails on the Company's property, which they are enabled to do under their powers of incorporation, and by which the navigation of the canal will not be affected. Proposals have been received from an eminent contractor, to guarantee the completion of the railway stations, and works, and to provide the carriages, engines, stock, and every requisite for conducting the traffic, for the sum of 65,0001., the contractor taking the loan notes for the whole of that amount, and to open the line at six mouths, from the execution of the contract. The traffic has re. cently been calculated with great care, and the gross estimated amount expected on the railway is 24,0001., from which deduct working expenses, 8,0001., there would be a nett income of 16,0001. ; from 'which take interest on 65,0001. additional capital, 3,2501., so that an estimated sum of 12,7501. annual sur plus would be devisible amongst the present share and loan note holders of the Canal Company. After a long discussion between Mr. Hlchens, Mr. Vi Haan, Mr. Mocatta, Mr. A. Harkey, and other gentlemen, as to the manner of apportioning the surplus amongst the peseta holders of shares and bonds, the report was adopted, and a resolution was also passed for raising the money for the proposed railway, without opposition. Mr. Hayman moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Ilichens for the manner in which he had pleaded the cause of the Shareholders in the Committee as to their Fortion of the surplus expected, and a vote of thanks was also passed to the chair. man for maturing a project so likely to be beneficial to the old Pro. prietors. The meeting then separated. . - PRESTON GUILD ROBBERY.—APPRICHENSION OF ANOTUER OF THE PARTIES CONCERNED; Ever since this auda cious robbery was committed, a careful look-out has been kept for the companion of Eliza Bailey, who has been fortunate enough to escape fur the time the punishment which she has met with ; and a young man, named Joel Hobson, answering the description of the supposed offender, was arrested a few days ago at Bristol, and, after being seen by Mr. Marquis, the gentleman who was robbed at Preston, has been brought to Birkenhead, and underwent an examination on Wednesday, before J. H. Harden, Esq. Hobson was fully identified as the man who was in company with Eliza Bailey, at Birkenhead, the day after the robbery, when the two bank.notes were so unluckily dropped by one of them, and which led to the conviction and transportation of the female. The case was remanded to obtain further evidence from Preston and else. where. We believe he was apprehended on this charge in conse. quence of his answering a description which had been given of him in the hue and Cry Gazette.—Liverpool Mercury. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—These attractive performance' have been visited during the week by the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess of Chester field, the Earl and Countess of Errol, Lady Meux, Lady Mary Stanley, the Countess of Tankerville, the Marquis of Normanby, the Marquis of Douro, the Baron Dedel, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Sir Augustus and Lady Forster, the Countessof Charlemont, Lady Hope Vere, Lady Curteis, the Baron and Baroness de Rothschild, Count Kielmansegge, Viscount Maidstone, Lord Auckland, Lady W. Paulet, the Earl of Clarendon, Sir George and Miss Talbot, &c. Negotiations for the purchase of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway are in progress by the London and Birming. ham Railway Company and other parties, with a view of making it a branch of the great line which it is proposed to form from London to the Irish Sea, and which, if these negotiations should result favourably, its chief terminus at Holyhead, will have a terminus at Birkenh ead, in addition to LIGHT GOLD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Observing that a paragraph has being going the round of the papers, to the effect that but a trifling quantity of light gold is finding its way into the Bank of England, allow me, through the medium of your columns, to account for its slow progress towards its proper destination—the Mint. As is stated, it is but too true that amongst tradesmen and shopkeepers no objection is made to any gold, how ever light, which is offered to them in the way of busi ness, for their iheans of disposing of it is simply thus : All the light sovereigns are laid aside,in many instances, and with a slight sprinkling of heavy ones amongst them—say one in ten—kept until the first commercial traveller, who has an account to receive, calls ; these sovereigns are then offered to him in payment of his account—perhaps sometimes overdue—and he has the option of either taking them at their full value of 20s. each, or leaving the account unsettled, his customer coolly telling him .that he has taken these at their full value himself, and therefore must pass them at the same. What is now the position of the traveller ? Sooner than leave his account unsettled or offend his customer, by insisting on an allowance on the gold, he consents to take it, and in a few days finds himself burdened with such a quantity, that it becomes both dangerous and troublesome to carry it longer with him. And how, Mr. Editor, is he to rid himself of it ? The private banks will not, in any instance that I am aware of, take it at less that six pence the whole and four pence the half sovereign allowance ; ,and the branches of the Bank of England are, "like angels' visits," so "few and far EQ.- tween," that a traveller is not unfrequently, for weeks together, without visiting any town in which one is situated ; he is thus compelled to sacrifice TWO AND A HALF PER CENT. to get his light gold changed ; but what guarantee has he that this very gold is not the next hour again put into circulation, and again paid to himself or another traveller, to be once more exchanged at the Bank at the ruinous premium above named, and again and again put into circulation. That this system is carried on to an enormous extent, I can with confidence appeal to all my brother-travellers, and that. nothing is more common than country private banks paying over their counters light gold, any peri.on who will take the trouble of weighing what they may receive at the majority of them, will be fully convinced. To remedy this evil, then, something should be done, and done at once. In my opinion the Bank of Engla"d should establish agents in all the principal towns in the United Kingdom, or even in every county town, whose duty it should be to take in all light gold, and in any quantity it may be offered—allowing a fixed price by weight for it. That they should be obliged to cut or deface all gold so taken by them, in the presence of the parties so changing it ; and this will guard against any system of fraud being carried on. But, until some means be adopted more stringent than those now established, I can fearlessly assert that all hope of calling in the light g.ld is futile, and that trade and manufactures are now saddled with an additional import in the shape of this nefarious traffic in light gold. Trusting you will excuse the length of this letter, I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. Knutsford, Feb. 8, 1844 SPAIN. MADRID, FEB. 2.—Several more arrests took place here last night, and many of the leading men of the Liberal party have sought safety from the persecution to which they are exposed, by temporarily absenting themselves from their homes. It was reported yesterday that Ar guelles, the two Calatravas, and other prominent men among the old Progresistas, had been arrested ; but hitherto they have not been meddled with, although their names, with those of many other Liberals, were seen on a list in the h an ds of a police agent, and a strict sur veillance is exercised over their movements. There are upwards of 400 police agents now employed in this sort of pursuit. General Concha left Madrid yesterday, and went, as is given out, to pay a visit to a friend at Aran juez. There is a report, which it would be almost ab surd to think of, but for the daily absurdities we see realised here, which is, that the ruling Powers contem plate shipping off the Progresista deputies whom they have arrested, and sending them, without the fbrmality of a t r i a l, to t h e M ar i ana Islands, the furthest confines of Asia. The corpse of the Infanta Carlota was removed to day from the Calle della Luna, where it has been lying in state, and was carried, with a funeral cot lige suitable to her rank, to be deposited in that part of the Pan theon at the Escurial, appropriated to the relatives of the Royal family. The Commission nominated by the Crown to draw up a report respecting the formation of a Council of State, has concluded its labours, and it is expected a decree will be speedily issued on the subject. The tobacco revenue is about to be put up for public competition. The houses of Messrs. O'Shea and Co., and Senor Carriquiri, have offered to advance 500,0001. to the Government on the yearly revenue, and to take the stock of tobacco, &c. on hand at 300,000/., with prompt payment. The troops destined for Alicante have left, and the Luchana Regiment has been brought in from the envi rons of Madrid. SAN SEBASTIAN, FEB. 3.—An extraordinary courier arrived here last n i g h t f rom M a d r id , w i t h di spatc h es f or Brigadier Baruachea, who commands the province of Guipuscoa. He brought the tidings of the death of the Infanta Carlota, wife of Don Francisco de Paula, and a communication announcing that the Nationals of San Sebastian were to be disarmed within a short period. The period was certainly a short one, as this morning at day-break, and before the gates of the city were opened, another courier arrived with the order that the dis arming should take place on the receipt of the dispatches by the General. The first act of the General on reading his dispatches was to order that the guns of the citadel should be loaded, and pointed to the town ; and his next, that the troops should assemble in their barracks, and remain under arms, and with muskets loaded, and bayonets fixed, the whole of the day. The artillery were also ordered to man the ramparts, and to stand by their guns with lighted matches ; that all, in fact, should be ready to commence hostilities at a moment's notice. In addition to the preparations made in the citadel, barracks, and ramparts, for hostilising the town, a bat talion was ordered to march from Hernani here, and the General awaited its arrival before entering upon operations. The order for disarming was communicated at one o'clock, P.M.; it is now five o'clock. The surrender of arms and accoutrements is going on, and up to this mo ment the public tranquillity has not been for an instant disturbed, nor do I suppose it will be. METROPOLITAN DRAPERS' ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the members of the assistant drapers, in the districts of Bishopsgate and Shoreditch, was held last night at the White Hart Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, and was fully and respectably attended, both by the as sistants and the employers. The chair was taken at 9 o'clock by Mr. Hopkins, and the business of the evening, which was to discuss the question and pass resolutions for carrying the system for closing the shops at earlier hours than now in use, was immediately commenced. The Chairman having briefly addressed the meeting, Mr. Lylwell having also spoken in advocacy of the principle to be carried out, the first resolution, to the effect that the meeting was decidedly of opinion that the present protracted system of business was attended . by the worst results to the young men engaged therein, morally, intellectually, end physically, was opposed to the best interests of employers, and perfoctly unneces sary to public convenience, was moved by Mr. Hall, and seconded. by Mr. Mills, and carried unanimously. The second resolution, to the effect that the meeting, encouraged by the good effects which had arisen from early closing where the practice had been adopted, hoped to obtain the assistance, and relied upon the co operation of a considerate public, was proposed by Mr. Peggs, and seconded by Mr. Buckingham, and carried as the former. SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY WITH CHINA. ABSTRACT OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY TREATY BETWEEN T _ MAJESTIES, THE QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN L.; IRELAXII.,...AN4 THE EMPEROR OF CHINA. ~ . .4 _ , 7 7/ Preamble.—The preamble provides that the the Supplementary Treaty "shall be as bindin .• the same efficacy as though they h a d b een i the original treaty of perpetual peace and friend • ?- Art. I.—Provides for the new tariff being in fo the five p or t s o f C anton, Fuchowfoo, Amoy, NingPo, Shanghai. Art. ll.—Provides for the general regulations of trade being in force at the aforesaid five ports. Art. llL—Provides that. all penalties or confiscations made under the third clause of the said General Regu lations of Trade, shall belong to the Government of China. Art. IV. Provides that British merchants shall be allowed only to trade at the five ports named in Art. I.; that the British merchant ships shall not repair to any other ports or places in China ; and if they do so, is contravention of this article, the Chinese authorities shall be at liberty to seize and confiscate both vessel and. cargo ; and that all Chinese subjects discovered clan destinely trading with British merchants at any other ports or places in China shall be punished as the law may direct. Art. V.—Provides for the 4th clause of the General Regulations of Trade being applicable to both p ar ti es . Art. Vl.—Provides that English merchants and others residing at, or resorting to, the five ports, shall not go into the surrounding country, beyond certain distances (to be fixed by the local authorities and Consuls), and " on no pretence for purposes of traffic ;" and that if any person, whatever his rank, station, or calling, dis obey this article, and " wander away into the country," he " shall be seized and handed over to the British Con sul for suitable punishment." Art. VlL—Provides for British subjects and their families residing, agreeably to the treaty of perpetual peace and friendship, at the different ports named in Art. 1., and for their being allowed to buy or rent ground and houses at fair and equitable rates, such as prevail " amongst the people, without exaction on either side." The ground and houses, so to be sold or rented, to be set apart by the local authorities in communication with the Consuls. Art. Vlll.—Provides for all foreign countries, whose subjects or citizens have hitherto traded at Canton, being admitted to the five ports named in Art. I. on the same terms as England. Art. IX.—Provides for all Chinese criminals and offenders against the law, who may flee to Hong-Kong, or to British ships of war, or to British merchantmen for refuge, being " delivered up on proof or admission of their guilt ;" and for any sailor, soldier, or other per son—whatever his caste or country—who is a subject of the Crown of England, and who may from any cause, or on any pretence, desert, flee, or escape into the Chinese territory, being seized and confined by the Chinese au thorities, and forthwith sent to the nearest Consular, or other British Government officer. Art. X.—Provides for a British ship of war being stationed at each of the five ports, to insure 'good order and discipline amongst the crews of merchant shipping, and to support the " necessary authority of the Consul over British subjects." The crews of such ships of war to be " carefully restrained by the officer commanding," and the rules regarding not straying into the country to be applicable to them, in the same manner as to the crews of merchant ships. The ships of war to be in no degree liable to port charges or any of the General Re gulations laid down for trade. Art. Xl.—Provides for the British forces being with draw from Chusan (Tinghae), and Koolongsoo , being re stored to the Chinese Government, agreeably to the treaty of perpetal peace and friendship, the moment all the moneys stipulated for in that treaty shall be paid; and " the British Plenipotentiary distinctly and voluntarily agrees that all dwelling-houses, store-houses, barracks, and other buildings, that the British troops or people may have occupied, or intermediately built, or repaired, shall be handed over, on the evacuation of the ports, ex actly as they stand. Art XlL—Provides for the British Plenipotentiary instructing the different Consuls (in addition to the pro clamation the Plenipotentiary has already issued) " to strictly watch over and carefully scrutinise the conduct of all persons, being British subjects—trading under their superintendence;"—and in the event of any smug gling transactions coming to their knowledge, they are to apprise the Chinese authorities, " who will proceed to seize and confiscate all goods, whatever their value or nature—that may have been so smuggled;" and wilt, likewise, " be at liberty to prohibit the Vessel, fry m which the smuggled goods were landed, from trading further, and to send her away, as soon as her accounts are adjusted and paid." All Chinese sabjects, whether Custom-house officers or others, who may be discovered to be concerned in smuggling, are by this article to be punished as the Chinese authorities shall think fit. Art. Xlll.—Provides for all persons, whether natives of China or otherwise, conveying goods to Hong-Kong for sale on obtaining a pass or port-clearance from one of the five ports named in Article L, and paying the duties agreeably to the tariff on such goods; It also provides for natives of China repairing to Hong-Kong to purchase goods, and for their obtaining a pass from the custom-house of one of the five ports, should.they re quire a Chinese vessel to carry away their purchases. These passes to be restored at the expiration of each trip. Art. XlV.—Provides for an officer of the British Go vernment examining the registers and passes Of all Chi nese vessels visiting Hong-Kong to buy or sell goods and for any vessel which may not have a register or pass being " considered an unauthorised or smug gling vessel," and not being allowed to trade. By this arrangement, it is to be hoped that piracy and illegal " traffic will be effectually prevented." Art. XV.—Provides for debts, incurred by Chinese dealers or merchants at Hong-Kong, being recovered through the English court of justice. Should the debtor flee from Hong-Kong to the Chinese territory, and be known, or found to have property, real or personal, the fourth clause of the General Regulations will be appli cable to the case on application being made by the Con sul. In like manner, should a British merchant Incur debts at any of the five ports, and flee to Hong-Kong, the British authorities will, on receiving an application from the Chinese officers, " institute an investigation into the claims, and when established oblige the de faulter or debtor to settle them, to the utmost of his means." Art. XVl.—Provides fora monthly return of .passes granted to Chinese vessels to visit Hong-Kong, being furnished to the British officer referred to in 'Article XIV. by the Hoppo of Canton, and for a similar return being made by the said officer. Art. XVII., also termed "Additional Article."--Pro vides for all cutters, schooners, lorchas, and such small vessels, that ply between Canton and Hong-Kong, or between Canton and Macao, passing as 'they have hitherto done, free of all port-charges, "if they only carry passengers, letters, or baggage ;" but if they carry any dutyable articles, however small the quantity, they are to pay tonnage dues at the rate of one mace per ton register. This article further provides for the smallest of such vessels being considered to be 75 tons burthen, and the largest 150 tons burthen ;. beyond which last size they are to be classed as foreign ship., and to be charged tonnage dues according to Article sth of the General Regulations. The following three rules were further laid down in this Article, which is only applicable to the port of Canton, for the guidance of these small vessels. " 1. Every British schooner, cutter, lorcha, &c., shall have a sailing letter or register, in Chinese and English, under the seal and signature of the Chief Superintend ent of Trade, describing her appearance, burden, &c. " 2. Every schooner, cutter, lorcha, and such vessel, shall report herself as large vessels are required to do at the Bocca Tigris ; and when she carries cargo, she shall also report herself at Whampos, and on reaching Canton deliver up her sailing letter or register to the British Consul, who will obtain permission from the Hoppo for her to dischargeher cargo, which she is not to do without such permission, under the forfeiture of the penalities laid down in the 3d clause of the General Regulations. "3. When the inward cargo is discharged, and an outward one (if intended) taken on board, and the duties on both arranged and paid, the Consul will restore the register or sailing-letter, and allow the vessel to depart." THE CONCLUSION.—Provides for the provisions of the Supplementary Treaty being immediately carried into effect ; that on receiving the gracious assent of the Em peror in the vermilion pencil, the Imperial Commis sioner will deliver the very copy of the treaty contain ing it into the hands of his Excellency Hwang, judge of Canton, who is to proceed to such place as the British Plenipotentiary may appoint, and deliver it to the Ple nipotentiary to have and to hold. " Afterwaids the sign manual of the Sovereign of England having been re ceived at Hong-Kong, likewise graciously assenting to and confirming the treaty," the British Plenipotentiary will dispatch that copy of the treaty containing the Royal sign manual, by a specially appointed officer to Canton, to deliver it into the hands of his said Excellency Hwang, " who will forward it to the Imperial Commis sioner as a rule and guide to both nations for ever, and as a solemn confirmation of our peace and friendship. A most important Supplementary Treaty. (L. S. Signed and sealed, &e. &c. of H. B. M.'s (Signed) HENRY POTTINGER. Plenipotentiary.) • (L. S. (Signed) KEYING (in Tartar). of the Imperial Commissioner.) (A true abstract) RICHARD WOOSNAM- EXTRAORDINARY FIRE THIS MORNING. This morning (Saturday), at half-past five o'clock, a destructive fire occurred near to Lord's Cricket-ground, St. John's Wood-road, under circumstances of a most extraordinary character. The following are the particulars :—A farming labourer, in the employ of Mr. Henry Fellows, of Neasdoui farm, Levesdon, was coming to town with a load of hay and: straw. By some unexplained accident the team drew the! waggon so closely upon one of the gas-lamps in St. John's Wood-road, that the post was broken, and the lamp shat tered to pieces. The flame of the burner instantly communi cated to the easily ignited contents of the vehicle, and the straw and hay commenced burning most furiously. Informa tion of the circumstance was instantly furnished to Mr. logo, foreman of the King-street section of the he depot, rilgti wlto promptly ordered out the powerful engine of c one of hay, as well as the vehi cle itself, before the fire could be got under, 72 twruasssceosnosfusintrea.4w. The property is not insured. FRAUDS IN BUTTER.— _II the Liverpool market Persons selling butter. In some in. three tricks arir Aged mouldedu i to the form of pounds of fresh but. stances salt butter Is ter, and cases fresh, a w s he to n d th e e ce b i u ve tte t r is the taster, a ter i home, v''ho, an d not cased at all ; but a p ound of fresh is cons p i cuously placcs? rt. , h lh ow other ever Instances, s oon dis covers salt butter Is moulded into the shape of fre t ', , over with t hecheat be tasted; but that pound is not told; and in other Instanw: s;;;:tt butter, washed, is moulded and sold as tresh. Purchaserdon, air these cases, are supplied with 851tvittei ouly.—LiverPeol :4. 't..