The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. STANDARD.—We should be quite contented to let the fate of the short time question rest upon the concht sion formed by any rational man from the arguments in last night's debate. We are, however, warned that we must nut trust to the exercise of mortal understanding on the subject, which is placed on a level with those divine mysteries into which fools, and none but " fools rush in where angels fear to tread." But we deny that the matter is so sacredly mysterious. We see no divine credentials in the possession of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and the other angels of the mill, who with such pious humility guard the alleged sanctuary, and therefore we fall back upon the plain practical con clusions of common sense. Every one admits the exces siva labour of the factories, which Lord Ashley's pro position would abridge, to be a very serious evil ; but this evil, say the opponents of abridgment, must be endured, fur two reasons—first, the profit of capital is already so small that anything which might diminish it must bring on ruin, and an abridgment of the hours of labour would diininish it. But does not this argument prove too much ? The profit of capital, as of every thing else of the kind, is in the inverse ratio of its amount—as capital increases in the general amount, its profit must, according to a law universal and immutable as the nature of man, dimi nish ; but capital has increased, and is increasing, and will continue to increase, while the country shall prosper. What then is to be done—are the people to be made to work harder and harder to make good the re duction in the profits of capital ? According to the principle involved in the argument, from the diminished profit of capital, as the country advances in wealth, the people must descend lower and lower still in misery. We believe that the process has been to some extent in operation already ; but though we have all seen the phenomenon with pain, few have explained the reason of it, and until last night no one, we believe, defended it as a proper operation of the system of society. It will, however, be asked on the other side, what is to become of capital, if its ;profits are gradually to diminish until they disappear. We reply, that there is no danger of that ; when capital shall fail to be profitable in one pursuit, it will find employment in another ; and, in the meantime, it is not the best way to nurse the profits of capital to allow those profits to be divided among an unnecessarily great number of persons, including, per haps, an addition of one hundred or fifty per cent. of persons, who, having no capital, claim a full share of those profits, upon the pretence of having it—the effect of that gambling in manufac tures, which unlimited hours of labour go to perpetuate. The second and only remaining argument for eon tinuing the long hours of labour is, that the British manufacturers will be undersold by people in Switzer land or Massachusets working without limitation. But is not this again an argument that proves too much ? Does it not set up the lives and happiness of our people to a Dutch auctioneer, inviting all the world to bid against them, and promising that the English labourer shall never be less miser able than the most miserable that industrious research can find in any part of the world? It might however, occur to those who cite the examples of Swit zerland and Massachusets, to inquire whether the long hours of labour in England may not be really the cause of long hours of labour in those places—prima facie it would seem to be so, for the greater always governs the less in such matters, and, by consequence, whether, in limiting the hours of labour at home, we may not be conferring benefits upon others? To suppose that by labourers working the whole twenty-four hours, and making labourers work without wages, we could extinguish foreign manu factures, or materially retard their progress, is an idle dream. When there is surplus capital and surplus popu lation the people must work at manufactures—though for the very lowest rate of subsistence. By a fierce competition you may make them work harder, and make them work upon worse terms, but you cannot make them work less. The amount of capital and of hands wanting employment is the measure of production in every country, not price. This the mill-owners un derstand perfectly, as regards themselves, but they forget that the rule is the same in other countries. The debate was adjourned. The masterly speech of Lord Ashley had produced an effect that at one time led to a hope that the amend ment proposed by him would be summarily adopted; but though his Lordship was very ably supported by Mr. Bernal, Lord Ilowick, Mr. C. Buller, and above all Mr. Ferrand, or perhaps we should rather say, because the argument was really all on Lord Ashley's side—it was resolved to have another night of debate—when we suppose some reasons will be offered against Lord Ash ley's proposition, quantum valeat. GLOBE.—The Duke of Richmond's speech on the proposed abolition of the duties on wool, was made last night. It was altogether a very jejune allair—subdued in tone, and feeble in argument. Contrasted with the arrogance with which, last session, his Grace taunted Sir Robert Peel with his absolute dependence on the agriculturists for life, and breath, and all things essential to his official position, we have seldom met with anything more spiritless. The Yorkshire manufacturers may dismiss their fears. The opponents of the relief which Sir Robert Peel has deter mined to concede to that branch of trade, by removing the duty on the importation of the raw material of which, in part, their staple is formed, will evidently succumb, and become silent. There will be no resistance worthy of the name in either House of Parliament. Such a speech as that of the Duke of Richmond is made up of the expiring notes of a silly, but still selfish class, who imagine that the rest of the community were created for no earthly ob ject but to contribute to their aggrandisement ; and that governments and legislatures are bound to ex ercise their functions in subserviency to that design. " Their Lordships," said his Grace, " would not be surprised at his anxiety that information should be afforded on this subject, when it was considered that the abolition of the duty on the importation or foreign wool was a question which was likely to be brought very soon under their Lordships' consideration." From such asi authority as the Duke of Richmond is sup posed to be on all matters pertaining to agriculture, its produce and its interests, something might have been adduced in the character of statistical information, on which arguments against the proposed removal of the duty might be based by himself, or be referred to by others. Nothing of the kind was, however, furnished. His Grace, indeed, did express his determined hos tility to free trade, in the gross, as a reason for regarding a recognition of the principle, and an application of it to the article of wool, with anxiety and alarm. As people in a fright are not best capable of reasoning, his Grace might intend this as an apology for abstaining from any such common-place accompaniments in his speech. "He disliked the measure—he thought it a bad one ; for he considered it another step towards free trade." We will not say that coronets and common-sense are incompatible ; because we do not think it impossible for the latter to penetrate through the former to the pericraniums of their pos sessors. But we will say—and we refer to the Duke ofillichmond's speech of last night as an evidence—that exalted rank and less exalted intellects are sometimes associated :—" He was not a free trader, and he trusted never would become one ; but those who talked of free trade should do their utmost to place the people of Eng land in the same situation as that in which they placed those abroad. It' they permitted the foreigner to bring in his wool into this country free of duty, he (the Duke of Richmond) wished to be allowed to do the same abroad. Ile was anxious to learn whether any such arrangement had been made with foreign Powers." This is the old cuckoo-note of the Protectionists, which has been answered again and again. But though confuted, it has not been silenced. We have no wish to under-rate the importance of the obstructions which tie' e illiberal jealousy of foreign States may have opposed lo freedom of commercial intercourse between this co untry and their own. But our manufacturers have suffered infinitely more from the officious and improper interference of our own Government, by the imposition of restrictive duties on the impor tation o f the raw material, and especially on the importation of corn . of foreign production. I n regu lating our commorcuil intercourse with foreign countries, our rulers seem td have lost sight of tile fact, that there can be no selling w ithout an equal buying ; and that by preventing the importation of cheap foreign commodities, they have effectually prevented the ex portation of those which would have been exchanged for them. The present Government has shown a dis position to admit the only sound principle of commercial policy—the principle which they denounced when in opposition; and by factiously resisting which, when their predecessors in office proposed to apply it, they obtained official power. We wish the Duke of Richmond, and the confederated class interests of which he is the head, joy of the Minister they combined to create, but Id= they 'now, to their sorrow, find they cannot destroy. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (login' OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 11. (Sittings at Nisi Pries.) GREEN V. CLARKE. This was a n ae:ion for assault brought by Mr. Green, surgeon, residing in Curzon - street,fair, and the proprietor of the rarliamentaF Chroni c le, a- against Mr. Clarke, hairdresser, .eepinz a f shop in Vigo-street. It appeared that in Decelo a b3 s M ee r nun Green, h accompa nied by one of his, sons, the bullion mer chant, went into Mr. Clarke's shop for ' wsi e t. purpose of having his hair cut, his son C:.nry toing outside. After having been satisfactorily attei'V..cten descended Jones, pay, Mr. one of Mr. Clarke's assistants, M r . from the hairdressing-room into the shop 1:, 1 in the shop. Mr: y area r n . Clarke and his sister being threw down Is., remarking that the charge was gr,?ater, than usual. Mr. Clarke took up the money, saying th:kt was their invariable charge, to which Mr. Green replied that he customarily paid only 6d. The defendant then averred that he had never taken a sixpence of Mr. Green, who retorted that he had always paid Mm, and that the present instance was an im position. Mr. Clarke then came out from behind the counter into the shop, and Mr. Green repeated his assertion that he had always paid him 6d. This statement 'was again negatived by the defendant, and the pls.tintiff replied, " You as much as tell me what I say is lease." The defendant rejoined, " If you say that, I say it is untrue." Green retorted, " You're a liar." Clarke then said, " Thank you, sir." Green added, "I tell you boldly and plainly that you are a ---- liar, and if you were in my house I'd kick you out." Clarke said, . Perhaps you would like me to serve you the _ Green said, " Neither you nor all your men could do it, and if you'll come into the street I'll lick you." Clarke then turned round the corner and said, flourishedrerha y h o is u will walk out if you please," and Green umbrella in Clarke's face, and Henry Laurie, one of Mr. Clarke's • touched Green with two of open opened n theger fingers a door. nd Clarke then Clarke to the door. Mr. Green not mo v i ng t o go ou t, Clarke gave Mgt a, push or shove, on which Mr, Green's foot slipped, and he reeled zig-zag all across the road, and fell on his hands. IA witness for the defence said he jumped up like a harlequin and was not hurt at all. Jones, who cut Mr. Green's hair, then went up to him, and Green spit seve ral times in his face. A person who was standing by at the time Green was pushed from the shop remarked that it served him quite right. There was no one within 100 yards at the time, and Mr. Green made no com plaint, and walked away by himself. When the police man came up, Green said, "Look at my eye. The policeman replied, " Oh yes, I see your eye ; there's nothing the matter with it." Henry Green, the plaintiff's son, who was standing outside waiting for his father, said that he saw his father coming out of the shop, and as soon as he got off the step of the door, Clarke stepped forward and gave his father a violent blow on the Cheek from behind, which knocked him down, so that he was unable to get up. He asked him what he meant by treating his father so, when he replied he deserved to be killed, and a stranger said it was for calling Clarke a liar. Ms father seemed to be in great pain. Mr. Clarke's assistant said that Mr. Green was not ac customed always to speak softly, as if to an old lady. A young man had come out of the shop afterwards, and swore that Mr. Green did not spit in Jones's face ; Mr. Green's face was so disfigured that he could not be seen for a week afterwards. The policeman did not like to take Clarke into custody as it was his own house, and shut up. Dr. Collier, physician, Spring-gardens, said he knew Mr. Green as a surgeon eighteen years ago, and attended him next day ; a severe injury had lacerated several blood-vessels, and he was suffering under symptoms of contusion of the brain ; two of the ribs in his left side were lacerated, and he spat blood for several days after; he was confined to bed for many days ; he had also a black eye, occasioned by some very violent blow ; he was not recovered yet. Mr. Platt having replied, Mr. Justice Williams summed up, and the jury returned a verdict for Mr. Green—Damages, 201. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 11. (Nisi Prius Sittings, before Baron GUaNEY and Special Juries.) EXCISE CASES. -- TUE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BATES AND OTHERS. This was an information filed by the Attorney-Gene ra to convict the defendants in penalties for having un lawfully shipped, without a permit, goods on which the duty had net been paid, and also for introducing into the country goods actually prohibited. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Wilde appeared in support of the information, and Mr. Wordsworth for the defence. It appeared that on the 19th of May, 1842, an excise officer, named Evans, seized at the Great Western Rail way station at Paddington, 102 bales of tobacco stalks (weight 13,3471b5.), a cask of manufactured tobacco (weight 1691b5.), and a trunk of manufactured tobacco (weight 103 lbs.). The defendant Gates was a master mariner residing at Southsea, but at present in Win chester gaol for the offence that formed the subject of the present information. The other defendants were John Attwood, a farmer residing near Gosport, and Archibald Rutledge, the owner of a carrier's warehouse in Portsea. In 1842, Gates, who was the master of a smack called the George the Fourth, at the instance of the other defendants, was prevailed upon to take in a cargo of tobacco at Jersey. On the 22d of February In that year, he sailed in ballast for Cardiff from gorts mouth, and arrived at the former place on the 4th of March, when he took in a cargo of eighty tons of coals, and cleared out for Portsmouth; but, instead of making for that port, he proceeded to Bouley Bay, in Jersey, where a cargo of tobacco was to have been ready for him immediately on his arrival in port. However' the person having charge of the tobacco would not allow it to be shipped, in consequence of the smack having received some damage at sea. Gates therefore proceeded to Gove, in the same island, where he disposed of a portion of the coals, and then returned to Portsmouth and disposed of the remainder of his cargo. Subsequently, he shipped at Liverpool a cargo of pipe clay, taking care, however, to leave a considerable space unoccupied in the fore part of the vessel, and cleared out for Swan sea, but instead of proceeding there, he went to Bouley Bay, and shipped the tobacco in question, with the assistance of the defendant, who immediately re turned to England by a steamer, and the George the Fourth proceeded to the Severn, and having arrived at Sharpness Point, near the mouth of the Gloucester and Berkeley canal, passed the lock of the canal on the 16th of May, 1842. There the defendant joined the ship, and having hauled her to a lay-by the tobacco was unshipped and forwarded by the Great Western Railway to Lon don, where the seizure was made. Evidence in support of this statement of facts was adduced, and The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages 2,2501. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. COLE. The information was filed by the Attorney-General against the defendant, Joseph Cole, for having in his possession malt coombings roasted and coloured, so as to imitate tobacco, and for selling the same for the purpose of being used in the adulteration of tobacco, whereby the revenue was defrauded. Mr. Jervis and Mr. Wilde conducted the case for the Crown, and the defendant appeared in person to defend. Mr. JERVIS, in stating the case, said that the present case was one which had rarely, at all events for a very long time, come before the Court. The defendant was charged, upon the information, with having in his pos session and selling malt coombings, which he had pre viously roasted and coloured so as to imitate tobacco, an act which was in violation of the Act of Parliament, under which he had, consequently, rendered himself liable to certain penalties, amounting (as was under stood) to 9001. The defendant, it appeared, was a shop keeper at Bradford, in Yorkshire, and was in Court to defend himself in person. He understood it was the in tention of the defendant to submit an objection to the information, on the ground that the article seized did not fall within the denomination of articles pointed out by the statute, but he apprehended that, when the ob jection should have-been brought forward, the Learned Baron on the Bench would have no difficulty in at once intimating to the defendant that his offence came clearly within the meaning and intention of the Act of Par liament. Some years since the laws affecting tobacco were extremely stringent, but it having been thought advisable to relax in respect to those laws, an alteration was made whereby the duty was made payable on the manufactured :article. Under the 3d and 4th Victoria, c. IS, the amendment in the law had been effected, but it was deemed necessary, inasmuch as the pride of tobacco was only about one penny, whilst the duty was 3s. per pound, to take care that there should be no imitation of the article itself, and, therefore, by the 11th section, a penalty of 100/. was leviable upon all persons who should roast, colour, or stain any leaves of trees, any leaves of herbs, or any plants whatever, so as to imitate tobacco. It would thus be seen that it was unlawful to use the leaves of any herb or plant for the purpose of mixing with tobacco, The sole question in the present case was, whether malt coombings were or were not a herb or plant. He should contend with much con fidence that they were a plant, and that having been clearly established to the satisfaction of the jury, he ap prehended they would have no difficulty in finding a verdict for the Crown. Evidence was then called which went to prove that three seizures had been made of this compound, one at Bradford, one at Wakefield, and one at Irongate Wharf, Paddington, It was also stated by the first witness, the Excise officer, that malt combings are the little shoots which spring out from the barley during the early pro cess,of malting, and grows before the further vegetation is stopped, to the length of from a quarter to half an inch. The root or shoot is then taken from the barley and put into a cylinder like a coffee roaster, and roasted or dried over the fire, by which means, as in the case of coffee, a darkened colour, is imparted, so dark as very closely to resemble tobacco. [A quantity in a raw and roasted state was produced.] Prior to this proceeding the grain was steeped i 6 warm water for fifty or sixty hours, the effect of which was, that in about thirty hours hours afterwards the shoots would make their appear ance. The defendant, continued this witness, called upon him after the seizure and said that the officers had used him very ill by taking his property. The defendant in their conversation had not denied that the article be longed to him, but admitted that it was made and used to " reduce" tobacco. After other officers had been examined, a witness of the name of Leo stated that he had acted as agent to the defendant in the sale of this article to tobacconists. It was sold at Is. per pound, and prAably might cost 2d. or 2.1 d., inclusive of labour. He had sold a consider able quantity of it. The defendant, when the case for the Crown had closed, submitted that there was no case to go the jury, inasmuch as the article which had been seized was not a plant, and was not contemplated by the Act of Parlia ment. The information also charged him with having barley in his possession ; but there had not been any evidence to prove that such had been the fact. The truth was, that he had not had any barley. Mri Baron GURNEY said he had no hesitation in giv ing it as his opinion that a malt combing was a plant. He had no doubt upon the point. It was a plant, and, therefore, came within the operation of the Oct of Par liament. The defendant then "addressed the jury, and, after stating that his attention had been originally called to the article by a quantity having been offered to him for sale, proceeded to say that having obtained high opi nions upon the question, to the effect that malt coomb ings were not contemplated by the statute he had be come manufacturer of the article. He still contended that the 11th section of the Act did not in any way ap ply to his case. He complained that the Excise had offered to compromise the matter for 201.; and now, after the seizure had been made for three years, he was pur sued for penalties amounting to 9001. Mr. JERVIS, in his reply, said this was the first time he had heard o f a p ro ff ere d act of leniency on the part of the Crown being attempted to be turned against it. The offer of compromise had been made because the Excise had supposed that the defendant might, in con sequence of an ambiguity (which had since been cor rected) in the section of the Act of Parliament, have been - misled. That offer, however, bad been rejected, and had been compell e d t o go f or , and the Crown, therefore, the penalties. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up, and observedtn plant.ee that a there could be no doubt of a malt coombingbeing i Mr. JERVIS here sa id that the Crown in this Only went for two penalties of 1001. each. The jury, after a few minutes consultation, returned a verdict for the Crowi, with penalties for 2001. THE ATTORNEYvggIYERAL v. Cox. This was an information filed by th.; Attorney-Gene ral for the recovery of penalties for an infringement of the statute regulating the manufacture and sale of paper. p papera l) e r - m a l k t e w r as a t p ß r od t ou v d ea l 1 , a neart t h e defendant, Hung erf ord %% h rh a o cl is sol a d which had not , heeu charged to the.duty, that heihad al tered the weight of the parcel as originally marked on the stamped wrapper, and that he had sent out and sold paper in considerable quantities without any wrapper having been placed round the package, all these acts being violations of the Act of Parliament. The case was undefended, and _ The jury, therefore, after the case had been proved by evidence, returned a verdict for the Crown for penalties amounting to 560/. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. NEW COURT. ARSON.—Mary Ann Joblyns, aged 35, and Mary Pet tigrew, aged 81, were indicted for feloniously and mali ciously setting fire to a dwelling house. The witnesses proved the facts, which have already been before the public. A distress had beetiput into the house rented by the elder prisoner for 421., due for rent to the trustees of the property. The two prisoners slept in the houso while the officer was in possession on the 16th of April. Both prisoners went out, as they said to tea ; the elder prisoner returned and went up stairs, whore she re mained about an hour ; the younger prisoner afterwards returned and went up stairs also with a candle, and stayed there about fifteen minutes, after which she left the house. The officer in possession after this found a strong suffocating smell in the house, and searched it ; he then called in some neighbours, and on examination it was found that the room on the first-floor was on fire. It was not extensive, and was soon extinguished. Seve ral holes were found in the flooring boards, in which were placed a quantity of matches. The COMMON SERGEANT said, there was no proof against Pettigrew, and the jury therefore acquitted her ; but the prisoner Joblyns was found guilty, and sen tenced to be transported for fifteen years. The prisoner, who is a most respectable-looking woman, was taken from the dock screaming most piteously to bo allowed to go home to her children. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A person named Elizabeth Williams, a Welsh woman, was brought up, charged with the offence of inducing David Morgan, a countryman of her own, to give her food and lodgings under false pretences. The complainant said the prisoner, of whom he had no knowledge, called at his house one day, and asked him whether his name was David Morgan, and whether he had not received two letters from Wales within the last day or two. He replied that the prisoner was right as to his name, but mistaken as to the letters. " Oh! (said she) you have an uncle who has been 77 years in India, and has just died at the age of 101, leav ing a great many thousands behind him, and you will come in for your share as a near relative." The LORD MAYOR—And you took her to diet and lodge with you upon such a representation ? Com plainant—She told me it was all fact. The LORD MAYOR—And had you any reason to be lieve her ? Haire you had an aged uncle iu India ? Complainant—Not to my knowledge. I never heard that I had, but then I never heard that I had not. — (Laughter.) Well, my wife brought down the brandy bottle, and then she had a drop ; and after a good deal of talk about the old gentleman, she took a fancy to the situation, and said she should like to live with us en tirely.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—And so you took her upon the strength of the story about the old gentleman ? Com plainant—Yes, we took her, and she lived as we did ; but, as she did not seem inclined to pay, my wife began to make some inquiry or investigation like, and she found that she had been round to several other David Mor gans, telling some of them that they had uncles and others that they had aunts in India, and that there was no end to the money that was coming over.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—Did she induce you by any re presentation of the kind to give her money? Com plainant—No. The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I am of opinion that you have not an old uncle in the circumstances she has re presented, and that she has told the falsehood for what she has succeeded in obtaining, a comfortable living, until she was detected. But I cannot punish her. You ought not to have been so credulous as to believe a stranger in a matter so full of improbabilities.--Dis charged. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDICi EVENING, MAY 13, 1844. BOW-STREET. Edward Morfew, a clerk in the service of a convey ancer in New-square, Lincoln's Inn, was charged with repeatedly committing indecent assaults upon a youth named William Waghorn, in the gallery of the Olympic Theatre. The prosecutor, who is employed at a printing-office, stated that, on passing the theatre, he picked up an ad mission ticket for the gallery, which fell from some person during a dispute in the street, and, having entered the theatre, he found the prisoner sitting next to him. Shortly after the offence was committed he left the house, followed by witness, who could not see a con stable to give him in charge ; and, having told him of his intention to give him into custody, the prisoner called a cab, and desired the driver to take him to Lei cester-square, but witness ran after it, and when the prisoner got out he gave him in charge to a constable. The prisoner then said he would prefer a charge of a similar nature against the complainant, and subsequently he said it was for attempting, by threats, to extort money from him. The prisoner reminded the Court that no person con nected with the theatre was apprised of this circumstance, because the witness wanted to extort money from him by intimidating him in the public streets. The prisoner was ordered to enter into bail, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 50/. each, to answer the charge at the Central Criminal Court. The required sureties were in attendance, and the prisoner was dis charged. a William Northcott, shopman in the service of Mr. Warner, antigropolos manufacturer, in Henrietta-street, Covent•garden, was charged with embezzling several sums of money received for and on account of his master. The prisoner had charge of another establishment in Bow-street, belonging to the prosecutor, and three gen tlemen's servants produced receipts for moneys paid to him on account of his master, of which no entries ap peared in the books. A number of duplicates relating to other property belonging to the prosecutor was found in the prisoner's lodging. Mr. TWYFORD was anxious to know the derivation of the word by which the property was designated. Mr. Warner said the word was derived from two Greek words, and should properly be ugropolos, or pro tectors against mud and wet. The Magistrate seemed as ignorant upon the subject as before he asked the question, and ordered the prisoner to be fully committed fur trial. RAILWAY RETURNS. We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums received 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. chandise:— Week Total. ended Name of Railway. s, d. May 4 Arbroath and Forfar 147 2 - . 7 4 Birmingham and Derby Junction.:, • 1,343' 4 7 3 Birmingham and Gloucester ' ~ • 2,1)59. 17 . 7 3 Brandling Junction 591 4 a . . . 3 Chester and Birkenhead - • ~ 1 808 19. 10 -, Dublin and Kingstown .--- 5 Dundee and Arbroath - 243, 8 . 9/ 4 Durham and Sunderland - ;; ' • 354 -11 5 4 Edinburgh and Glasgow ' ' 2,470 15 7 5 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 4,272' 1 1.- 4 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr 1,305 8 2 4 Glasgow and Greenock BOl 14 2 4 Grand Junction 9,019 18 0 4 Great North of England 1,551 9 2 5 Great Western 3 Liverpool and Manchester 4 London and Birmingham - 6 5 London and Blackwell 977 2 8 4 London and Brighton 7 London and Croydon 9 London and Greenwich 854 13 0 5 London and South Western ....... 2 Manchester, Bolton and Bury 752 3 101 4 Manchester and Birmingham 3,749 19 5 4 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 5,866 4 4 4 Midland Counties 4 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,349 2 1 5 Newcastle and North Shields 319 7 5 4 North Midland 3 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,308 4 5 April 30 Paris and Orleans 5,800 11 3 May 6 Paris and Rouen 5,368 0 0 4 Preston and Wyre 3lO 9 9 4 Sheffield and Manchester 620 11 4 9 South Eastern 4 Taff Vale 5 Ulster 552 9 4 4 York and North Midland CRICKET.—The first match at " Lord's" for the season was played on Monday between the Marylebone and the St. John's-wood Club. The 11 of the first. named body, however, mustered very weak on the occa sion, and were wofully deficient in bowling. Indeed, it may fairly be statedthat they had but one bowler (Hill yer), and the result was, that whilst all the fine balls of the latter, from the hardness of the ground, went over the wicket, those from Sir T. Moncrieff and Mr. Bur goyne were hit about in all directions, until Dawson had scored 21 ; Royston, 38 ; Golding, 65 ; the Hon. F. Ponsonby, 24 ; and Mr. Morse, 13. A c h ange i n t h e prospects of te St. John's- wood men was, however, accomplished by " putting on" Lord Glamis, who quickly lowered two wickets, and caused a catch from a third. The Hon. F. Ponsonby, as usual, played beauti fully, although he does not appear to have regained the free use of the arm he injured in one of the matches last summer. This gentleman obtained 24. Royston both bowled and batted extremely well ; he scored 38 runs, and bowled seven wickets in the first innings and four out of the six who went in for a second. Dawson made 21 runs ; Golding, 26 ; and Mr. Mouse, 13. On the part of the Marylebone Club, the Hon. R. Grimston displayed some excellent hitting, and made nine runs ; but Mr. A. Haggarth, who distinguished himself so much last season as one of the Harrow eleven, bore off the laurels on this side ; he scored in admirable style 26 rune. Sir T. Mon crieff played steadily, and gained 5 and 8. Lord Glamis was unfortunate ; whilst Mr. Hicks exhibited a vast im provement upon his batting of last season. The Maryle bone scored 81, and the St. John's-wood 215. In their second innings the former had lost six wickets for 26 runs, when the time was called. The game was under stood to be given up. The math for this day is 11 of the first half of the alphabet against 11 of the last half. ETON COLLEGE ANNUM, RgGATTA. — This annual regatta, which has hitherto and for many yciirs jest taken place on the Thames on the 4th of June, to celebrate We anniversary of the birth of George 111., will, it is expected, ]le celebrated this year on the 3d of June, in consequence of the races at Ascot having been appointed to take place on Tuesday, £1 e'4ih; arid three following days. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of tho Episar, had an inter: view, on Saturday, with the Chancellor of thirar,ohpfluer. PitiCES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 10. Dividend Pet Amount Names of Com panies. Paid. Annum. Share. fii per cent. 4/. Canals. Ashton and Oldham Ashby-de-la.Zouch..av Basingstoke Br ecknock & Ahergay Birmingham,l.l6thsh Do. and Liverp. June Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Crons ford Dudley Derby Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewash ........... Forth and Clyde...—. Grand Junction...— Grand Union Grand Surrey ....... 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Arrivals.—Agincourt, Nesbitt, from Bengal, off the Wight, sailed Jan. 25, St. Helena March 22 ; Alicia, Scott, from Port Philip, off the Wight, sailed Dec. 27 ; Judith Allan, Hayes, from China, in the East India Docks, sailed Nov. 19, St. Helena March 1 ; Parrock Hall, Wharton, from Manilla, in the Downs, sailed Sept. 2, Cape Feb. 1 ; London, Gunton, from the Cape, in the Downs, sailed Jan. 19 ; Rajasthan, Stewart, from Bombay, off Falmouth, sailed Jan. 20, St. Helena March 16 ; Napoleon, Scott, from Swan River, off Fal mouth, sailed Jan. 14, Cape Feb. 28, St. Helena March 14 ; Boadicea, Withers, from Bengal, off Falmouth, sailed 0ct.,13, Mauritius Feb. 7, Cape March 2 ; Mal colm, Sim, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed Dec..,19, St. Helena March 6 ; James, Williams, from Port. Phi lip, off Falmouth, sailed Dec. 25 ; Clydesdale, Payne, from Ichoboe, at Liverpool ; Cincinnati, Wilson, from China, off Plymouth, sailed Dec. 31, bound to Amster dam ; Regina, Stace, from Bengal, off Falmouth, sailed Nov. 27, Cape Feb. Arrivals at St. Helena.—Eliza, Willis, March 15, from Zanzibar to Salem ; Reginald Heber, M‘Farlane, from Bengal, and sailed 18th to Liverpool ; Magnet, Wil liams, from coast of Africa, and sailed 16th to Cork ; Gazelle, Robertson, 16th, from Mauritius, and sailed 18th to Leith •, Mary Stoddart, M`Neill, from Bengal ; Madonna, Miller, from Bombay, and sailed 17th to Clyde ; her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, 17th, from China and Cape, to England ; Ann, Treen, 17th, from Mauritius, and sailed 18th to Liverpool ; James Camp bell, Pitcairn, from China, and sailed 18th to London ; Golden Spring, Poole, from coast of Africa, and sailed 19th to Cork ; Ann, Pryce, from Bengal and. Cape, and sailed 18th to London; Renewal, Trotter, from Bombay, and sailed 18th to London ; John Christian, Withy combe, 18th, from China, and sailed 19th to Liverpool ; Johannes, Mauritius; Van Deefr, 19th, from Batavia, and sailed 19th to Amsterdam; Woodlark, Hardie, 20th, from Timor and Cape, and sailed 20th to London; Har mony, Elder, from China; Frederick Huth, Toby, from coast of Africa; Javaan, Dekker, from Passaroeang, and sailed 21st to Amsterdam; Christina and Erasmus, from Batavia; Mayflower, Hutchinson, from coast of Africa, and sailed 21st to Cork ; Royal Archer, Scott, from coast of Africa ; H.M.S. Conway, Fair, from coast of Africa ; Reward, Salmon, from Port Philip; Port Fleet wood, Vidler, from Breede River; Camillus, Ashton, from Bombay, and sailed 21st to Liverpool; Diana, Strickland, and Emu, Jones, from China ; Sir Robert Peel, Edwards, from Bengal; H.M.S. Winchester, Cap tain Eden, 22d, from West Coast of Africa. Departures from St. Helena.—Chieftain,Birnie, March 14, to London ; Bleng, Stewart, to Liverpool ; Grati tude, Morrison, and Clifton, Lockyer, 16th, to Cork ; Palatine, Gardner, to London. Arrivals at Melbourne.--Regulus, Hunter, Dec. 20, from Hobart Town ; Tyne, Robertson, from Welling ton • Mary, Macheson, 22d, from London. Arrival at the Falkland Islands.—Columbian Packet, Sampson, Nov. 24, from St. Helena. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ' PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—The Collingwood, 80, was commissioned yesterday by Capt. H. Eden for the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour, who will relieve Rear- Admiral Thomas in the Dublin, on the South American station. The following appointments have been made to the Collingwood, Commander Henry Broadhead—Lieuts. E T. B. Hankey, C. J. Balfour, J. 0. Bathurst, P. Somer ville, and G. E. K. Gore ; Mr. John Penn (acting) master and pilot, Arthur Dawson, paymaster and purser. John Brothers, gunner, George Johnson, car penter ; Wm. Warren, boatswain •, Rev. N. Proctor, chaplain ; Maurice Jones, and Roderic Dew, mates ; Algernon de Horsey, W. H. Dawson, T. E. Riley, W. G. Morgan, Rowley Lambert, Hon. H. Moreton, W. B. Mason, and W, B: Urmston, midshipmen. Naval Cadets—Charles Armytage, Smith, Wyndham, and Ed ward Hardinge (in lieu of a midshipman); R. C. Coiling wood, master's assist. ; W. Wills and G. Wise, clerks ; F. Mansell, surgeon ; John Speers and Wm. Duirs, assistant do. The Netley, tender to the Caledonia, arrived on Monday from Plymouth, with supernume raries and newly-raised men for the Cygnet, at Chatham. She will return to Plymouth as soon s she has made good defects received by running fOul of the float ing bridge when coming into harbour. The Flying Fish, one of the new brigs, will, it is ex pected, be commissioned in a few days by Corn. Harris: The St. Vincent, sailed on Tuesday for Sheerness and Woolwich with the supernumeraries brought round in the Netley. The Camperdown, 104, Capt. Martin, at Sheerness, is completing her crew and sea-going stores, and may be expected at Spithead in about three weeks. The St. Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley, at this port, will also be ready to go to that anchorage about the 16th inst._ The Caledonia, 120, Capt. Milne, is in Plymouth Sound, for warsjing her preparations for the summer cruise. The far -famed clipper brig Waterwitch, 10, now at Cowes under repairs, will, it is understood, cruise with the experimental brigs, in conjunction with the cruisers Cygnet and Pantaloon. The latter vessel is just paid off from the coast of Africa, and is to be got ready for re commissioning with all dispatch. The Malabar, 72, Captain Sir G. Sartorius, has ar rived at Cork from Lisbon, and received the flag of Rear-Admiral W. Bowles, rom the Volage, 26, about to leave the Irish station. The Rodney, 92, has been completed by the dock yard, and is to be kept ready for immediate commis sioning, if required. Operations are forthwith to commence for the removal of the wreck of the Edgar, 74, which was blown up at Spithead in 1711. The Success hulk, with lighters, is again moored at that anchorage. The troop-ship Rattlesnake, 26, Mr. Brown, master, is daily expected to arrive from China, with the 55th Regiment, and naval and military invalids. The America, 50, Captain the Hon. John Gordon, fitting out at Plymouth, will be completed about the 20th inst., it is reported, for the Mediterranean. Ships in Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Victoria and Albert, Excellent, Fearless, Fanny,, Emerald, Coiling wood, Netley, and Echo steam-tug, PoirrsmouTir, MAY 12.—The Nautilus transport, lictiLcan, master, Lieutenant W. C. Saunders, agent, arrived, on Fri day; coming from the Mediterranean, after a very tedious passage; owing to foul winds. She sailed from Malt* on the 18th of March, and Gibraltar on the 10th of April ; brings 320 tons of - returned ordnance and victualling stores, and 12 tons of naval, medical, and commissariat stores. he also brought Captain Drew, Royal Artillery, Mrs. Colonel Petley and son, 132 men, 12 women, and 28 children belonging to the corps of invalids, 23 men, four women, and two children belonging to various corps, to join their respective depots, four officers, and sundry other individuals, in all about 230. The Illustrious, 72, Captain J. E. Erskine, flag-ship, of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam,l , K.C.B., was at Bermuda on the 22d of April with fever on board, the mate and five seamen having died with it. Her mainyard was carried, away in a squall on the 23d ult. Having refitted, she was to proceed to Halifax. The Inconstant 25, Captain Charles Fremantle, and Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, were also at Bermuda on the 22d of April, at which date the Wasp, 16, Commander Bagot, Albatross, 16, Commander Yorke, and Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniell, Knt., were fitting out tor the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa. The Pique, 36, Captain Hon. Montagu Stopford, - was at Vera Cruz on the 2d of April. The Indus 78, Captain Sir James Sterling, Knt., arrived at Lisbon on the Ist of May, and sailed on the 2d. for Ports mouth, to be paid off. The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, arrived at Madeira on the 15th of April from Portsmouth, and sailed on the 7th for the coast of Africa. The Tortoise store-ship, Commander Finlayson, arrived at Madeira from this port on the 6th ult., and sailed on the 10th for her destination, Ascension. The Modeste, 18, Commander Baillie, left Mazatlan on the 7th of February for Guaymas. • The Cruiser, 18, Water Witch 10, and Pantaloon, are being brought forward for commission to join the experimental brig squadron. The Cruiser is a fast-sailing brig of the old school, built by Sir R. Seppings, and the Water Witch is of Sir W. Symonds' construction. The Vernon, 50, Captain W. Walpole, p asse d this port early on Tuesday morning on her way to Sheerness to be paid off. The Queen, 110, Captain Rich ; Indus, 78, Captain Sir J. Sterling; •Pearl, 20, Commander Stopford ; are daily looked for at Spithead, to be paid off. The troop-ship Rattlesnake, Master Commander Brown, is hourly expected from China with invalids and a detachment of the 55th Regiment. The Firebrand steam-frigate remains in the basin awaiting orders to be commissh,ned. The Prometheus, 6, steam vessel, is also awaiting orders for commission, her defects generally, and the injury to her machinery by the burning, of her boilers, having been nearly made good. The Albion, 92, Cpptain Lockyer, C. 8., will shortly teaVe Lisbon for the Mediterranean, to join the squadron! under Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, K.C.8., G.C.H., Com mander-in-Chief on that station. 7723 19% 5% 10.2 6% 6% 5% 400 1 1 0 -3 s. 142 50 63'' 1E9 1 4 15 28 16 16 2 40s. 2h. 12% ibn 41 41 135 15% 3 , 5 1 Z 25 26% 11 7% 150 The Camperdown, 104, Captain W. F. Martin, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers Whit e , K.C.11., is daily expected at Spithead from the Nore, to join the squadron of exercise. The Osprey and Daring, new 12-gun brigs, have been again taken into the basin, and are being rapidly fitted for commis sion. The Flying Fish was masted on Tuesday, and is being rigged and brought forward with the same expeditiOn as the other two. The Goodwill lighter sailed on Tuesday, with for stores, Devonport and Pembroke yards. • ' The Mercury tender sailed on Monday with newly-entered men for the Camperdowis at Sheerness. . The Blazer steam surveying vessel, Captain Washington, with some of the Commissioners for forming harbours of refuge on board, on Saturday, was off Dungeness, where or near a refuge harbour is co n t em pl a t e d. .A Prussian corvette (the Amazon) is expected at Spit head, from Stettin, for a cruise, which will be, we believe, the first Prussian ship of war ever seen in a British port. NEW STEAM FRIGATES.—The Avenger, to be built at. Woolwich, is to have engines of 600-horse power; the Dra gon,'at Pembroke, engines of 560-horse power - the Centaur, Portsmouth, 540 ; th e S p h ynx, W oo l w i c h, 500-horse power; Scourge, at Partsmouth, 420; Bull-dog, Ch4tham, 420. The Sydenbain steam-frigate, Lieutenant Mapleton, is under orders to sail this day from Woolwich for Cionstadt, to bring home Lord Stuart de Rothesay from the Court of St. Petersburgh. • The following officers have been appointed to her :—The llon. :Lieutenant Frederick Curzon, additional ; Mr. 11. F. N. Chesshyre, mate; and Dr. Salter Livesay, as sistant-surgeon. She will take out Mr. Kuper and family, to Elsineur, and Mr. George Gordon, Secretary of Legation, to Stockholm: _ _ The Hon. H. H. Chetwynd has been appointed to the Camperdown,_ at Sheerness; and Mr. Willoughby Smith to the Bonetta, now fitting for sea at the same port. COURT-MARTIAL. A Court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the flag ship St. Vincent in this harbour, on Mr. T. Sparkes, a car penter, R.N., for indecent conduct on several occasions at home and abroad, more particularly for an assault, with in tent, &c., upon two boys belonging to the Victory, now in this harbour. _ _ In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Echo, Excellent, and Fearless. In Dock—Prince Regent, Rodney, Collingwood, Scourge, Athol, Pantaloon, Prometheus, and Lily. In Basin—Neptune, Victoria and Albert, Firebrand, Darhig, Osprey, an 4 Flying Fish. At SpitheadNautilus trannott. On the A15.04044q04 Liverpool= • The Governor of the Dank of England had an inter view with Sir Bober Feel on Saturday ; • - pr cent 41. 401. 61. 15% 71. IL ss. St 12s. Sd. .58. 1.10.. 341. 101. 51. 70/. 17L 17s. tkl. 10!. 6 percent. 2S 151. 20:. 1!. 10s. 151. 321.105. 104 81. 10e. 41. 11. 4s. 3 per cent. per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 3/. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 1 , 56 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 1% per cent. I/. Os. Bd. Its. 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T articles, and h l e o p o r m ice ms, of wool ork genaid y generally. there as is an business .., t004,--kwafrfiffercyry, 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock 50 - - 0 0 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 6000 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 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 C 50 0 0 10 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 e 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 • 25 0 0 10 0 • 17 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 10 • • 25 0 0 10 • 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 29 0 0 100 0 b 75 • 0 31 5 0 39 0 0 50 • 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 39 0 0 80 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 7 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 40 0 0 50 o 0 100 0 0 100 e 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 100 0 • 2• 0 0 ae 0 0 25 0 • 50 0 • 20 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 2000 20 0 0 2000 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 9 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 3000 50 9 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 41 1:3 4 190 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 jl3 12 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 )00 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 ft 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 2.5 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 0 150 -. 0 0 35 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 2 0 0 32 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 7 0 0 100 0 0 100 9 0 40 0 0 45 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 31 0 13 10 0 WO 0 U 25 0 I . 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 59 0 0 7 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 - 2 10 0 boo 7 e 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 35 10 0 32 10 0 9 0 0 14 8 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 75 8 0 95 0 0 50 0 0 !Price, 167 31U 65 385 502% 40 ;.1034 176 122 THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON The annual meeting of the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron was held at the Thatched-house Ta vern on Saturday. The chair was taken at one o'clock by the Earl of Yarborough. Amongst those present were the Marquis of Conyngham, the Marquis of Or monde, the Earl of Belfast, Viscount Exmouth, James Lyon, Esq., G. - Bentinck, Esq., I). Radcliffe, Esq , J. L. Symonds, Esq., Smith Pigott, Esq.. James Maxse, Esq. Vice-Admiral Sir G. E. Esmond, K.C.8., Capt. Harringhant, R. Hill, Esq., T. I'. Williams, Esq., M.P., Sir A. 1. Murray, Thomas Halifax, jun. Esq., William Lyon, Esq., Sir B. R. Graham, Sir John Bagley, Spencer de Horsey, Esq., G. H. Ackers, Esq., John Moore, Esq., M. 1. Higgins, Esq„ Sir R. Bulkeley, Thomas Halifax, Esq., Joseph Wilde, Esq., William Delafield, Esq., and Captain Charles Bulkeley., The following elections took place :—Henry Hope, Esq., Zephyretta schooner, 180 tons, proposed by the Earl of Yarborough, seconded by George 13entinck, Esq. ; Major Conitenby Philipps, Circasian schooner, 160 tons, proposed by the Earl of Tyrconnel, seconded by Captain Charles Bulkeley ; Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart., Noran cutter, 70 tons, proposed by the Earl of Wilton, seconded by Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. ; Hugh Beaver, Esq., Zoe cutter, 35 tons, proposed by T. P. Williams, Esq., M.P., secon d e d l a y Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, Bart. The following were also elected as honorary mem bers :—Commander Robert Rowley, R.N., Captain Henry Marsham, R.N., Commander Henry Lacon, Commander Charles Green, R.N., Commander Henry Peake, R.N., Captain W. G. B. Estcourt, R.N., Com mander William Crispin, R.N., Commander John J. Robinson, RN., Commander A. T. Goldie, R.N., Cap tain the Hon. E. A. J. Harris, R.N., M.P. for Christ church; Captain E. B. Tinling, R.N., Commander Hall, R.N. her Majesty steamer Victoria and Albert. It was decided by the meeting that one cup of 501• should be sailed for on the 6th of August ; one of 501 on the 13th of August ; and her Majesty's cup on the 17th of August ; the cruise for all the cups being round the island. It was stated that the funds had greatly increased during the past year. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB MATCH. On Saturday the first match of the season of this po- Pular Club was sailed from Greenwich t o C o al•h ouse oint, about two miles below Gravesend, and back, for three very handsome prizes, and the day being extremely propitious, and the contest, from various circumstances, one of considerable interest, a very numerous company of ladies and gentlemen assembled on board the Comet steamer, at London-bridge, between nine and ten o'clock, that vessel having been engaged by the Club for the accommodation of the members and their friends. Amongst the individuals present we observed Lords Sussex, Lennox, and Suffield, and a great many influ ential yachtmen and admirers of this national sport. On the arrival of the steam-vessel at Greenwich, W. H. Har rison, Esq., the Commodore, T. Meeson, Esq., Captain, and other officers of the Club, waited on Admiral Stopford,the Governor of Greenwich Hospital, and Vice-Patron of the Club. The gallant veteran received them with his accustomed urbanity of, manner, and expressed his ad miration of the prises to be sailed for, which consisted, for the first class yachts of a silver tankard, richly chased with the rose, thistle, and shamrock, surmounted by a sailor resting on an anchor, of the value of 50 gui neas, and a beautifully chased claret jug, value 25 guineas ; and for the second class yachts, a silver tankard, value 25 guineas. The Captain of the Club, notwithstanding he had to sail his yacht in the match, proceeded at an early hour to Greenwich, and in his new and beautifully constructed gig, superintended the " laying down" the buoys for the eight competing ves sels ; and long before the arrival of the Comet off the Royal Hospital, the undermentioned yachts took their respective stations as follow, the first-named being near est the south shore : FIRST CLASS.—Enigma, 25 tons, J. Wilkinson, Esq., owner ; Gnome, 25 tons, Captain Meeson, owner ; Phantom, 20 tons, A. 0. Wikinson, Esq., owner ; Ga zelle, 25 tons, T. Rutherfoord, Esq., owner ; Mystery, 25 tons, Lord Alfred Paget, owner.. SECOND CLASS.—Curlew, 12 tons, W. H. Rees, Esq., owner ; Rival, 10 tons, J. S. Christian, Esq., owner ; Saucy Jack, 11 tons, F. Blake, Esq., owner. There was a large assemblage of spectators, both on the river and land, to witness the start, and many noble men and gentlemen's yachts were in readiness to accom pany the match. Amongst those which excited particular attention were the Marquis of Anglesea's beautiful cutter, the Pearl, of 130 tons, with the noble owner, the Marquis of Douro, Lord Sydney, Lord W. Lennox, and some ladies on board ; Lord Wharncliffe's Romulus, of 30 tons • Mr. Gunston's Champion, of 25 tons ; Capt a i n Cocksedge's Albion, of 30 tons ; Mr. Gibson's Sabrina, of 20 tons ; Mr. Taylor's Wasp, &c. The start took place at half-past eleven, and all got pretty fairly away together: the Gnome shortly taking the lead, but in beating down, the wind being easterly and extremely baffling, it was impossible to say which was most likely to round tie Hag-buoy first. The Gnome, however, maintained her proud position, the Mystery having only once weathered her, and she turned at Coal house Point at thirty-five minutes past two, and two and a half minutes in advance of Lord Paget's yacht. The Phantom was next, the Gazelle fourth, Enigma fifth, Curlew sixth, Rival seventh, and Saucy Jacic last. In the way up a beautiful contest took place between the Gnome and Mystery, the latter ulti mately succeeding in taking the lead, but only beating the Gnome by 38 seconds, the Mystery arriving at Green wick at twenty-three minutes past five. The Enigma' was third, Gazelle 4, Phantom 5, Curlew 6, Saucy Jack 7, and Rival last. The prizes were presented to Lord Alfred Paget, Captain Meeson, and Mr. Rees, by Com modore Harrison, on board the steam-boat; after which the vessel proceeded to London bridge, and landed her company long before the day closed. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. R. L. Sturtevant, soap manufacturer, Church-street, Beth nal-green, May 31, at eleven—W. Cheesman, J. Hodson, and J. 0. Cheesman, chinamen, Brighton, May 31, at twelve—N. Blake, linen draper, Edgeware-road, May 31, at one—S. F. Stephens, bill broker, Old Broad-street, May 31, at half-past twelve—A. C. Marsh, navy agent, Great Scotland-yard, May 31, at eleven—J. Lark, boot maker, Seymour-street, Euston square, May 31, at twelve—H. Southgate and W. M. Robert son, auctioneers, Fleet-street., May 23, at half-pat one—E. B. Kilpin, watch maker, Ryde, Isle of Wight, May 31, at half-past one—R. H. F. Williams and M. Wilson, merchants, Liver pool, May 31, at half-past twelve—G. Francis and T. Francis, jun., corn merchants, Cambridge, May 31, at t wo . In the Country. T. Baines, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire, June 4, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—.l. C. Petrie, miller, Bedlington, Durham, June 3, at half-past eleven, at the.New eastle-upon-Tyne District Court—.l. Unsworth, joiner, Liver pool, June 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—G. Gibson, stock broker, Liverpool, May 31, at twelve, at the Li perpool District Court—J. Murray and W. Brown, mill wrights, Liverpool, May 28, at one, at the Liverpool District Court—J. M. Bird, chemist, Liverpool, May 31, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—R. Brown, R. Brown, jun., and W. Brown, balance makers, Prescot, Lancashire, May 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. R. Champion, furrier, Friday-street, May 31—T. Morris, builder, Mortimer-road, Hackney, June 4—J. E. Bunker, merchant, Lower Shadwell, June 4—S. W. Leonard, butcher, Frances -street, Golden-square, June B—W. Thorpe, scrivener, Thorne, Yorkshire, June I—J.' C. Petrie, miller, Bedington, Durham, May 31—G. and J. Wilkinson ' carriers, Bishop Auckland, Durham, June 3—T. Weinma n , dyer, Leeds, May 31—R. Lang, tallow chandler, Birstal, Yorkshire, May 31— W. Smith, merchant, St. Dunstan's-hill, City, May 31. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. F. and J. Cuthbert, hosiers, St. Martin's-le-Grand— J. C. Sutcliffe, E. Sutcliffe, J. Firth, T. A. Shepley, and G. Pickering, colliers, Barnsley, Yorkshire (so far as regards T. A. Shepley and G. Pickering)—W. and J. Smith, common brewers, Little Bowden, Northamptonshire—W. H. Rogers, E. Jones, and H. Hayman, snuff manufacturers, Bristol—G. Newton and W. Draper, cabinet makers, Francis-place, Tot. tenham-court-road—R. Kear and G. Tuffrey, seal-skin dressers, Elder-walk, Islington—T. Ainsworth and C. Hilton, silk manufacturers. Manchester—W. and H. Razell, saddlers, Horsham, Sussex—R. Brakell and J. Williams, paper rulers, Liverpool—W. Smith and G. Lambert, fringe manufacturers, Lambeth—A. Allinson and J. Lindow, spade manufacturers, Egremont, Cumberland—C. C. Calley and J. A. Spargo, .chemists, Totnes, Devonshire—J. Dewhurst, R. Dewhurst, jun., R. Dewhurst, sen., and J. Whittaker, joiners, Black burn, Lancashire—G. Randell and J. Green, brewers, Stone, Staffordshire—J. Butler and J. Evitt, common brewers, Sal ferd, Laneashire—T. S. Dodd and E. M'Cormick, ship chandlers, Liverpool—T. H. Coyle and J. Riky, Liverpool-- R. H, Greg, J. Greg, S. Greg, W. R. Greg, and J. S. Ormerod, commission merchants, Manchester—Fort, Bro thers, and Co , calico printers, Manchester—S. Smith and J. Patey, omnibus proprietors, Fulham—R. Hartley and S. Smith, omnibus proprietors, Fulham .-.J. M. Murry and J. R. Alger, cement stone merchants, Lower Thames-street —W. and W. J. Froom, chemists, Exeter—F. Webber, W. H. S. Webber, and J. Todhunter, millowners, Trowbridge, Wilt shire (so far as regards J. Todhunter.) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JOHN MATHISON, fish curer, Helmadale, May 17 and June 7, at two. at Gunn 's Tnn, Dornoch. MORPETTI CHURCH -RATES.---At the petty sessions, held on Wednesday, Messrs. Robert Davison Burn, Thomas Hopper, William Grahamsley, John Lyons, John Robson, and George Mackay, were summoned for refusing to pay a church rate, made for repairing the parish church of Morpeth. Mr. George Brumell appeared for the churchwardens of the parish (Messrs. Edward Chal loner, James Patterson, and Wm. Thom son) ; and Mr. Woodman for the defendants (who are all Dissenters). It appeared from the evidence that the parties above-named have been selected out of a list of upwards of 200 persons who are in arrear, many of whom are Churchmen, and amongst them the Rector of the parish. Surely, it would have been more seemly to have summoned defaulters who are members of the Church of England (not forgetting the Rector), and compelled them to pay the rate, before proceeding to exact it of the members of other persuasions, but then these men had committed grave political offences, by support ing a Liberal Member of Parliament, and Liberal candi dates in the municipal elections ; and the parties who have directed these proceedings, thought it a good op portunity to oppress and injure their opponents. The rate sought to be recovered had been made on the 21st of September last, by a select vestry, yclept the " four , and-twenty," which venerable body, after having been decently interred some years back, has recently started into new, life, possessed of more than pristine vigour, beneath the magic wand of Mr. Grey, the rector; it not being thought prudent to give the inhabitants at large an opportunity of rejecting a rate which was to be rigidly enforced. Mr. Wood man stated, in his defence, that the persons whom thwchurch wardens had summoned had taken their determination not to comply with an imposition of this description. They conceived it to be a sacred obligation to resist it to the utmost ; and they were prepared, if necessary, to throw open theii , houses, and let their goods be sold, rather thalt dg that which their consciences told them they 434 do. The Magistrates oplerP4P4o *As O be 'with coats. Distress warrants have been issued, and the goods 'of the defaulters will be sold by. "public roup."— Gateshead Observer, Sir Robert Peel had a dinner party on Satl{3'4v in at his reddenoein Whitch4ll-gardeng 1 FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. BRUSSELS, MAY 9.—The Gordon, an English schoon e r , which had g o t aground on the Zuidergat, and respeel which some apprehension was f e lt, h av i ng b ee n su ciently lightened, arrived at A n t wer p yes t er day af ter noon, thanks to. the assistance given by Dutch Searae . ll ' o f AMSTERDAM, MAY B.—A sudden fire, the origin „ which is not yet known, broke out this morning betwee': five and six o'clock in the R o y a l d oc k yar d a t Amst er , dam. It was first discovered in the carpenters' 011' the whole of -the building con t a i n i ng them was e ntirel destroyed, and also part of the forge. The fire spr ee so rapidly, that the whole o f th e buildings would b ace ol been destroyed, but by gr ea t exertions the fire Was g under without extending bey on d th e b u ildings mentioned. • MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES. Extract of a letter dated, Monte Video, Feb. 19,1 84 " The 16th inst. completed the first year of the si of this city by the Buenos Ayrean army; and we do n „ see the slightest prospe c t o f it s b e i ng b roug h t to $ clo ere the expiration of another, unless it be by foreign " r . terference. Notwithstandin g thi s , our m i n i ster s till pe„ sists in holding out to our G overnment at h ome the d o ' s , tainty of ultimate suecess to the partisans of Rosas,wi l interest he has so much at heart, and whose obstinsefo hourly tending to extirpate commerce, and to i n volve A connected with it in universal difficulty—for the rilio s consequences of the prolon ga ti on o f t h e war w hi c h isn e ravaging these fine countries must be obvious to so fleeting men. Stoeks lying dead to the aniousl.4 eight millions of dollars, deteriorating in value, 1 7,1 upon which the loss of i n t erest a l one w ill b e $ as heavy item, without taki ng i n t o cons id erat i on the ho standing debts; these ca nno t b e est i mate d at less t " three millions of dollars, and upon them we can ha ce o lf possible security. It is gen era lly a d m i tte d that, t y the amount is irrecoverably l os t, inconsequence dealers having been so s evere ly pill age d b y the Delo gerent parties. In this es ti ma t e o f universal , we have not included th e grea t l oss sustained shipowners, which has been equa lly severe portion. Any person who has been engaged ini River Plate trade during the last two year s ..d e o, Lear out our statement. Not only in Monte NI A 0 but in Buenos Ayres also, h as commerce receiirst., severe check. Our last advices th ence are t o the 16 1 0 %. and our correspondents write, th a t b us i ness there tinues paralyzed, confidence being completly shaael c 1 consequence of recent failures; the average anicn i f is d' collections do not exceed o ne p er cen t. on t h e outs st i ing debts, freights, 30s. ; salt, 13$ ; with a da„„ h v lniv 's tendency ; exchange 31 and money scarce. 67,,bieve true picture of the present stat e o f th e countries -inse but for the heartless and grasping ambition of o . ., e , tr oti commerce would rapidly flourish and extend-0700 where the emigrant would reap a b un d an t h ar vest': o ar toil, and which would afford a r e ady market W r : 4 al manufactures; but these prospects, 'easily attainab le they are, can never be realis e d, so l ong as Rose's is mitted to carry out his projected American syst .. e ul tr ioi system which can only tend to f orce th ese fi ne COn" back to a state of semi-barbarism. Pr o' " Rose's continues to give assuran ces th a t foreign perty shall be respected ; b u t i n w h a t mann er 0e 5 carry out these promises ? Why, by d o i ng all e power to ruin that property, and w e k now his pr position against foreigners too well to be by mere words; that they are so we do not al" 1 stances to prove, they occur but too frequentlY; m o later than the 15th instant, a s h e ph er d an d 553 ants of a British subject were pereMptorily net to leave the estate in three day s ' no ti ce , an or der 11 ,0 amounts to nothing less than the total destruction 0 ,' 0 3, fine sheep Estanci a . Wh a t s h ou ld we t hi n k, i n Erigl oit s, of such fla gran t ou t rages b e i ng comm i tte d with iatleiip• and without th e remo t es t p rospect o f t h e sufferer 07 000 ingredress ? Th e popu l ace wou ld spurn such tremensuch tyranny of po wer w i t h j ust i ndignation. That tied oppressive measu res s h ou ld b e passed over wl e° 9o and unrequited by ministe rs es p ecia ll y appo i nte d " st et that the property of subjects is held sacred, is a 0 01 of such vital import as surely demands the seriou s re' immediate attention of ?the governments which thei spectively represent. Our Mini s t er h as d one us ir re to rable injury ; he has deceived th ose w h om h e Dug s ne have advised, and has in vo l ve d us i n difficahl e-, s iso should never have known but for him. ne bas dpss eai(' respected, caused the name of Britain, hitherto , almost a bye-word in the se wa t ers , f or which i' ,„ L t e of we shall have eternal cause to remember the ff i T h ite• Mandeville—which will stand forward, with that lock, for manifest ignorance and total want of P fi ntri esi As foreigners, we are u n it e d t o t ra d e i n theses °lll;gatioat we bring with us t a l en t, money , energy, and e'—which and we have every r i g ht t o c l a i m t h at proteeti°no the national treaty o f commerce fully, entlteaiesce to expect. So long as we rema i n i n passive o ' l to* to the existing laws, w e k now t h e respect vve _ 7,, Government, we practice what we know ; were, equally respected in return, we should not have t' 3 , ig st plain of the atrociti es comm i tte d aga i nst all, inu minately, at the will and f anc y o f th e Dictator." ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDD P NEAR COVENTRY. (From the Banbury Guardian.) tin ier Scarcely had the intense excitement following the 111 ,,,br of Mr. Goldsby's inf an t d aug ht er su b s id e d, th an them 'oo tants of the ancient city of Coventry were again thrown. 11 e 0 a state of g rea t cons t erna ti on , i n consequence of intelhgejeci having reached the polic e - s t a ti on o f anot h er ce id..bleco murder, upon the person of a weaver, named Henry ClOvel An inquisition upon view of the body was held at the o ur, Lion Inn, Sowe, on Saturday last, before W. H. Seg j Esq., the coroner. William Eaves, an intellig en t o ld man, said --- ,,, e ,asG - Leatores-lane, Sowe W as t e . I h ave known the AN° twenty-three years, who was a weaver b y tra de, and _greet', forty-seven years old. I over t oo k hi m at Cour t -house— n the parish of Coleshill ; h e was t h en on hi s return b 1 from Coventry. I was goi ng t o Ebbern's, at the Boat ,„d of to my club. I told hi m so , an d h e sa i d he s h ou ld be r idg e, my company. I accom p an i e d hi m to Ebberreef r oilat which is near to the place I was going to. It We' llt on o'clock at night wh en we got t h ere. ClewleY n e and to the towing-path, w hi c h was hi s d i rect wa y home , I went over the bridge which leads to Ebbern's houses t he bade each other good n i g ht. I saw G eorge Skelsey 0 " „ of bridge ; he call e d t o some one who was in a boat ° o u t t he canal, and said, " H av ' n t you h ear d me talk to you ariresl b—r that owes me a sovereign ?" He answered , fps have, George." Clewley must have heard him, as 3 ," voss• time he was nearer to the man in the boat than ;, oic ieg Clewley kept walking on at a slow pace, along the Ling path, perfectly sober. When Skelsey had finished, l i , g t°, to the boatman, I heard him say—but whether sP f e r r ,., 3 l ss: himself or any one else, I could not tell—" Now I ." t . aeclii" pay the b —r, ' and immediately ran after him. conversation between them, but saw Skelsey knock Cl o c o f down. I had remai ne d on the bridge, in conseq uen i • what I heard Skelsey s a y. Th e first time he struck fete ceased was at the second s til e f rom the bridge,' g2 i f; Ebbern's field, which is f or ty-f our yards from the dor" While I was on the bridge, a n d w h en h e was k noc ked o ar he called to me, an d sa id, "Bill , you won ' t see w° o'o dered, will you?" I answ ere d, "N o ," an d i mme diatelY w bea to his assistance. H e l a y qu i te st i ll till I got to hiT+ on it I came up, Skelsey sa id t o me, " N ow, you old b—, ore: terfere, or say o n e wor d, I'll serve you the same ; , you into the canal and drown y ou ." I began to tal k w het! to him, and got hi m awa y f our or fi ve yar d s from Clewley was lying. He c all e d a ft er me, and said Ho o ll ' e not go home by himself. I asked him t o go back -0 :i hbS He took up a reticule basket, a can, and a stick, w hic ic all e ;, fallen from him when he was k noc k e d down, and behind me and Skelsey till we came back to the fi r s t ti' ° nearest the bridge. I was talking to Skelsey all tf l- cber with a view of drawing hi s attention from Clewley, a lie came up to the first stile, got over, and Skelsey ately jumped over after him, and instantly knocked tibeil and kicked him on his right side. Thomas W in ':ae, I° o Daniel Budd, and Francis Deming, came up at the tn iiiie saw what took place. Clewley never spoke a word lay on the ground. We kept Skelsey in conversabr i ikp, whilst so doing, Clewley got up and went away over into the towing-path, which was his nearest wayh oni l e e left all his things behind him, on the spot knocked down. Winterberry, Deming, and Invseilicl get talking with Skelsey, in the hope that Clewley . wc:" s home out of his way. Skelsey very shortly, indeed . , a n t b ment left us, and said he would follow the old D - 7. 10 45` where l i t . );el 3 give him another putting up. He ran along the towl i °, o r e ' iu the direction which Clewley had taken. I t s quested the other two to go down with me to Clew le Yhroiv ill a and when we got there we saw Skelsey at the doe , r4 ye his arms about, and saying to Clewley's sister, bo for e o for your b--- of a brother, and now I'll do for you sleep." Clewley was then lying on hi s b ac k upon t .b t e h 0, 1 1 and a great deal of froth was issuing f r om his In c ' u e, nose. Skelsey immediately after this left the hu t° T. 7 left also. • e other witnesses corroborated Eave's testimony te , particular points. Wi t° The jury, after a consultation of not more than4,l 3 eP returned a verdict of wilf u l mur d er aga i ns t G eo rge ° BIRTHS. , AO' On the Bth inst., a t Co be Parsonage, near N% ° the wife of the Rev. John Hannah, of a son. whol es, tIA On the Bth inst., at Fawley Court Henle -on' hitt, lady of W. P. W. Freeman, Esq., of ' a daughter. ~, c ab. On the 9th inst., at Clifton, the lady of S. A• Esq., of a daughte r . , , "'' On the 9th inst., at B a th, th e l a d y of J. Ken -ed ' o v f a- ,,, t v ‘ Secretary of Legation a t th e American - United States' d soli' . On the 9th inst., in E a t on -pl ace , th e l a dy of Or e gomery, Esq., of a daughter. • h e latlf of On the 9th inst., at Cote House, near Bristol, t- In'' G. H. Ames, Esq., of a son. we () On the 10th inst., the lady of T. P. L. Hallett, of L f Inn, Esq., son. C ottage, u ~ t the wif e ° On the 10th inst., at Merton S rrev ► W. Adams, Esq., of a daughter. Esq . ' On the 9th inst., the wife of Charles Mayh ew. ' Argyll-street, of a daughter. h and ricr On the Bth inst., at Brompton-square, Mrs. Richard e, ul tr man, of a son. f i r s O cl Fleet-street,ntheB ta rs i . n 3 st di a ic t ot /t 4 li o d f d a le d Nw au e g c i s te tr r eet' G°lll' MARRIED. F, t° s. At East Pilton, Colonel Malcolm Nugent R oss, i '; - K -- ,,' l cast e ' , ' Sarah Froggatt, of Astley Hall and Bedford, L' --- , widow of Captain John Adam Durie. On the 4th inst., at Pavenham, Beds, Williarn Stijerer37 Esq., of Prince Edward Island, to Annie Eliza, &lug the ate Henry Green, Esq., of Titley, Herefor DIED. eat On the 7th ult., at the Danish Island of St. Cro ix , r Lndies, W. Stedman, Esq., M.D., Knight of DannebNgiisjer On the 7th inst., at Triley Cottage, Abergavennv adi General William Phillips Price, Hon. East India COP Civilervice, aged 68. On the7th inst., at Trafford-park, Lancashire,isbftc/ William de Trafford, Esq., late Captain in the Rod'. Greys. ee~is, 1;1j2 bet Ol i n, ththeewiBfethofinjost.,najtacHkseoand,inEgsqly.-hill, near On the 9th hut., at h Adelaide-place, London -bridge, Clark, Esq., aged 85. o f Cha rt. On the 10th inst., at Norwood, John Dixon, Esq., cery-lane, aged 89. On the 10th inst., at Wal pt ti" Lainbetbi j° lllt ser _arace, ahaw, Esq., aged 79. London.: P"*". Ur f .Anted and PublisbedA )11:Riac'es`'.20. 11:1. gt e r . an i ritn B g an e Preciinricatt*eri itarry7l at . in the 11331 Daddleaa, Monayi MirkUi 1.705. 25 214 88 56 60 1H 24 57% 37% 265% 11h 120 59% 7 12 19 20 31 IN 6 10 78 138 ii 112 101)4