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to the same place, it come on t° bi°lv hard, citl an A " .Art. Asia was the only ship that was able to get out.—( was very easy to get up in that House and -13. .ear. ) It make such charges and assertions as these ; to say . t • I Jat our ships we re bad and our officers worse ; kat believed the navy was just as able as ever to Wit , inta,in its superiority over that of other nations. Sir T. TROUBRIDGE c ',)ntended that so far from the navy being deteriorated, ' At was then better than ever it was ; there was less Planishment, less desertion, and the men, as a 'class, v' - ,ere better educated. There was as good fish it the sea as ever came out of it.—(Laughter.) Captair, P.ECHELL concurred with the Hon. and Gallant 'Officer who last spoke. As to the French squa dron. e'n the coast of Syria, the superiority of which had bee talked of, that very squadron when recalled to France, was dispersed by a gale off the island of Corsica, arid before it made Toulon, exhibited such a collection of " lame ducks" as had scarcely ever been witnessed. tie was glad to hear the Gallant Officer state his opinion 511 the independent manner he had done. He believed -the naval force of the country was never in a better condition generally, though there might be details in which he differed with the Gallant Admiral opposite. Ile thought that they ought to look well to the manner in which they built their ships. No vessel performed better or greater service than the Waterwitch, because she had been built of good materials. He was very well satisfied with the mode in which they were now build ing their vessels, and he thought the Hon. and Gallant Member for Westminster must have alluded to the ships which had been built some years ago, when he complained of the manner in which their vessels were built. He com plained that Mr. Brunel had been placed over the head of Mr. Smith, the inventor of the Archimedean screw, in directing the application of that excellent in vention to the Rattler steam-vessel. The speed of the vessel had lessened from ten to eight knots an hour under the superintendence of Mr. Brunel. He consi dered it a great wrong that those naval officers who held appointments under the Government should have their half-pay stopped from them. He had no objection that the Hon. and Gallant Admiral opposite (Sir G. Cock burn) should receive his half-pay. Why not take the opinion of the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General as to their right to receive it? Was it not hard that the Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, Sir J. Gordon, who had lost a limb in fighting for his country should have his half-pay stopped because he held that situation? (Hear, hear.) Another great hardship was, that the amount of the income-tax was stopped from those naval officers who were serving abroad. A reduction was also made From; the engineers who were serving in tropical climates, though one would think it ought to be bad enough to be shut up in the furnace of a steam-vessel under the tropics. He pointed out those disadvantages to the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a former occasion. They now looked to the lion. and Gallant officers who served amongst them for relief from those evils. There ought to be no party feeling on a question of this kind.---(Hear, hear.) The present Government boasted they were a strong Government. He hoped they would, therefore, do away with those evils of which the navy had to complain.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. A. CHAPMAN said he was sorry to hear from the Gallant Officer, the Member for Westminster, that the French showed themselves more expert than the English navy in getting under weigh, for he was proud of the British navy, and always wished to see it in a most efficient state.—(Hear, hear.) Captain ROUS explained. He had the greatest con fidence in the navy and the young officers, but if men were allowed to remain on shore for twenty-five years, he did not think they could be of much use when they went to fight.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) If, however, a war should unfortunately occur between this country and the French, he would stake his existence upon the result.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Sir G. COCKBURN, Sir C. NAPIER said that he congratulated the House and the country on the agreement which for once seemed to exist between naval officers on both sides of the House.—(Hear, hear.) He apprehended that this would turn out to be of the greatest benefit to the navy of the country. He recollected the Noble Lord the Member for Staffordshire (Lord Ingestrie), whom he was sorry not to see in his place, spoke of the unfairness of naval officers combining against the Government.—(A laugh.) But his (Sir C. Napier's) opinion was, that it was an ad vantage to the country at large to see naval officers combining to reform all Boards of Admiralty—no mat ter whether Whig or Tory, it was equally indifferent to him. They would see that the discussion which had taken place that night would be followed by the most tremendous effect on this Admiralty.—(Laughter.) It was a fact that naval officers were so bowed down that they dare not speak their minds. They were afraid to say, " we want this or that," " this ship is bad," or " so and-so is wrong," because they knew it would not be liked at head-quarters. The Gallant Admiral opposite knew this very well, but human nature was such that he , could not help it.—(Laughter.) And if he wanted to sup port that assertion he needonly refer to what the Gallant Officer said with regard to the Penelope. He stated that she was a gallant vessel in paddles and box, that she wan perfect and dry, and never shipped a drop of water. Why it wasnotoriousto everybody but the Captain that, so far from never shipping water, and he was never above water—(Laughter)—that she was always under water, and only came up, like a porpoise, once an hour, to breathe.—(Much laughter.) That was known to every officer on board. They wrote letters to him privately, and they all expressed their opinions that she was only fit to be drowned. It was an absolute fact. He now came to the Albion. The Albion, of 3,000 tons, cost 90,0001. ; the Rodney, of 2,59 S tons, cost 75,0001. ; the Powerful, and ships of that class, of 2,484 tons, cost 68,0001. Now the House would see what was gained in the Albion. It was intended to carry eight inch guns, 64 pounders. Why had not the Albion got the eight-inch guns ?—(Hear, hear.) If the Albion could not carry more guns than the other ships, what was the use of building a vessel of that description? The Albion mounted only six more guns than the Powerful, and of the same weight, while she cost 22,000 L more She carried her guns six feet four. A smaller ship of. the-same weight of metal carried her guns seven feet four. The Rodney, which mounted two more guns than the Albion, carried her guns seven feet eight and seven feet ten out of the water. He would ask, what was the use of building ships of that description? There were six now on the stocks. He hoped the Gallant Admiral would take them to pieces. It was perfectly absurd to persevere in the present course. Some remarks had fallen from the Gallant Officer opposite about the French ships. He begged to state that he himself saw the French squadron under weigh one or twice. The weather was fine.—(Hear, hear.) The squadron got under weigh remarkably well. After standing out to sea for two or three days, the vessels came in and took up their positions. The cables and anchors were run out, and the boats hoisted in in a superior meaner ; and on one occasion he saw the Admiral's topsails reefed in five minutes.—(Hear, hear.) Now the House was well aware of his views on this subject. When officers arrived at a certain period of life they became compara tively idle, and were contented to lie quietly at anchor instead of exercising the ships as they ought to do. If they appointed young officers to command their ships, and young Admirals to command their fleets, he bad not the slightest doubt that they would be superior to the French. They had had a three-decker for three years under an Admiral 75 years of age. He asked the House to judge whether it was possible to bring up young offi cers properly under such a system ? It must be re membered that half the young officers of the navy were trained on board the ships at Malta, at Sheer ness, and at Plymouth.—(Hearr hear.) It would not be surprising if, under the existing system, the French, the American, or any other navy, would prove superior to our own. He attributed the evil to the con stitution of the Admiralty.—(Hear, hear.) He blamed the Right Hon. Baronet for not acceding to the pro • posal to vote 15,0001. a year as a retiring allowance for the old officers in the service; sending them ashore happy and contented, instead of suffering them to prevent younger men from fulfilling their arduous duties.— (Cheers.) If they wanted to have a fleet which would be fit to compete with an enemy, they must appoint as officers young men, of 40 years of age, and if they did that they might defy the whole world. (Hear, hear.) Before he consented to this vote, he would be glad to know from the Gallant Officer opposite whether, after two years' experience, he approved of the present constitution ofthe Admiralty 2—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) He would be glad to hear whether or not he had changed the opinion which he expressed when the subject was brought forward by the Right Ron. Baronet, thirteen years ago, who impressed on the House the nec ess ity of consolidating the different departments, and said that they must either have all the officers at the Admiralty, or else the Board of Admi ralty must be removed to Somerset House ?—(Hear, hear.) At present, the Admiralty performed its duties partly in Whitehall, and partly at Somerset House, the whole of the work fell upon five or six persons, who had no responsibility at all.—(Hear.) If th e same system was adopted in this department which already existed in the Ordnance, he believed the most beneficial results would flow from the change. Without an alteration in this respect, it was impossible to hope for improvement in the navy. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN said he should not give any answer to the question of the Gallant Officer as to the ;constitution of the Admiralty, except to say that so long as he could do his duty he would remain there, and when he could not he would retire.—(Hear, hear.) The Gallant Officer, who dealt very much in assertions, had made some statements in reference to the Penelope. On that subject he begged to read an • extract from a letter from Sir Charles Owen. It was as follows: " During the time that the Penelope was under my com mand from the 6th to the 11th instant, there were generally very heavy . seas and very strong gales. I directed her to steer right to windward, against head wind and tide, which she appeared to do without pitch ing in any degree or straining in any way, and she was evidently perfectly dry."—(Hear, from the Ministerial benches.) Sir C. NAPIER said he defied the Admiral, unless he were on board the vessel himself at the time, to form an accurate judgment in reference to the Penelope.—(Hear hear.) He would be glad to know what was the opinion of Captain Austin, the officer in command. They had heard nothing on that subject.—(Hear, hear.) The vote was then agreed to. The next vote proposed was for a sum not exceeding 2,9801. to defray the expenses of the office for the registry of merchant seamen. Captain PECHELL wished to know if the merchant seamen were now fully and properly registered. If a vessel sailed for London, and afterwards put into a dis tant port, were there any means of ascertaining the persons on board? The Secretary of State for the Home Department had given notice of a Bill to amend the Act for the registry of merchant seamen, and therefore he imagined that the present plan did not work well. Be fore he, sat down he would beg to state that he thought the Gallant Admiral ought to have answered the ques tion of the Gallant Commodore as to what was Captain ~„ Austin's opinion of the Penelope. He thought the Ad miralty had done perfectly right to institute the experi ment, but the results of it ought to be stated fairly. Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT admitted that the system for the registry of merchant seamen did not work well, but as his Right Hon. Friend had given notice of a Bill to amend the measure, he thought it would be better to defer the discussion until the Bill Should be before the House. Dr. BOWRING asked what was the number of sea men registered according to the last accounts ? Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT—About 12,000. Capt. PECHELL wished for more information as to the working of the system. It had been introduced with a view to do away with impressment, but the shipowners had complained much of the working of the system. Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT was aware of those com plaints, and admitted that the system had not worked satisfactorily, but he thought the present was not the fittest opportunity for discussing the question. The vote was then agreed to. The next vote proposed was, that a sum not exceed ing 38,076/. should be appropriated for defraying the ex penses of the scientific department of the navy. Captain PECHELL complained of the miserable ac commodation afforded to the hydrographers' depart ment in the Admiralty. It was a disgrace to the coun try. They were in arrears in the construction of their maps and charts from surveys, because they had not ac tually space sufficient to get them up in. The whole of the present building ought to be appropriated to the hy drographical department, and the other departments should be removed to Somerset House, and he believed that that alteration would have been made long since had it not been for the wives of the residents in the Ad miralty. The ladies did not like to remove from the pre sent building. Dr. BOW RING observed an item of 1,0001. a year for scientific experiments. No money would be more cheerfully voted, but he thought the House ought annu ally to be furnished with some account of those experi ments. He understood that a portion of this money had been devoted to experiments, the object of which was to endeavour to discover some substitute for steam power. That was a most praiseworthy object, and he wished to know if such were the case? Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT said that some galvanic experiments had been tried, but he was not aware of any other experiments having for their object the discovery of a substitute for steam power. The greater part of the sum, however, had been expended in giving rewards to scientific men for important inventions:se d ap • Mr. WILLIAMS asked how the great falling off in the sale of the Nautical Almanac could be accounted for? Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT—lnstead of a falling off there has been an increase. Mr. WILLIAMS—I beg your pardon—l see lam mistaken.—(A laugh.) Mr. A. CHAPMAN expressed the gratitude felt by the merchant service to the Admiralty for the manner in which they published the most valuable charts at a very cheap rate.—The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 127,277/. was then proposed to defray the e xpenses of our naval establishments in the dockyards. Capt. PLUMRIDGE complained that the supply of water to some of the dockyards was deficient. Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT said that tanks were always kept in the dockyards, and that they could have more water if it were required. Mr. TUFNELL wished to draw the attention of the Government to the case of a most meritorious set of officers, he meant the inspectors of the dockyards. They had been originally appointed in 1835, and al though their duties were much more arduous than those of the dockmen their salaries were only 1001. per annum, while the salaries of the dockmen were 1501. When they were first established they were only on duty five days in the week. They were now on duty six days a week, and they had not the advantage enjoyed by day-pay officers, of having extra pay for extra work. Another point to which lie wished to advert was whether the men employed in the dockyards ought to have the enjoyment of the elective franchise or not. He thought they ought, for he had never seen a more independent set of men than the ope ratives employed in the dockyards. Mr. BARNARD thought the subject of whether the Government dockyards ought to be rated to the poor rates in the parishes in which they were situated ought to be considered by the Admiralty. He thought it an injustice on the other inhabitants of the towns in which the dockyards were situated that those dockyards were not rated the same as other property. Mr. S. HERBERT could inform the Hon. Member for Devonport (Mr. Tufnell) that the question of the superanuation of persons engaged in the dockyards was at present under the consideration of the Admiralty. With respect to the observations of the Hon. Member for Greenwich (Mr. Barnard) he had to state that all houses in the dockyards which were beneficially °eel pied were rated to the relief of the poor, but those houses which were occupied as offices were not rated. This question had often been mooted in the Courts of Law, and the decisions had always been in favour of the pre sent system. Dr. BOWRING wished to know if any improvement had been made in the mode of keeping store accounts? The store accounts generally were very unsatisfactory. The balance of stores had always been very inaccurately known and very inaccurately reported. Mr. S. HERBERT said that very great pains had been taken to introduce an improved system of keeping the accounts of public stores.—The vote was agreed to. A vote of 22,426/. was next proposed, to defray the expenses of her Majesty's naval establishments abroad. Dr. BOWRING asked if this vote was meant to apply to contemplated or existing establishments ? Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT replied, to existing estab lishments.—Agreed to. The next vote proposed was, that a sum, not exceed ing 649,3241., be granted for the payment of labourers and artificers in the naval yards. Dr. BOWRING thought the nature of the vote should be more distinctly specified. The House should be informed how many Men were employed, and what the rate of wages was. Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said the average rate of wages was 4s. 6d. per day. Sir JAMES DUKE said he understood that a very pernicious practice prevailed in the Royal Hospital at Greenwich, viz.—that of transmitting those unfortunate patients who became lunatics to private asylums in London, instead of being sent to the extensive and well conducted establishment at Haslar. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN said the matter had been very recently under the consideration of the Admiralty. It sometimes happened that inmates of the Royal Hos pital, Greenwich, were afflicted with a temporary insanity which did not last longer than a month. Until the lunacy became confirmed, the establishment at Haslar had an objection to receive them. After a few words from Captain Gordon, Mr. Williams and Mr. S. Herbert, the vote was agreed to. A sum of 298,3661. was voted for the purpose of de fraying the expenses of the works in the naval dock yards. 20,165 i. was voted for medical services. On the motion that the sum of 61,6301. be granted for miscellaneous services, Captain PECHELL complained that the allowance to captains was very disproportionate. Mr. S. HERBERT said that the subject had been for a considerable time under the consideration of the Go vernment, and he had no doubt that an arrangement would be made to the satisfaction of the captains. The next vote proposed was for the sum of 742,2961. to defray the charge of the half-pay to the officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The vote was agreed to. The next vote proposed was for the sum of 495,6261. to defray the charge of pensions and allowances. Mr. WILLIAMS considered that this vote ought to be postponed until the Government had given an expla nation to the House of the continued increase in the de mand for this branch of the public service. Mr. S. HERBERT justified the vote, and stated that there had been no increase in this part of the public service from last year. The reason why the amount ap peared so much larger was that many items were in cluded in this vote that came under a different head last year. After a short conversation between Mr. S. HERBERT and Mr. MORE OTERRALL, Sir C. NAPIER said there ought to be a more intelli gible principle of granting pensions to wounded officers. Some years ago an officer received a pension for a wound that was equal to the loss of a limb. Her Majesty reserved to herself the right of granting pensions for services. If he received a wound in one leg that made it two inches shorter than the other, he should have a pension; but if he was shot in both legs, so as to bring him upon an even keel—(Great laughter)—he should have no pension at all.—(Laughter.) Lie did think that in future, if an officer received a wound, he should be examined by me dical men, their report to fix what pension he ought to receive. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN said, that if the wound was not equal to the loss of a limb, he received a gra tuity, if equal to the loss of a limb he received a pension. —The vote was then agreed to. 162,9591. was voted for defraying the expenses of civil pensions and allowances. On the vote of 160,8901. being proposed to defray the expenses of transporting stores, Mr. MORE O'FERRALL refered to several items oinththeresamtheourne was a decrease.tinwhichthere It was appeared aninc to increase him, whi thatlstin there ought to be either an increase or decrease throughout. After a short discussion, the vote was agreed to. 96,327/. was voted for the conveyance of convicts to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. On the motion for granting 432,5411. for the expenses of the packet-service, Dr. BOWRING said, that as he understood that the packets were now engaged in far less extensive service than they formerly were, he would be glad to know if there was any objection to show how the money was ap plied. He also begged to ask whether there was any probability of a communication being established, by means of steamers, with certain portions of the Ottoman empire ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no objection, to lay on the table the information which the Hon. Gentleman desired. He could not hold out any hope of the establishment of the communication in question. In consequence of the arrangement with the French Go vernment, letters from Turkey could be received through France at a cheaper rate, and in a shorter time than they could be received by packet. He therefore thought he should not be justified in demanding the Post-office to incur this additional expense. Mr. F. T. BARING complained that the times of the starting of the Admiralty packets was never known ; and suggested that a time table should be regularly pub lished. Mr. MORE O'FERRALL wished that the contract packet service should be taken under the control of the Lords of the Admiralty. The vote was then agreed to, and the House resumed.—The Report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 18.44. ARMY ESTIMATES. Sir H. HARDINGE stated, in answer to Captain Pechell, that he intended to move the Army .. Estimates the first thing on Monday. LIBRARY COMMITTEE. On the motion of Mr. GREENE, the Library Corn mitttee was appointed. The other orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned, at One o'Clock, till ➢ionday. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 14, 1844. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of Lord Forester, to appoint Frederic Purefoy Hoare, Esq., as one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Price, who retires. CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, FEB. 29. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased 'o appoint the Rev. J. Horsley Dakins to be one of his Chap lains in Ordinary. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 21. MittsrouAwrum.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit the 62d Regiment to bear upon its second or regi mental colour, and likewise upon its appointments, in addition to any distinctions heretofore granted, the word " Nive," in commemoration of the gallant conduct of the Regiment in the operations connected with the passage of the ' i t Nive," on the 10th of December, 1813. W AR-OFFICE, Marten I. 4th Dragoon Guards—Captain W. C. Forrest, from 11th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Ibbetson, who exchanges; March 1. 3d Light Dragoons—Serjeant-Major J. Rathwell (Riding Master) to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Brunt, ap pointed to the Royal Horse Guards, March 1. 11th Light Dragoons—Captain C. P. Ibbetson, from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice W. C. Forrest, who ex changes, March 1. 15th Regiment of Foot—Major R. Ellis, from half-pay Un attached, to be Major, vice W. R. B. Smith, who exchanges, receiving the difference, March 1. 20th Foot—Ensign H. R. Cowell to be Lieutenant, without purchase; G. W. Taylor. Gent., to be Ensign, vice Cowell; Lieutenant E. G. Hallewell to be Adjutant, vice Smith, de waged. March 1. 41st Foot—Captain B. Duff, from half-pay of the 27th Foot, to be Captain, vice I. Blackburne, who exchanges • Lieutenant R. Butler to be Captain, by purchase, vice Duff, who retires ; Ensign W. Minchin to be Lieutenant, by pur cha...e, vice Butler ; J. H. Cooke, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase ,vice Minchin, March.l. 76th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon A. Maclean, M.D., from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Milligan, ap pointed to the 6th Dragoons, March 1. 78th Foot—Assist. -Surgeon W. Bowie, from the 92d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Allman, deceased, March 1. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon E. W. Burton, from the 38th Regiment, to be staff-surgeon of the second class, vice Gibson, appointed to the 17th Dragoons, March 1, 1844. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces.—W. T. Hoskin, M.D. ; R. Browne, Gent; W. G. Watt, Gent. ; and W. Batley, Gent., March 1 1844. Bit EVET. —Lieut.-Col. E. Hay, of the Honourable the East India Company's Depot, at Walley, to have the temporary rank of Colonel, during the period of his being so employed, March 1. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Capt. Clarke, of the 46th Regiment, are William Henry Hardy Forbes. The appointment of Ensign Cumming to the Cape Mounted Riflemen is without purchase, and not with purchase, as pre viously stated. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire. 2d Regiment of Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry—A. G. Robarts, Esq., to be Captain, vice B. Fuller, resigned, Feb. 17. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Southern Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry— Cornet W. J. Fox to be Lieutenant, vice Sheardown, resigned • H. Boynton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Fox, pro moted, F eb. 26. WHITEHALL, FEB. 27, 1844. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Mercer, of Ash ford, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master Extraor dinary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor has also appointed David King, of Cambridge, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. CHARLES POPPLETON, linen-manufacturer, York. WILLIAM ASTON, iron -master, Toll-end, Staffordshire. THOMAS WHITE, laceman, Regent-street, Marylebone. BANKRUPTS. ROBERT JOSIAH CRANIES, butcher, Maldon, Essex, to surrender, March 8, at half-past two, and April 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Tilson and Squance, Coleman-street ; Digby, Maldon. JOHN LARK, shoemaker, Seymour-street, Euston-square, March 8, at eleven, and April 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Davies and Cleobury, Warwick -street, Golden-square. MELCHOR LOPEZ, wine-merchant, Crutched-friars, March 14, at half-past one, and April 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee ; Baxen dale and Co. Great Winchester-street. JOSHUA: JOSEPH JOHNSON, carpenter, Lant-street, Southwark, March 14, at one, and April 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman street ; Hill and Matthews, St. Mary Axe. JAMES BANKS WATKINSON, saddler, Maghull, Lan cashire, March 11, at twelve, and April 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liver pool ; Vincent and Co., Temple, London; Brabner and At kinson, Liverpool. PETER - MURRAY, travelling draper, Manchester, March 13, and April 10, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street, London ; Sale and Worthington, Man chester. JAMES HELLEWELL, dyer, Salford, March 14, and April 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Rob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Cooper, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and eurdillon, Bedford-row, London. ROBERT GENT, traveller, Hulme, Lancashire, March 13, and April 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Chester, Toulmin, and Chester, Stagle Inn, London ; Wilson, Manchester. FRANCIS JONES, grocer, Bristol, March 11, at twelve, and April 12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Bristol • Perkins, Bristol. WILLIAM BATTY, currier, Kingston-upon- Hull, March 11, and April 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Hicks and Co., Gray's-inn, London ; Galloway and Bell, Hull. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. J. Parratt, blacksmith, Bradford, Yorkshire. J. Grierson, linendraper, Huddersfield, Yorkshire. J. West, tobacconist, Northampton. T. Hooper, accountant, Pendleton, Manchester. W. Hazael, miller, Kirby-street, East India-road, Poplar. W. Clogg, farmer, Treworgey, Cornwall. F. A. Durnford, artist, Upper Portland-place, Wandsworth-rd. D. Collins, trimming manufacturer, Bennett's-pl., Bethnal-gr. J. Newman, stage coachman, Thorn-hill, Battle-bridge. J. Vinten, boot maker, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square. J. S. Benstead, accountant, Stoke Newington-road. R. Palmer, omnibus conductor, Westbare, Essex. S. J. Butler, jeweller, Worship-street, Finsbury. S. Elcock, clerk, Liverpool-street, King's-cross. J. Hunt, farmer, Hadham, Hertfordshire. J. Yeomans, jun., fruit salesman, Cole-street North,Dover-rd. I. Gwinnett, Ledbury, Herefordshire. J. Kerrison, provision dealer, Hyde, Cheshire. R. Fish, boot maker, Chatham. J. Masters, jun., fancy soap maker, Bristol.. N. Bennett, wheelwright, Church-street, Waterlood_road. S. Peel, leather dresser, Colne, Lancashire. J. Peachey, clothes salesman, Wellington-street, St. Luke's. G. Smith, Newton-heath, Lancashire. E. Gregory, plumber, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. P. Lucas, commission agent, Congleton, Cheshire. R. Hosker, beer retailer, Liverpool. B. Griffiths, coach trimmer, Brewer-street, Pimlico. J. Edwards, Liscard, Cheshire. J. C. Bennett, Mansfield-street, Shoreditch. H. Pimm, plumber, Barking Church. yard, City. J. Urne, tailor, Union-street, Middlesex-hospital. T. March, china warehouseman, Derby-street, King's-cross. W. Colbeck, clothier, Batley, Yorkshire. W. Pyrah, stone mason, Bradford, Yorkshire. W. Chapman, baker, Bedford. J. E. Oliver, organist, Queen's-row, Bayswater. T. Tillotson, stone mason, Bradford, Yorkshire. R. T. H. Beggs Bulwelt-street, Lambeth. C. Manning, tailor, Southmolton, Devonshire. J. Quarrell, clerk, Napier-street, New North-road, Hinton. E. M. Shaw, Salford, Lancashire. W. Marriott, jun., hatter, St. Andrew's-road, New Kent-road. J. Drake, green grocer, Star-street, Paddington. J. Gerard, tallow chandler, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire. H. J. Story, Arundel-street, Haymarket. J. Harrison, farmer, Feliskirk, Yorkshire. T. Bryan, cooper, Liverpool. W. Watson, professor of music, Dean-street, Soho. W. Hole, Maida-hill West, Paddington. P. Potter, Leominster, Herefordshire. J. Gear, professor of music., Howland-street, Fitzroy-square. E. W. Ferrar, boarding-house keeper, Mare-street, Hackney. SECOND NOTICES. A. W. Shaw, Claremont-place, Brunswick-square, March 7, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. C. Scott, Camberwell-grove, March 7, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. G. S. May, oilman, South-street, Union-street, Southwark, March 7, at two at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Newton, grocer, Lower-marsh, Lambeth, March 7, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. J. Sabine, physician, Great Yarmouth, March 7, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. T. Bartlett, Leamington, 'Warwickshire, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. W. Hollis, lieutenant, E. I. C., Sussex-terrace, Old Bromp ton, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. R. Hughes, milliner, Lower Tottenham, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Lewis, tailor, Barford, Norfolk, March 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. G. Fisher, varnish manufacturer, Minerva-street, Hackney road, March 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen nell, official assignee. E. Evans, schoolmistress, Portland-place, Fulham, March 7, at two, atthe Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. W. Mortlock, tailor, Essex-street, Strand, March 7, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. T. Griffiths, clerk, Charlotte-street, Pentonville, March 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. H. Martin, attorney-at-law, Augustus-square, Regent's-park, March 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. J. Wilson, attorney-at-law, Kendal, Westmoreland, March 8, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee. J. Middlemass, joiner, Hawdon, Northumberland, March 8, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon. Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee. J. Langworthy, lieutenant, R.N., Topsham, Devonshire, March 12, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee. District attorney, C Co. p ur i t. st ic P t o o el t i t wu , ore Court, c mn i a Morgan, rn i s gt as s hn i g n i:oe e i e Ac . J. Holt, Middl e t on , L ancas hi re, M arc h 8, at one, at t h e fie eleven, at e a s .t t A e t h r heuLr iieve,rp o i l a a l r a e s h s i g 6 n , ee a . t J. T. Ansdell, attorney's clerk, Penton -street, Pentonville, March 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee. T. Lewis, grocer, Toxteth-park, Lancashire, March 7, at half-past eleven, at the Liverpool District C ourt. Morgan, official assignee. W. Pearce, fancy hosiery yarn doubler, Nottingham, March 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee. Stafford, March 1 0 at one, at the J. Tench, attorney- at-law, Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee. J. W - atkin, baker, Leicester, March 7, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee. T. W. Briggs, licensed victualler, Twyford, Derbyshire, March 8, at one, at the Birmingham District Court, Christie, official assignee, DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall- street. J. Oliver and J. York, coal masters, Tipton, Staffordshire, March 22, at eleven—H. and J. Slesinger, warehousemen, Cateaton-street, City, March 26, at half-past two—E. P. Best, wine merchant, Crutched-friars, City, March 26, at two— J. M. Harvey, iron founder, Brick-lane, Old-street, March 22, at one. In the Country. J. Harford and W. W. Davies, iron founders, Bristol, March 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—R. Crosbie, tea dealer, Sutton, Cheshire, March 26, at one, at the Liverpool District Court—W. A. Brown, J. T. Bailey, J. Smith, T. Pierce, and H. Grueber, oil manufacturers, Liverpool, March 26, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the oc contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. G. Mitchell, tailor, Bury-street, St. James's, March 22 E. Evans, draper, Llangurdirne, Carmarthenshire, March 22 R. Hazell, corn dealer, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, March 28—B. Reynolds, silk printer, Mitcham, Surrey, March 22—S. Par tridge, tea dealer, Birmingham, March 22—R. Parker, linen draper, Deptford-row, Rotherhithe, March 22—T. Gere, baker, Broadstairs, Kent, March 22—J. Atkins, tobacconist, Shoreditch, March 22—J. Cornish, painter, Bridport, Dorset shire, March 22—J. Wilkinson, grocer, Leeds, March 22 R. T. Fletcher, money scrivener, Brentford, March '22—W. and J. Statters, cotton spinners, Mellor, Lancashire, March 22 —M. Hadley, chemist, Walsall, Staffordshire, March 22—M. Allen, apothecary, Waltham Holy-cross, Essex, March 22 S. G. Beamish, limestone dealer, Walworth, March 22. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and C. Godfrey, Windsor chair manufacturers, Worksop, Nottinghamshire—H. and J. Gray, common brewers, Bath wick, Somersetshire—J. Varty, jun., and S. Williamson, joiners, Liverpool H. and T. Hurndall, silk mercers, Swansea—E. M. Stephens and W. Jones, attorneys-at-law, Newtown, Montgomeryshire—C. and W. Maude, corn millers, Carleton, Yorkshire—G. and T. H. Mason, licensed victual lers, High-street, Shadwell—J. Lord and J. Wall, canal car riers, Worcester—J. Whitehead and R. W. Roberts, corn dealers, Liverpool—J. W. Handley and S. Wood, brass founders, Great Sutton-street, Clerkenwell—G. Pole and M. Maylard, linen drapers, High-street, Southwark—R. Green halgh and G. Wroe, paper dealers, Manchester—G. Kebbell and J. Prout, hair dressers, Finch-lane, City—J. Carr, J. Grey, and G. Carr, timber merchants, Berwick-upon-Tweed —G. Carr and H. Short, timber merchants, Berwick-upon- Tweed—R. Ramsden and J. Bennett, brewers' mechanists, Kingsland-road—J. Evans and T. H. Taylor, attorneys, South square, Gray's Inn—J. Kenyon, W. Pickup, J. Hargreaves, T. Leach, and M. Chatman, grocers, Blackburn, Lancashire (so far as regards W. Pickup)—R. Cherrington and W. Max welf, grocers, Crowland, Lincolnshire. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. _ JAMES WILSON, merchant, Ardrossan, March 6 and April 3, at two, at A. Campbell's, vintner, Saltcoats. PRICE OF SUGAR. The AvQrage Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Feb. 27, 1844, is 365. 3d. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HO USE OF LORDS, March 1. The House sat to-day to hear appeals The Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. 13YRON V. COOPER. The further arguments in this part-heard tithe case were re sumed, and occupied their Lordships the whole day. COURT OF CHANCERY, March 1. The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day. NVASTELL V. LESLIE.-JUDGIIENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, which was heard before his Lordship some time since upon appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. His Lordship said that the principal question in the case was, as to the mode in which the testator's debts were to be provided for, whether they were to be paid out of the corpus of the estate, or out of the income, so as to fall upon the tenant for life. The Vice-Chancellor of Eng land decided that they were to be paid out of the income, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. Now in his Lordship's opinion whether the debts were to be paid out of the corpus or the income of the estate depended upon the nature of the property, and the terms and construction of the testator's will. The will was to this effect :—The pro perty in question was an old established lunatic asylum at Hoxton. The testator becoming embarrassed in his circum stances, made over his property to trustees, in the first place to pay his debts,lbut reserving to his widow 7001. a-year, after his death. By his will he charged his real estate with the pay ment of his debts, and in the event of that not being suffi cient, then the personal estate was to makeup the deficiency. He then disposed of the 7001., and he gave two lega cies, one of 3,0001. to Amelia Smith, and another of 5001. to Jonathan Smith, his son ; and he also gave two annuities, one to Amelia Smith of 8001., and the other to Jonathan of 1001., directing that they should be paid out of this property ; and he then devised this concern to trustees, the defendants in the suit, upon various trusts. The first was to pay out of the property his debts and legacies, and for that purpose to raise, by way of mortgage, and in no other man ner, the sum of 4,0001. He directs the trustees to carry on the concern, and also to employ Mr. Wastell, who had hi therto conducted it, at the same salary ; but, in the event of his not choosing to do so, they are to procure another competent person for that pur pose. He directs the usual accounts of the concern, as hitherto taken, to be continued, and the expenses to be provided for out of the profits, and the surplus to be handed over to the trustees, who are to invest it ; and out of the in- ' terest and profits of the concern the two annuities are to be paid, and the surplus was given over to Wastell. for life, subject to certain annuities on certain events to his two granddaughters, the children of Wastell. Now, under these circumstances, the question at issue depended upon the nature of the property, and the rule adopted by the Court in such cases. The rule of the Court was, where property was of a permanent character, yielding an annualincome. in the case where it was charged with debts and an interest given for life to any individual and remainders over, the tenant for life kept down the interest of the debt, and the debt itself was placed upon the corpus of the estate. The question then was, whether this property was permanent or not. His Lordship was of opi nion that it was. It was an old establishment yielding 4,0001. a-year ; it had gone on for a long time doing so, and there was no reason to suppose that it would fail. Then the next question was whether there was anything in the will to induce the Court to depart from the usual course in cases of this kind, it did not appear to his Lordship that there was ; and upon the whole, after a most careful consideration of all the cir cumstances of the case, his Lordship, considering the judg ment below to be correct, ordered it to be affirmed, and the appeal dismissed with costs. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, March I. The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole day with unopposed petitions and short causes of no general interest. SECONDARIES' COURT, March 1. THIVAITES V . 2,/,,LETT. Mr. Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Hughes for the defendant. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, against the defendant, to recover the sum of 3/. Ils. 4d., part of a bill of costs, amounting to 51. 15s. 4d., 21. 4s. of which had been paid into Court. About three years ago the de fendant was desirous of passing through the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and he employed the plaintiff to prepare the necessary documents for that purpose. Subsequently the de fendant found it to his advantage not to take the benefit of the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, and he accord ingly made a compromise with his creditors. The sum, therefore, for which the action was brought was for disburse mentschargesct by the officers of the Insolvent made before the compromise, wereand and Debtors' Court. On the part of the defendant, it was contended that actions for such small amounts ought to be brought in a ce o r t t h ifi er et l i eg as al co rre Court of Requests, and that the unlimited power placed in the hands of solicitors gave them an opportunity of harrassing and annoying clients who were unable or unwilling to pay costs amounting .to 10/. or 12/., which were entailed upon them by actions in Superior Courts. The practice was ex ceedingly r eprehensible. If the action had been brought in a Court of Requests, the plaintiff would not have received costs, which was his sole object in bringing the present action in the Common Pleas. The SECONDARY said that whilst the law gave solicitors the option of bringing actions in a Superior Court, and by an expensive process, they were not to blame.—Verdict for the plaintiff for 31. 1 ls. 4d. BANKRUPTCY COURT, Feb. 29. (Before Sir C. F. WILLIA.ms.) NV. BROMLEY'S BANKRUPTCY. The bankrupt in this case is described as a money scrivener, dealer, and chapman, 4a . f . Gray's Inn, Gray's Inn-square, but is better known as a discounter and annuity agent of exten sive business, and he appeared to-day before the Court on his final examination. lie has failed for a very large amount, his debts and liabilities being estimated at 140,0001., while his assets are said to be little or nothing. The bankrupt was not prepared with his accounts in consequence of ill health, and an adjournment was made to give time to arrange a balance sheet. The most serious charges of misappropriation are made against him by his creditors, but till the case is more fully eatered into, a detailed report cannot be given. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Hertford, March 1. -- CROWN COURT.—The Rev. James Brogden surren dered to answer an indictment, charging him with felo niously discharging a loaded gun at Cornelius Wintle, with intent to disfigure him. In another count the pri soner's intent was laid to be, to maim and disable the prosecutor, or to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Rodwell conducted the prosecu tion. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Montagu Chambers, Mr. Lydekker, and the Hon. Robt. Grimston. Mr. RYLAND addressed the jury, and said the prisoner was charged with one of the most serious offences, and under circumstances which demanded, and he was sure would no doubt receive, their most serious consideration. The prisoner was charged with the offence of shooting at the prosecutor, and the real question was, with what in tent that act was committed. The nominal prosecutor was a constable of the Herts constabulary, but the real prosecutor was Captain Robertson, the head of the police force, who acted under the orders of the magistrates. The prisoner was a clergyman of the Church of Eng land, and he was bound to say that up to that time he was universally esteemed and respected, and he (the Learned Counsel) could assure them that he appeared on the present occasion to prosecute him under feelings of very considerable pain and reluctance. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the circumstances under which the charge was made against the prisoner, and which will be better understood by the evidence. At the same time he observed, that he felt it to be his duty to state that there was not the slightest evidence of any ill feeling being entertained by the prisoner against the prosecutor, but rather the contrary ; and, he added that after the occurrence it was only due to the prisoner to say, that he had done all in his power to alleviate the pain and injury sustained by the prosecutor. The realfact appeared to be that the prisoner, feeling some alarm, and imagining that thieves were upon the pre mises, had discharged the gun at a person whom he supposed intended to injure him either in his person or property. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to make some further remarks to the jury, and observed that if any difficulty should arise as to the law, that would be, no doubt, reserved by his Lordship for the consideration of the Judges.---The following evidence was then adduced: — Cornelius Wintle examined by Mr. RODWELL—I am one of the Herts constabulary, and on the 31st of De cember last I was on duty at Childwick-green, near St. Alban's, about one o'clock in the morning. At that time I was near the prisoner's house, and I heard two sepa rate reports of firearms, almost together, and this in duced me to turn round and run back to the house. When I got to a poplar tree by the side of the road, about ten or a dozen yards from Mr. Brogden's yard gate, I received the contents of a gun in my head, eyes, and different other parts of my body. I dropped immediately in the road, and lay senseless for some time. It was a moonlight night. In a short time I put my hand to my head and found it covered with blood, and I called out that I was shot. I then heard Mr. Brogden say--' Oh, my God there is some one shot." Shortly after this I saw George, Mr. Brogden's butler, and several females, and the prisoner said to me Why did you not answer when I called out to you ?' I told him I did not hear him. The prisoner then asked me why I did not show my light as I had promised to do,:and I said that I had promised to show my light if I was on his premises at any time when he opened the window, but at this time I was on the road. I also :told him that it was such a light night that he could see a man on the high road a quarter of a mile off. It was both moonlight and star light. I should say that the place where I was standing at the time I was shot, could be easily seen from the house. Mr. Brogden, the prisoner, immediately sent for a doctor, and rendered me every assistance. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—The prisoner has lived in this house about four months, and when he first came there was some conversation about the dan gerous position of the house, and it was then arranged that I should show my light whenever I was upon his premises. Mr. CHAMBERS—Was anything said about the house being lonely ? Mr. Baron ALDERSON—How can that be material ? If he believed the constable was .a thief he bad no right to shoot him. Cross-examination continued—The road in question leads to two other houses besides Mr. Brogden's, and from thence to the fields. The shots to have struck me must have passed over a wall, but not near the place where there is a good deal of ivy. I had a lighted lantern with me. Sarah Woodbone, examined by Mr. RYLAND—On Saturday, the 30th of December, I was in Mr. Brogden's house, in attendance upon Mrs. Brogden, who was within three days of her confinement. After I had re turned to bed, I was disturbed in the night by a noise as if something was knocking at the yard gate, and the dogs upon the premises barked very much. I got up and looked out of my window into the lane at the side of the house. Mr. Brogden's room was next to mine. I could not see anything because it was such a dark night. Soon afterwards I heard the noise again, and I went to the window and rapped at it, thinking that if it was the policeman he would show his light, but I did not see anything, and I then went to Mr. Brogden's room, and he told me to open the staircase window looking into the yard, but Mr. Brogden even tually did so himself. From that window you can see the poplar tree. The prisoner looked out of the window and said, " Who is there ? who is there ?" There was no answer, and the prisoner then said, " You had better stand off," and immediately fired his gun out of the window. He brought a double barrelled gun from his bed-room, and he discharged both barrels out of the window. The prisoner went away telling me to watch if I could see any body. I looked out of the window but could not see any thing. I could not observe the poplar tree. The prisoner was away long enough to re-load the gun, and when he came back he again called out twice, and then fired in the direction of the cottage as it appeared to me, and itfter he had fired, I heard a man groan, and Mr. Brogden immediately exclaimed, Oh! there is somebody shot;" and he appeared very much surprised and agitated. The house was immediately alarmed, and the prisoner and all the servants, and also Mrs. Brogden, went out, and the prisoner was assisted into the house. Mr. Brogden asked the policeman why he did not answer when he called out to him, and the policeman replied that he did think he would have shot off the premises. George Rutherford was then called, in order that the prisoner's counsel might have an opportunity of cross examining him. In answer to questions from Mr. Cham bers, he _said the night was so dark that he could not see the policeman or tell who he was until he got close up to him and found him lying upon the ground. Isaac Rye, a superintendent of police, deposed that he was sent for to Mr. Brogden's house after the occurrence, and saw the prisoner who called him to him and asked him to go up stairs with him. He then showed him the par sonage window, and told him thathe heard some persons about his premises, and he called out to them and fired in the direction of the poplar tree, and not hearing any one answer he reloaded his gun, and then returned to the window, and called out again three times " Who is there?" He then said he thought he heard footsteps, and he fired in the direction of the cottage and the poplar tree, and soon afterwards he heard the moans of some person who was wounded. Mr. Brogden then brought him the gun, which he now produced. It was very dark at the time witness went, and he had not ob served that the moon gave any light in the early part of the evening; if there had been light sufficient to observe objects it would be possible to see the poplar tree from the window iri question. Mr. Robert Clarke, a surgeon at St. Alban's, deposed that he examined the person of the prosecutor, and found that he was wounded on the head, both thighs and ab domen. The wounds were not in themselves dangerous, but might have proved so in their results. Cross-examined—Mr. Brogden constantly expressed the greatest anxiety about the prosecutor. Mr. RYLAND said this was the case for the prosecution, Mi. BARON ALDERSON expressed his ()Pinion, that there was no case to go before the jury. It appeared that the prisoner had fired a gun out of a window in the dark, and there was not the slightest proof that he saw any one, much less that he intended to shoot any one. If Mr. Brogden had intended to shoot the person he fired at, he would have said, " I have hit him," and not have said, " Good God, there is a man shot." The jury considered for a short time, when the fore man said they were unanimously of opinion that Mr. Brogden did not intend to shoot at any one when he fired the gun. Mr. Baron ALDERSON said he quite concurred in the opinion of the jury, and then addressing Mr. Brogden said—" I hope, Mr. Brogden,you will be more careful in future; it was a very incautious act, but I entirely acquit you of an intention to injure any person." The Rev. Gentleman then came upon the Bench, and was warmly greeted by his friends, amongst whom were the Earl of Verulam, Viscount Grimston, M.P., Lord John Manners, M.P., the Bishop of Hereford, the Dean of Ely, Archdeacon Thorpe, Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, of Harrow, Rev. Dr. Nicholson, and T. H. Gape, Esq., all of whom were in attendance to bear testimony to the general humanity and kindness of Mr. Brogden. A verdict of Not Guilty was then recorded, and Mr. Brogden was ordered to be immediately set at liberty. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Abingdon. Feb. 29. Mr. Baron Parke, the senior judge of assize, arrived here yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, and having opened the commission, proceeded to attend Divine service at St. Mary's. Mr. Justice Coleridge came down in the course of the evening, and the business of the assize commenced this morning at an early hour, Mr. Baron Parke taking his seat in the Nisi Prius Court at nine o'clock. At ten o'clock Mr. Justice Coleridge charged the grand jury in the Crown Court, and soon afterwards some bills were found, and the trials of the prisoners began. Both the civil and criminal business of the county exceeds the average amount. There are sixteen causes for trial, al though none of them are marked for special juries. On the Crown side there are 65 prisoners, a very large number for a Berkshire spring assize, even when the circumstance is taken into consideration that no special commission was issued for this county for the trial of prisoners in December last, as was the case in the adjoining county of Oxford. With a few ex ceptions, however, the calendar does not present instances of crimes of an atrocious character. There are four cases of arson, one of shooting at with intent to maim, two of high way robbery, one of an assault with intent, &c., and one of sacrilege. The rest of the offences described to have been committed are of the ordinary character. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) LOVEGROVE V. WILLIS. In this case Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Carrington appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. V. Lee was counsel for the defendant. The plaintiff, it appeared, is a young woman, now twenty one years of age, who some time previous to the 12th of De cember, 1842, had gone to live in the family of a Mr. Corne lius Willis and his sister, all her own near relations being either dead or settled in other parts of the country. The plaintiff, however, as Miss 'Willis said, was " a little of a re lation, as Miss Willis's brother had married the plaintiff's great aunt ;" and partly, perhaps, on this account, and partly on the score of the plaintiff's skill in dress-making, and her readiness and ability to make herself generally useful in the family, she continued to reside with Mr. C. Willis and Miss Ann from the time when she first went to live with them up to the present period. Mr. Cornelius Willis is a draper and grocer carrying on his business at a place called Woolstone, m this county, and happens to be pretty far advanced in life. The defendant, Thomas Willis, is the brother of Cornelius, and carries on the business of a coal-merchant at Uffington ; and it seemed that some yet unhealed differences had broken out between the two brothers, and that the defendant_had taken umbrage at the plaintiff's residing in his brother's fa mily, he having got into his head a notion that Cornelius in tended to marry Miss Matilda Lovegrove (the plaintiff), who was to receive 6001. when she reached the age of twenty-one. Influenced by 'these feelings, the defendant thought proper to indulge himself on various occasions in remarks derogatdry to the plaintiff's character for chastity; and, as some good natured friend is never wanting to carry an unpleasant-tale, it was not long before these remarks reached Miss Matilda's ears. Accompanied by Miss Willis, the plaintiff proceeded to the house of the defendant, and, conscious of her own purity, demanded what he had to say against her. He replied, that he had nothing to say, and that he knew nothing against her; but at the same time took care to qualify the satisfac tion which such a declaration was calculated to produce, by a threat that if she did not leave his premises he would thrust her head and that of her compamon, his own sister, into the " guzzle," a word which, in the Berkshire dialect, signifies " gutter." The ladies accordingly beat a retreat, and the defendant, elated at the success of so vigorous a de monstration, suffered his prudence to go to sleep, and instead of keeping " on the windy side of the law," as he had care fully done during his brief interview with the slandered Miss Matilda, communicated his private opinion about her to a customer who came to his shop for coals on the 12th of De cember, 1842. The language in which this was expressed was so coarse as to be unfit, in part, for publication. The witness who deposed to the conversation, a Mrs. Tyler, who lived at Woolstone, said that when she went on the day in question to the defendant's coal-shed, he asked about his sis ter, Ann Willis, who had been very unwell for a long time, and said that she was poisoned, as Mr. Barnett, her medical attendant, had told him so—that she had taken enough mer cury to poison a lion—that " them that were about her had given it to her"—and that 44 it was that little Matilda that gave it to her." He added " that they wanted to get his sister out of the way, in order to marry Matilda to his brother." Upon this conversation being reported to the plaintiff's friend, Miss Willis, the defendant was written to, and an apology demanded, but that not being given, an ac tion was at once commenced by Cornelius Willis, as the next friend of the plaintiff.—The jury found a verdict for the plain tiff, and give her 401. as damages. NOR rHERN ClRCUlT.—Carlisle, Feb. 28. (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) Eliza Hetherington, aged 24, a person of mild and pleasing demeanour, was indicted for the wilful murder of her illegiti mate child, at Carlisle, on the 11th of October last. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Ramshay, Mr. Bele, and Mr. Lawrie ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Mathews. The circumstance of the prisoner having given birth to a child, and her concealment thereof,were proved : the evidence it is wholly unnecessary to detail. His LORDSHIP having summed up, the jury acquitted the prisoner of the murder, but found her guilty of concealing the birth. To be imprisoned twelve calendar months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) UNION-HALL. Jane Griffiths, a masculine-looking Welsh woman, wee charged with assaulting her husband, under the following circumstances : The defendant, who is between fifty and sixty years of age, was married three months ago to the complainant, her junior by thirty years, he being her third husband. Soon after their marriage, squabbles arose between them, she accusing him of infidelity, and vowing that she would not maintain him if he did not carry out the milk to the customers. On the preceding day they quarrelled, and the wife attacked him with such fury that in a very short time, according to his statement, she " closed up both his eyes," besides throw ing him out of the house " neck and crop." He added that' she was of such a fiery temper that he was absolutely afraid she would do him some personal injury if she was not re strained, and that he had not the smallest control over her. The defendant, in a strong Welsh dialect, said that she deserved to be " hanged " for marrying such a booby as the complainant ; that he was an idle and worthless fellow, and no use on earth to her. The MAGISTRATE said that, the defendant having married the complainant, her property now was his, and that she had no right to turn him out of the house, or to assault him. As she promised, however, not to repeat such conduct, she was discharged. CLERKEIVWELL. John Dobey Pollard, a solicitor, residing at Bowling Green lane, King-street, Borough, and ➢larsh-gate, Lambeth, was placed inthe felons' dock, charged with stabbing Mr. H. Hen worthy, a reporter, residing in Camden Town. The prosecutor deposed that on the previous evening he met the prisoner in a public-house, where they fell into con versation, and had some refreshments together. They left the house, and in Holborn the prisoner, who was intoxicated, behaved in so strange a manner that a large mob gathered round him. 'Witness, conceiving he was a respectable man, induced him to accompany witness into Warwick-court to avoid the crowd. The prisoner then struck him, and witness having been informed that Mr. Pollard was known at the Lion public-house, Jockey-steps, Holborn, accompanied him thither. The prisoner sat down on a stool, within a few feet of the bar, which witness was standing at, with his back against it, when the pri soner suddenly made a thrust of an open pocket knife at the lower part of his abdomen. Witness bent his body so as to avoid his thrust, but the blade pierced through all his dress, and inflicted a slight puncture on the flesh. Witness had given the prisoner no provocation whatever, was per fectly sober, and had never seen him before that day. If he had not stooped he believed the stab would have been of a very serious nature. The prisoner threatened to " pepper" witness at the station-house. Mr. Joseph Hearne, a reporter, residing in North-street, Pentonville, confirmed the above testimony. The knife was produced; it had a large dagger-pointed blade, and was a very formidable weapon. The prosecutor proposed that the matter might be suffered to proceed no further, if the prisoner would place a few pounds in the poor-box. Mr. COMBE declined to listen to any proposal of the kind, and the prisoner was committed for trial to the Old Bailey. COURT OF SEWERS FOR WEST- MINSTER. Yesterday a Court was held at the Commissioners' house, Greek-street, Soho-square, for the purpose of hearing applications and transacting the usual business. The Secretary having read the minutes of the last meeting, and a Report of the proceedings since that time up to the present, the several sewers'-rate collectors were called in to render their accounts, when some few reductions were submitted to, and a great number of summonses and warrants issued against the defaulters. A number of applications were then made by persons for permission to run drains from various tenements • chiefly in the neighbourhood of St. John's-wood, Lisson grove, and in the north part of the district of West minster, most of which were granted by the Court. In none of these applications was there the slightest point of interest, except to the parties immediately con cerned. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MARCH I.—Wind, moderate westerly breeze, and fine clear weather. RAMSGATE, FEB. 29.—Arrd. Anna Maria, Amsterdam, for Surinam. The Actif, Sjoberg, from Rio to Hamburgh, which put in here yesterday, leaky, has commenced dis charging her cargo. DEAL, FEB. 29.—Wind W.N.W. to S.W., moderate.— Arrd. Earl Grey, Mollison, Calcutta. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Put back, Meanwell, for Rio. TORBAY, FEB. 29.—Arrd. Funchal, Bean, Sierra Leone, with loss ofsails, rudder, and other damage. DARTMOUTH, FEB. 29.—Arrd. Sylph, Corunna, for Guern sey, with cattle—experienced very severe weather, and threw seven head overboard. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 29.—Wind W.N.W. to S., moderate.— Arrd. George Washington, Allen, New York, 7th inst. ; Cla rissa Andrews, Colby, Commerce, Ashton, and Hope, Lorde, New Orleans ; Gun, Rio Grande • Havannah packet, Bonny, sailed Dec. 16 ; Neptune, Reichbery, Charleston ; Sovereign, St. John's, New - Brunswick. Sid. Skylark, Azores. Oft; Manley, Laguna. CLYDE, FEB. 26—S1d. Grange, Mauritius ; Mariner, St. John's, New Brunswick. OFF CORK, FEB. 27.—Elephanta, Ross, Manila, and sailed for London. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ LIVERPOOL, FEB. 29.—The Mariner, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to Dublin, was abandoned at sea, Dec. 29, with six feet water in her hold—crew saved. The Letitia, Hayne, bound to this port, was aground on the south-west bar of the Mississippi, about 27th ult. The Virginian, hence to New York, passed a quantity of ice on the Banks. ANhip was seen ashore in Table Island, 3d inst., with masts standing, by the Republic, hence to Boston. YARMOUTH, FEB. 29.—The Runcia, of Cullen, from Portsoy to London, got on the Barber Sand this afternoon, and remaihs. CAsrusrowN, FEB. 27.—The Majestic, M'Laren, of Kin cardine, from Marseilles to the Clyde, has put in here with considerable damage, having been on the rocks in Darbyhaven Bay, and must discharge. L OVIESTOFFE, FEB. 29.—The Lord Howick, on shore in Kissingland Beach, has been got off and into this harbour. PADSTOW, FEB. 28.—The Brutus, Hutchings, from Sligo to London, has put in here very leaky, with loss of bulwarks, spars, &c., and must discharge. SCILLY, FEB. 28.—The Nickerie, Harvey, of, and for Rotterdam, from Semarang and Batavia, was wrecked during the night of the 20th instant on the Western Rocks off these islands ; crew (except two) drowned. Vessel and cargo totally lost. VE,SSLELS SroK.EN wrrh.—Artnetis, of Liverpool, for Val paraiso, Oct. 23, lat. 41 S., lon. 162 W., by the Australian Packet, arrived in the Downs. Mary Worrell, Liverpool to Arica, Dec. 17, lat. 13 S. •, Potentate, Liverpool to China, Oct. 15, in the Straits of Bence • Emperor, Liverpool to China, 18th, at the entrance of the Straits of Banca ; Britannia, Liverpool to Mobile, Jan. 30, lat. 20 N., lon. 22 W., by the Union, arrived at Liverpool. Jean Baptiste, from Buenos Ayres, 11th inst., lat. 25 S., lon. 34 W., by the Gem, arrived at Cork. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals.—Earl Grey, Mollison, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed 3d October . Mauritius, 28th November ; Cape of Good Hope, 31st December St. Helena,'l4th January. Elephanta, Ross, from Manilla, off Cork, sailed 13th September ; St. Helena, 2d January. Guardian, Vickerman, from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed Ist October; St. Helena, 6th January. Delhi, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed 15th October; Dum fries, Thompson, from China, at Liverpool, sailed 12th No vember; St. Helena, 19th January. Adam Lodge, Joy, from Bengal, at Liverpool, sailed 28th August; St. Helena, 30th December. Duchess of Kent, Atkinson, from Bengal, at Dublin, sailed 18th October; St. Helena, 3d January. Arrivals at St. Helena.—Whitby, Hewson, from Moulmein and Mauritius, and sailed Jan. 13 to London ; Tory, Rowe, from Madras and Mauritius, and sailed Jan. 12 to London ; Munster Lass, Carrew, Jan. 11, from London ; Thomas Hoult, Watson, 12th, from the Cape, and sailed 13th to London ; Hopkinson, Stephens, from Manilla, and sailed 14th to Antwerp; Surrey, Naylor, 13th, from Manilla and Batavia; Coquette, Bruce, 13th, frqpi London ; Blonde, from Bourbon, and sailed 14th to Prange; Velox, Adams, 14th, from the Cape Staat ; Schietham, Urania, and Mars, from Batavia; Agrippina, Rogers, from Mauritius ; Fortitude, Hutton, 15th, from Singapore ; Neptune, Campbell, from Calcutta and Cape. Arrivals in Table Bay.—Sir Robert Peel, Dec. 23, from Manilla ; Fortitude, 24th, from Singapore ; Neptune, from Calcutta ; Barrys, 26th, from Breede River ; Mary, 27th, from Mauritius ; Royal Archer, from Liverpool ; Westbrook, from Singapore; Surrey, from Manila, and sailed to London. Arrivals in Simon's Bay.—Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, Dec. 21, from a cruise, with two slavers detained off Zambize. Arrivals at Mauritius.—Lord Elphiustone, Nov. 23, from Madras ; Boadicea, 24th, from Calcutta ; Cove and Apolline, from Madras ; Bengal Merchant, and John Bull, from Calcutta. _ _ _ _ Departures from Mauritius.—Fairlie, Nov. 25, to China; Jane Gifford, Paul, to Madras; Coringa packet, 26th, to Calcutta. Arrival at Batavia. —Guiana, Nov. 7, from Sourabaya. ST. JAMES'S PALACE.—The noble suite of apart ments forming the State Rooms of St. James's Palace have been completely and splendidly furnished and embellished. The appearance of the throne-room is truly magnificent. The hangings of the throne are composed of rich • crimson silk velvet, superbly embroidered, and decorated with gold lace. The window-curtains and draperies in the Queen's closet and the throne-room are made of " tissu de verre," a splendid damask, recently invented. The draperies are very tastefully designed, and arranged and interspersed with crimson velvet. The seats are covered with crimson velvet, and trimmed with gold lace. The throne, the throne chair, and stool, and all the richly carved window cornices, mould ings, picture and glass frames, the pier tables, sofas, and chairs, and the general furniture, have been newly guilt. The floors throughout the State apartments are covered with carpets of the Wilton manufacture, having the arms of Eng land appropriately placed at the corners. It gives us great pleasure to add, that the whole of the beautiful damasks, brocades, and velvets, are of British manufacture, having been made expressly by the Spitalfields weavers during the winter, and may safely challenge comparison with any similar productions on the Continent. THE UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE TOR MARCH. — Among the many interesting papers to be found in the pre sent Number of the United Service Magazine, the most at tractive is undoubtedly Captain Postans' " Reminiscences of Biluchi and Brahoi Campaigns in Upper Sindh and Cutchi, during 1839 and 1840." This narrative, written from per sonal observation, by a gentleman lately holding both mili tary and official appointments in the country he describes, contains much interesting information respecting that sin gular people, the Beloochees and their Chiefs, not hitherto made public, in a graphic notice of many stirring adventures that preceded the subjection of their celebrated leader Bijar Khan. By such as are desirous of learning the character of the inhabitants of the recent acquisition to our empire in India, this paper cannot fail of being read with unusual inte rest ; and to both professional and non-professional readers, the March Number of the Magazine of which it forms one feature will be found more than usually replete with enter tainment. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A CERTAIN REMEDY Ton ILL HEALTH BY HOLLOWAY'S PILIA—MIS. Long, residing in Morrow-street, Walworth, had been for three years in a very declining state of health, owing to that period, the turn of life. Her constitution appeared to be almost broken up, and was considered as fast approaching a consumptive state ; she is now, however, restored to a very high state of health by these invaluable pills. All females approaching to that critical period would find them the only effectual remedy that such a dangerous age requires. This medicine would be invaluable to all young persons approaching the term of womanhood.--Sold at Professor Holloway's establish ment, 244, Strand (where advice may be had gratis) ; also by almost all respectable Medicine Venders throughout the ciyilind world. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDA Y'' CORN EXCHANGE. Although the arrivals of English Wheat this week had been very moderate, we have still to report an inactive mand for that article at prices barely equal to thos e obti, on Monday. In Foreign Wheat exceedingly little was d 1111 ; Y e on somewhat easier terms for the inferior descriptions . Barley trade was very dull, and the rates had a dorrnv""., tendency. The same may be said of Malt. All other gal as on Afonday. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 1 os to. Flow Eng1i5h........ 2,270 qrs. 2,980 qrs. I 3,670 qrs. Me° Irish — J 7,710 Foreign. 1 350 830 1 Malt, 3,980 qrs. SMITHPIELD. The supply of beasts, owing to the non-arrival of the So o _,.. tf steamers, was unusually small, and of very middling The few prime Scots on offer produced Monday's quotatarrho'; but those of other kinds had a downward tendency. I:0 numbers of Sheep were scanty, while the Mutton trade steady, at late rates. The Veal trade was in a depres: state, at drooping Currencies. Pigs moved of slowly at If vious figures. Milch Cows sold at from 161. to 191. 55. ea r '' Per Sibs. to sink the offal a. d. to S. 112 I d. W s ' Inferior Beasts. ..... .... 2 8 2 le, i2 Inferior 5heep......... . Second . quallty ditto... 3 0 3 4: S ec ond quality ditto... ; 4 ! Prime large Oxen 6 3 8: Coarse-woolled ditto.. S 7. 6 Prime Scots, &c. 3104 On Southdown Wethers •4g 5 6 Large coarse Calves ... 3 8 4 61 Large Hogs Prime small ditto 4 8 4 10, Small Porkers $1 • Suckling Calves, each 18 0 28 0 I Quarter old Pigs, escbl6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. 1 Sheep. I Calves. I r i 2 g 437 I 2,350 I 124 NEIXTGATE AND LEADENEA ~tleIP Prime Beef and Mutton sold freely at full prices, but wise the demand was heavy. At per stone, by the Carcase tol l ' s. d. to s• d.i s. • g Beef, inferior 2 4 2 0 . Mutton, inferior S 1 ---middling ..... 2 $ 210 i middling .•••• g • -- prime large 3 0 3 prime ......... & 1 prime small 3 2 34, Pork, large. ...... 2 ........ 6 a Vaal 3 8 4 81--small .............. • BOROUGH MOP BIARHET. hor:, Since our last report new Sussex Hops, in pee.°.' o f been in active request at, in some instances, an adve o "", per cwt. All other kinds of Hops move off steadily prices. Weald of Kent pockets, 6l 5s to 6/ 16s; ni Ill; ditto, 6/ 12s to 91 10s ; East Kent ditto, 61 15s to Choice ditto, 101 to 11/ lls ; Sussex ditto, 61 to 6112 5 ; hams, 8l 15s to 111 12s ; Mid Kent bags, 61 15s to 8/ 10 0 . COLONIAL. Or!. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantatio n has been., • firm this week, and prices, may be quoted at an Elvin:lc:o compared with last week. The sales have bee n under " hhds and trcs. BENGAL.-6,783 bags 47 casks have been offered, 0 491 07 nearly all was sold at an advance, brown being s t o lot 53s 6d ; the rest was taken in at 68s to 70s 6d per good to fine greyish white. 101 l I° 51Aummus.-5,804 bags sob' at 60s 6d to 655 for , r oell' good yellow, and at 54s to 5 93 6 d for ord t o fine " dr Privately there has been a good deal done in both thee° scriptions. COFFEE.—British Plantation has been firm, but not 00 has been done at auction ; 10 puns 3 hhds Delle mostly taken in at 63s for fine ord, and at 48s r i pe ' t°, triage. A small lot of Jamaica went at 38s to 40s I ;: u ttr In Ceylon there has been a good deal doing privatelY, public sales have comprised only 690 bags , which sold u 'ilsO' at 68s 6d to 69s ; for good ord pale, at 70 s to 805 for 9/ bee tation sorts, and 20s to 60s for the lower qualities; d$ Wi Samarang, at the 4d duty, realised 70 s for yeno.9l,sff 87s 6d for fine ord ; 195 casks 4 bags Cuba were 1174 taken in at 65s to 85s ; 1, 46 7 bags Costa Rica went It oil to 52s 6d for good to fine ord ; 420 bags St. Doming ° % o a 303 6d ; 102 bales Mocha at 7 2 s to 75 s for mid to k ..„, small parcel of Singapore at 63 s 6 d ; some La GnAP-1;voi. Java sold at 35s per cwt „ beeil Cocos.—The demand for British Plantation has ti At auction, 103 bags 4 barrels Grenada re alised o _ 4 1 4. . for dark greyish to good bright red ; 750 bags r mostly taken in at 28s 6d for good mid red. Rux.—This article has been steady. d P 44 SPICES.—Mid white Pepper has realised 5d to 51 . „ 0 : 1 , There have been no auctions of Cassia Ligne a or Pine,' BALTPETRE.-3,349 bags Calcutta only partly 907255 r 13 per cent. refraction, at 25 5, and 9 i pe r cent. to 265. Corrox.—There has not been so much doing- , ,A, TEA.—The market has an upward tendency. „dr. TALLow.—P.Y. Candle is dull at 40s 3d to 40$ brl r on the spot. isfarc bl (From the London New Price Current of ies tr_i SUGAR.-The market has each day been mostlif4prs the Sugar on show; the prices paid are 6d per cinct . rtbs of last Friday for all sorts ; indeed, on brown qualiu s ' o ol l /0/ vance in some cases has been ls. To-day,. the q r e,/ West India Sugar sold was 200 hhds, which must be ft% as a good business, considering the quantity on offer are still going up, and closed is above those of last ier q t y, brown and low yellow, and 6d per cwt for all ot . 4 9„, This afternoon Antigua Sugar at 615 to 61s 6d for dinlol,-.1.5 REFINED.-Te-day large parcels of Refined Gros? taken by the home trade ; brown lumps 77s 6d, g a n g e r te f is lumps 78s 6d to 79s per cwt. Bonded Crushed SOS . r wanted, and 26s 6d per cwt is the value of large P ist tards and pieces in great request at 17s to 24s pear 70t„ Maunrrius.-The trade have been ready Prpor qualities, paying an advance on former rates a r This afternoon there was no public sale ; pr i v ately , jj cell of yellow were sold at 60s to 68s 6d per cwt. 0 44 1 ,60 EAST INDIA.-This afternoon Bengal Sugar O, l 'V rates, fine strong yellow Dobah fetched 70s, g" - 6 ,5 6 6e•610r 695, mid 66s 6d to 675, low mid yellow 62.3 6d to white 70s, good 68s to 695, mid 66s 6d to 675;101„P50ie" damp and washed 62s to 69s per cwt. Singspore...Du fp / paid, at 51s to 6ls 6d per cwt. oirg" FOEEIGN.-There was much activity 'dsl or. nearly all descriptions of Foreign Sugar since Fr , a further advance has taken place in prices. Thi!„,o4vrts white Havannah, sound all taken in at stiff sates,4;669 at 28s to 28s 6d, mid 26s to 27s 6d, ord 24s 6d o _, f e tcl • er damaged sold at the full worth : slightly damage" j e to 25s 6d, damaged 21s to 23s 6d. 1 414 r l l Cocow.-Fo.reign is held for the previous wO b o! buyers are to be met with. An increased desire A O shown to purchase West India, and the better (PP' Al in -the iso.o rather higher. 8...c0.-This afternoon at public sale 118 b 9 1 .00 1 large Pearl were sold at 17s fid, and 150 boxes 40 0 11 white Pearl at 21s 6d to 225. / COFFEE.= -All clean sorts of West India are 02 srs, m i but the market is still scantily supplied, and We"' O" orders than can be'executed ; by private contract th,,, 6 401 transacted has been at stiff rates. This a ft ernoo!.:.a 0701 at the former rates, good ordinary pale at 6€ lB o ~..„"* Di g 67a, real good ordinary rather coloury 09s, oe i T ea 11 . 0 4 1:0a r country 63s to 66s 6d. Mocha withdrawn9,„' d og Piaui! having received positive instructions to sell. por at 30s for ordinary mixed. Singapore Java tes,`" o ps% , 1 good ordinary greenish mixed, being 2s above tii ° sold at 32s to 32s 6d for good ordinary. 'O' er i ster ' MoLassxs.-West India are wanted, an h as ro required by importers ; Demerara of good qtruL l l o l 00 0 26s 6d, and Antigua 283 per cwt. Bengal Mon ie s. I ) quest at 18s to 195 per cwt. This afternoon u ol ost i ".o at 33s to 33s 6d per cwt. t h e fro'', TER.-There has been much activity in •-,-„ les week ; the demand has been extensive for blac k town ulsofral town and country trade, speculators have taken 1 tb°osP - 0 and the prices paid show an advance, on those 2 s 01,4 sales held last week of ld to _lod per lb. To-tiZgoti is closed with a firm appearance ; sound common ( le" 4 Is Id, good common is lid to is 2d, and Twsz ) to Is 34d er lb. 40 11 0° ,0 Rum, B RANDY, AND HOLLANDS..--JSUISiCSII.I O 'ranee of Id to 2d per gallon ; 30 to 36 over pr ,0 50 , 1; good quality sold at 3s to 55 ; common q uality toisr h st - i'o to be purchased under 3s 3d per gallon; •011 is "tl brought an advance of Id to 2d; 2s to 2s In gi for e d jd 150 puns proof. Demerara at 2s 10d to 35 ..,10 per cent over proof. Calcutta rum at Is ii so' certificate. To-day 2s ld refused for proof Leel.7 - ste.6, 611 to is 104 d paid for Calcutta, proof, with cer d .." - nf i t ;5 11 as fellows :-Cognac, best brands of the vintsga V 1 0 10 at ss. 11d, puns 5s 9d ; ditto, 1839, hhds ditto, 1840, hhds 5s 6d, puns 5s 4d ;_ ditto, puns 5s 2d ; ditto 1642, hhds 5 s 3d, Pun r 0 Aiiile*istlo4o marks 3s 8d to 4s 6d, and low 3s to 3 s 7d PI 0 for,o, for shipping is wanted at Is 10d to is lid ; ut, c . r , " 4d to 3a per gallon. English spirit 10a 2 c l m t and lOs 3d for single puncheons. ~st Rica.-Carolina, cleaned here, at 21s to 26 0 1, 1' e 0 its l e afternoon yellow Madras Rice at public sole " 04 11;0 ° for ord, being above the value. , much ott °l COCHINEAL.-To-day Cochineal was _ for and but little was to be had ; the price of the , 4s 4d per lb. Du g s P:011 of INDIGO. -The quarterly sale of E e r ta t b ' goo d y :L 4 l,r e/ 15th of April. The rates previously Seined. The supply of Spanish Indigo is 0 ;• s , 11 c li tstias ness transacted has been to a fair extent at ,0 d ys Madras Indigo at 2s 9d to 3s 6d, b e i n g 2d, tod II 3d per lb higher than the last quarterly sale'Oms.-In Olive Oils extensive purcnef7; ao ny'o c o, this week. Gallipoli 461 to 471, Spanish c 0 ,14- # jl ' per tun. Linseed Oil 27s to 27s 3d Per c wt t i; Id! st on the spot. Palm Oil, prime Nut Oil at the previous currency. RePe ` D or s" ) o) , s s V to 365, and brown 34s 6d to 35s per cwt. IP e t 031 0, at 681 per tun ; American is 661. c o d tr io , other sorts of common Fish Oils at 341 10 s tc ' e . Ato , r or, This afternoon Ceylon Cocoa Nut Oil at 30 5 us" . g fri4 , quality at A t . l l, North American Lard Oil bought in at 421.._ e corito:4oo#s Tat Low.-403 6d to 40s 9d have been tp,„,,. 40;10 cepted for P. Y. Candle of first quality ; _ ll . r t i o 0t,. 0 A 9; 3d to 41s 6d per owt for the last three nruiffere2llo7o9' s T o o rt wn st T . Tallow, b 4 u l r s gh to y 4 e 2s llo n w et c t an eas die h . Tau T o b v i r e st ert e g i u ri so ol Italian 37s 9d to 39s 9d ; South Ameril i gd 9d to 39s ; North American Lard went at _...e- - -- --- -' —. jai l° -•___/----- l i tt• BIRTHS: wife . of o d On the 25th ult., at Upper ClapWn, the we Robinson Gibson, of a daughter. ...., t-s 4" b fiV On the 25th ult., at Dorset -place, v ase , a 0 of the Rev. Lewis P. Hird, of a son . • to n, iv of v.- On the 26th ult., Mrs. William Ner f terrace, Hyde-park, of a daughter. P l i ts3 o l.l. NAR/i/ED.GeOrt- ~., C• „iep ti o rtiw•• ... .4 On the 19th ult., at Petersham, o f Cm,r - M.D., of Richmond, to Susan, daughter ,erseit On the the 20th ult., at St. Saviour's, 0 elde st ; Archer Abbott, R.N., to Mary_ Captain J. Agn0_ ........ .--- --18 ,R•l' i * 4 , 0 4i ! G le°' D/ED• ec kh _ e t On the 29th ult., at his residence, P zo jr - ,t j Figgins, Esq., in the 78th year of his 4 g e ; Are ett et' On the 25th ult., in Great °mon" - ,_ dr Esq., music master to Christ's Hospital• lie on. If On the 25th ult., at Walworth, Merit ' Ellis, the v. r f i Roffey, Esq. OVlrtiAj 134 j °l. f e ll i M ONTHLY MILITARY.„ a Lieutenant,General—Sir G. H. B. " t 'Y' c ,,0 , . I. Reg. G °°d°lBll3' Major-Generals--Heriot, C.B.• , .i,; Nedham, of late 4 Vet. Bat. oct4 '4l Colonel—Walker, 21 F. C• B ll• Ar. lst e ate 4 Lieutenant-Colonel—Knowles, C . • _...e, 0 .1, • Fes" Majors—Crofton, late of 83 P• , s e rv; ; F p, Rutherford, .Unatt. ,• More, E. I. Cowl' . pt. i d tinger, C.B. East Ind. Comp. Sea' l e e 9 l l ' pif ,, Captains—Brock, 20 F. ; D. Lee, ; 9 ,5 t' Johnston, h. p. R. Art. , K uie,t,ve4l Ede " •Pe.' P`iat• Lieutenants—White, 3 Dr.! ~,, 1 f • kr t; 9 Stuart, 86 F., late of 39 F. ; (Adj.), 17 Lane. ; Smith (Mi.) , "" 0 0 1 •` - 3 00 1 T at p, lal logye rta 0' ler, Lieut. 6 Bn. Lin. Germ. eg• ; gill' 0 Huss. do. - JO f o r ' Ensign—Prior, 59 F. Quarter-Masters—C. lloath, b . p. 60 f s. ;. 1 ; 8 1 East and West Lothian Fenc. Cay....., ,„ 98 d'" Medical .4 Medical Department--Surgeon fn.".31. F'' ' amill y; Paton, h.p. Staff. ; Surgeon Egan , '''''r . I •_,,, C° - 1 ° Dr. Devitt, h.p. 47 E. ~, air' OP /' Commissariat Department—Dep C o ID• cos* h.p. ; Assist., Corn. Gen. Sanford; A 1159 b•p• ingale, h.p. ; Assist. Corn. Gen. Leggett, London: o 112, sritnrtanedd,anatdTPAeubsliusnhiomed rarcihrt.l2lPB44:tll7 County of Middlesex, Saturual, 1%!, 1 : 81.„