The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON',. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY ll, 1844. eeetaed and said that he would do a great deal towaris r wages to fall, and if so whether they were prepared to the amusement of the people: But there was something take the consequence? No such question had ever been beyond the recreation of the people required, There put as to whether they were willing to chance it—for if were other elements required for the well-being it had, the answer would be—" we are willing to of the people. The third reason for interference chance it, because we believe wages will not tall." by. the Legislature was that, since the first discussion of He had put the question in the manufacturing districts, this subject, a statement had been made public by the and the answer had invariably been, if they aid believe master manufacturers themselves, that three-fifths of I that wages were to fall, they would have been the first the persons employed in manufactures were females. I to oppose the measure.—(Hear, hear.) And why ? The This he thought was a very powerful reason for inter-, measure was simple enough : at present the people were ference with adult labour by the Legislature. The only able by their labour to obtain that which was - principal argument used against this interference was nothing bond a comfortable subsistence —certainly not that iemuild *nee the wages of the labourer, and the that' subsistence which a man would consider luxury. arglrelent'lised by the Government was, that if any It was a life of hard work, and it was hardy paid. He farther restriction were to be placed on the manufac- sympathieed with them, and he wished their condition turers they would be driven out of the foreign market. was ten thousand degrees better. But that was not the He would ask with what decency did this argument - question here the question was, could the House make come from the Government?--(Hear, hear.) Had this ,it better. The labourers wished to work for the means never been stated in former debates, and passed over by of subsistence, and they were unwilling to forego any the Government without notice? How often had this portion of those means of subsistence by so many hours fact been urged by the gentlemen who advocated of idleness: They heard much of the advantage to be the repeal of the corn-laws ?—(Hear, hear.) It derived by the people from those two hours of leisure, was now generally admitted, that the great bulk of the in their moral habits and manner of living. But they manufacturing classes themselves were desirous of might depend upon it, there would never be any im change—that they were sensible of the evils under provement in the morality of the people, if they di which they laboured. The Hon. Member for Oldham minished their wages. Diminish their wages, and at said he specifiCally put the question at a public meeting tha same time they would destroy every chance of im: of operatives, " Are you prepared to submit to a re- proving their morality. He was not there to say that duCtion of wages, in order to work a less number of the condition of the people was such as he could desire ; hours ?" and they answered they were. His impres- but he was there to say that their nostrum was a sion was, that the Government should receive this ques- piece of mischievous quackery, and which, under the tion as a whole, and take into especial account the pro- pretence of doing good, would act as a mischievous bable improvement in the condition of the labouring po- and detestable opiate ; they were doing all they could to pulation. If they would legislate on those considerations, spoil and deteriorate the condition of the people, under he believed there would not be the slightest danger to the pretence of alleviating their misery. Before they be apprehended 'to manufactures. A great deal had came to anything like reasoning legislation, they been said about the wickedness of exciting the feelings must do more than lay as their ground for doing so great of the people, and they had been cautioned, in solemn misery on the part of the people. They could go to Ire tones of warning, against ,raising expectations which land, and they could ask the same question. What did were doomed to disappointment. That sort of danger they see there ? A labouring population sufferingunder might be urged in almost every change—there was ge- greater misery than it was pretended was suffered by the nerally more or less of risk. He had no fear of such labouring population of this country. And lie wanted to danger—(Hear, hear)—but was there no danger to know where was the gentleman so full of humanity on be apprehended on the other side ? Did they incur no the other side of the House, who had listened to the risk, by refusing to legislate ? Was there no counter- statements that had bees made, and who had suddenly balancing evil? Whether was it more dangerous to expect turned round, and said it was in the power of the House nothing from legislation or everything from it?—(Hear.) of Commons to alleviate the miseries of the people of Ire- Was it not injudicious to allow a feeling of sickening land. Were they prepared to listen to these statements? disgust and hopelessness to take possession of the minds Then how black was their guilt that they had done of the people—was it right to encourage a beliefthat the nothing to alleviate these evils ? Why, had they not Legislature would only consult the interests of the upper before—at least those who had more than a mere pre ciseses—of the landlords—and that the moral and phy- tense to the name of legislators—(Laughter)—attempted sisal condition of the people would not occupy their at.. to do this, or told them that the distress of Ireland could tention?—(Hear.) When a great practical measure was not be alleviated by any Act of Parliament ? If he brought forward was it wise to exhibit so much indiffer- (Mr. Roebuck) by obtaining statements of unheard of ence? These observations did not apply to the Factories misery among the peeple of Ireland, had demanded that Bill alone, but to the questions of education, and to an a portion of the land should be taken away from the enlarged field of employment, as if these measures were landlords of Ireland for the purpose of alleviating that beyond the cognisance of Parliament, and as if they distress, why, would they not have said that would say "Go and shift for yourselves."—(Hear, hear.) he was a madman, that he was a fool—or worse The people would say that they were left unprotected by than a fool—a desperate knave ? Yet that the Legislature, although they had to bear such heavy was a distinctly analagous case to that of burdens of taxation.—(Cheers.) the Noble Lord opposite. He had painted the whole- Mr. ROEBUCK said there was still more danger in sale, misery, or what he considered the misery, of the telling the people they must expect everything from manufacturing districts. He (Mr. Roebuck) charged the Legislatures. than from trusting to themselves.—(Hear, Noble Lord with gross exaggeration; he had only read hear.) It was the most dangerous thing for the peeple one half of the evidence. lie charged him with mis - to be told by anybody ?ft whom they had confidence that stating and misrepresenting evidence; he charged him the rate of wages was to be regulated by Act of Parlias before the assembled Commons of England with a total ' ment. The rate of wages, as attempted to be regulated and gross disregard of the evidence he had put into - by the Noble,Lordewas 'wholly futile. Its only object, his hands: - He was not ther e to make any underhand if curried into effect, would be step by step to increase charges.—(A laugh.) . He was not there to question the the number of the labouring population, and to create a Motives of the Noble Lord; he 'spoke only of his acts. IoW rate of Wages.—(llear, hear.) Let not his Hon. and He contended he was dealing with evidence which he '.earned Friend meet him with any taunts of humanity- - had groisly misapprehended, and that he had misrepre • let lite not turn round, and, after painting the picture -rented facts.—(Oh, oh.) The facts were not as he had of Misery in its strongest colours, say—" Do you con- Statedthem. That labouring population of which he template that with eatisfaCtion ?" "Are ' you, or are i had given so lamentable an account, was the class the you; riot:prepared to legislate for this misery ?" He farthest removed from misery and degradation. He acknowledged the horror of the picture, but he quer-, would do all that could be done to better the condition the rentedY. ,The remedy proposed, and he of the people. :- He would secure them an education safcrit'advisecily,wia art aggrafation of the eiit.--L:(Hear.) based on the broad principles of Christtan legislation. • His Rob: atil - Liained' Friend; and every 'Honourable Heevould do all they could do and all they ought to do, - blether 'Who had 'spoken on the subject that night, I but he contended 'that no legislative enactment could had 'Contrived to 'escape from the real' question—they raise the rate of wages.' -Those who endeavotired to Confined thernfelVes to an - exaggeration of the mischief, i limit the hours of labour did in reality establish a but - did not point out the effects of the remedy. The j minimum of wages, and would give the labouring Noble Lord,- the Member for Sunderland, indulged in a classes a right to demand a fixed rate of wages for less day dream of et new era of enlightened legislation—he ; work. They would have the right, and having the • magnaeimeuely termed it bold legislation. Let him right would enforce it; and if they did enforce it, adieu (Mr. Roebuck) give it another term—rash legislation. at once to all the means of sustaining the population " Fooli'rush in—" He would not finish the quota- of the country by labour. They would then behold tion.—(Great laughter.) He wanted to know what was I a deteriorated people; then they would learn the con the object of the_Noble Lord's (Lord Ashley's) proposal sequences of their misplaced humanity; they would see —what were the grounds of his interference ? He had a people made miserable from their injudicious inter. challenged the Noble Lard and his supporters on this - ference, and the labourers would learn too late the un subjectleefore; but he 'had had no answer. His Hon. happiness of having listened to their ignorance, and the and Learned Friend acknowledged that interference House would have learned too late how fatal and mis with labour ought to be an exception to the general ehieeous is the acting on insufficient and ill-digested rule. The principle was to let things go OA according evidence. • to the ordinary causes which regulated ordinary con- Mr. FERRAND said the Hon. and Learned Member t?hcts between man and man. On this subject he had had made a speech attacking the motives of those who been ; grievously misrepresented on a former occasion. supported the Ten Hours' Bill, and boasting that he was • What he said was,' that the general rule respecting the friend of the working classes. He could tell him contracts ahould be to let those persons enter that the working classes considered him one of into - them who, being most interested, were naturally their bitterest enemies. They had assisted him most alive teethe difficulties incidentally connected with in procuring the liberation of Mr. Oastler from prison. them, and who were best ea:ciliated to form a judg- They were anxious for his release, that he might went of those incidents. That was the rule ; and his aid them in obtaining the measure he advocated to ' BOn. and Learned . Friend said he acknowledged the night. The working classes had advocated the measure jussice of the doctrine; the departure from it he admitted themselves for twelve years, and it was a question they ought ID be only the• exception. He took it that all would continue to agitate till they had succeeded?. It ' the lahouetig popultision of this country, according had been said by one party in that House that they to 'the general sule, entered into contracts with the ought not to interfere with labour—that the masters and master for the best - wages they could obtain for their men were free agents, and they had no right to inter labour. But the Noble - Lord said he wonld show them • fere with the contracts they chose to make. There was the cause for their interference. He met the Noble then the proposition of the Government, and then the Lord, and slid, - Very well ; but you must point out the ten hours' proposition. With regard to the la • circumstances that form the exceptional rule. But bourers being free agents, he begged of the what did he show?-and now he would challenge an House t o re c olle c t t he engag ements entered s answer to ' the statement.. The Noble Lord stated that 1 into by some manufacturers of Manchester with the labouring,popelation in the manufacturing districts I the Poor-law Commissioners. They proposed to were' so congregated together that they were draw a number of labourers from the agricultural into Mere alive to the influence of publicity and responsibility the manufacturing districts, and he had an important than any other portion of the working classes. Ile return in his hand, showing what the result of that had would•tell the Noble Lord that the factory population I ken. The result was laid on the table of the House on were better off, better paid, better fed, better clothed, the 12th of May, 1843. It showed that 4,228 labourers and better lodged thin any other portion of the labour- I were induced to leave the agricultural districts under a ing population.-'-(Bear, hear.) - Nov, ' he defied the promise of their condition being improved. Out of this Nobk..,Lord, to doily th at position. He defied them to number there were several mothers, who had only from shoe u eleeeee any one reason for interfering with 4 s. 6 d. to s s. 6 d. a week. There were twenty-six fathers * fecteipteD6o'ee -Sextet the one of easiness to interfere who received wages from ss. to 9s. a week ; seventy-two The:celitidit of the factory - labourer was who received from 9s. to 12s. ; fourteen who received fepeat4,:etiari any Other part of the population from 12s. to 155., and• two who received from 15s. to 20s. OtOel.ritirtkklPigdO,M , , ,required an answer.— Instead of their wages of labourbeing increased they were (Criei ord.* (WM - , /fee ieVetated --- that required an an- reduced below the standard in th districts they had sWer,• end: till-thg'innieelty-mengers would not drive left. In 1841 the Hon. Member for Stockport, the Hon. lihn from his tASitiOn. Were they worse off—he said and Learned Member for Bolton, and both the Members better? No*, ;they would never drive him from that , for Sheffield declared the manufacturing labourers of pOsition. The .Noble Lord, the Member for Sunder- Manchester were existing on a day ; and the lend had mystified his arguments, and talked a great of I Member for Manchester declared. there were many in what might be done. He regretted that the Right stances of persons pawning their clothes to redeem their Honourable Baronet had invaded the principle of bedding for the. night, and pawning their bedding in the interference with labour, and the Honourable and morning to redeem their clothes. He would not now Learned Member had sarcastically taunted the weary the House by entering into the details of the op . Hone Member for Nottinghamshire with voting three pressions inflicted on the working classes by the truck-shop times for. the Noble Lord, and now about to vote with system. The only means of rescuing them was by pa . .sing the.GovernMent, but the HOU. Gentleman ought to turn a Ten Hours' Bill, and they were determined to hare it to his. left and right, and there he would find abundant I whether their wages were reduced or not. They examples of such inconsistency. Those who kept a studied the question in all its bearings, and he was glase-house: should not throw stones. He should satisfied two-thirds of the adult labourers in the menu not. e be se re a dy w ith his sarcasm when t facturing districts were more competent to judge of the trhose , friends . were around him:—(flee,r.) Ho question than three-fourths of those whom he now honoured the boldness of the Hon. Gentlemen oppo- addressed. He held in his hand an account of no less site, who had dared to opp ose this system of " humanity than sixteen individuals who appeared before the mag,is mongering. —they had stood out against ; it in' spite of trates of Manchester asking their aid to remove them to all temptations lute out - both by frieuds and foes—from I the agricultural districts from which they had been fQes that would wish to put them down, in consequence - 'kidnapped He did not want to extenuate the conduct of dieaffection in their own ranks, and of friends whoj of the landed proprietors who lent their aid to shot their shafts from aside at the Riglit Hon. Baronet this system, and he thought the conduct of the Diet() return' to the question before the House. Had Poor-law Commissioners ought to be reprobated. they in any way laid the grounds to . Show why they Those men represented their case to the magis , should interfere with the free exercise of labour; " or if trates, and the magistrates expressed their in so, had they proved that it would benefit -the labouring dignation at the mode in which they had been - man ? The Noble Lord the Member for Sunderland I treated, and said that those who caused it ought to &ad, threatened them with the consequences of rejecting be prosecuted. The late Member for Kendal was one of the Proposition of the Noble Lord the Member for - Dor- the magistrates who presided on the bench, and he ad setshire—he said, beware how you disregard the condi- vised that Mr. Muckeridge, who was employed as the tion of the labourirw population. He (Mr. Roebuck), agent between the Poor-law Commissioners and the as well as many on that side of the House, said, when manufacturers, should be' called, when it was provided, speaking ,of the wishes of the labouring population, • that measures should be taken t o s en d t h em h ome . H e -- that.,. all . they wanted was a due and . a fair did not wish to „ ent r into many details of this kind— representationHe was not now about (" Hear, hear, and " Question, question.") He would in that House. •all,but th at he was to be alarmed by the Noble Lord's sudden alarm at not have spoken on the subject at popular demonstrations, the more so when he recol- requested to do so, and if Hon. Gentlemen heard him lected the Noble Lord's decided opposition to the out, he would not detain them very long. It had been strongly-expressed wish of the people on the subject of said, that the mothers remained at home to take care thefranchise. He (Mr. Roebuck) should confess that of and provide for their families. The reports of the he had such respect for the opinions of the people, that factory inspectors showed, that instead of remaining at ho did net want to take them second-hand from any home to attend to their household duties, they were obliged person, no matter who he might be. his desire was, to Work in the mills, and sacrifice their lives to obtain teat the people should have the power of sending their the means of subsistence for their families. In the repreeentatives to that House to. speak their opinions, autumn of 1842, the working classes in the menu . a m pot t o take the pseudo humanity of any man. When factoring districts took the advice of the Hon. Member for lie,said this, he did not mind also stating, that when he Halifax. They were told that if they would better their heard .the Noble Lord the Member for'Sunderland tulk condition they would refuse to work, they would lesson - eonsee ee e ee s; h e e u eld atl'ord to treat the warning their toil. They accordingly acted on the advice, • with tudiffereece s He certainly could not at all under- and in rags they traversed the country, and it was eAandeebaarguments of the Noble Lord, the. Member for not until the military were called out and blood was SUriderialla 7-- in fact, 'he Could not glean any spilt that the majesty of the law was asserted. The meaning eet, any one syllable Of that Noble - working c lasses would not be satisfied with any ram .- , Lord . , " speech---(Hear and laughter.) •In sa:ying this, sure, but that of t he Right Hon. the Member for he begged to state meant no disres ect to the Noble Dorsetshire. At present the hours of work for young from, for l Ppersons both.lo. ws.posiona le usually attached much respec . t between the ages of thirteen and eighteen were i . character and the character of his sixteen and a half, while the hours for sleep, recreation, e ; but, 4 - • 4, -1 3 6 - eente case he certainly ; could not &c., only amounted to seven and a hen' ; and mothers setiffout source he gained ' his knoWleil e Was it of families worked seventeen hours and a half per day, fr°l4 t°6) Mar4l*VV`;l.ld" of Mr. laugh.) Owee?—(A g.. 'and had only six hours and a halt' for sleep and recrea -49(100 if ~the, Noble Lord refiect4d cloe' el Y, he would - tion. If then, they refused this measure to the people, claw, himself something ti in the light Of* . a plagiarist of the day would come when the working classes would thee,eisionarlee likeemanh"%greai master of political extract it from their unwilling hands. e°n"n* 4n- th at Id iP 3 , e e was about to introduce 3lr. MUNTZ said there was one circumstance connected see e e . pew and, be scheme of legislation , —(Laughter ) • with this debate, which appeared to him to have been • 1101 r. Roebuck.) asserted bohlly Aar .prices could n ot lost sight of by all, by the lawyers and the philosophers. Jew ,e i re. pecoue t . of the ruinous foreign 'competition That was whether any vote of that House could prevent t e l e country had to etree s the the evils so much complained of. Eis opinion was that -wih i s whieb with Englanee, of' - u: l . ahour , rile, row, there w . as . n rn o e ' n v d ot t e h c e ou n l i d gh p t re H ve u n u t .u th a o r s u e ne e t vils ; and he would recom - Ouneties competing I , no,.inter::ere ee ' theh righ % t i s th price could not prevent taken place. thesefacts co mp :led th e English in their ha nds, - and of that pow to concede people that which he e. • Wee :tincreas.:n knowledg eerTthheey would h b a e d sure • `CC tiad U 4. t. the lowest possible price, and to make power to easeutfiteturers to sell , beyond (niece', and it - they ascert ain ed te. They wanted a Ten Hours' Bill—that he se thee laid() they were now reduced, enabled- to combat the effect by from themselves—and that they would d ,. ac4lu not go it:they hoped to - - To this assertion of injurious toa tr s a t t fike, which would be more e competition of foreign markets. ,he given, and not He had 'asked ever y e than a Ten Hours' Bill distinct arid direct answer shoulie . restrictions had com e . in contact un one of the parties with whom he • . loyeetgate generalities. If they imposed the - VS'aS it prepared to put up with an subject, whether they were IlrOpoSed by the Measure of the Noble Lord, how the Ten Hours' Bill tended to of wages, in case - elte*Arle that England could compete with other nations, . the i nvar i able ____ w to produce such an effect, switeeAto ito much: ge eater facilities than she- possessed? ant, 4" e r was, .that they were. The advareezes which t h e y expe tel ' e • aleetecameaho.n.ext proposition, namely, that of falling c et to derive from time, mare - -. Mats - I:and it was ,proposed to 'keep them up by a re- having more i comfort, and more amusement, count rb l• • . elmottineoe , thee h ours .of labour. He thought his Hun. would more t ian eaan ce the loss sustained ar tear ) He believ ed the working . YoAght luteto peiet & Jade, more atten • to the authority classes were right in the view which they took of this tion el -4 4\ 4 0 4 0 0 1a eteitte.the lights of political science. The .qttestion ; but though there would eecessarily be some it would not boat cilia *par, M 447l , ll) * l tteloreeleich he . should refer, was what he - small reduction in wages se : kthetugett *row ' f • the b e nefit derived. Now, who were the parties Crime o those who took part in tion to '4ildSSiatll‘V - Abell - the question acted upon ? Why, they were only the women. ▪ t elepplesesies e e. - ; was put to to be being most suitable fur this • e eee ete er they were prepared to chanc e It was said that women, might be *, - , e s p ecies alway s obtained a preference over the ee . e pellt is lat Let , e u eetereens Zs e . d :e But he would. of labour , h mld do the require d . quantity of %r ether - theY t that this thy those people .metlePraelded the y ,c _nee in ni n ny in . measure would cause work, and that the wen webe PolPpv+Av stances, to walk about unemployed while the women were i FRIDAY NIGIIT'S GAZETTE. at work. It was argued that if the women worked only WHITEHALL, MAY 9, 1844. a rational time, the men would have more work, and he i The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be confessed that he thought the argument was a good passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Robert one.--(Hear, hear.) He was quite willing to admit, Maunsell, Esq., Companion of the Must Hoiseurable Oraer of that as a general principle this was improper legislation. the Bath, and o Captain in her Majesty's Navy, rate of the Corn.. But he asked, what had they to do with principles 7 rilaswslkenLocker,i Greenwich• H spat, in the room of Edward (Laughter.) Had there been any principle of legislation Esq., resigned. in that House for the last thirty years ? He WHITEHALL /11-,a e ,9 . had searched very carefully for principles of legislation, ' The Queen has been p leased to 'p es nt the Rev. Charles parish of r Dron in the presbytery and he must certainly confess that he could not find any ! and county of Perth, vacant by th e d eat h of the Rev. Patrick Goodall to the church and L principle of legislation in connection with any one Go- 1 John Macfarlane, late minister th ereo f. vernment. The whole of the legislation had been a le- WAR-OFFICE, MAY 10. gislation of expediency—entirely a legislati, al of expo- Ist Dragoon Guards—G. Briggs, Gent., to be Cornet by diency.—(Hear.) Well, then, upon what principle were purchase, vice Stuart, promoted, May 10. they to go then into cold philosophical calcu- Bth Light Dragoons—Cornet Lord A. S. Churchill to be lations when the interests of the people were con- Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Carden, who retires; J. V. cerned—when every measure which was brought forward I Allen, Gent., to be Cornet by purchase, vice Lord A. S. for the last five-and-twenty years against their interest Churchill, Maylo. had been founded on the principle of expediency ? sth Regiment. of Foot—Second Lieutenant G. Renny to be (Hear, hear.) He denied their right to treat the ques- firs A t L . iut E. p . ai,withoit e i, t urchase, vice Scott, deceased, May tion in that manner. Talk of philosophical legislation! I B Forster , n . ' to be Second Lieutenant, vice enny, May 10. Why it was merely an idea.—(Hear, hear.) Philosophy 7th Foot—Lieut. C. F. Wedderburne, from the 52d Fout, to was brought forward at a time when it could be Lieutenant, vice Stewart, who exc h anges , Sl a y 10. be but of little use. For his own part, 22d Foot—Lieutenant R. Blackall, from the 49th Foot, to he repudiated the principle of interference be Lieutenant, vice Stopford, who exchanges, May 10. altogether—(Hear, hear)—but believing that they could 24th Foot—Lieutenant W. G. Brown to be Captain, with not prevent the proposed change, he thought the House out purchase, vice J. A. Lutman, who retires on full-pay ;C. would do well to try the experiment. What was the M. Drew, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, May W. worst which could happen ? Why a few months' inter- 25th Feat —Ensign C. D. Pogson, to be Lieutenant, by ference. Their export trade was not worth their having. purchtse e , n y t ice B b ir e ch, appointed sb to th e b 51s%F e o l c , it ; G. A . Hart -(Hear, —(Hear. hear.) Did not the Right Hon. Baronet tell Il'illi.ghi3aLitl,urenatse,' v ice be Ijegagscisins'taint2Sur them the other night, when speaking on the Bank man, Foo7- 10 .1. T. goon, vice SPGregor, appointed to the Staff, May 10. question, that if there was any improper interference, 47th Foot—Lieut. W. Armstrong to be Captain, by pur he would come down to the House to rectify it. Could chase, vice M'Nally, who retires ; Ensign G. P. Drought to he not, then, come down to the House to rectify any be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Armstrong ; G. C. D. improper interference with trade ? Did he think that, in Nangle, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Drought, such a case, the people would not assist him ?—(Hear, May 10. hear.) Why, it was making a mountain of a mole- 49th Foot—Lieutenant C. P. J. Stopford, from the 22d hill to suppose that there would be any dif- Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Blackall, who exchanges, May 10. ficulty. What were the laws which had been introduced 52d Foot--Lieutenant J. H. F. Stewart, from the 7th hoot, for the last five-and-twenty years, materially inter to be Lieutenant, vice Wedderburne, who exchanges, Slay 10. feting with the interests of the country? Why, there 73d Foot—Lieut. Sir C. Shaw, f rom half-pa y 90. E Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bicknell, appointed Adju tant ; Ensign 1. were these five excrescences in their system of govern- Nash to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir C. Shaw, who ment—the corn-laws, the poor-laws, the truck-laws, the retires; W. L. Peto, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice emigration-laws, and, last of all, the factory-laws. He Nash, May 10. need not say anything on the question of the corn-laws. 81st Foot—Lieut. H. Farrant to be Captain, without pur- What did they do by the poor-laws ? Why they placed chase, vice Brevet-Major H. Dixon, who retires on full pay ; men in such a condition, that whereas no honest indus- Ensign D. A. Murray to he Lieutenant, vice Farrant ; trious man, of good character, could ensure to himself F. S. De V. Lane, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Murray, m a y 10. . 9.4thoLoot—boLrieuet.eaW, Fis h er xEnsign n to r be C C . a i i ) ), , a o i l n e , t b o y h p e ur i L s i h e a u s t e e , n v a i n c t e , labour, when he applied for relief they said to him" No, no, we cannot give you out-door relief ; that is impos- Aid b p w urchase w vice e l i • r ,sher ;G.D. D. Cleve land, Gent., to be Bible ; you must go into the house, you must submit k..risign, by purchase, vice Poole; Slay 10. to the workhouse test ; you must sell what little you Cape Mounted Riflemen—Ensign M. Rorke to be Quarter have got, and yourself, your wife, and your family master, vice D. S. S c h on f e ld t , w h o retires upon h a lf- pay ; must be separated from each other, in order that you Sergeant-Slajor J. Sans ( Riding-master) to be Ensign, without may receive relief." That principle was still worse than purchase, vice Rorke, appointed Quarter-master, May 10. the principle of the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) The next UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant L Clare, from the Ceylon Rifle question was the truck question. He contended Regiment, to be Captain, without purchase, May 10. that they had no right at all to interfere HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Surgeon J. M'Gregor, from with the trade of barter ; that it was in the 39th Foot, to be Assistant-Surg e on t o th e F orces , v i ce every sense of the word justifiable and right. They Horniblow, appoint A elAr ß eZe r l , F i 'oo , , ,A .lN tr la t y i. lo. only interfered in consequence of their system of Corps of Royal Marines.—Brevet-Major J. R. Coryten, to legislation being so bad. Look next at the emigration be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lieut.-Col. D. Campbell, to re question. Now it appeared to him that nothing could tired full-pav • First Lieutena n t J. Mitchell, to be C a pt a i n , be so unnatural as to pay a large sum to export men v i ce B reve t- Major Coryton, promoted ; Second Lieutenant because their laws were so bad that they could not H. H. Geoid, to be First Lieutenant, vice Feast Lieutenant live here.—(Hear, hear.) It was unquestionable Mitchell, promoted. moreover, that whenever they exported their population Commi'sion by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex. they exported the best men—the worst would not go.— C. G. Everslield, P-Stl. ,to be Deputy Lieutenant, April 30. (ffear, hear.) Now, he contended that these four • • • WHITEHALL, MAY 4. - questions of law were contrary to principle, contrary to The Lord Chancellor has appointed G. F. Brown, of Diss, in the igh county Court of N orfolk, of an right, and contrary to the interests of the country • factcey. Gent., r Extraordinary and to be a Master and they were all founded on the principle o f i nthe High expediency. The Right Honourable Baronet had spoken BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. of going out of power, in case he were defeated on this GIOVANNI BA TTISTA SALVI, wine merchant, Duke question. He hoped t he Mi n i s t r y W ou ld n ot d o th a t, as street, Portland-pla ce . it might turn out that no other Ministry could come BANKRUPTS. SIOYSE BRUNSWICK, me rchant, Lime-street, to sur into power.—(Latighter.) * He had a great accession in render May 22, at half -past twel ve, and June 21, at half-p ast the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. It was quite eleven, at theCeirt of P liankruptcY . Whitmore, o ffi cial as eh ate that all the knowledge, all the intelligence, all the signee. Basinehall-street ; flobinsons. Queen-street-place. law, and all the philosophy of, the House, was concen- J AMES ELLIOTT, innkeeper, Caxton, Cambridgeshire, trated in that one quarter-4Laughter)—a,nd if the Ge. Slay 24, at one, and J une 21, a t half-past twelve, at the Court vernment took the advice of that Hon. and Learned Gen- of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; s ot , n C d o h n a Chancery-lane, 12a2n,e and , ;fi London. Oman; it appeared to him, from his own statement, Peppercorn and Wilkinson, St. Neots ; Mitten, Southampton he did not deny that it was so, in fact—that they must be right.—(Great laughter.) Ile really did not think s b ßt a ar F i er i l d ß l r, n A: L ' N CIS BANNER, provision-merchant, Upper Thames he could agree with the Hon. Member for Bath.— i June i i 2 n l, ee at B or i i r e e , h e m t . r a e ne Court rn o - f (Laughter.) He saw him going here, tbere, and every- hill ; B p ad e lL and a flo r .', hto e n a N - 'e s r s alain- ' buildings, Gray's Inn. Is leere, and finding fault with everybody.—(Cheers.) JOSEPH CLARK, colonial broker, Mincing-lane, Fen- He did not, however, propose any remedy himself', al- church street City, May 21, at owe, and June 21, at eleven, though he oppos e d a T en H ours ' BilL—(Hear, hear.) a t t h e Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, The Government had done all they possibly' could to Coleman st ree t ; Casterton and Co., Angel-court, Throgmor oppose the proposal of the Noble Lord, and the wisest ton-street. thing which they could do now was to give way. He was RICHARD SCRASE SAX BY, wine -merchant, Old quite satisfied that if they did not they would even- Fish-street, City, May 21, and June 18, at twelve, at the Court tually repent of their decision. _He was as sure as he of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, was of his own existence, that if they did not grant the Old Jewry ; Gilbert, Hooke, Street, and Gutteres, Brabant measure in a decent manner they would have to grant Cott e r!. Philpot- lane, City. CHARLES S T YLES, grocer, Worthing , May 21 , at one, it in an indecent manner.—(Laughter.) He only re- and June twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John- John gretted that the Noble Lord had not gone for a Ten son, official assignee, Basin hall-street • Buchanan y and Grainger, Basinghall-street. g -_ _ ' Hours' Bill at once. He would like to see the thing fairly tried, and he would take his chance of the result. THOMAS KEMPSTER, builder, Blackman-street, Soul h- Let them have none of this petty legislation, but let wear, May 22, at half-past two, and June 26, atone, at the them have such legislation as would convince the work- Court of Bankruptcy. Jolison, official assignee, Basinghall ing• classes that they were really anxious for their benefit. street ; Stenning and Carnell, Tenbridge, ICent "; . Stenning, Mr. M. PHILIPS complained of the gross exaggera- Staple Inn, London. . tion which had been put forth respecting the treatment SAMUEL W 00DROFFE, "'wine • merchant, Chepstow of females and children in the factories. He must have Monmouthshire, Slay 17, and June 21. at eleven; at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston GEORGE PARKER, shovel manufacturer, Sheffield, M official assignee; Beam, Bristol. been in the whole course of his life under a great delu- ' sion, if it was possible to restrict the labour of the ay 25, and June 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Cond. country without restricting the trade. He did not think Hope, official sssignee, Leeds ; Duncan, Featherstone-build that the Legislature would either benefit the country, ings, London; Unwin, Sheffield • Blackburn, Leeds. er do credit to itself by adopting a scheme JOHN DIXON, linendraper, 'Sheffield, Mal , 22 and July 3, w hich was merely an experiment, and would at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official prove in its results to be a legislative farce.—(Cheers assignee, Leeds ; Walker, Furnivat's Inn, London ; Black and laughter.) He had never held any other burn, Leeds. , NOTIC ES OF INSOLVENCY. than one opinion upon this question---(Cheers and E. Harris , ipp e r waiter, Liver po ol. laughter)—and no fear of unpopularity would prevent C,,,i. W. Spear , , a ttorn ey ' s traveller, e ll! H i I e o - z e t n o d n - road Old-town him from expressing that opinion.— (Cheers, laughter, and great interruption.) It had been felt and thought, J. Murex. victualler,licensed e Liver in the manufacturing districts, that the House had J. Patten, messenger, Paradise-street, Lambeth. been too prone to the other side of the question. J. Merchant, sea., builder, Boxley, Kent. The Noble Lord the Member for Dorsetshire had com • R. Coppers, schoolmaster, Coppers, Kent. plained of the inspectors giving notice to the rnillowners H. Parrott, Marlborough-place, Walworth-road. Alfred -place, Southwark. of their visits of inspection. He had on that occasion J. P. Hillhouse, tea dealer, Bedford. joined the Noble Lord in making the same complaint, E. Croft, bricklayer, Castle-street, Southwark. and had stated that the plan he himself adopted in visit- J• Friend, N F • il ri ae e r, n iici d u , r b g o ko o .a t all m idne a sa k tlr e eu r r , m H w y ot t r h wm e i , ac, C le. e r, nt A . ins factories, was to give no notice, and the consequence had been, that on the first visit he had paid to a factory, T. Mason, tailor, Sheffield. accompanied by his friend Mr. Potter, the late T. Hodson, joiner, Otley, Yorkshire. Member for Wigan, he had found one of J. Sutcliffe, carrier's agent, Halifax, Yorkshire. those individuals who haunted the lobby of the D. Henry, engraver, Leeds. House of Commons session after session, a dole- G. Small, pig butcher, Liverpool. gate in favour of diminishing the hours of labour, N. Daniell, dentist, Charlottee-street, Fitzroy -square. he found this man working two children under the age R. sutcliffe, common carrier, Rochdale, Lancashire. allowed by Act of Parliament. He had taxed the man J. Hilton, clerk, Meare, Somersetehire. mouthshire. with it at the moment, and the man knew that he could W. Newman, builder, Hammersmith. n - apon-Medlock, Lancashire not deceive him. He had mentioned the circumstance in his place in Parliament, but his observations had not 1 E , .. Is A l..c seie.m i ck,. Browne, tailor, s to C k a e r Carlton - st r eet, P. Lancashire, farm g er a , rd L e a n n e g r, tt C ?n h e e , rl i ti o n ' l li. l ' 7 i n nt ie e l e pring-street, Shadwell. , St. Helen's, Isle of Wight. appeared in Hansard. A speech, however, had been Regent -street: reported, which had never been delivered—(Cries of " Question, question," " Divide, divide")—and J j .. Parker sea., en, lodging-housecoach tnak kere,epße Bath. of that led him to believe that there must Sornersetshire. have been some interference behind the scenes. In E. Howell, tailor, Henstridge-place, St. John's-wood. Holloway road, Islington. presenting the petition which had been sent to him he had W. Harris, baker, (Word. in-rise. acted in accordance with the wishes of those who had J. Collins, toy dealer, Blackfriars-road, signed it. He could himself have wished to draw atten tion to the allegations of that petition. There had .I.ll.l...Biliaaiills„.. ilui b'Talbot, . Unsworth, t,,butcher,e omnibus ilßna.no driver, kn L . sirvt Union-road, ae r e p o t , H ol lvol . been a great deal of' exaggeration on the subject. He was not a cotton-spinner himself, but he T. Bevin p s, a beer r'etail i er, Regent -stre et, was convinced that there were gross exaggerations.-- V auxhall-bridge-road. T. Adams, Blackman-street, Southwah. (Cries of "Divide, divide.") lie denied that he had E. Russell, Oval, Kennington. T B o a x k t e e r t 'r p o a w rk , , ever received any deputation to attend meetings upon J. Baker, grocer, Goudhurst, Kent. this subject and had refused to do so.—(Cries of" Divide, J. Taylor, painter, St. Albsn's-street, Kennington-road. divide.") He was convinced that if they legislated F. J. Foreman, licensed victualler, Seven Oaks, Kent. on this subject they would soon be called upon to legis- J. Harwood, tailor, Hatherleigh, Devonshire. James's-place, Walworth -common. late upon wages.—(Hear, hear, and cries of " Question, J. Water, King's Norton, Worcestershire. question.") If they were to legislate upon wages the F. R. Williams, St. James's- W La a n iw ea ° operatives would be the first to suffer. The more seri rtiff: B 1 11 h a P e It s eh3ru' sheriff'srst , auctioneer, h fficer s r b th ir - e c . ommon. wash- he considered the question, the more he was con vinced that the measure of the Noble Lord would work J. Ward, blacksmith, Eckington, Derbyshire. injury to the working classes, and therefore he felt it W. Young,Canner, au ctio n eer , cabinet Durham. maker, Brighton. was his du'y to oppose it. J. Sparke, Princes-street, Drury-lane. Sir R. PEEL rose, bUt was met with a loud cry cf .1. Dyer, innkeeper, Kingston St, Michael, Wiltshire. " Divide, divide," " Question, question," in the midst of T. Clough, provision dealer, Bradford, Yorkshire. which he sat down, E. Hodson, clerk, Birmingham. Mr. BROTHERTON said that many Hon. Gentle- J. W. Hentig, wine merchant, Hamilton-place, St. Pancras. men wished to address the House on the subject, and E. Coxson, wheelwright, Sonthchurch, Essex. therefore he thought they ought to adjourn the debate.— SECOND NOTICES. (Great confusion.) J. R. Wood, druggist, Alpha-place, New Peckham May Mr. HINDLEY hop e d th e Ri g ht H on. B aronet wou l d 18 , at eleven, at the Court of Bankrupt c y. G room , Official consent to the proposition, as this was a most important assignee. G. Cordrey, carman, Putney, May !8, at eleven, at the and grave subject, and ought to be fully considered. Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee. After a scene of considerable confusion the debate was J. L • ' evings, painter, Putney, May 16, at half-past twelve, at adjourned, the Court of Bankruptcy . . Alsager, official assignee. The other orders of the day w e r e th en di spose d of, A. G. N. Mal French teacher, P u t n ey, • 2 couronne, May 16, at and the House adjourned at One o'Clock. half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. J. J. Caney, fish merchant, Great Yarmouth, May 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. R. Atkins, omnibus driver, Richmond, May 16. at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. o..Gandini, professor of fencing, Great Marlborough-street, Slay 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official ---ignee. LYCEUM THEATRE. Another successful piece at this cleverly-conducted theatre on Thursday confirms the favourable augury of Mrs. Keeley's career as manager. The title of the last novelty is The Love Birds, which, though honoured in the bills wi - h the designation of a " comic drama," is, in fact, only an interlude of half-an-hour's duration, that serves to fill up a gap in the evening's entertain ments very pleasantly. Miss Fortescue made her ap pearaace for the first time, and, with Miss Fairbrother Miss E. Chaplin, Mr. R. Younge, and Mr. F. Matthews. sustained the principal parts in this petite drama in a manner that insured its success. Of the plot we will not speak ; it is a trifle, the essence of which consists in situation and lively dialogue. It is got up with mi nute attention to stage effect, and at the fall of the cur tain an attempt was made to bring the principal per formers again on the stage, but the call was not obeyed. The following distinguished persons have visited this theatre during the past week :—The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Earl and Countess of Wicklow and family, Countess of Sligo, Earl of Chesterfield, Lady Seymour and family, Lord William Lennox, Lord Mountcharles, Lord Auckland, Lord Ailesford, Lord Curzon, Lord Alford, Lord Dudley and Ward, Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord F. Beauclerk, Baroness de Sternberg, Lord Hervey Lennox, Lord Chief Baron Sir F. Pollock and family, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Wm. (le Bathe, Sir Bellibgham Graham, Hon. Fitzroy Stanhope, Hon. George Stephen Byng, Colonel Conyers, Mr. Cullen Smith, Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., Hon. C. Cavendish, S. Stanley, Esq., G. Womb well, Esq., Capt. Eden, Mr. Bradshaw, M.P., &c. L. Offord, cutler, Great Yarmouth, May 16, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. R. Prichard, merchant's clerk, Park-road, Marylebone, May 16, at half-past ene, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee. J. Samuel!, dyer, Guildford, Surrey, May 16, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. J. Robinson, pork butcher, Brewer's-street, Somer's-town, May 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee. F. Crook, commission wine agent, Marylebone, May 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. W. Forthwick, furniture broker, Tottenham-court-road, May 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee. Sladden, farmer, Herne, Kent, May . 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. J. R. Torbock, carman's clerk, Windsor-street, City-road, May 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. H. Martin, wheelwri g ht, Ch e l ms f o rd, May 16, at two, at the Gourt of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee. T. W. M. O'Keefe, Jerrnyn-street, St. James's, May 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. W. G. Stanaw ay, coach painter, Hammersmith, May 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee. R. Denham, Tiverton, Devonshire, May 16, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee. J. Hargreaves, otherwise J. Bond, shoe maker, Blackburn, Lancashire, May 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. H. Channon, porter, Exeter, May 15, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee. W. Linscott, ivory turner, Exeter, May 14, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee. W. Harris, beer-house keeper, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, May 16, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hutton, official assignee. I's. Banes, licensed vi c t ua ll er , B a th, May 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston,official assignee. J. Cock, labourer, Chapel Ailerton, Sonaersetshire, May 16, at half-past eleven, at the C our t o f Bankruptcy. Acraman, official assignee. T. Frankis, jun. , Gloucester, May 16, at one, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee. W. Alsbury, licensed victualler, Bath, May . 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, o ffi cial assignee. H. Johnson, butcher, Liverp oo l , May 14, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official soignee. • - W. Dickin, land surveyor, Chorlton-upon-Medloek, Lanes- SHAFTESBURY.—On Friday Capt. Loftus's troop of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry Cavalry dined toge ther at the Talbot's Head Inn, Iwerne Minster, to spend their forfeits, preparatory to assembling on permanent duty at Bhindford on the 9th inst. The occasion passed off with the greatest conviviality. Mr. John Mill, Mr. Wm. Foot, and Mr. Edward Buckland, all of Shaftes bury, left the Talbot's Head about two o'clock in the morning in a phmton, drawn by a high-spirited horse, ' and when about midway between Iwerne and Shaftes bury the phaeton was upset, and the three young men received severe injuries. The bruises which Mr. Mill received about the head rendered him quite insen sible, consequsntly it became necessary to place him in a cottage by the road side, where he breathed his last on o i here, the followi ng ' S un d ay. The event has caused great sen sation !Ire itay . Mil.l.ll4vra.s Milo y o 3 f o e bum - trouinal. • - shire, May 16, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee. PRICE OF SUGAR. Tke Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending May 7, 1844, is 375. 9id. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. (Dividends, &c., in our next.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 10. (Sittings in Banco.) The Court took the new trial paper to-day. No case of any public interest came on during the morning. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 10. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.) ELIOT V. ELLIS AND HICKS, PARISH OFFICERS OF THE CLERK. ENWELL WORKHOUSE. In this case Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Barstow, and Mr. Chambers were counsel fur the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Warren were for the defendants. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD stated the case. This was an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff, who is an attorney, against the defendants, one of them being the master of the Clerkenwell workhouse, and the other one of the relieving officers, fir illegally confining and detaining him in the workhouse. It appeare 1 that on the 2d of December, 1842, the plaintiff, who resided in B, unswick-street, Barnsbury road, Islington, was confined as a person of unsound mind, and on the 6thi of December he was brought before Mr. Greenwood, the magistrate. The evidence of the plaintiff's unsound state of mind was that of one of the war rant officers of the Court, who, on going to his house to serve a warrant, found him perfectly naked, except that he had a blanket thrown over him, and was reading from a Bible which was fastened to the wall, with great violence of language and gesture. When brought before the Court, however, he was asked by the parish surgeon Mr. Semple, some questions on the subject of Bibles, but replied that such questions were irrelevant to the subject. He allowed he had six or eight Bibles in different languages, and that the Duke of Sussex had the largest collection of any man in England. The magistrate, not thinking that there was sufficient ground for his detention, refused to interfere, and the plaintiff withdrew. He now brought the present action against the parish officers for his illegal imprisonment and detention. Evidence was called on the part of ,the plaintiff to show that he was perfectly sane. It is probable the case will not be concluded to-day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 10. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.) WEEKS V. EOBERTS. This was a solicitor's action to recover 43/.. the amount of a bill of costs. The plaintiff Weeks is a solicitor carrying on business in Chancery-lane, and the defendant is a labourer residing at Tyddyen Galle, in the Island of Anglesea. It appeared that the child of the defendant Roberts was entitled to a small property in right of Ler mother, deceased. Roberts, as next of kin, filed a bill in Chancery to recoverthe property, and employed as his solicitor in the matter Henry Rumsey Williams, of Carnarvon, who agreed to manage the business on the defendant's undertaking to remunerate him for his services when he recovered the property. Rumsey Williams then engaged the plaintiff Weeks as his agent. in London to attend to the .rit. In July, 1841, the suit still pending, Ruinsey Williams died, and the plaintiff Weeks shortly after wrote to the deceased's clerk, Hugh Wil liams, to say that before the approaching Michaelmas term he should require a retainer in this, among other suits in which he then acted as agent for Williams. Subsequently Weeks wrote to demand 201. on account for carrying on the suit, and "Williams wrote in reply to explain . the terms on 'which the suit Was originally commented and Ontinued . for Roberts,. and stating that Roberts was a poor man Ilho could 'not advance any such sum as 201.; but that the plaintiff Weeks would be paid the amount of his charges as soon as• the property was recovered. Subsequently the conduct of - the . cause . came into the hands of a solicitor named Rous, and then ,the plaintiff Weeks brought the present action. . , Mr. Jervis and Mr.Atherton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin for the defendant. Evidence to prove the above-mentioned state of things having' been adduced, ' • - Mr. MARTIN submitted that no case had been made out for the plaintiff. - . • • • The CHIEF BARON said he did not wish to - non-suit the plaintiff, as he thought there was some evidence to go to the jury; but he would give- leave to the defendant to move to have the plaintiff non-suited. Mr. MARTLN said that Weeks knew that he could only be paid out of the estate when possession was recovered, and that he would then be paid. The Loup CHIEF BARON having summed up, the-Jury, after a few moments' deliberation, returned a verdict for the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT_ OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.) INFANTICIDE.—JuIia Elizabeth Scales, aged 19, was in , dieted for the wilful murder, on the 22d of March last, of a female child. of which she had been lately delivered. Mr. E. Platt appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Duane defended the prisoner. The circumstances of this case have very recently been fully before the public in our police report, when the pri soner was examined before Mr. Henry, at Lambeth-street police-office. The jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a ver dict. of Not Guilty. Mary Anse Joblins and Mary Pettigrew were then placed at the bar, to answer an in•hictment charging them with feloniously setting fire to a dwelling-house, ,Charles Ayre being therein at the time. Mr. PAYNE, who conducted the prosecution, was about to open the case, when Mr. Justice Coltman inquired whether any Learned Gentleman appeared on behalf of the prisoners ? Nfr. lloawir said •he was instructed to defend the prisoners. Mr. CROUCH immediately afterwards rose and said that he had also bean instructed for the defence. Mr. Justice COLTMAN inquired of the latter Learned Gentleman whether he appeared for both the prisoners. Mr. CROUCH—I appear for both, my Lord. Mr. Justice COLTMAN said that, under such circum stances, all that could b e d one was to ask the prisoners which of the two Learned Gentlemen they desired tode fend them. The prisoners said they expected to be defended by Mr. Wilkins. (This statement by the prisoners occa sioned another roar of laughter.) Mr. WILKINS said he should wish to explain why he did not appear on behalf of the prisoners. A day or two ago a brief had been prepared by an attorney for him (Mr. Wilkins), but owing to his absence the brief was given to Mr. Crouch, and under these circumstances he would not interfere. He felt, howe, er, compelled to complain of the disreputable conduct of many of .the per sons who practised in that Court as attorneys. He went on to say that the brief had been delivered to Mr. !lorry without the knowledge or sanction of the prisoners, and it was high time that such proceedings were put an end to. Sir P. LAURIE said that the Court of Aldermen had passed a resolution to correct the abuse complained of by Mr. Wilkins. Mr. Hom/ said that Mr. Crouch had only been in structed on the previous day, whereas he had held a brief for the prisoners since the commencement of the session. Sir P. LAURIE said the question was, by whom he had been instructed? If he would state the party's name, orders should be given to the door-keepers to prevent him from entering the Court in future, as they were de termined to put a stop to such practices. Mr. 'lorry made no answer. Mr. PAYNE made some further observations, but The C UHT said the discussion was altogether irregu lar, although, perhaps, it• might be necessary; and the ordinary business of the session was then proceeded with. Henry Harding, 23, was indicted for a robbery, ac companied with violence, upon George Hales. Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that, on the evening of the 24th of April, the prosecutor was at the Prince of Wales public-house, in Stepney, and the prisoner, who was also in the house, had an opportunity of seeing him take out his purse, which contained a quantity of silver. On his way home afterwards the prosecutor was way laid by the prisoner and another man, who knocked him down and robbed him of two half-crowns and some other money. Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury on behalf of the pri soner, and called witnesses, who gave him a good character. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy. Mr. Justice COLTMAN sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for six calendar months. James Lemans, 21, a black man, was indicted for felo niously cutting and wounding Jane Smith, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault, and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) CLERKEN I TIE LL. Six young women, aged about 7.1 i; ar s named Mar garet Glynn, Margaret French, Mara-Willis, Sophia Cole, Mary Brown, and Eliza Maynard, were charged with creating a riot in the Clerkenwell workhouse, of which they are inmates, with Assaulting the master, and tearing his coat. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Harnet, the mas ter, that the prisoners, who have been repeatedly con victed of misconduct in the workhouse, were, at half past seven on the previous evening, at the windows of the establishment, and " larking ' with some young men who were outside the walls, and throwing stones over the walls. He had repeatedly told the prisoners not to go into that part of the house, and on this occasion desired them to leave it. French, with an oath, exclaimed she would not leave the place. Willis likewise refused. They then went into ward 28, and became very riotous. Witness called Smith, the gate-keeper, and then at tempted to remove French; but all the other prisoners attacked them in the most violent manner. Cole, lis, and Brown snatched up saucepans, plates, pots, and pans, and flung them at, witness, swearing they would murder him. Willis swore she would job his eye out. Willis--Yes, and so I will. a kWniife. tness—French said she would run me through vtith French—And I'll do it yet. Witness —They sharpened a knife in the presence of the overseer, a few days ago, and swore they would Stab four other girls, who refused to join them in their mutiny against the workhouse authorities. Witness proceeded to say that the prisoners tore his coat almost into rags, and kicked him on the legs and body ; they would have overpowered him, had he not obtained the assistance of four of the male paupers, and. some police-officers, by whom the prisoners were ultimately secured. The whole workhouse was in, a state of uproar ; the paupers jumped out of their beds, and 200 of the inmates were drawn to the place by the shouts and screams of the prisoners. Four other witnesses gave testimony to the same effect. The conduct of the prisoners resembled that of Furies. Cole flung a chair at the master's head, which by stooping he ay.,;(l, d, and the chair was shivered to atoms , asainst the wall.. They hallooed, swor e , screame d , ana . foueit" "Amazons, and nothing could exceed the consternation and excitement which prevailed in the workhouse. The prisoners, in their defence, stated that two of the men the master had call. d were lunatics. Mr. BROUGHTON inquired if such were the case, and the master admitted that two of the men were of diseased mind, but it was in a case of necessity he obtained their aid. In answer to another question, Mr. Harnet said there were 510 paupers in the house. Mr. BROUGHTON said the visiting justices at the pri sons, in their reports, had stated that the greatest con fusion and disorder were introduced to the prisons by, the workhouse paupers who were confined there ; and they complained of the magistrates sending so many of them to prison. In Marylehone parish a person had • contracted to take 200 of these disorderly characters to the colonies, but the interference of a Member of Par liament put a stop to it. Nothing could be worse than the conduct of the prisoners ; but that of the master, in bringing those demented poor creatures into a conflict of this descriptiim was injudicious and indiscreet. He would sentence French and Cole to pay a fine of ten shillings, or six weeks' imprisonment ; and the other four prisoners to thr, e weeks' imprisonment, without fine. George Osborne, a weather-beaten old seaman, was charged by Griffiths, an excise-efficer, with unlawfully exposing for sale a pint of bandy. The offence was clearly proved, and the prisoner fined 251., or three months' imprisonment. Maria Graham, a young woman of mild and pre possessing appearance, was charged with endeavouring to drown herself. The officer being on duty near the New River at Newington on Wednesday night last, between eight and nine o'clock, heard a loud splash in the water. and on running to the place saw the prisoner struggling in it. Sbe hadleft her bonnet and cloak on the bank. After some difficulty he succeeded in dragging her out, and, on turning Its lamp upon her, was surprised to recognise her as a modest and respectable young woman, whom he bad known for years. She was very decently con nected, and her conduct had always been a model of propriety in the neighbourhood in which she resided. She cried bitterly, but refused to tell why she had attempted to destroy herself. He removed her to the Hackney workhouse, as .she was very ill, and there she had remained since. The poor creature, on being questioned by the Magis trate, sobbed bitterly. She said her mother was alive, but bed-ridden, and unable to support herself, and she (the prisoner) was.a dress-maker by trade, but became so much reduced alit she felt herself obliged to seek parochial aid, and went into the Hackney workhouse some time ago, where she stayed until Monday last, when she left it to see her sister. She remained with her sister at Kingsland until Wednesday evening, when she again applied to be received into the Hackney work house, but the officer there refused to admit her because she did not return on Monday night. Mr. Dawson gave her an order for admission to the house for the desti tute, but her feelings were so wounded at being obliged to stop in such a place that she resolved to destroy her self, but was very sorry for what she had done. Mr. BROUGHTON said he lamented to see a person of such respectable appearance, and appareutly virtuous disposition, in such a condition, and would be happy to afford her all the assistance in his power. For the pre sent, however, he would send her back to the workhouse. UNION-HALL. EXTENSIVE SEIZURE.—Four men, named White, Dixon, Lowne and Redman, and a woman named Stanley, were charged with being engaged in the manufacture of glass in a private - and unentered place. An excise officer stated that from information he received he went on the preceding night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, accompanied by some policemen, to a house in Kent street, in which an extensive trade in illicit glass was carried on. When they approached the place, one of the defendants, who was on the watch, gave the signal to his companion, who obeying it ran out the back way and got into an old woman's house in the neighbourhood, when they were all afterwards discovered in bed and pretended to be asleep. They were all takenrintb custody, and the officer, in describing the circum stances of the seizure, said that he never saw a more com plete manufactory for the purpose of carrying on an extensive trade in illicit glass. He found two pots full of liquid metal, four blowpipes, besides a quantity of manganese and other ingredients used in the manufacture Of glass. - There were also discovered an immense quantity of bottles and decan ters, of various sizes, all of which were seized. The defendant, in answer to the charge, endeavoured to induce a belief that they lodged in the house where they were found, and had no connexion with the glass-house. Mr. TRAILL—But what have you to' say to your clothes being found in the factory where the work was going on ? The prisoners made a vague reply to the question ; and the Magistrate inflicted a penalty of 301. on each of the defend ants, and, in default of payment, sentenced them to be im prisoned for three months to hard labour. THE MURDER AT BATTERSEA. WANDSWORTH. Yestenlay being the day appointed for the examination and committal of the man, Augustus Dalmas, who stands charged with the murder of Mrs. M'Farlane, on Battersea-bridge, the • Magistrate of this Court (Mr. Clive) took his seat at an earlier hour than usual, perhaps with the intention of avoid • ing the crowd of persons who tried to gain admittance at eleven o'clock, the usual time of sitting. The witnesses had been previously warned to be in attendance at nine o'clock. • Mr. Gilham, from Symond's Inn, was in attendance on the part of the prisoner. The daughter Charlotte Georgiana Dalmas was the first wit ness called. She was accommodated with a chair while giving her evidence, and was placed in such a position as not to be able to see the prisoner at the bar. She stated— I am in service with a Mr. Patrick, of Montpellier square, Brompton. I saw my father in the middle of the dav, on Monday, the 29th of April. I asked him if he had seen to some property of mine. He had not called on me, but I met him accidentally in Mont pellier-square. He said, when I asked him the question, he would attend to it. • He also said he was very unhappy, from his anxiety about getting a situation, as he was not sure whether he would get it or not. That was all the conversation that took place, and he then went aw a y. I saw him again the same night between ten and eleven o'clock, when he walked by and coughed as a signal to me. I came out and asked him "how he was ?" He did not answer my question, but asked me how I was. He then gave me a pocket , book containing some property of mine. He then wished me good night, and went away. He was very unhappy in his mind. When he went away, I told him I would see him next morning. Mr. CLIVE—Did you have any conversation with him about Mrs. M'Farlane? Witness—No, not that I recollect, although I am more composed now than I was when the officers came to my bed Mr. CuvE—Do you now state, upon your oath, all that . was said at both interviews? Itnese—Yes, Sir, as far as I can recollect. By the Clerk—Both interviews took place on the same day —Monday. Mr. CLIVE—You now state that you cannot recollect that anything further took place ? No, I cannot.—Did your fa ther walk with you arm-in-arm at the first interview ? No, Sir.—Did he touch you anywhere ? No, sir. —Have you ever ,complained that your hand was cut ? No, sir. By the Clerk—Was it cut ?—No, Sir. Mr. CLIVE—Is there any mark on your hand?—No, Sir. (There was a slight scratch on her finger.) You are quite certain that the name of Mrs. M'Farlane was not mentioned on that day ?—lt was not. I have never made any statement at variance with that which I have made this day, that lam aware of. But I have not been in a right state of mind. By Mr. Gilham—lf there bad been cuts on your hand would they not have been there bow?—Yes, Sir. Are there any cuts on it ?—No, Sir. What I have before stated I stated when in an excited state of mind. The next witness was Ellen Gibson. She merely deposed to the fact that the prisoner and her sister (the deceased) were very intimate, and that he was in the habit of meeting her frequently. George French, a boy, aged twelve years, after being in formed upon the nature of the obligations of an oath, stated that the prisoner had called at his (the prisoner's) lodgings late on the might of the murder, and that he had gone out again. He knew him by his step. There was another lodger there, but he was confident the prisoner was the man, for he (witness) knew his step well. • Sarah Ann Miles, daughter of Dalmas' landlord, gave similar evidence. Augusta Dalmas, the prisoner's youngest daughter, was the next called, but her statement only proved that her father and Mrs. M'Farlane had been together at Mr. D'Oyley's, in Bolton row, at nine o'clock on the night of the murder, and supposed that they had left together to go towards home. Police-sergeant Lynes, 5 V.—l was on duty in Bolton-row, on the night of Monday, the 29th of April, about half-past eight, and observed, about twenty minutes to nine, a man walking opzmite, and looking up very anxiously at Mr. D'Oyley's, o. 9, in that place. I went round to the corner of Black-place, and watched him, and as the chimes were going three-quarters past eight, I saw a woman come out of the house, and the man crossed over and met her. They then went arm-in-arm in the direction of the Queen's Elm. I knew that the man was the prisoner. The female looked a smart-made woman, about the middle size. Elizabeth Shipley, barmaid at the Stag, Brompton. The Stag is nearly half a mile from Bolton-row. I did not know the deceased by name. I observed the prisoner at the bar on the evening of Monday, the 29th of April, at a little after nine, in company with a lady. I had seen them in comp an y several times before. They stood at the bar, and called for a quartern of gin and cloves, which I gave them. They stood about five minutes, and then left the house. Ido not know in what direction they went. Elizabeth Shipley re-called—The female was a middle aged person, very genteel and stout, and about the m iddl e size. She had on a straw bonnet and figured light gown. Sergeant Epics re-called—The female's gown was striped, or spotted—inclined to be dark ; and the shawl, as far as I remember, was dark, with a border. Cross-eiaminad—l read my own evidence at the inquest. I did not know that I was to come forward to prove the dress on this occasion. Mary Ann Williamson—Lives at the old toll-house. I am a dress-maker. I remember Monday, the 29th of April. About ten I arrived at home, and about twenty minutes before was, at- the ,corner of Duke-street, and within a few yards of the Chelsea end of Battersea-bridge. I saw a man and woman standßig - at the corner of the bridge. I will not swear positively but I - believe the prisoner to be the man. I did not, ankshciuld' pot, know the woman. She had on a light gown; dark . shavirl, and either a straw or Tuscan bonnet. Cress-exathlned—He was to the best of my recollection dressed :in a-surtout coat and broad-brimmed hat. It was between light and dark. I did not know that he was to stand at the bar to-day. I was standing at the corner of Duke-street for ten minutes, and saw several, perhaps half a dozen or more, men and women passing at that time. I won't swear that I have heard since this investigation commenced that the prisoner had a broad brimmed hat on. The person 1 observed was standing still, the others moved on. They were about 30 yards off. By Mr. CLlvx—They stood at one corner and I stood at the other, consequently there was only the width of the road between us. Cross-examined—I did not notice the prisoner's whiskers, nor stock ; he had a dark waistcoat on. Can't say whether he had a shirt collar up or not. Had dark trousers on. Elizabeth Neningham was standing at the White Hart, Chelsea, on the night of Monday, 29th ult., and saw a man and woman passing. The female had on a straw bonnet, light dress, black shawl with border to it; and I heard her say to the man who had a dark frock coat on and broad-brimmed hat, " I can't stay out to• night." Saw the female at two o'clock on the Tuesday following the murder at her own house. She was then dead, but I knew her, and she was the person I had seen in Duke. street. Cross-examined; but nothing was elicited to shake the evidence given to-day, or on former occasions. She added, however, that, after seeing the prisoner and deceased go in direction of the bridge, Mr. Messenger and his wife (two witnesses) came out of the White Hart, and followed to the bridge immediately after. Richard Parsons, licensed besr-shop keeper, King's-road, t keeps the White Hart. On the night of 29th - April, a man and woman came in and drank at my bar Should know 0 0 woman, but not the man. The woman had on a grey boa+ and a cottage straw bonnet, with a dark shawl bordered. I saw the face of deceased on Sunday, the sth of May, as she lay in her coffin, and I think it was the same person whom saw in my shop. I cannot say what was the man's appear ance, as he turned and walked up the passage while ihs payed for the beer. I saw the left side of his head, and think I should know him again. Mr. CiavE—Just leave the Court for a little The witness did so. • The prisoner was then ordered to stand among the persons in the body of the Court, and the witness, having been again admitted, was desired to point out the man he supposed to be the person who had been in his house with the deceased. The witness looked round the room, and, after a careful ex' amination, pointed to the man Dalmas as the, person. Th e prisoner was again placed within the bar. - Witness cross -examined—Did not read the description of the, risoner in the newspapers. He bad no great coat, ai f ar as I could judge, but would not swear to it. I think his coat was buttoned up. Am not sure that it was a drss or afroe k coat. Have not read the newspapers, but. have heard that there was a doubt as to what coat he had on. Thinks, as far as he could see, that the man had on a satin waistcoat. Could not say what was round his neck, but thinks it was a fancy silk stock. I was not at the inquest, and have not seen the prisoner since that day—the day of his being at my,ba r —up to the present time. Edmund Rogers, waiter' at the White Hart, Duke-grea t ', Chelsea, said on Monday night, the 29th April, at half-paa' eight, he was standing with Elizabeth Meninham, and oh' served a man and woman passing. The woman had a ligh t dress with a dark print, a black shawl with a light border; She had on a straw bonnet. The man had a dark coat and trousers. I should not know the man again if I saw him. Cross-examined—Elizabeth Meniugham did not draw ml attention to the parties. She had come to ask after her liar band. I did r.ot hear the persons say anything. Meninglia,nl said nothing then, b u t I h ave spo k en to her twice since; first time was on T ues d ay morning. She then sa id s he coal swear that it was the man and woman who had passed an Monday night. Elizabeth Meningham followed the man and woman: to' wards the bridge ; she told me next day that she had g° over the bridge and seen the woman. I heard the man is 32 " Will you go th ere t o - n i g h t, " and she said N o , I can' t stop out to-night." I mentioned these words at the station house. I noticed that the coat was a dark blue or a black , but I cannot say whether it was a frock coat or fla t ' I then, after they passed me, went in doors; Mrs. Meningham did not mention the hour, and never helm at all what time it was. I did not come our again' till after eleven o'clock. I did not notice whether the bonnet was a large or a small one. I have heard many persons mention the females dress. .1 could not describe any dress so poll" cularly as the deceased female's; perhaps the reason will that 1 thought th e d ecease d' s words were curious, and I Pat' more attention to her. By Mr. an-E—l noticed Mr. and Mrs. Meningham lea our house after that hour. I did not notice Mrs. Meninghlar dress. By Mr. Gilham—Did not notice whether Mrs. Meninghan t had a boa, and cannot describe any pert of her dress. Charlotte Dalmas was recalled—l am the prisoner's 'O lll daughter. He has only been married once. I was oft afraid my father meditated self-destruction, as he was !reli t unhappy : I will swear that nothing was said that nig" about poisoning, and that I never said anything about poison' He did not say to me that night what he had been doing before he called upon me. Mr. CLIVE said he should be obliged to remand the hr quiry, as the time of the Court was limited. He would, ho , ' ever, hear the remainder of the evidence to be adduced tn' day, to which time the Court was adjourned. The prisoner evinced, throughout the whole examinatiem the most callous indifference, and, in fact, see m ed a mere ob server, and not the principal person concerned in the Por ceedings. MARKET NEWS- , YESTERDAY. CORN-EX.CILILNIVE. • The arrivals of English Wheat have been moderatO good, namely, 5,940 quarters, and of fair average qualitY• Most descriptions were taken off readily, at very full prices* There was more business doing in foreign Wheat, both fo r and in bond, and l a t e ra t es were stead i ly supported. A l: though upwards of 20,000 quarters of , Foreign Barley ha s ' . been received, the sale for that article, as it goes to the dit tillers as received, was steady, at full prices. The Malt trim , ' ruled dull, at barely late rates. Oats, Beans, and . Peas, in request; and fully supported their previous currency. • • ARRIVALS.' •, Wheat. Earley. Oats. flour English 4,940 qrs. 1,340 qrs. 2,360 We. 2 . 413 . 1114° Irish.... 6,990 20,810 4430 alt, 3,630 qrs. sairrrarsztai. IRA Although our market was by n o . means heavily sir with Beasts, the demand f o r that •.desCription of stoc, extremely dull, at a decline on Mo n d a y' s quo t at i ons of per Blbs. From Scotland we recei ve d f res h up 120 Scvtfi Sheep, the nnmbers_of which were not large, moved v .. , heavily at barely stationary prices. The L am b t ra de IT, excessively dull; at an abat emen t o f f r o m -2d to 4 d per intire 'From the Isle o f Wi g ht 240 L am b s came f resh to hand, /4' the arrivals from other parts were good. In Calves and Fig. exceedingly little was doing, yet we can notice no alteriti° in prices. Mitch Cows sold at from 16/., to 191. each. , Per 611.4. to sink the olfaL g, sd.tos. d. 4. to g Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 4 SecondqUalitydlttE.. S e „ 3 6 &corm quality ditto 2 6 2 . C oarse-woo ll e d ditto. 3 2 g Prime large Oxen 2lO 3 t Southdown Wethers 8 6 " Prime Scots, &c. 1 arse coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Large Hogs 3 0 4 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 8 Small Porkers 3lO 4 • Suckling Calves, each 18 0 28 t • Quart erold Pigs, eachl6 0 29 Inferior Sheep 2 6 3 6 410 6 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. f Sheep. I C I PO 758 I 11,440 288 I I7ZWGATE AND zzazosltraA.zi. We had a very heavy trade . here on the following terms At per stone," Is* the Carcase • s. d. to sd. • • • ' s_ d. tis nee', . , ... 2. 2 2 4- *Mutton, inferior -- middling........ 2 4 26, middling 2 3 ---- prime large ..... 2 3 0, ---- prime .....„., 3 Z' 3 prime small ...... 3 2 3 4, Pork, 1arge ..„....„ •. 2 4 3 6 Voal 3 4 4 4 ' —small. 3 8. 4 6 Lamb. 4s 8d to 5s 10d BOROUGH HOP MEOLHET. The accounts from the plantations in Kent, not being,cor sidered satisfactory, fly havin g ma d e it s appearance on the bine, the demand here for all kinds of Hops hit beeon l6 steady, at very full prices. COMONI.A.Z. SUGAR.—The Market for British Plantation continues tr lerably firm, as the supply is limit e d, an d th e accounts from the West Indies are still indifferent. The sales for the vieeu to last Eight, however, are only 700 hhds. MAunmus AND BENGAL.—The public sales have agsl i2 been large ; 12,282 bags of the former were mostly taken id at 6d to is decline, part selling at 59s to 63s for low to yellow, and at 61s to 67s for mid to fine ; 'and 5,645 of the latter partly found buyers at-64s to 698 6d for goou,i fine white, at 61s t o 65 s 6d f or l ow to good, at 57s to 62s yellow, and at 49s to 53s for. brown, -being rather lower . : There has not been muc h di spos i t i on to buy; 65 casks C eY l°' went at 608'6d to 65s 6d for yellow. oSe FOREIGN.-15 chests 13 barrels Brazil sold at 18s to - per cwt. 1 , REFINED has been in less req ues t, an d standirdiuMPl!•ll receded to 80s per cwt. MOLASSES.-150 puns Aptigua went at 275. ,e COFFEE.—British Plantati o n , qualities have been in liMit o request, and drooping i n price. The publi c sa l es o f J110; 3 2 14 have comprised 54 casks 32 b r l s , w hi c h only partly solu,„ 0 90s to 96s for mid, and at 72s to 80s for fine fine ord. Gel" has been very unsteady, and there have been no auctioV low to good ord has b een d own to 47 s and 495. In 31-of , g 187 bales 4'cases sold at 79 s t o 85 s 6d f or m i d yellow, and 's 56s to 60s for good ord. There h ave . b een o ff er ed „ bags East India, which only partly sold at 40s to 44 / 3 „ 116 for Singapore Java„ the rest being taken in 5t..;4 to 31s 6d for that quality, and at '4os for m ix ed Batavia; there were also 904 bags Dut c h-C on ip an y's taken in at 535, being above the value. Laguayra, 1,2 5 t„ bags were taken in at 42 s f or goo d or d , and 800 bap, Domingo sold at 31s to 32s 6d for good and fine ord. COCOA.—The demand is limited ; 196 barrels 117. b 8 Trinidad went partly at 36s to 49s 6d for very kw to V" .- red, the rest being taken in at 468,per cwt. RlCE.—There have been 3,979 bags 120 pockets offer and which partly sold at 9s 6d t o Il s 6d f or ye ll ow t o V° mid white, and at lOs to 10 3 6d f or fi rs t class damaged. SPICES.-330 bags Malaba r P e pp er were ta k en in a t 4, a and J,032 bags Penang a t 34d p er lb . P ime n to an d co" Linea are dull. SALTPETRE.-3,140 bags Bengal and Calcutta have, be 2, offered, but all was taken in, the greater part at about P 7 vious rates. , , TEA.—The market is ina c ti ve , b u t t h e deliveries ha ve creased since last week. TALLeW.—P.Y.C. is quiet a t 40 s 9d to 41s per cwt 9.11 bt spot, and at 41s 9d to 42s for the last three-months. LARGE EGG.--We have received from Mr. g el " bert, of Bickerstaffe, a goose egg, weighing 9 ounces and measuring in length 4i inches. The goose has 18i 40 eggs of the same dimensions.—Liverpool Mercury. j, NEWLY-IN VENTED S PECTACLES , TELESCOPES, Ot Sll GLASSES, MICROS COPES , &C.—Mess rs . S. an d B. So l o ' mons, Oculists and Optici ans , 39, Albeinarle-street. Pic cadilly, have succeeded in effecting a most scientific 1 7; provement in Spectacle and Telescope Lenses, itc., of greatest transparent power. 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