The Sun. — London, England, 1844-07-17 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 15. CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESWELL.) Richard Cooper, aged 23, was indicted for having, at Bads worth, on the 4th day of June last, felonioulsy stolen ten sheep, the property .f Joseph Jackson. Mr. Hall and Mr. Overen‘d conducted the prosecution ; the : prisoner was not defended by counsel. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Jackson that on Monday, the 3d of June, he had in a close at Badsworth a flock of 50 sheep, 48 of which were hog sheep, and two ewes. On the Monday evening they were all safe, but on the Wednesday following it was found that ten sheep were missing. On discovering his loss, Mr. Jackson went over to Ackworth, the neighbouring township, and inquired of the prisoner, who was pinder there, whether he had any sheep in the pinfold. The prisoner said he had not. Mr. Jackson then inquired if he had had any lately. He replied, Yes. that he had had some on the Tuesday morning, belonging to a Mr. Simpson, a farmer, at Ackworth. Mr. Jackson then went away, but rom some information he received lie was induced to return to the prisoner's house, aid accuse him of having sold the sheep in question at Wakefield fair, the day before. To this the prisoner at first made no reply, but he afterwards admitted he had sold them at Wakefield for the sum of 141. Mr. Jackson asked where the money was, and the prisoner replied, that he had 11/. of it up stairs, and that if Mr. Jackson would say nothing about it, he would give him the remainder in a day or two. Mr. Jackson got the 11/., and told the prisoner he could say nothing about future arrangements without seeing the constable. They went in consequence to the constable's house, where Mr. Jackson left the prisoner in custody. The defence made by the prisoner was, that Mr. Jackson had told him to take half a score of sheep to the fair, and to select them as he thought best from the flock in the fields. He said he had in consequence taken them to Wakefield and sold them for 141.. but that having got drunk and lost part of the money he was afraid to go to Mr. Jackson with the remainder. Mr. Jackson, he said, called on him for the money, and threatened to charge him with sheepstealing only when he found that it was not all forthcoming. Evidence, however, was adduced to show that Mr. Jack son had in the prisoner's hearing stated on the Monday that he was not going to send any sheep to the fair, and that the sheep which the prisoner was seen on the Tuesday morning driving along the road towards Wakefield, were then covered with red ruddle on the rump, so as to conceal as much as pos sible the mark " J.," which was the only one upon them when in Mr. ,Jackson's close. The prisoner had formerly been in Mr. Jackson's employ tnent, but had left it about four months before this occur rence. The prisoner was found Guilty. A previous conviction for sheepstealing having also been proved against him, his Lordship passed sentence, stating that the prisoner's previous history sufficiently showed that he was utterly incorrigible, and that it was necessary to pass such a sentence as would be a warning to others. To be transported for life. James Bradbury, aged 52, was indicted for setting fire to a certain heath, at Aldmondbury, in the West Riding, the pro perty of George Hinchcliffe. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Pashley conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Bliss. It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution, that on the night of Saturday, the 26th of May, two persons were on the watch in the neighbourhood of a moor, called Good bent Moor, which had, during the spring, been several times on fire. In the course of these several conflagrations great quantities of the game had been destroyed. About twelve o'clock on the night in question, they saw part of the moor, at some distance, burst into a blaze, and they ran off in that direction. They had approached within about one hundred yards of the place where the moor was then burning, when they saw a spark moving aboikt much nearer them, and they had come within a very few yards of it when it suddenly burst into a blaze, and by the light they saw a man, whom they recognised as the prisonerat the bar, rising from a stoop ing position over the burning heath. He was dressed in dark clothes, with a hairy cap. A scuffle ensued, but the prisoner succeeded in making his escape. Besides this testimony, evidence was adduced of the prisoner having repeatedly used the most violent threats respecting the owners of the moor and the gentlemen who preserved game in the neighbour hood, in which he intimated that Good-bent Moor would be the scene of a " maunce," as it is called in the hill dialect, meaning a mischance, before long. 'For the defence, it was sought to establish an alibi, which having failed, the prisoner was convicted. Sentence was deferred. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchester, July 15. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTmAx.) William Cripps, a boy aged 12 years, was indicted for set ting fire to the dwelling-house of Thomas Horton, in the pa rish of Itehingswell. Mr. Ball prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Saunders. _ _ __ _ _ _ . __ _ It was proved that on the 18th of June the barn of Mr. Thomas Horton was on fire, which was consumed, together with his dwelling-house. The prisoner had been seen near the place a short time before the fire was discovered, and was apprehended on suspicion. He directly confessed that it was he, and told how he had done it, viz., by putting some fire among the straw in the barn. He further said Sally Mul lings (who, it appeared, was a girl of eleven years of age), told him to do it, and had said, if he would not set it on fire she would. Mr. SAUNDERS contended that it was quite clear that the boy did not 'mow what he was about. Mr. Justice WlGnonta.:l left it to the jury to say whether he was doli capax. The jury returned their verdict that he was not, which was therefore a verdict of Not Guilty. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Northampten, July 16. This circuit commenced by the opening of the commission at Northampton yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Justice Coltman ; the real business of the circuit beginning this day, the above Learned Judge presiding at Nisi Prius, and Lord Denman taking hia seat in the Criminal Court. There are twelve causes in the list, three being marked as special juries. The calendar contains the names of twenty-eight prisoners for trial, but we believe there are two or three others who have been brought to the county gaol since the calendar was printed. The principal offences charged are, two cases of manslaughter, two rapes, and one case of arson. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Bedford, July 15.' The commission for this county was opened on Saturday afternoon ; and their Lordships having attended Divine ser vice yesterday, the two Courts were opened this morning at half-past ten, for the dispatch of criminal business, there being no cause list on the Civil Side, and the calendar only containing the names of nine prisoners, whose offences were, for the moot part, of a very trivial character. COURSE OF EXCHA: Amsterdam CF. 12 5 Ditto, at sight l2 3 Rotterdam 2U. 12 Di Antwerp 25 90 Ramburgh M.B. 13 13 Altona l3 13i Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto, 3 months 25 85 Marseilles 25 90 Bourdeaux 25 90 Frankfort on Maine l2li -- , GE.-(YESTERDAY.) Gibraltar Leghorn Genoa 25 85 &Wan Venice 47 Naples 39i Palermo, per oz llB Lisbon S4 Oporto 54 Rio Janeiro 23 Bahia 23 Buenos Ayres NewYork,2ldys sight Philadelphia PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver in ears 0 4 11 Petersburgh, 3Us 37 Berlin 7 Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M 953 rie.ste, ditto Madrid 37 Cadiz 141bao 36 Barcelona 36 Seville METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. — During the last week much progress was made in the formation of the new street leading from Oxford-street to Holborn, as above half of the south side has been excavated for the cellars of the new houses to be erected there. In the course of a few days the cellars will be built from Oxivi*J..r . itreet to Charlotte street, Bloomsbury, when there will be soon ail.C.7 a direct thoroughfare in that locality. In Holborn, on the north side of the new street, several cellars have been laid down, and the street widened to the intended width, as they have been covered with gravel. There are now but a few houses to be disposed of, to be taken down for the new street, In a few rian the houses in Long Acre, and at the end of Hanover stat, to form the new street from Waterloo -bridge to Broad street, St Giles's, belonging to the Mercers' Company, will be sold, which will leave only two or three houses to be removed at that spot. It is expected that in a short time the Com missioners for the Metropolitan Improvements will issue their plang tor some of the new buildings. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1€44. SUMMER ASSIZES. HOME Cll?CUlT—Chelmsford, July 16. , The commission for the county of Essex was opened on Monday by Mr. Baron Gurney. The calendar is heavy, and some of the offences are of a very serious character, there being no less than eight charge of arson, and in five of the cases the respective ages of the ac cused are 16, 9, 11, 12, and 8 years. There is also a charge of child murder, and two cases of manslaughter. On the civil side thirteen causes were entered, three of which were special jury cases. The business of the assize commenced this morning at ten o'clock, Mr. Baron Gurney sitting on the Civil Side, and Mr. Baron Parke in the Crown Court. On the Civil Side the whole day was occupied in disposing of an action of trespass, the details of which were of no public interest. (Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) His Lordship in charging the Grand Jury said, he was sorry to observe that notwithstanding the numerous gaol deliveries in the county, and the operation of the Central Criminal Court, there were so many prisoners for trial at the present assizes, and still more to see the magnitude of the offences with which a great many of them were charged. There were several cases affecting the lives of the accused, and, but for the recent altera tions of the law and the amelioration of the punishment formerly inflicted, many others would have been in the same position. The most serious case appeared to be a charge of child murder, and in this case it appeared by the depositions that the usual difficuly in cases of this description, namely, whether the infant was born alive or not would not, arise, inasmuch as it would be shown that it was three weeks old at the time it was destroyed, and he apprehended that if the facts should be proved, as they appeared upon the depositions, it would be their painful duty to find a bill for the murder. There was another revolting case, in which a father was accused of a felonious assault upon his own child; and it was alleged that the offence had been committed while his daughter was under ten years of age, which, if made out, amounted to a felony, even if the jury should be lieve that the child was a consenting party. This, said the Learned Judge, was the most shocking case he had heard of during the period he had been connected with the . administration of the criminal jus tice of the country, and it would be the duty of the grand jury. to take the facts dispassionately into their consideration, and see whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant them in returning a bill either for felony or misdemeanour. He regretted to see in the cask:titter that there were many instances of an offence which was very common both in that and the adjoining county—the destruction of corn and other agricultural produce by incendiaries ; but it was satisfactory to find that, in nearly all the cases, the parties accused were not labourers, who were alleged to be dissatisfied with their employers, or with any particular law, but were children of tender age, in one case the prisoner not being more than eight years old. The law did not hold any one criminally responsible for his acts who was under seven years of age, and, perhaps, in some of the cases the grand jury might be induced to consider that the age of the 4tecused was so near that fixed by the law as not rendering them responiiQe, that they would pause before they a bill, although he must admit that the deposi tions showed the parties accused to have admitted that they were aware they were doing a wicked action, bat at the same time without any apparent motive. The Le.trned Judge proceeded to state that it was not neces sary to prove any malice or ill-will against the owner of the property, this having been specially provided for by the statute ; and all they would have to consider was, whether, at the time the offence was alleged to have been co emitted, the party accused was aware that he was committing an illegal and wicked act, to the prejudice of 'another. In one of the cases it did not clearly ap pear that the stack was actually ignited, and on that the jury could not find a bill fur felony, but must return one for inisdemeanour, f it the attempt to commit the offence Ti:o grand jury then retired. 'There were no cases of interest tried during the day. OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxford, July 16. CgOWN COURT.—( Before Chief Justice TINDAL.) Richard Elliott was indicted for stealing a banker's parcel, containing 1,500 sovereigns, from the Defiance coach, on the 18th of March last. Mr. Keating appeared on the part of the Crown ; Mr. Bal- Jantyne and Mr. Huddleston defended the prisoner. As the circumstances of this case have excited considerable attention, we furnish the evidence somewhat more than usually in detail, as elicited from the different witnesses. fir. Robert Hare (clerk in Coutts's bank, London, corre spondsnt of the Oxford Old Bank) —I made up a parcel of 1,500 . sovereigns in a bag, which I tied up, in order to be transtrikted to Oxford. Having weighed them, I delivered the parcel to Quint, the porter, about twelve o'clock in the day, on the Otil of March last. hichard genii, porter to Coutts's bank—l received on the day in question a bag from the last witness, which I put into a wooden box and nailed down, directing it to Messrs. Robinson and Parsons, High-street, Oxford. The box I then put into a blue bag, which I tied up and carried in a cab to the Gloucester Coffee-house. I had often formerly taken similar parcels iu the same way. When I reached the Gloace,ter Coffee-house, the Defiance, Oxford coach, had not arrived ; it, however, came up in four or five minutes, where upon I delivered the bag to Hobson, the coachman. He put it into the 01 side of the front boot, as he took it from me. Thera was no one on the box at the time. C ro ss-examined---I never left the parcel at all after it was delivered to me until I gave it to Hobson. William ilobson, coachman to the Defiance, which travels the Henley road from London to Oxford—On 'Monday, the 18th of March, I a;gned a receipt at Messrs. Coutts's fur a. parcel of 1,500 sovereign'. I left the Belle Sauvage at noon, with one female passenger. j took up another female at the Bell and Crown. At the Regent Circus I took up two male passengers—one was a lad of the name of Cochrane, the other seas a stranger. I arrived at the Gloucester Coffee-house at half-past twelve. There I saw Quint, from whom I received a Lag, which I placed near the bottom, on the off side of the bed. There were several parcels both under and over it, the boor, being very nearly full at the time. I took up two male outside passengers at the Gloucester Coffeehouse. They eat at tiie back. One, who took his seat near me on the box, was d: eased in an old-fashioned blue coat, had his hat pulled over his face, and appeared a very mean person. I next stopped at the Cannon, Knightsbridge, where I took up a male passenger, of the name of Mountjoy. As I left Knightsbridge the man on the box said something, in conse quence of which I stopped at the door of a ginshop, where a man put his head out of the door and held up his finger. That was the prisoner. He got up behind, and sat with his back to the horses. I proceeded to Salt-hill, and saw the bag at Longford, between London and Salt-hill, where I changed horses, which I also did three times between that place and Benson. I had taken up a male p assenger at ct o mroersmith, who stopped at Henley. I reached 13ens, , n at a quarter to seven, where I stopped at the Crown. Mr. Shrubb, one of the proprietors of the coach, whoN had travelled inside, got out at Benson, where I got down, And gave his servant his carpet-bag out of the fore-boot. I then went into the Crown, the coach remaining there ahout eight or nine minutes. The prisoner then left the coach, and paid me hid fare in the bar of the house. I gave him change for a sovereign, and took part of a glass of ale, which he ordered for me. I stopped next at Dorchester, to . put on an extra horse, but did not leave the coach. I took up the mail-bags, and lighted the lamps at Nuneham ; the man m the box got down, aad had a glass of ale there. I proceeded to the Old Bank at Oxford, bringing with me seven passengers, and then missed the parcel for the first time. No luggage of the prisoner's was ever put into the front boot. I mentioned the loss of the parcel to Mr. Parsons, at the Old Bank, and drove straight to the Vine, but could find no traces of the bag. The man in the blue coat remained there a few minutes, and then walked away. Cross-examined—l have been a coachman on the Oxford road many years. I was a little behind time at Benson. I looked about for the prisoner for same little time, having missed him fiir a short time. At Nuneham the horsekeeper lit one lamp, anti I lit the other. I had a glass of ale there, which was paid for by the man on the box. I took up the mail- bags at the archbishop's lodge at Nuneham, which is half a.mile from the inn. I afterwards got down, and locked up the mail-bags in the hind boot for safety. Re-examined—The prisoner had on a loose great coat. I o rgy pi d led up for the purpose of taking the Archbishop of York's mail bags, but I did not stop there. When I got down a Nuneham I gave the reins to Cochrane. Dennison Cochrane-1 sat behind the coachman, with two female and one male passengei s. I got up at the Bull and :Mouth, Regent Circus. I did not see the parcel put into the boot at the Gloucester Coffee-house. I stood up behind the box at Nuneham, while the coachman got down, and held the reins for two or three ininntes. No one that I saw went near the boot during that time. Cross-examined—The man on the box got down on the near side at Nuneham. William Chapman, servant to Mr. Shrubb, at Benson — On the 18th of March, when the coach came up, I was standinz, in the Crown Inn. I saw the prisoner get down off the coach there. I saw him put one foot on the splinter bar and one on the wheel, and open the fore-boot. When I came away he was still looking into the fore-boot, and stand ing in the same position. Crow.-examined—l noticed the prisoner get off the coach) but I had never seen him before. I was close to him at the time. I know Mountjoy, but I did not notice him there. The moan on the box remained there while the prisoner was looking into the boot. William Carr, horsekeeper at Benson-On the 18th of Marchl saw Hobsoni get down from his seat on the coach, on arriving at the inn door. I saw a man in a light coat with one foot on the splinter-bar and one on the wheel, but I Aid not notice him. He was doing something, I cannot say what, in the front loot. The coachman handed me a carpet bay. which I gave to Chapman. I am certain that only one man (the one with a light blue coat on) went near thefore boot. Martin Mountjoy, servant to the Earl of Chesterfield=On the 18th of Marc:: was passenger by the Defiance to Oxford. I got upon the coach, behind, at Knightsbridge. I saw the prisoner get up. He sat at my right. lie had with him a carpet bag, which appeared usarly empty ; it was put under the seat where we were both sitting. I got down at Benson, as did the prisoner alsa. On returning to the coach I ob served a man who had been travelling on the box at the boot of the coach ; he had on an old-fashioned blue great coat. He was standing with one foot on the splinter-bar and one onithe wheel. I did not observe then whether there was :any one sitting on the box, but I saw the man with the old g reat coat holding a blue bag in his hand. It appeared nar row, about two feet long, and very heavy. He passed to the back of the coach, and then resumed his place on the box. difl not see what became of the bag. 1 was not absent from the coach more than a minute. I came on to Oxford. Cross-examined —l sat beside the prisoner all the way from London, but did not talk to him. I had a carpet bag in the front boot, and was watching, lest that should be moved. I walked up and down a few times by the coach, during part of which time I saw the prisoner in the inn. Richard Coster, landlord of the Crown Inn, Benson—l saw I the prisoner in the bar. He paid Hobson the fare as the coach was leaving. He staid in the inn, bringing with him a carpet-bag, umbrella, and top-coat. He went to bed early. Lucas, the Oxford city marshal, came to my house that nit, , ht, and I went with h im to the prisoner's room. Lucas searched his clothes, the bag, which was quite empty, being still in the commercial room. We found nineteen sovereigns and some silver in his trousers p ocket. He said he was a re spertaLle tobacconist, residing in Bank-street, or Bell-street, Paddington ; that he had dealt with Lloyd, on Holborn-hill, five years, adding that he was going to Box (near Bath), • when Lucas observed, "If you come with me to Oxford you will be nearer B Box then than now." The prisoner said if he 17 -sisted on his going to Oxford he would go, but not other- • wise. Lucas said he should insist, and requested him to get an,, which he did immediately. He said that he must go to Wiiodsor the' next morning, or he should disappoint some friends. Cross-examined —My house is five miles from the Walling- , ord-rqd Station ; the trains at that time were running to London, about eight or ten in the evening. When his money had been taken from him, he asked what had been stolen. Box is on the Great Western Railway. _ . John Lucas, the city marshal, corroborated the account given by the last witness, adding, that while the prisoner was dressing he said that he did not much like the journey to Oxford, having promised to meet two friends at Eton and Windsor the next morning. I went to London the following day, and found the place referred to by him in Bell• street, Pad dington ; it was a cigar and tobacco shop. Mr. Guy Thomson, a banker in Oxford, of the firm of Robinson and others, in High-street, was examined. Lucas recalled.ii—A man of the name of Burgess poititectont to me the spot where a bag was found like the one lost, con taining a box inclosing a stone and some sand. It was about a mile on the Oxford side of Nuneham. This closed the case for the prosecution ; Whereupon Mr. BALLANTYNE proceeded to address the jury on behalf of the prisoner. After an able and lucid summing up on the part of the Learned JCDGE, the jury remained some time in deliberation, returning a verdict of Acquittal. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ATCHERLET and a Special Jury.) BENCH V. MERRICK. For the plaintiff were Mr. Valentine Lee and Mr. Hodg son ; for the defendant Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Alexander. This was an action brought to recover compensation for a breach of promise of marriage, alleged to have been made by the defendant to the plaintiff. Mr. lloDasos having opened the pleadings, Mr. LEE proceeded to state to the jury the circumstances of this somewhat singular case, as they afterwards appeared in evidence. The plaintiff, it seemed, was a young woman of prepos sessing appearance, the sister of a Mrs. Grimes (whose husband keeps the Red Lion Inn at Burford), with whom she lived in the capacity of bar-maid. The defendant whose mother died two or three years ago, and kept the Lamb Inn in the same town, about nine years ago formed an acquaintance with her, and had been in the habit of call ing upon her daily since. Sometimes as often as three times a day, during that period. In consequence of a statement which originally issued from, and seemed to have been indus triously propagated by a Mrs. Street, a tenant of the de fendant, to the effect that Miss Bench was a young woman of immodest character, the defendant discontinued his visits at the Lion. After an interval, however, of some duration, lie was induced to resume them, and agreed to marry the plaintiff within six months from the Ist of January, 1843. This, however, he had neglected to do, alleging, as an excuse that the plaintiff had been delivered of a child, as he was informed, when only nineteen years of age. This she did not deny; but at the same time contended that the is fendant had been fully aware of the circumstances for some years, and now only sought to avail himself of that unfortu nate occurrence in order to evade the promise which he had before repeatedly made. _ _ It was clearly proved, that ever since the unhappy young woman's seduction by a Mr. Huseey, and it was not pre tended that she had ever been guilty of even an indiscretion with any one else, her conduct had in every way been per fectly irreproachable. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD having addressed the jury on behalf of his client, they remained about ten minutes in de liberation, finding a verdict for the plaintiff on the first, and for the defendant on the second issue. The defendant had pleaded, first, that he did not make the promise in the declaration alleged ; secondly, that at the time of making the promise, he believed the plaintiff to be a woman of good character and morals, which he afterwards found she was not, and upon these pleas it was that issue was joined. Cbtrb 13bttio11 SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLQBE.- e s"l repeat it again," said Sir Robert Peel last night—and indeed he does repeat it, at least as often as modesty tolerates—" I repeat it again, that we have done more, without destroying any existing interests, though they were frightened at first—we have done mere for the relaxation of commerce, and contri buted more to the restoration of commercial pros perity, than any Government that has preceded us." Now, in every point of view, it appears to us Minis ters made an exceedingly bad beginning. In the first place, so far from contributing to the restoration of commercial prosperity, we affirm that nothing could possibly have so much retarded it, as the extreme de gree of distrust they created by their unexpected unset tling of favoured interests. This is what Sir Robert Peel euphemises as frightening existing interests at first. May we ask, how it came to be Sir R. Peel's part to frighten existing interests ? Frightened them he had, to his heart's content, at the measures of his opponents. Taken his stand he had, to all human appearance and understanding, and so had that slippery corn and cur rency convert, Sir James Graham, on the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill—of 1828. Ever since the Agricultural Committee of 1836, at which epoch the Whig leaders in the Commons evinced them selves favourable to the substitution of a fixed duty for the sliding scale, the Conservative leaders had lost no occasion of marking that as a grand point of difference between parties. On the one hand, they presented them selves as the steady supporters of the existing law against even inquiry —and, on the other hand, they pointed to their opponents as wen who had shown and avowed themselves disposed to change that law. It is fallacious to accuse 'the late Ministers as having only bethought themselves of commercial relaxations in the fashion of a death-bed penitence in 1841. For years pre viously their expressed desire for a change in the corn-laws had been worked by their intended suc cessors as one of the most dangerous things about them. Well, no sooner were the elections carried by the alarm against change of the core-laws, than the new Minister intimated that be was not pledged to every figure of the sliding scale. He had previously stood by the existing law, as something it was sheer heresy to inquire into ! Instant innovation on the existing law was his first measure for frightening existing interests. Consistency (save the mark !), however, demanded that the change should not be complete. Something else, therefore, was to be thrown in as a makeweight— a tub to the popular whale. Corn could not, for de cency, be satisfactorily handled, amongst the new " re laxations of commerce." Cattle, therefore, which no soul dreamed of, which no tongue or pen asked for, were to curry favour with the food-appetent public for these "knaves in grain." Here was another "fright" for the interests whom Sir Robert Peel came in to save from being frightened. First he frightened them at the reckless Whigs, who could dream of making corn an object of commerce. N. B. Corn was already so—at intervals of few years—and the Whigs, therefore, in seeking to give its 'commerce steadiness, were far from seeking to de stroy any existing interest—but, on the contrary, as we are firmly persuaded, consulting for the best, as re garded the landed interests themselves. Cattle, how ever, was no object of commerce in any one's contempla tion. To begin making it so was to break new ground; to bring in foreign competitors de gaiete de ceeur. Eng land is as eminently fit to supply herself with home fed cattle, as she is eminently unfit to devote her inferior soils to wheat Here then Was was a totally wanton and treache rous aggression on the very interest these men declared required to he excepted from common commercial princi ples. Here was an inlet of competition with that interest opened in an article of importance to it—and the neces sity of importing which had never shown itself in the manifest shape which called loudly for change as re garded the commerce in corn. But not only are these Ministers chargeable (from the protective point of view) with starting unexpected game—with throwing open unasked-for imports—but the admission of these imports was flatly contradictory to their plea for landed protection. If land required protection, it required it pre-eminently for this branch of products. For this is essential to all the rest—en couraging cattle-breeding is encouraging cultivation ; discouraging it is discouraging and impoverishing the very culture Sir Robert Peel still pretends to keep out of the ordinary commercial category altogether. We do believe that nothing more astounding ever was conceived, or perpetrated, by any Government keep ing up the pretence of protecting agriculture—having turned out its predecessors because they would not enough protect agriculture—hallooing the hounds of every county on Lord John Russell and his late colleagues for proposing a duty of Bs. on corn, which comes in whether we will or not—and then adopting a nominal duty on cattle—whose manure is essential to corn-culture ! Let any intelligent agriculturists, even who still cling to protection, answer the ques tion, whether Lord John Russell's moderate ap plication of commercial and financial principles to the article of corn, or Sir Robert Peel's unsettlement of corn, and new start with cattle, be the more pregnant with ultimate depressing effects on agriculture ! We know this, that men of that order think the repeal of the cattle-laws far more mischievous to them than could have been repeal of the corn-laws. Such men say that the small number of foreign beasts hitherto imported supply no criterion whatever of the effect of Sir Robert Peel's cattle clap trap. They say that it required some years' pre paration—which preparation is actively making in Hol land, Holstein, Northern Germany, &c.—to enable foreigners to feed up to the condition required by the demand of the English market. The farmers on the opposite coasts have now provided themselves with the short-horned breed fitted fur this market ; and they will find no difficulty in fattening up to t he point required, as the greater part of the very cake with which our farmers fatten comes from Hamburgh, Holland, and Holstein ; and the freight of oxen is less from klamburgh than from Aberdeen. STANDARD.—Putting on one side the deep crimi nality of fretting and teasing the temper of a diseased though convalescent population, the Irish grievance mongering of the Opposition in Parliament is unspeak ably contemptible. Mr. Wyse on Monday occupied the House of Commons with the State Trials, already dis cussed in half a dozen different shapes, and upon one occasion, in February, for nine successive nights. The charge, however, though false was grave, and we hoped that it would remain, the well-wearing stock of the Irish grievance-mongers, " As in some Irish houses, when things are so so, One gammon of bacon is hung up for show." We were, however, mistaken ; the House of Lords must have its "gammon" too (we design no vile slang pun), and last night Lords Fortescue and Normanby pre sided at the beggarly entertainment. The " gammon " which occupied the noble assembly was supplied by the case of Mr. O'Driscoll, whom the Chan cellor of Ireland, having first dismissed from the commission of the peace, as not having at the time (in consequence of recent indisposition) sufficient command of his temper, subsequently restored to the bench, upon the request of nearly all the noblemen, gentlemen, and yeomanry of the neighbourhood. Un fortunately fur the grievance -mongers, Mr. O'Dris coil is not an Orangeman, or even a Protestant. He is one of the sect which usually supplies them with suffering innocents. Mr. O'Driscoll is a Roman Ca tholic ; but as a loyal, a liberal, and a respectable gentleman, he is considered by the ex-Ministerial party as fit an object of persecution as if he had all his life toasted the battle of " the Boyne," or of " the Dia mond." The charge against Mr. O'Driscoll is cumu lative ; his crimes, if not of a very deep dye, are mani fold. He, it seems, in a rescue case in which himself was the sufferer, sent for a witness to the rescue to his house, and then forwarded the same witness to give evidence before another magistrate, which other magistrate, dis satisfied witk the conduct of the witness, committed him, the witness, to prison. To this vicarious respon sibility for the act of another magistrate, Mr. O'Driscoll added the heinous guilt of impeaching the justice of a decision of his brethren of the bench, and was even reluctant to apologise, though in the end he made a most ample apology ; lastly, he actually struck with the lash of his riding whip an urchin whom he suspected of having shot a hare before the hounds, which he was at the time following in all the enthusiasm of the chase. All these enormities were duly represented to the Chancellor of Ireland, blazoned of course in that style of eloquence by which the Irish so well know how to bring tout a grievance in bold relief and full effect—an art, by the way, like that which enables the French cook to convert old shoe-soles, candles'-ends, and fish-bones into the savoury and piquant " harlequin," eulogised by Eugene Sue's " Chourineur." The medley accusa tion, duly seasoned by the officers of the repeal con spiracy, was presented to the Chancellor, who tota re perspecta concluded that Mr. O'Driscoll was like many other squires of his age—a testy old gentleman— that a recent indisposition (a fit of gout,' we would wager) had lately rendered him more irritable, and that therefore it would be as well to suspend for the present, so the Chancellor's words ran, his functions as a ma gistrate. We are tempted to stop here, and ask whether this was not hard measure—whether there is a 'squire of sixty years of age in the com mission of the peace in England who has not trans gressed as often and as gravely as- Mr. O'Driscoll ? However, the Irish. Chancellor was right. Living in a cloud of slanderers and false accusers, he could not be too circumspect. Meanwhile Mr. O'Driscoll's friends and neighbours of all ranks, those best qualified to estimate his sterling worth, felt the slight apparently offered to him as a wound to themselves ; they re spectfully remonstrated with the Chancellor, and the Chancellor complied with their anxious wishes by restoring their old friend to the commisson ; and if the Chancellor had not done so, he would be un worthy of the station he holds. Such was the trum pery case with which the House of Lords was entertained last night, through the whole of its sitting, by the last two Whig Viceroys of Ireland. Trumpery as the affair is, the exhibition to which it gave rise 11 of inestimable value—it shows out of what stuff the Whigs manufactured their Irish Viceroys ; it shows, too, how truly we spoke when we said that Sir Robert Peel's Government had been niggardly of Irish grits. ances—niegardly indeed when nothing more pre sentable than the case of Mr. O'Driscoll's restoration c -z be found. The state of Ireland is unhappily far from one of ptsfect felicity, much less enjoyment; but if the conduct of the Government only was concerned in marring the prosperity and com fort of the people, this very grievance proves that Ire' land would be a paradise ; for if we must set down as a satiated voluptuary one who can complain of nothing but a crumpled rose-leaf on his couch, may we not call that people perfectly happy who have no more serious ground of dissatisfaction than such an act as Mr. O'Priscoll's restoration ? STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) Business contiunes in a satisfactory state in this market. The demand for yarn is very good, and, for some descriptions, especially of water twist, a slight ad vance has been obtained. Goods are also in fair demand; and, with the exception of 40-inch shirting (which, though rather better than last week, are still somewhat de p'ressed),. sell readily at very firm prices. It is satisfac tory, however, to observe that there is an entire absence of speculative feeling in the market. Spinners and ma• nufacturers are ready pliers at the market prices, and generally disposed to accept orders for future delivery. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JULY 15. We have had a very good demand for flannels to-day, but very little change in the prices. Manufacturers complain that they cannot get an advance upon their pieces in proportion to the advance upon the raw mate rial. Wool has been much inquired after ; and the prices are slowly, but gradually, advancing. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon.. Edition.) Mr. BAILLIE COCHRANE thought that unless these asylums were as numerous as the police-offices, they would be of no use. Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know what provision was to be made for those persons for whom there was no room in these asylums? Sir JAMES GRAHAM was afraid that without the insertion of a proviso, the clause might be construed to relieve the unions from the obligation at present im posed on them, of relieving the destitute poor; and in that case, when the asylums were full, the poor would be left without relief. He therefore proposed to introduce a proviso, enacting that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed as relieving guardians or relieving officers of unions from any obligationtt present imposed upon them -by law to relieve any case of destitution or urgent necessity.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. HENLEY, which were inaudible in the gallery, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, if be could ascertain the exact wishes of the Committee, he should be most happy to comply with theta. On the whole, it would be as well that the queStion of removal should be post poned—(Hear, hear)—and that the clause, with the ad dition he had proposed, should be agreed to. in order to meet the immediate emergencies of the case.—(Hear.) Colonel WOOD (Brecon) quite agreed in the pro priety of postponing the entire question of removal until the next session, when they would all be better prepared to discuss and decide upon it. Mr. WAKLEY expressed a hope that the addition to the clause was so worded as not to supersede the liability of the relieving officer to extend help, or the right of the really unfortunate to claim it, Sir JAMES GRAHAM said his intention in framing the clause was precisely that which the Hon. Member for Finsbury desired, and he thought the phraseology would bear out that intention. The claNise as amended was then agreed to. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he was now in the hands of the House, and he was willing to obliterate the power of removal from the Bill, or to proceed with the discus sion of the words, giving such power as the majority of the Members might think fit. Mr. BORTHWICK considered it better to retain the power. As the Right Hon. Gentleman had promised to bring in a Bill next session on the whole subject of the law of settlement, it would be very easy then to modify or otherwise alter the pov‘ er now given, or to remedy any evil which might be found to have arisen in the exercise of it. Mr ESTCOURT agreed with the Right Hon. Gen tleman (Sir J. Gr a h am ) that it would he better to abro gate the power, and leave the whole question for deci sion in the next session. Mr. G. BANKES said the question of removal was now never decided by the judges on its merits. lie agreed in the propriety of deferring the consideration of the question until next, year, when something sound and permanent might be resolved on. All the words giving the power of removal were then struck out from the Bill. Clause 48 was then agreed to. Clauses 50, 51, 52, and 53, were agreed to. Clause 54 was also adopted. Sir J. GRAHAM then gave notice that he should con tinue the consideration of this Bill in Committee to morrow, at one o'clock. He had made arrangements with his }lon. Friend (Mr. Gladstone) for that purpose. Mr. HUME asked if any arrangements had been made with respect to the Railways Bill. Sir J. GRAHAM said the Railways Bill would be proceeded with at twelve o'clock till one, when the Poor law Bill would be taken. • His Right Hon. Friend would then state on what day the Railways Bill would be pro ceeded with. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave co sit to-morrow at One. APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES BILL. This Bill was postponed in consequence of the absence of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly. FIELD GARDENS BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM suggested that this Bill should be committed pro forma, and postponed till Wednesday next. To the principle of the Bill he was decidedly favourable, and he did not think that the course he sug gested was at all hostile to the measure. Mr. MACKINNON advised the Hon. Member who introduced the Bill to accede to the suggestion. Mr. CO%VPER consented. Mr. HUME advocated the propriety of giving la bourers a small portion of laud in the same manner as in France and Belgium. Dr. BOWLING instanced the good effect of the large number of landed proprietors in France. It was ultimately agreed that the Chairman should report progress, and ask leave to sit again, with a view of havieg am en d me nts introd uce d, w h en the Bill would be printed, and the further consideration of it postponed until the next session. IRISH FISHERIES. Sir D. NORREYS, seeing the Noble Lord, the Secre tary for Ireland (Lord Eliot) in his place, wished to ask whether he intended to introduce, during the present session, any measure for the protection of Irish fisheries? Lord ELIOT said there was a measure in a sufficient state of forwardness to be introduced during the present session; but whether it could be passed or not, would depend upon the opinion of the House. He was in hopes that the Bill was so framed as to merit a favourable con sideration; and he shottld, therefore, do his best to have it passed into a law. IRISH MAGISTRACY. Mr. SHEIL said there was a sort of understand ing that when the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill was again before the House, the question of the restoration of Mr. O'Driscoll to the commission of the peace would be brought forward. Reflec tion had convinced him that that question was of far too important a character to he discussed thus incidentally. He, therefore, begged to give notice to the Government, that if the Hon. Member for Belfast (Mr. Ross) did not make a distinct motion upon the subject of Mr. O'Dris coil's re-appointment to the Irish magistracy, he (Mr. Sheil) should feel it his duty to de so. The Copyhold Enfranchisement Bill went through Committee pie forma, and the report was brought up. The District Courts and Prisons Bill went through Committee, was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Lecturers and Parish Clerks Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Committee on the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, which was agreed to. _ . _ The Party Processions (Ireland) Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Trafalgar-square Bill was read a third time, and passed. _ _ On the question that the report on the Farm Build ings Bill be received, . _ HUME complained of the apathy that had been displayed by the Government with respect to the incen diary fires that had takan place in different parts of the country. He thought the Government ought to have instituted some inquiry on the subject. He conclude d by asking whether the Government had taken any measures to ascertain the causes of these fires, and whether they were prepared with any remedial measures. Sir JAMES GRAHAM believed that information would be afforded to the lion. Gentleman and to the country as to the causes of the fires in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex at the approaching assizes, when seventeen persons would take their trials on charges connected with these fires. Sir CHARLES BURRELL denied that the agricul tural labourers were inadequately :paid. Their wages were 13s. a-week, which was a fair and reasonable rate, according to the present value of corn. lion. Members opposite would be better employed, if, instead of endea vouring to excite feelings against the farmers and landed gentry, they would endeavour to persuade the labourers to avoid these acts of mischief. Mr. W. 'WILLIAMS considered 13s. a week very inadequate wages, but in the eastern counties the la bourers could not procure even that amount. It ap peared, from th e exce ll ent l etters w hich had appeared in the Tames on this subject, that the correspondent of that paper brought forward evidence to prove that the wages in Norfolk - and Suffolk ranged from Bs. to 9s. a week. Those allegations had been subjected to the most searching inquiry, and their correctness had been proved ; and it had also been proved that where the rate of wages was lowest, fires had invariably taken place. Now, he would ask the Hon. Baronet if Bs. a week Was a sufficient remuneration to a labouring man, whether it was sufficient to enable him to maintain a wife and five or six children ? And unless they could live on that scanty pittance, they must go into the union workhouse. No one knew better than that the Hon. Baronet, the feelings of abhorrence with which the labourers regarded these unions. They would rather enter a prison than a union. The report was then received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. HUME wished to know what the Hon. Baronet meant by recommending Hon. Members on that side of the House to advise the labourers not to do mischief. He (Mr. Hume) had complained to the Government of evils %hich were existing in the country, and had asked them if they meant to apply a remedy. The country gentle men said, it was necessary that they should have a mo nopoly of corn, in order to keep the agricultural la bourers comfortable. They did not fulfil their promise, and therefore he proposed that trade should he set free, which would enable the labourers to make themselves ponafortable. CRIMINAL JUSTICE (MIDDLESEX) BILL. Sir J. GRAHAM, in moving the second reading of this Bill, proposed to take the debate on the motion for going into Committee, which he would bring forward to-morrow at five *lock. The Bill was then read a second time. LOAN SOCIETIES. The report on the Loan SJcieties Bill was brought up and received. T. Beech, grocer, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, Aug. 17—J. R. Spencer, tanner, Halstead, Essex, Aug. 6 W. Little, stay-maker, Liverpool, Aug. 6—K. H. Knight, victualler, Chichester, Sussex, Aug. 6—T. Bastow, sen., J. Jackson, and T. Bastow, jun., brewers, Birmingham, Aug. 6 —ll. Lewis, wine -merchant, Mold, Flintshire, Aug. 6—W. Povey, grocer, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Aug. 6—J. Gibson, grocer, Kirton, Lincolnshire, Aug. 6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE. On the order of the day for bringing up the report on the Criminal Justice (Middlesex) Salary Bill, Mr. HUME asked what the amount of the salary was to be ? Sir J. GRAHAM said the Bill only contained a pro vision for a salary—the amount of it was open to the consideration of the House.—Report ri ceived. TURNPIKE TRUSTS. Ou bringing up the RepDrt on the Turnpike Trusts (South Wales) Salaries Bill, Mr. HUME said there was no statement of what was to be the amount of the salaries of the Commissioners and the Secretary. Sir J. GRAHAM was understood to say that the amount was to be taken out of the proceeds of the trusts. Mr. HUME, on that statement, would withdraw all opposition to the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped to see the day when all turnpike trusts would be abolished, and the roads made a county charge. The report was then received. MFTROPOLITAN BUILDINGS BILL. The Louse then went into Committee on this Bill. [LEFT BITTING. 1 TUE. SDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 10, 1844. The Queen him been pleased to appoint the Hon. Lucy Maria Kerr to be one of the Maids of - Honour in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the roon. of the lion. Harriet Lister. CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 13. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. CITY OF LISIERICIC.—James Kelly, of Erina House, in the county of Clare, Esq., in the room of Sir David Roche, Bart. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Commissions by His Royal Highness the Lord Warden of the Stanriiries. Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners' Regiment of Militia.— Captain H. Willyams to be Major, vice Alston, resigned, July 11 ; C. B. G. Sawle, Esq., to be Captain, vice Willyams; C. Raskleigh, Esq., tobe Captain; J. N. V. Willyams, Gent., to be First Lieutenant, July 12. WHITEHALL, JULY 11. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Freeman, of Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Gent., to be a Master Extraerdinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. JONATHAN PARKIN, innkeeper, Whorlton, Durham. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. EDWARD SWIFT, miller, Chingford-mills, Essex. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM BESTOE SMITH, surgeon, Sudbury, to sur render July 26, at two, and Aug. 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Marston, Torrington-square. SAMUEL HAMMOND, jun., market gardener, Upmin ster, Essex, July 23, at eleven, and Aug. 20, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Davidson, Bread-street, Cheapside. EDM UND SYLVESTER, contractor, Agars-field, St. Pancras-road, July 26, at half-past eleven, and August 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Colins and Rigley, Crescent-place, Bridge-street, Blackfriara. JAMES GODFREY WILSON, engineer, Standard factoi y, City-road, July 25, at half-past one, and August 28, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Nias, Coptball-court, Throgmorton-street. THOMAS PEARCE, tripeman, Bermondsey-street, Southwark, July 29, at half-past twelve, and August 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Hill eary an d C o ., Fenchurch-street. BARNETT KASNE R, jeweller, Old Cavendish-street, July 29, at half-past eleven, and August 27, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch .lane ; Rhodes and Lane, Chancery-lane. TOIII WALTER GREEN, bookseller, Leeds, July 29 and Aug. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Dyneley, Coverdale, and Lee, Bed ford-row, London ; Shepherd and Simpson, Beverley ; Hark, Leeds. WILLIAM HENRY WILLIAMS, linendraper, Martoek, Somersetshire, July 25 and Aug. 20, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Sted man, Aldermanbury, London. THOMAS LORAM GORDON, cabinet-maker, Exeter, July 30, and August 20, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hertzel, official assignee, Exeter; Laidman, Exeter ; Clowns and Wedlake, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London. JOHN LAMBTON LORAINE, wine merchant, hew castle-upon-Tyne, July 24, and Aug. 27, at one, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Clayton and Cookson, New-square, Lincoln's Inn, London ; Claytons and Dunn, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. NOTICES OF INSOLVENCY. D. Mendes, saddler, Middlesex-street, Whitechapel. J. L. Roberts, packer, Salford, Lancashire. E. Inns, North Moreton, Berkshire. E. Halinbourg, milliner, South Molton-street, Oxford-street. J. Turner, butcher, Newcastle-under-Lyme. J. W. Barlow, coal agent, Liverpool. A Beaumont, fancy manufacturer, Gawthorp, Yorkshire. T. L. Rogers, farmer, Knockin, Shropshire. C. W. Bond, eating-h ouse keeper, Long-lane, Bermondsey. G. Garrett, sail cloth agent, Stockton, Durham. R. Copley, farmer, Broomball, Yorkshire. G. Woodley, artist, Howland-street, St. Pancras. J. Fairall, stamper, Sussex-place, Peckham. H. Nodes, undertaker, Robert-street, Chelsea. H. Brereton, farmer, Croesfryn, Anglesey. R. Peters, labourer, Viney-hill, Gloucestershire. J. Pray, quarryman, Viney-hill, Gloucestershire. J. Catt, confectioner, Gravesend. H. Archer, wheelwright, Brewood, Staffordshire. I. Page, painter, Canterbury. W. Alcock, Burton Strather, Lincolnshire. J. Reynolds, joiner, Liverpool. G. Mather, organist, Bronti-place, Walworth. D. Duncombe, coffee-house keeper, Drury-lane. G. Attock, coach builder, Liverpool. R. Jones, farmer, Wrexham, Denbighshire. J. Sawyer, coffee-house keeper, Stratford, Essex. S. Collins, blacksmith, Heswall Cheshire. E. Morton, Winchester-row, Paddington. S. Lenox, sail-maker, Liverpool. J. Firth, clothier, Leeds. G. Leach, green-grocer, Bingley, Yorkshire. J. Groom, cabinet-maker, St. Clement, Oxfordshire. Rev. J. Williams, clerk, Grove-road, Mile-end-road. T. Greenwood, dealer in woollen-flocks, Halifax, Yorkshi re . R. Rushbrook, veterinary-surgeon, Rayleigh, Essex. C. Bampton, collar-maker, Woolwich. E. Brown, governess, Brighton. J. Breden, shoemaker, Liverpool. J. Cosyn. harness-maker, Redborn, Hertfordshire, W. E. Thomas, hair-dresser, Bristol. J. Cherry, joiner, Stockport, Cheshire. J. Robson, butcher, Manchester. A. Morris, pork-butcher, Manchester. W. Wagstaff, cabinet-maker, Liverpool. H. Glasebrook, coach-maker, Long-lane, Bermondsey. J. Sherwood, stationer, Carter-street, Walworth. W. C. Fuller, green-grocer, George-street, Oxford-street. G. Rownsley, Waterman, Staith, York-hire. B. Roffe, baker, Mil'brook, Bedfordshire. C. Sewell, shoemaker, Gestingtherpe, Essex. C. Bevill, attorney, Cambridge. J. Lamb, deputy coal-weigher, Globe-terrace, Commercial-rd. G. Newman, usher, Ealing, Middlesex. J. Massey, tailor, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. T. Fancy, licensed victualler, Bear-yard, Lincoln's Inn-fields. T. Friend, cabinet-maker, Canterbury. R. Knights, butcher, John-street, Edgeware- road. J. M. P. Fellingham, clerk, King Edsard-st., Blackfriars. W. Chubb, accountant, Bristol. R. Shaw, shipwright, Gatcombe, Gloucestershire. R. Smith, shopman, Bowling-green -buildings, Now-road. J. Burgess, jan., shoemaker, Southwold, Suffolk. T. Sansom, baker, Rickmanaworth, Hertfordshire. J. Cherriman, dentist, Wells-street, Marylebone. A. Woodroffe, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, T. Lee, inn-keeper, Halifax, Yorkshire. F. Twysden, Bearsted-green, Maidstone. W. Bainbridge, boot-maker, Fenchurch-street, City. J. Mercer, carpenter, Horsemonger-lane, Southwark. M. Burgess, Acle, Norfolk. SECOND NOTICES. J. P. Hillhouse, hawker, Bedford, 1;1i 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. G. Crook, parchment-maker, Witney, Oxfordshire, July 2; at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee. H. J. Murton, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Marines, Hill-street, Brompton, July 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. J. Sheppard, bricklayer, Woodford, Essex, July 23, at ele ven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee. R. Parker, Gravesend, July 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. G. S. Mann, eating-house-keeper, Bucklersbury, Cheapside, July 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. S. Stephens, porkman, Blackfriars-road, July 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee. J. J. Clark, baker, Thornton-street, Dockhead, Horsely down, July 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee. J. W. Wright, Chars&ld, Suffolk, July 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee. J. Colton, rope-maker, West Retford, Nottinghamshire, July 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee. T. Singleton, druggist, Sheffield, July 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee. J. Ward, beer-shop-keeper, Kirkheaton, - Yorkshire, July 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee. J. Tarbotton, provision -dealer, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, July 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, offi cial assignee. S. Glover, painter, Leeds, July 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. C. Copley, servant, Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, July 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee. J. Brazendale, butcher, Liverpool, July 19, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. S. Cowing, grocer, Lowestoft, Suffolk, Aug. 6, at twelve —G. Park, eowkeeper, Charles-street, Stepney, Aug. 9, at half-past eleven—J. Elliott, innkeeper, Caxton, Cambridge shire, Aug. 9, at twelve—N. T. Smith, jun., Aug. 8, at twelve—S. Moore, woollen-draper, King William-street, City, Aug. 7, at two—D. Sandeman and A. Graham, mer chants, John-street, America-square ' City, Aug. 7, at two— s. Sly, engrave r , Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, Aug. 8, at eleven—J. Sparh am, miller, Froston, Suffolk, Aug. 8, at eleven. In the Country. J. King, mercer, Kingston-upon-Hull, Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—T. Bagshaw, innkeeper, Buxton, Derbyshire, Aug. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—W. Carr and J. C. Carr, merchants, Sunderland, Aug. 9, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court —J. Taylor, coal-fitter, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, Aug. 9, at one, at the Neweastle-upon-Tyne District Court—W. Stone, printer, Birmingham, Aug. 14, at half-past one, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Arnold, jun., and H. Ar nold, cheese-factors, Derby, Aug. 14, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. T. C. Lancefield, builder, Augustus-square, Regent's-park, Aug. B—J. Pledge, bricklayer, Vauxhall-street, Lambeth, Aug. B—J. Elliott, innkeeper. Caxton, Canibridgshire, Aug. 9 —J. B. W. Knight, printer, St. James's-walk, Clerkenwell, Aug. 7-0. Johnson, corn-dealer, Maldon, Essex. Aug. 6 C. Hopkins, miller, Stapleton, Gloucestershire, Aug. B—C. Rieke, iren rivet manufacturer, Rotherhithe, Surrey, Aug. 8 —A. Nicholl and W. Nichol!, worsted-spinners, Halifax, Aug. 9 —J. Porter, victualler, Honiton, Devonshire, Aug. 8— J. Arnold, jun., and H. Arnold, cheese-factors, Derby, Aug. 14 —J. Gould, cheese-factor, Sheen, Staff or d s hi re , ug. 14— PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. Van Sandau and R. Cumming, attorneys, King-street, Cheapside—S. Wall and T. F. Wall, ironmongers, Hereford-- W. Jones and W. Arthur, braziers, Castle.street, Leicester square—N. Ramsden and G, Beanland, woolstaplers. Brad. ford—T. Ramsden and .1. Tate, worsted-spinners, Bingley, Yorkshire—J. W. Welch and D. Welch, sizers of cotton warp, Manchester—J. Wood and J. Milner, merchants, Dalton, near Huddersfield—W. Warburton and R. W. Stanley, dyers, Leeds—John Hemingway, James Hemingway, J. B. Heming way, and C. Pearson, contractors, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (so far as regards James Hemingway )—T. Beed and J. Darke, curriers, Honiton, Devonshire—C. Smith and J. Devonshire, shoemakers, Northampton—J. Stunt and E. Stunt, shoe makers, Strand—J. Mack and H. Downs, brewers, King street, St. Luke's—J. White and J. Skinner, brewers, Tavi. stock, Devonshire—J. Evans and T. Cattell, corn -factors, Aston, near Birmingham—J. P. M'Dougall, J. Hamilton, P. Morrison, M. Meyers, J. M. Douglas, J. A. Galloway, G. Mackintosh, W. Sloane, and H. P. Hope, general wood-cutting company (so far as regards H. P. Hope)—E. Holley and T. Eyre, druggists, Liverpool—T. Woodham, C. Seagram, R. W. Simonds, attorneys, Winchester— W. Watford, G. Not tidgei jun., T. Greenwood, W. M. Tufnell, W. Walford, jun., and B. Sparrow, Braintree, Essex (so far as regards G. Not tidge, jun.)—R. Otte'', W. Janson, and H. Taylor, sail cloth manufacturers, Darlington, Durham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. WILLIAM FIMESTER, builder, Glasgow, July 23, and Aug. 13, at two, at the chambers of Wilson and Leighton, Glasgow. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE: SOUTHAMPTON RACES—TUESDAY. The Shirley Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 30 added; for two yrs old, 7st ; and three yrs, 9st 2113 ; fillies allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 1501., &e. Last three-quarters of a mile. (6 Subs.) Mr. Caffall's Gaiety, 3 yrs (Wakefield; 1 Mr. Deakins's Caractacus, 2 yrs • 2 Mr. Payne's Audrey, 3 yrs 3 The following were not placed :—Mf. Treen's Wild Rose, 2 yrs—Mr. England's Spri ng -b o k, 3 y rs — an d Mr. Dockeray's Molly Mogg, 3 yrs. Won by three parts of a length. The winner was claimed. The Southampton Stakes of 20 soya. each, h ft, and 5 ft only if declared, with 100 added ; the second to save his stake. One mile and three. quarters. (22 Subs., 13 paid.) Lord Glenlyon's Ben-y-Glo, 4 yrs, Bst 21b ...(Mann) 1 Mr. Greville's Portamnus, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Mr. Burton nd Mobarek, 6 yrs, 7st , The following also ran :—Mr. H. Davis's Gorham bury, 4 yrs, Bst 121b—Captain Martyn's Emilian, 5 yrs, 7st—Mr. Osbaldeston's The Conqueror, 5 yrs, 7st—Mr. Shelley's Young Lochinvar, 4 yrs, Est 21b. Won by a neck. The Maiden Plate of 30 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each; for three yrs old, 7st 21b; four, Bst 21b; five, Bst 81b; six and aged, 9st; mares, &c. allowed 31bs. The second to save his stake and receive 5/., and the winner to be sold for 100 L Heats, once round and a dis. (Ten Subs.) Mr. Payne's Audrey, 3 yrs (Esling) 1 3 Mr. Wesley's Miss Lucy, 5 yrs Mr. Southby's Waterloo, 5 yrs .... 0 2 Mr. Jones's cby Elis, out of Distaff, 3 yrs 3 4 Mr. Fuller's Whitefoot, aged Mr. King's cby Hornsea, out of Slender's d, 3 yrs 6 6 Mr. Bray's The Midnight Star, 3 yrs 2 dr Mr. Etwall's Queen of the Chase, 3 yrs 4 dr Not run out when the train left. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, 1844. Entries for the Stakes, &c., which closed on Monday afternoon. WEDNESDAY. The Croxteth Stakes of 15 sovi. each. Extempore, 4 yrs—Erebus, 3 yrs—Princess Alice, 3 yrs—Aristides, 4 yrs—Doctor Husband, 3 yrs—True boy, 4 yrs—Robert de Gorham, 5 yrs—Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs—The Bishop of Romford's Cob, 4 yrs. Plate of 601. for ilor . ses that never won 501 Captain Vaughan's Winter, 4 yrs—Mr. H. Thomp son's b g by Hinduo, out of Sister til,ZE°l4s, 5 yrs,-:-.!*r. J. Owen ris Alice,. 3 yrs—Mr; Meiltiam's Godfrey', 3 YrsL-Captain Harcourt's Sir Abstrupti, 4 yrs—Mr. Bowes's T'Auld Squire, 3 yrs—Lord Chesterfield's Atta ghan, 8 yrs—Lord Eglinton's Fitzjames, 3 yrs. THURSDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Gs. Heats, Two Miles. Aristotle, 5 yrs—Godfrey, 3 yrs—Tru,:boy, 4 yrs— The Best-of-Three, 3 yrs—Philip, 4 yrs—The Currier, aged—Pastoral, 3 yrs—Pride of Kildare, 3 yrs—Wise acre. 5 yrs—Extempore, 4 yrs—Mavourneen, 5 yrs— Celeste, 3 yrs—Prizefighter, 4 yrs—British Yeoman, 4 yrs—The Caster, 4 errs—Fitzjames,_ 3 yrs—Dr. Hus band, 3 yis. FRIDAY. The Stanley Stakes, of 15 sous. each. T.YC. Miss Elis, 2 irs--Fanny Eden, 3 yrs—The Lass of Gowrie, 2 yrs—Dr. Husband, 3 yrs—Pluto, 2 yrs— Godfrey, 3 y rs—Pickpocket, 2 yrs—Master Stepney, 2 yrs—Helmsman, 2 yrs—Hope, 2 yrs—Sweetmeat, 2 yrs—British Tar, 3 yrs—Zephon, 3 yrs, T'Auld Squire, 3 yrs. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 60 added. Heats. Winter, 4 yrs—b g by Hindoo, out of Sister to ./Eolus, 5 yrs—Alice, 3 yrs—Godfrey, 3 yrs—The Biddy, 5 yrs —Miss Miggs, 4 yrs—Orphan, 4 yrs—Morpeth, 6 yrs— April Noddy, 3 yrs—T'Auld Squire, 3 yrs—Fitzjames, 3 yrs—Easingwold, aged. GOODWOOD, 1844. Forty-two horses are named the Chesterfield Cup. Gunter does not start for the Goodwood Stakes. Daddy Longlegs does not start for the Cup. YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1844. Acceptances for the Great Ebor Handicap. Aristotle, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Ben-y-Gh10,4 yrs, 7st 131 b Lucy Banks, 5 yrs, 7st 91b—Pompey, 4 yrs, 7st 91b— Scalteen, 5 yrs, ist 61b—Mania, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—The Caster, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Whistle, 5 yrs, 7st 41b—General Pollock, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Jamie Forest, aged, 6st 131 b—.- What, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Flamingo, 5 yrs, Est 121b—Porto Bello, 4 yrs, Est 71b—Lara, 6 yrs, Est 61b—All Fours, aged, Gst 61b—Messalini, 4 yrs, Gat 61b—Stopford, 4 yrs 6st 41b—Belle Dame, 5 yrs, Est 41b—Bonny Bonnet, 5 yrs, 6st—Franchise, 5 yrs, 6st—Poussin, 4 yrs, 6st— The Neill. 4 yrs, 6st—lnheritress, '4 yrs, sst 131 b Everton, 4 yrs, sst 131b—Blindfold, 4 yrs, sst 121 b Glossy, 4 yrs, sst 51b—Doctor Husband, 3 yrs, sst 41b— Celeste, 3 yrs, sst—Godfrey, 3 yrs, 4st 61b—Pedometer, 3 yrs, 4st 31b—Ambition, 3 yrs, 4st 21b—Lightning, 3 yrs, 4st—Rowena, 3 yrs, 4st—Consternation, 3 yrs, 4st. The rest pay 5 sous, each. ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK COMPANY. The general half-yearly meeting of the Shareholders and Proprietors in this Company, was held at the Deck house, Tower-hill, yesterday, Mr. Tooke, in the Chair. After some preliminary •routine business had Leen gone through, a dividend of 21 per cent. for the half year, ending June 30, last, was declared payable on and after the 22d instant ; the amount of income-tax pay able thereon to be defrayed by the Company. A ballot was then taken for the election of Directors for the ensuing year, when the present members of the direc tion were unanimously re-elected. In consequence of the Act of Incorporation only requiring a statement of ac counts to be submitted once a year—namely, at the January meeting—no formal report was read, but the Chairman stated that the affairs of the Company were in a most prosperous and flourishing condition. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Directors, and to Sir John Hall, the Secretary to the Company, for the sucees tul management of 'the interests committed to his care, the meeting separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 16. CASE OF MR. O'DRISCOLL. Earl FORTESCUE then rose to move for information respecting the grounds upon which Mr. Alexander O'Driscoll had been restored to the commission of the peace. Mr. O'Driscoll was a magistrate in the county of Cork. It appeared that, while out hunting, he saw two or three boys on a portion of his lavd, who upon seeing Mr. O'Driscoll, run away. Mr. O'Driscoll pursued them and overtook one of the boys, upon show he inflicted severe punishment with his whip. The matter was brought before the other magistrates, and Mr. O'Driscoll was fined £2 and costs. Upon this decision being announced, Mr. O'Driscoll declared that his brother magistrates had not done him justice, and some altercation ensued, and the result was that the matter was brought under the consideration of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and Mr. O'Driscoll was dismissed from the magistracy, but was ultimately reinstated in the commission of the peace. It was respecting this restora tion that he (Earl Fortescue) moved for information. Lord WHARNCLIFFE did not think the Noble Earl had laid any Parliamentary grounds for the production of papers relating to this case. He would not, however, meet the case upon technical grounds. He thought it would be evident to every one who had read the letters that had passed between the parties in this case, that much exaggeration had taken place. There could be no doubt that the boy in question hul been made a tool of in order to get up a case against Mr. O'Drisc.oll. There could be no doubt that Mr. O'Driscoll had been guilty of excessive warmth of temper. It would, however, be remembered that he was interrupted in his field sports, by a lot of boys, and their Lordships must all feel how very annoying it was to be treated in the way these boys had treated Mr. O'Driscoll.—(L aug h ter .) M r . O'Driscoll was, however, removed from the bench ; but, after having been suspended for some time, the Magis trates of the county memorialised the Lord-Lieutenant, praying for his restoration to the commission of the peace. After this it was not thought that Mr. O'Dris coll was unfit to hold a seat on the bench of magistrates, and he was therefore reinstated in the commission of the peace. lie (Lord Wharncliffe) must, therefore, resist the motion: The Marquis of NORMANBY was surprised at the speech which the Noble Lord had just delivered. He totally differed from his Noble Friend when he said that no Parliamentary ground had been laid for the produc tion of the papers. The facts stated by his Noble Friend (Earl Fortescue) had not been at all contradicted, nor had it been attempted to meet them any way ; and therefore he said that ample ground had been shown for the motion which his Noble Friend had made. With these facts before him, he (the Marquis of Normanby) would never have restored such a man as Mr. O'Driscoll to the bench, and he referred to the course which he had taken when in office with respect to the case of Colonel Verner. Lord WHARNCLIFFE said, if the Noble Earl very much wished for the production of these papers, hs, would produce them.—(Hear, hear.) The Earl of RIPON would not defond the conduct of Mr. O'Driscoll, but he thought there was considerable palliation in his case. of The Earl of _WICKLOW e u l o gised the governme nt Earl de Grey, and c on t en d e d th a t h er Majesty's Goer,, meat were justified in restoring Mr. O'Driscoll t" bench. He thought it would have been Unjust to ha : . subjected this gentleman to degradation for life tnerP.li: upon the circumstances whi c h ad been detailed wt respect to his . concluct. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE contended that Mr. O'Driscoll had been replaced on the bench to st°!, party views and party p ur p oses . li e thought there hs " not been the shadow o f an excuse offered for the co ndo ct t of this gentleman, and t h ere f ore h e was o f opinion t hs his restoration to the bench was unjustifiable, and not ° be defended. The Earl of BA NDON said lie had signed the Inr morial to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, praying the restoration of Mr. O'D r i sco ll, and to that mewl , were attached the names of t w o Peers agreeing in P. tics with Noble Lords opposite. Lord CAMPBELL th roug ht f rom w h a t h e had hea , a that Mr. O'Driscoll was a pees , n w h o was u nfit to ba re ' tained in the commission of the peace. The Earl of GLENG ALL sa id t h ere w ere lot of paltry, contemptible, pettifogging lawyers in Ireland:. who were in the habit of frequenting courts of P e . l ', sessions, in order to pick up ch a rg e s aga i ns t the mag i ne s trates, out of which they can gain something in the 511 : 1 1 ;i, of costs. Mr. O'Driseoll was one o f the men had set their face against the repeal O c i e tation, and the consequence was that he had m a p , himself obnoxious. He asserted that this was aP ar Matter, for the charge against Mr. O'Driscoli had br r. merely trumped up to suit party purpbscs. '„, O'Driscoll was an enlightened Roman Catholic, and r. cause he had opposed the repeal conspiracy, every e l de cumstance was laid hold of, in order, if possible, t°, him an injury. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL defended Mr. 0'1) 1 1 5 .' colt, as a gentleman who had well performed his moo terial duties fur a great number of years, and as tleman every way calculated to exercise judicial - 0' 1 ; i tions. Mr. O'Driscoll lived in a part of t h e counll where gentlemen were very scarce—*--(Laughter), . 1 hence he was looked upon with anything but ". feeling. to . td The LORD CHANCELLOR defended the -m - 4 Chancellor of Ireland, and said that uo man bad adu inistered justice in that country with greater f; partiality. He was of the same opinion with 1 4 °4. Lords on that (the Ministerial). side of the House , r o , this charge had been got up in consequence of and O'Driscoll being a Roman Catholic, a Conservative , an anti-repealer. It appeared from the p a pers had been laid on their Lordships' table upon this 5° ject, that the assault on the boy was anything but of ; I r. aggravated character. He did not mean to justify O'Driscoll's conduct; but this he would say, th l ndi great deal of exaggeration had been indulged ill II " respect to it. . . The Earl of RADNOR looked upon this case as a ° I important one, and one upon which they ought to hb9 the fullest information. If the boy who was assaulted Mr. O'Driscoll had assaulted that gentleman, the c a be would not have been treated as a petty assault, but t o boy would have been sent to prison. There ough t be equal justice to rich and poor, and in this matted iii tice had not been obtained. Lord WHARNCLIFFE explained. Lord CAMPBELL rose, but was interrupted by The Earl of WICKLOW, who appealed to ".,,d Lordships whether it was in order for th e Noble Learned Lord to address their Lordships twice in tb same debate. Lord CAMPBELL said he only rose to explain• t he The Earl of BANDON said, the memorial to •. 0 Lord •Lieutenant of Ireland, praying for the restoll ti d of Mr. O'Dri,zcoll was signed by parties, of a ll shad politics, the numbers being almost equally balanced• Earl FORTESCUE replied. The motion was th, n agreed to. CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND BECZITE S . (IRELAND) BILL. • Lord WHARNCLIFFE then moved that the re 0 on this Bill be received. Sev e r a l amen d ments had b ae ee t l made in the Bill in Committee, an d h e con fid en tly 11° r - to that the measure would prove a very beneficial on e to Ireland. There were, however, still some amen which it was thought expedient to m a k e , an d for g o; purpose he would move hereafter that the Bill be red o B witted. The Noble Lord then proceeded to explain j o object of the Bill, which was intended to settle the ro , with respect to charitable bequests in Ireland. It Clip vided that a commission should be established in Pa l o consisting of five Protestants and five Roman Ca lll° „ s t, for the purpose of holding charitable bequests in 11 01 He believed that the Bill would meet with the g e , ° ,,tlf approbation of the people of Ireland, and he confine — recommended it to their Lordships. The Marquis of NORMANBY tendered his thstre, to the Government for having introduced this Ellet ° which he considered a very conciliatory one. w it) Lord BEAUMONT expressed his satisfaction the measure. Lord CAMOYS thanked the Government for 1311/ introduced the Bill. ic e/ After a short conver sa tion th e re p or t was ree e ,„" f isi certain amendments were pr o p os ed, an d the Bp' ordered to be printed. The Customs Duties (Isle of Man) Bill passed WO° Committee. e 1 The remaining Bills on the table were adVaPC stage, and their Lordships adjourned. HOUSE OP COMMONS, July 16. THE SLAVE TRADE. bed to Viscount PALMERSTON said th at he wis- e lf • make a few observati o ns on th e s l ave trade I ts 0 0 before he entered upon the motion of which he bad g l i o notice. It was a subject of great importance not lt e t ` te il' to that House, and it still continued to engage the e ro ,f tion Of Parliament and the 'country. Many of tho ut of enlightened men on both sides of the House and a to the House had exerted their talents to put an e ll t hin slavery, and they at length succeedel in rescuing et country from the foul stain of slavery, but that pr, , result was not completed without. much 16 00 0 They must, therefore, look with tenderness on the e in of other countries who had not yet resolved to folloirv'otti their footsteps, remembering the long and painful e or b which it had cost them to wean themselves froth, or pursuits.—(Hear.) It there were t h ose w h o had ethe tracted relations with them, the object of which vvi° 10 1 suppression of the slave trade, they would make theta 6e t he participators in the crime if they relieved them frolli engagements into which they had entered. vestigations which had taken place, with their flieg. u , s tbil details, had bro ug ht roun d th e min d s o f m en li h ' o ol° Country to deter m in e th a t E ng l an d a t l e ast adhere to such treaties. The details were wel l e rn' forgotten, thciugh perhaps all men had a ge l ' t iol notion that the slave trade was a cruel thing ; 0 . 0 0 it was barbarous to tear men by v iolence tr i; their homes, their families, and their 00 0 10 to transport them across the sea, and to doom al to) , pass the remainder of th e ir sho r t liv es i n pain a" id under the lash of a foreign tyrant : though these tb were known and felt by all, yet he believed there we r, t io 4 who at that time of day had any adequate concere, It of the cruelties of which the slave trade was the eat c ol' was difficult to make, with any degree of certaintte, e ' to w 4 culation of the llUMberof persons who wer e annual) p? to the islands and continent o f A mer i ca f or the Pu r i p ieli of being consigned to slavery. The returns fo r he was going to move would, it was true, furnish Prod information, but that inf orma ti on was rec eived j et' their own consular a g e n t s .—(H ear hear.) The (3° , v r od ments of the c oun t r i es i nto which these 11 e 50 5. were imported published n o re t urns . Although plc GovernMents were b oun d by engagemen t s with , land, to prohibit the slave trade, yet Ine n ,l o o l l them—the Governments of Spain and Brazil not°r . —set those engagements at defiance—(Hear, heeT' i ) o ti 4l : some places they even derived revenue trom the ttio, of the treaty. Of one thing they must be assur , 0 0/ all the accounts fell short of the truth.—(Hear' " to V Exceed it they could not ; and it w a s reasonable tli t/ lieve that they fell short of it. Now, what W er t , tt numbers calculated as the annual importation islands and continents of AmZ , rica ? Mr. Vander tl e 9 o his able work, compiled. fr om o ffi c i a l doe''nf r e o calculated the numbers of those annually landed at 0 ,0 1 120,000 to 130,000. Sir Powell Buxton, M hi s ta be; interesting and valuable work, stated the 0 1 1 o o° l to be about one h u nd re d an d fifty thoustio"'44 l ,, whatever calculation they t oo k, w h a t an enor mous o '7; of human misery and of human crime did that t rn c statement involve. When they looked at $ 4 7 general statements of numbers, represent` t figures on paper, the mind was apt n e t . embrace, in all its details, the extent in v fact thus ascertained.—(Hear, hear.) But let al t /wer e ; consider, in his own mind, what 1.50,000 peoPl e „, :t til Let any man who had seen a large army, a o3 °Ligi % to 150,000 men, assembled at one time, h - a ti that he saw that number assembled togethe r ,o l , o ' plain; let him cons id er t h at t h ey were trave lli n g wards, their d oom — t h at t h at mass o f hu ina n.belng s going to painful and premature death, and u nder g iirDi variety of bodily and mental torture• would not any man who witnessed such , tl „ r s invoke the' venge a n ce o f H eaven u p on th e aut." - such an en orm it y But if any man looked only t! dot? ule 14 number of victims actually sacrificed from the poi' w °° l o t o of Africa to the avarice and the cruelty of men— • ri g not call them Christian men, but men belong fed, Christian nations ; he would be fur indee," arriving at the truth. It was calculate o, o 0 , 5 he believed, not without 'good data, th o t he r , every negro who had been landed two v ole; had, perished in the previous stages of the slaveeo the that whatever number was landed three 0:5 ael o b e number had been sacrificed on the passage, an ha t , t fe they reached the ship. It was well known " fl ecil,j, negroes did not colltct in the 1111 1;0, o f neighbourhood in which they were e hl r ed ri ,' D e Many were imported from a great distance, ha ° ', 0 % miles. Some were taken captive in the vo u lae ti of greater number was the result of slave eriOcog or man-stealing, whi c h p reva il e d over the in t o nti l e , Africa. When the time of year came round for /I alng 0 Os the slaves to the coast, some peaceful Afriee, ja ot whose unsuspecting inhabitants were burieu s , O to s repose which Nature kindly bestows on TO him for the useful occupations and innocent ° d o t' of the succeeding day 7 —th a t village i n the dead , ti ye was surrounded by armed ruffian s , th e poPula ovel°1; e roused from their sleep by th e fl ames w hich e s i p, their dwellings, and end eavoure d. to Wee; o r by flight, some by resistance, but all ! 4il ie for they were overpowered, and either on for captured. Sometimes the village vvni t ies jed hill, which afforded great natural fac t bu c i to escape, and many of the unfortunate creatti_roile be themselves. in caverng, but these they were eoT i r.,, at ic e evacuate, for their inhuman pursuers made a thee ch ° o , mouth of the cavern, so that they had onlY w p between suffocation and captivity. Thus all 0 , pelled to yield. Then came the sele.citiro‘n• who were pale and unhealthy, chido t rt k y r e their kr,