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Mr. Councillor BALDWIN seconded the nomination, and eulogised Mr. Sturge at the expense of his opponents, parti cularly Mr. Scholefield. He seconded the nomination of Mr. Sturge upon the ground of principle. Their friends the Whigs sail they were splitting the camp. He denied it. They had an undoubted right to be there, to put Mr. Sturge forward, and support him. RICHARD SPOONER, Esq., then came forward, and was recetvod with the most deafening and uproarious shouts of disapprobation. He had known Mr. Scholefield many years, and lived on the most intim a t e an d friendly terms with 'Mr. Scholefield, only differing i n p o liti cs . Mr. Spooner then procestied to say, that beyond all doubt Mr. Sturge, according to the good old Whig doctrine, ought to be suc cessful. The Whigs used to hold that the voice of the people ought to be the will of their leaders; and if so, most certainly Mr. Sturge would be returned, for he had clearly the people with him on that occasion. Mr. Spooner was then interrogated by Mr. Clarke, the Chartist, when he said he would not vote for the franchise; he would not vote against church-rates; he would not vote for the repeal of the union, because he had taken the oath of allegiance; and above all, and before all, he would not vote for the return of Frost, Wil liams, and Jones, or any of the Chartists. Mr. STURGE presented himself amid vociferous and long eontinned applause from all parts of the hall. The Hon. Gentleman followed the example of the previous speakers in panegyrizing the excellencies of his departed friend, the late Joshua Scholefield, Esq., whose parliamentary votes he re marked, bad generally, if not invariably, been recorded on the side of freedom.—(Partial applause, the Chartists evi dently abstaining.) He then proceeded to deprecate a state ment which appeared in the Times of the preceding morn ing, to the effect that although he had pledged himself to go to the poll, he might break his word, as he had done before. He deed any man to say that he had ever violated a private or a public pledge, and explained that he had not pledged himself to go to the poll when he retired in 1839. After an excellent speech Mr. Sturge concluded, a show of frauds was taken, and an immense mass of hands were held up for Mr. Sturge. He was declared to have the show in his favott. A poll was then demanded. BIRMINGHAM ELECTION. BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY MORNING. The polling commenced this morning at eight o'clock, The following is the result at forty minutes past nine:— &hole&ld 231 Sturge lO4 Spooner 5lO THE. MoRDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT SALF(I:I).--SAIXORD, THURSDAY NIGHT.—The adeurned inquest in thie case was held this evening, before IV. malley Rutter, Esq., Coroner, and a respectable jury, and a verdict returned of wilful murder against Stew. He is in a most deplorable state, and is only kept alive by the unremitting attention of the medical gentlemen of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, who have contrived to feed him by inserting a flexible tube in his throat, through which he is fed with the ,necessary stimulants. Wesie INDIA MAIL PACKET ROUTE.—We under- K an ,: the Chagres route in the West Indies will henceforth be perh'erined by a, steam packet instead of a schooner, as herelofore;. and mails for San Juan de Nicaragua will be con wee," from Jamaica by the Actaeon Royal West India Mail c e "'„ lpsey , s i e4eket steamer, after the Ist of September, that vessel corning fi e em Grenada to Jamaica, to be in readiness by that time. WILL OF Lo/L l3 Rormgr.—The will of the Right Hod. Lord Rodney, i rate of Berrington Hall, Hereford, has just been proved by the Right Hon. and Right Rev. Spencer Baro'i Rodney and the Hon. W. P. Rodney, the brothers of the deceaeed. The will is too voluminous (upwards of sixteen sheets) to admit of giving anything like an abstract. He gives to his brothers respectively 4001. and 100/. each ; to his neices, godson, and butler, 100/. each; to his servants, one year's wages (if they have been in his service five years). The bulk of his property seems to be left onoriest various branches .of his family; and in be au eathing relies. &c, to friends, and others, as tokens of his esi ,„ ere he particularly mentions " four brass cannons, take ,, by my grandfather from the Spaniards," which have ion be. en objects of peculiar interest at Berrington Hall. Ilee g expr , eves a strong desire to be buried either at " Somer set, Hero,. 'l'd , - Southampton, or Kemal Green Cemetery," but leaves .L'h, his executors. The funeral he directs to he stre..dl.,V cLiPle, to private, and his coffin "to be carried on mgr,:; shoulders." The will is dated September, 1843, and the personal propere'v is sworn under 12,0001. :&..:WSPAPERS.-IVilliam Henry Os borne was finally exarreinedbefore Major Allen, J. C. Strode and J. Borer, Esqrs., the sitting magistrates at Brighton, on Thursday, on a ;barge of procuring by fraudulent represen tations, a considera'ele number of copies) / of the Sussex Ad vertiser. It was eliciteo l in the course of the examination, that in October, 1843, •31r. Bacon, proprietor of the Sussex eldeerti.eer' received a letter fn:fit James Osborne, Edward street, Brighton, requesting to be ee:enloyed as a news-agent, with a quire of the papers weekly. ,the tapers were accord _ ingly sent for several weeks, but no remittane:e following, in q :lined were instituted, and the prisoner was found to have l e t Edward-street. Shortly after this Mr. Bacan received ano, ther leiter, from "James Horsfield, jun., Albion-street, B r i g , %ton," for four papers weekly, which were supplied: Again no remittance followed, and further inquiries led to the disco ry of an /extensive system of newspaper robbery, and the pri* nier's app .' ehension . Proof was given that these let ters, and various others found in his house, in both names, and all rei luestiag a ,supply of newspapers, were in the pri soner's handwriting. ,He 'had distributed his favours wits strict impar)eiality, for (bring the fortnight he has been in custody, copi es of nearly every paper in the kingdom, Lon don and provincial, have ar.eivede forming in the aggregate, as many as would fill a bualiel. His plan was, to go himself, or .send his children, to the post-office for the papers in a eeeriety of names, and then to sell them at 2d. or 3d. per lb. Aft e er deliberating a short time, the magistrates remanded the p r .;soner, in order to give time for the preparation of the depositi. ins ; and he was then committed for trial at the next .sessions Ij oNgs. T TRADE.—No less than ninety-one indi gpiduals were tined in different sums on Tuesday last, at Wol verhampton, liefore 11. Hill and G. Briscoe, Esqrs., for de fective weights,'• einstamped weights and measures, and unjust scales. A sad e'eeiciency in the balance of social honesty. The steam-engine and the schoolmaster may be up and abroad; hut slow goi, ig , "according to Cocker,' really looks better than this.—Ten Towns Messenger. A. field of peas, see 'en acres, called the " Nimble Taviori at Zemerton, adi t 'Ming Fisherton Anger, belonging to 1 Ir. Wiv. Cottle, of the t'ormer place, has been cut and carried this iertnight . Both wheat anebarley in the neigh bourhood of Salisbury are looking exceedingly well, and promise an e:tcellent crop, and a. so an early harvest.—Sher ivy ne Journal, ,Jnly 11. The late William Stephenson, Esq., of Stamford, hes secured by - deed, for bzilding a church in Deeping Fen, Lincolnshire, 4„000/. ; for keeping it in repair, 2001. ; for income for the _minister, ; total, 9,2001.--Doncaster Gazette. Sed mihi soite dattiin." — England claims by her commerce, her naval power, and her innate love of freedom, to emancipate and to civilise through gentle means the ruder portion of the human race. • It is impossible to overrate the blessing to the whole of mankind of the entente cordiale between , England and France, at which some of the incen diary party in Paris affect to -be so indignant, and about which our English incendiaries are so facetious. This entente cordiale, however, can long subsist only between equals treating each other as equals; and cer tainly it will be most secure in each of the parties knowing the actual amount of its own and of the other's power. Such knowledge is, however, best communicated by such pacific expositions as that we copy to-day. Sir Charles Napier, we know, thinks differently from us ; he would prove the power of England by a huge squadron in the Mediterranean, just at the moment when it might by accident fall into hostile collision with the ships of France, and at the time when it would certainly inflame the war fever and Strengthen the war-party in the neighbouring kingdom. At a late meeting of the Chamber of De puties, a false suggestion that the British Govern ment had done that very thing which Lord Minto and Sir Charles Napier insisted upon its doing, namely, had sent a commanding fleet to Morocco, was made the ground of grave accusation against M. Guizot. The French Foreign Minister was happily enabled to assert the falsehood of the suggestion, and thus the prudence of the British Govern ment gave to the wise Minister of the good and wise French King the power of defeating the anti-English party in France. These may . seem slight matters, but, slight as they may appear, the peace and happiness of the world and the lives of millions depend upon them. It is true that the Governments of the rival nations have little trouble to keep from quarrelling the English people, who are too conscious of their strength to be jealous ; and too just and prudent to think of war upon other grounds. But all the vigilance of the Governments of both countries is required to withhold from the perverse war party in France pretexts for exciting their too inflammable population. SUMMER ASSIZES. HOME ClRCUlT—Hertford, July 13. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE and a Common Jury.) COBB V. STORY. This case commenced on Thursday and did not con clude until late on Friday. It was an action brought by Mr. Cobb, a printer at. Hertford, and also the proprietor of the Herts County Press newspaper, against Mr. Story, the clerk of the peace for that county, to recover a sum of 150/., for printing the register of voters for last year. Mr. Platt and Mr. Grimston were for the plaintiff, and Mr. Montague Chambers conducted the case for the defendant. It appeared from the statement of the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff and the evidence that was ad duced, that Mr. Cobb had been applied to last year to print a certain number of copies of the register of voters, and he was bound to complete the work within a given time, in conformity with the Act of Parliament. By employing extra hands and making great exertions, it was completed within the time, and the plaintiff sent in his bill, which amounted to 1501. A portion of the Ma gistrates at the qnarter sessions considered this amount excessive, - and Mr. Cobb was called on for an explana tion, when he asserted that the charge was a reasonable one, and offered, in order to avoid all litigation, to sub mit the matter to any respectable London house and abide by its arbitration. The Magistrates assented to this proposition, but instead of consulting Mr. Cobb, it appeared that they sent the register to Messrs. Shaw and Sans, of Fetter-lane, and inquired for how much they would print the same number of copies, and those gen tlemen not being aware of the circumstances under which the register was printed, or the exertions required, estimated the cost at an amount considerably less than . the plaintiff's demand. Upon this the quarter sessions refused t pay the bill, and tendered the plaintiff 451., and upon his reusing to take that sum they ultimately offered to give 751., which sum he also refused, and after various attempts to have the business settled amicably, he was at length compelled to adopt the present pro ce( ding to recover the sum due to him. ae 28th of November, although she bad two married aunts living within half a mile of Newbury. On the 28th of No= vember she told MI s. Challis what had happened to her, and Mrs. Challis taxed the prisoner with it; but although he ad-, nutted the fact, according to the evidence for.the prosecution; no charge was preferred against him, sill May last, when a quarrel having taken place between Ann Crofts and the pri-' soner, who had then lately come into possession of between 1001. and 2001., he struck her, and she convicted him before the magistrates of an assault. He was fined 10s. 6d. for the misdemeanor, and while Ann Crofts was going down stairs from the justice-room, she told the magistrates the same story about the occurrences of the 18th of November which she repeated to-day. Mr. CARRINGTON addressed the jury for the prisoner. Verdict—Not guilty. Thomas May was found guilty of a rape upon Janette God dard, a child between ten and twelve years of ate, and was sentenced to transportation for life. SDIGULAR CASE OF ABDUCTION.—Thomas Robins, a good looking lad of 18, was indicted, under the statute 9 George IV., c. 31, for having taken Jane Willavize, an unmarried girl under the age of 16 years, out of the possession and against the will of her father, William Willavize. Mr. Selfe conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was de fended by Mr. J. J. Williams. The prosecutor is a farmer occupying 600 acres of land, for which he pays a rent of 7001. a year, at West Woodllay, in this county, and the prisoner was his under-carter. Mr. Willavize kept no female servant ; and it appeared that • his eldest daughter Jane, abuxom-looking lass, apparently. 18 years of ag e , a lth oug h h er f at h er Stated she was 15 years old on the 9th of October, 1843, occasionally performed menial offices, which brought her in communication with the young and handsome under carter. On the night of the 6th, or the morning of the 7th of May, the prosecutor missed both his daughter and the prisoner, who usually slept in the house • and it appeared from the evidence of the young lady herself, that " On such a night as this," she found a ladder placed against the door of a hay-loft, which communicated with her bed-room, saw her swain standing at the bottom, whom, she said, she expected to find there, and ran off with him, first to Reading, and thence to Old Brentford, where they were found by the incensed father living together as man and wife about a fortnight afterwards. The young lady frankly admitted that it was she who had offered to go oft with the prisoner, and not the prisoner who had proposed to run away with her. Mr. Williams submitted that under these circumstances there was no " taking" within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. His LORDSHIP, however, was of a different opinion, and the jury having returned a verdict of Guilty, the prisoner was fined Is., which he immediately paid, and was discharged. NORFOLK CJRCUlT.—Buckingham, July 11. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) James Holbrook was indicted for feloniously setting fire to a wheat rick, the property of John Harris, in the night of the 28th of March. NORTHERN CIRCUIT—York, July 11. The Northern Circuit commenced yesterday by the arrival ,f the Lord Chief Baron and Mr.'Justice Creswell last even- ,rig, when the commissions of assize were opened both fur the county and for the city of .York. This morning the Lord Chief Baron charged the grand jury of the city, and the Learned Judges breakfasted, as is usual, with the Lord Mayor. At noon their Lordships proceeded to the Castle, where the Lord aid Baron took his seat on the civil side, and Mr. Justice Cresswell proceeded to charge the grand jury of the county in the Crown Court. The assizes are not likely to be heavy. The entry of causes is not yet closed, but is not expected to be more than between 60 and 70. The calendar contains the names of 68 prisoners for the county, which are comprised in 46 cases. In the city there are four prisoners, in two cases. There is one charge of wa rnl murder, in which no fewer than six persons are accused ; 2 cases of forgery, 7 of robbery, 8 of stabbing and wounding, 3 of manslaughter, 5 of sheep stealing, 1 of horse stealing, 1 of 'arson, 1 of letter-stealing. Upon the whole the calendar is considered light. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.) BORRODALE v. FREAR AND ANOTHER. This was an action for assault and false imprisonment. Mr. Wilkins appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin for the defendants. It appeared that the defendants had been the constables of New Melton, in the North Riding for the years 1842-3, and on the 15th of April, 1843, had been chosen and sworn in to the same office for the following year. A little before eleven o'clock in the evening of that day, which happened to be a Saturday, they went round the town to clear the public-houses and beer-shops, that being the hour at which they were bound to shut up. There was a person named Noble who kept a beer-shop, into which they went, and the people turned out. They then went into the street, and soon after, hearing a noise in a house which, it was said, they mistook fur Noble's, and which adjoined to it, they went in and turned the owner and his wife out of their own house. The noise and hubbub occasioned by these proceedings brought a number of people together, and the plaintiff among the rest. Altercation ensued between him and the constables, and it was sworn by one witness that one of them struck him a violent blow on the thigh with his staff, and brought the plaintiff to the ground. They then took him the lock-up, procured the key, and thrust him in, where they kept him during the whole of Saturday night, all Sun day, and Sunday night, and it was not till Monday morning that he was liberated. Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury on the part of the de fendants, and denied that they struck the plaintiff, and said he was instructed that the cause of his coming to the ground was that he threw himself down to resist being taken to prison. The Learned Gentleman did not call any witnesses in support of that version of the story, and admitted that there must be a verdict against him. The LORD CHIEF BARON summed up the evidence, and the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 201. In stipport of the plaintiffs, divers persons employed in their office were examined, who spite to the exertions required to complete the work within the time, and wit . Mr. Birch prosecuted the prisoner, whom Mr. Saunders de fended. The prisoner was a carpenter, and the felony in question was committed from private and personal motives. He had married a niece of the prosecu'tor, and one consequence of this union appeared to be, that private disagreements grew up between tbs prisoner and his wife's uncle, and frequent quarrels took )ice. In the evening of :the day mentioned hi the indictment the wheat rick of the prosecutor was dis covered in flames, and the prisoner was seen deliberately walk ing in a direction from the fire towards his own house , he did not attempt to assist in extinguishing the flames From this circumstance, and that of the prisoner having indulged in Some threats against his uncle, suspicion fell on him, and he was apprehended, and immediately admitted that he had committed the offence. This he continued to assert for some time; but on the following day he regarded his situa tion as one of peril, and denied that he himself did it, but saidthat it was committed by a little boy, to whom he gave the matches with which the fire was lighted. Evidence of threats against the prosecutor on the part of the prisoner was given, and he was shown to have been loitering about the rick-yard just before the fire broke out. The Learned BAnox summed up the evidence, the jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to be trans ported fur life, after an impressive admonition. The other cases tried were of the most commonplace cha racter. AIOORISII DA IIGNS.—The Emperor of Morocco is raising troops in Europe. Already the Brussels journals. a nnounce that several scores of Braves Beiges have been en listed, and are on thei. " way to Abd-el-Rahman. We need not French soldiers t o stroy thes,s paltry mercenaries. Let, the Government hire in df the numi.'er of Dutchmen. Buts there. is a nation of much Greater impoitoce, which is busy in the field against us—a na tion always peril.dious and ready to wreak against France its tliabolical We need not say we allude to England. 4.k. well-informed con7esPoncent from London writes—" War wit.' be declared next month." I have this intelligence from the most positive authority. All the gun .makers of London are busy preparing arms; in: - ssnense provisions of lead and powder are making daily. I ?myself went with Sir Bouledog (a young Baronet and Diem :her of the Upper • House) to inspect a store of weapons, of. - cwhich he selected two tbrmidable instruments, and when I malwd for what pm:Tose, he replied with insolent calmness— "' Akr good friend 'S. and a party are off to the Moors." The day is fixed fur the 12th of August, half the young aristo crsti of England have given themselves rendezvous in Mo rocco; and this ,is our ally—this is the entente cordiale, this is England, in as word. We summon the Minister; we • adjure the insulted .nation ; we recal the wrongs of eight centuries of hatred ; wa, demand, is this true /—The National 4(translated by Punch). n , sses from Messrs. Spotiswoode's, Hansard's, and other cminent printing establishments, were called to prove that the charge ,made by the plaintiff was very reason able ; and it was stated that the charge in London, at the lowest, would hare been 1801. or 1901. for the same work, so that all' wing tor the difference of wages in London and the provinces, the charge was still very rea sonable. - Mr. CHAMBERS, on behalf of the defendant, alluded to the necessity imposed upon the justices of protecting the inhabitants from any improper expenditure of the county rate, and lie said the defence he was instructed to set up was that the amount offered to the plaintiff was quite sufficient compensation for the work performed by him. Witnesses were called in support of the Learned Conn sel's statement, who expressed their opinion that 761. was quite sufficient payment for the printing of the re gister ; and Mr. Dorant, a clerk in the defendant's office, was called to prove that on a former occasion the plaintiff had made a tender to print the register for 451. It appeared, however, in cross-examination, that at that time the work would hare been performed under very different circumstances, and would not have required so much exertion to complete it. Mr. Baron PARKE summed up the whole case to the jury, who, after deliberating for about a minute, re turned a verdict fur the plaintiff for the full amount I claimed. OXFORD ClRCUlT—Abingdon, July 12. (Nisi Prius Court.—Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL). GREEN AND ANOTHER V. BRADFIELD. Mr. Godson (with whom was Mr. Carrington) appeared in this case tor the plaintiffs; and the defendant was represen ted by Mr. Sergeant Talfeurd and Mr. Tyrwhitt. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 30/., al - leged by the plaintiffs, the assignees of the estate and effects of one Richard Pusey, a bankrupt. to have been paid to the defendant by way of fraudulent preference. The trial occu pied between four and five holm, but . the really material facts of the case may be stated in a very few lines. It ap peared that' Pusey, the bankrupt, who carried on business as a baker at Drayton, found himself a good deal embarrassed in his circumstances in August and September last, when a person named Cox, front whom he had purchased some wheat for flour, repe a tedly made applications to him for money, and at last induced Pusey to promise that he would let him have the amount which he was to receive from the Abingdon union, which Pusey supplied with bread, at the end of the .Septembe; quarter. The defendant (Bradfield) had also ap plit. to Pusey for some money for flour a hich had been sold and deil7cred, and on the morning of Monday, the 2d of Oc tober last, Pusey gave his brother John an order for 191., which he had received from the Abingdon union, and 11/. more in cash, to hand over to the defendant. On the same v CRONY SIDE. day a Mr. Griffin, whom 'Pusey had expressed a wish to see, Samuel Petty was indicted for forging a certain receipt called upon him, and some conversation took place about and acquittance for 149/. 9s. 2d., with intent to defraud one Pussy's affairs, when Pusey said, that he owed a great deal William Taylor. more money than he could pay, and that he could not Mr. Baines and Mr. H. Hill conducted the prosecution, and carry on his business. He was recommended to go to a Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Pashley the defence. solicitor, and having acted upon that recommendation, an The prisoner, it appeared, had been a clothier at Bradford, assignment of Pusey's property for the benefit of in ratlser a respectable way of business, and in the beginning h i ; creditors was agreed upon. and Mr. Cox, afterwards, of last year had dealings, amongst other parties, with Wit the p s q4ioning creditor, and one of the plaintiffs in the pre- Liam Taylor, a woolstapler in the same town. In the January .n, sent acti consented to act as on e o f th e t rus t ees un d er th e of that y ear T ay l or so ld to t h e prisoner a cons id era bl e quan ,. de„ed. The present defendant was then applied to for the tity of goods, the invoice of which was delivered to him at same purpose., Put the deed of assignment was never acted the time. On the Ist of March, these goods not being paid upon, as Mr. Cox iii.alsequently found p u t th a t th e d e f en d an t f ur , th e p r i soner app li ed to T aylor for a further parcel. This had received the 30/. rum in question, and expressed his de- Taylor refused to let him have, except on condition of the termination to make Pusey a bankrupt rather than that the former parcel being paid for, and on these terms the prisoner defendant should retain the mvuey, The defendant was finally received goods from Taylor to the amount of equally resolute; "he had got the moaey, and he should 14.1/. 4s. 2d. An invoice was sent for these goods in the keep it;" and on the 22d of November a fiat i n b an k ruptcy handwriting of Taylor. In the course of the same month• i ssue d aga inst pusey, upon A 4eclArafio4 of i4selYeney made Ta7lor, hAvul met with a heavy loss by the failure of Thomas , e and advertised by Posey . BIRMINGHAM ELECTION. himself. Reliance wit pliced, - on on behalf of the assignees, upon statements made both by the SPIRIT, of _the PUBLIC. JOURNALS. BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY EVENING.—This morning the 1:10 7 . • FROM THE. EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY . bankrupt and the defendant, that there had not been any "pressure" on the part of the defendant to compel Posey to _ . urination took place in the Town Hall, and excited great in- GLOBE.—The proceedings of the past week in the two .. pay the 30/. ; and the bankrupt himself admitted in the course terest. At eleven o'clock Thomas Norton, Esq., the Mayor, Houses have been very miscellaneous, and none o f them o f entered the Hall, and was received with applause. In a few marked importance. Progress has been made inimporr ..tnMthe, of his examination to-day, that he might have said, perhaps minutes after Mr. Joseph Sturge arrived, and was received the discussion on which offer no lively feature ;an o . half a dozen times, that the reason he had preferred paying Bradfield was, because he vas his largest creditor. Posey. with loud applause. Mr. Scholefield was , not present. The other hand, unimportantmatters have calledforth some consi- usual proclamation having been proceeded with Mr. Spooner derable excitement. Mr. Gladstone has secured the carrying of stated, however, that at the time when he paid the money he did not think about becoming a bankrupt, but that it was entered the hall, and was received with yelling and hooting, his Railways and Joint-stock Companies Bills—the former after his intention to try and get on again ; although it appeared followed by a few counter cheers from his friends who were a debate occupying two nights, in which th e subject . has bee in the organ gallery. Silence having been restored, treated with great ability by Members on both sid;, and that his debts altogether amounted to 450 L, while the debts' The MAyon presented himself before the electors, and was a ft er consenting to some material alterations. Further owing to him which could be put down as " good," amounted to 59/. odd, and the doubtful debts were 250/. received with cordial and general cheering, in which all progress has been made with t he Poor-law Bill in Com parties appeared to join.—l am now prep opposi tion to apro posal . _ and to receive the rnittee ; and after some told the jury, that the ground on which the plaintiffs nomination which any elector may think fit to make of any again to-day to proceed with . the ' (comm ittee, Sir Ro sought to recover the 301. was, that Richard Pusey, know gentleman he may be desirous of proposing as a fit and pro- bert Peel made out so alarming a cas o Proba . bility jug that his affairs were in that condition and posture per person to represent this borough in Parliament.—(Cheers. ) that the session migh t yet last long enough to inter- Mr. Alderman MATHEWS then came forward. After pass- fere with grouse-shooting, as at once to silence . opposi- that a fiat i n . bankruptcy would be issued against him, thought proper, of his own accord, to pay that sum to ing a high eulogium on the late Mr. Scholefield, he proceeded. tion ; and the House of Commons is accordingly vigo- Mr. Bradfield, one of his creditors ; and if the jury were There was a division of the Liberal party in the town.— rously at work, as we write, clearing the way for timely sa (No,en- no.) There was, for Mr. Sturge appeared as his joyment of the moors. The Bank Charter Bill has gone through tisfied upon the evidence that the money was paid without opponent • for if he had stayed at home Mr. Spooner would Committee in the Lords; and Lord Powis has formally with- any pressure on the part of Mr. Bradfield, and also that Puaey knew he must be a bankrupt, and paid the money in not have t hrown ' a lance against a man who stood so high drawn the St. Asaph and Bangor Bill, but not without strong as Mr. Scholefield. Any division amongst Reformers protests against the conduct of the Government in relation contemplation of bankruptcy, the pl a i n tiff s h a d a r i g h t to was wrong. He did not believe Mr. Sturge was inten- to the Bill, even from some Peers who had joined with the. should fi recover .nd for the defendant. The two p o i n t s , therefore, 'circumstances concurred, the but unless both y tionally wrong in advocating the extreme opinions he Government in opposing it on its merits. The condemna was there to propound. He believed he was honest, but tion of Lord Clanricarde, a general opponent of the Go- which they must consider, were very narrow indeed, and , the having their old enemies, the Tories, there, he ought not to vernment, was not more strong than that of Lord evidence relating to them lay within a very small compass ; have come forward. If there were only two Liberal condi- Mountedgecumbe, one of their best and trustiest friends. for it did not signify a doit, as it seemed to him, whether dates in the field he would not blame Mr. Sturge for coming An opposition of a very unusual character to the Dis Cox had pressed for his money or not. Cox was pressing forward to push his opinions, but when they had the great seaters' Chapels Bill is threatened to be renewed in the . pm), for payment, no doubt, from night till morning, and and common enemy—ECheers)—before them they ought not course of next week, on the question of agreeing to the Corn- so might twenty other persons have done ; but the question to have been divided by any extreme movement. He (Mr. mons amendments; and it appears that Members of the for their consideration upon the first point was, whether the M.) had come to the conclusion,- that although Mr. Sturge House of Lords who had previously supported the Bill have money paid to the defendant was a voluntary payment. In had some very good points in his political composition, he since changed their opinions, and are to join in this unusual order to constitute "pressure," it was not necessary •that had some very bad ones.--(No, pomt them out.) Having mode of opposition; but we rejoice to know that the opposi- legal proceedings should have been resorted to; but if the thus stated his opinion he begged to occupy their attention tion will be fruitless, and the Bill is safe. pressure was such that it overweighed Pusey's own incline upon the pretensions of Mr. Spooner. He was in all respects STANDARD.—We have copied from the Morning Hera& tion, and induCed him to pay against his will, that would be a very excellent gentleman, but a very bad politician. He a valuable statement (in continuation) of the comparative sufficient pressure within the meaning of the bankrupt laws. did not deny that three months ago Spooner might have done strength of the British and French navies. The Herald Assuming them to be satisfied that the pressure was made some good m the House of Commons, but Sir Robert Peel had previously given the statement of the ships of out, they would then have to say whether they were also had called them all in Birmingham nincumpoops. He had the line respectively belonging to the two nations. satisfied that the payment was made in contemplation of repudiated their currency opinions, and so far Mr. Spooner 's We entirely concur in the hope expressed by our bankruptcy. They would observe that the fiat did not issue vocation in the House of Commons was gone. Mr. Spooner morning contemporary, that such a statement will till nearly seven weeks after the payment of the money ; and in order to do any good ought now in consistency to vote for not be misunderstood as prompted by arrogance, or although there was no doubt that Posey was in embarrassed a repeal of the corn-laws.—(Hear.) He could not do other- by any other motive than the wish to satisfy the circumstances at the time, it did not necessarily follow that wise, and if by any chance he should be returned, he (Mr. M.) country, that . the great defence of the British empire is not lie contemplated bankruptcy, as a man might hope that his hoped he would vote for a repeal of the bread laws. In con- neglected by its rulers. At home indeed the exhibition is in affairs would rally and come round again. Nothing appeared, elusion, he stood there to recommend their excellent friend no danger of being productive of anything but good: with either, to lead the mind to the conclusion that a bankruptcy Mr. Scholefield. He was a thorough-going free trader, and if us it is proverbial that " strong men begin no brawls," for it was contemplated at the meeting which took place when the ever Le had been called upon to discharge a painful duty, is the Englishman's instinct always to repose upon the assignment was proposed, and the bankrupt himself stated they well knew he would not shrink from it. consciousness of strength and superiority, not to exer- that he had never thought of such a thing. However, they . Mr. Ald. PHILLIP seconded the nomination. They had vise them. We are confident that the first conclusion would take the whole of the evidence into their consideration, three candidates in the field, two on the Liberal side.—(No, drawn by nine-tenths of the readers of the article and return such a verdict as they thought the evidence would no, only one.) They had two on one side, and one on the referred to has been something like this—Well, warrant them in finding. other. There was no man more honestly desirous of in- thank Heaven, there is little dan&er of war with any Euro- The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. creasing the liberty of the people than Mr. Sturge. He ropean power for another thirty Aar& It is only when the The special jury cause of "Doe, dem. Major and others v. knew he was honest, upright, and firm in his purpose, and a safety of his country, or its honour, seems to be in doubt, Cundell,' was settled, and the civil business having been all free trader. Why, then, did he not support him ? Because that the Englishman is uneasy or irritable. Nor are we thus disposed of, the Lord Chief Justice tried two or three he believed he had no chance. If he thought that Mr. Sturge very apt to take alarm upon slight grounds. When, prisoners and rose at five o'clock. could have been returned, he (Mr. P.) would not have come four years ago, M. Thiers took occasion to pick a CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ATCHERLRY.) forward to support Mr. Schole eld. But it had been aster- quarrel with us, and took measures for placing about Thomas Crofts, aged 48, a hairdresser, was indicted for tained that Air. Sturge had no chance.—(No, no.) one million and a quarter of men under arms, the having, on the 18th 'of November last, at Newbury, com- J. ALSTON, Esq., tlien came forward to propose Mr. most perfect calm and good humour prevailed in Eng - mitted a felonious assault upon the person of his own dough- Spooner, and was received with tremendous hissing and land—and even now we contemplate without the least dis- ter, Ann Crofts. groaning, which' lasted some time. Mr. A. in closing said satisfaction, a French standing army of 600,000 men ;—not Mr. Selfe conducted the case for the prosecution, and the they.had often trusted in Mr. Spooner, and were they ever certainly underrating the military efficiency of the gallant prisoner was defended by Mr. Carrington. disappointed?—(Uproar.) Was that fair play ? All they people who so lately overran the continent of Europe, but It appeared from the evidence given by the prosecutrix, asked was fair play—all they asked was to try Mr. Spooner. confident in the good sense of its intelligent classes, that that in November last she resided with her father at New- A Voice in the body—lt is useless for him to go on. they will not allow the resources of their country to be bury, her mother being dead, and that on the day upon which Mr. WornEnn, High Bailiff, came forward to second the again squandered in conquests that must be, from the the offence was perpetrated, her father came home in a state nomination of Mr. Spooner. He had first to state that he felt nature of things, but temporary, and therefore useless. The of intoxication, about nine o'clock in the evening, and was it an honour to second the nomination of that gentleman. truth is, that we have long ceased to regard our neighbours assisted by her up stairs to bed. According to her account, They had heard much of what bad been done, let them see as natural enemies, how handy soever some of them may violence was then offered to her, but she did not call for as what could be done in future. He believed Mr. Spooner to occasionally speak of us. On the other hand, we feel siatance, because her father threatened to cut her throat if be a true patriot.—(Laughter and hissing.) As they would that we are natural allies in the most sacred of all she cried out. Two or three hours afterwards the prisoner not listen to him, he would merely second the nomination. worldly services, tt e service of civilisation and went down stairs, and left the house, saying that he was Mr. Councillor BARLOW came forward to propose Mr. liberty.. In this , service each country has received from going to drown himself ; up o n whi c h A nn C ro ft s w ent to Joseph Sturge, and was received with great cheering. Mr. Providence its peculiar mission, explained in its special the house of a neighbour, a Mrs. Challis, and , went with her scholetield was proposed as a candidate. Where was he to go capabilities—France to protect the liberty and the civilisa- is search of him. She said nothing, however, at that time to represent them ? To London. And how could he repre- tion of Europe, by her numerous and high-spirited popula- to Mrs. Challis, nor to a person named Eliza Ann White; who sent them in his counting-house? If lie neglected his duty tion ; but England on the other side may say to her neigh- came and ' slept with her that night, about what had occurred in local matters, they could not expect he would attend to hour— upstairs, nor did she communicate her story to anybody till - natioaat affairs. " Non illas imperium pelagi Kernmque tridentem, th ""nth _ _ _ . .. . . THE SUN, LONDON, X,ONDAY, MORNING, JULY 15, 1844 Tueeday, July 9. ' TDB QUEEN V. DE BURGH THOMAS. Mr. Wilson appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr. V. Williams defended the prisoner. • The prisoner is a gentleman, and brother of Mr. D. Tho • mas, of Pwllyurach, in the county of. Glamorgan, a man of considerable landed property. The prisoner was indicted under aggravated circumstances, for cutting and stabbing one W. Rice, with divers intents. . - William Bice—l am gardener to Colonel Tuberville, at Laublethian, in this county. I remember meeting the pri soner; he was with my sister, coming out Of a shed attached to my father's house. I did not like the prisoner to follow my sister, as I knew it was for a very bad purpose. I tried to take my sister from him. She ran from me. I then went to Mr. Thomas, and desired him to go about his business. He was then on foot. It was near eleven o'clock. He then got on his horse. I again told him to be off • he was very abusive. I th rea t ene d to strike hi m. H e then backed his horse for three or four yards. I went to him and again told him to be off, and raised my arm up, and then I felt my arm as if a sharp instrnment had entered it. I felt wounded, and then I struck him, and he then galloped off. I called out t o my father th a t I was shot in the arm. I thought I was shot, because I knew that the prisoner generally carried pistols. •I bled very much. I walked to Cowbridge, nearly half a mile, to Mr. Lewellyn, a surgeon. I felt very weak. I bad. Illy wound dressed that night and next morning. I was be fore the magistrat e on the Sunday. • - John Rice, the second witness, said—l am the father of the last witness. I remember - my son calling out that he was stabbed- by Mr. De Burgh Thomas. I saw my son and Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Thomas said, "Don't touch me for your life." My son said he bid been shot in the arm. I saw the bole in his coat, and blood flowing out. Ile then went to the doctor with my other son. (This man had been made so drunk as to be unable to give his testimony, and was com mitted by the Judge.) Mr. Lewellyn, a surgeon—l . examined prosecutor's left arm. I found - a wound about an inch long and about the ' same in depth. It was a cleanly cut wound by a sharp in strument. . - M. liervey—l am a policeman. I produce the bloody clothes. (The clothes were here produced, literally soaked with blood.) William Rice was here recalled by the Judge, and upon being questioned about his father's intoxicated state, he stated that some of the prisoner's relatives had got hold of the witness (his father), and had plied him with drink so as to make him incapable of giving his evidence. This disgraceful conduct was severely commented upon by Baron Rolfe. Mr. V. IVILLtAms addressed the jury for the prisoner, who, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty of a common assault,. Sentence—three months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) BOW-STREET. J. Barrell was charged with embezzling 52/. 10s., the property of James Golding, of 56, Strand. Mr. Golding stated that he was an oil and Italian merchant, in the Strand. The prisoner was employed ' by him as a clerk and town traveller ; he was accustomed to receive money for him. On the 15th of June, witness gave him a receipt for 52/ 10s., which entitled him to receive that sum from the Hon. Colonel Montague, with instructions to call at that gentleman's house to procure the money. The prisoner then left him, but never re turned or sent the money. Colonel Montague's butler proved that on the 17th of June the prisoner called at the residence of his master, - No. 1, Upper Berkeley-street, Portman-square, and pre sented the receipt in question, on which witness handed him a cheque drawn by Cohoel Montague on IVlessrs. Hoare and Cu., of Fleet-street, for the amount named. Mr. Harrison, a broker to Messrs. Hoare, the bankers, 1 ' proved that he had:cashed the cheque mentioned, but he 'could not tell to whom he paid the amount. The prisoner declined making any defence, and was fully committed for trial. Mr. James Duff M.P. for Banff, was summoned be before Mr. 'l'wyford for assaulting police-constable A 163, and obstructing him in the execution of his duty. The lion. Gentleman pleaded guilty. A 163 stated that oe Monday last he was on duty at Whitehall, to keep order and prevent confusion arnow , the carriages which were setting d own v i s i tors at t he Duke of Buccleuch's Ate. The carriages were ranged in line to set down their occupants in regular order. Mr. Duff, who was one of the visitors, drove up in his cab and attempted to break through the rank in order to get down at the gates of the Duke of Bticcleuch's man sion. Witness told him what regulations bad been made as to the setting down of visitors, upon which the Hon. Gentleman drove off: In a few minutes, however, he returned, and attempted to dash through the rank. Witness went up to him, and, catehit,g hold of the reins, attempted to stop the horse, when Mr. Duff stood up in his cab, and struck at him in a most vicious manner with the whip over the horse's head. Witness warded off the blows, and Mr. Duff eventually got out of his cab at the appointed place, and walked into the house. He refused to give his name to witness, as did also his groom. _ _ Inspector Partridge corroborated the constable, and added that the latter was obliged to get in front of the horse's head to avoid the violent blows which were aimed ut him. Mr. Humphries, who attended for Mr. Duff, said that as his client had pleaded guilty, he, of course, was nut at liberty to make any defence for him. Mr. Duff said that the truth was, he was driving a very vicious horse, and as he was attempting to drive through an open space in the rank, the constable seized hold of the animal, and thereby caused it• to rear up and shy. He (Mr. Duff) then struck the animal in a severe manner, but he denied Most positively having struck at the policeman. Twvroao said that he must believe the inspector and the policeman on oath against the statement of Mr.•, Duff. He could make no excuse for that gentleman. He thought it •vva3 a very bad case, and one which he ought W make an example of. The police had given him every warning, and told him the regulations of the Commissioners, but he had disregarded their orders. He repeated that the offence was not excusable, and he should order that Mr. Duff be imprisoned in the House of Cor rection for 14 days. Mr. Huinphries said he hoped the Magistrate would take into consideration the fact of Mr. Duff having pleaded guilty. Mr. Burnaby asked the constable whether Mr. Duff had struck him and i n j ored him, or w h e ther he had on ly struck at him ? Th e constable rep li e d, that the defen dant had struck at him, but he warded off the blows sith his arms. Mr. TWYFORD said he had laboured under a misap prehension. He thought Mr. Duff had injured the police man, but as he had only struck at him, he conceived that imprisonment was too severe a punishment. On the other hand, be .was of opinion that a fine of 51. was no punishment at all. lie wished the Act of Parliament had not given Magistrates a choice of fine or imprison ment. He should prefer an Act which ga t v h e em the d m ise t r h e e . t p :o ns n . ears of f o althPerisn°unminbgerOonflyd, a b y u s t they allowingih t sentence a person to be imprisoned. As the case did not present such glaring misbehaviour as he had at first thought, ho should, instead of imprisoning Mr. Duff, inflict a penalty upon him, but that penalty must, of course, be the highest allowed by law, namely,.s/—The fine was paid. MfIBYLEBON Sarah woman,abSotit about t h al thirty-five , i 7 yearslo rnps o o n a very w f, age, was pl l- ed d r a e t s sed the b:ir before Mr. Long, c h arge d w i t h having obtained money from the .nobility and gentry by falsely repre senting herself to be deaf awl dumb., The Marchioness Cornwallis and Lady Elizabeth Palk were present, and tr.commodated with seats near the Magistrate. Charles Barrett, butler to the Marchioness Cornwallis, 12, Park-crescent, lleg,ent's-park, deposed that on last MOnday week the prisoner called at the lv.use, and pre stnted to him two cards, one of which wa's ,printed, setting forth that the bearer thereof had been deaf and Baines and Co., was Obliged to call his creditors together, and an assigment of all his goods for their benefit was exe cnted by him to John Adamson and others. In the course of May following Mr. Adamson, in collecting the debts due to the insolvent Taylor, called on the prisoner, by whom he was informed that his debt to the insolvent's estate amounted to about 1701., to which sum it had been increased by the addition of AL* of goods on the 2d of March. On a subse quent application in the month of November the prisoner stated that his account, with the exception of 35L, had been settled, and he produced two invoices, one for the goods de livered in January, and one for those delivered in March, both purporting to have been settled by Taylor. An inter view subsequently took place, at which Taylor, the prisoner, and his solicitor, and some of the trustees of the insolvent, were present, when Taylor declared the receipt, or acquittace, appended to the second invoice to be a forgery. An action was commenced by the assignees to recover the full amount. The prisoner pleaded payment of all except 351., which he paid into court. The case came on for trial at the last York Assizes before Mr. Baron Rolfe, when a verdict was obtained for the plaintiffs. This prosecuti9n was accordingly com menced. The jury, after a considerable retirement, returned a ver dict Gf Guilty. The sentence was dtferred. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Winchestcr, July 11. The commission • for holding the assizes for the county . of. Hants was opened in this city between five and six o'clock yesterday afternoon, by Mr. Justice Wightman, who was met at the riilway station by the High Sheriff. Mr. Justice Patteson arrived by the mail train. This morning their - Lordships attended divine service at the Cathedral, and soon after twelve o'clock repaired to the Courts, Mr. Justice Wight man presiding in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Patteson sitting at Nisi Prins.. Although it was expected that .the business here would have been heavy, still it. has turned out otherwise. There are only 12 causes and 31 prisoners, but among the latter are the following charges: -1 for murder; (2 of them on c hild ren o f 7 and 4 2 for manslaughter; 1 fi r i o r b m be a ry lici ; ous an l d y 2 cu f t o t r ingand wounding; burglary. j73"f l o n rrs)a t r h 's e o2n C fo; r r os ah vn ifgohr io aa u P3 ; e t Mr. Justice Wightman has tried a man for cutting and wounding, where the wound was of the slightest description, and in which the jury considered the prisoner had acted under such provocation that he was fully , justified in acting on the defensive, and he was therefore ac quitted. His Lordship has also tried a man for manslaughter, but.in this case the whole affair was a public-house quarrel, ending in a fight, which the prisoner throughout had been anxious to prevent. In the Nisi Prius Court, Mr. Justice Patteson, after taking some undefended causes, tried.. two actions of ejectment, which will form a subject for discussion in the Courts next term. GLAMORGANSHIRE.—Cardiff, July 8. - These assizes commenced this d a y b e tb re B aron R o lf e. The cause list only contained 11 causes, and the calendar of prisoners only 15 prisoners. John Rees and Ann Williams were indicted for administer= ing poison to the female prisoner's mother, Mary Vaughan. Mr. Williams and Mr. Richards appeareA for the'prosecu.- tion ; the prisoneri were undefended. Verdict—Guilty. Transportation for life. Edwards, William Jones, and R. Thomas were 19- dieted for feloniously having set fire to and burn down a vers taro outhouse at Merthey, in this county. Mr. R. C. N. Came and Dr. N. Came appeared for tg/e -prosecution ; and Mr. V. Williams and Mr. Richards de • fended the prisoners. The whole point of this case turned upon the word " cow house" in the indictment, and which word is not in the Act of the 7th 'William IV. and Ist Victoria, c.. 89. • • . The Learned JUDG E , a ft er h ear i ng th e argumen t s o f coun sel, decided that a cowhouse was not a stable within the. meaning of the Act, but he would reserve the point.as to the word " outhouse ;" ho weever , the prisoners were acquitted on the merits. " LAMBETH -STREET. It will be recallected that on Saturday week Mr. Jonson, landlord of the.nr-tree, in Church-lane, Whitechapel, made an application to Mr: Norton, relative to two Derby Clubs held at MS - house. Notwithstanding the strong opinion then given by the magistrate, and his doubts whether any person could be found with sufficient temerity to- bring an action,in such cases, Mr. Jonson has since been served with two writs of action but, instead of giving him the trouble of appearing to' them at Liverpool, as threatened, they are to be. brought in Westminster Hall. MAIABORO 1.1 GH- STREE T. Mr. Thomas, Smith, . of the _firm of Smith, Brothers, the 'tailors of Regent-street, was summontA before Mr. Maltby, for having assaulted' William Jones. The complainant said 'that he was m the service of Mr. •Mitehell, 'hosier Regent-street, and he had bren sent by his employer to the house of the defendant to ask for the amount' of a disputed ' bill. Having called repeatedly for the amount, he told Mr.' Smith (the brother of the defendant), when he saw him, that his master would_ redUce the bill by the amount in dispute, and that he would wait in the shop until he •got the money. 111r—Smitkordered him out of the shop, 1 but the complainant refused to.go without the money. 1 The defendant then came up ,to him and struck him tin faCe, and . beat him with sufficient liolence to draw b from his nose.. The - defendant said the complainant entered his sh, and behaied with great insolence, declaring he woi stop there until he. was paid the money. In conseq of being provoked by the complainant's behaviour, a beink unable to find a p.diceman, he certainly told t complainant he must leave.the s h o p. Th e complainai however, instead of going away, struck him on the hoe and then, he, (defend an t) certa i n l y , , pun i s h e d the cot plainant for his insolence. I The complainant denied h av i ng use d any i nsu l t expressions, or having struck the first blow, The defendant's brother corroborated the statem n the defendant. Mr. MALTBY was of, opinion that undue violencl h, been exercised, and inflicted the fine of 40s. and cots. George Sterling and George. Howell were charged wii picking pockets at the review in Hyde-park. Police-constable No. 59 of the H division, stated thitt I was on duty at the review in Hyde. park in the morni4g, private clothes, and saw the prisoners, in company togeth, attempt to pick several pockets. At length he saw St6li draw from out of a gentleman's pocket a white cambric hai kerchief. Witness seized him, and took the handkerchief from him ; and the gentleman who was robbed was spolden but he declined to prefer any charge against the prilon, Witness, however, felt himself justified in taking the pr son into custody, as he had actually seen him take the handke chief out of the gentleman's pocket. The prisoner Howell said he was the son of the stewlird Sir Robert Preston, of Bath, and had no occasion to pi , pockets. He was merely speaking to the prisoner Steilir whom he had never seen .before, when he was taken into ci tody. Mr. HARDWICK said a jury should decide on the case, clmmitted the prisoners to the sessions. We have' always p'remised; in speafting of the o, of the French navy, that it was not the eve n t s or the oli, of 1840 which occasioned its formidable development. 11 law of 1837 fixed the peace establi s h ment of the French ai at 40 ships of the line and 50 frigate s ; one - h alf of this ur ber, both vessels and frigates, to b e afloat, whilst 40 o men-of- war and 50 frigates were t o b e on the stocks---fi shi 22 parts out of 29. And besid es , th ere was to be a r er of 13 men-of-war and 15 frigates, and advanced to ar ecompletion 10 parts out of 29.. Such was the law. Vh t • was the fact in 1840, acco r di ng to ,official There were then 21 me n - o f- war afloat, 14 armed foicial stateznen ?- h i di spon ibilite, a n d th ree d i sarmed. There were o il stocks 25, only 12 of which were a d vanced 22 parts ut 24 to completion; There were 3 4 frigates afloat, a d advanced to 22 parts out of 24 t o completion. Of the 21 et. of-war afloat in 1840, three have been condemned, whil two have been launched, leaving a fl eet of 20 sail, which, - the new regulations and classificati on , could all be read in a month. Besides the Friedland an d t h e Gemappes, lau ched I in 1840, there were, in that y ear , 23 more men-of-w r ad vanced- nearly to completion, viz. : th e Ville de aris, Louis XIV., Valmy, of 120 gun s; th e Fl eurus, Tage, Na arin, 1 ., Henry IV., Eylau, Austerlitz, Anribal, Duguay Trouin,lUini, Turenne, Wagram, of 100 guns; the Tilsit, Breslau, 13 yard, Donawerth, Duguesclin, Font enoy , H ector, Sceptre, C stig lione, of 90 guns. The Times m en ti ons b at six of these, call • ing them second-rate and fourth- rate. Its undeNtatelment of the reserve of the French navy is, therefore, enornn'us.--. Chronicle. AFFRAY AT KILBIRNIE.—The extension o . the iron works in this neighbourhood having given employlment" to a considerable number of labourers, most of whom belong to the Emerald Isle, the peaceful character of our village has undergone a complete change. As at all great works where Irishmen are employed, the unfortunate question, of religion has divided the labourers into two sections, Catho4 and Protestant; and to sycya pitch had the controversy risen on last Satuiday fortnight, ihat the opposing parties - n 4 night in the village to settle it in ;eel D 7 ;nilybrook kyle, Much . to the terror and annoyance of the peaceful inha bitants. The affray was renewed on Monday evening as fiercely as ever; and it having t rans pi re d t h at the Catholics, who were worsted on both occasions, had sent for succour to the adjoining villages, for a fresh onset on the following night, information was forwarded to Mr. Penny, ruperiiaen dent of the county police, who, along with three or four of the constabulary, proceeded to Kilbirnie ; and such was the effect of this timeous interference, that most of the ring leaders decamped. We understand, that in order to prevent the recurrence of such outrageous proceedings in future, a number of the inhabitants intend to form themselves into a local police force. A most diabolical act was committed on Monday morning, but from its nature we cannot see hew it can be imputed to either the one party or the other in the above disturbance. A stone was so inserted in the swiitches which throw the waggons from the branch line of the; Kil !Arnie Iron Works on to the Glasgow and Ayr Railway, that when the early luggage train from Glasgow came up to the spot, it went on to the branch railway; and although the ster m was immediately turned off, the train traversed the line for some distance, smashing several waggons upon it into atoms, and doing other injury. —Ayr Advertiser. MURDERS IN FRANCE. The following horrible massacre has thrown the whole of the city of Blois into con sternation, An elderly man, named Gronteau, lived on a small property of his own at the Granges, and, as he was know to be industrions and economical, and had lately re ceived a sum of money for a piece of land taken for the rail road, was believed to have large funds in his house. On Sa turday last, his son, who lived apart, was surprised that the whole day should pass without his seeing his father or any one of his household, which consisted of a man and two maid servants. Eight o'clock being passed, John Gronteau went to his father's, and, finding the house shut up, and re ceiving no answer to his knocks and calls, got in at one of the Windows. He first discovered his father weltering in his blood, from several desperate wounds in the head, but still breathing, and able to utter groans. Having done all he could for the moment for his father, John Gionteau sought for the servants, and found them all three dead—the man in a pool of blood on the floor in an adjoining room, one of the women in the same state in her own room, and the other in her bed. Information was immediately sent to the magistrates, who hastened to the scene of horror. It was soon ascertained that the murderers had got into the house by breaking into the cel lar, and had audaciously chosen the early hour when the fa mily were only about to go to rest for the night ; for, with the ex ception of the woman in bed, they had not laid down, though partly undressed. It was an extraordinary circumstance that, although the house was surrounded by neighbours, no one had heard any unus u al no i s e. Sev e r a l pieces of furniture had • been broken open a n d r ifled. P r o v id ent i a ll y, t h e elder Gronteau, though unable as yet to undergo any interrogatory, lies in the hospital, with some, though very slight hopes of recovery. Having passed the greater part of the night in investigation, the magistrates, in the morning, discovered in the well an instrument used by the enk,ineers on the railroad for perforating the rock, in order to form mines for blasting, and which, from comparison with the wounds of the sufferers, had undoubtedly been used in the murders. Every exertion is being made for the discovery of the criminals.—Galignani We anno un c e w ith muc h p! ea , ure the abolition of slavery in the British settlement of Hong-Kong. The ordi nance issued for this purpose has appeared in the Hong-Kong Gazette.—Anti-Slavery Hoporter. • dumb from her birth, and that she was educted by Mr. Depuget; at the Asylum for the - Deaf and Dumb, Five ways, Birmingham ; and the other purported to bear the sigaature of Lady Elizabeth Palk, prisoner at the same time writing upon a pi:* of paper, that her Ladyship had authorised her to make use of her name in any way she might think fit. Witness took the cards to the Mar chione.s, who dec'ined affording any r lief until she had communicated with the Mendicity Society The deter mitiatina of the Marchioness Cornwallis was made known in writing to the prisoner, - whe then left the house. George Robinson, footman to the Marchioness of Ahercorn ' stated that about a.w ee k ago the prison er came to her Ladyship's residence, Dudley--honse, Park lane, and presented, in addition to one of her printi-d " deaf and dumb" cards, another card,- upon which was written " Lady Anne Blanche." Upon that occasion the Marchioness gave witness a half sovereign ; he handed it to the prisoner, who then left the house. Thomas Drew, footman to Mrs. Dile ,on Pennant, 8, Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, proved that ikhout ten days ago he opened the door to the prisoner. from whom he received two cards and a small book. 11, them to his mistress, who said that she should write to the Mendicity Society. The prisoner pretended to be deaf and dumb. Horsford, an active officer of the Society, stated that in consequence of letters which had been received by Mr. Knyvett, the seerethry, from the Marchieness Cornwallis and Mrs. Dawson Pennant, he kept a sharp look out for the prisoner, and at length appre hended her in Oxford -sleet. She then .spoke ably enough, and begged for mercy. Witness here . product d a great many printed cards and a hook which he took from the prisoner; the said book was tilled with the names of the nobility and gentry who had subscribed liberally to the necessities of the " deaf and dumb " ap plicant, whose simulated deprivation of 'speech and I bearing had evidently brought her in a considerable amount. It was further shown that the prisoner had upon two former occasions been sent to prison for a similar offence. Mr. Sturgen, chief clerk in the begging letter depart- ment of the Mendicity Society, intimated to the Magis trate that he had no wish to have the prisoner com mitted for trial at the sessions. Mr. LONG commented upon the flagrant nature of the case, and said that such practices as those which the prisoner had pursued were calculated to prevent. the hand of charity being extended to those who were really in distress. Committed for three months to hard labour in the House of Correction. • QUEEN-SQUARE, Oliver Walsh, described as a builder and architect, at Dublin, who was charged at Bow-street Police-court,. on the 11th of June, with sending a threatening' letter to Sir Robert Peel, in which he declared " he would stand on his right as a citizen.with his life, and if justice were' not awarded•him, would leave some of Sir Robert Peel's authorities in Ireland as sad a tale to brood over, as ever tie family of Mr. Drummond had," and who was or dered to find two sureties in 1001. each fir his future gobd behaviour, was yester d ay b rought from ' Tothill beyn tae'rlinogrdienrt f o ro h m is th n e w S n ec r r ec et n a g ry ni o s f an S e t e a t i e t , l a fi n e d lds lin ß e r ra id i e e w d e o ll n , 2001. Defendant, Who . has all the appearance of a supe rior mechanic, has, it is , almost unnecessary to say, been in custody since the period of his examination at Bow street, in consequence of being unable to fiLd the neces sary sureties. - • • LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 12. Dividend per Annum. !Tarries of Com panies.. per cent. CanalS. Ashton and Oldham—. A sh by-de- la- Zone 11..ae Basingstoke• Litecknoick & Alwrgay Birmingham, I.ltitn sh Do. and Livcrp. June Chelmer & Bl:.ck water Coventry Crotntord Dudley Derhy........ ....... 0 ditibe and ....... Ellesmere and Clie , ter Erewash ....... Forth :rid Grand dinictinn Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Wester Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham ..... Hudderstie , ‘! ...... ....av Kennet Avon ...av Lancaster v Leeds and Liverpool,., Leicester Leicester & Northanip. Loughborough Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Thrlton Mowlsr• ,v Mersey and Irwell Neath Oxford .............. Peak Fi.rest Regent's (or Loridon).. Rochdale av Shropshire Somerset Coal Da. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge Stratford .on-Ayon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Rail Trent & Mersey, i sh Thames & Medway..av Warwick and Birming. Warwick and Naptoa Worcester & Binning Wilts and Berks ay Wiabeach Wey and Arun d. £ a. .1. 97 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 15 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1110 ( 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 -- 100 0 0 41 1 3 4 41 13 4 133 0 0 -- 100 0 0 ! 100 0 0 100 6 0 106 0 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 172 13 4 100 0 0 150 0 0 57 6 6 39 18 10 47 6 8 100 0 0 140 0 0 83 10 0 142 17 0 100 0 100 0 gp 100 1) 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 0 :y 33 16 85 0 0 125 0 150 0 0 12 10 140 0 0 125 0 0 143 0 0 79 9 8 100 0 0 20 9 3 50 0 0 19 5 8 100 0 0 100 0 0 78 8 0 67 10 8 105 0 0 110 0 0 100 0 A.l paid Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol av Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine Ditto Bonds Ditto Bonds Southampton 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock 50 0 0 Bridges Hammersmith Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of 8/, Ditto New ditto 01'7/ Ditto Bonds Vauxhall av 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 109 0 0 70 10 3 Assurances. Albion Alfred Life Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire. British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gun. Life County Eagle Economic Life ...... European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe Guardian Hope Life Ditto Fire ....... Imperial Fie Ditto Life Indemnity Marine Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fun - Palladium Life. .... Protector Lite Pr. )vident Rock Life Ryal Exchange...,, Sun Fire ..... Ditto ........ University Lite Universal Life Union Fire and ite Joint Stk Banks Australasia Ditto New . Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westrninstr Ditto New...* .. „ London J o i n t Stock Metropolitan. Provincial of Ireland—. Ditto New National of Ireland Nat. Provincial Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire ~.. Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight & Coke Bath British Ditto Provincial...— Birmingham... . . ..... Binning. & Stafford:il Bristol Brighton Ditto General City of London ..„. Ditto New Continental Consolid Ditto New Equitable Imperial - Isle of Thanet Independent ... . .... Phoenix Ratcliff' South Metropolitan United Genera 1..... .,,, Westmins. Chartered Ditto New ........ Water Works Birmingham East London Grand Junction........av Kent Nw Riv Lon. Bridg An. Manchester andSalford • Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex av Yrk Buldg Co.Les.Pr op _lron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Caledonian . .... Chester and Holyhead Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Grand .lunctio , . - Great North of Onglnd Great' Western ... Ditto Half Shares • Ditto Fifths ....... ..... Harwich (Braithwaite) Hull and Selby . . ..... . Lancaster and Carlisle Lead: and Selbv ..... Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares London and Brighton Ditto Loan Notes..„ London and BI ckwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto Thirds London and S. Western London and Croyelon.„ Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchstr and Binning Midland Counties • North Do. 34-Sh., iss. ltl di.. Northern rind Eastet Ditto Scrip, iss.sl. dis Paris and Orleans Pal. and Rouen Rouen and Havre Stockt n & Darlington South East. and D.ver Yarmouth and Norwich lurk and N. Midlarid, Ditto NeW Shales. Mines. Albion Copper Alten Anglo Mex., iss.sl. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolanos Ditt. , Scrip Brazil. Imp. iss.s/. p.m Do. Mocaub. & Coc. L Do. St. John Del Re) British Iron Candongga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Columbian, US. 51. p.m General Mining Hibernian ....... Imperial Slat 6 Coropy. Mexican Mining Co. ot Areland.. Real del Monte, Unreg. Ditto Loan N0te5....., Rhyinney Iron Santiago de Cuba United Max., ias.2l. pin Ditto scrip Ditto New Scrip„, - 2 10 0 Literary. Londn,with Sin. Ticket London University Russell King's College 100 e 1 iOOOOI U 4s. 11. 15s. Miscellaneous. Anglo Mexican Mint Australian Agricultur Brit. American Land, Canada Upper Canada Bonds Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. 11. Mex. and S. American New Brunswick Land) New Zealand Penins. Orien. Steam Royal Mail Steam . Reversionary Int. Soc. South Australian Thames Tunnel, „ ..... Van Diemen's and 10 0 0' 1 30 0 0 1 35 10 0 1 5210 0 4 f per cent. per cent. and bs. 14 0 01 2 1 10 0131% 5 o' 300 0 0 7 756 0 ! 0 20 0 g 100 0 0 20 00 50 . 0 0 20 00 bper cent. 7per cent. per cent riper cent +. IST OF SCOTTISH COM JULY 10, Bank of Scotland." Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank .. Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank ..„,., Central Pit, of SCaisland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of SeatL Edinburgh Life Insur. Scottish union Inger... Standard Life Insur Dalkeich Railwa y Edin. and Glas. Hailwy Maw. and Green. Rail. ,COundeeanti Arhr Rail :ES' PRICES. j f per cent. 1 6 per cent. 8 per cent. per cent 7 per cent. (5 per cent. K per cent. 6 per cent. 7 per cent, per cent. per cent. percent. per cent. b per cent. 5 per cent per cent %o percent 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 9 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWJ The minute surveys now going forward, and the of traffic taken, as preliminary to an '• went next session for th;- '• _ ..p l yncatlon to I satisfactory ( 3, - fine, are, we understand, of -...csrarter, Mr. Miller, the enneer, is doi ptver - er to conciliate local interests . —Ra ilway .Reci PRICES OF SHARES N (7.4,NALS, ILWAYs, -BANKS, AsSITRANOR AND OTHER LNIPANIES' STOCK. Amount of Paid. Price. Share. cemt. -Mt 1. 154. :Y iv.. so. I 10s. 34/. 101. 17a. i(1. 10/, er cent. 151. 20:. 1. 10s. 151. 521.705. 101. Si. 10s. 41. 11. 4s. 3 per cent. IA per cent. 41 per cent. 4 per cent. 31. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. tN, per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. i ji percent. IL Os. M. 113 s. Id. per cent. U. 7s. 3►. 10s. 4 per cent. d per cent. 6 per cent. 36.6 d. pr sh Si. Ss. 4 per cent. is. per share 5 per cent. 5 per cent./ F 30s. bds . 5) per cent , 5 per cent 5 per cent. 8 per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. 6d. per cent. .sh. & bds. 14 ss. per cent. per cent. 5 per cent. IL 58. 4.. 5 per cent. 5)4 per cent IL 5 peg cent. %9% per cen 51. re I 1 4 per cent. 6 per cent. b per cent. 6per cent. d tper cent. 'e per cent. id I , per cent. "' 3 per cent. lit. 6 per cent. i v _ Asper share ' Is, per share 10 per cent. per cent. of 16s. 1/. ss. 1/. 7s. ad 51. and bs. 1341. and bs. th per cent. rcent. he 101. in 101. 61 per sh er, Zs per s ng 6 per cent. 5 per cent. to, 6 per cent. er. 5 per cent , er § per cent. or_ l per cent. l. of 121. l c: , I 188. sr. Ql. lOs. 2/. lOs. 21. 10s. 5 per cent. 41. 16s. 11. 146. he I los. per eh 11. 44. per cent. Ss. per sh. 21. ss. perch tie 1 , 1 per cent •ds ? per cent. 'at SL ss. per sh per eh. Its. per eh. ur he 4 per cent. of . 10 per cent. 10 per cent 1341. perch 104 per sh, IL 14s. &per share Id per sh 17s. pr sl na er sl IL 11. 10s. 11. ss. 15s. IL 112. 10d. per cent per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. .11. 11. N. 17s. 6d. .... t . 10s. JO pet cent. Ws. per sh. 11. 101. per sh. 60 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 55 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 250 0 0 All 0 paid 2 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 ( 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 o B 5 0 3000 40 0 • 40 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 • 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 • 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 17 10 • 95 0 10 0 0 10 o 6 25 0 0 10 0 • 16 0 0 le 8 0 19 8 8 30 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 75 • • 31 S 0 38 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 3000 3000 80 0 0 25 0 0 48 0 0 10 0 0 45 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 70 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 23 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0, 100 0 0 2 0 0 32 0 0 70'0 0 30 0 0 4 0 0 . 0 1 00 0 0 100 0 0 40 A 0 45 0 0 15 0 . 0 2 , 0 o 20 0 0 li 10 0 o .100 0 0 •50 0 0 18 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 31 u 13 10 0 JOO 0 ti 25 0 150 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 100 0 0 01.. 0 40 0 50 0 0 loft 0 0 100 0 0 100 • 0 58 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 41 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 • 21 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 • 50 0 0 2 5 0 0 I 0 0 0 41 13 4 WO 0 0 3000 100 0 0 63 12 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100,0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10.0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 [OO 0 0 32 0 '1 6 10 13 15 9 100 0 o 50 - n 9. 70 0 0 1,0 0 0 ,f) -0 t 50 0 0 50 0 0 st) • 20 0 0 21) p 0 20 0 0 100 0 0' 50 0 0 2o o 5 0 0 0 25. 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 . 0 100 0 0 154 0 35 0 0 25 0 0 2000 100 o 0 20 0 0 `-'0 0 55 0 20 0 50 0 10 0 60 0 25 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 100 0 50 0 leo 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 IV 0 0 10 0 0 50 Q 0 100 () 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 W 0 0 'A\ 844. 150 0 50 0 10 0 ao 0 MARKET NE WS-(SATURDAYO 1 r. is ,uPPIY t i while that of II( me growth w as at ain extensive. lled ellLn throughout was steady, though in some in s tances, the PrA' to ees ruled low er th an last week :—Old Potatoes, from 366 ,.," to 4s 6d, and N ew ditto, 8s to 16s Der , : Onions; ls „ 2s 6d ; Turnips, 2s to 3s ; „ and Carnits, 4- 6d . to 6s Per dozen bun c h es ; S p i nach, 6d to 1, ; i;:„,}„ t • ir i e s, 1,6 d : 3s ; Currants, 2s to 3s 6d ; Broad 13,:ms. Is to 9 8 ; a nd Is 6d to 2s 9d; Young App!es and Pears. 2s to 3S agd French Beans, 2s 9d to 4s per half sieve Asp.megus, i s pr to 4s 6d ; Oranges, Sc to 14s ; aod zts to 14' and 100; Pine Apples. 4s to 10. ; apes- 3, and Cherries, 2d to 6d per lb ; Peach Nentarines 125 , ° 25s ; and C;lkages, 6d to Is ;...r .iwen ; :• , trary ' ber ri `" 2d to ; and Ila.plirries. 41r „ tie; c uo mberfb 4d-to Is 6(1 por b r • o • • d ace. and: ot,ers, tio h,, ; a g 2s to 5s each ; Horse-radih. Ps per bundle Salad, 2d per purer ; Radishes, 4 , 1 t. per ( 111 zei t ha" 5; Lettuces, 6d to is 20 per seore. cr s „ NVe had full .t• s u ., ! ,h r ,c !„ 1:. 4 • w ulio t g•ueraldernaud priccs' d fl Although the supplies of P. , ititr-, ~ , :-., 1, ,, i :: ti dred. - the 4 tor hem ‘ , ...s heavy at prices a,,i,M e. ; ;lii, ,•, i ii. , . e ' I " V-- d our last report. For each kind i,f I'n.- , :• ,r was t ,, lerably steady, at full pric e s. t )i,. e „ , a •, ii i , trail(' `7d in a slug g i s h state. Beef, from 2, , 2d t,i :3.s 4:1 ; 'tit:troll , 2s 3to , 8d: Lamb, 4 s t o 5 s ; V eal ; 3s 4d to 4s oti : slidl'°- rkt 2,4 4,1 to 3s 10d p er 81b s. b y the care:oe. the 4ietaatt, NEW' lbe r T;4ltton and I,aml, B,:d lull prices.. kinds of '.;llr•ats very lit l i c; v e ,-1 irj, , al u ," ~t ; 3s 4d ; .tiuttun, 4,1 I 0,1,1,, 4, to 5,4; 3s 4d to 4s 4d; wild l'wk it. 4, per r..ita..X 4.4 CrZ,,,:;..'1 - There was a fair amo un t o f husiness'doing in flst,,, bat have no alteration to not iee,in the quottitionB. The supplies of m ea t were Uvno means large, vet the tryd ruled heavy at the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d to ; 4d ; Mutto n , 2 s 6d t o 3 s 8 d; L amb, 3s to ss; Veal, 3s 2d 4s 2d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs. • BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are frog 8d to Bid; of Household ditto, 6d to per 41b loaf. RIDE manicr.T. Raw Hides, a t per stone of 141bs—Best steers and he,, 1 o, ss4d to 5s 8d ; middling hides, 4s Sd to 5s Od ; inferior cu' t 4s 4d to 4s 6d. Sheep and Calf Skins,at per skin-311.f -w Calf, 6.8 6d to 88 641 • ' shearlings, 10d tols 6d ; and,Lamb s Is 9d to 2s 3d each. HAY WIAIMETS. SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 155 to 41; r e- s; ful ditto, 41 4 s to 4/ 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ 10s to 41 Clover H a y, 5/ 5 s to 6/ 6s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to /lie; 44 Wheat Straw, 111-18 to 1/ 16s per load. Supply but mode l " and trade steady, at the above quotations. CUMBERLAND. —Coarse. Meadow Hay 31 18 s t o 41=s; O II; ful ditto, 4/ 63 to 4/ 12s ; fi ne U p l an d di tto, 4/ 14s tO Clover Hay, 51 to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 14s to 11 16s; "of Straw, 1/ 16s t o 1/18 s per load. Both Hay and Strawril°' „ otf freely, at full prices. WH ITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 4/; °l f ; ful ditto, 4/ 4 s t o 4l 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 4/ lOs to 41 lf ; Clover Hay, 5/ 5 s t o 6/ lOs ; • Oat Straw, 11 12s to . 1/ l'i ft Wheat Straw, 1/ 14 s t o 1/ 16s per load. A fair average sil ) it and a ready inquiry. New Meadow Hay sold at from 4/, and new Clover, 4/ to 5/ per load. WAKEFIELD CORN 111ARKET.—FRIDAY• We'have had a f a i r arr i va l o f Wheat to this day's mar'ir ett pet all descriptions met a slow sale, at a decline of I.s. to 2s• quarter from the prices of this day se'nnight. T sv e . e e t r. months since this d a y Wh eat advanc e d 4s. per quart Barley, Oat s , an d B eans supported previous rates. In °th articles no alteration. bus hel. Per qr. of 601 b. to• the . 1 ,0 EXT RA " ~ 10 Wneat Suffolk, Essex, and Kent......... r , . , •-- Ext. 53 .. r i ' 0, Ditto ditto White... - ;60 ;j' P . Norfolk Red 55 52 4 34. a Ditto ditto Whi te... 56 a: Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red — 54 'a' P Ditto , ditto Whi e... 56 • 5 1 . 0, Yorkshire Red —5, f i 0 . , Ditto ditto White... 57 "" r Foreign, Ditto ditto ...... ...... White — 57 . IA Per guar , r bnP er P Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk Yorkghoe a - cl 4,inc,,lp,r,i. Grinding — CB 11 Foreign: -- 32 50 el u. l dr Per yr f 631 b. , st , ~,,,D .7:, Beans, Small :n . 3 , 3 Du OP Ticks Foreign 37 3' , --- i. Oste. Potat, a d Pola d ......, ,„ .. e ... . ... "'. Mealinw....... lid tc ,l3d ,Fu ign —d t—d • ''''''' ~.. . ShAing 6. •, 0 O3, ::::€ . ,', 4 Rapeseed Malt .•• . .... ...... ...... ...... 27, ,os ..,81.(;,s, —i, ~, ,,.',) , c r L' " RAILWAY RETURNS. We extract from the Rilibruy .11,Iyazitte the 5 " - ,:t received on th e p r i nc i pal Railways of Great Britain to the week ending on the day of the month p firretixecl each. The re t urn i nc l u d es the money r e c e ived r , passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and e chandise:— Week ended Total. s• 142 9 i 31.4 fis 4fl, 10:I _tt !„, 640 141 7.3 1175 159 365 L 0.2% 40 112%122% 101% 21% 3 16X 21 20 72 18% 17 11.139. 142% 491 190 15% 27 54 1544 2 'ws 225. 4 yi 178 205 431 4 425 4 42 196 Name of Railway. 444 gag 25 26% 1..4 714 150 67 97 75 354 3jl 12U Ms 221 • THE R OYAL I NSTITUTION, EARTHEN M01J)`...1)..., We under s t an d t h at the Government hav e j ust p urch a se d this splendid building, for the purpose of using it I's .. post-office. The p r i ce i s sa id to bs! 60,000L,--Scotsmani,. LORD ELDON7B FULFILMENT OF A PROMISB.--"'"; 1783, when Mr. Scott, afterwards Lord Eldon, first became a candidate for the borough of Weobly, he was received al l lodged i n th e h ouse of Mr. Bridge, the Vicar, who, hiving s , daughter then a youn g c hild , too k a j ocular promise fo,'; him, that if h e s h ou l d ever become Chancellor and the litt le girl's husband s h ou ld b e a clergvman, the Chancellor would give that c l ergyman a living. ''ow comes th e seque l , . p artl „ , related by Lord Eldon hi mse lf to his niece (Mrs. Foster 4 " Years rolled on—l came into office; when one morning ; was told a young lady w i s h e d to speak to me; and I said that young ladies must be attended to, so they must show her 11 1 ) ; And up came a very pretty young lady, and she curtsied and simpered, and sa id s h e thought I could not recollect "4 1 answered I ce r t a i n l y did riot, but p er h aps she could rec all herself to my memory; so she asked if I remembered th e A . clergyman at We o bl y , and h i s little girl, to whom I had ins a promise. ' Oh, ves!' I said, ' I d o, and 1 suppose you are the little girl.' ' Shee curtsied; and said ' Yes.' ' And -I slit'," pose you are marri e d t o a clergyman ?' 4 No,' she said, n''' she blushed, ' I am only going to be married. to one, if you' my Lord, will give hi nt a living' Well; I -t o ld her tc, coo' back in a few nays; and I rustle inquiries to ascertain from the Bishop of the dirioese that the gentleman she was golog to be married to was a respectable clergyman of the Churoh of England; and then I looked at my list, and found I ado ally had .a livi ng vacant that I could give him. So when` the young lady came hack, I told her she might return NI 3% and get m arr i e d as f ast as she liked, for her intended husband s 'should be presented to a living, and I would seed the paper' 2 as soon as th ey cou l d b e made out. ' Oh, no!' she exclaimed/ 3 and again s h e s i mpered, and blushed, and curtsied ; pray, 11 1 7 Lord, let m e t a k e t h em back myself.' I was a good des, 10 amused, so- I actually had the papers made out, and I sign 5 . Oem, and sh e t oo k t h em back herself the following day. ' 12 % ! Twiss's Life of Eldo n . . . Pustac 13ATHS.—A eaording to announcement i n 20 I our last week's number, a meeting took place at the % Swan Hotel en M o nd ay l ast at ' noon, to consider upon , . tartereOtion of public) bath..:; in this bor oug h . Th ere w e of not many gentknen in attendan c e, b ut t h e a b sence others was ocoasioned, no doubt, by the shocking occur: 2 Fence .in ftridge•street, a short time before that, for whin° ilz the meeting was call e d. Th e gentlemen present were 13" i,* Heywood, Esq., James. Cross, Esq., G. Milieu,. EA" ! T. Andrews, Esq., George Pigott, Esq., T. Ton, Es e r Mr. John Brown, Mr. James Gorton, r. Rowland 1 1 ; t ' Mr. George Brown. The Chairman explained that 7 was intended -to raise the amount required to erect baths in 400 shares of 51. each: Gentlemen had already taken shares, some twenty, some ten, five, and fear. 31 , I. ' 4 Mullett asked if an estimate and plan had been mad am Thp Chairman s a id t h at plans and estimates were for " wally drawn, b u t the subscribers might accept t h em o r . , not. He would take ttat opportunity of stating for pub is in formation, that th e Earl of Br a df or d h a d g i ven the 00 • for the eite.c,i the intended bath free from rent,, -and the water would also be obtained free of cost from the Bolted Moor Reservoir. After some conversation, R. H e Y; wood, Esq., moved, seconded by James Cross, E, q ., 01! it was expedient and desirable to erect public baths i° the borough of Bolton ; and that a Committee be sP; pointed to obtain subscribers, and to take the preliminor/ steps for such a measure. The motion passed unall2; mously. A C ommittee was then nominated--thank s were voted to th e C hairman, who, in acknowledgill , : them, said h e s h ould do all he possibly could to promote the object f or w hi ch they had met--and the meeting then' broke up.—Bolton Free Press. 79g 23 4% 2fl liog x 46 % 62 •124 JO7 5.53( PS k 4 s'.BN I bi '° 265% 24i !,4 1 13 8 4 51% o 1 II; 0 1 1 o ..? 0 104 28% 174)4 168 226 188 On the 6th i ns t., at Mount CS. HS. yrus, Kincardineshire', Air * Forsyth Grant, o f a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Windmill-place, Camberwell, the lady of Henry Meyers, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at St. Andrew's Church, Newcast i t e ; .upon-Tyne, W. Palmer, eldest son of Mr. Ord, of Reading' o f Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late Mr. T. Charlton , the former place. f 17% DIED. os. 4% On the 6th inst., at Newington -place, Alexander Shed ° so Burkitt, Esq., aged 69. 7 2 1 On the 7th inst., at Worthing, the Rev. Joseph Char lea 2836 lie,iii .11. A., aged 57. On the 7th. vast., Lcui l a Biddy , third dau g ht er o f Waring 1 y..,.... E.:,„ fit - Longhatn, Dorset. itna Varna a most ling all cord, of London : Printed and PubNahed by MURDO YOVICT i s,, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 11° ' Strand. in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the Catin' 4 F- Mickilwx, Moa.lay, July 15, 1844. July 6 Arbroath and Forfar • Birmingham and Derby Junction... —, 2 5 Birmingha m an d G loucester 2,836 .1. , 1 1 5 5 Chester and Birkenhead , 634 18 4 Dublin a n d D rogheda 792 2 il, 8 9 Dublin and Ki ngstown 1, lA 1 371 . 4 1 8 7 7 Dundee a n d A r b roath 286 .-- 6 Durham an d S underland 453 6 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow 7 Eastern Co un ti es an d N orth Eastern 2 4, 2 7 9 75 6 1 13 1 6 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and A 3,7 1,532 0 6 6 Glasgow and Greenock 1,128 14 1 , 6 Grand Juncti on B, 6 Great North o f E ng l an d 1,742 13 6 7 Great Weste rn 5 Liverpool and M anc h ester 6 London and Birmingham 6 6 7 London and Bl ac k wa ll 1,336 15 6 London and B r i g h ton - I, 9 London and C roy d on 5q 11 London and Gr eenw i c h 862 . i,.., 7 London and S ou th W estern ....... 4 Manchester, Bolt on an d B ury 876 1 2 -.* 0 6 Manchester and Bi rm i ng h am 3,339 9 1-7 6 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 7,493 9 6 6 Midland Counti es 6 Newcastle and C ar li s l e l,BBB 16 i , i 7 Newcastle and N or th Shi e l ds 4OB 9 North Midland 9 5 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,529 • 5 5 8 Paris, Corbeil. a n d O r l eans 8 6 Preston and W yre 502 14 6 Sheffield and Manchester 11 South Eastern 6 Taff Yale 6 6 York and North Midland ----,---- 1 1AXE 'ron oundays in 40 8 n, Half-past • 0 •Fore Cabin 44, offi ce, rnYORKSIII] 4. a MI COBIMITT il . tfie Shares s 3 resolved , , sufficient to but t the objec itbe Yet Prepare be desiroth t o o., to the so li c i 14'V, or to th e S e , ki t 2t of July nee t:be sufficient trIRGE S S Warehouse, 1144, BURGES b s ~smadebyr N I feel it incu " 1 , Purchasiu 4,1 Name an, ~„ ‘7,yearance of 40 .. 1 and, for t i t it t h - Z-- at to e tri o er a ar 4tig l ers " Burg s and Son, h kr ll, fi approbal earnest] WiliZing what , lerent ma th tt;,',4GESS' NE ny P pk le i s silsfaction kit ela4 a tee. most t Wm. , -e .ellse, 107, Th NILvER S 14.4-d Nur. y the intro 6ATso N , 41 1.45 aided by a Alj g eeeeded In 1 51,1,4 offered; P all its dune bldergoing, a "in mixed i 41,1 * Sidt Cle and d ai SDoons and lk i Tr ditto, p er 1 1 10 I )°°os, per d Tongs, anti , b Mustard NiW u tiaon begs tiet7 °Wn• and 144, to from a ~ l o ,wated ed , and fl ~.I:rin that n -.4l, rear • t o • 'Y atson'g ban 1V,7 6 Pnblished, Possess the Ito and p 4 , s t f re 15Z.Table-knl • 44111stedsome b: ktt k r tllee handl , equal to pa ir A„Tea-trays r Bet of Thr An Quart Lc k ht,"'t of Six Lor VAl li, 35 5. 6cl. th LZ.VS, 41 au houses ha Which is AGNI Mil CLOTH na L lj er ,..igaPking Lainbric H todoten ti l tl te ldo ii ze rn H ktt r Psed Irish I )'l•ln e 4 /i Y 3 etr ya SI `rlahl o yt for servo new stou fit .. .. ... ~.. f l ': Tor pent q wids T o e r e r Irish, !tin itoeictra .. 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