The Sun. — London, England, 1844-01-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1844. IRISH STATE TRIALS. SPIRITED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE IRISH STATE TRIALS, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. THE NEW AND REVISED EDITION OF THIS WORK IS NOW READY, AT ALL THE BOOK SELLERS. Also just published, LETTERS OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, Edited by Miss STRICKLAND. New Edition. with Additions, in 2 vols. uniform with " The Lives of the Queens of England," 21s. bound. " Undoubtedly the most valuable, and by far the most inter esting, work illustrative of the life and character of Mary Stuart, ever given to the world."—Edinburgh Evening Post. Henry Co'burn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION of MONEY DIVIDENDS, AUTeI ORISED and GUARANTEED by HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, contains MONEY DIVIDENDS of £5O £6O £7O £BO £OO £lOO £llO £l2O £l5O £2OO £4OO £6OO £BOO £l,OOO £1,500 £5,000 and £23,000 sterling. ___ _ .. Amounting together to £70,170 sterling. Direct for PROSPECTUS with full particulars, WITH OUT DELAY, to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, Or. to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19, Will he repeated a New Grand Opera, in 1 hree Acts, called THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani ; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Raintorth; Queen of the Gipsies, Miss Betts. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Comte Christmas Pantomime. entitled HARLEQUIN AND KING PEPIN ; or, VALENTINE AND ORSON. Harlequin, Mr. Howell; Colum bine, Mir , Carson; Clown, Mr. I'. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Blanchard. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. lid. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 5x., Second Price 35.; I'it 3 s, Second Price fit .; Middle 4 'allery Second Price Is.; Upper Gallery IL, Second Price MI. THEATRE ROYAL, COVEWI-GARDEN. M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19. PROGRAMME FOR THIS EVENING. PART I. Overture, Zampa—Herold. the Toy Quadrille—Julien. Solo, Violin, MAstcr Thirlwall. Sinfonia, Pastorale, the Andante and Storm Movements —Beethoven Valse, The Wreath of Roses—Jullien. Solo, Bassoon, M. Baumann. Burletta ijuatlrille, entitled Dancing for the Milli cn—Jullien. PART 11. Locke's celebrated Music to Macbeth, with Solos for Ophiclelde, Bassoon, and Oboe, by Messrs Prospere, Baumann, and Barret— Locke. New Quadrille, The Irish Echos—lullien, Solo, rlute, Mr. Richardson. Valse, Clementine, composed expressly for her Majesty's State Balls id lien. - Tito English Quadrille--Jullien. Doors Open at tlalt-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock. Promenade, Is , Upper Boxes, Is.; Dress Circle, ; Private Boxes, It. is. Tickets to be obtaine d at the Box-office of the Tneatre; of Mr. Mitchell, old Bond-street; Mr. Andrews, New B 4xl-street ; Mr. Sams St. James's-street ; and M. Jullien'a Office, Maddox-streot, Bond.street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY:MARKEL BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSEE. RE-ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSOR RISLEY AND HIS INFANT SON. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19, Will be repeated the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff; Mr. Strickland; Master Slender, Mr. C. Mathews; Mr. Ford, Mr. Stuart; Mr. Page, Mr. Howe; Fenton, Mr. Caulfield; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. Webster; Mrs. Page, Madame Vestris ; Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Ni,bett ; Mrs. Quickly, Mrs. glover; Anne Page, Miss Mattley. Alter which, the nparalleled Performances of Professor RISLEY a'sd his SON. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR ONE WITH THE tiOLDEN LOCKS! King Lech rymoso, Mr. J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton ; Queen Eticidora, Miss Julia Bennett. Orchestra Stalls , ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, rs. ; Gallery, t!s.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half.price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, '2.s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper 0-illery, 6d. Doors opened at Half.past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven. 'I ickets and Places to be had of Mr I. I'. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till Five. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. The Best Pantomime ot the Season—Gorgeous Scenery. THIS EVENING, JANUARY II), The Nov Drama, embracing Extrawdmary Effects, Powerful Cast, and Novel Scenic Display, called IHE BOHEMIANS, or, The Rogues of Paris. Principal Characters by Messrs. Lyon, 0. Smith, Wright, Wieland, Maynard, Mrs. Yates, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. F. Matthews. After which, a New Grand Christmas Pantomime, Balled HAR LEQUIN BLUE BEARD, or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent. 'minced with Enormous Splendour and ‘Vor.dertul Eftects: lmlumbine, Mies Bulien ; Harlequin Quicksilver, by the inimitable Wieland; Clown, by the Grimaldi of the day, Mr. 'l'. Matthews, from the Theatres ltoyal, Covent-garden and Drury-lane; Pants lion, Mr. Johnstone. Boxes. 4s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery. Is. ; Second price at Nine. Doors opan at Six, commences at a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19, Will be presented for the se - ond time at this theatre, the grand opera of the MAID OF JUDAH. Ivanhoe, Mr. Wood; Friar Turk, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rebecca, Mrs. Wood. To conclude with the New Musical Burlesque Spectacle, entitled THE MAGIC MIRROR. Sing Song, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Poo. Poo, Mr.,Paul Bedford ; Sloe.Leat, Miss R. Isaacs. Abl LEI'S ROYAL AMI - '141 . 1 HEA IRE OF AR'S. Under the Management of Mr. Batty, Proprietor. Triumphant Success of the Equestrian Novelties and Pantomime, which remains Open a Few Nights Longer. GRAND JUVENILE FETE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19, Will be performed a Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled HA R LE QUIN TAM O'SH ANTER, and his STEED MEG ; or, The Witches of Alloway Kirk. Harlequin, Mr. Gibson ; Columbine, Mdlle. Cushnie ; Clown. Mr. King; Pantaloon, Mr. Mathews. New Scenes in the Circle, and unequalled Feats of Horsemanship. Ts conclude with the splendid French Spectacle of THE VII. TORIES OF MURAT, THE SOLDIER OF FRANCE; or, The lieneral, Prince, and King. The .uccession of crowded houses and increased 'demands for Places at the Box.o Fee, - .lompels the Proprietor to announce that this Popular Establishment will remain Open Eight Nights longer ; a , d, in compliance with the wi , hes of the Astley's Patrons, and according to annual custom, for a series of British National Fetes, pourtraying the Victo:ies of England's Hero—Wellington, On Monday next, Jan. will be produced, the brand National Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF W ATERLOO. DAVIOGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATR E . As usual, the funniest and most successful Pantomime. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19, Will be repeated THE BOHEMIANS OF PARIS. Supported by Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, ft. Bonner, Johnson, Smith, Airs. ti. Vining, and all Members of First Company in the World. After which an entirely new Grand Comic Pantomime, with Splendid Scenery, Superb Dresses, Inimitable Properties and Tricks, every thing new and of the most costly description, HARLEQUIN GRAMMAR, or, Lindley Murray,and AEI 0 U. Harleiuin, Mr. W. H. Harvey ; Grotesque, Mr. Stilt; Clown, Mr. Fuller • Pants. loon, Mr. flawsins ; Columbines (alternately) Miss M.'S. Fair. bs3t he r and Miss Sharpe. Places and Pnvate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. olive, from Eleven to Four. HOYAL VICIORIA 'THEATRE. THIS EVENING, JANUARY 19, Will be performed an entirely New Domestic Drama, entitle.l POVERTY; or, Mary Graham. Leonard, Mr. Freer; Jessamy Tacit, Mr. Kautz ' • Squire Graham, Mr. Dale; Patty Parrot, Miss Arden; Mary g ra ham, Miss Vincent. After which will be produced THE FAIRY LADY; or, the Cahinet of Bronze. To conclude:with HARLEQUIN LINCOLN LUCKY OF LAM. BETH ; or, 7he Three Sisteis of Witch Willow Dell. Harlequin, Mr. Chapin° ; Clown, Mr. Scarbrow ; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli; Co'umbine, Miss M. Schmidt. ports, articles, and correspondence of the Repeal papers. Mr. O'Connell sat with his Counsel as before, in legal costume, and was busied throughout the day with books and papers. For some time he at next to Mr. Sheil, M.P., on the bench immediately under the Judges. Mr. Sheil seemed to watch the points of the Attorney-General with great attention. It may be considered certain that he lets nothing escape him. There is a general impression that the conviction of O'Connell by this jury is certain. Had all Dublin been picked, it is said that twelve men so well dis posed to carry out the views of the Crown could hardly have been found. The Attorney-General concluded at a few minutes after four o'clock. The examination of witnesses was to commence on Thursday at ten o'clock. If the prosecutors of O'CONNELL ever had any claims to sympathy, or to public approval, by their mode of governing Ireland previous to the agitation for Repeal—if they had any right to ask for confidence from any one class of her MAJESTY'S subjects by their conduct during the progress of that agita. tion—or, if they had any grounds for appeal to the minds and intellects of men of judgment, or of even common sense, —their conduct, since they appealed to the law, has taken away all claim to approval, all right to confidence, and all claims to judgment and common sense. The choice of a jury from a mutilated list, bounded on one hand by fraud, on the other by a religious creed, to try men from whom all in formation as to the mode in which the charge against them had been found, and how it was to be supported ; and from whom all the privileges usually conceded to persons accused, had been studiously withheld; and the evident straining at the chance of a conviction, have created nothing but loathing and disgust, in the public mind. The various modes by which the prosecutors have exposed themselves, during the progress of these prosecutions, to public opprobrium, and to the utter condemnation of all liberal and impartial men, are now so notorious that they need no repeti tion from us. Similar proceedings cannot be found in any record of similar trials. But the country will deal, as it has al ready dealt, with them; the tribunal of public opinion has pro nounced, and will pronounce, its verdict upon the proeeedings of these trials. And in vain have all the scribes of Govern ment attempted to gloss over, or to pass by, the glaring facts which have done, and will do, more to defeat the persecutors, than any defence of the accused could have effected. From a Government which, by its conduct, had created that cry for justice, for whose attainment the repeal of the Act of Union, to some, seemed to offer the only chance; which, month after month, saw meeting after meeting pass by, without a single breach of the peace, or one act showing even riotous intent ; which on the very eve of the last meeting that was to be held, drew the sword, and sent its artillery, its cavalry, and its foot soldiers, to prevent, if need had been, by force of arms, a meeting of peaceable and unarmed Irishmen ; it is not much to be wondered at—as injustice and injury caused the Repeal cry, as imbecility of purpose or something worse permitted its continuance, and as rashness or treacherous desire for ven geance at length sought to put it down—that injustice, imbe cility, and rashness should be found prevalent, in the conduct of these prosecutions. The Attorney-General has opened his budget, and has de tailed the matter of the indictment to the jury ; he has opened out one vast conspiracy, extending from the Giant's Causeway to the Hill of Howth, and pervading the entire length and breadth of the land ; he has opened months of conspiracy from Tuam to Clontarf ; at meetings attended by hundreds of thousands, and held in the face cf day—continued publications, songs set to the tune of Repeal, and every matter and thing that nearly one twelve month has witnessed in Ireland, all crammed into one vas t count, and that count conspiracy. Conspiracy was always conceived to be hatched in secret, to be the product of dark ness rather than of light ; but in Ireland they have (as Lord LY NDHURST more forcibly expressed the idea), a different mode of doing everything. It would seem that they conspire in public—the more public, the better,—the larger the meeting, the greater the conspiracy, —and, lest it should be kept secret, as the end is illegal, they publish all their intents, and sing them about the streets. O'Coreer.t.co:cocting a conspiracy, with 800,000 people assembled together, distributing the pro gramme of his intended illegal acts, and to the tunes of the Irish Melodies !! ! Why, the whole charge is a farce ; hut let the jury beware, lest they should fall into the trap laid far them. The Irish Attorney-General makes his first ap pearance on the stage as a Crown prosecutor—he begins with farce ; let not the jury allow him to play farce first, and then end with tragedy. The conclusion of the Irish mon ster meetings, might have been the tragedy of Clontarf ; let not the end of the Irish monster indictment, be the tragedy of Crown Vengeance, with the Irish Attorney-General as director. It is said by every body, and the subalterns of Government repeat the saying everywhere, that the conviction of the tra versers is certain—that twelve men could not have been selected, more calculated to do the behests of the Attorney- General, than the jury now in the box. We do not believe it. But be it so. Let everybody say it. Let the Government glory in the prospect. Let the Attorney-General rejoice in his anticipated success. Let the concoctors of the jury list triumphantly chuckle in the completion of their trick. Let the prosecutors, in short, convict all the prosecuted. What then ? We pause for a reply. Will the ends of the prosecutors be attained by the convic tion of O'CONNELL ? Will Ireland be tranquillised by his punishment? Will the people of England be satisfied by any verdict of the jury, fraudulently got together, and confessedly selected from a partially suppressed list? We answer, No. The Government of Sir R. PEEL will find, and in thei r own persons prove, that honesty would have been their best policy. They will find that neither Governments, States, nor individuals, can repudiate the principles of honour and fair dealing with impunity. They will learn, by bitter experience, that the only colours under which party fights can take place with credit to the parties engaged, are those of principle. They will learn that though office may be gained by the over threw of political opponents, it cannot be maintained by poli tical tergiversation. And their last, their bitterest, draught of political disgrace, will bo administered to them in Irelaad, where success cannot save them—where defeat awaits them— and where the curses of indignant millions attend, and will follow to its grave, the Administration of Sir R. PEEL. Madrid journals of the 10th have been received, but they bring no news. The City elections still continued in favour of the Progresista candidat es , the highest of whom o n th e li s t h a d 92S votes, while the highest on the other side had only 589. On the 10th the Three per Cents. were done at 25i for cash, and 251 at 60 days, and the Five per Cents. at 19 at 60 days. The Paris papers of the 16th are almost entirely occupied with the debate on the address, and the pilgrimage of the LegitimAists to London. The speech of M. BERRYER, in defence of himself and his colleagues, is generally admitted to be a great Failure. M. GUIZOT took advantage of his weakness, and made a most impressive speech. The Constilu tionnel admits its great ability, and the weakness of M. 13ERRYER'S oration. The Journal des Debats says of it—" The man has failed, and the cause is lost." Much business was done on the Bourse on Tuesday, with a considerable rise in the Funds. The Three per Cents. closed at 83 ; the Five per Cents. at 125-10 ; Orleans Railroad Shares at 8G1.25 ; Rouen, 842-50 ; Avignon, 678-75; Havre, 652-50, Spanish Active, 30. t, jail WATER I.ONDON-BRIDOE THIS DAY. Morning ... is minutes after 1. Evening ... 5 minutes after 1. We understand that in the House of Commons, Viscount Clive, the Member for North Shropshire, will move the address in answer to her Majesty's speech ; and Mr. Card well, Member for Clitheroe, will be the seconder. INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY.—Her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager has just graciously contributed a donation of 201. to the funds of this excellent charity, through the hands of the Hon. Wm. Ashley, a member of the Com mittee. Her Majesty also contributed 251. at Christmas, 1838, when she condescended to accept the office of patroness to the charity. Woor.wrcu GARRISON.—A General Court-martial was held on Wednesday in the Royal Artillery mess-room, Colonel Mercer President, Adjutant Varlo, Deputy Judge- Advocate, for the purpose of trying private John Knowles, of the Royal Marines, for conduct highly unbecoming the charac ter of a soldier, in repeatedly knocking down Corporal Chad wick, a non-commissioned officer of the same regiment, on Sunday, the 25th day of December, 1843, whilst doing duty at her Majesty's Dockyard, Deptford. The Court, after a On the third day (Wednesday) of the Iri s h l d e e n n g c t e h e l a r e n rl d a m n a d tEr a e t l ient de t t investigation of the whole of , the evi ingue chargespon the p pef d former r r iso e n r e r r e s agant s State trials, the Court met at ten o'clock. The b a d con d uct, found l y ii,o guilty of the traversers and the jury were called, and all c h e t e r d b h u er t the sentence will no t b e p romu l gate d t ill i t h as re answ ered to their names. The Attorney-General ajesty's app rova l. NON-ATTENDANCE or JURORS.—In the Bail Court then resumed his address, and proceeded first to state on Wednesday, Justice Williams ordered a number of .entle- , the details of the meeting at Baltinglass on n in a e m n e s s um w m er o e ne c d all o e n d, the t jury, who did not answer when their thatet: hOentlepgeesnrteledmaannd,sewrheodhad the 15th of August. He read extracts at been fined on Tuesday, state fi d n great length, from the speeches of Mr. O'Connell, the first day of the sittings, and was not aware p that he was v re at g w il s ir h ed to by sh t r h i e nk s f u r m om mo t r e to f attend day by day. He did not at this meeting, and others, subsequently held in dif- per f ormance of a public duty. The ferent places. The nature of these speeches are, of fine in this case was remitt ed. course, already known, having appeared in the public At the Westminster Sessions on Monday, in the journals. He, throughout, endeavoured to show that ease of ' Foxhall v. Griffiths," the def en d an t h av i ng been con vieted at Queen-square about a month s i nce f or electing - a Mr. O'Connell and th e traversers had acted precisely porch or portico at the entrance to his dwelling-house, the in the same manner as the persons engaged in the same being contrary to the Building Act, the Chairman, after consui with his m insurrectionary moveme n t s i n 1797 and 1798. lle dwelt withoult ng t going into any brother evidenceag . istrates, quashed th e conv i ct i on more particularly on this, in his elaborate endeavour to REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES.—On Monday evenin g prove a systematic attempt to corrupt the allegianceim News-room, Stockport, to hear a a mooting was held in the of the army ; he cited Mr. O'Connell's well- deputation from the Coubcil of the National Complete Suffr age allusion Union, on the proposal of Mr. W. S. Crawford, M.P., to allusion to the disparity of the condition of the well-known e - m pe o . v p l e am a e r n e din he e a n r ts d o a n n t d he re s d u r p e p sse lie d s . urAitilldetrhmeangrtaacnelsof wasthe commissioned officers in the British army, and in lm th n armies of other States, with respect to their prospects iTagrraciJusly called to the chair. The meeting was addressed the e t lt le nd f t M ev r. J. aaffirremsoilnu of promotion. He read a letter which appeared in ti y on, on C. Baker, il . Wilso n, la•as p assed and the Pilot of the 28th of August, headed the " Duty the s principle of theyropesal, and requesting t he Members for g of a Soldier," in connection with this charge ; r m ere i s ) entation, so that civi l, a Parlikatrin't rte"orradere°to bdr and Marsland, to give effect to it in in re f l l) g r ie t w h s e p a e n osl e e o f m u m ll, er f e al a r i and free also other articles from the same paper, referring to the e p:oremrrwenettley est ablished . w The meeting, though called at Z few advantages of the pike. as a weapon, over the musket the interest was sustained. i d as most spirited, and from first to last p'orohle.paTcket-shipSiddons, Captain Cobb, and bayonet, particularly when used by night. arrived at AMERICA From this he passed to the question of the establish n T uesday last from New York, which went of the Arbitration Courts, and then entered on city she lest on the 27th ult. SUDDEN DEA TH , AT A VESTRY. —Air, lliggs held the speeches made at the great Mullaghmast meeting. i en inquest on Wednesday, at the Prince's Head, P in He detailed the crowning of Mr. O'Connell with the street, Westminster,clerkSu n on the view of the body of Mr. Princes 113e e cap made in imitation of the old crown of Ireland, and 1 N S i t re ep t e iTs o t n e ' r. ag T ed he eig fa h i t s ., pointed out the effects which such acts and speeches 1 i Verdict—" Natural death." FF At the conclusionnoofftli'eeterqudiarYy., were likely to have on an ignorant multitude, though 1 a conversation arose as to whether or not there had been any to some there might be something of the ridiculous i did not tiYntfeorr,clholding e the o inquest. so had o f thestated deceased's that he in them. Th e f ar greater port i on of his address con- relatives called upon him on the subject, and expressed a wish slated in reading documents, gath,:red from the re- that such an investigation should take place. r ett ,§lllt LUND 0 N: FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1844. , 4 4 . : _7 r d.!, vl " ' ;' , `;.:' ,-- D iJ ." ' SUMMARY OF NEWS AND tiubitt Optuton. " Who runs may read" FOREIGN. The cold on Tuesday, at Paris, was intense. At one P.ll. on that day, Fahrenheit's thermometer stood at 23. At Brus sels the weather is even still more severe, the thermometer has been as low as 17 or IS degrees below freezing. The canals are frozen up, and in many parts the ice is five inches thick. M. Jean Antoine Constatin, the celebratedlandscape painter, the master of Granet, Count de Forbin, &c., died at Aix, on the 10th inst., in the 88th year of his age. The editor of the Gazette de France, who had been sentenced by default to two years' imprisonment and 6,000 francs fine, took his trial on Monday, and was acquitted. M. Charles Laffitte has been elected to the Chamber of De puties by the Electoral College of Louviers. He had 286 votes out of 404. M. Jacques Laffitte has resigned the Presidency of the Council of Directors of the Reuen Railroad Company. LAW Ai ND POLICOZI. In the Bail Court, Mr. Justice Williams fined a number of persons who, being summoned as jurors, did not answer to their names. He at the same time said, it was necessary to impose fines on absentees, for it would be most unfair to call on one set of gentlemen to do all the duty, and excuse others. At the Middlesex Quarter Sessions, the Chairman, Mr. Sergeant Adams, gave the following advice to young barristers. In the course of the day, on a young barrister continually rising to interrupt the Court when it was in his favour, the Learned Gentleman said, his advice to young men was not to keep on talking least they might start a crotchet which the other side would take advantage of, but to remain quiet, and do nothing more than nod—nod—nod, until the Court was against them. Twelve omnibus drivers were summoned to the Mansion house for "crawling." The Lord Mayor listenzel calmly to the numerous ingenious excuses of the defendants, but inflicted the full penalty allowed by the law in every instance. He at the same time announced that he would sit every Wednesday to meet people of this description, and suffer no case to escape. Mr. Broughton, the Magistrate at Worship-street, announced the receipt of the following donations:-51. from Mr. Dixon, of Stanfield Park. and 51. from " F." for the poor-box. From " L. B. S." Si., and - from " A. C." IL for the use of the poor widow Hoscroft and her destitute family, whose afflicting case appeared in this paper on Tuesday last. COUii&T=PASiiIOTZABLE. The Queen Dowager has contributed a donation of twenty pounds to the Indigent Blind Visiting Society, through the hands of the Hon. William Ashley, a member of the Committee. Her Majesty also contributed twenty-five pounds at Christmas, 1838, when she accepted the office of Patroness to the charity. Prince George of Cambridge has left Corfu, with two or three English officers, to pass the winter in the genial climate of Naples. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, who have taken one of the splendid hotels in the Champs Elysees, are net expected to return from the French capital until shortly before Easter. The Dowager Marchioness Conyrgham is expected to return from Rome, accompanied by Sir William M. Somerville, Bart., ere the second week in March. The remains of the late la mented Lady Maria Somerville were interred in the Roman capital. Earl Delawarr proceeds to town on the 31st inst., to attend the Duke of Wellington's grand dinner at Apsley House. The Earl and Countess of Aylesford have during the last week enlivened their beautiful seat, in Warwickshire, by a suc cession of parties. Among the company assembled were the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and Lord Lewisham, Lord Brooke, Lady Jane Peel and Misses Peel, Captain Peel, Hon. C. Finch, &c. Count Nesselrode is expected to return to the Russian em bassy in a day or two, from a short tour in the provinces, pre vious to his departure for St. Petersburgh. The marriage of Lady Elizabeth Sackville West, eldest daughter of the Lord Chamberlain and the Countess Delawarr, and niece of the fourth Duke of Dorset, with Mr. Francis Hast ings Russell, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and eldest son of Lord George W. Russell, late ambassador at Berlin, are fixed to take place to-day at Buckhurst Park, East Grinstead. The Lord Great Chamberlain and Lady Willoughby de Eresby and family are not expected to return to this country from Rome, where they are passing the winter, until the first week in May. His Lordship, as hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain, has delegated his official duties connected with the opening of Parliament to the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Sir A. W. Clifford, Bart. MISCELLANEOUS. The Clare Journal states, that mass was offered up on Wed nesday in Ennis and the adjoining parishes for the safety of Mr. O'Connell pending the State trials. The steam plough has been introduced in Scotland, for ploughing in morasses and boggy land, where horses cannot be employed. John Romilly, Esq., recently appointed one of her Majesty's Counsel, took his scat on Wednesday as a Bencher of the Hon. Society of Gray's Inn. A collegiate school was opened in Lambeth on Monday, to the head mastership of which the Rev. J. R. Barber, M.A., has been appointed. HONE ir AND COMMERCIAL NEWS :CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The Consol market doses with a steady appearance, and with a moderate business doing, the accounts by the French mail of a rise in the Rentes not having induced any movement here. The latest rates were 96L to 97. Spanish Bonds were rather flat up to the close of business, the Five per Cents. being 224, and the Three per Cents. 304- %. There was an advance in Portuguese Converted to 454 for Money, this security being held in few and firm hands. Mexican were steady at 324 to 4. Brazilian small were done at 764. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. rose to 544. The additional bargains in the Railway Shares have been these :—Eastern Counties were 12% ; Brighton, 6%; South Eastern, 15 ; and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Man chester, 27 discount. Birmingham, New Quarters, were 271 ; Croydon, 2 1 / 2 ; Manchester and Leeds, New, 15%; Rouen and Havre, 5%; and Yarmouth and Norwich, 33 premium. (From The Sun of Last Night.) In the Liverpool Cotton market yesterday, the sales were 9,000 bales, the market being rather less animated. Speen lato - s took 1,500 bales American, 1,000 Pernambuco, and 1,000 Surat ; 2,000 Pernam sold at 64d. to 63d., 100 Bahia at 6 1 / 2 d., 200 Maranham at 6d. to 61d., 100 Egyptian at 60. to 7d., 1,500 Surat at 34d. to 4id, and the rest American at 54d. to 641.—Shares were inactive: Eastern Counties, ex New, 10; Grand Junction, 233; Birmingham, Quarter, 29; South Eastern, 354 ; ditto, New, 354 ; Paris and Lyons, 2 19-20 ; Manchester and Leeds, 101. We briefly noticed yesterday the attendance of many influen tial parties to inspect specimens of foreign cured provisions, including the Secretary of the Board of Trade, and other practical men in such matters, to ascertain if, in ordinary course, the poorer classes were likely to derive any advantages from the reduction of duties, by the new tariff, upon articles of food imported from abroad. So satisfied were all present upon this point, that it is in contemplation to convene a public meeting (to be held at the Hall of Commerce we understand), to show the policy of an extension being given to this new branch of trade. It is established as a fact that most of the provisions already imported—that is the best of them— have been sold to the middle and pourer classes at immense profits, as English produce, while the inferior is marked " American." Thus a prejudice is kept up, and the retailers, by demanding comparatively high prices for articles imported, which were bought 25 or 30 per cent. lower, are, as already stated, immense gainers. It has been suggested, in in order that. the new tariff may have in this respect a fair trial, that in the more populous districts of the metropolis shops should be opened where none but foreign cured provisions should be sold. The principal complaint made by some of the practical men present at yesterday's inspection, was, that the Pork, and some of the Beef, was too fat. This, however, cannot refer to the Port Phi'ip Beef, as that is de cidedly cut too lean. There were no colonial arrivals in the City to-day, and the French mail was detained, supposed by the prevalence of fogs in the Channel. The Commissioners purchased 18,0001. Console this morn ing, but only a small sum was invested in aid of the Sink ing Fund ; in fact, as the brokers for the Commis sioners lump the purchases, the specific sum laid out daily, in reduction of the debt, is not publicly stated, nor in deed is there the least clue as to the transactions of those re presenting the Lords of the Treasury upon the subject above alluded to. Consols for Account have touched 97—the same quotation rules for Money. Exchequer Bills hive been heavy at 665. premium. The Reduced Three and-a-Half per Cents. have touched 103, but they are now a shade lower. The Transfer Books are now all open for free transfers, and business is, in consequence, much increased. It ought to be stated that the purchases of the Commissioners were made in Consols at 97. Bank Stock for Money and Account is worth 1891. This is the pay day in the Consol Market, and it has gone off satisfactorily. In the Fsreign Market not much business was transacted to day. Old Portuguese Five per Cents. were quoted at 71 ; the Spanish Actives at 22i; the Three per Cents. at 30i ; the Passive Bends at 5i ; Dutch Five per Cents. at 1004 ; and the Two-and-a-half per Cents at 54 g . The principal changes in the Railway Shares have been to• (lay in the GI eat Western, which are up to 34 premium; in the Grand Junction, which are at 134 premium ; in the Manches ter and Leeds, which are at 15 1 ,E premium; in the South Eastern and Dover, which are at 51,/ discount ; and in the York and North Midland (Scarborough branch) which are at 154 premium. In the other Railway Shares the variations have been slight this morning. New Australian Bank Shares have realised 4 premium, and the London Joint- Stock Bank Shares 2 premium. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 17.—We cannot report any change in our market, except Bolton and Bury, which have advanced to 971., being an improvement of 41. per share. Prices generally continue firm :—Sheffield and Man chester, Quarters, 4 9.16 • Manchester and Leeds, Qua r t ers , 86 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 38i ; Manchester and Leeds, 99i to 100% ; Bolton and Preston, 25i to ; Edin burgh and Glasgow, 58i. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. B .n'a Stock lB9 India Stock —pm b riztr Cent. Red. 3 '3: Cent. Cons. 3h pm. Cent. Red ... 102% (Ditto New Annuities... A stw 3, 3 ; per Ccnt. ... 101 h Ex. Bills, 1,0001. lid. 67 pm New 5 per Cen. — Ditto 5001...... 68 pm Long Annuities to expire i Ditto Small ...... 68 pm Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12 11-16 Bank Stock for Acct. 189 k tic t. 1859 Jan. 1860 ... FOREIGN FUNDS. Aastrinn, 5 per cent. ... ; Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 p er cen t - -' Ditte, - New Ditto — i Brazilian 80nd5.....,... IPrussian, 5 per cent — 11 zenos Ayres 6 per cent. ;Russian, b per cent — Chiller', 6 per cent. — Ditto, Metallic ..... .. Colombian, 6 per cent... (Spanish, 5 per cent — Ditto, 1824 — IDitte 3 per cent... — Cuba Bonds, 6 per cent ll% Ditto, Deferred.... .. , 12i Danish, 3 per sent — ' French , 5 per cen t. —f. — e . Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — ,Exchange ...... .... —f. —o. Mexican, 5 per cent 321 'French, 3 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 i Dutch, 2% per cent. 54# Peruvian, 1825,6 per ct. ;Ditto, 5 per cent.... 100% SHARES. Eastern Counties (23 paid)... loh Ditto New Shares ( paid) ...... I 1 i Great Western (75 paid) ... 108% London and Brighton (50 pa d) „.... ........ 43% London and Birmingham ( paid) ..... ... 240 Ditto New Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 29% London and South Western (411 6s 10d pd) 731 Ditto Eighths ( 1: 5s paid) .. .• 2 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ... 16% Lancaster and C ar li s l e (5 paid) 5% Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto New Shares (30 paid) Newcastle and D ar li ngton Junetion(ls paid \ 2945% Rouen and Havre ( b paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... Ditto Scrip (25 paid) Yarmouth and Norwich (13 pa id ) . ., ,.,... is 164 COURT CIRCULAR. Wninson, THURSDAY.—The Queen, attended by her Lady in Waiting, the Viscountess Canning, walked this morning on the Castle terr a ce and in the slopes. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went this forenoon to enjoy the sport of shooting at Bagshot, accompanied by Sir Robert Peel, and attended by Mr. G. E. Anson, Captain Meynell, and the Hon. C. A. Murray. In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert walked in the grounds adjoining the castle. The Royal Family were taken for their usual airings to-day. The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham arrived to-day at the Castle, on a visit to her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Lady Fanuy Howard will join the royal dinner circle at the castle this evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in town yesterday morn ing from their residence at Kew. Their Royal Highnesses paid a visit to her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester. A dejeune was served to the royal party in the afternoon at Gloucester House. A Deputation of the Broad Silk Hand-loom Weavers of Spitalfields, consisting of Messrs. W. E. Burroughs, John Poy ton, and John Sherrard, had an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, President, and the Earl of Dalhousie, Vice-President of the Board of Trade, upon the depressed condition of the body which they represented. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, and Mr. Wick ham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Count de Pollon, Sardinian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. William Maury, deputed by the American Chamber of Commerce, at Liverpool, to advocate a reduction in the duty on tobacco, had an interview with Mr. Gladstone yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Maury had also an in terview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exch equer . Bishop Gri ffi ths had an interview with Lord Stanley yester day, at the Colonial-office. Colonel Wood, M.P., transacted business yesterday at the Home-office. Lard Granville Somerset had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer on Wednesday. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Count Baptiste Metaxa from Greece, at Mivart's Hotel Sir George B. Hamilton, K. C. H., at the Grosvenor Hotel, Mount-street, from the north ; Sir John and Lady Gerard, and Captain Gerard. at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond -street, from New Hall, near Warrington, Lancashire ' • Mr. Norton Knatch. bull, at ditto, from a visit to Watts Russell, Esq., M.P., at Biggin Hall, Staffordshire • Lieut.-General Sir Frederick and Lady Mulcaster, on Hyd e Park-terrace ; Mr. Hodgson, M.P., in Carlton-gardens, from Paris._ DEPARTURES. Lord Ranelagh and the Hon. Miss Jones, from Bolton-row, on a visiting tour ; Lord Beauchamp, from Portman-square, for Brighton ; J. P. Deering, Esq., from South-street, for his seat, in Bucks ; Rear-Admiral Lysaght, for Bath ; the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street. on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Leeds, at Hornby Castle. CHANGES. The Duke of Buckingham, at his sporting seat, Wotton House, from Stowe, Bucks ; Lord Brooke, at Warwick Castle, from a visit to the Earl of Aylesford, at Packington Hall ; Lord Wilton, at Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, from Heaton Hall, near Manchester ; the Earl and Countess of Heme, from the Hirsel, near Coldstream, for the south ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. King Harman, at Cheltenham, from General Lord Lor ton's seat, Rockingham Castle, Sligo; Prince Bariatinsky, from a visit to Miss Master, at her seat near Cirencester, from Melton Mowbray; Lient.-General Buller, at Bath, from a visiting tour to Mr. and Lady Fanny Howard, on a visit to Lord Burlington, at Holkar Hall, Milnthorp, from Lord Carlisle's, Castle Howard. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 18. (Sittings in Banco. ) The Court took the new trial paper to-day, but no ease of any interest came on. BAIL COURT, Jan. 18. (Before Mr. Justice WlLLrams.) XYTON V. HAMPDEN. Mr. KELLY moved fora rule to show cause why a criminal information should not issue against Mr. John Hampden, by reason of the publication of a letter, tending to provoke a breach of the peace on the part of a gentlemen of the name of Mr. Joseph Walter King Eyton. Mr. Eyton was a private gentleman of fortune, residing at Leamington, in the county of Warwick ; and Mr. Hampden was also a gentleman of fortune residing in the same place. S ome time before the transactions upon which the present appl i c ation was grounded, these two gentlemen became slightly acquainted, and their acquaintance lasted until the plaintiff had reason to be lieve that attempts were being made, on the part of Mr. Hamp den, to alienate his wife's affections from him. It was then gradually discontinued. This effort, however, to break off all communication between the two families, failed of its intended effect. When Mr. and Mrs. Eyton walked about the streets of Leamington, and especially when the latter walked out alone, Mr. Hampden took every opportunity of dogging her steps from place to place ; Mr. Hampden also continually presented him self before the house, or in the immediate neghbourhood, endeavouring to attract Mrs. Eyton's attention. Mr. Eyton at length determined to take some steps for his own and his wife's protection, and he applied to a magistrate, with the in tention of exhibiting articles of the peace against the defendant. The matter was accordingly heard before a highly respectable magistrate, at whose suggestion Mr. Eyton withdrew all pro ceedings, upon Mr. Hampden's pledging his word and honour as a gentleman to abstain in future from every species of annoyance towards Mr. and Mrs. Eyton. So far from this, however, having the effect which the plaintiff hoped it would have, Mrs. Eyton was still followed in the streets by Mr. Hampden in the same way as before. On one occasion, when Mrs. Eyton was coming out of a shop, the defendant tried to induce her to enter into conversation, and spoke of Mr. Eyton in a most unjustifiable manner; and on her telling him that she should certainly complain to her husband, he re plied that it should cost one of them his life, or in words to that effect. After this, Mr. Eyton, happening to walk into a street where Mr. Hampden was pursuing a similar course to wards Mrs. Eyton, he charged him with an intention to cor rupt his wife, and to alienate her affections. Some strong expressions pasted, and he believed that these hail led to some proceedings in the Ecclesi astical Court, in which Mr. Hampden was the com plainant. This was the state of things down to the transaction which had led to the present application. Mr. Eyton, it ap peared, had had his portrait taken by a young artist, at Leaming ton, named Black, and, at the instance of the latter, he was in duced to request Mr. Reeve, the proprietor of a subscription library at Leamington, to allow it t o h ang up i n hi s lib rary ; not an uncommon mode with artists of making their capabilities known to the public. Not long after the portrait was hung up in the library, an anonymous letter was written to Mr. Reeve; it was dated the 13th of December, 1843. The writer of it expressed his surprise that he should hang up in his library a portrait of a gentleman who had allowed himself to be called . 8 li ar " and " coward," without taking any notice of such an insult. The writer also assured Mr. Reeve, that he expressed the sentiments of many members of his library, who felt a delicacy i n ma ki ng a more publ i c avowal of their feelings. Now it appeared from the affidavits, that on the last occasion when Mr. Eyton and Mr. Hampden met, the latter did so far forget himself as to apply the term " liar and coward" to Mr. Eyton, and finding that he had failed to excite a breach of the peace b y suc h means, th i s letter was written in the terms which he had stated. It was written in a highly disguised hand, but the affidavits would 'eave no doubt whatever that Mr. Hampde n was t h e author of it. He was the person who applied the expression " liar and coward" to Mr. Eyton. He was a subscriber to the library. It was stated in the letter that a great many other gentlemen besides the writer himself participated in the feeling there expressed. The Learned Counsel then referred at length to Mr. Reeve's affi dasit. It stated that Mr. Hampden, on seeing the picture, had expressed his disapprobation, but that No other person had followed his example ; that Mr. Reeve showed the letter to the subscribers who were in the library, M r . H amp d en b e i ng present ; that before he placed it in Mr. Ha m pd en ' s h an d, th e latter said, " That is it about the portrait of Eyton ;" and that, after reading it, Mr. Hampden said it must have been written by some blackguard who h a d come i n and seen it. The deponent also detailed conversations between himself and Mr. Hampden on the same subject. On one occasion Mr. Hampden said to deponent, "If that fellow," meaning Mr. Eyton, "comes to your library, I shall withdraw my name as a subscriber," and he said that many others would do the same. The deponent concluded by stating that he had seen John Hampden write, and had seen a great deal of his writing, and that he verily believed that the l e tt er b e f ore re f erre d to was of the proper handwriting of the defendant. The Learned Counsel said there were several other affidavits of the same kind. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS—Take a rule to show cause. VLANCHE V. Hoorxit. This was an aetion brought to recover damages against the plaintiff, who is the proprietor of a theatre at Bath, for repre senting a piece called The White Cat, of which the plaintiff was the author, without his permission, and in opposition to the statute. Mr. Platt, Queen's Counsel, and Mr. Charnock, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thesiger, Queen's Counsel, for the defendant. Mr. PLATT stated the case to the jury. He said ho dared sav many of those who were present at the exhibition of the piece in question, when it was first brought out at Covent-Garden, probably little expected at that time to be called upon to decide the present action. If, however, managers would not do justice to authors they must expect to be assailed by the arm of thelaw. In the third year of the reign of William the Fourth an Act of Parliament was passed for the purpose of protecting dramatic authors against having their pieces per formed without their own consent. It was enacted that the author's right should continue in force during fourteen years, if he should li ve so l ong, an d if l onge r, then for the whole of his life ; and that every person infringing it would be liable to the paym en t o f 40 8. fur each offence, or to the full amount of . benefit arisin g to ot h ers from suc h representation, or of in jury or loss ar i s i ng to hi mse l f. Th e p r esent suit was limited to the 405., which was claimed for no less than ten perform ances. Mr. Planehe, who was well-known as a dramatic author, had, amongst other pieces, produced an entertainment called The White Cat, which was performed at Covent-garden Theatre, while under the management of Madame Vestris, in the month of March, 1842. The piece was very popular, and there was an actress itt it whose performance *as particu larly admired t he meant Miss Marshall, who sustained the character of The White Cat herself. There was no white cat like Miss Marshall.—( Laughter. ) Wherever she went there was no manager of a theatre who would not be glad to enlist her talents for his stage. In th e c ourse of a dramatic circuit, this lady appeared to have arrived at Bath, and Mr. Edward Hooper, the manager of the Bath Theatre, had the !pod for tune to engage her services. Having done this he took upon himself, without asking the permission of Mr. Planche, to announce the performance of The White Cat, and it was per formed for a considerable number of nights to the great delight of the audience, who applauded the performance from all parts of the house. There could be ao objection to the performance of The White Cat, but then the plaintiff was entitled to a fair remuneration, and he came there that day for the purpose of recover i ng d a mages for the invasion of his right. He felt confident that the jury would feel satisfied, after they had heard the evidence, that the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict. Mary Ann Marshall examined by Mr. Cuartltocx—l per. formed in the year 1842 at Covent Garden Theatre, in a piece mcaallneadgemThenet of Madame Vestris, White Cat . Theth e atre was then under th e Mr. Planche superintended the production of the piece, and I believe he was the author. He read it in the green-room, and also attended the rehearsal. Some alteration w as suggested by Madame Vestris, which was adopted by Mr. Planch4. Last year I was engaged to perform at the Royal Theatre, Rath. That is one of the bills of the performance (producing a bill). I was engaged for Easter Monday. We played in the Easter week. The White Cat was produced on the Saturday night following, it being Mrs. Hooper's benefit night. I performed in the piece in the same manner and the same words as at Covent-Garden. It was not quite so successful as it had been at Covent-garden. The piece was to have been played on the Monday, but was reserved for Mrs. Hooper's benefit. It was performed, I believe, seven nights running, omitting the intermediate Sun day. Besides this I should think it was afterwards performed on six separate nights, It was played on the eight slim Fanny Ellsler came down. Cross-examined by Mr. THESIGEA-It frequently happens I that the author does not read his own piece, but gets a friend to do so. I had a great deal to do besides mewing. Mr. Hooper engaged me by the week. He was represented as the manager by all persons connected with the theatre. My engage ment with him was a verbal one. I played many other parts besides the White Cat whilst I remained at Bath. Re. examined by Mr. PLATT—I was paid by the treasurer. Mr. Hooper first spoke to me about an engagement II the shop of Mr. Kenneth, who is a theatrical agent in Bow-street, Lon don. My brother afterwards went there to settle it. I re ceived from the treasurer of the Bath Theatre the sum which Mr. Hooper agreed to pay. George Ross Braid, examined by Mr. PLATT__I am a comedian, and was engaged by Mr. Hooper in the latter end of 1842. He was the manager of the Bath Theatre, I performed in The White Cat. It was acted about ten or eleven times, and was first produced on Saturday evening, in Easter week. There were not more than five performances in each week, and sometimes only four. I was referred by Mr. Hooper to Mr. Hollingsworth respecting salary. At Bath I received the salary which had been previously agreed upon. Cross-examined by Mr. THESIGER..--I. took the part of " The Minister of the Court of Never-mind," and performed that throughout. William Embden, examined by Mr. PLATT, briefly de posed that he was the prompter of Covent Garden Theatre when The White Cat was performed there, and that he consi dered Mr. Planche to be the author. Examined by Mr. THESIGER—I know a Society called "The Dramatic Author,' Society," and I believe Mr. Planche is a member of that Society. I The Learned Counsel here handed a book to the witness.] 1 believe those are the rules of the So ciety. lam not aware that Mr. Crowther, the clerk of the attorney for the plaintiff, is the secretary of that Society. I cannot tell whether or not Mr. Planche is aware of this action being brought. Mr. Shcarman's name is upon my subpoena. Mr. PLATT—That, my Lord, is the plaintiff's case. Mr. THESIGER said, his Learned Friend must distinctly prove the particular nights on which the piece was performed; at present he had not done so. His LORDSHIP said that must be left to the jury. Mr. THEsic Eft then quoted the Act of Parliament to show that the action ought to have been brought in the county of Somerset, where the offence was alleged to have been com mit tcd. His Loansmie said that that point might be reserved, and the defendant should have the benefit of whatever objection he could make on that ground. Mr. TIIESIGER then addressed the jury on behalf of the de fendant. He said he agreed with his Learned Friend, that it was very desirable that dramatic authors should be protected against the infringement of their rights, and that those who invaded them, being pirates, ought to receive a pirate's fate. It was singular, however, that the last offence in this case was committed as long ago as the 15th of May, last year, and that the present action was not commenced until the 24th of November. The jury had, probably, ob served, that he had asked whether Mr. Manche was aware of his name being used in this action. No answer was given. Now, he believed, in fact, that it was the action of the Dramatic Authors' Society. The secretary of that Society was a Mr. Crowther, clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, and it seemed strange that the Society should choose for its secretary a gentleman who was interested in encouragirg liti gation. He had very great doubt whether Mr. Planche was at all aware of this action. The Learned Counsel then re ferred to the rules of the Society, which stated that in order to obviate the difficulties to which managers would be subjected by the Act, this Society was establishd, which brought them into communication with one recognised agent, and saved them incalculable trouble and inconvenience • and also that by an arrangement of that Society, managers who were willing to forward punctually to the Society a monthly file of bills, re ceived a conditional permission, enabling them to perform any drama belonging to a member of the Society, without the delay of first obtaining that permission in writing, and in almost every instance with a knowledge of the exact expense to be in curred. The Learned Counsel then stated that the defendant had acted on the footing of that arrangement, and that having done se, he was astonished at the course which had been pur sued. He would call evidence to show that this arrangement had been considered binding. The Learned JUDGE said that no evidence which did not go to prove the author's handwriting consenting to the perform ance would satisfy his mind. Mr. TrIESIGE% said he certainly could not prove a written consent, and must, therefore, after his Lordship's intimation, decline to call witnesses. Whatever might be the result, he was glad that an opportunity was afforded to authors and ma nagers of judging how far it was saf e t o tr us t th e i r i n t eres t s i n the hands of the Dramatic Authors' Society. The Learned JUDGE having briefly summed up, The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 14d., costs 40s. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 18. (Sittings in Banco. ) The Learned Judges met this morning in Lord Denman's room, and arranged that the following Judges should take the circuits to which their names are attached : CIRCUITS OF THE JUDGES, SPRING, 1844. Home—Lord Denman; Baron Alderson. Midland—Lord Chief Justice Tindal ; Baron Gurney. 'Norfolk—Lord Abinger •' Justice Patteson. Oxford—Baron Parke • Justice Coleridge. Northern—Justice Coltman ; Baron Rolfe. Western—Justice Wightman ; Justice Cresswell. North Wales—Justice Williams. South Wales—Justice Maule. Chamber Judge—Justice Erskine. The cases which came before the Court yesterday pre sented no features of interest. The arguments in the cases of " Mason v. Farnell," and " Vaughan" v. Lloyd," occupied a considerable time, and related to technical points, wholly de void of public importance. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTMIDAY.) CLERKENWELL. John Buttens, a notorious thief, was charged with breaking into the stable of Mr. William Henry Cook, a linen-draper, re siding in High-street, Islington, and stealing therefrom a quantity of carriage -harness, whips, nmberellas, and other property. It appeared, from the evidence, that, on Tuesday night last, the prisoner gut upon the roof of the stables, and, by removing the tiles, effected an entrance into the loft, in which the har ness, &c., were deposited. He carried the property down to a public-house in the New-road, where he was arrested by police constable Wright, of the N division, whilst endeavouring to sell it to another person. Mr. COMBE committed the prisoner for trial. A young mechanic, named Albert Jones, was charged with assaulting police-cortstable 179 G. The prisoner was creating a disturbance in Coppice-row on the previous night. The officers attempted to remove him, but the prisoner attacked the complainant in a very savage manner, and endeavoured to force his eye out with his thumb. He did not succeed, but very much hurt the organ, and dis figured the flesh about it. The prisoner was fined 15s. The fine not being forthcoming, he was committed for seven days. WORSHIP-STREET. _ On Wednesday a respectably-dressed man, named Edward Biggs, about 20 years of age, was charged, before Mr. Broughton with threatening to take the life of Sergeant Hawkes, 6 N. Sergeant Hawkes stated that the prisoner's parents and con nexions are of the highest respectability at Hackney, whet e his father, a man of good prorerty, has resided for many years. The prisoner had received an excellent education, but in con sequence of his mother supplying him liberally with money, and indulging him in every extravagance and folly, ho had given himself up entirely to dissipation, was almost constantly intoxicated, and had formed a very bad set of connexions. Having just before Christmas heard that a policeman of Isis division, named Read, was constantly in the prisoner's com pany, drinking with him at public-houses, and neglecting his duty, he made it a point to watch Read's conduct; and from this arose the pri oner's hostility to himself. Read was reported to the Commissioners shortly afterwards, and, in consequence, discharged from the force. While on duty at Homerton on Friday he detected the prisoner coming up stealthily behind him, with an evidently hostile intent, and, though the witness remonstrated with him and tried to avoid him by going in another direction, he was followed perseveringly by the pri soner, who grossly insulted and threatened him. On Saturday night, at nine o'clock, while on duty, the prisoner's mother sent for the witness to her house, during the prisoner's absence from home, and cautioned him to keep out of the way of her son, or he would certainly be injured, as the prisoner had threatened to take his life. Sergeant GlHirer was on duty at the Hackney-station, be tween one and two o'clock on Saturday, when the prisoner came there in a state of intoxication, and asked for Hawkes, saying that he had had some words with him, that he was determined to do for him, and that he should feel more pleasure in shooting Hawkes than he should in having a good dinner. John Yea, another policeman, was standing at the bar of a public-house in Alorning-lane, Hackney, on Saturday night, at 10 o'clock, when the prisoner, who was net then sober, came in. Here he again asked for Hawkes, and told the witness five or six times that he was determined to have his life. At this time the butt end of a pistol was projecting from his breast pocket, but as he threatened to fire at any one who interfered with him, the witness was afraid to attempt to take it from him. The prisoner then went into the Ship, and seeing Richard Jennings, another policeman, sitting there, asked him for Hawkes, threatening to elo for him, and pulling out a pistol, which was ready cocked, and had a percussion cap on it. Jen nings went down stairs to get assistance, and while there heard the prisoner calling out for the police. On going back into the parlour he found that a young man named Fox, to whom the prisoner had exhibited his pistol, and uttered threats against Hawkes, had waited until he had returned the pistol to his pocket, and then, watching an opportunity, had succeeded, after a sharp struggle, in taking it from him. Fox delivered up the pistol to Jennings, who, on examining it, found it loaded to the muzzle, and en unloading it found five balls in it. 111 r. Heritage, for the prisoner, contended that as no actual violence had been offered to the officer, there was in fact no ground for detaining his client, who had merely conducted himself in the wild and thoughtless manner that young men of his age sometimes do, without an intention of reaily committing an offence. Mr. BROUGHTON, however, said that this was another and a melancholy instance of the evil effects of early habits of in temperance, and of the extreme fully of parents permitting their children to indulge in every extravagance and caprice their whims might lead to. The offence of resisting the officer had been clearly proved, and his judgment was that the prisoner be confined in the House of Correction for one month, with hard labour, and at the expiration of that time find two sureties in 100/. each, or four sureties in 50/. each, to keep the peace for six months. LAMBETII-S7 REET. On Tuesday Benjamin Bowell, who described himself as a clerk in the employm en t o f M r . Chi s h o l m , in Cook's-caurt, Carey-street ; Lincoln's Inn•fields, with two women residing in Welk:lose-square, arid Hall, a constable belonging to the parish of St. George's-in-the-East, attended before Mr. Henry, for the purpose of putting in the necessary securities required by the statute, the :26th of George 111., to prosecute and give evidence against the keepers of two brothels in Ship-alley, Wel'close square, in an indictment at the Sessions. Mr. Henry observing that the name of a person named West appeared as the prosecutor in the case, inquired who and what Mr. West was, when Mr. Chisholm's clerk replied that he was a gentleman, when a thick set plain looking personage stepped forward and announced himself as the Mr. West, whose name appeared as prosecutor. Mr. Henry thinking it somevi hat extraordinary that a person who had been represented as a gentleman and who lived so far removed from the nuisance should have been the party to pro.- seeute, and not the parish officers, closely questioned him. He represented himself as an accountant, and said that he had been the prosecutor in several cases of a similar description in the parish of St. Pancras. Mr. HENRY, on referring to the statute under which the proceedings were taken, found that each of the inhabitants pro secuting such a nuisance would be entitled to the payment of 101„ and that the constable also would be entitled to his ex_ penses from the parish. This induced the worthy Magistrate to investigate the matter closely, and on questioning Mrs. Smith, the owner of some houses in Ship-alley, she admitted that at a late session holden in Wellelose-square she had applied to the Chairman and Magistrates there for advice to know how she was to get rid of the nuisance of two brothels, as her property was considerably deteriorated thereby. The Court then ad vised her to apply to the parish authorities, who were bound to prosecute, as the only means of getting rid of the evil. Some days after the person representing himself as Mr. West called upon her, and representing himself as the agent of a number of clergymen and gentlemen who had associated themselves toge ther for the purpose of suppressing such nuisances, sail he would undertake the prosecution of the parties in her neighbourhood. She expressed herself extremely grateful, and Mr. West got her, as well as another inhabitant of the neighbourhood, to sign an agreement to hand over to him ( Mr. West) any sum or urns of money to which they might be entitled from the parish. s Mr. West, who evidently felt annoyed at these awkward dis closures, confessed the fact that he made his living by such prosecutions. Mr. HENRY, under the circumstances, refused to sanction the proceedings in the absence of the parish officers, and post poned the case to yesterday. Wednesday, Mr. Stutfield, the churchwarden, Mr. Johnston, one of the overseers, and Mr. Howell, the vestry-clerk, of St. George's, as well as the other partie before alluded to, were in attendance, when Mr. HENRY, after mentioning the circumstances to the parish officers, said, on looking into the law upon the case, he had discovered in the Ist of Barnewall and Alderson, page 694, a case precisely similar to the present, wherein the Court of King's Bench had ruled that none but the parish officers could prosecute in such cases. Mr. Stutfield requested to state, that some days ago West called at his counting-house, and presented a long list of names of persons, whom he described to be clergymen and gentlemen of the highest usrctability at the west end of the town, and who were members of an Association to put down the nuisance of houses of ill-fame. lie also said that he was about to under take the prosecution of the two houses in Ship-alley, and save the parish the trouble of doing so. At this time ho (Dlr. Stutfield) had no idea whatever that the parish would be liable to pay 20/. for his disinterested services. Mr. 11Elsv read from the judgment, in the ca , e which he had before quoted, the expression of Mr. Justice Bayley, who said that it was very important that such prosecutions should be conducted by a parish constable and net by a private indi vidual. The parish officers promised to indict the parties, and secure the persons, and Mr. West and Mr. Chishohn's clerk left the Court completely crest-fallen. UNION-HALL. Wednesday Henry Newman, a builder, residing at Stock well, was brought up for reexamination, charged with forgery. Mr. Wilkins, the barrister, attended on behalf of the pri soner. Mr. Mark Markwick, stated that he resided at No. 16, Arthur•street, Red Lion-square, and that he became ac quainted with the prisoner in August, 1842. In the month of May, 1843, the prisoner was indebted to him a sum amounting to between 1001. and 1501.. money which he had advanced to him from time to time. There was no account rendered, but the prisoner gave him an order upon the Eastern Counties Railway as security. In March or April last the prisoner• said he would get him a bill for 30/., at two months, from Mr. H. Pain, of the Loughborough-road, surveyor, he (complainant) at the time being pressing for money in payment of the advances he had made. On the liih of May the prisoner brought him a bill purporting to be accepted by Henry Pain for 201., and he said that Mr. Pain refused to give a bill for a larger sum or for a less date than three months. The complainant produced the bill in question, and added that when it became due jt was then discovered that the acceptor's name was a forgery. The complainant, in his cross-examination by Mr. Wilkins, admitted that the accused had brought an action against him, fir the recovery of 1,1001., which action was now pending. li e (complainant), however, dei.lared that he was not indebted to him in any amount. Henry Pain being sworn, stated that he was acquainted with the prisoner. The bill in question was here shown to witness, and on examinlnc, , it he said the acceptance was net in his handwriting, and he never authorised the prisoner to sign or accept any bill for him. 111 r. Wilkins here called forward a witness named Simpson, a builder, who, in reply to the Learned Counsel's questions, said that some time since he had an interview with Nir. Pain, and then asked him whether he accepted the 201. bill in the hands of Mr. Markwick, or whether he had given the pri- soner any authority to do so ? The answer Mr. Pain gave was, that it was not his signature, but that he authorised the accused to accept the bill, and he added that he was not at home when it was presented for payment. Thomas Edwards stated that he was present during a con versation between the prisoner and Pain, on the subject of the till in question, and heard the latter say that in the event of Mr. Markwick giving the prisoner into custody, to send for him, and that he would exonerate him from all blame in the transaction, for that he (Pain) had given him authority to put his acceptance to the bill in question. The MAGISTRATE then called forward Mr. Pain, and ad dressing him said—l now ask you whether you mentioned in the presence of the last witness that you had given the pri soner authority to put your signature to the bill? Mr. Pain— It is not true. The MAGISTRATE said, that as Mr. Pain had positively sworn that he had not given the prisoner tie authority as serted, he should send the case More a jury, but under all the circumstances would accept bail for the prisoner's ap pearance. We understand that a steam-carriage has at last been invented, adapted in every respect for locomotion on com mon turnpike-roads. The carriage for passengers is something like an ordinary stage-coach, and is propelled by an engine on twu extra wheels, fitted closely to the rear of the carriage, but which can be disconnected at pleasure. The machinery is much simplified, and is rendered so compact that it can be placed upon patent springs of such a construction, that its liability to derangement, from the unevenness of surface on common roads, is entirely avoided. This appears to be a most important improvement, as it gets rid of the only obstacle hitherto found insurmountable in the way of successful l"co motion on common roads. It has already been run several thousand miles, over some of the worst roads in England, ascending arid descend;ng the steepest hills with facility and safety, and maintaining an average speed of fifteen mile. an hour. A company has been formed to bring it into use. THE GREENWICH RAILWAY.—A new and spacious entrance to the Greenwich Railway adjoining St. Thomas's Ilo_pital is nearly completed, and will be opened in a few days for the pas,sge of vehicles to the terminus, which, when finished, will be a very great improvement to the neighbour hood. A substantial stone pavement is being laid down, and a wide flag-stone footway is also being constructed. To effect these alterations a portion of the property of St. Thomas's Hespital was purchased, and the Company agreed to erect an ornamental iron railing, bounding the footpath, with some buttresses. This is now being raised, and has an extremely neat and elegant appearance, at the same time affording a fine view of the hospital. SAILORS' FEMALE ORPHAN HomE.—A meeting of the patrons of this charity was held on Wednesday at Ens bury Chapel, Moorfields, the Rev. A. Fletcher, in the chair. The institution was established for the relief of the orphans of sailors who have perished at sea. From the Report it appeared that there are at present twenty orphan children on the funds of the charity. The receipts from the 20th Slay, 1842, to November 20, 1843, amounted to 5201. The liabilities of the Seciety amount to upwards of 2921. REALOVAL or CoNvic - rs.— Wednesday morning . , at eight o'clock, the Nymph steam packet conveyed to Woolwich 150 male convicts from the Millbank Penitentiary, preparatory to being shipped in a transport for one of the penal settlements. number of scientific arid nautical men on NV ednescla) inspected the new line of packet-ship, Prince Albert, now lying in St. Katharine Dock. The vessel is a companion to the Victoria, the build and embellishments of which were fulls stated on her first arrival ie our tort. 'Fins i• ths fir trio to our shores a.hi,•h the P. 'nee Albert has made attet being launched in America, and the pack t w 11, in a day or two, leave again for home. The Prince Albert is of the same noble build as the Victoria, though, perhaps, in length, the former has the advantage. The Prince, from stem to stern, measures 160 feet, in breadth 36 feet, in depth 23 feet, and commanding a tonnage of 1,000 tons. The berths in the chief cabin are 36, but in our opinion one of the greatest improve ments in this new line of packet ship is the great accommo dation to be given to steerage passengers, a class of individuals whose comforts too frequently have been trenched upon to give advantages to those who could afford to pay the highest fares. The second deck, from stem to stern, is devoted to emigrants seeking employment abroad, and thus ample space is afforded for perhaps 250 to 300 passengers. The interior is well finished, especially the chief cabin, which is beautifully adorned with Spanish mahogany and Zebra wood. This fine vessel is commanded by Captain Sebor, who has continued since the year 1824, making three voyages a year between the ports of London and New York. It ought to be mentioned that a handsome likeness of Prince Albert is in the stern chief cabin window, and at the other extremity a picture of Windsor Castle. On the first trip to the Thames the Prince Albert brought over an immense quantity of provisions, including nearly 300 tons of cheese, cured provisions, lard, &e. REITVAE OF TRADE AT S TOC KPORT.--We bear that arrangements have been made for the working of one of the cotton-mills last occupied by Messrs. Lane and Suns, in Higher llillgate, and which has now been standing about four years, and that it is likely to commence operations very shortly. An extensive firm, at present carrying on business in the borough, are named as the tenants. We are also informed that the premises eight years ago occupied by Messrs. Christy, opposite St. Thomas's Church, Higher Hilleatv, have been purchased by a cotton-merchant, with the intention of commencing some description of work therein. —Mancheeter Guardian. BRITISH MUSEUNI.—By a Parliamentary return the annual estimated charge for the British Museum to Lady-day next is stated to he 31,9751. The return embraces nine divi sions, including the number of persons who have visited the institution for the last six )ears. From Christmas, 1836, to Christmas, 1837, the number was 321,151 ; from Christmas, 1837, to Christmas, 1838, the number was 266,008 ; to 1839, 280,850 ; to 1840, 247,929 ' • to 1841, 19,374; and to Christ mat, 1812, 547,719. No fewer than 5,627 visits by artists were made in the year 1842 to the galleries of sculpture, and 8,781 to the print-room. It is stated in respect to the read ing-room, that " the number of books returned to the shelves of the general library from the reading-room is 142,179; to the Royal library, 22,408 ; to the closets where they are kept for the use of readers from day to day, 78,470 ; to the shelves of the reading-rooms, about 116,400; altogether, 359,457 vo lumes—on an average 1,230 a day. The number of readers is 71,494." The Law Times intimates that it is matter of con sideration with the Government, whether it would not be ex pedient to abolish all settlements of every kind ; to collect all poor-rates into one general and central fund ,to reimburse each parish for the maintenance of the poor who may happen to become chargeable therein, without regard to where they belong. We refrain from any further comment on this report than to say, that if means are taken to render each parish as scrupulous in spending the public money as they are of spend ing their own, the plan presents solid advantages.— Brighton Gazette. Porasmotrn.—The liiiho and Duchess of Rich mond have paid a visit to Portsmouth, to take leave of Major- General Sir Peregrine and Lady Sarah Maitland, who have sailed in the Zenobia free-trader, for the Cape of Good Hope, where Sir Peregrine will succeed Sir James Napier in the go• vernment of that colony. The corvette Satellite, 18, Com mander Rowley, is nearly ready for sea, and will depart to the Brazils in about ten days, calling at Plymouth. The new steamer Firebrand is nearly ready for the pendant, and will be commissioned this week. It is generally believed that Vice- Admiral Sir Francis Austin, K.C.8., of this neighbourhood, will receive the appointment of Commander-in-Chief at Sheer ness. At Spithead.—Penelope. In harbour.—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Satellite, Volcano, Echo, Fearless, and flag tenders. —Brighton Gazette. P RizE F 'l'hursdsy, the 11 th inst., a pugilistic encounter took place on Lindrick-common, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire, which was nearly attended with fatal consequences. The combatants were, a small farmer, named Miller, who resides at Cresswell, and has a family of seven children, and a fellow named Webster, who lives at \Vhitwell, and has likewise a wife and eight children. The stakes were 101. The tight, which consisted of 53 rounds,' and lasted nearly two hours, was won by Webster, who so severely beat his opponent that it is doubtful whether he will survive, although he has been attended by two medical gen tlemen. THE INTEsr CALDER MURDER.—Certain information was received here on Saturday, that Bryce had been appre hended in Max welltown, Dumfries, on the preceding day. lie had been come up to by a gentleman while going into Maxwell town, who, entering into some conversation with him, and closely remarking his person and dress, felt satisfied he was the individual advertised for as the suspected murderer of Geddes. The gentleman immediately gave information to the police, and Bryce was soon afterwards in safe custody.—Caledonian Mercury. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF ARITISII CORN. Fur the Week ended January 13, Is-13, made up from the Returns the inspector-. u the different Cities and 'fawns in Englart-i nd Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 5O: Ort. Oats . ..... 183. 9.1.1 Beane Barley 33s. Od. Rya AVERAGES OF THE LAST Slx WEEKS. Weeks ending . WHEAT. IiARLEY.I OATS. I RYR. BRANS. r RAM. --- Dec. 2 9 5O 0 3 = 0 18 6 30 0 31 6I 32 0 10 ...... 23 .49 9 3'2 3 1 , 5 21 4 30 1 30 f., 30 3 1 SO 8 29 5 3 0 0 ' Jait. ti 5O 9 133 0 18 9 33 5 ...:9 8 31 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS Wheat 50. sd. Oats ... ... 18; 7•!.I Bean, .30 , . 7d Buie; 323 31 I Rye ... . 30s 101,1 Peale 3 1, 7d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat 204. Od. I Oats 1 Barl,v MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY•) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/10s to 31 ; useful do, 3/ 3s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland do., 31 12s to 3/ 16s ; Clover fig , :1 to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ Cs to II Ns ; Wheat Straw, 11 8 s to 10s per load.' Both hay and straw, though in limited 110 01 1 , sold heavily, at barely late rates. CUMBERLANID.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 31 55 ; us e " do., 31 8s to 3/ 12s ; fine Upland do., 3/ 133 to 41; Clover Hay, 31 to 41 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 8s ; Wheat Straws 1/9s to 1/ Ils per load. A short supply and a very dull trade' WIIITECHA PEL.— Coarse Meadow Hay, 215 s to 31 t us du dv., 3/34 to 3/ lOs : fine Upland do., 3/ Its to 31 17s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 5/ ; Oat Straw, I/ 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 Ss to 11 103 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. MEAT MAItICETS. SouTHA LT., JAN. 17.—Our Market to-day was rather hes- . vily supplied with stock, on account of which, and the thin e l ' tendanee of buyers, the demand was, throughout, heavy, a nd the quotations had, in some instances, a downward tendiney'• —Reef from 3s 2d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s led to 4, per Sibs. Supply—Beasts, 3 7 ; Sheep, 1,649; Calves, 50 LPigs,, 42. ROMFORD, JAN. 17. —Prime beasts and calves command ed a steady inquiry, at full prices, but otherwise the trade ruled extremely inactive, at depressed rates.—Beef from 3s :2d to ts 2d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Veal, 35 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s to 4s, per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; quarter-old store Pigs, l's to 30a; and Milch Cows, with their small calf , 161 to 191 each. LEWES, JAN. 16.—We had a very sluggish demand her e to-day, and prices were not supported.—Beef, from 3s 2d 1 1 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4a 4d; Veal, 35 4d to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s to 4s per Sibs. • FIRE AT ISLINGTON.--Wednesday morning, at ten minutes before two o'clock, a fire was discovered on the pre-, mises occupied by Mr. Studd, coal and pot a t oe dealer, 0 ' High-street, next door to the White Swan Tavern, Islington . Beice-coristable N 360, was the first person to make O w , discovery, by perceiving a strong light shining in the fro' shop. The officer, upon making a closer inspection, ss er , sufficient to satisfy himself that the whole of the shop w as one complete body of fire. He immediately sprang his rattle, and shouted " Fire!" which awoke the inmates. and although only a few seconds had elapsed from the first discovery ef t hr , fire, yet with such surprising fierceness did it burn, th' all escape by the stair. ases was cut off. Mr. and Af i r e ; Studd were soon at the first floor windows crying '°' help, and were joined by three other persons, lodgers in the house. At this time the flames had reached the very *P et : ment in which they had taken refuge, and had it not b e e far the opportune assistance afforded by placing a ladder i° front of the building, by which they escaped, in all probabilis"l the whole of the persons in the house would have fallen a crifice to the flames. The Islington, and St. James, Clerkew; well, parish engines were the first to reach the spot, and w hic , were followed by numerous brigade engines, and also the We!, of England one from Waterloo-road. As is usual in this neighbourhood, an immediate and plentiful supply of va t ; was flowing from the fire-mains belonging to the New giv Company. By half-past two o'clock, less than th re e-quarte r ,. of an hour aft er th e ou tb rea k, near ly the whole of Mr. Stud premises, with his stock in trade, and a valuable assortment ° furniture and plat e , were consume d. The total damage 111° ° , be considerable. As to the origin of the fire, nothing certant could be learrvd. Mr. Studd is insured in the Union Fire' office. The landlord of th e b u ildi ng i s no t so f or tunate, h e being uninsured. Till; COAL IlruirrEßs' BILL.—A meeting o f OE master mariners and eeamen of South Shields was held o °. 0 Monday, in the Seamen's Hall of that town, when a letter ", s read from Mr. Wawn, M.P., explaining to tt em the provis ios of the Coal-whippers' Act, especially the clauses introduced 111 himself, allowing the sailors to unload the vemsels with coals, i s London river, and urging upon them the advisability of tail advantage of those clauses. A long discussion took place ° I the subject, and the result was the expression of a general fee.: ing that the scheme was impracticable, aod that even if could be carried into effect, it would net be to the benefit et either the ship-owner or sailor. In Sunderland the opinion °, the maritime classes on the subject is divided, but it is not p r bable the crews of many vessels from the north will supe eseo the coal-whippers in the delivery of their cargoes. MacßEaDy IN A AtmucA.—Macrea ly goes on Lis progress through the United States, and goes on prosperil: The newspapers last received supply us but with imperfect tails on the subject ; but as far as they go they are highly sa is factory, and the result will be hailed with pleasure by an t h a t great actor's numerous admirers in this country. when lab, we heard of him he was at Baltimore, at the end of last enen i c ; having made his first appearance there, at the Holiday - s t % Theatre, on the Monday preceding the 27th of Decembe r, r i the character of Macbeth. The writers of the critiques l e o' , to be amazingly struck by the originality of his delinea ti, °6 and as in other places they are surprised how the genius d t"_, t performer is heightened and supported by the consummat e he has acquired by experience. One newspaper calls it .4 stilendid and glorious exemplification," and concludes its re:it'll, by this pithy remark," Suffice it to say that Maaready , best actor living." When he proposes to return to Englt o we know not, but a t pres e nt. if mone y b e hi s object, little motive to shorten his visit to America. FATAL STEAM BOAT COLLISION ON TILT I{IVEE• On Iliednesday at high water the body of a man, na m George Scroggins, about 28 y ears o f age, was reco vered 's the Blackwell-pier, whilst floating up the river, and coneeY.„, on shore to Poplar dead-house, there to await a Coroners to qu .st. The unfortunate young man it appears belonged e, Woolwich, but has lately been employed in the bourhood of Limehouse, and on the evening of the 23° pe proceeded to the above pier in order to get on board g o of the Woolwich steam-boats, so as to return home. o r however missed the last packet, and there being seve n or eight persons in the same dilemma, they determined uP ee , hiring a waterman's wherry to take them over. They ay cordingly all embarked, and whilst proceeding by Bug s l a , hole, the Nemph steam-packer was perceived coming ill' t o wards London. The boat's crew s t a t e th a t th e y hailed steamer some considerable distance off from where the a sea, dent occurred ; they, however, took no notice of their and the packet struck the boat on the starboard side, th e 4 ceased and another man who st oo d u p i n th e b oa t a ttemPt l " o to ease the shock being thrown overboard, but the latter w e saved. It should also be men ti one d, as a ma tt er of jus t . v ic a ; that the crew of the pa c ket firmly de c la re that the vessel " a t etopeed long before the boat c a m e up, and if th e helm bad t wi p completely brought round, she must have cut her sig h s half. The. also observe that the persons in the boat ne4i /ri topped rowing, and that was the main cause of the CO' • . coming in contact with each other. Ts A l FUNERAL OF THE Two MURDERED , . 0 DEPTFORD.—Wednesday the remains of these hapless 60' 1 ' 0 were removed from the house in which the horrid crime ' 4 ,, perpetrated (No. 5, Giffen-street, Deptford), to the nh ur ‘ t he yard of St. Paul, Deptford, in separate coffins, followed bY.jr, wretched father, as chief mourner, and his brother V A , Dickenson, of the London Stone Wine-vaults, Cannon -stye City ), and Mrs. Dickenson's brother. The funeral cere tits was performed by Mr. Ffinch, the Rector of St. Paul, 111 tbP most impressive and feeling manner. Giffen-street and ode hne of route to the grave was crowded by anxious thou' t he to witness the performance of the last sad o ffices. ° l ' o de procession arriving at the church-yard-gate a rush was 01 n' t o to get to the place of interment—the whole area o ground, which is very extensive, was immediately e sti During the reading of the service the f a ther o f the de e os o was wholly absorbed in grief, and at the conclusion.Ler, borne butte, supported by his own and his wife's br ew t hs On Thesday the unhappy woman expressed a wish to het her Rev. Mr. Ffinch to be allowed to s e e h er c hildren an, t ot husband together. She told the police-con s table in atten d that if her request was not granted she would be induced t ° , the wound in her throat open agai n . Mr. Ffinch an" d im; Arthur having conferred to e cther on the propriety of acr e :on to her request, determined upon complying. Mr. Die°, th e then entered the room, and sat clown at the bedside, a" .. . t he coffins containing the bodies of the children were placed " 0 4 bed. She looked at ',them a moment, and then firmly P IS an d her hands on each side of their faces, kissed them 0/T r ite st' over again, in a state of ecstacy. After the coffins ha°, t he removed she said she felt mu c h me re com p ose d, s poke dreadful offence she had committed, and knew that he r s her were numbered, but hoped that the Al m i g hty wou ld tff°l . On strength to meet her fate with becoming resignation . 0 0 waking in the morning she alludes to the extraordinary, & h e x she has had during the past night. The Rev. Mr. Fli nc , f ,re; votes all his leisure in contributing to her spiritual 1 11 ' 1 ;0 0 and Mr. Arthur, the parish surgeon, after dressing her w ° ,, e sit yesterday, declared that he considered she would be convale in the course of ten days or a fortnight. co n' [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Weak and Debilitate.; A rills. stitutions may be completely invigorated by Hollowsl Debilitate s ta These truly astonishing Pills are the only medici n e d per' invigorate weakened constitutions. Persons of low a ° g hois vous habits, or who have bad digestive org ans , o r other s ' c o' general health is deranged by bili ous a ff ect i ons o r liver 0 11/ plaints, or in cases of asthma or s h or t ness o f b rea th, g ene ,eer g affecting the aged—to all suc h p ersons w ill t h e mighty P;r all of these pills be f o und a cer t a i n an d e ff ectua l remedYt.ff; sod these complaints, imp ar ti ng t o th e i r cons ti tu ti ons new ' 1 24 4 ; vigour. 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