The Sun. — London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 27. The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. HOARE V. BYNG, M.P. - - - This case came before their Lordships upon appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls. ,The question in the case was whether, according to the con struction of the will and codicils of the late Earl of Strafford, the respondent, Mr. George Byng, the Member for Middlesex, took an absolute, or only a life Interest in the residuary property of the late Earl of -Strafford, amounting to upwards of 400,0001. On the vase coming on before the Master of the Rolls; after •several proceedings before him, his Lordship de cided that the respondent took an absolute interest in the residue, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. Mr. Kindersley and Mr. Turner appeared for the ap pellant, -and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Romilly were counsel for the respondent. Their LORDSHIPS, after hearing Mr. Kindersley and Mr. Turner, without calling upon the Counsel for the responde4t to address the House, gave judgment, dis missing the appeal with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 26. (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.) THE CUSTOM-HOUSE FRAUDS. THE QUEEN, ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS, V. PETER WILLIAMS, CHARLES MOTTRAM, AND JOINT HORSLEY. This was an indictment arising out of the late frauds upon the Crown through the Custom-house revenues, to the extent of about half a million of money, with the history of which, almost in minute detail, the public are already familiarly acivainted. The bill of indictment was found at the last June sessions of the Central. Criminal Court, and removed by certiorari at the instance of the Commissioners of Cus toms. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Thesiger (Queen's Counsel), and Mr. Pollock, were for the prosecu tion ; Mr. Cockburn (Queen's Counsel), and Mr. Clarkson ap pearcd br the defeLd tnt Mottiant. The brief summary of the case is, that the defendants were carrying on business in partnership in the way of French 'goods and the like, and in the month of September, 1840, by conspiracy, &c., carried through the Custom house, goods to the amount of 5801. or thereabouts, pay ing only 40/., instead of 88/., thereby defrauding the revenue of ithe difference. The defendant Williams had pleaded guilty, Horsley had not been taken . or appeared at all, and Mottram said that he knew nothing about it. Mottram had been a linendraper in an extensive way of business in Lamb's Conduit-street, and In - Janvary, 1840, relinquished that business, and went into partnership with the 'other de fendants in Wood-street, Cheapside, as Manchester and silk - warehousemen and importers of " foreign fancy goods." They became bankrupt,- and there was a fiat, which produced a great sensation, and the examination of Mettram was ad journed for three years. One Burnby, living then in Eus ton-square, of whom all the world has heard so much, and who by his multifold and various devices in almost every species of fraud had almost made fiction upon such matters uninteresting, tempted the firm, and all would have fallen but that the first attempt resulted in an abortion, as the only mode of a v oidan c e o f m a n ifest detection. Fraud 'succeeded, however, time after time afterwards, but Mot tram, who alone now at the trial attempted a defence, averred that ha had no knowledge of or connexion with anything but the abortion, which would not support the indictment. About all that supervened he was wholly inno cent and unconscious. In fact, he was so shocked at the .first attempt, or the failure of it, that though a partner in the house, he never, as his counsel from ,instruction stated, had the faintest knowledge of, or idea about, any of the future transactions connected with the revenue duties. The man Burnby,' however, who appeared to have been dismissed from the service of 'the Crown 'for sundry enormities, but subsequently retained by the Crown at 15s. a day to de tect and prove the guilt of others, gave a very different ac count from that set up by Mr. Mortram and quite proved the sagacity of the counsel of setting a thief to catch a thief. Mr. Cockburn freely called him " a perjured villain, covered in his scoundrel infamy, who had had the barefacod effron tery to come into the Court and tell the jury that he was kept by the Commissioners of Customs—fed by them on 15s. a day—and retained like a wild beast, ready to pounce upon any victim determined upon as being, in their caprice, to be devoured." Lord DENMAN summed up the case, commenting with some calm severity upon the bearing of the evidence in proof of the guilty participation of the defendant Mottram, though with deepest indignation at the conduct of the man Burnby, whose evidence had been necessary to make out 'the case. _ _ _ _ ---- The jury retired for about two hours, and returned with a verdict of Guilty generally. Sentence stood deferred without observation. COURT OF COMMON FLEAS, Feb. 27. (Before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.) LORD WM. PAGET v. THE EARL OF CARDIGAN. CREST. CON. This being the day specially fixed for the trial of the long talked-of cause of Lord William Paget v. the Earl of Cardigan, a considerable number of persons had collected 'outside, the Court of Common Pleas, at Guildhall, long before the doors were opened. Shortly after the public were ad mitted every part of the Court was filled with spectators. Amongst those who were present we noticed the Earl of Errol. ' The Lord Chief Justice having come into Court exactly- at .half-past nine o'clock, the jury specially summoned in the cause were sworn. The counsel for the plaintiff were Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and Mr. Wordsworth ; for the de fendant, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Sergeant Channell, and Mr. Peacock. Mr. WORDSWORTH opened the pleadings. This was an action brought by William Paget, Esq., commonly called lord William Paget, against James Thomas Earl of Car digan, for criminal conversation with his wife Frances. The defendant denied the fact alleged. Sir TITOMASWILDE said that his Learned Friend had. just ,stated the nature of this case, which was an action for a criminal conversation, brought by Lord W. Paget against the Earl of Cardigan, and he was sure it was enough for the jury to know the nature of the case, and the station of the •parties concerned, to ensure their serious attention. Con 'sidering the station and intelligence of the jury, he would . not waste their time by going into any of the details of the case. _They would see that the case was one which, if antis .facterily established by evidence, was of a very serious na ture, and one upon which they were called on to exercise .their best judgment. He would content himself with barely stating the facts he was instructed to lay before .them in evidence, and he had no doubt but they would give .a full measure of justice to the plaintiff, if they were satisfied he had proved his case. Lord William Paget was the second son of the Marquis of Anglesey, and was connected with some of the highest families in the kingdom. The Earl of Cardigan was also. a nobleman not perhaps unknown to them, and for many years he and Lord - Wm. Paget were on terms of familiar intercourse. He was a person on whose honour the plaintiff thought he could rely `with confidence, and that he would not abuse the friendship which subsisted between then. However, on a late occa sion, from some - intimations which reached Lord William, he had reason to belieyathat an improper intercourse had arisen between his lady and the Earl of Cardigan. In the month of August, Lord Wrn. Paget went to reside in Queen street, Mayfair, and from what he had heard he resolved upon taking steps to ascertain whether what he had heard of his wife was correct or not. Lady William Paget had been out of town, and came to the house in Queen-street on Friday. On Saturday, the sth of August, arrangements were made between Lord William Paget. and a persOn of the name ',if 'Winter, that he (Winter) should place himself under the soft of one of the drawing-rooms•where it was supposed the parties were likely to meet, make his observations, and re port them to Lord William Paget. There were two adjoin ing drawing-rooms separated by a folding door, and in •each drawing-room there was a' sofa. . The witness •placed himself under a sofa in the back drawing-room with the aid of a person named John Thomas, valet to Lord William Paget. On that day Lord Cardigan came to Queen-street as was expected.: He and Lady IVil - Paget were alone in the drawing-room. Some conver 6ttion of. a fsiniliar nature took place between them. He kissed her; but on that day nothing of a criminal nature eceured. Enough, however, had transpired to show the feel ing existed on both sides. An appointment was made that Lord Cardigan should come again on the Sunday. Lord William Paget informed his 'lady that lie was going down on Sunday to Woolwich to see his son, who was in the }oyal Academy, and it was arranged that Winter should on the Sunday place himself ender the sofa in the front drawing-room, but he was not able to do so in consequence of Lord Car 4igan's coming sooner than was expected. Lady Paget tried to pittas many of the servants as s h e cou l d out of the wa y. The witness Winter placed himself in the same posi iion in which he was in on the Saturday, under the sofa in She back parlour. On this occasion he was able to see - what oecurred in consequence of part of the folding -door being left open, and after Lord Cardigan and Lady Paget were toying for some time, the witness describes that a criminal connection took places between them, and shortly afterwards • was completed a second time. When Lord Paget was informed of what took place, he re turned home, and challenged his lady with what had occurred, and, being in a state of excitement, he certainly conducted himself with considerable violence towards her. He then left biar, upon which she sent-a letter to Lord Cardigan, inform ing him of what had occurred. He did not know whether that letter would be produced; but it was quite certain that Lady Paget had made a communication of what had occurred s.,so Lord Cardigan. Lord William Paget was an officerin the l A soy, and, on the first impulse, had adopted that proceeding which men of honour usually hav e recourse to ; but he was interfered with, and he now brought the present action. lord Wm. Paget, as he said before, was the second son of thl Marquis of Anglesey. He was of the highest birth, and was connected - with persons of the highest rank and fortune, but he was limited in his means, so that he was no t i n a con ' dition.to associate with persons in the same rank in that leaner which it might be wished he should. He would not, th ere fore, be able to lay before them such a body of evi dence as would prove that Lord Wm. Paget maintained his wife in the style which it might be expected he should from high rank, but he had no reason to doubt that iie entertained the warmest affection for her, Old though it might appear that he was occasionally subject to some sallies of ill-temper, yet his general conduct towards his wife was that of extreme affection. Such was the nature of the case which it would be his duty, on the part of the plaintiff, to tender in evidence. He was aware of the town-talk to which this case had given rise, and he thought he would be best discharging his duty by simply and truly stating the facts of the case as they would ,be detailed in the evidence 'which he would lay before them. He knew he was address ag gentlemen of intelligence—gentlemen who enjoyed all the felicity of married life, and who, therefore, stood in need of no remarks of his to estimate the extent of the injury which had been done his client. • - . The following evidence on the part-of the plaintiff was then adduced : James Rose, examined by Sergeant TALFOURD—I am clerk to the plaintiff's attorney in this cause. He produced the certificate of the marriage between Lord William Paget and Frances de Rottenburg, which was solemnized on the 22d of January, in the year 1827, in the parish of Walcot, in Somersetahire. The Hon. Captain Keith, examined by Mr. WORDSWORTH —I am a captain in the Royal Navy. I know Lord William Paget. I was present at Bath when he was married. It was on the 22d of January, 1827. I have not seen either Lord William Paget or his lady for fifteen years. Cross-examined by theSotwrroa-GENEam--She was the daughter of General de Rottenburgh. Lord William Paget ' was very young when he married. Frederick Winter, 'examined by Sergeant WILDR—In the month of August of last yeai• a communication was made to me by Lord William Paget. I went to his house in conse quence. I was placed under the sofa in the back drawing room, with the assistance of his valet. It opened into the front drawing-roam by a folding door. There was a sofa in the front drawing-room, and another in the back room. I did not see Lord Cardigan on that day ; that was on the Saturday. Lady Wm. Paget was brought down by Lord Win. Paget. She was in the front drawing room. I heard a gentleman's voice in the front drawing room. I did not see his person on the Saturday. Lord Paget left the room after bringing his lady down ; they came down together. The gentleman whose voice I heard re mained in the front room more than an hour. The person whose voice I heard came about a quarter of an hour after Lord W. Paget left. After the person came the folding doors were closed. I communicated to Lord Paget what I heard. I went to Lord Paget on the Sunday about three o'clock. I went under the same sofa. I saw Lord Paget when I went. I saw him in the dining-room and afterwards in the drawing-room. After some time he went out. Lady Paget went out in some carriage to ride. I think it was after Lord William Paget went out. I saw Lord Car digan on that day. I was not under the sofa when Lord Cardigan came in. It was arranged that I should go under the sofa in the front parlour, but Lord Cardigan came in quite unexpectedly. I then went down, and afterwards went under the sofa in the back room. The door was shut, but it was soon half opened by Lady Paget. I could see that the dog" was opened. I saw Lady Paget. She came from the front to the back parlour. The back drawing-room win dow was open. She came and dosed it, and pulled down the blind. She afterwards pulled down the blind in the front room. The door was left open by her. She then said, " You are come then." Lord Cardigan said, " Yes ; how do you do? Where is he, or where is Lord William ?" She said, "He is gone to Woolwich with Billy." Lady William then asked him how he liked the opera? Ile said he liked it very well, but not so much as if he had been able to have closer conversation with her. Then there was a whispering. I could not distinguish the words. I distinctly heard kissing. In a moment or two they were quiet, and I heard nothing but breathing. It was hard breath- ing, as people would breathe after running. There was a creaking of boots upon the sofa. I then drew myself from underneath the sofa and along the floor till I came to the door. I peeped in and saw his Lordship's boots with the heels upon the sofa ; he was lying on his stomach. I also saw Lady William and saw that her clothes were disordered. I saw her legs very plain. She was on the sofa. I saw her left leg. I have no hesitation in saying that there was sexual in tercourse between them. There was a conversation between them, and I crept back to my place. I then heard his Lord ship as if falling off the sofa, and he seemed to be walking about as if he was' adjusting his dress. His Lordship then remarked, " There, that is some of the seed of misery l" Lady William laughed. She then came into the back parlour, pulled up the blind, and arranged the window as she found it. She then returned to the front drawing-room, and pulled up the blinds there. I cannot say whether one or two. They then appeared to sit down, and Lady Wil liam asked him if he could not get her a situa tion for a man who was in the Post-office. Lord Cardigan asked if he were a respectable man ? Lady William said, " Oh, yes, very respectable, he is in the Post-office, and has a salary of 120/." Lord Cardigan said he could not do it, be cause he was not in very good favour with.the present Ad ministration, and would not ask them for anything. She then asked if he could not do it through the influence of some no bleman, whom she mentioned. He then said he really could not do it. Lady William then said, " Oh, you ought to do so ; it is for me, and will put Lord William into good humour." Then there was whispering again, and I heard kissing. I heard the same noise as I had heard before, but I did not come from under the sofa on the second occasion. Then the conversation turned on the place where Lord William was to dine. It was said that he was going to dine with the Duke of Richmond. Lord Cardigan asked if she could not stay away, under the plea of headache, or meet him somewhere. She then said, " Don't you know Lord William better than that? If he should call and not find me there, he would go stark staring mad, and go to all the policemen in town." Then Lady William hinted 'to him whether he was fond of her. His Lordship then said Oh, indeed lam ; I never loved any one as Ido you. His Lordship then said, Is not Lord William very fond of you? She said, Oh, no, he is very unkind to me, he calls me all the d— d b—s he can think of. Lord Cardigan said, Does he ? that is very wrong of him. Then there was whis pering again. I did not hear the words, but I heard him kiss Lady William again. He wished her gotid-bye, and left the room. Lord Cardigan was there over two hours. I saw Lord William in about ten. minutes afterwards in Charles street, Berkeley-square, and informed him of what I have stated to-day. I received a note. in consequence of which I saw Mr. Fisk. I saw Lord William Paget in Queen-street. My occupation was that of a solicitor's clerk. Cross-examined by the Soucrrou-GFsEnAL--I was here when the cause was appointed before for December. I came by myself. I came here about ten o'clock. I was not here so early as half-past nine. I will swear that. I left some time after I came. I did not go to Mr. Bebbs. I saw him last week. I saw Lord Willialn at his house in Oxford-street the week before last. I never walked arm-and-arm with Lord William. I never smoked arm-and-arm with him in the street. I smoked on one occasion when walking with him. I was not arm-and-arm with him. He had an um brella, and I went under it. I dined two or three times with his Lordship. When I went to him he used to ask me if I would have a bit. I used to be sometimes glad to get it. I drank with him—not wine. I never saw any wine with him. It used to be half-and-half. I dined sometimes with the servants. I first became ac quainted with Lord William when I was clerk at Mr. Hamer's the attorney. I waited upon him then several times there. I have never been engaged in any swindling transaction while at Mr. Hamer's. Lord William used to be a.great deal at Mr. Hamer's. I know a Miss Bellew. I don't know what Lord William was doing with Mr. Hamer. I know a Mr. Cassidy. He used to come there almost every day. I know Mr. Gompertz. I don't recollect his being there with Lord William. I don't know a person called the Marquis de Bourbelle. I was with Mr. Hamer till 1842. Mr. Hamer was in the habit of having a great many ladies. I married a young wife, and I did noti - thilik it right that she should wait upon them. Mr. Hamer did not threaten to prosecute me for embezzlement. He never charged me with stealing. I left him on the best terms. I was since employed to take a Mr. Rigby for a Mr. Lewis, an attorney. I took him and got 101. for my services. I was afterwards clerk to Mr. Bartlett. I received money for Mr. Bartlett. I do not recollect receiving money for him which I did not pay . over. I might or might not have received such money. I did not apply a portion of the money I received to my own purpose. There was I believe one wrong entry in the book I kept. Since I left Mr. Bartlett's I have been out of employment. I left him in July, 1843. I received 11. a week for some time from Mr. Bebb, Lord William Paget's attorney. I got 11, from him with my subpoena. I am not to get any money. I hope, however, that if the trial goes on Lord William will be kind to me. He will be very ungrateful if he does not. Lord William gave'me the coat and waistcoat I have on me. I met Lord William one day in January. Lord 'Wil liam has charged me with defrauding him about a bill of ex change. He gave me the bill to get it discounted. I did not get it discounted. . I heard that he was angry about it. A friend of mine has the bill. I drew the bill. Lord Willi am . accepted it. I was to discount it. I went in a few days to Lord William to state to him the circumstances relating to the bill.. The note handed up is in my handwriting. I wrote it at the dictation of Miss Bellew. I did not send to him any letters I got from Mr. Hamer. I took them to her. They Were in my custody as clerk. Before I went to Mr. Hamer I lived with Mr. Swaby. He was a relation of Mr. Hamer's. 1 lived with him as valet. I sometimes drove the coa c h f rom Southampton for a bit of fun. I went sometimes to Epsom Races. L never had anything to do with the gambling booths. - I was asked to go down there last summer, for which I was to get 15s. or 11. a day. - • SometTott-GEstEttib—Were You to act as a decoy or a bonnet 2—You may call. it Ats• you wish. I heard of the name bonnet. _ I was never one. I was offered this through a Mr. Weeks. He was a client of Mr. Hamer's. I don't know what I was,tb do at the races. I did not get my ap pointment till I went down. Before I went to Mr. Swaby's I lived with a family in the Isle of Wight as butler. I should hope that Lord William would be • kind to me for coming here to-day. I might havesaid that I expected to be set up ' in a public-house, or that I would take the Clarendon if it was to be let. I said a great many things. I saw Lord William on .the 'subject of the bill in March or February, 1843. I saw him since, but did not speak to him till I was sent for with regard to this business. When I got the note I went to Mr. Fisk, Lord William's attorney. I. there saw Lord William at Queen-street. He asked me how I was, and told me something about Lady William and other parties, which he said he did not believe, for he thought that Lady William was as good a woman as ever lived. He said, if aie proved to be virtuous, he should be the happiest man living. I at first did not like to go under the sofa, but at last I consented. The sofa has a val iance to it. I went under the sofa between one and two o'clock. Lady William was in the house at the time. Lord William went up, and they came down together. There is a stair-case and a landing-place. There is a folding-door between the two drawing-rooms. There is an easy-chair near one of the windows. I did not see Lord Cardigan sitting on it on Saturday. Part of the sofa in the back room comes to the folding-door. Lord William Paget went to Bryan stone-square on the Saturday. I heard that Lord and Lady Paget were going to the opera, to a box'which Lord Cardigan had. John Thomas opened the sofa for me, and let the valiance down. I could not see without lying on the ground and keeping my face on the carpet. John Thomas was the valet. He came to relieve me, and said that all was right, 3 spent o'clock,tli t S n a t e u n r n d a n y n a n t h th on ar d . ay l g o intended. I n to S u g n o d u a n y d , sofa in the front drawing-room on SundaY. I went under the sofa in the back room after Lord Cardigan came. I got in through a door on the landing. I hake- not given accounts of this several times. I gave an aecetta to Major Close on the Monday... I don't recollect saying that Lrernained under the sofa all the time. I think I told him I got out. The account was in writing. I gave another verbally. What I said .to Major Close I said in a very confused way. I don't recollect saying to Lord Williain Paget that I could not see anything. 1 don't reccolleet saying' so to Major Close. I will not swear that I did 'or did not. , I told two or three persons after the occurrence that I came from under the sofa. I don't know what I might have said to Major Close. I saw Lord William the night before. r saw him with Major Close the next day. I am almost positive I told Lord William the night before that I came from under - the sofa. I will swear that I did. I will not swear that I said so the next day. I did not get any .sherry before I went under the sofa. I wanted something as I did not like the job. I did not agree what sum I was to get for the job. I don't recollect aperson named Mark Taylor, who lives in Upper Baker-street. I don't recollect ever going to Baker-street with Lord William Paget. I know a person named Nathan, asheriff's-officer. I did not know that Lady Paget had come to town. While at Bartlett's, an application was made to me to swear an affi davit. I agreed to swear it. I was asked by Mr. Fisk, and got a pound for swearing it. In the presence of Mr. Fisk and Mr. Bartlett I asked what I was to be paid. I never said that if I swore to a particular part I should have 21. I did not say it in those words. 1 did not say I am d—d if I will say that without having two guineas. I might have said so with regard to the whol e a ffid av i t. Mr. Fisk said what a pretty fellow you are to sell your master for a pound. The master alluded to was Mr. Hamer. I never on any occasion passed for the Duke of Richmond.— (Laughter.) Lord William Paget lived at Mr._ Hamer's while I was there. I waited on his Lordship. I used to answer the door generally. I saw Mr. Bebb on the night before the last trial, and also on the morning of the trial. I also saw Lord William. Nothing passed between us except a salute. Nothing more passed that I recollect. I walked as far as Gray's Inn-road with them. They got into a cab. I walked on till I came to a public-house near the Post-office. John, the servant, was with me. I was left alone. John got on the outside of the cab into which Lord William went. I got here about ten. I did not come to give my evidence. I was not even served with a subpoena. I did not think I was served well. I came down to show I was not afraid of appearing. I have been subpoenaed on this occasion. lam indebted to a person named Slingsby. I told him before the trial I should be able to pay him soon. I told him I expected some pounds after the trial. I expect some pounds now. I expect it from , Mr. Bebb. I think I ought to get some because I should have been down at Southampton were it not for this, and I am out of em ployment. I was not at Paris while Lord William Paget was there. I was never in Paris in my life. I might have said that I was under the sofa in the front room. Persons used to ask me about the matter, but I refused to tell them the fact always. I think I said so to Mr. Fisk. I told dif ferent things to different people. Mr. Fisk asked whether his spurs were near my nose. I won't swear that I did not make this remark myself. Mr. Taylor was called into Court, and the witness said he never was at his (Mr. Taylor's) house. I often see him hang ing about Chancery-lane. Re-examined by Sir T. WILDE—I led Mr. Webb and Lord William Paget to believe that I would come here on the former trial. I asked them for two sovereigns, which were refused. I did not like this. I was not served with a sub poena. It was for these reasons I did not come. Mr. Bartlett brought some indistinct charge against me, which he said he would not specify, but it would prevent him from giving me a character. John Thomas, the valet, examined by Mr. Sergeant TAL FOURD—I was in the service of Lord William Paget for five or six years as valet. I engaged with him in 1836. I was away four yearn, and returned in 1840. I am in his service at present. I lived with him at ,Queen-street, Mayfair. Lady William was out of town. We did not go to Queen street till Lady William came up to town. She came on Friday. Lord 'William went for her before, but she did not come. She and Lord William dined on the Friday with the Duke of Richmond. When she was going out, she gave me a letter to take to Lord Cardigan, at 36, Portman square. The year before, in 1842, Lord William resided in the same house. The Baroness de Rottenburg resided with her daughter. Lord William has three sons. The eldest is about 15. Lord Cardigan used to visit them at Queen-street. He used to come when Lord William was not at home. He used to see Lady William. On Saturday, in consequence of instructions received, I put Winter into the back drawing-room. It was about ten minutes before Lord Cardigan came. I then stowed Winter under the sofa, and looked to see if he could be observed. There are three win dows in the front drawing-room, and one in the back. Lord William Paget was in the drawing-room when Lord Cardigan called. Ido not know where then they met. I showed Lord Cardigan into the front drawing-room. Lord William called his lady up stairs in order that Winter might get under the sofa. She then came down to the drawing-room with Lord William. Lord William went out. Lady William remained in the drawing-room with Lord Cardigan. He remained for about an hour. Lord Cardigan then went up stairs, and I went to Winter. He was in a perspiration when I went to him. Lord and Lady William dined early on Saturday to go to the - opera. About twelve o'clock on the following day I got a note from Lord William to take to the Earl of Cardigan. It was addressed to his house in Portland-square. Before Lady William went out Lord Cardigan called. Winter had before placed himself in the same situation in the draw ing-room that he occupied before under the sofa in the back drawing-room. Winter and myself were in the drawing room when Lord Cardigan knocked. We were waiting for Winter to get under the sofa. The time had not arrived that Lord Cardigan was to come. I answered the door, and saw it was Lord Cardigan. Lady William had left a message for Lord Cardigan to say she should be at home at six o'clock. He asked if he could wait. I said, Yes. He went into the front drawing-room, which was empty, Winter being hidden. The folding doors between the rooms were open, the blinds in the back room were up, and those in the front one down. Lord Cardigan asked if Lord William was in town. I said he was gone to Woolwich. He asked if I was sure he was out of town. I said I believed so. I went to Winter and spoke to him, and went to the great drawing-room for an excuse and drew up a blind. Lord Cardigan said—No, no, they will do as they are. I however dre4' one of them a little up. I shut the folding doors, and Winter went into the back drawing-room with me. Winter got under the same sofa, and I returned down stai rs . L a dy William came in about six. I told her Lord Cardigan was up stairs, Mad she went to him in the drawing-room. I went into the dining-room with the door open to listen. Lord Cardigan remained about an hour and a quarter after Lady William had arrived. I heard some one walk across the room and do something to the blind. It was a very few minutes after they had joined each other that I heard the noise. I also heard some one go into the back drawing-room, and shut down the window and do something to the blind. At twenty minutes past seven Lord Cardigan left the house, and Lady Wil liam went up to her own room to dress for dinner. She was to dine that day' with the Duchess of Richmond. When the coast was clear I went to Winter. He had come out from under the sofa. He appeared heated, and we went together to communicate to Lord William Paget what he had seen. We found Lord William Paget in Berkeley-square. The communication appeared to occasion great excitement to his Lordship. He immediately returned home where Lady William was. He jumped out of the cab at the cor ner of the street. He slept in my room that evening. Be fore that he had been in the habit of sleeping with Lady William. Lady William 'did not go out again that night. Lord William went out that evening with a gentleman. Lady William's youngest son is 12 years of age. Frederick is at sea, and the youngest is at home. Lord William was very fond of the children. Lady William was not so fond of them. I lived with them five or six years. They did not keep much company. Lord William, generally speaking, was kind and attentive to her. He generally stayed at home of an evening, and seemed attached to his home. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENEnat--Por some months before he had been at the White Bear, in Piccadilly, and his wife was at Portsmouth. He was there for his pleasure. He did not go out much. His friends used to visit him, and sit and smoke of an evening. Mr. Douglas used to visit him. Not the Mr. Douglas that was with him in Paris Mr. Fisk used to be frequently there. Ido not know what he is. Mr. Foster and his brother were there. He went down to Portsmouth several times. I never saw but one woman at the White Bear. I did not see her till the morning. He brought her home unknown. The waiter let her out. He brought her home to sleep with him. It was during the latter time that we were there. I have never known him do such a thing before or since. I told him it would be a great injury to the hotel if it was known. He said he could not tell how he came to do it. He supposed he must have been tipsy, but that Bidford and myself must get her out unnoticed. He said he was sorry it had occurred. I cannot tell if this was the day before Lady William arrived. He told me he had sent to Portsmouth to desire Lady William to come. He did not tell me why he had dime so. She came to town on Friday. I went to meet her in Mr. Gompertz's carriage. He is a friend of Lord William. I have seen him at the White Bear. Ido not know that I have seen Mr. Hamer. I have seen Col. Cauty there. I have never heard Lord William speak of Martin de Bourbella. The apartments in Queen-street had been taken a few days before for Lady William. I think I heard Lord William say he took them for a week. Lord and Lady William dined at the Duke of Richmond's on Friday. Lady William gave me a note for Lord Cardigan. She gave it me in Lord William's presence. A note was also given me by her on the Sunday morning. Lord William was there. Lord William knew Lord Cardigan was to come there at six o'clock. I did not know at the time what Lord Cardi gan came for. I know he was at the time to be asked to get a place for a friend of Lord Cardigan's. Lord William did not tell me he had sent for Lady William to ask him. I did not know why he was sent for. I was present when Winter told Lord William Paget what he had heard on Sa turday. He told me that he had heard kissing. Lord and Lady William Paget went to the Opera that Saturday night in a box of Lord Cardigan's, and they slept together that night. I believe Lord William slept in his own room on Monday, but I cannot be positive. I was present during a conversation between Major Close and Lord Wil liam Paget. I did not hear Lord William say that he did not believe the story. I will not swear, but to the best of my recollection he did not say so. I believe Lord and Lady W. Paget spent the evening together at the Duchess of Richmond's. I think the Duchess was at the house in Queen-street on the Monday. I think she came on the Sunday • evening and took Lady William out in the car riage. I will not be certain whether she did so on the Monday. I do not know if the Miss Closes were there on the Monday. I do not know that Major Close is dead. Lady Willian.a remained in Queen-street until Wednesday. She then went down to Portsmouth. Lord William went down there two or three days afterwards. Lord William was in the house when Lord Cardigan was there on the Saturday. He went out shortly after Lord Cardigan arrived, but I-can not tell where he went to. He returned early, dined with Lady William, and went to the play. He appeared kind to her that day—just as he usually was. I have known other hus bands more attentive. I never knew him behave unmanly to her. I have seen her crying, and have heard him use abusive lan guage. I believe he struck her on the Saturday evening, and I saw a blackness in the eye. I had never seen that be. fore. I have known him stay at the Cavendish a month, while Lady William was away. That was in 1843. He was for some months, in 1840, at Dubourg's in the Haymarket. I never saw any woman there. I cannot recollect who visited him there. I was at Brussels with Lord William and Lady William, and at Bordeaux with them also. Lady William was very intimate with the Duchess of Rich mond and Lady Conyngham, but not with the rest of Lord William's family. I never saw any of Lord William's family at the White Bear, except Lord Uxbridge, who, I believe, called once. I was with them at Mr. Hamer's. Lord William took his wife to stay there. Winter, at that time, was living with Mr. Hamer. Lord and Lady William were both there when the note to Lord Cardigan was sent. , I have seen Winter wi h Lord William Paget a great deal; after the trial was first settled, but not much since. I have seen him at Lord William's apartments in Oxford-street frequently. They sat down together. I have known him dine there, but not often. I suppose he came to communicate with him about the trial. He Was there down to the time fixed for the trial some time since. I saw him in Oxford -street yes terday; he was there twice. He was in the room with Lord William, and I think that Mr. Theed was there. No one was there when he came in the evening. He did not dine there. I have never seen _ them smoking together. I have seen them walking together. It is only within this fortnight that he has come there lately. I cannot say if I have seen them walking arm in arm together, I never observed them. I knew of clothes being got for Win ter. Lord William gave the order for them. On the Sunday Lord William was in Berkeley-square, sitting in a cab wait ing the result. Ido not know what he had done with his son. I think he said he should see Master William on board one of the steamers to Woolwich. I think Mr. Fishe met us. He was with him when Lord William went to the house. I rather think Mr. Fishe had been there in the morning. He is very intimate with Lord William. He is in Court. He did not sup there that evening. Winter supped with me. Re-examined by Sergeant TALFounp—Lord William was in Parliament at the time he was at the White Bear, •and used to the House of Commons. He went to Ports mouth frequently. The Baroness de Rottenburg has always been with Lady William. I have no reason to believe that he ever slept with Lady William 'after the Sunday. By his own room I mean the dressing-room. Lord William had given me directions to prepare a bed elsewhere on Sa turday, but I persuaded him to sleep with Lady Wil liam, as she might have some suspicion if he did not, and he would not discover what had taken place. I do not know how they came to meet at the Duchess of Richmond's, or what was the object of, their meeting. I was not there. I cannot tell what the 4isputes to which I have alluded were occasioned by. 'Be went out' directly after he had called up Lady William on the Saturday. Winter has been asked to take a piece of 'steak when Lord Willi am was eating himself. Winter has never been a s k e d to dinner. returned While Lady William was at home he was always at h ome Continenti n the evening. heifrom the attendance here when the cause was to have come on in Decembe r . Winter met Lord William and myself at Mr. Webb's, in Argyle-street, at eight o'clock in the morning. We set out whiledwyasWaitllDiain übo had urg 's n.otl was in THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNINp I _ FEBRUARY 28, 1844, for Guildhall, and I expected Winter would be here in proper time. I have not seen him since until about a fortnight ago. The Court adjourned at two o'clock for a few minutes for refreshment. _ _ _ _ The Duke of Richmond, examined from the Bench by Sir T. WILDE--I am the brother-in-law of Lord William Paget. I have known Lord and Lady William Paget some time. I have seen him behave very affectionately to his wife, but sometimes not so. In general he behaved very affectionately to his wife, and particularly to his children. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL—I have seen him sometimes very attentive to her, but I think his absence was too frequent. Lady William Paget was very young at the time of her marriage. Re-examined by Sir T. WILDE—Lord William was also young. He has been much straitened in circumstances, but I do not know that his absence was occasioned by it. Cross-examined by the Solomon-GENERAL—Lady Wil liam Paget has visited the. Duchess of Richmond since the commencement of these proceedings. The terms of intimacy are the same as they were before the occurrence. This finished the case for the prosecution. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then proceeded to address the jury for the defendant, and contended that it was impossible that any person could have heard the evidence without being convinced that this was a scheme and a plan to extort money from Lord Cardigan, and that, to do this, the plaintiff had attempted to sacrifice the wo man whom he had sworn to love and cherish. It was an atrocious plan concocted from the beginning. Lord W. Paget brought Lord Cardigan to the house; he brought Lady William Paget to town ; and he made all the appointments ! What must they think of a man who could post a person to be the witness of his dishonour, wait quietly in a cab to gain intelligence, and then coolly come back to prepare this action ? Lord William knew the character and the destitution of Winter well. He knew bim when he was in Hamer's service. He knew him in Paris. He knew him when he was living at the White Bear, associating with Mr. Gompertz, Mr. Cassidy, and Col. Canty, persons well-known. This was the man who was set by Lord William, not to watch Lord Cardigan, but to swear what might be necessary for the purposes of the trial. This was a plan concocted between Lord William and Winter, and whom else he would net say, for his Learned Friendhad not chosen to call Mr. Fishe, who had made the agreement with Winter. The letter to Lord Cardigan on the Friday had been sent, in the pre sence of Lord William. He was a party to it. Now, either Lord or Lady William Paget must have been scheming •together to put money into Lord William's pocket, or Lord William must have been doing it himself. Lady William had had nothing to do with it. The charge of adultery against her was untrue, and there was no stain upon her character ; but it was evident that Lord William Paget knew by the note, that he was in the house on the Saturday when Lord Cardigan arrived, and that he led Lady William Paget into the room himself, and left her there with the person whom he now designates as an adulterer. He did not be lieve that Lord William imagined that adultery would be committed, but that he had placed a man there to swear that he saw that done which, if true, would have covered Lord William Paget with infamy, as the panderer to his own dishonour. Let it be remembered there was not even a suggestion that the doors of the draw ing-room were fastened, so that any person might have gone into that room while the act of adultery was being com mitted. Could the jury believe that the act of adultery could have been committed under these circumstances—in broad daylight—in the month of August ? This man had told Lord William Paget what he had told them to-day. Now could any one worthy of the name of man have recei,yed such a communication as Lord William had received ? He was calm, quiet, placid, and planned a fresh assignation with Lord Cardigan, in order to procure further evidence, and then he dines with his wife in as kind and affectionate a manner as usual, within one half-hour after he had Been informed that she had com- mitted adultery, and then he takes his wife to the opera, to Lord Cardigan's box, and the three spend the evening together. Could they believe for one moment that Lord William Paget really believed that adultery had been committed? It was perfectly consistent with an attempt to extert money, but not with a belief in Lady William Paget's guilt, nor did it rest there. He actually slept with his wife, as he says, at the recommendation of hilfootman, to prevent Lady William from spoiling his plan for getting Lord Cardigan there. The next morning a note was sent to Lord Cardigan, requesting him to come at six o'clock. Lord William knew of it, and the servants knew of it. There was no concealment whatever about it. Lord William was perfectly well aware of the note being sent to Lord Cardigan. All the parties were expecting Lord Cardigan at six o'clock, to keep an appointment made by Lord William himself. Lord William's son was in Queen street, and he takes this boy out with him, and waits in a cab until Winter should come to him. So, according to Winter, Lord William makes the appointment, goes out in his cab, knowing the adultery is to be committed, waits quietly in his cab until it is committed, and then goes home. And after all this, on the Monday night he meets his wife at the Duchess of Richmond's. He sends his wife to Ports mouth ,• he goes to Portsmouth after her, and after that brings this action. Lord Wm. Paget was not on terms of in timacy with any of his family, but Lady William had been an terms of intimacy with the Duchess of Richmond, Lord William's sister. The Duchess had heard the story on the Sunday night. She had investigated it, and so convinced was she of its falsehood, that notwithstanding the plaintiff was her brother, the intimacy had subsisted up to the present hour. The first thing to be considered was the character of the witness Winter. Was he worthy of credit? While in Mr. Hamer's service he had been acquainted with those per sons whose names they had heard. He left Hamer's and went to Bartlett's, and they had heard him state the reasons for his leaving Bartlett's. He would not swear that he did not fraudulently appropriate Mr. Bartlett's money for his own use. He was dismissed from Bartlett's in February, 1843, and from that time to August he had not had any regular employment. He was in a state of the greatest distress. Lord W. Paget was aware of the cause of his dismissal from Bartlett's, and being aware of Winter's poverty and of his character, he em ploys him to watch in the manner stated? He sent Mr. Fisk to him, and Winter at once agreed to do that which has been given in evidence, but on what terms did not appear. Now he was in the back drawing-room under the sofa on the Saturday: ; the folding doors were closed, and yet he would make the jury believe he could hear what was going on in the front drawing-room. He now came to the second day, on which day the doors were all left open. Now could they suppose an act of criminal intercourse to have taken place under such circumstances. It seemed they put Winter under the sofa in the back drawing-room, and shut the folding doors, so that he was in precisely the same situa tion as he had been on the Saturday. Lady W. Paget then i t could appeared, hebutheard that h w a a a had left goin gLadyth o e n. 0 o William d r h o e p had asei dthewent into the room where Lord Cardigan was, opened the folding door, and left it open during the time the criminal in tercourse was taking place; so that any one coming into th e drawing -roomcb laocsekwindow, w Winter said that he heard kissing, breathi ng , an d conversa tion,k Lord Cardigan and, among to otherprocure a things, place for a p erson , w hi c h h a d b een the purpose for which he had been sent fo r to th e h ouse . N ow o he did not doubt but that Winter had been placed under the sofa by Lord William Paget; but Winter had stated to day that which he had not previously stated. He had told Lord William Paget, in the presence of Major Close, that he had not seen more on the Sunday than he had seen on the Monday. That statement had been taken down in writing, and was in the possession of Lord W. Paget. Now, after his visits for the last fortnight to Lord W. Paget, they found him to-day adding to the statement that he had drawn him self out from the sofa, gone to the folding door, and seen Lord Cardigan and Lady VT. P aget. Now, could that be true? Had he always tol d that story? e admitted that he told Mr. Fisk that he was under the sofa in the front drawing-room, where the act was represented as having taken place, and that he was nearly scratched by Lord Car digan's spur. It did not appear that anything of the kind had been seen by the witness Thomas ; the whole case rested upon the uncorroborated evidence of Win ter. There was no single fact to implicate Lord Cardigan and Lady William Paget, except those depos e d to by Winter, and Winter alone. How came Lord W. Paget to place Winter under the sofa? Had his suspicions been excited by any previous information—by any acts of indis cretion? There was nothing of the sort given in evidence; no such thing bad ever occurred, for if it had occurred, it would have been given in evidence. Lady W. Paget had been in Portsmouth for the last twelve months ; Lord Cardi gan had never been there, and the only thing given in evi dence was, that twelve months before Lord Cardigan had sometimes called on Lady Paget while Lord W. was from home. This matter commenced by Lord W. Paget bringing his lady up from Portsmouth the Bth of August, and then placing the man under the sofa. It appeared that on one occa sion Lord William Paget had used personal violence to his wife, and had frequently- used abusive language, and a night or two before Lady W. 1 Paget's arrival in town, he had passed the night with a prostitute. He alluded to these facts to show that he was not the affectionate and at tentive husband that his Learned Friend had represented him to be. It was utterly incredible that he could have been living on terms of affection with his wife. He cared not for his wife—for her reputation, or her happiness ; he cared not for the infamy he might bring upon her if he could wrest from a rich nobleman—and he fixed upon one who was in some degree of unpopularity with the public —he cared for nothing so that he might wrest from him a sum of money. Could they believe that the offence had been committed? He was sure they did not give credit to the testimony of the witness. This witness had received regular pay from Lord W. Paget since, on the morning of the last trial, he had come to give evidence. He thought he had not been well treated, and because he had not been subpoe naed, he did not come.. He went to Mr. Powell's, Lord Cardigan's solicitor. Did he expect Lord Cardigan would buy him off ? That witness who would make an affidavit for two guineas, but not for one—who would not give evi dence unless he were well treated—w s ho had promised to pay his creditors with the money lie was to S had promised to pay his creditors with the money lie was to receive after this trial —would get no money from Lord Cardigan. Lord Cardigan and Lady Paget defied him, and said, let him say his worst— let him go into a jury-box, and see if a jury will believe him. It was impossible to call any party to contradict his testi mony, for the only persons who could contradict it were Lord Cardigan end Lady William Paget, and neither of those could be called. It was, therefore, for the jury to test tile truth of the story—to consider his character, to consider the improbability of his story in the different versions he had given of the same transaction, and to ask themselves if they could act upon his evidence, and blast the character of a lady who had hitherto passed through life without a stain, and to convict Lord Cardigan of having seduced the wife of his friend. They had seen the witness ;. they had heard him give his testimony ; and in their hands he left the case. Immediately after the Solicitor -General had concluded his address, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The announcement was received with applause, which was instantly checked by the officer of the Court. PREROGATIVE COURT. (Before Sir IL JENNER FUST.) COVENTRY V. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS. In this case three codicils have been propounded, in a com mon codicil to the will of the late Lord Coventry, the vali dity of which was opposed on several grounds. The will and other codicils have been already proved by the executor, named in it. At one period his Lordship suffered under in sanity, but the testamentary papers already proved were made previously. The first codicil brought to the notice a the Court was dated the 17th of September, 1836, but was torn up by his Lordship while in a state of insanity. After hearing Drs. Addams and Curteis in support of the paper so torn (the fragments of which were picked up by the keeper), and the Queen's Advocate contra, the Court had no doubt that it was entitled to probate, and directed accordingly. The next paper discussed is couched in the following terms : " Severn Bank, Worcester, Nov. 18, 1840. " In consequence of a late introduction to Mrs. Chase, and finding her talents and virtues were unrepaid, either by her profession (to which she is a n ornament) or by her hus band, who since that acquaintance has turned out a great villain, having been proved to be already married at Port slade, near Brighton, to a Miss Everall, I have determined to offer, as a tribute to her talents and virtues the follow ing small pittance, that poverty may never overtake her. I shall immediately order Mr . Morland, who has made my will, to make the following codicil to it :—That whereas in consideration of my sincere affection for Fanny Maria Brunton's irreproachable character, and her other virtues, she shall enjoy from me the small but welcome allowance of 501. per annum, to be paid by Messrs. Coutts and Co., bankers, Strand, half-yearly, quarterly, or annually, as the said Fanny Maria Brunton shall will it, and after her death (which I cannot contemplate without feelings of the deepest regret) to her son, now born, Thomas Chase, but illegitimate (since the horrid previous marriage has been proved) Given under my band and seal this 18th day of November in the year of our Lord, 1840. (L.S) " COVENTRY. " Witnesses—THOMAS MARCHANT. RICHARD CHAMBERS, M.D." The codicil was, enclosed in an envelope, end.rsed, " To Miss Fanny Maria Brunton—Coventry." The QuaEx's ADVOCATE and Dr. PHILLIMORE, jun., op posed the paper as not being a codicil to the will of the 'late Earl, but merely as a security that the testator would regu larly execute a paper in her favour. Dr. ADDAMS submitted that the paper had been propounded as a codicil, and it was rather too late now to raise the objec tion made on the other side. The paper was regularly exe cuted and delivered to the lady, who placed it in her bosom. There could be no doubt but that the deceased was of sound mind at the period it was executed, though there was no question he subsequently became deranged, and continued so till his death. As to the execution of the paper by the late Earl, that was most fully established. The cases cited on the other side did not bear on the points now raised as against the validity of the paper under discussion. The re quirements of the new Will Act had been complied with, and the Court must pronounce for it as a provisional codicil, in tended by the testator to operate in the absence of any more formal instrument, as it would be hard indeed to deprive the lady of her annuity. The COURT said it must consider if this paper was a codicil or not. It was an important question. The other papers were entitled to probate, the costs as to them to be paid out of the estate. JAMES V. COVEN, This case respects the validity of certain testamentary papers of the late Mr. L. Cohen, who died on the sth of March, 1842, leaving property of the value of about 7,0001. Among the relatives he left behind him were two nieces, one of whom is the wife of the Bishop of Jerusalem. By the papers before the Court, the distribution of the property was varied. The deceased destroyed his last will, and the ques tion was, if this revived a will dated in 1832, and two cbdi cils, made in 1833 and iu 1836, which had for a long time been out of his possession. The case does not possess the least public interest. The Court, after hearing civilians on both sides, held that there was no proof of the intention of the deceased to revive the will of 1832, or the codicils of 1833 and 1836, and there fore an intestacy must be pronounced for. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) GUILDHALL. On Monday Mrs. Earnshaw, of Park-street, Camden-to*n, and Miss Emma Wells, who resided with her as companion, were re-examined, charged with purloining various articles from jewellers' shops. Mr. Clarkson, who attended for the prisoners, observed that the officers were, at the last hearing, especially directed to ascertain if there were grounds for believing that either of the eight 5/. notes found in the possession of the prisoners could be presumed to be the produce of ether goods stolen and sold or pawned by the prisoners. He wished to know if they had made those inquiries. He knew the fact was that Mrs. Earnshaw had received them in payment of her allowance under her marriage settlement, and he trusted the magistrate would restore them to the lady. The officers had brought away some savings' bank books, containing deposits to the amount of 801. As he could not as clearly show that the moneys paid in were not the produce of stolea goods, he was afraid he could not then make the same claim for their restoration. Mr. Alderman HUGHES asked the officer if he had made inquiry about the notes ? ; —Wardle, the policeman, replied he had, and that he could not trace that a 5/. note had been paid to the prisoners in any case. He had traced only one pawn ing, that of a locket, stolen from Mr. Lamb, a jeweller in Cheapside, and pawned at Mr. Fleming's, in Farringdon street. Mr. Alderman HUGHES examined the notes, and finding they were new, and seven of them of consecutive numbers, he said he believed Mr. Clarkson's statement, and should order 30/. to be given up. Lest anything should turn upon the notes, he must direct the officer to keep two of the notes, and take the numbers of those he gave up. To complete the case entered into at the first hearing of the stealing of a fruit knife from the shop of Mrs. Rose, of Farringdon-street, George Chambers, a station-house clerk, was examined, and proved that he found the knife in an unsewed portion of Miss Wells's boa. He also found there a gold watch key, which had not been owned. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS asked if a secret pocket had been purposely formed in the boa. The officer said no. It was merely unripped. There was no sewing to form a pocket. Mr. Shepherd, a watchmaker in the Strand, identified a gold watch of the value of 301. The prisoners came into his shop three weeks ago, and Wells wished to see a tray of watches in the window. He placed two trays before them : they objected to the price, and wished to see some at six guineas. Their appearance obtained his confidence so much that he did not remove the trays before he turned away to reach the cheaper watches, and this was taken advantage of to steal the watch, which he did not miss till the officer in quired whether he had been robbed. Mr. Alderman HUGHES asked if it was possible that he could have sold the watch ? Mr. Shepherd said it was not. The number of every watch was entered in a stock-book, and the sale was also entered. Mr. Alderman HUGHES asked the officer where he found the watch ? Thomas Hollingsworth, a City policeman, stated that while he was conveying the to the Compter, Wells handed the watch to Mr. Hughes, her landlord, of Park-street, for care, and witness immediately took possession of it. A third charge was preferred by Mr. Hannaford, of Re gent-street, a dressing-case maker. He had a recollection of seeing the elder prisoner about five years ago, but neither he nor his partner had any recollection of seeing the prison ers in his shop recently. The two gold pencil-cases pro duced, value 81. and 31., were his property. They were two out of three which were purchased from the maker on the 31st of January ; the larger one was missed ten days after ; the smaller one had not been missed. The officer said these were found, each in a separate case, at the prisoners'lodging. Mr. Alderman HUGHES said it would be more satisfactory if his partner would attend the next examination, that he might be certain that neither could identify the prisoners. A fourth charge was preferred by Mr. Clapham, a jeweller in the Strand. He said the prisoners had been three times to his shop within two months, and each time looked at his ringlL They did not purchase anything. He did not miss anything, but he suspected them so much that at their second and third visits he used such precautions that ren dered stealing undetected impossible, and he sent his boy to watch them. They went into the jewellers at the corner of Villiers-street. He identified three finger-rings set with atones. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS asked how he knew they were not sold /—Mr. Clapham said they were very old stock, and he could not have sold them without remarking the fact. A fifth charge was preferred by Mr. West, of Ludgate street, jeweller. He did not remember the prisoners, but he identified a gold brooch, value 2/. 10s., which had been stolen from his stock, and was found at the prisoners' lodging. He• missed it on the Ist of February. A sixth charge was preferred by Messrs. Hitchcock and Rogers, St. Paul's Church-yard, of stealing a piece of ribbon, value 55., on the afternoon the prisoners were apprehended. They first looked at some boxes of dark ribbon, and then wished to see some light ribbons ; and while the assistant was fetching the box, they took the opportunity to help themselves. They bought a small quantity. A seventh charge was preferred by Mr. Lamb, a jeweller, in Cheapside. He identified a gold locket, but lad no recol lection of seeing the prisoners at his shop. Mr. Alderman HUGHES said, as several articles were yet unclaimed, it was desirable that the prisoners should be further remanded. Mr. Clarkson said he could not oppose this. There ought to be the fullest inquiry, and he was willing that the pri soners should at once stand remanded for a fortnight. Mr. Alderman HuGnus replied that this was a longer term of remand than he should hale proposed, but if it would be more convenient than an intermediate examination, he would, with their own consent, remand them for a fortnight. The prisoners were removed. HAMMERSMITH. THE LATE SERIOUS CHARGE AGADTST A RESPECTABLE TRADESMAN.-Mr. Samuel MO, a master-baker, residing at Notting-hill, who was charged on the 14th instant with a criminal assault upon a young woman named Mary Horn, eighteen years of age, and who has been several times re manded, appeared before Mr. S. Paynter, the sitting magis trate, in discharge of his bail, in the sum of 1,4001., for the purpose of undergoing a final examination. The facts have already appeared in the daily papers, and it has also been stated that since the night previous to the second examination the complainant has absented herself from her father's dwelling, and has not since been heard of. M. Duncombe, solicitor of Gray's Inn, again attended to defend Mr. Nash. Mr. PAYN. TER inquired if anything had yet been heard of Mary Horn, who had brought the charge against the prisoner. Inspector Morgan said he had written immediately after the second examination to Mr. Solomon, the chief constable of Brighton, whither the complainant was supposed to have gone, having lived there for some years, but he had received an answer that she had not been there. Mr. I'AvNTETt (seeing Mary Horn's father, in attendance), inquired if he had heard anything of his daughter. The father replied that he had not. He had himself been to Brighton to see after her, but could learn nothing respect in her. Inspector Morgan observed, that if the father had come to him immediately on discovering that his daughter was gone, he doubted not he should have soon been able to have found her, and prevented him the trouble of going to Brighton. Mr. PAYNTER remarked, it was doubtful to him if the father of the complainant went to Brighton at all to look after her. There were many suspicious circumstances in the case on all sides. He should not, at present, enter further into the case, but content himself with binding Mr. Nash over to appear at the ne?Et sessions of the Central Criminal Court, to answer any charge which may be preferred against him. Mr. Nash then entered into his own recognizance of 400/. and two sureties in 2001. each to appear. BANK OF MANCHESTER.—The Committee ap pointed at the annual meeting in October last to investigate the affairs of the Bank have presented their report to the proprietors. Having exercised the' utmost discretion in the estimates placed on the value of assets, whether in form of real securities or personal obligations, they had arrived at so near an approximation to the statements contained in the report as to justify them in pronouncing the balance-sheet exhibited to the share holders on the 29th of October, 1843, to have been (as far as could be ascertained) a true and accurate statement of the position of the bank on the 30th of June in that year. The Committee had also examined the balance-sheet for the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1843, and had the sa tisfaction ofreporting that this balance-sheet showed a con siderable realisation of assets, and consequent _reduction of liabilities, from 440,9361. to 314,7781., during the halt-year, and justified the hope that no further loss would result to the shareholders of this unfortunate concern than what would be provided for by the payment of the second cal.—Low/Paper. DEATH OF A GRAVEDIGGER FR?M LOCK-JAW. —One of the gravediggers of St. Peter's, in the 'Waterloo road, has recently died under very extraordinar y circum stances. It appears, from information' obtained from An derson, the beadle, that the deceased, whose name was John Larkin, while occupied, about two months since, in digging a grave in the church-yard, by some means got a splinter run into his hand from the remains of an old coffin. He took no notice at the time of what he considered a trivial occurrence, and proceeded in his daily avocation. At last, the hand became very much inflamed, and he was obliged to have medical aid.. The symptoms be came very ser i ous, and eventually 'ock-Jaw ensued, which caused his death. The body was to have been buried yesterday, but it was thought necessary to make some inquiries as to the real nature of the death, and the surgeon baying stated that the splinter had caused the lock-jaw, the Coroner had been ap plied to, as to whether an inquest should not be held. The friends of the deceased are very much opposed to it, because the injury occurred so long ago. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AsND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. Dividend per LONDON, TEUSDAY, FEB. 2/7. Amount Annum. Names of Com panies. Paid. Share. bi per cent. 41. Canals. Ashton and Oldham Ashby-de-la.Zouch..av Basingstoke Breckneck & Ahergay Birmingham, 1-16th sh Do. and Liverp. Jinx Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Crom ford Dudley Derby Danube and Mayne Ellesmere and Chester Erewasla ... . ....... Forth and Clyde Grand Junction Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western Glamorgansh., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham ...... Huddersfield ..... .....av Kennet :ad Avon ...av Lancaster av Leeds and Liverpool... Leicester Leicester & Noramp. Loughborough ....,,..av Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire Melton Mowbray. Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield Neath Oxford Peak Forest as , Regent's (or London).. Rochdale • av Shropshire . Somerset Coal Do. Lock Fund Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge Stratford .on. Avon...av Swansea Severn & Wye & Trent & Mersey, I sh. Thames & Medway..av Warwick and Birming. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Binning Wilts and Berks .av Wisbeach Wey and Arun Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol av Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine , „ Ditto Bonds...—. Ditto Bonds Southampton Bridges Hammersmith ....... Southwark, new Subs Ditto New of 7)4 pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of 81 Ditto New ditto of 71 Ditto 80nd5........ Vauxhall. av Assurances Albion , Alfred Life Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Fire British Commercial Cler. Med. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Life ...... European Life Ditto New Freemasons Globe Guardian Hope Life. ......... Ditto Fire Imperial Fit e.— ....... Ditto Indemnity Marine Law Life ........... Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund Palladium Life..... _ Protector Life Provident Rock Life R yal Exchange Sun Fire . . .... Ditto Life...—. University Life Universal Life Union Fire and Life Joint Stk Banks Australasia ......... Ditto New Brit. North American Commercial of London Colonial London & Westminstr Ditto New........ ... .. London Joint Stock Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland Ditto New National of Ireland..... Nat. Prov inctal Englnd Ditto New Gloucestershire Union of Australia Union of London Gaslight & Coke Bath ...... ........ British Ditto Provincial Birmingham Birming. & Stafford:h Bristol ....... ....... Brighton Ditto General City of London Ditto New Continental Consolid... Ditto New Equitable Imperial Isle of Thanet Independent Phcentx Ratc1iff:................ South Metropolitan..... United Genera 1,.,,. ,,,,, Westm ins. Chartered.. Ditto New ........ Water Works. Birmingham East Grand Junction av Kent Nw Riv Lon. lkadg An Manchester and Salford Vauxhall, late S. Lond. West Middlesex .av Yr k Buldg Co.Les.Pr op Iron Railways. Birmingham & Derby Birming. & Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Cheltenhm & Gt. West Clarence Eastern Counties Edinburgh & Glasgow Ditto New Grand Junction.... Great North of Englnd Greet Western Ditto Half Shares..." Ditto Fifths..„ Hull and Selby .... . . .Leedi and Selby Liverpool & Manchestr Ditto Half-Shares Ditto Quarter-Shares London and Brighten Ditto. Loan Notes London and Blwkwall London and Greenwich London and Birmingh. Ditto Quarter-Shares Ditto .... . London and S. Western London and Croydon Manchester and Leeds Ditto New Shares Manchetr and Birming Ditto Extension Midland Counties North Midland Do. %-Sh:, iss. 10 dis Northern and Eastern Ditto Scrip, iss.s/. dis Paris and Rouen..„ Stockty n & Darlington South East. and Dover Ditto New, iss. 25dis. York and N. Midland Ditto New Shares Wines. ' Alblen Copper Allen Anglo Mex., iss.sl. p.m Ditto Subscription Bolarios Uitt Scrip ......... Brazil. Imp. iss. 51. p.m. Do. Mocaub. & Coc. U. Do. St. John Del Rey British Iron Candonga. Ditto Registered Cobre Copper Copiapo Columbian, Ms. 51. p.m General Mining ... Hibernian Imperial Slate Compy Mexican Mining Co. of Ireland Real del Monte, Unrcg Ditto Loan Notes Rh ymney Iron Santiago de Cuba United Mex., iss.2l. Ditto Scrip ...... Ditto New Scrip... 4.. Litera.t+:al Londe, with Sin/nal* London Univers!t,y,s-4 Russell King's College Miscellaneous Anglo Mexican Mint Australian A g ricultur Brit. American Land, Canada Upper Canada Bonds Copper Miners' Comp Gen. Steam Navigation Iberian Mercantile Co. Ditto Property Met. Wood Pay., iss. I/. 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 Land o o 100 o 0120 o 0 ' 50 O 0 20 PANIES' PRI 844. 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 a 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 X s. t I "? 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 - 0 0 100 - 0 0 per cest 44 404 8/. 15s. 71. 14 54. Si 12s. Bcl. 15s. 11 10s. 34!. 101. 171. 30/. 17s. tkl. 4L 81. 101. 6 percent 28 15L 20:. 14 10s. 151. • 321. 10s. 104 Si. 10s. 44 11. 4s. 3 rer cent. ip per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. N. 10s. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. I per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. 1% per cent it. 07. Bd. 188. Id. per cent. 1/. 7s. 3f, lon. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. 6 per cent. 13s. 6d. pr ch 51. ss. 4 per cent. Is. per share 5 per cent. 3/. 6s. 5 per cent.l & 30s. (xis . 5% per cent. 5,4 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 4s. 2s. 6d. 12 per cent. 12s. /. sh. & bds. 1/. ss. 10s. 'los. 5 per cont. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 11. ss. 41. 5 per cent. s}y per cent. 11. 4s. 5 pe , cent. 10% per cent 5/. R per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. I per cent. 8 per cent 8 per cent. 6 per cent. Its per share 6s. per share 10 per cent 5 per cent. 16s. IL bs. 1/. 7s. U. and bs. 4i4/. and bs. 10 per cent. 4 per cent. 81 per ill Ms per sh 21. 6 per cent. 5 per cent 6 per cent. 5 per cant 6 per cent. 4; per cent. 31. 12s. 21. 10s. 21. 10s. 21. 10e. sper cent. 41. 16e. 11. 141. 10 . s: per ah IL is. 4 per cent. 21. 10s. Bs. per sh. 21. ss. per sh ls 10d per sh 10 per cent 2% per cent. 91. bs. per sh 2%4 per sh. 12s. per sh. 4 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. 154 L per eh 10/. per sh. 11.14 e . • 34 per share 3s 4d per sh 3/.175. pr sh ins per sb a 11. 55.. 15s. Us. 10d. 15 per cent. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. IL 11. Si. 17s. 6d. / , 106. 10 per cent. Me. per sh. 1/. 104 perch. IL 4.. 1L 15s. (per cent. per cent. 5 per cent. Bs. and ks.6d. bs. Eger cent. iper cent. 444 per cent t , per cent. LIST OF SCOTTISH COM FEB. 21, 1 Bank of Scotland Royal Bank ....... British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank ..... Central Pk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of Scotl. Edinburgh Lite Insur. Scottish Union bison Standard Life Insur Dalkcith Rail% ay Edin. and Glas. Railwy Glasg. and Green. Rail. Dundeeand Arbil. Rail. (per cent. Ever ceut, per cent. I per cent. ,per cent. ( pet coat. ( per cent. dyer cent. ?per cent. P per cent. tper cent. eper cent. t4er cent. tper cent, 2 44 per cent. 2% percent 00 o• 9 0 O 0 O 0 O U 50 - 0 0 13% 13 9 39% 101 26% 4 4 52N 25 104 !ES. pIZ i 4% 50 - ---- - BRUSSELS, FEB. 23.—After several days of dread fully bad weather, during which the snow c ontinued to fall in great quantities, immediately melting, the temperature has suddenly changed to intense cold. Last night the frost was so severe here, that it is feared the navigation of the canals will be again interrupted. 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock sego 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 108 0 0 70 10 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 20u 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 '25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 • 2• o o 58 o 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 77 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 75 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 SO 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 WO 0 0 41 13 4 190 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 63.12 9 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 16 13 4 12 15 4 100 0 0 32 0 0 41 B 10 13 15 9 100 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 70 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 50 0 ti 50 0 0 20 9 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 100 0 '0 150 - 0 0 35 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 28 0 0 `2O 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 60 • 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 40 0 0 4/6‘,.1/ s 0 ,100 J) .0 77'25 U 5 0 10 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 2 0 0 92 0 0 70 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 7 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 40 • 0 46 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 26 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 31 0 13 10 0 100 0 ti 25 0 1 150 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 75 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 0 40 0 0 13 0 0 55 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 59 0 0 7 0 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 O 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 100 o 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 35 10 0 32 10 0 3 0 0 14 0 0 1 10 0 5 0 - 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 75 0 0 26 0 0 50 0 0 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. fig LONDON, FEB. 27.—Wind, fresh northerly breeze an•-,.‘, clear weather. It bl ew h ar d l as t n i g ht, and towards a*/ light there was a light fall of snow with a hard frost. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 26.—Wind W.S.W. to Falmouth, Davis, Havannah, sailed 18th ult.; Chae w " Faro, under jury masts; Sir J. R. Reid, London for St. DEAL, FEB. 26.—Wind W.S.W. to W., strong Australasian packet, Syd ne y, N ew S ou th Wales; T l 4, Reid, Calcutta, for Dunde e ; Eliza Ann and Rosanna , lu te , ritius ; Agnes, Alexande r , V a lp ara i so; F r ancis Burr, Boston, with loss of mai n - mas t an d f ore t o pmast head. rrhq Francis Burn, arrived in the D.wns, experienced a b urri cane, which threw her on her beam ends. with COWES, nit 26.—A Dutch East Indianian,al mast gone close to the deck, and bound up Channel' passed yesterday off Portla n d, b y the Concordia, arri ved DARTMOUTH, FEB. 26.—The Prima Donna, Phill i P s 'b o ard London to St. Michael' s , p u t i n h ere t o -d a y, with star ~4 1, side and bows stove, and deck stay-sails split, loss of °v 2 7 .6 s rigging, &;.c., having been in cont ac t on the night of the inst., during a squall about 100 miles off -Cape Ortega', t a brig, name unknown ; w h en th e mate an d four men g .° o a board the brig, leaving only the master and one Int o board. A black schooner, with only bowsprit andji b ,;, bar el standing, name painted in white letters within a riu onpe r scroll, a fiddlehead which was apparently brontedP_ZZ patched on the larboard side, and without any Pe'., the deck, was passed 23d inst., in the Bay of Biscay, by Prima Donna, arrived here. , nw tbr PLYMOUTH, FEB. 26.—1 t is blowing very heavily westward, with tremendous squalls of hail and rain. odo u shipping in the Sound ride w e ll. A rr d . R o b er t Stride, L° e, for Bordeaux and Calcutta ; S o phi a , L on d on for 'Thug with loss of bulwarks. b o ss RAMSGATE, FEB. 26.—The Magdalena Dorothea; f e et Kiel to Jersey, which put in here yesterday with four water in her hold, is discharging her cargo. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26.—Wind S. to N.E., moderate.--Aito; Bailey, Singapore ; Syren, Hoski ns , an d Ganges; C 241014 Irvine, Bombay ; Herman, B a lti more ; Hindoo ''isat New York; Catherine, Cuming, Monte Video; sjd. Lima; Nimrod (steamer), Cork, machinery disabled. Asia, Baltimore ; Ohio, New York. FAL -mourn, FEB. 26.—Wind W., strong gales lugl ie v :ol squalls.—Arrd. Tuckman, London for BombaY; Dove DU, Port-au-Prince. NBAR, FEB. 24.—The Magdalene Miller, Ma b e° Miller, 00 to the Clyde, was driven on shore this morning to th e ward of Worth Berwick, and is discharging; crew slitob ABERDEEN, FEB. 24.—The M ar y A nn , Peters, (4.'700 for this port, was driven on s h ore on t h e b eac h to the "forl ward of the harbour yesterday morn i ng , d ur i n g a _,, S.S.E. to E.S.E.; master and mate drowned. Burnt, FEB. 25.—The Ceres, Rice, of Yarraouler making this port this morning, went on shore nea r biggan, with loss of keel and other damage. pre j HARTLEPOOL, FEB. 25.—The Trinity, Tilley, ei sham, from Middlesborough, is on shore near her e ' water WHITBY,, FEB. 26.—The Francis M ar y, o f SouthaNli from Hartlepool to Swanage, drove in shore on 11 " e 00 1 instant, during a gale at E.N.E., a b ou t one m il e ;MILO to the northward, where she r ema i ns , with stern-pustlail) &c. ; crew saved. A small v esse l i s suppose d t o be los' tin the crew, about nine miles south of this port, as a 4" -- of wreck is washing ashore. SHIELDS, FEB. 24.—The William K e ll a tt an d the'— V i ,4 of South Shields, hence to London, in putting back T T o ga got on the Herd Sand and rem a i n , crew saved. Tha°o(tbe of and for Yarmouth, is on the rocks at the entraffil f or harbour, mate drowned ; the Endeavour or Unity, °L ir e, sham, from Middlesborough to Whitstabl e , is on w" near Tynemouth, crew saved. irr FALMOUTH, FEB. 26.—The Echo, of and from Cette, got ashore on the Gadges R oc k s , near r morning, but was assisted off on the flood and broils hore leaky. de, CARDIFF, FEB. 24.—Part of the mat er i a l s o f the la row and Anne, of Newport, from Rouen, ashore on Breakn e have been saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—Dove, St. Thomas to Li l io T out 45 days ; Eleanor, Rotte r d am t o Boston, withltfi fore and maintop-yards, lat. 39, ion. 49, by the ' Frau .;4 " arrived in the Downs. Schooner Emma, of South A 28th ult., off Cape St. Vincent, by th e Q ueen , arrire" i•COP*, ford. Her Majesty's steamer Ardent, and the tenderLlOJ modore Purvis, from Monte Vid eo t o B uenos Ayresbmica.' Templeman, Liverpool to Valparaiso, 29th, lat. 38 S•' W., W., by the William Peele, arri ve d a t Li ver pool. Ackers, Liverpool to Lima, 9th ult., lat. 3 N., ion. 2 ' lief the Syren, arrived at Liverpool. Isabella, of Dundeek s e castle to the Mediterranean, 29th u lt., o ff C a pe St- instre4 Walmer Castle, from London, outward bound, 14th $ OO l lat. 44, lon. 12, by the Emerald, arrived in the River b 1 O Constantinople to London, 28th ult., lat. 38, lon. 1 1, Q A Larch, arrived at Bristol. Oreneque, BordeauX , rr_ Cruz, lat. 36 N., lon. 27 W., by the Ville de Carden j e rived at Martinique. George, from Liverpool, standi n eolt 12th ult., lat. 14 S., lon. 32 W. ; Sir Edward Thjiff,e t ' .01 raiso to Liverpool, 30th ult., lat. 18 N„ l on . 39 IV., W c / 0 00 1 ". of mizen-topthast, and supplied with provisions l 0 1 ' Bristol to Cape Hayti, 2d inst., lat. 23 N., ion. 38 V" Actif, arrived at Havre. MARKET NE WS,—(YESTER- O A I „ HAIMARICZTS. ; SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 IN to „ ful ditto, 3l 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upl an d ditto, 11 9 ' al 15s ; Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 51; Oat Straw, 1/6 1 t: 0 011 V Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 10s per load. Supply b° 00 0 rate, and trade very dull. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/15s to Sirto ditto, 31 6s to 3/ 13 s; fi ne U p l an d di t t o , 31 --- Clover Hay, 3110 s to 4/ 158; Oat Straw, 117 s to 11 9 0 ; 0 0, 4 Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. Both hay and stray/ off slowly at the above quotations. . to 51 ,0 1 WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ s s, vs useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3l lOs ; fine Upland ditto , ",". ile er 3/ 17s; Clover Hay, 31 lOs to 5l 5s ; Oat Straw, 116 s Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 108 per load. A fu ll supply and a heavy inquiry. (From the L on d on M ercan til e P r i ce Current of 21 , 0 1/ 4 B. P. SUGAR.-Thqre having been a very small y te; on show to-day, only 280 cas k s have b een sold- 'll main firm. place t 1 MAURITIUS.—A public sale of 5,804 b ags took ed , 4 and passed off very briskly. The full value was - re , ,*; t tr a in some instances prices adva nce d 6d per cwt; to o D r yellow from 59s 6d to 64s 6d, and brown from o ' l ' per cwt. • BENGAL—There was offered to-clay 1,177 bags N6l to good white, which brought 67s 6d to 69s per "FS oth er ,. bags damp brown were also offered. The sale pasS ( Volt heavily in consequence of the quality not being ~,,b0" 47 casks went at 52s to 56s per cwt. All the Shaun sold at, and since the sale, at 53s to 52s per cwt. • 4. FOREIGN.—No business has been reported t 04111.7 sta..? holders not having been anxious to effect sales at Pre t o , / REFINED.—A fair amount of business has been detro !I; at the quotations. For Crushed 26 s p e r cwt has • 00 fused, but there are sellers at 26s 6d ; however, no, has been transacted at that price. if• • MOLASSES.—A fair business has been done in thsosui scriptions at the former value. Very ordinary St• o f r 20s 6d, and good Berbice at 25s per c wt. Molasses 40 quality went at 20s per cwt. Greer COCOA was dearer at public sale. 107 pkgs G Partly sold ; good red at 46s to 47s 6d per cwt. Ail% COFFEE.—The market is very firm, but generallY,Tpo r ness transacted to-day has not been extensive. /ee; sale 13 cks Demerara were chiefly take n in; 609 t.d is lon found buyers at rates corresponding to those pr private transactions ; good ordinary pale at 689 6(1 10 cwt. A parcel of 97 bags Madras, of fi n e quality, Ii r— _ a ll. eft at 4d per lb duty, was also sold at 70 s to 96s of public sale. a no folo TEA.—The public sale, on the 20th Inst., c° kgs _4 37,400 pkgs passed off very flatly. About 15,70 0 J Covs, t . buyers at the previous value. Two or three parcew; the r were sold at id per lb. reduction from the price vious sale. Junk Tea taken in at high prices.i large business was also done in Congou and TWA fey' the current rates are fully ld per lb higher for the and id per lb for the latter description. i at COCHLNEAL was sold at an advance of ld per "' l od sale ;60 bags and 17 serons silver H on duras, ° , 0 1 good, at 4s 5d to 4s 10d per lb. tO 5 90 RlCE.—Bengal at 6d to 9d per cwt ad v ance; 80 ea A for white from Ils 3d to 12s 3d per cwt. Madras at +9O Ind 3d per cwt for middling; cargo at 9 s . Java middling to good middling white. The prices o f remain unaltered. to r„o0 SPlCES.—Cassia Lignea 58s to 67s for good r an ce? .. , middling, which is about is to 2s per owt a n u A v to $r former rates. Sumatra Pepper good light at 0 „ fo ie , lb. Penang at 3d per lb cash, for good Italf-hea' , : ti blicA to remains steady : white taken in at bid per lb at P a t 21 1 :i yt Pimento at fully 4cl per lb decline ; good ordinarii3o 2id per lb. Jamaica Ginger at 4/ 19s to 10/ 7s• 15s 6d to 16s 6d per cwt for fair to good qualitY. ter ity• Ors s.—Common qualities at fully 20s per tulL e gte ca t prices of the previous transactions. Southern, um in prOli at 341. In Sperm Oil, there is no actual advanc e _ a t Linseed Oil, a shade higher. Southern Whalebone, of to 240/. per ton. tbeole TALLOW.—The market has become firmer, of, To f few sellers of good Y. C. oti the spot under 4ls• Ln likewise is dearer, and for delivery in the last- II" Ati ol' 0 of the year 44s 3d is demanded. fa r r l I, . Srinsrs.—Since our last report there, has ree tac elo b eels rise in the prices of W.I. rum. All .tlie t hare ot , long been cleared out of the first hands,' whict th e le ls re-sold at a profit. The Brandy market is firm s _g 0 ,10 tions. Delivered for home consumption in the co perr9 week 167 puns. A fair business has been den fl de° Corn Spirit for exportation. There is now but hitie for this description for home use, THE 92D lIIG HLAiSTi)ER S 0 corn, Mietgi': this gallant corps, under the command of Major 211 1. - t he vitY rived at Perth on Saturday last. The remainder of 'bet's ment sailed from Leith last week for AberdeeoPd head quarters are, in the meantime, to remain; a n ap pear, panies are to be detached to Fort George. The ifina7, of most of the men indicated the unhealthy etraist which they had lately served. Of nearly 6 °° 4 t - ViS active men, who composed the regiment wh en 1 ow -11 0 0 0 : country for foreign service, nearly ten years age:„oo_3o* have returned. It was peculiarly unfortunate in, r te canj , t; stations. Shortly after its arrival at Gibraltar, 31•1170 f broke out and carried eff fifty from the ranks. i4 v -til, similar visitation next year, caused the loss of tw a rVi;t Fo r a few days. At Dominica, and other of the 1,0 " pace, islands, the yellow fever proved very fataq t hree 10 1 that it did not complete the usual period __ol,,, o ldfat service in that quarter. Lieutenant-Colonel Di i o • tine accompanied the gallant corps in all its se rvin otani r at of the-Perthshire Highlands, in which he 11 761 o ilP estates ; and his tenantry, last week, celebrat ed et , Highland style, the safe return of that ellan t d - of hi g lad lady and family, from the trying vicissitu service.—Perth Courier. AO . BIRTHS. I t o& d 101 0 On the 22d inst., at Norwood, Mrs. J. H. Row gr.. On the 22d inst., at Walliscote, near Reading, Parkinson, of son. ett- 13. On the 22d s inst., at Norwood, the lady ofO Colvin, Esq., of a son °I. 1 MARRIED. On the 24th inst., at St. Mary's Church, rlret)._ds square, Arthur Henry Champagne, son of the lat e ? 8 0P 20 Sir J. Champagne, to Catherine Mary, daught f ye Theophilus Garden, Esq., of River Lyons, 117 County, Ireland. DIED. *-- Ar i gi Va l# On the 7th inst., at Portsmouth, Anna , r 03. 0 00 1 sister of the late Colonel Sir Richard William $ On the 13th inst., at Florence, Margaret , vu ' e Price, Esq., of Hendon House, Middlesex. of ,1 1 ,0 1, On the 14th inst., at Aberdeen, Miss Mackenitnes On the 16th inst., at Milton-next-Gravesend, JP — lg. 011 0 Esq., of the Ro):al Marines. On the 20th inst., at Walworth, the Rev. Th" a/ r_trr Ackland, D.D., Rector of St. Mildred's, Bread - att ee— I). 410 On the 20th inst., George Chapman, Escl'' o f Margate, Kent, aged 83. London : Printed and Published by MURP O d 14 ,0 3°171 No 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Stranitoi. 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