The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-04 00:00:00

fourtoMbition THE GREAT EXHIBITION of 1851 (THIS DAY.) A pre:iminary meeting of the inhabitants of South Latnbeth, was held to-day, in Hawkstone-hall, Waterloo-road, for the purpose of considering the best means of carrying out the plan of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, for an Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations to be held in 1851. Mr. Joshua Field was called upon to preside. The CHAIRMAN, after entering upon a short his tory of the o'►igin of the proposed exhibition, ex pressed his belief that it would prove highly advan tageous not only to the country but to the whole world. It would promote peace and good fellow:hip amongst all classes of society, and if it were only on that ground it would b 2 for the interest of every man to support it. But it had peculiar claims to 'support upon the borough of Lambeth. Lambeth was the manufacturing ni,trict of the metropolis, and as this exhibition must inevitable promote the welfare of its inhabitants, he had no doubt whatever that they would assist it with liberal contributions. Mr. SAMUEL SIDNEY moved the first resolution, and pronounced an opinion that the exhibition would prove highly interesting and instructive to every member of the community, since it would embrace raw materials and produce, machinery, manufactures, sculpture, art, &c., and in fact, nothing would be omitted from the gigantic building in Hyde-park that was calcu lated to instruct or interest the man of taste or the artizan.• 'The resolution he proposed expressed the approval of the meeting of the intended exhibition. The Rev JOSEPH BROWN, Rector of Christ Church, seconded the resolution. This monster museum would not only be an interesting and an important exhibition, but a solemn one. It would present to them the magnificent spectacle of every nation and race on the surface of the globe struggling to excel each other in the arts of peace. Not only, too, would it advance the interest of civilization of the world, but its influence would be felt even amongst the uncivilized portion of mankind. He, however, did not support it so much on that ground as from the belief that it would promote the happiness of the work ing classes. In fact, in the words of Lord Carlisle, it would be the working man's jubilee, and it was that conviction mainly which induced him to advo cate the exhibition. Mr. APSLEY PELLATT supported the resolution. He had seen the advantages resulting from similar exhibitions in France and Belgium, though on a much smaller scale, and often had he - regretted that the com petition in them was confined to the manufactures and products of the two countries in which they were held. Those exhibitions, limited, however, as they had been, had served to promote the interest of the industrious classes of France and Belgium in a large degree, and he, for one, felt no sympathy with those who were doubtful whether this extensive contest, thrown open, as it would :be, to all the world, would benefit or in jure the British manufacturer. It needed no argu ments to conv,inee the reflective man that it must re sult in advantage and improvement to our home pro ductions. The British artificer possessed the power of mind and muscle, and all he wanted was the educa tional power and the artificial acquirements of his foreign. neighbours. Well, then, what was more calculated to supply that want than an exhi bition of this nature and magnitude ? He had no hesitation in predicting, then, that the effect of it would be to promote trade and develope immense improvements in the manufactures and productions of English artizsns. Tnis exhibition would be best described in tip language of the poet These art the gitti of art, ano art strives most Where commerce has enriched the bury coast. He catcher, all improvements in his flight, Spreads foreign wonders in his country's sight, Imports what others have invented well, And stirs his own to mach them or excel!. ' thus reciprocating each with each Alternately the nations learn and teach, While Pro%iienc}3 , enjoins to every soul A union with the nit terraqueous whole." Mr. REID, a mechanic, freely admitted that this great exhibition would prove of national advantage. The working classes of this country had always looked with jealousy upon the efforts of men above them to promote their welfare, because they never could .be certain of what ulterior object was had in view ; but in this instance he believed the working classes were satisfied that the object of the originator of this great undertaking was the advancement of their interest, and- it would certainly meet with their hearty support. 'lgnorance had unfortunately induced the wo:king man to look upon machinery as bis enemy, but in his opinion machinery was his friend, or it increased the demand for labour, and satisfied the absolute wants of an increasing population. This exhibition, he confidently expected, would destroy that delusion, and still further cement the good feel ing which might always to exist between the upper and lower classe?. Th? resoluti9a was then put, and carried unani rnou,ly,_ Mr: IVYNDIIAM HARDING, the secretary of the South-Western Railway, moved the second resolution, nominating a local committee for assisting the Royal Commission. He confirmed the statement of the last speaker, that the working classes were favourable to the exhibition, and stated that the artiz ins and.. me chanics in the employ of the company with Which he. was connected had voluntarily entered into a sub scription for supporting the undertaking. No doubt, objections might be urged against it, but what scheme or proposal was there free from objection ? Mr. Canning before he introduced any measure into _Parliament always consulted the greatest fool he could find on it. A friend once asked him why he did so, and his reply was that the fool served him as a foolometer, and it enabled him to ascertain the opinion of all the fools in the country of his measure —(A laugh.) Now, •an eminent man ' had stated . his objection to this project, and by the same rule as that wtopted by Mr. Canning, he took this nobleman to be the barometer of all the objections that could ' he urged against the proposed exhioition.—(A laugh.) The obj.ctions seemed then to be very slight, indeed, not worth noticing, in fact, and he therefore felt that the plan would be highly successful. Mr. Josuua TILL E y seconded the resolution, and confirmed the opinio n that machinery was the friend and not the enemy of the working man. Mr. J. H. Sstern supported the resolution. Society was made up of three classes, the useful, the useless, and the worse than useless, and this exhibition would serve to show who the parties were that composed these three classes. Ile: Was an utilitarian, and va!ued that man most who was - the Blest mein), nod tho exhibition would enable him to distinguish Letween the u4eles3.and the Useful. 'Some.. men were in the habit of writing letters after tlo-ir liiirnt , 6 , 1 ,,,h as F.R.S., which an - Irishman inter pi.,,t,.a :c a . fellow remarkably stupid.— O. laugh.) He hoped this exhibition would give ris e to a new order who should be entitled to write V. 11. S. of er their names as representing the useful members of society.— (A laugh.) Some of the speakers who had gone before him had talked about conciliating the working classes to wards this movement ; but for his part he thought it "as the high er orders of. society who would have to be conciliated, for the workman would comprehend and understand' the exhibition, while the aristocrat would experience some difficulty in understanding it. •;---(A Lugh.) however, it was his belief that it would bent fit all. from the prince to the peasant, and. it should, therefore, have his best support. The resolution was supported by other speakers and ' carried unanimously. . . A resolution was passed, directing the committee I to convene an evening meeting of the inhabitants, i and thanks having been veted to the Chairman, the proceedings terminated.* . 1 CE. It appears that the- Pre-sident of the Republic was hooted at; and insulted on Monday by the inhabitants of the Faubourg St. Antoine, on his return from the review at Vincennes. General Changarnier was also insulted and hissed on the satne occasion, and amongst th 4 tii4st prominent of Changarnier's assailants were several soldiers. _ In the Assembly yesterday the budget of the Minister of the Interior came und er d i scussion, arid on a vote for 832,000 f. for secret s erv i ce money being proposed, M. Jules ravre moved a reduction of 32,00 0f. Under th e M onarc h y h e s aid that discussion afforded an occasion to test the decree of confidence of the Par. listnent in the Ministry. Now that such opportunities presented themselves daily, ha should confine himself to offer a few observations on the internal policy of the Cabinet. He felt it his duty to denounce cer tain tendencies of the Government likely to compro mise it, and in which it persevered notwitstanding the caution that universal suffrage bad lately given it in a great city. The Ministry was too much pre occupied with the exaggerated dangers to which a certain opinion exposed society, and was too prone to recur to measures of police. It had presented itself as a Ministry of action. He was afraid history would not ratify that denomination, and stigmatize it as a polio-, Mini -try. What was its first act? It was the anpointinent of a Prefect ci Police out of the class of cine,:es to lel.ich that post was usually confided under the Monarchy, end which practice sheuld not have bran followed under the Republic. ("Respectable flea like Caussidiere," exclaimed a member on the Right.—Leud laughter.) M. Jules Favre observed that'it was cowardly to attack an absent and a van quished adversary.—(3.Jurrnur s on the Right ; ap probation on the Left.) M. Jules Favre then pro c-eded to read the proclamation published by M. Cartier alter his elevation to the Prefecture of Police, in which he denounced in energetic terms the machi nations of the Socialists, and invited all honest citi• seas ta form a holy league against them. The speaker was here interrupted by a person at the bottom of the hall, who cried to him to read his 16th bulletin of the Republic. This interpellati.n produced the most violent tumult. M. Favre de, being the author of that document, and declared !_t t i if he had read it, he should not have authorisedirs publication. The uproar continuing, M. Favre quitted the tribune, when several members from the Left de scending into the hemicycle, vehemently apostrophised their colleagues on the other side. The latter re taliated, when M. Duche advanced toward M. Chas segue Goyon and exchanged with him angry words, which were not heard in the gallery. M. Piscatory then went upito M. Duch6, whispered in his ear ani pointed to the door, towards which he proceeded, without, however, being followed by M. Duch6. The officers of the house then surrounded the latter and escorted him to his seat. The sitting was a moment suspended, and when the confusion subsided, M. Jules Favre resumed his incri minations against the police, cited several arbitrary acts committed bj its agents, for which he blamed the Ministers, who had given directions to their respective subordinates to organize a system of espionnage all over the country, and had actually annihilated the last vestige of individual liberty.—(Loud interruption on the Riglat.) A Member on the Left.— into the streets." " We will again descend "We defy you !" exclaimed General Lefro. M. Favre shortly afterwards concluded, and was succeeded by M. Denjoy, who was lift at the tribune. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Sia o'CLocK No business dling. MILFORD, NEAR RAMELTON, APRIL 2.—The Earl of Kingston smack went on shore 30% ult., on Ballyma toaen Strand, in Loughawelly, but is expected off if the weather moderates. FRAUD ON THE POLICE.—A very curious trick was exposed at the Borough Court, on Saturday, by Mr. Beswick, the superintendent. A watch was stolen on the 25th of January last, from Mr. Birbeck, of Fennel•street, by a female in his service, named Elizabeth Wilson. The fact, and the description of the suspected person, was ad vertised in the Hue and Cry, and also republished by the police of the sister kingdom where it is usual to expose these announcements to the public gaze. In the town of Ros• common a woman came forth wad surrendered, confessing herself to be the Elizabeth Wilson proscribed, and acknow ledging the crime. She was taken before the Hon. Martin Finch, and subscribed a deposition, stating that she had stolen the watch, had taken it to Dublin, and there it had been pawned by a girl named Rose Malone, at a pawn broker's in Gaol-street, for 41., which they divided ; she travelled with Rose Malone till they parted at Mullingar. This being communicated to Manchester Inspector Mac donald was sent over to fetch her. She was brought here at an expense of 41., and now it has been found out that the whole story is a fabrication to get a gratis passage. She had formerly lived in Manchester, sealing oranges, and got enough to take her to Ireland; but now, wishing to return, she resorted to this ingenious cheat on the officers of justice. There is no such street as Gaol-street in Dublin, and when passing through Mullingar she was quite at a loss to point out the places she talked of. She was remanded, being pro bably liable to indictment for obtaining goods (her meals at least) on false pretences.—Manchester Examiner. TORQUAY.—The venerable old parish church at Tor has been opened, after having undergone a thorough re pair and restoration, internally and externally. The seats are now open, with low 'backs, of the proper ecclesiastical character. There is a very handsome new pulpit, and also a new or g an, presented by the much-esteem e d l a dy o f th e Rev. Dr. Harris, incumbent of the church, built by Dicker, of Exeter, which is a fine-toned instrument. The restora tions, which are nearly completed, reflect great credit on the incumbent and wardens. The collection on the re opening amounted to 304 4s. At St. John's Chapel, during the solemn season of L en t, the commun i on -t a bl e was covere d with black cloth, and many of the congregation wore mourning. These symbols of the crucifixion were re moved, and on Easter Sunday a different scene presented itself, the church being beautifully decorated with laurel, laurestina, ivy, and other evergreens, in flower, formed into sentences, " Christ is risen from the dead," &c., on the walls. The fronts of the galleries, the organ loft, and pulpit were also similarly decorated. There was a new tablecloth far the Communion service, of white cashmere, very costly, with an embroidered cross in the centre, in gold and scarlet, the edges of gold fringe.- A magnificent cloth, for covering the altar table-in the new church, has been pro vided, of the richest crimson velvet and gold, cushions to correspond, and the sacred monogram worked in gold. The chapel was crowded on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The weather is become much milder, and we have had slight showers of rain. We hear of many gay fashionable re unions in the town during the Easter and the ensuing week; our visitors continue to increase, and preparations are already making fur excursions at sea.— Westel n Luminary. was never lower than 40.2 deg. (in 1849); that it fluctuated between that and 51 2 deg. (in 1848), and that the mean was 45.3 deg., or about 10 deg. nigher than the mean of last week. The temperature was lowest on Tuesday, when the mean was 31.2 deg., and on the name day the highest temperature of the water of the Thames was 39.2 deg., and the lowest 35 . 9 deg. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MID LAN D CIRCUIT.— Warwick, April 2. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Lord CAMPBELL and a Common Jury.) CLARKE V. PAGE. This was an action for criminal conversation. The defendant pleaded not guilty; and, secondly, " the parties were not married." Mr. Macaulay, Q.O , and Mr. Hayes, conducted the plaintiff's case; Mr. Miller and Mr. Mellor appeared on behalf of the defendant. From the opening of the Learned Counsel, sup ported by the evidence, it appeared that the plaintiff (a milkman, residing in Peck-lane, Birmingham,) in May, 1843, married Elizabeth Pimley, at a chapel or church in the vicinity of Birmingham, and, until 1846, the Learned Counsel said, nothing could have been better omened than their union. The defendant Page had dealings with the plaintiff, and frequented his house, but up to last November no just grounds of suspicion existed against him, though so far back as 1846, dis covery was made as to a change in the temper, habits, and conduct of his wife. Milking the cows and selling the milk took him from home for ten or eleven out of the twelve hours of the day, during which Page had uncontrolled opportunity fur bis designs., In Sep tember last a communication was made to the plain tiff, and in November last he had information from the young servant girl which took away all doubt. The plaintiff thereupon went away in the greatest distress to a friend and legal adviser, to whom he disclosed the discovery he had made. The plaintiff then applied to the wife's father to take her back, which he refused to do. She attempted to destroy herself. Where she was now no one knew, but she had been seen in the company of the defendant not long ago. By the evidence of no less than three per sons repeated acts of adultery would be proved, which would reduce the question to one of damages only. The defendant was a married man, had been a farmer, and now kept the Turk's Head public-house, in Bir mingham. After some further observations, the Learned Counsel called the following witnesses : William .Mercer, a baker—Had known plaintiff for twelve years. He was a cowkeeper. Knew his wife before her marriage. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Pimley. Her father kept the Talbot Tavern, in Bir mingham, hut had now retired from business. Was present at the marriage of the plaintiff on the 16th of May, 1843. The plaintiff was then about 32, and his wife 20, years of age. Saw them frequently after. They lived happily together. The plaintiff had one child by a former, and three by his present wife, and had been a goad husband to his present wife. He was obliged to be very much away from home in fol lowing his business, milking cows and delivering the milk. Cross-examined—Was married at the same time. No one was present but their four selves. No rela tions. Witness gave away the bride in the one case, and the plaintiff performed the like office in the other. The plaintiff's wife had a father, a mother, and a brother. Plaintiff did not say her father would shoot him if he went to his ,house. Never heard that he ill-treated his wife. Re-examined—Knew Pimley, father of plaintiff's wife. He was on good terms with the plaintiff, who was a good-natured man. Wm. Eden—Was servant to Mr. Clarke, the plaintiff, from 1646 to 1848. The plaintiff was out from four o'clock in the morning till half-past six, milking his cows ; then out from seven till nine, taking out the milk ; and then from three in the afternoon, and did not get home again till eight at night. Knew the defendant, who kept a tavern about 300 yards from the plaintiff's. It was a large house. Ile also let out horses for hire. He was in the habit of coming to the plaintiff's house to sell eggs and butter, aed was intimate with him, and called him "Harry." Be came oftener when his master was from home. Saw the defendant kiss Mrs. Clarke. It was in the kitchen. During the time he was there it grew "stronger and stronger." Had an accident which kept him to his room. Oa one occasion the defendant and Mrs. Clarke came up to his attic to see him ; it was three o'clock in the afternoon. His room was on the second floor. Is they were going down, heard one stop on the stairs, and then Mrs. Clarke run down, making a great noise, and after that heard her come up very softly, and go into her bed room on the first floor, and the door was put to. Afterwards saw them both come oat after five or six minutes. On another occasion saw them both come out of the pantry, Mrs. Clarke looked very red, and her hair was about her face. Had known Mrs. Clarke and Page out at night from eight till ten. Mr. Clarke belonged to a club. Witness never told all this to the plaintiff. Mr. Clarke was a good husband. Cross-examined—They sometimes quarrelled. He never beat her. They quarrelled because he stopped out late at night. This matter had been tried at the County Court. Since that time it was that he told his !nester. Had not heard then about this action. Continued in the plaintiff's service till Michaelmas, 1848. Since then had been waiter in a public-house. Had been a prizefighter. Terry, the prizefighter, kept the public-house in Peck-lane. Re-examined—Plaintiff was not in the habit of staying out late, and his wife would sometimes begin at him when she had been out herself. Marianne Bates lived near, and had known the Clarkes for seven years. Remembered on one occa sion Mrs. Clarke going to New Vauxhall. On the road she gave her a note to take to a public-house, the Turk's Head, for the landlord, Mr. Page. While they were at Vauxhall Mr. Page came up, and spoke to Mrs. Clarke, and they all wen t away t oget h er at about twelve o'clock at night. Mary Gregory, wife of a bricklayer, living in Bir mingham, kn e w th e . Cl ar k es well. About two and a half years ago went into their house to make tea. The defendant came in, and said to Mrs. Clarke, Well, old creature, how be you ?" They then went into another room. She could not see them, but she heard them kissing. She called out to Mrs. Clarke to come to her tea, but the latter answered, " Drink it yourself, Ido not want any now." She had seen the defendant in the house three or four times, but never mentioned it to plaintiff. Was examined in the County Court. She left the house when she heard them kissing because she thought it prudent so to do, but never mentioned any thing at the time to any one. Mary Toy, sixteen years old, daughter of a wheel wright, lived in Mr. Clarke's service till November, 1848. Was there eight months. Mr. Clarke was always very kind to his wife and children. Mr. Page came often to the house. Recollected one evening, on going in, seeing Mr. Page and Mrs. Clarke. Mr. Page stayed a quarter of an hour, and then Mrs. Clarke called far a candle. Before that time there was no light. During the time spoken of witness's mother knocked, having come to see her. Mr. Page was then in the room with Mrs. Clarke. Her mother said that she would not stay to see her. A little time after, her mother told her to give warning. She did not give warning. One day Mrs. Clarke was in bed, because she was poorly. After Mr. Clarke had gone out, Mrs. Clarke said, "It Mr. or Mrs. Page should call she was very poorly, and they were to be shown up to the bedroom." Witness had previously seen Mrs. Clarke undress. Mr. Page came shortly after, and asked where Bessy was, and witness said upstairs. Page, the defendant, then said, " Where are you, Betsy !' and she said, "I'm up stairs, and if you want to see me, you must come up." lie went up. One day, her mistress, Mrs. Clarke, told her to go and meet Mr. Page, opposite the Warwick-house, and say to him that Mr. Clarke was gone out, and he was to come. She did so, and he came. Mrs. Clarke and Page went together into the front room—the parlour. The " Mims" said that she might leave the candlesticks and watch at the front door if the master was coming. Went to the front door, and then returned to the par lour door. Could see into the room. The door was partly opened. Saw Mr. Page and Mrs. Clarke. [She here described what she saw, as she said, which was the criminal act itself.] Presently afterwards Mrs. Clarke said that she might go back again into the kitchen and look to the candlesticks. Went back and pursued her kitchen duties. The next day she was sent out with some clothes to the mangle, and then she made a communication to her mother as to what she bad seen, but never told Mr. Clarke, the plaintiff. It was only in November last ! onAlr Clarke's coming to her mother's to make inquiries, that she told him what she had seen. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN TIIE WEEK ENDLNG SATURDAY. SIARCII .50, 1850. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases *lB2 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ~. 57 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 165 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 127 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ;.• ... 54 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... •.. 252 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... •.• , ••• -•• ••• Diseases of the Kleine) s, &e. •• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ... Premature Birth ... •• ••• Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Sudden ,„. Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 69 .., 9 ... 9 ... 9 ... 22 ... 22 ... 37 ... 38 Cross-examined—Eggs, butter, and bacon, were exhibited in the window for sate. The window was three feet from the ground, fronting to the street. There was a bureau on the inside of the door, on the right-hand side, that projected. The upper part of it projected only about a foot. Could see over the upper part, arid over that saw the adultery committed. Matilda Toy, mother of the last witness, went one evening to take home her daughter's clothes. The par lour blind was drawn down all over but the b o tt om . pane. Could see very well through that. [.3l;pro ceeded to swear 'what she then saw committed.] Her daughter went into the service in May, 1848, and left on Good Friday, 1849. in November last witness told Mr. Clarke. Anne Rogers—Was a neighbour of the plaintiff. lie was kind to his wife and children. Eight or nine weeks before last Christmas, saw Mrs. Clarke and Mr. Page in company together on some waste land near Peck-lane. It was about seven o'clock in the evening, and dark. Mrs. Clarke was in a sitting pos ture on a ditch bank. Mr. Page was standing up op posite to her. Witness stopped and heard kisses be- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1860 tureen them. Had to pass by within three yards of them. On:the night of the 2d of November last, as she and her husband were returning from market, at about half-past eleven o'clock, she saw them to gether. Mr. Frederick Wells, a solicitor, deposed that the plaintiff rented grr sing land of him, and he had known him for several years. He came to consult with the witness on the general Thanksgiving-day, and ap peared in much excitement and distress. The writ in this action was issued within a few days from this time, and before the county court proceeding. Re-examined—That proceeding was a plaint by the aunt of the wife to recover the charge of her mainte nance from the husband, and by him resisted on the ground of adultry. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. MILLER having addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant, His LORDSHIP summed up, observing that it was for the jury to consider whether they could entertain any doubt upon the whole of this testimony. The man servant, Eden, proved, as it appeared to him, quite sufficient to establish the case, if they believed him. He had deposed to a succession of gross familiarities, and to the parties having sub sequently thereto, voluntarily placed them selves under circumstances in which the act might be committed, and those learned persons practising elsewhere (that was in the Ecclesiastical Courts) who were more accustomed to judge of cases of this description, laid it down that, from that ac', the act of adultery itself was to be inferred. In esti mating the damages, if they should be of opinion that the case was made alit, they should not, as it seemed to him, view the loss merely as that of such a woman as she would appear to have become, but, if the de fendant had reduced her to the degradation that had been described, consider whether or not he should be responsible for it. The first liberties spoken to, and the abandoned conduct at that time, reduced the im probabilities of the subsequent acts, described to have taken place. They might be of opinion that very slight damages indeed would be a compensation for the deprivation of such a woman as she now was, but they would probably award compensation with a view to the loss sustained through the misconduct of the defendant from the commencement. The jury turned round in the box, and in a very few minutes returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 501. CROWN , COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PAniu.) THE QUEEN V. DAVENPORT. The prisoner was indicted in the first count for shooting at and wounding James Read, with intent to murder him; in the second, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm; and, in the third, with intent to prevent his lawful apprehension and de tainer. The case excited the greatest interest in the county, Read having been one of the most active and respected officers in the county police . A reward of 1001. had been offered by her Majesty's Government for the apprehension of the prisoner. From the evidence it appeared, that in the month of September, 1848, the prisoner was brought before the magistrates at Southern, in the custody of Read, a sergeant, and Smallbone, an inspector of the county police, upon an information laid by a woman of the name of Ann Gibbard, charging him with being the father of an illegitimate female child, of which she had been lately confined, and which he refused to maintain. On that occasion, the magistrates made an order requiring him to pay the sum of Is. 6d. weekly for the support of the child. It was suggested by the Learned Counsel in his opening address, that possibly the malicious feeling which ultimately induced him to shoot James Read, the sergeant, who had been instru mental in bringing him before the magistrates, might be traced as far back as to this circumstance. Cer tainly it appeared by the evidence of Mr. Alfred Coles, an ironmonger at Southam, that in the month of November of that year the prisoner purchased from him a six-barrelled revolving pistol, and with which the crime was afterwards committed. In the month of May following the prisoner was again ap prehended, and brought before the same magistrate, in consequence of his having allowed the weekly pay ments for the support of his child to fall into arrear, but was discharged on payment of the arrears and the costs. Upon leaving the presence of the magistrates he was heard to mutter, " Somebody shall pay for this job." About the middle of June he again went to Coles's shop, and ordered some bullets to be cast for the pistol which he had previously bought, and in a few days after went there again and paid for them, and took them away. On the 23d of August, the prisoner having again allowed his weekly payments to fall into arrear, a warrant for his apprehension was placed in the hands of Read, with directions to that officer to proceed to execute it at Wormleigbton, a village about six or seven miles from Southam, where the prisoner was living with his father, but em ployed by ass uncle, who lived at some little distance. Inquiries which Read made induced him to secrete himself under a bridge beyond Worm leighton, and after remaining there some little time he perceived the prisoner driving his ,uncle's waggon, heavily laden. He accosted him accordingly, and told him the nature of his errand, which, indeed, the prisoner seemed quite prepared to expect, but gave him permission to take his waggon and team to his uncle's house. They accordingly repaired there together, and it was remarkable, that although the prisoner could obtain his discharge by payment of a small sum of money, and his aunt offered him money to take with him, he refused to take any. After having some little refreshment there, Read told the prisoner it was time that they should be on their way to Southern. They set out together accordingly ; but the prisoner asked permission to go to his father's in order to get a clean shirt. To this, also, the officer acceded. Upon arriving there, the prisoner desired to be allowed to go into a room by himself, but this was refused. The prisoner, however, was allowed to go into the kitchen alone, the door remaining open. IVhile there Read saw him go to a box and take something, which he could not see, out of the box and put it in his pocket, at the same time` exclaiming " There is no shirt here." There could not b e a shadow o f a d ou bt, however, Vat this " something ' was the revolving pistol, which he took this opportunity of providing himself with, and for the very purpose of shooting the officer. A shirt was brought to him, and he put it on. During the time the prisoner's mother brought some refreshments, and the prisoner helped himself to one or two glasses of gin. After waiting some little time, Read and his prisoner proceeded on their way, but the prisoner begged that he might not be taken through the village "to be made a show of." Read, however, knew no other way, but, upon the prisoner undertaking to show him, he consented. The prisoner accordingly led him a circuitous route, till they came to the towing path of the canal, along which they proceeded. time they continued to converse in a friendly manner, on indifferent subjects. The whole of During the c onversat this; ion was not detailed to the jury, but from what was given in evidence it was perfectly clear that the prisoner was well acquainted with the history of Read's life, and that of his family—that he well knew that both Read and his brother, who had also been in the police, had bad their lives exposed, the one having been actually shot, arid the other very nearly so, in the execution of their duty. The pri soner drew Read on to talk upon these subjects. In answer to questions obviously put to him with great art by the prisoner, cir cumstances under whi c h hi s brother had 'bee n shot by so Read detailed the a prisoner i u hi s custody. At last the prisoner said, that he had lived with a Mr. New bold, to which Read answered, *I know him very well, I was once sent for down there vs hen there was a disturbance, and I do not know whether Mr. New bold would not have shot me, for he , had a gun i n hi s parlouri and was in a terrible rage. ' The prisoner said, "'Well, he aid not - shoot you, then ?" to which Read answered, "No, I talked to him till he asked me to - come in a n d h ave so mething." The p r i soner ageaaidn answered, saicl, "What,b, Ne then,,upon which the prisoner, w h o , he did not shoot you ?" an d R was walking on Read's left side, and about and dis chargedbouta few inchesbe h h i pistolnd,i directlynstantlye atxcl aimed "I will," Read, who wa s no t more than three f ee t f rom hi m . The ball entered imme diately behind the left ear, passed entirely through his throat and the root of his tongue, and lodged un derneath the right jaw, from which it has e n p ev e e r r ce b iv e e e d n extracted. The unf o rtunate man instantly d roppe d ; but, recovering himself for a moment, h the prisoner standi ng o ver him, pointing a s i x - bar reled revolving pi s t o l at his head, exclaiming, " N og , you've got it, and I have got some more barrels for you." Read was just able to lift up his hands and beg for mercy, when a canal-boat appeared at some distance. He waved his hand and became senseless. The prisoner instantly fled. The steersman of the boat had heard the discharge of the pistol, jumped ashore, and running along the bank soon came to the place where Read lay bleeding, and apparently dying. He, however, procured medical assistance, and had him conveyed to Southern. For nine weeks he remained in a state of great suffering, and for upwards of a fortnight his recovery appeared perfectly hopeless, insomuch th a t his examination was taken as the declaration of a dying man. When he appeared in the witness-box the effect of long suffering was still visible in his countenance ; he spoke with great difficulty from partial paralysis of the tongue ; and the medical witnesses all agreed that he never could be restored to perfect health. , ing, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and to prevent his lawful detainer." The Learned JUDGE, in pa , sing sentence, said that the crime was of such an atrocieui description that he could not feel justified in passing any sentence less than that of transportation for life. ROME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, April 3. Mr. Justice Maule having got through the crimi nal cases on Tuesday night, this morning proceeded to assist in dispo3ing of the common jury causes, and it is understood that he will continue to do so until the list is gone through. The prigocer continued to elude all the vigilance of the pofiqe, notwithstanding that a reward of 1001. hid been offered by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, until the 18th of December last, when he was captured at Bishop's Castle, in Shropshire, passing under a feigned name. Mr. O'BarEN addressed the jury for the prisoner, contending that if the prisoner's object bad been mur der, ample opportunity had been afforded him of com pleting his purpose. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, and, after a brief consultation, The jury returned a verdict of " Guilty of shoot- PATCH V. MURRAY. This action was brought to recover damages for an assault. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Lush, were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Creasy for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action was represented to be a Parliamentary agent, and the defendant was a tea dealer and grocer in the Westminster-road. It seemed that on the Ist of February there was a dinner at a place called the Victoria Tavern, opposite Astley's Theatre, at which they were both present, and several other persons were also invited ; and after dinner tea and coffee were introduced, and the opinion of the defendant was asked with regard to the quality of there articles. While this was going on the plaintiff asked the defendant to taste his cup of tea, which he declined ; and shortly afterwards he pressed it upon him again, at the same time observing that he was stupid, or something to that effect, not to do so—and upon this the defendant took up the cup of tea and threw it at him. The plaintiff then threw the saucer at the defendant, who took up a chair, and with both hands threw it at the plaintiff, and the chair struck him on the breast; and it was for this assault that the present action was brought. Mr. Nunn, who was one of the party, was called as a witness, and he deposed to the particulars of the assault, and said that atter it had been committed the plaintiff appeared very exhausted, and he was obliged to go to bed. Cross-examined—lf he said that all the party were sober, it was as much as he could say.—(Laughter.) After the chair was thrown at the plaintiff he tried to get hold of the poker, but his weakness prevented him from doing so. He believed the plaintiff was a regular Parliamentary agent. Mr. CREASY wished to know what kind of Parlia mentary agency he was engaged in, and whether it did not consist in such acts as counting the names to petitions, and so forth ?—The witnesssaid he believed he was employed by Mr. Ley, the Clerk of the House of Commons, to count the number of names to the mon ster Chartist petition of the 10th of April, but he said he was also engaged upon other business connected with Parliamentary agency, and was at present employed in conducting a Bill through the house of Commons. Mr.JAMES said if he was not a Parliamentary agent it was no reason why he should be knocked about in this manner.—(Laughter.) Mr. Justice MAULE said certainly not, but still it was as well that they should know who parties really were. Every one knew what was really meant by the term Parliamentary agent - , and a person who was engaged merely in counting signatures to petitions, or in some such subordinate capacity, could hardly be said to be a Parliamentary agent, any more than a sheriff's bailiff's assistant would be justified in say ing he was a member of the legal profession. Mr. CREASY, in addressing the jury for the defen dant, characterised the action as being one of a most trumpery character, and which ought never to have been brought into a superior court. He said it was perfectly clear that the parties were all. partially in toxicated, and that the plaintiff bad aggravated the defendant, and induced him to act as he had done ; and he called upon the jury to discourage such pro ceedings as the present by giving the plaintiff the smallest coin in the realm as damages for the assault of which he complained. Mr. Justice MAULE left the case to the jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, Is. 111 r. Justice MAULE (to the jury)—You find a general verdict for the plaintiff for the assault with the tea and the chair ? The Foreman—We do, my Lord ; we give him one sbilling damages. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, April 3. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(l3rfore Mr. Baron ROLFE ) SOMERS V. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN ZtAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action on the case brought by the plain tiff, Miss Maria Somers, to recover compensation for her trunk, which was lost by the defendants as com mon carriers between Manchester and Rugby, to the plaintiff's damage of 1301. The defendants pleaded Not guilty. Mr Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Hugh Hill ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin, Q.U., and Mr. Cowling for the defendants. The plaintiff in this case was Miss Maria Somers, an actress, who came down to Manchester to obtain an engagement at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, in the way of her profession. Whilst at Manchester she lodged at humble lodgings, at No. 4, Dickenson street, Manchester. Not succeeding in obtaining an engagement, on the 14th of January last she pre pa.ed to leave Manchester. She had with her two trunks—one containing her ordinary clothing, the other, a very large one, containing the robes, dresses, and jewellery she required fur her profession ; amongst these were a gold watch, a gold chain, some rings, some silk dresses, some cotton ones, and five or six " character dresses" and some ballet dresses. She sent for a cab to convey herself and luggage to the London and North-Western,Railway station. The cabman corded her trunks, placed them on his cab, and conveyed her and her trunks to the station, where a railway porter took the trunks and wrote upon them "Rugby" in chalk. Miss Somers went into the office to obtain a ticket, and having got it went on to the platform. Whilst there a number of the swell mob were discovered attempting to pick pockets, and there was in consequence great confu . 8i She °n i amidstn q u ir e d w , after h ie h t t h h e e one su r e o d f umaldseas,be her trunks, an d was plaintiffascsounr luggage was all right. On arriving at. Rugby, assured confusion s ob ny g oh:a had porter o t u o r bt se r d e c td a h, r a r at ba herog ue t . on nehr givinge t r r e u t n h k e s a p l coulda d i e n s t c i f f r ni po w tt on ne t e d f f t u o ni s dt ta t , a butat s h st o h r ew t ow tl for warded to her in London. On her arrival afterwards in London she wrote about:it to thecompany's officers, but from that day to the present had heard nothing of it, and the company refused to give her any com pensation for her loss. The consequence to the plain tiff had been very serious, because not ,having her wardrobe she had been unable to obtain any engage ment. These facts, and that the missing trunk had been seen on the company's platform, having been proved, Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury in reduction of damages, contending that the value of such dresses as * had been described was trifling. He had been near enough to ballet dancers to judge of the quality of their dresses, and they were the most flimsy things he ever saw.—(Laughter.) His LORDSHIP having summed up, The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—da mages 401. POLICE INTELLIQENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Alfred Tfflia was summoned before Alderman Carden, by Mr. Fisher, the inspector of meat for the city of London, for having in a registered slaughter house in Aldersgate the carcase of a cow which was unfit to be used as human food. The complainant said it was evident that the cow was kept from open exhibition in consequence of being too bad to be shown. It was what was called "a wet 'un," which meant that the sale of such a thing could not be justified. The defendant—l purchased the cow in Smith field, and I kept it alive for three days. It was poor in flesh I allow, but I do assure you it was sound meat. If it was not fit for food it ought not to be let into Smithfield. Alderman CARDEN—How much did you pay for the cow ? Defendant—Two pound and two and sixpence.—(Laughter.) Alderman CARDEN—What, for a sound cow ? De fendant—Yes, your Worship, you can get plenty at 30s. a piece now. Mr. Fisher said that no doubt there were numbers of carcases to be had at the rate described by the de. fendant, but they were used merely by portable soup and polony and saveloy makers, who knew well where to lay their hands upon the " wet uns." It was much to be regretted that the authorities had an exces sively limited power in cases of the kind. Alderman CARDEN—What is the price of a cow fit for general service ? Mr. Fisher said that he be lieved 141. or 151. was the average price. The defendant—l did not buy it to sell as human food. Alderman CARDEN—For what then did you buy it? The defendant—Only just to make a shilling by it. I am sure I am sorry now that I bought anything of the kind. Alderman CARDEN—The offence is a serious one, and you will be sorry for having committed it before you and I part. You, and persons like you, posi• tively poison the poor, and I am resolved that such a practice shall not be continued. It is in my power to tine you 201. for this offence, but I hype the inflic tion of 20 , . will prove in your case sufficient. Let your companions who deal in this sort of article know that in every future case that is proved before me I shall certainly inflict the very highest penalty. The defendant paid the fine and costs, and said it was too bad, that in Smithfield cows of the kind were sold like other cows. Mr. Fisher said the polony, sausage, and saveloy makers knew very well where to go to be supplied with the raw material fur their trade. Alderman CARDEN—And the defendant knows well where to go for a supply of that the use of which atnwers his purpose. LANIBE7'H. Thomas Garter and Jane Knight were placed at the bar, before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of being concerned with another person, not in cu,tody, in robbing a gentleman, named Cowell, of three sovereigns and a half, by the aid of chloroform. The complainant, a youvg gentleman, who appeared exceedingly ill, and who had left his bed for the pur pose of giving testimony against the prisoners, de posed that on Monday night, while passing along Albany street, Camberwell, he turned into a dark street for a few moments, and just as he was return ing the female prisoner came up to him, and asked him if he was not going to treat her to something to drink ? Ile replied, " Certainly not ;" but she in an instant managed to get her arm in his. He tried to disengage himself from her, and, while doing so, two men came up, and one exclaimed, " Holloa, old girl, you must leave the gentleman alone," and both approached nearer for the purpose, as he believed, of taking the prisoner away. On coming within reach of him, he (wit ness) felt a woollen rag placed before. his mouth and covering a portion of his face. He endeavoured to call our, for assistance, but found he could not, and then struck out and kicked at those before him, but one of the party gave him a violent blow on the stomach, which felled him to the ground. On re • covering from the state of insensibility to which he had been reduced by the joint effect of the blow and what he inhaled from the woollen rag placed to his mouth and nose, he found that he had been robbed of three sovereigns and a half. lie with some difficulty made his way home to his house in Queen's-row, Walworth-road, and had not until that morning been able to get out of bed. The female prisoner was spoken to by both Ser geant Quinnear and Constable Moss, two active officers belonging to the P division, as being in com pany with two men a short time before the robbery a short distance from where it bad been committed, and being subsequently seen in the male prisoner's com pany. Quinnear, however, admitted that Carter had up to the present time borne an excellent character, and was at present in the same employment in which he had been for years. Mr. ELLIOTT, under the circumstances, discharged the male prisoner, and remanded the woman to a future day. This being the day appointed fur the final examina tion of Mary Emily Neville, alias Rowsan, and at least a dozen other aliases, who has managed to live in excellent style for some considerable time past by imposing on the benevolent, and obtaining money by false pretences, and also victimizing lodging-house keepers, the (court was completely crowded with persons whom she had swindled in various ways. The prisoner, who was dressed in a dashing style, held in her arms while at the bar a well-dressed female child of about twelve months old, said to be an illegitimate child of hers by a barrister in the Temple. She laughed right out at her different victims, as they related to the Magistrate in turn the manner in which they had been imposed upon by the prisoner, and the great losses they sustained in pro viding her with luxuries, while they themselves and their families were satisfied with the most humble fare. It appears she was not content to sit down even to break fast without tea and coffee, mutton chops, and bacon and eggs ; and her only reply to each complaint was, " Oh, it is only a debt !" Two cases out of the num ber were, fortunately for the ends of justice, suffi ciently strong to send her for trial. In one of these the prisoner had engaged an apartment a t th e h ouse of a Mrs. Hunt e r, i n the York-road, and had not been there more than an hour, when she left, taking with her a valuable gold watch and other property, belong ing to M. Rousseau, a French gentleman, who lodged in the house. Mrs. Hunter swore positively that she saw the watch safe when the prisoner took possession of her room, that she missed it immediately after she had left, and that no one could have taken it but her. The second charge was that of obtaining two frocks for her child by fraud, and the evidence in both was sufficient, particularly as she had been frequently before convicted of various offences, to insure her transportation. The prisoner, however, said that the evidence in the former case had wholly failed, that iu the latter it was a mere matter of credit, and that the whole arose from the vindictive feeling of the lodging house-keepers. She was, however, fully committed fur trial at the Old Bailey. Mr. ELLIOTT directed the officer to call upon some persons in Bethnal-green, from whom he had a letter stating that a person answering the prisoner's descrip tion had succeeded in breaking open a dressing-case, and stealing a gold watch, some plate, and 131. 10s. in cash, and to take the persons who could identify the thief to see the prisoner at Horsemonger-lane Gael. THAMES. Julia Storey alias Mary Mead/Iy, a well-known thief and prostitute, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stabbing Richard Goggan. The prosecutor, a young man, and others, were in the Harrow public-house, High-street, Poplar, on Tuesday night, with some others, and the prisoner came in and insulted them, and called Goggan a son of a-. He attempted to strike her across the table, but failed to do so, and he then ran after her into the passage, where there was some more wrang ling and a good deal of bad language used. The prisoner suddenly took a knife from her pocket, and, using a very bad oath, plunged it into Croggan's face. He was struck on the cheek-bone, just under the right eye, and bled profusely. Mr. Robertson, a sur geon, who dressed the wound, said it was a very dan gerous one, from its proximity to the eye, and that it was a severe incised wound, an inch and a half in length and half an inch in depth. The hemorrhage was very considerable. It was proved that the prisoner gave the knife to a woma❑ named Mary Gillman, directly she inflicted the wound. It was recovered and produced by a police-constable named Watkins, No. 310 K, who apprehended the prisoner, and stated that she was a very savage woman, who bad been frequently in custody. The prisoner, in defence, urged that she was cut ting apples with a knife, when she was struck by Goggan. Goggan admitted that he might have struck her as sbe was leaving the room, but she was not cutting an apple, and took the knife out of her pocket. Mr. YARDLEY committed the prisoner fur trial for feloniously cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. THE ROYAL ADELAIDE STEAMER. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Mr. Payne, who lcfc this port with his wife and three children in the Royal Adelaide steamer on Friday last, w:s a surgeon, and has resided for some time past at Albany-place, Ply mouth, where some of his family ware left to follow ; ; hyanotl* , ponveyance. Mrs. M ar y A nne H urst i s the wife'a a coachman in a gentleman's family re siding on the Surrey side of the river, about twelve miles from the City ; she was married only at Christmas, and had been on a visit to her relations at her native place, Lostwithiel, whence she took with her a sister, Miss Jane Wetter, as a companion, to London. Ann Welsh, 35, of No. 16, Mulberry street, Devenport, had three children, 14, 9, and 6, with her, and left behind a fourth, a son, aged 17, employed at the shipbuilding-yard of Mr. Banks, Frank's-quarry, Mount Edgcurnb(!. Ann Welsh took her furniture, and was going to join her husband, John 'Welsh, a boatswain in the Royal Navy, on board a man-of-war at 'Woolwich. MILITARY RIOT AT GREENWICH FAIR. The three days of Greenwich fair closed last night at eleven o'clock, previous to which a scene took place that will not easily be forgotten by those who were unfortunate enough to be present. About a quarter-past seven o'clock, a large body of the Royal Artillery assembled immediately opposite Richardson's travelling show, apparently enjoying the outside performance, when all of a sudden one of the soldiers gave a party standing near a violent blow on the head, for the purpose of bonneting him. The person having some friends with him, they remon strated with the soldier upon his impropriety of con duct, when a number of his comrades took his part, and made use of several insulting expressions. At that time a great many persons were waitirg at the entrance to go into the theatre to witness the perform ance, when the soldiers commenced throwing nuts at the temales, and making use of the most disgraceful language. Mr. N e l son Lee, the proprietor of the theatre, then came forward, and :having gained the foot of the platform, he begged that the parties b e l ow would not attempt to insult the audience, when a general shout of " Off, off," and " Pull the show down," was raised. The artillery then rushed in a body up the steps of the theatre, and having gained possession of the plat form, they forthwith commenced a violent attack upon the performers, the audience, as well as the crowd below. Men, women, and children were similarly attacked, and having gained possession of the swords, stave?, and other theatrical properties belonging to Mr. Lee, the same were used as weapons of warfare. At this period there were about 100 men of the artillery present, when a party of the Royal Marines came up, and seeing how things were proceeding, they at once went to the aid of the other soldiers. So far had the riot up to this time proceeded, that men were knocked over the heads and so severely wounded, that blood was running down their dresses, and women ith children in their arms were screaming most fran tically. The crowd below was so dense, that it was extremely difficult fur any one to escape. The police on duty in the fair made towards the scene of action, and endeavoured to quell the riot, but the number of soldiers present was too great fur them to be of any assistance, for the moment they at tempted to arrest any of the rioters, they were knocked about by the military, and it was at length deemed necessary to send for a stronger body of police, when Mr. Superintendent Mallilieu, and Inspector Gravestock And Math, with DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,167 Deaths In corre- Death! sponding week in the of 1849. Week. 157 ... - 150 219 ... 216 255 ... 225 294 ... 256 316 ... 320 Population Enumera-tod, 1841. West Districts... 301,189 North Districts.. 376,568 Central Districts 374,199 East tiis'ricts 393,067 South Districts .. 503,346 ... Totals... . .... 1,948,369 ••• 1,241 ••• 1,167 Males ••• • ••• ••• .•• ... 600 Females ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 567 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ... ... ... 711 Ftmales ... ... ... ... ... 720 Total ... ...1,431 *ln this number are included 15 by Scarlatina, 39 by Typhus Fever. end 12 by Dierrham. I.IEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Returns.) In the week ending last Saturday, 1,167 deaths were registered in the metropolis. In the 10 cerres ponding weeks, namely, the thirteenth in each of the years 1840-9, the _average number of deaths was 1,054, or corrected for increase of population, was 1,150,; there iF, therefore, an apparent excess of mortality in last wei k above the average, but it amounts to only 17. The weekly number, of deaths has continuously increased during the ,last month, as the returns which follow, com mencing with the first week of March will show ; the deaths were succesively. 875, 967, 1,026, and 1,167. Part of the great increase in the last return is due to the augmented mortality of diseases that affect the organs of respiration, for in this class the deaths registered last week are 252 (namely, from bronchitis, 113 ; from pneumonia, 88 ; from asthma, 29 ; from laryngitis, pleurisy, and other diseases of the respita , tory organs, 22): This class numbered in the pre vious week 231 ; and in both weeks the numbers are much above the average, which is not more than 184. The extraordinary coldness of the weather serves to explain this result. From consumption there were in the previous week 135, and in the last 115 ; in both there were considerably less than the corrected average, which is about 150. In the epidemic class, small-pose and scarlatina are still less fatal than usual, especially the latter ; meazles, booping cough, and typhus, from which there were last week 19, 44,,and 39 respectively, show about the or dinary amount of fatality; seven persons died of' influeoz3, being an .increase; 13 of diarrhea and dysentery, which is less than in the previous week, but more than the average. But the excess in last return over the weeks immediately preceding is only to a small extent, caused by an increased rate of mor tality ; coroners' cases, many of which were not duly registered during the quarter as they occurred, but were kept in reserve till the end of it, swell the ac- Count. These chiefly consist of deaths from fractures, wounds, burns and scalds, hanging, drowning, and poison, amounting, in the present case, to 91, of which only 10 cccurred in the week, and of 52 " sudden" deaths, cf which the cause's had not been sufficiently ascertained, or are impropely returned, and of whi c h only six occurred in the week. Amongst others are five children suffocated in bed or on the mother's breast, three persons who died of intemperance, and a man from exposure to cold. The following is an analysis of the week's returns : Deaths certified by written statements of qua lified practitioners ... Deaths not certified by medical attendants, or not reported as certified ... Deaths not certified because the deceased had no medical attendance Deaths returned by coroners 946 ..• ... Is .. 185 t derths registered in f coroner s , an d f ata l Lo F nd ro o rn o w t • h it is h ta t b h l e e istigaPti Total pt l diseases registered under the authority of medical certificates, are to the whole number in the proportion of nearly 97 per cent. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was above 30 i n . on Friday ; the mean of the week was 29 . 746. The mean temperature of the week was 35'9 deg., and was throughout lower than the average of the same week in seven years ; from Sunday to Thursday inclusive . this decrease en the average fluctuated between 9 deg. and 13 deg. Taking the corresponding weeks of ten previous years (1840-49) 1 Appears that it a body of mounted officers, started to the spot. r hk mounted men, as well as those on foot, nic , l greatest forbearance, but upon their reaching the litary, the latter cfi'cred every resistance, and it ~ only owing to th e j u di c i ous di rections given to I', police by the superintendent add inspectors that force were not overpowered, for the soldiers made .„- fearful onsla ug ht, an d k noc k e d d own several of'„ officers and civili ans . Th e l atter, i n their tIP,, fought desper a t e ly w ith t h e A rt i llery and Mar i P and a great number were seriously wounded, co d being carried off with their heads cut open. Mallilicti at this juncture sent a messenger to WI wick to pr ocure th e ass i stance of a picquet, to aid!, civil force, whil s t hi s own men laboured ineessaD'' to apprehend the leaders of the riot. After se iner sistance, the police succeeded in apprehending O r the more de s p era t e so ldi ers. T hese were instau t marched off to the East Greenwich station, and vv er. , locked up. N o t w i t h stand i ng that the men saw phi was going on towards quelling the riot, and sil l : bending the rioters, the work of destruction c','" tinned, and beside s d o i ng ser i ous m i schief to v. theatre, the dram a ti s p ersonce, M r. N elson Lee, iv , several other parties, were knoCked about and 4).11 by the military. At l engt h t h e p o li ce succeede d apprehending sixteen more of the ringleaders. THE EXHIBITION OF 1851—T1 1 NATIONAL GALLERY. The fiJ!owing correspondence has been handed us for publication : TO lIER MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS FOR PRoDIOIOI THE EXHIBITION CF ALL NATIONS. May it please your Royal Highness, my Lords, I' # l Gewlemen,—Feeling, in commo n w i t h thousands . t countrymen mo v i ng i n as h um bl e a sphere of lile, I ; importance of the undertaking ov er w hi c h you arc csilv upon by her Majesty to pr es id e , I h um bl y beg 1,3004 lay before y o u th e f o ll ow i ng suggest i on in the hope t" your Royal Commission may serve the twofold memento leaving a lasting meento of your di s ti ngu i s h e d ter /1% to the country, and als o a wort h y receptacle for to valuable collection of paintings belonging to it. I venture, having observed that a Noble Lord, hello 0 his place in P ar li ament, assured the public that 10 building whi c h y our R oya l C ommission proposes 51 erect f:,r the purposes o f t h e Grand Exhibition of 1 5 is not to be a lasting "encumbrance," humbly to sod gest that y our R o y a l C omm i ss i on may take it into i° consideration to erect such a building as may, aftef: l 4 purposes of your Royal Co mm i ss i on h ave been ensile be easily converted into or remain in its original st. s for a National Gallery, and th at y our Royal Cominis Blo, . 0 may take smith measures as may afterward s b e neeein . fur establishing the b u ildi ng f or t h e purposes o f institution upon a permanent oasis. In conclusion, I humbly beg leave to suggest to Royal Commission that in the event of your enterto l v ing my proposal, you w ill reconc il e any opposition tt, the proposed site of the building, and the private scriptions now being raised for the purposes of f, t Royal Commission will be largely increased by til l/ o i who have hitherto withheld their adhesion to this ere epoch in the history of our country. I have the honour to be, your Royal Highness, 0 , 4 1 Lords and Gentlemen, your most obedient and 01 humble servant, GEORGE MAacßv 3, Cornwall Cottages, Henry-street, Vauxhall, March 26, 1850. (Copy.) 1, Old Palace-yard, Westminster , 28th March, 1850. Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of I°, communication of the 26th inst., an d to t h ank you f or 0 0 interest manifested by you in this great undertaking , 0 evinced by your suggestion, which has been referred the proper quarter. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) DIGBY WYATT, StCretllll' To Mr. George March, 3, Cornwall Cottages, Henry-street, Vauxhall. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGIX MEAL MARKET, _Avail. 2.—There the meal market to-day 18 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 28° 1 6, imperial, which s o ld thu s : 3atll bs Od, 13 at 1 1 43' , 0 and 2 at 11 4s Od ; average price of the whsle 1/ 41 . . 4.l2ths. 4 sack s fl our , wh ereo f 2 so ld at 275, and 2 at 2L 4 sacks pot-barley, whereof 3 sold t h us :-1 at 11 4s r" , and 2 at 1/ is tid. EDINBURGI[I4AI' AND STRAW MARKET, APRIL 2, i p Oat straw, from 6 s 6d to e s Od p er k emp l e of 16 stones 10/, wheat ditto, is Od to 9s Od ; barley ditto, Es 6d to 6 5 Hay, from 9d to 11 d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, APRI L I. — Th ere wer e 0 bags oatmeal, 1 o f b ar l e y mea l, an d 3 of potbarley at t°,oo day's market ; sales ready. In oatmeal there was no alteri t , on the first and secon d qu a liti es; t h at so l d at 221 i was o f ferior quality ; potbarley 6d per bag up. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Th 1.14 ,,1 imperial .. 24s 6d 23s 6d . 22s 0 1 Barleymeal, per ditto • ... 17s 6d —s --e Od —s Od —s Od --s A Flour ... —s Od Od —s .pd vu Pot barley -3 22s 6d I —3 Od I••••• 5 COAL MARKE Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 6d Carr's Hartley Davison's West Hartley 14s 63 Holy-well Ord's Redheugh Tanfield Moor .... West Wylam WylAm .. .. _ ... 14s 6dl :T.—YESTERDAY. 04 I Braddyll I Hetton r,,A I Stewart's Caradoc ..... a o 1 Cassop l 6O 9 I Whitworth 1 35 0 I Bireltg. Graigola 1 Con - pen Hartley Sidney's Hartley Resolven Steam ... - Wall's End, &c. Clennell lss ad Clarke. Eden Main Ships at market, 32. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, APRIL 3. -- d STOCK Excrinr(Gß.—Th e s h are mar k e t re-opened the holidays to.day. The transactions were—Great Wester' 5344 Ditto, New 171. Sh ares , 81 dis.—Bristol an d Exelv, 3314 die.—llitto, Thirds, 501. St o c 26 3 / 4 dis. LIVERPOOL, Arnir, 3. tr STOCK Excrt.twas.— The share market has been dull day, and the amount of business done was limited; Pr i 'w also had a tendency down Wards, the market closing head N. rth Union Stock continues very firm. The transactio r ,„ were as. follow:—Chester and Holyhead, ' 7:Y 4 —L ancas br A and Yorkshire, Consol., 34—Ditto, l'if t h s, 10% d i s. —Lona ' and North-Western, 163 1 / Ditto, New Quarter s ,. 1 4 , disc , Ditto, Fifth, dis.—Ditto, Quarters (C), 6s. 3d. P it Manchester, Sheffi e ld, an d Lincolnshire Quarters (No. ! VA per cent. till 1853,161—Ditto, Preference, 6 3 4 —lg 1 A r, 4 land, 36—Ditto Hal ves , 2714 dis.—North Staffordshire, ' dis. —South-Eastern and Dover, 13 , 4:—Ditto (No. 4). Re p tered, 4 A—York, Newcastle, and Be rw i c k (G reat N ort her and Eastern), 71. Bs. 9d. dis. MANCHESTER, Amur. 3. STOCK. .EXCHANOB.—The market still continues d u ll, bti there was rather more business done to-day. The transactioe r were as follow :—Lancaahire and Yorkshire, 31 4-Ditu; 32/. (tato Extension), I2X n. d. Ditto, Preference, per cent., 12 I.3—London and North-Western, 10344—N0 New Quarters, 1 dis.—Ditto, Manchester and Birminghei ll (C), Quarters, 7-16 n. p—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lil e colnshire, Quarters (No. t);•7—Ditto, Preference, 6 13.16 North Stafibrdshire, 10;4 dis.—Sodth-Eastern and DoYe r : Thirds (No. 4), 4 7-16 East Lancashire, 79,—Edinbure and Glasgow (late Wil son t own , Morningside, and - CO' ness), 72. GLASGOW, APRIL 2. STOCK EXCTIANGE.—Tho transactions to-day were follow : Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves (No. IP VA—Dundee and Arbroat (NewiNo. 7.10,,6t17"-N ortli tßritish,l.Preferciice, 51. la.— h Ditto 1- • s . 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'Flu FIFE MAlLS.—The'Post-office authorities, WO, hear, have all but intimated th a t th ey d o not i ntend to ins is t upon the ridiculous terms to which we alluded in our last" It may, therefore, be almost held as .settled that the convey' ante of the mail will ha resumed as usual on Saturday neX , r by the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway—the under' standing being that, if the Post-office authorities shall b° unsuccessful in the action about t o b e ra i se d , t h e amount U , remuneration for carrying the mail up to the time of the dfi: cision is to be settled by arbitration; but, if successful, that then, of course, the renauneratiou to be received by th e cosi' piny shall be that which the Post-office now offer in respect ' of the claim they have preferred, namely, a second-class fare for every time that the mail guards travel along the Scotsman. BIRTHS. On the 24th ult., at Stowey, Somerset, the wife of the Rer• J. Wadham, of a son. On the 24th uit., at Ballynew, Castlebar, the wife of car twin Sullivan, 2d Dragoons, of a'son and heir. On the 28th ult., at Hoveton-hall, Norfolk, Mrs. Jobs Gurney, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., Mrs. Robert R. Robinson, Upper Glow cester-place, Uorset-square, of a' daughter. On the 31st ult., at Moon-grove, Manchester, the lady of J. Brook, Esq., of a daughter. On the 31st nit., at the Sub-deanery, Chichester, the wife of the Rev. J. Kenrick, of a daughter. On the let inst., at Upper Tooting, the wife of Edward B. Meyer, sq., of a daughter. "MARRIED. On the 28th ult., at St. Pancras Church, Samuel Thomas Esq., youpgest son o f S amuel George, Esq ,of S. iS 'ssquare, Gloucester, t o S usanna Eli za b et h , second sur vivingGleacrr)e' daughter of . the late John Black, Esq., formerly of the Admiralty. Un the <d inst., at All Saints, St. John's-wood, the Rev. Charles F. Tarver, M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cam bridge, to Sar a , second d aughter of Charles Knight, Esq., St. J oho s. wocd. On the 2d inst., at St. George's Church, Bloom,bury, the Rev. henry A. Stern, to Charlotte Elizabeth, third daughter of Mr. C. 11. Purilay, of Hunter -street, Brunswick-square. DIED. On the 29th ult., the Rev. William Ad"ams, D.D., vicar of Halstead, Essex, and rector of Abingdon Pigotts, Cambridge shire, aged 4. On the 29th ult , at Southampton, Henrietta, relict of the late General Prevost. On the 9th ult., Mary Kirkby, Guildford-street, Russell square, aged 92. _ On the 29th ult , aged 25, George, eldest son of George Winter, Eqq. of Backside, Southwark. _ _ On the SOth ult., in Mlecklenburgh•tquare, Joseph ritz williarn Esq., aged 96. On the 29th ult., aged ;7, Elizabeth, relict of the late Quartermaster George Gillott, 15th (or King's) Light Dra goons. London: Printed and Published by MURDO TOUNt), c , No. 112, Strand, Printer; "at The Sum Office: "N4,-112. Strand, in the Precinct Qf the Savoy, in the county 7f (Itiltoes, Thursday, April 4, ;860. C° The C, ef the U: notice, I will be Contract Stores al WINE SOAP 0 RICE (I 3 PEAS The W Samples less than Peas (not tendering, The cor No Ten, nor any n authorise( Kvery ralty, an „ a for Wine responsibl derinr, in formanee NAT Enrolled u Cl neput. John Brad. Thomas Ca Willism Edward Cr John Feltli Charles Gil 11:oi; { This Inst the fourteei an annual i The follow!; V E, 1)" Ye a m . 12[ 'at st GE st tE _ll Th e next ( to the 20th , Members' reminded thi date. Copies of t applicatiou. April 4, 11 N A T CaPitt The leadin troprietary Moderate Two-thirds Annual Di Half the Pi Extensive Alederate e N .R. The per cent. (aci Exair A •C.l E . t 4 ' Prosper or any of Warded p, I J NIT] 11, Waterloo -I 12, Bt. CH Blair Aval L. 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