The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-29 00:00:00

TRADES' DELEGATES CON FERENCE. The delegates from the united trades of the country met yesterday, at half-past nine, at the Parthenium Room, St. Martin's•lane ; T. S. Duncombe, Esq., in the chair. LeVers were read from Worcester, Birkenhead, and Edinburgh, expressing their concurrence in the objects of the conference and their determination to support those objects. Mr. FraTH, delegate from the plasterers of London, moved that the names of delegates on each division be published. Mr. Fix:uric was of opinion that it would answer no useful purpose to publish the names of delegates voting on all occasions. Such a course might be useful on certain occasions, but not indiscriminately. Mr. FIRTH, seeing the sense of the meeting against his motion, withdrew it. Mr. WHITE proposed that the names of the delegates who voted on the fourth resolution (yesterday) be printed and entered on the minutes. The motion was seconded, put, end carried. The CHAIRMAN said the next point the delegates had to coi Sider was whether 6. The Central Committee should be instructed to carefully prepare a constitution for concentrating the energies, legalising the proceedings, and giving practical eft*, ct to the growing desire for location in the land, and other measures for the profitable employment of the fund; of such unions as might be desirous of thus using them. _ _ _ Mr. FLEMINC, in supporting the resolution, said that he thought it would be much better, in the present state of public opinion, to avoid consolidation, and mako the Committee a medium for collecting useful information, and upon that information to prepare the best constitu tion they could for the support of the trades, and then to put that constitution in practice. Mr. l'AsQuit. (miners) moved an amendment to leave out the words after the words " desire for,"; and to insert the words, " and, therefore, giving practical effect to the growing desire for a general trades' union." After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn. Mr. GE >EGE WHITE then proposed a second amend ment, " That the consideration of the Gth resolution b 3 postponed ; and that a Committee of seven persons be appointed to collect the views of the delegates present en the Gth paragraph, for the purpose of founding a resolution thereon, so that the opinion of the Conference be c3ndensed, and placed before the country." Thq CHAIRMAN put the amendment, which was negatived ()a the original resolution being put, Mr. TAYLOR moved an amendment, which was subse coently witharttwn. Mr. DUNNING then moved an amendment to the same ffect, Lut The CHAIRMAN said it would be unfair to receive that amendment after the other delegates had withdrawn theirs, especially after guarantee had been given that the :subject would be fully discussed in another stage of the proceedings. Mr. DUNNING would not withdraw his amendment. The question was put from the chair, whether an op portunity would be given to that delegation to discuss the question, and it was decided by the Conference that the subject was introduced prematurely, and should not therefore be discussed. Mr. Pnroa was sorry and astonished that the dele gates should so long delay the discussion of the real question for their consideration. He believed the best .effects would be produced from different trades forming themsebil s into unions to protect themselves. He be liev:_d that labour might be created if there was only a proper understanding among the trades, and that would create the means of consumption, which was the great object they had in view. The CHAIRMAN suggested that the word " plan" Should be substituted for " constitution." The resolution was put in the amended form and carried. Mr. Wanaz begged that, as the delegates from the country were put to much trouble, and to considerable expense, by a residence in town, that the addresses of members of the Conference should be as brief and as mu,l to the point as possible. Too much time sad been wasted by delegates listening " to their own sweet voices," and he trusted that, for the future, eloquence would be discarded, and business attended to. There were no less than thirty-f air of the London dele gates absent that morning, and that certainly furnished but little encouragement for the country delegates to re main in town. Mr. \Vet - ITE, in order that the Central Committee might be in possession of the opinion of all the delegates, would make the following motion :—" That it be an in struction to the Central Committee to recommend the trades to adopt the principle of endeavouring to become proprietors of their own labour, by forming local societies for that purpose, on rules to be here after placed before them, a portion of which rules for the establishment of stores for the benefit of the members, and manufactories for their employ, thus enabling them to apply the profits arising from their labour and the stores above-mentioned to the rental or purchase of land for the use of the members of such trade." He felt confident that the trades of England if they wanted to raise themselves from the slavish position they occupied, they might do so—(Cheers) —and they might depend ul.on it if they made the attempt they would occupy next year a very different position to what they did at present.—(Cheers.) What, be would ask, was the position of the working-classes now ? Why, nothing but machines, for the benefit of others—(Cheers) —who had capital while they had not. — (Cheers.) If they all joined together they would have capi tat to preserve themselves from being cheated by others. He wished the delegates, before they separated, to give a pledge to each other to support one another, and thus prevent them from being the slaves of the profit makers.—(Cheers.) Mr. SKELTON, in seconding the resolution, adverted to the incompleteness of trades' unions for the purpose of protecting the labourer, because machinery was brought to such a state of excellence, that half the labourers were unemployed. The delegate went into a number of statistical details to show that while manufactures had iucreased wages had diminished ; and he argued that strikes had only wasted the strength of the work men, without in the least degree improving their con dition. Mr. EVANS said that some hundreds of years ago the working man could command any price for his labour, and there %%ere enactments upon the statute-book limit ing the remuneration for that labour, but now there was a power in this country created by machinery equalling in amount that of 600,000,000 persons, while it was well known that the three kingdoms only comprised a population of 30,000,000. With this extraordinary po;ver to compete with, it was no wonder that the •working man was obliged to succumb. What was 'the remedy ? He would point out as the first, and of most importance, that of emigration. There were lands in America , to be purchased at a very low calculation—why should the trades of England •not invest some capital of their own in this species of .property ? They might also obtain land in Venezuela without any sinking of capital, because the ruling powers there wished to people their land. There was at present only a population of some one million there, while the ,surface was three times that of this country. The speaker compared the fertility of the American soil with that of Eagl ind, and eulogised the former, as returning Sits riches without any labour on the part of the husband •men. There they had also to pay scarcely any taxes, 'while in England they were charged at least 10s. an acre. He trusted that the Conference would come to some decision in this matter before it finished its delibe ,rations ; and when they became possessed of some 12,000 acres of land, which he hoped would be before the year was out, they would be enabled to set the power of the employers at defiance, - and instead of as heretofore the workers returning to -their labour, after the funds had been exhausted which -had supported their strikes, they would be enabled to :withdraw the workers altogether, to plant them upon those lands, and so to neutralise the influence possessed -by the capitalists of the country. Mr. IlawxnuasT, of Sheffield, said the present propo asition was that which his trade had directed him to sup port. That which prevented con-umption in their line ` o f b irs iness was the exorbitant prices the seller demanded 'for the work of the artisan. He discarded the prin •ciple as unwise of buying in the cheapest and ',selling in the dearest market. He most cordially 'supported the proposition. All they wanted was better remuneration for their labour. The cutlers of Sheffield '.had been prevented from going into the American market in consequence of the spurious articles that were con. •tinually being brought into the market and represented *as being manufactured in Sheffield. The operative cutlers of that place, with the determination of patting 'a stop to this, had adopted the plan of stamping their work with the words " Sheffield Operative Cutlers' Company." ' After sione further discussion, the Conference ad journed till two o'clock. The Conference resumed at Two o'clock. The resolution, or recommendation rather, was then put to the meeting and carried. MT. DuNcomac (in reft-renee to a very thin meeting) ; said.. that he was puactual, and he trusted the delegateF, 'would be also). As it was, he should certainly go on with the business before them. Mr..RonsoN then proposed that it be an instruction to the Committee to recommend to the trades—first, the payment of a weekly sum, as may suit the circum atan.;e3 of each trade, to be used for the purpose of en 'ailing such tn ember to become possessed of land sufficient to raise him from the fear of poverty, under which the working classes now labour; and for the better elucidation of the , principle, the following recommendation be put forth to sho w t h e ca p a bili t y o f th e t ra d es to emanc i pate thetnielves from their present thraldom: when the funds amonet to 15/. per member, they can be so applied as to carry out the proposition, the details of which can be iplaca.l at the service of the Central Committee. Sew: wtera seconded the resolution. Ir. SLIZIMARD advocated the principle of. home colonization, as tending to. improve the condition of the 'working classes by providing for the surplus labourers. Mr. FLEMING was desirous before entering on this subject of hearing the prevailing ()pinions of the dele gates, for though nominally the representative of a sec tion favouring the idea of home colonization, he was yet virtually the medium through which a large body of men associated into a society five and a half years ago to carry practically .into effect these prin. ciples—a body of men who had purchased their 1,200 or 1,300 acres—a body of men who could look out on their own vales, and woods, and hills—who could hear the lowing of their own cattle, the bleating of their owu sheep, and see the smoke of their chimneys curling from their own homes—he was the medium through which these men made known their principles. That association was formed in consequence of a strike among the hatters of Sheffield, Manchester, Ashton, Stockport, Oldham, and other places, in ' the year 1841. They found that a strike did not answer the purpose it was intended fur, and they therefore associated for the purpose of investing their own capital in the purchase of land. There were only 150 members at 5/. eaeh, giving a working fund of about 700/. ; but with this limited fund they were enabled to afford work to their distressed fellow-workmen, and to pay them full wages for their labour.—(Cheers.) He objected to Mr. Robson's motion, because it entered into details, which they were not able profitably then to settle. The CHAIRMAN having put the resolution, Mr. WHITE rose to support it. He believed that it could be carried practically into effect, notwithstanding the statement of Mr. Fleming. He thought the adop tion of it would make the working classes independent of their employers, and if it could be carried out, he was certain it would be productive of the best effects. He objected to the subject being referred to a Central Committee. He thought that the Con ference, and the Conference itself, should act in the matter. As he was convinced that the trades would not adopt the proceedings of the Committee, he trusted the public would be made acquainted with the fact, that they were determined not to be put off so easily as the farm labourers had been.--(Cheers.) He thought it was the bounden duty of the Conference to agree to the proposition of Mr. Robson.—(Cheers.) He thought they ought to come to some practical agreement, and that that should be published over the whole country. lie was sure that Mr. Fleming must know that there were prejudices in the trade that they would have a great difficulty to get over. He went along with him in a great portion of all that he had said, but what he required was, that the Conference should itself do something definite, and not refer anything to a Committee. He concluded by supporting the proposition of Mr. Robson. The CHAIRMAN put the previous question, which was negatived by a majority of 12. Mr. FLEMING proposed the following resolution : " That the Central Committee be instructed to prepare a plan for the systematic organisation of the trades throughout the country, for a better regulation of trades' matter 3 and trades' strikes in all the societies that may unite in this Association, and that the suggestion of th 2 Chairman of the Confer ence on this subject be taken into especial consideration in the preparation of such a plan." These suggestions are as follow :—That the body shall be legally constituted, with powers vested in its members to hear all matters connected with trade business, and all cases where the rights of any one trade are threatened or invaded, that that trade—if a strike be sanctioned by the governing body— thall be sustained, upheld, and supported during the struggle, however long it shall continue. The terms to be submitted to, and agreed upon, by a majority of the Executive of the Association for the time being. In the formation of such a body, local machinery must be taken into consideration ; that is, suppose a strike takes place at Sheffield, or at Manchester, sanctioned by the ruling body, in such case the Executive should put themselves in communication with the local delegates of that trade appointed by their body, who will become honorary members for the- t me being of the goneral body ; and, if necessa-y, there must be appointed one or more as commissioners from the per manent executive, to repair to the spot where the strike takes place, there to instruct themselves upon, and inform the executive of all matters connected with the movements, and in such cases any excitement necessary to sustain the strike should be transferred from the place where it occurs to the metropolis, where the governing body should hold its permanent sittings. Mr. DUNNING seconded the resolution. Mr. WHITE thought it would be well to have a com mittee that evening to agree on the general principles on which they should act. His idea was that they came there to act and not to speak. The resolution was, after some discussion, put and carried. The 7th and last resolution was then put and carried unanimously:—" It is recommended that, at least, an annual conference should be held to review the proceed ings of the Central Committee, and to devise such mea sures as shall best promote the great objects of the Asso ciation." Mr. WHITE proposed " Thit a Committee of seven should be appointed to draw up an outline of a plan of organisation, and receive the opinions of the delegates on the matter, in order to establish an understanding as to the terms on which they agree to co-operate. The proposition was seconded. Mr. BLACKIIURST moved an amendment to the effect that as the del:gates were not prepared to submit plans to the committee, the proposition be negatived. Mr. FLEMING supported the amendment. The motion was put, when there appeared— For it , 32 Against it Mjurity -15 Mr. WHITE then moved that Mr. Robson, Mr. Blackhurst, Mr. Evans, Mr. Christopher, Mr. Bush, Mr. llnmphreys, and himself should form the committee. Mr. IhwiciNs moved that the annual Conference be a moving one, holding its sittings in the large towns al ternately. The motion was seconded by Mr. Evans, and carried unanimously. The Conference then adjourned till this day. TUE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 184% ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.—Brecon, March 25. THE TRECASTLE MIIRDER.—At nine o'clock this morning, Thomas Thomas was placed at the bar, charged with the murder of David Lewis, a Cardiganshire butter merchant, near Trecastle. The interest excited was most intense, and from an early hour in the morning the County-hall was surrounded by such crowds that when Mr. Justice Cresswell arrived he was obliged per sonally to struggle to obtain admittance, and several barristers were assisted through the windows. The prosecution was conclueted by Mr. Chilton, Q.C., and Mr. V. Williams ; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Nicholl Carne. The prisoner is a young man of cheerful appearance and athletic make, and appeared quite easy and com posed throl4,hout the day, occasionally taking notes. The following is an outline of the evidence adduced : —The gatekeeper at Trecastle turnpike deposed to being awoke, on the night of the 6th of December, by the sobbing of a little boy, son of deceased, at the gate with two carts, and gathered from him that he had lost his father, and, not perfectly understanding Welch, took him into the house until a waggon with two men came up, who proceeded about a quarter of a mile further, when they found the body of the deceased lying by the side of the road. They detached a horse from the train, and galloped back to Trecastle to give the alarm. It was proved by a surgeon that death had been produced by a pistol bullet, which had entered just behind the left ear, passing through the brain, and lodg ing against the opposite side of the skull. The pockets of the deceased were untouched, with the exception of an inner money pocket, which was empty, and his watch was left. The son of the murdered man, a boy about twelve years of age, depcs!d that on entering the town of Brecon on Friday night, his father called to do business at the Barrack Canteen, and while he (the boy) stayed with the carts at the gate, the prisoner came up and asked where the owner was. They left town about eight o'clock in the evening, and when about three miles on the Trecastle road, the prisoner got out of a waggon on the road, and bargained with the deceased for a ride to Trecastle in one of his carts. They all walked part of the way to warm themselves, end afterwards the de ceased, assisted by prisoner, put the boy in one of the carts, and covered him up with straw and sacking, when he fell asleep, and was only awoke by the cart stopping at the toll-gate. A young farmer, returning home from Brecon about eight that night, deposed that prisoner rode with him at the back of a chaise as far as a public-house, two miles from the town, where he said lie would go no further that night ; and a lad, who drove a waggon on the same road, stated that soon after he saw the prisoner about 300 yards nearer Brecon than the public-house; that he obtained permission to ride. in the waggon, and stated that he had been drinking a quart of ale at the public house. Nearly a mile further on the waggon was over taken by the carts of the deceased, and the prisoner bat gained with him for a ride to Trecastle, and left in company with him. The landlady of the inn stated that the prisoner had not been in there that night, and further proved that she had seen him that evening in a draper's shop at Brecon, purchasing a drab macintosh ; which was corroborated by two shopmen ; and the same macintosh was subsequently found lying on the banks of a little river near the prisoner's home, and full thirty miles from Brecon. The prisoner had also, a week previously, bought a pair of pocket pistols, with mould, &c., com plete, at Brecon, and had been practising on the previous Monday at a *mark, in the town of Llandovery, with those pistols. It was proved that be had visited two public-houses at Brecon, as late as six o'clock in the evening of the murder, and at one of those houses, where deceased put up, inquired if any butter carriers had gone that night. Before ten next morning prisoner was met near his own home, apparently returning from a journey, and dressed in a drab mackintosh, by a farmer and by Sir James Hamlyn Williams's gamekeeper. That night he was apprehended on a bridge leading to his father's house by the rural police, and while in their custody dropped a pair of pocket pistols, and on his person were found several bullets and some gunpowder. Two days after his father was seen picking up a purse of money close to the scene of his capture, and some time subsequently the contents were discovered hid in the father's house, and proved to be two 51. notes, a cheque for 5/., and some gold and silver. It was proved that notes of the same banks had been paid by respect able tradespeople to the murdered man, and the cheque was identified as one paid to him by a lady who was able to give the date and number of the document. A number of minute circumstances made up, with the above facts, a chain of circumstantial evidence so trong that all the in genuity of the prisoner's counsel, exerted in a speech of an hour and a quarter, failed to weaken it. His LORDSHIP summed up very minutely, and the jury, after retiring for half an hour, returned a verdict of Guilty of wilful murder. The prisoner's countenance at this moment assumed a far more earnest aspect than it had borne at any pre vious part of the day, and when his Lordship proceeded, with the most impressive solemnity, to pass sentence of death, he buried his face in his handkerchief, and bowed his head down OR the front of the dock ; but during the awful address he suddenly rose up, and with fierce vehemence cried out, "I am not guilty ;" and sub sequently, when reference was made to his crime, he exclaimed, "I am not afraid to die for that." He was removed from the dock apparently in deep distress, the calmness and cheerful demeanour which bad hitherto characterised his manner having entirely deserted him. HOME ClRCUlT.—Kingston, March 27. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.) SOLOMON e. LAWSON. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for a libel published in the Times. The declaration stated that the plaintiff was a mer chant at St. Helena, and that he had been in the habit of supplying ships with water at that place, and the libel complained of was contained in letters published in the Times, which charged him with putting unwholsesome water on board a vessel called the Moffat, in consequence of which it was alleged that the passengers and crew be came very ill. The defendant's pleas amounted is a justification of the alleged libellous article, and upon this issue was joined. Mr. Montagu Chambers and Mr. E. James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Pea cock were for the defendant. Mr. CHAMBERS addressed the jury, and said he had the honour to appear on behalf of Mr. Solomon, who sought at ,the hands of the jury recompense for a most grievous injury inflicted upon his character as an honourable merchant, and upon his feelings as a man, by a most gross libel upon him being published in the Times newspaper. The plaintiff had for many pears carried on the business of a merchant at St Helena, and his transactions were of a most extensive character, and, owing to his respectable position, he had filled the office of Consul for several different States in that island. The jury might, therefore, very well believe that he was not a man likely to lend himself to any such villanous transaction as that which was imputed to him by the libel of which he complained. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to narrate the circumstances under which the present action was brought, and read the article in question. It was a letter addressed to the editor of the Times, and it alleged that several gentle men, passengers in the Moffat, had arrived in England in a dreadful state of illness, from having drunk poisonous water, obtained from a copper tank at St. Helena. 11-- proceeded to say that this first letter was not so much complained of, but Messrs. Gardner and Urquhart, re spectable merchants in the City, who were the London agents of the plaintiff, upon seeing it in the Times, felt it their duty to write to the paper to endeavour to ascer tain who was the author of such a mischievous state ment. He should have thought that this would, at all events, have had the effect of making the conductors of the paper cautious how they proceeded further in so serious a matter ; but, instead of doing so, they refused to give up the name of the writer of the letter, and two days afterwards published another letter, in which the charges were repeated, and the name of the plaintiff was given as the party who had been the means of supplying the poisoned water to the vessel. Such a charge as this was of the most serious character, and it imputed to him an act disgraceful to him as a man, and ruinous as a merchant. Besides the charge contained in the original letter, th second contained a caution to all captains to be careful how they obtained their water at St. Helena, and con cluded by stating that the captain of the Moffat, his wife, and the crew had all been ill, and that the doctor of the vessel had declared that it was a decided case of poisoning. He should show the jury that the state ments in question were false in every particular ; that neither the captain, his wife, or child, or any of the crew, were at any time seriously indisposed during the voyage, and that the statement relative to the copper tank was an entire fabrication, and he could not conceive any ground for such an unfounded attack upon the plaintiff, except it was the act of some secret enemy who intended to ruin him. The libels were then put in and read, after which evi dence was adduced on behalf of the plaintiff. Mr. James Gilbert deposed that he was the captain of the Moffat East Indianian, and commanded her on her voyage home in last year. She sailed from Bombay en the 19th of May. She had a crew of 42 men, four mates, five military officers, named Andrews, Trope, Cotton, Webb, and Nixon, thirteen invalided soldiers, and witness's wife and a child were also on board. The witness then detailed the circumstances connected with the taking in the water at St. Helena, which he said was done in the ordinary way, and he did not observe any thing remarkable about the tank. They took in about thirty tuns, and began to use it at once, and the crew drank very plentifully of it while at St. Helena. Wit ness also drank it, and did not experience any ill effects, neither did his wife or child. All the crew were well with the exception of the cook and the cuddy servant, and they did at one time complain of illness. Witness and the passengers had the water filtered, but the crew drank it as it was brought into the ship. In cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant SHEE, Captain Gilbert said that the plaintiff dealt largely in provisions of all sorts, and that he also kept a sort of lodging-house or hotel at St. Helena. He paid him ss. a tun for the water, and purchased other provisions, consisting of wine, spirits, grocery, and fresh meat to the amount of upwards of 2001, The officers were ill when they went on board at Bombay, but they had in a great measure recovered before they got to the Cape, and were nearly well when they arrived at St. Helena. They began to get ill again about a month after they left the latter place, and one was ill sooner. He was not aware that the gums and lips of these gentlemen turned blue very soon after they left St. Helena. He was not aware that they complained of having ulcers in their mouths, and that they also had a metallic taste in them. In answer to a question from the Learned Sergeant—the witness said that the surgeon of the vessel had been arrested on the previous day at his suit ; but he swore positively that he was not aware at the time that he had been sabpcenaed to give evidence on behalf of the defendant, Mr. Lawson. In answer to further questions he said that he was himself sick after he left St. Helena, and that his wife and child were also ill for a short time. He also said that the cook was ill, and that he complained of a coppery taste in his mouth, and was continually vomiting and complaining of pains in his back and stomach. The officers had the same symptoms, and he had observed that their lips and gums had a blue and livid appearance. The chief mate and the doctor were also taken ill, and exhibited similar symptoms. The cuddy servant and the second mate also complained. Serjeant SHEE asked the witness whether, in point of fact, there was not a general impression on board the ship that they were carrying poison in some shape or other with them ? Witness—l did not entertain that opinion, but I b lieve some of those on board did. Examination continued—At one time it was thought that Captain Nixon, one of the gentlemen in question, could not recover, and, indeed, he was advised to prepare for death. He was in a very bad state, his mouth ap peared quite blue ; he complained of great pain in his throat and mouth, he vomited violently, and suffered from an obstinate constipation of the be wels. Witness would not say that if the vessel had been two days longer at sea several of the passengers must have died, but they certainly were in a very bad state when they arrived in England. He had heard that the St. Helena water was suspected, and that it was tested by the sur geon of the vessel. William Pullen, the third mate, was then examined, and he proved that he drank the water furnished by the plaintiff during the whole of the voyage from St. Helena to London, and that he experienced no ill effects from it. The regular allowance of water was seven pints a day to each man. Davis, a sailor on board the Moffat, gave similar testimony . Mr. Gladstone, a ship-builder, .deposed that he built the sloop for the plaintiff, and fitted her with the tank. It was made of three-inch deal, and had no copperor any kind of metal about it, in any part. It was able to con tain about 40 tons of water. The entire cost of the vessel and its fittings up was about 9001. Mr. Mason, a member of the College of Surgeo s, proved that he analysed the water brought home in the Moffat, and found it to be prfectly pure and entirely free from any metallic matter. Some letters that had passed between Mr. Dobie, the solicitor to the Times, and the plaintiff's solicitor, were then put in. They did not contain anything very mate rial to the case, but in one written by the former gentle mAn an intimation was given that if the undertaking were entered into not to proceed against the Times, the name of the author would be given up. Th's was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant SREE than rose to address the jury for the defendant, and in commencing his observations he said he felt that the present case was one not only of importance to the parties, but to the public generally. So far as a pecuniary point of view the matter was not of the least importance to the proprietors of the Times ; but the proprietors of that journal did feel a deep inte rest in the mode in which it was conducted, and desired that it should be made manifest to the world that there was no pretence for saying that its columns were at the disposal of private malice or anonymous slander. After some further remarks, the Learned Counsel called Captain Andrews, of the 23th Foot, Lieut. Nixon, and Lieut. Trope, three of the gentlemen alluded to. Their evidence was pretty much of the same , :haracter, being to the effect, that, having originally been suffering from a fever contracted during the campaign in Sinde, they were invalided, and returned home in the Moffat, but they got much better before they arrived at St. Helena ; and after they sailed from thence, they were attacked in the manner described by the witnesses for the plaintiff. Upon their cross-examination they stated that considerable quantities of calomel had beau admi nistered to them for the fever, and also while they were on board the ship. At this stage of the case, Mr. CIAMBERS addressed the Court, and said he had just received an intimation that the jury was not quite so impartially composed as it should 11e, and that one gentleman was in some way interested. lie suggested that this gentleman should retire, and that the Cause should be disposed of by tht , remaining eleven. One of the jury immediately rose, and said his name was Howell, and the gentleman whose name had been ____ ..,...,.. mentioned by the Learned Counsel for the defendant was his cousin. He declared, however, that until he entered the box he had not the slightest idea that his relative was in any way mixed up with the case, but after what had been said he would leave it in the hander of the Court whether he should retire from the box or ........ ,_ not. He repeated that until he was called into the box, he was entirely ignorant that his cousin was in any way concerned in the case. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said he quite believed what the gentleman stated, and his conduct had been most proper. lie would rather, therefore, leave it to himself to decide whether he would remain as a juror, and per. hap' he might consider that under the circumstances it would be more satisfactory to his own feelings that he should . not remain as a juror. Mr. Rowell said he should gladly avail himself of the suggestion of his Lordship, and would retire from the jury box. - The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE observed, that in doing so, he would carry with him the conviction of every one that he had acted with the utmost propriety, and he added that every one must be satisfied from his conduct that when he took his seat as a juror, he was entirely ignorant that his relative was in any way connected with the case. The evidence was then proceeded with. Mr. H. Green, who acted as surgeon on board the Moffat on her voyage home, was called as a witness, but his evidence did not carry the case any further. He de scribed the symptoms exhibited by the gentlemen alluded to, and expressed an opinion that they were suffering from the effects of some metallic poison. On being cross-examined, he said that be did not think the water was the cause of the illness of the pas sengers. He also stated that he had tested the water during the voyage and faund that it did not contain any particle of copper. He also admitted that some of the symptoms were very similar to those that would be ex hibited by persons who had taken too large a quantity of mercury. Two me_lical gentlemen who had attended upon the patients after their arrival in England were next ex amined, and they also expressed an opinion that they were suffering from the effects of some metallic poison. Mr. H. Howell was then examined—He deposed that he was a merchant, and carried on business under the firm of Howell and Co., in Broad-street-buildings. He knew Mrs. Nixon, and was at her house when her son, Lieutenant Nixon, and Lieutenant Cotton came home from the Moffat ; and in consequence of seeing their dreadful condition and the statements they made, he said he was induced to write the letter s s i gne d " Nauticus" to the Timer, believing at the time that their contents were true. He gave his name and address to the Times when he sent the first letter. At that time he did not know anything of Mr. Solomons. Witness had been at St. Helena, but was not connected with any merchant or any other person at that place. Cross-examined—After the first letter was written, witness had a communication with Mr. Gardner, the plaintiff's agent, and he told him that the person who wrote the letter had no money, and that it would be use less to proceed against him. He also told him that the writer had been a bankrupt, and that if proceedings were taken against him he would be a bankrupt agsin. Witness had been a bankrupt. He had not indemnified the monies. Mr. CHAMBERS then addressed the jury in reply, and said that the case for the plaintiff had not at all been shaken by the evidence adduced on the other side, and he argued that the Times had most improperly lent itself to a most gross and unfounded attack upon the cha racter of an horrourable man, wha might have been en tirely ruined, and all his prospects destroyed before he was actually aware of the source from whence the blow was struck. He concluded by calling upon the jury to give ample an 1 exemplary damages. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having briefly summed up, the jury retired, and after being absent about half an hour, returned into Court, finding a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 5001. lIIIDLAND ClRCUlT—Coventry. March 27. The commission for the Coventry division of the coun • ty of Warwick was opened yesterday, with a calendar of forty-two prisoners for trial ; but, with two or three exceptions, they are all cases of stealing. The only serious cases are those of Susannah Jarvis, a girl aged 13, charged with the murder of the infant chile of Emma Golsby, and John Preston, charged with having, in the company of others not in custody, committed a burglary at Mancetter, in this county. There is no cause but three heavy road indictments appointed for trial on Friday. (Before Chief Justice TINDAL.) John Preston, alias Hudson, aged 32, wits charged with burglary, on the 19th of October, in the house of Thomas Worthington, at Mancetter. Mr. Wilmore prosecuted. The prosecutor, a fine old man close upon ninety, stated that about one o'clock o ithe night in question he was aroused from his sleep by a noise at the front door, and went down. His niece and his working man, Thomas Wilson, were with him. Some people were hammering at the door. The prosecutor asked what they wanted, and they replied " his cows were out" The prosecutor said they might go, for they would do no harm until the morning. Then they asked for drink, and were told they might have as much as they liked if they would come the next day. They then began to break open the door, at the top of which a hole had been made. Prosecutor called for his arms, and his niece brought him a pistol. He tried to put it through the door, but his eye-sight being bad he could not find it at first, but did afterwards, and fired it off. His niece also gave him a sword, which he passed between the wall and the door, and tried to strike any one he could reach. The persons outside threw large stones through the hole, and hit the prosecutor, who would have fallen, had not his niece caught him in her arms. There were five or six persons outside. They broke open the door with levers. Prosecutor had a blunder buss in his hand at the time, which he had taken from the chimney-piece. His niece said, " For God's sake, don't shoot them," and the men walked in, prosecutor having lifted the muzzle of the gun and fired it oft, to prevent their using it. The blood was running down prosecutor's face from the blow on the head from a stone. The men pushed him about, and otherwise ill-treated him, and robbed the place of a pistol, four sovereigns, some silver, and other matters. No part of the property was found on the prisoner ; but a conversation was de posed to as having taken place between the prisoner and another man named Haines, who was in gaol at the same time. The substance of this conversation was that the prisoner was put in the cell with him, at which time he had not heard of the Mancetter robbery. Prisoner was asked what he was in for, and he said on suspicion of the a iaitt•ir r obbery. He said there had been very litt from the robbery, some gold and some new coin ; th a t there had been violence. Beer had been asked for, and re fused. They then broke in. Haines said, " You must have been there, or have known somebody who was there." Prisoner said, " Unluckily he was there, though not in the house." Haines told the statement to the governor of the gaol. He was then applied to to become a witness. He refused, thinking it was a breach of con fidence. He was then taken before the magistrate and compelled to enter into his recognizances, and kept in gaol for the purpose of insuring his attendance. There was a reward of 2001. offered, but Haines said he did not know it at the time of the disclosure in question. The prisoner attempted to prove an alibi to the effect that he was at Ann's•acre, between twenty and thirty miles from the place of the robbery; that he was at home and in bed by ten o'clock; but there were many discrepancies in the different statements of the witnesses. The Learned JUDGE summed up the case very clearly and concisely; and The jury, after a few moments' consideration, returned a verdict of Guilty. A previous conviction for felony having been proved, The prisoner was sentenced to transportation for life. The CHIEF JUSTICE then ordered Mr. Worthington to stand forth, and after praising his courage and conduct in the matter, stated he should direct the county to pay him a reward of 10/. (Before Mr. Justice MatieE.) MURDER.—Susannah Jarvis, an interesting-looking girl, of the age of 13, was placed at the bar, charged with the murder of Emma Golsby, at Coventry, on the 22d of April last. Mr. Mellor and Mr. Adams were for the prosecution; Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., conducted the defence. This case was tried at the last summer assizes for this division of the county, and lasted a whole day, but the jury, after being locked up through the night, not being able to agree, were discharged. At the winter assizes the trial was postponed, on the prisoner's appli cation, on account of her not being able to obtain the assistance of Mr. Humfrey, who defended her on the previous occasion, but who does not attend the winter assizes. The trial now came on, and lasted the greater portion of the day, but the main facts are shortly these :—The and had been acting as a prisoner nurse c i o n m from e ser Kenilworth, vice of lair. a n Airs. Golsby, who kept an inn called the Canal Tavern, Leicester-row, just entering the town from Leicester. Mrs. Golsby had three children, of whom the deceased, a child in arms, was the youngest. The prisoner had been in their ser vice three or four months, and but a short time before the murder had been scolded for bringing the child home with its throat scratched. Her mistress asked her what it, was, to which she replied, "Nothing." It was sup pOsed she did not treat the child well, as it was never willing to go to her. There was a woman-servant kept in the house, and happening to be going to Kenilworth, she told the prisoner she would call and tell her parents of her conduct, and that if she did not behave better, she should be sent home. On the night of the murder, Mrs. Gulaby had proceeded up stairs to put one of the children in bed, leaving another, about nine years old, in the bar, and the baby In the cradle in the kitchen. There is a short passage leading from the kitchen into the yard, and the little girl in the bar saw the pri soner come from the kitchen into the passage, saying, she was going to the " petty." She saw her at the kitchen door, and then returned into the bar. The mother was up stairs, and was struck by hearing a curious moaning noise, and shortly after a sharp cry. The distance - where she was from the kitchen was but short. She ran down in a moment, and met the prisoner just coming out of the kitchen, who said, " Oh, ma'am, man has just come in and murdered baby, and has gone away down the yard." The poor mother rushed in, and saw the child murdered in the cradle, the instrument used being a carving knife that lay on the dresser, and was within the reach of any person standing at the head of the cradle. The death was caused by a thrust in the neck above the collar-bone, extending into the chest. Several witnesses for the defence Rroved that a man had been seen much about the time in question on the premises and to go away, and it was that circumstance that had induced the doubt in the minds of the former jury. These were the principal features of the case. The Learned JUDGE summe d u p with great minute jury, after deliberating a short time, found thenes minute ness,prisonerandthe Not Guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKENWELL. SPA- FIELDS BURIAL2GITOUN Smith, the grave digger at Spa-fields Burial ground, and Stephen Bishop, the watchman there, were brought before Mr. Combo on a bench warrant issunl by the Chairman of the ClerkensTll Sessions, the grand jury having found true bills against them on an indictment charging them with certain serious offences connected with the above burial- place. Inspector Penny produced the warrant on which the prisoners were apprehended. The warrant is directed against Robert Vinall, Esq., William Langford, Eiq , Francis Green, labourer, William C. Bird, labourer, Thomas Smith, and Stephen Bishop. Mr. Lewis now appeared for the prisoners, and pre sented two tradesmen, named Monday and Ashfield, whose bail to the amount of 201. each were accepted for the prisoners' appearance at the next sessions. PRICE or TEA IN 1680.—" These are to give no tice to persons of quality, that a small parcel of most excellent tea is by accident fallen into the hands of a private person to be sold ; but that none may be disap pointed, the lowest price is 30s. a pound, and not any to be sold under a pound weight, for which they are desired to bring a convenient box. Inquire at Mr. Thomas London Gazette, Dec. 16, 1680. E in St. James' market."— Eagle's, EßA T a u t m t Ding's thR Head, e eort of the Railway De partment of the Board of Trade, on the schemes for ex tending railway communication in the South of Ireland, at page 6, line 44, for " Dublin, Wexford and Carlow," read "Dublin, Wexford, Waterford and Carlow." LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividead Amount Name of Company. por of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - X s. d. X s. d. Bank of Scotland ... • • 61. per cont. 100 0 0 172 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 16814 British Linen Company 81• per cent. - 100 0 0 226% Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 167% National Bank 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - ; 50 0 0 95 Western Bank. - 50 0 0 76% North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7 Clydesdale Bank .... • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 14% Eastern Bank .. .. .. , • 3/. per cent. - 15 0 0 11% Caledonian Bank ... • • 61. per cent. - 2 10 0 3% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. - 5 0 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 815 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 Hercules Insurance Co. 7/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Incur. Co. of Scotlnd • • 51. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Incur. - 91. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Insur. 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Insur, 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18% Edin. &Glasg. Railway 4%1. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 65% Ditto, % Shares •• • • 4%1. per cent. 12 10 0 All paid. 16% Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 Glasgw & Ayrshi r Rail. 4%1. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 65% Glasgw & Green& Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 15 Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 2i 0 0 All paid. 28 Dundee& Arbroth Hail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 32% CANALS. ! Names of 7 (Dividend Price. Names of c„, id, '' Di v idend Names Price. Companies. A per Companies. A cn Annum. X I X Ashtn & 01411 97,5/.55. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 8/. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51, 98 Barnsley .. . • 160' 12/. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 15 Basingstoke.. 100 - 5 Neath lOO 20/. 365 Brknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Nottingham Cromford .. • . 100 181. 164 eak Forest Dudley .• • ... 100 41. 80 Regent's ... • 33 1/. 24 Derby ••• . .. 1001 8/. 103 Rochdale ..• •8 5 4/. 55 Ellsinre&Chs 133, 4/. 58 Shropshire .• 125 81. 120 Erewash •.. 100, 32/. 440 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth & Clyd' 100, 4/. 105 Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 0 randJunetn iOO 71. 120 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 480 Grand Union 1001 1/. 10s. 23 hrewsbury 125 15/. 230 Gl a morgnsh .172 13%1. 210 Sto ur b r id ge 145 201. 360 Glstr& Brklyi 00, 1 - 8 Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 10s. 30 Grantham • • 150; 121. 100 Severn andl ~.,''' , , Huddersfield. 571 - 20 W ye Rail. 5 ' ''' . ' s ' ( 30 Kennt & Avn 39, Is. 6d. 10 Triit & Mr- Lancaster .• .1 17; 11. 10. 40 Bey, U sh. s 50 30/. 450 Leeds& Li vrp. 100, 341. 570 Thams &Med 19 - 10 Leicester ... • 140! 101. 110 Worcstr &I Lei cstr &Nth 831 41. 70 Bi rm i ng. j 78 41. 50 Loughborogh 112' 70/. 1050 Wilt s & B i k s 67 11 . 4 s. I LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28. RAILWAYS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. SI are. - - £ s. d. £ s. d. Aberdeen...........- - 210 0 3% Birmingham & Gloster V. be. perch. 100 0 0 100 0 0 133 Ditto, New, iss. 71 die. 15s. 25 0 0 17 10 0 33 - Brighton,Lews,& Hart. - 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 - Bristol and Exeter.... 2/.l6s.per sh. 100 0 0 70 0 0 82% Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 0 0 58 Caledonian ........ - - 50 0 0 50 0 9% '2ambridge wid Lincoln - - 25 0 0 110 0 7 Chatham & Prtsmouth - 20 0 0 1 0 0 Chester and Holyhead - 50 0 0 5 0 0 r.. 8% Chichester & Brighton - - 10 0 0 11% Churnet Valley ....... - 20 0 0 20 0 7% Cornwall ......... .. - - 30 0 4% Direct Northern.... .• - 50 0 0 210 0 4% Direct Norwich • ..... " - 20 0 0 10 0 I% Dias, Beceles, & Yrmth -.. 25 0 0 110 0 2% Dublin & Belfast JUTIC. - 50 0 0 210 0 7% Ditto and Galway - - - 2 10 0 3 Eastern Counties ... - 4s. per sh. 25 0 0 14 16 0 21% Do.,Perpetual, No.l 51. per ct. 613 4 313 4 1% p. Ditto, ditto, No. 2... - - 0 13 4 % pm. Eastern Union - 50 0 0 10 0 0 18% Edinburgh & Glasgow 21. ss. p. sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 61% Ditto, Quarter Shares Ils. 3d. p. sh. 12 10 0 12 10 0 15% Ely and Bedford - 25 0 0 1 5 0 1% Grand Connection .. • • - 50 0 0 210 0 Grand Junction Ditto, Half Shares • • 101. per ct. 10 0 0 50 0 0 112 Ditto, Quoxter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Gt. Southern &Western - 50 0 0 5 0 0 16 Great North of England 31.55. 100 0 0 100 0 0 192 Ditto, New... ••• • - - 40 0 0 5 0 0 48 Groat Western ... Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Fifths , 71. percent. 20 0 0 20 0 0 403. Guilford Junction - 50 0 0 35 0 0 Harwich - 20 0 0 1 0 0 2% Hull and Selby Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 20% Kendal & Windermere - 25 0 0 110 0 23 Lancaster and Carlisle - 50 0 0 15 0 0 36 Leeds and Bradford - 50 0 0 5 0 0 21% Liverpool & Manchestr 101. per et. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, Half Shares lOl. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per et. 25 0 0 25 0 0 T,ondon & Birmingham 101. per ct. - Stock. 232 Ditto, New Thirds lOl. per et. 32 0 0 2 0 0 44 X Ditto, New % Shares 10/. per or. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31% Lyndon and Blackwell - 16 13 4 -7% London and Brighton il. Os. per sh. 50 0 0 50 0 8 63% Ditto, Loam Notes 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13% London and Greenwich - 12 15 4 - 11 Ditto, Pref. or Priv 5/. per cent. 18 17 2 - 25 London and S. Western 5/. ss. per sh. 41 6 10 .- 79% Do., New Cons. Bths - 40 0 0 6 0 0 23 Ditto, New ...... - - 50 0 0 210 0 12 ;ondon and Croydon • 10s. per sh. 13 15 9 - 18 Ditto, Guarntd. sp. c. - 90 0 40 0 5% London and York - 50 0 0 210 0 3% Lynn and Ely - 25 0 0 210 0 6% anchester and Leeds 41.75, 6d. p. s. 100 0 0 70 0 0 144 Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 4s. 25 0 0 2 0 0 '2O Ditto, Sixteenths .• • - 6 5 0 1 5 0 7% Manchestr & Birming. 2/. per share 40 0 0 40 0 57% Ditto, Quarter Shares - 10 0 0 4 0 0 9% Midland - Stock. 146 Ditto, Fifths .••• • • • - - 2 0 0 3 Ditto, llirrn. Y.:Derby 21.135. per sh, - Stock. 109 Newcastle & Berwick - 25 0 0 110 0 13% New cstle & Danl. June. 6s. 25 0 0 94 0 0 47 North British •••• • • . • - 25 0 0 10 0 0 17 Northern and Eastern . 2/. ss. 50 0 0 45 0 0 65 Ditto, Scrip, iss. 5/. d. 15s. 50 0 0 30 0 0 35 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 17% North Kent - 50 0 0 215 0 3% Norwich and Brandon - 20 0 0 10 0 0 16% Ditto, New.. -.. .. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 :4% Portsin:tith Direci .• • • - 50 0 0 210 9 2 Preston and Wyre •• • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 35 liichmnd &W. E June. - 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 4% Rugby- - 20 0 0 1 0 0 4 Ditto, 2d Pref., 1842 - 25 0 0 25 0 0 Sheffield and Lincoln.. - 25 0 0 1 5 0 1% Sheffield & Manchestr Si. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 25 0 0 8 0 0 13 Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,Bir - 50 0 0 210 0 5% South Devon ..... •• • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 20% South-Eastern & Dovr 1/. Is. 33 2 4 - I 43 Ditto, New iss. 32/.dis - 50 0 0 8 0 0 17 South Wales ... ••• • • • - - 2 10 0 6% Stevenson's Prtsmouth - - 2 10 0 2% Thames and Medway - 19 5 8 - 17% Trent Valley •••• . • . • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 17 Yarmouth & Norwich - 20 0 0 '2O 0 0 28 Ditto, New.. ••• • - - 20 0 0 8 0 0 15% York & North ilidland 10/. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 101 Ditto, Half Shares.. 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 49% Do., Scarbro' Branch - 25 0 0 20 0 0 41 Ditto, Selby Scrip • • - 50 0 0 20 0 0 66% Ditto, Extension .... - 25 0 0 1 5 0 12% Boulogne and Amiens. - 20 0 0 2 0 0 12 Gt. Northern of France - 20 0 0 4 0 0 6 Orleans and Vierzon.. - 20 0 0 2 0 0 18% Orleans & Bourdeaux - 20 0 0 2 0 0 11% Paris &Lyous(Laffitte) - 20 0 0 20 0 2% Paris and Strasbourg.. - 20 0 0 20 0 2% Paris and Orleans - 20 0 0 20 0 0 501% Paris and Rouen .... -2/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 44% Rouen and I'lavre • - 20 0 0 14 0 0 32% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price: Annum. Share. £ 0. d. £ s. d. Australasia •• • • 8/. per cent. 49 0 0 40 0 0 45N BritshNorth American 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45 3 4 Commercial of London 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 Colonial ... 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 14 Londe and Westininstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27% London Joint-Stock .. • 6!. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14M Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 45 Ditto, New......... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland 51. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 16% Nat. Provnelat of Eng. 5/. per cent. 100 o 0 35 0 H 37% Ditto, New. .... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 25 0 0 25 0 0 26 Union of London.... • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12M INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ 0. d. £ s. d. Albion .. ...... .•. • • 3l. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 72% Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marine... .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 6% Atlas 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl,Med. &Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6% County ........., „ 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown / 61. ss. bs. j Eagle • 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5% Economic Life . & 30s.bs. Eng. & Scot. Law LIN 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2 1 3 European Life • . Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 142 Guardian .. •.. Imperial Fire •• • Imperial Life... .. .... 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16 Indemnity Marine •• • • I/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life . I/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 5% London Fire .... ..... 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 16 London Ship ..... .. .. 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 16 Marine 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 Med. Invlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Loan Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 -2% National Life. ... ••. • • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9% Palladium Life ..... ... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 Pliamix .. - - Protector Life...... • -5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 Provident Life.... .. • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life .. .... .... 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 188 Sun Fire ......... - - Ditto Life . It. 6s. - - Universal Life •... • • 10%1. pr cut. 100 0 615 0 16 DOCXS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price Annum. Share. X s. d. '4 s. d. Commercial ......... 3/. per cent. Stock. • test and West India... ,5% Z. prcent.l Stock. 142 mast Country London ............. '4 41. pr cent./ Stock. 116% St. Katharine •• • . Southampton •• .. WATER-WORKS. ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I raid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s, d. East London.. • • ...... 8/. 100 0 0 230 Urand Junction • ..... 3/. 46 13 4 90 Kent 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 65 Vauxhall West Middlesex •.• • • • 4/. 163. pr ct. 63 12 9 127 MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.) CORN EXCHANGE - FRIDAY. The returns for the present week show full average arivals of English Wheat for our market, yet the num ber of samples of that grain on offer this morning was by no means extensive. The attendance of buyers being small, only the finest qualities were inquired for, and commanded full prices, but all other kinds were a mere drug, and a clearance was not effected. In free foreign Wheat as well as Grain under lock, next to nothing was doing at late rates. Barley and Malt were in moderate supply and sluggish request at about Monday's quo tations. The arrivals of Irish Oats having been very ex tensive, the Oat trade was dull, at a decline of 6d per quarter. Other grain as last advised. ARRIVALS. Wheat. 1 Barley. 11,380 qrs. 4,860 qrs. English • • • ... Irish ...... • • Foreign ...... Oats. 4,050 55,300 Flour. 7,930 - 1 1,020 1 Malt, 6,020 qrs. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Beasts in to day's market being con siderably more than adequate to meet the wants of the buyers, we have to report an unusually heavy demand for Beef, at prices barely equal to those obtained on Monday. There were on offer 60 Oxen and Cows, from Holland, and 100 Scots from Scot land, all in excellent condition. The numbers of Sheep were seasonably extensive. Prime Downs sold heavily, at Monday's currencies, but other breeds were 2d. per Blbs. lower. In Lambs, next to nothing was doing, and the rates declined 2d. per 81bs. The Vtial trade was excessively dull, at a depression of 4d. per Blbs. In Pigs, next to nothing was doing. Mitch Cows were held at from 171. to 191. each, including their small calf Per Bibs. to sink the offal. s. tt. s. d Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto. 2 8 '2 10 Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 6 Prime Scots .. Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves, lB 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep . • • • 2 6 3. 0 s. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 3 2 3 G Coarse-woolledditto 3 8 4 0 Southdown `'ethers 4 2 4 6 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs •••• .. 3 0 3 8 Small Porkers • • 310 4 2 Quarter old Pigs —l6 0 19 0 Lambs .••••• • • • . 4 8 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. 1 Sheep. 1 Calves, 810 1 5,730 1 133 NEVITGATI3 AND LEADENRALL. We had rather an extensive supply of Meat, owing to which the general demand was heavy, at drooping currencies. Pigs. 320 At per stone, by the Carcase s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior...... 2 2 2 4ii Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 210 - middling .. 2 6 2 8 Y middling.. 3 0 3 4 prime large .. 210 3 0 i prime .... 3 6 3 8 - prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large.... ••• . 2 8 3 4 Vea1........ •••• • • 3 6 4 6 - small ........ 3 6 4 2 Lamb, 4s. Bd. to ss. 10d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. For the best Hops in pockets of last year's growth, as well as all olds, a fair demand has existed, since our last report, at full prices. In all other kinds of Hops next to nothing is doing. The present rates are as follow: Sussex pockets, 7l 2s to 81 4s ; Wealds, 71 5s to 8/ ; Mid Kent, 81 to 111 lOs ; East Kent, 71 lOs to 91 5e ; choice do., 10/ to 12112 s; Mid Kent bags, 71 15s to 81 12s ; East Kent do., 10/ lOs to 11/17s. COAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Buddle's West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Carr's Hartley, 17s ; Chester Main, 15s 9d ; East Tanfield, 15s ; Hasting's Hartley, 16s 6d ; Holywell Main, 17s ; New Tanfield, 155; Ord's Redheugh, 14s 6d ; South Pontop, 15s; Tanfield Moor Butes, 15s 6d; Taylor's West Hartley, 16s; West Wylam, 15s 6d; W.E., Bewicke and Co., Ws 3d ; Hilda, 17s 6d ; Hotspur, 163 9d ; Killing worth. 17s; Urpeth, 165; Wharncliffe, 17s 9d; Belmont, 19s; Braddyll's Hetton, 20s ; East Hater), 17s 6d ; Haswell, 20s 9d ; Hetighall, 17s 6d ; Hetton, 20s ; Lambton, 20s ; Pemberton, 17s 6d ; Stewart's, 20s ; Caradoc, 19s 9d ; Hartle pool, 20s; High Thornley, 17s 6d ; Leasingthorne, 18s 9d ; South Kelloe, 19s ; Cowndon Tees, 18s ; Eden Harllepool, 17s ; Tees, 19s 6,1 ; Woodefield, 15s ; Cowpen Hartley, 17s ; Powell's Duffrvn Steam, 22s ; Sidney's Hartley, 16s 6d.— Ships arrived since last day, 51. (From the London New Price Current of March 28.) SUGAR.-To-day the quantity of West India Sugar dis posed of by private treaty amounted to 550 hhds and trca, and prices is to is 6d per cwt under those that pm veiled prior to the holidays ; but good and fine yellow obtain former rates, on account of the scarcity. At pub lic sale 6 hhds 73 brls St. Kitts were sold, mid grey at 41s, low 40s, mid yellow 435, low 425, and washed 37s per cwt. REFINED.-To-day several parcels of refined goods were taken by the home trade at 65s to 66s for standard, and 64s per cwt for brown Lumps. '1 he market is firm for bonded Crushed Sugar at 31s to 31s 3d per cwt. MAuttrrius.-This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius, but the large quantity of 5,500 bags is de clared for Tuesday, and 12,000 bags for Thursday next. EAST INDIA.-This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with little attention ; at public sale 1,006 bags were brought forward, 571 bags of which consisted of damaged Dobah kind ; these went at Ms to 57s for yellow, and at 58s. 6d to 59s 6d for better quality, being the full worth ; the remainder consisted of brown and yellow, a part only of which found buyers at a fall of 2s to 3s very low damp brown went at 298 to 30s, and 32s 6d to 33s 6d, good mid 35 to 365, low damp yellow 39s 6d to 41s 6d. Of Penang 1,500 bags were partly sold at moderate rates-mid white at 44s 6d to 475, low 43s 6d, mid grey 40s to 42s 6d, low 36s 6d, common brown 32s 6d, damp and washed 303 to 44s 6d. 110 bags of Singapore sold at 51s for good white, 49s 6d for mid, 34s 6d to 38s 6d for low and mid brown, and 36s to 49s for damp and washed. 21 cases of Ceylon were taken in at 36s per cwt for low brown. MOLASSES.-The market for West India has a dull appearance, holders are disposed to sell, but few pur chasers are to be met with, and 16s to 20s per cwt is the value. In East India we have no transactions to report. The stock of Molasses is heavy, and the consumption at present is small. To-day 40 puns Trinidad Molasses were sold at 17s. 6d, and 50 puns of St. Kitts at 17s per cwt. FOREIGN.-Brazil has been sought after, and very full rates have been paid, fine new brown Bahia at 19s 6d, and Pernambuco at 19s 6d per cwt, 200 chests of white Bahia on the spot at 22s to 24s per cwt. Holders refrain from offering any at public sale. For yellow Havannah there are several orders, previous rates are offered, but business is still checked. The operations this week are 600 chests at 20s to 23s for common to fine. White is wanted, and prices rule firm, at 32s to 34s 6d per cwt. In other descriptions the transactions are upon a more extended scale at stiff rate. 400 hhds of Porto Rico sold at 20s per cwt. TEA.-To-day there was a brisker demand for Twan kay, and common fetched is 2i-d to Is 3d ; but for all other sorts of Tea the market was in a d u l state, and 9d to 10d accepted for common Congo; cash. For public sale on Tuesday 4,000 packages are declared, the quantity of which is likely to be increased. COFFEE.-This afternoon the market was well sup plied with Mocha Coffee, the quantity offered at public sale amounting to 1,042 bales; but the whole was taken in and withdrawn in consequence of the trade not being prepared to pay former rates ; middling greenish clean garbled was bought in at 60s, middling brownish 58s to 59, and small Triage 42s per cwt ; the rates bid were not within 2s to 3s of those previously quoted ; 271 bags of Bahia were only partly sold at easier rates, fine ordinary at 325, good ordinary 295, ordinary 25s 6d to 27e, bold Triage 26s 6d to 28s, and black 25s ; 40 bags Ceylon were sold at 46s 6d for good ordinary, and at 47s 6d for very good ordinary, being the full value. CocoA.-Holders of West India show firmness, and have refrained from offering any at public sale this week; a fair demand has been experienced privately and full rates are paid, Trinidad fetching 39s to 445, and better quality 45s to 48s per cwt. Previous rates are well supported for Foreign. SPICES.-This afternoon Cassia Lignea met with at tention, and 150 chests at auction were sold at Is per cwt advance, good middling thin quil 1 lb bundles fetched 62s to 62s 61, middling 61s to 61a 6d, low middling coarse 575, good ordinary 555, ordinary 52s to 535, mouldy 55s 6d to 565, broken 51s to 51s 6d, and half bundles 54s to 56s ; 250 bags of Malabar Peppsr went at the former value, half-heavy grey at 30 to 3fd good light qd, ordinary 3d, and sea d amage d 2d t o 3d. F our cases Nutmegs were taken at 2s 8d per lb for limed. RICE.-The market has been scantily supplied with Bengal this week, and the rates paid have been rather higher, low white fetching 11s to lls 3d by private treaty, mid Ils 6d to Us, good 12s 3d to 12s 6(1. Madras in good demand privately at 9s 6d to 10s for yellow. There are several orders for Java, but little is to be had, white is worth 11s to 12s 6d, and yellow 9s 6d to lOs 6d per cwt. Cleaned Rice is fetching 14s to 18s for Patna, and 23s to 28s per cwt for Carolina. BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-A reduction of ld to 2d per gallon having been submitted to for the lower descriptions of Jamaica Rum, the sales amounted to 100 puns, at 3s 2d to 3s 4d for mid quality, 22 to 35 per cent over proof ; the better qualities are held for the former currency, and in fair demand, good at 3s 6d to 4s, and fine 3s 4d to 5s per gallon. Leewards dull of sale, and previous rates with difficulty supported; 50 puns sold at is to Is 10d proof strength. Demerara declined in value 2d per gallon, 2s 6d to 2s lld having been accepted for 100 puns, 28 to 39 per cent over proof. There are sellers of Calcutta at further reduced terms, but only 100 hhds have been sold at is 8d proof with certificate. Of Berbiee 20 puns were disposed of at 2s ad for 30 per cent over proof. In Brandy rather more business transacted. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 48 Bd, puns 4s 6d ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d; ditto 1840, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; ditto 1842, hhds 4s Id, puns 3s lld ; ditto 1843, hhds 3s I Id, puns 3s 9d ; ditto 1844, hhds 3s 9d, puns 3s 7d ; middling and good middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 3 s 7d, l ow 2 s G d to 2s Bd, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon ; the value of common export Geneva is Is 9(1, and fine fit for duty 2s 4d to 2s 10 - 1 per gallon-previous rates are well supported for English Corn Spirits. INDIGO.--An increased desire has been manifested on the part of exporters to purchase East India, and several parcels have been taken by them this week, and a fair demand has been experienced for home consump tion ; the rates paid show an advance on those of the last public sales of 2d to 4d per Ib, and the low and mid description are the most in request ; the market has a firm appearance for every kind-the quantity declared for the 15th of April is only 3,494 chts. Spanish is held with firmaes, and the market is still scantily supplied : at auction 8 serons of Guatemala were sold at 2s 10d to 3s 9d per lb. COCHINEAL is still in good demand, and previous rates are sustained; the parcels brought forward amounting to 110 bags were disposed of at and after the public sales ; Ilonduras silvers, ord at 4s 9d to 4s 10d, mid 4s lld to ss, good to fine 5s Id to 5s 2d, Mexican black mid 5s 3d to 5s sd, good to fine 5s 6d - to 5s 9d, silvers low to mid 4s 81 to 4s 11 d, five bags of Granilla fetched 2s 3d, and five bags of Garblings is 2d to Is lld par lb. This afternoon 120 bags of Honduras Cochineal were offered at public sale, and sold at 4s 9d to 4s l Id for ord to mid silvers, being the full value. SALTPETRE.-To-day the market was better supplied with Rough-at public sale 2,000 bags Calcutta, and 461 bags Madras were offered there was a better de- ce mand, and the whole sold a t p r i ces that averagedth 'of the previous auctions : Calcutta 34 per centi fraction, good white sold at 26s 6d, 6 per cent. g - 6 , yellowish grey 265, 51 to 9 per cent strong dry gre3i to 264 6d, damaged unrefracted 22 s t o 24 s 6d, an d soot 23s Gd to 255. Madras went at 25s for 10,f per cent- Oms.—Prices continue firm for Cod Oil, and a r a il demand has existed at 291 10s t o 301 p er tun ; but in e other descriptions of common Fish Oils the purchases b• been limited, and holders experience difficulty in keer, ll o , up prices. Pale Seal has been at 301 to 311, yellow 2 7 ".4 to 281 10s, straw 291 to 291 10s, brown 261 to 9 ' l and Southern low to fine 261103 to 291 per tun ; a Pere of the latter is declared for p u bli c competition. "I"',, has been a good demand for Sperm Oil, and an advaao in the value has taken plac e , fi ne B r i t i s h se lli n g at 86 to 884 and American of first quality 831 to 85/ per ar g i l the market is still scantily su ppli e d. I n Rapeseed, it there has not been much busi ness t ransacte d ; pa`e The 36s to 36s 6d, and brown 35s t o 35 s 6d per cwt. eel market has presented a firme r a pp earance f or Lint a Oil, there has been a lively demand, and prices ha% risen 6d per cwt, sales on th e s p ot h av i ng b een macle s t 25s to 253 3d, and for delivery all the year ,1 1 ,. 25s 6d to 253 9d per cwt—th e Oil i s ta k en peel,' as fast as it is produced, and th ere i s a l arge quantl;l being used. Cocoa Nut h as b een purc h ase d re ° , ( l freely; Ceylon at 27s to 28 s , an d f rom S y d ne y 24s e l to 25s Gd. Palm Oil has met with attention, and I s has , been selling at 26s 6d t o 27 s p er cwt, i n b o nd. Olive several purchases have been made, and at fil l , rates, that is to say—Gallip o li 411 l Os to 424 SPaiwoi and Barbary 40l to 414 and other descriptions 39/ to 3 ' lOs per tun. ; TALLOW.—There is little alt era ti on t o record in th e value of Russian Tallow this week. Merchants have e t .„ - ; pPrienced difficulty in obt a i n i ng 38 s 6d to 39s per cwt P. Y. Curdle of fine quality. Th e p urc h ases m ade ba,. l " been trifling for delivery, and 39 s t o 39 3 3 d are the re' n taken for the last three months of the year. M le • rican and Colonial m a y b e p urc h ase d ou lower tertn; Town Tallow is 39s to 40 s p er cwt net cas h, a nd the quantity at market is not more than the trade require. DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE J 41145. REEVES, C. 8., K.H.—This gallant and very distill' guished officer died on the 14th inst. at his resideel Bulstrode-street, Cavendi s h- square, i n t h e 73d year his age. His career was m os t b r illi ant i n many qua rtets If the globe, and at the important positions he held e d several remarkable and critical occas i ons re d oun ded l e y, much to his character as an officer and a soldier. 0 entered the army on the 9th of February, 1791, beceni l Lieutenant on the 29th of Jun e , 1793, Captain oe the 21st of December, 1797, Major on the 10th of October' 1805, Lieutenant Colonel o n th e I s t o f J anua ry, 18 12, Colonel on the 22d of July, 1830, an d M a j or -G en eral e t the 28th of June, 1838. Major-General Reeves was 3 0 the capture of the French W es t I n di a i s l an d s by t l, O army under Sir Charles Grey, and served in the brien t of Grenadiers commanded by the Duke of Kent. W ile s the Duke's Aides-de-Camp were wounded, this officer carried the Duke's orders during the rest of action of' Morne Tortenson. He was subsequently wounded at the storming of Fleur d'Epee. He lees !,:; 5 pointed Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Dum as galls% in Ireland for three years, and in the rebellion of I r,„ was at the battles of Kilcullen and Vinegar-hill. MaP,." General Reeves was afterwards under Sir Ralph cromby, and served under that General in the Egyptian campaign in 1801. He was present at th e h ol ding s % Aboukir Bay, on the Bth o f M arc h , at t h e act i on on w ilt 13th, and at the battl e o f Al exan d r i a on t he 2 . 1 10 , of March ; in that of Rahmanie, on the Nile, on n t 9th of May ; and in the comman d o f t h e Bt h R e gime, at the investment of Gr an d Cairo, and at the surre r t, e of that city. He was aft e r war d s i n t h e M e di ter raner , , and when in command o f th e secon d b atta li on of t" . .. f 27th Regiment, in 1809, was p resent at t h e capture 4.! the islands of Ischia and Procida. He concluded 131 ' glorious war services in the P en i nsu l a , f rom 1 811 to 1 8 d 13, when he took part in th e s t orm i ng o f Al eo y, all i 0 the action of Biar. He commanded the light divi 9l 2 o in the battle of Ca s t a ll a , an d i n t h e act i on a ,tf, advanced pest at Ord a l, w h ere h e was w ounel and sent home for recovery. He was crea te ; a Companion of the B a th for his services, an d a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphee Order, 0 0 also received a medal for his services in Egypt. Ile W d) appointed Lieut.-Governor o f Pl acent i a (N ew f o undlen be on the 14th of June, 1819, from whi c h a pp o intment derived an income of 173/. 7s. ed. per annum. übile n THE GRAVE-YAR D N UISANCE .—Th e recen t r - exposure with regard to the practices at Spa-fields burl eof ground has had the effect of diminishing the number interments in many of th e crowded burial-places in t h e o metropolis. At Spa-fi e ld s burial-ground, where th e average number of funerals on Sunday has fur som e years exceeded twenty, they have diminished suddenly on late successive Sundays from twenty-seven to fi ves weftbut and two respectiv e ly, w hil e l ast S un d ay t h e re wef t ID ' but four. It will b e r eco ll ec t e d th at, amongst t he e , frightful cases of exposure br oug ht b e f ore t h e Committst. of the House of Com mons were t h e grave - yar ds a Anne's Soho; Portugal-street, Lincoln's Ins-fields; °, l ' . Martin's, in Drury-l ane; R usse ll- court, Whit e gait street, chiefly used as a p au p er b ur i a l- groun d ; a nd the vaults under Enon Chapel, St. Clement's-lane. Tha latter fertile source of disease to the district has for sow time been closed, the old proprietor being dead; since which the chapel has been occupied as a temperance" hail, where balls over the remains of the dead al occasionally held. The cro w d e d sta t e o f t h e ot h e rs, and the complete saturation of the earth with animal matter call for the interference of the Secretary of State to order their immediate closing. Petitions have been got up, and are being extensively si gne d, f or th e c l os i ng of all places of interment in large towns. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A DUTCH J EWS .--190 Wedneslay morning considerable excitement was caused in the neighbourhood of Islington by the discovery, at an early hour, that a middle-aged man, most respectably attired, was weltering in his blood in Bridle-lane, a eo n : paratively secluded spot on the north side of the Bri tannia, field., close by the Sh e ph er d ess pu b l i c-house , and near a small brook which flows into the adjacent Regen t : 3 Canal basin. The p ar ty h a d ev id ently met with 1.!v" death from a wound produced by fire-arms, by which the interior of the head was frightfully shattered., The body was then warm, but life appeared q"te extin et. It appeared that the c ase was one of dettel. n ii ne d suiefu e ' although for several Ileum it was an-t,rehended that the death of the deceas e d h a d been r...eusied by violence fr om the hands of another p ar ty . Upon searching the bo d e , however, several &v.: arents were found, and t heir genuineness havinr- , the following been tested in the course of the day' the may be relied upon:—From a bill head head it ar‘et,eared that the name of deceased is MeLe h r ue Gonee, and that he resided at 80, Church-lane, Iv u. " -- etepel. Formerly he had been in the employ of blessrt Joseph a n d P ercy P roc k ter, tobacco manufacture 7; Bishopsgat e - s t reet . A note from the firm was a lso the pock e t o f d ecease d , ca lli ng upon him without de'e,rh to hand over a balance of about 12/. due to them. T be 'd was also a letter written in the German languag e ' mr which the f o ll ow i ng i s a li teral translation:—" Unhappy Wife—Receive this, my l as t letter, as a thank for my partner in m y misfortune. Farewell to the wo rt d I could no longer remain here with out ma ki ng you 90w, my dear sw ee t c hild ren st ill more unhappy. l am n resolved to m a k e an en d to my miserable life, but o ci the sake of our children do not follow my example , an be aware that there is a God Almighty. One ni e e ll farewell in thi s sa d wor ld! Y onder we each other "`,. see again no doubt. Th ere i s a God, and here onc e more be confident i n hi m w h o h as created us; and b ring T . our children up as J ews — t h at i s, as Israelites; f or on belief—and specially the Jewish belief—is the true one' There is a God, and that is the God of the Jews. p ear wife, as a mother, do impress truth on the minds of TI dear children, that th e y may p ersevere in the J e w ish belief. You may tell them that their father died before' the time ; he w as a J ew, an d wanted to see them live and die as J ews . F arewe ll f or ever!—MeeEe Pe GONGE." Attached to this letter was the followiee postscript:—" Let the Hyman be said for me, as I have died a Jew.—M. DE G." The body was conveyed to the bone-house of Islin g t on Ch urc h , where it awaits t he „ quisition of a coroner's jury. e On Tuesday night, b e t ween e l even an d tw— l v e o'clock, some al ar m was occas i one d at Kingstom -b o ttom T e by a horse and gi g com i ng d own to the Robin H oo d -gate without any person. Th e h orse was secured, an d 5 00 e men immediately proceeded up the road towards Lon in search of th e p ar ty or part i es who were in the vehicle. About half a mile from th e ga t e t wo gent l eme n wer e found lying in he roa d i n an i nsens ib le state, and ver , v much cut arid bruised. They were immediately Vo il d • veycd to the Robin Hood p u bli c -h ouse, an d a ple" gentleman was called i n , w h o i n a s h ort t i me restore" the gentlemen to a state of consciousness. One of then ) was recognised as a medical practitioner of Clapham. BIRTHS. On the 23d inst., a t B e df or d- square, the lady of r • Carey, Esq., barrister at-law, of a d aug ht er. On the 23d inst., at Barbourne-t errace , W orcester , the lad! of the Rev. B. Davis, of a son. On the 24th inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. W. Aburr °l6 of a son. On the 26th inst., the wife of Mr. Thomas Adams, of 1011- bard-street, of a son. MARRIED. T On the 27th inst., at Cheltenham, by the Rev. Park Whalley,Rector of Illi ng t on , Norfolk, Fred. Buxton Who'7. M.A., barrister, to F rances A ugusta C aroline, on l y child of Major Hamerton, of Hamerton, county of Tipperary. On the 25th inst., at Hampt on Ch urc h , Captain Bel li ' . o f of the Royal Artillery, to Eli za b e th J ane, eldest daughter the late Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Charles Paget. On the 25th inst., at Beddington Church, Joseph Laure,, er Esq., of Beddington, S urre y, t o L ou i sa Anne, secon d d a ugui of Sir Charles Rich, Bart. On the 26th inst., at St. G eorge ' s, Bloomsbury, Sills Jo hn Gibbons, Esq., of St. And rew ' s -hill , Docturs' Commons, to Ann, third daughter of William Crookes, Esq., of Montag u " place, Russell -square. D/F:2). On the 7th inst., at liMfont Lodge, Middlesex, daughter Amelia, youngest dater of Colonel W. R. C. Costley , ° the Hon. East India. company's Bengal service, aged 15. On the 23d inst., Michael Berkley, Esq., of Northam' grove, Suffolk, aged 36. On the 'Atli inst., Mr. John Sweeting, oyster march/Lilt' of Bu' sham, Essex, aged 84. On the 24th inst., in the S ou th P ara d e , Bath, Wil lial3l Crocker, Esq., aged 73. On the 25th inst., at Lion House, Stamf or d hill, Ma r l Ann, wife of Edward Baker, Esq. On the 25th inst., at Cambridge-heath, Hackney-NI" Harriett, the wife of Alexander Lewis, Esq., R.N. On the 25th inst., Mr. Thomas Sawer. Mr . A. On the 25th inst., at Foxley-road, Kennington, Cartwright, of her Majesty's Customs. On the 24th inst., at Walthamstow, Elizabeth, relict of th e late Edward Petty, Esq. On the 24th inst., Mrs. Harriet Jacob, Carthusian-str eett Charterhouse-square, aged 81. Printed and Publi s h e d b y MURDO or No. 112, Strand. Printer. at The Sun Office, N0.,: - `7l, Strald, in tho ?rocivet of the Batts,in the Coang Middlesex, Saturdaj , , March 29, 1845. SUFI ADVC M Sale b' BOUG CONTI Mr. inquire] Sherbor 2271. p c the Auc NET 1%1 1 ~4a;i~.• A N] secured IlYde.p a dining a! kneetic !Orden, -ether s f, annual g moat rest 1 844, at The titulars, lbombbt Buck PASEx_ b ESI R A Of 3 1 1 Esq ldtset dio4lidlii p R R 44ite, . sit " I ng. in t house and t : t Mire la L et on lc 0r450r ps More d /1111,11 Ma) //uckler TX THE LEXDI rArtu LY Ground ! Acres. A mET ' 14 04 ' b AY, tl Atectsel3 T h ' e t th, t hlt t t b iterl Mee .' s Atil 4t,,n ßiltt t , . 1 1 o ,,k . irs. ',))l!t3, 41 (f3: 1 1 1 ,;".- 1 lte; \‘ lth wo4 ° "' R444Alegi 4 4 1, 4 r 'ja t, t ( k ,r„op.„ or 4. 4 -xes 1, 1 1 , ho - vu WEL