The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-14 00:00:00

HARBOURS OF REFUGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—l think that I need offer no excuse for troubling you on a subject in which the lives of so many of our valuable seamen are concerned. It is probable that the re port of the Commissioners appointed to select the most eligible place for a harbour of refuge will shortly be laid before Parliament. Therefore, the suggestions of indi viduals respecting it who, ex-officially, may have devoted a little time to the consideration of such matters, it is to be hoped, are deserving of some consideration. In the report above alluded to, a copy of which ap peared in the Times newspaper, Sir Henry Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy, stands prominently forward as dissenting from the views adopted by his brother Com missioners. We can hardly suppose that. an old captain in the navy, possessed of so much practical knowledge, would singly oppose a project for making a deep sea har bour at Dover, unless his conviction of its impolicy and impracticability w.re so deeply founded as to admit of no compromise with his sincere and conscientious belief, implied by his dissent, that it would be a waste of public money, a futile attempt, and a grievous and irreparable failure. He is like a juryman, who alone risks the anger of his empennelled brethren and of au expectant and impatient court of law, determined not to subscribe to an unjust verdict. The writer, for one, perfectly coincides with Sir William in his objections to Dover; and it is reasonable to imagine, that in rejecting Dover, and boldly stating his preference for one side of Dungeness, he must (con sidering who he is) have group ded that preference on a thorough knowledge of the localities, the tides, winds, and currents of the Channel on the S.E. coast. The reasons that seem to present themselves in favour of either side of Dungeness are these :—ln the event of a war, as a naval station, with the general prevailing Hinds, a harbour of refuge at either of those points would command Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkirk, if not IYeppe; and, for merchant-ships, could not, taking the coast as it is, be at a better place. It may be said to be almost midway between the Downs and Spithead. It would be singularly well situated, as being just to wind • ward of the narrowest part of the Channel; for (and let this be held in mind) it is more with south and westerly winds than with any other that a refuge is required, and more often with ships going westward than eastward. It frequently happens, during foul weather, that a fleet of vessels collected and detained in the Downs will, on a favourable change in the wind, start in the morning, and by the afternoon get as far as Fairlight, or near Betchy-head, when the wind gradually gets round to tt , e S.W. or S., with every indication of a bad night. In such a case, where could there be a more secure haven to fly to than one constructed at Dungeness, or a little to the eastward of it, within reach, before dark ; instead of having to make for the Downs in the obscurity of the night, at the hazard of running foul of other vessels and of getting a foul berth for anchoring ? The writer once le.erd an old and experienced seaman, for many years n.aster of a tradirg vessel, say that, in going from London t Portsmouth, he got under weigh nine times from the Downs, and more than half the nine times got past Dungeness towards Fairlight, when he wind headed him. It is curious that, in the recent surveys made by the Harbour Commissions, Rye-harbour and Rye-bay have been passed over unnoticed ; yet Rye-bay might with It as expense than any of the other places named in the report, be made the harbour of refuge required, inas much as it presents superior facilities for insuring suc c, S 3 in the results. There can be no doubt that, it' a breakwater, were to be extended along the outside of Rye-bay, from near Fairlight towards Dungeness, a very sate haven, with six, seven, eight, or nine fathoms' el..pth of water, might he insured, according to the greater or less distance chosen for placieg it. More oeer, this breakwater-haven would possess, inside of it, what it must be obvious would be a very desirable adjunct, namely, a tolerably good existing harbour — that of Rye—available in its present state on emergen cies for ships of 300 or 400 tons, and capable, if some useful plan were adopted, of being rendered still deeper and more capacious. The outside breakwater haven, in having an opening at each end, would allow of the passage through of both flood and ebb tides, — currents that would effectually prevent its silting. These observations are thrown out with the hope that no unfair patronage exercised by influential individuals may warp the judgment of those who are finally to de cide on the choice to be made. 2,000,0001. ought not to ho wasted in making ducks and drakes on the sea. Those who could give birth to such a blind measure as that of enclosing such a spacious area in six fathom water outside of Dover harbour, where beach and sand would fill it up faster almost than the walls intended to surround it could be constructed, should weigh the consequences of an abortion. It is sufficient that so gross an error has been committed as to erect the statue cf Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington in front of the forum of British merchants, as if war and commerce ever could go hand in hand. Symbols of peace ought to grace the portals of trade. The statue should have over-looked the parade at the back of the Horse Guards, for there was its most appropriate site. Let not, then, the illustrious hero be made the figure head of a harbour of refuge. PALINURUS. MR. D'ISRAELI'S SYBIL. The Times makes the following remarks on these interesting volumes : This is another of D'lsraeli's brilliant political novels ithout being in any way a repetition of "Coningsby," it hears a close resemblance in many particulars. The greet subject-matter is the same, and many of the public characters who figured in the first work are made again to play their parts in this. But, though the ground traversed, the ideas and mode of reasoning, and the lan guage, are all very similar, yet, so great is the power of the author, that the impressions produced upon the r- ader's mind by a perusal of the volumes before us are as vivid and fresh as if " ConinOy" had never issued from the press. The writings of Mr. D'laraeli, as do his speeches, bristle with points. They display much acute ascrvation, great knowledge of individual character, the most uncompromising hostility towards false pre tensions and hypocrisy, enlarged and generous sympathy fn' the poor or the unfortunate, and, as a natural con -54 quence, cordial indignation at oppression and wrong. The great object of the work is to lay bare the frame wOrk of modern English society, in the largest sense of that word. Mr. Disraeli, with a quick perception and a strung hand, thrusts aside the draperies with which it is concealed, and exposes to the gage the unsoundness and deformity of many of its parts. The false position in which the various classes of the community stand with relation to each other, the harshness with which our social system in many respects acts upon the masses. he discusses with great talent and boldness. He exposes with biting sarcasm the political science of a certain class of our public men, who, acting upon no enlarged E xperience, never having deeply studied the true history and the genius of the people of England, and therefore ignorant of their real requirements, would rule this realm upon a hand- to-mouth system, without regard to any general principles or to any fixed plan. The author evidently regards the Revolution of 1688 with no favourable eyes. He affirms that the real cause of the invasion was financial. The Prince of Orange found the resources of Holland inadequate, and deemed that nothing but such a Constitution as the English, could have the credit that is necessary to raise such sums as a great war requires. When he came; the result was, that the Dutch system of finance was intro duced into this country—namely, that of mortgaging industry in order to protect property. This might have done fur Holland, but was injurious to such a country as Englitncl. It is essentially unjust ; it demoralises and finally ruins the people. Such is Mr. D'lsraeli's view of the matter. But in addition to this system of finance, the Revolution laid the foundations of that aristocratical influence, shared among a few of the grea t families of the kingdom, which gradually augmented to such a d,:gree, as at length to overshadow the throne, and to control its occupier. We will allow Mr. D'fsraeli to de scriba in his own words the condition of this oligarchy, called by him " the Venetian party," towards the end of the last century : The situation of the Venetian party in the wane of the eighteenth century had become extremely critical. A young King was making often fruitless, but always energetic, struggles to emancipate his national royalty from the trammels of the factious Dogeship. More than sixty years of a Government of singular corrup tion bad alienated all hearts from the oligarchy ; never, indeed, much affected by the great body of the people. It could no longer be concealed that by virtue of a plausible phrase power had been transferred from the Crown to a Parliament, the members of which were appointed by an extremely limited and exclusive class, eiho owned no responsibility to the country, who debated and voted in secret, and who were regularly paid by the small knot of great families that, by matins of this re!ehinery, had secured the permanent possession of the Icing's treasury. Whiggism was putrescent in the nostrils of the nation ; we were probably on the eve of a.bloodless, yet important revolution; when Rockingham, a virtuous magnifico, alarmed and disgusted, resolved to revive something of the pristine purity hi gh-toned c hi,vh-toned esnergy of the old Whi g connexion, appealed to his 'new generation' from a degenerat e age, arrayed under his tanner the generous youth of the Whig families, and was fortunate to enlist in the service the supreme genius of Edmund Butke." MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A GENTLEMAN.— The family of a gentleman, named Stoddart, of Lambeth nad, Southwark, have been greatly distressed by the myste rious disappearance of Mr. William Stoddart, 30 years of age. It appears that Mr. Stoddart's brother went, on the 7th inst. to the Paddington terminus of th e G reat Western Railroad', and proceeded by railway into Berkshire. When Mr. Wil liam Stoddart took leave of his brother he stated to him that lie should immediately return home, but he has not since been heard of. Information has been sent to all the police stations in the metropolis, giving a description of his person and dress. OFFENCES IN THE PARKS. —The Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to prevent, as far as possible the repe tition of offences in the parks, either by damaging the shrubs, Or otherwise, cause (as a warning to evil doers) a list to he placed at each of the entrances to the inclosure in St.Jamee's and the other parks, containing the initials of the names, together with the amount of fine or imprisonment, as well as {lie nature of the offence of every person convicted of any Misconduct in the parks during the past month—the list being altered and renewed on the first of every succeeding month. This precaution, no doubt, deters many thoughtless persons from acts of wanton mischief. • THUNDER STORM.—BRISTOL, SUNDAY EVENING. =-We were yesterday visited by one of the heaviest thunder StOrms we have experienced for many years past. Several flies in the villcips adjacent to the city were struckb in y sa tl i i e, e electric fluid, and a vessel called the Josep h, of K .4fllich was lying on the Quay, near the Swivel Bridge, t Nl?eiting to discharge a cargo of potatoes, had her m ast s p lit in two. Some seamen who were on the deck at the the time narrowly escaped destruction. We have not heard of any kiss of life ; but there can be little doubt that much da mage has been done, of which the intelligence has not as yet reached us. ; LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 13. (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.) STIFF V. PIERCE. Mr. Martin and Mr. Saunders appeared for the pLintiff, and Mr. Humphries and Mr. V. Lee for the defence. This was an action brought to recover damages for injury done to plaintiff by the negligent driving of defendant.. On the 11th June, 1844, defendant's servant was driving an omnibus towards Paddington, and the plaintiff's servant was driving a carriage from Vere- street to Bond-street, when the pole of the omnibus struck the carriage, by which it sus tained injury to the extent of 191. Witnesses having been called to prove the occurrence, several others were produced to prove that the contact was purely accidental, and could not have been avoided by the omnibus driver. The case occupied but a very short time; and the jury after a minute's consultation found a verdict for the plaintiff —Damages, 191. 155., and costs. order, if it was given the defendant was bound to pay. It ' certainly was an act of the " queerist" description, and as absurd as could have been well imagined, but if he under stood what he was giving instructions for, he was bound. When he, the Under-Sheriff, first heard of it, he thought that, perhaps, the Duke intended to keep it as a curiosity ; perhaps to put in a cabinet, or send to some foreign public library—(Laughter)—but it was certainly a most extraor dinary keepsake. It might have, perhaps, availed to a per son who intended writing a book on the practice of the Court of Queen's Bench ; but it was of no value as leading to an adjustment of the account. One question for the jury was, whether the plaintiff undertook to do that which did not lie within the scope of his business. He did not wonder at the time consumed, simply because the plain tiff did not understand the subject. If they sent a watch to an ironmonger to be repaired, it might take months to do, and in all probability would never be done at all. If the plaintiff had undertaken to do that which he well knew he could not effect, or if he had wilfully misunderstood or had mistaken the object the Duke had in view, or if he had prepared that which he had every reason to know could not be of the least utility, then he could not recover ; but if what he did was in pursuance of orders, and was of utility, then he was entitled to be paid ; but it was for the jury to estimate the value, and they would say how long it would have occu pied a person who understood the business. The jury, after consulting, asked whether, if they gave a verdict for part of the claim only, the defendant would be liable to the whole of the costs. The UNDER-SHERIFF said that was riot a question to be answered; the jury had to say what the work was worth. The jury then gave a verdict for 3/. and are always liberally assisted both by the tacksmen and by the crofters, who have anything at all to spare ; but at the same time the condition of those who are bedrid is a very wretched one ; while some of those who go about, though they receive food, are miserably ill off in regsrd to clothing.' " STRONTIAN.—The minister writes, Till about three yt ars ago the poor here were in great misery generally, but during the last three years Sir James Riddell (an heritor) has distributed some meal amongst them during the summer months." Their neighbours ar.d relations contribute the rest of their scanty supplies, the small farmers and crofters being exceedingly charitable to their destitute brethren. At pie sent many of them are in great need of clothing and shoes, but being only a quoad sac? a minister, I have no power to remedy their wants, otherwise than by representing their case to the heritor's factor, and urging him to supply them. I may mention that, owing to the absence of Sir James Riddell and his family (they being abroad), and the removal of some respectable families from the parish, the church collec -ons n ere much reduced this list year, so that we had Is. 6d. to distribute to each person.'" IiILLEARNAN. — The minister writes, How the poor have been supported is to nisi a wonder. The only ostensible means of support they have is begging from door to door, and what the kindness of their neighbours supplies—a meal a day often, and that of the poorest fare, merely a few potatoes. Were it not for the Chris tian kindness of the middling classes, they would assu redly starve.' " " ASSYNT.—The minister writes, The amount of pe cuniary aid affordei the poor is astonishingly small. The truth is, almost our whole population is poor, and it is extremely difficult to select the poorest. Of course, the miserable annual pittance granted does little or nothing towards their support; consequently they are a burden on their poor relatives and neighbours, rendering them ne irly as needy as themselves. We have no wealthy people residing amongst us. The sole heritor, the Duke of Sutherland, does a good deal towards alle viating distress, by remitting arrears and rents.' " " KIRMICHAEL AND CULLICUDDEN.—The minister writes, That whilst ss. is the average annual sum which those on the poor's-rod in this parish receive from the poor's-funds, their other means of support throughout the year I really cannot very well describe. They live in wretched hovels, and are supported by the charity of their more immediate neighbours, and thus contrive to eke out a miserable, half-starved existence. For their hovels they are charged with rent either by the landlords or by their tenants ;at least most of them are.' He then states that none of the heritors contribute anything to the poor-funds, except an occasional small contribution on the Sabbath." However repulsive such statements' may be, we im plore our readers to master them ; the task cannot be more loathsome and humiliating to them than it is to us ; but there is a solemn duty to he performed towards those neglected starving creatures, who are left to prey upon one another until all within their sphere are involved in equal destitution. Tek ing these cases in the order they stand, we see " that such of the paupers as are unable to beg are lite rally starving ;" that " their mode of living, in general, is but seldom far above starvation point ;" that " there is no regular provision whatever made for the poor ;" " they beg from place to place, and the condition of those es ho are bedridden is a very wretched one ;" that the Church collections were so much reduced from the absence of a landlord and his family, and the remova l of some respectable families, that "last year th ere was only Is. 6d. to distribute to each poor person ; " th a t "the only ostensible means of support they have is begging from door to door;" that " the miserable annual pittance granted does little or no thing toward their support—consequently they are a burden on their poor relatives and friends, rendering them nearly as needy as themselves;" that a resident minister " cannot very well describe" how " they con trive to eke out a miserable half-starved existence ;" but that, in this case, " none of the beritors contribute anything to the poor funds, except an occasional small contribution on the Sabbath.' It is by such masses of facts occurring under the existence of a law for the relief of the poor, that the Lord-Advocate's proposed measure for amending this law is to be tested, and riot by his unmeaning assertion, that the condition of the poor in Scotland " is not what it ought to be." A measure, to justify any expectation of its being effective, must not be founded ou such a trumpery mincing negative, but on the damn ing facts of the case—on the positive existence of a huge, monstrous, foul series of national crimes, com mitted with impunity on the helpless, under the sanction of metaphysical economists, and impiously defended under the cloak of religion. We leave these facts for the present without fur ther remark, as examples of that horrible accumu lation of suffering and criminality, which calls for the most unflinching scrutiny. The question now raised is, not as to the character of these disgusting pro ceedings, but whether the remedial measure pro posed by the Lord Advocate is sufficiently strin gent to deal satisfactorily with such enormities. This requires an induction from a still more copious selec t:on of facts, with which we shall endeavour to supply the public, as the course taken in Parliament incontro vertibly proves, that it is to the operation of the facts of the case on the public mind that men should chiefly rely for humanising this stupendous embodiment of sordid cruelty and cold calculating fraud. SHERIFFS' COURT, May 13. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff KENNEDY.) GLADSTANE V. CLARK. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 51. the value of a number of tickets of adritsion to the, Adelphi Theatre, of which the plaintiff was formerly treasurer. George Knell was called, and proved that in March, 1844, the plaintiff took a benefit at the above theatre, and witness took several packages of tickets to different persons, and one to defendant, who was oil and colourrnan to the theatre. The tickets were done up in a paper, and 5/. was marked outside. The defendant said he thought it hard he should be " sad dled" with five pounds worth, but he did not mind taking two cr three pounds—two pounds worth were rel urned. Cross-examined—Could not say whether when he took the tickets he said they were from Mr. Gladstane or Mr. Morgan Gladstane. Mr. Gladstane (Thomas) was lessee of the theatre. Mr. Morgan Gladstane is his son. Defendant served the colours to the theatre. Witness was in the habit of ordering the goods; those orders were from Mr Gladstane. Re-examined—Benefit tickets were numbered,and had the signature or initials of the party who had the benefit. Those produced bore the initials "M. R. G.," all the orders for oil were signed " T. G." Believes that " M. R. G." is not on all the tickets of the theatre. Benefit tickets do not always bear CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before the RECOIZDER.) CONSPIRACY.— Basil Cochrane Willis and Lionel Piaper Goldsmid, surrendered to take their trial on a charge of hav ing conspired for the purpose of defrauding Edmund Herne of two bills, of the respective value of 6001. and 5001. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Ballantine appeared for the prosecu tion, Mr. Bodkin with Mr. Charnock for the defence. The case, which has already been frequently before the public in the reports of the Marlborough-street Police- court, may again be very briefly stated. It appeared that the pro secutor held, on March 26th last, the two promissory notes referred to, and on that day one of the defendants, Willis, with whom he had been previously acquainted, called upon him, and in the course of conversation gave the prosecutor to un derstand that he had a friend who was desirous of investing some money in safe bill transactions, and that if he (prose cutor) would entrust him with these notes, he would get them discounted. The prosecutor having no suspicion of his friend's integrity, at once gave up the notes to his custody, on an understanding that he should see him next day with the money, he allowing the defendant 301. as commission for his trouble in conducting the negotiation. Willis did come next day, but without the money. He said, however, he should pay it over the moment he received it from his friend. No con sideration had ever been received for the notes, and the pro secutor had not been able to ascertain what had become of them. Dr. Ryan proved that, on the Eth of March, the defendant Goldsmid called upon him at his house in Cavendish-squat - a, and in the course of conversation relative to the letting of a house, the defendant said that a friend of his, nanatd Parker, had lately been swindled out of some bills by persons of the names of Bartlett and Herne, and that he had employed a friend, named Willis, to go to the latter person and get possession of the bills, by representing that he could get them discounted. This be stated Wills had been successful in accomplishing, and he (Goldsmid) had at that very time the bills in his possession. Mr. BODKIN' contended that DO case of conspiracy had been made out against Willis, and that Goldsmid only stood im plicated on his own admission to Dr. Ryan, as not a tittle of evidence had been adduced against Lim. T'oe objection was, after considerable argument on either side overruled by the Recorder, and Mr. BODKIN then addressed the jury. He detailed the history of the transaction from the very beginning, repre senting the defendants as friends of a Mr. Milton, who was anxious to recover these bills by stratagem from the bands of certain persons who had in the first instance duped him. They (the bills) had then passed from the hands of those persons to Herne, and the present charge arose out of the 'use necessary for the recovery of the bill. Witnesses were then called for the defence, and examined by Mr. CHARNOCK. After the witnesses for the defence had been examined, the name of the party at full length. Mr. Geo. Adam Bather—Was engaged at the A.delphi Theatre in March last as check-taker, and had the manage • meet of the free list. It is customary for the treasurer of a theatre to have a benefit, but not for the lessee. The night in question was what theatricals called a " stock night," that was one of the nights of the season not usual for benefits. There were advantages in it, for the party did not have to pay so much for the theatre, as stock pieceswere played, and they had not to go to the whole expense of the bills ; on those nights the name of the party did not ap pear on the tickets. The tickets of the theatre did not generally bear a signature--they were now at most theatres of brass or bone; but tickets taken at the box-office might perhaps bear the signature of the box-keeper—they were dif ferent from the other. Cross-examined—Benefit tickets bear a date. The ordinary ticket. . . By the UNDER •SUEE.IFF—" M. R. G." signifies the sig nature of Mr. Gladstane as the party taking the benefit. The treasurer did not sign or countersign ordinary tickets. The cards bought at the theatre on that night would have been different, but the money received for them, or at the doors, would have been handed over to Mr. Morgan Glad stane. _ _ _ _ Edward Booth—Was money-taker on the night in ques tion. It was an open benefit for Mr. Morgan Gladstane alone. Mr. W. C. Gladstane, solicitor, produced the licence for the Adelphi Theatre. The UNDER SHERIFF said he did not consider it necessary to put it in ; there was no issue on the subject. Mr. BOOTIIBY addressed the jury, and contended that the tickets were received from Mr. Thomas Gladstane as a set-off for part of his account, and that the custom was for parties taking benefits to give the lessee a certain number of tickets, instead of the whole of the price of the house in cash ; as the lessee could send them round to the various trademen. He considered that this was a family farce of " Raising the wind," and the father and sons were clever performers, either of them capable of sustaining the part of Jeremy Didler. He had little fear but that he should have a verdict in his favour. It appeared to him that it was an action prin cipally brought to put costs in the pockets of Mr. Gladstane, the solicitor, or proceedings would have been taken in another Court. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the most important question was, what took place between the defendant and Knell, the witness. If he said ha took the tickets from Mr. Gladstane, Mr. Clarke, the defendant must have understood he had them from Mr. Gladstane, the lessee; but the next witness had ex plained that the tickets were very different; but it did not clearly appear that the defendant, although he had had something to do with the theatre, perfectly understood the different rules of the theatre, and he might have supposed that he was receiving them as suggested from the lessee, as Knell, the witness, was well known to defendant as the ser vant to Mr. Thomas Gladstane. Mr. CLARKSON replied, and the RECORDER summed up. The jury, after some consultation brought in a verdict of Guilty. The prisoners were admitted to bail. each in 3001., to ap. pear to receive judgment at a future period. SCOTTISH POOR-LAW. (From the Times.) The course taken on Wednesday night with the B for amending the Scottish Poor-law may be considers somewhat ominous. Bills are now rapidly approachin, their sickly season, and if those which are likely to elici awkward disclosures and inconvenient discussions can oely be staved off until then, they may, in the hurry and impatience incidental to that season, slip quietly through unnoticed. In many cases such an event would be a matter of indifference, but this question is essen tially one of fact; we have the theory already. The Lord-Advocate declared, on the first reading of his Bill, that " the existing law made full provision for the sup port of the poor; and it put into the hands of those who had the administration of the law the power of assessing to any extent necessary for the purpose." The question then is, how has this " power of assessing" been ex' r cised, and this " full provision" for the support of the poor been acted on? These most essential parts of the subject his Lordship did not find it convenient to en large on. We admit, in reference to the course • taken, that it may not be reasonable to expect a high public func tionary to lay bare the leprous sores of his country before the public gaze, and to exhibit in detail her cankerous members—except where the question raised is on the proper treatment of these very cankers, which cannot be fairly treated in the dark, even though a jury of matrons may have already fumbled over the case, and sagely re ported thereon. Such a decision not being final, and the whole question having been transferred to another tri bunal, whose voice will be heard, whatever acts may be practised to elude its vigilance or smother its indignation, we have a right to expect as many of the facts of the case as may be necessary for the due information of those who are deficient in local experience. It would, in most cases, be absurd to attempt to draw any strong line of. distinction between the prevailing feelings of the inhabitants of the north side of tie Tweed and those cf the south ; but in this particular case the line has been drawn by the constituted autho rities of our northern neighbours themselves. They have somewhat ostentatiously claimed the distinction of managing their poor on the most approved principles of political economy, as embed ed in the concise declaration " that a provision for the poor creates much of the misery which it relieves, but does not relieve all the misery which it creates." They have referred to their own practical illustration of this doctrine as a stupendoes effort of wisdom, and it must be admitted that they have worked out their theory with a frightful consistency, un appalled by those destructive consequences which would have induced philosophers of any other school to revise their creed. Without keeping the foregoing prominently in view, we may seem almost without a motive in urging en English Members of Parliament that this, although a local question, must mainly depend on their advocacy and support. Not that any lack of humanity among heritors and Kirk Sessions is to be assumed : the Lord- Advocate tells us the contrary. He says that the exist ing state of things " was not owing to any absolute or hard-hearted refusal to give relief—it was not from an unwillingness to disburse for the maintenance of the poor —there was no general indisposition to a charitable feel ing in Scotland." . Thus there is an abundant stock of humanity among those in authority there ; but then it is the humanity of political economists, as expounded in Edinburgh more than seventy years since, in the follow ing pithy sentence by Lord Kames, in his " Sketchv.i. of the Progress of Man in Society :"—" If by neglect or oversight any happen to die of want, the example will tend more to reformation than the most pathetic discourse from the pulpit," Here is a sound exposition of economical humanity! and no deficiency of such can be alleged at the present day, either in theory or practice; it is, therefore, a question of quality, rather than of quantity, which is to be submitted to the determination of Parliament—the question, whether the philsophical humanity of Lord Kames, as exhibited in full operation by heritors and Kirk Sessions, or that of a Christian code, is to influence the Legislature in enact ing laws for the relief of the poor in Scotland? We shall commence our extracts of facts, to elucidate the practical operation of the economical school of hu. inanity, from the returns to two addresses of the House of Commons—of " the number of the population in Scotland at the last census," and of " the management and support of the poor from 1836 to 1841 inelusive," ordered by the Ilouse to be printed June 20, 1843. The first of these returns includes the counties of Argyll, Inverness, Ross, and Cromarty, Sutherland, and Caith ness, with a population of 340,926. The amount of contribution for the relief of the poor is returned under he following heads fur the year 1841: The jury, without hesitation, gave a verdict for the de• fendant. SIMMONS P. PAYNE. The plaintiff in this action is proprietor of the Sheridan Knowles Tavern, Brydges-street, opposite Drury-lane The atre. The defendant is a grocer in the Bagnigge Wells-road. The action was brought to recover the sum of 71. 15s. for wine and refreshments supplied to the defendant. The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted; and as to one part, to the amount 11. 75., that it was for spirituous liquors, and that there was fraud and covin. Wm. Francis Caudle, waiter at the Sheridan Knowles, de posed that defendant was a customer. The amount charged for was supplied to defendant and his friends, and defendant gave the plaintiff his I 0 U for the amount. Witness had called two or three times on defendant, who promised to pay the plaintiff. Cross-examined—The house is usually closed about three o'clock in the morning. Defendant went in with eight or nine friends. He was not drunk then. The bill was for 28 glasses of brandy and water, 9 bottles of sherry, and 6 bottles of champagne. He knew what he was ordering, and when witness spoke to him he asked whether witness meant to offend him, or would not serve him. Witness said he would serve him as long as he thought proper.—(Laughter.) He got very drunk, and was sent home in a cab at plaintiff's expense. For the defendant it was contended, on the authority of Pitt and Surr, 3 Campbell's Reports, that a person in a state of intoxication could not be considered to be in, as Lord Ellenborough expressed himself, an agreeing state of mind— that the brandy and water clearly could not be charged for, and that the I 0 U would not stand good where the con sideration was for articles supplied during the time of intoxi cation. _ . The UNDER-SHERIFF said that the Tippling Act was meant to prevent the sale of small quantities of spirit to the amount of 20s. at any one time, which he considered was one sitting or one bout, and not for each glass as ordered. It would not do to strain the law as to intoxica tion ; for if a publican was to lose his bill because a man chose to become intoxicated, it would be a strong induce ment for persons to get drunk. As far as the plea of fraud, there had not been the shade of evidence. The defendant had gone in voluntarily, and did not appear to have been tempted to drink by plaintiff, or to have had more supplied to him than he had actually ordered. The Jury almost immediately gave a verdict for the full amount claimed. Legal assessment of heritors 1,077 3 4 Voluntary assessment (..f . heritors 1,178 7 0 Collections at the kirk door 3,337 1 1 Funds from other sources which pass'd through the hands of the Kirk Session 2,090 3 4 Total £7,682 14 9 The number of " impotent persons on the books of the Kirk Session legally entitled to relief" is re turned at 8,463, hut there seems to be more than treble that number equally destitute. Among the latter class the sum of 1,1731. 16s. 6d. was divided, and among the former, 4,7971. 18s. 2d., being on the average about 2ici. a week for persons entered as " impotent," and ad mitted to be " legally entitled to relief !" In addition to this allowance, they are granted, by the Kirk Session, " the privilege of begging from door to door." A few extracts from the notes appended to the parochial returns will show the working of the system: — "PARISH OF DUROR.—The minister writes,—' The poor obtain their additional support by begging from door to door. Such of the paupers as have humane re latives get some pecuniary relief from them ; but such as have not, and are unable to big, are literally starving, or next thing to it. Slavery is condemned, and justly condemned ; but I am persuaded that the slaves are far better fed than our paupers. I trust, therefore, that prompt measures will forthwith be adopted to ameliorate their wretched condition.' " " GAIRLOCH.—The minister writes, Their mode of living in general is but seldom far above starvation point, especially from the latter end of minter till harvest ; and the consequence is, that few of them survive an attack of any serious malady, and many of them labour under severe chronic ailments. There are always a great many applicants waiting till a vacancy occurs, in order minister lii B Ri ta l le lB B ll :jila i t n ' to be put on the " new T th h e ose( of t s h ta e ti p st o i o c r a ) l w a h cc o o r u e n oo t iv tl , i d e the highest allowance from the Kirk Session did not get more than 10a.' There is no regularprovision what ever mule for the poor ; they beg from place to THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDA MORNING, MAY 14, 1845. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES Li RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. F,om the Official List, 'ITBLISITED EVERT TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 13. RAILWAYS. Dividend Amount Name paid. I Name of Company. per Price. Annum. Slare. --- -- .£ s. d. £ s. d. Aberdeen •••• • • • •• • • - - 210 0 , 3 Birmingham & Gloster 3/. la. per sh. 100 0 0 100 0 0 i 135 Ditto, New, iss. 71 die. 15s. 25 0 0 17 10 0 33% Brighton,Lews,& Nast. - 50 0 0 20 0 0 22% Bristol and Exeter •• • • 2/.l6s.per sh. 100 0 0 70 0 0 83 Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 0 0 58 Caledonian .. .••• • • • • - 50 0 6 5 0 0 1014 Cambridge and Lincoln - - 25 0 0 110 0 7% Chatham & I'rtsmouth - 20 0 0 1 0 0 Chester and Holyhead - 50 0 0 10 0 0 163/, Chichester & Brighton - - 10 0 0 10% Churnet Valley .• ••• • • - 20 0 0 20 0 6 Cornwall .•••• • • • • - • - 30 0 4% I Direct Northern ••• • • • - 50 0 0 210 0 3% Direct Norwich • ..... - 2') 0 0 1 0 0 - Die's, Beceles, & Yrmth - 25 0 0 110 0 1 3% Dublin & Belfast June. - 50 0 0 210 0 10% Ditto mid Galway • • - - 210 0 3 7 % Eastern Counties .•• • • 4s. per sh. 25 0 0 14 16 0 i 19% Do.,Perpetual, No.l bl. per et. 613 4 313 4 ' 11 ,4 p. Ditto, ditto, No. 2. • • - - 0 13 4 % pm. Eastern Union ••.• • • • j - 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 21% Edinburgh & Glasgow 27. ss. p. sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 64% Ditto, Quarter Shares lls. 3d. p. sh. 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 % Ely and Bedford .•• • • - 25 0 0 1 5 0 234 Gi an d Connection .• • - 50 0 0 210 0 Srand Junction ••• • • • 10/. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0 224 Ditto, Half Shares• • 101. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 112 Ditto, Quarter Shares 10/. per et. 25 0 0 25 0 0 St. Southern &Western - 50 0 0 10 0 0 2234 Great North of England 3/. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 198 Ditto, New. •••• • • • • - 40 0 0 5 0 0 47 tlreat Western Ditto, Half Shares • 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 104 Ditto, Fifths.. ••• • • • 71. per cent. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 41 Guilford Junction. •. • • - 50 0 0 35 0 0 I 5 Harwich .... ••.•• • • • • - 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 1% Hull and Selby .•.• • • • SI. ss. pr et. 50 0 0 50 0 0 105 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 12 10 0 12 10 0 22% Kendal & Windermere - 25 0 0 110 0 2 Lancaster and Carlisle - 50 0 0 15 0 0 42% Leeds and Bradford. - - 50 0 0 5 0 0 21% Liverpool & Manehestr 101. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, Half Shares. • 101. per et. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ditto, Quarter Shares 10/. per et. 25 0 0 75 0 0 Loudon & Birmingham 10/. per ct. - Stock. 235 Ditto, New Thirds 101. per ct. 32 0 0 20 0 4434 Ditto, New 1 ,4 Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 2 0 0 33 London and Pdackwall - 16 13 4 - 9 London and Brighton.. Si. Os. per eh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 62% Ditto, Loan Notes- 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13% London and Greenwich - 12 15 4 - 11 l Utto, Pref. or Priv 5/. per cent. 18 17 2 - 24% London and S. Western 4. ss. per sh. 41 6 10 -- 77 Do., New Cons. aths - 40 0 0 6 0 0 25% Ditto, New • ....... - 50 0 0 210 0 13 % _ ..ondon and Croydon 10s. per sh. 13 15 9 - 18% Ditto, Guarntd. sp. c. - 90 0 60 0 7 London and Y0rk..... - 50 0 0 210 0 4% Lynn and Ely ...... - 25 0 0 210 0 53i ~ anchester and Leeds 4/.75, 6d. p. s. 100 0 0 70 0 0 151 Ditto, Half Shares • • 1/.178.6d. p. s. 50 0 0 32 0 0 67 Dit!o, Quarter Shares 4s. 25 0 0 2 0 0 20% Ditto, Sixteenths .• • - 65 0 1 5 0 7.34 Manchcatr & firming. 2/. per share 40 0 0 40 0 58 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 10 0 0 4, 0 0 9 Midland ............. 41. 4s. per sh. - Stock. 156 Ditto, Fifths ... - - - - 20 0 3% Ditto, Ha•rn. l'c Derby 21.135. perch, - Stock. 118 Newcastle & Berwick - 25 0 0 110 0 13 Newestle & Darl. June. 65. 25 0094 0 0 1 48% North British . ... - - - 25 0 0 10 0 0 17 Northern and Eastern . 2/. ss. 50 0 0 45 0 0 65% Ditto, Scrip, ics. 5/. d. 15s. 50 0 0 30 0 0 49 Ditto, Quarter Shares, - 12 10 0 12 10 0 17.34 North Kent ••.. • • • ... - 50 0 0 215 0 5 ' Norwich and Brandon. - 20 0 0 12 0 0 171 Ditto, New - ... -..- 10 0 0 1 0 01 3% Portsmouth Direct.... - 50 0 0 210 9 j 2 ' Prestou and Wyre .. - 50 0 0 50 0 0 ' 34 Itichmnd& W. E June. - 90 0 0 1 0 0 33 • Rugby ... ...... ...... - 20 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 ,1 ' Ditto, 2cl Pref., 1841 - 25 0 0 25 0 0 ~ She ffield and Lincoln .. - 25 0 0 15 0 1; -, Sheffield & Manehestr 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 1 Ditto, Quarter Shares - 25 0 0 8 0 0 13 Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,Bir - 50 0 0 210 0 0 , South Devon ......... - 50 0 0 15 0 0 28 ~ South-Eastern & Dovr 11. Is. 33 2 4 -393 i c Ditto, New iss. 32/.dis - 50 0 0 8 0 0 141 , , South Wales .... . - - 2 10 0 5 7 Stevenson's Pr tsmouth - - 210 0 * Thames and Medway.. - 19 5 8 - 1711 ' Trent Valley ......... - 20 0 0 2 0 0 18 V Yarmouth & Norwich - 20 0 0 20 0 0 2.5,, a Ditto, New.. .. • ... - 20 0 0 11 0 0 18 .. York Sc North ilidland 101. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1021 Ditto, Half Shares • • 10/. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 51 a Do., Searbro' Branch - 25 0 0 25 0 0 48!, Ditto, Selby Scrip • • - 50 0 0 20 0 0 67 n Ditto, Extension .. • - - 25 0 0 1 5 0 17 , Boulogne and Amiens. - 20 0 0 20 0 9z, " at. Northern of France - 20 0 0 4 0 0 Orleans and Vierzon • . - 20 0 0 2 0 0 14! ▪ Orleans & Bourdeaux - 20 0 0 2 0 0 10 Paris &Lyons(Laffitte) - 20 0 0 20 0 3 ' Paris and Strasbourg.. - 20 0 0 20 0 2: e Parts and Orleans... .. - 20 0 0 20 0 0 46; d Paris and Rotten ..• •• . 2/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 42 1- It uen and Havre •• •• - ,20 0 0 14 0 0 28. GOODCHAP v. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK The plaintiff in this action is an accountant, and the de fendant his Serene Highness George Frederick Anuustus William, Duke of Brunswick. The claim was for 191. lOs , for work and labour done. The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted. The plaintiff's attorney stated the case. In the year 1841 his Excellency Baron Audlaw, who was at the time Equerry to his Serene Highness, applied to the plaintiff on the subject of a bill of costs which had been sent in to his Serene Highness by his solicitor, and stated that his Serene Highness was desirous of having an analysis made of it, showing how much money had been paid out of pocketand what was the profit. Now, however absurd snch an idea might be. and probably the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff might ridicule the order, the absurdity of the order did not justify the defendant in pleading that he was not indebted, for his absurdity, if indeed it was such, was not to be gratified at the expense or labour of others. The bill, it should be observed, run over a long period of five or six years, and the analysis itself occupied about 20 pages of foolscap paper. The plaintiff, with his clerks, were engaged nearly three weeks in going through the bill and preparing the analysis, and when it was completed it was handsomely bound and sent to his Serene Highness for his consideration. What his Highness's object in having it made, or what use he ultimately applied it to, was not essential to the present el:se. It would be proved the work was done, that it occupied the time stated, and that the charge made was fair and reasonable. It was impossible to conceive what the defence would be, and he should, therefore, at present con fine himself to proving the case as he had stated it, and afterwards answer any arguments which might be raised against the present claim, which it appeared almost im possible to resist on any just grounds. His Excellency Baron Audlaw was then called—ln 1841 and afterwards he was Equerry to his Serene Highness. flaintiff was employed by him on behalf of his Serene Highness to look over the bill of costs. Wit ness saw him several times on the subject and explained to him that the Duke wished to have an analysis made, so that he might judge whether the charges were fair. The bill was a long bill and amounted to about 8001.: when the analysis was made it was given to him—it was afterwards bound dp and given to the Duke. Cross-examined by Mr. THomas—Was not aware that there was any fraud in a person not an attorney taking an attorney's bill. Did not know that there was a taxing officer appointed for the purpose. By the UNDER-SHERIFF—Did not understand anything about taxing. Gave the bill to plaintiff to look over, and see whether the charges were fair. The UNDER-SHERIFF—The question is, did the Duke know what the analysis was for—whether it was a taxation ? Mr. THOMAS—Was not the bill given to the plaintiff to see whether any part of it could be taken off ? Witness—That was an after opinion between myself and the Duke. The Duke asked me to show it to some friend who understood it, to see whether it was fair. By it is juror— Icatolllded. I him to whatever asmakreecoamn recommended d t or to analysis,showit to ° plaintiff. I knew he was not an attorney, but believed he was an honest man. I did not ask him exactly for his opi nion The abstract ran over eighteen or twenty sheets. Wm. Simmons examined—Was employed by plaintiff to assist in making the abstract. Was engaged between two and three weeks ; some days for fourteen or sixteen hours. There were three bills upwards of twenty sheets each. The analysis consisted of three columns. The first the sum charged, the next, subtractions or deductions, the third, the correct charge, or what it ought to have been. The UNDER-SHERIFF—Then it was a taxation? Witness —I dun's say whether it was a taxation or not. Plaintiff's Attorney—lt was only showing what was the sum out of pocket and the total charge. The UNDER-SHERIFF—The result of it was, that it was a taxation of the bill. Saunders was called, but merely asked if he confirmed the last witness, and he answered in the affirmative. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. THOMAS, for the defendant, said this was evidently a speculative action, brought against the Duke of Brunswick merely because he was the Duke of Brunswick, and it was known was possessed of considerable property. The plaintiff had evidently deluded the Baron and the Duke, who were fereigners, and did not understand the nat ure o f the transac tion, but had, beyond all doubt, considered that the plaintiff had the ability and power to settle the account and decide upon its correctness. Could it be believed that this work had en gaged the attention of two or three men for 10 days look ing over an account, and ultimately ended in their framing about eighteen or twenty sheets of abstract being almost as long as the bill itself ? It was clear that the work itself could not be in the least way beneficial to the defendant, but that the whole of the proceeding was neither more nor less than a gross imposition, which he felt the jury would never coun tenance by giving a verdict. In fact, there was no direc tion given which ought to bind the Duke or any other person. The UNDER-SHERIFF summed up. It had been truly stated by the plaintiff's attorney, that however absurd the only AN OLIVER TWIST. An interesting circumstance has just occurred in our neighbourhood, which, perhaps, would not have been brought to light but for the fact that the inimitable Boz, by his account of the stolen boy, had quickened the sense of possible wrong. Wednesday week an interesting and delicate-looking boy called at the door of a respectable inhabitant at Datchet, Mr. Newman, with a portfolio of portraits. The appearance of i the boy struck the atten tion of Mr. Newman, and the impression seized his mind that perhaps he had a tale of woe to tell. He invited him in doors, looked over his portfolio, and learned from him that the person with whom he travelled, a taker of likenesses (in profile, w e beli▪ eve), was not his father, but his master, and that he used tom very cruelly, and his mistress still worse. He had a severe black eye, which his mistress had given him that morning. On further inquiry, the boy said that in July last hi s mas t er was at Bath, following his pro.es,ion, and there got ac quainted with his family, and professed to take so great a liking to their son, that he obtain e d t h e i r perm i ss i on that he should travel with hi▪ m for two months. From that time he had been, kept from hi s f r i en d s ; th e y would not suffer him to write hom e without first read ingniea t h e t o his he had received in the mornin g w as because he was reading over and o ver a letter re ce i ve d l ate l y f rom hi s thtiesrs; an d consequently h e cou 'd not commu nother how unhappy he was. The blow mother, the reading of which made him weep. Mr. New- MfIII ' S feelings were roused by this simple tale, and he waked the boy if he wished to go hom e . " Oh, yes," was the reply ; but he said, ",! have no money to pay the fare, and I cannot g , t,, any. " Will you put yourself under my protection ? rep'ied Mr. N. The boy, who was trembling with dread, lest his master should come up, said, "Oh yes, if I could but et home." " Then," said Nlr. N., "I will take charge of you till I can com municate with your mother." The master net long after ma d e hi s appearance, and demanded th e b oy w i t h a mos t menacing aspect, but his new guardian would not be bullied out of his trembling protegee. The affair soon made a noise in Dateher, and a collection was speedily made—sufficient to defray the journey to Bath, and to leave 78. in hand for the boy's use. On F r id a y Mr. Newman saw the b o y safe into the train at 'Slough, and gave him in charge of the conductor, who was so much interested in the case, that he put him into his own box and said he would n ot lose sight of him until he gave I im in charge of hii friends, On Sunday morning a letter was received from the boy's mother, expressing, in the strongest and most affecting terms, her great obligation to the party who had so generously inter posed to rescue her son from such cruel hands, and to restore him to her. The boy is fourteen years of age, and his name is William Henry Vining.— Windsor Express. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.— On Saturday a meet ing of the ratepayers of Kensington, called together for the purpose of opposing the . iaynooth grant, and taking into consideration the Jews' Disabiliti. s Bill, was held in the vestry-room of the Old Church. Colonel Fox, M.P., Captain Williams, inspector of prisons, and others of the leading inhabitants were present. Mr. Churchwarden Chatterton in the chair. Mr. J. Perceval, a son of the late Right Hon. Spencer Perceval, opened the proceedings, by stating the reasons which induced him to oppose the measures brought in by her Majesty's Government, which were chiefly of a religious nature, and he conclud:d by moving a petition to Parliament, the draft of which he read. Whil e doin g so ho was assailed by cries of " It's mo st shameful," " It's abominable," " It's almost blasphe mous," and there was throughout great disapprobation, mingled with cheers, until the last clause, which proposed that the money be tzken out of the property of the Irish church, instead of the Consolidated Fund, which was received with much ap plause, and cries of " Strike all the others out and leave that." Captain Williams censured those who had got up this agitation in the parish ; and moved as an amend ment, that the meeting adjourn for a week. Colonel Fox seconded the amendment, which was carried by a majority of 19 to 17. A poll of the parish was de manded ;, but after a very strong discussion it was ar ranged, that both the motion and the amendment should be abandoned, upon which the vestry broke up. BUSINESS BEFORE PARLIADIENT.—A great mass of public business, much of it of importance, stands on the books of the House of Commons for disposal after the present recess. In addition to this, the unpa ralleled amount of private business, principally con sisting of Railway Bills, must either protract the session to at least the usual late period, or if, as is generally supposed, the session is to be shortened so as to allow her Majesty to visit Ireland, the inevitable result must be, that a large proportion of those Bills and projoeted measures must be deferred " till next Session." On Friday no fewer than 58 notices were given at the Private BM Office. With respect to the public business, there is some appointed for as distant a date as the 9th of June, when the Physic and Surgery Bill and Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill are named to be considered in Committee. The Maynooth College Bill egain comes on on Monday, the 19th, when it is to be read a third time. And there are ten notices of motions entered on the books, for which no days have yet lawn named. One is by Mr. Ewart, for a Select Committee " to inquire whether the present system of indirect taxation does not press unjustly on the poor," &c. There was a considerable increase in the quantity of coals imported into London in Ap ril as com p ared with the same month last year. Newcastle has sent 86,467 tons •, Sunderland, 54,773 ; Stockton and HartlePool. 48,262 • Blyth, 4,249 ; Yorkshire, 3, 288 ; Wake, 11,748 and SoOtlguid, 462. 2% 46;( 2 42 , 4 283 A TOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid, Price Annum. Share. s. d. s. d. Australasia ••• • • • .... 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 42% Britsh North American 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45% Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 22 Colonial . 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 1514 Londn and Westminstr Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27 London Joint-Stock . 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49% Ditto, New... •..• . • 81. per cent. 10 0 0. 10 0 0 National of Ireland . • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 20 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 37% Ditto, New.•• ••• • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 25 0 0 25 0 0 25% Union of L0nd0n..... 5/. por cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 121,4 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. 4. Albion ........ Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 Ditto Marine.. Atlas . • British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl,3led.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 -6% County .... ••••• • • • • . 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown •.•••••• • • • • • • I 6 9z s a n b d s . 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 Eagle •••• • • • ..... •• • • 6s. 5O 0 0 5 0 0 5% Economic Life &30s.bs. Eng. & Scot. Law Life.: 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% European Life 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 2U Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 142 Guardian •••••• • • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 50% Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life. •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine. •• • 11. sh. & ha. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life ••• • • • Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ... ••. • • . 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% London Ship ••.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Marine ••.•••• • • • • • • • Id. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 • 3 National Loan Fund. • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life •••.• • . • • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 9% Palladium Life...... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% Phoenix ....... - - 195 Protector Life.... -• • 5/. por cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 2s. Provident Life •••• • • • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 163 Sun Fire ......... . • • 6/. 10s. - - Mao Life 11. Os. - - Universal Life DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. rrice, Annum. Share. Zommercial •• • Last and West India East Country London • St Katharine • • • • • • • • Southampton • • .. 31. per cent. / 1. pr cent. 11. per sh. /. pr cent. I 5 per cent. 4/. per cent. X s. d. 'X s. d. Stock. * Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. b 0 0 0 50 0 0 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. £ s, d. East London.. • . Grand Junction .• •• • • 31. 46 13 4 90 Kent ••••• • • • • • ...... ' 21. 10s. 100 0 0 65 Vauxhall ...... •.• • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 GO West Middlesex .•. - • • C. 16s. pr ct. 63 12 9 127 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 16834 British Linen Company Si per cent. 100 0 0 228 Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 170 National Bank . ..... —6/. per cent. 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7j41. pr cent. 50 0 0 97 Western Bank. • North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 7 1 4 Clydesdale Bank 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 143 Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 3/. per cent. 15 0 0 11N Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. b 0 0 73 City of Glasgow Bank. 5/. per cent. 815 0 14 1 / Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 , Hercules Insurance Co. Ti. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14 Insur. Co. of ScoUnd• • 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Insur. • • 9/. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Incur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 4%1. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 63 Ditto, 4 Shares 4%l.percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 151 Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 151 Glasgw & A yrshir Rail. 44 /. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 62 Glasgw & Greenek Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 19 Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 373 Dundee& Arbrotk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 34? CANALS. . 1 , Names of Anpn E Dividend Names of p: um. Dividend Companies. cl per Pr --Companies. ce er ,Price. i 2 1 Annum. - £ .£ Ashtn & 01411 97 1 5/.55. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 91. 160 Ashby-d-la -Z 1 113' 41. 70 51ntgomrysh 100 61 . 98 Barnsley.. • . 160. 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 15 Basingstoke.. 1001 - 5 Neath ......180 20 /. 365 Brknk&Abrg 150 i 61. 85 Nottingham . 150 12 /. 260 Cromford ...• 100' 1? /. 160 Peak Ferest .78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 41. 60 Regent's •• • • 33 11. 24 Derby ••• •• • 100 81. 103 Rochdale .. •• 85 41. 55 Ellsmre&Chs 1331 41. 58 Shropshire • . 125 8/. 120 Erewash Forth & Clyd,loo l 4/. 105 Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p . c. 11 GrandJunctnlloo' 71. 124 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 480 Grand Union' 11101 1/. 10s. 2.5 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh. 172! 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 360 Glstr & Brkly 00, - 8 Strtfrd on Av 79 1 /. 10s. 30 Grantham • • 1501 12/. 100 Severn and} 26 1/. Si. 28U Huddersfield. 571 - 20 Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 7 Trnt & Mr-1 50 3 0 1 • 450 Lancaster ••• , 47, 11. 10. 40 sey, 1 ,,i 811.3 1 Leeds& Livrp'loo, 341. 870 Thams &Med' 19 -- 50 Leicester. • • 1401 10/. 110 Wercstr & Leicstr &Nth 831 U. 70 Btrming.l , 78 41. 11 Loughborcell 1421 70/. 1060 Me& Brim 6 1 1 11. 43. i LLOYD'S SHIPPING. Losnos, MAY 6. 1 -Wind N.W., fresh breeze and showery. DEAL, MAY 12.—Wind W.S.W. to N.N.W. and N., light. Arrd. Maestricht, Monte Video. Sid. Arab, Port Philip; Hannah Codner, Rio; Susan King, St. Lucie; Spartan, Ja maica ; D'Avergne, Barbadoes ; Agnes Sophia, Honduras ; Lady Sale, Montreal; Sydney, Quebec; Washington, Malta and Mauritius. NEWPORT, MAY 12.—Sid. Sarah Henrietta, Bermuda. HULL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Hebe, Wells, Greenland. OFF HASTINGS, MAY 11.—Patriot, Menting, Sandwich Islands, for Bremen, out 152 days. SWANSEA, MAY 11.—Arrd. Mary Dugdale, Cuba. CORK, MAY 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. George, Graham, Ichaboe ; Walker, Newcastle for Quebec, out 21 days, leaky, making 14 inches water per hour; on the 2d inst., lat 60, lon. 22, was struck by a sea, which carried away eight stan chions, and strained her all over. Sld. Glanmure, Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, MAY 12.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Penang, Hawkins, ..China ; Broad Oak, M'Cay, Calcutta ; Eliza, Woolley, 'Valparaiso ; Marquis Lorn, Murray, Ichaboe ; Broad Axe, Bahia ; Cantab, La Guayra; Standard, New Orleans; Agnes Gilmour, Bombay ; Duncan and lludson, Mobile; Pocohontas, Apalachicola; Conshook, Janet, Rose, and Thetis, Charleston ; Ashburton, 'Henry, and New York, New York; Fingaelon, St.. John's, New Brunswick. Off, Anne Armstrong, New Orleans. A vessel of about 500 tons, cream colour, clean, and apparently new, was passed in lat. 47, lon. 20, bottom up, by the Hudson, arrived here. WHITBY, MAY 12.—A schooner sunk in seven fathoms, five miles N.N.E. of Dunlington, supposed to be the Bloom, of Sunderland, run down 30th ult., with all hands, was passed by the steamer Streanshalagh, from Hull. OFF FOLKSTONE, MAY 11.—Anna Maria Henrietta, Batavia. Por,TSMOUTH, MAY 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Hendrick Hudson, London for New York ; her Majesty's ship Van guard, Plymouth. MARKET NE WS. (YESTERDAY SAY WiLnatlX s SMITIMELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 10:3 to 4/ 153; use ful do., 41 16s to 514 s ; fine Upland do., 515 s to 5/ 103; Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 61; Oat Straw, I/ 18s to 2l; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A moderate supply and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 123 to 4/ 143; useful ditto, 41 16s to 5/ 4s ; fine Upland ditto, Si 5s to 5/ 12s; Clover Hay, 41 8s to 6/ 3s ; Oat Straw, 11 183 to 2/ Is ; Wheat Straw, 21 2s to 213 s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade, on the whole, dull. WIIITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 123 to 41 15s useful ditto, 41 16s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 3s to 5/ 83; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61 6s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 21, Wheat Straw, 21 Is to 212 s per load. Trade rather inactive, on easier terms. (From the London Neu; _Price Current of May 13.) SUGAR.—The supply consisted principally of inferior yellow and brown descriptions, of fine bright yellow there are yet few boards on show. The trade in town and country do not hold inrge stocks, notwithstanding the recent extensive nerehases made by them. REFINED.—There has been a better demand for Refined goods from the home track, but no improvement has taken place in prices, the market being fairly supplied with goods; brown lumps have been selling at 66s to 67 s, Standard lumps 67s 6d to 68s; Tittlers, common 66s to 675, middling 67s fid to CBs, good 69s to 70s, fine and very fine 71s to 755; Hambro' Loaves 67s to 725, double ditto 73s to 80., and wet lumps, 64s to 663 per cwt. MAURITIUS.—There has Leen little inclination evinced on the part of refiners or grocers to operate, and the basiness transacted privately has been trifling at de clining rates. At a public sale of 7,304 bags and 388 cat-lts, prices gave way is 6(1 to 2s on Refin ing, and 6d to is per cwt fur all other sorts, but nearly the whole was tainted by sulphur; good to fine yellow went at 473 6d to 51s 6d, middling to good middling 42s to 4636 d, low 40s to 41s, fine brown 3736 d to 40s, middling to good 35s to 375. low 30s to 345, grey low 39s to 40s, middling 41s to 425, good to fine 44s to 48s 6d, damp and washed 33s to 48s 6d, damp and washed 33s to 48s per cwt. EAST INDlA.—There has been a better demand for white descriptions of Bengal Sugar, and the former rates are sustained; several parcels have been taken by private treaty, and at auction 530 bags were sold, fine white at 57s 6d, good .54s to 54s 6d, middling 51s, damp and washed 48s to 53s 6d per cwt. By private contract there has been a good demand for brown and common yellow sorts from shippers, and the home trade at 32s to 38s per cwt; several public sales are advertised, and the arrivals continue to be large. FOREIGN.—To - day the inquiries were numerous after all kinds of Foreign Sug.ir, but in consequi•oce of th. stiff rates that were insisted upon, business of moment was prevented ; a floating cargo of 300 tons of brown Pernambuco in chests and bags has been sold at 21s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES. - All extensive business has been trans acted in all sorts of West India, but holders have been willing sellers upon forint r reduced terms; the private operations amount to 1,200 puns ; Antigua at 17s, old 15s, Demerara 18s, Trinidad 17s, and good Dominica 20s; the principal part fetched 15s to 17s per cwt. Bengal Treacle is held for 16s per cwt; there are buyers rather under that rate. COFFEE.-Importers of West India manifested firm ness, and having supplied the market sparingly, the parcels offered at auction amounting to 54 casks and 10 barrels were all sold, Berbtce middling at 60 to 60s 6d, low middling 57a to 58s, fine fine ordinary 52s to 565, fine ordinary 50s 6d to 51s 6d, good or dinary mixed 43s to 46s 63, low 35s 6d to 40s, Triage 26s to 40a, black 14s to 12.=, Jamaica, fine middling 120 s, good middling 82s 6d to 965, middling 78s 6d to 80s, low middling 70s, fine fine ordinary 63e 6d to 68s, fine ordi nary 545, ordinary 44s 6d to 495, low ordinary 395, Triage 33s to 38s, and black 32s per cwt. The supply is on the increase of all descriptions of East India Coffee, and stocks are much larger than they were last season at this period. In Ceylon of native descriptions there was a good business transacted in the middle part of lust week, and a further advance in prices took place, 1238 bags at public sale fetching 46s to 46s 6d for real good ordinary heavy pale, 45s to 45s 6d for good ordinary, 44s Eel for common mixed, 39s 6d to 41s 6d for very inferior, and 38s. to 45s for sea damaged. In Company's Java the private operations are upon a more extended scale at 50s fur good bold pale yellow. Singapore firm in price, and in good demand privately. Other kinds of East India have met with little attention from shippers or the home trade, and the market having been better supplied a decline in the value has been the consequence. COCOA.-West India is not much wanted, and prices have slightly given way, a part only of 138 bags and 86 brls Trinidad at auction finding buyers, good middliug red at 42s 6tl to 435, middling 41s to 425, low 38s 63, and one lot of good quality 485 6d per cwt, the stock has been further augmented, still it is less than last season. Foreign Cocoa has been in good request, and the supply continuing to be small an advance in prices has taken place ; 139 bags Bahia at auction fetched 385 to 38s 6d for good bright red, and 34s per cwt for common dark. TEA.-There has been less desire on the part of the trade to purchase since we last wrote, by private contract only a limited business has been transacted in black and green, but holders for the most part are disposed to fur ther reduce their prices. To-day the purchases made in tea were trifling, but sound common Congou for cash was not to he had undtr 94 per lb. Public sales are declared for 'Thursday ; the quantity declared at present is 4,000 plsgs, but it will be increased. SPICES.-holders of Black Pepper have refuted to submit to lower rates, and the market has been sparingly supplied. The value of Penang is 2ii to 2d, and Su matra 24-d to 2id per lb. Pimento has been purchased with caution, but holders have declined to submit to any further decline, and 24d to 3i per pound is the value. Ginger of all sorts has met with attention. In Cassia Lignea business of consequence was prevented by the small supply at market. In nutmegs several pur chases have been made privately at firm rates, RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-In Leeward Island Hum a large business has been transacted since we last wrote, in consequence of importers submitting to a further reduction in prices; the purchases amount to 400 puns at is 7d to Is 7id per gallon proof strength. Deme rara has been in good demand upon former terms; 150 puns having been sold at 2s 8d to 2s 9d for 34 to 37 per cent. over proof of good quality. Holders of Calcutta have declined to further reduce their prices, and the operations are upon a more extended scale : 200 casks having been at sold Is 4}d to 2s per gallon proof with cer tificate. Jamaica however has been purchased sparingly by exporters and the home trade ; the rates taken are rather under those previously quoted : only small parcels have been sold at 3s to 4s 4.1 for 30 to 36 per cent over pooof, and superior 4s ed to 4s 8d per gal. The arrivals of Rum are still exceeding the deliveries. For Brandy, since our last, prices have made a stand, and a good demand has been experienced ; the heavy stocks, how ever, cause holders to be willing to sell at late rates viz, Cognac, of the best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s 2d, puns 4s ; ditto 1840, hhds 4s id, puns 3s 11d ; ditto 1841, hhds 4s Id, puns 3s Ild ; ditto 1842, hhds 3s 10d, puns . 3s 8d ; ditto 1843, hhds 3s 93, puns 3s 7d ; ditto 1844, hhds 3s Bd, puns 3s 6d ; middling and good middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 3s 6d, low 2s 5d to 2s 7d, aA, and Bordeaux 2s 5d to 2s 6d per gallon. RICE.-Bengal met with ready purchasers, and the sal ply not being large, prices are sustained ; 1,975 b a gs '' < 4 at auction went at lls to lls 6d for middling white dusty rather small grain, 103 6d to lls for sea damaged 1 3‘ first class, lOs to lOs ed for second class, Os 6d i,e for third class, and lOs per cwt for sea da waged re-packed ; by private treaty several parcels I% have been disposed of at lOs 6d to 12s per cwt for sound white. A public sale of 3, 500 bags is declared - the ; 6 stock has been much increased. There has not been much inclination to purchase foreign East India Rice, I s , but the stock being light prices are still maintained ; Madras yellow is worth 9s to 10s ; Java white lOs 6d to 12s, and yellow lOs to 10a 6d per cwt. Cleaned Rice is selling at 23a to 28s for Carolina, and at 14 s t o 18s f or 4 1 % 79 Patna. CocrintEAL.-'This afternoon at public sale 30 bags of Mexican black were sold at the full value, and went at 5s 8d to 55 9d, and middling to good 5s 4d to 5s 7d per lb. INDIGO. -East India is not to be purchased at any decline on the rates of the last Quarterly sales, but the market is in a quiet state. Spanish has been purchased with caution, and holders experience difficulty in sup porting prices. SALTPETRE. - Rough has been in much better de mand; privately several parcels have been disposed of, 13 per cent refraction has fetched 245, 5 per cent 25s 6d to 265; at public sale 833 bags of Calcutta were disposed of, fine strong grey 4 per cent refraction at 265, good ditto 5 to 6 per cent 25s to 265, 4 to 4 per cent ditto 25s 6d to 265, sea and sugar damaged 22s 6d to 24s 6d, and good order repacked 25s per cwt. English Refined 28s 6d to 298 per cwt. TALLOW.-The demand has further increased for Rus sian, and an advance in the value of 9d to Is per cwt has occurred. There has been a brisk demand on the spot for candle and soap making purposes, and P.Y.C. of first quality has been fetching 38s 6d to S9s per cwt ; for deli very an extensive business has been transacted, and 39s 6d to 40s per cwt are the rates paid for the last three Month of the year, At public Isle 542 casks of pow ay, 118 •••••••••••••••••••••=1.......M.mr.! mmi1mine.........."-- South IVales fetched 35s 9d to 38s 9d ; 548 package - South American 345 6d to 38s ; 45 knpsks Cape 40s 3d to 40s 9d, and 8 casks of East India, 38s to 39s 3d. Town Tall )w has been in excellent request at 38s 6d to 3986 d per cwt nett cash. OILS.—A slight decline in prices has taken place, stil l a uction the demand has been good, end 189 tuns and fetched 27/ 5s to 281 15s for good and fine, 2 6/ to 27/for low to mid; 2 tuns Elephant Oil went at 284 and 5 tuns of Blubber 4/ 5s to 4 / 10 s p er tun. Pale Sent at 31l 5s to 311 Ios, straw and yello w 291 to 301101. Brown 281 to 281 103, and Cod 311 10s to 321 per tun. For Sperm prices are fully as high. 30 tuns at auction of Foreign Fishing fetched 851, and fine gal fish tish by private treaty is selling at 86/ to 88 ' per tun. Palm is rather cheaper , and at tion 31 casks fetched 2-ts 6d to 25s 6d per cwt. Linseed Oil at 25s 3d to 25e 6d p e r OWE On t he s P et j and for delivery 25s 9d to 26s 6d per cwt. Rape s ee Oil 37s to 37s 6d for pale, and 36s to 363 6d per ceit fo.r 411 brown. Olive wanted, and command firm rates. alli. poli 421 to 43/, Barbary and Spanish 391 lOs to 10s, and Levant 39l per tun. • • Wooi.wicH, MAY 12.—Lieut.-General Sir flower s Douglas, G.C. 8., and G.C.M.G., Colonel Jacksou, 6th Pt , g y go isi i t i ed Gu lv a , r o c o ls iw (C ic a h rb th in is ee d rs ay ), , and and saetve2ralnd,nilsntciknisbed officers, pee.,.r 100• 01 the Royal Horse Artillery, under the command o see the Dyneley, C.B. The gallant Lieutenant-General eeb°° the exercises were concluded, expressed to Colonel DyneleYer nit satisfaction he experienced from the excellent rnen,° er.4 which the evolutions were performed. Lieutenant-ben., Sir Howard Douglas and the other gallant officers Lieutenant ceeded to the Marshes with Major-General Sir H. D• 1• 6- K.C.8., to witness the new experiments with all a nd pounder guns on Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas' s PrinciP 1100 three 56-pounder guns, on Mr. Monk's principle, 8 6400 0 yards' range. Colonel Cockburn, Colonel Paterson, t. Lacy, Lieutenant Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Lieutenao2'soist, lonel Dundas, C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Cha lmer, fiHard ant Director-General of Artillery ; Lieutenant (133 r, inge, K.H., Royal Artillery; and Lieutenant-031°100g' nee-, Royal Engineers; Major Sandilanes, MaP r e, efajef ways, Major Armstrong, Major Macbean, and Brig 1 ";;; 0 and Cuppage, Captain Palliser, Captain D'upuis, CaPtcaptaill Adjutant Mitchell, Captain and Adjutant Nedb„ stn e e e,' C a r. and Adjutant Tireman, Captain and Adjutant eel .- - end .' tain and Adjutant Cockburn, and Captain Harriil,(l4oosl/ number of officers of the Royal Artillery, h°,",,,, P 05. Th eiie e assembled in the marsher to witness the exeer;„ - t - eeing 7,.." -- firing to-day was excellent, the objects aline.' ci - g a O r b:: targets 12 feet square, each placed in a line 04- oed w-t e 72 feet by 12, and a great number of the she° 5 , 3 that '- through it. The whole of the shots went ship-of-war ieri elevationv i e : ae - o tfi f ior : si s t . a (o,l r f.fn es nll - n o c(dil u ees l gg d f..r l o4 l s a losn v been ss e eeeacee..h, a( nx s d t t r h u teh c struck in x i t n , wgn e o v n e laa ry al s r :if f oe ctsn u l b: r fired at a i t i t e l t a rr : t The rav coil of the carriages on the feorlslionwgipn experiments to day :—Lieutenant-Colonel inches,Per th_Leh round 6 feet 7 inches, ;second round 6 feet 5 , b e e, fin' e round 6 feet 6 inches, fourth round 6 feet 61 7 feet '', round 6 feet 7 inches. Mr. Monk's first mill' A 7 f e et . inches, second round 7 feet 3 inches, third roue" 7 fees 4 inchee, fourth round 7 feet 6 inches, fifth glatifsortrs I'd:l'lo6,f oil rolled boa t 6 1 ° le inches. The experiments concluded for the day et 5 o'clock r.w. hi ( cOMPA r g G R AND JUNCTION RAILWAY. -- T..-- i d c o.--' held a special general meeting at one o'clock en ,„ ° fog y in the Cotton Sales' Room, Liverpool, for the up r pc e e, to be sidering and deciding upon the measures propostufooo. authorised by Acts of Parliament in the prese ° o sbreel" These measures are—the construction of railways e rn re sp!e" bury, Stoke-upon-Trent, Dudley, and to Itan c° oeanle tl l tively ; the Trent Valley Railway ; and the are. e , Jeolt ° _ , with the Liverpool and Manchester North unio n ii rs. el b r e and Leigh, and Kenyon and Leigh Railway Conife s d an d id John Moss, Chairman of the Directors, presle t ° o ; 5 weet o only have to be considered to-day, stated that the Bill for the proposed ainalgaina l t ber t l . f , Bills, for extensions, were not in a state ''' t yre': inept to permit of the Proprietors' decisiotl. be fore; They would, consequently, have to be brougqe 630 4 future meeting. The several marginal note. of 1 0 "At, in the amalgamation Bill (73 in number) were °te e , and t he a resolution was moved by Mr. Charles Lawr ei ll, and conded by Mr. Alston, that the Bill be a pproen o s lter!" 4 usual powers given to the Directors, with respee!'oo" f s ilo7, tions and amendments ie Parliament. A dieen l o .bsin C° ,l,o upon the differences with the London and Biren n e w eich .'', pany, Mr. Alston recommending arbitratiomod niro.;:lis as the ?.. poi_ Chairman said bad been refused by the Londe ° t s prel s o• ham; whilst Mr. Ramsden thought the preseLo, ot .00 . moment for an amicable arran. merit. Mr. L'A' - ivuest , ; chester, was of a different opinion; he bad O. ° , virec te s od fidence in the discretion of the Grand Junetet ens ions, , 00 1 and the Chairman added that he had no anr_el,-; tsken pia no cause whatever to feel uneasy at w!iat n!t u car ried h `; , ,,,, within • the last few weeks. The resolution Ws°, l6 to th i e u i s e [ nimously, without further reference being re,t„tain ea sed, isting collision. The proceedings closed by r wiy em io t stating, with respect to the quarter-shares:s seoul:ia that even if the Bills for the several benet;ee,red, Opeeeed pass, the same amount of capital would ,e2ittberne_by; another shape. Not a word was said throng of Ir e t ee respecting the recent decision of the Boar : 0 o bject su is adverse to the amalgamation which it is the yitell Bill approved by the meeting, to legalis e. . 00 . deer' ese y MR. CARUs `MESON.—The follolre: i si the u eo f of Mr. Wilson's place of imprisonment i s „ g tin t,n e !tern s i° News :—" Mr. Wilson is confined in five or In i - . s he WO Correction, adjoining which cell ar e A ITheurst tvo day a oup, which convicted felons are placed. e- - e o lliel a n a idlift fed upon prison fare, coarse black Igen' I'd ` for br e , s od thickened with oatmeal; and was not onere e poun..,,ith tea or coffee with bread and butter, for din ht airect , "" s e a-half of meat cooked in any way 11 ° tilig a the e' s ?„. s l 4l bli bread and vegetables at discretion, and for te-, n ot FrAion breakfast.' It was only after Mr. Wilson conic' - the Inis eat the prison fare, and that he had ascertained t lie O. „ifs, regulations he could provision himself, that lle: hie 'dot cannot be spoken to by any one, not even tl e tter,„ - 0 0 except in the presence of the turnkey. Ever/ ire coniert'-ecl. is received by or sent from him is opened an' 0 Piel, read by the gaoler. A letter received ° see. e s, nesday by Mr. Wilson from the Postmaste6: C. r es d and superscribed 'On her Majesty's service. T ° o poo, On son, Esq., (marked) R. Fullerton,' was broken Tr eices . „ i it, read before it was delivered. The small yards pr iey_l l 7 to Wilson is allowed to take exercise has an °..dee l _, be e and the effluvia from it a medical gentleman pi' son ele"' e or be. prejudicial to any person's health. Mr. N ,' 13e0e lb ecil l . t e e ,,,, fore being remanded by the Court of Queeillotierennree OW' fined in the debtors' ward, where he had - cor ps e' be re' the others, but now he would be in solitary ,_ t o I not visited by his friends. All this treatment,_!.,ol fdr• collected, is sanctioned by a prison board en_w il i c ;roo 0 1 of members of the Court which illegally ,°_t' et nr isoe, e eite, Wilson—yea, even one of the members of 0 7. 1, r tee tt o 7 tble is the constable of St. Helier's (Peter Le Su e s ' t ioet t' t bel in the suit at issue ! There can be no ifltte has ne t 0 5 " treatment is altogether illegal. Mr. W e itr n e r t ie, : e ," _„ convicted of any crime ; his contempt 0, ,°` b " t cleir . i pOV only a misdemeanour, and that of every sag •by c ar Oris f d, t o GREAT TROTTING- MATCH OF Monde tere ° ',,llC' MILES FOP. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS.---,—.,- I, ni " d - pu r e e " siderable concourse of persons, many ''' Zat ° - 04e oof jiff' sporting order, assembled at the Frienu 1 he wa ter,' t o ..e. to house, at Kensal New-town (near Bs.Y s etn b, te„s bigb)7 o o the performance of the long talked- of rit e boa' the took French, to drive his galloway (under tet,l v er , frote . ,4 tw it , harness, one hundred miles, he sixteen I°.`,",nb sting light of starting, for a stake of 501. aside• el_r o t tber s ( o , place prior to the start, the odds being eF: d A b a i be ego, very light match cart was provided, ,r, tl , o 'ele c „,pre e _tel weight was seated in the cart, and this woe lc u ` e .- 0 role;s menced his journey ; many pe rsons at te e . _.., be te c ,..nen 0 , s He performed the first ten n.iles in an h t e; be e en ti l i ;ocl ~, ,,a his speed for the next ten miles, an d ° a ; be e t ' t ee se k' 1 1. refreshed, and then proceeded on ' his re 3 o poi - o 'cle c- esst steady pace, and appeared to trot 1 velvet thetbe net steady competent to the task. 1 yeitteled Wee had accomplished fifty miles, e n 0° oth er fool ill symptoms of distress or fatierseed . 10 of - 0 f the cessary attention, and then per t° a 65 I ni lon Ol t tti is miles, and having at this time c overe ales VI , 0 a 6 hOT At t big 101 hours, the gay little animal Wee,.., and / 00 d. . e rtib le chaise, rubbed down, and allowed to r'&l, them co osid d e , tA brought out and re-harnessed, en d .- a T-ifee te -' ,OIIC period the spectators had increased ros fulleased ef I t ch , number, and the most intense interest' nea red 0 hie m at ch , t ilts' the result of the match ; the poll appear o P: ce , P a s oci and as fresh as if it bad only Just e' 3 , is nitigl e r be . . vi e , ee, He continued at a steady, althougl:: vase, r t ed O hr e"' tig" . mately trotted in, with the gree t ` - e e stio l.l . - ell t- complished the 100 miles within tu a bly dq s ed. .00 0 won the stakes. The pony was verY ; e sas eO rc fey/ Pi -ni l 0 °if mor e l t u o rgt s o vi tbe 4 - igt• out the match, and much judgtneut n ,..,_ A , A , cp- - ,1,10 FOOT RACE.—On Monday after eight o'clock, a one-mile f. ot rse _' er isites id eteb' e see ° o in Hyde Park, between George Lockc: zi r, , o f psi tip,„,i , eere`" t I 'oe streams, and James Waters, a b` l ,_ ° race 0- _,, e to ur s. 0 From the assemblage of spectators, tu:naerstoeuoo% 0 some degree of excitement, it being te 0 10° _,, e ti was backed by a sporting gentlemaser„,, 1,0 4, %a hie r jeet, the signal being given, the men st ice he b e sa_ re , h , .2 , lead, and for the first quarter of a 0 1,1° t es Sira!'f,ilig . e rell neat, and continued 0 exertion shot ahead of his antagonai w re ir r se r, 1$ e o ° et vantage, and ultimately coining is gaining groUnd,: —iintillfo , , , .... --X -e...4.- 4.- 0 0 ° 0 0 contested race. lo s scOrr• 1 , 80 1 ,„00 1 to THE LATE EXECUTION AT , d a te ~„,,, Jv eel a id Theo t he , R, P l it 1 90 1 o the e • ~ 1 , ro . formation given by Thomas T Brecon for murder and robbery) t ..weeede.oo toe., chaplain of the gaol, that gentlemane K.rdete4olo T ed _. 07 , search fur the pocket-book of til t rou long search, in which the Rev. Al_re:und 001111,01;nita Lewis) in a hedge near the convict's!. several persons, the pocket -book was re severe tran esG •o o P' et there was no cash in it, but there ee;e 6 ,_ ee inese e teit i l ,to _ importance respecting the decesseen. fr u e l s iOTO9O.- bp tee AmERICAN llorS.—A- lti r g,, e odile e ct .drief just taken lace. The duty o on tee' 1 1 80 of '',,, the last imported were sold f r tne let. , Channel Islands. Sti r ie C. n naffs . % Lingo 0. f Mr. • )(re. On the 10th inst., the lady °of a on° . tueof 11 , of Bishopsgate-street Without , d wo_eiroese .06 On the 10th inst., at Wan s re _l O e rota the ' ln t St• Davies, of a son. _f.alloinere': ; al. 0 itsb_.o.oo i Oen' Thomas James Rowsell, M.A. , In ti sill ' sf 1 3 * - <O l Stepney, of a daughter. street, rur S • , On the 10th inst., at the Pars n . n _ a n g s ro e 'ell t ° o f A On the 11th inst., at Oxford -s .0141 01 11 e1f,410-113. eh, I"' pia PVlel t of the late f 0 oleo Robert M'Killop, Esq., eldest BO!) dens hter o sr. b o rAl, R N., to Anna Maria, youngest ingntre , Se Vigourdeux, Royal Engine e 1?..,, ,, eeene__eq _ n en G. On the 7th inst., at the parish ebu r CIS 10 On the 10th inst., at 5..11_,' P ° ertineesseoFiiistoth of L. Bell, of Thomase tre t .,., of "!_•, Dell° 3 l4o daughter of Le Mercier,.,te-Oburcee _ D or tya On the 10th inst. at All S,2 . ll Tr r obart, b , kit T. Dalrymple, third' son 1 1 daughter °I Brighton, to Ellen, younges Sallelllll° tn i* Salmon Kent, M.D . . elit . 01 Om ,00 , gee 90 t geer a l es, 0 " 0 On the 15th of March, a _,,a 7 8 • A1 0 6 Rev. ' In his 80th year, the Ilg , liree t `-- OM . Lod g e, Epping. gm I) , ° oecfer d 010 On the 3d inst., at Tiautoll,, goteiv Ja lll4 • dOng 6 of Lieutenant Frederick TborntVoßrelet tegertelb On the 4th inst., at Fla yegrovei•_street, ''' t o Ili' W. Lo eldest daughter of Mr. . wim p° e esfr i°° ' 0 11, On the 4th inst., in Upper DO 1-Ton sel • 'rl° • Williams, Esq . . 00' 0 04 font son of R. M. Witham. Esc i i i i i; s c athe vo od oo, On the 6th inst. on the C t ,s Depsor.l,or Esq., banker, one.; her aj'esortl Riding et On the sth inst., at Eickconnell '--- jobli. ol d justice of the peace for the is. si, _trip 5600—• Lonkon : Printed and Published IPaiwl" te;o, No. 112, Strand, .1 4gyp, Strand, in this Precinct of w i t le o. Middlesex, Virecluesdip WIY ' I " • ~-- l~` :.