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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. t C L. !AOLISE OF GOILTIO.ITS, Marcie 12. SlVAlint took the Chair .:hor:).y atter Tivt.ive PETITIONS. FEARGLIS O'CONNOR, presented a petition E xeter is iavour 01 wiading Up thr.‘ Land C•n,,a ply; u ,l so a petition from A3htun-unier-Lyni to Ile effect. NE % 0. RICARDO prescrited a petition from the city of Woreester in favour of eopyhold enfianchi6enr , nt. Mr. THORN ELY prez&nt.,(lptitions froth the Ronaan Crc.h3lie3 of Bilstm against the Eceleiia.itical Tales Bill. Mr. CHILD presented a petition from the inhabitants efMena:one, Staffo:d.lhire, playing that such a mea sure might be passed as would efftctively vindicate the in&pendeure of the C:owu of this kingdom. Mr. DRUMMOND presented a petition from Hans biet;:m Union in favour of the Coauty Rates Bill, and sev , ral others t 9 the same effE et. COUN RATES AND EXPENDITUBE BILL. Ur. M. GIBSON . moved the tieciatri reedits.; of the County Ratite and F,xpenditure Bill. The Bill vies in almost all its eseentied particular, the snow as the ins enure of last seseinn; but some slight alteratiens hod been uvula to render it more favourable with the manietrany, and to melte the carrying out of its provisions more easy and effitrient. A great number of petitions had been pre sented in favour of the Bill, many of which came from Boards of Guardians. Ile trusted, therefore, that the House would allow the Bill to go into Committee. Sir J. PAKINGTON oppowed the second reading of the Bid, and contended that the alteratious that had been made in the measure had rendered it even more objection able than the measure of het session. He would not deny that taxation and representation ought to go to gether, but he asserted that in this Bill that principle was attempted to be put in force in a manner that would work the greatest injustice. Another serious change was that which proposed to take away from the maeis teacy the control and management of county gaols. He did not consider this a regulation for the management of county-rates merely, but a direct assault on the functions of county magistrates by a side-wind. This clause of itself swept away at least nine Acts of Parliament. This was also the case with lunatic asylums, the super vision of which was taken away from the county magis trates in the same way. The Bill was brought before the House last session, and it was referred to a Com mittee by general consent. The Right Hon. Gentleman was chairman of it, and if Lion. Members would only take the trouble to look at the evidence, they would see the whole weight of evidence went to show that such a Bill could never, by any possibility, be brought into proper working, and that the effect of the Bill would be to exclude from the management of county affairs a large number of gentlemen who had a large pecuniary stake in the country, and who were in fact the real rate-payers. The Bill wasla bad, mischievous Bill, and the House would do better to negative it at once on the second reading, without at tempting to battle through the 174 clauses, in the hope to elicit something like a principle out of it in one corner or the other. The lion. Member concluded by moving that the Bill be read a second time this day six months. Sir GEORGE GREY said that, as the Hon. Baronet had directly appealed to him and also to the House on his motion for the amendment, he must at once say that he did not at all concur with him in his opinion against the principle of the 13i11.—(Hear, hear.) He did not say that there were not many clauses of the Bill which re quired amendment, but he conceived that a Bill of this ex tensive and important character would necessarily require much consideration by the House, and would of neces sity at - alive much amendment by the Legislature before it became the law of the land.—(Hear, hear.) Had the Bill never before been before the House, he might per haps have taken a different course, but when he recol lected how fully its whole principle had been discussed last year he thought it was needless to go over the same ground again. All the amendment which the Bill required could very readily be given to it in Committee, and at the proper stage he should be quite prepared to state objections to those portions of it to which he could not assent. He would, however, now say that he thought that it would be a great calamity for the country if the county magistrates were deprived of those powers which they had so long exercised for its benefit. The Honourable Baronet had said that the effect of this Bill would be to prevent the magistrates in a great measure from sitting on the financial boards. Now with that he could not at all agree. On the contrary, his own impression was, that they would still continue to ant precisely as they had done. He certainly ob jected to the fourth clause which restricted the free holders from voting tor magistrates, for his own im pression was that the restriction ought to be the other way ; and that members of the board should not be elected because they were magis trates, but that magistrates should have a right to be elected because they had the necessary qualifica tion. Ho would by no means pass by the boards of guardians, but he would not say that the county financial boards should be constituted excluiively out of them. He thought that the ratepayers ought to be left entirely without restrictions in their choice, though he must say that his own opinion was quite in unison with that of the Honourable Member for Manchester; for he believed that the best modification that could be adopted would be to have one-half of the board composed of magistrates, and the other half of other persons.—(llear, hear.) He had him self, yesterday, presented a petition from the county which he had the honour to represent (Northumberland), and in the letter which accompanied it from the gentle man by whom it was confided to him, it was stated that they did not apprehend any great or immediate change in the position of affairs. His (Sir G. Grey's) opi nion was precisely similar, for it was his decided ' conviwion that afier this Bill was passed the magistrates would find themselves just in the same places as those which they previously oecupied.— (Hear, hear.) He thought that the lion. Baronet had hardly sulllciently observed the difference between the two parts into which the 13:11 was naturally divided. There was a great difference between the duties of re ceiving and expending the county rates. The functions oi the magistrate were purely executive, aad therefore ahem elected en the birds, they would have nothing, or nest to nothing, to do with the subordinate business o` the recipienoe of the rate:. The Hon. Baronet had asked him whether he was prepared to take upon himself the dury of altering the amount of the constabulary force in the different counties. To this ho was prepared to say, that without the concurrence of the megistracv he thought not; but that if the Secretary uf State, after communi cating with the magistrates, received their sanction, he ought to have the power of directing that amount. Towards the close of last session he had been asked whether the Government would take charge of the Bill, and if not, what course the 'Government intended to pursue. His reply was that he could not compromise the Government in any way, hut that during the recess he would give it his best at tention and decide upon the course he ought to pursue. Ile had done so, and when the proper time came he should be prepared to enter upon the details of the mea awe. Of its principle he entirely approved, and should therefore vote for the second reading of the Bill. W. MILES had listened with great attention to what heti fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey), and could not help saying that he had given the hes% possible reasons why this Bill should emanate from the aloverumena After some explanation between Mr. Miles and Sir George Grey, the former gentleman proceeded to say, that the effect of the in his opinion would be to reduce the qualification of the several members of the beard, and the consequence would be that those magistrates who were most ac queinteel with financial operations would every year become subject to a fresh election, and most probably, after having become acquainted with their duties, would be superseded by other persons. who, in all probability, would .be totally ignorant of them. He should like to know exceedingly how the petitions in favour of the Bill had been got up, because he was a~rsiJ they had emanated from boards of guardians under an erroneous impression, which was fostered by a circular issued by the witness to whom so much refer ewe: had already been made.—(Hear, hear.) When the country expressed its opinion in favour of a particular course freely and without hesitation, it was th „ ,i ut y of the House to attend to it, but he very much &meted whether there was a general feeling in favour of this measure.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to his own county, no fiCC:. U he could be tatter kept, or more vigilantly audited, and the consequence bad been, that t year the rates levied only amounted to lid. iu the pound, while the actual ex pendh ure of the year, excluding of course the sums paid by the Government for prosecu tion, was no more than 13 0251., which was very small iered whets the magnitude end txt ant of the country tsa; considered.—(Hear, he He had no objection to the arinciple that representation should accompany ex penditure. but this Bill went further than that.—(hoar, "re) It was fraught wi h danger, and until he ' saw the matter taken up by Government ho must decline to support any Bill coning from a private aeurce, and therefore he should vote for the an tendra ent--(llear, hear.) Mr. HUME considered this was a very important subject, and it Was high time they legislated upon it. There was no necessity for further inquiry, nor ought thq to be deterred from proceeding with this Bill by the alarm raised by the Ron. Member for Droitwich. H e bad talked of the delicate interest they were dealing with, of the long established and valuable institution they wer e about ho to undermine, ' nd i e e r g ra i i i n ia e t , e Aind on w t a h r i n s ed su t h h j e e na ct— to he cautious (Cries of g; Hea r, hear.) Why, that was the very their reor ming municip a l corpora cry raised against tions. There they were informed that legislation could produce no beneficial results, though it would create universal discontent in the country, as it in terfered with an ancient and long. a c eetithed in stitutional but how had that. warning b een realized ?—(Hear, hear.) Why, so far from their legis lation hewing given rise to disaffection, it had led to an improved state of things, and given universal satistaction to the people. He denied that the evidence of Mr. Roberts on this subject was unworthy of attention, an d joined issue with the Honourable Gentleman who last addressed them upon the question he had raised about the bonci fide character of the petition.—(Hear, hear.) He was almost ashamed to argue in favour of this Bill, its utility and necessity were so apparent. — (Hear.) It needed no lengthy reasoning to establish the fact, that money was better and more economically expended by responsible boards, answerable tor every thiog they did, than by those who were accountable to no body for the due and p ro p er p er f ormance of their functions.—(Hear, hear.) W e ll, then, that was the very principle contained in that Bill, and he should do a ll i n his power to get it passed into a law.—(Hoar.) The ewpense of the police and prisons was in a very un eatisfa6tory state, and it was necessary that a great change should be made in their management, in which he thought the ratepayers should have a share. In his opinion eit would be to the interest of the ma- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY gistrates to disentangle themselves from the con test in which they were now engaged with the rate-payers. This, was a Bill which should be taken up by her Majesty's Government, and he hoped it would bo allowed to pass the second reading.—(Hear ) Did the Hon. Members opposite think that by refusing their a:ocnt to the measure ;hey would promote a better un thrst;mdiag,between landlords and tenants ?—(llear.) It was only right and fair that the ratepayers in counties should be placed on the same footing as those in be ro:ighs; and the Committee which had sat on the sub ject, as well as; the llovemment, and a vast number of petition 4 presented to the House, had all agreed that such a course of legislation was reasonable, just, and proper. Oa these grounds he hoped Hon. Members would give their vote in favour of the second reading. Mr. WODEHOUSE admitted that during the last 20 years the expenditure in the county of Norfolk had very much increased, but he believed nut more so than in other counties. It was his conviction that the Bill was not called for, and he entirely concurred with the Right Hon. Baronet who moved the amendment. that it would have the effect of introducing a body of men to the proposed boarth, who, from their situation in life, could not give the necessary attention to those stitijets which would be rought before them. He should veto tigainst the Bill. _ Mr. W. PAT FEN said he quite agreed in the opinion expressed by several Hon. Members that a measure of this kind shoull be brought forward by the Govern ment.—( Hear, hear.) He had some objections to the dut ills of the Bill, which he would not now enter into, but of this he was quite certain that there was a growing feeling in the country that ratepayers should • have some control over the county expenditure, and to the attainment of that end he would use his utmost exer tions.—(Hear.) He should vote for the second reading, believing that, with the' cooperation of the Govern ment, they might pass a Bill which would give satisfaction to all parties.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") He deprecated entering at present into the details of the measure, the simple question before the House being whether they should or should not affirm the principle that ratepayers were entitled to some control over the expenditure of counties. He should support the second reading. Mr. ELLIS gave his testimony to the truth of the as sertion that there was a strong and growing feeling in favour of legislation on this subject, but this did not arise from any disrespect for, or distrust of, the manage ment of the magistrates, but from a feeling that taxation and representation should go together. The question was not a mere tenant one, because the parties who felt them selves most aggrieved were the small owners of property, who entertained the belief that they ought to have some control over the expenditure of their own money. Mr. DRUMMOND admitted there was a growing de sire in favour of some such measure, but he was at a loss to understand how they could pass any Bill which would give any real control to ratepayers. He thought parties were greatly deceived en the subject, and that not one shilling of expense would be saved by the Bill. They used the word " responsibility," which was eternally being pronounced in their ears without having any clear or definite idea behind it —(Laughter.) He very much questioned whe ther the Bill would answer without giving much stronger powers to the Secretary of State. If these boards were formed they would see upon them, as in the case of unions, persons of short-lived interest doing exactly what the Hon. Member opposite often wished to do, settling matters of finance without any reference to the future.—(A laugh.) Though he did not agree with the provisions of the Bill, he should not, believing the principle involved in it a most impor tant one, object to giving his assent to the second reading. Sir H. VERNEY supported the Bill, and stated that at a recent election there was hardly any point taken up more strongly by the tenant-farmers and ratepayers than that of having some representative body to control the expenses of counties. Mr. SPOONER denied that on that side of the House any opposition was intended to the principle of giving a share in the control of the management of their finances to the county ratepayers, but te present Bill was a most clumsy and absurd means of carrying out this principle. Mr. RICE supported the Bill, but had no objection to see it considerably altered in Committee. Captain PELHAM supported the amendment in the hope that the Government would be induced to bring forward some measure which would answer the ends in view. Mr. ROBERT PALMER concurred i❑ the opinion that this measure ought to be taken up by the Govern ment, and with this view he would urge his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Droitwich to withdraw his amendment and allow the Bill to pass a second read ing, on the understanding that it should pass into a Se lect Committee for the purpose of being considered in detail. Mr. DEEDES admitted that there was a growing feeling in the country in favour of some measure of this nature, and he should be inclined to vote fur the second reading if the Right Hon. Gentleman who bad charge of the Bill would consent to the Bill being sent up stairs, which course he, for one, would consider as transform ing the measure into a Government Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State was willing to serve on any Commit tee which might be appointed on the Bill, and to state there those amendments which he thought necessary in the Bill, but it was scarcely fair to expect more from kiln.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. M. GIBSON said that he should not think it de sirable to go into Committee for the purpose of taking evidence, for ht thought they had quite sufficient before them; but if they were to go into Committee with a chance of coming out again with a Bill carrying with it something of the nature of a Government measure, he should be quite willing to consent to such a course. He wished to say one word in reply to the Hon. Baronet the Member for Droitwich (Sir J. Pakington). The Hqn. Baronet had referred to the evidence of one gentle man who appeared before the Committee, and stated that it 'was insufficient. In answer to that, he might say that the gentleman referred to had thought it right to speak only from his own exprience. With respect to Lord Stradbroke, the Hon. Baronet had stated that his Lqrdship had objected to many parts of the Bill, but he had 'omitted to say that Lord Stradbroke was, in fact, favourable to the constitution of county financial boards. If,;therefore, his consaat was necessary for this Bill to go: to a Select Committee, ho should be ready to assent to such a proposition if it was understood that no evi dence was to ba taken, but that the Bill should be con sidered with a view to its further progress. Ho trusted, therefore, that the Hoti. Baronet would, with this agree ment, withdraw his amendment. _ Mr. HENLEY said that as the Right Hon. Secretary for the Home Department had intimated his apprehen sion of the difference between the administrative and executive powers of the magistracy, he thought that it would h . ve been much better if the Right Hon. Baronet had introduced a measure proposed by himself, lle was not at all surprised to hear the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Manchester say that he was quite op posed to receive evidence, for he was quite sure that if any evidence were taken such a case would be made out teat he would not have the face to bring so bad a Bill before the House again.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) From what had occurred to-day the Bill was placed in an entirely different position to that which it formerly held, and he should therefore place himself en tirely in the hands of his Hon. Friend and either vote with him if he pressed the House to a division, or if he withdrew his amendment be ready also to withdraw his oven opposition.—(Hear, hear.) He would, however, soy, that after the Bill came out of the Com mittee he should consider it to be invested with all the weight of Government responsibility. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that he also felt that the Bill was placed in a very ditnrent position, and should therefore withdraw his amendment. Ile would, how ever, observe, that in speaking of Mr. Robert Smith's evidence he had stated what he had heard upon authority. Under the circumstances, and considering that the Bill would now have a Governmental character, he would withdraw his amendment. The amendment was then withdrawn, attd the Bill was read a second time. EXPENSES OF PROSECUTION BILL. On the motion of Sir G. GREY, that this Bill be read a second time, a conversation ensued, in which Lord Ehrington. Mr. Forbes, Mr. Packe, Mr. Alderman Sid ney, and Mr. Henley took part, the purport of which was to show that the expense of prosecutions had in creasei, that the Bill was a good Bat, but that it would not relieve the agricaltur6ts from an uacqual rating. Mr. T. EGERTON suggested that it was advisable to p,ty clerks of assizs and sessions by salaries and compel them to ket up prosecutions on behalf of the public. Mr. FRE WEN hoped the Bill would be made appli cable to Scotland and the Isle of Man. Mr. HUME was of opinion that the present mode of paying for prosecutions was based upon an erroneous principle, and the sooner therefore a public prosecutor was appointed, and a simple and uniform system of pro secuting criminals adopted all over the country, the better.—( Hear, hear ) Sir G. GREY promised that all these valuable sug gestions should have his best consideration. He agreed with the Hon. Gentleman who last addressed the House that some more efficient check ought to be exercised over the expenses incurred for prosecutions, and the House might depend upon it that this branch of the subject had not escaped his attention. Within the last two or three years the expenses of assize had been reduced by upwards of 20,000/.—(Hear, hear)—aed the same rules and arrangements which bad led to that beneficial result it was intended to ex tend to other large couaties.—(Hear. hear.) The question relating to the appointment a public prose cutor was surrounded with considerable difficulty, but though the creation of such an officer was not yet con templated, it was hoped the practice which would be established under this Bill would always secure efficient and economical prosecutions on behalf of the public. The Bill was then read a sec,2nd time, and ordered to be committed this day week. Tile Salmon Brood (Ireland) Bill was withdrawn. APPRENTICES AND SERVANTS BILL. _ , r• INES, in moving the second reading of this 'sill, recall e d th e attention of the House to the Sloanes' case, and other similar cases, which had recently oc curred, and said this Bill had been introduced with the view of preventi ng a in recurrence of such offences. The J aw was defective .t o his respect. if a a master or a mistress n eg l ected apprentics W i th `Provide a servant or an sufficient food and sustenance, the criminal law could take no cognizance of the matter, if the apprentice or the servant were not au infant of tender years, and although in the recent ca se J ane Wil- Sl o anes f bred coul or d have sustained civil action against the the recovery of du judges held tbst t he offenders could not be at 'm age indicted th df e or a criminal offence, inasmuch as Jane Wilbred was upwards of 16 years of age. Now that was an unjust law ard ono of the objects of this Bill was to remed y thatLfect. Another defect in the exist in g l aw w as this — a° pe rsons ill-using a servant or apprentice who might be in their employ could be prosecuted for an assault unless it were shown that in inflicting that ill-treatment they were ac tuated by a criminal intent. The offence of such per sons was only considered by the existing law as amouuting to a misdemeanour, and could only be prosecuted accordingly. A third defect he had yet to state, which, perhaps, was not of less im portance than either of the other two. As the law now steed, no provision was made for the cost of prosecu tions in cases like those he had just specified, and in the event of no benevolently-disposed persons taking up the cause of any poor and much-injured creature, like Jane Wilbred, and undertaking to defray the ex penses of bringing her persecutors to justice, they ran the risk of altogether escaping the punishment which such conduct merited. Now he could not help think ing that such a defect in the law was incompatible with a due regard for the interest and well-being of society, and while, therefore, this Bill would provide that all in dividuals neglecting to supply young persons under 18 years of age, who might be in their service, with sufficient and proper food and sustenance, or who should assault or ill-treat them, should be liable to be criminally prosecuted, and punished with imprisonment and hard labour; it would also provide fur paying the cost:; which would attend the effectual prosecution of such offenders. There was another defect in the law which he thought ought to be dealt with. When a young person was hired out of a workhouse, at present there was scarcely any means of providing against his ill-treatment. Now, he proposed that it should be the duty of the guardians to appoint some officer to make periodical visits to an apprentice, at least four times in the year, after he left the workhouse, and to re port to the guardians on all occasions when he had rea son to believe the apprentice was cruelly. or improperly treated. In several unions this prac tice had• been voluntarily and spontaneously adopted. There was also another defect in the law. At present the duty of the;guardians to prosecute parties for the ill• treatment of apprentices was extremely doubtful in point of law. The guardians of the West London Union entertained serious doubts whether they could legally expend the poor-rates for prosecuting the Sloanes in the case of Jane Wilbred, and they were obliged to refer the matter to the Poor-law Board. To remedy this defect in the law he proposed to give power to the guardians of the poor to institute such prosecutions, and to defray the cost out of the poor-rates. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving the second reading of the Bill. Mr. HENLEY entirely agreed with every word which had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman, but he thought the Bill might be improved, and rendered more easy of operation, by making its provisions a little more general. He meant that the same punishment and pe nalties should Le awarded to the different offences men tioned in the Bill. Colonel RAWDON regretted that the Bill was not to be extended to Ireland. _ . Sir JOHN DUCKWORTH supported the Bill. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. The others orders of the day having been disposed of, the House adjourned. TO MR. VANDENHOFF, On his grand and pathetic impersonation of Reuben, in the new and magnificent Drama of Azael, the Prodigal, now in the course of nightly performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane. Welcome, thou Rembrandt, 4 moving o'er the scene; High Patriarch of Judah's royal strain; Speaking, in old-world tones, the thoughts serene That breathe of Israel's faith—nor breathe in vain, For, when thy Prodigal, thine only Son, Who leaves thine age, and all but breaks thy heart, By Memphis, from his ancient creed were won, Those anxious tones across his conscience start, And lo! amid false sorceries and wiles, Gorgeous as earth's dominions can unite, He tovers—reelaim'd—heroiaal—and smiles At martyrdom, and bids the Smiters, smite. No, not for life, will he abjure the truth His Fathers' Fathers held, and thou did'st teach his youth The Priests of Isis hurl him to the Nile, Bat Reuben's God preserves him from the wave— He crawls the Desert, humbled to a Slave— And, now he's left to perish—and, awhile, Hope fails his breast—till, looming in a dream, The lost familiar scenes before him beam— II? wakes, and staggers forth to seek his Sire:— The good old man, amidst his harvest-home, Musing in anguish where his Son may roam, Nov, weeps for joy to clasp his soul's desire. Consummate artist, matchless to combine Majestic pathos, eloquence divine! The Drama, still, shall boast a Sou'ran Chief, While Creou's grandeur lives, in thee, and Reuben's grief. THE AIITHOZ OP "RURAL SONNETS." 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Albion •••••••• • • •• •• 81.10 s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance efrit. and For. 7114 s 6d& bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas . 135.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 17% Argos Life ••••• • • •• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16. 0 0 - Britian Commercial .• 7s. 60. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Clericl,Med.& Gen• Lite spr ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 County •••••••• • • .• .• 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 86 Crown ••• • - ........ 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 Ellie European Life •••• •• 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11% General ••••••• • •• • • - - 5 0 0 51 U Globe •. .. •• • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 135% Guardian •••••••• •• • • 51. 100 0 0 45 0 0 56 Imperial Fire •• •••• • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0- 0 235 Imperial Life .. •••• •• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18% Indemnity Marine.. • • Midi. & ha. 100 0 0 20 0 0 47% Law Fire •••••• • • • • • • - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life ••••••• • • • .. IL 16s. . 100 0 0 10 0 13' 46 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 41 Licensed Victuallers.. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - London Fire •• •. •• • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17% London Ship -.......• 10s. ,25 0. 0 12 10 0 17% Marine •• -••• •• ...... 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 6% Med.lnvlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% National Lean. Fund•• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 2 National Life• - Palladium Life ...... Phcenix ... 31. p. sh. &bs. - - 155 Professional Life .....• 51. per cent. 6 5 0 , 010 0 20s. Od ProvidentLifo........ 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 39 Rock Life...........• 53. 8 0' 0 010 0 6% Royal Exchange ...... 61. p.et. & ha, Stock. - 220 - Sun Fire.. ..... .....• 61. 10s. - - 209 Ditt& Life • • - - 48 United Kingdom ifeAvorsel Life lO% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Viztoria Life • . - 4 12 6 5 WATZ7Z-liV'OZILS. Name of Company. East London. •• • • Grand Jeactien • • • • • • Lambeth •• • • • • • • • • • • New Rivr Led n Erdge Vauxhall • • •••••• •• West 3ildideibk . . • Dividend per Arinum. 61. par cent. 41. per cnt. 41. per cat. bl. per cnt. 41. Os. 51. per cnt. 61.05. pr cnt. Amonit of Skare. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Paid. X s. d. ,100 0 0 Price. 155% 57g 97 109% 11003E111. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ e. d. Commercial .......... 41. pr cent. Stock. - 84 East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 142% East Country .. 20s. per sh. 100 0 0 - - London - 115)6 Ditto 80nd5........ -IL per cent. - - - 6 LlKatharine .. ... t .. 3% per cent. Stook. - 74% Ditto Bonds •. • • .... 4)41. pr cent. - ..... - Southampton ........ 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 BZXDGES Dividend Amoint Name of Company. per of ' Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- ----. •••••••••••• X• s. d. S. s. d. Charing-crime • • • • ...• - - - 15 Southwrk .• .. ••• • • • - 100 0 0 - 334 Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 -- 16 Waterloo .... •••• • • • • - 100 0 9 - St Ditto Old Ann. ofBl. 11.45. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall .... .•. Ay. 11. 70 10 3 - • 18 • CANALS. i 4 Dividend Names of 0, Dividend ~.,.4 Names of 1 , per Companies. 1 per ' `-ce. Companies . ..3 Annum. Price. ;W. Annum., so • • . . . . . I I r£ X Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100, 21.105. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 180 Meath .• •• • • 100 i 161. - Irknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 201. 169 Birmingham 40 41. 52 Peak Forest. 75 , 31. 18s. 70 Coventry.. • • 100 251. 900 Regent's •• • • 33 Id. Its. 111% Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale..,. 85 41. 42 EllsmreScChs 133 355. 26A Somrset Coal 1 5 0 71.105. - GrandJunctn 100 41.pr.et. 63 Do.LkFd6t 12 61 . p. c. - D•.. 6 pr. Ct. 7541 - 8 Stffrd&Worc 1 4 0 281. 405 Grand Surzey 100, 21. Os. 32 Shrewsbury.. 125 - - lrand Union 100 11.10 s. 24 Stoarbridwa.. 145 201. 290 itentita Alm 39 4s. 85. 4 Sevens andl Lancaster ,100 4/. - Wye Ball. t 26 21 ' Os ' 24 . 1 Goods& Licrploo 241. 400 Warwick& / 41. 46 Leicester .. • • 100 51. 66 Birming..) 100 Leicstr&Nth 83 41. 44% Warwickss, Lou ghborogh 142 701. 510 Napton.. 3 100 31. 3. Monmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr &/ 78 31. 40% Mntgomrysh 100 - - Birming. Meltnaiwbry 100 - - Wilts ' & Brks - I Is. 6% GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -------- - -- X. s. d. Z. s. d. British •• ••••••• • •• •• 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial•• •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 13% Brighton .• •• .. •• . •.. 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .• •• •• 61. 100 0 0 150 6 0 - ContinentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable. •••••.. •• • • 505. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 Imperial • • .... •••• •• 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ... •• .. •• 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London.• .... •• •• •• • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 i 5O 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 - Phcenix .••..•• • • •• - 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 2834 Ratcliff •••••.. • • • • • • 51. 100 0 0. 90 0 0 - United General •• •• •• 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 Westminster Chartered 31. 50 o o - 46 Ditto, New •••• •• .• 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 i 9% 117.5 T OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividead Amount 1 Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. I ---- _.....- -- -- - X a. d. £ s. d Rank of Scotland ..... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 180 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 6 0 199% Caledonian Bank ..... 81. per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 31. 3 . City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank -• •• •• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. percent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173 Eastern Bank •• •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 91. 4s. Edlnb./GGlasgow Rank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 4% Exehangellnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15 National Bank 634 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 i 5 Northof Scotland Bank 51 . percent. 20 0 0 10 0 21.125. Royal Bank of Scotland W. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 130 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88N Western 13ank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Alliance Fire and Life r4341.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21 British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. ICO 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 6s Colonial Life .. ••• • • - 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/.155. Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20% Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 234 Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 I 21. 65 National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,2411.6 d North British Insur. - Si. percent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 , 27 Scottish Union Inarnce. iMI. pr cent. 90 0 0 1 0 0 1 23‘ 3d Standard Life •••• •• • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ' 11% United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178 641 MISCEIMANE OI7O. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per o f Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ------- -- ---- --- x. s. d. Z. s. 4. Assam Tea ••.. • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 Auctisn Mart ••-• • • • • 2/. ss. 50 0 Australian Acricultnrl 11, 100 0030 0 0 15 Australian Trust •• •• 6'. per cent. - 35 0 0 21 knglo-Mealcan Mint ii. IN. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 04 Ditto, Half Shares - - 2 10 0 38 10 0 British American Land - - Canada ... •••• - •• - Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 46 Uppr Canada Bonds Gt. per cent.l - - Ditto ditto - inB City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 96 Clen.Revers. &Invest. 5 p.e.&bs, 2/ 1 00 0 0 100 0 0 91 % Equitable Iteversionry 5 p.c.& bs. 5 , 100 0 0 100 0 0 10914 Ditto New Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p. ct.& bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2834 Hudson's Bay - Stock. - 204 Hungerford ...... - 100 0 47 London Institution - 78 1 0 7 - New 2641 and Company --- 25 0 0 2 5 0 - Ditto. New - 25 0 oi l 2 1 0 - Russell Institution - 126 0 - - Peninslr& Orieut.Stm. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 70 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 9 9N Royal Mail Steam 4l. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 71% South Australian ll. per share. 25 00j 25 0 24 Van Dieman's Land 100 001 29 0 2 . - ----- ADULTERATION OF COFFEE. By the report of the meeting on Monday on the adul teration of coffee it will have been observed that although there was a noisy opposition to the resolutions against chicory being surreptitiously vended under the name of coffee, not a single argument was offered in justification. The old statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the public when they ask and pay for coffee, prefer to have the inferior article foisted upon them, was all that could be brought forward, although at the same time the fact that the opponents of the practice. when they point to the injury inflicted by it upon the revenue, manifest "far more sy m p a thy for the Chancellor of the Exchequer than the Chancellor had manifested for himself," was._ adroitly taken advan tage of. A sample of stuff was produced to the meet ing, "consisting of burnt peas, dog-biscuit, powdered earth, and other materials too horrid to mention, which, of course, if kd alteration is to be per mitted 'in any shape, must also be tolerated ; yet, this exhibition was met by an avowal from a re tail trader of his perfect contentment with the system which permits such mixtures, while another speaker also had just previously asserted that it leads to an improvement in the strength and palatable properties of coffee. Notwithstanding the uproar, however, with which the small dealers listened to every condemnation of the evil, resolutions were eventually carried, that the adulteration of coffee should be met in the same way by the Government as the adulteration of any other dutiable article; that the poor are at present imposed upon to a most pernicious extent; that it is a precedent fraught with serious evils to encourage such proceedings by a legal sanction; and that an interview should be obtained with Lord John Russell and Sir Charles Wood to urge prompt and effective measures of prevention. Meanwhile, the public should keep in view the actual position of the question as regards the various interests effected. Tho colonial coffee :rowers say that if chicory,' horse-ehesnuts, &e 3 , are to be re cognizod by the Go vernment es identical with coffee, then it mu et be unfair to subject their produce to a duty of 4d. per lb., while the competing articles are liable to no such impost. With respect to the consumers the argument is, that they should be allowed the opportunity of purchasing any mixture they may ask for; but that if they ask for coffee the dealer should not be allowed to substitute chicory or horse-chesnnts, any more than he should be allowed to substitute Britannia metal whe❑ he professes to give silver. At the same time, if this view be not taken, the dealer has a right to com plain that the Government is not consistent, and that while he is allowed to vend substitutes for coffee, ho finds himself prosecuted by the Excise if he introduces linseed into pepper or sloe-leaves in place of tea. In his recent Budget the Chancellor proposed to reduce the duty on coffee from 4d. to 3d ; but to be upon a par with chicory, horse chesnuts, and powdered earth, it must be free from duty altogether. Without a pro hibition against one being substituted for the other, this reduction, therefore, is merely an unworthy instal ment of an unanswerable demand. Few persons have ever thought of asking for an excise duty on chicory c quiva lent to the duty on coffee, yet two years ago the Chancellor " warned" the chicory growers that he contemplated going even to that extent if the adulteration should be continued. When it was shown that it had not only continued, but had greatly increased, he announced that he had no intention of taking any steps in the matter. Next he intimated, on the authority of some grocers, that the public were highly favourable to the practice (although this was no answer to the claims of the cultivators); and, lastly, it was asserted, in the face of a rapidly de clining consumption, that the substitution of the untaxed for the taxed article, had actually increased the use of the latter. It will be seen, therefore, that the points at issue have been thus far met by nothing but contradic tions, damaging alike to steady trade and to the national character, and that it will be impossible after the know ledge of the case which is now awakened, and the dis play on the part of the retail traders which took place yesterday, that these can be any longer persevered in. It may be• desirable to mention that the tradesmen who spoke in condemnation of the prevailing practices were Messrs. Fortnum and Mason, Ridgway and Co., Mr. Twining, Mr. Payne, of Regent street; Mr. Quick, of Fenchurch-street; and Mr. Deane, of Shoreditch. The two firms mentioned among the cases cited in the. Lancet whose coffee was found entirely free from adulte ration were Richard Knight and Son, Of Graceehurch street, and Mr. Betts, of Oxford-street. It must be plain, however, that as things at present stand houses of this description can have no fair chance against their less strict competitors.— Times. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S BILL FOR AUTHO RISING AND VALIDATING THE ASSUMP TION OF TERRITORIAL TITLES BY THE NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC HIERARCHY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The Eccisiastical Titles Bill, as now vitiated and reversed by Lord J. Russell, should be entitled by no other title than the following, viz.—A Bill to sanc tion and permit the use of the usurped territorial titles of the New Roman Catholic Hierarchy in all deeds, wills, or other documents, endowing the Roman Ca tholic Church, or conveying property to Roman Catholic Prelates, &c., &c.. If " mane quod omissum tin such a case," est permissum; a fortiori, omne quod excisum est permissum." The Queen and the country asked the Premier for an Anti-aggression Bill; he, now, literally gives them one in favour and in establishment of usur pation and aggression ! The Bill, with the clauses unexcised, might interfere with " acts" done in the name and on the strength of the usurped titles, and so it ought, unless we are to allow the usurpers to take advantage of their own wrong, and thereby force the nation to succumb, simply because these aggressors will not retract, or accept endowments and gifts from their flocks, by and through the hitherto recognized channels arid methods. I am, Sir, yOur obedient servant, A BARRISTER. Temple, March 10, 1851. P.S.—lf a 1001. penalty is to attach to a first offence, as suredly, a 5001. penalty should attach to a second offence by the same party, and a power of extradition (not im prisonment, with its turbulent levees and traitorous mobs) be in reserve, to deal with any contumacious and martyrdom-provoking zealots, who should be egged on, by the ultramontanes and purti-pretre, to offend a third, or more times, against the statute. If this rule be not provided, fanatics will be backed up, with plenty of funds and encouragement, to break the law over and over again, for the purpose of gambling with the chances of conflicting verdicts, and reaping the sympathetic fruits of cumulative martyrdom. No just and honourable Protestant would resort to sordid " qui tarn" prosecu tions, but every such Protestant demands, that the power of prosecuting intentional violation of the statute shall be shared by some other reputable functionaries, or .persons, besides the individual Attorney-General for the time being. To limit this power as at present limited, is virtually to legislate that it shall be non-effective and dormant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William Samuel Smith Heale, chief cashier at Messrs. Cunliffe and Co.'s banking-house, in Lombard-street, was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having stolen three •1001. bank-notes, the property of his em ployers. The prisoner had been a few days ago charged with having embezzled a bill of exchange for 150 L, which was alleged to have been received by him on ac count of the firm, but it was stated upon the part of the prosecution, that the firm did not, on the present occa sion, intend to proceed with that case. Mr. Surr, assisted by Mr. Hobler, attended for the prosecution. Mr. Parnell appeared for the prisoner. The proceedings excited much interest, in consequence of the report that the firm had been robbed by some of their servants, of cash and bills to a very considerable amount. The following is the substance of the proceedings, the details of which occupied his Lordship for a length of time. Mr. Thomas Underdown, clerk to Messrs. Cunliffe and Co., said—On the 2d of December last I received from the Bank of England 2,0001. in notes, and entered them in our wages cash-book. There were amongst them three notes of 100/. each, numbered from 87,172 to 87,174 inclusive, dated February 11, - 1850. I put those notes in the till. The prisoner was the chief cashier, and had the control and free access to the till. It is the duty of the clerk who takes notes from that drawer to enter the amount of the notes and the dates, and the names of the parties to whom paid, in the cash book. I have searched the books, but there is no entry of those notes being paid between the 2d and the 6th of December. On the 2d of December there is an entry in the prisoner's handwriting of 300/. paid to Jones and Co. I have searched the book we call Jones's book, and find an entry on the 2d of December, in the priso ner's handwriting, of 3001. cash. In paying bank notes to Jones Loyd and Co. we have not been in the habit at all times of taking the numbers. It was the duty of the prisoner to keep or check that book. There is a word " cheque" entered in this book. The cheque produced for 3004 was paid into our house by a customer of ours of Manchester, where we have a house. The original entry of 3004 refers to that cheque, but the word " cash" waS written against it by the prisoner. The entry could only represent this chequ?, because there was no other entry on that day. Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—l am assistant cashier and journal keeper, and have been so for about six years. Mr. Roger Cunliffe assists in the business, and was at the house yesterday. Mr. Spencer, the ledger-keeper, does not usually write in the book which we call Jones's book. There was a person of the name of Loncragan in the same employment. He has gone sway. I believe he ran away about a week after the prisoner went away. I think Mr. Heale went away in February. He left behind him a box. Ido not know what it contained. I rather think it was taken pos session of by Mr. Cueliffe. I do not know whether there were two or three boxes. . . Mr. James Nairn Gladstones—l am clerk to Messrs. Jones Loyd and Co, of Lothbury, bankers. I keep a portion of our books, which are divided into alphabetical sections. The first section, A B C, contains the account of Cunliffe and Co. with our house. I keep these books. On the 2d December there is an entry of 25,419/. 2a. Bd., and another entry of 54.4671. 17s. Bd., in the name of Cue Life and Co., as paid in. I make the entries in this book from the money I find in the box. There is no entry of any 1001. notes on that day. There is a list with the money which is paid in, and I produce a list which was taken off our file, and which corresponds with the entry made in our book. There was no other amount paid in on that day by Messrs. Cunliffe, but there was an entry on the follow ing duy, the 3d December, but not of any 1001. note. There was DO sum of 300/. paid in separately on those days by Messrs. Cunliffe. There was a sum of 3001., forming part of the sum of 54,4671. 17s. Bd. paid in on the 2d December. It was a cheque upon Barnard and Co. Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—Money received from the customer is entered by the cashier at the counter, and put into, the box, and we take it out, and enter it into our book, and check it off with the cashier. If the cashier had omitted to enter it in his book, and to put it in the box, there would be no entry of it in the book I produce. Mr. J. G. Watson, aharebroker of St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill—l know the prisoner, and have done business for him. On the 3d of December last, I received from him 3001. I do not recollect whether it was paid to me personally, but the credit is entered in the book. It is the custom of our firm to pay to our bankers the identical money we receive, and I believe that course was pursued on the 3d of December last. Cross examined by Mr. Parnell—That 3001. was paid to us on the current account of the prisoner. He made a purchase on that day in the Merliya mine. It was an allotment to him at fifty shillings per share. Those shares have been since transferred to Mr. Cunliffe. I cannot exactly say when I received instructions to transfer them, but I received the instructions from Mr. James Cunliffe to transfer them to him. I think it was before the prisoner was taken into custody, and after he had left the bank. I transferred other shares from the prisoner to Mr. Cunliffe to a larger amount. I have not been paid for making the transfer. I received no directions from the prisoner to make the transfer. The LORD MAYOR—Did the prisoner sign the trans fer? Witness—l did not see him sign the transfer. I gave them to Mr. Cunliffe to get signed. Mr. W. H. Cuell. partner of Mr. Watson, the last witness, said the 3001. alluded to must have been paid either to me or Mr. Watson. It is the custom of our house to pay to the London Joint-Stock Bank each day all money received during the day; the identical money received. Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—The bierllyn mine shares got up a good deal since. They were 50.1., and they are now from 41 ss. to 41. 10s. Tier share. Mr. J. C. Stirke, cashier in the London Joint-Stock Bank, Priuce , , , trcet, said M'ssrs. well, sharebrokpri, are customers at our bask. Ou the 31 of December I received from that firm a sum of 50/. 7e. 6d., mostly in che:pes and notes. The notes were to the amount of 3351. The particulars are entered by our clerk. . _ Cross-examined.—l put the notes in a drawer for the clerk to enter. The drawer contained other noes. By the LORD MAYOR.—I wrote the name of the firm on the last note, and pinned the notes together. Mr. W. Gibbon, clerk in the London Joint-zttocl•. Barite —I produce the bank note book of our bank. There is an entry on the 3d of December, in my writing, of 3551. to the name of Watson and Cuell. I made the entry from the notes; there were three of 100/. each. The numbers I entered are from 87,172 to 87,174 inclusive, dated February 11, 1850. The notes were pinned to gether. Mr. James Cunliffe—l am a partner in the firm of Cunliffe, Brooks, and Co., of Lombard-street, barkers. The prisoner was a clerk in our employment. He was never authorised by me to purchase any shares in my name, or his own; quite the contrary. He was never authorised to take any bank notes from our till, or any other place in the house for the purchase of shares. I knew that he dealt in shares three or four years ago, but not to what extent. I certainly (lid not know that he continued to do so, until a recent period. I did not authorise him on the '2d or 3d of December last to pur chase any shares with my money, nor did I sanction the appropriation of my money to any such purpose. Cross-examined—The prisoner has transferred some shares to us. I gave Mr. Watson authority to transfer them. It was about the time the prisoner absconded. I never lent him any money. Mr Roger CUeliffe is in our house. Ido not know that Mr. Roger Cunliffe gave the prisoner any authority. Mr. Roger Cunliffe is still in our house. When the prisoner came into our service he had a bond from a guarantee society for his good conduct. I gave that bond to Mr. Surr, my solicitor, who handed it over to the prisoner's solicitor. The LORD MAYOR—What do you mean when you say " quite the contrary," as to authorising the prisoner to purchase shares? Witness—That I wholly disap proved of it. Cross-examined by Mr. Parnell—The prisoner ab sconded before I knew anything of these shares. It was after he absconded that I accepted the transfer of these shares. I did not know their value when they were transferred. Our solicitor has had a negotiation with the prisoner's solicitor. The prisoner wrote a letter within a day or two of his absconding, offering to make this transfer, in satisfaction of moneys he owed to us, and the bond was given up at that time. The bend was not given up to the prisoner with the sanction of the Gua rantee Society. The prisoner owed us moneys beyond the 3001. Other shares were transferred to us. There was a very considerable sum owing to U 3 beyond the 3001. Mr. Parnell submitted that, although the prisoner had acted in an improper manner, in taking such a liberty with the money of his employer, there could be no pre tence for calling the act a felony, after the negotiation which had evidently taken place on the subject. The LORD MAYOR said that it was his duty to see whether the evidence disclosed a prima facie case of fe lony; and he had very closely attended to all that had been stated, and was satisfied that ho was bound to com mit the prisoner. With the negotiation he had nothing to do. A jury must decide upon the merits rof the de fecce.—The prisoner was then committed for trial. GUILDHALL. Thomas Charles Neale, alias .Newton, was brought up for final examination before Alderman Humphery, charge with uttering a forged bill of exchange for 291. 14s. 6d., with intent to defraud Mr. Peter Fearnhead, a solicitor. Prisoner was detained on several other charges of conspiring with a man named James Benjamin Parker (who was brought up from the Queen's Prison on a habeas, and placed at the bar, and who was also charged with the prisoner Neale) . to defraud various tradespeople in the neighbourhoods of Tunbridge-wells aad the Isle of Wight. Neale was committed on the charge of uttering a forged bill of exchange with a guilty knowledge. Parker and Neale were then committed for trial on the other charges, on the understanding that any other charges against them might be entertained, and the pri soners indicted upon them at the Old Bailey or the as sizes, according to the jurisdiction. Elizabeth Jones and Ellen Smith were charged with stealing two gold watches from Robert Shipwright. of 4,*Trellick-terrace, Pimlico, town-traveller, and another. Roberts, 53, said—Between one and two o'clock on Wednesday morning I was in the station when Jones and Smith were brought in. Jones said she had robbed the gentlemen of their watches, and had given one to Smith. I took them to separate cells, where they were both searched, but nothing was found on them. Jones called to me, and said she wished Smith to be put in the same cell with herself, and she (Jones) would soon find the other watch that she had given Smith. They were both put into the same cell, and a short time after I heard Jones call out. I went to her cell, and she asked for the station sergeant. I was taking her to see him when she showed me the watch I now produce. George Cooper, a gentleman who was present during the robbery, corroborated the statements of the prosecu tors. Alderman WIRE said that he thought the searcher at the station could not have searched the prisoners properly. It appeared that the watch had been secreted about the person of one of the prisoners, and, after a strict search the officers were about to send for a surgeon to examine the prisoners, when Jones offered to produce it as the officer above stat.d.—Remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Charles Lionel Douglas and Arthur Douglas, two well dressed young men, lately residing at Orpington• house, Kent, and Belgrave terrace, Pimlico, wore brought up for further examination, charged with having obtained goods from a great number or tradesmen by Yraudulent pretences. Several cases on previous examinations were brought forward, the majority of which were deficient in the re qaisite legal proof of fraud. The most serious charge on which the prisoners stood remanded was for stealing a pair of boots from the shop of Mr. Hartley, boot maker, Jermyn-street. The prisoners, it will be recol lected, went about in a stylish dogcart, ordering and ob taining goods from tradesmen. The following additional cases were brought forward : Thomas Nevin, livery-stable keeper, Jermyn- street, said the prisoner Charles came to him in the month of Deoember, and hired a dogcart and three horses, giving reference to a dentist named Murrell, in George-street, Hanover-square, who gave the prisoners a very respect able charac'er, said they belonged to an opulent family, and might be trusted to any extent. Witness let the prisoner have the horses, dogcart, two sets of tandem harness, horse-clothes, brushes, &c. Some time after wards he went down to Orpington, and found the pri soners and family had decamped. He made inquiry after his property, and found the horses at a stable in Kennington. The horses had been offered for sale, but witness had got them back. The tandem harness and horse-clothes he had not seen again. The hiring bill amounted to 301. It was the prisoner Charles who hired the dogcart and horses. The other prisoner was not with 'him at the time. The prisoner Charles Douglas said he bought the har ness of the witness Nevin. Ile had met the witness twice after the transaction, and nothing had been said to him about the present charge. Mr. BINGHABI—Do I understand you to say you bought and paid for the harness? Charles Douglas— Not paid for it. Mr. BINGHAM—WeII, have you any proposition to make about returning these things? It might be of advantage to you if the articles were returned or paid for. The prisoner made no reply. The next case was that of a milliner and capmaker in Oxford-street, named Paul. The prisoners called at the shop in a dogcart, and ordered some caps and other arti cles, as they said, for their mother and sisters, who re sided at Orpington-house, Kent. The goods were sent, and, in a day or two afterwards, the prisoners called, and had some of the things exchanged, and took a way more goods. The bill amounted to 13/. Mr. Fisher, from the office of Mr. Dod, on behalf of the prosecution, said the false pretence here was that the prisoners represented their mother and sisters to be living at Orpington-house, which was not true. Mr. BINGHA3I considered that this case did not go far enough. A seal-engravcr in Regent-circus said the prisoners, some time back, called at his shop and ordered a crest to be engraved on a seal. The prisoners said their crest was the same as that of the Duke of Queensberry, and they gave orders accordingly,. The prisoners called at various times and increased their original ordrearr.l7a and When the order was ready it was mad e up in a parcel, during witness's absence the prisoners called and got it away. The constable Downing, who has charge of the case, said one of the prisoners went into Mr. Morrison's, a tailor's, shop in St. Paul's Churchyard, and tried on a pair of trousers. The old trousers were left behind, in the pockets of which were a number of duplicates re lating to property obtained from different tradesmen. Mr. BINGHAM directed the depositions to be taken in the case of the boots taken from Mr. Hartley's shop, but he thought it would be advisable to have an inquiry into the duplicates found in the pockets of the trousers, and he would, therefore, direct the prisoners to be brought up again on Friday next. AVERAGE or CORN.—By a private Act of Parlia ment the tithes of the parish of Celern were to be the average prices of corn in the county for the previous seven years, that being decided every twenty years, the matter to be brought and sworn to before the judges of assize. At the Western Circuit, Salisbury, on Monday, the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Baron Martin met in the private room, and it was sworn that the average of corn for the last seven years in the county of Wilts was 6s. 3id. It appeared that in the year 1787 it was ss. 4d., and iu 837 it was 7s. 3id. HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEFERS.-Silk cannot be ironed smoothly so as to press out all the creases without first sprinkling it with water and rolling it up tightly in a towel, letting it rest for an hour or two. If the iron is the least hot, it will injure the colour, and it should be tried on an old piece of the same silk. Bright coloured silks or ribbons, such as pinks, blues, yellows, greens, &c., always change colour on the application of an iron. Blacks. browns, olives, grays, &c., look very well after ironing. Silks should always be ironed on the wrong side. [ADVERTISEMENT.] --Holloway's Pills a wonder ful Remedy for Ban Digestion, Bilious Complaints, and Sick Headaches.—Thomas Goodman, Esq., 01 Baker-street, had for many years suffered from bad digestion and frequent bilious attacks, and was very seldom free from severe sick headaches. He had consulted the most eminent physicians and surgeons of the metropolis, ut could derive no permanent relief from their remedies; at last, tired out by their ill success, he resorted to the use of Holloway's Pills, which have so renovated his sys tem and strengthened his constitution that he now does not suffer either from bile, indigestion, or headache, but enjoys the best of health.—Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Hol loway's Establiehalent, 244, Strapcl 4 LopdQn, STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY .—Achices were received yesterday, by the Africa, stating that a fall in cotton had taken place at New York of fully lie. per lb. This pro duced an impression that a greater decline must ensue in our market than has actually been experienced to-day. Yarns, whether for exportation or fur home consumption, have been purchasable at a reduction of id. to id. per lb. below the rates of this day week; but all producers are not disposed to yield so much, and some hold to their previous terms. They see that the reported state of things on the other side, though partly occa sioned by an excess of 100,000 bales in the receipts at the ports, is yet, in a great measure, the result of the prior depression in Manchester, and has therefore been, in a great degree, anticipated—a view of the subject which was shown by the telegraphic account received on 'Change, at noon, to be entertained at Liverpool also. Looking at the matter in much the same light, the buy ers have been less affected than, from the amount of the decline in the States, taken by itself, they might have been expected to be. Both the home con sumers and the shippers have made limited purchases, where they could do so at some such reduction as is named above. Goods have suffered relatively more than yarns. Some manufacturers hgve, however, met the buyers, and so succeeded in effecting sales, though, for the most part, within narrow limits. The worst effect of a change like this is that which is pro duced on our foreign customers. It appears from the German letters, received this morning, that confidence in the maintenance of prices, in this market, was beginning to revive, so as to induce the manufactu rers to venture upon increased purchases—a step towards improvement which will be rather checked by the next advices hence. So bad has the manufacture of some de• aeriptions of cloth become, particularly 7-8 printers, that many looms have been of late, and are still being, either wholly or partially stopped. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We are glad to report that a slightly improved demand for manufactured goods has sprung up since our last; at the same time, it must be observed that this is not general, but may be taken as an indication that a resumption of active business will take plaice shortly. The market for throwns remains very flat, and the long continuance of this state df things is inducing some holders to accept slightly re duced rates. The raw silk market may be quoted much in the same state as reported of late, with this excep tion, that Bengals of middling, and from that to first class quality, are said to be easier of purchase, with some actual business done, at lower than previous rates. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The flannel market to-day has been extremely flat; there has been a very thin attend ance of buyers, and these few have purchased very sparingly, at rather reduced prices. In wool there has been very little doing, and prices have still a downward tendency. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—We h AV , only had an average business doing to-day in the Cloth Hall; it being what is termed between " seasons." The delive ries to order have not been very large; but there is every hope of a good spring trade being done. The Continental houses have been pretty busy during the wok with spring goads. A. little more has been done in the wool market this week. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.--Thor© has not been a large attendance in our Piece Hall to-day • but there is still a good demand for damasks, chiefly for the London mar ket, and probably occasioned by the unusual extent of furnishing arising out of preparations for the forth coming Exhibition. Low lastings are still freely in quired for; but other descriptions of worsted goods are not much in request. A better tone of feeling seems to prevail in the yarn and woollen markets, though we cannot report any material increase of actual business. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—We have had a flat market t9-day at the Cloth Halls, but on Saturday last more business was done. Prices continue firm, and stocks are nut larger than usual at this season of the year. FOREIGN Mr.SICAL MEMORANDA. PARIS.—Mr. Sims Reeves has arrived in Paris, and will shortly make hi.sclibilt, in lieu of Calzolari, who is about to leave for London, where he will appear at her Majesty's Theatre, in Gustave. The engagement of Mdme. Montenegro is aunounced at the Theatre Italien. Norma is selected for her delAt. Didlle. Rosati, noswithstauding her recent severe accident, appeared again on Tuesday last, as Ariel in the Tempesta. The wounds she had received were not, however, sufficiently healed, and she has been compelled to take more rest, thus causing another postponement of the performance of the opera, M. Scribe has re-established the last scene, which was suppressed on the first night of per formance. The scene of the orgie with Lablache has been appreciated more and more. The new opera by M. Thomas, which is looked forward to with great in terest, is nearly ready. BERLIN.—The King of Prussia has directed M. E6gas to paint the portrait of Meyerbeer for the gallery of illustrious contemporaries. A commemorative solem nity in honour of Spontini was given on the 2d instant. The chef dceuvre of this celebrated composer, La Vestale, was played in the presence of a numerous audience. The performance took place at the Theatre Royal, and on the stage was placed the bust of the late maestro, covered with a funeral veil. Spontini left a sum of 1,000 thalers to be divided amongst the chorus of the Theatre Royal. The grand Rhenish festival Will take place this year at Aix-la-Chapelle; it is to be directed by Lindpaintnor, maitre de chapelle to the King of Wurtemberg. Th e re cent political events have caused the suspension of this fete since 1848. Mdlle. Lind has arrived at Baltimore, where strangers are thronging in great numbers to hear the accomplished songstress. A long interview has talten place between her and Father Mathew. EVENING, MARCH 13 1 1851. TE CO UNTRY MARKET S ; LEEDS, M A RCH 11.—The arrivals of g rain were 401 t moderate. The trade for wheat wa s ver y firm at tbs Friday's advance, but the dull state of the flour market prevents activity which might be expected from the l at e suppl f cles, 00 ; F ine barley . steady in price. In beans, oats, or other arti material aon. NEWCASTLE Iterati CORN MARKET, MARCH 11.--There ass II fair supply of south country wheat at our market to•d a l ; trade, however, ruled exceedingly firm, and Saturday's were readily obtained. Barley of heavy quality a, s arce ' and the turn dearer. In flour and other articles no c oop'. f NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 11,-SOPPIY beats about the same as last week. Quality excellent. 13,:: mans active for all kinds, and the whole sold at full rat' number of sheep was 200 less than last Tuesday. Al w adi: of sheep were on the advance, yet trade vtas only sloe" nevertheless, a good clearance was effected. Beasts, 73 . gh . ee it 3,248. Beef, .1s to 5s 6d per stone; mutton, 6d to 610 pe r i, EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MARCH 11.."-There pate it the moat market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, each weighing An imperial, which sold thus :-4 at 11 7s 6d, an d price. at 1/ 7s Od; average price of the whole 11 7s 2d 0- 14 " f 1 sack flour, which sold at 28s. 8 sacks pot -barley, w,,,herev 7 sold thus :-1 at 26s 6d, 1 at 255, 1 at 249, and 4at -41 , 11 ; Oat straw, from 6s 6d to 7s 6d k I fl 6 stones troSa: per ernp e o wheat ditto, 7s Od to Ss 6d ; barley ditto, 6s Od to 7 5 : sif t 96 __Ther. 4,0 bags oatmeal, sof barleymeal, and 3of pot-barley, it' k ; day's market; sales dull. Best oatmeal same as les t ' tie Biloxi! 10. second quality Id per bag down ; that sold at 24s DA W 5 9 , 01 inferior quality; barleymeal about the prices lately Sl°' Barleymeal, mperial p e r The pot-barley was not sold. Oatmeal, per sack, of '2BO lbs. First Second I l l i g rd i . 24 , i .. ••• ... 2qs Od 25s 3d t o e ditto 17s 61 —s Od 4 - I'ol Peasemeal ... .. '''. Od .....g Od '"""' o d Flour ... ... . .. —s Od • --s Od " * " .l OA Pot barley ... ..... .... —s Od - -- s ° cl ..41 .. • COAL MARKET.—YESTinDAT• .0 1 311 Chester Main... l2s 6d Jonassohns ........... ~, f id East Adairs Main 11s 6d Lambton •• •••• •'•••• • I' 3 , O . Longridge'sW.Hartley 14s Od Lumley ................ ; iss 61 , Holy well New Tanfield 0• 1 Ord's Main ..... "Canfield Moor Townley West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c. Kelloe.. ......... * 111. " 159 D . Brown ... l2s 6d South Kelloe ............. . 0 3 , 1 Bewicke and Co. Eden Gosforth .. •.• l 9, m Hedley ' l3s Od Whitworth • ......... . 149 1 4 Hilda l2s 6diAdelaide Tees ••••"", IV ';; A Morrison 12s 9d Seymour Tee........ 129 ,„ . Northumberland Riddell °I n Walker l2s 6el Tees ...... .•'.'. • ... +.. 199 Wliarncliffe ... 13s .od' Birchg. Graigola ••••" pp v. Eden Main ...... ...... I3s 6d Cowpen Hartle , ' ••....01 Lambton Primrose ... 13s 6t. Nixon's Merthyr oc od Bell 13s fid Sidne 's Ha r tle y Belmont ... 240 1 "" y,641 Braddyll ' ,„en .. lOO Hetton Haswell ... 15s Od Ships at maim. SHIP NEWS. sailed Nov. 13, and from EAST INDIA SHIPPING. .. 0 'lrli s; Sultana, from Madras, has arrived in tueZdellt from an Shanghai, has arrived in the Downs . liw e i o ool o St. Helena Jan. 13. ThetiON ll/ Al.OO l P t ; has d arrived in the Downs; sailed Oct. 26, gm' ""•!, Owl St. li Helena Jan. 2 0 •_, 7 - Oct. 3 P Helena Jan. 13. Cashmere from Bengal, bio ° f loor Falmouth; sailed Nov. 25. Wisconsin, fr c l . per and Kong, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Dee. '''poW lo ; m, from Algoa Bay, has arrived in 'be , ied . t sailed Jan. 7. Bonanza, from Manilla, bo _, 011 , / frOni _ga , has arrived at Liverpool; Liverpool; sailed Oct. 15. Alexander 136ret Benl URAVESEND, MARCH 12.—Wind, S' , ligh g ,,' Cl ll ° e ti °i t ' Arrived—Harriett, Moultan, Equato r, P s- . 1 " P .. and Cornhill, from Shanghai; Zenobia. fiiro--hoorer di ao tnanv ii: ra, f v r i o fer m ,o John's ; Violet, from St. Michael's; ‘itil-rosor B 0 8 Rotterdam; ontdt er Margaret, d a m Calcutta ; William Carey, frog) l ir S• bu from Bacia°ks; Sophia from Denmark; Peraina, from Aol i n , Oa' . Thetis, fromAmor, s from a i sailed ge r d o e r a r : s h°1 1 ;b ;r 1 : 1 1 .1 :: : :: , . A le o- ..: cyon, from Amsterdam • Warner, from Leer' r s o lts_ m o!" from Caen • Harriet ' , Humble. from Shang ol " l .,, ffv"" from Madras; Euka, from Ode s sa; C neerva il— ' ' $ l4 . o . _ f ro m the Cape of ood Hope; Richard and An l4 j Michael's • Julius ' , Cm •ar from Callao. v . ~,f 01 3 ,"" Sailed—Henry Bell, for ' M d Pe- °al h c ir Malta; Jessica. land • S' , .adt Dordrecht, for Dordt; Adolph, an !.n ... O r donia, for Hamburgia; Roscommon, and the Do'illio'sget" Harlingen; Triton, for Ostend; RainhOW. f" . . , dam; Blorange. for Calcutta. - VESSELS SPOKEN wag. no. o f Ayrshire barque, on the 30th January, on lb:. 17th Inglewood, iranuary, f i r n om ia :S . i l n 2 g s ap „ orefor n L iv on . dont ° lll ''' . ga 1 013 " Cashmere, from Calcutta long. the 9- for London, on _ rt . in lat. 13 S., long. 9 W. freb tuß"9 Gem, steering to the northwood, on the 26t h o f lit. in lat. 35 N., long. 4$ W. st.r oles Parthian, for New Orleans, on the Ist of 36 N., long. 19 W. SEABORNE MAILS. the 0 6 21 ° 51 [N signifies that the mails are sent front — O , by the night—and M by the morning—dispatcll,l by the night—and M by the morning—dispatc ..„ w hat Wo w " When made up in Fro m i i ,„ 40 PLACES. General Post-office P°' ' ........•••''' London. Patched' 0 ...k 1 .. 0 0 f,j, It America (by Brit. pkt.)N March 14 .. .. Livel7 o , .. SP — t America (by U.S. pkt.) N March 21 .. .. LiverP° ° `t, AP eil , 2 America (by U.S. pkt.) M March 26 .• • • B °° thala l o°s2# Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the monthiPlymoUw . sit Alexandria* Belgium •. .. •• N Daily • • •• •• i Dover :. gain if Brazil .. • .. 11 9th of the month SouthanlPL, l ore; t o Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month Southa nW t . b i gra, California(viaChagres) 31 17th of month Southall.. ~ io •• ...... N 19th & 30th of mo.IDOTer *. pia,. il Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month 11'1./eo °2 So f fi 2 0 Constantinople* .... 21 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover ; . . 3,i5p . „ 4 1.110 Central America .. Mid & 17th of mon. SouthanWL Tit.:!;ip Channel Islas .. .. N Mon.. Wed.. &Fri. Soutilor e P t . 1,07: 0 0 1 Chili.. .. .. . France Mil7th of the month SoutbsalP . vil , t o • • .. M & N,Twice daily Greece* .. .. .. N 7th 17th 27 th sf mo Dover 2 1114. Tise r . Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London ••. )0,...,4 .. .. Dover :. Ono; Holland .. .. „. 34 Wednes. & katur. London 4 . la isiton;of Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth SoutbsTr. i lfs, -- t e Ireland .. •• hi & N Twice daily .. ~ kloly1 10° '.; 2.2 0 ;1 1 _, 0 , India (via Sonthamp.) M,2oth of the month Souths oir ., Wm ; India (via Marseilles) N 7 th& 24th of month Dove 0 i * fel at Mediterranean (via .....ss.. Southampton) • • 31,20 th of the month Som.. -- ii Mediterranean (via I . go/ i Marseilles) .. .. N,7th& 24th ofmonth Dov er p ' t. 14. c .it 1 1 Mexico .. .. .. 31 2d of the month.. 5i0 1 ... 11 " -- .. n et• ffil ` _hi. liiadeira .. .. .. M 9th of the month &sow. — or.' 0 Malta' .. .. N 1701,11 th, t9th,27th / D oer s ou II e 1 &30th of month 3 , II! are Naples* .. • . • . 21 , 5 th 15tk 25th of mo Dover ~ '• r il 1.., Papal States* .. .. .N 15th 15th 25th of mo Dollf.,Ap.t. le el ' - d Peninsular.. .. .. 31i7t1117th 27thof rte Souu••• -- t._ .!:0 f . . , th caP Peru .. .. .. .. If 17th ut the month 6 ,01, .. 4 .. il i ;t10 V. Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th of mo Dole , t. West Indies .. .. 31 17th of the month Sout her lf West Indies (except ehoOP t. ' 0 1 Llavanna & Nassau) 31 1 2 d of the month .. Soll• -- _,.. o tall * The mails to those countries thus marked ( I ) ...- 1 , i ' * The mails to those c French packet via Memel 2d of the month .. ountries thus mar _ S. - RAILWAY SHARE MAAw BRISTOL, MARCH 12. _, E irer°4 o g tettlf Brom EXCHANEHL—The transactions to-tg/.0 low:—Bristol and Exete r , 85 1 ,4 c. ex div 4 --u rs. • 17/., 1% dis. - South Wal es , 35. o' l4 LIVERPOOL, MARCH 12. , been en siir STOCK EXCHA I GI.—Th e s h are ma rket 11.- The t ._ r- ;bit 6 to-day, and prices had an upward tendencf.sll Coahoes, tions were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancash p i i r r to cr ir t o g g eb bir i d r: 7 1 4 dis.—Ditto (latd C. and B.), 21U— sj.1)11ii rit Ditto, p.—Liverpool, North- fhs : Western, dis.—East Lancashire, 171,42—Lancashire 5 ' 3 4 1 5 1e,, ~r f o da 62%—Ditto, Fifths, 6% dis.—Lancaster and „ Al :ast erni : 12% dis.—North Ditto , 61' , B p. r — itis Mn 9 ch xl es_te N r, ol shire, Preference, 11 13.16—Midland, 6 5 %,",,dshir e ' r i C l2 ro 9 s 3 by, D an it d to2 S N ou e t w hpo ci r t, uar leg d dis.—North. Western, 10% dis. Shref sb uti l „,":,..V fr mingham (8), 6 1 / 9 —Ditto, Preference, 107 S .021 and Dover, 28% York, Newcastle, and B erl" and North Midland, 28% . te , d al MANCHESTER, MARCit 1 2 ": e 0 don% L a i - STOCK EXCHANGI.—A good business h55„"2 3 ,,, g" it bs, at firm prices. The transactions were as Ou T ,", t - e it,4l' l o cashire, Preference, Fifths (2d issue), 5 4,_ — ",. - 1,..E0t e dis.—West Riding Union, 5 5-16 dis.--- o ",t, r eere nc sortb' Dover,;2i% —Sheffield Stock,36—Ditto, ire,n„,,Grell„% ;r oior —Matlock, 3 , 4 , dis.—Eastern Counties, 7 7 4 , s nd 9 ,, ria ter* ern, 18 5 4,—Leeds Stock, 63 %—Shressob llrJ 1 6 " .. barn (A), 9 1-3—London and North-Wes'''caledolm -3: 1-16 p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 6 P .-- North Staffordshire, 6 1-16 dis. 1 wor e. BIitiIINGFIAM, MAitc ll -2. t o-dal a 3), ,ti 0 0 Ditto STOCK EiCRANOR.-1 he only transs-i i -° Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 37m dig 2 3 % dis. - THE RESULTS OF FRED TRADE.---.. : d a li t D ue- 7 . 1 ° II W e Ilde:' - 00 that the estates of the Duke of Rutland hav e r - reg a rt , e ti fie r s a revaluation, and the result of it, as curreotlY f h e e ne g rally an increased rental. Is it not really too G u r ; D by ; a tn , !iathising addresses of the Itlarti: (If decIP SP(I: w hichthe tenantry they so e o warmlyimplicitly - rel i o r " la a l Wraith ' whose di sin terestedness At St. Ann's, Trinidad, 0 n the i idgii%°—(ll- I: 1361..11116 °( h'll th . Dr. John G. Westmacott. - ' I tit slll‘ . the lady °' KOn the Bth inst., at Lansdowne-road North, SC I° OF A DAUGIITIM beth,f 1e" On ' , at Eaton-place Wig , 'm S. Banker, Es • theil wife N• Wilkinson, E__sq. ( 1. On the 10th inst., at St. George ' s Ch gl il%ri' MARRIED. the Hon. Henry I. Hon Car.lilleghtet enry William to the • „ A dAll garet Dawson, Maid of Honour to the Queen, a nd to° of the late Hon. Charles P Dawson. w lot bani s ioi 0 . On the 6th inst., at St. Mark's Church, t' to Loulst To Mr. Robert Chase, of Terwick, Suss x, daughter of the late G. Peters, Esq.,of west GO" tenlism, Middlesex. Jo 10 DIED ite l fd• urch, Elasovet% tior On tbo 9th inst., at Blandford, aged 71, the oxff Barnabas Maude, Senior Fellow of Queen's Colleri,-,. 00° 1 ' On the Sth inst a'd f 5 J ' the wits of v ~,, 1,,e mime, n shtre• o ter well, Esq., of Overthorpe Lodge, Northaropte r eiCe On the 9th inst., at Little Newport-straet, a of aqua. e, John Wood, Esq., aged 72. ~ •A AO On the 9th inst., at Hastings, Harriet Jess,-, 11. ? Sof the Rev. C. D. Bell , c urate of St. Mary's, liaStiiigi. l cm W On the Wila inst., in Belgrave-street South, PLIII o t V Pickford, relict of the late J. D. Pickford, M-11*, mouth, aged 75 . Wild. ° `l.. On the 10 th inst. , Frances , th e wife of James a S ig of North-end-villa, Fulham, aged 56. Ha le, ag e ..--. On the 10th inst., in Grosvenor-street, Miss - i - a e _ „, , 10,4 4% L osNnt d or o .a n nid : 3,2 P in ri s n tt t hr e ae d ndp a ,r n e d epinr P ien u tt b eo l r i i sh ta e ht d e Thebsy2:lo,93FnricFo.oipAla j ; o f Middlesex, Thursday, March 13, 1851# 0 1 ~,, :,:. I e( The( or th , l ky tie . Lr 44, k t : , , h