The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-25 00:00:00

• F.I.Q e tria ireit p tton SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six ovi.ocK. NORTHA3IPTONSHIRE STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Osterley 7 to 1 agst Harriott 8 to 1 agst Mounseer 9 to 1 agst Chantrey 9 to 1 agst Mahratta 17 to 1 agst Halo 20 to 1 agst &las 25 to 1 agst Grief ALTHORP PARK STAKES. 5 to 2 sgst Prestige METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 2 to 1 agst Cheerful CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Miss Ann 18 to 1 agst Cossack 30 to 1 agst Ellsrdale 40 to 1 agst Horn of Chace 40 to 1 agst Mounseer DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 6 to 1 agst Bolingbroke 16 to 1 agst Voltigeur 16 to 1 agst Clincher 25 to 1 agst Cyprus MANSION HO USE.—(TriIS DAY.) • Walter Watts, the lessee of the Olympic and Mary lebone Theatres; who stane,s charged with stealing a cheque for - 1,400 L, the property of the Globe Insurance Company, his employers, and appropriating the pro ceeds thereof to his own rise, was brought up again, in custody of D. Forrester, / his afternoon on remand. Mr. Alderman Gibbs, Who officiated for the Lord Mayor, and a second Alderman ocer vied the bench. The court was very much crowded during the examination, and amongst the persons present we re several members of the recently dissolved corps draw aiques of the two theatres of which the prisoner had bee . a the manager, and a few individuals who generally pass for " men upon town." The case was fixed for twelve clock, but it was fully half-pait three before the prisons er was placed at the bar. Mr. Clarksar ~ instructed by the Messrs. Freshfield, appeared for t 4 :e prosecution, and Mr. Wontner attended on behalf of f ne prisoner. Mr. CLAY JESON said he had just left his Learned Friend, Mr. Bodkin, who had been retained for the pri soner, a?d, he could assure the Court that there was no probabili c 7- of his being able to attend this day. There were, hi)Tyever, other matters to be inquired into besides he chrhr ge which was made out at the previous inquiry, and it would be an advantage to the prisoner that fur ther . tr:raend should take place. Since the last inwsti gatirsr, inquiries bad been going on int) matters affect ing the prisoner of an important and extensive nava; re, but he was not then in a situa tiggy to disclose the circumstance:, or the roes alt of each individual charge of fraud. By this time xt week, however, the whole of the charges would be ripe for disclosure, and - although sufficient had been es `tablished to justify the remanding of the prisoner to another tribunal, he proposed to ask for another remand till to-morrow week, in order that the prisoner might know the specific charges that he would be called upon to answer or. his trial. Mr. Wontner said his client, Mr. Watts, was pre pared to answer any charge, and it was for the Alder man to decide whether another remand should take place or not. Mr. Alderman GIBBS consented to the remand, and the prisoner was accordingly removed in custody. BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COM PANY.—(THIS DAY.) The annual Geaei al Court of proprietors was held this afternoon, at the offices, New Broad-street, City; Alex ander Gillespie,. Esq., presiding-. The report stated that 3 1.423 acres cf land had been /told during 1849, for 17,9911. is. 7d., being an increase, as compared with 1848, of 5,502 acres sold, and of money received 2,303/. The average price of land continued as before at 11s. 61. per acre. The total expenditure during the year, as given in the report of the coninany's commissioner in Canada, amounted to 13,6311. 13s. 2d.; of this 9,1521. 17s. 4d. had been paid on account of the company's railway stocks, and 1,018/. 123. sd. in advances, whic'a would shortly be repaid. The commissioner did not hold out any promise that he would be able to make remittances sufficient to constitu'e a divi dend. The directors, however, though the com pletion of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail road, which they now believe to be secured, would be the commencement of a new epoch in the affairs of the company. Active measures had also been taken for the formation of . a line of railroad from. Quebec to Mel bourne. The conjunction of these important works would, when completed, give to the Eastern Townships of the company all the advantages of a great central position, and open for them avenues to all the markets, Advices had been received which confirmed the opinion formed by the directors as to the prudence of making the advance to the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, and as to the sufficiency of the security, on the faith of which it had been made. From the general balance-sheet of the accounts kept in. London and Sherbrooke fur:lB49, it eppeared that receipts were 15.5061. 15s. 11d., and the expenses 13,608/. 63. 1 Id., leaving a balance of 1,8971. 9s. The CHAIRMAN slid a dispatch had been received two days ego, teem which it ai,peered that the St. Lawrence and Atlantio R.ilway was proceeding sai,fa.cLorily, and expectations were entertained that it would be finished by the close of the present year to within 24 miles of Sher bre, keewl, ere this company had so much land. The rail ws,y company had suceeeled in n g.itiating a loan of 125,0001. with. the corporation of Montreal. Anticipating the benefit which would be conferred upon their property by the railway, the directors intended to alter the system on which they had hitherto sold land. They would divide the land into two classes—the first being that most im mediately tiff cted by the railway, for which they would require paymeat in five or six years; and the next, that more remote from the railway, which might be sold at a lower price, the payments being allowed to extend over a longer period. Mr. SCOTT deprecated making any advances to the railway, which he feared might yet entirely swamp this company, and pressed upon the directors the necessity of sending instructions to their commissioner not to ir.cur any responsibility, either present or prospective, In regard to that undertaking. He had been a proprietor' since 1834, and bad received no dividend except what had been paid out of capital, and he hoped nothing would be done to still further injure their pro perty. His experience in railways told him that esti mates of engineers were not to be depended upon, and circumstances might happen to involve the company in liabilities in respect of the railway cf which they had now no notion. Th• CHAIRMAN said the advance had not been made without a strong conviction that it would benefit their property, and assured the Hon. Proprietor that peremp tory instructions had been sent to their commissioner not to incur further responsibility without the consent of the court. The railway undertaking was almost in a ste to of bankruptcy when the advance was made, and if this company had. not stepped in to its assistance, it 'would have been altogether abandoned. After some discussion the report was received and adopted. The retiring directors were then re-elected, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ' ROYAL ASSENT. The House met to-day shortly before Four o'clock, in order that the Royal Assent might be given to several Bills. At five minutes after four Lord Lan dale the Earl, of Ca r and Lord Eddisbury, robed as Lord Commissioners, took their seats below the Tarone, when the Com mons h av i ng b een summoned the bar, their Lordships gave the Royal Assent to the Consolidated Fund Bill , the Mutiny Rill, tho Mating Igutiny Bill, the Registrar of Metropo litan Public Carriages Bill, and the Turnpike Roads and Bridge Trusts (Ireland) Bill. Their LordshipS then adjourned during pleasure. Their Lordships resumed shot7l7befot2Five o'clock. The Earl of RODEN presented a petition from seve ral solicitors and others, of Dublin, against a delivery of fetters on Sunday. Lr,rd STANLEY presented a petition against the abolition of a Sunday delivery of letters. The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented a petition from a Presbyterian congregation in Ireland against the ?Jill for authorizing a marriage with a deceased wife's sister. CASE OF MR. NASH. On the motion of the Earl of GRANVILLE, the order for calling Mr. Nash to the bar was ordered to be discharged. CHANCERY REFORM. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition front the -u ?. t luitY Committee of the Metropolitan Law Association, praying for a reform in the practice of the Court of Chancery. The Noble and Learned Lord then prorieede.d tO move the sec on d reading of a Bill he had laid upon the table of the Houie, and which was calculated to carry 011t,t0 a certain extent the recommendations of the petitioners, ho meant the Matters Jurisdiction in Equity Bill. This 13111 only apPlied to uncontested cases, cases in which there could be no manner of doubt, but cities in which under the present practice parties were exposed to all the expense of a prottacted litigatbin before the Maker although there might be no mistake wLatever. As a proof of the necetsify et th:s measure he could relive their .I.r.irdship essea of the greatfst hard:hip and oppresi ion, occos:oLett not by the o f o'; the judges, nr of the Jlaiters, or of the clerltF, or of the practitioner owl the court, hut of the law, and of toe law only. Indeed it wa3 wonderful that the present stato of the l aw , under any person could bo fo un d w h o - wou l d accept the dangerous office of an executor. The Noble and Learned Lord then entered into a detailed . statement of the usual steps taken to an amicable 'chancery suit, every one of - which was attended with enormous expense and great delay, an d w hi c h , when they came on for hearing did - not occupy one minute each. The Vic e -Chancellor 1 - :ad disposed of sixty such in an hour, and 3et from 9 00/. to :300/. had been expended in each case befor e it had come on for bearing. But this was only the vestibule... Well inj t Vice-Chancellor Sbadwell say, in one of these.eases, ," Let the usual decree go for the ruin of the estate, acct )rding to law." Now, he had a r:racdy for all this evil—not by striking out a ne idea—not by the establishment of a new court—not by the introduction of a novel juriFdiction—but by the application of a remedy which had already been fund efficacious; by extending the provisions of the Winding-up Act at present applicable _only;to Railway Companies. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took tho Chair a few minutes before Four. NEW WRIT. Mr. TUFNELL moved that a new writ be issued for the borough of Totness, in the room of Lord Seymour, who has accepted the office of Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests. The SPEAKER was then summoned to the House of Lords to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several Bills (for which see Lords' report). At the time of private business, Mr. LABOUCHERE moved that in every railway Bill by which it is proposed to authorise the company to grant any preference or priority in the payment of inte rests or dividends on any shares or stock, there bo in serted a clause providing that the granting of such preference or priority shall not prejudice or affect any preference or priority of interest or dividend which shall have Lean granted by the company by or in pursuance of any previous Act; unless the Committee on the Bill shall report that such provi sion ought not to be required, with the reasons on which their opinion is founded. That no railway company shall be authorised to alter the terms of any preference or priority of interest or dividend which shall have been granted by such company under any previous Ace, un• less the Committee on the Bill report that such alteration ougLt to be allowed, with the reasons on which their opinion is founded. Mr. COWAN seconded the motion. Colonel SIBTHORP would have wished to have seen some resolution brought forward to prohibit any r sn ay company from increasing its fares, as he under stood it was the intention of some railway companies speedily to do. Mr. LABOUCHERE reminded the Hon. and Gallant Member that the Commissioners of Railways had made a report on the subject, which was now under con sideration. Mr. B. DENISON supported the resolution. Mr. GLADSTONE merely objected to the power of granting exceptions being confined to a Committee, without some manifestations of the opinion of the whole House on the subject. There were many cases in which a Committee could not decide without the aid of Par liament. He should recommend that the Right Hon. Gentleman should frame some resolution, which would give some guide to Committee of the real opinion of the railway companies themselves on points which were to be legislated upon. Mr. LABOUCHERE said the suggestions of the Right Hon. Gentleman involved questions of such an in tricate character that it would be impossible to lay down any strict or any unvarying rule on the subject. Lord lIARRY VANE thought it would be desirable to indicate to Committees what course they ought to pursue; at the same time he agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Lahouchere), that the circum stances were so intricate as to make it impossible to ap ply any one uniform rule. Mr. LABOUC H ERE observed that two Bills had al- ready passed Committees involving the quebtion of pre ference, and it was his intention to move that they, as well as the Bills which were now bLfure Committees, should be subject to his motion. The motion was then agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Worces ter:in favour of the County Rates and Expenditure Bill. , Mr. G. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee, against the Marriage Affinity Bill; also a petition from Kilmarnock against Post-office labour on Sunday. Mr. BROTHERTON presented prtitions from Man chester and Saltord against the Rating a Tenements Bill. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the ratepayers of St. Ann's, Westminster, in vestry assem bled, complaining of the inequality of the present land tax ; also a petition from the . Strand Union praying for an equalisation of the poor rate ; also petitions from members of trades' unions praying for the establishment of local boards of trade, and the establishment and sup port of home colonies. Sir JAMES GRAMAM said be had a petition from two Peers—Lord Cloncarty and Lord Bradford—com plaining that one of them being entitled to a seat in the House, and the other being an elective Peer of Ireland, they were both debarred from taking their seats in the House by tho terms of the oath of su premacy.—(Hear, hear.) The petition stated farther that they entertain no doubts of the supremacy of her Majesty in all matters, ecclesiastical and civil, but conceiving that the terms cf an Act lately passed, entitled the Charitable Donations and Be quests Bill, entirely contradicted the terms of this oath, by recognizing a new ecclesiastical supremacy in these realms ; the petitioners, therefore, could no longer conscientiously subscribe to the terms of this oath, and they entreated the House to frame such relict as in its wisdom it might think fit.—(Cheers.) THE S UN, FACTORY BILL. Colonel THOMPSON presented st petition from Bradford in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill. Lord G. MANNERS pres nted eight petitions of a similar nature from the manufacturing districts. CHURCH-RATES. Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition in favour of the abolition of church-rates. A GRICULIUR AL DISTRESS. Mr. COLE presented a petition from a parish Lear Southamuton complaining of agricultural distress, uhd praying for relic f. SMALL TENEMENTS RATING BILL. _ _ Captain PELHAM presented a petition praying that the Small Tenements Eating Bill be male compulsory. Mr. COBDE N presented petitions in favour of the Marriage: Bill, in favour of county financial boards, in favour of a system .1 secular education, against church rates, in :favour' of the extension of: county courts, and in favour of an effectual Ten Hours Factory 8.11. Mr. FORBES presented a petition against Sunday labour in the Post-office. Sir R. PEEL. presented two petitions from Tam worth, one vgainst Sunday labour in the Post-office, and th• other in favour of county financial boards. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition in favour of the Factory Bill. Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented petitions from Glas gow, Henley in Staffordshire, and other placer, playing for the abolition of the Excise duty on paper, the adver tisement duty, and the penny stamp on newspapers. He also presented a petition from some subscribers to the National Land Scheme, praying the House not to inter fere in the affairs of that company, and stating that they had much more confidence in him (Mr. O'Connor) than in her Majesty's Ministers.—(Laughter.) Mr. P. WOOD presented a petition from Oxford against the Real Property Conveyance Bill; also a peti tion from Dorking in favour of the Affirmation Bill. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Henley-on- Thames in favour of international arbitration; also a petition from Halifax in favonr of applying the funds in possession of the Established Church to national purposes. - Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from Westminster against the window. tax. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Dumfries against the Marriage Bill. Mr. W. J. FOX presented four Fetitions in favour of an efficient Ten Hours' Bill; also petitions from Derby, Wolverhampton, Amersham, and other places, in favour of a system of secular education. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. Sir W. MOLESWORTH gave notice that, in Com mittee on the Australian Colonies Bill, he should move. as an amendment: to clause 1, that the Governments of Van Diertea's Land and New South Wales should con sist cf two Legislative Houses, both Houses to be elective. Perhaps, at the same time, he might be allowed to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment how soon after Easter ho proposed to bring on the Bill ? Lord J. RUSSELL proposed to fix the same day which the Irish Registration Bill stood for. INSURANCE DUTIES. Colonel SIBTHORP moved for an account of all sums paid into the Stamp-office in Great Britain and Ireland on insurances from fire, for the quarters ending severally the 25th day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of September, and the 25th day of December, 1849; distinguishing amount of allowance made to each office for collecting the same, in the country, London, Edin burgh, and Dublin, respectively, with the dates of such payments; and returns of sums insured by each office on ;arming stock, for the same period (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 302, of Seision 1849). Agreed to. _ mion of time was most undesirable. lie thought it was desirable to do at once whatever he meant to do.— (Hear, hear.) He proposed theref,,re to allow at once a draw back of 50 per cent. on stock in band ; and he proposed that with respect to all bricks to be made henceforward the repeal of the duty should be immediate. He had caused a survey to be made of all the brick-yards in the kingdom, to ascei twin the quantity of stock in hand, which was being carried on with the greatest ac tivity. Amongst other applications he had received some from parties who had just recently built houses with taxed bricks.—(Laughter)—claiming to have the repeal of the duty extended to the bricks of which they had built their houses. He was afraid it was out of his power to relieve those parties. With respect to parties who had entered into contracts for the supply of bricks at duty paid price just before the announcement of the repeal of the duty, he would propose such a drawback as be thought would meet the justice of the case. Lord DUNCAN begged to a,k the Right Hon. Baronet (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) whether he would have any objection to remit the window-tax to the same extent as that cf the duty on bricks ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the repeal of the duty on bricks of more importance. Mr. CARDWELL wished to ask the Right Hon. Gen tleman whether it was his intention to bring in any mea sure regarding the duty on coffee cnd chicory ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he did not entertain any idea of the sort. GREEN PARK—BRIDGEWATER HOUSE. Lord DUNCAN wished to know what steps had been taken by the Treasury with regard to the building of the wall round the garden of Bridgewater House, about which a divcussion had taken place some time ago. Since that time not only had the wall not been pulled down, but a large embankment had been raised, which was entirely inconsistent with the terms of the lease. Mr. C. fUSHINGTON said that before the Secre tary for the 'Treasury answered that question he wished to state that the wall was a great grievance to his COB.. stituents, who would gladly see it removed. Mr. HAY TER said that after the discussion which ha I already taken place on the subject, he had directed ►he architect of the Treasury to make a report on the subject, which had not yet been presented. He could, however, state that not only had the wall not been pro- ceeded with, but a great portion of it had been pulled down. With regard to the embankment, which was stated to be inconsistent with the terms of the lease, he could only say that great detriment would accrue to the public unless the terms of that lease were greatly mo dified. Lord DUNCAN gave notice that he should move for a copy of all the documents on the subject. PUBLIC SALARIES. In answer to a question from Colonel SIBTHORP, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that Lord Seymour had taken the office of Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests at the same salary as it had been before held at, viz., 2,000/.; but he took this opportunity of giving no tice, that on an early day:after Easter, he should move for a Select Committee to inqure into the salaries cf Mem bers of Parliament, of public Judges, and of the expenses of tho diplomatic establishments.—(Loud cheers.) NATIONAL GALLERY AND THE VERNON BRICK DUTIES BILL. _ Lord R. GROSVENOR r em i n d e d the House, that on Friday, in consequence of his Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer not being then able to Bill attend Duties hisn until plateile. he asked time skedthe Noble Lord at the head of the G overnment to postpone the Brick as he. had given the public to understand what the intentions of Government were with regard Right Hon. Friend tlZiag to the drawback. Seeing he wished to ask him what he e ncellor row in his place, had determined in the matter? Perhaps at the same time the Right Hon. Gentleman would have the goodness to state benefit of the repeal of the duty would come e when the intoopera tion, because at present there was great stagnation the trade, the manufactu rers fear ing that if they enteredln upon any new bricks they would be still subject to the claws of the lion.—(A laugh.) There was another question which it was important the Right Honourable tientlemtin should answer, and that was whethera clause would be introduced into the Bill to meet the case of c Intracts that had been entered into on the understand in that there would be no change in the duty.—(liear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it wo .11(1 be for the gnblic convenience if he should state at one at what his intenth.ns were whh respect to the remis sin, of the duty on bricks. First, with regard to the dra whack. He saw a deputation on that subject three or four days ago. He bad tried to ascertain what had been the practice of the Government with respect to a draw bQ .ck on the repeal of taxes, and he found that h s two cases alone had there been any drawback.. Generv h 'ly speaking, in such cases, drawbacks had not bee n xe rs le; and in no case whatever had a full drawback bee n elk wed. Therefore, the brick-makers, with stocks in vould not be prejudiced to the full extent of the reduced 1 orice of bricks paying no duty. When he saw the 4 leputation on Thursday last, some of them said it Nt 'ould not be reasonable to expect any great am( it, int of drawback; and it was suggested that he should gii .e time to the Ist of June, in order to enable parties to , ii %pose of their stock, and then to give them a drawback ,On what remained. He (the Chancellor of the Excheq : , r) had come to the conclusion that the LONDON, COLLECTION. Mr. EWART inquired of the First Lord of the Trea sury, whether it was intended t) place the collection of paintings left to the country by the late Mr. Vernon in any part of the building called the National Gallery? Also, whether her Majesty's Government adhered to the intimation made by the Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Spring Rice) to the House in the year 1834, that the part of the National Gallery now occupied by the Royal Academy was only to he retained by that body so long as it was not required for the extension of the national col lection of works of art? Lord J. RUSSELL said an arrangement had for some time been in contemplation by the Government, which he honed they would be able to effect, though at present in a totally incomplete state, but for the satis faction of the Hon. Gentleman and the House, he would state what the intentions cf her Majesty's Government was. It was their wish that the National Gallery should be devoted to the collection of national works of art, in cludieg those left by the late Mr. Vernon, as well as those left by the bt quests of other persons ; at the same time, it was impossible not to see that, having given tLe Roy al Academy privileges with the view of founding a eational school of art, it w as net only clue to the Royal Academy, but also to the country, that they should have the means of maintaining that school. The Government, therefore, thought it right to ask the Royal Academy to give up their part of the building, and then to propose a grant for the purpose of enabling them to find scme other erection. The Go vernment also intended to bring in a Bill in the course of the present session. The House was aware that Marlborough House had, since the death of the Queen Dowager, reverted to the Crown, and her Majesty had been graciously pleased to declare that for the present, and for a few years to come, that mansion might be used for the exhibition of the Vernon collection, together with other pictures which might be in a similar situation.—(llt ar.) THE ,‘ ELIZABETH HASfINGS" VESSEL. Mr. CARDWELL said a vessel called the " Elisa beth Ilastiags," bad recently left the port of Liverpool under very peculiar circumstance , , and the other evening the Presieent of the Board ef Trade had made certain statements in the House respecting it, which he had been intormed were entirely:witiout foundation. He was de sirous, therefore, to know whedaer the Right Hon. Gen tleman would satisfy the House and the public before the holidays tht the question was not yet settled against either party. Mr. LAI3OUCHERE replied that he directed the ne cessary inquiries to be made as to the accuracy of the accounts which he had received on the subject, and if it should turn out that he had said anything unjust or in correct, he would retract it. LAND SCHEME. In reply to Mr. HENLEY, Mr. O'CONNOR said he would avail himself of the e2rliebt opportunity to bring in a Bill on the National Land Scheme. Mr. HENLEY said, the lion. Gentleman had not an swered the question whether the Bill would be a private or a public Bill. He had only said that the Bill would be well drawn. Mr. F. O'CONNOR had been told that it must depend upon the advice he should receive whether it would be a public or a private Bill. REDUCTION OF SALARIES. Mr. CHRISTOPHER wished to ask the Noble Lord opposite whether he intended to persevere with the Bill for the reduction of the salaries of the Judges of the Quern's Bench and Common ?has, or whether it was proposed to refer it to the Committee which the Noble Lord bad given notice of. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it would be necessary to go on with the Bill, as Lord Denman for some time past had been receiving 2,0001. a-year less than his legal salary. Mr. CHRISTOPHER had understood the Noble Lord to say that the cemmittee would, be to inquire into the salaries c,f the judges, diplomatic officers, and of the offices held by Members of the House. Now, would the Committee have power to suggest reductions ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the Committee would be authorised to name redactions, but of course the reduc ions would bo'prospective. COAL-PIT EXPLOSION. Mr. WYLD wished to ask the Right Hon. Barone; the Secretary for the Home Deportment, whether it was his intention to select an inspector to :investigate the the circumstances attending the recent explosion, which destroyed thirteen lives. Sir G. GREY skid an application had been made to him by the parties to nominate an inspector. EXTRAMURIAL BURIALS. Lord DUDLEY STUART wished to ask the Right Honourable Gentleman when he intended to introduce his measure relating to the extramurial burials. Sir G. GREY replied, as early after Easter as posible. CRIMINAL RETURNS. Mr. STANFORD wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether instructions to the statistical department of the Board of Trade might not be given so as to insure more eomplete crimi nal returns for the United Kingdom. Mr. LABOUCHERE admitted that the returns did not contain all the information the public ought to have on the subject, but the question of extending the returns was now under consideration. THE GOLD COAST. Mr. COBDEN understood that the extension of Bri tish territories on the Gold Coast of Africa had been recently negotiated, and he wished to know whether an opportunity would be afforded the House of discussing the policy of that extension of territory. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to say that a vote would be taken to complete the purchase, and then a discussion might be taken.on its policy. Mr. COBDEN gave notice that he should take the sense of the House after Easter as to the policy of pur chasing the torts at all. DUCHIES OF CORNWALL AND LANCASTER. Mr. TRELAWNY rose to move for a Committee to inquire to what extent the public are entitled to claim an interest, present or prospective, • in the management of the Duchies of Cornwall and Lan caeter, with respect to which returns aro annually made to this Home, and, with regard to the Duchy of Cornwall in particular, to inquire where its accumulations are invested; who is the heir of per sonal estate to the Prince of Wales; whether Duchy dues from mines are reserved in minerals or money, and whether they are rated to the poor; whether mines are directly worked by the Duchy officers ; what number of claims to estates have been made and not sustained during the last six years; whether there is any good reason for the direct exception of certain kinds of property in the Duchy Act of 1844 (such as royalties, francises, and estuaries), from the sta tutory provision for the quiet of titles, now applied to Crown property, to private property, and most descrip tions of Duchy property ; and, lastly, whether the manage ment of the Duchy estate has been satisfactory as tn. The t o p n. %ro Membere at ent i n r regards the public, fair as regards its•ow n t enan t s , or pro ductivei the o e state t t f s how the r rural a a lP°Pu series a . o of figures, that the txpenses of management eat up the whole of the property. (LEFT SPEARING.) INSTITUTION OF C IVI C ENGINEERS. On Tuesday, March 19, William Cubitt, Esq . President, in the chair, the discussion on Mr. W. Fairbairn's paper, "On Tabular Girder Bridges," was renewed, and continued through the evening. The subject was resumed at the point where it was left on the last discussion of March 12th; and Messrs. Wild, Pole, Rennie, Scott Russell, Eaton Hodgkinson, Walker, Glynn, dder, Professor Willis, General Pasley, and Captain Simmons, R.E., examined the question at great length, arid under all views, illus trating their position by diagrams and models used in the experiments and in the mathematical inves• tigation. It was stated, that after the remarks made at the last meeting, it was merely requisite to describe the experiments alluded and before doing so, to briefly describe their object. In the report of the G,Ararnment Inspector, the limiting strain required for the public safety was de • fined, and the Torksey-bridge had. bean condemned for not complying with those conditions. A. calcula tion, therefore, had been made to ascertain the actual strain on the bridge. It appeared, however, that it was really less than the limit prescribed by the Govern ment Inspector. The experiments instituted were fa the purpose of testing these contrary results. It was also stated, that in the paper there were many objectionable points, but particularly one that was positively dangerous. The author had not only omitted the effect of the continuity cf the Torksey girders, but stated that it was safer to do so. Now all writers upon the sub ject, and all who had considered the matter, agreed that in a continuous beam the effect of continuity was most important, and that in a perfectly continuous beam, the strain over the supports was even greater than elsewhere. It was there fore submitted that this was not the part, the consideration of which it could he " safer to omit." The form taken by a continuous beam, when uni formly loaded, was convex over the supports, and concave between the points at which the convexity ended ; at these points of contrary flexure, the hori zontal strains were null, and the beam might then be severed, without altering its condition. The virtual length of the beam, in the Torksey Bridge was determined by the distance between the exterior support and the point of contrary flexure ; and it was to determine this point practically that the experi ments were instituted. It was shown that this point was 214 feet from the centre support, and that hence the length of the beam was reduced from 130 feet to 1681 feet. The compressive strain upon a girder of this length, loaded as prescribed, was 44 tons per inch, being less than the limit defined. Consequently, it was asserted that the railway company to whom this bridge belonged had been deprived of its use, not in conse quence of any omission on the part of their engineer, but in consequence of the inability of the Govern ment authorities to appreciate the strength that had been provided. • In reference to the application of formulm to the calculation cf the strength of the girders, it was con sidered desirable, in such an important case, not merely to form a gen era l a pp rox i ma t e n o ti on f the strength of the bridge, but to ascertain, with all possible exactness, the nature and amount of the strains to which the structure was exposed ; and this could only be done by using a comprehensive process of calculation, which should embrace all the elements affecting the strength of the bridge. The effect of the continuity of the girders over the two openings, was carefully considered, anti the nature of its effect upon the strain was explained, as deduced from the application of the most modern mathematical investigations, and it was demonstrated that the strength of the beam was thereby augmented above one-third. It was then shown, how the rules for estimating the strength of elastic beams, were rendered applic able to the case of the Torksey bridge, and the results proved that when the bridge was weighted with the load prescribed by the Government authorities as a test for its strength, the strains of compression and extension were only one-half of what competent autho rities had stated might be safely applied. The diagrams exhibited shoWed the results of ma thematical calculation, as applied to the Torksey bridge girders, and the remarkable coincidence of these, with experimental results obtained by other investigators in an entirely different manner, was insisted on, as a proof of the correctness of the con clusions arrived at. It was sta►ed, in reply to a remark upon the in• creased deflection due to velocity, that the result of the experiments tried by the " Cast-Iron Bridge Commission," proved that " this increase was wholly insignificant in beams of the length and stiffness of those of the Torksey•bridge. The discussion was summed up by its being stated, that, with one exception, all those who had spoken during both evenings, agreed that the formula given in the paper was empirical and not trustworthy ; that the effects of percussion and increased velocity were practically only shadowy visions ; and as it was ad mitted, that in the calculations of the Government Inspector, the effect of continuity was neglected, and as it had been proved, that the strain was less on the bridge than that assigned as requisite for the public safety, and that it was, in fact, amply strong, it was evident, that the public had been wrongfully de prived of the use of this bridge, and the company had been prohibited from gaining the just return for the capital invested, in consequence of an incomplete investigation, and the assumption of untenable formulme. The papers announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, March 26th, were " Description of the Chapple Viaduct, on the Colchester and Stour Valley Extension of the Eastern Counties Railway," by Mr. Peter Bruff; Assoc. Inst. C. E., and " On the Ma nufacture of Iron, with Experiments on the Strength of Railway Axles," by Mr. G. B. Thorneycroft, Assoc. Inst. C. E. RESPITE. The sentence of death passed upon Sansome, the man convicted at Nottingham assizes fbr murder, through procuring miscarriage, whore the girl, Bailey, died, has been respited until the lit of May. This implies that his life will be spared. YARMOUTH, MARCH 23.—The sloop Ancholin, of and from Boston to Maldon, got on the beach at llermsley this morning, when the crew either left her or were washed overboard; she soon after came off, and was brought in hereby boatmen a derelict. FIIIGUARD, MARCH 24.—1 t blew with exceeding violence at N.N.E. yesterday morning.—The Margu retta, of Cardegan, beached on Goodwood Sands. The Lily, from Milford, got i❑ contact with the Rev. Theobald Mathew, and lost bulwarks and stanchions : the latter received no damage. MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, HMO. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Maidstone, March 23. (Before Mr. Justice MAULE.) Edward Price, 25, labourer, was indicted for the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury. Mr. Horne prosecuted. It appeared in this case that the offence imputed to the prisoner was of a very atrocious character. It seemed that having some spite or ill-will against two persons who resided in his neighbourhood, he had de liberately gone before a magistrate and sworn that he had seen the persons in sluestion in the act of com mitting a capital felony of an abominable character. It was distinctly shown that there was not the slightest ground for the charge, and the evidence did not leave the shadow of a doubt that the prisoner had wilfully perjured himself. The jury, without the slightest hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty, and the Learned Judge, after making some appropriate remarks upon the aggra vated nature of the offence, sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of one shilling, to be imprisoned a week and then to be transported for seven years. (Before Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS, Q.C.) George Sutton, George Buckhurst and Thomas Buckhurst, three young men, of respectable appear ance, who surrendered to take their trial, were in dicted for misdemeanour , in being upon certain land, in the parish of Crayford, armed, and i n pursuit of game. Mr. Clark and Mr. Strange conducted the prose eution ; the defendants were represented by Mr. Dawson and Mr. Addison. The circumstances of this case were of rather an extraordinary character, and it occupied the court for several hours. It appeared that the prosecutor was a gentleman named Burnett, residing at Crayford, where he occupied a considerable quantity of land. On the night of the 29th January an under keeper in his service, named Brazier, was out watching, accom panied by two persons, named Eaves and Etheridge, and about ten o'clock they beard the report of a gun, in a wood called the Square. According to the evi dence of these witnesses, they proceeded in the direc tion whence the sound of the shot appeared to pro ceed, and Brazier stated positively that he saw three men in the wood, and he declared these men to be the prisoners at the bar; and he likewise stated that Sut ton had a gun, and that one of the others had a pheasant in his hand. The men got away at the time, and soon afterwards, the assistance of a policeman having been obtained, he was stationed at one of the outlets of the wood, and upon Thomas Buckhurst coming out he took him into custody, but the others got away. In the course of the case, it was elicited by the counsel for the defendants, that after Sutton and George Buckhurst had got away, Brazier had given Eaves a snare, and instructed him to go to a public house at Woolwich, w h e re he was likely to meet these prisoners, and an arrangement appeared to have been made that he should treat them with liquor, and inti mated that he was concerned in poaching transactions, and by getting into their confi fence induce them to make some admissions with regard to the offence with which they were now charged. Eaves acted up to his instructions, and according to his evidence, the pri soner George Buckhurst made a statement to the effect that he and his brother and Sutton had been into Burnett'a woods to look for game, and that he was afraid his brother had been taken into custody ; and he likewise represented that Sutton also made a simi lar admission to him. The witness who spoke to these conversations admitted, after a good deal of fencing with the questions that were put to him, that he tossed with the prisoners for beer, and he would not say that they h a d no t h a d as much as six quarts of beer while they were together. He also said, with regard to other matters, that he could not remember anything respecting them, and added that his memory would be better according as he was paid, and that he should remember more if two sovereigns were given him than if he had one only. It likewise appeared by ; the depositions that were put in, that when before the magistrate one of the witnesses stated that when he saw the prisoners in the wool he did not know them, whereas, on the present occasion, he swore positively to their identity. The Learned Counsel for the prisoners, in theiead dress to the jury, made some severe remarks upon the conduct of the keeper and his assistants ; and after observing upon what they considered the evil effects of the game laws, they said that the present prosecu tion was an instance of the zeal which was infused into such prosecutions. They then remarked upon the facts of the case, and urged upon the jury that there had evidently been a conspiracy among the par ties to convict the defendants, and to support the present charge. Some severe comments were also made upon the conduct of the under-keeper, in sending the other men to the public-house to give the prisoners liquor, and to endeavour to entrap them into some admissions ; and after remarking upon the improba bility of the prisoners making the statements which the witness represented, they called upon the jury not to place any reliance upon such testimony, and acquit the defendants. Mr. CHAMBERS, in summing up, said that in the judicial position he then had the honour to occupy, he could not help expressing his strong disapprobation of the abominable proceeding that had been adopted, of sending a person to treat suspected parties with liquor, with the intention of worming out statements from them, with a view to convict them of an offence. He made use of the strong ob:ervation that it was abominable, because he felt that the conduct of the parties deserved that appellation. In savage countries the act of eating and drinking together was considered among men a pledge of good faith and confidence, and he could not permit such an act of treachery as had been proved in the present instance to pass over with out expressing the opinion, in his judicial capacity, that it was disgraceful in a civilised country, and re pugnant to the law of England. The Learned Gen tleman then proceeded to draw the attention of the jury to the facts of the case, and said, that under all circumstances the statements deposed to by witnesses who did not report them until some time after the transaction, was a description of evidence to be looked upon as very unsatisfactory, and in the case of a per son who was employed expressly to obtain a particu lar statement, and under such circumstances as had been deposed to in this case, he said it did not appear at all impossible that he should have invented the conversation, if it had not actually occurred. The jury at once returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the defendants were ordered to be immediately discharged. MIDLAND CIRCUIT, Derby, March 22. TAYLOR V. TAYLOR. Action of debt upon a promissory note for 501. Mr. Hayes for the plaintiff ; Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., and Mr. Denison for the defendant. The plaintiff and defendant stand in the relation of father and daughter-in -law to each other, the de fendant having married his son. The case of the plaintiff was this :—He was in the glass-trade ; him son was apprenticed to the same business, and when out of his time wished to set up for himself. To enable him to do so, the father gave him a promissory note for 501, the money to be called in if the son was successful in business. He was successful in starting, but died about three years from his commencement. The defendant's case was, that she had paid more on her husband's account since his death than there were assets, and this she proved by putting in various accounts, the payment of which she was enabled to verify ; there being several others of serious amount she could not strictly prove, and therefore was de barred the benefit of having them taken into account in her favour. Mr. WHITEHURST characterised it as a very hard action, which, if successful, would throw his client into gaol. The Learned JUDGE seemed to concur in opinion as to the harshness of the proceeding. The jury found for the defendant. March 23. (Before Lord CAMPBELL.) Ann Orchard, aged 41, was charged with having, at Repton, on the 13th of November last, killed and slain her husband, John Orchard. The present case was a very distressing one. The prisoner, a very respectable-looking-woman, and of good character, had been in the service of the present High-Sheriff of Nottinghamshire. On marrying she quitted service. Her husband, however, was a very loose character, and there is no doubt gave his wife great cause for complaint. On the day in question they had beeri dining, when the wife, provoked by his al luding to some of his liasons, took up a broken plate and threw it at him. The jagged part of the missile struck the deceased on the temple, wounding an ar tery ; blood flowed copiously, but it was ultimately stopped. The deceased was, however, incautious enough to begin eating some grapes, and subsequently went out. The hemorrage recommenced, and brought on tetanus or lock jaw, of which he died. The High • Sheriff for Nottinghamshire (Mr. Strutt) and two of his daughters gave the prisoner a very high character. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recom mended her to mercy. The Learned JUDGE, taking all the circumstances into consideration, sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment. She had previously been out on bail. William Cowley, alias Fletcher, aged 31, was charged with having stolen one ewe, on the 24th of January, at Breadsall, the property or one Mr. Pricey. Mr. Willmore conducted the case for the prosecu tion. The short facts of the case were these :—On the morning of the 24th of January a ewe sheep was missing from the field of Mr. Pacey, but the body of a lamb was found that had been taken out of its inside. From information obtained by the police the house of the prisoner was searched, and an old cradle, in a spare room, some piechs of mutton and bones were found, and spots of blood leading up to the cradle, as if it had been brought there freshly killed. The skin of a sheep was also found on the premises, sworn to by Mr. Pacey as the skin of the animal in question. The prisoner told the officer who arrested him he had the mutton from his sister. His defence now was he bought the mutton for ls. 6d., believing it was a drowned sheep, and his object was to feed the dogs and ferrets which he kept to destroy rats. The jury found him Guilty. A previous conviction for felony was then put in, and he was sentenced to be transported for 15 years. OXFORD CIIiC VlT.—Shrewsbury. (Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.) On Friday last Mary Catherine Newton was in dicted for the wilful murder of her mother, by stran gulation and burning. The prisoner had been twice before tried for the same offence, but the jury bad been discharged without agreeing to a verdict. Mr. Phillimore appeared for the prosecution. The evidence went to show that in 1848 the pri soner was in the service of a person named Dyer, at Bridgenorth, and her mother was in the habit of oc casionally calling upon her. On the 4th of December in that year the mother came to see the prisoner, who treated her very coldly, but it did not appear that there had been any quarrel between them. Mrs. Newton complained of being cold, and Mary Corfield, a fellow•servant of the prisoner, gave her some re freshment and some rum and water, after which Mary Corfield went to bed, and left Mrs. Newton on a sofa in the kitchen, where she was to sleep. The fellow-servant had not been in bed long before she heard Mrs. Newton calling out, "Don't, Kitty." She went down stairs quietly and listened at the door of the kitchen, but as there did not seem to be any quar relling between the prisoner and her mother she returned to bed. In the middle of the night the family were roused up by a quantity of smoke issuing from the kitalen ; when, upon examination, Mrs. Newton, was found lying, burned to death, across a step leading to the brewery. The prisoner was in the kitchen undressed, and evinced no concern at the death of her mother. The floor of the kitchen was wet, and bits of rag were lying about, and the cover of the sofa spotted with oil, which was supposed to have been poured out for the purpose of increasing the flames. The prisoner was searched, and her clothes were found to be wet .up to her knees ; her stockings were also wet and dirty, and part of her shift was burnt. The servant girl, Mary Corfield, detailed various outrages she had seen the prisoner inflict upon her mother a month or more before this event. At the conclusion of the evidence Mr. Huddlestone addressed the jury for the prisoner. Mr. Justice PATTESON summed up the evidence with•great care and minuteness, and the jury, after twenty minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The trial commenced at nine in the morning, and did not terminate till midnight. WESTERN CIRCUIT—Exeter, March 22. (Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) Robert Curtice Bird, described as a farmer, aged 31, and his wife, Sarah Bird, aged 34, were indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Ann Parsons, a parish apprentice, by striking and beating her to death. The facts of the case have already been fully before the public. Much interest was excited as to the event of the trial. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was fourteen years of age ; she had been taken into the service of the prisoners from the union work house on the 29th of September last, when she was in perfect health. On the 4th of January she died, and her mother, upon going to see the body, found it covered with bruises, and a considerable sore and abcess on the back, over which a plaster had been placed. There were marks of blood between the shoulders, and other signs of ill usage having been inflicted. The prisoners had admitted that they had punished the child ; and the female appeared very de sirous that no inquest should be held upon the body. Evidence was given by several persons, who had seen both the prisoners ill use the child. The medical witnesses at some length described the injuries in flicted. Death was found to have result4d from con getion of the brain. There were several wounds on the back of the head, and either of those injuries were likely to produce effusion, although it could not positively be stated that they had had that effect in this instance. Mr. SLAD having addressed the jury for the pr soner', The Learned JUDGE alluded to the medical testi mony, and said he thought there was a want of that positive evidence which was required in so serious a matter. A lengthened argument then took place, when his Lordship remarked that the evidence failed to bear out the injury which had been alleged. and both pri soners were accordingly Acquitted by the jury. NORTHERN CI ItGiilT.—Liverpool, March 23.; (Before Mr. Baron ItoLrE.) George Winterhottom, aged 49, was indicted for manslaughter, in baying caused the dHath of John Siddall, at Oldham, in February last, by putting him into a vapour bath, and immediately afterwards pot ting and exposing him to cold in a shower-bath, whereby his lungs became congested, of which con gestion he died. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Monk, for the prosecution, that the deceased was a youth of the age of 17, who was in a consumption, and had con sulted the prisoner, a person who, until a few months before, had been an operative in the cotton trade at Oldham. Die prisoner called himself a herbalist, and had in his house what he called medicated and reno vating baths. He placed the deceased in a hot steam bath, and as soon as he was taken out he placed him in a cold shower-bath. The youth had bee❑ treated in this manner several times previously to the 10th February last. On that day he was again subjected to the same treatment. On his being taken out of the cold bath an emetic was given, and he became very sick. He requested permission to lie down. After a few minutes prisoner went up stairs, and in a few minutes returned, saying the de ceased was in a fine sleep. In less than half an hour afterwards the deceased died. On a post mortem ex amination it appeared that the left lung of deceased was full of tubercles, and incapable of the function of respiration. That the right lung was congested until it was almost solid, and could not respire. This was the cause of death. It was alleged that the treatment was grossly uwkilful, and had pro luoed the conges tion of the lungs. At the close of the opening of the Learned Counsel, Mr. POLLOCK asked his Lordship whether from the case, as stated on behalf of the prosecution, the charge of manslaughter could be sustained. His LORDSHIP said that mala fides must be shown, or such an amount of ignorance as implies mala fides. The question was, whether the prisoner had done his best, for if that was so the prisoner ought not to he tried for manslaughter. All great improvements had taken place in opposition to the old practitioners. And if people were liable to be tried tor acting contrary to the regular system, no one would attempt to make new discoveries in medicine. When a person had acted bona fide, a charge of manslaughter, according to the late case, cannot be supported. Verdict, Not Guilty. CIVIL COURT—(Before Mr. Baron RoLPE.) RIGBY V. HEWIT. The plaintiff, in his declaration, stated that he was riding upon an omnibus, and that the servant of the defendant was driving his omnibus in the same road, and negligently drove against that on which the plaintiff was riding, by which he was thrown off and seriously injured. The defendant denied the neg ligence. - Mr. MARTIN (Mr. Addison with him) stated the plaintiff's case, and called witness e s, who proved that on the 9th of May, 1849, the two omnibuses were being driven on the road to Ardwick-green, near Manchester, and were racing, there being au opposi tion between them. On coining near a cart - , the om nibuses came in contact, when they were going at a furious rate, and that on which the plaintiff was riding was driven into the channel, and the plaintiff being at the end of the seat, it came in contact with a lamp post, and the jerk threw the plaintiff off, injured his head most seriously, and he would never be the man he was again. It would seem that he fell with the back of his head upon the curbstone, was insensible, and thought to be in a hopeless state, and had several medical men attending on him. The base of the skull was fractured, and notwithstanding every thing that skill could do was done for him, he long continued in a precarious state, and his mind appeared permanently deteriorated. Mr. BLISS (Mr. Cobbett with him) addressed the jury for the defendant, contending both drivers were equally in fault. Mr. Baron Rom's summed up, and told the jury that the mere fact that the omnibus on which the plaintiff was riding was driven at a furious rate along the road, did not of itself prevent the plaintiff from recovering, if there was neglect on the part of the defendant; if they thought the injury resulted from the misconduct of the defendant's driver, the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict for reasonable compensa tion for that injury. The jury found for the plaintiff, but to the sur prise of many at least gave damages only 50/., the doctor's bill being 261., and the plaintiff being a re spectable manufacturer, at Manchester. Mr. Bliss tendered a bill of exceptions to his Lord ship's ruling. SURREY SESSIONS. (Before Thos. PUCKLE, Esq., and a full Bench of Magistrates.) James Hayes, 26, described in the calendar as a bricklayer, was indicted for stealing a half-sovereign and a half-crown, the property of the South-Eastern Railway Company. Henry Francis Martyn, clerk to the South-Eastern Railway Company, stated that a little before ten o'clock on the night of the 2d instant he was engaged in taking money at the Greenwich terminus. The Prisoner came there and paid for a third-class ticket. Witness had previously placed a half-sovereign and four half-crowns on a shelf near the counter, and while he was stamping some tickets the pri soner contrived to steal the money mentioned in the indictment. Another passenger informed him of the circumgtance, when he went after the prisoner and demanded the money back. He denied taking it, but on being searched the money was found on him, when he offered to return it, and begged to be forgiven. Charles Thornton stated that on the night in question he was going to Greenwich, and while standing at the pay-office he perceived the prisoner put his hand over the counter and steal the money, with which he proceeded towards the train which was about to start. He went to the clerk and asked him whether he had lost any money, when he examined the shelves and missed a half-sovereign and a half crown. Witness immediately pointed out the pri• sorter as the thief, but he stoutly denied all know ledge of the robbery. A policeman was called, when he acknowledged stealing the money, and wished to be allowed to depart. One of the railway constables stated that he appre hended the prisoner, and found a half-sovereign and a halt crown in his waistcoat pocket. He pulled him into the superintendent's office, when he ac knowledged stealing the money, and wanted to be allowed to depart. The CHAIRMAN briefly summed up the case, and the jury, without the least hesitation, returned a ver dict of Guilty. The Coma sentenced the prisoner to three months' hard labour at Brixton, and to be once whipped. THE CI►UNTRY MARKETS LIVERPOOL, MARCH 23.—' but there is no perceptible chat the grain trade. ['he business this day is small, ige in the value of anyiarticle of s. d. s. d. Wheat, per 701 b : English, white -. 6 0 to 6 2 s. d. s. d Do. Meal, perl96lb 12 0 13 0 Barley, English, pr imperial quarter 25 0 t 026 0 Irish, Scotch, and Mium,per6olb.. 3 0 3 2 Foreign, grinding 2 9 3 0 Rye, per 4801 b •• 22 0 24 0 Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 29 0 30 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b • • • • 25 0— 2G 0 Dutch .. .• 28 0—29 0 Egyptian •• 20 0 22 0 Peas, English, per imperial quartr 30 0 31 0 Foreign • • 2 7 0 — 28 0 Oats, per 451 b : English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 2 9—2 10 new, best Do. red .. 5 fi Irish, best red .. 5 2 5 4 Do, lower quality 4 9 5 0 Manx, red and wh. 5 4 5 8 Dantsic, highmixed G 8 6 10' Do., mixed .. 6 0— 6 3 Rostock, &c.. .. 6 0— 6 2' Ilarnburgh and Lower Baltic .. 5 8 5 10 Ame - ican & f white 5 10 6 0 Canadian, trod 5 4 5 6 Antwerp &Louvain 5 8 5 10 French, red.. .. 5 4 5 6 Hungarian and Mariaropoll .. 5 2 5 4 Odessa, Polish .. 5 6 5 7 Do.. common .. 5 0 5 2 Egyptian .. 4 4 4 8 Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 27 0 29 Do., extra fine 32 0 34 United States, per 6 22 0 Canadian • • .. barrel .. 2 2 0 1 6 _ 21 Indi In corn, per MAncx 23. At our m ar k e t t hi s morning .111ANcuEsTEK, 4801 b, white .. 26 0 —2B 6[ no change was o bservable, a moderate consumptive business only b e i ng practicable, in which, however, th e l u ll quotat i ons of this day se'nnight were generally realised. COLCHICATER, MARCH 23.—The trade has been dull in this district during the week, and the return of wintry weather, and a slight fall of snow this morning, by no means tended to improve the tone of our market to-day. The best samples of white wheat fetched 455, and red 37s to 41k; barley, which was rather lower, 25s to 28s per quarter, and white peas 23s to 28s. At Chelmsford, on Friday, the best samples of wheat fetched le per quarter more, but in other respects business was dull. The supplies of barley are falling off in that district, but still there is no rise in price. The quotations were—white wheat 36s to 435, red 341 to 40s ; barley 24s to 26s ; gray peas 26s to 28s, white 30s. menling .. • • 2 3—2 34 Do., mid and inf. 2 0 2 i Old • • • • • . 2 3 2 4 Oatmeal, English, &scotch,pr24oTh 22 0 22 6 Irifh,nery .. .. 20 0 —2l 0 D0.,0d • 19 0 20 0 In the markets of Suffolk wheat has maintained its quota tions this week, and in some instances there was a slight advance, but in other articles little was doing. At Ipswich peas, which were in plentiful supply, were is to 2s per quarter lower. Barley was cheaper both at Hadleigh and at Woodbridge, and dull in sale. At Bury the best descriptions of wheat sold readily at Is advance. The same was the case at Stowmarket on Thursday, but barley was is cheaper. The spr:ug corn has been got in in good order in this district. WORCESTER, SIA::CiI 23. —The market to-day was better, and good wheat fetched better prices than tor the last f •rtnight. English white 163 Gd, and red 15s to 15, 6d per bag. Foreign wheat scarce, and well supported. Malting barley 3s to 39 . 6d per bushel. Grinding qu a liti es mus t b e quote d at 2 s 9d to Ss. Malt is tid per bushel. Oats, English, 2s 6d to 33 per bushel; Irish 2s 6d. English beans 12s to 13s 6el per bag ; foreign 3s to 3? 6d per bushel. Peas rather 'better, white qualities selling at about 4s, and grey 3s 6d per bushel. Spring vetches 4s 6d to 5s per bushel. At Stourbridge market on Friday the demand was brisk, and wheat advanced Is per quarter. Barley also held for higher rates. Oats as last quoted. Beans and peas well supported, and a fair business doing. At Sratford-on- Avon market on Friday the supply of wheat was limited, and prices were rather higher. Best English white wheat averaged 16s per bag, red wheat 14s 6d per bag. At Kidderminster the supply was good of all kinds. Wheat 14s 6d to 15s 6d per bag. Malting barley 3s 3d per bushel, grinding lOs Gd per bag. Wolverhampton market was firm, and prices, if anything, must be quoted a trifle higher, though millers were very reluc tant to increase prices, and farmers asked more money. aux KITH, MA act 21.—The relative weight per four bushel' of the three prices of wheat were 18st 61b, 18st 01b, and 16st 131 b. Oats, 12st 7ib, 12st 21b, and lOst bib Barley, 16st 101 b, lost 141 b, arid 14st 131 b. Peas and beans, 18st 121 b, 17st 101 b, and lest Ms. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. Ih2 Wheat ....£2.. 0 0 £1 16 0 £1 11 6 1015 Oats 316 Barley 21 Peas and Beans 1 9 0 1 1 0 1 5 6 Aye, age of wheat 3ss sid. ABERDEEN, MARCH 2!.—Grain—Oats 13s to 13s 6d, 401 b per bushel; oats, new, OUs Od to 00s; foreign oats, (,Os Od to 001 Od per qr.; barley, 18s to 19s Od, 521bs per bushel; bear, 18s to 190 0d,521bs per bushel; wheat.3Bs to 425; oatmeal, lls 6d to 12s 6d per boll ; flour, 30s to 32s per sack. Provisions—Beer 4d to tid per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, Ed to 8d; pork, per lb, 3d to sd; lamb, per lb, Od to Od; tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to is ; bay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 6d to 7d; hares, each, If 6cl to 23 ; grouse, per brace, Us to Os; butter, per lb, Bcl to 10d; eggs, per doz, 5d to 7d ; cheese, per cwt, ISs to 2:3s ; hens, per pair, 2s Gd to osOd ; chickens, ditto, 23 t d to 2s 6cl ; ducks, dittos 2s Od to .23 6d ; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, each, 4s Od to 5s Od; geese, ditto. 3s Gd to 4s; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 00s to 563; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 0 , 1 to bid ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 14Ibs, 3s 6d to Os Od; poi k fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to Os:. Meal—Oatmeal, is 2d to is 3d; barley dust, 6d to 7d; peasemeal, Is 8d to Is 10d; side, 6d to 7d; bearmeal, Is ld to is 2d; flour, is 841 to is 10 , 1; barley, per it,, Id to 2d; barley flour, Is 2d to 1 s 3d. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 21.—At cur market to-day the number of cattle shown was —oxen, 760; sheep. 721. The supply of good cattle was the best we have bad this season. Prices remained much the same as last maaket. B e st ox 495, realised from 449 to 46s per cwt, inferior cows and bulls from 30s to 369 per ditto, sinking the offal ; nearly all sold. Owing to the small supply of sheep prices were a little higher. Best aged wethers brought 6d per lb, current prices from 4 3 / 4 d to 5d per ditto ; all sold. DUZIN, MARCH '12.-Our market to-day was very mo derately supplied, and prices of every description of grain were fully supported, but Indian corn was dull, at former rates. White wheat, 20s Od to 233 Od; red ditto, 19s Od •to 21s Od ; barley, 93 Od to 12s Od ; oats, per barrel, 8s Od to 10, Od ; oatmeal, 10s Od to lls Od ; bakers' flour, per cwt. 121 6d to 15s ; Indian corn, per 4801 b, 25s to 27s 6d. CORK, illAucit 22.—The trade continues very dull • indeed it may be said to have corns to a complete stand, but little business, and that little on the most restricted scale, having been transacted during the week. A few arrivals of foreign grain continue to take place. Amongst them we notice one of oats from Lisbon, the first we remember to have heard of from that quarter. The receipts of home grain, for the reason al ready assigned, are small, the amount for the week being' wheat, 175 brls, at 153 to 18s 6d per brl; barley, 600 brig, at 71 to lls per brl ; oats, 2,353 brig, at 6s to Ils per be'. The few trifling lots of wheat coming in have been taken at about the prices of last week. Barley and oats however have receded in value. In prepared Irish wheat the business doing is very trifling. For foreign also we experience a mere retail sale at a decline of 6d per brl on all descriptions. We quote the value of Polish Odessa 22s per brl. Neither in barley nor in oats have we any transactions to record. We qnote the value, of each nominally the same as when we last wrote. The flour trade continues exactly in the state last reported. Bakers pnr chase only as their immediate wants require, hence the bu.ll mess doing is a mere consumptive one. Prices remain unal tered. Indian corn continues to meet a very slow sale, and la, some cases the article h as b een so ld at a d ec li ne o f 23 6d per ton. Indian Meal is excessively dull of sale.-- Flour—First 12s Od to 13s Od; extra 14s Od; seconds, 10. 6d to 123 ; households 9s to 10s Od; thirds, 7. to 81 per cwt. Oatmeal los to 00s Od; Indian meal 6. 9d to 7. ; wheat' meal, lOs tot , Os 01 per cwt. Indian corn 12746 d to 135 s per ton. Bran 3/ lis 64 to 4/ Os per ton. Hay—Farmers 253 to 365; average 335; dealers 32. to 3Ss Od; average 36s per ton. Straw—Farmers 13> Od to 25s Od; average 21s; dealers CO. Od to 005 04 average ON Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6}d; household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb Eggs —3sBdto 3. 10d per hundred. Coals--• Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 15s ; Best Nest's Culm 145 per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per et"' Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. Idea l —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 5d to 6d; veal bd to bid ; pork bid to 3d ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops 13/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3121 6d to 31 5 1 1 3 er ton. Bark—Barbary 71 5 s to 8/ss; Valonia 141 to 01; French 7155; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10. to 12s per stone. Hemp 32/ to 00/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 16s to 17s; fe d ditto 20s to •22, per barrel ; Newfoundland 9/ Os to 111 pal ton. Timber—Memel, 85. per ton ; deals, first quality, )de , second quality, 16. per 100. Hides—Market 14. to 201: salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins 2id to 24.1 per lb* Potatoes, white 8d to 10d ; Minions 12d to 13d ; Guano—. Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Icbaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangelp 19s per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERMOL. MARCH 23. Sroox EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-day s but the amount of business done was limited. The trans actions were as follow :—London and North-Western,' 105 1 4 —Ditto, New Quarters, A dis.—Ditto, Quarters (C), 1 ,4 P. —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consul., 35—Ditto, Fifths, 91. ls. Sd. dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolustire, 13% Midland, 39 —Ditto, Halves, 2.q. 3s. 9d. dis —Dutch Rhenish, 6 dis —East Lancashire, 8 —York and North Mid land (East and West Riding Extension), Preference, 6 per cent. till 1850, 3% dis. hIANCHESTER, MARCH Z. STOCK 1 RCHRlNGll..—Business on our Stock Excbage to-day was very dull, and prices stationary. BIRMINGHAM, ALtacif 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—As usual on Saturdays, there WO little business done on our Stock Exchange to-day. There was, both yesterday and to-day, a demand for Shrewsburi and Birmingham Shares (a circumstance somewhat remark.. able after the meeting on Thursday). but no sellers at 125 S quotation. Prices ranged generally as for the last few da YORK, MARCH 22. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were follow :—Caledonian, 10%--York, Newc as tl e . an d B er wick, 13%—Ditto (Newcastle Extension), BA—Ditto (G. N. Fi• Purchase), :!/;4 Lady Ponsonby's new novel, "Pride:and Irresoltt* tion," just published, is ealcula°ed to confirm the pre diction made by the 1 imes on the appearance of Discipliue of Life"—that the noble author was " likely to become one of the first hands in this class of liters' ture." "In the stJries which compose these volumes (says the Athenceum) the feeling for character is strong and deicate. The authoress bears a close resemblines to the authoress of Two Old Men's Tales.' Her style is flowing and simple without tenuity. Depth of feeling and elegance of mind are alike indicated by her mode 0( dealing with the subjects selected by her—which torso is secofid series of illustrations of the Discipline of Life. Pride' is presented in the story of Ada Mowbray--a s complete an impersonation of that fascinating sin as Wl s ever framed by the hand of woman. She carries , it with a high hand till the discipline of storms' breaks upon her head. In the tale of 'lrresolution' are ilet forth the sufferings of a deep-hearted, gentle, refine°, girl, who marries a feveri s h en d i ncons t ant man , smi, who perishes under the di sc ipli ne . W e canno t Wu: imagine that in the outset Lady Ponsonby laid o°' another late for her heroine, the excellent SOP Greville." STATh OP TRADE.—BIRMINGUTAM, SLTURDAT! There is little to report respecting the trade and mans' factures of this town and neighbourhood. The iron interests of South Staffordshire are said to be droopingt but, notwithstandi ng , t h ere i s yet no intimation giver of a fall in prices. The meeting usually held FreHow nary to the general quarterly meetings of the iron' masters of South Staffordshire, will be held in a fel/ days, and a more psitive opinion of the future prospects and intentions of the trade can then be formed 1 0 the more general manufactures of Birmingham the men are comparatively well employed, and, in some dos :rip' tions of business, over hours are required for the' get Ling-up" of orders. [ADVERTISEMENT.—The Dreadnought Hospital Ship and Saint Thomas s Hospital outdone in the Cure of Wounds and Ulcers by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—John Newington, a tailor, living in Adrian-court, Dover, was a patient on board the Dreadnought, and again at St. Thomas's Hospital for three weeks, for a very bad ulcerated leg of long standing, without obtaining the least relief at either of the above institutions, but was cured immediately afterwards by Holloway's Pills and Ointment. The truth of this statement can be attested by Mr. G. Ashmore, a very respectable chemist at Dover.—Sold by a ll druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Landon. On the 16th inst , near BIRTHS. Tunbridge-wells, the Wife of A. Brett, Esq., of a son. On the 20th inst, at Eaton-place, the lady of Lieutenant' Colonel Carpenter, of a daughter. On the 20th i ns t., at O cklev•green, Surrey, the wi fe of Lieutenant-Colonel Walter game, Bombay Army, of, • daughter. On the 20th inst., at Douglas, Isle of Man, the wife of Captain H. Murray, of a son. On the 2lr, inst., at York, the lady of John Bower, ElN't of a daughter. On the 21st inst., a t I s li ngton, under chloroform , t he IVO/ of E. C. Jones, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, of a daughter. On the 22d inst., in Albion-road, Stoke Newington , R. Heathfield, of a daughter. 41 41i1415D On the 19th inst., at the British Embassy, pais Henry.eldest son of the late Sir Henry Webster, to Enroll; Louise) relict of the late Major Fitzltoy Somerset. On the 20th inst., at .S:t. Michael's Church, Pimlico, Colonel D. H. i onsid.ne, to Philadelphia, daughter of the late John Gibson, Esq., her Majesty's Vice-Conant at Tqrjor and relict of Major-General Considine. On the 2I st inst., Dr. S. L. Gill. of Stepney, to Annie El'zzbeth, only daughter of B. Hill, Esq., of DIED. On the 24th inst., Sophia, the beloved wife of John Scott. Esq., of 4, Devonshire-hill, Hampstead, in the 59th year of her age, after protracted illness, which she bore with evil:a' plary meekness and submission to the Divine will. On the 19th inst., at Ritstone, near Skipton• in. Craven, Waddilove, Esq., aged 60. • G On the 19th inst., at Arlington-place, Clifton, Major G. 0 . Robinson, H.E.1.C.5., aged 56. On the 2Cth inst., at Harrow, aged 38, Julia Georgians, the wife of A. M. Perkins, Esq., of Regent-, quare. On the 20th inst., aged 62. J. Worthington, Esq., of Collier . hill, Hollinwood, near Manchester. On fre 21st inst., in Great Russell-street, Blocnisburif Maria, the wife of Mr. R. J. Butt, aged 34. --- L. , ndon: Printed and Published by WIRD() YOUNG , cf so 112, ;Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office, Na llft /. I trand, in the Precinct et the Savoy, in the Waal 4111 M ddleaez, Monday, March 25, 1850.