The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-18 00:00:00

rinrD i4lottion SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. GERMANY. Letters frm Berlin of the 16th inst. state that the negotiations between Austria and Prussia, for the purpose of forming a Central German Constitution, have been broken off, and that there is no probability of those powers coming to any understanding on the subject. It is supposed that Hesse-Cassel will follow the example of Hanover, and secede from the German Buntl. _ It is said that the Cabinet of Vienna has, on the announcement of the intended marriage of the reigning Duke of Brunswick, declared its intention to support the pretensions of the heirs of the dethroned Duke Charles in opposition to those cf the heirs of the present Duke William. On the 13th, at Vienna, considerable crowds as sembled at the cemetery outside the city lines, to visit tha graves of those who fell two years before during the revolution. GREECE. At eight o'clock in the evening of the Ist instant, Mr. Green, the English Consul at Athens, issued the following circular : " I am instructed by her Majesty's Minister Plenipo tentiary tl the King of Greece t) inform you that her Msjeity'i Government having good hopes of obtaining a satisfactory settlement of their demands on the Greek Government, through the good offices of the Government of the French Republic, have given orders to Vice-Ad miral Sir Wm. Parker to suspend for a r. monthly limited period of time the coercive action of her Majesty's squa dron, but nevertheless to reta;n the Greek vessels actually in his possession, as pledges in deposit, until a final arrangement shall have been made. Orders have con s, quently been given by Vice-Admiral Sir William - Parker to allow for the preient the free ingress and ezi.ress of all vessels not actually in possession of her 3.laj , sty's squadron. " I am desired to add that the notification which I hal the honour to address you on the 24th January, 1850, is consequently to be considered null and void in all its bearings. (Signed) " Jonx G REEN." ITALY. Tne Castituzionale of the 9th states that the Bri tish Government had presented a note to the Tuscan Cabinet demanding compensation for the losses sus tained by the British residents in L9ghorn during the bombardment of that city by the Austrian troops. BUENOS AYRES BONDS. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of Buenos Ayres bondholders was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering what measures most conducive to their in terests should be adopted under the improved conditior, both financial and commercial, of the Argentine Re public. There was a very small attendance cf bond holders. Mr. TACKER presided, and adverting to the small number present, said this particular stock only involved a million of money, and therefore it could not be expected that there would be such a large assembly as those held in respect of the Mexican and Colombian Bonds, -which involved eleven or twelve mil ions. This was the first meeting which had taken place •of Buenos Ayres bondholders, and he hoped the result of their efforts would be to place themselves in a; good a position as the holders of the stock of the neighbouring states of Chili and Peru, which row paid their dividends regularly. The loan had been nege tiatel by the resreetable house of Baring and Co., and it was a matter of surprise that the dividends upon it hail not bee❑ paid, for, with this particular ex ception, Buenos Ayres had been remarkable for meeting every national engagement. The interest upon its local ;debt had been raid with the regularity of the British Government; and, since 1844, four-firths of it had been redeemed. Forty millions of dollars were now in the coffers of the Republic, and it only owed fif eau millioni. This was a gratifying circumstance ; and, bes!dei„ he hal been informed that the coun try never presented a more prosperous appear ance than it did just now. The debt upon these bonds had increased 1201. per cent., and hence it was i'cumbent upon them to take energetic steps for its payment; and, looking to the cheering facts which he had mentioned, he had still hopes of as satisfactory an arrangement as that in the case of Chili. The Presi dent, in his last message, had alluded to the discovery of a bed of guano at Pa•agonio, which had yielded a considerable number r f tons, and sas likely to bring a large sum to the Exchequer. At an interview of the Spanish American bondholders with Senhor Moreno, the Minister of the R public in this country, that personage evated it noih7, be advisable to present a memorial for the settlement of their claims', now extend. ing over twenty- five Sears, and expressed a hope that, as the commerce and finance of the state had so much im proved, they would be able to oiler terms much more favourable than those tendered by other states in a similar situation. After some little discussion the lct.or of the commit ter; of the Spanish American bondholders was approved of, and they were requested to c.)ntinue their best exer tions in furtherance of a sr eedy and fa is.fictory ar rangement of thtse ciaimF.. _ _ . : 6ther resolutions, tendering thanks to tEe press f , r its advoca , ..p of the el ims, and to Mr. 1). Robertson for his appeal to General Rosa. A vote of thanks was then tendered to the Chairman, and the me_ting s pat ated. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six o'CLocx. WARWICKSHIRE HANDICAP. 3 to 1 agst I),faulter 4 to 1 agst Dart LEAMINGToN STEEPLECHASE. 8 to 1 egst Proceed S to 1 agst Little Fanny 15 to 1 agst Venture NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 6 to 1 t:gst Harriott 6 t) 1 agst Osterley 10 to 1 agst Belus 14 to 1 agst Chantrey 20 to 1 agst Clarissa METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. No change. CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 agst Cossack 40 to 1 agst Whim colt 50 to 1 ugst Horn of Chase 10,000 to 150 :gst Kelcshea—taken DERBY. 6 to 1 apt Ghillie Callum 7 to 1 agst Bolingbroke 11 to 1 agst The Nigger 20 to 1 agst Voltigeur 40 to 1 agst Harding° 40 to 1 s&t Nutshell 40 to 1 agst Penang 80 to 1 agst John o' Groat IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. • Lord LANGDALE (in the abience of the Lord Chan eellor) took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'c lock. COMMONS ENCLOSURE BILL. The Commons Enclosure Bill was read a third time and pasted. GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851. Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that tc-morrow he should move for a return of the Royal Commission for superintending the great exhibition of 1851, and at the same time he shculd put a question in relation to a very alarming report, that it was intended to encroach upon one of what he might term the groat lungs of London, by the erection of a building for the purposes of the ex hibition in the park, a course to which he decidedly ob jected. CASE OF MR. . Lord LANGDALE then or e e . e NASH Mr. Charles De Lacy Nash, the 5. cretary to the cornmito a of the Wa• teriord, Wexford, Wicklow, and Duban Railway Com pany, to be called to the bar. In answer to questions from various Noble Lords, Mr. Nash said he was not the secretary to the company, but only to a committee of shareholders. He had under stood that an order had been made by their Lordships for certain returns, which had not been cemplieo with. Ile communicated to the Railway Commissioners that he could give the information required, and he ac cordinkly made a return. The order for the return 11.? d nut bean made upon him, and he had never received any order. He was not aware whether or not any re.- turn had been made to the order by the officials cf the Lord BROUGHAM—You volunt , ered the return. Mr. Nasf —I wrote to the Railway Commissioners. Lord BROUGHAM—As a volunteer you wrote to th&Railway Commissioners, saying you were:prepared to write, and then they wrote to you ? Mr. Nash—They wrote to me. Lord BROUGHAM—But not until yau had written to them first ? In answer to further questions, Mr. Nash stated that he had not a copy of that letter. He wa, not certain whetfor it was headed Waterford, Wexford, and Wick low Railway. The committee of which he was seer,. tary was merely a committee of shareholders. Lord Courtown's name was attached to the original return. He saw the return in the Private Bill Office. He copied it, and copied Lord Courtown's tame too. Lord BROUGHAM—Now did you copy this literally. without any addition whatever? Mr. Nash—l did, my Lord. Lord BEAUMONT—Was it mde l y or 1 y your elt rk? Mr. Nash—By myself, two years ago. Lord BROUGHAM—Who wrote the signaturii - ao this return—" Courtown, Chairman?" Mr, Nash—l did, my Lord. Lord BROUGHAM—Is it in your ordintry hand writing? Mr. Nash—lt is, my Lord. Lord BROUGHAM—WiII you venture to say that the signature, " Courtown, Chairman," is no such as is calculated to induce persons to believe that it is a signa ture and net a copy ? Llr. Nash —I did not intend it as an imitation of a signature. Lord BROUGHAM—Do you not know that in na l of a copy of a s i gnature it is usual to i lenx the word "Signed " to the copy of the signature? Mr. Nash—lt is so occasionally, but it is not my practice. By Lord BEAUMONT—He thought that the House would and, rstand that he could not be in possession of the original, and that their Lordships would understand that it was a copy. By Lord BROUGHAM—He never took out of the Priva'e Bill Offi-e the paper of which the return pur• ported to be a copy. Thw examination with regard to the signature " Cour tow n Chairman," was then;resumed, and Lord Brougham produced the signature attached to the return. end handed it t o Mr. Nash, asking him if the Chairman in " Courtown, Chairman," was not different from the Chairman of his own signature, Charles. The documents were subsequently handed round to the Peers in order that they might compare them, Mr. Nash con'euding that the difference was not very material. In answer to further questions, Mr. Nash said he had never taken the paper from the Private Bill Office, nor had he et er been applied to for the parer. He was then ordered to withdraw. The examination was ordered to be printed, and Mr. Nash was ordered to attend again on Friday. APPELLATE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS, AND OF THE JUDICIAL COM MITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. Lord BROUGHAM then rose to move, according to notice, resolutions on the subj-ct of the appellate juris diction of the House of Lords, and also of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) THE SUN, HOUSE OF COMMONS The SPEAKER took the Chair at five minutes before Four o'clock. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY BILL. On the House gob.g into Committee on this Bill, Sir R. INGLIS objected t 3 the Bill on the ground of its involving the sacrifice of a considerable portion of the revenue. Mr. HAYTER said the Bill only contemplated the payment of a stamp duty on certain memorials which were necessary on a change of trustees in the society, and would not cause any sacrifice of the public revenue. After some further conversation, in which Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Ilayter, and Sir R. Inglis joined, the Bill passed through Committee. The Licensed Victuallers' and General Fire and Life Assurance Company (No. 2) Bill (Scamp Duty on Mc morials), and the Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Company Bill (Stamp duty on Memorials) severally passed through the Committee. THIRD READINGS. The following private Bills were severally read a third time and passed : Architectsl Civil Engineers, Builders. and General Fire and Life Insurance, Annuity, and Reversionary In terest Company (Incorporation of the Company under a different name). Buckinghamshire Railways. CALEDONIAN AND EDINBURGH, AND GLAS GOW RAILWAYS AMALGAMATION BILL. On the name of this Bill being called, Mr. COWAN moved that the order for the second reading of the Bill be discharged, on the ground that the proposed amalgamation went to the confiscation of pro perty • he, therefore, moved that it be read a second time this Say six months. Sir R. Inglis, Mr. Fox Maule, and sir. Lushirgton, expressed themselves against the principle cf the Bill, on the ground that it had in view the spoliation of property.; Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Bill was so utterly re gardless of the rights of private property that he was quite sure the House would never entatain it. Mr. GLADSTONE thought that the" introduction of this Bill had been a great blow ti railway interest, and the only way cf reparation lay in its rejection, and in the reception which it had met with in the House. Mr. Denison, Mr. Ellie, and Mr. Hume supported the motion. The motion was then agreed to without a division. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the employ ment of Sunday labour in the Post-office. Sir 11. INGLIS presented petitions from Durham and other place 3 against the Marriage Bill. Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from shipowners at Dundee for a repeal of the timber duties. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol in Isvour of an alteration of the mode of rating surgeons in the navy. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from a place in Stksex in favour of summary convictions in cares of petty larceny. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY presented several petitions from places in Itvicashire praying that the franchise might not be given to persons who did not pay taxes. Mr. WESTHEAD presented a petition praying the House to extend the jurisdiction of county courts. Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition against the Marriage Bill. Mr. H. WILLYAMS presented a petition praying for the adoption of ocean penny postage. Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition praying for the amendment of the Factory Act. Mr, CO WAN presented several petitions from places in Scotland against the Marriage Bill. COUNTY COURTS. _ Mr. STANSFIELD presented a petition Lout Hud dersfield praying for an extension of the jutisdicticn of the county court=. kOSTAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH FIFE. Mr. HUME ',relented a petition from the provoe, ma gistrates, and town council of Arbroath, comp'a mug of the manrer in which the Post•ollica curnunic4tion iy conducted through Fife. AGRICULTURAL DI ,TRESS. Lord JOIIN MANNERS presented petitions com plaining of agricultural distress from places the names of which were inaudible in the gallery. AIOIIILL UNION. Lord NAAS presented a petition from the rater ayers of tie Mobil! Union, in Ireland, complaining of the fla grant acts Lf the vice guardians in that union. TEN 11OURS BILL. Colonel CHAT rELITON presented a pr t:ton from the city of Cork in favour of this Bill. Similar petitions %%ere presented from places in Scot land by Mr. MACGREGOR aril Sir George UREY. , DUTY ON PAPER: ** ' Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from a place in Yorkshire praying the House to repeal the duty on paper and the advertisement tax. Mr. EWART presented a similar p MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. FORBES presented a petition from the Presby tery of Edinburgh against this Bill. Sir 1)E LACY EVANS presented a petition in favour of giving honorary rewards to surgeons in the navy. Str J. TYRELL presented a petition from Essex praying flat all Post-office business throughout the country might be suspended on Sunday. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition agreed to at a pub lic meeting at Manchester, in favour of the abolition of pcnishmint fir death. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a re'ition from Chester for the abolition of Vie excise duty on paper and the newspaper stamp and adverthement duty. THE BALLOT. Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that to-morrow he should present a I elition from the electors of Scc,tland on the subject of vote by ballot. RETURNS. The following unopposed returns were ordered " Return of all Bills drawa foi the payment ef head money for the capture or destruction of pirates, as directed in the second section of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 49, on her Majesty's Paymaster-General, since the Ist day of January, 1849. "Return of the minuta addressed by Mr. Rowland Hill, on the 3d day of February, 1849, to the Postmas ter-General, on the Sunday duties of the Post-c flee ; of all documents and papers relative to the adoption of the recommendations of that minute ; of the date when such recommendations were carried into effect ; of the num ber of persons employed in the General Post. office previously to and subsequently to such date ; of the number of persons employed in the General Post-office on Sunday, the 10th day of March, 1850 ; of the number of persons relieved of Bunchy la bour in the provincial post-offices of England and Vs ales, and of the average number of hours per head, per Sun day, to which such relief extends ; of copies of all cor respondence between the Post-office and the Treasury on the suhject of Sunday duties ; of all Post-office mi nutes and reports thereon, and of a'l memorials against Smuts) , labour iu the Putt-Lace, addressed to her Ms jesty's Got ernment." " A tabular return of all debts incurred under the Acts S and 9 Vic. c. 107, 10 Vic. c. 7, or any other Ace, since January 1845 (sps,if ) ing the Acts), which remain (rus hy c win electoral division in each union in Ireland; also, a tabuhr return of all debts due at the last audit from each electoral division to the union, in every union in Ireland." MARRIAGE AND REGISTRATION ACTS. Mr. EWART inquired ut the Right Hoe. Secretary or the Home Department whether the Government in tended to introduce any Bill this session for amending the Marriage and Registrction Acts passed in the seventh year a his fete Mujs sty's reign; particularly with reference to the rep, al of so much or toe first et these Acts as re quires a se vial days' notice to he given sod read at a meeting of the board of guardians prior to the issue of a licence? Sir GEORGE GREY saille had been in commu, nication with the R..gistar-General on the subjtct, who was of opinion that some modification of the existing ,aw as to tLe notice of marriage was necessary to pre. vent claneestine marriages, but that this might be done Bill for the purpose. without LiA B br i i L n i g i re l g , i ()F any IZAILROAII id !.3 n O t .N o l f P t A he N ß lT r . d cf W. SPOONER nslted the Pre , ' Trade whether;_he intended to propose any measure for the pu'rpose of remedying the erns complAried a fir the petitiuns presented on the 14th of March, arising from the state of the law relative to the liability of railrer d companies in case of accidents. Mr.'LAIiOUCIIERE said the conclusion be had come to, after •tasir g consulted competent persons, was, that it was not exiiedient to increase the Ite.biley of mil. , ay companies in this respect. lie thougft the judgment o f Baron Parke, in the Court of Exchequer, had not only clearly laid GOAD. the law en the subject, but that it was not expedie ut to alter it. INSPECTION OF MINES AND COLLIERIES. Mr. IV I'LD asked the Secretary of State for the Home Depar.rm nt, at what period of the cession be will introduce the Bill for the inspection of mines and col larks? Sir GEORGE GREY said so soon as he had received the reports of the three gentlemen sent to inquite into ti.e caute'cf accidents in mines be would be able to say when he sliould be able to introduce tl Bill. MEDICAL PROFESSION. Mr. WILD rose to AA the Secretary of State fur the LONDON, Home a partmmt, if it bK: the intention cf tho Go7oln ment to tning forward any measure fur the betta regu laion of the medical profession? Sir G. GREY said that a Bill was in the ha - rds cf the Lord-Advocate, who was in communication with various parties on the subject, and that he would probably bring it turward at as early a p: riod as possible. GORHAM T. BISHOP OF EXETER-MR. DENI ON'S PROTEST. Mr. HUME rose, according to notice, to ask 'what notice the GovernmeLt ir.tended to take of the protest of Mr. Denisor, published in all the Tapers, impugning the judgment of her Majesty's Council is the case of Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter, and denying the supremacy of the Crown as head of the Established Church. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that it would be only just to Mr. Denison to read a statement which he (Lord J. Russell) had that morning received, which professed to be a statement of the opinion which that gentleman held as to the supremaq of the Crown in this matter. Mr. Denison did not deny that her Majesty was supreme over all causes in her dominions, whether ecclesiastical or civil; in ecclesiastical causes by her ecclesiastical judges, in civil causes by her temperal judges; but he denied her right to decide questons of doctrine through the medium of her Privy Council. He (Lord J. Russell) thought Mr. Denison was entirely mistaken in the opinion which he had formed, and that the judgment given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council was entirely within their jurisdiction, and was such as they were authorised by law to give.—(Hear.) He believed likewise that this decision had giN ea very gene• rat satisfaction. With regard to the other question, as to what notice the Government intended to take of ti e matter, the Noble Lord said be feared any act on the part of the Government would tend to disturb the Church still further, and that they certainly were not prepared to adopt any proceedings with respect to t!.e protest of Mr. Denison.— (Hear.) TIM.BER DUTIES. In reply to Lord JOCELYN, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not in a position to give any positive answer as to what his intentions were with tespett to the abolition of the timber duties until he had heard the wishes and opi nions of the patties more particularly interested in the mat; e;. In reply to a quest!on flora the tame NOBLE LORD, Mr. MITCHELL said it was not his intention to bring on his motion for the repeal of the timber duties till alter Easter. HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask the secretary for Fo reign Affairs, whether the Government' ef this country, or our Ambassador at Constantinople, are parties, by advice or otherwise, to the conduct of the Tut kish Gc cernment in condemning Kossuth, and the other Hunga rian refugees in Turkey, to banishment and confinement in the intericr of Asia Minor ; and, if not, whether her Majesty's Gem ernment had ()tiered any remonstrance to that step ? Lord PALMERSTON replied that her Majesty's Goverernent, through her Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, had recommended the Porte to makes the detenthin of these persons—if the Porte considered himself bound, by his communications with Austria, to (retain them—se short as possible, consistent Nsl hls engagements with the Government of Austria. Upon the broad quesfon be could only say, that his opinion WV, that it would have been &sir able fir the Porte, if he were under no engagements to pre vent it, not to detain them at all.—(Hear, hear.) The Porte, howsver, might be under some engagement to Austria, but if the Porte had been at liberty to act with these persons as he thought proper, it would have been much better had he not detained them at all. —(Hear.) But, telieving that the Porte had placed himself under an engagement in his communiewions with Austria, which compelled him to detain them, he had, no doubt, removed them to se cure the tranquillity ( f Turkey, and her Ma jesty's Government, under these cireumstsnc2s, had tendered to the Port.) the advice which he had just mentioned.—(Cheers.) AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL. In inly t) Mr. GLADSTONE, Lord JOHN RUSSELL :aid he intended to bring on this Bill next Friday. SURVEY OF THE THAMES. Sir J. FAKING lON wished to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether the survey of the river Thames lal been completed, and if so, how soon the Board of Admiralty was prepared to communicate to the public the result of the survey ? Sir F. BARING said the survey was already com pleted, but probably two months would elapse be fire it could to made public. STAMP DUTIES. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that though the stamp duties which he proposed t' affect at present only related to the tranfer for mortgage cf property, yet he did not mean to deny that there were other departments of these duties which needed revisal. A revisal of this sort had long been in contemplation—Lord Althurp, the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, and the Right Hon. Member for Tamwortb, had each had the matter uncle r their consideration. He intended to adhere a• arly as possible to the principle of an ad valorem duty. He had further said he intender co propose a considerable reduction of stamp duties on transactions under 1,0(01., both as regarded convey ances sled mortgages. He would take the case of mortgages first. At present the duty on sums under 50/. was 205., and he proposed t) reduce it t ss. Between 504 and 100/. the duty was 304, and he proposed to reduce it to 103. Between 100/. arid 2001 the duty was .10P., and he proposed to reduce it t) 20 Between 500/. and 606/. the duty was 50g., and he proposed to reduce it to 3/. 10s. ; and he proposed the duty in similar proportions on sums up to 1,000/. Wi.h tegurd to conveyances and trans. fere, he proposed to a lal t a different phraseology iron) that of the p:e.;ent act, t use the words " not ex ceeding," instead of ‘• not amounting" to a certain sum. This was an exceedingly unjust duty, especially with regard to the transfers of small properties. The House would better understand the amount of re lief which this measure would afford. At prevent a stamp duty on a lease where the property did not amount to 40/. was 103., by this proposal he intended to reduce the duty by one-half. Upon property of the value of Loin 251. to 50/, he proposed 5s ;_ from 501. to 751. he proposed 7s. 6d.; from 75/.0 100/., he propose d 10e. ; and up to 150/., he proposed 15s. The result of the present heavy stamp duties was to prevent many leases being entered into. lie proposed, then, to teluce the duty to some extent—where the amount was under twenty five pounds, the duty was to be ba'f a-crown; between that and 501, five shillings, and so on. There would also be al.e:ations which would affect Ireland to some extent peculiarly. He did not expoct much opposition to the Bill, inasmuch us ho was fur reducing tLe duties, and he did not think that any one would propose to increase them, but be hoped that Honourable Members would postpone all their discussions upon the Bill for the present. He concluded by putting the resolution into the hands of Mr. Bernal, and by asking the House t) postpone discussion on the subject, as there were several lung schedules necessary to be considered. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his measure related to house as well as landed property ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the measure applied to all property. In answer to a question put by Mr. SCULLY, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he proposed a considerable reduction of the stamp-duty on the whole cf the leasehold property in Ireland, but there might be particular cases cf leases in Ireland, in which there might Le an increase of the duty. Colonel SIMI:WRIT complained of the heavy pres sure of the du:ies upon fire assurances, and expressed his regret that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not contemplated its reduction in the appropriation of his surplus. Mr. REYNOLDS complained that in the assimilation of the laws relating to stamp duties in England and Ire land, some five years ego Ireland had been forced to contribute about 100,000/. a-y ear more than it previously did to the Exchequer. (LEFT SPEAKING.) RENCONTER MUTH A BEAR.—The lazaretto of' Ur dos in the. Lower Pyre nees, recently became the seer of a most melancholy accident. Three woodmen of that commune were betaking themselves to their place of work at al early hour in the morning, when they per ceived upon the snow the track of a bear who had come down on the preceding night from the forest of Lazaque. at least as ieearly as it could be judged. Desirous to as certain in what direction the terrible animal had pro ceeded, they began t ) follow the course of his track. It was not long ere they Lecami) convinced that he was conceale I in the midst of some bushes upon a small &wean within a short distance of the lazaretto. They then returned with all speed in order to are themselves for an attack on the brute, and M. Martuchan, the porter, provided them with gun and a ba.) °net a pitce. Mormela, one of the labourcrr, obtaic ed one with a double barrel. being an expert poacher. The porter himself. wiltieeg to share the danger of the exploit, joined the little treop. Martuchan. Mormela, and a third, selected their post:, while a f,urth commenced a &ague. As soon as the bear found himself pursued ho rusted out of the bushes, passed close to the muzzle of Mormela's gun, who immediately fired and lodged a ball in his shoulder. Tice roarings of the animal terrified poor Mormela, who was unable to take aim a second time, wed fired in the air. At. the same time the terrible brute rushed upon Wrench), whom he would infallibly have tern to pieces had not his comrades hurried up at the first intimation of the conflict and stretched the hear dead by a get ee-al volley. The most dangerous wound which Mormela ap pest s to have received,was one in the neck, by which an enormous goAre was torn off, which had inconvenienced him for a long time. The medical man who was cared in aid dressed his wounds gave hipeF, however, of his final recovers•. —Le EA DYER TIS EM ENT.] —Bilious Complaints, Indiges tion, and Sick headaches, clued by Holloway's Pills.—Persons subject to, or suff ring from, any of these complaints should immediately take a few doses of this most extraordinary medi cine, which is a certain and effieacirus remedy f or . a ll di sor d ers arising from a derangement of the digestive organs ; it not only cures but preserves the body in sound health and strength, and likewise improves the powers and faculties of the mind. F or debilitated constitutions, rel vous affections, want of appetite, and diseases of the liver, there is no remedy equal to it. Every One leading a sedentary life should take Holloway's Pals as a preventative of those maladies. Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Londen. NEW LOCAL BEGINENT.—The coil)3 to le formed for service on the Gold Coast is to consist of three com panies, of 100 men each, but it is not yet decided in what manner the officers are to be selected for appointment. ICIONDAY EVENING, MARCH lB, 1860 ..3s greyer than Li 3. I did riot say ha was a great deal greyer than Mr. Longman. I never made use . of such discourse. I saw Nicholls the same evening. I did not say to Lim that the man was a dark grey headed man. I told him I would pick the, man cut of five hundred; but I did not say he was clerk and grey-headed. I did not see Nichol-% at the M trincrs' lan the next day. I never said I did not see the Wow struck. There were several women among the mob. R , :-examined—The prisoner's featuri:s were per fectly familiar to me. I was on very goad terms with the farmers, but they are very bad with me now, I had seen the prisoner there before Mr. Floyer, the Member, came. Similar testimony was given by several witnesses. W. Dunning Tapp—l am a surgeon. Oa 20:h Feb, nary I attended Alen in the hospital ; he was insensible, but showed symptotns indicating pressure on the brain. He died the same night. I made a post mortem examination. The skull was fractured. The death was caused by a blow. Crow-examined—The skull was not half the usual thicknesn Mr. COCKBURN then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and said his duty would be simple and easy. The defence would not depend on any efforts of the advocate, but it would be based on prof, positive, clear, conviecing, and conclusive that the witnesses who had been called on the part of the prosecution had mistaken the person of the man who had inflicted the injury. Any one might have sup posed that the persons who had been called had come into the box with their minds unbiassed, had it not been for the ebullition ef fseling which had been exhibited in this court, filled by Darsetshire people, which he must say was a disgrace to the town. (Some parts of the evidence had been received with applause.) lie should call witnesses who would, he thought, even convince his friend that there was no ground for the charge. It was the privilege of Englishmen to discuss matters of public interest at peaceable orderly meetings held in public. They had a right to discuss any grievances under which they believed they were labouring, and no one had a right to interfere with the exercise of that right. The gentlemen and farmers had met together to talk over their grievances—he believed they were mistaken— the Free-traders were determined that whatever was said should not be heard. Not only those who came to hear the question discussed, but a large number of persons entertaining opposite opinions went there also, with the determination that no discussion should take place, and they had made up their minds to drown by clamour and tumult the voices of those who were anxious to discuss the question. The farmers got a little sick of this, and turned these people out, and they then commenced an attack by throwing stones in at the windows, so that the lives of the persons inside were in jeopardy. The farmers then went into the barrack-yard, and there held their meeting; but when they opened the barrack-gate to leave the meeting they were assailed by stones being thrown to such an extent that it was determined to make a charge and disperse the mob. But the pri soner was never near Allen. He would call witnesses who would show tbat Mr. Brake came very late to the meeting ; and after it was over he went to another part of the field, and he would show that it was not Brake who struck the boy. A tall, gentlemanly man, had a stone thrown at him, which broke his head ; he rushed forward, struck the boy down, went into the town, and went to a druggist's anti had his head dressed, and entered into conversation about what he had done in knocking down the boy. He would call the witnesses, and clearly show that Mr. Brake was not the person who had struck the boy, and then it would be their duty to acquit the prisoner. Richard Hippesley Bingharn—l am a magistrate of this county. I male to attend this meeting. I met Mr. Brake at the top of the town about two o'clock, and we went to the barrack gates. They were shut. They were opened shortly afterwards for tite admission of the county Members. Great numbers of stones were being thrown then. The mob came down in great numbers. I saw no more of Mr. Brake on that occasion ; he had on a short very dark coat ; it was similar to the one he wore at the inquest. He is a very peaceable person and humane. Cross-examined—l have been in court during the trial. I was not aware that the witnesses were ordered out of court. William Mirk—l am the brother-in-law of Mr. Brake. We live at Sidling. I left to attend the meeting, and was present at the barracks. The pri soner was not in the riding-school, but I saw him come in at the gates at the same time as the county Members entered. He had on a black cloth jacket. He had not an overcoat. I saw him go out at the gates, but then I lost sight of him. I afterwards saw him in the street, in the crowd. He had a drab greet coat at his inn. Before the coroner he was dressed as he was at the meeting. Cross-examined—He had a stick with him. It had a crook at the end of it. I had no stick, and did not charge the crowd. I saw the farmers fighting their way out. The sticks arid stones were flying about, and I kept out of the way. The prisoner told me he had been obliged to fight his way out, and had struck down two navvh s. Robert Damon, c f Woolbridge—l was at the meeting, and came out of the gate with sir. Brake and others. We were pelted with stones. Brake said, " Let's charge them," and he took his stick and ran among the people. He took to the right (the opposite direction to where Allen was killed). lie went from 50 to ICO yards. He was running after souse people. I went towards the place where Allen was. He had just fallen. It was about a minute from the time I had seen Brake running in the oppo site direction. It was impossible Brake could have gone there in the time, and to have done so he must have passed me. Other witnesses gave similar testimony that it was impossible, from Brake's situation, that he could have been the person who struck the boy. Oae wit ness stated that he was with Brake, and went up and saw that the boy had just been struck down. Ile was sure Brake could not have struck him. Other witnesses said they saw a person strike Allen, but that person certainly was not Brake. Charles Jarvis Cooper, a tailor, of Weymouth, said —I saw Allen throw a stone at a man which struck him on the head. That man ran forwards and struck Allen down with his stick. I saw the man after wards having his head dressed at a druggist's in Dorchester. I heard a communication between him and the druggist about the transaction. The man was faint : he said, " I hope the boy is not hurt ; is he better?" He was answered that he was better. I asked him where he lived, he said near the Grand Pool Junction, and he was a nx i ous t o ge t away t o go with his fris ads by the rail. I told him he was per fectly justified in doing as he had done by way of re taliation. The JUDGE—You should know in future that tha is not so. Witness continued—He had a cut in the right temple. The surgeon tied the artery, and said he was not fit to go his journey. He was assisted out of the shop by two people. Cross-examined—l saw him yesterday and pointed him out. He was in court yesterday and the day before, He is 45 years of age, five feet eight high, and a little grey. Of course I knew yesterday that the boy was dead. What had I to do with giving him into custody ? I had nothing to do with an in nocent man being about to he tried. I showed him to Briar, a sheriff's officer. The man was between me and Allen. Ido not know which side of the man's head was hurt. There was no one so close to them as I ws°. 1 walked up to Allen directly. I did not see Fitasimmonds then, and I know him very well. I saw four or five men pick Allen up, but I did not know them. Young Groves, the chemist, of Weymouth, could have seen as well as I could. I was examined before the coroner One of the jury said he could not believe what I said. I heard the boy was dead the next day. I mentioned the circum stance to the mayor and town-clerk (Mr. Stone) within five minutes after. I have not asceriain,d the name of the man, nor did I take any measures to ob tain it. I had a stone myself tied up in a pocket handkerchief to protect myself. It was during the time the stones were being thrown. Mr. Stone—l am town-clerk of this borough. I went to endeavour to prevent the stones being thrown. I saw the last witness, who said to me, " I have seen the whole of it. I saw the blow struck." .1 said, " Very well." Cross-examined--He did not say he knew who did it, but he said he could give the account of it. I must have been near the spot, but I did not see it. John Davis—l am a druggist in Dorchester. A man was brought to my shop who had had blows on his head. Cooper came in and said, " I saw the whole of the transaction, and that the man was per fectly justified in all he had done." The m an sa id be hoped the boy was not injured. I saw the man here yesterday. S ane of the witnesses said they were very near Allen, that Broke was not the man who struck him, but that they did net see Cooper till aftur the boy was knocked down. Some other witnesses stated thlt Flizimrnond, had said to them that which Fitzsimmondi to-d,y said he had no". Mr. PH INN then replied ; and Mr. Jubtiee TALrouRD having summed up, The jury Acquitt.d the prisoner.. The trial commenced at nine u',lo?lc in the inor n ,g, and did not conclude till ehoven w - night. AORT k:RN C I7.—York, illarch 15. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. atm, 11.m.Fr.) Mary Long, aged 24, was in.lictcd fur h.Lving, on the 27th at o,t.hter 14 , t, at therogate, to l:efall t i endeavoured to conceal the birth of her chill by se cretly dispoi;ing of the dead body. Mr. Campbell Foster conducted the prosecution. It qpeared that the pri,,orer wi,s a servant at the Swan Hotel, at Harrogate, and that shortly before the 27th of October last her appearance excited the suspi- ,' dons cif a fellow- se r van t named Wilkinson, s% ; accused her of bei ng i n th e f am il y wa y. 111i3 derded, a n d sa id h er b o d y was swollen in c on qualce of a fever she hal had. On the 7th rf ° ; tuber she was t a k en ill an d s i c k , and west to be e Another servant, nam , _d Mary Hill, in the magi; the d.ty carried her some medicine, and th" ° pr served marks on th e fl oor. A d ay or two ar"t ei wards the same witn ess sa w s i m il a r mark' to a box b-longing to the prisoner which was mlO adjoinin ;f room. The prisoner went down stairset her ordinary work two days afterwards, snd bet her ordinary work two days atterwards, 'oof altered and thin appearance excited the observation two or three of the witnesses called. AbAlt three d weeks afterwards th e p r i soner w i s h e d t o be allo w h e , to go out one night, and raked the witness Hill % r thought she should b e a bl e t o go out o f t h e front doo r wit Lout being oLsrved, She w en t out for a time. Early on the following morning, which Sunday, one of the grooms of the Swan 11 %1 having been sent on an errand, on passing by 0 4 c ; tage called S Cottage, in front of which l ' n u t e be; hid his attention directed to something on the "- side of the hedge in the field ; on getting ov e !f i nt ht.dge he found the dead body of a female ' ij f nakkd. She was taken before a magistrate, It n ":0 her way back she made a confession to the poli c h e p - f 4 ' Young that the child which had been found wea";; that she had been delivered of it in h=r own r Th about three week s b e f ore i t was f oun d ; and tßua l i d was horn dead, and she concealed it - in her 13(41 ~ fcerw..rd..s, the night b(rfore it was found, .e to the field. His LORDSHIP having summed up, The jury found the prisoner Guilty. h t His LORDS HIP , i n p A , s i ng sentence, hoped t-aborp statement was true, and that the child had been fo il de id. She was sentenced to he imprisoned fur calendar months in York Cas!le. E U I LIVERPOOL, Al..tacn 16. in the trade generally, but the B.d. s. d. Wheat, per 70lb : MARKSS' e o To-day there is more T firro°,,, business doing is at late Pri g. ' s• d• 14 Do. Meal, perl96lb 13 0 English, - white • to 6 2 1 Barley, quarter 25 0 06 Irish, best red 5 2 5 4 Irish, Scotch, and 3 Do, lower quality 4 9 5 0 M A arx,per6olb.. 3 3 Manx, red and wh. 5 4 5 91Foreign, grinding 2 0 24 Dantsic, high mixed 6 10 7 o!Ltye, per 4801 b .. 22 Do., mixed .. .. 63 6 6 Beans, Eng1:811, pr A 3 0 Rostock, &c.. .. 6 4 6 5 i mper i al quartr 29 0 llamburA and Irish and Scotch, P S - Lower Baltic .. 5 9 0 0 01 per 4801 b.. .. 25 0 2 Americas: white 6 0— 6 2Dutch 28 0 Canadian, /red 5 6 5 Egyptian .. 20 0 Antwerp & Louvain 5 9 6 0 1 Peas, English,per 31 French, red.. .. 5 „ 5 9 imperial quartr:3o - 28 Ilurgarian and Foreign .. 0 Mariaropoli • • 5 2 5 4 Oats, per 451 b : Odessa, Polish •• 5 6 5 7 E ng li s h , S cotc h, 3 11 1)0., common .. 50— 5 2 an d W e l s h , o ld 2 9 4 Egyptian .. 4 4 4 8 Irish, ne w , best 3 Flour, English B. mealing .. • • 2 ; 7, lr!sli, per 2SOlb 30 0 31 Do., mid and inf. 2 3 Do., extra fine 33 0 34 0 Old • • .. 2 United States, per O a t mea l , English, n 29 0 barrel 21 9—23 0 & Scotch,m24olb 0 2l 0 Canadian .. 19 0 new .. 20 20 Ind Lin corn, per Le..o d . „. 19 0 4801 b, white .. 23 9 23 MANCHESTER, Mailers 16l—Since the report 0- f ti tidgi f iti o• se'nnight the trade has continued exceeding inactive, l i pi li er tsi either flour or oatmeal b e i ng i mpract i ca bl e b eyon d the mil retail quantities for immediate consumption, and eve ° , 00 could not be effected w ith ou t submitting to a further ro u t t sts in prices. With a p reva l ence o f adverse winds throul he° week, the arrivals of a ll art i c l es at Liverpool and Rue e° o l. l . o o itig only to a moderate amount . A t our market this in t hs o there was somewhat more firmness diplayed by holder 9 00 for some time past, and the downwerd tendency in d ots' bsing checked in consequence, we repeat our previous r1,,,, 5 5 , for that article. I n l our t h ere was rat h er more busbies :o3 'oa ing, and the rates c urren t d ur i ng t h e wee k were firmlY Ins to. Oats and oatm ea l met a s l ow sa l e, w i t h o ut ra change in value. idles t WORCESTER, MARCH 16.--We' must report the f t het o trade as stationary, Business has been very dull, anlybe toe be any alteration, it is in favour of the purchasers. us ers' price of best English wheat is 16s per big, but the, currency is from 14s 6d to Iss per bag. Foreign unalt_eoil. value. Barley is rather difficult of disposal, and the P b r o sel. ing currencies for grinding are from 3s to 2s 3d Per be tter' Malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel. Malt was a A d ve t , but there is no..v a relap s e t o th e l a t e ra t es o f 7 s to es t : 0 4 1 0 bushel. English oat s average d 3 s, an d I r i s h 3 5 6d per `',J pet New Irish, 2s 3d t o 2 s 61 Old English beans, 135 "„ i 6JI bag ; foreign, 3s 64 t o 4 s per b us h e l . P eas f or f ee ding, Z nr isg white boilers, from 4s to 4s 3d per imperial bushel. vetches, 4s 9d to 5s per bushel. dallt At Stourbridge market on Friday the wheat trade w ag rior and last week's rates were basely supported for 0 4,11 0 samples. Inferiar d ec li ne d 6d t o I s per quarter. n al. e sSes° sold slowly at Od per quarter less money than last week . .,, remain firm at the last- name d ra t es . In peas little d oo° former currencies. No demand for oats. good At Stratford-on-Av on mar k e t on F r id ay th ere was a „,t bs supply of most" descripti ons o f gra i n , an d pr ices a un t 0 quoted the same as la s t wee k. I n w h eat a f a ir ari to ; l3- d 0 business was transacted a t th ese ra t es . Th e ave rage Pr; to 25° 353 64 to 39; per quarter. B ar l e y a s l ow sa l e a t 229 6 ° at 2.1° per imperial quarter. Littl e b us i ness t ransac t e d in oats , per quarter. whea . 6 4 , At Wolverhampton market business was dull. c hesP' to Is per quarter cheaper. Other g r ai n p ro portionablY a 0 READING, MARCH I6.—Wheat, 30s to 325; barleP o p et 30s ; oats, 155 to Os; beans, 30s t o 33 s ; peas, 3 2 s t° , gor e ' quarter. Fat hogs, 7s 6d t o 7 s 94 ; por k ers , 8 s Oct per ditt o, Poultry—Foals, per couple, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; ducks , so Is 3s Os to 4s i.d. Butte r , ,s to is lit per lb Eggs IS to ' O O l GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 14 —Our roar this morning was well supplied with fine cattle from os, shire. Demand goo d, an d pr i ces same as last week. Bey se beef 465, second 43s t o 43 5 , third 38s to 41s, cows, h_ro o, interior beasts 30 s t o 37 s p er cwt, sinking the slris °„' shy ep market was largely supplied with good sheeP•oid 10 sales, with no advance in prices. Best aged we thers oiefe t 6d, second 5d to 51 7 ‘d, ewes 4,4 d per lb, sinking offa l ' ad $ in demand from 32s to 38i per cwt. Fed calves in dere a is to from 65s to 665, coarse 56s to 63s per cwt. Lambs fag ° 9s per quarter. be lf DALT:KITH, MAR:a 14.—The relative weight per sou r 11 41 of the three prices o f w h ea t were 18 st 61b, 18 s t 01b, an toga 'Jib. Oats, 12 s t 1111), flat 41b, and lOst 10lb. Barley, 1 1 ; ' st 31lis 15st 121 b, and 14st 811). Peas and beans, 18st 81b• and 17st 91bs. i n ferie 0 Qrs. B es t. Current. _ el 6 1 64 Wheat ... ...... X 2 1 0 El 18 0 2 905 Oats 32i)0 11 Barley .l 7 0 11 6 1 3 80 Peas and Bea ns 1 10 6 1 3°s ° Old. Average of w h ea t jbjje t ABERDEEN, MA men 15.—Grain—Oats 13s to 13,6a,40 Ott bushel; oats, new, Ws Od to 00s; foreign oats, lOso4 t o 19 5 per qr.; barley, ISs to 19s Od, 521bs per bushel; b e ar,lBs, t° 2. o4 0d,521bs per bush e l ; w h eat. 38 s to 445; oatmea l , 1 I s 6d to ' D off per boll; flour, 31s to 33s per sack. Provisiorc to , 6 4 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal , i d t o 0 4; to 84 ; pork, p er lb , 3d to 54; lamb, per lb, °", to Ili tallow, per st one , 4s t o 4 s 64 ; potatoes, per peck, „s, hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 6d to 7d; hares, e a a - t ed; 6d to 24 ; grouse, per In ace, Os to Os; butter, per lh, 8 4 . L f ,pe f eggs, per doz, 54 to 7d ; cheese, per ewt, ISs to 2.35 ; ",.`" dittl pair, 3s 6cl to 4s Od ,• chickens, ditto, Is 8d to 2s Od ; duca t !' 4, Od Is 8d to 2s Od ; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, ea c ' re oe, g e t to 456 d; geese, ditto, 3s 64 to 4s; butter for exportation t 0 ,5 0 cure), per cat, 00s to 563; eggs, wholesale price, per du. e oihgo to sid ; 41b loaf, 64 ; '2lb loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone o r ! isl e, 3s 6d to Os Ud; poi k fin e , sma ll, Sc 6d to O s Od ; it to (Ps 3s 64 to 4s 3d; ship pork p er b arre l o f '204 lbs, Us to 741 Meal—Oatmeal, is 2d t o I s 3d ; b ar l e y d u st, 64 l° peasemeal, Is 8d to Is 10d; side, 6d to 74 ; bearmea" hus lef to is '2cl; flour, is 8,1 to is 104 ; b ar l e y, p er lb, Id to 2d; ° flour, Is 2d to Is !S.I. -butDUBLIN, Maaert 15.—Th ere was ra th er more - but sse done at . ur Corn-Exch ange t o -d ay th an on T u esday, , t our, cannot report any improv emen t i n p r i ces , an d we ren' . s ea former qt,otati , as. White wheat, 20s Od to 23s Od ' per ditto, 9s Od to `2ls 04; barly, 9s Oil to 12s c sotl? barrel, Ss to 10s Od ; oatmeal e , 10, to lis ; flour, as ' 12s 6.1 to 15s ; Indian corn, per 480,b, 25s to 27s Od. CORK. MARCH 15.—The trade generally con tinues like ingly dull, and we still observe a total absence of anyth li s sin life or activity in our market. A few arrivals of f o reiln e g , s ee continue to be reported. Will a h ome gra i n, oats except being are rather scantily supplied, th e rece i pts for the wee' only : wheat, 2.J5 hrls, at 15s 6d to 18s 9d per brl; bsr j js per brls, at 8s to Ils 8d per brl ; oats, 2,607 brls, at 7 0 ° p ool brl. In the green market, owing to the small supelY ,so in, there is letle change in the value of wheat. Da l e r i e the oats, however, except when required for seed purpose' , a d oist• turn cheaper. In pi epared Irish wheat we have nothinf at oll In foreign a retail business is passing, and a few erna l Sd e ve• have changer' hands at 22s Od per barrel for Polish st iller° A trilling business is doing in grinding barley with o w ' e ha ve at prices rather in favour of the urchaser. In 05 " aere cl not a single traesactioa to record; black oats are o s to vain at 8s 9cl per barrel. We quote their value, 8- con' 83 9d per barrel, free on b oar d. Th e fl o ur in:ira e c diste tinues very quiet. Bakers purchase only as their wants require, and the tendency seems to be to lowery ijue of Indian corn is v er y d u ll an d s l ow sa l e, an d tho u gh a dn, oo 2s 64 per ton has taken place in the article it r os artl• had the eff ec t of i n d uc i ng p urc h asers t o come le s Od; Flour—First 12s Od to t 4 Od ; extra to Ell seconds, lOs 64 to 12 s ; h ouse h o ld s 9 5 to lO s 64 ; thirds. 'wheat per cwt. Oatmeal lO s t o lO s d ; I n di an mea l 7 s to 7s 3 r l ;_„, toil. meal, lOsto , !Os 0.1 per cwt. I n di an corn 132 : 64 to 13 5, 4; ersi bre Bran 3/ 1786(1 to 4 Os per ton. Hay—Farmer* 25s to 36sl aro erS 325; dealers 3J s t o 40 s Od ; average 36s per ton. Straw -- 0 , Odi 17s Od to 26 5 ed ; average 225; dealers 28s 0 , 1 614; average als Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d t ° 8 d to household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 104 per lb Eggs -3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. presto Newport 153; Lydney 17s ; Landore 153; Best 007 Culm 14 5 p er ton . T a ll ow 408 Od to 00, 1)-. elea` Whisky, 25 o. p., Os 9d per imperial gallon• od to —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; veal bd per Od ; pork 4d to Cd ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausag e '. l l es lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. B angor s l a t es 3/ 2 : 6d t° ""reeco ton. Bark—Barbary 71 5 s to 8/ ss; Valonia 14/ to ,to oe. 71 ss; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s Per,, s red Hemp 32/ to 0/ p er t on . Fi s h— S cotc h h err i ngs 16s to 1 1 1 i pet ditto 20s to 22, per ba rre l ; N ew f oun dl an d 9 Os OS; ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton; deals, first quality' Os; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 14' t ° salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins 20 to 2 0,,P e ,00-•"' Potatoes, white 8d to 00 ; Minions 124 to 134 ; ' tt ba gels Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Icb a b oe , 9/ per ton; Tar--A re 19s par barrel. BARTELS On the 11th in s t., a t - eet hi ug-we ll s, Kingston, uS l ief' .Irs. E. L. B u L!, o f a sc:n. , ole' On tin, I .:th i ns t., at t h e rectory, C ompton Mart" r.! s' ire, the wive of the Rey. B. Baker, of a dßughlel 7 1 t,:di ` ,!pro f On the 120 inst.. at Eofitoi, Mary Ann, third daug„ y, ir. Pope, of Chase-green and Hatton-,prden, to Mr . yde, of Glasgo. ece 0,1 the 13th w inst., at Wenslev, iork4iire. John 130 i„ to 3liss Elizabeth Went, both of Iliebnr. , nd Io On the 7t:r in t., at Twicken DiED ham, ag.AI FO, J man, Lite of Gloucestershire. Jr On the ILth inst , Palk-road, Clapliam-roait Jr. W. Nieholeon, agi-d 30. 4 C. Oil i 4( list., in Cadogan- place, aged 72, - Thor o3- Brooksbaiik, , her Majesty's l'reastirv. Ref' On Hui 14th inst., in:llollai.d-street,Kensuigtov , the 11. A Buckmanter, late en , ate of Cossall, Notts, ag" "Itbr 0.1 tha , ith inst., at W,lti,n-pl„ce, Ilarriot st of the Into T. A. Douce, Lsi., ( i St ' nard's, West Mailing, i'dnLAl and PtibLlied by MURDO fO r EJ )( I:I9, , il2, ...itraad, The SU:A 0.2107 colinv 4, 0 ;9..traLd, in Llitl Precirwt fi-f th e s e , vo y, i n the iddlaaox; Moniay, lidarch 18, 185 P. ASSi;,E iNTLLLIuENCE. MIDLAAD CIh'CUIE-11ottingham, March 1 6. The Right Bon. Mr. Baron Parke having yester day afternoon, .as before stated, disposed of muela of the town busines.i, took his seat on the civil side of the hail at nine o'clock this morning. Lord Campbell presided in the Crown Court. The calendar, as already mentioned, us to the enor mity of the offeaces charged, is Heavy. The cause list was light, and disposed cf by an early hour in the afternoon by the Learned Baron (Parke). It comprised seven cases, of which one, " Curtis and Another v. Cart Wright," was undefended, and two " Wylde v. Boot," and "Holland v. Thur. nan," came before special juries. In the former of the special jury causes a verdict was taken by consent for 5001, nothing publicly transpiring about it ; whi!st in the latter, an action on the case for the alleged in fringement of a patent, both parties being patentees, each appearing to have a tendency towards pacifica tion and quietude, and a rooted conviction that "a still tongue maketh a wise head," the validity a the plaintiff's patent was .T.z.l.mitted, and a juror with dra v. Mr. Hayes and Mr. Mellor were the cownstl for the plaintiff; and Mr. Whitehurst, Q.C., and Mr. llum frey, Q.C., for the defendant. DOE, ON THE DEMISE OF BURTON AND WIFE AND OTHERS, V. RILEY, CLERK, AND ANOTHER. This was an action of ejection brought by the co heiresses-at-law of one Anne Christiana Watkinson, who had married the Rev. John Simeon Riley, against the reverend gentleman, the widower. The property is situate at Birmingham. The reverend defendant proved a valid ante-nuptial settlement, conveying the property to him for life, with certain remainders over and ultimate remainder to the reverend defendant in fee, which (it was insinuated) " was the highest es tate known to the law," as, according to an ancient writer, who adopted the metrical form of expounding this rather dry legal axiom : " lie who hath lands in fe3 Need never shake nor shiver, Because as how, d'ye see, They're his and his heirs for hiver." Upon proof of this, the plaintiffs, through their Learned Counsel, elected to be nonsui'ed, Mr. Hum frey, Q.C., Mr. Macaulay, QC , and M. Flowers re presenting them ; and Mr. Whitehurst, QC , and Mr. Balguy, jun., the reverend defendants. In " Darford and another v. Erlam," and " Same v. Wright," both actions on promises, verdicts ware taken for the plaintiffs, upon certain terms, nothing to mention transpiring. Mr. Humfrey, Q C., and Mr. Mellor appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. White hurst, Q C., and Mr. Miller fur the defendants. The only remaining case was that of a breach of promise of marriage, which was an inquiry to assess damages, the defendant having suffered judgment by defaul'. A " special summons " had been had ' recourse to. ELIZA LAYCOCK V. NEALE.- - BREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. , The declaration averred the promise of the Mend ant to marry the plaintiff, and the defendant had not pleaded at all. Mr. Humfrey, Q C., and Mr. Will ' more, with much grace, represented the fair plaintiff. Mr. Macaulay, QC., on the other hand, had the mis fortune to represent the recusant young gentleman proceeded against, as a warning to all others, in like manner disposed to offend, not to make to all young ladies rash promises founded on transient youthful impulses ; and affections not sufficiently matured or deeply rooted. The case presented but one remarkable feature of interest, which was the lais:ez oiler mode in which the engagement was by the defendant broken off Extracts were read from numerous letters from the defendant to the plaintiff, beginning with one (No. 4), dated the IBth of April, 1845, and ending with one (No. 163), dated in the month of November, 1849, which, without :any other evidence, amounted to most ample proof of the promise, if such had been necessary, but which, indeed, was admitted on the record. There was not in the letters anything ludi crous or silly, or otherwise interesting to the minds of persons of either high or low, good, depraved, or meidocre taste. They were the letters cf a sensible man, committed by a promise to be afterwards very deeply deplored, and handsomely paid for. Certainly there was nothing in the letters to induce any right minded person unnecessarily to cause a more extended publication of them than has been already recorded, written as they had been, in sincerity and confidence, with fair regard to an honestly contemplated com pact, the most sacred, as it is the most important, that man or woman either in this life can enter upon. Thus may the letters which, with the exception of the brother Henry's testimony, may be said to have been ' all the evidence adduced on the part of the plaintiff, be shortly disposed of. The plaintiff's father was a respectable tradesman at Sheffield, with a goodly family, of ten daughters to provide for. The defendant was described as a land f valuer. In 1843, he, then very young, and a pupil of Mr. Bright . , an eminent surveyor in that great mer cantile town, at the time residing in the house of thet gentleman, betame introduced to Mr. Henry Lay cock, the brother of the plaintiff, and through him to his sister and family ; so the intimacy with the plaintiff commenced. Since that time a son of Mr. Bright had married a sister of the plaintiff. A fter the engagement had been formed, the defendant, as a land surveyor, went into the county of Norfolk to manage the affairs of Sir R. Sutton ; but a difference having arisen between him and another person in the employ of Sir Richard, with whom that Learned Baronet took side, or for some other cause, the de fendant left Norfolk and came again to reside at Sheffield, for a considerable space of time dwelling in Mr. Laycock's house. He again left Sheffield, and appeared to have thrived beyond his expectations in his profession of a surveyor and land valuer. O.ie day he met the brother of the plaintiff, and to him eery coolly said, "Oh ! I cannot marry your sister." The brother, etonne quite, asked, " Why nut ?" and h c only answered, " !I do not love her well enough." Mr. M4CAULAT, addressed the jury in miti gation cf damages, and did not omit to remark upon the possibly rather important fact that selected pas sages only had been read from selected letters only, whilst not one had been read entire, or a single letter from the lady been presented to notice. We under stood the learned counsel to more than hiet that a gentleman took a wiser and more honourable course by acting as the defendant had done, and acquiescing quietly in the verdict that must be given against him, than by going to the sacred altar with a lie in his mouth, and with holy ceremony, before God, perfecting a contract from which he involuntarily re coiled, to the foreseen and contemplated perpetual misery of himself and the lady, of whom in his early youth, with judgment unformed, he had become crianmoured. Far was he from being instructed to last any reflection upon the lady. The defendant had in this instance avoided the irrevocable tie for life to Atterness within sight. By the record, and through nim, his learned counsel, he had admitted his faulti ness in point of law, and was now ready to pay the sum wherein he might be amerced by the finding of the jury for this, his first and only youthful indis cretion. It is not unworthy of a passing remark, that, though it did not publicly in court transpire, on an early day in this very week there appeared in The Sun a report of a case (tried on another circuit) in which one of the nine sisters of the plaintiff had brought a like action (for breach of promise of mar riage) and been awarded damages to the extent of 4001. 'Here, though Mr. Humfrey's pathos not at all fell short, the jury, having for some time retired, gave only five-eighths of the sum obtained by the more fortunate sister previously, who, as we are given to understand, was older, so that one has for the failure 400/. (minus costs between attorney and client, not illoned as between party and party), and the present lady (with like d e duction), 250/. Toe civil bu s iness of these assizes bei ng th us concluded, Mr. Baron P ARKE sat on to try the remaining town prisoners, and concluded his judicial lab curs for thi s coun t y a t se ven o'clock. He will, how ever, sit to try county prisoners at nine o'clock on Monday ; to which hour he ordered the court to be adjourned, No case of any importance occurred. CROWN COUlt I%—(Before Lord CAMPBELL.) Three cases only were disposed of in this court to day. George Dos on , 32, was acquitted upon an indict ment charging him with burglarious] r breaking and entering into the dwging-house of Robert Walker, on the 15th December last, at Shelford, with intent to commit a felony. At five o'clock the grand jury returned into court with all the remaining bills, and presented the sub joined memorial to the much revered late Lord Chief Justice :--- "TO THE RIGHT 110 N. TUB LORD DENMAN, &C. "My Lord,---The grand jury and magistrates at• tending the assizes for the county of Nottingham r-..spectfully desire to convey to your Lordship their feeling of sincere regret for the cause which has pre nted your again presiding at their assizes. "Remembering the long connexion of this county with your professional career, and the satisfaction experienced by its magist:atcs in particular, and by its inhabitants in general, at the elevation of one they had so long known and esteemed to the highest seat of criminal Judicature in this realm, and highly ap preciating the inflexible integrity, the honest pendency, the freedom from all prejudice which have marked your discharge of that high office, they deeply lament the loss which the country at large sustains by your retirement,and desire to express their earnest hope that a long period of improved health may still enable you to discharge the important functions at tached to your elevated rank, and to enjoy with un alloyed satisfaction the reminiscence of arduous duties faithfully performed during a long and agitated period.' WESTERN Clie C Oil .-1167claste, ' Ma; eh 15. CIVIL SlDE.—(l3ernre 111 r. Ju tics ERLE and a Common Jury.) WARING V HARDER. Upon the jury being called in this case, the chal lenges were sc numerous that the panel was ex hausted, and the parties agreed to try will 10 jury men only. This was an action for debt in penalties. Ti:e de claration stated that on the 30th of October, 1848, one Charles Way was a burgers of the borough of Lyme Regis ; that an election of town councillors took place on the Ist of November; that different parties were candidates, and that the defendant offered to corrupt Charles Way to vote for himself by promising to pay him as a reward a day's work. The defendant pleaded that he did not owe the debt. It appeared that the plaintiff was an attorney at Lyme. When the party came into power in that borough the old town clerk was turned out, and the plaintiff was-appointed to fill his place. In 1848 the other party had the majority, and the plaintiff was requested to resign his office in favour of an other gentleman. At the election in 1848 the de fendant, who was a most respectable surgeon in Lyme, was a candidate, and it was allegfd that the day before the election he called on Charles Way, who was a shoemaker at Lyme and a voter, and " Way, if you will come down and vote for us to-morrow, you shall be paid for your day's work." The voter went down the next day and voted for the defendant, but net for his three friends. An action was then commenced against the defendant under the statute of sth and 6th William 117 . ., cap. 76. The 54th section of this statute declared that any person who should offer money or attempt by promises to corrupt, or offer to corrupt any voter, should forfeit the sum of 50/. ; and, in addition, tshould be disabled himself from giving any future vote, and from holding any office during the rest of is life. The case rested entirely upon the evidence of Way, a shoemaker, and his wife, and they stated hat the day before the elecion the defendant came to their house and said—" Way, if you will come and vote for us to-morrow, you shall be paid for your day's work." in cross-examination, it seemed that Way had been earning, very little money for a long time ; some times not more than 2s. Gd. a week. In order to come to these assizes he had ridden in a cart to Bridport. He had then walked and ridden to Dor chester. He did not know in what be rode, but he and his wife were picked up on the road. He supposed the coachman knew him. He did not know what carriage it was. It had not any name painted on it. He believed it was a gentle man's carriage. It was Captain Bennett's carriage, of Lyme. He did not know how many persons there were in it. He believed the coachman was outside. After much pressing, he said the plaintiff was on the box of the carriage. They were brought in the car riage to tLe top of Dorchester-hill, when they were turned out to walk into the town, and Mr. Waring got inside the carriage. He owed some rent, and his landlord wished him to pay him, but he (Way) said if he had any money of the plaintiff it would throw the cause. Mr. COCKBURY, for the defendant, said this was not an action brought in consepence of the result of the election having been brought about by corrupt practices, but for the purpose of gratifying the miser able, contemptible, vindictiveness and spleen of Mr. 'Waring, for having been displaced from his cffice. Ile then asked the jury whether they could believe such a man as W 2,37 ; if not, they must find a verdict for the defc.ndwit. Mr. Justice ERLE, in summing up, observed that all depended upon the credence they gave to Way and his wife. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Alarcle 16. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice TA.L. FOURD.) _ . John Brake was indicted for the manslaughter of William Allen, on the 20th of February, ,at Fur dington, by striking him on the head with a stick, thereby giving him a mortal bruise and fracture of the skull, and extravasation of blood on his brain, of which he died on the same day. Phinn and Mr. Karslake were counsel fur the prosecution; and Mr. Cockburn and Mr. Stock fur the defendant The prisoner was a very handsome respectable• looking man. The utmost excitement was produced by this trial, and the crowd in and around the court was immense. This matter arose out a meeting of Protectionists held in this town on the 20:h of February. The meeting was a very large one, composed of landed propriet,rs and farmers. They first met at the Town Hall, and then adjourned to the riding-Ichool of the barracks, at the top of the town. A vast number of Free-traders and boys also attend, d the meeting, but the clamour they made was so great that they were expelled. The mob, as they were termed, then threw stones in such a way that the farmers sallied forth, and w ith sticks beat off the assailants; and no doubt Allen was struck and killed. The question was, whether the prisoner was the per son who had inflicted the blow. The following was the evidence adduced for the prosecution : John BiThop—l am a grocer, residing in Thr chester. I was present at a meeting convened by the sheriff on the 20th of February. It was held for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to restore protec tion. It was first held in the hall, and was then ad journed to the barracks. Same gentlemen addressed the meeting. • About 800 persons were present. The speakers were interrupted, and eventually certain persons were expelled from the place. I saw no weapons but sticks. I saw sticks used in expelling the people. Stones were then thrown through the windows of the riding-school, in which the meeting was then held. The meeting broke up about four o'clock. There was a crowd outside the barrack gate. Stones were thrown. The body of the meet ing came out and drove the people away. Cross-examined—l am like you (M-. Cockburn), a Free-trader. Thespeakers were on the other side. There was considerable interruption to the speeches. I Ivard a voice say, " Turn them out." There was immediately an affray. Stones were thrown to such an extent into the riding-school that it became neces sary to adjourn the meeting to the barrack-yard. There were plenty of stones in the neighbourhood, and a vast number was thrown. The sticks were common riding-sticks. Thomas Hardy—l am a shoemaker at Dorchester. I knew William Allen. He was apprenticed to a tradesman in this town. I was at the meeting in the barrack-yard. When it broke up I saw the farmers come out of the yard. Stones were thrown. The gentlemen of the meeting rushed towards those per sons who were throwing stones. I then ran away. Whilst I was running I saw the boy Allen going the same way I was going. I saw a farmer come along and knock Allen on the head with a stick. The pri soner is the man who struck him. He knocked Allen down. I said to the prisoner, " You have been up and killed that chap." He made no answer. I went to the boy, who was on the ground. He ap peared to be in convulsions. I saw the prisoner coming along beating the people with his stick. Cross-examined—l ran away, because I was afraid I should have my brains knocked out. I had thrown one stone. I did not throw more than one stone. I did not hit any one with the stone, because I could not throw straight enough. The prisoner had on a brown coloured over coat. Re-examined—Allen was deformed. He wa s shuffling along, away from the barracks, when he was struck. By the Jury—There were several farmers follow, ing the boys. There was but one farmer who fol, lowed Allen. By the JUDGE—AIIen was about twenty years of age. John Fitzsimmonds—l am a sergeant in the Artil lery. I have been stationed at Dorchester five years. I was at this meeting and saw it break up. Stones were thrown at the farmers as they came out of the gates._ Some of the farmers rushed at the persons who were throwing stones. I knew Allen. I saw him near the Bridport-road. He was running towards the ro sd. I saw the prisoner strike him on the head, and fell him to the ground. Allen, when on the ground, kicked him tremendously. Hi, eyes rolled in his head, and the blood came from his nose. I had seen the prisoner in the barrack-yard before this. When the farmers made the charge I got a blow of a stick myself. I had known the prisoner before as a farmer coming to the town. I take par ticular notice of the farmers. I was running as fast as I could when the boy was struck. I said, "Rs out lights with you, my lad." I said to the prisoner ' "It's terrible bad work, this, Sir." He ma d e no reply, but looked very much excited. The farmers were pursuing the boys in all directions. Cross-exam — ined—The stones came iii like hail stones, only they were very large. I preserved her Majesty's property at the barracks, but I had some trouble to do it. lam sure I saw the prisoner in the riding-school before they pulled th e waggon ou t. I am in the recruiting service. I have taken no active part in this matter. There was a regular iigh.. I never saw a worse in Ireland. I ran, to get out of the way, but I do not belong to the flying artillery. There was not a man among the running mob that I would have enlisted ; they were all little fellows; we want tall, good-looking men. I was about fifteen yards from the prisoner when he struck the boy. The weapon appeared to me to be a whip with an iron handle to i'. I att e nd the markets and fairs, and if I see a man who would suit the regiment I keep a pretty sharp eye upon him. I .was out with the hounds the next day. I said it was a rough concern. I said I saw the man strike the boy, and that if I saw the man again I could swear to him among a hundred. Mr..Longman did not ask me what sort of man he was. I did not say he was a man about 5 feet 10, with grey whiskers and grey hair. Mr. Longman did not take off his bat and ask me if this man's hair