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er i)trtt Mbition THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols . lOO New 3 1 4 per Cent LongAnnuitiestoexpireJan.lB6o 12 3-16 India Stock Bank Stock for Account. Consols Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1 1 41 C4 pm. Ditto 500/. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS. - - Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ..... 34, Ditto, Converted 34 Ditto, Deferred ISV., Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto Account Ditto 1843 24 Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester, 100 paid Ditto New Shares, 17% paid 2T " Bristol and Exeter, 70 paid , 5 Bristol and Gloucester, 30 paid .. 44A Caledonian, 5 paid Cambridge and Lincoln, 1 14 paid Chester and Holyhead, 5 paid 6 Chumet Valley, 2 paid Cornwall, 3 paid ... 3 3 1 i Dublin and Belfast Junction, 214 paid ... „ , Dublin and Galway, 214 paid ... 2l Eastern Counties, 25 paid... Ditto Perpetual, 5 pergent, 3% paid, No. 1 — Ditto ditto, 133. 4d. paid, No. 2 Eastern Union, 10 paid 1514 Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid 64 Ely and Bedford, 1 paid Great Southern and Western (Ireland), 5 paid 10% Ditto Extension,2% paid 5 3 /4 Ditto, Additional, 2 1 ,4 paid ...........• .. Great North of England, 100 paid Ditto New, 5 paid 2l Great Western, 75 paid .. 174 Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid lOO Ditto Fifths, 20 paid . .. 39 4 Guildford, Farnham, and Portsmouth, 2% paid 5 4i i , Harwich, 1 paid 2 Hull and Selby, 50 paid 72% London and Birmingham (Stock) ....» 232 Ditto, Quarter Shares, 2 paid 27% London and Blackwall, 16% London and Brighton, 50 paid... 52 London and Greenwich, 12% paid London an. South Western, 41a paid — Ditto New, 2 1 / paid London and Croydon, 131 . 153. 9d. I aid ... 16 4 London and York. 2 1 , , paid Lynn at i d Ely, 11,4 paid „ .. Manclie4Lei and Leeds, 70 paid Midland, 100 paid Ditto New, 2 paid Midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 100 paid 95 Newcastle and Darlington Junction, 24 paid 67 Neweasite and Berwick, 1% paid ... .. 14 1 ,1 2 North British, 7% paid Northern and Eastern, 45 paid 62 Norwich and Brandon, 8 paid Ditto, New Shares, 1 paid 2l Rugby, 1 paid 2l Shrews , Wolverh., Dudley, and Birm., 2i pd. 3 South Devon, 10 paid .. South Eastern and Dover, 33h paid 4B, Ditto, New Shares 4 paid 22 Ditto, 2 paid / 2 Staines and Richmond, 1 paid 1 A; South Wales, 21: 2 paid Trent Valley, 2 paid ll Waterford and Kilkenny, 1 paid. Yarmouth and Norwich, 20 paid 27 York and North Midland, 50 paid Ditto Scarboro' Branch, 20 paid 46 Ditto, Selby Scrip, 20 paid Ditto Extension, 114 paid... ............... ... FRENC II RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens, 2 paid Great Northern of France, 4 paid Orleans and Bordeaux. 2 paid 5% Paris and Orleans, 20 paid Paris and Rouen, 20 paid 42 JOINT STOCK BANKS. ._.. Australasia, 40 paid London and Westminster, 20 paid, 2 7 3 /4 1 3 roviucial of Ireland, 25 paid SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM TUE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—Mr. O'Connell's speech on Wednesday , last, on the motion of Alderman Keshan for a peti tion to Parliament for the restoration of certain pri vileges to the Corporation of Dublin, has one or two points which, at the present juncture, we are unwilling to let pass without notice. Though the Learned Gentleman has, perhaps, no fault more glaring, or more mischievous, both to him self and to those whose interests and feelings he represents, than his habit of speaking somewhat at random, yet there are occasions on which he gives utterance to what all who know him may at once re cognise as his real sentiments—the guiding principles of his conduct, when unaffected by any merely momentary impulse. On such occasions his words have a weight with liberal-minded Englishmen which goes far to counterbalance the ill effect of his less reasonable appeals to the peculiar views and prejudices of the majority of his countrymen. We are not, as a people, and Mr. O'Connell knows it, unwilling to hear reason, or to do justice. The real battle of Irish rights has always been stoutly fought by Englishmen, and by none more strenuously or constantly than ourselves. Mr. O'Connell cannot 'low look back upon one of those achievements in behalf of his country, upon which his fame rests, without perceiving that he has in each case owed much to English aid, and more to an English sense of justice. It is therefore with regret that we notice his having, on the occasion referred to, and upon a subject which offered no particular inducement to the use of inordinately strong language, made such a de claration as the following : " The reason lie (Alderman O'Connell) rose was this —although he thought it right to pass the resolution, isud to bring the proposition before Parliament, he con cp;eed it would be exceedingly wrong if they were to induct the people to believe that they would succeed. The thin,: was too reasonable and too just to have the slightest pro, - Inect of success." Ireland has mtlch to complain of—she has been deeply wronged —and the remedial measures which justice and sound policy combine to point out fcr adoption by the Government have encountered fla grant neglect and opposition under the Tory influence which originally generated the wrong. But this influence has also been injurious to England. For the last quarter of a century we have been struggling against it with constant perseverance, and but varying success. And who shall say that Ireland has had no share in the good results? What was it that made the demand for Catholic Emancipation, always just, at length irre sistible? The increasing prevalence of liberal sen timents, and the growing strength of the Liberal party in England. To the same cause, in a great measure, may Mr. O'Connell attribute his pre sent possession of municipal power in Dublin, as well as a large share of the legitimate influence be now has in the affairs of Ireland. It is not, then, because the demands of Ireland are " reason able" and "just," that they are not attended to. On the contrary, it is because they are so that they have ever had the sympathy and the strenuous aid of the English Liberals, and have been attended with a much larger measure of success than could otherwise have been reasonably anticipated. But though Mr. O'Connell says these things, we are willing to believe that he does not entirely mean them. And when we read such passages as the following, from the same speech, we are still induced to hope that he will ad-- dress himself to the task of Irish improvement in a more hopeful, more pi•actical, and more worthy, be cause less exclusive, spirit : " He (Alderman O'Connell) bad brought himself to the conviction that one- half of the expense of the Pav ing Board could be saved by an economical management of the business. The Corporation had it for centuries, both when it was Catholic and when it was Protestant, until it was taken away hand over head during Peel's Administration, fur he was really the Adminis tration while he was secretary in this country, and that is part of the jurisdiction of the Corpora tion which they have a right to have restored to them. If the experiment were made for a few years under the corporation, with all the vigilance that would be exercised on both sides of the house—for on that point they were all thoroughly agreed—he thought that one-half of the expense of the Paving Board would be rayed. The enormous salaries paid to the present offi cers would, for instance, be saved, and the citizens of Dublin would he disburdened from a very great quan tity of the local taxation." And again, in reference to a more general view of the subject ,___ " No reason could be given why they should not get a considerable quantity of the powers that were pos sessed by the former corporation. They ought to get as many of them a t a ll events as the English cor porations had and if there was a real practical union, no ditlerence would be madebetween t them and England jn this respect, and what English al corporations g-ot the Irish corporations should e sor;y to delay the corporation so get. lie was lo s n o t t e on a subject that was unavailing, but he hoped day would speedily come when the echo of the. voices St would reach the ParliNment House, and when the n;, 7 sympathy woald be established between anti Legislature." Here we most cordially , agree with M r . O' Connell. " A real practica l union between the two countries is the one th in g needful. Of this the En g lis h public becoming every day more thoroughly ere con vinced ; and Mr. O'Connell may be assured that no man in her Majesty's dominions has it in his power to sip mor e towards strengthening that conviction, Ir: WS P . more it a practical and beneficial result, than e 2 c Sis yr r -; ON THE HIGH SEAS.—Captain Lance • . -1- • lot Reed 4 )who, it will be recollected, was stabbed by Samuel Brown, on the high seas, a few mo nths a g o, is recovered, and, together with the witne sses, will I ± , remain in this town until the trial.—Liverpool Mercury. NI ft. ix THE YARMOUTH MURDER. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The case of the late Yarmouth murder does not cease to perplex those who are connected with the administration of justice in this place. The precautions that have been taken, the great exertions which have been made, and the many reports which have been in circulation, if they do not prove unavailing and false, are far from having led to those satisfactory results that are so desirable in ja case of this sort. Royal, Hall, and Mapes have been committed as principals, but as the facts and circumstances of their alibis be come investigated, doubts arise at every step, as to their having any part in the affair, and even Yarham's guilt has not been so much confirmed as reports proclaim. It is not true that in a note to his wife he com municated anything of importance. These are fabrications, as is also the report that Mapes had confessed. There is even a doubt as to whe ther the stains said to be on the panel of the boards, where Yarham's coat hung, be those of blood at all. Indeed it has been examined by several intelligent persons, and chemists of reputation, who pronounce it not to be blood ; the private proceedings, therefore, of the magistrates have produced only idle conjectures, false reports, and injurious consequences. The prisoners will probably remain in Yarmouth gaol till the Assizes, and then they will be brought to Norwich for trial. There is, however, reason to suppose that two per sons at least have been connected with the affair. The watchman on duty about that part of the Denes where the money was found, speaks to seeing two persons distinctly, shortly before one o'clock, on a small hillock of sand, beneath which the bag was em bedded. He says he saw them together by the light of the sky in the back ground, and that he went round to the spot he expected they would come to, in order to turn his light upon them, but he saw no more of them. The footmarks at this place were said by Mrs. Deck to correspond with the shoes of Mapes, but it is altogether impossible to speak with accuracy to the impressions of the small nails in the sand, and that after fourteen hours. The footsteps exactly corres pond with the shoes of Yarham, but there is no person at present found who saw him out that night. —Norfolk News. THE SL Is, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANITARY 28, 1845. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, JAN. 24.—Transac tions in foreign wools have not been very considerable during the past week, but a healthy business continues to be done, and prices are firmly maintained. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, JAN. 24.—Sales this week have been equal to an average in quantity. Prices of combing and clothing wools are very firm; but it is difficult to realise proportionate rates to those for which wools are held by the growers. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, JAN 24.—The improved rates we have lately reported are fully supported in any sales that have been made this week, and the market may be reported firm for both long and short wools. LEEDS.—There has this week been considerable quan tities of goods delivered from the manufacturers to order, but the sales at the halls were scarcely so large as the sales of the last few weeks; on the whole, however. there is fully as much business doing as usual at this period of the year, but the demand is principally for goods of low qualities, whilst fine and middle qualities continue to be very dull of sale, but without any alteration in prices. There have been more of the principal buyers in the town during the week than usual at this early part of the season; the foreign houses are more lively; on the whole, there is a fair business doing in finished goods, and the prospect is considered good for the spring trade. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—WooI continues to be in steady request, and the supply in the market, par ticularly of hogg, not being abundant, current rates are firmly maintained. The demand for yarns is rather im proving, and as soon as the E;be is cleared from ice, an increasing business with the shippers is expected, which for some time past has been extremely limited, or yarns would have advanced still higher. Piece.—The recent advance in wool is pressing heavy on the manufacturer, as a corresponding price cannot be realised in the merino, Orleans, and Cobourg trade. Lastings and all other wool goods are better, and command full vices. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—This market must be pronounced as in a most healthy condition : there is scarcely a single article produced for which there is not a corresponding demand, and in consequence prices are steadily supported, with a tendency for most things upwards. Since Tuesday the market has been firm at the rates then current. Yarns continue in undi minished request, and prices rather inclining upwards.— Leeds Mercury. LAW CHANGES.—We are enabled to give the fol lowing as certain :—Mr. Plitt, Q.C., is the new Judge. Mr. Shepherd, Q.C., son of the late Chief Baron of Scotland, is appointed to the Commissioner ship of Bankrupts, vacant by the death of Sir C. F. Williams; Mr. Shepherd gives up the compensation (upwards of 1,0001. a year) to which he is entitled as ex- Clerk of the Custodies.—Evening. paper. BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, JAN. 24.—With the exception of a few parcels of crystallized Demeraras. and which have found a ready sale, scarcely any busi ness has been done here this week ; the trade appear generally to hold ample stocks, and until these are re duced they see no inducement to come to market. Rum and molasses very dull.—Bristol Mercury. A STRANGE and PAINFUL STORY. (From the Leicester Chronicle.) It were better to acquit twelve guilty men than hang one who is innocent. Such is the general seeling that pervades society. And the principle that is herein involved applies, though with less force, to the punishment of crimes less serious in character than murder. It is applicable, indeed, to every in stance of the kind that may arise. Even in a case of orchard robbing, it would be unjust to chastise the wrong urchin. Nor is it simply as an act of injustice towards an innocent person that the infliction of an undeserved pe nalty is to he deplored—its prejudicial influence in weakening popular respect for the laws is equally, if not more injurious. In the case we are about to in• troduce to the notice of our readers, we are afraid that this painful and mischievous mistake has been committed. We are indebted for the facts to a trust worthy correspondent. They are as follow : Samuel Chambers, a servant of Mr. Benjamin Walker, of Worthington, was convicted at the last Leicestershire Midsummer Quarter Sessions of having " maliciously caused water to be conveyed into a mine, with intent thereby to delay the working thereof." The prosecution was commenced under the 7th and Bth Geo. IV., cap. 30, sec. 6. The evidence of the prisoner's master, two colliers, and the prosecutor's brother, was brought forward for the prosecution. The prisoner made a brief statement in defence, but had not the assistance of counsel ; he was found guilty, and sentenced to seven years' transportation —the severest punishment the law could inflict. The prisoner's conduct was considered to have been so Lid, the counsel for the prosecution stated that the coal-masters in the neighbourhood had jointly sus tained the charge of the proceedings against him, being determined to press the matter severely, as a warning to all persons disposed to act similarly at any future time. The consequences were likely to have been dangerous in the extreme, it was said, several lives having been risked by the prisoner's malice. The court also commented upon the serious nature of the offence. While, however, the prisoner remained in the gaol, the constable of wsworth, in Nottingharnshire,came over to Leicester on purpose to see him ; and having, during his stay here, obtained an interview with the Rev. John Brown, the vicar of St. Mary's, gave such particulars of the prisoner's former life as made it a matter of wonder that such a man should suddenly have become so vicious as he was represented to be. It was determined that some inquiries should be made into the case, not only by examination of parties residing in Leicester, but also at Lount— the place where the crime was alleged to have been committed. It was ascertained that Cham bers is a native of Awsworth, in Nottinghamshire, and was in the employ of Mr. Wakefield, coal-owner, of that neighbourhood for fourteen years. lie passed thence into the employ of Messrs. Barber and Walker, of Watnall ; and these two were the only services he Lad had prior to his engagement with the prosecutor. The highest testimonials as to his character, while with these gentlemen, have already been given. When Chambers was in the employment of Messrs. Barber and Walker, the prosecutor, wanting an engineer at his colliery at Lount, his kinsman, Mr. Mark Richards, who resides at Awsworth, and knows the prisoner well, applied to the prisoner to leave his situation and enter into the service of the prosecutor. Ile was engaged at a salary of a guinea per week, house-rent and coal included, and removed from Awsworth to Lount with his family. Some time after he had been at Lount, his wages were lowered to 18s. per week ; and this, coupled with other circumstances, determined him to leave the place. He accordingly gave Mr. Walker three months' notice of his intention to quit his service. This is now admitted by Mr. `Walker; but the re port of the trial states that the prisoner received, in stead of gave, the three months' notice to quit. This alleged dismissal from his master's service is put for ward as the motive for the prisoner's malice. The prisoner's - wife has made a declaration, under the statute, that the first notice to quit was given by the prisoner himself; and Mr. Walker, on being asked whether this was so, has admitted it to be true. The p ;•;,soner having given notice to leave in three months, was serveu 7ith notice to quit in one month. This he was perfectly ready do, and would have done, could he have had Lis wages settles. .§°nieY: lay, however, took place in this, and he was competteu to remain at Lount for a time ; but his furniture and effects w ere pac k e d up i n open day, and his wife and family removed b ac k aga i n t o A wswor th, t o th e ve ry use from which Mr. Mark Richards had engaged them. The prisoner remained at Lount until the 22d of May (which was long after the notice given by the master had expired), and then, having had his wages paid to within eleven shillings, he determined to re main no longer. Relinquishing the eleven shillings (which remain unpaid to this day) he returned to Awsworth—was immediately re-engaged at the works he had quitted to enter the prosecutor's service—and there remained for twelve days, without molestation, without any attempt at concealment, and without any idea that he could be charged with any crime. The prosecutor, however, being angry at the prisoner hav ing left him so abruptly, consulted an attorney as to whether he could not be punished for so doing ; and as it happened that by the prisoner's departure the engine necessary to pump out the water was ne glected, and the water in the mine had risen from natural causes so as to stop the works, it was thought by the magistrates at Ashby-de-la-Zouch that this was an offence within the Statute 7 and 8 Geo. IV., c. 30., sec. 6. ; so the prisoner, instead of being punished for leaving his work, was committed for maliciously causing water to be conveyed into amine ! But it may be asked how it happened that a man like this was suffered to be undefended, or at least tried without witnesses having been called to speak to his character? Surely that would have saved lim from the severest punishment the law could inflict ? How negligent on the part of his friends, to permit it to be stated at the trial that he had " absconded after committing the crime !"—that he had secretly sent away his wife and family ! when it would seem that, so far from absconding, his family had removed in open day—gone back to the very house they had come from originally—were living under the very eye of the gentleman by whom the prisoner was engaged for the prosecutor, and that the prisoner, instead of being dismissed from the prosecutor's service, was so determined to quit it, that he actually gave up eleven shillings to the prosecutor, sooner than stay any longer with him ! So esteemed was the prisoner by the whole village where, with the exception of two years spent at Lount, he had lived all Isis life, that a subscription was im mediately commenced to defend him. So agitated was the whole community, also, that Mr. Mark Richards himself started off to see the prosecutor, and ascertain from him what crime Chambers could be charged with. The report he brought back was such as to make many of the prisoner's friends believe that he was quite safe, and that no harm would happen to him if he were not defended, As, however, some of the persons in Awsworth were not quite satisfied with this, the prisoner's wife went over to the prosecutor, on the Sunday preceding the trial, with a letter from the Rev. Mr. Lund (the vicar of Awsworth and the chaplain of the Nottingham prison) to know what was intended to be done. At this interview on the Monday preceding the trial, the prisoner's wife states that the prosecutor told her it would be throwing money away to employ counsel ; that if it were left to him (the prosecutor) no harm would happen ; that she had nothing to do but to send the prisoner a clean shirt and a testimonial as to his character. The poor woman returned to Awsworth ; and, by the advice of the clergyman, relied on the assurance of the prose cutor. For this reason no one was employed to de fend the prisoner. The next intimation was, that her husband had been sentenced to transportation! Unlucky was it, indeed, for the prisoner, that he was not defended. The clerk to the justices who committed him for trial, and the counsel for the pro secution, now admit that the conviction of the pri soner was, in point of law, utterly illegal; and the Solicitor-General, whose opinion has been taken on the point, asserts that the prisoner could not be legally convicted in any way—that the statute under which lie was indicted, viz., for " maliciously conveying water into a mine," does not apply to a case like his, which, at the utmost, was neglecting to pump the water out of the mine. It was hoped that this opinion, coupled with a pe tition from his native village, might save the unhappy man from transportation : the original case and opinion, with a petition from the inhabitants of Awsworth, couched in the strongest terms, were accordingly sent to the Home-office. It was signed by eighteen per sons who had known him for ten years and upwards ; twenty-four who had known him for twenty years and upwards ; and thirteen who had known him all his life. A. separate testimonial from the clergyman (in whose Sunday-school prisoner had been a teacher) was also forwarded ; and it was hoped to this, and the Solicitor-General's opinion, some attention would be paid. In this, however, the petitioners were dis appointed. An impression was then found to exist that, if the prisoner were legally innocent, he had been guilty of a great moral crime. It was, therefore, determined by some parties to proceed to Lount, and make in quiries on the spot. It was supposed, up to that time, that considerable mischief had really been done to Mr. Walker's mine ; and that the lives of the work men had really been put in jeopardy. It was be lieved too, that owing to the indignation which might naturally be felt there against the prisoner, some little difficulty might be experienced in obtaining anything favourable to him. But so far from this having been the case, the person inquiring at Lount met with a universal expression of sympathy in favour of the prisoner ; and when the amount of damage hich the prosecutor had sustained was inquired after, the very idea of any damage having been sustained, beyond the temporary stoppage of the works, was ridiculed. It was asserted that it is a very common occurrence for the water to rise in the mine, either when the slack to work the engine has failed, or the engineer has been employed on other work. This had happened thrice after the prisoner had been convicted; and so far from any attempt having been made to punish the engineer as a criminal, the work men, who had lost a day by the works being stopped, talked of fining the engineer in ss. worth of ale 1 More than this—the engineer had declared that he would submit to no such fine. He had no slack, he said, and it was no fault of his that the water rose in the mine. Mr. Mason, an inkeeper "at Lount, has stated that on the very morning Chambers left the place, and before it was known he had quitted the prosecutor's service he (Mr. Mason) heard the machine-man at the colliery (Joseph 'Walker, a cousin of the prose cutor) talking of the water having risen. Mr. Mason heard him say "that it was not Samuel's fault (mean ing the prisoner). There was no slack to work the engine with." It is in fact declared throughout the village, that the real crime of the prisoner was, that he chose to leave Mr. Walker's service. But it may be said that the prisoner put the lives of his fellow men in jeopardy. Hear what one of these very men says. He has signed a declaration—that he and his fellow workman went down freely, and of their own accord, although he (the declarant) knew that the water was rising ; that he never saw any danger, nor does be believe that there was any ; and that he would freely go down into the pit under the same circumstances as happened that morning. The constable of Lount, too, unsolicited, sent a written statement of what he witnessed that morning►. He declares that the men continued working in the pit long after they had been let down by the prisoner, and that when the water rose so high as to stop the works, he saw the men come up out of the pit. This was about six o'clock in the morning. These men (who it must be remembered) were alleged to have been in imminent danger of their lives, directly tl-ey came up, began to talk about having a sup to drink, and were all merry and cheerful together. A petition in favour of the prisoner has been signed by 134 of the men and women of Lount and its vici nity—who are people employed in the mines, includ ing the men, and the wives of the men, whose lives are said to have been put in jeopardy ! Amongst other statements, they bear the highest testimony to the prisoner's character ; they say that they remember the circumstance of the water rising in the mine, and Chambers leaving the prosecutor's service ; but these people declare that when they heard subsequently of Chambers being in custody they were at ajloss to con ceive what crime he could be charged with. Yet this is the man whose conduct Mr. Macaulay described as being so bad that the coal-masters generally had sus• tained the prosecution against him ! These petitioners all declare that the stoppage of the mine, owing to the engine not being worked, is a matter of common oc currence. They say, further, that they have heard the sentence with surprise and grief, and they beg leave humbly to represent that, owing to the said Samuel Chambers having been undefended at the trial, his case was entirely misunderstood, and a degree of guilt has been supposed to attach to him, which is, as they submit, totally undeserved. They conclude by referring to the opinion of the Solicitor- General as to the illegal conviction of the prisoner, and they pray that mercy may be extended to him, as they believe him to be wholly innocent of the crime imputed to him. It may be asked whether this petitiou has been forwarded to the Home-office ? The reply is, No. Four petitions have already been presented. The opinion of the Solicitor-General as to the illegality of the conviction has also been sent, and has been re turned—unheeded. We leave the public to form their own conclusions relative to the treatment of the unfortunate and in jured man who is the subject of the above simple story. It is enough for us to add, that although the poor fellow has been declared, by competent judges, both legally and morally innocent of the crime laid to his charge, he was sent to Van Diemen's Land in August last. Ile left behind him an aged mother, a forlorn wife, and five little children. For seven years he is banished from his country as an outcast—to herd with the vilest of the vile—and those who were dependent upon him for a subsistence may, for aught we know to the contrary, be left wholly d u eitute. This is a crushing calamity for any one to endure, but most of :.11 for innocent people. The French marine-painter, Gadin, who lately married an English lady of distinct io n , is at present at Berlin, where be moves in the hi g hest circles. The King himself pays him great attention , and has lately created him a Knight of " the Order of Merit." He is called the Liszt of painting, from the truly sublime and original spirit of his compositions. His picture re presenting " the Spirit of God reigning over the waters" is an immortal work.—Court Journal, FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. VAR-OFFICE, JAN. 16, 1843. MEMORANDUM. — Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to permit the 76th Regiment to bear on its regi mental colour and appointments the word "Nive,' in commemoration of the gallantry displayed by the Regi ment at the passage of tho river Nive, in the month of December, 1813. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 24. _ 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. G. Forbes to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jones, who retires ; Cornet H. C. Morgan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Forbes ; W. H. Orrne, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Morgan, Jan. 24. 9th Light Dragoons—Cornet W. C. Kortwright to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Turner, who retires; W. F. Richards, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Kortwright, Jan. 24. 22d Foot—Lieut. W. D. Hilton, who was cashiered in the Gazette of the 23d of July, 1544, has been restored to the service, Jan. 24. 32d Foot—Lieut. G. Vavasour, from GOth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Griffin, promoted, Jan. 24. 42d Foot—Lieut. T. R. D. Hay to be Adjutant, vice Campbell, promoted, Jan. 24. 55th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon G. Martin, M.D., from 73d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Shanks, promoted on the Staff, Jen. 24. 66th Foot—Lieut. G. A. Taylor to be Captain, by purchase, vice Caldwell, who retires ; Ensign H. U. Coates to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Taylor ; J. C. Hawkes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, viee Coates, Jan. 24. 98th Foot —Ensign 0. Latouche to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Viscount Suirdale, who retires, Jun. 24 ; Ensign R. Reid to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hussey, who retires, Jan. 25 ; F. A. Hardy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Latouche, Jan. 24 ; Gentleman Cadet W. Croker, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reid, Jan. 25. 3d West India Regiment--Lieut. W. 1). Hilton, from the 22d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Tench, deceased ; Ensign M. Smith to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hilton, who retires ; J. O'Flanagan, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Smith, Jan. '24. UsArrecriED.—Lieutenant W. Ready (Staff-Lieute nant and Adjutant of the Invalid Depot at Chatham), to be Captain, without purchase, Jan. 24. STAFF.—Lieutenant G. Rand, from the 49th Foot, to be Staff-Lieutenant and Adjutant of the Invalid Depot, at Chatham, rice Ready, promoted. Jan. 24. MEmoneNnum.—The names of the Lieutenant, of the Bth Foot, promoted on 19th November 1844, are John henry Rubert de Robeck, and not John Henry Edward Robeck, as stated in the Gazette of that 'date. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JAN. 22. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain and Brevet Major R. B. Rawnsley to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice W. E. Jackson, retired on half-pay, Jan. 6 ; Second Captain H. G. Teesdale to be Captain, vice Rawn sley ; First Lieutenant W. Fred. Crofton to be Second Captain, vice Teesdale ; Second Lieut. J. F. L. Baddeley to be First Lieutenant, vice W. F. Crofton; First Lieut. H. E. Morritt to he Second Captain, vice Luard, retired on half-pay; Second Lieut. J. A. Norie to be First Lieutenant, vice Morritt ; Second Lieut- G. L. Chandler to be First Lieutenant, vice R. M. Fyers, re tired on full pay, Jan. 17. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 21. Corps o 7 Royal Marines—First Lieutenant A. Flemyng to be Captain, vice H. W. Perko appointed to the Ar tillery Companies of the Corps ; First Lieutenant W. B. Langford to be Captain, vice T. Holloway, appointed to the Artillery Companies of the Corps; Second Lieut. E. T. T. Jones to be First Lieutenant, vice Flemyng, promoted; Second Lieutenant J. H. Jollitfe to be lirst Lieutenant, vice Langford, promoted; Second Lieutenant J. W. A. Kennedy to be First Lieutenant, vice G. A. Schomberg, appointed to the Artillery Companies of the Corps; Se cond Lieutenant R. Boyle to be First Lieutenant, vice J. Roberts, appointed to the Artillery Companies of the Corps. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk. The Hon. C. S. Cowper to be Deputy Lieutenant; J. B. Burroughes, Esq., to be ditto ; T. W. B. B. Proctor, to be ditto ; W. R. Haggard, Esq., to be ditto ; H. Vil lebois, Esq., to be ditto, Dec. 31, 1844. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Hilary Term.—Eighth Victoria. January 23, 1845. This Court will, on Saturday the Ist, and on Monday the 3d, Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the sth, and Saturday the Bth days of February next, and also on Monday the 10th day of Fe rnery next, and the two next following days, hold sittings, and will proceed in disposing of the busi ness in the Crown, Special, and New Trial Papers, and giving judgment in cases then pending ; a selection will be made from the Special Paper, and notice given. BY THE COURT. WHITEHALL. JAN. 23. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Smith, un., of Sheffield, in the county of York, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. William Dettmer, pianoforte manufacturer, Upper Mary - lebone. street, to surrender Jan. 31, and March 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Hodson and Gibbs, King's-road, Gray's Inn. Henry Isaacs, woollen draper, Yarmouth, Jan. 31, at eleven, and March 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy, Basinghall-street. Graham, official assignee, Coleman- street ; Sale and Worthington, Manchester ; Reed and Shaw, Friday-street. City. George Hawkins, clothier, Colchester, Feb. 7, at half past two, and March 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lo.n bard-street ; Linklater, Leadenhall street. Lionel Watling, butcher, Gilbert-street, Hanover square, Jan. 31, at half-past two, and March 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Pain and Hatherly, Basinghall-street. Samuel Smeeton, cattle salesman, Sibbertoft, North ampton, Feb. 5, at twelve, and March 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Weller, King's-road, Bedford-row. Joseph Evans, innkeeper, Bourton-on-the-Hi,l, Feb. 11, at twelve, and March 10, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Tilsey, Moreton in Marsh. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. W. Monteath, teacher of navigation, Liverpool— a div. of 4d. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 27, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liver pool. W. Wagstaff, cabinet maker, Liverpool—a div. of I Id. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 27, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. C. D. Broughton, banker, Nantwieh, Cheshire—a div. of 20s. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 27, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. G. Brown, draper, Carlisle—first div. of ss. in the pound, to all those who have proved their debts since June 14, 1342, and a second div. of 9d. in the pound to all who have proved on or before Dec. 18, 1844, at the office of Mr. \Vakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. H. Allen, timber merchant, Porthcawl—third div. 2s. ld. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 27, and on any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Aeraman, Bristol. G. Groves, miller, Wick sad Abson—first div. of 2s. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 27, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. J. Acraman, Bristol. T. Lediard, scrivener, Cirencester—first div. of lid. in the pound, on Monday, Jan. 27, or any subsequent Monday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. W. Pennington, miller, Bedlington, Durham—first div. of Is. lid. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Overington, plumber, Arundel, Feb. 14, at half past eleven— J. Burgess, farmer, Cratfield, Suffolk, Feb. 14, at eleven—T. Sherwood, brickmaker, Reading, Feb. 14, at twelve—C. Tapp, coach maker, Wigmoro street, Marylebone, Feb. 15, at twelve—J. T. Maund, hosier, Birmingham, Feb. 14, at one—J. L. Heathorn, shipowner, Abchurch-lane, Feb. 19, at eleven—W. Broome and W. Hardy, drapers, Oxford-street, Feb. 14, at eleven—W. Morrison, cooper, Globe-street, Wapping, Feb. 18, at one—J. W. Robey, builder, Upper John street, Fitzroy-square, Feb. 18, at half-past one. In the Country. J. and S. Owen, merchants, Sheffield, Feb. 20, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—M. Scary, maltster, Swrdur, Flintshire, Feb. 6, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—E. Davies, blacksmith, Liverpool, Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein-mentioned. J. Brett, currier, Bury St. Edmund's, Feb. 15—R. Tucker, farrier, Dean-street, Westminster, Feb. 15— C. 11. Hambleton, licensed victualler, Northampton street, Feb. IB—A. Tulley, grocer, Hackney, Feb. 19— J. Wrigglesworth, cheese factor, Leeds, Feb. 17—E. Foster, grocer, Sheffield, Feb. 18—J. Banks, seedsman, Birmingham, Feb. 27—J. Trevltt, butcher, Lapley, Staf fordshire, Feb. 15—G. Harrold, merchant, Birmingham, Feb. 15—R. Rochester, butcher, Hartlepool, Durham, Feb. 13, and not Feb. 12, as previously advertised—T. Caldicott, grocer, Newport, Feb. 14—D. J. Mackenzie, provision merchant, Chambers-street, Minories, Feb. 14 —G. Bate, horse dealer, Forton, Staffordshire, Feb. 14— W. Scovell, jun., brick maker, Chilworth, Southampton, Feb. 14—C. Redman, builder, Herne-bay, Feb. 14—G. Purt, ale merchant, Upper Thames-street, Feb. 14—J. Jones, apothecary, Berner's-street, Oxford-street, Feb. 14—E. Heron, butcher, llartlepool, Durham, Feb. 14— E. Heron, shipowner, South Blyth, Northumberland, Feb. 14—C. F. Biggs. mercer, Birmingham, Feb. 14. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 11. Cockshott and R. Yates, fustian manufacturers, Manchester—T. Taylor and J. Roose, sail makers, Li verpool—W. and T. Eastwood, plumbers, Dewsbury, Yorkshire—S. Clarance and C. Bird, egg agents. Ivy lane, Newgate-street—R. Varley, J. Fairclough, and W. Harrison, wollen cloth merchants, Leeds—T. Brad bury and G. Brierley, quarrymen, Lynam, Cheshire—J. Burt and J. Edwards, wheelwrights, Church -street, Chelsea—.J. B. Holmes and W. T. Gooch, writing case dealers, Poultry—J. Tyler and A. J. Lane, attorneys, South-square, Gray's Inn—E. J. Teale and R. Wain house, attorneys-at-law, Leeds—T. and C. Buck, letter pressprinters, Cullum-street, Fenchurch-street—J. W.H. I larzreaves and A. A. Moller, lace manufacturers, Not tingham—J. Turner. T. Turner, W. Turner, and 11. Turner, farmers, Wolfehanicote, Warwickshire S. Blackburn, T. Blackburn, jun., L. Heyworth, jun., and 11. Horsley, warehouse -keepers , Liverpool (so far as re gards L. Heyworth, jun.) — 'J. Hampshire and J. Moor. house, carpenters, Upperthong, 1 orkshire—H. and J. Sexton, drapers, Brentford—l. Polley and T. Lambard, grocers, Bethnal-green-road—W. Peek, J. Peek, and H. Winch, tea merchants, Liverpool—A. Munro and W. Congreve, printers, Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields — J. and W. Carter, ivory turners, Fleur-de-lis-street, London--11. F. Cotterell, T. Cooper, jun., and J. 11. Cot terell, land surveyors, Bath (so far as regards T. Cooper, jun.?—S. A. Holland i M T Ayggiad , an d F, • L. verpool—J. and R. Body, mercers, Collington, Cornwall —W. Jones and E. P. Sells, coal merchants, Bankside, Soathwark—P. and W. Cadman, merchants, Sheffield. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William King, merchant, Glasgow, Jan. 30 and Feb. 13, at one, at Thomson and Gilchrist,'s, spirit merchants, Glasgow. John Paterson and Co., cloth singers, Glasgow, Jai. 28 and Feb. 18, at twelve, at the Waterloo llotel, Glasgow. A. Linday and Co., thread-worsted manufacturers, Glasgow, Jan. 28 and Feb. 18, at twelve,at the chambers of Cullen and 'Whop, Glasgow. William Munro and Co., merchants, Dornoch, Jan. 28 and Feb. 18, at two, at Guan's Inn, Dornoch. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending Jan. 21, 1844, is 30s. lOid. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Brash, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSIOIV-HODSE. POISONOUS CANDLES.-Mr. Robert Blackmore, so licitor, yesterday applied to the Lord Mayor, under circumstances which he considered much interested the public. A long statement had appeared in a London newspaper of the Bth instant, relative to the use of arsenic in the manufacture of composite can dles, and that statement had been copied into the pro vincial papers and otherwise extensively circulated, so as to produce an unfavourable impression upon the public mind against all other manufacturers of can dles called "composite candles," except the parties to whom the matter particularly referred. The LORD MAroa—l do not think that I can en tertain any application upon such a subject, as I can not see how it can come under the jurisdiction of a magistrate. Mr. Blackmore said he apprehended that he could show how the Lord May or could grant the ap- Flication he had to make. He represented the firm of rancis Tucker and Co., of Kensington and South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square, wax and tallow chandlers, by special appointment, to her Majesty, and these gentlemen considered that, after the public state ment that had been circulated, they might be thought guilty,of mixing arsenic in the composite candles made by them, and, therefore, felt bound, under the sanction and approval of the chief magistrate, to make a solemn declaration that neither arsenic nor any other poison or poisonous ingredient was, or ever had been, used in the making of any composite or other candles manufactured or sold by them. The prin cipal partners of the firm were present. The LORD MAYoa—The declaration they are de sirous of making is a voluntary one, and upon what ground am I to consider that it is ex pedient for me to permit it to he made ? Here his Lordship read the 13th section of chapter 62 of the sth and 6th of William IV., viz., " It shall not be lawful for any justice of the peace, or others, to administer any oath, affidavit, or solemn affirmation, touching any matter or thing whereof he hath not jurisdiction or cognisance by some statute in force at the time being, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to extend to any oath, &c., on any matter or thing touching the preservation of the peace, or the trial, or punishment of offences, or touching any proceeding before either House of Par liament, or any Committee thereof, respectively ; nor to any oath, affidavit, or affirmation, which may be required by the law of any foreign country to give validity to instruments in writing designed to be used in such foreign countries respectively." "Now, I do not see," added his Lordship, "how the excep tion applies at all to your case. It appears to me that I should be subject to a penalty if I allowed the de claration to be made." Mr. Blackmore requested to be permitted to direct the Lord Mayor's attention to that part of the same Act, which stated as follows :—" But as it may he necessary and proper, in many cases not herein spe cified, to require confirmation of written instruments or allegations of proof of debts, or of the execution of deeds, or other matters, be it therefore enacted, that it shall and may be lawful for any justice of the peace, or other officer, &c., to take and receive the declara tion." In his opinion, the subject upon which his application was grounded, came fairly under the head of " other matters." It was, he urged, particularly desirable to get his Lordship's sanction to a declara tion which would have the effect of removing an in jurious impression which had been made. The LORD MAYOR—Have you made the declara tion in the form of an affidavit ? Mr. Blackmore— No, my Lord ; the declaration is in strict conformity with the schedule in the Act. The LORD MAYOR—I shall to-morrow let you know whether I can permit the declaration in such matter to be made, but my impression at present is, that it does not refer to the exceptions in the Act of Parliament. His Lordship's opinion will be given this day. An old woman named Mary Kirby, who had been for some years in the employment of Messrs. Moses, in Aldgate, was fully committed for trial upon the charge of having robbed her employers of galoons and buttons. BOW-STREET. TILE LEICESTER BANK 110131IERY. - Yesterday, Richard Elliot, who stands charged with being con cerned in stealing the sum of 1,071/. 16s. 10d., during the transfer by railway to London, the property of Messrs. Pares and Co., Leicestershire Joint-stock Banking Company, was brought before Mr. Jardine for final examination. Mr. William Bradley, 41, Stafford-street, Birming ham, gun maker, said that in the month of September last he received the letter produced by post, enclosing the sinister halves of two 51. Bank of England notes, and an order for a double -barrelled gun, two single barrelled guns, and six pair of pistols, amounting to 121. The numbers were 49,760 and 92,011, and having completed the order he sent the goods to Mr. Moore, care of Mr. Draper, Globe Tavern, Hatton garden, but he never received the corresponding half notes. Mr. James Ball, clerk in the service of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., bankers, stated that on the 14th of September he received from Messrs. Pares and Co., of Leicester, the corresponding half notes spoken to by the last witness. Mrs. Jane Jones stated that in September last she was housekeeper in the service of Mr. Draper, at the Globe Tavern, and recollected a person coming to request tinit a letter addressed to Mr. John Moore might be received there. She afterwards took the letter and a box directed to that person, but as the man wore a fustian coat and a different dress from the prisoner, sho could not positively swear that he was the person. Mr. JARDINE ordered the prisoner to be committed for trial. CHARGC OF BURGLARY.—A young man named Thomas Cqffee, described as a painter and glazier, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing from the Feathers public-house, in Great Wild-street, Lin coln's Inn-fields, the sum of 901. in gold, 8/. in silver, a quantity of copper money, silk handkerchiefs, silver spoons, and a silver watch, the property of George Mason, the landlord. The prosecutor's wife stated that the prisoner had been her lodger for a week, ha% ing resided in the house previously to hOr husband taking the premises. About eight o'clock, on the night of the 26th of De cember, she wanted to go to her bedroom, but found, after repeated attempts, that the staircase door was fastened, which she concluded was done by her hus band, who was not in the house at the time. About twelve o'clock her husband opened it, and having gone into the room he found that the box had been broken open, and all the property it contained taken away. The same evening the prisoner borrowed ss. from her husband, and then went away, leaving three suits of clothes behind him. The prisoner had heard a conversation between her and her husband about going to the distillery with the money that had been stolen, and she never saw him again till he was in custody. The prisoner denied having overheard any such conversation. Constable Thompson, 1' division, said he traced the prisoner to No. 2, Vine-court, Clerkenwell, where he apprehended him in a back room. Three keys were found upon him, one of which opened the box from which the property was stolen, together with 53 pawnbrokers' duplicates. lie knew the prisoner to be a returned transport. • Mr. JARDINE ordered him to be remanded for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING STREET ROBBERIES.—Sarah Smith was charged with having robbed a barrister named Hethe rington of his purse, containing three sovereigns and some silver. Inspector Plume told Mr. Ilardwick, the sitting Magistrate, that the prisoner had been brought into the station-house by a police-constable, and that the complainant had made the following charge against her :—He said as he was passing down Regent street the previous evening, he was accosted by the prisoner, who persisted in walking by his side, although he desired her not to annoy him by her company. When near Glasshouse-street, two or three men, whom he had every reason to believe were in league with the prisoner, came up to him, and crossed him in such a manner that he was obliged to remonstrate, upon which he was suddenly knocked down by one of the party. He was much injured on the knee by the fall, but he succeeded in giving the prisoner into custody, as she was nut able to get away so expeditiously as her presumed confederates. The complainant made his charge in the usual way, and promised to attend in the morning at this Court, but he had failed to make his appearance. A German got into the witness-box, and said the prisoner had robbed him of 19/. a few months ago under similar circumstances. Mr. lIARDwicK said this was a class of offeneou that appeared to be very much n" Persons of respect4bilitr , -- _. Loe increase. loose nu-- . , ~ ere accosted by women of —iaracter, and then, at the first convenient oi,portunity, they were set upon and robbed by wen who were acting in collusion with the woman. He should remand the prisoner until Thursday next, in order to procure the attendance of the party who had been plundered. Thursday, a gentleman, whose name did not trans pire, but whose appearance indicated great respecta bility, applied to Mr. Hardwick for advice, under these singular circumstances : He had got into an omnibus at the west end of the town a short time back, but, as the vehicle was in conveniently crowded, he alighted after proceeding a short distance only. To his surprise, he was suddenly seized by a lady, who was also a passenger in the omnibus, and accused of having, in company with another person, robbed a friend of hers in an omnibus on the previous day. In vain he assured her that she had made a mistake; she persisted in the charge, and eventually gave him into the custody of a police constable, who took him to the station-house. Here, however, the lady's positiveness deserted her, and she admitted that she had possibly been mistaken, refusing therefore to proceed further in her charge. He was released, and naturally feeling annoyed at what had occurred, he had determined to make application at this Court for an assault summons against the lady, who had laid hand on him in order to detain him. Mr. HARDWICK said the occurrence was one, no doubt, of a very unpleasant character, the case being clearly one of mistaken identity, but he did not think he was warranted in granting a summons for assault, The remedy of the applicant was by action. The applicant said he did not wish to take that course, and retired. MAI?YLEBONE. MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY OF PLATE.—Yesterday John Simms, driver of the cab N 0.1,190, was charged with having stolen a considerable quantity of silver plate, the property of Captain T. Cullen, who, a short time ago, arrived at Liverpool, in his vessel, from Calcutta. Robert Mayner, the captain's steward, deposed, that on the previous night, about twelve o'clock, he got into the prisoner's cab, at the Spread Eagle, Gracechurch-street, and was driven to the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway, Euston square, where he alighted, and soon afterwards missed a bundle, containing a great number of silver spoons, forks, ladles, fish slices, &c., all of which he was about to take down with him to Liverpool by the first train in the morning, in order to deliver it to Capt. Cullen, the owner. Soon after daybreak he met the prisoner, and asked him if he knew anything respecting the bundle, to which he replied that he did not. He was then given in charge. Henry Pierard stated that he saw the cab draw up to the railway gate, and on prosecutor alighting wit ness asked him if he was looking for a lodging, and witness walked with him to Lamb's Hotel, Drum mond-street, taking with him a box, which had been handed to him from the top of the vehicle to carry. There was a dispute respecting the fare, and prisoner followed the prosecutor to the hotel, leaving the cab door open. He (prisoner) had previously put his head into the cab to see if there was any more lug gage, and said there was not, to which prosecutor made no observation whatever. The prisoner denied the robbery, and said that if any parcel had been left inside the cab, which he did not believe, it must have been taken away by some one during the time he was absent while endeavour ing to get from the prosecutor his proper fare. The prisoner was given to understand that he would not be committed to prison if he could procure good bail for his being forthcoming on Thursday next. FREE TRADE MEETING AT HACKNEY. A numerously attended and most respectably com posed district meeting was held last night, in the Assembly Room of the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, for the purpose of advocating the principles of free trade, and aiding the National Anti-Corn-law League in carrying out those principles. There were many ladies present. George Offer, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair, in which he was supported on the one side by the Rev. Dr. Carlisle, and on the other by Dr. Oxley, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, expressed himself warmly in favour of the great object for which it was convened, and congra tulated the country on the progress which free trade principles were daily making in the public mind. He then passed a high eulogium on the talents and elo quence of Mr. George Thompson, and concluded by introducing that gentleman to the meeting. Mr. G. THOMPSON addressed the meeting at some length, in his usually effective manner; and at the conclusion of his speech received enthusiastic and long-continued applause. The Rev. Dr. CARLISLE, before moving the first re solution, proceeded to read a letter which he had re ceived from the Rev. and venerable Dr. John Pye Smith, in which the Rev. Doctor, after an expression of regret at his inability to attend, owing to deafness, proceeded to remark—" In particular I ardently wish that all religious and faithful persons would pay serious attention to the abundant demonstration of not merely the impolicy and mischief of the corn-laws and their alliances (and whatever is impolitic and in jurious must be sinful), but that those laws which are framed to enhance the price of provisions, and to dimi nish the means of obtaining them, are wicked and im pious in a very high degree." The Rev. Gentleman then moved the following re solution .—" That in the opinion of this meeting, the Parliamentary franchise is an element of political power which every citizen should seek, by all lawful and proper means, to possess ; that on this ground they have learned with high satisfaction, that the Council of the League has directed its attention to the extension of the franchise, by the enlargement of the county constituency of thiscountry ; a measure which in several of the northern counties has been crowned with signal success. And believing this plan of action to be in harmony with the spirit of British law, this meeting would express their determination to co-operate with the League by endeavouring to extend the constituency of the important county of Middlesex." Dr. OXLEY seconded the resolution, which was passed unanimously. A vote of thanks was then moved to Mr. George Thompson, " for his able exposition of the principles which should regulate the commerce of this and every other nation," &c. Mr. FRANCIS COOPER seconded the resolution ; which was passed unanimously, and amid loud cheers, the ladies holding up their hands in favour of it. Mr. THOMPSON acknowledged the compliment, and concluded by moving the thanks of the meeting to the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. DUNN, of Kingslar.d, and carried unanimously. The meeting was subsequently addressed by Mr. Toms, and by Mr. GREEN, of the Grove, Hackney, in advocacy of an extension of the franchise: future meetings in the district were announced, and the business of the evening terminated in an orderly and satisfactory manner. SCENE IN THE DUNLOP-STREET THEATRE.—Lait night, during the performance of the play of Julius Cesar, whilst Mr. Alexander, as Caius Cassius, and Mr. Paumier, in the character of Marcus Brutus, were engaged in one of the most interesting acts of the piece, a scene took place between Mr. Alexander and an unmannerly fellow who had got admitted to the boxes, which, for a time, completely stopped the play, and afterwards produced an exhibition of histrionic gallantry on the part of Mr. Pau mier which we have rarely seen equalled. It commenced with the gentleman in the boxes, who was apparently half intoxicated, laughing heartily at some part of Mr. Alex ander's performance, when the manager, conceiving him self insulted, made a full passe, and looked straight in the direction from which the annoyance proceeded. Mr. Alexander at this time, however, went on with his part, but in a few seconds afterwards, being again interrupted by the grins and laughter of the persons in the boxes, he stopped the piece, and addressing the offending culprit, who was the more readily recog nized, as the house in that quarter was not over crowded, called upon him to pay more respect to good manners and the feelings of the audience, who could not in this way have their night's entertainment spoiled by the disgraceful conduct of a puppy. For himself, he might say he conceived that he was competent to the part he was engaged in, and if the fellow in the boxes, whom he now pointed out, continued the system of annoyance, he would feel called upon per sonally to turn him out. This address was received with cheers by the audience, and shouts of "Go on," "Never mind him," " He's not laughing at you," &c. ; indeed, it was evident that the people did not seem to feel so much annoyed with the conduct of the person in question as the manager himself. The piece was again proceeded with, but the grinning interruption from the boxes seemed to be continued as before, when Mr. Paumier, as Brutus, who had before stood indifferent to the colloquy of the manager with the gen tleman in the boxes, made a full stop, and declaring that he could not stand this any longer, rushed from the stage, mounted over the railing to the box where the giggling gentleman sat, and, amidst cheering and cla mour, assisted forcibly to turn the offender to the door. After this display of cool Roman courage and ability, the " noblest Roman of them all " returned to the stage, and amidst the plaudits of the audience, resumed his address.— Glasgow Chronick. _ ACCIDENT AT HYDE-PARS-CORNER.—Yesterday morning, an accident occurred to one of the troop of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, stationed at Knights bridge Barracks. A detachment was proceeding from Knightsbridge for the purpose of mounting the Queen's guard, when, on proceeding through the gateway lo a d, ing into the Green Park, two abreast, the hoz.° of one of the privates was upset, in consequenec of the plug used for fastening the gate at the bottom having been negligently left open. awing to his good horsemma s hi-„ the rider escaped unhurt; not so the , poor animalone of whose legs was broken, ~,-41c1 4 "; .eady or gentleman, not so experienced as the T .l,e Guardsman, ridden through th e Pt ew " under similar circumstances, the result wost undoubtedly would have been serious. The horse was shortly afterwards destroyed by the regimental farrier. Sir Thomas and Lady Turton have left town for the Continent, on their way to India. CHARGE OF MURDER . b Last evening, a few minutes before five o'cb:'' when Mr. Norton was about to leave the Thomas Jones, a middle-aged man, and 13 4, carpenter, was brought bef ore hi m a t Lambeth ,1 court, in custody of Mr. B roo k e , b e adle 5 11 " "'"d relieving officer of St. Mary, Newington , a n constables of the P division of police. Brooke, the beadle, s a id that being informeab medical gentleman who attended Margaret, tb! of the prisoner, that s h e h a d di e d from the efr, injuries which had bee n i n fli c t e d on her, be te be his duty to give him into custody. 1, del The first witness called was Mary Daily, w.. ° that she resided for some time past in the Sa llie with the prisoner and his wife, in Pott's.courtf, Kent-road. They were b o th muc h addicted toe and used frequently to quarrel. On Saturdsi..' last they both returned home much the lin liquor. After she (witness) was gone to 7 heard them abuse each other very much , ILn e made use of the most dreadful and filthy 13 % Soon after she heard deceased fling someth in g s prisoner, when the latter e x claimed, ``Ob, that!, you are after, is it ?" and then struck her blow. The deceased cried out murder s 3 ve r l,,, and left the room. Witne s s got up, and fi nu l wife sitting in the passage, she persuaded be fo back to her room. On the following norri,.;fil saw the deceased again, and she then coteM. being violently struck in the eye, and one o f d was frightfully swollen and black. Her hue l l ll . o for two leeches, and applied them to his wl dad and nothing particular occurred on the S un .& tween the parties, but the wife lost a con lee quantity of blood by the application of the be , She (witness) saw the prisoner's wife in Monday, about eleven o'clock, when she co:15 of the ill-usage of her husband, but said s , 11 0 , she would be able to go to her work on the li day. On Monday night she (witness) we nte h e see Mrs. Jones, and the prisoner on s eeing ho his wife was in a very bad state. On apPl yse . bd bed, she saw Mrs. Jones huddled up lik e b ; rags, and upon asking her how she was, i s . oe replied that she was very bad. She was su bs s attended by Mr. Budy, the parish sur e dio gentleman belonging to the dispensary , ° P li as that morning , about five o'clock. In reef s be questions of the Magistrate, the witness st al e heard that the prisoner and the deceased had ference on the Monday afternoon, but sh e aware of the fact of her own knowledge. t ceased used to work with her (witness) si nr ise dress's, and was the principal support of tbe e6 4. who was seldom in work, and who was alw l/ Y drunk on his wife's hard earnings. 1, 0 1 ' 14 Two other witnesses fully corroborated ti• e tt bs I of Mrs. Daly, and one of them added, tb s bc , soner on one occasion stood over his wife i. ;. W hoal l bed at the time, with an o p en razor in "' threatened to cut her throat. Brooke, the beadle, in reply to Mr. 5 ,. e ,,, r rt that he had apprised the Coroner of the cus i i e death of the deceased, but he did not think,,% c h ti! could be holden before Monday, before Wihe er t i post mortem examination of the body wo ol ia bil s Mr. Norton, addressing the prisoner,. to ch stec, the charge against him was one of a seriou s tee , and that he, therefore, felt it to be his dull be/j him, that any thing he might say W il a t down, and might be used against hill s borF place ; but if he had anything to say to the I was the time. of /f .p The prisoner said he was not all Or a 0 1 ° Pr took place on Saturday n i g ht until Stoll e ses: o o when he found her eye very black, al% fief leeches to relieve it, and cou ld only 09 P " 0 for what had happened. Mme ° f er He was remanded for a week, to g ive Coroner's inquest. 0 1 — 2 " i „,„ ine asi ad e, MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On N V '''''- .„ S t 5, i f noon, about three o'clock, a very distresslt7 Da ..g rf accident took place in North Hanover- 0 10 0 V limn Walker Bishop, painter, India-Pla D , e ',,iyeq ployed to paint the front of Sir John .'""' e s 'C J and had got a plank laid across two 1%01 ti e windows, upon which a ladder was plac eu 'k olf4 Bruce, one of his men, mounted it to 01 1. 00 ir of their operations, while his master stoeu tho t tO orri 4 to keep the ladder steady. It appear s f the ° ..1 had been placed with one edge outside o te4o;: i and on Mr. Bishop stepping aside it ea D Oar both master and man from a height of ail s I the front area. They were both lifte d i by 2; el/ mangled state, and carried on stretcher, 0 1 70 stables to the Royal Infirmary, where ffil o g o d survived about an hour and a half, b li a l feb t4 quarter to five o'clock. Bruce, who Was .00 i 1 in the spine, besides having both his leg s oa d i , 1 alive last night, but in a very dangeO us t bs i little hope is entertained of his surviving 4 Caledonian Mercury. , : .„0 . 1 1 .1 6 A SHIPS' STORES.—It was a short L-- 4 w . -4/1 by the Customs' authorities that surPi ns ne - fW I allowed to remain in the warehouse for o iber# future use of the ship, must be cleared t° l. o oor6 , or for the use of the same master in & I n . 0,1/ for the use of another vessel b e longine c br o ll !‘ owner, and that the delivery could 0;1 0 0 ve , these conditions being complied with- -- ' r tg° it o ,, templating the removal of stores frotnl; Ar general purposes, in the same manner. 0 firei It has recently been decided, appliea, tl° 4l7 o made to that effect, that surplus sh ip s 0 0,. j i i bonded under the warehousing regulago 00 W fr e, ing no legal objection to that being d o p e .„ d r ij of the goods will be allowed in the .stnas2 4 i , the case of merchandise bonded in th e I l i .7 1 is of considerable importance to the 0$ and will go far to counteract the aPe e t be , ) off i s impracticability of a compliance with - ' ° Or ferred to. 2 . 4 . 01 0 0 °4 1 THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT ,0 7/ THEATRE.—Yesterday Mr. Carter b e l d Lbe d O , Windmill, High-street, Lambeth, °ll ion ert, ao ", i Liam Blake, aged fifty-eight, a Pon s :T ei ll_,§F Tit merary at the above theatre. Pa r " — DaDoe fd I appeared in The Sun of 'Thursday ' 0 01,4, 4 Clown at Astley's, and the alleged Co e d P;f10 was present. Three witnesses, na, t* e b oee ei and Brown, supernumeraries at As t l f ult A which completely exculpated M r ' e re Of"i stated that on Monday night the) l e Ih t e e ptik pantomime of Johnny Gilpin, an d rc i t O o pe ory scene they had to fall over a c ° ' , e A O,/ height of about a foot across the stab jc P - ti 4 ba c O ti or ) cord or rope was fastened to a, 090 f Atrf Barry held the other end. The li 4 " 11 , - jar, 1 01j$ 1 ' fell over the cord at the same time , %is '' -0 , -4 tively that Mr. Barry did a elev , doo! tild f n 1 ~ia% usual. Charlotte Blake, deceased co t 00:0.10 1 / brought home from the theatre, ab ° ; - r est a 7o day, looking like a corpse, and ill e u ' 06 He said he had received a severe 't i de; J r, Barr) had done for him; this 1 1 ' 0 ,1 -0 P',...., ft!, brought home. Afterwards he saLl e gswOt yr the rope suddenly, and pulled el, , t , tb l if . ,,, 1 0 He told me, on Friday morning loot, 14 , ceived an injury across the legs, 013 o cls s l,lt did it. I looked at one of his legs , $ pa cillt tid ti elye was stripped off. My husband h 0 o y the last five years. Mr. Jeffrcr, al d 00 0 f 0 I' street, who attended deceased , ' II 01 05 ,1 ' I ti i l him he had received a fall, which "iv i tioll l ~g,ig by Mr. Barry. Deceased died 000017;6 ness could not tell the cause of tole, I I the body internally. Inquiry Dur j oalD' jo g i on Monday, for the purpose of ) examination. A ce rioon d Pt 47 RAILWAY ACCIDENT. -- A - --- co gw - . n o, / 0 i on Thursday morning on the Ne w , ogal o f' rorf Railway, near to the Fence- i 0 re' 3 11 that workmen had been employe t 00 0 04 0 09 , of the lines which they had D „ . bar itfi operations it is usual to displac e :1 s o ° ' T reocj ay t porarily to allow the trains to P° t o. 1 1/ a cause any interruption of atr le tie on to / nine o'clock train from Newel' s ...," .i by 00 OP ° // of the line, was thrown off the 1 7 he ea, oil rising up at one end as soon as ' prOr eo po It pierced one of the carriages, l og e° ; , k g 41. and nearly struck one of the paS S W a d r d ro, wheels were thrown off the line distance before it could be at c r,io u ot j pfr life ''' J/d was so much injured that his Do , t o ol ' m injury was not repaired when ,house °lot Newcastle reached the Fence'sl c ola 0 0' Ivo Lion was taken to stop it befor .4 0' e i the accident had occurred. The''' . 5 . 0 0 . detained nenrly two hours. . 4 ,,...'" 170 1 j THE LOST PUESE F°4 3 , 0 0 or' x d charged yesterday at the -' o f h is 0 /, robbing the master of a sh i Pi a ina lli V o a l o i twelve sovereigns. The coal a nd 0 0,, Ohl been drinking with the g ir l se igl P o ? , i police in a house of ill-fa ul d 0 0 0 0 0 0 drunkenness. Ile then charg: o ber et d l ioL l 0 Is o, l robbed him, but he gave 5° to vierepreKool adventures, that the prisone' n o 1/_% o llidt afterwards the purse and 03n d eo oW.;,lie his boots. The girls claiine s , n abll paired with them to the noire !,,t.r. ohance of being robbed in r et4l' i cl/ i ' i 4 / ' Boos. ig. On the 22d inst., at Sidmouth,..d )ii 4 0, i On the 22d inst, at Chelinsf°'-' Ofr 7 daughter. -,... 1)° / 1 1 ,1 O n the 22d inst., at the pars ooll6.7 . 0 0 0 " i S' the Rev. Arthur ' °I $ 5°13. ./ p' Y D if Brooking, f 30 .. , , 4 On the 22d inst., t' wi fe ° 1 1 " street, of twin sons. "e gn A re, On the 23d inst.at Gordon. '-'ll Ole Esq. , ofa enp '' lll6rP!'' ______ - 'OP. ji l' it PV 11141i1r,i; Chgcbeite)iljoi On the 21st inst., at 1-leo';;',,gs, -, - 1;94 ., W. Gabb, Esq , of Charlton gloom Youngest daughter of Jon es '''' j jer,,r llouse, llendon. li i iiiP ° 0.1,0,f)100.,,8eijes P jr On the 18th inst., at fladle cou'' oft" ( Page, Esq., a magistrate for IPC s ' 4 0.1 Hertford. caleacgdirP rotlij On the 20th inst., at wife of James Dean , Esq. „ en-s tre°4 On the 22d inst. , at wile Standley, aged 23. i l u g n t d o rd o . andi n l des : l , 2 P e , ix r u i :S ts t t h r:Fi r d. proc an ja d y r i ja, Fri l i t btelis o u r i: eg i cie :P; o4ll4