The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-22 00:00:00

C31.7..0N1A55. SEGAL—The transactions have, upon the whole, been again inconsiderable, but holders have continued firm. British Plantation has been much neglected. Jamaica, at auction, realised 35s 64 for fine brown, and 36s for low yellow. Refined has been dull, but not lower. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius at public sale went rather More freely. 6,970 b.,gs and 12 casks nearly all finding buyers at 35s to 39s for yellow, at 31s to 34s 61 for brown, and at 34s to 38s for grey. Bengal realised also toil quotation:, 1,248 bags selling it 373 6Li to 393 61 for low to good white &flares. Madras was rather dull, and 1,920 bags only lartly sold at 29s to 30s for soft brown, and at 31s to 34s for yellow. FOREIGN.—Very little has been done priva'ely. Cuba by auction realised 38s 6d to 40s for mid to good, and 41s for fine. Yellow Havannah was taken in at 40s to 43s for mid to fine. COFFEE.,—This article has been very depressed with ar. extrema paucity of business by titivate contract in the entire absence of public sales. Native Ceylon has been sold at 4Ss to 48s 6d for good ord, and nominally other sorts have sustained a corresponding decline. It is impossible, however, to judge from the limited busi ness doing what prices can . be obtained if sales were pressed. Cocoa.—There has been only a limited sale. Guaya quil has been taken in at 325. RICE.—The market Las been quiet at about previous -rates. Bengal good mid. white 9i 6d to 106. SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta has realised full quotations, 31 per cent refraction going at 28s, and 71 and 64 at 26s to 26s 6i. Corrox.—There is nolift in the demand for this staple. RUM.—The quotations are nominally without altera tions. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 37s to 37.1 3d per cwt, on the Spot. TEA.—A limited business only is doing. Common sound Congou realises 911 to 10d per lb. GREEN FRIIIT.—The market is completely clear of Oranges, contrary winds preventing arrivals. Lemons dull of sale; 500 packages, ex Sandwich from Messina, offered by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, were bought in at limits. Some holders of Barcelona Nutt have ad vanced the price one shilling per bag. Chesnuts are selling freely, the cold weather assisting consumption. Grapes 2s to 3s per barrel lower. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN' For the Week ended Marc t 14, 1850, made up from tha Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. IYE. BEANO. PEAS. PRICE .. 1 38 s Id 23s 8d I 14210 d 122 s 7d I 24s 1d I 25s 2d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. is Od IS Od Is Od Is Od is Od Is Od SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) PHILLIPS V. COOPER. COMPLAINT BY THE JURY.—The plaintiff in this ac tion is a tobacconist, the defendant is an auctioneer at Reading, and the claim was 51. Be. fir cigars supplied. On the case being called on none of the witnesses wore present, and . after some delay a messenger was dis patched in a cab to fetch them from the City-road. After having been detained for half an hour several of the jury complained of the inconvenience they were put to, and considered they ought to be discharged. They said it was very hard that forty-eight men of business should be called away from it, and lose their time. Sometimes when they attended the causes were with drawn. Mr. litipsorr said this was a writ of inquiry, and the jury could not be discharged, as the notice was for be— tween the hours of eleven and one. The jury said some alteration ought to be made in the practice. On the arrival of the witnesses the case did act last five minutes, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff. Another case by the same plaintiff was withdrawn. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) John Thomas, who represented himself to hare been formerly an officer in th• army, and Mary, his wife, were charged before Mr. Henry with stealing and pledging the furniture of their landlord. Mr. Preston, 4, Arbdur-street, Tottenham-court-road, stated that he let the upper portion of his house out in lodgings, and the two prisoners occupied a furnished third floor, for which they paid ss. a week. He knew that; their circumstances were rather straitened, and that induced him to watch them more closely than he otherwise should have done. For the last week they bad not been out of the house, and, as he was at a loss to know how they lived, he went up into the room and found the sheets, counterpane, and blankets missing horn th e bed. He taxed the prisoners with having stolen them, when the male prisoner exclaimed, "No, do not say that I have stolen them; I have only pawned them, and I will replaceithem to-morrow." He, however, felt it to be his duty to give them into custody, and did so accordingly. The male prisoner, in his defence, said his friends Were well off', and formerly be held a commission in the army. Since then he had travelled on the Continent as agent for a commercial house, but of late he had been unable to obtain any employment, and it was distress which drove him to commit this offence. For several days they 610 been without food or coals, and the arti cles were pawned to keep them from starving. The female, who sobbed and cried durinc , the whole examination, said what her husband had ' stated was quite true. Mr. HENRY observed that their situation was a sad one. The wife, it seemed, had acted under the direc tion of the husband, and she must then. f)re be dis charged; but the male prisoner must be remanded until Wednesday, in order that some inquiry might be made into the truth of his statement. Mr. Preston said he was afraid it would turn out that he was a writer of begging letters. Mr. HENRY said that should be ascertained before he was brought up again. The female was then discharged. IiARLBMY-STREET—(THIS DAY) . DEFRAUDING AN M.P.— Charles King and John Cooper, the former 17 and the latter 14 3ears of age, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with obtaining, by false and fraudulent pretences, the sum of 15s. from Charles Wykeham Martin, Esq., M P. for Newport, Isle of Wight. The prosecutor deposed that he resided at Leeds Castle, Kent, but was at present staying at No. 3, Suf folk-street, Pall-mall, and that on the previous morning on his descending to breakfast the document produced was banded t him. On looking at it he saw it was a receipt for 15., for a copy of a work called " Burder's Religious Ceremonies." He never ordered the work, nor was he indebted to any one for a copy of such a work. William Henry Alderman, servant to the prosecutor, stated that yesterday morning the prisoner Cooper brought the receipt produced, and said he had called for 15s. for Mr. Martin's copy of "Burder's Religious Ceremo nies." Believing the prisoner's statement to be true, witness gave him 15s. on account of Mr. Martin. Thomas Field, an officer of the detective police, said from information he had previously received he followed the prisoners yesterday morning into Suffolk-street. The prisoner Cooper left. King, and went to No. 3 in that ►treet. After stopping there about five minutes he came out and joined the prisoner King, to whom he gave somo money. Witness then went up to them and took them into custody. On telling them the nature of the charge against them, the prisoner King said he was the guilty party and the sole mover of the plot. Wit ness then conveyed them to the station, where they were searched, and on King witness found about 17 receipts ready filled up, and on comparing them with the one produced he found the handwriting to be the same. These receipts were made out in the names of Lord John Hay, Lord Grey, and other noblemen and gentlemen, and witness had not the least doubt, from the systematic way in which the papers he found upon them were arrranged, that the prisoners, although so young, had been carrying on a most successful trade; and if they were remanded he thought he should be en abled to produce several other charges against them. The prisoners, who offered no defence, were remanded till Thursday nex'. A DRUNKEN PARSON.—Mr. George Evison, who stated that he was a clergyman residing at Hyde, Mid dlesex, was charged with being drunk and incapable. Mould, 128 C, said about a quarter-past two this morning he found the defendant in a beastly state of intoxication, in King•street, St. James's, and in order to secure his personal safety he put him into a cab and conveyed him to the station. Discharged with a caution. A DRUNKEN DRAPER.—John Hughes, a draper, re siding at 33, Dean-street, Soho, was brought up on a si milar charge. The defendant, about four o'clock this morning, was seen by C 138 lolling about St. Martin's-court as drunk as " a fiddler," and as he could not keep his equilibrium the constable took him to the station-house.—Discharged. A DRUNKEN DRUGGIST.—Joseph Smith, a druggist, staying at the Garrick's Head, was also charged as above. Boyce, 181 C, said, about four o'clock this morning he was on duty in the Haymarket, when he saw the defen dant lying on his back, dead drunk. He procured as sistance, and took him to the station. The defendant, whose face was much cut and bruised, was discharged. IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ABOLITION OF THE VICE-ROYALTY. DUBLIN, THURSDAY EVENING.—The public meet ing of the citizens to protest against the extinction of the Irish Court was held to-day in the Rotunda. The attendance was numerous and respectable. Resolutions in accordance with the ohjec;s of the meeting were agreed to, and a petition to the Queen, praying her interposition, was carried unanimously. Several stormy speeches were delivered in the course of the proceedings. Mr. H. Grattan, M.P., concluded his address by a declaration that when he had at his back 400,000 armed men and 400 pieces of artillery he would then look for justice from England, and might God defend their right. Mr. Chambers, a respectable merchant, and a Con servative in politics, denounced the Act of Union as the cause of all Ireland's misfortune, and regretted that it had ever been passed. Tha meeting Listed nearly four hours. ASSASSINATION. The _'Northern WWhig, ✓ received this evening, con tains an account of a most cold-blooded and de liberate murder committed on Tuesday night, the victim being Mr. John Woolsey, who resided at about a mile from Portadown, on the Armagh' road. When the shot was heard below the maid thought her master had discharged a pistol which he kept in his bed-room, but hearing a heavy fall on the floor she tan up stairs and found the body lying with the head towards the window, and a large efusio❑ of blood, with a portion of brains, on the carpet. Medical men and the constabulary were immedi ately brought from Portadown, and life was found not to be completely extinct for about;threc-quarters of an hour. A respectable jury was held by the coroner, and the inquest was proceeding yesterday evening at the date of our latest information.—Times. LEAMINGTON ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match—Free Lance "be at Rmi Knight. The Grand Annual Steeplechase. Sir Peter Laurie ... ••• ••• •••• Proceed ••• ••• ••• ••• •.• ••• HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The great English tenor, Mr. Sims Reeves , made his debut here last evening in the chara cter of Ernani, in Verdes opera of that name, and by his perfor mance went far to prove that he is not only the greatest of Inglish tenors, but without exception the very greatest tenor of the day. Of all living tenors no one at present on the stage has approached Mr. Sims Reeves with the single exception of Duprez, and he is falling into " the sere and yellow leaf," while Mr. Sims Reeves, in the full possession of his powers, is what M. Duprez was twenty years ago. Never before has the character of Ernani, or indeed the opera itself, been nearly so well represented in this country as it was last night. The cast was very strong, as in addition to Mr. Sims Reeves as Ernani we bad Mademoiselle Parodi as Elvira, Beletti as Silva, and Lorenzo as Carlo V. The act ing of Mr. Sims Reeves was full of impassioned energy, and his rendering of the music was charac terised by immense power, and by that deep intensity of feeling without which it is impossible to achieve any success on the Italian lyrical stage. He was in excellent voice, and his rich chest notes were very fine. The management of bis voice, too, showed that he was a perfect master of his art, and, after hearing him last evening, we have no hesitation in saying that in him nature and art have combined to give to the world a perfect tenor singer. His embellishments were all in the best possible taste, and nothing could exceed the purity of his elocution. From his opening scene, " Come rugiade," to the closing scene, he was alike perfect. He was loudly applauded in the opening scene, and was encored in the fine trio, " Tu se' Ernani," with Parodi and Lorenzo, in the first act. In the second act the beauti ful duet, "Ah morir potessi adesso," with Parodi, was encored, and in the finale to the opera he excited a perfect furore. Seldom have we seen an audience worked up to such a pitch of enthusiasm as was the audience of Her Majesty's Theatre by the impassioned acting of Sims Reeves and Mademoiselle Parodi in this scene. They were admirably sup ported by Beletti, whose impassive sternness as Silva, rendered, by the force of contrast, still more effective the impassioned agony of Ernani and Elvira. Of the Elvira of Mademoiselle Parodi it is impes sible to speak in terms of too high praise ; it was a perfect exhibition of impassioned energy, and her vocalization was excellent. Her scena d' intrata, " Ernani, Ernani, involami," was a brilliant speci men of florid vocalization, and drew down rapturous plaudits, and her acting throughout was of the very highest order of tragedy. Signor Lorenzo has, by his Carlo V., more than realised the favourable expectations which we enter tained of him from his Nino, and he now takes his place in the very first rank of our barytones. Be letti was, as usual, admirable as Silva. His render ing of the " Infelice a tuo credevi " was full of pathos, and earned for him a rapturous encore. The principal performers were called on at the conclusion of every act, and at the fall.of the curtain Mademoiselle Parodi, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Beletti were called on twice, and the great tenor was af terwards honoured with a special call to himself. Never has this opera been nearly so perfectly represented in this country as it was last evening, and never before has any opera of Verdi been so applauded, a com pliment, however, due, not so much to any talent in the composer as to the transcendent genius, and the exquisite taste of the accomplished artistes en gaged in its production. Les Metantorphoses, the most elegant and splendid of ballets, followed, and the expressive dancing and pantomime of Carlotta Grisi had such charms for the audience that the great majority remained until the conclusion of the perfor mances. The theatre was crowded. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—There, were present yesterday (Thursday evening) at her Majesty's Theatre the Duke of Leeds, his Serene Highness Charles Duke of Brunswick, the Baroness Brunnow,lle. Olga de Lechner and Mdlle. de Brannow, his Excellency the Swedish Ministt r and the Baroness Rehauaen, M. de Berg, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Emily De Burgh, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Bradford, the Count de Berke, the Comte de Songueil, the Comte de Civry, the Viscount Cantilupe, the Count de Frescobaldi, Lord Templeton, Lady Adelaide Howard, Lord George Paget, Lord and Lady Foley, Lord and Lady Templemore, Lord Rendlesham, Lord Harry Vane, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lady E. Russell, Lady Crieutworth, Mr. George William Repton, M.P., and Lady Jane Repton, Lady Charles Somerset, Lady Caroline Sandlord, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth and the Misses Wentworth, Lady W. Ball, the First Lord of the Admiralty and Lady Arabella Baring, the Hon. Mr. Chichester, . the General Santa Cruz, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, the Hon. 0. F. Toler, the Hon. Robert Boyle, lion. A. Willoughby d'Ere,';by, the Hon. C. R. Neville, the Hon. Mr. Templemore, the lion. Mr. and MrF. Dudley Ward, Lady A.. Gordon, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lady Howard, Major- General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady and the Misses Woodford, Sir John Lowther, Bart., Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir James Clark . Ross and Lady Ross, Sir Georg e Pocock, Bart., and Lady Pocock, Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Sir Woodbine Parish and Lady Parish, Sir Seymour Sadler, Mrs. Ileneage, Mrs. G. Arbuthnot and Miss Arbuthnot, the Ilon. Captain Phipps, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Major Buckley, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brereton Trelawny; Mr. Henry Baring, M P., Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Montague Gore, Mr. and Mrs. Sandford, Mrs. Paul, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe Reading, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. George Cornwall, Miss Boileau, Captain Vivian, Mrs. Charles Hummersley, Mr. Henry Singleton and Miss Singleton, Mr. W. Cubitt, Mr. F. Cutler, Mr. Morgan, M.P., Mr. Rice, &c. MADEMOISELLE RITA 14'AvANyi.—This charming vocalist, whose success at her Majesty's Theatre we have often had the pleasure of noticing, has lately been en chantisg the dilettante of Brussels, by the extraordinary compass of her voice and her exquisite singing. On dit, we are likely to hear her in Loudon, late in the season. THE LAST OF HENRY RUSSELL.—NO vocalist, in the present day, has stamped the spirit of the ti me on, his music and singing more felicitously than Henry Russell. His compositions , and his very style, belong to " the movement." His farewell performances in London (prior to his visit to the United States) will take place, at the Lyceum Theatre, during next week. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.—The late ad vices received at Havre from New York respecting cotton, although favourable to advanced rates, had rather a depressing effect on that market, as sales yesterday were languid and at prices somewhat firm. The Vestu, with cotton, from New Orlean., reached Havre yes terday. Lord Fortescue, who is now staying at Malta, en account of his health, has resigned the office of Lot d Steward of Her Majesty's Household. THE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER.--The Times of this morning, in a leading article, says,—" We have ti.e satisfaction of announcing that the Marquis of West minster, the most opulent member of the English nobility, has finally attained the object of his life, and is appointed to the office of . Lord Steward, with the full privilege of carrying a white stick about, a like Po to the lonius in the play, whenever the Queen gives party lieges." THE CASE or THE REV. Da. ROORES.—The Rev. C. Rookes, LL.D., Rector of Nymet Rowland, in the diocese of Exeter, against whoa? a sentence of depriva tion, o n the ground o f immoralit y , was some time since passed ' by the Bishop , has been removed from his bene fice, the Bishop havinginstituted the Rev. Thomas Rutherford Dickinson, M.A., to the vacant rectory. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT ST. VINCENT'S Rocks, BRISTOL.—The coroner's inquest an the body of Miss Craven was held on Wednesday evening at the Brownlow Tavern, and end ed in a verdict of " acciden tal death." The jury expr essed their opinion that some means ought to be adopted by the authorities, either by the provision of some railings or otherwise, to prevent a recurrence of such accidents. Virtue shines, though contemptibly clad, and is recegnizcd and restected by noble minds.--E/iza Co9A's Journal. RoCHESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCUOOL.—At the sittings of the magistrates at the Guildhall, Re - chester, on Wednesday last, the Rev. Henry Meeres, head master of the Grammar School, was charged with hav ing unlawfully assaulted aid beaten Frederick Seymour Bamford, one t f the foundation scholars, by striking him several hlows with a stick, and otherwise ill-treating h . im, without just cause or provo c ati o n. The evideace support of this charge went to the effect that the boy for coughing ha i been slapped viol e ntly on the face. caned with a walking-stick, which was broken over his shoulders, and afterwards compelled to beg pardon on his knees. He was kept ir. that position for three-quarters cf an hour. and had been ill in come qu ence o f th e severe chastitemant which he received. On the part of the de fondant it was sought to be proved that Mr. Meares had punished the boy to secure subordination among his scholare, and thet the chastist went had not been exces sivr, the coughing in which Bamford had taken part being intended as an insult to Mr. Meeres, who bad only recently been appointed head master instead of the Rev. R. Whiston, by the Dean and Chatter of Roches ter. Evidence was also given that the del endant was always a humane and firm master. The magistrates THE g iIN, LONDON, sentenced the defendant to ray a penalty of 31. and 25s TRA DE REPORT. —MANCEESTER, MARC 21.—We have or no change in business sircc Tuesday; prices rxe, perhaps, in some goods a shade lower, and genera Ply a feeling of dulness prevails. The yarn market also rel mains without material attention. CANADA COMPANY.—A meeting of this company took place yesterday at the offices, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgn,te-street; Mr. Charles Franks in the chair. The report stated that the expenditure in London for the year has amounted to 2,2331 . , and in Canada to 4,805/., exclusive of taxes and assessments. The receipts for 1849 were 26,5064 Their total liabilities amounted to 451,337/., and the assets to 962,4704 It appeared that the original object of this company was to pur chase from the Crown large tracts of land, which were to be resold at a low but gradually increasing rate, ac cording as the land was cleared and improved by culti vation. The report was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business of the day. Young men, when they are once dyed in pleasure and vanity, will scarcely take any other colour.—Eliza Cook's Journal. CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The Intrepid screw-schooner (late the Free Trade) arrived at Woolwich from Bleckwall yesterday morning, and was immediately commanded by Lieutenant John Bertie Cator, as tender to the Assistance. She was taken into dock yesterday afternoon, and the shipwrights are to be employed upon her, and also upon the Pioneer, by task wnrk. Captain Austin, C. 8., was at Woolwich all c'ay yesterday superintending the arrangements, and as soon as tne ships arrive from - Btackwall he will reside at Woolwich entirely. They—are expected to be out of hand at Blackwall by the 30th, when they will be im mediately removed to Woolwich, to complete their fittings. 1,000 tons of Welsh coal and 200 tons of patent fuel have been ordered for the expedition. THE SHERIFF AT BRIGHTON.—Chief Justice Wilde inflicted a fine of 50/. at the Sussex Assizes on Mr, Hudson, the officer of the Sheriff in Brighton, for allowing one of the jury, of whom he had charge while they left the box for a few moments to obtain refresh. ment, to separate from his fellows, and to "run up and down in bis bailiwick." The officer appealed next day to the Learned Judge " to let him off," but the applica tion was not attended to, the Chief Justice insisting on the necessity of discipline.—Brighton Guardian. MR. DISRAELL—We regret to state that Mr. Disraeli was not sufficiently recovered to accept the Lord Mayor's invitation to meet his Royal Highness Prince Albert at the Mansion-house yesterday. Mr. Disraeli is, however, convalescent, and will, we hope, be able to resume his place in Parliament after Easter. BRIGHTON, MARCH 21.—The Count de Neuilly, (ex -King of the French), accompanied by the Countess de Neuilly and suite, is expected to arrive in Brighton on the 3d or 4th of April. The Count and Countess will take up their abode at the residence cf the Marquis of Bristol, in Kemptown, the Marquis having placed his mansion at the disposal of the illustrious exiles. Their stay, it is believed, will be of some weeks' duration. The Duke de Nemours arrived yesterday et the Royal Al bion Hotel. It is the intention of the Duke and Duchess de Nemours to remain here during the s4;joura of their illustrious parents. The Duke of Devonshire is expected to arrive at his residence in Kemptown either to-morrow or Saturday. SOUTH SEA COMPANY.—The general ball-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the South Sea House, Threadneedle-street. Mr. Charles Franks, Sub-Governor of the company, occupied the chair, The Secretary read the statement of the bond debt, to the effect that the balance of 4,500/. duo in Sep tember last, was still unpaid. The standing orders being thus complied with, the meeting immediately adjourned. It transpired yesterday in the City, that a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co., has absconded with property to the amount of about B,ooot, nearly the whole of which has, however, been recovered. THE NEW HOSPITAL AT BROMPTON.—Yesterday a very full and influential meeting of the board of manage ment was held at the Hospital fir Consumption. Among those iresent were the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, the Hon. Octavius Duncombe, M.P., Captain Gladstone, and Major Lyon. The chair was taken by the Rev. :Sir Henry Foulis, Bart. The principal business of the evening was in relation to the immediate erection of the eastern wing, and the find completion of the hospital, which, when achieved, wi'l accommodate upwards of 200 patient:. Several new rules and regulations relative to the corporation were moved and adopted, and thanks having been voted to th• Rev. Chairman, the meeting adjourned. Vain-glory is a stimulus that pleasingly titilates our heart, and finally tears it.—Eliza Cook's Journal. A. Frenchman, named Albert Merriewood, was yesterday remanded by Mr. Alderman Finnis, from the Guildhall, on a charge of having in his possession two bills of exchange of 2501., and a half of a Bank of Eng land note for 300/., the property of Mr. Solomon Cahn, which had been stolen in Paris, and of having forged Mr. Cahn's name to the bill of exchange. At the Thames Police-court, yesterday, Mr. Ing ham committed a coal porter, named James Regan, for trial, on a charge of arson. He is supposed to have set tire to a number cf premises during the last twelve months in the neighbourhood of Ratcliffe highway, for the sake of receiving a small reward for calling the fire men and the turncocks. AIERCIIANTS' AND TRADESMEN'S MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this socitty tok place yesterday, at the offices. Chatham place, Blackfriurs, John Macgregor, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The report stated that during the past year 293 polic'es had been opened for assurance, to the amount of 78,6201., the premiums on which were 2,4861.; 34 proposals had been submitted to the directors, which they had deemed proper to decline. Not oce death had occurred during the year, and their affairs v ere in a most favourable position. The report was unanimously adopted, and a sum of 5001. voted to the directors, who had hitherto received no remuneration whatever. The retiring directors and auditors were then rc-elected, and, after a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman, directors, manager, and secretary, the meeting broke up. - . EVENING CLASSES FOR YOUNG MEN.—An appli cation has just been made to the Court of Common Council by the Metropolitan Committee for Est ahlishing Evening Classes for Young Men, for assistance in ena bling them to carry into full effect the object they have in view. That object, as we stated a short time since, is, by means of the establishment of evening classes, to furnish the apprentices, shopmen, and clerks of the me tropolis, with the opportunity of improving their minds by the study of languages, and receiving instruction in the arts and sciences. The plan has received the sanc tion of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops of London and Winchester; together with nearly the whole of the London clergy, who, in many instances, have vo lunteered their gratuitous services in aid of the cause. The applicition to the Court of Common Council was presented by T."Dakin, Esq., and was referred to the corn and coal committee. A commission-ogent, named Jones, who carried on business in Castle-street, Holborn, was yesterday refused his certificate by the Court of Bankruptcy. At Exeter, Thomas King, convicted of having at tempted to murder his own father, and also his lather's housekeeper, Sarah Hutch, was sentenced by Mr. Justice Talfourd to transportation for life. An employl of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Rail way Company, named Wood, has recovered lOU damages from Messrs. Miller and Blackley, the con tractors, for the loss of his leg, caused by the negligent driving of one of their stationary steam-engines. The cause was tried at York on Wednesday before Mr. Baron Alderson. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—Major Herbert Ed ward's, the distinguished officer of Moultan, who was formerly a student and since an associate of King's Col lege, has intimated his intention of presiding over a festival in May next, to promote the building and en dowment of a more efficient hospital in connexion with that college. MR. ELIOT WARBURTON'S NEW WORK.—Rarely has more interest been created in literary circles, than by the announcement of the new historical romance, en- titled"R;glQdHastings," from the pen of Mr. Eliot Warburton, the author of that popular work "The Cres cent and the Cross." It is stated that the hero cf the story belongs to the high-souled class of Cavaliers, and that he goes through all the stirring incidents of the Civil War. The Puritans are represented in the person of the father of two sisters, who fill the characters of the hero ines in the imaginative portion of the story. The most prominent personages of this exciting period of our his tory arc, it is said, depicted with a strength and liveli ness of colouring which will probably give Mr. Warbur ton the highest rank in the class of historical novelists. "INTREPIDITY REWARDED.—We understand that the Royal Humane Society have awarded to John Rol lins, who so nobly rescued Elizabeth Higgins and her three children from drowning in the Regent's Canal, on the 18th of last month, the honorary bronze medallion of the institution, in addition to a pecuniary reward. ABORTION. FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) - The infamous and disgusting practice of persons using instru ments and other means to procure abortion is notori ously known to prevail throughout the country, and es pecially in the manufacturing districts, and the time is come when the strong arm of the law'must be used to arrest the progress. At Nottingham Assizes this week a man (in a case where the girl died) has been convicted of the murder of her, and received sentence of death ; and in another case a woman (where the girl did not die) has been sentenced to transportation for life. It is to be hoped that when those sentences become univer sally known (as they will do through the public press) the desired effect will be prcduced. In the man's case a point of technicality is reserved for opinion of the Court cf Queen's Bench. FOREIGN SUPPLIES.--Owing to the prevalence of contrary winds the arrivals at the port of London from all parts of the world on Tuesday last were limited to three vessels, one of which was from Rotterdam, and one from Row n, with general cargoes, the produce of Holland and Fraece respectively, and the other from the Chttnnel Islands. The fact of so few ships reporting in a day at the London Custom-house from abre at is almost unprecedented. The several docks are very slack of busine. s at the present time, in consequence of the east wind preventing vessels from long voyages from arriving at thtir destination ; and the principal of the arrivals at the present time are limited to importations of cattio, grain, and provisions from the European states, and to valuable at titles of silk and fancy manufacture from France and Germany, of which the most extensive supplies, usual at this important season of the year, are now taking place. THE WEATHER.—We have had no rain in this neighbourhood fa more than a month, the last having f..llen on Monday, Feb. 18, which was a very wet day. The farmers are very easy on the point, but the proprie tors of gardens ate beginning to "cry out."—Shrews bury Journal. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1850 gentleman had been called, who had attended the plaintiff some time before, and who expressed an opinion that she was not suffering from the disease, yet, when they heard that Dr. Joy, and Messrs. Williams, Watson, and Taylor, all men of eminence, and some of whom had con stantly attended upon the plaintiff, were in court, and were not called as witnesse., he asked them whether they could entertain any reasonable doubt of the fact? If this were so, the question for them to decide was, whether, under such circum stances, the defendant was not justified in breaking his promise. It was evident that his intention was to marry the plaintiff up to the very last moment; but when he became aware of the dreadful truth, he did not know how to act. It was said that he ought to have made a communication either to the plaintiff or to her friends, and have stated the reasons which induced him to de cline to perforra the promise he had made; but he asked the jury to place themselves for one moment in his posi tion, and see how it was possible he could have done so. Was it possible for a man to go to the woman whom he loved, and who was in expectation of being united to him, and say that their union could not take place be cause it was more proier that she !bottle' put on funeral habiliments than those of rejoicing; and that the time was fast approaching when she must be placed in the same tuff where her sisters were reposing? Was is possible that such a thing could be said? lie was sure they would ammo with him that it was not ; and the aefendant,atength driven to desperation by his position, and nolhavieg the fortitude to meet the diffi culty in which he was placed, had adopted the only ex pedient that remained to him of flying from his friends and exiling himself from his country. The Learned Segeant then proceeded to state that it appeared to him that the plaintiff had been save I from a great deal of anguish and misery by the course that had been pursued by the defendant, and that she had been shared the agony of seeing her offspring go prematurely to the grave, and upon all the facts he urged upon the jury that she had not sustained any real damage by the defendant failing to fulfil his promise. He concluded by stating that, if they should, in the result, be of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, he reminded them that there was no evidence to show that the defendant was in a condition to enable him to pay excessive damages, and he trusted they would consider that a very moderate sum would amply satisfy the justice of the case. Chief Justice WILDE very briefly summed up ; the jury retired, and after a short deliberation they gave a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 8001. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Conan °Juj THURSDAY, MARCH 21. TRANSFER OF LANDED PROPERTY. Motion made, and Question proposed, " That, considering the complaints which in many parts of the Kingdom have proceeded from the owners and occupiers of land, and con sidering also the benefits which have arisen to all other classes from recent legislation promoting free trade; it is expedient now to adopt measures for d'minithing the exist ing restrictions on the free transfer of landed property, and for distributing such property, in cases of intestacy, accord ing to the same rules as prevail in respect of personal pro perty." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 52. Alcock, Thomas Headlam, Thomas Romilly, Colonel Bass, M. T. Heatlicoat, John Baiwey, Colonel Bouverie, E. P. Henry, Alexander Smith, John B. Bright, John Heywood, James Stanton, W. H. Brockman, E. D. lleyworth, L. Thompson, Colonel Brotherton, J. Kershaw, James Thornely, Thomas Brown, W. Lacy, 11. C. Tollemache, F. J. Clifford, H. M. Lushington, Charles Vyse, R. II.: Colebrooke, Sir T. Meagher, Thomas 'Villiers, Charles Duncan, George Mangles, R. 1). Wahnsley, Sir J. Ellis, John Weigand, Viscount Wawn, J. T. Ewart,,William Mines, It. M. Williams, John Fergus, John Nugent, Lord Willyams, H. Gibson, T. M. O'Brien, Sir Timothy Wilson, Matthew Greene, John Pechell, Sir G. Hall, Sir B. Piikington, James TELLERS. Hardeastie, J. A. Pinney, William Hume, Joseph Harris, Richard Power, Nicholas King, P. J. Hastie, Alexander ltobartes, T. J. A. MAJORITY-NOES, 110. Abdy, SI r Thomas Goddard, A. L. Milner, W. M. Arbutintott, Hugh Goulbarn, Henry Mostyn, E. M. L. Armstrong, Sir A. Grace, 0. D. Mulgrave, Earl Bankes, George Greene Thomas Newry, - -Viscount Baring, Sir F. T. G:ey, R. W. Owen, Sir John Barnard, E. G. Gwyn, Howel Packe, C. W. Bellew, K. M. Hamner, Sir John. Paget,:Lord A. Beresford, William Harris, Captain Paget, Lord,George Blackall, S. W. liatchell, John Paklngton, Sir J. Bolden), 11. G. Heneage, G. H. Palmer, Roundel! Brisco, M. Henley, J. W. Parker, John Banbury, E. H. Herbert, IL A. Pigott, Francis Busfeild, W. Hildyard, T. B. T. Plowden, W. 11. Carew, W. P. Ilobliouse, Sir J. Plumptre, J. P. Charteris, Francis Hodgson, W.:N. Portal, Melville Chatterton, Colonel Hogg, Sir J. W. Richards. Richard Childers, J. W. llornby, John Russell, F. C. Christopher, H. Hothain, Lord ieynser, H. K. Coke, E. K. Howard, Lord E. Seymour, Lord Cole, IL . A. Howard, P. H. Sheridan, H. B. Coles, 11. B.• Hudson, George Smyth, J. G. Compton, li. C. Johnstone, Sit J. iimitenrille. Sir W. Craig, Sir W. G. dolliffe, Sir W. G. Spooner, Richard Deedes, W. Lew, C. E. Stanley, B. H. Denison, J. E. Lennard, T. B. Townshend, Capt. Divett, E. Lennox, Lord A. Tufnell. 11. Dodd, G. Lewis, G. C. Tyrell, Sir J. Duncombe, A. Lindsay, Colonel Vane, Lord H. Dundas, Sir DaYid Littleton, E. R. Verner, Sir W. Dunne, Colonel Lockhart; A. E. Vesey, Thomas Ebrington, Viscount Lockhart, W. Watkins, Colonel Edwards, H. Lopes, Sir Ralph Willoughby, Sir H. Elliot, John Lowther, Colonel Wilson, James Emlyn, Viscount Lygon, General Wood, Sir Charles Ferrer, James 31ackie, John Forbes, Wm. Maule, Fox TILLERS. Fuller, A. E. Maxwell, J. P. 11111, Lord Marcus Gaskell, J. M. Miles, William Newdegate, C. N. GORHAMv. THE BISHOP of EXETER. The subscribers to the enclosed re - solutions present their compliments to the editor of The Sum, and will be obliged by his publishing them as soon as possible. London, March 19. RESOLUTIONS. _ 1. That whatever at the present time be the force of the sentence delivered on appeal in the case of" Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter," the Church of England will eventually be bound by the said sentence, unless it shall openly end expressly reject the erroneous doctrine sanc tioned thereby. 2. That the remission of original sin to all infants in, and by the grace of, baptises is an essential part of the article, " One baptism for the remission of sins." 3. That—to omit other questions raised by the said sentence—such sentence, while it does not deny the liberty of holding that article in the tense heretofore received, does equally sanction the assertion that original sin is a bar to the right reception of baptism, and is not remitted except when God bestows regeneration before hand by an act of prevenient grace (whereof Holy Scrip ture and the Church are wholly silent), thereby render ing the benefits of holy baptism altogether uncertain and precarious. 4. That to admit the lawfulness of holding an exposi tion of an article of the creed contradictory of the essen tial meaning of that article is, in truth and in fact, to abandon that article. 5. That, inasmuch as the faith is one, and rests upon one principle of authority, the conscious, deliberate, and wilful abandonment of the essential meaning of an arti cle of the creed destroys the divine foundation upon which alone the entire faith is propounded by the Church. 6. That any portion of the Church which does so abandon the essential meaning of an article of the creed forfeits not only the Catholic doctrine in that article, but also the office and authority to witness and teach as a member of the universal Church. 7. That by such conscious, wilful, and deliberate act such portion of the Church becomes formally separated from the Catholic body, and can no longer assure to its members the grace of the sacraments and the remission of sins. 8. That all measures consistent with the present legal position of the Church ought to be taken without delay to obtain an authoritative declaration by the Church of the doctrine of holy baptism impugned by the recent sentence; as, for instance, by praying license for the Church in Convocation to declare that doctrine, or by obtaining au Act of Parliament to give legal effect to the decisions of the collective Episcopate on this and all other matters purely spiritual. 9. That, failing such measures, all efforts must be made to obtain from the said Episcopate, acting only its spiritual character, a re-affirmation of the doctrine of holy baptism impugned by the said sentence. H. E. MANNING, M.A., Archdeacon of Chi chester. ROBERT J. WILBERFORCE, M.A , Archdeacon of the East Riding. THOMAS THORP, 8.D., Archdeacon of Bristol. W. H. MILL, D.D., Regius Professor of Hebrew, Cambridge. E. B. PUSEY, D.D., Regius Professor of He brew, Oxford. JOHN KEBLE, M.A., Vicar of Huraley. W. DODSWORTII, M.A., Perpetual Curate of Christ Church, St. Pancras. WILLIAM J. E. BENNETT, M.A., Perpetual Curate of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. HENRY WILLIAM WILBERFORCE, M.A., Vicar of East Farleigh. RICHARD CAVENDISH, M.A. EDWARD BADELEY, M.A., Barrister-at-Law. JAMES R. flora:, D.C.L., Barrister-at-Law. The Bishop of Exeter has returned the following an swer to an address presented to him by a large numbsr of the most influential clergymen and laymen in the dio cese of London:— .. _ _ dear Dr. Spry,—The address which you and other eminent clergymen and laymen of the Church have had the goodness to present to me fills me with feelings of a very mixed character. I cannot but be supported and strengthened by the sympathy of such men, but I am far more humbled by the terms of eulogy in which that sympathy is expressed. May He who is sight to the blind, and strength to the weakest, grant to me, and to all that we may, in this our day of t r ial, ac t with faithfulness, with firmness, with singleness of heart, seeking only to serve Him, and to guard the sacred de posit of truth which he has entrusted to us! It seems but too likely that we are as yet only in the commencement of the fight of faith appointed to us. Let us strive, by prayer, and in humble reliance on the grace of GO, to attain to a right judgment in all things connected with cur several duties in all that may befall us. Let us be sober, vigilant, and more especially let us use our utmost endeavours to stay the impetuous spirit of those who may be tempted in this new need to de sert the Church in which they were in baptism made members of Christ, and in which that Holy Spirit of whom we were then born still dv. ells, and we cannot doubt will continue to dwell so long as that Church shall not by some act of her own, which, thanks be to God, bath not yet happened, only a torpid indifference more fatal and more hopeless than any air, accept the unhal lots cd judgment of men, be they who they may, in con tradiction to God's truth, and so cut herself off from that Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, of which she is still a pure and sound, hobs ever wounded, member. " In conclusion, accept my h( arty congratulation on the Christian firmness of your own bishop. " I am, my dear Dr. Spry, with the warmest thankful ' 11659 to yourself and to the churchmen who have acted w:th you on this cccasion, your and their ft:ithfui a:id affectionate brcther in Christ, "Th© Rev. Dr. Spry." " H. EXETER. WHOLESALE FISHMARKETS, AND A BATH FOR BILLINGSGATE AGAIN. TO THE _EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sut,—lt may perhaps be necessary to employ some philosophy, reason, logic, and patience, to in quire into, to examine, and arrange a machine that will point out the easiest, the most direct, and most unobstructed method for improving all fisheries and fishmarketing systems ; whatever trouble, however, may be required, all will agree that it is a subject that claims public consideration. As a means of assisting the promotion of fishery improvements throughout Great Britain, it has been suggested in The Sun that were there whole sale fishmarkets established at all large cities and towns, with factors and salesmen transacting their duties according to the spirit of their calling; standing in a position betwixt the fishermen and the public to see that justice is done to both parties ; selling the fish for the highest price bid, that the fisher men might be advantaged; and seeing that the fish are in prime condition before disposing of them to the public. The factors and salesmen being paid by commission, upon the amount received from quantity and quality disposed of, have a direct interest in looking into fishery improvements, and stimulating fishermen to industrial pursuits. The longer I think over a wholesale fishmarketing system, particularly if the regulations are to be abided by as they once were at Billingsgate :—"That all fish brought to the city must be taken to Billings gate market and sold by wholesale to retail dealers, and that the market must be clean-scrubbed and washed out every day at one I.M."—the more I am satisfied that the wholesale marketing system adds to the value and respectability of the trade. Fish in its uncured state is an article of food that soon perishes. Arriving in market early in the morning, the sooner it is all disposed of by wholesale, the sooner retail dealers have it in their power to supply their cus tomers with the fish in an entirely fresh state; and for this reason I believe the regulation was framed, " that the market must be clean scrubbed and washed out every day at one P.M." into the highest state of rebellion if a rotten borough existed amongst them ; and yet it was under such a system that England reached her highest pinnacle of glory ; and without meaning any disrespect to them, whose duty it is to mend or make the constitutions for the present age, I cannot do otherwise here than remind the Canadians cf the lines of Pope— " For forms of government let fools contest, That which is best administered is beat." Let the Canadians pause, then, before they attempt to throw themselves out of the arms of a kind parent, thinking to better themselves by annexation to the United States. " Sure enough, America is a great, and in many respects, a blessed and hopeful pheno menon, but as a model republic, or a model anything, the wise among themselves know too well that there is nothing to be said. Cease to brag of America and its model institutions and constitutions." Canadians,—Many men are at work in this country to assist you, but your dissensions and your annexa tion question alarm the capitalists of this country, and enable other colonies to get the start of you; wherehs, placed as you are, within a few days' sail of England, the development of the immense resources of your country would be certain if you would only be united to assist in that measure; by a contrary pro c, e3ing you arm your encodes, and the enemies of England, with weapons they know well how to use. But I trust now, Sir, conclude for the present, as I find that I have already trespassed too largely on your time and space. _ I Am, Sir, &c., ROBERT CARAHCHAEL SMYTEI., 15, Charles street, Haymarket, March 15, 1850. When large quantities of fish arrive at a market where there is no restriction as regards time for sales (or if there be restrictions, but they are not attended to), the fishermen and salesmen stickling about prices, anxious of course to keep them up as long as possible, allow time to pass ; all that while, the dead fish are not improving in quality, and as I have oftentimes before stated, "stale fish are dear as a gift." The problem to be solved, will be found simply to resolve itself into these few words :—" Ought the fishermen be allowed to dispose of their own catchings ? or ought that duty be left to men independent of the trade, beyond the commission they receive for sales effected, and who have a name to uphold for probity and equity ?" The plan suggested in a former letter for the erec tion of a bath at Billingsgate, I have been happy to find is much approved of. It is supposed, were baths erected in the neighbourhood of Billingsgate, not only the fishermen and hawkers would be accommodated thereby, but many of the sailors from colliers, coal heavers and bargemen would avail themselves of a wash at Billingsgate Baths. I have been told latterly that the model bath house for the working classes at Goulston-square, which contains 94 baths, is so well attended during summer, that although the price for the first class is only sixpence for a warm and threepence fur a cold bath, and for the second class, twopence for a warm and a penny for a cold one, they have actually col lected nineteen pounds sterling on a summer day. From this it may be supposed that a bath at Bil lingsgate would ultimately pay for its erection. I am, Sir, &c., H. DEMPSTER. THE CANADA QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—ln the letter you were kind enough to in sert in your paper, on the 11th March, headed as above, several errors were made, arising, no doubt, from my hurried way of writing and careless way of correcting the manuscript. I shall endeavour, therefore, on this occasion, to be more particular. With your permission, I will now continue my remarks upon tie " Montreal Annexation Circular," for we ought to kill and not merely scotch so fatal an enemy to the progress of Canada, and to the security of the empire. This annexation document complains of Canada Railway Stock being at a " depreciation of 50 to 80 per cent." Alas ! have we no complaints from rail way shareholders in England ? Are there no com• plaints in France or elsewhere ?—and is it not just possible that the fault may have been with the speculators in Canada themselves, and not with the people of England, that these colonial railways are at a depreciated value ? May it not have been a mistake to have attempted a railway from Montreal to Portland—an American port, be it remembered, and not one with the best approach, in the western world ? It is the opinion of many men, no doubt with all due submission to th a t o f Mr. Arthur Wel lington Hart, that the whole of the available capital, and all the energies of the people of the North American provinces, should have been brought to bear, in the first instance, upon the Mon treal, Quebec, and Halifax line of railway, Mr. Hart is pleased to call the Quebec and Halifax Railway a visionary scheme of Lord Grey. Unfortunately for Lord Grey he does not, in this instance, deserve the blame of Mr. Hart, for " the establishment of a steam packet communication between Halifax and England was strongly advocated by the Governor-General (Lord Durham) ; and also the formation of a rail road from Halifax to Quebec." Had Lord Grey, upon his own responsibility (strengthened as he was by Lord Durham's well-known opinion), and upon the receipt of Major Henderson's very favour able report on the Quebec and Halifax proposed railway, boldly encouraged that undertaking, he could well have afforded to have borne all the blame that could have been attached to him for such a mea sure. A railway to Montreal would soon have fol lowed, and Canada would thus have had an outlet from her capital to the ocean at all times of the year. The great terminus for all the North Ameri can continental railways will, there can be no manner of doubt, be at the port nearest Europe that can be ap proached at all seasons. It will be the great object of the American people both of the United States and of the North American provinces, to make the ocean passage as short as possible, and the people of Canada may depend upon it that any general plan of railways must always have in view the shortest possible sea voyage. Halifax appears to be the port to which they will all bend their course, at all events it will, for many reasons, certainly not be Portland, and this railway, therefore, as a general North American or imperial project, must fail. Most sincerely, however, do I hope that the specu lation of the Montreal and Portland Rail way may answer the original expectations of those who engaged in it, and I have no doubt that it will ultimately do so, particularly if Mr. Hart's suggestions regarding the eastern townships are carried into effect, for the funds arising from the sale of the lands, if properly ma naged, will become highly valuable. (Here follow some remarks showing the importance and value of the eastern townships.) Well indeed, Sir, may Lord Durham have said, " I see no reason for doubting that by good govern ment and the adoption of a sound system of coloniza tion the British possessions in North America may be made the means of conferring on the suffering classes of the mother country many of the blessings which have hitherto been supposed to be peculiar to the social state of the new world," and well indeed might Charles Buller urge upon Government the de velopment of such resources. To continue my remarks on the " Annex ation Circular," which further complains that " the Provincial Government is cumbrous and expensive." This I am not prepared to deny, but it does not follow, I think, as a matter of course, that annexation to the United States would remedy any such evils. Few people have not in former times made this complaint, and certainly there are hardly any in the present time who do not find fault with the form and expense of their various Govern ments, and I would ask the people of Canada whether they consider those of the United States as perfectly satisfied ? Is there no native party ; no anti-slave party ? At all events " their constitution, such as it may be, was made here, not there;" and even here since these days Englishmen have thought that they could improve the noble fabric of their far famed glorious Constitution. The immortal Junius told the people that he questioned "the power de jure of the Legislature to disfranchise a number of boroughs, upon the general ground of improving the Constitution," and when such a proceeding was in later days contemplated, the Duke of Wellington de clared that "if he were to invent a constitution for Parliament over again, he would not say that he would adopt the same as it now existed, because the invention of man could not accomplish it." In spite, however, of the opinion of Junius, away went the rotten boroughs, and, in spite of the opinion of the Duke of Wellington, on came the change, at the bidding of the Genius of R4orm, whether for good or for evil, has yet to be proved ; but surely the people of Canada, or those of any of the British colonies, cannot for an instant suppose that Great Britain would wish for a moment to with hold from them any of those rights or privileges, to enjoy which she herself has made so many sacri fices ; let the Canadians, however, :beware of that fatal malady, a restless spirit of innovation. Have they as yet had sufficient experience of the form of government they now enjoy to be able to say exactly what change will be of "advantage to them. Would they not, let me ask, be thrown at the present time ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. ROME ClRCUlT.—Maidstcne, March 21. CIVILSIDE.—(Before Lord Chief Justice WILDE and a Special Jury.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.-EXTRAORDINARY CASE.-ADAMS U. GIBES. This was an action brought — byJ.ne Emma Adams against Richard Gibbs, to recover damages for the breach of his promise to marry her. The defendant, in addition to the usual formal pleas denying the making of the promise, &c., also pleaded that the plaintiff had not required him to perform it; and he had also caused to be placed upon the record two other pleas of a very extraordinary character, in one of which he alleged that after making the promise to the plaintiff be had ascertained that she was suffering from an incurable disease called consumption, and was on that account unable to perform the duties of a wife; and in the other he stated, that he was required to assign over certain property, to which, through his wife, be would have been entitled, to other persons, and on these grounds he alleged that he was justified in refusing to perform the promise be had mad.. The damages a e:e laid at 2,000 L Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Bovill were for the plain tiff; Sergeant ShEe and Mr. Ogle appeared fur the de fendant. Mr. CHAMBERS, in o; ening the case, said that it was his duty, on t' - te part of the plaintiff, to lay before the jury the extraordinary circumstances under which 'she was obliged appeal to their justice far com[ensation for the deep and di•tressing injury which she had re ceived at the hands of the defendant; and, when he had laid before theirs the singular circumstances of the transactior, he was satisfied they would see that the case was one which required their most serious consi deration, and which demanded very heavy damages in deed at their hands. The plaintiff, Miss Jane Emma Adams, was the eldest surviving daughter of a gentle. mar. residing at Wateringbury, in this county. He had formerly carried on the business of a farmer, at Nettle stead, very extensively, but he was unfortunate, and, in consequence of the circumstances of this case, be felt it necessary to give the jury some information with regard to the condition in life of the father of the plaintiff. It appeared that, being in difficulties, and indebted in a considerable amount to his wife's relations, he had agreed to give up his farm to his brother-in-law, and his relatives consented to pay the whole of his debts, he undertaking, on his part to give all the se curity in his power for the repayment. The defendant was a farmer and hop-grower in the same neighbourhood, and he and his family were on the most intimate terms with the plaintiff and her relations, and constantly visited them, and he therefore had ample opportunity of observing the conduct of the young lady and also the state of her health before he made the promise of marriage, upon which this action was founded. At the time the offer of marriage was made the young lady was about 24 y ears of age, and the defendant was about 45, and it appeared that in August, 1848, ho first made the proposal to the young lady. She, very properly, immediately communicated what had taken place to her faller, and he subsequently had an interview with the defendant, and upon that occasion he called to his attention the disparity between their ages; but the defendant made no difficulty of this circumstance, and the plaintiff's father then said that if they theta selves saw no difficulty in this respect, ho should net, upon the ground of their differences of ages, offer any opposition to the union. He at the same time told the defendant that he was aware of his circumstances, and that he was not in a condition to give his daughter any fortune, and the defendant replied that he did not desire money, and that he had plenty to support his wife, and that all he d es i re d w as to be united to his daughter. From this period the defendant was received as the acknowledged suitor of the young lady, and be pro ceeded to purchase new furniture, and to make altera tions in his ho use , in anticipation c f the marriage, and at length the w e dding w as appointed to take place on the 16th Decemb e r, at the church of St. Martin's-in-the- Fields, and a short time before the day in question the defendant, who intended to have the marriage solem nized under a special licence, went to London in order to comply with the necessary form of residing a certain period within the district where the ceremony was to be performed. He had stated that Miss Adams was en titled to a small amount of property at the death of her mother, and it became necessary that certain deeds should be executed before the marriage took place, and the defendant, who was informed of the whole of the circumstances, consented to be a party, and it was ar ranged that ho should be present at the office of the solicitor, in Maidstone, when the deeds were executed, and Thursday, the 14th of December, was appointed for that purpore. The plaintiff and her father, and the other persons interested, accordingly assembled, but tho defen dant never made his appearance, and nothing more was heard of him from the month of December, 1848, till October, 1849, when he again made his appearance in London. Of course great alarm was felt by his friends, and also by the plaintiff's family at his absence. It was imagined that some accident must have befallen him, and the police were applied to to make inquiries respecting him, but for a long time no information whatever could be obtained respecting him. It was at length ascer tained that on the day when be was to have attended to see the deeds executed at Maidstone, he had gone as far as Reigate by the South-Eastern Railway, and that he left the train at that station, and proceeded to make his way to Liverpool, to which place some notes, which he had received for stock he had sold, were traced, and it was supposed that he had gone to America; but, however, nothing was heard of him, neither was any letter or communications in any state received by his own family or that of the plaintiff, and nothing R as known respecting him, until the month of October, 1849, when it appeared that ho was disco vered in London. The jury might very well conceive that this proceeding occasioned the most dreadful alarm and anxiety to the plaintiff, and for some time it was found that her mind was affected, and that she would never reco‘er the shock she had sustained. Owing, however, to the constant attention of her brother, who was in the me Heal profession, and the kindness sho bad received, not only from her own relations, but also from the family of the defendant, that fi ar did not now exist, but her constitution and health were impaired, and she still suffered most deeply from the conduct of the defendant. The defendant had never condescended to give any exp'anation of his proceedings, and he was really at a loss to imagine what answer was to be attempted on the present occasion. With regard to the pleas that had been put upon the record, several of them were merely of a personal character, but as to the last two pleae, hemust say that he looked upon them as an aggravation of the defendant's misconduct, and but that he did not believe they exanatcd from him, but were merely placed there by his attorneys, he should have no hesitation in att)ing that it was most disgraceful to attempt to make such a defence. The Learned Coun sel then proceeded to state that it appeared to him that these pleas were most odious and distressing. The de fendant by one of these pl eas did not deny that he had made the promise to mar r y t h e p l a i n tiff, but he asserted that she was suffering under a deadly disease, and on that account she had no right to ask him to fulfil it. What were the circumstances under which the defendant had dared to place such a plea upon the record as an excuse fur his own m i scon d uct ? He should show that he bad been on inti mate terms with the family— that be was constan t ly v i s i t i ng a t their house, and if there was any foundation fur the as sertion with regard to the state of health of the plain tiff, Le must have been aware of it, or at all events, ought to have been, before he took upon himself to make her an offer of marriage. He was instructed, however, that there was no pretence to the allegation, and he defied his. Learned Friend to produce any testi mony to confirm that whi c h was state d in the p!ea, viz., that the plaintiff was su ff er i ng un d er co nsumption, and if he did not do so, h e t h ought t h e j u ry would agree with him that the pla c i ng such a p l ea upon the record was an additional insult to t h e young l a dy, whom he had rade already some soe observations oLtebaerrnpelde2C,osutantsierlkg that then it was equally incapable of proof, and he concluded by asking the jury whether, it he should make out these facts to their satisfaction, they would net consider that the amount of damages claimed in the declaration were only a sufficient comkensation fur the injury the plaintiff had sustained. Witnesses were then examined in ment of counsel. proof of the state. Sergeant SUEE then addressed the jury for the de fendant. Ile commenced by observing, that the de fendant never intended in any way to cast the slightest slur upon the virtue, reputatien, or conduct of the plain tiff or her family, and he was now instructed publicly to make the admission, and at the same time also to state, that there was nothing whatever in the circum stances or conduct of the father of the plaintiff, which cast the slightest discredit upon him, and that he would have been proud to ally himself with the family, but for the reason stated in that plea with regard to the state of health of the plaintiff, and which was the real and sub stantial defence he was instructed to make upon the pre apt occasion. There was a very great difference in the circumstances of cases of this description. If it ap peared that a m an un der the plea of affection and the promise of marriage had seduced an innocent girl, and then cast her off an object of scorn to the world, or that he des er t e d t h e p re tended object of his affeciion for another w h o was more wealthy or more beau tiful, in su c h cases j u ries very properly gave large damages ; but he would confidently ask the jury whether the present was not a case of a very different description. The defence he bad to urge upon the jury was, that the defendant was not actuated by any im proper motive, but that he really loved this young wo man, and had the intention to make her his wife, until he had reason to believe that the state ef her health was such as to re n d er it a lmost certain that their union would be a most unhappy one, and that the offspring which would be the result of it would in all probability be ' doomed to a p re mature grave. The Learned Counsel then remarked upon the dreadful extent to which the disease of consumpti m prevailed in this country, and he asked the jury a heilier, if the defendaut really be lieved that the woman to whom he was about to be al lied was tainted with that discrler, and rcflected upon the melancholy consequences that were likely to ensue, whether he was not morally j ust ified, and whether be did more than pe farm his duty in refusing to effect such an union. It was clear from the evidence that the promise in question was hastily made, and that on:y a week before no i c ' ea was entertained of it being the intention of the defendant to make an offer of marriage to the young lady, and be should submit to the jury that up t this period the de fendant had not had the opportunity of asceitlining the condition of health of his intended wife, He would, in the first instance, ask them whether, upon the evidence that had ID( en laid before them, they entertained any doubt that the young lady was in reality labouring under this dreadful disease. They had hoard that two of her sisters, one aged 20 and the other 22, had been snatched away by it; that her brother had been sent to India in the hope that it would preserve his life from also falling a sacrifice to the disorder; and, although one medical LITERATURE. REVELATIONS of the LIFE of PRINCE TALLEYRAND. Edited from the Papers of his Private Secretary, M. Colmache. A beautiful reprint of this most agreeable biography has just emanated, in the form of a second and cheaper edition, from the .establishment of Mr. Colburn—a reprint testifying at once the popularity of the work and the enterprise of the publisher. According to the present arrangement the two volumes, which on their first appearance we commmended for their brilliant style and anecdotal attractiveness, are here condensed into one, comprised within the compass of 375 beau tifully printed pages octavo, including the extracts from the MSS. of Prince Talleyrand, and adorned with an engraving of the great diplomatist prefixed as a frontispiece. Having already carefully ana lysed the merits of the work as a biographi cal composition, we have now only occasion to remark upon the compactness and com pleteness of the second edition just issued. That the first edition should have been so speedily ex hausted is, to us, no matter of surprise whatever, fa miliar as we are with its sparkling manner and striking reminiscences. In its present improved and and condensed form the " Revelations" cannot fail to be enhanced in fascination, from the circumstance that the mystery of its authorship is at length solved, the solution appearing in a " Note to the Second Edition," the announcement being thus worded :-- " It seems scarcely necessary to observe, that the young diplomatist and Mona. C. (Colmache) are one and the same person, the former having been intro duced for the sake of disguising the real author, a step which is no longer neccessary." In consequence of this 'revelation, in regard to the " Revelations," the witty memoirs of Talleyrand, by Colmache, have, at length, the additional and crowning advantage of being authenticated. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open carriage and four, on Wednesday afternoon. Her Majesty had a dinner party on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, Earl Granville, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, Count Perponcher, Vis count Clifden, the Right Hon. Henry and Mrs. La bouchere, and Colonel the lion. Charles Grey. Her Majesty gave a concert in the evening. The performance took place in the saloon, and the fol lowing was the programme : - Overture, " Melusine ' Bartholdy Lied, " Die Schildwache," Herr Formes Hole]. Andante (pianoforte, clarionet, oboe, bassoon, and horn), Mrs. Ander son, Messrs. Williams, Malsh, G. Wactzig, and P. Hardy Beethoven. Aria, " Wer ein Liebchen hat ge funden," Herr Formes (Die Ent fuhrung aus dem Serail) Mozsrt. Solo, violin, M. Sainton, " Le Car naval de Venise." Lied, " Der Krieger and twin Ross," Herr Formes v Hola Wedding March (Midsummer 5 Mendelssolm Night's Dream) Lied, " Die Wanderlust," Herr _ - , Formes Eisen Finale . . Haydn. At the pianoforte, Mrs. Anderson. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance. The Queen walked yesterday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, and the Royal Family took their usual exercise. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Colonel Bouverie. His Royal Highness Prince Albert left Bucking ham Palace for the Mansion-house at a quarter be fore six o'clock yesterday evening, attended by Vis count Clifden, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Captain Francis Sey mour, and Colonel Bouverie. _ _ The Duchess of Sutherland and Lady C. Lemma Gower, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Earl Spencer, and Viscount Jocelyn, had the honour of dining with the Queen at Buckingham Palace yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Couper, for Frogmore. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Wednesday, at Gloucester House. Viscount Mandeville, M.P., attended at the Ace of the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, and presented a memorial from the Mayor and Corporation of Bewdley, praying the Commission to compel the completion of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Railway. A deputation from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, consisting of Mr. Rufford, M.P. (chairman), and Messrs. William Mathews, G. B. Thorneycrft, and M. Grazebrook (directors), Mr. C. Bedford (solicitor), and Mr. N. T. Smith (secretary), bad an interview with the Commissioners of Railways yesterday, at their office in the Board of Trade. Mr. Tancred, M.P. for Banbury, and Lord Saye and Sele, High Steward of Banbury, had an inter view with Sir George Grey, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State (Home Department), yesterday, and presented a memorial from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the borough of Banbury. Mr. Logan had an interview with Earl Grey yes. terday at the Colonial-office. A Committee on the mineral kingdom of the Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 met yester day in the New Palace of Westminster. There were present Sir Charles Lyell, Sir Henry T. de la Beebe, Sir Roderick Murchison, Dr. Lyon Playfair, and Mr. Richard Phillips. Mr. C. hilke and Mr. H. Cole attended on b:half of the executive committee.' A deputation, including Mr. Bagley, Mr. T. Ashton, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Eskrigge, had an inter view with Earl Granville yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. A deputation on the Railway Audit Bill, including Mr. Harrison, Mr. King, and Mr. Keith Barnes, had an interview yesterday w ith thel,Commissioners of Railways. A deputation, consisting of the Earl of Yarborough, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Bedder , and Mr. Rendel, had au interview with the Commissioners of Railways yea. terday. The Bishop cf Norwich had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Lord Ashley had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet yesterday. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. Captain Pelham had an interview yesterday with the Commissioners of Railways. Dispatches were sent off yesterday ev_eping, f rom the Colonial-office, for the G overnor of New South Wales. Dispatches were received yesterday afternoon at the Colonial-office from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong-Kong, and Labuan ; and also from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. CHURCH CHIMNEY SatoKE. A correspondent of the Builder says—l observe to-day, at St, Margaret's, Westminster, another instance of what I have frequently seen with regret, viz , volumes of dense smoke, highly charged with carbonaceous matter, issuing from huge, ugly stove pipes that may be seen projecting either sPeebiailaectilenin of g the through the r oo f or out of the w i n d ow s of many really very finesercebf:teeicntg them by the con se genius of our countrymen;se quent deposits of soot. Really in this age of inven tion, when improved s moke-consuming stoves of every possible variety of form are almost daily ushered into existence, it is an almost unpardonable offence again s t architectural propriety, that a stove pipe is anywhere to be found rearing its sooty head amidst the rich embel lishments of a fine old pile of building. That stoves are inolispossable 1 am not prepared to deny; but why not use those that consume coke, charcoal, or gas, the vapour from which is invisible? Their flues would neither be unsightly when in use, nor would they scatter their grimy and indelible traces around them.