The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-18 00:00:00

-___ _ took p'ale at last we,k's I, Ln I gs Very few trinsaction turrvneies. 'ink the offal. Per 81bs. to Al interior Be * s. d. to to 3. d. Seeo r , d ,••• .• 210 3 2 Second goal. Sheep 3 6 3 10 2 Prim (Itlality •• 3 4 3 6 Coarse-troolled ditto 4 0 4 Pri m e I , ar Ve Oxen •• 3 6 3 8 ':otttbdown Wether 4 4 4 6 Lit e -cute •• •• •• 3 8 310 Ditto -ut of the woo' 0 0 1) 0 ~rte co,lrte Calvet , 3 2 3 6 Large Hogs ......3 4 3 8 ;4111;11.e. smell ditto .• 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers •• 3 10 4 0 140"'r4sUlitellevres 18 0 25 0 Quartzr old I'lgs ..16 0 21 0 •• • 3 2 3 4 Lambs •• •• • •• •• 0 0 0 lieao TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. 3 ' I Sheep.3 i2 I 101 204 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Ittasts. 5I I Sheep. I calves. I P. 12) 50 Th tiZU/ GATZ AND LEADZNIIALL. - k e ., e l r rivalu of c ,, untr) -kill e d meat up to t h ese mar . t a , L ,„"triol Monday last, 'have not exceeded 4.000 car- Fr„ m Scotland, We towing to the mildness of the . r, - t 4 t. ti 0-, Ihey have been small. With n Sit slaughtered 1 11 no metropolis we have been but moieta•ely supplied. futt.on has sold readily, at an advance iu the cpmealions ° I. l' l ne 2 , 1 per 8 lbs. In B. e', Veal, and Pork only a 11 " ed btpiness has te. n doing at late rates. nferior raiddlin •• ,„ - ar ge VealP'n't 'malt .. • Al per stone by tae Carcase. 3. d. to i. A. a, d. to s. 1 2 4 2 fi ati►tton, Interior •• 2 s 210 2 8 210 middling.. 3 0 3 4 3 0 3 2 prime •• 3 0 310 3 2 3 4 Pork, 1arae........ 2le 3 4 3 0 4 0 small .• •• 3 6 4 0 - - - - - - nonouGrt AND SPITALPIELDS. Lts,ozstovise t arrivals of Potaoes, attic `l Mon ay la-t, be erl but rn o d erAte. By la-td carriage, upwards of for,T tons h th e reac h e d us i n good con d it i on. Th 21n,," imports have comprised 15 tuts from Dunkirk, d u ; 'utto from Antwerp. 120 ditto from Dieppe, 180 6 0 1 1 fr,r°3l Rotterdam 63 ditto from Rouen. and 70 ditto VI " t 'nd, forming a total supply t.f 568 tone. supplied, our markets a-e by no means heavily 4'; mt I nand for all kinds f Potatoes is heavy, and in P r : instances prices have still a downward tendency. porkpr: rates as under:— bi Per Ton. Dit to :egents 90s to 120 s Sept,t: aba 's' 3 -s to - s Dit to R egents 70 5 t o 80s bit t Porn-Cups 6'i t o 75 s tip ° ' ut rs -sto -s " P ink ..... sto - Unt o ] 3 " - sto - s Pe4b °•!4egents. 90s to 105 s Ilitt " e n ditto 70s to 35s 11,2 Xi dnevs -3 to - tr esstlellegts. 80s to 90s Per Ton. Common Whites 50a to 75s Kent Kidneys ... —s to Essex Regents ... —s to —2 Ditto Slums ...... —s to a Ditto Kidneys ... —a to —a French Whites ... 60s to FOs Ditto Reds --s to —s Belgian Whites... 60s to 75s Dutch Whites ... 70s to Ks Ditto Red 5........ ato German ditto ... 60s to 80s Irer ZIOXOUGH HOP 11421.1i1LET. cf or such is steady, rill 4 fe w really fine Hops are on sale now. The de a full prices. In other kindit tst e 436u nly a limited bu s in ess i s pauing, at barely la te b ale -L he import s i n t o L on d on l as t wee k were 37 6( 6 " ;Mit Oitenri. Ne w Mid. an d E as t K en t pockets, ON , to 11[ li s ; new Weald of Kent d i tto, 613 s to 81; 1 31;„ 4880 x ditto, 5/ 8 s t o 6/ 10 3 ; new F arn h am ., 121 to loat' i , 4 ing Kent , 3/ to 4/ 10s; yearling Sussex, 218 s ; old Hops, 1/ to 31155. „ e i) , A l - sates, or about 15.000 bales ave be com tort,l.";• The whole uf th• parcel s }t submitted to hiie ti ° o --4,500 bales—have sold briskly at an ad -24c oti the p i ev i ous sa l e ' s pr i ces o f f rom l d to fully ~tapi lb • The atteodance of buyers from the marfu oit t i l lg distri c t s , as we ll as f rom t h e C ont i nent, has tilipi ri t fr i " g ually large. The auctions will be continued !Ist t d " tha whole of the present week. Since Monday ass t u npnrtittions into London have amounted to 63 ditt 4:r lr °ul Mogador e ; 2,100 ditt o from Arica; 108 14 2 d :,, r enil the Ri o G ran d e ; 271 di t t o f rom t h e C ape ; 418d:143 f rom Port Philip ; 594 ditto from Sydney ; lip dl4° f .:tto from Odessa; 20 ditto from Buenca Ayres; and r orn Bombay. Th, TALLOW. 11(4 e ln gP tivery of Tallow since this day se'nnight has b° •6 —ee cled 1,742 casks. Notwithstanding the mark e t tk% ti - Y is tol erab l y steady pr i ces are 3d per cwt. lower Ch U onday last. P. Y. C. on the spot, is selling at Ihti„ t o 3 7s 6d per cw t. F o r d e li ver y o f new up t o dj:°lsB, the p r i ce i s 393 per cwt, at w hi c h very little 4 1, Pg• d Per 8 Town lb S allow, 37s per cwt, net cash; rough l. \.:,_' .. c ....._ qer 8 lbs. 0 116., 1846. 1847. 1 1848. 1849. 184 U. ),,•'' thl 's I -a Y •• .... 19,51$ 12,137 ' 11,373 33,805 41.738 to , " 1 *• C c 42s Id 50s 6d ' 52s 9d 40s Od to 37s 3d oi t , ll. ery,i,: 4C. ••'' i to 42. 9d to Os Od to Is Od Os Od to37s 6d 44", tror n I ` W olk •• 1,398 1,514 ! 1,730 2,482 1,742 :hls 1 n Une 1.... y 1,893 67,869 1 80,311 76,746 71,033 go r ro : week 397 ! 709 875 613 net ' hil l , I ... 75,627 69,383 ! 84,083 103,101 87,359 St TO " •• • 46s 6d 52s Od 64s 6d 43s Od 1191 Od Jt h - AR VIAL COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL.- ( THIS DAY. ) .44 ,I"°rarnittee of the Privy Council sat at Whitehall ( 1 111 ) °l. ; L ' i rlg, at ten o'clock, and proceeded to hear i lclve le n i ' n 'n the case of Mahtab Chund Babadoor v. the '`ltjl i t e r of Bengal, which was an appeal from one of T he 141 tribunals in Bengal. i 4 l'vm °()Li nsel was to be heard on each side on a point or 1 11 4 " Ur. Turner was heard during the morning 11:4Ppellant. tt iOß t° , e Mbers of the Committ e present were—Lord N'l t e, Lord Campbell, Dr Lusbington, Sir Edward '/Itt i ' . "'r. Baron Parke , and . ttie lion. Mr. Pemberton CH ANCERY. —(THIS DAY.) h t 0 % 4 -Jord Chancellor, agreeably to the arrangement 'I nt 'urice d on Saturday, sat to-say in his court, in 11ttlt4h; - 11 .111, Linc o l n ' s I nn , an d h ear d appea l s. H is 0 % 5 ' 1) . it is now generally understood, will sit in the Lords to hear appeals on Thursdays and end every other day in the Court o f Chancery. a The , HUTCHINSON v. TLICHEUNE. h tt ta ;arch er argument . s on this part-heard case 14 di tl i t i !ted this mornin i The case came before appealip upon g ro . in an order of the Vice- Bruce, _directing farther inquiries i h ! k r P,. e e t to the negotiations between the defendant 3 si t i 49 Goux, the inventor cf a process for harden ott4atoue, patented by the defendant to the exclu fro th ° Prior title ( f the plaintiff, who had purchased ts • at th !Ile — 0 inventor. The inquiries were directed to e th e CO in • • r 4 4 .1 urt coming to a right conclusion on the ed for th e p l a i nt iff, w h o soug h t b y hi s bill to ha ve MNilo; e 4, dttnt de c l are d to b e hi s trustee f or t h e patent . a tt, , Per and Mr. Tyrrell were counsel f o r th e ap '".„4 hiu J. Russell and Mr. Hetherington for;the ond Webster for Le Goux. 04 4 41e I rttri CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion cf the gave judgment, dismissing the appeal with ki4 1 ,4 f CROSS V. SPRIGG. ll re 4ther r 11401„ arguments on the part heard appeal were . -I N g. d, and occupi e d the Court the remaind e r o f ta n , h O l V i hs COURT.—(T HIS DAY.) h t ilt l - ia 41,ster of the Rolls did not sit in his Court in 1, Chancery-lane, te-day, in consequence of 4 0e0"° attend the Judicial Committee of tne Privy h(kr o se IIANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) h ei -1 1 re the VI C E-CHANCELLOR of EN G LA N D.) ~dc a cl neur sat this morning at eleven o'clock, and (k r , but no case of any interest occurred. ( 11 - - ' ° /0 the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE ) It '4 KICPPELL V. ALBEMARLE. W on the Alh pap er to-day upon petition. Upon 01.1 ° Cled on C: h tai ti „ l 'vElyr „ sciid that the object of the petition was P4tittit"'Order ta restrain the defendant, the D , owager 1 ; 1 1' aielf. Albemarle, from scratching a horse a name h k - ',,.11 t .,, 1 5t entered for the Derby. 111 % ' 111 4.1., who appeared for the Countess, said th e pint relieve his friend from any suspense on ill tri hoe % „' h i nd he would under:ake that th• name of ttlj r ,k an t ° l lld not be scratched out: his client had ttl " h t of enieh was set down before the Vice-Chan• tli t c' e, t lN A ll ,g!end, and ho thought the best course to 1 4 NC" be to take all the matters in dispute before tiea of s ot the Court, as a notice had already been hind co motion betore the Tice-Chancellor of ' At te r a tin ncior. t o. (t ne short discussions, this suggestion was ltiFottlist(llerrore the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAX.) k0 r (4 46 /30 general interest occupied the Court the • 4 Qii„Pt g. g, BENCH.—THIS BEN CH.—(T HIS DAY.) Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, Ix fare Mr. Justice +IN E RLE , and a Common Jury.) %era t he first day cf the sittings at nisi pries, after 111 4 s e oll al, for the city of London. t il t and jury were occupied during the morning ' 4 t• 6g to e ease of Gerard v. Levington, which was an 'tior,-,seeever the amount of a wine-merchant's bill, "0 platter of public interest. At . M r , - ` ll ll - ;,",,N PLEAS.—( THIS DAY.) Ch;isi Prius, at Guildhall, before Lord u n=ties W an d a Special Jury.) I WILDS t Y th il • WILSON a. PRESTON. tt % v, r ,t l l ea3C directed by the Court of Chancery to R % e' of a deed of equity of redemption. The ' s f C o - ° entipied the Court at greet length, but general interest. 1 , ;) ( Th (R ti • QUER.—(THIS DAY.) th e r ° Ca l ,"'„ lt tlngs at Prius at Guildhall.) i s :',was occupied during the morning in trying s• t t ▪ uttro ° ,,, - ' ° rY e. Finials, which was an action to re - Ptiii,,3, flora,, egaiust the Sheriff for an alleged illegal " ittiZ'etlte particulars were only of interest to the dtately concerned. Rt. "114 " Y COUNTY COURT. (THIS DAY.) (Before G. CLivE, Esq.) ~ 104°111 Pitri llC 111 " FORMA PAUPER'S. his ° h 3 ' af , er his Honour had taken i seat . on , t. e n n „,s Mr. 0 the solicitor, of White -9•,lti-'''t, Cornh ill " a n t ' tended at the above cou o rt t in () ,? i ti llit lint ElPPliclition fur an order to in su aat 4:1;11:1.9 4 411) .ri5" on behalf of a toiestiorl3Pileant stated that the present t„ s ect e „ ' made to a judge at a County f such Cou . rt or . ' t 9) '9 and h •r— -. femalewas the first k t , e 1,44 e consit.eri.d it of the utmost importance ''''ea he tl at bis Honour's opinion should te made r l th • B e i, i „, i i t4 t b otzi )UiLl I* *l-9r his Honour to a case reported t i.Srni.a tn !" Pleas (Clive a peeper, v, fallen), where . 1 94,,T .. tt 411,",eulges. llid down that every Court of Record ti,.. La o n „ rarzte s ts sue in forma pauperis. The I t : .4 1 'tinat occasion wets for 10/. due for wages, an d ii a ltli t ,. 4 oo r uled that the action was properly brought. fp, kin hOu rt..", Considei e I that under tv , ese circumstances Ibi t ' t u ' l d Pow him an order to sue in h. ta UP.-ri • Power to grant liv a ll h o 3 in the actiou he was about to bring. 4 Ul m ls°l3a, after perusiog tte report alluded to, i'e had the power to make the order ; d there- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, fore on applierat making the usual affidarit he should instantly grant it. BO W-STREET.-(T HIS DA Y.) Two respectably attirrd men, who gave their names sa George Haigh and Charks Wants, were charged with obstructing the police in tt e execution of their duty. rolicc-constable A 156 stat,ed that whi!e on duty in Chancery-lane, on Sunday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, he heard a cry of " police," and on going Intl Holborn he found Haigh violently shaking a mac, and surrounded by a mob of peoplc. He tried to g• t him away from the man whom he was illusing, when the prisoner scizel him by the collar, and placing his fingers baween his neck and stock, ho attempted to throttle him; but witness had recourse to his truncheon, and beat his hands off. Shortly afterwards assistance came up, and the prisoner was, with some difficulty, conveyed to the ,ation. Air. HALL—Did he say anything to you? Witness— I asked him what be was doing with the man, and his " Find out, you d—d thief." Polite-constable A 224, one of the police who came to the rescue of the last witness, stated that the prisoner Wi:liams, and others fhe mob, pushed against him and endeavoured to prevent his reaching his brother con stable. The prisoner struck him, while some of his companions knocked his hat over his eyes. Mr. HALL—flow many people were assembled on the spot? Witness—l should say about 300. Mr. 11ALL—Then there was a riotous disturbance. Witness—There was a dreadful noise. Mr. HALL—What have ycu to say, Haigh? _ . Ilaigh said he was ashamed of his conduct, and sorry for what had occurred, for it was always his desire to resist rather than obstruct the police. The fact was, however, he wai a trunk-maker, but he had been out of work all through the -winter until last week, when he succeeded in getting into a shop, and whsn he commit ted the offence Alp was returning home from the house where he had' his footing." Williams, who ~.escribed himself as a clerk, denied all knowledge of the transaction. He was aaracte ito the spot by the noise, and on reaching it he was pounced upon by the police, and carried away to the station housca Mr. HALL said such a disturbance could not be tole rate!' in the streets, nor could he visit this offence with a slight fine. The prisoners must then( fore p*y 50.!. each or be imprisoned fourteen days. The prisoners were then removed in custody. A MODEL DECISION. As we have occasionally derided the Aldermana tion of Justice, it is but fair to acknowledge that Aldermen Carden and Humphery at the Mansion house have, in the treatment and punishment of a ruffianly case, presented a perfect model to the magis tracy. A. Mr. Leggett, leather tnerchant, committed an assault upon a young lady, and followed it up by using grossly indecent language to her. The plea in defence was intoxication. Many a magistrate would hare lectured the defendant upon the impropriety of getting drunk, fined him forty shillings or so, which would have been smilingly and triumphantly paid, and the case would have been di-posed of; but not so did the Aldermen allow a ruffian to purchase the in dulgence of brutality. " Alderman Carden, after having conferred with Alderman Humphery, said, my brother magistrate and I have •ery narrowly looked into all the circumstances of this case, and we concur in opinion that one of more gross indecency could not have been brought before us. We concur, too, in opinion that the disgusting words uttered by the defendant must have been habitual, and not the mere casual effusion of drunken brutality. " The defndant—l assure you, sir, that I was so drunk as to have no idea of what took place. A friend and I had dined and taken four bottles of wine in the tavern near the spot. I had no notion of insulting the lady. _ _ " Alderman Carden—You were not able to run after and persecute her, but to attempt to escape when you found that persons were ready and determined to pro teat her, and you greatly aggravated your offence by repeating language unfit for any ears, in the pretence of one to whom as a man you were bound to offer suc cour and assistance insteai of insult. We are perfectly aware that a sum of money al a penalty upon you would be considered of no importance. You manifested by your smiles and indifference, while the young lady was so modestly giving her e►idence, that you felt very little fur her, or for your offence against soc`sty, or apprehen sion as to the result of this investigation. But it happens as magistrates we have the power of inflicting a very disagreeable substitute for a pecuniary penalty, and we think that this is a most excellent opportunity of testing the efficacy of that power. Our sentence upon you, therefore, is, that for your violent and indeoent conduct you be imprisoned seven days in the House of Correc tion.—(Laughter.) " The defendant was shocked at this judgment, and assured the Bench that he deeply regretted his conduct, and was willing to pay any penalty they might think proper to inflict. He repeated that he was most willing to be allowed to apologise to the lady and all other per sons whom ha might have offended. " Alderman Carden said, the Bench did not consider it necessary to consult the lady at all upon tte occasion, and certainly could not suppose that she would con descend t 3 listen to the language of apology from one who had used language for which there could be no apology. The defendant was then taken off to the House of Correction. There were several gentlemen present who were ready to testify as to the high respect ability of Mr. Leggett, but the Alderman said the cafe was disposed of." This is all excellent. There are other police courts in which the defendant's expressions of regret after the unexpected sentence was passed would not have been contrasted with the insolent indifference of his demeanour when he thought that his purse was to exempt him from punishment for his brutality. The Alderman had the sagacity to see that the de fendant's sorrow was not sorrow at the unprovoked outrage he had committed against an unprotected woman, but sorrow that he had fallen into the hands of justice, and could not ransom his person from the House of Correction. We have often protested against the readiness of ma gistrates to favour the intercession of complainants for mitigation of punishment, as if a party should in any way be permitted to interfere with the office and functions of the judge, and as if the example of punishment for outrage was not due to the public in terests from the moment a case was brought under the cognizance of a tribunal. Alderman Carden would not fall into this weak error; " he did not think it necessary to consult the lady at all upon the occasion"—all that he consulted was the example best calculated to secure the public against the repetition of any such offence. Gentlemen were of course ready to testify to the high respectability of the convicted defendant ; but the honest and upright alderman simply intimated that the case was disposed of, and " highly-respect able" ruffianism has to undergo its appropriate chas tisement in the House of Correction. The City magistracy h honoured by this example. •Examiner. PUBLIC CONVEYANCES OF THE METROPOLIS. A densely-crowded meeting of the owners and drivers of cabs and hackney carriages, likewise the " watermen" of the metropolitan ranks, took place on Friday night at the Temperance Hall, in the Broad way, Westminster, for the purpose, among others, of confirming a series of rules and regulations agreed to at a former meeting, as the foundation of a Pro tective Association, in consequence of the infor mations and prosecutions lately levied en mane against both drivers and masters ; and also to hear the report of the deputation appointed to wait on the Commissioners of Police. Mr Ruscombe Wollen, of Bucklersbury, attended as the solicitor to the association, and it appeared that that gentleman, accompanied by a deputation of masters, consisting of Messrs. Emmett, Hider, Jenks, Smith, and Beadle, bad waited on the authorities at Scotland yard, and represented the grievances they laboured under, and the persecution they were enduring in con sequence of the "ranks" of London not being properly .detined. The MaryleboneVestry, under their i local Ad, the 35th of Geo. 111., cap. 73, bad positively interdicted the standing of hackney carriages or cabs on what had always been considered a " rank" in Oxford-street, namely, between Market-street and Poland-street. One cab driver had been recently fined by Mr. Bing ham, at Marlborough-street, and a number of other cases were pending his decision. At the present time there were nearly 3,000 cabs working in the metro polis, and, on an average, there were not more than 1,000 engaged at any one given time, which would leave 2,000 that should be standing on the " ranks "—the regular recognised " ranks "—which contained room for only 1,200, leaving 800 totally unprovided with a standing. The depu tation urged the increased and increasing size of London, and the necessity cf new " ranks," and fur ther expressed a hope that the Legislature would shortly place the regulation of public conveyances, the appointment of " ranks" or stands, &c., under the en tire control of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Police, repealing, of course, all local Acts relating to the same. The Commissioners replied, that they would give the subject their serious considera tion : they had already taken the opinion of the law officers of the Crown, relative to their powers, under the 6th and 7th Victoria, for the regu lating hackney carriages ; but the legal authorities did not think that it repealed the local Acts ; at least their construction of the statute was equivocal. Sir G. Grey intended last session to introduce a Bill on the subject of public conveyances ; and if the Right Hon. Baronet still entertained that idea, the deputa tion, through their solicitor, would be informed of i•. In the course of the meeting, it was stated that there was no less than 800 badges " working foul," at the present time, in London, by the lowest and most de graded characters, the detection and punishment of whom was one of the principal objects of the proposed association. We believe the annual financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer will not be made in the House cf Commons before Easter; but there is every reason to expect that it will he brought forward as soon ss possible after the recess.—Sunday Paper. AMERICAN NEWS. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—By the royal mail steam ship Niagara, Captain Ryrie, we have advices frr,m New York to the sth, Boston .to the 6th, and Halifax to the Bth inst. From Canada the accounts are more satisfactory. In Quebec the Annexationist candidates had been de feated. A dispatch from Earl Grey, under date Downing-street, January 9, appears in the papers. He approves the dismissal from service of those who had.signed the annexation document. The remaimbr of the dispatch we give at length :—" Her Majesty confidently relies on the loyalty of the great majority of her Canadian subjects, and she has therefore determined to exert ad the authority that belongs to her for the purpose (f maintaining the connexion of Canada with this Government, being persuaded that the permanence of that connexion is highly advantageous to both. Your Lordship will, there fire, understand that you are commanded by her Majesty to resist, to the utmost of your power, any attempt which may be made to bring about the separation of Canada from British dominion, and to make known in the strongest manner her Majesty's displeasure with all those who may directly or indi rectly encourage such a design ; and if any attempt of this kind should take such a form that those who are guilty of it may, according to such advice as you may receive from your law advisers, be made respon sible for their conduct in a court of justice, you will not fail to take the necessary measures fur bringing them to account." The most interesting event in the transactions of the United States Congress is the introduction of a series of resolutions into the Senate by Mr. Elby. These resolutions propose an amicable arrangement of all the controverted topics between the free and slave states. The first maintains the admission of Cwlifornia into the American union, free from any restriction on the exclusion or introduction of slavery within its limits. In the second re solution it is provided that territorial government should be established by Congress in the territories acquired from Mexico, without the imposition of any condition on the subject of slavery. The 3d and 4th resolutions contend that the western boundary of Texas be fixed on the Rio del Norte, from its mouth to the mouth of the Rabine. The 6th and 6th assert that slavery ought not to be abolished in the districts of Columbia during the ex istence of the institution in the States of Maryland without the consent of the people of the district, and a just compensation to the owners of the slaves, and that the slave-trade, under certain conditions, should be abolished within the federal district as repugnant to the common feelings of mankind. In the two final resolutions it is urged that provision should be made by Congress for the more effectual restitution of slaves in any State escaping into any other State or territory - and that Congress has no power to pro hibit the trade in slaves between the several States; that being an arrangement to be decided, according to the principles of the Constitution, by the particular laws of the States themselves. The resolutions were sustained by Mr. Clay, in a speech of masterly elo quence and ability, which produced a strong sensation on the Senate ; they were ordered to be made the subject of special consideration in the Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 5. - The Washington correspondent of the Journal of Commerce says—" I learn from an authentic source that She Captain-General of Cuba has been instructed by his Government to liberate the slaves in case of an invasion or insurrection. The Hudson's Bay Company, through the British Minister, have re newed their proposition, made during the adminis tration of President Polk, to the United States Go vernment, to dispose of all their possessory rights in Oregon south of 49 degrees for 1,000,000 dollars. This proposition was communicated to the senate in executive session. The price asked is the same as before." Last advises from Venezuela mention that affairs exhibited a high degree of prosperity. General Paez was still in confinement. The coffee crop was abun. dant. Another engagement was said to have taken place between the Haytien and Dominican fleets. Some of the foreign merchants had refused to comply with all the requirements of the monopoly law in re gard to the sale of foreign produce. The monopoly on coffee was taken off by a royal decree of the Em peror on the 10th of last month. Between 50 and 60 persons had been killed by the explosion of a boiler at New York. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEB. 5. __ _ _ Money Market—The supply of Government and State stocks on the market has been quite moderate and the demand active. The prompt payment of the interest on the Pennsylvanian bonds in gold and silver has had a good effect upon that stock. Great confidence is now felt in the stability of all the dividends paying. State Securities—The annual financial report of the various States show them to be in a healthy and im provine condition. The quotations of the leading stocks are as follows :—United States Sixes, 1869, 1121 ; 1867, 111 i; 1862, 109} ; Fives, 1853, loci ; Ohio Six, s, 106 ; Kentucky, 103 ; New Yolk Fires. 103 to 104 ; ladiana, 73 ; Pennsylvania, 90i. In exchange business has been very large for this s'eAmer, probably larger than the business of any other steamer will reach this year. Sterling has again ad vancer', and closed at 9to 91 per cent. f leading 54,- ra'ures. The bulk of the business, however has been at 83 4 to 9 per cent. Some southern sterling, first class, sold at 9 per cent. Francs were 5 dolls. 284 c. to 5 dolls. 27ie. for test names, and 5 dolls. 25c. for short sight. Some good Southern francs sold at 5 dolls. 351-e. A portion a the demand for sterling was for remitting Pennsylvania interest Cotton—( Wright's Circular)—We extract the state of the market for Canada on the 23d ult., by last circular, which was prepared, in which was quoted an advance of to ic., as having taken place during the preceding fortnignt, with very large sales. On the day the steamer sailed there was a desire to sell, and a decline was sub mitted to. On the 24th the disposition to realise was increased, and sales were made at a reduction of A-. per pound. On Friday, the 28th, the accounts by the Niagara, with the Liverpool dates to the 12th of Ja nuary, were received by telegraph, and on the following day the letters were to hand showing an alvaLce in Liverpool of iths, with a good feeling and fair prospect of the continuance of a large business in the manufac turing districts. Their accounts caused a reaction and a partial recovery of the decline, with a fair amount of business, continued up to last evening; the market clos ing firmly but quiet at a reduction of lc. front quotations as given by the Canada. Breadstuffs—ln breadstuffs there has been a fsir busi ness doing. The quotations are—Western Canal, from 4 dolls. 87ie. to 5 dolls. 25c. per barrel; southern de scriptioss, 5 dolls. 12Ac. to 5 dells. 25c.; corn meal, 2 dolls. 87ic.; Indian corn, 59c. to 623 c. per bushel; white Genesee, 126 c. to 128 c. [or bushel; Ohio, 105 c. to 110 c. per bushel. Iron—Scotch pig is held more firmly at 21 dolls. 25c. to 21 dolls. 50c. cash, per ten. English bars firm at 42 dolls. 80c. Freights are still, and the busk eis is moderately active. The business of the last three days is, in the aggregate, as follows:—To Liverpool, 36,000 bushels of corn, from 4id. to 5d.; cotton, 5-32 d. to 3 16d.• flour, Is. 6d., and heavy goods, 20a . to 225. 6d. To I:ondon, 10,000 lb. of whalebone, id.; 2,000 barrels of turpentine, 25.• 60 barrels of ashes, 275. 6d. To Havre, is again asked for cotton. To S:ettin, a Swedish ship took a cargo at 2.. 6d., for St. Domingo, of logwood. To Ant. warp, 400 bales of cotton, 4c. To Rotterdam, a vessel filled up at lc. A Swedish brig, for klamburgh, was taken up at 275. 6d. for logwood; at 3c. for liquids; and an Oldenburgh schooner, for Bremen, at 255. for log wood and 3c. for liquids. To Glasgow the rates were for flour Is. 6d.; rosin, Is. 9d.; beet, 3s. 6d. per tierce; heavy goods, 20.; cotton, 3-16. NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 1, 6 P.M. The cotton market has been eery quiet to-day, and prices have a downward turn. Sales do not exceed 500 to 600 bales, including middling at 114. to I lie. If these quotations be correct there has been a decline of full half a cent. since the 30th. PROYIDENTIAL ESCAPE OF A FEMALE, AND COW ARDLY CONDUCT OF A MAN.—About eight o'clock on the evening of Monday, the 4th inst the wife of Mr. William Burford, grccer, &c., who resides within a few yards of Pontardulais - bridge, beard the cries of a person in distress. On going towards the spot from whence the cries proceeded, she found a man standing on the brink of the river, who was so terrified at the sound of the water, that he declared he could not move another step. Mrs. Burford (who hourly expected her accouchement to take place) took the man by the arm, and directed him which path he should take. She was in the act of fol lowing, when her foot slipped, and she herself fell into the river, which at that place is very deep. She sank three times, but eventually caught hold of the branches of a tree which overhung its banks. Her sister, who, fortunately. was in the house at the time, heard the splashing in the water, and soon proceeded to the spot with a light; her cries now brought another female to her aasiatanoe; and, by the united efforts of the two women, they succeeded in bringing the apparently lifeless body of the unfortunate woman from the water, and conveying her home. A crowd of men and women soon collected, who were in formed of the circumstances of the case. A party was sent to endeavour to find the "noble specimen of man hood," with strict orders (which, we doubt not, would have been willing obeyed) to bring hith back, and intro duce him int) ac cold berth so lately occupied by his kind-hearted preserver. Fortunately for the cowardly fellow, the darkness a the night favoured his escape, and he eluded the vigilance of his friendly pursu9rs. Mrs. Burford remaked for several hours in a state of unconsciousness; but in the morning she was safely de lhered of a fine boy. We are happy to add, that both mother and child are now as well as can be expected.-- Can& ian. _ _ INTEZiTION OF lIER MAJESTY TO VISIT HOLY- ItuOD PALACE.—We have much pleasure in being able to ;announce that it is the intention of bar Majesty, cutter in going to, or returning from Balmoral next autumn, to visit Holyrood Palace. It is, as yet, un known what length of time the visit will extend to, but from the preparations reported to he under consi deration in connexion with the providing of accom modation, there is a probability tbat her Majesty and the Court may spend a few days at the Palace. We sincerely trust that this expectation Will be realised.— Scaistisan. TO THE SECRETARY OF TH.t: BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wednesday the 13th, the attention of the !louse was demanded to a Bill called the Great Northern Railway Deviations Bill ; and as I believe the existence ff the nation !night he debated upon what is called a Private Bill without its being noticed in the reports, it may be useful to state the circumstances. Three or four years ago, the Great Northern aid the East Lincolnshire Railways applied for Acts for their establishment, upon the ground that they would offer peculiar advantages to the public, and particu larly to the less opulent portion. Of course there was no resitting such an appeal, and they got their Acts. And now they present themselves with a Bill to re peal their obligations. What these obligations were, will he best seen from the following account of the whole f the provisions they desire to repeal, ex tracted verbatim from the Breviate laid before the House of Commons. EXTRACT FROM BREVIATE. " The following provisions arc proposed to t e re pealed:— " That the second-class carriages should be closed and have glass windows. " Tt at the third-clash carriages shall be covered and have seats. " Teat the Company shall run third-class trains every day as ( ften and upon such conditions as the Ralway Board shall prescribe. " Also the following provisions of the Great Northern R iiliaay Act, s. 207: That the charges for conveyance of passengers shall be charged according to the geographical distance be tween the places, and not according to the length rf railway." This is a specimen of the mode of legislating on rail ways. Some people thought the popularity of the House of Commons was sufficiently compromised on that subject already. But there is another point in the Bill worth notice. It contains a clause confirming the power of opening your parcel or mine, to see if we have put two parcels under one cover. As was said on the opposi tion to the second reading, would it.not be as reason - able to ask for a clause to oblige every-man to weight his parcel with stones and gravel to a hundredweight, in order to enable the railways to charge ? It would be equally for the profit of the railway, and equally , for the detriment of the public. Why. is the trad ing part of the community to be deprived of the power of economizing in this direction as well as any other ? Post.offices have giren up the absurdity of demanding to know whether one or two pieces of paper were inserted under the same' cover, and are content to charge by weight ; and why should the nuisance be continued for the benefit of railway po- tentates ? Commercial men state seriously, that be sides the attempt upon their purse, the practice is employed to get at their secrets of trade, and find out who corr e sponds with who. Surely this is a discredit to a commercial country which ought to be abated. On Thursday motion was made for the House re solving itself into a Committee to take into considera tion the rate or tax called " Ministers' Money" in Ireland. The Government moved the previous ques tion, which was carried by 96 against 76. No great majority, and showing that the question is advancing. What is to become of the children whose heads we lay our hands on, if within the term of their natural lives there is not made as great a change in the feeling of Ireland, as has taken place in Scotland since "Johnny Cope" slumbered on his laurels ? They will be lucky if they are allowed to have a vote for the President of the United States, with an Anti- Wilmot Proviso. On the same day motion was made for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal to much of the existing Act as empowers the Crown to appoint any places in the British dominions for the transportation of felons. The difficulties connected with this question are not yet fairly before the public eye, If men will be felons, they must be transported somewhere, or else kept at home. The tendency of modern observation and discovery seems to be, that the preventive for moral as for physical infection, is by planting out, and as thinly as you can. Fifty years ago, men suspected of ill health were huddled into a lazaretto, and there kept to fester and accumulate. The modern belief is, that the best way is to divide them into healthy lo calities, and the evil will go out, and nobody be the worse. But then what an unpleasant operation for the places fixed on for the process! It may not be altogether pleasant, but there must be a balance among the necessities of different parts of the com munity. A couple of hundred years ago, on the alarm of disease in the metropolis, villages barricaded themselves, and threatened to shoot any citizen that attempted to air himself within their limits. Such things would not be allowed now. Suppose Kent and Essex *eta to get into a heat, and declare that no part of the filth of London should be washed by the Thames, because it would be 'bringing it within their borders. There must clearly be some balance between the different interests. London, if there is to be London, must not be condemned to_ helpless pu tr• fiction, lest Kent or Essex should detect an unsa voury odour among their breezes. This is only one specimen of the questions there are to resolve. And till more is done towards this, it seems premature to be shifting the power of decision from the Crown to Par liament. Were the American colonies any better sa tisfied with their Tea Duty because it was founded on an Act of Parliament ? The House seemed to have some feeling of the same kind, and the motion was negatived by 110 against 32. On Friday it was resolved in Committee, that it is expedient to make further provisions for the repay ment of advances which have beets made or authorised to be made fir the relief of distress and other pur poses, to Poor law Unions, Electoral Divisions, Baro nies, and other districts in Ireland. And that the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury be autho rised to direct the issue, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, of any sum not ex ceeding 300,0001, to be advanced to certain distressed Poor-law Unions and Electoral Divisions in Ireland, on such terms and conditions as may be directed by any Act of the present session of Parliament. The " further provisions for repayment" I appre hend consist in giving forty years for the proposed re payment instead of twenty. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, 18th Feb., 1850. NEW FIRE-ESCAPE. TO THE EDITOR OF 7hE SUN. sin,—Permit me submit for your inspection a model of a simple and economic bedroom fire-escape. togethernes a ortasbepll night-sto o l, was h- s t an d an d ate, with the means of savi ng Ig li t f la e s .lt b i i s an ornament to a room, light, and easy of movement, and its construction so certain and safe, that the most timid, th e young and old, the bed ridden and infirm, may ava i l themselves of it, and be removed from the pr ec i ncts of a horrible fate in a less space of time than is taken up in the fixing of a fire-escape or the common fire-ladder. These advantages, Sir, are to be obtained for so small a sum as to be within the reach of nearly all, not exceeding two days' wages of the ordinary work ing man, and should it meet t h e approva l o f , an d b e w orthy of a notice i n your valuable journal, the in ventor, who is a wo r ki ng man, will not long , want patronage to'enable him to bring forth his invention, and reap the advantages thereof in this great metro polis. I remain, Sir, &c. 5, Angel-place, Broadwall. 3. G. [l'Ve have seen this very ingenious and useful fire escape, and strongly recommend the inventor to place it in some public institution for exhibition. It is at the same time an elegant piece of furniture and a most efficient fire-escape,—ED. Sun.]. BRUTAL OUTRAGP. BBATITOILD, THURSDAY.— An outrage of a most revolting character, which termi nated in the death of an unfotenate woman, has created no trifl ng sensation in the neighbourhood a this town. The facts elicited by the magistrates and coroner are briefly these:—The enhappy victim was a drunken Irishwoman, named Margaret Duggan. She was mar ried, and had three children, but had been disowned by them in consequence of her dissolute habits. On the afternoon of the 6th inst. she was returning from the Wakefield House of Correction, where she had been confined for some disorderly conduct, when she dropped into a public•house at Tong. There happened to b e carousing at this ho u s e some nine or ten rough fellows, who, after giving her some ale and rendering her intox icated, commenced larking with the miserable creature by shoving her against the forms and on the floor, and otherwise abusing her. She remained drink ing with the men till near ten o'clock, when she left, accompanied by four or five of the party. They led her up a road, and instead of taking the direct route to this place, where she wanted t ) go, dragged her over a stile into an adjacent field. Here the fellows were guilty of the most revolting conduct, and left her in a help:ess and insensible state in the field. These facts were sworn to by a little boy named Dunn, who watched them carrying the deceased, and whoa as driven away by them when they saw that he was vrateh leg them. On the following morning the stiffened corpse of the poor woman was discovered r ear the edge at a ditch in the field. Her clothes were torn, as if she bad been engaged in a struggle, and scratches and bruises were on different parts of the body. Mr. Field, a sur geon, considered that exposure to the cold by being 1, ft in the field during the night might have caused her death. Mr. lnghatn, the superintendent of police, im mediately set to work in detecting the rufhanti, and four men named James Oates, James Farrar, George Coates, and Richard Hollingdrake, were taken. After a pro tracted investigation, the magistrate decided upon com mitting Oates, Coates, and Farrar for trial on the charge of manslaughter at the next assizes. The fourth party, Hollingdrake, was discharged. SELECT , COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LIBRARIBB,. On Friday this committee held its first meeting in the Speaker's room, Mr. Ewart in the chair, and arranged the order of, proceeding with reference to their proposed inquiry as to the means of extending the establishment of libraries freely open to the public in large and popu lous towns. FEBRUAI DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Her Majesty awl Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess aed the Princess Helena, honcured the per formances at this theatre with their presence on Sa turday evening last. The royal party arrived before the close of the first piece, which was The Spoiled Child, and in which the clever performance of Miss Maria Ternan, as Little Pickle, at once attracted the attention of the juvenile royal visitors. The audience recognised their presence previous to the overture fur the pantomime commencing, and there were some cries raised in the first gallery for " Goi Rave the Queen," but these were at once repressed upon its being perceived, by the withdrawal of the royal children from the front of the box, that this manifestation of loyalty would not be agreeable to her Majesty. Their privacy was not further intruded upon during the evening, except in the very natural one of noticing how they enjoyed the performance. For the information, then, cf all papas and mammas, we can state, that at all our visits to theatres at this season for the last twenty years, we never witnessed more hearty enjoyment, more thorough youthful ap• preciation of the drolleries of the pantomimes, than was exhibited by the party who occupied the royal box on Saturday night. The two Princesses, their little hands enveloped in white kid gloves, trimmed with black, never ceased to applaud, whilst their joyous countenances exhibited unceasing happiness. Prince Alfred evinced, on account of his age, more astonish ment perhaps than pleasure ; but the Prince of Wales, boy-like, alternately applauded and laughed, and turned to the Queen to express some mark of wonder or pleasure. But the great delight of the evening was the surprising scene between Stilt the Clown and his son, a little fellow apparently not more than six years of age, dressed as a •' juvenile clown." The moment the pantomime was concluded the royal party retired. Planche's comedy of Charles XII. followed. The house was crowded in every part, and the priva'e boxes (especially those commanding a view of the royal visitors) were occupied by several members of the nobility with their young families. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the do mestic household, attended Divine service ye>terday morning in the private chapel of Buckingham Pelee,. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Royal Family took their usual exercise in the Royal Garden yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back on Saturday morning, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prin cess Alice, honoured Drury-lane Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The ,royal suite con sisted of the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, visited the Royal Asiatic Society, in Now Burlington-street, on Saturday afternoon. The Queen's private band attended on Friday evening in Buckingham Palace, and performed the following pieces:— Overture and Selection, " Haydee" Canzonetta Pas de Six, "Guillaume Tell".. Rossini. Jallacic Marsch. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert did Mr. Moon the honour of inspecting the first etching for the engraving publishing by him of Sir George Hay ter's picture of the christening of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were— Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the E ar l o f Mi ato, Sir earge Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Hight Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council sat three hours. A deputation consisting of Mr. John Masterman, M.P.,. Mr. Deputy Harrison Mr. John Di xon , M r . Under-Sheriff Millard, and the City Itemembrancer, had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday at the Home-office. Geaeral Prince Caste'cicala, the Neapolitan Minister, transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday evening. The - Marquis d'Azeglio, Sardinian Charge d'Affaires, It ayes town to-day for Turin, on leave of absence for a month. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town on Saturday morning from Dublin. The Noble Earl had an inter view with Lord John Russell, at his official residence, in Downing-street. A deputation, consisting of Mr. John Lockett, Chair man of the Liverpool Shipowners' Assoc . ation, Mr. James Aikin, with Sir Thomas Birch, M.P., and Mr. E. Cardwell, MA', had an interview with the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere on Saturday, at the Office of the Board of Trade, on the subject of the Merchant Service Bill. A deputation from the Metropolitan Sanitary Associ ation had an intt rview w!th Lord John Russell, on Sa turday, in Downing-street. A deputation, consisting of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Al derman Wilson, Mr. Alderman Challiv, Mr. Alderman Sidney, Mr. Shei DI Lawrence, the City Remenibrancer, and the City Solicitor, hal an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday. Lord and Lady John Russell bad a dinner party on Saturday, at their residence in Chesham place. The company included the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Roe. and Mrs. Yemen Smith, the Right Hon. T. B Macaulay, the Rev. Gilbert and Miss Elliot, Mr. Charles Dickens, Mr. OJo Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Mal dt r, and the Hon. Miss Lister. The Duke of Wellington samded the early service in the Chapel Royal, S!. James's, yesterday. The prayers %are reed by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was prt ached by the lion, and Rev. Mr. Phipps. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, the lessons by the Rev. T. Llelmore, and the Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The ser mon v►as preached by the Bishop of Rochester. The anthem was " Hearken unto my voice" (Kont). Sir George Smart presided at the organ. LEAMINGTON SPA, FEB. 16.—Among the arrivals of the week at this place of fashionable resort are the following :—The Marquis and Marchioness ofTweeddale, Viscount Tullamore, Lady Sykes and family, Hon. Charles Petre, Hon. Mr. Boyle, Lady Brown, Baron de Lyons, Hon. Mr. and Lady Melville, Hon. Mrs. Whart n and family; Sir Henry Beddiogtield, Sir A. Campbell, Colonels Smith and Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel Gooch, Rev. Messrs. Clay and Clayton, Captains Loyd, Graham, Ra)leigh, Gordon, Rallies, Richardson and Morbitts; Mr. and Mrr. Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. Clowes, Mr. and Mrs. Ogilvy, Mr. and Mrs. Macaulay, Dr. and Mrs. Bateman, &c., &c. From what transpired at the inter view bttween the deputation appointed by our Town Commissioners and a lodge body t f the directors rf the London and North-Wcstern Railway Comrany at the Euston.square station, on Thursday last, there is every reason to believe that the line of -railway beterem this place and Rugby will be very shortly complel ed. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASiD WIER'S SISTER.— NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAT.—A public meeting of the in habitants of this town was held last night at the Ex change Hall, to consider the propriety of presenting a petition to Parliament in favour of Mr. Stuart Wortley's Bill, now before the House of Commons, in connexion with - the above subject. The meeting was not very nu merous. The mayor (Mr. Birkin) took ttio chair, and called upon the Rev. J. A. Baynes to move the first re• solution, which was, " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the marriage of a widower with a deceased wife's sister is neither contrary to the law a nature nor prohibited by Holy Scripture, and therefore cannot with any justice or wisdom be re.tricted by human legisla tion." Mr. Alderman Felkin seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. J. Brotherton, M.P., proposed the next resolution, in doing which he reiterated the arguments in favour of Mr. Stuart Wortley's Bill which the Hon. Gentleman has used on previous occasions. The Rev. James Edwards (Baptist) seconded the resolution, which was to the effect, " That this meeting has , learned with satisfaction that Mr. Stuart Wortley has introduced a Bill into Parliament t) reteal the existing law of marriage, so far as it re lates to the illegality of a widower marrying his deceased wife's sister;" and with a view to pressing this subject upon the attention of the Legislature, moved the adop tion of a petition embodying the sentiments of the reso lutions. This was seconded by Mr. Absalom Bennett (clerk of the Nottingham Union Workhouse), and being put to the meeting, was passed unanimously. The peti tion, after being read to the meeting, seas'adopted. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Mayor for his conduct in the chair, and the assembly separated. EarLosiox AND Loss or Lira.—On Friday Mr. Hayes, the coroner, held an inquest at the Navigation Inn, Wigan, on the respective bodies of John Anders, aged 23; Peter Gaskell, aged 35; George Broadhurst, 'aged 36; and James Anderton, aged 25, who lost their lives in the following manner:—From the evidence ad duced it appeared that the deceased were in the employ of Messrs. Lancaster, at Ince, the owners of the Lower Patricreft Colliery. On Tuesday last, whilst a great number of men were in the pit at work, a terrific explo sion of fire-damp took place, when three of the unfortu nate deceased r ere blown up the pit, one fora consider able distance, and fell down again into the dib-hole with such violence as to break a great number of their bow and causing instantaneous death. At the same time all the platform and wood covering at the eye of the pit, with the ear option of the head gear, were shattered to pieces, and the fragments iclttered in every direction. The other poor fellow wat burnt as black al the coals in the pit T . vt o other men were also fearfully burned, but some hopes aro entertained of their recovery. The other workurea saved themselves by rushing through the times. The witnesses all declared that as nothing of a fiery nature had previously shown itself in the pit, the men were allowed to use lighted candles; but, on Anderton going to the further end t f the pit, the foul air tot ,k fire, and hence tLe catastrophe: The jury hoped the present misfortune would make the men more care ful, and they returned a xez-cliet—`"lhat the three former deceased were accidentally killed by being blown up the pit's eye, and falling down again; and that James A.ndett•tn was accidentally burned to death?' RATE IN AID Acr.—By tbe account recently published of sums received and expended under the Rate in Aid Act, up to the 31st a December, the total amount shown to have been received under the Act is 135,944. 13s. 11d. The sums granted and appro priated amounted to 110,8001., leaving a balance unissued of 25,1444 13E. Ild. EXTRAORDINARY IMPOSTURE BY A YOUNG FEMALE. (From the North British Mail.) To prevent the repetition of the following novel kind of deception, we willingly give it publicity : Oa the afternoon of Tuesday, the 29th of last month, as two medical students were proceeding from the Infirmary, they were met by a young girl, vk ho was crying, and seemingly very much excited. She in quired of one of them the road to Dumfries. Think ing this a verystrange question, and as the appearance of the girl betokened that she had met with some berious misfortune or usage, they asked her if she knew how far she was from Dumfi ies, and said that she surely could never think of walking such a di.- tance as that. After some further questioning, she explained that she had been led away from her father's house in Annan by a woman, who took her to an ir regular house in John street, but that, so soon as she discovered the nature cf this house, she took the first opportunity t f effecting her escape, and this occurred .just about three hours after she had been taken to These two gentlemen, after hearing her story, sym pathised very much with the poor girl, and thought that the beat plan would be to take her to the police-office, where means would be token to get her sent home, and, perhaps, the woman that seduced her• punished. On reaching the police office, 'we ever, they were informed by the superintendent that it w.ss not a case for them, and they were referred to the Town's Hospital. The two students then took the girl to the Town's Hospital, and while proceeding to that place she explained, in an swer to the various iuterrogatioas that were put to her, that her own name was Caroline Stewart, that her father's was William Stewart, and that he was an innkeeper in Annan. She had known the woman who brought her to Glasgow when she was servant with a brother of herr, some years ago, and her name was Eliza Smith, but had not seen her for two or three years, before she came to Annan and took her away. The reason she had come to Glasgow was that she had formed an attachment to a young man who was a cousin of Eliza Smith's, who had been brought up in her father's house since she was five years old, and had recently acted as ostler to her father. As soon, however, as her fhther discovered that an attachment existed between her and this young man, he was dismissed from her father's service, and severe mea sures were threatened against him if he ever made his appearance about the house again. This did not prevent the two lovers from communicating with each other ; for, shortly after, the "ostler" errs offered employment from a friend of his in Philadel phia, and they resolved to elope together, get married at Liverpool, and from thence sail immediately for Philadelphia. They had nearly succeeded in their design, but she was caught by her friends just before reaching Liverpool, and brought home, where she was locked up for three days, to prevent her again making her escape. The young man, minus his sweetheart, sailed for Philadelphia, where he arrived safely about two month ago, and from whence he had written to his espoused a very affectionate letter. Eliza Smith came to her to Annan, got her out from a school she was attending, and told her she had re ceived a letter from Philadelphia, requesting her to come to Glasgow, and sail from that port to her lover's new residence, along with a sister of his, who was now in Glasgow waiting for her. Eliza Smith requested her not to go home to let her parents know anything about it, but just to come away as she was, for she (Eliza Smith) had plenty of money to pay all ex penses. She listened to this advice, came to Glasgow, and was led to the house referred to. This interesting story, which accounted for many improbabilities which suggested themselves on her first brief state ment, made the two medical students still more interested in her case, and, on reaching the Town's Hospital, they fully explained her situation, with many maledictions against the nefarious conduct of Eliza Smith. The gentlemen at that institution said they would write to her father, and, in the meantime, would send her d own t o th e model lodging-house in Mitchell-street, to be kept there until an answer was received. A letter was con sequently written by Mr. Williamson, as well as by one of the medical students, and both were posted that evening, addressed to "Mr. William Stewart, innkeeper, Annan." From Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, the intelligent superintendents of the model lodging-house, she received every attention, and was treated as their own daughter; while she, on the other hand, appeared as thankful for the kindness shown her, and endeavoured to make herself useful by knitting various articles, useful and ornamental, for her • kind host and hostess. She now told that, in fleeing from the house of wickedness into which she had been led, she had left a valuable shawl, a victorine, a petticoat, and a gold ring which belonged to a sister' of her's, deceased, and which bore the initials " M. S." It was thought advisable to make some attempt to recover these articles, consequently one of the medical students referred to, having spoken to the policeman on John-street "beat," brought Caroline Stewart, as she called herself, up to this policemar, who inquired of her the name cf the mistress or the number of the house she had been led into ; she was unable to tell either, but this constable having got)* for a friend of his on an adjoining " beat," the latter inquired cf her what the house was like. On her describing it he immediately said it was Mrs. Walker's. So thither the four went ; Mrs. Walker, as was natur a l, di sc l a i me d a ll knowlege of Eliz I Smith, or of this girl, and seemed to be deeply incensed that ker house was thought to be anything but highly respectable, but gave the two policemen liberty to search the house as they thought proper. The officers, knowing the 'Cuteness of the customer they had to deal with, knew that any search would be useless ; they, however, did give a cursory glance through the house, but none of the articles were found ; and, as a dernier I-cum-4 information of the circumstance, as well as a description of the lost article., were left with the officers of the detective de partment of the Post office. On Friday an answer was expected to the two letters posted to Annan ; but no answer came. Caroline was much alarmed, and could not understand how her father had not himself come through or sent an answer, but accounted for the whole in a very natural manner, by saying that it waslikely he would have gone to Liverpool, thinking she would be again there to sail for Philadelphia. This, with her very simple and honest appearance, quite(' all suspicions, and she was treated as kindly as !adore. She was asked if she had any friends or acquaintance in Glas gow or Edinburgh; and she said that, although she did not know Dr. Lawrie, of Glasgow, yet she was told that he was a cousin of her mother's, and she had a brother, a surgeon, in Edinburgh, whose address vra., " Dr. Alexander Stewart, 28, Great King•street, Edinburgh." A letter was sent off to that address. She also wrote a letter to her " dear brother," detailing her unfortunate position, and re questing hit assistance. She addressed it as above, and it was taken by another party to the post-office. An answer to these letters was expected the following day (Saturday, the 21 of this month), but no answer came. One of the medical students who had fallen in with her, and who attended Dr. Lawrie's surgical class, beginning to doubt the truth of her statements, determined to ask that gentleman, after his lecture on Monday morning last, if he knew anything of Mr. William Stewart, innkeeper, Annan ; for, if he was such a person as Caroline represented him to be, Dr. Lawrie could scarcely fail to know him. He _ _ had been 18 years an innkeeper at Perth, and had re moved to Annan just nine months ago, in order to be near a large farm which her grandfather bad left him. Dr. Lawrie, however, on being asked, knew nothing of such a person. This student's suspicions were no less excited, when, on looking up an Edinburgh directory, he could not find such a name as ahe stated her brother's to be. This individual, calling at the lodging-bowie that evening, stated his suspicions to Mrs. Kennedy and the girl, who commenced crying, because she was afraid they were beginning to think her an im postor. Here her seeming innocence and helpless. ness again prevailed, and she was now, if possible, treated with still more kindness than formerly ; and an English commercial gentleman, who occasion ally calls on Kennedy, having taken pity on her, and desirous of consoling her in her unfortunate condition, took her that night to the theatre. Mr. Williamson, of the Town's Hospital, and the student referred to, being now anxious to see whether there was really any truth in her statement, resolved to write to the minister of the Es - tablished Church in Annan, inquiring if there was such a person as William Stewart, an innkeeper, there, and if be had a daughter named Caroline who was now missing. This was done, and an answer was received on Thursday last, was not such a person in Annan as William Ste stating. that there wart, either as an innkeeper or in any other capac ity lat ; and further stating that four le tters were yin i g nn_ the Post-o ffi ce addressed to W illiam Stewart, tbe Glas - Annan, two of these letters b earing s post- mark. Theletter . was read Caroline heard go wd, to o n m d two o' t he Kennedy,Pa isalneyd,sbortly, that rea an answer had been received from the clergyman of Annan ; sbe made some trifling excuse to Mr. Kelinedy—who even yet hardly doubted the truth eV. her statements—to get out for a short time ; s' ne went out, and has never since bem seen. le, t h e evening, ieformation regarding her was lodged at the police-office, but not a trace of her has yet been found. What renders the stor . .7 more remark able is, that although she had frequent oppor unities of stealing valuable articles, she seem e d rigidly honest. It would almost seem, from the minister's I.ets,;er, that she has also been in Paisley. The whole affair is a mystery, for it is impossible to imagin e any object she could have by her deceptions. She 'has evidently received a good education. She seems About seventeen years of age, has a simple, hoent an d country appearance. An observant ye might detect that she is enceinte, and it is sUprosed that this 18 1 1850 ----- circumstance may have been the cause of her leaving home. HISTORIC ,SOCIETY ()F LANCA SHIRE AND CHESHIRE. • The fourth ordinary meeting of the session was held at the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool, on Tnursday last ; P. R; Quie, Esq., in the chair. Among the presents received were—the " Memoires de la Societe d'Emulation d'Abbeville," sent with a considerabl e num b er of other works, including the very inter es ti ng "is ntiquites Celciques et Ante diluviennes," by M. Boucher de Perthes, a distin guished French arct wlogist ; Mr. J. E. Lee's de scription of a Roman building, and other remains lately discovered at Caerleon, sent by the author ; a very curious and elaborately illustrated folio volume on the arms, armour, and tactics of cavalry, printed at Frankfort-on -th e Maine, 1680 ; the journal of the British Archaeological Association sent by the council ; a maid, of the fastening of a door in the durgeon tower of Lancaster Castle, sent by Mr. Winfield anti forming the chief illustration of one of the papers of the evening ; a very highly wrought luck, taken from a treasure-chest of 11-nry IV , of France, now in the tower of London, presented by Messrs. Chubh and Co. Mr. Pidgeon presented, on the part of Dr. Kendri c k, of War rington, a volume of extracts from the records of vestry meetings, and other documents connected with the parish church of Warrington, from 1630 to 1781. Sir Pnilip Egerton, Bars., M.P, sent for ex• hibition a large collection of ancient deeds and let ters, many of them of great historical interest, and a fine impression of the seal. of Charles 11. for the county palatine of Chester and Flint, dated 1660, of which Mr. Pidgeon laid on the table a proof of an etching, executed for the society's transactions. Among the other curiosities, &c., exhibited were an elaborate drawing of a bench end at Childwall church, by Mr. Pidgeon ; a fine specinien of the brazen dishes, which are exciting so much interest among archseologistr, contributed by J. Robins, Esq., of West Kirby. Ancient maps, books, ice., frcm Dr. Hume, &c. A discussion took place relative to the exaction by the Government of the duties on books, &c., sent as presents by learned societies on the Con tinent to similar societies in Great Britain, and it was resolved to transmit a memorial on the subject to the Lords of the Treasury. The Rev. Dr. Thom then read a paper ,on the Scotch kirks in Liverpool, minutely detailing the rise and progress of the various Scottish congregations now or formerly in being. The Rev. Dr. Hume read a paper on the parish of Church Minshull, drawn up with great care and re search by the clergyman of that parish, the Rev. G. B. Sandford, M.A. Few more complete histories of a single parish have ever been compiled, and perhaps no better plan could be adopted for so minutely de scribing a district as by similar reports, communi cated to, and printed by such a body as the Historic Society. Mr. E. Iliggin then read a sketch of the history of door-fastenings. Though apparently a trifling sub ject, the paper showed minute research, and was fully elucidated by diagrams and models, as well as by a series of the elaborate modern inventions. RACES TO COME. IEBRUART. Lincoln Spring MARCH. Doncaster Spring ♦PRIL. ----- Catterick Bridge Epsom Spring Northampton & Pytch- Newmarket Craven IS ley Hunt . 3 Bath 23 I Croxton Park 9 Newmkt. First 4644 7 . 29 Met Y. 7 Chester Spring New•m. Second Spring.. 14 Epsom Summer 2B Shrewsbury ... 15 Edinburgh Newton Ascot HAmpton .. l9 E. Newcastle Bibury 26 Stockbridge 97 Newmarket 2 Liverpool lO Nottingham l6 Stamford l7 AUG N. Salisbury .... Is Winchestvr 23 Goodwood Ripon Brighton 7 Wolverhampton l2 Eglinton Park ... 13 or 14 Warwick . Lichfield . SEPTE: Reading ... l4 York Stirling xnElt. I Doncaster Manchester Autumn 2 aka. OCTO, Newmkt. First October 1 1 Chester Autumn 8 1 Newmkt. Steond 0at.... 14 Newmarket Houghton.. 2S • RAILWAY COLLISIOIi.—On Wednesday evening an accident t f an alarming thsreeter eecurred on the Cal.- donien line, at Abington, a station several miles north from Car Hole. Happily, however, the Col3leq lcucea hays be, n by no means so disastrous as might hare been ap prehended from the nature c f the. octet. The ere ping mail t airs front) Glasgow, it appears. overtakes at Abing ton tt e goods train, w Lich de parts at half three, a hither also, the down mail train from London arrives about half an hour subs. vent!). Oil Wed, eodaye venting the goods train, as usual. eoppi d he fore reaching: the vation, and shifted to the up line of rails in order to allow tl e other to pass. This was done, and the driver f the goods train was about to cross over to his own e, but be f.ire he could t ffect his purpose, the down mail train arpeared, passed the sweat with an unusucl re'ocity, and ran into the waggons that stood in its way. The effect of the collision was to burst open the doors of the carriage next to the van, one of the second class, and throw out the passengers, nine in number. They were t ecessarily stunned-by the *hock, and all of them more or less bruised; but we are glad to say that in one instance only are the injuries of a serious nature. The driver, stoker, and guard were also precipitated to the ground, and have all been slightly hurt. The carriage was broken in pieces front the shock, but none of the others forming the train were injured, nor was any damp) done to those run into. The cause cf the accident is imputed to the cot:- duct of the driver of she down trair, who failed to halt at the station as was his usual practice. Had he done so, of course time would have been a lowed ter the trans position of the goods train, which, in the circumstances, could not be effected.—Glasgoe , Daily Mail. CHILD MURDER.—On Friday evening an inquest was held at the Fountain Tavern, Redcrove-street, Crip plegate, before Wil.iatn Payne, Esq., coroner for the City, on view of the t.edy of a male lefai t. which was discolored tied up in a bundle in a dust-bin in Bowling alley, White -cross-street. The body was found about seven o'clock in the morning, and Cr( m the marks of violence there was little doubt the infant had been mur dered in a brutal manner, and a post mortetn examination was dire oted. Mr. Lloyd, surgeor, of New Basinghall street, deposed that he had trade a post niorteni exami nation with Mr. Simpson, a surgeon, and found corres ponding appearances internally to marks on the wind pipe, and he had no doubt the immediate cause of death was suffocation or strangulation with the fingers. There war, however, also a fracture of the skull at the back part of the bead, as tkough it had been dashed against some hard projection almost at the same instant ae it was strangled. In his opinion the child bad been de liberately murdered. .The police nut having been able to dlicoser the pi rpctrators of the crime, the jury gave a verdict tf " ilful murder against some person or persons unknowr." AI UNDER AT RUTHIN.—On Monday T.• Thomas and J. Lewis (tI e former a powerful man, the latt.r a comparative youth); were drinking at the Red Lion Inn, Ruffin', when a quarrel arose between them. Bows ensued, and each of the comba'ants armed himself with one of the fire-irons. A fierce struggle f Mowed, and Lewis struck his antagonist a terrible blow on the head, which immediately laid his skull open. Mediosl aid was instantly resorted to, but the event proved fest early the next morning. In the course of the day art inquest was held, at the close of which, after a lengthened investigation, a verdict of '•Wilful Murder" was retarned against Lewis, who was committed for trial. The deceased, a remarkably strong and healthy man, has left a wife and large family. ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, FEB. 16. — Major Rowan's Company, 12th battalion, is plaeed under orders to proceed from head-quarters hers to a vein port on Tuesday nest, Feb. 19, to augment this breach of the ordnance corps at ti at important naval station. Second 'Walcott F. Secud C an a p d ta j i . n a J hu T tn r .s a fty ver p s ro the arrival of Major Rowan's comps , a ce n e d d w i i i t e h nee th n e an ,c t o s m ‘ pa . Royal Artillery y awt e ill b v v o a n n p n o u r t t, 4 o oo n The strength ef the Roy th STROPOLIS.—A. officers and men; Captain Shettleworth b l alt e tta o hl m iub p na a : n t y bea , liin 2 rin d i • ly respectable meeting of the inhabi numerous and high wits of the parish of St. Pancras was held on Thursday andba already t s t a n Ctao r p latt i a t oh H ami lt o n ' s ar t Capta i nstation. `PATER company, nr : p a en T oy : Pla2n last at the Castle Tavern, Kentish-town, to take into tp c a o nk n r en si d na b e ay r fr n n: j t h t. h e Ce b l a e mr s t keet, m r ntev the eonl meeting T h o obtainingewh was sir addressed- i a l a v s i u n p g p l b y e be o yn f several gentlemen, and resolutions unanimously pleased, after an able explanation by Mr. Peters of the inex haustible resources of the springs in the neighbourhood of Wat'ord, approving of the plans of the company, and pledging themselves to support them. The utet t.ng re pudiated the notion of trusting the supply of watEr to the Government, and insisted on the control of the parish or district authoritfes. IRON V. WoOD:-- 1 :The steamerlDians, of Waterford, an iron weasel, after striking on the Great Burbo-bank, on Wednesday morning, in the 'ale severe gale, end riding through it till Saturday, when she was towed off, i seeped ‘;row her perilous position with comparatively little injury; while the J. Witney, having, unfortunately, on the same m(,rning, struck upon the bank at the en trance o f the Victoria Channel, went to pieces. The Diana was decked yesterday afternoon, and was exa mined by Mr. Grantham for the underwri!ers, and Mr. Pasco, of London, and Mr. l,Lodger4, the builder, of Glas gow. She has sustained very /ittle injury, not a plate ' is dinged, and the form of the vessel seems to be entirely analtered.—Liverpool Mercury. • Aston Davoren, Esq., Is appoin t ed plume j udge of the Island of St. Christopher, vice Pigienet, deceased. Iticnamara Dix, Esq., is appointed a member of the Council of Dominica. Mr. Mansfield Parkins is appointed an unpaid attochif to the British Lcubsaly at Constantinople UST.