The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-28 00:00:00

THE S UN, LONDON, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. and although they had no revealed will of God, the market. The quotations show tk. urn to be in fa and in proportion as the different nations your of the buyer. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 27. were distinguished in morality, those prohibiting laws LEEDS, TUESDAY.-There is ac eirnge to notice in MARRIAGES BILL. became more stringent. It was related by Tacitus that the woollen market since last week. ILe market to-day Sir F. THESIGER (in continuation from our After- the Emperor Claudius was desirous of marrying his own has been flat; but last Saturday a &risk business was noon Edition of yesterday) said-But this did not niece-a permission which was accorded by the Roman doing, and there is still a good deal doing by direct de satisfy them.-(Hear.) They then had recourse to the Catholic Church, which it was said the Church of liveries to the merchants. Prices are a shade higher, opinions of the most eminent men at the bar; and ulti- England ought to imitate.-(Hear, hear.) The and stocks are low. There is also a good business doing mately they employed professionally no less than Emperor, it appeared, hesitated for a long time in the warehouses. Rine _ individuals, who were sent into various in asking permission, being afraid of the public districts to collect materials to enable the parties to ob- morals and the public feeling, but certain parasites PRIDES OF SzIARES tain the object they so long sought, and the whole of the about him, who paved the way for a change, told him IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, ANT: OTHER COM evidence collected by them was that which formed the that the old Roman morals m i g h t be ca s t as i de , and he PANIES' STOCK. staple of the report presented to the House by the Corn- went down to the senate and there adduced exactly missioners. The House had to guide them in their legis- the same arguments as those which had been From the Official List. lation the evidence of about 41 witnesses; 10 of these were brought forward by the Honourable Gen- PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND F.27DAT EVENING. professional men employed, fifteen interested parties, tleman who had introduced the present Bill. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26. some German lawyers, and thirteen clergymen of various The Hon. Gentleman then gave a quotation from denominations, all of whom expressed different opinions Tacitus, showing that although marriage with the ZOINT.-STOCK BANKS. upon the subject. - In this state of the matter he (Sir F. daughter of a brother was not permitted by their laws, Thesiger) had been anxious to ascertain the views of the it was a custom solemnized among other nations, Div idend per Amount of Name of Company. Paid. Price. country as to the public feeling on the sub- and that the time was come when it should not Annum. Share. jrct, and he found that the majority of the clergy only be permitted among themselves, but that -- - in this country and in Ireland disapproved of the pro- it ought to become universal. Such was the Australasia •• .. .• •• • • 3Lp er cent. 10 t d. O ft) 0 d O • 2 4% posed connexion. In Scotland the opinion of the clergy example cited in effect by the Hon. Gentleman, and he Britsh N orth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 SO 0 0 was also against it ; and the laity generally of the had never heard of a question of more deep interest. Ceylon ........ -..- 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - - United Kingdom were also unfavourable to it.-(Hear, They had questions of pecuniary and political interest, Commercial of Londoa 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 • • .. ...... 1 5 5 1. 1 4e r r e c e e n n t t . . too - - hear.) With but very few exceptions, he believed the but the Hon. Gentleman now proposed to alter the moral Glouceste rshir e public opinion to be that legislation was not re - condition of every home in England.. This was, then, a lonian •• - .... ••• • • • 61. per cent. 15 0 0 25 - 0 0 - quired upon the subject, and that it would grave question.-(Hear, hear.) They should remember Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 90 o o 25% be unwise to adopt it.-(Hear, hear.) He that he was only arguing on the law of marriage. He Lo D n i cto to n loint- - ito - e * k ** .:: 61. per cent. cent. 50 - 0 0 13 0 11 0 - thought that any one looking at the report would had only been speaking of the social and moral position Provincial of Ireland- 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - be of opinion thar. the Commissioners would go to the of the homes of England.-(Hear, hear.) He had said Ditto, New. •••• • • • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Utmost limits, and almost to any extent to violate the nothing of the religious question. If parties choose to t t ; t fa at tiopal of oi Ze e la f .l4 .. Si. per cent. MI 0 0 22 10 0 :1 1. . per per c oe e n n t t . . 100 2 0 0 , ? ( 5 ) 0 0 37 - rules of morality. Under these circumstances the enter into a marriage, they themselves took the respon- Ditte r ,Mw. •• • • . n . g .' House was called upon by his Right Honourable sibility.-(Hear, hear.) He was not one of those South Australia •• •... Sl. per cent. - 22 10 0 -- Friend to legislate upon this matter, and altar who was disposed to find fault with our neighbours, and Union 01 Australia- •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 26 0 0 - the • law of marriage by allowing persons to forget our own-(Hear, hear)-but in the countries 61. per cent. - 210 0 go ltth ofi.o . ndt;l; . .:::: 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 - Union of Madrid ..... - - to marry the sister of their deceased wife. In his opi- which he had visited he must confess that he found a far 40 0 0 40 0 0 - nion upon this subject a serious and most awful ques- superior social condition in our own homes.-(Hear, Lion arose, namely, were these marriages against the Di- hear.) It should be remembered that previous to mar- INSURANCE COMPANIES. vine dispensation, and prohibited by the Divine law? It riage the young persons among us were permitted a Dividend Amount , was his firm c onviction th a t they were-that he felt the freedom of intercourse which was wholly unknown on Name of Company. per of Paid. Price painfulness of the discussion of such a question the continent, and this led them when they settled in Annum. Share. before an assembly like the present; but he believed that married life to adapt themselves to their new circum• z s. d. Z a. 11. the arguments of the Hon. and Learned Member for stances.-(Hear, hear.) The reverse of this took Albion .••••••• •• • • •• 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 a o se Plymouth, and those of the Honourable Mem- place on the continent. The consequence was, Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6cl &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 I ber far the University of Oxford during that a man had a much freer intercourse with At ttto Marine. •• • • •••• 1 6 3 1 i per cent. . 100 5 ( 01 0 5 5 o 0 5% the last session, had exhausted the subject. the sister of his wife than with any other British Ce . mmercial •• 75..pegh 50 0 0 5 6 0 0 1 7 % The mystical union which was inculcated satisfied him unmarried female.-(Hear, hear.) But only let them Clericl,Med.& Gen.tife bpr et& be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 that any mere marriage with a wife's relation was much break down this barrier, and they would inevitably gounty .......... •• •• 31. 103 0010 0 S 60 0 0 0 5 0 a 14 more strongly condemned in the Christian scheme than break down the greatest barrier to an immoral commu- E ZZ, I I -. ... - --- :: 1 : 50 0 0 50 0 6% in the looser ideas of the Jewish dispensation. He was nion.-(Hear, hear.) He did not like to use any per- European Life -•• • • 4% per • cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 10 not disheartened that he did not find suc h a marriage sonal allusion, but they must all recollect that a gentle- General ••.••• •• ••.. - - - to% particularly condemned in the Levitical law, because man high in station had entered into an improper inter- 013 be ' • . • • ••••• • 61 .per cent. Stock. 122 Gaardian ••..••- • • • • • P 51. lOO 00 36 - 10 0 Imperial s p lh e 2. r s cent. s. 1 5 11000 0 00 0 0 03 0 0 000 0 5 123 0 0 1036 9 50 0 1 2 3 2 6 1275 8 2 : he thought that the table there was not intended course with his wife's sister. He, in common with many to be a complete one, but . only contained others, deeply regretted that such a man had been Imperial Life ........ certain instances. He looked about for aid in the placed in such a position, and the deep moral Indemnity Marine.. •• construction' to which he had arrived, and he did degradation to which the knowledge of that case had LawL4w Fire .• :., .....,::::::: 11.165. 100 0 0 10 0 0 42 not think that his Right Honourable Friend had led.-(Hear, hear.) Then he was surprised to Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 4% dealt fairly with' the councils which bad condemned hear that this case was rested on the condition of the Licensed Victuallers .• - 5 0 0 1 0 0 % these marriages. He had said that no council had London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0012 10 0 16% pro- peor. Now he had known a district for twenty years in Lomloh Ship -1,111... to.. 25 0012 10 I lex hibited these marriages before the fourth century, but which there was much district visiting, and he had Marine.. ....• • . •... 12s.per share 100 0 0 15 5 0 2 had hi's Right Honourable and Learned Friend met with never heard of a single instance of such an inter- Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4341. per ct. 50 0 0 20 e 2% any council to sanction these marriages? He (Sir F. course or union as that which this Bill proposed to pro- natio nal Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234 Ntl Tsai Life.... - Thesiger) for his part, considered that these councils de- mote. In all the statistics which had been brought for- Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 210 s. Glared the opinion of the whole Church from the time of ward, it was stated, that out of 1,500 instances of Pelican ..• - - - - our Saviour downwards, and that this was the first occa- marriages between a man and his deceased wife's P Pt h o ce tee rL * * - - 141 sion on which there was any necessity to proclaim it. sister, there had only been forty-nine among the poor. Provident Life ... . .... L i e s: :......... VI: perss. cent.s 100 0 0 10 0 0 2-6 What would be the first effect of the legislation which He believed if this case was to be supported by the wishes Rock Life .. his Right Honourable Friend sought ? Why, of the poor it must be entirely given up ; for in all 1 407111 Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 210 Sun Fire.. .... .....• 61. 103 - - 205 30 legalise marriages which had been contracted inquiries he had made upon the subject Hitt* Life .. 11. 65.. - 47 in known violation of the law.-(Hear, hear.) the poor were averse to it, and in the United.Kingdoss * ; t 4l.per cent. 20 .- 0 0 4o 0 The Right Honourable Gentleman had laid much parish in which they then were one man who Universal Life lO% pr cnt. 100 0 0 9 0 0 - stress upon the Bill of 1835, and upon the fact that the had married his wife ' s sister was detested in the Victoria Life... - 40 • 4 % bishops had sanctioned this Bill. It was not for him neighbourhood.-(Hear, hear.) The large body of the (Sir F. Thesiger) to inquire into the motives which had women o f E n g la nd were mos t sin g ularl y interested in DOCKS. induced those Reverend Prelates to come to this corn- this subject; they had got up a:memorial to her Majesty Dividend Amount promise; but this was certain, that from 1835 marriages on the subject, and no counter one had been Name of Compitay. per of Paid. Price. of this sort were declared null and void. And let got up. - (Hear , hear.) He thought that they ought to the House just remember the solemn warning continue that protection to females which bad been • East and West 1nd'a .. ..... 23 6 0 1 3 .. p p pr r ec c rs e en ni .. . I St:c . k ( . l* I -a. d. 141% which -formed part of the marriage service of the - given to them for centuries .-( Hear, hear.) He thought I" Sto o Cit. o ---- 12 2 0 1 Established Church, that each should declare if there that there had been a most unfair view taken upon this East Country were any lawful objection to their union. His Right question in a religious point of view. It was said that Lo i n m a t e t n . ••• • . Bonds ••-• • .. 41 per cent - - _ Hon. Friend had put forward the plea of compassion for to uphold the system of marriage as it now; existed St-Katharine .... •• •• 4 . per cent . * stock. - 32 those who, under this Act, remained illegitimate. Would was a Popish doctrine ;he looked upo n . it as Ditto, Scrip - - S 5 0 0 6734 it not have been well that persons, who had notoriously a strictly Protestant interpretation of the Divine law. Ditto 80nd5.... - - - Southampton ••..• • • . 21. per cent. 50 0 0 SO 0 0 - violated the law, should before they had done so, have He was not dispos e d t o i n t er p re t S cr ipt ure b y t h e Tal lied some consideration to the consequences of it mudist=, but by the Sermon on the Mount, which • BRIDGES themselves. His Right Honourable Friend also taught them to extend and not to narrow their senti- Dividend Amount claimed their sympathies for the Bill, inasmuch meets. Such marriages as those were never known in Name of Company, per of Paid. Price as it affected the poorer classes-but had those the Christian Church until the time of the Romish - Annum. Share. wealthy gentlemen who had first started this agitation Church; and the first time that such a case did - . - had touch regard to the care of the poor? Nothing had occur it was denounced. But some Hon. Gentlemen Char i ng -cross• •• . - -•• Z. a. d. Z. a. 1. _ thee been said about this part of the question, but now said that councils would denounce !;anything. But wa s Southwrk ........„ - 15% - 100 0 0 - 2 it formed a very useful adjunct. But he (Sir F. that any argument? Could the Hon. Gentleman show Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 100 0 o - 16 Thesiger) did not think that these marriages any instance of such marriages being allowed before th a t Waterloo .. •• • • ...... - 334 Ditto Old Ann, of 51. 11. 4s Od. - 60 0 0 2 $ were so very numerous among the poor. He did not be- time? The first instance was when that monster Al e x- Ditto; Nw ditto * of 71. 11: Is: Od: - 40 0 0 25 hove that the question affected them so nearly. Looking ander VI. granted a dispensation for such marriages. Vauxhall •• .. •• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 - lt at tho materials which the House had before them to le- The Gallican Church had always been opposed to these WATER-WORKS. gislatl upon, he did not find this to be the case. Out of marriaees, and the Church of Scotland, which could not 1,503 of these marriages, only 40 were contracted by 40 be accused of Puseyism, had invariably condemned them. 1 Dividend Amount Name of Company. ! per of Paid. Price labourers and mechanics.-(Hear, hear.) The Learned He begged that the House would ;consider before it con- ! Annum. Seem Gentleman then read the testimony of many Hon. Gen- sented to place their daughters and sisters in this con- - tlernen favour able to the measure, none of whom could dition, that whatever marriages they contracted should 1 1 4 i. d. A s• 01, state t.f their own knowledge that such marriages were only be dubious. East L0nd0n.....- ••• • I $l. 100 0 0 - 176 Grand Janctlen ••• • - 41. per cnt. 50 5 0 - 78 frequent among the lower classes. But would the House Mr. HOPE moved the adjournment of the debate. rent.. • ... --••• . • • 1 31. 105. 100 0 0 - 76 be content to legislate upon the belief of these gentle- Mr. STUART WORTLEY then said, as ho under- Lambeth .......• •. - 51. per cnt. 100 5 0 - ft New . Rtvr Lndn Brdge 21. 10s. men, which was supported by no known facts? The case stood that the Speaker's duties called him e l sew here, and - - 55 Vauxhall , 51. per cat. 100 0 0 - of the poor th'-n entirely failed. The only argument for as there was no chance of the House coming to a iTi- west Middlesex .. . 161.05. pr cat. - - 1 1 1: such en post facto proceeding, namely,an urgent necessity, sion, he should agree that the House do adjourn. was by no means proved as far as they had yet gone. The House then adjourned. OAS-LIGIIT 4li mr a COKE COMPANIES. Now ho could not help thinking that it would have been Dividend Amenit infinitely better if some of these letters, which had been MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. inserted in the appendix for the purpose of showing NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED 12. Annum. Share. the hardship of the law, had not be,n placed there. Be TIIE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 23, Itsso. 4 2 4 0 0 . 3 , 0 i i 42158' a. d. i f 1 2 1 . 4 could not help adverting to one letter, No. 36-it was Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... * 169 d r iti s h ~ ............ 1/. that cf Mr. Brougher. lie said that he had, through Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... ... ... 57 Ditto Provincial" - 10 21:1 0 0 11 0 6 ISO - I 0 ! 22 1 0 4 the providence of God, removed from him a wile with Tubercular Diseases ... ... ... ... ... 138 whom he t,arl passer! a happy married life of thirty-six Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 111 Co Cl3ll l Y t g i ho n tf e o n Ln ti d.o o .l.l. o : 11 : . d • •. a : t . . 9 51.140 r 18c. s h e'll t . equitab1e..... n . 5 ...... 50 2 :: pr share, 75 10 0 ' 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 6 0 6 1 il Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... ... 50 years, and h eying a family of six daughters, three of whom Independent e . n . t ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 6211.. percent. pe_r ca . j 64 5 00 0 :06 0 0.0• 0 514 5 2000 0 1 :ee l 005 : 11 i _5l 7 888 0 were married, and he could not think of placing so Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of young a person as his eldest unmarried daughter at the Respiration ... ... ..• ... ••• 167 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs he id of his establishaient. There was a sister of his of Digestion... a. ... ... ... ... 49 De., earl. Preference 61. pe - r teat. 2 4 5° eats wi:e who had passed upwarsis of twenty years with them, and with the censent °rail his family he was de- Diseases of the Kidney s, &c. •• ..- ... 14 Phoenix . ...... •••• .. 4341. per et. 'be 0 0 49 I 0 ie sirous of being united to her without any reproach from Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e. ... ... e [Wenn"- - . ........ SI. 100 0 5 80 0 5 7b ' United General .....• 73. dd. 60 0 0 SO 0 0 15 the world. They wore now both about sixty.-(Hear, Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 6 Weatmiaster Chartered 31. 60 0 0 he .r.) Now he did think that the parties who ache,- Diseases of the Skin, • ifec. ... ... ... ... 1 Ditto, New ........ , 12s. 50 0 0 10 - 0 0 4 8 5 % catea this change must have been very hard pressed in- Malformations... ... ... ... ... ... 3 deed for a case to adduce such an instance as this. Premature Birth ... ... •• ..• ... 22 CANALS. -(Hear.) Ia legislating for this change they should Atrophy recollect that they were omitting altogether that class to Old Age Names of g Dividend! Price. Names . / 13: Divide" Companies. 4 per Companies. 4 per Pri ce, whom such a piece of legislation would bo both ob- 22 .4 Annum. Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 2S cc Annum. noxious and injurious. It the parties liable to contract- -_ -- 0 . 1 . d . h . 1 4 1 6 7 0 1 7 2 1 f.. 1 5 1 0 3 NMeaftetchle.s.ft.e.l!.. - - -. such a marriage were old, what doubt was there but Causes not specifie d ... ... ... .:. ... 3 t rj ea ° lc rd io • re . s . t . . 78 3/. 181 1 10 00 0 21. 16 1 1 05. 50 that the sister-in-law might take the charge of a young -- 911 ' Ashßlit Birminghamra r k n n t 1 1 t i 7 A brg 14500 41.51 8 89 5 O p family without the slightest chance of censure from the DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 340 70 10 2 2O l. 115 world ?-( Hear, hear.) If the parties were young, and Population Deaths in eerie- Deaths C D o e v rb e y ntr . y . ....... 1 1 00 00 2 6 51 . . 2 6 10 3 RR Rochdale.... g o h e n d t e ' l s e ... ... g 11. 41 2 . 5: 8 1 0 344 a marriage took place, there would in all probanility Enumerated, spondinc week in the Ellsmre&Chs 133! 565. 41 Somrset &al 150 71.105. 130 be another family, and then what could p 05.... 1841. of 1849. Week. West Districts 301,189 .. 159 ... 143 GrandJunctn 1001 51. es Do Lk Fd St sibly take place but- that there would be all the , • - .. 206 ... 193 Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 30 Strir ' d &Were 14 12 0 161 2 4' 8i °. North D.Aricts.. 376,568 Lirand Ilialox 100 11. 103. 24 Shrewsbury.. 1 25 lbl. - danger of the hardship which so frequently re- Central Districts 374,199 ... 185 ... 151 . . 393 , 067 ... 311 ... 182 I 40 - 0 Grantham - 150 - - Stoarbridge.. 145 201. 305 suited from the jurisdiction of a step-mother? Again, . . East Districts ... A 9 things now stood the sister-in-law quietly took herSennt ix Avn 39, 7s. 6d. 5 Severn and South Districts.. 503,346 ... 330 ... 242 Lancaster 100 21 32% Wye RAILS 26 2 1. Os. - place in the family under one of the dearest relations of • • - -- Leeds& Livrp , 100 301. 317% Warwick&l aff:ctiopate intercourse, but alter the law, and her posi- Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,191 ... 911 eeicester ..•• I fee! se 63% Birming. j 100 41 . 63 ti on woUld he aloget altered.-(Hear, hear.) She Leicstr &Nth I 83. 41. 46 Warwick& 1 Males 100 31. 43 could only he altoget her dad be considered as a stranger. Loughboregh,l42 701. 610 Napton...l -(Hear, hear.) In the case of a husband who was Females ... ... ... ... ... 444 Konmouthsh 'lOO 81. - Worcstr &} 78 31. 42 Slntgocarysh 1100 - , - Birming. likely to be b.,reaved, to whom should he look for com 1/ 1 - 1? 'TUC TAT TAM' IXTV VIZ' Afeltn3fwbry 100 - I - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 9 HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 27. MARRIAGES BILL. Sir F. THESIGER (in continuation from our After noon Edition of yesterday) said—But this did not satisfy them.—(Hear.) They then had recourse to the opinions of the most eminent men at the bar; and ulti mately they employed professionally no less than nine _ individuals, who were sent into various districts to collect materials to enable the parties to ob tain the object they so long sought, and the whole of the evidence collected by them was that which formed the staple of the report presented to the House by the Com missioners. The House had to guide them in their legis lation the evidence of about 41 witnesses; 10 of these were professional men employed, fifteen interested parties, some German lawyers, and thirteen clergymen of various denominations, all of whom expressed different opinions upon the subject. - In this state of the matter he (Sir F. Thesiger) had been anxious to ascertain the views of the country as to the public feeling on the sub ject, and he found that the majority of the clergy in this country and in Ireland disapproved of the pro posed connexion. In Scotland the opinion of the clergy was also against it ; and the laity generally of the United Kingdom were also unfavourable to it.—(Hear, hear.) With but very few exceptions, he believed the public opinion to be that legislation was not re quired upon the subject, and that it would be unwise to adopt it.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that any one looking at the report would be of opinion that the Commissioners would go to the utmost limits, and almost to any extent to violate the rules of morality. Under these circumstances the House was called upon by his Right Honourable Friend to legislate upon this matter, and altar the law of marriage by allowing persons to marry the sister of their deceased wife. In his opi nion upon this subject a serious and most awful ques tion arose, namely, were these marriages against the Di vine dispensation, and prohibited by the Divine law? It was his firm conviction that they were—that he felt the painfulness of the discussion of such a question before an assembly like the present; but he believed that the arguments of the Hon. and Learned Member for Plymouth, and those of the Honourable Mem ber for the University of Oxford during the last session, had exhausted the subject. The mystical union which was inculcated satisfied him that any mere marriage with a wife's relation was much more strongly condemned in the Christian scheme than in the looser ideas of the Jewish dispensation. He was not disheartened that he did not find such a marriage particularly condemned in the Levitical law, because he thought that the table there was not intended to be a complete one, but only contained certain instances. He looked about for aid in the construction to which he had arrived, and he did not think that his Right Honourable Friend had dealt fairly with' the councils which bad condemned these marriages. He had said that no council had pro hibited these marriages before the fourth century, but had hi's Right Honourable and Learned Friend met with any council to sanction these marriages? He (Sir F. Thesiger) for his part, considered that these councils de clared the opinion of the whole Church from the time of our Saviour downwards, and that this was the first occa sion on which there was any necessity to proclaim it. What would be the fleet effect of the legislation which his Right Honourable Friend sought ? Why, be legalise marriages which had been contracted in known violation of the law.—(Hear hear.) The Right Honourable Gentleman had laid much stress upon the Bill of 1835, and upon the fact that the bishops had sanctioned this Bill. It was not for him (Sir F. Thesiger) to inquire into the motives which had induced those Reverend Prelates to come to this com promise; but this was certain, that from 1835 marriages of this sort were declared null and void. And let the Ilonse just remember the solemn warning which formed part of the marriage service of the• Established Church, that each should declare if there were any lawful objection to their union. His Right Hon. Friend had put forward the plea of compassion for those who, under this Act, remained illegitimate. Would it not have been well that persons, who had notoriously violated the law, should before they had done so, have had some consideration to the consequences of it themselves. His Right Honourable Friend also claimed their sympathies for the Bill, inasmuch as it affected the poorer classes—but had those wealthy gentlemen who had first started this agitation had much regard to the care of the poor? Nothing had they been said about this part of the question, but now it formed a very useful adjunct. But he (Sir F. Thesiger) did not think that these marriages were so very numerous among the poor. He did not be lieve that the question affected them so nearly. Looking at the materials which the House had before them to le gislate upon, he did not find this to be the case. Out of 1,503 of these marriages, only 40 were contracted by 40 labourers and mechanics.—(Hear, hear.) The Learned Gentleman then read the testimony of many Hon. Gen tlemen favour able to the measure, none of whom could state (f their own knowledge that such marriages were frequent among the lower classes. But would the House be content to legislate upon the belief of these gentle men, which was supported by no known facts? The case of the poor th-n entirely failed. The only argument for such er pas! facto proceeding, namely, an urgent necessity, was by no means proved as far as they had yet gone. Now ho could not help thinking that it would have been infinitely better if some of these letters, which had been inserted in the appendix for the purpose of showing the hardship of the law, had not be,n placed there. Be could not help adverting to one letter, No. 36—it was that cf Mr. Brougher. He said that he had, through the providence of God, removed from him a wile with whom he bad psssiel a happy married life of thirty-six years, and having a family of six daughters, three of whom were married, and he could not think of placing so young a person as his eldest unmarried daughter at the he el of his establishaient. There was a sister of his late who who had passed upwarsis of twenty years with them, and with the c-nsent °ran his family he was de sirous of being united to her without any reproach from the world. They were now both about sixty.—(Hear, he ,r.) Now he did think that the parties who advo cated this change must have been very hard pressed in deed for a case to adduce such an instance as this. —(Hear.) In legislating for this change they should recollect that they were omitting altogether that class to whom such a piece of legislation would bo both ob noxious and injurious. It the parties liable to contract such a marriage were old, what doubt was there but that the sister-in4aw might take the charge of a young family without the slightest chance of censure from the world?—(Hear, hear.) If the parties were young, and a marriage took place, there would in all probability be another family, and then what could pos.:, sibly take place but- that there would be all the danger of the hardship which so frequently re suited from the jurisdiction of a step-mother? Again, A 9 things now stood the sister. in-law quietly took her place in the family under one of the dearest relations of affectionate intercourse, but alter the law, and her posi tion would be altogether altered.—(Hear, hear.) She could only be received aed be considered as a stranger. —(Hear, hear.) In the case of a husband who was likely to be bereaved, to whom should he look for com fort and assistance in such a trying hour but to the sister of his wife? As the law now stood this was natural and easily attainable, but alter it, and directly a sus picion was tarown over her, and she im mediatly appeared as an aspirant fir that place which. was likely so soon to be so solemnly vacated—(Hear, hear)—and thus, instead of conferring a boon on the children of a motherless family by this alteration, they would, in fact, be doing a great and serious injury to them.—(Hear, hear.) He had hitherto confined himself solely to the case which had been brought before the House by the Bill and the speech of his Right Hon. and Learned Friend, but it should not be forgotten that when this measure was last before the House -ho had taken occasion to show that if it were paised a way would be opened to still further abuses, and he heti brought under their notice the case which would most probably occur if the marriage cf a widower with his deceased wite's niece took place.—(Hear, hear.) It was clear that his Right Hon. Friend in his proposition was breaking down marriages in close affinity, and allowing . them in. a more extended degree. The Bill vial, ;n fact, allowing marriages in all de grees of affinity, and they could not stop short any where, but must repeal all marriages, if it was passed.' The Legislature had powers to interfere or not ; if it had not, it was by Divine prohibition, if there was no such prohibition the Legislature was paramount, and yet by the clauses in the BiTT misgivings were clearly shown on the subject. But the Bill did worse than this, it was calculated to set one party in the Church against the other. He was afraid the breach was wide enoug h a l rea d y , and it did hot require this measure to increase it. I t was quite clear that there were a great number of clergymen who would not solemnize marriages of that description. What was' the poor man, then, to do ? Why, it was said he must go into another parish that would never do, and what was the consequence? Why that person was either driven to the ranks of the Dis senters, or to live in open adultery. But then it was said they might go to the registrar. Now many had great objections to the adoption of that course. Under all these circumstances, he felt it to be his bounden duty to resist the introduction of such a law, and he should therefore move that it be read a second time that day six months.—(flear.) Colonel THOMPSON supported the second reading of the Bill, and thought that upon looking at the mar riage ritual the whole of the objections of the Hon. and Learned Member were entirely answered ; for in that ritual, after the question was asked whether the parties knew of any objection why they might not lawfully be joined together in holy matrimony, there was the fol lowing admonition —" For be ye well assured that as many as are coupled together otherwise than as God's Holy Word will allow are not joined together by God, neither is their marriage legal." He submitted that the question with respect to marr i age with a de ceased wife' s niece had nothing to do with the conside ration of the-present measure. M s , HEADLAI supported the Bill, and contended that s es the Scriptures did not prohibit these marriages they were committing an absolute wrong in not afford ieg relief to the 'taint:mate persons who were suffering f.aina the injustice of the existing law. If laws were enacted to prohibit marriages within certain degrees of affinity without the Divine sanction, they would be generally resisted by the people as meddling and oppres sive, and - rendered altogether inoperative. • Mr. P. WOOD said he had arrived at the conclusion that, in Divine revelation,.there was a direct prohibition of marriages of this description; but, although he en tertained this opinion, he was not rendered incom petent to enter into and to admire the arguments of Paley, in his " Natural Theology," or the still more striking theories of Dr. Butler, in his" Divine and Na tural Raligion." For, independent of the question of Divine prohibition, there were other considerations which ought - to weigh with the House. Among the heathens iu ancient times the same prohibitions existed, BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ••• ... ... 781 Females ... ... ... ... ... 755 Total ... ... 1,536 *ln this number are included 11 by Scarlatina, 32 by Typhus Fever, and 21 by Diarrhoea. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchister Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The business of the day has been on a limited scale, and, for the most part, confined to a few articles. Since the date of our last report, however, indications of a somewhat more favourable cha racter than were then observable have shown them selves. Although the makers of 7-8 printing cloths have conceded a little from the reduced prices of last week, yet they have thus succeeded in somewhat in creasing their sales. In 40-inch shirtiogs, also, there is rather more doing, in consequence of the decline which has taken place in prices. A similar effect has scarcely, however, as yet, followed a further giving way in long cloths and T cloths; nor is there any improvement in domestics. During tee last three days the India merchants have operated freely in 40's, 50's, and 60's mule twist; giving rise to a better feeling in this department of produc tion. Maaufaturera have been able to purchase medium yarns on rather lower terms than thoSe of last week, which has led to rather more inquiry on their part. But the letters received this morning from Germany and Italy show a remarkable paucity of orders. Those markets have been injuriously affected by intelligence of the prevailing inactivity in Manchester ; and we, again, are feeling the reaction of that intelli gence, so far as water twist is concerned. Although, how ever, extremely little is doing in this article, its value cannot be said to be further depreciated, but is, indeed, well sus tained by the lightness of stocks both here and in Ger many. On the whole, a somewhat more cheerful tone has prevailed on (;hangs to-day, arising out of the evident approach of sellers and buyers, in some branches of our trade, towards such rates as would lead to a renewal of business. The working of short time appears to be ex tended from this town to other neighbourhoods among the manufacturers of stout goods, and also among the spinners of coarse numbers of water twist. We under stand that, at Rochdale, seventeen mills have resorted to this measure. Some spinners have stopped . their ma chiaery altogether. ROCHDALE, MONDAY. ---WO have had something like an average market to-day, and the manufacturers are asking a small advance in prices. There is little change in the wool market as to amount of business transacted. English wools continue very firm, and colonial wool may be quoted a shade higher. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The silk throwing trade of this town still continues as brisk as reported for some time past. The manufacturing department is also very active, particularly in figured fabrics; and some this in fluential buyers have already made large purchases the week. The trade generally is anxiously awatting which result of the ensuing public sales ef raw silk , commence on the 27th instant, and, in consequence, are purchaFing sparingly, In the raw silk market, prices are very firm, with a general opinion that they will ad vance shortly, which is strengthened by the overland news fully confirming all previous reports as to short crop and scarcity of supply, with prices advancing, in China. lIALIPAI, SATURDAY.—Our Piece Hall has been but 'moderately attended to-day; and] the stillness which we. spoke of in outlast, still continues throughout the:worsted trade. The only description of goods for which there has been any particular inquiry is lastings, which are scarce from causes mentioned in a re cent report. We have no decided change to notice in the yarn m ar k e t. T he sh i pping houses are not purchas ing, and the spinners are busy on old orders. There is not much doing in wool. The spinners are employed on somowhat large stocks, and are, consequently, not in LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum, Share. - X a. d. Z a. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 190 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12% Clydesdale Bank •••• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank .. • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 i 100 0 0 173 Eastern Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 0 0 EdinbizGlasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 51. 16s Exshangeßnk of Scot 4/. per cont. 100 0 0 50 0 • 14% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% percent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 15% North of Scotland Bank 41. percent. 20 0 0 i 0 0 3% North British Bank : • • - - - Boyal Bank of Scetiand 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 135 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 92 Western Bank.. -•• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 B. Accord.Lifeand Fire - 20 0 0 010 0 t3ritish Guarantee Ins. 4/. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17j ad Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 SI Colonial Life - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11. Os. City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 12s Edinburgh Life Incur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 I 20% East of Scotland Life - 10 9 0 015 0 - Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 1 - Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ; - (mar. Co. of Scetlnd•• SI. per cent. 100 I 0 10 0 0 ; - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 9 0 111. lOs Mercantile Life .. -.. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 010 0 i ss. Od. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 203.6 d North British Insnr s%l.pr Gent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 24% North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 0 911 0 - Scot. Max. and Gen. Life - II 0 015 0 - Scottish Union 'mimes. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.64 Standard Life ........51.per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s Od MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name ef Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- --... X. s. d. X. a. 4. Auction Mart •••• • • • • 21. Ss. 50 0 I - 25 Australian Agrienlinrl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 16 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. Ifs. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 -. Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 26 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. - - 89 fifty Navigation .... - - - 91 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 1100 0 0 . 94 Equitable Reversienry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 105 Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27% London Institution .• • - - 78 15 9 - Russell Institution.. - - - 26 5 0 - Penlnslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 79 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Royal Mail Steam •• •. 61 18. 4. p. c. 100 0 I 1 60 0 0 51 South Australian... - 11. per share. 25 0 0 125 0 0 - Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 - EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.—Last night an inquest was held by Mr. Langham, the deputy-coroner for West minster, at the Plough Tavern, Carey-street, Lincoln's inn, on the body of J. Drury, aged 38. The deceased was a painter, and lived with his wife and children in Fulwood's-rent s , H o lb orn. H e d i d not go home with his wages on S a t ur d ay, but on Sunday evening his wife met him with only a halfpenny in his pocket, having beta drunk all th e p rev i ous n i ght. They went home and a quarrel ensued. The oth er l o d gers separated them, and the wife went down stairs. The deceased then said to a man named L . eaby, that i n or d er not to make a further disturbance in the house he would go down by the water-pipe outside, and he got on the gutter, three stories high, for the purpose. Leahy end eavoure d to dissuade him from it, but he replied he had often done it. He got down well as far as the first floor, when a pro jecting brickwork threw him down, and he fell on the pavement below. He was insensible, and taken to King's College Hospital, where he died the nex t day from fracture of the skull and other extensive injuries. Verdict, " Accidental death." All establishments die of dignity. They are too proud to think themselves ill, and to take a l ittle physic. —Sydney Smith. THURSDAY EVENING, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEIVS BENCH, Feb. 27. (London Sittings before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and a Special Jury.) LEFEVRE V. CHAPPELL. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning. Mr. COCKBURN (with whom was Mr. Bovill) addressed the jury for the defendant. He expressed a doubt whether the letter said to have been received from the plaintiff by Marchande was a genuine document, and in timated that Marchande himself was in truth the plain tiff. If so, then the plaintiff had had the opportunity of stating his own case to the jury, while the defendant was not permitted to enjoy such an advantage. But as suming that Marchande was only an agent, and that Le fevre was principal, then he insisted that the contract was not one in respect of the failure of which the defen dant could be held liable. The defendant had never held himself out as the manager of the theatre in the ordinary sense of the word, but had represented, and, as he should show, had represented truly, that he could sell all the tickets which were not then disposed of by the manager, and he had sold them to Merchande. It was, however, a mistake to suppose that the defendant had represented that the Queen would absolutely come to the theatre on the night in question; he had, if he said any thing about it—which was, at least, doubt ful—merely expressed his belief that she might come, and his opinion that, if she did come, her coming would occasion an increased demand for the tickets. There was no doubt that both these opinions were warranted by circumstances. The Queen had not at that time seen the Propliete. Its reputation was great; there was a great curiosity to see and hear ir, , and it was not unlikely that her Majesty might desire to witness the performance of an opera which had justly acquired a great celebrity abroad, and which had been well produced in this country. If her Majesty should think fit to visit the theatre, there could be no doubt that her presence there would be a great additional at traction. But the defendant never could have said that the Queen would go, for it was well known that, except on occasions of state visits, the determination of the Queen to be present at the opera was never known till about three o'clock on the afternoon of the day of the visit. Here the bargain was made on the Wednesday evening or the Thursday morning, and, consequently, before it was possible that the defendant could say any thing beyond the expresaion of a mere expectation on the possibility of her Majesty being present. The de fence, therefore, was in sub s t ance thi s —th a t th e defend ant hadl not made any false representations; that he had simply agreed to propositions made him by the plaintiff, and had literally fulfilled what he had undertaken. He had given to the plaintiff all the benefit of the tickets, which at that time were under the control of the ma nager, and had assisted in selling them; that from the circumstances of the lateness of the season and the heat of the weather, the speculation had not answered was not his fault, and he was not to be made responsible for it. He should show that the defendant had done nothing to deceive Mr. Marchande, and that consequently the defendant was entitled to a verdict. Mr. Tibbert—l am the assistant of Mr.- Parsons, the box-keeper. I recollect the plaintiff coming about these tickets. Mr. Chappell said he was not the manager, but Mr. Gye. The house was then in the hands of the artists themselves. The pit was about half full. No part of the house was filled. I had endeavoured to dis pose of some of the boxes for Mr. Marchande. _ _ Mr. W. B. Goldsmith, clerk and assistant to Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.—The firm consists of Beale and Chappell, the defendant. In 1849 they subscribed for some boxes in the Royal Italian Opera. They had about thirty or forty stalls. They had also ten or twelve to dispose of by the night. I remember the boxes and stalls being purchased for the Saturday, on the production of the Prophite. Marchande had the whole of what had not been previously sold. Cramer and Beale did not, after their transaction with March ande, sell a single box or start of their own for that night. When a private person purchases a box he can only issue four tickets; when a bookseller purchases a box he can send in six tickets, four for the boxes and two fur the pit. Mr. Sergeant SHEE replied. • Mr. Justice COLERIDGE left it to the jury to say whether the defendant had been guilty of any fraudulent representations. Ile treated as immaterial any state ments about the Queen coming, and about the demand for tickets being great, unless the jury could say (which he did not think possible as the evidence now stood) that those statements were made before the contract, and had influenced the plaintiff in making it. The real point was whether the defendant had represented himself as the manager, with a power to dispose of tickets which he did not possess. If the jury should think that the defendant had represented himself as absolute manager, with abso lute control over tickets, the verdict must be for the plaintiff; but if the jury should think that he had merely undertaken to sell to the plaintiff all the tickets which the manager himself could at that mo ment sell, namely, all those not subscribed for and sold by the subscribers to the opera, and by the booksellers, then the question would be, whether the defendant bad not performed that undertaking. It could not be sup posed that the defendant was to go round to collect all the tickets which might happen to be undisposed of in any bookseller's bands; it he gave to the plaintiff all in his own hands and all which the manager had then to dispose of, he fulfilled his contract. It was for the jury to say whether he had done this. If he had, the verdict must be for him—if not, then it must be for the plaintiff, with such damages as the jury might think to be the amount of the lass occurring through his non-perform ance of the contract. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 2;. (Nisi Prius Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Chie Justice WILDE and a Special Jury.) M'LEAN V. LEEMING. Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. H. Horn appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., and hi,. Words worth fur the defendant. The peculiarity of this case was, that the defendant set up his own lunacy as a defence to the action. The plaintiff is a picture-dealer and picture-frame-manu facturer, carrying on business in Fleet-street and Ox ford-street; and the defendant was a travelling partner in a house engaged in the woollen and worsted trade at Manchester. In August last he came up to London, and stopped at Lovegrove's Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, and on the ith of that month sent the waiter for plaintiff's foreman, who came, and received from him upwards of twenty pictures to clean and gild. The defendant then went to the plaintiff's shop, in Fleet-street, and on that and the three subsequent days ordered several costly articles—pictures, console-tables, chimney -glasses, giran doles, &c., and gave some more pi c t ures to b e c l eane d and gilt. He required that all the articles should be finished and sent down to his house, Poolev park, Manchester, on Saturday, the 11th. On that day four cases were sent to Manchester by the train, and the defendant having desired that th e f oreman s h ou ld go down to superintend the unpacking of the pictures, and to take the pattern for a splendid suite of rosewood fur niture which the defendant had ordered, the latter went down on the Sunday, and on seeing some of the de fendant's family, was told that he had come home quite insane. Some conversation took place subsequently be tween the the foreman and a solicitor and a relative of the family as to his state of mind. The foreman came back on Monday, but before his arrival two other cases had been sent off. On Tuesday, tho:l4th, the solicitor of the family came to town, and explained to the plain tiff the state of the defendant's mind, and wished for an arrangement by the plaintiff sending no more articles down, taking back those which he had sent, and re turning the sum of 1101. 45., which defendant had paid. This was not acceded to, the plaintiff wishing to keep the money which he had received, and to be paid for the articles which he had sent, and offering not to complete the rest of the order. On the 23d of August the plain tiff sent down the remainder of the goods ordered by the defendant, except the rosewood furniture, and the family, according to a notice previously served on the plaintiff, refused to receive them. The sum claimed by the plaintiff for all the goods sent down was up wards of 3201. The plaintiff's foreman and clerk proved that they saw nothing whatever in the defendant's manner to make them suspect he was not of sound mind. On the contrary, they said he bargained and chaffered about the prices, and seemed a sharp buyer. The defence was, that at the time of ordering these goods he was out of his mind; that these articles were altogether unsuited to his condition; that he bad no business for them whatever ; that while he was in London he was considered by 6U others who dealt with him as insane; that he considered himself " Selim, the immortal," and that he had received an appointment as post captain from the Admiralty, and sometimes that these pictures and articles were given him by friends, and sometimes that they were necessary for him in his new station; that he came home from London on the Saturday dressed in the uniform of a post captain in the navy, and that he had continued since then hope lessly a lunatic; and further, that the plaintiff and his men knew that he was not in his right mind when he was dealing with them, and that the 110/. received by the plaintiff was more than the value of the articles actually delivered to the defendant on the 11th of August. _ upon the questi on o f l unacy i t was admitted, on th e part Several witne sses were ca ll e d t o prove these fact s; b ut of the plaintiff, that the defendant had been a lunatic since the 4th of August. The witnesses were, therefore, not examined. The Learned JUDGE left three questions to the jury: —First, wheth er t h e defendant was of unsound w i n d at the time the ord er was g i ven u p o n which th e p art i es had agreed ; secon dl y, as there did no t appe ar t o b e any tcoa;in vid case deciding nte a g that notice with ticeof athleuninastaien, it would in thisity was necessary case be material for the jury to find, whether the plain tiff or his foreman was aware of the defendant's insanity at the time of the order; thirdly, whether the goods supplied were necessaries and proper for the defendant and his family, having regard to his position and rank in life. The jury, after long consultation found : —First, that defendant was in sane at the time o f th e contract ; se condly, that th ere was no not i ce to, t h e plaintiff ; and thirdly, that they w ere not necessar i es , even had the dtfendantintended to furnish a house, not having any furniture. They were then asked whether the sum of 1101., which had bees paid, was not sufficient to pay the plaintiff for the value of the work and labour expended upon the goods, and which could not be returned? The jury then found that the plaintiff had received more than sufficient. The verdict, theiEfcire, was entered for the plaintiff for the damages in the declaration as security for the re turn of the goods, subject to be reduced to Is. when the goods are returned. Leave was reserved to move upon the question, whether or not notice of the insanity was material to be proved by the defendant, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Feb. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE FAREY. The bankrupt, was the proprietor of the Rain Inn, Smithfield. This was the certificate meeting. The bankrupt's debts were 1,522/.; his assets, 120/. Mr. Lawrance supported; Mr. Lucas opposed; Mr. Duncan appeared for a creditor of the name of Trenholm, of Stoke Newington, a cousin of the bankrupt's, who had put in a bill for 5501., and retsins possession of the pro perty under it. His HONOUR said that the bankrupt had behaved very ill to Mr. Watkins, the opposing creditor. 11 ,, did not think that the bankrupt had been justified in making the large expenditure of 500/. upon the Smithfield pre mises. As regarded the reality of the advance by Mr. Trenholm, he considered the balance of testimony to be in his favour. On other grounds the certificate would be suspended for nine months from the examination meeting, and be of the third class. ASSIZE IN TELLILTENCE. HOME CIRCUIT, Hertford, Feb. 27. Mr. Justice Maule sat this morning in the Crown Court. The calendar contains the names of forty-five prisoners, but most of the offences are of the ordinary description. William Day, 22, a smart-looking young man, was indicted for ftealing various articles of furniture, the property of James Day. Mr. Rodwell prosecuted, and Mr. T. Chambers de fended the prisoner. It appeared that the prosecutor, who, although of the same name, is not in any manner related to the pri soner, was a labouring man, residing at Little Berk hampstead, and the latter was 'AI intimate terms with him, and was constantly in the habit of visiting at his cottage. On the 17th of January the prosecutor disco vered that his wife had eloped during his absence, taking with her a good deal of property of various kinds, and also. one of his children. He gave information to the police, and the wife was traced to London, where she WAS found in a lodging jointly occupied by herself and the prisoner, and the property that had been removed was also discovered. There appeared to be very little doubt of the nature of the connexion that existed be tween the prisoner and the wife of the prosecutor, but there was no evidence to show that he had in any way interfered with the property that had been removed. The jury, under these circumstances, returned a ver dict of Not Guilty. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Carlisle, Feb. 26. NISI PRIUS COURT.— (Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) ROUTLEDGE V. CALVERT. This - was an action brought in formapauperis by the plaintiff to recover compensation for the loss of his daughter's services, who had been seduCed by the defendant ; to which the :defendant pleaded Not Guilty. Mr:. Temple and Mr.lAtherton appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Sergeant Murphy and Mr. Lawrie for the defendant. The plaintiff, it appeared, was a farmer, residing at White Close, near Stapleton, and had formerly been the steward of Mr. Fawcett, of Scaby Castle. He had a family of ten children, six of whom were daughters, and 'one of them, whose seduction by the defendant formed the subject of the present action, Mabel, was 21 years of age. The plaintiffs and the defendant's families had been intimate for several years. Mabel was in service until November, 1848, when she came home to be present at the marriage ceremony of one of her sisters ; and on that occasion the defendant visited the plaintiff's house and paid much at tention to Miss Mabel. It appeared that his visits and attentions to the plaintiff's daughter Mabel were continued until February, 1840, and that in the course of these visits he had succeeded in seducing her under promise of marriage. About the middle of February the defendant's attentions suddenly ceased, and on the 19th of that month he was married to another woman. The plaintiff's daughter was then found to be in the family way, and on the 6th of July, 1849, she gave birth to a child. which she affiliated on the defendant on the 3d of October. For the defence it was elicited that four out of the plaintiff's six daughters were pregnant when married, and that the remaining two, of whom Mabel was one, had given birth to illegi timate children. There was no great shock, therefore, to the plaintiff's feelings or to those of his family by this occurrence; neither had the plaintiff suffered much from the loss of his daughter's services, as she was not in his service in the early part of her pregnancy; and afterwards, when be discovered it when she went home, he turned her out of doors. The Learned JUDGE, in summing up, said it was quite clear that the plaintiff must have brought up his daugh ters in a very loose manner, and they must estimate the damages to be given according to the facts which had been proved. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages le. The only other cause tried was an action for a ser vant's wages, extending over a period of twenty years, which was wholly uninteresting. This finished the civil business of the assizes. In the Criminal Court several cases of larceny were tried, and a charge of assault with intent to commit rape; after which, the business being concluded, their Lordships proceeded to Newcastle. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Joseph Solomons surrendered himself before Mr. Alder man Farebrother to answer the charge of committing a rape upon the person of Funny Harnswortb, his father's servant. The girl, as well as Mrs. Bradshaw, who it was as serted had taken her out of the way, was in court. Mr. Clarkson said, tiat as he had been informed that his client's recognizances bad the previous day been es treated in consequence of some misunderstanding as to the day, he hoped that now he had made his appearance the estreat would be taken off. Alderman FAREBROTBER said, that such being the case he certainly would comply with Mr. Clarkson's re quest, and he therefore ordered it to be taken off. Fanny Harnsworth, 17, then came forward with much reluctance, accompanied by Mrs. Bradshaw, and on b e i ng requested by Mr. Roe, the officer of the court, to take her right hand glove off, she refused to be sworn. Alderman FAREBROTHER—If she persists in that, I must commit her. Harnsworth—l don't wish to prosecute. Alderman FAREBROTHER—You have your choice of whither you will be sworn or go to prison. After some hesitation she consented to take the oath, The Chief Clerk then read the evidence given by the girl at the first examination, upon which Alderman FAREBROTHER asked if that was all true? The girl was about to answer, when Mrs. Bradshaw said something which made her hesitate. Alderman FAREBROTHER (to Mrs. Bradshaw)—You are only allowed to stand beside her to give her courage, but not to speak to her. (To the girl)—ls what has been read to you all true? Harnworth—lt is. Mr. Clarkson—Has she been examined by any medi cal man? Webb, the officer—She has, and the gentle man is in court at present. The next evidence read was that of Webb, who was called to take her into custody on the charge of stealing a tippet, when she fell on her knees to the prisoner, and exclaimed, " Oh, Mr. Joseph, don't let me go to prison ater seducing me;" after which that of Mrs. Greaves was likewise read, which went to show that on the first attempt being made she told her sister, who advised her to acquaint her master and mistress of it. This the girl did not do, because she did not wish to make a distur bance in th• family, and thought such conduct would not be repeated. Mr. E. Archer, surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, said—On the 12th instant I examined Fanny Hams worth, and found that the offsnce had been committed. Mr. Nicholl said, that he now proposed to prove that money had been given to the girl by some one to keep her out of the way. Mr. Clarkson said, that was not evidence against bis client. Mr. Nicholl said, he thought by a chain of evidence he could bring the charge home to the prisoner. Mr. Clarkson protested against such evidence being beard, for the charge was merely brought forward to prejudice Mr. Solomons in the eyes of the public. If, however, the girl was called, he hoped the Alderman would caution her that whate►er she might say might be used against her in a criminal proceeding, and that she was net compelled to answer unless she liked. Alderman FAREBROTHER said that he would give her the usual caution. Mr. Nicholl—Then I will not call her, but Mrs. Brad shaw. Mrs. Bradshaw then got into the witness•box, and said she would not be sworn. _ _ _ Alderman FAREBROTHER—I must then commit you. Mrs. Bradshaw—l will give evidence and speak the truth, but I decline being sworn. Mr. Clarkson said he must submit that as a clear matter of law the prosecutor mast first show, touching the money, that the party accused bad any share or knowledge of the transaction, and therefore he contended that no questions ought to be put to Mrs. Bradshaw, for there must be a something preceding that to implicate the prisoner. The Chief Clerk suggested that as there was a now charge of misdemeanour to compound a felony, the soli citor should be called upon to state the party against whom he made that charge. Mr. Nicholl—l make no direct charge, but an indirect one, that he (Solomons) or his friends sent the money. Mr. Clarkson observed, that Mr. Solomons could not be answerable for what his friends might or might not have done. Mr. Nicholl said, that under those circumstances, as there might be some difficulty of proof, he should leave the case as it was; and ask the Alderman to commit him for trial on two charges of violation. Alderman FAIZEItiOTLIER said, he should like to take some time to consider the whole subject, and, as it would not alter the features of the case in any way, he should remand the prisoner until Saturday, taking the same bail as before, namely—himself in 2001., and two sure ties in 1001. each. Mr. Isaac; solicitor, got up, and said that one of the former bail had declined being responsible again. Alderman FAREBROTHER said, if that was the e ase he must have two good responsible housekeepers as bail. Mr. Lewis said, that tne father would belome one. Alderman FAREBROTHER said, that would sot do. The bail must be good, and he would examine them ; for, when one bail retired, it behoved him to be cautious. In the course of the a ft ernoon , a pproved bt iil was forthcoming, and the prisoner left the court. AIARYLESONE. A young man, who gave his name William Barter, was placed a t the bar, before Mr. Lon g, c h art. -•ed with uttering a forged 51. note, and also with having • in his possession property supposed to have been stolen. Mr. Compton, landlord of the Crown, 84. Ed gew , re- road, dep ose d t h a t on t h at day, at 12 o'c'',lock, the pr, soner came to his house and called for a filen of sherry and a cigar, with which he was supplied, and he paid for the same with a shilling. He the❑ asked if he could be accommodated with change for a 51. note, and on prose cutor telling him he would change it, and examining the note presented to him, ho at once felt satisfied that it was a forgery; he directed a friend to keep a clos e watch upon the prisoner, and secure him in the " bottle department," while he went to the station-house, and on his return home he gave the prisoner into custody, when he threatened to make prosecutor suffer for having de tained him so long; he alleged that he had taken the note from Mr. Ellison, of Spring-gardens. Beck, 127 11, produced the note, which was evidently a spurious one; the prisoner had made various state ments as to how he obtained it, and one of the assertions he made was that he was requested by a person to obtain change. The prisoner, upon being asked if he had any thing to say in answer t[.) the charge, replied that he should reserve his ch fence for a future occasion. Ile was then remanded till Saturday next. SOUTHWARK. Robert Skinner, a powerful young man, was brought b(fire Mr. A'Beckett, charged on suspicion, with two other mon (not in custAly), with committing a very daring highway robbery ut an early hour on the preceding evening within a short distance of this court. Mr. Charles Burroughs, apparently between .50 end 60 years of age, stated, that on returning home from the Emigration-office, in Thames-street, on the preceding evening about 7 o'clock, as he was walking along Brunswick -street, leading from Horscmonget lane into the Great Dover-street-road, he was sud denly seized by some person from behind. His assailant grasped him with both hands round the neck and forcibly held his head back, while another ruffian came in front if him and violently tare open his coat, waistcoat, and trousers, and thrusting his hands into his pockets, divested them of their contents, and alter with drawing his hand from his left trousers pocket, exclaimed, •' I've got it." The moment these words were uttered the man who held him back in such a position that he had no opportunity at the moment of distinguishing his assailants, threw him upon the ground, and they both made off. He (complainant), although much distressed from the violence with which his neck was pressed, managed to get upon his legs, and then observed that there was a third man, who crossed from the other side of the street at the moment, and seemed to have been on the watch while his associates were engaged in the perpetration of the offence. He (complainant) saw the three men running in the direction of Union street, and called " Police," when three lads came up and assisted him in giving the alarm, and soon afterwards a policeman came to the spot, to whom he related the circumstances of the attack, and was by him accompa nied to the station-house, where he gave as accurate a description as he could of the outrage, and that morning before he came into court he pointed out the prisoner, who was in the midst of several other men, as the man that he had every reason to believe stood in front of him during the outrage and ransacked his pockets. The com plainant added, that he had not his watch in his pocket at the time, and that the purse which was taken from his trousers was empty; that in the hurry of his assail ant■ to escape, one of their hats fell off, which he (com plainant) found lying at his feet when they lett him. Policeman 156 M stated, that at the time mentioned he was in Union-square, near Brunswick-street, and saw three men running from the direction of the latter street. A moment afterwards he heard the cry of " Po lice," and hastened to the spot, when he found the com plainant near the corner of the above street, apparently in a state of much alarm, with the front of his cost, waistcoat, and trousers, open, and he in a few words de scribed the circumstances of the robbery, when he (pc !iceman) mentioned that three men had passed him run ning before he had heard the cry of "Police 1" adding that he thohght they were the parties who perpetrated the offence. Mr.:A'BEcKETT—Do you believe the prisoner to be one of the three men who passed you in the square?— The p9liceman said that he believed that he was one of the parties, but that they passed him so quickly he had not time to notice them so narrowly as to be enabled to swear positively that the prisoner was one of them. Sergeant Watkins, M division, stated, that on hearing the complainant's account of the robbery at the station house be proceeded to the Black Horse publie-house, in lient-itreet, and saw the prisoner there. He then charged the prisoner as one of the accomplices in the robbery of a gentleman the same evening in Brunswick-street, and added that he should take him into custody. The pri soner merely said that he was innocent,' and expressed his willingness to go to the station-house. With the view of testing the complainant's impression as to the identity of the prisoner the latter was placed that morn ing, with other men, in the station-house, and the com plainant selected him from amongst them as the man who hid rifled his pockets and taken his purse. The sergeant added that the prisoner was previously well known to the police as a bad character. The complainant was recalled, and, in reply to the magistrate, said that he was still of opinion that the pri soner was the man who stood in front of him, having had a better opportunity of noticing his person and drec.s than he had of the man who held him back, and that the prisoner had a dark frock coat on. The prisoner, who wore one of the coats called " Tag exclained—" There again you are wrong, for I have no frock coat." The complainant, however, said that the coat the pri soner wore and a frock coat were so much alike, parti cularly at night, that it was difficult to distinguish one from the other. At all events, the coat the prisoner then had on was like that which his assailant wore at the time. Prisoner—l blow nothing at all about the affair, and never saw the gentleman until this morning. Why, I was at the Black Horse iu lient-street when the alleged robbery was committed, Let me see—l went to the public house at six o'clock in the evening, and never stirred out of it till past nine o'clock, so that it could not be me that did the job. Mr. ATECKETT—What proof have you that you were in the public-nome from six until nine o'clock ? Prisoner —I can bring forward nine or tea respectable people to prove it. Mr. A'BECKETT—Then I shall remand you. The prisoner was then remanded. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY.—His Excellency the Earl of Clarendon arrived at Kingstown harbour last night, shortly after ten o'clock, in her Majesty's mail packet Banshee. An express train conveyed his Excellency and suite from Kingstown to the Westland-row terminus, where the Vice-regal carriage was in waiting, and in which is Excellency proceedei to the Castle. Tug REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—The usual weekly meeting of this association was held yesterday in Conciliation-hall, Mr. Rafferty in the chair. Mr. John O'Connell read a letter from the Rev. Dean Burke, of Westport, county Mayo, enclosing 4/., and urging the Learned Gentleman to persevere in the agitation for repeal. The Honourable Gentleman, after some remark condemnatory of the Government Franchise Bill, announced the rent for the week to be 14/. In the course of the proceedings Mr. O'Connell rt letter from the Right Rev. Dr. Cantwell, Roman Ca tholic Bishop of Meath, who forwarded 24 as his own subscription. DUBLIN STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.—SaIes at the Commercial Exchange this day—Three per Cent. Con sols, 948, Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 961 i; Four per Cent. City Debentures of 92/. 6s. 2d., 76/ ; Great Southern and Western Railway Debentures of 5001., 101, 18 yrs. ; National Bank, 17i; National Insurance Company, 21 ; Wicklow Copper Mine, 13 ; Great Southern and Western, 28; Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, 238. Royal Exchange--Great Southern and Western, 281; Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junc tion, 1; Wicklow Copper Mine, 13; Dublin Consumers Gas, 58 6. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—The annual dinner o the Royal Humane Society took place yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern. The chair was occupied by the Right Hon. Mr. Fox Manic. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk, including the army and navy, which were responded to respectively by Sir Wil liam Gomm and Sir Edward Belcher, that of the " Royal Humane Society" was proposed in a most feeling end striking manner by the Hon. President. The chief fea tures of the socieiy's transactions during the last year were notieed, and among these the fact that the number of persons who bathed in the Serpentine during the last year was 530,000; among whom 27 were saved from drowning by the society's boatmen. During the last winter 79 persons have been saved by the society's ice men. In the course of the evening a number of indivi duals who had been snatched from the elutAies of death marched in procession through the room. Among these was M. Soyer, the celebrated chef de cuisine ot the Re form Club, who delivered an address of thanks, in simple and appropriate language, for the assistance he had received from the admirable arrangements of the society. Several of the heroes of the year were present, among whom the most remarkable was Master Frank Powel, who, at the risk of his own life, had saved that of a schoolf e ll ow . Th e su b scr i pt i ons collected during the evening amounted to between 7001. and 8001 A very numerous muster attended (upwards of 200), and the repast set upon the table did the utmost credit to Mr. Bacon, the proprietor of the tavern; nor must we omit to mention the exertions of Mr. Harker, the toa,t-master, whose lungs and discretion went far to preserve the general order of the meeting. METROPOLITAN PAROCHIAL WATER-SUPPLY ASSO CIATION.--A vestry meeting of the inhabitants of the united parishes of St. Mary Woolnootb, and St. Mary Woolchue.ch Haw, was yeld yesterday, in support of the objects of this Association, when a petition to Parlia ment was adopted, and signed by the worthy rector, who presided, praying the House forthwith to pass a measure which should secure to the inhabitants of the metropolis a greatly rucreased supply of pure water, on the prin ciple of constant service and high pressure ; and tor reducing 'the price. by, placing the management of its distributio n in the hands ot a public board, elected by the ratepayers and owners of property, in the various parishes included in the metropolitan district 3. A deputation, was appointed to wait on John Masierman, Esq., Member for the City, to request him to present the petition, and to support the prayer thereof in his place. in Parliament. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—On Tuesday morning, hetween two and three o'clock, a man of the name of Corney. who for many years past has been in the employ ment of the St. Katherine's Dock Company, was taken to the station-house of the D division, Spitalfields, hav ing been found in West-street, adjoining, lying on the pavement in a state of intoxication, arid incapable ( f taking care of himself. He was insensible. On reco vering himself, he fuund that he had been robbed of 1181. He had that day taken the money, which had been the savings of years, mit ot the savings' bank, in conse quence of having heard so much about the insolvency of those establishments. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, FEB. 26. —Owing t ° fa vourable winds, we had a large supply of grain. Trade reled exceedingly dull, and to effect sales of even finest samples of wheat a reduction of Is on the rates of Saturday last had to be submitted to. Barley, oats, and other articles unchanged. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 26.--The supply of beasts was large, and trade dull, at a reduction of 3d to 6d per stone ; part unsold. Sheep trade brisk, and all sold at former prices. Beasts 830, sheep 4,500. Beef, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; mat' ton, bid to 6%d per lb. LEEDS, FEB. 26.—Our supplies of grain are not large, let quite adequate to th e d em and. Wh ea t me t a slow sale, a nd business done is at a decline of Is per quarter from last week's rates. There is not much passing in barley, and prices rather give way. Beans and oats move off slowly. WISBECH, FEB 23.—We are well supplied with grain Of. all kinds. The be s t f res h w h ea t f u lly ma i n t a ins the rates or this day week, whilst the inferior and out-of-conditioned go' pies are is per quarter cheaper. The price of oats is in favour of the buyer. Dry beans quite as dear. in ro! EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, FEB. 26.—There wer meal market to-day :32 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 280Ibs imperial, which sold:th us : 9 a t 11 5 s Od, at 1/ 43 a n d 18 at 114 s Od ; average price of the whsle 1145 4d 3-12ths; ; 3 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 27 5 , a n d lat 2.55. 3 sacks t . pot-barley, whereof 2 sold th us : -1 a t 5s Od, and l at y , EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, FEL 1 . 6 * Oat straw, from 7s 6d to Os 6d per kemple of 16 stenos troll wheat ditto, 7s od to 8s Od ; barley ditto, 6s 6d to 7s tr Hay, from 8d to 10d per stone. /5 3 DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, FEB. 25.—There were tbis sacks oatmeal, 27 of b ar l e y mea l, an d 2 o f potbarley y e as day's market; sales ready. Top price of oatmeal cone in last week ; barleymeal, top, 16, ; flour and peasemeal, market. .third Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. Fi rs t Second r 215 od imperial .. 2 1 3 6 : 0 0 1 22s —s 0 3 1 ' Od Barleynieal, per ditto Od Peasemeal —s Od --s Od —s Od —s Od Flour Pot barley ... . ... 1 22s 6d I Duatirx, FEB. 26.—We continue to have ruPPlie: of gram, yet there was not any improvement ne r i. :7:4l: ° ,l. market to-day, and we repeat thequota 196 6d to White wheat, 20s 6d to 23s 6d; red to, 2ls 6d; barley, lOs Od to 12 6d;oat 12s 6d to 166 10s 6d; oatmeal, 10s to Ila Gds tour, seCta d, Indian corn, per 4801 b, 26s to 28s Od. J pe barrel, 8s 6ii to COAL MARK E . Carr's Hartley East Adairs Main Hs 6d Hasting's Hartley lss Od Holywell North Percy Hartley l4s 6d New Tanfield l4s Od Old Tanfield 133 6d Ravensworth'sW.Hart 15s Od Tanfield Moor 13utes l3B 9d Townley l4B 9di West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c. ;T.— yEnomay. 160 64 Belmont: ...........••••• 17 5 6(1 Fletton .................. Hame1................. 175 v,. V A Jon a? ohns ..... ....... 151 v,,u,i Lan-ton ............. • 17. Gurley ... .......... :.. 16s ili Riissell's Hetton ..... 171 17 1 S ; sewart'a ............... 114 v- , prhitwell ..... ........ 155 64 icaradoc ..... .. .......... 16s , . ,o 4 ) s, Den i son mvvo a s aue s est ° lthe P HaK . n . e . , : t5 . 1 1. 1 . T0 . 0 1 l e: .. e . .. 5 . . ...".. .... ............ ........ .... 11 : 65 : 55 : uu 610: : Ileugh Hall . ............... 15s 9, . IThornley ............. :. ..... 1.65 tml, South Hartlepool ..... 16s u'l Whitwoilfh ............. ... 1 19 4 7 1 I Adelaide Tees .. 161 "5 [ Cownden Tees .......... 151 6- . 145 6tl I ;Seymour Tees ...... '' . 05 6d lSouth Durham. .. ...... 151 6 ( 1 , iI T ees ...... .............. .. .. 1 79 6 1 Hartley _ ........... .. 14s 6.1 - I Sidney's Hartley ... :, 150 0 ' I Ships at market. 395' Brown's Gas . l3s fdi Bewicke and Co. Brown's Killingworth 155 6d Gosforth Harton Hebburn l5B 3d Hilda 155 3d Northumberland Original Gibson Percy...•- lss Od Walker Eden Main Lambton Primrose Bell RAILWAY c=4 tv it • A. it( KE T. . BRISTOL, Fan. 27. farther STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day showS a boo depreciation in shares, and but little business ha 2 wo, transacted. Great Western, Qu a rt ers , c los e d at 1354 - "'" . 171. Shares, 8 dis. —York and North Midland, 17%. LI VERrOOL. FEB. 27. bt l9l " STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had a ve ry trifling, w er. ness in our Stock Exchange to-day, and prices are l or i c , The transaction's were as follow: - Lancashire and , shire, Fifths, 8 1 / 8 c. dis.—Ditto, (West Riding UnionPuo, c. dis.—London and North-Western, 101—Ditto, Ne w. sterr tern, 6s. 3d. c. dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 1 4 dis.—bian c- n - ttor Sheffield, acd Linc Eighths, 1 1 A—Midland, 3914 Jle~ Halves, 25% dis.—North Staffordshire, 11 . c. dist — ''" ce ott len's (Railway and Canal), N ew P re f eren ce, 6 per rur . 1 1 4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. chase), 6 per cent. till 1850, (81 paid), 6 1 / i die. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 27. STomt Excaexem.—The share market was quiet to-d%; The only transactions were—L on do n an d North-We Ste New Quarters, is p.—Midland Stock, 40k. YORK, FEB. 26. FEBRUARY 2B, 1850 were trf, STOCK Ex r.xcifAxoE.—The transactions to-day y e rly follow : Great N or th ern , H a l ves (A), D e f er red, 6- ; te r Newcastle, and Berwick, 14 3 A —Ditto (Newcastle .r).s sion), GLASGOW, FEB. 25. ad Srocx EXCHANGE.—The transactions today we N ock , follow : - Dundee and Arbroath, 25—Glasgow, Ki lll , lB P li e rtbt and Ayr, Halves (No. 1), 121. 12s. 6d.—Dundee and sat eed, 81. 9s.—Great Northern, Preference, 5 per cent. guar, - T e n& 101. 16s.—Scottish Central, 141. lOs —Scottish Midland u p i t to tion, Si. ss. York, Newcastle, aad Berwick', sS,,,,T„rtir (G N. E. Purchase or Preference), 45s.—York an Midland, 17%. T SsA MEMOIRS OP A HUNGARIAN LADY. BY , -- -lit ho ve l'uLszKY.— We are requested to state that the ti cry, work, in 2 vols., is published this day by Mr. C° lll c ud and may be had of all booksellers. Also, 2. The sce n es', volume of Evelyn's Diary and Correspondence+, V. revised, and cheaper edition ; 3. The Rev. R. Ikl i ' EP „ - dea Life f Tasso, 2 vols.; 4. Bu r k e ' s H is t or y o f the I • l 'i e te Gentry for 1850, correlted to the present time. cOr o d, in 2 vols., 21. 2s. ; 5. Lives of the Princessee of 13ng ; by Mrs. El erett Green, 2 vols. ; 6. Sir James AleX ol) ; e de Acadie; or, S•:.ven Years' Explorations in British Ca e " 2 vols., with plates, 21s. mpAr lf ‘ SOUTH-WESTERN STEAM NA VIGA TI O N v O . - o i .—The half-yearly general meeting of this coarir" ) ; ii iP held yesterday at the office of the South-Western l;90, way Company, in the York-road. Mr. Tite in thee bed The report stated that the boats of the compe l l.,,ven been leased to the South - Western Company for Ba cot, years and a half, at a guaranteed dividend of 5 per co so At the end of that term the ships would be give n 7 1 0. shareholders again. A further call of 2/. 103. We: c oil cessary to close the capital account, and upon t i t t the 5 per cent , would be paid. The dividene:. dig' amount to 6,700/. annually. In the course of t"`" t s he cussion on the report, the phairman announced t i e,. • boats were now paying their expenses, but th e ,, - 109 1 ", Western Company hart hitherto worked them The report was adopt el, and 2 per cent: on the . " - i n the •. was ordered to be set aside for the expens es company. 60 0 SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 27.—The PeninstliaLpere Oriental Company's steam-ship Puttinger, CaPtI.V for Constantinople, left this day, having 00. neral cargo and several passengers. The JuPit e `'i g tbi ° Meehan, with the u sua l P en i nsu l a r m ails also l e cie to day, having a f u ll cargo , a f ew p assengers , and °P e te rs:v.. the amount of 7,0004 The Pen:nsubtr CompanY 3l , s Ir o ship Montrose, Captain Bowe.o, with them ai' s t t he Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, will be here ebott.oop 6th proximo. The Ro) al Mail Company's sites Medway, Captain Symonds, with the West Incas Oee will leave on Saturday next. The Hermann , jil'e o Steam Navigation Company's stoam•ship from York, may be looked for about the 7th proximo . WW I TAW VALE RAIL WAY .—Th e committee 00: 4 or to report on the propriety of either prese eut n j viiStr abandoning this undertaking, recommend going l e JO out delay. It is recommended to lay down a °li n e e t/ on the broad gauge. Contracts to complete t he favourable terms have been offered to the dire nt n i. v aSP [ADIFERTISEMENT.]—A LIVER COAIPLALS/ job. BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—Extraet of a latter M‘Lean Ferguson, Esq., dated Melbourne, port ‘d been May 9, 1849 :—" To Professor Holloway. Sir, I R ee ntee t i afflicted nearly two years with the liver complaint' : „ht, nied with flying pains in my shoulders, dimness of sT or enti difficulty of breathing. After expending upwards ° ie daee he pounds in medicine without finding any relief, I ~ t i n to t,," 0 to try your Pills, and by their use, an d s trict atteotli for t; prescribed regimen, lam eff ec t ua lly cur ed. G ratef!l tbet 6 same, I publish this st a t emen t i n th e hope tbst sing afflicted may have recou rse t o your invaluable meslicios, sac thereby derive a s i m il ar benefit."—Sold by all droglooas• at Proiessor Holloway's establishment, 24A, „,g Of BIRTHS. On the 23d inst., at the Hirsel, N. 8., the &el:l° J. F• Home, of a daughter. .„r e of On the 24th inst., in Russell-square, th e ”" if Crookes, Esq., of a daughter. . _ir e of J• On the 24th inst., at Swindon, Wilts, t h e Ty Browne, Esq., of a son. wire °f tile On the 22d inst., at Easton Grey, Wilts , the C. Rev. W. S. Birch, of a son. o f o B' On the 22d inst., at Winnington, Essex, the W he yotleP W On the 23 i ebb, Esq. d , ofnst., a d at au Camden-road-villas, gre• '- hter. a ' A , of twins—a son and a daughter. i fs o f P . ' .1. On the 23d inst., at Park hill, the w s ilc, W. Flower, of a (laugh 00° 4 On the 23d inst., in the Gloucester-road , net' p • 1 i • one Mrs. Lewis Pocock, of a son. 0 0 o On the 2ist in.st., in Chester-square, th e ______.------ Ames, E:q., of a son On the 18th inst., Lieutenant in her Wilson,Trafal la s Eli: Hilligar, eldest daughter of the late a _ to_ E V j litt Renee ' tEry.s: t: a aa t rj-e f t t l y o ß , k s ßi e B E D 2 B d a . m it e reegli,mseen ti:•cv ;: i i ii : a_b: -- .„ A er .., 9_ll . the 19th inst., a p t ia ß ce i ' v S erst k o e w . n Churc h e i t r ,shAir j o ;ll. , e -- . 0 Cooper, illilns merit, to Jane Henrietta Cooper, third daughter of On the 2 11 th in id. 9344 s o cl f , c C oo a p p e ta rs in hii i i n , tchoeunit7thsi(iLgoe.icester ~ p r o On the 19th inst., at Glasgow, Ba3s'il Rowand 11°50. to Agnes, only daughter of J. Ronald, Esq' 11. ,, g1 ;t0n 13°4- rector o, irell, daughter of the late Rev 11. Dodwell, laxton and Coltersworth, Lincolnshire. It , for r st. at Bath, a ed 81, Martha sas' _, so- DIE 1) the ?Je an " ..... t On the 30th ult , at his residence, on Joseph Jakell, Esq . . in the__ 81st year of his age,: ,„, o f fial y On the 24th inst., at Wakefield, John Hatiaeo4, ld-hall, Esq. in Yorkshire, 0110 fie On the 24th Spencer-street, Northamptonshire, bt ° Mansell, Esq., aged 75. Mary Anne' On the 24th hi t, , at Lymnstone , Devon, w--"d D wi ie fe ki o n f , T i, . Bq l3 . 7 a n g a e r d d, l o 9 f . that place, aged 45. ~,,i , lish, J °131:1 On the 23(.1 inst., at Langstore Cliff, Li ' ‘c idO ir , Sarah , " On the 23d inst., at Elton Rectory, aged 6it .."-- A gesti egi of the late Rev. Thomas Clarke. Lao,' .oa, On the . ?.2d inst., at . Cheltenham, aged 73, -- efitt '- widow of the bite Lieutenant-General Sir IleurY late K.C. 8., Colonel of her Majesty's :sad Regiment. ins, ' Esq., On the 22d inst., at Brighto n, RichßichardPerk Sou th' of Park-square, Regent's-park, aged 48. oo re, e t f On the 22d inst., eged 65, M r. Robert P. M O ere:ce the 22d inst f ., q at r Greenwich, Bri d g et, e. W ife 0 01 ' Onthe ~ ie" Will Billinghurst, Esq. Gl o uceste r Cother. Esq., aged 64 . wife of bir• 1i On the 22d inst., at Sandhurst , near , r. On the 17th inst., aged 77, Frances, the Pulsford, of King-street, St. james's•equare. , (4 " ot _......-- -- ,-nn -101J-i:' - iiSt London : Printed and Published by PaIJI,J,„—,, zio- -• 0 So. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun. v - ' c ount/ 'strand, in the Precinct ~ .i, the Sm-wc. in th e iddles9l7,, • Thurastay, February 28, 1850.