The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-12 00:00:00

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Now ready, in one vol. Bvo., with Portrait, price 14s. bound. T HE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S MAXIMS AND OPINIONS. " This volume is a tribute worthy of the great man, for the ad vancement of whose fame and honour it has been produced. It is the most compendious, the most agreeable, and, all things considered, the best book that has been published respecting the Duke of Wellington." —Times, March 10. Henry Colionrn, Publlslier, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRLTRY LANE, THIS EVENING Will be repeated Balfe's Grand Opera, THE DAUGHTER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Adolphe de Courcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Poole. To conclude with the celebrated ballet of LA GISELLE, in which Mdlle. Maria, Monsieur and Madame Finart, &c., will appear. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, I laces, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF TIIE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. In the course of the Evening Mr. John Parry will give his De scriptive Scene, " Cinderella." After which, SPEED THE PLOUGH. Sir Abel Handy, Mr. W. Farrell ; Bob Handy, Mr. H. Holl; Sir Philip Blandford, Mr. Stuart ; Farmer Ashfleld, Mr. Webster; Miss Blandford, Miss Julia Bennett; Susan A.shfleld, Mrs. Edwin Yaruold ; Lady Handy, Mrs. W. Clif ferd ; Dame Ashfleld, Mrs. Glover. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Half each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-oftlce, from Ten till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TEE GREEN BUSHES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, :qr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinuldge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which, MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. To conclude with NORMA. PoLlio, Miss Woolgar ; Norma, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Adaigisa, Mr. Wright ; Oroveso, Miss Reynolds. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of KING LEAR. Lear, Mr. Forrest; Edgar, Mr. Graham; Cordelia, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with DON C.ES..-IB DE BAZAN. Don Cmsar de Bazar), Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. IVallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. (Under the Direction of Miss Davenport.) THIS EVENING Will be performed LA DAME DE ST. TROPEZ ; or, The Poisoner. George Maurice, Mr. Waldron ; Charles D'Arbel, Mr. Binge ; Hortense, Miss Davenport. After which, a Favourite Ballet, called THE JOVIAL MILLERS. Supported by Mr. Flexmore, Miss Wright, &c. To conclude with PERFECTION. Kate O'Brien, Miss L. Melville. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles' Play of TIIE WIFE. Sup ported by Messrs. 11. Hughes, N. T. Hicks, Seaman, Mrs. R. Honner, and Mrs. N. T. Hicks. After wbleh, THE SPITALFIE LDS WEAVER. To conclude with DARNLEY ; or, The Keep of Castle Hill. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. THE WEATHER.-SIIN OFFICE, MARCH 11. THER3IOMETER, Lowest, 31 ; Highest, 40 ; Noon, 36 BAROMETER, 30.3.-WIND, N.N.E. NOTlr.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. :Morning .. 21 minutes after 4 I Evening •• 39 minutes after 4. Wft 1?a t h t pt.-vow, ..zso, ' '-.41111P91 4) 'l4jf: 471,10- 4AI •LE v , , 11, zr,o " , fflnrubltT flTh LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1845. The Lords met at Five o'clock, and sat only for a few minutes. On the motion of the Earl of CADOGAN, certain re turns relating to the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were ordered to be laid on the table. A petition on the subject of the Scotch Currency n•. 2; presented by the Earl of ROSEBERY. The Stamp Duties Assimilation Bill was read a second time. Several other Bills were forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned. The House of Commons met at Twelve. The Lauds Clauses Consolidation Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. Mr. CARDWELL brought up the Sugar Duties Bill, Nrhich was read a first time. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill. On clause 66 being proposed, enforcing Companies to use engines, &c., for the conveyance of passengers and goods, Mr. STANSFIELD proposed, as an amendment, that the clause, instead of being merely permissive, should be compulsory. After a short discussion, the Committee divided, when there appeared—For the amendment, 17; Against it, 31 ; Majority for the clause, 14. Clauses up to 69, inclusive, were then agreed to, when the House re sumed, and the Chairman having reported progress, :liked leave to sit again on Thursday. The House then adjourned to Five o'clock. When the House re-assembled, Sir R. PEEL gave notice that he would, on Thursday next, move that the House do adjourn from Thursday the 20th instant, to the Monday week following. After a short conversation on the subject of the nego tiati.ms of Mr. MANDEVILLE with the Governments of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, Mr. Hum; moved for certain returns relating to army pensioners, which were granted. Mr. LAISOCTLIETIE then complained that the Sugar Ditties Bill had been forwarded a stage at the morning sitting; and Sir B. PEEL admitted that it occurred through inad vertence, and gave a pledge that, in fut.ire, no Money Bill should be taken at a morning sitting without notice. Mr. SOME 4 then moved for " Copies of all corre tponclence between the Colonial -office and the Governor of New Zealand respecting the issue of debentures, and the rendering them a leg a l t en d er. Of all , corre spondence between the same respecting the taxes pro posed in the Legislative Council of that colony. Of all correspondence between the same respecting recent out rages by the natives in the Bay of Islands, and the abolition of the custom-house of that district. Of all correspondence respecting the measures taken by the Governor of New Zealand to fulfil Lord Stanley's agreement of the 12th May, 1843, respecting the grant of a conditional title to the lands of the New Zealand Company. Of all correspondence res spectipg the disallowance by the Governor of New Zealand of any awards made by the Commissioner of Land Claims respecting the Company's lands. Of all correspondence relating to a proclamation issued by the Governor of New Zealand allowing the sale of lands by the natives at a less price than that fixed by the Act' of 5 and 6 Vie., c. 36." Mr. AGLIONSY, in seconding the motion, entered into a detail of the grievances under which the New Zea land colonists laboured, and stated that, in bis opinion, the Colonial-office, as at present constituted, was utterly incompetent to attend properly to the affairs of our numerous colonies. Mr. G. W. HOPE complained of the conduct of the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, and said that all the information which be required had been at his com mand a fortnight ago, and moved as an amendment that the whole of the papers should be produced. Mr. C. BULLER said the House was in possession of no information whatever on the subject, and, therefore, it was perfectly ludicrous for the Under-Secretary for the Colonies to say that the information might have been obtained a fortnight ago. He complained, not only of the ill usage of New Zealand, but of all the colonies ; of the utter ignorance —the gross, the utter ignorance of every person connected with the Colonies—of the colonists themselves, from the Governor up to the very head of the colonial•ofhce himself. Governor FITZROY had mismanaged the colony in such a manner as to show his utter incompetency for the onerous position which he held. He was not merely in competent, but was positively mischievous and dangerous. The Government ought to have recalled that very foolish man, Captain FITZROY, long since, and their duty was to send out a keeper for Captain FITZROY, and to send out his successor at the same time. Colonel TREVOR said it was unjust to assail Captain FITZROY in his absence. He should not have risen had not Captain FITZROY been his relative. Colonel WOOD, as a connection of Captain FITZROY, felt bound to protest against the attack which had been made upon him. Sir W. JAMES also eulogized Captain FITZROY. Sir CHARLES NAPIER admitted that Captain FITZ ROY was a very clever officer, but for all that he might make a precious bad Governor. The Government made a grand mistake when they sent Captain FITZROY to govern New Zealand. He would have made a much better Chancellor of the Exchequer . Nevertheless, he was a gallant officer; but instead Of shaking hands with the murderers of Captain WAKE FIELD, he ought to have executed them. Sir B. PEEL besought the House to suspend its judg ment upon the conduct of Captain FITZROY until the} had certain information on which to proceed. Captain FITZROY had certainly omitted to forward them certain information, but he would ask the House whether it was not within the range of prol ability that this omis sion had been occasioned by some accident or other Whenever a specific motion should be made on the sub ject, he should be prepared to vindicate the conduct of the Government. Mr. MANGLES, in supporting the motion, said that he had heard the conduct of Captain FITZROY strongly up held by the Right Hon. Baronet, on which Sir R. PEEL said, across the table, in a very emphatic manner, " Certainly not." Mr. MINGLES continued to observe, that whatever consideration Captain FITZROY aught to be entitled to on account of his distance from the Government, the colonists were entitled to the same consideration, and they had suffered severely for his con duct. He had been sent out by Lord STANLEY to explain away the agreement which bad been entered into between the colonists and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and to bring the colony under the iron-foot of the Colonial-office. Had the Company been aware of the instructions given by Lord STANLEY to Captain FITZROY, they would at once have thrown up the affair, and have resigned themselves to the inevitable loss en tailed upon them by those instructions. Sir R. Ibroms defended the conduct of Capt. FITZROY. The motion was then agreed to with a verbal amend mend moved by Mr. HOPE. Mr. S. CRAWFORD then rose to call the attention of the House to the p tition from the rate-payers and inha bitants of Rochdale (presented February 25), against the introduction of the new poor-law into their district; and moved, " That the petitioners be 'heard at the bar of the House, in support of the allegations contained in that petition." Mr. FERRAND supported the motion, which was op posed by Sir J. GRAHAM. After some observations by several Hon. Members, the House divided, when there appeared, for the motion, 16; against it, 59; majority against it, 43. The House then adjourned at One o'clock. Sir ROBERT PEEL and Lord LYNDHURST are deter mined to outbid the Whig leaders in promises and offers to the advocates of free trade and the enemies of bigotry. But a few years have elapsed since these two pillars of Church and State stood resolutely in every avenue that could lead Catholics and Jews to offices of honour, and emolument, and usefulness, be cause their only objects were to pull down the Church, and destroy our glorious Consti tution. To admit a Catholic into Parliament, or a Jew into a municipal corporation, was regarded as great crimes, which would bring down Divine vengeance and un-Christianise the land. These horrors, however, have vanished. Place and pensions and patronage hare done wonders in conjunction with the Reform Bill. Maynooth now has to terrors—nay, it is regarded as a righteous and useful institution; its power is to be increased, Catholics are as good Christians as Protestants, and the crowds that meet annually at Exeter-hall, in May, for the conversion of the Jews, and heaping reproaches upon their fellow-creatures, are treated with as much contempt as the defunct Jumpers and the followers of JOHANNA SOUTHCOTE. Every friend of humanity, and every friend, too, of the Christian religion, will rejoice at the result, for persecution only in creases bigotry and cruelty, and is utterly alien to the humane doctrines inculcated by its great Founder. The Catholics have been emancipated—they are admitted into the sacred edifice of the Constitution, and they are found as good subjects, as good senators, and, perhaps, too, as good Christians as their bitter and selfish opponents. The Jews, we confidently hope, are now about to receive the same relief. Even in the House of Lords, where they have hitherto been so fiercely de nounced, no opposition was made to Lord LYNDHURST'S Bill last evening. The Bishop of LONDON, it is true, said something to save appearances; but even that pious and peaceable prelate was utterly harmless—he was ready to yield ; and, though no party to the measure, he would not oppose it, " because it would only raise discussion, and excite angry feelings." All the other bishops were silent, so powerful was the charm practised by the Learned CHANCELLOR. The Bill is very simple, and the security to the Church is as ample as words can make it. A Jew, on claiming to be admitted to office, is required to make a simple de claration to this effect :—" I will not exercise any power or authority, or influence, which I may possess by virtue of the office of testant Church as it is established by law in England, nor to disturb the said Church, or the bishops and clergy of the said Church, in the possession of any right or privilege to which such Church, or the said bishops and clergy may be by law entitled." The Bill applies only to municipal offices, but the relief to this class cannot stop here ; it must be carried into full effect, for England, so celebrated for her liberal institutions, and in these days so conspicuous for adopting great measures of reform, cannot be outdone by the despotic States of the Continent. The Jews have ever shown themselves peaCeable citizens, useful members of society, not given to change, and no class, therefore, could be admitted with more safety to all the rights and privileges of Englishmen. Madrid journals of the 3d inst. have been received, but they are without interest. The Gazette contains the Act for the suppression of the slave -trade, and the Minister of the In terior had announced that he would forthwith propose in the Chamber of Deputies a new electoral law. The Three per Cents. closed at 341 for cash, and 35 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 25i at 60 days ; and the Debt without Interest at 8h at 60 days. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, the dis cussion on the Civil Pensions' Bill was brought to a close, but owing to a trick of one party, or perhaps of each, no di • vision took place. It appears the Ministerialists did not expect a division till Monday; many of them went away ; and the Opposition, on seeing the number of their opponents so small, hurried on the remaining clauses, and demanded the ballot. The scheme, however, was defeated. The greater part of the Conservatives left ; a sufficient number was not present, and the vote was declared void. The Opposition mustered strong, 157 having voted in support of the Bill, while the other party numbered only 32, making 189, while 230 must be present to render a vote effective. The papers contain no domestic news. 'the intelligence from Zurich is to the evening of the Oth, when the debate on the Jesuits closed by a division in favour of the appointment of a Committee, as proposed by M . NEUHAUS, the Deputy for Berne. The following, according to the Constitutionnel, is the state of the vote :—For the Committee—Berne, Soleure, Shafthausen, St. Gall, Argau, Vaud, Thurgau, Grisons, Appenzel (R.E.), Bale, Glaris, and Zurich (12k votes). Against it—Uri, Unterwalden, Zug, Valais, Geneva, Neufchatel, Appenzel (R. 1.), Fri bourg, Schwytz, and Lucerne (9i votes). The Diet was to meet on the following day, to nominate the members of the Committee. Her MAJESTY will hold a Chapter of the most , ancient and most noble order of the Thistle, at St. James's Palace, this afternoon, when hi 3 Grace the Duke of MoNraosE will be elected, and invented with the insignia of the order, in the room of the late Earl CATHCART, deceased. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 11. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BARBADOES. CAPTURE OF SANTA ANNA. The Tay Royal Mail steam ship, Commander Richard Sharp, arrived this morning, at half-past eleven o'clock. She is four days over-due. The reason of her non arrival will be found stated elsewhere. She brings dates down to the following : Honduras, January 20 ; Tampico, 25th ; Vera Cruz, 31st ; Tobago, Feb. 6th ; Jamaica, 7th ,• Trinidad, 6th ; Demerara, 4th ; Jecmel, 10th ; Barbadoes, 9th ; Gre nada, 11th ; Havannah, 10th ; Porto Rico, 13th ; St. Thomas's, 16th ; and Bermuda, 22d. The Tay brings 151,907 dollars, 10,000 of which are on account of the Mexican dividends, being 6,000 from Vera Cruz and 4,000 from Tampico; 2,207/. 15s. in Bri tish coin, 191 b. of gold dust, 173/. ss. in silver, 1011 b. of plata bruta, and 59 serons of cochineal. She also brings 22 passengers, amongst whom are the Marquis de St. Croix and Lieut.-Colonel Taylor. I am sorry to announce that a most destructive fire has destroyed the principal portion of the town of Bridge town, in Barbadoes. I gather my information from private sources, and not my usual file of newspapers from that island, which unfortunately did not come to hand. It may, however, be strictly rellei upon for its authenticity. It broke out, it appears, on the morning of the 4th or sth, in the house of a Jew storekeeper, and was caused by a little girl, about nine years of age, playing with lucifer matches. It commenced in the part of the town principally devoted to commerce, and where the stores and houses are thickly studded. The buildings being built principally of wood, old and worm-eaten, it may be readily imagined that the fire spread with the greatest rapidity, and denied all human efforts to suppress it. The fire having been observed by Admiral Sir Charles Adam, he immediately landed his officers and the whole of his sailors, together with the fire-engines on board. It is almost needless to state., that such ef ficient servi ces, although they could not put a stop to the devouring element, were instrumental in effecting a great amount of benefit by arresting the progress of the flames. Sir Charles himself was most indefatigable, and directed his men with untiring energy. The fire, notwithstanding such powerful aid, continued to burn with great fury for three days, and was, in short, smouldering when the packet left on the 9th. The negroes stood by, and looked on with the greatest apathy, and could not be induced to assist cheerfully. Their conduct resembled that at the great fire at Kingston, about two years since. The whole of the public officers of the town were at their posts, and ex erted themselves to the utmost. A great many of the principal inhabitants were sworn in to maintain order and regularity. I cannot give you a succinct account of the damage done, but the Barbadians assert their loss will exceed half-a-million of money. The Post-office is amongst the public buildings destroyed ; and so is Caroline Lees's hotel. The house of Moore, Brothers, and Co., are suf ferers to the amount of 40,000 dollars ; and there is a house connected with the Irish trade in Cork who are also great sufferers ; I could not learn the name. Nearly all the principal stores, being in the locality of the fire, are of course destroyed. I understand that the fire has caused a great rise in the price of wood, shingles, &c. at Martinique. Tie accounts I learn of Santa Anna are----that, after his attack upon Puebla, he fled, with 1,000 cavalry, to San Antonio, and from thence he stole away in the night, with four attendants only, and left his followers in the lurch. He attempted to reach his farm, that is, his private property at Encerro, but, on his way, was caught by a small party of Indians, who captured and made him prisoner. This took place at the village of Hico, about three leagues from Calopa, whence they escorted him, their party having been reinforced, and delivered him over to the authorities. He was shortly afterwards removed to the castle of Perote. The general impres sion is, that he will be shortly put upon his trial, after wards banished the coantry, and the whole of his pro perty confiscated to the State. He was careless enough to write to some friends at Vera Cruz respecting his money and other treasures, and giving directions for their safe disposal. The letters were, however, seized, and an embargo laid upon the whole. General Bravo, it is supposed, will be the new President. The country is now tranquil. The commander of the Tay reports that he ex perienced very bad weather in the Gulf, and was obliged to stand off Tampico in a heavy " norther," in which a sloop upset, and all hands perished. Her name could not be ascertained. He also experienced another heavy norther off Vera Cruz. A fine American schooner went ashore there, and soon became a total wreck. The crew were, however, saved. The Tay had a heavy gale all the passage home. On the 6th and 7th she could not average more than 130 miles, and indeed one day her speed was down to 80 miles, but she performed admirably against such a tempestuous sea. On the 7th she passed the barque Adams, outward bound, and on the 10th, 60 m il es o ff th e Lizard, passed a brig, bearing up with fore-yard gone. The Tay not having left Bermuda till the 22d, and that in severe weather, and being the short month of February, occa sions her apparent lateness of arrival. Indeed, she can scarcely, under these circumstances, be considered more than due. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1845 FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, MARCH 6.—The Senate in its sitting to-day was engaged on some projects of law relative to the votes of credit. The Chamber of Representatives continued the debate on the budget of the Minister of Public Works. The Industrial, of Verviers, says—" We are informed that the Directors of the Civil Hospitals have just passed a resolu tion by which admission to the hospital is forbidden to the Jesuits who have settled at Verviers, and to those who may be settled there in future. This resolution was adopted una nimously." This morning (the sth), about nine o'clock, just as the , Princess Victoria was going to leave the basin the depar ture was delayed by a melancholy accident. The second mate was at the wheel, when a mass of ice struck the helm and caused the wheel to revolve with extraordinary rapidity, so that it struck the mate in the stomach and wounded him in a most dreadful manner. All possible assistance was im mediately given him. Our readers will recollect that in the month of May last there was an explosion of fire damp in the coal-mine of Horlevy, in which twenty-eight workmen lost their lives. After a long investigation the proprietor, the director, and head workmen, have been sent b e f ore the correctional tri bunal, as having by imprudence and want of attention to the regulations been the involuntary cause of the deaths of these twenty-eight workmen. BRUSSELS, MARCH 7.—ln the Chamber of Representatives M. Mast de Vries read the report on the project of law for proroguing the law relative to the tolls on the railway. The Chamberi znmediately discussed theproject, which was agreed to unanimously by the fifty -four Members present. The debate on the Budget of Public Works was then continued. Lord Wellesley, who has so long resided at Brussels, which he left only on Saturday last, has already taken the oaths to her Britannic Majesty, as Earl of Mornington, having suc ceeded to that title, on the death of his father, with a fortune of 60,000 francs sterling per annum. Captain de Bonings, commanding the Comet, schooner, belonging to Ostend, who has just arrived from Messina, states that, on the 9th of February, about one in the morning, being off Cape St. Mary, and fifteen miles from the Spanish coast, he fell in with three light vessels, with lateen sails, which opened a brisk fire of musketry on his vessel, which was struck by several balls. Having a good wind, he lost sight of them about four o'clock. They were, doubtless, pirates. FROM TIIE Russfax FRONTIERS, FEB 24.—Recent accounts from St. Petersburgh, which may be depended on, say that neither the Emperor nor the Empress will visit Germany this year, as was at one time supposed; nor is there, at present, anything said of the intention of the Empress to visit Southern Russia. The health of the Emperor is good, but the Empress is still suffering. BRUSSELS, MARCH B.—The average price of wheat in the week ending on the Bth of March, wsa 16f. 36c. ; and that of rye 10f. 63c. for 1,000 kilogrammes. The duties on im portation and exportation remain the same as before. The Senate has discussed and adopted to-day the articles of the first chapter of the budget of the Minister of the Interior; and the Chamber of Representatives continued the debate on the budget of the public works of which it adopted several articles. Several journals announce that their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Nemours, Aumale, and Montpensier, will arrive at Brussels on the 15th, but we believe there is no foundation for this statement. The Moniteur publishes a law, dated the 7th instant, by which the Government ie authorised to grant to Richards and Co., the iron-railway D' Entre, Sandre, and Meuse, and its branches as the basis laid down in the convention of 21st of January, 1845, between the Minister of Public Works and that Company. ALEXANDRIA, FEU. 6.—Mr. John Galloway, who arrived here yesterday on board the Hibernia steamer, has been com missioned by Mehemet Ali to survey the desert between Cairo and Suez, and to make an estimate of the expense of an iron-railroad on that line, and if it should not prove too great, the work is to be commenced as soon as possible. Mehemet Ali, who has quite recovered from his late indis position is gone with Linant Bey, from Cairo to Fayound, to be present at the opening of a a canal ; he intends afterwards to go in a steamer to Upper Egypt.—Allgemetne Zeitung, March 5. BELGIAN FUNDS.—llaysszLe, Mmtcn 7. Actual Debt, 2;ti per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent • ... sFitl ; i Ditto Three per Cent.. Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto Ditto, ditto, 1840.... Ditto, ditto, 1844. Ditto of the City, 1813 • • • • • • •• • • ••• • • • 103 Ditto, 1832 • • • • • • Bank of Belgium • ...... . .. •• • • .... 626 .Brussels Papers. March 8. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Meiten 1. 5 per Cent. Metailiques • 4 per Cent. ditto.. ...... ...... 102 3 per Cent. ditto. ...... Loan, 1834 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto, 1839 •.• • • • ••• • • Bank Shares Esterhazy's Loan • • • • • • • • • • • • • Allgemelne Zeitung, March 4. 1640 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. The value of Consols at the close of business was 99% to par for money, and 100 1 % to 1,4 for time. India Stock rallied to 285. There was no other alteration. The Spanish Market did n o t ra ll y . Th e Fi ve per C ents. were 29% to % ; and the Three per Cents. 40% to 41. Por tuguese Converted were 69% to 69 1 / for Money, and 70 for Account. Brazilian New were 881 to 89; and Peruvian 33% to 32 3 / 4 . Venezuela Deferred were 12%. The additional transactions in Railway Shares have been these —The Birmingham and Gloucester, 34; Bristol and Gloucester, 30; Caledonian, 2% ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 2 3 / 4 11 / 2 ; Chester and Holyhead, 3 1 4 ; Churuet Valley, 4 1 / 2 %; Dublin and Galway, 1 4 ; Eastern Counties, 4 1 % to 4; Perpetual Ditto, No. 1,1% ; Eastern Union, 8%; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, Quarter, 3 1 4 ; Great North of England, New, 3 ; Great Western, 974 to 96 ; Fifths, 20 ; Guildford, Fareham, and Portsmouth, 2%; Hull and Selby, 49 to %; Quarter, 7 3 / 4 , Ditto, Half, 17 to 16%; Kendal and Winder mere, 3 1 4; London and Birmingham, 131 to 130; Thirds, 41 1 /, ; Brighton, Eighths, 12% ; London and York, 2 3 / 4 ; Lynn and Ely, 3 1 / ; Manchester and Birmingham, 26; Midland, 30 ; New, 84; Newcastle and Darlington, 23 1 / 2 ; Newcastle New Brandli n g. 21%; North British, New, 3 1 / 4 ; Northern and Eastern, 15 1 4 ; North Wales, 1 ; Norwich and Brandon, 7 to 1 / 2 ; Rugby, 2% ; Hull and Gainsborough, 1 3 / 4 to % ; Shrewsbury and % ; South-Eastern, New, No. 1, 8 ; Ditto, No. 3,4% ; South Wales, 1% ; Trent Val ley, 21; Boulogne and Amiens, 7 1 4 ; Great Northern of France, 2 to 1% ; Orleans and Bordeaux, Bto 1 %; Paris and Lyons, 2 ; Paris and Orleans, 33% ; Paris and Rouen, 26 to 26 1 4 ; and Direct Northern, 3 / 4 prem. ; Blackwall were 914; Midland, Birmingham, atd Derby, 1; and the Preston and `'Pyre, 20 dis. ; London Joint Stock Bank Shares were 4%; London and Westminster, 8 14; and Provincial of Ire land, 20 1 / 2 premium. The following is the official return of the exports of bul lion from the port of London fir the week ending Thursday last Silver Bars to 35,000 oz. £3,000 Silver Coin to Canton 15,000 The rates for Bills of Exchange, dated three months, were much the same this afternoon as on last post day for Am sterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburgb, but Paris declined, and Frankfort and Trieste advanced a little. (From The Sun of Last Night.) There was rather a quiet market for Cotton at Liverpool yesterday, at previous rates. Sales 1,000 bales Surat, and 500 American on speculation, and 6,000 bales altogether,viz., 800 Egyptian, 5 1 / 2 d. to 8 1 4. ; 3OO Pernam, 5%d. to 6d.; 200 Bahia, 5 3 / 4 d. to 6d. ; 250 Maranham, 4 1 / 2 d. to 54d. ; 1,200 Surat, 2 3 %d. to 34d. ; and the rest American, at 3 1 / 2 d. to s%d.—Railway Shares were firm. Birmingham and Deiby, 963 97; Birmingham and Gloucester, New, 3% ; Bristol and Gloucester, 59 1 / 2 60; Caledonian, 74 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 404 ; Chester and Holyhead. 8% ; D u bli n and Drogheda, 80% ; Eastern Counties, 18 ; Churnet Valley, 7 ; Grand Junction,Halves, 1114 ; Great North of Eng land, New, 42%; Hull and Selby, 100 ; Liverpool and Mane chester, Quarters, 51%; London a n d Y or k , 6 7% ; London and South-Western, 78%; South W a l es , 5% ; Manchester and Birmingham, 66 1 / 2 ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 150 3 / ; Manchester and Leeds, 148; Midland Counties, 1281 ; Ditto, New, 9% %; Newcastle and Berwick, 144 ; North British, 14N %; North Wales, 13%; Preston and Wyre, 29 1 2 % ; Scottish Central, 44 ; Sheffield and Man chester, 104 1 / 2 ; South-Eastern, 42; York and North Mid land, New, 15% ; Lyons and Avignon, 565. 6d. ; Paris and Lyons, 793. 4 1 / 8 ; Paris and Rouen, 45 ; Strasburg and Bale, 13; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux, 9% 10; Sambre and Meuse, 6 ; Great Northern of France, 6% 1 / 2 . There are no arrivals to-day. The West India mail re mains due. Our export trade just now is tolerably f a i r as regards ex tent, though not in all . instances so remune ra ti ve as m i g h t b e expected, for the supplies sent, both to the United States and the East Indies, are generally in excess of the demand. The Funds have been quieter to-day, but are tolerably steady. Consols have been 99% to 100 for present trans fer, and 100% to 1 % for Account. Exchequer -bills have been marked 645. to 665., and India Bonds, under 1,0001., 70s. premium. Bank Stock tor Account has risen again to 218 and 219, and India Stock is steady at 283. The Foreign Securities are without any material alteration. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 29 3 / 0 and the Three per Cents. 41. Portuguese Converted have risen again, being 6”, i to 69% ; the Old Bonds ate 86%. Mexican Stock is worth 36%, Columbian 14%, and Brazilian 91. Dutch Four per Cents, have been 99 to %. '1 here is much less doing in Shares, and the tone is rather flatter, though particular lines are better. The direct Northern, from some unexplained cause, have risen to some extent, being par to 1 premium. Cambridge and Lincoln are also better; while London and York haven fallen. Opinion, therefore, seems to go with the Direct Northern or Cambi idge and Lincoln. South Eastern Shares are inactive, Churnet Valley have been lower ; Eastern Counties have risen ; and the French Railways continue buoyant. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols 1 lOO 99% 99% India Bonds, 1,0001 Ditto under 1,0001... ...... Bank Stock for Account.... ..... Consols for Account... India Stock Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1%d.... 64 66 pm. 66 Ditto 500/. . Ditto Small .. pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 BB Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 1 4 1,E Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 89% 90 _ Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 — Ditto. Account .... .... ..... Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 32% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted 6 9 3 / 4% 69 1 / 2 Ditto, Account 691 4 14 70 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 2 9 3 /4 30 Ditto, Passive Ditto, Deferred 1 7 34% Ditto 3 per Cent. ...... . .•.• — Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — I OS Ditto, Deferred Dutch, 2 1 / 2 per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 9 9 1 / 2% 99 Ditto Bonds 98% PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES RICER. AT ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING Birming. and Gloucesterloo 133 Bristol and Exeter Ditto New 2 6% 1 % Bristol and Gloucester... 30 .••••• 59 Cal,xlonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 / 2 ...... 4r l -3 / 4 Chester and Holyhoad... 5 Churnet Valley Direct Northern Dublin and Galway.::-.. 2% — 18 2 Eastern Counties 141. 165.... 18%% 19 Eastern Union lO .. .. 18 1 A Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 — i — Ditto Ne.w 1 4 Shares... 2 1 4 — ... 5 3 / 4 • Ditto Extension - — GreatNOrth of England-100 lBB Ditto New 5 — Ditto New Great Western Gu D il i df tt o o rd F , ift F h ar s n'm,Ports. 20 2%..... 5 1 4 5 ... 2 4 0 4) , Hull and Gainsborough 1% 2%7i Hull and Selby 5O ...... 98 99 ............ 99 Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 201 /2 ... Do. Half Shares .Kendal and Windermere 2 1%, ............ 3 : 0 ...... .............. .. .. 43% Lancaster and Carlisle l5 ...... 33 1 4 34 .......... L L o in n c d o o ln n , a Y n o d rk ß , j an rm d in L g e h ed m 5 (52 1 0 1 . ... ). ........ 2 4% .... ........................ 237 Do. New Thirds Do. Quarters London and Blackwall. 16/. 135.4 d. -_ ~..". ...... ... ...... - i x London and Brighton 5O ...... 64% 3 / 4 .. Do. Consolidated Bths 16 ...... 27% - ............. London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 18% ............. ... London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... 10:y ............. ''' London and S. Western 4 1 / 6 310d 791 8 :6 ........... London and York ...... •• • 2 21, ‘• •••• • 6 % 5 3/ Lynn and Ely ••• . Manchester and Leeds 73 ...... • • ..... Do Sixteenths 214...... 7 3 / 4 Manchester and Birnnn : 044 .................. 41 6 61 5 : - 3/:.• 47 1 / Do. Quarters Midland' 130 Do. New Midland, B irm., Derby...loo ...... 97 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Do. New Brandling lO ...... 31,4 North British .. lO ...... 17 1 4% 17 Do. New N N Noo o rwr r t t h h i e ci n hean a nt n d d ß E ra as n t d e o ni n ...... 4 120 5 3/4.. .. : ... ... — 137% ... . . 6_40 4 4 17% Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 ...... 4 Scottish Midland 1 1A•••••. 13/ 4 4.. ............. Shrews., Wolverhamp, Dudley, and Birm South Devon lO ...... 17 South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41% 42 Do., No. 1 8 ...... 17 sTor D eunt o ht ., N\v N aal o lle . ey 2 ..... .22 5 3 .... ....................... 2 2 ....... ............... .... 4 / iii ti iA Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3A% ... ..... York and North Midland 50 ...... Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 20 Do. Extension ......... 1 1 4 1 6 3 4 14 17 1 4 ... FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A miens... 2 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse. and Cette .... . ... ..... 2 Dieppe and Paris June. 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Lyons and Avignon...... 2 Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 18 Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 t'aris and Lyons 2 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen 2O Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Strasbourg and Bale ... 14 Tours and Nantes 1 ' 2% % 12 3 / 4 54 5% 41% 16 11 !,‘ 104 4 53% 4614 ....•1 14% 2814 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Commercial of London... 20 London & Westminster. 20 National of Ireland l 7 l /2 l6 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 10.—The sales are :—Manchester and Leeds, 148 ; Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarter Shares, 11 1 / 2 ex div. ' • Ditto, New Quarters, 5 N prem. ; Midla n d R a il way Consols, 401. Shares, 9% North British, New Shares, 4% ; P r eston and Wy•e, 30 1 4 - ; South - Eastern, 42 ; ; Ditto, No. 3,7% ; York and / s •orth Mid land, New Shares, 15% York and Selby, 501. Shares, 67 ; Barnsley Junction, 7% ,• Birkenhead, Manchester, and Ches ter Junction, 8 1 4 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 5 3 / 4 ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 3% ; Cambridge and Lin ' coln, 4 3% ; Churnet Valley, 7% 5-16 ; Glasgow and Dum fries, 18s. ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 3 y i ; Kendal and Windermere, 4 3 / 4 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6% ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 3 4 ; London and York, 6% ; Manchester and Buxton, 3 1-16 ; North Wales, 3 ; Scottish Central, 4 3-16 1 / 2 ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 1 3 / 4 2% ; Wakefield, Pontefract , and Goole, 8; West Y or k s hire, 3 1 / 2 , Great of Northern France (English), 6 1 / 2 ; Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 11 5-16 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam CF. 12 8 Gibraltar....••••—••• Ditto, at sight l2 6 Leghorn 3l Rotterdam 2U.12 81 Genoa ..... • • 26 20 Antwerp 26 20 Milan ..... - • •••• • ..... Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90 P alermo, PP ' Hamburgh M.B. 1 3 151 Ven i ce ...• ... Altona 391 0z..... 118 i 13 151 Naples ..• ••• • • ....... .• Ditto, 3 months 26 15 Lisbon ........... .... .. 531: Marseilles Bourdeaux 26 25 Rio Janeiro •• 23 ?1 Frankfort on Maine.. 123 Bahia ...... ..-•-•••••• 24 Petersburgh, 3 Us... 37 Buenos Ayiits — Berlin ... 7 NewYoi k .:: : dys sight Vienna, effec. 8.3 X 10 2 Philgth i l' ll4l Trieste, ditto ......... 10 3 PurcF.. , i , - ;Er nimuorf, PER OR. Madrid 36} Foreige I :1 , :1, bars. £3 17 9 Cadiz 36 i Portila: Gold Coin 317 5 Bilbao 36 New tlou; .00n5...•• 0 0 0 Barcelona 36 New Dc,"ars ......... 0 4 91 Sevilla — Silver to Bars 0 4 11h WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENTS. Mr. Wilson gave his new entertainment of " Wandering Willie's Wallet," for the third time, on Monday, at the Music Hall. The hall was filled in every part, and, from the enthusiastic manner In which the different songs of the prog rainme were rece i ve d, it is evident that this entertainment will become as popular as those with which the public were delighted for the last three seasons. The " Scottish Minstrel" was in excellent voice, and not only sung, but acted , wi th the richest gusto. The exquisite songs of "The Bonnie Ho use o ' Airlie" and " Bothwell Bank" were given in excellent taste ; but we Cannot omit to particulari se one from among the res t, which is very little Bank" known, viz.—" The Coven an t er ' s Lament, " w hich was given with a pathos and feeling we seldom heard exceeded. We venture to predict for this entertainment, to us e a th ea t r i ca l phrase, "a long run." The evening's amusements were woun d u p " Glide Ziight, and Joy wr ye a'." with the appropriate gong of COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen awl Prince Albert walked out yesterday morning in the Royal Gardens of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, rode out on horseback yesterday forenoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Royal were taken an airing in an open carriage and four yesterday, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. Her Royal Highness the Princess Alice was taken an airing in the Royal Gardens yesterday. The Royal Dinner party at Buckingham Palace yes terday included her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, his Excellency the French Ambas- sador and the Countess de St. Aulaire, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Wharnelitre, the Right Hon. George Dawson Darner, and the Baroness de Strumfeder. A military band was in attendance daring dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards — attended in the Palace, and performed the remainder of the evening. The Viscountess Canning has succeeded the Countess of Dunmore, as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. Viscount Hawarden has succeeded the Earl of Morton, as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty. And Colonel Berkeley Drummond has succeeded Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. Sir William C. Ross, R.A., had the honour of waiting on the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday, on his return from Italy. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England bad a meeting yesterday afternoon, at the office in Whitehall place. There were present the Archbishop of Canter bury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Bangor, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Bishop of Lin coln, the Bishop of Rochester, the Bishop of Worcester, Lord Ashley, the Right Hon. John Nicholl, and the Dean of Westminster. The Judgo Advocate-General had an interview with Sir R. Peel yesterday. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence iu Downing-street. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Mr. Bell, M.P., and Mr. H. Kemble, M.P.,ltad inter views yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Rev. Mr. and Lady Harriet Moore have left Far rance's Hotel for their seat, Staplehurst, Kent. LONDON AND DUBLIN BANK The first annual meeting of the shareholders of this establishment was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate -street, pursuant to the provision of the deed of settlement. There were but very few of the shareholders present. Amongst them were the Right Hon. the Earl of Mountcashel, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., S. W. Perrott, Esq., the Secretary, &c. Shortly after two o'clock the chair was taken by Sir RALPH HOWARD, Bart., who said it afforded him great pleasure to preside at this, the first annual meeting of this concern, particularly when he recollected the prosperous state of their affairs. He had not long been connected with it, but, short as the time was, he had endeavoured to advance the interests of the establish ment by every means in his power ; and he was happy to be able to congratulate bis brother shareholders upon the fact that they had not yet made any bad debts. The SECRETARY then read the advertisement conven ing the meeting ; the report of the Directors, and audi tors, and the balance sheet. The Directors' report took a review of the progress of the establishment since it started, three years ago, mentioned the number of branches that had been opened, how they had gone on in the different towns, and stated that no bad debts had been contracted, and attributed much of the prosperity of the Company to the fact of their not being a bank of issue. The balance -sheet showed a surplus profit of over 2.0001., after paying all expenses, including those attending the first establishment of the bank. The auditor's report declared that the accounts had been most satisfactorily kept, and that they had no item to take exception to. Lord MouracksttEL rose, and proposed the adoption of the report read by the Secretary. In doing so, he spoke at considerable length, and congratulated the Shareholders upon the prosperity of the establishment. He contended that joint-stock banks, such as this, were indispensably necessary to the prosperity of Ireland, and that that country had not as many of them as there was demand for. He said, England had 1,030 ; Wales, 69 ; Scotland, with a population of only two million and a half, had 337 ; while Ireland, with over eight millions of inhabitants, had only 161. He said, be was happy to be able to state that they had made but one bad debt, which could scarcely be called such, for it was a bill of 17L, and 141. out of that had been recovered.—(Hear, and a laugh.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving the adoption of the report, which was agreed to unani mously. It was also agreed upon to re-elect the auditors, and to pay the Directors 5001. as remuneration for their trouble. Lord Mountcashel was then moved to the chair, and votos of thanks having been passed to Sir Ralph Howard, the Directors, the Secretary, and the Dublin Manager, the meeting separated. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court was held. Mr. John Locke, who succeeded in the contest with Sir Walter Riddell, for the Common Pleadership, vacant by the promotion of Mr. Russell Gurney: as Queen's Counsel, was sworn into office. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from John Fuller, barge-builder. The petition stated what ap • peared to several members of the Court to be a very bard case. The petitioner had contracted with the Directors of the East and West India Docks to remove the mud from the docks, and employed a person who was fully qualified to carry the contract into execution ; and whom he paid to the full extent. The men employed by that individual, however, had, upon some occasions, committed offences against the navigation, by throwing part of the mud into the river, in direct opposition to his expostulations. The City authorities had, notwith standing the fact that the petitioner had nothing what ever to do with the offences so described, and that he had done all in his power to prevent the commission of them, caused an information to be "laid against him, so that after having lost nearly 1,0001. by the contract, he was subjected to the additional punishment of a prosecution. The prayer of the petition was, that the Court would be pleased to order that the prosecution be abandoned. The petition was immediately referred to a Com mittee. - - 43/I The Court was then cleared of strangers, and a long discussion took place, as our reporter was informed, upon the subject of her Majesty's visit to Christ's Hospital, which ended in the passing of a resolution, to the effect that the Lord Mayor was at the head of all the hospitals of the City of London. The Court adjourned the moment the doors were opened. THE CASE THE BRAVE MAN CARNIE, WHO SAVED A FELLOW-CREATURE'S LIFE AT LEITH, WHO MUST HAVE PERISHED BUT FOR HIS INTREPIDITY. We copy a few introductory remarks which we find in the Army and Navy Register of last Saturday, omitting the let ters to which they refer, because we have already had the gra tification of being first in the field to give them publicity. The public, we lament to find, have responded in a very inade quate manner to this strong claim-51. only has been sub scribed, and Mr. Robins (whose perseverance is not yet sa tisfied) has, it should seem, been to the Directors of the Royal Humane Society, and got from them a promise of the humane Silver .Medal, which will be more highly . prized by Carnie than the poor little subscription about to be forwarded to him : " The following letters appeared in the Morning Post, of Monday last, and we have great satisfaction in giving them a place in our columns, as the first reflects great credit on Mr. Geor ge R o bi ns, the celebrated auctioneer, for the warm interest he has taken in the cause of James Carnie ; and the second contains the character of an excellent specimen of that singular and clannish race known by the designation of Newhaven fishermen, from the pen of their kind pastor, the Rev. James Fairbairn, minister of Newhaven. The reason advanced by the worthy clergyman to overcome the scruples ofJames Carnie, and induce him to agree to accept a reward for performing a good action, affords evidence that he is ad mirably adapted for the duty he has undertaken for the re ligious and moral welfare of the original class of society amongst whom he is located. We trust the object so praise worthily entered upon from the best of motives by Mr. George Robins, and so ably seconded by the Rev. James Fairbairn, will be responded to on this side the Tweed, and that a handsome sum will be raised to present a purse to James Carnie, and some tangible memorial to descend as an heirloom in his respected family. Those only who are ac quainted with the character of Newhaven fishermen, can form any idea of the val u e o f a g i ft t o an y o f th e members of their body for a good action, and the veneration in which a piece of silver plate, presented to one of them, would be held by the whole patriarchal and interesting race--so well known to all who have visited Edinburgh, the clean and picturesque dress of their wives and daughters rendering them objects of interest to strangers in the metropolis of Scotland." P.S. We omit the letters, because we have already inserted hem ten days since. Mr. George Robins has at length taken the field, and we suspect in right earnest, but he is too good a general not to wait until the Messrs. Frost and Snow, with their companion, the easterly winds, have taken their departure, ere he lets them into " the Secrets of the Prison- lum se ' "by disclosing what he has in petto for them. H e h as not, how ever, forgotten to remind the great capitalists of the memorable declaration made last session, by Sir Robert Peel, to this effect,—" I neither have, nor do I contemplate, any change what ever in the corn-laws." This is, indeed, a real comfort for the agricultural world to repose on. It will be seen in his introductory announcement, Mr. Robins has paid a neat and well-turned compliment to Sir Robert, for having abandoned the odious duty on auctions, and it appears to be a previllin; opinion that the benefit will be an immediate re-action in favour of land. DREADFUL DEATH BY FIRE OF A FEMALE, 103 YEARS og AGE.—On Saturday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a female named Sarah Cox, who had arrived at the age of 103 years, expired in St. George's Hospital under the following distressing circumstrnces :—The deceased ie sided at Chapel-place, Brompton, and was in possession of a small independence. Her daughter, who is upwards of 60 years of age, and who lived with her, had left home for the purpose of obtaining her quarterly amount of income, when the old woman, in reaching something from the mantelpiece, fell over the guard in front of the fire and set herself in a blaze, in which state she was found by her landlady; but before the flames could be extinguished her clothes were con sumed, and her person frightfully scorched. She was con veyed to St. George's Hospital, where death terminated her sufferings. RAILWAY SPEED. —THE GREAT WESTERN RAlL wAy.—The quick trains commenced running on Monday on the Great Western Railway. The journey from Exeter to London, 194 miles, was performi,d in four hours and fifty-three minutes, up to the ticket platform, and the passengers had alighted in the Paddington station within the prescribed time of five hours. The down-train reached Bristol, 118 i miles, ha less than three hours, aftu• stopping ten minutes at Swindon, and calling at Didcot and Bath. The a tin ning time is calculated at fifty miles an hour. and we are informed that the whole journey wax performed with ease and exactitude as to time. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COVENTRY RACES.-MONDAY. The Craven Trial Stakes Oflo s ous. 40 added ; for 3 yrs old, 7st, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ; mares, &c., allowed albs. Once round and a distance. (5 Subs.) Mr. Dixon's Dash, 4 yrs .. (Marlow) 1 Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 3 yrs Handicap of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added. One mile and a _ _ _ half. (13 Subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Lye) 1 Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 3 yrs, sst Sir C. Cockerill's Aurun gze be, 5 yrs, 6st 71b 3 The City Stakes of 5 sous each, with 20 added. One mile and a half. (9 Subs.) Sir C. Cockerill's Niobe, 4 yrs, lost 91b (S. Darling) Mr. F. Robbin's Confab, 4 yrs, lOst 12Ib Mr. Lucas's b m by Mundig, 3 yrs The Hurdle race was not run when our account left. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CUTTER•MATCII. This match, which has created considerable sensation in the aquatic circles, has finally been settled to take place on Sa turday nest, and a number of gentlemen belonging to the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the Arundel, Leander London Amateur, and several other Clubs, have signified their inten tion of being present to witness the match in the cutters be longing to their respective clubs. The distance will be the same as rowed by the Eton and Westminster scholars, from Putney-bridge to Mortlake. The Oxford gentlemen have had a very fine boat built by Mr. King, of Oxford ; and the Messrs. Searle, of Stangate, have built a beautiful 8-oared cutter, 55 feet in length, for the occasion, for the Cambridge gentlemen. The following will be found a correct list of the crews : Cambridge-1. S. Mann, Caius College; 2. W. Hawkness, St. John's College ; 3. W. Lockhart, Christ's College ; 4. Clowes, Ist Trinity College; 5. M. Arnold, Caius College; 6. Harkness, St. John's College; 7. Richardson, Ist Trinity College; 8. C. Hill, 2d Trinity College (stroke); 11. Munster, Ist Trinity College (cockswain). Oxford-1. W. Stapylton, Merton College; 2. Milman, Christ Church College ; 3. H. Lewis, Pembroke College ; 4. Bayer, Trinity College ; 5. W. Buckle, Oriel College ; 6. T. Royde, Brasenose College; 7. A. Wilson, Christ Church College ; 8. F. Fuke, Brasenose (stroke) ; Richards, Mer ton College (cockswain). Betting-5 to 4on Oxford. ANCIENT WROUGHT-IRON WORK In ancient works, such as hinges, locks, bolts, rivets, railings, or screens, the greatest ingenuity to produce beauty, in addition to skill to render the work sound and fit for its purpose, is apparent. You see that the man was an artist as well as a smith, that he understood the material on which he was working, and knew how an effect was to be obtained by it. The beauty of the foliage in some works of the sixteenth century formed out of thin iron plates, simply twisted up by a tool, is marvellous. Tracery was produced by plates differently pierced, laid one over the other, without any attempt at disguise, and flat bars were rivetted together, and made ornamental by the very rivets. These men, as we said before, were artists as well as smiths : one of them, in deed, Quentin Matsys, shows himself so to the world in another material; but his reputation as the worker of the iron screen of King Edward the Fourth's tomb in St. George's Chapel, at Windsor, is as great as it is for his well-known picture of the Misers, at Windsor Castle. That extraordinary piece of ironwork is now under repair at Messrs. Bramah's, and must be considered one of the finest specimens in the country, presenting panelling and tracery, crockets, finials, and minute orna ments, wrought in the most perfect and artistical manner. Inquiring of one of the firm whether he would be able to produce a similar work, his reply was, " Certainly; but not by contract, or under limitation of time:" and these, there is no doubt, are the great bars against the improvement of our own mechanics and artisans. The master cannot afford to develop a man's ability; what he is obliged to seek for is, the greatest quantity of work in the smallest space of time: excellent work won't do; work that will pass is all that he can hope to give. And the result, as might have been expected, is a lamentable decline in many of the constructive arts.— The Builder. Ps RATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.—OSTEND, MARCH s.—The Comete de Boninge, which arrived here from Messina, 2d inst., was fired into by pirates, in three lateen-rigged craft, in the Gutt, about fifteen miles off Cape Santa Maria. Lord Duncan had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. Private letters have been received from India, which, we regret to say, contain the melancholy intelligence that the Bishop of Calcutta, the Rev. Dr. Wilson, was suffering from severe indisposition : his medical ad visers had recommended a sea voyage as the best means of restoring his health. His Lordship intended re turning to England immediately ; but, as he was at a dis tance of 800 miles up the country from Calcutta, it was ap prehended that this great distance would be almost too much for him to accomplish without very great fatigue. It is now thirteen years since his Lordship quitted his native country. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT SALT-HlLL.—There is a rumour in town that Mrs. Ashlee, the principal witness in this case, is dead. We have not time to verify the matter by making proper inquiry. HARMONIC MEETINGS IN PUBLIC-HOUSES.--On Saturday morning, at the meeting of magistrates for licensing the public-houses, &c., in the parish of St. James, West minster, a complaint was made of the number of houses in which harmonic meetings were held, with music and dancing, the owners not being duly licensed, and that the inhabitants of the different localities were greatly annoyed. The parish magistrates cautioned the licensed victuallers that their licences would be taken away where the law was infringed ; besides which, the proprietors of all unlicensed places were liable to a penalty of 1001., and all persons present were liable to be taken into custody and imprisoned for three months. In some cases the licenses were suspended, but will, in all probability, be granted on the adjournment day. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.--Rear-Admiral Inglefield, C. 8., is appointed Commander-in-Chief at the Brazils, now detached from the command of the South African station. The Rear-Admiral hoisted his flag this morning on board the Eagle, 50, Captain G. Martin, C. 8., at Spithead, which ship will convey him to the Brazils, and continue to carry his flag until another ship is sent out from England for that purpose, to be commanded by Captain Fitzgerald. Mr. Fegan is ap pointed secretary to the admiral. The Canopus, 84, has been commissioned this week, at Plymouth, by Captain Moresby, C.B.—Hampshire Telegraph. DUTY oN CABLE YARNS.—A public meeting was called for Saturday last, at the Hall of Commerce, to consider the propriety of memorialising the Government against the free importation of cable yarns. The hour appointed was two o'clock, at which time between 15 and 20 persons had assembled. A slight conversation took place, and the consi deration of the question was postponed. No day, however, for the adjourned meeting was fixed. LAUNCH OF THE LAHORE.—On Saturday the La hore, of Liverpool, was launced from the Ship-building yard of Mr. Peter Cato, at the south-west corner of the Brunswick Dock. Her length is 119 feet, her breadth 29 feet 6 inches, and her tonnage 575 tons. She will be commanded by Capt. Burt. Mr. Cato owns one half and Capt. Burt the other half of this fine vessel, which is in tended for the East India and China trade. Miss Cato, the daughter of Mr. Peter Cato, performed the operation of christening. The launch was a capital one, and, after it had taken place about 100 of the ladies and gentlemen present were entertained at a dijetine, over which Mr. Peter Cato presided.—Liverpool Albion. Earl Grey will complete his 81st year on Satur day next. The last culprit executed at Newgate was Crouch, for the murder of his wife in Little Marylebone-street, St. Marylebone, who suffered on last Easter Monday, the day appointed this year for the execution of James Tapping. MR. BEULER'S ANNUAL EVENING ENTERTAIN NEXT.—Mr. Nattier on Monday gave his annual evening entertainment at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, which was exceedingly well attended. The concert went off with much eclat—the audience appearing delighted with every piece said, sung, and played. GENERAL SIR T. SAUMAREZ.—This officer died, at his residence, at the Petit Marche, in the island of Guernsey, on the 4th instant, in the 85th year of his age. Sir Thomas served in the first American war, and was present at the several landings on Staten, Long, and York Islands ; the battle on the 27th August, 1776, on Long Island, capture of Forts Lee and Washington, battles of Brandy wine and Germanstown, at which last he received two balls in his head. He proceeded to the West Indies in 1778, and was present at the capture of St. Lucia, and the battle of the Vigie. He served on board the Cornwall, in the action off Grenada, between Admiral Byron and Count d'Estaignes, 6th July, 1779 ; also on board the Con queror, in the action between Admiral Parker and La Motte Picquet in Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, 19th Dec., 1779 ; and in the succes sive actions between Rear-Admiral Rowley with the Comte de Gni chen, off Martinique, on the 17th April following. COLLISION OFF DEPTFORD DOCKYARD.—Late on Saturday night, as the Royal Adelaide steamship was proceeding on her passage to Edinburgh, and when abreast of the dockyard, she ran down the schooner Ann Guthrie, of Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, last from Sligo, with a full cargo of pork, beef, and bacon, together with a quantity of oats, for the London market. It was so dark at the time (about eleven o'clock) that the schooner was not seen until the collision became inevitable. She was struck on the beam with such force that she was cut to the water's edge in an instant. The cap tain and crew of the Royal Adelaide rendered every assistance to the schooner, and while in a sinking state towed her into shallow water next the Isle of Dogs, where the master and crew were safely put on shore. By the collision the Ann lost her foremast, her rigging was cut to pieces, and her bulwarks stove in. Late last night she was still under water, nothing but her mainmast and rigging being vi sible. Every attempt to weigh her during the day was made, but without success. A considerable portion of her cargo has been da maged and rendered unsaleable DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT.—On Wednesday night two officers of the 37th Regiment, quartered at Gosport, entered the Royalty Theatre, Portsmouth, and amused themselves by throwing at the actors and actresses rubbish with which they had provided themselves, and by using improper language towards the female por tion of the corps dramatique. This conduct was quietly submitted to by the members of the establishment until the termination of the evening's entertainments, when the manager (Mr. Henry Reeves) proceeded to the box occupied by the above officers, and having called them out, took one of them by the nose and wrung it, and sa • luted his seat of honour with three kicks, which well-merited chas tisement was not resented by the " men of war," who sneaked off amid the jeers of the audience, then leaving the theatre. The gen tlemen, however, had made up their minds to be revenged upon the Manager and his corps, for on the following night they came armed with sticks and backed by upwards of a dozen of their " brothers in arms" similarly provided, and waited in the lobby of the house for the devoted manager until the close of the performance. To the credit of the manager be it spoken, he came forth into the midst of the "lice of battle," and presented himself to them, regardless of the result. One of the officers thereupon, a Lieutenant of the 37th Regi ment, went up to Mr. Reeves, the manager, and, holding a stick close to his face, said, " I should like to batter your head in," but the gallant soldier abstained from this gratification, as did each of his com panions, and none had the courage to strike the manager, who had pulled the nose of their comrade, and kicked him out of the house. They, however, fell foul of the proprietor of the house (who was en deavouring to persuade them to keep the peace and leave quietly) and struck him in the face, and also of a poor player, whom they grossly assaulted. The result was that the police were called in, and three of the most prominent in the fray were taken to the station house, where they gave their names as Augustus Charles Hobart, a mate of the royal yacht; Herbert Russell Manners, Lieutenant of the 37th; and Ensign James Henry Wyatt, also of the 37th Regiment. They were admitted to bail by the superintendent of police, and warrants were issued to compel their attendance before the borough magistrates on Saturday. In the meantime, however, Messrs. Wyatt and Hobart succeeded in settling their respective cases with the corn• plainants, but the manager (whose wife was most grossly insulted on Wednesday night) indignantly spurned the offer of compromise, and carried his case into Court. It occupied an hour and a half, but the magistrates, having retired to deliberate upon their decision, returned into Court, and said, " they had heard the evidence on both sides, and having maturely considered the whole, had resolved on dismiso the case." We strongly recommend the case the magistrates have thus dismissed to the Horse Guards for investigation. DEATH FROM STARVATION.-HORRIBLB DESTI- Tuvox.—On Monday an inquest was held before Mr. Gell, at St. James's Workhouse, Poland-street, on the body of Mary Ann Thomp- son, aged 75. Mr. Frederick Tothill, surgeon, of Charles-street, St. James's-square, said that, on Saturday afternoon last, he was called to see the deceased, at her lodging, in Hopkins-street. He found her lying upon an old mattress, covered with a few filthy rags, and in a room almost destitute of furniture. She was quite dead, and appa rently had been so for eight or ten hours. His decided opinion was that she died ttom want of the necessaries of life, viz., proper and sufficient raiment and food. The room was in a most miserable sta'e ; it was in a most filthy condition, and there was not the slightest appearance of ordinary comfort. From some inquiries wit ness made, he learned that the deceased had been in the habit of getting her living by begging at the door of a chapel in Warwick street, until she and other poor persons were driven away. The jury returned a 'verdict of "Died from the want of the necessaries of life. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTE E I Committee of Standing Orders :—Sir ich ajO Y ar ds Buller peg , Hon. E. Yorke. hlr. Phillips, Mr. G. Mackenzie, the O'Cn." Mr. Bell, and Mr. Kemble. • The first Bill adjudicated was that for the 041 NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE AND NO/T.TII SHIELD- Al .foro ee extension The object of the Bill is to obt a i n an • t sion of the WitA the mile, with a branch of half- a - m il e i n l engt h to connect it Newcastle and Berwick Railway, so as to enable the Comatuncoll convey goods from the river Tyne to the railway. Th e esti ~r.'"f,s• of the extension is 35,350/., and o f th e b ranc h railway 13,77 d to DI gineer, Mr. Robert Nichol , on. The descriptions were In' tn co , correct, and it was decided that the st a nding orders had '— plied with. BILL' • THE NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE COAL TURN - tolt A ' e This was a Bill on the petition of several persons r esiding castle-on-Tyne, to alter and amend the Acts of 15 t h and ,eert' l i Geo. 111., and sth Geo. IV., pas se d f or th e purpose of 10-317 1 , 0 tolls, and for the maintenanc e o f th e p or t. The standing been complied with. 1,0 1. MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENDALE , cr o 013 1 In the Bill for altering, amending, and enlarging the PO co ne Act for making this railway, the standing orders have be e° with. 0,0 ,- cd As also was the case with the St. H e le n 's C a nal and Ra is j lb the Bill for forming reservoirs to supply the town of ge n _ ia ti e water. The standing orders had been complied with, airtbedo; Bills fer Improving the Sewerage and Cleansing the WaY s joren v. trict of Battersea ; and also a Bill for extending Farr ine ' 10 from he confines of the City to Clerkenwell-gree.n. a nd .. .a It was decided in the case of the Manchester, Le''''' n eotaris Associated Railways, that the standing orders had not bereertioeS with, the specifications in the Gazetts and those in the ad in the newspapers not being exactly similar. THE HAMPSTEAD MURDER' MARYLEBOIVE. diss i e attenms The interest in this atrocious, and, with reference to th_ eme sn,.: circumstances, somewhat mysterious murder, seems to l ar yleb2; every re-examination, and the avenues leading to th e --r s Police-court 'were yesterday, as early as eight o_ser densely crowded. It was fully expected that the Prl_ ° er n e ' make his defence, and every interest was exerted to sec ts was places" on the bench, or in the body of the Court. I C° ° so on mated, however, until a quarter before elelle", ° e a VS doors were were opened, every corner in the (AMA was crams , cation. Cl o6r frail rear' The prisoner had, at a very early hour, been brought _, the , well in the prison van, and was lodged in one of the cells at when, He looked hale and confident, and bowed to some of the ow" , tached to the establishment. al Do e rO r Inspectors Shackell and Haynes were in attendance_ r d e , r nine o'clock. Miss ?Mips, accompanied by Mrs. E ss a ,r aa til . dressed in mourning, were taken into the clerk's olu‘ presence would be required in Court. „, , W W I, „ 0 Precisely at a quarter-past eleven o'clock the Pris° - i f iedie ss se Henry Hocker, was brought in and placed in the dock. „ s efors' seem altered in the smallest degree from his Appearance on "- examinations. Baldock, 304 S, having been sworn, A S t , _,Anew ads / Mr. RAWLINSON said—You have been already ex." - S - se Sew understand that you did not tell me all that took place s'" the night of the murder. fte rl Baldock said he had something further to communicate._,ooo., made to following statement : —At the time I was standi n g Z i g itsl the body, I heard some one s i ng i ng an d w histling an d „g a dose eao s the field. The person came to war d s me , a nd on colni t 's er y 0 0 me, he said, " Holloa, policeman !" I said, "the, „ g ot A oie co ease here in the corner." I was about a yard from the ht dY h e said, "What is it ?" I said, "Itis a dead man---I thin., s e I n ds' his throat." He replied, " Are you sure he is quite dean, sat be w; " Yes, he is quite dead." I had felt his pulse and found u' ise • He took hold of the dead man's hand and felt his Pu lse ' 0011 turned to me and said, "Y o u h ave go t a n asty job alone p; sit I said, " They have gon e f or th e s t re t c h er , an d I dare s a a nt , l se soon be back." He said, "I w ill wa it with yon d iet die s .* sea stretcher comes, as you are l e ft alone," and aousst felt very much shocked at the sight of the SS„, Isl a He also said that he had been in the habit of travell7 si astr es way at night for some years. That he never met with any geo r- of that locality. That he transacted business in London , 0n,,,, suln!„ s i came that way home at night, and had generally veil ss°, a nd money in his pockets, together with a gold watch and 1 - 1 11 10 0 n igh t lie had been cautioned by his par en t s no t t o c ome that W aY s gaP5 Mr. ItAwrawsost—What sort of a person did he aPPe ar S„t S —A young man, about 18 or 20. II said he should s's , r; 011 0 ;d brandy after this, as he felt very queer ; and asked Me a l t osid as t like to have any, and I said I would not. He then too k : 0 0 1 10 of his pocket, and told me to get something with it. „S resSs•Ss e l not take it, that I was no: allowed t o t a ke money. 1 " s 10 ha' s to take it, as no harm could result from my doing so; pressed me for some minutes, I at length took d id Ds' es Mr. RAWLINSON—I suppose that was the reason Yon, trf or s me this at the last examination you were sworn W ,Pea k it of 00 Baldock said it was not, and that he did not think _ si ne. sequence at the thus. He waited until the stretcher :lief body was put on the stretcher, and we took it up the a le the little ea* r e St by the side of the stretcher. The re we r e 15 or 20 peoPss wSA time. I also walked by the side of th e stretcher. He, behind me. He left me at Belsize-lane. „ sift aga in 1 , 2 05 0 Mr. ltaWLINSON—Should you 'snow the young OA - dock—l do not think I should. He wore a cloak, Wu" .- pre' about his neck, and obscured a part of his face. vra tilt ed ' (The hat which was found by the side of the deceasedas set- d duced. It was greatly crushed, and the inside lining an ed, with blood. The cane found upon the spot was also Pi's" 01 was covered with blood.) ~, w hoa , J e st Mr. RAWLINSON—What height was the person with feet held this conversation ? Witness—He was near n re t he inches, and about nineteen or twenty. James Boston, 163 D—l was here this day week, and o asts- v•- .ed prisoner in the cell for. wo hours and a half after lus 1 did re I never was with him before the examination came c la • a nd 1 00 ask him any question. He had seine toast brought in , „ it,„sf e at mained an hour before he atq it. He did commence w w O To d up. jumped up. He kicked at the door, and said he „ asei o some light upon it." He asked to see the waiter of u „ w sot ele s ,oll tage. I told him that he could see the gaoler, to send ;oat Pr oo f, when lie came. The gaoler came shortly afterwards , b ut isf sfis T r eia between them I cannot say. He said, after the ga°l`sass slier 00 that he had gone to the Swiss Cottage and called for a s. - 0 sti-, and water. He said he had gone there a quarter of an e to id Pid,SS murder, and paid for his rum and water a shilling, a nu „ c otbe s 00 , give him back a 4d. piece and 2d. He did so and he g - ,,sitir to the waiter. The waiter said, You are a gentleman; tee rsile the prisoner, "he didn't know me." Met that Baldock' to 00.0 man. I stood in a field five minutes with him, elt i ged 13 10 ceased. I had my cloak on, for it was cold, and I ; v s eha re have some brandy, which he refused. I pressed hills t ° a nted " - JO much, and at last lie received a shilling from me. I ren i ape reP o st till the stretcher was brought. The prisoner had solne t r g „,,llS . d. I hand. He said he had got it down, ins and outs. I sse 147sii four sides of paper. He wrote three while I was I L ':;,:g. suppose you have got it down there, pointing to the Parnae. SOP he had, and that lie meant to explain it when he scent 1 1 .'„ Mr. RAWLINSON asked the prisoner if he wished to as' t ness any question? Prisoner—The man Baldock— s„se. / 11 10 Mr. RAWLINSON—I will hear your statement afterwa rd at t ° , seS want to hear now is, whether you ha v e any question 0 1 40 witness ? Prisoner—l have no statement to make__,• „ to n. . le tpa stated is perfectly true, but he has made one grand orn'T s - sead Mr. RAWLINSON—Then you may put any question "" supplying of that omission. S ad Prisoner to the witness—Did I not mention a knife?, a nd Witness—Yes, I beg pardon, you looked at your nails; to I had a knife, and I said no. signs Prisoner—Oh, no. I mentioned the knife I had Wh ile lc the constable Baldock. o f Witness--No, I beg pardon, you did not. e r Mr. Bass - Li:saws—Well, do not argue the matter• tae questions, that's all. „ a Wi tll • Prisoner—Did I not allude to the knife I ha d 1141.- - A constable ? worsh'ty 11 o§/ Mr. RAWLINSON—Is that so ? Witness—No, your and I , never mentioned such a thing. He looked at his na ila ' Or . he wanted a knife to pair them. is and the wo The prisoner said he had no other question to ass. , retired. 014 61, fe • Maria Edwards, a respectably-dressed middle - ag o ed re a at, s rpoll then sworn. She said—l am a married woman, and "S,ol6B,, s w a er,, e , Great Titchileld-street. I have been housemaid at a t y, prn e s land-place. I should like the name left out. I knn w i wit ° , At we d became acquainted with him soon after Christmas. „„ step t „ at my brother's house, 6, Bath-place. Miss Phurh e r ni r s a ollss i , house I lived at, and the prisoner used to come and se c te. er,.t sometimes came to the door, but at other tunes came ho nt nws his coming in on the night of Friday, the 21st ult., a sa 's t hers• little after—it was about supper time. Miss PhilPs Olf e seo o ', him in by the front door. I had a candle s " " a s er st He went to the housekeeper's room. He was very c' w- e otir_ri he had come from Grafton-street. Ido not know vt a t. t peg saying that. He merely sat down in the chair as n 0 10 d in, nothing extraordinary or peculiar in his appea rance sph y p e, 01 0 , positively as to what took place. lie spoke to Miss e 0 , not notice all he said. He went away a little after steaks ss g_f so " P ie watch ; he took it out of his pocket ; the chain looked ho eseu, 0 0 0 1 said he had bought it. He also had a ring, which be g m put d 0 00 Philp& She said it was too large ; he said it was t f lag, a n ser set i , show her. It was, to the best of my belief, a brillianS i S e colP s Ont. he had shown it to her he put it in his pocket, an d d s n- O i ta with respect to it dropped. lie had a crust of bre a sa s De oe ees He did not wash his hands. The water is in the roe garde have used it while I was out. I was backwards and . 0 4.* .11 0 times. I can't undertake to say lie used the water . In Mr. RAWLINSON—Did you see any mark of bloo d ?Is t afte 9 "Sfeb Witness—No, I did not then. I heard something 0 0 ;0000 it Mr. RAWLINSON—Diet you see the mackintosh? WO' saw it on his arm when he came into the house. ... ‘hht . quo Mr. RAwLiNsON—I shall not ;la k e y any fuss -- Os' must be a distressing subject to you. d 104 my ir: Witness—Yes, it is. I have lost my place, an ~." tcr also. at B ' a fals,s Henry Evans Taylor, a boy, residing with his fath er s' Of C / ..she Bo de, ow mews, examined—l live, as errand boy, with Mr. e gate. About three weeks ago I found a stick on bridge. 04 Mr. RewLisseoN—Produce the stick in Court. 13, w ith 'Leck ie (The stick, a very large and light-coloured bludgeon 'yt knob upon it, was shown to the magistrate. ""' l ;a face' s . o'4.- exhibited the marks of blood upon it. The Pris o ner oat ors- to s moment, exhibited the most intense interest. T he , e hiute 6 contracted in a singular manner, and it was some. ) recovered the coolness that so much characterises in e ince I Vectri' Witness continued—The stick has not been washed the ova , it. I saw it every day after I found It. It was in ,altii" the bridge, almost in the water. h ot ar,,, be t° Henry Taylor, the father of the last witness, was or dal I recollect my boy bringing home a stick on the gm" „,,a tb the murder. The boy was re-called and said he had not said that be fo s ts 1 0 °1: stick on the day following the murder. , oltree ed . Nathaniel O'Neill—l live at No. 19, Great B ar.° w a4 7s v s ., plasterer. Ido not know the boy. This witness 'va that the boy had made some statement with resiseetst,,,,,ne"'Thlloe Dl9o° det/ but he failed to do so, there appearing to be sein e r ' 06 respect ing speetor Jaknm his es Gray owledg said—l am an Inspect or ' „ e. of th e 1 11 In police. From information I received I went to J ohn on In, who produced the stick now shown, and gave it to Mes o ß as flow ing at the stick I saw some marks of blvd, which werfit to g ing The marks are now hardly legible, which I should tsw bean wild its being washed. one pew e d , Mr. Taylor said it had not been washed by anY ono him, and explained the reason he had not given it uPf e s zt eSs o 7 i dt . s . ; Thomas Hocker, the father of the prisoner, was flex tae v , s .. He was requested to look at the stick. After loox s T o s aite rso , his ion. said, I believe that stick to be my son's—Thom as n.on tO . 'ae best of my belief it was fetched from my home and A that to's' 01 ings about three weeks or a month ago. I had been eral , lost it. this Stiel c n ot 01 """ James Hocker, the brother, sworn—l kno w e ye r ed brother's, and was sand to he lost at a friends'. s eededto since that time till now. l ye This closed the evidence adduced, and Mr. Fe ll Prac . „. ' over the evidence taken on all the previous oceasot; a ble i'' f i t ed t r ar , During the reading of the evidence by Mr. Fei most tord prisoner evinced the utmost composure, but paid the dad so ac_ sa tention. He asked for a chair, and on its being na s 7 ig htly o u to 10,7. he sat down, and folded his arms on his breast. Ile _ fle d on b led sS i p his brows now and then. Mrs. Edwards, on being item lat.., to the evidence given by her at the last examina tion ' s , as atan a y e e also mam a forseeosiiis lenthy and sobbed aloud. Miss Philps was consideration of her feelings she was not asked W a ss , SS: the pr,. prisoner held in his hand a roll of papers, but d inning A po he tied them up and placed them in his hat, pu s s,. ssis ed, t4 urination to reserve his defence for another trin!lT' hist" o ttell' s Inspector Haynes said—A person named Na Ins a 'tsalls.. sa t ;se seen some important information Jo sephresPectingsulcaah, t o e • being sworn, he said his name was _d this he W h asin es se e sided at 17, Old Church-street, Padding,ton , _ wa s on t he maker. He said—On the night of the murd e er„,t, taa Cot,tt...e in the., St. John's Wood. On coining round to th s .„" seve ri oe"; ID 0 4 into the Avenue-road. It was between six and iS s T ip ped i als! evening, judging from the time I left I ed s. °6 Avenue-road I heard the cry ofdis"ta3nicacracross the o, ;0110 listened. The sound came from a t h e crY Id fft not pay much attention to it. I only hearding close s for about ten minutes. I then saw a man cowas tann ing, dis c ? " into the Avenue-road towards me. Ile „-d you h ea f,e, against me. He stopped suddenly. I said, " ss s i ra pid Pfs,„ o ff Murder ?" He took no notice, but ran on at tot n ftot , fit (said the witness, looking at the prisoner) _.nsaff ft ;isle° h jo sejors. _ is the sanze nano I had s him' and " q " Da ve e dark. He had hing with him, m ight CBIoA He "- t ee if he had ran some distance. that ea• 0 A. a stick without my knowing it. I can't say ot h er c _ fro r on now were those he had en then. He had clIt! dis tally: oo tbS O lO the spot where the murder was committed. 'I ,. . t s iiia. . Wn, the spot where I met the prisoner was a go od half action as hesis soner ran against me he was miming from the ally' svi a ha l est den c s„ istsiPs Cottage. through it is my duty to commit you ovo go, 2% , f e r. RAWLINSON said—Now, prisoner, alltath;leswohteav°oaorstiO warrant, and on the warrant of the Coroner•y thin g .. o nse - as to say now is the time. You may either sa, down'e and but I must tell you that it will be taken P er S ed against you. artial i s lue dio ty I T , he theni s sat r d - 0 w I a decline tshaey vastanythinghtaoy-idanYgn• e the c o ttp he was led out of the Court, and locked u p in on to the Court. , e ffect rePl f " Among the gentlemen on the bench Ice oos „ ssfr. s Mr. Broughton (the magistrate of Worship-s.reesss,olintss A Of sat with 3ir• pa r , other county magistrates. 31r. Long CIP tior ° der The Duke of Devonshire, after ha And, 1,0 0 .0 e, his extensive and very valuable estates near s of tyßl t a s bridge, is now of his vast and magnificent Pr,.,00f borough, near Marnet-Weighton, for sale. The vnl i ' d , it I 'o o borot!.:1: estates is rated at upwards ut die g r have been otterea to George Hudson, Eel. l' - ' r teu xife tilt and railway proprietor, who Is alreall e l'il, lie li'oble Duke's property in Yorkshire.—Yeteo" NE `v p 1 r R i