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could be mass because great reflections and aspersions had I been cast upon the character of Mr. Duncombe, which were most unjust and unjustifiable. He ( Mr. Williams) regretted that this motion should have been brought forward in so thin a House, and therefore he hoped that his Hon. Friend would not persevere in it, but if he did he should vote with him. Sir J. GRAHAM said, the Hon. Member who had brought forward this motion had stated in his address that if he had consulted his own feelings and judg ment he would not have brought it forward at all ; and he (Sir James Graham) believed it was not more painful to the feelings of the Hon. Member than it was to the majority of that House. The Hon. Member had also expressed his regret that his constituents should have required him to adopt this course, but having done so, he had exhausted all his ingenuity, though he had failed to introduce any new topic or argument. The Hon. Member had spoken of ministerial responsibility, as it it was matter of no moment, but he (Sir ). Graham) begged to say that his feelings were not so canons as not to be painfully alive to this responsibility. The Hon. Member had also spoken of the decisions of that House as tyrannical, but he (Sir James Graham) would ask what in a popular assembly was to decide any question but the majority ?—( Hear, hear.) He stated before, when this subject was first discussed, that he did conceive it would be inconsistent with his position as a Minister of the Crown to give an answer either in the affirmative or the negative to this question. But he would say now, and he said then, that he would pledge himself as a Minister and as a gentleman, that he had given the fullest and most ample information before that tribunal, appointed by the Mouse to investigate this question, and the report of that vibunal had been before the House, and received its sanction and approval. But the Hon. Member had stated that his col league had been spoken of, by a Noble Lord, as a degraded man, by which it appeared quite clear that the Hon. Member was not in his place at the time of the alleged charge, for if be had been, he would have found that no such charge had been made. In conclusion, he begged to say that, after all that had passed, he had but to repeat his former declaration, that their power had ;never been exercised by her Majesty's Ministers from any other motive than a sense—a painful one, he admitted, and perhaps, in some instances, a mistaken one— of public duty. He would not move any amendment, but be hoped the Hon. Member would withdraw his motion. Mr. HUME said that it appeared to him that this subject had new been completely exhausted ; and therefore he would merely express a hope that it would act as a caution for Minis ters in future not to repeat such practices. He was sorry the Hon. Member should press the House to a division, but if he did be should divide with him, as he was most anxious to see this document. Mr. %lONCKTON MILNES declared that he should vote in favour of the motion, as he could not see why this warrant, if such there was in existence, should not be produced as well as any other public document. Dr. BOW RING bore his testimony to the high character of Mr. Mazzini. A more honourable man—a more sterling patriot, or purely moral character, did not exist ; and though his love of country was great, his abhorrence of crime was greater, and therefore it was that a total ignorance of his cha racter by those who suspected him of those crimes, the sus picion of which had caused his letters to be opened, had led to the course adopted towards him. _ Colonel NV iNDHAM said he knew nothing of Mr. Mazzini, but he would be very sorry to be placed in his' position. Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE said he considered that the speech of Dr. Bowring was one that did him honour, for he spoke from his knowledge of the character of a man who was alone and friendless in this country ; while Hon. Members opposite, who knew nothing of Mr. Mazzini, had pronounced a contrary opinion. Sir J. GRAHAM said he had already answered the ques tion this evening. He did not trump up statements, but had laid dispatches upon the table of the House from foreign Courts ; and if it should appear from these documents that an act of in justice had been done to Mr. Mazzini, he need not say that no Member of the House would be more ready than he should be to make him the most ample reparation ; and he begged to add, that he would be more ready to do so to an unprotected foreigner than to any Member of that House. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority against the motion —sl LIFE AND FOOT GUARDS Mr. WILLIAMS said that, in consequence of what had taken place that night, he had altered his intention of asking the House to agree to his proposition for reducing the army. —( Hear, hear.) After what had transpired it would be most injudicious on the part of any Member of that House to pro. pose a reduction of the vote now before them.—( Hear, hear. ) do person was more anxious than he was to see economy in troduced into every one of their public establishments, and particularly in the army, where he thought it could be prac tised to a great extent, and to the great benefit of the country ; but if he perceived threats in any quarter from which he could infer danger or hostility to the country, he would be the last man in that House to stand in .the way of the Government if he thought they had good grounds for keeping up a force which would be sufficient to maintain the credit and the honour of the country.—(Cheers.) It was his intention to show that the army estimates were considerably larger this year than they had been fur several preceding years. In 1835 the vo . e was for 100,100 men, but it was greater this year by 48,000 men. With regard to the more immediate object of his moti on t h at . _ of a reduction of the Life Guards to one regiment of 400 men, he begged to say that the statement which had been furnished by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite was not at all in con formity with the statement which he (Mr. Williams) made. The (lost of maintaining and clothing each man in the Guards was 651. 17s. each, and the cost cf horses and accoutrements was 441. 3s. each per annum. Making the cost of each 1001. per annum. Now, he was informed that the cost of each man was 1301, but he would take it at 1001., and calculating the expenses of every kind to the country, he found that the three regiments of Horse and Foot Guards amounted altogether to 355.0691. Now, the cost of the 43d, 52d, 68th, 85th, and 90th regiments of the line, consisting of 4,515 men, was but 132,5521. 10s. The cost of the 20th, 23.1, 42d, 45th, 91st, and 97th, consisting of 8,028 men, was 232,0001., making a total cost for those eleven regiments of 335,8481, being just a few pounds more than the cost of the three regiments of guards. Now, he did not see any reason, why this state of things should continue. He thought that one regiment of horse guards, consisting of 400 men, would be amply sufficient to discharge all the state attendance which her Majesty would require. The regular regiments of the line had to perform all the hard work which the exigencies of the country required, both at home and abroad, while an unfair distinction with regard to pay was made in favour of the punts, who, he maintained, could live at a less cost in bar racks in the Regent's-park, or Hyde-park, than in any other part of the United Kingdom. There were fifty-eight captains in those regiments who ranked as lieutenant-colonels in the regular army. He saw no reason (and he considered it un wise) that the captains in the guards should be el, vated two steps in advance of the captains of the regiments of the line. It created great dissatisfaction and jealousy. And what, he would ask, was the use of the guards? They performed none of the services of the country except what was confined to the metropolis and its neighbourhood. When the Emperor of Russia was over here the Guards were always brought out at review, but it was stated that he said he did not want to see those troops, but the troops who had won their battles and overcome the difficulties they encountered in every part of the globe. It was the reliance which Charles the Tenth of France reposed in his Guards that lost him his throne and kingdom, for were it not for the blind confidence which he reposed in his Guards he would sever have issued those foolish ordinances which led to his de thronement. The whole amount of half-pay for the wido.vs and children of officers was 3,659,000/. This heavy burden might be greatly curtailed. He was willing to make a proper recompense in age or infirmity, but he objected to officers in perfect health, and unimpaired by age, retiring from the army oa half-pay. They ought to sell their commission', as they had macle no claim fur reward on account of public service. He would, however, withdraw the motion. Mr. HUME objected to the large number of Guards, whi c h . . were maintained at a great expense, and did not go through the usual routine of duties, nor were they obliged to face the hardships which the other departments of the army were obliged to encounter in foreign countries. Be sides, there were more promotions in the Guards than in any other part of the army. He thought erery regiment in its turn should serve in the Metropolis and at the Palace, then a saving would be made which would enable the Government to employ 1,000 men more in the serviee. The time had come for a saving, and economical principles should at once be carried into effect. He trusted the Government would redue, at as early a period as possible, the increase which was row proposed to be made to tha army. H e came down to the House prepared to resist the further in crease of a vote to the army, but, after what had taken place, he would not do so ; he was as well disposed to economise as any man, but also as far from subjecting this country to be trampled upon by any foreign Power.—( Hear, hear.) He was anxious for peace, and to save the people of this country, al ready heavily taxed, from further burdens, but not at the ex r!nse of national honours and national character.—( Cheers.) He hoped the manifestation, so unanimous, which had taken place on tha , night, would have its effect in the proper quarter, and that peace would yet be restored and that good feeling es tablished between the people of two countries which was so essential to their welfare.—(Hear, and cheers. ) The House then went into Committee. ARMY AND NAVY ESTIMATES. _ _ Mr. S. HERBERT then rose for the purpose of moving the army estimates, but previous to doing so congratulated the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down upon the sentiments which he had given utterance to. The Right Hon. Gentle man then went on to combat the statements made by the Hon. Member for Coventry (Mr. Villiers) regarding the expense of maintain'ng the Guards, and the salaries to officers. Such troops were necessary, and the salaries to the officers were grea•er than in the other regiments, because they had gre a t er ex penses to sustain. The Honour able Gentleman then went through the different de e_reises that were made in the expenses of the army. A de duction, amounting to 6,0001., we made in consequence of the discontinuance of a militia raised by Colonel Read. The expense for the transfer of clothing through the Ordnance was less than u sua l by 1,0001 in consequence the of regulation of the Committ ee , of 1,0001. Th e dere l c nt a u the Volunteer Corps there was a decrease Half-pay, Widows' Pension, the Ge neral Pensio ns , t h e , lh a e nel the Reduced Half-pay, amounted to 52.000/. Great a benefit would result from that. ffi ' The total expense of oce-a in 8 -ls amounted to 17,4261. ; in the year 1845 they did not exia t to d t i h l e '"j su support r Iti ofe concluded l a u r d in e y d by voting th 3 sum of 2,630,499/ this year. Mr. HUME objected to the custom f pa ying same place. one corps E more than another which may be stationed in the In the Guards the allowance given to one regiment was d ou b le that given to the other. There should b e an equality i of allow ance or the worst results would follow. In effects of such a practice proved to b e very dangerous.ng. Kong th e hoped they would give every corps the sa me allownceHe attempt to take from one regiment to s u pp ort t h e other. andnot duceion in such a case would require great consideration. . cc. Colonel WOOD said that the Hon. Gentleman opposite had made a speech which would reflect upon the c h aracter of mi litary man. He thought that he was exceedingly un j ust to the Household Troops if he supposed that such a thing would give rise to revolutionary ideas in their minds. The Hon. Member for Coventry made a mistake when he stat e d t h at since the peace there had been only one battalion of the House hold troops employed; there were two battalions in Canada, wbo retained there for the space of two years. He thoughtthat the Hon. Gentleman ought not to reflect on the character of the Household troops unless he made a substantive motion. Colonel RA WDUN referred to the state of mortality that prevailed in the army which was quite sufficient to call fur the interference of the Hoes.. He read a letter from Canton stating that that portion of the army stationed there and at Hong-Kong was in the worst state of ill health. He also al luded to Demerara, where a regiment lost lately twenty soldiers during the frost of a few months. For the sake of humanity the House ought to interfere, the soldiers ought in the present time, when the world was so peaceable, to be kept in. healthy localities. Mr. S. HERBERT said that when Hong-Kong was taken possession of by this country there was nothing to indicate that the climate was detrimental to the constitution of Europeans. He was happy to say.that lately the mortality in that island brad very materially decreased. Within the last three years it had been less than in the previous two years. Capt. B. OSBORNE said that although ne could not agree with the ' Hon.-ind Gallant Gentleman opposite (Col. Wood) e . rv ia t the aion of the Household Brigade would tend to re- Etialettis X 4410 could not support the motion of the Hon. amber for Coventry. He wculd, while he win- on Lis. legf, , call the Attention of the Right Hun. Gentleman the Secretary IL* 7) 4,0-4> -_ I S • at War to the state of the regiment called the Blues. In that regiment the officers were not allowed to exchange, but were obliged to rise step by step. He had heard, too, that the funds of the corps were in a very bad state ; in fact, th.t the corps was absolutely in a state of bankruptcy. Colonel WOOD explained. He did not say the abolition of the Household Brigade would lead to a revolution. What he had said was that it would be revolutionary. Lord ARTHUR LENNOX could assure the Hen. Member for Coventry that the jealousy which he had described did net exist amongst the officers of the army. The Hon. Gentleman was mistaken when he said that the household troops were never sent abroad. He ( Lord A. Lennox) had himself been ; abroad with his regiment for two years together, and if the corps were to be called out to serve abroad, he had no doubt that his Hon. Friend the Member for Middlesex would be ready to vacate his seat and accompany his regiment abroad, and the Hon. Member for Montrose would then have another opportunity of sustaining a defeat. Mr. WILLIAMS did not wish to do away with the house. hold troops, he only wished to reduce them. Lord J. MANNERS trusted that a feeling of economy would not induce the Government to accede to the wishes of the Hon. Member for Coventry, and he trusted they would take no step which would have a tendency to degrade the household troops in the eyes of the country. After a few words from Mr. S. HERNERT and Mr. C. BEA. KELEY, Mr. HUME did not think it was fair to attempt to put his Hon. Friend down by saying his motion had a revolutionary tendency. He thought his Hon. Friend was perfectly jus tified in the course he had taken, for the Noble Lord opposite himself was more indebted for his position in the army to his birth than to any merits of his own.—(Cries of" Order.") Lord ARTHUR LENNOX could assure the Hon. Gentle man that during the twenty-four years which he had been connected with the army, he had always followed his regiment wherever it had been quartered. He would not say more than that he was convinced the Gentlemen on the opposite side of the House were wrong in supposing that any jealousy existed on the part of the officers of the line with respect to the officers of the Guards. Captain B. OSBORNE thought that his Hon. Friend near him (Mr. Hume) showed too much sensitiveness on the pre sent occasion. His Hon. Friend was generally so good humoured, that they did not know how to draw him cut ; but at last they discovered that his weak side was Middlesex.— ( Laughter.) With regard to what his Hon. Friend said of the Noble Lord opposite respecting his promotion, he (Captain Osborne), who had served with the Noble Lord, could say that he was entitled to his promotion long before he got it. Mr. H UME said that he could name — persons who were ten years longer in the service than the Noble Lord, and who did not get promotion ; but he did not wish to create any jealous feelings, so he would not name them. Co!onel WOOD raid that though the Hon. Gentleman was not Member for Middles ?x, he was glad he had a seat for another place, where he could be as useful to the country as ever. He did not mean anything personal in saying that the motion of the Hon. Member was revolutionary. /le believed it was perfectly Parliamentary to characterise a motion by that epithet. The vote was then agreed to. 155,9951. was voted to defray the expenses of the staff officers. 89,4121. was voted to defray the expenses of the officers in the different military establishments throughout the country. 13,412/. was voted for the Royal Military Asylum and the Hibernian Military School. 86,1681. was voted for the Volunteer Corps. 56,9931. was voted for former unpaid services. 14,1481. was voted to defray the expenses paid for distinguished services. 73,0001. was voted for the expenses of general officers not being ceonels of regiments. 62,0001. was voted to defray the expenses of full pa.; to re tired officers. On the vote of 341,000/. being proposed for the cost of re tired half-pay officers ' Sir H. DOUG LAS said he believed the time had come when he should, according to the notice he had given, call the. at tention of the Committee to the cases of regimental staff offi cers, surgeons, paymasters, and quartermasters, with a view to allow them to retire on their full pay, after thirty years' ser vice. This could be effected at a small expense, and he only threw it out at present as a suggestion, which he hoped would be adopted on a future occasion. He thought that, after thirty-five years' service, the officers he had named should be enabled to retire on full pay, and he hoped all Hon. Members would concur in the justice of his motion. Capt. B. OSBOR'iE wished the Gallant Officer had included veterinary surgeons. The whole thing was so small, and would conduce so much to the efficiency of the army, that he thought the House should not refuse it.—The vote was agreed to. A vote of 52,2221. was then proposed for the half-pay re duced allowance of foreign officers and the widows and orphans of foreign officers.—The vote was agreed to. A vote was then proposed of 141,8481. to defray the ex penses of the widows and orphans of officers of the iand forces. Agreed to. A vote of 45,0001. was then proposed as an allowance for the compassionate list.—Agreed to. A vote of 20,5631. was proposed for Chelsea Hospital.-- Agreed to 1,289,543/. was proposed for the wages of seamen for this year. Captain PECHEL objected to the low salary allowed to clerks in the navy considering their business and their reponsi bility ; they had on no occasion more than 561. a year. Sir G. COCK BURN admitted that the clerks laboured under some hardships, but their appointment was vested in the captains ; they were not officers of the navy. He thought the question of half-pay to these clerks was worthy of consideration. Sir C. NAPIER thought the pay of the clerks ought to be increased. After a few words from Mr. HUME, Captain PECNELL, and other Members, the vote was agreed to. The House then resumed. The CH AIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) THURSDAY, APRIL 3. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.—(IN TIIE COMMITTEE.) Motion made, and Question put, " That the Chairman he directed to move the House, that leave he given to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relating to the Co:lege of Maynooth." The Committee divided : MAJORITY-AYES, 216. Acland, Sir T. D. Etwall, Ralph Pakington, J. S. Acland, T. D. Ferguson, Sir It. A. Palmerston, Viscount Adare, Viscount Fitzmaurice, W. Parker, John Adderley, C. B. Flower, Sir J. Patten, J. W. Ainsworth, Peter Forster, Matthew Pechell, Captain Aldam, William Fremantle, Sir T. Peel, Sir R. Alford, Viscount French, F. Peel, Jonathan Arundel, Earl Gaskell, J. M. Philips, G. R. BaiMe, Colonel Gibson, Milner Pigot, David Baird, William Gordon, Captain Plumridge, Captain Baring, F. T. Gore, Montague Praed, W. T. Baring, Thomas Gore, Robert Pringle, Alexander Baring, W. B. Goulburn, Henry Pulsford, Robert Barnard, E. G. Graham, Sir J. Pusey, Philip Barrington, Viscount Granger, T. C. Rawdon, Colonel Bellew, R. M. Grey, Sir George Repton, G. W. J. Bentinck, Lord G. Guest, Sir J. Rice, E. R. Blandford, Marquis Hamilton, W. J. Roebuck, J. A. Bohlen), 11. 0. Hami.ton, Lord C. Round, John Borthwick, Peter Harcourt, G. G. Rous, Captain Boitleld, Beriah Batton, Captain Russell, Lord J. Bowes, John Hawes, Benjamin Russell, Lord E. Bowles, Admiral Bowring, Dr. Russell, Charles Russell, J. D.N. 1 1 1: r n be ea rt ge , , s G id . n l e l y . W. Bramston, T. W. Hervey, Lord A. Rutherfurd, A. Brotherton, Joseph Hill, Lord M. Slayton, Viscount Browne, W. • Hogg, J W Scott, Robert Itrownrigg ' J. S. Holland, Robert Seymour, Sir 11. Bruce, Lord E. Hope, Charles Sheil, R. L. Buller, Charles Hope, G. W. Shelburne, Earl Buller, Edward Houldsworth, T. Smith, J. A. Busfeild, William Howard, C. W. Smith, T. 11. C. Butler, P. S. Howard, E. G. Smythe, George Byng, G. S. Howick, Viscount Somerset, Lord G. Campbell, Sir ILI Ilutt,William Somerton, Viscount Cardwell, Edward Ingestrie, Viscount Somerville, Sir W. Carew, It. S. James, sir W. C. Sotheron, T. H. Carew, W. H. P. Jermyn, Earl Staunton, Sir G. Carnegie, Captain Jocelyn, Viscount Stewart, John Cavendish, C. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Stuart, Lord J. Cavendish, G. H. Labouchere, Henry Stuart, W. V. Chapman, B. Lambton, H. Strickland, Sir G. Childers, J. W. Lascelles, W. S. Sinai, Edward Clay, Sir W. Lemon, Sir C. Sutton, henry Clayton, It. R. Lennox, Lord A. Tancred, 11. W. Clerk, Sir George Lincoln, Earl Tennent, J. E. Clifton, J. T. Listowel, Earl Thornely, Thomas Cobden, Richard Loch, James Towneley, John Cockburn, Sir G. Lowther, Sir J. H. Traill, Geor e Colborne, IV. R. Lyall, George Trench, Sir F. W. Colehrooke. Sir T. Macaulay, T. B. Trevor, G. R. Collett, John Mackinnon, W. J. Tufnell, Henry Collins, William Macnamara, Major Tulle, it. M. Coote, Sir C. H. M'Geachy, F. A. Vane, Lord IL Corry, Henry M`Neill, Duncan . Villiers, Charles Cowper, W. F. Mangles, R. D. Villiers, Viscount Craig, W. G. Manners, Lord J. Wall, C. B. Cripps, William March, Earl Warburton, 11. Dalmeny, Lord Martin, John Ward, 11. G. Darner, Colonel Martin, C. W. Wawa, J. T. Dawson, T. V. 3tllnes, R. M. Wellesley, Lord C. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Mitcalfe, Henry Williams, William Dickinson, F. H. Mitchell, T. A. Wilshere, W. Divett, Edward Morison, General Wood, Colonel T. Dodd, George Murray, Alexander Worsley, Lord Duncan, Viscount Napier, Sir C. Wortley, John S. Duncombe, A. Neville, Ralph Wynn, C. W. W. Dundas, Admiral Nichol], John Wyse, Thomas Eastnor, Viscount Norreys, Lord Yorke, E. T. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. O'Conor, Dun Yorke, 11. R. Emlyn, Viscount Ord, William TZLLERi. Escott, Bickham Oswald, Alexander Baring, Henry Esinonde, Sir T. Paget, Colonel Young, John MINORITY-NOES, 114. Ackers, James Du Pre, C. G. Maclean, Donald Acton, Colonel Eaton, R. J. M'Taggart, Sir J. Allis, J. P. Egerton, Sir P. 3lahiwurirg, T. Antrobus, Edmund Ellice, Edward Marton, George Arclidall, Captain Entwisle, William Mastcrman, John Ashley, Lord Farnham, M:. B. Maunsell, T. P. itagge, William Feilden, W. Maxwell, J. P. Itatikes, George Filmer, Sir E. Morris, David Baskernlic, T. B. Ffolliott, John: Mundy, E. M. Bateson, Thomas Forman, T. S. Neeld, Joseph Beckett, William Fox, S. L. Newdegate, C. N. Itereslrd, Major Fuller, A. E. Newry, Viscount Blackstone, W. S. Gore, W. R. O'Brien, A. S. Bouvorie, E. I'. Gore, W. R. 0. l'acke, C. W. Bradshaw, J. Goring, Charles Palmer, Robert Brisco, M. Greenall, Peter Palmer, George Broadwood, H. Greenaway, C. Pollington, Viscount Bruce, C. L. C. Gregory, W. H. Rendlesham, Lord Buck, L. W. Grogan, Edward Richards, Richard Buller, Sir J. Y. Hamilton, J. 11. Round, C. G, Burroughs, H. N. Hamilton, G. A. Ryder, G. 1). Chetwode, Sir J. Hampden, Renn Sanderson, Richard Christopher, R. A. Ilrunner, Sir J. Slbthorp, Colonel Codrington, Sir W. Harris, Captain Smith, Abel Cole, H. A. Hastie, Archibald Smyth, Sir H. Colquhoun, J. C. Henley, J. W. Spooner, Richard Colvile, C. It. Hepburn, Sir T. B. Stuart , Henry Compton, W. C. Hillsborough, Earl Taylor, Edward Copeland, Alderman Ilindley, Charles Tollemache, John Darby, Geor ge Deedes. William Hodgson, F. Turn r, Edmund Denison, B. B. Jolliffe, Sir W. Turnor, Christopher Dick, Quintln Jones, Ca p tain Tyrrell, Sir J. T. D'lsraell, B. Kemple, Ilenry Verner, Colonel Douglas, Sir 11. - Knight, F. W. Vyv , an, Sir It. Douglas, J. D. S. L Law ,C• E• Waddington, M. S. Duncan, Geor ge ef reY, Anthony Wyndham, Colonel D Lockhart, uncombe, Thomas L W. TELLERS. Duncombe, 0. on& Wal ter Inglis, Sir It H. Mackenzie, T. .......„ Plumptre, J.:P. We hear a strange rumour that Mr. Ward was married on Tuesday last, first, by a Romish priest, and after wards by an E ng l us h c l ergyman. If this be true, the public will naturally ask, which of the contracting parties held the marriage by an English clergyman to be insufficient? The lady is said to be herself a daughter of a dignitary of the Church of England. Could it be her intention to deny the validity of her parent's orders? But if the scruple was Mr. Ward's own, then we have surely fresh cause to ask, why does ha still affect to be a member of the Church ofEngland? —Herald. ASYLUM FOR AGED FREEMASONS.—A special ge neral meeting of the Governors of the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Freemasons, was held at Radley's Hotel, Btidge• street, on Wednesday, Brother Dr. Crucetix in the chair, for the purpose of electing five new trustees to the Institution by direction of the Court of Chancery, consequent on the re• moval of Mr. Henry Rowe, and the resignation of the other four trustees. The following noblemen and gentlemen were unanimously elected{.-Lord Southampton, Lord Aboyne, the Hun. Col. Anson, Mr... Benjamin Bond Cabbell, arri Dr. Crucefix. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. _ _ __ THURSDAY, APRIL 3. The following Bills were referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills: Londonderry and Coleraine Railway. Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway. London and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch). London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch). London and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch). Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan, and Liver pool Railway and Bury Extension),—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Greenall, Dr. Bow ring, and Mr. Walker. bunstable and London and Birmingham Railway,—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Mangles, Mr. Henry Stuart, and Mr. Astell. Southampton and Dorchester Railway,—Report from Select Committee on Standing Orders read ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. ➢lildinay, Mr. George William Hope, and Colonel Darner. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. Epsom and Dorking Railway,—Committee on petition, Monday, April 14. North Woolwich Railway,—Second reading, Monday, April 7. Cornwall Railway,—Second reading, Monday, April 7. Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Railway,—Second reading, Monday, April 7. London and South Western (Epsom Branch) Railway,-- Committee on petition, Monday, April 14. London and Brighton (Wandsworth Branch)Railway,— Committee on petition, Monday, April 14. London and Brighton (Dorking Branch) Railway,—Com mittee on petition Monday, April 14. Staines and Richmond Railway,—Committee on petition, Monday, April 14. Eastern Union Railway Amendment,—Second reading, Monday, April 7. Standing Orders Committee,—Resolutions reported ; 1. " That, in the case of the Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to pro ceed with their Bill." 2. " That, in the case of the Liverpool and Bury Railway petition (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension), the Standing Orders ought to be di s p ense d with :—That the parties be permitted to proeeed with their Bill." 3. " That, in the case of the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey- mouth Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." 4. " That, in the case of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill." 5. "That, in the case of the Lyme Regis Waterworks Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on inserting a provision that the Commissioners shall not make any lateral deviation from the line or situation of the Aqueducts and Re servoir, as delineated on the Plan." 6. " That, in the case of the Cromer Protection from the Sea Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with : That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, and that after the first Reading thereof the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Ntitions for Private Bills, who shall examine and report to the House whether the Standing Or ders for Bills of the Second Class have been complied with, substituting in the said Standing Orders the months of Fe bruary and March for the months of October and November for giving the notices in the Gazette and Newspapers, and re quiring proof to be given of the deposit of plans, &c., and Ap plication to Owners having been made in the course of the said months." 7. " That, in the case of the Totnes Market Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the par ties be permitted to proceed with their Bill on referring the datum line to some fixed point, stated in writing on the Sec tion. " That the Committees on this and the twopreceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such Orders have been complied with, and do report the same to the House on the Report of the Bills." 8. " That, in the case of the Dublin Cemeteries Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with." First seven Resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the Table. SECOND REPORT FROM THE CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE ON RAIL WAY BILLS. MARTI.% 4° DIE MARTI!, 1845. Resolved—That a Committee of five Members be appointed, to be called " The Classification Committee of Railway Bills," and that three be the quorum of such Committee. MARTI.% 11° DIE MARTI!, 1845. Committee appointed :—Sir Robert harry Inglis, Mr. Fox Maule, Viscount Mahon, Sir William Somerville, Mr. Wilson Patten. Ordered—That the Committee have power to send for per sons, papers, and records. MARTIS, 18° DIE MARTI!, 1845. Ordered—That the Committee have power to report their opinion from time to time to the House. REPORT. The Select Committee appointed for the Classification of Railway Bills, according to the resolutions adopted by the House, and who are empowered to report from time to time, report as follows: Your Committee having further considered the several matters referred to them, are of opinion that it is expedient that there be referred to ono and the same Committee the following Bills and projects:— T. 1. Bedford, London, and Birmingham Railway. 2. Midland Railways Extension (Syston and Peterbo rough). 3. Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Com mittee:— 1. Hull and Gainsborough Railway. 2. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Com mittee:— 1. Midland Railways Extension (Nottingham and Lin coln). 2. Newark and Sheffield Railway. 3. Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Com mittee : ' 1. Goole and Snaith Railway. 2. Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield and Manchester June- Con Railway. 3. Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway. 4. York and North Midland Railway (Goole Branch). 5. Manchester, Barnsley, and Goole Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Commit tee:— X. 1. London and York Railway. 2. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Railway, Direct. 3. Cambridge and Lincoln Railway. 4. Direct Northern Railway. 5. Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Huntingdon). 6. Eastern Counties Railway (Ely and \Vhittlesea). 7. Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford and Biggleswade). 8. Eastern Counties Railway (Finsbury Extension). 9. Eastern Counties Railway (Ely and Lincoln Extension). 10. Midland Railways Extension (Swinton and Lincoln). 11. Midland Railways Extension (Lincoln and Ely). 12. Rotherham, Bawtty, and Gainsborough Junction Rail way. 13. Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway. 14. York and Noah Midland and Doncaster Railway Ex tension. 15. Tottenham and Farringdon-street Junction Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Commit_ tee:— I. Midland (Branches) Railway. 2. Sheffield and Rotherham Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to the same Committee to which the recommendation under letter G. in their last report ap. plied :-- 7. Berke and Hants Railway. 8. Salisbury and Dorsetshire (Poole Branch) Railway. "Your Committee further recommend that the fon-ming Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Commit tee:— I. Great Western (Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone) Railway. 2. Irish Great Western (Dublin to Galway) Railway. 3. Portarlington and Tullamore Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Commit.. tee : AA 1. Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland). 2. Great Southern and Western Railway (direct Cork and Limerick). 3. Waterford and Limerick Railway. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Commit tee : 88. 1. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. 2. Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Railway. 3. Kilkenny Junction Railway. 4. Kingstown and Waterford Railway (Carlow and Wex ford. Your Committee further recommend that the following Bill be referred to a separate Committee : - CC. Cork and Bandon Railway. ASTLE 'S THEATRE. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Since the opening of this Theatre on Easter Monday it has been very well attended. The amusements provided by the spirited and truly indefatigable lessee are well worthy of the highest meed of praise, and the public seem quite to enjoy the good things which are here provided for th eir amusement . ; but Mr. Batty is not content with doing the thing well—his aim is perfection ; and to attain this point all his energies would appear to be directed, and certainly not without suc cess. His plan of introducing every novelty that comes within his reach, whether of foreign or native genius, has contributed in a great degree to ensure the success which has crowned his management, and the history of his life shows what can be accomplished by industry and perseverance. He was left an orphan of tender years, without a friend to assist him ; his fathi r, a soldier, fell for his country, and little Batty was left to struggle through life destitute of everything which in this life is thought worth possessing, save an active and obliging disposition, and what time and occasion after wards developed, name ly, talent, or rather genius, for the profession which chance threw him in the way of. He is now owner of Astley's far-famed theatre, which cost him in building upwards of thirty thousand pounds, and Circuses in every principal town in gngland and Ireland ; at the present time be has got a most magnificent stud of horses performing in Dublin, and another in Liverpool. A few days ago lie purchased everything worth having belonging to the este • the make firstthe their Frenchrifirst t equestrian appearance company T o p a a n 3 L • blishments of Mr. Sands and Van Anaburgli ; and, to corn- Ite the whole, he has entered into an arrangement with theatre on • h n e world, anct ien ce who at willnis Whit-Monde • Such collection of first-rate 3. a artists never before oiandto appeared at one time at any theatre in Europe. From th mention a few of theire many artists who are engaged we nierely names:—The three MM. Fournaire, Di. Huber, Madame Louise Huber. Fro m th e 2 Fournaire, Madame Klath, Continent we are led to fame (1'; which this company attained on the of a verysxrenasive nature, eve that their engagement, though adige, that it is not we ll to e b Prove the With. of th q old penny wile and pound toolith. THE ANTI-CORN-LAW BAZAAR. The greatest activity pervades the free trade interest in every large town in the kingdom, on the subject of the bazaar, to be held in Covent-garden Theatre, in May next; and the preparations in progress under the direc tion of the local committees are on a scale of magnitude which promises to make this great bazaar what Jullien would call " une foire grande et monstre !" The ladies, especially, are everya here at work with their character istic ardour and industry. The aggregate committee of ladies now numbers upwards of 1,150 ladies amongst its members, all of whom are, of course, pledged by their position to do all they can themselves, and to interest their friends to furnish contributions. The ladies' com mittee in Manchester meets weekly, the general com mittee of gentlemen twice a week, at the offices of the League, and the various sub-committees of arrangement, costrespondence, &c., as often as necessary for the pro motion of the object in view. Deputations from the Council of the League are proceeding to all the principal towns of the kingdom, to assist in the formation of com mittees, and to organise a mode of procedure for the collection and procuring of contributions. On this mission, Colonel Thompson and Mr. R. R. Moore are engaged in Scotland, and Mr. George Thompson and other gentlemen in Englund ; and in their communica tions to the Council they report most favourably of the enthusiastic spirit and liberal encouragement with which the object is embraced in the various towns visited. Already forty large stalls are bespoken on behalf of towns, of firms, or of individual contributors; and there can be no doubt, from the very numerous promises of extensive and valuable contributions, especially of various products of manufactures, that the difficulty will be where to find space, even within the spacious walls of Covent garden Theatre, for the bales and boxes, the cart loads, and even vessel-loads of contributions which are expected and promi,Fed. The contributions are certainly of a character as hete rogeneous as ever were collected together, even in a " general store" in an American newly-settled town ship, in the far west, or in the mast motley grouping of an English fancy fair. A large assortment of small nails is promised from Bremsgrove; a quantity of flour in parcels of 3ilb. each, from a farmer; rock-salt from North wich ; a vessel-load of coil (sea-borne) from New castle-on-Tyne; a quantity of battled ale from Dundee, which town is celebrated for a very fine ale; boxes of liquorice from Pontefract; iron-ore from Picton, Nova Scotia; a sack of the finest wheat from Notting hamshire; numerous collections of foss]:, minerals, ancient and modern coins, books, paintings, drawings, &c.; a box of bitumen candles; some ornamental stoves; a neat power-loom; an Indian hammock; plum cakes; horse-shoes; linen, glass, chinaware, &e.; and sonic one has contributed-a fine full grown Newfoundland dog. Sheffield is making great exertions, worthily to represent on its stall the staple manufacture of the town. Its stock of cutlery promises to be as superior in quality as it is extensive; as types of the cutlery manufacture, the stall is to be denoted outside by a pair of enormous elephant's tusks, and by a large and fine buck's head, in all the pride of full-grown antlers. Carlisle is furnishing a stock of whips, fishing-hooks, flies for anglers, &c., and a quarter of a ton of the cele brated Carr's bircuits. Bradford is furnishing a large stock of its staple manufactures ; and the reports from the Yorkshire towns generally, are exceedingly favour able and encouraging. Even Melton is sending some vases manufactured from the stone got in that neigh bourhood, and a quantity of fossils, coins, and fancy articles. The contributions from individuals are also " rich and rare." Amongst those in Manchester is that of Mr. J. C. Dyer, of a copy of the large and valuable illustrated work of the eminent ornithologist, M. Audu bon, on birds. Rear-Admiral Bouverie has promised to send a box of coins, a gold coronation medal of William IV., a box of specimens of different kinds of woods, two warlike weapons from China, and a small box of farcy work. Mr. Thos. Bovrles, of Midhurst, Sussex, is sending a small oil -painting, a view of the houso in that village in which Mr. Cobden was born. Mr. Bowles might find customers for at least twenty copies of his little sketch, if a faithful one. Mr. S. Bartlett, of Maidstone, has given the orrery made by that great self taught astronomer, James Ferguson, and which is de scribed in his life; and Mr. David M'Kinley, of Man chester, has annexes to this gift, the presentation of a copy of the life and lectures of Ferguson, in one volume. Sir William Lowthr o p, B ar t., of Hull, contributes a splendid time-piece; Colonel Williams, of Battle, a very handsome and compl e t e a i r - gun; Sir G. Stuart Macken zie, of Edinburgh, a collection of exceedingly valuable and rare coins; Dr. IL Ogden, of Sunderland, a newly invented hydrostatic bed; Mr. John Jenkins, of Swan sea, a variety of articles connected with the ores and metal manufactures of that district; also a variety of illustrations of the national customs of the wo men in that part of Wales. Amongst contributions from artists, are a number of oil paintings, water colour drawings, &e.; a surveyor sends plans, models, and estimates for the erection of farm buildings and cottages ; and a Scottish free-trader sends a snuff-box, made of part of" the kind gallows of Crieff," referred to by the author of Waverley. A valuable and exceedingly curious contribution has been received from Mr. G. H. Rylands, of Warrington. It is a work printed at Madrid, in two large folio volumes, containing the music of the various masses, and other :en ices of the Roman Catholic Church, for the whole year, and is entitled, " Forma canendi in Missis servanda, secundum ritum Sanctm Romatet Ecclesim." (The form used in singing the masses, according to the rites of the Holy Roman Church.) It is by Brothers Peter Carrera and Lan chares. The first volume contains the kyries, glorias, credos, sanctus, Benedietus, and Agnus, for the whole year ; the second, masses for the solemn festivals and fasts, &c. The music is printed in one uniform character, a sort of black square upon and between the lines of the staff; and both the notes, which are without stems, and the words to be sung, are printed in so large a type, that a large choir, by standing in a group at a little distance, might see to sing from the same hook. It is a very curious specimen of music, and of Spanish typography. Another singular relic, contributed by a gentleman in London, is a portion of the bed upon which Napoleon died, at St. Helena. It is cut in the form of a coffin, and fringed with some of the black cloth used for the coffin. Few of the contributions from individuals will be more intrinsically valuable, or will excite more interest and curiosity, than one which the council of the League have received from Miss Martineau, viz.—the MS. of an nnpublishe 1 tale, which she has placed at their disposal, and which is to be printed forthwith. It is entitled " Dawn Island," and is divided into nine chapters, of which the following are the titles:-1. Nature and man at war. 2. Puerile men and his gods. 3. The priest and the oracle. 4. More human sacrifices. 5. Vital tribute. 6. The priest and the advent. 7. A higher disclosure. 8. Spiritual tribute. 9 Nature and man at peace. This cootributiOn is the first offering of an original work from the author ; it is an example that may, however, be extensively followed. The most active preparations are made to fit up Covent-garden Theatre in a style at once bold and striking, and adapted to the peculiar character and form of the building. It has been determined by the stroke of Grieve's magic wand, and the aid of the " willing imps" in the service of Mr. Edwards, builder, of Man chester, to transform the whole interior of the theatre, audience part and stage, into a Norman Gothic hall, for which designs have already been prepared; and all the contracts have been let for the fitting-up, &c.; Mr. Edwards being the contractor. The hall is to have a roof corresponding in character with the style of the rest of the building; this w ill be of stain.l glass, from a design of Mr. Grieve, and brilliantly lighted from above, so as to shed a " myriad coloured lustre" of great brilliancy on the upper part of the large area. The pit will be floored over, so as to make it and the stage one vast ball ; and there will be a range of beautiful Gothic windows of stained glass, round the stage part of the hall. The arrangement of the stalls will be almost, if not precisely similar to that of the great Anti-Corn-law Bazaar, held in the Manchester Theatre Royal—viz., the dress circle of boxes will be converted into stalls ; the stage will also be stalled round, next the walls ; and a double range of stalls will extend from the centre box of the dress circle, down the middle of the hall, to the extreme back of the stage. The Norma n G o thic style will of course admit of much florid ornament and decoration, both in the form and draperies of the stalls, and the balconies of the galleries. The stalls representing the contributions and the products of Thet he bazaar,stall. particular cities or towns, will have the name of the town and its arms, duly blazoned, placed conspicuously over we understand, will be opened, in all probability, on Whit-Monday, the 12th May, and be kept open during the whole of the month of May. Toe arrangements for cheap trains by the various railways are in progress, and it is ex pected that during the holi day tim e th ousands of customers will thus be conveyed to the metropolis from all part - of the kingdom.—Man chester Guardian. dation of the coroner's jury who were .-----,..—f---- ~ THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AT ISLACKWALL.-- conducting the prosecution against Her Majesty ' s Government, in deference to the strong recommen bodies of the unfortunate sufferers of the recent boiler eatplosion at the factory empanelled on view of the of Messrs. Satnuda, at Blaeltwall, have determined upon Mr. Lo we, the chief en g ineer, who, in the co urse of the ensuing sessions at the Central Criminal Court, will sur render to take his trial f o r five separate charges that at the close of the very lengthened coroner ' s inquiry of manslaughter. I t will be recollecte d t he jury made a very strong p r esentment respecting th e app li c ation of lew - p r essure boil ers to high. pressure purposes, an d recommended her Maiesty's Government to adopt some legislative enactment whereby, if possible, to prevent that fearful destruction of human life which arises under the present imperfect system. These suggestions, it is understood, havin g been officiall m ade known to the Secretary y of State, Mr. Maule, the Government solicitor, was directed to communicate with Mr. Baker, the coroner, for a copy of the voluminous evidence taken, so as to instruct the Learned Advocate on the part of the Crown to prosecute in this very important case to the engineering world. M r. Fl o wer, of Hatton.garden, is said to be engaged on behalf of the accused. The police have not as yet been able to capture him, but it is confidently asserted that he will appear at the proper time to take his trial. It is anticipated that Lord Denman, who is on the rota, will be the judge that will preside on the occasion. SISROPSU IRE I RON TRADE.—In consequen ce of th e larg e advan ce i n the price of iron which has recent l y ta k en place, the Lille,hall Company have resolved on adv ancin g t he wages of th e numerous bands in their employ IFtonmmpe:dmiaytel.:—The men to the amount of 6d., per day, and the women and boys in pro portion. The whole of the pits and furnaces belonging to the wasthe sotbrseeercoedn Itloorcsaerbraycki:imwigtlui fulll f r oreesterslar ' e Chrdniele. are i n operation and the advance will take place a m A el l a E n L chAolll day last. As James Amys, Esq ,of Rickinghall, was riding through melancholy occurrence oLY Ac c whichn EN took T.— placel A r e a r t e ß g o r t e e t sd t a o i e,onTh announce ur started off at a rapid pace ; anideh.tillyhl'aadbtyu'ltotil: dentally touchednhgertowrle:hniidnes the act of stoppi ng town n ch h e increased fel loff, pitchingthe a,: im u a p l 0 putah the s some p e u i r e , t taesr shes i :lei immediately casted I me u e a P e dv P P o o:l a s sn rt t e e :o nl w y ffi g th p h c t i ol a e c u , th kn w h eg h e h e e e pd i a c c i - seat (having lost his stirrups), he unconsciously used the spurs, 's n sp h e is ed hea a d n , d an a of the brats and a fracture of the base of the skull, from which he d t t r h e e ce l i o v w ed er a pcaorntcoufssti concussion expired in about five minutes, not having spoken after his fall. The deceased gentleman was a magistrate of the county, and , as about 'g) yaiS of a1e..;.:/hity port, • sons, could only be negotiable on the endorsement of all the payees, and that, therefore, the forgery of the name of one person only was not a forgery of the felonious character alleged in the indictment. On the case being argued before the Judges, these objections were unavailing. The Learned Judge before whom you were tried reports the objection to those counts which charged the intent to defraud John Jackson, to be founded on a misapprehension of the evidence. It was supposed that you had not obtained money from the bank of which he was the manager. The Learned Judge reports that you had done so, and therefore this objection was unavailing. [His Lordship then read the clause et the statute above referred to, and then proceeded.] Now the question considered by the Judges was, whether this endorsement of Ann Magdalene Isherwood was a forged endorsement on the bill of exchange, within the meaning of the statute, and after hearing the case elabo rately argued by counsel for you, and after discussing it among themselves, the Judges were unanimously of opinion that, although the property in the bill of exchange could not be transferred without the endorsement of the others, yet that it was necessary that Ann Magdalene Isherwood should endorse the bill, and that a forgery of her endorse ment is a forgery clearly coming within the meaning of the statute I have quoted. The judgment is that this con viction is a valid one, and you must now receive the sen tence which the law awards for the offence of which you have been convicted, and I am sure I need only refer to the report of the Learned Judge who tried you to show how serious a case had been made out against you; that it is, in reality, a forgery committed under circumstances of very great aggravation. The Learned Baron states, in his report, that yon were a solicitor at Stockport, in considerable practice ; that up to this time you had always main tained a respectable character ; that you were the con fidential adviser of Mr. John Isherwood, of Marple Hall, in this county, who died in the year 1839, leaving his wife and. daughters as his executors. Having been employed on some business after Mr. Isherwood's death, you got possession of the policy, which, without their knowledge, you presented to Mr. Tate, agent to the Pelican Life .office. Mr. Tate proposed to pay you a bill at seven days' sight. These terms you accepted and obtained the bill, being told at the time it must be endorsed by every one of the payees. Thee endorsements you subsequently professed to have obtained, and then paid it to your credit in the bank at Stockport, and in the course of a month afterwards you drew out of the bank upwards of 4,000/. All, this was clearly proved to have taken place without the knowledge of the executrixes, while you were amusing them by telling them it was neces sary a Canterbury probate should be taken out before the money could be received, but that the office was pay ing interest far it. It appears that you were confidentially consulted by this family, and it must be apparent to any one who considers the case, that there is scarcely any class of men in the country who have more power for good or fir evil than attorneys. Scarcely any class of men are trusted to such an extent, and incur such responsibility as they do. If an estate is to be purchased or sold, an attorney is employed to transact the buisiness ; if a marriage settlement is to be ex ecuted, an attorney is called in; or if a will is to be made, their professional assistance is generally obtained, and they are frequently entrusted by the family in arranging the affairs of the deceased. Such was your employment ; and it is very painful to find that a man who has hitherto maintained so respectable a character should so grossly have betrayed the trust reposed in him. I cannot but regard your case as one of the most aggravated in its complexion I ever heard of, and therefore the punishment must be in accordance with your offence. The sentence of the Court is, that you be trans ported beyond the seas for the term of your natural life. The prisoner was then removed from the bar supported by two of the assistants in the gaol. He appeared to be deeply affected, as also did many others in Court. MALICIOUS SIIOOTING.—James Berry, 23, John Hammond, 30, George Hammond, 22, Thomas Hammond, 28, and Wm. Webb, 40, were charged with maliciously shooting at John Eden, with intent to murder, to maim, disable, disfigure, or do him some grievous bodily harm. The case arose out of night poaching, with which the pri soners were also charged. It appeared that on the night of Sunday, the sth of January, the prisoners and several others were out in a cover belonging to Mr. T. Langford Brooke, at Mere Hall, in this county, when a party of keepers in the employment of Mr. Brooke came up. A fight commenced, one of the keepers giving the first blow, and during the affray the prisoner Berry fired his gun at John Eden, but the latter being in a stooping position, the shot went over his shoulder close to his head The jury found all Guilty of shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and the Learned Judge sentenced them to 15 years' transportation. The remainder of the day was occupied with Mint cases. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIOIV-HOUSE. A young woman named Ann Crittle, was brought up for final examination upon the charge of having com mitted a robberyin the house of her master, Mr. Howard, hemp merchant, of No. 39, Mark-lane. Mr. Howard stated that the prisoner had been in his house about nine weeks, that on Thursday, the 27th of March, he had a small party of young ladies at his house, and when they were about to depart, all their outer gar ments were missing. The prisoner was soon afterwards taken into custody, and witness went to the Giltspur street Compter, where she confessed to him, but without receiving either promise or threat, that she had takF•n all the things and deposited them in the cockloft of the house. Miss Plicebe Asten Howard, niece to the prosecutor, stated that she was on a visit t') her uncle on the night in question, and loft her cloak and bonnet on a chair in a room up-stairs, and when she was about to go home, she could see nothing at all of the articles. Her sister's bonnet, fur-cuff, veil, and fur-tippet, had been also taken away from the same place. Other witnesses deposed as to the identity of other articles c f dress which had disappeared from the room on the same night. A City policeman stated that as he was taking the prisoner to the Compter, she said she would tell Mr. Howard, if she could see him, where the things were, and she declared that they were in-the cocklott, where witness immediately afterwards found them. The prisoner, who cried bitterly during the investi gation, was then committed for trial. John Ashley and William Allen were committed for trial under the following circumstances : Mr. Ward is a stove manufacturer in Tottenham-street, Tottenham-court-road, and the prisoner Allen was an out-door apprentice of his, and Ashley had been in Allen's company, A clerk in the house of Mr. Kinnard, iron merchant, Upper Thames-street, received, in the afternoon of the 24th of March, an order for six elliptic stoves, purporting to be the order of Mr. Ward, but im mediately discovered it to be a forgery ; and, after hav ing questioned the boy who was the bearer of it, deli vered to him three stores, in order to detect the con trivers of the fraud. The plan succeeded. Allen was waiting for the boy in Thames-street, and it was ascer tained that the two prisoners had c mcocted the plan of robbery, and had exchanged clothes in order to carry it more cleverly into effect. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY. CORN EXCHANGE Although the arrivals of English Wheat up to this market during the present week have been scanty, the supply of that Grain on offer, left over from Monday and Wednesday, was rather extensive. Selected parcels sup ported those days rates, but all other kinds were a mere drug. Holders of Foreign Wheat were again firm, and ob tained late figures in the few sales concluded. In bonded Corn we heard of no transaction►. Barley and. Malt were in limited supply, and heavy request, at previous currencies. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, were extremely dull, yet we can notice no alteration in the quotations. ARRIVALS: Wheat. Barley. 3,003 qrs. 3,590 qrs. 480 English ...... Irish Oats. 5,000 4,900 Flow. 2,200 Mali, 3,020 qrs. • SMITHFIELD. lwe had only a moderate supply of Beasts on sale, • 1 ! :year considered, the trade . I;.as exceedingly dull, L " • °ilay's quotations. There were in the market ) • ►► Cows from Holland, and 90 Scots from Scotland. r .. , ni ci Eof Sheep were again Hunted ; prime old Downs s►l I t%id ily ,other kinds of Sheep slowly, at about stationary viz m the Isle of Wight 100 Lambs came fresh to haa 1. On the whole the Lamb trade was steady, at full cur ranciii. I here was very little inquiry for Veal, and prices were n,►t supported. The Pork trade was heavy, at late rates. Milch Cows sold heavily, at from 16/ to 191 each. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. e. d. Inferior Beasts •. • 2 4 2 8 Second quality ditto. 210 3 0 Prime large Ox.en.. 3 2 3 6 Prime Scots ...... 3 8 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 0 Prime small ditto .. 4 2 4 8 Suckling Calves, .18 0 30 0 Inferior Sheep .... 2 8 3 0 s. d. to s. d. Second quality ditto 3 4 3 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 10 4 0 Southdown Wethers 4 0 4 4 Ditto out of the wool 3 8 3 10 Large Hogs Small Porkers • • 3 8 4 2 Quarter old Pigs • • 16 0 19 0 Lambs • .. SUPPLY AT Scutt'. I Sheep. 751 5,470 MARKET. I Calves. 138 I rig'. 329 NEWGATE AND LEADENNA.LL. We had rather a heavy general demand here, on the fol lowing terms:— At per stone. by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 210 middling ••• • 2 8 210 middling.. 3 0 3 2 prime large 3 0 3 2 prime —— 3 4 3 8 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large ••••• • • • 2 6 3 4 Veal.. • ... •••• • • 3 4 4 4 small . Lamb, 4s. 104. to .ss. 104. BOROUGH HOP WILOZHZT. For the best parcels of Hops we have a slight improvement in the demand, and the prices are steadily supported. In all other kinds of flops, the lousiness doing is only to a limited extent. Annexed are the rates ruling to -day :—New Sussex, 71 to 8/ 8s ; Ditto, choice, 81 15s; Kents, 7/10s to 91; Super fine East and Mid Kcnt, 919 s to 12/ 15s ; and Yearlings, 71 to 81 lOs per cwt. COLONIAL. SvGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been rather dull, and prices have been scarcely supported this week; a fair quantity has been sold, however. Antigua, Barbadoes, and St. Vincent's Molasses have been taken in at 18s to 19s per cwt. _ REFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been 65s to 66s per cwt. EAST INDlA.—Madras has been Is lower, and 3,150 bags only partly sold : low damp brown at 32s 6d to 34s per cwt ; 17,433 bags. auritius, all but about 1,500 bags found buyers ' • good and fine yellow at 47s 6d t o 51 s Gd, and very fine bright 54s 6d to 56s ; low to mid 40s to 475, and brown 35s to 40s ; damp yellow 38s to 495, and damp brown 33s to 39s ; 10,150 bags Bengal only partly sold and the lower qualities at easier rates, mid to good mid fine white 52s to 56s 6d, low 44s to 465, good and tine grainy yellow 61s 6d to 655, and damp and washed 35s to 63s 6d per cwt. .FOREIGN.—Eighty chests white Bahia were sold privately at 22s for low quality; and 993 baskets 2,187 bags Java partly found buyers, tine white at 54s to 565, low to mid at 40s 6d to 46s 6d, yellow at 44s 6d to 45s ; some brown Bahia went at 17s to 255. COFFEE.--:The — niarket fur British Plantation continues dull. Ceylon good ordinary has been sold at 468 to 46s 6d; Rio has been taken in at 40s to 72s per cwt. Domingo has realised 268 6d to 275, and Singapore Java has been taken in at 24s to 28s per cwt, according to quality. Some certificated Java has been sold as high as 54s 6d per cwt. 111.721.—Pr00f Leewards has been is 10d, and Calcutta proof Is 8d to, is 8 t,4d per gallon. CorroN.—There has been a moderate inquiry only. SPlCES.—Sumatra Pepper has been taken in at 2iel for souud good light black; Pimento has realised 2;cl to 3id per lb ; and Cassia Liguea has been taken in at 51s 6d to 56s and 633 per cwt. Malabar Pepper has been taken in at 3 1 1 d to 3d per lb. SALTPETRE.—This article has been dull. TEA.—Out of 10,536 packages offered by auction only about 1,500 sold. Prices ruled about the same. Ord to good ord Congou has been called 9d to 10d, good ord to but middling Twankay Is 24c1 to is 3id, and good ordi nary Hyson 2s fid to 2s 7d per lb. The stock of Tea in London on the Ist lust. was 27,724,0001bs against 264140001 a at this time lad year, and the cleliyery thi COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, for the dispatch of business. Amongst the business on the paper for the day, there stood an order to consider the report delivered in on the 10th October last, by the QUEEN'S RECEPTION COMMITTEE. Mr. R. L. JONES, adverting to this order, observed that it had now stood so long on the paper of business, and as nothing appeared likely to be done with it, he should move that it be struck out. A MEMBER OF THE COURT thought it would be un fair so to dispose cf it, in the absence of the Chairman of the Committee. Mr. LAWRENCE concurred, and moved that the report be brought up and read. The TOWN CLERK read the report, which stated that the Committee had been appointed by the Court to con sider in which manner the Corporation could best testify its loyalty and attachment to her Majesty on the occa sion of her royal visit to the City to open the new Royal Exchange. The report then, at considerable length, de tailed the progress of its labours and its conferences with the Joint Gresham Committee, by which it will be remembered the whole of the arrangements on the occa sion of the ceremonial were made, on the tin& rstqnding that by them such accommodation would be provided for the members and officers of the Corporation as they had been accustomed -to enjoy on all occasions of ro) al an tertainments. The report concluded by stating, that the Committee abstained from making any retrarkA upon the eircum.tance that the Corporation were left without accommodation, but suggested to the Court, it would be well to adopt some means to avoid a divided responsibility on future similar oclasions. Mr. LAWRENCE moved that the Court do agree with the Commit ee in its report. Mr. B. BOWER moved, that the debate be adjourned in consequence of the absence of Mr. King, the Chair man of the Committee. The amendment was supported by Mr. LOTT and other members of the Court, until at length, Mr. KING appeared in his place and stated, that the consideration of the report now on the table had not been s'3oner brought on because the Committee had learned that the Remembrancer. was preparing a report of the proceedings on the occasion of her Majesty's visit, for the Court, and from that report (a copy of which would be applied for), the Committee anticipated seme further information, which it would be important to have communicated to the Court of Common Council. The Committee had no desire to stifle inquiry ; on the contrary, even if the Court should eish to do so, they, the Committee, would be no party to it. After a lengthy conversation, in which Mr Lawrence, Mr. Ashurst, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Lott took part, Mr. LAWRENCE withdrew his motion, and the amend ment for the adjournment of the consideration of the report was agreed to. Mr. Dixox presented a petition from the Directors of the Hospital for Women in Red Lion-square, stating that the Institution had been founded in 1843 for the treatment of diseases incidental to females ; that its annual expendituVe had only been 5471. ; that it was the only Institution in existence for the exclusive reception of a very'numerous class, labouring under the most d►s tressing maladies, for the complete cure of which un usual care and attention is essentially necessari ; and praying for pecuniary aid. Mr. Dixon moved that the petition be referred to the Corn, Coal. and Finance Com mittee, to consider and report thereon. Mr. R. TAYLOR, in seconding the motion, said he was anxious to set the public right as to the real character of the charity. It was a charity, the object of which was to afford medical relief to virtuous females labouring under diseases peculiar to that sex. The importance of such an institution was shown by the following testimonial from Dr. Conquest :—" The amount of unrelieved disease peculiar to females is immense, and loudly calls on the public and profession for its relief. Could an hospital exclusively devoted to uterine complaints be established, there can he no question that it might be a great bles sing to a large class of hitherto neglected cases." The motion was then agreed to, and the petition re ferred to the Committee. An election then took place for the office of bricklayer to the Corporation, when, after a poll between the only two candidates, Mr. Bucher was elected by a majority of 65 votes over his competitor, Mr. Ward. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Mr. LOTT presented a report from the Committee to whom had been referred the correspondence a hich had taken place, with reference to her Majesty's recent visit to Christ's Hospital. The report certified that the Committee had referred to the statute 22 George 111., ch. 77, which confirmed an agreement entered into between the Governors of th.. Royal Hospital and the Mayor, commonalty, and citizi ns of London, together with the memcranda and other documents presented in the year 1836, relative to the conduct and management of the hospital; as also to the report of the Com mii sioners appointed to inquire into public charities ; and after duly considering the subject, the Committc e were of opinion that the Lord Kiyor for the time being is the head of all the royal hospitals of the City of London, and entitled to preside on all occasion•, public and private, when he shall so think fit; and that, on the late visit of her Majesty and her Royal Consort to Christ's Hospital, the taking precedence of the Lord Mayor by the president and treasurer was an unwarrantable inva sion of the rights and privileges of the Lqrd Mayor. Mr. Lett was about to address the Court, en his motion that the report be agreed to, when Mr. DixoN moved that strangers should withdraw. The Court was consequently cleared, but soon after wards re-opened, when a protracted discu<sion ensued. Eventually the word " unwarrantable " was, on the suggestion of Mr. AsuituasT, struck out, and the report, so amended, ordered to be transmitted to the Gover nors of Christ's Hospital. EDIBANEMENT OF THE THAMES. Mr. Deputy 13EDFORD presented a report from thy- Thames Navigation Committee, on the subject of a letter received from the Earl of Lincoln, as Chairman of the Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements, Kith a plan for the embankment of the Thames from Chelsea to Vauxhall. The report recommended a reply to be addressed to his Lordship, expressing the concurrence, to a certain extent, of the plan. On the motion of Mr. ASHURST, an addition to the effect of reserving to the Corporation of London, in any measure introduced into Parliament, their right to the bed and soil of the river was agreed to. On the motion of M. DE. JERSEY, a petition to the House of Commons, praying the insertion of a clause in the Bill now before Parliament for the removal of Jewish disabilities in respect to corporate officer, for the pur pose of extending the relief afforded to Quakers, Mora vians, and Separatists, by the Ist and 2d Victoria, chap. 5, to all classes of her Majesty's subjects, was agreed to and ordered to b o p resente d b y t l. e Sh er iff s in tne usual manner.—Adjourned. and ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —Liverpool, April 1. CROWN COURT.—(Before m r . Justice COLTMAN.) Ann O'Donnell was indicted for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, by strangling it. Mr. Hulton conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner was not defended by counsel. The particulars of this case were not suitable for publica tion. It appeared generally, that from the appearance of the prisoner, the persons who resided in the same house were in duced to think that she had been delivered of a child. The prisoner at first denied that such was the case, but she sub sequently admitted that she had been so delivered ; that the child lived for some little time, and that she afterwards wrapped it in an apron, and put it up the oven chimney. The body was found there. There were a few slight marks on the body, not sufficient to account for the death, and which, in the opinion of the medical men, might have been inflicted in the process of delivery. The prisoner was found Guilty of disposing of the body, with intent to conceal the birth, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for two years. Jane Leach was indicted for bigamy. Mr. Hulton was for the prosecution, Mr. Wilkins for the defence. The case having been proved, Mr. Wiiicuts addressed a few words to the Court, admit ting that he could not deny that the prisoner had been guilty of the legal offence charged in the indictment, but urging the circumstances of the case in mitigation. Some witnesses were. called, from whose testimony it appeared that the pri soner was some years ago married to her first husband, Leach, with whom, however, she only lived two months. During that time he treated her with great cruelty, having, as was alleged, been disappointed in not receiving some money which he expect,d with her. At the end of that time he turned her out of doors; and she returned to her friends so altered as to be scarcely recognisable. Leach then went to America. The prisoner received the highest character front a number of witnesses. It appeared that up to the time of the present prosecution being set on foot she had been living very happily with the person to whom she was since married. To be imprisoned one month. Several other cases were disposed of during the day, which were, however, of no public interest. NORTH WALES CITICUIT.—Chester, Ap , ill. (Before Mr. Justice CRESWELL.) SENTENCE ON WINTERBOTTOIk! FOR FORGERY.-At the sitting of the Court this morning, the Attorney-General prayed the judgment of the Court on John Kenyon Winter bottom, who was tried at the Winter Assizes in December last, before Mr. Baron Gurney, on a charge of forgery. The trial excited an unusual degree , of interest, from th e f act o f the prisoner having tilled the office of chief magistrate of the borough of Stockport, and also the responsible one of town clerk, besides being the legal adviser of many influential families in the county. After some delay the prisoner was placed at the bar. He appeared very much emaciated, and was greatly agitated. His Lonnsiiir then proceeded to pass sentence upon him in nearly the following terms :—John Kenyon NVinterbottom, at the last assizes held in this place you were indicted under the statute of the Ist of Wm. IV., c. 66, and that indictment charged you with having in your custody and possession, a certain bill of exchange in this form : "Manchester, Dec. 20, 1839. "At seven days' sight pay to Mrs. Elizabeth Isher woo d, widow, Miriam Isherwood, spinster, Ann Magdalene Isher wood, spinster, also Anna Maria Isherwood, new the wife of Chas. Bellairs, Esq., or order, the executrixes of the late John Isherwood, Esq., five thousand pounds in full, for loss under policy No. 11,012." And that you feloniously did forge on the back of that bill of exchange a certain endorsement, 1% hich was as follows : " Ann Magdalene Isherwood," with intent to defraud John Petty Muspratt and others, as trustees of the Pelican Life Office. The second count charged you with having a bill of exchange in your possession with a certain forged en ' dorsement on the back of it, namely, that of Ann Magdalene Isherwood, and that you, well knowing the same to have been forged, did offer, utter, dispose of, and put off, the said last-mentioned bill of exchange, with intent to de fraud John Petty Muspratt and others, as trustees of the Pelican Life Office. There were other counts in the in dictment charging you with the intent to defraud Abraham Wildev Roberts and others, and also with intent to defraud John Jackson. The jury found you guilty of having uttered this bill, with the forged endorsement on it, you well knowing it to be forged. Your counsel at the trial took several objections which were reserved by the Learned Baron who tried you for the consideration of all the Judges. The objections were, first, that the bill of ex - change being made payable to the order of seTerul per year has been 8,226,0001bs agst 8,921,0001b5. The imports this year are nearly 2,000,0001bs larger. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 38s 9d per cwt on the spot, and dill. There has been more activity in New Tallow, at 39s 6d to 38s 6d for last three months delivery. Nothing authentic is known, respecting the quantity of New. . COAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Adair's Main, 15s 6d ; Davison's West Hartley, 16s; Hasting's Hartley, 15s 6d ; Holywell Main, 16s 6d ; Nelson's West Hartley 16s ; Ord's Redheugh, 14s; Taylor's Hartley, 15s 6d; \Vest Hartley, 16s ; West Tyne Main, 13s ; West Wylam, 15s 9d ; Wylam, 15s 6d ; Wall's-end Gosfcrth, 16s 6d ; Killingworth, 15s 6d ; East Hetton, 163; Hetton, 19s ; Lambton, 18s 6d ; Morrison, 16s; Richmond, 16s 9d ; Shotton, 18s 6d ; Ade laide, 17s 9d ; Seymour Tees, 17s ; Anthracite, -18 s 6d ; Cow pen Hartley, 16s; Hartley, 15s 6d ; Derwentwater Hartley, 15s; Townley, 15s; Hcdley, 15s 6d; Killingworth, 15s 6d ; Sidney's Hartley, 16s ; West Hartley Netherton, 16s.—Ships arrived, 16. (From the London Neu , Price Current of April 4.) &GAlL—This afternoon the first public sale of new Bar badoes this season took place, and consisted of 150 hbds, the quality was superior to that of last year, and the proportion of Foots decidedly less than in the former season. There was a large attendance of the trade, the biddings were animated, and every lot was disposed of, at prices 2s to 3s above the general valuations for good and fine, and is per cwt for low and middling kinds. There was an increased business trans acted in the private market. To -day the home trade were free purchasers of Refined Goods, and the rates previously established were supported ; the quantity on offer at present is limited. Bonded Crushed ugar is dull of sale, and 30s 9d to 31s have been accepted for first. quality. MAURITIUS--At auction the large quantity of 17,433 bags all found purchasers at and after the sales, low brown went at 335, mid 35s to 365, good 37s to 335, fine, 38s 6d to 405, lew yellow 41s to 41s 6d, mid 42s to 445, good .mid 44s 6d to 46s Gd, good 47s to 49s 6d, fine 50s to 51s 6d, very superior 54s 6d to 565; grey low to mid 40s to 435, and good to fine 44s to 47s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—BraziI has brought full rates, and a cargo of 300 tons of fine brown Pernambuco in bags at 19s 3d per cwt. At auction 50 chests of Bahia were sold, good strong white at 25., good grey ditto 23s 6d to 245, damaged 218; 50 chests of brown. very fine 20s to 21s, fine 19s, good 1e 6d, middling 175, and damaged 17s 6d to 18s Gd per cwt. Business in yel low Ilavannah has been checked, in consequence of a further advance being insisted upon, fine is held for 23s to 245, good 22s to 22s Gd, low to middling 20s 6d to 21s 6d; and brown 19s 6d to 20s per cwt, none has again been offered at auction. White fine quality is held for 33s eld to 355, good 30s to 33a, middling and low 27s to 29s percwt. Porto Rico fetched 20e ' to 20s 6d per cwt. Motnases.—West India little wanted, and prices gave way ; at auction 402 puns of good Antigua were only partly sold at 18s to 19s, and 16 puns of Barbadoes at 19s per cwt. East India Treacle sold at 19s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there were four public sake of Bengal Sugar, containing 4,772 bags; of these 1802 bap consisted of Bally Khal, these were taken in much above the value, common syrupy grainy yellow at 36s 6d, middling ditto, 42s to 435, good ditto 45s to 465, fine ditto 54s to 555, drainage damaged 37s to 445, and washed 43s to 56s per cwt ; there were buyers at fair market rates. Of other sorts the chief part sold generally at former rates. TEA.—To-day the transactions in Congou was on a more extended scale, in consequence of 9d to Sid per lb having been accepted for common. Twankay sells more freely at Is 2d to is lid per lb for common, but in other sorts there was little done. COFFEE.-This afternoon there was a better demand for Native Ceylon, and the rates paid were rather above those of yesterday, good ord fetching 46s 6d to 47s per cwt by private treaty, but there are few orders for Plantation-at public sale 653 bags were offered ; Native all sold, good ord pale al 46s 6d to 475, ord 45s 6d, and sea damaged 44s to 45s 6d, the Plantation sorts were partly disposed of at firm rates, viz.-good middling blue at 85s to 905, mid grey 80s to 82s, fine fine ord 68s to 70s, fine ord pale 54s to 565, very good ord 50s, pea berry 70s, superior 90s to 935, Triage 37s to 49s per cwt. Mocha was purchased with caution, and 185 bales at auction were only partly sold at the former value, viz.: mid brownish clean garbled at 58s, mid greenish 60s 6d to 61s, mid yellowish 59s 6d to 60s, mixed peas 725, and sea damaged 37s to 59s per cwt. Cocos. -This afternoon at 'public sale 30 bags of Bailie Cocoa were sold at 36s 6d per cwt for fine bright Red, being rather cheaper. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS,-100 puns Jamaica sold at 3s 4d for plain quality 32 to 34 per cent 0. P., and small parcels at 3s 5d to 3s 8d for middling, good 3s 9d to 4s, and fine 4s 2d to ss. Foi• Leewards there are not many buyers, only 120 puns at is lua proof. The market is dull for Calcutta, and previous rates with difficulty sustained; only 50 hhds sold at is Sd pro°' with certificate. Demerara 2s 6d to 2s 10d for 100 puns, 2e o to 37 per cent O.P. There are not many buyers of Brandys' Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d; ditto 1839, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d; ditto 1840, hhd 3 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d; ditto 1841, hhds 4s 4d. puns 4s 2d; dittet -1842, hhds 4s ld, puns 3s lld ; ditto 1843, hhds 3s 11d, pall 3s 9d; ditto 1844, hhds 3s 9d, puns 3s 7d; middling and goou, middling of the various vintages 2s 8d to 3s 7d, low 2s 6a to 2s Bd, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2s 7d per gallon. Geneve shipping sort is 9d, and fine 2s 4d to 2s 10d per venom. RICE.-Bengal has been much inquired for, but the market has been scantily supplied, and prices continue high ; low to' middling white lls 6d to 12s Gd per cwt; Madras yellolf 9s 6d to 10s 6d per cwt; Java white at Ils to 12s 6d, and yellow 10s to lOs 6d per cwt ; Patna at 14s to 16s 6d, fine at 17s to 18s, and Carolina at 23s to 28s per cwt. SPICES.-This afternoon the market was better supplie d , with Black Pepper, 1,037 bags of Sumatra, and 1,275 bags °' Penang were submitted to public competition; the former was sold at very full rates; good light rather greyish free from dust and stalks fetched 24d, to 211 d se a damaged first class 2id 'to 2id, second class to 2d, sea damaged and repacked 24d to 20, goul light • sound clean brownish 2id to 24d, sea dame Ist class 2id, 2nd 2i 1, ditto and repacked 2d, good bal d black rather stalky and dusty 20 to 24d, sea damage: first class 2 1 /0, second ditto 2 1 40 i, inferior 2d, dusty grel 2 1 4 d, inferior 2 1 s4d, and sea damaged 2d to 2 1 / B d, the latter was taken in at 2%d for good light brown beingrather above the value ; there were purchasers at 2%d per lb. An creased desire was shown to buy Cassia !Agnes. TALLOW.-This afternoon at public sale 439 pkgs, 77 hh ds, 7 boxes of South American Tallow went at 30s 6d to 3 1 ,1 and 149 casks of New South Wales at 35s 3d to 38e per cwt. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victorili j cap. 32, for the n eek wading on Saturday, the 29th day 41 March, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ...... 29,471,410 Government debt 11,015,it' Other securities 2,98 4 , " Gold coin and bul lion Silver bullion.... 1 2,09 5 0 ° 1 945851 £29,471,410 41ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 845. £29,471,410 Dated the 3d day of April, l BANKING DE .E. Proprietors' capita 114,553,000 Rest Public deposits ( in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi- :PARTMENT. Government seen- rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 13,128,.:1) N o t es 9,747 ,2 gr Gold and silver 732► .10 coin dend accounts) 7,321,855 Other dep05it5......10,713,052 Seven day and other bills £37 ,SHALL, Chief Cashier. 845. £37,195,938 M. MA. Dated the 3d day of April, 1 t s THE LATE PROFESSOR DANlELL.—Distinguisue— this eminent individual was, as well by the qualities of his pe g this e/ and mind, as by his scientific attainments and the brilliant se cC i i, which rewarded his labourious researches, we have much Sr t o , fication in stating, that a subscription has been opened by his E cie vi s tific friends and associates, at the head of which stands th e I r e of the noble President of the Royal Society, for the purpose °. pis cording the esteem and admiration which they entertain for memory. BIRTHS. On the 21st inst., at Eaton-place, Lady Fremantle, of sf: On the 29th ult., at Wavertree near Liverpool, the wife J. W. Nicholl Came, Esq., of a daughter. • II- cl °.* On the 31st ult., Mrs. Thomas Robson, of Spants East-common, Wandsworth, of a daughter. fAr On the 31st ult., the wife of Richard Heathfield, Efq rister-ataw, of a son. On the 29th ult., at Bayswater, the wife of John Je lle efid Stone, Esq., of a son. ott' On the 30th ult., at Harrow, the wife of Thomas 1101 Ear l , of a son. On the 30th ult., at Little Oakley Rectory, Essex, the 114 of the Rev. G. Burmester, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Warren-point, county of Th wri ' land, the lady of Richard 'Duman Usher, Esq., of a 5 0 °' te r On the 30th ult., Mrs. William Ellis, of Park pla ce race, Paddington, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at t %higwell,Mrs. Edmund C. Buxt° a daughter. On the 30th ult., the lady of Chrsles Farebrothe t t S.C. L.,of New Inn Hall, Oxford, of a son. r On e 31st ult., in Queen Anne-street, the ladyot A Moore, of a daughter. ifil On the 3 1 st ult., at Carlton-road. Tufnell-park, Mrs.. W. 11. Conte. of a son. On the 31st ult., the wife of C. R. Tyarman, Gresham street, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Torrington-square, the wife °f /1. L. Drew, Esq., surgeon, of a son. JIARRIEJJ. • gtevis s4 On the 29th ult., at Egbam, Surrey, Philip Tom " - p ideA, Majorybanks Goldney, Esq., to Sarah Louisa, t he "0' daughter of the late Captain Payne, of the 7th Beg in° Royal Fusiliers. DIED El;s 6 i On the morning of Wednesday, the 2d inst., aged 21 beth Anne, the wife of Frederick Arthur Magnav, frsqi Rickmansworth, Harts, and eldest daughter of 1 ",,, ro' Delane, Esq., of Chatham-place, London, mos t deeply gretted. Jor On the 3:st of January last, Lieutenant George 0 . - t rall' Leary, R.N., Government agent of the Glen HuntlY, port, who fell a victim to the pestilential climate of Leone, after a few days' illness. O t cl On the 22d ult., at Gottingen, in her 60th year, Tla hold, relict of A. Bauer, LL.D., late Professor of ‘-'rdolleg° Law in the University of Gottingen, P res id en t of the ofJustice, and Knight of the Guelphic Order, tee. gad On the 31st ult., at Montpellier-place, Gloucester, tt Ann, relict of the late Hon. Robert Annesley. 'ON On the Ist inst.., in the Isle of Wight, Delabere • Blaine, Esq., age 7-1, author of the Encyclopxdia o f Sports," an other works. se• On the 27 d th ult., at Newbury, Berkshire, B. M. is.l w ife _ On the 28th ult., at Newry, Ireland, Anastatia, " t QAi Captain Hershaw Russell. On the 28th ult., at Richmond, Surrey, Josep Esq., aged 87. On the 29th ult., at Lower Clapton, Mrs. D rX - v- On the 30th ult., at Brighton. Dr. Theodore r - puty Inspector. General of Army Hospital On the 31st ult., at Stoke Newington, Frederick,- son of Lewis Burnand, Esq. 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