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THE LANDED INTEREST. .Now Ready, complete in two volumes, royal Sve., double columns (equal in quantity to 30 ordinary volumes), price only 21. 25., bound, -BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY FOR 1850, Corrected to the Present Time. This , important National Work comprises a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the whole of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, with Particulars of 100,000 persons connected with them ; forming a necessary Companion to all Peerages. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. TO-MORROW EVENING, 2 - Will be presentq, by her 3laJesty's Servants, The Comedy Dr THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE. Characters by Messrs: Angel, Baker, Diddear, Cooper, Vandenhoff ; Miss Phillips, and Miss L. Addison. with the Play of THE SLAVE. p r i va t a bo?tes, 2/. 35., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. 119. 6d., and 11. Is, Stalls, ss. each. s. d. FIRST PRICE. Baas - - 4 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 lipfrer Gallery - 0 6 Box-book-keeper I SECO.ND PRICE. Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No half-price to Upper Gallery, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. M1'.13. Webster, Sale Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed AS YOU LIKE IT: Jaques, Mr. C. Kean ; Rosalind, 3frsi, C. Kean. To conclude with THE PRISONER OF WAR. Captain Chan nel, Mr- Webster; Lieutenant _Basil Firebrace, Mr. C. Kean ; Mr. Peter Pall-mall, Mr. Keeley; ClariDa Channel, ➢lrs. C. Kean ; Polly Pall-mall, Mrs. Keeley. The ,boa-ofilse is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIIL Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, ►ill be performed a gsyr domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CCPSE. Principal cherleters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed taut, o.'Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Weolgar. After-which MY PRECIOUS BETSY- Chartieters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To cdnelude with SLASHER AND CRASHER. PRINCESS'S TILEATIZE. Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole Leseee and Manager. • THIS EVENING Will be performed DON GIOVANNI. Alter which MOT AND COLD. To be followed by the Ballet of TIIE THREE STATUES. To conclude with MY WIFE SHAN'T ACT. NEW ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. • Sole Lessee, Mr. W. Watts, St. John's Wood. THIS EVENING, Will 1:4 performed THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. To conclude with THE DREAM AT SE*. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. • Last,Week but Two of the Operatic Performances. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances Id the St. James's Theatre will commence THIS EVENING, At Half-past Seven, when will he performed LA PERRIIQUIERE DE MELTDON. After which LES DIA3IANS DE LA COL-RONNE. Le Comte de Campo Mayor, M. Chateaufort; Don Henrique de Sandoval', M. Lac ; La Catarina, Madlle. Charton. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. _ Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mltehell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond• street. r ROYAL LYCLUM THEATRE. Under the Mar.agement of Madam.: Vestrilt. Bole Lessee, Mr. Charles Maths ws. THIS EVENING, Will be performed A LADY IN DIFFICULTIES. After which TIIE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNING. Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 43. ; Pit, ss. ; Gallery, le. No half-price to any part of the house. All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 N ew Bond-street. ASTLEY'6 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. '• An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. Continued success of the Dames of the. Fox-hunting Chase, by Eight principal Eluestrian Ladies of the Establishment. Madlles. Gardoni and Amilie on the IR. üble Tight Rapes in a petite Ballet entitled The Hungarian Woodcutters. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a n ew Grand Spectacle of TILE COItSE DE LEON; or, the Brigand of Savoy. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle~ supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish ment. • Ta 'conclude with THE DESERTED MILL; or, The Soldier's idow. Eos-once opez from Eleven till Four. MGR WATEI-1 AT LONDON Banycm THIS DAT --.`" orn:ng, Fi min. allar 7 i Evening, 33 rein. after 7 TO- NEORIIOW-M , rning, 2 rain. alter 8 j Evening, 42 min. after 8 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 6. THEMOMETER, .1.441C3t, ; 30 Highest, 43, Noon, 49 BAROMETER, 3(1 . 63. WIND W.S.W.—fine sunshiny weather. r% ~, ,•••• 4141,',:.wa. •40.1 4'l/itliting Ult• LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1850. < . ..eeterday witnessed the completion of one of those great works of human ingenuity which attest in im perishable characters the glory of science and the grandeur of civilization. Sihnce upon an occasion like this would ill befitja journalist, whose peculiar province it is to be the annalist of contemporary occurrences, and the commemorator of every con temporary achievement. Happily, for ourselves, we have anything but reluctance to add our expres sions of panegyric to those which resound from all parts of the United Kingdom in reference to that great effort of engineering skill which has given to imnlortality the name of ROBERT STEPHENSON. Among those who have already evinced an appre ciation of the genius of this remarkable man, we well remember that the delightful author of " gobbles from the Brunnen of Nassau," has good reason to be enumerated ; for it has not yet passed our re collection how he has pencilled, with graphic exactitude, the physical and intellectual toil re uired in the fabrication of the gigantic tubular bridge suspended across the Menai Straits, within view of the celebrated suspension bridge constructed through the contrivance of TELFORD. After- re counting the elevation of the first of the four enor mous cylinders to its place of destination, the distin guished contributor to the Quarterly tells us of his observing the engineer on the following morning, alone, in the open air, quietly enjoying a cigar, and contemplating the result of so many weary days and nights, the effect of so many arduous labours and profound calculations. Since then others of the re maining tubes have not merely been floated into their proper positions and secured in the grooves prepared for their reception, but the first attempt at crossing the channel through them has been actually made, and made too with a success the most com plete and triumphant. For the purpose of properly testing the strength and general capacity of the whole structure a variety of experi ments Were yesterday made, under the direction of Mr. SeEraeoesoN himself, aesieted by several of his most eminent contemporaries, men peculiarly inte rested in the triumph of his magnificent enterprise. Than these experiments nothing could by possibility have been more entirely satisfactory. Dead weights gra dually increased to an enormous magnitude, weights in motion, and weights of a stationary character, were successively introduced into the cylinders, and all of them, not only without any perceptible deflection, but without• even, in most instances, the slightest appa rent vibration. At daybreak the " Cambria," steam engine, driven by ROBERT STEPHENSON himself, and followed by two others equally powerful, the " St. David" and the "Pegasus," the three locomotives harnessed together weighing altogether about ninety tOP4, - entered the " vast iron corridor," and were " prOpelled at a slow and stately pace" to the Opposite extremity. Subsequently another convoy, consisting of two dozen waggons heavily laden with Brymbo coal-block, and weighing, inclusive of th e steam-engines, no less than three hundred tons in the aggregate, proceeded "deliberately " through the eeifke—emerging at the other end of the tube in the midst of "loud acclamations, fol -1 owed at intervals by the rattle of artillery." Again, a still bolder experiment was attempted, and we need scarcely say with a result capable of in piring the fullest amount of satisfaction. A train of Ivo hundred tons of coal was permitted to repose with its full weight, for two hours, in the centre of the Carnearthaensiaire tube, and on its ultimate re moval, it was found to have produced a deflection of merely/our-tenths of an inch, an amount of deflection equivalent to that caused by half-an-hour's sunshine ! H ere wa must refer to az interesti•:,g incident re • o arded by the reporter who wee present on the occa si on, and w'ee !hided to it as follows :-- „ Dur i rg the trial of the dead weights a very inte resting ce,6,:dical proceedilg tmk place in the interior of the earnarvonshire land tube—that of putting the last rivet into the plates, making exactly the 2,000,000 th that have been use;!. The rivet having been net in by Mr. Mare, was driven hom e and fas tened by Mr. Stephenson with successive strokes with a huge hammer. This ceremony was followed by the waving of hats and the deafening acclamations of the -neeple." mid-day the last and most noticeable of all = l-.- tn differpatt experiments was adventured upon ; the , testrog train employed on this conclusive occasion being tbillescribed by an eve-witness : cf the three engines, the 200 tons of . thirty to forty railway carriages, con ur 600 end 700 passengers packed together figs in a basket, all so clamorous and ~~ L -- - - -- - .)' , ti-N= \ , 1 ti1t , 16.. Stst b e m ( „..........000) r` . :artlink 2l 4 4 t r een W 4 . , ;411g,ftli as fi a - J - 4. 0 THE SUN, eager to go through the tube,' that it became:impos sible to accommodate them. At length, obediently to a shrill wild whistle, the train, which was almost long enough to cover the extent of tube, glided slowly into the interior, saluted by a loud bunt cf 'Rule Britannie; from an array of Liverpool seamen up aloft in the towers at the entrance, on the front of which, cut deeply in the stone, were tae words 'Erected Anno Domini, 1830 : R,bert Stephenson, Engineer.' As the huge train trailed slowly through the tube successive sa'vos of artillery were fired at each end. This accomplished, the eteam was got up, and the company assembled pro ceeded at the rat: of thirty-five miles an hour, amid the magnificent scenery and snow-capped hills of Wales, to Holyhead, where they were received by all the principal townspeople, and with salutes from the steam-ships in the harbour." With this felicitous success the experimental pro • ceedings of the day were brought to a conclusion. By the 9th instant it is expected that the official in spector will have reported to the Government, and the 15th instant has with that expectation been fixed upon as the day of public inauguration. When the dimensions of this magnificent structure are taken into consideration, when the novelty of the undertaking is borne in mind, when it is remembered how much physical exertion and intellectual calcu lation has been requisite from the moment of its com mencement, or, rather, we should say, from the instant of its original contemplation—the circum stance that the entire fabric has been the product of only four years' toil (the suspension-bridge of TEL FORD requiring for its fabrication exactly double that period) must be regarded as not the least marvellous fact connected with a work whose every detail is cause for astonishment. While the experiments already particularised have demonstrated the capability of the iron tubular bridge to sustain greater weights than can ever under ordinary circumstances traverse the interval between its opposite extremities, the recent high winds have sufficiently proved its capacity to resist the lateral pressure of even the most violent hurricane. Upon this latter particular it has been calculated that, " taking the force of the wind at 501 b. on the square foot—an excessive supposition—the re sistance offered by the bridge would be 300 tons, which multiplied by 2 is equal to 600 tons, which is not two-thirds of its own weight. The wind going at 80 miles an hour, the rush of a hurricane would only press in the ratio of 128 tons on the side." In addi tion, however, to the extraordinary security here in dicated, it is intended to brace the two tubes together for the purpose of counteracting altogether the smallest possible oscillation. No language, however deservedly eulogistic, can by possibility add to the satisfaction which must long before this have been experienced by Mr. STEPHENSON, from the internal consciousness of having triumphantly carried through this his noble and gigantic achievement. Nevertheless, though in capable of adding one additional sense of pleasure to the agreeable emotions already felt by our illustrious engineer, this language of panegyric and congratula tion will be employed, not only by ourselves, but also by the great mass of our Contemporaries. And while wishing him most cordially the extension of his use ful life and eventful career, we may, in the beautiful words addressed to Lord DENMAN by the Right Honourable the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, assure ROBERT STEPHENSON that he is not only certain of possessing " the affectionate sympathies of every member of his profession," but (yet larger and deeper cause to him of satisfaction !) that he " will reap some reward for his labours in the knowledge that he will long live in their memories as an example to applaud and emulate." Whatever tokens of admi ration may be showered upon one who has thus con spicuously entitled himself to some great mark of national approval, it is certain no honour can confer upon him so much or such genuine satisfaction as the conviction that his life has proved a source of advan tage to his contemporaries, and that his memory will be preserved to a remote posterity. The knowledge of this, which must have recurred to Mr. STEPHENSON yesterday morning shortly after daybreak, when driving the first steam-engine through the Britannia Tubular Bridge, the locomotive being appropriately decorated with union-jacks and the flags of all nations, must have rendered him indifferent to the strongest epithets of admiration, and must have reduced more than ever to mere baubles the honorary marks of knighthood or the " bloody hand" of a baronetcy. To-morrow evening Mr. HENRY BERKELEY brings forward his motion on the subject of the Ballot in the House of Commons, and we trust that every Member of that Honourable House who has the least preten sion to the character of a reformer will be in his place early, so as to make a House ; continue in it, so as to keep a House - ; and divide in favour of the motion. Pairing off in favour of the motion ought not to satisfy any constituency without some valid excuse, such, for instance, as illness, for the absence of their Member, because although, if the question comes to a division, a pair is as effec tual as a vote, yet many a question has been barked by " a count out," the said "count out" having in divers instances been got up by sham ' friends pledged to their constituents to vote for a motion, and who satisfy those pledges by pairing and remaining away from the House, thus violating their pledges as completely as though they had voted against the motion. We, there fore, trust that the constituencies Rill nar rowly scrutinise the division lists of to-morrow night, and will mark all absentees, whether paired or not. It is evident that for the present at least there is no chance of any extension of the suffrage, and it therefore behoves all Reformers to adopt the most effectual method for enabling the present consti. tuency to record their free and honest opinion unintimidated,by " the bullies of politics," who have given us a taste of their quality at the recent Dorset shire meeting. The worthy Farmer BRAKE i 8 but the type of his class, and at the next general election —and we kno w not how soon it may come— every species of intimidation, every species of brute violence, every speci©s of bribery, will be had recourse to by the Protectionist faction to carry their men. Every Free-trader, therefore, should vote for the Ballot. We hope every Member of Parliament professing reform principles will be in his place to-morrow at four o'clock, to support Mr. HENRY BERKELEY. The debate on the second reading of the Marriage Bill will be this day resumed, and we trust concluded in the [louse of Commons. The principle cf the measure will probably have received the sanction of a large majority of the chosen representatives of the people before our observations on the subject can have reached cur more diz tant readers. The matter, has, however, been already so fully discussed, and attracted such general interest, that there are few in deed who have not formed decided opinions on the subject. Further discussion may therefore, per haps, appear ,to be a work of supererogation. But so long ts a most unjust and arbitrary restric tion is maiztained, so long as 'civil and religious liberty is invaded by men being debarred from judg g for themselves on a disputed point of doctrine, and that in a point of the most vital importance to the well'are and happiness of their future lives, so long is it the duty of the journalist to reiterate his arguments, and to direct public attention again and again to the impolicy and injustice cf the existing law, and to demand its immediate abolition, that it shall no longer he permitted to remain a blot upon the national statute-book. The question has been considerably narrowed in the late discussions. We now hear little, save from some rampant and intolerant bigots, either of a scrip turid prohibition, or condemnation by the early Christian Church, or by the canons of the Church of England against such connexions. It is now suffered to rest by the more moderate and reasonable disputants on either side on the more simple ground of " social convenience." The House is no longer made the arena of polemical discus sions which can serve LO useful purpose, and which, as in all similar cases, only leave the parties more firmly attached to their original opinions. The great majority of the opponents of the measure have long since abandoned the " scrip tural" ground as utterly untenable. Indeed, it ap pears generally conceded that the 18th Leviticus, v. 18, the only part of Holy Writ in which the sultject is directly alluded to, so far from sustaining their views, is absolutely conclusive on the other side, " Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister to vex her, * * * * besides the other in her life time." The latter words distinctly and clearly show that the command was altogether limited in its application—that it only remained in operation so long as the first wife was still in existence, and that it was, in fact, only intended to forbid such marriages as that of JACOB) with LEAH and RACHEL, at a time when polygamy was sanctioned and reccgnised. The inconvenience of such marriages was fully understood among the Israelites from the example cf their progenitor, and such connexions were thenceforward forbidden ; but from the moment that death dissolved the former union, the only obstacle was removed, and they be came as lawful as any other that could be contracted. There was no such consanguinity or kindred as could render the marriage undesirable in a physical point of view, or which, as leading to the deteriora tion of the offspring, could be regarded as contrary to the law of Nature, and we therefore find that they were generally entered into with the universal assent of mankind, and were not considered contrary to any generally received notions on the subject. The canons of any particular church cannot fairly be brought into the argument, inasmuch as they could not be regarded as binding upon those who conscientiously dissented from its doctrines, and who were determined to judge for themselves - on all religious points, taking the Holy Scriptures as their sole guide and rule of faith. The attempt to enforce obedience to the dogmas of any church or sect has long been abandoned. Dissenters are now permitted to enjoy every political privilege awarded to the members of the Established Church, and those persons who endeavour to bring the canons of that Church into the argument must be considered: as desirous of repealing the several Acts that brought almost universal toleration into operation. But it is by no means certain that such mar riages are forbidden by these canons. On the contrary, we find many of the most pious and learned prelates and ministers of that Church have come forward as the most strenuous advocates for a speedy alteration in the law. 3 The only remaining point, then, on which the pro hibition can for a moment be maintained is that of " social convenience," and here the case is no less conclusive than on the other grounds above alluded to. Is it a matter of " social convenience" to bring law into contempt by enactments that are habitually disregarded ? by passing Acts which are universally admitted to have failed to attain their objects ? Is it expedient to bring the all-powerful dictates of nature in opposition to an existing regulation ? Is it desirable to multiply the numbers of unwedded mothers, and of illegitimate children ? to make the innocent offspring responsible for acts over which they had no control ? Most decidedly not I The Commissioners have told us in their able report, that " these marriages will take place when a concurrence of circumstances give rise to mutual attachment ;" that "they are not de pendent on legislation." How absurd, then, is it to encumber the statute-book with needless enactments, which can have no effect in preventing the marriages they were intended to restrain. But even if the law were really operative, or that it could be supposed to influence the public mind, we contend that it should be abrogated, and that, so far from such marriages being social inconveniences, they are frequently in the highest degree expedient and desirable. Second marriages seldom turn out happily for the offspring of the farmer union. Stepmothers are proverbially unkind to their husbands' children. A. r person in such a condition cannot feel as a mother towards the partial orphans com mitted to her charge ; she may love her hus band, and feel some degree of regard to his children, but that regard will be tempered with a certain de gree of jealousy, more especially if there be issue of her own nuptials. She is also regarded as an intruder by her stepchildren ; they can seldom receive her with cordiality, or be prevailed upon to accord that respect due to her position and influence in the house hold. These great " inconveniences" will, however, be greatly mitigated, if not altogether removed, if the person selected is already closely related in blood to the children. Who can be so well qualified to discharge the duties of the deceased mother towards her sur viving children as her sister, who is already endeared to them by the ties of affection and consanguinity, and who, in many instances, has already acquired, as their aunt, considerable influence over them, and who can therefore exercise the necessary control of a step mother without incurring the odium, or exciting the jealousy, which such authority, however gently and mildly exercised by a comparative stranger, must un doubtedly provoke ? We believe that there can be but one answer to this interrogatory, and that is de cisive as to the question of expediency—and proves, be yond the possibility of doubt, that such marriages, so far from being objectionable, are, whenever practi cable, in the highest degree desirable and praise worthy. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Constitutionnel says that upwards of 60,000 persons have balloted during the preliminary polling by the Electoral Union, and that General LAHITTE, MM. BOIC.TRAN and For, were at the head of the poll, and would probably be the candidates for Paris whom the Union would support—the name next on the poll is that of General D'ARBOUYILLE. The first reading of the Paris and Avignon Rail way Bill was carried in the Assembly on Monday by a majority of 428 against 218. According to the National, the Government has es tablished a censorship of foreign books on the frontier. It appears that 11. RICCIARDI has recently published a history of the events which have occurred in Italy from the outbreak of the Sicilian revolution to the battle of Novarra, and that the douainer at Les Rouse=, refused to permit the book to be carried across the frontier. In reply to his remonstrances M. Itic- CIARDI received a letter from the principal douainer at Les Mousses informing him that all works relating to politics or to recent events were prohibited to be in:ported into France, and that an inspector of books, recently appointed by the Minister of the Interior, officiated at the various stations on the frontier. The absurdity of this system is demonstrated by the fact that a translation of this very work by M. RICCIARDI has been recently published in Paris. In several or the departments the Prefects have dismissed the Mayors of 7arious districts on account of their political opinions. A preparatory meeting of Democratic Socialist electors took place at Chatillon, at which a stone mason, named JURAUD, presided. At the moment when some of the Socialist leaders were about to address the meeting in support of their ideas, about 200 quarrymen raised a cry of " Vice Napoleon !" " A bas les Itluget• !" and eventually cleared the room. The Mayor of Chatillon, dreading a sangui nary collision, had called in the troops from the fort cf Vanvres, but their services were not required. A letter from Strasburg of the 21 inst. states that the nucleus of the army of the east is about to be formed in Alsace. The 7th and 19th Regiments of Infantry have already been sent from Lyons for that purpose. The former has received orders to reach Belfort on the 18th, 19,11, and 20th of March, and the other is to arrive at Strasburg on the 27th. The Constituiionnel says:—"Tde accounts which we receive from all sides agree in presenting the policy of Prussia under a more satisfactory aspect, and in removing the sad eventualities which had alarmed the public mind. In the question of Neuf chatel the Prussian Cabinet, taking into consideration the present state of Europe, does not appear disposed, while maintaining its rights, to enforce them by force of arms , . As far as regards the projected annexation of the Grand Duchy of Posen to the German terri tory, it is the Government itself which, contrary to the reports in circulation, in order to remove any cause for conflict.; Las withdrawn the Bill." The Pilute du Calvados states that some arrests have been made at Caen of persons charged with being engaged in a Legitimist conspiracy. The chief of this conspiracy is a person named RIVERAIN. PARIS BOURSE', MARCH s.—Latest Prices..--Five per Cents., 96(. 20c. ; Three per C en ts., 58f. 10e. ; Bank of rance, 2,290 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 7%—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzcn), 125 —Northern of France, 13%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have arrival. The Ilerulclo states that the elections of the pro vincial deputations continued to be favourable to the moderate party. A deputation of the garrison of Madrid had waited on the QUEEN to congratulate her on her interesting situation. The Cabinet had resolved to create a board for the special management of the affairs of the West India colonies, under the name of Council of Spain and the Indies. GERMAN V. The Prussian Government has published a l ong reply of M. DE SCIILEINIIZ, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the note of Prince SCHWARZENHERG, in the name of the Austrian Government, against the convocation of the German Parliament of Erfurth. I. DE SCHLEINITZ commences by declaring that, in spite of the protest of the Austrian Cabinet, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH O, 1850 the Prussian Government cannot, without gravely compromising the Interests of Germany, abandon the path in which it has entered, and he declares that it intends to fJlow it without violating the rights and interests of the Germanic Confederation in general, or of Austria in particular. Ile then pro ceeds to justify the policy of Prussia in referenco to the events of Germany, and says that the aban donment of two of the powers which acted with Prussia (Saxony and Hanover) renders its duty to continue in that policy the more imperative, especially as it is supported by the majority of the members of the Confederation. M. DE SCIILEINITZ next contends that the convocation of the German Parliament at Erfurth does not, in any way, en croach on the federal compact. He says that neither Austria nor any other state shall be injured in their rights by the resolutions of the Parliament. Ile de clares that the Prussian Cabinet does not think, like that of Austria, that the meeting of the Parliament will give rise to disturbances, but that if it should, Prussia will employ force to repress them, and he says that it thinks the convocation of the Parliament the surest means of preventing disturbances. The Minister concludes his dispatches by expressing his belief that his statement of the views of the Prussian Cabinet will not disturb the amicable relations between Austria and Prussia. A decree of the Emperor of AUSTRIA orders that all the national guards who served in the insur rectionary forces in Hungary shall be incorporated in the Austrian army. The Vienna journals of the 27th ult. state that in telligence had been received from Transylvania to the effect that the Russians were assembling a con siderable military force at the defile of Goito, on the Transylvanian frontier, with the intention of again occupying Transylvania, so as to allow the Austrian troops to march into Italy, and to the frontier of Germany. This intelligence had caused great sensa tion at Vienna. The Committee of the Saxon Second Chamber on the German question had agreed to a series of recom mendations to the Ministry, urging the policy of ad hering to the Prussian Bund, and using its influence with Wirtemberg and Bavaria t o i n d uce th em t o j o i n _ _ it also. There had been some rumours in Berlin of a postponement of the day of meeting of the Erfurt Parliament for three weeks, which, it was supposed, were connected with the pending debate on the above propositions in the Saxon Chamber. ITALY. The Riforma of Lucca states from Leghorn, Feb. 27, that the Austri a n cfficers in garrison there believe they will be ordered to Rome very shortly, while a Croatian regiment will take their place at Leghorn. The following notification has been published there by the military commander : " This is to notify that the state of siege hitherto limited to this city and to a radius of a mile beyond it, shall henceforth comprise all the country as far as Antignano, and is extended also over the whole terri tory under the jurisdiction of the delegate of the port. " The Colonel Count F. DE CRENEVILLE. " Leghorn, Feb. 25." The Risorgimento of Turin quotes letters from Bo logna, of the 25th ult., stating that new highway robberies had been committed in the vicinity. The Roman Government has issued a circular to all its functionaries, ordering them to cut of their mus tachios. The Giornale di Ronza, of the 23d, contains an article in answer to the Observatore Romano, which had alluded to the possibility of the interesting ancient paintings lately found on the Esquilino being exported to enrich some foreign museum, meaning thereby the museum of Paris. The answer of the official paper is, that the Government, in the case of imaginary and exorbitant pretensions, will use the power which existing laws place in its hands to pre vent ancient monuments from leaving Rome to adorn any museum of Europe._ . . A letter from Rome of the 26th ult. says— " Yesterday 6,C00 French troops marched out in fine order, commanded by General Baraguay d'Hilliers, when a sham fight took place. An immense concourse of the Romans went to see it. The rapidity cf movement and vivid firing were surprising. No accident whatever occurred, and the day was delightful. The General gave a soiree in the evening, which was attended by all the noblesse of Rome; it was remarked that no Cardinals were present." Letters from Rome in the Nazionale of Florence state that several thousand Austrians are shortly expected there for the ostensible purpose of rai3ing the Imperial arms over the hotel of the Austrian Embassy. - - Cermischi, who was acquitted by the French court martial of the charges brought against him, has been again arrested by order of the Cardinals, and will be again tried on the same accusation. Letters from Leghorn, of the 23d ult., state that the fortress of Portoferrajo is to receive an Austrian garrison. The Austrians are fortifying the fort of Portamurata, at Leghorn, on the land side. A battalion of Imperial cavalry arrived at Leghorn on the 22 , 1. Arrests are still the order of the day. M. Antoine Bonaparte has arrived from Marseilles, and proceeded to Florence. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotten market at Liverpool yesterday was very quiet, the sales being only 2,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for export. The sales comprised 1,800 American, 80 Pernans and Maranham at 62_4. to 68d., and 100 Surat at 41. to sid. per lb.—ln Railway Shares a fair business was done at higher quotations. The arrivals of grain have been small, and the market has been dull at Monday's quotations. The Board of Trade return for the month to the sth ult. is again very autidettory, the increase, compared with the like month of 1849, being 858.2851. Accounts from Holland state that the Second Cham bers had unanimously adopted the project of law for augmenting the budget of 1849, to meet the interest on the new issue of Treasury Bends. In the Amsterdam market the Funds were rather better on Monday. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. realised 55s' to 1-16th. At Fiaukfort, on the 2d inst., Austrian Bonds were 821„ The total value of the exports from St. John's, Now Brunswick, during the 3 enr to the sth January last was 238,756!., while in 1849 it was only 94,1131. The shipments to the United States alone under transit, and from the river St. Lawrence to lake Champlain were 55,0671. The Toronto Board of Trade, in its annual repeat, comes forward in support of free trade, and states— " Your council congratulates the board that the obstruc tion to the freedom of trade between foreign countries and this colony has been removed by an alteration in the navigation-laws, which will have a tendency to remove the disparity which now exists in the price of produce between this country and the Uni!ed States, and your council looks fir ward with confidence to the increased prosperity which such as act of liberality on the part cf the mother country cannot fail of producing." In fee same report it is also observed:—."Your council deems it of the utmost consequence that facili- ties and encouragement should be held out to a better class of emigrants, and it is believed that mach might be effected through the instrumentality of the colonial legislature. Rapid strides have of late years been made in domestic manufactures; it is highly important that everything be done calculated to develope the resources of United Canada." gave yeay as to the upward The p t o en ih de io n n cy wofh'.ethh w e Stocke stAel Market, has been borne out by an improvement in Consols to 95i and 96. The hops that the French elections will go off well, and that the other Continental questions will quietly t e dis posed of', encourages parties to buy, and the abundance of money is an assistance to them. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98i to 98i, and the Three per Cents. 96h - to le Excheq uer -bill s are 55e. to 585., an improvement of is. are F fi or r e m ig . n to 74k, and the Deferred 31 - 1 to 32k. Mexic an B on d s have been 29a Brazilian New Bonds have b een so ld Peruvian Stocks have a Active t b i s v e e n ß r o a n th d s e r quiet, b u t genera ll y have been m ar k e d 73:1 at 88. Portuguese Four per Cent. have been quoted 33. In Spanish Bonds there have been no bargain!. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. have been quoted 551 to I. Russian Scrip is 1:1 to 2 premium. The Railway Share Market is more buoyant. ONE G P !leti4 or 1'RIT1:41.1 O'CLOCK. phiv Es. tank Stock per Ceut. Reduced /kens ••• 96% 1 43 % 96% 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu i ties ... 95 9 G 96 New 3 1 ,( per Cent. Anna.,.............. 981 / 4 5 /s 4 S% 98% Long Anns.to expire Jan.lB6o ...... 8 9-1 G 8% Ditto 30 yearn, Jan. 5, 1860....... 8 5-16 8 5-16 fndia Bonde,l,ooo/ Ditto under 1,0001.. . 84 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account 953,i 96 $7. xch quer Bills. I'4d. & 2d 1,000/. June 5B 55 53 p 53 p 5001. June Small. June 84 p 10514 VO/8 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDI3. C:l4rE O'CLOCK. . rrazilian Bonds Ditto, Small Ditto; New, 1829 and 1839 •-• 84 Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent •• Grenada Bonds, 1 1 4 per Cent Cent Ditto Deferred ...— Mexican, 5 per C0nt.1846, with Coupons-- Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..--- 4 1 / 1 Ditto. Account - 29 5 ,i 2'l/ ' .4 Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent 75 75 Ditto, Account 7-1 1 A 73% 74 ",' , 11,;, Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto 5 per Cent., Converted Ditto,4 per Cent. Ditto, Account O3 Ettssian Bonds ,.. . Ditto Scrip 2 1:h p Spankth 5 per Cunt. 1810 — Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55 ,'L 1 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 80,2 87 32 1 / 2 - 2p 3C% 55 s 7 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSINi; RAILWAY' SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Buckingham:hire . .... 17 1 , 4 Caledonian ...... 50 Eastern C0mitie5.. ....... 20 7 4 ' 1 ' xd••• 71 4 .1 d Do., New Prtf•re7ce, F, per Cent........... 10 East Lincolnshire, gu ar . 6 per Cent. .. .... ..... 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 27 .••... 27 117,i Great Northern ' Do. 5 per Cont. Pref 12%. lo•S',;',', Creat North of En gland.loo ...... .... Ditto. New,ls/ l5 . . 3 3 Great Western 100... ... 59 58 591! 2 x.d. 59x.d Ditto, 1 4, Shares . 25 .. ... x,d....... .. 14% x.d Ditto, Now 171... l5 ... _. 7% 1 / 8 % x.d.... 7% x.d Lancashire& Yorkshire IGO Do. Fifths Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 10 Co. (W. Riding Union) 11 1 / 4 Leads and Bradford Landon, Brighton, cad South Coast-. .....100 London and N Western 100-.104% 105 105 1 ,4 x.fl. 105% xd Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 ...... 11% 4, 7 1 x.d....... 12 x.d. Ditto, Fifths London &S.Westrn -100 .. .. 65 61 1 ; 651 Ax d... 65 1 4 x.d 51 Irchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 100 Ditto, New 10/. Prof... 10 Midi Ind ...-. ~ ... —.it 0 .. .. 39 3 4 14 j x. d... 39 1 / 2 x.d D0., 50/. Shares Norfolk .......... ........ North British ........ ... 25 ..... ... • . Ditto, Halves .. - Noah Staffordshire ... 17 1 / 2 6 5 /4 Qii Royston and Ilitehin ... 4 1 ,..' 2 .. ... 47. 8 4?. Scottish Cattral Shrewsbury and Birm... 13*!_i . — ..... _ - Ditto ditto, Class B. 8 . ..... ...... ••... South Eastern Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 30 Siuth Wales Wilts,Somerset,& Wey mouth 50 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ........ .. 25 Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... .. 14. i York and North Midland 50 ...... 17 3 4 %V s D ttf,.Pref•?renco ...... 10 . 6›. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 ...... IPA% Dutch Rhenish ......... 8 ... .. Northern of France l6 Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 MINES. Australian Cobre Copper United Mexican 28% 7% 7 JOINT STOCK BAYLES. British North American 50 Commercial of London 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 6.—Wind at noon W.S.W., light breeze and fine clear, dry weather. DEAL, MARCH s.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Helena, Dixon, Port Beaufort; Ageat, Callao; Eglin ton, Dunn, Callao; Spheroid, &line, St. Vincent; South ampton, Greswold, New York. Arrd. from the Rier Cm3ar, Demerara. , OFF DOVER, MARCH s.—Wind W.N.W.—Guineho, Zslbedea, Cuba fur Bremen. COWES, MARCH s.—Wind W.—Arrd. Active, &mike, Angostura, and sailed for Bremen. OFF THE START.—Johanna, Baltimore, and sailed for St. Petersburgh. LIVERPOOL, MARCH s.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Nia gara, Smith, New Orleans. Sid. Fanny, San Francisco; Hero, Belize; Primrose, Cape Breton; Mary, Buenos Ayres; Washington, New York; America, New York. Off port, Alex. Grant, J. B. Skiddy, Fanny, Ann Gar regt ea and Yon. MARGATE, MARCH s.—The Isabella, London and Harwich to Liverpool, was brought in to-day nearly full of %later, halving been ashore aad abandoned. SCILLY, MARCH 4.—Altog( ther, there have been picked up 395 casks of palm oil, which are supposed to be a portion of the Woodpecker, of Bristol, Africa to Liverpool, which sailed 16th Nov. lair. DARTMOUTH, MARCH s.—Sid. Aginorea, Caminha. NEWPORT, MARCH s.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Bywater, St. Thomas; Helen, Savannah; Adinc, St. 'The Inas. SWANSEA, MARCH s.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Circassian, Chet. kley, Cuba. MILFORD, MARCH 4.—Wind E.N.E.—Sid. Charles and Lord Ogilby, West Indies; Ann frigate, Trinidad. WHITEHAVEN, MARCH 4.—Wind N.—Arrd. Thomas and William, Hargrove, At.Vguae BERWICK, MARCH s.—Wind N.W., stiff breeze.—The Brit ,n, of aad Ifor Dundee, from Nee castle, in taking Holy Island Hai bour yestereay morning, drove on shore on the Paslong Steel, t> tl.e southward, and is likely to become a wreck; part of cargo saved and part washed on shore. HULL, MARCH s.—Sld. St. George, Greenland. FAL3IOUTH, MARCH s.—Wind N., light.—Sld. Fairy Queen, New Zealand. EOWMORE, MARCH I.—The Edward Auld, th© Clyde, to Londonderry,` . he Jesse Cock, hence to Glasgow, and the Killserry, of and from Glasgow, all came off the strand this morning, after discharging their cargoes, and will proceed to some port for repair,. CHYALE, Alaeca 4.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Helvellyn, Madras; Packet, Berbice ; Tiber, Antigua; John P. !lanyard, New Orleans; Cerra Linn, New York; A:- cyon, Boston, Dublin; Clare, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Kingstown, Wilsons, Demerara. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE —WEDNESDAY A fair average quantity of EngHai Melt has come to hand for our market this week, coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample. The dull accounts received from the provinces had a depressing effect upon the trade, and all kinds of wheat of home produce were very difficult of sale, though offered at drooping currencies. The imports of Foreign Wheat have not exceede•3 2,430 quarters.• Fine dry parcels were almost nominal in value. The middling and inferior kinds gave way is per quart:r. We were well supplied with English Barley; but the show of Foreign was small. All de scriptions moved cff heavily, at barely stationary prices. The Malt trade was dull in the extreme, and most quali fies must be considered somewhat lower. In Oats very few transactions took place, at Monday's prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Four were excessively dull. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Flour. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks English •• •• •• 1, 0 7 0 2,240 2,710 3,180 3,820 5c0tch........ Irish •• •• •• •• 1,300 Foreign ...... 2,430 410 Barley. Oats. Malt. WELITMCIIAPZI. 12% 1 - .)8 i,22 8 1 4 Our market was heavy tc-Say, at barely stationary prices. Bed, from 23 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 33 8d; Veal, 3s to 33 83; and Pork, 3s to 4s per Sibs by the carcase. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the MASTER OF THE ReLLs.) The Court was occupied throughout the morning in hearing the farther arguments of counsel in a part-heard case of Wilson v. Eden, the question iu which turns upon the construction (f a will. SECONDARIES".—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) PINCHIN AND OTHERS V. DOWI.ING. A HEAVY DEFALCATION.—The plaintiffs are brewers at Northgate, Bath, and deendaut had been their London agent. The action was brought to recover the sum of 1,4901, the balance of an account for money had and received on account c f the plaintiff, , . The LEARNED COUNSEL fir the Vaintiffs said that the only gut stion was one of amount, and is that there could be no difficulty, f,,r the defendant had written st lett:r admitting that he had received 1,8524 11a. on account of the plaintiffs. Two gentlemen who had be come sureties for the defendant paid. 2001., and other sums were paid, reducing the b:.lance to the sum now claimed. The jury gave a verdict for 1,4901. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Bt fora Mr. Commissioner FONELANQUE.) IN RE WOODS AND THOMAS. These bankrupts were described as of Cheapside, warehousemen and hardw aremen, and to-day was ap pointed for consider anion of the certificate. Mr. LINELATER, for the assignees, said they had nothing to clEs in opposition, but one creditor con ceived himself aggrieve'', and wished to oppose, but he had not proved his debt, nor had he given notice of op position. Ile (Mr. Linkiater), therefore, being solicitor to the fiat, wished to take his Honour's opinion whether he had not a locus standi to put the case before the Court, and whether, in fact, he was not bound to do so. Mr. LAWRANCE objected, contending that if an opposi- tion of this nature were admitted, the very object of the L-gislature was defeated. It was enacted that the assignees need not give notice, as they representel the interests of the general estate, but if creditors, who had !Hither proved nor given notice of opposition, could be represented in the way proposed, it would be doing in directly what directly was prohibited, and a bankrupt would never know what charges he bad to meet. His HONOUR said there might be cases which affected the general estate, although raised by an individual creditor, and in that case the assignees could be heard, but not to adopt the personal complaint of the creditor. The opposition must, therefore, be confined to the ques tion, as to how far the general estate was affected. After a short examination, His IloNoun said that a first-class certificate was the higLest proof of the approbation of the Court of the bankrupCs conduct, and that the bankruptcy had been wholy caused by unavoidable losses and misfortunes ; in this case he could not go t 3 that extent, but it cer tainly was a care in which he could give a certificate of tie second class. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice CnEsswELL and Mr. Justice WIC UTIFI IN.) ROBBERY IN TIIE POST- OrFICE. —Henry Manning, 3G, described as a postman, was indicted with stealing a post letter containing half a sovereign, one sixpence, and a pinny stamp, the property of the Postmaster-General. Mr. BALLANTINE, who appealed to (1. fend the pH softer, asked for a postponement of the trial, on the ground that the accused was now labouring under insanity. Mr. Justice WIC lITMAN said it would be necessary to leave the question as to the prisoner's sanity for the de cision of the jury. Mr. Wirlurdo, the surgeon of Newgr.te, was then cal!el, and said he. had seen the prisoner from time to Cane since he became an inmate of the gaol, and he was of opinion that he was not in a fit state to plead, being of unsound mind, Ile thought he would not be able to un derstand the evidence. Mr. J. Miller, assiktant-surgeon Lt the 13,thnal green Lunette Asylum, said the prisoner was admitted as a patient to that institution in May, 1848, and was discharged in June following, having be a cured. Mr. Justice WIC LITMAN lat it to the jury to say whether the abive evidence had proved the prisoner's inability to plead. The jury immediately returned a verdict that tl e prisoner was of unsound mind, and the trial was con sequently postponed. The vacant stare and conduct of the prisoner while in the dock bore out the medical testimony that his in ti ilect win affected. CASE CV PuISONING.—On the application of Mr. CLARKsoN, the trial of Ann Merritt, who stands charged with the wilful murder of her husband by poisoning, was fixed for Friday next. POST-OFFICE ROBBERY.— G eorge Millner, 19, a respectable-lookincr young man, described as a clerk, was indicted with stealing a post letter, containing a half-sovereign and a florin, the property of the Post rn9st,r-General. It appeared that the prisoner was an assistant to Mr. Dews, a chemist, carrying on business in Abbey-road, St. John's-wood, who kept a receiving -house fir Post - - office letters, and as several letters containing coin which had bt el posted there had not reached their destination, the superintendent of the' district, with the view of detecting the party who had taken them, posted a letter on the 13th February, directed to a person at Liverpool, in which he enclose I a marked half-sovereign, and also a marked florin. This letter did not reach the General Post-Ace in the ordinary course, and consequently officers were sent to Mr. Davis', to take the prisoner into custody, and on being searched the k tier, as well as the two pie - 2es of coin, were found upon him. The ac cused was a native of Derby, and was very respectably connected. The jury fuund a verdict of Guilty, but the sentence the Couit was deferred. NE W COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) John Maskell was indicted for stealing a watch, value of 81., from the person of John Irving. The theft was alleged to have been committed in Wombwell's Menagerie, at Greenwich, whither the prosecutor had gone " to see the lions," on the night of the 7th if February. In the course of the same night the prisoner, in a state of intoxication, having raised some distal Lance, was given in charge by the landlord, and on his way to the station-house was observed to throw some thing away from him, which, on examination, proved to be the watch stolen from the prosecutor and identified by him. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and The Learned COMMISSIONER sentenced him to im prisonment for twelve calendar months with hard labour. The oiler trials disposed ( f by the Court were too trifling to merit a report. BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) A tall, respectably-dressed young man, who repre sented himself to be Mr. Brindle, the actor, at the Haymarket Theatre, was charged with the following sssault:— Mr. Pettigrew, the complainant, a grocer, stated that laq night, about a quarter before seven o'clock, he was passing over Westminster-bridge, in company with his sister-in-hw, a young unmarried woman, when he ob served the prisoner strike two little boys; one cf them fell to the ground, and rolled off the pavement, nearly under the wheels of a ponderous waggon that happened to Le going by at the momen% He snatched the boy from I is perilous situation, and then remonstrated with the prisoner upon the impropriety of his conduct. The prisoner, however, instead of expressing his regret for hat had occurred, began abusing him in very strong language, and at last went the length of calling his sister in-law a w-. He told him that she was a poor but virtuous girl, and on leaching the corner of Parliament. street he threatened to give him in charge, when the prisoner up with his fist, and struck him a violent blow in the mouth. The policeman, who witnessed the assault, then came up and took him into custody. The complainant's sisier-in-law, a genteel-looking young woman, confirmed this statement, and the pace const,ble spoke to having seen the prisoner strike the complainant. The prisoner admitted that he pushed the boy, who fell down by accident, but the complainant fancying the fall was the result of the push, opened upon him a volley of abuse, arid eventually challenged him to fight, when he lost his temper and struck him in the manner de scribed. He denied having made use of the filthy ex pree,sit.n ettribwed to him, and said the complainant provoked the as:ault by the coarseness of his language. Mr. HENRY—What are you? Prisoner—l am at. tached to the Hay-ma:lift Theatre. Mr. lIENRY—In what capacity? Prisoter—As an actor. Mr. HENRY—Have you given your right name, then? Prison ,, r— Yes, sir. Mr. Webster bailed me out. Mr. HENRY said, to say the least of it, the prisoner had acted inconsiderately in pushing the boy down. Had the lad met his death at the time the prisoner would have had to answer a charge of manslaughter, or per haps a still more serious charge, at the Old Bailey. The prisoner said no one could have been more sorry than he was that the lad had been put in so much dan ger, but he repeated the push was not sufficiently violent to throw him down, or to justify the language of the complainant. He might have expressed his in dignation in milder terms. Mr. HENRY observed that ignorant people were to be excused when they expressed themselves warmly. The prisoner, ho thought, hod committed an unprovoked assault. The prisoner reminded his Worship of the challenge to fight. — Mr. HENRY said that was no justification whatever, as fighting could not be tolerated in the streets . . The pri saner must pay a fine of 3/, or bo imprisoned three weeks. The fine was paid. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) ASSAULT ON A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—JatiIeS TO7 bin was brought Wore Mr. Hardwick, charged with assaulting Mr. William Beasley, landlord of th e Bl ac k Horse, Grafton-place, Tottenham-court-road. On the previous night, about nine o'clock, the prisoner, who was very drunk, went into the complainant's house, and called for some gin. On the complainant refusing to serve him, he struck him a tremendous blow in the face with his fist, and knocked out one of his teeth. The prisoner was proceeding to further violence, when his barman ran out and fetched in a constable, who conveyed the prisoner to the station. The prisoner, who admitted having committed the assault, pleadei drunkenness in extenuation of the offence. Mr. 11AnDwicK said a man was equally amenable to the law whether sober or drunk, for any offence he might commit. Lie should therefore fine him 205., and in default to be imprisoned for 14 days. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT— Winchester, March 5. NISI PRIUS ~COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice ERI./3 and a Special Jury.) TEIVELL V. ETIVILL AND LITCHFIELD. Mr. Crowder, Mr. Barstow, and Mr. Beetham were council for the plaintiff; Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Smirk, and Mr. Massey for the defend a nt s . This was an action of trespass, for breaking and entering the premises of the plantiff—to wit, a bone boiling house, and taking and seizing the goods and chattels of the plaintiff, of great value. The defendants pleaded amongst Other pleas a justification under an order of justices, made under the Nuisances Removal Act, 11 and 12 Vic., c. 123, to abate a nuisance after service of the order to remove it on the plaintiff; they also pleaded a justification in entering to abate a public nuisance, eminently dangerous to the health and life of the neighbourhood. The plaintiff in this case is a bone-boiler, tallow-merchant, and manure-maker; and the present action was brought under the follow ing circumstances :—ln May last the plaintiff, who had been a bone-boiler at Southampton, took premises at Redbridge-lane, which is between Romsey and Southampton, where he commenced the business of bone-beiliug. Mr. Etwall, one of the defendants, is a magistrate of the county, and an ex-officio guardian of the Romsey union. Mr. Litchfield is also a guardian of the same union. This action was brought to re cover damages for the seizure of a quantity of bones and liquor made on the premises of the plaintiff, and principally to try the question whether he could con tinue to carry on his business. It appeared by the evidence on the part of the plaintiff, that owing to some complaints made by parties living near the fac tory, an application was made by two occupiers of houses near, to the guardians of the Romsey union. The premises were inspected by two surgeons ; and, acting on their report, the guardians served the plain tiff with a notice to inspect under the Nuisances' Removal Act, 11 and 12 Victoria, cap. 123. He was then summoned before the justices, and on the 6th of September the case was heard. - Witnesses were heard on both sides, when the justices ad judicated that it was proved to their satisfaction that the premises of the plaintiff were kept in such a filthy state as t o b e a n ui sance injurious to the lives of persons living in the neighbourhood, and that upon such premises offal, filth, and refuse was kept, and they ordered the plaintiff to abate such nuisance by removing the cause of complaint, being the said offal, filth, and refuse ; and if the order should not be complied with by the plaintiff, they directed the guardians to enter upon the premises, and to do all matters, works, and things which might be necessary in such manner as directed by the Act, to abate the nuisance. This order was duly served on the plain tiff, but he continued the business of bone-boiling as before. On the 12th of September, Mr. Etwall and Mr. Litchfield went to the boiling-house of the plain tiff, and, acting under the order as guardians, and taking all responsibility on themselves, they, with se veral more as assistants, emptied the copper of its contents, which consisted of bones, fat, horse-hoofs, and matters of that description, which wer e b o ili ng in the copper, to the value of about 15/. ; this they removed and buried in a field in the neighbourhood. ' This was the trespass complained of, for which the action was brought. For the plaintiff numerous witnesses were called, who swore that in the manner in which the business of bone-boiling was conducted, no noisome effinv:a was created, nor any gas evolved, which was in any way injurious or prejudicial to health. The place where the factory was situated was thinly populated, and the nearest house was sixty yards from the boil ing-house, and it was proved that the people in the immediate neighbourhood were all healthy. The mode of conducting the business was, that bones were bought of the various butchers in the neighbouring towns, collected together, broken up, and then boiled in the large boilers. The fat was then skimmed off, after which the liquor left was run into a tank for , liquid manure, an d th e b on es were take n out and (. 1 _ afterwards gr oun d f or b one manure. T h e proc es s or boiling w a s re p resen t e d not t o ca use any noie resented e . ven unpleasa n t sme ll, an d the witnesses r e p ,, " like the smell of a gentlemans to the " not offensive at :ill ;" caused no injury but was really beneficial." One witness liked t i n : , smell—it was healthy." Another, l ik e boi!ed bee, _ Mr. Wood, a chemist in London, was called, w" gave it as his opinion that the small portions of i l v l d . w ere o°' to dro-sulphuric acid and ammonia which kitcbep;, from the bones in the process, were not lninr i°l/3 e l the health of the neighbourhood. He had exatni n n t a the prerniFeß when the boiling was in operation, said , c he had smelt worse smells at a public dinnelloit A surgeon was c died, who Mated that the sn . .` t , caused by the process of manufacture was not 0 0 ' 1 but was not calculatd to injure life. For the defendant e s, it was contended that they whe only acted as they were bound to do at a dine the cholera was raging close to the spot in they and that they were perfectly justified in all th e Y done, as they were only parochial officers a cting 1 11 ; 1 - der the order of the justices in removing w hat d been adjudged by the order to be offal, filtb, go fuse accumulated on the premises, so as t ° be irV ceS rious to life. It was also contended that the jot t so were right in their decision ; and numerous wi. tne ! i n were called, who described that at the tin t '. o , question the stench proceeding from the bout 9 : house was avaal, and frequently made Pas'ethe by sick; that th e b ones were brough t t° 001 - boiling-house in a dreadful state of , de ,, c the position, covered with magg ots ; the stench Ir?"• d e . cask in which th e li quor w as found wa s a ` s° w e re scribed to be very bad. Several medical men vr cit , called, who proved that the gasses evolved b7 s to composing animal matter were highly offe hsl" - it the smell and injurious to human life, w e b x er tr e e v a i er r e te ll t extended, and that cholera was likely to be mortal where such exhalations existed ; and th at Li having heard the evidence they should not haved'res, tated in having o rd ere d th e re moval of the be w house. to the • Mr. Justice E RLE , i n summ i n g up the ca se r in jury, left three q ues ti ons t o th e m—first, D yed fact the contents o f the co pp er, w hi c h was re' ll° or e by the defendants on th e 1 0 th of September, 114th identically the same as th a t con t a ined in it on Oleos of September, when the complaint to the arisingjusti made. Secondly, Was the cause of pant( ,ho from the bone-boiling on the 12th subllY4h. same in character and degree as that on the filth, Thirdly, Were the contents of the copper, curious to and refuse so kept as to be a nuisance, inii to od the health of persons living in the neighbe br "i to On the first question it had been contended, t ba r d e r justify the removal of the bones, &c., under the order of the justices, the matter removed must be ', y e . of to be the identical matter which was the Ine t ' roe el complaint on the 4th of September. The bea s tion Judge stated, that h e s h ou ld leave the 6 1' 1 500 to them, to prevent the case from coming,. w as again ; but that h e s h ou ld hold that l's it not necessary to th e justification, thativero should be th e id en ti ca l ma tter 4 it to one of the same ch arac t er , and he likened.th e ease wage, of a nuisance produced by accumulations of oe. rf i bis brought daily, and removed the next day' : 1- '0 13 11 were not so, the order of the justices 11 305 ;2 5 y of cases be a nullity, and there would be ne v ' e As abeting the continuing nuisances of that kine•or as to the fact, of course there was really no que'tlielen, the contents of the boiler were changed dailY• s i e ion as to the second question, he expre ss ed his e r eat be that the matt ers authorised to be removed must 1 that the matters authorised to be reflioV, klaus such as were of the same character and effeetlhe eth and degree, as th ose i n th e b o ili n g copper en the and degree, as those in the boiling copper °ged i t to of September, when the magistrates adjudg r e ,. 50, hbe filth, offal, and re f use , within the Act. 11 sto re, held that th e nu i sance was cf a continuing 13,•ofii and the d e f e nd an t s were justified, as parochial m to core, acting under the order of the justieea,i th:a'e t_ bt ; the third que s ti on , th e L earne d Judge state" his opinion it w as an i mma t er i a l matter to the some but as the issue caused on the pleadings was it the degree ambigu ous , h e th oug ht it best to put " ou ght jury ; and if it were material, he thought theYhongat not to find it in the affirmative, unless they t use of that the boiling in question was in the u sual l c of the business a substantial detriment to the 11 b o w so the neighbourhood. It was not necessary t°, s " - „ e b actual injury to health, if the effluvia was ei s ' ots it character as that in the natural course o f eve would be injurious to h ea lth. , o roe a The jury, after an ab sence o f some time, r e ' g ive. and answered all the three questions in the n„ e g to he Mr. Justice ERLE then directed the Yerdieurfes 151. entered far the plaintiff on all the issues, dar n % c orn" This case, which created the greatest interes7 i se es menced yesterday morning at , ten o'clock, e i n b " nu gh not concluded until two o'clock to-day/ a' t lest Mr. Justice Erie sa t un til half-past tWelle night. ie n). CROWN COURT.—(Befor e Mr. Justice TO r " - ei en' Edward Charles was Philps . indicted for th i e 4 - 1 0 of slaughter of Richard Thomas Farrell, on the '— September, at Hyde, in the Isle of Wight. for the Mr. Poulden and Mr. Cooke prosecution ; and the prisoner was defended hi Wise. whic h The • ' principal evidence consisted of the deP v ,eich and dying declarations of the deceased , e ve ningfr e it aypeared that about half-past eleven in the w ife appearedgr. of September 15, on his way home, he saw t ile d the of the p r i soner ou t s id e a pu bli c house "' to give Thatched House, and, u p on her asking hi m d sen t her some gin, b e comp li e d w ith her request, ° n o w for her into the public-house with his son, wh ° ouP it. Wh en s h e came out s h e as k e d Farrell to go the street with h er , as she was afraid th e pot,. went fall in with h er . Th e d ecease d ag reed, and t— it aP on towards a house called St. Peter's, where ae O re peered Mrs. Philps's mother then lived, to to went of h it. Instead of going to the front door, thef jot t ro h ugh an underground passage into an a rea 'ash ea outtt they were leaving the passage the prison eres 0 0 ' upon them. Farrell said, Ned, th - P ll Tbe thing amis s b e t ween me an d you r wile- , e enie „ll soner then stru c k F arre ll a mos t violent blow' o the rendered him insensible. About half-past unders, mother of the prisoner's wife called uP a chairman, near St. Peter s-hens brought him t o the house with h is ehal• ores, then found living ' e i : ele • Farrell in a knife-house in the g re a t lying do wn an d i n a d rea df u l sta` e• pose' deal of blood was seen in the area, but 113 which tion that a person falling from the arch shovethe led to the front door might have 'llia 1 , 11 ;1 into prisoner was with Farrell, and he was 1° lone r the chair. He was then taken borne by the P OO ex' and Saunders, and Dr. Barrow was sent for' 0 0 th e amination, there was a severe wound foun" r001 the, back of the head, and the whole of the bodyiew chin downward s was paralysed. Dr. the deceased h a d ev id ently b e en drinking' a u pOn s gered until Septemb e r 25, when he died ; a dhere `` ta e post modem examination, it was found that es o f tli c e i a displac e me n t o f t h e f our th a nd fifth ,b °l 2 L hieh neck, and a pressure upon the spinal cora) ' t hong' caused the death. Dr. Barrow stated the t a y , bec ii i both the wound and the injury 'nigh t s he 51 : 61 cained by a fall from the height, such And a 0 90,i; before mentioned, in his opinion the eased And 'Noted by a blow or kick. The d e ceaseu rno , 1 113 t prisoner had always been on intimate t t e o t e d t h ! o on several occasions the prisoner had s d to h i the deceased had fallen down, and adh ere en d statement. • oiler' Mr. Wise addressed the jury for the Pr" den t, e n o urged that the injury was the result of acci h into the that the deceased had fallen from the e r f, av ira r° ' area. He contended that the deceased, " drink ceived so severe an injury when ha bad bee,n ich eoul if a good deal, coald not give an account w n , e ven o be relied on. He further powerfully urg e ' s ho wed the statement was to be believed, that it 'd the prisoner bad committed the violence deera se for the niu gt o strongest provocation from jealousy ; being with his wife at such a time and P t u poo f d ij a have appeared to him unaccountable, exceP, :ef, he PP supposition, and that, acting upon that, berstoge wlnr r.. th been unable to restrain his natural and jo s es se Mr. Justice TALFOURD summed uP th f e or an h° great care, and the jury having retired hu t re e l; and a half; returned a verdict of Guilty , mended the pri soner t o merc y. tiffs Lord s.,. l lo3 evaP• u t, entirely agr ee d w i t h th e ver dict and the reesisoerne° tion, and sentenced him to six months iinP" wh B i,. U h C I IIAREST, FEB. n d' arr A es n ted ii gt Stepbev; 13.—The crown 0 ' '" - 'it is 0 1, Being (-)sstilli w as supposed to h3ve carried Vpli s i ad s e • b 0 1 beLnging to the crown were io u ' pozisession. ra l t rno e Mona sen,t( LITY IN autnegtiornisatllantrienfoUpgieet: aillneaveir:i G! A weather-,cocks ETH/VT11,t1,9 a Ca fi awe do vs a u:zgost ? " '"v ra thing t 3 ii_s_,:.. ~,,e. A r il• ii ° QUEENSTOWN, MAT S S v ., ........„._ r ~,r, .cn 2.—Wind • • vv. lifjp,, flog Metc-If 11 thehe jje•uas,tter.basecee ' ' "'" e ll C 11 la h W ' D 3r " ' clr'' ~a ao; Mary ....att f ~ A loctio duraq; Union,to .--- ~.„, dams; Cardiff and Yougha], 1 ...cy, and will discharge. L 2% 2 [3% 31A; sy, 33% 4 o 1 /2 ' 224 - 2,50 '---...-.-..,............--.....-...........- ~,if,5( 1 4 BIRTHS. , es JP , , On the 2d inst., at Streatham, the Vir e of Jae eitrolia° of a son. On the 2d inst., at Stoke Roc hf o rd, the l' acil Tumor, of a daughter. , a te, ider6b , Em O in n a t , l fi le rti nt i lL i uj i t t . e , rat:Sdt:iriliißruiCaTno.lltipCpliti,iagrc,ll,,,,. sticr,y,-old: th i e at 2 e Bth ul green, Ikdlow, to Mr. Edwin Hedgccck, Roches me, NED. , pies Scotland. the wit F. ' of O t nhe eof li. R. Lee, E~q•+ R.A. aged 46. T ii nicba On the 28th ult., at Mursle; - , liue he ' " °5eP ' t Caus'.on, E q. reli e f wriadrol;3o, o t. at Penshurst, B ent, Ilarrtett ra On the 4th inst., aged 83, Mr s. cn th erine w. War - drop, Esq,Sec"retary to the you,. I 9, London: Printed and Published by OURD(1.0„ :10',„ of I\l ' 112 , Strand, Printer, at Vic Sus 01',.t;Goupv Strand, in the Precinct qf the Ss7ov, itt &idditl6ox, Wednesday, March 6, ICW.