The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION. The nineteenth annual meeting of the members of this val.uanle institution was held on Saturday, in the new, speeiou e and elegem lecture-room, which has lately keen added to the cstabliehment, and which was opened for the fire' time on this occasion. Admiral Lord Ratistoele presided, and there were pre sent a very large numner of members. The CHAIRMAN ceiigratulated the members on their first assembling in the new lecture theatre, which, he bad no doubt, would be used for the most important and beneficial purposes, and tend to promote the prosperity or the institation. Instead of having, as beret fore, simply, a collection of curious and interesting objects for their instruction and amusement, they would now be able to have lectures on subjects with refsrence to which they might be most desirous to obtain infestation. The SECRETARY then read the report for the last year, from which it appeared that there had been a slight in crease in the number of members as compared with the former year. The original estimate for the erection of the lecture theatre had been exceeded by 1,2001., which would make the whole cost amount to 1,500/. The interior fittings were in a very forward state, and it was expected that the theatre would be wholly finished and ready for use at the end of the present month. The cost ot the additions, unless the building fund was made sufficient t) cover it, would cause a diminution in the income of the institution, because a portion of its funded stock would have to be sold. The managers appealed b' the members to make this fund adequate to the liqui dation of the expenses; and also, by getting an accession of members, to restore the institution to the position which it held a few years ago. The number of members up to the date of the report amounted to 3,9531. The total receipts for the year were 2,750/. Bs. Bd., and the expenses 2,652/. Se. 91, being a balance of 93/. 2c. 11d. Tee fended pro perty now consiste i of 1,0501. in the Three-and-a-Qasr ter per Cents., 4671. 10s. 3d. of Consols, belonging to the Builciug Fund, and 650/. of Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. having been sold. Unless the building fund was considerably increased, it would be necessary to sell more stock to complete the payment to the architect, and to provide the necessaryi oings for the lecture-room. Among the presents furnished by the liberality of the friends of the institution, the council begged to notice the valuable set of illustrated works presented by the truce sof the British Museum; a very large and fine - pair of sperm whale's jaws, by Lieutenant Breton, R.N.; a model of the bridge at Alcantars, by Aug. Lane Fox, Esq.; a model of a line-of-hattle ship, with an improved battery, by Lieutenant llalahan, R.N.; and a cabinet of specimens of natural history, by Captein P. P. King, R.N. Mr. Walter Hawking, who last year presented to the institution a model of a triumphal column, proposed to commemorate the defeat of the French invasion of Ruseie, had rendered his docatiLn more complete, by placing it on a handsome and suitable pedestal. On the subject of the Waterloo model the council regretted that they heti no informa tion to communicat to the meeting. The affairs of the late Captain Siborne being yet unsettled, no negotiation on the subject of the model bad as yet bees resumed with the council. The subscription made by the mem be .a of the United Servbre Institution of 102/. for its ' purchase remained in the . e hands of Messrs. Cox. The ceuretil thought it highly important that lectures on pro fessional subjects should be delivered during the present season, and they were in communication with Major Adams, Professor of Fortification in the Royal Military College, and ocher eminent individuals, on the subject of givitae such lectures. When the necessary arrange. meta, were made, duo notice of them would be given to the members. Colonel Gaweeta, in proposing the adoption of the report, said, although the funds were not in a flourish ing state, they wera still very much indebted to the ma - nagers, who, greatly to their credit, had kept the insti .atien alive during a ets:iod of great political and mone tary diflicultiete which had induced many men even of good incomes to retrench their expenses. He locked upon the institution with the vary ereatest interest, far it not only promoted a knowledge of those subjects and sciences which were most interesting to them, but it would tend to cement the two great services of the country —the army and navy—in one common bond of union. —(Hear.) The motipn was seconded, and carried unanimously. Lieutenaht RAPE 3 proposed, with the view of increas ing the income, the following alteration in the rules of the institution:—" That the annual subscription be not lest than ten shillings, and the life subscription not less than six pounds, leaving it to the option ot members to contribute a larger sum if they thought necessary." The resolution was seconded by Lieutenant-Colonel IlamenToN and carried. On the motion of Colonel P. S. STANHOPE. teconded by Cai:ee.in Sir W. F. NecHonsoN, it ens esolved— 'Tent gentleaten above the age of fifteen years whose names were on the list of the Commander-in-Chief fur cemtnissions should, until they obtained appointments, be aricsi;sible to the institution on the payment of the annual subscription." The counsel for the ensuing year having been elected, a vote of thanks was passed to the Noble Lord for his conduct is the chair, and the meeting eepareted. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) AFFAIRS or GREECE.— WO have good grounds for ly,lieving that the (Inference Letween Eugland and Greece will Le most speedily settled, and that the fleet will re turn to Malta; in fact, our private letters from the Pit zeus intortn us that one of the line-o -'iv.tttle ships, the Urange,;, S 4, Captain :litchi-, C. 8., is already ordered to proceed to Maki:. . RoYAL ilflAitiNrs.—Voitintei•r3 will i,a tei, - .cted from 014 ‘Voolvrich and l'..)rtmulouth diviiiions, to pruesed with the Arctic expedition, under the euminaud of Capte,in Austin, k.N. i':NROLLED PENSIONEit3.—The Seereary•a'-Wur has oniered another conirsmy to ba firrin.d fLn. service nt Fort Garry. in ;be (Judson Bay territory; the men will 4 nie,.k in June ti,xt. Captain lienclerson, ot Cie Roy.:l Engineers, and 54 mer, embarked at Tilbury Fort on hoard din ship Seindian, on the 2Cth of Febru.iry, for South We.tern Australia. MF.DALs.—We are assured that the proposition for charging the men with the expense of engraving the medals awarded for meritorious service, did not emanate from the Secretary-at-War. REGIMENTAL SC UOOLS. —Buildings are to be erected by order of the Secretary-at-War at she several barracks for school-rooms for the use of soldiers. ARMY AMUSEMENTS —The Board of CHI - ranee have been dir,!ctod t ) construct a fives-court at the Cavalry Barracks, Glasgow, for the use of the officers and men, and one for the pupils at the Ordnance School at Car shalton. LECTURES TO PORTSMOUTH GARRISON.—In his anxiety to advance the cause of general knowledge, and especially of military education, Lord Frederick Fitz- Clarence has, we hear, engaged the services of Lieut.- Colonel Torrens and Major Lysons, of the 23d Fusiliers; Captain James, of the Royal .Eegineers; and, Mr. Stocqueler, the author of the "Hand-Book cf British India;" to delic)ar ;ectures during the present mouth upon subjects of military interest. A ball- practice range has been orderei to ba con structed ar. Upnor Barracki, on the river Medway. BARRACKS.—The new barracks now being erected at Sheffield, and capable of accommodating 37 officers and 91 . 0 men, will not be ready f or occu p a ti on un til th e y ear 1852. KILKENNY DISTRICT. - Major-General M‘Donald, C. 8., has proceeded to Dublin, and the command of the district, during his absence, has devolved upon Colonel Sir Charles O'Donnell, the Assistant-Adjutant-General. The Fort Adjutancy of Penetanguishene has been filled up by the appointment of Mr. Michael Dowd. The Fort Adjutancy of the Bahamas is vacant. Brevet Major Napier, 25th Foot, has ceased to be an Aide-de-Camp to Sir Charle.a Napier. . • Lieutenatit-Colonel Lovell, C. 8., 15th 1 - Iwsars (who held the local rank of Major-General in India), ha, a!- rived in England in the Indus steamer. Colonel Gar den, lata Quartermaster-General of Vie Bengal Army, has „I;kewi3e arrived. Niajor Henry Jervis, 72d Highlanders. it is reported, will succeed Colonel Weare. li.H., as Commandant of the Provisional Battalion at Chatham. The new battery, ordered last yEar to be built ia the Dockyard at Sheerness, but which was not even begur, is to be erected daring the next year, under the superin tcudence of an officer of the Royal Engineers. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal.) There has not been so large an amount of business trrnaeted during the present week a 3 we have had for some time past. Notwithstanding which, however, in quiries continue to be made for shares in our leading mines, and the market generally remains as firm as to prices as during the previous week, in which a much larger number changed hands. Devon Great Consuls are still in request, and some shares have changed hands durine the week. There have been inquiries for Wheal Henry, c en d ur _ row, Carn Brea, &c. At the Wheal Margaret bi-monthly account, a di vi . deed of 896/. was dee'ared, being 81. per share ; l eav i ng balance in hand of 102/.lls. 23. Balleeeidden account, for Nov. and Dec. was held on the 27th, when a dividend of 125. 6i. Fer share wasde . . te,rrvitig to credit of next account 941. 12s. sd. The agent's report was highly satisfactory, and the same amount of dividend may be expected in the next account. At Wheal Spearne Consols, a dividend of 3Cs. per share was declared, leaving balance of 250/. 12s. sd. in hand. The agent's report stated that in the 12G fin. level there is a good branch of tin both east and west. The 116 fin. level east is also very good; and the 60 fr. level east is in good tribute ground. In the 40 there is Jeeneekepteiletae course of tin ; the pitches are all lock ing Well. • At tht, RAst Godolphin Mines' account for the three months ending Dee., it balenee of 3551 Its. Ild. was she alu.inst the vices, and a call of 2/. 103. per share wthi tLahL The managgr's report represents the pro s-0.0,e; as encouraging. lidjourned inc?eting, of Fe. et Wheal George. a te -ei eh 51:2! : (being 11. p_r share) 'is made. The pro ,spti•cts of Lad mine ore r , Tre.ient(•,.l as sssurning the 1,14(,;t encou r a olig appeei anee, and the surfAne ofolratioes a7c progressing in «L eery satisfactory maria!r. At the Wheel Aaderten meeting a call w 4:4 made of 1/, per share. held at the U n i on H ote l , At the Iloswednan meeting, Peniatieb, the accounts for the two reer. th, ending Do_ eeneber wcre examined find passed, showing balance in favour of adventurers, of 55/. At the Wheal 13a1 meeting, held at the mine, the ac 'counts fur the three months endive Deceueber, were pro duced, from which it appeared there was te balance con tra of 3051., when it was resolved that an immediate call be made of 21. per share. At the Balnoon Consols meeting, held at the mine, it was resolved that, to pay off balance against the mine, ' and for furthe r p rosecution of the adventuro, a call of 41. oer share be mad e , an d forthwith collecte d . Al so, that the purser be instructed to institute legal proceedings against defaulters. At the Craddock Moor meeting, the accounts showed —Balance last account, 81/. Ba. Id.; call, 1051, 10s.= 1861 18s. Id. Cost, 91/. 19s. 9d. ; leaving balance in favour of adventurers, 94/, 18s. 4d. At the Gonarcer.a meeting, the costs for November and December were shown to have been 1221. Is. 9d. ; leaving balance in hand, 26/. 195. 4d. At the West Caradon meeting, the accounts showed Ores sold Nov. and Dec. (less dues), 5,185/. 10.. 61— Labour cost, 3,1761.75. id.; merchant's bills, 719/.lBs. Id.; and, after payment of sundries, a balance in hand re mained of 1,662/. 4s. 91, from which a dividend of 2,. 10s. per share was declared. The accounts from the Welsh mines recently received are highly encouraging. At Esgair Llee some very fa vourable improvements have taken place, and in the deep alit, east of the cross-cut, one ur two important discoveries have been made. At Llwynmalces they have had several improvements, and a very promising lea'ler, about 6 inches in width, of solid lead, has been recently cut into. At the Daren Mines, in the eastern part of the sett, a valuable course of rich silver lead ore has been dis covered, from whence four men are expected to break between 5001. and 6001. during the present month. In adit Coed level it is estimated that 10,0001. worth of ore has been discovered standing. The western ground is also very productive. At the Wheal Caistock meeting, it having been re solved that Captain S. Seccumbe be solicited to inspect the mine, he has done so, and forwarded his re port, in which he states th t in the:deep adit level, driven 65 fins., for the last 30 fins. the lode has a kindly ap pearance, more especially at and near the end, varying in size from 2 to 4 ft., containing caps[, quartz, mundic, soft prian, and black copper ore. The indications are sufficient to justify the driving the end, as it will dove lope the general character of the lode; and he. considers the ground between this end and the eastern boundary to be the most valuable portion of the sett. A great many tons of ore bad been broken from the north lode, in the 12 fm. level, by old workers. Captain See combo recommends proceeding with the operations, and believes the prospect) sufficient to justify the outlay. Shares in the following mines have changed bands since our last :—Devon Great Consols, Sough Basset, South Frances, Wheal Margaret, Carn Bra?,-Condur row, Gustavus, Treleigh Consols, ileingston Down, East Gunuis, Lake Junction, Camborne Consols, Kingsett and Bedford, Pendarves, Bedford United, East and South Tamar, Trehane, Trelawny, Mary Ann, Stray Park, Wheal Henny, Penzance Consols, Cwm Erfir, Esgair - Llee, Wheal Henry, Hennock. In Foreign Mines there has been a fair proportion of business done; in United Mexican, and at an advanced price; National and Imperial Brazilian, St. John del Hey, Copiapo, Guadalcanal, and Linares, have also changed hands. THE SUN, G REECE. The following dispatch from M. Londos, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been addressed to M. Tnouvenel, Minister of France at Athens. It is dated Athens, Feb. 9, 1850 : " Sir,—l have only now been apprised of a publication which bears no printer's name, and of which I know not the real origin. I only know that it has been commu nicated to all the accredited missions at Athens. It is entitled A document Emanating from the British Legation, and not contained in the collection of papers published by the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs.' I have particularly remarked, Sir, the following paragraph of a dispatch addressed to you by the slinister of her Britannic Majesty on the 31st ef January (new style):—' The undersigned has, more over, seen with the greatest surprise that in an expose published in the same collection, the Greek Government has comprised (with what ob ject the undersigned cannot well conjecture) the ques tion fireign to that demand of the occupation by the Greek Government of the islands of Cervi and Sapi ent:.' (Anonymous publication, page 26.) It is my duty to remove any doubt which may exist in your mind as well as in that of the Government of the French Re public, on the subject of a reclamation which Mr. Wyse did not address to me personally, but to which I now hasten to reply. The text of the note addressed by Sir Edward Lyons to M. Colocotroni, dated the 6th Dec em ber, 1848, and to which Mr. Wyse has frequently made allusion, contains a portion of a phrase which is not repeated in the anonymous publication of which I have the honour to speak to you. The following is tee pot tion omitted—' and stating with re gard to these demands as well as to the others which bad not been satisfied.' After recapitulating in this dispatch all the grievances which have given rise to the demonstration of which Greet/a is still the object, those words must probably apply to the loan and to the de mend of the islands of Cervi and Sapienza. In his note of the 2d of July, 1849, the Minister of her Britannic Ma jesty having repeated the same grievances, adds—' No other reply has been given to the note so frequently quoted in the letter of Sir Edward Lyons, dated the 6th of December, 1848, in which he recapitu lated those claims as well as others more impor tant.' (Anonymous publication, page 12.) What c mld those more important claims be if not the question rela tive to the loan and to the islands of Cervi and Sapienz It is, as you know, Sir, to these two notes, one of the 6th December, 1848, and the other of the 2d July, 1849, that Mr. Wyse particularly referred at the conference et which, in accord with Admiral Parker, he submitted to the Government of the King the u'timatum of which you know thu consequences, taking care by a separate note to reserve the question of the loan. Did not this exception on a single poiat allow all the preceding demands tip ,übsist ? I nevertheless entertained some doubts of this in nay own mini, and which I made to appear when say ing to the Cie/labor of Deputies on the 6.18 th January. Tha sixth and last demand refers to a concessive; of a portion of the Greek territory. It is true that the Miniver of Great Britein does net make any cate gorical demand on this subject in the note which he submitted to the Government. He mentions it indirect'y when referrit g to the previous note of his predecessor, the Hon. Sir Edward Lyons, dated the 6th of December, 1848. Howev, r that aay be, Sir, without pretending that this last question was, according to the opinion of Mr. Wyse and of Admiral Parker, to be, whether just or unjust, resutved within 24 hours like all the others, I main'ain it is the right of the Greek Government, ued,r existing circumstances, to enlighten the nation as well as public opinion as to all the demands not yet settled which hal been presented by the British Legation at the moment when the differences arose. Now, Mr. Wyse cannot deny that the islands of Cervi and Sapienza were clairne 1 several times, and that no reply approving of the claim was made to the note of M. Glaraki, dated 17th Novemner last, relating to this subject. Conse quently, such a claim exists, and it is my duty to refer to it in order that none of the aflairs to be discussed be tween the King's Government and that of her Britannic Majesty should be unknown to anybody. It would be easy for me, Sir, to replylto other passages in Mr.Wyse's last note to prove that the Government of his Majesty has furnished a reply to each of the demands of the Bri tish Legation at the period when they were made. The Government of her Britannic Majesty has always confined itself to remarking that itcould not take the objections of the Greek Government into serious consideration, and that it required full and complete satisfaction. For reasons which everybody will appreciate, silence was in some measure imposed on my predecessors. As to the note of the 6th December, 1848, you know, Sir, the state of health of M. Colocotroni when he received it. (He died within three weeks.) In the trouble which this event caused, and in consequence of the numerous changes which occurred in some months in the offices of his successors, it may be admitted that the last com munication of Sir Edward Lyons—to which, more over, as I have had the honour to tell you, preceding officers of the Minister for Foreign Affairs had re pliel in advance, but their replies had not been taken into consideration—it is admitted, I repeat, that they may have been lost sight of. As to the dispatches ad dressed by Mr. Wyse to M. Glariki, dated the 19th of June and the td of July, 1849, they so completely at tracted the alention of my predecessor that, preferring acts to useless words which might produce irritation, he arranged the affair relative to Mr. Finlay, although it is again found repeated in the ultimatum imposed on the King's Government. As to the last note of which Mr. Wyse speaks—that is to say the note which I myself received on the 26th December last, a few days after I entered on office I leave you to judga, Sir, whether my silence during 15 days, in the midst of numerous occupations, can be considered as a refusal to examine and to settle conformably to justice, to law, and to the resf ect due to a friendly Government, all the claims of the British Legation. Ire quest you will be so good as to communicate this dispatch to the Govern ment of the French Republic, in order that in this ever to-be-regretted conflict it may know that I have not deviated one instant from the line traced out for me by my duties as a Minister, and my good faith as an honest re.aro Accept, Sir, the assurance of my high considera tion, &c., (Signed) " A. LoNDos." l u n g oft this company isetri:t-esdtr that CiasaisG CROSS-BRIDGE.—The half-yearly meet was held on Thursday , at the offices report Vi C th o e lesChild, Eiq.,in the chair The amount of tolls , rent, and interest, received for the half-yearending the rent and rates of thecom pany's wharf, due at Christmas istmas last 171 Z 17s 6d makin. inincrease all 3,1071. 9i. 4d., b e i ng an - " " over the revenue for the corres p i nn g n ase of 1061. 14s. 3d. vious year. The directors have paid t riapteheond ugerof tbefpre ma,ket Company the first moiety of 1,0001. agreed n t o ord b paid 113 iced damages to that company. There is a sum or 718/. 179. 10d, available for a dividend, at the rate of Pt per "I'L per annum. A reduction has been effected in the rate f interest hitherto paid to the Loudon and County Banking Company. The directors have not hitherto found it expe heat to put in force the po were vested in them for makin a ne.e street between the York and Belvidere-roads; but n.‘gotiations ou the subject have for some time been in progress, which, it is hoped, will enablo them to COM zneneo the wok at an early period. It is prepo3ed to raise by mortgie,e or bonds a sum not exceed;re 31,0004, fpr the purpose of discharging the debt of 21,0001 due to the Exchequer Loan Commissioners, on which 5 per reel!, interest is payable. Mr. Tyrrell, supported by Mr. W. Hawes, raised various objeutions to the ilatc ments contained iu the report and accounts; but after a very tedious and rather warm discussion, en amendencet that the repo:: should be laid on the table was negatived, end the report was received. The motion of the direc tors for a dividend of 3s. 9d, on each original share was not carried, as it appeared to be the general feeling that the sum in band should be applied to the payment of liabili • ties. Power was granted to the directors to raise by loan or mortgage a sum of 31,000!., at such interest as might be agreed to. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1850 ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. IV ORT HERA' CI RC U IT.—Newcasile-upon-Tyne, March 1. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron AL- DEILSON.) BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—mciroLsoN 77. TURNBULL AND WIFE. Mr. C-rainger and Mr. Udall were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for the defendants. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an organ-builder in this town, against the defend ant and his wife, to recover damages for a breach of promise of marriage made by the defendant's wife to the plaintiff in the course of the year 1848. It ap peared that the female defendant was the daughter and only child of a Mr. Parkin, a respectable trades man, who died about two years ago, having be queathed to his daughter a considerable sum of money which he had amassed. She resided at Etherley, near Bishop's Auckland, and in the course of 1848 she met the plaintiff at the house of a Mr. Brother ton, who combines the two trades of grocer and music-master at Bishop's Auckland, to which place the plaintiff went continually for the purpose of erecting an organ in the church. The lady going twice a week to learn music of Mr. Brotherton, con tinually met the plaintiff, the consequence of which meeting was, that an intimacy sprung up which ended in an engagement, and the following letters, addressed by the female defendant to the plaintiff, were put in and read to substantiate the plaintiff's case : " Wednesday Afternoon, March 21, 1849. "My dear James,—l ought to have answered yours sooner, but I have been so busy, and still am, you must excuse me. The ring was safe, but it is too large. I suppose it c.in be made smaller. You can get the licer.ce at Durham to be married at Southchurch. I think it would be better than coming over to Auckland on pur pose, as I believe it has got out about your being at Green's before. " You can get a waistcoat made such as you like, and I will make one such as I like, the:► you can wear which you choose. I wish I could persuade you not to get much to the house until I come, I would feel far more comfortable if you would not. Mr. and Mrs. Bro therton do tease me so. I wish all this anxiety were over. I write in baste, Miss Hall is working beside me. I don't know of anything I shall want from Newcastle. If anything should come into my head, I will write. With kind love I remain, " Yours, very affectionate, "M. PA. RKIN. " 6, Wcst Clayton street, Newcastle." Whitehall March 30, 1849. _ _ " My dear James,—Before I received your last, I had almost begun to think you had forgotten how to write. You can get licence where it will be most convenient to yourself, it is no matter to me where. I have got your waistcoat finished to buttons, which you will perhaps be kind enough to send by Mr. Brotherton. I would like plated ones best; I enclose a bit of the material, and you must get buttons to suit. I have seen studs to take out when washed. If you can get them, they will be best. I am quite well but rather harassed in mind, but it will soon get over. I have no news. As you are so busy with Lancaster organ, you had better not come on Sa turday. It would be quite as comfortable to me ono way as the other, but as you are working so hard, it is a pity to waste so much time. " Yours affectionate, " M. PARKIN." " April 6, 1849. "My dear James,—l received yours yesterday morn ing, and the stads, for which I am much obliged; but you will, perhaps, be kind enough to get the other two studs, as you only sent six instead of seven, aed one has got broken on the road; I like them very much. Cousin Jane came last night, and we find it quite impossible to be ready on Tuesday. You must exercise your patience a little longer, and I will do my best to reward you when I do get ready—will teat satisfy you ? If I vas at Newcastle I think I could persuade you to be patient. I hope you will not feel disappointed more than is necesbary ou account of this matter ; it is unavoidable, and I can assure you I would not have deferred the day, as I am as anxious to be settled as you can be. When I write again, I hope I shall be able to fix the day that all will be come plet( d in. " I shall be glad to find that you are not displeased. I should have been glad for you to have spent Eater Sunday with us, but as you will have to come on the Saturday after to be ready, I think it would be as well if you did not come till that tim I received the licenr e by Mr. Brotherton; he tells me you are in ca pital spirits. I have just received the box from Stock• ton with bonnets. I like them very much, and hope you will do the same when you see them. Mr. Bro. therton told us that you did not intend to ser.d or bring the cake ; please say when you write, as I have not understood from you whether you iutend bringing it or not. I write in haste. Cousin Jane sends her love to you. She will not go into Lancashire with us, but will go with ua to Newcastle ti stay a time. She hopes you will make yourself as happy us you can. With love to yourself and the bairns, yours very affectionately. " M. PARKIN." After the writing of the last letter, it appeared that the defendant, who was a merchant captain, and who had been paying his addresses to the female defendant previous to the plaintiff, returned from sea, and shortly after, on the 13th of April, it was intimated to the plaintiff that Miss Parkin did not intend to marry him, Mr. Nicholson, but was about to be mar ried to C,lpt,iin Turnbull. The plaintiff was very indignant at this trea!ment, which was increased by his shortly after receiving from Captain Turnbull, the defendant, the following letter : " Etherley, April 21, 18.19. " Sir,—ln consequence of not Laving heard from you, lam desired by Miss Parkin to write you, requesting to know the nature and amount of your claim for ex penses which you have incurred on her account, as she is wishful to reimburse you, as soon as she knows whet are the expenses you have been at on her account. " Yours, respectfully. " To Mr. Nicholson." " THOMAS TURNBULL. The plaintiff was therefore tricked out of his wife, and had been put to great expense in taking a large house, and also in procuring a marriage licence; he had likewise been deprived of the property of the lady, and when he suggested that all should be set tled amicably by arbitration, he was cooly told by the defendants to bring his action. Several witnesses having been called, Mr. Sergeant Wincres addressed the jury for the defendants, and said it was one of the most extraor dinary cases ever presented to a jury, for, from the letters which had been put in to convince them of the amount of affection entertained by the young lady towards the plaintiff, Mr. Nicholson, when the love was put against the studs, plum cake, waistcoat, and pianoforte, the love bore the same proportion towards those commodities that Falstaff's piece of bread did towards his sack. Fortunately such ridiculous actions were not often brought on the part of a man. On what ground could the plaintiffdemand damages ? Was his heart broken ? Fortunately there never was but one broken heart, and that was the broken heart men tioned by Sam Slick, which belonged to a Yankee blacksmith, who undertook to test his strength with an English blacksmith in the lifting of an anvil. The Englishman could not move it ; but the Yankee having raised it, said " it broke his heart, for he never went without a pain in his back afterwards." But the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff had let out the real grievances of the case, in saying that it was a serious thing for the plaintiff to be deprived of the young lady's fortune. If he had only obtained the poor girl's fortune, it would have set him well up in the organ-building, and have enabled him to carry on a roaring trade. The real truth was, that the Bro thertons suggested the match to the plaintiff, as the girl was possessed of money ; and they had teazed and worried her nearly to death, for the letters proved that more than anything else, and did not contain the warmth of affection which love letters usually breathe. The plaintiff had proposed a reference. In the name of all that was amorous, who was to be the referee ? What documents could he inspect? Was the award to be made a rule of court, and if so cf what court, except of the court which could alone take cognizance of it— the court of Cupid and Hymen. The truth was that the lady's affections had previously been engaged to Turnbull, and having been induced to break faith with him by the plaintiff, he having returned from sea, the plaintiff was caught in his own trap, and the verdict most suitable to the case would be that returned by a Welsh jury of "serve him right." The young lady was only 20, whereas the plaintiff must be 40, having a child 7 years of age. Captain Turnbull was only 28, and much more suitable in that respect than the plaintiff, who was a man with three children. Elderly suitors should remember the advice— " Old men be Nero, Young wives will make you remember; They'll bring you to trouble and care, Like poor old Mr. December." With regard to the waistcoat, it must be admitted that a strait-waistcoat would be most appropriate for the plaintiff. But a promise had been made and broken, and so they must find a verdict for the plain tiff. No damage, however, had been sustained ; no love had been lost. It did not appear who paid for the licence, and the ring which had been sent might, for anything which had been shown, have been the ring of the plaintiff's former wife. It wasla disgraceful case, and the jury should mark their indignation by awarding the plaintiff a farthing damages. The Learned JUDGE left it to the jury to say what damages they thought sufficient. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages one farthing. His LORMHIF said that such actions should not be brought, and that he should, if requested, certify to ,:eprive the plaintiff of costs. dROWN . COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron RoLFE.) George Richardson and Thomas :Orange were in dieted for shooting at John Smith, with intent to murder. Mr. Matthews and Mr. Otter conducted the prose cution ; Mr. Overend defended the prisoners. It appeared that on the night of the 24th of D cember, John Smith, who is gamekeeper to 03win Cresswell, Esq., of Harehope, in this county, heard guns in the Burnmouth plantation at East Lilburn, and having obtained the assistance of two watchers George Dixon and William Thane, they all pro ceeded to the Pond plantation, and then into a turnip I field adjoining, when they saw four men going along, 1 the line of the plantation. Smith a n d th e wa t c h ers made a turn, ran before them and faced them ; where upon the four men drew up, three being armed with gins, and the fourth with a stick. The keepers ap • proached, upon which one of the poachers said, "keep hack, or we'll make your wives wPows." They then put their guns to their shoulders and aimed at The prisoner Richardson pulicd his trigger, but, fortunately, the gun did not go off. One of the poachers not taken then fired his gun, which black ened Smith's face, stunned him, and blew off his cap, the charge riddling it. The poachers then ran away, and Smith let fly both barrels of his gun amongst them. The two prisoners fell among the turnips, though not from the effects of the gun, and were secured; but while being secured Richardson managed to draw his knife and cut the thick trowsers of Smith quite through. Mr. OvEaEND addressed the jury for the prisoners. Verdict, Guilty. Sentence, ten year's transportation. Alexander Clanton, William Ramshaw, and David Ridley, were indicted for shooting at John Roddam, with intent to murder him. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Otter conducted the prosecution ; the Hon. A. Liddell defended the prisoners. It appeared that, on the night of the Ist of Novem ber last, John Roddam, gamekeeper to Mr. Riddell, of Cheeseburn Grange, in company with another man, was going his rounds through Mr. Riddell's preserves. On reaching the Low Fell plantation they heard the discharge of an air-gun, upon which Roddam de,ired his companion Currie to lie in wait while he went for further assistance. While Roddam was absent, Currie saw the three prisoners come out of the plantation, two being armed with guns, and the third with a bludgeon. Roddam shortly returned with Mr. Riddell and six other per sons. Some stopped at the Rig plantation, while others went in another direction. Mr. Riddell hearing the poachers in the wood, went with Roddam and a man named Havelock, towards them, and having got near to them, the prisoner Clouton asked them what they wanted, upon which Mr. Riddell was proceeding to take him into custody, when he was knocked by the blow of a gun into a dyke. Roddam then pro ceeded after Clouton, who cocked his gun, and point ing it at him, threatened to blow his brains out. Roddam said, " It's of no liar, I have a gun as well as you." The two other prisoners then came up to Clouton's assistance, when Roddam was knocked down with the butt end of a gun and beat about the head while on the ground. The prisoners then re attacked Mr. Riddell, whose assistants having come to his succour, a regular melee took place, and guns were fired on both sides. Mr. Riddell was wounded in both legs, having seventy-four shot wounds in his left leg, and six in bis right. Roddam, the keeper, was severely hurt in the back part of the head, and also on the neck and ear. The prisoners were like wise wounded in the affray. Mr. LIDDELL having addressed the jury for the prisoners, His LORDSHIP summed up. Verdict Guilty. Sentence, ten years' transpor tation. Mr. Sergeant Murphy tried the prisoners in the grand jury room. Richard Short, who was yesterday convicted of a Post-office felony, was this morning sentenced by Mr. Baron Rolfe to ten years' transportation, his lordship not considering the objection of the prisoner's counsel valid. March 2. Mr. Baron Rolfe sat in the Crown Court this morn ing to try the remaining prisoners, but none of the cases were of importance. The judges will proceed in the course of the day to Durham. TV ESTERA CIRCUIT, Winchevter, March 2. CROWN COURT.—Before Mr: Justice TALFOURD. Thomas Harkey was indicted for having, while in the employ of the Post-office, stolen a gold signet ring, the property of the Postmaster-General. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Poulden appeared for the pro secution, and Mr. Saunders defended the prisoner. The facts of this case were very simple. In June, 1848, a gold signet ring was taken to the shop of Mr. Hewett, a jeweller, at Portsea, to be repaired. He sent it up to a Mr. Bird, a working jeweller at Clerkenwell, London, by post. Mr. Bird repaired it and on the 14th of June, 1848, put the ring into a box, put it in a letter and posted the letter, which was directed to Mr. Hewett at Portsea, at a branch post-office in Clerkenwell. This letter would in due course have passed through the post-office at Portsea on the 15th. In this office the prisoner was employed as a stamper, and the letter would in due - course have passed through his hands. The letter, however, never reached :its destination, and nothing was heard of the ring until June last, when, owing to some sus picion falling on the prisoner, 'his house was searched, and in a secret drawer of the prisoner's desk the ring was found. On being asked how he came by it he said he had bought it of a je tv three years before, and gave ten shillings for it. The defence set up was, that the ring was not clearly identifiel to be the same ring as sent by Mr. Bird through the post. Bird, however, swore dis • tinctly to his work in the repairs' of the ring. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence deferred. The Ni:d Prius Court has been occupied the whole day in trying a right of way through a passage lead ing out of a street in Portsmouth. The case is not of the slightest interest, except to the parties immediately concerned. OXFORD CIRCUIT, Abingdon, March 1. Both Courts sat this morning at nine. The Nisi Prins continued sitting till seven, and the Crown Court till eight in the evening. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) Henry Gosling, aged 22, a groom, was indicted for having, on the 6ch of February, in the parish of Fa ringdon, feloniously assaulted and cut and wounded Henry Maskelyne, his master, with intent to maim, disfigure, and kill him. Mr. Cripps conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Carrington the defence. It appeared that the prosecutor was a surgeon, and the prisoner was his groom ; that on the day in ques tion the prosecutor, on returning home, went to his stables, and finding his horses grossly neglected, spoke in very angry terms to the prisoner, who was then under notice to leave, and that the prisoner, on the prosecutor turning his back, struck him with his hand on the head and knocked him down, and then beat him, when on the ground, in a most brutal and savage manner, till the family ran out and saved him. The prosecutor had only just recovered from a severe illness, and was therefore the less able to protect himself. lle was insensible for a considerable time, and fur some time his medical advisers feared that he had suffered a concussion of the brain. He bled profusely, and there was also a large extravasa tion of blood in the head. On the close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. CARRINGTON submitted, on the authority of the case of "R. v. Stevens," 1 Moody's Crown Cases, 409, decided by seven judges against six, that the and w oun di ng under the statute maintained, as th e pr i soner h ad used no weapon. e cutting After some discussion, his L ORDSHIP sa id t h at h e could not fo b r was reluctantly obliged to yield to the authority of that decision. Mr. CARRINGTON then sa id that he could not apinrostn conviction f or a common assault. pronounced the pri soner Guilty of a str T ug h g e l j e u a r g y no bar barous assault ; and after a suitable addrress upon the barbarous brutal, and cowardly character of the as sault which he had committed, he was sentenced to be imprisoned for 18 calendar months. James Clark, aged 31, a sweep. was i n di c t e d f or a felonious assault on one John Humph rey, at t h e borough of Reading, on the 19th of January last, and cutting and wounding him, with intent to maim and disfigure him. Mr. Carrington appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Williams for the defence., This case arose out of the protection meeting at Reading. The pro►ecutor was a farmer who at tended the meeting. Oa its being broken up he went homeward, down along Friar-street, followed by a mob of 300 persons, and when he reached the end of that street his hat was knocked off, and the prisoner came behind him, and gave him a violent blow with a heavy-handled whip on the back of the head. There was some difficulty in afterwards tracing the prisoner, and one of the circumstances which led to his detection was the discovery at his house of the whip with which the blow was inflicted, covered with blood. On being convicted of a common assault he was sentenced to be imprisoned for six months. CIVIL SIDE.— (Before Mr. Justice PATTRBON and a Special Jury.) SCOT T v. BARON ROTHSCHILD. Mr. Keating, Q.C., and Mr. Gray appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Whately, Q.C., and Mr. Phipson for the defendant. This was an action by the representative of Henry Scott, the celebrated racehorse trainer at Ascot 11-ath, against B3ron Rothschild, for 2741., the balance of an account alleged to be due to the deceased for the keep, training, etc., of horses belonging to the defendant in the sears of 1843, 1844, 1845, and 18-16. Scott di e d in N o vember, 1847, and soon after his death the plaintiff sent in an account to the de fendant, charging him with a balance of only 661., which he at once paid. Soon afterwards this was discovered to be a mistake, and the real balance was said to be 2741. 10s. 3d. The defendant paid 701. into court, and denied his liability to any greater amount; he also pleaded a set-off to the extent of 500/. The case had not proceeded far when it was re ferred to arbitration. The Court was engaged the rest of the day and night, up to seven o'clock, with an interpleader issue. HOME CIRCUIT, Hertford, March 2. CIVIL SIDE—(B fore Chief Justice WILDE and a Common Jury.) MEAD (AN INFANT) V. CHEEK. Tilis was a writ of injuiry, judgment being allowed by default, to assess the damages to be paid by the defendant, for having beaten and struck the plaintiff. Mr. Boviil was for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. Cham bers tbr the defendant. This action appeared to be of a most trumpery cha racter. The defendant, who is a respectable trades man in the town of Hertford, it seemed, had chas tised the plaintiff, who was a lad in his service, for insolence ; and, although some little severity was used in the castigation, the injury inflicted was very tri fling; but a London attorney having got hold of the case, an action-at-law was commenced in due form, and the matter now came to be disposed of at the assizes. Mr. CHAMBERS, in mitigation of damages, impressed upon the jury the real nature of the case, and called upon them to give such a verdict as would be likely to repress such proceedings as the present being adopted on any future occasion. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—da mages 205.; and the Learned Judge, after observing that the proper tribunal for such a case was the County Court, said he should not certify for costs. MEAD (AN INFANT) V. DODGER. This action was brought to recover damages from the defendant, by reason of his having shot and wounded the plaintiff. Mr. M. Climbers and Mr. Lush were for the plain tiff, and Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Pearson for the defendant. It appeared that in the beginning cf the last shoot ing season the defendant and a person named Green were out on a shooting expedition in the neighbour hood of Finchley, and the former fired at a blackbird that was in a hedge and killed it, and some of the shots wounded the plaintiff, a lad thirteen years old, who was at work in the field on the other side of the hedge. Upon ascertaining what had occurred the defendant expressed his regret, and promised to do what was necessary; and the boy went home, when it was found that a number of shots had entered his neck, shoulder, and other parts of his body. A good deal of laughter was created by the statement of one of the witnesses, of the result of the day's shooting of the two London gentlemen, which it appeared consisted of the blackbird before mentioned, a sparrow, and a partridge. The jury gave a verdict fur the plaintiff, damages 201. The civil business was got through by twelve o'clock, and his Lordship then proceeded to try prisoners. CROWN SIDE. Mr. Justice Maule sat in this court, and tried se veral cases, but none of them were of any interest, and the whole of the business was concluded by four o'clock. The commission for the county of Essex will be opened on Monday (this day), at Chelmsford. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. CHARGE OF FORGERY.—George Lyon, who was formerly a clerk in the London Joint-stock Bank, was brought up in the custody of John Forrester, the officer, charged with having committed a forgery upon the establishment for the amount of 1501. Mr. Mullins, of the firm of Bush and Mullins, solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for the Prevention of Forgeries and Frauds, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Mullins said the precise charge against the prisoner was, that he had forged and uttered a bill of exchange for the sum of 1301., purporting to be the acceptance of William Curling ; and it was the in tention upon the present occasion to read the deposi tions upon which the warrant had been granted, in order that a remand might take place, with a view to ulterior proceedings. The LORD MAYOR having directed that the evidence of Mr. Mullins should be taken, that witness stated as follows :—I obtained a warrant on the 28th of December against George Lyon, for forging and uttering the bill in question, and the following is the information upon which the warrant was granted : William Curling, of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire, said —I keep an account at the London Joint-stock Bank. The produced bill of exchange for 1501., dated 13th of August, 1849, purporting to be drawn by one Andrew Johnson upon, and to be accepted by me, payable two months after date at the London Joint-stock Bank, is not accepted by me, and I have never authorised any person whomsoever to accept it for me. Sarah Best, of 17, King Henry-street, Back road, Kingsland, said, Mr. George Lyon came to lodge at my house about twelve months ago. He and his wife occupied the front parlour. His wife went into the country about three months ago. Mr. Lyon stayed at my house some time after wards, but he has not been there now for some weeks. He left some boxes and other things in the front parlour. John Forrester—l searched the front parlour re. furred to by the last witness, and amongst other things I found the pass-book of Mr. Curling with the London Joint-stock Bank, and also a piece of paper, both of which I now produce. The piece of paper had upon it the name " IVilliam Curling" in several places, written evidently in imitation of the signature of that gentleman, John Saunders, clerk in the London Joint-stock Brink, said—The bill of exchange produced was pre sented to me at the bank on the 16th of October, 1849, for payment, and I paid it on account of Wil liam Curling. I know George Lyon. He was formerly a clerk in the bank in which I am. lam well acquainted with his handwriting, and I believe the body of the produced bill of exchange, and also the writing on the paper produced by Forrester, to be in Lyon's handwriting. Mr. Saunders was, after the information was read, called to identify the prisoner as the person alluded to in his evidence, and Lyon was remanded for a week. It was stated that other forgeries attributed to the prisoner had been detected. As a clerk in the bank he had facilities of practising imitations, and the amount for which attempts had been made to utter the forgeries was believed to be considerable. GUILDHALL. This day was appointed for the final hearing of a charge of felonious assault against Joseph Solomon, the son of Jewish parents, resident in Little Britain. The particulars of former examinations have been reported in our paper. Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, who was on the magis trate's bench, now rose and said—l am very sorry to see, and to tell you, sir, that Joseph Solomon, in whose behalf I was engaged by his parents, is not forthcoming. I did not know that circumstance un til just now, when it was communicated to me by the attorney of the accused, who received himself the communication whilst in the Bankruptcy Court. I beg to assure you that the attorney (Mr. Lewis), who is a most respectable individual, was not aware of the circumstance until within the last few minutes. I beg also to state that that gentleman, who was en gaged early in the case, had no knowledge of money having been offered or given until the subject was broached at the last hearing, and when he heard it had, he then felt the more anxious that the accused should appear. The moment he heard that allega tion, he (Mr. Lewis) found it most necessary that the matter should be investigated, and he directly took steps that the prisoner should be present on a former occasion. I need say no more. The attor ney's respectability is well known, and I only make these remarks to show that there has been nothing but what was fair and honourable in the part he has acted here. Alderman FAREBROTHERI am quite ready to ad mit that Mr. Lewis has had nothing to do with an attempt to compromise this felony, because I hold in my hand written communications in which are dis closed the names of all the persons engaged in this transaction. Call the bail. The crier of the court called in and outside for the accused and for his bail, and, returning into the court, said no one answered. t r e A a t l e d d e , r m a and a F w A a ß rr E a ll n lt t O i T ss u u E e ß d — fo L r e t t he th a e ppr b e a h il be e apprehension of the accused.—(Applause.) Mr. Nicholl (who appeared for Fanny Harnsworth) mmaag ate. de ist a r n application for the papers referred to by the Alderman FAREBROTHER--They are not yours; are they ? Mr. Nicholl—No. Alderman FAREBROTHER -- Then let the Court act to the best of its judgment, and on its own responsi• bility in the matter. Officer, let the warrant against the accused be issued. Roe, the officer, retired to cause it to be done. As Fanny Harnsworth left the court, she was fol lowed by a crowd of persons, wishing, no doubt, to scrutinise her features, and whose annoying curiosity obliged her to take refuge in a public-house in Cat. eaton- street. BOW-STREET. John Fitzgerald, a boy about twelve years of age, was brought before Mr. Henry, cherged with obtain ing money under false representations in a very genious manner. Thomas Robinson, a b o y o f Equa l age w i t h t h e prisoner, in the service of Mr. Browne, draper, of Davies-street, Berkeley square, said that on Thursday last his master gave him tnree parcels to deliver at King-street, where he received 21. 175.; another in Parliament -street, where he was to receive 21. Cs. ; and a third in Bunhill-row ; and immediately On starting on his journey he was met by the prisoner, with whom he was well acquainted, and he consented to accompany him. When he arrived at Bunhill row the prisoner said, " I shall hold one of the parcels while you deliver the other at No. 1)5," which he agreed to, and gave it to prisoner, who sat at the step of a door to await his return, but be was no sooner out of sight than the prisoner disappeared, and it was subsequently discovered that he had gone to Rudia merit- street, where the parcel of goods had been di rected to, and having delivered it, obtained the amount, for which he gave a receipt, as if he had been in Mr. Browne's service. City Police-constable 204 said that he went with the vines to a low coffee-house where he appre hended the prisoner, who was in company with a number of young thieves, at one o'clock in the morn ing, and it appeared that he had procurad an Outfit with the money he had obtained, Ilia clothes being quite new. In addition to the present case there were three other charges of robbery against Lim. Mr. HENRY said it was quite clear no portion of the money would be recovered, and ordered the pri soner to be remanded for the attendance of the Lidy who had paid him for the goods. MARYL . EI3OIVE. George Davis, a man well known to the police, was brought up by Inspector Wiggins, of the 1) divi sion, and placed at the bar, charged with a burglary at the residence of Mr. William tiowlee, auctione,r and house agent, carrying on business at No. 20, Upper Berkelepstreet West, Paddinwon. Turnage, 18 1), deposed that at a quarter-past four in the morning, us he was on duty in tirtyswater-road, he observed the prisoner by the Hyde-pa , k railings. He (witness) followed him, perceiving that his pockets were very bulky, and at length laid hold ~e him, after a ILird chase, he having run off as hard as he could upon finding that his movements had been closely watched. Witness asked the prisoner what he had about him, to which he replied, " Nothing but a pair of boots of my own ;" but on examining his pockets he (witness) discovered therein, in addition to the said boots, a pair of silver sugar-tongs, a sugar• basic, a cruet-stand, a pair of candlesticks, and other articles, many of which had been broken up in such a manner as to enable him to conceal them in the way he did. He had also on him two coats belonging to the prosecutor. _ _ Mr. Bowles identified the property produced as being his. .The house was safely locked up at half past eleven on the previous night, and when he came down at seven oclock in the morning he ascertained that the bock door at the bottom of the premises, which had been double bolted, was open. He ob served no signs of violence to show that an entry was made from without, and he could come to no conclusion than that the party by whom he had been robbed had by some means or other contrived to secrete himself in some part of the dwelling prior to its being closed for the night. The prisoner, who has before been convicted at this court, in defence said he picked up the whole of the property in the road. He was fully committed for trial. William Baxter was placed at the bar for further examination on the charge of having uttered a forged 51. note, purporting to be of the Bristol branch of the Bank of England, to Mr. Compton, landlord of the Crown public-house, Edgware road. The evidence given in support of the charge when first made was, that the prisoner after partaking of a glass of sherry and a cigar, paid for the same with a shilling, and then asked for change for the note, which being immediately detected to be a forged one, the prisoner was given into custody. He told the officer, Beck, D 127, that he had been requested by a person whose name he did not ml.ntion, to get the note in question changed. Mr. Nash, solicitor, now appeared for the prioner, and Mr. Freeman, inspector of notes at the Bank of England, and Mr. Newman, chief clerk to Mr. Freshfield, the Bank, solicitor, were also present. It was intimated to the magistrate that on a future day there would be evidence forthcoming with regard to another case of uttering, and it was not at all im probable that more parties who had been sufferers by receiving forged notes would come forward. Mr. Nash was desirous on the part of his client, that the case in reference to Mr. Compton's charge should be completed, but it was decided upon by the magistrate, Mr. Long, that every thing in connexion with the matter should stand over till Saturday next, in order to afford time for full inquiry to be made into the affair, which was one of the greatest impor tance to the public. itIARLBOROUGH-STREET. Cecilia Kelly and Margaret Williams were charged with stealing a purse of a gentlemAn, who gave the name of William Russell, Craven Hotel, Strand. It appeared that Mr. Russell met the prisoners in Waterloo-place, about twelve o'clock the over night. He went with Kelly to her lodgings, in Henden street, where he engaged a room for the night, and ordered and paid for a bottle of champagne. In the course of the night he missed his companion, and hearing voices he asked Williams where Kelly was, Rho replied they were having supper in t'f;e next room. He went to sleep again, and on awaking tte next morning he immediately dressed himself, and on looking for his purse be found it had been taken from his pocket. He was not certain as to the amount in it, but he knew there was a sovereign, and two, if not three 101. notes. He accused the prisoners of stealing it, but they denied it, and he sent for a con stable and gave them into custody. He was certain his purse was safe when he entered the house, as 11.1 paid for the wine out of it. On being searched at the station-house nothing was found to criminate them. The prisoners, who still denied th e c h arge , were remanded to Wednesday next. WESTMINSTER. James Barrett and James Golliker, two bad ranters, were finally examined, charged with stealir.g a glass case, containing a number of brooches, pens, pencil-cases, and articles of that desci The robbery was of a most impudent character The two prisoners entered the sh,.p of Mr. L a to bacconist and dealer in fancy articles, George-Areet, Chelsea, and Golliker having called for half an ounce of tobacco, Mrs. Leo was in the act of weighing it for him when Barrett suddenly seized the glass-case, which was standing on the counter, and both the fel lows ran off tog,ther. Mrs. L?(.4 pursued them, but they escaped at the moment. Smith, a constable of the B division, however, succeeded in capturing them in the course of the same evening. Golliker, in reply to the charge, said "he never knowed he was in the shop at all ;" and the other pretended innocence of the charge. Mr. BURRELL committed them both for trial. CLERKEN WE LL. SHOCKING AFFAIR.— George Perkins, aged &even years, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with setting tire to the clothes of Clara Can, five years of age, whose life despaired o. f _ _ It appeared from the evidence of a lad named Brett, living in Reform-place, St. Luke's (where also the mother of the unfortunate child lives), that on Monday last he saw the little girl playing in the court, when he noticed the prisoner and a youth named Walborn go up to her, and the latter put some brimstone into her pinafore, which the prisoner immediately took hold of, and fired with a Weiler match, and the sufferer was instantly one mass of flame. Val born has since absconded; but the police are in search of him. Mrs. Can, the child's mother, had sent her out to buy some pins, and a few minutes afterwards hear ing screams, she looked nut, and saw her in flames crouching under a water-butt, the tap of which she was trying to turn on her burning body and clothes. She rushed to her assistance, and ex tinguished the fire, but in doing so she set fire to her own clothes, and showed her burnt hands and arms all bandaged up. . She appeared in agony of body and mind, and nearly fainted in the court. The poor child is lying senseless at Bartholomew's Hospital, and the poor mother said one of its arms was nearly burnt off. Mr. TIRW HITT having cautioned the prisoner, asked him what he had to say, when he denied having touched the child, but said he saw her burning, and tried to put out the flames, but she escaped from him. The prisoner was remanded, and Mr. TYRWIIITT gave directions that the police should make every effort to capture Walborn. SOIIII-11VARK. George Dunman, toll collector at the Surrey side of Waterloo bridge, was suintrionA for assaulting Mr. Newton Keith, a medical gentleman, and refusing to let him pass through the gate, he having tendered the usual }are. The complainant stated that on Wednesday even ing he arrived in town by the South-Western Rail way, and was going home over Waterloo-bridge, when he tendered payment at the left-hand gate on the Surrey side of the bridge. Defendant we* there and refused to let him- pass and grossly assaulted him by seising and pushing him backwards. Defendant said in defence, that there was no public way for foot passengera on that side, and as he saw complainant come up to the gate he told him to go on the other side, where the money for foot pas,en gers was taken, but he tried to force his way through the carriage way, and he merely stopped him in accordance with toe regulation of the company, w h en the complainant used violent language and left the place. Mr. JARDINE said the bridge was private property, and the company could make their own regulations. On looking at the Act of Parliament, he considered the defendant was just►fied in what he had done, and dismissed the summons. tvA NOS IVOR TH. Thomas Day, William Clark, and George Biden, waggoners and carters, froth the, lower part Start v were brought up for re-exao,ination b(-fore Mr Beadoii, on a charge of being concerned in causing the death of Ely Wing, an 41 man who had been rt eently ap pointe I collector at the Robin tioucl gate, near Kingston. It appeared that on Sunday night, about half-past twelve o'clock, a police-constable found the Mecca,.ed lying on the ra..d upon his f ace , a b ut fifty yarn s from the Robin thod gate ; he was fist expiring, and died in a few minutes. Ac iee providing foe tte removal of the body, her proceeded on the Wands worth-road, whi.,n he saw a cart, which was going On at a quick pace, driven by the prisoner ling, and also a waggoa and a van, all in company. He went to the station-house for assistance, and then took the prisoners into cu-tody, and detained two men valn were asleep in th e van , f rom w h o se evidence it appeared that the cart striped at '''• !cite,, and then proc,?eled raiii , .ily 1 1-11 nPir , ,4 up constantl7. They . loolad out and saw 110 one with the liories, - upou which tl - ey puil d u P'fi' waited ien minutes.• . - •came tip, •: -1° --, unti l t.a,.... orlver Irio then ( 1 . drove on furiously. It appe-ared that the I. , along the ro ad, ner Day at first s a id he k ne w nothing of what lead happened on the road, but afterwards stated to the dfect that h e h a d L a d a dispute with the collectori who would no t l e t hi i n pass tbrouoi the Oki h ' ; 11 „1 i h o took hold o f hi s h orse , w h e n Bidden flogg ed it, w"id inane it g o so f as t th a t th e collector lo osed his over "d fell, and he thought he saw the whcel Pass him. the oilier two tm prisers denied this statement de and accuseu D.iy of having struck the ho rse While the ce:ased held ir. a t ot - ► Mr. Finch, a surgeon, proved l.vinZ 1 11(1e , ' 1 `, 9 :5 niorlein examination of the body. De found We ivad literally stnaiiird, 1 9 p lacesr? n , the ribs fractured in the spine broken in two, and a dece of the verte.l7lB wanting, at least two inches in length, . of thfi back. .. Atter •oirie further evidence had beon giver , t r b e e case was adjourned until Monday, Bide!) b , thg "-. in the tiod u quned to find two sureties for his appearance- t' 11 t , .`D I~i II tit) f ° LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2.—We have received large suP.,r u es• Indian corn and of American and French flour sincelot,, , a nd day. The corn mar k e t h as b een very dull this weeructioa prices generally l ower . O a w h ea t there has bee n a reg,..jo of 2d per bush e l, on fl our 6d per barrel and sa ck, and on iu corn 6d per qua r t er , w i t h an exceedingly small busness, cl. o. s. d. s. d. Wheat, per 701 b : Barley, E n glish, Pr 0 0'2 9 0 English, old.. , • 6 4 to 6 6 imperial quar ter 27 3 4 Do. nsw .. 510 6 0 I r i s h, Scotch, and 0 .... . I Irish, new .. .. 510 6 0 AI a rx,per 601h..2 10 ...... 0 3 0 Do., old .. • • 5 '6 5 7 Barley Feeding •• n ; o -- 25 Manx, red and wh. 5 4 5 10 R ye , pet• 4801 b •• " . 0 Dantsic, high mixed 7 2 7 4 B ea n' s, English, pr 0 -- . 3 Do., mixed .. .. 6 6 6 lo i m perial quartr 31 Rostock .. . 65 6 8 Irish and Scotc h, 0_.27 ° 0 Ilamburgh and per 480Ib• • •• 26 0 ~... 31 Lower Baltic .. 60— 6 3 Foreign, duty Pd• 30 „, 0 American, white 6 2 6 6 European, Spanish and Italian, perial quarter • • 2o• 0 red and white.. 0 0 0 0 Peas, Enlish,Per , 0 --- 3° 0 Hungarian and imperial quartr 32 0 __ 3.1 , 0 Mariaropoli .. 5 4 5 6' Foreign • • '',. 5l 0 Odessa, Polish .. 5 6 a 9' Malt, English, Pe r cfl 0 I', 0 Do., common .. 5 2 5 4 imperial quart' . - A 5 0 --- 'Z..; 0 per 1111 - , 0 ...- r• Do., hard.. .. 0 0— 0 0 Do., Irish " :;0 - 0 --- Egyptian .. .. 4 4 4 8 Do., brown •. -- 31 ° Oats, per 451 b : Fkur, English , P r 3 0 0-- ~4 0 English, Scotch, 2801 b .• " 3 3 0 --- ' and Welsh .. 210 3 0 Iri s h, extra fine" - o 3 6 Irish, new, best United States,P er 22 6 --- ; 1 9 'mating .. .. 2 3 2 4 b arre l • • ' 2 - 1 3-" -- Do., mid and inf. 2 0 2 2,Canadian • • '• - Old .. .. .. 2 4- 2 6;Oatmeal. Englis h ' ,)... 0— ! S i 3° Indian corn, per & Scotch,pr24olb ' 0 -•- 2 0 2 2 0 , 4801 b • • .. 27 6 30 6 Irish, new • • " i 9 0 e el. Do. Meal, perl96lb 13 6 14 0 Do. , old • '•,.. w eek P . , 1 0 MANCHESTER, MARCH 2.—Th r oughout the 01.01se d ~' veh stagnation has existed in the trade generally, 3 . 0 , 1 0. I hating evinced more anxiety to sell, the few transact! - 1( 001' took place were at prices below the previous no' of lions. With the exception of a moderate supPI.Y 0 0 a re t".,", the arrivals from Ireland at Liverpool and Runc er ;, s Is 4 ,- week to a limited amount, but from abroad there,; WI import of States and French flour articularly tu arg oes e t with a liberal quantity of Indian corn, ' and a few e oe best 1 wheat and beans. The decline noted in the value 0 , OW, Wakefield yesterday had a very depressing ket this morning, and notwithstanding that lower rates or t o have been submitted for most of the leading art! e du oed 0 , e ffect 00 our woalslue trade, the dealers and bakers could not be 0 1 3 i te 41b operate beyond the merest retail extent for ins 3d a pe ,i l 64 sumption. We reduce our quotations 2 4 tO - o ats , ati- al' on wheat, Is per sack on flour, Id per 451 b on . e d as per load on oatmeal ; but they must - still be COn' ider to most nominal. le .4 3C READING, MARCH 2.—Wheat, 30s to 525; bar'i l o '3 4 ; li e - . 30s ; oats, 16s to 20s ; beans, 30s to 33s ; Peas, 3 ' 2 , 5 „pr fe r „ quarter. Fat hogs, is 6d to 7s 9d ; porkers, 8s 0 0 ti; the is Poultry—Fouls, per couple, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; d t uc ita r ' s t 3s 6,1 to 4s t'd. Butter, lid to Isper lb. Eggs IS nda t ' ee tes WORCESTER, MARCH 2.—The p re was a fair at te ei es r $ ,O r market to-day, but business was dull, and l i a 6 s s t t n i tis y 6 :3 a i s , : , were barely supported. Best English wheat bag inferior and red, lis4d to 15s 6d. Grinding b ar l B t i s ' l a te bushel; malting from 3s 2d to 3s 4d per bushe l, ' ll oa ll 6tl sale. Malt in fair demand at 7s to 7s 6d per bush el i r ish,; 2 l , l lo (English) 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel, and new, 3 ' ;,,„1, -1 , 11. to 2s 9d. Beans (English) 133 to 14s per bur ,7l r bufre boiling peas 4, per bushel ; grinding samples, 3s 4 ‘ .. re bit e Winter vetches 5s per bushel. The Kidderminter market was well suPP" e-t est , ,i ta wheat averaged 15s 6d per bag. Beans in slow roll ° 53 9 , ‘' oa's 35, and new 2s 6d per busel. Malting b 31.1e/ be (1 3s id. noo efl, T S : O r At `Wolverhampton the market was fully ss - r' I : '- ° rates of last week were barely maintained for *llea' last grain no alte ra ti on . - fritW' At Stourbridgs and Stratford-on-Avon, on - week's rates were pretty well sustained. o ,4( n „) l bsd t ABERDEEN, MARCH I.—Grain—Oats 133 to 1 3 s od ton ,- 180 bushel ; oats, new, 00s Od t o 00 s; f ore i gn oats, O s 1 . , itiqoil per qr.; barley, 18s to 18 s 6d, 52Ib s p er bushel; b e s s o to ' s o . fi 6d,521bs per bushel; wheat. 38s to 425; oatmeal, 11 ; „i or", 0 bd per boll ; flour, 32s t o 33 s p er sac k. Po v „'" 'atl; 4d to ed per lb ; mutt on , di tto , 4d to 6d; Od 10i to 8d; pork, per lb, 3d t o sd ; l am b, p er I', f, 1 04 te li r l i tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6cl; potatoes, per Pee, k ' r , o , sec 9d' hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each, 8d to 9d; ° I V , n'oar 6 9-to -s ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, Pe r o , . eggs, per dos, 6d to 8d ; cheese, per cwt, 185 to .."i sc lor od pair, 35 Od to 3stid ; chickens, ditto, i 9 Od to 2s 6d ' esch' ea t Sd to 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, Os to Os Od; turker t i os (P r p Od to ssCd; geese, ditto. 3s 6d to 4s; butter for exrr ni ne r cla e oblr cure), per cwt, 005 to 545; eggs, wholesale pric e ' r oe of w e to 5d ; 41b loaf, 6a ; 21h loaf, 3d ; pork, Per sr pork,„ Os• 35 6d to its od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os "",,' Os 'Ol 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 20 4 lus ' 6 a to, s ld Meal—Oatmeal, Is 2,1 to Is 3d; barley dn . . e°l' bsrlel peasemeal, Is Sd to 2s Od ; sids, tid to 7d ; ", e ,1 --O° Q ; to is 2d; flour, Is 8(1 to is 10d ; barley, per lb , to ' t boilr ot ll flour, Is 2d to Is 3d. ~„; DALKEITH, FEB. 28.—The relative weight 1 , -; 011 ,, , -, 8 1w of the three prices of wheat were 18st 121 b, 7 1, t 16 :10 91b. Oats, 12st lilb, 12st 01b, and lOst 41b. P a ' e and 1i 155t I 21b, 31bs and 14st 01b. P eas an d b ea ns, 1831 71b, lore, JO' st . 0 Qrs. Best. Current. XI 0 8 411 Wheat ...... 2 0 £1 15 0 0 1 4 0 1239 Oats 578 Barley 56 Peas and Beans 1 7 0 1 5 , t t t. ari ° • te Avezage of wheat 349 4P GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 28.--at ut - n s n ,roio 0 f day ther numbers were — oxen , 803 ; sheep, It l° sta te jee r the large supply of c a ttl e s h own , an d the sluggi s ba d a, `t e nor market, it caused sales to be very dull, and prices 450, 113 „ e 5r1f ward tendency. Best ox beef 38s, current 439 to it so d P oe t ; beasts from 30s to 36s per cwt., sinking the 0 0 l o st o leS all sold. The supply of sheep was smaller fba n d, e tb i e f notwithrtinding this it was equal to the cle inan Oes t ° off ° were slowly effected at about last week's prices . „ the mutton, 5/,d, current from 4d to 5d per lb, si nk" lce of te• and all sold. at id s DUBLIN, MAncit I.—Our supply o f grain , o t r, s o day was moderate. Wheat met a steady derna nu e jull . to st. w er quo ts o to Tuesday ; but other descririons of grain difficult of sale ' but we do not alter ° tit Os &I 1. White wheat, 20s 6cl to 23s 6d ; red ditto , el, Bs to 1411 21 s6d ; barley, lOs Od to 12s 6cl • oats, Per ba i r e r s 6d o f Ws 6d ; oatmeal, 105 to lls 6d ; second , s ri l° the Indian corn, per 480Ib, 26s to 28s Od. fear - r ter 0,1 Coax, 111Am:if I.—Vie have to report a .. „, A fers, t ij foreign grain. The receipts of home grain are 1 1 5, s t t 5 receipts for the week being I , —Wheat, 7 59 ba ,fd re ; o s" ,' to 21s 6cl ; barley, 909 barrels, at 9s to 1 19 s'ork e ::,, be e , barrels, at 7s 9d to los per barrel. In the gre en he at n'ietil to the small quantity coming in, the value 0 1 ~W i ng fri s r tolerably well supported Barley and oats, cueo-reParos P e e for seed purposes, maintain full prices. °' 6 'd to 0 0 o f wheat a couple of lots have been sold at Ps barrel. In foreign wheat the business doing " $9 bee A fev/ P a t vievs most restricted and retail scale at late prices. o f las,. prepared barley have been placed at the curreog r oof°, pr,' but in oats we have n o t a s i ng l e transaoti on stv . , e quote the value of the articl e 8 s 9cl to 93 for b r la hos be e t "oeli 9s 6d for white oats. Th e d em a n d for fine f in . n es 01 10 erie nes' g limited, and the trade i s qu ite at the P ile we esPostlino Coarse descriptions alone are in much request.nowiths prie only a retail demand f or I n di an c orn, whic h ' so ee th o e be it' S au attempt on the p ar t o f h o lders to adv 61 I° B o continues in value as quoted in our las t i , is yerl o the top price. The inquiry for Indian w en ., 1 9s i n , t . Flour—.. First 12s Od to 13s d 1 6 e c r r t a hle 3 l. erb e to s... seconds, lOs 6d to 12s ; households 9s to 10 9 7s f o e( _ A per cwt. Oatmeal lOs to 003 0d; Indian meal 7 5 ,, d ' 0 ,13 0 :07 0 meal. lOs to 105 6.1 per cwt. Indian corn 13 0 ; u 5s to 3 6 s;i s r 03 0 Bran 3/ 12s to 3/15sper ton. Hay—Farmers stts vi-'530 ; 32s ; dealers 32s to 38s Od; average ( 03 per ton. 9 _ ‘l4 to ~n A r t .o 93 Od to 26s Od ; average 20s ,• dealer s - l o af average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten „or? c o s:, Fres b a P s d• 4 pie -T. household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. 8d per bu n • 1 18 ` er ev .st 10.1 per lb Eggs —45 6d to 4s Newport 15s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 1 5s '93,3 P to Culm I4s per ton. Tallow 401 Od. t i gal l l e e r SOd Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per iniPe/d; , os 5 3 i g - ef —Beef 4d to 6d ; mutton 4sl te, , satis,T o 3/ 61 „0 Od ; pork_ 4d to Od ; bacon 6rl to Ilu a 's 2, 0 60 `,. fre':„ lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates to 0 “ e rfo'd ton. Bark—Barbary 71 5s to 8/ 5s ; Va1°, 11 , 4 0 , to 1 , 24 1 0 per 71 5a ; English 01 pct. ton. Fleece Wool ',.i n gs 1 1 ' se; Hemp 32/ to 00/ per ton. Fish— Scotch he r 9 , Os 091i11' 05; ditto 20s to 225 per barrel ; Newfoundlano firs t til s to it h ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; d ea s t'rkef 1 0 11 P er o e second quality, 16s per 100. to a.s Gus e l, salted 15s to 21s per cwt ; calf skins 17 0 13t1; 10 00% Potatoes, white 8d to 9d ; Minions 12 " Peruvian, 111 10 5; I c b a b oe , 9t p e r tor 3 , ' 19s per barrel. Ad ieu ___„------- clod BIRTHS „ „ Jobil w O iti n e), t ,, h c e 0 2 d 7 a t i l m i i u n l g t : , of th a e da w u ife hte o r f . the ibe"iv. J. Willi4l3ls' On the 27th tilt at Brighton, the wife of f l l ' •, o he I tull 0 Esq., of a son. • 0 t On the 28th ult., at Preston, Laneesbir ' Fl °' Miller, Esq., of a daughter. ths Jeel eg dr On the lst inst , at Upper - • Dei of Ataughter. . y of P illes Tulsehill, on the 26th ult., the iv•• ° Esq., of a daughter. 1 0 2 ,-----Tr----A BRI E D . 0 1:Si °1 '1,,e 11i°. n the Bth ult ,at Finchley, Joseph F a g' . i gr . , of Finchley, to ' Louisa Ann, eldest daughter ° Or Rickard Hart, of the same place. Dror fl t i ter On the 28th ult., at Kenilworth. Henry Gelcrelt Jl o ; g ioa Esq., of 111erton-bank, St. Helen's, to Ann , F..` 00 0' 11 °I J. s( f Thic kthorn-path' l'-en Willislf ]ate • Wilkinson,• . 1" ''' . ,of Ridgwood, Chorlev, Lancashire. m • Di., "flit e On th e 26th ult., , at Trinity - Church. Clapli:ei..o.od 0 11.^. ( Hinny jun., Of Colchester, Essex, to Anil. c of the late W. Collins, Esq. e!tlest son of the 11, _.-------------- lr"' DIED ft ECI I' S . On the , 9th ult., at Slidinin h • a ged 16, llobeben, .v ,toert, W.Murton, Itlf °' John's. NV s. • emblev, He .n-the -Ili I. ~ gigot,' , On ,he 2 . 2. d ult., Mr. F. Pike. jut' , late o- ' 0 , t hOre Pewsey, Wilts. tt.T Coo r On the 24th ult., Ann, this wife of 11. .° ° 01° 5 ' Rotherlnt he, aged 70. itev• ' i Jti At Clifton, on the grit h nit., aged 79, the „ot 00° 9 rector of Pentnaen, in Glainorgansh ire. late, 1 On the :6th ult., at Winborne Minster, R ' W. in Uarr f t he daughter of the late W. Evans, Esq- , reli ct ' ° On the 10;th ult., at Atherstone, Elizabeta, 28th ult., at LeAtaril-place, . fi• late J. Bourne, Esq., aged 78. „Ai/0 1 3 J o Job' , - ,n Ott the 9q St. to 0° S. Jones, Eq., many years ta istant seeretarY .......,./ f Board, aged 82. - . ' i ' ----------------'' V 'i) g .......___ London ; Printed and Pul fished by 1111.10.„ - , h •co, '''ty ° No 112, Strand, Print,:r, a t TA Sum ''''''il'e coto,' Z.tr„vii. in til, P mci ,,,,,, :,. f . .1,„ tilivOY , L rl 1 iddleaux, Monday, March 4, 1850. 1