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h e Queen according to the law and custom of the halal " Be it enacted and declared, by the Qaeen's Most c tcellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent 6l ,the Lords spiritual and temporal. end Commons in NI present Parliament assembled, that, notwi:hstend- I l e anything which appears to the c ontrar y in a certain Act entitled the Dublin Cemeteries Act.' or in a T rain other Act, entitled ' The Act for Charitable "citations and Bequests in Ireland,' it is not and shall !!ct b e d eeme d lawful for any minister or serva nt of the Clown in the United Kingdom, or for any governor or aberdinate officer in any of the domin ions thereunto b elonging, on occasion of any public state or ceremonial tit otherwise, to give ar allow any rank or precedence, Or to use in any public, legal, or official document any Prefix of title or appellation of honour in respect o' any , ‘ ° gclesiastical order or dignity in the Church of Rome, to any person not having her Majesty's licence for such title or appellation of honour under her Royal sign Clannal, duly notified in the official gazette of the place; Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect any Usage of rank or titles in respect of any Roman Catholic Person or see in any dependency cede d b y treat y to the gown, in which treaty there shall have been special Provision for the maintenance of the Church of Rome therein." the question was as to the creation of temporal titles by foreign Prince in our land, and the recognition of those title s by her Majesty's Government. T he p rinci p le of 15 proposition was that her Majesty WAS the fountain honour from whom all titles were deri v e d. He denied t he power of the Lord• Lieutenant of Ire land to g ive tide or precedence in this matter, and h e did not be me're that the celebrated dispatch to the Colonial sucre -7 existed. In any case the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire land in making such a communication exceeded his daty, sad the Colonial Secretary did the same in acting on the communication. If the Queen's prerogative was to be trotected in England, it was also to be protected in Iteland; and if it was good in England and Ireland, it tits equally good wherever the Queen's flag was raised. 'LWhatever may be the exception in Malta, in the Maur-- m uss and in Canada, the great mass of the British cold ales was the same as these islands, and no colony should o h ! established without the affirmation of this principle. ''the same protection, therefore, which the Crown gave to the Church of England in this country, it was bound to extend to the Church of England in all their colo- Oica where the contrary was not established by special .treaty. The nominee of a foreign Prince had been Plated in Ireland above the Paers created by her Ma- Jetty, which he held to be a base abandonment of the principle that the Queen was the fountain of all honour IS her own diminions. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, had failed in their duty to the Crown and the Country in this respect, while they had rained nothing Whatever by the concessions that had been made on these occasions. On the contrary, not the slightest sense of gratitude had been expressed, and the word toleration Was termed by Roman Catholics one of the most offers die worth which could be applied by one gentleman to ~,,stiother. He (Sir R. H. Inglis) had heard fro m man y 400. Gentlemen that Ireland was a Catholic country, Sad should have a Catholic church, but with all their loyalty they forgot that the Queen was a Protestant lovereigo, bound by her coropt‘tion oath to maintain the Church as by law established in the three kingdoms. (Sir ft. Inglis), therefore, called upon the Committee to sanction the principle contained in his proposition. Lordi). RUSSELL said the clause of the Honourable Zaronet was not only very long, but formed a Bill in itself. The clause brought some very grave accusations against the Government, and, indeed, against every Go- Vernment since 1829; and he certainly, as far as his own Government were concerned, could not consent to a Clause which contained such a vote of censure on them. If the clause passed only Very few persons could take Office under thteßill. Indeed, it appeared to him the only person who could take office were the Honourable Baronet himself (Sir R. Inglis) and the Honourable Member for Warwickshire (Mr. Spooner). The clause stated that whereas such assumptions had no founda tion in law or in the customs of this realm, but rather are manifestly against all law, yet by negligence and sufferance of late years have gained allowance and coun tenance, to the great disparagement of h er Ma j est y 's Imperial Crown and dignity, and to the weakening and disheartening of the Protestant Reformed Church of this realm." Now these were as grave and solemn charges as could be brought against any Administration, and it supposes a censure on Administrations which had sanc tioned them. The clause went on to the enactive part, and said that, notwiths ending certain Acts of Par liament, " it shall not be lawful for any Minister or ser vant of the Crown, or for any governor or subordinate officer in the United Kingdom or dominions thereto be longing, on occasion of any public state or ceremonial, to give or allow any rank or precedence or to use in any Public or legal document any prefix of title or appella tion of honour in respect to any ecclesiastical order or dignity in the Church of Rome." Now what these °c essions of state or ceremonial, end what the titles of rank and honour were, it was difficult to say. Suppose there was an order in Council, in which a Roman Catholic bishop was termed a Right Rev. Prelate, was it con tended that this prefix ought not to be given? The clause bent on to say with regard to the colonies, that no such titles shall be given to Roman Catholic prelates in them, unless the colony becaese ours by capitulation, and a special provision on that head had been made. Now it *est be recollected that in many of our colonies it was the colonial legislature that decided questions with re gard to their own 'Affairs, and therefore if this clause passed, the question would be raised whether the Impe rial Legislature was to overrule the acts of the colonial legislature. It was certain that acts of the colonial legis lature would be at variance with this Act of Parliament, and this would create an amount of confusion in the colony which could hardly be thought desirable. Be sides, there was homily any Minister but who might be tried some day or other for a misdemeanour, he having offended against the provisions of this Act. Now, he Dad met Archbishop Murray at a public dinner, and had asked him, as a'fitting mark of respect, to go out before him. That, he thought, was a proper ceremony; but would not that be actionable under this clause? These were acts that were done by all former Governments; and if an alteration was made it would produce so much confusion, that he certainly should not consent to the clause being brought up. The Committee then divided, when there appeared-- For the clause ... 121 Against it ... ... 166 Majority against the clause ...--45 The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. Lord J. RUSSELL said he would take the Committee of Supply on Thursday. but he thought the House would not be able to go into Committee then. On the Woods and Forests Bill being committed pro forma, Mr. HENLEY objected to the morning sittings, as in terfering with the regular business of the House. Lord J. RUSSELL fixed the Customs Duties and Window Tax Bills for the 7th of July. GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. The House having gone into Committee on this Bill, the clauses were agreed to. Mr. HOLLAND moved that Hastings be included in the schedule. Lord SEYMOUR, opposed the motion. The Committee divided, when there appeared— Ayes ..• ..• ... 43 Noes ... 82 Majority against including Hastings —39 The preamble was agreed to, and the Bill ordered: to be reported„ - Tha r,isrentian a Offnces Bill was considered with amendai4* ? which. 'wet& kgreed to, and ordere d to be printed HOUE-UADE,pPIRITS IN BOND. • On the order for the' bringing up the report on this measure being read; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he would not oppose the reception of the report at that hour (near one o'clock), but he hoped the Noble Lord would fix a day upon which a discussion might be taken upon the question at an early hour. Lord NAAS expressed his obligation to the Right Hon. Gentleman fur the course ho had taken, and said, all those who were supporters of the measure were as anx ious as he was for a discussion upon it.—( Hear.) The report was then received. The Civil Bills (Ireland) Bill passed through Commit tee, and the report was ordered io be received on Mon• day next. THE STATE PRISONE RS IN VAN DIEMEN'S . Mr. ANSTEY said he had recently declined pressing motion which he had introduced in reference to those parties who had received tickets of leave in Van : Diemenc Land. Since then he had heard from the , co l ony A,a n d all he hed stated pad been confirmed. He wZuldy Were fore, then move, pursuant to notice, an addreetVfor (*mini of all correspondence between his Excellef Slr wit-' Eam Denison, Lieutenant-Governor of Vne: - Diensen's Land, and the police magistrates of New t ,NOrfollt':ttnd Launceston, on the subjects noticed in hixeerlea4o, di spat ch of the 14 th day of January, 18 . .51 •Lin-Onti nuetion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 316; • of session 1851); and of the proceedings taken befoee the.o4k , police magistrates on the matters in question. - Mr. HAWES said the documents referred to hid not been received, and therefore could not be :pr There There was another objection to the motion, and that was that farther legal proceedings had, been commenced against the partie3, and until such had terminated they could not hear from the colony on the subject. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL wished to know at what time these papers might be expected? It would be very easy for a Governor who did not fancy entering into explanations to keep a matter hanging over until the interest in it should have died away. Mr. p rolonga there was no wish on the part of an y one to p these proceedings, or delay any ex planations that might be required. After a few words from Mr. GRATTAN, Mr. ANSTEY consented to withdraw his motion, Mr. RAWES having undertakenito communicate to the Go vernor that such papers had been moved for. ANNUITY TAX, EDINBURGH. Colonel THOMPSON, on behalf of Mr. John Ben jamin Smith, moved " That the petition of the Provost and Magistrates of the Royal Burgh of Queensferry, praying that Queensferry be included in any Bill for abolishing the Annuity-tax, be referred to the Select Committee on the Annuity -tax (Edinburgh), and that the Committee be instructed to inquire into and report upon the allEßCHANTegations containe d SEAMEN'S FU in the saidv ND etition." M. Mr. LABOUCHERE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relating to the Merchant Seamen's Fund. At that late hour he would not trespass upon the attention of the House by going at any length into the question, sihe Might hayodone_bad ,be been able to bring on the subject sooner. Every one acquainted with the matter knew what a grave cause of complaint that fund furnished, which was then in a most miserable con dition and a state of hopeless insolvency. The fund was raised by a sort a corepulepry tax pf sixpence a month THE SUN, out of the wanes of seamen. It was managed under the direction of various Acts of Parliament, and the result had been that it was h aght to he condition in which it now was, when it was .ialcelated a deficiency to the ex tent of no less theo aoout „JOU would bo found upon the winding up of the eflairs of the fund, which was in tended as a tort of benevolent institu►ion originally. Last, year he had hoped to bring the fl.nd into some order, by proposing an additional tax of t.ixpecce a month on seamen, adding about 30,0001. from the Ex chequer. But his experience had led him to conclude that seamen would not be easily induced to consent to contribute more from their wages for any prospective benefit. He, therefore, abandoned the scheme he had then conceived, and now proposed to in troduce one on a different principle. He proposed to wind up the affairs of the old fund altogether, and thus put an end at once to what had been a fruitful source of discontent amongst merchant seamen. That, however, could not be done without the State bearing a heavy burden in the work, to an extent of no less than 600,000/. or 700,0001.; but that was to be spread over a period of thirty years, and by 1880 he hoped it would all be paid. The provisions of the Bill were as follow:—First, ho pro posed to wind up the old fund, to stop all compulsory payments, and to guarantee the payment of all pensions. Any persons omitting payments for two years to forfeit their pension; but those who wished to continue still their payments to be entitled to the benefit. He pro posed that all the assets of the fund should be collected and applied to carry out the objects of the new fund, and all to be placed under the stringent management of the Board of Trade. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill with the fore going provisions, which he trusted would tend really and materially to benefit the condition of the merchant Leave having been given, the Bill was brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on that day we , k. The House then adjourned at a Qaarter-past Oce o'clock. LAW IN i'ELLIC+EN CE. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, June 20. (Sittings upon Crown Cases Reserved. Present—The LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons PARKE and MAR TIN, and Justices PATTESON and WIGHTMAN.) THE QUEEN U. MARY HOGAN. The defendant sires indicted tor abandoning her child with intent to defraud a parish, and another count charged the intent to be to defraud the overseers of a parish. She was found guilty, but discharged on her own recognizance, in order that the matter might come before this Court. Mr. PHINN said the object of the indictment was not to punish the party, but to bring the state of the law before the judges, that public attention might be called to it, so that the Legislature might alter the law. The whole had arisen in consequence of the decision of Mr. Justice Wightman. The Act of the sth George IV., cap. 83, sect. 4, enacted that any person running sri awa h y and leaving his or her family chargeable t o a ps should be guilty of an indictable offence. Mr. Justice Wightman had held that that had reference only to legitimate children, and not to illegitimate children. The question, therefore, was whether when a mother abandoeed her illegitimate child with intent to cause other persons to maintain the child, it was an indictable offence at common law. Alter hearing a short argument. The LORD CHIEF BARON said they were all of opinion that the indictment could not be sustained. It was no doubt an offence to neglect a child where there was a duty to take care of it, so as thereby to neglect the health of the child, but in this case it was not alleged that any injury occurred to the child in consequence of the act of the mother, nor did it appear that the mother had any means of providing for it. With respect to the supposed injury to the parish, it appeared to him they ought not to go beyond the authorities, and he did not find any authority for stating that any person who occasioned a possible loss to the parish by leaving it to maintain the casual poor was indictable. Is was quite consistent with every allegation in this indictment, that this woman, being utterly unable to maintain the child, left it for a moment for the purpose of taking care of herself, that she might not starve, leaving the child to be taken care of as casual poor. He might say for himself, that summoning the judges to hear an argu ment of this sort was not the wry to induce the Legible tare to alter the law, and perhaps it might not be a very successful one. Mr. Baron PARKE fully agreed with the Lord Chief Baron, and he would add that the indictment was defec. tive, because there was no averment that the mother had the means of maintaining the child. The indictment was bad. Mr. Jnstice PATTESON agreed with the other judges. What did it signify to the parish, if the mother had not the means of maintaining the child, whether she aban doped it or not, because they must have maintained it? The other judges concurred. The recognisances to be discharged. (Sittings in Error on Cases from the Queen's Bench. Present—Barons PARKE, ALDERSON, and MARTIN.) LAVEY V. THE QUEEN. Mr. Baron PARKS said this was an indictment for perjury committed in the County Court of Whitechapel. Two opjections had been made—first, that the court in which the proceeding had taken place was not properly designated. The Court did not think this objection ought to prevail. It was a court constituted pursuant to the statute of 9th and 10th V,ctoria. The second objection was that there was no averment that the action was one over which the County Court had jurisdiction. It was said that it must be shown that the oath was adminis tered in a judicial proceeding of which the Court had cognizance. It was averred that an action was pending in that court presided over by a judge having authority to adminster an oath. The oath was administered in the course of a judicial proceeding. Unless the judge had cognizance he could not have administered the oath, and the Court must infer that the judge had jurisdiction. The plaintiff in error had been convicted and sentenced by , Lord Campbell to 12 months' imprisonment, and that sentence must be affirmed. The Court then sat in error upon cases from the Com mon Pleas, before Barons Parke, Alderson, and Martin, and Justices Patteson, Wightman, and Erle. Thera was but one case, and that was of so purely technical a nature that it is not necessary to give a re port of it. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE and Mr. Baron PLATT MURDER OF A POLICERAN. The trial of Patrick Cane, John IJickey, and James M'Ellicott. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Learned Counsel for the prisoners then severally addressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients; and, with regard to Hickey and Cane, it was stated that evidence would be adduced to show that the police were mistaken in 'speaking to the identity of Hickey, and that Cane was at his own house at the time the offence was alleged to have been committed. On the part of M'Ellicott it was contended by Mr. Woollett that the evidence was totally insufficient to convict him, inasmuch as it was distinctly proved that he had not struck a blow, and that at most he could only be held constructively guilty of the offence of murder by being present at the time the fatal injury was inflicted by one of his cons penions. A great number of witnesses, all Irish people, were called on leshalf of Hickey and Cane; and on the part of, the latter it was Ought to be shown that as he was going, quietly home on the night in ;'question;; policeman in-, tertered vvith himand struck him on the head with his, truncheon, and it was represented:that be went home and; was - engaged - in washing the wound at the time of the. affray, and the blood upon big person was accounted; for by this circumstance. On the part of Hickey an attempt was made to show that he accompanied a man named Harrington, and another named Shell ' to the house of the latter , on the night in question, at five: minutes to one o'clock, and that he remained with them' until half-past one, when Harrington accompanied him home. Both these w itnesses swore positively to this' fact, and they also attempted to prove that the prisoner Hickey bad been mistaken for Clarey, who was repre-': seated to have absconded; and they represented that as they were walking towards the lodging of the prisoner they met Clarey, and that he changed his coat for a jacket that was worn by Hickey, and it was stated that this was done in the open street. In addition to the improbability of the story told by these witnesses, it was mo de clear that a portion of their statement was mani festly false, for, although they swore positively that they were able to speak to the time by looking at the clock that 'wee in Shas house, upon being asked by the" `nounsel for the prosecution to tell the time by the clock 'thegtourt, they both, after some hesitation, admitted 'thatifia were unable to do so. Mr: BYLAND, in his reply upon the whole case, called' upon the jury to di s miss the evidence that had been , behalf of the prisoners entirely from their "ponsideration, as he said he could not help coming to. Otn3t 'oalet conc lusion than that it had been built u p u p onz foul in corrupt perjury. - Mg:Justice COLERIDGE having summed up the case vatttagreat care and minuteness, The jury, without any hesitation, re turned a verdict of Guilt)? of mansl au ghter against Cane and Hickey, and Acquitted M'Ellicott. Cane and Hickey were sentenced to be transported for 5 years. NEW COURT. Hilton Bateman, 19, law stationer, was convicted of stealing from the dwelling -house of Edward Clark, and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. Tho case was one of the ordinary character, and would not be worthy of mention but for the following inci• dent : _ _ The prisoner called his brother, a dissipated-looking man, to give him a character. The RECORDER asked him what he w as 4 division. —lle said in the s p o e l i r c i e n , tp the d :3 1 ts division, ren nanat saidt ehtehdatto the the prisonerbut i had by s t t b o e n in c g e m eans of a false character got into the police, discovered that he was a convicted thief he was turned out. The RECORDER said the attempt to deceive the Cour t was an act of contemp t, a nd ordered him i nto custody. James Corbyn, 29, traveller, and Henry Hammond, 43, labourer, were convicted of a street robbery, with vio lence, on George Sheppard, and stealing a watch valued at 121. The prosecutor, a sturdy-hnilt man, stated that he was accosted in Half-moon-street by a woman, and had not been sirekirqr: to her long when Hammond came up be hind and seized him, and said, " What do you do with my wife." The woman then snatched his watch and made ' Off. prosecutor instantly turned round on his assailant, and at a blow felled bier, to the ground, fearfully damag ing his face. Corbyn then came up and tried to take prosecutor off from Hammond, when he found himself also in the iron grip of prosecutor, who held them both till the police came up. They were ordered to be transported for ten years, the RECORDER. stating that he wished it to ba known that any mia. of the prisoners' class of offenders, if convicted before bin), would te transported for ten years at least. They were both well known tier: r, and Hanniond was one of the garq , ; th:lt ooratnit'A4 the barglary at Mr. Holford's, in Regent's-park. TArl IRD COURT. (lief , re the COMMON SERGEANT.) Geriver Barber, 30, shoemaker, was indicted for obtaing money by false pretences. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. Mr. Robinson appeared for the prosecution. The features of this case were somewhat singular, and showed a great deal of ingenuity. The system of fraud had been carried on for some years, the prisoner having obtained from various persons sums amounting in the whole to nearly 1,600/. The prosecutors in the cases brought before this court were James Robertson, George Evans, and John Regan, from whom he had ob tained 321., two of them being persons employed at the Queen's printing-office; and the prisoner having obtained an introduction to them, said he was entitled to a large estate—Stowe-park, Lincolnshire, and upon some papers, which he said were the deede entitling him to the pro perty, ho borrowed the money, and deposited them as security. From one of the parties (Evans), a beershop keeper, he obtained 31., but Evans subsequently having rouse suspicions made application to the Court of Chancery, and found • out the fraud that had been practised. The case was put into the hands of Webb, the City officer, who traced out the other prosecutors, and had received letters from many persons in the country, from whom prisoner had obtained, in several instances, 501. and even much larger sums, by depositing copies of the same deeds as those produced in court this day. The COURT sentenced him to twelve months' im prisonment. William Carver Crole, 58, traveller, an elderly and very gentlemanly-attired man, pleaded guilty to em bezzling 471. 125., the moneys of William Northen, and also to stealing, in notes and gold, the sum of 45L, the property of the same person, his master. Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Mr. Hailing Gifford de fended. In answer to the inquiries of the Court, it was stated that the prosecutor, who is the proprietor of a pottery at Vauxhall, had the prisoner in his service as town traveller at a salary of 31. a week and horse and gig, boy to attend him being allowed and also all extra expenses. He bad been three years in his service, and had been otherwise treated with the greatest kindness. On the 25th of April he absconded, having broken open prose cutor's desk and stolen in money and notes 451. and a number of acceptances. It was then found that since last July he had been embezzling sums of money, and his defalcations were about 2701. The COMMON-SERGEANT said it was sad to see a man of the prisoner's age and apparent respectability in his situation, and who bad previously enjoyed so good a character, but that character only made his case worse, it being themeans of enabling him to commit the offence. He was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Leonora Weymouth, alias Valladier, alias De Sauverell, 29, married, was indicted for feloniously marrying Francois Cesar Valladier, her husband being then and now alive. Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Mr. Horry defended. The prisoner, who appears much older than stated in the calendar, bore the traces of having been once a pretty and animated-looking dark woman, but her features were very careworn; she was neatly but poorly attired, and wept several times while the case was being pro ceeded with. She pleaded not guilty. Mr. ROBINSON, having stated the case, called Charlotte Billington, who stated that she lived at 2, Fair-street, Horselydown, and was present at the mare riage of Mr. Frederick 'eymouth with the prisoner in March, 1845. Saw Mr. Weymouth alive on the Gth of this month. Cross-examined—l went to the marriage, at the re quest of Mr. Weymouth, to be a witness. I have heard he was a teacher. I did not know either of them; but being the sexton's wife was asked to be present. Wit ness did not state at what place the marriage took place. Mrs. Mary Frances Bobbett—l am the wife of James Bobbet, and live in Bryan-street, Caledonian-road. I got the certificate of the second marriage from the Mi nories. I have known M. de Valladier since 1849. He came to lodge at my house in that year. The prisoner lived with him as his wife. I knew that she had been married to Mr. Weymouth. He dined there once. Old Mr. Weymouth, the father of the husband, lived part of the time at the house with her. I don't know that Valladier and the prisoner's husband were friends. It was Mr. Lewis and Mr. Valladier that came to me to be a witness. Fraec ,is Cesar Valladier, the second husband, a gen tlemanly looking foreigner, who spoke English somewhat imperfectly, said,—l am living at 12, Northumberland street, Strand. I know the prisoner. I was married to her in November, 1848, at the church of the Holy Tri nity, Minories. I lived with her before we were mar ried. She said she had never been married, and that she was the Countess de Sauverell, and that Viscount Beresford was her guardian. I have left her 18 or 20 months. I had that letter:from her. The letter, which was read by the Learned Counsel in his opening address, ran as follows:-- "August 25, 1847. " Dear Mr. Valladier,—l have told Frederick to ask you to come to my lodgings to supper to-night. Pray come has I always feel happier when you are with me. Why have you remained away lately so long? You appear to avoid me; if you avoid me through thinking me Frederick's wife, I can assure you that lam not. Frederick says I am not to tell you. I know well why he does not wish you to know it—he believes you rich, and he thinks if he could get you to intrigue with me he should get money from you. Pray be on your guard against these Weymouths, they are a bad family all of them—their friendship is to get as much money from you as they possibly can; but I will yet foil them—l will watch over you with the greatest care. Yes, Mr. Valladier, I love you; your quiet and gentle manly manners have made that impression upon me never to be erased. It is so long since I have seen anything approaching to kindness until I knew you. I hope you will not be offended at my telling you I love you. I am soon going into the country; will you ac company me? If you will, meet me at eight o'clock, Sunday evening next, at the end of Camberwell New road, by the Green. I will explain all t 9 you, but rest assured lam not Mr. Frederick Weymouth's wife. I will prove it to you by taking you to a friend of mine, who will tell you the same. I hope you will not despise me for not being his wife. Uncle will leave this at your lodgings. Do not let Sam or Boy see it. I hope to see you at supper to-night. Farewell for the present. "Ever yours faithfully, "VIOLA DR SAUVERELL." Cross-examined—l do not know where I first met her. I first went to a house of accommodation with her. She drew me into that. That was in July, 1847, or the be ginning of August. After a fortnight I came to live with her. I knew Weymouth in July, 1847; I met him at his brother's house. At that time I could not speak a word of English, or understand a word. I have been to a theatre twice with Mrs. Frederick Weymouth. I have been in Francs with her; that was in October, 1847. I lived with her at Mrs. obbet's in March, 1849. Weymouth told me she was his wife a day or two after I left her at Mrs. Bobbet's. I have left her two or three times; but she has told me that she was not his wife. I have come back again, but at last I told her that she was his wife, and I should not live with her aga in . If she had not fullowed me about and run bills in my name I should not have prosecuted her. I had a letter while 1 wee in Paris, to say that she had gone into mourning for me and was going to marry spin.— (Laughter.) Sergeant Archer said, when ho appre hended her,- he asked her where Mr. Weymouth was. She said she hoped in heaven. The certificates were not put in. The first marriage took place at St. James the Great, Bethnal-green, on the 12th of March, 1845, and the prisoner was described as Leonora Alverazzi; the husband and his father were de scribed as gentlemen, and the father of the prisoner as a Spanish grandee. Oa her second marriage she repre sented her father as a general in the Spanish army. Mr. Holten, for the defence, said the question was whether she might not have thought her husband dead. The COMMON-SERGEANT said the affair was discredit able to all parties, but if guilt was attached to the second husband that did not excuse the prisoner. The jury found her Guilty. The COMMON-SERGEANT sentenced her to six months imprisonment. As the prisoner left the dock she made a graceful curtsey to the bench. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Samuel Lewis, who was on Thursday charged with having had in bis possession a gold watch which had boen stolen from Mr. Vinden, at the races, at Epsom, on the 23d of May, was brought up in the custody of Finnis, the officer, for final examination; Mr. Parry appeared for the prisoner. The additional evidence in this case, which excited much interest, was as follows: Mr. J. M. Badollet, of Greek-street, Soho, watch maker, said—l sold a gold watch to a Mr. Hughes on the 4th of March, 1847, for 71., and have an entry of it, which was made at the time of the sale. It was num bered 22,908. There is a slight description of it, stating that it was engine-turned on the back with an enamelled face. It was a horizontal movement, and a middle-sized article, with gold case and seconds' hands, and foreign (Geneva) made. lam an importer. I believe (looking at the movement produced by the officer) this movement to belong to that watch, and the number, which was made abroad, corresponds with the number of the watch I so sold, as also do the description and the name. Cross-examined by Mr. Parry—Geneva articles are made by different houses. There might be many Ge neva watches of the same number. There are six or seven manufacturers there as high as the manufacturer of this. They, perhaps, follow up the numbers of the watches raanufactured from 1 to 100,000. The house by which this article was manufactured has been manufac turing watches for two hundred years. Another watch of the same number would not have the same name— that of ~Bedollet"—upan it. Who put that name upon the watch? Witness—lt Was put on there (at Geneva). We have a house there. This is a rotation number. Mr. William Hughes, of No. 17, Hi g h-street, South wark, silver sm i t h. I produce the invoice I received with a watch from Mr. Badollet. I bought the watch num bared 22,908 of him on the 4th of March, 1847. I put it into the stock. I sold a watch to Mr. Vinden, but I took the number from tha outer case. My -positive iden tity of the watch is gone, inasmuch as the number I take is from the outer case, which is not to be found. It is usual to put the number on the movement as well ss on the outer case. I have no watch in my stock of this kind at the present time. From the entry I made I believe the watch produced to be the same I gold to Mr. Vinden. LONDON, SATURDAY I have bought several other watches with enamelled faces from Mr. iladollet, but not at so high a price. I believe the movements prailueed to belong to the watch, from the finish of the works and from the number on the movements. The depositions of Solomon beetle, as given on Teursday, were heee, road over Ly Geed-male, the chief clerk, and the witness stated, in eross-exaliioation by L'lr. Parry, as fellows• — l was einnteoned before the Lied Mayor by the prisoner for the value of the cases which I had lost. I had not defied him before Gilt. I was ordered by the Lord Mayor to pay 31. to the pri &ones', end I would have paid it, bat he would not give a receipt. Mr. Parry—When were your suspicions first excited that the watch had been stolen?—Witness—lt was from his conduct; Ile gave me very abusive language, and I thought I'd find out whether the watch was stolen or not. On Saturday last 1 began to inquire. Mr. Parry—Did you not say after the hearing of the summons that the watch had been stolen at Epsom ? Witness—l think not. It did not emanate from me. It might be from my brother. Mr. Parry—Did you hear your brother say so ? Witness—l did not hear him say so, nal did not say so myself. lam not asare that he said no. I did not send my brother with any written paper to the prisoner. The name of " Badollet" was on the watch. I did not give the prisoner in charge. lam a disinterested party. Mr. Parry—l ask you whether your brother was the person who gave the prisoner into custody. Finnis (the officer)—Mr. Vinden is the person who gave the prisoner into custody? Mr. Parry suggested the propriety of calling and examining Solomon Isaac's brother, who, he had been given to understand, stated, on the day the summons was heard, that the watch had been stolen at Epsom. The brother of Solomon Isaacs hive presented him self, and expressed a wish to be examined. He de• clued that he was perfectly ready to state all that had come to his knowledge upon the subject. The LORD MAYOR said he recollected that upon the hearing of the summons somebody it court said some thing about the watch having been stolen at Epsom, but there was no distinct statement made. Isaacs's brother was not called as t witness either for the prosecution or the defence. Mr. Parry, on the part of the deface, said his client utterly denied that the works produced belonged to the watch which he • had put into the possession of Solomon Isaacs; and certainly if the prisoner wished to identify himself with a stolen watch he could not appear before a tribunal in which greater facilities abounded for the de tection of offences than a coact which was presided over by a magistrate of so much skill and experience. It was, therefore, very improbable that the prisoner would, with a consciousness of guilt, have dared to seek repara tion for a loss sustained at the hands of the person who adopted such a desperate mode of retaliation. The man at the bar was, as could be shown, a Person of blameless and irreproachable character, and it could be shown also that he had refused to sign a paper which had been pre sented to him by the friends of Solomon Isaacs, because he believed that paper contained matter which would probably have been used es elements of self-condem nation. The LORD MAYOR—It is my determination to send this case before a jury, but I am willin g to accept bail. I shall, therefore, require the prisoners own surety in Sal., and two sureties in 401, each , for his appear ance at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, to answer this charge. MARLBOROUGH-STREE Etheldred Bennett was brought up for final examina tion, charged with having robbed his employers, Messrs. Ablott and Wheeler, silk mercers and glovers, 234, Regent-street. Mr. Ablett said the prisoner had been in the employ of the firm about seven years. In consequence of re ceiving an anonymous letter, suspicions were raised re specting the prisoner's honesty. On the 13th instant e [naked about 1 21 . in gold a nd silver money, and placed it in the till. Arrangement.% wero.alae made that certain parties should comelfito the shop and make purchases paying for the goods in marked monty. About seven o'clock the semis evening the books were eat twined, and an amount of Ils. 6d., paid by a person named Wheat ley, was ascertained not to have been entered. The prisoner was asked to produce the money he had about him. The prisoney, turned out his packets, and a half sovereign and a shilling, Marked money, were found in his possession. He was then accused of robbing the firm, on which he repeatedly said, 6 , For God's sake forgive me, and I will give you all I have." Tho pri soner was in the receipt of a salary of 1501. per year; he received no commission on goods sold, though he might have occasionally received a premium for making a sale. George Stanley proved that he had been employed by Mr. Ablett to buy goods at the shop, and to pay fur them in marked money. The half sovereign found on the prisoner had been given by him in payment of his pretended purchases. Richard Wheatley had also been employed by Mr. Ablett for the same purpose. Ho bought goods which came to 1 Is. 61, and paid the prisoner for them. The prisoner was committed on both these cases. The prisoner was next charged with stealing a quan tity of property belong to his employers. Inspector Lund said he went to the prisoner's house in Acacia-road, St. John's-wood, and found a quantity of silk stockings, handkerchiefs, and other articles with the private mark of the firm upon them. The prisoner did not deny his guilt, and he was also fully committed on this charge. Mr. LEWIS, who attended for him, applied to have the property not identified, found at the prisoner's house, given up to the wife, whose position was to be pitied. Mr. WONTNER, for the prosecution, hoped the magis trate would not accede to the request. The fact was, the prisoner, with a salary of about leot, had been living at the rate of 6001. a year at least, and no doubt at his employer's exPe nsa . The prisoner's house in the Acacia-road was very handsomely furnished. His cellar was well stocked with win e , amongst which were three dozen of claret and plenty o f w hi s key and brandy. There was a quantity of plate, two gold watches, gold buttons, and a gold-handled whip, besides packs of dinner cards. Also among the prisoner's ample wardrobe was found a pair of hunting breeches, lined with crimson silk. The prisoner did not live with his wife, preferring rather the company of a ' younger female, who was at the head of his Acacia -road estab lishment. _ _ Mr. HARDWICK refused the application to deliver up ,he property. MARYLEBONE. A pretty-looking girl, named Ellen North, only twelve years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with having stolen three rolls of ribands the property of Messrs. ; Spencer and Hall, 76, Lisson-grove. Alvey Bendall deposed that on the same afternoon the prisoner came into the shop and purchased a yard of riband. She paid for it. and went away, a n d imme diately after he missed three rolls of riband from a basket which hnd bean placed before her on the counter. Ile (witness) followed and overtook her in Duke-street, when the stolen property was found in her po sse s s ion. Mr. BROUGUTON—Did she give it up to you when you stopped her? Witness—She gave use one roll, and the other two I took from her pocket. Mr. BROUGHTON—Did she make any observation when you got possession of the riband? Witness—She cried, and all that she said was, that she had been de coyed away from her home by a woman who lived at No. 17, Lower William-street, Portland-town ; she was given into the custody of Police-constable 70 D. Mr. BROUGHI'ON (to the prisoner)—Where does your mother live? Prisoner—At N 0.14, John -street. Mr. BanucuTeT—When did the woman decoy you -away ? Prisoner' —On Tuesday night. Mr. BROUGHTON—Had you 'ever seen her before? Prisoner—Yes, Sir, in our street. Mr. BROUGHTON — Is she an old woman?—She is. Mr. BitououToN—When she first spoke to you what did she say? Prisoner—She came in and asked use if I would live with . her, and I said no; but she pulled me away from sey mother's door, and took me to her room, saying that she. would give nee a shilling a day and my victuals. Mr. BROUGHTON—WhiIe you were with her did she introduce you to any gentlemen? Prisoner—She wished to do so several times, and tried all in her power, but I would not have any of them introduced to me, for I knew it was wrong. The mother, a respectably dressed woman, entered the court bathed in tears, and said that her daughter's ab sence from home had caused her much misery, and she had no doubt the old woman had taken the child away for the worst of purposes; she was continually after her. The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday next, and the policeman was directed to gain all the information he could with regard to . the old woman, by whom the child had, as alleged, been induced to quit her maternal roof. Th e MAGISTRATE wasof opini on that it might turnout, upon inquiry, which should be necessarily instituted into the matter, that the case was one which would be looked upon as coming within the sphere of duty of "the So ciety for the Frotection of Young Females," an institu tion largely pationised, and which had effected a vast amount of good. ARTHUR CONWAY; OR, SCENES IN THE TROPICS. BY CATTAIN MILSIAN._We can accord this work many hearty terms of praise. It is not only interesting as a well written, lively, exciting work of fiction, but valuable as a series of sketches of the civilization and progress of the West Indies, embodying the reminiscences of scenery and cha racter preserved by the author during a residence in the Caribbee islands. But the drama which moves in the tro pics does not open there. The curtain rises in England, and displays scenes of remarkable power and originality, particu larly those with the priest, the baronet, and the dying woman in Sir Walter Conway's hou se. We are then tran spo r ted to the islands of the West In dian Ocean, amid planters, ne groes, mulattoes, and the characteristics of such a climate. West Indian life here begins to be depicted, and it affords some very curious and eotertaining accounts. The scenes where the Caribs are introduced are quite original in romance. —Sunday Times [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment and Pills the best Remedy to cure Bad Legs.—Eliza Dew, the wife of a farm servant living at Dinton, near Salisbury, suf fered for several months with a sore leg, the ulceration of which was so dreadfully obstinate that it defied the skill of eminent medical men to abate its malignity. When in it s wors t s t a te she commenced using Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which soon produced favourable appearances, and by persevering in their use for a short period she can now boast of a sound cure. There is no case, however obstinate, bad, O long standing, but may be cured by these admirable medicines. —Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS. -- The treasurer of King's College Hospital has just received the handsome legacy of WO/. from the late Mr. Thomas Barris Bradshaw, and a fur ther sum of 100/. from the executors of the late Mr. Frederick Robinson, forming, it may be observed, a very important addition to the funds of the hospital, dependent as it i 4 ell tirely upon sucli voluntary marks of benevolence. EVENING, JUNE 21, 1851. LIBERT GL AND. TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD PIS• (70UNT PAIMERSTO:N,SE- IiETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. My L)rd,—From the wise, thevirtu.ous, al y,l the patriotic truth will nevr raj.). to oht;lin a calm and ai.- passionit?, nt - , , arin. - 7, however ;nable the, source from which she may find utterance, and however imeongt nial may be her die:at:ea with the sentiments of the passing hour. There arc times and season:, in the annals of nations (as well as in the lives of individuals) when her lessons derive, from the force of contrast, a redoubled influence over the minds of the reflecting and conscientious, as the tread of the solitary sentinel sounds more distinctly amid the solemn :;tillnEss of night. We are in the midst of a great national festival, destined, as we fondly hope, to disseminate throughout the globe sentiments of amity and brotherly love, and to elevate the British name in the general estintation of the civi• lined world. Will it produce those results? Let us cherish the anticipation; but let us not allow the present to blind us to the past and to the future. Distinguished as this kingdom is by the advanced state of the arts of civilization, it is not by scientific or literary achievements that the British islands have ac quired the general veneration of mankind. The love of hbcrty, justice, and humanity in its. inhabitants, and the firmness and good faith of its statesmen, are the influ ences to which this empire owes its , greatness—are the influences with which the confidence and respect of sur rounding nations will endure or pass away. In these, the essential elements of true honour, this kingdom is not richer than it was in the times of Hamp den and of Milton, or in the more recant days of Clark son and of Wilberforce. Can we afely assert that it is not poorer ? In minds rendered grave by experience, suffering, and reflection, the wonderful accumulation of the fruits of human industry and genius, of whi ;It our metropolis is now the scene, will not fail to suggest sentiments and recollections of it very different the sacter from the im pressions that will occupy the thoughts of the young, the tight-hearted and the gay! Can the. patriot or the phi lanthropist, while contemplating these diversified trea sures, forget the recent misfortunes of the, lands from which they have been sent, or blind 'himself to the pain ful contrast between the splendour of these noble pro luctions, and the gloom and sorrow that dwell among the nations of Europe, who have rec ently passed through the fiery ordeal of war and revolution, and are bowed town by the yoke of oppression, aga fast which they have as yet struggled in vain? From this contest the people and. the Government of Great Britian, however reluctantly,, stood aloof. Sym pathy and an ardent wish for the triumph of the cause of liberty and justice were all they could give in a con test embracing so vast a field. But. there was one ex ception, which, for good or for evil, will form an era in the annals of two great nations and in the history of civilized man. A lawless despotism, which had perfidiously crushed the liberties and destroyed the happiness of its own sub jects, audaciously menaced the sacred laws of hospi tality and the neutral rights of au a:acient and unoffend • ing ally who appealed, and not in 'vain, to two great protectors. The heart of every friend of liberty and of peace beat high at the spectacle, when the fleets of England and of France were seen joined in happy union, by a mission devoted to the sacred claims of humanity, and to the general welfare of the human nice. Like the bow of heaven, in prinsval ages, this event was contem plated by the wise and good of hath kingdoms as a symbol of future harmony and goodwill, as an augury .hat the storms of war, which had so long desolated two nations ,fitted by Providence fat bless and benefit each other, and to advance the genarat welfnre of man kind, had passed away, and for ever. I have touched oa the past. iy eed I dwell on the precent? Is there a son of Britain or of France that ~ :an contemplate the sequel without sentiments of sorrow and of shame? It was not at Fontcsaoy, at Caubul, or in Walcheren that the arms of England were tarnished— and the honour of France was unsullied by Cressy, Agincourt, and Waterloo: for the fate of war dues not depend on the valour of armies, but on the decrees of an overruling Providence. While the good and enlight ened must rejoice to behold two once hostile nations more closely united together by those achievements of human genius which connect the once rival shores, and by a participation in the discoveries of science and the productions of man's industry. It must be remembered, nevertheless, that there is a still firmer and nobler bond of international union, without which all others are weak, frail, and worthless. That bond is the sentiment of mutual respect—a sen timent which has never been extinguished by the rivalries of commerce, or even by the deadly conflicts of war. But this sentiment (the only true foundation of friendship between either individuals or nations) may, nevertheless, be dissolved in a period of profound peace, devoted to the interchange of hospitality and the plea sures of' social intercourse. Can we forget, amid the festivities of this transient occasion, the tate of the most illustrious of the objects of our joint intervention, and that his protracted cap tivity continues to form an insult to the general senti ments of humanity, and a shameless violation of the solemn treaty to which we were contracting parties? We may attempt to blind ourselves, but the calm judgment of posterity will rightly appreciate the events if the times in which we live, and the plain truths con veyed by this humble communication will find a response in the breasts of those distinguished strangers who, from every civilized country, now throng our metropolis. " People of England and of France," they will say, " had you never proffered your help nor promised your protection, it is true you would have surrendered your place among mankind as the guardians of civilization and the laws of nations; but it would, nevertheless, have been better for your reputation had you abstained from all intervention; for to mock the victim by a vain inter cession, to fill the cup of hope to the brim, and then per mit it to be perfidiously dashed from the lips, is a course that will render the name of the illustrious statesman who still languishes in the dungeons of K'itaya en inde lible symbol of reproach, in the eyes of future ages, to you and to the kingdoms to which you are proud to belong." I beg to conclude this letter with an expression of my earnest hope that a renewal of your Lordship's humane efforts, seconded and responded to by the English and French nations, may serve to efface this stigma on the fair fame of both.—l have the honour to be your Lord ship's obedient servant, June 12, 1831. CAMBRENSIS. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It was I, and not " William Prescott," as stated in your paper of yesterday, who petitioned the House. of Commons against Edwards's release from Newgate. I did so to afford the respectable portion of voters an opportunity of showing that they are undeserving of the general obloquy cast upon the whole borough, and at the same time of showing who are the delinquents. As regards Mr. Edwards's health in answer to in quiries, I made yesterday of the Governor of Newgate, I was assured that he was in as good health, and ate, drank, and slept as well as he (the Governor) him self did. Surely had it been otherwise, some medical certi ficate would have been produced to the House of Com mons of the fact. ' Your correcting the error of name will oblige, Your obedient servant, St. Albans, June 19. WM. GRESHAM. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. --- - Yesterday was the fourth half-crown day, and it was by far the best of the series. From the animated ap pearance of the roads in the vicinity of the Crystal Palace—crowded with omnibuses and cabs—it might have been imagined that it was a shilling day, but for the absence of the pedestrian crowds. People were as sembling at the doors nearly an hour before they were opened; and within two hours after the opening 14,000 persons had poured into the building—more by some thousands than in the corresponding time on the last half-crown day. The visitors on these days nre either such as come to see the Exhibition without the incon venience of a crowd, or else season ticket holders. These form, in some respects, two distinct classes of visitors, though they may often belong to the same class in so ciety. The first come early and go away early; the se cond class come in the afternoon and leave late. Hence, in the following statement of the visitors entering at dif ferent hours, it will be seen that the numbers regu larly declined from ten to two o'clock—more than doubled between two and three o'clock—and then began again to decline until five o'clock. From 10 to 11 o'clock ~. 7,198 From 11 to 12 From 12 to 1 From 1 to 2 2,531 Total arrivals to 2 Departures, 2,000.' From 2 to 3 5,707 2,652 From 3 to 4 From 4 to 5 ............................ . Total to 5 o'clock 30,986 By this time people were rapidly departing, and few were arriving. The entire number of visitors was hardly 32,000. The amount received daring the day was — For season tickets ............. £36 15 0 Atie doors ....................... 2,819 4 6 Total receipts ........."'•_. £2,355 19 6 Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Princess Alice, visited the Exhibition at balf-psst nine, accompanied by the King of the Belg ians, the Duke of Bbant, the Count of Flanders , an d the Princess Royal of Belgium. The royal visitors were attended by their respective suites, and were received by Colonel Reid and Mr. Dilke. with Mr. Mayne. Entering at the door in Hol land, they walked up the foreign nave and down ag a i n on the other side to the transept, whence they proceeded along the chief north side avenue of the same nave_ turning on their left hand into the different front com partments of that side of the nave (visiting in their way the French compartment of fine art), until they returned to that of holland, through which, at about a quarter to eleven, they took their departure. The co visitorsroyal en e t xa o - f exa mined. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Sir George Couper, was also in the building at the same time. In the course of the day we observed. the Duke_ of Welling ton, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Enniskillen, the Earl of Rosse, the Earl of Tankerville, the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, Lady Stuart do Rothsay with the Mimes Tal bot, Lord Listowel, Lord Hopetonn, Lord G. Manners, Lord H. Vane, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Hope, M.P., Mr. Rice, M.P., and Mr. Bwart, M.P. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. sou rHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING. The Royal 7.1 a, Company's steam-ship Avon, com manded by Lieutenant Philip Hast, arrivod this afternoon, after a fine run of seventeen days from St. Thomas's. The Avon brings the usual West India aad Pacific mails. The latest dates, she brings are as follow :—Ha vannah, May 24; Chagres, May 26; Carthsgena, May 27 ; Jamaica, May 28; Demerara, May 23; Trinidad, May 26; Barbadoes, May 28; Grenada, May 26; Porto Rico, June 1; St. Thomas's, June 3; La Guayra, May 18; Nassau, May 15; Antigua, May 31; Jacmel, May 23; Santa Martha, May 10; Grey Town, May 18. The freight list of the Avon comprises 1,238,495 dolls. remitted from various ports on merchants' accounts, 525 serons of cochineal, 270 ditto of indigo, 331 bales of to bacco, 48 bales of sarsaparilla, 138 cases of cigars, &c. Her passengers numbered 118, of which the following is a list and from whence, viz.:— From Grey Town—Mr. Gros and infant, and Mr. Ybarque. From Chagroa—Messrs. Ganita, Wymond, Currae, Nava. Muller, Braga, Delphon, Tragin, M. V. Dine, Hubert, Vega, Morgan, Utting, Mena, Kendall, Francis, and Simmonds. From St. Thomas—Messrs. Rothschild, Peterson, Simmonds, Blizario, Meyer, Tol vet', J. Peterson and son, Lady Macgregor and family, Mr. and Mrs. Schon. From Dominica—The Bishop of Dominica and Rev. Mr. Taaf. From Trinidad—Mr. Campbell. From St. Vincent—Messrs. Ames and Phil lips. From Barbadoes—Major and Mrs. Michel, Mr. and Mrs. O'Neil, and Dr. Phillips. From Martinique — Messrs. Raymond, Dufnil, and Berne. From Gnada loupe—Messrs. Bassepet, Hue, and Labestene. From Honduras—Mr. and Mrs. Coffin, and four ladies. From Havannah—Messrs. Lerec, Mangoaza, Secutory, Soto mayor, Mr. and Mrs. Sisnerez and family, Mrs. File mena, son, and daughter, Messrs. Dalvin Guiteriz, Suares, Patguero, Altus and son, Andre a an d son. From Jamaica—Mrs. Scott and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mearns, Messrs. Quijano and Dredge. From Hayti —Messrs. Schultze, Roane, and Folaom. From Porto Rico— Messrs. Ahems and Battero. Her Majesty's ship Meander was at Valparaiso on tho 16th April; Swift at Panama, 20th May; Scorpion at St. Thomas's, 3d June; Alban at Grey Town, 18th May; Helena, on the arbadoes station; Cumberland, Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, at Bermuda; Inflexible, at Jamaica, 28th May; Bermuda at Grey Town. The Company's steam-ships, the Thames, Captain Abbotts, arrived at St. Thomas's on the 2d June, with the London mail of 17th May. The Trent, Captain Clarke, in the Gulf of Mexico. The Clyde, Captain Moss, in the Spanish Main. The Conway, Captain Woolley, at St. Thomas's. The Derwent, Captain Onslow, at St. Thomas's. The Eagle, Captain Wilson, at Barbadoes. JAMAICA. The arrival of the Avon places us in possession of files of newspapers from this colony to the 28th ult. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Trent, with the English mail of the 2d of May, arrived at Port Royal on the 25th ult. The English brig Cambyses, Captain Barton, in going out of Kingston harbour on the 19th ult., got into a dangerous position a little to the north of a reef, a heavy sea running. On the following morning she was blown into Little Bay, where she grounded, and will not be got off without much trouble and expense. The cargo was being relanded. The cholera still ling ers in some parts of the island, but the cases are not so frequent as they were at the date of last advices. The sugar crop has been good, although not quite equal to the anticipations of the more sanguine. In most places the slzpply of labour is found to be but slightly affected by the cholera, its victims having been in general the aged, the infirm, and the dissolute. The May seasons have been very favourable, the face of the country is beautiful, and the prospects of the planter are encouraging. The brig Lindisfarne, Salter, 53 days from Liverpool, arrived at Port Royal on the 24th, as also the barque ae, Cameron, 46 days from London. BARBADOES. In Barbadoes the weather had been favourable for sugar-making, and the crop made had been about3o,ooo hhds. It was only on the high lands that the crop was not finished. Probably 5,000 more hogsheads would be made, and so would be about equal to that of last year. Very seasonable rains had lately fallen, and the young crop was looking healthy, vigorous, and clean; the pre parations having been ad well made, chiefly with imple ments, another large crop may be looked for should tho island be blessed with fine weather. The use of imple ments, machinery, and foreign manure is gaining ground, and attention is being paid to the keep of stock on the estates. The island was healthy, a slight form of small-pox excepted. The rapid reaping of the crop had occasioned some slight scarcity of tonnage; but as most of the regular traders had arrived on their second voyage, this was passing off. Very favourable weather had been experienced gene rally throughout the islands. DEMERARA. The advices from Demerara are to the 27th tilt. For some months there had been little grinding on the plan tations, in consequence of the wetness of the season. The rains were not uncommonly heavy for the time of year, and it was generally expected that the year's crop would prove more abundant than that of the previous year. Great hopes are beginning to be entertained that by the adoption of improved modes of drainage this fine colony may be enabled to bear up against the disadvantages it has for several years laboured under from the scarcity, uncertainty, and dearness of labour. The Avon brings intelligence from San Francisco to the Ist of May, which has already been anticipated. The dates from Panama are to the 20th May. The railway from Navy Bay to Panama was rapidly pro gressing. In eight months it will be open from Navy Bay to Gorgonu, and there is every probability of its being completed to Panama iu a year and a half, or two years' time. .., 4 : ,-.1.---•-_, -, , • kft i , -;.:: -lee - •'.'-'l/ i,2 , 1 --, , eee,a7 e x . COURT CIRCULAR. i'e ..7 Her Majesty and his Royal Flightless Prince Alb? _ ,eel , 4.4 i p e e ‘ with her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, eceo - :- 4 0„ 7 :4'e ;':e•j, 4;° ‘ i•'„,.. p a ni e d by his Majesty the King of the Belgians, with ;Iq'"' 'R tt ?V . ,„- Sr ) their Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the boat . e%,:e., P _,-__,--e*,.::.,1e feee de Fiandres and the Princess Charlotte, arrived et the ',..,4,,. 4 - - ;:tt:'''" ty Exhibition of the Works of Indtvery of all Nations at '--ee l elii . " 7 4.- 41 ' a quarter past nine o'clock yesterday morning. In at tendance on the Queen and Royal party were the Hon. Matilda Paget, Madame de Montancloe, Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Bouverie, Colonel de Moerkerke, and Count Albert de Briey. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, also visited the Exhibition yesterday forenoon. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the King of the Belgians remained at the Exhibition till a quarter before eleven o'clock, and then returned to Buckingham Palace. The Duke of Wellington had an audience of her Ma jesty at Buckingham Palace yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive in an open carriage yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke do Brabant and the Count de Flandres, attended by Colonel Moerkerke, visited and inspected the London yesterday.Do z e i k u s soyn ipces R Their Royal Highnesses th e the Princess Helena, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their accustomed exercise yesterday in the garden of Buckingham Palace. The Queen, accompanied by the King of the Belgians and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Lord Alfred Paget and Colonel Buckley attended on horse back. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback, at the same time, attended by Colonel Bonverie. Her Majesty had a dinner party yesterday at Buck ingham Palace. The company included his Majesty the King of the Belgians, his Royal Highness the Duke de Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count de Fiandres, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency M. Van de Weyer, Viscount and Viscountess Palmers ton, Lady Howard de Walden, Colonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert de Briey, Hon. J. Macdonald, and Sir R. Carswell. The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following selection : — ... March, " M ussu lmans"... ... ... Gartner. Overture, "Oberon" --. —• ." ... Weber. ‘‘‘ Nienev°".. Hibernian". ::: Waltz, " E t h ereal Dreams " ... ... ... Strauss. Se u l a e d et r i i o ll n e: ‘ N ... ... Verdi. Q ... ... Jullien. Polonaise, .. P er t , ' ... ... Kuhner. Polka, " Rosa" „ •"''' ... „,. Kuhner. Galop, " Thames Tunnel" ... ~, ... Gang'. God save the Queen. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner on Thursday evening and played the following Pieces: — lb Overture , „ ... ... Haussel. Selection, "Lo Scompiglio Tea trale, ' ... ... ... E ar l o f Westmore l an d. Aria. " La Bayadere" ... ... Auber. March ... ... ... --- Thomas, A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Lord Broughton, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Council sat one hour and a half. A deputation from the county of Westmoreland and the borough of Kendal, for the removal of the assizes for that county from Appleby to Kendal, bad an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of Mr. Alderman Thompson, M.P., Mr. George Carr Glyn, M.P., Mr. George Edward Wilson, Mr. Graye Rigge, Mr. James Gandy, Mr. S. H. Taylor, Mr. G. B. Crewsten, Mr. John Whitwell, and Mr. H. F. Rigge. Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial' office, from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands and the Governor of Malta. Dispatches were also received from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong- Kong, and the Mauritius. Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governor of the Canadas, and the Governors of the other North American Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday at the Council-office. The Lords present were— The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Please, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. The appeal 'part-heard) from Bengal, Dukeensoondree Dabee v. lasumnee Dossec, was concluded, and the appeal from he Prerogative Court, Bennett v. Free, was heard. NAVEL INTELLIGENCE. Friday being the anniversary of her Most Gracious Majesty's accession to the throne the ships of war at Spithead and in Portsmouth Harbour dressed in colours, and the Royal Standard flags were hoisted at the gar rison and dockyard flag-stairs. At noon royal salutes wore fired by the ships of war, and also from the plat form battery. Commodore William Fanshawe Martin has had the vacant appointment of Naval Aid-de-Camp to the Queen conferred upon him. Paymaster and Parser Clatworthy's death has been reported. He belonged to the Castor, 36, at the Cape of Good Hope. Clerk W. H. Beght, of the Crescent storeship, at Rio Janeiro, died of yellow fever on the 23d of April, in the 21st year of his age. The agent of Harbour Hasler, Paymaster Halliday, is about to retire from the service. The Admiralty have ordered a number of copies of Mr. Fincham's 4 . History of Naval Architecture to be purchased for public distribution. -- Brisk steamer left the anchorage at St. Helen's yes terday at ten o'clock, en route for Glasgow, the wind having shifted to the southward. The Monkey, steam tug. let for Woolwich. Magicienno steam-sloop was taken alongside Devon port dockyard on Thursday, to be prepared to proceed to Woolwich to take Mr. Brown, second master-atten dant, and party from the Barracouta back to Pem broke, with the necessary gear, &c., to navigate the Valorous steam-vessel from Pemroke to Wool wich. The Magicienne will be in charge of Mr. Bidle combe, master of the St. George, and a party from the St. George and the dockyard, and was to be ready to sail last evening. Pike steamer arrived at Devonport on Wednesday evening from Portsmouth, in charge of Mr. Cheshire, late mate in the Adventure transport, and a party from the dockyard. She is to be employed at Devonport, where her services are required. Triton iron steam-packet, Lieut.-Commander Glynn, will be paid off at Woolwich this day. Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, will be paid off at about 120 Chatham on Tuesday. She has come home :101l of her complement. THE CUSTOMS AND TUE SHAM SMUGGLERS. — In consequence of complaints respecting the annoyance and the frauds of persons, in the guise of foreign sailors, soliciting customers for smuggled cigars, silks, and other foreign goods, in the Strand, and similar leading thoroughfares, the authorities are said to have taken the matter up; and al thoogh the prosecutions commenced this week at Bow street, by the Custom-house officers, have been for the pre sent withdrawn, other proceedings will be forthwith adopted against the fraternity of " Duffers." About the years 1820 and 1827 great complaints were made all over the metro polis respecting the frauds committed upon simple persons by a gang of cheats who were selling in the streets foreign e t t h i e i t v3' and officers public s muggled goods , silks , ca mbrics, and main s , of British manu f a cture. The matter was taken up by the Customs'. inc the n itpolice f called with or great suppression s u p z p e r a e s l aonnd of th fraudu lent practice. The principal offender' was a iI-known I r i s h pedlar, named Duffy, who was remarkable live wooden leg, and being a most active and successfulfor having a the sham contraband. He and some others dealer in b e f or e the magistrates, at Bow-street, were brought di scus sion of the case, decided that thewho, after a long b ound of complaint, inasmuch as the Customs had no not imported, or. ,e to duty. Th goods in question were had no ground of e.• • plaint, inasmuche persons imposed u willing , for if they t he goods to be foreign, they must relieve supposed ieve that the bad then been stolen, or that the revenue sion.of the duty. On had been defrauded thetheest-ae other hand, as Duffy and !ii others accused were licensed all dis charged, and from that time hawkers, they were taken the time their followers. have name of " Duffers," from that of their chief. Canßol.l OF EN GLAND S C H OOLMASTE R S AND SCHOOLMISTRRS'SES MUTUAL AssumANCe SoCIETY.—The second annual meetng of this society was held on Wednesday, at the offices, 2 5, Bridge-street, Westminster ' Mr. F. S. Mar shall in th e c h a i r. The o b jec t s of the society,which was formed in May, 1849. to enable schoolmasters and schoolmistresses ,belonging to the Church of England to make provision for the yarious contingencies of life, comprise—permanent pro vision i n s i c k ne ss, annuities in old age, assurances, and en dowments suitable to their peculiar circumstances ; and the necessity of such an institution was recognized by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, who presided at its establishment. The report, read by the secretary, Mr T T Hind, g ave a satisfactory account of the progress of the society amon g th os e whom it is i ntended to benefit, which is s h own by -a considerable increase in the number of assurances effected during the year. The assurances granted on life policies from March, 1850, to May in the present year are policies amount insured being 14,9551.; a number of 257, the applications are novr, before the bdard, twelve of which have granted. The balance-sheet showed the been since receipts to .be 572/. 12s. 10d., and the disbursements 308/ a balance in hand of about 270/. The ' 188. 5d., leaving the receipts for the year at 710/, u secretau estiraate9. busi ness already done—there being, however, of pon the amount antici pate a considerable increase--and ground to now be considered to be established. iaid that the society might o f The Arab optl Canterbury and York were then proposed an d elected as trustees, and the Bishop of London as president; and the other officers of the society the being also chosen, business concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE METROPOLIS ROADS. —Yesterday, the Com missioners of the Metropolis Turnpike Roads north of the Thames,,Lord Lonsdale in the chair, resumed the sale by auction, at their offices, Whitehall -place, of the tolls for which there was no oiler at the former meeting held on the 9th or May last. Several of the tolls were disposed of in eons'. quence of the Great Exhibition, at higher prices. The tolls of the following roads were now offered :—The Harrow roads, which fetched last year 1,090/., were put up at 1,0001., they were knocked down for 1,200/, ; the Kilb urn roads were offered for 3,400/., and went far 3,7001., last year they pro duced 3,660/. ; the City roads last year realized 3,200/, the C,anmissioners put them up at 3,000/., they were _purchased for 3,• , 501. The St amford-hill, Green-lanes, and Seven Sis ters roa d s were last yea r sold at 9,010 . The sum p ro p o sed Ito let them at was g,750/. There was a very strong compe -1 tition for then), and the last bidding was 9,0/0/ The p erson 1 who made the offer was asked by Sir James M'Adam if he were prepared to pay into the hands of the chief clerk one month in advance of the rent arising from the road, which, is one of the conditions of sale, when he replied that he was not upou 'which his deposit of 50 / , wa s forfeited . They were then put up again at 8,9001. No offer being made, they fell into the hands of the Commissioners. The New North Roads were the last lot. Last year they produced 8501. They were offered for 7501., and went for 7801., there being but two bidders for them. The entire roads fetched 5%140/: . ; the atueunt the prey ions year being 57,2204 JAMAICA MARKETS. (From De Cord ova's Mercantile Intelligencer.) Altogether there has been a better feeling exhibited in our market during the past fortnight than had pre vailed for some weeks previously. Importers of fish have very unexpectedly found themselves in a position to de mand higher rates than were current when we last went to press, and the trade evince some anxiety to supply themselves before prices shall have advanced to scarcity rates. This sudden change in the market is attributable to the circumstance that the last advices from Halifax announced the occurrence of a scarcity of fish there, and it is presumed that very few, if any, shipments will be made to this island, before the new catch shall have been brought to market. We regret that vie t cannot report any corresponding improvement in the,plarket for breadstuffs, only retail parcels of which eau, be moved even at the existing low rates. firs The late accounts from the agricultural parishes re present the May seasons as having set in with their ac customed force; the rains generally have been continu. ous and heavy throughout all the parishes of the island. A Bill has been enacted by our Colonial Legislature which concedes to American and other foreign steam• vessels, the privileges hitherto exclusively enjoyed by. the Royal Mail Company's steamers, of bringing to, and carrying from, the island, cargo of every denomination, without being subjected to the payment of tonnage dues. The only advantage which the British will evil possess over the foreign steamers, is that of the exemp tion from the duty of 4d. per ton, payable und# the Kingston Town Dues Bill, of coals imported for their use. The concession does not, of course, extend to sail ing vessels importing coals for the use of either of the steamers. They will, however, be still permitted to en ter our ports, without being subjected to the payment of tonnage dues, in the event of their bringing no other de scription of cargo than fruit or vegetables. !, Flour.-Parcels of 50 barrels Baltimore are being moved at 285., but smaller lots have been and are still taken at 28s. 6d. to 29s ; there is no speculative demand whatever, and the market is well supplied. Meal-94 barrels fresh have changed hands at les. Old stock is scarcely saleable at 145. Rice-Good Bengal is placed at 14s. to 14s. 6d, and clean Patna at 16s. per 1001bs. The stock is ample. Carolina is in heavy supply with a very dull inquiry and sales are difficult at 20s. per 1001bs. Butter-Smalttsales of Irish have been made at 12d. to 12id, but dealers now decline to pay the latter rate. Halifax has been coming in rather freely, and the sales of firkins have been generally made at 9d.-a parcel, however, of 112 kegs sold at that figure, was subse quently rejected. 400 small kegs Philadelphia have changed hands at 9d. per lb. Bread--Pilot is very dull of sale at 16s to 18s. Crackers are also inactive at 225. per barrel. Mackerel -The demand is not at all proportioned to the stock on hand, and sales are effected with some difficulty. No. 3 thin may b e quoted at 24 5., and No. 2 " fall" at 30s. to 325. per barrel. Herrings-Immediately after our last an ex ceedingly brisk inquiry sprung up for this article o wing to its having been thrown more largely into eon sumption by the .scarcity and high price sale of 500 barrels was thereupon made of pork. A esta blished the value of the article, at 175., which rate the demand still continuing and at which mo a v e e t d. active-some of the subse quent receipts have been The stock is by no m eans heavy. Alewives-Are not in very g reat favour just only; and hold been 19s. ers generally ha ve e however notice a sale of 50 barrels at accepting 188" we Oil-All the latesales of cod were effected at 2s. 3d. per gallon. The s tock is very abundant, with a small inquiry. Lard--American is inactive at 6d. to 7d. per lb., with a large stock. No sales of any moment have transpired. "fish-The sales of the cargoes which had been already opened at the date of our last, were for the most part closed at 10s. 6d. to 115. for tierce and 14s. 6d. per box. Prices then advanced in consequence of the cir cumstancs alluded to in our general remarks, a n d t h e next arrival was sold at 11s, for ordinary and 12s. for large fish in casks and 15s. per box. Some other ope rations have been made at 12s. for cask. and 15s. to 16s, per box. Holders are now fi rm, and evince no desir e to press their stocks on the market. Boxes alone, how ever, are rather heavy, and there is still a rathe r l arge quantity of old on hand. Salmon -No. 1 has been sold at 725., and No. at 2 68s. to 7 03 ., which ra s es may , however, he considered as the outside value of the article just now. Pork continues in very limited supply. 150 barrels bless have changed hands at 90s. Prime 'is inactive at 725. Rusty prime is unsaleable. Hams-We quote good Lancashire at 9d. per lie American are very plentiful, and cannot be moved at anything over 6d. tb• bat for ild di- I' iv