The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-05 00:00:00

- it A - II er — cTFA:s fith p ifE AT YARMOUTH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) NORWICH, FRIDAY EVENING, EIGHT o'cLocs..—The moat awful excitement pervades this city. A most dreadful accident has occurred at Yarmouth. Mr Nelson, the clown, belonging to Mr. Cook's Circus, now at Yarmouth, announced the performance of being drawn by four geese in the North River. The suspension-bridge crosses this river, and about 518 people were on the bridge, when, horrible to relate, be tween five and six o'clock the bridge fell in. It is re ported that from 100 to 150 persons perished. The utmost consternation exists here; special trains have started; the telegraph is beset by hundreds anxious to obtain news of relatives and friends. The report is that already fifty-three persons have been picked out dead. It is thought many more are still in the river. The telegraph has worked admirably. Horatio Bolingbroke, Esq., one of the Directors of the Norwich and Yarmouth Railway, has personally superintended the telegraph, &c.; his kindness has been the theme of universal admiration. The bridge has been built about for.rtcen years. It was calculated to carry eighty tons. It has been more used lately since the railway opened. ADI-.ITioNAL PARTICULARS. (From the Second Edition of the Awfolk News.) One of the most calamitous events widch ever befel this town, or any other in this district of the kingdom, has just transpired, and has spread lamentation and grief throughout toe entire population. The scene of this dreadful event was the Suspension-bridge, on the North Quay, crossing the River Bure, and which has been the entrance to the town from the railway terminus, and the new road from Acle. Cooke's Equestrian Company has for some time been staying in the town, and on the morning of this fatal day it was announced by public handbills that Nelson, one of the clowns, would sail up the River Bore, starting from Yarmouth-bridge, to Vauxhall-gardens, at five o'clock, in a common washing tub, drawn by four " real geese," elegantly harnessed and caparisoned. At the time appointed, this absurd exhibition took place. The clown and his geese started from the Old Bridge in the presence of an immense concourse of persons, who had assembled en the banks of the river to witness the feat. On his arrival at the mouth of the Bure, a current took him towards Braydon, whence he was obliged to be towed back to the union of the two streams. The multitude of persona along the North Quay was greatly increased by the rush from the Oid Bridge, and every spot where a view of Nelson and his geese could be obtained, was filled with spectators. By far the most advantageous view was had from the Suspension-bridge, and this was eagerly sought for by the unsuspecting populace. About four hundred persons occupied this position, and were pressing on the south-side to obtain the first glance of the coming wonder. The bridge is an elegant structure, suspended from two piers, and capable of standing a much larger number of persons than that we have named, but we understand every point of vision towards the spot where the geese were to be looked for, was densely crammed with men, women, and children, and even the chains and suspenders had many occupants. This is the bridge which has been the cause of so much litigation between the Yarmouth Railway Company and Mr. Cory, its proprietor, and which has, since, the arrangement with the parties, become the prin cipal, if not the only medium of transit to and from the railway terminus. In order' to accommodate this increased traffic, the proprietors have been induced to extend the bridge on each side the chains, to the extent of four feet, for foot passengers, and the platform on the south side wai the chief receptacle fur the multitude who were on the bridge on this occasion ; the north side was comparatively empty, consequently there was an extreme pressure on the scuth—so much so, that a gentleman who passed over, noticed that the crown of the bridge, instead of maintaining its convex form, was completely flattened. He remarked the circum stance to a companion, but at this moment all eyes were stretched to the utmost, and every ear listening with eagerness fur the first announcement of the clown's appearance. This anxiety was Lie ught to its highest pitch by the cry of " Here come the geese." The shout resounded from side to side ; but amidst was a shriek from the shores ; the bridge was observed to give way ; it lowered on one side ; the chains snapped asunder, one after another in momentary succession, and almost before the gaze of the thronging multitude could be drawn from its object of worthless intet est it was ri • vetted to the half sunken bridge—suspended on one side by its unbroken chains—cleared of all its occupants— every one of whom were plunged into the stream, and over them the waters were flowing as if unconscious of' the fearful tragedy which had momentarily occurred. Those who witnessed it assert that not a scream was heard, nor a sound emitted from the unfortunate victims. A fearful splash and a few gurgling struggles only recognised the spot which had swal lowed such a mass of human life. Some few men hanging by the broken chains were earnestly entreated to maintain their hold, but it was soon observed that in consequence of the ob,truction of the stream by the fallen bridge, and the human bodies below, that the advancing tide would soon bury even them from sight. Every boat was immediately in requisition, and as many as 25 were soon on the spot, and rendered active and gallant service. The scene at this moment beggars description —husbands and wives, parents and children, were excited with the deepest anxiety. The e ffurts to save the victims were noble and praiseworthy. One man who was precipitated from the bridge caught a hold and maintained it—a female made a desperate clutch at his ancles, and succeeded in reaching them. The brave fellow looked down, and though in fearful peril himself encouraged her to hold tight, and she was rescued. The man refused to get into the boat, telling the occupants to pick up those who were float ing about the river—subsequently, however, he was obliged to release his hold, and he fell into the stream. We are happy to say that a rope was thrown to him immediately, and he was brought safely ashore. The bodies were picked up in quick succession, most of them dead. Among the number was a woman—doubtless a mother, who had in her arms an infant, and in one hand a little girl three or four years old—she had firmly grasped both, and her firm hold had not been broken by the struggles of death, fur it was with difficulty they were separated. They were all corpses and very stiff. Their names we have not been able to learn. The va rious incidents of the tragic scene are some of them very teuching. The children were many of them found with their heads fast in the railing, (which on the bursting of the chains lapped over into the water), doubtless fixed in that position in their anxiety to feast their eyes on the expectant sight. It was with difficulty they were extricated, and there wero some discovered with their heads smashed to pieces by the falling of the iron-work. Mr. F. N. Palmer, surgeon, was amongst the parties rescued, but at first there was some doubt as to whether he was dead or not; by proper attention, however, being paid to him, he was 33 far restored at ten o'clock as to be considered out of danger. Many c thers were also restored by similar means. Barrels of hot water were sent from the brew- office of the Messrs. Lacon, to Mr. Laws', of the Norwich Arms Inn, where the scene was nioet dreadful. The kitchen, the tap-room, and other rooms, with the stables, were filled with victims. As many as ten or a dozen were ultimately restored, but no less than 53 corpses were brought into that house, and which defied all the means of restoration ; others were taken to other public-houses in the neighbourhood, but not in very considerable numbers. We lament, how• ever, to say, that of the number who had been taken out Of the river at eleven o'clock at night, the eyes of 73 were for ever closed in death. The great majority of them are women and children. About 30 umbrellas were taken on shore. Persons whose relatives and whose children were down to see the sight, on hearing of the catastrophe, flecked frem all parts of the town to make inquiries, and to examine the dead bodies, fathers and mothers were moaning for their children, and children for their parents, husbands for their wives, and the awfully distressing scene was such that no description can do justice to. The bodies were removed by the relations as they were recognised, and at twelve o'clock only one body remained in the Norwich Arms stables, that had not been recognised. With the exception of this, who is supposed to be a waterman, -named Ecclestone, all the rest have been removed. Several bodies are said to have passed under the bridge, and it seems to be impossible to remeee them without great violence, or, as our informant says, " pulling they,. limb from limb." Nets have been laid down across the river, by Richard Hammond, Esq., and Mr. Davy, and were to be taken up on the flow of the tide, at two o'clock, when it is expected that many other bodies -will be brought up—for it is thought that there are many other persons drowned whose bodies are not yet recovered, and inquiries are perpetually being made by parents and relations who have missed members of their family, the fate of whom is unquestioned. The excite ment in the town is very considerable, but yet not so great, et the hour we are writing, as might have been expected. The ha ven an d pier commissioners assembled Jet the office of Mr. Cory, l ate l ast evening, but their pro ceedings were b r i e f an d pr i vate, and tiee meeting ad journed to thi s morn i ng. I t is said that the coachman B gliam,is m i ss i ng , of H.N. Burroug,hs,Esq., M.P., of ur and it is feared he has experienced the commontbu been no such body, th a t we can l earn, has ipiciclieldfautpe: The clothes of the poo r unfortunates are mostly in a room in the Norwi c h A rms . Numbers Ohbiociinyleiig ts dresses, shoes, and a l arge h eap o f garments, which all will be given up to the relatives in the morning. The po , fessional gentlemen of the tow n were in im.mediater , at tendance and rendered all th e a id w hi c h human ingenuity could .suggest. (From the Norwich Mercury of May 3.) The distressing intelligence was instantly transmitted , to Norwich by the electric telegraph, and aepecial train was as immediately sent off, containing the manager at the station and other persons. The tidings soon spread, and the station was not only soon filled, but a large number of persons awaited outside the result of the communications which Mr. Horatio Bolingbroke, one of the Directors, and Mr. Birkett, the brother-in•law of Mr. Peto, were making with the Yarmouth station, re garding the extent of the calamity. Persons also who had relations or friends in Yarmouth were constantly . . arriving until ten o'clock and after, sending messages by telegraph to inquire for the safety of their friends, and it is but due to the two gentlemen to say tl:at they were most anxious to afford every facility and accommo dation. The first intelligence was telegraphed at fifty minutes after five, and instantly express messages were • NElvsp sent_ into the city, and to the journals, communicating t he ' t Ptideliigence. When we left the station at te n o'clock, 7efstii ,f, S7iiuttebers were still there, making inquiries and receiving - rep**. To the gentlemen we have named, and to all e the Ai*ablishment, we are much obliged for the civility e - ik-gaeg : -... — n;g>tued,asktenti o n pail to our inquiries and the facilities afrordied us. s'a "le escape of some was miraculous. One woman, A'si of the aawe of Gillings, the wife of a carpenter, was on the bridge with her child ; when the was hurled into the water, with extraordinary presence of mind she seized her child's clothes with her teeth, and paddled herself to a place of safety. Many a touching scene was witnessed as the anxious • mother, and the hardly less excited father or friend, re cognised some missing one safely emerging from the crowd. Thousands thronged the North Quay—messen gers were dispatched in all directions to procure medical aid, and the communication with the west side of the water being cut off, hundreds were left in painful sus pense respecting those who were safe on the opposite shore. Nothing could exceed the promptitude, activity, and attention of the surgeons and medical men of the town, all of whom were in immediate attendance, eking all they could to afford relief to the sufferers, where the slightest chance of resuscitation appeared. Mr. Lacon and a number of the persons employed in his brewery were exceedingly active in supplying hot water fur baths from their brewery, which is not far distant. All the blankets from the union house that could possibly be spared, were in requisition. The search for bodies was continued till about half•past nine o'clock, when the boats were compelled to desist, but before the turn of the tide nets were placed on each side of the bridge to prevent, if possible, any of the bodies not yet recovered being carried out to sea by the force of the current, which is very strong. On this side the bridge the greater number were taken to the Norwich Arms Inn, where there were at one time fifty-three corpses. Others were taken to the Admiral Coliingwood and to the Swan, and many to their own houses. Not a few of those who first got out of the water went away unnoticed, and their number is un known. Up to a late hour last night, it was ascertained that seventy-five dead bodies had been taken out of the water ; and up to midnight, from the inquiries made, it was ascertained that forty-five others were missing. Among the latter I have been able to obtain the fol lowing names :—Caroline, daughter of William Church, aged 16; James Church, aged 34; John Seaman, 11, son of Daniel Seaman; Matthew Barney, Daniel Powley, Richard Powley, Elizabeth Puwley, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Diteham, a daughter of Mr. Robert Crow; a child of Mr. Robert Adams, a son of William Duffield, broker ; an old man named Gilbert, and two childrtn of Mr. Gotts, excise officer. By far the greater number of those lost were females and children. James Marshall, 16, escaped with a wound in the scalp. Two boys named Honorley, aged 12 and 17, were taken home ; the younger died last evening, the elder is likely to recover. Among the dead I have not been able to ascertain sa tisfactorily many of the parties. Mr. D. Little has lost one child, Mr. Livingston one if not two, Mr. Borking, dyer, a daughter ten years old, Mr. B. L. Utting, a daughter, 16. It is in vain, till the coroner's inquest, to hope to furnish you with an authentic list of names, ar.d any other would be mischievous. All the bodies, except one which has not been identi fied, have been removed to their respective homes. The consternation which pervades the whole mass of our population—the intense grief into which almost every one we meet is plunged—seemed to defy our at tempts to procure authentic information. This diffi culty is materially enhanced from the inability which has prevailed to identify many of the bodies. I have scarcely met any person who has not either directly or relatively been bereaved or thrown into a state of painful suspense. _ _ _ When the multitudes who lined the banks of the river first heard the shrieks from the bridge, they mistook them for cheers to hail the approach of the aquatic tra veller, and turned to look away from the scene of despair to the object that had brought them together enly to be turned suddenly back on the scene of desolation. At the time of the occurrence, two gentlemen in a gig came through the toll gate, and so near were they in being involved in the melancholy catastrophe, that we are credibly informed the horde had actually stepped on the end of the bridge, but being suddenly pulled hack oa the first announcement of alarm, they were most pro videntially saved. The Haven and Pier Commissioners, as many as could be got together, met at the office of their clerk, Mr. Tolver, about ten o'clock, and adjourned to an early hour this morning, to take some steps about the bridge. It will be gratifying to the parents and fri , .-nds of the children in the I'roprietary Grammar School to learn that they are all safe. We have also inquired at Mr. Plummer s school, and find that in consequence of ti.e rain the little boys were not allowed to go out ; four of the biggest boys who went t o w it ness th exhibition re turned quite safe. YARMOUTH, FOUR O'CLOCK.—The scene at the broken bridge at this moment is one of the most heart-harrowing it has ever been our lot to witness. Before the faintest approach of, morning, a number of boatmen and others have been most actively engaged endeavouring to find the bodies of the missing persons, and their efforts have been in some degree successful, as three more bodies have been discovered. The banks of either side of the strc am, even at this hour, are crowded with an expectant and anxious throng who await in breathless anxiety the efforts of the boatmen, anticipating in every fresh endea vour to recognise the features of some beloved object. On one side may be seen a group of pale and weeping women with tearful eyes watching the progress of the searcb, and on the other a group of hardy seamen, their strong frames convulsed with emotion as they clasp in their arms the dripping corpse of some favourite and carry it just as it has been lifted from the water to their homes. Indeed a more distressing scene than the present, or a catastr,phe more horrible in its conse quences, it has never been our lot to witness. Eve ry side herever the beholder turns, the same frightful prospect of human suffering- is apparent. It is generally supposed that many persons who were standing on the edge of the bridge, or on that portion allotted to foot passengers, when the accident occurred, clasped the hand-rails, and were precipitated head fore most into the stream, and became entangled among the broken baluatrades. The body of a I:ttle girl, the daughter of a man named George Parker, a coal-heaver, has just been brought out. The bodies are so swelled and distorted that in many cases identification has been extremely difficult. One of the nets has just been drawn, but this contained no bodies. Two or three corpses have been found lying entangled with some of the iron-work about the centre of the stream. When our ( xpress left, they were extricating the bodies, and drawing the other nets. Among those that have been recovered are Mr. F. N. Palmer, surgeon, Mrs. a Little, Mrs. Livingston, Fre derick Dye, 16, taken to the hospital with injury to the knee and. leg, Dye, North end, with a fractured kg, a young man named Simmons, whose leg was also frac• tured in extricating it from the bended iron of the bridge with a crow bar. Mr. Sloman's son Frank has been recovered, but his servant, Moss, is still missing. One or two circumstances demand a passing glance— one, the state of the bridge. That structure was erected by the late Robert Cory, Esq., in lieu of the ancient ferry across the Burt, of which he was possessed, and was opened on the 23d of April, 1829, and suspended from a chain on either side, attached to four peilestals or piers, also of iron, and fastened to abutment stones. In April, 1844, in contemplation of increased traffic to the railway, in order to afford sufficient width for car riages to pass, a platform for foot passengers was erected outside the bars on either side, it being the intenti n of the proprietors, on completing an arrangement with the railway company, and obtaining an Act of Parliament which has been applied for this session, to erect a new arched stone bridge. The immense weight of the thickly congregated mass being thrown on one side of the bridge caused the calamity. A gentleman who was present on both occasions assures us that the crowd assembled on the bridge to witness the return of Royal], Mapes, and Hall, from Norwich assizes, was much greater than at this time, but that then the weight was distributed more equally over the surface. Many questions have been asked as to how far it was the duty of the police to have prevented such numbers assembling on the bridge. To this we cannot venture a reply. It is not attempted to be denied that a large body o f t h e ?dice were in attendance on both sides of the river, where danger seemed most to be anticipated, to prevent, if possible, any accident ; their error, if such it should be called, seems to have been one of judgment, not of neglect of duty, and had the accident not hap. pened, probably no observation would have been made. By this event the traffic to the railway terminus has been considerably impeded, there being now no other means of communication than a ferry boat across from Limekiln wharf. LATEST PARTICULARS. (From the Fifth Edition of the Norfolk News.) The following is the best list which has been produced o f th e Lames of the unfortunate sufferers. It was pre pared by Serjeant Willutnent, and presented to the Magistrates at their racetino• this morning:— Susan Mayers, aged 9 ; Maria Stolworthy, 14; Maria Juniper, 9 ; a daughter of D. Little, 15 ; Maria Ed wards, 12 ; Hannah Field, 8 ; Mary Ann King, 8 ; Sarah Utting ; Fulcher, 18 ; Eliza Hatch, 12 ; Durrant ; Burton ; Trory ; High ; Miss Johnson ; Caroline Anger, 16 ; Eliza Duffield, 10 ; Harriett Bussey, 24 ; Matilda Livingstone, 6 ; Ann Maria Scotter, 20 ; William Lynes, 6 ; Thomas John son, 8 ; William 'Tennant, 10 ; Harriett Tann, 13 ; Clara May, 20 ; Sarah Ilunn, 14 ; Charles Dye, 2 ; William ilindle, 10 ; Eppy Thorpe, 11 ; Caroline Church, 16 ; Rachel Vincent, 20 ; Caroline Parker, 8 ; Sarah Gilbert, 12 ; Benjamin Dye, 9 ; Walter Watts ; Philip Livingstone, 9 ; Barking ; Eliza Hunnerable ; Robert Moss, 26 ; Daniel Ebbage ; Miss Johnson ; William Grimmer, 8 ; Horace Fox, 20 ; Richard Row ley, 4 ; Elizabeth Crowe, 11 ; Burton ; Betsey Mor gan, 62 ; Mary Ann Jenkerson, 10 ; John Tennant, 12; Mary Ann Lake, 2 ; Christopher Barber, 11 ; Eliza Powley, 21; Eliza Conyers, 13 ; Sarah Ann Butti fant, 18. A lady, dressed in mourning, with a gold watch sus pended by a gold chain. T w ELVE The numbe r of dead bodies cLocK actually ascertained at this hour was 90. Before our reporter left the Yarmouth station the number was stated to be 104. At three o'clock it was impossible to tell exactly the number of persons dead. Several had recovered that had been reperted as dead, and some few had died whore it was thought were not dead ; but as near as could be ascertained the number of the dead was 93. JURY LIST The following gentlemen were irapannelled : Samuel T. Palmer, Esq., Foreman. Mr. John Norman, Mr. James Pratt, Mr. Garwood B. Palmer, Mr. William Spillings, Mr. Charles Wolver ton, Mr. James Emms, Mr. Maik Blowers, Mr. John Stagg, Mr. Thomas Davy, Mr. John Orfeur, Mr. John Fenn, Mr. William Smith, Mr. Charles Barber, Mr. Joseph Davy, Mr. William Hallett, Mr. J. Eastmore Lawes, and Mr. Edward Garrod. After the jury had been sworn, at the suggestion of the Coroner the investigation was adjourned till Mon. day (this day). The Dean of Wells died at his residence, at Wells, on Friday last. TUE SUN, 14014130 N, IVIONDA.Y 51011,N1N0, MAY I Mk LOSS OF THE STEAM-BOAT SWALLOW. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COL' T OF CHANCE/il', May 3. The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in his private room this day. r‘ith the Mater of the Rolls and Chief Justice 'Fulda% and pr,,ce, ded with the h , ng-pending argument respecting the cr,wn jciwels. Sir C. Wtthrrell and Mr. F. Kelly (who spoke for four days) have been heard on the part of the King of Hanover, and the Solicitor-G' neral for the Queen. Sir T. WlLng commenced his argument on the same side this morning, and had not concluded %hen their Lordships rose. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. uaDAY.) GUILDII.II.L. The New York Sun of April 9 publishes the particulars of the loss of the steam-bat Swallow, having on board 350 passengers, the particular: , of which we subjoin : " The steamboat Swallow, having on board about 350 pas sengers, left Albany last Monday evening as six o'clock, for this city. When opposite Hudson, near Athens, she struck a rock and broke in two. " All was consternation on board; the ladies were terribly alarmed and agitated, and many were for jumping overboard in their efforts to reach the rock, or to save themselves in any way. The gen•lemen, whose minds were cool and collected in:the midst of the disaster, endeavoured to prevent any of the ladies leaving the boat, considering all safe in clinging to the wreck. " What rendered the scene more appalling was the total dark. ness of the night—the water coming up to the hurricane deck, and the ladies being drawn up through the skylights drenched in water. The heeling of the boat brought the fire of the furnaces in contact with the wood, and a lurid flame burst forth, lighting up at once, and adding to the horrors of the scene ; surrounded by fire and water, every effort was made by each person to provide for their own safety. The terror seemed to be at its highest when the boat broke in two, the water put the fire out, and the stern sunk. "At this critical moment the steaas.boats Express and Ro. chester came up, and inimediately got out all their boats, to pick up those who were in the water, and save the residue who were clinging to the wreck—of the se the Rochester took on board 150, and the Express 50. Many were known, however, to have reached Hudson and Athens, as boats were promptly dispatched from both places. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 3. (Sittings in Bunco.) THE QUEEN V. GREGORY. The defendant in this case had been indicted for hav ing published certain libels against his Highness the Duke of Brunswick, and upon that indictment the de fendant was convicted ; but a motion was subsequently made to the Court to arrest the judgment, on two grounds—tirst, that it was nut shown that before the in dictment was preferred any recognizances to prosecute had been entered into ; and, secondly, that from the re cord it appeared that the recogniz•tnces had been entered into at a time subsequently to that when the indictment was preferred. The indictment was dated before the recognizances, but they were, in fact, taken before the indictment was preferred. The COURT took time to consider the question. This morning Lord DEsmAN delivered the judgment of the Court. He stated that the question was, whether the judgment against the defendant ought not to be arrested, in consequence of the indictment not having stated that the prosecutor had entered into recognizanees to prosecute the defendant before the grand jury had found the bill. Their Lordships considered it to be un necessary that the caption should state that recogniz•inees had been entered into ; that allegation, therefore, not appearing., was not a sufficient ground why the judgment should be arrested ; but supposing the omission of that allegation to be an error, it was upon the face of the record, of which, of course, the usual and customary advantage might be taken. He flit n came to the other objection, which was this, that if no recognizanees had bean entered into before the time when the indictment was found by the grand jury, the Co!.:rt ought to quash the indictment. The Court had considered this question to be one of a difficult nature, and had therefore taken time for consideration. The Central Criminal Court Act had given large powers to the grand jury, and it was a provision that no Bill should be presented to the grand jury unless the party who prosecuted should pfeviously have entered into re cognizances to prosecute at the sessions, thereby intend ing that the reeNnizances should be entered into at some previous sessions. An application had been made in one instance to the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas to permit parties to be examined and enter into recogni zances at the same sessions, before the indictment was preferred, and this had been done in order that the re quisitions of the statute might be complied with; but Lord Chief Justice Tindal would not allow it, and he (Lord Denman) and the rest of the judges, considered that the Lord Chief Justice had done right, but did not consider that he intended to give any opinion upon the construction of the statute, or that the decision amounted to a declaration that the omission of such a preliminary proceeding on a bill found by the grand jury, and which was correct in all other respects, would for that reason only be a void indictment. That case, therefore, would not bind the Court, and this rule must be discharged. " The rock is well known, and had the pilot kept in the channel the accident would not have occurred." WILLIAMS V. THE QUEEN. Mr. C. EDWARDS made an application for a rule to show cause why the judgment given in this case for the Crown should not be arrested. The now plaintiff in error had been tried and convicted upon an indictment charging him with having stolen a horse, a saddle, and bridle, and he was therefore sentenced to be transported for fifteen years. lie submitted that neither the indict. ment nor the conviction would support the sentence. It was not alleged by the indictment that the prisoner had committed an offence " against the form of the statute." Looking, therefore, at the indictment, no one one could say that the offence was other than one at common law; there might, therefore, be a conviction for stealing any one of the three articles, which might amount only to a larceny, and then the prisoner would not be subject to so large a punishment. Lord DEsmax stated the opinion of the Court to b e , that this was an offence at common law—that the punish ment alone was altered by the statute, which it was not necessary to allega.—Judgment for the Crown. BAIL COURT, May 3. TUE QUEEN v. MEYER. The defendant in this case had been committed for trial on a charge of having violently assaulted his bro ther-in-law, but under circumstances of great provoca Lion, by Mr. Twyford, one of the magistrates at the Bow-street Police-court. On the day after the de fendant's commitment Mr. Clarkson applied to this Court, and obtained a writ of habeas corpus to bring up the body of the defendant—a writ of certiorari to remove the depositions taken against the defendant into this Court—and also a rule calling upon the prosecutor to show cause why the defendant should not be discharg.d rrom custody, on his entering into such recognizances as the Court might direct, after having before it the whole facts of the case. Yesterday the defendant was brought up under the writ of habeas, when Mr. BALLANTINE, who appealed on the part of the proskTution, said he bail no OpFsitiOn to make to the parties whom the (101211:Wit hat proposed us his bail. The re quired re cognizaLces were then entered into, and the defendant was discharged from custody. IMPORTANT TO SOLICITORS. ention,and Mr. CeoMPTON said he had been in tructed by the solicitor to the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes to apply to his lordship fo s r tri a le 4u t e r t t i l - e sh i o .o ss i ' ls c , a , u , s h e us w e t m ai e l nut t r ei .be wa o s n? imputed by the re,rty by whom to whom not the tbeic :—Tne gent lemon si a ti t i t g,, o .ha r s t t i e e isi y to ti s i h i ii (: ec t ( 1 ,, 1 , c ,1 1 51(5i lit, he was in,truct.d. The cit:cuinstanc es which wive rise the County Palatine Court of Lancaster, having previously served his i t l o a tie d i)ee , a n p a p d l i m ea i t t t io e( i i i a w n e r a e t. attorney of of clerk ship under articles which bore a stamp of 60/. only, that being all that was necessa r y to entitle him to admission to practise in that court. He had s i nce b een anxious to be admitted to practise in the superi o r cour t s , an d to enable him to do so , had paid an additional sum of 604, making in the whole the amount required on the articles of clerkship of parties seeking such admission ; th e ques tion, however, was as to the right construction of the Siamp Act, and whether that act did not require that, 12. in ord er to ena bl e h i m to be admitted of notwithstanding he had already p a id 601 ., h e must now P a)tiiewhole sum of 0/ a n attorney the supvrior courts a t West minster, and the pres e n t application w as made in order to obtain the opinion of . the Court as to the constru c ti o n of the statute. M r. Justice Coleridge granted a rule to show cause. ARCHES' COC Ri; M ay 3. S USPENSIO N OF A CLERGYMAN FOR THREE YEARS. n A o t in t i c h e e dn s sittingete sentence this ein Court, Si r H. J. Fust pro• the case of ." Th e o ffi ce o f t h e J u d g e promoted by Tower s v . the Rev. Mr. Hurst." The Learned JUDG E said it w as a proceeding against the Rev. John Hurst , the rector of Feniton, in the dio cesebasritTienl::s la theng defendant w i t h a d u l tery, in uage, &c. Th e C ourt wou ld n of Chichester , a nd instituted by the Rural Dean, charging, en te e not go into a detail of the grossly hid( cent conduct of the reverend gentleman. It would avoid referring at length to the charge The first charge was that of adul tery with Mrs. Dolman, the wife of a labourer in the employ of the Rev. Mr. Hurst. It appeared from her evidence that her husband was committed, on a charge of stealing, to Lewes Gaol, for awo or three months— that she was left destitute with her children—that the defendant, taking advantage of her state, visited her at her cottage, and induced her to commit the crime of adul tery. The woman in this fir,t charge came forward and a. owed lit r own shame; and it was clear, too, there was a feeling of animosity on her part, the rev. gentleman having subsequently put in a distress for rent. The husband of Mes.Dohnan also came forward as a witness, but it did not appear that he had connived at his wife's guilt. If the evidence upon this part of the case could not be im peached, there was not a doubt but the Rev. Gentleman had been guilty of adultery with Mrs. Dolman. She de posed to receiving presents of money, &c., from the Rev. Mr. Hurst, " in order to induce her to ' ()ire way to his desires." Then there was the charge of adulterous con-' nexion with his servants. Mrs. Hurst slept apart, and it was proved that he would leave his bedroom at. night and go to the servants' room, and sleep with two pf them in one bed. This was sworn to by the youngest servant, who slept in a bed in the same room. She had sworn that he attempted to get into bed with her ; that be used coercion, but that she resisted, anti then he went and got into the other bed where her two fellow-servants were. The credit of this witness had been impeached, as she had remained in the service of the Rev. Mr. Hurst for fourteen weeks afterwards, but the Net appeared to be that she would have had no home to go to if she had left immediately, as the Rev.Gentkman had threatened to turn her father and mother out of the cottage they occupied if she went. This witness did tell Mrs. Horst of the conduct of the husband in a ttempting to get into her bed. She said she could n o t h e lp it. If there was not any truth in the charge of adultery committed, as alleged, by the Rev. Mr. Hurst with the two servants, why did he not call them to disprove the charge? Mr. Hurst had not called a single witness as to fits general conduct. There was ample proof of adultery, incontinency, and indecent language to other females ; indeed of such gross immorality as must, if ful l y p roved, tend t) brin g scandal upon the church, and w hich called imperativel y upon the Court to administer the law to check such c - ,nduct. The COURT had no doubt that the Rev. Mr. Hurst had been guilty of nearly all the heinous conduct imputed to him. The Court had the power of deprivation. Of that there was now no gnestion. If incontinence would lead to deprivation the comtnission of adultery ought to do so. The parishioners of the parish left the church in consequence of the conduct of Mr. Hurst, and since he was inhibited from -doing duty it appears they had returned. This showed the feelings of the parish upon the subject. Looking to the decisions in former cases the Court thought that though this was not a case in which deprivation should be declared, still it was one in which a suspension for three years should be pro nounced. The Court was anxious to give the rev. gen- Osman time for reformation, so that he might return to his parish; and recollecting that no further charge had been made against him during the period he had been suspended front doing duty in the church (about seven months already) the Couat would direct the suspension for three years, and the payment of all the costs of the suit. Mr. John Charles Ridgway, who was convicted in the October sessions of the Central Criminal Court in 1843, in opposition to the charge of the Learned Judge (Baron Maule), who tried the cause, received her Majesty's tree pardon, and was dis charged out of custody on Tuesday last, after a full investigation of the merits of his cue by the Secretary of State. A disagreeable-looking fellow, named Thomas Aynew, in the employ of Mr. Pearce, a painter in Ironmonger lane, was charged with having committed the following outrage upon her Majesty's subjects. On Friday afternoon the prisoner was painting the fronts of some houses in Alderman's-row, Old Broad street, when a pot which contained paint, and which was standing on the pavement, was partly upset by two fe males who were passing along. The prisoner instantly caught it up, and, without the slightest ceremony, threw the contents of it indiscriminately about ; the result of which was, that portions of the paint went upon an in• fant's face, a little boy had his clothes completely spoiled by the paint, and a gentleman had his attire nearly sharing the same fate. Instead of apologising be displayed the coolest impudence when he was given into custody. The prisoner said it was the women's fault ; if it had not been for them he should not have thrown the paint. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY—What business had you to throW it about at'all? You might have blinded skveral persons with your malicious attack. You are a very bad fellow, and for this assault I fine you 51., or three months' imprisonment. CLERKEIV WELL. Fisher Lloyd, a young man of gentlemanly manners and exterior, was charged by Mr. Thomas Reyes, gold and silversmith, of No. 137, Goswell-street. on suspicion of having been concerned in breaking and entering his premises, and stealing articles of plate, &c., to the amount of upwards of 300/. Mr. Robinson attended on the part of the prisoner, and another solicitor for the prosecution. The prosecutor stated that on Friday night last ho left his house, 137, Goswell-street, and proceeded to his residence in Barnsbury-park, Islirgton. Previous to having Goswell-street he carefully barricaded and locked up the house for the security of valuable plate and other property therein. On the following morning he received information that his house in Goswell-street had been entered and plu Idered by thieves. He pro ceeded thither, and found' that the thieves had cut a panel out of a door at the back part of the house, suffi cient to admit a man's body. The house had been stripped of valuable property, consisting of articles of silver, plate, gold &e. ; and the front shop-window was stripped of silver tea-pots , trays, and other articles for show. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired whether he knew anything of the prisoner ? Prosecutor said he knew nothing of him. Mr. Robinson (surprisod): What., not know him? Has not the prisoner called at your house with another party? —The. prosecutor admitted that the prisoner had called upLa Mr. Robinson: Ay, wasit not with Mrs. Elliott, to ask you to sign a petition to the Secretary of State for a commutation of her husband's sentence of transportation? —Prosecutor admitted this to be the fact. He called with Mrs. Elliott a month ago. He only saw Mrs. Elliott two or three times. Mr. Robinson: Pray, sir, did you not propose to Mrs. Elliott to get the jury list?—Prosecutor: I did not. Mr. Robinson said that Elliott some time ago was tried at Oxford, for a Bank coach robbery, he (Mr. Ro bin3on) went professionally to Oxford, on the part of Elliott in May last, and a judge admitted him to bail; he was subsequently acquitted. He was afterwards tried at Newgate, convicted, and sentenced to transportation, and after this the prisoner called on the prosecutor and had dealings with him. In answer to questions, the prosecutor said he did not know that Elliott was tried at Oxfcrd for a Bank coach robbery. He was a married man—had been at Elliott's house, and Elliott at his. He used to come and sell gold and silver. Did not know he was a tobacconist. Had sold Mrs. Elliott a gold chain after her huband's conviction. -Mr. Robinson—Will you swear that Elliott did not visit your house when he was out on bail in August? Pro secutor—He did not. I did not then know his name. He had only two dealings with him. Never bought watches of him since August. Only one. He had bought watch cases. By Mr. Robinson—Made no entry in his books ; was not careful with his books. Had not destroyed any books since Elliott's conviction. Gave 60s. an ounce for gold watch-cases. Mr. GREENWOOD asked if there was any evidence to produce to warrant his detention of the prisoner? as yet there was nothing against him. Mr. Robinson—l can show that the pi osecutor is a regular purchaser of these men. -7- S.dicitor for the prosecution—l can produce evidence to show the prisoner's character. Mr. GREENWOOD—I haire no right to hear it. Is thi?re any evidence to show that the prisoner has been dealing with the property, or that he is in any wey con cerned in the robbery ? 'Sergeant Archer, G—l re ceived him in my charge; I have not heard any evidence to produce. Mr. GREENWOOD—There may be something behind this case which I know nothing of. There is no evi dence against the prisoner, and I bhsll discharge him. The prisoner was then discharged, and he left the court with his solicitor end friends. LAMBETH. • On Saturday, Mary Brown, alias Davis, alias Eliza beth Orde, a well-dressed female, was placed at the bar bt•iure the Hon. G. C. Norton, and charged with carrying on a wholesale system of shoplifting From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the pri soner had been in the habit of calling at the shop of Mr. Mathews, a pawnbroker, in the Princes-road, Lam beth, to purchase trifling articles ; and on several occa sions when she had been there articles of property had been missed. This circumstance determined the shop man to watch her narrowly the next time she called, and on Friday morning she managed to secrete a number of articles upon her person. Upon • being given into custody she refused to give her address, but the constable who apprehended her, dter much ditl.lulty, succeeded in finding out her lodging in Vauxhall street, Lambeth. On searching her apart• ments a vast quantity of property, consisting of linen drapery, new shoes, dresses, and, in fact, goods of almost every description was found there, as well as a con siderable sum of money. The constable stated he had no doubt, whatever, from the variety and description of the articles, that they were the produce of different robberies, and that the prisoner carried on a wholesale system of plunder. The prisoner, who could give no account of the pro perty, was remanded to Thursday next. Richard Alexander, a potman at the Rosemary Branch Tavern and race-ground, Peckham, was charged with stealing from 4/. to 51 in silver, the property of his master. Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the Rosemary Branch Tavern, deposed that on the night before, between ten and eleven o'clock, a bag containing from 61. to 7/. in silver had been taken from the bar, and could not be found. Some time after, the prisoner brought back the bag quite wet, and about 203. in silver in it, and said he had found it amongst some counter-cloths which he had removed from the counter. He was asked to account for the other moneys in the bag, but declared it was in the same state he -had found it., and also said he had no money about him. On being searched, however, a sove reign was found in his pocket which he said had been given to him by his wife, but this the wife positively denied. Mr. NORTON thought the probabilities were, that the prisoner had procured gold for the silver. Mr. Smith observed he had plenty of opportunities to do that, as the house was filled with company, and a number of gentlemen were present to make entries of horses for the forthcoming races in his ground, so that he would have no difficulty in getting gold for the silver; but, besides this, he had left the premises for some time. The prisoner was remanded. COMMISSION •)F LUNACY. EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION. On Saturday- a commission de lunatic° inquirendo was opened at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow, and a jury of fifteen free holders of the county of Middlesex, to inquire into the state of mind of Mr. James Leopard, baker, late of Dock head, Bermondsey, now an inmate of Grove-hill Lunatic Asylum. The commission was sued out at the instance of the lunatic's wife. It appeared that the unfortunate lunatic, previous to the year 1843, had suffered consider able losses in ti o.de, through which his mind became affected, and his friends found it necessary to place him under surveillance. In the first stage of tne disease it bordered more upon a melancholy character, be fancying that he was very poor, and that ull his money was bad. At a subsequent period, the disease became more appa rent, it baying changed from melancholy to the most ex. travagant fancies and delusions respecting his property, ' which he imagined was immense, and that he intended to make a railroad round the globe, by which means he would derive great interest for his money. He at times fancied himself a king, and that he had one hundred queens and wives, some black and some white, with a great number of children ; but the most extraordinary delusion he laboured under was a wish to destroy Lou don, which he fancied was his property. During the inquiry he was brought into court, and seated in a chair close to the Commissioner, who asked him several ques tions, but he answered in the most incoherent manner ; and upon being sueitioned as to the amount of money he had in the Bank, he said he had 100 black coats, 100 buttons, two queens, and lots of wives ; two steamers and a great number of children. The jury, on hearing this, expressed themselves satisfied as to bis insanity, and instantly returned a verdict to that effect, fixing the date. of the disease from August, 1843. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT RACES.—The banks of the his were on Wednesday evening crowded with spectators to witness the second race. The boats, fifteen in number, again started, and throughout the nice the greatest interest was excited by the friends of the different crews as to the result. The race be tween the two first boats, the Christchurch and Brasenose, was a splemlid one to the Gut ; at this point the latter drew on their op. ponents, and gained considerably, but on crossing from the East Willow to Saunders's Bridge the Christchurch put on a spurt, ank was soon two boats' length in advance. The Brasenose went steadily to work, and before arriving at the Chewell gallantly suc ceeded in bumping the Christchurch, thus lodging them from the proud position of being at the head of the river. The Trinity also bumped the Wadham near the Chewell ; the latter rowed in one of the new boats, built after the manner of the Newcastle boats. St. John's, with very little difficulty, bumped the Exeter near the Free Water Stone ; the other boats remain in their former places. PROCLAMATIONS OF OUTLAWRY. — On Thursday, in the Sheriffs' Court, Red Lion-square, it being county court day proclamation was made in the usual manner, by Mr. Hemp, the sheriffs' officer, before Mr. Under-sheriff Burchell, and the follow ing were declared outlaws, at the suit of their several creditors : Robert Montgomery Martin, Alexander Farquhar Mortimer, Percy Drummond, at four several suits ; Charles Coghian, Crewe Read, Thomas Elisha Braineil, James Duthie, Sir Charles Edward Gray, Bart., Patrick Leonard O'Reilly, Richard Gray, Charles' White, Henry Whittaker, and the Rev. Geo. Bridges Lee Warner ;clerk). It is a curious paradox that when a man lies he almost Invariably stands to ik—Great Gun. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. " We have received the following particulars from C. Pratt, Esq., of Covert, Seneca county, New York, who was a passenger in the Swallow at the time of the disaster:—. " On acing into the ladies' cabin, after the vessel struck, he found it full of ladies, and, seising his two daughters, he rushed forward, in company with his grandson, leaving in the ladies' cabin two ladies named Collin, who were in company with an aged lady from Troy, these being the only ladies whose names were known to his daughters. " Passing to the forward deck, he was met by some one who told him to keep off the bows, as the boat was going down; and as he turned to get to the hurricaue deck. with his daughters and grand son, he was met by a rush of water sweeping over the lower deck from the stern, and turning round caught a glimpse of the two Misses Coffin behind him, but on gaining the upper deck with his charge, they were missing; search was made for their bodies on the low. r deek, and one of them recovered, but quite dead. The other could not be found. " As the boat sunk down, about 25 or 30, or more, took refuge in the state room, believing that they would be safe, but they were soon overwhelmed, some escaping on settees, chairs, and tables, and floating away, while a few gained the hurricane deck, but it is feared that several remained in the rooms and were drowned. Of those who floated off (about 15 or 20) two gentlemen and a lady were found clinging to a settee, about a mile and a half below the wreck—all three alive, but greatly exhausted. They were taken to Athens. Of the others who tried to save themselves by similar means, nothing was known up to yesterday afternoon, and it is feared they have perished. " Passengers saved— The Express took en board The Rochester Carried to Athens and Hudson 7O Total " Passengers lost or missing —The following are the lost and missing, as far as ascertained : " Missing—Mrs. Conklin, Miss Coffin, of Troy; Mrs. Gilson, and two young ladies, from Albany, whose brother was at the wreck, anxiously searching for their bodies ; Mrs. Walker, of New York; Mrs. French, and Mrs. Lambert." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—The Emerald tender, which was dis. patched to the wreck of the Skylark on Monday, returned on Wed. nesday evening with some of the rigging and stores of the ill.fated brig She sailed yesterday for the Medway, with supernumeraries for the Trafalgar and Queen. The Active revenue cutter, Lieut. Elwin, arrived yesterday from the wreck of the Skylark, bringing stores saved. The Monkey steamer passed Spithead from Woolwich to South ampton cn Wednesday, believed to convey carriages, &c., from Southampton to the Isle of Wight, for the use of her 3lajesty next week. She returned yesterday. The Alban steam transport, Licut..Commander Lowe, arrived on We.lnesday night, with Marines from the corps serving in Ire land, and upwards of 100 volunteers for the navy. The Action, 26, Captain Manse), left Santa Cruz for the Cape of Good Hope on the 13th of M trch. The Alert, 6, Lieut.-Commander Bosanquet, was spoken with on her way from the Gailinas to Ascension on the 11th of March, its lat. 1 N., long. SW. Fever on board. The Pantaloon, 10, Commander Wilson, left Ascension for Sierra Leone, on the 10th of March, to place herself under the orders of Commodore Jones, in the Penelope, 22., steam-frigato, cruising about there. DEvospoat.—Admiral Sir D. Milne struck his flag as Com inander-in.Chief at this post on Monday, his period of service having expired. On Tuesday Admiral Sir John West, his suc cessor, hoisted his flag (blue at the main) on board the Cano pus, 84, Captain Moresby, which was saluted by 17 guns from the Canopus. The Cdleeonia, 120, is now in charge of a Lieutenant and a party from the San Josef, which ship will be paid off on the sth of May, when officers and crew will commission the Caledonia as ordinary guard-ship. The Vanguard, SO, Captain Willes, was towed out of Hamoaze into the Sound by tlw Contiance and Bloodhound steamers on Tuesday. The Jackall steam vessel, Lieut. Pasco, is progressing rapidly in her equipment, and will speedily be ready for sea. The Racehorse, 16, Commander Hay, is ordered to fit fur service in the Wet Indies. The Monkey steam-vessel, Master-Commander Bryant, left on Tuesday for Southampton. SHEERNESS, THURSDAY EYENING.—The African steamer, Second-Master Barker, sailed for the North Foreland on Friday, to procure and convey some more casks of salt water to be con densed at Deptford. On the passage she injured some of her machinery, which she had repaired at Woolwich, and returned here on Tuesday. The Alarm, 26, recently launched, was taken into dock on Fri day, and has since been coppered. The Juno, 26, was hauled out of dock the same day, and is now being fitted for commission in the basin. The Lively and Sinbad lighters arrived on Sunday from Ports mouth with stcres, the former has since left for Chatham, and the latter for Woolwich. The Comet steamer, Lieutenant Pretyman, came into harbour the same day with a portion of the furniture of the new Corn. mander.in.Chief, Sir Edward D. King, and seamen for the Queen and Vernon ; she returned to Portsmouth on Tuesday. The Raven cutter, Lieutenant-Commander John Stephen, ar rived from Hull on Monday, with seamen for the ships fitting out here. The Goodwill lighter sailed today for Woolwich, with stores. The Falmouth lighter arrived from Plymouth, with stores. The Ganges, 84, had her masts and bowsprit put in to-day. She will commence shipping her tanks and gun-carriages to-morrow. The shipwrights are still busy with the alterations of the bul. warks of the Vulture, nor are the alterations of the Spy yet corn. plete ; they have not, consequently, been able to leave the basin. The Vernon, 50, Captain Fitzgerald, progresses slowly with her lower rigging, though she makes a great show with her top.gal. lant-masts up and her yards crossed. The Queen, 110, Captain Sir Baldwin W. Walker, is expected down here from Chatham about the 2.2t1 inst. The St. Lawrence, 46, Alarm, 26, and Brilliant, 20, remain in dock. In Harbour—The Trafalgar, 120 ; Ocean, 60 ; Herald, 26 ; Raven, 3; Speedy, 3; African steamer, and Falmouth and Duck lighters. WOOLWICH. MAY 2.—. The Erebus, Captain Sir John Franklin, and the Terror, were taken out of the dock, the former on Mon. day, and the latter on Tuesday. The Terror was tried for a short distance down the river, and the speed obtained with the auxiliary engine, namely, 3i knots, was very satisfactory, being against a strong tide. These two ships will be ready for sea in a few days, when they will leave for the arctic regions. The Vesuvius steam-vessel, Commander D. G. O'Callaghan, will leave Woolwich early next week for Leith, to embark Lieutenant_ General the Earl of Cathcart, K.C.8., and suite, to Quebec. Lady Cathcart will accompany the Noble Earl to Canada, where his Lordship has been appointed Cosnmander.in.Chief. The Wildfire steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Danby, arrived from Weymouth April 26, and will be paid off to-morrow (Saturday). The Rattler steam-vessel, Commander Henry Smith, was taken into dock on Tuesday, to be fitted with bilge pieced to prevent her rolling. The African steam.vessel, Mr. Barker master, arrived on Satin... day from Deptford and Sheerness, and some part of her machinery having given way, she remained here until Tuesday to be repaired, when she left for Sheerness. The Black Eagle steam.vessel, Master-Commander S. B. Cook, was brought down the river on Saturday from Messrs. Curling and Young's, Limehouse, having had the damage sustained by the Sappho running foul of her off Folkestone on the 27th of March made good. S!ie was taken into the basin on Monday, and will be ready fur servicein a few days. DRAWINGS OF THE ANCIENT PALACE OF WEST MINSTER.—Thursday, at Messrs Christie and Manson's rooms, a sale by auction took place of the entire series of very beautiful and interesting drawings in water colours, by Adam Lee, Esq., F. S.A., deeeased, late resident officer of the Royal Office of Works, at Westtninster, consisting of plans, sections, and perspective views of the ancient Palace of Westminster, in the time of Edward the Con fessor, Rfuus, Stephen, Edward 111., Richard IT., and Elizabeth, patticularly two beautiful drawings of the interior of St. Stephen's Chapel, in the time of Edward 111., beautifully illuminated with gold. In addition to these there were plans for restoring the Palace, views illustrative of the coronation ceremonials of George IV. and William IV., and many interesting relied of architectural orna. ments, ancient paintings, &c., and various fragments of ancient staine:l glass, and fragments from the late fire. The sale was not well attended. BANKING (SCOTLAND) BILL.—The Bill enacts that the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes are to certify exist. ing banks of issue and the limitation of issue : that a duplicate of such certificate is to be published in the Gazette ; and in cue banks become united, the Commissioners are to certify the amount of bank notes which each bank was authorised to issue. The issuing banks are to render accounts to the said Ce mmissioners, and the latter are to make a monthly return, to be published in the Gazette. The silver coin held by any banker is not to exceed the proportion of one-fourth of gold; and the Commissioners are to have power to inspect bankers' becks that contain an account of their bask notes in circulation, and of gold coin. Bank of Eng. land notes are not to be a legal tender in Scotland. Such are the chief provisions of the Bill. We learn from good authority that flax will he grown this year, more or less, in every county of England, and it is expected somewhat extensively in Sussex. One gentleman will sow nine acres.—Brighton Gazette. ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—Two LIVES LOST.- On Wednesday evening there was a severe gale, blowing from the north, and the river above bridge was very rough, especially in the reaches. On the evening in question, about half.past night o'clock, a four-oared cutter, containing the following persona—Mr. G. IL Brewer, of the King's Head, Lea Bridge ; l!sfr. W. Fox, of 26, Durham-street, Vauxhall ; Mr. G. A. James, of Bath Cottages, Cambcrwi II ; Mr. Alexander Knapp, of No, 35, Stamford.strect, and Mr. Thomas Leven, of No. 4, Mason's-alley, City, was passing clown the river from I'utney towards London, and had arrived in the reach of Battersea Creek, when a sudden squall upset the boat, and the whole party were immersed in the water. The cries for assistance caused several boats to put off from Battersea, and the first that was saved w as Mr. Brewer, who was picked up by a Shadwell waterman, named Harvey, in a very exhaustod condition; Mr. Fox was saved by Chipp ; a Battersea waterman, and Cowden, the boat-builder, succeeded in saving Mr. James. Mr. Knapp and Mr. Lowen, unfortunately, sank before assistance could reach them, and although the most snfTitrerf;earinien pimpledutti%o wil u e.fc.ea e Lii, r isat t hien i ni o ,Wdig r; ad s tasgrhtee w et:nest e ltrte da r isie e ner made at the time to recover the bodice , by drags and other means, the labour was without any beneficial ce, result. 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Ditto, Loaa Notes • . Londoi. and Greenwich Ditto, Pref. or Priv.. London and S. Western Do., New Cone. atlas Ditto, New • • • • • • . • c.ondon and Croydon Ditto, Guarntd. a p. c. London and York.— .. Lynn and Ely .. •• • • - anchester and Leeds Ditto, Half Shares •• Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto, Sixteenths . • • Manehestr & Binning. Ditto, Quarter Shares Midland . • • • • . • • • • • • • Ditto, Flfths.• • • • • • Ditto, 11:-ax. & Derby Newcastle & Berwick Newestle & Danl. June. North British • . • • • • • • Northern and Eastern . Ditto, Scrip, iss..s/. d. . . . Ditto, Quarter Shares North Kent .. • • • • • • . • Norwich and Brandon . Ditto, New.. . • .• • • • Portstmuth Direct .• • • Preston and \Vyre .. • • ltichmnd& NV. E Janc. Rugby • • • Ditto, 2d Pref., 1844 Sheffield and Lincoln.. Sheffield & 3fanchestr Ditto, Quarter Shares Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,Bir 3outh Devon ... • • • • • . South-Eastern & Dovr Ditto, New iss. 32/.dis South Wales ..... • • • • Stevenson's Prtsmouth Thames and Medway.. Trent Valley .... • • • • . Yarmouth & Norwich Ditto, New.. ..... York & North Midland Ditto, Half Shares.. Do., Scarbro' Branch Ditto, Selby Scrip Ditto, Extension .... Boulogne and Amiens. Gt. Norther.' of France Orleans and Vierzon.. Orleans & Bourdeaux Paris & Lyons(Lailltte) Paris and Strasbourg.. Paris and Orleans. • • • . Paris and Rotten ..• • • • ueu and Plzvre • • • • Name of Company. Australasia . • • • • • • • • • Ilritsh North American Commercial of London Colonial ..... • . • • Londn and Westruinstr London Joint-Stock ... Metropolitan ..... Provincial of Irelan:l•. Ditto, New.• • • ... • . National of Ireland .. sat. I'rovncial of Eng. Ditto, Union of .k Tit ralla . Union of L0ud0n..... Dividend per Annum 31. bs. persh.! 15s. 21.165. per sh., Amount 1 Slare, X 0. d . 100 0 0 25 0 0. 50 0 0 100 i► 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 13 4 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 10000 1 , 0 0 0 2h 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 40 0 0 1.0 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 h 0 0 0 12 10 0 '25 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 1 50 0 0 25 0 0 32 0 0 25 0 0 16 13 4 50 0 0 10 0 0 12 15 4 18 7 2 41 6 10 40 0 0 50 0 0 13 15 9 9 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 6 5 0 40 0 0 10 0 0 26 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 . 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 4 ' Citl 2s 0 0 1 1 50 0 0 0 0 0 I' 33 2 4 j 50 0 0 19 5 5 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 X a. d. 2 10 0 100 0 0 17 10 0 10 0 0 70 0 0 . 30 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 14 16 0 3 13 4 0 13 4 10 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 1 5 0 2 10 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 80 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 Stock, 2 0 0 2 0 0 50 0 • 10 '0 0 8 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 11 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 4% 135% 32 10% 113% 68 124 8% 186 105 41% 514 105 22% 234% 45 3114 9% 63 13% 109 i 24% 80 25% 14% 18% 60 0 7 2 10 0 ' 5 2 10 0 6% . _ 70 0 0 138 - 32 0 0 63 2 0 0 164 1 5 0 7% 40 0 58 4 0 0 j 9% Stock. j 157 2 0 0 ' 3% Stock. 117% 1 10 0 14% 94 0 0 el 10 0 0 17% 45 0 0 66% 30 0 0 49% 12 10 0 17% 2 15 0 10 0 0 17 1 4 1 0 0 4% 2 10 0 2 50 0 0 34 1 0 0 3% 10 0 , 25 0 0 1 5 0 134 82 10 0 8 0 0 13 210 0 0 4% 15 0 0 28 40% 15% 6% 2% 17% 18% 27% 18 102 68% 17% 104 14% 9% 2% 2% ZIA.NIES. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. Price Paid. Pi. per cent. 4/. per cent. N. per cent. 5/. per cent. Cl. per cent. 61. per cent. 8/. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. Si. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. s. d. 49 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 17 10 0 35 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 1 25 124 INSITRANCE COMPANIES. . . Dividend I Amount Name of Company. per or - Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s." d. £ s. d. Albion .............. 31. 103. i'oo 0 0 50 0 0 72% Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 19% Ditto Marina.— 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6% Atlai ... .. ....... .. 13s. fid. pr sit. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Olericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6% County ...... „ „ .... 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 frown ••••••• • • • • • 1 6 9z 5 . :n b d s . } 40 0 0 5 0 0 10 Nagle ........ .. 6s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 5% Economic Life ... ..... { B ? 3 c o r s. e b t A 1000 0 0 250 0 0 Eng. & Scot. Law Life.. 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% European Life• ••••• • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 29 Freemasone...... •• • • Al. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe .. Guardian •.•••• . • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 .0 36 10 0 50 1 ,44 Imperial Fire .••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 195 Imperial Life......... 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16 Indemnity Marine •• • • 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 30 Law Life •.• • .. Legal and General Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ......... 103. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% London Ship Marine . .Si. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Loan Fund• • M. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life. Palladium Life ..... .• • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% Phoenix . Protector Life ........ 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 le. 2s. Provident Life........ -1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life. 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange Si. per cent Stock. 188 Sun Fire . Ditto Life . 1/. 6s. Universal Life DOCKS. Dividend • Amount Name of Company. per 1 of Annum. j Share. Paid. s. (1. £ s. d. I.,emmercial .•• • East and West India 5%1. pr cent. Stock. Zast Country ••.• • London •••• • • • • •• • • 4% /. pr cent. Stock. St Katharine 5 per cent. Stock. Southampton •••• • • • • 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 WATER-VIOR,IES. Dividend Amount per of Annum. Share, X s, d. 100 0 0 East L0nd0n.......... Grand Junction • • •• • . 46 1 1 4 21. lOs 100 0 0 Vauxhall .. ht. per cent. 1100 0 0 West Middlesex ...... 41.165. pr et. I G 3 12 9 Name of Company. Price. LIST OP scoirrEssi COMPANIES' PRICE' Dividend Amount. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. - -- — X 8. (1, X a. d. Bank of Scotland ••.• • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 172 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 168% British Lit,llCompany et per cent. 100 0 0 226% Commercial ,tank •• • • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 167% National Balm— ..... 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 15%, Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 95 Western Bank •• .. North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 7 Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 14% Eastern Bank Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank j 5/. per cent. 50 0 7%. City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. ' kl 5 0 1354 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 00, 1 0 0 1% Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14 1 4 Insur. Co. of Scotlud• • Si. per cent 10 0 0 All paid. 10 North British Insur. • • 9/. per cent. 200. 0 0 10 0 0 27 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. por cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life Dann 6/. per cent. 100 0' 0 10 0 0 18% Sclln.&Glasg. Railway 4%1. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 651/ Ditto, IA Shares •• • . 4%Z. per cent. 12 10 0 All p a id. 164 Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 P 20 0 0 15 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. i4%4l.percent. 60 0 0 All paid. 65% Glasgw & Green& Bail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 15 Glsgw St Garnkirk Hall. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 28 Dundee & Arbroth Rail. M. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 32% CANALS. Dividend Der Price. 0 Dividend Names of ~. Price. Companies. c , I .--__ _ . Names of FA iumuu cD Annum. Companies. ~ per ----- Z ' .£ Ashtn & Oldh 97 51.55. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 91. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley.• • • 160, 121. 180 Macclesfield . 1001 - 15 Basingstoke 100; - 5 Neath ... •• • 100 201. 365 Brknk&Abrg 180; Si. 85 Nottingham . 150 121. 260 Cromford ..• . 100; 181. 160 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 40 Dudley loo' 4/. 80 Regent's ••• • 33 11. 24 I Derby ••• • • • 1 00 , 8/. 103 Rochd a l e .... 85 41. 55 Ellsinre&Chs 1331 4/. 58 Shropshire • • 125 8/. 120 Erewash •• • 100 321. 440 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth & Clyd 1 100 4/. 105 Do.Lk Fd S t 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctnloo: 71. 124 Stffrd &Wore' 140 281. 480 Grand Unlon'loo 11. 105. 28 , Shrewsbury.. 125 18/. 230 Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. 210 Stourbrldge .. 145 201. 360 Glstr & Brkly 00' - 8 Strtfrd on Av 79 11. 103. 30 Grantham . • 1501 121. 100 ,Severn and 26 I/. 85. 28 X Huddersfield. 57 , - 20 I Wye Rail. Kcnnt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 7 Trnt & 31r- 50 301. 450 Lancaster .• • 47 IL 10. 40 scy , % sh. 110 Leeds& Livrp 11.0, 34/. 570 •Thams &Med 19 - 50 Leicester .. • •I 140; 10/. 110 Worcstr &1 78 41. Lelcstr&Ntl4 8a 41. 70 Birmlng. 11 Loughborog 144 701. 1050 Wilts & Bllts 67 11. 45. Kent 4s. per sh. 5/. per et. 2/. ss. p. sh. 1 Is. 3d. p. sh, 101. per ct 101. per ct , 101. per et. 31. ss, 71. per cent. 71. per cent. 71. per cent. U. 58. pr ct. lel. per ct. 101. per ct. 101. per et. 10/. per et. 101. per et. 10/, per ct. ;l. Os. per sh 51. per cent. r 5/. percent. L SI. ss. per sh Os. per sh. 1 11.73, ed. p. a. 1/.173.6d. p. 3. 2/. per share ,41. 4s. per sk 121.135. per sh, 2/. ss. 15s. 51. per cent, ..... 11. Is. 101. per et. 10/. per et. V-STOC: - - MARKET NEwS. (SATURDAY.) c 0 V WIT' We had a very extensive supply of Vegetables on sale here, yet the demand was tolerably steady, at our quotations. Fr ward luxuries were somewhat abundant. All kinds of Fruit were a slow inquiry. if we except the best Oranges, which are very scarce. 4.1.4 .G We had rather an active demand, at further improve°. quotations. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3 s w d 4.1 6d ; Lamb, 5s 2d to as 4d ; Veal, 33 10d to 45 10 d ; an Pork. 3s to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. We had a full average supply of Poultry on iale, while the demand ruled heavy, at barely late rates. Turkeys, 3s to 7s 6d ; Geese, 4s to 65; tame Rabbits, la 6d to la 10d ; and wild ditto, 6 d to 10d each ; Fowls, 43 to 9s ; Chickens, 3s 6d to 5s ; and Duck s ' 3s 8d to 6s per couple. HUN anscrOED. For each kind of prime Meat the demand was tolerably steady. at somewhat improved currencies. All other articles were heavy, yet prices were pretty Aenerally supported. IVEIVPOIIIC. There was a decided improvement in the demand, at 0111 " what enhanced rates. BILLINGSGATE. Most kinds of Fish, the supply of which was not to large, mo. - ei - off slowly, at our quotations —Salmon, 101 to Is 6d ; EAs, 6,1 to Is 2d per lb : Turbo:s, 8s to 1 63 ; Whitings, 2d to 8d • and Cod Fish, '2s to 8s each ; 1344 4d to 2s per pair ; Mackerel, 21s to 30s per 120. IRT:fLI3'ECHAP L. Pritne Meat sold briskly, at enhanced rates, otherwise the demand was inactive. BEM.1111). The prices of Wheaten Bread hi the Metropolis are froni 7d to 'lid ; of Household ditto, 5d to 6id per 4148 leaf. BIDE 11241.1elt.11.: Raw Hides, at per stoneof 141bs :—Best Steersand Heir 55 6d to 5s 10d ; Middling ditto, 5s to 5s 4d ; Infe rior 4s 6d to 4s 101. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin. ; Market Calf, 6s 6d to 8s ; Long-woolled Sheep , 33 lid to 4s 9d; Short ditto 3s 0,1 to 4s Od ; Laub Ski's Is 41 Is 8d; and Shearlings, 6d to 8d each. SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41 18s; - O er ful do., 51 to 5/8s ; fine Upland do., 5/10s to 5/ 153; C l° ,, Hay, 41 lOs to 6/ 6s ; Oat Straw, 11 183 to 21: Wheat Sri,' 2/ Is to 2 1 3 s per load. Supply but moderate , a nd rather dull. CumnEnt.axr).—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 153 to 41.54.! useful ditto, 4/ 16s to 5/ 8s; fine Upland ditto, 511 03 to 5/ 1 „7; Clover Hay, 4/ 103 to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 11 188 to r' Wheat Straw, 2/ Is to 214 s per load. Both Hay and St sold freely, at full prices. 10 3 ; Wurrueminr.L.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 1 51 useful ditto, 4/ 12s to 5/ 8s ; fine Upland ditty, 5/ 103 , 1 l ; 19s; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/ Gs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s tt Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. A fair average s u P r and a steady demand. 4,1•111•••••••••111MMINO..1 . 110,11•1111••• A l a n. THE NEW LAW COMMISSIONS.—The Lord 03 , cellor has given notice of his intention to move fo , ' e` n mission to inquire into the law of insolvency en a I % r es sunment . for debt. In the year 1839 a commissil re issued on bankruptcy and insolvency, from n' ilic ,l , e nt suited the present .Bankrupt Act, and the new In" 0,- Debtors' Act, as administered by the Court of 1 1 . 33 01 ruptcy. A very great improvement has been e t he in the bankrupt, law by placing the allowance ° end certificate in the hands of du. C o mmisslone rs „, l btore one of the principles of the new Insolvent v`ithot Act was the power given of hearing parti , o , t he going to prison, anti notwithstanding the abuse 0 ' D o t privilege, the provision has had a beneficial ,effee'soree last session a sudden alteration was made in the J o - Act, which has produced a great chang e in th; ire' of debtor and creditor—namely, the abolition 20/. prisonment off executions for debts not exeeedilsded It is complained that no remedy has been P r" stoo 4 for the bon granted ; and it is u nder be to that one of the objects of the commission Wi ll to sit' inquire whether a remedy can be suggested, sor n , havo persede the repeal of the clause in question. Pos°'itori been mptied, and debtors have defied their crtc.ouch to take pri,ceedings against them, as they cativo,. the their perssais. A diminution of about one-f,,urtu re Or , number of writs issued by the law courts, sinc e tW ° Th ,re i° ration of the last Act has tak. n place. ass (besides the Debtor and Creditor Act) rei n t. 7 o ; to iusolvent debtors, and the Commissioners wi ll f o e to consider their assimilation ; and they will also l o f the c“nsid.r, before they recommend the full r e P e dl t ors, 0 201. clause, the instances of oppression by er th e recorded in the last rr.port of Captain prison inspector. the diss CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL,—ThiIY 4—tly so. go tribution of prises at this hospital took place ; the do dog Bowers, Rector of Saint Paul's, Covent-garden, The meeting was held in the lecture-room of the 11 : te fief. which was filled with pupils and their frien d. ' i ps Chairman having stated the object of the ,re--ofilhe Professors in turn spoke in high term !, not on'Y 4 coo" ficiency of their pupils, but of their general 80'00,44 j and close attendance. The vises we re t i n 'cal f the competitors having each previously a ~s t ne ° motto, accompanied with the title of the PeP e _% the li r; the writer. These communications were broken 01,'"00dul Chairman in the presence a the meeting, and the ns f uottc.st e " , ID nounced. The annual exhibition, value 15/o W as sedie s 2.l Joseph Fayrer, for the bet essay on the Mate.' to • gen. , chemistry, to J. H. Buckstone; in anatomi. „ F rede rick and Philip Hasher ; in the junior class of a lr i t i tt! r g Lamden and Joseph Fayrer; midwifery, Henri .10 , e ptt • sue medicine Nichol!, and Thomas Flaherty; physiologis si Wa tt ", acl medicine, P. Harper, Thomas M'Creal, and flenDc, Goldine on . gery, Nichol), Harper, 51`Creal, and Fairer . „,teeeel lent :t t o dressed the meeting on the unwearied diligence s"" 4, well"' 0 , duct of the students on the establishment'. success know that, without study, they could not practice enth Ola f°. after life. The Charing-cross Hospital had °He ture, which ought to recommend it to the notiCe o f Len, t o thropist, namely, that young gentlemen of slender Cheat of good character, and education sufficient to enable ~•,01006 pass the rigid examination appointed by the hospital suin"statirif might have their medical education gratis. This waslo. l. .a psf/' applicable to the sons of clergymen, officers of the allej ° tit te d &c. Dr. Go then certificates of good bebag , °- various of the lding students. awarded Thanks were voted to the chstro:l-iapingll the meeting separated—those visitors who chose being jet" Conducted aver the wards of the hospital. A OD° e SHIPMENT 4,r Hoes . T., Lii•LGIITM e able exportation of horses was made by the A nt*e q ' te PtioCzlis Victoria, Captain Jackson. on her last voyage' ~,tello'elre formed part of the annual purchases made here IV l the m o r Belgian dealers for sale in their country , and Ber ne , ° th a shir , 0 0r remarkably fine animals. Although the deek nearly filled with the horses, and the weather was v ` ie ty st P lie rs during the passage, they were all laniied in Pafe ct % t urne d „de werp on Monday morning. The Princess Victoria ; boo , w oo yesterday morning, after a passage of only nine flu against a strong contrary wind ; she brought a consta eb , del . of passengers. 11 wing .41: CHATHAM, WEDNESDAY.—The fin.° f Bea t e, men's embark in the Minerva, on the 3d of Me' r,d 45 1 4 '00' B 4th Foot—Ensign Aylmer, Ensign M'KelveY, aer; scc on 0 d 21st Foot—Lieutenant Steward, Lieutenant . 101:1ied' tenant Deare, and 63 privates 57th Foot —Cal l , sign Hassard, Ensign Lothian, and 42 pr.vates. rso tenon Lindsay. Lieutenant Cox, Ensign Spier, r ".i s p ‘ ) /{itbl . sign Knight, and 16 privates. S4th Foot" — fr,,Utees et , s uso" Ensign Maunsell. and 44 privates. 94th Foot'""'; 0 00 0 1 01 Ensign Heron, Ensign Walton, and 52 privates. sa " o, Se: pod: consisting of one officer (Captain Currer), 3 + erg % in 1, 0 0,0 1 r privatesMand alcolm, bout ftrhoemBtthheoflliwthayll, efgoirmgenotr,focirbissrinuood, 10 t o d e. Timbrell, 58th Regiment, and one private, ltee°ll4- joC tojei e# tachment. bein o A PARISH BOUNDARIES.—ThU rfIin j h- po. -° et° .ae sion-day, or Holy Thursday, according to .. ti se r er•-„ the boys of most of the parochial schools throte e " inu aric h v aio w headed by the several parish authorities and t he gse . ' bulged their various districts for the purpose e f b , 0 7 4; whi te oll . t 17 e d e —a ceremony which the boys, armed with t his 1: 0 %,0 0 .1 usually go through with much alacrity. VP °° tAsnt l f 'rele hfr- e avenues of the leading inns of court were Most Ins" se r :, o f the° t 00" by a strong force of watchful retainers districts. In numerous parishes the boundary ol ni r cu t f''Vote rh very obscure and curious places, and much olerr,nseile results In consequenie of the intrusion of th e J I•s o° n whose presence is as little expected as wished O r ' Stlf [ ADVERTISEMENT. I—A .riots°l4, vo.st;s,Pberi)./; GREATLY FROM IMPAIRED HEAL TH, ne rtli !,) DEBILITY, CURED BY H O LLOWAY ' S 0"" lowing is a sta - einent made by the vvi;e:' ve r:olib facts • the army as to the followio 7 p ' cot.stitution appealed so decal ed th e ,sin l,,,rst run into her ancles without feeling any ' t h e n a cc et swelled to the size of a child's body o ' 4 her r 5 became ulcerated to a tearful d-gree in : f t lif e l''11 1 ; 1 5 ; she appeared like one in the last stageoliowoict,y, was completely cured by givinge h er g. 13 1 e I° l l o va when every other means had failed." ive I „eJ proprietor of the Exeter Chionick, can gip viitnooti and address of Mrs. General B -- " , "11) tra ii(l ' cure. Sold by the proprietor, 244 chemistg. rit General—Robertson, Edinburgh. dv j; !I' oa MONTHLY MILITARY' /the Lieutenant-Generals--R. N. lioplarls,_l°"l Of - r r 1 °' „ it cl , tbe Foot, London ; Webber Fb' • k near fwves la te ~, e' e Major-Generals—J. N . Fremantle, I' coi tirer" V DA O C , ~11, .elf 40 1 ' Coldstream Guards ; Marshal, East Ind o i— fi rkY' -t p:7lcClifton ; Fagan, East India CIF A ie f i l e C l e. G I ° lll' l t e ° K t ' 11. ' o onels—Townsend, 14th Dragoon , i t I nt, $ (. l - ' •il Camp to the Queen, Castletown, Ir, cosset' '' t ,'D, 11 ° to , i Grenadier Guards, London ;De 6 . c,13, to , (i S u i r isofp Justinian olNlisi l ii s r li c ali i , half-pay Will Foot ; Sir George C. 11°Ateo'rds4 , 11 : °!•0 Engineers, Woolwich . Clive, Grenadier ‘-': i iiitisi,t; IP" .Tl!',lrCtO'lo( amPt ° t' a i ‘.'ll`' b. Militia. 1 ect F:d 4 l e l v ; Lieutenant-Colonel—D. Wri 1 t trnttge) Gae ro. • . g 1 ' t los ' Maj. Colonel o t t b rs—Browne, half-pay 9th 100 , lqs l , o n "Captains late of the P - l A tat' , L -,,tt" , ...N a. -.antics. B op - I A- co t' —Ch anribtr,, 15th 1111.sarS, , s , E. pv, i ii te Sinclair,' l3th Foot, Colaba, Bengal ; " L A 0 c 0.,„5 ; board . the Stag on his passage to E u rope ; 4 . ; IleYrgt„ o t lon Rifle Regiment, Greenhill, near Darne,"Roys'„od fir-to' of t he y e-• deo. ' Ist Veteran Battalion Lloyd, half-pay 46th Foot J. 515 ckav, 1 0 I ri deP yet , ~ ; ~-,,it.p3 3 ' i-o: •IV" J. __,Brown, half-pay 82d Foot ; Coynen"- t Che'" l e of 'l' 1%1 Leod, Unattached, Captainf Invalids a , :i , is Q . is Unattached, Chatham; ' the P' , 'I A% Thompson, n , bs 10 , Toonier, half-pay Royal Marines; go' ' P ir o t; master 40th Foot. va ttstilt ; 4 t,` , : o t; half-pay Lieutenants—Wilson, late 4th Veteran it ., p ol Nt h k, ,jo t ; Coldstream Guards; 1)Y 1 `, e ' ii3itlf-V3Y 67th root' Sheppard, halt: pay 59th Foot; Batt,_leY' 10111-I)3Ydepbt's a Langford, half-pay 66th Foot t Sto‘ e ''' half-PilY' Fee C rrcl, half-pay 89th Foot; Goodtcre, ha thi t o meat, drownrd in Table Li% Nottingham. fie, ~.te Arallert74loo, 'delft Second Lieutenants and Ensigns--"- . (.1" . 11 D'''lY the 7th Veteran Battalion • R iau' late '‘,",, Fo ot; _% e v r° off the C g l n e ;. o lid s c ; n ior D e ' l io half pay 47th Foot; Farrell, hall-psY6" balf-Y-' pay 4th West India Regiment; Corps. 6th r °°t. ttial i°l3. I ilr ' Paymaster —Blakeman, half-paY,.,. ii 13a per , ' i o ot , Quartermaster—Davies, late Ist vetera _.,Ge 0 r ector .1 3 etv Medical Department DeoutY li' s P 0100'70;M Theodore Gordon, Brighton ; Surgeorsrvil .ootl ,-, Armagh ; Apothecary Carter, Halifax,l u 10' cary Wheadon, halt: pay, Hounslow. Di p PIA ha ve ~,ditelED..beitev• to J O , On the 17th inst., at Camisky, bY ' 7iraClitiC•gblA"' , , tyre, Kilmonivaig, A. Campbell, Esq . ' 14 „, 79 0 ' ll- 7 tiarper, f J` third daughter of the late Capta:n Catner ° "' r ° DileL• t tialigi'te ./(/ Go A n t an G o o f ll G an o fl u e a l n d fi , eoind,thaeglensst.inst., Jall_____ e ' ..- o ,e t i .t.-_--.-...-t_ —_.-----: ;NO Nlti• 1.. , Al 1 •d,. If at ....On : era:l44 mad r•lttfrlitittud bl Oftl e lit,. 112, zl.l - aau, eruat.r ,' Die cut' in 00, A M'? Strand, in t.h,:, Preemie' of ON S Middlesex, Monday, May 5, 1845. Price. 6 0 0 2 10 0 Paid. Paid. Price.