The Sun. — London, England, 1850-03-20 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL MURDER. . (From a .Second Edition of the Edinburgh Courant of Monday.) Great consternation was excited this morning in the village of Juniper Green, about five miles south • west of kklinburgh (in the neighbourhood of Currie), by the diticovery of the murder of two persons in the house of Dr. Wilson, a resident medical practitioner. The ebunty police were immediately on the spot, and upon entering the house found Dr. Wilson in the kitchen, l e .iing upon his back, quite dead, with his head beatsm almost to a jelly. The next object which presented itself was the life less body of the aged mother of Dr. Wilson, which was found lying in the passage, apparently on the spot where the unfortunate woman had been struck down, a nd killed. The implements employed in these murders ap peared to have been the kitchen poker and tongs. A person suspected to be the murderer was ap prehended in the house, and has been lodged in the Edinburgh jail. Information of the dreadful occurrence reached Edinburgh about nine o'clock this morning, when Mr. Sheriff Gordon, the Procurator-Fiscal, and Mr. List, Superintendent of the County Police, drove out to the scene of the murder. They wer, occupied for several hours in making an investigat on into the circumstances of the tragedy, and return'al to town a little after one o'clock. It would be improper, in the mean erne, to enter into all the details that have come to light, but we believe that the publication of the folle i wing statement cannot interfere with the course of jeistice. From what we have heard, it f a:pears that at a late hour last night (Sunday) a wee of the name of Pearson, who is understood to ha,."o been in confine ment in a lunatic asylum, called at the house of Dr. Wilson for medicine or - eedical advice. The Doctor accordingly prescrilYd a simple dose, of which one-half was to be t-ien that night, and the remainder next morning. ,Dr. Wilson having just returned from visiting country patients, left the man at the door, whir -"te himself and the maid servant went to the ~ .ttle to put up his horse. Upon his . return to the ;J .- Use, Dr. Wilson found the outer door locked, upon knocking, was immediately admitted.,,Thie appears to have been observed by the manservant, who then went to her mother's house is thl neighbourhood, where she usually slept. 2lie precise circumstances that followed within Dr. Wilson's house, can only be matter of conjecture. The state in which his body and that of his mother were found next morning, has already been described. It is said that the man Pearson, who had called at the house the previous night, is the person now in gaol upon suspicion of the murder ; and it is added that he had passed the night in the house, sleeping in Mrs. Wilson's bed, having first, it is supposed, burned his clothes. He was found naked, in bed, and sound asleep. The murder was brought to light at an early hour this morning by the servant returning as usual to her work. She found the door locked, and upon looking through the windows, saw the body of Dr. Wilson lying upon the kitchen floor. She immediately gave the alarm, when the door was forced open, and the full extent of the murder was disclosed. Dr. Wilson was about fifty years of age, strong aadhealthy. His mother had attained the great age (ninety. We have already stated that Pearson had been in confinement as a lunatic. This, we believe was some time ago—his. eonfinement lasted about four years, when he was discharged, apparently in sound mind. We understand that, within the last few days, symp toms of insanity again manifested themselves. ATTEMPT TO MURDER. An extraordinary circumstance, which had nearly been attended with loss of life, occurred on Friday evening last at the house of Mr. Grindall, the Bell, in Suffolk-street, Birmingham. It appears that for the last three years a young man named Abraham Lee, son of Mrs. Lee, coal-dealer, Essington-street, had been in the habit of frequenting the Bell, and - appeared desirous of being considered a suitor to Miss Ellen Grindall, daughter of the landlord. Lee,: however, never received any atten tion from the girl or her family to justify him in believing that he was recognized in the manner he desired. He visited the house as an ordinary cus tomer, and it is supposed became jealous of a young man named John Scott, who also frequented the Bell. This feeling, however, he concealed, never once intimating to Miss Grindall or any of her friends his dissatisfaction. Oa Friday evening, about 8 o'clock, whilst Mr. Grindall was at the • workhouse attending a meeting of the guardians, Lee, accompanied by a young man named Kingston, went to the house, and their hands being dirty they proceeded to the brewhouse to wash them, and called for a pint of ale, with which they were supplied. Whilst in the act of washing their hands Mrs. Grindall told her daughter to go into the brew house and finish her ironing. She did so, and it appears was followed to the door by Scott. Miss Grindall good humouredly intimated to Lee and his companion that they should leave the brewhouse, as she wanted to finish her work; but she had no sooner done so than Lee took a pistol from his pocket, and this being ob served by the girl she instantly put up her left arm in defence. Lee fired the pistol, which was heavily loaded with shot, and a portion of the contents lodged in her arm, chest, and neck, about fifteen shots taking effect. She fell upon the floor, screaming and bleed ing profusely. Mrs. Grindall hastened to the brew house ; Kingston immediately seized Lee, who made considerable resistance ; a police-officer was called in, Lee was taken into custody, and on searching him another pistol, loaded to the muzzle, was found in his possession. He was taken to the police-station, and the wounded girl being conveyed to bed medical as sistance was speedily obtained, and many of the shots were extracted. On Saturday morning the prisoner was brought up before Mr. J. B. Davies, M.D., and Mr., William Willis at the public office, when In spector Glossop charged him with the above offence, and added that Miss Grindall was unable to attend ; it would therefore be necessary to have the prisoner remanded until her medical attendant would allow her to appear. The prisoner, who declined making any.statement, was then remanded. The wounded girl is declared to be out of danger, and will no doubt be able very soon to appear against the pri soner. We understand that Lee has stated that the contents of the second pistol were intended for him self.—Aris's Birmingham Gazette. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, March 19.) buoari.--To-day there was rather more activity in the market fir West India Muscovado Sugar, and holders were firm; still little demand existed from re finers and grocers, and the rotas paid are fully equal to those of Friday for all sorts. Tho total purchases amounted to 200 bhils, &,ti. At public sale 37 hhds Ja maica went at 35s 6d fur fine brown, and at 363 for low yellow. REFINED.—To-day there Ras no variation in the value of Lump Sugar, but only a moderate business was Con cluded, and refiners appeared to be disposed to sell. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with little attention, and the n e r will nit fetch above 303 per cwt. Mabarrins.—This afternoon the public sales of Mauritius Sugar proceeded aith more spirit, arid at full rates: In all 6,970 bags and 12 casks were offered, and the chief part sold, yellow at from 354 to 395, brown 31s to :24s 6 , 1 and grey 34s ti 38s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was :a good de mend for Bengal Sugar, and full rates were paid. At auction 1.248 begs Bengal went at 37s 6d to 39s Gd for low to good white Benares, and the whole sold. For Madras the market is still dull : of 1,92 U bags a small part only sold at 293 to 305 for soft brown, and at 31s to 34s for yellow. Fortsacza.—T(,-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sugar; the private purchases are small for all purposes, and 4t former rates there are free sellers. MOLASSES.--In West India operations are upon rather a larger scale, but at easier rates. The sales are 300 puns from Barbadoes at 163 6d, and 50 puns St. Kitts at 154 Gil. East India met with little attention, and of 200 hhds Bengal at public sale only part sold at 13s 6d to 14s, whereas 116 casks Surinam were taken in at 16s to 17s per cwt. TEA.—Operations have been upon a limited scale by private treaty in Black, and for common Congou prices have declined to 91 and Sid per lb. Green is also of. fered at rather lower terms, and few buyers are to be met with. The public sales to-day went off with dulness, and of 7,048 packages offered only 2,240 sold. Scented Caper went at is Lid to is 1441, being a decline of fully id. Gunpowder sold at ld to 2d de cline, Canton went at is 2id to Is 20, good and fine Ifysoa kind 2s ld to 2a 11d. Imperial must be quoted rather cheaper, Canton went at la 2d, good and fine Ilyson kind is 8d to is 10d. A parcel of Hyson sold at 2s to 2a 10d for similar quality, and was considered rather cheaper. CoarEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Coffee, but by private treaty several parcels are on offer. On the part of shippers or home dealers little desire was evinced to operate, and prices underwent a further de pression. The latest quotations for Native Ceylon were 45s to 48s 6d per cwt. COCOA. — There are sellers of Foreizn at a further re duction, still only small orders have been completed by private treaty, and 30s is the value of Guayaquil. West India has been purchased with caution, and none has been offered at auction. For Trinidad the value is from 39s to 475, other sorts 38 s to 445 per cwt, an d l ower rates are expected to prevail. Rter.—To-day few sales were made in East India by private treaty. At auction SOO bags of Bengal 9s 6d to lOs for good mid white; these are steady rates. 1 SPlcast.—To-clay the market for Spices pr esente d a 4 ( :4 ` dull as' /int, and the limited business done by private treaty is at rather lower rates. At auction 30 cases Cassia Buds were taken in at 119 s for good fresh, being above the value. SPIIiTI.--There aro few buyers of Leeward Island Rum, *tilt holders are firm, and require Is 5.1 to 13 sid per P ll 9 ll. 1 )60 f; there is also not a larger supply ut market. East India has been purchased with caution, 104 v„.,•,and the_ terms accepted have been is 4d to is 4.1 d; erel:l also more desire to tell. A lair ouni Of business has been concluded in Denis- rara and at firm rates, 30 to 40 per cent. over proof selling at 2s 3d to 2s 6 and supplies are small of strong sorts. Jamaica i 5 not to be obtained upon lower terms. The value of 20 to 29 per cent over proof is from 2s 44 to 2s 8d: 30 to 36 over 25 94 to 3s 3d, and iupErior marks 3s 4d to 43 2d. In the Brandy market there is firmness, still the demand from shippers and home dealers has been limited. We quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1849 at 4s 6d to 4s Bd, 1848 ditto 4s 83 to 4s 10d, 1847 ditto 5s 4d to 5s 6d, inferior sorts 3s to 4s sd, and Bordeaux 84 to 2s 10d. G-neva is held for Is 9d to is 10d and fine 2s 3d to 33; still there are few bus ers. For British-made Spirit the value is 9s 6d, net cash, and lo Gin 7s 104 to 8s 4d fur 17 to 22 per cent under proof, hut trade is far trom active. SALTPETRE.—To - day a fair amount of business was concluded in Rough, by private treaty, and at full terms; at auetion 104 bags of Calcutta sold at 28s per cwt for 31 per cent refraction. INDIGO .—East India has been purchased with caution for all purposes; on the part of holders there is also less firmness, and in some cases the rates acceded to are rather under those of the last quarterly sales. There are faw buyers of Spanish, and former terms are not to be obtained. TALLOW.—Operations have been upon a limited scale in Russian on the spot for all purposes since last Tues day, and holders display less firmness. Prices have declined to 36s 9d to 37s per cwt for fine P. Y. Candle, still little variation from present rates is ex pected to take place, althaugh the stock exceeds that of last year. Paw buyers are to be met with for delivery in last three months of the year, and sellers appear disposed to accept 37s 9d to 38s per cwt. Home melted is offilred at the moderate rates e•f 363 to 36s 6d nett cash, and only limited purchases have been mimic. Other kinds of Tallow have not realised former terms and supplies much exceed dealers' wants. At auction 800 pkgs South American, a part only sold at from 31s 6d to 363 6d for low to fine, 900 casks Sydney 33s to 375, whilst 30 casks Portugal rea lised 35s to 35s 6d per cwt. OlL®.—Although Olive is to be obtained at a further reductions, still operations have been upon a limited scale at 451 to 481 per tun, and there are free sellers. Cocoa Nut dull of sale, and prices continue to recede; tine Ceylon is offered at 33s to 33s 6d, Cochin at 34s to 355 per cwt, and there continues to be a large stock with only a moderate con sumption.. Palm met with little attention, and 31s to 32s is the value of good and fine ; there is also a better supply at market. Rapeseed Oil is offered at a further reduction; yet few buyers are to be met with. English has been selling at 40s to 40s 6d, brown 39s to 39s 6d, foreign refined 425, and brown 40s per cwt. Linseed oil met with little attention from shippers or home dealers; there is also a more plentiful supply, and more desire is evinced to sell at 32s 3d to 32s 6d on the spot, and at 32s 6d to 33s for delivery. For Southern Oil prices vary from 311 to 331 108 for ord to fine, and only small orders have been executed. The rates asked for Cod are 331 103 to 34/. For Seal trade is dull; sellers are also disposed to accept for pale 371 to 371 13s, straw and tinged 33/ to 36/, yellow and brown 311 to 321 105. Only trifling purchases have been made in sperm, and 11l 103 to 28/ is the value of fine colonial. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, Mercer 1111. We continue to be most scantily supplied with wheat, not withstanding which the millers only can buy, as no market offers any demand for shipment ; the prices were nominally the same. Barley was in large supply, and a shade lower in price. Beans, peas, and malt neglected. _ rice. QUARTER. PER QU•RTER. Wheat, red Ditto, white. 4os to 44s Oats Barley, malting ... 23s to '2ls Rye Ditto, grinding ... 19s to 20s Malt ...... .... Beans .. AVERAGES FOR THE MIME ENDING MARCH 16, 1830. Wheat 232 quarters at 40s. Id. Barley Oats ....... .... ... Beaus.... 29 ft 2 Is. 6d. Peaa HULL, 111Ancn 19. _ Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states :—Arrivals continue moderate, and the trade unaltered. The show of wheat from the farmers to day was small. We note no altera tion in value, but an opinion seems rather gaining ground that we have seen the lowest. All kinds of spring corn are procurable at a tempting low price. The transactions are limited in both linseed and rapeseed. A better demand for rape nips, and no alteration in the value of linseed cakes. The following are the present prices of grain : a. B. Wheat, English, red 34 to 37 Do. white 36 40 Dantzio and Ko- s. a !Peas, white and yel. 24 27 1 Do. grey Linseed, Black Sea 45 46 nigsberg 4O —45 Do. Petersburgh 38 —45 Pomeranian and Do. Riga &Archngl. 33 —42 llamburgh . 34 38 Do. Konigsberg .... 36 39 Danish, Holstein, & Per ton. Friesland 3O 36 Lins cakes, Hull 6/10s 6/12s 61 Russian and Odessa 30 —35 Do. fine foreign ..... 61 5a Oats, English Do. Danish lO 12 Rapeseed -.. 261 to 30/ Do. Friesland l2 14 Rape cakes...oos Od to 25s Od Do. Russ. & Odessa 12 —l4 Tares, English .32s —00 s Barley, malting l9 21j Do. foreign 20s —30 s Do. grinding........ 18 19 Guano 6l to 91 los Beans 24 —26 Bones, do 00s Od to 875 6d Do. foreign ...... 23 25' Rye meal 6/ Os Livz afoot, MAacie 19.—At this day's market there was a fair attendance of dealers. and a large show of wheat and tifmr, fresh arrived. A moderate retail demand was experi enced for wheat, at the full prices of this day week for all de scriptions. Flour was in rather better request, and choice qualities of American were 6d per barrel, and French Is per sack higher, and Irish supported previous rates. Oats, with a limited demand, were not lower; but oatmeal gave way about 3d per load. In foreign barley, beans, and peas, there was little done, and no material change in prices. Indian corn being in fair request for shipment to Ireland, sound qualities of yellow advanced 6d per quarter, but white, in some instances, was rather cheaper. Coax, MARRiI 18.—Flour—First 12s Od to 13s; extra 14:; seconds, 10s 6d to 121; households Os to 10s Od; thirds, 7s to 8s per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to 00s Od; Indian meal 64 9d to 7s ; wheat - meal, Itis to 008 0.1 per cwt. Indian corn 127564 to 135 s per ton. Bran 3117 s 6 , 1 to 4/ Os'per ton. Hay—Farmers 25s to 355; average 32s ; dealers 34s to 40s Od; average 36s per ton. Straw—Farmers 13s Od to 26s Od; average 225; dealers 29s Od to 00s Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6}d; household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to 10,1 per lb Eggs-3s 8d to 3s 10d per hundred. Coals— Newport 15s; Lydney 173 ; Landore 15s ; Best Neatb Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 401 Od to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d p er i mper i a l ga ll on . M eat —Beef 4d to 6d; mutton 4d to 6d; veal Od to Od ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops 131 Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312 a 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to Si 5s ; Valonia 141 to 0/; French 71 5s ; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone. Hemp 321 to 001 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 16s to 171; re ci ditto 20s to 221 per barrel ; Newfoundland 9' Os to 11/ per ton. Timber—Memel, 85s per ton ; deals, first quality, 18s, second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 14s to 20s; salted 15s to 21, per cwt ; calf skins 2id to 2id per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to Oid ; Minions 12d to 13d ; Guano— Peruvian, 111 10s; Icbaboe, 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. UNIVERSIT Y INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 18. CLASSICAL TRIPOS. The following list was issued by the Examiners this evening:— EXAMINERS. Edward Thring, M.A., King's College. Edward Meredith Cope, M.A., Trinity College. Albert Henry Wratislaw, M.A., Christ's College. Rowland Williams, M.A., King's College. FIRST CLASS. Perowne Schreiber Trin. Cheethain Beamont, Clay, _zEq.... Trin. Chance, -, Trin. Hirt, Westlake Trin. Mackenzie Trio. SECOND CLASS. Powell John's Calvert (klktt Clare Smith C a i us Craig Trip. Curt Jenkins THIRD CLASS. Harman Cobb Potter Bruce Greenwood ST. ;JOHN'S COLLEGE. The undermentioned gentlemen (scholars) were this day elected Fellows of St. John's College:— William Paley Anderson, B.A. (foundation). Morris Birkbeck Pell, B.A. (foundation). Percival Frost, B.A. (Platt Fellow). CHEMISTRY. The Professor of Chemistry will commence his course of lectures for the Easter term, on Wednesday, April 17, 1850, at the Laboratory, in the Botanic Garden, at 12 o'clock. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. The library closes for the recess on the 25th, and all books must be returned before that date, under the usual penalties. The library will re-open on the 28th. ETON COLLEGE, MARCH 16. The Newcastle Scholarship and Medal were this day awarded:— Scholar—Herbert. Medallist—Reynolds, KS. Stone, K.S., was third in merit. The following were also mentioned with distinction : Bosanquet, Coltman, Drske, K.S., Green, K.S., Mont , mierie, Procter, K.S., ilidler, K.S. The examiners were the Rev. W. E. Jell and Rev. C. Balboa). RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, BLiscit 19. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market to-day has boen some what improved, still little business has been done. The trans actions were as follow:—Bristol and Exeter, 32 die. ex div. —GreatWestern, Quarters, 14. Ll VERI•OOL, MA.acti 19. STOCK ExcHANGE.—The share market was firm rto•day. The transactions were as follow :—Great Western, Quarters, 13/. 18s. gd. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consul. Fifths, 9/. 3s. 9d. c. dis.—London and North-Western, 105 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, % dis. Ditto, 4/. Shares, 41—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 7 - Midland, 39 Ditto, Halves, 2.', 1 ‘ dis.—North Staffordshire, 11 1 4 dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, 16 1 -4 —Dittc, (No. 4), Registeved, 5 1 4,—Ditto, Thirds, 5 1 / 2 York, Newcastle, aid Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 7/. Is. 3d. cis. —Dutch Rhenish, 6 die. MANCHESTER, 3.lAncli 19. STOCK EXCHANGEL—Basiness on our Stock Exchange to-day was very dull, and prices are almost stationary. The transactions were 39 follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 3 9—Ditto, Fifths, 9 3-16 dis.—Ditto 39/. (late Exten s i on ) , Halves, 19 D ublin and Drogheda, '26 1 ,4 dis. ex div.— London and North-Western Manchester and Birmingha m (C), Quarters, n. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, Preference, 7- I ,i—Ditto (Grimsby Dock), 3 9-16— North Staffordshire, 11 3-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover (No, 1), Thirds, 5;Ta. THE SUN, BIRMINGHAM, BIARcil 19, STOCK EXCUANGE.-Our share market was very quiet to-day, and stocks generally were at last quotations, with little inclination to advance. The transactions were as fol low : London and North-Western Fifths, 1 4 p.—Shrews bury and Birmingham (B), 6Adis.—Shropshifu Union, 31. lls. 3d. dis. YORK, MARC!! 18. STOCK Excwawax.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—York, Newcastle. and Berwick, 13 1 4 Ditto (New castle Extension), B—York and North Midland, Prefer ence, 6%. GLASGOW, MARCH Is. STOCK EXCHANGL—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Edinburgh and Bathgate, 6—North British, Prefer ence, 5 BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a return of the situation of the Bank of France on March 14:— ASSETS. Cash and ingots Ditto in branch banks Bills past due ••• "di Bills falling due in Paris, of which 13,125.714 f. 62e. were receivel from the branch banks ... ... 40,141,896 Bills in the branch banks ... ... 64,053,885 0 Advances on coins and ingots... ... 3,415,000 0 Ditto by the branch banks ... 881,958 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 19,379,569 85 Ditto by branch banks... ... 2,501,867 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto on the loan of 150 millions ... 50,000,000 0 Hentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0 Relates. disposable funds ... 42,514,988 13 Investments of the new branch banks in the public funds ... Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of the branch banks ... Interest in National Discount Bank ... Ditto branch banks ... Bills protested at Paris Ditto at the branches ... Expenses of administration of the Bank Ditto of the branches ... Iliscellaneous £336,948,688 39 . . 140,242,894 0 58,437 83 ... 12,626,541 39 4,000,000 0 3,239,831 0 200,000 0 230,000 0 1,480,570 23 1,483,128 0 198,705 93 ... 231,772 0 ... 1,086,013 67 L 785,115,746 43 LIABILITIES. L 785,115,746 43 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France, D'ARGIOUT. We find by the foregoing account that the cash in hand has increased within the week by 1,000,000 f. The amount of commercial bills discounted have increased by 200,000 f. The pretested bills have diminished by 60,0001. The bank-notes in circulation have increased by 3,000,000 f. The balance tl the credit of the Treasury remains nearly as last week. The sundry credits have decreased by 1,000,000 f. ASSIZE INTELLICTENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York. March 18. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFIL) Thomas Kay and William Green, who had been severally convicted of receiving stolen goods, were this morning placed at the bar for sentence. His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said—lt is against such persons as you that the statute against re ceivers was principally directed. You, living in the purlieus of London, were associated with a band of desperate characters at Leeds, whom you encourage d to break into an d r o b the warehouses at that place, by receiving and disposing of the stolen property in London. I feel it my duty to pass the utmost sen tence of the law, which is that you be transported for fourteen years. Thomas Smarwaite, a respectable looking man about 55 years of age, who bad been for upwards,of thirty years clerk to the trustees of the Scar borough Savings Bank, pleaded guilty to an indict ment charging him with having embezzled various sums of money, the property of the trustees of the Savings Bank. His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said that he (the prisoner) having been for nearly thirty years entrusted to protect the property of the public, had for upwards of a quarter of a century carried on a system of deliberate swindling. Several persons had given him a good character, which he (the Learned Judge) regretted, as it showed how totally valueless testimony as to character became, for if ever there was a case in which a good eharacter had been unde served, it was the present. Considering the prisoner's age and infirmities, the sentence was that he be im prisoned in York Castle for two years. OXFORD CIRCUIT, Stafford, March 18. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) Joseph Blakeman, Edward Finney, Peter Bailey, J. Cooper, and eleven others, surrendered, pursuant to their recognisances, to take their trial for a riot and assault committed at the late Protectionist meet ing in this town. Mr. G. Greaves, Q C, , av' Mr. B. Kettle, ap peared for the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Allen ap peared for Cooper, who is a respectable tailor and draper in this town. Mr. Meteyard appeared for seven others ; and Mr. Huddleaton and Mr. Garth for some more of the defendants. On their surrendering, an application was made by their counsel that their recognizances should be en. larged to the next assizes, on the ground that the ex citement connected with the meeting, out of which the charge arose, was so great that it would not be pos sible to get an impartial trial at the present assizes, and, therefore, the trial ou g ht t o b e postponed till the excitement should have subsided. The counsel for the prosecution did not resist the application, and the recognizances of the defendants were accordingly en larged. By this arrangement the defendants were saved the expense to which they would have been put if they had pleaded and traversed. MIDLAND cinCUlT—Nottingham, March 18. CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord CAMPBELL.) Jahn Saworne, a person of some, but imperfect, education, aged 53, was at the sitting of the Court this morning arraigned and put upon his trial, charged with the wilful murder, at Sutton-in-Ashfield, on the 19th of April in last y ea r, o f Elizabeth Bailey. Mr. Denison appeared as counsel for the crown. Mr. Mellor defended the accused. The prisoner was tried at the last summer assizes for this county after the death, upon a charge of having used an instrument upon the deceased, Elizabeth Bailey, with intent to procure miscarriage. Mr. W. 11. Adams then defended him. The dying declaration of the unfortunate sufferer was not then in proof. There were several counts in the indict ment on that orzAsion, averring the use of an instru ment. The prisoner was acquitted. The Learned Judge, Mr. Baron Parke, ordered him to be detained until, these assizes to answer a charge of murder. The indictment now charged the prisoner with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bailey, and comprised counts fur using an instrument, and others for manual operation only. Mr. 111z.t.LoR, for the prisoner, pleaded autrefois acquit. Lord CAMPBELL requested the attendance of Mr. Baron Parke, who, with him, sat to hear the arguments of the Learned Counsel for the prisoner and the Crown. Thereupon it was ordered that all the counts averring the use of an instrument should be struck out of the indictment. This was done, and the trial proceeded upon the other counts only. The jury retired at about five o'clock, and after three hours of deliberation, returned with a verdict of guilty of wilful murder, with a recommendation to mercy. His LORDSHIP proceeded to"pass the awful sentence of death. The prisoner had been convicted, after a long and painful trial, by an intelligent jury, of the crime of wilful murder; and he (his Lordship) en tirely agreed in that :verdict, the evidence in his mind clearly bringing home to the prisoner the charge contained in the indictment. He much feared that such practices had by the prisoner been long carried on. At last justice had overtaken him. The woman had died. Ile would take eare that the recommend ation of the jury should be forwarded to the proper ofm c n t a i n ce , , w w as hi a which crimein the of quarter, with wh a t e ff ect, h e could not say. The pris oner h ad long carried on, he feared, this frightful pra eyes nlo s o t of awful magnitude, the law, of God andsn d his Lordship had only now to pass the solemn sen tence cf death in the usual form. o --------, titil ARMENIAN WIIEAT.-At a weekly council of the yal Agricultural Society on Wednesday, Profess or Lindley presented a specimen of wheat grown at Erze room, on Mount Ararat, and with a communication from James Brant, 14.5 q., her Majesty 'a Consul at that place, relating to its cultivation. Thu seed has b een o b ta i ned from Trebizond, and the variety was supp ose d to b e that of the Triticum composituw. The council ordered their thanks to bo sent to Dr. Lindley for the favour of this composition. ThiCOYERY OP ANOTHRR OYSTER BED.--Nor the last week some importations of oysters have been made into Hastings, from a newly•discovered bed, 'of some magnitude, lying about m id. c b anne l off Dungenes s Point, andS.E of Hastings. Capital ... . . f. 67,900,000 0 Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 o Reserve fund 10,000,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks 2,980,750 0 deserve-immobiliere ... 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 394,554,700 5 Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 71,580,300 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 1,890,717 0 Account-current with Treasury creditor 89,591,790 74 Various accounts current 76,337,373 26 Ditto in branches 24,162,908 0 Bills payable at sight 5,542,500 0 Ditto at branches 1,255,738 0 Bills of the branch banks payable by the Bank ... 6,062,573 0 Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,883,135 0 Dividends payable . . ... 463,993 25 Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 18,915 0 Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 452,515 4 Ditto branch banks ... ... 802,438 0 Expenses anticipated ... ... 260,820 30 Re-discounts of the last six months ... 263,317 26 Ditto in branch banks .. ... 285,183 0 Miscellaneous ... ' ... 476,079 39 LONDON, TvVEDNIESDAY EVEINING, MARCH 20, 1860 the coast of Africa was 90,000, in 1819 it had amounted to 105,000, and the number centieue 1 to inereae under circumstances of aggravated atrecitv.—(Cheers.; The Duke of Wellington, our Minister at the Congress of Verona, under the direction of Mr. Canning, laid before the ussemaled representatives of the states of Eu rope a memorandum which Bell deserved the con sideration of the House. It went on to ray—" 1 have the means of proving that the slave trade has been since the year 1815, and now is carried on to a greater extent than it had been at any forme) period. This contraband trade ie et:ended with circum stances more horrible than anything known to forme' times.. ..... It cannot be denied that all the attempts a prevention have tended to increase the aggregate 01 human suffering and sacrifice of human life in a ratio positively exceeding the number carried off by the elate trade.—(Hear, hear.) The mortality was dreadful to s degree unkuown since the attention of mankind way first directed to the horrors of this trsffic.' Such was the description solemnly adcleesset to the states of Europe by two of the first men cf out age and country, at a time when the slave trade hat' not assumed many of those horrible characteristic, which now belonged to it. Some efforts were then mad , to continuo the work of suppression, and frr fio) or sixty years efterwards Great Britain made ever) possible effort to suppress the slave trade, by extend• ing the means of possible repression. He had read a letter from the Duke of Wellington describing the horrors of the trade, and now he would read one from Lord John Russell, in 1829, when Secretary fhr the Colonies, address«l to the Lords of the Treasury, in which that Noble Lord stated that the state of this trade had of late engaged the attention of her Majesty's confi dential advisers, and tha t much deliberation had taken place as to the means employed to abolish it. It went on to state that it was impossible to avoid coming to the con clusion that the average number of slaves actually carried off annually exceeded 100,000 on the western coast of Africa alone. It also stated that the slave trade would never be adequately controlled by any system like that now adopted, and that it was indsi pensable to enter upon some new preventive principle. But this was not all. In the following year, 1840, al assemblage was held in Exeter Hall, over which Prince Albert presided, who was supported by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, and a perfect constellation of Lords spiritual and temporal. He hats been accused of using strong language, and of giving a vexatious and protracted opposition to measures on the subject of the s'ave trade, but let him call the attention of the House to the resolutions which le ere passed at that meeting. The first was moved by Sir F. Buxton, and seconded by the present Archbishop of Canterbury, then the Bishop of Chester, and was to the following effect:— "Notwithstanding the measures hitherto adopted for the suppresssion of foreign trading in slaves the traffic lees increased, and continues to increase, under circum stances of aggravated hardship." l'he second resolution was proposed by Dr. Lushing ton, and seconded by Archdeacon Wilberforce, now the Bishop of Oxford, and who was chairman of the Com mittee in the House of Lords. It was as follows : " That the utter failure of every attempt by treaty, remonstrance, or naval armament, to resist the progress of the slave trade, proves the necessity of resorting to a preventive policy, founded on different and higher con siderations."—(Cheers.) Now neither of the Committees had used stronger language than this. Ho was surprised that those, who now defended the system, stood forward on that occasion as its enemies. He arrived now at the year 1840. That year was dis tinguished by a temporary but remarkable diminution in the slave trade, and there were certain naval officers who were anxious to persuade the world that that dimi nution was caused by their presence and performances we the coast of Africa.—(" Hear," and a laugh.) Now he believed that Captain Denman and Captain Gladstone were most zealous and meritorious :fficers, but when they claim for their plans end perfor mances the merit of this great reduction in the slave trade at that period, he thought they were labouring, in some respects, under the delusion of the sexton, who believed that the large attendance at a certain parish church was entirely explained by the manner in which he tolled the church bells. It was true that at this period Captain Denman and Captain Gladstone were at their pests, but there were ether and far more powerful agencies at work.—(Hear.) He saw near him his Right Hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty, who about that period happened to be- Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he was sure he would remember, as others rememberel, that the period to which he was now adverting was a period of Brea: mercantile depression. Now any mercantile depression affects the slave trade just as much as any of the legiti mate branches of commerce, and that depression eas one of the causes of the great diminution in the slave trade.—(Hear, hear.) But there was another cause of a remarkable character in operation at that time. At that period both Cuba and Brazil were honest!) engaged in attempting to prevent the importation of slaves into these countries.—(Hear, bear.) Mr. Ormsby, whose dispatches had been laid on the table ef the House as our Minister at Brazil, attributed the diminution to the exertions which were made by the Brazilian Minister of Marine to suppress the trade.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") At that same period General Baldea was Governor of Cuba. In 1843 he was recalled, and elbow, the same time the anti-slavery Ministry of Brazil wris voted out of office. Commerce then re vived, and with the revival of commerce, notwithstand ing the increased efficiency of our fleet, came again all the horrors of the slave trade.—(Hear, hear.) In 1842 the number of slaves exported from Africa was as low as 30,000; in 1843 the number rose to 55,00 U; in 1846 to 76,000; and in 1547 to 84,000. tie had no means of ascertaining the number imported during the past year. He learned, however, that the slave trade was last year, and is now, in a state of unusual activity. Ho held in his hand a paper called " A ,Mission to the King of Asbantee," in which was contained statement made by the Rev. Mr. Cruickabauk. dated from the coast of Africa at the conclusion of 1348. lie said, " It is distressing to think that our present block ade is no check whatever to the slave trade. It is flourishing at this moment to such a degree that last accounts from Brazil report more than 8,000 slaves in the market there without purchasers, and not long ago a cargo of slaves found such a bud market that they were given up to pay the expenses of the freight.—(Hear.) During the whole time we have maintained our blockade the slave trade has gone on uninterruptedly. It seems to me to servo no other pur pose but to increase the horrors of the traffic." Such was the result after a period of thirty years, in weich we had been engaged in this work of suppression. There was one fact in the history of that suppression which de served mention. Up to 1840 the slave trade to Brazil was perfectly free. Up to the beginning <ft ,e year 1840 we could not molest the slave trade south of the Equator. Lord Palmerston told the Committee that up to the beginning of 1840 the importation of slaves into Brazil was practically unrestricted. What was the result ? He asked not what was the temporary, but what was the permanent result of the change? The slave trade on the lice was now going on with at least as great activity as ever, in spite of the exertions of the blockade to suppress it. He put these facts before the common sense of the House, and he asked it whether this squadron was worth what it cost, and whether it was of the slightest use? In 1840 the slave trade was free 1,000 miles below the , line, and it weuld have been supposed that the slave traders would con fine themselvt s to that part where they had no risks to fear; but no, they found by the blue-books that the greatest amount of slave traffic was carried on in the very cruising ground of our squadron. Did any one ever hear tell of a rearatime contraband trade being put down by force of arms. What had become of the Berlin and Milan decrees? Had every one forgotten the silk duties and the tobacco du ties? It was a great consolation to him (Mr. tlutt), in examining the evidence before Parliament, to find that his vne.vs on this subject were supported by the opinions of all whose experience qualified theca to judge. He was not 'about to trouble the House with an analysis of the evidence, but the majority of witnesses in number and in character were utterly hopeless of suppressing the trade by means of a squa dron.—(dear.). It was remarkable that every one of those who did in the course of examination give - a different opinion to this had not been on the African station fur some years. The most experienced stated distinctly that no system of force could put down this traffic in any number of years. The Commanders-in-Chief of the African squadron unanimously gave their evidence to the same effect. Sir Charles Hotham, who had been appointed to the station as the officer in the British navy beat suited to the service, with a force highly disciplined, and with officers under him who carried out his orders, gave it as his opinion that the squadron had not been of the slightest use. The same evidence of the inefficiency of the squadron had been given by the late Mr. Vande leur, who had been at the head of that department of the Foreign-office for thirty-five years. Among those who thought that this traffic could be put down by a system of force there were many who thought that the present application of it was one which needed great alteration. Among these were thellon.Member for Derby shire,who had proposed a scheme of his own for the pur pose; and many others had been proposed , all of which invoved an additional force and additional expense. What was the fact? The number of vessels at present employed in the suppression of the slave trade, excluding packets and surveying vessels, was actually one-fourth of' the whole British navy afloat. There were from 26 to 29 vessels on the west coast of Africa; three at the Cape station, with the receiving ship; three, with the receiving ship, on the east coast of South America; and two in the West Indies; making between 39 and 40 in all. Yet, in the opinion of certain naval officers, that force was inadequate for the purpose; and though 700,000/. a year was expended, these officers desired nothing but the augmentation of this expense. He was aware it was considered a want of good breeding to tall: about expense, and it seemed to be ruled that drafts on the Treasury for the maintenance of the public force should not be named in that Ifouse; noverthele .9, he (Mr. Hutt) should be quite ready to brave the wit and sarcasm of the Noble Lord in showing that the slave trade cost the country 700,000/. per annum. The - Noble Lord had told him on a former occasion that those per sons did not think deeply who spoke of expenses; he (Mr. Hutt), however, believed that public extravagance was • great evil. lie believed also that if it should ever be the fate of this great country to fall in pieces, it would not be by the explosion of revolutionary violence it would fall, nor would that lamentable event be brought about by the strife of parties or the shock of democratic power, but by the contusion of its finances— (Hear)—by that disregard of the national expenditure, which, in some fatal hour, would, after sapping the foundations of national credit, finally rive it to the cen tre. He hoped the Noble Lord would pardon him, therefore, for saying that he considered 700,0001. per IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, March 19. Lord LANGDALE, in the absence of the Lord Chan cellor, took his seat on the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Register of Metropolitan Pub:iu Carriages Bill was read a second time. RAILWAY ABANDONMENT BILL. On the motion of the Earl of GRANVILLE, this Bill was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Lord BROUGHAM, at the request of Lord Denman, presented a petition from the inhabitants of Kingston, Jamaica, signed by 5,000 persons, praying the HOMO not to consent to the removal of the African squadron. The Noble and Learned Lord took occasion to denounce those who having learned only the A B C of the subject, contended that the best way to do away with tho slave trade was to let it alone. Ile also ridiculed those who would not shed the precious blood of a pirate to prevent murder, and related a conversation which he had had with a certain friend, " Joseph," who bad declared that if be saw a men about to set fire to a train of gunpowder which, when it exploded, would blow up all his relations and fiends, he should not venture to comm i t a common assault and battery in order to present it. He also ve to mently attacked those economists who, to save a pound sterling, would diminish the force of that squadron which had done so m uc h, as h ad been proved by Captain Denman, to put down th e s l ave trade. The Earl of FA.LMOUTH presented a petition from the Reiruth board of guardians in favour of making mines rateable, and one from Whatton in Northampton shire against the transmission of letters on the Sabbath. EASTER HOLIDAYS. In answer to a question from Lord STANLEY, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that it was his intention to move on Tuesday next that their Lordships should adjourn to the Thursday se'nnight following. GRAND EXEIIBITION IN 1851. Lord BROUGHAM, in rising to move for the copy of the Commission authorising the Exposition of 1851, wished to guard himself against being supposed hostile to the exhibition, whether it was held in Hyde Park, which he hoped it would not be, or in the Regent's Park, or, where he should prefer seeing it, in the Victoria Park, at the east-end of the town. He could not but bear his testimony to the disinterested patriotism of the manufacturing and trading classes who had come forward to support an exhibition which must inevitably reduce the prices of all the goods in which they dealt. It completely relieved them from the reproach of selfishness which had been brought against them by Adam Smith. In consequence of that exhibition there could be no doubt but that the consumer would get a better article at a cheaper rate, and that perhaps might in the long run be of advantage to the producer. It would be of advantage to the consumer, and ho hoped it would be equally of advantage to those who bad se nobly come forward to aid in reducing the prices of the commodities in which they dealt. He considered this intended as a compensation to the agriculturists for the loss of protection. It was, therefore, in no spirit of hostility that he came forward on the pretest occa sion, but it was to prevent the lungs of London, as the larks had been denominated by Lord Chatham, from being choked up by the erection of a great building of he knew not how many acres in extent for the exhibi tion of 1851 He considered that Hyde-park was the very worst position that could be chosen for the erection of that building. In 1801, Mr. Wyndham objected to the erection of eight houses in the Park, on the ground that their erection would interfere with the circulation of light and air. The Earl of CARLISLE would only say that a com munication had been received from the Commissioners, requesting that a certain portion of Hyde-park might be set apart far the erection of this building. Know ing that this request proceeded from a most re spectable body of men, and also bad the approval of the Sovereign, the report was entertained; and although it would certainly encroach for a time on the park, yet he thought that their Lordships ought not to pay more regard to aristocratic beings than to other beings. Hyde Park contained an area of 270 acres, the Regent's Park 200 acres, and the Victoria Park, to which he would recommend their Lordships to pay a visit, and which bad been suggested by his Noble and Learned Friend as the site fur the intended erection, only )90 acres. The aristocracy, besides, hal greater opportunities of getting into the fresh air than other classes, Lord BROUGHAM asked if the building was in tended to be merely temporary. The Earl of CARLISLE understood that it was to be only for that one year. Lord BROUGHAM—Then it will be a very expen sive proceeding. This was a most important subject, for if this plan were carried out it would render the west end of London entirely uuinhabitable. The subject then dropped. JOURNEYMEN TAILORS. The Earl of WALDEGRAVE then rose to present a petition from the journeymen tailors of the metropolis, complaining of the contract system for clothing the army, navy, ordnance, and police. The Noble Earl spoke for nearly three quarters of an hour on the sub ject of the petition ; but, with the exception of a few unconnected words and phrases, he was completely in audible in the gallery, and seemed to be equally so in the body of the House, there being only three or four Peers left at the close of his address. Lord MOUNTCASLIELL said it was the natural re sult of free trade that a reduction in 'the means and employment of one class of the community leads to a reduction of the means of others, and that servants' wages must be necessarily reduced iin proportion es the workmen and tradespeople are reduced in their means, and will not by and bye be able to provide for the wants of their wives and children. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that his Noble Friend (Earl Waldegrave) had called the attention of their Lordships to this question, to which he could not give his support, because,unfortunately, he was prepared to say that the journeymen tailors' general conduct was not as worthy the attention of Government as many other workmen. He asked was it possible for Government to make such regulations as would pre vent any and every class of tradespeople from being subject to distress at some period or other ? The Noble Earl also adverted to the system cf contracts, and said that such alterations could be made by Government as would ameliorate the condition of the journeymen tailors. To that he should reply that the whole business of the country was transacted by a system of contracts; and it was impossible to constitute any other system than that of Government taking into their own hands the Whole manufacture of cloth and other articles with which it is necessary that Government should be supplied. expenses, and in and w w h o ic u h ld re quire Short of this, the attempt to introduce into contracts a system of limitation with regard to the amount of wages much to the ould aa wholed add a s would be in g tr e o n d e u ra c l in e g x army of persons, and it would be impossible to supply goods for the public service on anythiag like the same ttrms as heretofore. That her Majesty's Government will either alter the system of obtaining the public ne cessaries, or recommend the Legislature to adopt any measure fir the alteration of wages now given by law, or of introducing any scale that might meet the views of his Noble Friend (Earl Waldegrave) never can be ex pected, because any such introduction would not fail to be attended with considerable inconvenience and disad vantage, even to that class for which the Noble Earl is so interested. The Duke of ARGYLE postponed hi s i n t ent i on o f pre against th e a l teration of parochia Their Lordshipslben adjourned. s r c e h n o t i o n l s g i n a S p c o e t t l i a t inodn. HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 19, The SPEAKER took the Chair at five minutes to Four o'clock. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES. The reports upon the following Bills were brought up and agreed to: — Clerical, Medical, and General Life Assurance Society (Stamp Duty on Memorials), Licensed Victuallers' and General Fire and Life As surance Company (No. 2—Stamp Duty on Me• morials). Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Company (Stamp Duty on Memorials). PETITIONS. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from persons em ployed on the Birmingham Advertiser newspaper, pray - ing for a remission of the taxes on knowledge ; the Hon. Member also presented several petitions from Nottingham, Bradford, and other places against the relay system in factories. Sir J. HANMER presented a petition, from the city of St. Asaph, praying for an extension of the jurisdic tion of the county courts. Lord HOTHAM presented a petition, signed by 3,200 persons interested in agriculture in the East Riding of the county of York, complaining of agricultural distress. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from the New haven Union in favour of the establishment of county financial board,. Mr. LAW presented a petition from clergymen re siding in Preston, in the county of Lancashire, against the Bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister. Mr. FARRER presented a petition from a place i❑ the county of Durham praying for the cessation of Sunday labour in the Post-office. Mr. HENLEY presented a similar petition from a place in Oxfordshire. Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from Thurles, in the county of Tipperary, stating the distressed condition of Ireland, and praying for imint.diate remedies. At the request of the Hon. Member the petition was read at length by the Clerk at the table of the Reuse. Lord MELGUND presented a petition from Greenock against the Merchant Stamens Fund Bill ; also a petition from the same place praying for a drawback of the duty on spirits in bond. Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition against the re lay system in factories. Lord 1). STUART presented a petition from Mr. Edwin Parker (as we understood) a solicitor residing in LamLeth, complaining of the mischievous opi-ration of the grand jury system, and praying that the U use would institute an inquiry into the existing law n this subject. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the treasurer and members of the Congregational Board of Education, stating that since 1843 that Board Lai expt nded 133,0001. in building schools, besides the sums they had contributod to support them; that they had also estA lished two normal schools and two intent schools, and praying the How* not to grant any further sums for the purposes of education, but to leave it to voluntary :upport. Mr. BRIGHT also presented a petition from Stock— port in favour of the ballot. At his request the peti tion wax read by the CldFrk at the table. The SPEAKER informed the Hon. Member (Mr. Bright) that the telition in favour of the ballot could not be received in that it referred to the debates of that House.— (Laughter.) Mr, MUNIZ presented a petition from Dirraingb praying for the withdrawal of our squadron from the ccait of Africa. TEN HOURS BILL. Mr. BANKES presertcl several ret'tiors from diffe rent mills in Lancashire and Yorkshire :n favour of this Bill. COUNTY-RATES EXPENDITURE. Mr. PORTAL presented a petition from a place in Hampshire, praying for the eztablishment of county financial boards. RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. E. ELLICE moved, pursuant to notice, that in all railway Bills during the present session, it be an in struction to the Committees on such Bills to insert the following clause:—Provided always, and be it enacted, that all mortgages or bonds, or guarantees of interest or dividends on shares or stock, or agreements to guarantee such interestor dividends made or granted by the compa n y (or ccmp an i es ) betire the passing of this Act, and which shall be in force at the time of the passing of this Act, shall, during the continuance thereof, have priority over any mortgages or bonds, or guarantees of interest or dividends on any new shares or stock respectively, to be wade or granted by virtue of this Act; and that nothing in this Act contained shall in any way be held to diminish or injuriously affect the security of such previous mort gegen or bonds, or guarantees, or agreements to guaran tee. All he asked the House was to reserve their rights as creditors over the pro' erty of the company. Bills had been introduced which had tor their object the destruc tion of the security which was possessed at present, and he was glad that one Bill of this nature hat been re - jected by the House last night. These attempted measures of spoliation had created considerable alarm among the holders of this species of property, and a great depreciation in its value had followed. Now he thought the remedy for all this would be found in adopting this clause. There was a great public principle involved in this matter in which the good faith of the House was concerned, and with which the House alone ought to dial. Since he had come down to the House he bad had an in terview with his Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, on the subject, who agreed with him that it required great consideration, and upon the assurance of his Right Hon. Friend that he will direct his attention to it, in order that the interest of all par ties may be secured, ho should have no objection to withdraw his motion, and leave the matter in the hands of his Right Hon. Friend.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. W. PATTEN said it was his intention to have opposed the clause, but under all the ci;ctimstances — he agreed with the Hon. Mover of it, that it was better to leave the question in the hands of the Right lion. the President of the Board of Trade, to see if he could not devise some remedy which could not inflict injury upon other parties.—(Hear, hear,) He would not infringe on the property of persons who had shares in railroads; but he would remind the House that there were several Bills before it now, wherein chair men of railways themselves were seeking the interfer- ence of this Home, in consequence of the circumstances of their companies. He would move as an amendment, that it be optional with the railway companies to adopt the clause moved by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Edward Ellice), or not, as they pleased, which he thought would protect the interest of the preference shareholders. Mr. LABOUCHERE supported the amendmen'. The Government had been closely watching the system of preference shareholders, and had inserted clauses in a great number of railway Bills with a view to correct the evil complained of. He was quite willing, however, to reconsider the subject hereafter. The motion was then withdrawn. Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved that on Thursday, the 18th day of April, and on every alternate Thursday, until the 16th day of May inclusive, orders of the day have precedence of notices of motions, without giving priority to Bills introduced by the Government, which was agreed t), after a few words. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from certain Australian colonists stating that the Australian Colonies Bill was calculated to promote the prosperity of those colonies, and praying that it might be passed as at pre sent framed.—(Cheers.) SUPERANNUATION FUND FOR POOR-LAW OFFICERS. Sir B. HALL wished to ask the Right Honourable Gentleman the President of the Poor-law Board if it was his intention to bring in any measure this session for establishing a superanoution fund for poor-law officers, and if so, whether this fund would be raised by a charge on the poor rates, or a per ceutage on the salaries of the officers themselves? Mr. BAINES said the subject had been very much pressed upon the attention of the Poor-law Board, and it had been some time under their consideration. A Bill, too, had been prepared on the subject founded on the principle of raising a fund by a per tentage on the sa laries, but he was afraid he should not be able to intro• duce it till after Easter. HEALTH OF TOWNS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GROGAN was anxious to ask the secretary for Ireland a question of some importance to that country. Last session the Right Honourable Gentleman brought forward a Health of Towns' Bill for Ireland, acd he wishel to know whether it was the intention .of the Right Hon. Gentleman to re-introduce that Bill? Sir WM. SOMERVILLE said he did intend to re introduce such a measure, but he was afraid he should not be able to do so till after Easter. It would not be precisely the same Bill of last year. JUDGES' SALARIES. Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know when the second reading tf the Bill for regulating the salaries of the judges of the Queen's Bench and Common Etas would be taken ? Lord J. RUSSELL replid on Monday next. THE CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA. Mr. GLADSTONE had notice on this subject on th. paper, but he would rather see it in the hands of the Go vernment, and he therefore wished to ask the First Minister of the Crown, whether her Majesty's Govern ment were willing to make provision in the Australian Colonies Government Bill for the application of the prin ciple of local self-government to the affairs of the Church of England in those colonies, by declaring the , it shall be lawful for the bishops, clergy, and lay mem bers' of that church to establish regulations on the foot ing of consent among themselves, and subject to any restraints which may be thought necessary for the ma nagement of those affairs? Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to decline taking the matter out of the hands of the Right Hon. Gentleman. NAVY PORK. Colonel CHATTERT oNa;cecithe First Lord of the Admiralty, if the Admiralty, in September last, as cepted tenders for the supply of 1,500 tierces of navy pork, from a Hamburgh house, at 5/. 6s. 6d. per tierce, refusing tenders from Irish provision merchants for tho supply of that article; and whether it is his intention to continue to throw open the supply in future to foreign competition ; and whether he has hcard that the provisio ns suppied by foreign contract were recently rejected by an emigrant ship at Portsmouth, as bad, and greatly inferior to pro visions male up in Ireland. Sir F. BARING said the contracts were open to home as well as foreign competition, and the Admiralty had found no reason to alter that system. IRISH POOR-LAW. _ Colonel DUNNE asked the Noble Lord at the bead of the Government whether it be his intention to give effect to the suggestions made to him by a deputation of Peers and Members of the House of Commons, connected with Ireland, or introduce amendments in the present poor law which they have recommended, in order to alleviate the evils it inflicts on all classes in that country. Lord J. RUSSELL said the administration of out door relief had been att-nded with great abuse, and it had been determined not to give out-door relief ex cept in cases of necessity. He did not think the preser t law required amendment in that respect, because the Commissioners, with the consent of the local guar dians, had already powers given them of restraining any abuse in the granting of out-door relief. SLAVE TRADE—AFRICAN SQUADRON. Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from a foreign settlement, the name of which we did not catch, praying the House not to sanction any measure which might have the effect of withdrawing the African squadron from the coast. It stated that the peti tioners' were fully convinced that the squadron was a co-ordinate assistant of great value, and that its with drawal would leave the property of settlers exposed. Mr. HEALD presented a similar petition from the society of Wesleyan Missionaries. . _ Sir E. N. BUXTON presented similar petitions from various places in the colonies. Mr. MOFFATT presented a similar petition. Mr. HUTT then rose to propose the following resolu tion:—" That an hnmble address be presented to her Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be pleased to direct that negotiations be forthwith entered into for the purpose of releasing this country from all treaty engagements with foreign states, for maintaining armed vessels on the coast of Africa to suppress the traffic in slaves." He said, the time had arrived m hen in accord ance with the opinions of two Committees of the House which had been appointed to consider the suppression of the slave trade, it became his duty to submit a motion to the House on that grave and impor tant subject. The motion was in effect a declaration that it was inexpedient for this country to resist all attempts for the suppression of the slave trade by force of arms, to carry out which it was neces sary in the first instance to put an end to all which had been entered into by this country for the maintenance of an African squadron. The necessity of making such a change in our policy was impressed on the minds of two Committees, of which he was chairman. There was one favourable point in connexion with the absence of these gentlemen, namely, that they were amongst the majority of the Committee who had carried the matter at issue; aed consequently, if in the Com mittee of 1849 the report was carried by the casting vote of the chairman, that circumstance must be attri buted, not to a change in the opinions of the Committee, but to one of those casualties arising from the accidental absence of Members, a casualty which would occur both in the /louse and in its Committees.— (Cheers.) Having endeavoured to relieve the Com mittee from some of those prejudices which it hid been attempted to cast on it, he would proceed to stake to the House some of the facts, and circum stances which in the opinion of the Committee justify id their report.—(Scar, hear.) It.was now one and-',hirty years ago since Great Britain, having nego tiate d various treaties with foreign states, dispatched to the coast of Africa an armed force to carry out the object of those treaties, and then began that rget norable blockade of the coast of Africa the true character of which, as well as the circurn sten ces of its final abandonment, had yet to be wriVen in our history.—(Cheers.) We had no sooner tt,leett these measures to forcibly suppress the ' slave t..'eade than the slave trade began to increase, In „hul 181 5 the le'gutst amount of human beings exported Croat 1:11211M1 too grcr:t an expense for the support of an abor ire system —(Pear, hear.) He was glad to see some liing saki of ^ ; lan for maintaining the squadron and at to same time of relieving the public of a considerable xpense, because it was an acknowledgment of the ne '''sitv • f '') doing ; but he should prefer to have an ex planation of the means proposed to effect that object. .le 'lid uor, Lowever, object to the present system 6014 on the ground of expense ; he objected to it on the ;round of its futility—he objected to it on the ground Ghat it caused increased cruelty on the part of allot ) * aders—rind he objected to it, above all, because he did Jot desire to see this great and noble nation eng aged io a pursuit so inadequate —a pursuit in which she could .ot count on the sympathy of any other nation. Ile 01 ” i , -eted to it because it engendered ill-blood between Eng' and and the people of Brazil—he objected to it because ,t provoked quarrels with France and America, will' h nay be renewed .at no distant ,date—he objected to it letause he considered it a most sinister advantage fir which to involve a country in the horrors an d vreten( dness of war.—(lLar.) He was told that some ceisures would be proposed at last to bring this unfor t mate business to a satisfactory conclusion; but for t);° tit twenty years he had heard that song constantly sung ,y those who were anxious to keep up the present sY 5 ' cm, and he had listened to it too long to heed it. -- (Hear.) When ho entered the House of Commons, ighteen years ago, t h e o pp onents o f the system were .Ad that it was to be settled by negotiation—then nam e he right of search—then came the equipment articles-- hen came the blockade of the coast of Africa—tf' ea awe the Niger expedition—then all future hopes wer e ' ested on tho combired fleets of France ar.d England"' and then ail was to be settled by the application of M u ; iticipal law. Some other modification was now propose , ' wk the old system, to the same imaginary purpose-- " Vain Hope! When I consider life 'tis all a cheat; Yet fooled by hope, men favour the deceit, Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay; To-morrow's falser than the former day, Lies more—" Ere Lad now done. Ho had not sought to back up hie case by an apeal to the Members of that House as gua r " liens of the interests and property of the country, as r e. tecturs of their honour and fame, as humane and Chris' than men, to put an end to that cruel and destructi ve system, whose final doom could not be at any distance , by supporting the mot on he had now the honour 10 submit to the House.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. BAILLIE seconded the motion. "If for no other reason than the state of our West India colonies, th e House was bound to adopt it, though ho by no mese s wished to tike such a circuitous method ofrestoring tle n protection of which they had been deprived. H e pre' ferred the course ofcalling upon her Msjesty's Ministers to adopt a straightforward policy, regardless of an/ difficulties which such such a course might appear to in' volve. When this subject was last before the House the Noble Lord deprecated all discussion until the subject was farther inquired into. He said then that there 1 05 no need for farther inquiry. The returns to that House for the last 20 years had shown the utter futility of our efforts to suppress the slave trade. But at the same time he must say that he did cot regret the Lords' Committee had investigated the question. They had collected 0 0 , immense mass of evidence scattered through a variety ei authorities, and had condensed it in an authoritative shape. All doubt wa s now di spe ll e d —not the shadow ov , a reason now remained for maintaining this squadron. A great change had taken place in the aspect of this question since the introduction of the Sugar Bill in 1846.—(Hear, hear.) Previous to that period, whatever might be said cf the policy of Great Britain, her earnest ness and philanthropy could not be doubted, because she made large sacrificed.—(Hear, hear.) But that ‘iai now altered. The Bill of 1846 in effect setd the British people thought they had paid enough tor their philanthropy, and were in future re solved to buy their sugar at the cheapest markets no matter whether it was the produce of free labour or el slave labour. That was a renunciation of our former policy, and from that moment great Britain derived the greatest advantage of any nation from the slave trade, and was therefore as guilty as the nations which engaged in it. The receiver of stolen goods was generally eon" siderel even worse than the open thief. The thief en' countered all the dangers of his calling, but the receiver kept a shop as a cloak to his calling—he was a " respect able man," an d came o ff w i th the greatest part of the plunder.—(A laugh.) So it was with this country bY the Act of 1846. Up to that time all free-grown sugar was imported under certain duties, while slave-grove sugars were prohibited.—(Hear, hear.) When that pre' hioition was withdrawn, and the sugars of Cuba sna Brazil were admitt el into our mark- ts, we, in effect, give a great stimulus and support to the slave trade. Bat our support did not rest there; the slaves were purchased bY goods manufactured in Manchester expressly:for the pur pose, and in man; other ways the capital of this country was directly embarked in the trade.—(Hear, hear.) Th e Right Honourable Baronet (Sir Robert Peel), when that measure was proposed, saw that it was a reversal of bi t ; own policy when in office, but be said that he supporte d it, because he did not see how another Governmen t could be then formed. He did not blame the Right Honourable Baronet for the course he then took on O question, though he must h ave b een aware t h at i t w ould double the stave trade. Such had been the result of the measures of the present Government. It was utterly it''' possible that the free labour of our own colonies could compete with the slave labour of Cuba and Brazil; the result of the attempt had been that described by his Berl. Friend, who had so ably brought forward this motion. The grounds on which the motion had been supported resolved themselves into Chico. First, that it was the opinion f all the naval a flicers who had been employed on the cinst ref Africa that it was impossible to suppress the slave trade by it a is of the present squadron, or by any practical au,:mernation of its force. Second, that it was the opinion ut these officers that the interference or our ships had largely increased the horrors o f the trade and the st fferings inflicted upon the slaves, and through the folly en. - 1 absurdity o f th e L eg i s l atu re 0f this country, in maintaining a squadron on the coast of Afi ica for tt e suppression of the slave trade , while, at the same time, we encouraged that trade by the admission of freta-grown sugar. His Hon. Friend had alreaily adduced ample evidence on each of these points, and it was, therefore, unnecessary fur him t° detain the House at any length, but, in additions he would call the attention of the House to the evielenee of Captain Shad, of the Excellent, who, being enable to attend the Committee, had stated the result of his ex: penance in a letter. In that letter he decidedly stated it to be his opinion that our interference had largely ie; creased the horrors of t h e s l ave tra d e, and that he did not believe it was possible to put it down by any re pressive means. The Hon. Gentleman, after adducing evidence of a similar description in support of the gene" ral arguments on there heads, said, that while such were the lamentable resuits e f the policy they had pursued, be did not for one moment doubt the sincerity of those by whom that policy had been originated. He was quite, ready to admit thi s mot i on was a me l anc h o l y resu lt 01 their labours. To such men as Lords Brougham and Denman and Sir S. Lushingtor, it must b e a so urce of great regret to find that the slave trade was carried on as much as ever, and that the effect of their labours bad been to cestroy their own colonies, without producing the effect they desired; and that the Legislature, having succeeded in establishing free trade, there should also be a free trade in slavery.—(Hear.) Mr. W. EVANS begged leave to withdraw th e amendment of which he had given notice on the subject of the slave-trade, and in doing so he Ivo"' make a few observations on and against the motioa eefore the House. He denied the statement made by his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hutt) that the slave trade was not: carried on to a glester extent than bef o r e the time th squadron had been placed on the African coast. By al returns it appeared that in the ten years ending in 18 0 _ the number of slavers seized was 687, being equal to ta, vessel and a half a week. Then a s to th e number of slaves imported into Cuba, it appeared that previous t 0 the squadron being placed on the coast it was 40 000 a year; yet, in 1845, the number had decreated to 1, 335 ; in 1836, to 1,500; and in 1847, to 1,700. Then it sr peered . that previous to 1838 th e num b er o f s l ave s int' ported into the Brazils was 94,000 a year; but after that year, when British officers had power to seize vessels,'" number was reduced to 39,000, and in 1846 to 14,244.--" (Hear.) He thought it would be most unwise to eeracr the squadron, and allow all sorts of plunder to tal e place, and destroy the efforts made to christianize th e people on the African coast. The Hon. Gentlema n then referred to the manner in which the old slave-trad e was carried on, and to the great loss of life which took place on board the slave ships which came to this coon' try. Although the trade w a s th us carr i e d on Mule' regulations, what then, he asked, would be the case if th e trade in slavers was now thrown open and became ol l• t rely free? If the squadron raised the price of the slav e there was a great chance that the slave would be taken care of than if the ma tt er were ot h erw i se . With respect to the expens e o f th e squa d ron , h o t h oug ht the' , that expense might be lessened by the size of the vessel s being reduced. He also thought that if the prize money for the captur e o f vesse l s t h at did not conta i n slaves , bu t which were known to be intended for that trade o ' s . increased, they would d o muc h to en h ance t h e va lue c" the African squadron. He could not agree on any term ° to the motio n b e f ore th e H ouse, and s h ou ld t h e refore vote against it. Mr. LABOUCHERE said ho rose to address the House with feelings of great anxiety in respect to th e motion Letore it, !or he looked upon that motion,if suc cessful, as one seriously calculated to affect the honou r and character of the country.—(Hear.) His Honour' able Friend who bro ug h t th e motion f orwar d, and ty., Hon. Gentleman by whom it was seconded, 'lid not die. gutse from themselves or from the House the importa nt consequences likely to arise from th e rem oval of squadron from the African coast, and yet they call W u ' the House to remove the squadron without proposi n g any substitute to pr e vent th e t ra ffi c i n slaves.—(Hea r ' ) By this motion they announce to the world that bee,e. forward this execr a ble tr a ffi c was t o be carried on wit h ' out let or hindrance, as f a r a s this country was on e. cerned—that het.mforvcard we were to take no int eres t iu the 1;t. cf slaves captured on the coast of Africa, an d VAL - all .ur previous exertions on this subject were to . be f ,rgetten and cast to the winds.—(Hess.) H. be hevtd that if they adopted such a course, they w oul d not represent the teliegs of the people of England on this great question. He believed that if, after grav e deliberation, that House adopted the rf trograde course reccm-; ended by his lion. Friend, th e people of this country would either now, or at some time, brieg them to account for misreprese nting their feeling on this itcportaut subject. His Hon. .Friend, awl the Secouder of the motion, did not ch!guis.o fume themselves the consequences likely to arise , i f this motion succeeded, and it was admitted that the neces sary result must he, that the slave trade would be re vived in its hideousness. He rejoiced, then, that, th S r was no misunderstanding in respect to the question , stud : he would now lir g the House to weigh well the evi dence which he would subrait to its consideration, and !ea whether it was eor right in them to adopt the motion cf his ;Hun. Friend; and here he ;must express bis Sur*