The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-15 00:00:00

)ndont e, has b, for ), and ug the :.-off .ances, Intent rnardt An mines, innate, The ;e and 241 h lust to eight warks, Yar inst.. ome a teniels North is, Ist The orp in is eX• boat has which been -Arrd. —Sld• Ed in top :ICIOIB, Libarnt ;thigh, nd W. Lubec; Wade, 19 a nd . Wil- PO a, on ;; will Screw, ia , Sr. 3a , do. No w gslish, remit' , chard, 'arker , —Sid. id' So- 1, cal* a - Roy 4 uebec ; Irani' were fipte Flour , ies resellt, ,enba . , with Cruz. iebec ; dente, rest of ,Mo' Lon bul- iaving vsprit, Holy- York; anrzio Dior bY see. far this msrliet. Another importaf on of pre eervtd meat, consisting ot 21, c3ni*ters and 1,245 boxes, has t a k en p l ace from Gelaiz 900 . The ususl tnont his !Web of the 11: ard of'Trade have been issue d since our 1 "• Prom them we extract the following s , ate rn 4 nts of the imports of foreign stock into the - United Kmgdom:— ISIPSIITS DURING TIP , TWO MONTH 3 ENDING NAUCII 5. 1848. 4849. 1850. Oxen. ............. 1,222 2 ,0 78 1 . 3 4 2 Cows ............... 1,212 1,583 1,107 Calves ............. 453 1.412 1,681 Sheep ............ 4 ,457 7,591 3,375 Lambs ............ 2, 17 1 Pigs IMPORTS DURING THE MONTH ENDING MARCH 5. 1848. 1849. 1850. Oxen ... ............ 744 1,501 904 Cows ............... 967 1,348 874 Calves ............ 386 1,216 978 Sheep ............ 3 ,729 6,865 1,773 Lamb 5........... 2 17 Pigs 9 15 34 ~„, . . ............... 'be principal feature in the above retv.ros is the gr . ( at roling fify in the arrivals of Sheep. With fore 3 gn stock ir.ra"Lir market to day was very scantily supplied, bee of horn - while its l c l i tliitY was by no means first-rate. The num fed Beasts on offer this morning were con- TheirPblyess than those exhibited on this day i - -nnight• een dition was, however, prime, notwithstanding thet unfsvounable weather for slaughtering. Toe Beef irade, n tv i,_ g to the comparatively small supplies of meat in the and Leadenhall, ruled firm, at an advance -e .O prices of Monday last of quite 2d per Blbs, the Primest Scots selling readily at 3s 6d per Sibs, and a guod clearan ce was - effected; From Norfolk, Suff,lk, Esse sh o I . and Camb r id geshire, we received 1,700 Scots and rtshnrns • Here fords, fromßunts,;l;eTonso,ther parts of England, 500 Here- Yet of Sheep. &c. ; and from Scotland, 240 Scots. j e t wits a slight falling off in the supply f.. • Proved seasonably extensive. All breeds sold 47 1 1) 7 i, , and the quotations improved 2d per Blbs. rrime o i' w ,_ n3 . ill the wool, realised 4s 2d to 46 6d; thoSC ill-' he wool, 3s 6d to 3s 8d per Bibs. We had an revsd demand for Lambs, at 2d per Sibs more money. of Prime Down breeds went at 5 s 10d per 81b s . Th e sa l e In p l , ives woo inactive, yet prices were fairly supported. ss Very little was doing at late rates. Per 81be. to sinkthe offal. s. (1. to s. d. Inferior Bes. d. to s. d, Sec ond — sets..... 2 4 2 6 Inferior Sheep •• •• 210 3 3 6 0 Prim e it il litY •• •• 2 8 210 Second gush Sheep 3 2 Prim e g'" g .. o xelt• • 3 0 3 2 Coarse-woolledditto3 8 4 0 LA N , c . •• •• •• 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4 e..;.._ rarse'Calves 3 0 3 4 Ditto eutof the wool 0 0 0 3 0 3 ii;Zeinrnall ditto .• 3 6 310 Large Hogs ••• • • • 2 Litlibi i Calves •. 1S 025 0 Small Porkers 33 8 4 1 0 0 •••••'•••• 410 51 0 Qu a rter o ld Pigs —l6 0 2 new,. TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.- 3,255 I Sheep. I Calves.24o Pigs. 19,830 I 92 I P ews. FOREIGN SUPPLY. 288 I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 470 68 lint Zi rtcMGEE AND . SPITALTIELDS. since wit standing that the imports of Foreign Potatoes, nee Monday last, have been considerably less than those l 'ePort • for theed In the Preceding week, they have proved large 1,612 time of Year—the total quantity having been kirk „, bs, derived as follows:—Lurward, 70; Dun -4114' '°l; Amsterdam, 105; Rotterdam, 291; Antwerp, 74 t ' ; C4l4 is, 150; Rouen, 65; Ditzum, 15; and Havre, 3,2°„". Coastwise and by railway conveyance, about tom vu tons have come to hand, but their quality has miewbat fallen off. Selected samples are in fair request, 41r," held for rather more money; but all other kinds biand very little attention. The stocks of Potatoes re, 4 5 well as on the Continent, are still large. York. p Per Ton. Per Ton. pi t Qhogents 75s to 1055 Common Whites 40s to 45s scotch ... —a to —s Kent Shaws Ditto Regents 65s to 7.5 s Essex Regents Ditto min '. pt Cups 50s to 60s Ditto Shaw.-- 70s to 80s ° Buffs Ditto Kidneys 131% ••• —s to s Pink D'"•••••• —5 to —a Chats, sound 3_o3 to 40s Linc e l' Ye3 ...... — a to s Ditto damaged lssto 20s Wi, h e•Regents. 70s to 115. French Whites hitt t is ac . ll ditto 65s to 80s Belgian Whites 4os to as Berwi ck °lcl i, b eYo . —3 to s Dutch Whites s%agts.... 65s to 80s German ditto 11 re welellt°'B3l.oTlGlt 110 P MARKET , 15 tiles 1 1 , ~ es fromOstend, imports of foreign flops into London 10 ditto from Antwerp, and ver o nto from New York. let ale Our market continues to be Y Moderately supplied with home-grown qualities, N st,„ " eltletid is extrem e ly i nac ti ve, an d , i n some i n- Ll::eea.a lower prices have been accepted by the factors. Mid and East Kent 1 ockets, 61 Os to 101 8s ; ditto Weald o f Kent ditto, 61 to 81 3s ; new Sussex t , 5/ 53 t o 6 1 108; new Farnhams (nominal), 121 0 21 0 , 3 ; ; Yearling Kenn, 31 to 41 5 s ; y ear li ng S ussex, to 3 / 1 2a; old Hops, 11 to 31 5s per cwt. TALLOW. t o : 1 4) . r the time of year a fair average amount of business obtained in our market, at prices about equal to those tott tied on Monday last. P.Y.C. on the spot being ed at 36s 9d to 375, and fur delivery during the last 35 9 9 d months 33s 3d to 38s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow, ?_s per cwt. net cash; rough fst, 2s per Sibs. Our 6t. etersburgh letter brings rather higher figures. 1846. - ~.... ....____. I stock this day • ... • • 12,848 I trice of Y. C. . . . . l it (4324 2 8 s 3c ti t d btliv ery last week • • 818 Dit to from J une 1... • , 81,615 tkrti v als last we e k . 50 t tp from J une 1 ... 78,659 I nce of Town ...... 41s Od 1847. 1848. 1849. 18AO. 10,565 7,409 483 Sd 515 Od to 49 30 d to 030 d 824 893 74,5 16 I 91,688 1,417 74,458 90,996 513 0d 152 s Od 27,276 j 30,663 385 fid to , 368 9d 080 d ,to 37i Od 1,049 1,695 88,816 84,876 276 1,801 108,558 90,068 41s Od I 383 Od 1 pi l.e Si !" Mo n d a L. y last a considerable increase has taken 44 4 in the import s o f W oo l i nto London, they having bur t 0 1 .0 4 bales fro m Gibraltar, 62 ditto from Ham 41Zh ' „ 30 7 fro m Bombay, 6 fr om J ama i ca , 304 f rom 'ft3', 170 from Buenos AyreF, 1,015 from Hobart 14 4 -n, 3.388 from Port Philip, 48 from Trieste, 3 from ikil les, 63 from the Cape, 3 from Antwerp, and 5 V, fr °le Ireland. As several other Teasels laden Nyith fr o () m are expected to arrive within the next foi toight be 8 1 1 „"r, Australian colonies, public sales will, doubtless, deseje'rtlY announced. The private contract mar f te r t a i l s i f.Y Moderately supplied; yet the demand N 443 1 4 1 ° 11 8 is inactive. Holders, however, the ac aombvserom the manufacturing districts are regarded as as loserut More favourable than of late, are not sellers terms. h CRA NCERY.—(THIS DAY.) a-Eordshi p tip ue l d s ,was the fi rst d ay of Easter Term, b ut the con kis v mdispo s i t i on of the Lord Chancellor prevented It gifting to-day in his Court at Westminster. A LL S ' COURT.—('PHIS DAY.) at„,, Lordship the Master of the bulls sat in his Court Ter"lllettatinster to-day, it being the first day of Easter O n ti bLis LordshiliEw tak g . tiEEN . 's COUNSEL. . P ing his seat, the following gentle etilaelF,d.° had been appointed — Queen's Counsel were Gri, within the bar:—Mr. Prenuergast, Mr. Bliss Mr. Nally n Townshend Mr. Hoggin, Mr. Rowe, M . )4 ;.„-,7,c- k, Mr. Edwin James, and Mr, av-413. • The Court then proceeded to hear motions, - ` - ' ,-c,- CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) Th‘ssefore the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLA.ND th e • % . 1 ! b eing the first day of Easter Term, H onour, ' Wen leCtiancellor of England, ;ere sat in hit is court at ettittitetnster, and took motions, all of which at. 3 : k cl point s of practice, and possessed n o. o in t te a r n e d the otli tt ;"e course of the mornimg, Mr. Prender e ,as t he 'grd gentlemen, who have had conferred upon them hi "%our of H o a silk gown were called within the bar by fr pour, lir'efure the Vice -Chancellor Kumar BRUCE.) i ,tl hi: lic:lour sat thi s morning, at half-past ten o'cloc k._ Teri at Westminster, it being the first day of o a rre, Itlis A ? Honour taking his seat, Mr. Prendergast, Mr. tent g i e . J enteP, Mr. Macauley, and several other legal 4 ,pp e „ - „t, who have been appointed Queen's Counsel,. 4 1,5 11 e q in court, and were called within the bar by his Itx p ear. 1.4:11." RENNESSEY IN RE ST. GEORGE'S STEAM tlisp COMPANY (WINDING-UP ACT)—JUDGMEN T. T as h ar gave j u d gment to -d ay i n t hi s case , w hi ch h a heard before him shortly before the Easter recess. 3ad g ,; lse 'lune before the Court upon appeal from the iof shares, of the Master. Mr. Hennessey, a proprietor tns_ 'et D a rld thelo to Mr. Needham, who had the them, ti a eit e h er ° h h e i3 80 n. The latter n fused to accept 8. k t nor his fatherlexecuted the deed of tran 4,te' the " La Ster had decided that neither the father . w „ - a " waa liable as a contributory, and the ques esid,'"3,,,whether the executors of Mr. Hennessey were hts t i,estC 41 i 5 Honour held that Mr. Henness© at it os e k hs was the proprietor of the shares, and referted Th,7„ t he Master t o rev i ew hi s report . Court then proceeded to hear motions. Ili a (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) mo rning ollolll ` sat in his court at Westminster this it being the first day of Easter Term. Ilia 6 „ HARDY V DART NELL — JUDGMENT. o Noun gave judgment in this case to-day, re , th a t tg to stay the proceedings in that court , but giving Piet.ll,e,,fettdant an opportunity if he chose of having the 444," °I a court of law. 1 :11% o:A e • s uggestion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL the case gi - ;"ered to stand over to Thursday morning , in order t otir, e the defendant an opportunity of considering the he should pursue. Ili a linaHES V. POWELL—JUDGMENT. lionoun also gave judgment thi n s un c t a s s e e i it %be ration in which related to partaership Tha le r -7 ' ilia Honour ordered the motions. - ',Olin then proceeded to hear motions. bjaNEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL. the. course of the morning Mr. Prendergast, Mr. 1 , 14,4 4 a j ar• Grieves, Mr. Townshend, Mr. Rowe, and gis 4 - • other gentemen, were called within the bar by 141 4 4°4 r, having been appointed her Majesty ' s Conn 'Ned in the law. `l4tiEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) . A t . the first day of Easter Term, and long before lis tr j . /Id ges had entered the court an immense number of Il ia 'ets thronged the benches in the court, whilst in tNetit,ttlieries were 'seen a great number of ladies, at %tee thither in the expectation of seeing Lord tt: l l take hi s seat on the bench as the Lord Chief tlati ee e ti e °1 England. In the front barristers' bench we gtie ea , 6 no less than twelve eminent Sergeants and The ~ C °4tl eol, among whom wer e th e Attorney khe ' '.3lr Frederick Thesiger, and Sir Fitzroy Kelly. crowded iatedtheaveucs of the court w ere equa ll y h s pectators. `l„.astie P at q ' A rter - past ten the Lord Chief J us ti ce, M r. si eastie" -,,rl teson, Mr. Justice Wightman, and Mr. entered the court, when the whole ber rose .145 rds -e°llBl Y and bowed with marked respect to their tit:ll IPB. Their Lordships having returned the salute , o ne C ettled ti the Masters of the Court immediately prc t° "t niniater to the Lord chief Justice (who, THE SUN, LONDON, with the other judges and the bar, remained standing) the oaths of allwgi•wuce, supremacy, &c. The Lord Chief Justice wore the symbol of his office, a magnificent gold chain; but, in other respects, neither himself nor the other judges were habited (Abet...vise than they ordinarily are on the first day of term. Whilst the oaths were being administered to the Lord Chief Justice, we observed that his Lordship evinced considerable emotion, which ho seemed struggling to suppress, and which gave a certain tremulousness to his voice as he repeated the words after the officer. The ceremony being over, the Court immediately entered upon the hearing of the case of Jones, and John Sullivan, who were on Saturday con victed of haying attempted to extort money from Mr. Wyatt, the tobacconist of Great Queen-street, by thres.tening to accuse him of having been guilty of an infamous cud abominable crime, were this morning brought up for ju , lguient. Mr. 13°Dm/q, on behalf of the prosecution, recom mended Tiddiman to the mercy ( f the Court, on the ground that he had pleaded guilty to al)izt' the probe curium Mr. Baron PLATT, before passing sentence gave the decision ti the Court on tho ap plication for an arrest of judgment on the ground that the indictment was defective, inas much as it did not state the instrument, or agreement fur 501., which the prisoners sought to obtain, to be the property of the prosecutor. The Learned JUDGE overruled the objection, and then proce:ded to pass sentence as follows:—Bennett, Laidler, Jones, and Sullivan to he transported fir life, and Tid diman to be imprisoned and kept to bard labour for the term of two years. The Learned JUDGE then directed a reward cf 5/. to be raid to Mrs. Legg, to mark the sense of the Court for the adroitnet:s she had displayed in bringing the pri soners to justice. THE BISHOP OF EXETER V. GORIIAbI. Sir FITZROY KELLY said he was instructed, on behalf of the Bishop of Exeter, to move for a rule to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not issue to Sir Her bert Jenner Fust, the Dean of the Arches Court of Cae terhury, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, prohibiting them from proceeding further in a muniticn or citation of the Right Reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of Exeter, requiring him to return to that court a certain presentation by her Majesty of the Rev. George Curni - lius Gorham to the vicarage of Bampford-Speke, in the diocese of Exeter, and the county of Devon, and from proce owing in carrying into effect the recent judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the case of " Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter." He had to make this motion on the ground that the Court of Archie hoving pronounced judgment and sentence in the case to which he had adverted, and an appeal having been made from that judgment to her Majesty in Council, upon which, and on the report of the Judicial Committee of Privy Council, her Majesty had been pleased to reverse the judgment of the Court of Arches, and t) remit the case back to that court, with certain directions founded upon that reversal, and that, inasmuch as it would appear by Act of Parham( nt that the appeal in a matter of this nature from the Arches Court at Canterbury, lay not to her. Majesty in Council or to the Judical Committee, bat to the Upper Howe of Convocation, and to that tribunal only, and that the proceedings before her Majesty in Council and the judgment pronounced thereupon, were entirely null and void in law. Her Majesty had the right of presentation to the vicarage of Bampford Speke by virtue of her Crown, and she had presented Mr. Gorham to it by letters patent; and this being a matter purely affecting the rights of the Crown, he contended that the appeal from the Arches Court lay not to her Majesty in Council, but to the Upper House of Convo cation, and that this being a question involving no point of temporal interest, but only matters of spiritual doctrine affecting the Church of England, the Upper House of Convocation, composed as it was of dignitaries of the Chuch, was a tribunal much better adapted for its satisfactory settlement than the Judicial Conamitteee of the Privy Council. Their LORDSHIPS intimated that they would look into the authorities bearing on the case, and give their deci sion on a future day. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) The adjourned sessions for the county of Surrey, cum. menced this morning, at the Court-house, Neetugten• causeway, before Thomas suckle, Esq., and a full bench Of Magistrates. The calendar contained the names of only twenty four prisoners for trial, owing to the proximity of the general Quarter Sessions and the Old Bailey Sessions, which took place last week, and in a great measure cleared the gaols. The charges are of a commonplace nature, being most of them robberies from the person by females. MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) MURDEROIIS ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—James Bond, a well-dressed man, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having committed a most violent assault upon Louisa Williams, by cutting her across the head with a knife. The prosecutrix, whose head and face were covered with blood, deposed that last night about 12 o'clock she was in Nathan's coffee-house, in Jermyn-street, having some supper, when three men, one of whom was the prisoner, came into the same room. The prisoner came up to the table where she was sitting , and took her supper from her, and banded a portion of it to one of his companions. She told the :prisoner that he bad no right to take away her supper, and that he must pay for it, or order some more. He said he would do neither, and then be took up the knife with which she had been eating and struck her with it over the right eye, inflicting a wound of a fright ful nature, from which the blood flowed in torrents. He then struck her 'everts! blows and knocked her down underneath the table, where she remained insensible for a few minutes, when some one came to her assistance, and she was conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital where her wounds were dressed. She had not been drinking, and nothing had passed between them before he took her supper. There was no other person present at the time. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) Before the CHIEF BARON, and Barons PARSE and ROLFE.) This being the first day of Easter Term, the court was very cruwded. Several of the new Queen's Counsel were present who had been created since the last sittings, and took their seats for the first time under the bar. The defendant denied using the knife, but admitted knocking complainant down, and her head fell against the corner of the leg of the table. He was provoked to strike her, as she had annoyed him by throwing a cup of coffee over him. Mr. Blzionem said the woman had distinctly sworn to his using the knife, but as there was no medical testimony to that effeet, he should direct a constable to take her instantly to the hospital, and get the surgeon's opinion. In the course of an hour the constable returned, and said the house-surgeon had examined the woman, and gave his opinion that the wound might be caused by a blow or a knife, but he could not say it was an incised wound. The prosecutrix expressed a wish to have her wound examined by her own medical man. Mr. BINGHAM said, in so doing, she was putting her self to unnecessary expense, but as she wished it, he would adjourn the case for that purpose. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—CharIes Saunders WAS charged before Mr. Bingham with embezzling the sum of 31., received for and on account of his master, Mr. Robert Bignell, the proprietor of the Argyll-rooms, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket. The prosecutor, who is the proprietor of some betting rooms, as well as of the above rooms, stated that the prisoner was in his service as clerk, and his duty was to receive sums of money from gentlemen, and to return other sums of money should the event come off. On the Bth of March the prisoner received from a gentleman named Donnel the sum of 51, as a bet of 5 to 55 against a horse called Cheerful. The prisoner gave a ticket for the amount, with the sum laid wrote upon it. Instead of entering the full amount in a book kept fur that purpose, he only entered the bet laid as 2 to 1, thus putting three pounds into his own pocket. In another case he had taken 205., and entered in the book as only receiving 10s. The prisoner bad no doubt robbed him to a serious amount, and be wished to have him remanded in order to allow him time to look over his books. MO , ..•••••••• Several persons having proved paying money to the prisoner, Mr. BINGHAM remanded him far a week. NEWMARKET RACES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Craven Stakes. Retail ... ... Tisiphone ... ... ... Sweepstakes. Offi..ious Abdalleth ••• ••• ... 1 ... • . ... 2 Match—Bringt , n beat Canada colt. SPORTING NOTES. No. IV. ANTICIPATED WINNERS. MONDAY. Stake. Probable winner. 100 sovs. Ab. M.—Necklace. 100 sovs. Cam. C.—Hardinge. 50 sovs. D. M.—Nutshell. 50 sovs. D. M.—Officious. Alatch, 300 sovs. D.M.—Canada Colt. Match, 200 sovs. D. M.—Collingwood. TUESDAY. Newmarket Handicap, C.C.—Keraun or Kissaway, Her bert, Cheerful, and Little Jack in waiting. Riddlesworth Stakes.—Hardinge. 50 sous. D.M.—The Nigger. 50 sove. D.M.—Tomboy or Tiff. soon. D M.—Satire Ist, Ghio 2d. 50 sous. A.F.—Compass Ist, Clincher 2d. WEDNESDAY. Column Stakes. R.M.—Mickleton Ist, Clelia 2d. 50 Boys. last half of Ab.M.—Allreda or Fernande. Post Match, 200 sow. D.M.—Clelia. THURSDAY. 100 sots. D.M.—Longinus or Cariboo. 50 sots. Criterion C.—Officious. 50 sots. D.M.—John• o'-Groat. Match, 200 sots. T.Y.C.—Farthingale. FRIDAY. Match, 200 sous. last half of Ab. M.—Preslaw. PortStakes.T.M.M.—Lady Es Glyn Ist, Honeycomb 21 THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. April 15, 1850. DEATH OF MR. ALEXANDER RITCHIE.—We re gret to observe in our obituary of Saturday the announce ment of the death of Mr. Alexander A. Ritchie, artist, at the comparatively early age of thirty-four. Mr:Ritchie pos sessed great versatility of talent, and in delineating scenes whether humorous or pathetic was alike successful. He de picted Scottish life and manners with graphic fidelity • and his illustrations in the " Gaberlunzie's Wallet," " Miller of Deanhaugh," " Nursery Rhymes," as well as those in other national works to which he contributed, extensively evince a lively fancy, a ready pencil, and a keen appreciation of cha racter. His picture, " The Captive Truant," now in the rooms of the Scottish Academy, is a fair specimen of his skill as a painter, and he has left behind him a number of water-coloured sketches, chiefly of the most picturesque and interesting of the wynds and closes of Edinburgh, which at test his skill as a rapid and correct draughtsman. The re presentations given in the Illustrated London News of inter esting events as they occurred in the Scottish capital were generally sketched by Mr. Ritchie, and were characterised by much truthfulness and vigour. Mr. Ritchie was also the author of several excellent songs, which he sung with great feeling and purity of taste. He was simple in manners and kindly in disposition, and his loss will be deeply felt by an extensive circle of friends and admirers.—Scotsman. EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE.--That fact is stronger than fiction is fully verified in the following true case of Irish ingenuity, in which the ferocious and the absurd are curiously blended. At the present sessions, now holding in ' Mallow, an unhappy wretch was indicted for stealing turnips from the field of Mr. Leader, of Mill-street, in this county, the principal witness being the watchman, known familiarly as " Mad Tom Eager." 'I he attorney who defended the prisoner endeavoured to shake the testimony of the witness, who swore that he was as near to the prisoner as " the length of himself;" but, upon being further pressed, he coolly said—" Didn't I know what the attorney would be at, and what he'd try to make me swear? Faith, I did so, and when I eaught the prisoner I knocked him down and took out my knife, and cut off a piece of his ear, that I might match it next day." This terrific statement was moruufully corroborated by the prisoner in the dock, who turned his mutilated ear to the Bench, crying out at the same time in a piteous tone—" Oh 1 wisha, me Lard, shure enut, he did crap me !" The worthy assistant-barrister, who was justly hor rified at the act, vented his indignation in the strongest terms, and expressed a wish that be had the witness in the dock; but the witness seemed to look upon this startling mode of procuring conclusive testimony as entitling him to a civic crown, instead of meriting a judicial reprimand.--Cork Examiner. - - - - - ---- - The steam-ship, Cambria, Captain Stone, sailed from Liverpool for New York, via Halifax, on Saturday, having the first of this season's weekly mails, and a fair com plement of passengers on board. FOOD OF PARTRIDGES AND PIIEASANTS.—In al luding to the game which may be reared profitably upon a farm, partridges cannot be omitted. I do not believe they ever pull a single ear of corn from the stalk ; it is only atter the stubbles ate cleared of the crop that they ever feed upon grain at all. In summer, insects and seees of grasses; and in winter the leaves of weeds and coarse grasses from below the hedges, constitute their food. In the latter season they become upon such nutriment exceedingly fat. During the continuance of a severe frost, and when the ground has been covered to a considerable depth by snow, I have repeatedly examined the crops, both of partridges and pheasants, and found them filled with the leaves of grasses which grow by the edges of springs and water-rills that have not been frozen; and the birds, on such occasions, were in fact fatter than at any other season of the year.— Thompson's Natural History of Ireland. The Lord Chancellor is convalescent, but we have heard that his medical attendants recommend a few day's residence iu the country before he resume his otlicial duties, LITERATURE. TRACTS OF AN ANTI-TRACTARIAN. By a Barrister. No. XI. Price 4d. To be con cluded in 24 Weekly Numbers. C. Gilpin, Bishops gate-street; W. and G. Piper, Paternoster-rozy ; and to be had of J. Rids way, Piccadilly. These highly-interesting tracts, which continue to engage so strongly the attention cf the public, are ascribed, by rumour, to Mr. Sedgwick, the ex-chair man of the Stamp Board ; they certainly bear the traces of his powerful Fen—so evidently, indeed, do they bear it, that we think their authorslip cannot be mistaken. We should not have expected to find a barrister so profoundly versed, as he manifestly is, in the Tractarian theology. He is an earnest champion of the Established Church, and his exposure of the workings of the Jesuits towards the overthrow of the Protestant faith is the most convincing and the most complete that has ever yet appeared. He has brought to the attention of the public a most im portant fact, viz., the 10th George IV., cap. 7, which enacts, " That if any Jesuit, or member of any other religious order, community, or society of the Church of Rome, bound by monastic or religious vows, who at the time of the commencement of this Act shall be within the United Kingdom, he shall within six calendar months give notice of his place of residence to the clerk of .the peace of the county in hich he resides, and if he continues to reside with out being so registered, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and being thereof convicted, shall be sentenced, and ordered to be banished from the United Kingdom for the term of his natural life." o completely is this prohibition set at defiance, that the Jesuit College established at Stony burst, in Lanca shire; is annually sending forth its pupils and mis sionaries all over the kingdom; and the result is visible in the numbers that are openly uniting them selves with the Romish Church, and in the increase of Jesuit churches and chapels. The public, as is well observed, have just and urgent cause to com plain that the law is suffered to be violated with im punity—that this violation is connived at by the Bishops, and by both Houses of Parliament. The following extract cannot fail to excite the public attention : " I again return to the subject ~to which the public attention most requires to be awakened—to the Society of Jesuits, that, in defiance of the laws, are multiplying their numbers in every provincial town, from London to the Land's End. " They were expelled from Russia by an ukase of January 1, 1847, on account of plots in which their in triguing could be traced. They were c at first, expelled only from Petersburgh and Moscow; but, as this did not deter them from continuing their system of proselytism, an Imperial ukase was issued on the 2d of March, 1820, which dissolved their order in Russia and Poland jer ever, and ordered that all its members were to be trans ported beyond the frontiers of both countries; and that all their enormous estates therein should be confiscated, and their College of Polatack abolished. But what a former General of their Order had predicted as to the ultimate late of the society, bears strong marks of his foresight:—' We crept in like lambs; we govern like wolves; we shall be driven away like dogs; but we shall rejuvinate like eagles.' The prophecy has been fulfilled. The progress of years brings no decay of activity. Like vipers, they cast their skin, and re-appear in all the freshness of youth. " On the death of Father Vincent Paroni, Chief Vicar of the Order, on the 27th of January, '29, Father John Roothan, a native of Amsterdam, was elected Preppositus Generalis, through the influence of Cardinal Alboni, the Secretary of State. The new General chose for bia Secretary, Pere Jansens, the Rector of the Jesuit College at Fribourg, in Switzerland. Father Roothan is still living, and resides, as General of the Order, in Rome. Aware of the hatred in which it was held, he drew up a letter which he caused to be inserted in the Journal des Debats, eulogising the Order, and insisting that the mo dern Jesuits ought not to be compared with their prede cessors, who had drawn on themselves such universal maledictions. This affirmation, hoatever, gained no cur rency; a direct refutation of it appeared in a letter ad dressed to the Courier Francais, the writer of which was an eye-witness of the horrid events of the previous year in Gallicia, of which they had been the instigators. From this letter, which excited the moat intense interest, not in France only, but throughout all the leading states of Europe, the following is au extract:— "' At the commencement of February, '46, a formal consultation was held at Lamberg, at which the fate of the whole province of Gallicia was decided upon. The Archduke Ferdinand presided at the meeting; a man weak in mind and of bad character, known by his defeat in the campaign against the Poles in 1809, but still bet ter known by his affected piety anii his blind confidence in the Jesuits. It was through his exertions they ob tained the vast building they possess in Limbourg, and were authorised to superintend the education in the pub lic schools. In return for this important privilege - they engaged to use the German language in their scientific institutions, a concession that was contrary to the rules of the society, which directs that the Latin language only be used, or that of the country in which they reside.' "I come, now, to the Gallician massacre itself, which is of the deepest interest. " After several hours of discussion as to the insurrec tion movement in Gallicia, which bad begun to assume a formidable aspect, from the absence of all effort on the Fart of the oppressei nobility to suppress it, the Council resolved at once to crush trio apprehended conspiracy, and its Jesuit advisers were not slow in suggesting the means; and the means suggested were —that the great body of the Gallician peasantry, with the released cri minals, headed by disguised Austrian officers, should fall suddenly on the nobles and put theca to the sword. Some of the inembe:s of the Council opposed so cruel a measure. Mme. Emensdurf, though a decided enemy to Poland, protested earnestly against the eternal disgrace which the Government would incur in the eyes of Eu rope by so heinous a measure. He concluded his dis suasive but ineffectual address with tears in his eyes, by declaring, with the indignation of a man of honour, that should the safety of the Apostolic Monarchy ever be in danger, it were better to perish than to resort t the baseness of assassination for its defence. Mr. Krieg avowed himself decidedly of the same opinion. The police director, Mr. Zscher, expressed himself to the same purport. But they were speaking in the presence of the Archduke and his adherents, and their voices availed nothing. " The horrors of this Gallician massacre is not s tale of the dark ages. It is an affair of yesterday—a politi cal enormity fresh in youthful memory. We are send. ing missionaries by shoals and ship-leads to convert the heathen. Tell them of the above, and they will shrink with horror from the relation. Tell them that it was acted in Christian Europe, and they will tell you, with a feeling of scorn, not to had fault with their idol-worship, when you come from a part of the world in which they would seem to own no God, but to be worshippers of the Evil Spirit. The rebuke would be well earned, for the idolatry of the untutored savage would be, ill ex changed for a worship of which this is the issue." These tracts appearing, as they do, ex cite no little alarm among the disciples of Loyola. It is, indeed, high time that their movements should be watched, which, we think, they cannot fail to be, l oo king at the very consequences that are following in the train of them. TOWN and _COUNTRY MISCELLANY. Edited by Albert Smith. No. I. This is the first number of a new monthly periodi cal by Albert Smith and the writers of the " fast " school. The papers are short, quaint, and amusing. "J. Night with the Speaker," and " What shall its name be ?" are both admirable. ST JAMES'S. MAGAZINE. 1 new series, entitled " Heroines of the Peerage," is commenced in the present number of the St. James's, and the place of honour is given, as is in justice due, to Charlotte de la Tr emou ill e , C oun t ess of Derby, o f whose heroic defence of Latham House we have here a mosti nteresting na rra ti ve . " Ram blings iu many Counties take us this month into Nottinghamshire, and there be sure we wander plea santly under " the greenwood .tree " in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood and h is merry men, and a pleasant ramble it is. in The admirers of heraldry will be delighted to find the present num b er o f t h e " Heraldic Register " a complete li s t o f t h e ex i st i ng peers, baronets, and untitled commoners who are en titled to quarter the arms of the royal house of Plan tagenet. The Queen's private band was in attendance in the Palace in the evening, and played the following pieces : _ __ Overture, " La Fee aux Roses" Halevy. Introduction and Duet, "Faust" Spohr. Selection, " Oberon" Weber. Traumbilder Phan tasie L umbye. Finale, Sinfonia, No. 7 Haydn. The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household, at tended Divine service yesterday in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The lion. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. The Royal Family took their usual exercise yes - terday in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence Hou,e, St. James's. his Royal Highness the Duke cf Cumhridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess cf Gloucester on Saturday, at Gloucester house. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at Lansdowne House. The Ministera present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount I'almerstor, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council sat two hours and a half. A deputation from Rochdale, consisting of Mr. J. Chadwick, Mr. J. Schofield, Mr. Fenton, and Mr. Jackson, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street, on the subject of the Rochdale Savings Bank. The depkation was accompanied by Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Peto, M.P., Mr. Bright, M.P., and Mr. Sharman Craw. ford, M.P. The Building Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 met on Saturday in the New Palace of Westminster. There were present—Mr. Cubitt, Mr. R. Stephenson, Mr. C. Cockerell, Mr. Brunel, Mr. T. Donaldson, and Mr. Barry. Mr. Scott Russell, secretary to the commission, attended. Colonel. Reid (chairman) and Mr. H. Cole were pre sent on the part of the Executive Committee, toge ther with the secretary, Mr. Digby Wyatt. Mr. Elliot, M.P., and a deputation from Hawick, consisting of Robert Miller, James Scott, and James Dagleish, had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home•ofl'ice. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. At the daily service the prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Knapp, and the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Helmore. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem, " God is our hope and strength" (Greaves), was sung by Messrs. Loekey, Bradbury, and Barnby. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert , with the younger members of the Royal Family, inspect e d , on F riday morning, at Buckingham Palace, the presents sent to her Majesty by the Emperor of Morocco, consisting of nine barbs (five stallions and four mares), with the dress saddles of the country and horse furniture com plete. These presents were delivered to the Queen and Prince by Hadj Abdallah Lamarty, Raid Abdekrim, and Hassan Boochetea. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse, and the gentlemen of the royal household in waiting, attended on the occasion. On Saturday morning three of the horses presented by the Emperor of Morocco were inspected in the Riding-school, and Hadj Abdallah Lamarty and Kaid Abdekrim, together with a groom (Boojmar), exhi bited feats of horsemanship, with which the Queen and Prince, and the younger members of the Royal Family, were much gratified. Hadj Abdallah Lamarty, Kaid Abdekrim, and Hassan Boocheeta, with the attendant (Boojmar), are under the charge of the officers of the Master of the Horse, by whom they are shown the different objects cf interest iu the metropolis. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen on Saturday at Buckingnam Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback on Saturday morning, attended by Lieut.- Colonel P. H. Seymour. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with Prince . Alfred and the Princess Helena, took a drive in a car riage and four on Saturday. The Equerries in 'Wait ing, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, attended on horseback. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Saturday included the Duke and Duchess of Nor folk, Lord and Lady John Russell, Viscount Can ning, and Colonel Wylde. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1850. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REP)101 ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Wednesday the 10th, the same grievous impolicy was repeated in the case of the County Courts Extension Bill ; where the Government con trived to insert themselves into a minority of more than 2to 1. Upon what principle is this done ? Why could not whatever is done after it, have been done without it ? It assuredly does not appear be yond the pale permitted to human prudence, to have compassed something to that effect, and to have pre known the fact that public opinion was running with such vigour in favour of an extension of the powers of County Courts. The truth is, men must have law, and if they cannot have it onelshape they must have it in another. They must have the means of settling pecuniary dis putes, and there must be some reasonable limit to the process poetically described as consisting in swallow ing the oyster and giving each of the litigants a shell. When a City banker declares, that any man may sue him to the extent of five hundred pounds, and he sill pay the money as the cheapest way of getting► rid of the buiiness, it is clear there is not a reasonable limit, and the public will call for altera tion. On the same day an attempt to stop the Public Libraries and Museums 11, was prevented by the substantial mejority of 99 against 64. It is wonder ful how the party of the Extinguisher stick to their points. Their next struggle is to be, for placing the contemplated libraries &c., under the official influ ence of the Clergy of the Establishment. IVh.t should we think of the establishment of public libra ries in Vrance, under the official patronage of the ' cure of the parish ? On Thursday the Parliamentary Voters, &c. (Ire land) Bill, which I hear called the Irish Rororm Bill, was considered in Committee for seven hours and a half, and reported, as amended, to be considered again on the 22d of April. Judging from the oppo sition, there must be good in this Bill; and some thing of the same kind might be inferred with respect to the Distressed Unions Advances and Repayment of Advances (Ireland) Bill, which was only read a second time after being dragged through wearisome divisions on behalf of an adjournment, ending in the slender proportion of 6 to 134. On Friday a long and rather dull debate, to deter mine whether the Government should proceed to make its promised reductions by the instrumentality of a Committee or without. The true point at issue being, whether the Protectionists by withholding all mention of ulterior purposes, should angle with suf ficient success among the Free Trade ranks, to do damage to the Government. From some cause or other the Free-Traders were unusually shy, and the fishery concluded with a majority of 250 against 159 in favour of the Government. Mr. Horsman then brought on his motion for add ing the episcopal revenues to the subjects for the Committee. It would have been invidious to join in so direct an attack upon a class of functionaries, if the statement from the Conservative benches could have been trusted, that they really were doing their duty as 'sell as any other class which had been men tioned. But everybody knows that this is not the case. The public opinion of reflective England iF, that one portion of them are doing their duty as badly as possible, and the other has not energy and principle enough to hinder them. When the English nation wants to go back to Rome, it must be treated like other determinations of the national will. But in the mean time half or a large portion of the bishops and clergy are going there without waiting for the national consent, and the other half are looking on. The active ones are at this moment doing their best to organize a resistance to that contract for the supre macy of the civil government, which is the only bond by which they hold their possessions or their churches. In doctrine, too, they are selecting all the points on which the disunited state of the Anglican Church at the moment of the 'separation from Rome has left dis cordant or doubtful pleas, and persecuting the honest men who stand upon the common sense on which the heresy of Protestantism is based. A fair number of votes announced the consciousness of these dangers; as was evinced by a respectable minority of 95 against 208. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, 15th April, 1850. THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND AUSTRALIAN STEAU NAVIGATION. A deputation waited, by appointment, on Sir John llobhouse, at the Board of Control, on Friday last, in reference to the question of steam communication with Australia. Amongst the members present were —Lord Lyttelton, Lord John Manners, M.P., Lord Monteagle, Mr. Adderley, M.P., Mr. William Brown, M.P., Mr. De Salts, Mr. Mark Boyd, Hon. 11. Berkeley, M.P., Mr. Macgregor, M.P., Mr. Logan, Mr. Divett, M.P., Sir Win. Verner, Bart., M.P., Mr. Smith, Mr. Bass, M.P , Mr. Jackson, Mr. Da vidson, In the absence of the Hon. F. Scott, M.P., Mr. MACGREGOR stated that the gentletnen then present were induced to seek this interview vOth Sir John llohhouse from having understood that some difficulty, in which the East India Company were con cerned, stood in the way of the arrange.nent, otherwise nearly completed, for effecting steam communication with the Australian colonies, and they hoped that, if any such obstacle as had been represented did really exist, Sir John Ilobhouse, as head of the Board of Control, would interpose his official influ ence to remove the objection. lle (Mr. Macgregor) was in almost daily receipt of communications on this important subject, not only from his constituents in the large mercantile city which he had the honour to represent, but from other quarters of the kingdom. In fact, commercial enterprise, and all projects for the investment of capital in the Australian colonies, were completely paralysed from the want of any cer tainty in the intercourse with those distant posses sions, and which were every day becoming of more importance to this country, whether considered in a commercial or political point of view. He therefore expected that now, when it was understood that the Government and the public were equally favourable to the measure, no impediment would be thrown in the way by the directors of the East India Company, who should, he thought, be interested in promoting the welfare of the Australian colonies. Lord MONTEAGLE stated that, when lately he at tended at the Colonial-office as a member of a depu tation on this subject, they were led to hope that it would be brought to a successful isssue, and they felt grateful to Earl Grey for the assurance given by his Lordship of the great anxiety and earnestness of her Msjesty's Government to bring pending negotiations to a close. The public voice had already been fully expressed in favour of this measure, and with such united influences he could not see how any obstacle should be seriously presented. Lord Monteagle ad verted forcibly to the interesting relations of Aus tralia with this country, and how much the political and social position of our colonies in the Southern Pacific was likely to be advanced by a frequent faci lity of intercourse with this country. lie instanced the advantages derived by the North American colo nies from the steam communication opened up . by Mr. Cunard's vessels, and observed, as an interesting fact connected, as be believed, with the existence or this intercourse, that during the time of Can adian disaffection Nova Scotia and New Brunswick stood firm in their allegiance and loyalty to the mother country. Several other gentlemen having expressed their sentiments, The llon. BERKELEY, on the part of his con stituents at Bristol, testified to th e stron g solicitude prevailing in that large m erc a ntile community on behalf of the Australia n colonies, with a view to whose progress and prosperity a quick and cert a i n mode of communicat ion was indispensable. Lord LYTTELTON stated that when in office he bad a great desire to see , the measure carri e d ou t, an d h e hoped that as the Government and the p u bli c were alive to its necessity, and the former fully prepared to sanction the proposals made to them, no further d e l a y would occur, and that if objections existed in any quarter, they would g i ve way to t h e anx i ety w hich prevailed on the subject. Sir J. HounousE observed that he would give his best attention to all that had been stated, and make representations accordingly in the proper quarter. He could assure the deputation that he was per sonally anxious t o see th e o bj ec t th e y h a d i n v i ew carried out, and he would endeavour, as far as possible, to assist in removing the difficulties which at present prevailed. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY, APRIL 14.—The royd mail steamer Dee, Captain W. Allan, will depart on Wednes day, the 17th instant, with the usual West India and Pacific mails. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Iberia, Captain C. F. Burney, will leave on the same day with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibral tar. The United States mail steamer Washington, Captain G. W. Floyd, is expected here from Bremen, en route t, New York, on Wetnesday ; she will sail for her destination on the 20th instant (Saturday next). The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Ripon, Captain li. Moresby, Indian Navy, is appointed to sail on the 20:l1 instant, with the East India, China, and Mediterranean mails, for Gibraltar, Malta, and Alexandria. The Montrose, Captain Bowen, is hourly expected with the Spanish and Portuguese mails. A large sugar refinery is about to be built on the premises of the Southampton Dock Company, at this port, for the refining of sugar in bond for exportation. It is to be seven stories high, and will,ho calculated to retine from 80 to 100 tons of sugar per week. The building is to be erected at the expense of the Docki.:9LlpaPY, but will be rented f or the sugar trade, who will impott their ca r g oes 21 years by a London hinise port outhatnptort direct troth enter into the business ektensieply of sugar for refining into the abroad. A THE IRISH TENANT -RIGHT QUESTION.--- depll tation from the Tenant -Right Associations in Ulster has ar rived in town for the purpose of opposing Sir W. Somerville's Bill, and of organising measures fur the Advau ccluqut of the tenan t -right cause. COMMON PLEAS-THIS DAY. (Befure the Lord Chief Justice WILDE, and Justices CRESSWELL, WILLIAMS, and TALFOURD.) This was the first day of term, and the business of the Court this morning consisted of motions, and presented no feature of interest. ARCHES COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Sir JOHN Donsorr, Knight, who sat es Surrogate for Sir HERBERT JENNER GORHA.3I V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER. In consequence of the decision of the Privy Council, a monition was issued from this court calling upon the Bishop of Exeter to send in the letters of institution, in order that Mr. Gorham might be inducted to the living of Bampford- Sr eke. Upon the Judge taking his seat to-day, Mr. BOWDLER, the proctor for Mr. Gorham, said—l beg to inform you, sir, that no return has been received to the monition which was ordered on the last court day to be served on the Bishop of Exeter. I beg to pray that a certificate of its continuation be granted. JUDGE—Has it been served? Mr. BOWDLER— Yes, sir. JUDGE—The presentation has not been sent in by the Bishop then? Mr. BOWDLER—No, sir. JUDGE—Does any person appear for the Bishop? Mr. BOWDLER.—No, sir. Mr. Tatter is absent, and therefore we may trust you will grant a certificate of the extension of the monition. JUDGE—We order the case to stand over. The effect of the Bishop not sending in the institution papers will be, that on the next Court day (May 8) ulterior proceedings will be commenced against his Lord ship. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Before the CordmoN SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman HUNTER.). BURGLARY.—A respectably-attired middle aged man, named John Burns, was convicted, in conjunction with his son William, a youth aged nineteen, the first of re ceiving and the second of stealing from the dwelling• house a time-piece and other articles, valued at al., the property of George Edwards. It appeared that the youth was a practised burglar, while the father acted as the receiver. The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced the f, th:r to twelve months' imprisonment, and the son to be trans ported for ten years. (Before Mr. Baron PLATT.) STEALING FROM THE PERSON..--A young woman, named Jane Knight, described in the calender as a spin ster, was indicted tor stealing three sovereigns from the person of Mr. Charles John Cowell. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. PAYNE prosecuted, and after a brief detail of the circumstances, the Learned Gentleman called Mr. Cowell, the prosecutor, who deposed to the facts as follows am a clerk to a solicitor, and I live at 57, Queen's-row, Walworth. On the night of the Ist of April I was in the Albany.road about ten minutes before nine o'clock, when I met the prisoner at the bar, who came up to me. She said, "How do you do; are you good-natured, my dear; what will you stand?" I replied, that I wanted to bare nothing to do with her; but not content with this answer she laid hold of me round the neck with both her bands, and pulled me into a court. I tried to get away, but could not, and while I was struggling with her two men came up, and one of them said " liolloa, old gal, you are drunk; why don't you leave the gentleman alone?" I thought from this that they were going to take her off, but I was greviously mistaken, for instead ef doing so one of the men came up and placed a handkerchief or cloth over my eyes, which had a disagreeable smell about it. I then concluded that their object was to rob me, and accordingly I re newed my struggle to get away, and struck one of them. In return for this I received a blow which felled me to the ground, and as it rendered me insensible I do not remember anything afterwards. I had three sovereigns and a half when I met the woman, who had managed to drag me up a court, but when I recovered the money was gone, I must have been in sensible about ten minutes. A police-constable deposed to having been on duty in the Old Kent-road on the night in question, when he saw the prisoner, about a quarter•past eight, in company with two men. Ile bad known the prisoner for three years, and during that period she had several times bet n n custody as a disorderly prostitute. A second constable deposed to arresting the prisoner on the following night, but she denied all knowledge of the robbery or having been in the Old Kent-road on the night of the Ist. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoner, who was undefended, reiterated her denial of the charge, and declared that during the three years she had " walked " the Old Kent-road she had never committed a robbery, or done anything to be ashamed of. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury, aftor a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be transported fur 15 years. STEALING PLATE.—Edward Dawson, a labourer, aged 23, and George Parraty, a sailor, aged 22, were in dicted for stealing five spoons, five forks, and one knife, valued at 71., the property of Dr. Miller, of Welbeck-street. The property was stolen from the doctor's house between three and four o'clock of the 22d March. Previous to the robbery the two prisoners had been seen loitering about the neighbourhood, and when information of the robbery was given to the police, about five o'clock, the description of the prisoners was immediately recognised. They were arrested together the same evening in Crown street, Soho, on suspicion of another robbery, and on being searched the plate in question was found upon Dawson. A desperate struggle ensued at the arrest, both prisoners making fierce efforts to escape, but they were at length overcome, when Dawson said to the officer " Never mind, Harry, just take your hands off, and I will give you the wedge,'" a slang term for plate; but the officer declined the offer, obser ving very politely, " Thank you; allow me to take it out of your pocket myself," which he did. Dawson, in his defence, said on the day of the robbery he went to Chalk-farm to see the gymnastic exercises, and while he was there he saw two boys burying some thing in a field. After the boys went away he examined the spot, and found the plate in question. He imme diately returned home with it to consult his wife what he should do with it, and by her advice he was on the way to Bow -street station, to deliver it up, when the police pounced upon him. Mr. PAYNE addressed t he Par raty, and called a couple of iv jury for t t h o e p p t r o i v so e ne t r sathe was working at his trade from nine o'clock in the morning of the 22d March till half-past five in the evening, and t`lerefore he could not have been seen near the place of the robbery. His being with Dawson at the time of the returning home he a rrest was explained in this way —he left work in the ncighboarhood of Oxford-street, and was doe n Groan-street when he met Dawson, with h ni had a slight acquaintance, who invited him to have a glass of ale, and they were on the way to a public-house upon this ev id ence, ex wh3einr.te p h Aß p N ol E ic L 4 r i , ea in me up. commenting pressed som e surprise that it was not produced b e f ore the magistrata. One of the witnesses called out, " Why, he was there!" The Learned JUDGE asked how it was then that they were not examined? Witness—Why, these policemen would not let us into the court. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and the Court sentenced Dawson to sever, and Parraty to ten years' imprisonment. THE ATTEMPT TO EXTOrtT MONEY.—The five men, John Bennett, William Laidler, Henry Tiddiman, John HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Den Pasquale was repeated here on Saturday, and the furore excited by the delightfully perfect im personation of the part of NorMa by Madame Sontag. was even greater than on her former appear ance in that character. The opera will be repeated to-morrow (Tuesday), by the special desire of her Majesty, who has signified her intention of honouring the performance with her presence. On Thursday, the Nozze di Figaro is to be produced, the cast will include Madame Sontag (who will be, of course, the Susannah), Miss Catherine Hayes (who will appear for the first time in the character of Cherubino), Madlle. Parodi, and Signori Coletti, Lablache, Belletti, and Calzolari. In the course of the opera Madlle. Carlotta Gris i and Madlle. Marie Taglioni will dance the Zarabanda. Mr. Sims Reeves will give the last scene from Lucia di Lammermoor, and in the ballet department we are promised selections from the Esmeralda by Carlotta Grisi and Marie Taglioni, and the delightful - ice ballet Les Plaisirs Hitler, in which Madlles. Carlotta Grisi, Mariej Taglioni, and Amelia Ferraris will appear together for the first time. Signor Buccardi, the new tenor, is to appear on Saturday. A portion of the music of Halevy's new opera La Tempesta has arrived ; those who have heard it speak in the most rapturous terms of its beauties. - There were present the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Elizabeth Lane Fox, his Excellency the Russian Mi nister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, M. de Berge, the Count de Berke, the Marquis of Hunt ley, the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Done gal. Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Earl and Countess of Listowel, Lord and Lady Alfred Paget, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lady Au gusta Hare, Lord Macdonald, and party. The Earl of Bradford, the Countess of Cardigan, and Lady Augusta Baring, the Earl of Falmouth the Earl of Pomfret, the Marquis d'Azelio, the Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Anson, Viscount Cranbourne, Viscount Somerton, the Viscount Enfield, the Viscount llupplin, Lord and Lady Eddiabury and the Misses Stanley, Lord George Lennox, Lord Sondes, Lord George Paget, Lord Wil liam Powlett, Lady Warneford, Lady Charles Somer set and Miss Somerset, Lady Frederick Bentinck, Lady Thorold, Lady Anne Beckett, Lord Methuen, the First Lord of the Admiralty and Lady Arabella Baring, Lady Fremantle, Count Perpoucher, the Count de Civry, Sir John Lowther, Bart., M.P., Sir Thomai Barrett Lennard, Bart., and Lady Barrett Leonard, Lady Flower, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, the Hon. H. Grey, Sir George Carroll, the Greek Consul and Madame Ralli, Lady Caroline Sandford, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lady Howard, Sir Richard Sutton, Sir Thomas Ayre, Bart., Sir T. Hare, Sir Henry Bishop, Sir W. Adby, Bart., Sir T. Ratford, the Baron Schortz, the Hon. Claude Lyon, the Hon. Major 'Needham, the Hon. Fitzroy Somerset, the Hon. C. Pepys, the Hon. C. R. Neville, Mr. Spencer de Horsey and Miss de Horsey, Captain Sutton, the Hon. Mr. Willoughby, Mr. Henry Hope, M.P. lr. and Mrs. C. J. Palmer, Major Buckley, Mr. IMP., Cubitt, M.P., Mr. Henry Singleton, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. C. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mrs. and Miss Ewing, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mr:. Packe Reading, Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, Colonel Dawson Darner, Mr. Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Fellowes, Mr. Richards, M.P., Mr. 0. Morgan, M.P., Mr. Herbert Doherty, Mr. and Mrs. Brereton Trelawney, Captain and Mrs. Towneley, Mr. Crowder, M.P., Mr. Holford, Mr. Howard, Mr. Atwood, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon, Mr. Charles Martin, Mr. Forde, Mr. Rose, Mr. Lane Fox, Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Mademoiselle de Meric made her rentree here on Saturday in the character of Orsini, in Lucrezia Borgia. She sung the music with great correctness, and exhibited considerable powers of execution, and although her voice lacks somewhat of the rich and gushing mellowness of the tones of Alboni, yet her performance was most satisfactory. She evidently reserved her powers for the " Brindisi," which she rendered with great effect, and the repetition of which was called for unanimously. To the cre dit of Herr Formes be it spoken, that, sink ing all absurd notions of dignity and jealousy, he did not think it beneath him to appear in the fes tive chorus in the prologue, and thus materially strengthened the volume of the concerted music. We commend his excellent example to the imitation of his brother and sister artistes in all theatres. Her Majesty's box was occupied by the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Salisbury and party. Among the general audience we remarked his Grace the Duke of Wel lington, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, the Marchioness of Couyngham and party, the Earl and Countess Beauchamp and party, Lord Gifford, the Earl of 'Darnley, Viscount and Vis countess Maynard and the Hon. Miss Maynard, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount Clif den, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Malden, Vis count Exmouth, Viscountess Pollington, the Honourable Mrs. Frances Walpole and Miss Wal pole, Lord George Manners, Lord and Lady Caring ton, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Arthur Hay, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Lady Heslop and Miss Elliott, Hon. Frederick Leveson Gower, Lady Jodrell, Sir Wil liam and Lady Molesworth, Sir George Armytage, Bart., Lady Wallacourt and party, Sir Henry Webb, Bart., Sir William and Lady De Bathe, Sir Charles Marshall, Sir John Burgoyne, Lady Burgoyne, and the Misses Burgoyne, Colonel the on. R. Fitzgib bon and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. A. D. Willougkby, Captain the Hon. G. Cadogan, Hon. John Fortescue, M.P., Hon. G. Milles, H on Theobald Dillon, Hon. Philip Sidney, Hon. Major Needham, Hon. Horace Pitt, Hon. Edmund Phipps, Chevalier and Madame De Horta, Miss Burdett Coutta and party, Captain Leslie, Mr. Baring Vail, M.P., Mr. Henry Baring, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. J. Abel Smith, Mr. Montague Gore, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Verschoyle, Mrs. Ruddell Todd, Mr. Conolly, M.P., Mr. Gregory, M.P., Major and Mrs. Gage, Mr. Henry Greville and Miss Gre ville, Mr. J. Lloyd Clayton, &c. THE GORE AM CONTROVERSY.—Mr. Maskell's second " Letter " has just appeared, and, from a posteript to it, we learn that he has resolved to delay his resignation of his cure of souls for a few days at least, in consequence of, his having received a resolution from the vestry of his parish, earnestly requesting him not to resign, and expressing much regret and kindness. —English Churchman. IeoNM ASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS.—DUD LET, SATURDAY.—The last meeting of the quarter, held at the hotel this evening, was well attended, and accountd ge nerally satisfactorily settled. The resolutions adopted at previous meetings to maintain existing prices were con firmed; indeed, when rates at present are stated to be unre munerative, it would appear madness in those firms who can afford to hold, or suspend the making of stock, to further re duce the price of Vag manufactures. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Hercules store-‘hip, Master-Commander Ful ton, leaves Northfleet for the Downs, on her way to Malta, on the 18th. Two steam-vessels have been ordered from Woolwich to tow the Hercules as far as the Downs. The Kangaroo, 12, is commenced building at Chat ham. We trust sbe will be so constructed as to be ea,ily adaptable fur a screw-vessel. Mere Failing sloops are now useless. The Magicienne steam- sloop, has had her masts put on board, and will be taken into dock at Chatham this day to be fitted for sea. The Rosamond steam-sloop, Commander 11. It. Foote, was paid off at Woolwich on Friday, and 15113 taken into the basin on Saturday, to have her ma chinery- aurveyed. Previously to paying off, the Ro samond• %Vas inspected by Commodore Eden, who h;ghly complimented Captain Foote on the splendid and efficient condition of the Rosamond. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAT.—The following Acting Mates passed for Lieutenants at the Royal I.\T"sv4l College last week :—The Hon. 11. J. Eden, Mr. 11. 11. Mall, and Mr. A. Bagley. The following Second Masters passed for Masters at the name time W. C. Buck at.d Mr. D. Batt. The Rev. W. C. P. Baylee has qualified for Naval Instructor. _ . By the deaths of retired Rear-Admirals Groube and Stupart, Captains IV. H. Smith and R. Sau marez have succeeded to the retired pay of 20s. per diem ; and Captains William Morier and George Scott have accepted the retirement of 18s. per diem. The eaptain'6 good service pension, which reverted to the gift of the First Lord on the promotion of Sir John Marshall has been bestowed on Captain Edward Sparshott. The Gorgon steam-sloop, Commander Paynter, had been dispatched by Rear-Admiral llornby, on the 25th of January, to the eastern entrance of the Straits of Magellan, to look out for the arrival of the Arctic ships Enterprise and Investigator, and to tow them through the Straits as far towards Valparaiso as possible. It was, however, supposed, that under the most favourable circumstances, Captaiti Collinson's expedition cannot reach Behring's Straits sufficiently early this year to be of any use in further search of Sir John Frank lin. The Herald, 22, Captain Kellett, however, will be up there probably by the middle of June, and with the Plover, Commander Moore, it is hoped, may hear or discover something of the missing expedition. The Howe, 120, Captain Sir James Stirling, and the Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir H. M. Blackwood, are ordered home from the Mediterranean forthwith, to be paid off. ROYAL MARINES. One sergeant and one private of the divisional companies, and one corporal and 10 gunners of the artillery companies, embarked on Saturday it' the steam •tender Sprightly, Acting-Master Allen com manding, to join the Superb, 80, at Devonport, as supernumeraries, for the disposal of the Commander in-Chief in the Mediterranean. Private George 'Webb, 38th company, committed suicide on Friday morning, by blowing his head to pieces with his musket, while on sentry at the Drill battery, Gosport, about 4 A.M. Verdict," Temporary Insanity." Captain R. Wright (retired on full pay under the late order in Council of the sth of February, 1650) returned home in the Bulldog steam•sloop, having been relieved in the command of the detachment on board the Prince Regent, 90, by Captain C. 0. Hamley, of the Portsmouth division. PORTSMOUTH GARRISON. The establishment of the military prison at South sea Castle, under the charge of Captain Curtin, Go vernor, was removed on Friday to the newly-built prison for this military district at Forton (Gosport), which is calculated to hold 150 prisoners. Southsea Castle is ordered to be strengthened and put i❑ an efficient state of defence, 2,5001. being voted for that purpose. When complete it will be occupied by a company of the Royal Artillery. APPOINTMENTS. Woo',mar, APRIL 13.—Assistant-Engineer Henry Wilkes, to the Archer, steam-sloop, at Devonport. Midshipman George Prosser, to the Archer. The Undine, Dover mail steam-packet, is ordered to come round from Dover to Woolwich on Wednes day next, to be repaired. The Llewellyn, Holyhead mail-steam-packet, Master-Commander Grey, is ordered to this port, to have her defects made good. The Rosamond steam-sloop was taken into the basin here immediately after being paid off on Fri day last. The Promotheus steam-sloop, 200-horse power, is ordered to be brought forward immediately for com mission at this port. The Ariel steam-vessel is to be tried again with the smoke-consuming apparatus. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 13.—BOYS FON TILE In order has been received at this port, to enter on ho ird her Majesty's ship Impregnable (the guard ship) an unlimited number of boys for this naval ser vice. The following are the qualifications : —l. Healthy and able-bodied ; 2. Able to read and write well ; 3. Four feet tun in height; 4. Ninety pounds weight ; 5. Not more than fourteen years of age. her .INl.jesty's steamer Sharpshooter, Lieutenant J. C. Bailey, which sailed on Saturday last fur the Medi terranean, put back again, and came into harbour yesterday, having sprung a leak. She had reached about 300 miles when she bore up. She has also defects in her engines. The mastsr caulker went out to her in the Sound to ermine the leak, and reported that she did not leak at all. She was to be sounded on Saturday, and officially reported on. Her Majesty's convict ship Blenheim, obliged to put into the Sound on Tuesday from stress of weather, sailed the following day for her destination. Her Majesty's brig Alert will be paid off at this port on Tuesday next. COMMODORE MARIIN'S SQUADRON. SUMMARY OF THE QUALITIES OF THE ♦ARIOL'S MEM BERS OF TUB EQUABRON. Arethusa has joined ; I like her looks very much. Arrogant, though neither a dasher or flyer, does very well ; she does not, certainly, sail like Leander or Phaeton, going free, but she can go to windward when it comes on to blow, particularly with a head sea, as well as any ship in the squadron. In light winds she does but little ; in the way of pitching and rolling she is as easy and as dry as possible, she never has any water upon the upper deck ; the other ships pitch and roll heavily. The Phaeton does wonders ; it is something quite astonishing to see her pass the other frigates as if they were posts upon a road. At the end of all the trials we have had, the ships were generally as follows : Phaeton, Leander, Thetis, Arrogant, Inttefatigable, Prince Regent, Vogue (Terrible, of course, can't sail a bit). Arrogant towed Thetis 6 knots, against a fresh breeze; Hogue towed her 43. We, were all sorry to leave Gibraltar ; we have had capital fare there, and many a jolly dinner at the Governor's and with the soldiers. The squadron arrived here at two, P.m., yesterday; Arethusa arrived the night before, 43 days from England.—Portsmouth Times. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. CAPTAIN PENNY'S. We learn that Captain Penny was to sail with his two fine vessels from Aberdeen on the 12th or 13th at the latest, on his enterprising voyage, an d most entirely has he enlisted the sym pathies And good wishes of all. Captain Penny proceeds to Davis' Straits, and touches at Dieveley, where he hopes to procure the services of two Danish gentlemen as interpreters. Thence the ship; sail for Jones's Sound, which it is believed leads into Wellington Channel, and by this means they will endeavour to push to the north-west of the Parry Islands, and as we hope, follow the most northern of the two routes to be taken by Franklin. Mr. Goodsir, who was in the Advice whaler, with Captain Penny last year, in Lancaster Sound, we be lieve, accompanies his former captain. We heard that Mr. Goodsir was about to publish a narrative of the voyage in question, and regret that it has not issued from the press before his departure. CAPTAIN AUSTIN'S.—The four ships forming Cap tain Austin's Arctic squadron, fitting at %S for ich, to are expected to be ready fur sea by Saturday, the 2 th instant. SIR JOHN' Ross's.—The Felix, belonging Timex. t teth Northern Yacht Club, has been ap service of Captain Sir John Ros... a. f charlemont, Earl of Camperdown, Fox Cum.—The third meeting of the Fox Club took place at Brookes's on Saturday evening.. The members t l ° Adair, Mr. Lan rston 1 ' ¢, stun, , .1.1., Lord i p t r i e g s h e t nt l - i ls o .e n r . e— sir t h i e z, l: b ;a er r . _ . Dinorben Mr. Frederick h D l‘ it i r r itta \ s v , Mr. Stephenson, Mr. of : gzi b t or i o l u o g n . • 11. Whitbread, Earl of d lion. E. L. Zetlan , Alston, ia .a r i l i M. styn, .1 . p Mr J. A. S • • Colonel the Honourable Viscount Enfield, M.P Lord George Anson, M. .• • Smith, M.P., Hon. Hamil ton Dune , ~ Strufford Sudeley, Earl of , . ... ,Colonel the lion. George Keppel, M.P., .51r. A..K. ....lid, Mr. Sanford, Lord James Stuart, M. p., Right lion. J. W. Fitzpatrick, M P., Right Hon. Dr.Lushington, Eat! Grey, Lord Saye and Sele, &c. ROYAL ARTI LLERY.—WOOLWICII, A PRIL 13. Captain Forbes's company, 9th battalion, and Captain Elliot's company, .Ith battalion, assembled yesterday forenoon on the guard-mounting parade, for the Commandant's inspection, on their teturn from the Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope. Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downinan, C. 11., K.C.11., accompanied by Colonel Cruttenden, Brigade-Major Bingham, and the commanding otlicers of the 4th aral 9th battalions, made a minute inspection of the men and their appointments, and expressed himself highly pleased with their clean and suldierlike appearance after so lone kwyage. IiAWICK DEPUTATION.—The deputation of ope ratives from Hawick in favour of relay working in factories had an interview with Lord John Russell at Downing-street; on Thursday last, when his Lordship received them with the greatest courtesy, and paid particular attention to their ex planation of the mode of relay working, and its numerous advantages. During their stay in the City they have been honoured with interviews with a number of eminent Mem bers of the House, who have also listened with attention to their statements, and are quite in favour of the cause which they have come hither to advocate. - Lord to R edo' dna' 1/ 5 6 ' 1 104 IT 54 11 04 (1. 2 6 2 10 2 4 1 has )ttil the es- I