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

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night :—] GERMANY. A letter from Stuttgart, of the 27th ult, addressed to the Cologne Gazette, states that in a Cabinet Council the question of the dissolution of the Assem bly had been discussed, and, contrary to the wishes of the King, resolved in the negative. GREE CE. We have received Athens journals to the 18th ult. The Courrier d'Athenes, of the 17th, has the follow ing :—" In the Anglo-Greek differences we have made a step in advance during the last ten days. The French mail steamer from Constantinople arrived at the Piraeus on the Bth, and has brought us the dis patches from St. Peteraburgh which had been so im patiently expected. Nothing having been published or announced to the Chambers by the Government, relative to the arrangements of Russia, we must re fer to the following lines, which we read in the Mi nisterial journal, the Observateur d' Athenes of the 13th inst. :—` We believe we may affirm that powerful Russia has not hesitated to declare her self in favour of feeble Greece, and that the Emperor Nicolas has already taken to hear the interests of our country.' As to the instructions addressed to M. Persiany, the Russian Charge d'Affaires in Greece, it is said that they ase confined to approving fully of his conduct, directing him to support with all his efforts the mission of Baron Gros, and to express the regrets of the Imperial Court that the Greek Government has not followed the advice given it on several occasions, and which if listened to would have spared the coun try its present difficultiee. This explicit condemna tion of the system which we have opposed fbr the last five years is a proof that the Russian Cabinet is well informed of what takes place in Greece, and that it does not allow itself to be led away by mischievous pre-occupations which cannot but be injurious to the country. The interpretation hitherto given of the mission of Baron Gros in Greece does not appear to have been very correct. It is said that this diplomatist now studies with the greatest assiduity and attention all the docu ments connected with the claims of England, in order that he may be able to give an opinion founded on the strictest equity. This work once finished it will, it is said, be communicated to our Government as well as to the English Minister. Let us hope that this means of arrangement will have a happy and prompt result, for, if our ports are free, it must not be forgotten that a great number of our vessels, several of which have cargoes on board, are still under sequestration by the English squadron, and that so long as this deplorable difference shall exist, those which are abroad will not find cargoes. It is an immense loss for our shipping, particularly at this time, when the navigation of the Black Sea is about to open. The state of uncertainty in which we are placed has become insupportable. Whatever may be said by the Ministerial press, every one calls for a speedy solution of the affair, for they know by recent examples that our Government always ends by yield ing when it is already too late. The people have done their duty by resigning itself; let the Government do its duty by accelerating the termination of our dis asters.'' TUNIS. A letter from Tunis of the 19th ult. states that the cholera, which had apparently subsided, had again made its appearance. Four or five cases had ap peared amongst the Jews. In the little town of Biaerte the loss bad been considerable. A French physieian, who had been sent there by the Bey, was obliged to fly, the population declaring that he spread the disease by his breath and glance. The Bey has established a cordon sanitaire about Bizerte. But it is not at that place alone that such an accusation was brought against the medical men; the same was done at Tunis when the malady was most rife, and then almost all the patients perished, no aid being accepted. PERSIA. Our last advices from the Persian capital, which come down to the 7th ultimo, are not of the most flat tering nature, with every allowance even for the state of the country at the time of the late Sovereign's de cease. The youthful monarch, Nassiruddin Shah, has not hitherto been able to consolidate the foundations of his rule, shattered by the intrigues of the priests and mullahs, and the open rebellion of certain chiefs. The great influence of the English and Russian em bassies at Teheran, which placed him on the throne of his ancestors, alone retains him in his seat. The siege of the sacred city of Meshed, in Khorassan still continued, and the place holds out with successful ob stinacy against all the efforts of the Snah's troops. it is more than suspected that the latter are suffering from scarcity of provisions, and from the cold of a winter whits has set in with great severity. The last native reports state that the passes between Te heran and Meshed are impassable from the snow. In Ispahan the priestly party have set the Shah's go vernor at defiance, and having enlisted the desperate Lootie of the city in their favour, broke out into open insurrection. Many lives had been lost, but latterly the Royalists had had the advantage. At Shiraz things are in a better state. The Lootis have been suppressed; but this city of Persian poesy is now one of the most profound sinks of corruption. Hadji Kawani, one of the most powerful and active in triguers of the day, rules paramount in the city, while the .// Kahni, or Lord of the Tribes, brooks no rival outside the walls. His Royal Highness Prince Bah man Mirza, the nominal governor of Fars, is a mere cipher. [n the Dashtistan, or maritime provinces of Persia, the authority not only of the governors of Lar and Fars, but of the Shah himself, is openly derided. The Sheikh of Bushire, after having suc cessfully resisted a desultory siege of some months by the Junghistan troops, countenanced by the go vernment of Fars, has just been honoured by a Khelaat from the Prince—the reward of successful rebellion. It is, of course, now the policy of the Persian Government to disclaim and denounce the Junghistan chief's proceedings, who still holds in possession one of the principal walled villages of Bushire Sheikh, and refuses to ',restore it save on meat advantageous terms. The Sheikh of Lingab, the most flourishing town on the sea-coast of Persia, and Sheikh Seif of Gembroois (Bander Abbas), have sent up troops to the mountain passes to resist the force which the royal Governor of Lar has sent to compel their submission. It may be readily conceived how commerce suffers during these commotions. M. de Sartegis, the late French Minister at Teheran, has not yet been replaced by the French Government. It will be recollected.tbat he retired from the Persian capital in consequence of his having failed to accom plish the principal and secret object of his mission— namely, the ratification of a commercial treaty with Persi3, claiming equal rights with the English and Russian!, and the establishment of a French resident at Bushire, &c. He was sent out in 1844 by Louis Philippe, ostensibly to protect the interests of the Lazarist missionaries, who were considered to have been unjustly expelled from Persia by the then Sovereigp, Mahonsed Shah, and his Minister Iladji Mirza Agasi, lately deceased at Kerbela. M. de Sartegias pot content with this, unwisely aspired to be the protector of all Catholics in Persia, and thus alarmed the Persian Government into opposition to all his views. The present able Vizier of the youthful Shah, Mirza Mahomed Takki, has the confidence both of the Russian Ambassador (Prince Dolgorouki, Count Medeur's successor) and of Colonel bhiel. Thus powerfully aided, the Persian minister ought to succeed in the general pacification of the empire, and in restraining the excessive demands of the Mullah, or priestly party, which in Persia, as at Constantinople, is the grand obstacle to all improve meet, either social or intellectual, of the masses. There appears to be no truth in the absurd report that Russia has marched troops to assist the city of Meshod in its rebellion. The northern provinces of Ghilan, Mazenderan, and Azerbijan, are pretty tran quil, although it is necessary at all times to keep an e ye on the governor of the latter, Prince Babman Mirza, who, it is notorious, is at he a rt i nc li ne d t o Russia. SIKKIM. The following letter from Darjeeling, dated the 10th of February, as given in the Calcutta English man of the 16th, gives the result of the late expedition into the Sikkim territory : " We have appropriated all the Raja's country on this side of the Great Runjeet river, leaving him only his barren hills, out of which he may make what he can. No better arrangement could have been made, as the country which is abandoned to the Raja is unproductive, and would have been expensive to hold. The portion retained will yield a revenue of 16,000 Co.'s rupees, and as the 6,000 annually paid t o t h e 4aja will cease, the government will save 22,000 Co.'s rupees annually. Should any further disturb ance take place, it will soon be found where it originates, as it is certain the Rsja has not the means to act by himself, and if his friends annoy us, they must look out for themselves. It is reported that he accuses the Chinese as his instigators in this business, but this is probably an excuse to screen himself. You shall hear more in a few days." By this arrangement the country lying between Darjeeling and the Purneah frontier falls into the possession of our government, and the sojourners at the Bright Spot will no longer feel themselves insu lated and detached. Their apprehensions will there fore, it is hoped, be calmed, and they will in future regard the Leptchas as peaceful neighbours. Our correspondent does not make it clear whether the boundary is to be continued along the right bank of the Great Runjeet to its source, or whether it follows the course of the Little Runjeet to its confluence with its larger name sake. From what he says about rejecting the moun tain country, we suspect the latter to be the arrange ment ; if so the boundary will be in the valley imme diately north of Darjeeling, terminating to the west a t the mountain of longlo. If, on the contrary, it THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1860 , follows the Great Runjeet to its source, it will ex tend almost to the foot of Kanchinjinga, the Great Runjeet issuing from its less lofty neighbour Wursing. It is a pity that Kanchinjinga itself is not included, since its ascent would have been an attempt worthy of the most enterprising traveller. The highest peak is marked on the map 28,176 feet, and though that is an elevation never yet attained by mortal foot, there is no saying what may yet be accomplished, with the experience in mountain journeys now at tained. The unfortunate Raja will bitterly regret his inhospitality, for he will miss his 6,000 rupees from us, and the 16,000 which he drew from the for feited territory. We have heard no more of the troops reported to be assembling on the frontier of Cooch Behar, but it may be concluded that finding their demonstration unavailing they will now quietly return home. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—We stated in our last that, on Thursday, there were some indications of im provements in yarns ; while the demand for 40-inch shirtings was imparting a hardening tendency to the prices of those articles. On Saturday, this favourable feature became still more apparent ; and the business in yarns for exportation was somewhat increased. This morning, the disposition to operate in yarns, at the prices of last week , was rather more observable than on Saturday ; and, for wide shirtings, also, the inquiry became greater in proportion to the available supply. To this course of things, the eastern ac counts in some degree contributed; for, though unfavourable from Bombay, they are not more so than was expected,—while, from Calcutta, they are of an encouraging complexion, in regard to both yarns and goods. As the day progressed, the cotton reports from the United States, with the effect they appeared to be producing in Liverpool, diffused a little addi tional confidence over our Exchange, and led the producers pretty generally , to decline selling on terms which they would have acceded to a few days back. For some things a positive advance was required. Unquestionably, the transactions would have reached a considerable amount, had not the sellers raised their claims. As it is, the sales of yarns hare shown a fair increase, chiefly for India and Germany, and the markets connected with the Mediterranean, yet also for home consumption, though not in an equal degree. On the whole, we may take the improvement in yarns to be, practically, about id. per lb., as a general average ; being greater in 20's water, and 40's and 50's mule, thaa in most other descriptions. The rise in 40-inch shirtings is lid. fir the day, or about 3d. on the rates of some ten days ago. For printing cloths and some other goods there is fully as much inquiry as there was experienced last week. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had another slack market to-day, but little or no change in prices. There has been very little doing in the wool market, but former prices have been fully maintained. MASCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is little change in our market since our last report. There have been a few buyers in the town chiefly from Manchester, and there is more inquiry for manufactured goods, but prices can with difficulty be got up to the standard of raw material. In thrown silk particularly this applies, and we apprehend a lessened production ere long, unless a favourable alteration takes place ; at present the operatives of all classes are well em ployed. The raw silk market continues firm. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The lull in the demand for worsted goods continues much the same. There have been but few buyers in our Piece llall to-day, and the business transacted has not been extensive. The spinners are Etill fully employed, and new orders are taken at something below the highest quotations. Some persons are of opinion that long wool has seen the lowest point, and there are more inquiries, but not many sales. Short wool is rather inactive, with out any alteration in price. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The market has been down at the cloth halls both to day and on Saturday ; but there is still a good trade doing by direct deliveries in the warehouses. Prices are firm, and, in some instances, an advance may be quoted ; and stocks are low in the market hands. There is rather more doing in the warehouses than there has been fur the last VYeeklor two. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1850. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *lB2 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... _57 Tubercular Diseases ... 165 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 127 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 54 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ... 252 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... 69 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... 9 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 9 Diseases of the Skin, &c. 1 Malformations... 0 Premature Birth ... Atrophy Old .Ago ..• ..• ... 37 Sudden ... 52 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ... 9S Causes not specified 2 DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES 1,167 Population Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated, aponding week in the 1841. of 1849. Week. West Districts... 301,189 . . 157 ... 150 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 219 ... 216 Central Districts 374,199 ... 255 ... 225 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 294 ... 256 South Districts .. 503,346 ... 316 ... 320 was never lower than 40 . 2 deg. (in 1849) ; that it fluctuated between that and 512 dtg. (in 1848), and that the mean was 45.3 deg., or about 10 deg. higher than the mean of last week. The temperature was lowest on Tuesday, when the mean was 31.2 deg., and on the same day the highest temperature of the water of the Thames was 39.2 deg., and the lowest 35 . 9 deg. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Wartrick,April 2. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Lord CAMPBELL and a Common Jury.) CLARKE V. PAGE. This was an action for criminal conversation. The defendant pleaded not guilty; and, secondly, " the parties were not married." Mr. Macaulay, Q.C,, and Mr. Hayes, conducted the plaintiff's case ; Mr. Miller and Mr. Mellor appeared on behalf of the defendant. From the opening of the Learned Counsel, sup ported by the evidence, it appeared that the plaintiff (a milkman, residing in Peck-lane, Birmingham,) in May, 1843, married Elizabeth Pimley, at a chapel or church in the vicinity of Birmingham, and, until:lB46, the Learned Counsel said, nothing could have been better omened than their union. The defendant Page had dealings with the plaintiff, and frequented his house, but up to last November no just grounds of suspicion existed against him, though so far back as l 846, dis covery was made as to a change in the temper, halts, and conduct of his wife. Milking the cows and selling the milk took him from home for ten or eleven out of the twelve hours of the day, during which Page had uncontrolled opportunity fur his designs. In Sep tember last a communication was made to the plain tiff, and in November last he had information from the young servant girl which took away all doubt. The plaintiff thereupon went away in the greatest distress to a friend and legal adviser, to whom he disclosed the discovery he had made. The plaintiff then applied to the: wife's father to take her back, which he refused to do. She attempted to destroy herself. Where she was now no one knew, but she had been seen in the company of the defendant not long ago. By the evidence of no less than three per sons repeated acts of adultery would be proved, which would reduce the question to one of damages only. The defendant was a married man, had been a farmer, and now kept the Turk's Head public-house, in Bir mingham. After some further observations, the Learned Counsel called the following witnesses : William Mercer, a baker—Had known plaintiff for twelve years. He was a cowkeeper. Knew his wife before her marriage. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Pimley. Her father kept the Talbot Tavern, in Bir mingham, but had now retired from business. Was present at the marriage of the plaintiff on the 16th of May, 1843. The plaintiff was then about 32, and his wife 20, years of age. Saw them frequently after. They lived happily together. The plaintiff had one child by a former, and three by his present wife, and had been a goed husband to his present wife. He was obliged to be very much away from home in fol lowing his business, milking cows and delivering the milk. Cross-examined—Was married at the same time. No one was present but their four selves. No rela tions. Witness give away the bride in the one case, and the plaintiff perfurmed the like office in the other. The plaintiff's wife had a father, a mother, and a brother. Plaintiff did not say her father would shoot him if he went to his ,house. Never heard that he ill-treated his wife. Re.examined—Knew Pimley, father of plaintiff's wife. He was on good terms with the plaintiff, who was a good-natured man. Wm. Eden—Was servant to Mr. Clarke, the plaintiff, from 1846 to 1848. The plaintiff was out from four o'clock in the morning till half-past six, rehiring his cows ; then out from seven till nine, taking out the mil ; and then from three in the afternoon, and did not get home again till eight at night. Knew the defendant, who kept a tavern about 300 yards from the plaintiff's. It was a large house. He also let out horses for hire. He was in the habit of coming to the plaintiff's house to sell eggs and butter, and was intimate with him, and called him 16 Harry." He came oftener when his master was from home. Saw the defendant kiss Mrs. Clarke. It was in the kitchen. During the time he was there it grew "stronger and stronger." Had an accident which kept him to his room. On one occasion the defendant and Mrs. Clarke came up to his attic to see him ; it was three o'clock in the afternoon. His room was on the second floor. As they were going down, heard one stop on the stairs, and then Mrs. Clarke run down, making a great noise, and after that heard her come up very softly, and go into her bed room on the first floor, and the door was put to. Afterwards saw them both come out after five or six minutes. On another occasion saw them both come out of the pantry, Mrs. Clarke looked very red, and her hair was about her face. Had known Mrs. Clarke and Page out at night from eight till ten. Mr. Clarke belonged to a club. Witness never told all this to the plaintiff. Mr. Clarke was a good husband. Cross-examined—They sometimes quarrelled. Ile never beat her. They quarrelled because he stopped out late at night. This matter had been tried at the County Court. Since that time it was that he told his master. Had not heard then about this action. Continued in the plaintiff's service till Michaelmas, 1848. Since then had been waiter in a public-house. Had been a prizefighter. Terry, the prizefighter, kept the public-house in Peck-lane. Re-examined—Plaintiff was not in the habit of staying out late, and his wife would sometimes begin at him when she had been out herself. Marianne Bates lived near, and had known the Clarkes for seven years. Remembered on one occa sion Mrs. Clarke going to New Vauxhall. On the road she gave her a note to take to a public-house, the Turk's Head, for the landlord, Mr. Page. While they were at Vauxhall Mr. Page came up, and spoke to Mrs. Clarke, and they all went away together at about twelve o'clock at night. Mary Gregory, wife of a bricklayer, living in Bir mingham, knew the Clarkes well. About two and a half years ago went into their house to make tea. The defendant came in, and said to Mrs. Clarke, " Well, old creature, bow be you ?" They then went into another room. She could not see them, but she heard them kissing. She called out to Mrs. Clarke to come to her tea, but the latter answered, " Drink it yourself, Ido not want any now." She bad seen the defendant in the house three or four times, but never mentioned it to plaintiff. Was examined in the County Court. She left the house when she heard them kissing because she thought it prudent so to do, but never mentioned any thing at the time to any one. Mary Toy, sixteen years old, daughter of a wheel wright, lived in Mr. Clarke's service till November, 1848. Was there eight months. Mr. Clarke was always very kind to his wife and children. Mr. Page came often to the house. Recollected one evening, on going in, seeing Mr. Page and Mrs. Clarke. Mr. Page stayed a quarter of an hour, and then Mrs. Clarke called for a candle. Before that time there was no light. During the time spoken of witness's mother knocked, having come to see her. Mr. Page was then in the room with Mrs. Clarke. Her mother said that she would not stay to see her. A little time after, her mother told her to give warning. She did not give warning. One day Mrs. Clarke was in bed, because she was poorly. After Mr. Clarke had gone out, Mrs. Clarke said, "If Mr. or Mrs. Page should call she was very poorly, and they were to be shown up to the bedroom." Witness had previously seen Mrs. Clarke undress. Mr. Page came shortly after, and asked where Bessy was, and witness said upstairs. Page, the defendant, then said, " Where are you, Bessy and she said, " I'm up stairs, and if you want to see me, you must come up." He went up. One day, her mistress, Mrs. Clarke, told her to go and meet Mr, Page, opposite the Warwick house, and say to him that Mr. Clarke was gone out, and he was to come. She did so, and he came. Mrs. Clarke and Page went together into the front room—the parlour. The " Missus" said that she might leave the candlesticks and watch at the front door if the master was coming. Went to the front door, and then•returned to the par lour door. Could see into the room. The door was partly opened. Saw Mr. Page and Mrs. Clarke. [She here described what she saw, as she said, which was the criminal act itself.] Presently afterwards Mrs. Clarke said that she might go back again into the kitchen and look to the candlesticks. Went back and pursued her kitchen duties. The next day she was sent out with some clothes to the mangle, and then she made a communication to her mother as to what she had seen, but never told Mr. Clarke, the plaintiff. It was only in November last, on Mr. Clarke's coming to her mother's to make inquiries, that she told him what she had seen. Cross-examined—Eggs, butter, and bacon, were exhibited in the window for sale. The window was three feet from the ground, fronting to the street. There was a bureau on the inside of the door, on the right-hand side, that projected. The upper part of it projected only about a foot. Could see over the upper part, and over that saw the adultery committed. Matilda Toy, mother of the last witness, went one evening to take home her daughter's clothes. The par lour blind was drawn down all over but the bottom pane. Could see very well through that. [She pro ceeded to swear what she then saw committed.] Her daughter went into the service in May, 1848, and left on Good Friday, 1849. In November last witness told Mr. Clarke. Anne Rogers—Was a neighbour of the plaintiff. He was kind to his wife and children. Eight or nine weeks before last Christmas, saw Mrs. Clarke and Mr. Page in company together on some waste land near Peck-lane. It was about seven o'clock in the evening, and dark. Mrs. Clarke was in a sitting pos ture on a ditch bank. Mr. Page was standing up op posite to her. Witness stopped and heard kisses be- I tween them. Had to pass by within three yards cf them. On:the night of the 2d of November last, as she and her husband were returning from market, at about half-past eleven o'clock, she saw them to gether. Mr. Frederick Wells, a solicitor, deposed that the plaintiff rented grazing land of him, and he had known him for several years. He came to consult with the witness on the general '.thanksgiving-day, and ap peared in much excitement and distress. The writ in this action was issued within a few days from this time, and before the county court proceeding. Re-examined—That proceeding , was a plaint by the aunt of the wife to recover the charge of her mainte nance from the husband, and by him resisted on the ground of adultry. This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. MILLER having addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant, His LORDSHIP summed up, observing that it was for the jury to consider whether they could entertain any doubt upon the whole of this testimony. The man servant, Eden, proved, as it appeared to him, quite sufficient to establish the case, if they believed him. He had deposed to a succession of gross familiarities, and to the parties having sub sequently thereto, voluntarily placed them selves under circumstances in which the act might be committed, and those learned persons practising elsewhere (that was in the Ecclesiastical Courts) who were more accustomed to judge of cases of this description, laid it down that, from that ac', the act of adultery itself was to be inferred. In esti mating the damages, if they should be of opinion that the case was made out, they should not, as it seemed to him, view the loss merely as that of such a woman as she would appear to have become, but, if the de fendant had reduced her to the degradation that had been described, consider whether or not he should be responsible for it. The first liberties spoken to, and the abandoned conduct at that time, reduced the im probabilities of the subsequent acts, described to have taken place. They might be of opinion that very slight damages indeed would be a compensation for the deprivation of such a woman as she now was, but they would probably award compensation with a view to the loss sustained through the misconduct of the defendant from the commencement. The jury turned round in the box, and in a very few minutes returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 501. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) THE QUEEN V. DAVENPORT. The prisoner was indicted in the first count for shooting at and wounding James Read, with intent to murder him ; in the second, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm; and, in the third, with intent to prevent his lawful apprehension and de tainer. The case excited the greatest interest in the county, Read having been one of the must active and respected officers in the county police . A reward of 1001. had been offered by her Majesty's Government for the apprehension of the prisoner. From the evidence it appeared, that in the month of September, 1848, the prisoner was brought before the magistrates at Southam, in the custody of Read, a sergeant, and Smallbone, an inspector of the county police, upon an information laid by a woman of the name of Ann Gibbard, charging him with being the father of an illegitimate female child, of which she had been lately confined, and which he refused to maintain. On that occasion, the magistrates made an order requiring him to pay the sum of ls. 6d. weekly for the support of the child. It was suggested by the Learned Counsel in his opening address, that possibly the malicious feeling which ultimately induced him to shoot James Read, the sergeant, who had been instru mental in bringing him before the magistrates, might be traced as fir back as to this circumstance. Cer tainly it appeared by the evidence of Mr. Alfred Coles, an ironmonger at Southam, that in the month of November of that year the prisoner purchased from him a six-barrelled revolving pistol, and with which the crime was afterwards committed. In the month of May following the prisoner was again ap prehended, and brought before the same magistrate, in consequence of his having allowed the weekly pay ments for the support of his child to fall into arrear, but was discharged on payment of the arrears and the costs. Upon leaving the presence of the magistrates he was heard to mutter, " Somebody shall pay for this job." About the middle of June he again went to Coles's shop, and ordered some bullets to be cast for the pistol which he had previously bought, and in a few days after went there again and paid for them, and took them away. On the 23d of August, the prisoner having again allowed his weekly payments to fall into arrear, a warrant for his apprehension was placed in the hands of Read, with directions to that officer to proceed to execute it at Wormleighton, a village about six or seven miles from Southam, where the prisoner was living with his father, but em ployed by an uncle, who lived at some little distance. Inquiries which Read made induced him to secrete himself under a bridge beyond Worm leighton, and after remaining there some little time he perceived the prisoner driving his uncles waggon, heavily laden. He accosted him accordingly, and told him the nature of his errand, which, indeed, the prisoner seemed quite prepared to expect, but gave him permission to take his waggon and team to his uncle's house. They accordingly repaired there together, and it was remarkable, that although the prisoner could obtain his discharge by payment of a small sum of money, and his aunt offered him money to take with him, he refund to take any. After having some little refreshment there, Read told the prisoner it was time that they should be on their way to Southern. They set out together accordingly ; but the prisoner asked permission to go to his lather's in order to get a clean shirt. To this, also, the officer acceded. Upon arriving there, the prisoner desired to be allowed to go into a room by himself, but this was refused. The prisoner, however, was allowed to go into the kitchen alone, the door remaining open. While there Read saw him go to a box and take something, which he could not see, out of the box and put it in his pccket, at the same time exclaiming " There is no shirt here." There could not be a shadow of a doubt, however, that this "something" was the revolving pistol, which he took this opportunity of providing himself with, and for the very purpose of shooting the officer. A shirt was brought to him, and he put it on. During the time the prisoner's mother brought some refreshments, and the prisoner helped himself to one or two glasses of gin. After waiting some little time, Read and his prisoner proceeded on their way, but the prisoner begged that he might not be taken through the village " to be made a show of." Read, however, knew no other way, but, upon the prisoner undertaking to show him, he consented. The prisoner accordingly led him a circuitous route, till they came to the towing pathwhich they proceeded. th lng e o ycontinued to converse in a During o g f altih thise atnialamc friendly manner, on inperent subjects. The whole of the conversation wiernotadetailed to the jury, but from what was given in evidence it was perfectly clear that the prisoner was well acquainted with the history of Read's life, and that of his family—that he well knew that both Read and his brother, who had also been in the police, had bad their lives exposed, the one having been actually shot, and the other very nearly so, in the execution of their duty. The pri soner drew Read on to talk upon these subjects. In answer to questions obviously put to him with great art by the prisoner, Read detailed the cir cumstances under which his brother had been shot by a prisoner in his custody. At last the prisoner said, that he had lived with a Mr. New bold, to which Read answered, "I kn ow him ver y well, I was once sent for down there when there was a disturbance, and I do not know whet her Mr. New bold would not have shot me, for be parlour, and was in a terrible rage."had a gun in his The prisoner said, " Well, he did not shoot you, then ?" to which Read answered, " No, I talked to him till he asked me to come in and have something." The prisoner again said, " What, then, he did not sho o t you ?" and Read answered, " No," upon which t he p riso ner, who wa s walking on Read's left side, and about a few inches behind, instantly exclaimed " I will , " and dis charged his pistol directly at Reads who was not mere than three feet from him. The ball entered imme diately behind the lef; ear, passed entirely through his throat and the root of his tongue, and lodged un derneath the right jaw, from which it has never been extracted. The unfortunate man instantly dropped ; but, recovering himself for a moment, he perceived the prisoner standing over him, pointing a six , bar reled revolving pistol at his head, exclaiming, " Now you've got it, and I have got some more barrels for you." Read g was just able to lift up his hands and beg for mercy, when a canal-boat appeared at some distance. He waved his hand and the dmise senseless. o f the pis char tol,j The prisoner instantly u mped ashore, and r unn i ng along the bank soon came to the place where Read lay bleeding, and apparently dying. He, however, procured medical assistance, and had him con veye d t o Southam. For n i ne wee k s he remained in a state of great suffering, and for upwards of a fortnight his recovery appeared perfectly hopeless, insomuch that his examination was taken as the declaration of a dying man. When he appeared in the witness-box the effect of long suffering was still visible in his countenance; he spoke with great difficulty from partial paralysis of the tongue ; and the medical witnesses all agreed that he never could be restored to perfect health. The prisoner continued to elude all the vigilance of the police, notwithstanding that a reward of 1001. had been offered by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, until the 18th of December last, when he was captured at Bishop's Castle, in Shropshire, passing under a feigned name. Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury for the prisoner, contending that if the prisoner's object had been mur der, ample opportunity had been afforded him of com pleting his purpose. The Learned JUDGE summed up the evidence, and, after a brief consultation, The jury returned a verdict of " Guilty of shoot ing, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and to prevent his lawful detainer." The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, said that the crime was of such an atrocious description that he could not feel justified in passing any sentence less than that of transportation for life. 1.10,11 E ClRCUlT.—Kingston, April 3. Mr. Justice Maule having got through the crimi nal cases on Tuesday night, this morning proceeded to assist in disposing of the common jury causes, and it is understood that he will continue to do so until the list is gone through. PATCH V. MURRAY. This action was brought to recover damages for an assault. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Lush, were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Creasy for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action was represented to be a Parliamentary agent, and the defendant was a tea dealer and grocer in the Westminster-road. It seemed that on the Ist of February there was a dinner at a place called the Victoria Tavern, opposite Astley's Theatre, at which they were both present, and several other persons were also invited ; and after dinner tea and coffee were introduced, and the opinion of the defendant was asked with regard to the quality of these articles. While this was going on the plaintiff asked the defendant to taste his cup of tea, which he declined ; and shortly afterwards he pressed it upon him again, at the same time observing that he was stupid, or something to that effect, not to do so—and upon this the defendant took up the cup of tea and threw it at him. The plaintiff then threw the saucer at the defendant, who took up a chair, and with both hands threw it at the plaintiff, and the chair struck him on the breast; and it was for this assault that the present action was brought. Mr. Nunn, who was one of the party, was called as a witness, and he deposed to the particulars of the assault, and said that after it had been committed the plaintiff appeared very exhausted, and he was obliged to go to bed. Cross-examined—lf he said that all the party were sober, it was as much as he could say.—(Laughter.) After the chair was thrown at the- plaintiff he tried to get hold of the poker, but his weakness prevented him from doing so. He believed the plaintiff was a regular Parliamentary agent. Mr. CREASY wished to know what kind of Parlia mentary agency he was engaged in, and whether it did not consist in such acts as counting the names to petitions, and so forth ?—The witness said he believed he was employed by Mr. Ley, the Clerk of the House of Commons, to count the number of names to the mon ster Chartist petition of the 10th of April, but he said he was also engaged upon other business connected with Parliamentary agency, and was at present employed in conducting a Bill through the House of Commons. Mr.JAmES said if he was not a Parliamentary agent it was no reason why he should be knocked about in this manner.—(Laughter.) Mr. Justice MAULE said certainly not, but still it was as well that they should know who parties really were. Erery one knew what was really meant by the term Parliamentary agent, and a person who was engaged merely in counting signatures to petitions, or in some such subordinate capacity, could hardly be said to be a Parliamentary agent, any more than a sheriff's bailiff's assistant would be justified in say ing he was a member of the legal profession. Mr. CUEASY, in addressing the jury for the defen dant, characterised the action as being one of a most trumpery character, and which ought never to have been brought into a superior court. Ile said it was perfectly clear that the parties were all partially in toxicated, and that the plaintiff had aggravated the defendant, and induced iiim to act as he had done ; and he called upon the jury to discourage such pro ceedings as the present by giving the plaintiff the smallest coin in the realm as damages for the assault of which he complained. Mr. Justice MAULE left the case to the jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, Is. Mr. Justice MAULE (to the jury)—You find a general verdict for the plaintiff for the assault with the tea and the chair ? The Foreman—We do, my Lord; we give him one shilling damages. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, April 3. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) SOMERS V. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY courANT. This was an action on the case brought by the plain tiff, Miss Maria Somers, to recover compensation for her trunk, which was lost by the defendants as com mon carriers between Manchester and Rugby, to the plaintiff's damage of 1301. The defendants pleaded Not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Hugh Hill ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin, Q.C., and Mr. Cowling for the defendants. The plaintiff in this case was Miss Maria Somers, an actress, who came down to Manchester to obtain an engagement at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, in the way of her profession. Whilst at Manchester she lodged at humble lodgings, at No. 4, Dickenson street, Manchester. I.si of succeeding in obtaining an engagement, on the 14th of January last she pre pa ed to leave Manchester. She had with her two trunks—one containing her ordinary clothing, the other, a very large one, containing the robes, dresses, and jewellery she required for her profession ; amongst these were a gold watch, a gold chain, some rings, some sills dresses, some cotton ones, and five or six "character dresses" and some ballet dresses. She sent for a cab to convey herself and luggage to the London and North-Western A ßailway station. The cabman corded her trunks, placed them on his cab, and conveyed her and her trunks to the station, where a railway porter took the trunks and wrote upon them "Rugby" in chalk. Miss Somers went into the office to obtain a ticket, and having got it went on to the platform. Whilst there a number of the swell mob were discovered attempting to pick pockets, and there was in consequance great confu sion, amidst which the plaintiff got into a carriage. She inquired, after the confusion had subsided, about her trunks, and was assured by a porter that her luggage was all right. On arriving at Rugby, where the plaintiff wanted to stay a short time, one of her trunks could not be found, but she was assured on giving a description of it that it would be for warded to her in London. On her arrival afterwards in London she wrote about'it to the.company's officers, but from that day to the present had heard nothing of it, and the company refused to give her any com pensation for her loss. The consequence to the plain tiff had been very serious, because not .having her wardrobe she had been unable to obtain any engage ment. These facts, and that the missing trunk had been seen on the company's platform, having been proved, Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury in reduction of damages, contending that the value of such dresses as had been described was trifling. He had been near enough to ballet dancers t o j u d ge o f th e qua lit y o f their dresses, and they were the most flimsy things he ever saw.—(Laughter.) His LORDSHIP having summed up, The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—da mages 401. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Alfred Tiffin was summoned before Alderman Carden, by Mr. Fisher, the inspector of meat for the city of London, for having in a registered slaughter house in Aldersgate the carcase of a cow which was unfit to be used as human food. The complainant said it was evident that the cow was kept from open exhibition in consequence of being too bad to be shown. It was what was called " a wet 'un," which meant that the sale of such a thing could not be justified. The defendant—l purchased the cow in Smith field, and I kept it alive for three days. It was poor in flesh I allow, but I do assure you it was sound meat. If it was not fit for food it ought not to be let into Smithfield. Alderman CARDEN—How much did you pay for the cow ? Defendant—Two pound and two and sixpence.—(Laughter.) Alderman CARDEN—What, for a sound cow ? De fendant—Yes, your Worship, you can get plenty at 303. a piece now. Mr. Fisher said that no doubt there were numbers of carcases to be had at the rate described by the de fendant, but they were used merely by portable soup and polony and saveloy makers, who knew well where to lay their hands upon the " wet uns." It was much to be regretted that the authorities had an exces sively limited power in cases of the kind. Alderman CARDEN—What is the price of a cow fit for general service ? Mr. Fisher sltid that he be lieved 141. or 151. was the average price. The defendant—l dil not buy it to sell as human food. Alderman CARDEN—For what then did you buy it The defendant—Only just to make a shilling by it I am sure I am sorry now that I bought anything o the kind. Alderman CAIWEN—The offence is a serious one, and you will be sorry for having committed it before you and I part. You, and persons like you, posi tively poison the poor, and I am resolved that such a practice shall not be continued. It is in my power to fine you 201. for this offence, but I hope the inflic tion of 201. will prove in your case sufficient. Let your companions who deal in this sort of article know that in every future case that is proved before me I shall certainly inflict the very highest penalty. The defendant paid the fine and costs, and said it was too bad, that in Smithfield cows of the kind were sold like other cows. Mr. Fisher said the polony, sausage, and saveloy makers knew very well where to go to be supplied with the raw material for their trade. Alderman CARDEN—And the defendant knows well where to go for a supply of that the use of which answers his purpose. LAMBETH. Thomas Carter and Jane Knight were placed at the bar, before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of being concerned with another person, not in custody, in robbing a gentleman, named C3well, of three sovereigns and a half, by the aid of chloroform. The complainant, a young gentleman, who appeared exceedingly ill, and who had left his bed for the pur.• pose of giving testimony against the prisoners, de posed that on Monday night, while passing along Albany street, Camberwell, he turned into a dark street for a few moments, and just as he was return ing the female prisoner came up to him, and asked bim if he was not going to treat her to something to drink ? He replied, " Certainly not ;" but she in an instant managed to get her arm in his. He tried to disengage himself from her, and, while doing so, two men came up, and one exclaimed, " Holloa, old girl, you must leave the gentleman alone,' and both approached nearer for the purpose, as he believed, of taking the prisoner away. On coming within reach of him, he (wit ness) felt a woollen rag placed before his mouth and covering a portion of his face. He endeavoured to call out for assistance, but found he could nut, and then struck out and kicked at those before him, but one of the party gave him a violent blow on the stomach, which felled him to the ground. On re• covering from the state of insensibility to which he had been reduced by the joint effect of the blow and what hs inhaled from the woollen rag placed to his mouth and nose, he found that he had been robbed of three sovereigns and a half. He with some difficulty made his way home to his house in Queen's-row, Walworth-road, and had not until that morning been able to get out of bed. The female prisoner was spoken to by both Ser geant Quinnear and Constable Moss, two active officers belonging to the P divisior, as being in com pany with two men a short time before the robbery a short distance from where it had been committed, and being subsequently seen in the male prisoner's com pany. Quinnear, however, admitted that Carter had up to tbe present time borne an excellent character, and was at present in the same employment in which he had been for years. Mr. ELLIOTT, under the circumstances, discharged the male prisoner, and remanded the woman to a future day. This being the day appointed fur the final examina tion of Mary Emily Neville, alias liclesan, and at least a dozen other aliases, who has managed to live in excellent style fur some considerable time past by imposing on the benevolent, and obtaining money by false pretences, and also victimizing lodging-home keepers, the .court was completely crowded with perions whom she had swindled in various way=. The prisoner, who was dressed in a dashing style, held in her arms while at the bar a well-Tressed female child of about twelve months old, said to be an illegitimate child of hers by a barrister in the Temple. S'qe laughed right out at her different victims, as they related to the J'lagistrate in turn the manner in which they had been imposed upon by the prisoner, and the great losses they sustained in pro viding her with luxuries, while they themselves and their families were satisfied with the most humble fare. It appears 5 fle was not content to sit down even to break fast without tea and coffee, mutton chops, and bacon and eggs ; and her only reply to each complaint was, " Oh, it is only a debt !'"Iwo cases out of the num- ber were, fortunately for the ends of justice, suffi ciently strong to send her for trial. In one of these the prisoner had engaged an apartment at the home of a Mrs. Hunter, in the York-road, and had not been there more than an hour, when she left, taking with her a valuable gold watch and other property, belong ing to M. Rousseau, a French gentleman, who lodges in the house. Mrs. Hunter swore positively that she saw the watch safe when the prisoner took possession of her room, that she missed it immediately after she had left, and that no one could have taken it but her. The second charge was that of obtaining two frocks for her child by fraud, and the evidence in both was sufficient, particularly as she had been frequently before convicted of various offences, to insure her transportation. The prisoner, however, said that the evidence in the former case had wholly failed, that in the latter it was a mere matter of credit, and that the whole arose from the vindictive feeling of the lodging house-keepers. She was, however, fully committed for trial at the Old Bailey. Mr. ELLIOTT directed the officer to call upon some persons in Bethnal-green, from whom he had . a letter stating that a person answering the prisoner's descrip tion had succeeded in breaking open a dressing-case, and stealing a gold watch, some plate, and 131. 10s. in cash, and to take the persons who could identify the thief to see the prisoner at Horsemonger-lane Gael. Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,241 ... 1,167 Males ..: .•. ... ... 600 Females ••• ••• ..• ••• 567 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ••• .41 •• • • • 711 £ema!e2 ••• ••• ••• ... 720. T0ta1.... 1,431 *ln this , number are included 15 by Scarlatina, 39 by Typhus Fever, and 12 by Diarrhoea. HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Returns.) In the week ending last Saturday, 1,167 deaths were registered in the metropolis. In the 10 corres ponding weeks, namely, the thirteenth in each of the years 1840-9, the average number of deaths was 1,054, or corrected for increase of population, was 1,150 ; there is, therefore, an apparent excess of mortality in last week above the average, but it amounts to only 17. The weekly number of deaths has continuously increased during the last month, as the returns which follow, com mencing with the first week of March will show ; the deaths were successively 875, 967, 1,026, and 1,167. Part of the great increase in the last return is due to the augmented mortality of diseases that affect the organs of respiration, for in this class the deaths registered last week are 252 (namely, from bronchitis, 113 ; from pneumonia, 88 ; from asthma, 29 ; from laryngitis, pleurisy, and other diseases of the respita tory organs, 22). This class numbered in the pre vious week 231 ; and in both weeks the numbers are much above the average, which is not more than 184. The extraordinary coldness of the weather serves to explain this result. From consumption there were in the previous week 135, and in the last 115 ; in both there were considerably less than the corrected average, which is about 150. In the epidemic class, small-pox and scarlatina are still less fatal than usual, especially the latter ; meazles, booping cough, and typhus, from which there were last week 19, 44, and 39 respectively, show about the or dinary amount of fatality; seven persons died of influenza, being an increase; 18 of diarrhea and dysentery, which is less than in the previous week, but more than the average. But the excess in last return over the weeks immediately preceding is only to a Small extent, caused by an increased rate of mor tality.; coroners' cases, many of which were not duly registered during the quarter as they occurred, but were kept in reserve till the end of it, swell the ac count. These chiefly consist of deaths from fractures, wounds, burns and scalds, hanging, drowning, and poison, amounting, in the present case, to 91, of which only 10 occurred .in the week, and of 52 " sudden" deaths, of which the causes had not been sufficiently ascertained, or are isnpropely returned, and of which only six occurred in the week. Amongst others are five children suffocated in bed or on the mother's breast, three persons who died of intemperance, and a man from exposure to cold. The following is an analysis of the week's returns: — Deaths certified by written statements of qua lified practitioners ... ... Deaths not certified by medical attendants, or not reported as certified • . Deaths not certified because the deceased had no medical attendance Deaths returned by coroners 946 13 185 Total .. 1,167 From this table it appears that deaths registered in London with the signatures of coroners, and fatal diseases registered under the authority of medical certificates, are to the whole number in the proportion of nearly 97 per cent. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean , da i ly reading of the barometer wa s above 30 in. o n Friday; the mean of the week was 29.746. The mean temperature of the week was 35 . 9 deg., and was throughout lower than the average of the same week in seven years ; from Sunday to Thursday inclusive this decrease on the average fluctuated between 9 deg. and 13 deg. Taking the corresponding weeks of ten previous years (184049), it appears that it THAMES. Julia Storey alias Mary M'Carthy, a well-known thief and prostitute, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stabbing Richard Goggan. The prosecutor, a - young man, and others, were in the Harrow public-house, High-street, Poplar, on Tuesday night, with some others, and the prisoner came in and insulted them, and called Goggan a son of a-. He attempted to strike her across the table, but failed to du so, and he then ran after her into the passage, where there was some more wrang ling and a good deal of bid language used. The prisoner suddenly took a knife from her pocket, and, using a very bad oath, plunged it into G-oggan's face. lie was struck on the cheek-bone, just under the right eye, and bled profusely. Mr. Robertson, a sur geon, who dressed the wound, said it was a very dan gerous one, from its proximity to the eye, and that it was a severe incised wound, an inch and a half in length and half an inch in depth. The haemorrhage was very considerable. It was proved that the prisoner gave the knife to a woman named Mary Gillman, directly she inflicted the wound. It was r ecovered and produced by a po lice- cons t a ble named Watkins, No. 310 K, who apprehended the prisoner, and stated that she was a very savage woman, who had been frequently in custody. . The prisoner, in defence, urged that she was cut ting apples with a knife, when. she was struck by Goggan. Goggan admitted that he might have struck her as she was leaving the room, but she was not cutting an apple, and took the knife out of her pocket. Mr. YARDLEY committed the prisoner for trial for feloniously cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. THE ROYAL ADELAIDE STEAMER. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Mr. Payne, who left this port with his wife and three children in the Royal Adelaide steamer on Friday last, was a surgeon, and has resided for some time past at Albany-place, Ply mouth, where some of his family were left to follow by another conveyance. Mrs. Mary Anne Hurst is the wife of a coachman in a gentleman's family re siding on the Surrey side of the river, about twelve miles from the City ; she was married only at Christmas, and had been on a visit to her relations at her native place, Lostwithiel, whence she took with her a sister, Miss Jane Wetter, as a companion, to London. Ann Welsh, 35, of No. 16, Mulberry street, Devenport, had three children, 14, 9, and 6, with her, and left behind a fourth, a son, aged 17, employed at the shipbuilding-yard of Mr. Banks, Frank's-quarry, Mount Edgcumbe. Ann Welsh took her furniture, and was going to join her husband, John Welsh, a boatswain in the Royal Navy, on board a man-of-war at Woolwich. MILITARY RIOT AT GREENWICH FAIR, The three days of Greenwich fair closed last night at eleven o'clock, - previous to which a scene took plate that will not easily be forgotten by those who were unfortunate enough to be present. About a quarter-past seven o'clock, a large body of the Royal Artillery assembled immediately opposite Itichardson's travelling show, apparently enjoying the outside performance, when all of a sudden one of the soldiers gave a party standing near a violent blow on the head, for the purpose of bonneting him. The person having some friends with him, they remon strated with the soldier upon his impropriety of con duct, when a number of his comrades took his part, and made use .of several insulting . expressions. At that time a great many persons were waiting at the entrance to go into the theatre to witness the perform ance, when the soldiers commenced throwing nuts at the females, and making use of the most disgraceful language. Mr. Nelson Lee, the proprietor of the theatre,' hen came forward, and having gained the foot of the platform, he begged that the parties below would not attempt to insult the audience, when a general shout of " Off, off," and " Full the show down;' was raised. The artillery then rushed in a body up the steps of the theatre, and having gained possession of the plat form, they forthwith commenced a violent attack upon the performers, the audience, es well as the crowd below. Men, women, and children were similarly attacked, and having gained possession of the swords, staves, and other theatrical properties belonging to Mr. Lee, the same were used as weapons of warfare. At this period there were about 100 men of the artillery present, when a party of the Royal Marines came up, and seeing how things were proceeding, they at once went to the aid of the other soldiers. So far bad the riot up to this time proceeded, that men were knocked over the heads and so severely wounded, that blood was running down their dresses, and women with children in their arms were screaming most fran tically. The crowd below was so dense, that it was extremely difficult for any one to escape. The police on duty in the fair made towards the scene of action, and endeavoured to quell the riot, Lut the number of soldiers present was too great for them to be of any assistance, for the moment they at tempted to arrest any of the rioters, they were knocked about by the military, and it was at length deemed necessary to send for a stronger body of police, when Mr. Superintendent Mallilicu, and Inspector Oravestock and Mark!, with a body of mounted officers, started to the spot. The mounted men, as well as those on foot, erred the greatest forbearance, but upon their reaching the mi litary, the latter offered every resistance, and it was only owing to the judicious directions given to the police by the superintendent and inspectors that the force were not overpowered, for the soldiers made a fearful onslaught, and knocked down several of the officers and civilians. The latter, in their turn, fought desperately with the Artillery and Marines, and a great number were seriously wounded, some being carried off with their heads cut open. Mr. Mallilieu at this juncture sent a messenger to Wool wich to procure the assistance of a picquet, to aid the civil force, whilst his own men laboured incessantly to apprehend the leaders of the riot. After some re sistance, the police succeeded in apprehending five of the more desperate soldiers. These were instantly marched off to the East Greenwich station, and were locked up. Notwithstanding that the men saw what was going on towards quelling the riot, and appre . Lending the rioters, the work of destruction con - tinued, and besides doing serious mischief to ti , e theatre, the dramatis personce, Mr. Nelson Lee, a' i d several other parties, were knocked about and injur r d by the military. At length the police succeeded i n apprehending sixteen more of the ringleaders. THE EXHIBITION OF__lBsl-TEiE NATIONAL GALLERY. The following correspondence has been handed to us for publication : TO HER MAJESTY'S COMBIISSIO/TERS FOR PROMO TING THE EXHIBITION OF ALL NATIONS. May it p'ease your Royal Highness, my Lords, and Gen!lemen,—Feeling, in common with thousands of my countrymen moving in as humble a sphere of life, the importance of the undertaking over which you are called upon by her Majesty to preside, I humbly beg leave to lay Lerore you the following suggestion in the hope that your Royal Commission may serve the twi fold object of leaving a lasting memento of your distinguished services to the country. and also a worthy receptacle for the valuable collection of paintings belonging to it. I venture, havinf, observed that a Noble Lord has, it his pla , ...et in Parliament, as,ured the public thq building which your Royal Commission proposes to erect for the purposes of the Grand Exhibition of 11451 is not to be a laqing "encumbrance," humbly to Aug gst that your Royal Commission may take it into your consideration to erect such a building as may, after the purposes of your Royal Commission have been answered, be easily converted into or remein in its original state for a National Gallery, and that your Royal Coramisaion may take ennh measures as may afterwards be necessary for establishing the building for the purposes of that , institution upon a permat eat basis. • In conclusion, I humbly beg leave to suggest to your Royal Commission that in the event of your entertain ing my proposal, you will reconcile any opposition t o the proposed site of the building, and the privat* sub: seriptior,s now being raised for the purpose:: of yout Royal Commission will be largely increased by those who have hitherto withheld their adhesion to this grand epoch in the history of our country. I have the honour to be, your Royal Highness, my Loa's and Gentlemen, your most obedient and very humble servant, GEORGE MARCU, Cornwall Cottiges, Henry-Arcet, Vauxhall, March 26, 1850. (Copy.) —• • 1, Old Psil:ice-yard, Westminster, 2Sth March, 1850. Sir,—l a•n directed to acknowlete the receipt of your, communication i f the 26th inst., and to thank you for th a interest manitei ted by you in this great undertaking, as evinced by your suggestion, which has been reierrad to the proper quarter. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant. (Signed) M. 13icilY WYATT, Secretary. To Mr. George March, 3, Cornwall Cottages, Henry-street, Vauxhall. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL 2.—There were in the meal market to-day 18 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 280Ibs. imperial, which sold thus : -3 at 11 5s Od, 13 at 11 43 6d, and 2 at 1/ 4s Od ; average price of the whsle I/ 43 6d 4-12t115. 4 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 275, and 2at 245. 4 sacks pot-barley, whereof 3 sold thus :-1 at 11 4s Od, and 2 at 11 Is 6d. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, APRIL 2. Oat straw, from Os 6d to es Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat ditto, 7s Od to 9s Od ; barley ditto, Is 6d to 6s 6d. Hay, from 15d to 11 d per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, APRIL I.—There were 132 . bags oatmeal, 1 of barleymeal, and 3 of potbarley at thi e day's market; sales ready. In oatmeal there was no alterati( on the first and second qualities; that sold at 22t( was of i ar ferior quality ; potbarley tid per bag up. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Thi imperial .. 241 6d 23s 6d 22s Od Barleymeal, per ditto ... 17s 6d —a Od —s 'Od Peasemeal —s Od —a Od —s Od Flour ... —s Od —a Od —s Od Pot barley ... ... 22s 6d —a Od , Od • COAL BURKE' Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 6d Carr's Hartley Davison'sWestHartley 14s 6d Holywell Ord's Redheugh l'autield Moor .... West Wylam Wylam .... .. l4s WI Wall's End, &c. Clennell lss Od Clarke. lss 0(1 Eden Main l6s 6d :T.--..YESTEItDAIr. 'Braddyll Hatton Stewart's Caradoe ..... .. . Cassop 16s 9d Whitworth l3s 9d Birehg. Graigola Cowpen Hartley Sidney's Hartley Resolven Steam 2ls 0 , 1 Ships at market, 32. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, APRIL 3. STOCK EXCITANGB.—The share market re-opened fetter the holidays to.day. The transactions were—Great Wester n, 5344 Ditto, New 17/. Shares, 8% dis.—Bristol and Exeti 33 1 4 dis.—Ditto, Thirds, 11 dis.—Midland, 501. Stock, 2G% dis. LIVERPOOL, Arum 3. STOCK EXCHANGE. The share market has been dull tr.- day, and the amount of business dune was limited; prices also had a tendency downwards, the market closing heavily. N, rth Union Stock continues very firm. The transactions were as follow :—Chester and Ilolyhead, 7 3 / 4 —Lancsolire and Yorkshire, Consol., 34—Ditto, Fifths 10% dis. —London and North-Western, ' 034—Ditto, New Quarters, I A dis.— Ditto, Fifth, 1 dis.—Ditto, Quarters (C), 6s. 3d. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Quarters (No. 1), 7'4 per cent. till 1853,16 3 /—Ditto, Preference, 6 3 / 4 —M d - lan d, 35—Ditto Halves, 27 1 4 dis.—North Staffordshire, 11 dis. —South-Eastern and Dover, 13 1 4—Ditto (No. 4), Regis tered, 4 Ft —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Great Northern and Eastern), 71. Bs. 9d. dis. MANCHESTER, APRIL 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market .st ill continues dull, but there was rather more business done to-day. The transactions were as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 3114—Dit'," 321. (late Extension), 12% n. d. Ditto, Preference, 6 per cent., 12 1-3—Londen and North-Western, 103;Y i —Ditto, New Quarters, 1 dis.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 7-16 n. p—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, Quarters (No. 1), 7—Ditto, Preference, G 13-16 North Staffordshire, 10% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Thirds (No. 4). 4 7-16-East Lancashire, 7%—Edinburgh and Glasgow (late Wilsontown, Morningside, and Colt ness), 72. GLASGOW, APRIL 2. Srocic, ExcrrArroE.—The transactions to-day were as follow: Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ay r , H a l ves (N o . 2), es—Dundee and Arbroath (New No. 3), 12s. 6d.—North British, Preference, 51. ls.—llitto, Scrip, Si. Is. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Dangerous Wound in the Thigh cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—About three years ago Mr. Acton, of Melbourne, had his thigh tearfully lacerated when out riding, his horse running away and his leg, coming in collision with a wall; be was confined to his bed fo r nearly eighteen months, suffering from the accident, and not ;- withstanding the best medical advice, every effort proved to A successful in healing the wound, and his health became so b ea paired that his life was despaired of ; in this state he co m• menced the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which had the effect of .healing the wound with wonderful rapidity and restoring hire to sound health.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. THE FIFE MAILS.—The Post-office authorities, We hear, have all but intimated that they do not intend to insist upon the ridiculous terms to which we alluded in our last. It may, therefore, be almost held as settled that the convey ance of the mail will be resumed as usual on Saturday next,, by the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway—the under • standing being that, if the Post-office authorities shall b e unsuccessful in the action about to be raised, the amount of remuneration for carrying the mail up to the tune of the de cision is to be settled by arbitration ; but, if successful, t'aat then, of course, the remuneratiou to be received by the ea/ti psily shall be that which the Post-office now offer in respect of the claim they have preferred, namely, a second-class fare for every time that the mail guards travel along the line.-- ~.'cotsiliczn. • BIRTHS. On the 24th ult., at StoweyTSoinerset, the wife of the Rev. J. Wadham, of a s n. On the 24th uit., at Ballynew, Castlebar, the wife of Cap tain Sullivan, 2d Dragoons, of a son and heir. On the 28th ult., at Hoveton-hall, Norfolk, Mrs. John Gurney, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., Mrs. Robert R. Robinson, Upper Glou cester•place, Dorset-square, of a daughter. On the 31st ult., at Moon-grove, alanchester, the lady of J. Brook, Esq., of a daughter. On the 31st ult., at the Sub -deanery, Chichester, the wifeo of the Rev. J. Kenrick, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Upper Tooting, the wife of Edward B. Meyer, Esq., of a daughter. Ti ARRIED. On the 28th ult., at St. Pancras Church, Samuel Thomas George, Esq , youngest sou of Samuel George, Esq., of St. 11lary's•square, Gloucester, to Susanna Elizabeth, second sur viving daughter of the late John Black, Esq., formally of the Admiralty. un the "cd inst., at All Saints, St. John's-wood, the Rev. Charles F. 'l'arver, M.A., Fellow of Ki❑g's College, Cam bridge, to Sara, second daughter of Charles Knight, Esq., St. J ohn's- wood. On the 2 d inst., at St. George's Church, Bloomsbury, the P.ev. Henry A. Stern, to Charlotte Elizabeth. third daughter of Mr. C. H. Purday, of Hunter-street, Brunswick-square. DIED. On the 20th ult., the Rev. William Adams, D.D., vicar of Halstead, Essex, and rector of Abingdon Pigott', Cambridge shire, aged t 4. Oa the 29th ult , at Southampton, Henrietta, relict of the late General Prevost. . . On the - . , .9th ul - ., Mary Kirkby, Guildford-street, Russell square, aged 92. On the 19th nit , aged 25, George, eldest BOA of George Winter, al., of llankside, Southwark. On the 30th ult., in Mecklenburgh-square, Joseph Fitz- Vandereorn, Esq., aged 96. Oa the 29th ult., aged 77, Elizabeth, relict of the late Quartermaster George Gillott, 15th (or Wing's) Light Dra goons. Llndon: Printed and Published by MURDO_ TOUN(.I, a No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Nu. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, $n the county if DiliMeaux, Thursday, April 4, 1859, ti. is T 1 api 1, Pol tO I ths GO( oth :ye, :so] 411.1( rf tat ab far