The Sun. — London, England, 1851-02-28 00:00:00

[The following appeared in our Fourth Edition of sat night :—] THE MINISTRY. Lord Stanley has given up the reins. This has been announced at Brookes' and at Whites', by authority from Lord Stanley. Thus ends the fight for Protection—so far. 11E,4LTHOFLONDON DURINGTHEWEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Return.) The following is the weekly return of births and deaths in London:— The mortality of the metropolitan districts, which in the preceding week had declined to 1,036, has risen to a much larger amount than is usual at this period; the deaths registered in the week ending last Saturday hav ing been 1,213. Taking the 10 corresponding weeks in the years 1841.50, the only example of a greater mor tality occurred in 1847, when the deaths for the week were 1,253; while the average of the 10 weeks was 1,067. Correcting this average according to the supposed rate of increase in the population, it becomes 1,164, com pared with which the present return shows an excess of 49. _ _ This increase, both on the previous week and on the average, runs through different periods of life, but is most considerable among persons of advanced age. Complaints of the respiratory organs have been more than usually active; and in this class bronchitis, which carries off the aged, numbers 119 persons, of whom 23 were children, 40 were persons between 15 and 60, and 54 had turned CO years of age. Besides these laryngitis and laryngismus stridulus were fatal to 7 children and an adult; pleurisy to 8 persons; pneumonia (or inflammation of the lungs) to 93, of hom 77 were children; asthma to 32; and other diseases of the lungs, exclusive of phthisis, to 12. Th e tubercular class of diseases, which comprises scrofula, tabes mesenterica, phthisis (or consumption), and hydro cephalus, also exhibit a slight increase on the previous week; the deaths in this return attributed to these diseases being in the aggregate 190, of which 137 were caused by consumption alone. By far the largest pro portion of the victims of this destructive malady were of middle age, 116 out of the 137 having died between 15 years and 60. Among those diseases of a tubercular character, which are mostly confined to children, tabes mesenterica was fatal in 13 cases, and hydrocephalus (or water in the head) to 32. The average number of deaths simply described as arising from "fits" or " convulsions" is 50; and this week's table shows nearly the same amount. At this period of the year the zymotic or epidemic class of diseases on an average causes about 200, or nearly a fifth part of the total number of deaths; and in the present return it contributes 208, which is near the usual number, though the proportion it bears to the total mortality is considerably less. It is satisfactory to observe that smallpox now shows a tendency to become less fatal. Twenty-six persons died from it in the previous week; but that number has now fallen to 18. Vaccination appears to have been per formed in only two of these eases. Two children, aged respectively 6 months and 11 months, died on the 17th of February in the Smallpox Hospital of confluent small pox, both after 7 days' illness, and " unprotected." looping cought has increased, and now predominates among epidemics; 65 children having died from is in the week, which is considerably more than the average. Twenty-nine died of mea,les, only 9 of scarlatina, and Bof croup. Typhus was fatal in 35 cases, of which 20 occurred in the middle period of life. During the week 130 deaths were registered which had occurred in workhouses, 13 in military and naval asylums, 40 in general hospitals, 3 in military and naval hospiLals, and 9 in lunatic asylums. The births of 792 boys and 775 girls, in all 1,567 children, were registered in the week. The average in six corresponding weeks of 184.5-50 was 1,426. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE WEEK. Sunday—The sky was cloudless throughout the day. Monday—The sky was cloudless till Sn. 30m. r M., and over cast afterwards ; cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and scud. Tuesday—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered with cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus, fleecy clouds, and scud. Wednesday—The sky was overcast throughout the day ; _ cirrostratus and scud. Thursday—The sky was overcast throughout the day; cirrostratus and scud. Rain fell during the evening. Friday—The sky was generally covered with cloud till 6h. P.M., and clear afterwards; cirrostratus and haze. A solar halo was visible during the morning. Saturday—The sky was overcast till lob. .%.M.; from this time till 4h. P.M. three-fourths ci it were covered, and it was generally clear afterwards. A fine solar halo between the hours of 10 A.M. and afterncon. . . _ During the morning of the 17th active positive electricity was shown; and on Saturday active positive electricity was shown throughout the day. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1651.• Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*2OB Diseases of Uncertain Seat 58 Tubercular Diseases ... 190 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 144 Diseases of the Ileart and Blood-vessels ... 66 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ••• ... 277 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Orge.ns of Digestion... 55 Diseases of the Kidneys, &e. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, Ike. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ... Premature Birth ... ••• Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ..• ••• Sudden ... Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 9 ... 13 ... 27 ... 36 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... 1,213 Popnlatien Deaths in corre- Deaths Enutnera.ted, sponding week in the 1841. of 1850. Week.. West Districts... 301,189 . . 143 ... 179 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 193 ... 250 Central Districts 374,199 ... 151 ... 216 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 182 ... 285 South Districts.. 503,346 ... 242 ... :283 T0ta15........ 1,948,369 ... Males Females ... 1,213 ... 607 ... 606 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 792 ... 775 Total . 1 " In this number are included 9 by Scariatiga, 35 by Typhus Fever, and 16 by Diarrhcea. THE ARMY. ROYAL ARTILLERY.-GENERAL ORDER. Dapety Adjutant-General's-office, Woolwiel4h, Feb. 24. 1. Her Majesty- has been pleased to approve of the following promotions in the Royal Regiment of Artil lery, viz.:— Brevet-Major Charles Bettie Symons to be Lieutenant- Colonel, ♦ica Nevett, deeeftsPd. eci.sEd-Ciptain Ashley Maude to be Captain, vice Symons. First-lieutenant Walter Ferguson Lock, to:be Second- Captain. vice Maude. Second-Lieutenant Richard Oldfield to be First-Lieu tenant, vice Lack. In consrqw!nce - of the above, Lieutenant -Colon e l Cup page is removed to the Ist battalion, on lieutenant curonci's pay, in the room of Novett. Lieutenant-Colonel Symons is thereiore posted to the 2d battalion, on major's pay, vice Cuppage. 2. His Lordship the Master-General has been pleased to appoint Captain and Adjutant John Brandling to the Royal Horse Artillery, vice Captain Maude, promoted. 11. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General. FATAL Pitizz FIGIIIT.—On Monday last, 8 prize fight took place in a field adjoining the York-road, Leeds, between two men, named Scaife and Kelvey, in consequence of which the latter lost his life. Yesterday an inquest was held on the body of the unfortunate man, before Mr. Blackburn, the borough coroner, at the Dog and Gun Tavern, York-road, and from the evidence then given it appeared that the men had been matched to fight, and met, as stated, accompanied by their seconds, and a large number of the lowest classes of Leeds. In a fight whicle continued for soma time Scaife was considerably punished, and in the end Kaivey was declared the victor of a somewhat severe combat. Immediately after the battle the deceased, to show with what ease he had mastered his opponent, ran across the field in which the tight took place, and leaped the hedge; but no sooner had he done this, than he staggered and complained of giddiness in the head. his friends assisted him to the Dog and Gun, where a surgeon WUSgot w Promptly in attendance. Kelvey, however, rapidly se, and died in two hours afterwards. By a post-mortem examination it appe are d that Kelvey, is the course of the encounter received a heavy blow on his temple, which had burst a blood-vessel in the interior of the skull. Theinorrhage on the b ra i n succeeded, and the resu l t was death from con gestion. The jury, after hearing a good deal of evidence, returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Scaife, who was at once committed for trial at the next York assizes. . O t N - STREET.—The DRUIDS' HALL, R A .. --RI NG , Classic Harmonic So third public rehearsal of the .letropoi Tuesday evening. eiety took - place at the Druids' Hail en The programme consisted of an excpslalitiet _selection of sacred Hin A el. a _d) was chiefly from and secular music. The first part i P in erry, the prin er, Miss Law, the works of Mozart, Handel, In the se utiful song, cipal solo parts being sustained by Mi ss u9 bliss O'Donnell, Mr. Gadsby, and Mr. Msltinle-e.a t imoue cryid part Miss Law gave Charles Horn's "‘ The deep, deep Sea," so tastefully, as to elicit an May,,, so e ;nell encore. Shield's pretty ballad, "Whilst with village was very sweetly sung by Miss Milner; and Miss cvu o aids ' i rendered Rodwell's song, " Oh, charming sitely, as to richly merit the enco re b y whi c h it wast i. noured. Mr. Manley sing the " D e a th of Nelson" with great spirit and feeling; and Mr. Gadsby gave Calcott's gong, " Friend of the Brave," in capital style. The chorus was both numerous and effective. The Hall was crowded. ARSENIC IN BREAD.—In a recent lecture on mn rtic acid a t t h e Gl asgow M ec h an i cs ' Institution, Dr. Penny stated that nearly all the muriatic acid sold in Glas guw is contaminated with arsenic. The doctor said he had examined very carefully numerous .samples obtained from different makers and retail shops, in ail of which, with one exception, he had discovered by Reinche's test, the presence of an appreciable pro • portio n of this poisonous substance. NOW it is well known that muriatic azid, with other che mical articles, i3n!e:l:.,ry frequently as a substitute for • .. - 1..r13.c i :..i.!.,t11 . n -.-:'. ..., •, ; • :: -.--,_a..3 ....::::::: - 2.:c f. C.1".77 TV , - , c)?.tqiittfic2c , i !_ •, : i • , r- ,-. -- -:"-:-::: t 17 , 1 , i- , :::- . -f6ud as bread may not La atteud:da with highly i ali n injurious ~ . ._._,, t mecittelaces. , t r 1 ..:0 . .. THE SUN, CONFESSION OF DUNBAR, THE AMERICAN DOUBLE MURDERER. The double murder lately committed in America by a young man named Dunbar having excited a pro found and universal sensation in that country, and the circumstances under which the crimes were per • petrated being of a singular kind, we copy the written confession which the young man made immediately before his execution, from the New York journals. THE CONFESSION. Having had full opportunity for reflection, and with a clear sense of the importance of the act which lem about to perform, I hereby declare that I, and I only, am the murderer of Stephen V. and David L. Lester. I desire to take the whole blame entirely upon myself, since by no word or act was I excited or encouraged to do this dreadful deed, by any ether person whatsoever. I desire to make this full and tree confession to my spiritual adviser, in order that I ma y b eg i n ar i g h t to make that preparation, which I know I need, for the awful end which awaits me, and I hope and pray that God, for Christ's sake, will grant me repentance unto life. I make it for the further reason that I desire to make reparation, so far as it is in my power to do it to others, for the great injury that I have done them, and I pray that God will forgive me this my greatest sin, and all my other sins; as I now and here declare that I sincerely forgive all who have ever done me evil. For a short time, and a short time only, before the morning of the murder, I occasionally thought if these children were out of the way, I should stand a little bet ter chance to get at Mr. Lester's property; but I don't re member to have formed any distinct purpose to put them out of the way until Saturday, the day on which this fetal deed was done. I did not take my wife home on Friday morning, for the purpose of getting a better chance to kill the boys; nor did I know that Mr. Lester was going to mill, either on Friday or Saturday, till the horses were harnessing on Friday morning to take my wife over to her father's. I had seen Stephen, the youngest boy, about the place on Saturday morning, but did not speak to him, till about ten o'clock, whn he came to me, at the wag gon house, where I was sharpening my sickle tfor the purpose of cutting corn. He said to me, "I have a no tion to go a fishing." I replied, " you bad better go out and gather but ternuts." He said, " I do not want to do that." When I told him he had better go and gather butter nuts, I did not do it for the purpose of getting him out into a place where I could put him out of the way; nor do I think I had any distinct purpose at the time to kill him at all. But when he said he did not want to go after butternuts, the thought came across my mind that I could get him out into the bushes and kill him. I then asked him if he would like to go with me up to ward the line fence, and catch a woodchuck. He re plied, " I should like to do that." We started together and went towards the barn, when I took up the swingle which stood by the post at the side of the great barn-door; we then crawled through a hole from the barn into the stable, and from a stable through a hole in the back part, out into the meadow towards the woods, and went down into the edge of the bushes, he all the while keeping a little in advance of me. When we got into the bushes we went in a northerly direction, till we came to the place where he was afte wards found. I then told him "to look out nort, towards some bushes, which I pointed out, and see if he could see the woodchuck ;" and as he stood looking I struck him a heavy blow with the swingle just over the left eye. He fell sense less upon his side ; he made no struggle and uttered no cry. I stood and looked at him about a minute, and then struck him another blow with the swingle across the back of the head. He made no sound, but stretched out straight and turned over on his back and laid perfectly still. I then covered him up hastily with stones and leaves, just as he lay ; ca rr i e d the swingle and s t uc k it under the end of a log, about five rods south, and then returned to the house. It did not seem more than two minutes while I was do ing the whole of it. I did not throw the stones upon him for the purpose of making sure that he was dead, but laid them and the leaves over him to conceal what I had done. Ido not remember to have had any feelings at the time, nor did I seem to realize what I had done, or at least did not realize it as I did afterwards. When I left to go to the house, I went for the purpose of getting David, that I might put him out of the way also. I found him standing at the table, and asked him "to go with me out to the waggon-house." I started to go out, and he followed me to the door, when mother came out of the west bed room and asked David " to get her a pit of water." He took the pail and went for the water, and I went to the waggon-house. I watched him; saw him carry the pad to the door, and saw mother take it, and then he came out where I was. I took a small cross-handled apple basket, and put into it two pieces of rope tied together. One piece I found is the waggon-house, and the other piece I cut off from another rope which I found in the same place. I gave him the basket and we went together out of the back of the barn, to the butternut-tree which stands near the edge of the bushes. Ho took the j rope out of the basket and laid it on the ground, and commenced picking up butternuts. I went out through the bars toward the corn-field, hung my sickle on a stump in a meadow, went back to the tree where he was, picked up the rope and asked him, " if he did not want to go up on the hill and look fora crow's nest." He replied, "I will go if you want me." He manifested no reluctance to go. We went together up the hill till we came on the top of the rocks, and then went west till we came to the tree where he was afterwards found. When we came to the tree I told him " to climb up and. see if he could see the nest." He climbed up the tree some fifteen or twenty feet, and I climbed up after him, taking the rope with me. I tied one end of the rope round the tree, and then told him to " look out into another tree," which I pointed out, " and see if he I could see the crows ;" and as he was looking I prepared a slip noose on the end of the rope and slipped it over his head; when I shoved it up close round his neck he cried out " Don't Reuben, don't I " and as he cried out I shoved him off the limb on which he was standing. He dropped but a short distance, with his arms over the limb on which his band was resting before I pushed him off. He did, not struggle, as I noticed, after I pushed him off. I took off his cap, hung it on a limb just over his head, came down from the tree, and left him. I looked back but once after I left the tree, and he hung perfectly still, and I never saw him afterward. I went back to the butternut -tree, took the basket, partly tilled with butternuts, carried them to the waggon house, put them into the sleigh overhead, remained there a few minutes, and then went into the house. Mother had gone up stairs, and was lying down, she not feeling well that day. I called to her, and told her " that it wail dinner-time." She replied, " I do not care about eating, as I do not feel very well; but you can go into the buttery and eat." I did so, went out after having eaten, fed the hogs, got my sickle, and then, for the first time, went into the field and commenced cutting corn. I then began to be conscious of what I had done. These were the first feelings of sorrow or regret which I remember to have felt. I thought, " What would my wife say if she should find out what I had done." I thought she would mourn herself to dea'h about it if it should be found out. I felt as if I would give the whole world if I could only bring the boys back to life again. I then began to think what I would do when I went into the house to keep my mother from suspecting that I had killed the boys. I could think of nutlike. else only to tell h er t h at S tephen had said, " that ho had a notion to go fishing." Atter cutting corn about an hour I went into the house and asked mother "if she knew where the little bo3s were?" She said, " I have not seen Stephen since his uncle went away, and I have not seen David since he went out just behind you." She there asked me, "It I knew where they had gone ?" and I told h er , " Per haps th e y h a d gone a fishing." She said, " Have you heard them say anything about it ?" I re plied " Stephen spoke about going." Nothing further passed between us at that time, I they went out to the corn field, remained about half an hour, and was then driven in by the rain. I had been in the house but a few minutes when mother came in from the garden, and asked me if I had seen anything of the children; I told her I had not. I then went out again to the corn-field, took my sickle, went back to the house, and mother asked me again about the children. She asked me to go after the shower was over, down the crew to Mr. R. Dunbar's, and see if I could find them, that perhaps they had got into the creek. After the shower was over, I went down to the creek to Mr. Dunbar's, and asked "if they had seen the children?" They said they bad not. As I went out to the house, I met Mr. Lester returning from mill, and I asked him if he had seen anything of the little boys down the road? He said he had not, and asked me where they were? I told him, "perhaps they have gone a fishing, Stephen spoke about it." He said, "you had better go down to Finkle's, and if you don't hear anything of them, come back up the creek." I went down to Finkle's, and asked if they had seen the boys. They said they had not. I came back up the creek, and Mr. Lester asked m e if I h a d heard anythin g o f the boys. I told him I had not. It was now night. Mr. Lester's mother and myself spent the evening together ; the children were frequently mentioned, and they thought perhaps the boys bad gone over to Mr. Hallenbeck's. I went to bed about nine o'clock; I then began to realise more fully what I had done. I kept thinking " what would my wife say if she should know it?" i did not sleep much that night; every time I fell asleep I could hear the little boy cry, " Don't, don't," and that would wake me up. The next morning being Sunday, after I had done the chores, I went down to the place where Stephen was, looked at him a few minutes, put a few more leaves over him, went back to the house, and got ready for church. I felt very sorry that I had killed the boys, and thought I would give all I had in the world if I could only bring them back to life again. Mr. Leiter had gene down to Mr. I:l4l!enbeck's to see if the children were there; I got up the horses to go to meeting, and asked mother if we should wait for Mr. Las ter. She said, "He told me not to wait for him if he did not get back in season." We started for church, went down th e e lane as far as the road, where we met Mr. Lester, and alahildrerlu.estldwmeenttobgacok,bapcukt, uapndthheelphorsseeesrchanfdorcothne. firmed to search till about thrte . or four o'clock, then her about six o'clock. Thernynewxitie'd took the horses, went for continued searching, and on Wednesday, and returned with day and Tuesday we the youngest boy was found; almost ay, about noon, was foaulsCOnal.reeds didtde l y n after o t a t me,a h l e lin o g lde u s P t ° b n o y which, a he nextsu s p dayci oii f t ' any time during the search intend to send any person awa y from the pl aces where I knew the bodies sees _LI., ...seen se: !eta s7_ 7 , r, _ ilfs . eesiett ci • Sessees • sceUite • • -- the you!=iier, and then banged himself; I lau - ged Davici LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, because I thought he would die easier than I thought be would do if I killed him as I did Stephen; I wanted the people to find the boys and bury them, if they could, without my 'telling them where they were, for I did not think that any one would suspect that I had killed them; I suppo,ed they would think some one else had done it; I hardly know what led me to kill the boys; I cannot recall any distinct motive for doing it, only I thought if they wore out of the way, they could not come into possession of property to which they had no rights. and I thought perhaps I might stand a little better chance of getting the property; I never had any hard feelings towards the boys themselves. From the time of the murder till the evening of December 29d1. I have uniformly denied all know ledge of it, and that I might have a better chance of getting clear of punishment. I did not confess my guilt to either of my counsel, but uniformly in sisted that I was innocent. I am very sorry than I have brought this terrible disgrace upon my family, and especially upon my wife, for whose sake I would 11-, willing to sutler any infliction, and to spare her feelings as much as possible. I have directed that this paper shall not be made public until after my death. And now all that remains for me to do in this world is to commend myself to the mercy of that God, whose laws I have so shamefully violated; 'and beg that He will make this, my humble confession, prove the means of effectually deterring all others from following me, in the paths of evil. Having carefully considered all that this paper con tains, I hereby declare that I have kept back nothing, nor have I knowingly misstated anything; and by my signa ture, in my own name, declare this be my only confes sion. Albany, Dec. 21, 1850. REUBEN A. DUNBAR. Dunbar was born in the town of Westerlo, Albany county, New York, in the year 1830, on the lst day of September, and was twenty years of age in September last. He was five and a half feet high, rather slim, and a genteel person; when he walked he carried himself erect and stiff. His eyes are light blue, has dark brown hair. iliJ weight was about 1251bA. MINISTERIA.L CRISIS. THE SPIRIT OF THE PARISIAN PRESS. JOURNAL DES DERATS.—It is again Lord John Russell who is charged to form a Ministry. We should, in fact, have been much surprised if he had renounced the task so soon. It would appear that the sudden re solution which he came to the other day was caused by personal considerations. He took it without consulting his colleagues; several of them, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Mints, and Lord Carlisle, were in the country, and not at all imagining that their portfolios were being so lightly disposed of, and those who were present did not, it is said, show themselves very well dispised to share in the isolated susceptibility of their illustrious, chief. But Lord John Russell was pitiless, he would absolutely quit—to be able to return, and in the hope of leaving on the road some of the most embarrassing of his colleagues. No ono can dispute the skilful tactics and Parliamentary experience of Lord John Russell; he has on this occasion given proo s of these qualities in throwing the whole Cabinet into the water in order to save himself by swim ming. It is in consequence of this process of elimi nation that we again find Lord John Russell at the head of the Cabinet; for how long a time, God only knows. The explanations given at the last sitting of the Eng• lish Parliament are f ar f rom b e i ng a so l u tion. Lord Stanley, as we have already said, had been sent for by her Majesty, and replied that he was not at present prepar e d t o f orm a Mi n i str y, that is to say, that he did n o t thi n k h e c s u ld d o it without a dissolution and new elections. Thus, we repeat, no party is ready at this moment for fresh elections; no one has made arrangem en t s , an d a ll wou ld ma k e sacrifices in order to adjourn the crisis. The question now, therefore, is to compose a Ministry which may go through the year and until the autumn, at the fall of the leaf; a Ministry consented to provisionally by all parties, and which will give them time to reconnoitre their position, and make their arrangements. This is the work which is now being done. According to the accounts we receive from London, if Lord Clareedon and Sir James Graham con sent to form a Ministry, they will be secure of the co operation of two parties, that of Lord John Russel and that of Lord Stanley. It is on them that it is relied in order to effect a momentary compromise. Although Lord John I;ussell remains utli.nally charged with affairs, his Ministry is dead —very dead. It he is to be a lAlinister, he will not be the Premier. The Government will belong either to Sir James Graham with the present House of Commons, or to Lord Stanley with fresh elections. CONSTITUTIONNEL.—It has been decided that Lord John Russell is to endeavour to compose a Cabinet, in which several friends of Sir James Graham sh,u!d enter, Lord Aberdeen having refused to occupy any functions. In this arrangement it would be the Grey family which would be sacrificed to make room for the Peelite element. Sir Charles Wood is to be replaced as Chancellor of the Exchequer by Sir James Graham, and Sir John Cam Hobhouse by the Duke of Newcastle. These two changes are certain, for it is already known that Sir John Hubhouse is, by way of re• compense, to be raised to the peerage with the title of Baron Broughton de G 3 fford. It is likewise almost certain that Earl Grey, Minister of the Colonies, will bo replaced by Mr. Sidney Herbert, the patron of emigration ; but it is not yet known whether Sir George Grey or Mr. Labouchere will make room for Mr. Cardwell, whom Lord John Russell is anxious to introduce into the Cabinet, on account of his oratorical talent and financial knowledge. People incline to think that it will be Mr. Labouchere who will be sacrificed. There will then be in all four pla&cs, two of them of the first rank, given to Peel ites. The difficulty is to come to an understanding on the programme of the Ministry of fusion. Sir James Graham exacts the presentation of a new budget, and this, it is said, will be accorded. Li the second place, it is said, ho requires the complete abandonment of the measure presented against the Catholic bishoprics. It appears that Lord John Russell, by way of conces sion, offers to restrict his Bill to England, leaving Ire• land untouched by it. Several other points are pending, but they are of secondary importance. Such is at pre sent the situation. DEATH OF MR. SAKE DEER MAHOMED. Our local obituary this week includes the name of Sake Deen Mahomed, who expired on .aloaday last, at the patriarchal age of 101 years. Had he lived till May, he sw,uld have been 102 Mr. Mahomed was quite a character, and contributed not a little to the f ,me and prosperity of Brighton He was by birth an Asiatic, and in his youth served in the army of his native princes. With his reasons for quitting a military life we are not acquainted; nor can we say what motives in duced him to bend his steps towards England; but we be lieve we are correct in stating that he was the first who in troduced the Indian medicated vapour and shampooing baths into this country. By their agency he performed numerous remarkable cures, which gave him a world-wide fame, and bought patients from far and wide to put themselves under hi , medical treatment. Mr. Mahomed was a very kind-hearted man, most benevolently disposed, and ever ready to as,ist the poor, as well by contributions from his purse, as by extending to them gratuitously all the treatment of his medical art and resources. That a man so disposed and little conversant with " business," should, as•age grew 01 him, have encountered reverses, is not calculated to excite surprise; but it may be a satisfaction to all who knew this pbilantlaropist in the brilliant phases of his career, to learn that his declining years were rendered comfortable and cheerfel by the untiring attention and care of a worthy and dutiful son.—Brighton Guardian. ( FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Sake Deen Mahomed was born in the year ;749, at Patna, the capital of Bahaz, in Ilindoostan. Blessed with a won derful constitution," he enjoyed uninterrupted good health and retained possession of his faculties to the last. He died at Brighton on the 24th February, 1851, aged 102. In early life he held a commission in a Native Regiment of the Honourable East India Company's Service, and served under General Popham at the storming of the Fort of Gwaiiar, in 1780; was also present at the battle of Ram maggar, and five or six other engagements in the same year, In 178-1 he came to England, and with an introduction from the Governor-General (Warren Hastings) to William Pitt. Shortly after he was reduced to penury by the failure of a banking firm at Calcutta. In this extremity he first introduced the vapour and shampooing baths into this country as a curative measure in disease and as a preservator of health. Most be neficial results have attended this system, now carried on by his son in Ryder-street, St. James's, and at Brighton. He had the honour of being introduced to George the Third and Fourth, William the Fourth, and the principal aristocracy of this country. PROTECTIONIST MEETING.—On Wednesday a meet ing of the members of the Waltham Agricultural Society was held in the Agricultural Hall, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, to take into consideration the depressed state of agriculture. Upwards of 300 persons were present. The chair was taken by W. F. N. Norton, Esq., of Elton Manor, and the meeting was addressed by Mr. G. F. Young, the Marquis of Granby, Lord J. Manners, &c., &c., in advocacy of protection to the agriculturists. Lord John Manners urged the farmers to give Lord Stanley their entire confidence. If they did that ne would succeed; if they did not be would fail. A petition to both Houses of Parliament, founded on the third and fourth resolutions, was adopted. MR. RUTHERFURD, M.P.-We are happy to state that the health of this Right Hon. Gentleman is now steadily improving. -Edinburgh Courant. PLYMOUTH GREAT WESTERN DOC/M-0n Monday the half-yearly general meeting of proprietors was held at the company's offices, Buckingham -place, Stonehouse, Colonel H. B. Harris in the chair. It appeared from the statement of accounts that there was a balance of revenue brought over from the last half-year of 2181 I Is. I"d., and that the receipts had been, harbour and pier dues, 979/. 123. 4d.; rents of house property, 100/. 128. 3d.; transfer fee, 2s. 6d. ; making a total of 1,298/. 18s. 11d. The expendi ture has been: establishment charges, 163/. 55. 3d.; sta tionery, printing, and advertising, 6/. Os. 6d. ; harbour master's department, 91/. 135.; annuities and interest, 811/. 163. 10d.; rent charge to the duchy of Cornwall, 23/. 10s. 110 d. ; over charges during the last half-year, 13/. 163. 11d.; leaving a balance to be carried over to the next half-year of 178/. 15s. 7d. The expenditure on capital accounts during the past year has been as follows:-Lands, 34/. ss. sd. ; works and plant, 3,847/. 16s. 4d. ; interest and commission, 63/. 15s. 10d.; engineering, 131/ Os. Bd.; miscellaneous, 1/. 108.; office establishment, 47/. Iss. 6d. ; stationery, print ing, and advertising, 165.; the total expenditure up to the 31st of Dec. had been 122,314/. Is. 3d. WHITECHAPEL RAGGED, ADULT, AND INDUSTRIAL gOILOOLS.-Wednesday evening the annual meeting of these schools was held at the school-house adjoining the work house, Whitechapel ; the Right Hon. Lord Ashley in the chair. The Noble Chairman, in the course of his address, asked how it was that, in a time of ch eapness like the pre sent, the working classes Nvere suffering p r i vat i ons. It had been reported by Mr. Porter, of the Board o f T rade, that the working classes expended annually on th e th ree articles of gin, in o tVree ,000a1r.ticN1e7 he had no hesi tation were utterly cor ruptive o e f e tri, sayingc and morals ottnroaabltascofo, theset sh7e, feed ing, ap an pl d y ad ih n e n i a m ti m on ens o e f stuhniemssoal7eisa-sapned familiesntinthecrlottnhemy would , g, fe e d. k An Grab ..ittrzzi ll i a VC,,Z' to the liohle man, and the proceedings terminated. LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF CHANCE;?}, Feb. 27. fILUNDELL V. GLAD*ToNE. This petition of appeal wad oaenecl on Wednesday, the 1911, and the siNutnents were 'concluded to-day. The petitioners are Lord Camovs and Lady Tempest, the heirs.at-law of the late Mr. Blundell, of Lice Blundell, in Lanca-hire, and they clam an estate called Molyneux, consisting of thirry acres, and pro ducing 1201. a year, on the ground that there was a failure of the devise to the use of the Roman Catho ' lic priest of the district. By the will, dated in 1834, Mr. Blundell gave his trustees and exeewors all his moneys, lands, and tenements, and all his real estates, except the hereditaments thereinafter specifically de vised. In a subsequent part of the will the testator gave and devised his farm in Aughton, in the posmes sion of Thomas Ila,keyne, to the R-v. Thomas Robinson, his heirs and assigns. The testator had two farms in Aughton, and both in the possession of Haskeyne. One of them, called " Shepherd," had been held by the testator and his father for the benefit of' the Roman Catholic priest for the time being; the other, called Molyneux was now claimed by the petitioners, on the ground that the Rev. Mr, Robinson died before the testator, and being one of the excepted estates, and well devised, it fell to the heirs-at•law. The trustees opposed this claim on the ground of uncertainty of description, which did not place Molyneux among the excepted estates. There were various references to the Master, and two arguments before Lord Lyndhurst; but the matter ultimately carve before the Vice-Chancellor Shad well, and his Honour held that the devise was bad for uncertainty of description, and the farm being, therefore, rot excepted from the property given to the trustees, they took it fur the benefit of the cestui que trust, Mr. J. PARKER, Mr. MILINS, and Mr. FLEMING were for the appeal against this order, and they ar gued that the excerion WAS good, because the testa tor had but one farm of his own in Aught on ; the other being a farm which he bad for many years held in trust for the benefit of the Roman Catholic priest of Lydiate. That farm had been so appropriated permanently in the year 1705 by Lady Anderson, who was a nun in a foreign convent. The anpro priation hid been recognised by the testator and his father, in s deed executed in 1793 ; and whwo, there fore, he devised the farm in Aughton, in the posses sion of 1 - 3,lskeyne, he did not and could not have in tended farm already devoted to the use of the priest, h;:t the other farm, which was his own, and within hi,; power to devise. The devise of that farm to Robinson, placed it, therefore, among the excepted lands; and waen the devise became void by the death of the person intended to take, the co-heirs-at-law became entitled. Tne appropriation of real estere to the use of Catholic churches was no doubt invalid at the time of the ! dispositien of Lady Anderson, but the Sid and 3d William IV., c. 115, remelted that diffi culty, and having a retrospective effect, it made the gift good for the support of the priest, supposing he had lived to take it. They cited a great number of authorities. Mr. BETHELL and Mr. J. CAMPBELL, contra, sup ported the orcbr of the Court below, end insisted OE4 the uncertainty of the &vise. They also argued that the farms of Shepherd and of Moly neux never were and never could be appropriated to a Roman Catholic charity, because the penal laws rendered such a be quest wholly void as a gift fur superstitious uses. Moreover, a real estate could riot hwe been conveyed by Lady Anderson for any purpose whatever, as she was a nun, and dead in law, at the time the con veyance was alleged to have been mide. If she made the bequest by word, the Statute cf Fraud required all such conveyances to he by deed, and the Statute of Mortmain interposed to prevent such a gift for charitable purposes. Mr. PARKER replied. Toe LORD CiIA.NCELLOR took time to consider his judgment. ROLLS' COURT, Feb, 27. POTTER v. BAKER. • The Court was again occupied with this petition, which was heard in part yesterday. It was the peti tion of Mr. Seatth, the assignee of three children of an annuitant under the will of a testator, filed in order to take the judgment of the Court on a point raised on the proper construction of the will. By this will the testator bequeathed an annuity of 50/. per year to Elisibeth Luckhurst, for her life, and after her decease the money was to be paid to her children as they attained the age of twenty. one, with a provision for benefit of survivorship in respect to those children. The money out of which such an nuity was to be paid was to arise out of the rent of a public-house situate in Parliament-street, West minster, called the Red Lion, and which said pre raises the executors were empowered to let on lease for the term of 21 or 31 years, as they might think expedient, or to sell the property. There were other provisions in the will that all sums arising from the sale of house, furniture, and goods should be put into the funds, and out of the produce of which the payment of these an nuities were to be provided for. There was another annuity to a Mary Ann Wishart of 501. a year, and upon her decease one-half of the annuity was to he plyable to Elizabeth Luckhurst and Mary Ann Ballad. The question arose upon the interpreta tion to be given to the word " money," used in the will, by the testator, who was a publican, and had very crudely and inartificially drawn up his will, and whether that word created a bequest in perpetuity, or only a life interest to the children in respect of the annuity of .50/. granted to the mother. Mr. Turner and Mr. Selwyn were counsel for the petitioners; Mr. Roupell fur the residuary legatees; and Mr. Lloyd for the trustees. Lord LANGDALE took a review of the facts dis- closed in the case, and decided that the annuities were intended by the testator to be perpetual, and, therefore, the legatee was to take a capital sum equivalent in value to an annuity of 50/. per annum absolutely. The question as to how the money could be hest raised without pressing to a sale would be left to the Master, who might direct its investment. It was suggested by Mr. LLOYD that the sale of the property and goodwill would rui,e .5,000/, which would be amply sufficient to cover all the cti*rges on the property. COURT OF BANKI?UP ICY, Feb. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS.) IN RE BREWSTER AND WEST. The bankrupts were printers in Eland court; they di-solved partni-rbhip, Brewster being the liquidating partner. Tic (I , bts were nut paid ; hence toe bink ruptoy of both the meinlyfrs of the firm. The debts are now 4,3001. ; the assets 500/. • Mr. Lick:ater and Mr. Lucas opposed the certifi• cate of Brewster. His personal Pxp - nditure during five years had been at the rate of 1,100/. a year, and be had contracted debts when in a state of hopeless insolvency. Mr. LAWRANCE contended that the case of the bankrupt was a more favourable one than that of Johnson, whose certificate had been granted on an appeal to the Vice-Chancellor. Hl3 HONOUR concurred, and granted an immediate certificate of the second class. The certificate of \Vest was granted as of the first class. SIir , :RIFFS' COURT, Feb 27. (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Buitufs:u. WAUD l), SoUTHEY. The plaintiff is a barge owner, and the defendant a wharfiuger and lighterraan on the Thames. The action was brought to recover the sum of 151. 14s. for the hire of a barge. Defendant pleaded that be was not indebted. From the evidence it appeared that defendant's son had previously been summoned to the . Whitechapel 3ounty Court, and he th e n swore that his father w as iable, and all moni es were re ceived and paid in his n ame , but he now admitt e d t h a t h e w as a partner. The plaintiff's agen t prove d that defendant hired the barge, and that h e k new not hing of the son as a partner, and that the su mmons h a d b ee n taken out against the latter in error, a s th e c l er k thought he was the party, being always in the business. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said, as the defendant had not pleaded the partnership, the Jury. if they be. lieved the evidence, wttuld find for the plaintlff. Verdict for 151, 14a 10d. COURT oeoreT OF HONLAs iii./VAGRRAINsoDN, 11. F. STENIEN SON , E it 4 I , I I., VENU E. F e b. 26. • Esq., and C. J. 1-lEitates, E.q ) W. Baker, of C o ll m gwood street, 1V hiteeh a p e l, was charged with removing spirits with the inten tion of defrauding the Crown of the duty arising therefrom. _ _ Mr. G. Mason, the supervisor of Excise, deposed to stopping the defendant, who was carrying a hamper in White c h a p e l, and on examining the same found it to contain two bladders filled with illicitly manufactured spirits. lie thereupon took him t o the station-house, an d on the follovving day before a magistrate, by whom he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Witness then went Isnd asneadrethheedre found theh( a quantitymseofthe of spirits similar to whatdelPndant, situate as above, he had seized in the street, with a number of measures, funnels, &c. The defendant said that he had already suffered enough for this offence, for he was employed by a person to carry the spirits, and he had also dep os it e d those that had b een f ou nd in his house ; but he did not know who the person was. The COURT gave judgment in the full penalty of 1001 John Donovan was charged on a similar informa tion as in the preceding case. The defendant, it appeared, was apprehended by Mr. Inspector I3renn , ..ti and Sergeant Harvey, in Chis well- ntre..>t,carryin7, a bladder containinz five. pints . Anti LTA - The defendant was lined is the full penalty of 1001. FEBRUARY 28, 1851. Willi am 11.nlfe Hay and Ab-ah tm Surridge, pro prietors of u van running between L , ndon end 'AA, in Essex, were charged on informa:don with c:irrying passeng.ers for hire without licence. It mppen'ed that on the 15th of November and 131 h of ll , ce nber two officers were conveyed by the van from London to Brentford, at a speed greater than four miles per hour, and for which accommodation they were charged separate fares. Mr. SMITH, a solicitor, on the part of the defend ants, pleaded guilty, but said that this practice was entirely the act of ther servant, without either their knowledge or consent. Dr. Bateman said that the coaches on the same line of road, wi'h the licence and mileage, paid to the amount of 1501 pr annum ; but these parties were doing the s4lll. thing wah..ut any payment whatever. ,Mr Commissioner HkItItI3ON said if the defendants gave up the practice they should impose a smaller floe than they should if it was continued after this; for those persons who paid fur licences and mileage must be protected. Tne defendants were then fined in the sum of 101 Henry Schulz, of George-street, Spitalfields, was charged with having in his possession an illicit still, and wi:h working the same. It appeared th Lt the officers went to a place for merly occupied as a sugar-house, to which they obtained access with considerable difficulty, and in a brick building in the lower part of the premises, ap proached by an iron door, they found a still at work, with a quantity of spirits and apparatus for carrying on a very extensive trade. They seiz?d the whole of the stock in trade, which filled two vans, and amongst the articles seized was an iron pan, nearly a ton in weight. The COURT gave judgment in the penalty of 2001 and condemned th 6 seizure. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME Cllt CUIT. Hertford. Feb. 27. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Lord Chief Justice CAMP BELL and a Common Jury.) SEDUCTION.—PAGE V. REST. This was an action brought by Robert Welford Page against Isaac Rest to recover deranges for the loss of the services of his daughter Ruth Page, in consequence of ner seduction by the defendant. Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Hawkins were for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. James appeared for the defendant. Mr. CHAMBERS, in opening the case, said that it was one of a very distressing character, the plaintiff being compelled to come before a jury and ask at their hands compensation from the defendant for the injury he had inflicted upon him by seducing his daughter. The parties filled a respectable position in the town of Ware, the plaintiff being a brewer, and also keeping a beer-shop; and the defendant was connected with a fa'adv carrying on a respectable and extensive bu-iness a r,zrocers. The parties were both very young, neither IF them being at the present time more than twenty-one years old, and there had been an intimacy between them for nearly six years. At first that intimacy was of the ordinary kind ; but about two years ago the defendant succeeded in se ducing the daughter of the plaintiff, and the result of their intimacy was the birth of a child in the course of the last year. Immediately upon the condition of the unfortunate young woman becoming known to her family she was obliged to leave her father's roof, and she had ever since been compelled to take shelter with other members of her family. The plaintiff consequently had suffered most deeply from the de gradation his family had sustained through the mis conduct of the defendant, and it was under these circumstances that he was now compelled to seek that remedy which the law afforded for such ass injury. Ruth Page was then called as a witness. She de posed that she was the daughter of the plaintiff. Her father lives at Ware, where be carried on the busi ness of a brewer. The defendant lived with his brother, who was a grocer, next door to her father. She first became intimate with the defendant about six years ago, but three years back their intimacy was of a closer description, and at that period she was very frequently in the company of the defendant, and considered him as an honourable suitor, although he never made her any offer of marriage. Io February 1850, she was delivered of a child. The defendant was the father of that child. The defendant had left Ware in May or June, 1849, to go to another situa don at Malden, and in July following she discovered that she was in the family way. When her father became acquainted with her situation she was com pelled to leave her home, and she had never been there since, but had stopped with her sisters, at Hod desdon and prentford. After the child was born pro ceedings were taken before a magistrate who made an order upon the defendant for its support. By Mr. James.—She first knew the defendant six years ago. She believed he was an apprentice at the time. The defendant was about her own age, and she was now 21. They used to meet in the yard at the back of their house. Some correspond. ence had passed between them, and she believed that she wrote the first letter to the defendant. He was never introduced to her father or any of her friends as her suitor. The criminal intimacy first com menced about two years before the child was born. Tne intimacy constantly took place in the churchyard which was at the back of the house where they lived. They used to go out and meet and then repair to the churchyard. The defendant did not promise her marriage on any occasion. She did not know pre cisely- what his position was, or that after he was out of his time he was engaged as journeyman to his brother at a salary of 251. a year. She was not awire that her mother was averse to this action hi ig brought. She bad never told her father of the defendant paying her any particular attention. She believed the defendant was at the present time a journeyman to a grocer at Malden. Some witnesses were then examined to prove the expenses connected with the birth of the child ; and Mr. Butcher, the medical gentleman, who was in the habit of attending upon the plaintiff's family, stated that when he became aware of the condition of his daughter, plaintiff was dreadfully distressed, and his mind so much affected that at one time it was appre hended that he would destroy himself. This closed the case for the plaintiff. Mr. JAMES then addressed the jury for the defen dant. He observed that when a father came into court to ask a jury for damages for the injury he had suffered from a seducer, the case was one which na turally created a very great deal of prejudice, but when the jury considered all the circumstances of the present ca‘e, he felt assured they would see that there was an entire absence of every one of those aggravating circumstances which were but too fre quently found in cases of this description ; and it cer tainly did appear to him that the plaintiff would much better have consulted the interest of his family, and that of the unfortunate girl who had that day appeared before them as a witness, if he had refrained from bringing the present action, and thereby exposed her shame to the world. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to urge that it was absurd, under the cir nurnstances that had been d- posed to, to say that the defendant had been guilty of seduction there was no seduction at all in the case, or, if there was, both parties were equally guilty. The young woman who had been called had given her evidence most fairly and truthfully; and it was perfectly clear that the parties, who were really only a boy and a girl, being there together, had both given way to th e ir passions, and bad acted most improperly; but they were both evidently equally to blame. This being the case, the plaintiff was undoubtedly by the law entitled to reco ver any expense that might have been entailed upon him as the result of the defendant's conduct, but he submitted that this was all that ought to be given to him, and that it would be most unjust towards the defendant to compel him to pay more than nominal damages in addition to that expense. The LORD Career JUSTICE having briefly summed up, the jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 60/. The cases tried in the Crown Court were utterly devoid of interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE . MANSION-HO USE. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR stated, for the infor mation of those humane persons who bad contributed to the relief of Sarah Bonney (by mistake called Baring), and her husband and children, that he had made inquiry into this distressing case. His Lord ship considered it necessary to mention, in the first place, that he had ascertained beyond a doubt that no blame whatever was attributable to the Bermondsey relieving officers; and he felt the greatest anxiety to remove the impression which Sarah Bonny's accusa tion of them was calculated to make, and to exonerate them from all blame. With respect to the unfortu • nate family, their destitution had been, until the circumstances were represented at the Mansion House, complete; but he had received for their relief Numerous contributions which it was his intention to appropriate to their service in such a manner as would be likely to be permanently benefi cial to them. The husband had been removed to the hospital, and would be enabled by the public benevo lence, upon his discharge, to set up in a limited way as a butcher, to which trade he had served his time, and with which he was perfectly well acquainted. The wife and children would, in the mean time, be supplied with all the necessa ries which their condition required, and the most judicious means should be adopted to turn the industry of the whole family, as soon as possible, to account. His Lordship added, that as he could not ask such a favour of the newspapers as the publication of all the contributions in money and stamps, he re. quested that if any of the charitable donors enter tained any doubt as to the receipt of their benefac tions, they would kindly communicate with Mr. Pickering, the cashier, at the Mansion House, who lead mede regular ,entries, and would immediately ui>on 014v:cc. a sheriff's officer, Charles Cartwright, described as was brought up before kld-rnyin Humphrey, for further ex o: th,,o - la;ge of to 'he value (. - T 2.000/. cri. a forge:i wrier, with in , ,ent. to de".raud th I.4.ncloti and North-Wrlstern Railway Company. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff C - Irden was on the bench during R portion of the proceedings. Mr. Clarkson, instructfli by Mr. Hobler, ap peared for the prosecution • and Mr. Humphr e y s watched the case on behalf of the company, it appears, dispute their liability for the goods in question. The prisoner defended himself. Mr. Alfred Elam confirm , .d his former statement, which was again read over to him in due form; and a clerk of the name of Walters, from the London and North. Western Railway, was called, but he knew nothing relative to this case. Mr. Clarkson said he should have wished to have put in the forged order; hut on account of its being in the possession of the company he was unable to do so, and com€quently not in a position to show that it was or was not in the handwriting of the prisoner._ Mr. Humphreys said, whateverdocuments mightbe required, and that were in the possession of the com• pany, should he forthcoming at the proper time. At present he was not aware that the order was in the company's hands. ri the usual course of business it would fall into their hands, and he had no doubt but they had it, but he could not speak with any greater certainty concerning it. It was not their intention to throw obstacles in the way of the prosectrion of chip cue, and he (the Learned Gentleman) only at tended to watch the proceedings, as the result in this court might influence ulterior proceedings else where. Mr. Elam had brought his action against the company, and obtained a verdict, but they were uow moving for a new trial. •. Mr. Clarkson said this was a question of consider able importance, and be would therefore a3k for a re ►nand, as there were very great difficulties in the way of completing the case. The Learned Counsel said he would, in the course of a week, be i❑ a position to prove that the forged order was in the handwriting of one of the prisoner's compadions, and also, he trusted, be able to place that party by the side of the prisoner on the charge of forgery. Alderman HSJMPHERY asked the prisoner if he had any objection to this delay. Prisoner said he was quite satisfied to have the case thoroughly investigated, and to let it stand upon its own merits. He could only say again that he never saw Mr. Elam in his life.—Prisoner was then re manded. MARYLEBONE. ROBBERY OF NEARLY 1,000/. IN BANK-NOTES.— Yesterday an elderly man was shortly before the closing of the court brought up in the custody of a City policeman, and placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having been in popession of a 50/. Bank -note, knowing the same to have been srolen. Mr. Nicholas Nugent, 6, Marlborough-place, stated that on the 13 , h instant he paid to Dr. King Osborne, St. John's -wool, a number of bank-notes, amounting to a very large sum, and that the previous day (Wed nesday last) Dr. Osborne ascertained that the whole of the property alluded to had been abstracted from a drawer, and that one of his servants who was sus uected to be the thief had absconded. On the same morning (yesterday) he (Mr. Nugent) received in formation that a person had just presented one of the notes, payment of all of which had been stopped at the Bank of England, and he accordingly proceeded thither without delay, when the prisoner was pointed out to him as being the party in question—the note was for 501. Upon his being questioned as to how he became possessed of it, he said he had received it from a Mr. Holmes (the name of the servant who had absconded.) Mr. HARDWICK—Did he say under what circum stances he had received it? Mr. Nugent—l think he told me it was in payment of some account he had with bim. Mr. HARD WICK —ls Dr. Osborne here ? Mr. Nu gent—lie is nor, Sir. City Policeman Marshall, 31, deposed that on the same day, between twelve and one o'clock, Mr. Nugent carne to him with the prisoner as he was on duty near the Mansion-house. The prisoner was given into witness's charge, and when at the station house he said, " I had the note, and I am given in custody for it." He added that he had received it from Holmes. Mr. HARDWICK (to the prisoner)—What have you to say to this ? Prisoner—There are three men now in possession of Dr. Osborne's house in a matter arising out of some Chancery proce( dings. Holmes, whom I had recommended to the doctor as a confi• dential clerk, sent me to get change for the 501. note. I asked several persons in the neighbourhood to change it, but they could not do so, and I then took it to the Bank of England. If your Worship will be kind enough to adjourn the case the real character of cer tain parties will be shown. In-pt•ctor Jackson, D, said that the particulars of the robbery had been circulated throughout the vari ous divi,ions of police, and a reward of 501. had been offered ; the notes stolen consisted of six of 1001. each, together with several of 501, and others of less amount. Prisoner—lf a robbery had been committed, a cer tain party must have done it, and no one else. Mr. HARDWICK—Can you find him ? Prisoner— Yes, in twenty minutes. The magistrate told him he would give him an op portunity of doing so; but the inspector and the City constable must accompany him, and he would not be suffered to go out of their charge. The prisoner went out with the officers, but was presently brought back into court, when Inspector Jackson said that the prisoner had told him that he could give the information, but that he would not do so (uttering an oath to that effect). The prisoner denied having made use of the expres sion imputed to him. He was a picture-dealer, and a respectable man, and said if he were allowed to see Dr. Osborne he was quite satisfied that every thing would satisfactorily explained, and the charge against him would not be pr-nevered in for a moment. Mr. fliaDwicK directed that he should be taken to Dr. Osborne, and that from what might transpire there in reference to the affair the inspector would, in the exercise of his own discretion, determine as to whether he would be justified in further detaining the prisoner at present on the charge or not. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE LATE ACCIDENT TO MRS. DISRAELL—Mr. Bingham yesterday gave judgment in the case of John Stanton, an omnibus driver in the service of Mr. Nelson, who w is charged with having by careless and negligent driving done damage to the extent of 8/. 10s. to Mr. Disraeli s brougham. The circumstances of the case, which to , k its rise from a collision between the omnibus and the brougham in Regent-street, have already been detailed. Mr. BINGHAM said—The defendant, an omnibus driver, has been summoned to this court for carelessly driving his vehicle against the complainant's carriage, which was overturned and damaged by the collision. A disinterested and intelligent witness, called by the complainant, stated that from the pavement where he was standing he saw the whole transaction. That the complainant's carriage was going at a slow pace along the eastern side of Regent-street to the south ward, that the defendant's omnibus was proceeding at a moderate pace up the middle of the street in an op posite direction, that another omnibus was proceeding in the same direction just beyond the defendant's omnibus, that the driver of the further omnibus whipped his horses as if desirous of getting in advance of the defendant, that the defendant immediately applied his whip to his own horses and almost on the instant the complainant's carriage was upset; that if the defendant bad stopped when the further omnibus was getting in advance, instead of whip ping his own horses, the collision would not have occurred. The impact of the heavier vehicle was so overpowering that the complainant's horse was turned completely round, and hi s h ea d forced through the side window of the omnibus. On the part of the defendant, a witness who was on the out side of the vehicle stated that behind the defendant's omn ibus there was a gig goin g in the same di rect i on as the omnibus ; that this gig attempted to pass the omnibus on its off side; that the complainant's coach man attempted to pass between the gig and the omni bus, and not finding sufficient room struck against the omnibus. And if the case had rested here, the last witness having made his statement with an apparent persuasion of its accuracy, I should have thought my jurisdiction in a criminal proceeding did not autho rise me to proceed to a conviction where I must, of necessity, have entertained a reasonable doubt, after hearing statements so conflicting But another wit ness, called for the defendant, stated with an equal persuasion of his own accuracy, that the gig, so tar from attempting to pass on the off side of the defend.: ant's omnibus, was actually passing on the near side of the further omnibus, when, the gig horse shying, the driver of the further omnibus was compelled to swerve to the right, and the defendant to follow his example. The case on the part of the prosecution having been established by the clear testimony of an intelligent and disinterested witness, and the defend ant's case having failed from the irreconcileable con tradictions between his own witn.sses, I think the complaint of carelessness had been made out, and that judgment must go against the defendant. Mr. Bitsouam then directed that the defendant should be fined 61 for the public offence, and in ad dition to pay the coachmaker's bill. Mr. Bingham said he had received a very excellent character of the defendant as a steady, careful driver, but, from the evidence produced before him, he must think that the defendant's eyes were on this occasion not in the right direction, and this had led to the collision. A large catch of mackerel took place in our _offing 12. r,.• c,-,ac777.• One Ispf,‘, lo:c.licht 1^ upware.s ef 12,020 1112 h. W.2iCh 781\0 EV2tfist(—'+'J Lanctexll tarto uDvrarcla ef 2,0,C e5O which fetched 14s. a hundred.—Brighton Guardian. TT - IF COTTNTRY MAPKETc BOSTON, FEB. 26.—Wheat, red 245 t o 37s Od, white 3 . 65 to 3 )s, extra 424 to 00s; barley I 8; to 235 ; oats beans Ils to lr s ; 92s to 2 , s ; peas , is to Os per quarter. barley 10 ' to UPPING /IA 31, Feu. 26 —Wheat dOs to 4050 d; 24s ; oats, new 14s to 13s, old 91s ; beans, new 225 to eggs2s 0 , old 26s to 29s per quarter. Butter 1 2 id to 13d per lb ; J 3 for Is. MELTON MOWBRAY, FEB. 25. 'Wheat, old 415 to 43s 0 d , new 6s Od to 40s ; barley 205 to 035 ; oa ts, old 213 to 24, new 16s to 2.)s ; beans, old 26s to 295, ne w 24s to 27s per qr. Butter 13d to 14d per lb ; eggs 2 to 22 for number ls. 1, of DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET. FEB. 2 5 • been DU fat beasts to-day was considetably less than it has been .for some weeks past ; there were but few from our neighbouring counties, and none from the north of England; the attendane! of b u y ers was large, and higher prices were realised i 11.% sorts of beasts. The supply of sheep was large, fo r * Tal there was a b r i s k demand. Fat and store calves were plenti f Fi o 4o r irb t e h i.g e n season. Fat pigs, both English and Irish, a la r g e sh° ll7; t ß e e; d f oe , du 4 a i ii d liblaa to sd; mutton, 6d to 6,',c1; veal, 561 to 51 1 d pee of pigs, 7 s to 7s 6cl per score. Rough - fat, 3s 6d per stone A i d ralg e oe s oy, , ,o Ild:Fddhreißtgmoha•e2, demand _p fore o r l afi b rn ; em c wa a r l h f kee s a k tt i n ta s ot. 2 eil d aa ys t o t. ww 4 ae d se kpire ri l si b t . se oats,CI{LIS 17e At d , p F er E q l3 ;a 2 rt s e . r — . Wheat, Ws Ilid ; barley, 2...3° Il d; were 960 qrs of wheat in the market to-day, being 13 4 11 114 EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, FEB• 26. Wheat—.Thet. than last week. Prices were the same on the top, . o . n the average-96 qrs unsold. Barley—There wee , I° _7, d_ay's market 3 12 qrs barley, being 135 qrs more than last w 5e 9 9 The top price is up, and the average 2d dow n 7B3 q .B r e s a u ne n id s — ol T d u . hpcl Oats —The quantity of oats in the m arket nol 0 ? a re, being 7 less than last week. The top P rice 11 supplyaDd otfhebeaanaserwaag:l96l97s3,db—eiin4go(lrisd :ibssos 26 more . last week. Prices were the same on the top, and the average - 52 qrs unsold. Top of Wheat ... . ... 63 lb. 463 .. 0 1 ~ Barley ... ... .. 56ilb. 3 05 g, f f Oats ... ... ... ... 441 b 24s d ~ Beans .. .. 65Vb. 3 15 ° tim ber EDINBURGH CATTL; MARKET, .FEB 26••••••Th,e urnies of cattle was 493, or 83 less than last week. 10'44 aaos sorts, redtetsh,i inferior, re b r i o s r t , cattle, fro al 53 7 0 5 d 3 t d 0 3d; 5 s current,Dutch to tilts() stone.. 6d; 5 1 0. . 1- cr i oei e n t; t 4 v d as to n s o d t p eff er ec l, t b e . d. The number of sheep this in .b ° o bp i and dDst mutton, 6d d or p e 3 r 2,0 1 b m . o re than laS s t , d we t e weer. 0a T . o e p vi p e r s ice su o d i ;pietist current, - g -0 , ht 446 s id A •e n, to n3 3 B ) . 3 2s od .— . WBhaeralte,y,wewigehigihngiag64lsb6is, ibbsrougrroo4..bb: 27s 9d, and prices to 20s 6d. Oats, weighing 44 1 hs , „boll 20s 6d, and prices to 15s 6d. Beans and peas' Vie 4 6Silbs, brought 30s Od, and prices to 24s Od. CORK, Fits. 26. 50 Rvv Barrels. ehdi c u rreneli to pe tw w heat t at o l; ss 0 0 3 d t o o 0000ss Odod °C4 005,,,, °d0nAd,2,0,06 do 37 Barley lPs 4d to 115 Od uus ~,i - 0 0 Bere —1 184 Oats .. 8s Od to 8s 5d ",O d ' ~,i - s ot CO' ' 23 Pigs 3 03 Od to 32s Od 32e u. r - Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— 07001 0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 22 barley ; 0 h ere; ' ' 1 pig. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last w ee s l4 o:', Wheat, 149. Barley, 523. Oats, .2,990. P i g s ' PRICES OF BUTER. cuitestrai . 81' CANT. ....... g .., .. 90s First quality •••• .......... 1‘ Second quality Four thF S F T i i i h x r ft is t r h t h d q q qu u agaa a ul quality i l . iait i l t tyi y yt 3 : ..... . . . .. BB6oss . . 56s Sixth ality •........... Return of Cattle sold for t le weekqenndird Feb. ' --. Pigs, 8 70 . -s ; 74 s Fourth T Second hird q q uq U ul a ai l ti i iYt ty Y.' ..................... ....: 1 ) 65 ; 70s Fifth quality •••• .. 119, ...... :do Sheep, Coax.— Flour--First 11 s6d to I ts 6cl; ex tra 1 909° seconds, lOs 6d tolls 6d; households 93 to 108 Od: thi rc o l l wheat per cwt. Oatmeal lOs to 1056 d; Indian meal7s 6d to°'.oos Pr,, meal, lOs to 108 6d per cwt. Indian corn 7151 Od te g : o etag' average n Od r a n t00 9 0 2 3, 8 00 6 , :lot per e 9; r s at s ov p ne e r. r a t _o nH a Farmers39lto°vi'Farilleri 008; dealers 42s to 46, Od; aever.2ageY-4d6ep r ton. Sris °l " 6 Od; Bread — Wheate n household loaf 4d to 5 4 d pe6B4;lb.saleeFrrsesh butter , c o de 12d per lb. Eggs —4s 6d to per 41b. 8d per hundred' Colo' , -KAath Newport 163 Od; Lydney 17s; Land Ore 145; •'•- ~e r e,- t 1 4s 6d per ton. Tallow 37s Od to 38° .. „ n ' Itl° ° :, 2 6 1' 25 o. p ., 58 9d per imperial PI; 44 ‘r b. Bee 4i l d to sid ; mutton 5d to 7 d; bd P lif -- 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausage° 5/611° 64 to Fren ch Hops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2, ton. Bark—Barbary 710 s to 81 Os; Valonia 151 w °I; per ,tersei :di n t ditto, Hemp 32/ to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 21. v lOl I , '' ;72.4iSmsptbaoenrois_oh,IvOlp/eeptureerblat:orsone.ls;pFeNrleeetwocnfeo;unWrdooeilluld4: to 15 . 01 00 , ; I'S' 10/ to 1 yello ditto, 2l 15s per ton ;deals, 12s to 155 Per ir o lf IS I . Market 2 2a to 325, salted 23s to 32s per or,' ; Alitdog; 3id to 3id per lb. Potatoes white 7d to , s‘‘ .. ; /to 9/ '. 10d to lad. Guano— Peruvian ' , 11/ 10s: lob ew— ' 8 per ton. Tar—A rehane.l, 19s Der barrel _ SEABORNE MAIL s. amoral [N signifies that the m a il s are sent front the - by the night—and Mby the morning—diVa oh] When made uP in PLACES. 'General Post-office London. t Fran - port "- staled' Vat ila dai• I LiverP °° _,. l , • •, America (by Brit. pkt.) N February 28 .• " I L ' verin t . America (by U.S. pkt.) N March 7 • • .• g - 0 1 uth ain ,r . America (by U.S. pkt.) M March 8 .. • • - ,,,,,,m0ti , 4. Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month L'i ver • • Alexandria* • ... .... N 19th & 30th of nun Dover Belgium •. .. • . N Daily .. .. • • I) o e tbanlPt• Brazil .. . .. M 9th of the month S .. . bam pt. Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month 6 0 . , 1 q uan ipt. California(viaChagres)M 17th of month 5 , ° ,,,.„" o ath „ • Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month rv — ,. • • Constantinople* .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo,Dolte. no t. central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. pat i t o pt. Channel Isles .. .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Soutli.,pt. Chili .. .. .. . M 17th of the mouth Sontb• - .• France .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. !Dover .• Greece* .. .. . • N 7th 17th 27th ef mo I Dovet Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London .• Holland .. .• .. 31 Wedn es. & Satur. 'London i: Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Southerly., Ireland .. •.31 & N Twice daily .. • • I liel l bea Pt• India (via Southamp.) DI 20th o f th e month,Sooi,ang .. India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of month P ova Mediterranean (via : !.. aparart• - 8 Southampton) .. M 20th of the month :no .. Mar ci' Mediterranean (via 1 I r fareb 1- Mexico . - .. N 7th& 24th ofinonthlpeultehampt. 3 ~,,b 1- Mexico .. • • .. M2d of the montil• • be ..., t h ei mpt. 31 '" - di 1 Niadeira • • • • .. 31 9th of the month F S.. , f ,r_ 11 /. Mer e i N€ 7 k th 3 ,l o 7 t t h h o ,l f 9 ni th o , i f t e 1 1 Dover .. _,.,,d i _ Naples* •• • • •• N 15th 25th °fin () ~.. 2 `" - c _.. 0 6 Papal States* . .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofino DO. , .•,. 31 , . ~ j 0 qoutheMP gare' , ~ reninsular .. .. .. 31 7th 17th 27thof M 0 - a apt. 4outb•,/aid, 0 : Peru • • " • • • • II 17th of the month .. er " igara i Tuscany* .. .. .. N sth tnth 25th of mo DO __.,, West Indies .. . M 17th of the month Southawr ar chi 1 3 f 1 a West Indies (except I creitlitOP • eV' Havanna & Na&sau) M 2d of the month .• ,-,-- , .., conV * The mails to those countries thus marked (*) "'' . All ~A i l 0 French packs y!‘ Marseilles. . e rica ""tbg *** The West Indian, Mexican. and Central Ar quenc e 0, 1 Dover .• be made up on the evening of March Ist, in cells of March happening on a Sunday. Mphmar eh ',- Marc Mare. - Feb. 26 poill Feb . I'e ... b. h 1 A r ' — h 2 lo rc.- ga rcil ga 31ar c- g TUel' -A mos .Tlf o NOS ' I) A lll ed iw iC 3fa rcb 3 1101' i3t — Ar cil 21 Malta* .. pi , 1 1 RAIL WA Y SHARE R K O' onlyTh S e T°coo' BRISTOL, FEB. 27 . Gro at transaction reported to-day was -91 ex div. EXOBANGE.—The share market continuesiginatero t/J, LIVERPOOL. FEB. 2 7 . d P 1„, — 1 OP , STOCK EXCHANGI.—The share market open d o , g i be morning, and continued buoyant throughout the Ae ley. be ad, business was done, and prices had an upward tenufsirgeeP-0,5, transactions were as follow : - Aberdeen, 1.'3 srssdP Lancashire, and Cheshire, 9 1 / c. dis.-1 111 t t° A' - 110 1 P - birs, 5 1 4 dis. Caledonian, 11% Chester an d L a ncr d ipg Preference, guaranteed 5 1 / 2 per cent., le —Ea / S Wee po rter 14% c.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths t r ,, re e.ll,,bli Union), 5 3 4 dis.—Lancaster and Preston, '''',o, Cr" - ol :•• hares, 38 1 4 p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 15---Li lerP ieSte rij ' telt and Southport, ex div.—Ditto, N l4 ew p. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341,( 2 -15itto , ', - i f d e lsow; 6 o l l.: ex int.—Matlock and Midland, 3% dis.'.l - 16 ';‘, floe' Q c. u — art L e o r n s, do s n 3.4 a p nd o llro d r vi t v b r. . e l' iti ret l e e bee il eh l Iliv.—Ditto, Halves 15 c. dis.—North British, 9' c .......v a e x ,.... & Western, 12 dis. — South-Eastern and Dov,er,n2:illea,u'- nd County Down, STOCK Excaarrol. Waterford and Limerick, „. 4 O ne ftoOildoway;_aLn —Leeds d p s ri prices Stock, were 5 15. 15 dis.—Dundalk s hfie — rr em D .h u n a s d T. a b l h k eeesn a and ac tl o 0 tra nsact; ,;E: ;foie dr .ipt..,..5 MANCHESTER. FEB • 2 7 ' A l i no'll.' - . 0 North Stafforth.hire, i% . 4 —Ditto Ditto (C), Quarters, 3 p.—Ditto, New Quartervbee ' ./67g -1. Shares, 51 4 A pOV 14 Ditto, 2',dis.- — 8 London Stoc k, and and ecir,l 9 ,..d. -Sheffield, 3 - Ditto, ../s P.—Great Northern,' 18--FleetYro - Sheffield, Preference, 11 betiff. (dNis.o—:-Sooutlh4- —Heat - casod b , ir ri e; ri , jo. _2 %. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 27 ..' ober pit; B TOCE EXCHANGE.—This market "*"" ( feed :":.,„ OP to-day. The following transactions were re,P m 'i n gliv" Staffordshire, 6 . 5 1 dis.—Shrewsbury and 4 1 4 dis.—South Staffordshire, 3 dis. se YORK, FEB 25. Aor _ „'' e d r 13 er; STOCK EXCHANGZ. —The transactions W -- t •i e , n ab , . follow:—Great Northern, 17% York, N ew < cBs rtb 'I ' wick (G. N. E. Purchase), 71A--York and ' l2- 24% Ditto, Preference. 8 7 , . got Skin.-- nt [ADVERTISEMENT ]—Dise 4e 0 1419;1's oi P i te f Extraordinary Cures daily effected ' s b '0°1 ,. 1 : - Y s- i Bull fr -ce9 41 1 and Pills.—Persons a ffl icted with scurv y y, - P a a ti eu the most inveterate skin diseases to w hi c h the' 4i n , W e ' l dels subject, cannot make use of a remedy so ce d — Fills , If in tbs speedy, in the cure as Holloway's Ointmer4r,-ises fr o m 0" purify the blood and totally eradicate such 011 " d it4-eg ° th° 96 ,l 0 system. In many parts of the continent icu ere se' kb e t tog complaints are prevalent these dicines ar e l i r h' ef ii, only sovereign remedy, they being nu e qually 0 311 00 A yt - or t h as ome and abroad in obstinate eases of ofscrofoll also for burns or scalds.—Sold by ell DfliNess'tles_,. Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Stean> dlit l'tlo s9 66tY' On the 24th inst., th O e F wi A fe oBfOllr. H. D ada°l4 °f ham, Kent. On the 26th inst., in Brunswick-square, Prfro• O a On the 25th inst., l'bet WO the of the R ' W. Blathwa ft Ply On the '2sth • yt. O t j t ' t CAhelmAaurGshliNTTrcaßr.age, 5/4* TT• Boohhie inst., the wife of Mr. J. •-•__________...- hope-street. rv7 acoltienr,t i t c lir he 25th inst., at South Cove, Suffolk, C' ef b i b el eVelo e the same place, j o a f m t e h s e B l a a .r t r, e o ß w ; late " ofWO pp° late Captain:T o : l : bste e c o i f to S. F. Harmer, R. N • and on the w o n o f t he Bodingbam. Suffolk, to Jane, eldest dm*. dol, Rev. C J a a p m t aeisn 25th Harmer, to N ll . l aria, youngest 61' aljgbter t la es u Gayg e Wf On the 25th inst ,at St. Pancras, Churc. , to 913.1. f s es i tl f d i eer : s ' t y nt e le if la q tge B in. e ao l , acwetnEs he Ih sit : , o. G. . Poole, ly . Dece t r s e l; s i r y e e , l i , porie , oih'D he rjue r ies On the 24th inst., in Cavendish-square, Ca' , f , Che Countess of Charville, widow of the late Right .13 0- * .„, William Bury, Earl of Charleville, aged 89.,,, Aglo w, P 4 o ‘f On the 24th inst., in Sloane-street, T H. Pr e "' E On the 24th inst., aged 59, William ife of Viiimpole-street. the vi On the 14th inst., at Leigh -house,North `gilts , d the Rev. J. C. Bradney, rector of Great Salop. ~, Droie - ' On the 23d irs .. Sarah, the wife of Thotnag 9. ~ Cot br Esq., of Howland-street On the 22d inst., at Percy-street. Bedford-y:l.e' rine Ross, widow of the late Dr. Adolphus Ross. f .._...... - - 0 01 , iv Alaltoo, rior.+,2 : Pri7f•!,l and Publi•aied 11 - 7 AIVIWO -I- 0. I 'l : - .i_r_'_ l _ s If 1 'in1,, ,,, ,' at 2 .,, 5 , sui3 act, 4- 10 0, i, chl BildWegezi Friday, February 28,1851. • A , /fere] ~T ..Th e t ime 0 4 44. - I VO Witi U4 ll 04,4 itt Por b , bllde r — ; bind 3, -6c T °, 0i no'" Pln APtti d p 1t ., 41 t11 - 0 1 goo wi n ditea a r c 1 11 14 4 ;:r 20 r , CI. lake It, ittix ts 4 \.... n _krb et It i ;1 4 1: 1 ; 11 101 t t ",., 11 4 k. a. 13 • 13 I • 3 43i I • 34 lk~ 4 4 •„ ; vh tß h' h r b ilt prie 4 ben t i E s 44, 11, 14 ej Aa h rd t d b ) bze, 141` 14 3 7 ' lb lee! er A II • e.;4•,. I~f t ec • 11 94 hi I o t irec an ertt. Pu m btu * tc Dira ,„ ` — ai , l ekton '` 4 rgei tsae 3 (lege: 1N.,. hell