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RAILWAY COMMITTEES LAW INTELLIGENCE. ARCHES' COURT, Aug 5. had been drinking in company at a public-house in Donnington, kept by a man named Bosworth, the night previous to the rob ber), and that along with the rest of the company they left about half-past eleven o'clock. From Bosworth s, Mr. Newbold proceeded to the house of the prisoner's father, and he there found that he had not been at home during the night. On the morning of the 5111, about five o'clock, the prisoner, Dixon, and Hood called at a public-house called the Paul Pry, about six miles on the Ashby road, and thence they were all three traced together to a public-house at Ashby, where they stopped all day. In the first part of the journey Hood was without a hat, hut on his arrival at A•hhy, he had on a blue cap, which he had stolen from the Paul Pry. When in the public-house at Ashby, the prisoner Oldershaw said they had run away from Castle Donnington for poaching, and he exhibited a number of table and tea-spoons, a mousselin-de-laine dress, anti a towel. Not content with the mere exhibition of these articles he presented the landlady with a teaspoon for her baby, and also with a towel, both of which she now produced at the trial, and swore most positively to the prisoner. These articles were identified by members of Mr. Sterling's fam.ly as stolen on the night of the robbery. For several weeks no tidings were heard of the supposed thieves— Dixon and Hood are still out of the way—but a few days ago the prisoner Oldershaw was apprehended at Loughborough. These were the main facts of the case. Mr. WI L LAIORE, for the defence, did not deny that a robbery had been committed, and that the prisoner had been in pos session of the stolen articles, but from his instructions he argued that on the night in question the prisoner, when in a state of intoxication, had received the articles from the real thieves, and that, when he came to his senses, he was so alarmed upon hearing of the robbery that he was afraid to return home. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the CHIEF BARON sentenced him to 10 years' transportation. (THIS DAY.) THE OFFICE OF JUDGE PBOMOTED BY BARNES V. SHORE. Sir H. JENNER FUST delivered his sentence in this case, which was a proceeding against the Rev. James Shore, as a minister of the Church of England, for performing Divine service in an unconsecrated chapel at Berry Pomeroy, Devon, without license from his diocesan, the Bishop of Exeter. The present question was, as to the admission of a defensive allega tion on the part of Mr. Shore, pleading that he had seceded from the Church of England, having taken the oaths as a Pro. testant Dissenting minister, and that he was now a minister in hely orders of a Protestant Dissenting congregation assembling in the said chapel. The Learned Judge held that this allega tion was not admissible as a defence to the articles which had been admitted. It appeared that Mr. Shore had been regularly ordained, was a priest in holy orders of the Church of England, and was licensed to preach in this chapel by his diocesan, the Bishop of Exeter, and that license remained in force till the ith of March, 1844; that on the 13th of March, 1844, notice was served upon him of the revocation of his license ; that he then, as he alleged, from conscientious motives, seceded from the Church of England ; that is, he ceased to conform to the Church of England, and that he was at the time the citation issued, and is now, a Protestant Dissenting minister in holy orders, and a preacher and teacher of a congregation of Pro testant Dissenters; that on the 16th of Match, 1844, he took the oaths as a Protestant Dissenting minister, and (rem that time has never officiated as a minister of the Church of Eng land, but as a Dissenting minister only. Now he (the Learned Judge) thought it absurd to suppose that it was tenderness of conscience that induced this gentleman to take the oaths directed by the Toleration A3t three days only after his license had been revoked. The Toleration Act were passed to relieve persons of scrupulous consciences, not to exempt clergymen of the Church of England frowi responsibility, if they had in any way misconducted themselves; they were not intended to apply to such cases. Surely it never could be contended that a person could throw off his obligations as a minister of the Church of England, by merely qualifying him self as a Protestant Dissenting teacher. He (the Learned Judge) was yet to learn that any person could so throw off the character of a clergyman after he had taken holy orders. He apprehended that if such a person misconducted hirs.self, he would still be liable to proceedings under the Church Discipline Act, and be amenable to ecclesiastical punishment. Was it to be contended that, if a minister of the Church of England was guilty of immorality, he could escape all punishment except any that he might be ►iable to by the common law, by merely taking the oaths under the Toleration Act, and calling himself a Dissenter ? Under these circumstances it was useless to ad mit the allegation, which lie therefore rejected. ROUSE OF COMMONS. lie c o th e Intruttee of the House of Lords met to-day, not even Indefatigable Standing Orders." The only public Com- Z i ttee of the House of Commons that sits is the interminable knd York, which meets at three in the afternoon. gieviathan troject is designated on the Parliamentary roll %1.042 X, and embraces the following lines : ‘,Pe astern Counties, Hertford and Biggleswade. .I..be Midland Railway Extension, Swinton and Lincoln. he Midland Railway Extension,. Lincoln and Ely ; and the NThe orth Midland, Doncaster Extension. Committee appointed last night in the House of Corn -41 to inquire into the validity of the subscription deed of the 11 0 7 0 n and York line met this morning at eleven o'clock in Ar m ' N °. 2, of the House of Commons. Mr. Hawes, the , ember for 11:1 Cli v e Lambeth, is the Chairman, the other members are , Alessrs Denison, Baring, Warburton, Escott, and " t ‘• The inqui; is conducted with closed doors. The i„..ernues leadn g to the are rowded with witnesses and 7 1 , k'ns internested in the scheme, and considerable excitement respecting the result of the investigation, which will, it "ght, materially influence the fate of the Bill. RUNGERFORD REGATTA. tra % t h ul e ellandreds of well-dressed persons assembled yesterday fro m ,`',uspensio n -b r id ge , t h e t errace , and every other place test "'" 11 a view of the race could be commanded. The eon '4l in two heats, with five pairs of oars. FIRST HEAT. G• Bancroft and T. Wortley (white) G. Sanders and J. Beckett (yellow) ... 2 2. Elcl and F. Braithwaite (green) 3 T• Moody and T. Cook (light blue) 4 vi h K. Tomlinson and R. M'Evoy (red) ... 5 bridg e e distance was from the upper side of the Snp ension- Off rtul t° t he liorseferry, down to start nvestigator, police-ship, Wt. del stairs, and back to the ing place. ev en u ne took the lead followed by yellow. The race was very ' a ud was Won by a length. OXFORD CIRCUI I .—Gloucester, Aug. 4. CROWN COURT. Mr. Justice PATTESON delivered a brief charge to the grand jury, after which the Court proceeded with the trial of William Gillespie, a young man of respectable appearance, aged 2.4, who was indicted fo r having assaulted one Susannah Cratchley, at Stroud, in this county, on the sth of July last, with intent to commit a rape. The prosecutrix stated, that upon the evening in question she was walking about the streets of Stroud at about ten o'clock, looking out for a truant brother, Miles by name. At about half-past ten she met a man, who turned out to be the pri soner; she, thinking he was the object of her search, called " Miles, Miles," when the prisoner answered, " I am not Miles," and laid hold of her arm. She struggled hard to get away, and begged him to let her go. He said he would net until he had tffected his purpose. He then took indecent liberties with her. She would not yield, and then the prisoner struck her to the ground with a stick which he held in his right hand. While on the ground she called out " Murder !" and then succeeded in getting up. Prisoner knocked her down again, and then walking off, apparently only a few yards, re turned, and endeavoured to persuade the girl that he knew nothing of the transaction, and demanded of her, " Who has done this? if I knew who it was I would give him a good hiding." The prosecutrix was positive she was not mistaken in the man, and that lie was the prisoner. A respectable-looking woman named Hunt was attracted to the spot by cries of " Murder r and observed the prisoner standing by the side of the poor girl, and she (prosecutrix) said, " You are the man who did it." He denied, and at last offered the girl some money, and suggested that the charge should he " fixed" upon somebody else. A policeman (Bishop) came up, and took the prisoner into custody. Upon being asked if he knew anything of the character of the pro secutrix, he stated that he had seen her walking about the streets like a common prostitute. His LORDSHIP summed up, and the jury found the prisoner Guilty of a common assault; when the Learned Judge sen tenced him to be imprisoned in the common gaol for two calen dar months. GE: - ..ND HEAT. F ..ld and B ra ith wa i te „Cook and Moody 2 Beckett and Sanders 11 6 / went away from Whitehall to the Endeavour, up' to Theopeferry, and back to the Suspen3ion-bridge. tr ee ,, n eat was so evenly contested as to cause a dispute. Wh o „.." t ook the lead and kept it, followed closely by light blue, hp ere touching them upon the quarter all the way up to the %ligh P ar t Of the Houses of Parliament, where light blue Ly t oo , the lead, goit3g inside. Green, however, imme throuJuPassed them again, but were pressed by light blue Stki t - g' c alt, and on coming up to the winning-post it was clif- Ares s .: l °s aY Which boat had won. Tough, the manager, ex litts 'Vinton that EH and partner were entitled to the uiPrize, as they held slightly the lead in coming in towards tar s g er t f ord-stairs, but owing to the vast concourse of specta tour: boats towards the shore, were obliged to alter their 4,6: He also felt that the winners had the advantage in not tite et i4 t° Pass th roug h th e bridge, the heat finishing at it. A t i! was held a t n i n e in the evening, and after some discus- Wer e m,,e on waived any opposition, and Eld and partner eelareer d the winners. FRANKFORT V. FRANKFORT. This was a question whether Lord Frankfort was entitled to deduct from his payments of permanent alimony, which the Court had allot'ed to Lady Frankfort, the property-tax. The COURT intimated that it had been its intention that the alimony should be paid clear of the tax; but as the question depended upon the construction of the Property-tax Act, he should take rime to consider it. STONE V. STONE. Sir FL JENNER FUST gave sentence in this case, which was an appeal from the Consistory Court of London, in a suit originally brought by Mrs. Harriet Stone against Mr. George Stone, her husband, for a divorce, on the ground of cruelty and adultery, which was met by Mr. Stone by a charge of adultery against Mrs. Stone, who replied to this charge by alleging con nivance on his part. The Learned Ju d g e in the Court below held that Mrs. Stone's adultery was proved ; that Mrs. Stone had failed in her proof of her charges, both of adultery and connivance, and pronounced for a divorce at the prayer of the husband. From this s, ntence Mrs. Stone appealed, so far as related to the alleged adultery and connivance of Mr. Stone. As the ease was very fully entered into in our report of the judgment in the Court below, it will be sufficient to say that the Learned Judge of this Court affirmed that judgment on all points, being of opinion that there was not a shadow of proof in evidence ui on which the Court could place any reliance, either of the husband's adultery, or of his connivance at any adulte rous intercourse with Mr. Thomas Knox Hulmes, and conni vance at the adultery with Lord Sussex Lennox was not even alleged. He pronounced against the appeal, and remitted the cause. . ° I . AL POLYTECHNIC , TUTION. veN l • 'Alba) , Doctor John Ryan gave a lecture at this most Mo w I ngitution, on the recent experiments performe . d . by kt c: e ur Routigny, at the meeting of the British Association NI :bridge- These experiments, many of our readers will t e , p e e ber, related to the spheroidal state of bodies at high trei•L at ure, and its application to steam-boilers and to alen t 42f water in red-hot vessels. Doctor Ryan corn ,With os his lecture by some most interesting details . connected eoh 'e Principal causes of explosions in steam-boilers; and lelti a ; nez i° l l with the over-heated state of flues and the re accidents, he proceeded to point out that the f iron, `"am Point of evaporation was much below the red heat t he a n In g in fact, not higher than 400 Fah., therefore, until ilhi s C r e tal cooled down no explosion could take place. He villii t a h t . e d this Theping water into a platinum crucible, a . t a eomi tio -at• water immediately assumed the . spheroidal n, and continued in a violent state of action until the ves ted r . 4 cooled down, when suddenly the water became cono doubt 1 1 ) n!o stea m with immense violence. In this way n rev v oilers had been injured, even after the fire had been re. Were' These experiments, however, as Dr. Ryan observed, esa,her,:oneously called Mons. Boutiguy's, they were not I Wea t a : i tti been performed in Paris fourteen years bac y tially Iv '. 'millet, and also in America many years ago, espe lrere ' t h a view of accounting for steam boiler explosions, and eth ers nee repeated in this country by Professor . Faraday . and The , The concluding experiments excited great interest. resai t snuaction of ice in a vessel at a glowing red heat was a I neata i. ° anomalous,, all were desirous of witnessing the pheno reial. g certainly was beautifully performed by the learned "rottgh t n , 'he following manner :—A deep platina capsule was Aar°, a glowing heat, and at the same moment liquid . sill- I t Ate b; acid> which had been pre,erved in the liquid ' ll ,to freezing mixture and some water, were poured _"erea, "Pel• The rapid evaporation of the volatile sul reda,jeid, which enters into ebullition at the freezing point, tee w ,. — `4 each an intense degree of cold, that a large lump of 'tot i cediately formed, and being thrown out of the red etirn, was handed round to the company. This last expe 1, the learned lecturer informed us, was really new. 111 14 1 7 ,„ r is g e ,audience semed to be highly gratified by the manner 4714 0 ,7 ,the experiments were performed by Dr. Ryan, and toe "s' the approbation by loud and continued applause at eklelaßion oteecture. WESTERN ClRCUlT—Bridgewater, Aug. 4. CROWN COURT. Robert Chard and Betsy Chard were indicted, the former for burglariously breaking Into the house of John Nash, near Taunton, and stealing a silver spoon, and the latter for receiv ing it knowing it to have been stolen. It appeared that the prosecutor's house was properly fastened up in the evening ; the next morning it was discovered that the house had been broken open, and that a silver spoon and other articles had been taken. Several other burglaries having been committed in the neighbourhood, the house of the male prisoner was searched, and several of the stolen articles were found, and the female prisoner had possession of the spoon. The prisoners were both found Guilty. They were then indicted, the male prisoner for breaking into the house of Mr. Hewett, and stealing two guns and a coun terpane. It was clearly proved that Robert Chard was in possession of most of the articles shortly after the robbery, and the counter pane was found in the female prisoner's box. '1 he jury found the male prisoner Guilty, but Acquitted the ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. 2111DLAAD ClRCUlT.—lcicester, Aug. 4. The civil business having concluded on Saturday night, this morning both the judges proceeded with the trial of prisoners. (Before Mr. Justice AJAULE.) William Newton was indicted for having, on the 16th of June last, cut and wounded John Newton, with intent to do him some grievously bodily harm. The prosecutor (who is a retail brewer at Heather, in this co unty) and the prisoner are brothers , a nd, as will be seen by the following short statement of facts, the younger branches of the family do not appear to live together in the most perfect harmony. On the, 3d of last June, the prisoner, another brother, named Henry Newton, and a man named Ewings, were playing at bowls at the house kept by the prosecutor. In the course of the afternoon the prisoner and Ewings tossed for half-a-crown, and the money was won by the latter. It would appear that the prisoner, on coming into the house, complained that the money had not been won fairly, and several times threatened to knock Ewings's head off. At last Ewings rose from his seat, and the prisoner immediately knocked him down, and when on the floor beat and kicked him severely. The prosecutor, seeing the situation in which Ewings was placed, said ‘• he would not stand by and see a man killed in his own house," and proceeded to render him assistance. For this purpose he attempted to drag the prisoner away, when his brother Henry knocked him (the pro secutor) down, and when on the ground both of his brothers kicked him violently. Ewings next attempted to assist the prosecutor, who managed to get up and lean against a table, his brother llenry, however, still holding him tightly by his neckerchief- While in this position, the prisoner, who had left the room for a moment, returned, and holding a knife over the shoulder of Henry, and declaring "he would let out his pud dings," struck the prosecutor with it on the shoulder. The table then gave way, and all three brothers fell on the fluor. , The prosecutor, whom Henry still held tightly by the throat, when in that position, cried out, " Henry, leave loose of me, Bill's sticking me." To this Henry replied with an oath, " Let him stick thee; I wish he'd kill thee." When the prisoner and Henry got up, the prosecutor laid hold of the poker, with the view of protecting himself, but his assailants left the house, and he was unable to pursue them for any dis tance. On his return he complained of being very faint, and in about half an hour went to bed. He found that he was stabbed en the arm, and also in the right loin. A surgeon was called in, and the prosecutor was confined to his room for several days. These were the main facts of the case, as proved by the prosecutor, and corroborated by the evidence of his wife. The jury found the prisoner guilty of the common assault, and the Learned Judge sentenced him to six months' imprison ment and hard labour. John Johnson, David Kirby, James Green, James Bris tow, Henry Bristow, and John Elston, were charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Joseph Wardle, with in tent to prevent the lawful apprehension and detainer of the said James Bristow, and with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Macauley conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Flood de fended Bristow, Green, and Illston ; and Mr. Wing Johnson and Kirby. On the night of Sunday, the Bth of June, it was alleged that the prisoners were conducting themselves in a very disor derly manner in the public highway at Great Wi,ston. Kirby was heard to say " come on, as if inviting one of his compa nions to fight, whilst James Bristow, who was very drunk, used the most indecent and offensive expressions. Such was the conduct of the prisoners, that witnesses deposed it would not have been safe or proper for any peaceable or decent person to pass along the road in which the prisoners were. Wardle, the constable, after requesting them to go along without disturb ing the public peace, determined upon taking James Bristow into custody for being drunk and disorderly, whereupon he was most violently assaulted by the whole party. He was dreadfully beaten about the head, and ultimately laid prostrate upon the ground by a blow upon the forehead from a stone. Witnesses were called who clearly identified all the pri soners as active participators in the affray ; and it appeared from the evidence of the surgeon, that for some days after the assault was committed the prosecutor's life, owing to concus sion of the brain, was in imminent danger. The prisoners Green, the two Bristows, and Liston, subs , quently decamped, but in the course of the last month they were apprehended at Hawick, in Scotland, where they were at work as stockingers under assumed names. Sir. Flood and Mr. Wing having addressed the jury on be half of their respective clients, The prisoners were found Guilty, and sentenced to four months' imprisonment each, with hard labour. John Hineks ( who surrendered upon bail) was indicted for feloniously wounding Elizabeth Griffin, with intent to do her some bodily harm. - Mr. Wing prosecuted, and Mr. Macaulay defended the pri soner. This case, which was of a most distressing nature, was to have been tried at the last assizes, but owing to the illness of the prosecutrix it was postponed until the present. The prisoner and prosecutrix were fellow- servants in the family of Mr. Astell, at Newton Linford, and up to the time of the assault complained of they had lived upon the best terms, and both bore an excellent character. It appears that shortly before the day in question the prisoner had represented to the prosecutrix and her mistress that there were certain ob structions placed in the road close to the housewhich, upon examination, proved not to be the case. In a day or two after the prosecutrix told a younger male servant em ployed in the family to fetch her some coals, and, not bring ing them when required, he alleged that he had been detained by the prisoner. The prosecutrix accordingly when she next saw the prisoner charged him with preventing the boy executing her directions. He replied, " She was a liar," to which the prosecutrix rejoined to the effect, " No, I never said what you did about the road." The prosecutrix was at this time in a stooping position, when the prisoner, irri tated by her observation , kicked her violently on the back part of her person, and she fell forwards. The prose cutrix immediately exclaimed that she was much injured, and blood flowed most copiously even through the chair on which she was placed. The injuries to her person were of tie most serious description. She was removed to the County Hospital, of which she had been an inmate for 25 weeks ; and to-day, in Court, she ',exhibited in her appearance strong evi dence of a long and painful illness. Mr. MacaULAY, in his address to the jury, expressed, on the part of the prisoner, his gnat regret for the offence lie had com mitted, and the suffering he had entailed upon the prosecutrix. He acted under a momentary impulse of anger, but he hail not the slightest intention to inflict the injury which was unfortu nately the result of his violence. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Justice 'Vallee, in passing sentence upon the prisoner, said he wes willing to believe the prisoner did not intend to in jure the prosecutrix to the extent he had done; but still no circumstances could justify a man in striking, much less in kicking, a woman. He sentenced him to six months' impri sonment and hard labour. (Before the CHIEF BARON.) Thomas Oldershaw, was indicted for burglariously break ing and entering into the dwelling-house of Alexander Ster ling, on the night of the 4th of June last, at Castle Donning ton, in this county, and stealing therefrom a quantity of plate and other articles, the property of the said Alexander Sterling. Mr. HILDYARD (the prisoner being defended by Mr. Will more) shortly stated the case on the part of the prosecution. The evidence against the prisoner, as was considered by his Lordship and the jury, was very conclusive. On the night of the 4th of June, the family of Mr. Sterling (Mr. Sterling is since dead) retired to rest between ten and eleven o'clock, leaving all the fastenings secure, but about half-past one o'clock, or from that to two o'clock, on the morning of the sth, some of the inmates were alarmed by hearing the noise of men in the hall and lower rooms of the house. One of them was heard to exclaim to the other, " co me on ;" but w hether more than two men had entered the dwelling, the inmates could not determine. A young woman screamed out of the front window, and by a cry of " Murder," alarmed the whole neighbourhood. The in truders then made their escape, but not without taking with them five silver teaspoons, three tablespoons, a pair of saltspoons, a towel, and a mothelin-de-laine gown piece. Upon examining the premises it was found that the thieves had taken out a pane of glass, and had by that means been enabled to unbolt a shutter and obtain admittance into the house. The next point was to discover the depredators, and amongst the earliest at the house of Mr. Sterling was Mr. Newbold, the constable of Castle Donnington. In the house was found a glazed leather hat, which Newbold at once identified as the hat of Edward (alias Teddy) Hood, a notorious character, with whom he had been acquainted many years. He next ascertained that the -prisoner, together with Hood and anotior man named Dixon, woman. Mr. Justice ERLE then sentenced Robert Chard to be trans ported for life, and Betsy Chard to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve months. Thei e were four other indictments against the prisoners. James Adey and Marj Adey were indicted for having a mould in their possession for the purpose of making counter feit coin. It appeared that the male prisoner had taken lodgings in 'Taunton, where he and the female prisoner lodged. Mary Adey having gone to the shop of Mr. Fisher (a very respectable iron monger in the town) a great many times, and bought at each time half-a-dozen spoons of Britannia metal, that gentleman's suspicion became excited. He procured a warrant, which he placed in the hands of the police, and he desired his porter to follow her the next time she came to the shop. On the 26th of May she came again and purchased five spoons of the same metal. The porter followed her, and saw what house she entered. Information was given to the police, and the house was pointed out to them ; they opened the door, and, upon their going in, they saw the female prisoner, and told her they had a warrant for her. She went up stairs and into a room in the second floor ; they followed her, and in the room they saw James Adey sitting at the fire with a ladle, having in it melted metal, and in his hand was a mould of plasti-r of Paris, from which melted metal was then running. In the room the police found a very large quantity of counterfeit half-crowns, shillings, and sixpences, and it was clearly shown that this system hai been practised for many months, the woman always stating that she told the spoons to farmers. On the occasion in question, however, parts of the spoons were found in the room occupied by the prisoners. They were found Guilty, and sentenced to lb years' trans portation. h igln7. l. ° Were present at her Majesty's Theatre Ins, her lifa l • t the King of Holland, ccem paattneineddehdybtyhehips uscuhiteess; tlf M ajesty the Queen Dowager , . a ,•e, Weimar and the two Princesses his Royal Highness • ssi oe jle of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Duchess of • les at er, the Dukes of Wellington and Leeds, the Duchesses lieh f i c ;Mond an d Somerset, the Marquises E of Aylesbury and ii tn e 'd, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, f Cardi an the ar 'c' Es - ex and Cit N i n, and Munster, the Countesses of Jersey, K s . 1 , seg:gans Baron and Baroness Brunnow, Count ie man- Os eh ' Count and Countess de Jarnac, Lords DuncannonA W. • ams C. Wellesley. and F. Fitzclarence, Ladies Fitzroy 1--k7nerset, and Poulett, & lementine Villiers,c Ada Villiers, Joddrell, Howard, w oMbwell, . Her Mniest on Mond a y l as t, T anda w w itn s ess ed the Ryde rowing regatta so well pl ease d with the exertions o th e Winners, the crewthem the su m of 51, through o f a fo ur - oared b oat, that s h e presented royalyacht . er, a ugh Captain Crispin, of the Fairy, • appreciated. tend er, mark of approbation that was most highly riag i\ e / A eRIAGES IN th ou LlFE.—Yesterday the Lordmar oof Alfred Hervey, M.P. for Brighton (youngest M" of th e • Cargots of Bri s t o l), an d Mi s s Chester, daughter ;Lonel Chester, was solemnised at Asbtead, Surrey. The e Lord Arthur llervey, brother of the noble bridegroom, iated at the ceremony .' The marriage of Mr. Ernest P f Zen, second son of his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, the Gursslan Minister and Miss E. Gurney, daughter of Mr. t ertt a eYs the opulent banker of Norfolk, was solemnised yes ofeY at West Ham Church, Essex. The Rev. H. Bunsen '4ated on the happy occasion. tliThe Duke of Rutland arrived in town yesterday, c r° Southampton, after a cru i ze o f sever al weeks in his yacht gi:eitflesolution, o ff the western coast. The Noble Duke has se . 5 laid over yachting fo r thi s season , an d or dered his fine vessel y et . .DENT AND E SCAPE ON THE WEDDING DAY.— of the d ay afternoo n , b e t ween f our an d fi ve o ' c lock, a gentleman in sk i : n ame (4 Grieves, of Church-street, Islington, and who lies;,,F a°r ning had been mar r ied to the eldest daughter of Mr. brid e I n, the eng i neer, was procee di ng i n compan y with his toing l4 a light ch a i se ' up t h e Ch a lk. roa d, when in en d ea vour. tat G ee !tam betwesome vecles, lie ran against the wheels o Bu r i d g e's c arts , heavily laden with bricks. Mr. at t h•• e e'' was instan g tly thrown ' hi with immense force into the road. arm s a me moment the wheel of the cart passed over l his right .alVarently completely crushing the shoulder. Assistance Ras, e miediately rendered, when the gentleman declared he „inot hurt, and refused even to go to a surgeon's. os i" STEAM SHIP HIBERNIA.— Yesterday, the texilat ai steam ship, Captain Rvrie, sailed from Liverpoo l, Ini e W ri g with her the usual semi-monthly mails, and a large L. er pas , etr , . t I-1 lifax and Boston, including the ce 17141:ktee.d dratnati'c ' " act o ors a Mr. and Mrs. Kean, and Mr. Po L . r t. sati tk s-- orric E NOTICE.—MADEIRA, BRAZIL, AND °ffie -° 2 A. Y ftES.—Yesterday a notice was posted at the Post- W .e ,L'aiing that letters would be in time, if posted . this ev ening zrorn e- E ,"" 4l aY), for her Majesty's brig Swift, which will sail it'almouth with the mails of the sth. EP nESENTATION OF THE STEWARTRY OF KIRK 4,etilliticuT.—The gentleman mentioned as candidate tosivac welt the lat e M r. Murray, is Mr. Marmachike Constab l e Ax gentleman possessing large estates both in Scotland ilohl s ;, ri g l and. He is , we believe, the representa 'i ve of t h e sesse• Order family of Maxwell, Earl of Nithadale, the last pos his J o ° Which titl e, in the year 1716, had his life preserved by d oe montess changi ng clothes with him in the Tower of Lon kr. Kr night before his intended execution. The present lie s Z a alsell, unlike his ancestor, who was a Tory and t a I f, el is a good Whi g; he is also a Roman Catholic ; an d , stOtt e i —, as we beli eve th e re is no doubt that he will, will be inees , s ‘ ," Roman Catholie returned by a Scotch constit uenc y ri e t ime of the Reformation .— Northern Whig. 1 46 --1111 ERTis EmENT .] ALL HEAVY, SLEEPY, 14 , 1 "E 1 ',; AND APOPLECTIC SYMPTOMS IMMEDIATELY REh .."/: " HOI LOWAY'S PILLS !"—There is often muc h Alex r w t k ° be a pp re h ended from attacks of Paralysis or Apo 82PteY.ra any of the foregoing symptoms hang abou t .. the ;2% ~,f -h • any length of time. Such a state of things indicates • t4 3 lo, e e n ee s a t i . se d a - t : eso il ta g a 7 m : a n t i w of atn th th e oo s fu tomach and liver, and clearly puritythis is in the blood ; when this is 1 lost in taking a few strong the of these celebrated omens Pills, which so thoroughly cleanse her °welt; on stomach while they act upon the liver and ,Y n ; fs itns, and thus restore the blood to its pristine purity : •e-st r a '' --11n g theof disease. Sold at Professor Holloway br ish seeds sell ers s a ints 244, Strand, London; and by all medicine LADEt"roughout the civilised world. ..„ onTISENIENT.] BOTANIC WATER AND REAR'S the i -- When the hair is becoming thin, and falling o ff , or ° 1 effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use tani: t " above-named articles, applied alternately — the bo etuct water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a stimulant, was he b ears grease as a nourishcr. If any further evidence le.eirequired of the virtues of bear's grease for renovating and end e t r i i li g the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the quantityuse , tics, „ e length of hair obtained by some of the North Ame r 19, indians, would be a suf fi cient answer. Ross and Sons, h and r e , Bishopsoate-street, who first introduced the use . inai. A' s grease in this ' country, and who fat and kill the ani theit; re commend tbe public to purchase none other but with th eir gam and address printed on the pot, or the . chances are tie } l ,?taining a spurious article. All vegetable oils applied to t air are worse than useless. taeniITRAORDINARY FATAL CAB ACCIDENT.---Last `Drib ra mr• Bedford held an inquest at the Prince ' s Head, • d e , eo s-street, Westminster, on the body of Richard Knowl g R e a aged five years. The parents of the deceased reside in of al9tit July otae_ntstreet, V aux h a ll - b r i dge-roa d, an d on th e afternoon of last, the de cease d was riding on the hind springs whi ch c ab , unknow n to t h e d r i ver, w h en a pi ec e of string, the Jinni was fasten e d round h i s left arm, b ecame en tangled in the w heel, and eventually his head was drawn between drew h eel and i,,,t y (hetet the of the cab. The screams of a female attention of the driver, who stopped his cab imme triettt:',and ith some di ffi culty the head of the child was ex • k et , a e s e, bleeding from a severe wound in the temple. The Ile e x e . d w as conveyed to the Westminster Hospital, in wh ich r e , u alred on Monday last, from inflammation of the windp ipe, de n g from the injuries he had received. Verdict, " Acci • dent s! death " Top • Corn - "ill of Mr. Edward Coode, of St. Au,tell, s on ' w an. was proved on th. , 4'h instant by Edward Coode, the 12,3 , V, sole executor. The personal estate sworn under ' also a n He devises his real estate to his wife for her life, and x% lnn uitY of 700/. besides her income under settlement ; tine r her decease devises the same to his son Edward. Be :‘euititt;bie_tlodrteh,ni ;Thomas his son 1 • share in the East Cornwall _ aves annuities and legacies to his daughters and Edward. sidue ot his personal estate he be- Isnsi ed s ma s o n It was the deceased's wish to be Privately and early in the morning. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. YESTERDAY. MANSION-HO USE. George Potter, who was several days ago charged by. Mr. Charles Fosbrook Mackenzie with having misap propriated a bill of exchange for 1001., given to him to get discounted, appeared for the purpose of undergoing another examination. Mr. Wontner appeared for the complainant. Mr. M•Kenzie, it will be remembered, employed the ' defendant as an agent for negotiating the bill, but never received a farthing fur the bill, nor anything else, except promises from Potter, who studiously avoided him. At last he received a letter from a person named Wood, stating that he held the bill, having advanced 251. in cash and goods upon it, and ultimately he was sued by a Mr. Chisholm, solicitor, of No. 3, Cook's-court, Cary ' street, to whom the bill was endorsed by one George Colson, to whom it was endorsed by one Clarkson, to whom it was endorsed by Wocd. Mr. Chisholm stated on a former examination that the only person he knew in the matter was Colson, who collected debts for him, and brought him cases upon which he sued ; that he had given valuable security for the bill, and that there was a long account between him and Colson, in which the latter was his debtor. Efforts were made to bring forward, by means of summonses, the several parties whose names were on the back of the bill, but nobody appeared si xcept Mr. Chisholm, who attended with the bill upon which he said he had been instructed by Wood to sue. Mr. Peter Chisholm produced the bill for 100/. lie had received it from Colson, and it was made payable at Ransom's, in Pall-mall. It was in consideration of a long account between them. Mr. Wontner then proceeded in his examination of the witness. Mr. Wontner—ls Colson your clerk ? Witness — He is not. Mr. Wontner—ls not his name on your door? Wit ness—Yes, but I do not call him my clerk. Mr. Wontner—ls he your partner? Witness—No ; he brings me business. Mr, Wontner—ls he not your clerk? Witness —You may call him my clerk if you please. Mr. Wontntr—Dei you pay him a salary? Witness —No. If he brings me business I generally make him a present. Mr. Wontner—Does he talic share of the profits of your business? Witness—No; I give him what I please. I give him perhaps 51. if he brings me what produces 201. Mr. Wontner—lf he do not bring you business which produces a profit, do you not give him anything? Wit ness—Nothing. Mr. Wontner—Has he not entered appearances and done other things as your clerk? Witness—He may have done so in the cases lie has brought to me himself, but not in any other business. Mr. Wontner—Have you seen any affidavits or other documents to which he has sworn as your clerk? Wit- ness—No. Mr. Wontner—Did you not swear, in the case Hutchinson and Co., that Colson was your clerk? ness—No. Mr. Wontner—Did von not swear, in a case of fraudu lent bankruptcy, that he was your clerk? Witness---I might have done so, but, in the opinion of the judges, the case was not one of fraudulent bankruptcy. Mr. Wontner—Do you know who Mr. Clarkson is ? Witness—No ; but Colson told me he was a very respectable man. Colson endorsed the bill for me as a matter of course to sue upon. Mr. Wontner—W hat passed at the time ? Witness — Nothing passed. Mr. Wontner —Can you tell me when it was endorsed to you ? Witness—No. Mr. Wontner--Had you any settlement of accounts at the time ? Witness—No. Mr. Wontner—Did you enter the transaction in your books ? Witness—No. The bill was endorsed to me before it was due. The LORD MAYOR—When the bill was dishonoured had the parties on the back of the bill notice of the fact ? Witness—They had. The LORD MAYOR—Where do the endorsers live ? Witness—l do not know. I never knew any but Colson. Mr. Wontner—W hen were the notices of dishonour sent ? Witness—l do not know. I heard from Colson that they had been sent. Mr. Wontner—How many persons do business in this way with you ? Witness—l decline answering that question. I consider it a very impertinent one. Mr. Wontner—llow many persons practise in your name ? Witness—No person practises in my name. Mr. Wontner—And you do not know Clarkson ? Witness—l do not. Mr. Wontner—Who presented the bill for payment ? Witness—One of my clerks presented it. Mr. Wontner—Doyou not know Potter ? Witness — I never saw him before I saw him here in this trans action. Here the name of Colson was called three times, but no answer was returned, neither did any other of the in dorsers appear, although pains had been taken to fiud out t.he'r places c f abode. Mr. Wontner thanked the Lord Mayor for the readi ness with which facilities had been afforded him in tracing the nefarious transaction, in which a gentleman THE S uN, LON DON, WEDNESDA V tis,V EN 1 N C4, A EIG UST 6, 184 had been deprived of his bill without having received a single farthing for it, and said that it was the intention of the complainant to proceed against Potter and Wood, by indictment, at the Central Criminal Court, for con :.piracy. Putter was then discharged, the Lord Mayor being pr,,veutcd from committing him by the negltct of Mr. Mackenzie to give a written notice to the defendant with the bill, intimating that he was to return it if he did not succeed in getting it cashed. The bill was returned to Mr. Chisholm. The whole of the case attracted a great deal of curio sity and attention. IN THE BOW-STREET. Yesterday two wretched children, named Isabella Spicer and Ann Gardener, the one about twelve years old and the other nine, were charged with stealing the clothes of a still younger child, and leaving it almost naked, under one of the - dark ages in the Adelphi. It was proved that a little boy named Ford, three years of age, was missed on Saturday evening last, from a yard in front of his parents' house, in Milford-lane, Strand, where he had been in the habit of playing. This was at about half-past six o'clock, and in about two hours afterwards the child was found shivering with cold under one of the Adelphi arches, by a labour ing man, who found him with nothing but a shirt upon his back, and who having ascertained from him his name , and the situa tion of his mother's residence, was enabled to carry him home. The child told his mother that two little girls took him away to a dark place, and then stripped him of his clothes and ran away. He said he should know them again if he saw them, and on Monday evening, while walking with his mother near the Essex-street Tier, he suddenly pointed out a girl (the younger prisoner), who was running up the steps, as one of those who had robbed him of his clothes. She was at once captured, and, on being charged with the felony, said "it was not she, but a bigger girl, living in the New-cut, Lambeth." Pocock, of the detective force, and another constable, eventually found out the home of the other prisoner, Spicer, whose mother told the officer that " she was not surprised to hear of the charge, as her daughter went out on Friday night, and did not return till one o'clock on Sunday morning." A clotheswoman, named Rogers, living in Vere-street, Clare-market, proved that the eldest girl, Spicer, brought the child's clothes to her shop on Saturday night, and asked 4s. for them, saying that " she had been sent to sell them by her mother, who lived at '2l, St. Clcment's-lane." Rogers paid the money, and gave up the clothes on being applied to by the constable. The prisoner Spicer seemed perfectly regardless of the charge, and said nothing in her defence. The other cried, and said she did not have any of the money. Mr. JARDI NE committed them both for trial. Incredible as it must appear to those who know less of the depraved habits of children than the daily attendance at a metropolitan police-court, it is a fact that both the prisoners have been repeatedly in custody on various charges of felony. A short time since the youngest was taken up for stealing the shoes from a child's feet, and selling them ; and Spicer, though so young in years, is known as quite an oil " offender." Two yea' s ago she was in charge for an offence committed at a house of ill-fame, to which she had actually conducted an elderly man. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. Liver- I Alen- NAMES OF RAILWAYS. London. pool. Chester. Bristol. York. I Leeds. hull. Aberdeen Arbroath and Forfar Ditto Half Shares . Armagh, Coln, & Portrush Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New ( iss. at 7 1 / 2 dis.) Ditto Half Shares ...... Birminghm & Oxfrd. June. Blckburn, Chrly, & N. tin. Brighton, Lewes, and Hast. Bristol and Exeter ......... Ditto New Bristol and Gloucester .... Caledonian . Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln Chester and Holyhead . Cheltenham and Oxford Chichester and Brighton Churnet Valley Clydesdale Junction . Cork and Bandon Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford Cork and Ycughal Covntry, Bed wrth, & Nun Coventry and Leicester Cornwall . Diss, Bcecles, and Yarmoth Direct Northern Direct Norwich . ..... Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin, Belfast, & Colraine Dublin and Galway Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Ditto New.. • Dundee and Perth.— Eastern Counties.. Do. New . . Do. Perp., 5 pr Cut., No. 1 Do. ditto No. 2 East Dereharn & Norwich Eastern Union Ditto Extension ...... Edinbgh, Glas., and Dum Edinburgh and Glasgow Do. Quarter Share's Do. New Quarter Shares Edinb., Leith,and Granton Ditto Pref. 5 per Cent. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebleshire Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Bedferd Enniskillen and Sligo Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchstr Garnkirk and Glasgow Glasgow and Ayr Do. Quarter Shares Glasgow and Greenock Ditto New Ditto Preference Glasgow, Dmfries, and Car. Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction. Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares Grand Union . Great Grimsby & Sheffield Gt Sothrn & Wstrn (Irelnd) Aug. s.lAug. 5. Aug. 5. Aug. 5. Aug. 4:Aug, - 44 Ditto Extension Great Munster ......... Great Northern of Scotlud Great Northern of Englnd Do. New, 401. Shares Do. New, 30/. Shares Great Western Ditto Half Shares . Ditto Fifths Guildfrd,Farehm, & Ports Harwich Hull and Gainsborough Hull and Selby Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto Half Shares. Inverness and Elgin ••• Kendal and Windermere.. Kingstown and Bray Killarney Junctions........ Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and W. Riding June Leicester and Birmingham Leicester and Bedford Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis,& KiL June Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares London and Birmingham Ditto Thirds Ditto Quarters London and Blackwall London and Brighton Do. Cnsolidated Eighths London and Croydon. Ditto New... Do. Guarantd. 5 per cent. London and Greenwich Do. Prefrnc. or Privilege London & South Western Do. New Cone. Eighths Do. New, 501. Shares ... Do. New, 401. Shares ... London and York London and Windsor Londn, Salisbury, & Yeovil Londonderry and Coleraine Londonderry & Enniskillen Lynn and Ely Lynn and Dereharn... Manchester and Leeds Ditto Half Shares . Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto Sixteenths Manchester & Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Manchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk Midland Ditto Fifths Ditto New...... Do. Birminghm & Derby Midland Gt Westrn (Irish) Do. Extension to Sligo Nwcastl & Darlingtn June Do. New (Brandling) Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle Newport and Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen Newark and Sheffield North British . Ditto I L Northern and Eastern ..... Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares North Kent North Staffordshire North \Vales Norwich and Brandon - Ditto New _ 12% 60 3 A 10% Not., Belvoir, and Granthm Nottingham and Boston Nutt., Erewsh Val. & Man Oxford and Worcester Perth and Inverness Portsmouth Direct Preston and Wyre . R ichmnd and W. End June. Rugby, Worcester, & Tring Scottish Central ....... Scottish Midland Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares::: Shre;'s.,lVolv.,Dudly,&Bir Shrewsbry & Trnt Val. Un. Shrewsb,Herefd,&N.Wals Slamannan South Devon . South Midland South Eastern and Dover Do. New (iss. 321.) No. I Do. (iss. 33/.65.8d.)„ 2 Do (iss. 301.) „ 3 Staines and Richmond Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline.. South `Vales ••• Trent Valley Do. and Holyhead June. West London, Old Shares . West End & Southrn Coun Wexford and Carlow Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wexfd,Wick&Dub Welsh Midland West Cornwall West Yorkshire . Wilts, Somrst. & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich Ditto New • .. York and Carlisle York and North Midland Ditto Half Shares... Do. Scarborough Branch Ditto Selby Ditto Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS Boulogne and Amiens Bordeaux & Mediterranean Bordeaux and Toulouse.— Brdeaux,Toulouse,&Cette Dendre Valley Dieppe and Paris Junction Dijon and Mu1h0u5e....... East Indian. Gt Nrthn of Frnce (Lafitte) Ditto (Rosamel's) Great Paris and Lyons .... Jamaica Junction Do. South Midlnd Junc Louvain and Jemeppe Lyons and Avignon . ginner and Liege Orleans and Vierzon . Orleans and Bordeaux .... Over Yssel Paris and Lyons (Latitte's) Ditto (Ganneron's) Ditto (Caton's) Paris and Orleans . Paris and Rouen Pars & Strsbrg(Gannern's) Do. ( Compte de L'Est) Paris and St. Qnentin Rouen and Havre . Royal North of Spain Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle Tours & Nants(l%l'Kenzie's' 1)o. (Lefebvre'& Verona and Ancona West Flanders 104 - - 2 - 3 22% - - I 9 - 1 - I 37 - I 735. 385.6t1. 84 20 10 1 A 22 I 305.6 d. 10 1 4 2 235. Rudders iSheffield.l Glasgow. Dublin, s.!Aug. Aug. 2. Aug. 4. 645. 24 1 16s p. 6IA 3% WILFUL MURDER. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY MORNlNG.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Mr. W. S. Rutter and a respectable jury, in one of the rooms of the:New Bailey, on view of the body of William Clapham, who was a prisoner, but in the prison hospital. The name of the murderer is Abraham Tweedle, who was also a prisoner, having been confined for two months fir neglect of his family. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, the deceased, and John Taylor Veal, were inmates of the same room, and that the prisoner had been from time to time trouble some', and had often been rebuked by his fellow-prisoners. On Saturday, about twelve o'clock, there having been no previous quarrel, the prisoner was observed on his knees, as if engaged in prayer. On a closer inspection it was found that he was in the act of removing one of the iron cross bars of his bed. Veal remonstrated with him, and told him he would report him, whereupon the prisoner drew the bar from under the bed, and aimed a desperate blow at his head. The deceased, who was close by, caught hold of the prisoner, and prevented the blow from taking effect. He immediately turned round and struck the deceased on the head and felled him on the bed, and whilst in this position he struck him with the same weapon eight or nine times, completely shattering his head to pieces, and strew ing his brains about the room. Having dispatched his victim, he turned to Veal, but fortunately he got out of the room with out sustaining much injury. By the assistance of Veal and another prisoner, the turnkey succeeded in securing the mur derer, who was locked up in a separate cell. He affected insa nity, and at the suggestion of the Coroner the inquest was ad journed till Thursday. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Aug. 5.) SUCIAft.—To-day a strong desire was shown by grocers and refiners to purchase every kind of British West India Sugar, but holders insisting upon further advanced rates, tended to check buying, still a good business was transacted, and the prices paid exhibit an advance of 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were much sought after by the home trade, but the quantity on offer was small ; brown grocery lumps fetched 67s to 67s 6d, and standard lumps 68s 6d to 69s per cwt. For bonded Crushed Sugar 43s per cwt has been refused. MAuurrius.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, and the parcels disposed of privately were at a further improvement in prices. EAST ItinzA.—To-day Bengal Sugar was in excellent re quest, and 2,071 bags at public sale were all sold at very full rates, good white fetched 56s to 57s 6d, middling 54s 6d to 55s 6d, low 545, damp 53s to 555, washed 52s • S uga r drainage damaged Mr, Saltpetre damaged 57s 6d, middling sound yel low 51s 6d, damp 51s 6d, fine grainy sound Dobah kind 61s, and good 59s 6d per cwt. MOLASSES.—This afternoon the demand was good for West India Molasses, and several parcels were sold at previous rates ; that is to say at 17s to 22s per cwt. FOREIG N.—To-day there was less inquiry after Foreign Sugar, but holders were firm, and purchases could not be made but at extreme prices ; for 100 chests of fine white Havannah 40s 6d per cwt was paid. COFFEE.—For all inferior qualities of West India the market has been in a dull state, and by private treaty little business has been transacted, although there are sellers at a further de cline in prices of is to 29, middling and superior kinds, however, have been in excellent request. COCOA. —This afternoon holders of Ceylon were inclined to realise, and at a public sale 2,100 bags, 6 cases, and 4 casks of Native, prices declined is to Is 6d per cwt. The whole found buyers. TEA. —Holders have again refrained from offering any at public sale. Congou, of the middling and good descriptions of the strong blackish leaf kinds, has been purchased with more freedom, and holders are enabled to obtaia full rates : all other sorts are rather dull of sale, and the rates taken are rather under those previously quoted. SricEs.—To-eay Pimento was in request, and 170 bags at auction went at stiff rates—good mid even fetched aid to 3%d, mid 3d, and sea damaged lid to 2jd per lb. SrlarTs.—Jamaica Rum has fully supported the improved rates previously established, and a good demand has been ex perienced. Leeward Island brought full prices, and is wanted. In Demerara a fair business has been done, at very firm rates. Calcutta is wanted and prices are fully as high. Brandy has been purchased with caution ; the stock is large, and amounts to 14,000 puns and hhds. For Geneva the export demand is brisker, and prices are firmer. The value of English Corn Spirits is 10s 2d per gallon nett cash. Ric E. To-day Bengal Rice met with eager purchasers, and 2065 bags, 4008 pockets at public sale were all sold at an ad vance on the rates of the last auctions'of 3d to 6d per cwt. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was little inclination manifested to purchase Saltpetre, and 2,256 bags Calcutta at public sale were nearly all taken in at about the former value, q t per cent. refraction at 25s 6d, 5i ditto 265, 71 damp yellow 24s 6d to 255. TALLOW. —Russian has been in excellent request on the spot, and an advance must be quoted in prices of 3d to 6d; holders show firmness, and 39s 9d to 40s 3d per cwt were the current rates paid this afternoon for P. Y. Candle of fine qua lity. For delivery extensive contracts have been entered into at an advance of 6d to Is per cwt. Other descriptions have been purchased with more freedom and prices are firmer. Tal low has secured a good scale at 40s to 40s 6tl net cash, and the supply is but a moderate one. OILS.—Seal has been purchased with more freedom, but holders are unable to obtain better prices, the stock being a large one. For Southern rat h er l owe r rates having been again taken occasioned the demand to be good, and several parcels have been sold privately. Cod is not to be had on lower terms, but at present there are few purchasers. For Sperm the demand has been limited, and prices are on the decline. Cocoa Nut is wanted, and prices rule firm. Palm is less in request, and prices are not so firm. For Rape Oil reduced rates having been taken caused the demand to be brisker. In Olive a good business has been transacted, but holders are still compelled to accept low rates. Linseed Oil is still attract ing attention, and prices rule firm. PROROGATION of PARLIAMENT. (From the London Gazette of last evening.) Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, House of Lords, August 4, 1845. All Peeresses, on announcing their intention of being present on the occasion of the prorogation of Parlia ment, on Saturday, the 9th of August, will have places reserved for them in the House of Lords, if the an nouncement be made at this office before five o'clock on Friday, the Bth inst. No Lady can be admitted into the body of the House except in full dress. No strangers will be admitted except by a ticket from ' the Lord Great Chamberlain. The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock. wthLoucinßy DE ERESBY, G.C. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY.—Yesterday the eighteenth half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at the offices, Bishopsgate-street, Colonel G. Pratt Barlow in the chair. Th e repor t, w hich was read by the Sec retar y , stated that shortly after the last h tr a al tf o -y rs to whom e a r l y me theeting they received the awar d o f t h e ar bi. accounts and all the matters in dispute between the company and their late contractors, Messrs. M•Kay and Haddon had been referred.. A balance of 2,208/. 18s. 4d., as a final settlement between the parties, was declared by that award to be due to the contractors, which sum had been paid to them on their executing a release in full of all demands, whilst the company had received the whole of the arrears on the one hundred and seventy shares standing in the name of John M'Kay and John Haddon, together with interest thereon. The directors had satis faction in reporti n g that the Gravin g Dock was ma kin g rapid progress, and it was ex p ected that i t would be read y for use early next year. The directors had concluded ar rangements an eminent ship-builder, by w hi c h they would d to establish on a portion of the company's lnd east of, but contiguous to, the Graving Dock, a to bethee ns south-east enabled it with a yard for the building of ships and steamers of the first class, and containing all the workshops, buildings, and accommo dations necessary for the repair of ships in their Graving Dock ; thus securing the, assistance of any force of ship wrights which might be required for the repair of vessels at any moment of their arrival, and securing the employ ment and efficiency o f the Gravin g Doc k itself. The total earnings for the half-year ended December 6001.. 3051 d ; that for the half-ear ended 1844 9/. 14s. 4d. Th e t o t a l a y mount for 3Dit:c amount el4b3e o ,rf was 3 ,qt Y the half-year ended June 30, 1844, was 958/. 13s. 4d. ; that for the half-year ended June 30, 1845, 3,882/. 2s. I Id. A continued progressive increase of business was anticipated. The report was adopted. The chairman dwelt at some length on the advantages which would accrue to the company from the numerous railways which were to be constructed in con nexion with Southamp ton, and from the in crease in its tobac co ' and Irish trade which was anticipated. Th e mee ti ng scpa • rated, after voting thanks to the chairman, directors, and other officials of the company. THE GAM E- LAWS.—The Select Committee ap pointed to inquire into the operation of the game-laws, and to report their observations and opinion thereupon to the House, have made certain progress in the matter to them referred ; but, owing to the advanced period of the session, have not been able to bring the inquiry intrusted to them to a close, but re commend the reappointment of the Committee next session.— July 80,1 84. 10 3% 22% 2 1 % 465. 6d 2 q 7 3 /4 - - 85% 1 85 58s. 6d __ 3 ., I _ll4 1 -,i, .s. 1245.I 24s. A I 2653' 243 - 121% - 61 - 1X 17i - 15% 2% 20% 1% 113 / 4 224% 48 3 / 4 3.% 2gg 2_46 36 1114 - 791,4 - 2 79 243 / 4 2 7" 81 151,,i 5% 5 % - - - 41A - - 6 3 % 3% - 2O 206 1 A 94 93 33 33 % 12 3 4 - 64 - 10% 5% -- 178 175 2: 3 / 4 135 21 1 A 32 1 ,4 13 273 2 8 8% I 34 bAi 274 3 1 /, 3 22 1 6 5% 265. _ —10 s. 6% .. _ 3 4 5 11, 3 5 _1 6 7% 35 1 4 5% 46% 22% 128% 12% 3 1 A -s. 30t 41 46% 52 74 22% 10 1 1 235. 1 625. 39 67 , 4 6 27 I 26% 26, 39 1 ,4 - 21 1 / 4 2 28 1 , cB3/4 `~'%s P 22% 21% 27 8 1,4 475. - 1% 4N 133T.66. 363.6 d. IMJ ER lAL PARLIAMENT, 110 USE OF LORDS, Atty. 5. Their Lordships assembled at the usual hour. THE PRESENT HOUSES OF PARLIANIENT. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from an architect a the name of Bernard, who stated that he could render that House—in which it appeared they were doomed to continue for scrim time to come—wholesome and commodious. He ( Lord Campbell) was not. very cont Went in this an ticipation, as he believed Dr. Reid had been as successful as any man in his line, but although he had been successful in improving the House of Commons he had utterly failed to improve that House. 110 stated that he could effect chat he stated without expense or inconvenience, and prayed that it might be referred to a Committee befixe which he might disclose his plan. At that late period of the session. however, he would not move for a Committee, but would simply call the attention of the Government to it. He would hand it to the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Stanley), who would no doubt give it all the attention it deserved. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lord MON TEAGLE moved for a return of the number of private Bills before the House, the number of Peers who had sat in Committee upon them, and the number of days which each had sat. He was perfectly persuaded, that if the same amount of private business occurred in the next session, their Lordships would find it necessary to adopt some other plan than that hitherto adopted, and by which the business of the House might be more proportioned. Then with respect to the deposits, he apprehended that they ought to be increased from b/. to 101. per cent., in accordance with the resolution to which the other House had come. The Dtke if WELLINGTON was understood to say that he hoped the Noble Lord would bring forward the subject on Thursday. Lord lEDESDALE said there was not one Bill which had not had its Committee, and which had not been decided upon, with the exception of the London and York, which had only come up yesterday. Lord MON TEAG LE only meant to say that there was not a fair distribution of labour amongst the Members of that House with respect to the business which came before it. Lord BESBOROUGH said he should move an Thursday next that, next session, a letter shou'•d be written to every Member of the House, requesting to know when he will be able to at tend on the Committees of that House. The Alerehant Seamen's Bill was read a third time and passed BOROUGH RATES BILL. This Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BILL. This Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on 'I hursday. TURNPIKE-ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. NAVAL MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTAL-FUND BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY BILL. The Marquis of CLA N RICARDE then rose to present two petitions, of which he had given notice, against the London and York Railway Biil, and to move that one of them be re ferred to a Select Committee. After the course their Lord ship, had pursued in the case of the Dublin and Galway Rail way, they could not refuse to refer the present case to a Com mittee. The first petition was from a Mr. George Pyne, a landed proprietor residing near to Huntingdon, whose pro perty would be interfered with by the progress of the proposed railway, who alleged, and he believed correctly so, that the original capital of the Company was estimated by Mr. Cubitt at tire millions, but had since been increased to six millions and a half. This was a matter, however, which , was within the jurisdiction of the Standing Orders Committee, and he did, therefore, propose to refer this petition to a Select Committee. The second petition he had to present to their Lordships was from the same gentleman, who alleged that the contract deed was entirely fictitious, in as far as it contained the names of parties who represented upwards of half a million, s.,me of whom were fictitious, and others were incapable of paying such a sum. In the petition which was presented yes terday a mistake was no doubt made with respect to Baxter, but there were other cases of far greater consequence than that, and infinitely greater than any that had occurred in the Dublin and Galway Railway. He would not trouble the House by going over all the names. He would merely refer to one or two of them, and he was sure that lie should make out a sufficient case for further in quiry. Their Lordships might remember, that by their standing orders the residence, as well as the name of the sub scribers, should be given in the contract deed, and the grounds on which many of the names on the Dublin and Galway deed were objected.to, were a non-compliance with that order. He hoped they would carry it out also in the present case. There was one person, named John Theohald, Esq., who was down to the amount of 25,000/. Now, he was informed that there was no such person in existence. A person who had figured in the Galway case, William Shackwell, held scrip to the amount of 5,0001. According to the reports before Parlia ment, this person now held scrip in different railways to the amount of 41,500/. Another person, named Edward James Durham, of 90, Watling-street, was down for 12,500/. Henry Daw for 2,0001., a messenger in the East India House 1,000/., and a person of the name of Banks 12,500/., who did not reside at the residence affixed to his name. He was found out to be a clerk in the Australian Trust Company. It was quite impossible, however, that a person in this station of life could he responsible for such a large amount. A curate in the county of Kent was a subscriber to the amount of 25,0001 in various railways, and in this one he held shares to the amount of 10,000/. There were different other parties with whose names he would not trouble the House, who were subscribers to the amount of 2,000/. and upwards, and who had no existence whatever. These names he had himself compared with those on the contract deed, and he had found them quite correct. Another person was a subscriber to the amount of 52,000/. There were two individuals of the name of Gurney, who were the sons of a charwoman. One of them was a clerk to a stock-broker, and held shares to the amount of 12,5001. His brother Charles was porter to Mr. Hitchcock, a wine mer chant, and was a subscriber to the extent of 23.000/. Now every one knew that the income of these persons was about a guinea and a half, or, at most, two guineas a-week. Charles Gurney said he never applied for any shares; so that the per ssns who procured the scrip in his name traded on it for their own benefit, without any responsibility, and never gave him a single farthing of the gains. He would say no more. He thought he had stated quite enough to induce their Lordships to investigate these charges. Now let it be re collected that these cases were all discovered within the last week, and were the consequence of the decision which had been come to on the Dublin and Galway case. The clerk of the county. too, had shares to the amount of 5.00 Q/. One indi vidual gave 22, Norfolk-street, as his address, but it appeared that Francis Ommanney and Sons lived there, and of course there was no such person in existence. Taking the whole case in all its details, a grosser piece of fraud and imposition was never heard of. The Galway ease was nothing to it. He was decidedly of ~ pinion that the Bill should not proceed till those allegations were investigated, and he would therefore move that the petition be referred to a Select Committee. Lord MONTEAGLE begged to present a peti tion referring to the same subject. He did not mean to vouch for the accuracy of the statements it contained, but it came from a respectable man, who was agent for the Bill under consideration. He was induced to petition their Lord ships in consequence of the statements which had been made on a former occasion in that House, with respect to the res pectability of the parties whose names were on the subscription deed of the Company. The Noble Lord then proceeded to read the petition, which stated that the parties who repre sented a subscription of 20),t 00/., and whose names were alleged to be fictitious and false, were bond fide shareholders, and it was utterly untrue that they were fictitious personifica tions. They were all respectable men, and from their property and standing, fully equal to the responsibility which they in curred. The petitioners stated that they would abide by the decision of the House. The Earl of WICKLOW said though as strong a case as the Dublin and Galway had not been made out, yet he thought that a strong enough case had been made out for them to grant the Committee of Inquiry ; he apprehended, however, that they had a competent body in the Standing Orders Committee whose duty it was to investigate cases of the kind before the House. On this ground he should oppose the motion of his Noble Friend, yet at the same time he was willing that the allegations contained in the petition should be fully inquired into. The Earl of SHREWSBURY said the Standing Orders Committee could only inquire whether the contract deeds had been properly signed, and that the standing orders had been complied ; but they could not inquire at all into its sub stance. The Earl of DEVON said the contract deed ought to be a safe instead of an unsafe guide to the public.—( Hear, hear.) The Bill had undergone a full inquiry in a Committee of the House of Commons. The report only was brought up yes terday—by their Bill it appeared that they were empowered to borrow a sum of money, which supposing the frauds set forth to be true, would enable them to carry out their works. He was opposed to the course which they took with reference to the Dublin and Galway. Lord BEAUMONT agreed with his Noble Friend with re spect to the Dublin and Galway. They had, however, esta blished a precedent which he believed they could not well de part from in the present case. If, however, they continually adopted similar steps to that taken with regard to this Bill, they would put a stop to railways altogether. Lord REDESDALE thought, in common justice, they ought to agree to this Committee. They ought to do so in every case where errors such as those alleged had been com mitted. Lord CAMPBELL said, that during the present morning he had had his opinion canvassed on both sides, but he had deter mined to keep his mind clear of both sides, and having done so, he was inclined to think this application could not possibly be 42 refused. The Earl of WICKLOW having heard the explanation of the Noble Chairman of Committees, he thought the Committee ought to be appointed. After a few words from the Marquis of CLANRICARDE the petition was ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. The Marquis of CLAN RICARDE was not prepared to name the Committee at present. Lord ISIONTEA GLE thought the Committee ought to b_e appointed at once. Whether they were able to get throug • the case in the present session, depended o n circumstances which they could not controul. • • Lord LOVELACE presented a petitionprayi BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY. • - Railway Bill, Lord ships to recommit the Brighton and Chichester mitted.nigLWtheAirYL.ord - The Duke of RICHMOND intimated make ' - he Noble Lord should it. and gave notice of his intention tomovheisthinattenittiobneofre oppo singc o m the motion whenever t e t Y fro sa m id C t h h i i e s he w s a te s r n t o o t a y e:: s - - mouth. petli'nhge line—it was vi S as ll , A in F il Tl y S a ß V io l - The Duke of RICHMOND said that the result of the mo tion of last night would be to prevent these companies from - giving such instructions to Counsel as they would not dare to carry out before any of the Judgs s—viz., to conclude without - hearing both parties. The Karl of WICKLOW said that the Noble Lord had as. signed no reasons whatever for his motion, and though he had last night voted for the recommittal of: the Bill of the . Direct Portsmouth he should, unless some reasons were as signed, as this was an independent line, vote against the motion. • Lord BEAUMONT conceived that the lines were not the - projects of the same company. _ Lord REDESDALE explained the particular positions of - the several lines, as they have been repeatedly before the _ public. Lord MONTEAGLE said that this was one of the most _ whimsical cases that had ever come under their notice. They had last night dealt with this Bill as a competing line, and they had recommitted the Bill for the Direct Portsmouth, which by . change of circumstances had become a comp etin g line, and t! was but justice that it should be recommitted. He could not rid himself of the impression that this was a competing line, _ u is of Clanricarde, Lord andAsfhteorualdfethwerreefmoiacikbse from r e co m t h n e i i A t t l e a d r . ri - Redesdale, and the e arl of Haddington, the motion was nega. fiver', and the Bill S w MALLas read DEBTS a third time BILL. and passed. The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition from the bankers, merchants, and traders of Liverpool in favour of the Bill, and also one to the same effect signed by the principal mercantile men in England. He then called the attention of _ 6:;i 2',Z6 4 12% 0- 11 , iis r neY' o t ; y e „ It J' ece,ll mei!: . oro" Nur'