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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 9. SMITHFIELD ENLARGEMENT BILL (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Sir 11. VERNEY said the question ought to be considered as one affecting the public interests. Was it or was it not true that the existence of Smithfield-market in the heart of the metropolis rendered the air impure, and poluted the water of the Thames? There could be little doubt, he thought, that such was the case. The Hon. Member for Lewes said the market was originally intended for a city of from 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants; but now that the population had grown to two millions, accom modation of a different character, and a site capable of ex tension, were required. The Committee reported that one of the great objections to Smithfield-market was, that it was not accessible by rail. This was a matter of great importance, and in framing an Act of Parliament ought not to be lost sight of, because it was found that animals were very much injured or deteriorated in value, when they were brought to market by railway trucks instead of being driven.— (Hear.) There was also another question of very great importance which ought to be taken into con sideration, viz., having a large and ample area.—(Hear.) It was quite clear that by the plan of the city of London, Smithfield was not capable of sufficient extension, so as to meet all the objections which had been urged against it on the point of size. What they wanted was a space of be tween 50 and 100 acres. In consequence of the present - crowded state of the market, and the long way the . cattle had to be driven, bullocks lost in value between Ws. and 205., and sheep 55., yet the owners of cattle were so completely at the mercy of salesmen and butchers, that they were eompelled to resort to Smithfield. He would support the motion for referring the Bill to a Committee of the House.— Hear.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS was of opinion that the time had come when a change ought to be made in the site of Smith field-market. According to his recollection the subject had been in agitation for more than thirty years, and lie thought when the question was now about to be finally settled, . that this Bill, as well as the two other Bills should be referred to a Select Committee.—(Hear.) He was not prepared, however, to give his consent to the Government Bill as it now stood, considering that it gave powers to a Commission with regard to the selectio n of a site, the lev y in g of tolls, and the appointment of officers, which ought not to he reposed in any body of men, especially as such vast 'interests would be entirely at their mercy.—( Hear.) If a site were selected near HornseY or Highgate, all the cattle from the southern counties would have to drive right through the metropolis, and thereby occasion greater annoyance and inconvenience than the inhabitants were at present subject to. He would suggest that markets be established on both sides of the river, and that they should be held on . alternate days. He approved of the City Bill so far as it . proposed to take the entire cost of the new market out of the funds of the Corporation, but he thought that the best eourse to pursue would be to refer all these Bills to a Select Committee. Mr. KEI SEYMER said he could offer no stronger reason for sending the Bills to a Committee than the fact that two Hon. Members who addressed the House did not know on which Bill they were speaking.—(Hear.) He hoped the assertions as to the want of reform in the Corporaticn would not have the effect of prejudging the question. He was himself inclined to think, after divesting himself of all prejudice, that the City had brought forward the best Bill.—(Hear.) No one was more opposed than he was to continuing Smithfield-market in the centre of the metropolis, but when he came to examine into the question in detail he found that it was not to be so summarily disposed of. He denied that the Times Was correct in designating, as it had done that morning in a leader, that the discussion was between the promoters of a cattle-market as it ought to be, and the defenders of the City market as it is. There was no provision in the Government Bill as to preventing cattle being driven through the streets. Now, as to the abolition of private slaughter -houses, if the City plan were adopted, the improvements which would be carried out under it would get rid of some of the most disgusting and abominable collec tion of nuisance s - which existed in the world.—(Hear.) Sir .1. DUKE denied that the whole of the inhabitants of Fleet-street were in favour of the Government Bill ; on the contrary, the parochial authorities of that part of the City had expressed to him their decided objection to that measure. The nuisance of driving cattle through the streets the City proposed to meet by having a new market walled round, and preventing any cattle being driven out of the gates after eight o'clock in the morning. if the market was removed from its present position the trade of many respectable gentlemen who had carried on business there for more than half a century would be entirely destroyed. One-third of the whole cattle sold at Smithfield were driven over Blackfriars-bridge, and if the market were removed to five or six miles north of London, the evil of cattle traversing the streets would be increased instead of diminished. Ile considered that the system of establishing abattoirs, as proposed by the Government, would have the effect of increasing the price of meat. He was ready to agree to refer the Bill to a Committee if the Members were not nominated by the Government, but by the Select Committee of the House. If such a Committee came to the conclusion that the City plan did not remedy all the evils complained of, give ample space, and prevent cruelty to animals, he, for one, would not persist in supporting it.—(Hear.) Mr. C. LEWIS entered into a statement of the steps which had been taken by the House in regard to this subject, and said the question now before them was, whether it was expe dient to perpetuate the market in the heart of the city, or ex pedient to remove it to a more convenient spot in the suburbs. The Corporation of London had had an opportunity offered • to them of taking the management of the new market, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department had written to them on the subject; but, after some consideration, they had refused to have anything to do with it. On that refusal the only proposition they could make was to appoint a special commission on the subject, which would sit and report to the House. With regard to the tolls the City proposed to carry out this plan of theirs by imposing an additional toll ; and to this fact he begged to direct the attention of thee-4 who insisted that the proposal of Government would, if carried into effect, raise the price of meat; but he thought if any increase in price was likely to take place it would be - the r-salt of a plan which laid an additional tax that must be ultimately paid by the graz:ers. The question before the Home, which he called upon the House to decide, was whether it was expedient now for the first time to clear away twelve acres of an intolerable grievance or whether they would perpetuate it. He thought the House was the best tribunal for deciding the question, and not a Select Com mittee. In conclusion he might state that Government had ntainterest in this question as a Government; they had fixed en no site, and had no preference for any one more than another. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said no one was more ready to allow that Smithfield-market in its present state was an into lerable nuisance; that its limited area had often been the scene of great cruelty to the animals brought there ; and he would bethe last to ask for its perpetuity. In the new plan, however, of the city of London, all these difficulties and ob jections would lae obviated ; there was space enough in the new market to tie up twice as many animals as ever had yet been brought. The driving of cattle through crowded places, which had been so much complained of, would be removed, and he thoughathat the public would have no more reason to complain. With regard to the letter of the Secretary of State, offering the Corporation the management of the new market, the Corporation bad refused it, because they had felt them selves to be trustees of the properties of the citizens of the metropolis in general. He wanted to know what was the reason that Government could give for bringing in this Bill? He asked them in what respect they had abused the privi leges which they had inherited. The Hon. Member for Northamptonshire had stated that though as a grazier he had sent cattle for 40 years to Smithfield, he had never in the whole course of his expeaence known a single case of injury to his cat. le. He thougn t that that assertion was emphatically indicative of the state of the case. The members of the Government might be intimately acquainted with all the necessities of diplomatic relations, but it was altogether out of their province to rump a great public market like this, for they might just as well attempt to create a man by Act of Parliament as to ensure the success of that market which they now proposed. He would now call the attention of the House to what the Corporation of London had done, and what had been the result of their proceedings. They had, at an expense of 200,0001., removed Fleet-market from the streets of London, and had built a new market; but Farringdon market, as it was called, had never paid either dividend or interest—(Hear, hear.) Then there was Billingsgate, which unquestionably was overcrowded, and an attempt had been made to supersede it by the establ shrnent of the market at Hungerford, but that was precisely in the same position. It had never paid a single dividend to the share holders, and he believed that it wa4 let to a company of French speculators, with a view to supply the great number of persons from abroad who were likely to be present in London during the ensuing few months.—(Hear hear and cries of " Divide.") He would next e fer to another market which had b een attempted at Islington. r An exten sive area had be en l ai d out for the sae of cattle. It Was opened and ccupied f or the first six . or seven months,. but ever since that tim e it had be en osed turn t el —(Cries of " Divide, divide.") He would n ow another subject which had engaged mach of public attention° t was asserted that the pr esent Smithfield-market vs se asin e . turious to public health. , hey h a d prisons, hospitals, h schools, and yet and hae larg e p w re o p r a k r h e o d u t s o e in the immediate neighour show, that during the late lamentable visitation of cholera no i n London had been mor e f ree from disease than Smith fiedplace i t wa s alleged that a catt l e market in the centre of Lo l nd . on wa s likely_ to be prejudi c i a l to the general welfare by the existence of slaughter-houses, k nackers'-houses, and other similar es tablishments. Now it was the fact that there were fewer of 3 , ..ch establishments in the neighbour hood of Smithfield than in any other part of the crowded dis tricts in London. It should be recollected that a revenue of 5,0004 a-year was derived from this market, and were the Government or the House of Commons in this year of 1851 to attempt to deprive them of those rights which they h a d enjoyed for so many centuries? The Corporation had pro vided against the continuance of the nuisances of which com plaints had been made. The Corporation took powers, if the Bill was granted, to obviate, in fact , ever y evil whi ch could possibly be suffered from the continuance of the market in Smithfield. The lion. Alderman spoke amidst great inter ruption and continual cries of "Divide." IitIME said that he would not be misled by the Hon. Alderman. If the Corporation of London were able and willing to do away with the nuisance, which plainly arose from the existence of the cattle market in Smit hfield, the y should have proceed e d i n a different way. Let a full inquiry be instituted, and let th e whole ofthe s it estion be referred to a Committee up stairs, not a Committee a sufficient number of M em b ers of two or three,to ascertain all the particulars. but of This was a matter that affected th e a view to accomplish the object whole country, and w. which he had just intimated ith the Bill. he should vote for the second reading should vote Mr. WAKLEY said that, although of he was opposed to the Bill in its present shape, he a feits second reading, with a hope that it would be referred toCommittee, in order many attempts to ruby at all the particulars. There had been to rt Smithfield-market, for they had had a the work.—. members who had proposed their aw n Ge w nt o l r e Plans, and now private ad Russell and Co.—(A laugh)—enitsged they He remembered that the Hon. (Hear, hear.) the Uader-Secretary for the Home Department, Gentleman seemed to have the principal care of the Govern ment fill, was once a poor-law commissioner, and I hot whan in that office lie l'ad tried to discover upon how little a poor man could Hear, hear, arid a laugh.) He rather feared him no w, and was apprehensive that it the cat!ie market was rmoved out of town, the price of meat would be increased ; and that, in fact, they would have a small quantity at a high rate, and he should, therefore, vote for the second reading of the Bill, with a view to have the whole affair investigated before a Committee. Sir GEORGE GREY said that Hon. Members had spoken as if the two Bills were intended to serve the same ob ject, whereas they were essentially different in character, and led to very different termini. He thought the duty ought not to be imposed upon a Select Committee of de ciding between two such opposite principles. The Hon. aro & rik*A* osi t e had allowed that Smithfield in its pre • :4 an intolerable nuisance, and the Commission tft at no amount of enlarg eme nt could do laf witir:th'e - nuisances; the course then was quite clear. reikarjk that this wee not the first time that the ~.", ta a s THE SUN, LONDON, enlargement of Smithfield-market had been mooted, for he found that in 1803 the Board of Trade had refusel to agree to a project for its enlargement on the ground that even then it would be insufficient for the accommodation of the metro polis. Mr. STAFFORD having personally visited the 1‘ hole neighbourhood of Smithfield, and gone over almost every one of the nuisances existing in and about it, now called upon the House to support the present Bill, on the ground of self preservation, because if they passed the Government measure they would leave all these nuisances untouched, and give the City the opportunity of building over the small area, which would then be left unoccupied. He thought, at least, if they did pass the Government measure they ought to take care to make such arrangements in Com mittee with the City as would obviate this objection. The Noble Lord, he believed, was invited to dine with the Lord Mayor this evening, and he wondered how it would be when the Noble Lord rose to reply to the usual post-prandial com pliments. He must tell them that, though he had the greatest respect for their generous hospitality, yet, as re garded their privileges connected with Smithfield-market, those certainly he must deprive them of. He was surprised at the intrepidity of the Right Honourable Gentleman the Secretary of State is proposing another, and he hoped it would be the last. This was a ques!ion beyond humanity to animals, but one which conduced to the removal of a plague-spot from the metropolis, which affected the souls and lives of thousands of their fellow -creatures. Mr. W. MILES thought that the speech of the Hon. Gen tleman was merely a prop to a falling cause he had appealed to their humanity in favour of their fellow-creatures, and entirely thrown away all consideration for the beasts. One argument which would induce him to vote against this Bill would be to do justice to the farmers and graziers of England, and to rid them of the interposition of middlemen between them and their customers. OS O qu ß es N t E ion sai , d this was not a butcher's question, nor M grazier'sar.B.but one which affected the supply of meat to many thousands of individuals. He should support the motion for referring the Bill to a Select Committee. Mr. STUART WORTLEY said the real question was, whether the plan of the City, which the Government Com mission had admitted to be a great improvement, was not deserving the consideration of the House. If the Bill were rejected on the second reading, it would preclude any improvement in Smithfield market this year. The Government scheme would entail a large expense on the country, while the Corporation were ready to carry out the improvements of the market at their own cost, and to sacrifice an income of 5,000/. a year to meet the expense. Sir B. HALL considered this entirely a Corporation ques tion. It was only after the reports of sanitary commissioners and a strong expression of public indignation against the continuance of Smithfield-market, that the City authorities ever thought of introducing the present Bill. There was not one clause in the Bill to compel the Corporation to carry out the plans they proposed, and he was not disposed to give power to an irre sponsible body, who might use it to the injury rather than to the benefit of the public. Mr. MACKINNON opposed the Bill. Mr. MASTERMAN supported the second reading of the Bill. He considered that the Government measure would create greater inconvenience to the public, and besides tend to the destruction of private property. Lord J. RUSSELL said he considered it his duty to op pose the second reading of the Bill. It had been correctly stated that it would affect the interests of upwards of two millions of people. He had not taken any hasty or inconsiderate view of the question, because when the Committee reported against the continuance of Smithfield-market he said he thought the question was a doubtful one, and deserved further inquiry. A commis sion was subsequently appointed to take the subject into their consideration, and they arrived at the same conclusion; and the question now before the House was not as to the merits of competing Bills, but whether Smithfield-market should be removed from a central part of the metropolis to some dis tant point in the suburbs.—(Hear, hear.) The Commission mentioned several sites, but they did not venture to say which was the best. L Poking at the great and increasing population of the metropolis, it was impossible to find a site within the limits of its boundary capable of being sufficiently enlarged not only for the wants of the present day, but for the next 50 years, without taking a large amount of valuable property, the cost of which would have the effect of increas ing the toll charged at the market.—(Hear, bear.) It was . _ quite evident that a market established in the reign of Edward 111., in the very heart of London, was unfit to meet the necessities of our great population.—(Hear.) He considered this a great public question. It was the duty of the House to provide for the wants of upwards of two millions of people ; before long that number would be increased to three millions, and it was their duty to provide for the improved health of the vast number of persons living in so confined a space. There were besides other reasons concerning the well-being of the metropolis which might be alleged against the continuance of the market in its present position ; and much as he regretted differing from many members of the Corporation, he felt bound to oppose the second rea Mr. MOWATT objected to sending the Bill to a Com mittee, bacause he was opposed to any course which would give the slightest acknowledgment that there was anything to justify the continuance of the market in,the centre of the metropolis. The existing market had been condemned not only by public opinion, but by the decisions of every Com mittee which had sat on the subject since 1805.—(Divide ) Sir H. HALFORD explained that the farmers and graziers of Leicestershire deprecated the removal of the market to a suburban district, though they were in favour of its enlargement and improvement. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading ... ... 124 Against it Majority ... —122 SMITHFIELD MARKET REMOVAL BILL. Sir GEORGE GREY then moved the second reading of this Bill, observing that it was the intention of Government to refer it to the consideration of a Select Committee of nine Members, to be nominated by the Committee of Selection. Mr. HLTME objected to the motion. It was too late to refer this Bill to a Select Committee after the House had rejected the other. After a few words from Mr. C. LEWIS, Alderman SIDNEY gave it as his opinion that this Bill ought to be made a public measure. He begged to ask if the Bill had not up to the present stage been conducted by Parliamentary agents, and at the publie expense? Sir GEORGE GREY was understood to reply in the af- firmative. Alderman SIDNEY thought that was contrary to all pre , cadent. Sir GEORGE GREY repeated that it was quite regular. Mr. A. STAFFORD wished to know if Government were prepared to take steps to keep Smithfield an open space, in the event of the market being removed, by puichasing the land? Lord J. RUSSELL said the Government had certainly no idea of purchasing the site. Sir JAMES DUKE would not put the House to the trouble of dividing, but in justice to the City both Bills ought to have been referred to the Committee. Mr. DUNCOMBE would be glad to know whether this Bill was to be treated as a public or a private measure. Sir GEORGE GREY said the Bill assumed the double character of a public and a private Bill, which would have to be considered both by a Select Committee and a Com mittee of the whole House. The SPEAKER explained that when the Bill had been disposed of by the Select Committee, it would be considered in a Committee of the whole House, and thenceforward it would become a private Bill. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE asked if the opponents of the Bill, who were the owners of the market, would have an oppor tunity of giving evidence before the Committee? The SPEAKER said if the owners of the market petitiAned against the Bill, their petition would be referred to the Select Committee, and if the Committee thought fit the petitioners would have an opportunity of proving their allegations. Sir W. JOLLIFFE wished to know if the Bill, or the no . . tices which had been given under it, would embrace a new site for the market? The SPEAKER not having seen the notices, could not answer that question, but the Bill would have to be con fined strictly to the object which the notices embraced. W. JOLIFTE said from his own knowledge an immense number of cattle were driven over Blacktriars-bridge, and therefore a sufficient accommodation was required on the south side of the Thames. Ile wished to ask the Govern ment to answer the question as to whether any notice had been given to the landowners in the southern counties respecting the alteration which was now proposed? Sir G. GREY said that notices were required in order to take land by compulsion; but no such notices were required to t eke land when it was to be done by voluntary agreement. After a few words from Mr. DEE DES, Mr. HENLEY wished to ask a question consequent upon what the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir G. Grey) had said. He had understood the Right Hun. Gentleman to say, that no notice was necessary when land was to be taken by private agreement. Were the Government in a position to say whether they knew of any site that might be taken by agree ment; and, if so, to state what that site was? Sir G. GREY replied to Mr. Henley that the Government were not pledged to any particular site, but that they would take that or those sites which appeared most eligible for the market. Due notice would of course be given to the landed proprietors and their tenants. In reply to Mr. BAILLIE, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that whatever site might be selected it would be kept open. Captain HARRIS begged to remind the Government that the access from one part of the metropolis to another for cattle was exceedingly difficult, and that some guarantee should be given to the public that no inconvenience would arise from the change. He thought that a better Bill should be intro tuced, and this one altogether done away with. Mr. S. WORTLEY would observe that by the charter of the city of London no market could be established without the consent of the Corporation within seven miles of Smithfield. Mr. HUDSON said he regretted that they had re jected the previous Bill, and the only plan which could be advisedly pursued was to defer this Bill till next year. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY arose amidst great opposition and cries of " Spoke, spoke." The motion for the second reading was then put, and The House divided, when there appeared— Fer the second reading ... Noes . ... 230 Maority ••• The Bill was ac j cordingly ... read a •••• second time. On our return to the gallery, we found Mr. lILJME on his legs, declaring his opinion that the course which the Governmgnt ought now to take was to abolish the Corporation of London, for if there was one thing more than another which was the duty of a corpo ration, it was the management of its own market.—(Hear.) But the Government would not let them.— (Hear, hear.) Where was this system of centralisation to end?—(Hear, hear.) He objected to this vote, because it was tantamount to a declaration that the Corporation of London was unfit to manage its own affairs.—(Hear, hear.) He had always been of an opinion.that the best site for a market was the centre of the town, and looking a t t h e improvements that the Corporation bad made and were preparing to make in Smith field, he thought it 74:sar mostust for that House to ititer cnancewofsthedßaciilml passing this w ith them. —(He hear.) . He had .this consolation, f ere no ISSELL did not think the City would be much Lord J. t ( lhat ea t r h o ere was s h es ow sio e n veL, _ (Hear, hear, anct laughter.) tVn should be abolished. obliged to H th l e lion. Member for suggesting that its corpora- Mr. be . : 4 uat rather than pass this Bill it would E had made no such suggestiton . . I - . le . simply expressed an op:n.oup L . . t taken the charter away consistent had Gee ern men have been better, or at all events it would have been more from the Corporation altogether.. n Lord JOIIN universally admitted that the present market was exceedingly inconvenient to the public, end since the Corporation had the offer RUSSELL said it of Gover nment to provide a new market elsewhere, Govern ment had no alterowive but to provide one themselves. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said, though this was not a ques tion of abolishi ng the Corporation, yet it was a question of abolishing the prop erty of the Corporatien, an cl;he thought the simple and expressive words of " a robbery" would best convey th© real character of this . Bill • He hoped therefore that if this Bill Passed clauses would be introduced into it for compensating the Corporation for any loss they might sustain from the removal of the market. Der. STUART WOUTLEY wished to know from the ...--Iss Speaker, if the Corporation of the City would have a right to 12 T 1 h 1 heard counselisdpbEyAKEn said,before i theth they Committee? petitioned against it they would. Mr. CHRISTOPHER was glad the House had pronounced against the continuance of Smithfield-market. It was a public nuisance, and as the Corporation had refused to re move it, Government was bound to do it for them. The public must and would have a more convenient market. Sir JAMES DUKE did not object to the public having a more convenient market, but what he and the Corporation did object to was, that the Government wanted to shut up their ancient market in defiance of right and justice. If the public wanted another market, and the Government was disposed to find it for them, all well and good, but don't let the Government at the same time attempt forcibly to close Smithfield. Mr. A. STAFFORD was quite convinced this Bill would not be passed by the Upper House, and the consequence would be that Smithfield would have to remain in its pre sent inconvenient state for another twelvemonths. How much better it would have beeen had the House passed the Corporation Bill, and allowed the present market to be con siderably enlarged and improved without a moment's delay. Alderman SIDNEY renewed his application to Govern ment to make the Bill a public measure, and let the whole House decide upon it. Sir G. GREY said the forms of the House would not allow them to pursue that course. The Bill was then ordered to be committed, and a resolu tion passed directing the Committee of Selection to nominate nine Members to sit on the Committee. STROUD AND GLOUCESTER IURNPIKE-ROAD BILL. Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved that the order of the 4th of April, for the third reading of the Stroud and Glou cester Turnpike•road Bill, be read and discharged, and that the Bill be recommitted to the former Committee. Agreed to. ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION. Mr. E. ELLICE said he was directed by the St Alban's Election Committee to apply to the Roma for leave to adjourn until twelve o'clock on Monday next. Agreed to. RELIGIOUS HOUSES BILL. On the order of the day being read for the second reading of this Bill, _ _ _ Mr. - LACY moved that it ba postponed until the 30th of April. Mr. GRATTAN hoped the House would treat the Bill with the contempt it deserved, and kick it over the bar. It was an insult to all Roman Catholics. Mr. REYNOLDS suggested, if the Hon. Member was in earnest in proceeding with the Bill, that he should post pone it until a further period, in order to enable Irish Members to be present. The Bill was an insult to all Roman Catholic ladies who occupied these religious houses. Mr. LACY was perfectly in earnest in bringing forward the Bill, and should proceed with it as long as he lived and the ouse gave him power to do so. Mr. O'FLAHERTY said he was anxious that the Bill should be discussed in the House, because he considered that it was a foul libel on religions houses, and that discussion would place them in a true light before the public. The order of the day, after same further discussion, was then postponed until the 14th of May.___ _ EXPENSES PROSECUTIONS BILL. The amendments to this Bill were considered, and agreed to. COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDERS BILL. The amendments to this Bill were considered and ageed to, ANNUAL INDEMNITY BILL. Leave was given to bring in this Bill on the motion of ?Ir. C. LEWIS. The Bill was subsequently brought in. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at Six o'clock. ELECTION CO.IIIIIITTEE. ST. ALBAN'S. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After hearing the arguments of Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr. Merewether, in opposition to the application of the sitting Member's Counsel, The Committee announced their resolution of applying to the House for leave to adjourn the inquiry until Monday. The Committee then rose, at three o'clock. EXTENSION OF THE MUNICIPAL CONSTITUENCY. On Monday a meeting of the inhabitants of Billings gate Ward was held at Fellowship Hall, St. Mary-at- Hill, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present defective and unsatisfactory state of the muni cipal constituency, and to adopt such measures as might be expedient. The meeting was called by a requisition of 35 of the inhabitants addressed to the Alderman of the Ward. The chair was taken by Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, M.P., who expressed great satisfaction at the opportunity of beinz able to forward any measure which would tend to enlarge the present limited roll of freemen electors, and quite agreed with the wording of the requisition, that the right of voting for aldermen and common councilmen of London ought to be extended to all citizens paying scot and bearing lot within the city of London. Mr. MURRAY, the ward clerk, having read the requi sition, Mr. BOUSFIELD moved, " That the present roll of freemen electors, within the city of London, is limited and capricious, excluding many persons, who, by occu pancy and residence, should be entitled to vote for municipal officers, and that in the opinion of this meet ing the Act of 12 and 13 Vic. (one to amend the 11th Geo. L), has tended to lessen the municipal constituency, contrary to the avowed object of such Act, and that the same, and the above recited Act, ought to be repealed." Mr. BENJAMIN seconded the motion. Mr. BOWER admitted, as the advocate of the rights of the existing freemen of the City, that he could go a reasonable way in support of this resolution for extend ing the roll of freemen; but he could not agree to any one being permitted to come to reside in that ward f): a short period, and thereby obtain all the privileges of those who, by long residence and the payment of fines, have become possessed of the right of voting for municipal officers. It was necessary to have a foundation for the corporation of the city of Loudon, and some kind of payment for that purpose. There was another difficulty, which was, how they should get the Government to give up their portion of the fines. The CIIAIRIVAN—They will give up theirs if you will give up yours.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. BOWER was sorry to say that the City had fre quently attempted to induce the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to give up the fines, but they had never been successful.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving an amendment, which was in the spirit of the resolution, bat did not go quite to that extent as to granting the quali fication. SANGSTER agreed on the necessity of extending the roll of freemen, which he thought highly necessary for various reasons, but insisted on more qualification than a residence of a year and a day within the City of Lond us. A misunderstanding bud got abroad in respect to this year and a day, for it did not in ancient times per se constitute a freeman, but was the limited time within which a man could take up his freedom of the City, and thereby save himself from servitude. Mr. Sangster con chided a very able speech by seconding the amendment. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, which was lost, and the original motion was carried. Mr. BESLEY moved a resolution to the cff,ct " that every person occupying premises in the city of London for tee period of a year and a day, paying scot and bear ing lot, is a citizen, and entitled to all the benefits and privileges, and subject to all the duties thereof." He took a broad view of the subject by saying that either the corporation should have an Act to compel all citizens whatever to take up their freedom, or repeal the tax altogether, for at present it became an act of necessity on the poor retailer, whilst the wholesale man or the merchant evaded the payment. It was asked by Mr. Bower how the present freemen were to bo indemnified, to which he would reply that they had taken up their freedom as a trading speculation, and they must put up with its consequences,—(Hear.) He maintained, from history, that the municipal rights of a citizen were anterior to the establishment of the city companies, and, therefore, ought not to be curtailed by these companies. Mr. BOWER said, that persons could qualify at present without belonging to any company.—(No, no.) The CHAIRMAN signified that they could do so, but they did not enjoy the whole of their privileges. He thought those who had been thought worthy of being appointed electors for Members of Parliament, should be equally admitted to vote for the alderman and common councilmen of the city of London.—(Applause.) Mr. GRAVES had great pleasure in seconding the re solution. An amendment was proposed by Mr. SANGSTER, but was not seconded. Mr. SANGSTER quite agreed in the movement for ex tending the freedom of the City, and was glad to see it commenced in the ward of Billingsgate, which, according to their chronicles, had always been forward in the cause of freedom ; indeed it was to that ward the public was first indebted for having reporters in the House of Commons, so fearful were the citizens of their rights being invaded by Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. FOSTER moved—" That wardmotes be held in this ward, according to ancient usage, for the purpose of enrolling such citizens as have obtained their right of voting, and for other purposes." Mr. NICHOLSON seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. CARR moved—" That a petition, founded on the above resolutions, addressed to the Aldermen and Com mon Council of the City of London, be prepared by the ward clerk, and that it be entrusted to Mr. Alderman Sidney for presentation."—(Applause.) Mr. BESLEY seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. After some observations from Mr. Foster, Mr. Con ston, Mr. Young, and others, a vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to the worthy Alderman for presiding. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, hoped it could not be thought by any gentleman present that he would be a party to do anything which would tend to lower or weaken the corporation, of which he was a member, more particularly when he saw a grasping Government intent upon invading the privileges of the citizens of London.—(Great applause.) On the contrary, this ex tension of the suffrage would go to strengthen the Cor poration, and to the preservation of their municipal rights. A large. constituency on the basis now pro posed would give power to the citizens to withstand any nefarious attempt on the part of Government, which now only took advantage of their weak position. As their constituency had been reduced from 50,000 to 6,ooo—(Hear)—so by this measure would it increase from 6,000 to 50,000, which wan the number of municipal elec tors in the time of Charles ll.—(Cheers.) He should sup port the gi thep v e e ti s ti a o t n isf i a b e r tio the : best t st i o ,e f reasons, 10 000 ofivrslt,l,boso•coauusoenit. freemen, and, secondly, because such an extension of the freedom would tend to strengthen the Corporation of the city of London, in doing which they might say to even a powerful Government, " Touch us if you dare." The meeting then broke up. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—On. :Saturday there was more done at the Cloth Hails than has been the case for some time back, but to-day the market has only been a quiet one. There has been no alteration to notice in prices, and stocks do not increase. 63,41.111- , MIGEET AND COME COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Nail oof Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. A. s. d. A. e. d. Britilb •••••••• • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial 11. 85. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15% Bright= •• •• •• ••- •• 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• •• 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - OontirtentalConsolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equits ble .. •• • • 5OB. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 imps e_al • • 3l. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London•• .... ••.•• • • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 -- - SO 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 -- 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28% R a tcli ff - Unitetl General ll. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 Vests sinter Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 45% Ditto, New ...... •• 128. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% %IS r or SCOTTISN COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Male of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - -.--- - £ s. d. A s. d Rana of Scotland Brit! sh Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199% Claloi lonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank 4/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 3 0 11% Clyd,' :sdalc Bank -• •• •• 6% percent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Cone nereial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 173 East 3rn Bank .• •••• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 9/. 4s. Edin 11.3; Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4% Eno) :angeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15% liati mai Bank 6% per cent. 60 0 0 10 0 0 li Norl liof Scotlandßank 5/.percent. 20 0 0 2 10 I 21.175. Roy: al Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 130 Dn:.on Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 89 Wet tern Baak•• •• •• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 I 70 All.l4ance Fire and Life i%l.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21 dill ish Guarantee NIA donian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glasgow . Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. Si Coic ,nial Life ... •• - - 50 0 0 1 0 0 21. Os. Mk iburgh Life Insnr. 4/. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21 En.; . & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 60 0 0 217 6 2 % Lift, Assoc. of Scotland 6/.percent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 31. Os Nvil.ional Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 243.6 d Idol •th British Insur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 ; 28 Soo ttishUnionlnarnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 24t.6d its ndard Life .. •• .. •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 I 11% Urd ted Dep.Assarance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 178 ed rensczurtazrzous. Dividend Amount 3 'am of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .... mm,m./..........is X. s. d. Z. s. d. Asi ;am Tea .... • • .... - 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 to ctisn Mart.... •• • . 21. 58. 50 0 0 - 28 &a ttrallan Agricultnrl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 A a stralian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 20 IL3 gio-Mexican Mint.. it. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20% 1 )itto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 6 RC .tish Amerioan Land - - 38 10 0 14% Ca nada ... •• .. .. .. .. 61. per cent. 1 100 0 0 32 10 0 47 I Jppr Canada Bonds 61. per eent. - - - :Ditto ditto .... 61. percent. - - 1 0 7% Mty Navigation Bends 3/ per cent. - - 96 , Ge n. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& be, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 91% Eq nitable Reversienry 5 p.c. &its. 61 100 0 0 100 0 0 109% 3 Ditto Yew ...... •• - 50 0 0 210 0 2% G 4 n•SteamNavigation 10 p. ct.& bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28 Hs , dson's Bay.. • • .• .. - Stock. - 205 111 .ngerford .......... 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47 ,Lo udon Institution .•. - - 78 15 0 7 N - I w Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New ......., - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Es seen Institution.... - - 26 5 0 - Pe ninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 65 Es versionary Int. Soo. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 R< ,yal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 77% Sc nth Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24 VI zuDieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 2 STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The accounts brought to hand • the Asia (which will be fuund below) inform us that a • .od deal of excitement, without subsequent relapse, had been pr oduced in the different ports of the union by advices re ceived and expected from this country. The general ef 'act of these accounts. on this side, is still further to weaken the opinion that we are to have a deficient supply ; though there are well-informed parties who in, ter from their letters that the quantity to be for- Wa from the interior is becoming exhausted. The Li verpool market has been dull both yesterday and to-day ; an d spinners have found prices rather in their favour. In on r own market, an increased disposition cautiously to limit og erations to immediate wants has shown itself amongst the di ferent classes of buyers; and the day's transactions have co nsequently proved altogether inconsiderable. Goods have sic .t fully maintained their value; and, though there is so ircely any quotable change in most descriptions of reeled vs .rns, yet the tendency is against sellers—lather more so in F m ule than in water, and in 20's water than in 30's. Pincops se.e to be had at rather lower rates. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The flannel market to-day has 'be en quiet and inactive, and much like that of last Mon day. In kerseys and coarse goods there has been very little loing, and the purchases have been upon a much more limited scale. The wool dealers complain of the little de mand for the raw materials, but still keep up the former Trices. MACCLESFELD, TUESDAY. —We are again under the ne cessity of reporting a similar state of things to that of last woek ; very little business having taken place in the in terim. The wholesale houses are said to be exceed ingly busy, but, as yet, are buying sparingly. It may, however, be fairly anticipated that they will shortly become purchasers ; to what extent remains to be seen, as, up to the present, scarcely a shadow of the usual spring trade has been done. In thrown silks, a consi derable business has been transacted, chiefly the result of the reduction in prices, which may now be stated roundly at 91 o Is pqr lb. on those asked in the beginning of last month. No doubt the general admission, on the part of consumers, that raw silks are decidedly easier of purchase, has, in a great measure, contributed to this result. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.-Our market to-day, although pretty well attended by buyers, has scarcely been an average one: business has not been so brisk in the Cloth-hall; stocks look heavier than they have done for some time; most of the exchanges have been in light goods and fancies, and checks, of new patterns. The warehouses have been brisk during the week in the American trade. In the wool market there has not been so much doing. As there is not much change in the price of the raw material, it is most likely there will be an advance in the finished goods. HALIFAX, SATURDAY. —The worsted trade presents no noticeable feature of variation since our last, the demand for most descriptions of goods being still languid, and the mer chants manifesting great reluctance to purchase. In the yarn market there have been more sales, under the impression that prices are at the lowest; but the spinners are producing less, as the quotations are very unsatisfactory. More wool has changed hands, partly from the spinners having run cut of stock, and partly from the belief that the rates are as low as they are likely to be; but the increased business has had no operation upon prices. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, April S. Mr. Justice Patteson sat t ; -day in the Crnwn Court, and tried one case, and then left. Mr. Justice Talfourd was en gaged till past nine e'clock, and four cases remain for to morrow. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Pinson.) Henry Davis and John Roberts were indicted for a bur glary in the house of Mrs. Sarah Elsmore, at West Dean, on the 4th of January last, and robbing her cif twenty sovereigns, 51. in silver, and a quantity of pork, bacon, and other articles. Mr. Skinner and Mr. Cleeve appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. M'Mahon for the defence of Davis, and Mr. Symonds end Mr. C. Evans for the defence of Roberts. I appeared that about eleven o'clock on the night of the 4th of January Mrs. Elsmore, hearing a noise at her front door, got out of bed, and saw three men outside, one of whom she knew by his dress and voice to be Davis. They pretended they wanted a gallon of cider, and gave their names as some of her neighbours; but she knew they were not the persons they represented themselves to be, and refused to supply them. Soon afterwards they forced in the front door. She called up her niece, a girl of fifteen, and ran to the kitchen door, and shut it against them they soon forced that also open, and seized her and her niece. They all had some wrapping over their faces, with holes cut through for their eyes. Davis had a miner's hatchet in his hand, end another had a stick, which was afterwards found near Davis's door. i/avis caught the niece and threw her down, and was holding her down while another held Mrs. Elsmore, and the third was searching the house up stairs. On their using some threats. Mrs. Elsinore asked them not to hurt her. and she would give them up all the money she had. Thereupon they let her go up stairs, and she gave them all her little store, amounting to upwards of 251. They then fastened the bedroom door, leaving Mrs. Elsmore and her niece inside, and ransacked the kitchen, taking away a spare-rib of pork which was cut in a peculiar manner. The next morning at daybreaa the police came, and found the footmarks of three persons about the house, and traced them to a distance of 100 yards from Mrs. Els more's, where a fourth track was found. A short distance further on the four tracks separated, and two were traced into Davis's house. The police found him in bed (it was then about nine or ten o'clock on Sunday morning), and his trowsers and boots were wet and dirty, and drying at the fire; and on comparing the boots with some of the footmarks near Mrs. Elsmore's, they found them to corre spond exactly. Both Mrs. Elsmore and her niece spoke to Davis's identity, from his dress, voice, and eyes; but, on cross-examination, they did not appear to have known him before. Roberts was arrested on the Bth, and his shoes were also found to correspond with some of the footmarks around Mrs. Elamore's house; and it was further proved that on the Sunday morning, the sth of January, about seven or eight o'clock, he and two other men not in custody were seen near an enclosure, in which, on the 20th of February after wards, on cutting down some groze, the three masks were found hidden, and also a part of the spare-rib stolen from Mrs. Elsmore. They were found Guilty, and transperted for 15 years. This was the only case his Lordship tried. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) William Grey Smythe, 47, surgeon, was then placed at the bar to take his trial upon several indictments charging him with felonious assaults upon girls of tender age. Mr. Payne and Mr. Parry appeared on behalf of the pro secution, and the prisoner was defended by Messrs. Clarkson and Ballantine. The public have been already made but too well acquainted with the disgusting details of the offences imputed to the prisoner by the police reports. It will be remembered that he carried on the profession of a surgeon in Vauxhall-walk, Lambeth; and it was alleged that he had carried on a re gular system of debauching young girls, a great number of whom, it was proved, had fallen a sacrifice to his beastly pro pensities. The case was taken up by the Society for the Protection of Young Females, by whom the counsel for the prosecution were now instructed. The first case gone into was that of a girl named Charlotte Steven 2, who deposed that she would be 16 years old ih July next. She said that in July, 1849, she was playing with a gi , l named Jelia Weekes in Park-street, Kennington-cross when the prisoner came up to them and asked Weekes if she meant to come to his house that night, and she said she did ; and the prisoner then walked away, and, at the request of 'Weekes, she accompanied her to his house, where they were taken into a bed-room; and she said that the prisoner then gave them a glass of wine each, and afterwards proceeded to commit the offence imputed to him. Upon being cross-examined, the witness said that she and Weekes drank some punch with the prisoner after the affair, and that when they went away he gave her half-a-crown, and told them to come again on the following Friday. She said that she and her companion divided the half-crown be tween them, and she bought herself a new bonnet, and they then went to see the people who were going to a masquerade at Vauxhall-gardens. She also said that they both went to the prisoner's house on the Friday evening, and that the act was repeated, and ,he afterwards lived with the prisoner far two months and slept with him every night. She also ad • mitted that since the transaction she had been living at a brothel. Mr. CLARKSON, in his address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, said he was aware that he must necessarily have to contend with a vast amount of prejudice which would be very naturally created against the prisoner by reason of the character of the charges that were made against him; but he entreated the jury to exert themselves not to give any effect to what they might have heard or read upon the subject, but to be guided only by the sworn testimony, and decide upon that alone whether the prisoner w,s guilty of the crime of which he was accused. He would admit that the conduct of the prisoner had been most disgraceful and immoral, but the question here was whether he had committed a felony of a particular description, and he said the jury ought not to allow their abhorrence of his conduct in other respects to induce them to say that he was guilty of anoffence which, it appeared to him, he had clearly not committed. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to comment upon the circumstances of the case and the cor.duct of the prosecutrix, concluding by asking the jury whether it was possible for them, upon the facts of the case, as they appeared in evidence, to conscien tiously come to the conclusion that the prisoner was guilty of the offence imputed to him. Mr. Justice ERLE having summed up, The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was then charged, upon another indictment, with committing the same offence upon a girl named Eliza beth Eliza Hockenden. The prosecutrix in this case was a girl 17 years old, and she stated that in the summer of 1849 she was going about to look for a situation, and in consequence of a bill she saw in a shop-window, the contents of which were read to her by another girl, she went to the priso ner's house, and on her asking him if he •wanted a girl, he told her he did, and at once took her up to the bed-room, where he poured three different sorts of liquor into a small tumbler, and gave them to her to drink, telling her the liquor would not hurt her, and the moment she had drank it she became partially insensible. The wit. ness stated that upon this the prisoner took off her clothes and proceeded to assault her; but her evidence failed to show the commission of a felony. She stated that the pri soner eventually gave her a shilling, and told her to come again to see him the next day, but she did not do so; and it appears that she did not mention what had taken place until the police had made some inquiries with regard to other transactions in which her sister Martha was concerned with the prisoner. In cross-examination the prosecutor said that after what had passed with the prisoner she went home and washed herself, and afterwards went with Julia Weekes, and Stevens, the prosecutrix in the former indictment, to the Victoria Theatre, and that they did not get home till twelve o'clock at night. She likewise admitted that she had gone to Green wich fair with a young man named Teddy Toose, and another " young chap," and a girl named Maria Baker, who since then had walked the streets. Mr. CLARKSON again addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and he particularly urged upon their attention the fact that the evidence of the prosecutrix herself negatived the pt rpetration of the offence. Mr. Justice EirtLx having summed up, The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault. The prisoner was then charged upon a third indictment with the commission of the same offence upon a girl named Mary Anne Hall. The prosecutrix in this case deposed that she was thirteen years old in July last, and that in January of the present year she was living with her father and mother in High street, Lambeth. About the end of that mouth she said that she met two girls named M'Lachlen and Martha Hock enden, and they asked her to go with them to Dr. Sreyth's. She consented to do so, but was not aware what was the object for which she went. When they got to his house they said to the prisoner, " We have brought you this little girl;" and he replied, " That is good," but added that he could not speak to her then, and that she must come the next morning, when he promised to take her into his service. She went on the following morn ing, and was engaged for two or three days in doing the household werk, and on the Saturday in the same week she' said that Martha Hockenden undressed her and made her go to bed, and then undressed herself, and the prisoner afterwards came into the room. The witness then gave some details, which are not fit for publication, with regard to the conduct of the prisoner; but it appeared that upon this occasion she resisted him successfully, and that he kicked her out of bed, and told her to get out of the house. She went away, but it appeared that she made no complaint of the prisoner's conduct ; and on the Tuesday afterwards she went again to the house to fetch away an apron and a pair of boots which she had left there; and upon this occasion she re presented that the prisoner committed the act imputed to him by force and without her consent. The prosecutrix underwent a severe cross-examination by Mr. BALLANTINE, and it was elicited from her that the girl M'Lachlen was a prostitute, and that she lodged in White Horse-street, Lambeth, and that she herself had slept at that house with her on the Monday night previous to the day on which she represented the prisoner to have commit ted the offence. It also appearea that she made no com plaint of any misconduct on his part until her mother made some discovery and pressed her upon the stu t ject, and it was then only she disclosed what had occurred. It ap peared, however, that when the prosecutrix was examined by the doctor who was called in for that purpose, she ois tinctly denied that the prisoner bad ever interfered with her. Mr. CLARKSON, in his address to the jury upon this charge again urged them, with great warmth and earnest ness, not to allow the circumstances that had been laid be fore them to operate unfairly against the prisoner. He ad mitted that the prisoner was a bad man, and, personally, he said he desired as much as any one present to see him pun ished for his grossly immoral conduct; but at the same time it was necessary for the safety of them all to take care that the law was not strained unfairly to meet any parti cular case; for if this be permitted to be done in the case of a b a d m an, they mild 119 t tell how soon the 041110 thing might occur to a good one. Having made these rornatks he went in to drew the attention of the jury to C!!< of the prosecution, end argued that it was impossible to en tertain any doubt that she was a consenting party to all that took place, and that, under these circumstances, although it was perfectly clear that the prisoner's conduct had been most disgusting and immoral. 3 ot, he said, it would at the same time be most unjust to convict him of the particular felony with which he was charged upon such evidence. Mr. Justice ERLE then summed up. The jury having deliberated fora short time in the box, expressed a wish to retire. They left the court at half-past five o'clock, and in about half an hour they sent a written communication to hia Lordship, stating that there was no chance of their agreeing to a verdict. The Learned JUDGE, upon receiving this intimation from the jury left the court, giving directions that he should be sent for when the jury were prepared to give their verdict. The kry continued in deliberation until nearly ten o'clock, when they announced that they wore agreed. A messenger was immediately dispatched for the Learned Judge, who arrived shortly before eleven. Mr. Alderman Challis was present as the second commissioner. The jury then gave a verdict of Guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. TRAMES. Thomas Turner, a waterman, of Mill Pond-street, Ber mondsey, was brought betbre Mr. Yardley, charged with being concerned with two others notin custody in attempting to rob and murder Mr. James Joseph Baldwin, a marine store-dealer, of No. 2, Clarke-street, Stepney, under circum stances of a very extraordinary rature. The prosecutor, a stout man, whose face was seriously cut and bruised, and who gave his evidence in a very confused manner, stated that he was in Rotherhithe on Tuesday night upon business. He got irro a boat at 12 o'clock for the pur pose of being ferried across the river. The prisoner as in that beat, and took him alongside a ship, where he kept him for some time, and then said, " We must go back again to Rot herhithe. " Some other watermen then got into the boat, and he told them to take him to the Thames Tunnel stairs, on the Nliddlesex shore. He was taken alongside a ship again, to the best of his recollection, and thought i very strange, an , l wa, then rowed across the river. On nearing the Middlesex shore, one of the watermen got up in the boat and struck him a dreadful blow under the ear and threw him overboard. Mr. YARDLEY—What was that for? Mr. Baldwin—To rob me. One man put his hand in my pocket as I was ap proaching the stairs on this side of the river at Wapping, and I was struck on the ear, and also upon the m ;uth, by one man, and another threw me overboard. Mr. YARDLEY—It deep water? Mr. Baldwin—lt, was done so suddenly I hardly know; there were three persons in the boat besides myself. Mr. YARDLEY—Did you get out of your depth ? Mr. Baldwin—The water covered me. Mr. YARDLEY—AS you lay on your back, or as you stood up? Mr. Baldwin—Up to my neck. I was quite under water once, and was up to my neck as I scrambled out. 1 scrambled out of the water in the best way I could. Mr. YARDLEY—What became of the men in the boat? Mr. Baldwin—They rowed away as fast as they could. Mr. YARDLEY—Did you lose anything? Mr. Baldwin—l don't know that I did. I had bank-notes in my pocket book. and they attempted to take it. There were only a few halfpence in my pocket. I was not very sober, Sir. The prisoner, on being asked if he had any questions to ask, said he was at Rotherhithe-stairs, on the Surrey shore, when he saw the gentleman come down and walk straight towards the River, and he called out . to him, " Mind where you are going." The gentleman came towards him, and ap peared to be very tipsy, and lie said, " You had better be oil away from me." The gentleman stopped twenty minutes, and he asked him what he wanted, to which the gentleman replied that he wanted a boat. irectly after that the gen tleman got into conversation with five or six other water men, who took him to a public-house, and washed the blood off his face, and cleaned it. The gentleman had a fall before he came to the plying place. ➢lr. Baldwin said he fell down and cut his face before he came to the plying place for a boat. He cut his eye. His face was wiped by the watermen. The prisoner I was at home when the gentleman went into the boot. I went home before he went over the water. Mr. Baldwin - I am certain he was in the boat when I was thrown overboard. The prisoner—l rowed the gentleman over by myself to this side of the river. He would go back again with other watermen. I was not with him. Did you not ask for change for a 2'l. note in the public-house over the waer ? Mr. Baldwin—l was in the public-house, and pulled a 20/. note out of my pocket and asked for change, but I put it in my pocket-book again. They tried to get at my pocket book, but could not, and knocked me clean overboard. I saw the prisoner afterwards taken from behind a barge while I was dripping with wet and bleeding from the mouth. The prisoner said he went behind a barge to relieve a call of nature, and not to conceal himself. Alexander Cowe, of 63, Anchor and Hope-alley, Wapping, said he was en engineer, employed at Pavitt's steam flour mills, at Execution dock, and on Tuesday night, soon after 12 o'clock, he was in the mill, and heard cries of " Murder!" and "Police!" proceeding from the river. He listened, and the cries continued, becoming fainter, and accompanied with a "suffocating noise." Not being able to reach the water side from the back of the mill, he went round to the front, and saw the prosecutor struggling in the water and get out and come up the steps of the plying-place. He went to his assistance, and the prosecutor said, "They have been robbing me, and thrown me overboard." At that moment he saw the prisoner running by the side of a barge on the shore, and he endeavoured to conceal himself. Witness ran alter him, and he said, " It's not me what did if, it's not me." Witness said, " No one said it was you," and detained him until a policeman came. Police-constable Miller, Iv 5 K, stated that a carman, or a man named Carman, saw the prisoner shove off with tae boat, and had promised to attend, but had f iled to do so in conse quenceot an engagement elsewhere. sir. YARDLEiILYOU must get him here, and make further inquiries about this matter. I shall remand the prisoner till Saturday next. Policeman Smith, 200 K, said the prosecutor had 601. or 701. in bank-notes in his pocket-book when he came to the station-house. Mr. YARDLEY said the prosecutor should have mentioned that before, and that he bad no occasion to be afraid of doing so in that court. A young Waterman applied for the restoration of his boat It bad been taken away by three men for the purpose of tak ing the prosecutor away and robbing him. Mr. YARDLEY— You may have your boat; I see no ob. jection to that. THE LONDON GAZETTE, April 8 DIVIDENDS. At the Court , Ba‘inghall-strt,et. T. S. Dickinson and R. C. Dickinson, Gresham-street, City, and Leeds, Yorkshire, warehousemen, May 6, at eleven. In the Country. W. Murdoch, Bristol, draper, flay 1, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—S. Firth, Leeds, linendraper, April 29, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Bawling, SAby,York shire, shoemaker, April 29, at twelve, at the Court, Lauds —J. B. R. Durant, Stogursey, Somerstrtt , thire, grocer, April 29, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—W. D. Ewens, Broadwindsor, Dorsetsbire, butter-merchant, April 29, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. S. Banfill, Edward-street, Langharu.place, cabinet. maker, ls., on Tuesday, April 8, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, 13asinghall-street. J. 13. Montefiore and J. Montefiore, Nicholes-lane, merchants, 2s. 3d., on Wednesday, April 9, or any sub sequent Tuesday, between eleven and at two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. T. Collingwood, Nuneham Courtney, Oxfordshire, innkeeper, 3s. 2d., on Tuesday, April 15, or any subse quent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of lir. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basiughall-street. J. G. Foster, Aldgate, tailor, 6d., on Tuesday, April s, or any subsequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basing hall-street. R. Dart and J. Brown, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, coach lace manufacturers, a second dividend of 23. on the joint estate, a first dividend of 7d. o n th e se p arate estate of Dart, and of 10, 1 2 -1 on the separate estate of Brown, on Tuesday, April 8, or any subsequent Tuesday,.be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. Al. and L. Rowlandson, Whitechapel-road, drapers and upholsterers, 10s., on Tuesday, April 15, or any sub sequent Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street. T. B. Cousens, Wisbeacb, shipbuilder, 7s. 5d., on Sa turday next, and the three subsequent Saturdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane, City. A. Cranston, Winborn Minster, Dorsetshire, cabinet maker, 3s. 3d., on Monday, April 14. and two subse quent Mondays, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Canaan, Birchin-lane. C. Coils, C. Thompson, and R. P. Harris, jun., Lom bard-street, bill brokers, 4d., on Monday, April 14, and two subsequent Mondays, between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Csnnan, Birchin-1 one. T. Bentall, Copthall-Chambers, City, stock and share broker, 5d., on Monday, April 14, and two rubrequent Mondays, betwee❑ eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Carman, Birchin-lane. W. Abbott, and W. Abbott, jun., Bermondsey-street, Southwark, parent felt manufacturers, 6d., on Monday, April 14, and two subsequent Mondays. between eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Csnnan, Birehin-lane. J. Crosthwaite, Liverpool, merchant, 2.t., on Wednes day, April 9, or any subsequent Wednesday, between eleven and two, at the cilice of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. R. Bowerman, Ensham, Oxfordshire, carrier, Bd., on Thursday, April 10, and three following Thursdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Stansfield, Basinghall-btreet. W. Goode, jun., Monmouth, linendraper, 7s. 101, on Thursday, April 10, and throe following Thursdays, be tween eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Sten s f e id , Basinghall-street. • NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Ccurt, Basinghall-street. J. Carter, Manchester - terra ce, and Upton - villas, RH_ burn, builder, April 30, at eleven — T. S. Dickinson an d Dickinson,ofGresham - street, London, and Leeds, w R a . r C eLousemen, May 1, at two. In the Country. W. Saddaby, Kingston-upon-Hull, seed crusher, April 30, at te,lf-past twelve, at the Town-ball, Kiegbton upon-Hull—R. Boyle, jun., Kiwpslon-upon-Ilul, msr nt:ant, April 30. at half -past iwelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon•Hull—W. Neck, jun., Torre, Devonshire, corn dealer, May 1, rat one, at the Court, Exeter—G. Shepheard, Mod bury, D!!vonshile, lineedraper, May 1, at one, at the Coot t, E xe t er— J . Dixon, llorley, York .hire, dyer, May I, et eleven, at the Court, Leeds — J. Leybnre. Yorkshire, draper, Illy 1, at CIPS_43I3, the Court, Leeds. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. R. Greco, juu., Brighton, ironmonger, certificate of the second class—J. Colson, Upper Holloway, publican —F. F. Vouillon, Princcss-street, Hanover-square, cou rt milliner, certificate of the first class—K. Ditastiale, Ox ford -street, saddler, certificate of the third class—W, Randr.ll, Manchester, calico printer, certificate of the third class—R. N. Jones, Liverpool, merchant, certificate of the first class after 21 days from April 4. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. E. T. Turton and W. Turton, Liverpool, flour d za l er Jane Turton and W. Turton, Liverpool, flour dealers— P. Nowell and J. Mitchell, Bradford, Yorkshire, worsted spinners —T. Bowers and P. Warnsley,. Leek,Stafford- THURSDAY PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LOMON, TUESDAY, APRIL 8. ZOINT-STOCIL 73.1.172C13. Dividend Amount Name of Companit. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. A s. . A s. d. Australasia- ........ 41. per cent. 40 0 40 0 0 - BritshNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 50 0 0 43% Ceylon .. --• • • • •••• - 25 0 25 0 0 - Commercial of Lonchn 61. per cent. 100 0 20 0 0 25% Colonial •• per cent. 100 0 25 0 0 - Gloucestershire • • ••• • 151 per cent. - - - lonian ••• • • ... • • ••• • 61. per cent. 25 0 25 0 0 - London and County .• 61. per cent. 100 0 20 0 0 - Londn and Westininetr 61. per cent. 50 0 20 0 0 - Londom Joint-Stock... 61. per cent. 50 0 10 0 0 17% Provincial of Ireland . 81. per cent. 100 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New.- -• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. j 51. per cent. 50 0 22 10 0 20% Nat. Provncial of Ent. 61. per cent. 100 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New. ••••• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 10 0 0 - South Australia •• - • 61. per cent. 25 0 25 0 0 - Union of Australia • 61. per cent. 23 0 25 0 0 - Ditto - ...... ••• • • 61. per cent. - 210 0 - Union of L0nd0n..... 61. per cent. 50 0 10 0 0 12% Caton of Madrid ..... - 40 0 40 0 0 - KB113171:13.3TOZI 00731CP.11.217XE5. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --.-- X s. d. X s. el. Albion ........ ••• • « 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance brit. and For. 7114s6d&bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. •• •• .. 6 p ct.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Atla.3 Argus Life •• •• • • - 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - Britisti Commercial - 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Clerici,Med.&Gen.Life spr et•& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 County - ............ 41. 100 0 0 10 0 9 86 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 &tele . European Life ••• • • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 11% - - b 0 0 b% GlJse - 186 Glardtan ...... -•• •• 51. per Gent 100 0 0 45 0 0 55% Imperial Fire ...• •• • • 121. per ccnt. 500 0 0 50 0 0 245 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 183( Indemnity Marine .• • • 11. sh. & ha. 100 0 0 20 0 0 47% Law Fire --....- •• - 100 0 0 210 0 2% LAW Life.......... . 11. 168. 100 0 0 10 0 0 46 Lega. and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 4% Licensed Vietuallers - - 5. 0 1 0 0 - Lorian Fire ........ 235. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17% London Ship ........ 20s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17% Amine.. .• • ........ 15s.per share 100 0 0 11. 0 11 - Ifed•lnvlid &Gen. Life .4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% gatictal Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% gaticaal Life.... -.• • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 5 11 0 - Pallalium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Piimsta - - 155 Profealonal Life.... • • 5/. per cent. 6 8 0- 010 0 208.0 d Provilent Life" •••• •• 11. ss. Lb s . 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 Rock Life.. • Bs. 3 0 0 010 0 6% kloyalEachante ....- 61. p.ct. & be. Stock. - 220 ian Are . • - - 209 'l3it'e, Life .• • - - 48 Unite( Kingdom LTalversal Life lO% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Vlotola Life - 412 6 5% VTATER,-WO3IILS. Nano of Company. Dividend per Annum. Amonat of share. Paid. East 10nd0n..•.....•• Si. per cent. Gra.ndJenction • • •• .. i 41. per cnt. 41. per cnt. Lambqh •• •• •• 51. per cnt. New tivr Lndn Erdge 41. Os. Vaualall 51. per cnt. West Aiddlesex • . . 61.05. pr cnt. DOG Nano of Company. Dividend . per Annum. Commercial .. .. .. • • Kart isact West Ind' a ... East Coantry •• Gondol .... • i)ltta Bonds.. •• • • it. KaAharino •• • . •. Ditt) Bends •• • • • • Southampton •• • • 41. pr cent. 61. pr cent. 20a. per ah. 51. pr cont. 41. per cent. 354 per cent. 4%1. pr cent. 21. per cent. Z s. d. 100 0 0 $0 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 [ lOO 0 0 Ameuitt of Share. £ s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 A s. d. Paid. A ii. d. 50 0 0 Price, Price. Name of Company. Charirg-cross•• •• Soutbvrk .......... Ditto Nw of 734 p.o. Watar oo • • • • REID G: Dividend per Annum. 1 355. per cent. Amount Share. X. a. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 Z. ■. ti. 6000 40 0 0 Mt) Old Ann. of 81. Dit t) Nw ditto of 71. . • • Av. 11.45. Od. 11. ls. Od. 70 10 a Noma of Dividend Price . Names of ;Dividend er Companies. per Companies. ; An p n Price. m Annum. ; - X \ Aslitn.t Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield . 100 21. 10s. 50 Barnsby.• • • 160 121. 180 Neatk ••• • • • 1001 161. - BrknkAAbrg 150 81. 45 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 201. 160 airmit gham 40 41. 52 Peak Forest. 70 134 18s. 10 Ooventry..• • 100 1 251. 200 Regent's .... 33 11. 3s. 18 1 Derby ••• • • 100, 1 61. 63 Rochdale.... $5 41. 42 EllsneratChs 133' 85s. 2616 Somrset Coal iso 71.105. - ,3ranct,iuncto 100 41. pr. ct. GO Do.LkFd Ot 12 1 61. p. e. - Do., pr. Ct. - 8 Stffrd&Worc 1 40 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. Gs. 32 Shrewsbury.. 125 - rand U:Alon 100 11. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 290 Avn 39 4s. Od. 4 Severn and I 21. Os. 24 Lanceinter . 100 41. - Wye Rail. S 26 Leeds& Livrp 100 241. 400 Warwick& 44 46 Leicest 3r .... 100 51. 66 Sirming. 3 100 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick& 100 31. 30 Lou:diboragh 142 701. 510 Napton. 3 onnouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr & 78 31. 40% AfntAoi nrysh 100 - - Birming. NieltabEwbry 100 - - Wilts 11c Brks -11 s. EVENING, APRIL 10, 1851. rlire. silk ninnufaetcrt , r - s--G. er'i J. ' ~n , „ 31. 'Lille'', M. Courts, and E. Cnaplin, Coventry, ribboo,llsl, nuFacturer (so fa as regards J. Cadow)— W. E.R.d bhi and S. rti!u worth, Pa.dtsiile, Southwark, black le° manufacturers—G. Backlii.nd and C. Buckland,l'i c ii. East -street, Walworth, soarmakers 111‘Guire and S. A. D.Lwson, Salford, ma nufactor l d `: chemist. Williams, and A. Willi ams , New Brent il)r a mercers—W. Furness, T. J. Kilpin, T. Patrick , °n o , G. Gannon. Liverpool, contractors (so far as regard! ,„ Gannon)—T. Kemp and E. K em p, Birming,„7, grocer4—T. Langridge and S. Huggett, 111 d bridge Walls, Kent, coachmakers—J. Storer o n T. Gamble, Derby, mu s i ca l i ns t rumen t dealers G. P. Ivey and E. P e arce, S wansea , p r inters- - " re Scott and J. Scott, Aynho, N or th amptons hi r e, farm e —R. Atkinson and J. Schlencker, Red Lion-str eet ' Holborn, oilmen—T. Price and W. Scarlett, Kingsg al l e , street, Bloom s b u ry, b u te a ers—J. 0. Sandford and S . s. Howell, Shrewsbury, printers—J. Thackeray and S. Couscn, Bradford, Yorkshire, stone merchants--E,' Bainbridge an d J. B. Muschamn, Newedostle-upon'll; drapers—C. N. Gatlin and J. Parker, Newcastle - ur"; Tyne, paper rnerchants—T. Bibby and W. H. Havit i , e „ r ; Osvvt , stry, Shropshi re , coa l sa l esmen —G. B r ougu'v and J. Turner, Cheapside, City, ribbon warehouseol ell. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. S. G. Ellett], Cbenies, Buckinghamshire, plumber. Henry Charles Curtis, Great Marlow, Bucks, surge° G. Nevilove, Scarborough, York, livery stable keeP er , i 'l W. K. Beauchamp, Ci rencester, Gloucester, 10°4-- painter. John Mills, Brirer , ficid, Gloucester, tea dealer. William Crouch, Ilastino.,,, Sussex, butcher. John tSlo,s ,, p, Ilkeston, Derby, currier. Miami Ilei,ry Bell, Derby, carpenter. N, lion Procter, Manchester, salesman. J C. Rensl:aw, Ardprick, Manchester, beer•soller. F. Cathergood, Torrina tot John's, Norfolk, laboiller. Thomas Yoing. King's Lynn, Norfolk, surveyor. • David Wortley - , King's Lynn. Norfolk, baker. John Wynne, Scarborough, York, bootmaker. Thomas Savage, Alcester, Warwick, gardener. Frances Owen, Steckin g lord, Warwick, baker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. 9tb W. Smith. Glas;:ovv, ship agent, to meet within Globe Hotel, Ghsgow, April 17 and May 15, at one. iet R. Cuihcertson, Dunfermline, manuf a ct ure r, to 3 within the New Inn, Dunfern3line, April 12 and AW at one. A. Baxter, Rle,keen, farmer, to meet within the mere al I, n, Invergordon, April 11 and May 2, at twe et J. M.Lennan, E sq ., Ly n d a l e, i s l an d o f S k ye , to Is(1 within Dowell's Sale-rooms, Edinburgh, Ap r il 14, 673 May 5, at two. W. Frame, Glasgow, general grocer, to meet Wi tlliti a the Royal Exchange-buildings, Glasgow, April lit May 2, at twelve. THE; COUNTRY MAIIKET LIVERPOOL, APRIL B.—The arrivals were very Isoderlord having, however, a small attend ance t o -d ay, t h e trade roe fiat. The demand for wheat has b een qu i te reta il, an o f prices of last Tuesday were with difficulty realised. Fleeri is sold slowly, and must be quoted rathe r l ower . Oattneelo. , fair requ es t, an d th e t urn e a s ier. O a t s , b eans, peas , barl e y and malt, in re t a il d eman d, w ith ou t c h ange i n va l ue. . r corn less inquired for, but extreme rates paid. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL B.—The 0 1 0 1 of beasts to this day's market was 130 head less than ° l i ef Tuesday, Q ua lit y good; trade exceedingly active, at; led having an up war d ten d ency ; all sold, The number o f d P remains about 500 decrease, as compared with last sl ar j el Business brisk, at 2 s per h ead advance ; and the whole ele;e; off. Beasts, 720 ; s h eep, 2,700. Beef, 4s to 5s 9d per s to gy mutton, 6d to 6Ad per lh. NEWCASTLE COR N M ARKET , APRIL B.—Notwithstandisg the small supplies of wheat, trade ruled only flat to-day. te e, tors, however, were fi rm , an d S atur d ay ' s rates well suPP°l,,iff Barley a dull sale, though not lower. Rather more leg for beans. In flour and other articles no change. LEEDS, APRIL B.—We had a good supply o f wheat t e ;i o st but the demand r es t r i c t e d . Th e m ill ers bought with eau"s and though no m a t er i a l d ec li ne was quoted, the buyers ot small concession in prices. Barley steady, as also °att est , . spellings. Beans fully as d ear . A rr i va l s t hi s wee kwP 8,934 ; oats, 321 ; barley, 957 ; b eans , 464 ; fl our, 10; P'„sh 99i rapeseed, '2.91 ; linseed, 100. id EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, APRIL B.—There the meal market to-day 9 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2 1 8v 1 " - a d imperial, which sold thus :-3 at 119 s, 3 at 1/ 8s 6a'2o/0' 3 at 1/ 8s Cd ; average pr i ce of the whole 118 s 6d 0-11401 1 sack flour, which so ld at 2S s . 1 2 sac k s pot-barley, Who 6 geld thus :-1 at 25 s 6d, 1 at 255, 1 at 245, and 3 at 21'8/ EDINBURG H H AY AND STRAW MARKET , tree ' Oat straw, f r om 8 s Od to 9s Od per kemplo of 16 stones tyl, wheat ditto, 7s 6d to 85 Od ; barley ditto, 6s 6d to 84 Hay, from 10d to is per stone. "Jammu' MEAL M ARKET , A PRIL 7 .— Th ere wer e o bags oatmeal and 7 o f b ar l eymeal at this day ' s market; iv% ready. Oatmeal up on the top, and second price 9d Per up; barleymeal also advanced 6d per bag. ir d. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lb s. First Second 'j'u imperial ... 27s 9d 27s 6d 210 Od Barleymeal, per ditto ... 193 Od 18s 6d Peaaerneal —s Od —s Od Flour ... ..• —s Od —s Od Pot barley ... —s Od —s Od (X)AI. it) iißlizrl. YESTERDAY. Buddle's W. Hartley.. 14s Od Haswell Carr's Hartley .. .. ... 14= Od Richmund .. .. North Percy Hartley.. 13s o,lKeepier Grange New Tanfield ... ...... 13s Odlambton South Peareth oilfield Moor Canfield Moor Butes... 13s 3d Russell's Batton Walker's Primrose ... lls 6 , l l Stewart's West Wylam V/ylam Wail's End, &c. !Hartlepool Brown . 13s Od: lielloe I .;osiorth ..... ......... 13s 9 South Kelloe 9 11 ,•• 155 1 "64 o i 15s d 14 , 6 4 145 15 ' 9 4 15 6 si 148 145 15 8 6 3 1 5 .64 140', Harton 13s 9( 1 43 Bcl rhornle: W hitworth - io ;,-,j ... 1 2 ' ~1 -- 9. Northumberland Lawson 13s 0 13s Od Maelean's Tees Seymour Tees 13 5 6 4 130 Walker 13s 6d 133 9d - --- rep. West Cornforth ` . 63 13 5 0 Eden Main ..... ...... Lambton Primrose ... Braddyll Betton 143 9d 143 9. 153 .tc 15s 9 Ships at Cowpen Hartley ..... 14 , 3 , Derwentwater Hartley ilartley 13° sa Sidney 'e Hartley ..... 146 iarket. 192. SEABORNE MAILS [N signifies that the mails are sent from the Gen e ral P0 144 ° by the night—and X by the morning --dispatch.) by tne night—and m by tne morning--Rispatch.] when made up in From what WO PLACES. General Post-oftice port dis- dtlB. London. patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N April 11 .. Liverpool .. April America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 29 .. • . Liv e rpool . 2 1 ° 3 A:nerica (by U.S. pkt.) IM April 23 Southampt. APrl; Arr:ca (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth AO,: i t Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Ap Belgium .. • • •• N Dally • • .. °over Hatli Brazil . 31 9th of the month Southampt. Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Apr', 6 California(viaChagres)M 17th of month S ou th amp t. Apr 3 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Pl ymout h • . April ~, Constantinople* 7th 17th 27th of mo D over , April r Central America .. 31 & 17th of mon. Southampt. APrliwb, S 0 Channel Isles .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Chili 7.4 17th of the month S ou th amp t . Aprll 4,40 f France .. M & Twice daily .. .. Dov er r v vice lo Greece* • • N,7 th 17 th 27 th of mo Dover • • Apri l q/t• Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London TueS' a .n . " Cr llolland .. •• Wednes. & Satur.iLondon, Honduras N 17th of the month 'Southampt. Ap 'Of Ireland .. M& N, Twice daily .. !Holyhead IWi74 India (via Southamp.) 3120th of the inonthlS ou thanapt. April India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of month Dover • • APO' - Mediterranean (via 9 9 Southampton) •• 31 20th of the month Southampt. Apr- Mediterre.nean (Vl3 1 2 3 Marseilles) .. N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • • APri, 6 Mexico •31 2d of the month ..ISouthampt. APT, I/ Madeira • • • • .. 31 9th of the month S o utha m pt. Apr" Malta* 7t11,17th,19th,27th 0 .. •• 1 & 30th of month Dover Apr- 1 Naples* .. • . N sth 15th 25th of mo ,Dover April 1g Papal States* ,sth 15th 25th of mo, Dover .. AP" i i l 14 •• .. .31 7th 17th 27th of mo'Southampt. Apr Peru •• •• N. 17th of the month Is,nuthampt. ~ "" /1/ Tuscany* .. N sth 15th 25th of m o 'D over . • West Indies .. 17th of the month I Southampt. APT" - West Indies (except 1 Havanna & Nassau) 31 2d of th e month .. I Southampt. APT 1 1. 46 * The mails to those countries thus marked (*) are conveY" French packet via Marseilles, 'Southaaapt. /April 6 a , ' ed (*) are conve9 o4 ia, via the United sita# lean packet. CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from Califorrr are now despatched and due by every Amer: EADVERTISEMENT.j—HoIIoway's Pills, a CertOiti Cure for Bile, Headaches, and also for weak and derang e , Stomachs.—lncurabl e diseases affecting the heart, the and the lungs, are frequently engendered by inattention to ti 7 e , disordered stste of the stomach, which causes loss of aPPe d i s , loss of strength, and loss of energy. To counteract these , o f tressing symptoms it is only necessary to t a k e a few dose s Holloway's inestimable Pills, which will be the means of il t rt fying the blood, and thereby give a h ea l t h y action to the functions. Their effect on the system is to imperceptib l y store to the soundest health even the weakest constitntio e. b, Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Esta lishment, 244, Strand, London. PORT OF FOLKSTONF.--An a iditi on has recen t] - 0 been made to the staff of revenue officers at this port, b„,V; e .s. appcintment of two additional landing waiters by the in sury for the purpose. This has been rendered necessal c g, consequence of' the great i ncrease i n t h e b us i ness of the,P.l)lo with respect to th e i mportations of silks and other vlnn-et f ew r s o pi m tehe ial France,ley o pp i o n s i a t d o d sidei ion o t f o the the large Channel,foreign an d psZtb il e o g f t o r o t a i o ffi n d d s c serviceable at the present time, wb e- for large an influx of persons may be expected by that ront7 the metropolis, to be present at the Great Exhibition 17 ' nations in London. BiliTIL9. OF A 80/1. wife On the sth inst., at Shanks-house, Somersetshire, the - of thp, Rev. R. Marindin. Itfr' On the 7th inst., at Notting-hill-square, the wife of John L. Boothby. OF A DAUGHTER. On the th inst., at New Charlton, Kent, the wife o f j; R. Andrews. Esq., R.N. of On the 6th inst., the wife of the R ev . Ch ar l es Woolley' Eton College. Or On the Bth inst., at St. George's Ch urc h, Hanover•scl tio ri n Mr. John Leopold Lecomte, of New Bond-street, to Eliza, only daughter of William Dix, Esq., of Bayswar b od On the 3d inst., at St. Peter's, Sandwich, Mr. R ic / Marsh, of Sutton, K en t, to Harriette, third daughter ° Holt.. Esq., of B..mdwich. DIED, er On the 3d inst., i n M ontague•sfreet, Port man-Nil" ► Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, C.B. and K.Gl4'it.r At Ardsheal-h ouse , A pp i n, Argyleshire, on the 25th -„tO Major Robe r t St ewart, late of the 9:st and 94th Regimen of Foot, aged 61. _,l B of On the 7th inst., at Glouc es t er - square, M ary, the w' - John Stratton Esq., of Turweston, Bucks. On the 7th inst., at Wands-hall, Lancashire, Lieutenant' General Sir Thomas Whitehead, K.C.8., aged 74- Jo b° On the Bth inst., in G rea t R usse ll- street, BloomsburY, Parry, Esq., Bardd Ala w , an d e di toro f the " Welsh Melodl e " eg , On the Bth inst., at Hornscy, Middlesex, James Barn Esq , late of Mercers'-hall, aged 83. On the Bth inst., at H amp t on - court P a l ace, Mariana' the widow of the late Thom as Ed on , E sq., of Wimbledon, Surrey 74 London Printed and Publish e d b y MURDO YOU--G 1 °,! No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 2'lle Sun Office, " ~„ 01 Strand, in tbc. Precinct of the Savoy, in tb2 COVAu!, fitidalcAM Thursday, April 10, 1851. 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