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(L a crth. ...... ••• 3 b %ti e , 1) f France aa °' do, 8) ...... I'V Ni e4 j (R ° 3 amel' ..... 4 a, 2 ... 21/ y 2, (4 :18 am llnetio n ... . 1 • ... : 2 8 6 'i:/ O t Pcir a AV. i . glloll •... . 9 '' — th, i '44B nd Li ege )' 414 and V ier7 ...... 4 i ,ari, & NA Bordeaux... ..... 6 17 4 4 a Ly ens "x.“ 4 1 ,4, 0 I , ld L affitte's 2 krj 4 a 3.°118 , Gan -I'4 .3 &e ••• .. .. , pia at y. l.l„_ , __.. ....... 2 l'ari and 43, 1 '' ktialon's) 2 ...... 1% ' 44, 4 114 p„ Una ......... 20 --une t 44114141,4 st u r 2 .... ..... 20 1) „ 0. (, Nie t o .......... [ ' ' ' Yttl TZ;9rQi)teJ,, .:. ....... 2 ...... 2% % I s ts tl b re .lorth of ' , Tat) 2 Val),!Ild Meuse in •• • 2 'lllll o ‘u' R and . 4 NI Bale ... 14 ii. ...... ...... 3 Ail 411 VAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) 204 95 33. „N o F CO 'qt. eoril —SE OMMONS. kit i t o der rira t ttee of th e H ouse o f L or d s me t t o -d a y, not even load of :p a ilble ” Standing Orders." The only public Corn analose of Commons that sits is the interminable q,„"iati t ,„i° , k, which meets at three in the afternoon. TO? )( 1 Project is designated on the Parliamentary roll Th e tast: r an d embraces the following lines : Th' Counties, Hertford and 13iggleswade.. Noe ki di `nd Railway Extension, Swinton and Lincoln. iioti o tto t 4 i lluir t e te ine 14 Pt h Mi l " Railway Extension, Lincoln and Ely ; and the s o% e C o mfit nd, Doncaste r Extension. t a o Pnte l d d l t ast n'ght "n the House of Corn y f i the s ubscription deed of the No 44 l‘ ll °rk e e ra va et i this i ° morning at eleven o'clock in to' 4 eri `, of the in H td v „ or is ofCommons Mr. Hawes, the a le Mire aze, "lueth, is the Cha i rman , th e . other members are Pettis th e • ' l os. Denison, Baring, Warburton, Escott, and Ilti n - N teat In goiry is conducted with closed doors. The tvy i 6 414 teat to the room are crowded with witnesses and r es rested in the scheme, and considerable excitement ought,Pemetins the result of the investigation, which will, t iterially influence the fate of the Bill. oil •ue j, H UNGERFORD REGATTA. t ru the g tuldreds of well-dressed yersons assembled yesterday 4 'li t ly tk .il ls Vens i°n-brid e the terrace, and every other place 1- via. 3 l-- %view of th g e race could be commanded. The con. , 4 two heats, with a five p_airs of oars. Q. . L a ncrof FIRST HEAT. ,_ t T. Wortley (white) ..••••••• C. ja and 1 n oders an d J. Beckett (yellow) ••• '' T . Vd and F. B ra i thwa i te (green ) ... , i , A. ° '"clY and T. C oo k ( li g h t bl ue ) 4 t r .h e di Tomlinson and R. M‘Evoy (red) ... 5 e t Ac io st k a nee was from the upper side of the Suspension ,ArNtr Horseferry, down to start Investigator, police-ship, es 'hite I"stairs, and back to the ing place. ea, mkt klk the lead followed by yellow. The race was very was wou by a length. E co lcl okand BraithwG ait u e .km) HEAT. 1 ~, and Moody 2 tl i lL. 3 : 4 :2cett and Sanders ' '. ll r •4 .nt away from Whitehall to the Endeavour, up: to Vii:CettYs and back to the Suspension - bridge. Weil t .. t t t , was so evenly contested as to cause a dispute. hpZirer7tothe.lead and kept it, followed closely by light blue, 11 . rpa uehing them upon the quarter all the way u to the dglid y t rt of the Houses of Parliament, where lig p ht blue 41atelythe lead , going inside. Green, however, imme ttrohlu,Duaustsed them' again, but ;ere pressed by . light blue 1 , 1 , 4 4 4 18 , and on coming up to the winning-post it was d e it t..ett tt LaY which boat had won. Tough, the manager, x )i l t NZ" °Pinion that Eli and partner were entitled to the I. tp tit ige r f o i r !' they held slightly the lead in coming in towards et tti % io boots ustairs, but owing to the vast concourse of spe a 1 1 44 e. Fi towards the shore were obliged to alter their me e gg to e & ISO felt that the winners had the inadvantage . not A ati t ,„ Pm: through the bridge, the heat finishing at it.. :: th; was rid at nine in the evening, and after , some discus ere declared !nen waived any opposition, and I.ld and partner s. . tue wnners. Ai „ 4 4 ,,, ,, %„, R , of L o IG Es IN thou LlFE.—Yesterday the mar tf"cooli t h ea A r If!ed Hervey, M.P. for . Brighton ( youngest lie, ) I '4l e l guts of Bristol and Miss Chester, daughter_ e aft ! L ord Amster' was solemnised at Aslitead, Surrey. The Is t elated o.ur Hervey, brother of the noble bridegroom, V it l , en, te`e_the ceremony. The marriage of Mr. the :‘'itti / 4 . ° l?ti son of his Excellency Chevalier Bunsen, ter d t :ti, titer and Miss E. Gurney, daughter of Mr. 01,Y at si,°Pulent banker of Norfolk, was solemnised yes --tattd °4 "est tv. happy hurch, Essex. The Rev. H. Bunsen ""e occasion. rTPIE r, NT, LONDON. WEDNESDAY EV-ENING,- LA W IN TELLIGENCE. ARCHES' CO 11 RI; Augt 5. THE OFFICE OF JUDGE PROMOTED BY BARNES V. SHORE. Sir H. JENNER FUST delivered his sentence in this ease, which was a proceeding against tho 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. Thy, present question was, as to the admission of a defensive allega tion on the part of Mr. Shore, pleading that he hat seceded from the Church of England, having taken the oaths as a Pro testant Dissenting minister, and that he was now a ministerin 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 adini!ted. 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 hs diocesan, the Bishop of Exeter, and that license remained in force till the 7th 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 p.eacher and teacher of a congregation of Pro testant Dissenters; that cn the 16th of 'March, 1844, he took the oaths as a Protestant Dissenting minister, and trim that time has never officiated as a minister of the Church of Eng land, but as a Dissenting minister only. Now be (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 Aot 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 from responsibility, if they hail 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. lie (the Learned Judge) was yet to learn that any person could so throw off tlse character of a clergyman after he had taken holy orders. He apprehended that if such a person misconducted himself, 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 liable 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 he therefore rejected. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Gloucester, Aug. 4. CROWN COURT. Ol i sjp 31% 84 1 / 2 21 1 % 10 1 / 2 3% , VES7'ERIV ClRCUlT—Bridytwater, Aug. 4. CROWN COURT. _ _ 24 3 / 4 82 1 A 143/4 64y, 55►4 53 25 t/t 11 1 A 81/2 2% 2 2% 3% had been drinking in company at a public-house in Donningten, kept by a man named Bosworth, the night previous to the rob- I berg, 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 sth, 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 traeed 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 Ashby, 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, and 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 family 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 LLMORE, 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. had been deprived of his bill without having received et 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- 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 •_i4, who was indicted for having assaulted one Susannah Cratchley, at t'Aroud, 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, locking 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; shc, 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 effected his purpose. Be then tcok 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 waking 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 he was the prisoner. A respectable-looking woman named Hunt was attracted to the spot by cries of " Murder !" 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 be " 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 Loanstur 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. r.,tter was awn discharged, the Lord Mayor being pr: vented from coilmitting him by the regl , et of Mr. I\lackenzie to dive a lAritten notice to the deftmlant with the bill, intimatiflg that lie was to return it if he did not succeed in getting it cashed. The bill was returned to Mr. Chisholm. The whole of the csae at traeccl a great deal of curio sity and attention. 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 tip 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 bound, 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 Mt. 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. The jury found the male prisoner Guilty, but Acquitted the 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. . There were four other indictments against the prisoners. James Adey and Mary 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 fur 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 plaster 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 had been practised for many months, the woman always stating that she void the spoons to farmers. On the occasion in question, however, parts of the spoons were found in the room occupied by the risoners. ' They p were found Guilty, and sentenced to lb years' trans portation. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. YESTERDAY. MANSION-HOUSE. George Pater, 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 Wood. 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 be 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. Etforts were made to bring forward, by means of summonses, the several parties whose names were on the back of the bill, but nobody appeared except Mr. Chisholm, who attended with the bill upon which he said he had been instructed by Weed to sue. _ Mr. Peter Chisholm produced the bill for 1001. He 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. Wontm r—De you pay him a salary? Witness —No. If he brings me business I generally make him a present. Mr. Wontner—Does he take 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 20/. Mr. Wontner— If 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 he 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 of Hutchinson and Co., that Colson was your clerk? Wit ness—No. Mr. Wontner—Did You not swear, in a case of fraudu lent bankruptcy, that he was your clerk? Witness—l 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—What 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—How 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. Wontuer—•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 find out the'r places cl 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 AUGUST-Ci - 184t. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. NAMES OF RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Arbroath and Forfar Ditto Half Shares . Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Belfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New ( iss. at 7 1 / ,, dis.) Ditto Half Shares . P,irmingh in & O frd. June. Biel:burn, Only, & N. Un. Brighton, Lewes, and East lii istol and Exeter tto Nev ..... Bristol and Gl,Atcester . Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambrich,T 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 Youghal Covnt ry, Bed w rth, & Nun. Coventry and Leicester ... Cornwall. ..... I)iss, Beccies, and Yarmoth Direct Northern Direct Norwich ...... Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin, Belfast, & Colraine Dublin and Galway thindalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath Ditto New... Dundee and Perth. Eastcrn Counties Do. New.... Do. Perp., 5 pr Ott., No. I Do. ditto No. 2 East Dereham & Norwich Eastern Union Ditto Extension Edinbgh, Glas., and Dum Edinburgh and Glasgow Do. Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Edinb., Leith, and Granton Ditto I'ref. 5 per Cent. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebleshire Edinburgh and Perth Ely and Bedford 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 & Wfitrn (Irelnd) Ditto Extension. . Great 3lunster ......... Great Northern of Scotlnd Great Northern of Englncl Do. New, 40/. 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. dune Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares. Ditto Quarter Shares ... London and Birmingham . Ditto Third 5........ 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 Cons. 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 Derehatn... Manchester and Leeds Ditto Half Shares . LOlldCrl lAug. 5. 34 4 13 3(, 4 2 1 4 4 21/2 20 5 ,g 31 A 224% 48% 3% 2 4 55 1 ,4 36 11►% 791 / 24 3 / 4 71,4 81 15' Liver- 1 pool. chester. Aug. 5. 27 3 4 [35 21% 2S 8 3% % 8 2231A2 4 1 4 35 468. C 1 58s. 6d 114 L'rlstul. 21 V, 61 lAug. 206 1 93►,6 33% 27% 8% 4% 3% 'Aug. 5. 1 32% ...... 4 1 4 31,4 York. 12 1 ,i, 00 3 4 104 'Aug. 4. 265. los. 628.. - 7% Leeds. lAug. 5. 26% 2 % 255. Hull. 'Aug. 39 1 4 20,i 35-1 6 7% 13s. ed 514 128 12% 3 1 4 -s. O. 6d 395. 36 395, pl Iludders- Shaleld 301,4 4% 4614 5% 35 1 4 5s 46. A, 8 , i 4 1 5% DA 52% 22% 2 1 % 5% 16% 11 3% 2) ; . 2 'lna 2 lA, 10% 4% Aug. 5. (Aug. Glasgow. 2814 kBN 2 1 ,4 26 3 / 4 2 1 !,,i Aug. 2. 645. 24 16s. p. 21% S% 8% 10 5 ) i o,i 3 1 ,4 22% 37 18 7&i. 36s.Gd. 84 20 _ bN 10% 22 5 1i 1% 305.6 d. 10!,‘ 2 235. 2% 6% ..... 3% 3 N 3 sy Dublin lAug. 4. 22 15s. 41s. 7% 501. ...... 514 3 2714 8' as~p~ 443. 64 3% 955. p --,-. 3% 5% 61 ,4 475. - 298. pl 8 2 1 ,4 214 22% 1% 18 4N 4 g 2% i335.6d. 136 - 8.6 d. 2 21,,4 :~' .= ~~~ ~~~ ~ HOUSE OFLORDS,Aug. 5. I( t 14. eL - cri 17,- - ---___;„ 3 . '' 7 -2 1 / 41- - - - .. I gt ':. :-', - idiff s i3,4, .4 ~ tfl A-A i ld t '''es ,-;,.'), , s , ;:. vA t trj : , . \'',,` ' : _=i ---_- -ir gtr - -t _ ..-,, Their Lordships assembled at the usual hour. tr THE PRESENT HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Ott SiMav Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from an architect e the name of Bernard, who stated that he could render that House—in which it appeared they were doomed to continue for some time to come—wholesome and ,commodious. He ( Lord Campbell) was not. very court( cut 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 bad utterly failed to improve that House. Ho stated that he could effect what he stated without expense or inconvenience, and prayed that it might be referred to a Committee befure 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, lie 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 MONTEAGLE 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 da)s which each had sat. He was perfectly persuaded, that it 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 !mom 5/. to 10/. per cent., in accordance with the resolution to which the other Home had conic. The Duke of WELLING TON was understood to say that he hoped the Noble Lord would bring forward the subject on Thursday. Lord REDESDALE 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 MONTEAGLE 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 BESBOROUG I-1 said he should move on Thursday next that, next session, a letter should 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 Merchant Seamen's Bill was lead a third time and passed. BOROUGH RATES BILL. This Pill 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 CLANRICARDE then rose to present two petitions, of which he had given notice, against the London and York Railway Bill, and to move that one of them be re ferred to a Select Committee. After the course their Lord ships 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, 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 five 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, some 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 bad 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 he should make out a sufficient case for further in- quiry. Their Lordships might remember, that by V their standing orders the residence, as well as the name of th e 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. 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 25,0001. Now, he was informed that there was no such person in existence. A person who had figured in the Galway case, William Shack well, 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 12,5001., 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 impassible, however, that a person in this station of life could be responsible for such a large amount. A curate in the county of Kent was a subscriber to the amount of 25,000/ in various railways, and in this one he held shares to the amount of 10,0001. There were different other parties with whose names he would not trouble the House, who were subscribers to the amount of 2,0001. 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 L 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 12,500/. His brother Charles was porter to Air. Hitchcock, a wine mer chant, and was a subscriber to the extent of 25.0001. 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 s•ns who procured the scrip in his name trailed 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 5,000/. 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 opinion that the Bill should riot proceed till those allegations were investigated, and he would therefore more that the petition be referred to a Select Committee. Lord MON TEA GLE 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• seated a subscription of 20),( 001., and whose names were alleged to be fictitious and false, were Wm/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 w o uld a bid e 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 tothe 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, esti 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 atop to railways altogether. Lord REDESDALE thought, in common justice, they ought to agree to this Committee. They ought to do so i■ every case where errors such as those alleged had been com mitted. Lord CAMPBELL said, that during the present morning 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 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 CL AN RICARDE was not prepared to name the Committee at present. Lord MONTEAGLE thol lit to be appointed at once. Whether through the case in the present sesa lances which they could not controul. BRIGHTON AND CH Lord LOVELACE presents ships to recommit the .s ti I Brightoi °PP m gave si an i d ttei n g the motion whenever the it. The Earl of SHAF TESB _ sot a com peting line—it was sim p l y a line fro m Chichester to Ports. mouth. The Duke of instructions d RICHMOND tobe Counsel tou s ni a ,sr i ee d l y that e as ntthttehhyees:ou mp ki n result of the mo tion The Duke not o i c f e R of h IIH C i O n t N e n D ' coa o n t ie d s a fromre to carry givinag o f s u ul t ac before fnight any of the Judges — viz. / to conclud without hearing both parties. The Earl 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, vase 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 competing line, and it was but justice that it should be recommitted. He could not rid himself of the impression that this was a competing line, and should therefore be recommitted.' - After a few remarks from the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Redesdale, and the Earl of Haddington, the motion was nega tived, and the BiIISMALL was 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 recoul. )ught the Committee ought to be r they were able to get through ssion, depended on circumstanees I. HICHkSTER RAILWAY. ted a petition praying their Lord. tun and Chfehester Railway Bill, tion to move that it be ream. ) intimated his intention of oppo- . Noble Lord should make it. lU RY said this was not a cont. Ditto Quarter Shares ... Ditto Sixteenths Manchester & Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares Do. New Quarter Shares Manchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk Midland Ditto Fifths Ditto New Do. Birminglim & Derby Midland Gt Westrn (Irish ) Do. Extension to Sligo Nwcastl & Darhngtn June Do. New (Brandling) Newcastle and Berwick Newcastle and Carlisle Newport and Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen Newark and Sheffield North British . Ditto , A •. • ••• Northern and Eastern ..... Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares ...... North Kent North Staffordshire North Wales Norwich and Brandon Ditto New Not., Itelvoir, and Granthm Nottingham and Boston Nott., Erewsh Val. & Man. Oxford and Worcester Perth and Inverness Portsmouth Direct Preston and IVyre. if ichnind and W. End June. Rugby, Worcester, & Tring Scottish Central ....... Scottish Midland Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares Shrews.,Wolv.,Dudly,&Bir Shrewsbrv& Trnt Val. Un. Shrewsb, Herefd, & N.Wals Slamannan South Devon . South Midland South Eastern and Dover. Do. New (iss. 32/.) No. I Do. ( iss. 33/.65.8d.) „ 2 Do (iss. 301.) „ 3 Staines and Richmond.... Staffordshire k Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline.. South Wales 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 (Itosarnel's) Great Paris and Lyons Jamaica Junction _ Do. South Midlnd June Louvain and Jemeppe Lyons and Avignon . Namur and Liege Orleans and Vierzon Orleans and Bordeaux Over Yssel Paris and Lyons (Lafitte's) Ditto (Ganneron's Ditto (Calon's) Paris and Orleans . ...... Paris and Rouen Pars& Strsbrg(Ganncrn's) Do. (Compte de L'Est) Paris and St. Qnentin Rouen and Havre . ...... Royal North of Spain Sambre and Meuse Strasbourg and Basle Tours & N ants(Wlien zie's: Do. (Lefebvre's' ) Verona and Ancona West Flanders FRANKFORT V. FRANKFORT. This was a question whether Lord Frankfort was entitled to deduct from his payments of permanent alimony, which the Court had allotted 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 time to consider it. STONE V. STONE. Sir H. JENNER FlTSl:ave;eniencein this case, tshich was an appeal from the Consis,tory 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 Judge 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 sentence Mrs. Stone appealed, so far as related to the alleged adultery and connivance of Mr. Stone. As the case 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 upon 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 Holmes, and conni vance at the adultery with Lord Sussex Lennox was not even alleged. He pronounced against the appeal, and remitted the cause. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester, Aug. 4. The civil business having concluded on Saturday night, this morning both the judges proceeded with the trial of prisoners. (Before Mr. Justice AIAULE.) 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 county) and the prisoner are brothers, and, as will be seen by the following short statement of facts, the younger branches of the family do nut 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 Henry, however, still bolding him tightly by his neckerchief. \\`hile 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 "be 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 llama 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 on 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 Liston, were charged; with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Joseph Wardle, with in tent to prevent the law ful apprehension and detainer of the said James Bristow, and with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Macaulay conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Flood de fended Bristow, Green, and Elston; 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 Wigston. 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 atter 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, subsequently 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. Mr. 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 Hinchs (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 house; but which, 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 rep lied, " She was a liar," to which the prosecutrix rejoined to the effect, " No, I never said what you did about the road." 'I tie 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 fl ivied most copiously even through the chair on which she was placed. The injuries to her person were of the 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 great 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 had 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 MAULE, 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, " come on ;" but whether 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 mouselin-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 arid 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 another man named Dixon, BOW-S7REE7'. 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 Alilford-lane, Strand, where he had been in the habit of playing. This was at about half-past six o'clock, and in abort two hours afterwards the child was found shiveririg 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. Ile 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 thrne 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, eventual'y 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 21, St. Clement's-lane." Rogers paid the money, and gave up the clothe* 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. J.., ant SE 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 cn various charges of felony. A short time since the oungest 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 obi " offender." Two years ago she was in charge for an offence committed at a house of ill-fame, to which she had actually conducted an elderly man. 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 for 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. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTION. On Monday Doctor John Ryan gave a lecture at this most useful institution, on the recent experiments performed by Monsieur Boutigny, at the meeting of the British Association at Cambridge. These experiments, many of our readers will remember, related to the spheroidal state of bodies at high temperature, and its application to steam-boilers and to freezing of water in red-hot vessels. Doctor Ryan com menced his lecture by some most interesting details connected with the principal causes of explosions in steam-boilers; and in connexion with the over-heated state of flues and the re sulting accidents, he proceeded to point out that the maximum point evaporation was much below the red heat of iron, being in fact, not higher than 400 Fah., therefore, until the metal cooled down, no explosion could take place. He illustrated this by pouring water into a platinum crucible, at a white heat. The water immediately assumed the spheroidal condition, and continued in a violent state of action until the platinum cooled down, when suddenly the water became con verted into steam with immense violence. In this way no doubt boilers had been injured, even after the fire had been re moved. These experiments, however, as Dr. Ryan observed, were erroneously called Mons. Iloutigny's, they were not new,having been performed in Paris fourteen years back by Mons. Pouillet, and also in America many years ago, espe cially with a view of accounting for steam boiler explosions, and were since repeated in this country by Professor Faraday and others. The concluding experiments excited great interest. The production of ice in a vessel at a glowing red heat was a result so anomalous, all were desirous of witnessing the pheno menon. It certainly was beautifully performed by the learned doctor in the following manner :—A deep platina capsule was brought to a glowing heat, and at the same moment liquid sul phurous acid, which had been preserved in the liquid state by a freezing mixture and some water, were poured into the vessel. The rapid evaporation of the volatile sul phurous acid, which enters into ebullition at the freezing point, produced such an intense degree of cold, that a large lump of ice was immediately formed, and being thrown out of the red hot vessel, was handed round to the company. This last expe riment, the learned lecturer informed us, was really new. 'The large audience seined to be highly gratified by the manner in which the experiments were performed by Dr. Ryan, and testified their approbation by loud and continued applause at the conclusion of the lecture. 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 A ugust, w ill h ave pl aces rese rved 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. WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C. There were present at her Majesty's Theatre last night his Majesty the King of Holland, attended by his suite; her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Weimar and the two Princesses; his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Dukes of Wellington and Leeds, the Duchesses of Richmond and Somerset, the Marquises of Aylesbury and Tichfield, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Earls of Cardigan, Wilton, and Munster, the Countesses of Jersey, Essex, and Cardigan, Baron and Baroness Brunnow, Count Kleiman segge, Count and Countess de Jarnac, Lords Duncannon, W. Graham, C. Wellesley, and F. Fitzclarence, Ladies Fitzroy Somerset, Clementina Villiers, Ada Villiers, Joddrell, Howard, Wombwell, and Poulett, &c. i r Majesty witnessed th e R y d e row i ng rega tt a on Monday last, and was so well pleased with the exertions of the winners, the crew of a four -oared boat, that she presented them the sum of 51, through Captain Crispin, of the Fairy, royal yacht tender, a mark of approbation that was most highly appreciated. T HE GAME- LAWS.— Jhe 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 30, 1845. from The he Southampton,p u k Duke oof R afterutl a a n c d r u r e roi of several intown yesterday, weeks in his yacht the Resolution, off the western coast. The Noble Duke has given over yachting for this season, and ordered his fine vessel to be laid up. A C C I DENT AND ESCAPE ON THE WEDDING DAY.— Yesterday afternoon, between four a nd five o'clock, a gentleman wtahsePC"hcaelked.io rnagd, w in compa n y w i t h hi s bride where in of the name of Grieves, of Church-street, Islingto n , an d w h o in the morning had been married to the eldest d aug h ter o f M r. Sherwin, in a the engineer, up endeavour ing to pass between some vehicles, he ran against the w h ee l s o f one of Mr. Burridge's carts , heavily laden with bricks. Mr. Grieves was instantly thrown with immense force into the road, at the same moment the wheel of the cart passed over his right arm, apparently completely crushing the shoulder. Assistance was immediately rendered, when the gentleman declared be was not hurt, and refused even to go to a surgeon's. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—BOTANIC WATER AND BEAR'S GREASE.—When the hair is becoming thin, and: falling off, the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the head, is the use of the two above-named articles, applied alternately the bo tanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a stimulant, and the bear's grease as a nourisher. 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