The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-30 00:00:00

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night GERMAN Y. A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin of the 26th instant has the following news : " His Majesty has Slept well during the greater part of the night. The fever was slight, and the swelling, but not the painful feeling in the arm, is lessened. The wound presents a favourable appear ance, and the suppuration continues. " Von MANTEUTFEL." The Berlin papers of the 25th inst. publish the text • of the note which the Governments of the Prussian League have addressed to Austria. It is to the fol lowing purport : " faly letter of the 3d inst. informed your Excellency of the invitation which the Austrian Cabinet addressed to all the members of the Germanic Confederation appointing a meeting at Frankfort-on-the-Maine. When we received that invitation I could only say that his Majesty's Gwernenent would consider the subject, but that a definitive resolution could only he come to after a consultation with his Majesty's allies : for to act in concert with them is not only the wish but also the duty of his Majesty's Government. That consultation has now taken place, and his Majesty's Government is fully satisfied with the strong sympathies it met with among its allies, and which are a guarantee of a fa vourable progress of an affair in which we are all equally interested and concerned. I am therefore now enabled to empower your Excellency to make the following declaration to the Austrian Cabinet, and I trust that that Cabinet will recognise in this declaration an earnest desire of his Majesty's Go vernment to do all in its power to bring this question now pending in Germany to a favourable issue. In considering the invitation of the Austrian Cabinet, we and all the German Governments have hut one starting point, viz., our consideration for the welfare and safety of our common eountry. The union of all Germany, the regeneration of the old Confederation on a basis which answers to the real wants of the nation, is to us of such vital importance that we think it our daty to try every means by which success can pos sibly be achieved, and our sorrow at the prevailing want of harmony has been so great as to make us joyfully seize every opportunity by which this state of things may Possibly be changed. We likewise rec;gnise it as an immediate desideratum to provide at least for a provisional superintendence of our common" afreirs. All the German States are equally interested in this, and a consultation cf all the Governments cannot therefore ap pear in any other light than as the most na tural at el indeed federal way of arriving at a general reselation. We are therefore happy that the Austrian Cabinet has taken the first step on this path, and we are prepared to respond to the invita tion, and to send our Plenipotentiary to Frankfort. We do not think there can be any doubt as to the character of the conf,rences to be held in that city. We understand them to be free consultations of the Sovereign States of Germany. on an international basis of perfect freedom and independence, and whose meeting and union must therefore result from their own free will. We protest against the convocation of a Congress on the basis of the ex tinct presidial functions of the dissolved Federal Council ; and we cannot recognise to this meeting the character of the former Plenum' of the late Fede ral Council. We consider this Assembly as a meeting of 35 German Governments for certain and definite purposeen W a cannot, therefore, allow that meeting to take resolutions in the name of the Confederation, and such which v;ould be binding on dissentient Governments. No consequences whatever can re run; fur the latter from such resolutions, except that the results of the meeti ng d e co t apply to them. We trust that this supposition will not be realied, and that the interchange of views will lead to a har monious co-operation of all Governments. But this very hope makes us the more positive in demanding the perfect independence of all States. We therefore openly protest the, we will not consent to any recon stitution of the Federal Council which neglects to secure to all Governments the principle of a free union on the basis of Federalism. We make this statement with the same candour which we expect, &c., "Berlin, May 16 " SCHLEINITZ. "To 'his Alsje=:ty's Am')assador, the Count Bernstorff, at Vienna." SC ES WIG-HOLSTEIN. _ -.•- By a letter from Rendsburg of the 24th, it appears that that fortress was to be declared in a state of siege on the 25th. Gmeral Willisen had arrived on the previous day. The proclamation was hourly expected. ITALY. The Tuscan Monitore of the 21st publishes a decree of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, announcing hir intention of leaving the country for some time, and directing that the Council of Ministers shall be entrusted with the management of atEtirs, and that the presence of five Ministers shall be sufficient for tha validity of their resolutions. The Grand Duke and his family set out for Vienna on the 20th. The Municipal Council of Florence has decided, in its sitting of the 18th, that the present political cir cumstances of the country are not of a nature to allow of the celebration of the usual public festivities on Midsummer-rlay. A letter from Arezzo of the 20th, quoted by the Genoa Gazette, states that a stone having been thrown from a window at an Austrian soldier, this occur rence caused a collision between some townspeople and the military, which became so serious that the latter made use of their firearms, in consequence of which three persons were wounded. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCIIESTE,TUESDAY.---The hardening tendency of the yarn market has been strengthened by the Ca nada's a lvices,showing that the falling off in the receipts or cotton at the American ports is more than 600,000 bales ; and th extensive tracts of cotton-growing lands are inundated by the overflow of the rivers— although the latter statement is received with a good deal of caution, while against it is placed the fact that a much greater breadth of land than before has been planted. Seeing no probability of doing better, for a time at any rate, our home manufacturers have bought a fair supply of twist and weft at the re quired rates, which have ranged about id. per lb. above these that were current before the holidays. Tne Indian merchants have also operated to a mode rate extent, at a like advance. Much caution has still marked the proceedings of the Germans; yet, though for the most part they have done but little, the transactions of some of their body have been considerable. The yarns they take, whether mule or water, may be considered to have gained id. per lb., and in some kinds id. In 20's and 30's water the improvement-is particularly to be noted ;in the numbers from 12's downwards, there appears to be an increased firmness and nothing more. 113:. cloth market has partaken of the tendency just noticed in that of yarns, so far at least as to have exhibited greater firmness than might otherwise have been the case in such articles as are least in request, with a disposition still to harden in those which are most wanted, particularly the lower qualities of 7-Bth printing cloth, and the lower descriptions of 40 inch s'nirtings. For the latter, there has been more in quiry to- day, on India, and 72' account. d There is no call for 40-inch 66' s : nt some accumulations are appearing ; b ut the reeds na bl ow a 66 are yet consi derably under contract. The makers of d omes ti cs , T's, and long cl o th s , are Bair ing a littl e ground, Some of the buyers see yin it prudent to be now la • g in a stock of these fabrics. t 110 C lIDALE, MONDAY. --The past being Whitsun to the market, an d week, fewer pieces were brought they would necessari l y meet with i better sale under the usual demand. The wo ol market prices, especially for E n g li sh wool, I: yet dull, an d may be quoted rather easier. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—Sinee our last tla sales of ma nufactured goods have been on a e small scale, and prices are said t o be unsatisfac t o ry. The thrown silk market remains in the same quiescent state it has done for some weeks past; whilst ra w silks are reported firm, with considerable business doing. The dyers complain of sack trade; but, at this season of the year, this is not unusual. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Our market has been rather flat, considering the fineness of the weather, with the exception of the low fancy and tweed por tions ; the manufacturers of those articles are as busy been possible for the American market. There has n o t much business doing in the warehouses this week. Tile' wool market keeps firm. • Halarax, SATURDAY.—There is no new feature in the aspect of the worsted trade, which is steady but not brisk. Castings a' of low quality, are still much i, ern re not readily met with. A quantity of ens ,, was dispatched from the Hall to-day, showing a more than r ordinary demand for that old-fashioned article. he spinners are fully employed, and there is no change in the quotations. There is not a great deal doing li r wool, as the spin ners are working up their stocks, and waiting for the new clip ; but there is a pretty impression that strong wool has seen its lowest figure. a..g e impor.. 1 of LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There is n o e h ' tance to notic e i n the cloth trad e w an e d ek a . The markets have been pretty wellsiattended, fair business has been done. Stocks are lower in the makers' hands than they usually are at this seaso n the year, and pric es k ee p firm. o f 1 FOREIGN BUTTER.—A vessel, which has arrived in the river from Leer (Hanover), has brought 2,408 casks of butter, tha production of the Hanoverian dominions, com prising. the entire cargo. The steam-ship Lord John Russell, which arrived on the same day from Ela.rlingen, brought the very large quantity of 4,328 casks of butter as part of her cargo, the produce of Holland. NUB CELIaLNEOUS .. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. B. d. X. J. d. Auction Mart •:•• •• •• 21. 55. 50 0 0 25 Australian A.grictilturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 _21% Ditto, Half Shares.. Canada ......... •... U. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 SO Uppr Canada Bonds 51. percent. 89 (My Navigation .... 91 Glen. Revers. &Invest. 5 p.c.&bs,2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 94 Equitable Reversioary 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0, 14 0 0 26 London Institution ... '7815 0 Russell Institution— .. 1 26 5 0 Pvt:eaaniy:api mi ll iani O s ri ,tne e a ni .d t . m. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 81 I t t io e v ut c h rsi A. o n n7 tra l i :t...S . oc. 4 1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 91 ......• 6 1 1 1. 1 p 8 e . 1 4 5 . har p. e c . . 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 60 25 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 7% 100 0 0 29 0 0 lINTERNki' T ON. DNINAGLcoEXHIBI The com T is i s i i te ----------j e 3U hi t INTERNATIONA L NIMITTEE. and have named their s aix th ty, as supplying useful hints, number of these they have dis mated t o t h em, some selected, from the 240 plans sub ' tinguished a smaller e ras more particularly en titled most e t d o v c a o n m t a m g e e commendation. ion. been derivedT one plan from which the i is, it appears, the work Islington, —up to this of a young architect residing w ed e a en re ttholeds,er the committee n mitteeh ave themselves time, Fe Founded prepared a plan, which will be with some (possible) elevations, andthe published,t together asked for, to be accompanied by such suggestionsnenders will be provement on the published scheme as for contractors may may think fit to make. We may take upon ourselves to hint that, according to the committee's plan, the whole extent of the building, 2,000 and odd feet in length! will be open; that it will be formed into three main divisions (with side branches) by iron (water -Pipe) columns, the middle aisle being the highest, and that its great and startling feature —a, novelty in construction —will be a central dome of enor mous diameter. The side walls will be comparatively low: the clumps of trees included within the area will be made available for refreshment places—first, second, and third class. For the examination of the designs and preparation of his plaa, the first step taken by the committee was ob taining the services of Mr. Digby Wyatt, the secretary of the executive committee, an excellent draughtsman and ornaraentist, but who does not profes s, so far as we now , any practical experience as an a r c hitect. For Ithis reason, therefore, we sup pose, a youtig eiwiaeer, Mr. Wild, was associated' wits t. '" and him at 5001. per annum, if the committee had stoped here we should, perhaps, have had little to say. u . I pon s h e subject; but to these two PitICES OF SHARES gentlemen they have now added Mr. Owen Jones, at another 5001. per annum, making, with Mr. Wyatt's 7001., the sum of 1,7001. per annum. Of the amount, however, we would say but little, if it were to be wisely spent. Mr. Jones is an able man in his department, and deserved, what he has received, the applause of the public for his very fine work on the Alhambra; but why he, of all men in the profession, should be appointed to see this build ing carried out, unless it be to show, on Government authority, that architects need know nothing of construc tion, and that building is not their province, we are unable to divine. We shall be truly glad if we find ourselves able to take a different view of this matter when the report of the committee is published. The plans are to be exhibited in the beginning of next month at the Institution of Civil Engineers.—Builder. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. COMPANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. contribute a sum of money to the poor-box. He was a man of great respectability, and his family were much distressed at the situation in which he was placed. Mr. BROUGIITON having ascertained that the Com missioners were willing to leave the case entirely in his hands, and that they had no desire to prosecute, remarked that the respectability of the prisoner was an aggravation of the offence; but under all the cir cumstances he should deal with it as one of misde meanour and not as a felony, and for the unlawful possession of the bricks he inflicted a penalty of 505., or one month's imprisonment in the House of Cor rection. ITBLISHED EVERT TUESDAY' AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 23. TOZKT-STOCK BANES. Narito of Company. Dividend per Autoaat of Share. raid. Annum. Australasia . • • • •• • • • • B ritsh North American Ceylon • . • , .. • • • • • • • • Commercial of London C010nia1........ Gloucestershire .. • • • lonian • • • • • .• Londn and Westminstr The fine was immediately paid. L AMB E TH. Amongst the applicants to Mr. Elliott for some re lief from the funds of the poor-box was an aged and enfeebled person, of lady-like manners, whose case was found to be so deserving, that Mr. Elliott, who is generally exceedingly careful in the distribution of the funds placed at his disposal by the benevolent, at once ordered her 51. from the poor. box. The applicant, it appears, is the granddaughter of John Robertson, author of " Elements of Naviga tion," who died in 1776, leaving a daughter totally unprovided for. Mr. Robertson had been master of the Naval School at Portsmouth (now the Naval Col lege), was subsequently appo i nte d lib rar i an to the Royal Society, and died while holding that appoint ment. His daughter, the mother of the present ap plicant, had married the son of a clergyman, who died, leaving her with a young family, without the slightest means of providing for there, and she was, in consequence, compelled to apply to the friends of her late father for support and assistance. The funds at the disposal of the Royal Society being very limited, the managers were only enabled to allow her 101. a year during her life ; but a nobleman, the late Earl of Dysart, who had been educated by her father, had generously allowed her 501. a year, and this allowance was paid by his successors up to 1846, when she departed this life. On the death of her mother the pension and allow ance had ceased, and the applicant and her afflicted sister had been compelled since then to work all day and a great part of the night at bead work, and the utmost they could earn at that employment was six shillings or seven shillings a week; and such was their close application to that labour, with the hope and expectation of supporting themselves, that the sight of both became so impaired that neither were able to work at it present, and therefore they saw nothing before then) but starvation or a workhouse, and the thought of going to the latter was to them worse if possible than death itself. A n e tT art h a d b een made by a benevolent clergyman to procure for them a pension from the Admiralty, but this was found impossible. He had, however, received from the Government a grant of 301., and from the late lamented and benevolent Queen Dowager 201., on their behalf. These sums, notwithstanding the most rigid economy, were not sufficient for their perma nent support, and, as before stated, nothing was left for them but starvation or the inside of a workhouse. Before making application for the grant of a small pension from Government, the Misses Coppard had written to several distinguished admirals and officers of the Royal Navy, requesting their opinions of the merit of the work written by their grandfather, John Roberts on , and the following reply is se l ec t e d f rom about one hundred : LAW INTEL LIGEN CE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 29. • (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE BURGHES. This bankrupt, who had been in business as a book ' seller, in Cheapside, applied for his certificate. The case was an old one, the bankrupt having passed his examination some years ago, and having delayed applying for his certificate till he had made some arrangements with certain creditors, for whom he had been appointed trustee, and with the parish officers of All Hallows. London Joint-Stock ... Provincialof Ireland.. Ditto, New.• • • . • ... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, Now. ....... South Australia ...... Onion of Australia.... Ditto .............. Crnioa of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... There was no opposition, and his Honour granted ce the certificate without classification (the bankruptcy bring under the old law), but with the condition that the certificate should nut operate as a discharge from the claims above noticed. J. Sydenham, printer of Poole, obtained an imme diate certificate of the third class. It was stated that the Poole and Dorset Herald, with which the bank rupt had been connected, had produced no profit, but a loss. His debts are 2,6601.; estimated assets, 7601. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. George Hackett, a desperate young fellow, who a short time ago contrived to escape from the " Lock ;34 up" at Marlborough-street Police-court, together .a with a confederate, although the lock to the door was '% Chubb's patent, was brought before Alderman Hum % phery, upon the charge of having made a murderous le assault upon Storey, one of the most active officers of the City police. • The prisoner had been looked for in vain since his Os. flight from Merlborough• s tr ee t, t o w hi c h cour t h e _ had been sent from the sliansionehouse some weeks since, to undergo examination on a charge of bur glary in a house in New Bond-street. Storey, how ever, learned that he intended to go to Epsom races on the Derby-day, and accordingly was on the look out, and chose London-bridge as his station. Between ten and eleven o'clock he caught a sight of Hackett's woman, who was seated, dressed out in ribbons and silks, in a cart. Next to her sat a man, whom he knew to be a companion of H ac k e tt' s , an d judging that the prisoner could not be far off, he kept his eye upon the vehicle as it passed over towards Surrey, . and he soon saw a head pop up from inside, which he knew to be the one he wanted, and immediately ran over to perform his hazardous duty. Hackett jumped out of the cart on finding that ho was discovered and endeavoured to get away. Storey grappled him and . 3 ' they fell down together. ll•ackett immediately began • to use a life preserver upon the head of the officer, vho had no weapon, and was prostrated on the pave - ment after the infliction o f severa l d espera t e bl ows . Bleeding profusely the officer contrived to get upon ice his legs, and pursued Hackett, who ran towards Thames-street, and was stopped by a man at whom as he was passing he aimed a deadly blow with the instrument he had already used with such effect. In Thames-street, Heckett's woman came t o th e rescue , and violently kicked the officer, who however ob tained by that time such assistance as enabled him to secure both his assailants. Several witnesses testified as to the facts of the feregoing statement. Storey, who appeared with a plastered and bounds up head, said he had apprehended Hackett in April for a violent assault upon Trew, a brother officer, and it was after that event the extraordinary escape had been made from the place of security at Marlborough street court. Hackett, whose self-possession was very remark able, said be never had touched the officer with a life preserver. He admitted that he had endeavoured to get away, and surely he was not to be blamed for wishing to get out of such company, but the wound on the man's head had been caused by a fall against the kerbstone of London-bridge. " If," said the prisoner, " I had hit him with the life-preserver, I'd have knocked his skull in, and no mistake; so your Worship must see that he is wrong there." Alderman Husirnene—How do you know it would have knocked his skull in ? Have you ever i; knocked a skull in ? Hackett—No, but I know a life-preserver would do it easy. I should like to have his head examined. You have only his word for it. Alderman HUMPHERY—SeveraI persons swear that they saw you strike him frequently with the in strument. A gentleman here stated that he was surprised to _ see the officer able to follow the prisoner after having received such murderous blows. He also said that A. the conflict took place in the middle of the pavement, and not near the kerbstone or any projection by which such desperate injury could have been inflicted in the struggle. Mr. May, a surgeon, who examined the head of the officer, said the wound was more likely to have 1 •% been inflicted by blows f r om an i ns t rument lik e t ha t , produced, than to have been caused by a fall upon the pavement. The prisoner cross-examined the surgeon with the view of getting from him an admission thet the wound might have been caused by a fall against a jagged , stone, but he failed in his o bj ec t. Hedington, the officer, produced the lif e -p reserver , the large end of which had been broken off in the struggle. He said—At the station-house this morn ing the prisoner called to me, and said if I would " square it with Storey, he would give me a " finnif " (a 51. note). I said I could do nothing of the kind. When we were in the cab, coming here, he said, 'ce• "I wish I had struck him with my fist instead of the neddy' (the life-preserver)," and he asked me if I thought he would get " hookied" (transported) for it. ) He repeated that three times, and he said if I would try Le. and get his old woman turned up, he would give me a " quid" (a sovereign). He also asked me to send him ) 134 a solicitor. 58 The prisoner—l merely said, wou ld th ey charge my wife, and I said if he would get me a solicitor I would pay him—that's all. I have been working I ' 3/4 hard these nine months ; my wife and I were going to Epsom races—but I can't go anywhere now with , out being followed and apprehended. I never struck this man, but he was accidentally hurt by the fall. )% Sarah Walsh, the female who tried to rescue the prisoner, :was then placed at the bar. She was 3 dressed in a black silk gown and a gaudy shawl, and sshe said, in answer to Alderman Hu m ph ery, that ) '4 Hackett's name was John Smith, and that he and she were, at the time the officer attacked them, going to buy goods over the water, and not going to Epsom races at all. Alderman HUMPHERY—I shall commit Hackett for this desperate attack upon the officer, and order the City Solicitor to prosecute. Storey has, by his reso lute conduct, prevented the plunder which was, no doubt, intended to be committed at Epsom, and per haps he has prevented murder too. The woman was dressed up as a decoy to be be used at the races. MARYLEBONE. Mr. William Hernshall, a person of considerable property, residing in Fitzroy-place, Kentish-town, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, on the charge of havi ng s t o l en two bricks, the property of e u r p s p o o f r t S Sew, e t r h s E the - g a e p s p t o a n r a o n f c a e MonCvdioadmese,cmacinesdsiinothnse prisoner was r c e a m s e a n w d a e s d gone upon i gi n to n o g n ; surveyor the sai d t r t e h m e a c n o d nun t o i o s good plaee baati l the Suggestion u r g e k o sioners, who was anxious to communicate with the Board upon the subject at their sitting on Tuesday. Mr. Woolf now attended for the ' prisoner, many of whose friends accompanied him to the court, and who seemed much interested in the matter. Police-constable Ransby, 61 S, gave the following evidence :—At half-past seven o'clock on Sunday morning, as he was on duty in Calker's-lane, Kentish town, he saw the prisoner come towards a bridge, and suspecting that he was the party who had taken bricks away before from a wall there, witness hid himself, and kept watch. He (witness), who had only just marked some of the bricks, had not been long in his hiding-place when he observed the prisoner come up to the wall, and with a chisel remove two bricks, which he put into his silk pocket-handkerchief, and then . walked away in the direction of his own house, situate about 200 yards from the spot. Witness went after him, and on stopping him charged him with having in his possession two bricks belonging to the Commissioners of Sewers, at the same time telling him that he must consider himself in custody for the robbery. Witness opened the handkerchief, and found therein the bricks with his mark upon them, as also the initials of the maker's name, "G. B." Witness asked hi m t o g i ve up a chisel which he had, and he did so, and be was then conveyed to the station house, where the charge of felony was preferred, and he was then locked up. Witness further stated that he found other bricks laid down so as to form a path at the rear of the prisoner's dwelling; some of them had the initials before referred to up on them, and in all probability h a d b een removed from the wall from which the t wo (produced) had been stolen. S us p i cion of the robbery was entertained against some poor persons, but there was now every reason to believe that they were entirely innocent. The wall was much damaged. Mr. Woolf said that his client felt acutely the in discretion of v.hich he had b een guilty, and was wil ling to make any reparation in his power for the wrong he had done; he would put the wall into pro per order, and in addition thereto would be happy to " Admiralty, Sept, 5, 1848. " Madam,-1 - greatly regret to find, from your letter, that you arc suffering under snots privations, which in deed is just and gratoful country ought not to permit to be the case of a granddaughter of the celebrated John Robertson, fir no coin in England ever diri so much for the improvement of her seamen. His book was the first work that placed practices' navigation on the basis of science; it taught the sailor to understand the empirical processes he was employing, and it has remained to this day the text book from which all succeeding treatises have more or less borrowed their materials. " I wish I could do anything that would sooth the re maining years of your own and your sister's life, but really nothing is in my power beyond the free permis sion to use this note in any manner you please, and the hearty sympathy of—Yours, very truly, " Miss A. M Coppard." " F. BEAUFORT. Similar testimonials were received from Admirals Sir E. Codring ton, Sir C. Malcolm, Sir T. B. Mar tin, Sir C. Vitus, Captain W. H. Smyth, and other distinguished officers, and all expressed the deepest sympathy with the distressing situation of the grand daughters of so distinguished a man, and one who, by hi: writing, had conferred such benefits on the naval profession. The poor lady, on receiving the 5/. ordered to be given to her by the magistrate, expressed her deepest gratitude ; but liberal as the sum was, it will fall far short of affording her and her afflicted sister a per manent means of subsistence. 7'HAMES. Mr. George Hobson, a bookseller, residing near the George, in the Commercial-road, appeared before Mr. Norton, who sat for Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting Mr. Edward Smith, a mathematical instru ment maker, residing in the same vicinity. Mr. Pelham appeared for the defence. The complainant stated that about eighteen months since the wife of a Captain Garrett, a woman well known to the police, resided at his house, and owing to some previous indiscretions, her husband, on going to sea, requested witness to look sharply after her. After her husband left she came home in liquor, ac companied by Mr. Hobson, who went with her into her bedroom. Witness's wife felt it her duty to ap prize Mrs. Hobson of the fact, and that lady came to the house, but nothing arose. Since that time he had been repeatedly threatened by the defendant; and last Saturday, whilst on board the Jane Morris, Mr. Hobson struck him three severe blows on the head. Mr. Pelham, for the defence, said that there was not the slightest foundation for imputing anything criminal to his client with respect to Mrs. Garrett, who is now a widow, and whose late husband was Mr. Hobson's particular friend. She had taken a little drop too much on parting with her husband, and it was at his particular request that Mr. Hobson saw her home, being accompanied at the time by her sis ter, a married woman. Mrs. Hobson, one of the par ties most interested in the matter, was then in the court, and did not believe a single word of the slander which Smith had circulated against her husband, and which would be made the subject of inquiry in an other place. Here Mrs. Hobson stepped forward, and said she had the utmost reliance on her husband's conjugal fidelity. Mr. Pelham—Smith, not satisfied with insulting my client, sets his children to the same work as they pass the door. He admitted that on the occasion al luded to Mr. Hobson did strike Smith a back-handed blow, having been grossly provoked by his sneering gestures. Mr. NORTON said it was indiscreet in the defendant to conduct a drunken woman to her bedroom, but as his w:fe did not think anything improper occurred he was so far fortunate. It was certainly very pro voking to bf. taunted for an offence of which he felt innocent. Tne defendant must enter into his own security to keep the peace for six months, and the complainant would do well to govern his tong ue, and show his children a better example. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1850. Samson, William Scott, L. M. Simson, Henry Tu dor, S. J. Waley, William White, William Arthur Wilkinson, Charles Wood." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE TUE ROYAL COMMISSION. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 29.—The Vice-Chancellor has informed the members of the Senate that he bas sub mitted to his Royal Highness the Chancellor the two addresses of resident members of the Senate pre sented to him, and also the following representation (for which he alone is responsible) : " TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE ALBERT, K.G., CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. " Christ's College, Cambridge, May 14, 1850. " The Vice-Chancellor has communicated to the heads of colleges Lord John Russell's explanation of the views of her Majesty's confidential servants, in advising that a Royal Commission should be appointed to inquire ieto the state and revenues of the Uni versities of Oxford and Cambridge; into the provi sions of the statutes by which the said Universities and their several colleges are governed; and to re port their opinions whether any measures can be adopted by the Crown or by Parliament, by which the interests of religion and sound learning may he promoted in the conduct of education in the said Uni versities.' " The Vice-Chancellor feels much pain in stating that this communication, so far from dispelling, has confined and increased the objections and apprehen sions which the heads of colleges entertained, in con junction with himself, at Lord John Russell's an nouncement ; and in expressing his conviction that, if made known to the Senate at large, it would pro duce a similar effect upon them. "The address of the resident members of the Senate to the Vice• Chancellor, which has been submitted to your Royal Highness, so clearly and satisfactorily meets nearly every point of his Lordship's letter, that it seems unnecessary to trouble your Royal Highness with any additional statement. The Vice- Chancellor will, however, venture to make a few brief observations. "It is stated that the object of the proposed Corn miassion is not to interfere with the additions recently made to the studies of the University by an authority ab extra, but to bring the aid of the Crown, and, if necessary, of Parliament, to assist in their completion.' " To this it may be respectfully submitted that the changes are already made, and require nothing but time to test them, whether or not they are beneficial, and whether or not they may be usefully extended. If, as is confidently hoped, the verdict of experience be in their favour, the University now has within itself the power, and (the Vice-Chancellor believes) the will, to complete and extend the good work. " It is impossible to say beforehand how these ad ditional branches of study will affect the distribution of honours and rewards in the several colleges. This, too, can only be shown by time and experience. How far those who attain honours in the new triposes may be deemed worthy to share in the rewards hitherto mainly given to proficients in mathema tical science and classical literature will be seen after a few examinations have been held. Ir deemed worthy, the colleges possess ample 'power to reward them. Lord John Russell seems to he undsr the impression that, in each college, some particular branches of study are prescribed to candidates for fellowships and scholarships, and that the electors are restricted to rewarding proficients in those branches only. But, with respect to the col leges is Cambridge, at least, this is not so. There is no difficulty created, so fir as the Vice Chancellor is aware, by the statutes of any college in this Univer sity, to the recognition of any sound and useful learning as a qualification for advancement to situa tions of honour and trust within it. " His Lordship states that, In many cases, the advantages and emoluments in the separate colleges are limited, by the wills of founders, either to the natives of some particular county or district, or to the scholars educated in some particular school, or in some instances, to the descendants of the founder and his family. Such restrictions cannot fail to be inju rious, and to be injurious in proportion as the field of choice is narrowed by the particular condition an nexed to the advantages of the college.' "The absolute restriction to the descendants of a founder and his family of any emoluments is very rare in this University, if it exists at all. " In the opinions of the heads of colleges, to disre gard and set aside entirely the wishes of a founder in the disposal of his bounty, and to open unreservedly to all candidates what was given by him, and accepted by a college, as an advantage to a particular county, district, or school, would be an interference with the rights of property both dangerous and unprecedented. " If the proposed plan be persevered in, the Vice- Chancellor can only regard with the deepest anxiety and sorrow the future prospect of the University. The issuing of a Royal Commission, especially after having been so earnestly deprecated by so large a number of resident members of the Senate, will be taken to imply that, in the opinion of her Majesty's Mi nisters, the governing body of the University are unfit for their position, and that, although possessing the power to adapt the institutions over which they pre side to the requirements of the age, they want the will or the capacity to do so. Regarded in. this point of view, the Vice-Chancellor fears that it will be felt as an affront and an indignity, and as such wilt be resented. A painful struggle will in all probability ensue, which, whatever may be its termination, will destroy the penes, and impair the usefulness of the collegiate bodies, and of the University at large, for many years to come, and will inevitably create in the minds of a large body of educated men a permanent feeling of distrust in the wisdom and generosity of the Government of the country, and a spirit of re sistance to its authority and influence. " The Vice-Chancellor begs to be forgiven for ex pressing himself thus frankly, and for adding his earnest hope that, after all these difficulties and objec tions have been stated, her Majesty's Ministers may be induced to re•consider their determination." HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE PAST WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-Ganeral.) In the week ending last Saturday the deaths regis tered in the metropolitan districts were 866, a num ber which, it is satisfactory to find, is still below the average corrected for increase of population, though it almost exactly coincides with the average if taken without such correction. During the corresponding weeks of ten previous years, 1840.9, the deaths rose by nearly constant progression from 795 in the first year to 979 in 1848 ; the average, with an addition for present population is 944, compared with which, the number returned last week shows a decrease of 78. The deaths included in the zymotic or epidemic class amount in the present return, to 156 ; the corrected average is 196. Of special epidemics, small-pox was fatal to six children and two adults; scarlatina to 13; both diseases, but particularly the latter, showing a less mort a lit y than usual. Measles destroyed 23 children, and a man of 3,5 years, who, according to medical certificate, died of "measles (7 days) typhus (5 days);" hooping cough 35 children ; these diseases at present do not vary much from the average. 11 persons died of diarrhea. In the notes appended it appears that in a house in Chandos-street, visited by Mr. Leonard, the refuse of fish is kept till the smell is intolerable, and the air is so vitiated that some of the inmates have diarrhoaa, and have suffered during the last two months from the complaint. Thirty-two persons died of typhus, which is still less than the average, but exhibits a slight tendency to increase. A young boy died of intermittent fever. Twelve women died of child-bearing, to six of whom death is ascribed to puerperal fever. Diseases of the respira tory organs, exclusive of consumption, numbered in the last week 138, being more than have occurred usually at this season of the year—the average is 112. Consumption carried off 125 persons; it fluctuated in the corresponding weeks of 1840-9, between 103 deaths and 163. In the case of a lime-porter, who died at the age of 50, this disease was produced by the irritation of lime-dust to which he was exposed in his occupation. Tho deaths of two women are re ' corded as the direct result of intemperance; and be sides these a blacksmith hanged himself, in a state of unsound mind caused by intemperance; and a clerk, aged 24 years, drowned himself "in temporary in sanity brought on by excessive drinking." The classification of deaths in public institutions, shows that 66 deaths were registered as having occurred in workhouses; 50 in hospitals; 6 in lunatic asylums; and 4 in the Royal Hospital, Greenwich. THE IRON TRADE. Another fortnight has passed without any percep ble improvement in this trade. During the early part of it some expectation seemed to prevail that the blowing out of more than forty of the Scotch blast furnaces, together with the determined stand so long maintained by the colliers and workmen, would soon reduce the make in that country below the consump tion, and that consequently higher prices might be anticipated there. In Staffordshire also several fur naces had been put out of blast, and the stocks of pig iron not being in the hands of needy sellers, it was thought that any improvement in Scotch pigs would have influenced the quotations here; hence, consider able inquiry began to be made by purchasing firms for the better qualities, but unfortunately th e d eman d for ma nu f ac t ure d i ron by no means participated in the improvement, but rather continued to decline. In nail-rods of course nothing has been doing; in hoops and sheets hut little; while orders for merchant iron in general are unusually flAt, and several makers have intimated their willingness to accept lower figures. All prospect of activity has therefore again subsided. Some considerable works have been put to stand for want of orders; among them is men. tioned the extensive portion of those belonging to the l3riti-h Iron Company at Brierley-bill ; and it is reported that notices have been given for reductions wa-ges, ho'h to puldkr, arid -TAP- masters in the district. Employment has also become more scarce on account of the proceedings lately carried on for putting down the system of tommy shops. The quantity of iron made is much in excess of the daily consumption. The foreign markets appear to be glutted with forced and almost unsale able supplies, and prices are resorted to something under the actual cost, in order to compete with the tempting offers made by our more fortu nately circumstanced neighbours. But the continu ance of business upon such terms can only be a question of time, and finless some unforeseen source of demand should spring up, the whole make, not only of this, but of each producing district throughout the kingdom, must be further curtailed, and that within a short period. From the best inf'or• mation we can obtain, it appears that a reduction of 5 per cent. on the general rates of wages had been sub mitted to by the workmen engaged in the manufac ture of iron throughout the principality, and that the price of Welsh iron, free on board at the ports, is now 4/. 10s.; but that, even at these figures, buyers are scarcely to be found. In Scotland pig-iron is agai❑ dull of sale, and the exports of the first four months of the present year fall short of those in the same period of 1849 by nearly 37,000 tons. The prices now quoted vary from 425. 6d. to 455. per ton. The number of furnaces there stated to be in blast on the lit of January last was 112, of which 4:5 are now standing on account of the colliers' strike, and the produce of many others is reduced, so that the total quantity made is supposed to be less by about 6,000 tons weekly —a contraction which must have a bene neficial result on the market, at least in reducing the enormous stocks on hand with which the present year was commenced.—Aris's Birmingham Gazette. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE TAW VALE. An extraordinary general meeting of the proprie tors of this company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, yesterday; Mr. John Sharland in the chair. The attendance of shareholders was thin. The meeting was convened pursuant to a resolution paved at the special meeting, held on the 28th of February last, and whi h was as follows : " That the report bo received, and that it be printed anti circulated amongst the proprietors, and that the di rectors be authorised to cause the necessary surveys to be made or the deviation suggested by the report, and also to obtain tenders tor the execution of the works upon the basis contemplated thereby, and so soon as they have ob•a:.ned the information necessary for that purpose they do summon witin three mouths from the present date an extraordinary general meeting of the proprie;ore, to take such report into further consideration." The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, the secretary submitted the following re port of the directors : "In accordance with the report of the committee of shareholders, and the resolution of the extraordinary general meeting of the 28th of February, 1850, your di. rectors appoiatel two of their body to proceed with an active canvass of the landowners, occupiers, and others in the locality of tho line, for making up an amount of not less than 50,0001., by sub3crip:iuns for shares, agree ably to the report of the committee of shareholders; and although tour directors cannot report entire success, still the progress snide, and the information gained, enable them to say that they have no doubt of ultimate success in that respect. Your directors also ordered Mr. Neale to survey the line as for application to Parliament for the deviations required ; and also to prepare the neces sary sections and drawings, with estimates and specifi catons. for submitting the works of the twenty-six miles from Umberleigh-bridge to Crediton, to contractors. These are not yet completed, kit are engaged to be so within one month ; and tenders for conditional contracts will he thereupon immediately advertised. Your direc tors aro prepared to state, that so much is already known in respect to the surevys, Bte., that all the anticipated advantages and saving in cost of construction of that pot tion of the line will be fully re alised. Your directors regret that it was deemed neces sary t) confine them, by the said resolution of the 28th of February, to three months for completing ail the ohjects contemplated. They then urged the period for their report to be left to them, and if it had beeu so, one extraordinary general meeting might have sufficed. They are, its consequence, under the necessity of asking the shareholders to adjourn the further consideration of the same to the next half-yearly tneet'ng in August, to be made special for the purpose of receiving such report and acting thereupon. Your directors will now submit for your conCrmation the forfeiture of 870 shares, upon which the calls have not been paid, in conformity with the Acts relating thereto." The CHAIRMAN said, that presuming the adjourn ment would take place as recommended by the report, the order of business would he to proceed with the forfeiture of the shares. Alderman CARDEN wished first to know by whom the shares to be forfeited were held ? The CHAIRMAN refused to give the names, as such a proceeding was altogether unusual. Alderman CARDEN proceeded to complain that in structions had been given by the directors to the former solicitor of the company, to sue all those defaulters, except certain parties who were the nomi nees or the transferees of the directors' shares. The CHAIRMAN denied the accuracy of these asser tions, and called the worthy alderman to order for travelling out of the special business for which the meeting was summoned. Alderm an CARDEN, notwithstanding this rebuke, continued his animadversions, averring that it was all very well for the directors to make over the shares to their own nominees, and then make calls which only the bonfi fide shareholders had to pay. It was well known to the committee of shareholders that the present chairman bad transferred a large number of his shares to other parties, on the very eve of a new call being made. The CHAIRMAN again interposed, to deny these assertions. The parties to whom his shares bad been transferred had all paid up their calls. None of the present directors had transferred any of their shares. After some further altercation, Mr. TirE (a director) rose to prevent any further angry discussion, and called upon Alderman Carden to discriminate between the conduct of the present board and that of their predecessors. The calls were absolutely necessary to enable the company to pay its just debts, and there could be no doubt that the most prudent course was to forfeit the shares in arrears. The meeting then adopted the suggestion, and the 870 shares mentioned in the report were accordingly agreed to be forfeited. Mr. TITS then moved, and Mr. WOOLMER (an other director), seconded the following resolution : " That the report of the directors now read be re ceived, and that the further consideration of the report of the committee of shareholders, presented to the special meeting on the 28th of February last, be adjourned to the next half-yearly general meet ing in August, to be made special for the purpose of receiving and acting upon such report as may then be made. A long discussion then ensued with respect to the present constitution of the hoard of directors, it being contended by Mr. Davey, Mr. Josiah Wil kins, and others, that one-half of the board being composed of South-Western directors, a feeling ad verse to the success of the undertaking was enter tained among the land-owners of North Devon, who viewed with distrust the narrow-gauge policy of the South-Western Railway Company, and were jealous of an undue influence in favour of that policy being exercised in the Taw Vale direction. The chairman and several other directors stated, on the other hand, that the company was pledged to carry out the line upon the broad-gauge principle ; that the whole body of the directors were in favour of that principle ; that even the interest of the South-Western Company in the Taw Vale line was contingent upon the line being constructed on the broad-gauge principle ; and that not only was the feeling of hostility among the landowners of the district unfounded, but that the result of the'recent canvass of the district showed the ' project to be one that was viewed with favour rather than with aversion by the landed proprietary. The resolution was ultimately agreed to nem. con. ; and after passing a unanimous vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, the meeting broke up. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—A meeeting of the shareholders in this company was held in — the Exchange-rooms, Man chester, yesterday, at one o'clock. Charles Turner, El.. of Li ver p oo l, p res id e d. Th e meet i ng h a d b een adjourned from the 24th of February, for the purpose of receiving the report of a committee of investi gatton, appointed at the last general meeting of the company. The Chairman stated that the labours of the committee had been so great that they had been unable to complete the report, and it was, therefore, desirable that the meeting should be further adjourned to the 24th" of June, at one P.M. Mr. Simpson se conded this resolution, which was carried. NORTU BetTria RAILWAY.—The North British Railway branch from Newton to Wallacenick, about a mile or two from Kelso, is nearly completed, and is expected to be traversed by an engine on the Ist of June; but the junction with the Berwick and Kelso line will not be effected before August.—Edinburgh Advertiser. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 29. STOCK Exctutiort.—The market was firm to-day, and a good busines was done in Great Western and Bristol and Exeter, but without alteration in prices. Midland were also in request, LivEßroord, MAY 23. STOCK ExCHANGE.—The share market, was firm today at the quotations. The ti;nsaetionsv;ere - as follow:—London and North-Western, New Quarters, dis.—Ditto, Quarters (C), I le. 3d. p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consul. Fifths, 9/. 13s. 9d. dis.—Midland, 35 1 4 —Ditto, Halves, 26 3 A dis.— South-Eastern and Dover, 104—Ditto (No. 4), Registered, 4"7 B .—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. ,Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 6% dis.—Dutch Rhenish, 6 dis. MANCHESTER, TiIAY 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tbe amount of business done to-day was limited, hut prices were very firm. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 38—Ditto Fifth s, 9q/i dis.—Ditto ( West. Ridin:: die.—East, Lanca sl,H. 7 1!-1•; 10 1-16 di3--South-Eastan and Dover, Consolidated Stock, 11-16..-Diancester, tiheflield, and Lincollubire 14,/ 245. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. lslper cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. GI. per cent. 81. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent.) Si. per cent. 61, per cent. Cl. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. A i. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 • 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. --- £ a. d. £ a. 4. Albion .........• •• •• , 31. 10.. 500 0 0 50 0 0 82 Al:lance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 20% Ditto Marine. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 5% Atlas ... ... British Commercial •• 7s. Gd. 50 0 0 b 0 0 7% Cleriel,Metl.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0, 10 0 0 20 County ........ ••• • • • 31. 100 0 0I 10 0 0 62 14s. 40 0 0 I 5 0 0 15 Eagle . •• • European Life ••• • • • 4% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 15 General ••••••• • • • • • - - 50 0 5% GlJoe - 130 G rardian ••• • .• •... •• 51. 100 0 0 36 10 0 533( Imperial Fire -•••• •• 121,per cent. 500 0 0 SO 0 0 228 Imperial Life •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine.. •• 11. eh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Law Fire ............ - 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life•••• --••- 11. 16a. 100 0 0 10 0 0 43% Leal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4% Licensed Victuallers .. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Lori& u Fire ........ 10a. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17% London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17% •darine - ........... 12s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 10 Med: Invlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Natienal Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - 'rational Life.... Pelican • • • • • • •• - - - - - - - i'limnix • • • 31. p. ah. & ba. - - 145 Pr otector Life.. -.• •• 51. per cent. - - - P.:ovicionc Life• •••.• • • 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 26 iiocii . Life............ Is. a 0 0 010 0 6 `cal Exchanze 6/. per cent. Stock. I - 208 S.hi Fire ....... - •• • 61.108. - - 210 r „ itto Life - - 48 ITalied Kingdom • 41. per cent. 20 0 0 4 0 0 i 4 universal Life.... - Victoria Life • Si.sl per cut. - 4 12 6 4X DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --,- £ S. d. £ 3. d. Exit and West Ind , a„• 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 142 East Country •.. 20a. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21 London . - 121 Ditto Bonds •••• • • - 41. per cent. - - - StiCatharine .... •• • • 4 per cent. Stock. - 82% Ditto, Scrip - - 35 0 0 -- Ditto Bonds • • - 4%1. pr cent - - - Southampton .. -- - 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - BRIEGES Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X. a. d. X. a. d. Charing-cross •••• .. •• - - - 15% Southwrk .......... - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 -3% DM 1 Old Ann. of 81. 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 27 1 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. is. Od. - 40 0 0 24 Vauxhall .... •• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18 WATER-IXTORIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. I Annum. Share. ----1 - - I £ a. d. X s. d. F. at London. •• • • 81. 100 0 0 - 166 Grand Junctisn •• •••• I 41. per cut. 50 0 0 - 75 Kent........ ••••• • • • , 31. 10a. 100 0 0 - 77 Lambeth ...... ••• • - c 51. per mt. 100 0 0 - 97 New itivr Lndu Brdge 21. 10s. - - 55 Vauxhall ... ... •• .. •• 51. per ent. 100 0 0 - 98 West Middlesex . . • '61.05. pr cnt. - - 115% GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - -, -, - X. a. d. A. a. d. British .. •• •... •• •• .. 11. 40 0 0 'IS 0 0 14 Ditto Provincial- - 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 Brighton ••• • . -•• l. 20 0 0 - - City of London - .......Si. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - UontinentalConsolidat. 92a. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable.... -.....- 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 Imperial ............ 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69% Independent ......... 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48 Lcndon.• ............ - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Part Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 - Phoenix ............. 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28 Itltcliff ..... ...... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General .....• Is. Gd. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15% Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 46 Ditto, Now .... -. ~ 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% CIi.N4LLS. 1 Dividend i a; , Names of 1 ,a.; ( Dividend ' p Names of e, a; . Companies. , A per Price. Companies. A , Annum. Price lee Annum. ac , 1 , -- - £ X Ashtn Pt Oldh 97, 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100' 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley.. • • 11601 121. 180 Nestle •••• • • 100 I 16/. 340 hlrlink&Abrg 150, 8/. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 10E I 20/. 185 Birmingham 401 4/. 50 Peak Forest. 7913/. 18e. 70 Coventry.... 100, 25/. 210 P.egent's •• •• 33 1/. Oe. 1E34 Derby ••• • • 100 1 GI. 63 Rochdale.. ••85 ; 41. 5031 Ellsmre&Chsil33; 565. 41 Somrs et Coal 150 , 77.10 5. 130 GrandJunctnlloo 51. 85% Do.LkFd St 12 , 61. p. C. Grand Surrey' 100 2/. Os. 30 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 410 Grand Union 100 11. 105. 24 Shrewsbury.. 12 5 151. - Grantham .. - , - - Stoarbridge.. 145 201. 280 Kenn t & Avn , 39 75. 6d. 5 34 Severn and 21. Os. -- Lancaster . 100 21, 323 Wye Rail. j 26 Leeds& Livrp 100 241. 320 Warwiclasi Leicester .... ,100 51. 66 Rirming. j 100 41 . 64 34 Letestr &Ntlel 83 4/. 48% Warwick& j 100 31. 42 Loughberogh 142 701. 510 Napton. Monmouthsh , 100 81. - Wcrestr & 1 78 31. 43 Mntgemrysk 100 - - Birming. MeltraMwbry; 100 - - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 7% MIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES ' Dividend Amount Name Of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - ---.- --... X s. ' I X s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 1 100 0 0 184 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank . 61. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 12% Clydesdale Bank • 634 per cent. 20 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank •• • • 71. per cent. 800 0 ,100 0 0 169 Eastern Bank .. ... •• • 61. per cent. 25 0 10 0 0 9 Edlnb.& Glasgow Hank 61. per cent. 5 0 50 0 5/. 5 8 Exehangeßrik of Scot 4l. per cent. 100 0 50 0 0 8 tele of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 7 0 0 - :%; ational Bank 634 per cent. 50 0 10 0 0 15 Korth o f Scotland Bank 41. per cent. 20 0 5 0 0 North British Bank - - -3% !loyal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 100 0 0 131 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 50 0 0 90 w‘B, tern Dank •••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 50 0 0 72% Alliance Fire and Life 8%1.pr cent. 10 0 10 0 0 20% B. Accord. Liteand Fire - 20 0 0 10 0 British Guarantee Ins. 47. per tent. 10 0 1 0 0 15. 1 0 j Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 10 0 0 23 Co'onial Life ... - 50 0 1 0 0 it. 3s. City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 2 0 0 21. 9e Edinburgh Life Incur 6l. per cent. 100 0 15 0 0 20% East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 15 0 Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 217 6 2,4 11010 0 0 0 0 - 11. 158 Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 lour. Co. of Seetlnd•• 51. per cent. 100 0 Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 Mercantile Life National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 '225.6d North British 'tour 6pr cent. 200 0 20 0 0 253` North & West of Scot 6l. per cent. 10 0 I 0 0 - Scottish Life and Guar - 20 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas. and Gan. Life - 0 0 15 0 i - Scottish Union Inning. 6341. pr cent. 20 0 1 0 0 , 235.0 d Standard Life •• • ... - 51. per cent. 50 0 4 5 0 i 0% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 16s ed Z a. d. 40 0 0 SO 0 0 4 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 NEW STAMP .DUTIES• The following petition of the Committee of the Stock-Exchange against the new Stamp Duties Bill was presented in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening:— " TO THE HON. THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KING.. DORM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. "Tae humble petition of the Committee of the Stock. Exchange of London, " Showeth—That your petitioners are the chair man, deputy-chairman, and committee of the London Stock-Exchange. " That their long practice in business has rendered them intimatately acquainted with the effect of th e stamp charges on transfers of shares of bank, can a l, dock, as surance , railway, and other companies, as now levied. "That the effect has been to limit considerably th e extent of bona fide transactions, and to engender a system materially at variance with the interest of the revenue of the country. "That the shares of public companies are in this anomalous position, that, although for all purposes of conveyance they are treated as real property, yet that, in the event of death, they are brought under the de nomination of p e rsonal property, and made liabl e to probate and legacy duties. "That, such being the facts of the case, your peti tioners had anti c ipated, when an alteratio n o f t h e stamp duties was under consideration, that a mat er i a l reduction in their amount would be proposed, b ot h upon the ground of equity and the policy or the prin ciple now recognised as a general rule in levying duties, that extreme rates of impost defeat the obj ect intended. " That your petitioners have, therefore, learnt with great surprise, that instead of reduction in the exist. ing rates, the Rill now before your Hon. House pro poses a scale of charges of which the practical result would be an increase of not less than 60 per cent. upon the average of stamps now in use. " That your petitioners therefore pray that, in the establishment of a scale of duties, regard may be had to a rate, which, by its moderation and uniformity, will remove the many evils incidental to the existing charges, which act most injuriously on the larg e in terests involved in the question, on the business of your petitioners, and on the public revenue. " And your petitioners will ever pray, Scc." The petition is signed by "James Hutchinson, chairman, Charles Cancellor, deputy-chairman, John Barnes, Robert Barnett, George Bayley, Henry 13ilke, Charles J. Brown, Matthew Flower, James Foster, Thomas Gibbes, Thomas Gribble, Stephen G. Hope, Edward Jourdan, Thomas IL Lone en , George Loveless , , William Mello, Fran is Mercier, Robert W. Moore, Charles S. Murtinaer, IVilliam li. Mullens, John Norbury, Samuel H. Pulley, Louis THE WIND° W-T.AN - • Apo. A deputation of the Metropolitan Saniteri,eaer eiation waited upon the Chancellor of the Exe` l 4 on Tuesday last, on the subject of the windowleno. the se lby Dr. Gavle introduced the members of tation, and read the following resolution, Pssaso:.-• the acting committee on the 19th of April, l og ° is: jos " That inasmuch as it is the object of the a ss fatte to obtain through Legislative enactments rem evils evils which result from the present imperfect o,Bir condition_ ot the metropolis, ard as it tills he al ! A t er dantly proved that the tax on windows has operancely tonally in the production of evils which could er a it have been anticipated by the Legislature when are was first impesed, and that the evils theraseiveSstooll distressing magnitude, and produce much diseabeeuesee through the shutting up of windows already Offices; ence and the building of houses without as u At' supply of li g ht— an e l e ment necessary to healtlieteni nisation—but by the grea t o bstruction to leuraoh which is the practical result of taxi n g all aPet; wad which while admitting air also a dmit b l h tni 9 further, that in a smuch as it is the eliigelf 0 0d lo association that no Government cou ld be 1:1,1000' sepport the continuance ot a tax so clearly 0610 of proved to operate most injuriously one e..„eel t the people (a primary object of all good g er rog unle, s the revenue thereby derived was esseino.oo wants of the nation, it is expedient that soogbe,.' eeld whence to derive the necessary sum be indicatee so on policy and Equity point to the imposition (14.6.00 houses. That all houses should be included, liaoo exemptions T may be deemed expedient by Po r ., foods; That a Government regi:tration of all houses l o pe , mentally necessary for the bringing 11°133°10: east / ings of all classes cf the community ellic ien- ferni ii measures; and that the data which would be of 0 throwh such a tax would prove the groundwcir„,eoort greatly_ h facilitate the introduction of those - ,,, 0 014' 1 at by the operation of such a tax parishes ;ol: afforded to prevent untrue returns of unoccurevioeore re That it is expedient, therefore, that this e , s °el ,bo preterit to the Chancellor of the Exchequer v ia iv g. ing means of obtaining the revenue ncee' ssrY ob rit4 ~,sted d o Of purposes of the State, and that ho be tee-- „ e el - in a Bill for the total abolition of the tax °7„ . plas s ' he „ and for the imposition of a tax on houses in The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON Said, th e ' ss o idet e m cutnbent of a parish of 40,000 souls, he :m ,Btfe 6l ,; l that sanitary regulations would be very j- te 'ateci:; carried out if tbe Government simply e°l/-1 th e self 11 g th a t with passing the Metropolitan Having been the main instrument in brl s re ogi ll , clergy to unanimity on the question of T ig eon' e d " interment, and inducing them to meet the ' l a dr0"; of the time by adopting a report which be lis t vr oefi up, and which the Board of Health ws s gin't`lo,Asi circulating, he considered that Governoleli;do...w" only half effect its important ends if the ti - Gofer' were not also removed. He trusted that t ue t•el s tn t ent would not listen to the city of Loncio n d e r ; ranee on the present Bill, but pass it in t li erie f he tails. In no climate was the windoWta% wherels' W- 4 as in one so variable as that of El: l o nd ' c/r'° life of its inhabitants was necessarily i n .cle an istence, aqd where the large town the yPoPit ae quired every accessory of air and light. o " - 8 e th nj e oy , ed a pure climate and an t outdoor ex ist° bo th ei Englishman was deprived of everyt bil ttet t , enjoyment of his home. To look upon the , t i r A dwellings of the lower classes deprived of e c ' e ttbe ) ; sible comfort, and exhibiting nothing 1311 , t li t r o theness and disease, was the most painful °to e b oitt A S , a clergy of this great metropolis were si b i e ed, h ", •nd it became ovary - bat Governmentroa t o af ir glory of all Government, at heart to 1. / t P ° . s o evils that pressed on thegreat aggregate , °' es lation. It was not l°l47°lr merely as legislator., o il', and philanthropists, that they were htw e s - „ ° ply the present deficient elements of lig"; 'a 1 71i 1 not simply in the dwellings of the poor, b li r ", manufacto des and private dwellings, d3e W be - p a r h essed equally. He did not venture to snl ite l ouse-'ax would supply the revenue leg ° te, jJ left that to the Chancellor of the Exhite c i lle , r at " s ot cider; but he contended that the Goverpin- 0% 4 not exercise a proper consideration of the us oa ri b , of this great people unless it passed a conti ti l il° oo:of enactments which should a tije - /1° ject of sanitary refermo,fatnhdethcee°erantPire Soleii°ll the physical condition people. hto tin Mr. LORD observed that it was too I :a uc- for g 'sf a sanitary association to find b titute • ettw ic 'h a su s g be r proved to be detrimental to the health 0 " . be However great the financial difficulties° cl 1 which the Government may have to c c) . l3 .h te° the , came parties in authority to grapple Wil 'eerts °l e °f if they were honestly sincere in their il.b eifit' s le prove the moral, social, and physical 131 the suffering masses of the labouring clgs g l e ie s e rl ieoe sores admitted to he right in themselves; bl:,;ott carried out, and a fresh tax s ubstitu te 7,,' it V dbli ° whose peculiar duty it was to a ttend t he through which newly-adj us t e d taxati°ll tk. health might no longer suffer. P I P • te The C HANCELLOR of the —XCHEQIIS'; 10 0 ,% Stated that the difficulty of removing the .7bstitille fiscal one, and that it was not so easy to slat. d house-tax ouse-tax as the deputati on seemed to, t h ' 3 tt re 'oo°' stated that there were 487,000 houses vvi lln-1 50 e te' paid the window-tax, while there were th e o od „ e houses that did not pay the tax. V irlirs e fore, o a tax on 3,000,000 houses now borne by Es t o nly, was a difficulty that any Chanee ll l o iiti e " ‘i chequer might well shrink from. I le C there were many sanitary evils produce- mace but could not hold out any hope - of Ell°-- the tax this season. The deputation then withdrew. frS' Aje r . 1 ; THE COUNTRY MAR of 4 LEEDS, MAY 9.8. —We have a moderate al belof 1 ;0 0 „, ° ; with a tolerable show of sa m pl es from ves se , 0 11 10 5 0 t trade is firm, and a fair sale of wheat at ra t fore; heirtic Not much passing in barley, a n d prices as b eh° ol l3eS held firmly ; oats and shelling fully as dea r ' app gel . 1: 0 without alteration. , 2 8 01 1 11 A NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, MAY - ta• Foto - t both English and foreign wheat small. To „af ,of with a good demand, at rates rather above thas-osaroi last. Oats in short supply. Trade brisk, at rtes fal I g per quarter. Arrivals of flour limited, and P. of ~ ,yo tained. In other articles no change. o u mbel NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MAY the earnift dY of beasts at this morning's market exceeded :00(1. is d el show last week by eighty head. Quality v.,..,aVreal a tit af' b i slow, at a decline of about 3d per stone. r i a Vie 0, 1 , 1 sold. The sheep and lamb trade was improvi`i'd V i d; exhibited was 400 less than last Tuesday' t o n 13aa s rio DI ' shade higher prices fur muttcn. Arriva l sheep, 3,800. Beef, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; mutt° ••'.lll er t lamb, 7d to 7-0 per lb. R ef in e g ilg6iii M O EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, AY at 9OV the meal market to-day 10 sacks oatmeal, each 1 :1 .. " w imperial, which sold thus :-7 at 11 10s O d, aa v t i, st average price of the wh s l e 1/ 9 5 10d 2.l2tbt. c h 50„; 0 1 4 " whereof sold at 275. I sack barleymeal , v: l , / / 5 sacks pot-barley, w h ereo f 4 so ld t h us :-1 D; and 1 at 11 2s Od. 040 EDINBURGH HAY AND S TRA W MA 3 1 Cf ir i 6 sta n fra tla Oat straw, f r om 7 s 6d t o lO s Od per kemPle n '6; 6d 1 0 , wh Ha e y a , t fro d m itto, 7 6 is to Is Is d 2 t 9s O d o per st d oo ; e. barley 1 , (3 3; : s e l o: DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, MAY 2, • clay'" ler bags oatmeal and 4 of b ar l eyrn eal at or tia ; bar_ sales dull. Top price of oatm ea l 29s 6d, or 3 5 top price, same as last week's quotations. c . o ud Os pd Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 Ibts. First "I',, 6d, iial .. 295 6d Bar mper er ditto 17s 61 Od leymeal, p a 40 • • Peasemeal Od Od Flour Od i 9 Ctd Pot barley ... —s Od 1— YLssaRD.P. ~..;, 14 Whitwoll ''''' ... ,'"- r lie Hoe ............... ';,.• 1p 9 4 Whitworth .......... •••'' 09 94 Seymour Tees .. ....... 10 . il 1ud0,.......... pod Di [Nixon's blertbfr $ /0 9 id Cardiff ....-•••• ''". 19 ley 1 8 ' Sidney's flalls Ships at oars COAL bIARISE: East Adairs Main u s 6di Elasting's Hartley l3s 6d Holywell ' anfield Moor ranfield Moor Butes l2s 9d Wylam Wall's End, &c. _ Riddell 14s Od, Richmund.. . Of NARRIED. ,_gatlare" Of On the 27th inst , at St George's, ilenove`—‘," Bi me stone, Johnstone. Esq., eldest son of Sir Jolla ' 'cbtiy"6e , tom?, Bart., M.P., of Hackness-hall, Yorkshire, 70rd-134°140 second daughter of Charles Mills, Esq., of Can e. s - ra Pl' ebt 'el On the 22d inst., at Burneston, Yorkshire, PL'I , J0e , 4 0 Esq., of Bella Vista, Chili, to Caroline Marta, 0 1 0 , cov of E. J. Carter, Esq., of heakston_ba, i n the s' --------"'--- fie On the 19th inst., at Whiptbiff Yorkshire, agescluitlif9oralbseljfilet-b,e it. A Ta ti i ) d ee o v r co , nr .; is .. ic A i rector of Clifton Campville, ag e [a °O// B la r t o O e w n A n t , . h pine, -w"th, Esq., of Widdicorabe and. u . 0 6, ~ aged lase Captain ,at Dartmouth. Elizabeth, V_uot Mary, relict ' Ft v of the late Joh.. Willful, Esq• hire , On the 2 24th inst., at Welbourn, Lincolns , 1 ,0 tain t c h h in ar s i t e ., s R at a Dundee, ee, ~f 10- On the . . , ti ' 73. VW o , a li g V e o d rt 9 h t ing, on the 20th inst‘, sge4_,,cii e 26th inst., at Thanet-lodge, Broadoun l a te v"" ‘ Harriet Mary Lewis Sturt, eldest daughter of tau 00/ O.F. Stunt, of the Madras' Army. Pi 0 On the 19th inst., Mar)', the wife of Jean 1). , Th . c ., ; Esq•, of Peckham. tre e ' On the :0 t h inst., at his residence, gait-goon -8 cadilly, Allen lilizar,+, Esq., aged 63. the III..o1312". Ej.a1n.e.(t.;::.0106,01;41 Elle s°lql9dt*h in s t - iro I r , r (inn t N J and Pnbl iRbPd by T 41781") _• 12, riv i-rinter, at the thin il l 0 011 1111 Strand, in the Precinct of the S a voy, in wie riti4dlocezi Thursday , May 18511 .„ 0 . 600 , Ditto, Preference, 7 5-16—London and Nor th./7 9-16 Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C). BIRMINGHAM, MAY 29. more 10 STOCK EXCHANGE.—Our share marke t was v 0 0 : mated to-day, and prices were improved The ° l) h i ra (BP actions, however, were Shrewsbury and Binning 71. ls. 3d. dis.—Sh ro p s hi r e Union, 41. ls. 3 d . dis. YORK MAy 28. tig f g. STOCK EXCHA 'NOE. —The 'tra nsac ti o ns to-daY w e- re s E. low :—York, Newcastle, and Barwick, 135 —Ditto (O id, Purchase), I!A 2 —Great Northern, Preferenc e,lo/. Bs. , _ of t.brtths, i:kt ed o n? , that 0 , the Cae'ee A 84 „ —Raison o ki r e% ne :N; & e. , r1 4111 1 4 : 1 O akV E 64 cut k 44, 4 al c 'Nt Pire cabin 4ktatskeetsi, "ow le t ‘4l t 4 ' 414' l q a‘ s l t4i. ),; a4 q4IIIOIIA 1 ik 1141, 4t1 E sS tlltt" .1 4 4 i t , t4 4 1 111 kbi th4 f : t et i b W t1 1 ;411: 'hu e SitS 'n * 44 4 P 1, k k04 u : 4 1, Nr`t °her 'et, °t11,14, ttic h . tk tti t4, kii • Davi o f 44 Y Vitte r 4 ver t t 44 A1 t , 1 4. ' 7' tl i+4 4 4l le tt ktllklDid 40 e t :4 k4„z, tt k >, 4tt a 444 tl II 6 4 \la is 10 44 4 A 4 tOt % /n il tit°, t.,‘ 4, 4 1 10 88 * qe 1 4 1 1 plot 11 44 1441 tN z ttor t r:r e tr 4 „Ti l o:, k Noe s , ' 14 (1 Das L 4 4 11 ,11 11 - , %,Zeoint IN.' c 1111, 4 . 0 4% NehLl:l `qt .L:1:= ........._"' .._ ._.... ___ ....... ___,..........-- - ils ou t ... _ . EIIiTHS. 0: 114' OF A s ase r°4 On the 27th inst., in Great Ormon.d-street, le °. the wife of W C. 1.1 ugman, Esq. 4 . 0 , the /114 On the 24th inst., R. Bowden Smith,.nst.k_aqt.Crickhowel, Breconshl , On the 26th ins O t F A DA UGHTVIL ,____t, 0003" square, Mrs, John Ca•Aeart. South aolton•stree . 0 , 9 WOO' On the 27th inst., at North-bank St. Jolla 6. if , Of Augustus Fisher. ' t he if On the 25th * 3. E. A • inst, at King's-terrace, Sontbsear Akins, jun., Esq. il f a re/ , e P r ,l kink. 14 I 4 4 4