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CONTRACTS for BALTIC TIMBER GOODS and NORWAY SPARS. • Department of the Storekeeper General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 15th March, 1850. The Commissioners tin* executing the Office of Lord llirh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain a-d Ireland, do hereby give Notice, that on TUE*DAT, the 16th of April next, at One o'clock, they "ill be ready to treat with such persons ac may be will rag t o Contact for suplying her Majesty's several Dockyards with RIGA 11 AXD MASTS and Flit TIMBER, DANTZIC DE LA( DEALS 411 4 FIR TIMBER, and NORWAY SPARS. Distributions.of the articles and forms of the Tenders may be seen at the said office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the thy of treat, tlor any noticed, unless the party attends, or an ag ent for him duly authorised in writing. FpvcrY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of tit Admi ralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for by and-muxt also be delivered at Somerset-place. accompanied a letter signed by two responsible • persons, engaging to become l'e,nd with the per on tendering in the coin of 3,0001. for the due Performance of each of the Contracts for Iligut and Dantzic Goods, ancyn the sum of 500/.for the Norway spars. THE ROYAL.BRIT,ISH Incorporated by Charter I ith Septemb er, 1149, for receiving l'cnosits at interest, discounting bits, making advances on approved eteritlea, granting cash credits, ant transac.ing every other clescrip "cn of banking business on the Scottish System. 16, TOKENTIOUSF,-YARD, LOTHBITRY. ab Th• Directors have the satisfaction to an no u nce that they are '2ut to open branches of the Royal British "Bank in the Strand (No. ▪ A corner of Agar-street), and No. 77, Bridge-road, Lambeth. The Strand Branch will be opened tor business on M VI SOAT, the r The M Ilinstaist, and the Lambeth as soon as the p remises are ready. ~,hours of public business will be from Nine A.M. till Four P.. ▪ Lily, c The rates of Interest, &c., to be charged on advances, and al ed on accounts and depostta, must of course vary with the state o the Market, and the value of money, which so freuuently h tic o ates „ but the Directors propose that the fol lowin g shall, until f u r ther notice, be their TERMS OF DUSINESS:— D Cposit Acceamts— 3 per cent. will be credited daily, on all deposits for months of 11. and upwards, and the interest paid monthly, or accumu lated half-yearly, at the option of the depositor, for every suns not then d „ r4 s and which in such cases will for the next perio d of six months forth together an increased principal suns bearing interest at 3 per cent.; 5 1 1 T If not then drawn, be again accumulated as above f ar the next ) 4 4 ,f - Yearly period, and so on progressively , compo undin g the interest I ,taYearly. But in any particnlar case of need , the D irectors will. e circumstances justify an exception front their rules, repay any a or the whole of the deposit. The Directors having by the Charter the peculiar privilege of gra dually increasing the carital, will, when new shares are being alloted, Ilive a • preference, after the existing shareholders, to depositors who 'nay wish' to become proprietors, according to the priority of their k l i plications, allowing, until a dividend be declared, three per cent. Interest on all deposits set apart for shares. In accordance with the cl iginal purpose ot the Institution, and of the early promise of its : o Moters,,viz., to endeavour to make the proprietary body as nu reas as possible, and the corporation, as tar as the law will per alit, a society for banking on the principles of a mutual benefit "sedation, the shareholders will have a preference in the enjoyment of such benefits as the bank can legitimately a fford. , Deposits for shorter or longer periods than six months l be received on such terms as may be arranged in each particular Drawing or Current Accounts—One per cent. Interest reckoned n 4 " 4 l.day to day, will be allwed n al blanes constant for six n tlis. of 100/. and upwar o ds ; and It wo a per cent. - on all such b alances exceeding 2001. ; but the permanent maintenance of any b alance will not be iniisted on, when this party has not also a dls witnt account. Cast Credit Accounts will be granted to res p ectable parties on V % ol:Lai security, or such guarantees as may be satisfactory to the o on A commission of one per cent. half-yearly will be charged (he amount of the credit, bat interest (5 per cent. per ann.) will be elated on the balance only of actual:cashprom time to time drawn t it bY the party atter detuction of tho sums paid in. To share .lolders the commission on cash credits will be but a. half per cent. hal f - yearly. AlLaccounts will be balanced half-yearly. Official rece'pts will, on the one hand, be given to customers for all paid in, and their cheques on the other will be preserved by the b:nk till the succeeding half-yearly balance, when the accounts will certified and the vouchers exchanged, except in cases where par • ti es may specially wish for a different arrangement. 4 , Advances or Loans on Promissory Notes with marketable securi ;•cs readily convertible, will be made at the rates proportioned to t he nature and value of the security in each case. uiscounts of Bills of Exchange will be made at the rates of the day; f!lt only to parties having drawing accounts, and keeping balances 'r not.less than one-fourth of the amount of their discounts. All Bills for Discount must be lodged daily before 12 noon, and not t idied for till after 2 r.st. E ngland, will be made to, and Bills collected in , any p lace in Scotland, or Ireland , or on t he C ontinent of Euro p e, where h ere is a banker; as also in America, the West Indies, India, and _blvidends, &c., will be received for shareholders o r customers, w ithout charge. 1 " ja charge will be made for keeping accounts ; nor a n y fee nor F atuity allowed to be received from a customer or appl icant b y an y -4 7 in the Bank's employment. s hares, • of application from shareholders or depositors for new or from parties desirous to open accounts, will be supplied at Bank, or sent by post to any who may require them. By order of the Court of Directors, HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. Tokenhouse-yard, March 1, 1850. OFFICE OF THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY, 19, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London, March 20, 1850. tDO hereby give notice that, pursuant to the B th By-Law of this Company, BENJAMIN HAWES, Esq., 1 4 e of the Directors of this Company, has given me notice, in writ -1,1?, of his intention to stand for the Offico of Deputy-Governor, at the ection which will take place at this Office, at Twelve o'clock Noon, 611 Tuxsuer, the 2d day of April next. By order, CIIARLES BURLS, Secretary. EAST and . WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. „ 'lke Directors hereby give notice, that unless the DOCK C HARGES n the undermentioned Goods are PAID on or before the 15th April 4 ext, they will be sold to defray the same, viz.:— rat. 200 Pockets of Bice and 1 Rag sweepings, ex Soubandar , 'flitreville, from Calcutta, entered 26th Nove:nber, 1847. By order of the Court, GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. Xast and West India Dock House, 8, Winter •square, larch 15, 1850. ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 39, THROGMORTON-STREET, BANK; And 14, PALL-MALL. Chairman—The Right lion. the LORD MAYOR. Deputy-Chairman—WlLLlAM LEAF, Esq. R lehhard E. Arden, Esq. I. Humphery, Esq., Ald.. M.T. niam Banbury, Esq. ;''iupert IngleV, Esq. ;" ;''ard Bates, Esq. !Thomas Ke ll y , Es q ., Alderman. it( HRILS Camplin, Esq. Jeremiah Piicher, Esq. It ites Clift, Esq. !Lewis Pocock, Esq. AUDlTORS—Professor Hall, M.A. ; J. B. Shuttleworth, Esq. PHYSlClAN—Dr..Jeafrreson, 2 Finsbury-square. Rraocos—lV. Coulson, Esq., 2, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. CONSULTING ACTUARY—Professor Hall, M.A., of King's College. iSTANDING COUNSEL—Sir John Romilly, M.P., Solicitor-General. SOLICITOR Fisher, Esq., 19, Doughty-street. ADVANTAGES OF ASSURING WITH Tills COMPANY. In addition to a large subscribed capital, Policy holders have the reurity of an Assurance Fu nd of more than a Quarter of a tillion and an annual Income approaching 70,000/. a year, arising horn the issue of 6,500 Policies. BONITit, OR PROFIT BRANCH. to Persons Assuring on the Bonus system will be annually entitled 40 per cent. of the nrofits en this branch (after payment of five ~( 5, 4 , 1 11Y Premiums) ; and the profit assigned to each Policy may be er added to the sum assured , o r a pp lied in reduction of the An -4``,o 441 premium NON-TiONUS, OR LOW PREMIUM BRANCH. The Tables on the non-participating principle afford peculiar ad tii.ntages to the assured, not offered by any other Oflice—for where object is the least possible outlay, the payment of a certain sum eeeltred to the Policy-holder, on the death of the Assured, at a re* "eel rate of Premium. ...._ I _ b itEMIUMS TO ASSURE £lOll WHOLE TERM. One Year. Seven Years. 20 £0 17 8 £0 19 1 £1 15 10 ,£1 11 10 41 118127 2 5 5 2 0 7 40 1 5 0 1 G 9 3 0 7 2 14 10 40 1 14 1 1 19 10 4 6 8 4 9 11 CO 3 2 4 3 17 0 6 12 9 6 0 10 With Profits. I Without Profits. One-half of the " Whele Term" P re mium ma y r e m ain on c r e dit I o ' t seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain for lifo as a ‘ebt upon the policy at 5 per cent., or may be paid off at any time * lthout notice. Claims paid in one month after proofs have been approved. Loans upon approved security. The medical officers attend every day at Throginorton-street at a Itlarter before two o'clock. E. BATES, Resident Director. THE GENERAL LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1137. Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. 62, King William-street, London. And 21, David-street, Edinburgh. Capital, One Million. R DIRECTORS. Et na e nousfield, Esq. Charles ifindley, Esq., M.P. ia °lnas Challis, Esq.. Ald. Thomas Piper, Esq. ~,a , _b Oeorge Cope, Esq. Thomas IL Shnpson, Esq. fun Dixon, Esq. Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. "chard Fletcher, Esq. John Willis, Esq. - "Chard 'Jollier, Esq. Edward Wilson, Esq. Th e LADY-DAY Renewal Rece i p ts are now ready, and may be h ad on application at the Head Office of the Company , or of an y of h ',agents throughout the country. , in the LIFE DEP ARTMENT the Company transacts a ll business e ) lating to Life Assurances, De ferred Annuities, or Family Endow t 'nts. upon the most libera l terms consistent with sound principles a nd public security. i To all Agents, S o li c itors, Auctioneers, and Surveyo rs, liberal al -I"Wanee is made. THOMAS PRICE, Secretary. THE PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL b LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION ( Enrolled under the F riendly Society's Acts) and BENEVOLENT FUND. Established 1810. TRUSTEES. 4 , lll oMas Barint , ,, Esq., M.P. IW. G. Pescott, Esq. ild, M.P.4 olnson Hankoy, Jun., Esq. Baron L. r de Rothsch TREASURER OF THE BENEVOLENT FUND. John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Policies issued in the year 1818-434, for X 85,110. Do. do. do. 1849-568, for 115,865. -- Increase •••• • • .. 134, for £30,755 Itvery description of Life Assurance effected daily. Last Report 41 1 d det a iled Prospectuses, showing the very peculiar advantages nered by this Association (especially the rights to nominate any r a rty to receive the amount of a Life tolicy, tree of Legacy or Pro bate duty, or any expense whatever, a privilege which is almost ex 'lUsively confined to this office), may be had at 42, Moorgat e-strcet, London. By order of the Board, PHILIP lIE>.TRY BYRNE, Secretary. March 8, IPA pRAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH. Price Is. I%d. per box. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for 'orrecting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, the common 1 311 1ptoins of which are costiveness, flatulency, spasms, less of appe tite, sick headache, giddiness, sense of fulness after meals, dizziness (4 the eyes, drowsiness, and pains in the stomach and bowels,: indi testion, producing a torpid state of the liver, and a consequent inac tivity of the bowels , c ausin g a disorganisation of every function of the frame, will, in this mest excellent preparation, by a little perse- Veran4, be effectually removed. Two or three doses will convince t he afflicted of its salutary effec ts. The stomach will speedily regain it, strength; a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will r apidly take place; and instead of listlessness, heat, pain, and jaun diced appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health will be the 'Mick result of taking this medicine, according to tie directions ac "lmpanying each box. As a pleasant, safe, easy apperient, they unite the recommenda tion of a mild operation with the most successful effect, and require 510 restraint of diet or confinement during their use ; and for elderly people they will be found to be the most comfortable medicine hi therto prepared. Sold by T. Front, 229, Strand, London. Price Is. 1 1 Ad. and 2s. NI. kingdom. box ; also Isy the Vendors of Medicines generally throughout the 4 lngdom. Ask. for FItAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the tattle and address of " Thomas Front, 229 Strand, London," on the l illavernment Stamp. Just published, price 55., Bvo. in cloth, TRICTURE of the URETHRA; its Patho logy and Rational Treatment, with important Practical Ob servations on the Use and Abuse of Instruments in the Treatment ,Of Obstructions of the Urinary Canal ; showing how it is that Stric tures,ln most cases, not only resist, but are aggravated by the o , di 4arY means adopted fur their cure, and at length become seriously elmplieated by the so-called " eonsequences of r•tricture." The *hole illustrated by numerous cases, which will be found to embrace every •possible form of Stricture and its consequences, together with Appropriate means of cure. By F. It. 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The BRITANNIA •TUBULAR BRIDGE on a Grand Scale, w!th Views of WOLVERTON VIADUCT—the TOWN of BIRMING HAM —the CITIES of COVENTRY and CHESTER—the VIC TORIA TUBULAR BRIDGES over the CONWAY—SNOWDON from CAMEL CAR IG, &c.. &c. Painted by J. W. ALLEN, Esq. • A Description by JOHN CLARKE, Esq. HOURS of EXHIBITION during the present week—Afternoon, Two and Four o'clock ; Evenings, Seven and Nine o'Clock. Admission, One Shilling ; Schools, half-price. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, March 19. NISI PRIUS COURT.— (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) BRAITHWAITE V. J. AND E. CRAWSHAW. This case came on yesterday, and occupied the greater part of to-day. The action, which was tried before a special jury, was brought to recover the value of the plaintiff's services as an engineer in valuing the work done by the defendants as contractors on the York and North Midland Railway. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. noggins, Q.C., and Mr. Corrie, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Martin, Q.C., Mr. Atherton, and Mr. Jones for the defendants. It appeared that the defendants were contractors for executing a large portion of the York and North Mid land Railway line, and that their account against that company was referred to arbitration. In order to establish the quantity of work done before the arbi trator, the plaintiff, an eminent engineer, was retained to measure the number of cubic yards of earthwork executed by them. The plaintiff was engaged for several months in the year 1848 in this estimate, but did not complete his survey and calculations when required nor until two months after it was wanted before the arbitrator, and, according to the defendants' case, it was on that account valueless. Another surveyor and engineer, named Billington, was engaged to calculate the work done, and he finished his estimate two months earlier, in ample time. Mr. Billington's esti mate of the work done by the defendants amounted to 832,000 cubic yards. The plaintiff's estimate when sent in was that the work done " would not be less than 742,000 cubic yards." Mr. Billington's esti mate was assented to by the engineer of the company as correct, the difference in the price of the labour done by the two estimates being, according to the statement of the Learned Counsel for the defendants, at least 10,000/.,which the defendants would have lost by the plaintiff's estimate. For the plaintiff it was con tended that his estimate was rejected because it was below what the defendants claimed. The total amount claimed by the plaintiff for his services was 2,002/., of which sum 6501. had been paid on account. His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence, The jury, after a long absence, found a verdict for the plaintiff for 9071. 125., being 450/. less than the amount claimed. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.) John Battye was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury at the last Spring Assizes. Mr. Hall and Mr. Pickering appeared for the pro secution, and Mr. Overend and Mr. hardy for the prisoner. It appeared that in April, 1848, Mr. James Brad ley, an attorney at Leeds, bad an execution issued against him, which was executed by the sheriff of the county and his bailiff', and it was alleged that the prisoner, one of the bailffs, under the writ of fi. fa. then issued, improperly broke into Bradley's office and took possession, and in consequence an action of trespass was brought against the sheriff and his officers, in which action the prisoner gave evidence, and stated that he, in company with the sheriff's officer, named Cheestnan, entered into possession of the then plaintiff's office, in which was a clerk stained Ingleby, and that afterwards wanting to leave the office for a time they required the clerk to go out, and whilst locking tne door he pushed the officer down some steps, locked the door himself; put the key in his pocket, and walked off; upon which the officers, having been in possession and been thus ousted, broke open the door and re-entered, as they lawfully might. The prisoner's evidence was not relied upon at the tria►, and a verdict was found for the plaintiff, Bradley. Bradley after wards instituted this prosecu tion against the prisoner fur the evidence he then gave, alleging it to be false. The clerk, Ingleby, was called, and stated it to be entirely false, and that he was not at the office at all at the time sworn to by the prisoner. An attorney, named Sitbenbank, then an articled clerk to Bradley, corroborated Ingleby, and stated that he, Ingleby, was at Bradley's house all the day, when he was sworn to have been at Bradley's office by the prisoner. Other two witnesses also stated the same facts. Mr. OVEREND, having addressed the jury for the defence, called two witnesses, Cheesman and Whit taker, a boy in his employment, who swore positively that the prisoner's evidence at the trial was correct, and that they saw the clerk Ingleby at the office of Bradley during the day in question. %Ir. HALL haring replied, His LORDSHIP left this conflicting testimony to the jury, who, after an absence of half an hour, Acquitted the prisoner. HOME CIRGUI I:—Maidstone, March 20. CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice MAULS.) George Saunders, 23, and John Henry, 22, were indicted fora burglary in the dwelling-house of Henry Staples. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Campbell prosecuted ; Mr. Charnock and Mr. \Voollett were for the prisoners. It appeared that the prosecutor is a farmer, living near Farningham, and on the night of the 29th of December, in consequence of the illness of a relative, he was absent from home, leaving his house in charge of three of his labourers, a father and two sons, named Packman. Upon this night one of the sons was awoke by hearing a noise, and upon looking out of the window of his room, he saw a man, whom he believed to be the prisoner Saunders, standing in the garden, apparently upon the watch. He immediately gave an alarm, and upon his brother and himself dressing and going into the garden, they saw in the snow which had recently fallen the footsteps of four men, who appeared to have gone away in the direc tion of Farningham. The two brothers followed the tracks, and after having gone some distance, they came up to four men, who, upon seeing them, turned round, and threatened that if they followed them any further they would kill them. The brothers, seeing that they were overmatched, thought it prudent to retire, but being joined shortly afterwards by their father, they again com menced the pursuit, and came up with the four men a second time at the entrance of a wood close to Farningham. The father, upon seeing them, called out that if they did not stop he would shoot them, al though it appeared that he had no firearm in his pos session, and upon his saying so, one of the men, with an oath, exclaimed, " Shoot, you —," and the four immediately attacked their pursuers, and beat them very severely with sticks, and in the end they were compelled to retreat, and the men made their escape. The witnesses who deposed to these facts spoke positively to the identity of the prisoners, and they stated that the fight lasted more than ten minutes, and they had ample opportunity of observ ing their persons ; and, in addition to this, it was proved that portions of the property that was stolen were picked up on the route by which the men had retreated. _ _ The Learned COUNSEL for the prisoners severally addressed the jury, and on the part of Henry an en deavour was made, by the evidence of his brother, to establish an alibi. The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and evidence was adduced to show that Saunders had been before convicted of felony. The prisoners were again indicted, with another man, named William Gower, for a burglary in the dwelling-house of a grocer, named Rogers, at Eynsford. The jury found them Guilty, and a former convic tion was proved against Gower. A woman named Emma Ableton was included in this indictment, but the jury Acquitted her. Mr. Justice A leuLE, in passing sentence upon the men, said that but for the fact of their not having used any violence at the time they committed the rob beries of which they had been convicted, he should certainly have sentenced them to be transported for life ; but, es they bad not done so, he would not go to that extent, although still they must expect a severe punishmen , . lie then sentenced them to be trans ported for 15 years. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Exeter, March 19. (Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD.) James King and George Smith were indicted for having, on the sth of September, assaulted William Baker, with intent to rob him, at Kenton. Mr. Coleridge was counsel for the prosecution. I Baker was walking from Starcross about ten o'clock in the evening. Having proceeded sonic dis tance, he saw the two prisoners, hawing sticks with them. They separated, one going to one side of the road and the other to the other. As he was passing them they came to him on each side and demanded his money. Biker said he had not any. Upon this they commenced beating him with their sticks, knocked him down and much ill-used him, and searched his pockets, but there was nothing in them but his keys. They left him on the ground and walked off. The prisoners on the night before this went to a public-house about a mile from Kenton, and had a night's lodging. They breakfasted there the next morning and then left. About eleven o'clock on the evening of the sth of September Biker went to this public-house and gave information of the attack, and the landlord procured a horse and went to Exeter and made inquiries, and told the police. The prisoners were apprehended the same day at Teignmouth. The prisoners called a woman, who stated that they came to her house, at Dawlish, at two o'clock in the day of Wednesday, the sth of September. They left for an hour and returned at seven, and were in bed before nine o'clock. They bad some potatoes and a little fish. She went to bed herself in a different house at ten o'clock. About six o'clock the next morning she unlocked the door of the house in which the prisoners slept. They were then in bed. By the JUDGE—She was Pure they could not have got out during the night. Kenton is five miles from Dawlish. Cross-examined—She kept a lodging-house, and that night there were only two women besides the prisoners in the house. ".}173 received a letter from the prisoners on the following Sunday stating that they had been apprehended. The daughter of the last witness corroborated the testimony of her mother. The jury found both the prisoners Guilty. The Learned JUDGE said he had no doubt the jury had come to the proper verdict, and sentenced them to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour. William Cross was indicted for burglary in the house of Samuel Langworthy. Mr. H. T. Cole was counsel for the prosecuti on . It appeared that Langworthy's house (a public house) having been broken open several times, he put some persons to watch. In the middle of the night of the 25th of February the prosecutor was awoke, and upon getting up be found a window open. The men who were watching sat near the house, and between one and two o'clock the saw they prisoner come up and shake the window, and afterwards get up and put his hand into the safe. The men then ran up and collared the prisoner, who bad been in the public house up to ten o'clock. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for six calendar months. George Warry was placed at the bar charged, upon ten indictment, with different larcenies. Mr. Cox was counsel for the - prosecution, and Mr. H. Cole defended the prisoner. The prisoner was tried upon four of the indictments and Acquitted on each. In the other six cases no evi dence was offered, and a verdict of Not Guilty was returned in each. Richard _Norman, aged 60, John Norman, aged 27, and 'Antes Folland, were indicted fur a burglary in the house of Anthony Garnish. Mr. Karslake liras counsel for the prosecution. One avitnesiltiving been examined, the prisoners were asked if they wished to ask any questions of the witness. - John Norman said—No, my Lord ; there's no need to ask any questions. We are all guilty enough, and I hope you will punish all the dogs alike. When the prisoners were called on for their defence, Richard Norman made a long statement, but was interrupted by John Norman, who said—My Lord, d on 't l e t hi m talk any more. It's all lies he's saying. He's my uncle ; and if it had not been for he we should not have done it. The jury found the prisoners Guilty. Richard Norman was sentenced to be transported for life, and the others for seven years. 20th of December last I passed through Miners atte,A, Eaton-square, and picked up there some paper, which I took home and gave to my mother. I found it was three 101. notes. Sarah M‘liride, mother of the last witnes', said, my son gave me the notes. I afterwards changed one of them at Mr. Challacombe's, of Knightsbridge, and I gave the name and address, Mrs. Allen, 10, Exeter-street. The note 74,356 produced is, I think, that note. Mr. Challacombe gave me a 51. note as part of the change. I paid one of the 101. notes into the savings'-bank, and the third 101. note and the 51. note I received from Mr. Challacombe I gave to Mr. Forrester. Mr. R. S. Chambers, of No 41, Bishopsgate street Without, ironmonger, said, my brother and I carry on business in partnership. The acceptance to the bill produced is not in my handwriting, nor in !hat of my brother, nor was the acceptance authorised by us. Bradley, the Mansion-house officer, said, 'on the 2d of March the prisoner was brought to the Mansion house. I searched him, and found the piece of card produced, containing the following letters and figures : —" A P, 74,358, October 10, 1849, London. Signed, Roberts."J. The prisoner upon being asked by Alderman Mus- GROVE, who presided, whether he wished to say any thing, replied, " Nothing." The prisoner was then committed for having forged the name of Mr, Curling to three bills of exchange, and the name of Mr. Chambers to one. It is proper to state that the wife of the prisoner was not the woman employed by him to call for the money, and that the unfortunate lady knew nothing whatever of the transaction. BOW-STREET. John Bennett, William Laidler, Henry Tiddyman, John Jones, and John Sullivan were re-examined before Mr. Henry, on the charge of extorting money from Samuel Wyatt, a tobacconist, in Lincoln's Inn fields, by threatening to prosecute him for an unna tural offence. About two months ;before Christmas Tiddyman purchased some tobacco in the prosecutor's shop. In receiving it across the counter he squeezed the hand of the prosecutor, an aged infirm man, who then in vited him to partake of some gin and water. From this time up to the period of their apprehension, Tiddy man and his associates continued to visit the prose cutor, shortly before the hour of closing his shop, and to demand, from time to time, various sums of money to prevent their accusing him of an infamous crime in a public court. Upwards of 601. had been ex torted from him in this way, when a niece of the prosecutor, suspecting the nature of these mid night interviews, secreted herself in a position which enabled her to overhear the conversation of the parties. She then introduced herself at the meetings, and insisted on taking part in the negotiations " with a view to the final settle ment of the case," and, after privately arranging with Sergeants Thompson and West, of the detective police, to secrete them in the house, she made an ap pointment with the whole of the prisoners, and thus secured their apprehension, determining to prosecute them without the consent of her uncle. The following specimen of the documents drawn up by the prisoners, and purporting to be the agr eemen t s by which all the parties were to be bound upon cer tain conditions, was found upon Laidler, who had re presented himself as a solicitor, and had actually de manded and received 121. from Wyatt on one occa sion, in part liquidation of his fees, for professional services. The agreement was written on a 2s. Gd. stamp : " Memorandum of :an agreement made and entered into between Samuel Wyatt, of Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-Inn-fields, on the one part, and Henry Roberts, John Evans, John Smith, Charles Harrison, and Wil liam Laidner, on the other part:— " I, the said Henry Roberts ' and others, do by this agreement disclaim all future demands of the said S. Wyatt, and the said Henry Roberts and others do hereby declare that we will never annoy, or molest, or cause any person or persons to annoy or molest, the said S. Wyatt. "Now, this agreement is binding on both sides; that is, providing the said Henry Roberts do not annoy, or cause any person or persons to annoy or molest, the said S. Wyatt; and the said S. Wyatt and Mary Legg, niece of the aforesaid S. Wyatt, do undertake and solemnly swear that they will never prosecute, or cause any infor mation to be given to any person or persons which may lead to the apprehension of, the said persons, whose name; and signatures are on this agreement. " This agreement further showeth, that I. the said S. Wyatt, and Mary Lrgg, niece of the said S. Wyatt. are willing that this cas, should be compromised; that is to say, that we have this day paid the said Henry Roberts end others the sum of 30/. in an 1.0. U., which the said H. Roberts and others hold, !laving been given and signed by the said S. Wyatt, in the presence of Mary Legg. niece of the said S. Wyatt, for the settlement ot the present case. " And should either of the said persons whose names and signatures are to this agreement annoy or molest the said S. Wyatt, upon their so doing the said S. Wyatt shall be at liberty to prosecute either of the said persons so doing, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided. " And should either of the said persons in this agree ment annoy or molest, him, the said S. Wyatt and Mary Legg, his niece, do solemnly swear that they will only prosecute the one so annoying him, the said S. Wyatt; that is to say, if one of the persons in this agreement should go and annoy or molest him, the said S. Wyatt, he should be at liberty to prosecute him only; and the said S. Wyatt does undertake that he will not interfere, by word or deed, with any of the persons named in this agreement, with the exception of the one so annoying him. " Dated the 12th day of March, 1850. (Signed) " HENRY ROBERTS. " JOHN EVANS. " JOHN SMITH. " CHARLES HARRISON. " WILLIAM LAIDNER. " The signatures of S. Wyatt and Mary Logg to follow here." The blanks left for the signatures of Wyatt and Mrs. Legg had not been filled up. Mr. HENRY inquired if the prisoners had given fic titious names ? Sergeant Thompson stated that Jones was better known by the name of Joyce, in which name he had been before convicted. The others, he believed, had given their proper Lames, although they had assumed a variety of names on different occasions, as in the case of the agreement produced. Sullivan, Bennett, and Laidler were also well known to the police, and the two former had been convicted. Mrs. Legg stated that Tiddyman was the:person who assumed the name of Henry Roberts in the ne gotiations with Mr. Wyatt and herself. Mr. T. Bryon, who stated that he was a continental agent to British bankers and merchants, identified the prisoner Laidler as a suspected associate of two men who were tried and convicted at the Lewes assizes about four years ago. A gentleman of title and dis tinction prosecuted a solicitor named Bowyer, and an accomplice named Steer, for threatening to accuse him of an unnatural offence, and they were both sentenced to transportation for life. Laidler was in the service of the gentleman's son at that time, and had sup• ported the charge got up against his master's father ; but when the result of the trial was known, he pro ceeded to London by railway, and never returned. The witness having occasion some time ago to be at the Highbury-barn Tavern, at Islington, accidentally observed the prisoner, who appeared to be employed there as a waiter. Laidler (to witness)—l believe we have met at Paris, too, have we not ? The witness replied that he thought he had once seen him at an hotel in Paris, also officiating as a waiter. The depositions of the prosecutor and niece having been taken down in writing, the prisoners were again remanded for a week. We believe the presiding magistrate, Mr. Henry, has received a great number of anonymous letters from persons who appear to have been victimised by the gang of miscreants with whom the prisoners are associated. In one of these the writer stated that being once accosted by a fellow answering the de scription of Bennett,he inflicted'a wound upon his right hand, which was likely to remain a lasting memento of his indignation. His Worship desired the gaoler to look upon Bennett's hand, upon the back of which there was certainly a remarkable scar. The prisoner , however, attributed it to some other cause. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Reuben Amiss, tailor, 65, Conduit-street, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick, for an assault on Mr. J. Cunnington, a gentleman of fortune, residing at 10, Glecester-place, Kentish-town. Mr. Wontner, who appeared for the complainant, characterized the charge as one or a novel and extra ordinary character. The complainant, on the Gth of the present month, went to the defendant's shop to see his nephew, who was in partnership with the defen dant, on the subject of some trust money. The nephew was not there, but the defendant was. Com plainant waited in the shop, and saw a man whispering to the defendant. The defendant came to him and told him he should not wait there any longer, and took him by the arm and turned him round. The defendant then threw a damp handkerchief over his mouth and nose, and pushed him out into the street. The complainant, almost immediately afterwards, was seized with stupor, and staggered about until, fortu nately meeting with a friend, ho was enabled to reach home. Since that period the complainant bad been a severe sufferer. Mr. Cunnington, an elderly gentleman, proved that he called at the defendant's shop to see his nephew, but could not effect his purpose. He saw a sort of whispering going on between the defendant and another person. Immediately afterwards the defen dant ordered him to leave the shop, and after seizing him by the arm, he drew a wet handkerchief over his nose and mouth, and turned him by a forcible push into the street. The handkerchief smelt as if it had contained putrid meat. Complainant had hardly reached Regent street before he felt an extraordinary sensation in his head. Ile partially lost his senses, and how he got over the road he was unable to tell. He was put into an omnibus by a friend, end %hen he reached home his eyes, nose, and mouth were dis charging profusely. Complainant felt as if he h:d been severely salivated. His mouth broke out into sores on both sides, and he had been ill ever since. The following certificate was handed in : Samuel Sandys, surgeon, No. 4, Francis-street, Kentish -town—l have attended Mr. Cunnington professionally for about fifteen years. He sent for me on the 12th instant. 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JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Thomas Connor, 7 years old, was indicted for having picked the pocket of Mrs. Mary Ann Linth waite of a purse containing a sovereign and six shil lings, the property of her husband, Joseph Linthwaite. The case was clearly made out, and The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Mr. PAYNE said that this was another melancholy instance of parental neglect. The boy bad no idea either of how to read or how to write, and probably the only instruction the father had ever give❑ the child was how he should pick pockets, and so not only tarn his own support, but also by that means of life become a contributor towards the maintenance of the family, It was intimated by one of the officers that the child's father was in court. The Learned JUDGE, thereupon desiring him to stand forward, asked him what be was, and how it had happened that he had no t ta k en more care of the child. The father replied that he was a bonnet-presser, and earned a guinea a week. _ The Learned JUDGE-With a guinea a-week you ought to have taken more care of that poor little creature. The father—Oh, he won't do anything. Besides, you some time since convicted another of my sons in this court, my Lord. The Learned JUDGE—Yes, and that was the system of such men as this. Th a t man, as the jury had just heard from his own lip s , h ad, t h roug h the instru mentality of a trial and conv i ct i on i n t h a t court, con. trived to get rid of one c h i ld , an d h e wa s now there again, in the hope that by a similar proceeding he should release himself from the necessity of providing for the maintenance of another of his children. That was the way such heartless and depraved parents as this man managed to cast the burden of supportiag their children upon the State. That there was this regular system in existence of getting rid of the bur den of a family amongst some of the lower orders of society they had had in that court but too many proofs. And that system would still be carried on until a clause had been introduced into an Act of Parliament by which power should be given to a judge to compel the parents of these children to con tribute towards their maintenance so long as they were in prison. He would now sentence the boy to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, Westminster, where th ey h a d an exce llent school, in which he trusted he w ou ld l earn t h a t picking pockets was not an act of honesty. The child was rem ove d f rom th e bar amidst the sympathy of all present, save an d except the father, who stood by and saw him conveyed towards the cells in the lower part of the Sessions-house without any visible emotion. POLICE 1N TELLIGENCE. MAN SIOLV-1- 10 CS E. Getorge Lyon, w h o was charged some days ago with having c omm it te d f orge ries upon the London Joint-Stock Bank, was brought up for final examina tion, and evidence was taken upon the following new cases against him. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, solicitors t o th e C omm i ttee of Bankers f or Protec tion against Felonies and Frauds, appeared for the prosecution, and stat e d that in the case he was about t?introduce detection took place under rather peculiar circumstances—Bradley, the Mansion - house officer, in whose cust o d y th e pr i soner was placed, having found in a purse in th e pr i soner 's pocket a card containing the number and date of a bank-note which had been given in payment of the forged acceptance uttered. Mr. J. L. P ay t on , c lerk in the London Joint- Stock Bank, s a id, M ess rs. R. and D. Chambers, of Bishopsgat e - s t reet , k ee p an account at our bank. On the 20th of December the bill produced was presented to me , and paid on account of Messrs. Chambers. It is f o r 51/. lie., dated Birmingham, 17th Septemb e r, 1849, drawn by Henry Br oa dhrid g e upon, and purporting to be accepted by, Messrs. Chambers, and payable three months after date. I paid it in four 101. notes, all dated the 10th of Oc tober, 1849, No. 74,355 to 74,358, inclusive, and 11/. Ile. in money. T. E. Bushnell, of Motcomb-street, Belgraye- I.quare, licensed victualler, said—l know the prisoner. In December last he gave me an order for some wine, to the amount of 71., and on the 20th of December he brought to me the bill produced, asked me to pre sent it myself, as he might want a reference from the bank at some future time, and he did not wish them to know that he had anything to du with bills. I presented it, and received four 101. notes, and 11/.lls. in cash. I gave the b a lance of the mon e y to a woman, who the prisoner said was his wife, and would, he said, call for it. I gave her the four 101. notes and 4/. I ls. in money. Mr. Mullens said, it appeared from the testimony following that the prisoner's messenger dropped three of the 101. notes in the street, and that they were picked up by a person who was afterwards engaged in appropriating them: Thomas 111‘Bride, a lad, said, on the evening of the EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Quarterly General Court of Directors and Proprie • tors or the East India Company was held yesterday at the Company's House, Leadenhall-street. Major- General Sir A. Galloway, chairman of the Court of Directors, presided. The minutes of the last court were read and confirmed. CASE OF CAPTAIN PETER GORDON. Captain GORDON said be had given notice of two mo tions, one of which had been duly advertised; he wished to know why the other had not been duly published pur suant to the by-laws of the company. The CHAIRMAN said it had not been advertised be cause the Court of Directors felt that the notice was of that character that they could not be parties to it without degrading themselves and the Government of India. Mr. GORDON said he should feel it his duty if his mo tion was not complied with to publish all the papers con nected with his expulsion from the district of Madura. The Hon. Gentleman then entered at some length into a statement of the circumstances connected with his case, observing that all he asked fir was investigation, and trusted that there would be no objection to place the documents for which he moved in the hands of the pro• prietors. He concluded by submitting his motion. Mr. LEWIN seconded the motion, observing that Cap tain Gordon had been sacrificed to the collector of tbo district of Madura. The CHAIRMAN said these !papers had been sent to Parliament in August, 1834. No order was made by Parliament to have them printed, and as they now lay upon the table for the inspection of the proprietors, he hoped the Court would not be induced to go to the ex pense of printing these papers, Parliament not having thought fit to order them to be printed, and the case having been already fully investigated. Mr. MARRIOTT opposed the printing of the papers. The court had been inundated with documents referring to this case, and grossly insulting to the directors, and he hoped the motion would be rejected. Mr. GORDON replied, contending that no lapse of time ought to bar him from having justice don”. The su preme authorities in India had referred him to that Court. lie had now been 20 years seeking redt i!. The lion. Get.tleman was proceeding to go into some further details, when Major OLIPIIAIIT rose to order, contending that the Hon. Gentleman had been fully heard, and Lad no right to go into any fresh master. Mr. GORDON appealed to the Chairman as the organ of the moss corrupt court that ever exibtod havo this paper priutcd.—(Cries of " Order.') The CHAIRMAN said h e should be reluctantly obliged to stop the lion. Garleinin if he proceeded is such line of argument. The question was than put, and negatived by a ,arge majority, only ono hand being h e ld up i n it s - avour. Mr. LEwIN then moved, pursuant to notice, "That the Court of Directors do lay before the Court of Pro prietors all the peprs connected with the dismissal of M. Vencaytayroylo^, as notified in the Fort St. George Gazette of date 25th January, 1848." Mr. GORDON Seconded the motion, which was nega ived by a largo majority. _ Mr. Lzwisimoved " that the removal of the judges of the Court of Sudder and Foujdarry Adawlut, by the government of the Marquis of Tweeddale, was as uncoL constitutional as his Lordship's residence on the Neil gberry Hills, and performance of acts of government, when separated from the Council of Government, was in vioation of Act :39 and 40, George 111., cap. 79, sec. 12." This motion was also negatived without any discussion. Colonel DIcKENSoN then submitted his motion—" That the Court of Proprietors, participating in those feelings of regret, of which there have been such frequent mani festations on the part of the mercantile and manufactur ing communities, at the insignificant outlay which has been incurred in Western 'cella for affording suitable access to the cotton-growing and other more productive portions of the British territory, and for the due de velopment thereby of its well-ascertained and most valuahle resources, do most earnestly recommend to the Court of Directors the immediate adoption of some com prehensive scheme of carriage -way communication therewith from the nearest river and seaports, of which the district populations generally might also reap a per manent benefit ; such a measure being not less called for by considerations of humanity towards those most impo verished classes of our native subjects, the cultivators of the soil, and those engaged in the very toilsome and dangerous transport of its produce, than for the main tenance and improvement of the revenue, and whereby alone the increasing demand in this country for cotton wool can in ordinary, much less in seasons of scarcity or suspended intercourse with America, be adequately met." He complained of the lamentable disproportion that existed between the amount of the funds expended in providing facilities of communication, and the large revenues derived by the company from India. He pointed out the great expense and loss incurred by the transport of cotton from the interior to the coast; and the absence of all facilities for this purpose was a proof of the little attention paid to the wants of the people, the cultivation of cotton forming the main source of their industry and profit. In the Bombay district there were abundant materials for the construction of roads, and although a report recommending their formation had been made no less than forty years since, and although the company were receiving from that district three quarters of a million of revenue every year since that period, little or nothing had yet been done. It was im portant that every possible encouragement should be given to the growth and cultivation of cotton i❑ India, and that could never be accomplished until the means of communication were improved. He contrasted the state of the public roads in Ceylon with those in Bom bay—in the former place, in the last four or five years, not less than 1,200 miles of road had been made or re paired, the result of which had been to increase consi derably the value of land, and to enable the inhabitants to obtain supplies of the necessaries of life at a reason able rate. The Hon. and Gallant Proprietor concluded by quoting several authorities for the purpose of show ing that the safety and prosperity of their ledian empire depended upon the more general cultivation of Cotton. General BRIGGS seconded th e mot i on, and took occa sion to point out the vast importance of promoting the growth of cotton in India. At the present moment they cultivated a larger amount of cotton than was used in all the manufaetoriei of England, although so little of it was consumed here. It s h ou ld be borne in mind that they obtained from India the very finest descriptions f cotton, and that it could be cultivated at a very small expense. Notwithstanding the want of means of com munication, I n di a co rn had b e en brought to Liverpool, landed, and all expenses of freight, paid, at 3d. per lb., and that cotton had been immediately sold at 6c1., being cent. per cent. profit. What they wonted %us that the manufacturers of England should Si nd cut agents there to purchase and ship cotton for this country, and to make advances for the purpose of extending its cultivation. Much of the cotton grown in India was unfit for the manufacturers of England; but let there be only a market opened for it, and he was satisfietd that, like indigo, it would soon become a large and profitable article of export. He referred to the va,t public works which were constructed in formr.r times by the native governments and princes of India, which put to shame the little that had been done by the East India Com pany. It was very remarkab!e that in tho.e districts in which roads were constructed no famines had taken place. He really thought that some annual permanent fund should be appropriated for the purpose of improv ing the chief or trunk lines of communication. lir. SULLIVAN supported the motion, complaining of the little encouragement that had been given to the con struction of railways in India, and objected to the gua rantee that the company propescd to give to one of these companies with regard to a project which would never pay, although a million and a half was to be ex pan led in the construivion of the railway. The CHAIRMAN observed that they bad a speech upon roads, a speech upon cotton, and a speech upon railways; but what seemed to him most extraordinary was, that gentlemen who had been so long in India appeared to know so little of what really had been done in th a t _ _ j country. In one of the districts which produced the largest amount and the best description of cotton, the roads were in the most satisfactory state. The Hon. Chairman read the reports of colletors of different dis tricts to the same effect, and observed that he did not think any country could show more efficient means of communication. In fact, in none of the cotton-growing districts of Bombay did a want ( f means of transport exist, except, perhaps, during the rainy season. No doubt, it would be very advantageous to have large sums of money expended for that purpose; but it should be recollected that the money they had ti expend was collected from the people of India, and their in terests mast be coesidered. In the course of nine years they had expended in roads, bridges, canals, and embankments, no less a sum than 2,282,8941. On the embankment of the Ganges Canal they had made assignments to the amount of 970,0004, en another embankment 50 000/.; and as bacrteen stated by the Hon. Proprietor, 1,500,000/. for railways, no hoped gentlemen would then inquire before they mad. these statements. With reg ard to cotton, b e cou l d as sure the proprietors that they had themselves beCome the purchasers and shippers of cotton to England. 'There was one consignment of cotton, amounting to 300 bates, which they had sent to Manchester. The cost was about 1,4001, and A had realised, after paying all ex penses, a profit of 690/.—(Hear, hear.) A single indi vidual in India had erected a large quantity of machinery for the purpose of ginning , cleaning, and preparing cot ton for the English ma rket. Another batch of cotton sent to England, which cost 5,6701., was sold for 6.9614 leaving a profit of 1,291/. after paying all expenses. H e hoped these statements would satisfy the Hon. Gentle man who brought forward the motion. _ __ . . __ Colonel SYK s IiS also bore testimony to the great im provements that had taken place recently in the means of int9rn4l communication, and reminded Hon. Proprie tors that the Company had been engaged in expensive wars, which had teen forced upon them, and which had very seriously crippled their resources. Colonel DICKENSON, after the explanations that bad been given, consented to withdraw his motion; and after some further discussion, the Court adjourned. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO c~-; L~r/z-f ~ - ~`~a z-~---- , PRICE SD. - VISCOUNT GOUGH. Yesterday the members of the United Service Club gave a magnificent entertainment to General Lord Vis count Gough, at their Club-house, in Pall-mall, in cele bration of the return of that gallant veteran from the east. The banquet was served in the grand saloon, on the ground floor, which was so arranged as to form one superb dining-room, capable of affording seats for up wards of 200 guests. This extent of accommodation was rendered absolutely necessary from the very large num ber of members of the club desirous of testifying their respect for the Noble and Gallant Viscount by being present at the entertainment. The tables when laid out presented a magnificent appearance. Upon the cross table at which the principal guests sat was a superb silt plateau, on which were placed two very elegant pieces of plate representing military subjects, and immediately be hind the chair was a buff e t o f go ld plate of great value, which had a very grand effect. The company began to assemble at 7 o'clock. His Grace the Duke of Wellington was among the earliest arrivals. The illustrious Duke was very shortly fol lowed by the veteran guest of the day, who upon entering the reception saloon was very warmly greeted by the officers present. Dinner having been announced at a quarter to eight o'clock the company descended from the drawing-room to the banquetting saloon. General Sir James Macdonell officiated as the presi dent of the day, having upon his right hand General Lord Viscount Gough, and upon his left Field-Marshal his Grace the Duke of Wellington. To the right of Lord Gough, at the cross table, sat, in the order men tioned, Sir Charles Malcolm. the Marquis of Anglesey, the Chairman of the East India Company, the Earl of Strafford, Sir Charles Ogle, Sir Colin Reliant, Sir Charles Adam, Sir C. Smith, Sir J. Lushington, Sir Samuel Pym, Sir John Macdonald, and Sir J. C. Cog hill. To the left of the Duke of Wellington were the Earl de Grey, the Deputy-Chairman of the East India Company, Viscount Hardinge, Sir William Lumley, the Marquis of Thomond, the Earl of Roden, Sir Alexander Duff, Sir J. Doveton, Sir George Murray, Sir J. Adam, Sir Edmund Lyons, and Sir Andrew Barnard. The following noblemen and gentlemen were also among the guests:—Earl Waldegrave, Earl Talbot, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Lord Downes, Lord Charles Manners, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Sir George Seymour, Captain the Hon. George Gough, Sir J. Wil son, Sir Alexunder Woodford, Sir J. M'Gregor, Sir Thomas Cochrane, Major Gough, Sir. J. S. Barnes, Sir William Gomm, Sir Thomas Troubridge, Sir Thomas M•Mahon, Sir Charles Napier, Sir James Buchan, Sir Charles Rickktts, Sir George Sartorious, Sir J. Smith, Sir Frederick Trench, Sir B. Wa'- ker, Sir Charles Adam, Sir James Adam, Sir R. Arbuthnot, Sir George Arthur, Sir R. Arm strong, Sir John Campbell, Sir Henry Davie, Sir W. Eustace, Sir James Fellowes, Sir J. Gardiner, Sir Thomas Hastings, Sir T. Herbert, Sir William llerriee, Sir C. Hopkinson, Sir Henry King, Sir Charles Parley, Sir William Pelt, Sir E. rrideaux, Sir John Rott, Major-General Macdonald, Major the Hon. Sackville West, M.ijor-General Brown, Captain T . ) tier, Colonel Gascoigne. -Ge neral Brother ton, Lieutenant- Col one l M a l co l m , C apta i n G. Loch, R.N., Major. General Shubrick, Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., Admiral Sj kes, Major• General Wernyas, Limit-nista-Colonel Ainslie, Colonel Angeratein, Lieutenant-Colonel Brer, On, Major-General Caulfield, Colonel Chatterton. M.P., Colonel Cowell, Major-General Do la Motu', capi m i ti Denham, R.N., Captain Percy Grace, R.N., Lieutsnant- Colonel North, the Rev. C. R. Gleig, Chaplain General to thl.Forces, &c. Sir Charles Smith, Sir Alexander Duff, Lieuten ant- Coloul Malcolm, aid Captain George Loch, R.N., officiated as Vice-Presidents. The dessert having been placed upon the table, and the usual loyal toasts duly honoured, The Gallant CHAIRMAN rose, and, without preface, gave as the first toast, " tier Majesty the Queen," which was drunk with three times three good cheers. The CHAIRMAN next gave "His Royal Highne;s Prince Albert. and the other members of the Royal Family," which was similarly honoured. The CHAIRMAN, on again rising, said—The moment has at length arrived when it becomes my pleasing duty to propose " the Health of our honoured guest Gannet Lord Viscount Gough."—(Cheers.) In this assembly of public men, who con with interest every incident of war, it is net necessary that I should follow in detail that noble and gallant officer's career of glory.—(Hear.) It is not necessary for me to refer to Talavera, to Ta rifa, nor to the enssnguined heights of famed Ilarosaa, whore with his own impetuous,dering, darling Irishmen he sealed the ramparts, and with ruthless gripe tore the Imperial eagle from his varquished foe.—(Cheers.) He has now returned to his native land, to receive the fa• yours of his country and his Queen.—(Cheers.) The Gallant Chairman, addressing Lord Gough, continued-- My Lord, in the presence or your brethren of the navy, and your still more closely connected comrades of the army—in the name of the united service—s name in which I glory—l give you a hearty welcome home. The toast was responded to with nine times nine cheers, and one dicer more, the guests all rising and greeting the Noble and Gallant General with sheets of applause. Viscount Gooch, on rising to respond, expressed the great difficulty he felt in attempting to convey an ade quate sense of his feelings in finding himself the honoured guest of such a society.—(Herr.) He should not have the bad taste to enlarge upon the exertions it had been his privilege to un dergo, and to which such flattering allusion had been made, but he did feel it a duty to record his sentiments of that army with which he had for so long a period been associated—he meant the army of India.—(Hear.) Under the auspices and tuition of that great individual now present, he bad been honoured with the command of a national regiment, whose anxious wish had always been to do its duty under whatever circumstances it might be placed, and kis great satisfaction was that it had frequently been succeastul.—(Cheers.) His feelings as to the army of India might be compressed into very few words, but they were true words—he believed they well merited the honours conferred upon them by their country and their Queen.—(Ch ee rs.) They well merited the honours which had been gained by their prede cessors, and were worthy pupils of the Duke of Wel lington, under whom many cf them had served. For himself, he was a humble pupil of the same school, and deeply honoured he felt in attempting to carry out the instruction he had received.—(Cheers.) He wonld not detain them longer, except for one moment, to do justice to one individual who in his double capacity of Go vernor-General and General, when he Lad drawn toge ther a large army for his own purposes, merged th e greater in the lesser capacity, and gave the value of his talents as a soldier to those placed under him, and nobly carried his policy as Governor-General into the ranks as a common soldier.—(Cheers.) Th e Noble and Gallant Viscount then expressed his regret at the absence of an honoured member of the sister service —Sir William Parker, from whom, when in Chins, he had received the greatest assistance, and concluded by remarking that he hoped he need not say how deeply and warmly he thanked them for the kind manner in which they had responded to the compliment conferred upon him. (The Noble Lord was loualy cheered on resuming his seat.) Tae UIIAIRMAN next have " His Grace the Com mander-iu-Chief, the Duke of Wellington," adding these mpha•ic words —" It is not for tne to spe a k of the great deeds ( f this our m;ghly ehie,—it is net tor une to trace the f rno which the Noble. ai.tl Goll,.nt Doke will leave benitto t.itu :or toe t : i ! ,, , i ( it. :._ , i , ( f p . l :l,e ti omi , 00:t iLzfi'ztradifta'st:"-dttli'eied wouni require the eloquence of the most eh,ou s nt.." Th. toast hilving been enthusiastically responded to, The Luke , • r:I.LINuTox re'se and said,— My Lords and Gentlemen, I return you my thanks fer the honour you have done ink( in drinking int; health. lam exce' hni.y to 1,0 with you on this interesting occasion. —(llear, near.) Equally with every member of the United iServieo Club, I was most anxious to pay rey respects to Lord Giant. on his triumphant return to On, coun , t , v. (Loud eLeers.) Geneernen, a strong sense was entertained in this country, and I believe participated in by every member of this club, of the arduous difficulties with which our Noble and Gallant Friend had to contend.—(Hear.) We all recta lect the anxiety with which we contemplated his opera tions—the eagerness with which accounts of his proceed ings were read, and the joy and exultation occasioned by the knowledge of the glorious successes achieved under ....' 1. 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