The Sun. — London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

-,- 1. - birt Mbttion. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALL'S (THIS EVENING.) METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Contentment (taken). 12 to 1 agst Lampedo. 20 to 1 agst Pug Orrock (taken). NORTHAMPTONSIRE STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Maria. DONCASTER HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Ethelbert. 12 to 1 agst Burndale. DONCASTER STEEPLECHASE. 2to 1 agst Miss Mowbray. • DONCASTER HOPEFUL STAKES. 3to 1 agst Jewess. 6to 1 agst Caliope. Bto 1 agst Contender. CHESTER CUP. 20 to I agst Trifle. DERBY. Bto 1 agst West Australian. 14 to 1 agst Cineas (taken). 14 to 1 agst Orestes. 18 to 1 agst The Reiver (taken). 18 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken freely). 22 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer. 40 to 1 agst Vanderdecken. 33 to 1 agst Filbert. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Marquis of WESTMINSTER presented a peti tion praying or Parliamentary papers. Lord LYTTLETON presentented a petition from Staffordshire, against the admission of Jews into Parlia ment, also from the working men of Stourbridge against the opening of the Crystal Palace. The Earl of CARLISLE presented a great number of petitions praying for Parliamentary papers. Lord CLANCARTY presented a petition from Bur ton-upon-Trent and several other places against the admission of Jews into Parliament, and the Maynooth grant. The Bishop of NORWICH presented several petitions from places in Norfolk against the admission of Jews into Parliament. THE ESCAPE OF MAZZINI. The Earl of MALMESBURY asked the Noble Earl at the head of the Government, whether it was true that Mazzini, having escaped from Lombardy, had been taken on board her Majesty's ship Retribution at Genoa and carried to Malta. The noble earl characterised the ct, if the report was true, as one of ill-judged humanity. In Sardinia, Mazzini would have been secure of not being given up to Austria, and al though he would not have been able to obtain a perma nent refuge there, he would have been able to escape by the ordinary conveyances, without giving employment to a British ship of war. The Earl of ABERDEEN said, that not having re ceived any information on the subject, he could not an swer the noble earl's question. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented several petitions against the admission of Jews into Parliament. NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Lord CLANCARTY, in moving for certain returns relating to the system of National Education in Ireland, proceeded to call the attention of the Government to the subject generally. The noble lord commenced by apologising to their lordships for intruding upon their time, but put forward the importance of the subject as one excuse for trespassing upon their time at some length. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. BLAKE took the oaths and his seat for Galway. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Copper Miners in England Company, Midland Railway (Amend ment Acts, &c.), Scottish Midland Junction Railway, and the Lands Improvement Company. BOSTON ELECTION. The SPEAKER intimated that he had received a letter from Messrs. Fearon, the Parliamentary agents, stating that it was not intended to proceed with the pe tion against the return for Boston. GUILDFORD ELECTION. Lord SEYMOUR attended at the bar, and reported that the committee, on the Guildford election petition, had determined that Captain. Mangles and Mr. J. Bell were duly elected for the borough at the last election. They had also come to a resolution that the allegations of bribery and treating were made without reasonable ground, and were frivolous and vexatious, and that, therefore, all expenses ought to be borne by the peti tioners and their agents. HULL ELECTION. Mr. LABOUCHERE reported that the Hull election committee had determined that Mr. James Clay and Viscount Goderich were not duly elected for Hull at the last election. They had also come to the following reso lution :—That Mr. James Clay and Viscount Goderich were guilty by their agents of bribery and treating, but it was not proved with their knowledge or consent ; also, that corrupt practices had prevailed to a considerable extent at the last election; and further that there had existed at the last, and at many former elections, a system of bribing poor voters by the payment of 30s. a-head. On the motion of the hon. member the evidence was ordered to be laid on the table. The hon. member also gave notice that to-morrow he would move that no writ for the borough be issued before the 12th April. RYE ELECTION. Sir J. PAKINGTON reported that the committee had determined that Mr. Wm. Alex. Mackinnon was not duly elected for Rye ; that the last election was a void election ; and that Mr. Wm. Alex. Mackinnon was, by his agents, guilty of treating at that election, but it was not proved that it was committed with his knowledge. The committee recommended that a further inquiry should be made, under the sth and 6th of Victoria, cap. 102, into the allegations of bribery contained in the petition ; and they thought that no new writ should be issued until the result of that inquiry was made known. PETITIONS. Mr. PHINN presented several petitions from the metropolis, in favour of intervention in 'the case of Ed. ward Murray. Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Edinburgh, against any endowment to Maynooth. Mr. W. PATTEN presented several petitions from Lancashire against opening, the Crystal Palace on Sun days. Mr. TURNER presented a similar petition from Liver pool. Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition in favour of the London University being allowed to return mem bers to Parliament. Mr. CHRISTOPHER, presented seve ra l p e titi ons against the admission of Jew s intoea Parliament. Mr. MONCRIEFF present several petitions from Scotland and Ireland , praying f or the abolition of Uni versity Tests. Mr. W. J. FOX presented several petitions working men in the T o wer Hamlets, Southwark, and from the London, in favour of the Cr y s t al Palace being Opened on Sundays. Mr. SPOONER presented several petitions aga i nst the grant to Maynooth. Mr. ALCOCK presented a petition from Surrey, i n favour of interference in the case of Edward Murray, _ Mr. HUME presented a petition from Mr. 'Walace, formerly a member of the house, praying for the reform of the Scotch Sheriffs' Courts ; a petition from working men belonging to the Montrose Library, in favour of Parliamentary Papers being sent to literary and scientific institutions. Sir F. KELLY presented several petitions from Suf folk against the admission of Jews into Parliament. Mr. CRAAVFORD presented a petition from Stirling against the occupation of Rome by the French troops. SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES. The LORD-ADVOCATE of Scotland gave notice that on an early day he should move for leave to bring is a bill to regulate the admissions to lay chairs of the Universities of Scotland. • SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. The right honourable gentleman also gave notices that early after Easter he should move for leave to introduce a bill to improv e the Bankruptcy Law in Scotland. THE F/RIP HERCULES. Mr. MAHONY said, on the 20th of January the emigrant ship F tercules, with a large number of emi- Queensto wn . I t grants on board,. put into th e port of was then found that the small-pox and typhus fever were raging to a fearful extent among the passengers, and he wanted to know what the Government intended to do in the matter. Sir J. YOUNG said it was perfectly true as stated by the hon. member, that the Hercules had put into Queenstown. She was an old man-of-war and had been sent to the Isle of Skye to take in a large number of emigrants. A few days after she went to sea the small pox and typhus fever broke out, and she was forced to put into Queenstown, where all the passengers had been landed, and the ship herself fumi gated. DARIEN SHIP CANAL. Mr. HUME seeing the noble lord the member for the city of London in his place he wished to ask him a ques tion on a subject of great importance to the whole world. It was as regarded the formation of a ship canal across thegsthmus'of Darien. A publication had been made upon the subject by the President of the United States, and, as anything connected with the com merce of the world must be interesting to the country, he wished to ask the noble lord whether the Government had received any information on the subject of the undertaking for forming a ship canal to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific, aad whether the noble lord was prepared to state the views of the Government on the subject ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the question related to a subject of much importance. Some time ago, a project was formed in America for constructing a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien ; but the scheme was after wards changed, so that the canal should only admit coasting vessels, instead of merchantmen, and her Majesty's Government therefore did not approve of it. More recently, however, another plan had been proposed to make a ship canal across the Isthmus 30 feet deep, and although the Government at present could not meddle with the details of that scheme, they would yet be quite ready to co-operate with the United States in carrying out the scheme. All that he could say now was, that so far as the general outline was concerned, the Govern ment approved of it, and they thought if it could ulti mately be adopted, it would tend very materially to favour and increase the commerce of the world. LETTERS FOR AUSTRALIA. Sir De L. EVANS wished to know if the Govern ment could supply the public with any information as to the letters which had been received from the Australian and forwarded on to their destination ? (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. WILSON said, in reply to the gallant officer, he had to state that the only letters which were da maged by being on board the Australian were in a bag for Melbourne. The bag was brought back to London, and after the letters had been sorted and dried they were packed in boxes and sent on by the overland mail. The directions of all the letters were made out, with the exception of seventy, which were so much damaged that their directions were quite unintelligible, and they were, therefore, d.positsd in the Dead Letter Office. (Hear.) Of these seventy letters, twenty-two had been since returned, and the remaining fifty were open to the inspection of those persons who might be anxious to ascertain if they were their own. (Hear, hear.) ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT, Mr. WHITESIDE wished to ask the Chief Secretary of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, what are the inten tions of her Majesty's Government with respect to the continuance of the Encumbered Estates Court ? Sir J. YOUNG said the question was still under the consideration of the Lord-Lieutenant. SILVER COINAGE. Mr. BASS wished to ask the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Government intended to take any steps to increase the supply of silver, which had been found very scarce of late ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the demand for gold was so extremely pressing at• pre sent that there was no chance of the Govern ment being able to increase the production of silver coinage for some time to come. At present the Mint was coining half a million sovereigns a week, just twice as much as the maximum supply for which arrange ments had been made. With regard to silver coinage, some time ago 92,0001. worth were struck off, and the Mint had been given to understand that the pressure was not now so bad that the public could not wait until the demand for gold had decreased. Mr. fIUME wished to know if there was any inten tion to establish a mint in Australia ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the subject bad been under the anxious considera tion of the Government. The mind, however, of the Government was made up on the subject, and their views only remained to be put into shape before being brought before Parliament. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN. Sir G. B. PECHELL wished to ask the President of the Board of Trade when he intends to introduce a mea sure for amending the present system of ascertaining the average prices of British corn ? Mr. CARDWELL said the whole subject of collect ing the agricultural statistics was now under the con sideration of the Government. THE CASE OF MURRAY. Lord D. STUART - wished to know if the noble lord the member for the City of London had ascertained if Mr. Edward Murray was a British subject. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had looked through all the papers and dispatches upon the case of Mr. Murray, and he found that Mr. Murray was uniformly treated as a British subject. LONDON BRIDGE APPROACHES FUND. In answer to a question put by Sir H.WILLOUGHBY, Mr. WILSON said that two-thirds of the return re referred to had already been laid on the table of the ouse. The remaining third was not in the power of Government to furnish, but it was the duty of the city of London to furnish it. He had, on Saturday, dis patched a messenger to request that that return might be made as soon as possible ; and he was able to inform the house that it had been received, and could be pro cured by honourable members before the debate on the subject came on. RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. Sir J. PAKINGTON said, that seeing the President of the Board of Trade in his place, he wished to put to him a question, of which he had not given notice. He wished to ask him if his attention had been directed to the great sacrifice of human life by means of railway accidents, and whether it was his intention to consider any measure which might prevent sueh frequent catastro phes. - Mr. CARDWELL said that the right hol gentleman had only done him *dice in supposing that he could an swer a question of such a description without notice. Before entering office he had been an eye witness of one of those catastrophes. Upon coming into office he had communicated with the railway authorities, and re quested them to give their attention to the subject of establishing a means of communication between the guard avd driver. The subject was at present under going the most careful consideration, and he had sent Captain Symond to observe the plans adopted on the French and Belgian railways, and that gentleman would shortly be able to give his evidence before the committee now sitting to inquire into that sub)ect. SHERIFF'S COURT (SCOTLAND) BILL. In reply to a question put by Mr. CRAWFI7RD, The LORD ADVOCATE stated that it was not his intention to take the debate upon the second reading of this bill before next Thursday week. In reply to Mr. J. MACGREGOR, Mr. WILSON said the Commissioners of Customs had shown the greatest anxiety during the last three or four years, obviating the inconvenience arising from the examination of the luggage of persons arriving from France. He, in conjunction with the commissioners, had considered the subject, and they had made arrange ments by which officers would be in attendance at the London-bridge station to meet the night train from Dover, and thus the detention of passengers would be prevented. PILOTAGE. ? The house then went into committee upon this sub ject, _ Mr. CARDWELL in asking leave to introduce a bill, said it was well known that the shipping interest pre sented at the present time the mast unexampled pros perity. From the peace up to the time of Mr. Huskis son, there had been a positive diminution in the number of ships as well as in the men employed, but from the latter period until now there had been no instance of reverse, and while the tonnage of vessels in 1849 was 8,152,000, inl 1852 it had increased to 8,727,000, He thought the country had reason to be grateful to his right hon. friend (Mr. Labouchere) for the measures which he had introduced with respect to the mercantile marine, for they had not only tended to secure the com petency of masters and men, but also raised the moral character of the body. The first subject he intended to bring before the house was that of lights. Now, the complaint of the mercantile marine was that com pulsory dues were laid on them for the maintenance of lights, and that the proceeds of those dues were dis posed of by a select body—the Trinity House—which was not under the control of Parliament. The budget of reductions he did not think was yet exhausted. The Government considered that the mercantil marine was entitled to rely upon some control over the receipts and expenditure being vested in the Government. The question of passing tolls was one of considerable difficulty. [LEFT SPEAKING.] ELECTION COMMITTEES---(THIS DA P:) ( Continued from our First Edition of this Evening.) CATHM. The committee, having obtained leave of the house, continued its sittings past four o'clock. Shortly before six, the committee having been in de liberation for some time, parties were re-admitted, and tie committee announced that they had come to the fol 19wing resolutions : That Sir F. Smith is not duly elected to serve as a burgess for the Borough of Chatham. That the said election is a vioid election. b e i ng o ff er ed a s it uat i on of a letter-carrier in That Joseph Greathead was pr ove d to have been 1 ribed by the General Post-office, obtained for his son by Mr. F. Smith. It was proved that a large number of electors for the borough of Chatham are employed in her Majesty' s docks, under the influence of the Government of the time being ; and there appears to be no instance of a candidate being elected for the borough of Chatham who had not the support of the Government. Under these circumstances, it will be for the house to consider whether the right of returning a member be not withdrawn from the borough of Chatham. There is good reason to believe that Stephen Mount, in giving his evidence 'before the committee, has been guilty of wilful and corrupt perjury. 1 1 1114 SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH' 7, 1853. DERBY. Several voters who had been promised 21. each to vote for Mr. Horsfall were examined. They described the manner in which, after polling for Mr. Horsfall, they were taken to the County Tavern upstairs to the door of the room in which Mr. Morgan was, at the door of which they were placed with their backs turned so as not to be able to see anything in the room. Two sove reigns were then mysteriously dropped into their hands, which they had been told to place behind them. They were then led down stairs without seeing anybody. The process was always the same, and in each case the entry was found in Morgan's book of the name or numher on the register of each vote, with the sum paid to him placed against it. Mr. Flewker was recalled and examined as to an attempt which he said had been made on Friday even ing last, after the conclusion of his examination-in-chief to induce him to go away to Boulogne before the meeting of the committee on Saturday. The scene at his hotel, the King's Arms Palace Yard. The tempter Captain Cook, a well known elec tioneering agent, and the advancement of 1,0001. which was ultimately to be placed in his hands before leaving. Another electioneering gentleman of the name of Thompson was also implicated in the alleged attempt, and he, on being asked, corroborated the state ment of Mr. Flewker to a considerable extent. But Captain Clark on being sent for to the King's Arms, refused to come unless under an order from the chairman, and before this could . be issued four o'clock arrived, and the committee adjourned until to-morrow. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAGHOUNDS. Cheltenham—To-morrow, Puesdown; Friday, Seven Springs—at twelve. FOXHOUNDS. Albrighton—To-morrow, Aqualate ; Thursday, Prest wood ; Saturday, Burnhill Green—at eleven. Duke of Beaufort's—Wednesday, Bushton ; Thursday, Tate Turnpike ; Saturday, The Plough, Kington St. Michal's. Bedale—Wednesday, Watlass ; Friday, Blows Hall, Hutton Moor—at half-past ten. Old Berkshire—Wednesday, Milton Hill ; Friday, Buscot—at half-past ten. Cambridgeshire—Friday, Childerley Gate—at half past ten. Carmarthenshire—Friday, Trevanchan Bridge—at ten. Cheshire—Wednesday, Darnhall ; Thursday, Ship brooke Bridge ; Saturday, Peckforton—at half-past ten. Mr. Colyer's--To-morrow, Timberden ; Thursday, Maplescombe ; Saturday, Royal Oak, Wrotham—at ten. South Devon—Thursday, Bradley. Mr. Drake's—To-morrow, Frinford-bridge ; Thursday, Horton-common ; Saturday, Lower Boddington—at quarter to eleven_ F. B.—Friday, Bishop's-wood—at eleven. Mr. Furse's—Friday, Bremridge-wood—at half-past ten. Mr. Garth's—Wednesday, the Bull, Barkham ; Friday, Greywell, at half-past ten. Gwrtheyrn—To-morrow, Brechfa ; Friday, Cumduad —at ten. Hambledon—Wednesday, Basing-park. H. H.—To-morrow, Hinton-house ; Thursday, Chilton old-house ; Saturday, Herriard-park—at a quarter to eleven. Hursley—Friday, Ball-down—at a quarter to eleven. Hurworth—To-morrow, Hornhy-village ; Saturday, Kennels—at half-past ten. Llanelly—Wednesday, Pemarey-house ; Saturday, Furzen-field—at eleven. Mr. W. S. Lowndes's—To-morrow, Wanslow ; Satur day, Furzed-field, at eleven. Mr. Luxton's—To-morrow, Lung-down-cross, near Southtawton ; Friday, the Schoolmaster—at half-past ten. Mr. Morgan's—Thursday, Chillaton—at half-past ten. New Forest—To-morrow, Vinney-ridge ; Saturday, The Union—at eleven. South Oxfordshire—To-morrow, Stow-wood ; Friday, Rycote—at a quarter to eleven. Mr. L. Phillips's—Thursday, Race-course—at ten. South Pembrokeshire—To-morrow, Sadgeston-village; Friday, Amrouth—at ten. Sir Henry Scales—To-morrow, Roister-bridge ; Fri day, Burlestone-wood. Somerset and Wilts—To-morrow, Viaduct ; Friday, Thoalstone-gate--at half-past ten. Lord Southampton's—Wednesday, Foster's-booth ; Friday, Astwell-mill ; Saturday, Castlethorpe —at eleven. Mr. Lee Steere's—Thursday, Strood-gate. Tivysicie—Thursday, Heullan-bridge--at ten. Tredegar—Wednesday, Llanrumney-lodge ; Friday, Highcross—at half-past eleven. Mr. Trels,wny's—To-morrow, Sheep's Tor-village ; Saturday, Carew Arms. Vine—Thursday, Grazelry-green ; Saturday, Old Basing—at eleven.. Mr. Wheble's—To-morrow, Unhill; Friday, Beech hill—at eleven. York and Ainstey—To-morrow, Acaster ; Thursday, Skip-bridge ; Saturday, Linton—at half-pastaten. SCOTCH. Lanarkshire and Benfrewshire—To-morrow, Cadder ; Saturday, Milton-lockhart, at a quarter to eleven. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BOLTON RAILWAY. THREE PERSONS KILLED, AND TEN INJURED. The following additional particulars have been ascer tained with respect to this accident, of which we gave a brief account on Saturday : The train was an express from Liverpool, Southport, and Fleetwood, bringing passengers from Scotland and the north of England. Its time of starting from Bolton, according to the published time tables, is 5.45 p.m. ; but it is stated that it left about three minutes beyond that time. It was due at Manchester at ten min. past six, having to do eleven miles in about twenty-five min., in cluding a stoppage to collect tickets. The train, when it left Boston, consisted of a four-wheeled engine and tender, a composite carriage of three compartments ; then came a first-class carriage, followed by a second class ; behind these were five more, of various kinds. The rate at which the train usually runs from Bolton to Manchester is from 30 to 40 miles an hour ; between the Halshaw Moor station it is often the latter speed, and now that this fearful event has occurred, there is a gene ral complaint of the oscillation of the carriages when at that speed. Nothing occurred to attract attention, it would seem, until the train got to Halshaw Moor, when a speed was attained of such 'velocity that the last carriage, a first class, rocked to and fro so much that its occupants could not have retained their seats had it not been for the arm rests. The high speed and the concurrent excessive oscillation were complained of by the passengers. A gentleman who rode in the last carriage, annoyed by the jolting, said to a fellow-passenger that he thought they were going at a tremendous rate, and that the car riage rocked very unpleasantly, to which the person ad dressed replied, "Oh no, we're only going a little quick ;" but he had scarcely finished the sentence before both felt the carriage off the line. Almost immediately after it cane to a stand-still, and on getting out hastily they found that an accident had happened, and that every carriage was off the rails, It was then about six o'clock, and the train had got about five miles on its way towards Manchester. The scene which then pre sented itself was appaling. The engine was laid across the up-line, with its h ea d t owar ds Bolton, directly opposite to its former course, whilst the tender was fixed in the side of a cutting, through which the line runs, a few yards behind the engine. The composite carriage which had been next to it was reared upon it, still higher up the side of the cutting ; below, between the engine and the tender, was'a first-class carriage, and next to it the second-class carriage. The first-class car riage was slightly on fire, and in these three carriages were a number of persons shrieking for help. Informa tion was instantly sent forward to the Clifton station, but from some difficulty in carrying the information speedily to Manchester, it was fully an hour and a half before any of the officials from the main station could be got to the spot. In the meantime every exertion had been used to relieve the sufferers, and it was found that a fearful sacrifice of human life had taken place, and that many who were not killed were shockingly injured. The driver, Thomas Crostin, was found between the two lines, not far from his engine, quite dead, and horribly crushed ; John Simmons, a man who got on the engine at Halshaw-moor, was found dead not far off, shockingly disfigured. The composite carriage, which mounted upon the tender, was found to be scarcely injured. In one end compart ment (second-class), there were five or six persons, who were uninjured beyond the severe shaking. The centre compartment contained two ladies, Mrs. and Miss Sofiani, wife and daughter of Mr. A. Sofiani, a Greek mer chant, in Booth-street, Manchester, and Mr. Constan tine Carati, of Glasgow, also a Greek merchant, a friend of Mr. Sofiani's. The ladies were much bruised and cut about the head, but were not more seriously iujured. Both Mr. Carati's legs were broken a little below the knee. The compartment itself was not much injured. The next, a second-class, forming the other end was much more dam age d. The first-class carriage was a complete wreck ; of the frame scarcely a foot remained intact, and when the men went to clear it away they coul do no more than throw the pieces into a heap. In this carriage were Mr. G. F. Barbour, of the Grange, Edinburgh ; Mrs. Barbour ; their three children, one about eight years, another five, and an infant in arms ; Betsey Macartney, nurse, and Ellen Hogg, lady's maid. The second son was killed, the injuries on the head appearing to have caused instantaneous death. Mr. Barbour was very much hurt, and was insensible for a couple of hours, from a slight concussion of the brain and other injuries. Mrs. Barbour was also rendered insensible from the shock, and when she recovered she found herself lying across the rails. Fearing some greater mishap if she continued there, she crawled with great difficulty to the side of the line, and found her unfortunate child dead. She remained lying there per fectly sensible, but unable to rise, from about six o'clock until nearly eight, when she was removed to Manches ter, and it was found that she had fractured her collar bone. The eldest boy was taken up insensible, but not dead, and it was subsequently found that he was severely scalded on the lower extremities. Ellen Hogg, the lady's maid, escaped with a slight contusion of the spine. Betsy Macartney sustained a compound dislocation of the ancle joint, and when she reached the Manchester Royal Infirmary it was pecessary to amputate the end of the bone before it could be returned to its place. The preservation of the infant she had in charge was almost miraculous. It was found by a passenger, lying in a ditch by the side of the rails, and was given by him to a woman, who took it to her cottage, undressed, and warmed and fed it ; the unhappy parents not kriowing, for a length of time, what had become of it. Mrs. Horrocks, rife of Mr. Horrocks, of Middleton hall, drysalter, also sustained a compound dislocation of the left ancle, and the bone had to be cut before it was reduced. Mr. Vincent Martin, of St. Austell, in Corn wall, a traveller, who had just finished his north journey and got in at Halshaw Moor on his return home, had his right arm fractured, two ribs broken, and his right hand lacerated. Mr. Robert Fitton, cotton-spinner, of Shaw, near Oldham, sustained a fracture of the leg, and internal injuries. Mr. Henry Kay, of Prestwich, a salesman, had his left thigh fractured ; and Mr. Henry Pugh, shoemaker, of Bexley-street, Salford, had both bones of his left leg fractured. As the unfortunate sufferers were taken out of the carriages, they were laid upon the wet banks, on some parts of which snow still remained ; but the cushions of the first-class carriages were made into beds for them eve ntually. About half-past seven o'clock Mr. Black more, superintendent of that division of the line, Mr. Hurst, the locomotive superintendent, and Mr. Ayles bury, master of the Oldfield-lane station, reached the spot with a special train, and instant arrangements were made for removing the sufferers to Manchester. The task of removal from the carriages was a dreadful one, owing to the difficulties of getting the sufferers out, but it was effected with as much care and gentleness as could be shown. It was not until Saturday afternoon that the debris had been removed and the line restored. There are two hypotheses as to the cause of this fright ful accident ; one, that the engine went off the line be cause the speed was too high ; to this the passengers adhere ; the other, held by the company's officials, that the axletree of the engine broke. CIISTOM-HOUSE—MABou 5. ENTERED INWA.R DEL—The Albyn, from Penang ; Rokeby- Colombo ; Wanderer, Mauritius ; Enterprise, do. • Cathe, rine Green St. Kitt's • Christiana, New York ; Christine Marie, Thlsted ; Tartar, Guernsey ; Augusta, Aveiro ; Eliza and Hester, Mauritius ; Lelia, Nassau j Notre Dame do Deliverance, Caen ; Fyenoord, Rotterdam ; Rubicon, Cochin and Colombo ; Agenoria, Sydney ; City of Rotter dam, Dunkirk ; Seine, Boulogne ; City of Boulogne, do. ; - Union, Dunkirk ; Eisbon, Manilla ; Panther, Ostend. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Christiana, for New York ; Trident, Hambnrgh ; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk • Gratitude, Canaries ; Cito, Hamburgh ; Fye noord, Rotterdam ; Truth, Brussels • W. S. Lindsay, Hong Kong and Canton ; Agenoria, itouen ; Gem, Gee long ; Catherine Greene, St. Kitt's ; Three Bells, Quebec and Montreal ; Ceres, Rotterdam ; City of Boulogne, Boulogne. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Ceres, for Sierra Leene ; John Bunyan, Shanghai ; Lord Ashley, Port Philip ; Ann Ingate, Geelong ; Neptuno, second clearance ; Sylph, Brussels ; Egham, Cadiz ; Erasmus, Melbourne and Gee long : President Ram, Port Adelaide ; Alegonda Rensiena, Galatz and Ibrail ; Baron Osy, Ant werp ; Lord John :Russell, Harlingen ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Albian, Boulogne ; Ocean, Havre. LIVERPOOL,-MAROII 5. The Cornelia, an ived from Savannah, encountered a se vere gale from the ;southward with a tremendous sea, Jan. 24, in about lat. 35, long. 64, lost sails, &c., shipped a heavy sea, which filled main deck, cai'ried away bulwarks, ventilators, &c. The vessel also made a little water. A vessel's mast, with rigging attached, in a perpendicular position, was passed miles N.W. of the Bell buoy, by the Lisbon. • The Antelope, (5..5.) for Australia, will be detained until Monday, in cone quence of her bowsprit being carried away against the pi er-head. The Endeavour has arrived from Holyhead, with 53 bar rels of turpentine from the Die Krone. _ . The mainmast of a large ship, with topmast and rigging attached, and ano tlner mast, apparently the wizen, with rigging and spars attached, both masts broken off by the decks, have been washed on shore to the westward of Portinllen, near P w llheli, within three miles of each other. GRAVESEND, 3LA RCM s.—Arrived the Wanderer, from Mauritius • Enterprise, ditto ; Catherine Greene, St. Kitts ; dristians,, New York ; •Christine Marie, Thisted ; Tartar, Guernsey ; Augusta, Aveiro • Eliza and Hester, Mauritius ; Lelia, Nassau ; Notre Dame de Delivrance, Caen ; Rubicon, Cochin and Colombo ; Agenoria, Sydney ; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk ; Seine, Boulogne ; Lisbon, Manilla ; Panther, Ostend. PARIS, lama .4.—The Trois Freres, Port Venires to Bacares, was thrown on the rocks near the former po#, 24th Feb. ; crew awed. YARMOUTH, M ARCH 4.—The Bradford, London to which put in here, 27th Feb., with damage, had been in contact off Cromer, with the Blakeston of Shields, and lost a man. NAPLES, FEB. 26.—The Orono (American barque), bound to Palermo, to fill up for New York, was driven from her moorings off the Mole yesterday on the break water, and became a total wreck—some portion of the cargo, it is believed, has been recovered. The Don, from. Hamburg to Leith, was at Copenhagen 23d Dec., and has not since been heard of. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Chalmers, London to Australia, Sept. 21, lat. 5 S., long. 31 W. The Flying Childers, Liverpool to Hong Kong, Jan. 19, lat. 10 N., long. 27 W. The Mary Holland, Valparaiso to Liverpool, Feb. 15, lat. 36 N., long. 37 W. The Countess of Sefton, Dec. 28. The Hooghly, London to Sydney, Jan. 4, lat. 29 S., long. 31 W. The Lord Metcalf, Aberdeen to Port Philip, lat. 23 S., long. 27 W. The Atalanta, Cardiff to New York, Jan. 23, lat. 3 5 N., long. 64 W., and supplied with provisions. The Sheridan, Liverpool to New York, Feb. 19, lat. 50 N., 18 W. The Flora, Swansea to the Coast of Africa, Feb. 18, lat. 42 N., long. 16 W. The West (barque), Jan. 27, lat. 3, long. 20 W. The Lawrence, Mauritius to Cork, 29th, lat. 7 N., long. .24 W. The Massachusetts, Liverpool to South Carolina, Feb. 8, lat. 33 N., long. 37 W. The Henry Ellis, Sunderland to Calcutta, Jan. 12, lat. 5 N., long. 22 W. The Murray, from Liverpool, Jan. 31, lat. 35 N., long. 20 W. The Express, Liverpool to Barbadoes, 2d, lat. 36 N., long. 23 W., had been struck by a heavy sea, which carried away her wheel. 11AnRIERs. Aikton, Friday, Thornby—at nine. lironwyda—To-morrow, Synod-inn ; Saturday, Capel Cymm, at el even . Carlisle, F r id ay, G rey h oun d - i nn, Broadfield—at ten. B. V.—To- morrow , T oomer G ate ; Fr i day, G reen Man-inn — at eleven. Mr peacon's—Wednesday, O a d a f or d-b r id ge; Friday Ward- bridge— at ten. Dar:atoll—Friday, Bampton. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL—MARCH 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat all day, with little change on yesterday's prices. Quotations have been reported as follows :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77i ; Ditto (fifth shares), 44 d. ; Midland, 76i ; South-Eastern and Dover, 23k ; Dutch Rhenish, 2d. MANCHESTER—MARCH 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has again been flat. Cork, Blackrock, and Pass., 20 ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 8 5-16 ; Great Northern 4-A per cent. Scrip, p. ; Lancaster and Preston Twelfths, gi ; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire (101. Pref.), 11; South-Eastern and Dover, 23 9-16. BIRMINGHAM, MARall 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was very little business transacted in this market to-day, but prices were a shade higher, stock being still scarce. Shrewsbury and Bir minghams were done at 65. LEEDS, MAncEt 5. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The share market has been rather weaker this morning. Shares, however, do not show any material decline, and sellers are not eager to press sales. The following are . the closing transactions :—Lancashire and Yorkshires, 773- ; London and North-Westerns, sx div., 1193 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 30 ; North-Westerns, 84 ; South-Easterns, 233 ; York and North Midlands, 20i. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY.— Thursday the annual general court of members of this corporation, established for the reformation of juvenile offenders, was held at the society's offices, Th ree C ro wn-court, Threadneedle-street for the purpose of electing six members of the com mittee in place of those retiring by rotation, to elect auditors and trustees for the ensuing twelve months, and on general business. Mr. William Gladstone in the chair. The repo r t s t a t e d that the number of boys ad mitted from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, was 154, in addition to two re-admissions of boys, taken back after leaving for employment with their friends. Out of that number there were 29 orphans, 25 lost their fathers, 38 lost their mo thers, 7 illegitimate, and 20 cases of loss of one parent, in each of which the other dying subsequently. With regard to the circumstances of these boys, 50 had not been in prison before, 32 once, 14 twice, 11 three times, and 29 four times and upwards. Education :30 could read and write well, 70 a little, and remainder not at all. 108 left the society's care, inclOding 2 who had been enabled to emigrate. Of this number 62 had emigrated, 1 went to sea, 17 were employed in England by the help of re lations, 10 taken back by friends, 8 discharged or de serted, 2 returned to Millbank as fit for Parkhurst, and 7 emigrated at their own request, but left the ship at Plymouth. Of the boys sent out in the years 1850 and 1851, the number being 75, 5 are reported as having re turned to bad courses, 3 were uncertain, and idle, but the rest doing well. The financial statement showed a balance in hand of 2361. 6s sd. at the commencement of this year ; total receipts for the year, by legacies, sub scriptions, &c., 8,5331. 12s. 7Ad. ; and the expenditure, after settling all demands, left a balance of 1,1481. is. 3d. The report was adopted, after which the court ad journed. NOTTINGHAM, MARCH 3.—The lace trade is not by any means in so brisk a state as we anticipated it would no this month, yet there is time for a considerable im provement to develop itself, especially in the fancy de partment, as an improved style of design is constantly being produced. Although orders for hosiery goods are not quite so numerous as they have been, there continues to be a fair amount of business doing. —Nottingham Journal. GLASGOW, MARCH 4.—Our cotton market has been very quiet during the past week, and prices are a shade lower. Holders appear rather more anxious to sell. BRADFORD, MARCH 3.—W00l The transactions throughout the week have been limited, the prices sought ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NOTTINGHAM, MARCH 5. (Before Chief Justice Jervis.) MURDER AT NORWELL. Mary Anthff, aged 25, servant, a sullen but not bad looking woman, was indicted for the murder of her step son, Joseph Antliff, at the parish of Norwell, near NeWark. Mr. Bittlerson was counsel for the Crown. The evidence showed that the prisoner had inflicted injuries on the child, by which its death was caused. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter. She was sentenced to transportation for the term of her natural life. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-BEDFORD, MARCH 4. THE EYWORTH BURGLARY. John Saunders, John Leonard, and Joseph Morrell were indicted for burglary and violence. William Saville, a fine intelligent old man , i n hi s 89th year, proved that he and his wife, who is 84 years of age, lived alone in a cottage at Eyworth. On the night of the 17th of January he heard a noise at the lower part of his house, and soon afterwards three men came up stairs, one having a bludgeon, another a gun, and the third a lighted candle. They demanded his money, and, as he did not get out of bed quick enough for them, one (Saunders), struck him on the head in a brutal manner, swore at him, and insisted upon his giving up his money. The wife interposed to protect her hus band, and one of the villains struck her on the head and knocked her back in bed. The poor old creatures were both bleeding from their wounds, and the villains made them strip to show they were not concealing any property. The prisoner Leonard then searched the room, holding the candle. The tallest man then found a box, which they opened, and from it took the savings of the poor old couple, amounting to 100 sovereigns, 25 old guineas, and some silver, and also took a watch and some other articles. They rifled the chest of drawers, and then left, threatening the old man and woman. The latter has " not been right since," said the old man piteously, "and I doubt she never will again." As soon as daylight came the prosecutor got up and called his neighbours in to show what havoc had been committed. An alarm was immediately given, and from the description given by the prosecutor, who had known the three prisoners by sight, the police soon suc ceeded in capturing the miscreants. The prisoners were ably defended, but the evidence was so strong that the jury did not pause a moment be fore delivering their verdict of Guilty. - The Chief Baron then directed judgment of death to be recorded against the prisoners. This being the last case the Judge rose from his seat, and as he was about to retire a man in the court, re lated to one of the prisoners, called out to his lordship that he had committed murder in sentencing him. He repeated his calls, and .the three prisoners became vio lently excited, and shouted " Murder " in the most ter rific manner. The court became a scene of great ex citement, the cries of murder continued, and terrible denunciations were dealt forth. The prisoners resolutely refused to leave the dock, but swore they would die there first. At last additional officers sprang over the bar, dragged the men into the cell, and (ironed them. The van was then ordered, and the prisoners were con veyed to the gaol amidst great exciement. The trial lasted until an advanced hour of the evening. WESTERN CIRCUIT.-WINCHESTER, MARCH 4 CROWN COURT. George Dumper and Tom William Wearn were in dicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Dean, at Hythe, on the 24th of December last. The deceased was an old man, a labourer, living at Hythe, just opposite to Southampton. On the evening of the 24th of December last deceased was drinking at a public-house at Hythe called the Lord Nelson ; he was rather intoxicated, and left to go home at about half-past 12. He was subsequently seen some way on his road home, but he never arrived there, and the net raorning, soon after six o'clock, he was found in the road dead ard cold, with frightful injuries about the head and face, and the skull fractured in three places ; his pockets weze also turned inside out. A surgeon was called to see him, and, in his opinion, there was no doubt tliPt death was the result of great violence, probably caused by repeated blows with a stick, or kicks from heavy boots. On the spot were found fragmen:s of two sticks, apparently hedge stakes, and in a field was found a broken stick with blood and hair on it. This went to show that two persons had been engaged in the murder of the unfortu bate man. The evidence to connect the prisoners with the commission of this dreadful crin•e was partly circum stantial and partly consisted of statements made by the prisoners at different times. After an investigation, which lasted during the greater part of two days, the jury found Dumper guilty of an aggravated manslaughter, and acquitted Wearn. The learned Judge then sentenced Dumper to be-tran sported for life. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—DunnAAr, MARCH 5. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.) THE COLLISION ON THE LEEDS NORTHERN AT STOCKTON. George qelburn, engine-driver, was charged with the manslaughter of Mr. Thomas Grainger, civil engineer, at Stockton, on the 21st of July, 1252. The Leeds Northern forms a junction with the Clarence Railway a little to the north of Stockton, and runs on that line northward to Ferry-hill. The Clarence pro ceeds in a straight line from thence to Stockton town southward, the Leeds making a curve, and going a little to the west of Stockton town. The Clarence Railway is one of those old-fashioned lines that drives on the right hand, and the Leeds Northern has to run a little along their line in that direction of rails, after leaving the Clarence, before it goes on to the line of rails com mon to the country. The Leeds Northern to Stock ton and Ferryhill was opened in June of last year, and the mode of running their trains from the Clarence on to their own line in July last was for a pointsman at the junction to turn them on with a switch, the rails being open to the Clarence waggons to run along their own line to Stockton. The pointsman also kept signals for the regulation of the trains, and to indicate danger ; which were when the red disk was turned on the Leeds Northern train had to stop ; when turned off all was clear. On the 21st July the train from Ferry hill was thirteen minutes behind her time at the junction, and the engine-driver of her on approaching the points noticed that the signals were right, but just as he was about to take them the danger signal was put on, and he immediately reversed his engine. Before he could stop, and just as he was turning the curve, a luggage train, which was being shunted from ' the Clarence line from Stockton on to the Leeds Northern, came into his train, slightly grazed the engine and tender, and then smashed up a first class and two second class carriages. A num ber of persons were hurt, and the deceased, Mr. Thomas Grainger, an eminent engineer, who was proceeding south, received a compound fracture of his right leg, of which he died on the 25th. The driver of the luggage train was the prisoner Welburn, who was a servant of the Leeds Northern Company, and who, after the acci dent, had been committed on'a coroner's inquisition for manslaughter of deceased. Several of the company's ser vants were examined to-day, as well as a number ofpersons who witnessed the collision. It appeared that the points man, as soon as he saw the passenger train corning from the north, put up the signal that all was clear for her to . come on. Welburn was standing with his waggons on the Clarence line beyond the junction, and towards Stockton town, at this time. His waggons were towards the junction, and the engine and tender at the other end. It was sworn that if he had attempted to shove his waggons from the place where he was standing towards the junction, he should have had a person at the tail of them to see that all was clear, which he had not. Just after the pointsraan turned on his gignal for the passenger train, he observed that Welburn had started his waggons, and was shunting them towards the junc tion, along which the passenger train had to pass. He sent a mart down to meet him, to tell him to stop, but he was busy talking to two men who were on the tender with him, and did not observe the person shouting to him. The pointsmen then turned on the red disc of danger, which the driver of the passenger engine noticed as above stated, and tried to stop his train. The pri soner, however, had not observed it; and it was not until his train approaching the junction that the fiaeman looked past the waggons, and saw the passenger train coming, and it was then attempted to stop the luggage-train, but too late, and the collision ensued. It was shown that a person shunting carriages along the Clarence line to the junction had to keep a good look out, and that before he attempted to push his waggons on to,the Leeds line, he must have a signal from the pointsman, different to those used for the passenger train, that all was clear, which signal he had never waited for, but kept shunting his trucks, though he had no instruc tions that the train from the north was past. Mr. Overend addressed the jury for the prisoner, and his lordship summed up. The jury found the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter, but recommended him to mercy. His Lordship, in passing sentence on the prisoner, re marked strongly on the culpable carelessness of s con duct. He sentenced him to six months' imprisonment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.—A number of intending emigrants appeared before Alderman Moon, the sitting magistrate, to complain of the conduct of Mr. W. S. Lindsay in not fulfilling the terms of their contract, by which that gen tleman was bound in sending them to Australia. The spokesman of the party stated he was one of many emigrants who had engaged berths in the Swarth more, advertised as of 1,450 tons register, to sail on the 28th February last. They had paid up the whole of their passage money, and they were now apprehensive that the ship to which they were about to be transferred, also called the Swarthmore, was unseaworthy, besides being of inferior tonnage. Alderman Moon said the respectability and high re putation of Mr. W. S. Lindsay's firm was in itself a guarantee against their sending a vessel to sea that was in any way unseaworthy. The spokesman said the vessel, which ought to haye s, sailed on the 28th of last month, had n ot passed Lloyd's, and was not now likely to sail until next Monday week. - Mr. Lindsay had refused to pay them the ls. each per day, during the delay they were experiencing, according to the contract, and they therefore prayed th magis trate's interference. e Alderman Moon having looked at their papers, said they were entitled to ls. per day from the day the ves sel was advertised to sail on, and if that part of the con tract was not complied with, he would send an officer from this court with them to try and effect an amicable adjustment of the dispute. Mr. W. S. Lindsay attended shortly afterwards upon the alderman, for the purpose of hearing the complaint and giving such explanations as might be called for. The spokesmen then reiterated their complaints, and added that not one word was mentioned in the contract about the vessel, as to whether it was built of iron or wood, and now they were transferred to an iron ship that looked more like an overgrown mussel-shell, and, for his part, he disapproved of it entirely, as he never dreamed of going to Australia in a mussel-shell. Mr. W. S. Lindsay said the Swathmore was not his own ship ;he was only the agent for the owners. The vessel-was advertised to sail on the 28th, but it being found on inspection, that the comforts in the fitting up of her were not so complete as he could have wished them, she was detained, and circulars were sent to all the passengers, informing them of the necessary delay. The complaining spokesman had called it a cockle-shell, and all he could say was, that she was a very expensive cockle-shell, for she cost the owners 18,0001. Strong prejudices were always en tained against the use of ironfor ships, and the Alderman would remember, probably, how strong that prejudice was ten years ago with regard to steam-boats. The same prejudice existed at the present time, and reports had been circulated of an injurious nature to their ships. Captain Lean had consulted with the surveyor to Lloyd's and other, eminently scientific gentlemen, but he was not at liberty, at present, to state what their opinion was, as their decision would involve a new principle in ship building, and they wished to act with deliberation in such an important matter. If there was the slightest risk in sending out such a vessel, he would be the first to prevent her going to sea, and, considering the con fidence the public had placed in his firm, he felt he was in duty bound to protect the lives and interests of all who put themselves under his care, to the fullest extent. He had given very good evidence in that respect in a ship of his own (the W. S. Lindsay), which he recalledat an expense of 7,0001. to himself, rather than the emigrants should undergo the slightest risk. He wished more over, to state in conclusion, that there was no occasion for any one to apply to the magistrates in any case in which he was concerned ; for if a proper application were made to him he would always compensate the parties according to the means of each, and the amount of inconvenience or loss they might sustain. If the re port of the committee at Lloyd's, when submitted to Captain Lean, should be pronounced unfavourable, then he would be bound to supply all the passengers with berths in other ships on the same terms ; but if the vessel was pronounced seaworthy it would sail on Mon day next. The spokesman said that he objected to go in the Swathmore, and that he wished to be transferred to the Ganges, a vessel which was then ready to sail. Mr. W. S. Lindsay said that since the complainants took their berths in the Swathmore, the berths in the Ganges had advanced in price, and he, therefore, offered to transfer them for payment of the difference in the amount of the passage-money, but they declined to do so. Alderman Moon suggested that, as the emigrants were chiefly poor persons, Mr. W. S. Lindsay should pay them Is. per day during the delay. Mr. W. S. Lindsay said he had no wish to evade the law in the least, and he would, therefore, pay the ls. per day to all those parties who liked to claim it. The parties then left the court. CLERICENWELL.—Richard Sawyer ' a young man very stylishly dres se d, was c h arge d w ith having plun dered his master, Mr. Josiah Brass, an upholsterer, of No. 5, Islington-green. The prosecutor, who seemed deeply affected, wished to have the prisoner now set at liberty. Mr. Tyrwhitt was surprised to hear such an expression of kindly feeling from a gentleman who had been so grievously wronged. Mr. Wakeling, the prosecutor's solicitor, said it might appear strange, but certain it was that his client was most anxious to withdraw the charge, and hand the delinquent over to his heartbroken mother, who was ready to take him with her to Dover to reside. Mr. Brass lost nearly 4001., while the prisoner was his cashier last year, and, in consequence of making a dis covery of that serious defalcation at Christmas, he made a different arrangement in the mode of keeping his ac counts, and appointed a gentleman named Gardner in the place of the accused, who, however, he retained in his service, and ordered him to pay over all moneys he might henceforth receive directly such might come into his possession. In several instances he failed to do so, and absconded on the 27th of last January. Police constable 421 N, was employed in the affair, and he finally apprehended him, living in style with an aban doned woman. Since the prisoner had been in gaol he had made a full confession of his guilt to the chaplain, who had expressed himself so satisfied of the sincere penitence of the accused and desire to abandon his vile associates, that the rev. divine had so far interested him in the case as to "strengthen the resolution which Mr. Brass had formed of abandoning the prosecution. Mr. Tyrwhitt observed that the prosecutor was a kind hearted man, indeed, and his intentions were humane and honourable. The great question, however, was this—was he doing his duty to the public by such leniency, which was placing a magistrate in a very pain ful position ? Mr. Brass repeated that he wished the prisoner to be set at liberty. Mr. Tyrwhitt was of opinion that he ought to insist on the prosecutor going on with the case, and bind him over to go to trial. Mr. Brass earnestly hoped the worthy magistrate would not. After some consideration, Mr. Tyrwhitt addressed the prisoner, telling him that he yielded with extreme reluc tance to the kind, but, he considered, mistaken view of his master, and not to the view or interference of the chaplain, or any other person. It was altogether a very serious affair, from which he was, undeservingly, escaping punishment. "You may now go away," said the learned magistrate. "You are a fortunate fellow, and may thank your master as the best friend you ever had. I hare very little hope of you." The prisoner then left the dock, and walked away with his mother, a very lady-like woman, who seemed over whelmed with grief. MARLBOROUGH - STREET. JohnV Stiff was charged with having assaulted Mr. Massingham, box keeper at the Princess's Theatre. It appeared that on the previous evening the defend ant and other persons took possession of a front box in the dress circle, which had been taken and paid for by a party who had not then arrived. The defendant and others were told that the box was engaged, but they re fused to leave it, and when Mr. Massingham simply put his hand on him to induce him to retire, with as little force as possible, he struck him a blow with his fist, and the defendant was then given into custody. The defence was that the defendant and others first applied at the pit entrance and were told it Was full, but there was room in the boxes. They paid to go to the boxes, and when they got there they discovered that the only room was the vacant box in question. Mr. Hardwick said common honesty and common jus tice required that managers of theatres should provide that accommodation for which they were paid. If their theatre was full they ought to have a notice to that effect exhibited for the information of the public. If they took money for a good part of the house, they had no business to give an inferior place. It was a species of unfair dealing to do so, and such cases as the one before him were brought by the managers of theatres upon them selves by not doing in the first instance what was right and proper. The conduct of the defendant, however, in taking possession of a place which had previously been paid for, was wholly unjustifiable. From his appear ance he must be aware of theatrical usagel3, and that the places in question were taken, as all the back seats were crowded. He had, therefore, no business to force him self into the vacant place, and refuse to leave it when required. As he had put himself in the wrong he must take the consequences, and must pay a fine of 20s. At the same time, he should be glad to learn that managers of theatres were disposed to attend to the suggestionA he had thrown out. AWFUL TRAGEDY.-MURDER AND SUICIDE. The usually quiet district of Framlingham, in the county of Suffolk, has been thrown into a painful state of excitement by the occurrence of a most horrible act of murder and suicide. Th e perpetrato r o f t h e dreadful crime was a Mr. William Goodw y n, aged 45, who re sided with his family in very comfortable circumstances in Donnington-road, near this town ; the victim of his terrible crime being a favourite daughter, Eli za Good s h Good wyn, interesting child, n o t more than four yearsn, a old. An y es t er d ay before Mr. est ww t A y n andinqu a Wood, the coroner, when the following facts were ad duced :—On Thursday morning about twenty minutes to eight o'clock, the passers-by were alarmed on seeing Mrs. Goodwyn come out of her house and scream, as if for help. A butcher, named Dixon, imagining the place was on fire, rushed in, but finding nothing to confirm his belief, almost as quickly returned. The unfortunate woman was unable to speak, and pointing to the windows of a front sitting-room, and the side door, which was fa,,stened, so intimated that something serious had taken place in the apartment. Dixon, with another man, then burst the door open, when a most awful scene presented itself. The little girl was discovered lying upon the carpet, but was quite dead, a fearful gash hav ing been inflicted on her throat and on her face. Her clothing (for she had been dressed) and the floor round the body were covered with blood. A few feet from her, lying on his left ?side, and with a frightful cut in his throat, was seen Goodwyn, who was also dressed. He was alive. His eyes were open, but he was unable to articulate a word. In the room was found a razor, with which he had committed the dreadful act. Messrs. Wilson and Jeafferson, surgeons, were instantly called in, and proceeded to sew up the wound which the wretched man had inflicted upon himself ; but it was of little service in saving his life, as he expired in the course of ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. The death of the little girl was very speedy, as the carotid artery was completeley divided. The surgeons expressed their be lief that Goodwyn committed both acts, and that he must have been deranged at the time. It appears that he had been subject to slight abberation of intellect at times, and that on this occasion it was brought about by the loss of his eldest son a day or so previously, whose corpse ho had seen deposited in the coffin the evening before. The jury returned a verdict of " Wil ful murder" in the case of the child, and " That the de ceased, William Goodwyn, committed self-destruction while in an unsound state of mind. He has left a family of five children. METROPOLITAN POST.—We are glad to learn that, in connexion with other postal improvements, an earlier delivery of letters has been effected at Barnet, Harrow, Brentford, Richmond, Tottenham, Croydon, and other of the more distant places in the London district —an object which, as regards Peckham, Greenwich, Hamp stead, Hammersmith, and other nearer places, was at tained about a year ago. COUNTRY MARKETS. DALKEITH—MARCH 3. The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were 18st 41b, 17st 111 b, and 17st 11b. Oats, 13st oib, 12st 01b, and lOst 41b. Barley, 16st 121 b, 15st 81b, and 15st [lb. Peas and beans, l9st 41b, 18st 131 b, and 17st 71b. Qrs Best. Current. Inferior. 464 Wheat........... £2 13 0 £2 6 6 £2 0 0 1,514 Oats . 1 3 4 1 0 8 0 17 6 346 Barley 2 0 0 1 9 6 1 7 6 121 Peas and beans 1 17 0 1 15 3 1 10 0 Average of wheat, 2/. 5s sid. HADDINGTOI The following are the prig to-day : N-MARCH 4. :es of grain at our market WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. First 603 Od 41s 6d 31s Od Second 46s 3d 33s 3d 22s 5d Third 4os Od 25s Od 19s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 677 qrs., PP PP barley „ 486 qrs ., PP oats PP 903 qrs., PP PP beans „ 307 qrs., wars. 43s 01 34s lid 28s Od 521 sold 386 sold 552 sold 244 sold ABERDEEN—MARcH 4. The prices of grain are—Old oats, OOs Od to OOs ° d, 401bs per bushel ; new oats, 00s Od to 17s 0(1, 401bs per bushel ; bear, 28s Od to 28s 6d, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 27s Od to 283 Od, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 42s Od to 00s Od, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 48s Od to 50s 6,1, 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 14s Od to 15s Od per boll ; flour, 39s Od to 40s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, 5d to 7d ; mutton, ditto, 5(1 to 7(1 ; veal, ditto, 4d to 7d; pork, per stone, 5s Od. to Os Od ; lamb, per lb, Od to Od; rabbits, each, 7d to 8d ; tallow, per stone, 4s Od to Os Od ; potatoes, per peck, lsto is 2d ; butter, per lb, 10d to is 0d ; eggs, per doz, Os 10d to is Od ; hens, per pair, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducks, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; ducklings, ditto, Os Od to Os Od ; turkeys, each, 4s Od to 5s 0(1 ; geese, ditto, 4s Od to 5s Od ; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 00s to 86s Od ditto (summer cured), 00s to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 8(1 to 9d ; 41b loaf, 7d. ; 21b loaf, 3id. ; pork, fine small, Os Od to 5s 6d ; pork, large, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. INVERNESS.-MARCH 1. CORN.—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 621 b per bushel, 48s Od to 52a Od ; barley, ditto, 541 b ditto, 28a Od to 30s Od; Oats, ditto, 421 b ditto, 20s Od to 21s Od. _ MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll. 16s Sd to Os Od ; ditto second, 15s exl to Os Ckl; barleymeal, its 6d to Os Od peasemeal, 15s Ocl to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 7d to Os 0d ; Ist flour, per 2801 b, 40s Od to 42s Od ; 2d ditto, 30s Od to 32s Od; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial, is 8d to Os Od ; ditto second, is 6d to Os Od ; barleymeal is 4d to Os Od ; peasemeal, is 6d to Os Od ; Ist flour, 2s 9d cash, 3s Od. credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. PROVISIONS.—Potatoes, per stone, 6d to Od ; Beef, per Ib, 4d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 4d to 5d ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d ; pork, ditto, 3d to 4d ; fowls, each, 10d to 12d ; chickens, per pair, 10d to 121; ducks, each, lid to 16d.; eggs per dozen, rd to 8d ; butter, fresh, per lb., 9d to 10d ; ditto, salt, per lb., 9d to 10d ; croudie (curds), 2d to Od ; four-pound loaf, fine, 7d to 7id ; ditto, second, 5d to 6d; coals, per cwt., 9d to Od; hay, per stone, 8d to 10d. CORK—MARcu 4. Brls. Currency. White wheat 00s Od to OOs Od Os 0(1-20 stone. 18 Redwheat 22s Od to 23s 61 Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od 00s Od-20 do. Ditto Oos Od to OOs Od 29 Barley l4s 6d to 14s 8d Ditto OOs Od to Oos Od 00s Od-16 do. Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od Bere 00s Od to OOs Od Os Oa 198 Oats 9s 8d to lOs ld 201 Ditto lOs id to lOs 4d 10s ld do. 90 Ditto 10s 43 to 10s 93 218 Pigs 29s 6d to 44s 6d 43s Od per owt. Quantity sold at the highest prices 00 barrels white wheat ; 8 red ; 5 barley ; 0 bore ; 3 4 oats ; 2 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week :--- Wheat, 378. Barley, 855. Bere, 0. Oats, 5,992. Pigs, 232. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRENCY. First quality 94s First quality Second quality Third quality B6s Third quality 77s Fourth quality Fifth quality 7ls Fifth quality 6 23 Sixth quality , sBs Sixth quality 49s Return of cattle sold for week ending Feb. N:— Pigs, 697. Sheep, 241. Cows, 83. Conx.—Flour- First, 15s Od to 16s Od; extra, 16s 6d; seconds, 14s Od to 14s 6d ; households, lOs to 13s Od ; third! , 85 Od to lOs per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, 7s 6d to Se Sd ; oatmeal, lOs 6d to llsOd ; wheat meal, lOs 6d to lls per ovt • Indian corn, 71 15s Od to 8/ 2s 6d per ton. Bran, 41109 Od to 4/ 1286 d per ton. Hay—Farmers, 24s Od to 328 Od ; average, 30s; dealers, 33s Od to 40s Od ; average, Os per ton. Straif - ' Farmers, 16s Od to 25s Od ; average, 20s ; dealers, 00s Od to 008 Od.; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 7d to Od ; household ditto, 6d to Od per 41b.—Fresh butter, 9d t o lld per lb. Eggs, 5s 6d to 5s 7d per hundred. Meat -beef, 4id to 8d ; mutton, s.id to 61d ; veal, 41d to 61d ; pork, 5d to 6d ; bacon, 7d to 71d - ; sausages, 6d per lb.—Fish, Newfound"- land, 11/. Os to 121 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 28s to 000; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 9d to 10d; Pinks, 11. d to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 218; Lydney, 21s ; Cuhn, 16s Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., 68 Od per imperial gallon. Hides, market, 25s to 328 ; Salted, 26s to 32s per cwt. Calf skins, 3Ad per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 66. to 31. per tou..- Fleece wool, 15s to 163 per stone.—Romp, 381. to 421. per ton—Timber, Memel, 3/. lOs ; red pipe, 3/. 10. ; yellow do., 3/. ss. per ton ; deals, 161. to 181. per hundred.—Bark, red, Si. to 81. 10s. per ton.—Yallow, 46s to 47s per cwt.—ltop s 71. lOs to 01. per cwt.—Tar, Archan ge l, 19 s. per b rl. Guano, Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/. per ton. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent fore the General Post -offic e by the night—and Mby the morning —dispatch.] Day when made up From what wben COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port till° in laud* Office, London. Dispatched. Eng Ameriea(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool Each " Ina. America (by,United Sts. packet) ..........N March I l ...... Liverpool Ari:Te d America (by U. States packet) ..........N March 18 .. SonthamptonlM arc h 1 6 Australia (via South ampton) ..........M 4th of March .... Southampton April 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N Sth of March .... Dover April 1 Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ..N 22d of February .. Plymouth March 3 2 Africa (West Coast)..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth March 12 Alexandria.......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover March 1 7 Alexandria ......M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March Bahamas ...........M 2nd of the month Southampton let of me. Belgium ............N Dever • Daly Brazil ..............M 9th of the month.. South am pt on M a rch ,6 Buenos Ayres .... ....M 9th of the month.. Southampton March 17, Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the m on th Ply mout h M a rch 27. Cape of Good Hope ..N 2nd of April.— Plymouth March 3 0 Cape de Verde ......N 14th of the month. Ply mou th March 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth March 26 Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.Tn-r isk Chi1i...... ........ _IA 2d & 17th of month Southampton March 1 China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,24,&27 of m Dover March 1 0 Constantinople ......M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton March Cont. of Europe M Se N Twice daily Dover Pyricedaex Egypt (see India) France & N Twice dai1y...... Dover c- Gibraltar M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton March Greece (see India) Greytown ....M 2nd & 17th of mon. southampton March 1 Hamblirgh... ........N Tuesday & Frid a y L on d on ues. 114 ! t • Havannah .......... At 2nd of the month Southampton March 1 Holland .... M Wednesday & Sat. London Honduras ..........M 17th of the month. Southampton March 16 India (viaSouthampt.)3l 4th & 20th of m on. S ou th ampton Marc h 2 0 India (via Marseilles)3l B th&24th of month Dover Mard i '- lonian Isles (tee India) Ireland .... • . M & NlTwice daily • Holyhead Twicedia Lisbon.. ..Mj7, 9, 17, & 27 of m . Southampton March 5 Madeira ...... • • • . ..3 19th of the month Southampt on March 1 6 Madeira ............ N 23rd of the month Plymouth March 12 taa M a l t a s s (see Ind i a)... nd N 14th Malta ...... • • 7,17,19,27, 30 ern. Dover jai Na e pt c4 s 1: :• March 10 M of the month Plymouth 5 2 th nd m o t f h t. 2.5 he th m o o fm nt o h n .. I , s arch t of 7 B° Do u v th er am .. p . t f. n . New Granada ......M 2d & 17th of mouth Southampton . arch New Zealand_ _By private ship .. Various ports incerisi Papal States ........N sthlsth2sthohnon. Dover march 2 Peninsula .. ........ 31 7 thl7th27thohlion Southampton March 5 Peru 7d & 17th of mon Southampton March,. 1 6 Pert Natal ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth Sicil Marc h 2 6 ..............N sthl4ll23thofmon, Dover ... Marc' Tuscany ..........N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover March c h Venezuela ----If 2d& 17th of month Southampton a r ch 1 Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) ... West Indies di 1 _lt 2d & 17th of month Southampton [ADVERTISEMENT.)— H o ll owa y' s Oi n t men t and Pill have effected a Wonderful Cure of Lameness of Fi" Years' Duration.—Extract of a letter from Mrs. Dr all ; danrill, of Turks Island, B a h amas , d a t e d August 1851 :—" To Professor Holloway.—Sir,—l have fered during five years from lameness, occasioned bY severe cold, which confined me to my room for two Ye ar j, and a half, during which period I tried various remed= but derived no benefit from them. I was then ren t mended to try your excellent m e di c i nes and from the use I have experienced the great es t relief. They b a e l proved most efficacious in my cas e , as I am n ow ensb l n , to walk without assistance, a n d am en ti re ly free f r i ° lo , pain."— Sold by all Druggists, an d a t M ess rs. If O ' - way's establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 21st Feb., 1852, at Bulleen, South Yarrst . 4118' tralia, Mrs. Joseph Pickering. , On 11th ult., at Holyhead, Mrs. Charles Dixel• OF A DAUGHTER. On the 3d inst., at Highboy, the wife of .Tames S ' Kingdon, Esq. MARRIED. On the Bth ult., at St. George's, Hanover-squar e, Arr, Henry Augustus Rendell, to Eliza, eldest daughter of ...- William Purdue, late of Kensington, deceased. c On the 3d inst., at St. Jame s ' s , Paddington, C. Cowper, Esq., Bth Bombay N.I. y ounges t son of the Colonel T. A. Cowper, Bombay Engineers, to Jane, se f,,, daughter of the late R. Smith, E sq ., o f Gloucester - te ll ' Hyde-park-gardens. WED. liff. On the 2d inst., Frederick George, third son 0 f , e " William M. Hill, of Ch ar lt on - crescen t, Islington -6 n ' in his 17th year. Volt' On the 2d inst., at Melb our n, Cambridgeshire' James Gosnold, R.N., aged 65. On the 25th u lt., a t G rea t Y armou th, aged 86 ' .7 ,-f l o n l ' 1 3 :. widow of Geor ge E ver itt , E sq., o f C a i s t er Castle, res , On the 26th ult., at Pakefield, Suffolk, Mr. N . Squi aged 72, ma s t er in the Royal Navy. On the 28th u lt. , a t B emmer t on • s t ree t, Caledonian -11°i ' Mr. Charles Hersant, aged 61. Ann, On the 28th ult., in Queen's-road West, Che lse t , .. / 10, relict of Thom as Crosley, Esq., formerly of Graff / 1 1 aged 78. Every, n t he Esq., t h e l u l d e t 8 . , t a s t o n sßoefa Sirt n H on t -. E l o dv very, Old ,B ax t W . , in o f dr,.. 61 4 ; r 1 i ll g : ton-hall, Derbyshire. LONDON : Pintd and Published by MTIRDO YOUN I ., 6 : of No. 112, r St e rand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. o f Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy , in the county Middlesex, Monday, March 7, 1853. I d