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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1847. neficial results. He desired to know whether the Board could not take under its consideration the Bills of the present year — (Hear, bear)—for the most valuable part of the proposition was that portion which would remove the impediments that existed in the proper mode of deciding upon Bills. He con sidered that it would be well to bring the parties face to face; it was the not adhering to such a practice which engendered distrust in the decisions of the Board of Trade, and that Board would be in existence still had it pursued such a system. He believed that there was still abundance of time. The compa nies would be quite content to wait until after Easter. Mr. HODGSON hoped that there would be no delay in passing the Bills for the present session. Mr. FERRAND said that he hid not had the pleasure of hearing the statement of the Right Honourable Member, but he wished to draw the attention of the House to a case of a railway in his own neighbourhood. An unopposed company received the sanction of the Legislature. It crossed through a densely crowded district, and crossed five or six turnpike roads upon a level. The place to which he alluded was Keigh ley, and the railway passed within one hundred yards of that crowded town, where there were hun dreds waiting every morning to enter into the town. Such a proceeding was most dangerous, and the company ought to be compelled to erect bridges wherever they crossed a level. He would also draw attention to a case where he was ' sufferer to an extent of 4,000!. or 5,009/. He was tenant of an estate over which the very same line ran, for two miles. The railway company were compelled to give notice of their intention of applying for an Act, and then it would be in his power to appear against them ; but the tenant for life could make a bargain behind his back, which would deprive him of the sum which he had stated. He wrote to the directors, but they allowed a full month to elapse before he received an answer and then be got one, declining to enter into the subject, and finishing off with wishing him all the compliments of the season. He did not find fault with the railway directors, but with the careless legislation of the House. Mr. HUDS:)N wished that the proposition of the Rght Hon. Member should receive the patient and calm considera tion which it well deserved. But the lion. Member for Knaresborough (Mr. Ferrand) might calm his apprehensions for accidents on the lines which he had described were less common than on others. He considered that the Bill pro posed to effect too much—indeed, much more than he thought the Honourable Member would be able to effect. There was another point he wished to refer to, namely, punc tuality of trains. He was quite sure the only effect of such a supervision would be to reduce the speed on railways, because it was quite impossible with the casualties of weather, always to keep time. Still he did not complain of this proposed in terference. Parliament, no doubt, had a perfect right to undertake such a measure, Parliament occasionally had little to do, and he (lid not deny that it bad the privilege of amusing itself in this way.—(Hear, and laughter.) Certainly, how ever, this was not a march in the onward direction. Then, again, it was proposed to revise the tolls every ten years, and no fares were to be reduced without the sanction of the Com missioners. Mr. STRUTT—No ; not to raise them without previous notice. Mr. HUDSON said that certalnly was an improvement; but Parliament had already fixed the rates of railway com panies, and, surely, if they did not exceed that rate, companies had a right to revise their tells, provided they did not go beyond the mark without previous notice. The Right Hon. Gentleman complained that a particular company raised its fares without notice. He had often reduced his fares without notice, and, doubtless the company in question, had acted upon the same principle. He could only say, on behalf of the interest be had the honour to belong to, that the Bill should have their best consideration, and the Government might rely upon it, they should have his best assistance to make it as per fect and beneficial as possible.—( Hear. ) Mr. MANGLES could not refrain from bearing his testi mony to the excellent statement of the Right lion. Gentleman the First Commissioner of Railways, but in saying thus much be did not wish to commit himself to all the details of this Bill. He did not view it with so much jealousy as the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Sunderland. lie could speak for the Gentlemen with whom he had the ho nour to be connected in the direction of the Lon don and North Western Company, and he knew it was their anxious wish that there should be some stringent superintendence exercised over them on the part of the Government. They had always maintained the position that it was not by competition that the affairs of a railway com pany could be best regulated, but by a strong superintendence exercised over them by Government. He wished to know whether, in the case of competing lines, the Commissioners would report to which they gave the preference. It was im portant that this should be done : it was well done by the late Board of Trade, and had its decisions been adhered to the evils and mischiefs which they had recently witnessed would Lave been averted. Mr. STRUTT sa;d he believed, in the course of his address, he had stated that the Railway Board, in reporting upon lines submitted to their decision, would report upon the concurrent merits of competing lines. With re gard to a point alluded to by the Hen. Member for linaresborough, he could only state, that in the case of a level crossing, all the power the Commissioners possessed was to authorise companies to erect bridges in the event of their electing to do so. The Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Sunderland had made some observations on the proposed revision of tolls; and in answer to those observations, he could only say that that revision would be made upon the same prin ciple that revisions were made by the Acts of Parliament themselves, and a due regard would be paid to the interests of the company as well as the interests of the public. With re. spect to the punctuality of trains, he did not expect, by any supervision, that the extreme time could always be kept ; but still it was highly desirable that the public should know which lines were most punctual, and which lines were less exact in their times.—( Hear, hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. RAILWAYS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord J OHN RUSSELL, that the order! of the day he now read, Mr. S. O'BRIEN rose and said he had to request that the Noble Lord the Member fo: Lynn would postpone his measure respecting railways in Ireland, and, in a few words, he would state his grounds for doing so. Only a week had elapsed since the measure came before the House, and it was perfectly obvious that the public in Ireland would have had no oppor tunity of expressing their opinion upon it. It was due to the importance, of the question, and particularly to their consti tuents, that an opportunity should be afforded them of express ing their views upon the measure. But he did not think it fair that this measure should be prematurely pressed forward. It was notorious that Government had staked its existence upon the issue of this division, and therefore the con sequence would be, that should the House deride adverse to the views of the Government, there would then be a change of Ministers. The consequence of that step would he to throw into confusion measures that were of the most urgent importance to the poor of Ireland. The House must be aware that there were Bills before them at the present moment upon which depended the existence of many thousands of their fellow-countrymen in Ireland, and even for the sake of obtaining a permanent good, they ought not to pay as the penalty the loss of human life. He was in hopes that this eseasure would not have been discussed as a party question, but rather that the Noble Lord the Mem ber for the city of London would have considered it as a mea sure for social improvement which did not require him to stake the existence of the Government upon the issue. He had hoped that the Noble Lord would have been prepared to ac quiesce in the general %vial' of the house, and have adopted some measure of this kind. For himself, he had no hesitation in saying that if Government would bring forward a proposal which upon the while appeared to be more desirable than that propounded by the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, he should support the proposition of the Government, rather than that of the Noble Lord. In his opinion this measure was calculated to give immediate employ s:dent and relief to hundreds of the Irish people, without involv ing any loss either to this country or to Ireland; and he asked the Noble Lord how they were to act when such a measure was placed in juxta-position with a system of a temporary expediency which would impose upon this country and upon Ireland, a large outlay of public money, without the slightest hope of a re. turn. He had no hesitation in stating that he should give his support to the Noble Lord, and therefore he did not wish there should be any question or hesitation as to the course he was prepared to take. He believed such would be the position of a considerable number of the Irish members who were disposed to support the Noble Lord. He was anxious therefore that it should be postponed for the present. Mr. SHAW concurred in what had fallen from his Hon. friend who had just sat down, and cordially joined him in asking the Noble Lord to postpone the measure. He had on a former occasion supported the measure of the late Noble Lord (the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests), for extending railways in Ireland. With respect to the measure of his Noble Friend, the Member for Lynn, he ( Mr. Shaw) hoped the Government would think favourably of it, and if they did not adopt it, at least bring forward a similar plan. But* if the question came before the House in the shape of an alternative, either to reject the Bill or put out the Govern ment, he was not prepared to press forward the plan, or to vote in its favour. At the same time he would be prepared to support it, if brought forward under other cir cumstances. Seeing the constitution and state of that House, and the awful state of Ireland, he trusted the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn. would propose the further consideration of the Bill ; particularly as that course would enable the House and the country to give it a full examination, apart from all party motives.—(Hear, hear.) While he recommended that course, he trusted the result would be that her Majesty's Government would listen to th e p ra y er o f th e peop l e of Ireland, and bring forward either this or a similar raeasure.—(Hear.) There would be nothing derogatory to the character of the Government in their doing so. While he hoped the Noble Lord at the head of the Government would be prepared :with some measure of this kind, he could not conceal his sentiments, that, under present circumstances, it would be better to post pone the measure. In conclusion, he trusted the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn would say at once whether he would postpone his Bill or not.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. H. GRATTAN said he would express his views on the subject under consideration without any disguise whatever, as he did not recognise any leadership in the matter. He intended to vote for the measure of the Noble Lot d, the Member for Lynn. Fur twenty years Parliament hail been attempting to do something, never till the present time had anything effectual been done. They had heard that the people of Ireland were dyinc , by thousands, and there were two doctors who were prescribing for the disease. The question, therefore they had to consider was, which of the plans recommended were the best—those of the Government, or the measures proposed by his Hon. -Friend the Member for Lynn. He decidedly preferred the latter prescription, as it was one which had been recommended by the late Mr. Drummond as the best means of assisting Ireland. Since the year 18:53, Committee after Committee had sat on the question, and many reports had been made in favour of railways for Ireland ; but as yet, no plan had been followed up. The House, and England, owed a debt to Ireland, and he trusted the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, would exact it by pushing forward his Bill. If the Bill was carr i e d i n t o e ff ec t, h e was p ersua d e d it would occasion a great saving of money, while it would do much for the permanent improvement of Ireland. Since he had come into the House, he had received accounts of a most shocking characterh of Ireland, . Fever it seeme d was sprea di ng i n t h e places, and it wa; l was his opinion thaetiP Lurgan, Longford, and many other T ed to extend to Sligo. It. members back, as he believed tey pomt they did no should send all the Irish here. Now to the nextm easuresundr consideration :they had good by remaining Government, aud the to decide between the plan of the Noble Lord, the Memoberter Let them Lynn. Now, what did the Government propose? sons Bill. On that Bill it was prop osed t t a e ke the Destitute Per hal ; but this amounted in reality to only 500 rare million and a had been already expended. This sum was to 1, as a million the means of the landlords. Was that the give n t i l , a a r t o u g h House ought to act upon ? On the other an t the take the plan of the Noble Lord, let them the Member for Lynn. It was generally admitted that rail waysferred great advantages, and that they should be in troduced con into Ireland. This plan proposed to do ss -• The ask r 16 000 000/. at once, but that the Noble Lord did not .or t. , d money should m be advanced fro time to ime, in or er to carry While s uch was the nature of this the works into execution. e bead of t h G overnment proposition, the Noble Lord a t the asked for powers through w hi c h he told them he would have to expend 6,000,000/. befor e the month of August . ly employed, and with next, without being reproductive But by the Bill of little prospect of getting back the money. had a chance of the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, they getting the return. In order to show the difficulty th e Government would have in getting back the money from the landlords, he (Mr. Grattan) need only remark that a great portion of the Irish landlords were insolvent, or nearly so. He knew of one with an income of 7000/. a year who had to ' pay in London 60001. interest, and of another with an income of 20,000/. a year, who could not cut a stick on his plantations without leave by a letter from Linco'n's Inn fields. As he bad already observed, the Irish Members would be sent back to make laws for Ireland, as the British Parlia ment for the last 47 years had been trying to cure the patients, but as yet had failed in giving the necessary relief. He could not give his support to the series of measures proposed by the Government, and must support the Bill of the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn. Lord JOHN RUSSELL—The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Limerick and the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for the University of Dublin has asked the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, to postpone his Bill, which stands the first order of the day, being a Bill for con structing railways in Ireland. I rise to state that I shall be no party to that arrangement, and to express my wish that he should proceed immediately with his measure, as it now stands for the second reading, or if he thinks it is too late to take it this evening, I shall give way to him to-morrow.—( Cheers. ) This is the course I recommend the Noble Lord to take, but this Ido object to—l object to the Bill being postponed by which you will hold in abeyance other measures re quired in the present most critical state of the country.— ( Hear, hear.) What is the plan which the Legislature is called upon to admit, and the course which the Government under the circumstances ought to take ? My Noble Friend, in bringing forward his motion, has stated that it is no party motion, but that it is one which he believes is calculated to advance the interests of Ireland. I do not agree with the Noble Lord, as I do not think that it would do so, and do not look upon it as su h. But, Sir, lam obliged to say, that with the views I take of the general policy of the Government and the finances of the country, I cannot give my consent to the measure proposed by the Noble Lord —( Hear, hear. ) I cannot, Sir, feel that the Government ought to take in on itself the application of such a large sum for railways. When I take into consideration the distress which prevails, and the circumstances under which we are called upon to administer relief. In my opinion, we would not be enabled to give effect to those measures of relief which the circumstances of Ireland require, and meet the urgent and extensive distress that prevails if we give our assent to the present measure. I am obliged to say that the granting of 16,000,000/. for the purpose of constructing railways in Ireland, under such circumstances, would not be consistent with the policy of the Government, or the interests of the country.—( Hear, hear.) If it were a small sum, there might be some hesitation ; but when the Legislature is asked to ad vance this large sum of money, I am obliged to say that I think it is the duty of the Government and the House to re ject the plan of the Noble Lord, as not consistent with the financial circumstances of the country. Sir, if the House pleases to go forward with the discussion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and myself will state the reasons why we cannot give our consent to the measure ; but, on the present occasion, all I ask you to do is, to adopt one of two courses, either to bring the question to a decision at once, that the House may know , that the Government may know, and that the country may know what is the policy on which you intend to proceed—( Hear, hear),—or if you do not adopt this course, to give up the plan for the present.—(Hear, hear.) In asking you to adopt this course, Ido not state hat the Government will not at any future time support any similar plan ; but on the other hand, I do not say that in the progress of the present session any large or extensive scheme of railways will be proposed. Ido not desire to induce any one to vote against the measure of the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, but I do say 1 have a right to ask my Noble Friend that he will not listen to the iroposals made to him to postpone his Bill After the address of the Noble Lord the Member for Newark, I do hope that there will be no postpone ment, and that either the measure will be given up or a decision taken on it at once. I have no desire to deter the plan being carried into effect, if the House and the country so de sire it, and they think it to be advantageous ; all I ask now is the decision of the House, or that the measure be abandoned for the present.—( Cheers. ) Mr. OSBORNE thought that the statement of the Noble Lord was well worthy the consideration of the House.—( Ilear, hear.) At the same time he was of opinion that they ought not to postpcne the consideration of a great monetary question, like that brought forward by the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, fur even a fortnight. Many most important interests in the country would be deeply affected if a question like this were to remain in a state of uncertainty for a moment. He (Mr. Osborne) would support the motion of the Noble Lord, not only for these rea sons, but because he also believed that none of the three mea sures, brought forward by the Noble Lord at the head of the Goverement, would be of any value, if unsupported by a great and useful scheme of public works for Ireland. It should be remembered that by the month of April, the agricultural po pulation of Ireland would he out of employment. He would support the motion of the No`sle Lord, for another reason, he would support it, because he believed it would put an end to the wasteful system of expenditure at present pursued in that country. He had listened with great satisfaction to the Noble Lord when he introduced his measure, and if the Noble Lord would enter into the discussion of the question, he (Mr. Os borne) would endeavour to prove, in his humble way, that it would be infinitely better to lay out money in really useful public works, instead of lending it to the holders of property in Ireland. _ An HON. Nlsmixit, whose name we could not ascertain, thought it would be bad policy in Irish Members to press the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, to postpone his measure, and he would further say that if they did not support the Noble Lord now, they deserved not to have the opportunity of doing so after, arils.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. PIERCE BUTLER said that the Irish Members had, after the most anxious consideration, agreed almost unanimously to communicate their sentiments to the Noble Lord, the Mem ber for Lynn, that he should postpone his motion to a future period. The Hon. Member who had spoken last had done so in rather severe terms, for he said that if they pressed this post ponement on the Noble Lord, they would taxi, in a manner i.drnical to the interests of Ireland. Two Irish Members had already spoken on the one side, and two on the other, and it ' remained for bins to give the casting vote.—(Laughter.) He was not disposed to tell the secrets of the prison-house.—(Hear, hoar.) It was not his business to do so—( Laughter)—but at the office in Dowsing-street, where Irish :Members attended in obedience.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and roars of laughter, much increased by the Hon. Member's apparent unconsciousness of the cause.) He was not going to mention anything which would be reprehensible—( Roars of laughter)—but he had, at least, a right to speak as to what had occurred after wards—(Cheers;—among the Irish representatives.—( Con tinned cheering.) He believed he had a perfect right— ( Cheers)—to state what occurred, more especially as the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, was not present on that occasion. ' The Irish Members met in conclave—(Laughter)—and came to this conclusion, almost unanimously ; they came to this con clusion, that under all the circumstances, it would be desirable that the Noble Lord should postpone his measure to a more convenient opportunity.—(Laughter and cheers.) He was merely giving a simple narration of facts.—( Laughter and cheers.) He had not, up to that moment, expressed any opinion of his own upon the question. They came to that con clusion, and in the most respectable manner conveyed their sentiments to the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn. They had subsequently been led to believe that the Noble Lord, in the moss courteous manner, conveyed to then that he was willing, in the present most momentous period, to concede to the wishes of the Irish Members. He (Mr. Butler) would Rot have risen on that occasion had he not seen the extraordinary predicament in which the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn was placed, two Irish Members having called upon him to postpone, and two to go on with his motion. Now, as an individual, there was no Irish Member more indisposed—(Laughter) —to go on with the question at the present time than himself, because he always desired to sup port the present Government. He conceived that the measure of the Noble Lord was calculated to raise the unfortunate country with which he had the honour of being conneded, from the state of misery and mendicancy into which it had fallen ; and however adverse he might be to the Noble Lord bringing forward his motion at that time, still, as he had pledged himself on a former occasion to support it, he felt it his duty to do so on that oc casion, if the Noble Lord pressed it to a division. He was, as a Member of that House, and as a gentleman, unwilling to compromise his character in any way, and he would redeem his pledge, even although unwilling to vote against a Govern ment which, he believed, had done its best to relieve the miseries of Ireland. The House would see that he was un prepared with a set speech—( Laughter)— but he considered if this question were now pressed to a division, it would neither be more nor less than the old fight between the Whig; and the Tories.—(Cries of "Oh ! oh.") Was it not ? 'Why, if th e Noble Lord carried his motion they would have a change of Government.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord - at the head of the Government had stated] that if the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn carried this measure the Government will retire, and it was for the House to consider the delay which this would occasion, and the fact that the Irish were (lying by hundreds of thousands. Mr. M. J. O'CONN ELL had never listened to any dis cussion with more pain than the present. First of all, there was a division of opinion between the Irish Members, and he was sorry to say that to divisions they owed the miseries of their country. He trusted that if they would come to a dis cussion on the principle of the Noble Lord's measures they would disembarrass it from all other considerations, and the important questions which were at present mixed up with it. He had hoped that Hon. Members representing his country would have been agreed in the course they intended to pursue, and he had trusted that they would net have introduced any topic which had nothing whatever to do with the mere question whether the measure should be postponed or not. He thought with respect to what ha I fallen from the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, he (Mr. J. O'Connell) could not half express his regret that the Noble Lord had acte i in a manner hardly fair to those Hon Members who wished to support him. Irish Members were placed in an embarrassing situation ; they had to choose between two evils, and their portion, therefore, was very diffi cult. He would still say, if there was a chance of it, let the Noble Lord postpone his measure, but he was afraid his re quest would be of no avail, after that which had been urged by the Noble Lord at the head of the Government. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said that however painful was the course which he was obliged to take on the subject before the House he would be compelled to persevere.— (Cheers and counter cheers.) No change had come over the spirit of his dream since the first day of the session ; for, as on the first day of the session, he and the friends who acted with him still continued in the impression that this was a question which was one of the dearest to the interests of Ireland. It was only at four o'clock this afternoon that he had received a requisition, signed by thirty-four of the Irish Members of both HOUSII9, to postpone the second reading. The refusal to adopt the proposition which they made to him certainly gave him great pain. But it should be recollected that the professed object of the Ministry was to give immediate relief to Ireland, and although he and the friends who acted with him were quite anxious to carry out that object, vet they were equally anxious to meet the views of Ministers, and to act in 'rdance vci!h the proposal now before the House. His s. had been summoned from all parts of England, Scotland, and the Con tinent; but although they were prepared to act, yet he did not hesitate to say that they would postpone their own conve nience to that of the Irish Members and the Government, and would not suffer their own feelings to weigh against the public interest. Ile regretted the mere, therefore, to see the result of the meeting at the Foreign-office that day. They should recollect, that in the Speech of her Majesty on the first day of the session, that there was an especial recommendation to take the affairs of Ireland into consideration. A statement was made that in the absence of all political excitement, there was an opportunity for devisi ng suc h measures as wou ld l ea d to t h e permanen t a d van • grieved Cage of Ireland. He did hove, then, that any measures pro. posed frets his side of th e H o us e , wo uld hav e b ee n r e ce ived without anedy a p t artybias t ; b an d t he w a., therefore, both surprised and finding a t h is su b ject was to be made a battle of party, Yet whatever might be the consequenc,a, he felt compelled and if any _. to persevere in his present motion ; difficulties might ti e ffi , cultie s should arise, whatever those the Noble Lord, must rest upon his head, but open the head of should the Ministry rest the responsibility of those results stances, he felt that he des ert the helm. Un der these circum friends if he did should not be doing not persevere in this . his duty to his counter-cheers continually interrupted m otion.—(Cheers, and Lord, and the utmost exciternent the speech of the Noble its delivery.) pervaded the House during Mr. ROEBUCK thought that the Noble L • Lord himself had been unfair, if any one had, in denying that the House did not entertain the proper feelings on this question. The Noble Lord had accused the Ministry of making this a party qnestion, but if any one had done so, it was the Noble Lord who was guilty of the charge, by stating that Government had made it a party question and one solely resolveable into the convenience cf the Irish Members. The real question was, how was the difficulty to be met? The people of England had been aqueened until they were perfectly dry. This was not a time for mincing phrases, and in the language of the Hon. Member for Meath, they were now bound to speak the truth. He meant to follow that example, and do as the Honourable Member for Limerick had done, tell the House that this was merely a plausible pretence for the relief of Ireland. The object presumed was the immediate relief of Ireland, and yet the Noble Lord was pressing this measure to a division to-night in the face of three Bills now lying on the table of the House. Those who had no historic appeals to snake could well understand the object of the Noble Lord the Member for Newark (Lord John Manners), who, the other night, made such an urgent appeal for the people of Ireland. There was evidently a split in tha camp, and this proceeding was only a stop-gap to prevent its being known. Here they had a great party. The Noble Lord called it "my party"— ( Cheers and laughter)—a great party, called from all quarters of the globe, giving no regard to their private convenience, called together to bring this great question about, affecting, as it did, all the financial and commercial concerns of the country. There was not a monied man connected with the monetary interest of the country who would not tell them that while this great question concerning 16,000,000/. or 17,000,0001. hung over his head his hands were tied up, and it was of vital importance that it should be settled. Therefore he said, as one who felt an interest in the well• being of his country, that it was the duty of the Noble Lord to bring it to an immediate termination ; and glad he was that, in spite of Irish convenience, the Noble Lord was forced to do so.— (Cheers. ) Lord GEORGE BEN TINCK then moved that the second reading be adjourned till to-morrow. (Cries of "Oh oh," " Go on, go on," " Divide, divide.") Lord JOHN RUSSELL had no objection to proceed with the Bill to-morrow, but he trusted the House would take the third reading of the Destitute Persons (Ireland) Bill first. The second reading was then adjourned till to. morrow (this day. ) BREWING FROM SUGAR BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third reading of this Bill, whereupon Mr. 'MOFFATT moved the insertion of clauses, because the Bill did not provide for penalties. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resisted the clauses, and they were therefore withdrawn. Mr. 'MOFFATT then moved the insertion of another clause equalising the rights and privileges of all distillers in England, Ireland, and Scotland, with those of the colonies. The business of distilling in this country was a perfect mono poly, and unless the regulations were reformed, and the privi leges extended, none but very large capitalists could embark in the trade, and hence there could be no extension of this branch of our manufactures. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the clauses. Mr. HUME was decidedly of opinion that spirits of Eng land, Ireland, and Scotland, ought to be put upon an equality, and that those spirits should be allowed to be bonded, in the same way as colonial spirits. After a few words from Mr. GOULBURN and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER the clause was with. drawn. The Bill was then ordered to be read a third time. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' BILL. This Bill was brought in and read a first time. PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE. The SERGEAN T-AT-A HMS said that he had taken into custody, by order of the House, a gentleman for having im properly intruded himself into the gallery set apart fer Hon. Members. Mr. JAMES said that he was acquainted with the party in question, and knew him to be a respectable person ; it was quite by mistake that he had entered the gallery instead of the strangers' gallery; being a stranger to the place he had inquired of the policeman in attendance the way to the gallery, and was directed by him to that part of the House where he was found when taken into custody ; he begged, therefore, to move that the Sergeant.at-Arins be requested to discharge hint out of his custody. Mr. GREENE seconded the motion. The prisoner was, therefore, ordered to be discharged out of custody. The House then adjourned at a Qaarter-past Eleven o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S —THURSDAY. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 100 to G agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin—taken 25 to 1 agt Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Dulcet—taken Business very slack, and judging from appearances, likely to continue so. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 16 to 1 agst Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Pink Bonnet TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Sir H. I'igot's Conyugham—taken freely. 150 to 100 agst Kent's lot—taken. CII7I.3TER CCP. 25 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant. 22 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's The Lamb—taken, 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Flitch 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Camera Obscura. 33 to 1 agst Mr. Herbert's Antler. 33 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Minor's Duke of Richmond—taken. 40 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Princess Alice. 45 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Mickey Free 1000 to 20 agst Mr. Skerratt'a Intrepid—taken and aft. off. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. J. Day's Bourton—taken. 1000 to 20 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes-1000 to 15 laid once. 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Hesselton's Fitsallen—taken. 66 to 1 agst Mr. F. It. Price us The Premier (3 yrs)—t. 500 to 10 agst Spem, Gregis, and Bit ;Nibble—taken. - Very littlo doing, and no change, except in Princess Alice, who was backed freely at 50 to 1, and closed at 40 to 1, layers ; —5,000 to 200 offered agst Mendicant in one bet, but no blow struck. Even money laid between twenty seven and the field 1 IAMBI". 15 to 2 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—take 8 to 1 12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote--taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostvn's Glentilt—taken, and aft. off. 25 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conynghain :33 to 1 agst Duke ofßichmond's Red Hart—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Horn of Glia.se—taken 40 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Lunedale 50 to I agst Mr. O'Brien's Bedlam 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Projectile—take 1,000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Will o' the Wisp take 1,000 to 15 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—t. and aft. of. 3000 to 45 agst 51r. Stephenson's Black Dwarf 900 to 150 agst Epirote and Planet—taken Epirote was again in force, 13 to 1 having been taken to between seven and eight hundred pounds, and subsequently 12 to 1 ; Planet lost a little ground in consequence, nor were the backers of Glentilt so fund as usual. Apart from these movements, the batting was flat and unimportant. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Jno. Day's The Farmer's Daughter—t. to 3001. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina—t. 9 to 1 16 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Miami—t. 20 to 1 agst Captain Ilarcourt's Ellerdale—t. to 100/. 20 to 1 agst Clementine agst Nerissa—t. to 100/. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. Handicap Sweepstakes, of 20 sovs. each, &c. To declare on the 17th instant. st. lb. Switcher Brunette St. Leger l2 3. Saucepan l2 2 1 Firefly Cure All ll 13 Saul Slick ll 12 Pioneer ll 12 Ballybar 'file Page Discount H 9 Culverthorpe ll 6 Jerry ll 6 Sabine st. lb. Avoca St. Ruth lO 10 Midnight lO 10 Red Lancer lO 8 Mameluke Forest Boy Barmaid lO 8 Grenade Clinker 10 8 Young Lottery ... 10 7 Roarer lO 7 Sparta IGayhurst lO 7 Nimble Harry 10 Graheley .......... ......... 11 51 False Heir The Pluralist Palmerston Frederick ll 2 Railroad Matthew 6 10 6 tTramp Teapot lO 6 Blue Pills Quicksilver ...... .. I Tamworth . Christopher North Eagle Gog Latitat Glaucus g ll 0 Marengo Ragman Jack Proceed Cavendish Cumberland Lassie lO 4 Fanny Elssler Profligate Valeria Jeu d'Esprit 'The Indian Prince lO 0 'Teresa Little Tommy ..».• 9 6 Tom Brown 9 6 Sacrifice Free Handicap Acceptances to be made on the 17th : st. lb. , et. lb. Tom Tough Exhort Ballybar Crcesua. 11 5 Valer' - - iris Idolater Thurgarton Counsellor Fireaway ll 4 ) ,Raymond Lally .... ..... 10 2 The Highwayman ll 4)Vill-o'Wisp Wizard Kerdiffitoun ... ....... . 11 0 The Parson...... Whistle Binkie ll 0 Blet soe L ass The Wandering Jew... 11 °Alice Repealer .. . 11 01 The following horses, in addition to those published, have lately received names:— LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 11. The House of Lords sat to-day to hear appeals. WILSON V. WILSON. The arguments in this part-heard 4peal were resumed this morning by Mr. Tnnisxs, following on the same side as Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who addressed their Lordships yesterday on behalf of the appellants. The case came before their Lord ships upon an appeal against the decree of the Vice-Chan cellor of England, by which he had deserted specific per formance of certain articles of separation between these par ties. The bill filed by Mrs. Wilson stated that in the month of April, 1839, a marriage was solemnised between the plaintiff (then Mary Wright Wilson, spinster), and the de fendant, John Wright llanniker Wilson (then John Wright llanniker); that previously to and at the time of such marriage, the plaintiff was entitled under the will of Lady Frances Wright Wilson, deceased, to a certain freehold estate called Drayton Lodge, situate in the county of Southampton, and that she was also entitled under the will of Sir Henry Wright Wilson, deceased, for her life, with re mainder to her children and issue, to certain freehold estates in the county of Fork, and a small estate in the couuty of Essex, and to certain leasehold hereditaments situate in the parish of Chelsea, and called the Chelsea Park estate, and also to a certain leasehold house in Grosvenor-place, and to money in the public funds. That previously to such marriage between the plaintiff and defendant a marriage settlement was executed, dated 27th of April, 1849, whereby it was, amongst other things, recited that all the property of the plaintiff, except the Drayton Lodge estate and the Chelsea Park estate, and the sum of 3,0001. Consolidated Annuities, therein mentioned, should afttr the solemnisation of the said intended marriage belong to Mr. Wilson, in his marital right. And the Drayton Lodge estate and th e 3,000,. were then settled to the use of Mary H. W. Wilson for her life, and the Chelsea Park estate was vested in trustees for the residue of several terms of years therein subsisting, upon trust for John H. W. Wilson, for his life, and afte r hi s d ecease to M ary W . H. Wilson, for her life, and after her decease, in trust, for her husband, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns. The bill then went on to allege that won after the marriage unhappy differences arose, and on the Bth of May, 1843, the wife instituted proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court for a divorce, on the ground of impot enc y ; t h a t proposa l s to prevent the continuance of this suit, and to ob tain an arrangement for a separation, had been at first made by Mr. Wilson, but had been rejected by the lady, Ultimately, however, certain articles of agreement, dated June 2, 1843, were executed, by which it was covenanted that Wilson should allow his wife to live separate from him, that the estates in settlement should be vested in the trus tees of the settlement for her separate use during their joint lives, and that if he should perform the covenants therein contained he should be indemnified against the covenants on certain leasca on which he was liable, and also against all his (this ought to have been her) present debts and liabilities, and that whilst he should duly perform the covenants of this deed he should receive an annuity of 1,0001. during the joint lives of himself and wife, charged upon the freehold estates iu the county of York, and that in the meantime proceedings in the Ecclesiastical Court should be suspended. On the execution of these articles of agreement all proceedings in that Court were stayed. Mr. Wilson afterwards repudiated this deed of separa tion, and Mrs. Wilson and her trustees filed this bill against him to compel specific performance of it. In this bill, after the allegations above stated, they prayed relief by a decree fur specific performance of the deed of separation, and offered to correct the error as to the debts, and to execute any deed to indemnify Mr. Wilson against the present and any future debts of his wife. Mr. Wilson ncrcles the iast by his answer alle ge d th at t h e deeds h a d b een o b ta i ne d f rom him by fraud a n d i nt i m id at i on, and under t h e pressure o f t h e a r terror and degradati on an d r idi cu l e , w hi c h the ground of suit 1 id in e theu E de which he had b een i n d uced to g i ve up the benefits he had marriageicalCourt settlement, his wife, all the would bring upon him, by while, knowing that the alleged ground of suit was false. Mr. Wilson also filed a cross bill containing the same allega tions, and further insisting that the articles of separation were contrary to public feeling, and praying that the deed of separation might b e g i ven up to b e ca n ce lled. The two suits came on to be beard before the Vice-Chancellor, who decreed that Courts of Equity had power to enforce the deed of separation, that in these articles there was nothing opposed to public policy, and that there was a sufficient consideration for the agreement, without a covenant to indemnify the husband against the wife's debts. He therefore decreed spe cific performance by the husband of the deed of separation. The address of hr. TURNER, ou behalf of the appellant, to-day, occupied their Lordships the whole morning. The case appears likely to take up two or three more days in argument. PRIVY COUNCIL, Feb. 11. The Judicial Committee of the Privy- Council sat to-day in the Council Chamber, Whitehall, to hear appeals. The Lords present were :—Lord Brougham. the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Campbell), the Master of the Rolls (Lord Langdale), the Chancellor of the Dually of Cornwall (the Right lion. Thomas Pemberton Leigh), the Judge of the Admiralty Court (Dr. Lushington), Sir Alex ander Johnstone, and Sir Edward Ryan. Till HOUSE OF ♦SSEMBLT OF GRENADA D. TILE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUIrRESIE COURT OF GRENADA. _ --.-- ... ........____ The arguments in this part-beard case were resumed and concluded to-day. The case came before their Lord ships on a memorial and appeal presented to her Majesty hi council by the House of Assembly of Grenada, complaining of the conduct, ever since his first appointment, in the year 1832, of John Sanderson, Esq., Chief Justice of that island, and praying his dismissal from that high office. The conduct of the Chief Justice complained of by the memorialists and appellants may be thus summed up, from the statements in the case of the memorialists : Exhibiting habitually on the bench a harsh and offensive demeanour towards the bar, the magis tracy, and the grand juries, and addressing them in intempe rate and violent language, and expressions unbecoming his dignity, as a judge: denying the co-ordinate and co-equal jurisdiction of the Puisne Judges, as established by statute, and taking constant occasion to assume a superior and independent authority : refusing to carry the statute law into effect, for which he was suspended, and only restored upon his undertaking to enforce it. Disbar ring Clement Thomas Richardson, a barrister, without notice given to him, or au opportunity afforded to him of justifying or defending himself. Ordering Fielding Browne, another barrister, to he committed for moving to have the pre vious order of disbarment rescinded, and that notwith. standing the other judge of the court, who has co-ordi nate jurisdiction, objected to such order being made. Procuring from the Governor of the island the suspension of Mr. Justice Wells, for rescinding the above-mentioned order of disbarment ; a suspension which was revoked by her Ma jesty, under the advice of the law officers of the Crown in England. Making without knowledge or concurrence of the puisne judges two rules of Court, by which the puisne judges were forbidden to transact any business at chambers; rules which were rescinded by order of her Majesty, under the advice of the judicial committee of this most honourable council. Sentencing summarily, and without trial, one Andrew Lambie, a witness for the defence on the trial of an indictment, to a month's imprisonment, and a fine of 10/. for prevarication; a fine which was directed by order of her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonial Department to be repaid to him, and an imprisonment which was only not re mitted because it had beea suffered. Imprisoning John Ross APCornbie for three mont h s, and imposing on him a fine of 1001. for animadverting in a newspaper upon the committal of the said Andrew Lambie; an imprison g, in opposition ment which was likewise half suffered before it could be re• mated by the Governor, though the fine was by his order never demanded. Ordering Daniel M'Lean, a prisoner on his trial, out of court during the examination of the wit nessespinion of the puisne judge sitting with him, Robert Gentle, Esq., and Jonas Browne, Esq., two justices of been to take such depositions in the tothe for o the defence ; and fining, the Peace, for the alleged irregularity of taking down in writing certain depositions first witnesses in the third person instead of in the person, notwithstanding 1 and no warning had been given to that either of such justicesany alteration in such • wa s desired ; a fine which, by authority p ractices Colonial of her Majesty's Secretary, and by the consent thirdtheeuspteormsoi I : ad of the Chief Justice himself, was never demanded. By the memoria l of the respondent, the Chief Justice of Gre nada,the office, unless he insisted that exercise of his a Judge was not legally liable in thing donechargeable inveterate controversies in . nich it had been mis with corruption, and . coinplain ,. ed . of the numerous and c hi evous ly contrived to involve him with vast ruinous hadexpense in bygone matter trouble and ' competent authority, being opened and re disposed of by respect to the complaint of the respondent, the With since 1832 and which from time to time been that the • ' d is disposedof t stated had been by competent the respondent in their effect upon his conduct and authority, had not, e ever been before considered by any character as a Judge the memorialists asserted d Mr J. P. Wilde were counsel for the Sir F. Thesiger. an • rl Mr. Sergean Talfourd and Mr. Shaper memoralists; an- dents. appeared for the respell the conclusion _ whatever. Their Lordships , authority or tribunal to day, stated that they t would consider as to what report they at the of the arguments should make to her 11Iajes y. Justice ERLE and a Special Jury.) (Before Mr. •RNELL AND CO. COURT PIRATING COPY -1 3 • ooKS —SOUTER V. D . nd Mr. Ogle ap- Sir Frederick Thesiger, Mr. Watson, , , , lalfourd, Mr. OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Feb. 11. peared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant to this Court by the Court of This was an issue directed booka which had Chancery to try whether a series of copy hool-booksellers, been published by Messrs. Darnell and Co., le series of copy-books Knowles, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Warren tor the defence. were or were not an infringement of a . . called " Foster's Copybooks," of which , - street, are the Souter and Co., school-booksellers in k leet - proprietors. Foster's Copy Books" The defendants had pleaded that " them. ovelty in were not original, that there was no n dthe ass, and en e Sir FReDERICIE THESIGER having op importance to the Andrew's characterised it as one of considerable - the plaintilf4, Messrs. rf tl was pe ec y support the plaintin case, that the invention original:-- • Dlr. and printer, in St. scholastic community, the following witnesses were called to lr. R. E. Branston, an engraver pre pared the plates for printing the copy-hooks of Mr. Foster, and that he was engaged upon them several years,. during i which time he was in constant communication with I‘ . r. chm n Foster. The hooks comprised a system of tea _gbiddies from the earliest to the more adranced stages. 1 bill, Doctor's Commons, deposed that he had were for letter-press printing. He never saw any copy books of a similar nature until they were brought to him by Mr. Foster. 500,000 or 600,000 bad been printed. He considered a very great improvement in the mode of teachin q ., n• writing. The first series was published four years ago. 1 irst saw Darnell's book ab ou t two years ago, an d found it a copy of Foster's system. Cross -examined—Never saw faint lines printed in tl:e same way. Never saw pencil lines drawn b y a master. Mr. L aw sa id h e published the first s eries for Mr. Souter, in 1841 ; 450,000 o f t h e w h o l e s eries bad bee n sol d up to Christmas last. Al terat i ons had been made from time to time in the v ar i ous e di t i ons. Mr. Willi am Ai tc h eson sa id h e had been actively occupied in teaching wr i t i ng f or twenty years, and had examined the various works and systems of writing which had Germany, and Spain. Although been published in this country, and in France, possessed the principle of guiding the e he let p te u r p s il ; individual points in the various systems he examined, yet he might have found he did not find any entire system resembling Foster's, which pupil, by light lines, of butth o size, shape, and slope of the letters; across the page, frequent repetitions, the gradual withdrawal of the as to the proper distances diagonal lines had ex amples, and the application of diagonal lines, denoting the and lines to been used in former systems, but only equi-distant they evinced the principle of diagonal lines, there were also alternate tracings or lines leaving blanks for e f y the w the pupils to fill up. In cross-examination a number of systems on the tracing principle were submitted to the witness. He admitted that douifflderennottpagrttsiidoef tht guide the formation and size of the letters, with alternate lines. The witness was cross-examined at great length on the Look pleolish-d by tier ,L . ,i, L d ak e e i and the books pub lished by the plaintiffs. It appeared that the defehdauta' book did not follow the other so nearly as to come under the I definition of a fac simile, so far as the course of the examples was concerned. Re- examined—The great novelty of Foster's system was, that the lines compelled the pupil to make the letters pro perly—neither too large nor too small. It might be defined as a combination, into a practical system, of all the im provements that had been made from time to time. The systems of Sells, Ferguson, and 'Well (on which the witness was examined) were not much used in schools. Mr. Josh. Hill, a schoolmaster at Brentford, and the Rev. Thdinaa, head writing-master of Christ's Hospital, spoke to the great value of Mr. Foster's system—especially the elementary portion, time first; but they considered the system a compilation of elements which had previously existed. Darnell's was a copy, as nearly as possible. They thought Foster's diagonals, denoting the exact shape of the letters, was a very important peculiarity. The same thing was in Darnell's copy -books. Mr. Foster himself stated that he had been engaged in teaching writing during the last twenty years; that he had travelled over the continent and America, teaching and in vestigating in his progress the various systems of teaching whien prevailed in the parts he visited. Ur. Sergeant TaLicarito then addressed the jury for the defendants, and contended that the copy-books of ale. Foster contained no new invention that the s) stein of tracing the characters in faint lines had been pursued by va rious teachers for years; that it had even been suge Bested by Lecke ; and would the jury, by a verdict for the plaintiff, set up Mr. Foster as the universal teacher of writing, as the great inventor of an entirely new system, whertAiliad been shown that he had simply gathered together aufaublished the improvements of others. No doubt it wSTObt": great importance to Mr. Foster to get a favourable .4 - itlict, and to exclude others irons following up and aCtiag upon the suggestion of Locke, who said the proper way to teach a boy writing was by the master tracing the characters in faint red ink lines. Mr., Foster, and those who had preceded him, had done nothing more. He trusted they would not so far forget their duty as to state to the world that Mr. Foster was entitled to be considered as the inventor of this system of writing. The Learned Sergeant concluded a powerful address, by submitting that their verdict would be for the defendant. Witnesses were called for the defence, and the case was ad journed until to-morrow. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Feb. IL WAKLEY V. COOL. This was an action brought by Mr. Wakley, M.P., for Finsbury, and coroner for the county of Middlesex, against the proprietors of the Medical Times, to recover compensation in damages for the publication of a libel in their journal seriously affecting the professional and private character of the plaintiff. The Attorney-General with whom was Mr. Bramwell, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., Mr. Lush, and Mr. Healey, on the part of the defendant. The ATTARNET• GENERAL in opening the case called the attention of the jury to the serious nature of the libel in question, and proceeded to read the same. The libel in question was contained in a letter addressed to the editor of the Medical Times and signed " Vindicator,'' headed a pro posal for Mr. Wakley's trial by a jury of gentlemen. The object of the letter, as the writer of the letter stated, was " to free a worthy man from hideous accusations, or sever from a high-minded profession a gangrenous member, peril ous to its safety." The letter went on to state that it would not impair his arguments to admit that the reputation of the plaintiff had been so far trodden under foot, that while on the one hand it could be cleansed, if redeemable at all, only by a vigorous effort, his utility and comfort of conscience on the other are gsne for ever if that effort be not made and successfully. Befoulrnent has so far eaten into his name, that had he the hest of desires and greatest of energies, it would kill both. A moral leprosy encrusts it each day, spreading, which repels each good, and keeps aloof each prudent man. True, the talent may be only imaginary, but public opinion gives vigour to the hypothetical virtue, and makes it as deadly to himself and those around him as though it were real. The fatality of public opinion— even, alas! if errone ous—offers him abroad asocial Lazar-house, alike infected and infecting, touching once and tainting for ever: 'l' he London College Hospital was in its origin a glorious affair. It had everything in its favour but one—the hostility of Mr. Wakley. He, unfortunately, gave it his support, and it perished. He lost his battle, his companions their honour. By blunder, or crime, or doom mysterious, each associate to this day has imputed to him imposture or vagrancy. The accounts were not finally balanced, wherefore honourable wren were looked on as felons. A breath bears evidence of crime when corroborated by acquaintanceship with Wakley. Tee British Medical Association followed. The same history, the same end! If Wakley could not raise it he generously lent it, when raised, his name. It glistened under the light of his sickly radiance, throwing off like snow under a tropic suit. The treachery of the one faculty-scheme fol lowed other schemes to ruin, bill, bill, to ridicule; member, member to secession, till all that is now left of the once-in fluential society, is a hybrid M.D., and apothecary of Dul wich, prefigured and described by Pope : " Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way, Whether in florid impotence lie speaks, And as the prompter breathes the puppet speaks." He is of the British Medical Association, the mutilated tail still left to tell, that once Kilkenny cats—and dogs—dwelt there. Last came the Medical Protection Association. I saw with wonderment how suddenly in power, and wealth, and wisdom, this young s. - ciety—obeying your call —sprang to . being. It was born a man. It sprang as from the brain of Jove, another Minerva, instinct with might and beauty. A multitudinous meeting, at three days' call, startled British medicine from her seat, and the world asked what shall it be —this new-born giant ? Surgeons and physicians the proudest, bent their steps towards the threshhold—the new popular shrine offered more promise than the old corporate idols ; funds flowed in ; prosperity for once, in medical agi tation, seemed our captive; but Wakley crept into ths, para dise; and, - At the ear of Eve, familiar toad, Half froth, half venom, spit himself abroad." Bullying the equivocally placed, darting venom at the timid, bending the indigent with dishonoured tread, the nobly ambitious with frothy hopes, he estranged in disgust the respectable, and enhanced the not stranger fate of a bad name I The more he paid, the less he purchased ; the more he toiled, the less he did—he worked but to injure, to ruin. His breath was a killing pestilence—honour, wealth, cha raesr, association—all have gone! Surely, the name of in famy is as a greedy maelstrom, insatiate, bottomless. . . . The unfortunate infamy of his repute left him without an opinion of his own. His low character made him low The very bread of his public life depended on his taking the clownship to any medical company that would engage him." In the same strain the letter was continued to a great length, tilling nearly three columns of the Medical Times. For the publication of this letter an action was brought a short time since, and a verdict returned for the p'aintitl; with damages 1501. At the conclusion of the trial, a leading article was written upon the trial, containing also a quantity of libellous matter affecting the character of Mr. Wakley, and it was the libel contained in the article in question, published on the 28th of June, that the present f t o h r e c j i h o l r e y t o and e eloquent a t s o p r e e e o c , f t h e called l t s le l e q e a s t t t i e o n o: and called upon them, i n th e exerc i se o f t h e i r d uty, to s h ow action was brought. Th e L earne d A ttorney G eneral, i n o n a o f their strong sense of reprobation upon the publication of such a libel. Evidence having been put in as to the publication of the Medical Times, and the purchase of the paper, containing the libel, by the clerk to the attorney of Mr. Wakley, Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., in addressing the jury, said that the Learned Attorney-General had addressed them with the greatest grandiloquence, and with feelings of indignation which he really could not help thinking, with all respect to his Learned Friend, was merely assurn , al for the occasion, for the purpose of saving the plaintiff from the defeat which in evitably threatened him. He must say, that the present action was one of the most contemptible that he had ever known to be brought before any court of law. His Learned Friend had acted most unfairly to hint in his mode of conducting the case. He had commenced by reading the libel for which a verdict of 1504. had been already returned, but his Learned Friend had declined to read the whole of the document in question. The first libel was contained in a report of the trial, printed in the Medical Times, but not one word of that report had been read to the jury by him. The ArromasEv-GxNzaan--I must object to that being read, unless it is given in evidence. Mr. COCKBURN-It is from the same document as you read from, and I insist upon reading it, and it shall be read. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL-1f it is read, I must have a reply. Mr. CocKurax—l can assure the jury, that, in the con duct of the case of my client, I will not allow the instruc tions given to me to operate upon me as my L earne d F r i end has done, who has poured Leah the foulest malignity upon the defendant. The Arrousgr GENERAL—I must object to having any personal imputations passed upon me in the conduct of ,the case. Mr. COCKBURN—I say that it was a most foul attempt to blind the merits of the case by pouring a tissue of slander upon my client. The Loan CHIEF BARON--I think, Mr. Cockburn, that madeconcession i s c h d a u r e g ing the cause. e f s ro a i ff n eu y u ou ng t h o i the cha A ra t c t t o e m r Attorney- e General, Mr. COCKBURN—I can assure your L or d s hi ps t h at in y s , o o rn u e having any thing I have said I had sot the slightest idea of imputing improper conduct, personally, to my Learned Friend, and if any expressions which I used are considered by your Lord ships as stronger than the case demands, I most willingly retract them. The ATTORNEY -GENERAL—My sole object in interrupting you was to caution you that, if you read any fresh documents, shall be entitled to a reply. Mr. COCK.BURN-1 am much obliged to you. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read the report of the whole trial, as given in the Medical Times, and then proceeded to comment most strongly on the conduct of the plaintiff sending his attorney's clerk to obtain a copy of the paper, for the purpose of founding a second action upon the self same libel. It showed the vindictive spirit which ac tuated the plaintiff iu causing these proceedings to be brot4it. The defendant was the proprietor of a rival news paper, and the plaintiff seemed to omit no opportunity of destroying him by these legal proceedings. N% a 9 it for that his client should be dragged into the court a second time for the publication of the same libel ? His Learned Friend had de nounced in the most unmeasured terms the writer of the libel as a person who was a disgrace to his profession, and such an one as caused him to blush for the character of that pro fession. He (Mr. Cockburn) had watched his Learned Friend closely, and had seen no blush mantle over his crim son cheek, but he must say that he almost blushed to hear such charges brought against the defendant as his Learned Friend had hurled against him. Mr. Wakley had obtained a victory over, and MM. from the defendant, what then was to be exp ec t e d , b ut that the defendant, the proprietorof the Medical Times, should gi ve , i n t h e nex t nu mber of his journal, an account of th e proceed i ngs to his rea d ers , an d was un natural to supp ose th a t t h e wr i ter, smar ti ng under the effects of a victory, would use rather strong language upon by The Learned Counsel concluded an eloquent of con tending that the libel complained of in the leading article was nothing more the itedisal Times on the subject of a trial, Friend had said that than could be expected. His Learned e, ' but for the life of it "all looked yellow in a jaundiced ey sense' of the jury in him —and he appealed to the commonot discover the slightest support of his opinion—he could . n Learned Friend, either in libel in the article, neither had his attention to any special case his declaration or speech called character, and as such public upon the subject ? of libel. The plaintiff was upon measure connected with journalist. There was not a public upon by the public jour politics which had been commented erenot Open to public criticism a enticed in language nals, the leaders of which and to which the present libel ten times more strong, an lf the course adopted was mere milk and water. been pursued by all those pub by the plaintiff bad P his character by the public but trials of this nature. It pied with nothing character eis of public men that this public was essential to the allowed to exist, and it was difficult to criticism should be mount of power to be conceded to the weigh nicely the a though there was no doubt that if a public public press, ovrer to propagate wilful slant.lcr abused his p . writer . of punishment for so doing i and lie characters, the cour e ts of law would have been occu pied way desen,ing he w as certainly most 8 p ur tided that a public character like Mr. Wakley, and himself the editor of a journal, should I have thought fit to adopt the present proceedings. It would be for the jury to consider whether, under all the circum stances of the case, there was anything in the article calcu lated to affect the character of the plaintiff beyond his public capacity, and whether the defendant had exceeded the proper bounds due to him as a public journalist. They must not allow themselves to be carried away by the vehement, violent, and unjustifiable language towards the defendant used by the Learned Attorney- General in opening the case, but calmly and fairly to consider the question, and the result of that consideration would. be fear lessly believed, be a triumphant verdict for the defendant. The LORD CHIAN BARON, in summing up, said that as the publication of the libel was admitted, and as m, o justificateir had been attempted for the libel in question, their duty would be to return a verdict for the plaintiff. It would be for them to say, however, what amount of damages, should be returned. A great deal of very violent language had beets u.ed by the Learned Counsel on both sides, but it would be the duty of the jury to divest their ininds of the eff ct of all such expressions, and to consider whether the de fendant was really justified in publishing the libel complained of by the complainant. It had been said that the leading article; containing the qbel was published by the defendant upon a trial which had before that period taken place. The jury, however, must be told that no man having paid damages for a libel purchased the liberty to repeat, or to re-publish it in the manner com plained of. It had been said that the publication of a trial was perfectly orthodox. He wished it to be un derstood that in case of any trial for libel, or blasphemy, when the matter complained of was reprinted it became a question for the jury whether it was intended by the republication of the libel or blasphemy, to repeat the same with a malicious intent. The report of the trial in the present case, as published in the Medical Times, appeared to be perfectly correct. No doubt it bad been copied from the notes of some shorthand writer, employed for time occasion. The public reports of the law courts were performed in the most efficient manner, and reflected generally the highest credit upon the parties employed in reporting these cases. The jury retired, and after an absence of 55 minutes, re turned a verdict for the Plaintiff.—Damages, 1751. REEVES V. MARQUIS OF CONNYNGIIAM. This was an action brought to recover of the defendant the sum of 351. for articles of upholstery supplied to the Mar chioness. The noble defendant pleaded that he was not liable to this claim, on the ground that his Lordship was living separate from the Marchioness at the time of the debt being con tracted, and allowing ber Ladyship full and ample means of maintenance. Mr. llumfrey and Mr. Temple appeared for the plaintiff; Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Lush for the defendant. The plaintiff was an upholsterer, carrying on business in Piccadilly, and during the years 1843 and 1844, the Mar chioness bad made several purchases at his premises, some of which were sent by her ladyship's directions to a mansion in Portland-place, at, the residence of her sister, the Duchess of Richmond, others to Berkeley-square, to Richmond, and to Mivart's Hotel. Various other articles of the goods were also sent to the Duke of Richmond's residence in Scotland, Gordon Castle. A balance of 35/. was due upon these various trans actions, and thej plaintiff, not having been able to obtain payment of the sum from her Ladyship, the present action was brought to recover the sum horn the •defendant. The sale and delivery of the goods in question having been proved, The Duke of Richmond was called, who fully admitted the receipt of the articles forwarded by the Noble Marchioness. When he discovered that these articles were not paid for, and that an action was brought to recover payment for them, he offered to pay the demand. The Marquis and Mar chioness were not living together at Richmond in the year 1843, but the latter had resided there after his separation ; the establishment having been kept up for her Ladyship. The allowance paid to the Marchioness was 2,400/. a year. Sir F. KELLY now contended that this sum was amply sufficient for the maintenance of her Ladyship, and that, therefore, the Marquis was not liable for the payment of the debts contracted by her. The LORD CHIEF BARON said that the fact of the allow ance having been proved, and that sum being considered sufficient for her maintenance by her Ladyship herself, hav ing accepted the same from time to time, the plaintiff must be nonsuited. The plaintiff was nonsuited accordingly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Feb. 11. Giurs V. SMITH. This was the third of the thirteen actions brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs. FranAs and Alfred Giles, engineers, to recover 1,5601. for work and labour done in preparing' the plans and sections of th, Tunbridge W. lls and Ry e H ar h , ur Railway. The present defendant is Mr. Smith, a solicitor in the city. The difference between the present case and the two we gave yesterday consisted in the fact that the defendant had been present at a meeting of the provisional directors, held on the 27th of October, 1845, at which certain resolutions were agreed to. The first resolution was one in confirmation of certain business done at a previous meeting, held on the 16th but which the defendant had not attended. On the 16th the principal business transacted was appointing the plaintiff's the engineers of the company, and instructing them to pro ceed with the survey and preparations of the plans, &c. It was by the meeting of the 27th, confirming this contract and arrangement with the plaintiffs, that the liability was sought to be affixed on the defendant. The evidence ad duced during the day was mainly to strengthen the alleged liability springing out of this transaction. For the defence, it was contended that the transactions of the 16th did not bind any parties but those wno were present, and that the defendant, not having taken any part till the 27th, had nothing whatever to do with the contract. The LORD CHM' JUSTICE having summed up at great length, The jury, after a consultation of about a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict for the defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSIIIP-STREE.T. Thomas Beasley and Francis Taylor were charged with being concerned with others in stealing six chairs and four candlesticks from the Ragged Schools in Phillips-street, Kingsland-road. Police-sergeant Neale, N division, stated that, in conse quence of information he received that the prisoners were concerned with two lads who were yesterday remanded on the above robbery, he proceeded to the house of Beasley's father. Witness, on seeing the lad, said to him, " I under stand you know something of tke robbery at the Ragged School." He replied he did not. I said, "It' you did not take anything yourself, you know who did." The boy's father said that he had better tell the truth. Prisoner then said he was present when the first two chairs were taken by the other boys, and he (Beasley) received sixpence of the money. I then took him into custody, and subsequently the other prisoner, who, however, denied all knowleage of the transaction. Mr. AANOLD at once discharged Taylor, as there was no evidence against him. 'He (Mr. Arnold) then addressed the police-sergeant to the following effect:—Policeman, I must say that iu this case you have exceeded your duty. You might perhaps have been led to put the questions you did to the prisoner Beasley, in order to gain the requisite informa tion, but you had no right whatever to do so. Your duty was merely to tell the prisoner what you took him into cus tody for, and, if he chose to make any voluntary statement, well and good; but it is a portion of your duty to caution the prisoner that he is not bound to make any statement calculated to prejudice his case against him. I have myself heard Mr. Justice Parke severely reprehend the police for attempting to extort a confession from the prisoner. In doing so you place yourself in the position of a judge. I must say you hays acted very incorrectly. There is not sufficient evidence against this prisoner either. I must therefore dis charge him."—Discharged accordingly. SOUTHWARK. William Bucfield, the night-porter at the Catherine-wheel, charged with stealing 3001., the property of Mr. Skipper, at the above inn, again appeared upon his recoguisancee, in order to hear the depositions read over in the presence of the corn plainaut. It will be recollected that, on the last examination, in con sequence of the absence of Mr. Skipper, owing to his fear of being arrested for debt on leaving the court, the magistrate (Mr. Cottingham) issued a warrant to compel his attend ance, and, on the same occasion, refused the application of his solicitor to restore him the MI., to insure his prosecuting the charge. After the proceedings were delayed for a considerable time, Mr. Skipper, accompanied by Mr. Burbidge, his professional adviser, at length made his appearance, and the evidence of the former having been read over by Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, they were signed by him. Mr. Burbidge said that his client having placed his signa ture to the depositiOns, and also entered into his recognisance in the sum of 401. to appear at the next sessions of the Cen tral Criminal Court to prosecute the prisoner, he (Mr. Bar bidge) trusted that now there would be no impediment thrown in the way of the magistrate ordering the inspector who had charge of the 3001. to deliver the whole of it up to the owner. Mr. Corriammaat said, that in a case of such a nature as the present he considered it necessary to have a guarantee for the attendance of Mr. Skipper at the trial. But he must confess he had his doubts on the subject, which were increased by the apathy already shown by that gentleman on former occasions, as well as in the present :instance, to attend, and that was only procured in consequence of a warrant being issued to compel him. Those were the reasons why he ( Mr. Cottingham) thought it expedient to retain possession of the 3001, although he admitted at the same time that the pro duction of the money on the the trial was not in his opinion necessary, as it was already proved to belong to the prose cutor and would form no link in the chain of evidence when the case was brought before a jury. Still he had known in stances where, under nearly similar circumstances, juries wished to have the money produced in court, and he should not wish that any failure of justice occurred thisparticular.he transaction on account of the non-production of prdse cutor's money. He repeated that there were extraordinary facts connected with this case that rendered it necessary, for the sake of public justice, it should be thorou e g x h h ly ib i i n te v d yestbi gated ; and as so much hesitation was already the prosecutor to appear at that court, still greater difficulty might occur in his appeari t n t t behfaomre)ajury could ; notan d e , n t u e n r d t a e i r n such circumstances, he the application of sati(cAtilorn. money without he p itiCncg u ed t h o e n one s restoration uretyo f of 3o/ I‘ . l r. besides S kipPe hi s s own personal recognisance of 401. to appear and prosecute the charge. Ile had no objection to accept of his solicitor's surety to that amount. ge, h av ing consulted with his client, exp resse d Mr.l P rb gne to become his bail for the above amou n t, on his willingness con dition that the magistrate directed the 300/. t o b e restored to the owner. Mr. CorrtscatAm said that as his suggestion was acceded to he should order the immediate restoration of the whole of the money; and the required bail having been accepted, the accused was committed for trial to the next session. Bail, however, was immediately put in, for the prisoner's appearance to answer the charge, and he was liberated from custody. It will be necessary to state that the accused has been at large on hail since the first examination, his employer, Mr. gander, the landlord of the Catherine-wheel, having so high an opinion of his honesty, from the lengthened period 1w has been in his service, that he at once offered to become one of his sureties for his appearance on the trial. [ADvERTIBEMENT•j—:)EVERE COLDS AND THEIR • HaURIOLTS EFFECTS READILY REMOVED BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.— This fine Medicine will do more real service in three days in the cure of the most obstinate coughs and colds, even when seriously affecting the lungs, than any other medicine in the universe; and where there is much accumulation of phlem in the respiratory organs, by these Pills it is immediately carried oft through the bowels—thus the patient gets instantly relieved, and a radical cure is insured by a little continuance its the same course. The asthmatic, or those suf fering from tightness of the chest or difficulty of breathing, should try the virtue of this surprising remedy. Sold by ;Al druggist.. auti at Professor Pistalkshment, 214, SI lar,d, London. Advices from Point-a-Pitre to the 20th of De— cember stare that the prospects of the sugar crop were satisfactory, and that nothing but the continuance of tine weather was required to complete the work, the manufacture having already co:nmeuced. The price of good descriptions wu from 251. to 28f. The shipments for the year to - 'the 30th of N9Yemi.ier amounted to :25,5:27,2110 of discount was 12 pot cent, per auuutu; Oiiis cow manded th per cent. preminui. MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at Great Oakley, Essex, Captain Brook Bailey, of the Bombay Artillery, to Emily, youngest daughter of John Sansuns. Esq., of Harwich. DIED. On the 31st nit., the truly Venerable John Oldershaw, Arc h " deacon of Norto.k.,:lgal 93. Ott the 20th ult., at Cairo, Henry, eldest son of Sir Ott the 2-,! inst., Yealmpton, Devon, CaA tia Ari.t.r Kay, goY al Ettgitteer4, 51. On the sth inst., at Hose Cott age , N ew . road, Hammersmith , R. LytOrd, Esq , aged 57. , I. Russell, Bart. Oil the sth inst., at Twickenham, Mr. Thomas Buck, aged 62. On the Bth inst., Susanna Charlotte, wife of 11. J. Ilall, jun., Esq., of Blackheath-park, aged 23. -- _ - n: Printed and Published by AIITEDO YOIJNC. et 7.'n. 117. Printer, at Die Sun Offlee. Hr. 112". -' • ir. t 2. l'r.ciuct of the Savoy. I n th e County of Ailddleeex t Friday. re bruary 12, 1847. THREE TIRE OLDS. Colt, by Inheritor, out of Calypso Enchanter. Colt, by Inheritor, out of Calypso's dam Ulysses. Filly, by Ascot, out of Languish Lethargy. Colt, by the Augean, out of blorea St. Mungo. Colt, by lletnian Platoff, out of Velveteen Veroaitz. TWO TEAR OLDS. Sister to Intrepid (half-bred) Reality. Colt, by Elis, out of Spangle Glitter. Cult, by Erymus, or Commodore, out of El phine, Elcho Castle. Cult, by Charles the Twelfth, out of Morsel.. Oscar. How TO READ THE DEBATES.—AS it is really a day's labour to read the debates—and it is a luxury which only gentlemen possessing 1,0001. a-year can afford —we advise persons who wish to acquire some knowledge of the Legislature of their country, and yet have their business or pleasure to attend to, merely to glance over the " hears" and the "cheers," which are interspersed, like so many glow-worms, along the dark, interminable lanes of type. The "laughs" also are worth stopping in one's dreary journey to listen to ; and an " order from the Speaker" may also justify a momentary stoppage ; but when there is nothing but a gloomy expanse of level, un broken, barren-looking print before the reader, we recom mend him to run over it as fast as he can, not to make a single Ptop, but to jump over each member's style in the most expeditious manner. The spots we have marked are the only places worth halting at—the few oases in the grand Parliamentary desert—all the rest is dust, dust, dust, nothing but dust, which wouM blind in time the strongest pair of eyes, and lay up the most indefatigable reader. By pursuing this line of march the bold traveller who intends running through the Arabian Petrrea of debates, will get to the end of his day's journey in the early part of the morning, and will have all the afternoon for resting himself. With a feeling of the truest benevolence we wish him a happy jour ney.—Punch The Queen of Prussia, according to accounts from Berlin, was taken suddenly and seriously ill at the com mencement of last week. Her Majesty, we are glad to learn by the hulletius issued by the Couit phyaioiand, isprugresaing towards conYaleiesnce. .►...-...:-mss LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, FEB. 11.—Wind N.W., mot: 4 mm breeze and Cull- DOVER FEB. 10.—Wind N.W., str.mig , — And- i rraol4 Sainthall, Jamaica, for Bremen. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 10.—Wind N. to N.;W.--,Sld. Ann, Cape of Good Hope nod Madras; Mira Ada, Antigua. I3RI,TOL, FEB. N.—Arrd. Sy b,.115, IV:swains. COWES FEB. Io.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. _Louis 3 Coors Weneke, Rio Janeiro; St. Thomas's Packet, St.. Doi ningo. LIVERPOOL, FEB 10.—Wind S., fresh --And.. Walpole, Richariis ,, n, New York. Ski. Rimar, VAlparait=o, The :harlos Brownell, for Valparaiso, and the Mil: on, for Bahia, were in contact ;act evening in the river, and both rec eired some damage. 4..'1.T0E, FIB 7.—Wind N.—Sld. James Evriing, jamava; Agnes Sop Lil, Matanzas. %VAT& .FOXD, ELL B.—Wind N.E. to N.N.ll.—Sld. Mar garet, New York. CoaK, FES. B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Pan ama, Callao; Esk, Bahia. The Lovely .Mary, Stant , on, Waterford to Newfoundland, has put in here with masts c at away, and part of cargo thrown overboard in a hurric.tne, lat. 24, long. 37. LownosnittotY.—Acrd. Canonicus, CoDeland, New York. Si.i. Maria, New York. LEITH, Fen. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Joanna, atit. John's. BIODLINGTOX, Fan. 10.—The Charles, Clay, :ffrom Boston to Stockton, is on the south pier, and likely - .10 be much damaged. MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERI; AY. ) At ZIA/ GATE A.ri AD Era is There was a very steady trade here, and prices were W supported. Beef, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d: 48 21 to 5s 2d; and Pork, 33 6d to 4s 10d per 81b5. by the carcase. MEAT DIA.72BET S. SOUTHALL, FEB. 10.—Prime Beasts and Sheep COo' manded a very steady inquiry, at full prices. In all 001 kinds of su ck next to nothing was doing. Bee, 4 from 3s to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s to ss; Veal, 4s to 45 10a and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Blbs., to sink the offala. ROMFORD, FEB. 10.—We had an improved dmand 6 each kind of stock at our quotations —Beef, froth 3s to 4s 4d; Mutton, 35 10d to sa; Veal,4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. &clung Calves, 18a to 293; .quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 188 ; and Mach Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 18! each. LEWES, FEB. 9.—Beef, from 3s 4d to to 4s 6d ; Mutton , 4s 2d to 55 2d; Veal 4s 2d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 43 to 4s 6d per 81bs. A moderate supply, and a steady tt ide. HAY MASK JeTab. SstrreFmn.— Meadow Hay, 2! 5a to 31.165; Clover ditto, 3115 s to 4! 17s ; and Straw, 11 10$ to 11 14s per load. A short supply, and a steady trade. Comscm.ss,.—Meadow Hay, 21 83 to 41; Clover ditto, 31 53 to 41 158; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 15a per load. Trade firm, at the above quotations. WHITECHAPIL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 8/ 15a; Clover ditto, 31 us to 5/; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 143 per load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Feb. 11, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In Ezgland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I HAZLET. OATS. I RYE. I I BEANS. "%At PRICE .. 1 73s 10,1 53s 8d 338 Od 55s 9d 1 54 s 3d 575 Du The Duties on roreign Grain are now suspended. A private letter, received at Marseilles, from Algiers, has brought the intelligence that the 19th Beg' merit has fallen into an ambuscade prepared by the Arab!• and the entire body made prisoners. Marshal Bugeas ° has not disclosed this event, although it is generally known at Algiers. Mr. R. Peel, eldest son of Sir Robert Peel, has re' turned to Switzerland from a tour in Italy, and has been ar pointed Chargé d'Affaires at Berne, in the absence of Dir. fierier, the British Minister resident there. We are requested to state that the account of the illness of Sir John Gladstone, inserted in The Sun, i s gr eet/ exaggerated. Sir John has been unwell, but by the last at" counts had nearly recovered. FALL OF Two HOUSES IN LONG ACRE _Twee' day morniog. shortly before twelve o'clock, an ac iden! wliich, under the circumstances, might have been attende d with fatal consequences, occurred in Long-a , :re. The .. improv, ments 'cinch have lately taken place in Out district, mov e particularly in that portion of it in which a direct communication 'between Holborn and the Strand is contemplated, have rendered necessary the reme l t' of meny houses contiguous to the new church of $ l. Giles's-iti-the-Fields. At the point where Hanover-str eet intersects Loug•acre several houses have been taken down by consent of their occupants ; still the intended im prey •inents have remained some time in abeyance Is cantle luence of the opposition of Mr. Hersey, the pro prietor of an adja:.elit tavern, who declared that as Tong as be held a lease from the Mergers' Company 13 „. would rather perish in the fall of his house than surrenu e ' without adequate compensation. 1 few evenings bef? e rel d this declaration, Mr. Kensall, the district surveyor, peigL A out to Mr. Hersey the danger t o w hi c h hi s h ouse subjec'''' him, recommending, at the same time that precautions/ measures should be adopted for averting the danger tkat threatened him. Ad these remonstrances were unavailing: A few moments before the fall "a crackling" was beard, andL Mr. Hersey having been forewarned, recomme nded all a ' . inmates to retire from the premises. Shortly afterwards, the walls fell in with a fearful crash. Pictures and looking, glasses are still hanging on the walls, as may be observed _ by nassers-by, but the greatest danger exists houses may fall, owing to the slightness of the fett!!‘l_, tion on which they are constructed. The second honAl s tnyr e , ll was that of a Mr. Clark, livery-stable keeper- - ru it fortunately were contiguous to Mr. Hersey's prem i ses , but. that _ot s that which his hasassistants involved bad theleft the destruction occurrence,happened amount of property. MISSING MAII.S.—The following bags had not sr prelses ebiefaorevatisi: rive., at the General Post-office, Wednesday morning :—Deal, Atetegate, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Wingham, Lewes, Battle, M. Leonard's, Bilston. Bishopscastie, Brackley, Chirk, Beltaat, Cork, Clonmel, Derry, Drogheda, Galway, Holyhead, Iron bridge, Limerick, Newry, Wexford, Newport (Salop), Newport (Monmouth), Newtown, Oswestry, Presteign, Shif nall, Shrewsburv, Wednesburf, Welshpool, Wellington (Salop), Bridgend, Cardiff, Chepstow, Cowbridge, Llanelly, Neat h, Swansea, Taibach, Aberystwith, Abergavenny, Builth, Burford, Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Coleford, Cluckwell, Havant, Haverfordwest, Horridean, Liphooks Peterstield, Hobspoint, Kingston, Llandillo Llandorrey, Llangadock, Lampeter, Merthyr Tydvil, Milford, Monmouth , Narbeath, Pembroke, Northlench, Nuneham,Ross, Pbay_adees S'. Clears, Tenby, Usk, Waterford, Amersham, High' Wycombe, Stokenchurch, Tetsworth, Theme, Whately, Hun gerford, Arundel, Bognor, Chichester, Emsworth, and Hasle mere. In addition, the following have been due since yes: terdav, viz., Arundel, Cardigan, Emsworth, Lewes, and Merthyr Tydvil, making a total of ninety-two mails due. MUISDER.—A dreadful murder was committed on Sunday evening at Newbrough, in the southern division of the county of Northumberland, about four miles from Hot ham. It appears there had been a christening that den which in that part of the country is usually a season of fee tivity; and after the parties had been at church they re; paired to an inn in the village of Newbrough to partake s' some refreshment. While there a man of the nam e of Welsh, who is a labourer in a quarry in the neighbeer; hood, took some improper liberties with the women 0 ` the christening party, and Made use of indecent lan guage, which called for the interference of the father of the child, a person of the name of Proud. When Frond and his party left the house; Welsh followed and went in the same direction; and some wrangling took place be tween the parties on the read. They had not, however, proceeded far, when Welsh went up to Proud, seized hint by the head, and pulling it back cut his throat with a knife se severely, that the unfortunate victim died almost immediately After committing the horrid deed Welsh ran off, and called at the same public-house as the party had been at, where be called for a pot of wl:kky, and having drunk it he stated to the mistress of the house that it was the last time she would see him. He then left and hastened to the Fourstones station on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Ou reaching it, he seems to have been entirely overcome, partly by the liquor he had taken, end partly by the exertions he had made to flee from the locality of his crime. In the meantime intelli gence of the murder spread over the village, and the con stable was dispatched on horseback in pursuit of the mur derer, whom he found in a public-house at the Fourstones station, and immediately al'prebendcd. An inquest was held on Tuesday, before Mr. Reed, the coroner for the county, when the facts above stated were detailed in evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner, who . was committed on the Coroner's warrant to Morpeth gaol fur trial at the ensuing assizes. SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. V. Standaeld, of the firm of Newbutild and Co., manufacturers of cutlery, Sheffield, was at the Duke's Arms, Marlborough, last Thursday, and up to seven in the evening, in perfect health. He then walked to the post.ollice, put in his letters, returned to the hotel, and was a corpse in less than an hour. Disease of the heart was the immediate cause of death. Deceased was thirty-five years of age, remarkably sober, and, in everyre spect, a quiet, abstemious man. He died in the commercial room, in the presence of Mr. Dallimore and two other tra vellers. SELF-ACCUSATION OF A MURDERER.—On Satur tay evening, John Lincoln, of Thorpe, cattle-dealer and butcher, met Allen, F 4, of the fire-brigade, and said he They wanted to get a heavy secret off his mind. went into the King's Head, in Davey-place, and there Lincoln told the constable, that his housekeeper had had a child by him, and that they had murdered it between them, in August last, by immersing it in a tuts. Allen, in consequence, went to In spector Copeman, and gave him information. They after wards obtained a warrant, and both the man and woman were apprehended on Monday, and brought before Mr. S. Bignold. After an examination they were remanded. On Thursday they were again brought before Mr. Bignold; when Lincoln denied his former statement in toto, saying, when he was drunk he was the biggest liar in England. There being no corroborative evidence, and no body having been found, the prisoners were discharged, on payment of 40s. expenses They stated before the magistrate that they were man and wife, and had been married about 11 years. Since this inquiry the police, Allen and Charlesworth, have been over to Blutield, and it appears that the 'body of a child was found wrapt up in a cloth about ten years back. The mater remains a mystery at present, but further investiga tion,will take pla ce respec ti ng it.—. Nor folk Chronicle. he officers, non-commissioned officers, &c., of the 53d (Shropshire) F oo t, are a b ou t t o erec t a monum ent in . Shrewsbury Church, in honour of their brethren who fell in india. /1112771.1. At Allahatsad, the lady of Captain T. M. E. poorhouse, 35th Regi ment Light Infantry, of a eon. On the 2d inst., at Southampton, the wife of Robert Boucher, E 54., R.N., of a daughter. On the Gth lust., at 7V:timer, the wife of J. 11. Baker, Esq.. Cora tnanler, R.N., of a daughter. On the 6th inst., at Morden Rectory, Surrey, the wife of the Rev. IV. (', Rattles Flint, of a son. On the 7th iust., iu New Cavendish-street, Mrs. Lionel Booth. of A daughter. On the 7th lust., nt Rugby, Warwickshire, the wife of T. 1)81:3 ns, Esq., of St. Vincent, of a sou. On the Sth lust., at Bush Hall, Hatfield, the wife of Thomas D. Brairoil hay, Esq., of Mickletleld-green,ef a daughter. On the 9th Inst., Mrs. l'eter Hore, of a son.