The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD CIRCUIT —Gloucester, April 6. Business commenced to-day soon atter twelve o'clock. The calendar contains the names of 73 persons, of whom two a-e charged with murder, five with manslaughter, two with sacrilege, tive wi.h anon, four with robbery, mine with burg laries, two with forgeries, two with con ecaling the births of children, two with cutting and wounding, two with uttering counterfeit coin, and the rest with larcenies. There were 36 causes entered for trial, of which three are fcr special juries. In the Crown CoUrt no case of interest arose during tb• day. CIVIL SlDE:—(Before Mr. Justice MAULE, and a Common Jury.) BINGHAM V. EVANS. sting and Mr. Skinner appeared for the plaintiff, andSW.Uodaon for the defendant. This was an action against an auctioneer at Chelten ham, to recover the balance of the proceeds of a sale witioh he had made under the plaintiff's direction. The defame wit that he had paid the amount in question to a person, whom the plaintiff had employed as her g eneral agent in windi up the affairs of her brother, to whom the was executrix. This person, who described himself as at accountant, stated that he had g ot a cheque fu r ) w h or t h e tinount from Evans, and given it to the plaint returned it to him, and that he then went to toe bank antreceivea the amount. The plaintiff gave no receipt for the moll" (about 721), and signed no document whatever respecting it. Some other witnesses proved t. that the plaintiff had employed this person as her a n ent. The however, did not en place implicit faith in them, gad found for the CI RC UlT.—Taunton, April 6. WESTEILN,, CROWN TG —kßefore Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) John Shearn, George Shearn, and James Hawkins were Indicted for as saulting and robbing John Godfrey of a pur r and two sovereigns at Midsummer Norton, on the M 12th of September. r. Stone was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Banniibrs defended the prisoners. This was rather a singular case. Mr. Godfrey stated that be was an aNcled clerk to a Mr. Govet, who had o ffices at Midsummer Norton, close to which village Godfrey resided. About half-past eight in the evening of the 12th of September Godfrey was going home from the post-office. When he had got about 200 yards from the post-office, and within 100 yards of his own house, hp saw four men ; one of them (John Shearn) came up to him, caught him by the collar, and bellowed in his face ; the three others then came up, and made the same bellowing noise. They jostled him, and went away to wards the village. He found his pocket torn down. He followed them and overtook them, when they again began making the bellowing noise. A mob of 150 or 250 people collected and made bellowing noises at him. He pushed through them to a window in which there was a light, and he was then enabled to recognise the other two prisoners (George Shearn and Hawkins) as the persons who had first attacked him. lie went into a house, and remained there for nearly two hours before the mob had dispersed. He then went home, and then found that his purse, containing two sovereigns and a half, was gone. In his cross-examination the witness said that Mr. Govet lived in London, but the witness carried on busi ness for him in the country. He had had occasion to sue a great number of people, and there was a strong feeling against him in the minds of the poor : he had become a very unpopular man. John Shearn had an noy,e.d him before. It was proved that John Shearn had, left the village, A fter this, but had come forward voluntarily to-Jay to take his trial. For Qie prisoners, it was urged that this was no rob bery, btit ttat the parties had a strewg feeling of dislike against Godfrey, and intended to insult and annoy, but not to rob him. Mr. Justice CFIESSWELL, in summing up, said the at • torney was adopting a most irregular and improper practice in allowing an articled clerk to transact his business in the country while he himself was living in London. The jury acquitted the prisoners of the felony, but found them guilty of an assault, and they were sen tenced to 14 days' imprisonment in the gaol. Thomas White and James Cave, the witnesses against whom Mr. Justice Cresswell ordered bills of indictment to be pi ferred for perjury, were this morning placed at the bar, andpleaded " Nut Guilty " to indictments for perjury and conspiracy, and traversed their trials until the neat assizes. The Learned JUDGE said the p r i s oners mi g ht be held to bail, W . lute in his own reeo,..nizancee far 80/. and two Burettes in 401. each, and Cave himself in 40/. and two sureties in 201. each. Thomas George Sartin was indicts d for maliciously cutting and wounding Thomas Clarke, with intent to murder him. The prisoner was deaf and dumb, but could read and write well. Mr. Gant, the governor, anted as inter preter when it was requisite. Mr. Allen was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Saunders for the prisoner. It appeared that on the 30th of December, about five o'clock in the afternoon, the prosecutor, who was a painter at Bath, was going ht , me. Upon turning . a corner the prisoner rushed upon him and collared hint with the left hand, and cut him in the neck and face with an instrument he held in the other. It was a sharp in strument. The prosecutor, finding himself cut, threw the prisoner down, and then went for a policeman. When he returned the prisoner was gone. The prose cutor bad known the prisoner for three or four years, but bad never had any quarrel with him. Their wives were distantly related. The prisoner was aaen with a long knife in his hand to rush upon the prosecutor. When the prisoner was taken into custody he wrote on a slate, " I did it wilfully." He then rubbed that out, and wrote, " I threw the knife down a grating in Cornwall buildings." He then rubbed that out, and wrote, " I did it because I was jealous of him, as my wife had one child by him." The knife (a smsll dessert knife) was found is the grating, as described by the prisoner. There was a wound on the left jaw, and on the back part of the scalp; they must have bean inflicted by two cuts. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, with i n t en t t o d o grievous bodily harm, but strongly recommended him to mercy. Sentence deferred. NORTH WALES CIRCUI l'.—Chest.!r, April 6. CROWN COURT.—(B:dore Mr. Justice WicriTmcg.) Zhomas Jones, 23, was indicted for feloniously stab -131- Joseph Edge, with an intent to do him some grievous bodily harm.' The prosecutor and the prisoner were both mariners, and their vessels on the 26th of August last were lying in dock at Runcorn. About seven o'clock on the evening of that day they went to the inn to get a glass of grog together. On goingt rom the public-house the prisoner and a lad belonging to his flat quarrelled. The prisoner was about to punish him, when the lad called for help frpm the inrosecutor. Edge interfered, and the prisoner threatened to thrash him also. A sctiffie then took place, and in the coal se of it the prosecutor received a s st4 l e ablaut an inch iu depth on the upper part of his h . e prisoner was found Guilty of the felony. Sen tenced to four months' imprisonment. CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Ju,tice COLTMAN.) he c tses tried in this court during the day were, wiTh one exception, actions for debt of small amounts, and of no public interest—the exception being an action against Mr. Hogan, auctioneer, of Birkenhead, for a tregipass in having wrongfully detained at his sate - rooms a horse and cart, - which had been seized for rent by a bailiff. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, one .arthingt POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Two well-dressed persons of very respectable appear ante, named James Chandler, alias Johnson, and Eliza Temprell, alias Johnson, who have for some time lived together, and well, upon contributions levied upon the Mblic, were c h arge d by Horaford, an o ffi cer of the endacity Society, with having practised one of their ingenious expedients. Mr. Knevitt, assistant-manager, attended. Horsford stated that on Tuesday he saw the prisoners together, and knowing them to be begging-letter im postors he followed them. They stopped in Fleet street, opposite to Messrs. Hoare's banking dions e and the man pointed to the hou se an d spo k e to his 'corn panite. They then walked towards Ludgate-hill, and went into a public-house in Shoe lane, where they re mained a short time. The woman then went by herself to Hoare's banking-house, and after she came out Hors ford nJe inquiries of the porter, and learned that she backleft the following letters for the perusal and chari table consideration of the principals, and that she was to return for an answer:— " St. Mildred's parik, Middlesex, March 19. "Having an accurate kno edge of the circumstances which have occurred to place the family of the late Mr. rimes Palmer in their present embarrassed position in • .°444 3', I have, a t th e request of several of the mo st inti ame crime% of the deceased, authorised this stateme n t Anne V a r ne ll . P to , with aview of enabling the widow , youth, f or wl A cii establish a seminary for the tuition of eoutributiuns of th'eocuPation she is duly qualified, by the promote so prztisewr_whose means will enable them to It will be ren 4em rl u l a "°llect -17th of November last, eil viti that Mr. Palmer died on the the severe losses he sustained desth was accelerated by Frampton, of Old Broad street alnudaenjunetion with t il? the failure of Messrs. successful railway speculations o absolute iadig_enee. The objet CX4llPle'd.rstile family rescue a deeirrvings family from the last t" 15 1 " source of parochial aid; and I do sine " r a ' n 'ul re this statement will meet with that sympeareth'Yytwruhsitelitht merited poverty deservedly meets. " u°- (Signed) W. W. F. Jackson, 51.; T. Th e 2L; Chapman Marshall, 2L; Grissell and Peff,' )l nay, IL; Anonymous, 2 . 1.; Peter Laurie, 2/. (pai d); J. H. Pelly, 21.; Capper and Co., IL; Messrs. Drum . mond, for J. S.,' .5./.; Gosling and Sharpe, 21. ; J ohn Pirre, 31., &c." The second letter purported to be the certificate of a medical gentleman, who has been dead for some time:— "April 10. " I hereby certify that Mrs. Palmer is professionally attended by me, and at present incapable of leaving her borne without as her serious indisposition, arising from an attack of influenza, accompanied with symptoms of • delirium tremens.' " JOHN SCOTT, Surgeon. " 10, New Broad - street." " The keirer is a trustworthy domestic deputed by Mrs. Palmer to her sig na receive any will he given bo ns , for whi c h, if ture nec essary, Wi tne ss then followed the woman, who was joined by the man, and who,returned to the banking-house in about three-quarters of an hour, where she was taken into dusto dy. Tire male prisoner, who had been walking up and down - on the opposin Selo of the way in a very fidgety stite, Was also a ppreb euded. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVI4]NING, APRIL 8, 1 84 ' Another officer of the society recognised the prisoners j as old hands, who prospered exceedingly by pretending to be the victims of every sort of awful calamity. The LORD MAYOR said the list of prete n .ed contri butions contained internal and unmistakeable evidence, in more than one instance, of rank falsehood.—(A laugh.) Sir J. Plum negatived the signatu re of his name, and Mr. G. Magnay stated that the name of " W. Magnay " was not in his brother's handwriting. The female prisoner said she certainly had been guilty of the deception, but disavowed any knowledge of the man. She assured his Lordship that her exertions to support herself deserved any name but that of idleness. On the contrary, mendicancy, as she practised it, re quired great labour, ingenuity, and memory, and the least slip exposed her to detection, of the consequences of whieh she was perfectly aware. The male prisoner said that the fact of his having spoken to the woman in the street did not prove that he knew anything of the papers with which she had pro videl herself. The LORD MAYOR said it was quite obvious that the prisoners turned their peculiar talents to profitable ac count, and sentenced each of them to imprisonment in 1 Bridewell for two months, with the addition, in case of the man, to hard labour. William" Johnson and John Hounslow were charged with having robbed Messrs. Chambers, of Bishopsgate street, ironmongers, of 16,000 nails. The latter pri soner, who was coachman to Messrs. Chambers, had a few days ago, in consequence of the suspicion enter tained that he had been concerned in the robbery, swal lowed so large a quantity of poison that his stomach vomited it at once, and the sickness saved his life. John Spittle, 671, observed Johnson with a heavy bag on his shoulder, and judging from his manner that he had become improperly possessed of it, took him into custody, and soon ascertained that he and Hounslow had contrived to pack tcgether a large quantity of nails i❑ parcels which bore the marks of the prosecutors. John son saidi Hounslow had suggested to him to take the nails, and that they went toge►her to the warehouse in which the property was deposited, and were to be part ners in the produce of the sale. Hounslow, who had acknowledged to one of the police that he knew something of the robbery, now positively denied any knowledge at all of the matter. The prisoners were committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Lawrence and Ernest Sultz, two well-dressed young men, were charged with having picked the pocket of Miss Julia Hammond, in an omnibus. Mit s Julia Hammond, of Elizabeth place, New• road, said she got into an omnibus at Hungerford-market with her sister on Thursday, about 6 o'clock in the even ing. The prisoner Lawrence shortly afterwards got in and placed himself by her side. Sultz followed, and placed himself by the side of her sister. When near the Quadrant, in Regent-street, her sister asked her to lend her some money. She immediately put her hand in her pocket and drew out her purse, in which she had seen a sovereign just before she entered the omnibus. The sovereign was, however, missing, and she told her sister of the loss. Miss Martha Hammond said she was with her sister on Thursday last. As they rode in the omnibus towards Regent-street she felt that some one was trying to take something out of her reticule. She watched, and she observed that the prisoner Sultz, who sat by her side. was acting in a suspicious way. The prisoner saw that he was noticed, and he desisted from his attempt. Wit ness then looked at the other prisoner, who sat by the side of her sister, and she saw him with his hand by her sister's . pocket. Sultz, who appear e d t o not i ce t h at s h e was ooserving his companion, to uc h e d L awrence ' s t o e with his foot. Lawrence drew up his hand quietly, and put something into his waistcoat pocket. Sutra touched Lawrence's foot a second time, and then witness, who suspected that an attempt had been made to rob her sister, asked her sister to lend h. r some money. As soon as her sister produced her purse and stated that she missed a sovereign from it, witness turned to Lawrence and said, " Sir, you have extracted a sovereign from my sister's purse." The prisoner Lawrence replied that the charge was nottrue, as he had two or three sovereigns of his own in his pocket. Witness replied that she saw him place something in his waistcoat pocket , which she had no doubt was the sovereign stolen from her sister. Witness then turned to Suitz, and told him that he had made an attempt to steal something from her bag. The prisoner denied the charge rudely; and , t he attention of the passengers having been by this time attracted to wards them, one of the gentlemen inside said the charge had better be investigated at the station-house. Police-constable Jones, D 37, said he was at the Mary lebone station at the time when the charge was brought. The prisoner Lawrence, when he got out of the omnibus, walked into the station, but went back im mediati ly, saying he wanted to pay the omnibus. Hav ing paid the conductor, he was brought into the station house and searched. In his waistcoat pocket were found a sovereign and a half in gold. On his person were found some keys and two diamond rings, one of some value. On Sultz were found several sovereigns. Police-constable, D 37, stated that the prisoners were both known to the police. Sultz had a certificate on him from the surgeon of tha Penitentiary, to the effect that the prisoner had a bad leg, and could not be put to hard Mr. BINGItAx asked Miss Julia Hammond if she was sure she had a sovereign in her purse when she got into the omnibus? Miss Hammond said, she was positive she placed a sovereign in her purse just before she left ,me. The prisoners, who had a professional adviser, de clined to say anything in defence, and were fully com mitted. WORSHIP-STREET. Mr. John Johnson, a licensed victualler in the City road, appeared before Mr. ArnAd upon a warrant, charged with having, in conjunction with another person not in custody, committed the following violent. assault upon Mr. Thomas Watson, a tradesman residing in the same neighbourhood:— The complainant, who, notwithstanding about a week had elapsed since the occurrence, had one of histeyes terribly cut and contused, stated, that having occasion to enter the parlour of the defendant's house for the pur pose of procuring refreshment on the evening of the 3d instant, an altercation arose between them regarding a document he had taken off the table, and momentarily held possession of in satisfaction of a sovereign due to him, in the course of which the defendant attempted to wrest the paper from him, and, having failed in so doing, was immediately succeeded in the attempt by a friend of his, who rushed at him, and seizing him by the throat, thrust his fingers into his mouth with such brutal roughness, that not only was the back of his mouth seriously lacerated, but one of the strings of his tongue was actually snapped in two. Not satisfied with this degree of violence, he (the complainant) was then seized round the body and forced back over a table, with which his arm came into such violent contact that it was bruised -most painfully from the elbow to the wrist, and had been so seriously injured he had almost lost the rise of it for several days; and he was finally struck such a terrible blow upon one of his eyes that he instantly dropped to the ground in a state of total insen sibility, in which he remained for a considerable time, and his tint no ion of recovery from which was finding himself seated in a chair, and being roughly shaken by some of the persons Ares. nt ; upon which the defendant, on seeing he had reza . n , d his senses, renewed the attack by striking him a violent blow on the side of his head, and was proceeding to further ill-treatment, when he was rescued from his violence by a gentleman in the room, who interposed in his behalf; and facilitated his escape ' fvom the premises. Mr. Heritage, who attended for the defence, addressed the magistrate on behalf of his client, contending that the plaintiff had brought the whole Of the injuries he had received upon himself by his own misconduct, and called a person named Crawford, from whom it appeared that the defendant had some time singe advanced a consider able sup of money to en acquaintance of the com plainanr,tor, which the latter engaged to be answerable, and gave the defendant an I 0 U for the amount. It was this 10 U which was the cause of the contention between them, and on the complainant entering the parlour on the night in question, and the defendant adverting to the value of his acceptance, the former positively • denied that any such document was in exist ence, and dared him to produce it ; upon which the defendant did so, and laid it upon the table, but it was instantly snatched up by the complainant, who retreated with it to the end of the room, and attempted to swallow it ; that a friend of the defendant, upon wit nessing this action, immediately seized Mr. Watson by the throat to prevent it, aid that a violent struggle thereupon ensued between them for the possession of the acceptance, in which the defendant took no part what ever, but which resulted in the complainant and his anta gonist being thrown several times to the ground together; and, a table having been upset in the contest, the com plainant had fallen heavily upen and against it, and received all the injuries he complained of ; no blow whatever having been struck by either of them, and the force used towards Mr. Watson being no more than was absolutely necessary to prevent his swallowing the I 0 U, which he was sworn positively to be apparently doing at the time. The complainant energetically declared that there was not the slightest foundation for the insinuation conveyed in the defence set up ; but Mr. ARNOLD said, that it was impossible for him to come to a satisfactoty adjudication on a case in which such serious ill-usuge was sworn to on one side and so totally denied on the other, and, as it was manifestly a matter on which a jury alone could determine, he should send the case to the sessions, and order the defendant to put in bail to the extent of 50/. to answer the charge. The bail was immediately found, and the defendan thereupon liberated. I' HA. Al ES. George Allison Overton, with inte r-35 years of age, a linendraper, was charged e his first wife a tall, well-dressed man, about marrying with Anna Louisa Foster, while was alive. Pearse J. I) . bachelor, and ok of marriages, fr om which e7, Produced the resister-book by banns on the B etimai.gre ninon , clerk of St. John's district church, Atppeared that George Allison Overton, aarliet Ann Ives, spinster, were firsltlawriyfe,lvaersidsttahtaetcl:tljealY' 1839, married at sh e is aunt to the prisoner's her niece in 1839 she l ' t iir 5116 heard of the marriage of prisoner and her niece John's Church to satisfy herself of the fact. en r t ge St. , and he went afterwards lived together as aw n " by the name of Overton, and carrpiaaendratitzwitfhee business of a linendrapor. The prisoner se Y last three years and eight months ago. fr "' n h d ift w ife witness went to the residence of her on !tie?: - 1. 4 then from home , but on the following day sie w " n ei s :L a a letter from her stating that she intended if re p: s *l;l e to present herself at the police-court, but she had not done so. In cross-examination by Mr. Pelham, the witness said the prisoner and her niece quarrelled in the street, and he returned to his dwelling in Limehouse causeway, put his goods in a cart, and left the neighbourhood. He re . fused to allow his wife to accompany him, and used threatening language towards her. She (witness) had no doubt her niece left the prisoner in consequence of his ill usage. Her niece was afterwards reduced to great distress, and she sent her to Yarmouth, where her friends resided. She never heard that her niece was unfaithful to her husband, but he had been very unfaith ful to her. She never heard the prisoner was a man of unsound mind. Witness heard of the second matriage some time ago. The mother of the prisoner married his wife's father. Mr. Pelham—l see—it was a family compact. Anna Louisa Foster stated that she was married to the prisoner at Whitechapel Church on the 22d of July last. He married her in the name of George Hoshaiah Allison, and she never knew him by any other. When she first became acquainted with him he was in business as a linendraper, and she was in the habit of making pur chases at the shop. He paid his addresses to her for 12 months previously to their marriage. On or about Christ mas last he told her that he was married to another wo man, and that he did not like to mention it before, a 3 he feared the news would distress her. She continued to live with him until the 23d of February last, when they had a few words, and, after kissing her, he said she would never see him again, and left home. She had not seen him since the 23d of February until that day. The witness fainted away when she had given her evi dence, and was carried out of court.. Robert Sheffield produced the certificate of the reg'ster of the last marriage at Whitechapel Church. Mr. YARDLEY said, the case must go before a jury, and there was not a single extenuating circumstance in the case to justify him in t a ki ng b a il. He committed the prisoner for trial. LAMBETH. John Phillips, the son of a o.,entleman of respectability, was charged with exposing his person in Coldharbour lane, Camberwell, on the preceding evening. The case was clearly proved, and when the prisoner was called on for his defence, his father, who seemed very much affected, rose and said that for many years his son had been the source of the greatest possible un happiness to him, and after dissipating a very handsome property, had enlisted in the 45th Regiment. Soon after he accompanied his regiment to India, and had been i❑ all the desperate battles during the last two years. The awful description of the carnage he had witnessed, which he had sent home, induced him (the father) to send out a sum of money to purchase his discharge, ani he con sequently came home. On his arrival, a short time since, his head was one mass of blister, and it was his im pression that this must have affected his mind. During the whole of his former prc.fligacy he had never known his wretched son to be guilty of any such offence as the present, and if it was his Worship's opinion that he had been really guilty of the charge he should be the last to screen him. _ Mr. ELLIOTT felt perfectly satisfied of the prisoner's guilt, and committed him to the House of Correction for three months. ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK. On Tuesday morning, at 11 o'clock, a meeting of the parishioners of St. Stephen's, NValbrook, was held in the vestry of the parish church for the election of church. wardens for the ensuing year. The chair was taken by the Rev. Dr. Croly, the vicar. Not more than 20 per sons were present. The minutes of the last meeting of the vestry having been read and confirmed, Mr. NV. ROCK, churchwarden, observed, that it was now twelve months since the last vestry meeting was held in this parish. The reason of this was, that in the intervening time several questions relating to paro chial affairs had been under the cognizance of courts of law ; and it was therefore felt unnecessary to continue the meetings which they had been accustomed to hold in that place. The litigated questions to which he re ferred had, however, now been decided, and he was happy to say that in every instance the decision had been in favour of the parishioners, and against the sel , et vestry. The Judges of the Court of Common Pleas had unanimously declared the election of Alderman Gibbs to the office of churchwarden to be illegal and void. Those with whom he (Mr. Rock) acted had been ad vised, by the legal authorities they had consulted, that the effect of this decision was to put an end entirely to the select vestry in the parish of Walbrook. Triere could be no doubt that there had originally been a select vestry in the parish ; but in order to preserve a custom it was necessary, when that custom was at variance with the common law, that it should be strictly adhered to. In this case the custom had been departed from, and the result was that the vestry of St. Stephen's, Wal brook, would henceforth be an open vestry.—(Hear, hear.) It was true that Alderman Gibbs bad inti mated his intention to appeal against the unanimous de cision of the Judges of the Common Pleas, but it was of course open to him to take any measure that he might choose to asLipt. The meeting was aware that during the last four years a Chancery suit had been carried on between Alderman Gibbs and himself (Mr. Rock), in which the parish was not immediately concerned. He (Mr. Rock) had pledged himself several years ago that he would extract some account from Alderman Gibbs, and that pledge he had now fulfilled.—(dear, hear.) It was necessary, in the course of the suit to carry the accounts into the office of one of the Masters in Chan cery, and at that time Alderman Gibbs' . accounts ex hibited a balance of upwards of 1,8001, which he claimed afterthe L i s n o v o e i s t ; i g a a t i e n a g t t h h e e avc Vice - n c t h s e s e t e r l t l i e c k r from the parish of Walbrook, The M a ster, however, o subsequently f decided that the remaining 5001. could not be recovered by Alderman Gibbs. This claim of 1,8001. was, therefore, annulled, and all the money that Alderman Gibbs had received since the commence ment of these proceedings would go to the credit of the parish. As the income of the parish was above 7001. a year, and as upwards of three years had elapsed since legal prose 'dings were commenced, it followed that Alderman Gibbs had now in hand from 2,000/. to 2,300/. or 2,400/. to the credit of the parish ; for during the three years he (Alderman Gibbs) could not have ex pended more than 180/. or 2001. The parishioners had achieved in this, struggle all that they had desired to obtain; and they now demanded payment from Alder man Gibbs of the amount which had accumulated in his hands during the last three years. He hoped the pa rishioners would take care that the accounts of the parish were more regularly kept by their future church wardens. After a few words from Mr. FLIGHT, expressing his concurrence in the observations of the previous speaker, Mr. CUNLIFFE observed, that he was sure the meeting would admit that the late churchwardens, Messrs. Rock and Flight, deserved the thanks of the parishioners for the trouble they bad taken with regard to the matters which had been referred to, and he begged to move their re-election to office for the ensuing year. The motion was seconded by Mr. KENDRICK, and was unanimously adopted. The 11ev. CUAIRMAN called the attention of the meeting to the state of the parish church, which, he observed, was most scandalous. He had said three years ago that the church was not in a fit state for the per formance of divine service, and he might now repeat the statement with much greater force. Ills only surprise was, that any congregation assembled in the edifice, tor, independently of the possible casualty of the roof falling down, the cold during the recent inclement weather had been almost insupportable. The church was in a state of utter insolvency. There was a sum of 140 guineas due to the organist; the sextoness had a claim for up wards of 2731 ; and four years' stip( rid, about 1601., was due to himself (Dr. Croly) as lecturer. Mr. It ,Cl: observed, that a notice had been published, signed by Mr. Alexander and Mr. Ramsay, convening a parish meeting for Friday next. He considered, there fore, that they ought to ascertain the names of all the select vestrymen, that they might know veith whom they were fighting—whether with men of substance or with men of straw. As Mr. Flight and himself had been chosen churchwardens of the parish, he wished to tell any gentlemen who might claim to act as churchwardens that his colleague and himself were ready to declare war to the knife. If any other persons took any step as churchwardens, he could assure them that actions would be commenced the next day. Dr. CROLY indmated his intention to attend the meeting on Friday. A vote of thanks was then given to the Rev. Chairman and Messrs. Rock and Flight, and the proceedings terminated. EDUCATION IN ROME. THE EVENING SCHOOLS. (From the Roman Advertiser.) There are many elementary schools for the benefit of the children of the people, diffused throughout b er o f w the re g i ons o f R ome, and collecting so large a num itthhetyhoosue of youn g as Paris, to be London, able to and stand otherin competi tioncap capitals. . We shall here limit ourselves to giving some account of the nocturnal schools, which, coming to the aid of the diurnal ones, complete the system of popular education, in supplying instruction for those children who are obliged to work during the day, and have no time to pass in school except the early hours of the evening. The nocturnal schools of Rome had their origin in 1819, by means of Giacomo Casoglio, a carver in wood, who, from love towards his fellow artizans, conceived the design of collecting their children in the evening, in a large chamber in the Via Guila, where, besides the catechism, he taught them reading and a little writing, attracting his young pupils by presents. This labour, so much of love, but so imperfect in the hand of an artizan, was assisted the very same year by the Nocturnal Oratory, which Monsignor Giannoli opened near the school, in the Church of St. Nicola degli Incoronati. The oratory asssisted the school during the life of Casoglio, and afterwards the good priests oontinued the work commenced by the artisan. But this seed soon bore much greater fruit, when the Advocate Gigli, full of benevolence towards the people, opened, in 1830, a school at his own expense, in St. Maria de Marche giani' which locale being too small, it was afterwards transferred to St. Simone e Guida. He founded an other in Borgo, in 1833, and desiring to extend these benefits over the whole city, transferred that of St. Simone e Giuda to a more suitable place at the Mar chera d'Oro, so appointing it that it might be taken as a model for all the rest. But, whilst bent on these charitable designs, death cut him off in the time of general mourning, 1837, when, having converted his school into a house of relief, and going every day with the others who recruited in the task of nursing, to the houses of cholera patients, he was seized by the disease, and • h dthe • t . of his peris e victim singular charity , But though he was dead, his work did not die With. interrupted by !' l l, as the two schools, although ordinary s this calamity' and deprived of their Palottapassed into the hands of the Abate , succours , model of be stored them to the' benevolence, who not only re- Pristine: state, but remitted the funds in the amount of the deficit sustained ip the interval, exerted himself so much that the aids augmented, and prevailed upon his parishioners, who were subsidiaries of the Cassa di beneftePhza, to contribute two scudi a month in those places where the schools had been opened. By such pious industry, he increased the revenue to 500 s - mdi, with which he was enabled to open a new school in the Via dell'Arancio. When he was obliged to leave Rome on account of his health, the Cardinal della Porta, then vic Ir, perceiving the utility of these schools, took their interest greatly to heart, anal confirmed the pious society by the decree, " Delle scuole notturna di religiose,'' under the in vocation of the Vergine Addolorato, some being de sired to contribute by money, others by labour. In order to increase the benefits resulting, he desired to place them under the guidance of a mall who might be their voluntary director and promoter, as was found in Monsignor Morichini, who having already assumed the direction on the instance of Pallotta, retained it with hearty willingness, accord ing to the wish of the Cardinal. It was not possible that the choice could have fallen better than on this individual, in respect for whose genuine modesty we shall only say, that his ability of mind and benevolence of heart are known to all. If the, uni versal interests of the Church, and the recompense of merit in such a prelate, ought not to be paramount to particular advantages, the loss that Rome has sustained in so energetic an ecclesiastic would be too severe. [He has been elevated to the dignity of Nuncio at the Court of Bavaria.] It was then that an established order was given to this institution, the administration set on a firm basis, the regulations compiled, and the instruction determined. Then (1829) its course became continually more progres sive, and its benefits gradually extended over the principal centres of the city, The truly apostolic zeal of the good priests, and the assistance of charitable and distinguished , persons, gave increment to the pious work, and since 1841 the regulations in regard to the institution, the worship, and in s t ruc ti on , h ave been in print. In respect of the first, all is confided to a directive council, composed of president, vice president, directors of the schools, secretary, and accomptant. The president is chosen by the council, and the members of this by the general session of the society, this last being composed of associates, some exercitants, some contributors. The council meets once a month, the society on the occasion of the annual balancing of accounts, and for the election of the members of the council, who are in office two years. The evenings of vigils and festivals are dedi cated to religious exercises, when all the schools assemble in their respective oratories, for catechetical instruction, and prayers are given , and two feasts especially celebrat e d, th ose o f th e plater dolorosa and St. Luiga Gonzago. On the afternoons of festivals, the pupils are conducted to some gardens, where they pass their time in amusements till the evening. The schools are opened at the hour of 24, and the in struction begins at a half an hour later, lasting till 1 o'clock, and three-quarters of the night (24 is now 6 o'clock, the first hour of the night 7). Every , school is divided into three classes, in which are suc cessively taught, reading, writing, and arithmetic, and catechism for the last quarter of an hour. In the third class are taught the elements of linear design, and of geometry applied to the arts. Choral music is also taught to some extent, enabling the children to sing at their devotions, and on returning home at night. It certainly awakens peculiar emo tions when, at the second hour of the night (8 o'clock), one meets bands of these children, or hear them as they pass under our windows, singing the praises of Mary, and going to the homes where their mothers receive them with blessings, whilst they bless also the pious care of those who thus train their children in the paths of virtue. CHRISTOPHER COLOMB. True genius is seldom to be put down by clamour, though, unfortunately, instances of' this kind do sometimes occur, and unquestionably had not Felicien David been possessed of strength of mind ,as well high talent, he would have sunk under the storm of abuse so ungenerously raised against him last year, on the occasion of his "Moire," whieh, because the public was disappointed in not finding it another "Desert," was universally cried down as a worthless rhapsody, and its author as something like an im postor. Some of your men of genius would have taken this sorry treatment—and sorry and shabby enough it certainly was—in dudgeon, and forsworn Apollo in a huff —nay, some of our acquaintance would infallibly in such a strait have blown out the small portion of brains appertaining to them ; but M. David did far better—he betook himself, not to Avernus, but to Autt4uil, where he avenged him self on his detractors by writing a symphony, which not only restores him to celebrity, but places him beyond the reach of all future cavil among the first composers of his time. The subject is a grand one, the conception of a man of genius —the discovery of the new world; the title Christophe Colomb, ou, la ' Discouverie tin Nouveau Monde. it was produced at the Theatre of the Conservatoire, for such was the effect of the clamour to which we have alluded that not a lyric theatre would open its doors to the coin poser, and it was to the generous interference of mit. A is Night sat parts—", The Depar ture," of the Princes that this sane, which b e l ongs t o th e Crown, was placed at the disposal of M. D av id. Th e symphony " ii(lited in at h o e four Tropics," "The The Revolt," and " The New World. These are a ll d escr ib e d with an imitative power really wond rous , th oug h the auditor is no doubt largely indebted to a re citative well delivered by M. llen r y, o f t h e O pera Comique, who, by a kind of runn i ng commen tary on the events described, k eeps t h e au di ence au courant of the intentions of the author, like the chorus in the old Greek tragedy. The sub ject opens with the preparations for th e d e p ar t ure o f the expedition, the undulation of the waves, and the ships riding at anchor. being exp resse d w i t h s i ngu l ar felicity. The embarkation amid th e p rayers o f th e people, the signal for sailing, and the departure of the fleet, with the various feelings o f regret and alarm at such a moment experienced by the a d ven t urers an d those who remain behind, were admirably d e pi c t e d, and this part concluded amid loud and long plaudits. The composer subsequently describes the features of a long navigation—the weary calm, the langour of the tropics, a tempest, a dream of home, a revolt on board, and lastly, the sight of the new world ; the rapture of the nearly hopeless sailors at the prospect, and the dances and choruses of the natives ; all were received with applause, which, as the beauties un folded themselves to the audience, ro s e at le n gth to enthusiastic demonstrations of deli g ht. Th e sym phony, we should mention, is not w h o lly instru mental, the subject being developed by several choruses and other vocal morceaux, all of considerable merit, but we must add that the execution seemed on the whole inferior to the work. The composition is of colossal grandeur, and it would demand all the resources of a first-rate theatre to do justice to such a production. MUSICAL MEMORANDA. Mr. Braham has kindly consented to sing at the festi val of the Royal Society of Musicians, on the 19th inst., Lord Saltoun in the chair. Mi,,s Rainforth, the Misses Williams, Miss Maria B. Hawes, Signor F. Lablache, and a host of other eminent vocalists have promised to attend on the occasion. ANCIENT CONCERTS.—FieId Marshal the Duke of Wellington will give a grand banquet on the 21st instant to the directors of the Ancient Coneerts and a select party, previcus to the performance. Mdlle. Lutzer, the celebrate] German cantatrice, will make her debut at these concerts on the occasion. Jullien gives a concert this evening at Manchester, at which Herr Pinhek will sing. He will also sing at several places in the provinces previous to his appear ance i❑ London, which will be at the concert of anciery music. Mr. John Wilson, accompanied by Mr. Land, has S o i x o rp t f t lo i a s ro h me sa, e n n ew t e e ist r h t a a entertainments imtshewenot Music t ue a ds t i cs A uno b oa e ol r ls, d s ei n n isi , et uw a r n iel d . g several his h o i t s h street, next Monday. s3dln'tp,TseErsfu;:rmance by the Amateur Society in Store street, programme for next Fri da ? y , A ' street, will consist of the overture to Rossini's L'ltaliani : Lac rezia a symph o n the y Letterof o g u ; ss s e e i l o eri n o n n d u D oo o t n h i o z v e e tt n i: s s overture to Fidelio.—Conductor, Mr. Rae. The Western Madrigal Society will celebrate its eighth anniversary- on Thursday next, at the Freemasons' Ta vern, when several fine compositions by the old English and Italian writers will be performed by nearly a hun dred voices. Mendelssohn will arrive in London on the 13th inst., and his oratorio, Elijah, will be performed at Exeter Hall, on the 16th, under his direction. Vienxtemps will arrive in London on the 19th inst. from St. Petersburgh, where he has been sojourning for some time, and creating quite a furore by his violin playing. There is a doubt about young JoaChim's paying us a visit this season; nor is Parish Alvers to come; but Godefroid, the eminent harpist, will be here shortly, for the season. The Glee Club will meet on Saturday next at the Crown and Anchor Tav - ern; and the rehearsal of the third Philharmonic Concert will take place in the morn ing of the same day. It is confidently reported that the installation of his Royal Highness Prince Albert will take place at Cam bridge early in July. According to ancient custom, the commencement will begin on Saturday, the 3d of July; and the performance of the Ode on the 6th. As usual, there will be a musical festival, but as yet nothing has been definitively settled. [ ADVERTISEMENT.] SHIN DISEASES.—DR.POWELL'S TESTIMONY OF TIIE EFFICACY OF HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINT MENT.—Extract of a letter, dated 16, Blessington-street, Dublin, Feb. 9, 1847. Professor Holloway.—Dear Sir,—Having devoted my particular attention for some years to the treatment of cutaneous, or skin diseases, 1 think it right to inform you that I hive, in a great many case , recommended the use of your Pills and Ointment, and invariably found them to have the most perfect effect in removing those diseases, even when of a very desperate nature. (Signed) W. E. POWELL, M.D. In cases of scald heads, ringworms, pimples or tetters on the face, the teffect of the medicines is astonishing.— Sold by all druggists, and at . Professor Establishment, 244 , Strand, Lyndon. BANK RETURNS. (Froni the London Gazette.) Au Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth 7ictoria, rap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, 01 the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Cireulation daring the Week ending Sn,tur: day, the 27th day of March, 1847 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Abingdon Bank, Akingdon—Knapp and Co 24,291 Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. 17,054 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,787 Aylsha,n Bank, Avlsham—R. and E. Copeman 6,063 Aylesbury Old Bank, &ylesbury—Rickford and llunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade ';a-.K, - ,4thlock—Wells. Hogg, end Lindsell... 36.230 Barnitarie Bank, Barnstaple—D7ake and Co. 15,308 Basingstoke and Odiha. Bank, Basingstoke— Cole, Seymour, and Cc.. Bedfnid Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford— Trapp, llalfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Crane Bicoster and Oxfordshire Bank an Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb, Wootten, and Co. 26,616 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,887 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham—Lewis, Moilliett, and Co 17.370 _ _ _ 7,572 31antiford Bank, Blandford—Bastard and Oak. 8,305 loston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 72,995 loston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—E. &J. Sealey 10,058 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 37,199 Bros°ley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 23,943 Buckingjham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. fury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Batik ury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 40,457 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb... 50,595 fati - . City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son 3,407 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 37,608 l3irtaingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H _ and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co.: — Bridport Bank, Bridport—S. and W. B. Gundry 23,856 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer _ Burlington and Dritheld Bank, Burlington— Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edniunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rufford, Biggs, and Co. ;lambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons (:'ambrifige and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge—Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and 31,530 12,916 Sons 'hertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste 'olehester Bank, Colchester—hound, Green, and Co. !olchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co 'ornish Bank, Truro—Tweedy and Co !oventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock 'ity Bank, Exeter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. l!hristchurch Bank, Christchurch—Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Moninc uth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes, Locke, and Co 17,989 Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,566 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew, and Co. I )oneaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cook and Co. Dover Union Bank, Dover—Latham, and Co — Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, and Co 81,655 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. H1,459 East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Walford, and Co 57,994 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 33,220 Falcenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 8,999 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight 13,612 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co .5,627 Godaltning Bank, Godalriaing—Mellersh and Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham—Kewney and King 19,424 Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... 13,413 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hady and C 0.... 27,362 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 32,702 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford — Matthews and Co. Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware— s. Adams and Co. [lull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Co 5,657 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel kiempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall tioniton Bank, Honiton—Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. Heroford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 23,386 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. i pswieh and Needham Market Bank, Sliffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexat:ders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. Davies and Co Knighton Bank, Knighton—J. Davies anti Co Knaresnorough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Kna:esborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering—Gotch and Sons... Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C llarv;:y and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, and Ca. Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. Leieester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co I,i,;llSeld Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Liandovery Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe 2,353 6,816 8,454 13,788 43,991 27,211 19,003 `8,860 16,480 24.40 A 7,937 20,280 42,793 9,202 5 ; 406 51,041 35,495 486 30,467 40,883 19,797 88,3G7 23,621 Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. _ _ Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co Manningtree Bank,Manningtree—Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner andPinckney ..................... . Marlborough and North W il t shire New B ank,Marlborough—Ward, Merrima n, and Hillier Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Wi11iam5......... -Miners' Bank, T r uro—Wi llyuma and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and • Newark Bank, Newark—Handley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son . Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Co Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddcock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and . - Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Hetley, Everett, and (10 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Crozon and Co Oxford 'Bank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell Oxford Jid Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson... 01.1 Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells:Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beedling and Suns..... /117...#3....11•144111 7,155 4,063 40,947 13,640 12,257 6,626 14,932 12,188 7,925 17,802 26,888 16,050 7,676 27,971 53,385 35,150 20,523 2,725 43,79 70,557 8,895 5,25 27,11 14,011 28,994 14,821 13,479 35,075 9,854 Average Amount Oxfordshire Witney Bank Witney—Williams, Clinch, and Co 11,738 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 46,255 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 10,795 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—Messrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and: Simpson 11,816 Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—immonas and Co 37,361 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 41.338 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 5,942 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Romsey and Hampshire Bank, Ronasey—Foot ner acid Son Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 15,238 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son l5 661 Rye Bank, Itye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 21,489 Reigate and narking Bank, and Reigate, Croy dun, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co 11,216 Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway 4,136 Saffron Walden and North Esnex. Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, '3carborough—Woodall and Co 22,520 Shrewsbury and Marices.Drayton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Maros, and Co Shrewsbury Old Batik, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shr.wsbury—•Rocke, Eytons, and Co • 43,214 Sittingbourne and Alitton Bank, Sittingbourne —Valiance anti Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddicon and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story 2,740 Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie 22,383 Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 6,368 Stourbridge Bank,Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 14,522 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co, . Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 25,52: St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's--Gib son and Stuart 2,292 4,175 9,823 19,679 9,893 3,040 8,774 Taunton Bank, Taunton-Messrs. Badcock 26,490 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and Co . 12,929 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns ford and Barne 13,065 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston-Yorke and Eland 10,947 Tring Bank and Chesharn Bank, Tring-But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester- , -4T. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Wells and Co 10,354 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Kelynge, Greenway, and Co. 27,854 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield-Lcathaua, Tew, and Co. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester-Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth-Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth-Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech- Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farley, Lavender, and Co. 13,033 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 83,720 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley and Turner Whitby Bank, Whitby-Frankland and Wil kinson Walsall Old Bank, Walsall-Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham-J. and S. Kenrick 2,900 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 12,445 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil-E. and J. Batten York Bank. York-Swann. Clough, and Co 44,338 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 46,043 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, U ttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry arid Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 16,035 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,828 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 19,919 Darlington District Joittt--Stock Banking Com -24,876 pany, Darlington 22,348 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 160,184 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 18,106 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 34,795 Hull Banking Company, Hull 29,345 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,089 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 35,745 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,455 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 24,847 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 27,943 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,720 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 62,830 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 52,106 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Leeds and West Riding Banking Company, Leeds - Leeds Commercial Banking Company, Leeds Ludlow and Tenburyßank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 28,960 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 76,126 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilt:. Banking Company, Melksham 62,901 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 84,091 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 60,114 Pares's Leiccst( rshire Banking Company, Lei cester .... .................... .................. 60,276 Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth.., 2,457 Sheffield Bankiir,g Company, Sheffield 34,274 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamiord. 55,418 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shiate Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridgc Sheffield and liallumshire Banking Company, Sheffield .......... Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banki ng Company, St oiliold Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, 52 098 , Richmond . 48,870 Stockton and Durham County Banking Com pany, 5t0ckt0n....... Storey and Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield . • Suffolk Banking Company, Ip sw i c h Wolverhampton a. id Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 34,812 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 13,125 Whitehaven Joint .Stock Banking .Company, Whitehaven ... Warwick and Leulair_gton Banking Company, Leamington West of England slid South Wales District Beak,BnistQl.. _ 76,787 10,410 13,785 21,320 6,106 61,913 9,873 19,381 9,523 9,510 3,395 17,642 22,880 48,725 30,715 21,727 3,352 22,483 41,426 47,304 9,539 21,554 77,009 Average An' otr Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 75,651 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester... . 33,809 6,365 York Union Banking Company, York 71,075 York City and County Banking Company, York 90,196 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Stamps and Taxes, Api i 1 2, 1847. ASCENT of MR. GALE'S BALLOON. The public curiosity, which had become more than ordinarily excited by the announcement of the intended a 'ent of Mr. Gale, in a balloon of a novel construction, from the grounds of the Rosemary Branch Tavern, at Pa kham, was gratified yesterday. Mr. Gale, those name, though new in this country, as an aeronaut, is well known in New York, and on the continent, ascended at six o'clock, in a splendid balloon, made of silk ma nufactured in Spitalfields, and of the largest dimensions, being capable of containing 34,000 feet of gas. This ~ erial machine has been already descr:beJ, and it is, therefore, needless again to set forth wherein it differs from the old and somewhat antiquated machines hitherto employed in voyages through the skies. It has reser voiga to receive the dishargcel gas, is of a lighter con ' struction as to the car, and is less encumbered with grapnels and other appatatua, and has an improvement in the valves and other more minute parts. The infla tion was commence l at ten o'clock, with a pressure of five inches, the gas being supplied by the Metropolitan has Company, and measured by means of one of De frie's dry gas meters, of which the accuracy and the ex cellence are most surprising. By three o'clock, 28,900 feet of gas had passed into the balloon, and it was in state to ascend ; but as the hour advertised for the ascent was later, and as much company was expected to arrive about five o'clock, the ascent was postponed till a later hour. Every preparation was made, and amongst other accessories a capital barometer, made by Messrs. Horne and Thornthwaite, by which altitudes can be measured at the distance of three miles from the earth with great accuracy, was placed in the car. The ascent was a grand one, many thousands being assembled to witness it, all of whom cheered Mr. Gale and his sole companion, Mr. Byrne, as they mounted in the air. The balloon took a direction south-easterly, passing, as far as could be conjectured, over the districts of Norwood, and making over those of Blackheath' When at an immense height in the air, Mr. Gale lowered from the car in which he and his companion were s eated another car, which having descended about 25 feet, Mr. Gale made his way into it by means of a rope ladder. This perilous exploit was beheld with astonishment, not without fear, by the spectators, but was performed jo, an admirable manner, and the aeronaut having reached the lower car in safety, sent off a sort of Sell or fire' work, composed by Mr. Mortram, of well-known pyro technic celebrity, which exploded with a very loud re port, and thceproceeded to discharge a series of s hells or petards, attached to the lower car, but which de' scended a considerable way before they burst, and pre vented any danger to the balloon. This ascent is certainly a curious variety in aerostir tion, and removes the monotony of a parcel of people going up in the clouds at dusk and coming down a little after dusk, to the amusement of nobody but themselveet and the indifference of all but the very idle and igne' rant. From the construction of the double car a n umber. of experiments may be attempted, and some aid afforde d to science. It is fair to say that the arrangements were well made, and that praise is due to Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the grounds, for the manner in which th e _ whole was conducted. MANCHESTER, APRIL 7. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Birkenhead, l' a „ 11 ; cashire, and Cheshire, IA dis.—Edinburgh and Glamg% Halves, 9—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junct i° l %—Great Northern, 7-16—Huddersfield and Manches te A Railway and Canal, 2 5-16—Ditto, Thirds, 5 g London a l l; North-Western, 176—Manchester and Leeds, Waives, 9 ,., 1 4,_€ Ditto, 321. Shares (late Extension), 24—Manchester, L"" c i field, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, I%—Ditto, Sheffield 0.... Lincolnshire, 176 c.—Manchester and Southampton, 1 5 /;„, i North Staffordshire, 2 13-16-01dham Alliance, %—Pr e % - i and Wyre, Sixths, 5 5 / B —Shrewsbury and Birmingham t." 9d.—Shropshire Union, 1 5-16 — South - Eastern and Poireff 364—Ditto, No. 4, 5-16. LEEDS, Aram 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are•-• East Lancashire, Net 245. p.—Great North of England, New, 10s. dis.—L and Thirak, 2% n. dis.—Ditto, New, 15s. c. Pre ference, 255. 6d. p.— London and Brighton and South Coss Fifteenths, 3s. p.—Malton and Driffield Junction, l2s. 6d. t —Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Extension) , 270 p.—Ditto, West Riding tinion,2B3. 6d.p.—Manchester,l 3° : ton, Matlock, and Midland, 6i. p.—Newcastle and D e.' ittof wick, New, 3!4 p.—. North British, Thirds, 465. p.- 1) Extension (scrip), 2/. 14s. 6cl. p.—Northern Counties 15u100'. 375. dis.—.North-Western, 7s. 6d. dis.—Wharfdale Jun ctlo4 ss. dis. SIIEFFIELD, Arm]. 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate,No ttiog ; ham, and Boston, 6s. 6d. dis.—East Lincolnshire, 2% P t : Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and 5,4 a field), 375. dis.—Ditto, Docks, 2 3 / 4 dis.—Midland (Stit lD nr e t h and Rotherham), 32 1 / 2 —North British, Thirds,' 2% IL Staffordshire, 2 7 / g p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and GO Is. 6d. dis. 336 9,295 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 7. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are,-Midland, 115 West Riding Union, 1 1 A p.-York and Newcastle, 9 1 1 ' HULL, Aram 7. STOCK EXCHANGR.-The sales are-Eastern Courtie6,.. York Extension, 13s. dis.-North British, Quarters, 7668;c,, Ditto, Extension Scrip, 13s. p.-Blackburn, Clitheroe.„.o6 Preference, 255. p.-North-Western, 1 / 2 dis.-West Union, 303. p. EDINBURGH, Arum 6. 6(1. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 271. -Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 18s.-Arbroath and Forfarkv 155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 21. Is.,"„sn Caledonian, 261. 155.-Ditto, New, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Cal e e ° ' 3 9l. and Dumbartonshire, 2'. 2s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, It, 55.-Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callende r io, 12s. 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 42/. 10s.-Ditto, NC" 4 1 . 1, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 30/.-Ditto, New, No. "%pa 155.-Dundee and Northern Junction, 2/. 95.-Dundee "//. Perth, 381.-Ditto, New, 191. 17s. 6d.-East of Fit: ti e , t b. 165.-East Lothian Central, 2/. 1 65.-Edinburgh and P 5 ,..-• gate, 61. 10s.-Edinburgh and Glasgow , 711. 15s. ex dive, Ditto, Halves, 19/. 15s. cx div. - Ditto, Quarters, div.-Edinburgh, Leith , and Granton, 2 0 1 . 2s. 6101.- -v ,: e rk Preference, 211.-Ditto , New , 2 1. 1 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Q uar ' e l• 145. W. -Edinburgh and Northern, 16!. 55.-Ditto, 1 1 : 1 1 0 31. I7s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 11s. 6d.-Ditto, ditt0,, ; 064 2L .--' 41 125.-Edinburgh and Perth (New), 31. 2s. 6d,;/ei Halves, 11. 25.-Glasgow and Amshire, 62L-Ditto, Halves, No. 1, - N. 55.-Ditto, ditto, l'°:,01 8/. Stock,i.) 81.-Ditto, D 0 1. , -i tto , Quarters, 161. 105,v,-Glasgow Dumfries , 0 1; Carlisle, 5/. 15 5.-. Glasgow and Garnkirk, 39L-Gl as 10 1 • General Terminus, 121. 55.-Glasgow and Greenock, At -Ditto, Halves, 91.-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 55.--- , G -1 1r, Kilmarnock, and Ard rossan , 5/. 18a.-Great North or w e, land, 2331. 10s.-G rea t North cf Scotland, 2/. 112. -- 7, 1( 10 11 Northern (late Direct N or th e rn). 31. 95.-Ditto (late- 14° 10ot and York), 31. 95.-Manchester and Leeds, 1081. - i/ Sixteenths, 81. 55.-Newcastle and Berwick, 27 1 -,..; 170' North British, 321. 15s. ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 15 ''' r ter° 6d.-Ditto, Quarters, 3/. 19s. 6d.-Ditto, New Ciel it o (scrip), 1/. 78.-Ditto, Thirds, 3/. 8a 6d.-Ditto, G rap h 6/. 155.-Scottish Central, '221. 17s. 6d.-Scottish bad, Junction, 11. Is.-Scottish Midland, 201. 153,-Shrevis sitia and Hereford, 1/. 12s. 6d.-Shrewsbury, OswestrP fer o' Chester, 81.-Ditto, New, Is.-Stirling and I ) .l ; .baff line, 4/. 2s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 2L and Coltness, 49/. ex div.-Yoiit and Newcastle, 841 birel -Ditto, New, 151. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, Preference, SLi,7 O th Bombay and Madras, 45.-East Indian, Bs.-Great as r iqi i• India, 35.-Great Southern of Madras, 33.- 40dr, lore, and Arcot, Is. 9d. GLASGOW, APRIL G. DOW STOCK EXCHANGE .-The sales are-Airdrie and Lothl j° gate, 785.-Direct Bombay and Madras, 45.-East 191 4 ,' ri er o dip C im e r n g t h ral a , -Edinburgh u h d 7s. Verth (New ancl C0.).0 Glasgow, H alves, D° Ditto, Quarters (5 per cent. guar.), 15%-Glasgow, Terminus, 131,4 -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 6 Ll° 6 lo fries, and Carlisle, 5/. 165.-Manchester and SouthanWofr 285.-Midland, Halves, 4%-Scottish Grand Junction, .410 t 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 81s.-York and So ccli) Preference, 151. 00 Viscount Palmerston l e ft t own ye s terday aftern oon- a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Arses, 7. STOCK Exc;IANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, N o tting', ham and Boston, 1 /,,, dis.—Birmingham and Oxford Jtioc' l tion, 8% p.—Eastern Counties, 19—Ditto, York Extension; 3 / 4 dis.—East Lancashire, New Scrip, 1% p. —Edinburgh on; Glasgow, Quarters, 17 3 / 4 —Edinburgh and Perth (New 0" New, 1% p.—Great Western, 171. Shares, 3 1 4 p.—lludder s ' field Canal and Railway, 2 / „' 2 p.—Lancaster and Prestot Quarters, 14 —London and North- Western, 175—Ditto, Se w Quarters, 10 1 / : 2 p.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshir e l . (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 5 1 ,4 dis.—Midland, ,„ Shares, 3 , % p.—Ditto, New, 2 3 / 4 p.—North Staffordshire, 21 ' p.—North Union (B) 15—Northern Counties Union, 2 did —Preston and Wyre, halves (B), p.—Shrewsburi Chester (late N. W. I%1.), 4% p.—South-Eastern and Dov e l New (No. 4), 6s. 3d. p.—South Yorkshire, Doncaster All; Goole, par—Wharfdale (late North-Eastern), U_ York and Newcastle, Preference, 3% p.—Dutch 2 dis. . ft MARRIED. igbA On the 3d inst., at Christchurch, Hants , Henri — fi cee - Esq., of Basinghall-street, London, solicitor, to Mary , Se t , daughter of Mr. W. Lipscomb, late of Sherborne , Dorse DIED. S# l ' On the 6th inst., at Rottingdean, Thomas Beard , aged 0 year:. 1.6 0 On 3 the sth inst., in Queen Anne-street, Cavendi sb-A the ight Hon. Joseh Plana, ged 60. O R n th e 25th ult., the Rev. t If. a Hughes, Kildare, Trele f e ie d Pri, On the 27th ult., at Bonn , on the Rti ne, Major o at ei Jones Grove, K. 11., late of her Majesty's 80th Beg in° Foot, aged 63. P °F On the 31st ult., at Shackerwich House , Captaill Burdett Nes i s haf-ay 71st Regiment. On the 3d nst l ., a p t Chavenage House, near TetburY , lo s, cestershire, Mary Anne, widow of the late Rey . J. Pl3(fe 0' On the 4th inst., at the Mount, Harrow, Justina, William Mackenzie, Esq., aged 47. e 9 6 ' On the 4th inst., at Haslemere , P. Williams, Esq.,,,if`gOiliofr On the sth inst., Baldwin Duppa Dupe, Esq.. of -' l , - ,10 6 ' bourne House, a magistrate and deputy - lieuten ant, fig' O.' On the sth inst., at Brighton, Abraham Gonda:l lol P ed 61', aged 67 ; also, on the 15 th ult. , Rosetta , his wife, ag Leff On the sth inst., in New Bond - street , M r. Charles caster, aged 61. On the sth inst., at Frimler, Surrey, Captain Abc e On the sth inst., Ann, relict of the late Richard NI e at Esq., of Clay-hill, Enfield. ' ten s At Brussels, Palmyra, the widow of the late Lieu Francis Crowther, of the 80th Regiment. 1 4° ,;ciO P London: Printed and Published by IitURDO YOtTliG, 0 f r , 0 , tbe Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strsnd , APB of the Savoy, in the County of )1144:11oeez, Thtuld 1847. 9,873 755 1, f -.. BIRTHS. On the sth inst., at De Coigny House, LearningWl' tb wif of H. Charles Hawley, Esq., of a daughter. v _l4l l ' On the 6th inst., at Westbourne-street, Hyde - p ark ' Walter T. Fawcett, of a daughter. sir' On the 6th inst. in Chester. terrace, Regent's-Pa r William Benett, of a daughter.