The Sun. — London, England, 1840-05-28 00:00:00

IVENIN EnirriON. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAN SION-HOUSE. Alderman GIBBS having appointed yeaterday for an ir— quiry into the case of fraud, stated by Mr. Chilton, in th. purchase of a bay mare in Smithfield market, a great number of persons attended. Besides Alderman Gibbs who presided, there were present Aldermen Lucas, Lath am, Sir George Carrol, and Jolla Johnson, and lliput Hicks, the Chairman of the Markets Committee. The proprietor of the Bull's Head public-,one', in ::>mithacid. at poor man, who appeared to be d,,ai.ply afflicted witi , paralysis, and his son-in-law, Thomas Trifles, attend::d for the purpose of being questiiyi.'d as to the knowledge they had of the payment made by Mr. Chilori to the fdloa naraed Brown, wh - Id the glandered mare, and the re commendatory terms in 'whi:h they had spotten of the ckaunter. Alderman Gunn asked whether Mr. Chilton had made any search after Brown or any of the parties who applied to him to dispose of the :care upon the assuranee that At.. was glaudered? Mr. Chilton replied that be could learn nothing o: them. He then, at the desire of the Atderinan, repcateo his statement as to what had taken place in too public house, where he stated Thomas Trillei particularly ob served what was going forriard, and recommended Brown as a respectable into, with whom he might properly hive dealings. In the pi eaenee of Triltee he paid the Mi. for the mare, but he solemnly declared that if the recommen dation had not been given, he would not have parted with his money. Ile considered that a person who kept a licensed publie•housc is the city was a suMeient guarantee for the character of a seller on an occasion of the kind. The landlord declared, and the Alderman did not doubt his assertion, that he remembered nothing of the transac tion, and that a number of those dealers frequently called at his house, but of their dealings he knew nothing. Trilles denied that he had at all recommen.ied the man named Brown. He had, he said, told Mr. Chilton that he knew the man who cam© into the house with him, and so he did; but all he knew was that the man paid for what he Bailed for; and so far w s an honest man ; and that was all he tad to do with the business. Alderman Lucie.—The complainant swears that le would not have paid the money for the mart' if you had nr t told him that you knew the seller Brown to be a respect able man. Trilles—l don't know whether his name 's Whit', or Black, or Brown; and I know and said nothi. g hut that merely knew hi m , Mr. Chilton—You saw me hand over t , - him, in eonsr. (pence of therecommendation you gave him, as the bar a lot note ands al. note. Alderman GIBBS—Pray what are you, Mr. Trines? Trilles—l assist my tather-in law i his bar on Mon days and Suurdays, for he is pare ytk. Alderman GIBBS—And you think that such a mode of recommeadin g people is creditable to your character ? Trillet—l only said I knew him, aid so I did lam not °bilged to s a y that every man who comes in to take a glass of gill is a ad.:S. I don't know that I did ant thing tvronf4.. (spoke of the man as I found him, and that's au .1 know. Mr Chilt,-.nsa'd be had aseert&ne ti-at there were 18 or irnpostors of . this P' , escriptio in Soi hfirld as a gang, and 'hey rnan4g.d to evade detection 14 frig..nious ma. nceayt. 7 ng of the deepest kind. Triilea repeated, that all the knowledge he had of the borne-d.!si,Ja who dealt at his fat.er-in-law's house was, that they v aid for what they had. Ald erman Gives—l advise Mr. Chilton to endeavour to ettaia t h e , pa pers of the parties who followed him aft er he had purehas,:`l the mare, and also to endeletur to get hold et fi r. , ;471. i f he succeed, we shall see a hest as indict- Mtn w;11 dc. As foe the conduct of the landlord's sou ia-latv, it will be a matter for corlidercion whether a house aNilieb. such a transaction occurred w:11 again be Tbe p trtics &elk 1:71t the th' Alderman 1 " ,1 7 .sti%)rigly ifilles to iissist Mr. C'uilteri m prQsteuting tn..; BU TV- cTREI. c: T'. MADER OF LOIID WILLIAet Yesterday being fixed for the reading over te. of the witneeees who had given evidence aga i ns t Coe. the street fronting the office was crowded at an early hour. the aceival of the van from Westminster Bridewell at ten o'c:oek, there must have Vet at least 2,000 people present, but owieg to the e:tert:ons of the police, eho are entitled to the highest praise for their firmness and urbanity,. not the slightest disorder occurred. The prisoner, on his arrival at the office, appeared in much better spirits than he had done on previous occasiene. She by before one o'cicek, the night charges having been ilispereed of, Mr. Hall took his seat on the bench, which was occupied by persons of distinction, amongst whom were zeviral lath s. fite bogy of the Court . was also crowd e d. At one o'clock :sir. Flower, the solicitor for the prisoner, en tentel the office and took his seat at. the table appropriated to il - teprofessional gentlemen; he was followed by M r . N o bl er, the solicitor for the prosecution, accompanied by Mr. IVing, the solicitor to the Jake of Bedford and shortly aft er , Feeneeie Benja;nie Co2trzotsler was ! , laced at the bar. He looked in better health than on Saturday, and bowed to the Court ;.4 he entered. He appeared perfectly calm and firm, awl lees anxious than on former occasions. The following ad ditional evidence vae then gone into • RU SS EL %.1 d e pos L. ikons —rvoisier, Lady Sarah Haillie, wife of C. N Balite, residing at Himp ton. Court, said—l knew the late Lord William Ru-sell; he married my eldest sister. He came to see me at Hampton Court isst Easter Sunday-. as& gave me a letter to read, which he too& from the lett hand pocket of his cnat. He took it out of hial cas e , which was abrowrisilk one, and from lys letter-case there feli a small which remained on my table while hia T...c.richit-we;.4 to the afternoon chapel. On his return from the chapel I retarned him his locket, which 1 believe he put into:be side-pocket of nis coat, but he did not put it into the ease.. lie Lordship some time afterwards wrote to me to in quire if hc had lett the locket on my table. I caused a search to be made, 41:Iti replied that I thought his Lordship would find that. 1!:.• hal put it in the pocket of his coat after he had dropped It. I never saw his Lordship after. I believe that the smaller locket of the two produced is the one that was dropped at my apartmems by hiyLordship. The hair in that locket was tied svith blue silk. Cross-examined by Mr. Flower—l never saw the other locket in lily life. Mr. Beet sugeeeted that perhaps it would be a convenience to the medical mon, if their depositions were read over. This euegestion having been acceded to, the evidence of Mr. Ehgood was read over, and the wit tie.s, in addition to his former deposition, stated in answer to questions from Mr. Hall, that his Lordship's shirt collar was not cut, and it Yeas , open ; that the wound was from left to right, and had been inflicted by the right hand. Sarah ilancell, the housemaid, in addition to her former deposition, stated in answer to Mr. Hall, that on the Tuesday ' night Care. .lett the house with the prisoner, when he went to take the letter the first time to the stables, and did not after wards return. She also stated, in answer to Mr. Hall, that - when she went into Lord W. Russell's bed-goons fir the first time oe Wednesday, 10 lowing the prisoner, and calling out " My Lo, d, my Lard," to which the prisoner then replied, .• there Ile is;" the' the prisoner had not previously said anything, or enade any exclamation on entering the room. 'f he words, " there Ise is," were all that the prisoner said, and he uttered this wnile he was opening the shutters. She also stated that when the - valet came from Richnunel to London, on 22.1 April, the pri soner said that his Lordship hid lost a little locket while he was at Richmond. Prisoner said he could not find :t, nor did he know how it was lost. The prisonee was sometimes in the habit of having a fire in the pantry. There was no fire there un the Monday before the murder. and the cook had cleaned the place up on the Tuesday morning. Prisoner was up before the witness, and on her coining down stairs she observed he had a large. fire in the pantry. She said, " Why have, you got sot h a large fire ?" and he said, " I thought I would burn the rub bish up." Witness locked into the pantry on Tuesday evening when she went to-bed, and the lire was out. She did not take any notice of the fireplace in the pantry on the Wednesday, and cannot say if there were any ap warances of anything having been burnt. The. e i s a door leatline ' from the attic staircase from Lard William's bed-room. When that door is closed, what is going on below earinnt be heard. On Wednesday morning the door was slightly open. You could not hear a person with light shoes walking about below if the attic bed-room doers were shut. The door 'wee tot a spring door, and did net make much noise. She did not hear any noise from the door on the night of the murder. (Mr. Hobler handed two small spoons to witness—one a salt tad the other a tea-spoon--which she identified as his Lord ship's property.) She found them on the Thursday after the murder. in the prisoner's pantry, in a cupboard on the left hand side. The crest on one of them is nearly rubbed out. Cannot sal' whether it is by wear or not. Inspec tor Pearce was just at the pantry door, and the cook .was in the pantry when she found the spoons. She had seen rate previously in the same press. She has seen the Joceei now produced frequently in his Lordship's possession. The last time she saw it was on the Tuesday before he went to Riche:mate the i4th April. There was hair in it, bound with blue silk. ShAI never recollects seeine the other locket produced. eVttness bad a glees of ale on the Tuesday night about three quarters of an hour before I went to bed. It was hande ito her by the prisoner. He also offered her something out of a pint bottle, which she tasted and refused, lost tne cook took a sgsess of it. It was sweet. She felt very sleeey after she had taken the ale. lie said in the evening we were going to have a pot of ale at nine o'clock, and lie invited witness to take some. He had not been in the habit of offering witness ale. He had done so, bat ilsey had had none for a week previously, as the peieener had been under the doctor's hands. There was nothing particular in the taste of the ale. It was shortly after the cook came in that h e as k e d witness to take. something out of a pint bottle. He poured it in a wine glass. -witness tasted it, but declined taking any more. He said what was the name of it, but witness does not remember he said it was some wine his Lordship had had on the Monday be fore when he had company. itness felt u nusua ll y sleepy and heavy—that sensation came ever her shortly after she had teeters the ale. Prisoner drank some of the same ale eut of another glass. ..Mr. }lower said he should have asked that question, but he thought it better to defer the cros,-examination. They would pot all their questions together at a future day. Mary Hammel!, the cook, in addition to her former evidence, ' said, I left a fire burning in the kitchen, when I went to bed on the Tuesday night, and I left coals to feed it- the prisoner was tie when I went t ; bed. It was usual for me to leave a fire lighted in the kitchen, arid coals to feed it with. Ido not recollect whether any of the coals appeared to have been used the next morning. I do not recollect awing the lower bolt of the back door. It was so diffi cult to move it, that latterly I hod not been in the habit of attempting to bolt it. Ido not think I attempted to bolt it oft the night of the Tuesday in question. I kept the thimble in my workbox in the cupboard of the kitchen. On the night of Titeeday, May 5, when 1 went to bed the box was not locked ; the next morning the cupboard door was open, and the box out on the table. We never kept any plate in the drawers of the kitchen. There was nothing of any value kept in them The drawers were shut when I went to bed. I found them open the next morning, but with the exception of their being open they were in the same state I had left them over eight. Two of the drawers had been apparently rummaged, and their contents disturhe f. Inspector Tedman, in addition to his former deposition, said the door of Lord W. Russell's bedroom in opening and shut ting made so little noise that a person Icing in bed could not h( a r it. The bed clothes on the prisoner's bed, on the Wednes d slaloming, were partly turned down, as if a person had got c Leif bed, but it is impossible to say whether any person had ~een lying between the sheets that night, or had been merely on the bed. It was the uncle of the prisoner who ma d e t h e application at Norfelk•street on the 19th of slay for a c h ange of linen• for the prisoner. There was a scar ou the prisoner's face on the Wednesday morning, May 6, which appeared much al it does now.—( There is a scar on the bridge of the prisoner's nose as if from a ecratch.) Inspector Beresford, in answer to Mr. Flower, said I do not think 2,1 r. Russell was in the house when the prisoner gave me the de,crietion of the watch. A gentleman has been pointed out to'nee as Mr. Russell, but I saw him only for an instant, and should not know him again. Inspector rearce said the spoon found by the . witness, Sarah Mane .11. I sic et) , rirl in the cupboard whi,h 11 , d ben broken open. The spoon has had the crest erased by rubbing it against some bieg. It Las b. - ion eras.-d; the spoon is a new one. It is t. dnrr by wear. It may have been done by a tile, but if so it has been smoothed. I think it has been done by rubbing it against something like a keife-board. I likewise produce a kn fe and pen. maker, which I found in a case in a drawe:. ia the prisoner's pantry on the Thursday morning, May 7. r h prisoner was rot present, nor did I mention it to him. I h re •['s , ' inv ree-e r iche i n •he elaee theroughly, and the chimneys have also been searched by sweeps. Police s,o atm! oiAer 1 4 , 14.i113 have been taken up, and a most minute search made in every part, but tne body part of the shirt, the front of which was found in the prisoner's portmanteau, can nowhere be found. Ellis, the late valet, on being shown tke knife and pen - ma ker, said, I believe this to have been his Lordship's property. His Lordship had one similar, and the maker's name on it was Coley, as it is on the one produced. It was have usually kept his Lordship's Russia leather b o x in the bed.room. I wound up his Lordship's watch repeatedly by his desire. did I m positive that when I left his Lordship's service, am deliver to the prisoner any spoon with the crest rubbed uff in the mariner of the one 'educed. The depositions having been read, Mr. HALL stated that he had been considering what Mr. lobler had said on Saturday as to the evidence of the state of Norfolk-street on the night in question, and he thought it would be better it should appear on the depositions. Mr. Fishier said that he had another witness, Mr. Ellis, the landlord of the Castle at Richmond, who would prove that Lard \V. Russell hail been at his house, and had written to him subsequently, to ask if he had left it there, and that search had bean made, and nwhing found. alr. HALL thought it would be unnecessary, as the matter was already in evidence. Sir. Hob er—Very well, sir ; but I shall have him and per sons belonging to his establishment ready at the trial, in order to have them examined, if it should be necessary. Mr. Flower said he was anxious that every thing should ap pear on the depositions that they should have to answer. Mr. Nobler said that he had mentioned this now in order that Mr. Ellis might be eros.s-examined at the trial, if necessary. Alfred Stade, Police Constable 124 C.-1 was on d sty in Norfolk-street on the night of the sth of Slay. I wen t on duty at nine o'clock at night and went off duty at six the next I ram-nine. I take the opposite s,de of the street to Lord Wm. Russell's. I am thirteen minutes going round my beat. I go through Norfolk-street every time. I know the house of Lord William Russell—it is No. 14. I never saw anything psrticular at Lord William's blouse. I did not see a light either above or below. lam accustomed to observe those things, and saw no light in any part of the house on the 'light in question. Did not observe or hear any noises in or near the house that night, nor any person seated on the step of the door, nor any person come out of Lord W. Russell's house, nor any person come up 'he area, nor did I observe any person go int^ the house of Lord William either by the door or area, nor did I obs er ve any vehicle of atly sort at. Lord William's door. 'I he street was perfectly quiet ; the last person I saw in the street was a fis!irw niter going to No. 16, at half after eleven. Day broke about half after three. It was a tine bright night. G. Glew, police constable 45 C.—l was on duty in Norfolk street on the night of the ith of May. I went on duty at nine o'el ck. I left at six iu the morning. lam twelve mi nutes going round my beat. I take the same side of the street. as that on which Lord William Russell's house is situated. I go through Norfolk-street every time Igo round. I try the doors and area-gates of the houses several times during the n ight. I did so with the door anal gate of Lord William Rua. sell. on the night in question. five or six times, and from the time I went on duty up to half-past five o'clock in the morn. ing, they were all safe. I diet not see any light in any part of the house that night, nor did I hear any voices in the house, nor did I see any one sitting at his Lordship's door, or any °the- door, in Norfolk-street. I saw no one come out or go into his Lordship's house, riOr did I s ee any ve hi c l e near the door. I pressed against: the door e , ,tt-ntly. Never more than fire or six minutes could have elapsed without either myself or the policeman whose beat was on the other side having been in the st; eet. Sarah Mancell having been recalled, said, in answer to Mr. Hall, that Inspector Beresford had applied to her for a rushlight. either on the first or second day after the murder. That she had furnished him with one from the same parcel from which she had taisen the one put up in Lord William's room on the Toes lay night, and that it was of the same size. she saw it lighted. It was for the purpose of trying an experiment to aseei rain how hung the one found in Lord William's bed-room had been burning. this closed the case for the prosecution. Sir. Hatt said to Sir. Flower, The witnesses are all bound over to appear at his trial, but I shall not sign his committal to-day, because I wish to get first the evidence as to a fact which has come to my !snow edge, and on which I am not yet satisfied. I shall therefor, rnnand him until Friday. 31r. Flow r —Very good, Sir. It is not, 01 course, my wish ve any on lecessary trouble, but, in a case likt this, which 44 importance to the prisoner, of course, I feel all that will be said against him at his trial. said he intends to call a witness from tg ktovv what his evidence is to to g, is of the anxious to kno, Now, Mr. Hobler 0.. r" , -nond. I should lia. prove. % sr he left, he ere y state that witness's name is Ellis fl.tt.t.—Hl has told Feu the _ - He is lanai.; d of the Castle Inn, and he v.. Lord W. Russell was at his house , and that, a,,, wrote a letter stating he had lost a locket, in conseti'llece which search was made, bat no locket , A as blind. Mr. Flower—Perhaps Mr. flobler will have no objection t° furnish me with a copy of that letter. Mr. TioNer—l have it not—it is in possession of Mr. Ellis. lir. Flower—ln this case everything is of importance ; the date must be known. Mr. II LL—I dare say Mr. nobler will furnish you with a copy of the letter. Mr. Hobler—Yes, sir. lir. Nobler then handed a letter to the Magistrate, which he mated had been received at the house, addres'ed to Courvoisier. It had not been opened, and he thought it right to give it to the Magistrate. Mr. HALL--I shall make the same order regarding this letter that I did in relation to the letter received on Saturday. The prisoner was then remanded to Friday at 3 o'clock. On his being r, moved from the bar, he was taken into the private room belonging to the office, where the letter was opened sad read to him, in the presence of Mr. nobler, Mr. Wing, and other gentlemen. We uuderstand the letter was anonymous, and r e commended the prisoner to be spiritually minded, and to attend to the exhortations of the Chaplain of the prison, It appears it was pos . ed in Piccadilly at 4 o'clock yesterday after. noon. SPIRIT of tie PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. ( Rom the Globe.) Sir Robert Peel's caution on the Corn-law (Mo tion was made the subject. of something like a compliment in the debate of last night. " Nothing,' said Mr. Struts, " had falien from him which would prevent him coining dose in the next session of ILrli rment, if he were :sinister, and prol.osing an extensive change in the Corn-laws." Now we confess we think there is something equivocal in the merit of this kind of caution. A statesman, above all, a statesman in the ranks of the Opi.osit ion, who has none of the delicate embarrass ments of power to pre vent his speaking his mind, owes his country the test of his public counsel on atl public questions. '1 he statesman who withholds that counsel shows one of two things— that he preiers the interest of his party to that of his country ; or that he has not taken interest en,,ugh in the question to make up his mind on it ; or, finally, tbs.• he has not the faculty of making up his mind upon questions, until the pressure from without comes to determine his hesitations. We con : sider this in truth the great defect in the Tory leader. lle is Tory or Reformer by circumstance, les• than by character. Mr. Villiers said the character of Reformer suited Sir Ro bert Peel much better than that which he now wore. Not at all : either part suits him equally. We look upon Sir Robert Peel as equa ly qu tidied to act the Liberal or Con servative leader. But acting is not enough. As the leader of an Aristocratic party, Sir Robert Peel is unrivalled. His tact and address are equal to any party emergency—except where vigorous resolution, or popular sympathies, are required. ( From the Standard ) This Archbishop of Dublin, it has been seen, last night pre sented a petition from sixty persons, one half of them laymen, praying for an alteration its the Liturgy and Articles of the Es tablished Church. His Grace did not mention the names of the thirty who ate not laymen, and who signed the petition ; we are, therefore, unable to guess whether they are clergymen dis tinguished by piety, moral conduct, genius, and learning. For modesty they clearly are not very remarkable, or they, thirty in number, would not come forward to arraign 10,000 or 12,000 of their brethren, as well as heir predecessors for more than 200 years, either of fully or hypocrisy in subscribing to improper Articles and a faulty Liturgy. We should like to see the names of the thirty who set up their judgment against the judgment or the Reformers, of lisher,Walton, Taylor, Tillotson, Stilling fleet, Barrow, Warburton, Sherlock, Butler, and the other great lights of the Church, to say nothing of our lay divines, beginning with Milton, who, thatOt through life, upon political grounds, an enemy to the tartiporal Establishment of our Church, adopted its Liturgy and Articles as his rule of faith in his closing hind his most serious years. ( From the courier.) The Anti-Corn-law people held yesterday, what we may n.rw surely assume to be, their last field-day for the present season. We may stale, withi.ut fear of contradiction, that in the main a more stupidly conducted debate never annoyed a jaded House, or tasked the industry and aekeowledgod talents of the gentlemen condemned to the tedioas drudgery of re porting it. We appeal to those gentlemen—of whom there is not one perhaps not better conversant with the merits of the subject, and much more eloquently qualified to illustrate them than either Mr. Villiers or any one of his supporters of the evionine—whether within their experience a more abortive, mawkish, and wearisome affair, ever taxed their physical and mental energies to the same extent ol time ? %%hetherMr. Villiers gave utter..nc2 to one novel conception, or oven burni. hed up an old one with a new fac .? Whether Mr. Easthope was not must prosaically dull in a repetition Lf no meanings ; Sir Henry Parnell more than commonly, even for him, inconse quential ; Mr. Warburton's general presumptuous pertness ever less amusing ; or Lord John Russell's trimming oratory ever more vapid and stale, whilst as usual equally pompous and pre• tenticus? Our morning contemporaries appear to have come to the sam e cone! usions with ourselVe2, and one and all consign this Corn-lAw debate to the fleeting Immortality of Parliamentary summaries, not even excepting the Chronicle itself, which laid on extra power for the occasion in the House, as well as out in the reports, and yet has failed to get up the steam. How TO REGAIN A LOST BATTLE. - -At Dant zic, where we were to remain a couple of nights, we lodged at the Russian Hotel, the moct considerable in the place. On being shusvo into the large eating room I was struck with two pictures; the subjects of which were battles lost by the Russian ttoops, who were represented in groups of dead and dying, or on their knees supplicating mercy or the victorioes Prussians. I was so seandalizod at the figure my countrymen here made, in the sight of travellers of all nations who frequented this betel, tha , I seriously set about upbraiding M. Rebender, our Charge d'Affaires, for allowing such an abominable monument of our disgrace to exist. He gravely replied that it was quite out of hi s province to redress grievance s of such a nature. As soon 13 our Resident left us, I commissioned two gentlemen, MM. "Woltelikoff and Schtellin—both belonging to our Embassy at Berlin, whither they afterwards accompanied us—to buy me vale oil colours, blue, green, red, and white; and as soon as . r was over, and we had well barricaded the doors, these knew how to hanel e a 1 encil, ass' ' ' slipper 7h l u t-t battles, by changing the blue and isten me in re white of the ga th Prusstans into e green and red uniform of our conquering _. Vlemnirs of the Princess Dashkaw. last gßenii:stisii:e:g:;}:l:,:s,. . . INTELLECT.—pp Monday f O d F is(ling the supposed evil influence of witch craft missing what to the evil the N ri ' e l r A em it o e n t y l o- , 0 0.., It appears that a mackerel seen took place at .i the), called the Broom hadowtasinvaatrtiraibbluyted ever fish she shot at, and woman of the place, and the mod e wishes of a simple young as the burning of a portion of the adopted to counteract it w of the supposed witch, amid the the ill c l a u ti c s k e article under the influence Wed.—Falmouth Packet. em- - .n paper cheers and huzzah of those as...Q . in an Irish s tated MI LKOM ETER.—It I I A that in Ireland, as well as in the I ta lian States, a small instru ment is used in dairies, something t‘Lke that used by brewers to ascertain the sacc h ar ine q uality of their worts , by wh ch to discover if any water has been mixed w ith the milk. An in strument of this ki n d would b e valuable know not what pure milk is. E stnc, LoNDOI I 4. 1 1 4 11TIRSMAY, MAY Q 1,141,),. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS ; MAY 27 The SPEAKER took the Criair at Four &Clock. The Clerkenwell Impiovements till was read a second time. The Duffryn I.lynvi Railway Bill was read a 0141 time, as was also the 1 "-yr Waterworks Bill. Mr. EASTHOPE presented a petition from Leinater against the Hull and S,lby Railway Bill. Mr. FLEETWOOD brought up the Report of the Committee on the Cheshire Coroner's 13th, N hen a clause proposed to be inserted for giving the Coroners of that county certain pow( rs for compelling the attendance of jurors and witnesses waa rejected, after a short discussion, in waich Mr. Wakley, Mr. O'Conuell, and Mr. Pluniptre, took part. The Report of the Committee on the Port Talbot Harbour Bill was brought u,), and the all woe ordered to be engrossed. The Lords' Amendments to the Glasgow, Paisley, Ayr, and Klimarneek Ratlaay Bill, were agreed to, and the Bill was pissed, after the presentation of a petition from Leith against certain clauses in the Bill, by Mr. flawie. Colonel G. LANGT4N presented a petition from a eongregation of Unitarians at Bath against any greet fiir Ex'ension. _ _ Mr. LANGDALE presented petitions from Ro x.an Catholic congregations in tne v:c.i:ity of 13i4ekburni. to the same effect. IMPRISONMENT OF MR. VINCENT. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD presented a petition from the Radical Club, with many respctable signatures, on the subject of the imprisminent of Mr. Hear) Vincent in the P. nitentiary. The petitioners stater) Amt. Mr. Vineen , was convicted of a political offence al the Monmouth Assizes ; that lie had b• en recommonden to mercy, and that after having been imrrisoned in Mon mouth gaol, be hid been removed from that g;10i to ttit. Penitentiary, when he was st.v.jected to the severest rep iations, and where be was not allowed to address a kite: to his fr ends more than orr.:e in every four mouths. Th , petitioners prayed the Howe to take the suhject into then serious consideration, and to adopt such steps us might lead to the temoval of Mr. Vincent from the Penitent;ar.. As he (Mr. Sergeant Talfourd) hitt:tided, to cal: the at tention of the House to th matter, and to ma c a motion relative to it—( Hear, hear)--he would move that th:_ petition should be printed .sith the votrs IMPRISONMENT OF MR. F. O'CONNOR. 11 7 1;: - T. S. .DUNCOMBE presented a elution from a large meeting held in Bridworth. in Yoritsiere, in which the petition( rs stated that Mr. F. O'Connor had been sen tenced to e!gliteen moaths' imprisonment iu York Gael, un a charge of publ!shin a seditious libel. Toe petieon, rs stet, d that Mr. O'Connor was subjected there t the same treatment as burg lers, fel .ns, and repteed murder,,. The sliced that he is obliged io he on an iron bed, witeout any sheets to cover bleu, or a pillow to repose on. That he i. obliged to un ierg., many in, offiecs, such a, cleansing his owl' hat he is not allowed to receive any actors, and that while suffering severely from rheumatism he had nut even the luxury of a wooden seat, but was obi ig,e to sit on a cold stone. The petitioners bell, v,.d that thi harsh treat meta would tend to destroy his life, and tht-y also stated as their belief that this was aleiost the first in stance of a person couv,eted of a poliVeal libel beng so se verely dealt with. They stated that when Sir F. Burdett was imprisoned for a like off,ace, he was allowed to supply his own food and bed, nd to receive the visits of his friends ; and that Mr. Leigh Hunt, Mr. Cobhett, and Mr. Mont gomery the poet, r.ad the same inculgencea which tile) were allowed to receive on the debtor side of the prisons The petitioners prayed that the House might institut.e an inquiry into the subject—( Hear, hear, from Mr. O'Con nell)—and that Mr. F. O'Connor might be removed Irani the ft lons' to the debtors' side of the risen. If any of her Majesty's Ministeis were present, I should certainly ask them it this treatment were fair, or allowed by law. Si: E. KN ATC td BULL suggested that tue Hon. Member should take the earliest opportuaity of putting the question he had referred to. The case was eerteitity must harsh cne. —( Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNE L Ba d that it was a gross violatien of the law to treat Mr. O'Connor in that way.—( bear.) Imprisonment did not imply torture, and really it would appear that this gentlt man had been subjected to the greatest torture. He thought the Hun. M.enber ought to take some further step. Sir E. KNATCH B ULL hoped as soon a 3 the matter was stated to the Government that they would interfere and prevent the necessity of Parliamentary inquiry. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD had seen the Matquis of Normaeby on the subject that day, and be unclefirood that some steps would be taken, but he believed that nothing short of removing Mr. O'Connor from the prison would effect the object. Mr. D UNCO2.f BE said, as coon as any ocher Majesty's Government were in their places, he would put a question to them on thesubj,ct. O'CONNELL moved that the petition be printed. Mr. DUNCOMBE hoped it would nut be nt.de6sary to do so. _ The petition was then laid on the !able. Sir J. DUK E presented three petitions from Boston against Church-rates. '4r. DI VET r presented a petition from the grocers of Exeter, curoplamiog of the hign rate of duty imputed upon free labour giuwn sugar. Mau a putatiun against Church Extension. Culonal RU SH B ROOK presented petitions from SUS. sex in f.tvour of Church Extension, and ag,inst soy giant to the College of Maynouth. • Mr; O'CONNELL preseaied 28 petitions from various parts of Ireland against the Registration Bill, and also a petition praying a free pardon fur Frost, Jones, and Wil liams. Colonel SAL WE Y presented a petition from the gro sets of Ludlow, praying that all free-'abour sugar might be. admitted fur home consumption at a just and rea•ionahle duty. The petitioners stated that !he alum tl consumption was four millions of ewts., and that the consumers pay a tax little short of four million pounds to uphold the mono poly of the Colon;.1 growers. Also a petition from the inhabitants of Egham, praying for the abolition of Cnurch rates, and the discharge at Juhn Thori good. Mr. BROTHER:I-ON pr..senttd five petitions fur the repeal of the C rn,laws. Mr, WILLIAM TURNER presented a petition from 500 tatholics of 13.ackburtie, against Church Extension. LOrd GRANV IL LE SOMERSET presented a pet!. tion from Muntnouih, against any grant to tho Collect of .I..aynootti. Captain PE CHELL presented a petition frem Bognor, in Sussex. against the wiudoa duty, and a p, ti!ton from the Guardians of the Poor of Brighton complaining of certain provisions in the Local Asyssnieiit Act. Mr. WAKLEY prepented a petiti.n from 80 members of the Eagle-street Chapel. Red Lion-square, stating that they had built their own et>tpel, and paid their own Minister, and they were opposed to any grant for Church Extension, more espec ally as the Established Church was the richest in the world--that there were 225 ch urc hes i n London, and that it was propossal to build 149 more, which the petitioners had no obj..ction to prov!thd it was done by private subscription instead of a publ'c tax. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON pre s ented a petition from Wicklow against the present system of National Education in Ireland. General JOHNSON presented a petition praying the House to address her iNlajesty. that Mr. F. O'Connor be placed on the dtbtors' side of Yolk Castle, and not be treated as a felon. Mr. HUM E presented three petitions fr -m Brantford against any grant of public money for Church Extension ; also three petitions against. Church -rates, and ono praying for the abolition of the Corn-laws. Mr. SMITH presented a •petitioa from the Town Council of Norwich, against that part of the Constabulary Bill which consolidated the county and borough police. Sir C. B. V ERE presented a petition from Suffolk to the same effect. Mr. FINCH presented a petition from Walsall, against Church Extt nsion, and fourteen against the Copy right Bill. Mr. HA STIE presented a petition from the Paisley Emigration Society setting forth that, after working hard for fourteen hours a day they could scarcely make more than from 43. to 63 per week. They, therefore, prayed that her Majesty's Government would ifford them a free passage to Canada, that they would give them a year's rations, and allot them lands, for which 0 ey would give proinisscry Wes, payable at a future period.-- (A laugh.) Sir EDWARD KNATCEIBULL was not quite sure that the petition could be received, as it prayed for a grant of money. Unless the Noble Lord gave her Majesty's sanction the petition would be irregular. Lord J. RUSS ELL considered that the petition re lated to a general subject, and did not pray for an actual giant of money. lie bed no difficulty in g•ving leer Majesty's sanction to the reception of the petition. Tne petition was laid on the table. Mr. BL A t:;KBUR.NE presentee a petition from the solicitors and attorneys of Warrington, praying that the Courts of Law might be removed from Westminster Hall to Chsncery-lane. Sir E. SUG DEN presented a petition from a soli citor of Dublin, complaining that whereas in England a solicitor was called upon to pay 20/. only for his admission into all the Courts, in Ireland he had to pay 201. for his admission into each Court. The petitioner himself had already paid 100/. for his admission into the four Courts, and one Manor Court, and yet there were many Courts of Record in Ireland in which he was prevented from practising. The consequence was, that many solicitors confine., themseeses to the Court of Eschvgner, it being both a Court of Com mon Law and Equity ; that Court was overwhelmed with b u ,s n ess..,svhile the others had not their fair share. Mr. CCM MING BI:. UC E presented a petition against the employment of climbing boys in sweeping chimneys. Mr. LITTON presented a petition from the county of Tyrone, against the grant to the College of Maynooth, and praying f,,r an inquiry respecting the mischievous and im moral books promulgated by the authorities of that College. Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from manmacturers and other inhabitants cf Troubridge and its vicinity ( Wiltshire) against the rating of stock-in-trade also a petition from another place in tho same county, in favour of Church Extension, and a petition from the parociii4l minister of Angus and Nairn, against the jurisdic tion of the Civil Courts in Ecclesiastical affairs. Mr. EWA RT presented a petition from Liverpool for a repeal of tile post-horse and carriage duty. Mr. Sergeant TAL FO URD gave notice, that on Tues day next he would call the attention of the House to the pe tition which he had presented from the Radical Club, respect ing the treatment of Mr. Vincent; also that on going into Committee upon the Poor-laws Acts Amendment Bill, he would move an instruction relating to the medical at tendance of the TRENCH . Sir with the Bude Light bei n g made with aF . gave notice that he would to-morrow move a resol u ti on t o th e o f that the recent experi ments t r with all oxygen up , c o n n the ven e e n common a m o and danger street a n at tended" the ho r g, r as ' were attributed to the u se o f t h at gas—( Cr i es of t• n inued Oh, Ob, and laugh ter)—that th e y b e therefore di sco L h ( Laughter)--- ter ) and that th e l ustres b e replaced—( Cries of " On, oh," and great l aug hter)—with light silk shades i n stead o f the iron shades, whi c h were use d b e f ore. —(S hotits of laughter.) I se a The Offi 7 A cc-r also ,uf... 'notice that on Tuesday, the „f . h , Inrl4l4.rda mo:ion respz:eting the embankment of the Thames. AO e:VENUES. Lord JOHN RU.S.SELL gave notioe that he would to-morrow more fn- leave touring in a Bill for the better appropriation and distribution of the Revenue., of Canada. Sr R. PEEL said, sqmetim e ago, with the concurrence of t L e Ri 4 h t Hun. President of the Bond of Trade, hr. h,d moved for ecrtain papers rebating to the trade bet<ccen this country and France. Those papers not having yet bean oroduced, be wished to know whether they would hi' expedited ?; TRADE WITH PRANCE. Mr. LABOUCHERE apologised for the delay, and sAld he should take care that the papers were speedily produced. BRITISH GUIANA. GLADSI UNE begg , A to ask the Secretary for the Colonies whether the adoption of an increased Civil List had been recommended to the Governor of British Guiana, and whether the ratification of the emigration ordinance had been made eoaditionai upon the settlement of that Civil List ? Lord J. RUSSELL said instructions had been sent out to the Governor to "Propose a new civil list, in which there was certainly n increase, and he had certainly an objection to the production of the despatch, becau e the matter was slit: under discussion in the colony. He hod, nowcver, stated, Out he should riot recommend the grant of any money for emigration, unkss the civil list expenses were piot,riv sled for. TREATMENT OF MR. O'CONNOR. Lord J orisv it ,SELL having moveu tue Order cf the Day. Ali. I'. D UNCOM l E said, us it regarded prison ie apline, he to put a quostion to the Under. Sec nay of the Home Deparitntot as to the treatment of Mr I.'eargui O'Gmnor, watch had been fully detailed in the petition wh.ch he had presented this evening. l'hic was oils first ease in vvnieh a person convicted if a seditious bad been treued with nil the ignolcolious purvsh ineot uts felons. It was treatmut which had ne%er been tAperienced hy such persidis even in the worst dr.ls of even in the Why had not ) Allr. Edmunds ( o l6la. r uy . 7 to F(i)str c l l P—l r e r t i i : s • lo4l3 to knUld,‘ Lt :Cej t h e i:l ; ibfir t ceo t re n len : a e g . Bl , toh'. w e—t hY °(e"Bll l Pe f d' d :Oi n ti'oli t u. r r t )n Sin John Hob- Minsk. been so treated when he was convicted of a hbel?— k War.) nequestoon he wished to ask was this—whether ,tie treatment of Mr. Feargus O'Conitior was under an) orders from the Government, and it nut, whether it would oe Hiscontinuc.t? Mr. FOX MA ULE said he was glad the qu , st:on had been ask. u !.1' au erionvous impression had kole abroad eat Mr. O'C,mnur's trkatment was uadcr Government ordcrs. N w he begged Wstinctly to stat 1 that the Go vernment had issued no orders whatever as to the manner in which the zetective shou:d be tarried oito effect. If there had been any addit,onal severity in the treatment of I ,e , sons late* convicted of libels, t arose front th 3 proti. sious u. the Act fur regniating pti•on discipline. Orders i t ad, however, b. en seen; frutit the Secretor) of State to the Governor of Yolk Cil6tit', directing certain relaxa tions, but to that co,ronuidcaLuti nu answer had as yet been received. Mr WARBURTON believee that the treatment which political offenders at present underwent was owing to the ate e f the taw upon the eui , ject. But a Bill had been brought into that House six mouths ago for the purpose of cbaeging that law. The Bid, however, had not yet passed the House of ,arde, end he should say that lie did not feel that her Majesty's Ministers had shown that attention to the subject winich it merited.—( Hear, hear.) It as his opinion that under the exiseing state of the law the Government could not interfere in the treatment to which political offenders might be subjected, but they had the power of renievlng them from one gaol to another, in which there might be a less severe dtscipliee He should ask way her Majesty's Government should re fuse to avail tbeenselvt a ut tuts power ? But et any rate why did they not take teo iii. ass of passing the Bill, enieh laid already received the sameisn ut that House, in order that new regulations might be adopted for the pur pose of moving tne present severity of the law While on his legs be would allude to the treatment. Lovett end Wilton had been suhjseted to. When that subject was brought be fore the House there was a uniform expression of opinion, including the Under-Secretary fur the Herne Department, that as these parties had under the existing regulations been subjected to more severe discipline than it was imagined political libellers could bs subjected to under the existing law, the parties should he released from the remainder of the term (three months) they having been imprisoned nine months. The course her alejesty's Government took was, after the expiration of soother month, to send down an order for the release of these two prisoners. if they would enter into reeoginsances for good behaviour for a' period of twelve months after the expiration of the tern. of im p, is on . mint to which they had ocen sentenced. He considered that wee an illegal demand on the part of the Go vernment, and the parties of course rejected it. He hoped her Majesty's Government. would take means to expedite the passing _ of that Bill, order that her Ma jesty's Justicss of the Peace and the Government together might be enabled to frame such regulations fur the treat ment of that class of offenders as would be more iu eccurde truce to Ito nh:r prac t ice. Mr. HU.sIE sued they now understeed from the Under_ Secretary that the treatment of Mr. O'Connor was owing to prison diseipline. He wished to ask whether two days before the temoval of Mr. O'Connor certificate , had u,.1 been scut to toe. Government from two eminent medical men, stating test it he wire removed to Yo.k Castle anti so treated his life would be endengered, and whether these certificates had not been utterly neglected? It areni,ti to him that the Geversimeet exhibited a cool indifference and an utter disregard of the teellegs of the community, amid he could assure them that they were estranging those who were envious to be their friends. It ap,Jearen to him that they had exti feted a cold-Wooded indifference in the pre sent case, and he hoped sumo explanatioat of the matter would be given. Mr. FOX NI A ULE said two questions had been pro posed to tone by tits lion. Fri eel who had just sat down and the Hon. Nlembar for 13cidoon t. It was perfectly tille that medical certificates were furieshed to the Go vertiment frern Nee prison of the Queen's Bench stating that Mr. O'Coneur was not in a fit state to take the jour. hey to York, and accordingly hits removal was delayed from Saturday till the followleg Monday. With regard to the second application. the course pursued was to send it to the Marsoal of the Queen's Bench prison, he being the r e epoasible,person, and it was left to him to remove or detain Mr. O'Connor as he thought fit. The result was, that the Marshal te• the Queen's Bench prime) sanctioned the removal of Mr. O'Connor, and gave the Government to undet stand that there was uo ground for not sending him on the score of indisposition. With !elitist to the case of Lovett and Cams, when the subject was brought before the House, lie (Mr. F. Mamie) admitted, as he was rtaay to admit again, that their punishment had been too severe, and has had also borne testimony to the manner in which they had endured their punishment.—( Hear, hear. ) He bad given hi; con,ent to an alteration that had been made in time Bill to ...noble the Visiting Justices to make rules for separating persons committed for political libels from the class of feloes. Subsequently to that alteration, it was deemed advisable te delay the third reeding, and it was read a third time on the 9th of May, but owing to some cir cumstances, of which really he Was not aware, the Bill did nut leave tnat Louse fur the House of Lords till Thursday lest. With respect( to what had taken place in the case of Lovett and Collins, his Noble Friend the Sc. cretery of State for the flute Department felt it his duty, on the reconimendation of the Visiting Justices, to recom mend to her Majesty to remit the remainder of their sen tence, accompanied with :he condition that they should enter into their recognizences in the sum of 601, each to be of good behaviour for twelve months. He was not aware that that was an unusual prsctiee, or that it was an imprudent step for his Noble Friend to take.—( Hear.) Mr. BUISCOE was very much surprised to hear that the regulations of York Castle compelled persons impri soned for political offences to associate with felons. He trusted that such regulations would be speedily put an end co, because such a mode of treatment, instead of acting as a punishment, would excite the indignation of the country. Mr. O'CONNELL said there was this view of the queition which he tviNl.ed to submit t) the House. It was the outy of the Judge to apportion the punishment to the criine, arid he was the responsible person. Now they took away that power entirely from the Judge, if by these prison re gulatiocs they left it in the hands of other parties to say whatne, the imprisonment should be mere restrain)t or actual torture ; the Judge was no !ringer the responsible party in such a case. He merely gave the durattun of the punishinsut, and it was fur the Visiting Justices to say whether the im prisonment woe to be insufferable or not —( Hear, hear.) He remembered hearing tee Member for Suuthampton stating that his experience of prison discipline any man who came out of the prison s of En gla n d after tw o but e be was, ilo really that b leark insprisono.ent bad his health materia lly mhe impaired and li;s life considerehly shortened. A a that tttime thought the Hon. Member Was m i stak en, had taken the punishment tweed that it was perfectly just. 't. He slid not know t hat it would be much better if left in t he hands of the definedGovern_ by the law so punishment out of the hands of th e Jud g es and lodged it in that of the Visiting Justices. ment. It should be laid ()own and that the Judges should hi open Court punis h . merit due to any off,nce, and if the punishment entre ed the country. cruel it should be awarded before the bar an a Tze r r d e e d c o t u o l d mhre. th F. oi I,,C nor o ideo. It us that treatment was g • s nu t in cense • award sequence of any approbation of the. conduct w hich broueht with him there that he‘spoke, but comparing that treatment the manner in which Sir F. Burdett b ad been treated , he o s n h ol could en not mo must lope defined a g voicethat ha tin against av ar (i itilg t he m r the s so was a subj•ct which could net rest---stbe sa the Judge should do so in the words of the law. tu e inj ust i ce. f p u n T i h a e t Mr. WARD said that the Hon. system. which had poieted unt the real evil of the pre sent it bein .diffe was the variable nature of the punishment, g . different localities where wa.s.en. rent, according to theand Learned Memb er . responsibility forced. There was a constantly Ail even in the conveyance of Mr. the authority of the Castle, he was not conveyed under lat of the Marshal Government or the Judge, but e r m c n o e u d ld fo t r h a e under t to be. Tho Honie of the prison in which he happ ne . F. O'Connor to rork Office did riot consider itself res Visiting Magistrates alter the rules by their own power. l c o e u sl That have It was scarcely credible that a g ent : ni l. , feeling.—one who political offence—a gentleman been lately been a to Member of o th l e to his feelings than must have been far more wounding He hoped that the anything which he could conceivue..ect which had taken expression of opinion on this s P"saibrii e c ' on n d o pl ace —participated in, as he olhfanata-tbilmeunsieaT offices. d thatthe (sill effect, an gentlemen ot.posite—vvould have. establishing a simple and would speedily be passed for es plain remedy, which at leapt might prevent such ewes for was j est it had been, by the futnre.—( Hear, bear.) Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND said he thought it was not fair to throw on her Majesty' s Government the responsibility of a transaction which r ested entirel y w i th the,Judges, and the Viiting Magistrates. The Magis. owes were, he. was convinced, men of honour; many cf . hem he personally knew to he men of humanity deo. but in this instance they certainly bad made a great mistake— ( Hear, hear)—arising, perhaps, from their excessive zeal to carry cut their i.ew regulatons. It was right, however, that this public investigation should take place, and he hoped that when the M , gistrates heard what had passed on the subject, they would interpose an immediate remedy. Mr Sergeant. J A CKSON said it did certainly appear to him objectionable, that persons convicted of the same offence ,tiouict be treated oifferstelly.-- a (Hear ) It could not, however, be expected that the Judge should be able to sentence with any equality or uniformity, when the prison discipline varied in different counties.—(Hear, near. ) Thie showed the necessity of establishing some uniform system of prison discipline throughout the eountry.—( Hear.) Mr. O'Connor had been made to perform offices which he ought not to have been called e.oron to perform, and which to a person in his situation of life would be extremely irksome and injurious. He thought the punishment of this individual had been far more severe than he ought to have received. Mr. WAKLEY said that some person had incurred a fearful re-poeeestiey in the present iostaece. From the ai tidavits which had been made before the Court of Queen's B each it appeared that such was the state of Mr. O'Con nor's health that he could not address the Court without danger to his lire, and yet shortly after this he was taken rem Lonr!on to York and played in a stone cell. Now, supposing that Mr. O'Connor should be deprived of h:s lite, who, he would ask, would be answerable for the con s, quences ? lie had no hesitation in saying if Mr. O'Con. nor tray to die, aryl a Coroner's lec t eest sat uonn the body. that a verdict either of manslaughter or murder must be re tut twit. He nopeo that something would be done on this subject beyond mere talk. Oil this occasion the Ministers were responsible for what. was now occurring; they ought to take sonic steps on the subject, and send some persons to York Castle to see the state in which Mr. O'Connor was placed. They ought to send down one of their Prison In svelors. It. the Government were to blame let them be the parties to re ceive it, and if the Vsiting Justices let the hlhnie be thrown upon thritn. Fur his On n part he hoped the Government would bring in a Bill to place the whole prisons of the country ender the Government In the Howe of Correction in this metropolis there was no such severity maiiifeeted. He hoped that in the course of a very le, days sonic positive information would be received from the Govern. ent, showing that that relaxation had been made %stile' jusiice end humanity imperatively demanded. Mr. AGLIONBY felt some degree of hesitation in bringites the subject forward until the rules and reguletions of York Castle were laid before the House He b: geed to suggest to the Neb:e Lord (Lord J. Rus sell), that when those rules were laid on the table, there should also be a return setting forth whether any, and win , relaxation had taken place in respect to Mr. Feargus O'Connor; for the House and the public bad a right to know if that gentleman was still kept in the department of the felons, and was subjected to the same degrading. seve rities with that class of criminals. Mr. O'Connor's 4.ffenee had been similar to that of Mr. Stephens. Why should their punishments differ, merely because they had gone to dill. rent prisons ? The ATTO RN E Y-G ENE RAL said no individual in the country would m ire deeply regret that the statements as to Mr. O'Connor's treatment, should be found correct. He had f, It it his duty to prosecute Mr. O'Connor for libels. which he (the Attorney-General) considered highly dangerous so the peace of society.—( Hear, hear.) If these statements were correct, certainly Mr. O'Connor had been treated with a severity not contemplated by the Judge.--( Hear, hear.) But he I elieved it would be found that the law did not justify this treatment, because the law made that distinction between felonies and misde meanours. which, the conaolaint was, had been overlooked in this case. Undoubtedly, if these statements were true, he would take care that immediate orders were issued to alter the treatment.--( Hear, he: r. ) Id'. Sergeant I'AI,FOURD wished to state, that on Mr. O'Connor's arrival dt York Castle, he wrote a letter to hint (Mr. Sergeant Talfourd), informing him that the gaoler bad stated he would be treated as a felon, except that he might wear his own elfithes. He' returned an an. swer that this statement was tro vogue for him ( Mr. Ser geant Talfourd) to take steps upon, and that he must have some more specific allegations. Mr. O'Connor then sent a long rimer:it, in the shape of a petition ; which, though rather informal, contained statements undoubtedly very powerful ; and he ( Mr. Sergeant Talfourd) there upon saw to day the Noble Marquis at the head of the II , me Department on the subject, in the presence of th, Attorney-General, who yielded not even to the Hon. Member for Cockermouth, who also 'vas present, in a strong feeling that such treatment ought n o t t o b e perse vered in. That feeling was shared by the Noble Mar quis, who not till then had received full information of the case—( ilear)—and immediate steps had been taken to afford redress, which, however, should all the statements of Mr. O'Connor be found correct (and he believed they would he found mainly so, for they were written in a most lair and candid spirit), he much feared would not com pletely be afforded to Mr. O'Connor, unless it was by doing that which certainly the Government had the power of doing removing Mr. O'C onnor e i t h er ; to t h e oe b tor side of York Gaol, or to some other prison, as in Mr Vincent's ease, who had been removed from Monmouth Gaol to the Peoitentiary.---( Hear hear.) He would just add. that the statements of Mr. O'Connor cast no blame ore the prison authorities, who, he admitted, bad only acted under the regulations which were established, and also ?poke highly of the surgeon of the gaol. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. Sir EARDLEY WILMOT moved that -the House should resolv.. ii,.elf into a Committee on this Bill. Gaut ral JOHNSON was opposed to the principle of the measure, and he moved that the House should go into Committee on the Bill on the day six months. Sir G. STRICKLAND thought that the Bill would sanction great severity towards children. It would also tske away the trial by jury in those cases where it was most wanted. He therefore felt it his duty to second the :intendment of the Hon and G illant Member. Sir E. WILMOT said that the Hon Baronet was mistaken in his opinion as to the severity of the Bill, and its obj.'ctions could only apply to the details, and not to the principle of tit:. measure. The House had already de cided that the Bill was an improvement on the former system, inasmuch as it gave a summary jurisdiction in certain cases to the Magistrates. The great object was to sa v e boys of tender years from the degradation and con tamination of a piison. It was a great surprise to him, after what had taken piece, that they were again to dis pute the principle of the Bill He trusted that the House would go into Committee on the Bill, and what ever was objectionable might then be struck out. He was sorry to say that he had been most unfortunate in his en deavours to make Hon. Members understand that Bill, Mr. J. JERVIS would support the Bill going into Committee, though he objected to its principles; and he did not sec how any alteration could make it meet his views. These offenders would be tried in the absence of the public, in the absence of the press, and in the absence of the salutary check of the bar —( Hear, hear.) There would, in fact, be nothing but hole-and-corner decisions. These circumstances of themselves were sufficient to induce hint to oppose the Bill. Mr. 1 ARNE BY said that no one could be more op posed to the principle of the Bill than he was, hut he thought it would be ulifair to the promoter of the Bill after the !louse had decided in favour of the principle of it, to refuse to allow it to go into Committee, Colonel WOOD thought it would be a mere waste of time to go into Committee upon a Bill, to the whole of the clauses of which every Hon. Member who had spoken had expressed him elf nptms'•d. Mr. WARBURTON would vote for going into Corn mime upon the Bal. Sir E. SUGDEN objrcted to the machinery of :he Bill, and obj. , et(d to the power proposed to be given to the Mazistrates ; he should, therefore, oppose the Bill passing any further et•.ge. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL approved of the principle of the Bill. and should vote for its going into Committee. in order that its details might be amended. Mr. PEASE f.•lt grateful to the Hon. Member for Warwickshire for having introduced the measure. Mr. AG LIONBY supported the Bill. Mr. BENETT opposed it, as it would throw great responsibility ou the Magistrates. Strangers were ordered to withdraw. The House divided, when there appeared— For the motion For the am , ndment . 22 Majority The Bill was then committed—Mr. FRESHFIELD in the Chair. 'lnc Committee, after some discussion as to where they ought to begin, the former Committee having been counted out, commenced in the middle of Clause 1. Mr. PR YM E moved after the word " hear and try," be added, •• so that all juvenile offenders should be tried before a Jury of six persons." Mr. F. MA ULF: said such an amendment as that would do away with the principle of the Bill; he could r•ot support it Mr. DA RBY was opposed to the Bill, but he was more, o pp os ed to reducing Juries, and he c o uld no t attempt to ' defeat the Bit by a side wind. He must oppose the amendment. Mr. E. BULLER opposed the amendment. Sir G. STRICKLAND was opposed to the reduction of the Juries—Le was a Conservative so far—but he would orefer a trial by six jurymen to no trial at all. Mr. WA K LEY thought the words "in open Court" ought to be added, because he decidedly objected to these dectsione and ennvi( Vona heing had in private. Sir EARDLEY WILMOT was sure the Hon. Mem ber had never attended Courts of Justice, or he would not make such a suggetion. It was never intended that these decicions should take place in private. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND had frequently seen persons turned out of Court, and as the law was not de fined on that point, he thought it would be advisable to in sert these work Sir EDWARD SUGDEN thought the suggestion of the Hon. Member was calculated very much to embarrass the question. With respect to the amendment of the Hon. Mother for Cambridge, he certainly should object to small jury of six—the law provided that they should either have a jury of twelve, or reject the jury altogether. He hoped, therefore, the arraer.drneut could be wi hdrawn. After a few words from Mr. DARBY, the Committee divided, when the numbers were—. For the a men d men t A ga"..ist it a On our ret urn to t h e p rity llery, we fout,d —23 Mr. WAK LEY on his legs, stating that he would per. sist in moving the introduction of the words " in open Court." General JOHNSON reeved that the House be counted, and strangers were ordered to withdraw; but there being 42 Members present, the galleries were again opened ; and, on our re-admission, we found that the amendment of Mr. Waldey was negatived without a di, vis'on. Colonel WOOD preposei an amendment, that the fine should be not exe..e,ling 505., and, ;n the event of the fine not b,ing ptid, to give the Magistrate the power of corn. mitting for any l'eriod not exceeding three calendar months. I Sir EARDLEY WILMOT opposed Vie amendment, as it was calculated to upset tae B II ; and, if it was car ried, he would have nothitig more to do with the measure. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND thought the amend.. went was a very valuable one, and he hoped it would‘be carried. Mr. AGLIONBY objected to the amendment in the form in which it was proposed. Colonel WOOD said his object wm, that Vie child might be liberated at any time during imprisonment, on payment of the fine, and that the imprisonment should not exceed three months under any circumstances. Mr. BRISCOE hoped they would proceed in future ow the principle that reformation not punishment was the ob ject of the Bill. Mr. BENETT objected to the amendment, because when children had no parents they would be punished, while those who had would escape by paying the fine fur t) em. He felt that the whole system of the infliction o fines was a system of injustice. An HoN. MEMBER moved that the House be counted. when there being but thirty-five Members present, the Howse adjourned at Half.past DINNER AT Gsd.R.Aitu'S HALL. The annual friendly dinner of the tadesmen cf* Bread -street a “1 the auj, cell,: wards took place yesterday at Gprard's H 111, Baling-lane. ha:.ie Lawrence, Ebq., in the Chair. The bbkyct of the meeting was to keep up the good harmony which has so long prevailed in Bread-street Ward, and also to pay a compliment to the worthy land lord of Gerard's Hall, who has been long highly respected in that quarter of the metropolis. The meeting fully an swered expectations. Not less than a hundred and forty gentlemen sat down to dinner, and among these were aoaut twenty of the principals or managing &rectors of the first commercial houses in the district. The dinner and wines were excellent, the attendance good, and the evening, altogether, was passed with that hilarity, good social feeling, and loyalty, which are pe culiar to this country. Messrs. Rainstord, Turner. Robinson, and Morgan were engaged on the occasion, and delighted the company with some of their best glees and songs. The " Coronation," indited by Barney Macguite, and sung by Morgan, in response to the toast of the " Lord Mayor and the Trade of London," was enthusiastically applauded. Sonic excellent speeches were made on the occasion . and among others one by the Chairman, who is a retired tradesman, and a native of Cumberland, which elicited great praise—one part of it was highly honourable to himself and his neighbours.. He had lived, he said, 22 years in the Ward, and never on any One cecasion had a quarrel with any one individual in it. The evening was passed with the best feeling, and the company at a late hour separated, determined to meet again in the same spirit of kindness and brotherly love at the next anniversary. CORN AVERAGEb. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May ?, 1840, mule up from the Returns 0- the inspectoriw the different Cities and Tawas in Englau.i and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 6Bs. 6d, 1 Oats (3.,rley as. Z.d. 1 Rye DIPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE FIR IVEI ES PRE , YDING. Wheat 6,1 Oats 26: 44. Beans 43; 6d Harley, 295. id. I Rye DITTIES ON FOREIGN Conti. Wheat kid. Bd. Oats Harley 3d. 4d. I Rye THE MARKETS. COAL lk Ships arrives stn cc IARKET last inarket.day, 15. S. Huddle's West Hartley '2o 0 Chewer Hebburn Main Le.tz..s Man IS 0 Russell's High Main Willingten Walls End Besicke and Co 2O 0 , alls nd 11exon Walls Endllraddyll'slietton 21 6 e. d. Wars End Haswell 33 t Walls End Helton 2.2 3 Walls End Stewart's Walls End Hartlepool ...21 J Walls End Kelloc ,O ennant's Hartlepool S Walls End Evenwood %Sad:. End Seymour Tees 2IJ 3 (From the London New Price Current of May 26. ) SuCax.—The advanced rates established on Tuesday last for British Plantation Sugar have been fully supported, parti cularly for brown and middling yellow descriptions, there has been a fair amount of business transacted to supply the wants of both refiners and grocers, considering that the market has been supplied with samples, the sales since this day week have been 700 hhds and tierces. To-day the West India Sugar market opened firmly, and the merchants refused to sell, excepting at prices fully equal to those of Friday ; but the trade evinced little desire to do business, and only a limited demand exists for grocery or re. fining purposes; the private purchases amounted to only 200 hhds and tierces at previous rates ; a board of fine yellow Ja maica was sold at 755, low yellow Nevis fetched 70s per cwt. ; there was a much better show. The scanty stocks held by the trade cause several of the merchants to expect that a much better demand will exist for Sugar ere long. The first public sale of Barbadoes this season of the new crop took place to-day, and consisted of 100 hhds ; it was but a middling parcel, being deficient in colour ; it however sold with spirit, and at very full market rates; fine yellow went at 73s 6d to 74s 6d, good 72s Gd to 735. middling 71s 6d to 725, one lot low 68s 6d, the bulk fetched 73s to 73s 6d per cwt. ItErii-rnn.—To-day there was not much demand for Re fined g,qods from the grocers, but prices remain firm, and standard lumps are not to be had under 87s 6d, the supply of goods is short. Treacle is . in active request at 35s to 3tts per cwt. Pieces and Bastards are in good demand at our quota tions. Bouded Crushed Sugar is in steady request, and it is difficult to get first quality under 34s 9d p e r cw t, the stir:ply being small. Loaves were disposed of to a fair extent at the rates quoted above. Treacle rather cheaper ; sale , . made at 133 9d per cwt. , al A URITICS.-Thie afternoon there were th ree pu b lic sales, consisting of 8,856 bags, which met with a good demand, the whole found ready buyers, and the prices paid are fully equal to those of the last auction, especially for the lower sorts, line yellow went at 72s to 735, good 69s 63 to 71s 6(1, middling 68s 6d to 693, low middling 67s 6d to 683, fine brown 66s 6d to 675, good 65s 6d to 665, low and middling 63s to 64s 6d very low dark 59s per cwt. EAST Isnra.--This afternoon the public sales consisted of 1,800 hags Bengal, 5,769 bags Manilla, 341 baskets Java; the Bengal sold readily at full former rates, fine white fetched 73s to 74s 6d, good 71s to 72s 6d, damps 71s to 71s 6d, washed 70s 6d. Manilla was nearly all disposed of, but at a reduction on former rates of 6d, low yellow sold at 225, low strong greyish 22s 6d, middling 23s a 23s 6d, fine brown 21s 6d a 225, damps 2ls a 22s 6d, washed 20s 6cl a 21s. Java w as a ll t a k en i n, v i z. low mid gr e yi s h white at 2.5 s Gd, fine yellow 25s a 2.lis 6d, dumps and washed 23s 6d a 24s 6d per cwt. Fo REIG.. -Yellow Havannah continues to be held firmly, except at late rates there are no sellers. White at 64 to is ad vance, ,good and fine of the new crop selling at 39s to 40s, and ordinary old at 32s to 33s per cwt; Brazil at previous rates; Bahia at 24s for middling white. Moeassis.-For West India rather higher prices have been paid. Common Demerara at '34s 6d, middling 35s to 35s 6d; Nevis, 34s to 36s 6d • Antigua fine 38s per cw t. COFFEE.-The Britishi Plantation market has been. quiet since we last wrote; all unclean sorts are totally neglected, although offered at a further reduction in prices : former rates, I however, have been supported for clean sorts, few samples at present being at market, but the trade have shown little desire to buy even these kinds ; Berbice, good middling at 112 s to 1133 6d, middling 109 s 6d, fine ordinary 102 s, unclean was, however, all taken in at 95s to 98s for low middling and mid dling quality Mocha is in short supply, and support former rates. Thos afternoon there was some improvement in the demand for clean soi is of Coffee for home consumption, but the pur chases were chiefly confined to the public sales of 133 casks Jamaica, and 1,925 bags Java from the Cape, the former was au excellent clean parcel, consisting of the new crop, the whole of which was disposed of at full market rates, fine middling fetched 124 e to 124 s 6d, middling 114 s to 115 s Gd, low middling 107 s to 110 s 63, fine to fine tine ordinary 101 s to 105 s ; the Whole of the sound of the latter was, however, taken in at 67s to 67s Gd for good fair quality ; there were buyers at the former figure. Since the sales a part of the Java has born sold at the buyingsin prices. RICE.--7 his afternoon there was very little business doing by prieat e contract in East India, and prh es have a downward tendency, several arrivals being near at hand : at auction, 380 bags low white dusty and broken Bengal were taken in at 12s per cwt. • STICES.-This afternoon the public sales consisted of 453 chests Cassia Lignea; 570 bags Black Pepper; 1,040 bogs 57 chests East India Ginger. The Cassia Lignea was all taken in at 76s for middling quality, but false packed. Pepper partly sold at steady rates, viz., at 4d fur shot Malabar, common :lusty Sumatra taken in at 34d. Ginger was all bought in at 21s lid for good fair bold Malabar, the chests however sold at 0(1 to 62s 6d for fair bold scalped. Rum, BRANDI - , ANTI HOLL ANDS. -111 Rum prices have given way 1 / 2 d to 141 for Leesvards, and the sales are only 180 puns, proefe eat 3s 7 1 ,4 d to 3s Bd, 2 to 3 percent. over proof at 33 81/ e d, 4 to 12 over 3s 9d to 4s 2d, 16 to 18 over 4s 3d to 4s 4d. Of Jamie s only 140 puns have been disposed of at 6s to 6s Id for 30 to 34 per cent. over proof. 36 over good quality 6s 4d, being a reduction en former rates of ld per gallon. Prices have undergone little change for Brandy since we last wrote. In Cognac first brands of the vintage of 1836 at 5s 64 in hhds, in puns 5s 4d, ditto 1837, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d, ditto 1838, hhds 51 24, puns ss, ditto 1839, puns and hhds 4s 104 to 5s per gallon. Geneva to the shippers at Is 1 1d to 2s, and fine quality for horn s use at its 4d to 2s 64. Btitish Corn Spirits lOs 2d to 104 3d per gallon. To-day the proof Leewards are not to be had under 3s 7id per gallon. Oins.-Lineeed Oil for present delivery at 255, and for the next two and three months at 25s 3d to 25s 64 and 25s fad per cwt. Rape 37s 6d for pale, and 36s to 36s 6d far brown. Palm at :341 to 34110 s per tun.' Cocoa Nut Oil rather lower rates i • Cod at 281 ; Seal 261 paid f or P a l e o f fi rst quality-for arrival at 251 103 per ton. Sperm at 98/ to 99/ for first quality. This afternoon 300 tons Southern at public sale were all dis posed of at e 3/ 15s to 24/ lOs for middling to fine quality. TEA. -The transactions in Free Trade Tea have been very limited for actual consumption, and capitalists still refrain alto gether from making investments ; holders have generally re fused to submit to any further reduction ; but those parties who. have been compelled to realize have submitted to lower rates, the business doing is exclusively for cash ; common Congou has been selling at 2s Id to 2s lid, and common Monkey 2s 2d to 23 2id, which establishes a decline on the rates of this day week of 1.141 to 2d per lb, at these pricess there are, however, not many sellers, there being still an uncertainty as to what the season's supply will be ; by some it is estimated at 12,000,000, and by others at 15,000,0001b5, causing the trade to be very cautious about buying; and they still take only sufficient to supply their immediate wants ; the principal merchants, on the other band. show much firmness, and will not sell at any thing like existing prices, being of opinion that they will, ere long, improve, in consequence of the perplexed state in which the trade with this country and China is placed. Some prompts being nearly due, 17,000 packages of Tea being declared for sale en the Ist and 2nd of June, and son.c arrivals being near at hand also tend to keep the market quiet, and depress prices. In Company's Congou there was little passing last week, and prices declined to 9s 2441 for cash, and 2s 3d to 2s 5d for long and short prompts; but yesterday there was more desire shown to buy, and a good many purchases were made at 2s 2id to 2s 24• El for cash. The next Overland Mail is looked for with anxiety, and may be expected about the Bth of next month, as it is supposed the trade will then be put into the possession of the actual quan tity of Tea which can be received, and which alone will regu late prices throughout the year. If they were to come down a little lower for free trade some mercantile bowies in the City nc would make large investments, but we do nut see nt i l:h d e o h m a e of this at. present ; the stock in the United is 4.5,000,0001b5, and last year at this period it w ; was last at The import this year has not been halt of what 1 to only it has amounted ,0001bs. this period; and from Ch,na last arrivals indirect, con. week they amounted to 316,0001b5. Thearr rices to rule low it, 4,500,0001b5. The deliveiies of late have . be . e a r s, t o ; sisting still chiefly of Green Tea, cause p comparison with those of Black. To-day the purchases in Free Trade Tea were rather limited, but prices are firmer ; there are no sellers of cash parcels at any further reduction in price. For Company's Congou there were buyers at 2s 21d, but. few sellers under 23 3,1 for cash. This afternoon several purchases were made in Corvq-any's Congou at. 2s 24d to 2s 3d for cash, but in Free Trade there was little passing ; no sellers, however, of I•>w Congou for money under Ss lid, and Twankay 2s 2ld, and even thereat not many parcels are to be bad. TA LLow.—First quality is Tint to be had under 40s to 49e 3d. For delivery therk , has been little pass for the last three mouths; but there are no sellers under 49s 3d, and some par ties require 49s Gil per cwt. This after: non the market was quiet, but in prices there wal no variation. IRISH MARKETS. ,RiBLIN Ili ARE ET NOTE for he E K ending bIAY4I. r„.2 5 I‘'heat,pei bart•to 0 Here . Barley , ri ant,:... Li Arr.,' 1) F" our, eivt !!!, So!d to Baker., only iiour . :r..... I 'rpm l';ts t 5 0 ti t; U 211 U 1.9 n usul so til merar; U 17 10 17'6 0 17 95 if. • Average pr•ce Ji fil . A , r • ..Art ti:•• 411 per sack. Itteeipts ot 11,71:11 : ... from 22 IA to •Ifs SLle 111. iof 1)0. ;r h,r••; sect:et., . trent .1.) . to:2li (fr i ti •f F.' f, out 10 0 to 17i Idi rxlt•rt (A , a Rilat • Quartert Loa ..... it! v d 114: Qt.e tern t .11 h hi ' it KJ' Dlay Arhe;.! ;i;er '.:U..:.;•17 6 : 0 ‘ . 1);:7 • 15 6 to 7 °' y (per ti,st )!3 0 I 5 0 'Pin,- 6 II y 4„ Oat:real I:er ('due„ dent, 4d. to 7d.— 51uttno, • 64. to Pork, 40. to 5d.. /Suohl , :‘, y RICE OR IstrriVil • the Cour rt l'a - at ccoud 112 •...."• •.. • •••••• ••• 'Plum ............ I'6 .„.„„.„..„, Fourth .•• ........ . ••.•.•• •••••• .SS ... • nr'. Filth SO 71 Sixth . ................... ".0 ..• . 6° CLON a. k m ay Id t'e. ( wt, s. .1. s. d. '4ew Butter - );,tlll ...• - fa " ( tendered Lard 0 52 O ticada ...... 3 " Hour, Secoud — 44 I t :our,!,.re.b 311 P.. t` 42 0 1 2 0 '.• Per [3m re!.! dapesecsd ...... 0 Eariuy .:ere 5 4 10 0 1 (7 %..1! KILKENNY . MAlte.h IS. , sr.e4l.pcy barrel)3os.otl.l.o'nt Oil. beef ' . .ct it . _ :it 0 ,- ..te bf r. 6 " -ar'gy 24) 0 2 0 tic — t , ......,, 0 `• • oatS i k 6 ii r rnrt, .....,....... h 4 ( - 1 Hour (?er liato II , 0 .I.ii C '. Is 9 - ....,,,.,..,,, 0 6 , 7 . Butter(per cwt.) 00 0 4,. ' :iesr fii , !rer .. 0 0 1 v Racon Pigs 35 0 36 (' , :a.t llittn ..... ~.. 0 6 00, foals 1 0 11 1 Wattles iper )t)li : 4 S HAMBURG GR. .r heat. Mark. , C 9 to 4Z9: • ---- itlagoeburg ::90 to 450 -- Ann.:at, white 411. to 4;0 ----- red „., ; 9,1 to 45 i Bruosst ick '4lO to 4 5 Mocklenburg :i7B to 459 - Polish . Rye, Meck!enburg VI to 2:8 - Dantzic - Elbilig i.nd Ko fl.;sburg - Upland - Riga to2 to MARKETS. A IN. 1 Barley, Meckleilbllrgh 195 10115 ' ------ Maftdebursh lil to 214 ------ Holstein --- Summer 1 4 ,8 to Iso o:.ts, Eider ..... -- Alectlenburg ....FP to iq --- Holstein IMB to Ns 1-- E'st riie,land 132 to 0 .," IPertse, Mecklenburg 146 t° ` v.- , Beans 3OO to 341 Buck Wheat - 60 to A! Rapeseed, Hang v e r Malt 'Pares TON, Alaranharia Madras 47li 5/ Surats 4% 11 . Domingo 04 7 'FEE. Domingo La Gua)ra 8 7 Porto Rico ........ Havannah....., ...... Carolina and Tennesree 7 , 4t0 :PN Georgia, Ist sort 7 2d , &d and 4th N 1 COFI Mocha 11 to I:qi Batavia Aurnatra Rio 4% 5 1 4 Bahia SUGAR.— (Witt Havannah, White 6 to 9 b 8% Discount.) Batua, tol Brown .5 5, Pernambuco, White 5% slfr Brown 5 Brown 5 tr:% Iti9 o White. 54 6 1 4 Brow❑ Brown, 5 to 6 THEATRICAL MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. . • Fanny Elsaler is in flue health and spiral, acid been rehearsing one of het ballets nearly the whole of his week, previous to her appearance at the Park some Clay next week. Every seat in the dress cirerai has been taken for the first week of her performs. ace ; all the private boxes, and nearly every box seat besides. The desire to see. her is increasing in into unity every hour. and already thr ee ti mes the original, ~i price of admiss iee has been off ere d as a premium fiat scats for the first two or three nights. Th e to ag ers o f the . Boston an d 3 • Philadelphia th ea t res were I rate in two d a ys a fter her arrival to make engagem.enfr.s. When she appears et the theatre, she i s " the e i .aserved of a ll o b se rvers." . In this city th ea t r i eaa l s seem to have revived by bee arrival. Booth h as b een p l aying Richard, Ingo, HaHamlet ' Re., this week, at th e Chatham, to crowded boas"' Charles Kean was among h i s auditors. Booth: was 9 0: flounced to play Richard last Monday, and disappointe d the audience by not appearing. C. Kean had never sees Booth play, and wrapping hitnselfjn his cloak, went tothe little Chatham, paid his half-dollar, and took •his seat in the boxes by the silo of a genuine soap-lock. Charles Thorne played the; part of Richard, in lieu of Booth. As the play progressed, Charles Kean showed evident signs of dissav_itactiou, and in th e t hi r d act h e turned round to tl7, e soap-lock (who sat in juxtaposition withhirs) • and P . iciaimed with all that suavity fcr which he is disa.. tiP:guished, " I beg your pardon, Sir; but—is--that is —is that gentleman who is playing Richard, Mr. Booth F'—" Booth be d--d," said the soap-lock, with an indignant and contemptuous curl of the No, by Jasus ; it's Charley Thorne, my sucker. To be sure he has not so big a name, but he's a d---d sight bet ter than all the Charley Keens and Booths to b o ot; and and can be a t 'em all to hines, easy, by Jes" l Charles Kean wrai,ped his cloak around him, rose sa d returned home. Henry Wailack has been supporting Booth very ably ; his wife is singing successfully at Peale's Museum, with Billy Williams and the .Bellti" • Giant, Williams and Master Diamond have left fors tour throu g h th e l an d o f stea d y h a bi ts , to abtonish the natives of Newhaven and Hartford. Celeste, the q ueen o f pantom i me —th e never -tiring Celeste, i s engage d at t h e Ch at h am to p l a y a round of _ those favorite characters, in which she is without au equal. Hamblin and Barry h ave been "doing" the l mate drama a t th e B ower y f or th e last week, assisted by M ons . Kli s h n i g , t h e man - mon k ey . Mit c hell's little shilling theatre still puts money in the purse of,.tb . a manager. The P ar k h as rev i ve d l a t e ly. - M r e,.Fitiwg ream's engagement has half filled the house every pied' So touch for city theatricals. In the provinces, Misses Poole, and Shirreff, Guibeleis and Manvers have been playing in Philadelphia! Wilson has closed his theatrical engagements, end is now delivering a course of lectures on Scottish aong, in this city. They a re respecta bly attended t . be Mr. and Mrs. M ar ty n are i n th e c i ty enjo ying otium cum dignitnte of prof ess i ona l private lite . ; Se gu i n an d w i fe were / as:. h ear d o f at A ugus ta 1 11 1 Savannah, wh ere they were very success ful. T h li ss f excellent musician and general favourite, Jones' , returned home after a very successful tour to the sows. • Brough and Madame Otto are doing a 14 business to gether in the towns on the Mississippi. his So much for th e o p era neaple. Vandenboff and ;,„ daughter h ave b een p l a yi ng at B a l t i more . H a ckett ;; at Ba6toa ; Hill is poking fun with Miss ReYO ld e among the nativ es at Albany. Flynn and DevernaY. building a new th eatre at S t. J o l la ' s, N ow Brunswic k ' ‘ , nr 1 Lambert is with Abb o t, at Charle s t on , or Augusta.. 1 ; 1 Jack Barne s , w if e , an d d aug h ter at New. Orleans. IA : eonite anti troop w ere l ast h ear d o f L o hi sv ill e doing f big business, and setting the Missouri men orazY. The rest are as they are. Theatricals have been at a t awfully low ebb in thi s country, and i n th i s c ity. esP e. eial:y ; but perhaps the arr:aal of Fanny Elsaler 0101 give a new i m p e t us to t h eatres, and to the rage f or at ' tending them. -- Yew York Mo rn i ng Herald,MO 9 ' ......-_,..,---- _____ ___, .. ______________—_-• r ide SETS of PLATED CORNER DISHES. 101 0 •r without Warmers. Th e pr i ce o f t h e S et o f Four m•Teis and Covers, without Warmers, varies from Ei g ht tO ' tal i, Guineas. The Warmers are front Five to Nine Gnior, s4 ,,at Set. Engravings of the various patterns will be forwarcle4l_lolo free, if application is made, post paid. The dishes are 'coraT th , themselves without warmers, and the handles take on , covers thus forming four extra dishes when required. T. COX SAVORY, fro° Silversmith, &c., No. 47, C.wnhill (Seven doors Graeechurch-street), London. . _...-------- NIJFA_, A C. SILVER PLATE of LONDON 1112 1 * • 60.7, - , TURF,.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Worki ng 's . „s° smiths, 14, Curnbill, London, opposite the Bank •„f Q - 140" . ' The est wrought SILVER SPOONS and F 01 1 , 1" '4d. k g c . Pattern, 7s. 2d. per ounce; the !..ling's Pattern, ' i ' but t" - ounce. The following sr., the weights recommende a r ot iee. artdes may be had lighter or heavier at the same price W t , s. t oz. e. 11 ,., . le 1 5 i 12 Fiddle Pattern Silver T a bl e S poons 50 at 7 ...," 7 . 12 ditto D essert d i tto ........ 2O 7 :'.. le 11- L ' tt 12 d.o 'tabl e Forks ......... 3O 7 "" / - 2 ditto Dessert ditto 20 7 2 " . 5 11 $ 2 ditto Gravy Spoons l• 7 1 " . SII I !, 1 . d itto S oup L adle II 7 2". 5 16 '. 4 ditto Salt Spoons Sauce ditto.. 4 ' ditto 1. ditto Fish Slice ......... ..... ........... ..r . 016 12 ditto Tea Spoons ... . is 7 5... •0 0 $ 4 I pair ditto Sugar Tongs (strong) .... ;.. . .... ~..... 14 1 . 12 King's Patter 1 Silver Table Spoons ;it at 7 '" gla 12 ditto Dessert ditto (Cut strong) ..... .. ....... ..• 51 . • "I 7 4. " . . i 4 13 t s 12 . ditto Tab c Forks 4O 7 4.• • 1 .. 2 . 1 4..- 4 s 0 12 &a., Dessert ditto 2 ditto Gravy Spoons l2 " 4 ," . 4 " 12 7 ....• 4 , 14 0 1 ditto Soup Ladle *" 12 7 10.. i r t • 4 ditto Sauce ditto 0 4 ditto Salt Spoons (strong gilt) .................... 3 5 • 1 ditto Fi.l. Slice ............................ .... . 5 IP _ 12 ditto Tea Spoons l4 lu " 1 5 . 11 1 Nit. ditto N.B. A Prioe Current, Starn i .z as a NempaPe r ! . ., chage of ing drawings, and every informattsz relative to t Sugar Tongs-- ................................. - silver or Sheffield plate, may be had on applicatio%theliue'r letter. sent into the country, postage free. in answer toitll lo ...Aree , o o will be B IR TH S. On the 211 inst., at Hatford Rectory, Berks, the lady of " Rev. J. Hearn, of a son. G On the 24th inst., at. North Brixton, the wife of • Phipps, Esq., C. E.. of a son. On the 25th inst., at Michael's-grove, Brol-nptor!, Mrs. J. 5. Scrimgeour, of a son. • On the 20th inst., at Hampstead, the wife of Mr. H. H ea ld of Hampstead and Austinfriars, of a daughter.__:____--- MARRIED. On the 26th inst. ; Au2uta, eldest son ofJ. A. Mendes , (d* Amsterdam, to Jessy Lydia, only daughter of J. J. Brandoo Esq., of Harley-greet, Cavendish-square. D le D. On the 11t: inst., at Tain, North Britain, Captain H. A. Sutherland, of the 10th Infantry, a Member of the United fir' vice Club. On the 18th ins.;., at. Pentonville, Jessey, the second daughter of C. Watt, Esq., Lecturer on Chymistry, arc' 12. Lo (lon Printed and Published 1-,v 31URDO 1(01)NO 0 No. 11'2, Str2n(l, at The SUP, Oilice, Nu. 112, Stron d the ceunty of A:iddleiex.—Thursday, May 1840. i( i P i I ' J • 1 e .~ I ' e h ( 11 . ai ti 11, . 1 \