The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

THE CORN TRADE. (From the Mark Lane Express.) One of those sudden changes which under peculiar eircumstanass are not infrequent in the grain trade has taken place. Up to the commencement of May the wring was cold and ungenial ; and as the autumn sown Mops were supposed to have been previously more or hiss injured by the extreme severity of the winter, the most gloomy forebcdings respecting the probable result of the next harvest were entertained. The uneasiness en this score was greatly heightened by the exhausted state of the stocks in granary, by the belief that the quantity in the hands of the growers was likewise very ort, and by the daily exports on an extensive scale from this country to France and other continental states. There was, consequently, nothing extraordinary in the limpid rise which occurred in prices ; indeed, for several weeks in succession the supplies proved inadequate to meet the home and foreign demand, and holders were gabled to obtain almost any price they chose to ask. At first the beneficial change which took place in the 'weather produced little or no effect, but the wonderful improvement which was gradually being worked in the growing crops soon began to operate, and in districts where scarcely any corn was before supposed to be left the supplies increased, at the same time arrivals from the Baltic began to drop in at several of the principal maritime ports, whilst buyers contracted their operations in proportion as sellers manifested anxiety to realize, until business has come to a complete stand. Having arrived at this point, it may perhaps not be amiss to examine a little into the real state of the case, and en deavour to ascertain in how far our position is actually changed for the better. The chief, if not the only *lteration in our favour, appears to us to be, that the harvest, which threatened to be a very late one, may now be reasonably calculated to commence as early as in average years, whilst there is nothing about the aspect exile crops to give rise to any fear as to the probable yield. This is certainly an immense point gained, as we are likely to have the new crop ready for consump tion three weeks earlier than was supposed would be the case, which will make a great d rference in the quantity required to be imported. Til,2 cessation of (exportation to the continent has, besides, done away with an extra drain on our stock ; and the reaction in price thus far appears, therefore, warranted by circumstances. There is, however, some danger that the fall may continue too long. We say danger, for in that case the demand from foreign countries would pro bably revive ; and if prices here were to recede below the level of the continental countries where scarcity pre 'rails, a portion of the supply originally intended for Great Britain would be sure to be diverted from us to those states, which might prove a serious inconvenience, in case anything untoward should occur to render the :harvest less favourable than is now expected. The fall in the value of wheat from the highest point, taking one market with the other, cannot be estimated at less than 15s. per quarter up to this time (Saturday, 29th of May) ; and there is every appearance of prices going considerably lower ; but when once the lowest point shall have been reached we are likely to have an ex tensive demand. The millers, dealers, and bakers are 'working up their stocks without making any purchases; sand this they will probably continue to do so long as they have anything left. So soon, however, as they have exhausted what they have on hand they must again come into the markets ; by that time sellers will probably have recovered some degree of confidence ; and if in the interval the weather should become at all !doubtful, a portion of the decline would speedily be re covered. Prices of all kinds of spring corn and pulse have been affected by ":the reduction whi c h h as t a k en place in wheat ; and this will, to a certain extent, con tinue to be the case so long as the latter article recedes. The advices from Scotland do not speak so favourably of the weather as might have been expected ; but in :Ireland plentiful showers, with a high temperature, al> Tear to have been experienced, under the influence of which the crops have been forced rapidly forward. 'The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have not been large this week, the total quantity received up to this (Saturday) evening amounted to only 3,475 quar ters, which, compared with the supply of the preceding week, shows a falling off. The display at Mark-lane by land-carriage samples from the home counties has Also been moderate ; the town millers having, however, come to the determination of not buying whilst they have any stocks, the trade has been miserably dull, with a decided downward tendency in prices. On Wednes day scarcely a bargai n was c l ose d, i n which position of affairs it became almost impossible to quote prices ; but had purchasers come forward they might have bought at 2s. to 3s. per quarter lower. On Friday it would have been necessary to have made a further concession of 2s. to 3s. per quarter to ha ve e ff ecte d sa l es, and th i s factors were not indisposed to do ; but so averse were the millers to act, that hardly a transaction took place. Of foreign wheat we have again to report a fair ar rival, viz., 20,952 quarters ; and a portion of the pre viously received supply having remained unsold, there is now rather a large quantity at this port on board ship. Importers are naturally anxious to avoid incurring landing expenses, if possible, and have consequently mattifested some anxiety to realise; but the country de mand having suddenly ceased, it has become impossible to sell largely, even at considerably reduced rates. In this state of affairs a part, if not the whole, of what has lately been received will have to be taken to granary, and when this has once been done there is likely to be less pressure on the market. After our last Monday's report was written, the town millers determined to lower the top price of flour from .85s. to 80s. per sack, and they have been freely offering their best marks this week at the latter rate without being enabled to induce the bakers to buy. Ship samples have also been very difficult of disposal, and Norfolk households have in many cases been offered .ss. to 6s. per sack below the extreme rates of the preceding week. American flour has been wholly neglected ; and the de cii ne in the price of the latter has been fully as great as oat that of home manufacture. The quantity of English barley brought forward has bean small, and the receipts from abroad only moderate. The reduction in wheat and flour has, however, had the effect of lessening the inquiry for all other kinds of grain, and barley h as not f a i led to feel the influence. The trifling business done has been at terms decidedly below those of Monday last; and the difficulty experi enced in makin g sa l es was greater at the close than earlier in the week. The operations in malt hare been on a strictly retail scale, and, the turn has been greatly in favour of the purchaser. - The markets have been very sparingly supplied with oats of home growth: from our ewn coast only 381 quarters, from Scotland 830 quarters, and from Ireland 1,244 quarters, having come to hand. Having, how ever, received 21,335 quarters from abroad, no scarcity has been experienced. Neither on Wednesday nor Friday were any purchases of importance made by buyers from the country, and the local demand being very restricted the trade was languid in the extreme. Under the:3e circumstances accurate quotations cannot be given, for whilst needy buyers had to pay nearly former rates for the small quantity they required, it is certain that, prices Is. per quarter lower must have been taken to have sold largely. Beans arad pease have met with very little attention; and with tr ifling stocks and small supplies the value of these articles has tended downwards. The inquiry for Indian corn has fallen off very consi derably ; and though sellers have manifested a dispo• sition to meet buyers by taking less money, they have been una'ble to make much progress. The effect of tne late decline in the value of wheat in the Briti.ih markets on quotations on the continent can, of course..., not as yet be known; but the general tone of the advices from the near ports is somewhat subdued in consequence of a similar alteration in the weather to that experienced here. At Dantzic, however, prices were apparently still on the advance on the 22d inst. The supplies down the Vistula had been small, and a good many orders having been receLted to buy, high mixed why gat, of 621 b. weight per bushel, had realised equal to 255. 6d. per quarter, showing a rise on the rates of tb.at day se'nnight of about Bs. per quarter. The arrivals from the Bug, the Vistula, and Lower Poland together would, it was estimated, amount to about 120,000 quarters by the end of June. At Konigsberg, on the 22d inst., business was quite at a stand for want of supplies, and very high prices were asked for the trifling stocks in granary. From Rostock we have no advices this week; but a letter from Stettin of the 24th of May informs us that holders of wheat were then asking :equal to 90a. per quixter, free on board, for qualities weighing only 5 91b. per bushel. Rye had been, and still continued, in gr eat request for the interior, and prices corresponding with 72. v. per quarter had been paid for the article. The trat isactions in wheat had not been of much importance, owing, in the first place, to the scanty nature of tl to stock, and, further, to the extreme high price asked. The weather had been cold for the season; still there were no complaints of the appearance of the growing crops. At Hamburgh much less effect appears to have been produced on the market by the dull English accounts.. the complete exhaustion of the stocks on the spot and the continued demand from the interior having given confidence to the sellers. The firmness of the latter had been further increased by the news from Sweden, stating that the Government had determined to prohibit the expo r t of all kinds of grain except wheat. Buyers, h generally acted with much caution ; but their wants being pressing 945. to 955. per quarter h a d b ee z. barley, and oats . Paid fur wheat in re-tafl,and equally high rat es f or epr, In the French market s ri l e. very marked alteration ap pears to have occurred w quotations. At Paris, on. Thursday, the wheat trade I z l t a s v euiet, but there was rob decline. The accounts from pg worthyaoo is re o a f re of a similar cha racter; and the only thin thatnotice in the int€ - ligence from the latter buyers of flour, for delivery in' June, there were still which would appear to indicate that public t hi opinion tinned in favour of a rise during the summerra At Marseilles, on the 21st of May, h o l ders o o r nt w h i s i . e were rather anxious to realize. Poli. Odess a on tl ' e: orth only 635. per quarter, end for delivery • spot wee w very • in June 58s. per quarter. From Leghorn our advices are of the 19th of M ay ; the wheat trade was then decidedly dull, and Egyptian was obtainable at about 365. to 375. per quarter. Ma riaeopoli and other good qualities, on the spot, were held at equal t o 64 5. to 68s. per quarter f ree on board, but , ; there were sell ers f or June delivery at 595. t o 60 5 ., or for delivery in July- at 56a. to 58a. per quarter. RB-APPEARANCE OF THE POTATO DISEASE.-- We have received a letter, written on Saturday, from our Carlow correspondent, confirming the statement recently published in the Carlow Sentinel with regard to the re-ap pearance of the potato disease in that county. The discovery of it at so early a period, when we were to be visited by such an .affliction, is regarded as fortunate by our correspondent, - who begs of us to impress upon the public the advisa bility of sowing beet-root and turnips in lieu of potatoes 'wherever the disease shows itself. The appearance of the other crops, particularly wheat, and the breadth of land sown under them, are spoken of as the most encouraging ever wit nessed.—Dublin Pilot. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. June 2. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) On clause 15 being proposed, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he rose to ex plain the reason why the Committee had adopted the course they had done on this matter. They considered that if they gave full costs they would be encouraging prosecutions, and if they gave none they would be sup pressing prosecutions, and therefore they thought it right to steer a middle course. After some conversation the clause was agreed to. The remaining clauses of the Bill were agreed to, and the report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. POOR AND HIGHWAY RATES EXEMPTION. On the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. P. SCROPE said that the principle of this Bill should be applied to local as well to general taxation. It had been found extremely diffi cult to collect rates from the poor, and by the 24th of George 111. the poorer occupier was exempted from the payment of local taxes. The result of not adopting this course had been productive of the greatest inconvenience and expense. He proposed to apply the same simple process with respect to the collection of the local rates that was in operation with respect to the col lection of the general rates. He thought the system of taxation should be placed upon a regular footing. He concluded by quoting an extract from a work of Mr. Pigot, stating that in the south of England, whilst the population was increasing at the rate of 200,000 a year, cottages were decreasing. Poor families were obliged to use one room in common, and it was the duty of the House to afford them an opportunity of having two or more rooms, to encourage the building of cottages, and so promote the comfort and happiness of the indus trious portion of the people. Speculators in house buildings were frequently aspersed, but he considered that they were public benefactors. Sir GEORGE GREY agreed with his Hon. Friend that increased cottage accommodation should be afforded to the poor, but he did not think the Bill would accom lish this object. He had referred to the evidence of Mr. Pigot, but he seemed to have forgotten that the greater number of small cottages were exempt from the payment of rates. • Then, if it were passed, a direct en couragement would be given to speculators in house property. By it the assessing of cottages to pay rates would be left on a very uncertain basis, because it would rest; upon the amount paid for rent and upon the evi dence of surveyors at Quarter Sessions. He thought, therefore, that it would introduce many evils, and as he strongly objected to it, he felt it his duty to urge upon the House not to accede to the second reading. The motion having been put, Mr. WAKLEY said it appeared to him that the Bill would not accomplish the object which the Hon. Gentle man had in view. It was true that the poor were un duly rated, and that the rich were in many cases exempt. —(.‘ Hear, hear," from Mr. Scrope.) But the Hon. Gen tleman seemed to forget that the cottages, in but few instances, belonged to the parties who occupied them ; that they belonged often to rich persons, and they screwed them down to pay a❑ exorbitant rent. The subject, however, was fraught with many difficulties ; and he trusted that the Hon. Gentleman, who had brought for ward the Bill with the best motives, would withdraw it, and that the Government would bring forward a Bill on the subject in a future session of Parliament.—(Hear.) Sir J. PAKING'TON said his Hon. Friend the Mem ber for Suffolk had brought forward a Bill on the same subject, but it was opposed by the Government, and now when the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Stroud mooted a similar measure, he also was opposed. The poor throughout the whole country were suffering much from the present state of the law, and he trusted that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir G. Grey) would take the whole subject into his consideration and in a future session introduce a measure to remedy the existing evils. Colonel WOOD quoted an extract from the evidence of Mr. Gulson, to show the injurious effect of exempting cottages from the payment of rates. It was to the effect that a considerable sum of money was borrowed by parties from the corporation of Coventry for the purpose of building cottages for the poor. The parties made 12i per cent. out of them, because they were exempt from the rates, and they charged Id. and 2d. more for some of them in consequence of this exemption. The result was, that a rate of 17s. 6d. in the pound was levied upon other persons, who loudly complained of the heavy tax thus placed upon them, whilst an immense number of cottages of this kind were entirely exempt from the payment of rates. Mr. P. SCROPE said, after what had passed he should withdraw the Bill, but in doing so, he trusted that the Government would take the subject into their own hands. Bill withdrawn accordingly. MEDICAL REGISTRATION AND MEDICAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. WAKLEY begged leaved to postpone this Bill, as the evidence taken before the Medical Committee was not prepared. He did believe that a very valuable report would be laid before the House in the course of a few days. The Bill was then postponed till Monday week. Mr. WAKLEY moved that all petitons presented for or against the Bill, should be referred to the Select Committee.—Agreed to. ROYAL MARINE SERVICE BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and the third read ing was fixed for Thursday next. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Mr. B. HAWES presented twenty-four petitions from various places in favour of the Medical Registration Bill and the Health of Towns Bill. The House then adjourned. RAIL WA Y COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.) GROUP IL This Committee met at the usual hour this morning. DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH (DEVIATION LINE). The preamble to this Bill having been proved, and the clauses disposed of, THE DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH AND LONDON AND BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST AMALGAMATION BILL waa proceeded with. At the close of the evidence the Committee decided that the preamble had not been proved. READING. GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE ( D EVIATIONS). This case was then gone into. After hearing evidence in its favour and the opposiiion, The Committee decided that the preamble had been proved, but they would take care that clauses were intro duced into the Bill to secure to the Direct London and Portsmouth Company all the privileges which they now enjoy under existing Acts and agreements. The Committee then adjourned. THE SUN, LONDON, THUR SD AY EVENING-, JUNE 3, 1847. GROUP VI. WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH AMENDMENT (NO. XX.) Mr. Charles Russell, chairman of the Great Western Com pany, was examined at considerable length on the subject of an agreement entered into, by the suggestion of the Board of Trade, in 1845, restraining the Great Western and South •Western Companies from making or promoting any railway beyond the limits then fixed by the Board of Trade, the branch of which had been charged upon the South-Western Company. Their examination occupied the whole of the day. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. Mr. Binney, a carrier of Sheffield, was examined to the same effect as the last witness, and deposed to the great ac commodation which the station would give to the town of Sheffield. A long discussion then took place as to whether the Dun Navigation Company had any locus standi against the line or not. Mr.Sergeaut Kinglake contended that the company had and Mr. Sergeant Wrangham that they had not. The Committee decided that the company had no locus standi to be heard before the Committee. The Committee then adjourned till Friday at twelve o'clock. GROUP XXXVI. MANCHESTER. AND LEEDS (AMEND MENTS, DEVIATIONS, ALTERATIONS OF LEVELS, &c.) The Committee was engaged all the day in the settlement of the clauses of this Bill, which, with several amendments, were agreed to. GROUP XXXVI I. LEEDS AND TECIESIE (21.1111EMDIVIENTS, di.c.) The Committee were occupied the whole of the day iu pas sing the clauses of this Bill. GROUP XXXIX. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning ; Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair. WEAR VALLEY, BISHOP a.IICKLAND,AND WEARDALE, WEARDALE EXTENSION, AND WEAR AND DERWENT RAILWAY, AND SKILDON TUNNELL AMALGAMA TION. The Committee were engaged the whole of the day in hearing evidence in this case. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. Mr. Orr gave similar evidence, which closed the case for the promoters. The Committee, without calling upon Mr. Sergeant Bellasis to reply, found the preamble of the Bill proved. The Committee then passed the clauses of the Newburgh Branch, and afterwards adjourned. GROUP XLVI. EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON (UNION CANAL, and CALEDONIAN JUNC TION). Evidence in opposition was continued to-day, and Mr. Langdale, the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr. Headlie, and others were called. The Committee then adjourned till Friday. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. G'LASGOW A great number oIEY, (YESTERDAY.) , HOUSE OF LORDS. Committee decided that witnessesK I L MwAe were NaOlsColic,slA-1 called D s nAdY exa mined a . standing after a lengthened investigation the mined in this case, a t o h rd e e p rs rot o n f ot t e h r e s H ot ous th e e , B u i u ll a h t a n d at com plied with the s • Bill might pass. til SWANSEA VALLEY . The Committee, after hearing pa r t i i it until they should receive the reportoofftthes case,. adjourned WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH. The Committee decided that the promoter ofUT.H. athis Bill had standin orders of th complied with the g Rouse. VALE OF NEATI!. The Committee decided SOUTH that WALES. this Bill had passed. A similar decision was given in reference to this Bill. SOUTHAMPTON AND DORCHESTER (NEW FOREST DEVIATION AND EXTENSION). The Committee, after bearing witneasea, decided that in this case the company had complied with the standing orders of the House. CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNKIRK, AND COATS BRIDGE (BRANCH TO GLASGOW STATION). The Committee came to a similar decision in this case. SWANSEA VALLEY This railway case was adjourned in the earlier part of the day, in order to give time for the reception of the Ad miralty report, which before the rising of the Committee was handed to their Lordships. As soon as it had been read by the secretary, it containing no objection to the line, The Committee decided that the Bill had passed. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH-WESTERN (RICHMOND TO WINDSOR). This Bill was opposed, but after a lengthened investiga tion the Committee decided that the standing orders had been complied with. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH- WESTERN (STAINES TO ASCOT AND WOKINGHAAI, WITH BRANCHES). The decision of the Committee was, that in this case the standing orders had been complied with. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN. Mr. SMITH made an application to have this case post poned to a future day, which was refused. The Committee decided that the standing orders had been proved. COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS. (YESTERDAY.) LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. The Committee were occupied during the day with the discussion of the clauses, much opposition being manifested on those which respected the town of Wigan. UNOPPOSED BILLS COMMITTEE. (YESTERDAY.) (Before Mr. GREENE, Chairman of Committees.) This Committee met this day at eleven o'clock. The fol lowing Bills were declared to have passed : NORTH-WESTERN (DIVERSIONS AT SKIPTON, CASTERTON, AND SEDBERG). ABERDEEN AND GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND (AMALGAMATION AND LEASING). THE WOLVERHAMPTON CEMETERY. MEDALS FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the Supplement to the London Gazette.) GENERAL ORDER. HORSE-GUARDS, JUNE 1, 1847. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com mand that a medal should be struck to record the ser vices of her fleets and armies during the wars corn me.,eing in 1793, and ending in 1814, and that one should be conferred upon every officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier of the army who was present in any battle or siege, to commemorate which medals had been struck by command of her Majesty's royal predecessors, and had been distributed to the general or superior officers of the several armies and corps of troops engaged, in conformity with the regulations of the service at that time in force; general and other officers, non.commis sioned officers, and soldiers, who consider that they have claims to receive this mark of their Sovereign's gracious recollecti3n of their services, and of her desire to record the same, are each to apply to the Secretary of the Board of General Officers, Whitehall, London, and to send, in writing, to the same officer, a statement of his claim, fqr what action, at what period of time, and the names of the persons, or the titles of the documents, by which the claim can be proved. These claims are to be sent, by General Officers having such claims, through the hands of the Commander-in Chief of the Army. The Staff Officers having such claims, through the General Officer under whom they served, if alive; if not alive, through the Adjutant-General of the Army. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of regiments, battalions, and detachments, through the Commanding Officer of the regiment, battalion, or de tachment at the time, if still alive. This will be known by inquiry at the agents of the regiment resident in London. If such Commanding Officer should not be alive, the application, in writing, must be sent through the Adjutant-General of the Army. The Beard of General Officers is hereby, by her Majesty's command, directed to take into consideration, to investigate the facts stated in each of these several applications, and to report to the Commander-in-Chief upon the same, for the information of her Majesty, arid to enable those commanded by her Majesty to deliver to the claimants the medals accordingly. The Adjutant-General and the Military Secretary of the Commander-in-Chief will transmit to the Secretary of the Board of General Officers such information as they may have heen able to acquire, to assist in the investiga tions which the Board will have to make. The Commander-in-Chief has been required to desire that the Board of General Officers will have alphabetical lists made out of the names of the claimants to one of these medals, with his rank, and the name of the particu lar battle or siege fur which he claims to receive the same, inserted in the margin, and at which the Board of General Officers may consider that he was present. The occasions for which medals have been granted by the Sovereign are specified below for general in formation and guidance, as at page 73, of the Annual Army List. By command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Welling ton, Commander-in-Chief, JOHN IIACDONALD, Adjutant-General. Maida, 4th July, 1806. Roleia, 17th August, 1808. Vimiera, 21st August, 1808. Sahagun, Benevente, December and January, 1809. Corunna, 16th January, 1809. Martinique, February, 1809. Talavera, 27th and 28th July, 1809. Guadaloupe, January and February, 1810. Busaco, 27th September, 1810. Barrosa, sth March, 1811. Fuentes d'Onor, sth May, 1811. Albuera, 16th May, 1811. Java, August and September, 1811. Ciudad Roderigo, January, 1812. Badajoz, 17th March and 16th April, 1812. Salamanca, 22d July, 1812. Fort Detroit, America, August, 1812. Vittoria, 21st June, 1813. Pyrenees, 28th July to 2d August, 1813. St. Sebastian, August and September, 1813. Chateauguay, America, 26th October, 1813. Nivelle, 10th November, 1813. Chrystler's Farm, America, 11th November, 1813. Nive, 9th to 13th December, 1813. Orthes, 27th February, 1814. Toulouse, 10th April, 1814. ADMIRALTY, JUNE 1. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to com mand that a medal should be struck to record the ser vices of her fleets and armies during the wars com mencing in 1793 and ending in 1815, and that one should be conferred on every officer, non-commissioned officer, petty officer, soldier, and seaman, who was present in any action, naval or military, to com memorate which medals have been struck by command of her Majesty's royal predecessors, and distributed to superior officers, according to the rules of the service at that time in force; All officers, petty offices, and seamen, who consider that they are entitled to receive this mark of their Sovereign's gracious recollection of their services, and of her desire to record the same, are to send, in writing, the statement of their claims, addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Whitehall, London, specifying for what action, and at what period of time, the claim is preferred, and the names of the persons or the titles of the documents by which it can be established. A isoard of oftibers 14-tippoititetl to take ialify sideration the facts stated in these applications, and to report upon the same to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, for the information of her Majesty, so as to enable those commanded by her Majesty to deliver to the claimants the medals accordingly. The names of all those who may apply for the naval medal will be classed alphabetically, and to each name will be appended the actions at which the claimant may have been present, proof of which must be given to the entire satisfaction of the board. The occasions for which medals have been granted by the Sovereign are specified below for general information and guidance. By command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, H. G. WARD. GILD MEDALS (To FLAG OFFICERS AND CAPTAINS) WERE ISSUED BY THE ADMIRALTY FOR THE ACTIONS UNDER MENTIONED:- ISt June, 1794, Lord Howe's victory over the French fleet. 14th February, 1797, Lord St. Vincent over the Spanish fleet. 11th of October, 1797, Lord Duncan over the Dutch fleet. Ist August, 1798, Lord Nelson, battle of the Nile. 15th October, 1799, Captain Sir Edward Hamilton, Surprise, Hermione recaptured. 21st October, 1805, Lord Nelson, battle of Trafalgar. 4th November, 1805, Sir H. Strachan, French squa dron taken. 6th Feburary, 1806, Sir J. Duckworth, action off St. Domingo. Ist January, 1807, Captain Brisbane, Arethusa and three others, Curacoa taken. 10th November, 1808, Captain M. Seymour, Amethyst, Thetis captured. 6th July, 1808, Captain Stewart, Radere Zaffer, Sea horse (Turkish frigate) captured. 6th July, 1809, Captain Mounsey, Furieuse, Bonne Citoyenne captured. 13th March, 1811, Captain W. Hoste, Amphion and three others, action off Lissa. 9th August, 1810, Captain C. Cole, Bondo Neira, Caro line taken. 22d February, 1812, Captain Talbot, Rivoli, Victorious captured. Ist June, 1813, Captain Broke, Chesapeake, Shannon captured. 27th March, 1814, Captain E. Palmer, L'Etoile, Hebrus captured. 15th January, 1815, Captain H. Hope, President, Eu dymion defeated. WISHAW AND COLTNESS RAILWAY COMPANY.— On Tuesday, at one o'clock, a general meeting of this com pany was held in the Black Bull Hall, Glasgow—Alexander Glasgow, Esq., in the chair, when the drafts of certain Bills introduced into Parliament in the present session, for the following purposes, were submitted to the pro prietors for ' their approval :-1. A Bill to enable the IVishaw and Coltness Railway Company to make branch railways to Auchinheath mineral field, and to Canderside. 2. A Bill to effectuate the sale of the Wishaw and Coltness Railway to the Caledonian Railway Company. The secretary stated, that the present was merely a formal meeting; and after reading over the heads of vari ous documents connected with the b us i ness, M r . Baird in quired wh e th er t h e Bill contained a clause protect i ng th e a_ tract? 4ez,cfozelonian y l Compa n y f a ili ng to i mp l emen t their con in the poss ess i on of their own ra i lway i n th e event he Bills Thank s guesti.aa 'r being w er2 answeredthen voted Glasgow affirmative, for cone chix hie hang a lau . audi t, the meeting unanimously approved of the duct in the meetimg broke up. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, June 2. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GIBBERT. The arguments for the defendant in this cause were con cluded to-day, but the Attorney-General not being able to attend the further hearing of the cause was postponed till Friday next. COURT OF REVIEW, June 2. Sir J. Knight Bruce sat as Chief Judge in Bankruptcy this morning, at Westminster, but nothing of public interest was brought before the Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Edmund Duggins, clerk to Mr. Watson, a conveyancer, of Dyer's-buildings, was charged by Mr. Charles Lemon Greaves, a solicitor, of Furnival's Inn, with enforcing payment of his fee as a barrister's clerk by unlawful means. Mr. Greaves laid his charge as either an assault, an extortion of half-a crown, or the stealing of half-a- Crown. Mr. Ballantine supported the complaint, and Mr Horry defended the prisoner. • Mr. Ballantine stated that his client went to the con veyancer's chambers to speak to him on business, and upon entering the prisoner closed the door, and refused to let him leave until he paid him a shilling. There being no such recognised fee, the prisoner raised it to half-a-crown. Upon another person coming to Mr. Greaves's call for assistance, Mr. Greaves held out some cash, and told him that he might take what he demanded, but he would have to answer it. Either because he wanted the money, or did not care what he did, the prisoner actually took a sum of 2s. 6d., there being nothing due to him at the time. He was not at liberty to press the case as one merely of assault, but would leave it to the magistrates to say what offence had been committed. Mr. Harry remarked that his client had been already charged with felony at the station, and it would be better to state whether that charge was now made or not. Mr. Ballantine wished only to place the fact before the aldermen, and leave them to say what the offence was. Mr. Greaves then stated that he had been in the habit of going to Mr. Watson's chambers, but he did not owe him or his clerk any money. On Monday evening he called at the chambers and asked if he could speak with Mr. Watson ? Without answering the question, the prisoner put his back against the room door, and asked hire for a shilling. Witness replied he did not owe him a shilling. The prisoner said, " I'll be d—d if you shall go cut till you give me the shilling, unless you go out at that window." Leaving by way of the window would have been inconvenient, as he must have dropped a dis tance of 12 feet. Witness called out of the window to some children, offering them a penny to fetch a police man, and witness then said, " You blackguard, what are you detaining me for ?" The prisoner then, in a menacing attitude, said, "If you call me that again, I will knock your head through the wall." Mr. Besant, a solicitor, came to witness's aid, and in his presence he held out some money in his hand to the prisoner, and told him to take what he demanded at his peril. The prisoner took 2s. 6d. Witness would have stayed in the chambers all night rather than have submitted to the extortion, if he had not engaged to go to a dinner, which engagement he incidentally mentioned to the prisoner when he inquired for Mr. Watson. Mr. Alderman WOOD said the facts, as stated, would support either a charge of assault or larceny. Mr. Ilorry asked the witness if he had not delivered to Mr. Watson instructions to draw a bill of foreclosure in the case of " Greaves v. Godfrey." The witness said he had. Mr. Hurry asked if he left the clerk's fee along with the papers? The witness said he had not, because the fees were not due till the work was done. Mr. Alderman WOOD said, there was this reason for not paying the conveyancer's and clerk's fee at the time the papers were delivered,—the solicitor could not fore see the extent of the work to be done, and the proper charge for it. _ _ Mr. lorry asked the witness if the prisoner did not ask for a shilling on account? Witness replied he did not. Mr. lorry asked if the prisoner had not called on him for the fees in this case? The witness said, yes, but only for the purpose of an noyance, Horry inquired, what he meant by " for the pur pose of annoyance?" Was not the money due ? Witness said, he meant by annoyance that he tried to insinuate himself into witness's room. Mr. Alderman Noon asked how the prisoner would be relieved from the charge of assault if the money were due. Suppose it were due, he could not enforce pay ment by assault. Mr. Alderman JOHNSON asked, what was the custom with regard to payment of fees to barristers' clerks? Mr. Greaves said, sometimes fees were delivered with the papers; but the usual mode was, to pay when the work was done; and it had not been completed in this case. Mr. Alderman WOOD added, that generally the fees were allowed to run to the end of the term, and then paid off. Mr. Ballantine, to show that nothing was due to Mr. Watson at the time, put in an I 0 U for 11. 7s. 6d., which Mr. Watson had signed on Saturday last and given to Mr. Greaves. Mr. Horry expressed his readiness to meet the case at the sessions either as a larceny or an assault. The Aldermen consulted, and Mr Alderman WOOD then said, they would deal with it summarily as an assault, which they had power to do, and they fined the prisoner 405., or, in default, to be im prisoned for one month; and further, to enter into his' recognizance in 101. to keep the peace for six months. Zr. 'lorry expressed some disappointment, as he should have been prepared to go further into the matter at the sessions. Ile was ready to give bail to appear at the sessions. Mr. Alderman WOOD replied, he thought it was a proper case for the exercise of summary jurisdiction. The defendant paid the fine and was discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A solicitor and a gentleman (understood to be the uncle of the Hon. Henry Arundel, who was lately fined 51. for an indecent assault on an Italian boy, and in ad dition sent to prison for a month for an assault on a police-constable,) entered the Court y es t er d ay an d men tioned to Mr. Hardwick that an application had been made to Sir George Grey, the Secretary for the Home apartment, for a commutation of the sentence of im prisonment on the Hon. henry Arundel, and that this ap plication was now under consideration. The solicitor also wished to know how it happened thut the circum stance of the apprehension of M r. A run d e l b ecame known to a certain individual who mad e hi s a pp earance is court, and who took an active part in attempting to procure an alteration of the sentenc e on M r. Arundel. Mr. HARDWICK said he could give no information on that point. The police must be applied t o . H e a l so said, in the course of conversation, that the public, and indeed the persons connected with the law, who mighr be supposed to know better, exhibited remarkable igno rance with respect to the powers vested by law in ma gistrates in cases of assault. in In all cases of common as sault, however outrageous character, or however re spectable the station of the accu se d, a mag i strate was prohibited from inflicting a penalty higher than Si. Now, as this penalty was found to be totally inadequate to re press the taste for such outrages on police-constables, the law was altered, and a magistrate had power given to him to substitute a limited imprisonment for a fine. .The,cxe,r,fiseof, ties power-has been ,zfotiziditn prcritistr salutary results; and it was generally resorted-to by ma— gistrates, and this was the reason why he had inflicted this punishment on Mr. Arundel. Magistrates were frequently abused and vilified, and had all sorts of im putations cast upon them, because they had not gone be yond the law in cases of outrage, and inflicted a punish ment that the law did not permit. The applicants, after some further conversation, left the court. A military-looking man, who gave the assumed name of John Butler, was fined 51. for an indecent assault upon a boy in a public-house in Green-street, Leicester square. THAMES. A tall and powerful man, Henry Jones Harrison, was charged with assaulting and wounding Anne Fox. The case was brought before the magistrate by Police sergeant Nicholas, No. 1, K, in consequence of a com munication made to that officer by Mr. Cleland, a sur geon, residing in Ratcliff, that a patient of his was in a dying state from the effects of injuries she had received from her husband. Nicholas immediately took the pri soner into custody. Harrison is a labourer, and was formerly a police constable of the K division. _ Sarah In - ce stated, that on Saturday fortnight the pri soner came home very tipsy, after the witness had bean to market, and quarrelled with Anne Fox, a woman with whom he cohabited, and kicked her on the stairs. Fox immediately afterwards exclaimed, " Oh, Harrison, you have murdered me !" He then kicked her after she was down, and the woman had been ill ever since, and was now dying. Nicholas then put in the following certificate:— " I hereby certify that Mrs. Fox, of Dunstan-place, has been under my care for the last fortnight, with an inflammatory affection of the bowels, the result, as she states, of violence offered to her by her husband, a kick on the stomach, and from which I believe her to be in imminent danger. " June 2. "A. CLELAND, jun., surgeon, Ratcliff." Mr. Cleland gave evidence in confirmation of his cer tificate. The woman was in the most imminent danger. Mr. BALLANTINE gave directions to Inspector B ilson, of the K di v i s i on, to proceed to the house in Dunstan place, and take down in writing any statement which Anne Fox might have to make in the presence of the prisoner, and bring the case before him in the afternoon. Some hours afterwards the prisoner was again ar raigned in the dock. He was in a very excited state, and was made fully aware of his perilous situation. Inspector Bilson said he found the woman very ill in deed, life was fast ebbing, and the doctor said he believed his patient was in a dying state. He took down the statement of Anne Fox in writing, in the presence of the prisoner, and she afterwards signed it. Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, read the statement, which was to the following effect:— "Anne Fox, residing at No. 6, Dunstan-alley, parish of Stepney, says—On last Saturday night fortnight the 15th day of May, 1847, between ten and eleven o'clock, the prisoner Henry Jones Harrison, withwhom I have been living about eighteen months as man and wife, came home very tipsy. He sent for some gin, part of which I drank, and part the prisoner drank, about eleven o'clock. No quarrel took place at that time, but on my returning between eleven and twelve o'clock, having been to marker, the prisoner locked me out of my room. I kicked the panel of the door, which I pushed out, and, p utt i ng my hand inside, let myself into the room. Th e prisoner jumped up, and made use of the expression, I will scrag the b---,' and kicked me in the stomach. I fell down by the room door, in con sequence of the kick. After I ... was upon the floor, the prisoner again kicked me in the side. I then called out Police,' and I said, lam a murdered woman.' Sarah Ince came up stairs to my assistance, and I asked her to go for the police. She left for that purpose, and a police-constable came into the room in a few minutes. I did not call on the constable to take the prisoner into custody. I firmly believe that the illness lam now labouring under, viz., pains in the stomach, is occasioned by the violence of the prisoner on the night in question, as I was previous to that in good health. Taken on the 2d of June, 1847. " ANNE FOX." Mr. BALLANTINE (addressing the prisoner) said—This is the declaration of the unfortunate woman, and the doctor says she is dying. The prisoner buried his face in his hands, and sobbed aloud. Mr. BALLANTINE—You may hold down your head, but your sorrow comes too late. You may have kicked the woman to death, if she dies, as I am afraid she will; and I commit you to prison without bail for a week, when you will be brought up again, most probably to be committed for wilful murder. W EST MINSTER. Mr. Somers, M.P. for Sligo, accompanied by three or four friends, waited upon Mr. Broderip, and solicited his assistance under the followirg circumstances: — Mr. Somers said, that on the previous evening a person named O'Connor, the son of a highly respectable towns man of the borough he represented in Parliament, came up to him in the lobby of the House of Commons, and called him a privileged swindler, a robber, and other opprobrious epithets. He also shook a stick which he had in his hand, and placed himself before him in a menacing attitude, Mr. Gossett, the Assistant-Sergeant at-Arms, immediately had the person put out. On Mr. Somers subsequently leaving the House, O'Connor came up to him in the street, and repeated the same offensive conduct. Mr. Somers said that he could with difficulty keep his temper, and he felt that unless the man was restrained by the law, a breach of the peace must be the consequence. The person of whom he complained had, without the slightest reason, annoyed him for a length of time past in various ways, and it was the great respect that he entertained for the offender's father alone that had made him hesitate to take proceedings against the son. Mr. BRODERIP said that Mr. Somers could avail him self of either of two courses. He could take a warrant against the offender for the intimidating conduct in the lobby of the Housa of Commons; or he might proceed against him under the Police Act for the abusive lan guage in the street. Arr. Somers gave the first-named course the prefer once, and a warrant was accordingly issued. HAMMERSMITH-. Amongst the names of persons charged on the police charge-sheet laid befure Mr. W. F. Beadon, the sitting magistrate, appeared that of Lord Viscount Neville of the 21 Life Guards, Regent's Park Barracks, charged with having broken a window at the house of Mr. Barber, hatter, Brentford- end, Isleworth. Mr. BEADON inquired if the noble offender was in at tendance? Inspector Morgan, T. division, said he was not. He had been bailed immediately that he was brought to the station, but had not attended. A gentleman who stated himself to be an officer in the same regiment said he had attended for his Lordship, and had satisfactorily arranged with the complainant, who had no charge to prefer. Mr. Barber having confirmed that statement, The bail book was then handed up to the magistrate to mark with the accused's discharge, but Mr. BEADON demurred at doing so, on the ground that the noble defendant had not surrendered in discharge of his bail, and eventually the book was marked that the recognisance should be estreated. Tile ground of the charge, Mr. Barber informed our reporter, was, that about a quarter past eight o'clock on the previous evening, as the Noble Viscount was driving a four-in-hand, on which were four other gentlemen, along the Great Western Road from Ascot, on passing the complainant's house they discharged a shower of oranges against a window at which his wife and child were standing. Mr. Barber pursued them through Brentford, and gave information of the outrage at the Brentford station-house, when Policeman Ambridge, T 162, in stantly jumped on a horse and galloped after them to Turnham-green; where, notwithstanding the party swore at him, and two said they were magistrates, he took his Lordship into custody. THE LATE CASES OF POISONING AT KENSAL NEW TOWN. From an early hour on Tuesday morning until late in the evening crowds of persons continued to assemble in front of the cottage lately tenanted by the unfortunate sufferers. Mr. Abercrombie, the surgeon, has been in constant attendance upon the survivors, and six o'clock last evening Mrs. Hickman remained in such a pre carious state that little hopes were entertained of her recovery. The eldest child Thomas, and also Mrs. Hickman's sister, were, on the contrary, rallying rapidly ) and it was the opinion of the medical gentleman that they are now out of danger. Caroline Bonemy, who was the innocent cause of the calamity, states that she was perfectly ignorant of arsenic or anything of a poisonous nature being kept in the house; that on Sun day morning she wanted some paper to ight the fire, and seeing the bag, which she imagined contained only flour, she mixed the contents with what was used in making the pudding. It may appear most extraordinary that so large a quantity of arsenic should have been kept in any house; to account for which it is only necessary to state that Hickman was formerly in business as a glass-blower, and in his trade he used not only arsenic but nitrate of silver in large portions. That which was mixed with the pudding was the remains of a lot he purchased some time since. When at his former residence he had the poison placed in a bottle and concealed in the wa2hhouse, but on removing to the present house the bottle got broken, and the poison was then placed in the flour bag, and deposited in the cupboard. By some of the neighbours it was at first rumoured that the unfortunate man had wilfully poisoned his family and destroyed his own life. They were led to this con clusion from the fact of his long absence from home, and his sudden return so short a time before the tragedy oc curred. It, however, appears that about four months since, from some neglect of duty whilst in the police, he thought it better to resign, and he accordingly sent in his clothes with his resignation. It further appears that whilst in the force he had contracted several small debts, and being out of employment and unable to discharge them, he kept away from home, only occasionally going to see his wife and family, and thit by night when he thought he should not be observed by his neighbours. On the forenoon of Sunday last, whilst the pudding was being prepared, he was engaged in his garden fixing up for his wife drying poles. The occupier of the adjoin ing house is positive that from ten o'clock until past one o'clock Hickman never left the garden; he, therefore, could not have had any hand in placing the poison in the pudding. Since his death a post mortem examina tion of his body, and also that of his son James, has been made. At eleven o'clock on Tuesday forenoon, Mr. Wakley, M.P., and a respectable jury met at the Portobello Arms, Mensal-road, for the purpose of inquiring into the cir cumstances connected with the respective deaths of Thomas Hickman and his five children. The jury hav ing been sworn and a foreman chosen, they proceeded to the cottage to view the bodies. A more appalling scene has rarely been witnessed; in the front parlour was the elder deceased, and by his side the five other bodies were lyi Th n. g e jury having returned to the inquest-room, the qoroner watrtnfofttiect that 'twr§nKof the bc . clevs?fief been opened; lhattheiister or Mrs. HickmaU and_the other boy were rapidly recovering, and possibly Mrs. Hickman herself might get the better of the poison in a few days. The CORONER then informed the jury that he should not at that period go into the case, but should adjourn the inquest to a future day; and, in the meantime, the bodies of the other children would be opened, and pos sibly by that time the two women would be in a fit state to give evidence. At the present time he was quite sure that they would not be able to get anything like satis factory testimony, for they appeared to be the only parties likely to throw any light upon the affair. The inquest was accordingly adjourned. ELOPEMENT.—Last week great excitement pre vailed in the neighbourhood of Chapel-street, Luton, owing to a report, which was industriously c i rcu l a t e d, t o t h e effect . that a merchant of the town, a married man, had eloped with a married lady. The gentleman, whose wares consist of rags, bones, and old clothes, had succeeded, by the extraordinary grace of six feet three inches, in in sinuating himself into the good opinion of the lady, who— to show a woman's devotion for the man of her choice— consented to bid adieu to a large husband and small family, and share the fortunes of her paramour. Ac cordingly, the worthy couple proceeded en route for the metropolis; and having reached a place where' the prying eye of curiosity could not peer upon them, they halted to recruit their strength and enjoy the novelty of their situ ation. The gentleman, whose organ of caution was in full exercise, began to marvel at his temerity, and expressed his determination of going back to Luton, and after showing himself among his acquaintance, to return and escort the lady onward. Acting upon this manoeuvre, in order to prevent any disagreeable reflections being cast upon his character, he entered the town, and to make sure that his presence was known, he invited two companions to join him in discussing the merits of a pot or two of porter, but his feelings arising with the stimulus of the liquor, he communicated the secret to them. The pot, which was the bond of their friendship, had no sooner been left behind, than the secret oozed out with the excitement of the liquor, and found its way to the relatives of the lady. Two of her brothers accordingly went in search of the delinquent, and meeting him just as he was upon the point of taking his de parture to rejoin his mistress, they accused him of the act, which he smilingly denied. Their indignation at his conduct being too big for words, the parties assumed a threaten ing attitude, and six feet three inches was thereiipon soundly thrashed, and knocked into the middle of the road, where be boldly exerted himself in crying out murder, to the no small amusement of a few spectators ; but a cart coming down the road, the driver of which feeling inclined to put an end to his cries by running over him, he jumped up, took to his heels, and finally disappeared. A vehicle was then procured, and the "lady" brought back to her family, after an absence of a day and a night.—Herts Mercury. STRANGE TASTE.—A water-wagtail has fixed upon a strange position for its nest, near the Plumpton-station, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. It has placed its nest in a hollow beneath one of the permanent rails of the line, over which trains are passing hourly. The nest at present con tains four eggs; and the birds do not appear to be in the least disturbed in their domestic affairs by either the scream of the whistle or the noise of the carriages.—Carlisle Journal . THE POTATO CROP.—We have much gratification in stating that the potato crops in this neighbour hoo d look clean and promising. There is no indication a t preient of disease. We have heard from parties who sowe d extensivelyw en last year, that by mingling lime with their seed n com mitted to the ground, and also when s t o r i n g after the harvest, they succeeded in resisting all disease, and preserving their crop sound through the winter. Were this generally prac tised, much anxiety and loss might be avoi d ed.—Canterbury Journal. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Tuesday a Court was held in consequence of the application of Dr. Lynch and a number of the inhabi tants of various divisions of the ward of Farringdon Without, relative to the sanatory condition of that ward. The galleries were crowed with the constituency, and, by the direction of the Lord Mayor, crowds of strangers were allowed to sit within the bar of the Court, the in terest excited by the notice of the discussion being so great as completely to obstruct the avenue to the Council Chamber. The preliminary matter having been speedily disposed of, Dr. Lynch was called upon to proceed with the peti tion of the ward of Farringdon Without. Mr. King moved that the standing order, that " no petition or memorial be received by the Court before two o'clock in the afternoon unless the other business on the paper be completed before that time," be read. He objected to the irregularity which the consideration of the petition before the stated hour, according to the standing orders, was calculated to sanction, and sug gested the propriety of moving the suspension of the standing order. Anderton—Certainly, the Court was appointed for the consideration of the particular subject. I shall, therefore, move that the standing order be suspended, in order that the subject of the petition be at once enter tained. The question that the standing order be suspended w s negatived by 61 to 30. FRAUDS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE WINE DUEY. The subject of the late extraordinary frauds in the col lection of the City's dues on wines, which has caused so much excitement in the corporation, was then entered upon. The following are extracts from the report of the committee of officers and clerks to whom it was Fefcrrea to consider the nature, duties, and emoluments of the office of collector of the City's dues on wines, and the necessary regulation to be adopted for its future ma nagement 't We are of opinion that the following regniatizeaa should be adopted:— " That the person to be appointed be required to attend personally te the receipts of the dues, and any deputy on his part to act only in case of his unavoids,Lla ab,ence; all such cases of absence to be reported to the Chamberlain, and the receiver to give. security against any misconduct of his deputy, " That, inasmuch as the scale of charges heretofore used for many years was computed as nearly as prac ticable in conformity with the Act of Parliament, the same be continued. That the custom of giving credit he abolished. That the collector be required to pay the full amount of all moneys received by him into the chamber once in each week at least ; accompanied by a statement in detail setting forth every particula. That his accounts be audited by the Coal and Corn and Finance Committee quarterly. That he be required to give security with two sureties in the sum of 5001. " Your committee are unanimously of opinion that the salary to be allowed to the collector should be 4001. per annum." The report, after having certified as to the necessity of the appointment of a person, to be denominated the comptroller of the City wine dues, concludes with the following paragraph:— " And we, your committee, being of opinion that the original statements respecting Mr. Fellowes' conduct connected with his receipts and collections of the City's dues upon wine have been fully borne out; we have, in consequedce thereof, direettd Mr. Fellowes to be pro ceeded against criminally, for embezzling various sums of money received by him; and true bills of indictment have been found against him for the same." Mr. BURN (the chairman of the Officers and Clerks' Committee) moved that the report be agreed to. Mr. SELSON called the attention of the Court to the subject of the extensive frauds to the complete detection o' which the inqairy entered into by Mr. Lart and him self had necessarily led, and moved an amendment to the motion, by adding the following words, viz.—" Ex cepting that both elections, viz., of collector and comp • troller, be with this Court. Mr. R. L. JONES, as chairman of the committee to which the subject bad been originally referred, declared that there had not been brought before the committee any evidence to show that the conduct of the accused was criminal. The proofs of fraud were not produced until the investigation advanced. The cemmitteOftid acted all through with no object but the desire and the determination to investigate the truth.—(Hear.) Mr. LAWRENCE said that nothing could be more un just or absurd than the accusation of a committee for not having acted upon evidence which was never brought before them. 'the report, which stated the criminality of the accused, was founded upon testimony got together subsequently.—(Hear, bear.) Mr. LART entered into a justification of the whole course of his conduct, in detecting and exposing the gross frauds committed by Mr. Fellowes, who had in a few years actually received 12,5004 from the public more than he paid into the chamber. The motion was then carried, with Mr. Selson's iiddi tion, by a vast majority. The salary of the collector of wine dues was then fixed at 4001. a year. Mr. PRENDERGAST moved that the thanks of the Court be given to Mr. Selson and Mr. Lart for their zeal and perseverance in inquiring into and detecting the delin quencies of a public servant of the corporation. Mr. STEVENS seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. J. Temple was unanimously appointed ball keeper of the corporation, and the Court was occupied in appointing other officers until a late hour, so that Dr. Lynch and Mr. It. Williams, of Farringdon Ward, were obliged to walk out, the petitions for sanatory aid being regularly burked till the 10th of June. GUERNSEY. (From the Guernsey Sun.) The following correspondence appears in the Guernsey Sun : (Copy.) " Sir Francis Drake Steam packet, " Stonehouse, 20th April, 1847. "My Lord Duke,—l beg leave very respectfully to lay before the notice of your Grace (as head of the Trinity Board) a subject of immense importance to this great commercial country. The subject to which lam about to allude is thl necessity of placing a lighthouse on the western seaboard of the island of Guernsey. " I beg to state to your Grace that I have already, pointed this out to the Secretary of the Trinity Board, to Admiral Beaufort, hydrographer to the Admiralty, and to the Committee of Management at Lloyd's, and they all have acknowledged the positive necessity of such a light, yet at the same time no measures are being adopted towards carrying so desirable an object into effect. The cause appears to be some conflicting interest between the elder brethren of the board and the island authorities. " I assure your Grace that the annual destruction of life and property is so great upon and about the dangers which surround the Channel Islands, that common humanity calls aloud on the par ties in whom the vested rights are placed to remedy such a crying evil, and which has been so long overlooked. This has induced several respectable and influential individuals to recommend my bringing the matter to the notice of your Grace. I beg, further, to state that I have already furnished detailed statements to the before- mentioned public boards. Also, that, since my own personal knowledge of these islands, more than 100,0001. worth of property, and above 300 lives have been sacrificed. In addition to these, many other vessels have been lost, of whom nothing has been known but that of dead bodies being washed on shore, and frag ments or4re4k,,,,picy'ed up by the natives after a preva lence or Beati_wetterlx gales during the da r k w i nter - nig= — Every nalfticla man is surprised and astonished that such a serious barrier to the navigation of the Bri tish Channel as this island presents should have been allowed to remain so long in total darkness, when every p e other r ly p l i a g r h t t o e d f he , e e w a s o rd, t l ew w e h r n e r t e h t e h m o u a g ri h n t e n r e o c f e s h s i a s ry a p , p i s r o p a r c o l to danger. " To trouble your Grace with a further detail of my remarks on the subject would, I feel convinced, be un necessary; and I assure you that they are deduced from my own personal experience, and that I can safely defy contradiction from any one. I, however, take the li berty of sending you (as below) a copy of a statement now before me, made by that eminent surveyor of the Channel, Captain Martin White, RN., than whom better authority cannot be found. " Trusting your Grace will excuse my troubling you on the subject, when I assure your Grace that nothing but humanity and a desire to serve my fellow-creatures prompted me to do so. I beg most respectfully, your Grace, " To subscribe myself " Your Grace's most obedient and very bumble servant, " WM. SADDLER, " Commanding Sir Francis Drake Steam-packet." (Copy.) " Having been frequently referred to by certain par ties in the islands of Guernsey and Jersey for an opinion as to the utility of a lighthouse on the south-western end of the former island—vis., Ylemmont, for which it see ms a petition is in course o f si g nature, and having, during a period of 40 years and upwards, personally experienced the vicissitudes which attend the navigation among th ese islands, and along t he French coast — particularly during the long dark and dreary . nights of winter —I consid er the erection of such a building (on the heights above al luded to) to be of vital importance to the interests of trade generally, and to such vessels as are bound to the islands more especially, and equally conducive to the safety of such of her Majesty's cruisers as m a y at any time sojourn among this rocky group ; and I d o , there fore, after mature consideration, earnestly recommend it, adoption. (Signed) " MARTIN WHITE, Capt. R.N. " Dated in Jersey, the Bth April, 1847." REPLY FROM HIS GRACE T 4 M 4 toDndUolknE, AOFpWriiE2LIL,INIGBT4O77. " Sir —I have had the honour of receiving your letter of the 20th instant, referring to the want of a light upon the Western sea - board of the island of Guern sey . Although I am the elected master of the cor poration of the Trinity House, it is not i n my power, d it i s my d u ty to avoid interferi ng w i th af fairs under the direction and control of the corporation, excepting in my place at the board. I have, therefore, transmitted your letter to the deputy master, with a request to him to lay it before the corporation, together with a copy of this letter ; and you may rely upon it that the earliest attention will be paid to the important facts and casualties to which you have referred, and the means of preventing in future the evils alluded to. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient bumble servant, [We perfectly agree w i th the " ten W or of theELLINGTON letter " of Captain M. White, R.N., respecting the necessity of a light on the western side of this island, feeling convinced that it will be the means of saving many lives and much property.—ED. Sun.] x :s~S`_ ~°''` ~ STATE OF THE COKi MARKET IN FRANcJE. The proceedings of the past, week show a decided im provement in the general aspect o f a ff a i rs . I n no part of France have we to report as advance in prices—in seve ral districts a slight fall has taken place—and, in the ge nerality of markets, matters are calm, and giving pro mise of lower quotations. The fineness of the weather throughout the kingdom giving promise of an abundant harvest, has had an effect on prices ; speaulators no longer engage in affairs of importance ; a hand-to- mouth kind of business at present prevails, the only object in view being to get through the ten or twelve weeks that must elapse before the new grain can be in the markets. In 611 the markets of the interior buyers now purchase as little at possible ; and the acti vity which a couple of moat is ago was perceptible in the inland markets is II ( 17 , / removed exclusively to the sea ports, and partitularly to Marseilles and Havre. At both these ports, particularly the latter, purchases have been made during the week for England. Prices are at present higher in London that at Havre. Wheat at the former Pine is from 44f. to 5 f. the hectolitre, whilst at the latter it is only 40f. to 42f. American flour is also sold at London at 65f. to 67f. the barrel, whilst at Havre it is only 55f. to 57f. This difference is so great as to cause fears to be entertained of its per' ducing an effect on prices in France. Bat supposing a temp orar y a d vance was t h ere by caused, still the position of France is superior to that of other na tions. Not only are supplies meeted to succeed each other with regularity, ke.lt the harvest will be, in 0 10 usual course of tb';ugs, a fortnight or three weeks at least earlier th en in England, Belgium, or Holland . therefore, PQ demand were to arise f rom England tending to advance prices, it might be considered p retty certain that corn an d flour would go no high er ! a France before th e new h arvest, and that the supp l y until then is assured. Looking at the general /11 of affairs d ur i ng th e wee k , we find i n a ll the mm ark"' ro I - 'aris a slight d ec li ne ; th e su pply is not large . but purchase s are ma d e so caut i ouL ly that se w ers are obliged to l ower th e i r pretens i ons . In Normandy prices are firm at former quotations, and the same is tb j e eeee in the north ; the conduct of the socials an- de pay' , " thas ante, in attempti ng t o supp l y t h e mar k e ts, we keeping away the trade, has in no small degree , as have stated on fcrmer occasions, contributed to this re. salt. In Alsace and Lorraine prices are statio nar y in some markets, but l ower i n the generality. In the Irfsalda a decided fall h as ta k en p l ace. In Champagne con- Burgundy prices are th e same. b ut the quanbLY "f°oc t e slimed appears to h ave diminished; indeed, this be of a dimunition i n th e consumpt i on a ppears so remarked in most parts of the kingdom, p ar tly owing ( IL the necessity of economy b e i ng more and lanrya„,..l and partly from the com i ng i n i n a b un d ance 0' srinaa vegetables. The south is stationary ; Marseilles h as large arrivals, but no sm a ll quan tity of grain has keen taken off to Belgium and to England. Bordeaux Bayonne maintain their former prices, but the tend s l i n is rather dow nwar d s . B r itt any i s al so ' unchanged•dot Paris prices have fallen. Scarcely any thing was in wheat—Galignani's Messenger. BRISTOL COUNTY COURT " r j, IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE SDI 4 DEBTS ACT. (From the Bristol Mercury.) On Thursday last a case was tried in the Bristol es- Court, t, a s which stio w deserves th g e re s a e t r e i r o u e s x attention a n o f iv a e ll rir. l e i , s ; be a co bA u o r io t i s t . a. is known, the great advantages of the newly courts. m ct a io k n er w ,s a b s i b li rought to recover 171. odd, due upon for the defendant that, inasmuch d in i a t s w m a u s c o h b a je s c m te o d re by th t an h e we be due from the defendant to the plaintiff for go s ' plaintiff could not divide his cause of action for the pose of bringing two or more suits in this court ; er g , that, if he brought one action, which must be for 1 1 v1 exceeding 201., that such action must be in full of 5 " demands. His Honour the judge (Arthur Palmer, junior, Eso however, ruled that the objection could not be O a ; tamed ; for that, as every order for, and delivery o'* goods formed a separate cause of action, ft: man might divide his demand into as many parts _ there were causes of action ; and, consequently': if a customer owed a tradesman 100 L, or any larger anw, for twenty or any other number of orders, neither ?, which exceeded 20/., he might bring as many actions in this Court as there were searate orders, or sePall" cause of action, each under 20L, however large the aft gregate might be. His Honour then referred to the 3bu_i_ George 111., c. 25, s. 89, whereby it is provided that no cause of action shall be split or divided, so as to a tradeass. made the ground of two or more different actions 1 shall not be lawful for any plaintiff to divide any two . c while by the 9th and 10th Victoria it is enacted that it cause of action, for the purpose of bringing more suits—which two enactments appeared to the judge . to be in effect the same. The first was passed derregn_ late the civil bill jurisdiction in Ireland, and un thel Act it has been held in the case " Hamblin v. Hamblin, an appeal before Bush, C.J., at the Dundalk summer assize of 1833, that where two gales of rent were due, which, taken together, amounted to a sum ex ceeding the jurisdiction, but taken separatelYt were within the jurisdiction, that the plaintiff might split the two gales of rent, and bring one action for one and another action for the other ; that it had also been held by M'Cleland, Baron, at the Ortnagh spring assizes, that where two processes had been brought, even at the same sessions , each for 71., the one for a half-year's rent, due May, and the other for another half-year's rent, due out of the same holding, at Novem ber following, the plaintiff was entitled to a decree in each case, and the Learned Baron affirmed both on appeal ; so, at the Lifford summer assizes, Pennetather, Baron, decided that where A lent B a sum of money, and about four months after lent him another sum of money, A might sue for each sum in separate action, even after both the sums were due. Thus, said his Honour, it is quite clear that, in th is case, the plaintiff is entitled to split his bill or account. although amounting to upwards of 601., into separate causes of action, not exceeding 201., and bring separa te actions in this Court for each part. But his Ilen °tle observed that this law did not depend on Irish decisions. for in England the same principle had been established by Lord Tenterden, C.J., in the case of the Ifing against the sheriff of Hertfordshire ; in 1 B arn i : well and Adolphus, 672, the case—A became the debted to B in a sum not exceeding 40s. for f • carriage of a parcel of goods, and in the month Aafte r wards incurred another debt to B, not exceeding -" Or t o the carriage of a second parcel ; A brought two sepal:6_o actions in the County Courts, each for one of these debts, and it was urged by counsel that these two itef' d '' must be considered as constituting one entire debt, 6r o . that, therefore, the plaintiff had HO right to split the,ron mand. But Lord Tenterden held that the causes of OP were distinct, and that A was entitled to ato se re rately for each demand. His Lordship id ving, two items were perfectly distinct debts, the one h tl i an t aii n ecnnffn o ocedtuu c chnr o dt er n ti eyso n dt fei County ncxtdchi Court eup n drrfieti w rvbcs i i ft nttoohwgrud Court, tttb h th:ht e eeatt o hhnfi t eed h r esppthrll plaintiffaai d;sii plaintiff , tthhii debt fff a o: t . fimn w shaigh h gni os e dhi unnt remedy ediehfu t : h nrbvr e eoeee ddt d yosh e us f asi e envo r dy l o : t z ere than noi will l o e2 r sboa i e h e it firs d it of cou goods eo a rpT v tis e diht sooi t 11s:ft a,decision t seems found dealer important, y h ea a ars with for the second debt. the ells e , however large in amount, m a ig e h y t e , r b y y bei l debt : sPL ut l9lS into sums, not exceeding 20/, be recovered in 0 County Ccurt by its expeditious . and cheap P r°c ! s -tbeen Another point of very cons id era bl e i mporta nce °' ruled by his Honour, viz., that although a party reside at a distance, however great, a tradesw an .,.r Bristol, having for war d e d hi m go ods by . the earr l ; from Bristol, may sue for the debt in the Bristol Cenni Court, and have the same advantages in the action ea the defendant were living here, and a great number 0 6 processes have been issued under such circumatanCet This is of great importance to all tradesmen in Bristol who trust persons residing at a distance, as they maY sue without leaving the city. SPECULATION IN CORN.—A farmer in this neigh' bourhood, who is a large grower, has sold all his wheat In the ground at 10s. per bushel, to be delivered between Or vest and Christmas.— Western Luminary. BIRTHS. aribgl On the 29th ult., in Torrington - square , Mrs. e Turner, of a son. On the 29th ult., the lady of Francis Heathcote, to daughter. On the 30th ult., at Norland-square, Notting-hill, th e of Comyns Rowland Berkeley, Esq., of a son. On the 30th ult., at Upper Eat on - a t ree t, the lady of 'l‘ ' Willmott, Esq., of a son. t, the On the 30th ult., at the Vi carage, Ti tc hfi e ld, lady of the Rev. W. M. Cosser, of a son. Gru on ner t , h E e sa t , h of n a it. d , a a u t gh p t a e d r. ua, On the 31st ult., in Fitzroy-square, the wife of Le sdis R.A., of a daughter. the lady On the 28th ult., at Kwernalls, near Lymingte n ' the lady of R. Brown, Esq., M.D. of a daughter. of th e On the 29th ult., at Cornwood ' Vicarage, the wife Rev. Herbert George Adams, of a daughter. 'll-he rri ' On the 30th ult., Lady Knighton, of a daughter, st ill" On the 31st ult., in Hyde-park-place, the lady of " Laurie, Esq., of a son. of Major Cbriraranteure: On the Ist inst., the lady of the Rev. Sydney T st. arl3 G e eo ' rg Te esi lk : dent chaplain to the Philanthropic Society, fields, of a daughter. Du B u isson, Esq., of On the Ist inst., the lady of James Wandsworth-common, of a daughter. the wife of °. On the Ist inst., a t 'Park-street, IslingWn, Bryant, Esq., of a son. MIID. On the 31st ult., at S t d . RRI . George's, Hanover-square, the Chevalier Charles Santi, to Car oline, second daughter of Sir H. Ferguson Davie, Bart. On the Ist inst., at Trinity Church, Lambeth, Mr. Robert Adolph Farmer, of Westminster -road, Lambeth, to Catharine Sarah, daughter of the late Mr. R. Bartram, of Dial:abater, Leicestershire. ____.---------------. DIED. Ott the 2d inst., in his 73d year, Thomas Hurst, Esq., for. merly of the eminent firm of Messrs. Longman and C in s' Paternoster-row. On the 31st ult., the Ri g ht Hon. Sir John Beckett, Bar t. 4 On the 19th ult. , at Rome, Lad y Dudley Stuart, seen daughter of Lcien Bonaprt Pince of Canino. Ou the 24th u of January, a e, at sea, r on board the Arabia, Liew tenant Donald Tulloch, Madras Army. On the 26th ult., at Carriglea, Waterford, John Odell, Escl• On the 30th ult., Frances , wife of the Rev. Anthony gen' of Oriel College, Oxford. O th n D th ra e g 3 o l o s n t s u . lt., at Mickleham, Colonel Milner, late of the 18 On the Ist inst., Lieutenant-Colonel Elton, late of the Is t Dragoon London: Printed and Published by AIUItDO YOUNG, of NO. .•-: Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Preelne of the Savoy, In the County of Middlesex. Thursday, .1119 1847. 0 q 1 . 4' 4 ' : 9 :.., , : . • 4 0 ,,, , , :: , ~.„,,