The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-06 00:00:00

fourtblZbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP V. IMPORTANT DECISIONS. The Committee met at twelve o'clock; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. wrNnsoz. Evidence was continued against this railway from Slough to Windsor. Mr. Hops, on the case being closed, then addressed the Committee against the Bill. Mr. AUSTIN replied on behalf of the Great Western Com pany, the promoters of the Bill. The room was then cleared for the consideration of the preambles of the following Bills: Great Western (Branches to West London Railway, &c.) Great Western (Branches to Egham, Staines, &c.) Windsor Railway. Windsor, Staines, and South-Western (Richmond to Windsor). Windsor, Staines, and South-Western (Staines to Ascot, &c). The CHAIRMAN, when parties were readmitted, said the Committee had unanimously decided that the preamble of the Great Western (Branches to West Londi,n, &c.) was proved ; the preamble of the Great Western (Branches to Egham, Staines, &c.) was not proved ; the preambleof the Windsor Railway not proved; the prea mble of the Windsor, Staines, and South-Western (Richm ond to Windsor) was proved ; the preamble of the Windsor, Staines, and South- Western (Staines to Ascot, &c.), proved only for the Staines and Egham and Farnborough branch, and not proved for the Wokinghain branch. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP VI. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. The Committee was occupied during the whole of the day in the cross-examination of Mr. Leckie. GROUP XVIII. CIZELTENHAIVI AND TILING. The Committee on this group met this morning at twelve o'clock ; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair. Before proceeding to the business of the day, The CHAIRMAN intimated that it was the impression of the Committee that an unnecessary number of witnesses had been adduced on the Cheltenham and Oxford branch, and, on reference to his book, he found that not less than ninety seven witnesses were engaged for both sides of the question. Without meaning in the slightest degree to interfere with the mode in which the counsel might think proper to con duct their case, he, however, thought that a greater discri mination might be used in the selection of the witnesses. Mr. HILDYARA who appears for the narrow gauge line, said that, whilst not forgetting the intimation which had been thrown out by his Lordship, he should be eareful to do his duty to his clients. He would first make a few observa tions on the line which. had lately been submitted to the Committee, and then state the merits of the Cheltenham and Tring line; and he would first remark that Gloucester was the real point from which the traffic would start, although the Bill before the Committee only sought powers to make a line from Cheltenham. The first object worthy of the notice of the Committee was the different summits which had to be reached by the Great Western line and the proposed line of that company. According to Mr. Brunel's statement the summit of the new line would be at least two hundred feet higher than the other, while the gradients, as compared with the project of the North-Western Company, would be very materially heavier. The new line was intended to separate from the existing line at Swindon, and again met it at Glou cester, and, in the course of its progress, it would have to surmount one of one in sixty, and which would continue for four miles, and another, of one in a hundred, which con tinued for two miles. On e other hand, upon the Chelten ham and Tring line the maximum gradient would be only one in sixty, which was only about three-quarters of a mile in length, and there were only two others of any consequence, one which was one in seventy, and the ct'r r one in seventy-five. Now, he was prepared to show that the summit to be surmounted on the Cheltenham and Oxford line would be not 200, but 217 feet above the summit of the old line. The only met it which the Great Western Com pany therefore assumed for their project, was that the dis tan he between Gloucester and London would be shortened by live miles, but this, he thought, would be fairly met by the greater facility which the line of the North-Western Company afforded. And even did he not possess that argu ment, he might still cite the evidence of Mr. Brunel himself, given in 1836, when the Birmingham and Gloucester Com pany obtained their Act, and from that evidence it was seen that it was Mr. Brunel's opinion that the passengers from Gloucester would still find their way to London by Tring, and not by Oxford. In addition to that, there would be the great difficulty of crowding a traffic on a line to which it did not legitimately belong, and the further disadvantage of a bad terminus in London ; while, on the other hand, there would be on the Cheltenham and Trirg line a freer transit and an admirable terminus. Then it would be recollected that there were grave considerations with regard to Chelten ham, though upon that he would not touch except just to refer to it, for counsel had been specially instructed by the inhabitants of the town to show the detriment which would be suffered from bringing the railway quite through the heart of it. With respect to the plea that the Great Western Company would be enabled to furnish accommodation to the people of the district at a lower rate, by the Railway Consolidation Act, there was already a power given to that etTsc- ; so that, in fact, one million of money would be spent for no earthly bmeflt whatever. Mr. Talbot, in opening for the ,thcr side,had stated that the Great Western line was the better line of the two, but on what ground he could make such a assertion hel(Mr. Hildyard) could not possibly con ceive, for the real truth was that the two opposing lines would accommodate the country much in the same wa y ; and, in truth, if the Great Western were to con su lt th e i r own in terest, they would never construct this line at all. They had been enabled to extend their main lines down to the Land's End, and up as far as Fishguard, why, then, if it was their interest to construct this line, had they not made it before? Mr. Brunei had, in 18.36 and 1837, allowed that railway ac cummoda:ion was much needed between Cheltenham and Oxford, and yet .he left it until 1845 before he took any steps to provide it, and then he allowed that he was only prompted to devise a line by other parties being in the field. On the contrary, if the Great Western Cempany had no interest whatever, the North Western Company had every interest; for it so fell in with the whole of the property already established that they had I every inducement, not only to make the line, but to work it efficiently, for it was fully intended to lay down a double line of rails to Blackwall all the way from Euston-square; so that in fact the whole of London would be opened up to the traffic of the western counties. Counsel, witnesses, and very possibly Committees also, had been too much in the habit of looking upon London as a point, but it should be recollected that London was a vast district which contained ups ards of 2,000,000 of inhabitants, and a district i which might be split up into eight or ten towns, each of which would be larger than the largest city be side is this country. Now, leaving out a portion of the town about Paddington, with its five hundred thousand inhabitants, was it to be supposed that the remainder should be left to the inconvenience of having a terminus two miles further'off than was necessary? He did not wish to put. a toll-bar across the railway at Swindon, but what would be said if the Manchester it :away were to stop five miles short of its destination? As to the allegation that the Cheltenham and Tring line was longer, he would show by evidence that this was felt practically to be no inconvenience, for it was a fact that the Peterborough traffic, which was conveyed to London pretty equally by the Eastern Counties and the Midland Counties lines, although the latter was ten miles and a half further, for that distance sunk into insigni fi,ance when the convenience of the London terminus came into consideration. Then as to the fares for the 109 miles, which would be the distance by. the North-Western project, the Great Western Company had, by their Bill, a power to charge for a first-class passenger 11. 1 ls. 9(.1., and they did really charge for that distance 11. 4s. 11d. ; w h i l e t h e charges, according to ale North-Western rates, for the first clams would be 19s. and by the second clas s 14 s . 31d .; while on the sec nd-Class fares of the Great Western company there was no limit in their Act After recapitulat ing the several points, the Learned Counsel adduced the ev; lence of Mr. Brunel and Mr. Saunders to show that such a healthy competition would be brought about by the con struction of the narrow gauge line as must prove advanta geous for the public. The decision of the Commissioners ap pointed to ascertain the merits o f the two g au g es had p ointed out the whole of the district of Wales as being appropriated to the narrow gauge, but the Act was so ambiguous in its terms that it was easy to say that a broad gauge line might be made there, but the o hole spirit of the Act was in reality opposed to that construction. The Learned Counsel then went through the peculiar fea tures of toe line, but as they are to be brought out specifi cally by the witnesses, it would be useless to state them here. GROUP XX. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Goniburn in the chair. inur-airma.alvr AND oxronn JUNCTION, to ND OraMINGIIAM, DUDLEY, AND VTOL 17zazzAWIPTON Mr. W lIATKLY opened the case for the promoters of this Bill. lie went at some length into the circumstances con nected with the passing of the Birmingham and Oxford line, pointing out to the Committee the fact that it was conceded by Parliament on the ground that the line should always be an independent line, competing with the London and North Western Company. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to detail a correspondence which took place before the passing of the Bill between Lord Hatherton, the chairman of the company, and Mr. Moseley, the tenor of which appear( d to express a desire, on the part of certain large shareholdere in the undertaking, that the directors should endeavour to come to an amicable arrangement with the London and North-Western Company, but the directors declined to do anything of the kind, feeling that the interest of the public was far more important than that of the shareholders; and the line was therefo re allowed to direct opposition to, and as a competing line with, te pass, London and North• Western Railway. The Learned Gentleman then related the occurrences which had taken place at the various meetings which had been held to consi der the questi m on us o t t l r algamation, and with which the readers of The Sun f amiliar, they having so recently been Th,, before the public. interruptedarned Counsel was then about to oi by call evidence, but he was The CHAIRMAN, who said time had arrived when the Committee ought to decide whetherehethd:lmeim Committee. petitioners against the 11:11 had any locus standi in t petitioners, who were Mr. O,CKBURN contended that company, the great (mass of the shareholders of right to appear and oppose the Bill, inasmuch Yth,ehyandada never given their sanction to the masur - throughout Meeting assembled according to the provision s of general pane's Act of incorporation. The directors hnasdefh the cum _ acted in direct contravention to the wishes of tlie r i c r ) c tuents, while in making an a g reement with the Birmingham, Dudley, and Wolv erham p ttn Company for amalgamatin g the two concerns, they not only sacrificed the interest of the shareholders by attempting to unite their line with another of inferior value, but actually did that which they had no authority whatever to do. Now these petitioners who were upwards of three-fifths of the shareholders in the company were deprived from voting at the special meeting called to consiaer the amalgamation by the act of the directors themselves, who purposely delayed the issuing of the sealed certificates, and re-fused to adjourn the meeting until they had performed that duty. Toe Committee, therefore, seeing that these petitioners, who were shareholders in the company at the time of that special meting, having been deprived of their privileges by the conduct of the directors, could not refuse to hear them on th•lt i.wcasion, and he trusted the Committee would not attempt to exclude them from a hearing. At all the subsequent meetings, after the issuing of the sealed certificates, the pro posed amalgamation was negatived by every shareholder, with ,the exception of the twelve director:, and therefore he naai4- THE SUN, tamed that this Bill could not be passed, because it had never received the sanction of three-fifths of the shareholders of the company, in special general meeting assembled. The Committee adjourned at the usual hour. GROUP XXI. The Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Sir James Graham in the chair. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (POR TOBELLO AND WOLVERHAMPTON BB.ANCH). The Committee were engaged the whole of the day with the general evidence in favour of this line. The case closed before the rising of the Committee. The Committee, however, adjourned without giving their decision. GROUP XXII. GLOUCESTER, AND szamroaD, AND CANAL PURCHASE. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; Mr. Drummond in the chair. The case fur the promoters was proceeded with. Mr. Stephenson, the engineer, and Mr. Bartley, his assistant, were examined at some length with respect to the line. The line is opposed by the Great Western, on the ground that their Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester lines will be un fairly interfered with by the project, and that their lines offer all the accommodation which the district requires. The length of the line will be 34 miles, and the entire cost 600,000/. The Committee, after the completion of the engineering evidence, adjourned for a fortnight, until the 17th inst. GROUP XXIII. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; Mr. Mackinnon in the chair. SWANSEA VALLEY. Mr. JAMES continued evidence against the line, and called Mr, Walters, of Swansea, who spoke against the propriety of granting a broad gauge line for such a district. Counsel then addressed the Committee, and the room was cleared. The Ciuntawc, on parties being re-admitted, declared the preamble of the Bill proved; but the Committee had deter mined that a clause must be inserted in the Bill, compelling the company to lay down a narrow gauge line if the Com missioners should require it. The clauses of the Bill were then gone through and agreed to. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XXV. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATIMCX, AND MIDLANDS JUNCTION. The Committee on this group resumed its sittings this morning at twelve o'clock, in Room 14 ; Sir Charles Lemon in the chair. The Hon. George Henry Cavendish, the chairman of the company, was examined by Mr. TALttOT, and deposed to the great advantage which would be conferred upon the district by the proposed alteratiop. Mr. George Stephenson, civil engineer, was then examined, and deposed to- the superiority of Chatsworth Park line, over the one that had been projected through Bakewell, which, in his opinion, would entail an enormous expense for a tunnel. Mr. Gooch, Mr. T. H. Statham, and other engineers, cor roborated the evidence of Mr. Stephenson, and stated that the proposed deviation was the preferable line, and that the estimates were quite sufficient to construct the works. The Committee then adjourned till 12 o'clock to-morrow, GROUP XXVII. This Committee (Mr. Cardwell, chairman,) met at twelve o'clock in Room 32, and proceeded to receive further evidence on the part of the promoters of the GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY (=TEN. SIONS TO LYNN). The evidence was altogether of a local character. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXXIII. LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER (EXTENSION TO WAKEFIELD, ds.c.) __ The Committee met this morning at the usual hour; Mr. Hope in the chair. Evidence in support of the opposition of the landowners, particularly that of the proprietors of the Wakefield cattle market, was continued at the sitting of the Committee. Mr. Sergeant WILKINs then addressed the Committee at some length in opposition to the project, and in favour of the line which he represents—the Great Northern Railway (Extension to Leeds, and the Manchester and Leeds) — (the two lines are about to amalgamate), whose projects, be contended, would intersect the most populous parts of the district, and would, consequently, offer the greatest accom modation. The Learned COUNSEL then called Mr. Hawkshaw, whom he examined at great length, in opposition to the Bill.—Mr. Hawkshaw considered that the projects of the Manchester and Leeds, and the Great Northern, were vastly superior to the line of the Leeds and Dewsbury. Both sides have now completed their cases, and another Bill will be proceeded on the meeting of the Committee to morrow. Adjourned until to-morrow at twelve. GROUP .X.X.'XIV. OLDHAM ALLIANCE. Several witnesses were called in favour of this Bill. Their evidence, however, did not present any feature of particular importance to the public at large. The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XLII. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, AND WZCZLOW. The Committee met this morning, at twelve o'clock—Mr. Tollemache in the chair—when a long discussion ensued as to the right of the Company to deprive the Carrick-bridge Committee of their tolls, and Counsel were heard at consi derable length on their behalf, against the preamble of the GROUP'►L'VIYI. This Committee met to-day'at'tiiiiye o'clock ; Lord Conrte nay in the chair; all the members present. CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GA.RNIEXEX, and COATSRIDGE (BRANCH TO GLASGOW STATION). On the assembling of the parties the clauses of this Bill were proceeded with. A considerable time was spent in tke discussion of the clauses to be inserted in the Bill to regulate the works, so as to protect the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and the Forth and Clyde Navigation. The arrangement with respect to the clauses agreed to was, that in regard to the Forth and Clyde Canal the pro moters of the Bill would construct them works under it in a way to satisfy a neutral engineer, Mr. Walker, or, failing him, Mr. Robert Stephenson. It was provided, in addition, that the cut for deviating the canal during the progress of the works should be maintained for a year after the water was restored to its usual course, and that the Company should be responsible at the time for any injury done by the works either to the canal or to the property of the public. Mr. Tennant, the Inchbally Road Trustees, and the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway Company, also obtained pro tective clauses. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP MAX. This Committee assembled at the usual time to-day; Mr. Cripps in t!'e chair; all the members present. CALEDONIAN AND GLASGOW, AND GR.EENOCIt AMALGAMATION. The case on behalf of this Bill was resumed. Mr. Cubitt, C.E., examined—Deposed that he was con sulting engineer of the London and Brighton line, and had experience of its working. Formerly the London and Croy don was an independent company between London and Croydon. Then came the London and Brighton Company, which constructed the portions from Croydon to Reigate. Since then the South-Eastern came in, and the London and Croydon portion was worked by the three com panies. The London station was jointly used by them._ From what he had learned of the Glasgow and Paisley joint sta tion, he apprehended no difficulty in the working of it. If the ' present amalgamation took place it would lead to a great economy in the working of trains and management. Mr. Harding, formerly secretary and manager of the Greenock Railway, and now superintendent of the Bucking ham lines, deposed as to the financial condition of the company when he was connected with it. They could, on several occasions, barely pay a dividend of one per cent., and had to abridge their expenses very much in officers, trains, and general management. He was firmly persuaded that the proposed amalgamation would serve, nut only the shareholders, but the public. This closed the case for the promoters. After an adjournment of about an hour Mr. TALBOT addressed the Committee at some length in review of the evidence adduced in support of the Bill. He said the whole objections he had to urge were resolvable into two heads. The one was, that it would be the means of enabling the Caledonian Company to bring as triffic on to the joint line free of expense on the terms of the agreement entered into between the Ayrshire and Greenock Companies. The other point was, that the public would suffer by putting the key of the line to Greenock into the hands of the Caledonian company, who had the strongest interest in throwing diffi culties in the'avay of passengers going to the steam-packets, in order to send them through to England by their main line. On these grounds, which the Learned Gentleman amplified at some length, he submitted that the preamble of the Bill ought to be rejected. IMPORTAN T DECISION. The room was then cleared for a decision. On the re-admission of the parties, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had decided that the preambles of both the Bills, viz. " the Glasgow, Dum fries, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, (No. 4,)" and "the Caledonian and Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock, and Greenock Railways Amalgamation," were proved. The clauses were postponed till to-morrow, and the Coin mittee adjourned. GROUP L. The Committee met at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Bankes in the chair. --- GLASGOW, EARRHEA.D AND NEII.STON DIRECT. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK (AMENDMENTS AND BRANCHES.) Evidence on the Greenock Branches from Paisley to Dyke bar was called. Mr. Sarratt, bleacher, in Paisley, believed the accommo dation offered by the Greenock line was the best of any pro posed, and very necessary on account of tat present prices of coal. Mr. Galloway said there was a strong necessity for getting to the Lanarkshire coast, as the Hurlet coal would easily be exhausted. line ' r. at P but there was i ' vci a d u lrect o eLto c c ,, s h aid . there existed strong canal was shut up by li if necessity for the Therecomm communication t l i a o r n g et to worksi,aPaisley laetvt since placece the e ; to seek work in necessityOtliFr witnesses o f am wmeordeawtc: The weaver agreement with the Ayr Railway. Glasgow, Paisley work, but was obliged to the district. ailed to give similar evidence of the , the n Mr. ilobson three . miles two engine er, furlonlon, said . the Paisley branch was °me in eighty eight. The , i , , ,. with the steepest gradient at was seven furlon&s ; the Endgetnl of the Renfrew branch the Loudonsdale branch sixrs furlongs branch three miles • branch at Barrhead, 3 furlongs; the ; the Maidsle; 1 mile and 3 furlongs; the Ilawpits branch, branch, furlongs; the bra nch to the Waterloo Pits , LlYngs mile and 3; the Househill branch , 6 furlon g s ; the Lesmaha gow branch, 3 m iles and 6 furlong s. T here are two other short extensions and deviations , w hich, with the others, made a total length of 18 miles, at.a cost of 287,255/. Th e Committee adjourned till to-morrow. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAYI - 6, 1847. Lord LANSDOWNE said that he did happen to know that within the last two hours his Noble Friend had a communication on this very im pot tant subject, and the Government would not lo3e sight of the suggestion. Lord ASHBURTON, who was most indistinctly heard in the gallery, was understood to approve of the suggestion. Earl FITZWILLIAM said that it might have an injurious effect if the opinion that the present monetary crisis was to be attributed to railways gained ground among the public. They had railways going on for some years back, and yet no difficulty was felt in the money market. He thought that the present state of affairs was owing to many causes, among which railways perhaps might take a prominent place, but they were not the sole cause of the present embarrassment. Lord BROUGHAM explained. What he said was merely a continuation of what he said the other night. He wished to be understood as not expressing any opinion as to what was the principal cause of what he com plained. ARMY SERVICE BILL. Earl GREY postponed the Army Service Bill. POOR LAW RELIEF BILL. On the order of the day for going into Committee upon this Bill being read, Lord RODEN rose and said, that he had mistaken the puport of the Bill, it did not give a positive right to re lief, it merely conferred large powers on the commis sioners. It would create a great revolution in property in Ireland, but such was necessary. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. THIRD READINGS. The Ayrshire and Galloway Railway (Smithstown to Dalmellington) Bill:was read a third time and passed. The following reports were brought up, agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed : Bingley Gas. Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Peter. borough and Thorney line). British Commercial Insurance Company (N o . 2) . Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway (Sale to the Eastern Union Railway Company). Martin's Divorce. Southampton and Dorchester Railway (New Forest De ♦iation and Branches). Wexford and Valencia Railway (Killarney to Valencia). The reports on. the following Bills were considered and agreed to :-- Bolton Improvement. Cornwall Railway. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY moved the fullhet consider& tion of the report on the South-Eastern Railway (Mid. Kent and Direct Tunbridge). _ . . bin FREWEN took that opportunity of complaining that his evidence had not been taken before the Com mittee on the Bill, as that evidence would have gone to show what had been the conduct of the South- Eastern Railway. He thought the House ought not to sanction the passing of any more Bills applied for by the South-Eastern Railway until they had completed those lines for which they had already obtained Acts of Parliament. Acts had been obtained by the South-Eastern Company no less than two years ago, for the carrying out of the provisions of which they had not yet even purchased the land. He could not see why such a company should oppose the proposed lines for the sake of opposing them, and leave that part of the country with out any railway at all. He would move that the report be taken into consideration that day six months. The SPEAKER said that that motion must be made on the bringing up of the report. The report was then agreed to. The reports on the South-Eastern Railway (North Kent line) and the South-Eastern Railway (Strood to Maidstone) were agreed to. TYNE DOCKS. On the motion of Mr. STRUTT, it was ordered that the Tyne Docks Bill be referred to the Commissioners of Railways ; and that the Committee on the said Bill do not come to any decision on the preamble thereof until the Commissioners shall have reported upon the Bills promoted by the Goole and Newcastle Railway Com pany, in conformity with the resolution of this House of the 23d day of February last. RAILWAY BOARD. Mr. HUME, pursuant to notice, called the attention of the House to the report of the Railway Commissioners, and pointed out the partiality that existed in those reports. Mr. STRUTT defended the course pursued by the Railway Commissioners, and asserted that they had done all that could be required of them. Mr. HUDSON thought that the reports would be greatly improved if they were shortened. Alter some further conversation the subject dropped. people of Ireland, and that impression was confirmed by the Information he had received from Colonel M'Gregor and other parties likely to be well informed upon this sub ject. He recollected some Hon. Members saying that they would oppose the Bill, not only clause by clause, but even word by word. In the month of August it was was read a third time. He said that even if the Irish people were in a state of perfect quiescence, and were amply provided with food, there was no necessity to place arms in their hands; but when they were starving, and starving in themidst of plenty, it was the height of im policy to place weapons of destruction in their possession. It was a well-known fact that Tipperary was the most disturbed county in Ireland, and yet this was the county in which arms were sold to the greatest ex tent, and in the most open manner.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member then read a portion of a letter from the Rev. Mr. Clare, illustrative of the state of things which prevailed in that county. The Reverend Gentleman stated that nothing was more common than to see half-a-dozen guns thrust through the hedges commanding the public highways. He should not have troubled the House with so many of these letters, but that he was desirous to convince the House that this system was not confined to one district, but extended to the whole of Ireland. The Hon. and Gallant Member then read several other letters to the same purport, and then proceeded to say that for the fur ther convincing of some Members of that House, he had other evidence of a different nature. This subject was considered of such serious importance that four judges on their circuits had thought it necessary to draw attention to it in their charges. The first charge which he would read was that of Judge Jackson. That Learned Judge described the intimidating letters which had been distributed throughout Ireland as re sembling in appearance the proclamations of the Crown, bearing the royal arms, and all the other decorative features of those documents. He had been asked by a friend of his to present a petition to the House on this subject, from the town of Roscrea, complaining of the facilities afforded to the public for the purcchase of fire arms.—(Hear.) The Hon. and Gallant Member read a letter from the Earl of Glengall, stating that the auction of arms was continually going forward in Tipperary, and conducted by the very poorest order of merchants. He had it also, on the authority of Mr. W. Wilson, that in the same county they could get a man shot for half-a-crown. (LEFT SITTING.) • TATTERSALL'S—THIb EVENING. Six O'CLOCK ! . DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Cossack—taken, 6 to 1 agst Conyngham—taken 9 to 1 agst Van Tromp 10 to - 3 - agst Mr. Martin—taken. , . . 15 to 1 agst Olentilt 20 to 1 agst Wanota—taken 30 to 1 agst Mathematiciantaketl 35 - to 1 agst Nottingham—taken 40 to 1 agst Oxonian—taken 40 to 1 agst Montpensier—taken 50 to 1 agst Epirote—taken 50 to 1 agst Christopher 100 even between Conyngham and Cossack OAKS. • 5 to 1 on the field 25 to 1 agst Lady Lift—taken LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 6.—Wind South, light pleasant breeze, and fine, with passing clouds. DEAL, MAY s.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—Arrd. Louisa, Wy cherley, Callao. Sld. Simlah, Calcutta; Regina, Dominica; Hendrick, Hudson, New York. LIVERPOOL, MAY s.—Wind S.E., moderate.—Sld. Ferris, Ceylon • Antoinetta, New Orleans; Glasgow, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Pollok, Miramichi • Benaris, Calcutta; John Biddy, Calcutta ; Parthenon, and New Jersey, New Orleans; Edwin, Savannah; Rob Roy, Virginia, London, and Rowland, Philadelphia ; Moselle, Boston ; Caroline, Halifax; Perthshire, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lady Milton, Rankin, and Watkins, Quebec ; Mary, Newfoundland. CLYDE, MAY 4.—Arrd. Lord Montgomery, Barbadoes. Sld. Cannata, Calcutta; Curlew, St. Kitt's ; Cynthia, New foundland; Orion, Troon and Bahia; Adam Carr, New York ; Northumberland, Quebec. OFF HASTINGS, MAY 4.—Ellen, Rio Janeiro for Antwerp. FALMOUTH, MAY 5. Wind W.—Off-port, Renshaw, Taylor, Mauritius; Fanuber, Nyborg, Bahia. OFF THE START, MAY 1. Manchester, New York, for Rotterdam. OFF HOLYHEAD, MAY 4.—Ethiope, Garnett, Fernando Po, out seventy days ; rusker, Lovell, Norfork ; Prince Albert, Sebor, New York, sailed on the 10th ult., and passed Cape Clear on the'3oth. WHITBY, MAY s.—Put back, William, for Quebec, leaky. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY s.—Arrd. Madrid steamer, Gib raltar, &c. BELFAST, MAY I.—Wind variable.—Arid. Glenroy, Perry, New York; Lady Arabella, Simpson, New Orleans; Cleo patra, Norfolk. SHIELDS, MAY s.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. JanePirie, Calcutta. GUERNSEY, MAY 3.—Sld. Louisa, Pernambuco; Swift, Nevis. . - DUNMORE, MAY 3.—Wind E.—Acrd. Hound, Waters, Newfoundland. HULL, MAY s.—Wind N.—Sld. Mountaineer, Montreal. OFF BRIGHTON, MAY s.—West Indian,. Barnett, Cape of Good Hope. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY. s.—The Odin steam-frigate, and the Geyser steam-sloop, are ordered here from Ireland to fit for foreign service. The Avenger has been taken into the basin —she is intended for the Mediterranean. The officer from the Treasury in charge of the seed corn, &c., on board the Avenger, disposed of a large quantity at Killibegs and Tober morey, but very little at Lough Swilly ; the land in that neighbourhood was highly cultivated. The Averger brought back 1,400 sacks o seed barley, which are ordered to be ground into meal. The Dee steam trinspOtt is ordered here from Oban, to embark a company of marin - A artillery, and convey them to Pembroke. • The augmentation of the marine corps, by adding 1,500 men to its strength,_has been announced to the head-quarters of the various divisions, and they are ordered to recruit ac cordingly. Each company of marine artillery is to amount to 150 officers and men, and there are to be three additional companies of that branch of the corps. The companies of the marines are to be increased to 110 officers and men. Five marine cadets have passed out of the Excellent this day into the corps. Companies have been selected by the Rear-Admiral Superintendent, and will receive their com missions or appointments on the men being formed into squads. The customary notice has been issued to the captains and commanders of the ships in the port to attend at the Clarence Victualling-yard on Friday at three o'clock, to receive her Majesty on her visit to the Isle of Wight. The Champion and Serpent brigs will be taken out of dock in a day or two, and put in the basin, masted, and got ready for commission. The Champion has had Muntz s mixed metal sheathing (a dirty yellow) put on, instead of copper. The Serpent has the usual copper applied. Her Majesty's steamer Bulldog is expected here from Plymouth, for a court-martial to be held on one of her officers. DEATH or ANOTHEL ADMIRAL.—The navy has lost another of its old and distinguished officers, in the death of Admiral of the White Stephen Poyntz, the third of the list of full admirals wbo have died within the last few days. The gallant officer was made a lieutenant in April, 1791, commander, October, 1795, captain, December, 1796. He commanded the Solebay at the capture of a French squadron n the West Indies in 1799, and, when in command of the Melempus, assisted at the destruction of the Impetueux off Cape Heury, in 1810. He succeeded to his flag as rear admiral in August, 1819, vice admiral, July, 1830, and ad miral, November, 1841. By the decease of Admiral Poyntz, the following promo tions will take place :—Admiral of the Blue H. R. Glinn, to be Admiral of the White ; Vice Admiral the Right Hon. James Marquis of Thomond, G.C.H., to be Admiral of the Blue ; Vice Admiral Richard Matson becomes senior of that grade ; Vice Admiral of the White Sir Edward Dumford King, K.C.8., K.C.H., commander-in chief at the Nore, to be Vice Admiral of the Red. Vice Admiral of the Blue Matthew Buckle to be Vice Ad. miral of the White, and Rear Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C. 8., to be V ice Admiral of the Blue ; R e ar Ad m i r al the Right Hon. Lord William Fitzroy, K.C.8., becomes the senior of that grade ; Rear Admiral of the White John Ayscough to be Rear Admiral of the Red ; Rear Admiral of the Blue James Whitley Deans Dundas, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, to be Rear Ad miral of the White ; and Captain Edward Wallis Hoare (1810), to be Rear Admiral of the Blue. The senior captain now on the list, is John Coode, C.B. By the promo tion of Captain Hoare another good-service pension falls to the patronage of Lord Auckland. Not less than nine flag officers have died since the promotion and retirement in November last. WooLwicti, MAY s.—The Dragon steam-frigate was corn• missioned to-day by Captain Hall, and is to have a crew of 196 men. Mr. Watts, a resident in Woolwich, and father of William Watts, late mate of the Loch Ryan steamer, which was lost in the North Seas on the 9th of October last, presented a memorial to the Lords of the Admiralty, on the Bth of March of the present . year,'requesting that their Lordships would be pleased to take into consideration the humane and zealous exertions of Captain hammer, of the Norwegian brig Del phin, of Fredericshall, who saved the lives of twenty of the crew, out of twenty-one, on board the Loch Ryan, when she encountered the gale which caused her loss. A letter was received yesterday by Mr. Watts, announcing that their Lordships had been pleased to award 201. to Captain Hammer, and 301. additional to be divided amongst the crew of his vessel, for their exertions on that occasion. 'GROUP LL The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Sir J. Y. Buller, chairman. NORTH BRITISH. Mr. Dudgeon, farmer, near Kelso, corroborated the evi dence given yesterday by Mr. Rutherford, as to the expe diency of connecting Hawick and Carlisle by a railway which would give the agricultural districts of Roxburgh and the neighbouring counties the advantages of lime and coal, from which they were at present debarred, and from the want of which they suffered so severely. Mr. William Soon, cattle dealer, St. Boswell's, gave evi dence as to the great accommodation which the opening cf the Hawick and Carlisle continuation of the North British' line would give to the dealers in his neighbourhood, by les sening the cost of transit to the great markets of the north of England, namely, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle. He was obliged at present to send his stock for the former markets round by Glasgow, or through Hawick to Annan, there to be shipped. This mode of con veyance necessarily involved a great cost, and much loss, from the over-fatigue to the cattle and the detention at the ports before they could be got to sea. Mr. Wallbank, cattle-dealer, Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, said that if the railway from Hawick to Carlisle were finished, he should at once take his cattle to the latter town, and thence on to the markets of the West Riding by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. Mr. Mark Tumbril], miller, Melrose, gave evidence in fa vour of the line, as tending to increase the consumption of grain in the district. There were two distillers at Lang holm, who consumed large quantities, but they were unable to supply the orders they received from the country between Ilawick and Carlisle, because they could not get carts to convey the produce to its destination. If the railway were completed this objection would be done away with. Mr. J. D. Carr, miller and baker, Carlisle, proved that he could get his grain cheaper in the markets around Kelso if this line were completed to Carlisle, instead of purchasing it at Newcastle, and bringing it down by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. He paid the latter railway about 600/. per annum for carriage. Mr. Walter Wilson, manufacturer, Hawick, spoke to the advantage which the opening of the line would give to llawick, as giving a ready means by which they might get their wool, at the same time affording a ready transit for the exported article to the southern markets. It would also give them a ready access to the Canobie pits, and this lessen the price of coal in the country. Mr. John Laing, manufacturer, Hawick, corroborated the preceding evidence. Mr. Ronald, woolbroker, Liverpool, said that he had found it exceedingly difficult to get his wool to Hawick and Gala shiels ; the market had therefore not been so profitable as it would be if there had been railway communication. Mr. Robert Gill, manufacturer, Galashiels, spoke to the increased manufactures of that town, and the necessity for a communication between the centre of these manufactures and the English markets. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) THE QUEEN V. SI'LNKS. Mr. I' l ALMER said his Lordship would recollect that, in this case, the defendant, who was a highly respectable master builder resident in Norwich, had been committed to gaol to take his trial at the next assizes on a charge of manslaughter, in having caused the death of a female, aged 87 years, by driving a cart over her, on his return from a neighbouring market. A writ of certiorari had been already granted to bring up the depositions taken before the Coroner, and a rule calling upon the magistrates to admit Mr. Spinks to bail in the country. The depositions were now in Court. Mr. Justice CounuDGE—ls there any opposition to your application ? Mr. PALMER—No, my Lord. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE wished to have the evidence taken before the coroner handed up to him. Having perused it, he said that it appeared that the prisoner was driving very fast, and that:he did not stop after the accident occurred. Mr. PALMER said, that the prisoner was not driving at the rate of six miles an hour. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE then directed that the prisoner should be admitted to bail, himself in the sum of 501., and to find four sureties of 151. each, to take her trial at the next Norfolk assizes. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) Several motions of unimportant interest were disposed of during the morning. A long discussion arose as to a point of practice-under the new rules which have been issued, judgment upo❑ which has been for the present deferred. The Court then took up the new trial paper, with which it was occupied for the rest of the day. COMMON PLEA S.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied all day in hearing motions, and determining arguments as to points of practice, but nothing important came under the notice of the Court. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before lib. Under-Sheriff BVECUELL.) sass v. PARKER. al l This was an *anisover damages for an illegal distress. The defendaalb 110 a broker and auctioneer, suffered judgment to go bp ult. Mr. HAwauss appeared for the plaintiff (a Capt. Hobbs), who had occupied a beer-shop called the " Pleasure Boat," in the Lea-bridge-road. The Learned Counsel said that the plaintiff, having occupied the house during the summer season of 1845, shut up the place in October of that year for the winter, as no "boating" was going on. At that time he left several boats in the dock, together with chairs, tables, and the ordinary fixtures of a public- house ; but on the 9th of November, without any notice having been given, or the key demanded, the defen dant, wider the authority of Mr. Brown, the landlord, broke into the premises and seized the property, under a distress warrant, for 12/. 10s. The Learned Counsel said that the main question for the jury would be, whether the goods had been sold at a fair price. The UNDER- SHERIFF said, that if the goods were sold in the open market, the price fetched would probably be considered their fair val4e. Mr. Brookman, aukuctioueer, was called, and said that there had been 20 boats in the dock. One (a galley) was worth 10/. ; the worst would fetch 2/. 10s. ; the total value of the boats and fixtures bought by the plaintiff, when he took possession of the house, was 931. . Sewell was called— He was a boat-keeper on the Lea, and bought the galley for 275. He considered it worth 4/. He had bid 295. for the beer-engine, and had since offered 4/. for it; it was sold for 21. 108. He considered the sale very fair, and he was quite satisfied, as he had got a good bargain. Mr. CHARNOC;X, who appeared for the defendant, urged that there was no proof of the trespass by the breaking and entering into the house, and the goods only fetched 13/. 2s. Bd., although the rent due was 121. 10s., and the costs and ex penses made a total of 15/. 2s. 2d. The UNDER-SHERIFF said he did not consider that the expenses could be urged in mitigation. Defendant had ad mitted he had done wrong, and could not charge for that wrong. The question was, the difference between what the goods were sold for and what they ought to have fetched. Mr. CHARNOCK said he would show that the goods had been properly appraised, and had been fairly sold at public auction. Evidence was then adduced, on behalf of the defendant, to show that the prices at which the goods had been sold were such as an auctioneer ought to take; the boats fetched, on the average, Bs. each. Mr. flAwkws, in reply, said that the trespass was ad mitted by the default of plea, and contended that under the count for trover the plaintiff was entitled to the full value of the goods, and that the amount of the rent said, but not proved, to be due, ought not to be deducted from the amount of damages. The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said, that at first he was of opinion that the expenses of the levy, &c., could not be taken into consideration in the verdict; but having read the record, he considered that those counts which, it was urged, bore ad misions, ought also to bear explanations, therefore he would admit evidence as to the whole of the declaration. He con sidered that the jury should take the rent due and the ex penses into consideration, then adduce from the evidence the fair value of the property seized, and give a verdict for the plain tiff for the difference, if in his favour. At all events the defendant, by suffering judgment to go by default, had sub jected himself to a verdict for nominal damages. The jury gave a verdict for 101., over and above the rent due. The case lasted four hours. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up severa' Bills. LAW OF ENTAIL. The Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from Edinburgh praying their Lordships to introduce some measure to improve the law of entail. The Earl of ST. GERMANS presented a petition from Lancaster in favour of a poor-law for Ireland. Lord KENYON presented a petition in favour of the Factory Bill. Lord BROUGHAM complained of the want of ac curacy of the clocks of the new Houses of Parliament. LUNATICS ASYLUM BILL. The Duke of RICHMOND regretted the second reading of this Bill had been taken with so much haste and little warning. He had strong objections against the Bill, partly because it was an amendment of the Bill of last year, and because the seventh clause took away the control which last year's Bill gave the quarter sessions over the county money. He hoped the Noble and Learned Lord would not press it into Committee without giving those opposed to the Bill an opportunity of noticing it. Lord CAMPBELL assured the Noble Duke that he was not aware that any Noble Lord had the slightest objection to any of the clauses. He had laid himself out to know whether there was any objection enter tained to it, and he had not pressed on the second read ing unnecessarily. The Earl of IIARDWICKE said he had come into the House that night about five minutes after five, but the Bill by that time had been already read a second time. Lord CAMPBELL said there would be ample notice given of the Bill going into Committee. MONETARY DIFFICULTIES. Lord BROUGHAM rose to bring before their Lord ships the present difficulties felt in commercial transac tions. He said that the wool acd cotton trade had never been so good in this country. The orders for America could not be executed for the want of money for wages. But he would recommend that both Houses of Parliament should agree not to let any Rail way Bill pass without a clause, spreading over a large portion of time, limiting the payment of instalments to very small sums. They could do this with the new railway Bills, but not with the old. His reason for this was that he had traced to some quarters an evil, the removal of which would benefit the money market. His Noble Friend (Lord Ash burton) had told them that interest varied from 21 to 12 and 13 per cent., but he had been informed that 20 per cent. was a common per tentage within the last few days. lie could assure them that the very best paper, within the same period, was refused to be dis counted under 12 per cent.—(Hear, hear.) The money lenders watched the proceedings of the House, when anew Railway Bill w ou ld pass, they wou ld say i n a very short tuneinstalment s will be called for, and such a fear will exist lest a fo r f e i ture of shares would ' take place by non , payment that we can make what term we 01199"' a GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. Mr. AGLIONBY moved for leave to present a petition from the Imperial Gas Company, praying to be heard by counsel against the Great Northern Railway (Deviations between London and Grantham) Bill. Mr. GREENE opposed the motion of his Hon. Friend; it would be a departure from the rules of the House, and he could not accede to the proposition. Mr. AGLIONBY then withdrew his motion. He said that he would do so, as he was sure there was no use in pressing the question to a division; one-half of the Mouse would vote against it because they knew nothing about the matter, and the other because they saw such influential men in opposition his request, of the jus tice of which, however, he was fully impressed. SANATORY BILL: ;Lord DUNCAN presented several ;petitions from Bath in favour of the SanatOrY Bill. Mr. H UME also presented several petitions uppn the same subject. MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL. Petitions in favour of this Bill were presented by Mr. C. C. Berkeley, from a number of surgeons general practitioners, and chemists, in Cheltenham ; by Mr. M. Philips, from Manchester ; by Sir W. Clay, from medical practitioners carrying on business in the Tower Hamlets ; and by an Hon. Member, from Lincoln. RAJA OF SATTARA. Mr. DENISON presented a petition which was agreed to at a public meeting at Peckham in favour of the claims of the Raja of Setters. THE MARRIAGE ACT. Mr. B. SMITH presented a petition from Norwich, in favour of an alteration in the Marriage Act. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from a place in Scotland against any alteration in the marriage law of Scotland. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND). The BIGHT HON. BARONET also presented a petition in favour of this Bill. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL ------- --- Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets in favour of this Bill. Sir ROBERT PRICE presented a petition to the same effect. CONSUMPTION OF GRAIN IN DISTILLERIES. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Bridgewater complaining of the consumption of grain in distilleries. NAVIGATION LAWS. Mr. B. BERKLEY pre,ented a petition from the shipowners of Monkwearmouth against any alteration in these laws. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. HUME said t iat the Noble Lord at the head of the Government stated in his speech, in introducing the Landed Property (Ireland) Bill, that he intended that that Bill and the one for the relief of the poor should proceed pari passu. Ile (Mr. Hume) now gave notice that he intended to object to the proposition for granting 620,0001. for Irish railways, until the fate of the Irish Poor Relief Bill was known. NEW POOR -LAW. Mr. FERRAND moved for the production of a re turn of the number of men, women, and children who have been committed to prison for offences against the provisions of the New Poor-law, and the rules and orders of the Poor-law Commissioners, since the pass ing of the New Poor-law Act, up to the Ist day of April last. Al so , co pi es o f a ll complaints of boards of guardians in England and Wales, respecting the conduct of district auditors, which have been ad dressed to the Poor-law Commissioners; together with copies of all correspondence of the Poor-law Commis sioners with the boards of guardians and distric auditors, in reference to such complaints.—Agreed to. CASE OF LORD COCHRANE: Mr. FERRAND wished to ask the Bight Hon. Gentleman the Home Secretary a question. He wished to know why the Government had not paid back to Mr. Batt the 1,0001. which he was fined in connexion with Lord Cochrane, that Diable Lord having been exone rated. Sir G. GREY said that some years ago an application had been made to the Home Secretary regarding this money. The application was declined at the time, and no step had been taken in the matter since that time. He did not think the Government had any power to in terfere. Sir WILLIAM VERNER rose to call the attention of the House to the importation and sale of fire-arms in Ireland ; and on this subject he might state to the .Houseone or two circumstances which came under his immediate attention in the county with which he was connected. IA one case ho knew that in a small village there were fire-arms sold to the extent of 1004, and ammunition to the same amount, and the person who sold it said that if he had double the quantity he could dispose of it. In another case a poor tenant, after paying his rent, had returned to him by his land lord 21. for the purpose of purchasing provisions for his family, and the observation he made was that the money would purchase him a very good gun. Ile therefore wished to bring before the house some sufficient proof that he had been fully justified in the course which he had pursued—that he had done no more than, under the circumstances, was absolutely necessary. Before, however, bringing before the house such documents and s nc h ev id enc e as he thought wo ul d convince their minds of the state of Ireland, he begged leave to remind the House that a Bill had been passed within the last four years for a similar purpose. On the 27th of April, 1843, a Noble Lord asked for leave to bring in a Bill for registering all the arms in Ireland, and also f o r regulating the manu facture of arms in that country, and the introduc tion of gunpowder and other amunition. On the second reading his Lordship stated that the Bill would repeal three Acts—that of George 111., George IV., and IViliiam IV. By several clauses which were introduced it was decided that no arms should be impor ed into Ireland without the license of the Lord Lieutenant, under a penalty of 501. By a nother clause it was enacted that gunpowder should not be manufactured in Ireland ; and there was a third clause, by which it was directed not only that arms should be regis tered but also that they should be branded. He en tertained no doubt whatever that there Nye large numbers of unregistered arms in the posy:mon of the STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, MAY 4.—The announcement of an intended purchase of English Government Secu rities by the Emperor of Russia, caused a more cheerful feeling in our market on Saturday; but the increasing difficulty of obtaining discounts, and the alarming ac counts of the scarcity of food in Germany, and the con sequent advance of prices in the London market yester day, have entirely dissipated all appearance of improve ment. The market to-day has been one of the worst ever known; the demand for goods being on the most limited scale, whilst many manufacturers have evinced a disposition to accept lower prices for quantities. Gene rally speaking, however, the business has been confined to the purchase of small parcels to supply immediate wants, at about the rates of last Tuesday. The yarn market has also been very flat. A little more business has been done in goods, but at prices below those of last week. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, MAY 4.—A1l parties ap pear to be paralysed by the great advance on corn, at Mark-lane, y esterday. IVc have had several buyers, but they use the greatest caution. Much anxiety is ex pressed, and all seem fearful that we are not at the worst period. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, MAY 3.--We have had an ex tremely dull market, with very little business trans acted. The wool market has been quite as flat as the flannel market, and prices much the same as those of last week. HALIFAX, SATURDAY, MAY 1,--TheiC were more merchants in the hall to-day than this day week, but very few goods were purchased, and the trade continues very flat. The pressure on the money-market has checked the demand for yarn, and spinners are content to obtain orders at old rates. No one is buying wool, except to supply present consumption. For sorts that are wanted there is scarce l y an y reduction to be noted ; but holders cannot force . sales without submitting to lower prices. ? - .A. MODERN HENRY the EIGHTH. BRESLAU, APRIL 22.—The Prince Archbishop of Breslau has launched the thunders of the church against one of the German princes. He has excommunicated the Prince of Hatzfeld de Trachambourg and de Jasch kowitz, member of the order of nobles in the General Diet of Prussia, at present assembled in Berlin, and ene of the richest and most influential princes in Prussia. The following are the circumstances which have led to an act of rigour on the part of the church so uncom mon in the present century:— About five years ago Prince Germain de Hatzfeld, who is a Roman Catholic, fell in love with the Duchess de Reichembach, a married lady, and a Protestant. For some reason, of which we do not know the particulars, the Duchess de Reichembach got herself divorced. Soon afterwards, in virtue of a royal decree, abridging the delay which, according to our laws, must take place be tween the divorce and the re-marriage of any of the divorced parties, the Prince of Hatzfeld got the Lutheran pastor of Breslau to give him the marriage blessing. Thereafter the Prince of Hatzfeld was anxious to have his marriage made valid according to the rites of the Catholic Church, and for that purpose he applied to several ecclesiastics to perform the marriage ceremony, but they all refused, on the ground that they were for bidden to do so by the decisions of the Council of Trent, and more especially by a brief addressed, in 1843, by the late Pope Gregory XVI. to the bishops of Bavaria, and in which the Sovereign Pontiff designates a marriage between a Catholic and a divorced Protestant as con nubium adulterinum. The Prince of Hatzfeld did not lose his courage. He went to Rome, threw himself at the Pope's feet, and supplicated his Holiness to confirm his marriage with the Duchess de Reichembach. Gre gory XVI, was moved; and after having received from the Prince of Hatzfeld a solemn promise that he would support the interests of the Catholic Church, his Holi ness validated the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Hatzfeld, and gave orders to the Prince-Archhishop of Breslau to give them the nuptial benediction, accord ing to the rites of the Catholic Church, which was ac cordingly done. For some time the Prince of Hatzfeld kept his word to the Pope. He placed himself at the head of the Catholic aristocracy of the province, and he constituted himself the protector of the clergy, who, in consequence of his intercession, obtained in a short time great privileges and considerable immunities. In consequence of this zeal, Pope Gregory XVI. conferred upon the Prince of Hatzfeld numerous decorations and other marks of distinction. After two years of marriage, the love of the Prince of Hatzfeld for his wife began gradually to cool, and this coolness increased to such a degree that at last he drove her out of his house, and obtained a divoice. At the same time he formed an in timate connexion with another Protestant lady, Madame de Bach, who had also the mishap- to be divorced, and on the 6th of the present month of April he married her Publicly in the Ltitheran Cathedral of 'Breslau. On the following day the Prince Archbishop of. Breslau pronounced a sentence of the greater excommunication against the Prince of Hatzfeld, in which, after reciting the above facts, he says—" Considering ,that his Serene Highness the Prince Germain of Hatzteld de Trachem bourg and de Jaschkowitz has rendered himself guilty of polygamy, since, during the life of his wife, he has married another woman; that such an act should be punished the more severely from its being committed by a person so highly placed as the said Prince of Hatzfeld by birth, rank, and fortune, and whose example must necessarily have a great effect upon the people; that the Prince of Hatzfeld has shown a supreme degree of in gratitude to the late Pope Gregory XVI., who loaded him with favours and honouts; that the Prince of Hatz feld, who was at the head of the Catholics of Silesia, has by his conduct covered his co-religionists with shame; that it is notorious that he has stated everywhere that he had no uneasiness about what he had done, and that by means of money he would obtain from the clergy the validation of his second marriage as he had the first: that it is necessary to prove to the public in a striking manner that it is an erroneous impression which is current in our country, that the clergy are always indulgent to the powerful of the earth:—We, Melchoir, by the graze of God, &c., Prince Archbishop of Breslau, in virtue of our archiepiscopal functions, and in conformity with the holy canons, but to our regret and with a profound grief, excommunicate the said Most Serene Prince Germain of Hatzfeld, as a public and obsti• nate contemner a,nd transgressor of the laws and doctrines of the church; and we strike him with the anathema of the church, and with all the legal consequences of that measure, and that in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." The Breslau papers state that the Prince of Hatzfeld, on learn ing that sentence of excommunication had been pro nounced against him, intimated his intention of joining the Lutheran Church, but that by the advice of his friends he abstained from doing so, because the consequence would be that he would lose two of his richest and most valuable lordships. The Prince of Hatzfeld above spoken of is brother of the Prince of Hatz'eld Schoenberg, whose liaison with the Countess of Meyendorff gave rise to a celebrated trial at Cologne in December last. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH CHINA. (From the China Mail.) The ignorance and inattention of the good folks at home regarding the postal arrangements with China, is a never-failing source .of annoyance to residents here. We have repeatedly essayed our possible to enlighten the select portion of the British public who enjoy the oppor tunity of perusing tilt. China Mail, but hitherto, we r,gret to find, to very little purpose, if the annoyingly amusing instances which have just come to our knowledge afford a fair criterion. We select two of them : A friend in London, wishing to, give the latest infor mation on private affairs, frets and bustles to have a letter on the 4th of the month, because, some ten years ago, in the infancy of steam communication with the east, he had learnt that a mail was made up via Mar seilles on that day, and being evithntly a disciple of the Finality School, had no faith in subsequent improve ment; and so this effusion becomes a dead letter, and is mercilessly entombed in a pigeon hole of the London Post office for three weeks. Another intelligent correspondent living within a stone's throw of the Edinburgh Post -office, to make, sure work, writes a letter on the 18th, in ample time for the Southampton dispatches, but having by over study of Directories and Almanacs, acquired some confused notions about the greater expedition used with Marseilles letters, marks his via that route, and posts it on the 21st, but neglects to pay the postage, no doubt because he had discovered that such a preli minary step was not necessary in the case of letters sent by the English packets. The consequence was that his letter was detained in London a month, less a couple of days, when, after all, it was sent via Southampton, the only route for unpaid letters. Tile accident which befel the Ripon steamer deprived us of the October mail in due course, and so this 'letter, written on the 18th Sep tember, and inclosing a bill of lading, which ought to have been here in the middle of November, did not ar rive till the end of January, a few days after the vessel containing the goods. Such are the consequences of neglecting a five minutes' study of a very simple ar rangement. The mails for India of the 4th and 7th of the month are, however, the most fruitful source of the blunders we Celestial sojourners have to complain of ; and, strange to say, they are encouraged by the Post-office itself, which from time to time issues notices that " Mails for China, India, &c., are to be made up in London on the 4th and 7th," while, according to its own regulations, all letters for China direct are dispatched only on the 20th and 24th. None are more readily caught in this trap than news-agents, and nothing is more common than to see bundles of .papers addressed and paid for " via. Marseilles, and Bombay 1" We, therefore, with the most profound respect, beg to assure the ingenuous,. but, we are compelled to add, remarkably stupid home public, that letters for China direct never visit India at all, unless addressed to the care of some one there, in which case the chances are they are never more heard of, except as lumber to the Bombay or Calcutta Post-office. The mails of the 4th and 7th, therefore, carry letters for India, and not for China ; those of the 20th and 24th bring letters for both India and China. But as our readers at home are proof against all that has appeared in our journal upon the subject, we hare printed the following notice at the head of a ream of letter paper, in order that at least our own correspon dents may not plead ignorance:— " There is only one mail for China made up in Lon don, via Southampton on the 20th, and via Marseilles on the 24th of each month. It is not necessary to pre-pay letters sent by to former route; by the latter pre-payment is imperative, otherwise letters though marked via Marseilles by the sender will be detained in London for the next Southampton dispatch. The mails of the 4th and 7th are for INDIA and not for CHINA, though the contrary is erroneously stated in the Notices issued by the London Post-office. p?sta,t-j'ers.. via Southampton charged by the / °linee IX route seilles by the i ounce. All letters bandl s s p h o o n u g ld y be invariably written on good,et never on Adopting the admirable system_ Mrs. Barbauld, and others f r idea, we here selves to teaching the understood - who ha idea, I d l e r v s o . t e T d r i them m e r : and beg din when n th ngn e r nera ty l ,ro p s rinLPE sn 'leeaasritliyed their first l e l a y ri t u o g d unfold ,,u h l t e o r t a h t e e m s , theth e o rrn w e e r g ad ei v i a e n ro e s ii i i t g y b o y ! mlesyssotnersiews eosrhi‘ailalrpsreoiicieeed g f n ° And our crowning with the nip cheese mean one English the otherhEyrecinneaocradhnsru t , ba et t rh h ae e . half ounces contrasted:nhter:a neighbours, who double their charge ness of our Gallic oleuerttotrwent be an . eulogium . tter l etrt on letters when they when conzeue t t to i s theexcesepdetedi.fied Bat weight, ; e se t, w hil e we only d ) ( aobusrtrnuesoeprhdyisquisitions are kept in reserve, to instigate tes in postal science to a diligent study of the present rudimental Gradus. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The concluding sin ing meeting was held yesterday afternoon, at the rooms in Regent—street, whey' the chair was taken by R. Govan, Esq. The prizes awarded were, silver Banksian medals to Messrs. Weeks and Wickham for specimen plants, and certificates of merit to I\lr. Ayre for strawberries, and Mr. Donald for two plants. From Sir 'l'. Dyke Acland was a dish of new pota toes, grown without heat, and which did not appear to be affected with the prevalent disease. From Mr. Cuthill was a drain tile, made entirely of novel materials, being made of compressed peat moss, a substance considered to be particu larly eligible where clay or other mate r i a l was with difficulty to be obtained. The extract from the Mete oro logicalltegist kept at the gardens since the last meeting, en the 20th April, gave, barometer, highest, 22d April, 30.064 i nc h — l owest, April 29, 29.528 inch ; thermometer, highest, April 25, 62 deg. F.—lowest, April 26, 20 deg. F.; and quantity of rain, 0.40 inch. packets A line of sailing between Antwerp and the ports of Galatz a n d des. passed o s an the aboutsth u, t to . be be t e w st e a e b n l e e d B , e i l n execution of a treaty . gian Minister of Foreign frond the and M. Frederic Hai:kort. T The engagement is made out the present year up to 1831 in cll RAILWAY* SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 5. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, Boston, and Eastern Junction, 965. 3d. dis.-Birming ham and Oxford, 7% p.-Eastern Counties, 1834-Eaat Lancashire, New (scrip), par-East Lincolnshire, 1% P. to, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 69 1 ,4-Ditto, Halves, 8 1 ,4 p. -Dit Quarters, 17 %-Huddersfield Canal and Railway Extension, p.-Leeds and Thi rsk, Preference, 1 / LI : p.- London and North- Western, 17114-Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 16 p.-Lond on, Brighton, and South Coast, 514-Manchester and Leeds,o, Halves (Hud. and Sheff. ), :14 p.-Ditto, Fifths, 4% U. p.-Ditt 32/. Shares (Extensions), N., p.-Ditto, Fifths (late W.R.) , Ga. 3d. p.-Ditto (late Manchester, Bolton, and Bury), 20s. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,Eighths, 214 dis.-Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 73 dis.-• Ditto, Quarters, 2 dis.-. Midland, 40/. Shares, New, 2 p.-Newcastle and Berwick, New, 114 p.---North Staffordshire, 1% p.-Scottish Central, 6% p.-South-East ern and Dover, New, No. 4,3 s. 9d. dis.-York and NeW castle, Preference, 274 p. MANCHESTER, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting' ham, and Boston, dis.-Birmingham and Oxford Jun- New tion, 7% p.-East Lancashire (late B. and P.), (scrip), % dis.-East Lincolnshire, 1% p.-Fleetwood, Pres p. -Ditto, ton, and West Riding Junction, 1% c. dis.- Glasg ow and Dumfries, % p.-Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, ILA p. -Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, itr-Lon don and North-Western (Manchester and BirmingliamN Quarters (A), 5%-Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares ( late Extension), 1 /s p.-Ditto, Fifths (late Weedt Riding Union), par-Manchester and Southampton, 28s. . North Staffordshire, 1 1 ; 4 D.-North Union (A), 210- (A)Old ham Alliance, 3-16 dis.-Sfirewsbury and BirminghaM (i. par-Shropshire Union, 1 13-16 dis.-South - E astern an Dover, 36 c.-Ditto, No. 4, 3-16 dis. LEEDS, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate 3 , N otting ham, and Boston, 28s. dis.-East Lancashire, os. dis.-- ; Ditto, New, 1% dis.-Ditto, New Scrip, 2s. dis.-Eas t and West Yorkshire, 225. dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, ss. dis.-Leeds and Thirak, 5 dis.-Ditto, New, 3% d oil is < Ditto, Preference, 7s. s. p.-London, Brighton , and Sti. Coast, Fifteenths, 2s. p.-Malton and Driffield Junction, 10s. dis.-Manchester and Leeds (late Hud. and Shelf.), 15s. p -Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), 4s. p•- 13 ; i i n: West Riding Union, 3s. 6d. p.-Manchester, Buxton, y." 8 ... lock, and Midland, 10s. dis.-Newcastle and Berwick, i`4r! 1% p.-North British, Thirds, 1% p.-Ditto, (scrip), Gs. Gd. p.-North Staffordshire, 1% p. - N" he Counties Union, 2:h dis.-North-Western, 365. dis. HULL, MAY 5. STOCK EXCHANGK.-The sales are-North Britisb, tern, 615.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 6s. 9d. p.-Ditto, 505.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 265. SHEFFIELD, MAY 5. • 280 , STOCK EXCIfpIOK.-The sales are-East Lincolnshire, pp Manchester and Lincoln Union, 1% dis.---Manc he "? t i xt Buxton t Matlock, and Midland, dis.-Mancheitpcsid:- Leeds, (West Riding Union), 65.. p.-Manchester, s.Otell' and Lincolnshire, 854-North Staffordshire, 1% wow Western, 425. dis.-Preston d-W • 3 5--- l eeds ' an 3 re, xtensor: field, and Midland, 21g. dis. EDINBURGH, MAY 4. n o 7 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen , _ f - Tr '. n . rf l ar -S . , 6d.-Airdrie and Bathgate. 3/. 183.-Arbroath .mod „" 0 ,16 4 1. 271. 155.-Ditto. Halves, 15/.-Ayr and Galloway, is. %nd -Caledonian, 25/.-Ditto, New, 2/. 45.-Caledonian Os• Dumbartonshire, 11. I2s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 37 `•,; i -Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender It.,'"- 6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 42/.-Ditto, New, No. I: '''''- Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. 15s. Ditto. New, No. 2, 30/.-Ditto, New No. 3,4 L 135• Perth, 311.-Ditto, New. 121. -Ditto, Quarters, 31. 9 '''' -as it of Fife, 2/. 10s.-East Lothian Central, 21. 7.-- 'Edinburg and Bathgate, 6/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow 7 „ 1 , 1 ' e$ 105 , div.-Ditto, Halves, 23/. ex div.-Ditto, Quarter's, 'l "' ex div.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton 181.--Ditto, Fre ference, 201. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. 7s. 6d'.-Ditto, Quarters, 12s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Northern, 181.-Ditto, New ., 1 ' 75.-Ditto, Newport, 71. 35.-Ditto, ditto, New, 2/.. s c . Edinburh and Perth (New), 2/. 63.-Ditto, Halves, 1 ; 5 1 --Dundee ant ,„,v. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 59L-Ditto, New Stoc k ' 2, .1 ' "I lOs -Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 91. 95.-Ditto Halve§ Ne• , . -t ' 6 a / n . d 7s. C 6 a d r . l - isi D e, it S to i. , Quarters, 15/. 15 -Gla'sgoW, Dumfries, ;' ' 12s. 6(1.-1 asgow s. and Ga Glasgow General Terminus, 121. 5s. -Glasgow and Greeov" ', .W . .- a •,., 4 , 'i,. 15/. 17s. 6d .-Ditto .- i to, Halves, 81. 153.-Ditto, Preference,,_ of , . , .i, ~. i -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 5/. -Great Nertu ? , .1-'1,..., 4 4 . 7 '2 Scotland, 21. 55.-Great Northern (late Direct Norther': .' , ': , ~,,,,,; i, 21. 18s. 6d.-Ditto (late London and York). 2L-Ne w ,, ei t s , t o - ! , W.. - * , and Berwick, 25/. 10s.-North British, 31/. 103.- - m l w r i; , AstV ' Halves, 141. 155.-Ditto, Quarters, 41.83.-Ditto, CI o,ar i ff b , ge. New (scrip), 11. 25.-Ditto, Thirds, 21. 143.-Ditto, . c. ne .. . * 61. 155.-Scottish Central 241. " 6d S ttish Grand Ju . ' , ,s. .- co an d rnkirk, 3"""; 4 . , ''.' f,:5 : tion, 195.-Scottish Midland, 19/. 10s.-Shrewsbury2..... Hereford, IL-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 1T1.... Ditto, New, 1/. Is. 6d.-Stirling and Dunfermline, a 1 - ./. Stirling and Midland, 2/. 55.-Wishaw and Coltness, JAL 105. 10s.-York and Newcastle, 341. 10s.-Ditto, New, _, „ sada * -Ditto, Preference, 71. 55.-Direct Bombay, an d c ir eat 35.-East Indian, 2s. 6d.-Great North of Inda , °&,- 1 ,6 d. Southern of Madras, 25.-Madras, Nellore, and Arc e " --. GLASGOW, MAT 4. 110VISTO STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ayr and 405.-Caledonian, New, 445.-Direct Bombay Gagadrest ~ i n lan, 35.-Dundee anti Northern Junction, 335. 6d. --V' s " - °deb 2s. 9d.-East Lothian Central, 455.--Edinburgh and N 445.... ... ern, New, 665.-Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.). ' Weilatou Ditto, alves, 155.-Glasgow, Barrhead , Ayr,-,-18L-- Direct, New, 51.-Glasgow Kil'marnock, and,' 91 1..... Ditto (5 per cent. guar.), 364-Ditto Halves, No • " k °C.-, ' lasgow snd Greenman Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5%---G Halves, 71. 13s. 9d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardro andl 51.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 305.-Maechester Halve* Southampton, 155.-Midland, 39.- North British, 2ss• 15 1 A-Ditto, Thirds, 555.-Ditto, NeW Quarters (ecrlP), `" 6d. -Stirling and Dunfermline, 695. and . C~Z;~, -----° '"""'""' r ' - """ - • nd kel 4 Genuine Eau de Cologne, imported direct/ a to , ja y inducedt wo years to in ma t the d k o n c o k w s n be t f h o o re sold. Ross and S°T d be i tey are that in consequence of the spurious trash offer them for the years old. In consequence of sy t s h t e e i m r b and t that two last thirty years, of selling only the genuine, consumption, they are enabled to sell the bast little inure than is charged for the spurious, thelatter being as inferior, as British brandy is to foreign. Prices—A single bottle, 3a. ;At case of six, 16s. ; six cases at once, 15s. per case, for cash onl -. 3 Address Boss and Sons, 119 and 'l2O, Bishopsgate-iitteet,• London. P.S.- - "" They have still a few dozens lett of some that has been seven years tn bond. • adopted ous _ A PRETTY' LITTLE GAME FOR PRETTY TATTLE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY.—An amusing game is that Of building ships, and seeing whether they will float. You must first get some oak timber and knock it into shape any how, till it begins to look something like a tub. Then takea your ship to the seaside and see if it will flo at ; but if it Wm not, you must take it out of the wate r and p ull it to pieo°s again, and begin making a fresh ship. Do this until it do s not sink. When this is the case, you can begin putting your guns; but, if it should roll over, which is very pro ge es to the you had better carry away your ship before it bottom, and pull it to pieces again, and patch it, and c°_ l2 _,: struct it en quite a new plan ; but if, after all, it do.' nothing but roll over, you had better put it aside tor tire:: wood, and lose no more time about getting some more ctlic bah!? timber, and begin building another ship. The most arausg game, however, is to build some four, or five ships at the. same time, as like one another as two eggs, and to latIO?" . them all together. It. is great fun to watch them in thee water. One will pitch, the other will toss; one will rolli,_ar_L another will do nothing at all but show a strong desire' irtitings. stone, to go to the bottom. This sport is very adir y ou and mver tires, no matter how often you may repeat t . tan come may play at this game as often as you like, for you IA go is to no harm in trying the experiments, as you do_ne for the ships yourselves, and have nothing to for all.-- ment. It is the stupid English nation which PaYs Punch. CAI" THE INSTALLATION OF PRINCE ALBERT AT BRIDGE..—We are enabled to state, upon the best authority, that it is the intention of her most Gracious Majesty the Queen, as well as his Royal Highness the Chancellor of the University, to honour Cambridge with a visit at the ensuing commencement. It is expected that her Majesty and bar Royal Consort will be present at the performance of the in• stallation ode in the Senate House. on Tuesday, July 6th, pay for 03 apo and will pass two nights in Cambridge. The foregoing an nouncement is in itself a contradiction of rumours whic haVa prevailed, to the effect that the installation will very?ikely e b x e i p , loi subjectesit t p o il ry, n , am e s d . wet h B ec u an t lni ,n i t n dh order oeu t i o rn sr : ae e a m l Ida o et t ri • so e ,n a wo l fe l I .b d re o i gn u b cto t o A u s p it o ba e n the t re tass the Chancellor of the University will positively take place at the ensuing commencement, and.that even the great stunt" bung-block, e h h n g w - i b t l octk,e arrangements ra e n n g er e a m l election, en t sh that a havewillnboeten adbemallo:_mb ed ca toin rs t vie e r• f Chronicle. 101in1 g iN g E ia a s T s, ISEMENT.] Splendid arrangemen t 0 bewildering as pto a ro c du u c s i e ng a the effect of a long arcade,.and so doubt whether m you are London' or in old Rome. "Arch follows arch, and pile succeeds to pile." • This unique apartment is devoted to cutting and arranging the hair in, and with another, having a beautiful vie w of Naples, are on the ground floor. In calling attention to their establishment, Ross and Sons beg to notice the aes d vantages of their sys.tem—viz., they never take apprentic, nor young men from the country, nor object to customers asking for the same man to w ait u p on them. Every persong has clean brushes, they neve r bein g used twice without bein wa shed; and parties are not p ressed to bu y things they 4o not want.—Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120;01007 131 gate-street. [ADVERTISEMENT.)—LEGSXIIAT FOR ELEVEN YEAS° WERE SWOLLEN TO NEARLY THE SIZE OF THE PERSON'S BODY CHAO BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.--Mrs. Iliggin of lark-street , 'Wellington, Salop, caught a severe . cold after a confinement, When her legs commenced swelling, and so went on until they. ,bettanis nearly as large as her body, breaking into sores and discharging a thin watery humour, which continued for eleven years. The pain was generally most excruciating. Every treatment was tried in vain, until at last she used Holloway's rills and Ointment, which effected a perfect cure. Her general health is likewise wonderfully i m proved. improved. This extraord inar y case was communicated by 11. Sharp, of No. 29, Park-street, Wellington. Sol d b y all druggists, a Protesso• Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. On the 3d ult., in Harley-street, the wife of the Rev. C. B• Wollaston, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Luton, Beds, the wife of Alfred P• etch, Esq., of a sun. IVOn the 3d inst., in Hrde-park-gardens, the lady of James Blyth, Esq., of a son, still-born. On the 3d inst., in Devonshire-street, Portland -place, the wife of J. G. King, Esq., of a son. On the 4th inst., at Nelson House, Stoke Newington, the lady of George Gabain, Esq., of a daughter. award Gill. On the 4th inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs. E - of a son. Airs J On the 4th inst., in Trinity-terrace, Newington, a---* Hepburn, of a son. Mrs. On the 4th inst., at the Manor House, Benn in g ton, _ _ J. C. D. Bevan, of 'a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Pitt House, Devon, the lady of Charles llives, Esq., of a son. On the 2d inst., Mrs. Prover, of P ur ton House, Wilts, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Langley-place, East India-road, bits. Alfred Blyth, of a son. MARRIED. On the Ist inst., at Marylebone Church , Georg e Maximilian Francois Baron de St. Mart, to Emma Kato, only daughter of the Countess Grabowski. ----------- DIED. On the 30th ult., at Swan-walk, Chelsea, Matilda, wife O f J. L. Parsey, Esq., aged 54. On the Ist inst., the Hon. Mrs. Milnes, wile of Robert Milnes, Esq. On the Ist inst., Robert Roberts, Esq., of Claremont - pl ace, Pentonville. On theist inst., at Leytonstone, Mr. J. Smith, aged 30. On the 2d inst., at Kew green, George Pepper, Esq. On the 2d inst., in Cannon-street, Captain Alexander Weynton, elder brother of the Trinity House. • On the 2d inst., Mrs. Noyes, of Belmont -place, Wands" worth-road, aged 68. ----- - • —. _ ____.------- Loudon: rrinted and Published by AILTIWQ Y0U3141, of 2 , p io. S 11 ! Strand, Printer, at Tile ur. Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the recinct v." 6 ' of the Savoy, La the County of bLiddlorios, Thtuldar, d-- 184; .....-. . %. ~: t 4,, j 1 " , , „ ~~~ S ' ••:: ‘ l , „ T. h j ki nw Thr e , Pri di LIG } hory n M=AC Dlittn 4 MEN MEN 'eh tA Of Seri; this Co Scrip 1: %tired 1 I L, -,._•._., o . z xt rt , Mr ( ben Herr Babrj Of i/