The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-27 00:00:00

111 E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL p s _1857, POLICE INTELLIGENCE-April 25. WORSHIP-STREET. Benjamin Hill, alias Benny Lurch, a very well-dressed young fellow, but a known thief, was placed at the bar upon a charge of having robbed an elderly and respectable looking man named William Cavalier. The latter was on his way home, about three o'clock in the morning of the 7th inst., through Thomas-street, Whitechapel, when three men sud denly came upon him, and one of them put an m round his. throat, while the prisoner, who stood in front of him, took the watch from hia waistcoat pocket, and deliberately unscrewing it from the guard chain, transferred it to his own pocket. The prosecutor saw this done, but was prevented from crying out by the pressure upon his throat, which was so severe that, when relaxed, he fell to the ground, stunned, but recovered in about a minute, and gave an alarm, which was heard by policeman Earl, who knew him, and had bade him " good morning" at :the corner of Thomas-street not five minutes before. The constable had also seen the prisoner and two others together at a public-house door. Mary Hurley, a girl of the town, who saw the robbery committed, distinctly proved, also, that the prisoner, whom she had known for three years, was the one who stood in front of the prosecutor, and took his watch. After they had all left th• spot, she picked up the prosecutor's hat, which had fallen off, and was herself taken into custody by a police man, who found her with the bat under her shawl, but she was subsequently discharged. Dobtll, 195 H, said be found the prisoner, at one o'clock yesterday morning, in the Mile-end road, and called him by his flash name of "Benny Lurch." He admitted that was his name, but said he knew nothing of the robbery be was accused of. He now asserted that it was got up by the girl Hurley, and the police. He was, however, com mitted to Newgate for trial. WESTMINSTER.— This morning the only charge of felony upon the police-sheet was against William Hutton, a man fifty years of age, for stealing a pair of soles and two mac- . Orel from the shop of his master, Mr. Thomas Charles, an extensive fishmonger, at 9, .A.rabella row, Pimlico. On the case being called on, the prosecutor was absent, and the prisoner was consequently dis charged. Presuming upon this unexpected change in circumstances, prisoner stoutly laid &aim to the fish, which was in the hands of the constable, as his own; and it was ordered to be restored to him. While this was being done in the police-station, Mr. Charles entered the court, and having stated that, with his large establishment, it was necessary to prosecute the accused, who had a good salary for five years as his warehouseman, a policeman was sent after the prisoner, who was found trudging .along about fifty yards from the court, with his master's fish in his hand. On his being again placed in the felon's dock, Mr. Charles said that on the previous night, as prisoner was leavin g , he observed his appearance was very bulky, and asked him to turn out the fish he had got about him, whereupon prisoner pul!e , l out "a sole from his breast," a mackarel from each of his t.cousers pockets, and a second sole from under bis waistcoat. He was then given into cus tody, and said it was a bad job, and he was very sorry for it. _ Prisoner, who was now completely chap-fallen, was committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —lsidore Gask, Garson Albinski, and Peter Urbani, were charged with combining to prevent journeymen tailors from working for Mr. Gautier, tailor, of Regent htreet. The prisoners were all foreigners, working as tailors for West-end houses, and formed part of a body of about 100 tailors, principally foreigners, who are now on strike for higher wages than some of the trade are disposed to pay. The dispute, it was stated by a person in court, with Mr. Gautier was that he was offering 16s. for dress coats, while full-priced masters were paying 225. Several cases ware gone into where the defen dants had called upon journeymen who worked for M. Gautier, and intimidated them by threatening to cut their heads open, flourishing sticks at them, and by other meths, unless they at once left their work and put their names down on the list of man on strike. It was urged in mitigation of the offence that, being foreigners, they were not acquainted with the English law in reference to strikes and intimidation of per.ons to compel them to do so. Mr. Bingham, on the promise of the defendants not to repeat the offence, agreed to accepttheir own recognisances to keep the peace, but fully explained the severe punishment which would attend a repeti tion of the offence. MARYLEBONE.—CharIotte Smith, an elderly woman, was charged with stealing an oil painting from the shop of Mr. H. W. Oder, picture dealer Dudley-grove Paddington. It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Oder, that the previous night, about seven o'clock, she was in her parlour, when she heard some one going out of the shop. She got up and looked towards the shop door. She then saw the bonnet of the prisoner, who was hastily making her way out. She (complainant) proceeded out of the parlour, and on her way through the shop she missed an oil painting that was hung up near the street door. She ran after the prisoner and stopped her. Complainant then saw that she had something under her shawl. Complainant laid hold of it and found that it wag an oil painting. Mr. Long—When did you last see it safe ? Complainant—ln the morning. I have lately missed several oil-paintings, a valuable looking glass, and other articles. I called a policeman and gave her into custody. D 327 produced the painting, which was a sketch of a winter scene. Mr. Long (to prisoner}—What have you to say to the charge ? Are you guilty or not guilty ? Prisoner—l am guilty, sir. It was distress that drove ale to steal the picture. Mr. Franklin, chief usher, said that she was'an old offender, and had been several times at the bar where she then stood. She was sent a ;nab to the House of Correction. Several drivers of rival omnibuses were fined for loitering in the public thoroughfare. The penalties were paid. SOUTHWARK.—EzekieI Barrett, a journey man hatter, was brought before Mr. Combo, by Cbadband, 216 M, one of the warrant officers at tached to this court, charged with committing brutal and cowardly assault on Susan Barrett, his wife. The latter, a tidy-lookindfemale, but apparently half-starved, and who exhibited a black eye stated that she had been married t o th e prisoner 15 years and had 4 children. Her husband earnedmore than 2/. a weak by dealing in pawnbrokers' duplicates, but he neglected her and the children, so that some days they were without food. For the last 6or 7 years he had been in the habit of ill-treatin g her, and in May last he left her without a vestige t fur. niture or the means of bnying food. She was com pelled to work very hard to enable her to keep the children from starving for several months. In Ja nuary the prisoner came home, promising to be kind to her, but he had not been living long with her when he recommenced his ill-usage. On Tuesday he came home drunk and abused her in a dreadful manner, and when she remonstrated with him ho knlcked her down like a bullock, and struck her several times on the face, giving her a black eye, and otherwise bruising her face. He then ran out of the house, and on the following morning she ap plied to the court and obtained a - vrarrant for h.s a did not wish to have himP reh©nsion. punished, hen s ion. as he, all s b lr r e e v A r3 u r i 1.'4 was that he should keep the peace towards h er, And not come near her. whether he had f requen tl y beatilheer°lamtebleylsked her She a replied e had, but that was only wh en he m and that was nearly every chome that dru 13 11 night. Dir. Combo d the prisoner what he had to say in answer to t' ne c h arge 7 He said that h',B wife aggravated him and bit his nose, so that hr, was compelled to push her off and she fell down That was how she came by her black eye. The coin•plainant denied the assertion. She, how ever, acko owledged scratching his face when he was beating ?Aid kicking her. Mr. Ciomb3 told him he wal a cowardly brut a l follow, and 119 should not be doing his duty rAnless he - pur iished him with some severity. He :must be comity itted to the House of Correction for three montl is, with hard lahollr. GE ,EENWICH.—J,nmes French, 25, and Wm. Jane.i., 19, dust colle(*eors awl. donkey dtivers, were placed at the bar elnag e d with stealing a coat, the property of Mr. T4fibert T ax b y , a retired naval officer, while in thc, performance of their calling. It appeared dm; the prisoners called at the 1..1- s.ideuce of prosacv tor, situate in Queen Elizabeth row, Greenwich-7 owl, and were engaged to carry out the dust. Janes was the internal operator, while French took care of the cart at the door. The servant f the house remained in the passage, and observed. Janes, as he carried out a basketful of dust befori him knock down one of s i x coa t s which were lv anging in the passage. She immedi ately replan if ,d it, thinking it was an accident, and Jamr,, after depositing Lis load, returned for a sec' ind. On this occasion he contrived to carry ok o, -coat by placing it on his Basket, and while he returned for a third basketful, the cart was driven from the door by French. On the third load being taken to the door, Janes went after the cart, and, on its return, the deposit was made, and a fourth journey performed, during which Janes pul►ed at a second coat ; but, being observed, the robbery of the first coat was detected, and Janes given into custody, the other man, for the time, escaping. On searching the cart, the coat was found concealed in the dust. Both persons made a rambling defence, French said he had nothing to do with the cart, and was merely passing by accident. Janes said he was alone and that some oue drove the cart away ; and he could not account for the coat being found in the dust. The magistrate said it would be necessary to make further inquiry about them, and he should therefore remand them for a week. Remanded accordingly. WOOLWlCH.—Benjamin Mart;n, a gunner and driver in the Bth company 14th battalion Royal Artillery, was placed at the bar before Mr. Seeker, charged on suspicion of eau-ing the death of a fe male named Sweet, by throwing her into the river. The prisoner and deceased were observed walk ing together about ten o'clock on Fiiday night, towards the Bell Water-gate, and on their arriving at Roff's Steam-boat-pier, the soldier inquired when there would be another boat, as the young woman wanted to go to Charlton. On being informed that the last boat had left, they both turned back as if about to leave the pier. Shortly afterwards a cry of " A woman overboard !" was heard, and on as sistance hurrying to the spot, the soldier was found standing alone on the pier, from which the woman had disappeared. The pier was in height about 25 feet from the water. The woman was taken from the water, which was then low, and conveyed to a surgeon's iu the vicinity, who pronounced her to be dead, and the prisoner was taken into custody. The deceased is a married woman, with three children, and was drunk as well as the soldier. The evidence of the principal witness tended to prove that the deceased might have fallen off the pier, as the soldier appeared to be three or four yards away from her at the time of the occurrence. Mr. Seeker informed the prisoner that he was charged with causing the death of the young woman with whom be was in company, but at present he saw nothing to fix it upon him. He must, how ever, remand him for further inquiries, but would receive his (prisoner's) recognisance to appear ou Saturday next. The sergeant of the company guaranteed his ap pearance, and the prisoner was at once liberated. THE OLD PARLIAMENT. The following is a complete list ~ f Members of tt,e late House of Commons who have either voluntarily retired from Parliament, or who have been defeated in their at tempts at re-election : _ Lib. Con. Sir T. D. Acland (Devon, Noitb) 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Acton (Wigan) 1 ... 0 Col. Adair (Cambridge) , ... 1 ... 0 Earl Anneslcy (Grimsby) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Bagge (Neat Norfolk) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Baird (Falkirk)... ... Mr. E. H. Baldock (Shrewsbury) ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Ball (Carlo ; County) ..: 1 ... 0 Mr. T. Barnes (Bolton) ... 1 ... 0 Viscount Barrington (Barks) 0 ... 1 Captain Bateon (Derry County) ... 0 1 Mr. W. Beckett (Ripon) 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Bell (Guildford) ... 1 ... 0 Captain Bellow (Galway County) ... 1 ... 0 Lord H. Bontinck (North Notts) ... 0 ... 1 Admiral Berkeley (Gloucester) ... 1 ... 0 Sir G. Berkeley (Devonport) 0 ... 1 Sir S. Bignold (Norwich) 0 1 Mr. M. Blake (Galway Borough) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. J. Bond (Armagh City) ... ... 0 ... 1 Hon. Captain Boyl;(Froriie) 1 ... 0 Mr. J. Bright (Manchester) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Brockman (Hythe)... 1 0 Mr. IL Brown (Tewkesbury) 1 ... 0 Col. G. S. Buck (Barnstaple) 0 ... 1 Mr. L. W. Buck (North Devon) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. H. N. Burroughes (East Norfolk) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. R. Burrowes (Cavan) 0 1 Mr. G. M. Butt (Weymouth) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. B. B. Cabbell (Boston) ... ... 0 ... 1 Sir A. Campi , ell (Argyllshire)... ... 0 1 Mr. Cardwell (Oxford City) 0 1 Colonel Caulfield (Armagheounty) 1 0 Alderman Challis (Finsbury) Mr. M. Chambers (Greenwich) 1 0 Mr. T. Chambers (Hertford) ... ... 1 ... 0 Marquis of Chandos (Buckingham) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. W. J. Chaplin (Salisbury) 1 ... 0 Lord Chelsea (Dover) Lord W. Choi mondeley (South Hants) 0 ... 1 Sir W. Clay (Tower Hamlets) ... 1 ... 0 Lord C. Clinton (Sandwich) Mr. Cobden (West Yorkshire) Mr. B. Cochrane (Lanarkshire) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. T. S. Cocks (Reigate) Mr. Coffin (Cardiff) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. H. B. Coles (Andover) ... ••• 0 ... 1 Mr. H. C. Compton (South Hants) Major Cotton (Carrickfergus) Major R. Currie (Northampton) 1 ... 0 Mr. J. L. Davis (Cardigan) 0 ... 1 Mr. Deedes (East Kent) —. 0 ... 1 Mr. Dent (Kuaresborough) 1 ... 0 Mr. J. S. W. Drax (Wareham) 0 1 Sir J. S. Duckworth (Exeter) Mr. G. Duncan (Dundee) ... 1 ... 0 Captain Duncombe (East Retford) 0 ... 1 Colonel Dunne (Portarlington) 0 ... 1 Mr. Evelyn (West Surrey) ... ... 0 ... 1 Viscount Eversley (North Hants) ... 1 0 Mr. Farrar (South Durham) ... 0 ... 1 Major Fielden (Blackburn) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. J. Ferguson (Carlisle) ... 1 ... 0 Sir J. Fer e: mason (Ayrshire) ... ... 0 ... 1 Sir J. Fitzgerald (Cl are ) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Ploy er (Dorsetshire) 0 ... 1 Mr. B. S. Follett (Bridgewater) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Forst er (B erw i c k) 1 0 Mr. R. M. Fox (Longford) ... ... 1 ._ 0 Mr. W. J. Fox (Oldham) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. 3. W. Freshfield (Falmouth) 0 ... 1 Mr. Fuller (mast Sussex) 0 ... 1 Mr. George (Wexford County) 0 ... 1 Mr. T. M. Gibson (Manchester) 1 Captain Gladstone (Devizes) ... 0 1 Sir G. Goodman (Leeds) ... 1 0 Hon. A. Gordon (Beverley) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. W. 0. Gore (North Salop) ... 0 1 Hon. E. L. Gower (Stoke) ... 1 0 Lord M. Graham (Grantham) Mr. T. Green (Lancaster) 0 1 Lor,l Guernsey (Warwickshire, south) 0 ... 1 Mr. R. S. Guinness (Barnstaple) 1 Mr. H. Gwyn (Falmouth) 0 1 Mr. R. B. Hale (West Gloucestershire) 0 1 Sir H. Halford (South Leicestershire) 0 ... 1 Hon. C. S. Hanbury (Herefordshire) 0 Hon. Captain Handcock (Athlone) 0 1 Mr. G. V. Harcourt (Newark) „. . o . 0 ... 1 Colonel V. Harcourt (I s l e o f Wi g ht) Mr. Alexander Hestia (Glasgow) „. 1 ... 0 Mr. G. H. Heueage (Devizes) 0 ••• 1 Sir T. Herbert (Dartmouth) 0 ... 1 Lord A. Hervey (Brighton) 0 1 Mr. Heywood (North Lancashire) 1 0 Mr. L. Heywood (Derby) 1 „. 0 Colonel Higgins (Mayo) .„ 1 ... 0 Sir J. W. Hogg (Floniton) 0 ._ 1 Mr. Hutchins (Lymington) • 1 ... 0 Mr. Irton (We s t Cumberland) 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Johnstone (Clackmanuan) 0 „. 1 Captain Jones (Derry County) 0 ... 1 Mr. R. Keating (Waterford City) 1 ... 0 Mr. Kennard (Newport) ... 0 ... I Mr. T. Kennedy (Louth) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Ker (Down) ... ••• 0 ... 1 Sir E. Lacon (Yarmouth) ... 0 ... 1 Captain Laffan (St. Iva's) 0 1 Mr. Laing (Wick) ... ••• ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Langworthy (Salford) ... ... 1 ... 0 Hon. E. Lascelles (Ripon) ••• 0 ... 1 Mr. Layard (Aylesbury) 1 ... 0 Mr. W. Lee (Maidstone) ... 1 0 Mr. C. S. Lefevre (North Hants) 1 0 Sir C. Lemon (West Cornwall) ... 1 ... 0 Colonel Lindsay (Wigan) ... 0 ~ 1 Hon. E. Littleton (Staffordshire, South) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. C. M. Lushington (Canterbury) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. J. M‘Gregor (Sandwich) ... 0 ... 1 Sir T. Maddock (Rochester) 0 ... 1 Lord G. Manners (Cambridgeshire) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Masterman (London) 0 1 Mr. Maunsell (Northamptonshire, North) ... 0 1 Mr. Meagher (Waterford City) 1 ... 0 Mr. Miall (Rochdale) 1 ... 0 Mr. Michell (Bothnia) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Milligan (Bradford) 1 ... 0 Sir W. Milner (York) ... 1 ... 0 Lord Monck (Portsmouth) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Mowatt (Cambridge) ... 1 0 Sir J. M Taggart (Wigton) 1 0 Mr. Mundy (Derbyshire, South) ... 0 1 Mr. Murrough (Bridport) • 1 0 Mr. R. H. Nisbet (North Lincolnshire) 0 ... 1 Sir S. Northcote (Dudley) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. C. O'Brien (Clare)... 1 ... 0 Mr. Oakes (Bury St. Edmunds) 0 ... 1 •Mr. Oliveira (Pontefract) ... 1 0 Mr. R. Palmer (Plymouth) ... 0 ... 1 M Lo r r . d ° G tw . a P Y ag S e t t a rß o e r a d u ) ma . ks) 0 ° Mr. R. T. Parker (Preston) 0 ... 1 Mr. Peacocke (Malden) ••• ••• 0 ••• 1 ••• Mr. Mr. J. G. Phillimore (Leominster) ... 1 0 Mr. AF: PeelPe lla ( t B t ( " S r o y u ) thw;k) 0 kr. R. J. Phillimore (Tavistock) 0 ... 1 Hon. A. G. Ponsonby (Cirencester) 1 0 Mr. M. Portal (North Hants)... ... 0 1 Lord W. Powlett (Ludlow) ... 0 ... 1 Ai M r aj . o s r . R R e i e e d a r ( , Ab i o( i N n v g i d n o d n B ) o Mr. E. Rice (Dover) ••• ••• ••• 1 ••• ° Mr, J. Richardson, jun. (Lisburn) 1 0 Mr. Rumboli (Yarmouth) ... 1 0 Mr. Sandars (Wakefield) 0 ... 1 Captain Scobell (Bath) ••• ••• ••• 1 ... 0 Mr. F. Scully (Tipperary) ... ••• ••• 1 ... 0 Mr. V. Scully (Cork County)... 1 0 Mr. W. D. Seymour (Hull) ... ••• 1 ••• ° Mr. Sergeant Shee (Kilkenny County) .. 1 Sir W. B. .smijth (South Essex) ... ... 1 M mr r . . A w. ..S iu m . it s h m ( Mr. Starkie (Clitheroe) ••• ••• ••• 1 ... 0 Sir H. Stracoy (East Norfolk) 0 1 ••• ••• Smith (West Ken . t . ) . C Sirapai tiStuart Strickland (Bedford) P clf i er 0 —. 1 Mr. J. M. Sutton (Newark) ... 0 ... 1 es d t n ) 1 ... 0 Mr. Sawle (Bothnia) •.. ••• 1 ... 0 Mr. R. Swift (Sligo County) ... ... 1 ... 0 ( Mr. G. Thompson (Aberdeen) ••• ••• 1 ••• 0 Sir G. Tyler (Glatnorganshire) ... 0 ... 1 Sir J. Tyrell (North Essex) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. P. Urquhart (Westmeath)... 1 ... 0 Earl of Uxbridge (South Staffordshire) ... 1 ... 0 Captain L. Vernon (Chatham) 0 1 Mr. J. E. Vivian (Truro) ... 0 ... 1 Colonel Vyse (Northamptonshire, South) ... 0 Sir R. Vyvyan (Relstone) 0 ... 1 Mr. D. Waddington (Harwich) ... 0 1 Sir J. Walmsley (Leicester) 1 ... 0 Mr. Warner (Norwich) Sir G. E Welby (Grantham) 0 ... 1 Mr. Wells (Beverley) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. F. R. West (Denbigh) 0 ... 1 Mr. Wilkinson (Lambeth) Mr. J. 4.. Wynne (Sligo Borough) ... 0 1 THE NEW PARLIAMENT. THE NEW MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. The following is a complete list of the member; re turned to theinew House of Commons who bad no seats in,the body recently dissolved : Lib. Con. Mr. W. H. Adams (Boston) ..• 0 ... 1 Mr. Adeane (CambridgeAbire) Mr. Akroyd (Huddersfield) ~. ••• ... 1 ... 0 Lord A lthorp (No:thamptonehire, South)..,. 1 0 Lord Ashley (Hull) .„ ~, 0 1 Hon. Captain Armes* ( H Cavan) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. A. Ayrton (Tower amlets) „, 1 0 Mr. F. Baring (Falmouth) 1 0 Mr. Barnard (Bedford) 1 0 Hon. Mr. Bathurst (Cirencester) 0 ... 1 Mr. Beach (North Hants) ... 1 Mr. Boall (Derby) ... ▪ 1 0 Mr. Bernard (Aylesbury) ... „ 0 1 Mr. Blake (Waterford City) ,„ 1 0 Mr. Bovili (Guildford) ... , 1 Mr. Boyd (Coleraine) ... • 0 1 Mr. Botfiold (Ludlow) „, 0 1 Mr. Briscoo (West Surrey) ,„ 1 0 Mr Bruen (Carlow, County) 0 1 Sir B. Bridges (East Kent) „. 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Brown (Mallon) •.• ••• 0 ° Lord Bury (Norwi c h) o_ Mr. Buxton (Newport)... ... ••• Sir E. N. Buxt o n (E as t N or f o lk) ••• 1 ... 0 Hon. P. P. Bo uver i e (B er k s hire) 1 ... 0 Mr. J. W. B u ll er (N or th D e von) ••• ••• 1 ... 0 Mr. Calcrt,ft (Wareham) ••• —• Mr. Caird (D ar t mou th) ••• •.. 1 0 Mr. Charl cswor th (W a kefield)... ••• ••• 0 ... 1 Mr. Calcutt (Clare) ••• ••• .."•• 1 0 Mr. T. Comply:li (Weymouth)... 1 0 Mr. Alderman Carden (Glocester) ••• 0 ••• 1 Lord Cavendish (North Lancashire) ... ••• 1 ... 0 Sir W. Chohneley (North Lincolnshire) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. H. W. Crawford (London) ••• ••• 1 0 Alderman Copeland (Stoke) • 0 1 Mr. C. Clifford (Isle of Wigh t ) ••• 1 0 Sir E. Coll,rooke (Lanarkshire) ••• ••• 1 ... Mr. Coningham (Brighton) ... 1 ... 0 Lord F. Conyngham (Clare) ... ..„ 1 0 Mr. E. J. Cooper (Sligo County) ••• •.• 0 ... 1 Sir H. G. Cotterell (Herefordahire) „, 0 Mr. Collins (Karesborough) ••• 0 ... 1 Mr. W. Cox (Finsbury) ••• ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Cross (Preston) ••• ••• ••• 0 ... 1 Mr, Close (Armagh County) ~. 0 Lib. Con, Viscount Curzon (South TAccstershi-^) ... 0 ... 1 Captain Dame!. (l'ortarlington) 0 ... 1 Mr. Davey (West Cornwall) 1 ... 0 Hon. if. W. Doidson (Beverley) ... ••• 1 —• Mr. Dalglish (Glasgow) Mr. Dobbs (Carrickfergus) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Dodson (East Sussex) 1 ... 0 Sir W. Dan'iar ( Wigton) 1 ... 0 Hen. R. H. Dutton (South Hants) ... 0 , 1 Mr. Dwar , e (North 14:,s , LK) - 0 ... 1 Lord Donkellin (:al ay) 1 0 • Hon. L. A. Ellis (Kilkenny County) • 1 0 ••• •• Sir J. Elphinstone (Portsmouth) 0 ... 1 Mr. T. W. Evans (South Derbyshire) 1 0 Mr. Ennis (Athlone) 1 ... 0 Sir A. H. Elton (Bath) Sir M. Farquhar (Hertford) ... 0 1 Mr. Finlay (Argyllshire) ... 1 ... 0 Sir W. Frazer (Barnstaple) ... 0 1 Mr. H. W. Foley (South Staffordshire) . 1 0 Mr. W. 0. Foster (South St a ffo r d s hi re ) ... 1 ... 0 Captain Furde (Down County) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Foljatnbe (E Est Retford) Mr. Fortes‘me (Andover) 1 ... 0 Mr. Gard (Exeter) 0 1 Mr. Garnett (Lancaster) 0 ... 1 Mr. C. Gilpin (Northampton) Mr. E. A. Glover (Beverley) Mr. Greenwood (Ripon) ... 1 ... 0 Captain Gray (Bolton) Mr. C. P. Grenfell (Preston) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Griffiths (I).wizes) Mr. B. Gut (inn (West Norfolk) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. S. Gurney (Falmouth) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. G. G. Glyn (Shaftesbury) 1 0 Mr. W. H. Gregory (Galway County) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Greer (Deny County) .. 1 .. 0 Mr. Hardcastle (Bury St. Edmunds)... 1 0 Mr. Hassard ( Waterford City) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Hatchell ( Wexford County) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. R. Hall (Leeds) 0 ... 1 Mr. Harris (Leicester) 1 ... 0 Lord J. Hay (Wick) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. W. H. Hornby 0 ... 1 Mr. R. Hanbury (Middlesex) 1 ... 0 *Mr. J. M. Iletficote (Hunts) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. P. Hodgson (Bridport) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Handley (Newark)... ... 0 ... 1 Mr. H. Hodgson (Carlisle) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Hopwood (Ciitheroe) . 1 ... 0 Mr. A. B. Hope (Maidstone) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Hackblock (Reigate) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Huguessen (Sauti.ich) ... 1 ... 0 Hon. R. tiill (North Salop) ... 0 . . 1 Lord Ingestre (S t a fford) 0 ... 1 Sir J. C. Jervoise (South Hants) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. H. B. Johnstone (CAnterbury) 0 ... 1 Mr. B. King (South Warwickshire) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. A. W. Kinglike (Btilgewater) 1 ... 0 Mr. Sergeant Kinglike (Rochester) ... 1 Mr. Laurie (Barnstaple) 0 ... 1 Earl of Lincoln (Newark) 0 ... 1 Sir R. Lovinge (Westmeath) ... u ... 1 Sir M. Lopes (Westbury) 1. 0 ... Hon. Mr. Lygon (Tewkesbury) 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Locke (Southwark) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. K. Macaulay (Cambridge) 0 ... 1 Mr. Main waling (Denbigh) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. J. Mackif., jun. (Kirkcudbright) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. W. A. Mackinnon (Lymington)... ... 1 ... 0 Captain Mangles (Newport) 1 ... 0 Mr. M'Clintock (Louth) 0 ... 1 Mr. Macarthy (Cork County)... ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. T. J. Miller (Colchester)... 0 ... 1 Mr. S. B. Miller (Armagh) ... 0 ... 1 Mr. Merry (Falkirk) Mr. T. M'Cullagh (Yarmouth) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. A. Mills (Taun ton)• Lord Melguud (Clpckina,lnan) 1 0 Mr. Marsh (S4lisbury) Mr. Neate (Oxford) Mr. D. Nicoll (Frome) Mr. J. T. Norris (Abingdon) Sir T. Ogilvy (Dundee) Lord C. Paget (Sandwich) 1 ... 0 Captain Palmer (Mayo) Mr. H. Paull (St. lve.4) 0 ... 1 Mr. H. Pease (South Durham) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. R. Phillips (Bury) Mr. E. P. Piyse (C irdigan) Mr. Puller (Hertfordshire) Sir J. Potter (Manchester) Mr. J. Platt (Oldham) Mr. Powell (Wigan) Sir A. Ramsay (Rochdale) Mr. J. Richardson (Lisburn) Mr. J. Rolt (West Gloucestershire) Mr. Roupell (Lambeth) 1 ... 0 Sir W. Russell (Dover) Mr. Salisbury . (Chester) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. H. B. Sherid a n (Dudley) Mr. Sclater (North Hunts) Sir F. Smith (Chathatu) 0 ... 1 Honourable J. Stapleton (Berwick) Mr. A. Steuart (Cambridge) Colonel Stuart (Cardiff) 1 ... Lord J. Stuart (Ayrshire) ... ... 1 ... 0 Captain Scott (Maidstone) 0 ... 1 Mr. Schneider (Norwich) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Slaney (Shrewsbury) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. A. B. Smith (Truro) ••• ... 1 ... 0 Mr. J. P. Somers (Sligo) ... ••• 0 .. 1 Colonel Sykes (Aberdeen) ••• •.. ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Taylor (Devizes) ... 0 Hon. Mr. Trefusis (North. Devon) • 0 ... 1 Mr. Truman (Helstone) Mr. J. A. Turner (Manchester) 0 Mr. J. S. Trelawney (Tavistock) • 1 0 General Thompson (Bradford) 1 0 Hon. J. F. Tollemache (Grantham) Mr. Townsend (Greenwich) Captain Vivian (Bodmin) 1 Sir H. Verney (Buckingham) Mr. Vansittart (Windsor) 0 1 Mr. Warre (Ripon) ... 1 0 Mr. B. Willyains (Truro) 1 ... 0 Mr. Westhead (York) Mr. Woods (Wigan) ... 1 0 Mr. Wood (Pootefract) ••• •.. Mr. J. White (Plymouth) 1 ... 0 Colonel White (Longford) ... 1 ... 0 General Wyndham (East Norfolk) ... 1 ... 0 Mr. W. E. Welby (Grantham) 0 1 Mr. Western (Maldon)... 1 ... 0 Mr. Willoughby (Leominster) Mr. Wilson (South Lincolnshire) ... 0 ... 1 Major Wortley (Honiton) 0 ... Major Warburton (Harwich) 1 ... 0 Lord Worsley (Grimsby) 1 ... 0 Mr. Watkin (Yarmouth) ... ... 1 ... 0 Mr. Wingfield (South Esse3o 1 ... 0 Mr. Wyld (Bodmin) 1 ~. 0 * Double return with Fellowes. PARLIAMENTARY REFOR 31. have not to apologise for omissions ; yet we cannot omit that no Reform BM will satisfy the people, once roused on the subject, that does not disfran chise a score cr two of the small boroughs, give new members to the metropolis and other populous dis trict, and infuee new blood into the thin C011.311' u encies of the mere agricultural counties. There can hardly be a question as to these requirements ; it is common sense to grant them, temerity to re fuse them. There is plenty of time to weigh all these demands and obviate the several difficulties in their way between this and next February ; but that must be done by the Minister, who would hope to have a quiet berth to do any good in the session of 1858. (From the Times ) Parliamentary Reform is now a Parliamentary question. This is no truism, for till quite lately it was a popular question, and oue that had hardly shown itself within the walls of Parliament. It is now more Parliamentary than popular. Every where you are asked with much plausibility, and at least a wide concurrence, " Who wants Reform ? Do you want another vote ? Do you ? Have you even registered ? When did you vote last ? Did you ever vote? Do you know who are your repre sentatives ?" These particular questions will be understood, of course, to apply to the metropolis ; but the metropolis, it must be considered, has by far the strongest case, in the abstract, for Parlia mentary Reform in the whole empire. Its popula tion is the wealthiest, the hest educated, the most orderly, and the worst represented—that is, with the least proportion of members. Scotland, and even Ireland, are close boroughs compared with the metropolis. So, if the demand for Par liamentary reform is at zero in the motropolis, that settles the question as to its general popu larity. But all over the country it is a rare thing to find a cry for Parliamentary Reform. Doesthis country want more members ? Is that floaristiing borough indignant at its unrepresented state ? Where is the crowd of small yeomen, or even town householders, asking for county votes? We are speaking only of the fact. Tue fact is, that while there never was a stronger case in theory for Re form, people generally seem to fe:l it only as a matter of theory. But, granting all this—and it matters not to our purpose whether it is granted or not—how does it affsct thi question which a Go vernment has to ask itself ? When a Cabinet meets at a critical season, and asks whether or when it "hall eater on the field of Parliamentary Reform, can it venture to rely on the fact that there is no present palpable "pressure from without" on the subject I No, it cannot ; for the obvious reason that this is now a Parlitmentary, not a popular question. At any reasonable time—next year, for example—for it hardly seems reasonable to destroy a Parliament before it has even broken its shell and seen the light of day—anybody may rise up and propose this or that partial measure, or a full grown reform bill, with the fairest chance of carry ing the House with him, and putting the Minis - er into a most unpleasant situation. But, bad as that would be, a worse contingency is possible, and, in our opinion, even probable. It is, that on the re jection of such a bill by a well-disciplined Ministe rial majority, the country might be raised in its favour, and the Parliamentary converted into a popular question. In such au out-door agitation there might be faction, there might be hypocrisy, there might be pure mischief, but that matters little ; an agitation begun under these circum stances would take its course, and carry the day, to the great damage of all politicians foolhardy enough to set their faces against it. So it is enough for the present purpose that this is a Parliamentary, capable of being turned, at a very short notice, into a popular, question. To anticipate such an agitation—and it ought to be anticpated—we must consider on what points it would run. For that inquiry an abvious clue is to be found in the theoretical defects of the existing system. These defects may now seem ridiculous. They may seem but shadowy grievances, statistical ghosts, giants on paper ; but they are the channels and the hollows in which the inundation will run and diffuse itself when the bank has burst. Every spectral anomaly, each disparity of figures and ec centricity of proportion, that now shows only an arithmetical or superficial or linear existence, will then assume a substantial and tremendous vitality. The people of England now repose upon Parlia ment, and are quiet ; because, though they know the representative system to be very defective, they think Parliament will set it right in due time, and that befere very long. But this flattezingcon fidence ought not to be abused. With the memo ries of the last Reform Bill before us, we strongly deprecate the logic of waiting tid the pressureis too strong to be resisted. At present, we may say, the game . is in the hands of the more educate:l, the more enlightened, and the more political classes. Government, and those of whom Governments are made, have still the initiative. The day may not be distant when the ground will be occupied with seme huge, misshapen, irrational creature of mis rule, too strong to be displaced, and but a sorry subject for correction. We may have t deal with the popular Reform Bill, an affair of points an t first principles, made expressly to awake the agita tions of which it affects to be the fruit. There are statesmen in the House of Commons who might think it worth their while, anl not below their character, to adopt such a battle-horse. But if, as we fully believe, a Reform Bill, of one kind or another, wilt be passed betore long, then we submit it is very desirable that tee first conception and the rough draught of the bid should come from those who have to mould the plastic material to the intended shape and cut the block to the model. If Lord Palmerston has to give us a Reform Bill, we trust he will have les own materials to work upon. Now, there are materials, or general principles, of Parliamentary Reform of confessed importance, but more likely, judging from experience, to pro ceed from Ministers and legislators than from out door agitators. The latter feel themselves under no special obligation to guard the franchise from disorder and abuse. It is not their affair, though they might not object t see it done by others. It is not the office, or always the interest, of a publi can to stop intoxication, though he does not wish his customers to go too far, and is glad to see the police doing itheir duty. But certainly it is the business of a Minister still possessing the initiative in Parliamentary Reform to provide that the fran chise shall go together as much as possible with the best qualifications for its proper exercise—edu cation, character, and responsible employment. It certaiuly is more important to give it to those who are proved to be intelligent, and whose place in society shows them to be trustwoi thy, than to those who are certainly indigent, certainly ignorant, and probably corrupt. If a large proportion of the latter must be admitted to square our system and remeve invidious exceptions, it is all the more advisable to secure the correcting influences of education and position. We fully admit there are great practical difficulties to be encountered in giving a political status to the free denizens of the iutellec tual world. Inrespectof rates, and even taxes, they may be "airy nothings," without " a l oca l habita tion or a name." But the whole question of Par liamentary Reform is one of difficulties, and we do net see why they are to be weakly admitted against the highest and best elements of our social system, and boldly encountered only for the sake of tne lowest. liWbatever the objections which reason or wit may suggest, no principle cast be alleged against giving votes to the memhera of all the learned professions, to all university gratluittes anti holders of certificates from arrhoiised Codeges and Behests, to the commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, and Militia, to railway servants of a cert tin rune, to schoolmasters, and many inure of shinier qualifications. On the other hand, while we are opening the doors, and to a certain extent relaxing those restrictions which are proved by printed lists and rate-hooks, it might serve to counteract the dangers of this course if we insisted more on the personal qualifications inseparable from the ele.:qor. Why net require cash inen to write his own name and vote at the p Aline-booth ? Th a t would exclude the wholly uneducated ; and, even if the younger hands could get up a sign manual and a name for the occasion, as every rogue once learnt his neck verse, still that would itself be a first step in learning, and might lead to higher achievements in the field of literature. We have now been passing the whole population through schools for half a century. We have had infant schools in every town in En g land, for more than thirty y ears ; and, if there has' not bean a strictly national system of education, it has not been through th e fault of Governments, ' or for want of carefully studied proposals- The very objection which has prevailed against the national plan has been the sufficien c y of private enterprise. So it is high time t o reap the fruits of a literary age, and to require from every man what it must be his own fault if he cannot do —one line of writing. We have no bias whatever on this point, and if any chance of an unfair operation does present itself, it is rather in fa vour of the thin-fingered mid supple artisan than the huge fist and horny palm of the field labourer. The provision, how ever, is one to he considered on its OWII merits. The results of the late election suggest another proposal, often wade, and with much to be saki fo • it. When we see seine of the most important conatituenciee in the empire bringing in two midi votes, and throwi n e dates with 6,0 1) 0 out two others with 5,000, or perhaps 5,500, it is impossi ble not to be sensible of a posetive loss tone Legis lature in the non-return of two good men, a n d a positive injury in the virtual non-representatio n of 5,000 electors for a whole Parliament. In the case of the " unicorn" counties, the return of the three members by a lianguid coestitusncy, just strong eaeli g h and decided enough majority an d a minority, to he divided into a is a still more flagrant in justice, and one without even lon g prescription in its favour. Su c h re t urns would be prevented by the simple expedient of three seats, but only two votes to each elector. A s a general rule, t minority ought not to b e d isfranchised ; and we la(p;ro,viNE,BAsimpertsie,2sE.lniolut;teTroaloirto, of Al7 3 :7 t A o L n lil. s, b—elSoOngUTinag cannot but suspect the Government of this country - would have been steadier for the last 30 years, and , Messrs. Ten:perky, is fitting in the docks to oonvey its oscillations less viole i ut, if minolities had enjoyed Government emigrants to Geelong, andisto beveady on a lee. ieterrnittent and more recogni se d i nt h ience. , the 14th of May. The Emigration Commissioners have Our readers will observe that we are more upon ! chartered theirashiegton Irving to sail from Sonthamp principl, a than details, and that, therefore, we ton for Sydney on the 15th of June; rate 16?, 110, 6d. DEATH OF MR. JOHN M'GREGOR. We have to record the death of Mr. John M'Gregor, at Boulogne, on Thursday, the 23d inst. He had bee.i for some months past declining in health—oppressed by pecuniary difficulties, and painfully involved in the fall of the Royal British Bank, of which he had been the original " go vernor." He had resigned that office three years previous to its recent bankruptcy, but the late dis closures as to the mismanagement of the institution, and his own considerable and unsecured debt to the unfortunate shareholders, overwhelmed a shattered body and a wounded spirit. A bilious fever and paralytic affection, we believe, terminated his physical and mental suff irins. Our respected Con sul, Mr. Hamilton, loudly afforded Mr. M'Gregor every necessary domestic and medical at' ention, and for the previous week his brother watched over his deathbed. Notwithstanding the later clouds on Mr. M'Gregor's reputation, and his errors and foibles, be was an intelligent, amiable man, of no common mind, of extraordinary powers of applicaton, and his active public life and his numerous pubiished works justly entitle him to notice in our columns. Mr. John M'Gregor was a Scetchman by birth, parentage, and education. He was born at Stor noway, Ross-shire, in 1797. We believe that at an early age, e n j o yi ng on l y at; or di nary sc h oo l teaching, he was placed in a mercantile establish ment in the Canadas, where he continued several years. During that period, and afterwards when in business on his own account, be visited, and be came intimately acquainted with the colonies of North America on the Atlantic and within the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. He was afterwards in business in Liverpool. His mercantile specula tions were there unfortunate, and, indeed, rarely at any period of life successful. He first became known as an author by the publication, in 1832, of two octavo volumes, entitled " British America," published by Blackwood and Cadell. This work reached a second and improved edition in the fol lowing year. It was not only at the period highly interesting, but it abounded in facts and statistics, and it displayed a large comprehension of our future colonial interests. It may even now be con sulted with advantage. On Mr. M'Gregor's enforced retirement from business, his object in life seems to have been some employment in the public service. Accordingly, during Lord Melbourne's Ministry we find him engaged on commercial missions to Germany, Aus tria, Paris, and Naples. We need not particu larism his multifarious reports, or comment on their indisputable irerits or shortcomings. It will be sufficient to state that his missions were generally well performed—that they advanced sound princi ples of political economy, and that on the whole the product w,is worth the cost to the public Ex chequer. In 1835 he published "My Note Book," dedicated to his friend Sismondi. This work was chiefly a personal narrative of his tours on the con tinent. It was an amusing contribution to the stock of our circulating libraries, interspersed with some instructive no ices of the social habits of our continental neighbours. Curiously, a note in the first volume details the ruin of the old bank of Amsterdam, instituted in 1689 as a bank of deposit —" broken by an inconvenient mode of transfer ring sums from the account of one individual to another," and by the directors secretly lending and "locking up" 10,000,000 florins to the provinces of Holland and Fritsland, notwithstanding its original c , mstitution bound the directors to have bullion in their coffers equal to the amount of its liabilities. This old story might have saved our author from much misconduct of the Royal British Bank. But theory and practice are different affairs. These literary labours and occasional public commissions ultimately led to Mr. M`Gregor's appointment to a permanent place in the Board of Trade, and he became one of the two joint secretaries of that important public department in January, 1840. Thus installed in Whitehall, •he lost n t;me in agitating for Free Tr:ide. We believe that, with the late James Deacon Flume and Ge.)rge Richardson Porter, he chiefly induce 4 Mr. Joseph Hume to force upon the House of Commons the appointment of the celebrated Select Committee on the Import Duties of the United Kingdom : the report of which, aft r only 10 days' sitting, sealed the fate of our super annuated tariff. The " power to send for persons, papers, and records " ransacked the 13oard of Lade and let loose the tongues of the joint-secretaries. Mr. M`Gregor was, of course, the first witness sum moned. His examination exclusively occupied the entire first two days, and portions of the third and fourth days. It has been the fashion to say that he "lied through his testimony." The imputation is untrue. His dogmatic confidence of opinion, with an occasional reckless ' statement, gave indeed a colour to this accusation, but the only resource of his opponents was unfairly to discredit his im portant evidence ; and, the Protectionists not pre ducing any counter-evidence, thissiander was their only alternative. But any dispassionate reader will now give credit to the general and valuable evidence of Mr. M`Gregor. Further, he was con firmed by the more reliable evidence of Deacon Hume and Porter, to say nothing of the corrobora tive testimony of some of our most eminent - city and provincial merchants and manufacturers. The elation of Mr. M`Gregor thenceforwards knew no bounds. He was exalted inhis own imagi nation to tie fifth heaven. Vanity was one of the passions which poor John INl`Gregor, from an unf..rainate nature and habit, could not control ; and the abuse of it was, in truth, his worldly ruin. It made him often the laughing -stock even of his intimate friends, and in later years he perambu lated the Clubs, unconscious of the general ridicule of his vain gloriousness. This inordinate self valuation involved him in the firm persuasion that from his secondary office in the Board of Trade he should at once vault to a seat in Lord J o h n Rus sell's new Cabinet. He intimated this certain con viction t, all his friends and acquaintances. In this dream he ier , signed his office of 1,5001. per an num, and having pre arranged his plans he became a candid. eto for the city of Glasgow in July, 1847, opposing the old Liberal members, Mr. Oswald and Mr. Joho Dennistoun. Unf'rtunately for himself he headed the poll. We need not enlarge on the utter nam; of his absurd aspirations, or on the bore and jests of his occasional exhibitions in the House ef Commons. Ile did not appear to discover his failure, much less to feel its humiliation ; nor, to do him jus tice, did he relax in his statistical and in tellectual pursuit. In 1847 he had producel two huge crown octavo volumes, historical and statistical, on . " The Progress of America from the Discovery by Columbus to the Year 1846," com prising, 3,000 pages. This work was no sooner off bis anvil than he published four large volumes of similar size, entitled " Commercial Statistics. These volumes, in bulk upwards of 4,000 pages, all rapidly appeared between the years 1848 and 1850. In 1852 he published two octavo volumes, entitled "The History of the British Empire from the Ac cession of James I." Nor were these voluminous works at all the largest product of his active mind. Earlier in life, in the Canadas, he had prararel reports on North American emigration, on the New foundland fisheries, and on similar Transatlantic subjects ; and we have to aid to his home produc tions 22 "Reports on Foreign Tariffs and Trade," presented to Parliament by Royal command. To be added to this summary of his labours are numerous pamphlets on subjects of the day, and an extent of private political and statistical correspondence al home and abroad almost incredible. On the subject of the Royal British Bank, which he est Ab,ished, Mr. - M‘Gregor would take no coun sel, or if he promised to abide by any friendly advice be was sure to relapse to his own opinion of his entire self-sufficiency. The end is but too well known. Suet' is the melancholy history of a man of high intellectual power, , , energy, and industry, who might have secure;] for himself wealth, honour, and old age. We almost reluctantly thus portray his full c.laracter, but such a narrative was due to so ciety, and Mr. M 'Gregor was a public man. He had not a single qualification for the governorship of a bank, a; he confessed in the singular letter in which he promised to make a future explanation of his administration of its affairs. We believe that he was mc,re a nominal than an active manage r i n th e chair. No friend irrnild attempt to excuse his assumption of duties which ho could not or would not discharge ; nor can there be offered any extenua tan of his appropriation of the assets represented by his own private debt—now a dead loss to the sbareliolclers.—Tiines. CONFESSION OF A WIFE MURDERER Through the politeness of our worthy sheriff, Mr. S. J. Springer, we, last evening, paid a visit to R. J. M. Ward, who gave us the following confession in relation to the murder of his wife. Ward seemed to be deeply affected, frequently interrupting his disclosure by exclamations of deep sorrow and re gret for the crime he had committed, and giving us a full and complete'dieclosure of the same. After taking down his confeasiou we read the same to him, when he pronounced it correct. We give it to our readers as we had it from his own lips, in the pre sence of the sheriff and others :—" On Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, Mrs. Ward and myself had some words, ing which Mr s.Ward s ruck me on the head with a fluid lamp, also on the right side of the nose causing the same to bleed freely. I begged her not to strike me, took the lamp away from her, and went to bed. We arose between 6 and 7 o'clock on Wedne-day morning. I spoke to her about the b'ow she had given me, showing her where she had struck me on tee evening previous, also th e bl oo d ou tits bo!ster and tick. She said she wished I had bled to death, and, picking up a stick of hickory wood, she attempted to strike me. I warded off the blow, which fell upon my right thumb, laming it severely. The stick fell from her hand, and as she stooped to pick it up I seized a flatiron, and in the beat of passion struck her with it on the right side of the head, upon and under the ear, driving the earring into the flesh. She fell to the floor, ex cl riming, "Oh ! Ward, you have killed me !' I dropped the flatiron, and went to her ; she was lying on her side. I turned her over on her back, and placed a petticoat under her bead, supposing she was only stunned. I use t all means in my power to restore her, but in half an hour she died, having only spoken once, Oh, my Nellie,' meaning, as I suppose, her little girl. I wrapped her head in a petticoat and drew the body under the bed, to con ceal it in case any one should come iu. About half past 8 Wm. H. Nathan, a mulatto boy, came to the door with some milk. I went into the shop, took the milk from him and he left. I then went to Liba Allen's grocery, bought a pound of sugar, and told•him I was going away. I then returned to the house, and after a short time commenced cut ting up the body. I tore the clothes open from the throat down. I then took a small pocket-knife and opened the body ; took out the bowels first, and then put them in the stove, upon the wood ; they being filled with air would make a noise in explod ing, so I took my knife, and pricked holes through ; flea took out th e liverthem, an t d o prevent heait, an d t h p e u n t oi se them in the stove ; found them; hail to take the burl them; them before th e y could it very an ryd c r f e r ul eciue tt u o ti b li u s r t . i f .ound the lung s very much de cbaeydeles.trozetod ; I o t out the blood remaining in the ca vity of tie body by pl ac i ng a copper kettle close to the same, and scooping it out with my hand a I then dipped portions of her clothing in the same, and burnt it together, fearing, if I put the blood in the store alone, that it might be dis covered. !II then made an incision through the flesh, along down each side, broke uff the ribs and took out the breast bone, and throwing it into a large boiler, unjointed the arms at the shoulders, doubled them up and placed them in the bAler ; then severed the remaining portions of the body by , placing a stick of wood under the back and break ing the backbone over the same, cutting away the flesh and ligament with a knife ; then tried to sever the head from the body ; it proving ineffectual, I put the whole upper portion of the body in the boiler ; then took a large carving knife and severed the lower portions of . the body, u n j o i n t e d th e l egs at the knee, and again at the hip-joint ; cut the thighs open, and took out the bones and burnt them up; they burnt very rapidly. On Thursday night I commenced burning the body, by placing the upper and back portions of the same, together with the head, in the stove. On Friday morning, finding it hid not been consumed, I built a large fire by placing wood around and under it, and in a short time it was wholly consumed, exc lit some small portions of the larger bones of the skull. The remaining portions of the body were kept in the boiler and in tubs under the bed, covered up with a corded petticoat, and were there at the time the first search was made on Saturday by constable Curtis. Hearing on Saturday evening that the citizens were not satisfied with the search made by Mr. Curtis, I proceeded on Sunday morn iug to destroy the remainder of the body, by burning the same in the stove, cutting the fleshy parts of the thighs in small strips, the more readily to dispose of them. On Monday morning I took up the ashes in a small keg, sifting out the larger pieces of bone with my hands, placing the same in my overcoat pockets, which I scattered in various places in the fields at different times. Also took the major portion of the trunk nails., together with the hinges, and scattered them in diferent places. I then burnt her trunk and every vestige of her clothing, disposing of small portions at a time, to prevent their creating too much smoke." On the 6th inst., R. J. M. Ward, the murderer, was brought in, dressed as usual in a full suit of black, appearing much downcast, and as the Court commanded him to stand up, he arose, breathing heavily, his eyes fixed upon the floor, and only momentarily seeking the face of the judge. With ono hand be leaned heavily on the chair, while the other hung trembling at his side. After the judge had pronounced sentence of death Ward knelt down, and, leaning on the chair, buried his face in his hands, weeping and groan ing. He was suffered to remain thus for a few moments, as the forms of adjourning the court till the afterno on were gone through with, when Sh er iff Springer t ouc h e d hi m on the shoulder and he arose, apparently au" . .,i n more com p ose d, and was taken to th e gaol.--2'oledo Commercial, April 6. Tr • -"C L ATEST NEW Tursia.—A spider-tank is the last novelty, and lik e l y to be the most popular ono intro duced. It sho7.ld be furnished with a perforated glazed top, and be not less than ten or twelve inches high, formed upon a square base of some six or more inches. The one we have contains throe dozen spiders, acting, like a body of ants or like a hive of bees, under a chosen ruler, and the arrangem nt of the nest and the formation of the web have been the work of the most perfect subdivision of labour, each individual spider performing its & llott ed task, without interfering with that of its neighb Air. Tne .Argyroneta Aquatica, the diving water spider, when isolated from its companions, builds a cup lake nest close to the t ,, p of the water, and the metx.brane which surrounds the body being transparent, when inflated with air, assnmes the appearance of a glittering metallic substance. So charged, the spider descends to the bottom in search of prey, but frequently is itself devoured by fish before it reaches its de-tination. To guard against this, nature has taught it that unity is strength, and when acting together in a body, the web is so strong and of such dimensions, th et fish themselves are entrapped and become food for the colony. The immense activity of the spider, continually ascending and descending, glittering and bright in its airy dress, makes it one of the most amusing additions to the vivarium, and the spider tank guards it from the danger to which it is subject if placed within the general v.varinin. TIIE CROSS OF VALOUR. The following letter appears in the columns of a morning contemporary. Now if the s atements made thr.irein be true, and we sfe no reason to dis credit them, they prove that a gross act of injustice has been committed upon the writer, %ninon it is to be hoped his Royal Highness the Commander-in • Chief will immediately endetvour to rem.cly "Sir, am a serjeaiit of nearly th ree years, late l y retired from the 17th La .cers, at the early age of 26 years, solely in consequence of being passed over, most unjustly, in the rewards and honours that. have been bestowed. lam now made drill sergeant in the Sher wood Rangers,. Mansfield, by its noble colonel, his Grace the Duke of Ne , castle, and, wishing my feillw men to know how uoju , tly I have been treated, I beg of you to allow me a place in your columns, so generously open to private as well as public grievances, to state my services as briefly as possible. atun e'n‘Aßtto being av arywe ani with ha t g h le e : A y e l n i s n ta a ut l w ah dart o a t : 0 present o ku nptil until eie w t. i was h la sicnhynaerragergel, charged - annihilated, my own lance being shot away. Drawing iny sword I galloped on to the Russian guns, and a sis ted in cutting down the gunners. On the right of eur forming line I observed one particular gun going away as fast as the horses couli take it. I went after it wit h Captain Jervis of the 13th Light Dragoons, who shot one of the ht race and delayed its progress. On this I engaged t of the gunners, who both fell. It, now became a struggle for our lives, as a large body of Cossacks surrounded us. I succeeded in working my way through them, and galloped in the direction of what I judged to be our own Hussars. I found thy were Russians reforming. I forced my way on full speed through them unhurt. A regiment of Polish Lancers, 800 strong, had formed acrcae the valley. I halted a moment to look around. Perceiving several of our cavalry in the same dilemma, I called to them, and being then a corporal I used what authority I had to form them as well as I could. We gathered 12, and charged their centre ; most of us got through. I believe three fell. These men were 4th and nth Light Dragoons and 17th Lancers ; one was of the Bth Hussars. I received the point of a lance in the right hand ; the wound was slight. The Russian infan try now opened a heavy fire upon us, and, after gallop ing through the guns of the enemy in advance of us, each man separated, trusting to fate. Private James Cope and Private James Wightman, now corporals of the 17th Lancers, were of the number. Wightma n wa s severely wounded, and taken prisoner far 12 months. "On the sth of November, 1854, I was at the battle of lnkerman, and under fire. Cornet Cleveland was shot ; and when our regiment was ordered to retire I a-ked Captain Morgan to allow me to fall out of the ranks to assist in carrying Mr. Cleve and off the field. Troop Sergeant Major O'Hara and Private Jas . O'ldare r of the same regiment, also fell out fir that purfose. In performing that act Janes O'Hara and myself had both our dress caps shat oft ~ur beads by a common cannon ban. We still pursued our duty till out of range, where the cornet wished to be laid do wn till a str,tcher was procured. This offimrdied. While stationed at Balaklava I was one of the detachment ordered for the Baidar Val , ley. On one occasion I was engaged in the reconnoite ring party in advance o f t h e party t h at too k po s sess i on of Ueneral Chatrl wits house, near the Worouzoff road. Two of the Land Transport Corps and several mules were wounded and one killed, when the corps deser ed the waggon, and I was the sergeant who led a detac - us urp h, en o tof' a my regiment to the spot, when the Russian s, on fled into the wood, and I placed toy men on vidette, which the main body had to retire upon. I may further add that I embarked with the regiment at the first commencement of the war. I servekl under Lord Cardigan at Devnn Yepi•Bazai at the time when disease greatly prevailed. A. this time I had the honour to be seiewed as acot peral of let.t,r party t r atioed at Vart.a. whole of the army despatches were c ,, oveyed by our sickness party, and of h R e a ms e o n f e t n o cr ride p d e a l y l e d a , n i d n consequence t le t s t h . B " I was present in every skirmish in which my regi ment was engaged , a nd I returned borne when the campaign eniled• When in Ireland with my regiment He told me • hed co duct • I inquired of my t W7 r , i 4 op officerwhy I did not get a medal for distinguished was sorry I did not, but it lay to the commanding officer's discreti on . So it appears t h ey are not die tinguis • bed conduct medals,' but discretion medals ! There are several men in the 17th Lar•cers who wear medals for disting uished conduct in the &la of battle who never crossed swords with a Russian. " This is my simple and truthful statement; and I think I have reason to complain that I am not decorated 'Ol a - ' •• - -7 nf vgt ity, 0:4 tklo , t • h a u e r 1 r. -3 , , tip, tit' I • t) :lily "ThOILAS ti ORLEY. 39, Citurch—tr-et, :%:ansfL-3; , 1, Apri. 22." .'}77 Jtr HADDINGTO GRAD ,t ~~. %~'.. ...... MARK ET- APRIL 21. Wile:AT. RAMAT OATs. i BRANS First 6 03 04 43 3 Od 33s 04 j 434 fa Second 3Bs lid 1 37s 14 ) 28s 3d ) 378 id Third 33s o,i I a' 4 B 01 I 25s 64 I 28s Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 442 qrs., 423 so'd .1 barley „ 2?6 qrs., 1 6 3 so ld oats ,; 421 qrs., :355 sold beans 113 qrs., 132 sold ON Of /A AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 11. 18 11 11-12ths j Barley, ...P. 17 1 11.12 th Oats, ... 11. 8 3 10 12thz I f-loans, ... 11. 17 1 7-12tba !V , DALKRITH GRAth MARKET—APRIL 23. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior 301. Wheat 61s Od 623 Oats 3os Od 2ss 7d. 205 Barley 4!s 641 37s Od 45 Peas & beans 41s Od _ 38r bid 36 ad ABERDEEN-APRIL 21. Potato oats 21s Od to 22s Od }4olbs per bushel Common oats 20s Od to 21s Od Bere 11s Od to 34s Od } ~,,,_ oales „ Barley 31 s Od to 34s Od Wheat, red (spring)36B Oct to 3' , .s Od } 621bs white 3 os Od t o 46 s Od " Oatmeal 16s 6(1 to 17s 6cl per boll. Flour 44s Oct to 45s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb 6d to .8d I Butter, p lb. is Od to 03 01 51utton, per lb. 7d to 9d Eggs, p . doz. Os 8,1 to Os 91 Lamb, do., Os 0,1 to Of , 0 I Hens, p pair 35 Od to 3s fld Veal, per lb ... 7d to Os 8d Chickens,do. 2s Od to 2s; 6d Pork, per 5t...05 Od to 7s &l Ducks, do., 2s Od to 2s 61 Salmon, per lb Os to O s Ducklings,oOs Od to 0: 01 Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 54 Od Tallow, p stone, Os to 10s 61 Potatoes, per pock, 01 to 121 Rabbits, each 3d to 4d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.... 925 to 96s Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen . RETAIL PRICES. Flour,l4lb 0s Od to 28 Gd Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 2s 2d Oatmeal Os Od to is 9d „ dust, Beretueal ....0s Od to is 10(1 „ per lb 2d to 24d Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 8d Skis 7d Cheese, per imperial stone, 4s. Od. to 4s 6d 4-Ib. 10af...7d. 12-lb. 10af...30. DUBLIN. APRIL 24. White wheat, 31s 6d to 33s 6,1 ; red ditto, 30s Od to 32e Od. ditto new, —8 ; barley, malting, 16s to 256 6(1 ; grind. ing, 15s to 203 : oats, old, 12s to 14s 01; ditto, new, - -11 04 to 159 Od oatmeal, 13s 61 to 15s; bore, now, 168 to 188 r (I , d, 30s Od to 32s Od per brl ; flour, 17 3 6•1 to 24s 01 per cwt ; India(' corn, 333 01 to 35( Od per 4RO lbt LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. 'V t'; POOL. APRIL 25. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The rnsrket has again been very inanimate, having opened doll, but towards the close a slight improvement was manifested ; Blackburn, 8.16.3' Eastern Counties, 11i, Bs. 9(l—East Lanciishire, 98-- Great Western, 66s Lancashire and Yorkshire, 101, 100 —London and North Western, 1042 :.-31anchester. Sheffield, and Lincoln, 39 84 i--Midland, 81i ii—North British, 10I—South Eastern, 2 i—Grand Trunk of Canada, 15/ Luxemburg Constituted, 11d. itAINICH ESTER, APRIL 25. STOOK IAICHANGR.—Tho market has been rather easier, bat with a moderate business. Blackburn (clam B. 6 per cent.), 234—Eastern Counties, 111--East Lancashire , Pref Q-s. min. 6 per ct., Ip—Lancashire, and Yorkshire , 101 i h I—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 39 98i —Manchester, Shoffields, and Lincolnshire, 61. Pref. 7 1 6 P Norsh British, 11—South Eastern and Dover, 221. LEEDS, APRIL 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Eastern Union (B), 9;—Leda and Yorkshire Insurance, 13$—Midlands, 82 81/. 184 9d., 811. 163. 3d.—Northern Counties, 31.—Ber wicks, 21i. iIiIRMINGHAM, APRIL 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The market was firmer to-day,ana a fair amount of business was transacted. South Stafferds at 9/. 6s. 3d.—Bilston Banks at 6i—General Steam Nsfi" gation Shares, _sl—London and North Westerns closedat 101i—Shrewsbury and Herefords at 8/. Bs. 9d. • THREE GORDEN RULES FOR INDIAN LIFE.--And 6 very superior country you've come to ; the captain de termines this for you. I've been here myself some fi r • teen years, and hardly ever had a day's sickness. man who regularly applies the flesh-brush, takes his bot tle of beer, and does not borrow from the Agra, can't be sick, Sir. I know he can't. I never met a sick certi6- cate man who hadn't infringed one of those essential rules. Perhaps he applies his flesh-brush, but shirks hid beer—that won't do. He gets seedy, and takes to cathartics or revalenta arabica ; when he once does that, you know, it's all up with him. I know it is from per sonal experience. Or he may be careful on other points, and take to raising money at the banks. I hope it's n ot necessary to insist that no man labouring under the combined effects of securities and instalments can be expected to retain his digestive faculties. I know he can't from obsercation. Well, Sir, the digestive facul ties gone, he can't take his beer ; and when a poor wretch comes to such a pitch that i.e can't take his beer, why he dies, simply dies, or g , ,es home, which is the ve* l thing to it, and infleiifly more expensive.—Bombay Quarterly Review, No. IX. THE BRIDE —I bare speculated a great deal urn matrimony. I love to get, unobserved, into a corner? and watch the bride in her white attire, and, with bet smiling face and her soft eyes meeting me in their pri_ ll l of life, weave a wa ki ng d ream of future happiness, a nd persuade myself that it will be true. I think how tbq will sit upon the luxurious sofa as the twilight falls, 11 " triild gay hopes, an murmur in low tones the now not forbidden tenderness ; and how thrillingly the kiss and beautiful endelrinents of wedded life will make even their pastin g joy o u s , an d h ow th e y g l a dly 00°3 ., back from the crowd e d and empty mirth of . the fOiy f to each other's quiet company. I picture to mr e at that young creature who blushes even now hi his hesitating caress, listening eagerly for . fontgteps as the night steals on, and wis h that he would come, and when he enters at la s t '. and, with an affection as undying as his pulse, folds e e to his bosom, I can feel the tide that goes flo" 1 , 0 1 1 through his heart, and gaze with him on the gra c° o. farm as she moves about for the kind offices of affeol lu et, soothing all his nnquiet cares, and making him folg„, even himself in her young and unshaded beauty. forward for years, to see her Itixuriaet hair put.eoori o away from her brow, and h. r girlish graces resigye . . ek . dignity, and 1 iveliness chastened with the gentle or ness of maternal affection. Her husband looks x O,OlO with a proud eye, and shows her the same fervent l (a i r and delicate attentions which first won her ; and to of children are grown about them, and they go t o honour and untroubled years, and are remembered 'w" they die.— Washington Irring. rdinn ri LA Dv EsTissmeNT.i— Among the numerous extrao „ cia o cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's do' t oe health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food of Inaigesnd (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Biliou s . ;,' ltio Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Dello. the following are not the least remarkable :—Curs No. 4 7 %,, 5 . , —Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Naziug Vicarage, Walthaulc l : o , o Herts : a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gat:Jer i Zs low spirits, and nervous . fancies. Cure No. 48,314. ;l eo Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool : a cure_ o ,',„.... years' dyspepsia and all the h orrors o f ne rvous irritabo c ga 12, Patrick•street, Cork, 4th mo., 4th, 1849.—R"sif te a, Friend,--I have given your Arabica Food to a girl of ", ho s I, ' who during the last seven years has not been a day "' T he vomiting fifteen or sixteen times, and sometimes oftener.ased. fourth day after she commenced your food vomiting c i f el ar altogether, and she has not thrown up since ; ttor is improving wonderfully. WILLIAM MARTIN, of supported by testimonials from the celebrated ProfetoL'_o; Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. !It:air' Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. r,to• Lord Stuart de Decies; the Dowager Countess 0 1 1 - 0141 stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other re , P,7 ot ber persons, whose health has been restored by it, after aLsoct,., means of cure had failed. For further particulais D u ii oyi l a r inv, this invaluable food our readers are re ferred L advertisement in another part of this paper. BIRTIIS. OF A SO. On the 21th inst., at :8, L(i N wndes-square, the Wif e °I Henry Batnard Hankey, Commander .H.N. On the 25th inst. at Westbourne-terrace, tho wif e 4 Ralph Allen Husey,Esq. OF A DAMMTERI 0f ~3' On the 25th inst., the wife of A. Fitzgera ld, Millbank-street, Westruin , ter. Xi 11)0 14 On the 24th inst., at Greville Moun t Howe, the wife of the Rev. Anthony F. Thomson. MARRIED. On the 25th inst., at Mortlake, Surrey, Fred. I Vig l ; Esq., fifth son of J. A. Wigan, Esq., of Clara Ho use, Mailing, to Mary Harriet, only daughter of Joseph 13tr 1 " Eeq., of Leyden House, Mortlake. On the 23d inst., at St. James's Church ric ° Thi George R. N. Wright, Esq., of Pall-mall, and Paric-viir; Barnes, to Mra. Frederick Blernell Pollard, of Grange" e ' . race, Brompten. D 1 E D. On the 21 1 inst., at Boulogne-sur-:trier, after a few vr°4'. illness, John Macgregor, Esq., late M.P. for Glasgovr• w, ' On the `.lstli inst..,don, at 4, Edward-street, Hamps tead- Robert Harding Evans , E,q., b.te of Pall - mall , Lon d aged 80. On the 25t1i inst., at 5, Halpin-street west, 8° 1 g, r5 ,r, ". square, Mr. Thomas Smith Blacker, ,a ged ~ - u aru., On the 25th inst., at Princes-street, T.lanover-s4 Mr At the CharlMansees States, of Ki age nssie, Inverness - sh ire, the Bev'. d 79. Alexander Cameron, minister of the parish. ng On the 23d inst., at East GI instead, Sussex, Mr. Thomas Fortune, late of Portugal-street, Lincolu's-inn-fielda. ( in the 23d inst., Richard Smethurst, Esq., of Duzbary Park, Lancashire, aged 66. • t of On the 3dl inst., at Twickenham, Marthanna, relic 13 - J. D. 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