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This view was confirmed in else reported in Alderson's Reports. if a judge chambers possessed the right of inquiring into the validit: of his certificate, extreme hardship would be imposed on persons who had been guilty of the indiscretion of gamb ling, if a number of charges were allowed to lac made from time to time, so long as the t," scum" of a gambling-house could be obtained to put their names to affidavits, of the nature of which they were net very scrupulous, a person might be kept in custody for ever. That the statute never intended but that, for instance, if a certificated bankrupt was taken into custody at the commencement of the long vacation, he might apply to a judge to discharge him on producing his certificate. The COURT took time to consider the application. -lot to lend themselves to assist. If an adjournment is .shed it may I , e had on pftyreent of costs by the creditor. Adjourned for twelve mouths. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) Considerable delay and inconvenience was caused in Court this morning, owing to ►he absence of the prose cutors and principal witnesses in several of the cases first called on, no less than three prisoners against whom indictments for felony had been found having been dis charged for want of evidence. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE commented strongly on the neglect, and ordered the recognizances of all the parties absent to be estreated. Ellen Smith was indicted for stealing a purse contain ing the sum of 41. 10.5., the property of George Roe, from his person. The prisoner, who was well-known as a daring street robber, was found Guilty, and the Assistant Judge sen tenced her to six months imprisonment with hard labour, telling her at her next visit she should be sen tenced to transportation. Martha Southall was indicted for stealing a pair of shoes and a pair of boots, the property of Edwin Gate house. She was also charged upon a second indictment with stealing a gown, the property of James Telfer. It appeared that the prisoner entered the shops of the two prosecutors, who are pawnbrokers, on the morning of the 2d of January on some frivolous pretence, and stole the articles, which were hanging up in the shop for sale. In her defence the prisoner said she got a bad shilling from the prosecutor Gatehouse, and having gone to get it taken back, she took the boots on bis refusal to do so. She told the same improbable tale with respect to the second charge. The jury returned a verdict of 'Guilty, and the pri soner was sentenced to a term of three months' impri sonment upon each indictment. Michael Humphry was indicted for stealing a coat and other articles, the property of Mark Collins. The parties lodged in the same house, and the pri soner availing himself of the prosecutor's temporary absence stole the property from his box, and sold it at an old clothes' shop in St. Giles's. A verdict of Guilty was returned against the prisoner, and sentence was deferred to afford time for inquiries into his previous character. Joseph Shearey was indicted for stealing a quantity of bricks, the property of Mr. James Ponsford. The circumstances of this case have been frequently detailed in the police reports which have appeared in The Sun. _ _ _ A verdict of Guilty was returned, and Mr. BALLANTINE, who appeared on behalf of the pro secutor, applied to have judgment postponed, as there were good reasons for suspecting that he was made an instrument in the hands of others, whom the prosecutor was anxious to make amenable to justice. The prisoner having expressed his willingness to render every assistance in his power, in forwarding the ends of justice, was ordered to be brought up on a future day for judgment. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) SPENCER V. HENDERSON. Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS moved for a rule calling 11 1 3 00 the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict found for her in this case should not be set aside and entered for the defendant, or for a new trial. It was an action to recover compensation in damages for an illegal dis traint, levied at the instance of the defendant, who had let a house in Albany-street, Regent's Park, to the plaintiff, Mrs. Spencer, who set up that the goods be onged to her daughter, she having removed her own lurniture. The defendant pleaded the general issue, but finding that the statute had not been strictly complied with, he now sought leave to amend his plea to one setting forth that the plaintiff had clandestinely re moved her furniture, and, consequently, to have a new trial. He admitted, however, that the application was unprecedented in the books. Lord DENMAN thought it would be dangerous to create a precedent, and refused the application. NONSUITING. In a running-down case, involving no point of public interest, iu which Mr. WHITEHURST moved for a new trial, or for leave to enter a nonsuit, Lord DENMAN said it was now too late to move for a 11 2 11611 4. When he first took his seat on the Bench, he W as given to understand that the Court entertained a different opinion, but he had thought that his view of the Batter was well understood. He would give an illustra on of his view :—A counsel, in the course of a cause, M oved for a nonsuit, and the judge acceded to his appli - eitti o; but, instead of availing himself of this permis sion he call e d more w i tnesses , an d s h owe d, f or i ns t ance , oy their testimony, that the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict, was the judge in such a case to do so foolish a thingas to permit, after that, to the defendant to move for l eave to enter a nonsuit? This case was T INGLEY V. DALTON. tried in this Court during the last term. Tin was an action brought by the plaintiff, Sarah 1 €7, against the defendant, a butcher at Westmor!- .a si d, in whose service she had been as a domestic :runt, to recover compensation in damages for injuries ~1 11,e h she a ll eged she had sustained in conse quence of th e detention of her clothes by the defendant. The JuJulyfound a verdi c t f or t h e p l a i nt iff f or 3 71. 10 s ., being I_los. fo r h er clothes, and 20/. as damages. Alr. S ergeant SHEA now moved for a rule calling upon !i plaintiff to show cause why a nonsuit should not be le7_tried, pursuant to th e l eave o f t h e L earne d J u d g e who t,:d the case (Mr. Justice Erie), or for a new trial, on and ground o that th e verdict was against the evidence, issue n be t account of th e excessive damages. The point at between the parties was wh e th er a mon th' s notice was or was not given, and therefore whether the con tract between them was plaintiff left the service of at ad given the usual nottaihcneee, h • him n db d eufte o e r hd n a o e t t. at tshheetsimaied she said she had not, z and . when she stated her intentione of leaving, as her once had expired, he refused to allow her ; she, how ever,seu, did leave, but he detained her boxes, for which, however, she made no subsequent application. There „ er no direct ev id ence to show that she had given notice. uncle stated at th e trial that she told him she had done so. Lord DENMAN said Mr. Justice E r i e was di ssa ti s fi e d W ith the v er di ct. th e The dourt considered it right that _ulewhole matter should be re - opene d . nisi granted. wER OF A J UDGE AT CHAMBERS TO DETAIN A CER TIFICATED BANKRUP T IN CUSTODY.—IN RE SMITH . r „.., 31 • WATSO N , Q.C. , moved for a rule to show cause iortYg s everal orders, made at c h am b ers b y Mr. Justice this case, sho u ld not b e discharged. He said the q_erestton turned upo n th e construction to be put upon rain clauses of the existing Bankruptly Act, namely, co uld be a bankrupt, whose certificate had been confirmed, be detained in custody on the order of a judge at chambers, before whom it was proved that the bank r,upt had lust 201. at play at one sitting. On the first y of last t erm h e appl i ed to the Court to liberate !lir, Smith from the Queen's Bench prison, where he is at i present confined, but the Court was of opinion that • e Case was n o t w i t hi n i ts j ur i sd i ct i on, b ut w i th i n t h e Jurisdiction of the Learned Judge who had made the _orders. He had made a similar application to the Corn- Z r n Pleas, but that Court had not yet given its decision. • Smith was taken in execution and was committed to e , Queen's Bench before the issuing of the fiat ; be -ruusequently appeared before a Commissioner of Bank- Y, at Bristol, who granted his certificate. An ob e:.°ll Was then made to the confirniation of the certi i'll'e on the ground that he had lost more than 20/. at ruaY at one sitting. A Mr. Waring was concerned in that opposition, but the Com missioner considered that he was entitled to his certificate, and he accordingly confirmed it. He W as subsequently arrested. An application was after- Wards made to Mr. Justice Erie to discharge the de fendant out of custody on theproduction of his certificate. This application was opposed on affidavits which set forth the allegation of gaming, and been proved to the Learned Judge's the charge having re fused to discharge him. satisfaction, he A_ second summons was taken out before the same Learned Judge in which the allega tion was attempted to be denied, Whichwas dismissedt aken eet with costs. A further summons was in order to answer the charges brought forward on the second with no better result. Now, he asked the Court to rescind the second order, that being sufficient, on the ground that the Learned Judge could not detain the defendant in custody after the production of hihsrcinergtiinfig cate. He should thus have an opportunity of under the attention of the Court a most important clause of the Bankruptcy Act. He contended that it Was! not within the province of a judge at chambers to enter into a charge of gaming against a certificated bank.. rapt, but of the Bankruptcy Court, and that all t h at was intended by the Legislature was, that on the production of a certificate by a bankrupt he should be entitled to his discharge. Mr. Justice PATTESON supposed the Learned Counsel did not intend to carry his argument so far as to say that proceedings in a bankruptcy court were final. Mr. WATSON did not. Unquestionably it was open to the proper tribunal to review the decisions of bankruptcy courts. Th e s t h an d 6t h Vi ctor i a , c ap. 122, sec. 42, which Was substantially the same as the sth Geo. 111., was the only clause in the Bankruptcy Act, which gave any Power to a judge at chambers. It did not empower him to try the validity of the certificate, but stated that if a bankrupt was taken into custod a fter being certifi cated, it s h ou ld b e lawful for a judge of the court in which the judgment on which he was arrested was obtained at chambers; on producing his certificate, to order the proper officer to dis charge such bankrupt without payment of fees. The Words, "it shall be lawful" meant, he held, that it was !niperative on a junge at chambers to discharge a b ankrupt simply on hi s pro d uc i ng his certificate. The 3 8th clause specified 12 or 14 acts, the commission of one o.y more of which, one of which was losing 201. at one sit , if proved, did not entitle him to o bt a i n a cert ifi- Te. Then, again, no;more than one charge of gamb r, "ug could be Bet up 3 Whereas Hyena charges were t!, Ant DEW V. RAWSON. Mr. CROMPTON moved for a rule to show cause why the plaintiff in this case should not be dispauperised, in consequence of repeated delays in coming to trial, and ordered to pay all the costs incurred in this cause. The plaintiff had sued in forma pauperis. On the first notice of trial being given he withdrew the record, and on two subsequent occasions, when the cause came on, be was absent, although the defendant was present. On these gronnds it was sought to dispauperise him, and make him pay the costs. Application granted for a rule nisi. SHARP V. BUTCHER. Mr. Chambers and Mr. Bagley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wordsworth for the defendant. This was an action on a bill of exchange for the sum of 881., given by the defendant to the plaintiff. The de fence was that this 881. was the balance of a sum of 1001, which had been borrowed at 10 per cent., and that the transaction being usurious, the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. The Learned JUDGE, in summing up, remarked that it seemed to be admitted that all the money was bor rowed at the rate of 10 per cent., and that rate was an illegal and usurious one. It was a question, however, as to whether there was anything to show that the 88/. was the balance of the sum of 1001. borrowed at such usurious rate. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 881., and 21. for interest. EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY)' PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY V. LEWIS. In this case the ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained a rule nisi for a new trial. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) LANE V. DIXON.-IMPORTANT TO LODGING-HOUSE BEEPERS. This was an action brought by Mr. Lane, a medical practitioner, against the defendant, for a trespass. In 1844, the plaintiff rented the first floor of a house in Westminster, and with the permission of the tenant of the premises, he put up a brass plate on the front door. Shortly after this, the premises were let to the defendant, but before his term for the occupancy of the rooms had ended- On the defendant taking possession of the premises, on the 12th of May, and when the plaintiff was absent, the defendant removed his brass plate, and occupied his rooms. When the plaintiff returned, the defendant resisted his entrance, alleging that he had not taken the rooms from him, and should not therefore be allowed to con tinue. Plaintiff brought his action and recovered da mages, 301. In Trinity term last Mr. Sergeant Byles obtained a rale to set aside the verdict. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins was to-day heard against the rule, and Mr. Sergeant Byles in reply. Lord Chief Justice WILDE said the rule had been moved for on two grounds—first, that in relation to the alleged trespass there was no evidence adduced on the trial to sustain the verdict of the jury. Now, on this point, it had been proved on trial that the plaintiff took the rooms from a previous tenant for a certain period, and that the defendant came into possession of the premises before that term had expired. It had also been shown that when the plaintiff came in, one day before the expiration of the said term, he found the defendant occupying his rooms, who told him he had no longer possession, and refused him admission. In his (the Lord Chief Justice's) opinion, therefore, the evidence of trespass was of such a character as to warrant the verdict which had been given, that on this head the rule should be discharged. °With regard to the other point, in which it was con tended that the brass plate was attached to the premises, and not in possession of the plain tiff, he must say he could not view the matter in that light. The door-plate was the chattel of the plaintiff, and must follow the right of property, as ir, did not appear that the defendant had fixed the plate, while there was every ground for supposing that the plate was fixed on the door by the plaintiff, to remain there so long as he occupied the lodgings. On this ground also he considered the rule must be discharged. The rest of their Lordships concurred, and the rule was accordingly dischargud. PATER V. BAKER.-THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT ACT. This was an action brought by Mr. Pater, a solicitor residing in Agar-town, parish of St. Pancras, against Mr. Baker, the district surveyor, under the Metropolitan Building Act, for dander of title. A great portion of Agar-town was built by Mr. Agar, to whom the de fendant is agent ; and in the course of last year the latter advertised the carcases of several houses for sale, by Mr. Kennedy, an auctioneer. On the day of the sale, and ; before the sale had commenced, the defendant went into the auctioneer's room, and said he did not come there as a buyer, but to state to purchasers, if there were any such there, that he would not allow the houses to be finished till the roads were made good. He could not compel the making of the road, but he had the power to stop the finishing of the buildings. Subse quently the buildings and the roads were referred to the consideration of the official referees, who decided that the road-way was wide enough to comply with the provisions of the Act, only that it was in a very rough and unfinished state. An action was then brought for slaader of title, and a verdict obtained for the plaintiff. In last term Mr. Sergeant Channell moved for a rule to set aside the verdict, on the ground that that there was no evidence of tmalice on the part of the plaintiff, and that the defendant was acting under the authority of the Act in the step he had taken ; also that there was a material variance be tween the declaration and the evidence on which the verdict was given. Mr. KEATING and Mr. DOWDSWELL were heard against the rule, maintaining that, though the Act gave the district surveyor a right of inspection and of reporting to the official referees, it did not authorise defendant to use the words he had used on the day of sale. Mr. Sergeant Channell and Mr. Sergeant Byles re plied at length. The Court took time to consider. SECONDARIES'-(THIS DAY.) There was only one undefended case tried to-day. BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY.) CHAMBERS AND CHAMBERS. To-day was appointed for an audit under the estate of these bankrupts, who, it will be recollected, were bankers in Bond-street. In the course of the proceedings, which were of no general interest, Mr. Espin, the solicitor to the assignees, called his Honour's attention to the case, observing that a dividend meeting will be held on the 19th inst., but as the com mission of bankruptcy was issued twenty years ago, it was very probable that it would escape the notice of many of the creditors who had not proved. The dividend which would be declared on the 19th would not be the last, but unless the whole of the debts were then proved it would not be probable that sufficient assets would be left to pay on the next occasion. The Learned COMMISSIONER asked whether the meet ing had not been advertised. Mr. Espin said it had, but his object in addressing his Honour was in the hope that his observations would find their way into the newspapers ; for after so great a lapse of time creditors torgot to look after the estate. The total debts were 240,0001., of which under 220,000/. were proved. The COMMISIIONER asked what dividend had been paid in ? Mr. Espin said 9s. Tho next dividend would be 45., and there would be a final divideno of 3s. in the pound from funds arising from the Chancery suit in respect to the Opera House. &c. His HONOUR said it certainly was a very old commis sion, but no doubt it would reach the ears of those cre ditors who were alive that the concern was at last to be wound up. IN RE JACKSON. This insolvent, who is a lieutenant in the navy, came up for his final examination. Mr. Sturgeon appeared to support the application, and Mr. Hughes to oppose, on the ground that there had been an excessive expenditure. It appeared, however, from the explanation of the bankrupt, that he had taken a house in order to establish Mrs. Jackson as the governess of a boarding-school, but they had not been long in before a dispute arose between the person whom they took the house from and another party as to the title, and the latter broke into the house by force and took possession, conse quently the scholars had to be sent home. and the business was broken up. The loss to insolvent was very severe, as he held a situation on a railway, which he was fearful of losing, but had not this affair happened, he stood a great chance of promotion in his profession as well as on the railroad. The Learned Commissioner — considered this a com plete answer to the opposition, and asked the insolvent what he could propose to pay ? The insolvent said his prospects were very bad at pre sent—it was impossible to say whether he would be re tained on the railroed. Mr. HUGHES asked for an adjournment for twelve months, the insolvent then to make a payment according to his means. Mr. STURGEON objected. The insolvent had friends to assist him in his promotion, but an adjournment for twelve months would carry a bad impression with it. The CONMISSIONER—IIe will have his protection all the time, and I state publicly there is no imputation on his character. There is no appearance of fraud; it is entirely ill luck, and he has been brought into the diffi culty by unforeseen, and as far as he is concerned, un avoidable circumstances. Mr. HUGHES said he himself felt the same as his Honour, but his client urged him to press for 901. a year, and then the opposition to the final order would be withdrawn. lgr. STURGEON said it was quite preposterous to ask for the whole of a lieutenant's half-pay. The COMMISSIONER—How can he live ? I have de cided the matter, and if any person is desirous of inter fering with the public time wmeceasurily, MU* 011ght 7 3;,, r- BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.) Charles Frost was placed at the bar before Mr. HENRY, charged with stealing a purse containing a five pound note, and some money, the property of a Mr. Kimbell, in the cell of the station-house. The prosecutor had previously been fined ss. for being drunk. It appeared that the prisoner and the complainant had severally been taken into custody last night, on the same charge (that of drunkenness), and were confined in the same cell. This morning, after Mr. Kimbell had been taken from the cell, a policeman (F 149) went into the cell, and saw a purse lying on the ground. There was some money in one end of it. Thinking that it was the prisoner's, he said to him " Why don't you keep your money in your pocket?" The prisoner replied, " Oh, ah I that's my money;" and taking the purse from the policeman, put it in his pocket . Afterwards the police man hearing Mr. Kimble make a complaint to the in spector (Mr. Black) that he had been robbed, mentioned what had occurred. Frost, being taxed with the theft, denied the officer's statement, and said that he had seen nothing of the purse, and had no money about him ex cept a little silver, he could not tell how much. He had no Bank notes. On searching him, however. the officer found a five pound note in his shoes, the number of which agreed with that of the note lost by the prosecu tor. The prosecutor had made inquiries at the Bank, and had found that the clerk was prepared to prove the issue of the note, and to swear that it was to him (pro secutor) it had been given out. The prisoner said that the five pound note was his own. He totally denied the statement of the officer. Mr. HENRY said that he thought the case a very clear one, and he would commit the prisoner for trial, but as he wished to have the evidence of the Bank clerk he would remand the prisoner until he could attend. On the arrival of the clerk, the prisoner was again brought before the magistrate, and the depositions having been taken, he was fully committed for trial. James Abbott was again brought before Mr. Henry, having been remanded from this day week, upon a charge of stealing a quantity of miscellaneous property from Mr. Sparks, the cook at Lincoln's Inn Hall. The evidence was entered into somewhat more fully than on the former hearing, a great part of the property having been found, and the prisoner was again remanded 11 Thursday (to -morrow week). MARLBRO'-STREET-(T HIS DAY. William Smart, who said he was employed in present ing bills by Mr. Drake, notary, 42, Leicester-square, was charged with creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. Parsons, 34, Halfmoon-street, Piccadilly. Mrs. Parsons said she was roused from bed last night, about eleven o'clock, by a loud knocking at the street door. One of the servants having answered the door, found the prisoner there, who presented a bill for pay ment. The servant, after remonstrating with him on the impropriety of the time for such a business, told him that Mr. Parsons was very ill, and requiring the attend ance of two medical gentlemen twice a day. But the man insisted on the servant taking up the bill. Complainant told the servant that she could do nothing in the matter at that hour of the night, but that she would attend to it the first thing in the morning. Notwithstanding this she heard still a great noise in the hall, and therefore got up and remonstrated with the prisoner, who posi tively refused to go. She felt herself under the neces sity of giving him in charge of a policeman. Mr. llennwlcK said the hour of the night was most unreasonable for business, and considerable force might have been justifiably used in turning him out of the house. After a severe reprimand the magistrate dis missed him. Donations of 51. anonymous, and Si. from S. R. F., were received for the poor-box. WORSHIP-S'IREET.—(THIS DAY A young man of powerful athletic appearance, named Clark, was this morning brought before Mr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, charged with making a great disturbance at, and endeavouring to force his way into, the boxes of, the Britannia Theatre, and vilso with violently assaulting several constables. Wm. Butler, jun., b ox - c heck taker, stated that the p r i so ner endeavourd to pass him to go to ate boxes. Seeing him, however, in his dirty working dress, and being assured that he had not previously paid, he stopped him. He had no sooner done so, however, than the prisoner lifted him from the ground, as if he laud been a feather, and threw him heavily, as he did also several other persons who came to witness's assistance. He was, however, prevented from going into the audient:le part of the theatre by witness's father, who is a constable stationed at the theatre. William Butler, sen., had no sooner arrived at the scene of noise and disturbance, which the prisoner had been the occasion of, than the latter struck him a violent blow in the eye. He, however, with assistance, detained him until the arrival of two of the metropolitan police constables, and he was altogether ejected from the theatre into the street. Pollee- constable, N 388, deposed to his having, aided by a brother constable, taken the prisoner from the theatre. They had no sooner, however, arrived in the street, than the prisoner became excessively violent, and kicked and threw both witness and his compavaon. He was, however, with considerable difficulty conveyed to the station-house. The prisoner merely said he was very tipsy at the time, and was very. sorry for what he had done.. Mr. BROUGHTON-Yours is a very bad case. You are liable to be convicted in a penalty for each assa ult. You must pay a fine of 405., or be imprisoned for six weeks in the House of Correction. The prisoner, in default, was conveyed to a cell. vtmi,locArrinioseßEmkfire,doeßoamt Eldon stated meeting dhtt the different d f t deal this (THlS association, MALT-TAX ASSOCIATION. DAY.) was numerously and very respectably attended, was held to-day at twelve o i e dbff y be ' te s rhiei en, Htoict.oerul result tiineosft hmae made Bridge-street, heiantihrte.eri their The. r ß eew l y s L o c wdr k i f tsp r h, i v a att ri de. , committee of he Central Agricultural Protection Society, which he with other gentlemen belonging to the association had had yesterday. They hebdt been in formed that that society had come to a resolution to vote for the repeal of the malt-tax whenever a fitting opportu nity should occur, a determination which the deputation very much regretted. Mr. LITIBIE.II, of Herts, moved the first resolution, which called upon all classes to unite, irrespective ot class interests, for the repeal of the malt tax. The whole produce to the revenue from the tax on mall was about 4,100,0001., but then the expense of collection amounted to 702,3881, while the drawback on the ale exported further (reduced the sum till its nett amount was only 3,386,310/., a sum which he contended would be amply made up by the increased means of the farmers after the tax was repealed. He repudiated: all connec tion with the Central Agricultural Protection Society. Mr. CIiEETIZA.3I seconded the resolution_ A resolution was then adopted pledging the society not to relax its efforts until the Legislature conceded the boon which they sought. Mr. HOLDEN moved that a subscription be opened to carry out the objects of the society. Mr. SILVER, in seconding the motion, said that, as one of the greatest employers of labourers iin the county ' of Sussex, he had full opportunity of observing what a boon the repeal of this tax would be to the poor man. The inferior kinds of malt also were excellently adapted for the feeding of cattle, and in consequence of the use ot it, he had himself taken the first prize at the Maidstone Cattle Show. The tax almost entirely prevented the use of this fodder. Resolutions were passed for advertising the proceed ings, and for thanks to the Cha irman, and the meeting was dissolved. NEW :COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF FOR BOMBAY.—We have reason to believe that Sir Willoughby Cotton has been appointed Commander - in - Chie f for the Bombay Presidency. —he lions News. EASTERN UNION AND HADLEIG H JUNCTION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The first general meeting of the proprietors of the East ern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway was held this afternoon, at the offices of the company in King William street; Mr. J. Allen Ransome, deputy- chairman of the board (. f director:, in the chair. The report stated that the directors had arranged to soli the line to the Eastern Union Railway Company, and if the proprietors sanctioned the sale, steps would be Taken for the early dissolution of the company. The di rectors had recently been engaged in promoting an exten sion in the direction of Lavenham, but for the present the undertaking had been abandoned. The expenses, however, consequent upon that proceeding would not fall upon the shareholders of this company. The engineer had reported that the line would be ready for traffic in the autumn of the present year, and held out expectations that the cost of the works would be considerably less than the capital authorised to be raised by the Act of Parliament. The gross receipts amounted to 18,1391. 7s. 10d., and the expenditure to 6,6761. 17s. 4d., leaving a balance in hand of 11,4621. 10i. 6d. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was una nimously adopted. The usual routine business of a first ordinary meeting, namely, the appointment of directors with a retrunera don .of 4001. per annum, two auditors at 101. each, and a secretary with a salary of 2001. per annum, having been gone through, the shareholders resolved themselves into a special meeting for the purpose of considering the terms of sale to the Eastern Union Company. The agreement stated that the Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway should become the property of the Eastern Union Company upon the following con- Hadleigh proprietors to construct their line under the advice and direction of the Eastern Union directors, who were to have power to control the ex penditure. The line to be completed and delivered to the Eastern Union Company within twelve months. The Hadleigh Company to call up 61. 13s. 4d. upon each of their shares, or such proportion thereof, not being less than 51. per share, as the works would require, iii eluding the deppsit of 1/. ls., and to borrow or call up the residue of the capital as might hereafter be thought proper. The Eastern Union Company to pay the cost price of the line, including every description of expenses, the money to be paid in three thousand Eastern Union quarter shares of 121. 10a. each, that amount being considered as paid up. Interest was to be allowed at the rate of 4i per cent. on all calls till the completion of the line. The agreement was approved of, and the meeting terminated with the customary vote of thanks to the Chairman. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. The general court of this society was held yesterday, at their rooms, at half-past two o'clock; B. Hawes, Esq., the treasurer, in the chair, for the preliminary pro ceedings. Mr. Charlier, the secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, M.P , took the chair, while the Secretary went• through the several cases reported by the committee for rewards. _ _ A silver medal was awarded to Robert Moncey, an able seaman of the ship Queen, who, at the risk of his own life, saved that of the second o ffi cer, Mr. John son, who fell overboard off the Cape of Good Hope, and who had sunk twice before Moncey reached him. The bronze medal was awarded to, another seaman named Martin, for his assistance on that occasion. A silver medal was also awarded to Lieut. Finch, who, while dressing on board a frigate at Portsmouth, saw man named Bradford, while endeavouring to loose the jolly-boat from its fastenings, cast overboard. Lieut. Finch immediately threw off his clothes, and leaped through the porthole into the water, in doing which he was much lacerated. He reached Bradford as he was sinking for the second time, and ultimately suc ceeded in getting him on board, though in a helpless state. Another medal was awarded to Mr. Clifford, who on the 2d of July saved the life of a gentleman named Wakeling, who was thrown off the steamer Waverley, when off Cadogan-pier, Chelsea, and, though not a swimmer, succeeded in holding Mr. Wakeling up in the water until they reached the hawser, by which the steamers are moored to the pier. Silver medals were also awarded to the Earl of Leicester and W. Astley, Esq., for their gallantry in endeavouring to rescue one of their servants, named Cooper, who, while passing Holcombe Bay, got into the deep water where the tide was most rapid. Mr. Astley first leaped into the water, and the man clasped him round the neck. Lord Leicester then went to Mr. Astley's assistance, and they bore the man to the shore. A silver medal was also awarded to Mr. Jackson, the captain of the steamer Locomotive, trading to Chelsea, who seeing a boy strug gling in the water on the 22d July, sprang from his paddle-box into the water and saved him, after he had sunk for the second time. Medals were also awarded to H. Vereker, Esq., and Mr. Thomas Mitchell. Another was awarded to H. Jenner, Esq., who, though unable to swim, leaped into the reservoir in the Green-park, where the water is eight feet deep, and though loaded with a heavy great coat, held on to the side of the reservoir with a young woman in his arms till they were both rescued. Silver medals were also awarded to Mr. Gibson, purser of her Majesty's ship Lily, to H. P. Green, Esq., Mr. Thomas Mitchell, and the Captain of a French corvette, each of whom had risked his own life in saving, or attempting to save, the lives of their fellow-creatures. From the cash account, it appeared that the balance remaining in the treasurer's hands at last meeting was 1431. 17s. ld., and the amount received in various ways since that time 2,6491. 19s. 7d. The amount disbursed by the society was 1,619/. 7s. Ild. for apparatus, re wards, and other necessary expenditure. Thanks were voted to the Duke of Northumber land, who was re-elected president of the society, and to Mr. Hawes, the , treasurer, who has been for more than fifty-years connected with the society. Thanks were also voted to the several other officers of the society. The vice-president and trustees for the next year were appointed, Mr. Charlier was re-elected secre tary, and thanks voted to that gentleman and to the chairman. Before the meeting separated Mr.cIIABLIER stated that during the late frost the society had been instrumental in saving the lives of no less than forty-five individuals. In this statement no notice is taken of the several severe accidents which occurred on the ice, , many of which requ ired much surgical aid. The number of skaters between the 19th December and the 3d of January was a not less than 279,000 on the various ornamental waters of the Parks. -- - - ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the evening meeting of this society, on Monday, the 11th, Bartho lomew Frere, Esq., in the chair, the reading of Dr Beke's valuable paper on the Nile was c ontinued and concluded. At the former reading the subject of the Blue River having been gone through, the au thor now took up the White River, or main stream of the Nile. Our knowledge of the upper course of this river has been obtained from the exploring expeditions ordered by the present ruler of Egypt. On its right bank it receives, in about the . 9th parallel, a large river called the Telfi, or Sobat, which Dr. Beke identifies with the Godjeb, and he then enters into a minute detail of a ll the affluents of this river on both sides. Among these, it will be s ituffi cient to allude to the Baro and Bako, which join on the right side, and the various streams bearing the common name of Gibbe, which fall into it on the left bank. The Godjeb has been presumed to be the upper portion of the Jub er Gowind, which falls into the Indian Ocean near the Line; but subsequent informa tion shows this opinion, which originated in . Dr. Beke's d'Abbadie positively considers own information, to be untenable; indeed, M. it t? be the head of the Nile. The second EgYPL'ai.' expedition ascended the main stream of the . Nile as far as w ho . accomanied the 4 deg. 42. min. 42 sec., at which formationoint our psitive ne kd b e u m t s. hfroowms Warne,t thhee information o m r m . a d t , i A o n r oaud ceases ; a i e n x o i s te e of coo. mothere c t e d expedition, Dr. B great arm of the Nile, cal w le i d th t ra h the n S y li o. others.r i , of w t h h i which, h A , b like has its the Abai and the Godjeb, joins them main stream from the Ng teat i , p t o h b o a b i m l i t a y r av i 0 r south-east, and exhibits the remrkable spiral course c si o n m ia m o o p n la t t o ea th o. ose A r i s vers, regards the main . stream, Dr. Beke, from a comparison of various authorities, both ancient and modern, carries the Nile up to the country of Mono. of its bMeic!gzi'a Zambeziacnoodf n, the tiinnn old afaticotn, maps. sohfo wLsa l kt n he the e word mono-moezi Dr. of t Bueokoen,fiiVwshtiohhe, ouroioirndionfgtthoe r i rlAy m , o t u h n e t N ai i n le s rise: the word moezi meaning moon in the language • age ): that country, as well as in those of the whole of central Africa. The author next proceeds to consider th e phy sical character of the country i . n Nihich the easter butaries of the Nile have their origin, and whic h t he shows to be an elevated tableland, having an abr u p t de clivity towards the sea coast, and ‘ very graduall landwards down to the Nile, which skirts its bas e;"Pe the ridge of which has an elevation of from and 8,000 to to 9,000 feet above the ocea?, independent of • isolated mountain masses, which attain a height of from 11,000 to 15,000 feet. RAJA OF SATAEA.--.A numerously attende d respectable meeting was held last night, at th and e South wark Literary and Scientific Institution, ' for the of promoting the cause of the deposed Raja purpose by procuring permission from Parliament of Satara, be heard in his own defence. .Mr. Alderman that he might M.P., presided, and the meeting was addressedHumphery, con siderable length by Mr . - George Thomp s on, at lucid exposition of the history of this a ffair in whose interest was taken. Resolutions in conformity the greatest objects of the meeting, and similar to those with the former occasions, were . submitted, and passed on agreed to. Rungo Bapojee was present., unanimously corroborated the statements of Mr. Tho mpson. THE RAJA OF SATARA.—DEPUT ATION JOHN RIIssELL.--Yesterday.afternoonazioN TO LORD meeting of gentlemen appointed at th a very numerous meetings which have been held throughout e various public and elsewhere, as a General Committee the metropolis national appeal on behalf of the deposed to prosecute the took place in the Courthouse of St. Raja of Satara, Williams, Esq., was called to the C ifarylebone. John Thompson, who, on behalf of Rungo 1 7r ; .and Mr. Geo. Ambassador, entered into a lucid statementpoe, the Raja's position of the Raja's cause, and detailed of the present which had recently been made tothe the concessions Mr. Robert Bagshaw moved the first dethroned prince. effect, " That Mr. Joseph Hume a resolution, to the requested to bring forward the' 'P. ! be respectfully period . of the ensuing session." Deputations at an early appointed to wait upon Lord John kutations were then A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—An in quest was commenced at Bristol , usnAND.—An b?dy of the wife of Thomas Welsh,on Monday, on the night, aften having beaten her severely, who, on Saturday stairs, by which she lost her life. threw her down ad journed. The inquest was ad- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, January 11. Parliament was further prorogued to•day until Tues day, the 19th instant. The Lord Chancellor and the other Lords Commis sioners took their seats in front of the throne, at two o'clock. In a few minutes afterwards the officers of the Rouse of Commons appeared at the bar, when the Commission having been read and the usual forms gone through, The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that the pre sent Parliament stood prorogued until Tuesday, the 19th of January instant, then to meet for the dispatch of divers urgent and important affairs. The ceremony only occupied a few minutes. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. An English version of Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena, was produced here last evening under the title of Anne Boleyn, for the purpose of introducing Miss Bassano to an English audience as the heroine. The following is the cast of the opera : Henry VIII. (King of England) Mr. Leffler. Percy (Earl of Northumberland) Mr. Allen. Rochford (brother to the Queen) Mr. Walton. Harvey (Governor of the Tower) Mr. Wynn. Smeaton (page to the Queen) Miss Sara Flower. Anne Boleyn (Queen of England) Miss Bassano. Lady Jane Seymour Miss Smithson. Our readers will, no doubt, recollect Miss Bassano some two or three seasons since, as one of the most promising of our concert singers, (if we mistake not, she was a pupil of the Royal Academy of Music, and she does honour to her tutors). Since that time she has studied in Italy, and has practised on the Italian stage, and she returns to us not only an accomplished musician, but, that which so few of our singers become, a great actress. There is is an energy and a power about the acting of Miss Bassano that quite carries away an audience. Her features, too, are most ex pressive, and in the impassioned scenes she is magnificent. Her voice is a mezza soprano of considerable power, and it is completely under command. Her opening cava dna, " Speak not again of by-gone days"—the " Come Innocente" of the original, was beautifully given, and was much applauded. Her next great hit was in the quintett in the second scene, "Io Sentii." in which she was most admirably supported by Sara Flower, Allen, and Leffler, and in which her acting told with great effect. Then came the sestett "In quest Sguardi," and the fi nale of the first act, "Ah segnata," which completely sealed the success of Miss Bassano. She was called for at the conclusion of the first act, and received with loud applause. In the second act, the scene of which passes in the Tower, in the prison of Anne, who is condemned to death, the acting of Miss Bassano was most effective. The scene with Jane Sey mour was most beautiful, and the duet, with which the scene closes, " Va Infelice," was given with the most intense pathos, both by Miss Bassano and Miss Smith son. The trio,. " Ambo morrete," was well given by Allen, Leffler, and Miss Bassano, and was splendidly acted by the lady, as was, the trio immediately follow ing it, " Saleriat d'lnghilterra." As the opera proceeded, so did the powers of Miss Bassano seem to rise with the call made upon her. Her " Ah! dolce guidami," was given with exquisite pathos. Her manner of giving the " Preghiera," " Cielo a miei lunghi spasimi," which may be considered as the finale of the opera, was perfectly thrilling. Miss Bassano is not only an accom plished singer, but she is a great actress. Her debilt was most successful, and the opera was announced for repetition amidst the loud and unanimous applause of a crowded house. The success of the opera was, however, not owing solely to Miss Bassano's exertions. The cast was remarkably strong. Of the Percy of Allen it would be unjust not to speak in the terms of the highest praise. Had he physical power equal to his taste and his science, he would be the first tenor singer in the world ; as it is, his Percy is the nearest approach to the Percy of Rubini that has yet been made. Exquisitely did he give his opening cavatina, "Da Quel Di ;" delightful was he in all the concerted pieces ; but the great triumph of the night was the " Vivi tu," followed by the " Nell veder la tua costanxa." This was a perfect triumph of taste, genius, and science— the triumph of taste, genius, and science, over physical difficulties, a triumph such as Rubini alone has been enabled heretofore to achieve, and which re minded us of Rubini's triumphs, because it was a triumph over similar difficulties, accomplished by similar means; and, with the exception of Rubini, we have never heard any one superior to Allen in the " Vivi tu;" and this we say, with a perfect recollection that Signior Mario has, in the absence of Rubini, been accustomed to sing this cavatina. The Smeaton of Miss S. Flower was very fine ; her rich contralto tones told most effectively in the music of this part, and her " Deh non voler" and "Ah Parea" were every thing that could be desired. Great praise is due to Miss Georgians Smithson, for the admirable manner in which she both sung and acted as Jane Seymour ; and Leffler, although not quite a Lablache, was a very effi cient representative of bluff Henry VIIL The opera was most efficiently conducted by Mr. Loder, and it was well put upon the stage, No doubt it will have a run. The house was crowded before the commencement of the overture. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, JAN. 11.—The weekly meeting of the asso ciation, held this day. was numerously atterded. On the mation of Mr. O'CONNELL, the chair %%as taken by William O'Donnell, Esq. The CHAIRMAN , in addressing the meeting, said he had been a long time in the service of his friend Mr. O'Connell in the peaceful agitation in which he had been successful, and he would, as long as life were permitted him, continue his exertions under that inestimable leader, until the blighting measure of the union should be repealed, and a Parliament established in College green.—(Cheers.) Mr. O'CONNELL said his first duty was a pleasing one. —(Cheers.) He had the honour of handing in 101., col lected partly in Swords and partly in Dublin, by some affectionate friends of his. The sum he had the honour of handing in comprised the subscriptions of the Rev. Mr. Carey, P.P., of Swords, and several other contribu tors. The Hon. Gentleman then read a letter from the Rev. Mr. Hurleigh, parish priest of the island of Arran, in the west of Ireland, enclosing his own subscription and that of his curate. The island of Arran was so situate as to make it one of the best fishing stations in Ireland, and from a total neglect of the fishing stations in this country, and the absence of harbours for the pro tection of the vessels employed in that branch of in dustry, the people in that locality were reduced to a state of destitution. He hoped the subject would reach the ears of Government, in order that something might be done to prevent the annihilation of the people of those islands, for he could not call it other than wholesale slaughter that hundreds of the people should be dying of starvation.— (Cheers.) Mr. O'CONNELL next read a letter from Mr. Nicholas Mackay, enclosing his subscription, which was double the amount he (Mr. Mackay) was in the habit of contributing. Mr. Mackay stated that he began his career in politics more than half a century ago, under the guidance of Mr. O'Connell, whom he then took as his guide, and he (Mr. Mackay) then became his disciple. His (Mr. O'Connell's) friend Mr. Mackay was not the French gentleman'of that name whose name had appeared as a subscriber to the Young Ireland party in the Nation. He remembered that while he had been struggling for emancipation: he received a letter from that same Mr. Mackay, from France, in which the writer advised him to give up the course of peaceful agitation he was then pursuing, and take the field at once; but he rejected the advice, for had he taken it, and had he entered upon the violence proposed by Mr. Mackay, the Catholics would not be emancipated at the present day.—(Cheers.) He then thanked Mr. Mackay for his advice, but told him at the same time that he was no child of his.—(Cheers.) Alderman DELARAUTY, of Waterford, handed in 20/. from that town, and addressed the meeting at some length in a speech redolent of the principles of " moral force." The old inhabitants of Waterford had, by their attention to the registry, put themselves in such a posi tion as would enable them, at the next election, to re turn two Conciliation Hall repealers. The constituency of Waterford had determined on ejecting their present representative, Mr. Wyse, because he was not a repealer, and Sir Henry Winston Barron, because he had been guilty of perfidy. That Honourable Gentleman had been a member of the Repeal Association—he had been a volunteer—he had been a declared, a pledged repealer ; but,:to serve his own selfish purposes, he turned his back on repeal, and repudiated his former professions and principles ; but the people of Waterford would teach him that he could not act thus with impunity.—(Loud cheers.) It had been determined to put two gentlemen in nomination at the next election in whose integrity, patriotism, and sterling worth, the constituency of Wa terford had unlimited confidence Mr. Alderman Meagher and Sir Benjamin Morris Hall.—(Cheers.) The merits of these gentlemen were so universally known and acknowledged that he felt it unnecessary to dwell upon them.—(Cheers.) _ _ _ Mr. J. O'CONNELL, M.P., wished to address a few words to the Association before he took his departure from Ireland to attend his Parliamentary duties. He confessed he should go with a heavy heart, convinced as he was of the utter incapability of the English Parlia ment to relieve the distress with which the country was overwhelmed. He had no doubt but the brutalities (he could not use a milder phrase) of the Times would be re-hashed and thrown in their faces, and the calumnies of the Enf. , ,lish press in general would be stereotyped by Honourable Members. From the language of the Eco nomist, the acknowledged organ of the free-trade party, it was clear the people of Ireland could expect no great sympathy from that section of English politicians. That journal had the audacity to assert that the Irish people preferred throwing themselves on mendicancy rather than earn a livelihood by honest industry. For forty seven years had Ireland been under the particular care of England, and yet she was at the present moment in such a condition as no country in the history of the world had ever been reduced to. There were temporary measures proposed which, however beneficial they might be ultimately, would not be adapted to meet the present calamity. A new poor law was proposed, not certainly by the Government, but he (Mr. O'Connell) apprehended that it would be forced upon them: to such a measure he was totally opposed, believing that it would increase to a still greater extent the unfortu nate condition of Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL then rose to address the meeting. He had not as much time to do so as he could desire, being under the obligation of meeting a deputation of his constituents at half-past three o'clock ; he should therefore postpone his speech till that day week, for he should certainly address the association previous to his departure for London. He could not, however, but ad vert to a new calamity which had fallen upon the coun try—a new misery by reason of the misconduct of the landlords.—(Hear, hear.) He was free to confess that a preponderating majority of the landlords had acted well, had acted nobly; Lord Farnham in his part of the coun try, and the Earl of Roden in his neighbourhood. But there were some landlords, he regretted to say, who were availing themselves of the distressed condition of the country, and were using the miseries of the times for the purpose ef afflicting their unfortunate tenants. He (Mr O'Connell) held in his hand a letter from a most re spectable clergyman who resided at Killacan, in the county of Westmeath, detailing the manner in which the system was carried on. That that horrible system was not confined to any parti cular locality was evident from letters of Mr. Wilson Gray, published in the Freeman's Journal, by which it appeared that the miseries of the people were eagerly grasped at as affording an excuse for their evic tion. Could anything be more awful to contem plate than the barbarity of thus driving the people to madness at such a moment?—(Hear, hear.) He would feel it his duty to propose to the Legislature the equity of suspending all laws now in existenc e w ith regard to eviction of tenantry till the distress under which the country was suffering should pass away.— (Cheers.) And what, he would ask, was the object of these barbarities? Simply and solely to get possession of the little holdings of the unfortunate tenants.— (Hear, hear.) There was another fiendish proceeding going on in England. Money was being collected nominally to feed the people, but what were the terms upon which it was to be distributed? Why, if parents would consent to send their children to Protestant schools, and declare themselves Protestants, they might have help administered to them.—(Groans.) There had been actually several meetings in Exeter Hall for that purpose. Was it the fiends of hell that suggested the revolting proposal ? From what other quarter could such a proposition as this come from, "Parents, your children shall starve unless you and they become Pro testants?" He (Mr. O'Connell) thought it incumbent on him to mention these facts in the few words he had to address to the association, that they might go abroad, and that the horrible intentions of those parties might be exposed and reprobated.—(Hear.) As to the fiends, there was no stopping them, but as to the land lords, the Legislature could interfere, and prevent evictions during the continuance of the present calamity. —(Cheers.) The next topic to which he wished to ad vert was the repeal.—(Hear, and cheers.) Arrange ments had been entered into for bringing the question before the House of Commons during the approaching session. It would be idle to bring it forward during the early part of the session, as the distress of the country would necessarily occupy the attention of Parliament for a considerable time after its opening, and it would be impolitic and unwise to mix up the question of repeal with those discussions.—(Hear.) He had determined, therefore, to bring the matter before the House imme diately after the Easter recess, and he trusted he would then receive the assistance of every one who was anxious for repeal. He (Mr. O'Connell) had felt it his duty to abstain from discussing the questions which the land lords of Ireland were jest then deliberating upon, lest his doing so might afford an opportenity to some to absent themselves on the plea that he was dictating from Conciliation Hall.—(Hear.) The conduct of the land lords, with few exceptions, as he had already observed, was admirable ; but he conceived they were not yet familiarised with their own power, or their own in fluence, and their own capacity ; and it would require the exercise of all these to devise and carry into effect measures which would prove equal to the magnitude of the calamity by which they were surrounded. The landlords were to meet on Thursday at the Ro tunda, and he should feel it his duty to be present lor the purpose of seeing how far they will carry their demand on England to rescue this country from her present condition.—(Hear.) It was to be regretted that the meeting in question was not an open one, as he conceived the public had a right to know what men had said and thought on the subjects which should occupy their attention.—(Hear, hear.) If the landlords whim pered, if they hesitated, if they neglected Id to show b a y the front, they would find themselves tr am p le n cheers)— d on haughty people of England—(Hear, h ear, they should speak in a voice thatcou'slhdoeunor' d dtapbreompoisseunader He stood.—(Continued cheeri n g .) re solution having reference to the extreme distress and destitution that existed in this country. No matter at what sacrifice of money, food for the people of Ireland should be procured.—(Hear, hear.) Food it was they wanted. If the landlords did not insist on an immediate su pply of food, they might as well remain at home and a Muse themselves with any idle diversions.—(H ear, hear.) But how was that food to be obtained? He (Mr. O'Connell) was the only person who had proposed anything like a plan calculated to meet the emergency, and he was happy to be enabled to say that hi s propo sition had received a great deal of app ro b at i on. It re mained to be seen whether the gentlemen of Ireland would back him on Thursday. lie proposed a loan of forty millions should be contracted to be added to the national debt, that sum would enable them to ransack the world for food; the forty millions would be the purchase-money of the lives of the Irish people. — (Hear, hear.) The Honourable Gentleman having en tered into the details of the sufferings of the people in various quarters, concluded, amidst loud cheering, by expressing his determination to struggle for a repeal of the union as the only means of restoring prosperity to Ireland. After the dispatch of some routine business, the rent for the week was announced to be 1191. 195. 2d. The meeting then adjourned. cid DREADFUL ATTEMPT AT MUEDERr T I ! PERARY.—A letter from Nenagh, dod tains the following:—" Last night, ' \ .- 4 0 Jeffrey Donohoe, a process-server ticltz-4§ 1.,/ it Si•rgeant Howley, the assistant-barns er, act e - ii; from Nenlgh to his own home, he was w ear Debsborough by two armed men, who fired at him, and lodged two bullets in his body. The unfortunate man is mortally wounded, and death will have released him from his sufferings propably before this reaches you. Donohoe was to have served processes here and at Ros crea. He has eight children, now destitute." DuNGARVON, JAN. B.—Mrs. Anderson acknowledges the receipt of 101. from the Right Hon. Richard Lalor Sheil, 111.1)., for the Ladies' Soup Fund of Dungarvon. Miss Dickson also acknowledges the receipt of 101. from the Right Hon. R. L. Sheil, M.P., for the Abbeyside Ladies' Soup Fund. Famine and pestilence are doing their deadly work very fast here. On Tuesday there were ten persons stretched dead, side by side, in the poorhouse, and on Thursday four persons died there. ARRIVALS OF INDIAN CORN.—Since our last, twenty vessels laden with maize and other breadstuffs have arrived at Cove; about one-third of these will discharge their cargo here. The prevailing wind is considered favourable to further arrivals.—Cork Reporter. DESTRUCTION OF WORTH-PARK HOUSE BY FIRE. This handsome residence, the seat of Joseph Monte fiore, Esq., the eminent merchant, was completely de stroyed by an early hour yesterday morning. i Railway travellers from London to Brighton will rememher the mansion, as seen fr om t h e T hree Bridges stat i on, where Crawley is a little on their right hand, and Worth-park about a mile on their left. Th e h ouse cons i sted partly of a very ancient building, formerly a large farm-house, but Mr. Montefiore had laid out several thousands i n modernizing it, and enlarging it to more than double its former size, till it both presented an imposing aspect ex ternally, and was a fit abode for a gentleman of fortune and consideration. He had been staying there on Sun day, and was out on Monday with the Crawley and Horsham hounds; he returned to lunch, and left at about four o'clock for London. The fire in the dining-room, which was in the older portion of the house, where he had been sitting, was then allowed to die out. About half-past ten o'clock on Monday night the housekeeper was going through the rooms to see that all was safe, and perceived a strong smell of fire ; this was traced to the dining-room, which was found full of smoke, and soon after the door had been opened flames broke out, and the house began to catch fire rapidly. The neighbours were alarmed as quickly as possible, and hastened to render all the aid in their power. Mr. Savage, the station-clerk at Three Bridges, who was for merly superintendent of police on the Brighton Rail way, was able to give some valuable directions for the emergency, and the labourers from all parts spared no exertions ; but little or nothing could be done beyond removing hastily some of the more costly and portable articles of furniture. The nearest engine is at Reigate, ten miles off, and a message was sent for it by the up goods train, but some mistake occurred, and the engine, instead of being brought to Worth-park, was taken to Lord Monson's, on the other side of Reigate ; and, in fact, no engine arrived from first to last. The fire, there fore, had complete mastery of the premises, and burnt on freely and rapidly. A large white cat, a great favou rite, provided for its own safety by mounting a tree in the garden and looking quietly on. In less than two hours the mansion was on fire from end to end. The roof fell in portions ; the noble billiard-room, and the chambers over it, were the last to yield ; but before five o'clock yesterday morning the entire place was burned to the ground, nothing remaining but a few fragments of walls and some chimneys, parts of which have been falling by scraps since. Mr. Montefiore, for whom a mounted express was sent, arrived in the course of the morning, and thanked 11s friends and neighbours for their assistance, remunerating the labouring men very liberally, and congratulating all that no injury had occurred to the person of any one. He is said to be greatly beloved by the poor. and it was impossible for people to work more willingly and eagerly than those who assembled on this occasion. The fire is supposed to have originated in the chimney of the dining-room. It is seen now that there was a large cross-beam about three feet above the grate, and some of the materials which usually shielded it from the heat may probably have got detached, and crumbled away after the hard frost. There had been a large fire burning in the stove on Sunday and Monday. No estimate has yet been an nounced of the damage done ; but of course the utter destruction of a gentleman's mansion, with most of its costly furniture, must cause a very heavy loss to some party or other. Mr. Montefiore is said to be insured, to some extent at least, in the Alliance Assurance Com pany. EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR. SALISBURY, SATURDAY.—ShortIy after two o'clock this morning, dies of " Murder" were heard from the residence of the Rev. Isaac New, of Castle-street, which speedily alarmed the whole neighbourhood, and several neighbours got up, and ran into the street almost in a state of nudity. Police-constable Axton at this time was standing at Chipper-lane corner, and consequently was the first on the spot, owing to the distance being so short. On arriving there the lady of this eergyman and a female servant were crying " Murder" from the front windows, and the lady was in such a state of alarm that it was feared she would precipitate herself into the street. The neighbours and police having effected an entrance, they were met by Mr. New, who was un dressed, and who appeared to be much terrified ; he held in his hand a carving -knife, with which he said the servant-maid had been stabbed by a burglar, who, he supposed, had escaped. The parties then armed themselves with the most formidable weapons which they, at the spur of the moment, could avail them selves of, and commenced a search. The back-door appeared to have been forced open, as the protection had been removed from a sort of heart-hole at the top of the door, where a man could then put his arm through, and by so doing draw back the top bolt, which appeared to have been the case, as the staple of the lower bolt had been forced off. Close to the back door was a dwsrf wall, which communicated with the next house ; and the result of their search not being attended with a discovery, it was resolved that these adjoining premises should be immediately searched. By this time the Rev. Mr. Greenfield, a gentleman living close by, and who had heard the alarm, arrived from the police station, with other constables. The apartments of two families in this house were then, without ceremony, searched, but nothing suspicious discovered. The con stables then returned to Mr. New's house, where they found a bundle of things tied up in the parlour, as if in tended for removal. The furniture was in a state of dis order, and bore evident appearances of a case of bur glary. The Rev. Mr. New, by this time, having in a mea sure recovered from his fright, began to state, that he heard the maid-servant below-stairs screaming " Mur der!" whereupon he hurried down stairs, and found she had been stabbed, and, producing the knife, said that he himself had removed it from her. The maid-ser vant, who till this period was crying "Murder 1" stated that she heard footsteps and noises below, and that she dressed herself and went down stairs. She was then attacked by a man whose dress she attempted to de scribe, but, in her flurried moments, particular reliance was not placed on it. His trousers and waistcoat, she said, were of a lightish colour, hii coat dark, and he wore a sort of carpet shoes. This man came up to her and stabbed her. After these particulars, search was made in every direction, but without success. As soon as it was daybreak the whole neighbourhood was thrown into confusion and deep anxiety, more especially as the last number of the Salisbury and Winchester Journal contained a letter to the editor, signed by the Rev. Mr. New himself, narrating an affair which had oceurred to this maid-servant only a few days before.—That some man entered his house in the evenieg by means of a key, and went upstairs into the room in which she was _ _ sitting alone(as himself and family were from home). This man than presented a pistol at her, and told her he would fire at her if she did not tell him where her master kept his money. She then told the fellow that her master was in the next room, and he had better go and ask him himself. Hearing this, the fellow became frightened, and having struck her a blow on the head with a bunch of keys, he left the room and ran down stairs. This second attempt, therefore, quite horrified the public, and many were the determinations of the neighbours, who were congregated during the morning, to prepare against such midnight robbery and violence. One purchased a pair of pistols, and another resolved to hire a man to sleep on the ground-flour. While this was going on, a number of ger.tlemen called at the Rev. Mr. New's residence to learn the particulars, and among others our active inspector, Blake of the City force, who, having an interview with this gentleman, ex pressed his diss.tisfaction at the maid-servant's story. rhese observatons highly offended Mr. New, who placed implicit confidence in her as a religious character, and, therefore, he expressly forbade a search of her box to te b? made. The inspector then, we understai.id,atseugfgrr ndds the propriety of such a course to som of the rev. gentleman, and they prevaifeedinon tin him to allow it to be adopted. The i n spector th en s earched her box,. and there discovered several articles which were identi fied by Mr.. and Mrs . New as their property. An in quiry as to the nature of the wound in'fiicted on her by t h e stab with t he carving-knife followed, and the interposition of Providence , which at first appeared to Ihave prevented a dangerous consequence, then induced a very strong suspicion of fabrication I The breaking open of the back door also caused suspicion that the vio lence took place from within, and this, coupled with the circumstance of her coolly dressing herself and going down stairs to the robb er a f ter she had been previously attacked by a man, and that too without giving the slightest alarm to her master or mistress, till Mr. New was awakened by her cries of " Murder"—all these facts together induced her master to allow her to be taken to the police station. While this search was being made, tt large number of persons congregated in front of the house, and as soon as the particulars were generally known as here described, the public became warm with indignation against the maid servant, believing the whole of her alarms to be fabricated. Shortly after two o'clock she was brought out of Mr. New's residence, in custody of the inspector and two other constables, to protect- her from violence. As soon as she appeared she was saluted with hissing and yells. She wept very much on her Way to the police-station. Her name is Hannah Maria Salmon; she is 20 years old, and is s native of Warmin ster, Wilts. She has been living in Salisbury four years, and a considerable part of that time she vies in the em ployment of Mr. New. At seven o'clock this evening she was examined by the magistrates on the testimony of Inspector Blake, and remanded at nine o'clock; for further evidence, to Fisherten Gaol. The Right Hon. Charles Watkins William Wynn M.P. for Montgomeryshire, is now the oldest melaber in the House of Commons. He was born in 1775, and has been in Parliament during the last fifty year* THE LEGITIMATE DRAMA. A paragraph having appeared in The Sun of Tuesday, announcing the probable engagement of Mrs. Butler (Miss Fanny Kemble) at Drury-lane Theatre, we have been authorised to publish the following correspondence between that distinguished artist and Mr Bunn:---"„ "London, 9th Jan., 1847. , "Madam,—ln entertaining the question you were polite enough to submit to me—that of your return to the stage—l was actuated by a sincere desire to resusci tate, as far as the limited talent of the country would admit, the preearious position of the drama—an effort only to be made, with a chance of success, through the moderate expectations of its professors. The establish ment of Drury-lane, being exclusively devoted to opera and ballet, would require considerable reinforcement to admit of your performances being sustained in a manner due to the public, to yourself, and to;the character of the theatre. My present expenses are nearly 2001. per night, and I could not calculate on a less nightly addition than 501. in the engagement of extraneous talent, and in pre paration. If, then, this 2501. per night be added to the 100/. demanded by you, there would be a certain liabi lity of 350/. on each of your performances. I question if an average receipt could be realised to that amount, to say nothing of the detriment caused to three nights in the week by a predominant attraction on the others. If it would suit you to lend your powerful co-operation to the re-establishment of the drama on the highest terms awarded to your illustrious relative, Mrs. Siddons—viz., 501. per night, I would devote all my means to the fur therance of so laudable an undertaking, and immediately negotiate with those artistes essential to the upholding of it. —I have the honour to be, Madam, your obedient servant, " A. BUNN. " Mrs. Butler." " P.S. If, however, your performances were confined to readings, and to dramatic scenes, I think the nightly sum you ask might be realised," REPLY. " Bannisters, Southampton, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1847. " Sir,—You desired that I would state my lowest terms for acting at Drury-lane, and I did so. I regret that they do not suit you.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, " FRANCES ANNE BUTLER. " To Alfred Bunn, Esq." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday in Claremont Park. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness again promenaded in the afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting yesterday morning, attended by some of the gentlemen of the royal suite. Lord John Russell arrived at Claremont yesterday afternoon on a visit to her Majesty, and had the honour of joining the royal circle at dinner. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince walked Alfred, andth e O rce Princess yesterday Claremont. The Royal Family took airings in the of• ternoon. Royal,in and the the pleasure Princess grounds e f Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, ac companied by his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, and attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron Knesebeck, has arrived at Belvoir Castle, Leices tershire, to honour the Duke of Rutland with a visit from Belton House, Lincolnshire, the seat of Earl Brownlow. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Lient.-Colonel Michell bad an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Sir Henry Dunkinfield had an interview with Sir George Grey on Monday at the Home-office. Mr. Samuel Fox had an interview with the Right Hon. B. Strutt yesterday at the office of the Commissioners of Railways. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Excise, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exche quer. Mr. Kay Shuttleworth bad also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of South Australia. THE COFFEE-HOUSE KEEPERS', &C., BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. —The annual ball, by the proceeds of which the benevolent objects of this association are partly carried out, took place last evening in the great hall of the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen -street. The com pany was numerous and of the most respectable descrip tion. Dancing was commenced shortly after nine o'clock, and kept up with spirit till a late hour, to the music of an excellent band, under the direction of Mr. C. H . Lewis. Quadrilles, galopades, waltzes, the old fashioned country dances, and the novel interpolations of the modern art, were all alternately introduced. The whole of the arrangements were very satisfactory, everything was well conducted. CONVEYANCE OF THE NORTH MAIL.—We under stand that the Post-office authorities have just deter mined. that on and after the Ist of February next the mail from London shall be conveyed by railway R 3 far as Carlisle, instead of being so conveyed only to Lan caster as at present. By this arrangement the arrivals in Glasgow will be considerably earlier than heretofore. —Glasgow Argus. JUVENILE NIGHT AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE.— On Saturday evening the pantomine will be played at an early hour, for the gratification of the juvenile visitors. .--............. ... T;2 1 4 16)i - 1 1 / 4 P . 1% P 600 '" ; - 4% ..... ••• • • _ ...• ~..... •••• i 6 .••• , .. ~. 1 5 4 ,••• ,••• 16 I••• • D.. • 124 ••••• GO. •• 34 all ••• ••••• *ls 00000 34 • ••• 16 4„0 .... is 34 ••• . fc •••••I 1 .... . . 6 ...... ,04 ••••• 3 , ••••• )5 -••• 41) ...... • ••• „•• ,• ••• . ...... i• ,e ...... / ,••..•• 154 ...... ...... ...... .• • • ...••• . ..... _ . ..... ..,,‘°. ...... / ...... ..... ..... WHITECHAPEX. We had o n ly a mo d erate supp l y o f M ea t on ofTer to-day. "a the whole the trade was firm, at full prices. Beef, from 2 510 d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s Sd to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; a nd Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per 81b, by the carcase. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 on the field—offered. DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Van Tromp—offd 35 to 1 agst Wanota 1 . 3 to 1 a gs t E p i rote —offered 35 to 1 agst A ll erton i an to 1 agat Planet—offered 1000 to 15 agat West India z 5 to 1 ant Glentilt Planter 2 83 7 to 1 agst sis to Cobweb colt 1000 to 15 agst colt out of n," O to 1 agst Port —offered Calypso's darn. to 1 agst Ludale El*7'tirty 'lElution CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor in his Court at Westminster todayB and heard cause petitions, none of which pos sessed any points of interest except to the parties con cerned. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) FISHER AND CROFTS V. ATKINSON AND OTHERS. The arguments in this case were resumed to-day, but not concluded at the rising of the Court. V ICE-CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY.) THE (Before th e V ICE -C HANCELLOR o f E NGLAND .) RE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY V. GAMBLE AND NOTT. 'llle arguments on this motion for an injunction on behalf of the plaintiffs, the Electric Telegraph Company, were resumed and concluded to .day. „ notioun, without calling upon the counsel for the defendant stated that, in his opinion, the best course 1 0 be adopted, would be to direct the motion to stand oyer, in order that the validity of the patent might be determined at law. This suggestion met with the ap probation of all parties, and the case rests at present. nis .13oNourt then proceeded to hear motion?, and stated that it was his intention to proceed with the hear ing of them to-morrow. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WicßAm.) E.WART AND OTHERS V. RENSIT AND OTHERS.- JUDGMENT. i Ef ill rforroun gave judgment in this case to-day, grant on Mong the in da ju y. action. The facts appeared in this journal szerm iE AND OTHERS V. BLAKE AND OTHERS.-- JUDGMENT. I }l i 3 HONOUR also gave judgment in this case. The Plaintiffs were the younger children of Dr. Starkie, de ceased, an d t h e d e f en d an t s were purchasers of the estate ~ John Edward Starkie, the eldest son of Dr. Starkie. The object of the suit was to rectify a deed which had be en executed on the 23d of December, 1 830 , between J(41 0 Edward Starkie and Dr. Starkie, by inserting the ~ - " l e Of Maria Barbara Starkie, the mother of the Plaintiffs, in the body of the document. The terms of 111 e deed w ere t o th e e ff ec t, that John Edward Starkie should pay Dr. Starkie during his lifetime 1,2 00 /. per annum, and a sum of 6,5001., as well as other demands, .! consid erat i on o f w hi c h h e res i gne d to him (John Edward Starkie) his interest in certain copyhold pro ,PertY. It appeared that the estate at this time was sub- Oct to a debt of 9 2,0001., and another of 8,000/., &c., Edward Joh n Ed war d St ar ki e was o bli ge d to pay. John fadward Starkie also covenanted to pay two annuities, one of 7501. and another of 2001. ' • and there were several other li a bi lities to which John Edward Starkie bound himself by the deed in question. Ilis HONOUR was clearly of opinion that the only mode iu which any rel i ef cou l d b e grante d was b y a d ec l ara ti on to the effect asked. LETTS V. THE BLACEWALL RAILWAY COMPANY. T he arguments in this cause were resumed and con cluded to day. . Judgment was deferred. UEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) 3,09' :sP Whel l ; wits °rat Tole 4 A., , e 0 00 r Foreffo iend ta e • volo be de° v e r Wil l , 0 • sn' a 0314, atsd3e r• Flo u I 2,66° And t o 13,499 D K . 1 1 )1%, .! . ...... .